Several minutes passed before they turned their gazes toward Yuta, a mixture of curiosity and fascination with someone considered one of the top five strongest students at the Fersleken Academy.
"What do you expect? Confirming her case? Relaxing and reading some novels. I was reading 'Crazy Story.' It's a truly amazing novel." Yuta's voice was calm, in stark contrast to their disappointed expressions. He decided to ignore them and headed to his classroom.
"Hey, wait for us, you lazy, arrogant jerk!" Gray's voice was filled with anger and resentment as he glared at Yuta, who had already walked past them.
Yuta turned his gaze toward them, sharp as a sword. "Anyone who wants to be expelled from Miss Yoshika Kyoto's class, stay. There are only 15 minutes until her class starts, and we don't have time to continue our chatter." Yuta's voice was calm as he continued on his way without looking back.
The expressions on the faces of all those except Beatrice shifted to a slight shock. They quickly headed towards Yuta, who was walking briskly.
"You bastard! Why didn't you say so from the start?" Their voices were filled with anger towards Yuta, who ignored them and sped off. The fastest pace left everyone stunned for a few seconds before they followed suit to reach him quickly.
Back from Flashback
Amazement spread across Lucy's face. She realized that each of them—Grey, Roichi, Tom, Hye, Beatrice, Armin, and Yuta—had developed significantly in the two weeks since their arrival.
Grey's ability to control the powers he received from the Beast God at such a young age was something she hadn't yet achieved. Controlling the concept of time was incredibly difficult and not something that could be easily understood or grasped.
Grey attacked the Scorpion Organization's followers with a bear-like attack he created through the ether, which formed between his horns, which had stopped growing at 34 inches. Centimeter
"Aghhhhhhhh"
"Aghhhhhhh"
"Aghhhhhhhh"
A deafening scream echoed through the area as the Scorpion Organization's followers hurled several meters into the air at the speed of light.
Some of them crashed into rocks, transforming into pools of blood, their limbs glued to the rocks.
Grey's cold expression remained unchanged as he loosened the seal preventing the power of the pool wing, aiming for a stronger effect.
His energy regeneration rate and absorption capacity began to increase noticeably. However, he didn't weaken the seal any further, as he risked multiple fatal injuries, just as he had suffered in his fight against William Falcona. He was injured both physically and spiritually, his Datian roots and mana core destroyed, resulting in fatal wounds.
If it weren't for Yuta, who possessed terrifying healing abilities, he would have been crippled or dead. But Yuta wasn't there, and there was no healer to treat him if he sustained injuries. Deadly
That's why he decided against trying to lessen the existing seal any further. He wasn't a Gia, who had been at the rank of a higher ruler, able to use the Pavilion of the Blessing with ease and without injury. After all, he was still only a Saint.
A terrifying smile spread across Gray's lips, revealing sharp teeth capable of easily cutting through the hardest metals.
"It's time for you to die."
Gray shot at lightning speed toward Yao Zi, who easily blocked his attack, taking several steps back.
"How impressive! Is that your power, Master of the Raging? You resemble a barbarian and possess their abilities." Yao Zi's voice held a hint of mockery before he roughly attacked Gray.
Gray blocked with his body, enveloped in a layer of aura and ether, making his defense many times stronger than that of a normal fighter of his level.
Gray directed his fist, enhanced by aura and fire magic, since he had lost the ability to unleash elemental spells and It remained glued to his palm.
As soon as he launched an attack, a wave of fire shot several meters after his fist collided with Yao Zi.
Grey took advantage of the situation and moved away from Yao Zi, gathering the aether into a single area to form a giant sword the size of a grown man.
Although it was heavy, weighing several tons, in Gree's hands it was just an ordinary sword.
After the dust settled, Yao Zi appeared, suffering from multiple burns all over his body, as the attack had been direct and he hadn't been able to block or avoid it.
A wicked smile appeared on Yao Zi's face as he shattered the organization's mask, revealing his features: black hair and brown eyes.
Yao Zi was naturally beautiful, and thanks to the mask, his face hadn't suffered any burns.
Yao Zi raised his hand, and the place began to become strangely confused. The sky became the earth, and the earth the sky.
The world began to shrink in on itself into an extremely small point. Outside of it lay the White World. Completely
Both Gray and Lucy Beatrice Roici were bewildered by their situation.
Yao Zi explained, a faint smile on his face:
"We're at a point called Beyond the World. We're outside our world, or rather, at the boundary between existence and non-existence. From there, we leave this world and head to the other Infinite Ordinary Worlds."
