Chapter 879: Welcome to the World of the Strong (2/2)

'Just…how strong have I become?' Krune wondered, not even bothering to concentrate on his fight. Yulian, on the other hand, was left with his mouth agape in shock as he saw the exchange.

'He…no longer needs my protection.' Yulian sighed as he muttered, realizing that Krune had already surpassed him in strength. Now, he didn't even know why he accompanied Krune anymore. After all, he was incapable of guarding Krune against anyone capable of bringing him harm.

This was the first time he had experienced this feeling. Yulian was at the Ninth Stage of the God Core Realm. Moreover, he was stronger than the average cultivator and was even able to defeat some cultivators in the Nascent God Realm.

But now, he felt that Krune was on his level. Moreover, it didn't seem like he had reached his full potential yet. Yulian wondered just how strong Krune would become when he utilized his full potential.

He then gazed at the face of the man with the crown, noticing that the other side didn't show any hint of hostility. He then looked at Krune, who no longer showed any sense of urgency. By now, he understood that it was the man in the crown that they were trying to escape from earlier.

Yulian recalled the words the Primal God had told him before, sighing as he thought to himself, 'Only with a Spiritual Incarnation can one become a powerhouse. Without that, even if I follow all his words, I would still fail to kill a cultivator with a Spiritual Incarnation. Only if I follow his words after obtaining a Spiritual Incarnation would I become truly strong.'

Yulian could sense from the changes that Krune had managed to condense his Spiritual Incarnation. He knew that Krune hadn't even prepared for the task. Though, thanks to the coincidences that happened in the situation while trying to save that demon beast baby, he ended up condensing a Spiritual Incarnation.

'I too know the method to condense one, thanks to the Primal God.' Yulian gazed in the direction they had traversed, feeling conflicted as he looked at Krune, alternating between the two as he could not make up his mind.

Having noticed it, Krune stared at Yulian's facial expressions for a while, eventually saying after he had gotten an idea of what was going on, ”It's fine, Yulian.”

”Thank you.” Yulian bowed deeply to show his gratitude. He then pulled out a parchment from his storage ring before infusing his Godly Energy in it, creating a detailed map. He then rolled it and threw it towards Krune as he said, ”This contains all the routes I know from Sunkan City to Hworn City. Farewell.”

”Thank you for accompanying me till now.” Krune expressed his gratitude as he saw Yulian turn around and walk in the direction that led him towards the Immortal Severance Zone. He immediately realized Yulian's plan.

Yulian was giving up on his cultivation. Though, it wasn't for the reason of wasting his life. Rather, it was to grow stronger in the future. Having seen Whack and Zuna, he knew that as long as a cultivator spent enough time in the Immortal Severance Zone comprehending the Suppression Law, they were able to loosen the suppression on them.

This was what Yulian was aiming for. After all, he was already at the Ninth Stage of the God Core Realm. He had already gone past the stage of condensing a Spiritual Incarnation. Only at the God Foundation Realm was a cultivator able to condense their Spiritual Incarnation.

With that, he planned to return to the Immortal Severance Zone and suppress his cultivation to the First Stage of the Godly Fusion Realm. From there, he planned to work his way up the stages until he reached the First Stage of the God Foundation Realm once more before condensing his Spiritual Incarnation.

Once he achieved that, he would leave the zone and commit suicide. He would then revive shortly after as a newborn and properly cultivate from the start. That way, he would become a true powerhouse in the future thanks to his Spiritual Incarnation.

Yulian soon disappeared from view as Krune noticed how the attacks against him had stopped. The lady with the pair of knives harrumphed as her body dissolved into Godly Energy before disappearing.

The man with the crown smiled as he said, ”Congratulations on condensing your Spiritual Incarnation. Welcome to the world of the strong.”

”Thank you.” Krune smiled in response as he retracted his shields, asking after a moment of thought, ”What was the reason you were pursuing me?”

”Two reasons.” The man with the crown smiled nonchalantly as he answered, ”First, I came to know about your one percent success rate in awakening an equipment spirit. Second, I'm quite curious of that sword in your possession.”

”That sword isn't mine, though.” Krune could not help but frown as he said, ”If you wish to buy it, you will have to approach the City Lord of Sunkan City.”

”Well, let me tell you something interesting I found out about that sword.” The man with the crown pulled out the ring worn on his finger and placed it within the pouch on his hip. The equipment spirit he used to ride on vanished as he said, ”Contained in its hilt is a Law in its purest form. Do you know what that means?”