"..."
Jillian Hayden narrowed her eyes.
The Saint was just an extra in this plan of theirs? She was interested in knowing but didn’t know if she should hear more or not. This new, powerful entity who flew in like a true fairy also made her curious, making her wonder how powerful she was.
But suddenly, she noticed something staring down on her face from the side, at a distance of not even a few centimeters.
"Beh!"
"Aaah!"
"Hehehe~"
On one side, with Epsila suddenly scaring Jillian Hayden and laughing all by herself, Fairy Divinacia asked Davis on the other side.
"Is the Saint really required to be dealt with at this moment? He seems to be heavily guarded, judging by what we know. Since he has no influence on our mission, I recommend we commit to our original plan. Epsila said she saw a few powerful figures flying this way, to this Eighth Bastion City in her strange stage. If we don’t make our retreat now and start, I’m afraid that there would be other factors interfering with our mission."
"Oh? Epsila said that?"
Davis smiled lightly as he cast a glance at the little fairy chasing around Jillian Hayden before returning his gaze.
It was true.
He already knew many experts were making their way here since Fairy Divinacia’s rapid absorption of heaven and earth energy from the Ethereal Lumina Tree with Epsila’s help caused quite a bit of instability in the grand formation of the Bastion Cities.
They had managed to find some clues leading to the Eighth Bastion City.
Still, he had put his City Lord’s forces to deal with them at the moment, so he wasn’t worried.
Davis answered calmly in response, "But I’ve already made my move as I’ve sent a few people to deal with the Saint. Don’t worry. If it fails, I’ll retreat instantly, but you all don’t need to wait for me. You can leave right now. I’ll follow as soon as I’m done."
"If that’s what you have decided, I won’t say otherwise."
Fairy Divinacia said respectfully, her pupils even looking at him with a bit of admiration and fear.
His Enigmatic Heart Laws were simply too strong, putting him on the level of Peak Exalts easily. She didn’t know how he would fare against beings at the layer limit, but she trusted he already had his plans since he appeared carefree even with the Heaven’s Warriors prowling around looking for him everywhere.
"Aside from killing that hateful Saint, is the Divine Technique really that important?" Evelynn looked unconvinced.
She also felt that for the utmost safety of Davis, they need not waste time here more than necessary. They had already wasted a few hours after Fairy Divinacia was done with her absorption.
"Evelynn, do you remember the diagnosis Jillian Hayden gave you for your bloodline?"
Evelynn pondered for a moment as she also shot a look at Jillian Hayden, who seemed to have finally calmed down and was threatening Epsila with curses, causing Epsila to be scared.
"..."
Evelynn blinked before returning her gaze, "Mhm, it was confusing, but the gist of it was that the chaotic bloodline of the Chaos Dragon acts as a balancer when it comes to both anarchy and order. It acts like yin, gentle at times and furious at others, perfectly rebounding anything that strays far from the norm."
"That’s right." Davis nodded, "Chaos grants infinite possibilities during anarchy and order, capable of changing into any Law, properties, and other energies to tackle the situation at hand to restore balance or screw it depending on the innate nature of the surroundings and many other factors. So what do you think my chaos-tempered body did to my seeds?"
Evelynn raised her hand and touched her chin. "I’m not sure..."
"But since chaos grants infinite possibilities, is it also... connected with fate?"
"Indeed." Davis nodded as he sent her a soul transmission, "From my hypothesis, chaos caused my seeds to work in my favor of siring children because I was weak compared to the environment I was in at that time, so it gave me more chances to leave my legacy behind, restoring balance regardless of the Will of the Heavens or the universal nature. This resulted in a lot of children, but recently, I’m seeing it has slowed down despite my confidence in my virility. This is because of the insane difficulty of siring children as higher stage cultivators."
"However, there’s also another factor involved, which you guessed, is my chaos seeds."
"Even if they are filled with energy capable of wisping life into existence due to life energy, the chaos in it would ultimately snap that advantage as I get stronger and stronger. In our environment, I’m already strong enough to challenge Upper Realm ruling powers, so my ability to sire children and my virility are balanced- weakened by the chaos seeds. Fate plays a huge role in how chaos seeds react. The less danger I am in, the less the chances for leaving a legacy, and the more danger I am in, the higher the chances for leaving a legacy."
"..." Evelynn blinked.
Was this the reason he had so many children a decade ago? It was difficult to replicate this again unless they moved environments? They needed to go to the Greater Realm to face a greater threat of danger?
Davis ended his hypothesis before telling her with a strange look, "This is why I want Saint Riyal Mendez’s Divine Technique. I want to believe this technique can mitigate the issue brought about by my chaos-tempered body in the higher stages."
Evelynn’s expression appeared solemn, "So... if you slept with Jillian Hayden right now because of the immense danger surrounding us, she would get pregnant?"
"..."
"Prove it." She said seriously.
"You’re crazy." Davis nearly raged as he pointed at her in a hushed gesture, still communicating with soul transmissions, "I don’t know what Zenova did to your mind, but you better return back to looking at me with a reproachful gaze when I start to look at someone else other than your sisters. Otherwise, how can I fight against temptation when I arrogantly think even the heavens aren’t the limit for me?"
"I will do as you say, but not in this expedition."
Evelynn said sternly before her phoenix eyes turned gentle, "Please be true to your desires. Regardless of the Will Corruption you say you’re enduring due to Enigmatic Heart Laws, I want you to be true to yourself. Since you like Jillian, don’t convince yourself otherwise anymore. I also like her. She’s not bad, a bit broken, but the darkness encumbering her can be lit up by you. You can save her. More than anything, I know you like her. That’s important to me."
"..."
Davis wanted to say many things, like how she knew him the best, like how it wasn’t up to him, as it was Jillian Hayden’s decision to be with him or not, since he wasn’t that head over heels for her for him to pursue badly. However, the truth was, he might not have fared better in resisting sleeping with Jillian if he hadn’t been wearing the garb of City Lord Kain.
After experiencing many things together, Jillian Hayden didn’t show much resistance to him anymore.
A bit of push, and he knew he could succeed despite what she said about wanting a man only for herself.
But this was exactly what he hated about this situation, his Enigmatic Heart Laws!
He fucking knew every emotion before he even could experience them, while the people in front of him tried to express it through words or didn’t even try to express it.
Loyalty, enmity, devotion, malice- everything was laid before him that he started low-key feeling life was bland even though it was more colorful and intriguing than before. It was incredibly useful, but it didn’t change the fact that it made a few things appear pointless.
He wasn’t afraid his cultivation journey would become pointless, but he was afraid his relationships with his lovely wives would become pointless.
He could tell this kind of reason was what drove State of Divine Possession Enigmatic Heart Law users insane. Even if they reached this level, it was hard to say if they survived it. They all had their own passion, something to be drunk on, but fell into its trap of corruption.
The Sky Word Emperor also seemed to have warned about this matter.