Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor novel Chapter 1265

Chapter 1265 The Faceless Woman

"So, we're good?" Wu Hong asked.

"Of course," Wang Wei nodded. "But I would like to remind you that in our future arguments, I will be petty and bring up today's event to win."

Wu Hong's body suddenly paused before sneering, "Do that, and I will bring up the maid, Dong Lifen, and even her." She pointed at Xun Junyao in the stadium. Wang Wei looked at her with mouth open — he was speechless.

"That's a dirty move, and you know it."

"Since you want to be petty, two can play this game."

Wang Wei was out of words, so he could only eat his grape and sip his drink in response. He had lost this battle of words.

"By the way, what does she truly look like," Wang Wei asked, finding Xun Junyao's situation quite fascinating.

"You don't want to know."

"Now, I'm even more curious," Wang Wei said as he focused his eyes. He tried to look through whatever power was around her face and body. However, it was to no avail, so Wang Wei had to summon a projection of the River of Fate to boost his efforts. Sadly, even that did not work. Feeling challenged, Wang Wei chose to use more extreme measures. He temporarily lifted the seals in his soul, accessing the full power of his Paragon Soul. He observed Xun Junyao alone with his soul, and the result was the same — she looked like a more perfect version of Wu Hong.

Wang Wei then immediately activated the perfect aura from his body and used it in tandem with his Paragon Soul. Her face blurred temporarily as if he was about to break through that veil, but he failed at the last minute.

Wang Wei sighed in resignation and looked at Wu Hong: "A little help, please."

"Are you sure you want to see?" she asked a second time.

" I am."

"Alright." She tapped on the side of his forehead, and Wang Wei's eyes suddenly felt a cold power running through it. He immediately focused on Xun Junyao, and his eyes squinted.

"She has no face?"

"That's right."

Wang Wei calmly observed her. It was truly bizarre. In his current sight, her head was empty with no skull, muscles, tissues, or any skins — just nothing there. He checked her soul, and it was there, but it also had facial expressions, just a vague outline of her face.

"What's going on?" Wang Wei asked.

"It's her curse," Wu Hong explained.

"An Innate Curse?" It was rare for cultivators to be born with a curse, but it does happen. For example, the Sword Empress was born with her talent sealed, which can be considered an Innate Curse.

"Even worse, it's a Grand Dao Curse," Wu Hong explained. "Nothingness and Perfection are the most common path of transcendence — especially the latter. For eons, countless people believed it was the only way to go beyond the Paragon Realm, and they were correct.

"Becoming Perfect means becoming closer to resembling Grand Dao. Do you think it would allow someone who embodies the concept of perfection to exist without adverse effects?"

"So, Grand Dao created a flaw for Xun Junyao by taking away her face, ensuring she was not truly perfect and that no one could study her to achieve true perfection," Wang Wei sighed.

"That's right."

Wang Wei became quiet.

"What? Now that you know the truth, are you less attracted to her?" Wu Hong asked with a smirk.

"Is that your goal? Are you trying to eliminate the competition?" Wang Wei retorted, and she rolled her eyes. She would not have shown it to him if that were the case." Wang Wei chuckled. "I think it's worth it. She loses her face, but in exchange, she has the best foundation to walk the transcendent path." As long as Xun Junyao becomes a peak Paragon and has some achievements in studying Immortal Perfection, she can make up for her flaw and use that foundation to enter the Half-Step Transcendence Realm.

"You're only saying that because you're looking at things purely logically," Wu Hong added. "People have been telling the poor girl she was the most beautiful woman in the world for as long as she can remember. Yet, whenever she tries to look at herself, she sees nothing.

"I've read about people like her during my travels in Primordial Chaos, and from my experience, all those people die tragically by taking their own lives. The fact that Xun Junyao can live until she becomes a Paragon is a testament to her willpower and Dao Heart."

"You make a good point," Wang Wei nodded. Now that she reminded him of this perspective, his respect for Xun Junyao increased immensely.