《Psychic Inventor In Cultivation World》 1 Prologue 1 Year 2036, on a rainy day the loud sound of raging thunder can be heard through out the city the whole sky was shrouded in black clouds Suddenly a shining black chopper landed on the roof of a very tall building that building is known as Moon Shine Tower, this building got its name because of its peerless beauty at the night of full moon the whole building was covered with special type of reflecting black colored glass and it was made in a way that it can reflect the image of moon on its surface at night but that''s not the only thing it is also the biggest building of the city and the home of Rex Andrews, the inventor of new generation VR technology for that he got the Nobel Prize and became the youngest person to get the Nobel Prize until today. Rex''s understanding of VR technology was already at a level that if he says that i rank second when it comes to VR Technology than no one would dare to claim to be rank first he was not only a Genius Inventor but also a Successful businessman who comes under the list top 100 richest person in the world The chopper landed on the roof of the building a youngster jumped out of it he looked about 22 year old THUD¡­ "Rex be careful or you will get hurt, damn..this rain..it just doesn''t stop" (James Andrews ) "Big brother don''t worry about me I will be going to check the results of our newest game in the market"( Rex Andrews ) "the one which launched last week¡­ wait¡­ result my ass you just want an excuse to fool around" (James Andrews) "Hehehe¡­ ok then brother I am going to garage"(Rex) "garage¡­.wait.., you are still trying to fix that garbage"(James) "brother that''s the first prototype game pod I ever made you know "(Rex) Game pod... a VR device that lets the person experience a game like it is real one can have same experience as real life in the game but the important part is that we can use game pod even in our sleep and the time we spend in the game will be almost three times compared to the timeline of real world "brother although the hardware can''t keep up but the software I programmed in it are the most complex software I ever programmed you know and it have the theme of classic RPG with AI installed"(Rex) "classic RPG thing is fine though but software are not complete! are they? and that broken thing will not provide any money...even if it succeeds who would buy an antique when they can have the latest v0.6 portable version of Game Pod will be launched by next week"(James) "etto¡­ but there is classic RPG thing you know"(Rex) "you have already wasted 6 years on it whatever but the building is mostly empty today I didn''t thought that we would come here today so I gave workers a holiday I will order something to eat so do it fast"(James) "ok"(Rex) At garage¡­ A 3-4 meter long game pod was lying in the corner of the garage.. it was of light blue color, one has to know that in present time the normal size of game pod is only 1.5-2 meters and when the v0.6 portable will be launched people can just carry a game pod with them at this time Rex was looking at it with sparkling eyes "yosh¡­..lets begin"(Rex) Rex took the nerve gear in the game pod and began to work on it without the slightest worry about time nerve gear is a helmet like equipment connected to a game pod it is used to connect our consciousness to the VR machine 2 Prologue 2 About 2 hours later¡­ "system start initialization"(Rex) [system initializing..1%.3%¡­..50%] [Error¡­ system initialization failed] [system can''t connect to core x¡­ ] "just what are you core x"(Rex) Core X is the temporary name Rex gave to the solid dark matter Rex used to make the energy core for the machine which James thought of as a normal game pod it was like a black handball which was very heavy than it looked to be it was something Rex got his hands on from the underworld black market Auction 6 years ago, as an inventor Rex had curiosity for any unknown things ¡­although whether he can solve the mystery behind those things is a whole different thing it was actually auctioned by a local don¡­Stalin Rudolf as for where he got it¡­ to sum it up..it was an additional bonus his man got for him¡­ few months ago Stalin received an contract to steal the research result of a space research center the money the contractor offered was 10 million USD he knew that if the contractor is giving so much money than this task must be very dangerous but his greed took our his reasoning he selected few trusted people from his gang and made a plan to steal that research result they bribed and threatened the guards and included them in their plan¡­after 2 months of planning and hard work they were finally able to break into the the research center and stole the research result but just when they were going to leave that place Stalin''s greed again overpowered his reasoning and a though came to his mind¡­.if the research result of a single experiment material worth that much worth''s that much than what about all the research material and research sources here he stole many things from there before escaping from the research center later he handed over the research result to the contractor and completed the deal but the remaining material were things like ..Moon Stone, a Meteorite piece, asteroids dust¡­ Staling did not had much knowledge about these things so he did not knew at which prize he should sell them for therefore he decided to auction them thinking that some rich billionaire who like these kind of things will buy them at that time Rex did not invented a Game Pod but he was still working on it.. although his family was pretty rich but he did not had any biological relative in the family he was already very grateful to be a part of that family so how could he ask for money for his research and top of that when his research was on something which was like a dream talk to others so sometimes he visited the black market to buy some parts for the machine.. when he got the news about the auction it caught his interest so he decided to attend it there were many things that Rex bid for but he was not able to win a single bid because of having less money..but when it came to core x which was an unidentified object ¡­.people did not showed much interest in it because there are many times when the things in Black Market are fake but Rex intuition told him that it was not simple so he bought it later Rex tried to find about this stone by doing many experiments but he did not found a single thing about it in the end he just placed it in garage as a decoration later in the same garage Rex invented the first Game Pod and became famous all over the world than he left the the first game pod there and made a company to make more advanced game pod and he did it he success new no bounds¡­ but after working for a lot of time Rex took few days of and in that time he came to his old garage to renew the memories when he looked at his first ever game pod he made a smile appeared on his lips Rex decided to use it again..he still remembered the feeling when he dived in that game world for the first time¡­how happy he was at that time only h knew that¡­so Rex set inside the game pod and putted on his gear than started the game pod¡­.and this was the time when that incident happened which changed his world view Rex logged in like he always do to enter the game he closed his eyes and waited to enter the game but than he felt a burning pain all over his body Rex suddenly opened his eyes..the pain disappeared but when he looked around he discovered that his vision was a little blurred 3 Prologue 3: The Company although Rex''s vision was a little blurred he could tell that he still in the garage because he could still see the white colored ceiling of the garage¡­.after few moments Rex vision started to become clear and normal Rex than tried to move his upper body..he found it difficult to move but after using some strength he set up in the game pod¡­at that time Rex felt something was wrong he tried to move his legs but they didn''t moved suddenly he found out that there was no nerve gear on his head he turned to look behind..and what Rex saw made all hairs on his body stood up¡­he saw that his upper body was still lying the game pod ''id this what people call soul''Rex found out that his lover half part of soul was still connected to his physical body than he checked his surrounding and noticed than a shining thread was connected to the head of his physical body ''is it because of nerve gear¡­no game pod''Rex looked around to find out where is the other end of this shining thread leads to than he found out that it was attached to the stone he used as a decoration until now,,the core x but currently the core x''s appearance was not the same as back than it looked like it was made of glass and electric spark like energy reaction was going on inside it Rex tried to figure out more of it so he focused on the energy inside it but at time he felt a suction force from his body and got sucked into it and when he opened his eyes again he was already inside the virtual world..or so called game world like what he saw until know was just a dream but Rex was a very curious creature after he thinking for a while he checked logged out of the game and checked the time ''damn i knew it it was true¡­.not the time is 10:20 and when i logged in the game it was 10:00 even if its the old model it won''t take more than two minutes to enter the game and another two to come out of it so where was i for the remaining sixteen minutes¡­ that clears it... it was not a dream but a reality ''Rex thought when Rex saw the core x than there was no change in it ¡­.it still looked like a black stone later Rex logged in and logged out of the game pod hoping to have the same incident again but it never happened again according to Rex''s hypothesis core x and VR technology had a connection specially the VR technology he used to make the first game pod days became week, week became month than year¡­just like 6 years passed by but to till this day Rex found very little about core x..the only thing he concluded about it was that the outed layer of it was made of solid black matter and an unknown energy was inside it so Rex made a battery using it and changed it into the energy core for game pod Rex wanted to made a device which can let his conscious form a connection with core x again but making a software for a device like that was the main headache because Rex did not had any reference or example for it after all it was a completely new topic for research "even after 6 years of research my software is still around just one ¨C fourth of its completion¡­its not gonna be easy I guess"(Rex) At that time he heard a voice from behind "one- fourth.. what is it" (James) "huh.. "Rex turned around to look he did not remove the nerve gear while doing it and was still lying in the game pod comfortably "brother how many times I said please knock on the door before coming in"(Rex) "you are not a girl you know¡­.whatever I made your favorite coffee for you .. take it"(James) "ohh.. thanks"(Rex) Rex takes the coffee while still lying in the game pod.. he took a sip of coffee.. then Rex noticed that James was staring at him with a grin .. he got a little confused "brother do you need something"Rex asked while looking at him "yes"(James) "what is it brother"(Rex) "The Company"James said with a snee 4 Prologue 4 "you just scared me there brother.. the company already belongs to us" Rex says while drinking coffee but suddenly he discovered that its hard to speak any more and his body started to get numb, he looked at the cup of coffee than at his brother in disbelief he had a bad hunch a terrific thought which never came to his mind began to appear it''s not like he never thought of this possibility but he never dare to think more about it "you are still naive my little brother¡­ a jungle can never have two lions ,.. and neither can our company have two owners and I hate to admit it but you are a peerless talent of a century and if you are still alive than the company partners and investors can never let you step down from the ownership so good bye brother. Don''t be that naive in your next life if you have that is! "James said as he laughed than he walked out of the garage with an evil grin while murmuring something "don''t worry brother I will give you your burial ceremony with the ashes of that garbage game pod"James said as he left the garage "you ¡­"(Rex) Rex was filled with mixed emotion he does''t know what to think of it But suddenly Rex heard sound of electric sparks than he turned to look at it.. the second his gaze landed on the temperature-adjuster of game pod.. his eyes got wide in shock he realized he spilled the coffee on the game pod and it was spilled on the place where temperature-adjuster was located on top of that that "what.. someone stop it ¡­. noooo. "Rex had many memories with this game pod but the most important thing was his research he conducted for whole 6 years it contained his hard work for all this time and to be cautious he never even saved extra records of it at the very least he wanted to complete the research and know what he can achieve with it but now... Rex''s eyes became heavy he started to loose control of his whole body but he felt no pain so concluded its not poison but paralysis agent... the reason paralysis agent was used in place of poison was simple because with it James can make Rex''s death look like an accident...like dying in car accident, dying due to fire broke out. Rex knew he can''t escape right now because he could barely move his fingers but at that time a funny idea came to his mind ''even if i die let me have a last try at it maybe i can discover some new faults in it before dying''(Rex) ".s.s..start ¡­the ..process¡­s.. system"he said using his remaining strength but he stated to receive emergency alert notifications [system init....auto-abrupt stop commenced] [warning.. system damage report 2%.. 3%] [System forcing initialization for scanning current situation] [system initialization 1%..3%.5%¡­.30%¡­.50%¡­ condition check.. condition no¡­ condition evolved further.... condition met.. system connected to core x successfully.. ] [core x energy type ??? /unknown¡­..core x energy level 100% searching for energy container¡­container not found¡­system¡­ Error system damage report 6%] [as per player''s pre-defined emergency protocols¡­.gaining emergency access..... authorizing system¡­ transferring energy to player''s body..energy transfer 1%..2%] "huh¡­. wait authorization?? that was for..ahaaah...."Rex was confused by system malfunction but suddenly he started to feel an intense pain on his body "what is¡­.. weren''t my body numb.. no its not physical painnnn¡­..aaaaaahhhh"(Rex) after a while Rex stopped screaming but he didn''t had any strength to speak any more he was barely conscious and his mental state was on the verge of breaking apart he could still smell a burning smell and the black smoke that was coming from outside it was coming because of the fire James started to finish him without any evidence before Rex lost his consciousness he received a notification [core x energy level 0% ..all the energy was absorbed by player''s soul the system is being installed in players soul¡­installation complete system needs more soul energy to update and start RPG simulation..Error¡­.soul energy is insufficient ¡­ system is going to sleep mode until requirement are met ] This was the last voice he heard after that his heart stopped beating as for the core x it broke into pieces than turned into white powder and got mixed into the ashes of the burning furniture 5 Chapter 5: Scums can be Found Everywhere In a known forest, near waste land there are many dead bodies lying around a giant tree, a youth was sitting under the tree his sky blue colored uniform was now dyed in red he was heavily injured The youth was painting heavily,he was sitting cross legged under the giant tree if one look closer he would notice that there are slight Qi fluctuation around the youth which was a sign of breakthrough he was absorbing the spiritual energy from atmosphere even if he was injured he was determined he absorbing Qi from the atmosphere like there was no tomorrow ''hua..ha¡­ha.. I need to breakthrough to soul strengthening stage or I won''t survive'' Ye Tian thought than he focused on absorbing the energy in the atmosphere to strengthen his soul.. After around 2 hours ..a burst of energy was coming from the youth it was sign that he succeeded "finally I succeeded but looks like I am still not gonna make it the wounds on my body are too deep and my body''s healing speed is too slow..and the biggest regret is that bastard Ba Jung is still alive "while mentioning the name of Ba Jung the eyes of the youth was red, he was full of anger when he thought about Ba Jung. But suddenly he noticed that something is wrong his soul energy was diminishing at a rapid speed "whats happening even if I am dying because of severe injuries and blood loss i can still persist for few days there is still slim hope of survival but where is my soul strength going if..if my cultivation base goes back than i wont be able to hold on..my wounds will open again¡­. my newly tempered soul is weakening again ¡­sigh so this is where my journey ends..even after running for whole life¡­..and i thought that i can finally make a home for myself..hehehe.." Ye Tian tried to resist at first but than he gave up he thought it was already too late but he still can''t think the reason behind the diminishing of soul Ye Tian kept sitting there with the tree''s support it looked like he was waiting for his end, after 3 hours when the soul''s strength was just equal to a mortal it stopped weakening. when he realized it he became confused he didn''t know what was happening but suddenly he heard a ice cold mechanical voice this voice doesn''t seem to belong to a human [system''s requirements met system initializing 1%..2%¡­10%¡­30%¡­.80%..99%..100%] [system reactivated, system''s fatal damage repaired.. system collecting information from players current memory..2%...43%...66%...86%...98%..100%] [information received¡­system backup complete] Ye Tian dumbstruck he thought that it was enemy but even after looking around he found nothing it was like heavens were playing a joke on him¡­.but after some careful consideration he thought it might be that so called ¡­fortune encounter there must be a powerhouse who saw him and came to look at his current situation in his current strength even if the other party want to kill him he can''t do anything so he decided to communicate and show some respect "Senior this humble one is Ye Tian, can i know the name of the Senior"Ye Tian asked sincerely but he was completely ignored by the system [players previous memory and achievements related data are being restored ..1%¡­2%...15%...25%..43%...74%...87%..91%.....100%] suddenly an intense pain struck Ye Tian in his head, he spit out a mouthful of blood but when the process was completed a bunch of memories directly flooded in his head after that pieces of memories started to combine with his memory of this life... than suddenly his temperament started to change he again sat cross legged for few hours and digested all the memories while meditating than he opened his eyes, when he opened his eyes they weren''t like his previous self right now they looked like the eyes of a sage who had collected un-measurable knowledge and gained wisdom throughout his long life but than a cold light emerged from them because he just realized that even in this life he was betrayed again and got pushed to death''s door by someone he trusted blindly, his eyes were like a beast that can kill someone without betting an eye He clenched his fist as he tried to calm down than the corners of his lips curled upwards as he spoke "Scums can be found everywhere"(Ye Tian) 6 Chapter 6: Ye Tian-1 Sky Cloud Sect¡­. In a outer disciple courtyard a handsome teenager was looking at the moon in the night sky he had long black shining hairs and dark black eyes he was neither too tall nor too short his face was not bad either even if it cannot be called the most handsome but he still came in the category of handsome he was actually an outer disciple of Sky Cloud Sect currently he was smiling while murmuring something to himself ''tomorrow I will finally meet the parents of Ba Jing for the first time I have to make a stunning image of mine'' the youth was lost in thought on remembering the knock out innocence looking face of Ba Jing Ba Jing was a inner disciple of sky cloud sect , although it was not because of cultivation base but her father was a inner elder that''s why many people did not have a good image of her, Ye Tian was like that too but one day the girl took imitative to talk to him as someone who never had a single thought on any woman until today how can he resist that sweet voice and innocent face hence he started to pursue her and unexpectedly she took the lead to invite him to dinner with her family Ye Tian was an orphan but when he was 13 year old an inner sect elder of Sky Cloud Sect, elder Ma Fe took him from slums saying that he has diamond physique , although diamond physique is not among the top physique further more it doesn''t have any attribute effect but in rarity it is one of the top physique and is known for its defense even without any martial arts once it is awakened it can directly resist attacks of same cultivation base easily but when someone have a physique and it is not awakened than it like a poor man treasuring a jade ring that''s why his teacher asked him to remain in outer sect to avoid unwanted attention while keeping it a secret but for some reason he told him not to break through to soul strengthening stage and instead focus on awakening his physique "huh I forgot to tell elder Ma about tomorrow''s dinner .. hmmm ok I will go tell him now" after making his decision he went towards elder Ma''s courtyard, as he was just about to enter the courtyard he heard some arguing voices ''something isn''t right is someone threatening elder'' thought Ye Tian he quickly hid his presence as a professional thief until 13 years of age in slums his skills in hiding his presence can even put professional assassins to shame "elder Ba Jangue the deals was of 300 gold taels and now you are just giving 200 gold taels .. , its not easy to find someone with rare Diamond physique and I took him as student on top of that"elder Ma Fe ''s horse voice rang in Ye Tian''s ears "elder Ma don''t give me that, student my ass.. I already know once he awakened his physique you were going to sell him to puppet clan for its impregnable defense it will definitely make a strong puppet but don''t forget its been one year and he is one step away from breaking throw to soul strengthening stage and there is no sigh of awakening if he would have really awakened his physique than even 3000 gold taels wont be enough but if he breakthrough and became an inner student than he won''t go unnoticed by others don''t forget it at that time none of us would get anything"elder Ba Jangue said while staring at elder Ma Fe "cough¡­cough but how did you know about its physique"elder Ma Fe changed the topic "hahahaha its that idiot himself who told it, my daughter once saw him fighting someone in arena although his martial arts wasn''t that interesting but his defense was good considering his realm my daughter thought that he got some kind of secret martial arts for defense or an inheritance so she just found an opportunity and had some sweet talk with him and that idiot spilled all the beans"elder Ba Jangue laughed "your daughter Ba Jing"said elder Ma Fe while he thought ''what a poisonous women indeed'' When these two elder were talking there was a pair of eyes who are looking in their direction Ye Tian was trying his best to suppress his killing intent ''Kill'' it was the only thought in the mind of Ye Tian because never in his wildest dream he could guess that he will be betrayed by its two most trusted ones at the same time one was the teacher and as for the other, she was what he thought was his first love 7 Chapter 7: Ye Tian-2 "but elder Ba Jangue why are you so interested in his unawakened physique" asked elder Ma Fe with doubtful expression "hehe¡­ as an old friend I should tell you that much ¡­ you see my son had found a blood transfusion technique that will let the user take some blood of the target in his body forcing it to merge although it wont give him diamond physique it will strengthen the defense of his body a little but the target will have a painful end" said elder Ba Jangue with a sneer "that''s a useful skill indeed"elder Ma Fe said with a look of greed in his eyes "don''t think that much anyone above soul strengthening stage can''t use it"said elder Ba Jangue "whatever so when should I send him to you" elder Ma Fe showed look of disappointment "don''t worry my son Ba Jung ''s plan is working perfectly that idiot will come to my house tomorrow because of my daughter''s invitation at that time I will suppress him and if someone asked than i can just say that he forced my daughter in a relationship than asked for money from her after that even if i kill him no one will ask for his body at that time my son can easily perform Blood Transfusion art on him" said elder Ba Jangue with a prideful look After listening to all these things Ye Tian knows that if he remain here for one more second than he won''t be able to hold his anger anymore so he decided to escape first as he knows that he doesn''t have much time for that ''you all wait in future this Ye Tian will definitely pay you back for all this and it will be 100 fold ''though Ye Tian while looking at the main door of Sky Clod sect Next day Ba Jing visited Ye Tian ''s courtyard but when she didn''t found him anywhere she became anxious because in her view whenever she came Ye Tian will come to her like a dog waging his tail so she told her father and brother, her father didn''t thought much about it and told her to relax in his view how could Ye Tian know their plan but even after a day when he didn''t find Ye Tian he begin to doubt, but than he thought that background aside Ye Tian does not even have a family to rely on so where can he escape to therefore after thinking about it for a while he gave this problem to his son Ba Jung send some of his lackie''s to go and catch him alive because if Rex died than he wouldn''t be of any use to him after all Blood Transfusion art can only be performed on living people After continuously running for almost 2 days Ye Tian arrived in an unknown jungle but after he rested for a night he soon found some familiar looking faces looking at him with an evil grin on their faces "brother Ye what are you doing here in this dangerous forest moreover when it is near the border of Eastern Continent, it''s a very dangerous place come with us quickly we will protect you "said one of them with an friendly smile "ohh really thank you brother for your help I was really lost here when i was completing my task"said Ye Tian while slowly walking towards them After hearing this everyone was dumbstruck they thought that did he really came here for a mission or he really is that dumb¡­.. But before they could think more they got their answer "yes brother don''t wor...y¡­"before the man with friendly smile could complete his sentence he felt little cold in his chest when he looked down he saw a dagger was inserted in his chest which and this dagger was being held in Ye Tian''s hand although Rex had been completely fooled by that''s girls innocent look before but he was an orphan who fought for food everyday to survive before he was brought to the sect he wasn''t the type to fear death and the people looking at him don''t had the guts to kill him because their task was to bring him back alive not dead that''s where the blood bath of Ye Tian began¡­.. 8 Chapter 8: Gamers Body "system how are you still working"asked Ye Tian [reporting to player system used energy from core x to upgrade game pod''s overall performance but the hardware and software were lacking the incomplete system wasn''t able to find right place to store the energy than it forcibly made its way to your body and destroyed it but for some miraculously your soul wasn''t destroy furthermore the energy started to merge with your soul and strengthen your soul at the same time but during this process your soul started to absorb the digital data of system itself than i got merged with your soul as a form of data but after combining with your soul..system undergone a mutation and now i can use the forbidden part of your brain to work and use Heavenly Dao rules of world to create miracles that''s the conclusion i reached after reading data from your memory] "wait.. wait.. wait if you can control the heavenly Dao rules than aren''t I directly invincible in this world doesn''t it means having the ability to break laws and creating something out of nothing, bringing dead back to life or became a GOD"asked Ye Tian [negative, player does''t have that much strength so system can''t do it too That''s why its more like give and take instead and this realm''s rule only works on this realm it wont have any effect on other realm so even if you control the laws it won''t make you god i am only like an auxiliary ability made by you to serve you although i can have consciousness but even this directly and indirectly belongs to you] "Hmmm..hey..i just remember I am still injured can''t you heal that "asked Ye Tian with a look of expectation [affirmative but system needs energy for that so it is recommended that you put your hands on the target you just killed to take their soul remains so that system can use them to heal you temporarily] "temporarily"asked Ye Tian [player doesn''t have a gamer''s body so system doesn''t have a full control over it and you can''t use most features of system it has countless flaws, many limiters and you have average talent, un-awakened and deteriorating bloodline , low gr..] "sigh...ok i understand"(Rex) Rex came near the dead bodies and placed both of his hands on one of them.. suddenly he felt a unfamiliar but very pure energy entering in his body through his hands [+ 10 SE Points] [+6 SE Points] [+11 SE Points] he kept getting these notification...than after a while he felt that the energy he was receiving from the dead body got finished than he did the same with other bodies until there were no Soul Points left "ok now what do you need for a gamer''s body"asked Ye Tian with shining eyes [30 kg carbon pure form, 3-5 living organism''s DNA, a beast Core, 20 kg black steel,spiritual grass, moon shine flower ¡­.] "hehehe hahaha¡­you are fu#$% kidding me do you think beast core can be found in streets or black steel in the jungle and these herbs tch"Ye Tian snorted [we can use the swords of these dead people around in place of steel you can use charcoal for carbon and the herbs can be found in this jungle or you can take other herbs with similar abilities we only need their spiritual energy and vitality and the DNA of the 5 organism will give you a good foundation and some of their abilities too as for beast core it can be fused later but system recommend if you found it now a new organ will form with the beast core and no one will be able to check if you have a beast core in you but later when it added to you it won''t give an additional organ and the benefit will be reduced a lot] "tell me something how do you even work and make it simple as its not the time to talk too much"(Rex) [its like mutants in movies or saints in ancient stories.....you know one of the theories you read in your college said that if our brain truly believe something than we can do it.... like if we can access 20% of our brain than it will go through metamorphosis and we will be able to read someone''s thought and can even see through concrete walls and in later stages we can fly use special powers ....] "wait..i know that but.....accessing more than 20% of the brain have a price which is to loose once emotions, lose happiness, lose sadness...i will be like a living zombie...so if i gonna be like that than what''s the use"(Rex) [correct but it only happens when one tries to combine both active and subconscious mind at the same time human''s only use very small to negligible part of subconscious brain.... so Rex i am actually using your Subconscious brain to work and take control of your physical, mental and spiritual status of body i am a third party which is connecting you to the forbidden parts of brain so that we can achieve all that without paying that price but Heavenly Dao laws are opposing us and they set limiters on us to some extent so if we want something than we need to use something else as a resource...such as if you want Experience than kill monsters] "ok ok I got it..well if you are still working with old codes as foundation than¡­STATUS "Ye Tian said [player''s current body can''t provide an actual status it can only provide pseudo-status] "ok¡­.pseudo-status"Ye Tian said 9 Chapter 9: Pseudo-Status [Player: Ye Tian /Rex Andrews TITLE: Genius Genius: this title is given to the person who displays exceptional intellectual ability compared to their Peers of the Era Effect: High Learning Speed, Excellent Memory, High Intelligence HP: 85/260 || Reg: 0.5/1 Hr Qi: 35/150 || Reg: 1/1 Hr Race: Human Level: 29(soul strengthening 1-stage ) EXP: 0/1000 Bloodline: Sura(11.2%) Physique: Diamond Physique(Rare) STR: 78 WIS: 105 AGI: 60 INT: 278 Vit : 91 LUC: B+ SE points: 356 Traits: None Skills: Calm Mind(Lvl max), Bloodlust(Lvl 1) Talent: unknown State: injured] "pseudo status was it??" Ye Tian wondered then asked as with shining eyes Rex than looked at the skills and a new holographic window popped up on the side [Calm Mind :- Type: active/passive Grade: Unique (Passive): It can provide resistance to all kind of fear, confusion, Seduction, Mental attacks etc Cool Down: None Cost: None (Active): when active it can Increase the INT status by 200% to 400% randomly in exchange it will decrease 50% of all the other status except luck in active state the user have high probability to reach enlightenment Cool Down: None Cost: 10,000 Qi ] [Bloodlust :- Type: Active Grade: Common (Active): This is an AOE skill it uses the users killing intent and spiritual power combined to attack the targets mind inflicting fear upon them and halting their movements, it also have a low probability to stun the target depending on their cultivation base and mental strength Cool Down: None Cost: 100 Qi ] "hey i have a bloodline cool ahh its not awakened.....but how do you know its name i don''t seem to hear it before"(Rex) [you say you don''t heard it before that''s not possible i only know what you know although the data is not that sorted but it is in your memory i got it from your memory if i am right you were too little to understand human language at that time but i can access it and encrypt it.....if you can even use 10% of your brain than you will know it too] "hmmm"(Rex) "hey system i suddenly remember when you were installed in Game Pod there were some games in it which had features like shop function and summon function right.... can''t we have them now"(Rex) [according to the current knowledge we posses their isn''t a way to do that, and player should focus on the first mission ...wait there is a slight possibility to make something similar to it but for that you at least need to complete the first mission may get some thing similar to it] System replied as it mercilessly destroyed the beautiful dream of a innocent young man "hehehe as they say happiness always comes with sadness.. wait it means that it can work with enough knowledge if system can upgrade itself than others things should also have a chance and even if you can''t make it i will make it myself in the last life as a mortal i did not had a long life but that''s not the problem here..but for know.. wait mission??"