Chapter 483

Chapter 483: Underestimating the Opponent

"Are there really this many problems?"

Su Wen clicked his tongue in surprise. Eight hundred twenty-four issues?

And that’s just what’s been observed so far. Given his current combat training progress, it seems he still has a long way to go.

"What do you expect?"

Rui, the Master Lady, spoke up, "After all, you are the God of Wealth, not the Fighting God."

"If you were the Fighting God, training with the Battle Style Secret Techniques would be a breeze."

"In fact… it would be smooth sailing, like riding across wide open plains."

Su Wen’s eyes lit up at her words. He suddenly asked, "Rui, does that mean the Fighting God can still enhance his combat power through the Battle Style Secret Techniques training?"

Rui nodded, "Yes, but your companion is no longer of any use."

With a slight sigh, she continued, "I can’t really judge the Fighting God of your era."

"After all, in a certain sense, I am still under his command."

"Demigod Level…"

"That level of strength is neither here nor there."

"To say it’s weak, it’s not weak, considering they can fight on the border battlefield against the remnants."

"But to say it’s strong! Not really, the so-called God of Fighting can’t even lead a war at the true god level."

"And the training with the Battle Style Secret Techniques is essentially a foundational process."

"Your companion has already reached Demigod Level, what foundation does he need to build?"

While listening to Rui, Su Wen quickly shifted the topic.

"Rui, I heard from the Battle Master that in the First Age, divine fate bearers would awaken as true gods."

"That’s true," Rui nodded slightly. "Are you asking why the strength of subsequent divine fate bearers decreases over time?"

Hearing this, Su Wen quickly nodded.

He had his own speculations about this issue.

For example, in the early days of the First Age, when the cosmos was first targeted by the remnants, the resistance was at its strongest.

Thus, the divine fate bearers of the First Age were the most powerful!

And as the situation worsened, the will of the cosmos weakened, leading to a decrease in the strength of those who awakened as divine fate bearers.

But this was just his guess. He wasn’t entirely clear on the specifics.

"To be honest, I find the strength of your era a bit confusing."

Rui’s eyes sparkled with divine light, as if the rules of the universe, with their cycles of life and death, were emanating from her.

The beams of light scanned Su Wen’s body as if they were the most precise testing instruments in the world.

"The Second Age also marked the awakening of true gods."

"And during the Second Age, it was the era in which I participated the most in the wars."

"I hardly took part in the Third Age and the ages that followed."

"But I heard from my friends that after the Third Age, the strength of the divine fate bearers’ awakenings suddenly changed."

"They fell from true gods to Demigods."

"Yet even so, divine fate bearers, after awakening, can rapidly ascend to true god status in a short time."

"In fact, the fastest one was the Fighting God of the Third Age, who broke records by becoming a true god within three months after his awakening!"

As she spoke, Rui paused for a moment, then continued, "But in your case, to awaken and not even reach Demigod status, and to have your level capped at Emperor Level, I have never seen this before."

"Well… it’s the first time I’ve heard of it because it’s so outrageous!"

"So after learning this from you, my true self on the border cosmos began investigating the matter."

"At the same time, with the help of the valley, we surrounded and defeated a projection of the true king Si Mu sent out by the remnants."

"After the battle, we deduced some information about the main realm from the divine aura it left behind, one piece being a layout made after the Eighth Era."

"The situation is that the Shadow God, in the final stages of the war, detected the remnants’ conspiracy and forcefully severed the cultivation system of the main realm with great magic power!"

"Using rules to stir Time and Space, rewriting the traces of the rules with power!"

"The cultivation system that existed in the first eight ages will lose all power in the Ninth Age, and there will be no feedback from any training!"

"The remnants naturally discovered the Shadow God’s intentions."

"Thus, a tug-of-war over conspiracies and the cultivation system erupted in the Eighth Era."

"The battlefield was centered around your Ninth Age!"

"…"

In response to Su Wen’s inquiry, Rui did not hold back and shared all the information she had gathered with him.

After all, this celestial officer, the disciple of the God of Wealth, had revealed so many "surprises" to her!

It turned out that the Fighting God had concealed so many matters from her?

She had underestimated him!

Of course, when mentioning Si Mu, Rui used a hint of hidden power to protect Su Wen completely.

At Si Mu’s level, any thought from the world could be sensed through the influence of invisible power.

Then, following the causal chain, it could come over and taint mortals with its own powerful force.

However, Rui’s power was formidable, so she could directly guard against such matters.

After years of dealing with the remnants and maneuvering with their top levels, she had developed protective measures.

Under Rui’s explanation and guidance, Su Wen understood the fundamental reason why there was no cultivation system in the Ninth Age!

The Shadow God of the Eighth Era, at the crucial moment, detected the plots and layouts of the remnants’ true kings.

She directly intervened in the cultivation system!

There was no need for too obvious gaps; the remnants would even help patch things up here.

In basic battles, the remnants didn’t care!

What the remnants cared about was victory in the high-level matches!

In a true god-level war, a single misstep could tip the scales of victory.

Thus, any loopholes in the cultivation system became very valuable!

It was precisely because of these realizations that the Shadow God severed all cultivation systems, even at the risk of seriously injuring herself to rewrite the rules of the main realm.

If the main realm’s cultivation system remained unchanged, they would never win the war!

The Shadow God was taking a gamble!

She wagered the future of the Ninth Age for that slim chance of survival!

She hoped that, with her efforts, the Ninth Age could give birth to a cultivation system uniquely belonging to this cosmos!

Clearly, with Su Wen, this celestial officer’s support as the God of Wealth, the Shadow God won her gamble!

Martial arts!

They emerged as needed!

"So… the damage to the divine position and the fatigue after awakening are also a gamble by the Shadow God?"

Based on Rui’s words, Su Wen shared some of his thoughts.

"We start from zero, from zero level, beginning training with what seems simple to you but is extremely dangerous for us, all due to some calculations for the future?"

Rui shook her head and said, "Don’t misunderstand me. Growing from zero might be the Shadow God’s decision upon seeing something, a determination to break the pot and sink the boat."

"But the cutting of divine positions and your limits being constrained probably has nothing to do with her."

"After all, the Shadow God wants you to find your own path, not push you to a dead end."

"Moreover, I think… the beings of this cosmos should not have the ability to directly cut the blessings of the will of the cosmos."