Jiang Wang gradually learned Shuten-dōji's techniques, and after modifications, they became more reasonable and stronger in combat.
Even techniques accumulated over thousands of years are not perfect; there are still areas that can be modified.
Jiang Wang used the brain worm's super computing power to find the loopholes in the technique and quickly revised and modified it.
So, what happened before everyone's eyes surprised them. Jiang Wang, who had been suppressed before, was now suppressing his opponent.
Shuten-dōji was forced into retreat, looking utterly pathetic. He roared repeatedly, but it was all just impotent rage.
He was probably also puzzled as to why Jiang Wang used the same technique with greater agility and power than him.
Jiang Wang swung his sword, and he swung his blade in return. Their forces collided, and he was sent flying.
"Are you kidding me? Why is this happening? I can't understand it, I can't accept it!"
Shuten-dōji said, gripping his katana, that in a fit of extreme rage he had used every technique imaginable.
As a result, Jiang Wang learned all the techniques, rendering his attacks meaningless.
"Is that all? It seems you don't have many moves. You learned them in just a few steps."
Jiang Wang said, giving Shuten-dōji a disdainful look.
Most of the members of the World Serpent are those whose mental cultivation is inadequate.
Taking shortcuts on the path of spiritual practice can very likely lead to this outcome; the growth of both mind and strength must be balanced.
In particular, if one does not firmly grasp one's spiritual state, one will fall into a strange state and become a hindrance.
Shuten-dōji is very old. He looks like a child, but he is actually an old monster who has lived for thousands of years.
His mental cultivation was naturally far superior to that of other World Serpent members.
However, he still had a psychological vulnerability, what is known as an inner demon.
The concept of inner demons can be interpreted in many ways, such as a certain obsession or a certain fear.
This thing requires long-term suppression, or rather, adjusting one's mindset, to gradually resolve.
The general process for resolving this is either to let it go or to confront and overcome it head-on.
Shuten-dōji's inner demon was naturally "Holy Light," and he feared those who used it.
Jiang Wang was putting pressure on Shuten-dōji at this moment, using psychological tactics to make him waver.
Once he wavers, he will easily reveal his weaknesses.
"A weakness is fleeting!"
Jiang Wang caught a glimpse of the struggle in Shuten-dōji's eyes and immediately accelerated towards him.
With a swing of his broken sword, he left a gruesome mark on Shuten-dōji's body.
Blood splattered as a surge of primordial power mixed with blood erupted.
"You, your entire body is the essence of the world..."
Jiang Wang squinted, a few drops of blood splattered on his body, and for a moment, he became somewhat dazed.
The power of the world's origin is mixed with memories from the "world".
Upon coming into close contact with the blood tainted with the power of origin, some images flashed through Jiang Wang's mind.
To be honest, when watching World Memories before, we needed to use a special prop developed by the Final Evolution organization.
But at this moment, just by touching the blood, Jiang Wang's memories were already flooding back.
It was a record pieced together from many images.
"So you are the chosen one of the world."
Jiang Wang said, his gaze becoming subtle as he looked at the heavily injured Shuten-dōji lying on the ground.
The term "chosen one" simply means "protagonist".
It belongs to a special existence within a world, highly anticipated by the world's consciousness.
In order to protect itself and ensure the security of the world, global consciousness will cultivate powerful and effective entities.
If a powerful enemy invades, this "protagonist" will be assigned to fight back.
It is a means of self-preservation for the world consciousness.
In fact, there are generally many units that are highly anticipated by the world.
These special beings, under the micro-manipulation of world consciousness, will receive some kind of "help".
For example, in dire straits, one might suddenly unleash tremendous power; or during cultivation, one might find things going more smoothly.
It's not just about growth in strength; technological advancements are also possible.
The world's consciousness might manipulate so-called "fate," giving scientists a sudden, wondrous inspiration.
These "protagonists" are highly anticipated by the world's consciousness and are the core force for developing and strengthening the world.
The Shuten-dōji before them was the protagonist among protagonists, an extremely special existence.
The first thing to understand is that the only thing the world consciousness can do for the Children of the World is to influence them.
The world consciousness has no way to truly interfere with the choices made by the chosen ones; it can only indirectly control them through changes in some details.
For example, an apple suddenly falls and hits someone on the head.
Then this person started to wonder, why does the apple fall?
This is the indirect influence of world consciousness, a very weak form of intervention.
Of course, this is not absolute; it mainly depends on the strength of the world consciousness itself.
A powerful and mature world consciousness, capable of even personally engaging in combat.
Every world has a different way of nurturing its chosen ones.
Some prefer the technological route, some are inclined towards a particular race, and some are inclined towards a certain power...
The world in which Shuten-dōji was born employed a very unique method.
That is, to devote everything to cultivating just one strong person; just one is enough.
This is what is known as the creation of a world god. Only one strong person is needed, an absolutely powerful person who can sweep away all enemies.
Arranging for this powerful being to become the world's "god," worshipped by all, ruling over and protecting everything—that is enough.
This is the kind of world Shuten-dōji operates in.
However, this approach is very unstable and has a very low tolerance for error.
All parties in the world will try their best to achieve balanced development in a more convenient way.
Even if there is some kind of development competition, it won't result in a winner-takes-all scenario where the loser eats the dust.
Things that fail in competition are not necessarily useless; they can continue to exist.
The more balanced development is, the greater the stability of the world and the more confident we are in countering various risks.
If we only cultivate one strong individual, the risk is too great; one wrong move and we could lose everything.
And naturally, an accident occurred in Shuten-dōji's world.
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