(Rex) {Main Mission :- Every path starts from a single step, you can''t get anything if you do not step out of your comfort zone Go risk your life win the game and claim the prize if you want go against your destiny than you should have the guts to withstand its anger first Requirements:- Collect 30 kg carbon pure form, 3-5 Living Organisms DNA, a monster beast Core, 10 kg black steel,spiritual grass, moon shine flower ¡­. "does it even matter to make it into a mission ...and why do you need these type of things to strengthen the body"(Rex) [its not on a level of some simply strengthening your body when your soul traveled through the worm hole it gone through many changes and my current state is also the result of it i will only use some parts of the material i asked for you to collect to not only tamper your body but to mutate your DNA itself in the best direction that''s why i asked you to bring me the DNA of other organisms DNA is the most important thing the other things are just to withstand the transformation i am gonna use all the foreign energy stored in your Soul and SE Points or Soul Points to complete the transformation and if we are successful your real deteriorating bloodline will be awakened too i will tell you the truth with your current body we will be just wasting the chance we got ] "i got my memory back because of you so i will trust you for this time...it is better than waiting for death at least"Rex said after thinking for a while 10 Chapter 10 Rex collected all the swords and and binded them using one of the disciple''s uniform than hanged it on his back to carry these swords with him "steel is not a problem, neither is coal and nor do the low tier herbs but 3-5 monster''s DNA if it''s for abilities than i should take five as a target and i already have three in mind but finding the monster core won''t be that easy" Ye Tian thought as he walked through the forest after a while he reached a nearby river, he than hid behind a giant tree at the bank of the river as if waiting for something as time passed by many monster beast came to drink water near the river but Rex ignored them he was actually choosing a right monster for him to take the DNA "howwl" a sudden sound caught Ye Tian''s attention which came from the other side of the river "a wolf.. hmm lets see" Ye Tian cautiously moved towards the direction of the sound than he saw some movement ahead so he hid in the bushes he saw that a one big white wolf was fighting a siege of few black wolfs its not that they were few....it was more like only few were left alive because when Rex looked around he found the corpse of a giant snake which was lying a little far away from them the snake was really big it had shining black scales all over its body and there were many dead black wolves lying beside him ''that snake''s size and its aura is above tier 4 tier early stage its enough to tell that these wolf can''t defeat it no way...hmm its scale looks new .... i see... he probably tried to complete his breakthrough to tier 4 tier middle stage here during his breakthrough these black wolf pack attacked him and if it tried to step into tier 4 tier middle stage it means it formed a core inside him and these black wolves pack leader wanted the core to increase his grade but after they won this big White wolf attacked them and they are not willing to let their prize go'' Rex made his deduction but than his lips curled up and he kept hidden and took out one sword from his back even after the sun set the battle was still on going but only a black wolf was left from the black wolves side which was a little bigger compared to the others he was the leader of the pack but the white wolf was not in the good condition either he was on the death''s door too ''looks like black wolf will win'' (Rex) the white fur of the white wolf was now dyed in blood red he was barely standing with shaking legs but... suddenly when the black wolf was just about to deal the final blow..the fur of the white wolf started to emit a white luster and his momentum started to rise than white wolf looked towards the moon in the sky and gave a big howl than it turned towards the black wolf and fought again but this time the flow of battle completely changed the white wolf took the lead the black wolf who was about to win a moment ago got overwhelmed easily..the black wolf braced himself and used all his strength and jumped towards the white wolf to deal the final blow at the expense of his life but unfortunately for him...the white wolf''s speed was not as same as before the white wolf easily dodged his attack than turned and slashed his throat...blood spurted out from his throat and he died with an unwilling look after the last black wolf died, white wolf''s body stopped emitting white luster he walked towards the corpse of Black Snake with his trembling legs and sat down near it he wanted to recover some of his strength as he did not even had the strength to take out the monster core of black snake..he slowly tried to control his breadth..but he seem to felt something so he suddenly turned around his head but it was too late with a shoooosh.... sound its head got penetrated by a sword Ding... [Player Ye Tian killed a white wolf and gained 100 experience points and 22 soul energy points] 11 Chapter 11 "oye system don''t call me Ye Tian, player or host I do have a name i like the most call me Rex..Rex Andrews" (Rex) [player''s username confirmed] just after killing the big white wolf when Rex came in contact with the blood of white wolf on his sword he heard a notifications alert Ding.. [DNA signature of Moon Wolf is found¡­.condition mate] [DNA Codex is Activated, white wolf is registered¡­ data stored..basic profile of moon wolf is created] [Race: Moon Wolf(2nd tier final phase) Description: a sub species of wolf which have high affinity for light element and born with a special ability that can give a boost to their status in moonlight without any side effects Weakness: Poison Element, Fire Element, mental attacks] "that is¡­..amazing its like Pokedex from Pokemon" Rex thought than he got an sudden thought he walked near the black wolf than placed his right hand on him Ding... [new DNA signature detected] [Species: Shadow Wolf(2nd tier final phase) Description: this is a sub species of wolf type monster they have high affinity with Shadow element they have inborn ability to blend in Shadows when they reach high tier they can even even hide in other shadows while completely erasing their presence Weakness: Light Element] satisfied with the results Rex moved to the big snake [new DNA signature detected] [Species: Black Snake Description:they are snake-type monsters that have high affinity for Earth element but even thought they are snake they does not poses strong poison but they are still immune to many type of low grade poison their tail is their strongest weapon it can even injure soul strength peak stage cultivator if they get a direct hit but it is not their strongest ability the ability that make it hard to defeat them is their flexibility Weakness: Water Element, Wood Element] ''where did you get this information from i don''t seem to know that much'' Rex asked with some doubt [i got it from their consciousness even if they do not have high intelligence they have survived until know because they know their strength and weakness better than anyone but it is not the only source to get this info most of it was i predicted after getting their DNA ¡­.its same as a doctor can tell what disease you have after he gets your blood sample¡­. but things like their species and name is from their consciousness they had come in contact with many humans so what they saw and heard is present in their memory even if they don''t understand it] ''not bad'' (Rex) after that he got DNA signature of all three of them ..than Rex cut the skin of the big black snake with sword although its skin was hard but Rex did not need to cut it in one go so he kept slashing until he cut it¡­than Rex slowly put his hand inside the snake from the cut he made¡­after searching for a while he found a big black stone like thing from inside¡­ ''so this is the monster core¡­it looks very ordinary at first glance'' (Rex) after doing that he put his hands on the dead bodies to absorbs their soul strength but system told him that he does not need to put his hands on them as his condition is much better than before he can do it just by meditating near them Ding¡­ [15 SE points received] [17 SE points received] : : : [20 SE points received] after 10 minutes Rex got up from the ground "the smell of blood in the air is intense this place will soon get swarmed with many monster i should get out of here¡­ i still need two more DNA signature now i think I should go for the one i thought about at first" thought Rex than Rex came back to the river and walked in the direction of flow of water He soon arrived at the waterfall than..the waterfall was at the cliff even if a soul strength cultivator falls from here they might not have high chance to survive but after standing there for a while Rex clenched his fist decided to go down ''this is for solid foundation Rex you can do it..'' he comforted himself than he climbed down from the edge of the cliff¡­.climbing down was more dangerous than climbing up as it was hard to see what was down below and if some flying type monster beast attacks at this time than things may get very ugly Rex started moving alongside the cliff while carefully observing the cliff there were many holes on the downside of cliff after half an hour of climbing Rex stopped near one of them this cave didn''t look any different from others at first site but after careful observation one could see a silky thread was floating in the air outside the cave but one end of the thread was attached to the cave while other freely floated in air "that''s the one" exclaimed Rex than he moved closer to the cave 12 Chapter 12 many monster beast have tendency to mark their nest in different styles so that they can recognize it easily and the floating silk thread was one of that and Rex knew about it Rex was carefully climbing the cliff to downside after a white he finally entered the cave "its good that i had hiking as my hobby but i never thought that it would be useful in the next life sigh.." Rex sighed than Rex took out his sword than cautiously walked further inside the cave the cave was darker from inside but because of his cultivation base that level of darkness won''t impact him much until there was no light even at the entrance of the cave¡­after walking for a while Rex''s steps halted.. there was a giant spider web in front of him it was made of thin silky threads at first glance it looked very weak but when one have a careful look he would found than there are many dead monster beat bodies which are stuck on it while being wrapped in silk like a cocoon ¡­.although most of them were half eaten but some were still in one piece but the one thing which was sure was that they were all dead and their strength range was from 1st tier to 3rd tier Rex did not came here for the DNA signature of those bats but if he get it for free than why not¡­ ''its good that in this season that giant spider change their territory for hunting¡­using right knowledge at right place is what i do the most but¡­to think my previous self was so idiotic..he could just earn money and resource by hunting and business if he had used his cards right.. sigh..as they say its no use regretting when birds had already ate the seeds in the farm'' (Rex) Rex placed his hand on one of the bat [species: Sonic bat Description: sonic bats are one of the few monster that have a high defense body structure among flying type monsters unlike other flying type who only use their wings to fly, Sonic bats use their wings to both attack and defend because of their strong wings and they can also detect their prey in night due to their unique sense of hearing Weakness: they does not poses any particular element so they wold receive high damage with any attribute attack] "to think i will get the bat''s DNA as a bonus well it would do good as the remaining monster for the new bod¡­. wait what it is " Rex was just reading the description of sonic bats provided by the system but suddenly he looked towards the corner of the web there was another body of bat but it was small compared to others but its wings were the biggest compared to others and the color of its wings was dark purple¡­a normal bat only have black colored wings that''s why it caught Rex''s attention so he touched that bat''s head Ding¡­ [DNA Signature detected] [species:Sonic Bat(Mutated) Description: a new sub species of sonic bat formed due to genetic mutation it has high defense and large sized wings compared to other bats but have lesser body size and low hearing sense Weakness: they does not poses any particular element so they wold receive high damage with any attribute attack] Rex was delighted to see that¡­.all of his senses were telling him to pick it as one of the five DNA samples he need ''now i should do what i came for'' thought Rex than he started to dig the ground below the web with his sword, the ground was not hard enough to stop the sword of a soul strengthening cultivator after digging with sword for a while the soil below became much softer than Rex placed the sword aside and started digging with his bare hands after 3 minutes his fingers touched a soft surface which had a gentle warmness to it "so it did buried its egg here and the dead bodies of bats should be food for its baby but my hunch¡­Ahaaah my head what''s happening" Rex felt a sudden pain in his head it felt same as when he regained his memory [replying to Rex although you regained your memories from past life before death your memories in this life is still not cleared out it''s good that you now posses high intelligence status after awakening¡­ but your memories are still being sorted out to provide data to system it may happen from time to time until you clear your quest after it is over than your memory will become very sharp and strong enough to put the photographic memory to shame after all with me your left brain works way faster than even next generation quantum computer] "hu..hu ha that was terrible and first thing i remember was running from orphanage and leaving slums why do i even want this memory i am not even interested in knowing the face of the parents that abandoned me no matter the reason, was it because my cultivation talent is low or was it because my bloodline have only 11.2 % purity after all no clan with bloodline is poor, and what damn thing is Sura Clan i doesn''t even remember hearing that name" (Rex) 13 Chapter 13 [the name was found from the memory fragments inside you Rex i am still arranging everything but some kind of force is trying to stop me and i can''t even find its location until know but one thing for sure we doesn''t have any info on that kind of power until now] ''is it bloodline''(Rex) [definitely not its more like¡­.some kind of seal until it made its move we can''t do anything i don''t have any data on a thing like that] "my memories sigh¡­ than that bone frame and other kind of things too that''s why those name were that confusing ¡­wait i touched the egg but i did''t hear any notifications"asked Rex with some panic on his face [worry not Rex i turned of notifications because you were asking questions you can read the notifications later¡­wait did you just said bone frame i do not remember telling you that] ''huh it just came in my mind out of nowhere ¡­why didn''t you mentioned it in the status''(Rex) [due to lack of info i don''t know what is it i only got its name and it seems that it has something to do with your body''s bone structure and it should have grades to but we don''t know anything about it so i put it aside for know] "i see¡­lets put it aside for know we will talk about it in the future"(Rex) [DNA signature detected] [Species: Cave Spider Description: one of the sub species of spider type monster they are the weakest in both attack type moves and defense type moves but have very high dexterity so they are too rare to find when they reach adulthood as they can directly sense the presence of others without using spiritual sense or Qi weakness: fire type attribute , water type¡­.] "by the way sys¡­its boring to call you system every time,¡­hmmm i will think of a name for you on a latter date for now tell me about the DNA codex its really helpful to find someones weakness with a single touch" [finding someone''s details is only a side function of DNA codex its main function is to research the target copy all the moves and abilities it had learned or it''s species has the ability to learn in their lifetime after the abilities are discovered they would be added to skill shop and they can be learned with enough energy point] [system uses all kind of energy to do its functions even researching new skills is possible in operation menu with enough funds] "Hmmm..hmm..hu fuc¡­ can u just repeat it again maybe i just heard something i should''t"said Rex with a poker face after the message was repeated at least five times a loud laughing came form the cave which scared small monsters around it "hahahaha haha seriously if its really true than i am really have a chance to send some fuckers directly to hell maybe the weight of this world will get light now now lets first finish the quest first"shouted Rex at top of his lungs After four hours at the boundary of the inner age of the forest there was a cave hidden with bushes and stones jumbled together and Rex was inside the cave he was siting cross legged on the ground and several dead bodies of the monster beast was lying beside him they are the monster beast he found on the way here they were lying around him his clothes had already turned red due to the blood and they were torn from many places even a beggar would be in better condition than him right now Ding¡­ [quest competed rewards:-Gamer''s body] [please choose 5 DNA signature for the foundation] "moon wolf, shadow wolf, black snake, sonic bat(mutated), cave spider"Rex chose without hesitation [choice confirmed now choose the character looks and appearance remember it can only have 10-20% difference to your original appearance] after the notification a light blue screen appeared in front of Rex vision it had a 3D image that looked just like him except being naked it was like character customization in game without wasting any time he started to customize his characte 14 Chapter 14 [Rex you should know that your new body will not have the exact same appearance as you set] ''i can guess that myself'' (Rex) Rex set the body build in a very detailed manner he made his height a little tall and backed it up with perfect muscles and curves when it comes to appearance he notice that the hair and eye colour options were in grey colour which means they can''t be used so he asked the system about it [this is due to your bloodline Rex actually your body posses bloodlines which may change the color of your hair and eyes after awakening and that''s not all that it seems your current locked bloodline is like a poison to your body someone probably messed with it before it is very polluted right now and even in its locked state it is slowly absorbing your vitality] "i see so what options do i have"(Rex) [1. we can completely remove the bloodline from your body but it will mean we will be losing the benefits we can obtain with this bloodline 2. we can take it as your main bloodline and make some artificial \u0026 hybrid bloodlines with the help of DNA signatures from DNA Codex and take these bloodlines as secondary bloodline But In that case although you can use main abilities from Main bloodline and secondary bloodline will strengthen your main abilities but if you want to use the abilities from secondary bloodline than they won''t show much power as the original ones 3. we merge all strong bloodline and remove impurities from all as much as possible and create a new artificial hybrid bloodline, a new lineage in this state you will have full proficiency to control your bloodline as it will born from you although it might affect the color of your hair, eyes, skin etc.. ..but it can have some certain side effects 4. choose one of the DNA signature from DNA Codex and we can build an artificial bloodline according to that species''s abilities and use your current main bloodline to strength it] [alert..Rex as a remainder i should tell you that anything we gained after getting your memory and this power cannot be passed on to your next generation] "its all right i have no intention to giving this to anyone who does''t even know its true value even if its my own blood by the way what are the side effect from the 3rd option"(Rex) [that''s.. you will have less fertility] "huh..cough.,¡­cough what do you mean by that try saying that to my face again"(Rex) [its nothing serious there are various means to temporary raise fertility when needed] "now you even want my right to be a man you sadist"(Rex) [we are one you know you are just badmouthing yourself and you why are you sad you will also have shadow wolf, moon wolf ,¡­. as sub bloodlines so don''t complain i am trying my best here if you want more than increase your intelligence first] "¡­"(Rex) Rex was''t able to find any words to refute and accepted his defeat ''in those four options 3rd have the maximum benefit in other three option i will lose abilities and this world only respects strength if i don''t even live long to marry than what is the use of side effects ''(Rex) "For the future"Rex shouted as he clenched his teeth and chose the 3rd option [For the future] "¡­"(Rex) Ding.. 15 Chapter 15 Ding.. [Please select main species 1.high-tier human race 2.high-tier monster race 3.Mid-tier Demi-Human (special) 4.Yellow-Tier Carbonite Human(Unique)] "Now i started to pity my Mom and Dad for Throwing a Diamond in Dustbin and my loving enemies who are just at the end of their lives without knowing it..hu,,poor things , now give a brief explanation on each of them" [High-tier human:- a superior human born with pure talent will have the cultivation speed at least 10 times a normal genius can understand Dao and Intent at least 5 times faster than other geniuses] "and do i really need these things when i have such a heaven defying ability .. next please"(Rex) [high-tier monster:- a superior monster born with heaven defying physique it will always have a suppression of aura on monster with weaker bloodlines and it can cultivate just by eating other life forms even if its a mortal] "seriously¡­not interested it will be just like putting my cute system to waste and water after getting such ability what will i do marry a lioness or she wolf although i did hear in myths that supreme monster beasts can take human form but who know before i reach there my body meat might be in someone''s dinner table"(Rex) [Mid-tier Demi-Human:- a superior being born by the combination of a superior human and superior monster can wield the abilities of both to an extent and can even become high-tier species in future and it have two forms from birth a humanoid and a monster form] "now that''s a little interesting its like being a werewolf so now it comes to the last one even i am curious because of its name" [Yellow-tier Carbonite Human:- It is a Human Shaped Weapon Body with a soul purpose to break human limit to reach a higher stage it does''t help in understanding Dao or cultivation Speed but have an inborn Potential to surpass any limit with its ''limit Break'' ability] "Limit Break¡­ explain it more" [limit break:- Type: passive Grade: not graded: inborn ability Description: an ability that helps its user to surpass his physical, Intellectual, mental, Spiritual capabilities whenever the user is stuck in a situation which needs more of his capabilities than needed like life and death situation, and the effect will be permanent Cost: None] "Do you even need to ask .. i choose you" [basic data gained starting 1st evolution] [Starting countdown 10,9,8,¡­.5..3..2.1] after that Rex vision blurred and he went to a deep Sleep just when he was in a deep slumber he heard a melodios voice "Little Ye"(????) 16 Chapter 16 "Ye Tian can you hear me"(????) Rex suddenly opened his eyes but when he looked around he came to knew that he was in some kind of dark space he was''t able to see anything but he could hear that melodious voice¡­ ''what is this voice i don''t remember hearing this person''s voice before in my life it seems to be a voice of a girl ..no a woman but for some reason it is very pleasing to the ears so sweet it doesn''t even seem to belong to a normal human¡­wait what am i thinking am i hypnotized or drugged''(Rex) "this voice¡­. wait who is inside my head do you think you can seduce me with your voice you old lady"(Rex Andrews) "huh. hehe seduce you so now i started to seduce my own son that''s new even for me.. "(????) after hearing her reply Rex startled but the skill calm mind kicked in and he did''t showed it on his face ''she said i am her son so she must be my mom but there is no proof, and why is she here its no use thinking like that its good i have calm mind''(Rex) Rex he remained silent for few minutes with his closed eyes he was thinking of all the possibilities ''hmm..He did''t overreacted nor did he asked any question and tried to figure out the answers on his own he is indeed my son he has my persona he is at least not like his brother and sister which are just like their damn lazy father''she was just thinking but just at the moment Rex opened his eyes at that moment it was like his personality totally changed he didn''t behave like a normal teenager would behave in this kind of situation because if we count his previews life than after combing the experience of two lives and the effect of Calm Mind he was more mature "You are not real it is just a projection you created with some technique and placed it inside my body long ago"Rex deduced his theory "correct"(????) "You are here because my bloodline is very close to awakening "(Rex) "correct"(????) "so as long as i can awaken my bloodline i am useful and can be called your son otherwise i am a trash and in case that this trash may somehow awaken his bloodline than it came into a useful category ..correct"(Rex) "corre¡­huh..say what"(????) "do i have to repeat that to you again.. its not like the real you can even listen it you are just a projection are''t you"(Rex) "hey Who said that, i am actually contacting you in real time you know that''s why i left my astral projection in you and do you really think you will be alive if i was interested in your bloodline mine is more pure than you hehehe "(????) ''indeed''(Rex) "should i consider it as a threat"Rex replied with a serious expression which was a directly declaration of war and after having a haven defying ability there are not many he would like to fear and someone aside who does''t even show themselves to him "what..ahem..looks like i got another weird son welcome to the family kid"(Rex) "whose your family just come to the point if you are here you definitely want some thing just be out with it"(Rex) ''he has no intention of believing me and he is too smart and cautious for his age he is a diamond in the rough but it just means it will be more hard to save him if the news that he is alive goes out¡­.sigh i should just told him truth he is already mature i hope he understand''(????) "huff. ok Kid listen you want to know why are you here i will make long story short your mother is from Sura clan its more appropriate to say we are from the weakest branch of Sura clan the General Sura branch because of its lesser attack power but your mother is born in that branch but unlike other i was a little different"(????) 17 Chapter 17 "but unexpectedly my bloodline was one of the most pure bloodline from our whole clan my strength grew tremendously and i became one of the clans saintess and the first one from General branch as it is the branch without any specific element" "and there were many who tried to assassinate me but they died instead and i became one of the strongest of my Sura Clan even in higher realm i have a high status and also the first beauty fu fu fu"(????) "Ohh you can remove that part and continue"(Rex) "heartless bastard¡­.. so i was saying yes.. than one day some one from middle realm came and that basta.. i mean he fought me with equal terms the reason I fought him is because he tried to take over the territory of Sura Clan but we tied we kept fighting but no one won but then he throw his sword i thought he gonna use a new weapon or something but that idiot took out some flowers and came to me i thought it is some kind of poison so i took caution but than he said i ''i love you will you marry me'' than.."(????) "wait wait let me guess that idiot is my father so you accepted just like that when did it became so simple to pick a girl"(Rex) "hehe off course who accepted him i kicked him and came back home but the news of he proposing me got out¡­ my Clan send many people to fight him but they soon realized that even i wasn''t able to defeat him do how could they defeat him but there were people who rivals my strength although i ignored them but to get the favor of me and Sura Clan they went to fight him there were also some people who considered me their fiance so they also declared war against him but soon they realized it wasn''t simple to defeat him in frontal battle so they tried to ambush him but they got killed instead than he had realm breakthrough during that time and became one of the Strongest man of higher realm off course when we do not include those old monsters but he still came to my clan from time to time like a thief and he always had flowers with him to propose me and at first i got annoyed but than i got used to it off course i did not agree but every time he came it made the reputation of clan fall so finally the old monsters of my clan decided to take action so they got dispatched from the clan i thought it will be bloodshed but they came back in one piece but only their bodies though as for there clothes..cough.. later i came to knew a deal was made that all the conflict between clan and him will be written off in exchange i needed to marry him "(????) "a badass road side Romio not bad, not bad at all" Rex was listening to the story like a film director would read the script "first I was anger and did not agree at all than i thought sooner or later I had to marry someone and he is at least not like those idiotic young masters who earned everything from their clan and parents and if I refuse him than later i would probably had to marry some idiot from a strong clan and when I thought about him I came to conclusion that he was pretty good person too so i accepted his proposal and married him there were a lot of people in my clan who does not like him but no one objected because of his strength than after some time later your big brother was born than later your big sister was born but at that time your big brother awakened his bloodline and with his father''s swordsmanship he became the first genius of Sura Clan in teenage which shocked everyone but many people didn''t like it and same thing happened with your sister she also turn out to be a genius its just that her speciality wasn''t swordsmanship, well let it slide for now¡­ but your time was more frightening as you bloodline was just a little less pure than mine it means you were a born genius but also a great threat for many people¡­.at that time we became too exited and got careless and because of that your sister''s personal maid betrayed us and poisoned you when you were''t even one year old we removed the poison but it was too late your bloodline became locked and it was hard for it to get awakened and your sister was blamed by many people with ill intention they said that she was afraid of getting her spot taken so she tried to kill you but in reality she was the who was hurt most from that incident we were just trying to find out what to do at that time your father''s informer told us some people are after your bloodline and a bloodline can be extracted as long as it did''t awaken so until we found a solution your father decided to put you in a safe location and because i was''t able to keep myself away from you that bastard does''t even told me about which realm you were into but just like your brother and sister i placed my astral projection in case of life threat or in rare case of blood awakening although i could use that astral projection anytime to find your location but it is one time use thing and i knew he made the right decision so i didn''t bothered you until know than we spread the news that the third child disappeared but today i got reaction from my astral projection so i contacted you my Ye Tian"(????) 18 Chapter 18 "whose Ye Tian its wrong number i am Rex Andrews" (Rex) "ara¡­ara.. teenagers these days ok my Rex if you don''t like mama''s sweat name than mama will call you with that weird name for now but i can''t come to lower realm now as i am waiting for the birth day of your fourth sibling should i send your brother or sister as your father is obsessed with protecting me" (????) "no need and how are you gonna find me you shouldn''t be able to use your full cultivation strength in low realms" (Rex) "as expected of my kid but that''s why i had this astral projection in you" (????) "i see¡­.so can this astral projection can attack or defend" Rex said while smirking "eh¡­no you were too young and in your weak condition putting so much seals in your mind wasn''t a good thing why you ask?" (????) ''system can we do something about astral¡­ whatever she is talking about'' (Rex) [its just a bunch of remained energy forming a link with someone but that lady didn''t had any defense or attack Seal in it so in current situation we can just absorb her remaining energy and use it in current evolution but are you sure about it] "than it means without astral projection you should not be able to find me right?"Rex asked with a smile "hey boy why are you smiling are you thinking of throwing a fit i will properly apologize to you later but now you have to come back and forget about doing something to astral projection you are far too weak for it" (????) "are you done or some thing is still left.. want to tell your name? or some thing as you won''t even recognize my face if we meet again and i am sure of it " Rex said while keeping his smile intact "stubborn kid i am Ye Ying leave that aside i had installed my family''s one of the best cultivation technique and martial arts and i have some stored Qi in you that will help you with your awakening so listen to me" (Ye Ying) ''system do it'' (Rex) [extracting external energy from the body countdown 3..2..1] "hey are you listening you don''t know your mother''s reputation if it wasn''t because i am pregnant i will come there to beat your ass an¡­..hmm i start to feel weak what happ.. " Ye Ying just noticed the abnormal changes in her astral projection than she noticed the faint smile on Rex she understood the meaning "impossible how did you did it son.. for now stop it or i will get angry" (Ye Ying) "have a safe journey" Rex said while shaking his right hand in the air "why are you resisting just come to mama you can cultivate here faster there is nothing there if you come here we can just marry you to my friend''s girl than you can live your life comfortably and it will also benefit the clan" (Ye Ying) "so that''s what you were really after" thank god i have a business mind and didn''t let the emotion take over¡­ thanks calm mind you saved me or it will become hard to use my abilities between those monsters my Freedom is safe for now "Oops it slipped out" (Ye Ying) "you said it out loud my dear mother" (Rex) "huh.. ohh sorry.. but your cultivation base is too low my child you would need support of others too except us if you want to walk freely" (Ye Ying) "you know what, i don''t think you ever did something except for giving birth to me that gives you any right to call me son aside you are trying to order me around now i really do not regret being called an orphan whatever goodbye" Rex said with a expressionless face ''system do it fast'' (Rex) [command followed] suddenly the invisible presence Rex was feeling grew lighter.. "Ye Tian how can you say that we have done¡­..ok ok we haven''t done particularly much because of the situation but you need to come here even if you want to u¡­ hey stop it or i will gonna kick your butt until you cry idiot" (Ye Ying) 19 Chapter 19 "if you think i can''t find you just because you can erase my astral projection than you are wrong you still have my blood in you if you ever got close to your brother, sister, father they will recognize you and even if you failed to awaken your bloodline we can still recognize you and bring you back my idiotic son" after saying that, the voice disappeared "i didn''t even considered that possibility" (Rex) ''so what do you think system'' (Rex) [don''t worry Rex you have diamond physique even if she uses her cultivation strength while kicking and you get hurt i can still heal you with some energy points so its fine as long as you are alive] "¡­" Rex''s lips twitched after hearing its reply Ding.. [''Supreme Lone Sword Cultivation Technique'' received] [ ''12 Overload Slashes Sword art'' received ] [''Ying-Yang Great Balance Cultivation Technique'' received] [Angry Elephant Palm art received] [''General Sura Bloodline cultivation Technique'' received] "what you even extracted the martial arts she was about to give" (Rex) [they were already locked in your memory but the seal broke when she appeared so i learned it] "good buddy now you are learning how to do business" (Rex) Ding¡­ [Bloodline fusion complete] [altering Body.....] [altering Physique¡­...] [altering Spiritual Roots.....] [alert.. insufficient energy... taking emergency measures.. gathering energy by cultivating choosing cultivation arts.. ] [Rex which Cultivation Technique you want to choose:- 1. Supreme Lone Sword Cultivation Technique 2. Ying-Yang great balance Cultivation Technique 3. General Sura Bloodline Cultivation Technique] "what after all that we still lack energy" (Rex) [the new bloodline is more formidable than we thought but the main problem is it supports both Light and Dark elements because of Sub bloodlines and your physique caught dark element, because dark element is supported by shadow element and the balance broke....so we need cultivation art not only because of insufficient energy but to maintain the balance] [Rex choose carefully it will affect your spiritual root''s next evolution path because your spirit root will evolve in the direction of the Cultivation Technique you choose] "wait in 2nd option although it is called ying-yang it only gives ying to girls and yang to boys right?"