I sighed as Vivian ran away. The smile on my face froze at the corner of my mouth.
The Monster Emperor's spiritual awareness could cover the surrounding thousand kilometers, but at this moment, no one paid attention to Vivian who was just a foot away.
The atmosphere of the banquet was still very good. After Pu Laer and Wu Jiuzhui exchanged toasts and drank to their hearts' content, their gazes turned towards me.
"Dear nephew Duo Ji, from what you see, what is the most important thing in the path of cultivation?"
Wu Jiuzhui was slightly tipsy as he spoke about cultivation. It seemed that he was responding to my previous request.
I hastily sat up and threw everything to the back of my mind. After pondering for a moment, I replied, "On the path of cultivation, talent and perseverance are both indispensable. Apart from that, luck and opportunity are also needed."
Wu Jiuzhui chuckled. "Cultivation in the secular world is like that, but at our level of cultivation, everything is different.
No matter if it's you, me or the other Monster Emperors, which one of us isn't a talented individual? Which one of us doesn't have perseverance and perseverance?
Hence, for those above the Monster Emperor rank to advance, it has nothing to do with talent and perseverance, but only one word — luck! "
I frowned slightly. His words sounded reasonable, but talent and perseverance were two things that had no limits. Even if we were all Monster Emperors, there would always be people with more talent and perseverance. How could it be said that it had nothing to do with each other?
Wu Jiuzhui seemed to have seen through my thoughts. Without waiting for me to ask, he continued, "Of course, everyone having talent and perseverance is just one aspect. The most important reason is that the power of the Monster Emperor is unable to increase through cultivation."
"Unable to increase through cultivation?
Then how should one cultivate? "
This was an answer that I didn't expect. I instinctively opened my mouth to ask.
Wu Jiuzhui nodded but didn't directly answer my question. Instead, he asked, "What do you think the power of the Monster Emperor is?"
"The power of the Monster Emperor … … naturally the power of the Monster Emperor."
"That's right, this is the power of the Monster Emperor, but at the same time, it's the power source of this world!"
Wu Jiuzhui's eyes shone as he looked at me and continued, "The so called power source is the most fundamental power in this world. This power isn't something that can be created by humans. It's a power that was born at the beginning of the world.
The total amount is constant and won't increase or decrease.
This kind of power that coexisted with heaven and earth, no matter how amazing one's talent was, it was impossible to cultivate it.
Only when you and I are in this realm can you use it for your own use. But that's all. That's why I said that the cultivation above the Demon Thearch Realm is only based on luck.
If you're lucky and obtain one point, you'll be slightly stronger than others. If you obtain two points, you'll be slightly stronger. That's all. "
After listening to Wu Jiuzhui's explanation, I remained silent for a long time. So this was the cultivation of the Monster Emperor and above!
After thinking for a long time, I finally digested this information. I then asked, "If that's the case, then the level of one's strength is completely determined by the amount of Origin Power. Then, different realms should have different names, right?"
This time, Wu Jiuzhui answered directly, "Of course, according to the amount of origin energy, there are nine grades of Demon Emperor. You have just advanced and you are already a First Grade Demon Emperor. Even though I have advanced many years ago, I am only a Second Grade Demon Emperor."
I turned my gaze towards Pryor. Without waiting for him to ask, Wu Jiuzhui added, "I don't know his cultivation, but according to my speculation, he is at least a Fourth Grade Demon Emperor."
Emperor Pryor sat at the side and didn't say a word. After hearing Wu Jiuzhui's words, he smiled and nodded, as though he agreed with what he said.
Fourth rank … Logically speaking, Emperor Pryor was the actual ruler of the Monster Realm. His cultivation level was very likely to be the strongest among all the Monster Emperors, but he was only at the fourth rank. It looked like there was still a long road ahead of him after he became a Monster Emperor.
As I thought about that, I asked curiously, "What's the realm above the Ninth Grade Demon Emperor?"
Hearing that question, Wu Jiuzhui and Pryor looked at each other before bursting into laughter. After laughing, Emperor Pryor continued, "Ninth Grade Demon Emperor … Every time a Demon Emperor advances by a rank, the amount of origin energy required will increase by several folds. Ninth Grade Demon Emperor means that a person has almost obtained all the origin energy in the world. It also means that he has become a true God of the Monster Domain.
