Chapter 1631: Chapter 118: Faith, Will, Action, Proof!_2

These days, he has encountered quite a few World Eaters, but he was fortunate enough before to meet mostly Class V World Eaters.

Just now, it was likely due to the emergence of his incarnation that it attracted a Class VI World Eater.

However, he had already prepared for this and had been staying near the Realm Membrane’s Membrane Eye, ready to escape at any moment. Thus, he wasn’t entirely panicked.

“I was really scared to death!”

At this moment, Bare-Butt Kiddo’s voice rang out suddenly, still shaken.

Wang Ba turned his head to look at Bare-Butt Kiddo, seeing him standing without shame despite being entirely naked. Even though their minds were connected, Wang Ba couldn’t help but feel his face darken.

With a wave of his hand, the Primordial Fetus membrane that had fallen off earlier transformed into a novice monk’s robe, draping Bare-Butt Kiddo.

The little novice monk looked at Wang Ba nervously, afraid that his true body would cover his mouth again. This time, however, he was much more obedient, refraining from babbling and instead squeezing out a silly smile.

“Heh heh.”

His rosy lips and teeth shone, and though his head was bald, he looked irresistibly adorable.

He waved his hands repeatedly in front of him:

“I definitely didn’t say anything this time!”

Seeing this, Wang Ba’s expression slightly relaxed, and then he muttered:

“Let’s give you a name, so it’s easier to call you. Since you were born rooted in Master Xin Yuan’s relic, let’s call you ‘Daoist Kong.'”

“Seriously, could you at least try having a bit of aesthetic sense?”

Upon hearing this, the novice monk couldn’t help but start chattering again:

“All the names you’ve come up with–Ice Daoist, Daoist Yuanci–they completely lack distinction, not an ounce of sophistication! They sound as common as random stray dogs! Now you’re naming me like this… Oh Master Buddha! Could it be less…”

Seeing Wang Ba’s face darken once more as the Yellow Dao Domain stirred ominously, the novice monk’s heart skipped a beat. He quickly said:

“Ahem, uh, perhaps I should just pick my own name, what do you think?”

“Pick your own name?”

Wang Ba snorted lightly for a rare moment.

If it were other matters, he wouldn’t be so confident, but when it came to naming…

“Let’s hear it then. I’ll bet you can’t come up with anything better than ‘Daoist Kong.'”

The novice monk’s bright, lively eyes darted back and forth, and in an instant, he came up with a name:

“I cultivate the ‘Empty,’ and enter Zen. Why not call me ‘Kong Zen’?”

“Kong Zen?”

Wang Ba furrowed his brow slightly.

But before he could say anything, the novice monk, fearing that Wang Ba might give him another ridiculous name, hurriedly declared:

“That’s settled! I shall be ‘Kong Zen!'”

With that, he mimicked proper form, clasping his small hands into a single mudra, slightly bowing before Wang Ba:

“Little monk Kong Zen greets Tan Yue.”

His voice was crisp but carried faint traces of Buddhist resonance.

A subtle, detached Zen aura even appeared between his brows.

Seeing this, Wang Ba, though still unconvinced by the name, was too lazy to argue any further and asked directly:

“How do you plan to solve your cultivation now?”

Xituo Continent was originally the most suitable place, yet now that spiritual energy had been severed, someone like Wang Ba could benefit from avoiding the interference of spiritual energy, fully focusing on perceiving his own cultivation paths and perfecting his Dao Domain.

But for Kong Zen, it held no benefit whatsoever.

Moreover, the ‘Empty’ in ‘Unseen Power’ wasn’t a literal essence. There was no ‘Empty Spiritual Energy’ in the world, unlike Daoist Yuanci who could cultivate in places rich in Yuanci force.

However, Kong Zen was born of the relic formed from Xin Yuan’s demonic thought as well as his essence and blood. Even during his incubation, Wang Ba had infused him with Xin Yuan’s lifetime of cultivation insights. He was born a Buddha seed, so perhaps he had another idea.

Sure enough, Kong Zen slightly furrowed his brows, then spoke with an old-soul tone:

“Tan Yue need not worry; this matter is simple for me!”

With that, he raised his small hands into a mudra and recited a few lines of scripture under his breath.

Soon enough, a large mass of Chaos Origin Substance spilled forth from Xin Yuan’s corporeal body nearby, its surface rapidly dispersing.

It seemed ready to be pulled back by an unseen force.

“Hurry up and help out!”

Kong Zen immediately broke his serene demeanor, hopping and shouting in panic.

His voice carried an unmistakable childish whine.

Wang Ba glanced at him, and the Yellow Dao Domain promptly expanded outward, capturing the massive Chaos Origin Substance.

Inwardly, Wang Ba was secretly astonished.

For such an amount of Chaos Origin Substance to manifest–it was truly rare and extraordinary.

Even holding it within the Yellow Dao Domain felt as if it bore significant weight!

Kong Zen immediately clasped his hands around it with a grin, and the murky surface of the mass quickly faded away as if ice meeting sunlight. It transformed into a single drop of pure Spiritual Liquid, which seeped into his palm.

In the next instant.

The previously mortal-like aura of Kong Zen erupted with rapid ascension!

Class I, Class II, Class III, Class IV…

His elevation in realm was as effortless as drinking water, climbing tier upon tier.

His bones gleamed like crystals, his flesh emitted a fragrant aroma, and a vivid auspicious scarlet mole blossomed on his forehead. A Buddha’s Light emerged behind his head. Though he appeared only five or six years old, as he clasped his hands together solemnly, he faintly bore the visage of a Buddha.

Yet, despite Kong Zen’s near-instant enlightenment, he eventually reached his limit.

After attaining the Fourth Tier, though his aura continued to fluctuate, it ultimately stopped at the peak of the Fourth Tier, refusing to ascend further.

“Haha, how about that? Didn’t I say it’d be easy!”

Kong Zen grinned smugly, his composed High Monk demeanor completely ruined.

Wang Ba couldn’t hide the surprise in his heart, but seeing Kong Zen’s unabashed self-satisfaction, he frowned and advised:

“Although you’ve leapt forward to just before Immortal Ascension, it was simply by borrowing Master Xin Yuan’s legacy, standing on the shoulders of predecessors. But if you wish to truly ascend and form a Dao Domain, it will require truly experiencing cultivation step by step.”