Chapter 226: The Strongest Shield and the Strongest Spear (2)
A strange cohabitation had begun.
“Delicious!”
Every day, Hyperion ate the meals Keter prepared, always giving a different reaction while praising the taste. Keter, sharing the table with him, didn’t do anything particularly noticeable. He wasn’t constantly stuck to Hyperion’s side, and sometimes he would be absent for stretches.
And just like that, a week passed in the blink of an eye. Hyperion had learned that Keter’s techniques and cooking were exceptional, while Keter had come to know Hyperion’s daily routine.
Out of twenty-four hours, he spent twelve hours sleeping, seven hours meditating, five hours hunting and thrashing monsters of the Demon Capital.
For the heir of the Fist Emperor, who was one of the nine strongest in the world, Hyperion’s schedule was unimpressive and strange. There was no reason for him to live in isolation in the wilderness, spending days hunting Demon Realm creatures. Others may not understand, but Keter was different; he knew why Hyperion was doing all this.
He’s paving the path toward Prime.
Seven-star Prime was a realm beyond humanity, said to be unattainable by mortals. Some said Prime could only be reached by discarding what was most precious. Anyone who reached that state was, by definition, insane.
“That Fist Emperor is ruthless indeed. Of all the ways to Prime, he chose to make his successor pursue Soul-Shedding.”
Humans liked to record everything, and the transcendent realm of Prime was no exception. Thus, there were four known ways to become Prime: Annihilation, Limitation, Molting, and Soul-Shedding.
Annihilation discarded emotion, leaving only reason; Limitation discarded reason, leaving only emotion; Molting abandoned the human body, transforming into a form of pure soul; and lastly, Soul-Shedding—what Hyperion was attempting—abandoned the self to give birth to a new self.
No one could say which method was safer or faster, as the outcome was unpredictable. All that was known was that these were considered the quickest shortcuts to Prime.