Life and death with a single thought, eternity with a single thought. What's above that? "
Life and death with a single thought, eternity with a single thought … A true God!
Was he talking about the so-called 'Heaven's Will'?
I clenched my fists tightly as my emotions took a long time to calm down. At that moment, Pryor seemed to be in the mood to talk as he gazed into the distance and continued to tell me, "It's said that cultivation is like a journey against the odds. But in reality, when one reaches our cultivation, one can truly be called a 'journey against the odds'."
Upon saying that, he paused and turned to look at me before continuing, "Apart from luck and opportunity, there's another way to obtain origin energy. Do you know what it is?"
I originally didn't have the time to ponder over this question, but Emperor Pryor, who had been smiling warmly, suddenly had a gloomy expression. I was startled as I instantly got the answer.
Apart from luck and opportunity, the other way to obtain origin energy was to snatch it!
For example, a Second Grade Demon Emperor like Wu Jiuzhui would naturally have the power to suppress a First Grade Demon Emperor like me. As long as he killed me, he would be able to snatch my Demon Emperor's power!
After thinking it through, I felt as though I had fallen into an ice cave. There was only one thought left in my mind. Could it be that Pryor and Wu Jiuzhui wanted to take my life?
Just as I thought that, Pryor suddenly laughed out loud and patted my shoulder. "Don't think too much. I have a cultivation of the fourth grade. That bit of power of yours might be useful to Brother Wu, but to me, it's just a drop in the bucket.
Moreover, your origin energy was taken from my daughter. If I coveted that power, I would have taken it from Vivienne long ago. Why would I leave it for you? "
I heaved a sigh of relief as I understood that with his cultivation, he could easily take my life. He didn't need to talk so much nonsense with me.
At that moment, Pryor continued to say, "Now that the human world's door is open, the Monster domain is in need of manpower. With me here, you don't need to worry about your safety."
I nodded, completely at ease. Wu Jiuzhui, who was at the side, continued Emperor Pryor's words and said to me, "In terms of luck and opportunity, you brat are the one who deserves it. If it wasn't for the current situation, Vivienne's strand of Primal Chaos power wouldn't have been obtained by you."
"Primal Chaos power?" I frowned again.
In actual fact, I had a question in my heart. Since the Monster Emperor's power was the origin energy, why didn't I directly advance to the Monster Emperor rank when I originally had that power in my body? Instead, I relied on Vivienne's power to advance to the Monster Emperor rank?
Listening to Wu Jiuzhui's words, it seemed that there was more to it than met the eye.
After I asked for guidance again, Wu Jiuzhui started to explain to me.
It turned out that there wasn't just one type of origin energy in this world, but three types. They were the origin of Primal Chaos, the origin of Monster power, and the origin of Dao Qi.
Out of these three types of origin energy, only the origin of Primal Chaos was born from the beginning of the world. It was the power that was born from the beginning of the world. Afterwards, the origin of Primal Chaos split into the origin of Monster power and the origin of Dao Qi.
The original Monster Emperor power in my body, as well as the Monster Emperor power that I currently possessed, all originated from the origin of Monster power.
The power that I obtained from Vivienne that allowed me to advance to the Monster Emperor rank was the origin of Primal Chaos!
In other words, only the origin of Primal Chaos had such a miraculous power.
It was no wonder that Wu Jiuzhui sighed at my good luck.
After listening to the entire explanation, I had a rough idea.
The Monster Emperor's power was the origin of Monster power, while the human world's Immortal Xia Ju's power was the origin of Dao Qi. Both of these powers originated from the origin of Primal Chaos … If I guessed correctly, the origin of Primal Chaos was most likely the origin of Shaman Qi!
Combining what Emperor Pryor had said about the ninth grade Monster Emperor, the strongest person in this world should be the one who controlled the origin of Shaman Qi, which was also the origin of Primal Chaos.
It was no wonder that Tai Sui's corpse became the Heaven's Corpse. The Heaven's Will should be the person who controlled the origin of Primal Chaos. Or, it could be said that he controlled the origin of all powers!