Reaper of the Martial World

Book 7: Chapter 324: Fate Breaking (2)

At this moment, Dyon stood over two beds, his hands clenched into tight fists. One can imagine the level of power it took for someone with his body refinement level to bleed from their fists, yet this was exactly what was happening now.

Before him lay Mia and Bella. By this point, they could only stay awake for three or four hours a day, falling into a deep sleep no one could wake them for the remaining twenty or so hours.

Their cultivation had also deteriorated. From the essence gathering realm, they could hardly be considered Foundation realm warriors now.

Although Demon General Kaeda had done her best to reattach their limbs, the level of atrophy was frightening. The spatial qi of that Heaven’s Child was truly treacherous. It could slice apart the body of a dao expert with ease, let alone the already frail bodies of Mia and Bella.

Dyon felt the heavy pang of guilt. He had promised to show these two girls the world before the time came. He had even planned on finding something that could heal them from the Sapientia Auction. Yet, what had happened? Not only had he failed to live up to their expectations, the matters of the Conference had pushed the Auction even further back. Dyon didn’t dare to hope that they could survive until then.

Looking around at the room devoid of sunlight, Dyon’s heart felt heavy.

He often forgot about everything else for the sake of chasing power, but was that the right thing to do? He suddenly felt like a father from the mortal realm, burying his head in his work and neglecting his family for the pursuit of some loftier ideal that wasn’t even worth all that much.

In the beginning, Dyon convinced himself he wasn’t like that. After all wasn’t dealing with the entity something that rested firmly on his shoulders? He had accepted his master’s request, how could he renege? Plus, the lives of his friends and family lay in the balance, they all relied on him one day becoming strong enough to defeat that man…

But, maybe he was giving himself too much credit. He spent almost 80 years total in Chaos Universe. Although only 3 years passed in the main timeline, this was truth. His question to himself was… was that really worth it?

The gains he made spending time with Madeleine and supporting her entry into the Golden Flame Mystical World so far outstripped what he gained in Chaos Universe that the matter was akin to heaven and earth.

53 years. 53 years he spent endlessly fighting embryonic infernal beasts, yet all the strength he gained in that time paled in comparison to a single Pulse Pill.

Someone from the outside looking in might find Dyon’s thoughts silly. Weren’t these things just coincidence? How could he possibly have known ahead of time that it wasn’t worth it to spend so much time in Chaos Universe? Plus, it wasn’t as though he didn’t receive any benefits. Because he took his time in reaching the demon sage’s mystical world, he fell into the perfect position to stir chaos in the beast alliance.

However, Dyon didn’t believe this at all. For one, he had met Silver Fang just days after entering that universe. That meant that Dyon knew the beast alliance was in Chaos Universe very early on, what was the use of waiting 53 years to take action?

If Dyon had simply headed toward the mystical world first, he would have saved so much time. Plus, he could have stopped Zabia and the Ipsum disciples from suffering such severe injuries. If he had done that instead, then they would have already broken into the dao realm without wasting so many years healing themselves first.

Dyon’s mind was in turmoil. It seemed that even the sovereign flame couldn’t stop him from doubting himself this time. Maybe this was why he had yet to form a dao heart up to his manifestation’s expectations.

Shaking his head, Dyon trained his eyes on the twin sisters. They were bandaged from head to toe, but the thick medicinal smell couldn’t wash away the reeking stench of rot and infection.

Kaeda was at a loss for words when she tried to explain her thoughts to Dyon. In the end, she concluded that she could only alleviate some of their pain by draining the pressure the puss within their bodies put on them.

Once, Kaeda had tried to remove the decaying and infected flesh from their bodies, hoping that by removing the dead tissue they’d open a path toward becoming healthy. But, she was horrified to find that there was no end to it. If she didn’t know better, she’d think that the twin sisters were the living dead. How they were alive still was beyond her ability to comprehend.

While Dyon was lost in thought, a small streak of light opened to allow a small waddling baby in. Dyon didn’t know whether to laugh or cry as he saw Junior crawl in. It seemed that Madeleine wasn’t quite ready to be a parent yet if Junior managed to escape her despite the disparity in their cultivation.

Junior pushed forward, using his stronger than average body to stand up and come forward, his large silver eyes staring toward the twins sadly.

Dyon sighed. Even though the little guy had yet to awaken to the fact that they were one in the same, it seemed he subconsciously shared some of Dyon’s regrets.

“Big… brother…?”

Picking Junior up, Dyon wanted to turn to leave, but the weak voices of the twin sisters halted his steps. In the end, Dyon ended up spending the next four hours with Mia and Bella, hoping Junior’s appearance could liven their moods a bit.

After he left, the weight on his heart was still there, but he didn’t make any of the same promises Eli did. For the very first time in his life, Dyon didn’t see a path to victory.