Chapter 1366 Tian Wen’s Gift

• Tian Wen had vanished. Yet the Tian family kept it quiet, because their situation wasn’t great. And right now… inside the River of Laws. Splash, splash. The great current flowed. Tian Wen’s figure hovered at the edge of that river, not falling in. Even so, the water of law ate away at her. The stray breath of the Grand Dao kept gnawing at her flesh. The Dao lashed her like a whip, cracking against her body until she almost came apart. But her eyes blazed like stars. Thrilled. Tian Wen was wildly excited. This was the first time in her life she had seen so many laws—face-to-face, up close. Laws hang high above; only those that match your own nature can be touched and refined. And now, it felt like she could see all paths under heaven. The thick, heavy Law of Death was the strongest, stripping her life away with every pulse. In the river, Damon King stood bathing in its flow. He said, “If you want a titled sovereign, you need at least nine Imperial Auras refined. Today…I’m letting you stand before the River of Laws. You cultivate Life, and now you’ve got Thunder too. Tell me—what other paths do you want?” Three thousand great daos, endless roads. If Tian Wen wanted them, Damon could make it happen. Tian Wen slowly woke from her shock. Her mind felt stiff, but she still managed, “City Lord, my body can’t take any more extra paths.” “Hm?” Damon frowned, and she flinched, rushing to add, “Life and Thunder are already the limit my body can bear. But I can pick branches within Life and Thunder that fit me.” Damon nodded. Like Dragonling had said before, each great dao holds three thousand minor ways. Thunder has killing, destruction, piercing… Every path hides countless possibilities. “You can come down and try,” Damon said. Tian Wen jolted. “I don’t dare.” It wasn’t that she feared the river. It was that… this was Damon’s domain. Stepping into another’s laws was like stealing their deepest secret. “It’s fine.” Damon waved her on. “The paths here are endless. If you grasp one, it’s your fortune. I’m walking the road of the Master of Myriad Ways. I can’t and won’t hold everything myself. If you’ve got the skill, learn whatever you can.” That was Damon’s confidence—and his heart. Tian Wen was awed by his ambition. At the same time, her chest burned with hope. To serve someone like this meant her future could be limitless. “Come on.” “Yes.” Tian Wen dropped the hesitation. She leapt straight into the Law of Life. Splash, splash. The water rushed over her, scouring her body. Part of this Life path matched her own insight and didn’t hurt her. But the wider rules of Life tore her body apart. Here, Tian Wen was an intruder. “Ah—” In a heartbeat, the laws scoured her down to bare bone. The next instant, life power flooded her, and flesh bloomed back. Pain and joy tangled. She endured, letting the river strip her down and remake her, forcing herself to sit in the current. Splash, splash. Face the laws, grasp the laws. Her body melted and reformed again and again, tasting the core truth of Life. Far away, Damon only glanced at her, then looked away. He just had to make sure she didn’t die. Whether she could understand anything—was on her. Thunder, before, had just been a test. He closed his eyes and sank into the Law of Death. Death was the most, the densest. Damon needed to think about his next step. Splash, splash. The river kept flowing. In the hush, both of them trained and listened to the laws. Time raced by. When Damon opened his eyes again, three days had gone. “Four days left.” Four more days, then he’d take his city lord’s seat. Not much time for him, and not much for Tian Wen, either. He looked toward the Law of Life. “Huh?” He hadn’t expected much. But one look made him freeze. “Six Imperial Auras.” Damon was honestly stunned. Tian Wen now wore six Imperial Auras, twining around her like living ribbons. No—seven; the Thunder aura he’d given her made another. In the river of Life, Thunder wouldn’t show itself. On Tian Wen, six same-source Imperial Auras kept cycling. “That is…” Damon took a close look at those six. The first carried a deep surge of vitality—mostly restoration. The second tasted like… longevity. A road of long life? He wasn’t well-versed in Life’s branches, so all he could do was guess. But the third felt different—sharp, severing. Cutting off vitality? The Law of Life can restore—and it can sever. “Well damn.” He couldn’t help it. “She’s a born prodigy.” Her talent was insane. Handling both Thunder and Life wasn’t some casual trick. That day, all those supremes who merged into his river only took one path. Only Tian Wen held two. The fourth, the fifth… Boom. As he watched, her seventh Imperial Aura appeared. “Nice.” Damon was pleased. The stronger her talent, the more she could help him. Six great paths in just three days? Freakish. Then a thought hit him. “With talent like this, and she’s not top tier in the Tian family? Why?” According to Tian Wen, their most monstrous genius had refined eight Imperial Auras already. Yet she’d hit six in three days. Sure, standing inside the River of Laws gave her a massive edge. But the gap still felt off. He looked at her again and an idea formed. “Tian Wen’s the real monster. The others are bait the Tian family throws out.” He figured he was probably right. He smiled. Other people’s business—why get hung up on it? He shook his head and let it go. As long as this turned out well, that’s all that mattered. Damon closed his eyes again. Four days left. Let’s see how far she can go. Time slid by again… On the sixth day— “City Lord.” Tian Wen’s voice pulled Damon from the depths of Death. “Not going on?” Tian Wen said, “City Lord, I have a favor to ask.” “What is it?” “Please remove the Thunder aura from me.” “Hm?” Damon was surprised. “Why? You don’t like it?” He’d never heard of anyone turning down an extra Imperial Aura.