Ethereal Qi (2)
Ryu would have laughed if the joke wasn't so very unfunny.
That was right, why was he trying to draw a line between what actions he triggered and the Heavens doing? The Heavens wouldn't actually physically do anything, it would just feel like a series of unlucky events that would stack together against him.
Something like all those treasures he gathered up being the impetus his current greatest enemy needed to rise to a step he would have otherwise had absolutely no chance at was exactly what the sort of bad luck his previous good luck had triggered.
Sovereign Black Worm was a much older Sovereign than Aika, although much less talented and less powerful, his foundation was solid and he had experienced a lot. If this so-called Ethereal Qi could really fill in the gaps like Eska said, this was a world changing matter. It was no wonder even the usually lazy Samson had made a move.