Meanwhile, countless powerful beings across the Primordial Wilderness watched in astonishment.
"What?"
"Dijun and Kunpeng fought a great battle just for the Merit he had?"
"What does the Yao Emperor want Merit for?"
"Could it be... could he be trying to attain the Dao through Merit?"
"Impossible. Dijun doesn't even have the Primordial Violet Qi, the foundation for becoming a Saint. How could he become one?"
"Exactly! No matter how much Merit he has, he could only reach the Sub-Saint realm."
"..."
The powerful beings were full of sighs.
Earlier, they had been quite puzzled.
They hadn't understood why the Yao Emperor Dijun and the Demon Teacher Kunpeng had started fighting among themselves.
Only after learning that Kunpeng had given his Merit to Dijun did they finally understand.
They realized that Dijun had done this to prepare to become a Saint.
Of course, none of the powerful beings thought Dijun would succeed.
After all, according to what they knew, Dijun had no Primordial Violet Qi, the Foundation of the Great Dao.
For that very reason, they believed that no matter how much Merit Dijun gathered, it would be impossible for him to become a Saint.
"Oh?"
"So it was all to seize the Merit Kunpeng had?"
Elsewhere, Qin Mu watched and gave a small start.
He, too, had been puzzled earlier.
He hadn't known why the Yao Emperor and Demon Teacher of the Demon Race had turned on each other.
But when he saw Dijun take Kunpeng's Merit, he understood at once.
"Doesn't Dijun know that Merit alone can't make someone a Saint?"
"He disregarded the bonds of the Demon Race and brazenly attacked Kunpeng. Could there be some hidden reason behind this?"
Qin Mu frowned slightly, feeling that things weren't as simple as they seemed.
After thinking it over,