Chapter 669 - 600: Saint Xi Awakens, Crusade Against the Demon Dragon King

Reina told Li Wei the purpose of her visit, then departed.

She knew that Li Wei would join the struggle sooner or later.

「Several hundred years ago.」

Humanity had already waged a war against the gods.

The result of that rebellion was the Human Empire’s decline from its peak.

However, they also managed to secure a sliver of hope.

The Sky Dome World welcomed a new Divine Spirit.

The Magic Goddess, Mistral, had been unremarkable during the rebellion, but she quickly grew into a being powerful enough to threaten the other Divine Spirits.

In the end, she wrested a portion of authority over the Sky Dome World from the hands of the gods.

The price, however, was that this Divine Spirit of humanity was imprisoned by the gods within her Divine Kingdom.

The Wise Men of the Human Empire analyzed the reasons for their failure.

They discovered a pattern: whenever the Sky Dome World faced a crisis, a "Child of Destiny" would emerge to save it.

This Child of Destiny might not be powerful at first, but they would grow rapidly during the crisis, becoming the key figure to turn the tide.

The Great Sage of the Empire had reviewed Li Wei’s entire life.

He believed that Li Wei was the Child of Destiny for this era.

They had to recruit Li Wei into the faction resisting the gods to have even a sliver of hope for victory.

「The Imperial Capital of the Human Empire.」

The Empire’s strongest Demigod—the Great Sage.

The Great Sage cast the Great Prophecy Technique, hoping to see a vision of the future. He wanted to know if the Human Race would follow the disastrous path of the Elf Race and Beastman Race to ruin, or if they would defeat the gods and reclaim their world.

Suddenly, he sensed something.

He raised his head, his gaze turning toward the distant south.

’The world’s destiny is converging... the true Child of Destiny!’

The Great Sage’s expression was one of utter astonishment.

’Li Wei isn’t the Child of Destiny after all!’

This realization was even more shocking than the discovery of the true Child of Destiny itself.

Li Wei was in the north, while the convergence of destiny was happening in the south. Clearly, this phenomenon was not caused by him.

However, only the Great Sage could perceive this kind of destiny.

Ordinary people, even other Demigods, couldn’t see something as ethereal and illusory as destiny.

As the Great Sage, his mastery of the relevant Extraordinary Powers, Rule Powers, and Law Powers allowed him to glimpse the truth.

Once the realization sank in, a look of delight spread across the Great Sage’s face.

’Someone as monstrously powerful as Li Wei isn’t even the Child of Destiny.’

’Doesn’t that mean the true Child of Destiny is even more of a monster than Li Wei?’

The Great Sage was filled with anticipation for the future.

Li Wei had only just seen Reina off.

He was still mulling over her proposal to join the Ninth Prince’s faction in their resistance against the gods.

He felt a jolt as he sensed a sudden, violent fluctuation in Saint Xi’s soul.

A look of delight appeared on Li Wei’s face.

’Saint Xi... Is she waking up?’

Gu Sewei had gone to take a bath.

Li Wei quickly sent a mental message to Gu Sewei. "I’m heading out for a bit."

With that, he opened a Teleportation Gate and traveled to Sea Abyss City in the Endless Sea.

The passage from the Underground Sea to the Sea Abyss had been destroyed by the Divine Abomination.

As a result, the Saint Dragon King was no longer needed to guard the Underground Sea.

So, the Saint Dragon King had moved the small island where Saint Xi rested into Sea Abyss City.

There was plenty of open space within Sea Abyss City, more than enough to accommodate a small island.

Li Wei appeared within Sea Abyss City.

Sensing the Saint Dragon King’s aura, he used Teleportation to appear right beside him.

The Saint Dragon King was standing beside a mountain of glowing coral, watching Saint Xi. She was lying asleep on the small island, her entire body radiating a golden light.

This strange phenomenon meant that Saint Xi was about to finish receiving the Holy Dragon Inheritance and awaken.

A look of anticipation was on the Saint Dragon King’s face.

Seeing Li Wei arrive, he said, "Saint Xi is about to awaken."

Li Wei nodded, his eyes on Saint Xi. "I sensed it," he said.

He saw streams of golden light emerging from the world around them and flying into Saint Xi’s body.

He could sense Saint Xi’s aura growing stronger at a rapid pace.

Not long after Li Wei arrived, the Mermaid Princess approached with a group of Mermaids.

She looked at Saint Xi in surprise and asked, "What’s happening?"

The Saint Dragon King said, "It’s nothing. Saint Xi is just about to awaken."

The Mermaid Princess looked at Saint Xi, and as she focused her gaze, her expression turned to one of shock.

She sensed the immense Power emanating from Saint Xi.

The Mermaid Princess was a favored child of the sea, possessing the power to command the oceans.

The entire ocean favored her.

Now, she could sense that it wasn’t just the ocean—the entire world was favoring Saint Xi.

That golden light was the world’s gift to Saint Xi.

In the blink of an eye, Saint Xi’s aura grew so powerful that it surpassed the Saint Dragon King’s expectations.

The Saint Dragon King’s expression also turned to one of surprise.

’Such incredible Power... Is Saint Xi about to evolve to the Peak Stage?’

Li Wei was surprised.

’Peak Stage?’

The Saint Dragon King himself was a Peak Stage Holy Giant Dragon.

’Doesn’t that mean that when Saint Xi awakens, her Power will be comparable to the Saint Dragon King’s?’

The Saint Dragon King looked puzzled and muttered to himself, "Is the Holy Dragon Inheritance really this powerful? At most, it should only allow a Holy Giant Dragon to reach the Complete Stage, right?"

He himself had received the complete Holy Dragon Inheritance in his youth.

That was how he had become the strongest of the Dragon Race, their king.

But he had never experienced such a drastic change.

When he had received the Holy Dragon Inheritance, he had been far more powerful than Saint Xi was now.

And he certainly hadn’t leaped to the Peak Stage in a single step.

The Saint Dragon King couldn’t make sense of it; he truly couldn’t understand.

He couldn’t help but wonder, ’Could there be a hidden power within the Holy Dragon Inheritance that I’m unaware of?’

Suddenly, a rainbow-colored radiance shone from Saint Xi’s forehead.

Seeing this light, the Saint Dragon King had a sudden realization.

"So that’s it!"

Li Wei turned to him and asked, "What do you mean?"

The Saint Dragon King explained, "Saint Xi hasn’t just received the complete inheritance of the Holy Dragon Race. She has also obtained the inheritance of the Time Dragon and inherited the Power of Time."

"That explains everything. No wonder she could ascend directly to the Peak Stage. The growth of a Time Dragon has always been unpredictable."