Gray's eyes narrowed as he looked at Yao Zi, who seemed calm and exaggeratedly confident.
He had easily reached the Infinite Ordinary World, which was of an infinite size. This showed that Yao Zi's power was terrifying and not to be underestimated.
Gray shot at the speed of light towards Yao Zi, who seemed unfazed. Yao Zi easily blocked Gray's attack before throwing him several meters.
Yao Zi moved at breakneck speed towards Gray, delivering two kicks to his stomach that made him spit blood from his mouth.
"Ughh ... A wicked smile spread across his lips as he muttered under his breath, "You stupid fool."
Grey stopped himself, wiping blood from his lips and chin as he gathered aether between his horns.
"In this world, there is mental power, spiritual power, and physical power, and each is further divided into several types. Mental power consists of mana, abilities, skills, and, very rarely, aether. Spiritual power is Chi, the roots of the primordial sea. Physical power is Ki, aura. These things exist in humans and lower-ranking, moral beings."
"But for higher beings—Demon Lords, rulers of the underworld, supreme dragon rulers, and beast rulers—"
"things are different. They possess mental power, sacred/chaotic aether, spiritual power, origin, physical power, origin power, or self-power."
"It seems I've finally come to understand that I don't know who I am."In truth, my life is always incomplete for some strange reason I don't understand. I always feel like something is wrong. Who am I really? Am I Grie de Molière? I don't know. My development and abilities are illogical. A lazy child who trains for two hours a day reached the rank of saint and was close to becoming a junior governor after only a few days, at the age of 15.
"And yet, there are those who have surpassed me: Armin, Tom, Gia, Jeanne, Beatrice. Despite this, I don't feel any intuition towards them. I feel alienated from myself. I know nothing about my power. It stirs within me constantly, without stopping."
"I don't even know why I'm saying this. Is it because being outside the world I was born into has made my heart open up, releasing something hidden within my reality? I don't know."
"But I'm certain of one thing, and that's that it wants to come out into the world. I think this experience has benefited me more than I expected," Grie spoke to himself with sadness, regret, and confusion all at once.
His life was strange to him. He constantly felt that something was missing, incomplete—his memories, his actions, his life, the way he spoke.
He always felt incomplete, and on top of that, he had strange dreams. Unfathomable entities and warriors, unheard of and nonexistent, haunt his dreams.
His strength, experience, and combat mindset shifted, his essence refined after each dream. He grasped how to increase his control over a raging form and loosen the seal's grip on the Wing of the Pool.
It was solely due to those dreams that the techniques he and Gray used in their tournament battles were revealed in a dream.
A sigh escaped Gray's lips as he recalled something from one of his dreams.
The ethereal energy began to slowly permeate his body as Beatrice battled Yao Zi, attempting to grant Gray more time. She was the only one capable of wielding the Wing of the Pool without any obstacles between them, and she could have defeated him, given her elevated rank to Supreme Sacred Ruler—or so they felt.
The ethereal energy flowed through his Datien roots, nerves, and Primal Sea with a tranquility and smoothness unworthy of him. Gray's presence had transformed entirely, from that of a mere mortal to that of a being. An absolute entity, Grie was ultimately a man, and this applied to Ruichi, Lucy, Gian, Armin, and Beatrice.
Therefore, the feeling of inadequacy and presence emanating from him was perfectly logical at the same time.
Gree's energy structure began to evolve, becoming stronger as his mana core merged with the aether, enhancing it tenfold. This also applied to the Primal Sea, the Roots of Datean, and Ki. The D-Molière family possessed a perfect body.
This was because the Venerable Jaliel, the Blessing of Heaven, bestowed her blessing upon the founder of the D-Molière family to defeat the Demon King, who sought to destroy the ordinary world.
This blessing continued to be passed down through the D-Molière family for several reasons, including the fact that family members married within their own families due to their energy being beyond the capacity of ordinary women.
Fearing the loss of this advantage that had kept them at the top of the world for thousands of years, making the head of the family the strongest person every thousand years,
Gree opened his eyes and moved his hand. In an arc, they returned each of them to the normal world.
Upon their return, the bodies of the Scorpion Order's followers were incomplete; Gray had only transferred the upper part of their bodies.
After several seconds, Gray's body began to return to normal. Had his clothes not remained silent to withstand his body's expansion, he would have been completely naked.
Gray collapsed to the ground, warm crimson blood gushing from lesions on his face.
