"Do you think we don't want Su Zhengdao to go to the Divine Realm?"
White Impermanence sighed.
"But we can't make it happen."
"Huh? Why? Don't tell me Su Zhengdao would dare disobey an order from the Heavenly King Hall?"
Hadn't he always called himself the Eastern Huang God of War?
Hadn't he always held himself to a soldier's standards?
Weren't soldiers supposed to obey orders? Why wouldn't he go?
White Impermanence shook his head.
"If the Heavenly King Hall ordered Su Zhengdao to go, he would. But... it would go against his convictions. Even if he went to the Divine Realm, he wouldn't be able to fight at full strength. Worse, he might never reach the Heavenly King Realm."
White Impermanence sighed. This time, he explained without waiting for Su Ye to ask.
"Su Ye, do you know which rules Su Zhengdao comprehended to become a King? Lightning, strength, and... protection."
Admiration flashed in White Impermanence's eyes.
Three rules.
Su Zhengdao had comprehended three rules to become a King.
That made him formidable even among Kings.
No wonder he had become the Eastern Huang God of War at Ninth Heaven, surpassing every other Ninth Heaven cultivator. His talent and combat strength were astounding.
Only the First Heavenly King of years past had surpassed him.
And Su Ye's talent... was even more extraordinary than Su Zhengdao's.
"Lightning and strength are rules of combat. But protection... that is Su Zhengdao's heart. He's going to Secret Realm Slaughter with Xuanyuan Mingmou to atone because, to him, she is someone he must protect. He won't forgive himself until he's protected her through her atonement."
"That is the rule of protection Su Zhengdao comprehended. When he protects someone he believes needs him, he becomes immensely powerful. But at the same time... protection can drive