Pretending To Be A Boss

Tang Xian had already released his hold, just as he said, continuing the battle would bear no suspense.

The Red Emperor was still in a state of shock.

It recalled that before its master perished, the master had mentioned several other divine beasts, among whom the Master of Space-Time Galaxy and the God of Life, Eden, were most admired.

And most dreaded.

The Red Emperor had a vague notion of the abilities of the ruler of Eden, which it truly came to understand through its duel with Tang Xian.

"Now I can no longer inflict effective damage on you," the Red Emperor said coldly.

"To be precise, you, your father, your grandfather, ancestors of your family line, your son, your grandson, and all your descendants, none can harm me anymore."

Tang Xian explained at the risk of being accused of padding his word count.

However, after such a lengthy explanation, the Red Emperor had a much clearer understanding of the abilities of the ruler of Eden. No wonder the myriad beasts kept their distance from the Eden clan.

Tang Xian looked at the Red Emperor, expecting to see some unwillingness, which would be a normal reaction.

But the Red Emperor showed no such unwillingness; it seemed rather relieved.

This put Tang Xian on immediate alert.

The Red Emperor suddenly stepped back, putting distance between itself and Tang Xian.

Tang Xian watched the Red Emperor with puzzlement:

"Still want to fight?"

"Our fight is over."

Tang Xian, observing the Red Emperor's stance, could tell it wasn't looking for reconciliation, and a feeling of unease suddenly swelled within him.

The Red Emperor looked at its own hands and spoke:

"In my life, I have believed in absolute strength, but in this world, there are many rules that stand above mere force."

Tang Xian's intuition was usually accurate, and the foreboding feeling intensified.

However, he maintained his composure and said:

"The power provided by the Soul Crystal is varied and strange, something that current science cannot explain. Refining one's own strength and speed is certainly a way to become stronger, but indeed, there are many things in this world that cannot be changed with strength and speed alone."

Tang Xian, seeing the thoughtful expression on the Red Emperor, continued:

"In our battle, if your Telekinesis had been a bit stronger, I would not have been able to mount a defense, and that strike would have doubtlessly killed me. The same growth, if applied to your strength and speed, wouldn't make much difference to me; it would simply mean you could catch up to me faster, and it would hurt more when you hit me."

The Red Emperor nodded.

Tang Xian went on to say:

"I have a companion who has refined his speed to the utmost. In a certain extreme state, he can move even faster than you. But facing an opponent far weaker than you, he could not win. Hyper-specializing in an attribute brings very obvious advantages, as well as very apparent disadvantages."

The Red Emperor's gaze at Tang Xian changed slightly; after pondering for a few seconds, it said:

"When the master was defeated back then, it wasn't that the leader of the mechanical race had more overpowering strength and speed than the master."

"I believe that, as the Guardian of the Destruction God, you are unimaginably strong. The Destruction God... must be a legend of this world that no creature can surpass," Tang Xian sincerely remarked.

He couldn't imagine how much devastation a real strike from the Destruction God could cause.

The Xuan Bird is the Guardian of the Nether Phoenix, yet far weaker than the Nether Phoenix's obsession, and that obsession is far weaker than the Nether Phoenix itself.

The Red Emperor, as the Guardian of the Destruction God, would naturally have an enormous gap compared to the true Destruction God.

But even a creature that seemed no different in size from a human could almost kill him with a single blow from pure physical damage.

"The master ultimately was defeated. It has conquered countless formidable enemies in its lifetime, climbing steadily from average status among the orange-tier beings to the very top. When this world had six god-like peaks that made other beings stand back in awe, the master chose to climb them alone."

Admiration filled the eyes of the Red Emperor.

"After undergoing trials beyond the imagination of ordinary beings, the master finally stood at the summit of the gods, proving one thing—that in this world, there are ways to become stronger that are more reliable than evolution, and that is continuous training."

Tang Xian captured the key information and said:

"Wait... wait a moment, are you saying... the Destruction God is not of the apocalypse level, no, not a red-tier being?"

"Yes, the master is the only one among the six great divine beasts who is of the orange tier. But it shattered every rule with its overwhelming force; it is widely recognized as the number one among the six great divine beasts!"

Tang Xian was momentarily speechless.

He still couldn't calculate how vast the gap between the catastrophe level and apocalypse level was. Yet now someone was telling him that a catastrophe-level being, through ceaseless training, slowly stood at the pinnacle of the apocalypse level and looked down upon all?

This... seemed greatly against the fundamental laws.

The Red Emperor continued to speak:

"But the master ultimately had regrets. It had a battle with the ruler of Eden years earlier. People are aware that the master fought to a draw with the Nether Phoenix in the Netherworld, and afterward, the Nether Phoenix dared not challenge it anymore. Later, when mechanical beings invaded the Myriad Beasts Realm, the master fought alone against the leader of the mechanical race and ultimately fell. But that was not the master's first defeat."

Discerning the implication in the words, Tang Xian said:

"The Destruction God had a battle with the ruler of Eden... and lost?"

"It wasn't finished, similar to my duel with you. During the fight, the master found its advantage dwindling and even began to be suppressed by the ruler of Eden. It stopped before its life essence was completely adapted by the ruler of Eden."