(Rex) [its more like girls only absorbs the ying part while the boys only absorb the yang part but your body is not like that anymore and we need to upgrade the cultivation art too do you choose it] "that looks good but the 3rd one was specially made for my original bloodline¡­.hmmmm can you fuse them it¡­you gonna upgrade it any way so won''t it be better if you fuse number 2nd and 3rd than upgrade it if i am not wrong if one uses bloodline cultivation technique than his/her cultivation speed and future achievements depends on bloodline purity but we are going to make a brand new bloodline so it should be 100% pure and as for the main Cultivation Technique it will be Ying-Yang Great Balance Cultivation Technique so if we combine them than we won''t face any bloodline shakles in the future while we can get the benefits from bloodline cultivation" (Rex) [considering the possibility¡­.1%..45%¡­73%..98%..100% possibility considered] [theoretically it is possible] [running practical simulation..1%...23%...56%....86%...100% practical simulation complete] [practically it is possible] [showing result.....] [Fusion synchronization rate: 76% Fusion upgrade rate: 89% overall efficiency increase rate: 350% :: approximately] [would you like to upgrade Ying-Yang Great Balance Cultivation Technique with the help of General Sura Bloodline Cultivation Technique] "ok do it" (Rex) [permission granted, starting the process] [fusion began¡­.Fusing..1%..32%¡­63%¡­.75%¡­.87%..99%..100% fusion complete] [upgrading fusion result..1%¡­.45%¡­64%..88%¡­100% upgrading complete] [naming cultivation technique¡­..cultivation technique named] [''Ying-Yang Sacred Lineage Cultivation Technique'' received] [Main Cultivation Technique:- Ying-Yang Sacred Lineage Cultivation Technique] "huh...ahaahhhhh what is that" Rex was just reading the notifications but he suddenly felt an extreme pain all over his body [your body and its component are going through an evolutionary process Rex its normal that we will feel pain] "Ahaaa.a.a. you does''t look like you''re in pain at all" (Rex) after saying that Rex fainted In the cave where Rex was going through evolution process all the dead body present were sucked dry those dead bodies lost all the moisture \u0026 vitality that were present on them and turned into dry sand long ago than the cave madly started to suck spiritual Qi around it, the entrance of the cave looked like a black hole¡­ the trees and plants around the cave in one mile range became dry and even 3-4 tier monster beast didn''t dare to come near the cave to investigate the reason behind all this several days passed just like that..... 20 Chapter 20 In Eastern Continent there are many sect and every one have their own principle and belief but very few of them can be considered righteous as Eastern continent can be considered the most outlaw area of the five Continents White Moon Sect is one of those righteous sect as it allows any mortal to join and train them according to their hard work and talent in cultivation but this sect is not loved by many and lacks fighting power to go against big sects and in one of the courtyard of this sect a handsome teenager was lying on a Bed Who look like he was just 12- 13 years old at max but his hair could reach his knees, he was tall and he had a well toned body at that and at that time Rex opened his eyes "this headache you should at least warn me if something like that happen again"(Rex) [ok Rex] when Rex just touched his head with his small hands he realized his hand and head feels different after looking at his body he noticed that he was a lot younger than he should be "system explain fast"(Rex) [you see because of lack of material, energy and we only used the best part we had to create a little short body than we thought..its just a little change in appearance didn''t i warned you before but don''t worry it will grow in time or you would want a b-grade body when you can have a body beyond s grade] "you call it a little short¡­and a little change in appearance hehe¡­"(Rex) [compromise a little for now] "ok ok now Status only show me the current useful part"(Rex) [ TITLE: Genius Player: Rex Andrews/Ye Tian Hp : 600/600 | reg 1/s QI : 1000/1000 | reg 5/s Age: 11 days Race: Yellow-Tier Carbonite Human Cultivation stage: Organ Tempering peak stage EXP: 0/100 Bloodline: Rex''s Lineage Physique: Black-Diamond Physique(Dark attribute) STR: 140 WIS: 170 AGI: 110 INT: 400 VIT : 300 END: 250 DEF: 500 LUC: A+ Status Points : 240 SE Points: 0 Traits: Bat-Wings, Extreme-Flexibility, Limit-Break, Twilight, Spider-Sense, Shadow-Leap Skills: Calm Mind(Lvl max), Bloodlust(Lvl 1) ,Pain Resistance(Lvl 3) Bloodline ability: 1. Transmutate Physique ability: 1.diamond shell Talent: unknown State: healthy, curious] "please explain those new things in brief and that ridiculous age too"(Rex) [that age is because age is calculated through age of cells in body but all the old and dead cells are removed from the body or converted into newborn cells by using plants vitality or remaining vitality of those dead body at cellular level and it isn''t possible at high cultivation realm but you are considered just above mortal so it is possible and your cultivation dropped because of this too and this can be considered your third reincarnation even your luck increased and remember Rex you once said a human body is no less mysterious than a universe even i can''t answer all your questions you made me with the help of a miracle so you have to find the answers on your own] [Extreme Flexibility help you to be flexible beyond the limit of a human, a limit a normal human can''t even think to achieve you can even turn 100'' backward] [Twilight increases your strength, endurance by 10% and health regeneration by 30% when you are under moonlight] [Shadow leap lets you jump into shadow and hide it does''t completely hide your Qi but you can hide your Qi in your core bladder so don''t worry about it] [Spider Sense lets you sense any type of emotion or vision directed at you without using Qi] [Remember Rex traits are all your in-born abilities it means they will never have any level their power will depend on your strength but they can evolve either with your evolution or if some external condition is met and this property of traits is same with Bloodline ability and Physique ability the only difference is both Bloodline ability and Physique ability will never evolve] [Transmutate is an ability i found after trying countless combinations with your bloodlines it is the ability to change the form of matter even at atomic level like solid into liquid, liquid into solid it will help you to build the type of shop you want in the future but this skill require high quantity of Qi to use it and the amount varies depending on the matter ] [Diamond Shell will form a shell of multiple hexagonal complex Qi Shields structure around you and will provide 300% more defense compared to your base defense and it can be maintained and regenerate using Qi with minimum requirement of 100 Qi/ s] [Pain Resistance(Lvl 3) can decrease the amount of pain you feel by 30%] "cool any thing else on the plate"(Rex) [Inventory has been unlocked,Skill \u0026 Ability Shop has been unlocked, Operation has been unlocked] [Inventory is a pocket dimension where you can store things, the time in inventory is very slow which is just like the time is stopped so you can take out things in the same state you put them in but you can''t put living things inside that pocket dimension is not that stable and i can only do that much those heavenly rules will not late me make a inventory where we can put the living organism yet] [Operation is where you can start a new project but only if it is possible with our current knowledge and the price of the product will depend on the energy used and required to complete the project] [Skill \u0026 Ability Shop is place where you can buy skills and abilities than belong or can belong to the Monster Beast whose DNA Signature you have stored in DNA Codex, the prize of those skills and ability will depend on the difficulty and energy required to install those ability in your body] [i had made a beginner Gift package for you, it is in the inventory] "ok open the Beginner gift pack" [Beginner''s gift pack opened] 21 Chapter 21 [Beginner''s gift pack opened] [Mind arts obtained] [Steel Sword blueprint obtained] [Steel Armor blueprint obtained] [Due to possessing Mind arts, the skill Appraisal is obtained] ''Appraisal..?''(Rex) [Appraisal:- Type: Psychic Grade: ungraded Description: a skill which lets you analyze your target''s basic information whether living or non living its efficiency depends on your overall knowledge, INT and WIS. Cool Down: None Cost: None] "what is Mind arts it gave me appraisal that easily why did''t you gave it to me before"(Rex) [Mind arts is just a name its like playing with minds of you target and influencing them like how a hacker play with a computer program it is something a human can have if they can use at least 15% of their brain but they will definitely die due to pressure of using it this is same for you but after evolution i can access that part so i will just carry your command to that part and made it do the work for us if you some day became proficient than you may have possibility of handling it on your own Appraisal is also a name its just like hacking someone''s memory and get the most simple data without them knowing it than it matches that data with your memory and gives you a brief idea about them and it is a Psychic ability, Psychic abilities level and evolving properties are same as Bloodline abilities and Physique abilities] "your voice had became human like i thought of a name for you"(Rex) [because our intelligence always grows together its just i can access more of it and you seem to be more comfortable with human voice so changed the pitch of my voice] "wow really than change it into a young girl from any random anime i watched"(Rex) [why] "doesn''t you care about me it is just more healing to hear that and i can give you a better name based on it"(Rex) [than how it is Rex] a soft and beautiful voice which sounded like a soft ringing bell was introduced to Rex''s ears from her voice one can tell that the girl''s age should not cross 18 but most of it was like representing purity "hey system use that voice and i will call you Rose from now on ok"(Rex) [Rose name accepted] "and what will i do with those blueprint when do we need blueprint to make sword in this world"(Rex) [blueprint is just for clear image if you use it with the help of your ability Transmute you can create multiple swords blueprint doesn''t seem to be useful for these primitive design weapons and tools but when we need to make something with a very complex structure at that time the true value of blueprints will be shown] "ohh than can''t i use it on any metal why steel sword and steel armor"(Rex) [every matter have different atomic mass and charge, size..etc if we use same thing we won''t get same results] "sigh..and that''s why i choose Computer Science in college and let my team do that kind of work in company by the way where are we it does''t seems like a cave"(Rex) [about that¡­ an old lady picked you up after few days when your evolution was complete and all the area around that cave where you evolved was filled with ashes due to us although i can''t see it because your eyes were close but using your new ability ''Spider Sense'' and your spiritual sense it wasn''t that hard to analyze the situation] Rose slowly told Rex all about the incident that lead him here as Rex was just thinking his Spider sense alerted him that someonw as coming close to the room so he sat on the bed, his facial expression took a 180'' change than he started looking around like an innocent child who does not know any sin of the world than an old lady entered the room "boy did you wake up you have been asleep for almost 2 days"that old lady asked with a smile with a hint of worry on her face 22 Chapter 22 An old woman ¡­ or more like the woman who can only be said to be old because of her white hairs and some wrinkles on her skin otherwise it would look like a fairy is cosplaying an old women even Rex was startled than he kept looking at her ''does this woman used some expired makeup that made her look old''(Rex) Rex kept looking at the old lady like he did''t understand anything in the eyes of the old woman he appeared to be a little cautious so she waited for Rex''s reply without any impatience but unknown to her Rex had used ''Appraisal'' on her [Title: Ancestor of White Moon Sect, Kind Heart Name: Wang Cang Race: Human Cultivation stage: Form Synthesis Peak stage Hp: 2010/2010 Qi: 4900/4900 Age: 128 Years Overall Description : A woman who spent her life protecting the Sect helped countless people and also Spent more than half her life essence while protecting her people now wants to live her remaining days peacefully and wants to have a family to spend her remaining days Status: Worried, Weakened '' Hmmmm reaching Form Synthesis Peak stage at the age of 128 years definitely a genius among genius but she should have the life of at least 500 years at that age but she burned her life essence for others, so kind people always suffer that''s it'' thought Rex in this realm the journey of cultivation starts with Mortal \u003e Body Tempering 1-9 Stage \u003e Qi Condensing Stage \u003e Organ Tempering Stage \u003e Soul Strengthening Stage \u003e Form Synthesis Stage \u003e Spirit King Stage the number of Spirit King''s in all the five continents can be counted on one''s fingers..if a normal cultivator is just fortunate enough to see one he can brag about it for the rest of his life..that is the status of a Spirit King after all it is the strongest existence in their eyes than Rex clicked on the ''Titles'' another holographic window appeared [Ancestor Of White Moon Sect:- Grade: Uncommon Description: This Title is given to Guardian Of Whit Moon Sect who Posses the highest authority over the sect Effect: The Presence of title bearer will improve the honesty and unity of the sect members significantly Kind Heart:- Grade: Ultra Rare Description: a title given to those who consider''s innocent pain as their own and try to help others in problem with the best of their abilities and the number of good deeds done by the title holder are countless Effect: Unknown ] ''effect unknown??''(Rex) [maybe we don''t posses that type of information yet¡­although i have formed some connections with Heavenly Dao laws but i myself does not understand them that much] ''i see''(Rex) ''most of my status are higher than her¡­bloodline and cultivation technique indeed have big effect and combined with my new species..''(Rex) "hey Boy are you listening don''t be that afraid i don''t look like that bad of a person do i"Wang Cang said with a polite smile Rex was startled after seeing that smile since his reincarnation he doesn''t remember ever seeing that warm smile it does''t had anything Fake in it all.. if a little while ago even if she would smile like that Rex would not believe in her smile but after seeing her overall Description and title ''Kind Heart'' Rex''s thought''s on the old lady took a qualitative change ''by the way Rose i am also too kind why do i not have a ''Kind Heart'' Title ''Rex asked shamelessly [indeed ..i wonder why] this was all Rose could say ''this woman is too kind and i definitely owe this Women a big favor and i Rex Andrews returns every favor ten times over whether it is good or bad''(Rex) "so granny where am i" said Rex in a polite tone after hearing his voice Wang Cang looked at him with wide eyes like seeing a human for first time ''hey did i say something weird i pretended not to know her true age or cultivation did she got angry because i called her granny at a young age''little innocent Rex was using his whole Intelligence status to think hard about it "hey what did you just said can you say it again"Wang Cank said with sparkling eves although Rex was looking downwards in apology so he did''t see it "ohh sorry that''s just slipped out of my mouth i won''t say it again" Rex said with puppy eyes like tears were just about to come out, a true lethal weapon used by kids indeed and it landed a critical hit on Wang Cang "hey hey sorry i don''t mean it that way boy it''s just no one called me like that so i was a little startled..on yes why don''t you call me that.. see i like it" Wang Cang said hurriedly trying her best to explain herself "Really"(Rex) "Really i won''t lie to a cute Boy like You"Wang Cang said with a smile 23 Chapter 23 in Want Cang''s view Rex was indeed a small child who was barely 11 year old "Then¡­er¡­etto¡­ Granny"(Rex) Cang Wang gave another lethal smile to Rex ''seriously if it was''t for Calm Mind i won''t be able to handle it .. wait a minute.. what am i doing why i am behaving like a child and the look in this woman''s eyes.. hey Rose care to explain the situation''Rex suddenly came to realized his current situation [Did you forgot the overall description Rex] ''damn.. as i thought she is considering making me a real grandson as a family, i just rain from one family and stuck in another one, is my luck really A+''(Rex) [it''s exactly because you luck is ridiculously high that you will have countless fortunate and unfortunate encounters] after a while Wang Cang was able to hold her exitement and then looked at Rex "boy what''s your name"(Wang Cang) "Rex Andrews"(Rex) "Huh that''s one strange name its like a name from Western Continent boy are you from Western Continent"(Wang Cang) "no i don''t..probably, my memories are''t that clear but i don''t remember crossing the border"(Rex) "ohh so do you remember anything about the Eastern forest i found you lying there "(Wang Cang) "hmm¡­ no"(Rex) "do you remember anything about your parents"(Wang Cang) "no i do remember being raised in an orphanage than a senior took me in saying that i posses a strong Physique and Bloodline and i became a cultivator than one day i came to know that i was being sold so i ran off than fall of the cliff while being chased in forest than i don''t remember anything"Rex said with an innocent look ''now let''s see if your kindness can cover the desire to posses a strong bloodline as i did''t told her about the awakening and if she takes a strong bloodline she can restore most of her life essence and become strong at the same time so what will you do Wan..''Rex was testing if the Evaluation Appraisal gave him was really correct before Rex could complete his thought''s Wang Cang suddenly hugged him tightly "poor kid you must have suffered a lot but don''t worry now you are here i will see who will dare to touch you i will rip those bastards apart"Wang Cang said all this while hugging Rex in her arms and her eyes became red with anger at the last part leaving Rex stunned ''she ..did''t..even..hesitate..shit now i can'' give myself a reason to run off, Rose your evaluation is really correct''(Rex) "huh.. boy..no Rex you does''t need to cry you are not orphan you have your granny to protect you"Wang Cang said while patting the head of Rex and realizing him from the hug ''cry.. me ..whom are you kidding .i never remember crying in two life time accept from my birth''Rex touched his face an it was wet some tears came coming out of his eyes ''hey Rose what is it what happened to calm mind''(Rex) [Rex Calm Mind is upgraded version of the skill Calm you had during your previews life it can keep you calm as the name suggest but you just got an upgrade there are still some loop holes your current emotions are a mess it is like a bug in a program according to your normal personality on Earth anyone would cry after suffering so much you are still getting used to you new life and it will take some more time until you sort out all you emotions] ''this damn..Destiny it never let me meet such a person when i needed them the most¡­and now when i just thought of living a life of killing aloof and remote bending everyone to my will .. whatever i just need to make some changes in plan''(Rex) "heehhh hahahaha"(Rex) suddenly Rex started laughing loudly.. Wang Cang got slightly startled then looked at him with another smile "old woma¡­.no Granny are you really not interested in my bloodline it can make you strong and even raise your life time, it can also make you look young too"Rex said with an mischievous smile "naughty boy you were thinking i brought you here for your bloodline or Physique"Wank Cang said with a smile 24 Chapter 24 "hehe if i am not even that clever can you think i will still be alive standing here"(Rex) "then the story you mentioned"Wang Cang asked with some doubt she also raised a little guard against Rex but she can''t feel the Qi of Rex so she don''t know his cultivation base that''s why she again took her guard down and even if she knew his cultivation base she will only get shocked no other emotion because normally with her cultivation base Rex does not posses any threat to her ''i can just lie to her and play a kid in front of her..but..to hide one lie i will need to speak another and the chain will continue and it will delay my plans a lot it is better to think of a good excuse after all i do not want to get treated like child..at least not when i know that sooner or later someone from Sura Clan or the people who poisoned me at birth is going to come here for me and deceiving this kind woman will be too much guilt even for me''(Rex) "it was real you know¡­. i just made some changes like i never told anyone about the bloodline thing so they only took me for my physique though, so what you gonna do know..still keeping me"Rex keep looking at her without blinking his eyes waiting for her reply "you still doubt me these things aside..first comes the punishment for lying to your Granny"Wang Cang said while slowly coming close to Rex "Huh..punishment.." Rex murmered while slowly moving backward but his Luck betrayed him and his back touched the wall ''she still think that i am a kid ..even after showing my real personality¡­just what is wrong with her''(Rex) [your young look betrays what you say] in the next moment Rex was lying on the lap of Wang Cang just about to be Spanked ''huh what in the world.. hey Rose think of something''(Rex) [do Rex wishes to use Physique ability to defend] ''you¡­fuc¡­.use it''(Rex) [Diamond Shell activated] Wang Cang was just about to spank Rex but suddenly a large white light shield made by combing many small white hexagonal shape shields appeared around Rex "hmm using bloodline or Physique than i am also allowed to use my Qi aren''t i"Wang Cang said with a mischievous smile " what¡­ hey¡­this is not fair not at all if it comes to that than i gonna use my final move"Rex made his resolve Wang Cang was taken back she became fully alert and was thinking about Rex''s final move suddenly Rex inhaled a lot of air in his lungs "HELP HELP IS ANYONE THERE THIS OLD LADY IS BEATING ME HELP ME IS ANY ONE THERE"Rex started to shout on top of his lungs "huhhh,¡­"it took a while for Wang Cang to collect her thoughts then she realized that this shameless kid is definitely going to ruin her reputation if not stopped she used her hands to close the mouth of Rex with her hands but he kept shouting nonstop "just close your mouth you shameless boy "Wang Cang said with an embarrassed face "so are you not going to punish me do you"Rex said with an honest smile "ok ok just close your mouth"Wang Cang just came to realize that she should''t judge this kid by his appearance after a while¡­. "so you said you are a cultivator but i did''t sense any Qi on you"Wang Cang said looking at Rex with a serious face ''what.. Rose my little girl please explain''(Rex) [now you posses a new organ called Core Bladder which hides your core and make use of it and we are hiding your cultivation base with its help and its up to you if you want to show your cultivation base or not and it only hides it but it does not affect your strength but if you use any move which uses Qi than others may be able to tell your cultivation base] "ohh about that its one of my bloodline abilities¡­.and yeah you remeber the place you found me..and the condition of that place..it was all due to my bloodline awakening"Rex explained "all that happened just because of you bloodline awakening¡­you are still hiding something..sigh..kid take your time if you are not comfortable with sharing something than its all right you don''t need to give excuses i am not gonna force you¡­. alright"(Wang Cang) "its not like that ¡­ok if you want to know that badly than listen¡­although you might not believe it but just when my bloodline got awakened i discovered that some unknown memories, images of things i haven''t even seen before start to appear in my mind than they started to merge with my current memories and at the end i got a message saying ''This is my own life long inheritance i sealed for my next life if you means i got it than step forward go beyond heavens there is nothing that can stop you'' than after that i lose my consciousness"Rex said with a serious expression ''how''s my story Rose ..i can even win a award with it''(Rex) [¡­] "s..sp..Spiritual Wisdom"Wang Cang looked at Rex with wide eyes 25 Chapter 25 "Spiritual Wisdom??"(Rex) ''spiritual wisdom¡­.which bird''s name is this''(Rex) "no its impossible its just can''t be that easy for a human at least"Wang Cang kept murmured to herself as she tried to calm down "what''s Spiritual Wisdom"(Rex) after seeing the innocent look of Rex she calmed down "hmm have you heard about Mythical beings like Divine Dragons, Phoenix,Great White Tiger and Other supreme beings like them"(Wang Cang) "yeah some of them like Dragons and Phoenix"(Rex) "there are stories that say that these beings have Divine abilities that lets them store their memories and ,cultivation arts,martial arts and other things which they can remember when they reincarnate¡­ there are also those which store these things in their bloodline so if their future generation have pure bloodlines like them than they have a small to get some of their inheritance"(Wang Cang) "so am i a Dragon or or.. "(Rex) "no idiot they never reincarnates as a human race"Wang Cang said while giving Rex a smack on his head "than"Rex said while rubbing his head "I do heard that some powerful legendary cultivators with monstrous talent were trying to do it too but i did''t hear of anyone being achieving success in it on the other hand you..sigh" she than gave Rex a serious look than sigh deeply "hey hey what does that reaction mean are''t i am smart, talented, powerful, handso¡­."Rex started throwing a fit like a kid "ara ara my Rex is really cute and handsome"Wang Cang said while patting Rex on his head like taming a small rabbit ''yosh i hit the jackpot who would thought that me randomly made story will give me a new excuse for future¡­. Spiritual Wisdom was it that''s interesting ''(Rex) "so i answered all your questions now its your turn"(Rex) "You really look too matured for your age sometimes"(Wang Cang) "what do you mean sometimes just answer me first ..who are you"(Rex) "i am Wang Cang the founder of White Moon Sect and its current ancestor"Wang Cang said with a Pridefull look when she looked at Rex for his reaction clap ..clap.clap he was clapping with sparkling eyes like watching a circus "you are mocking me are''t you"(Wang Cang) "who me ahh.. how mean its not like i am saying why does the Sect''s ancestor is living in such a shady room without any furniture"(Rex) ''but that''s exactly what you are saying you bastard''thought Wang Cang "cough¡­cough.i like to live in a quiet place that''s why i am here and for things"after saying that she showed a ring on her Right hand with a smug on her face "ohh i see so you gave all the furniture as a dowry in exchange for the wedding ring" Rex said while nodding his head in understanding "WHAT..you bastard grandson what marriage.. what wedding ring that''s a Storage ring and it is used to store things wait.. i will show you"as she said that a azure sword appeared in her hand ''now be surprised kid i got this rare artifact in the ruins of a very powerful cultiva..''Wang Cang was just thinking what type of expression Rex would make but to her disappointment Rex not only did not get surprised but he came forward and took the sword from Wang Cang''s hand "ohh thanks my beautiful granny i will accept this gift with pleasure"Rex said with a innocent smile "ha..wait¡­what gift"Wang Cang just came to her senses and looked at the azure sword in Rex''s hand ''Rose move it to inventory'' [command accepted] "you naughty boy that''s not a thing to pl¡­."Wang Cang was just going to complete her sentence but the view in front made her completely shocked to the core 26 Chapter 26 "s..¡­sp Space artifact boy you have space artifact but you does''t have a space ring than what did you use"Wang Cang asked with a shocked expression "you want to know"(Rex) "yes off course i do space artifact are too rare in all five continents only strong sect master''s or emperor''s and some noble posses them"(Wang Cang) "Its a SE-CR-ET"after saying that Rex started running towards the door "you little devil come back"after saying that Wang Cang started running behind Rex [Rex is it fine to show that much of your secret''s to that women] ''yeah because i decided White moon sect will be the main headquarter for over operations from now on by the way do you have any way to increase the vitality for her the vitality potions made by alchemist are too expensive even we sell all the sect property we will barely be able to buy a low grade one and we can''t argue if it is fake too as they all have strong background''(Rex) [we can start an operation for an HP potion but we don''t know if we can create a good one with our current knowledge i only know what you know..i can only use the knowledge of herbs you saw or touch or read or hear about] ''ok do it''(Rex) [starting operation for HP potion¡­using 1st operation slot ¡­.remaining slot one] ''there is a remaining slot hmm.. than Rose start making Qi recovering potion too''(Rex) [starting second operation for Qi recovery potion] Rex was doing this while running so he came far after checking that Wang Cang was''t following him he stopped he took a look around there was a beautiful pond in front of him and there were many stone monuments like stone gates and statues small fountains around him but suddenly his Spider Sense started ringing like crazy than he felt threat he suddenly bended backwards his upper turned 90'' backwards..because Rex had the trait Extreme Flexibility it was too easy for him to bend his body that much he even felt that he can bend himself more Swoosh.. a spear just pass through above him although the target of the spear was''t a vital spot but Rex knew that no one in right mind will attack a kid with no cultivation base "WHAT"a shout of shocked expression came from the left side a man with a scar on his right eye was standing there..he looked at Rex with vigilance than he took out his sword Rex lost his temper because of his actions "Bloodlust"(Rex) as Rex looked at the man a terrifying aura started to leak through Rex the men felt shivers down his spine ..he took two steps backwards "What''s happening here"just as Rex was about to make his move he heard a soft voice with a hint of coldness in it Rex looked towards the source of the voice just to see a girl was walking towards him she looked like she was about 16-19 year old she had delicate face which looked like it was carved with jade she had black hairs which only reached to her shoulder she was wearing a blue dress although she looked very young but when Rex''s eyes scanned her body and they came to an abrupt halt at her chest.. than he thought about re-calculating her age she came near them as she took out her sword but suddenly when she took another step she came in range of Rex''s Bloodlust.. the skill was still active and Rex forgot to control it so she got startled she immediately took the step back than she got o n her full alert ''it was like if i took another step that boy would kill me...his killing intent does not match his age.... who is he what is he doing here''thought the girl "Senior Sister he is the thief i found him help me catch him"the main with the scar shouted "thief he is?"the lady gave Rex a long look but said nothing "thief who is thief..you are thief, your father is thief, your whole family is thief, I Rex Andrews became one of Top 10 richest person in the world on my on and you call me thief..any last words"Rex shouted at the muscle man [it was actually Top 100] "..."(Rex) The muscle man did''t understand much but he understood its time to get serious as he does''t know his opponents true strength 27 Chapter 27 The muscle man did''t understand much but understood its time to get serious as he does''t know his opponents true strength any wrong move can result in instant death just as Rex was getting ready he sensed something and Switched off Bloodlust than his expressions took s U turn and he started to look like an innocent and a little scared child ''was''t he going to attack what happened'' The muscle man and the girl became confused just as they were thinking they felt a strong pressure and looked behind Rex an Old lady and a middle aged women came flying the woman beside Wang Cang was tall she had long silky hairs her figure was particularly standing out her body has beautiful curves which looked like a piece of art that is priceless coupled with her face with those sparkling red lips would put all the girls Rex had ever seen to shame "whats happening here"Wang Cang asked than her eyes landed on Rex "Junior greats the Patriarch and Great ancestor"they both said as they cupped their hands and bowed "Reporting to Great ancestor we were chasing this thie.."the muscle man who become scared cat was just telling the story but suddenly Rex ran and jumped in the arms of the Old Lady "Granny this man was bullying your cute and handsome grandson and even tried to ambush me attacked your feeble and weak grandson with that spear"Rex said with teary puppy eyes than he pointed at the spear which was stuck on a stone a little far from them these words were like piercing arrows to both the muscle man and the short haired girl ''Gr¡­Gra..Grandson''the patriarch was still trying to confirm if the work stress of the sect these days finally took the effect Wang Cang just wanted to punish Rex in front of everyone but after looking at his puppy eyes her heart melted than she remembered what happened last time when she tried to punish him and snapped out of it "Luo Ru it it correct"Wang Cang said while looking at the lady like figure her words gave a 4000 volts of shock to everyone present there even Rex was a little surprised he did''t except it to be that easy ".a¡­an.ancestor¡­ that.. when i came both of them were"Luo Ru was just about to say further when she felt something and looked towards Rex and found him staring back at her like he was saying there will be revenge and she already seen his status in front of her sect ancestor than she gave a sorry look to her junior "th,..ts¡­its hard to explain i remember junior brother Lee was attacking the little brother while saying thief thief "after saying that she did''t turn her eyes at Kong Lee ''i didn''t lie¡­.i just hiding a little truth.....and it was junior brothers fault in the first place so¡­.yes yes i definitely didn''t lie'' Luo Ru comforted herself "what.."Kong Lee was speechless although he was at fault for attacking he was only trying to immobilize the thief with honest intentions even Rex knew that even if did not dodged the spear was not thrown to kill him "Kong Lee you recklessly attacked him without even making sure whom you are attacking and you did''t even check his cultivation before using a spear now you won''t receive any Qi replenishing pills for this month"Wang Cang said while looking angrily at Kong Lee she was really angry because of his actions because if Rex had low cultivation base than he will defiantly receive an heavy injury "th,,er..understood ancestor"Kong Lee wanted to explain but when he just tried to check the cultivation of Rex he was''t able to do so and when he looked at the angry ancestor he knew their is no way out of it 28 Chapter 28 Qi replenishing pills are very precious as they are needed to replenish Qi while Breakthrough especially at bottlenecks or during battles and hunting after receiving punishment Luo Ru and Kong Lee bid farewell and left though Luo Ru was already hurrying as she wanted to tell others about the terrifying grandson of their sect''s ancestor after they left only the Rex, Wang Cang and Patriarch were left Rex kept hugging his granny and the situation became awkward for Wang Cang that how she should explain to her disciple about this grandson of her that appeared out of nowhere "so who are you little devi..i mean little brother" finally breaking the silence patriarch asked while looking at Rex "can''t you see I am too scared to ask the question" Rex replied without looking at her her lips twitched at Rex''s reply she thought she even got to the trouble to call him little brother due to his status so he would at least give her a polite reply "Oye little devil don''t over act we already came when you frightened that little girl with your killing intent"Wang Cang scolded breaking the act of Rex "ohh you should have said that first"after saying that the expression of Rex took another 180'' than turn he started stretching his body "so little brother whe.."The patriarch was just going to ask the same question but Rex stopped in the middle "my granny taught me we have to introduce our self first if we want to ask others"Rex said with an honest expression ''when did i taught you that'' thought Wang Cang "I am Wang Xiu Ying, Master''s first and only disciple and the current matriarch of White Moon Sect that means i am also your future pat.."she was just explaining but Rex again butted in "wait.. wait Wang surname ohh granny don''t tell me now i got a mother as a bonus too i won''t accept it its too much in one day¡­"Rex looked anxious SMACK¡­.. before he could speak further Wang Cang smacked him hard on his head "owwww" Rex rubbed his head "don''t think too much i gave her name and my surname because she did''t have one when i found her nevertheless she is like my daughter" Wang Cang said without hesitation "found her?"