Reaper of the Martial World

Chapter Book 10: 74: Oneness (2)

Book 10: Chapter 74: Oneness (2)

After feeling a jolt of happiness, Dyon couldn’t help but frown.

‘What reason did the Celestial Deer Sect have to collect so many Timeless and Spaceless stones?

‘… The space half of the Jafari Clan treasure was kept by the Mino Clan, and the Time half of the Jafari Clan Treasure was kept by the Demon Sage… How are these things related?’

Dyon’s frown deepened. He once more felt like he was being strung along.

The Mino Clan were the subordinates of the elves, so this much made sense, at least in part… But the Demon Sage should have been unrelated to the alliance of the elves and Celestial Deer Sect.

However, the more Dyon thought about it, the more… convenient everything seemed. Too convenient, in fact.

If the Demon Sage had never had the Time half of the Jafari Clan treasure, he would have been able to build that stable environment in the depths of Chaos Universe, nor would he have been able to essentially freeze Amphorae’s aging as he had.

Without those things, at the very least, Dyon and Amphorae would have missed each by several generations…

Dyon’s thoughts fizzled out, once more without a proper conclusion. In the end, he simply continued to the next rings.

A single Timeless or Spaceless Stone was already worth dozens of enigmatic stones, but it seemed the Celestial Deer Sect hadn’t yet finished showing off its wealth.

The next rings were of nothing but planet and star grade spiritual herbs. In fact, some of them had already long been extinct. One in particular caught Dyon’s attention instantly.

‘… Nine Cloud Yang… Could it be that Jade had come here?’

The Nine Cloud Yang spiritual herb, despite only being of the Planet Grade, had long since gone extinct. As a result, if it were to appear now, it would be even more valuable than many star grade resources.

Dyon had always wondered how Jade got her hands on it, but after realizing that she came from a different timeline, he wrote it off and ignored it. But now…

There was a clearly defined empty space in this spatial ring. It was an oddity that immediately stood out since every ring prior had been perfectly filled to the brim.

And this empty space… it was just enough to fit the body of a single Nine Cloud Yang flower…

If it hadn’t been for this aphrodisiac, Dyon would have never understood the true strength of his Primordial Yang and maybe he would have already died to Oshire’s hand. To think that Jade had retrieved it from this place.

Dyon wasn’t surprised that Jade knew of this location. After all, she had followed him through his life in the timeline, it wasn’t that much of a leap for her to know the general location of this place. But the realization that her existence had been very much real… made it all the more difficult for Dyon to accept her disappearance.

In a lot of ways, Jade was almost ethereal to him. A golden-haired fairy that fluttered into his life before fluttering away without a word.

Her disappearance pained him, but he had gotten very good at ignoring that pain, pretending as though she was just some fleeting dream.

But this empty space in this otherwise full spatial ring… It made him feel as though a giant was stomping on his chest.

In that moment, Dyon forgot entirely about the pain in his body. His sadness being slowly taken over by rage.

He couldn’t fail. Not again. He wouldn’t allow the women he cared for to sacrifice themselves just because he was too incompetent.

He had felt it multiple times over the past few years, but he was losing his sharpness. He was becoming too careful, too timid. To think he, Dyon Sacharro, had actually let Diasho Ren off without finding what happened that day… To think he, Dyon Sacharro, would let the three Heads of the 99 universes who made his life hell live just for the sake of scheme… To think he, Dyon Sacharro, would become so weak.

Maybe this was why he failed in the last timeline.

Why had he run? Why hadn’t he fought? What if a different choice would have changed everything?

Dyon’s slouching back straightened, a wild, maddened aura wafting from his body. Though he didn’t notice it, the Dao Heart, shimmering a beautiful rainbow radiance, grew another step in its own luster.

He didn’t know where Jade and Rose were now, but he would make certain that the Dyon they came back to was one they could look up toward.

Dyon tossed the spatial rings in his hand aside. He no longer cared about them. He didn’t care how many resources they had or how helpful to him they might be. Instead, his mind was entirely focused on one thing.

With calm, determined steps, he once more strode toward that highest attic floor.

His steps were no longer careful. He could feel his bones fracturing with every rise and fall of his foot, but he didn’t care.

His back was no longer curved. He could feel the Realm’s aura trying to make him lower his head, but he didn’t care.  

His eyes were no longer dull. The whispers resounded in his mind, trying to make him give up hope, asking him why he was risking his life when so many depended on him living… but he didn’t care.

Dyon made it to the top and glared at the bouncing orb as though it was his mortal enemy. His right eye throbbed violently… but whether it was in excitement or something else, he didn’t know.

“One Above All, huh… That’s quite an arrogant name. I hope you live up to it or else it’ll be me who looks down on you.”