Taowu.
One of the Four Ancient Evils.
As renowned as Taotie.
Taotie's defining trait was greed.
Taowu's defining trait was stubbornness.
Obstinate beyond reform.
Vicious and belligerent.
Knowing neither when to advance nor when to retreat.
Never stopping until death.
Now, Deer Strength Immortal's actions had begun to show traces of those very traits.
That was right.
What Deer Strength Immortal cultivated was the Taowu Fierce Technique.
This technique revolved around one principle.
The body could shatter.
But the will could not be crushed.
Bones could break.
But resolve could not be extinguished.
Blood could run dry.
But obsession could not be erased.
That was the core of the Taowu Fierce Technique.
It was not a contest of strength.
It was a contest of stubbornness.
Of who was more obsessive.
Of who feared death less.
Of who refused more fiercely to admit defeat.
Deer Strength Immortal had fused his Dao foundation with Taowu, one of the Four Ancient Evils.
He had cultivated the Stubborn Taowu Turbid Fiend.
His Dao foundation had shattered?
It did not matter.
His will remained.
His meridians had snapped?
It did not matter.
His resolve remained.
His flesh had been destroyed?
It did not matter.
His obsession remained.
As long as his obsession endured, he would not fall.
As long as his fixation remained, he would not stop.
And so, the more he was wounded, the stronger he grew.
The more he shattered, the more stubborn he became.
The closer he came to death, the tougher his will grew.
This was no paradox.
This was the Taowu Fierce Technique.
The more obsessive he became, the stronger he grew.
The more stubbornly he resisted, the more indestructible he became.
At that moment, Deer Strength Immortal embodied the fierce beast's technique perfectly.
His will was tougher than ever.