(Rex) "yeah like you she also has a strong Physique'' Water element Physique'' with water element spiritual root" (Wang Cang) "also ¡­what do you mean master"(Wang Xiu Ying) "i will explain later but he also possess a powerful physique and it is¡­wait a minute Rex which is it"(Wang Cang) "ohh it Blac¡­.i mean Diamond Physique"(Rex) "ohh really now spit the whole thing out or i will punis..no wait.. i mean i would take my sword back she is my trusted disciple she won''t betray me"(Wang Cang) "hmm ok..ok i actually had diamond physique but i wasn''t satisfied with its ability so i upgraded it a step further and gave it an attribute to balance than i made Black Diamond Physique it uses shadow attribute and a little dark attribute to create this" when he said that he used Diamond Shell to create a hexagonal shield in front to him [you really like to brag] ''that''s the part inventors like after all''(Rex) [i don''t know about others but you definitely love to do it] "try hitting it "(Rex) Wang Cang gave Wang Ming signal she took out a sword and used a simple sword slash as she did''t believe that he can stop it but contrary to her expectations the sword bounced back Clank.. she than directly used the strength of her Form synthesis stage 6th stage without any martial arts Clank.. she was only able to make a crack on the shield but even that recovered instantly than she became utterly shocked "little brother whats you cultivation stage"(Wang Ming) "actually i am still in my weakened stage so i can only display the strength of Organ Tempering 5th stage"(Rex) [no actually Rex you are Organ Tempering peak Stage cult..] ''shut up¡­i know it¡­you know it¡­.but how can she know it¡­and my status is way higher than a Organ Tempering stage cultivator so it should be fine..right''(Rex) his words was like naked slaps on both Wang Cang and Wang Ming''s faces if this is the strength of Organ Tempering 5th stage than what were we doing until now faking our cultivation base Ding¡­ [Lowest grade HP potion''s Blueprint created] [Lowest grade Qi replenishing potion''s Blueprint created] "By the way granny do we have moon flower, blue jade grass, crimson lotus¡­. "Rex asked for all the material needed for making both Potions 29 Chapter 29 "yeah that''s all¡­ give me around 100 sets of these herbs"(Rex) "why do you need all these herbs although these are not that precious but if we talk about 100 sets than its different"(Wang Cang) "to make potions off course"Rex said confidently Wang Xiu Ying first looked at Wang Cang''s face sighed than she walked near Rex and patted his head "its all right little brother its good to have big dreams when you grow up you can became a fine Alchemist ok Big Sister believes in you¡­so for now you should just focus on cultivating instead of trying to make pills and potion"Wang Xiu Ying said with a smile as she comforted Rex Rex looked towards Wang Cang blankly Wang Cang could only smile¡­even if she mentioned his Spiritual Wisdom thing who would believe it when she herself have some doubt ''looks like i am still being taken as a child¡­ hmmm.. which is the best way to make them believe me¡­wait Rose ..my Bloodline form how much different does it look compared to my current base form''(Rex) [like Heaven and Earth] ''than¡­. Bloodline Switch''(Rex) [Bloodline activated¡­] [Consumption rate: 100 Qi per minute] [all the physical status except LUC, INT and WIS are increased by 30% Temporarily] [Total HP is increased by 30% Temporarily] Suddenly Rex''s body began to swelll..transform would be a more appropriate word his height started to increase his black hairs became silky white, his eyes turned red, his previous fragile looking body now developed wee defined muscles he now had six pack abs the clothes on his body became tight they even got torn from many places although Rex now looked only around 19 years old but his height was already same as Wang Xiu Ying who was already tall even among her peers if all the combined features of Rex are need to be defined in a very few words than¡­..unique, domineering and handsome will be the most appropriate words Wang Xiu Ying took few steps back in shock even Wang Cang was looking at him with her eyes wide open "Rex thats¡­."(Wang Cang) "don''t get surprised its just one of the secret arts i received from those memories but there are some strict requirements to use it so only i can use it¡­.so how is it this secret art it let me use full potential of my Bloodline to increase my overall strength by at least 30%" Rex booster in his current form even his voice sounded more mature ''its consumption is very high i can''t maintain it for too long for now¡­.Bloodline Switch''(Rex) this caught them by surprise but before they could observe more Rex turned back to normal Rex returned to its normal form "wait¡­you do that again i want to have a look "Wang Xiu Ying hurriedly said ''am i a monkey from circus or something''(Rex) "with my current cultivation base i can''t support it for too long and that form is just the tip of iceberg its just that at present i am not used to my new abilities"Rex said "new abilities?"Wang Xiu Ying did not understood what Rex said so she looked towards her Master "sigh¡­ i will explain you later"(Wang Cang) "Granny i leave the herbs collecting to you..and its still day time¡­so i am going to the forest near the sect i still want to check how strong i currently am" after saying that Rex turned and started walking towards the exit "do you even know the way to forest"Wang Cang asked casually Rex halted his steps "arrange a guide for him ..choose someone strong enough to be able to protect Rex in emergency cases"Wang Cang said to Wang Xiu Ying "yes Master"Wang Xiu Ying nodded "wait..if you are arranging a guide than make sure he..no she is reliable cuz.. i would prefer a girl to be my guide she should be a core student it would be better if she have short hair, her height should be about 165 cm and¡­"(Rex) ''and her name should be Luo Ru..correct'' Wang Xiu Ying thought "sigh¡­youngster these days¡­that girl Luo Ru is also a talent¡­she is reliable too.. send her with Rex ..and little boy don''t make anything troublesome for her i won''t save you if she beat you up"Wang Cang said "aye¡­aye granny"(Rex) 30 Chapter 30 Outside White Moon Sect¡­ "so little brother why do you want to go to Eastern Forest"Luo Ru asked as she moved towards the direction of Easter Forest "to gain Experience"Rex replied as he followed her ''i really mean it¡­. i literally want Exp after all'' (Rex) "eh¡­aren''t you too young for that"(Luo Ru) "talent does not have a age" Rex said with a proud look ''sigh¡­ another arrogant young master¡­.this time Sect Master gave a troublesome job to me..i have to make sure that he does not get hurt¡­ i just hope he will know what fear is..after facing a real monster beast and decide to retreat ''Luo Ru lightly laughed as she thought of Rex running toward her for help ''why is this girl laughing like that¡­.she is definitely thinking something perverted'' (Rex) ''lets check her strength first....Appraisal''(Rex) [do you want the full Appraisal i should remind you if you full appraise everyone around you all the time than it will give you mental fatigue and headache its better to only appraise what you want to know it will minimize the cost] ''i see although Appraisal does not consume Qi but its like a Psychic a ability which works on brain power''(Rex) [it is not like a psychic ability..theoretically speaking it is a Psychic ability] ''i understand you don''t have interfere every time you know that''(Rex) ''Appraisal: name \u0026 cultivation base''(Rex) [Name: Luo Ru Cultivation base: Soul Strengthening 6th stage] ''she is strong''(Rex) than Rex started checking all his abilities and the combos that can be used with his current skills no one spoke anymore on the way.. "Little brother we have already entered the outskirt of the forest so be on full alert all the time"she said than she slowed down "en"(Rex) Luo Ru was waiting ¡­.she was waiting for the moment when Rex would ask her to slow down but to her surprise even when they reached their destination he did not asked to take a break even a single time nor did he looked tired it also surprised Rex ''Rose Luo Ru''s cultivation is higher even compaired to my peak period although my Endurance (END) is no less than any Soul Strength stage cultivator but even so¡­. i should be a little tired don''t you think''(Rex) [who said you are not tired¡­..its just you can''t feel it¡­your race is more like a weapon than a living organism it will take out every last drop of potential from your body..such as for your endurance, even you kept exhausting yourself ¡­ you won''t feel tired at all¡­only when you would have no more energy to move only than your body will stop moving even you want it to move that will be a sign of total depletion of your stamina] ''but if i depleted all my stamina during a fight without knowing it than''(Rex) [i will notify you when you have used more than 75% of your total stamina] ''good''(Rex) "its weird"Luo Ru said than she stopped under a tree "what''s weird"(Rex) "its been a while since we entered the forest but we did not encounter a single monster¡­this area should be filled with monster from 1st to 3rd tier rank beasts"(Luo Ru) "now that you mention it "(Rex) [sigh¡­ the title ''Genius'' has gone to waste] "¡­" (Rex) ''shut up¡­i knew it i was only testing her''(Rex) "there is a chance that a strong monster have appeared¡­should we retreat"(Luo Ru) ''if its only me i have a chance to fight even if is a 4th tier initial phase monster beast but it will be hard if i need to protect him at the same time''(Luo Ru) Rex did not said anything than he looked towards his right "there is no need he is already here"(Rex) "huh?"(Luo Ru) Luo Ru extended her spiritual sense towards the direction Rex was looking but did not find anything once the cultivator reaches soul strengthening stage they can use spiritual sense to observe things around them using their spiritual power it is not affected by darkness or brightness and its range depends on the strength of a cultivator Rex had already stepped in Soul Strengthening stage once so he too has spiritual sense but his ''Spider Sense'' is in on another league when it is compared to spiritual sense "Rex i am not joking its not the right time to play lets retreat for now" Luo Ru became slightly impatient ''if it was not for Spider Sense even i won''t be able to detect him''(Rex) ''Shadow Leap''(Rex) Suddenly Rex disappeared in the shadow of the tree most of the land of the forest was covered in the shadows of trees inter-crossing each other so it was not hard for Rex to move using them and his Core Bladder had hidden all his Qi so it was nearly impossible to detect his presence..that''s exactly why in the eyes of Luo Ru it looked like that Rex disappeared "what the¡­"She became startled but before that she could think more she felt a terrifying aura locked onto her from the same direction she just checked using her spiritual sense but she did not lost her composure but focused towards the source of the terrifying aura '' it looks like ..he was right..it was hiding there waiting for the right moment to attack¡­but seeing that one of his target disappeared into the thin air he became impatient and showed himself''(Luo Ru) a black colored Panther slowly jumped from one of the tree''s branch and landed on the ground than he slowly walked towards Luo Ru it was around two meter long and one meter tall ''Shadow Panther¡­ a 4th tier middle phase monster beast¡­no wonder i can''t detect him¡­its good that ancestor gave Rex a good escaping technique¡­even if i can''t defeat him i have a chance to escape ''Luo Ru held her sword in her hand than took her fighting stance 31 Chapter 31 Luo Ru stepped forward her momentum changed..she did not kept her cultivation base hidden anymore the strength of Soul Strength 6th stage cultivator was fully displayed the Shadow Panther also gave Luo Ru all her attention he started running towards her¡­he kept increasing his speed with every step ..than he took a big jump towards her..in air he opened his mouth wide¡­ his sharp teeth were clearly visible..his mouth looked like a sacrificial bowl Luo Ru didn''t plan on fighting him head on so she stepped sideways to dodge while still looking towards the Shadow Panther..but just than her eyes got widen in shock she saw than just when the Shadow Python jumped in the air a black silhouette with a sword in his hand came out of the shadow of a tree behind Shadow Panther without alerting him ''12 Overlord Slashes: 1st slash''(Rex) ..Slaassshhhh¡­. Rex made a clean slash on the Shadow Panther''s neck than jumped backwards making distance between him and the Shadow Panther.. although the slash was very smooth but the edge his sword still got covered in blood few drops of blood slide-ed down on his hands ''this should at least do some damage to him even if its not fata¡­.what the..fu..''Rex was just thinking of his next move but what did he saw¡­.he saw that when the Shadow Panther landed on the ground his head was not on his shoulder anymore..his head less body fell on ground and became motionless ..thump.. Black Panther 4th tier middle phase monster died just like that "What"(Luo Ru) "What"(Rex) ''damn¡­. was this monster malnutrition-ed''(Rex) [after careful calculations..its look like it was because of the sword art you received after absorbing your mother''s astral projection] [12 Overlord Slash Sword art:- Type: Sword art Grade: unknown Description: it is a complex sword art but it consists of only 12 slashes numbering from 1 to 12 but every single one of its slash contains double the power compared to the previous slash, normally whenever one start to use this sword art he\\she have to start from 1st slash than step up with every slash but once he\\she understands this sword art completely he\\she can directly cast any slash between 1st to 12th slash the most important property of this sword art is that it can be used by anyone as long as they understand its complexity..it does not require one to have sword Qi but the power may differ depending on the understanding of sword ] ''those people from upper realm have it easy i guess¡­.Sura Clan was it¡­sigh''(Rex) Ding¡­. [new DNA signature found¡­.] [DNA Codex updated] [Congratulation.. Player Rex killed a Shadow Panther gained 20,450 Exp and 110 SE points] [all the Exp is transferred to Core] [would you like to Breakthrough: Yes/No] ''Rose are you messing with me there are some extra zeros there¡­is there a error in the program¡­no wait..i understand now no wonder i killed him that easily i am dreaming..right?''(Rex) [i checked there are no errors or its more like i can never have errors like that and you are not dreaming] ''buddy that much experience is enough for me to level up from Organ Tempering peak stage to Soul Strengthening peak stage¡­no maybe even further''(Rex) [let me explain¡­..in fact me were only able to get 20% to 30% of the total exp we should earn theoretically that is... you do know the Law of Conservation of Energy theoretically with 100% input you should get 100% output¡­now lets see it in this way¡­.how much exp do you think this Black Panther had consumed to reach 4th tier middle phase from birth] ''if you talk like that than¡­if i were a mortal and i kill a cultivator of Soul Strength stage cultivator and was able to extract 100% exp than i will become a Soul Strength stage cultivator in one go''(Rex) [correct but that''s only theoretically possible¡­ Heavenly Dao Laws will never allow that ..but when you will get stronger than the Exp Extraction Rate will increase automatically] "Re¡­Rex..you.. that"Luo Ru was shocked to the very core she was switching glances between Rex and the dead body of Shadow Panther Rex looked at the headless dead body of the Black Panther ..it looked a little thin ''Rose am i imagining things or this Shadow Panther looks a little thin than before''(Rex) [oh¡­don''t worry about that it was because of Exp points and SE points Extraction¡­it''s body will only lose some nutrients] "i understand now"Luo Ru looked at Rex with Rex with slight anger on her face "huh what did you understand"Rex asked in confusion "you play me"She became more annoyed ''what did i do¡­''(Rex) "what happened"(Rex) "don''t play dumb¡­you can''t fool me¡­ you were hiding your strength right"She pointed her finger at Rex ''..looks like she can''t except the cruel reality of someone with lower cultivation base than her killing a 4th tier monster beast¡­but thanks for the ready-made excuse''(Rex) "you are smart"Rex nodded "you bet i am¡­but why didn''t you told me before"Luo Ru finally relaxed "you guess"(Rex) "hmmm¡­ yeah maybe because you thought i won''t believe your words¡­ that you are stronger than me even when you are that young" Luo Ru said after thinking for a while ''this girl had probably read a lot of Fantasy novels in her last life''(Rex) "correct"(Rex) "see i am right"a haughty smile appeared on Luo Ru''s face she puffed out her chest she was feeling like she just won a ten million ruppee lottery 32 Chapter 32 ''Crap.. her chest is really big considering her age and height¡­no maybe her height did not increase because of the weight of those melons..hmm that makes sense''(Rex) [Rex did you really won the nobel prize before¡­.you did not use money or power to get it right] ''off course i won it fairly, why did you asked'' (Rex) [nothing important¡­. just casually asked] ''ok whatever Breakthrough''(Rex) [Commencing Breakthrough...] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Congratulation..You have reached Soul Strength peak stage Cultivation base] ''Status''(Rex) [Title: Genius Player: Rex Andrews/Ye Tian HP: 1300/1300 | reg 8/s Qi: 2500/2500 | reg 20/s Age: 11 days Race: Yellow-Tier Carbonite Human Cultivation stage: Soul Strengthening peak stage Exp: 1000/1000 Stored Exp: 11450 Bloodline: Rex''s Lineage Physique: Black-Diamond Physique (Dark attribute) STR: 250 WIS: 200 AGI: 220 INT: 500 VIT: 450 END: 250 DEF: 610 LUC: A+ Status Point: 285 SE points: 110 Traits: Bat-Wings, Extreme-Flexibility, Limit-Break, Spider-Sense, Shadow-Leap Skills: Calm Mind(Lvl max), Bloodlust(Lvl 1), Pain Resistance(Lvl 3) Bloodline ability:- 1. Transmutate Physique ability:- 1. Diamond Shell Psychic ability:- 1. Appraisal Talent: Unknown State: healthy, happy, exited] ''cuz¡­ Soul Strengthening stage focus on soul and perception i don''t have a big change on physical status hmm¡­ WIS is had the has least increment..it should be related to HP reg and QI reg¡­i have 285 Status points right now¡­.. lets see STR, VIT, AGI and END can be increased using external factors..but INT and WIS is hardest to increase INT should be related to the total Qi capacity i am a long range fighter so the higher my Qi capacity the better it is even in those MMORPGs i was either a Mage, Wizard or Necromancer so i will go with the same flow here too and INT will also help in the development of Rose while expanding the scope of what my brain can achieve.. i have already decided the path i am going to follow in the future¡­ Rose add 250 points in INT and remaining 35 in WIS''(Rex) [adding too much points to a single factor will put pressure on the body part related to it¡­in simple words it will cause pain] ''do it..i didn''t choose this Race to evolve without thinking i have ''Limit-Break'' and Pain Resistance'' (Rex) [allocating status point¡­.] ".aeh.this¡­.ehhhh.ahh"Rex suddenly felt a painful headache it was like his head gonna explode anytime Rex clutched his head with both hands and set down on his knees Luo Ru who just took out the monster core heard Rex''s scream when she saw him screaming while clutching his head with both of his hands she ran to him "li..little brother¡­..wh.what happened are you alright" she placed her soft hands on Rex''s head while looking for injury ''he didn''t have any injury..is it internal injury¡­.maybe he used some forbidden art earlier to fight that Shadow Panther..he didn''t even told me and kept enduring the pain until know this kid¡­.no wonder Sect Master send me to protect him¡­but ¡­what should i do''(Luo Ru) when Luo Ru looked at the painful expression of Rex she felt guilt she gently held his head than placed it on her chest than gently hugged him the pain Rex felt started to fade away Ding¡­. [Status Point allocated] [Pain Resistance(Lvl 3) \u003e\u003e\u003e Pain Resistance(Lvl 4)] [Limit-Break activated your overall INT is increased by 10% permanently] [Limit-Break activated your overall WIS is increased by 4% permanently] [INT: 500 \u003e\u003e\u003e INT: 825] [WIS: 200\u003e\u003e\u003e WIS: 244] ''huf..hu..hu as they say¡­ no pain, no gain¡­..status''(Rex) [Title: Genius Player: Rex Andrews/Ye Tian HP: 1300/1300 | reg 9/s Qi: 4125/4125 | reg 24/s Age: 11 days Race: Yellow-Tier Carbonite Human Cultivation stage: Soul Strengthening peak stage Exp: 1000/1000 Stored Exp: 11450 Bloodline: Rex''s Lineage Physique: Black-Diamond Physique (Dark attribute) STR: 250 WIS: 244 AGI: 220 INT: 825 VIT: 450 END: 250 DEF: 610 LUC: A+ Status Point: 0 SE points: 110 Traits: Bat-Wings, Extreme-Flexibility, Limit-Break, Spider-Sense, Shadow-Leap Skills: Calm Mind(Lvl max), Bloodlust(Lvl 1), Pain Resistance(Lvl 3) Bloodline ability:- 1. Transmutate Physique ability:- 1. Diamond Shell Psychic ability:- 1. Appraisal Talent: Unknown State: healthy, happy, exited] ''good this feeling¡­its like my thinking speed has increased few times'' (Rex) Ding¡­. [Condition met] [Congratulation¡­ due to player having high INT while breaking the current upper INT limit of what your Race could posses at your current level and the presence of ''Mind Arts'' you acquired a skill ''Telekinesis''] ''huh Telekinesis¡­.don''t tell me''Rex''s heart skipped a beat [Telekinesis:- Type: Psychic Grade: Ungraded Description: Telekinesis is an alleged psychic ability allowing a person to influence a physical system without physical interaction this ability is ungraded because there is no measuring scale for a Psychic ability..their strength depends purely on mental strength that''s why it has no level system either and its power increases as our mental strength increases Cool down: None Cost: None] '' 33 Chapter 33 ''damn¡­an ability with no cool down, cost or any level limit..i finally opened a psychic skill tree¡­but mental strength is related to brain power right how i am gonna recover it..i don''t see any option for it'' (Rex) [mental strength can be recovered just by sleeping ¡­ and mental strength increases with the increase in INT and WIS so it will naturally increase with your cultivation base oh one more thing because using mental strength gives some mental fatigue your body might need real nutrition¡­in other words you will often get hungry when you use it] ''just that¡­. than its awesome¡­.by the way Rex i wanted to ask something for a while¡­.from where did you brought this cushion its very soft and bouncy i don''t remember using such high quality good even in my last life''(Rex) Rex asked as he rubbed his hands on the cushion while his eyes were still closed because he was still feeling the changes in his body and his was focus was on the holographic status window [¡­] ''why don''t you answer''(Rex) [why don''t you open your eyes and see for yourself] ''hmm¡­''Rex slowly opened his eyes when he opened his eyes he found that someone was tightly holding him even his face was stuck in a big cushion when he applied some force to push the two big cushion it felt like his hands gone sunk in them when he finally looked upwards he saw the worried face of Luo Ru her teary eyes were looking back at him "eh¡­are you alright now"she asked softly "eh"Rex nodded..but subconsciously grabbed the cushion tightly "hu..kyaa"Luo Ru pushed him back Rex fell a little far away "You¡­"Luo Ru came to herself after making sure Rex was fine she put on an angry look "hey sorry that was not on purpose"Rex said ''but i wish it was on purpose''(Rex) Luo Ru stared at him for a while ''eh¡­he didn''t did it on purpose right?¡­yeah even if he is strong he is still a little child how can he do that''(Luo Ru) ''sigh¡­since i met her for first time she was totally my type¡­but just that nothing else i only brought her here to tease her nothing more¡­.but somehow this girl looks more pleasing to the eyes now''(Rex) "so what happened to you before"Luo Ru asked "nothing just a headache...lets continue to hunt but there are not many monster here so lets go further in"(Rex) " its ok if you don''t want to tell me its fine¡­.but are you sure you can continue and if we go any further it will be hard to return to sect by night"(Luo Ru) "hehe.. don''t worry for travelling i have other ways¡­.now don''t get too surprised"(Rex) the corner of Rex''s lips curled upwards ''Bloodline Switch''(Rex) Rex body started to change shape¡­in few seconds he transformed into his Bloodline form¡­..long silky white hairs¡­scarlet red eyes..currently Rex was taller than Luo Ru and had a well toned muscular body ''i wonder what her expression will look like maybe she will fall in love at first sig..huh..what''s wrong''(Rex) When Rex turned his head to look at Luo Ru..her face was in a shade of Red color.. but it was not a blushing face it was more like...anger "you¡­.you bastard you play me¡­.you were taking advantage of me"she took out her sword "no no you misunderstood girl¡­ its just a battle form..yes it because of my bloodline"(Rex) [actually theoretically its also your real true form] ''shut up''(Rex) "humph" Luo Ru snorted ''girl¡­from Senior Sister to directly girl..i got tricked by this bastard¡­.calm down¡­he is ancestor''s grandson i can''t harm him'' Luo Ru sheathed her sword again but didn''t gave any good look to Rex ''damn¡­ my A+ luck .. for now lets focus on hunting...Bat-Wings''(Rex) suddenly a pair of big wings came out of Rex''s back their shape looked exactly like bat wings but they were very long each wings was almost long as Rex''s current height they were black in color but there outline was in a dark shade of purple and there was also a purple colored pattern on them it almost looked like a tattoo which increased the charm of the wings '' i hope it did not scare her too muc¡­.what''(Rex) when Rex looked towards Luo Ru he was hoping to see a scared or at least a shocked expression but what greeted him was a pair of sparkling eyes which were looking at him..no not him to be more precise her eyes were looking at the pair of wings on Rex''s back "beautiful"Luo Ru muttered in low voice "¡­"(Rex) ''so these days my wings worth more than me¡­or does this girl have some loose wire in her head¡­no she must have some wing fetish¡­.yeah how can two wings worth than this cool, handsome,¡­..and innocent Rex¡­.yeah that''s right'' Rex comforted himself ''this form have high consumption rate but only with this the true power of bate wings can be displayed..lets do it fast''(Rex) Rex ran to Luo Ru and picked her up¡­before she realized anything she was already getting a Princess carry from Rex 34 Chapter 34 Rex was holding her in his hands Luo Ru finally realized that not only was she that intimate with a man for the first time but she was also getting carried by someone for the first time and a man at that "you¡­ you are touching my bottom line¡­even if you are sect ancestor''s grandson this is too much"Luo Ru scolded "don''t think that much¡­.i only carrying you because you won'' be able to keep up with my flying speed even if you run with your full speed" Rex said with a serious look Lui Ru wanted to speak but after looking at Rex''s serious look she swallowed back her words ''thanks to calm mind i was able to keep that poker face''(Rex) [by the way Rex you can use Telekinesis to make her fly with you] ''little Rose leave the thinking to me¡­..do not challenge human intelligence and a male human at that if i go with your advise i will remain single my whole life''(Rex) Rex raised his wings upwards in air¡­it caught Luo Ru''s attention so she again locked her eyes on his Wings Rex was just about to flap his wings but a sudden thought came to his mind ''Rose how do one fly''(Rex) [practice] ''eh..will it be fine if i took the flight now'' (Rex) [if not yours the girl will probably end up with a few broken bones at the very least] ''crap¡­why didn''t you said it before now what should i do¡­any solution''(Rex) [simple¡­.just open Skill \u0026 Ability shop and buy the skill ''Flight'' i extracted it from that Bat monster''s DNA] Rex opened the the Skill \u0026 Ability shop and there were indeed many skills all of those skill had a price and all of these skill belonged to the monster beasts he got the DNA signature of¡­he scrolled down until he got what he was searching for [Flight:- Type: Passive Grade: Common Description: an inborn skill of flying type monster, monster bat¡­this skill contains the flying experience of the monster bats which was refined and developed with every generation Cool Down: None Cost: None PRIZE:- 80 SE Points] ''purchase''(Rex) [consuming 80 SE points...] [Installing ''Flight'' skill..1%...32%¡­..65%¡­96%¡­100%] [Installation complete] suddenly Rex became much familiar with his wings they felt just like his legs it was like he born with them Rex did not wasted anymore time he flapped his wings¡­in the next moment he already about 30 meters above ground when Luo Ru looked at the ground below she got a little scared she tightened her grip on Rex''s shoulder¡­but after a while she got used to the height and started to enjoy the beautiful scenery that can only be looked down from the wast blue sky "i just remembered... i forgot to took out the monster core"(Rex) "hmph¡­i took out it already"Luo Ru said while still looking at the clouds and mountains "if you enjoy this view¡­we can come here at a later date..together"Rex said with a poker face "no need"Luo Ru replied without a second thought [rejected] Rex didn''t said anything anymore but kept flying towards the nearest mountain Luo Ru was paying attention to Rex she looked like she wanted to say something but she swallowed her word again and again than she took a deep breadth and reluctantly spoke "You where did you get these wings? are you human or are you half monster half human that comes in stories"she asked every single one of her question dealt a Critical Blow on Rex''s pride [your Wings took the better of you] "just got them in up to 70% off sale in the city mall if you want one tell me i will get you a pair on my next trip"(Rex) ''sale¡­city mall?? is it some city, ruins or inheritance''(Luo Ru) "how much does it cost"Luo Ru asked "did you hit you head in an accident or are you like that from birth" Rex asked with a smile "humph¡­"Luo Ru snorted ''she looks cute even when she is angry..hmm a whole group of mountain monkeys the strongest is only 4th tier final phase good lets land here''(Rex) Rex thought as he looked at the dense forest area near the bottom of the mountain "listen we are going to land get ready for battle"(Rex) Luo Ru took a look at their landing point "what¡­there are so many Yellow fur monkeys there even we won''t be able to fight back¡­and we don''t have any plan either"(Luo Ru) "who said we don''t have a plan¡­i have one and its very simple to understand¡­i will either land a killing strike or seriously injure them with one strike each all you have to do is kill the one that are seriously injured and don''t worry about the monster core¡­ you should have already noticed when a sword appeared in my hand out of nowhere..i have a space artifact so we will take the whole bodies of monsters with us"(Rex) before Luo Ru could say anything Rex landed on the Yellow fur monkey''s territory 35 Chapter 35 the arrival of Rex and Luo Ru catch the attention of all the monkeys ¡­screech..sckrreech.. all the monkeys started shouting in unison. many of them were beating their chest with both of their fists than they looked towards Rex in anger "threatening me¡­you are not qualified"(Rex) ''Bloodlust''(Rex) a dense killing intent shrouded all the monkeys near Rex this time Rex controlled his Bloodlust so it did not affected Luo Ru but for Yellow fur monkeys¡­anyone who was bellow 3rd tier final phase took several steps back Rex''s Bloodlust caught all their attention so all the monsters ignored Luo Ru and looked their attention on Rex [Congratulation due to certain actions a new skill ''Taunt'' is obtained] [Taunt:- Type: Active Grade: Uncommon Description: a skill derived from Bloodlust but unlike Bloodlust this skill does not scare or stun the target but confuses them and attract their attention to the user¡­after the skill is used all the target under its effect will blindly attack the user Cool Down: 30 seconds Cost: 25 Qi] Rex did not waited to see their reaction he dashed towards the three 4th tier yellow fur monkeys in front those three monkeys also noticed Rex running towards them this made them angry so they also ran towards Rex ''Telekinesis''(Rex) a invisible shock wave came out of Rex''s body and bombarded the three monkeys that were running towards Rex two of the monkeys were directly blown several meters away and the one who was barely able to hold himself lost his balance Rex took the opportunity and attacked ''12 Overlord Slashes: 1st slash''(Rex) Rex slashed his sword towards the monkey''s abdomen although there was slight resistance but the sword pass through its body.. blood spurted out and the dead body of the monkey fell to the ground [new DNA signature found¡­] [DNA Codex updated] [Congratulation.. Player Rex killed a Yellow fur monkey, gained 21,500 Exp and 120 SE points] Rex did not stop but changed his target towards the two monkey that fell backwards because of Telekinesis¡­ Rex decided to attack the one on the right side first ''12 Overlord Slashes: 2nd slash''(Rex) the monkey had already prepared himself to defend against Rex''s attack he uprooted a tree near him and used it to defend against Rex''s sword strike ''if it was 1st slash he might have the chance to defend..unfortunately for him the second slash is twice as strong as the first slash''(Rex) Rex sword sliced the tree like it was butter ..when the sword completed its swing the left arm of the monkey fell down Rex was going to attack again but by using Spider-Sense he realized that the monkey on the left was going to attack him with a rock in his hands ''Diamond Shell''(Rex) a hexagonal pattern purple colored shield appeared beside Rex¡­.the monkey attacked the shield with the rock ¡­clank¡­ the sound of bombardment of rock on the energy shield was like the clash between metal after attacking the monkey noticed that something is wrong his hand became numb he saw that there were several cracks on the rock in his hand but when he looked towards the purple shield of Rex it didn''t even had a single scratch on it ''Diamond Shell uses a lot of Qi to summon it¡­i will use Bat-Wings to defend next time''(Rex) Rex turned towards him than Rex opened his left hand towards the monkey ''Telekinesis''(Rex) the monkey felt a unstoppable pulling force from Rex''s hand he used his nails to hold the ground but it was useless he was dragged towards the Rex by that invisible force when the monkey was floating in air and was bring pulled toward Rex at a high speed¡­Rex pointed his sword towards his chest ..puchi¡­ the sword pierced his heart ¡­.another monkey died [Congratulation.. Player Rex killed a Yellow fur monkey, gained 19,000 Exp and 90 SE points] than Rex ran toward the injured monkey..the monkey noticed Rex''s gaze and wanted to run but with his injury it wasn''t possible to run away from Rex ''12 Overlord Slashes: 1st slash''(Rex) [Congratulation.. Player Rex killed a Yellow fur monkey, gained 21,500 Exp and 120 SE points] ''don''t hate me for this..if i was weak than i will be in your stomach by now¡­.The Strong Eats The Weak.. this was the rule you guys created so i am just playing with your rule after all¡­''(Rex) the monkeys around Rex became more careful although they surrounded Rex but no one was willing to attack first than Rex looked towards Luo Ru she was surrounded by three monkeys but he was not worried her her because all three monkey lied in 3rd tier they are one of those who had gave up the idea to be able to fight Rex themselves and decided to go for Luo Ru Luo Ru did not attack but when the monkey leaped towards her she stepped forwards instead of backwards her actions startled the monkey but he can''t change the direction in the air Luo Ru did not slashed with the sword but stabbed it like a spear using the thrust from the sword tip she pierced the skin on his neck..she didn''t use her strength but the monkey was not able to stop due to inertia and let her sword pierce through his neck and died just like that than Luo Ru hurriedly took out her sword and pointed it towards the remaining two monkeys 36 Chapter 36 ''not bad¡­using his strength against him..but this won''t be much helpful in the long run.....but fate cane change anytime who know maybe she will find a ring with a Super Alchemist''s soul locked in it and will worship him as a Teacher or.. maybe an injured woman and after helping her that woman might give her the blood drop of Evil God and after taking it she might gain legendary Evil God spiritual root''(Rex) [you are fantasizing too much] ''wait what am i doing she is fighting there¡­but it looks like the plan A failed miserably she can''t keep up with my speed so its time for the plan B''(Rex) ''Taunt'' (Rex) just as Rex used the skill Taunt he caught the attention of all the monkeys including the two monkey Luo Ru was fighting¡­ all the monkey got in a confused state than they blindly ran towards Rex ''Bat-Wings''(Rex) two big wings appeared behind Rex than Rex flapped his wings and flew in the sky the monkey''s were in a confused state they could only shout and threw stones but it was useless Rex''s flying speed was very fast so he dodged all the stones easily and even if they hit him Rex used his wings to defend so they can''t do much damage to him Rex sometimes flew downward and used telekinesis to attract some of them towards him than kill them but it was too time consuming ''if i kept fighting like that than the smell of blood will attract other monsters and i have already used more than half of my total Qi if i fight so many with my current strength than things might get a little messy Rose last time when i breakthrough my total Qi became full right''(Rex) [its not just you its same for everyone whenever someone breakthrough they have a huge amount of energy around them due to..] ''i understand you don''t need to say more¡­i want to do Breakthrough''(Rex) [in which way you want to do it..its better to level up once every hour..it will not put too much strain on your body¡­if you level up nine times in one got you will suffer from pain like you muscles are being torn and patched again and again] ''i still want to level up nine times in one go¡­..you don''t need to worry about me i only make decision after thinking through about all the possibilities my decision can lead to'' (Rex) [Understood¡­Commencing