《When I died, All the Empresses Cried》Reactions
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Outside the screen, everybody was staring at the happenings in silence as they were couldn't focus anywhere else during the shocking happenings.
''This...''
A Deity Ascension cultivator killing Dao stage cultivators? That wasn't unheard of. If someone managed to do it, they would be legendary geniuses.
However, killing a beginner level Dao stage cultivator, and killing a peak level Dao stage cultivator was very different. In fact, it was so different that some would even call it the difference between Heaven and Earth.
A being at the peak of the Dao stage was a being closest to the peak of all known cultivation.
A step further, and they would be one of the legendary, almost mythical Emperor stage cultivators.
In truth, just a few eras ago, the Dao stage was the peak of all known cultivation. But, just like all the other cultivation realms, a stage even above the Dao stage was discovered by a genius who dominated the era he was born in. A pioneer that opened a new era.
After taking control of the whole world, he named himself the Immortal Emperor, but even he couldn't stand the passage of time and died from old age after living for unknown millenniums.
After his death, his descendants named the Unmatched Emperor instead of the Immortal Emperor and named the unnamed cultivation stage the 'Emperor' stage. The strongest of them severed the world into several continents and ruled over them.
Seeing a being who reached the peak of the Dao stage dominated so easily by a mere Deity Ascension stage being was baffling.
The reason people called the difference between the Deity Ascension and the Dao stage 'Heaven and Earth' was simple enough to be in their names.
By the time someone completed the Deity Ascension stage, they would be reconstructed thoroughly, from the body to the soul. Dao stage beings were Heavens, compared to the Deity Ascension stage beings.
''There are only about 10 people in the Peak of Dao stage per continent, 5 of them serving the strongest ruling power in the continent, and the other 5 with their own respective sects that are only below the strongest Empire or Sect of the continent.'' someone muttered with a low voice in an entranced manner as if he was trying to go through the facts he knew so that he could see a flaw in the things he just saw. As if he was trying to find a way to deny the things he saw on the screen.
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''He... is the hero after all. He killed the Demon Emperor who was nearly at the peak of the Emperor stage. It's not impossible for su-'' a young woman seemed to be in a daze after what she had seen just a few minutes ago.
''Are you kidding? Just because it happened once, doesn't mean it can happen regularly.'' the handsome young man next to him who looked like a male version of her interrupted her angrily. He was frustrated beyond reason. He worked hard all his life, only to see someone do 'impossible' things so easily just because of their talent.
''Yeah! We expected him to be extraordinary in his previous lives as well, but not to this degree! This is a level of genius comparable to what we have seen during his fight with the Demon Emperor! Are you telling me that he can just die as many times as he wished and he will be reborn as a frightening genius regardless? Why are we even trying to cultivate and fight for resources if some people like them are simply chosen by the heavens to be-'' another young man shouted from behind. His appearance told that he was as old as them, but everyone could tell that he was even younger and weaker simply from the vitality in his aura.
''Stop whining for a second. So what if he was chosen by the heavens? So what if he is a genius? In the end, just like all of us, he failed in his quest to become an immortal and died. If he didn't die, we wouldn't be seeing this right now.'' the elder with the cold eyes standing behind them said with slight frustration in his voice.
He was partly angry at them for running their mouths like this in front of everyone and embarrassing their sect, but also slightly frustrated at the screen.
''You can't reach to higher stages with a mindset like that.'' he admonished them before telling them to shut up.
Meanwhile, some other people were still hung up on the techniques and the level of power Wang demonstrated. Not his age or talent, but simply his power.
''How can he even hide an incredibly powerful technique like that?'' a thin man with a shadowy face that seemed to be impossible to look through said with a hand on his chin as he tried to comprehend the situation.
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The biggest trouble assassins like him faced was hiding their abilities. In a world where everyone could simply sense the fluctuations of the spiritual essence or simple movements of aura, hiding a strong technique was really hard and their arsenal of techniques was always limited by their ability to hide them.
''It must be some kind of bloodline, otherwise, it would be impossible... Yes! Impossible!'' someone muttered to herself as if she was going crazy from the things she had seen.
''He is the Heaven's favored son after all! He must have stumbled upon some kind of incredible inheritance and gained the bloodline of a void creature! Yes! I found out the truth!'' she started laughing crazily as she lost herself.
As cultivators of the myriad races were talking and discussing with each other, Empresses were doing the same.
''Could you do that when you were at his age?'' Space Empress nudged the Ice Empress with her elbow mischievously.
She knew she wouldn't get any reaction from the Little Ghost, so she could only go after the similarly cold, but at least responsive Ice Empress.
''No, not at his age.'' Ice Empress said slowly.
Space quirked her eyebrow, 'Why do I feel like there is some kind of hidden meaning here?'
Her incredibly sharp senses flared up but she couldn't go any further than simply acknowledging her senses.
She shook away the thoughts as she snorted, ''Pfft, I could kill Peak Dao when I was a Peak Deity Ascension as well. Well, I guess that adds another thing to the list of thin-''
''Peak Deity Ascension? Yes, I could do the same at the Peak Deity Ascension.'' Ice Empress cut off the Space Empress's bragging. ''You asked me if I could it in his age. I couldn't. I was close, but not at the same level.''
She turned her gaze at the Space Empress.
''Could you do it at his age?''
Space Empress uncomfortably shifted around for a second before sighing.
''Nope. I guess it shows that he could reach our level at one point huh? Unfortunate.'' Space Empress answered.
''Also, he is at the Middle Stage of the Deity Ascension, not the Peak.''
Ice Empress finished, shocking the Space Empress.
Space Empress stood still for a second before starting to laugh.
''Hahaha, that wasn't even a good joke. I guess any joke from you feels incredible since you rarely make them huh? Something about 'appreciating the rareness'? I swear there is a better idiom somewhere.''
''That wasn't a joke.''
''Nope. Well, I guess you are kind of a newbie at this 'being friendly' and 'jokeful' thing. A lesson from your dear sister, don't take the joke too far. Don't beat a dead horse, no. I mean, don't take things too far... My idiom game is kinda falling off eh?''
''I'm serious.''
Space Empress simply sighed after hearing that.
''He is very clearly at the Peak of the Deity Ascension stage. I can feel it, you can feel it. That amount of spiritual pressure is even too much for a Peak Deity Ascension. I would almost call him a Dao stage-''
''I know he is at the Middle level. I simply do.''
''How could you even know? You weren't there. We can only make guesses from his aura and spiritual pressure and yeah, that's the Peak Deity Ascension pressure.''
Space Empress pushed harder, this time a little bit seriously.
Ice Empress opened her mouth to answer, but stopped herself.
'I got too agitated when she started underestimating my Elder Brother's talent and almost revealed my past to her. Why am I acting like a child?' she scolded herself, closed her mouth, and turned her head away to let the Space Empress know that the conversation is over.
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[God, calling them Ice Empress, Space Empress, this Empress, that Empress is tiring af. I want to call them by their names but I feel like it fits the scenerio better since they are the Empresses. You know, I'm trying to make this Empress thing a very big thing. Casually calling them by their names feels simply wrong.]
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