In terms of spiritual intent alone, Hong Yuan's main body had already been no weaker than Jiang Yunxu several years ago, let alone now, after such a bountiful harvest.
His will cut like a blade, effortlessly piercing every defense Jiang Yunxu had placed around his Nascent Soul. Jiang Yunxu's soul lay utterly exposed before Hong Yuan, open for him to peruse.
As the first person to attain Nascent Soul after two thousand years of silence in the Nine Kingdoms Cultivation World, Jiang Yunxu had lived a truly extraordinary life.
Born into the legitimate main lineage of the Spirit Controlling Sect, he had displayed exceptional spiritual-root talent from childhood. He formed his Golden Core within a hundred years and became the sect's designated successor. Even a secret as closely guarded as the Greenwood Cave Abode had not been kept from him.
Another twenty-odd years later, Jiang Yunxu encountered the greatest opportunity of his life.
The Nine Dragons Imperial Heaven Seal!
This seal could condense and absorb the elusive, intangible power of fortune. Its wonders were beyond compare.
Yet Jiang Yunxu had not let this heaven-sent blessing go to his head. Instead, he used the seal as bait and selected Long Zhao as the most suitable person to carry out his plans. He remained behind the scenes, calmly arranging his pieces as he watched the world's seas turn into mulberry fields over a hundred and fifty years.
Had Hong Yuan not been such an unforeseen variable, Vysseran would most likely have failed to stop him.
The overall strength of the Strings of Force naturally far surpassed Jiang Yunxu's, but their will was unenlightened. Being able to wield even three or five parts out of a hundred of that strength would have been impressive enough.
Still, Jiang Yunxu would not have been the