He had completely exhausted his mental power while manipulating the ether to develop his mana core, Datien Roots, and Primal Sea.
He had broken directly into the Half-Ruler rank, yet he was in a critical condition. His energy was constantly being drained, and upon running out, a fighter would die instantly.
A sigh of annoyance escaped Beatrice's lips as she headed towards Gray. Under the watchful eyes of Ruichi and Lucy, they were worried, as they had nothing to treat this type of injury.
Continuous energy depletion is a serious illness that a fighter can contract in the event of a shock to the Energy centers and the universe were transported by Grie from the edge of the world to the inside without rest, to compensate for the physical transformation that had occurred within him.
The entry of his body and soul into a state of intense shock caused his energy to constantly drain, as his body believed it was still fighting.
Beatrice glanced at Grie for a fraction of a second before turning him onto his back.
"What are you doing? Do you have a cure for his condition?" Roichi asked anxiously, looking at Beatrice, who was carefully examining Grie's body.
She answered Roichi calmly, placing her hand on his head and navel, the point where his physical and spiritual powers intersect. "Yes, I know a cure. I experienced this condition several times while training, so I always carry an antidote with me."
A sigh of relief escaped Roichi's lips as he watched Beatrice place the antidote, a potion designed to calm his raging power, into his mouth.
Several seconds passed before energy began to flow from his body. Gray stopped draining himself, but Beatrice's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing news that wasn't good at all.
"However, there are two pieces of bad news and one piece of good news."
Ruicchi and Lucy approached Gray and Beatrice and sat beside her.
"What do you mean there are two pieces of bad news and one piece of good news?"
Ruicchi's gaze shifted between Gray and Beatrice, a gnawing anxiety gnawing at them. The bad news—had he regressed to F-rank again, losing all the progress he'd made over the years?
Or had he lost his ability to evolve? Or was it something worse—had he become disabled? The presence of good news offered them a little relief, though not enough to completely silence the negative and gloomy thoughts about Gray's fate.
Beatrice looked at them with pity and spoke in a calm tone, tinged with a hint of sarcasm. "The first piece of bad news is that he's unconscious and won't wake up for several days. The second is that he won't be able to use his powers for two days after he regains consciousness." "Good news! He's broken through to the rank of Junior Governor."
"However, if he weren't from the de Molière family, whose members are accustomed to intense pressure from birth, he would have died a long time ago. Even if he hadn't died, he would have fallen into a coma for several years and lost all his development and ability to use his powers for at least 20 years."
Ruichi and Lucy swallowed hard as they listened.Blood and sweat played a crucial role; it was impossible for a human to possess the same energy as a dragon.
Genes also played a part. We're not in a fantasy story where a hero transcends race through training and the power of friendship. Here, if you're a dragon, only someone with a unique dragon-specific genetic strength, a blessing bestowed by a ruler, or a powerful incarnation can defeat you. Otherwise, death will be your enemy's inevitable fate.
Yorchi opened a gateway to the Spirit World, a dimensional space where living beings cannot be placed.
After placing Grie inside his palace, located within his Spirit World, Roichi emerged with a blank stare, showing no concern for Grie.
The Balkans' numbers dwindled from five to four after the loss of both Grie, who was unconscious, and Armin, who had been transformed into an egg.
However, this didn't mean he didn't hate Grie. Yorichi considered him like a brother; they had grown up together, faced many challenges, and survived them together with the help of Lucy and Beatrice.
A deep sigh escaped him. From their mouths, they sheathed their swords, ignoring the lingering stench of blood that permeated the air even after she had disappeared.
"The world is full of weaklings, and recklessness will only lead to death," Beatrice thought to herself.
"Ugh, I have to become stronger. Even though I possess the Ruler's Blessing, which raises my strength by two ranks and increases my evolution level, my body is still weak," Roicchi said with determination. In this world, it doesn't matter who you are; what you can do matters.
Lucy, on the other hand, was lost in her own world, staring intently at the Time Ruler's bracelet, a faint smile playing on her lips.
"Guys, I have an idea for how to wake Grey up early without shortening his life by a single minute."
Beatrice and Roicchi turned to look at her, puzzled.
"Are you sure about what you're going to do?" Roicchi's voice held a hint of doubt about how to wake Grey up without shortening his life by a single minute.
A confident smile spread across Lucy's lips as She looks towards Roicci and Beatrice and laughs softly, "Watch and you'll see how I'll wake that idiot up."