Grand Ancestral Bloodlines

Chapter 2128 Shameless

Chapter 2128  Shameless

The word vast seemed to have a completely different tone when it came from Taedra, carrying a hidden weight to it that only she seemed to fully understand. Ryu only chuckled when he heard the words. They were the epitome of a fake humility. But… it was different at the same time. Taedra hadn't changed much. The only difference now was that she no longer feared that Ryu would kill her. Much of what she had said earlier to appease him were only for the preservation of her life, and that wasn't because she feared death, but rather because she had wanted to accomplish the goal of writing those final lines first before she died. But now that she had accomplished that goal… she felt like her life was complete. Even if Ryu was strong enough to kill her even now, it was fine. She had done what she set out to do. In that case, what need was there for her to continue pretending with him? If she wanted to tell him to fuck off, she would. But she also had no desire to do that either. After all… with her scope of the world increased, she also knew that it was thanks to Ryu she had managed to accomplish this. Otherwise… she very likely would have died before reaching this step. After Ryu's words, though, she took a simple step forward and everything seemed to be so clear. And now, the aura of a Dao God revolved around her. The most amusing part was that she didn't even know what this cultivation state was. She was still under the impression that all Sky Gods were created equal. But even if she did know, she would have no confidence in battling Ryu. She had battle experience, but only against small fry of the Blossom Plane. If she was a battle genius, her father would have never died in the first place, and her cousin wouldn't be seen as the better successor for their family. Plus… she had been Blessed by Sacrum's Heaven. She didn't know where Ryu had gone, but if he was anything like Matheus, he too had gone off to a much stronger world. Of course, what Taedra didn't know just yet was that Ryu would have never allowed Sacrum to bless her if he felt that it was inferior. But, she was right about one thing… She had not a single chance in a battle against him. It wasn't just the fact that he would run circles around her on a battlefield. With how much experience he had, that would certainly be the case, but that wasn't the main point. In Sacrum… No one could defeat him. It didn't matter if even the Martial God Ancestors themselves descended. Of course, if they destroyed the world first, that was another matter. But that wouldn't be so easy, not with Ryu here. Ryu took a step forward until he towered over Taedra. His gaze bounced between her brown eyes as though trying to find something. She remained quite calm all the while. The more time ticked back, the more she seemed to revert back to the Taedra he had met in Looming City, a young woman with pride in her bones and duty in her heart. "Do you think you've accomplished all there is to accomplish in your field now?" Ryu asked with a smirk. Taedra's gaze flickered before returning to calm. "I don't think I've ever said those words." "You implied them quite well. I'm not sure why you would try to lie to me about that." Ryu replied, his smile not fading. "If not then I am close." "Is that so? Do you know why you were blocked for so long?" Taedra frowned. "You want to be a wordsmith, but you only speak one language. Do you think that's enough?" Taedra's heart shook. "If your goal is just to write some flowery words on a page, fine. That's enough. But if you want to encapsulate the meaning of nature with just a single language, I can only say you've overestimated yourself. "The Heavens speak in runes. The language you speak is an imperfect skeleton used to refer to the complex in simple terms. It's flawed, lacking in depth, biased by culture… the only way to mitigate that is by understanding multiple languages at once, and that's just one of the methods I can think of." Taedra's breathing became a bit heavy as she seemed to understand something as well. Indeed. How could she distill the complexities of nature into a single, inherently flawed language? That would simply never work. "Just… one?" Taedra asked slowly. Ryu raised a hand, pulling Taedra's chin upward. The bright smile on his face seemed to light up the night. Even in the depths of this darkness, she could see him clearly. The waning of day into night had happened many times since Ryu had arrived here. But now, the difference seemed to be particularly stark. "Acting like this is the last thing you should do, honestly. But then again, I'm taking you as my woman, not one of my Summons. So I can tell you right here and now that I won't be helping you with your cultivation so directly anymore. "If you're following me just for a bit of power, wouldn't that be too embarrassing?" Taedra didn't know how to reply to this. Was Ryu trying to make a joke? However, the smile in Ryu's eyes made it clear that he had no intention of clarifying at all. He didn't think there was a need. He said what he meant and he meant what he said. There wasn't a need to overthink it beyond that. "Alright, now it's time to go." Taedra once again didn't know what to say. What happened to giving her a choice? He wasn't even asking now. "Oh, one more thing." Ryu said with a wide grin that left Taedra a bit dazed. "If you wanted to push me away, you would have had a better chance if you became young. Mature, arrogant women are the type of women I like the most." Taedra's mouth opened to say something, but nothing came out. What could you even say in the face of such a shameless man?