I Can Read People's Comments-Chapter 179: Fighting the Fist Emperor

[Chapter 178 Comments]

[Xinhuan: Is there a possibility to learn more than one Dao?]

[TheTavius08: nice I keep that in mind.Just got to make sure i complete my quote for killing inferior races for the empirium of man before you come.]

[Adam_Balch_7324: There’s a strong possibility of a time skip, though we won’t know for sure right away. There have already been a few side skips to show some of the others perspectives.]

…

Theo looked at the comments and nodded in understanding. "I see. A potential time skip, huh? For me, I have been doing a lot of things in the past few days, while for you guys, it’s just a simple time skip. That’s why it’s kind of random for me to see your comments. So, the time skip you see is not something I also see.

"As for the possibility of learning more than one Dao, I can only say it’s not possible. I sensed seven Daos, including the Space Dao previously. But the moment I grasp one, I kind of lose my connection with the other six.

"For example, there are Illusion and Reality. No matter how close they are and how the illusion wants to become a reality, it’s still an illusion. The same applies to Reality power. That’s why there will be a conflict in the fundamentals even if you think that combining two abilities is amazing.

"And I hope that you are kidding about that, TheTavius08. Even though I have killed a lot of people, which probably makes my words a bit unconvincing… I still want to say that if you don’t have to, don’t kill anyone even if it’s just a joke. Without you realizing it, you’re going to change in one way or another."

After replying to the comments, Theo stood up.

"Are you ready, Dad?" Mia, who was accompanying him to the battle, came to him with a smile.

"Yeah." Theo nodded with a serious expression.

Theo opened the door leading to the platform where he could fight the Fist Emperor.

The platform was a simple circular platform. There was a young man standing on the opposite side, waiting for him.

The young man had short black hair and a pair of brown eyes. He looked innocent, but the fierceness of his gaze indicated that he had killed a lot even if it wasn’t a human. His body wasn’t too muscular, but not too thin either.

As soon as he saw Theo coming out of the room, the young man clasped his hands and lowered his head, politely greeting Theo. "Soldier of Divine Kingdom, under the direct command of the second princess, Liu Wuhua greets esteemed Mr. Feng."

Since he was acting as his old friend, he obviously introduced himself as Feng Hao.

"Mhmm." Theo nodded with a smile.

The soul of Luo Tian stood by his side as he said, "This is my successor. The purity of his strength as well as his heart suits me."

"Hearing the Divine Kingdom makes me think that this kid will be a fierce general someday." Theo chuckled. Theo had changed his form to that of his original appearance to show that he wasn’t as young as him and that Mia was his daughter.

"Of course, I want him to reach as high as possible." Luo Tian didn’t continue much because he didn’t want to overpraise his successor and make him complacent.

Theo nodded in understanding. "In that case, let’s begin, shall we? I don’t think we have a lot of time left."

"Agreed." Luo Tian turned to the young man and said, "As we discussed earlier, I would demonstrate my power in your body to show you what you should do in the future. I hope that you could learn a lot from this encounter."

"I understand, Master. I won’t disappoint you." Liu Wuhua nodded solemnly.

Luo Tian’s soul then gradually entered Liu Wuhua’s body. A blue-colored energy leaked out of the body before it steadily stabilized and formed a thin layer of skin.

Luo Tian opened his eyes as he raised both hands. "I have grasped the movement of this body. Should we begin?"

Theo raised his hand, activating the spirit. He was lucky… or rather unlucky because the weapon he got was the gravity staff.

’As expected, the author is playing with probability. He knows that if he shows another weapon, there won’t be any enjoyment in the future. This is why the last two weapons are something that I’ve gotten previously… even though if we’re talking about equal probability, each weapon only has 10%.’

Theo could only sigh inwardly, complaining to the author. However, he couldn’t deny that this weapon would be beneficial in this fight.

Theo spun around the staff for a bit as if he were trying to familiarize himself with it.

"Isn’t your weapon a sword? Are you perhaps underestimating me?" Luo Tian asked.

"A man such as yourself should know that I am not." Theo smiled as he gently stomped the ground with it, producing a small shock wave.

Luo Tian’s body couldn’t help but tremble, realizing the profoundness of his handle.

"In that case, my apologies. Let us begin."

Theo glanced to the side.

Mia had learned how to spell a few words in their native language so that she wouldn’t look suspicious. She snapped her fingers as a teddy bear appeared between them. The teddy bear was holding a number on top of its head.

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"Two…"

"One…"

The number kept changing until it finally reached zero. The bear suddenly popped out like a balloon, releasing a bit of pink smoke as a sign of the start of the match. "Begin!"

Both Theo and Luo Tian jumped forward.

Theo swung his staff from above, while Luo Tian covered his fist with essence.

Luo Tian punched the staff from below, trying to knock it up. But to his surprise, he felt his entire body suddenly become much heavier, especially his fist. It caused his momentum to slow down.

*Bam!* Theo slammed the staff with every ounce of his strength, trying to push Luo Tian’s body to the ground.

