316: Watcher

But at this moment, Zhuge Tianming said in a deep voice, “I already have a general idea of how I can fully Awaken. What I need to do next is to make the Destiny talent more useful!”

“Oh?” Xiao Fan raised his eyebrows.

“Fill all the empty spaces in the compass?”

“No…” Zhuge Tianming shook his head and said, “It's about having more empathy.”

“Many times, my perspective-taking is actually not rigorous enough, because I am ultimately me, not someone else.”

“But when my Destiny connects with others, I can fully understand everything a certain person endures, whether it's happiness or pain.”

“Only when one fully understands the other party is one qualified to make a choice to change Destiny; otherwise, it's just nonsense.”

“And to fully Awaken, I need to understand the hearts of many, many people, from humble footmen to merchants, and even distant foreign races. I need to understand every different Destiny among all living beings.”

“Don't think that because I currently have many Destinies connected in my hand, it has advanced the Awakening process much, because the Destinies of most people in the Super God Class are largely similar.”

“Next, I need to go and see other people, for example, those with insufficient talent, children with bad luck, and pitiful people who are born with diseases. This is my Dao!”

Xiao Fan nodded heavily and asked again, “Then after Awakening… will you be able to control others' Destinies as you wish?”

He mainly wanted to know if the Destiny talent had any explosive abilities. So far, although the Destiny talent had made many crucial moves.

But… Xiao Fan always felt something was missing. In terms of destructive power and offensive power, it was still… not quite enough.

Zhuge Tianming, however, shook his head and said, “I only wish to be a guardian, not a controller.”

“Arbitrarily changing others' Destinies is actually trampling on their dignity and lives.”

“If I were to take the path of a controller, my vision would be to make this world a better place after changing countless Karma lines.”

“But I don't have that ability. Karma lines have a strong butterfly effect. What is good for one person here might bring devastating disaster to an innocent person on the other side.”

“But a guardian also has the particularity of a guardian.”

Zhuge Tianming adjusted his glasses and said, “Perhaps by then, I will be able to see the extended lines of Destiny.”

“Which is the future!”

“See the future?” Everyone present changed their expressions slightly.

These four words were explosive enough.

Xiao Fan smiled. My second-in-command is someone who can see the future.

That's cool enough!

Then, he looked at Kong Fangxiang and asked with a smile, “What about Old Kong?”

Everyone looked over.

Kong Fangxiang sighed, helplessly furrowing his brow, and said, “As for me… I actually don't know if the Dao I'm taking is correct.”

“The prerequisite for using Lawful Utterance is to achieve a logical closed loop!”

“And I can use a form of self-deception. Simply put, if I myself believe it can be a closed loop, then it can be.”

“This sounds good, but it's completely subjective, with no objectivity whatsoever!”

“But once a person loses the ability to view things objectively, it's easy to go to extremes.”

“Before, I was always hesitant. I didn't know if I should go this way.”

“But the enemies in the trial won't give you time to hesitate!”

“I must make a choice to win this trial!”

“Besides, am I going to keep hesitating like this?”

Kong Fangxiang muttered to himself, “I don't believe time can bring answers.”

“The longer one hesitates, the easier it is to get lost!”

“I also thought about one thing at the time: how would the captain choose?”

“The answer is obvious: the captain would not hesitate.”

“A completely subjective Dao, at least for now, is beneficial because it directly brings power. As for whether it's good or bad in the long run… I can only say, what happens in the future, we'll deal with in the future!”

“Let's just go with it for now.”

“What's more, Tianming can help me.”

Old Kong looked at Zhuge Tianming and smiled knowingly.

Zhuge Tianming's explanation of Destiny already indicated that it was a Dao that must be objective.

He, on the other hand, was completely subjective.

Perhaps on their path forward, the two could neutralize each other and ultimately find that “correct” Dao.

“Then what about your Intent?” Xiao Fan raised his eyebrows.

Kong Fangxiang shook his head and said, “I haven't been able to condense an Intent.”

“Because, in the final analysis, I'm still not firm enough, and someone who isn't firm enough cannot condense an Intent.”

Xiao Fan frowned and said, “You're already on the verge of success, how can you still not be firm enough?”

Kong Fangxiang shook his head and said, “It's not Lawful Utterance that's on the verge of success, it's Devil Muscular Man that's on the verge of success. And the Intent condensed by the Devil Muscular Man path is definitely not as strong as that of the Lawful Utterance path. A person can't have two Intents, so I gave up.”

“What the!?” Xiao Fan was greatly shocked. He really hadn't expected things to develop this way.

It was Devil Muscular Man that was on the verge of success?

Only Myth-Grade, and a small portion of Divine-Grade, could Awaken. There had never been a precedent for Devil Muscular Man Awakening before.

“Wasn't Devil Muscular Man determined to be an un-Awakenable talent?” Xiao Fan asked, puzzled.

Kong Fangxiang smiled and said, “But if there's external force aiding it, perhaps the impossible can become possible.”

“What external force?” Xiao Fan was too curious.

What incredible Opportunity did he gain in the trial?

It actually allowed an un-Awakenable talent to forge a Dao of Awakening.

Kong Fangxiang raised his hand, and a devilish Qi slowly emerged. He said in a deep voice, “I am digesting this part of the power.”

This made Xiao Fan even more shocked, saying, “This… can even be digested?”

“Yes, the Devil was originally a part of me.” Kong Fangxiang's eyes were complex as he said, “When Devil Muscular Man is fully Awakened, that will be when I have completely digested this part.”

“Then the Devil… will also completely disappear.”

At this moment, everyone clearly noticed a yearning emotion appear in the black Qi.

The Devil wanted to live.