Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor novel Chapter 443

Chapter 443: Outlaw (II)

After activating that talisman, Wang Wei discovered a coordinate that pointed to the Northern Black Tortoise Continent. So, he did not waste time and headed that. By forcefully breaking the space, he was able to get there in just a few minutes.

By following the coordinate, he soon discovered that he was in the Domain of one of the Forbidden Zone: the Blood Earth. Underneath his feet was endless earth that spread for millions of kilometers, however, the entire earth was completely blood red.

From what Wang Wei knew, this place was the entrance to that Forbidden Land, and once in a while, a space crack will appear to allow cultivators to go inside. As long as they do not go deep into the core, many people can survive and receive some fortunate encounters.

While being wary, Wang Wei flew in the direction of the coordinate. Soon, he saw a wood cabin in the middle of this desolate place and the talisman was pointed at it.

He landed not far from the cabin as he looked around, focusing on the ground. He could feel and see countless formations surrounding that cabin, all of them at the level of Quasi-Emperor.

What baffled him was that the number was truly outstanding, making him wonder what was wrong with the creator. Not long after landing, a safe path amongst these arrays was opened up and he followed.

After entering the cabin, it was quite larger on the inside, and he appeared to be teleported to one of the rooms. He saw the old beggar he once met at the Emperor Enlightening Academy.

Nothing much has changed since then except for his eyes; they were more cold and indifferent. To be precise, they switched between normal and cold and indifference, making him appear very erratic.

"You're here," said the old beggar.

"Yes, by the looks of it, you expected my arrival." Oddly, without Wang Wei telling him about hand signs, the old beggar could easily understand him.

"You could say that."

"So, you succeeded in cultivating the Dao of Heaven." Wang Wei could tell that this man was now very close to becoming a True Monarch, and if it was not for the restriction of the world, he would have already entered.

"There is no need to waste time. You came here to ask me about Outlaws, didn't you?"

Wang Wei squinted his eyes at this old beggar to give him a deep look, "Yes, so what are Outlaws exactly? And why will I be killed because of it?"

"Outlaws are people who cultivated certain Daos that are deemed too powerful and unique. As such, they have to pass a trial to prove that they are worthy of cultivating that Dao.

"For example, the people who cultivate the Dao of Time, Karma, Samsara, Destruction and so many others."

"A trial? Like Heavenly Tribulation?"

"Hehe," laughed the old beggar with a sneer. "When I say a trial, do you think that you will get teleported somewhere where you have to face countless challenges set up by Heavenly Dao to prove your worth?"

"Is it not?"

"Of course not, otherwise so few people would survive being an Outlaw. This trial is considered a Human Tribulation, making it very unpredictable and hard to see coming.:

"Be more specific. What is exactly is this Human Tribulation you're talking about you."

The old beggar paused for a moment to gather his thought.

"The way the trial is set up is that Heavenly Dao will scheme against you using the people close to you or your actions against you. For example, the trial could be in the form that one of your best friends became jealous of your power and success and planned to assassinate you.

"Or, through many circumstances, your sect turned against you and they begin to hunt you down, forcing you on the run. The scary part of this trial is that it is personal, tailored to each specific individual's life, strength and relationship.

"I can tell you that strength is the least valuable aspect needed to pass this test."

"How so?"

"This is the best way I can explain it. This trial is essentially having a Great Emperor calculating and scheming against you to lead you to your demise. Because of this, few people have ever survived this trial–especially people like you."

"People like me?" asked Wang Wei.

"Supreme Outlaws, people who want to cultivate the 5 Supreme Hidden Daos."

"Which are?"

"Chaos, Creation, Fate, Destruction, and…"

"Heaven, isn't it?" replied Wang Wei when he saw the old beggar not saying anything. The Dao of Heaven is that path of becoming all-knowing or omniscient, how could such a Dao be normal.

And based on how this old beggar was hiding here, it is obvious that he has been hiding from something because of his status as a Supreme Outlaw.

"Yes, you're correct."

Wang Wei paused for a moment before asking: "How are Outlaws different from Supreme Outlaws? And has any of us survived the trial?"

"The best way I can explain is that ordinary Outlaws have a Great Emperor use 1% of its ability to scheme against them, and Supreme Outlaws is more along the line of 50%.

"As for any Supreme Outlaws that survived the test, there is only one but only in a technicality. And that is the Dusk Emperor.

"Dusk, the darkness before twilight, the darkness before everything comes to an end. The Dusk Emperor once cultivated to Dao of Destruction to a very high level. However, after going through the Outlaw Trial, he had no choice but to change his Dao to a lesser form of Destruction–Dusk–to survive."

"So, what you're saying is that another way to pass the trial is to either change Dao or cultivate a lesser version of it?" gestured Wang Wei.