It seemed that this Liu Wuhua had a good foundation. His lower body was powerful enough for Luo Tian to maintain his balance.

After that, with a single breath, the nature of his energy changed. He stomped on the ground as the energy dispersed to the surrounding area, defying the increase in gravity.

Obviously, the gravity couldn’t be changed that way, so Luo Tian only used that energy to push his body up to counter the weight from gravity.

As a result, he managed to hold on.

"What a powerful ability." Luo Tian smiled.

"The kid has a good foundation," Theo acknowledged with a smile.

"Yeah." Luo Tian’s feet pressed the ground a bit more as a surge of strength rose from his lower body to his upper body. "Bull Strength."

Theo waved his staff from the side, but Luo Tian skillfully blocked it with a palm. Theo kept swinging his staff from one side to another, while Luo Tian remained blocking it with his strength. Even though his movement was a bit restricted by the gravity that the staff harnessed, he was still fast and powerful enough to repel the staff.

It seemed like Luo Tian was learning the movement of the staff. Suddenly, he stepped forward, punching forward.

Theo hurriedly slid his staff and put it in front of his chest, blocking the punch.

However, the energy from the fist erupted, causing the air to crackle.

All of a sudden, Theo felt an enormous force right on the staff, pushing him back several meters.

Luo Tian released his breath again, saying, "That one was the Reverse Fist."

"Interesting." Theo smiled. It seemed that Luo Tian was also using this opportunity to show the potential of the martial art he gave Mia as thanks.

"You haven’t shown your new power." Luo Tian smirked, taunting Theo that the staff wasn’t enough to defeat him.

"How about forcing me to use it?"

Luo Tian clenched his fists as he jumped forward. Theo waved his staff down with the help of gravity, but Luo Tian suddenly raised his fist.

Suddenly, Theo noticed something was wrong with the fist. This wasn’t like the martial art he utilized earlier. Instead, it was resonating with his Space Dao.

"!!!" Theo was quite surprised, but he immediately activated the space.

When the staff and the fist were about to clash, the energy on the fist expanded, causing the staff to be unable to hit the fist. In addition, the air trembled violently as if the air itself were about to self-destruct.

Meanwhile, the space around Theo’s staff also began to change. On one side, it was expanding. On the other side, it was shrinking.

The phenomenon caused the distortion that neutralized the fist’s energy.

This clash produced a powerful shock wave that vibrated the entire tower. It was so powerful that both Luo Tian and Theo were pushed back.

Since there was a distance, Luo Tian hurriedly punched forward. "Tiger Echo Fist."

The punch released a sound like that of a droplet falling into the body of water. However, that serene sound soon changed as if an eruption occurred as a tiger’s head formed from the tiger, releasing a thunderous roar.

Theo waved his staff gently, causing the space in front of him to distort. The distortion actually affected the tiger’s head.

When the tiger’s head hit the distortion, the tiger’s head began to deform before expanding until it popped out into nothing.

After that, Theo raised his left hand and clutched it as if he were crushing the air.

"!!!" Luo Tian felt the pressure as if there was an invisible arm trying to grab him. However, a single stomp was all it took for Luo Tian to neutralize this energy.

After that, he punched forward, releasing a powerful air torrent toward him.

Theo snapped his fingers as the air in front of him cracked. The air hit the crack, but it felt like a wall, not letting the air touch Theo.

Mia, who was watching from the side, couldn’t help but notice the slight change in her father’s expression. It reminded her of the past.

…

Two years ago.

"Dad… Dad…" Mia panted a few times.

"What’s wrong?" Theo smiled while picking her up on his arm.

"You know, you know. I want to be like you! I want to be the strongest person in the world."

"Is that so? Then, Daddy will cheer for you."

"Un!" Mia nodded with a big smile on her face.

But at that time, Theo looked like he was a bit sad about it. "Daddy?"

Theo gently smiled, saying, "I’m sure that you won’t understand this right now. But being the strongest isn’t necessarily a good thing. Sure, you can do a lot of things with your power and no one can say anything about it.

"But you will lose the drive to get stronger. No one can be your rival, and even if you lower your strength to match your opponent, you won’t feel fulfilled. In the end, you will lose the excitement to get stronger… After all, there are limited things we can do in our world to get stronger.

"Daddy can find some excitement in learning new things, but in the end, it’s going to run out soon. That’s why becoming the strongest will make you lonely."

Mia didn’t understand it back then. Even right now, she couldn’t claim that she could understand it completely.

However, it was true that Theo looked bored from time to time. Everything was going according to plan and under his control, which didn’t incite his fighting spirit.

That was why Theo didn’t say much whenever she caused trouble and led a lot of people to him. He looked like he was complaining, but it was igniting the blaze in his heart.

Mia looked at her father, thinking, ’I know that the Fist Emperor can’t do much in his current condition, especially because of the low strength of that body, and my dad is matching his power. But… I hope that the Fist Emperor can put up a good fight even in that condition.’