Chapter 1478: Talent and Destiny
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To avoid wasting time hesitating, Fu Qian didn't let Jiang En choose which part of himself to sacrifice.
In the ritual instructions he'd just imparted, he'd made it clear that Jiang En's will had to gather in a single tooth.
He'd chosen this for two reasons. First, it meant a smaller sacrifice for the wayward young man. Second, it carried the auspicious implication of gritting one's teeth and persevering.
"Generally speaking, the closer you get to the limit, the higher the chance of success."
Though Wen Li couldn't sense the details of the tooth, she had a general grasp of Jiang En's condition and quietly added her own thoughts.
The rapid turn of events had deeply shocked her at first.
But then she recalled what had happened not long ago, and she felt rather more at peace.
When I advanced to Tier Four, from receiving the revelation to finishing the celebration, it seemed to have taken less than an hour...
"That makes sense. It takes time for deviation to take root, while the fear of death rises exponentially."
Fu Qian quickly agreed with her assessment.
"Mm... Chief Yuan said the same thing at the time. Her interpretation of the ritual's essence was that this posture of transcending death would provoke the higher beings' disgust, prompting them to eradicate this unnatural state."
"'Disgust' is exactly the right word."
After casually giving Chief Yuan his approval, Fu Qian looked into the distance.
Jiang En, the ritual's protagonist, was now lying in a pool of blood.
Neither the barrier nor the darkness stopped Fu Qian from seeing that.
A celebrated genius for many years, Jiang En was naturally a professional when it came to bloodletting.