431 Cheat 1 (2/2)

Both the Epistemic Tower and the Gates, along with the spatial ring, were newly constructed dimensions created by Dyon's grand teacher. It was nearly impossible to bypass them and search within.

In the end, King Acacia just remained silent as he allowed his wife to slowly think things through. He had been very calm after the initial surprise, so he knew he just needed to give his wife some time for her to reach his state. Kawa still blamed herself far too much, so it made sense for her to react so strongly.

She had already been centuries old when she arrived here. After all, it had taken her time to find this universe just like it had taken the Kitsune time. But, she had believed her task to still be simple. Search for great power sources, sweep through a weak universe, and help bolster her clan. But, what she found was a feeling of love she had never felt before. Instead of being a tool, she had finally become a person – and she hadn't been willing to give it up.

She still remembered how she had clashed with her husband. At the time, he had been a mere peak saint and she was already well into her celestial cultivation. And yet, he read her so easily. To this day, she had never fought a tougher opponent. King Acacia was just that talented.

It still pained Kawa that he had pushed himself too hard.

The trials tested talent, but King Acacia had lost centuries of cultivation time trying to awaken his manifestation. As Ri had lamented before, had it not been for Dyon's help and the awakening of her aurora to 100%, it too would have taken her centuries to awaken her manifestation – just like her father.

Because of this, although King Acacia's battle prowess was shocking for his cultivation, in terms of his age, it could only be considered above average because of all of that lost time. In the end, King Acacia could only blame being born in a universe with such poor resources. Had he been in any half way decent universe, how could they not invest in a genius like him? Imagine if he had awakened his manifestation as early as Dyon had? Or as early as his daughter had? He wouldn't need to rely on the younger generation now… He would have conquered the Epistemic Tower himself.

But… Things didn't always go the way you wanted them to.

King Acacia fought bravely, pushing his True Empath capabilities to the limit while trudging his way through the trials.

After all was said and done, he was forced to sever his tie to his True Empath abilities so he could stay by his wife's side… And that came at the price of much of his cultivation.

How could Kawa not blame herself?