Tribulation of Myriad Races

Chapter 1829: Old Wan’s Dao Pioneering (3)

Su Yu had an odd expression as he remarked, “You had indeed traveled very far in the River of Time.”

Wan Tiansheng said, “It’s no big deal. I believe my characters are quite compatible with the River of Time. Thus, I have an easier time traversing the river. Right, we’re almost there!”

Su Yu nodded, “Uhm. Yes. You are truly talented for being capable of coming this far, Principal…”

“It’s really nothing special. I doubt I can go as far as you. But something is blocking the path forward…” Wan Tiansheng muttered, “Perhaps there is a special method to cross that point? Who knows. Let’s take a look.”

After a while, Wan Tiansheng stopped and said in confusion, “Wait, this isn’t right. Why is the path ahead unblocked now? I remember I used to be stuck here all the time. I can feel my dao even further ahead…”

Su Yu smiled sheepishly and said, “About that…”

“I can see it now! There is really a path ahead!”

But just as Wan Tiansheng was about to take a step forward, numerous chains lashed out and sent him flying away. He said, “Yes! This is it! Previously, I couldn’t see these chains! Now, I can finally see them! Damn it! Which asshole was it? Which bastard placed a seal here? No wonder I was always stuck here! I had thought that this was the end of the river! But no! Some bastard has blocked the path ahead!”

Suddenly, he turned solemn as he said, “I understand now!”

“What?”

Su Yu asked awkwardly.

Wan Tiansheng declared solemnly, “An enemy! A powerful ancient enemy of humanity! That enemy set a roadblock here, preventing humanity from pioneering new daos! How vicious! Was it…Control King?”

His expression changed as he said, “Yes, that must be it! He was good at sealing. I understand now. That damn Control King was such an asshole! How dare he sever my path forward?”

Su Yu laughed dryly and said, “It’s not that serious, right? We are already far enough. Generally, most humans won’t be able to travel this far. Someone attempting to block the path of humanity would have set the roadblock right at the human section of the river.”

“You don’t understand.” Wan Tiansheng explained, “This is proof of how crafty Control King was. The further away we go, the more space there will be for us to pioneer new daos. Prior to this point, most of the space is already taken. Even if someone can pioneer a new dao there, the new dao will have no way of matching the physical body dao.

“There will be a limit to the strength of such a person. With this roadblock, Control King no longer needed to fear human Eternals, Daofuses, and Masters of Laws. Truly a bastard through and through!”

“…”

Su Yu was feeling more and more awkward. After a long while, he nodded and said, “Yes. Control King was a bastard. Uhm, let me open the path for you, Principal.”

“No, I’ll do it myself.”

“Wait, let me do it, Principal. I’m good at clearing paths.”

With an awkward laugh, Su Yu sent a character forward. The character inserted itself right in the middle of the chains, instantly clearing the path.

Wan Tiansheng blanked out slightly and asked, “What is this? It opened the path so easily…”

Su Yu laughed and said, “Impressive, right? Okay, Principal. Let’s keep going!”

Wan Tiansheng was still confused, but he continued ahead. Inwardly, he was still thinking about the chains. Were they removed so easily?

How weird.

Suddenly, he gasped and exclaimed, “Look! Look at this massive dao! It’s so powerful! Is this Control King’s dao?”

“…”

Su Yu laughed awkwardly and said, “I don’t think so, right? Come on, let’s keep going…”

But suddenly, Wan Tiansheng paused. He stared at the massive tributary before looking at Su Yu. Recalling Su Yu’s expression, he frowned. He thought back to what he knew about the pen dao.

After a while, his eyes widened.

“Fuck!”

He cursed, “Culture King?”

“…”

“Cough, cough, cough!”

Su Yu said sheepishly, “Uhm…a regular person won’t be able to come this far, right?”

Yes. Su Yu believed that this would be too far for most people to reach. The dao picked by Culture King would certainly not be a dao anywhere near what a regular human could reach.

Of course, this did not mean that the further a dao was, the stronger it would be. After all, the entry point for humans was near the physical body dao, and it was an incomparably powerful dao. The space near the entry point was already filled with numerous daos, but it wasn’t like there was no empty space left. No regular person would go so far in search for a spot to pioneer a dao.

Wan Tiansheng was simply a special case. He couldn’t initiate a dao fusion, and he couldn’t pioneer a dao either. Or to be precise, the dao he resonated with could only be found further away than Culture King’s dao. And Culture King had blocked the path here.

He did not want anyone to enter his dao apart from his successor. As for the fact that he was blocking the path of others, he did not care. Someone strong enough would be able to find a way through. He had only blocked the path partially, not the whole thing.

Someone strong enough could totally move around the blockade or enter through a different entry point. Then again, that was probably only something Masters of Laws could do. And clearly, Wan Tiansheng wasn’t one.

In fact, the only reason he could reach this far was his unique compatibility with the River of Time. As a result, he was obstructed again and again. This was the main reason why he hadn’t been able to start dao fusion or dao pioneering. No wonder he was still stuck even with the combat strength of a seventh-degree Eternal. Yes. Su Yu could feel that Wan Tiansheng had grown even stronger than before.

