Cassius stood frozen, not once, never once had it crossed his mind that the boys could pull it off, he thought they'd get beaten and he'd be forced to intervene..
Yet, he watched as impossibly, Raiden kept the monster at bay, at the cost of his own wellbeing, performing an act of death and resurrection that still left Cassius wondering just what was that…
He watched as the boys pulled out moves they had no business knowing at such a stage, and then overpowering a monster, not only far removed from their realms of power, but carrying a bloodline that gave it an impossible advantage..
He watched as the monster exploded into scattering bits, taking the surrounding 10KM with it..
Gulp~~~ general, just what the hell did you place in my care….
At this point, he'd be foolish if he hadn't already realized that those three kids were far from your typical recruits..
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Within a massive 500 meter wide crater, three youths could be seen, breaths ragged, bodies aching, well, two had aching bodies, the third was already getting back on his feet…
"Bloody…huff… undying.. huff… monster" Leon managed to spit out before collapsing on his back…
Damien hadn't even bothered, he'd crashed the moment they realized the demon was actually gone…
He couldn't believe it, that thing was shrugging off their attacks like it was child's play…
He knew, not just him, Leon as well, they both knew, should they have come across anything near that level of power, they'd have been helpless chickens..
They couldn't help but find it fortunate that the previous three peak tier 4 demons had spiritual domains and that too, domains that affected pride, otherwise….
It was at this moment that any thoughts of underestimating demons died out completel, for if a mere uncommon grade bloodline wielder could already cause this much trouble, then what sort of monsters were wielding noble, royal, imperial and infernal grade bloodlines???
Thinking here, Damien's eyes fell on Raiden who was currently coarsing his blade, his touch gentle, whispering words of comfort, almost as if to a lover..
If it wasn't for this…undying monster…. As Leon had called him, they'd both be deader than dead…
Even among monsters, there are still unreasonably powerful individuals..
His master and uncle, the emperor's voice couldn't help ringing in his head…
He believed it now, because even after they'd just gave their all, bodies aching, exhausted, that monster was already on his feet, skin flawless, breathing even, almost as if nothing had happened…
Sigh~~~~, I'll just stop comparing myself to this monster for my peace of mind…
He pulled a mythic grade stamina and health potion, popped the lids, and poured into his mouth, closing his eyes, adopting to rest like Leon…
Meanwhile
"Forgive me, eve"
Buzzzzzzzz
"I know, but there wasn't any other way, you were the true mvp this time"
Buzzzzz(humph, I know, I'm amazing)
Raiden couldn't help chuckling at his sword's antics…
"Now, let's not waste this opportunity"…
He wasn't about to let this chance slip, with three common grade peak tier 4 and One Uncommon Grade Peak tier 4 demon, he was sure he could reach the 8th, maybe even 9th level of the apprentice stage..
And so, he sat down cross legged, eve, laid across his lap, as he pushed {LIFE DRAIN} and {Death Origin Sutra} to their limits…
The moment the techniques activated, a dense green cloud of essence burst forth into the air, it covered the entirety of the five hundred meter wide crater, the potency of the life essence making flowers bloom instantaneously, only for {Death Origin Sutra} to snatch it all away, the vibrant life filled atmosphere immediately turned a lifeless grey, as the dense cloud of life essence became pure DEATH…
It was so thick, the atmosphere trembled, the space surrounding a kilometer radius almost dying out, with fractures appearing here and there…
Raiden, not one to delay, immediately urged the essence into his body…
Now, his trait {Undying}, this trait with an anger issue, was already seething, because when Raiden had pushed {Solar Empowerment} to the limits, the Solar essence within him rampaged, liquifying his organs, his entire internal structure had turned into molten sludge before the trait kicked in, flooding his body with enough vitality to suffocate even Solar essence..
Now, this same trait that was still seething from the last attempt an energy had on its host, was very unwelcoming when death tried pulling the same thing..
It didn't wait for Raiden to be on the brink, no, it immediately surged, drowning Raiden's entire system with so much vitality that, had {Pain Immunity} not been active, would have caused him to suffer unimaginable pain…
Death, being drowned out with pure overwhelming vitality, could only follow the set route and navigate its course towards Raiden's aura heart, helping him advance…
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While the three kids recovered and cultivated, not too far from their destination, flying swiftly towards misty mountain were 5 youths, no older than 18, their bearing extraordinary, their expressions no longer dismissive but serious, with an edge of caution..
"Senior brother Shen, what do you think caused that explosion" a thin youth at the further back asked the leading youth..
Yes, this was the group from imperium, the immortal dynasty cohort, led by young master Shen Wu..
"I don't know, but it can't be anything good, we felt the tremors even in the air" Shen Wu's face was grim..
The explosion and the subsequent giant mushroom cloud that came from misty mountain, told of a clash of epic proportions within that area..
No one is getting in my way of getting his highness's favor..
Shen Wu gritted his teeth..
He needed that tier 4 demon's core, the 5th prince of their dynasty had said he needed a tier 4 demon's core to progress his alchemy, and this core, should he give it to him, could create a genuine connection between them..
He didn't know that the demon in question was an uncommon bloodline wielder, neither that the demon had three other peak tier 4 common bloodline wielders as subordinates, but he didn't care.
As for the person currently fighting the demons?
Humph, let's see if they dare to not give this young master any face…
He thought with a scoff…
"Let's go faster, we're approaching the mountain's range" saying so, he pushed his blade forward, mana humming gently in the air, his group of lackies following close behind him…
He was totally unaware of the fact that his arrogance was about to meet true arrogance..
But, like they said, experience is always the best teacher..
Now whether he can afford the fee for this lesson remains to be seen…
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A/N: I feel like I should tell this bum he's in danger….
Ps: I've not seen a single review since my last note, sigh~~~
I'm not writing good enough? Is that why the promise of bonus chapters isn't motivating you? Sighhh~~~~
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Thanks for reading….