Chapter 687: Selfishness (Fourth Update)

Ever since arriving here, Dizu had been silent for a long time, his expression constantly changing.

After a long while, he finally regained his senses, looked at Ren Yidao, and said in a deep voice, "Where is this?"

"If you want an answer from me, I have many terms, such as the River of Destiny, the River of Time, the Origin Point of All Things, the Hub of Space and Time... there are many names, call it whatever you like."

Ren Yidao rattled off a long list casually, then pointed beneath his feet and smiled: "But seeing that thing, you should understand where this is by now, right?"

Such a massive mass of the Immeasurable Calamity is right underneath; you aren't blind, are you?

Seeing that thing, Dizu naturally understood where this was, but he still did not understand the significance of Ren Yidao insisting on bringing him here.

"You... why did you bring me here?"

"Empty words carry no weight; you certainly wouldn't believe it just by me saying it. It is always better to see it with your own eyes." Ren Yidao raised his hand and hooked his finger, forcibly splitting a mass from the Immeasurable Calamity beneath his feet, then gripped it tightly.

Sss!!!

That mass of shadow, which seemed to pose no threat, erupted with astonishing power in an instant. A terrifying aura dissipated, but upon touching Ren Yidao, it was like ice meeting a raging fire, instantly melting away and disappearing.

Dizu frowned deeply, also split off a mass, felt it carefully, and said uncertainly: "This is... Karma Fire? Evil?"

"More accurately, it is the Calamity of All Living Beings. You can also understand it as the evil and disasters that all living beings have accumulated over these countless years." Ren Yidao toyed with a mass of the Immeasurable Calamity and said with a smile: "Because the amount of this evil is astonishing, it is the Immeasurable Calamity. Thinking about it this way, isn't it very reasonable?"

Dizu did not smile, but instead furrowed his brows even deeper.

"And once the truth of the Immeasurable Calamity is understood, the legend that only the Supreme can overcome the Immeasurable Calamity becomes clear. Only the Supreme can bear all the evil of all living beings by their own power."

Before the endless evil, Ren Yidao was completely unconcerned and spoke eloquently: "Once the Immeasurable Calamity fully takes shape, apart from the Supreme, even a Half-step Supreme like you will have no way to withstand the Immeasurable Calamity. Perhaps you could resist for a while longer, but in the end, you would only turn into nothingness."

Ren Yidao stopped here, looked at Dizu, and coaxed him: "So, what we need to do is very clear..."

Thus, Dizu smoothed his brows and said resolutely: "It's very simple, I will just become the Supreme."

"Once I become the Supreme, I will resolve the Immeasurable Calamity."

Uh.

This child is beyond teaching!

"No, buddy." Ren Yidao curled his lips and asked: "That, can I ask what the reason for your confidence is?"

Why are you so confident?

"Because I am the most hopeful. I am already a Half-step Supreme, and you are still one step away." Dizu appeared quite serious at this moment and said as a matter of course: "Isn't that so? Rather than waiting for you to break through at some unknown time, it is better to bet everything on me."

"... Sigh." Ren Yidao sighed helplessly and retorted: "Tell me, why do you think only you can become the Supreme? Why do you think this person should be you?"

"If I told you that there are already four Half-step Supremes besides you right now, would you feel very uncomfortable?"

Dizu: "..."

He instinctively wanted to refute, feeling that Ren Yidao was just being stubborn, but he couldn't help but doubt.

Is this true?

Are there really already four Supremes?

How long have I been gone that there are so many variables?

"Furthermore, you won't be able to wait." Ren Yidao ruthlessly interrupted Dizu and said calmly: "You guys have actually all thought wrong. The Dao Fruit cannot help you become the Supreme."

"Do you think the Dao Fruit is something unique to this era?"

Mockery appeared in Ren Yidao's eyes as he retorted: "Why don't you think about it carefully? If the Dao Fruit could really help people become the Supreme, then the previous eras would not have been destroyed by the Immeasurable Calamity."

Dizu:!!!

"What did you say!!? How could the Dao Fruit be useless? No, this is absolutely impossible..."

Dizu's mind was shaken; he was unwilling to believe it and simply could not accept such a possibility.

How could this be true?!

No, that's not right.

This cannot be true!

Because if it were true, wouldn't everything in His life have been in vain?

What would His betrayal and His efforts count for!!?

However, He could not help but feel that Ren Yidao's statement had some logic to it.

... Yeah.

If the Dao Fruit could really help a Half-step Supreme become the Supreme, then there would never have been any era annihilation.

After a long while, Dizu finally recovered, but his tightly locked brows did not relax. He stared at Ren Yidao and asked: "You brought me here, surely not just because you wanted me to understand, so what solution do you have?"

Snap.

The topic finally advanced to this point. Ren Yidao snapped his fingers, but he did not announce the answer directly; instead, he asked: "Before that, I want to ask you a question first. What do you think can offset evil?"

Dizu hesitated for a moment and said uncertainly: "... Merit?"

Snap!

Ren Yidao snapped his fingers and praised: "Correct! Very smart!"

"As everyone knows, Merit can offset evil. These two seem to be natural enemies, mortal foes that are like water and fire."

"And very coincidentally... Ren has cultivated the Merit Great Dao his entire life, and the thing he lacks the least is Merit."

Snap.

Ren Yidao flicked his finger, and like a signal, Merit Golden Light erupted from his body, soaring into the sky.

The golden light shot into the sky like a detonated nuclear bomb. The dazzling radiance dispelled the darkness, looking even more astonishing than the twisted shadows!

Sss-sss-sss—

The immeasurable Merit Golden Light met the immeasurable Calamity Evil. The two constantly dissolved and devoured each other, and the volume of both was shrinking significantly.

"We still have a chance. While the Immeasurable Calamity has not yet fully taken shape, using Merit to offset it can completely resolve the Immeasurable Calamity."

But soon, the Merit Golden Light ultimately did not surpass the endless Calamity Evil; it helplessly lost and was swallowed up by the shadows.

"It's just a pity that, as you can see, my Merit alone is not enough. A small portion of the Immeasurable Calamity will remain, which requires a Half-step Supreme to contain the remaining evil within their body."

After Ren Yidao finished speaking, his gaze stared straight at Di Zui; he said nothing, yet it seemed as if he had already said everything.

"..."

Di Zui finally understood the purpose of Ren Yidao seeking him out, and said in a deep voice, "You mean to say that I am that guy?"