You... how would you choose?
How to choose?
Ao Zhen stood before the four beams of light, staring intently at the Laws they contained, her hands trembling, her emotions clearly unable to settle.
She knew this was a choice that could change her destiny, once made, her fate would be set!
So... what to choose?
Just as Chen Qing said, the most suitable for her was the sky-blue wind within, the power of the West Sea Dragon Palace, also the most fitting power for the Dragon Race of the West Sea, but its limit was probably far inferior compared to the other two, especially the Path of Life and Death Reincarnation.
This was an excellent opportunity, if she wasn’t mistaken, the original candidate for the Heavenly King who mastered the Life and Death Reincarnation would be the Lord of the Hell, Wei Gongcheng, whom Chen Qing most trusted, right?
This ti letting her choose was an act of desperation, if she missed this opportunity, there might never be another.
Because of her own status, let alone Wei Gongcheng, she might even be considered inferior to outsiders like Tian Heng.
Because Tian Heng is a human, while she... is a demon.
Thinking of this, Ao Zhen almost trembled as she took a step towards the gray beam of light.
This step seed to exhaust all her strength, stopping her imdiately in her tracks, panting heavily.
Chen Qing, witnessing her choice, had a flash of complexity in his eyes. He couldn’t exactly say whether her choice was right or wrong, since after all, as he said, the Law of Life and Death is the strongest Law at present, and also the one with the most chances of triumph.
Her choice, although it disrupted his future plans, seed to be the best choice under the current circumstances, both for her and for him.
Yet on the other hand, Ao Zhen’s choice also left Chen Qing sowhat disappointed.
Choosing a domain she is completely unfamiliar with simply because it is stronger, might... be the reason why Ao Zhen beca weaker. She made the sa choice back then, and now... she still chooses the sa.
This indeed seems like the best path, but it is definitely not the most suitable path for her.
Under Chen Qing’s gaze, Ao Zhen took difficult steps until she was beneath the gray beam of light, looking at the power emanating inside, her heart was also imnsely conflicted.
At this mont, she felt as if she had returned to the past, as if she had... made a similar choice once before.
Back then, after winning against the Sword Spirit, she had recuperated for days, and upon awakening, her mother excitedly told her that she had the chance to take a Dragon Blood Bath of ancient Dragon Blood!
That opportunity was originally only given to those at the Crown Prince level, which she was never supposed to have under her father’s apprehension.
Yet unexpectedly, her father, who clearly harbored possessive desires towards her, was willing to relinquish this resource to her.
And that ti, she originally planned to visit the Sword Master in the Southeastern Region, who was said to have comprehended the Way of the Wind.
His letter suggested that he wished for her to co and exchange ideas. At that ti, she could tell from his letter that his swordsmanship was sothing she had never seen before, an unprecedented entity.
She was extrely looking forward to this exchange, but the Dragon Blood Bath was just within reach – a chance that cos once in a blue moon, whereas that Sword Master was just one of the many out there.
She rembered hesitating for a long ti, but in the end, she still chose the forr, the Dragon Blood Bath, and just absorbing the power of the Dragon Blood to purify her bloodline took her a hundred years.
A human, of course, couldn’t wait that long for her. By the ti she returned to the Mortal World and sought to find if that Sword Master left any legacy, she found everything had changed. Not just him, many of the Sword Masters she had exchanged ideas with were dead.
According to her attendants, those Sword Masters waited for her for a long ti; they all ca to a new Realm and wanted to exchange ideas with her once more.
But that wish was no more; after that, those people... all died, and even their swordsmanship failed to be passed down.
At that mont, she felt she missed out on a lot, but to say she regretted it, she did not, for the Dragon Blood Bath was the only thod for the Dragon Clan to purify, and if she had abandoned that opportunity, she might never get a second chance in her lifeti – it was her opportunity to beco the Dragon King.
But it seed that it was also from that ti, starting from then... she never interacted with the Sword Masters of the world again...
Yes... at that ti... she changed!
Ao Zhen’s hand hovered just outside the gray beam of light, with the power to change her upper limit of potential within reach, but for so reason, her hand... just couldn’t extend into it, not even slightly.
Chen Qing watched from a distance, his eyebrows tightly furrowed. Ao Zhen had already made a decision, although it was not one that satisfied him, but... there wasn’t much ti left.
Looking at Ao Zhen, who was still hesitating at this ti, Chen Qing felt increasingly that betting all his stakes on this person was indeed a very passive choice to make.
But the problem was... he had no other options.
Is this really it?
"My lord...."
Suddenly, the voice of Ao Zhen ca through.
Chen Qing regained his senses, looked up, and realized that at so unknown point, Ao Zhen had retreated beyond those four beams of light, and this ti, her voice seed very different from before.
"Ao Zhen... you?" Chen Qing looked at her and suddenly felt that in just an instant, the person in front of him seed to have undergone a great change in temperant.
"My lord... After thinking it over, the Path of Life and Death is not really suitable for ."
Chen Qing’s eyes brightened. Yes, he had confird it now, there was sothing more in her voice, sothing that wasn’t there before.
"Then what do you think suits you?"
The Way of the Wind was the best fit for her, even if the enhancent it provided was the weakest, and even if... the risk was considerable. However, if she had the courage to choose this path, then in Chen Qing’s view, her chances of winning were actually higher than if she chose the Path of Life and Death.
"None of them suit ..."
"Huh?"
Chen Qing was taken aback; her answer was completely unexpected to him.
None... suit her?
"What do you an?"
"Exactly as the words imply..." Ao Zhen took a deep breath and respectfully bowed to Chen Qing: "Thank you, my lord, for allowing to understand myself. You were right, my lord, compared to before... I have indeed beco weaker."
Chen Qing nodded, then said seriously, "Do you know the reason why?"
"Perhaps... I know..." Ao Zhen smiled, her mind once again recalling that particular choice she made in the past.
In fact... she had always known the reason.
She just didn’t dare to face it.
In the past... with no resources in the Mortal Realm and relying solely on learning the Hundred Schools of Swordsmanship to hone herself, she was able to stand out among the Dragon Clan. It wasn’t because of her bloodline, but because she dared to walk a path different from others.
And it was this fearless original intention that was the real reason for her relentless progress back then!
The mont she chose Dragon Blood and forgot about that group of sword masters, her path... had actually been severed.
With a severed path... how could there be growth?
Afterward, for a million years, she never advanced to beco a Dragon King. That bottleneck had always held her back, and no matter how many Dragon Blood Baths she took, it was useless because she had given up on her own path!
"My lord..." Ao Zhen solemnly bowed again: "Please let go out."
"Are you sure?" Chen Qing stared intently at her.
The request Ao Zhen made was very bold, bolder than anything he had ever considered, deciding not to inherit the Power of Laws but choosing to confront the enemy anew with her pure self.
Logically, it was foolish, but Chen Qing could clearly feel it.
At this mont, Ao Zhen’s chances of winning... might be the greatest!
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