"I was originally nothing more than an ordinary mortal. Through my own efforts, I made my way into the Heavenly Court, one step at a time."
The Tiger-Taming Arhat had no intention of giving up. Something of unknown origin slowly gathered within his body.
"The Heavenly Court I entered back then had very few people, and they were facing oppression from the Buddhist Order."
"At the time, I was targeted in all sorts of ways too. If there hadn't been something special about me, I might have died long ago under those attacks."
"After weathering all that, I somehow earned the title of Heavenly Court War God."
"But something like that held no appeal for me whatsoever."
"Compared to an empty title, I much preferred the feeling of power."
"So, later on, I joined the Buddhist Order."
"The Buddhist Order didn't have many fruit positions back then, but I still obtained the tiger-subduing arhat fruit rank now within my body."
"Although it wasn't a particularly powerful fruit position within the Buddhist Order, it was enough for me."
"I wasn't looking to obtain the Buddhist Order's power. I merely wanted another perspective to learn from."
"Building on the power within my body, I found the path I should take in the future."
"You may indeed be powerful, but if you think you can crush me under pressure like this, that's impossible!"
As he spoke, the Tiger-Taming Arhat slowly rose to his feet.
The pressure that had enveloped his entire body grew even greater as he stood.
Yet even in the face of such immense pressure, the Tiger-Taming Arhat had no intention of backing down.
Watching this, Xu Tong couldn't help nodding.
"You really are impressive. If you hadn't been born into this world, you might well have become a truly powerful