He was now at least as strong as a seventh-degree Eternal. Prior to this, he was only around the fifth or sixth degree in combat strength. His growth was impressive as he had relied only on the growth of his characters instead of an actual advancement.

Wan Tiansheng was gnashing his teeth with fury. He had his answer. He finally knew why!

“Culture King…did he intend to sever my dao?”

Su Yu laughed awkwardly and said, “I doubt he expected your dao to be even further away than the pen dao.”

Wan Tiansheng said, “So I would be stuck forever if the pen dao was left without a successor? I was curious about this. So my path had simply been blocked!”

“Also, if I couldn’t see this, and if you hadn’t brought me here, would I be stuck with growing only my characters to grow strong?”

Su Yu continued laughing awkwardly and said, “Nah, not really. When your other characters grow strong enough, you can always pursue a different dao.”

“Bullshit.” Wan Tiansheng cursed, “This alone is enough for me to start a feud with Culture King! I was so close to being stuck for life!”

Earlier, he had assumed that it was Control King.

“That bastard Culture King was a total scumbag. How many people did he block over a hundred thousand years with this nonsense?”

Su Yu shrugged and said, “I doubt there were others. You might be the one and only. Most of the humans before this followed the physical body dao. A small number pursued other daos, but none would come this far. To be honest, even someone as talented as me is finding it hard to come this far. I doubt that there were many who could travel as far.”

“What if there really were?” Wan Tiansheng couldn’t calm his anger. He asked, “What then?”

Su Yu laughed again and said, “If there were, it wouldn’t matter. A true genius could not be stopped so easily. For example, you would have waited a few more years for your characters to grow stronger and enter the river through a different entry point without me. You would bypass this spot entirely. This is merely a temporary setback, not an eternal setback.”

Wan Tiansheng thought about it and nodded in agreement. His anger started dropping, but he was still dissatisfied. He said, “This thing here wasted at least ten years of my life!”

Su Yu said, “You never know. Perhaps without the extra years of accumulation, your comprehension of the daos would have been much lower. A lack of challenge in life might not be very conducive to growth.”

“Do I need you to comfort me with these words?”

Wan Tiansheng snorted. He was still in a bad mood. Thanks to this, he now considered Culture King a non-friendly entity. There was a grudge of dao-blocking between them.

This was actually a very serious grudge. Instead of saying more, Wan Tiansheng continued cursing inwardly. Damn that Culture King. He’d better be alive for revenge to be possible! Just wait, Culture King! These damn chains had slowed him by at least ten years!

Su Yu shrugged indifferently. It wasn’t his fault. Old Wan should settle the scores with Culture King instead.

Su Yu was well aware of just how monstrous Culture King was. He suspected that Old Wan not never get his revenge. After passing by the pen dao, the pressure on the two of them intensified. Even Wan Tiansheng’s ability to unload the pressure on him wasn’t as effective anymore.

Su Yu was sweating with exhaustion as well. While panting heavily, he asked, “Principal, are we there?”

“We’re near!”

“How far away are we?”

“Near.”

The two pushed ahead. Su Yu panted heavily, while Wan Tiansheng was starting to pale. His endurance was quite low compared to Su Yu.

Finally, Wan Tiansheng exclaimed in joy, “We’re there!”

Su Yu looked around in confusion.

He saw no tributaries.

He frowned and said, “The dao you’re resonating with is one that you need to pioneer. This is troublesome, Principal. The things you have comprehended aren’t something others have comprehended before. You will have no guidance for this. Just what did you comprehend? Dao pioneering is very difficult, and progress is slow. You might be stuck below the level of a Master of Law for life following this path.”

“It doesn’t matter.” Wan Tiansheng said nonchalantly, “As you said, the stronger a dao is, the stronger one will be at combat. Some of the stronger cultivators of the physical body dao were strong enough to match Masters of Laws. No matter what, I already have the combat strength of a seventh-degree Eternal. Even if I end up with a weak dao, I will be stronger than now. Since I need to pioneer a new dao, so be it. There are no daos here. This is a good place to start a new dao.”

“Are you sure about this, Principal? Do you want to try fusing a different dao first?”

“Nope.” Wan Tiansheng shook his head and said, “I only have one dao. I do not consider other options. If I can’t pioneer my own dao, I would rather continue strengthening my character to its very limits.”

There was nothing Su Yu could say to that. He was quite curious about Wan Tiansheng’s main character. Or to be precise, he was more curious about the main law Wan Tiansheng specialized in. It was something unique, one that nobody had comprehended before.

“Principal, can I observe the process? I might be able to learn from this for my future dao pioneering.”

“Sure. Watch closely. Now that I’m here, I have a rough idea of what I should do. My character shall transform into my dao.”

At that, his character flew out. The moment Su Yu laid eyes on that character, he blanked out. What was that? Instead of a proper character, it was a miniature human. Or to be precise, it was a miniature Wan Tiansheng. Just what on earth was that?