"And just like that... he managed to clear the entire wave..." The commentator said as the puppet shot and killed the final of the four corpses clearing the stage and leaving Du Shen looking at a great scene of devastation.
Soon, on the tower of the Cryptic Sun, a surge of energy gathered as he materialized back in his seat, clicking his tongue.
The commentator, Eccentric Long, nor Xiao Du could speak or reprimand the Cryptic Sun, but the other suns were well in their right, and in their ability to do so.
"Old fool, why did you pull something like that? Do you want to be called most unfair?" the Wisest Sun said as he addressed the Cryptic Sun.
"Humph, I thought you at least could see through it, regardless," the Cryptic Sun said as he waved his hand and a small portal appeared in the center of the Arena.
From the portal, a person came out.
It was Du Shen.
He lifted his head up and looked all around him, finding no one else but himself he spoke.
"I still need to clear two more stages, why was I pulled out?" he asked.
Not giving any regard to anyone in the arena.
Though full of people who were far stronger, and more influential, he still asked not giving anyone face for all it mattered.
The Cryptic Sun's face was livid, but he couldn't argue with the rest of the Suns, he'll be on the losing end regardless.
"You're protecting this man, even if it means being on bad terms with me," the Cryptic Sun said.
"It is the other way around, Cryptic Sun," the Red Sun said. "For you, and anyone else above Du Shen's rank in cultivation, I swear it, by my name as the Red Sun, if you come at him with the intention of harming him-"
"Stop!" Du Shen shouted stopping the Red Sun's oath.
"I appreciate your offer and protection, but I have been doing fine by myself. Though I can't handle one of the suns, or probably cultivators at the Origin Realm. I'd like to still be able to face adversaries and hone myself if I'm protected by your oath I'll find no will or reason to keep pushing forward," Shen Bao said.
The Red Sun, instead of getting angry at being told to stop by a person far weaker than him began laughing.
"Do you see why cryptic sun?! DO YOU SEE! If it was anyone else, they would have walked the earth wantonly and claimed all their hearts desire by simply using my name, but he, decided to still take on the adversities of life by the reins! This is why we didn't wish to interfere with his fate, a man who deems even the protection of one of the Suns worthless.
Take the words to heart cultivators, that is how one's mindset should be. Still, Du Shen," the Red Sun said.
"Your potential had brought a great deal of cultivator's attention toward you. They would still want to claim you or make you their slaves, I know so, because even I am tempted to do it.
The world of cultivation isn't fair, and many of us here would always want to use more cultivators and claim them as part of our force, since we ourselves cannot fight, we use cultivators underneath our rank to do that and settle our feuds, you're a perfect cultivator with almost infinite potential, and that very potential is like a heavenly treasure that everyone would want."
"Then what must I do, because I'm not going to lower my personal ability to make people not look my way, I'll still strive to learn more and reach higher."