Breakthrough] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] Rex felt like his someone had threw highly concentrated acid on his body it was like his whole body was slowly burning but he kept flying silently without uttering a single world from his mouth ''it might be painful but compared to the time of my first evolution and that headache it is like comparing a cat to a lion''(Rex) ..crack..cr..arrrk.. the sound of bones breaking and reconstructing themselves kept coming from Rex''s body but Rex looked towards the mountains far away "hehe Little girl Ru''s taste is not bad now that i take a look at it the view from here is really good"(Rex) [Congratulation Rex you have reached Form Synthesis Peak Stage] [Limit-Break activated your overall STR is increased by 8% permanently] [Limit-Break activated your overall END is increased by 10% permanently] [Limit-Break activated your overall VIT is increased by 5% permanently] [Limit-Break activated your overall DEF is increased by 9% permanently] [Limit-Break activated your overall AGI is increased by 7% permanently] ''this Limit-Break is like a Divine Body Tempering art for me it used the pain..or i should say aftereffect damage done to my body and changed it into my own strength¡­.but it did not increased my INT and WIS this time maybe because the pressure was mainly on the muscles and bones of my body not the brain''(Rex) ''Status''(Rex) [Title: Genius Player: Rex Andrews/Ye Tian HP: 5700/5700 | reg 33/s Qi: 9798/9798 | reg 58/s Age: 12 days Race: Yellow-Tier Carbonite Human Cultivation stage: Form Synthesis peak stage Exp: 10000/1000 0 Stored Exp: 673k Bloodline: Rex''s Lineage Physique: Black-Diamond Physique (Dark attribute) STR: 550 WIS: 354 AGI: 370 INT: 1210 VIT: 600 END: 999 DEF:1041 LUC: A+ Status Point: 45 SE points: 3.2k Traits: Bat-Wings, Extreme-Flexibility, Limit-Break, Spider-Sense, Shadow-Leap Active Skills \u003c\u003e Passive Skills \u003c\u003e Bloodline ability \u003c\u003e Psychic ability \u003c\u003e Physique ability \u003c\u003e Talent: Unknown State: pain, fatigued, curious] ''eh..what..i had seen Granny''s status before although i know she had exhausted a lot of life blood essence but even so she has Body Synthesis peak stage cultivation base but why is the difference between our strength is so much''(Rex) [looks like your Bloodline and unique Race started to show their true potential¡­but that''s not all the Yin-Yang Great Lineage Cultivation art had also shown its effect it did not only increased your total Qi capacity it is also purifying your Qi and you know what with it your Ying-Yang Spiritual root had also started to change your attribute-less QI into Ying and Yang Qi by your next breakthrough all your QI will get transformed and you asked why the granny is weak its not oly because of exhausting her blood essence¡­.but due to the facts like she has practiced a low grade cultivation art, she also do not have any Bloodline or Physique nor it looks like she had consumed any high grade pill or potion it is actually incredible that she came that far purely on her innate talent her innate talent is definitely one in a million if provided right resources¡­] 37 Chapter 37 ''yeah you are right but you know Rose after evolution none of us was aware that we will be unconsciously lying in that dangerous forest if she did not pick me up there was a slight chance that we had never woken up so this debt we will pay her back someday¡­..weather it is physique or bloodline i will bring it to her''(Rex) [i understand you emotions Rex but aren''t you are forgetting something] "hmm what"Rex was just thinking suddenly a stone thrown by a monkey hit his head ''which f*ckker'' Rex looked towards the ground¡­ all the monkeys were shouting at him than he saw Luo Ru was standing far away she was hiding behind a tree and looking at him with a worried face ''she did not ran off¡­..good she is qualified''(Rex) [she was always qualified but the one who got rejected was you ¡­right?] ''i will ignore you¡­..lets finish this little game first''(Rex) Rex folded his wings and dived downwards at full speed¡­he looked like a falling star¡­although the monkeys were able to see him but none was fast enough to react it was like a black shadow passed through them in a second..Rex again opened his wings and flew back towards the sky when the other monkeys notices five headless bodies fell to the ground this time none of them was courageous enough to remain here and throw stones at Rex they all started to escape in different directions but where can they run from Rex who have reached Form Synthesis Peak Sage ¡­..Ssssoooosshh¡­..swwooossh.. ..Sssslllaassshh¡­.sllassshhhh¡­. it only took few minutes for Rex to chase everyone down, kill them and collect their bodies even the trees in forest had no resistance to Rex.. when Rex flew through the forest at low altitude¡­even if his wings came in contact with few trees they were the ones which got cut like paper [Flight(Lvl 1) \u003e\u003e\u003e''Flight(Lvl 2)] than Rex landed near Luo Ru "the total number of monster we killed is 65 excluding that Shadow panther we have 64 dead monster beasts i only need a few of them to sell and buy some herbs you can take the rest"Rex said "and for what accompanying you ¡­i didn''t do much and Sect Master already allowed me to choose one martial arts from the martial arts hall as a reward for being a guide and bodyguard for you.....but i was only able to play the role of guide after all.."Luo Ru bitterly smiled ''there are heavens beyond heavens, there are people beyond people....this saying is not wrong after all''(Luo Ru) Rex wanted to retort but after some thinking he didn''t say anything Rex came near Luo Ru than picked her up and flew towards the sky Luo Ru got startled when Rex picked her up but she than calmed down "hey Junior Brothe..no.. Broth¡­.Senior"(Luo Ru) "Rex is fine"(Rex) "but"(Luo Ru) "i feel more comfortable this way"Rex said with a smile ".Re..Rex"Lu Ru said after some hesitation "so what were you saying"(Rex) "look there¡­the Sunset.. it looks beautiful from here"she pointed towards the Sunset the Sun was setting down all the sun rays were scattered on the clouds it looked like a never ending golden river "don''t you think its beautiful"(Luo Ru) "sorry but i don''t like sunset that much"Rex shook his head "eh..why"Luo Ru looked towards Rex with her glittering big eyes her skin was giving a golden luster because of the reflection of sun rays "because it represent the end of the day¡­i don''t like anything that will represent the end of something"(Rex) "than you like moon"(Luo Ru) "huh..yeah"(Rex) "than why don''t you see the Sunset in a different way¡­..instead of thinking that Sunset represents the end of the day¡­.think that it represent the beginning of the night¡­.it welcomes the arrival of Moon"Lu Ru said with a cheerful smile Rex kept looking at her for a while than nodded "en.. i will see it like that"than Rex looked at the Sunset [Rex why did you looked surprised didn''t Jonathan Andrews told you the same thing] ''hmm yeah that Old man did told me that but i never understand the meaning behind those lines at that time and slowly forgot them¡­.to think someone would tell me this again¡­this girl she really touched my heart this time''(Rex) Rex was slowly flying towards White Moon Sect he did not use his full speed Luo Ru did not bother him about it either she too was enjoying the view of the night sky the twinkling stars had caught her attention but a white luster suddenly distracted her she looked at Rex''s log white hairs they started to emit white light..those shining white hairs were blowing in the wind.. they looked really enchanting "beautiful"Luo Ru muttered to herself [condition met] [ability ''Twilight'' is activated ] [your STR, AGI, VIT, DEF and END is increased by 10% temporarily] ''Beautifull?? she saw it too what are you doing Rose i don''t need it now switch it off i already shown her too many weird things now i don''t want to be a light lamp in the night sky it will become more hard to explain later on''(Rex) suddenly the luster disappeared and Rex''s hair became normal ''she is already after my wings if she also ask for my hair¡­.no i don''t want to become a monk''(Rex) ''was it my imagination..huh..why i am thinking that much about him¡­after this mission i will be free¡­and with his talent he probably won''t stay in Eastern Continent for long..wait..i am doing it again'' Luo Ru gave Rex a long look than sighed¡­than she looked at him again with a complicated expression Rex did not understood her behavior so he acted like he did not see it 38 Chapter 38 "hey little Ru we are going to reach the Sect soon..so i want to tell you before hand about what you know about me you can''t tell about it to anyone granny and Sect Master already knows it so you don''t need to report it to them"(Rex) ''little Ru¡­did i hear it wrong''(Luo Ru) "en"she nodded obediently than Rex thought of something the corner of his lips curled upwards he brought his mouth close to her ear than whispered "although i trust you but if you told someone about me than i will come to your courtyard at midnight than we will talk about life whole night"after Rex said that he took a deep breadth than blew air in her ear ..fuuuu.. Luo Ru''s body trembled she got cold shivers all over her body "hahahaha"(Rex) looking at her red face Rex wasn''t able to hold back his laughter "you bully me"Luo Ru got flustrutated and punched Re''x face but Rex easily dodged her punches "Sorry..you looked too cute i wasn''t able to hold back"Rex said as he tried to control his laughter "c..cute"Luo Ru stopped her rebellion her face became more redder even her ears turned red she hid her face with her hands ''looks like i teased her too much..ohhh looks like granny and Xiu Ying is together''(Rex) ............ White Moon Sect¡­. at the Garden behind Sect Master''s Residence two women were sitting on two wooden chairs near a circular white stone table "do you really believe that Master ..Spiritual Wisdom"Wang Xiu Ying asked as she poured the tea in the two cups on the table "do you have a better explanation"Wang Cang asked as she picked up her tea cup "that¡­no"(Wang Xiu Ying) "sigh¡­. i understand your doubts but even if he does not have any spiritual wisdom..Rex is a good boy i can tell just by looking..he got talent too¡­look we both have already burned our blood and essence few times but even so what were we able to do against them i may not be able to live for long but i don''t want to leave you alone with the burden of the whole sect Rex is capable he is can take a attack from you at just Organ Tempering stage.. in few decades he might surpass us and¡­ maybe in the future he can breakthrough to Spirit King Stage at that time our White Moons Sect will have the ability to stand on its own"Wang Cang said with a faint smile "Master ..don''t talk like that..if you trust him than its obvious that i will also trust him and¡­"(Wang Xiu Ying) they were just talking but suddenly they felt someone''s presence they both stood up took out their swords and looked at the night sky a silhouette landed in front of them Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying both looked at Rex with shocked expression what shocked them was obviously the pair of wings behind Rex Luo Ru jumped out his arms the second he landed "disciple Luo Ru greets Sect Master and Sect Ancestor"Luo Ru cupped her hands but her face was still red that''s why she didn''t give a single glance to Rex Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying subconsciously nodded "disciple Luo Ru ask for her leave"(Luo Ru) "hmm.. you can go"(Wang Xiu Ying) after hearing that Luo Ru ran like a rabbit that just escaped from the cage she didn''t looked back even once and disappeared in a single moment "don''t ask anythings about wings i am already very tired to answer that"Rex said Wang Xiu Ying first looked towards the gate from where Luo Ru ran off than gave a meaningful look to Rex "Master looks like you may get a Great-grandson or Great-granddaughter soon"(Wang Xiu Ying) Wang Cang also looked towards Rex "huh..don''t frame me woman i am not that type of person"Rex snorted ''blow''(Wang Xiu Ying) "than why did she ran off like that"Wang Xiu Ying retorted "oh that..you see while we were in the forest she somehow got little hungry and because of that she ate a weird mushroom than after that her stomach kept making rumbling sounds than her face turned red too that''s why i brought her back with my maximum speed.. i think she will be fine with a good night sleep"(Rex) ''blow continue to blow''(Wang Xiu Ying) Wang Xiu Ying did not said anything but kept staring at Rex "granny at least you believe me right"Rex said as he transformed back to his base form "en."Wang Cang nodded "if you believe me than why do you have that doubtful look on your face"(Rex) "oh..that''s because even after such long time i didn''t knew that mushroom can grow on the Eastern Forest"Wang Cang looked at Rex with a smile "¡­"(Rex) "hahahahaha.."Wang Xiu Ying laughed while holding her stomach "cough¡­cough maybe it only looked like a mushroom but was actually a herb..lets leave that aside¡­ for now i brought some souvenir for both of you"Rex said as he took out the body of 64 Yellow Fur monkey and 1 Shadow Panther''s monster Core a heap of dead monster beast was formed in the garden "don''t think too much i just recovered some of my true strength and had few breakthrough therefore i reached Form Synthesis peak Stage by mistake¡­.and now i am feeling a little sleepy so i am going to sleep i will take the herbs i asked for tomorrow bye..god night" after saying that Rex flexed his arms and ran towards Wang Cang''s courtyard now only Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying was standing in the garden they were both staring at heap of dead bodies of 4th tier monster beasts there was complete silence..... 39 Chapter 39 Next day.. evening¡­. Rex woke up.. "Good Morning Rose" Rex flexed his arms [its evening right now] ''what¡­did i slept whole day''(Rex) [you leveled up 18 times yesterday and you also started to use a Psychic ability in battle for the first time so all the accumulated mental and physical fatigue took our your body¡­resulting in a deep sleep¡­actually its not a bad thing] ''i see¡­ lets get ready we will make potions today..my abilities requires a lot of Qi to use them Qi replenishing potions will be lot of help for me¡­.and when it comes to HP potions they can not only heal injuries but they can also restore the lost Blood and Essence although this effect or recovering lost Blood and Essence will decrease decreases with increase in cultivation base but granny is still just at Form Synthesis peak stage so it will still have good effect on her''(Rex) after a while¡­.. Rex was standing outside Sect Master hall.. ''these guys don''e even have a single Bath tub¡­seriously where do they even take bath'' Rex thought when he was about to knock the door of Sect Master hall it was a big wooden gate..Rex was still a little sleepy so he did not thought much and knocked on it ¡­booom.. the wooden door was broken in two pieces by the force applied from Rex''s hand ''huh..was the door made up of paper''(Rex) [your strength increased by two whole realms do you think you have the grasp of your current strength¡­although yesterday all your focus was on that girl so you were careful but now¡­.] ''you need to warn me about things like that before hand¡­.whatever i hope she don''t ask for money for the door i don''t have a single penny in me pocket''(Rex) Wang Xiu Ying ran out of her house in hurry after hearing the sound of door breaking when she arrived ¡­she saw Rex standing there and the broken gate lying on the ground "i hope you have a good reason little brother"(Wang Xiu Ying) ''still little brother¡­.do she want me to show that i am not little..i am even extra big at that''(Rex) "its actually pretty simple when i was doing Yoga in the garden i saw a man covered in black clothes kicking the door¡­he had a black dagger in his hand..if my guess is right he was after you so i intercepted him..without hesitation i risked my life and exchanged 300 blows with him and¡­"(Rex) "yeah yeah..i believe you so tell me why are you here"Wang Xiu Ying said while waving her hand ''does he think we have sold our brain in the fish market''(Wang Xiu Ying) "oh about that i came here for the 100 set of herbs i asked for¡­"(Rex) ..grrrrrrr¡­..grrrrr¡­.. when Rex was just talking a rumbling sound came from his stomach "giggle..hehe looks like little brother had not eaten anything for a long time.."Wang Xiu Ying said with a chuckle "but you came at the right time..one of the elders had processed the meat of the monsters you hunted yesterday so i saved a part of it for you..you were sleeping earlier so i didn''t bothered you but if you like you can eat it right now..you can take the herbs after that they are not going to run away"she continued ''for some reason it feels a little embarrassing''(Rex) Rex nodded with somewhat embarrassed face "than come with me"Wang Xiu Ying said than she walked inside Rex followed in the Garden¡­. Rex was sitting on a wooden chair near the white stone table while crazily devouring the food on the table like no tomorrow Wang Xiu Ying was sitting on the other side of the table se was looking at Rex with a smile on her face "say little brother do you want to be my disciple"she asked with a smile "not interested"Rex replied without thinking..his focus was still on the food on the table ''nothing unexpected¡­..but she asked sooner than i thought''(Rex) "huh¡­why not even if you strong you still lack experience and a mentor for advice so why not"she did not give up Rex finally finished his meal than he looked towards Wang Xiu Ying from top to bottom ''10 out of 10¡­i wonder how will she look after recovering blood and essence¡­.more importantly she is still single''(Rex) Rex had already appraised her and realized she too have burned her Blood and essence "than would you like to be my woman"Rex asked with a smile Wang Xiu Ying got startled than she calmed down in next moment "no¡­. i am older and wait¡­no means no"Wang Xiu Ying replied with a calm face "huh¡­why not even if you are older you still lack experience in this field and a lover for marriage so why not"Rex said with a smile Wang Xiu Ying was about to say something but she stopped ''doesn''t these words sound a little familiar...wait isn''t it similar to what i said before¡­ he is playing me''(Wang Xiu Ying) "..humph suit yourself"Wang Xiu Ying snorted than stood up and walked towards her house "hey wait my herbs¡­"(Rex) "i gave them to teacher take them from her"she said without looking back ''why did she get so angry with just that¡­i have no interest in accepting a teacher again¡­the last one sold me for the Physique although she is not like that but still..i don''t want to call someone teacher again ''(Rex) 40 Chapter 40 after that Rex walked to the Wang Cang''s house although he also lived in the same house but the room was different Rex walked to Wang Cang''s room¡­he knocked on the door but this time he controlled his strength and did not broke the door "it is open..come in"Wang Cang''s voice came from inside Rex walked inside¡­. Wang Cang was sitting on the floor cross legged with her eyes closed..when Rex walked in she opened her eyes "i didn''t now you are cultivating or else i wouldn''t have bothered you"(Rex) "its alright i knew you would come for the herbs when you woke up so i was waiting for you but you didn''t came even waiting for the whole day so i started cultivating¡­and i also arranged some empty proclaim bottle for storing pills and potion"she said as she took out all the herbs and some proclaim bottles from her storage ring ''Telekinesis''(Rex) suddenly all the herbs and proclaim bottles which Wang Cang placed on the ground flew towards Rex ''wow this ability cam also be used for domestic purpose ..good''(Rex) Rex waved his and all the herbs and proclaim bottles disappeared than they appeared in his inventory Wang Cang got startled by Rex means of moving things without touching¡­because she didn''t even perceive the use of Qi when Rex used the technique but she didn''t asked anything...off course how would she know that Psychic abilities does not require the use of Qi at all after that Rex talked with Wang Cang for a while than choose to leave "by the way Rex..do you have any recipe?¡­what type of pill you want to make" Wang Cang asked when Rex was about to leave "not pill but potion¡­.an HP potion"(Rex) "which potion is this..i never heard about it" Wang Cang asked curiously "in your words¡­..its an advanced version of Vitality Potion"after saying that Rex did not look back and left the room but his words surprised Wang Cang ''does that girl told him about the burning blood and essence..sigh.. she had a big mouth i need to scold her a little later on''(Wang Cang) she than closed her eyes and started to meditate again after Rex left her room it was already night..he came back to his room than locked the door from inside he took out all the herbs and proclaim bottles than he arranged all different herbs in different proportion according to the recipe ''Rose i trust you but are you sure about the recipe it costed 15 SE point for researching each of them you know''(Rex) [Rex you don''t have to worry about the accuracy first for HP potion..i tried more than one billion combinations i mixed all these herbs which have healing property in different proportions and compared result again and again until i cam up with a satisfactory result after that i kept improving it bit by bit using our current knowledge and by replacing herbs with similar properties until i wasn''t able to improve it anymore and that''s how the recipe is made it was the same with Qi replenishing potion and the SE points consumed depends on the time and energy taken to complete the operation that''s why i consumed 40 SE Points in total] ''i see¡­by the way we don''t know shit about Alchemy..hmm¡­wait you plan on using Transmutate''(Rex) [correct with Transmutate you can directly melt the herbs without any external means and it will not waste nutrients and you can directly remove the impurities which is normally not possible...if Transmutate is graded than its an Divine Grade ability but its main purpose is not fighting but crafting..you had read its description right] ''yeah it allows me to freely mess with matter at atomic level even changing its molecular density resulting in change in the state of matter¡­..Rose i wonder if the Alchemists from upper realms hear it will they come to beat me''(Rex) [10000% ] ''lets begin we will start with HP Potion first i will leave setting ratio of herbs needed to you''(Rex) [understood] ''Telekinesis+Transmutate''(Rex) the herbs Rex arranged flew upwards and started floating in the air..than they started to melt..like they were all made of wax and came in contact with fire after few minutes¡­. many different colored of bubbles were floating in the air in front of the Rex..some were light yellow some were light red in color [you are doing good..just a little more¡­yes now its time for the final step] ''its easy for you to say..but lets do it''(Rex) all the bubbles came closed to each other and started to combine one by one after all the bubbles combined a big yellow colored bubble was floating in the air but at that time there were many small air bubbles floating in that giant yellow bubble suddenly all those small air bubbles started to burst one by one until none was left it generated many shock wave in the giant yellow bubble but when all the shock waves disappeared the color of the bubble changed from yellow to light orange 41 Chapter 41 Rex waved his hand the big light orange bubble divided itself in several small bubbles and moved towards the proclaim bottles Rex filled all the potion in the bottles than picked up one of the bottles the orange liquid in bottle was very little..it was just about 25 ml ''Appraisal''(Rex) [Lowest Grade HP Potion:- Type: Consumable Grade: Common Description: this potion instantly recovers 500 HP than keeps adding 2 HP per second for next 10 minutes, this potion also nurtures blood and hence capable of recovering lost blood and essence a normal person can use at most 15 bottles a day using more than that will minimize the effect but after they for a day the potion will again became 100% effective on them] ''i see so if i use more than 15 bottles in one day it will became ineffective on me''(Rex) [no not you that''s only for normal people it will be effective on you even if you drink hundreds of them] ''why''(Rex) [Gamer''s Body] ''i see..hmm we had crafted 50 bottles of HP potion in one go..hmm wait we we used 50 set of herbs and crafted 50 bottles of HP potion wasn''t our success rate 100%¡­didn''t those people from Sky cloud sect always said that the success rate of vitality pills are less than 7% hmm¡­. maybe those guys talent was that low¡­.i will pretend i never heard that before now the 50 set of of herbs are remaining which is for making Qi replenishing potion lets make them too ''(Rex) after half an hour later¡­.. Rex was holding a small proclaim bottle in his hand a light blue liquid was filling the bottle [Lowest Grade QI Replenishing Potion:- Type: Consumable Grade: Common Description: this potion instantly recovers 700 QI than keeps adding 3 Qi per second for next 10 minutes, this potion also nurtures Qi inside the body consuming it regularly can brought a quantitative change in Qi quality of a person a normal person can use at most 15 bottles a day using more than that will minimize the effect but after they for a day the potion will again became 100% effective on them] ''good i am done with that now i can have a good night dream..wait..i still have 45 Status Point from the last 9 level ups from Soul Strengthening peak stage to Form Synthesis peak stage¡­Rose add all 45 to INT ''(Rex) [allocating status points] Rex clenched his teeth and waited for the pain to come¡­but even after waiting for a while he did not felt any pain in his head ''hey why didn''t i felt any pain''(Rex) [because you did not reached the limit yet..last time you felt that much pain because you removed the limiter placed on your brain which was limiting you from possessing higher INT breaking the limiter resulted in slight mutation in brain which allowed you to posses high INT but don''t worry you won''t encounter the next limiter that easily as they say..''the first step is always the hardest to take''] ''who says that''(Rex) [status points allocated ] [ INT:1210\u003e\u003e\u003eINT:1255] [due to having high INT and the presence of ''Mind Arts'' you aquired the Psychic ability ''Telepathy''] [Telepathy:- Type: Psychic Grade: Not Graded Description: Telepathy is an ability that allows the purported vicarious transmission of information from one person to another without using any of the known human sensory channels or physical interaction] ''damn¡­doesn''t it means that i can communicate with others even if i do not know the same language as them¡­its like directly talking with someone by using our thought and emotions instead of words i heard that once someone reaches Spirit King stage they can send Qi messages to the one near them to communicate but that only applies if they are using same language¡­ good although i wanted an ability which help me in fight its not bad either wait¡­i have an idea. .Rose can''t you make Function like ''Friend list'' to make friends like a a chatting app and i can communicate with them anytime¡­.my half side is like a digital computer program itself so it should be possible right''(Rex) [i can try.. you give me the logic behind it and SE Points¡­ i will make it but the consumption for such thing will be high¡­if i am, right its prize should easily surpass 500 SE points] ''don''t worry about the price start the operation i already thought of the logic just copy it from my memory''(Rex) [Starting Operation...¡­.remaining operation block.. One] ''for the other operation block i want to start operation for a Function like ''Mini-Map''... its not good to just use Spider-Sense all the time.. the details are not that clear.. i can''t even tell the difference between ally and enemy using it''(Rex) [i see Rex but if you create it using just Spider-Sense than it won''t make much difference] ''who said i am just using it ¡­''(Rex) Rex opened Skill \u0026 Ability Shop than scrolled down than pointed at one ability 42 Chapter 42 Rex opened Skill \u0026 Ability Shop than scrolled down than pointed at one ability [Echolocation:- Type: Active Grade: Rare Description: this ability allows one to determine the location, size and shape of everything present around you with 360'' detection as long as they are in your range they cannot hide from you Cool Down: None Cost: 55 QI PRICE: 70 SE Points] [i see you want to use both Echolocation and Spider-Sense and if we also use ''Mind Arts'' than its possible] ''yeah i found it when i was looking at all the abilities present in the Shop but i wanted to ask did those monster bats really had this skill i never heard about it before,,,although some animal or Earth had a ability like that but it was not that strong''(Rex) [no monster bats does not have this skill¡­but you did you forgot the description of DNA Codex and Skill \u0026 Ability Shop i collect the abilities or skills the monster beast have and they ''Can Have'' they do not have this ability but their bloodline have potential to have this even if it a variant of their species ] ''i see than buy it ''(Rex) [70 SE Points consumed] [Installing skill ''Echolocation''¡­i%¡­.34%¡­.75%¡­89%¡­100%] Rex felt a some pain in the back of his head but it was bearable [Installation complete] ''good now start the operation you can consume as much SE Pints as you need¡­and yeah if you get any good idea about making any function and operation block is empty than you can start an operation on your own''(Rex) [understood] [Starting operation...] after that Rex discussed the logic behind the functions with Rose for few hours than went to sleep ------------------------------------------------------ Next morning..... Rex called both Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying "little brother why did you call us we are not that free i still have a lot of work to do"Wang Xiu Ying said "Naughty sheep why are you being so impatient wait a minute"Rex said as he took out one HP potion from his inventory "nau..naughty¡­sheep"Wang Xiu Ying stared at Rex with wide eyes she thought she had heard it wrong but before she could say something Rex took out a bottle and gave it to Wang Cang "Granny try it its a advanced version of so called vitality potion i call it ''Lowest Grade HP Potion''"Rex said with a prideful look Wang Cang was also surprised when Rex called Wang Xiu Ying ''Naughty Sheep'' but after Rex took out the potion she shifted her attention to the Orange liquid filling the bottle "Lowest Grade?¡­ wait Master don''t just drink anything he gave you and look his potion''s color is orange and i heard vitality potion is actually have dark green color and it tastes very¡­."Wang Xiu Ying who just recovered from previous shock started speaking "bitter ..it tastes very bitter right"(Wang Cang) "Huh..Master you have used vitality potion master before"Wang Xiu Ying asked in surprise "that old hag from Snow Flower Sect once send me a vitality potion i secret"Wang Cang said in a soft tone "hufff why are you guys changing topic that fast if you doubt me i can drink it myself"Rex extend his hand "its alright little guy i trust you"Wang Cang said as she opened the cap of the proclaim bottle ''she is so pure and naive¡­if i was in her place there is no way i would have drink it first¡­..sigh but this personality of her is the reason i choose to remain here and support her¡­and looks like that title ''Kind Heart'' is not for show i wonder what its effects are¡­ some day i will find out''(Rex) Wang Cang was just about to drink the potion¡­but Wang Xiu Ying grabbed her hand and took the bottle from her hand "Master i am not doubting little Rex i know he won''t do anything bad on purpose but he might have made a mistake i know that you will still gonna try it¡­.so at the very least let me try in your place"after saying that Wang Xiu Ying did not waited for Wang Cang''s reply and drank the whole bottle in single gulp ..gulp¡­.gulp.. ''it¡­.it tastes sweet just like sugarcane¡­did he just brought sugar water¡­.wait..this''(Wang Xiu Ying) Wang Xiu Ying was thinking about the sweet taste of potion¡­. just at time she felt a warm current of vitality entered in her body than it started to move in all parts of the body¡­her body started to get hot her snow white skin became a little red..a bead of sweat appeared on her forehead than it slided down her swan like neck.. when Wang Cang saw that Wang Xiu Ying body was now covered in sweat she became nervous after all she had raised Wang Xiu Ying like her daughter "this¡­"(Wang Cang) "don''t worry granny there is nothing serious¡­..she had used such high quality potion for the first time her body is not used to it that''s why when her body came in contact with so much energy it wasn''t able to digest it completely so it is leaking through her body resulting in this state" Rex comforted 43 Chapter 43 after hearing Rex''s words Wang Cang got a little relief after a while Wang Xiu Ying''s body cooled down a little "are you alright"Wang Cang asked with a worrisome face "huh¡­ yes master its amazing you won''t believe it i even think that it can even heal someon..."Wang Xiu Ying was just speaking suddenly she felt like lost the strength in her legs..she lost her balance and was about to fall Wang Cang saw it so she moved to support her but Rex was faster ''Bloodline Switch''(Rex) Rex ran towards her while transforming in his bloodline form when Wang Xiu Ying was just about to fall a hand grabbed her waist and pulled her ..when she reacted she was already in Rex''s arms "you¡­ what are you doing"Wang Xiu Ying said with somewhat blushed face ''wait Xiu Ying he is a kid¡­yes a 12 year old its just he looks older you have to remain composed''(Wang Xiu Ying) "just holding you¡­ is there something wrong with it"Rex said as he moved his face closed to her ''this rascal¡­.and just when i am sweating that much ..he will definitely make fun of me later saying that i smell bad tch.''(Wang Xiu Ying) Ding.. [due to certain actions the skill ''Charm'' is obtained] [Charm:- Type: Auto-Active Grade: Uncommon Description: this skill temporarily increases user''s charm.. it is more effective on people with opposite gender of the user compared to the same gender as user Cool Down: None Cost: 30 Qi] "Rex don''t tease her"Wang Cang but from her tone it didn''t looked like she was angry "aye.. aye"Rex helped Wang Xiu Ying to stand again but he didn''t released his hand he just released her waist and grabbed her hand to support her "so how do you feel is there any problem with your body"Rex asked with a serious face after hearing his question Wang Xiu Ying came to herself than became somewhat exited "no it was perfect although i never had a vitality potion but it was perfect i felt that it can even heal wounds like that recovery potion"(Wang Xiu Ying) "what do you mean it felt like it can heal someone...healing is this potion''s main ability and recovering body''s vitality is just a side property"Rex said with prideful smile Wang Cang got shocked after hearing Rex''s words ''a potion that can not only heal but can also recover vitality''(Wang Cang) Wang Xiu Ying was also surprised but she realized that she already drank the whole bottle so she became somewhat sad "Master sorry¡­.i drank the whole bottle in hurry i did not thought it was effective¡­little Rex can you please make it again i apologize for my rudeness from before"She said in a low tone "hmmmm¡­. let me think¡­i will do it on one condition"Rex said as he stared at her whole body from top to bottom than stopped his gaze at her chest "What condition"she subconsciously folded her hands in front of her chest and covered her chest "i want.."