Chapter 1635 - Barrier Breaking (2) (1/2)

Hearing Kawa's tale, Dyon began to understand. It turned out that the kitsune had descended from the celestial fox, but they managed to reach the pinnacle of a new branch of evolution. It was just that this branch was inferior to the pinnacle the celestial fox reached.

This wasn't exactly unheard of. For example, the qilins could be considered a descendent of the celestial deer, but they managed to reach a pinnacle through a path of their own, even becoming equals to the mighty dragons.

Unfortunately for the kitsune, although they reached a pinnacle of their own as well, they did so along a partially flawed path. They lost much of what it meant to be a beast.

Much like humans, kitsune placed heavy emphasis on outside sources of strength, pulling from the atmosphere around them. But, this caused them to lose their powerful bodies. In the end, their beast forms became a laughingstock. They looked no different from adorable puppies.

Understanding the magnitude of Kawa's words, Dyon no longer felt that it was safe to have her consume the pill here. Instead, he quickly brought Kawa to the 18th tier of the celestial beast mystical world.

”So you finally think to visit your master?” Esmeralda looked toward Dyon with a displeased expression. Although she had agreed to stay here, this was only because she hadn't seen her own mother in a very long time. However, she was heavily invested in Dyon's improvement. How could she burden her disciple with such a heavy task and not put in work of her own?

If Dyon knew that Esmeralda's idea of work was torturing him, he wouldn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Dyon smiled. ”Master. I hear Zaire came to see you?”

Hearing Dyon mention her son, Esmeralda's stern expression melted away into a bright smile that almost blinded her visitors.

”That little boy is so-so. At least he won't embarrass me out there.”

Watching her master try her best to veil her own gloating, Dyon felt a warmth in his heart. There really was no better place to be than around family.

Thinking to this point, he sighed. Currently, Amphorae, Lyla and Zaire had left. He knew why they had done it, but with his new change in mind state, he didn't believe it was worth it.

When the day came that he had to fight the entity, that could very well be the day Dyon's luck finally ran out. Wouldn't it be a shame if he spent the whole time mindlessly grinding away? If he was meant to die some time in the distant future, he would like to know he had lived a good life first.

”Maybe I was too worried about you.” Esmeralda said thoughtfully. ”You've grown.”

The sight of Dyon falling into despair shadowed Esmeralda's dreams. It made her feel better to see that he was slowly pulling himself out.