Chapter 8: I’m Your Father, Your Backing
Chapter 8: I’m Your Father, Your Backing
“Think about it—you’ve cultivated for years to reach a certain realm, only for someone to surpass you in no time thanks to the opportunities bestowed by destiny, while you become their stepping stone.”
“All the spirit herbs you painstakingly planted, the elixirs you refined with blood and sweat—they all end up benefiting someone else because of this so-called destiny!”
“Everything that should rightfully be yours is stolen away by others because of this bullshit destiny.”
“This damn destiny is nothing but a piece of trash that deserves a good beating!”
The sudden voice in his mind made Su Ming freeze.
“This voice… Who are you?”
“I’m your father!”
“…”
The mysterious voice caught Su Ming completely off guard.
He had long assumed that unless he reached the Void Realm and left the Heaven Primordial Continent one day, he would never see his parents again.
Yet here was his father, suddenly speaking to him.
“Kid, why aren’t you even a little excited?”
“How should I be excited? My memories don’t even hold your faces, not even your names. To me, you’re no different from strangers…”
Hearing Su Ming’s words, the voice in his mind fell silent.
Then, with a bitter tone, it continued:
“Son, it’s not that we didn’t want to stay by your side. But being with us would only put you in greater danger.”
“I’ve spent my entire life fighting against destiny, suppressing many chosen protagonists, and in return, I’ve drawn its vengeance.”
“When your mother was pregnant with you, we were overjoyed—but also terrified. Because we knew destiny wouldn’t let you be born easily.”
“In the end, your mother carried you for thousands of years to confuse destiny, while I sought out a ruined world to conceal your birth. Only then were we able to bring you into this world.”
“And you didn’t disappoint us. With either the Supreme Chaos Body or the Innate Dao Bone alone, one could reach the Heavenly Dao Realm. But you possess both—meaning you are absolutely destined to step into the Boundless Realm.”
“But this also brought about your death sentence. Your mother and I calculated that the only way to break this fate is the Chaos Spirit Crystal. Only the Chaos Qi it provides can help your Supreme Chaos Body reach its peak.”
“I’m sorry your mother and I couldn’t be there for your growth. But please believe me—we love you.”
After listening to his father’s explanation, Su Ming fell silent.
Then, he held up the Chaos Spirit Crystal in his hand and asked in a trembling, hopeful voice:
“The Chaos Spirit Crystal is right here in my hand. Can you… come back to me now?”
But his father’s voice only grew more bitter.
“I know you have the Chaos Spirit Crystal. The remnant of my will within you awakened precisely because it sensed the Chaos Qi emanating from it. But this crystal is still too weak—it can only help you unlock the second layer of your Supreme Chaos Body.”
“What your mother and I are searching for is the Chaos Spirit Crystal left behind by the strongest Supreme Chaos Body wielder in history. Only that can help your physique reach its peak. Only then can our family be reunited.”
“I hope you can forgive us for leaving you in this world. We calculated that this world’s destiny is in a sealed state, concentrated mostly in just two individuals. The targeting you’d face here would be minimal.”
“If we could, we would have taken you with us, taught you ourselves, watched you grow up…”
At the end, Su Ming heard a faint sob in his father’s voice.
Having lived two lives, this was the first time Su Ming truly understood the sacrifices his parents had made for him.
Though his father’s explanation was brief, the dangers behind it were undoubtedly immense.
At this moment, Su Ming finally accepted the voice’s identity completely.
“Father, I’ve already met one of the two individuals bearing the greatest destiny. Who is the other?”
Since there was more than one chosen protagonist, he needed to prepare in advance. But the answer that followed surprised him.
“The other one… is your fiancée.”
No wonder the true female lead in the original story was the Devouring Demon Lord’s fiancée—she was the other chosen protagonist!
“Father, if destiny is targeting our family, is it really possible for me to marry a chosen protagonist?”
“Why not? Your mother was once a chosen protagonist who encompassed an entire world’s destiny, fated to marry another chosen protagonist. But I beat the hell out of that damn destiny and took her for myself. If I could do it, why can’t you?”
Faced with his father’s sheer audacity, Su Ming was momentarily speechless.
Come to think of it, the true female lead, Luo Ningshuang, wouldn’t make her official appearance until three years later. He had plenty of time to win her over before then.
“Don’t worry. With the cultivation resources your mother and I left behind, claiming the chosen female lead and crushing the male protagonist will be child’s play.”
“Are those the resources Meng Shu has?”
“No, they’re inside the Tower of Ascension.”
The so-called Tower of Ascension was a towering structure standing in the central region of the Heaven Primordial Continent. Any cultivator could enter to challenge its trials and register on its ranking list. Those who reached the top would receive its hidden opportunities.
“The Tower of Ascension was left behind by your mother and me. When you enter, it will automatically sense your presence. Once you challenge it and reach the summit, it will unlock your rewards.”
“Of course, if you fail to reach the top, most of these rewards will go to whoever does. Consider it a little test we’ve set for you—and a punishment if you slack off in your cultivation.”
Hearing this, Su Ming immediately recalled the original story’s plot.
The Tower of Ascension recorded rankings starting from the Longevity Realm all the way up to the Star Realm.
Every time the Devouring Demon Lord challenged it, the chosen protagonist Chu Fan would inevitably participate as well.
As the chosen protagonist, Chu Fan’s victory was a foregone conclusion.
Looking back, didn’t that mean all the resources his parents had prepared ended up in Chu Fan’s hands?
What a damn protagonist—he completely milked the Devouring Demon Lord dry!
“Father… Will your and Mother’s wills stay with me until the day we meet?”
“Normally, both our wills would remain dormant, only awakening under special circumstances—like this one.”
“Unless your mother and I perish, our wills will remain with you until we reunite.”
“I see… Now I understand.”
This explained the original story’s abrupt ending.
His parents, Su Wu and his mother, had died searching for the Chaos Spirit Crystal to break his death sentence!
So when the system spoke of “breaking free from fate,” it wasn’t just about Su Ming—it included his parents in this life as well.
“Sorry, son. My will can’t stay awake for long, or it might draw destiny’s attention to you…”
“Father, I’ve already experienced how disgusting destiny can be. I understand your difficulties… But before you go back to sleep, can you at least tell me your and Mother’s names?”
“Listen well. Your father’s name is Su Wu, known to the world as Su Batian! As for your mother’s name… you’ll learn it when her will awakens.”
“Son, before I sleep, let me teach you one last lesson…”
Su Wu’s voice suddenly boomed across the entire Three Saints Sect.
“Don’t hold back for the sake of destiny. Grow stronger without restraint—become someone who makes destiny itself, and all your enemies, tremble in fear! Your mother and I will be your most unshakable backing on this path!”