(Rex) Wang Xiu Ying tried to step backwards from Rex but she wasn''t able to because Rex was tightly holding her hand ''this bastard he is taking advantage of the situation''(Wang Xiu Ying) "i want you not to add little to my name when you call me¡­i prefer to be called Rex¡­just Rex"Rex said "huh¡­just that"Wang Xiu Ying asked in surprise "were you expecting something"Rex asked with a smirk "hmph."Wang Xiu Ying snorted with a red face "and granny why don''t you tried this one"Rex gave her a Qi replenishing potion "what is it"(Wang Cang) "just try it and you will find out"(Rex) Wang Cang didn''t said more she opened the cap and gulped down the all the light blue potion the changes in Wang Cang''s body were not as flashy as Wang Xiu Ying''s body there was no change on the outside but Wang Cang was utterly shocked because she felt that her body was now overflowing with Qi and it was not all she felt that her Qi was becoming more and more pure she looked at Rex with an astonished expression "you guessed it right it is a Qi replenishing potion but it also purifies one''s Qi"(Rex) "i see these potions have such good effect its no wonder you were only able to make two from 100 set of herbs¡­it was definitely worth it to get such high qualitative product with just those low grade herb"Wang Cang complemented Rex "wait aren''t you misunderstanding something who said i was only able to make 2 potions ¡­..this Rex only believe in 100% success rate" Rex d=said as he waved his hand 98 bottles appeared in the mid air than they slowly landed on ground and got arranged in a square formation "there are 49 bottles of HP potion and 49 bottles of Qi replenishing potion and adding the two bottles you guys just drank¡­a total of 100 bottles..if you want more than just give me the herbs i will make some for you later for now drink them and recover your lost Blood and Essence and don''t hold back i can mach as much potion as you need¡­and if i am right these are way more than enough for you guys to recover"(Rex) 44 Chapter 44 Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying didn''t even know what to say anymore "sigh¡­we can''t judge this little devil with common sense anymore"Wang Cang said she will too never believe it if she didn''t see it all with her own eyes it took a while for both Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying to calm down and regain their composure "so lit¡­no..i mean Rex you were teasing me before"Wang Xiu Ying gave Rex an angry look ''even though you act like that you still fulfilled the condition''(Rex) Rex did not said anything but smiled "by the way granny if you want to give them to other people than it won''t be a good idea to give them the original ones¡­just mix them some water into them than give them to others it will decrease its effect but the quantity will increase, it will save resources and they will note become too suspicious after all¡­in this world the people than can truly be trusted are very rare"Rex said "Yes Master i think what he said is right"Wang Xiu Ying agreed with Rex''s decision Wang Cang thought for a while than nodded "ok than i want to have a look around the Sect so i am going bye"after saying that Rex helped Wang Xiu Ying to sit down on a wooden chair to rest¡­..when Rex turned towards Wang Cang she was collecting the potion bottles one by one after Rex made sure no one was looking he came close to Wang Xiu Ying''s ear "you smell good"Rex said in a low voice..and after saying that he ran off towards exit door without waiting for her to say anything "this bastard¡­i will get him back for this some day"Wang Xiu Ying muttered with her head lowered¡­her face face was red as a ripe tomato even her snow white neck was in a light shade of red --------------------------------------------------- when Rex left the garden he transformed back to his normal base form ''hmm.. this should be the core disciple''s residential area¡­.now how should i find that girl''(Rex) when Rex was lost in thought a youth passing by noticed Rex and walked near him "little brother who are you? what are you doing here"the youth asked his voice startled Rex¡­. Rex looked towards the youth he was tall he had a charming face two sword like eyebrows.. he had a rusty bronze sword hanging on his back he looked at Rex with a smile Rex took a step back "i..i was l..lost"Rex said with hesitation seeing that Rex was a little scared the youth smiled than patted Rex''s head gently ''what the fuc¡­''(Rex) although Rex did not liked it but he didn''t showed his displeasure on his face "you don''t have to be that afraid tell me what''s your name"he asked with a kind smile "..i am Luo Tian"Rex said [due to certain actions a skill ''Act'' has been created] [Act:- Type: Passive Grade: Uncommon Description: this skill allows the user to act more skillfully at level 1 the user have 10% more chance to make the targets believe his lies and act Cool Down: None Cost: 35 Qi] ''i Love you Rose¡­wait lets check this youth first''(Rex) ''Appraisal: name, cultivation base, skills and overall evaluation''(Rex) [Name: Liu Wei Cultivation stage: Soul Strengthening peak stage Skills: Basic Sword Mastery(Lvl max), Basic Blade Mastery(Lvl max), Dual Wielding(Lvl 2), Sword Intent(Lvl 0::34% Progress:: Pseudo-Entry), Evasion(Lvl 3), Meditation(Lvl 4), Lesser Physical Body Strengthening (Lvl max), Focus(Lvl max) Overall Evaluation: a youth who want to peruse the path of sword to pinnacle he want to walk unhindered in the vast worlds, he is a principled person born with a sharp sixth sense and poses a firm Dao heart ] ''my God¡­. this bastard how the hell did he got so much skills¡­.and just when i didn''t even include the martial arts he had learned until now and this bastard is very close to achieve Sword Intent''s Entry ''(Rex) achievements in Sword intent, Dagger Intent, Blade Intent etc or in any art are measured in Entry\u003eSmall Accomplishment\u003eGreat Accomplishment\u003ePerfection....Rex learned this in Sky Cloud Sect Lui Wei has only achieved a little insight on Sword Intent so it can''t be called entry but what''s surprising is that he achieved it without any external help as no one in the whole White Moon Sect had achieved it ..White Moon Sect aside Rex has never heard about anyone even achieving Sword Intent in last hundred years and at such a young age at that ''¡­wait that skill Meditation''(Rex) [Meditation:- Type: Active Grade: Rare Description: a skill that allows user to increase and recover their mental strength furthermore it helps the user to control his/her carnal desires Cool Down: None Cost: None] ''i want it¡­can we take it''(Rex) [hmmm.. this is something he gained through practice so the DNA signature is useless here¡­the only way is to use ''Mind Arts'' to forcibly infiltrate his mind and hack into his memories and copy all his experience which allowed him to gain and level up that skill] ''and this will not affect him much right..''(Rex) [not much at the very least he will suffer from minor brain injury resulting in amnesia or will become mad and if worsts comes it will be a painful death] ''good thing i asked''(Rex) "little brother¡­"when Liu Wei saw that Rex was staring at him for a while without even blinking¡­.he didn''t know what to say anymore "Senior Brother what are you doing here"when Liu Wei was just about to ask more questions from Rex a girl''s voice interrupted him 45 Chapter 45 Rex looked towards the incoming figure a girl came running towards them this girl''s height was slightly lower than Li Wei her assets wasn''t small either she had a oval shaped face she can be described as cheerful, elegant and cute rather than just hot and beautiful¡­she was carrying a long spear behind her back the spear had a sharp cured blade on one side like a dagger was attached to it ''Appraisal: name, cultivation base, skills and overall evaluation''(Rex) [Name: Zhang Ming Cultivation stage: Soul Strengthening 7th stage Skills: Basic Spear Mastery(Lvl max), Basic Lance Mastery(Lvl 2) Basic Dagger Mastery(Lvl 3), Encourage(Lvl 2), Cheer(Lvl 1), Learn(Lvl 1) Overall evaluation: a girl ran away from her home to escape from her arranged marriage¡­ for her freedom holds a great importance she only want to become stronger to protect herself and her loved ones, even with her mature nature she is still a little childish even to this day she still dreams for a knight in a shining armor riding a white horse to come for her] ''good she seems more normal as a core disciple as for.her overall evaluation..hmm i choose to ignore it..an armor¡­a horse too¡­.only a useless knight would have a clean shining armor which means he had never contributed in battle and was just standing on the side lines¡­a real knight have scars all over their bodies wearing a bloody armor¡­.wait i am thinking about it too much''(Rex) "Senior Brother who is this little brother..oh don''t tell me he is you junior brother so cute"the second Zhang Ming''s eyes fell on Rex she too started to pat his head ''why do all these idiots are trying to change my hair style¡­are they jealous?''(Rex) "eh.no Junior Sister..i found him here..i was just about to ask him how he is here but you came¡­so little brother how are you here"Liu Wei asked "i..i came with big sister¡­but we got separated"Rex said with his head down Zhang Ming stepped forward held Rex''s cheeks with her her soft hands and looked at him with a smile "tell me little brother which lazy girl..cough¡­i mean your Big Sister who is she if you tell me her name than this Big Sister can help you find her"(Zhang Ming) ''now i am becoming more and more curious..just what is wrong with this Sect why is the people here are this kind¡­if the same situation had happened in Sky Cloud Sect they will first check if i have some money or treasure on my body after that i will receive punishment for coming to core disciple area without being a core student and after that if they knew that i am not from the sect than i will probably be sold off¡­granny seriously had raised a good sect but she lacks backing''(Rex) "..Big Sister Luo Ru"Rex said after looking in her eyes for a while "what ¡­that little also has a little brother¡­i only knew about her bid sister how dare..she did not told me about her little brother"(Zhang Ming) ''poor little Ru¡­this is definitely not my fault''(Rex) "disciple i told you to cultivate and you are still fulling around here"an horse voice came from behind Zhang Ming ''not again''(Rex) Zhang Ming turned around "Master"she stuck out her tongue an old man walked slowly walked towards them he had a white beard with a long scar on his left side of face "disciple Liu Wei greets elder Wu"Liu Wei cupped his hands respectfully "disciple Zhang Ming greets Master"Zhang Ming cupped her hands Elder Wu nodded towards them "hmm now disciple why are you fooling around here"Elder Wu asked "no teacher you misunderstood i was actually searching for senior brother Liu Wei for mock battles to sharpen my skills but than i found this little brother lost here"Zhang Ming explained everything Elder Wu looked towards Rex ''this kid''s skin is too smooth and his charm is too high to be a mortal¡­but he doesn''t emit any Qi¡­.is it natural talent or some special physique¡­he seem to have good body structure too ¡­what was Luo Ru thinking not bringing this kid to Sect until now he should have started to cultivate few years ago ''Elder Wu thought before Elder Wu could say more another voiced interrupted him "disciple Luo Ru greets Elder Wu" Lu Ru came walking down the road¡­ completely unknown to what was going on elder Wu subconsciously nodded than he realized that the owner of voice was the reason all the others were standing her so he turned around Luo Ru who just arrived noticed several pair of eyes locked onto her when she turned to find the source of the gazes¡­she found that Liu Wei, Zhang Ming, Elder Wu including a somewhat familiar boy was staring at he 46 Chapter 46 Zhang Ming stepped forward breaking the silence she spoke "Junior Sister its no good¡­leaving your little brother alone here¡­and being so carefree on top of that¡­don''t you have a heart"Zhang Ming scolded ''huh.. my little brother?''(Luo Ru) "Junior Sister Zhang is right if we bring someone with us than we have to take responsibility for them"Liu Wei said ''what..Senior Brother Liu too''(Luo Ru) "disciple Luo i think this time this lazy disciple of mine is right you need to take good care of your little brother¡­even if he makes mistake you need to forgive them you are older than him"Elder Wu spoke like a wise old sage Liu Wei and Zhang Ming nodded in agreement ''even Elder Wu¡­just what is happening here''(Luo Ru) just when Luo Ru was trying to understand out what these people are saying Rex ran towards her and hugged her "Big Sister"looked in her eyes with teary eyes when Luo Ru looked at Rex''s said face she too felt hurt..but just at this moment she remembered¡­.she remembered everything all things became clear in her mind¡­she understood everything why the other people is looking at her like that it wasn''t hard to think what had Rex told them ''this bastard is trying to ruin all my hard earned reputation over the years¡­..no i need to make everything clear''(Luo Ru) Luo Ru was just about to open her mouth to speak but a voice interrupted her ''Telepathy''(Rex) Luo Ru was utterly shocked when she heard Rex''s voice inside her head ''don''t tell me¡­.Spirit King Stage..no maybe its some other trick¡­but what did he mean by i remember¡­''(Luo Ru) when Luo Ru heard Rex''s question she remembered that Rex had warned her saying¡­''although i trust you but if you told someone about me than i will come to your courtyard at midnight than we will talk about life whole night'' after she remembered his words she closed her mouth with a slight blush on her cheeks "now that the boy had found Luo Ru¡­.both of you can go back to practice it better to leave them alone they probably have a lot to talk about"Elder Wu said Liu Wei nodded¡­Zhang Ming although unwilling but she also nodded and left with Liu Wei¡­Elder Wu also left after them "now what do you want"Luo Ru asked with some helplessness "why are you looking at me like i am some kind of trouble"(Rex) "because you are..no ''trouble'' might be and understatement you are a disaster"she said directly ''is it my imagination or this girl had become more bold¡­maybe she was just being extra kind last time''(Rex) "don''t think too much..i just wanted to have a look around the Sect but i do not know anyone so i came for you¡­and about before.. i swear i didn''t said anything they assumed everything on their on"Rex said with an honest look "hehe off course¡­so you only want me to show you around right"she asked "correct"(Rex) "sigh..lets go"Luo Ru agreed ''we are still inside the sect so he won''t try do any weird thing right?''Luo Ru maintained her distance from Rex while walking soon they reached the martial arts hall¡­it was a three story building with two soul strength two guard standing outside and an elder managing it at the reception desk "this is the martial arts¡­ here you can find the Sect''s best cultivation technique and martial arts here..the first and second floor is for sect''s outer and inner disciples while the third floor is for core disciples and elder¡­we need contribution points to exchange for them"Luo Ru explained "is there a movement technique here¡­even human rank is fine" Rex asked "What¡­a movement technique and a human rank movement technique at that¡­you think you are an Emperor or something.. if we even had a yellow tier movement technique our sect would have already became a mutual enemy of the whole Eastern Continent"(Luo Ru) ''looks like i expected too much from this realm¡­.but that arrogant mother of mine¡­she had gave me three top grade cultivation technique, a sword art and even a palm technique than why didn''t she send me a single movement technique''(Rex) [didn''t you wanted to cut all your ties with Sura Clan] ''who cares about the clan but martial arts is a different thing¡­ these poor things are innocent we can''t blame them for someone else''s sin''(Rex) than Rex and Luo Ru went to arena "this is arena¡­disciple use this to practice their martial arts by engaging in mock battles¡­and you can also bet here using contribution points"(Luo Ru) Luo Ru said as she pointed at the two mans fighting in the center of the arena ''should i also fight¡­.no i have no profit in fighting these weaklings and who would want to fight me after seeing my current appearance''(Rex) "hey don''t we have a place to buy weapons"(Rex) "oh you mean weapon hall ¡­come follow me"(Luo Ru) 47 Chapter 47 Luo Ru took Rex to weapon hall¡­.it was also a three story building similar to the martial arts hall "here on first floor you can get 1st grade weapon on second floor you can get 2nd grade weapons¡­.and only these two floor are open to all the disciples and elders if you want to go to third floor you will need the permission from sect master"(Luo Ru) the weapons in all the five continents are divided in 9 grades starting from 1st to 9th but even a 4th grade weapon is highly rare to find in current times only big sects who dominate a whole continent can have weapons above 3rd grade the sword Rex took from Wang Cang earlier is just a 2nd grade weapon it does not mean that Wang Cang does not have a weapon above 2nd grade but the fact that one can''t took out a weapon above 2nd grade just to show off¡­.the 2nd grade sword Rex took from her was just a spare used to deal with mobs "lets go inside i want a weapon befitting for me"(Rex) ''although i have a good sword art but its not my specialty i can tell after using it i am good with sword but i don''t want it as my main weapon..lets see if i can find something befitting for me''(Rex) "wait¡­look at yourself¡­i am a core disciple so i can easily go inside but what about you¡­you just look like a child and if i am right you don''t even have a sect token do you think if you will just go and tell them that you are the grandson of the sect ancestor.. they will believe you?"(Luo Ru) "hehehe¡­ don''t worry i had already prepared myself for situation like that lets go.."Rex said as he walked inside the building Luo Ru though some what reluctant but she still followed Rex inside they both entered the weapon hall¡­ just after they entered they saw a old man was sitting on a wooden chair near the counter "if we want to see weapons on this floor or even move to next floor we have to go through him"Luo Ru whispered Rex nodded than walked near the old man "hey old man we want to go to next"Rex said directly Luo Ru just came following him¡­ got shocked after hearing Rex''s words¡­no greeting..no polite words¡­directly to the point¡­she never expected Rex to follow this route the old man also got surprised he don''t remember someone talking to him like that for a long time¡­than he looked towards the source of the voice¡­.and his eyes fell on Rex who just looked like a little child than he looked at Luo Ru who just came following Rex this rude kid..he must belong to this girl he thought this triggered his anger he was just about to shout but before he do that Rex raised his hand and a wooden token appeared out of thin air this startled the old man ''Spirit artifact¡­''old man the value of spirit artifact is no less than a 4th grade weapon but due to its rarity many would even exchange it for a 5th grade weapon "look at the token old man"Rex said the old man came to himself after hearing Rex''s words and looked towards the wooden token¡­the token was emitting a familiar aura that old man recognized the token with one glance "this¡­.Sect Master Token"the old man blurted out "good you recognize it now lead the way to second floor"Rex said Luo Ru was also shocked after knowing that Rex had the sect master token¡­.she never thought that Sect Master would go as far as to give Rex Sect Master token the old man was dissatisfied with Rex''s words but he still lead them towards the first floor¡­.normally he only need to allow them to go themselves but after seeing that Rex had Sect Master and a space artifact token he too decided go with them "Rex did Sect Master really gave you that token"Luo Ru asked in low voice "no.. i stole it"Rex said casually "humph.."Luo Ru snorted ''i was just asking how did he get it..why do he have to be so rude''(Luo Ru) ''what''s wrong with her¡­and even when i told her the truth¡­sigh¡­women are a mystery''(Rex) the reason Rex asked Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying to wait for him in the morning was because at that time he used shadow leap to enter Wang Xiu''s house and took out the token¡­.as for why he didn''t asked for the token directly¡­after he rejected Wang Xiu Ying''s offer to worship her as a teacher¡­.the chances for Rex to obtain the token easily was not high and as for what happens if he get caught¡­.. ''as long as i have granny it will be fine even if i get caught right Rose''(Rex) [yeah you will remain alive] ''have some confidence in me''(Rex) Rex was climbing the stairs to the second floor with old man and Luo Ru¡­ they finally reached the reached the second floo 48 Chapter 48 Rex saw that all the weapons were placed on stands in shelves which were arranged in a line¡­,there were Spears, Hammer, Blade, Sword, Lance, Axe etc¡­ Rex walked through them he checked them one by one¡­.he used Appraisal on few of them but did not got any satisfied result the old man behind Rex carefully observed him ''just where is he wearing that space artifact¡­.a thing like that in his hand is just a waste¡­.''old man thought Rex also felt his gaze because of Spider-Sense but Rex still chose to ignore it the old man walked in front of Rex and took out a shining dagger with a golden hilt from one of the weapon stands "young Master this is dagger it is made from iron sand near a active volcano its sharpness is very high it can even be compared to a third grade weapon and with your current age it will be a perfect match for you"the old man said with a smile from Rex''s age he concluded that he is definitely some rich young second generation of a family and sect master allowed him to go pick a weapon to get on the good side of the family ..even after thinking that much he was not able to resist the charm of a Space Artifact¡­.. because even if Rex have a good background once he took the space artifact and ran away how can they find him Rex did not said anything and walked past him this made him more angry but he did not show it on his face and kept following Rex "everyone calls this old man¡­elder Bao..young master can also call me Old Man Bao.."Old Man Bao "lets go to the third floor"Rex said to Luo Ru while directly interrupting the old man Luo Ru also saw it but there was not anything she could do¡­so she nodded and quietly followed Rex Old Man Bao was staring at Rex with resentment in his eyes from behind Rex had already saw where the stairs to third floor were so Rex did not waited for him and took the lead soon Rex reached the door of the third floor Rex walked near the door¡­. Luo Ru and elder Bao followed him from behind Rex opened the door and was about to walk inside but he stopped and looked at elder Bao behind him "if i am right one can''t enter the third floor without Sect Master Token so why are you following us"Rex said with an expressionless face elder Bao face turned ugly he did not hide his dissatisfaction on his face this time but he did not said anything¡­.even if he was manager of the weapon hall he never entered the third floor as Rex said he did not had any right to enter either until Rex: the token holder allowed him.. he considered Rex naive but arrogant mortal and nothing more so Rex''s words surprised him¡­he was even thinking of taking all the weapon with him in Rex''s space artifact as he run away¡­ Rex didn''t said anything any more..he just signaled Luo Ru to follow him than he turned around and was about to walk inside "ouch¡­elder Bao what are you doing"(Luo Ru) just when Rex was about to walk inside he heard Luo Ru''s voice he turned behind only to see that elder Bao was standing there grabbing Luo Ru''s left wrist tightly with his right hand "what do you mean by that"Rex asked in a cold tone "hehe¡­ nothing as you said you can go inside because you have the token but this girl don''t have it so whatever i do with her what does it have to do with you"when elder Bao said this he increased his hand grip on Luo Ru''s wrist "ahahhh..eld.er"(Luo Ru) Luo Ru was just at Soul Strengthening 6th Stage she can''t resist against the strength of elder Bao who was a Form Synthesis 2nd stage cultivator..even when she just tried to resist the pain but elder Ba tightened his grip¡­. he was targeting Rex using Luo Ru..so that Rex turn reckless and attack him first instead of running away the walls of weapon hall is made in such a way that they will cancel out most of the sounds from inside...so even if Rex shout the people outside won''t be able to hear him "Now You Will Tell Me What To Do"Rex shouted as he released all his cultivation pressure on elder Bao when elder Bao felt the pressure of Rex which was pressure of Form Synthesis peak stage cultivator he was utterly shocked he released Luo Ru''s wrist from his grip and took several steps back than he used his own cultivation''s pressure to resist ex''s pressure it but standing there was all he could do¡­as for Rex ''Bloodline Switch''(Rex) Rex turned into his bloodline form¡­his strength increased again..elder Bao came to his knees he didn''t even had time to get surprised by Rex''s transformation Rex was not in any mood to talk either ''Telekinesis''(Rex) Rex raised his hand towards elder Bao elder Bao felt an unstoppable attraction force from Rex''s hand resistance was futile.. he was pulled towards Rex..Rex directly grabbed his neck with his right hand tightly..elder Bao used both of his hands to free himself from Rex''s hand but it was futile Rex''s grip was so tight that elder Bao wasn''t even able to breathe..he was watching Rex in disbelief..without any choice left he put all his strength in his right hand and punched Rex''s face from left Rex''s face was pushed towards right nothing more with his high DEF stat how can he receive any damage from someone so weaker than him¡­but this punch made Rex''s anger rise further more¡­Calm Mind''s passive mode could only affect his anger if his anger is affecting its consciousness or Mental state of mind if not than it will not interfere "Wrong Move"Rex said with a smirk as he turned his face against elder Bao''s face again..Rex''s smirk looked like a devils smirk to elder Bao "wait"Luo Ru understood Rex''s intention so she shouted to stop him....but Rex did not stop Rex increased his strength on elder Bao''s neck soon he heard the sound of bone cracking ..creaak ..crrrk¡­. after hearing this sound elder Bao went to eternal sleep¡­ as for Rex he heard another sound Ding¡­ 49 Chapter 49 Ding¡­.. [Congratulation¡­ Player killed a Human Being, gained 55,670 exp and 390 SE points] after Rex got this notification he could see that elder Bao''s body became a little thin..which was because of EXP extraction Rex was holding the lifeless body of elder Bao by his neck ''to think i killed him just like that and i still don''t fell like i have done anything special even when i killed a human for first time after getting my memories back¡­.Rose is it because of Calm Mind''(Rex) [no, Rex don''t forget even if you have never killed someone in your last life but in this life you have killed man to survive¡­.you now posses the knowledge and experience of two lives some changes are inevitable¡­so it was you¡­Calm Mind didn''t did anything to change you decision] ''i see than that''s good¡­move his body to inventory it doesn''t have life anymore s i can store it in inventory right''(Rex) [correct] the body of elder Bao disappeared from Rex''s hand and appeared in inventory than Rex looked towards Luo Ru her left hand''s wrist had dark lines marking around it which was because elder Bao tightly held her hand Rex wanted to help her but than he saw fear in her eyes¡­it wasn''t hard to guess that it was the fear against him not the elder he killed¡­so Rex did not walked towards her ''if i had a HP potion than i would have gave it to her but¡­.hmmm¡­.i will ask Xiu Ying to send one to her courtyard....she looks scared it not a good idea to force her to accompany me anymore''(Rex) "you don''t need to worry about it i was the one who killed him¡­.you can go and rest¡­i can handle the rest myself"after saying that Rex did not waited for her reply and entered the hall of third floor in the hall Rex saw five rectangular shaped box lying in a row ''White Cloud Sect have only five 3rd grade weapon¡­..really poor..but lets settle for it..for now''(Rex) Rex walked towards the fist box a big slatty colored broad sword was lying in the box ''Appraisal''(Rex) [Name: Slatty Broad Sword Type: Weapon Grade: 2nd Grade Description: N/A ] ''what an awesome appraisal..and what a wonderful naming sense you got there''(Rex) [so what did you expect from me to write in the description¡­that it is made of iron and steel and it has very high melting point¡­.and for naming sense..its not ''you'' its ''us'' and whats wrong with that name it defines the sword pretty well doesn''t it] Rex was about to move to the second box..he heard the sound of footsteps from behind so he turned around to look at the entrance he saw Luo Ru slowly walking inside the hall¡­ Rex was surprised after seeing her he did not expect to follow her even after he let her go "why are you here"Rex asked politely "what do you mean..i can''t be here"she said in a rebellious tone,,although she tried to hide it but Rex could see she was still scared of him..even than she chose to follow him this made him a slightly happy¡­.Rex also notices that she was hiding the gripping mark on her left wrist using her right hand "i thought you were scared of me"Rex said "me¡­why would i get scared of you¡­i wasn''t scared"she said as she nodded her sideways Rex didn''t said anything he just smiled and walked towards her seeing that Rex was walking towards her she subconsciously took a small step backwards "maybe.. a little "she said in a very low voice "i can''t hear you"Rex said¡­he was still walking towards her "i said¡­maybe i was a little scared"she said after mustering up all her courage after hearing what he wanted to hear Rex stopped but he was just about a meter away from her "your left hand show it"Rex raised his right hand towards her although Luo Ru wanted to refute but she knew his nature so she was sure he won''t back down without getting what he wants so she reluctantly obeyed his command Rex gently had her hand and looked at observed the marks on her wrist ''what do you think Rose''(Rex) [let me analyze it¡­it will cost 12 SE Points] ''remember never bother me about the cost until it is above 1000 Se points in one go''(Rex) [analyzing..1%¡­23%¡­64%..86..98..100 analyzing complete] [don''t worry Rex i have checked the result¡­there is nothing serious the result doesn''t even worth for you to take a look¡­its just some swollen muscles it will automatically heal within 2-3 days¡­.if you want a faster method..one HP potion is all she needs] "sigh,,you are really fragile..i have a good medicine for things like this i will send you some later on"Rex said Luo Ru was annoyed when she heard Rex''s former words but when she heard his later words she chose to remain silent and nodded obediently¡­it was not like she did not wanted to refute Rex''s offer of medicine¡­ but she knew that she won''t be able to utter any word properly right now¡­she was already trying her best to hide her emotions after all 50 Chapter 50 Rex released her hand than walked towards the second wooden box again it was a long Spear the thing that stand out about this spear was that it had a coiling snake pattern around it but after appraisal Rex found it was a normal 3rd grade spear so her walked towards next box the third box contained a 3rd grade long sword Rex ignored it and moved towards the fourth box¡­a long Battle Axe was lying in the box it was pure black in color it didn''t stand out too much moreover it looked a little worn out¡­..just like others Rex also used Appraisal on it [Name: One handed Battle Axe Type: Weapon Grade: 4th Grade (Broken) Description: a broken one handed battle Axe] ''a fourth grade weapon but broken¡­.do you think we can repair it''(Rex) [we have never touched a 4th grade weapon so i am not too confident about recovering it to the peak glory but just doing minor repair using ''Transmutate'' won''t be a problem even in that state it should be stronger than a 3rd grade weapon] Rex also took a peek at the fifth box..it had a 3rd grade lance lying in it¡­so Rex decided to pick the one handed battle axe in the fourth box Rex held the axe in his right hand ''its way more heavier than it looks to be'' Rex stored the axe in his inventory "lets go"Rex signaled Luo Ru Rex switched back to his normal form than left the weapon hall with Luo Ru Rex still wanted to try the Axe so he spend the whole day hunting in Eastern Forest than they both walked back to sect just before evening Rex wanted to pick her up and fly back to the sect¡­.but than he thought that Luo Ru had seen a lot today and still accompanied him so it will be too rude to tease her more so he gave up on that thought¡­at least for today "Rex why did you kill him¡­.you weren''t like that before"Just when they were both about to reach the sect Luo Ru finally asked the question she wanted to ask the whole day "what do you mean¡­.weren''t like that¡­.how much do you even know about me"Rex bluntly said after hearing his reply Luo Ru was surprised than she started to think and as Rex said she only met him few times and really knew nothing about him at all¡­he just appeared out of thin air in her life..the more she thought the more confused she became¡­Rex didn''t bothered her after reaching the sect Rex sent her to her house..and hence obtained her address¡­than he walked back to the the garden where Wang Cang and Wand Xiu Ying usually stays when ex just entered the garden he was utterly shocked ¡­Rex saw that Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying were both practicing there respective sword arts in the garden but¡­there appearance had a completely turned upside down they both looked a lot younger than before¡­specially Wang Xiu Ying even calling her fairy won''t be an overstatement she did not lose her assets and curves but her waist became more thin¡­her backside had a more firm curve representing the most firm curved mountains ..which could even rival her two melons in front she got the most alluring figure Rex had ever seen¡­ on the other hand Wang Cang had a smaller body compared to her..although Wang Cang was bigger in age compared to Wang Xiu Ying¡­.but now she looked more like a sister of Wang Xiu Ying rather than a teacher her body seem to had a holy charm around her even when both of these woman looks a lot younger there temperament did not had a single change Rex walked near them¡­they also noticed Res and stopped their practice than they unsheathed their swords when Rex walked near them he stopped and spoke in a very kind and firm tone "these two fairies¡­this humble one is Rex Andrews i am searching foe someone ..have you seen a Busty middle aged woman with perky butt and an old hag with one foot in the coffin somewhere around here "Rex said with a polite face "..a busty middle aged woman with perky butt.."(Wang Xiu Ying) "..an old hag with one foot in the coffin.."(Wang Cang) they both looked towards each other than they took out their sword against Rex "what happened beautiful fairies"Rex raised his hands in the air "master your grandson is becoming more and more of a rogue by every passing minute"Wang Xiu Ying said "hmm it wouldn''t hurt to teach this little devil a little lesson"Wang Cang agreed "oh teaching a lesson and to me¡­..talk when you can caught me"Rex said with a smirk ''Telekinesis''(Rex) Rex suddenly started floating in air..in an instant he flew several meters above the ground 51 Chapter 51 "Rex¡­did you reach the Spirit King Realm"Wang Cang asked in a delighted tone "nah.not yet ..i don''t have control over my current strength if i breakthrough without getting familiar with my strength than it will become more harder to control my full strength later on"(Rex) when Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying heard Rex''s first words their excitement died down but when they heard his later words and realized the meaning behind his later words they didn''t know what to say anymore "why are you making those face come here the view from here is not bad"Rex said as he raised his hand both Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying felt an invisible force pulling them upwards then they also flew towards Rex and floated around him Rex flew in upward direction with them for a while than he stopped "take a look around you"Rex said pointing at the sunset both Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying looked towards the endless golden river floating on clouds ''little Ru liked this scenery a lot so i thought these two are also woman they too should like it and seems like i was right'' Rex nodded in satisfaction as he looked towards the amazed faces of the two woman looking at the sunset "its beautiful master"Wang Xiu Ying said in an alluring voice ''but i was the one who brought you here''(Rex) "it is beautiful.. someday when we will step into Spirit King realm tan we can enjoy a view like that everyday"Wang Cang said after a while Rex took them back to the garden all three of them were sitting beside each other..and Rex was eating a cabaab in his hands while talking "by the way Rex i lost my token do you know where is it"Wang Xiu Ying narrowed her eyes at Rex "why are you asking me"Rex choked on his food "because no one else can use my token to enter the Weapon hall without me knowing"she said with a smug on her face ''so the cats out of the bag¡­those guards at the door must have sold me''(Rex) "ok ok i took it..but i did not stole it i only borrowed it"Rex said as he gave the token to her again "and what else have you bor-row-ed"Wang Xiu Ying asked "a broken 4th grade weapon..an one handed battle axe"Rex said "so you can tell that it was once a 4th grade weapon"(Wang Cang) Rex nodded ''so she already knew about it being 4th grade''(Rex) "Rex elder Bao also disappeared from weapon hall today do you know something about it"Wang Xiu Ying asked with a serious face "he didn''t disappeared but i made him disappear"Rex said as he took out the body of elder Bao from his inventory they got startled after seeing his dead body but they both did not jump onto conclusion but let Rex explain the whole story off course the story Rex mentioned had some small changes like¡­elder Bao sneak attacked Rex than took Luo Ru as a hostage and tried to run away with weapons and his asked for his storage ring..left with no choice Rex hardened his heart and killed elder Bao Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying did not believed everything Rex said but they didn''t doubted him either they considered the story to be a little different from the original one but they believed Rex would not killed without a good reason and furthermore elder Bao did not had a good image in the sect either so they did not regretted his death as for loss of a Form Synthesis cultivator they now had Rex who claimed that he can step into Spirit King Stage realm anytime Rex also asked to send one HP potion to Luo Ru and Wang Xiu Ying agreed and assured him than she will take care of it "now granny i am going to my room if you guys want more potion just send the herbs to my room"Rex said as he stood up and walked towards the direction of Wang Cang''s house "oh we have already placed them in your room"Wang Xiu Ying said with a faint smile Rex waved his had in the air without turning back when Rex reached the house and opened his room''s door he was dumbstruck¡­. more than half of his room was filled with herbs and proclaim bottles he had only enough space t stand and the bed to slip¡­Rex face-palmed himself than he closed the door ''Rose show me the notification i blocked since afternoon¡­only show the important ones..if we have any''(Rex) when Rex was hunting using his axe and it was hard to focus on the target when he had to deal with the sound in his head while fighting monsters so he switched it off temporarily [there are two main notification regarding the completion of operations] [operation ''Friend-List'' is completed] [operation ''Mini-Map'' is completed] [Name: Friend List Type: Function Grade: Not Graded Description: it s a function made with soul purpose to remain connected with your friends all the time its foundation is based on a psychic skill ''Telepathy'' ..you can add and organize your friend on ''Friend List'' your friend does no even need to speak the same language as you their emotions and thought will speak for themselves the range in which you can contact your friends depends on your cultivation strength and mental strength to add a friend you need to send a friend request to them¡­remember to stand close to them when sending friend request¡­.and only if they accept your friend request..only than they will be added to Friend-List Range: 100 Miles] ''its better than i thought it would be¡­.but the range is a little less from what i imagined i will use it after reaching Spirit King Stage''(Rex) 52 Chapter 52 [Name: Mini-Map Type: Function Grade: Not Graded Description: its a miniature 3D map but its size can be changed according to the need¡­its uses Echolocation and Spider-Sense as his foundation..this mini map is capable of producing both 2D and 3D model of an designated area, terrain, building,.. etc it is capable of trackback the path you have traveled so far and permanently save the Geography \u0026 Topology of an area and it can even give the live location of all the living organisms in the map while sorting out enemy, friend and neutral¡­ its range and accuracy depends on your cultivation strength Range: 20 miles] ''hmm now it will be more convenient to travel without getting lost or being ambushed''(Rex) ''i should not hurry to increase my strength that much¡­ lets set a short term aim..Rose we will focus on gaining,,''Basic Axe Mastery'', ''Dual-Wielding'' and Meditation and getting the DNA Signature of an monster beast who have ability related to increase in speed¡­.we need to be prepared Sura Clan should have already made his move..and the assassin behind me or enemy of the Sura will come after me as soon as they realize i am alive''(Rex) after Rex set his goal¡­he made a basic schedule for everyday including harassi¡­correction- meeting Luo Ru every morning while doing Quest in mission hall solo to get used to his strength and level up his skills than going to Wang Xiu Ying''s courtyard ''uninvited'' every evening to have dinner house than making potions at night¡­.in his free time he collected more knowledge regarding new herbs and about the other continents and sect days passed by¡­.than days became week¡­week changed into month.. after more than one month¡­. at an certain afternoon¡­.. Rex was sitting in his room while checking his newly obtained skills [Basic Axe Mastery(Lvl 3):- Type: Passive Grade: Common Description: it increases user''s familiarity with the Axe as user wields it and due to which..user can deal 30% more damage while attacking with Axe and can move 15% more faster while attacking or Defending with Axe¡­but it does not have any change in user''s Physical status Cool Down: None Cost: None] ........... [Dual-Wielding(Lvl 2):- Type: Passive Grade: Rare Description: this skills allows you to wield any weapon or tool with both hands proficiently..after having this skill the user is never limited to only use on hands to wield a weapon or tool with one hand and the user can also use them simultaneously with both hands¡­the proficiency of using both hands to wields them depends upon skill level Cool Down: None Cost: None] .........