Huoxie Paragon II

Thinking of this, Hodan and Silvermoon felt their breathing quicken. Could it be that another Paragon-level powerhouse was about to emerge in this world? And to witness the breakthrough to Paragon right before their eyes, no less.

Furthermore, setting everything else aside, the mere fact that they had witnessed Huoxie break through to Paragon would be enough for any other god to boast about for a long time.

The current situation was that Huoxie seemed to have grasped the mystery of breaking through to Paragon from Hodan's words. Did this mean Hodan could gain a Paragon as a friend? At the very least, he would have a favor from a Paragon.

Thinking of this, Hodan clenched his fists tightly. The mere thought that he now held a favor from a Paragon made the pressure weighing on him feel significantly lighter. At the very least, his safety in Hell could now be guaranteed. As for whether Huoxie had truly reached the Paragon level, that would depend on the results of Huoxie's epiphany.

They did not have to wait long.

Suddenly.

"Boom!"

A peculiar ripple of the Laws of the World descended. Hodan was all too familiar with this type of ripple; it was the exact fluctuation of the Laws of the World that occurred when one became a god or when a Godhead underwent a transformation. The place where the Laws of the World descended was directly above Huoxie's head. A High-God Godhead emitting a red glow flew out from within Huoxie's body.

The Laws of the World were reshaping this Godhead, and at the same time, his soul was undergoing a metamorphosis...

A long while later...

Huoxie opened his eyes.

"Hm? What is this? Is this Willpower? Is this truly Willpower? Haha, the realm of the Paragon! I, Huoxie, have finally achieved the Paragon level!" Huoxie clearly sensed the spatial fluctuations around him. This feeling of absolute control gave Huoxie the sensation that he could dictate the fate of others.

Like an emperor, he held absolute control.

Huoxie laughed loudly, held his hand upright like a blade, and slashed at the space beside him—

He didn't even use divine power, yet—

"Whoosh!"

It was as if a piece of fabric had been torn. A terrifying, hundred-meter-long, several-meter-wide rift instantly appeared in the surrounding space, and a shocking suction force emerged from it. Silvermoon Fiend hurriedly took Hodan and moved far away from the planar rift. If they were swallowed by that rift, neither Silvermoon nor Hodan would have any chance of survival; after all, they were not Paragons, nor did they possess Sovereign artifacts for material defense.

However, Huoxie stood right at the edge of the planar rift. No matter how hard the rift pulled, Huoxie remained as immovable as a reef.

After a long while, the planar rift repaired itself under the power of the plane.

But Hodan and Silvermoon were stunned by Huoxie's attack. Without using divine power, just a casual slash, he had actually torn a terrifying hundred-meter-long rift in Hell. One had to know that even when Silvermoon Fiend, as a Seven-Star Fiend, went all out, he could only cause a rift of a dozen meters in Hell. It was simply incomparable to the hundred-meter-long rift Huoxie had created with a casual wave.

Is this the strength of a Paragon?

Seeing Huoxie break through to Paragon right in front of him, Hodan felt a wave of envy. When would he ever possess the strength of a Paragon?

As Hodan watched Huoxie break through to Paragon, while feeling envious, he was also observing the differences between the Laws of the World during this breakthrough and those during the process of becoming a god.

Although Hodan had seen many people become gods in Hell, and his Fate God Clone had also undergone the baptism of the Laws of the World three times, he knew the achievement of a Paragon was different from becoming a god. A Paragon was someone who had fused all the profound mysteries of a single law into one, an existence endowed with Willpower by the world itself.

When Hodan focused his attention on observing Huoxie's breakthrough, he indeed sensed a different kind of fate energy within the Laws of the World. Every Paragon was a darling of the world, naturally gathering boundless fortune. Even though they did not cultivate the Fate Law, the aura of fate radiated from them at all times.

If there were no Chief Sovereigns in this world, then Paragons would be the true masters of the world, capable of dictating the fates of countless people. As the "creator" of this Paragon—though he hadn't reached the level himself—Hodan knew that Huoxie had only achieved it because of his guidance. Furthermore, as a cultivator of the Fate Law, Hodan was even more sensitive to the fluctuations of fate than others.

Just as Huoxie reached the Paragon level, Hodan's own insights into fate were also rapidly improving. However, the duration of Huoxie's breakthrough was far too short.

The time Hodan could immerse himself in the fluctuations of fate lasted only a moment before being interrupted, leaving him feeling a sense of loss. By the time Huoxie finished his breakthrough, Hodan's insight into the Fate Law had only reached the level of a Five-Star Fiend.

Even so, the aura of Hodan's Fate God Clone had increased by a notch, which caught Silvermoon's attention.

Silvermoon couldn't help but feel envious. What kind of person was this? He could help someone reach Paragon with a single sentence, and he himself gained a breakthrough in strength just by observing the process. Even though he had listened to Hodan's words and watched Senior Huoxie break through to Paragon, why didn't he feel even the slightest hint of a breakthrough?

Huoxie, who had descended, also noticed the change in Hodan's aura.

"This is? Hodan, you've broken through?" Huoxie asked Silvermoon. Seeing Hodan break through so easily—even if it was only to the level of a Five-Star Fiend—still made him feel a bit depressed about his own talent, and the excitement of his Paragon breakthrough slowly began to calm down.

After his Fate God Clone finished its insights, Hodan suddenly realized this was a fast path to cultivation. But after thinking about it, he gave up on the idea. There weren't that many experts stuck at the peak of the Asura level in this world, and those who were were either high and mighty or living in seclusion in the mountains; they were simply not people Hodan could meet at his current level.

Even if he could meet them, it was impossible for them to be stimulated into reaching Paragon by a few words like Huoxie. Huoxie's breakthrough was the result of countless years of accumulation, combined with nearly 30 billion years of tempering his heart and mind, along with various coincidences. He was likely the only such case in the entire Coiling Dragon World. Hodan had absolutely no confidence in helping other peak Asura experts reach the Paragon level.

Hodan didn't want to waste time on things that were uncertain and lacked any foundation.

Seeing Huoxie descend, Hodan and Silvermoon hurriedly stepped forward to congratulate him.

"Congratulations to Senior Huoxie for reaching the Paragon level. From now on, the world is vast, and you are free to roam as you please."

"Hahaha, speaking of which, I owe my breakthrough to Paragon to you, Hodan." Although Huoxie was a drunkard, he was also a man of deep sentiment and would not return kindness with enmity.

"Hodan, from now on, you are a friend of mine, Huoxie. If you ever encounter trouble, feel free to use my name," Huoxie promised Hodan.

"And you, Silvermoon kid, you are also my friend from now on. If you hadn't brought Hodan here, I don't know how much longer it would have taken me to break through to Paragon."

After reaching the Paragon level, Huoxie was in an excellent mood. He had finally reached the Paragon level and finally fulfilled his vow. He could finally leave this godforsaken place. If there were a choice, who would want to stay in this place for countless years?

PS: It might not be rigorous to have Huoxie reach Paragon this way, but everyone just read it as it is for now; thinking about this part gave me a headache.

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