877 Struggling
w.a.n.g Wei's heart skipped a beat; he felt a great sense of danger.
'What's going on?' He was baffled by Di Tian's sudden change in aura and strength. Furthermore, all the methods of detection he could use were useless as he could not peep at a single piece of information.
Boom!
Before he could react and in deep thought, Di Tian appeared before him and punched him. w.a.n.g Wei's body punched a hole through the s.p.a.ce of the Yin Dimension and appeared thousands of light years away.
However, he did not care about such an insignificant thing as he focused on his arm. His arms had become necrotic, as if he was a corpse that had been decomposed for hundreds of years.
'The Power of Death?'
His confusion was due to the fact he could not remove the power of Death from his body–even with his Life and Death (Samsara) Dao. So, exploded his hands before regenerating them.
While flying away with great momentum, Di Tian suddenly appeared before him for the second time. However, w.a.n.g Wei was concentrating, so he noticed the movement.
He gathered his True Will along with his Dao and countered the latter's punch with his own.
Boom!
A terrifying shockwave shocked the entire Yin Dimension. However, such a terrible sound was quickly overshadowed by a cracking sound. w.a.n.g Wei looked with great shock as his bones cracked, almost fracturing if not for reinforcement of his True Will.
Additionally, it was not just his bones. His skin was lacerated, his muscles and tendons snapped like the string from a bow, and meridians exploded.
'His strength…'
w.a.n.g Wei immediately realized his attacks experienced reincarnation upon coming into contact with Di Tian's fists, thus rendering them useless. Meanwhile, the opponent's attack overwhelmed him and almost entered his body.
But, even with the protection from his True Will, his potent fleshly body did not survive the clash.
'His strength has reached 7% Grand Dao Source,' a.n.a.lyzed w.a.n.g Wei. In their previous confrontation, the strength displayed by the two fluctuated between 5 to 6%, and only when Di Tian used Heavenly Dao's power did they exceed such a level.
But now, DI Tian has surpa.s.sed that level by relying on his own strength.
'Moreover, this is not the most important thing.'
These words were the last thought of w.a.n.g Wei before Di Tian killed him. w.a.n.g Wei felt as if that single foot bore a weight that even words or concepts like decilion could not quantify.
Boom!
w.a.n.g Wei's body and soul exploded, not even leaving a single drop of blood. Such an attack should have ended his path of the Dao, but things were not simple.
Di Tian looked in the distance. He knew how the latter escaped. Before his body exploded, he opened a hole in his back and sent a drop of black into the distance. Afterward, it's simple for him to regenerate from that drop.
'The Weight of Samsara? The Weight of Karma?'
w.a.n.g Wei had a technique similar to this, so he swiftly a.n.a.lyzed Di Tian's technique. That kick bore the weight of all the souls in Samsara, including the weight of Karma–both sinful and virtuous.
'That's not important right now,' thought w.a.n.g Wei. 'My Daos seemed restricted in front of him. Mobilizing them has become extremely difficult, and my Samsara Dao seemed useless.'
His mind worked on overdrive, trying to figure out what was going on. He sensed Di Tian approaching and suddenly disappeared.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The environment around w.a.n.g Wei kept changing while he looked in one direction.
[Infinite Layer World]
w.a.n.g Wei used his s.p.a.ce-Time Dao to create a dimension as large–
if not larger–than the current Yin Dimension, hiding his body. Di Tian would bulldoze the dimensions, bringing it to the end or death. However, w.a.n.g Wei kept creating more, creating countless layers of worlds between himself and his opponent.
All he cared about was buying enough time to a.n.a.lyze the situation and develop countermeasures. Alas, Di Tian destroyed these universes faster than he could create them. This is one of the consequences of his current weakened Dao.
'It seems the father I am from him, the weaker the effect,' thought w.a.n.g Wei before changing his Proving Dao Artifact into an armor that covered his entire body.
Boom!