¡­. [Meditation(Lvl 1):- Type: Active Grade: Rare Description: a skill that allows user to increase and recover their mental strength furthermore it helps the user to control hid/her carnal desire Cool Down: None Cool: None] ''our short term goal is finally complete but when i remember than Liu Wei spent a long time to obtain Dual Wielding and Meditation but i got these too easily''(Rex) [Gamer''s body has its own advantage¡­you are partially immortal you know that until both you brain and core is destroyed and your soul is thoroughly destroyed its impossible to kill you] ''we shouldn''t don''t get too full of oversell there are countless beings in this universe who can kill s with a single thought..do you forgot the presence we felt when i first talked to my mother¡­i can''t even mange to look at her astral projection directly''(Rex) [en.] ''i am free until evening what should i do lets see hmmm..hehe lets pay a visit to Xiu Ying early today''(Rex) Rex walked to her house than he used Shadow-Leap to enter her house while hiding his presence to scar..no surprise her Rex directly went to the dinner hall but Xiu Ying than he went to her Bedroom but he still didn''t found her ''hmmm where is she at this time¡­.i still haven''t searched in main hall''Rex traveled using Shadows and went to main hall of her house which is also known as Sect Master hall as expected when Rex reached the main hall he found Wang Xiu Ying but the atmosphere in the hall was a little tense Wang Xiu Ying was sitting on the chair and an old man with a scar on his left side of face was standing there..he was elder Wu.. he is Zhang Ming''s master he had an envelop in his hand "Sect Master ..this is from Puppet Sect"he respectfully handed the letter to Wang Xiu Ying Wang Xiu Ying took the envelop she opened it there was a letter inside it after she read few lines from the letter her eyes started to emit killing intent she crushed the letter and threw it aside Rex noticed everything the second she threw the letter Rex used Telekinesis so the letter changed its direction a little in the air and it fell towards him no one was looking at the letter¡­elder Wu was waiting for what Wang Xiu Ying will say and she was thinking what to do next using this moment to his advantage he moved the crushed letter to his inventory 53 Chapter 53 "that scum has still did not give up¡­even after damaging our sect to this condition.. Master has suffered a lot because of him¡­..if it was just about me than i would not hesitate t sacrifice myself but than¡­as Master warned she will blindly go to attack the puppet sect..even if she have to sacrifice herself she won''t let me get sacrificed like that and as Master said there is no guarantee that someone like them will keep their words"(Wang Xiu Ying) "Sect Master our sect might not have much Strength like other sect but our loyalty and unity is definitely above all of them¡­you shouldn''t sacrifice yourself¡­we trust you we will rather fight to death with them rather than becoming their slaves"Elder Wu said with a serious face even thought he looked Wang Xiu Ying nodded in satisfaction..the loyalty of her people is the pride of White Moon Sect after all although there are still some disloyal people like elder Bao¡­but those does not even have courage to present their opinion when majority of elders have that much trust in the sect ''this elder Wu¡­he sure have guts although his cultivation is only Form Synthesis 4th stage but his words have earned my respect¡­i will cultivate him later on when i have dealt with my current affairs''(Rex) "is there anything else"(Wang Xiu Ying) "yeah there is one more thing i got the news that the 4th grade medicine flower.. Beast Blood Flower is going to bloom in some time..near Coral Reef Mountain..Beast Blood Flower''s main ability is to purify blood and remove the hidden impurities inside body and improves the the foundation Sect Master although Ancestor have recovered her vitality but she have forced her breakthrough before which must have made her foundation somewhat unstable¡­ i think if she wants to successfully breakthrough to Spirit King Realm than she will need to improve her foundation using it"Elder Wu said "sigh.. i know that but this news should have already reached other sects including Puppet Sect ¡­ if i send our man there they will definitely kill our people using some lame excuse ..and even if we got that flower and Master Breakthrough¡­it will still not be enough to stand against them"(Wang Xiu Ying) "i understand Sect Master but if Puppet Sect got it than it will mean we might have one more Spirit King joining our enemy¡­so what should we do"Elder Wu "wait¡­we just need to wait trust me as long as we can buy him enough time¡­we won''t need to fear them anymore"Wang Xiu Ying relied with a faint smile on her face than smile did not escape elder Wu''s eyes..and it made him confused but than a light flashed through his eyes ''is sect master talking about the mysterious Alchemist that made those miraculous potions''elder Wu thought "that''s all i have another maters you can leave"Wang Xiu Ying said elder Wu nodded than he left after Wang Xiu Ying was alone in the hall she stretched her arms than thinking of something she looked around ''didn''t i threw that letter here..where is it..''(Wang Xiu Ying) -------------------------- Rex came back to his room closed the door ..than he took out the crushed later..he pressed it properly to read its content the content of letters were roughly like that Wang girl this is my last warning you sect can''t hold on for long¡­don''t walk on that old woman''s path she refused my proposal and now is suffering like that¡­now i am giving you a chance make you sect my Puppet Sect''s subsidiary sect and serve me ¡­your beauty is being wasted there..you place is in my bedroom trust me i will not treat your sect badly¡­this is the only way your sect can survive ¡­.i gave the same offer to you master¡­once she was also a beauty like you but she refused and now see how she look..she will die sooner or later¡­but you know that my Puppet Sect has an Alchemist if you accept my offer and serve me than i might make an exception and give a vitality Pill to her so choose carefully -by Puppet Sect''s Sect Master Sect Master Mo Mingzi Ding¡­. [Bloodlust(Lvl 2)\u003e\u003e\u003eBloodlust(Lvl 3)] ''i see¡­.so its just a Death contract of Mo Mingzi he himself send it for me to sign''(Rex) ''i was thinking of dealing with Sky Cloud Sect first but..looks like it can wait.. for now i need to get that Blood Beast Flower than finish Puppet Sect if i ask for permission or tell than i want to go to Coral Reef mountain both granny and Xiu Ying will object¡­.hmmm what should i do¡­.hm..yes mission hall..i just need to take on a mission which requires me to go to a place which is near Coral Reef Mountain but that place is far and a mission that sends disciple far from sect cane not be done solo¡­and if i use the Sect Master Token to forcibly take it than Wang Xiu Ying will know she is pretty smart after all¡­so the best course of action will be accepting the mission in a group¡­.and i know just the right peoples for it''(Rex) ''wait¡­.its already evening..its dinner time¡­my Xiu Ying i am coming''Rex darted out his room and ran towards Wang Xiu Ying''s courtyard 54 Chapter 54 next morning... "a brand new start of an another beautiful day "Rex murmured as he woke up ''lets go and meet little Ru again''Rex got ready than he headed out to core students courtyard Luo Ru was still enjoying her beautiful dream as she tightly hugged her pillow..hoping for a better climax¡­..alas fate showed no mercy on her ..Knock Knock ¡­Knooock Rex started knocking on the door fiercely "Senior Sister Ru are you there¡­.please open the door"(Rex) Luo Ru suddenly opened her eyes because of the loud noise ''not again''she closed her ears with the help of pillow than tried to went back to her sleep¡­but she underestimated Rex "Senior Sister Luo its your little brother Luo Tian..open the door"(Rex) "Senior Sister Luo why aren''t you answering¡­.are you sleeping?¡­hey tell me"(Rex) ''just what did i do to him¡­..its been more than a month..every single day¡­he comes here every single day to interrupt my dreams..i can''t take it anymore''(Luo Ru) "Senior Siste.."(Rex) "WAIT¡­I AM OPENING THE DOOR SO PLEASE¡­.. SHUT UP"Luo Ru shouted.. after few minutes the door opened Luo Ru was staring at Rex like she will gonna eat him any second she still wasn''t able to properly comb her night hairs coupling with her slightly red eyes because of unfinished sleep...¡­.even Rex was feeling slight guilt but even so he did not let it to get to his heart "Senior Sister Luo you seem tired¡­are you having problem sleeping? or are you having work stress these day? did you have any problem in cultivation? "Rex asked with his honest face which looked harmless to humans and animals Luo Ru''s lips twitched¡­she was barely suppressing her urge to punch Rex in the face "Junior brother what do you want to do today"Luo Ru asked as she tried to calm down ''eh..hehe¡­..for some reason i really enjoy teasing this girl..even her angry face looks cute''(Rex) "eh¡­Junior brother"Luo Ru interrupted Rex''s thoughts "oh yes little Ru..cough..Senior Sister Luo i found an interesting Quest you wanna go together"(Rex) ''he need my help in doing a quest which he can''t complete with his strength¡­.something is fishy here ''Luo Ru thought "a quest..eh you see..junior Brother i have some impor.."Luo Ru tried to refuse "thank you Senior Sister please get ready i will be waiting for you outside Mission hall"Rex said as he ignored her refusal than he left without waiting for her to reply "this¡­.sigh"(Luo Ru) after a while Luo Ru got ready than she headed towards the mission hall she saw a familiar silhouette standing outside the mission hall he looked about 18 year old but he still looked rather tall he had long white hair and shining red eyes "hey sister who is he.." "i don''t know but he is really handsome i have never seen someone like him in our sect" "should i go talk to him" "hey don''t you already have a boyfriend" "naive sister who would want an egg when the chicken is in front" "¡­" he was attracting a lot of attention many girls who were going to enter mission hall stopped in their tracks and started staring at him some were whispering about him with their friends Rex also became target of many jealous eyes ''chicken? he is not a chicken but a wolf¡­a bloody wolf''(Luo Ru) Luo Ru had already seen Rex''s bloodline form so she wasn''t that surprised by it¡­what surprised her was Rex''s completely different temperament the feeling Rex currently emitting was like an aloof and remote senior cultivator Rex was looking at others with a polite smile ..than his eyes fell on Luo Ru he hurriedly walked toward her "Sister Ru is good"Rex said with a charming smile "..en "Luo Ru nodded than suddenly she realized something is wrong "hey the handsome man talked to that girl¡­.hmm that girl also looks very beautiful¡­who is she do you know her" "are you new here¡­she is one of the Sect flowers" "wait¡­i have seen her she is a Senior¡­. Senior Sister Luo Ru she is a core disciple" "Senior Sister Luo..than her last name should be Luo but he called her Sister Ru¡­.than didn''t that mean he called her by her first name" "than their relationship....shit he is already taken" "so they have intimate relationship" "so he like short hair¡­.not its definitely the chest its that ¡­.that chest seduced him¡­ahhh Heavens are so unfair" ''idiots its not just chest and hair i want the whole piece''(Rex) ''he definitely did it on purpose¡­i need to make it clear to everyone'' Luo Ru looked composed but if her eyes could kill Rex would have already died at least thousand times "everyone this is a misunderstanding.. a misunderstandi¡­"Luo Ru spoke to the disciples staring towards her "yes everyone this is a misunderstanding"Rex also supported ''what he is helping....looks like he still has some consciousness left ''Luo Ru sighed in relief "it is a misunderstanding we had not gone that far ..yet"(Rex) "..yet "(Luo Ru) "..yet "(Everyone) "oh¡­my tongue slipped..please forget that"Rex said hurriedly with a panicked face "you¡­"Luo Ru lost her mind but before she could say anything Rex grabbed her hand and ran inside the mission hall the others disciple did not follow them¡­because they already got a new topic to talk about 55 Chapter 55 Mission hall¡­ both Rex and Luo Ru were standing in front of mission born¡­Rex was looking at the mission board but he wasn''t able to focus on it because he was feeling uneasy due to an intense gaze directed at him "why are you staring at me like that"Rex asked with an embarrass face ''if just he was not the grandson of the ancestor¡­..sigh.. i can''t do anything for now''(Luo Ru) "its nothing...now tell me why did you call me here"Luo Ru asked with an somewhat annoyed face ''did i go too far¡­nah its not my fault that she definitely matches my test,,, is it''(Rex) [yeah its her fault] ''.eh¡­what is this sudden feeling of guilt''(Rex) "for this" Rex pointed at one of the missions on the mission board "hmm task for collecting Blue Colored Crab from ..minimum Blue Colored Crab needed is 20¡­mission reward 1000¡­.wait 1000 and it can be increased depending on the number of Blue Colored Crabs brought back ¡­the reward is really big but it will not be easy to bring so many of those giant crab back even if we have a carriage"Luo Ru said Rex said nothing but pointed at the bronze ring on his finger "yeah i remember you now have a storage ring too¡­.combining with your strength its possible"(Luo Ru) ''where did he was hiding this storage ring before..he was still using it without wearing it in his hand before¡­or it was different space artifact..nah its not a cabbage that he can buy on market''(Luo Ru) ''i can''t explain about inventory to others that''s why using this bronze ring as a cover is a good idea''(Rex) "do you even need me"Luo Ru asked "Granny said that the situation in that area is not that good and i am not allowed to go alone on any mission¡­.and i also need to follow all the rules on the mission too"Rex pointed at the last line on that mission notice ''the mission location is near the Coral Reef Mountain if everything goes as planned than i should be able to get the beast blood flower...''(Rex) "huh..minimum requirement is 4 people and at least two of them should me core disciple " Luo Ru read the last line "now i understand.... wait than where are the other two"Luo Ru asked "i don''t know anyone here so its your job to find the other two¡­and if possible ¡­find someone who is trust-able so that i can freely use storage ring in front of him to maximize the profit¡­hmm hey why don''t you go and find that Zhang Ming and Liu Wei they looked pretty honest when i met them before"(Rex) "Senior Brother Liu and Senior Sister Zhang hmmm¡­. alright i will go and ask them"(Lou Ru) "hmm.. speak of the devil"(Rex) "eh what do you say"Luo Ru tilted her head "look behind"Rex said as he looked at Liu Wei and Zhang Ming who just entered the mission hall Luo Ru also turned to look at them.. Zhang Ming was caring a long spear on her back and Liu Wei had two sword on his back and one of them was still that rusty bronze sword when they entered they also looked at Luo Ru and Rex Liu Wei did not know Rex and he also did not wanted to bother Rex and Lou Ru so he just nodded at Luo Ru and Rex and wanted to proceed further to other mission board but Zhang Ming darted towards Luo Ru in excitement therefore Liu Wei unwillingly followed "its not fair Junior Sister, you got a man and you didn''t even told me"Zhang Meng pouted ''damn¡­ i knew that this rumor will spread fast but i still underestimated it''(Rex) "This¡­"Luo Ru did not know what to say "so little bother what is your name"Zang Ming asked with a smile ''i am not little in many ways¡­that''s what i would want to say but''(Rex) "Senior Sister Zhang i am Rex its nice meeting you"Rex said than he looked towards Liu Wei "i am Liu Wei"Liu Wei said with a polite smile ''i am Grooot'' (Rex) "Congratulation Junior Sister Luo and Junior Brother Rex..i just came to knew about you two now or i would have definitely brought a gift for you two "Zhang Ming said "thanks Senior Sister"(Rex) ''this shameless bastard¡­.i need to make it clear''(Luo Ru) "hufff¡­ Senior Sister its not like that"Luo Ru slowly explained that it was a misunderstanding...she did not choose to blame Rex and said it was a misunderstanding but she was still did not able to find excuse for the word ''..yet '' Liu Wei and Zhang Ming looked towards Rex "its one sided love"Rex spoke straight forwardly [to think you were behind another woman just few weeks ago] ''that was my innocent muscle brained personality and now i am not that idiotic anymore¡­and for this girl its worth the risk even granny praised her''(Rex) "one sided love"Liu Wei murmured ''how romantic''(Zhang Ming) ''humph....liar'' Luo Ru snorted "that aside Senior Brother Liu ,Senior Sister Zhang i want to ask you if you want to do a mission with us"(Luo Ru) than Luo Ru explained the content of mission to both of them and she also told them about Rex''s storage ring as for Rex''s identity¡­he was taken in and brought to sect by sect ancestor herself and that identity was enough for him to get a status as same as or even above Liu Wei and Zhang Ming "so what do you think"Rex asked 56 Chapter 56 "so what do you think"Rex asked Zhang Ming did not answered but looked at Liu Wei "may i ask how we will distribute points"Liu Yei did not answer Rex''s question but asked his own according to what Luo Ru told them Rex also need to collect contribution points to get resources like them after he joined the sect "we will divide them in four equal parts"Rex said "no Junior Brother you might not know but Senior Brother Liu''s cultivation ba.."(Zhang Ming) "its all right i agree with the distribution we will join you on the mission"Liu Wei interrupted Zhang Ming Zhang Ming was a little surprised when Liu Wei said that because Liu Wei''s cultivation base was Soul Strengthening peak stage and he could step in Form Synthesis stage soon¡­but that was not all Liu Wei is known to be invincible in Soul Strengthening Stage although he is polite but he should still get a big piece compared to others that''s what she always did when she did missions with Liu Wei even when he said to divide the reward equally.. no one would accept it¡­because his contribution was always the highest and so do his strength so later he stopped refuting other''s opinion and always got the big part compared to others "its good¡­.so lets meet at the sect''s main gate in half an hour"Rex said than he left with Lou Ru Liu Wei and Zhang Ming also headed back towards their houses to make preparation "Senior Brother why did you agree to take an equal portion when you are strongest of us all¡­you should take bigger portion not just because of points but for pride"Zhang Ming asked while walking side by side with Liu Wei "you just said i am strongest than tell me what is the cultivation base of that that white haired boy"Liu Wei asked "huh.. Rex''s cultivation base¡­come to think of it i didn''t felt any strong presence from him so i didn''t check it"(Zhang Ming) "i tried to check it but i still don''t know"(Liu Wei) "hu..what do you mean Senior Brother¡­you mean you weren''t able to check his cultivation base¡­. than we don''t even know about his cultivation base..hmm..should i go and ask him myself "Zhang Ming pondered "sigh¡­ you silly Junior Sister if he wanted to tell than he won''t hide it in the first place"Liu Wei smacked her forehead with his index finger "ouch¡­.so Senior Brother what should we do..will it be fine to go on a mission with him when he wants to hide even his strength from us"Zhang Ming asked as she rubbed her forehead "it will be alright after all he is brought to the sect by Sect Ancestor herself¡­and as for trust he chose to tell us about his storage ring which already shows that he do trust us"(Li Wei) Zhang Ming nodded ''but who is he¡­white hairs and red eyes¡­just having white hairs or red eyes alone is rare in itself but he have both and to think Ancestor brought him to the sect herself and he even have a storage ring, i can''t see through his strength either¡­if we neglect his appearance he just seems like any other mortal¡­.. he is too mysterious but Junior sister Luo seems very familiar with him and considering her nature she usually don''t trust someone easily so it should be fine''(Liu Wei) Rex returned to Wang Cang''s courtyard and told her that he joined Liu Wei on ''his'' mission as a team member so he won''t be back for a while¡­ Wang Cang gave some money to Rex for his expenses and he also took some potions with him after half an hour...¡­ Rex came to the main gate Rex met up with Luo Ru, Zhang Ming and Liu Wei at once because he came last "sorry for waiting everyone"(Rex) "its good"(Liu Wei) "Junior Brother you should not make girls wait like that"Zhang Ming pouted "hehe sorry senior sister..yeah how about it you all give me your luggage i can store it in my storage ring for you"Rex said "off course you will do that"Zhang Ming said as she took the bag from Liu Wei and Luo Ru than gave them to Rex with her bag Rex did not said anything he just moved them to his inventory ''his storage ring seem to have quite a big space''(Liu Wei) "so how are we going to travel"(Luo Ru) "about that¡­ we will travel to nearest city by foot than we can rent horses from there to travel to blue coral lake to hunt blue coral crabs"Rex said than he too out a map and showed the travel route "hmm with this route it will normally take us 4-5 days to reach blue coral lake¡­. i have traveled to that place before so i know a shortcut it would shorten the time to reach there by at least one day if you guys are fine with it¡­"(Liu Wei) When Liu Wei looked at Zhang Ming and Luo Ru they both nodded their heads in unison like two ringing bells than Liu Wei looked towards Rex "off course i trust senior brother Liu.. we can take the shortcut¡­.so whats the shortcut"(Rex) 57 Chapter 57 "we will first travel to the jungle near the bottom of the Coral Reef Mountain there is a cave in the jungle that directly leads to the blue coral lake"(Liu Wei) ''really¡­. if the entrance of the cave is so close to Coral Reef Mountain than i can even go to Coral Reef Mountain anytime and check on the beast blood flower¡­.damn.. this Liu Wei is my lucky star''(Rex) "that''s a great idea Senior Brother Liu lets not waste any more time and head to the city to rent the horses"(Rex) "hmm you are right its almost afternoon we should hurry"(Liu Wei) Rex and the others reached the nearest city¡­.Bangra City Bangra city comes under the territory of White Moon Sect that''s why it was not a problem for Rex and others to easily enter and rent horse¡­.but at that time there were only three horse left which were in condition to have long journeys..the others were either tire or on rent Rex thought that his A+ luck status finally showed its effect and he can share a horse with Luo Ru.. alas Zhang Ming took this opportunity from him Rex and Liu Wei both had there own personal horse to ride while Zhang Ming and Luo Ru shared one according to Rex''s knowledge of this world horses are also a type of monster beast but they are more domestic than others although they do not posses any combat ability but their endurance is noteworthy, horses have different varieties with different grades like other monster beast when they are at 4th tier they can also have a monster core but the horse Rex and the others are riding is just a normal 1st tier monster beast when travelling Rex had nothing to do so he decided to check Skills \u0026 Ability Shop for more skills ''while training for whole month i leveled up many skills and even gained some but i still have many weakness and after hunting so many type of monster beast in the eastern forest for whole month the Skill \u0026 Ability Shop now have a lot of new skills¡­its better to equip some but i can''t be careless while buying skill after all its not that easy to level up them¡­. a Pro-Gamer once said¡­..its better to have 1 skill at level 10000 than having 10000 skills at level 1...''(Rex) [which Pro-Gamer said that] ''its Pro-Gamer Rex''(Rex) [yeah..yeah..wining a game you created yourself¡­i wonder how does it feel like] Rex ignored Rose and after checking the list for a while he selected few skills ''lets see¡­Lesser Dark Resistance, Lesser Light Resistance, Lesser Shadow Resistance and Lesser Poison Resistance¡­hmmm these are the only resistance skills i could buy for now..now for auxiliary skills.. Lesser-Regeneration, Shadow-Step, Erase Presence, Odorless, Thermal Vision..that''s it for now''(Rex) [Lesser Dark Resistance:- Type: Passive Grade: Common Description: the skill holder will receive 10% less damage from any Dark attribute attack Cool Down: None Cost: None PRICE: 25 SE Points] [Lesser Light Resistance:- Type: Passive Grade: Common Description: the skill holder will receive 10% less damage from any Light attribute attack Cool Down: None Cost: None PRICE: 25 SE Points] [Lesser Shadow Resistance:- Type: Passive Grade: Common Description: the skill holder will receive 10% less damage from any Shadow attribute attack Cool Down: None Cost: None PRICE: 25 SE Points] [Lesser Poison Resistance:- Type: Passive Grade: Common Description: the skill holder will receive 10% less damage from any poison attribute attack and it can even neutralize low grade poison Cool Down: None Cost: None PRICE: 25 SE Points] [Lesser Regeneration :- Type: Passive Grade: Common Description: the skill increases the user''s self healing speed by few times depending on the skill level Cool Down: None Cost: 1 Qi / 1 HP PRICE: 35 SE Points] [Shadow Step:- Type: Passive Grade: Common Description: this skill allows the user to move in shadows more swiftly while increasing the user''s speed by 15% but it only works when the skill holder is in shadows Cool Down: None Cost: 70 Qi / min PRICE: 30 SE Points] [Erase Presence:- Type: Active Grade: Common Description: the skill allows the user to hide his presence from not only eyes but also spiritual sense but the skills effectiveness greatly depends on the user''s cultivation base and its own level Cool Down: None Cost: 100 Qi / min PRICE: 27 SE Points] [Odorless:- Type: Active Grade: Common Description: the skill allows to user to hide the smell coming from the user''s body Cool Down: None Cost: 60 Qi / 1 min PRICE: 30 SE Points] [Thermal Vision:- Type: Active Grade: Uncommon Description: the skill allows the user to view things on the basis of the heat they are emitting Cool Down: None Cost: 30 Qi / min PRICE: 40 SE Points] [Total Prize: 262] [Are you sure: Yes/No] after going through the details once more Rex clicked on the buy than a confirmation panel opened panel in front of Rex to confirm.. Rex selected Yes without hesitation [Installing Skills..1%..23%¡­.54%¡­.75%¡­98%..100%] [Skills installed successfully] Rex felt an itching sensation all over his body for a few moments than it disappeared and these new skills appeared in his skill set [Rex why did you buy Lesser-Regeneration when i can heal you way faster than it] 58 Chapter 58 [Rex why did you buy Lesser-Regeneration when i can heal you way faster than it] ''i already checked how your so called healing works,,,there are three reason for me buying Lesser-Regeneration firstly i checked how your healing works¡­ you do not heal the injury but you actually reconstruct the whole body part which is injured..you view my body as an model whose broken part can be replaced by new one¡­ in my case you stimulate my body cells to divide and regenerate at a very high speed using SE Points although you can recover my injury like that but it comes with consuming the extra nutrients in my body and i have those extra nutrients because i usually eat food unlike other cultivators it means if i do not eat food than this ability will consume vitality instead of nutrients¡­and even if i can recover vitality why should i waste it casually and the second reason is that its too eye catching i should use it as a last straw¡­ as for third reason.. it uses SE Points..we do not lack SE Points but just depending on them is not a good thing and lesser regeneration uses Qi to work it might be very weak for now but skills can be advanced so we shouldn''t doubt its potential''(Rex) [you are too cautious] ''sigh..although your computing power even surpasses Quantum Computer but still you are just like a newborn child..pure and innocent¡­ but its good that you are like that..''(Rex) [i do not posses any emotions though..that''s why i only imitate yours] ''don''t worry someday i will give you a good upgrade¡­.this is not Earth there are countless things which we don''t know off¡­..here even becoming a Immortal is possible¡­.than modifying you further shouldn''t be that hard''(Rex) [..en] Rex didn''t talk anymore and focused on the road ahead ---------------------- Higher Realm.... General Branch of Sura Clan¡­. In a certain big hall a woman was sitting on a king size bad¡­ she had milky white skin her body looked like it was carved out of jade her figure was in a perfect proportion, she had long silky white hairs and black eyes¡­.she was wearing a white gown which covered most of her body but it did not hide her charm instead it increased her charm in a different way her temperament made her look like a goddess that descended in the mortal world but on a closer look one would notice her big belly which was a sign of pregnancy her hand was on her belly she was gently rubbing it with a faint smile on her face "Saintess¡­.. Lord, Young Master and Young Miss is coming here"a voice came out of nowhere "hmm.. let them in..by the way how much he lose today"she ask with her attention still on her belly "not much¡­today for some reason the Lord gave up easily and only lose 100000 top grade spirit stone and 1000 elemental crystals" "oh.. really did he placed all money on one bet than lose it so he gave up today"the lady asked in surprise "eh..no actually he baited ten times and lose ten times in a row hence making a new losing streak" the lady *facepalmed ''how could he suck that much at gambling¡­and even more when he likes it so much¡­''she thought "you can now leave"she said after she said that.. a gust of wind passed by her like someone just ran past her after a while three people entered the hall the first one was a mature man he had a well built body with black hairs he had eyes sharp as a swords the aura he carried around him had a hint of dominance and suppression but the second his eyes fell on the lady that aura disappeared without a trace and he plastered a smile on his face soon a man younger than him followed behind his facial features were similar to the man he followed behind except the fact that he carried a iron sword on his back sword cultivators normally carry sword on their back even if they have storage ring because it helps them increase their familiarity with the sword after these two.. a girl entered the hall¡­she looked similar to the lady..she also has long white hairs and milky white skin¡­but she had very cold temperament unlike the lady on the bed but the other three did not get bothered with her temperament like they were used to it "ohh¡­. so how much you lose today"the lady asked in a soft voice while looking towards the man although the tone was soft but the man''s body trembled for a second but he regained his composure in another second "honey.. what are you talking about¡­.didn''t i told you i don''t gamble any more"the man said with an resolute face the lady shook her head sideways "that aside¡­.did you find him"she asked 59 Chapter 59 "about that¡­.i know the location where he stimulated his bloodline but later he disappeared without a trace..but to think he can destroy an astral projection at his cultivation base just what fortune encounter he had to gain this strength"the man sighed "no there are no technique in lower realm that can fight against spiritual techniques there are only two ways he could have done it¡­.the first is that he have a defense type spiritual artifact which is unlikely because of their rarity¡­."the lady said "than whats the other way"the man asked "mental strength¡­.its likely that either he was born with very high mental strength or his experience increased his mental strength¡­..that''s actually a good thing¡­.. but its means it will be hard to convince him to come back willingly"the lady sighed ''no wonder he was not fazed even when i tried to tempt him with resources and background''she thought "eh..so how should we convince him"the main asked "huh¡­why are you asking me who was the one who threw him there out of all the places and without any preparation at that"the lady narrowed her eyes "wait honey don''t get angry its not good for little girl''s health"the man hurriedly spoke "hmph.."the lady calmed herself down "sigh.. i know its my fault but at that time i had less than a day to go and hide him in the safe place so i just put him in an orphanage and came back in a hurry to avoid suspicion¡­.. even after removing the poison his initial cultivation after birth dropped to being a mortal in that state if i put him in an middle realm than it was too reckless that''s why i hide him in lower realm" the man said in an apologetic tone the youth and the girl heard everything but they kept standing there without saying anything "i know but seriously in an orphanage¡­ you should have at least gave him something to protect himself or a caretaker"the lady said "huh why¡­. a man becomes strong through suffering..he is my kid he should be able to make it"the man said with a prideful face "¡­"the lady ''a muscle brain indeed¡­.. i should keep Ye Jun away from him or he will become like that too'' the lady thought "whatever now we need to send someone to bring him back safely if you won''t go than"the lady looked towards the youth and the girl the youth was about to speak but the girl interrupted him "mother let me go its my fault that little brother is there in the first place so i should take responsibility for it"the girl spoke with a resolute face after seeing her like this the youth did not speak "Little Jia how many times i had said this is not your fault and don''t worry i had a chat with him so i could tell he is not that narrow minded and he does not even care about the fact that who did it¡­.even know he is probably be focusing on increasing his strength¡­. and you are still in the Sky Innate foundation 7th stage you should focus on the breakthrough to Sky Innate foundation 8th stage before breakthrough to next realm¡­..so i can''t allow you to go there at a critical period like this¡­.Little Jun will go"the lady said Ye Jia reluctantly nodded the youth stepped forward and spoke "mother rest assured i will bring little brother safely back to home"(Ye Jun) the lady was satisfied with his reply "ok you to go back i will make arrangements"the lady said Ye Jun and Ye Jia nodded than left the hall after they left the man set beside the lady than he placed his right hand around her shoulder and his left hand on her belly ¡­.there was touch of gentleness in his eyes "so how''s my little girl"he said in a soft tone as he gently rubbed her belly "if you are that worried than you should spend your time here¡­"the lady said in a slightly displeased tone "i wanted to¡­. but it looked like some people wanted to make a move against this young one so i decided to take care of them before they could do it after all i don''t want to make the same mistake again"his expression became a little cold as he remembered somethings from the past "en.."the lady did not said more and leaned on his shoulder than she closed her eyes ------------------------------ In Lower Realm¡­.. Rex and the others were still riding horses..it was almost evening Rex took out a Qi replenishing potion and gulped it down his throat in one go he had already drank two potions before although others saw it but they did not asked ¡­..before "Little Brother what is that¡­ you had already drank this before too¡­ is it fruit juice?"