Chapter 1325: Wu Yuans Strength (1)
Dao Zenithel Wan Yu stared in disbelief, his mind reeling with confusion. Just moments ago, Wu Yuan's aura clearly registered as only a True Saint. He muttered, struggling to comprehend what had happened. How could he have become a Dao Zenithel in a mere instant?
He shook his head, perplexed. He didn't have the time to return to his Saint Realm. Even if he genuinely broke through, and his Saint Realm transformed into an Eternal Realm somewhere in the universe, how could such a momentous event escape the Heavenly Imperator's notice?
A torrent of conflicting information cascaded through Wan Yu's mind.
Yet Dao Zenithel Wan Yu was no ordinary figure. As keeper of the Eternal Register, his knowledge of various secrets surpassed even that of the Eldritch and Immortal Courts. His mind swiftly eliminated possibilities one by one until he arrived at a startling conclusion.
His gaze locked onto Hou Tu. "Ether body," he said, his voice dropping to a low, grave tone. "The one who's been in the Tenth Chaos Void all along was merely Wu Yuan's ether body?"
Though unfamiliar with the Xuanhuang Essence, he knew of the Five Elements Dao Master's unique ability.
"You've guessed correctly," Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu replied with icy disdain, "but unfortunately, there's no prize for you."
Wan Yu's pupils contracted slightly before he shook his head with gentle resignation. "Perhaps I erred in not destroying his ether body when I had the chance."
Three factors had led Wan Yu to launch a mere soul attack against Wu Yuan's ether body during the initial ambush:
First, Hou Tu had erupted into action with blinding speed. Concerned that Dao Zenithel Bai Lian and Ancestral Saint Eastmoon couldn't contain her, he'd hesitated a moment, his attention diverted to defense.
Second, he'd calculated that Dao Zenithel Mo Wu and Dao Zenithel Jiu You possessed sufficient strength to kill a True Saint in one attack. He hadn't anticipated that Wu Yuan's ether body, protected by the Creation Origin Armor, would be granted such extraordinary resilience.
Third, and most critically, killing Wu Yuan and seizing the Xuanhuang Dao Treasure would have marked him as the primary aggressor in the eyes of the Eldritch Court, ensuring an implacable blood feud.