A mighty punch hit his head, sending him cras.h.i.+ng from the Yin Dimension to the Yang Dimension. He glanced at the dent in his armor and felt the power of Samsara trying to turn it into rust. Luckily, he refined the artifact with countless Chaos Treasures and ensured its defense was even above his fleshly body.
w.a.n.g Wei did not waste time and pointed his finger upward. Then, a large formation materialized in the sky, connecting directly to the Yang Dimension.
'Liling did an excellent job,' thought w.a.n.g Wei; the formation was expertly created, allowing him to easily take control of it and use his power to boost its effect. Furthermore, it can connect to the Yang Dimension, creating a Yin-Yang Formation. With this information in mind, he purposely controlled himself to fall into the Yang Dimension before their battle destroyed the Yin Dimension.
A large Yin-Yang Fish Symbol surrounded w.a.n.g Wei as he controlled the formation. He did not use a more aggressive method and continued his previous tactic of buying time.
Bang!
The formation trembled as Di Tian attacked it aggressively. Meanwhile, w.a.n.g Wei took this opportunity to check his Law Altar, trying to figure out why his Dao was walking so sluggish; he paid special attention to his Samsara Dao.
'Is this a type of Domain Ability?'
A Saint can easily kill millions of Void Shattering Realm cultivators because of their Domain. Once they unleashed it, the laws of Void Shattering Realm cultivators became useless. If the Sant cultivates the same law as the Void Shattering Realm cultivator, the suppression will be hundred-fold more severe.
'No, although it functions like a Domain, it's different from one.'
The difference seemed subtle, but he could detect it. Alas, w.a.n.g Wei did not have much time to think since Di Tian forcefully destroyed the formation. He summoned the Heaven Path from Samsara to manifest an Innate creature called the Void Swimming Snake.
This snake had the innate ability to break s.p.a.ce and formation, so w.a.n.g Wei's Yin-Yang Array did not last long.
w.a.n.g Wei's danger senses once again went on overdrive. He saw a ma.s.sive creature coiling around Di Tian. It was a red dragon with the face of a human.
The creature stood before the Heaven Path, and its aura was not less n.o.ble than Samsara itself. It had piercing bright eyes that were the first thing people would notice about it.
'Torch Dragon,' thought w.a.n.g Wei, remembering the name of the creature. It's a Chaos Creature, also known as Candle Dragon. It has many monikers, but the main one is the Dragon of Creation and Destruction.
According to legends, the Candle Dragon will appear with its eyes closed before any world is created. Then, it will open its eyes for the first time in its life.
The process of opening its eyes will complete the final process of the birth of the world, including establis.h.i.+ng its laws and nurturing the birth of Heavenly Dao.
And when the world reaches its end and is about to be destroyed, the Candle Dragon will return and close its eyes, bringing it to its final destination.
Di Tian's Candle Dragon gazed intently at w.a.n.g Wei before closing its eyes.
Boom!
A terrifying power of destruction traveled between Heaven and Earth, destroying everything, including the Yin and Yang Dimension. w.a.n.g Wei watched the entire process with a calm demeanor, knowing he could not resist such an act.
And even if he could, it was not worth doing.
His body, soul, and Dao dissipated between heaven and earth. So, was this it for his journey? Not quite.
After his death, w.a.n.g Wei's Innate Talent–the Wheel of Life and Death–activated and brought him to life perfectly intact. After learning about Longevity Resources, he has been training this talent to grant him a few extra lives after proving the Dao.
As such, he succeeded in raising it to the level that it could revive him nine times without using any energy to heal like it used to.
'I only have two lives left,' thought w.a.n.g Wei as he realized the devastating consequences of Di Tian's attacks. He did not have the nine lives he should have, but only three.
'I must do whatever is necessary to find the truth of his technique. Hopefully, two is plenty enough.'
w.a.n.g Wei had other means to revive himself. At his level, death has started to become meaningless. However, these methods often have limitations, like he needed a certain part of him to survive or he needed outside help or preparation.
Only the Life and Death Wheel granted him complete revival without any preparations or consequences, similar to the Death Subst.i.tution Talisman.
w.a.n.g Wei watched the red dragon disappear, knowing this battle had reached a tipping point. If he is not careful, he will suffer a fate worse than death–the end of his Dao Journey.