(Zhang Ming) ''this bottle looks same as the miraculous potion''s bottle Sect Master sent to me to remove the swollen from my wrist but its color and smell is different''(Luo Ru) Liu Wei was also curious so he too looked at Rex 60 Chapter 60 "its a medicine"Rex made a painful expression like a very bad memory surfaced in his mind ''did i ask something i shouldn''t? ''(Zhang Ming) "Junior Brother is it something serious..you look alright..what medicine is this"Liu Wei asked "that¡­"Rex turned his head down "Senior Brother its alright i just asked casually..if junior brother isn''t comfortable in talking about it than its fine"Zhang Ming said "no its alright..sigh.. few months ago when i was exploring a ruin in southern continent.. i encountered a strange monster beast..after a long battle i defeated it but later i found it that i was infected by some kind of poison during that fight but it was a strange poison it did not killed me directly but started to absorb my life essence and had weird effects on my body such as my hair became white" Rex said as he pointed at his white silky hairs ''so that''s why he have white hairs¡­did i doubt him too much..hmmm its the first time my institution is wrong''(Liu Wei) "¡­.i spent a lot of money and asked a few alchemist for the cure of the poison but than i found out that this poison was unheard of even for them¡­later an old alchemist told me that if i give him the body of that strange monster beast than he might be able to prepare an antidote the antidote he prepared does not work instantly but it helps me in slowly removing the poison from my body"Rex said as he stored the empty bottle in his hand into his inventory [oh really¡­ i thought you were drinking Qi Replenishing potion to maintain the consumption rate of your Bloodline Form because your current Qi regeneration rate can''t support it for 24/7 continuously] ''snitch''(Rex) "sorry junior brother i didn''t wanted to remind you of this memory"Zhang Ming said in a low tone "no no senior sister i new you were just worried about me so don''t mind it and now i am almost cured"Rex hurriedly said seeing that Rex is modest Zhang Ming nodded with a faint smile ''poor Rex¡­but why do i feel something is wrong here'' Luo Ru thought as she looked at Rex "junior sister i don''t think this junior brother is a bad person you should give him a chance"Zhang Ming whispered in Luo Ru''s ear "it.its n..not like..tha.t senior sister¡­.he ju.st.. like to ..tease me"Luo Ru said with a blushed face Zhang Ming just smiled and did not said anything Rex and the others traveled the whole day and they finally reached Bansara city by evening they left horses at a stable near the city gate because people are not allowed to ride horses in the city "lets go find an inn for staying at night "Liu Wei said everyone nodded and followed behind Liu Wei after a while they arrived at Bansara City Inn it was also the name of that inn..it was a two story building although it did not have any special attraction to it but it was still better than other rundown inns in the city Rex and others entered the inn..a man was standing at the reception Rex took the lead and walked towards him..the man noticed Rex too so he greeted Rex "young master what can i do for you"the man asked politely normal people always treats cultivators with respect for fear of offending them "hey buddy we want three rooms¡­1 for the man, 1 for the girl and 1 for a couple"Rex said as he looked towards Luo Ru with a smirk Luo Ru got shivers all over her body "..you¡­.no don''t listen to him we need 4 rooms"Luo Ru was angry at Rex and wanted to scold him but than she choose to talk to the receptionist instead of Rex Receptionist was a little afraid because he does not wanted to involve himself in the cultivator''s feud but when he saw that Rex was just smiling he got relieved thinking that he was just flirting with the girl than Receptionist gave them the key to their rooms.. "humph"Luo Ru snorted to Rex than took the key and walked towards the second floor Rex bitterly smiled "giggle¡­ junior brother you are really bold"Zhang Ming chuckled than followed behind Luo Ru "take it slow junior brother"Liu Wei patted Rex''s shoulder than left Rex did not know how to react to this he also followed them but.. just at this time "oh if it isn''t the first genius of White Moon Sect Liu Wei" a voice came from behind him 61 Chapter 61 "oh if it isn''t the first genius of White Moon Sect Liu Wei"a voice came from behind him Rex and Liu Wei turned around¡­but because Zhang Ming and Luo Ru already left they did not hear the voice and hence they did not came back Rex saw three people standing at the entrance of the inn but the second his eyes fell on them¡­a cold light flashed through his eyes [Bloodlust(Lvl 3)\u003e\u003e\u003eBloodlust(Lvl 4)] Rex recognized their faces they are Niu Qi and his two lackeys Qei Le and Qei Mu from Sky Cloud Sect Niu Qi was thin while both Qei and Qei Mu had muscular and huge body¡­ Niu was carrying a blade on his back, Qei Le and Qei Mu both did not had any weapon with them because they practice martial arts that deals with pal technique and boxing technique the reason Ba Jung was so bold in the Sky Cloud Sect is not only because his father is an elder but this Niu Qi, a core disciple also favors him the reason is very simple because in return he get''s the support of his father when he do evil deeds in the sect Ba Jung''s father can take care of it easily when Rex was in Sky Cloud Sect he had heard many rumors about Niu Qi forcing many girl to serve him¡­ at that time Rex choose to ignore it because of lack of strength but later when Rex..or.. Ye Tian saw these three people forcing a girl to follow them in the broad daylight he wasn''t able to stand it and interfered many people saw it but they ignored it and further more they took joy in others suffering instead of helping the girl they helped Niu Qi to beat Rex ¡­ although Rex managed to let the girl escape but he was beaten half-dead Rex still remember no one helped him at that time neither his teacher and nor his so called friends he suffered from the pain of broken bones for several days until his body healed on its own ¡­.as for the girl she left the sect and went to her hometown again so no one bothered with her but even so Rex felt a sense of achievement maybe it was because of his nature or the morals and principles his old man implanted in him in his last life..he always had an habit to interfere in other''s problem to help but only for woman this is the only inheritance he received from Jonathan Andrews, the man adopted Rex in his last life "its been a while Niu Qi "Liu Wei spoke but there was no politeness in his tone moreover their was a hint of coldness in his voice "hehe to think you also want to try your luck for the herb"Nu Qi said in a mocking tone "herb?"Liu Wei "you are good at pretending but do you really think you can remain alive on your own"Niu Qi mocked Liu Qi also saw Rex but he ignored it because he did not sense any Qi from Rex and although Rex''s face in his base form only had 10% appearance change but it was a different story when he was in his bloodline form he not only looked a lot older but the change in original appearance increased from 10% to 25% "i have no time to waste with you junior brother Rex lets go"Liu Wei understood something is wrong but he did not want to waste his time arguing with Niu Qi so he decided to leave Liu Wei''s carefree attitude made Niu Qi more angry he wanted to go and attack Liu Wei right now "boss don''t be impatient we can''t beat him even if we are in a group¡­.lets wait until we meet up with elder than we will finish him"Qie Le persuaded after hearing his words Niu Qi held himself back his cultivation base was highest between three but even so it was only Soul Strengthening 7th stage and even when it comes to combat skills the gap was obvious after all Liu Wei didn''t get the nickname Sword Genius for nothing "boss for now lets go to the red street of this city i heard the goods there are of top quality"Qie Mu whispered a wreathed smile appeared on Niu Qi''s face than he nodded after taking a look at Liu Wei he left the inn Rex looked at the three departing figure¡­until know he didn''t spoke a single word but if it wasn''t for Liu Wei watching he would have already killed them without hearing this much nonsense "junior brother what happened"Liu Wei asked when he saw Rex standing like an ice statue "senior brother i just remembered that there is something i need to ask those three about Sky Cloud Sect"Rex said "eh..junior brother they are not good people..but if it important than i will accompany you"Liu Wei suggested "hehe senior brother you don''t need to worry about me i have seen many people like them¡­and i know my limits and if something goes wrong than i can escape" Rex said with a smile Liu Wei although somewhat hesitant but agreed after all he can''t force someone to do something he wanted moreover when he don''t even know much about Rex after seeing that Liu Wei agreed Rex left the Inn too after running for a while Rex saw those three walking on the street Rex ran up to them "hey wait brother"Rex shouted when Niu Qi, Qie Le and Qie Mu heard Rex''s voice they stopped and looked at Rex ''he was with Liu Wei what is he doing here''(Niu Qi) "huh¡­who are you"Niu Qi asked with some vigilance the other two also stared at Rex "don''t worry brother Niu we have not met before i am Rex¡­ Junior Brother Ba Jung must have told you about me didn''t he"Rex said with a smile 62 Chapter 62 Niu Qi dropped his vigilance a little after hearing Ba Jung''s name although he was still a little cautions but when he noticed that Rex did not had any weapons with him nor did he looked like he was the type to fight bare handed so he became carefree "eh you know Ba Jung?¡­..but i had not seen you with him before"(Niu Qi) "no brother you had not seen me but i had seen you before..my name is Rex and Ba Jung''s mother is actually my Aunt i had visited her family 2 years ago at her funeral that''s when i saw you but you seemed busy so i did not disturbed you"Rex said ''if i am correct he do not know the first name of Ba Jung''s mother because every one called her by her last name and she wasn''t the only wife of that bastard so my name should not arouse his suspicion''(Rex) "oh i see¡­than why are you with Liu Wei or rather why are you in White Moon Sect"Niu Qi looked at Rex in doubt Rex was still wearing the core disciple uniform of White Moon Sect so it was normal for Niu Qi to suspect that Rex was from White Moon Sect "how should i say it¡­.its top secret¡­ruins.. mission but.."Rex looked like he was in a contempt when Niu Qi heard the words like secret and ruins from Rex''s mouth his eyes lit up "why are you hesitating do you doubt us¡­Ba Jung is also my junior brother so we are also brothers speak freely we won''t tell anyone"Niu said with a serious face than he looked towards Qie Le and Qie Mu they both understood his meaning therefore they also persuaded "yes brother you shouldn''t doubt us¡­. in our sect we are known for our righteousness and justice"(Qie Mu) "he is right brother your doubting us is disrespect to us"(Qie Le) "yeah you are right you brothers are also like family but you see this is not the right place and if someone ¡­"Rex still showed some hesitation as he looked around "oh i see it is like that hmmm.. yeah brother i know of a quiet place where not many people will like to go come follow me"Liu Qi said Rex did not reject his offer and quietly followed him all four people walked down the road "brother Niu looks like this brat know of some ruins it is a very important matter so shouldn''t we inform the elder too"Qie Le whispered into Niu Qi''s ear Niu Qi first looked towards Rex than after making sure that he wasn''t looking.. Niu Qi tapped on Qie Le''s head "ouch.."(Qie Le) "idiot.. if the elder came to know about the ruins with his greedy nature he will try to take everything for himself..it wouldn''t be strange if he kills us to silence us about the ruins secret"(Niu Qi) ruins are the tombs of fallen powerhouses the temptation of ruins was something even a spirit king would not let go of it¡­. because all the high grade weapon, space artifact, storage ring, high grade pills, high grade herbs, high grade cultivation technique can only be found in the ruins the current development of Alchemy, Array, Weapon refining in the whole realm was way too low to even study the things that are found in the ruins on the way Niu Qi placed all his attention on Rex like he was afraid of Rex running away Rex was also checking his Mini-Map to make sure if there was anyone else following them ''Rose we can copy a skill which is based on memory and experience right¡­.does it need the target to be alive to use it''(Rex) [yeah they need to be alive if there brain stops working then it will be impossible¡­or else how can we retrieve data] ''but according to what i studied when a mortal dies there brain still works for several hours right and these guys are above mortal so their useless brain should still be working for at least a day even after death''(Rex) [you are correct but if we use a dead man''s brain to retrieve data than the our working efficiency will decrease by several folds as the time passes but if here is no choice than it is better to put the dead bodies in the inventory because the time flow in inventory is very slow so we can use there brain later too] ''nah i was just asking¡­with there current cultivation base there should not be any resistance''(Rex) after a while all four of them arrived in one of the corner of the city it was near the city wall but this area was totally deserted, the houses here were destroyed it looked like this area was going through reconstruction "now you can tell us about the secret"(Niu Qi) at this time Niu Qi''s tone was not polite at all nor did it contained any flattery because according to him now Rex had nowhere to run Qie Le and Qie Mu also understood the situation so Qie Le walked towards Rex''s left side and Qie Mu towards his right side to cut all the escape routes 63 Chapter 63 "aren''t you the lucky one"Rex said with a smile "huh? what do you mean?"Niu Qi asked in confusion "i mean¡­not just anyone can decide there place of death, can they?"(Rex) after Rex said that he did not wait for others to understand as he attacked Qie Mu on his right using his right hand Rex speed was very fast so before Qie Mu could even respond his face was already in Rex''s grasp Qie Mu panicked he punched and kicked Rex in abdomen with all his strength but the gape in their cultivation base was not of stages but a whole realm that''s why even those powerful kicks and punches of Qie Mu was like a 5 year child is throwing a tantrum Qie Le and Niu Qi reacted..they understood things were not as simple as they imagined¡­when Niu Qi recalled how he met Rex and how he was led to here he realized that it was a idiotic decision to believe whatever Rex said but at that time his greed got the better of his intelligence but Niu Qi was a cautious person who was afraid of death too much so instead of attacking Rex he decided to run away whereas Qie Le was simple minded so he directly attacked Rex "think you can run"Rex said when he saw Niu Qi was trying to run away ''Telekinesis''(Rex) suddenly a irresistible force suppressed Niu Qi and Oie Le to ground they both got flattened on the ground like an invisible force was pressing them on ground there was no resistance at all ".y.you d..don''t try.. anything funny we have an elder with us..if he knew that you attacked us he will kill you and your family ..but if you let us go than we will forget whatever happened here and won''t bother you anymore..hey do you hear..''"Niu Qi spoke as he tried suppress the fear within his heart "shut up¡­don''t bark when you are not asked to"Rex coldly shouted ''Bloodlust''(Rex) a dense killing intent shrouded all three of them their heart skipped a bit Niu Qi was so horrified that he even forgot to breathe ''this¡­..this crazy maniac how many people had he killed to have such dense killing intent'' Niu Qi thought "now that i have some quiet time so lets do what i came for"Rex said as he stared at Qie Mu Qie Mu had a bad premonition although Rex had a grasp on his head Qie Mu could still see Rex''s smirk through the gap between Rex''s fingers ''Mind Arts: Combat Style''(Rex) suddenly Qie Mu felt an invisible force penetrating in his head it gave him immense pain like his head was about to explode but he could not shout because Rex''s hand covered his mouth too so he can''t even open it to shout but the wailing sound from his throat was still clear to other''s ears ..ah..guggaguaaguuug.. Qie Mu''s eyes turned red, blue veins appeared on his forehead Ding.. [Congratulation due to the effect of ''Mind Arts'' you extracted the skill ''Basic Fistfight Mastery''] [Basic Fistfight Mastery(Lvl 1)\u003e\u003e\u003eBasic Fistfight Mastery(Lvl 2)] [Basic Fistfight Mastery(Lvl 2)\u003e\u003e\u003eBasic Fistfight Mastery(Lvl 3)] [Basic Fistfight Mastery(Lvl 3)\u003e\u003e\u003eBasic Fistfight Mastery(Lvl 4)] after Basic Fistfight Mastery reached Lvl 4 it stopped leveling up when Rex obtained the skill, the memory of Qie Mu when he practiced Fist Fight came to his mind it was like Rex himself had practiced Fist Techniques for years Rex released Qie Mu''s head from his grasp ..thud¡­ his body fell like a broken doll his eyes were lifeless but even so he wasn''t dead his body was twitching Qie Le and Niu Mu both saw this scene with their eyes wide open Qie Le tried to speak but not a single word came out of his mouth Qie Mu was like his brother but in his current state what he was feeling was not the grief for Qie Mu''s death but fear for losing his own life ''Qie Mu''s Basic Fistfight Mastery was at max Lvl but i was only able o extract it up to Lvl 4 and still i am feeling a little headache¡­looks like i need practice on others to improve the results¡­. as for candidates to practice it there is no need to worry the thing this world has most is scums after all''(Rex) "ara¡­ looks like he already lost his mind what a pity¡­. let me help you ascend to hell"(Rex) as Rex said that he raised his right foot and than crushed Qie Mu''s head with it ¡­..splash.. Rex crushed his head it exploded like a watermelon than Rex looked towards Niu Qi "¡­you..why are you doing this..what did we do to you?"Niu Qie asked in trembling voice "why? hahahha"Rex laughed coldly "you scums killed countless people without a reason, you destroyed the lives of countless girls just for fun you even killed their family you trampled on others pride you destroyed their hard work there would definitely be times when they should have also asked you Why Are You Doing This.. What Did We Do To You? right? so did you stopped your actions because of that? and yeah i am curious what did you told them in return"Rex asked with a smile but to them this smile did not looked friendly at all moreover it was like a devil from hell was smiling at them "i¡­.i am sor.rry ..please leave me this time¡­"Niu Qi said a tears fell from his eyes his body was shivering uncontrollably "oh i see than¡­.i am sorry too please forgive me off course after we are done"Rex said as he walked near Qie Le Qie Le looked at Rex with fear stricken eyes 64 Chapter 64 "Se..Senior ev.erything is this bas.tard''s doing we..no i was just following him¡­i even told him it is wrong but he didn''t listen senior i will never speak of this incident again please let me go" Qie Le said in trembling voice Niu Qi was angry on hearing that but his fear of Rex was way above his anger for Qie Le so he kept his mouth shut ''oh when it comes to advantage of being with him you want everything and when it came to disadvantage you don''t want it tch tch tch'' (Rex) "don''t worry it will only hurt like an ant bite¡­.probably" (Rex) Rex said that as he grabbed Qie Le''s face and lifted him up although he tried to speak but after Rex held his overall face he wasn''t even able to open his mouth ''Mind Arts: Combat Style'' (Rex) [Basic Fistfight Mastery(Lvl 4)\u003e\u003e\u003eBasic Fistfight Mastery(Lvl max)] after Basic Fistfight Mastery reached Lvl max Rex thought it was the limit but nevertheless he still tried to gain Qie Le''s life experience about Fistfight and just at that time he received another notification Ding.. [required condition met] [due to player''s absolute grasp over Basic Fistfight and reaching ''Basic Fistfight Mastery(Lvl max)'', this skill can advance] [would you like to advance ''Basic Fistfight Mastery'' to ''Intermediate Fistfight Mastery'' for 68 SE Points: Yes/No] ''off course yes..and Rose if any of my skill can advance than do it without hesitations don''t worry about the prices¡­.but do all skill advance like that''(Rex) [no some can directly advance when they reach max Lvl, some need a special or hidden condition to advance and some does not advance at all] ''ok proceed''(Rex) [skill ''Basic Fistfight Mastery'' has been advanced to to ''Intermediate Fistfight Mastery''] [Intermediate Fistfight Mastery:- Type: Passive Grade: Uncommon Description: this skill directly increase the power behind a fist by 2-3 times by improving the precision and trajectory making the movements smooth, fast and flexible Cool Down: None Cost: None] ''damn¡­ even the Basic Fistfight Mastery at max Lvl could only increase the power behind fist by 60% at most and after advancing to Intermediate Fistfight Mastery it directly increased the power to 2-3 times''(Rex) but this time when Rex received this notification he also received another notification indicating that Qie Le died due to severe damage in his brain but he still obtained experience and SE Points for the kill just when Rex was thinking all that a pungent smell assaulted his nose he looked towards Niu Qi ''f*ck he pissed his pants¡­but leaving him alive means a lot more people will be suffer because of him¡­blame your parents buddy they did not teach you right thing at right age or you won''t be here dying like that''(Rex) Rex did not say much he just walked near Niu Qi and picked him up by his collar ''hmmmm i should at least inquire some information regarding current Ba Jung''(Rex) "hey little sissy i heard you are really close to little Ba so what''s happening there in these days"(Rex) when Niu Qi heard Rex''s words a color of surprise appeared on his face than he looked at Rex like he understood everything Rex was confused by such an expression he thought Niu Qi misunderstood his question but nevertheless he did not correct Niu Qi he wanted to know what did he misunderstood in such a simple question "i understood Senior so it is like that¡­.senor fancy Ba Jing but senior i wasn''t the one who asked her she was the one who seduced me¡­Senior think even if i am core disciple how could i lay my hand on an elder''s daughter based on my own wish she was the one who seduced me i swear senior that damn vixen is very wicked you don''t know her i was also tricked by her at first but at that time i had good relations with Junior Brother Nuang so he told me that she also seduced him and even served him before but when she finally became an inner disciple with his father that is elder Nuang''s and her own father''s help she left him and now she is aiming to became a core disciple using me but senior i did not had any idea that you had your eyes on her but she does not deserve senior if senior let me go than i can bring more beautiful women to serve senior.. no matter the age or type senior like i will bring them to senior" (Niu Qi) Niu Qi hurriedly spoke everything he knew he was already at his last straw he did not dare to hide anything but for Rex the more he heard the more darker his face became "h..how long"(Rex) "huh.."(Niu Qi) "how long has it been when you and her¡­tch Speak Fast"(Rex) "t¡­two years"(Niu Qi) the second he said that Rex lost his temper and threw him at the wall of a nearby building ..Bump¡­ spider like cracks appeared on the wall and Niu Qi was in the center of all the cracks his ribs were broken and his mind was dizzy, blood was flowing from his mouth, nose and ears¡­.he was barely alive at the moment ''hehe you see Rose how big of a fool i was¡­. i was even considering leaving her alive, ignore her and move on but that damn¡­.how could a woman be that evil.. if i leave her alive than she will only became a scourge for others in future''(Rex) [Rex i know but Niu Qi will die soon its better to extract the skill right now] ''you are... actually right''(Rex) 65 Chapter 65 Rex came near Niu Qi than placed his hand on Niu Qi''s head and started the extraction ..eh..wh¡­ahhhahhahha¡­ Niu Qi''s mind was originally dizzy but when Rex started to extract the skill from his memories he felt intense pain in his head that woke him up, when he woke up he did not even had time to think about what was happening before the pain grew more intense that lead him to his death [Congratulation due to the effect of ''Mind Arts'' you obtained the skill ''Basic Blade Mastery''] [Basic Blade Mastery(Lvl 1)\u003e\u003e\u003eBasic Blade Mastery(Lvl 2)] [Basic Blade Mastery(Lvl 2)\u003e\u003e\u003eBasic Blade Mastery(Lvl 3)] after Basic Blade Mastery reached Lvl 3 Niu Qi died after that Rex took out a water bottle from his inventory to clean his shoes and hand which were somewhat covered in blood after a while¡­. ''although i washed the blood on my clothes but there is still a faint odor of blood on me but only people who stepped in Form Synthesis stage should be able to smell it although i can change my clothes here right now but than those three would definitely think that i had gone to some brothel or something¡­ as a respected CEO of the future Andrews organisation i need to maintain a good image¡­yosh lets go''(Rex) Rex went back to the inn on the way.. [Rex shouldn''t you worry about Sura Clan? they can come anytime] ''like hell they can¡­are they traveling to a nearby city? no they have to cross realms and that mother of mine, she said that she was in a higher realm and i am in lower realm so there should be a middle realm too right and didn''t you heard what she said she is pregnant so my father himself won''t come to take me back and the way she talked it seemed like i have both brothers and sisters¡­.hmmm one brother and one sister to be exact and she also said if the news of me being alive goes out than a lot of good people would sent assassins to congratulate me and that''s not good news for neither me nor her so according to my understanding they will wait until the enemy''s guard is down before they choose to come here and even when they would come here they will take a detour to fend of the persuaders and lets assume they came here how will they find me in the whole realm..no she would probably start from the location i choose to evolve..hmmm but its not like i have a GPS on me nor do they know my current appearance so they would probably take few months before they will find me so little Rose you don''t need to remind me of these things i am more cautious than you think i am''(Rex) after a while Rex reached the Inn ''because of using Mental strength that much i am completely exhausted right now a good night sleep is what i need most¡­hmm it is Liu Wei''(Rex) the second he reached the Inn he saw Liu Wei standing outside the Inn "eh Senior Brother what are you doing here"Rex asked in surprise "junior brother you finally came you did not came back for a long time so i thought you were in some kind of trouble so i was just about to go to find you"Liu Wei said "senior brother i apologize for making you worry about me but thank you"Rex said with in a polite tone "umm.. now lets not talk any further you need to rest well tonight we will leave early in the morning"Liu Wei said Rex nodded than he took the lead and entered the Inn Liu Wei was following Rex but suddenly his steps halted he froze on the stop than he stared at Rex with wide eyes ''is it my imagination¡­no'' (Liu Wei) Rex felt his gaze so he turned around "something wrong senior brother"Rex asked with a smile "er..no i just seem to be little tired from all that traveling..there is nothing to worry about"Liu Wei said "eh ok"Rex nodded than left ''there''s no mistake it''s faint but i can tell its the smell of blood ¡­ he did not had that smell before but after he went after Niu Qi..don''t tell me he¡­did he have any personal enmity with Niu Qi¡­but they were three did he take them on alone?..whatever its better to keep quiet for now''(Liu Wei) normally as Rex said a cultivator of Soul Strengthening stage cannot smell that faint smell of blood but Liu Wei had a skill ''Lesser Physical Body Strengthening'' which increases all his senses, strength and defense a little.. off course it wasn''t enough to tell that that smell was of blood but he had another skill ''Focus'' by using this skill he could increase the power of one of his senses by a huge margin temporarily this skill works by concentrating all his attention on that sense and Liu Wei used ''Focus'' on his sense of smell to confirm his guess and Liu Wei''s ''Focus'' was already at max Lvl so it wasn''t hard for him to recognize the smell Rex did not expected that because he did not appraise the ''Focus'' skill Liu Wei also entered the Inn than went to his room 66 Chapter 66 Next Morning¡­. at sunrise Rex and the others left the Bansara City the horses were already in their best condition so their traveling speed slightly increased by evening they reached the forest at foot of coral reef mountain "follow me"Liu Wei said as he led the way they slowly moved through the forest to a nearby mountain although Rex was following Liu Wei his attention was still on Coral Reef mountain ''as the name suggest coral reef mountain there are too many coral rocks even at its foot¡­it is said that once a huge flood drowned this entire area and after the the water in this area was drained the whole mountain was covered in the corals like they were ordinary rocks that are found everywhere.. the beast blood flower should be at the top of this mountain i will go to check on it when i will get the chance''(Rex) "its here"Liu Wei pointed at the thick canopy in the front Liu Wei dismounted the horse and walked walked near the canopy than he removed the the leaves and branches net made by nature itself after it was removed the entrance of a cave became visible but it looked a little small like only one person could enter at a time so when Rex, Zhang Min and Luo Ru saw that they were a little worried about how would they take horses with them from their expression Liu Wei understood what they are thinking so he spoke again "before you say anything come and have a look inside"(Liu Wei) Rex nodded than with the two girls he entered the cave but when he entered it he was surprised because the cave was very big from inside it was spacious although the opening of the cave was very small but the inside was like a big hall the cave actually made from the space between two giant rock Rex looked towards the pattern of the rock wall around him ''hmmm these pattern''s are normally formed on the rocks near a river because of the flow of water this means this cave was probably a water stream or an underground river in the past ''(Rex) "it is already the evening its not a good idea to travel at night so we will camp at here at night than we will leave in the morning"Liu Wei said ''excellent¡­this means i can check on the flower tonight¡­.this Liu Wei is probably an angel sent by heavens to help me complete my mission''(Rex) everyone agreed with Liu Wei''s decision Liu Wei and Rex sent their cave outside the cave as for Luo Ru and Zhang Ming, as girls they naturally got the better end of the stick and chose to stay in cave at night at present everyone was sitting beside the camp fire Rex took out some already proceeded monster meat and started to bake it on the fire "so junior brother from where are you i mean before coming to the sect where did you live"Zhang Ming asked Rex Liu Wei and Luo Ru was also interested in hearing his answer after all Liu Wei, Luo Ru and Zhang Ming had a basic knowledge about each other but Rex was the most mysterious for them so he naturally caught their interest "oh me i am from Milky Way Galaxy"Rex said but his attention was still on the meat "huh which city is this"Zhang Ming asked in confusion "¡­"(Rex) "its not a city don''t belittle it"Rex snorted "eh then is it a kingdom.. considering its name it should not be in Eastern Continent and i don''t have much knowledge about other continent so i don''t know.. senior brother do you know"she looked towards Liu Wei Liu Wei shook his head side ways indicating that he did not know either than she looked at Luo Ru but she was also clueless in the end she again looked at Rex for more information "yeah its a big kingdom and in it there are a lot of city named Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn etc"(Rex) "it became more confusing¡­.ahhhh wait what about Sects if it is popular than maybe we have heard of it"Zhang Ming asked "there are many sects too you know like India, China, Japan, america, Vietnam etc there are also big alliances like ''The Great Asian Alliance'', ''Africa Of Wild Lands'', The Cold Antarctica'', The Oceania of Water, ''The South America'', ''The Australia'', ''The Europe'' and ''The North America''"(Rex) Rex words made them more and more confuse they even suspected that he is just making fun of them "what about cultivation stages who is the strongest there? what is the value of Soul Strengthening Stage cultivator there"Liu Wei asked after thinking for some time "that''s a difficult question because at that place the cultivation stage have different name like we start from Kinder Garden Stage Kinder Garden Stage\u003e\u003e\u003eJunior High School Stage\u003e\u003e\u003eMiddle High School Stage\u003e\u003e\u003eHigh School Stage\u003e\u003e\u003eGreat College Stage once someone reaches Great College stages they have to choose there Dao path they have to make choices but the most popular..cough.. i mean most powerful choices are Engineering College::Medical College::Commerce College but this stage is very difficult many cultivators fall here and can''t breakthrough for a long time alas the path to graduatio¡­.cough..cough.. i mean the path to cultivation is not easy"Rex sighed "as for the person with most powerful people they are sometimes called ''President'', ''Prime Minister'' etc it varies from place to place"(Rex) "eh i.. i see"(Liu Wei) after that no one asked any question they felt they will just get more confuse if they kept listening to Rex so Zhang Ming and Luo Ru started their girly talk, Liu Wei started cultivating as for Rex he was focusing on eating the roasted meat in his hands after a while Zhang Ming and Luo Ru went inside the cave to sleep as for Liu Wei and Rex they still set beside the bone fire 67 Chapter 67 "senior brother why don''t you go to sleep first i will keep a watch"Rex said "oh its alright i prefer night sky compared to tent, i will rest here for a while"Liu Wei said as he closed his eyes Rex did not said anything further and started meditating one hour later¡­ Rex opened his eyes and looked at Liu Wei Liu Wei was lying under a tree, his eyes were closed and his breathing was slow ''is he sleeping?''(Rex) Rex stood up and looked toward the coral reef mountain ''should i go right now''(Rex) Rex was just thinking suddenly he saw a flash of light light on the mountain but the light disappeared in another second ''signal flare¡­.looks like the people there started fighting did the flower bloomed or something¡­''(Rex) Rex looked towards Liu Wei than at coral reef mountain ''lets go this is what i came for¡­hmmm if i use wings it might wake him up so..''(Rex) ''Telekinesis''(Rex) Rex swiftly flew towards the mountain without making any unnecessary noise after Rex left Liu Wei opened his eyes than he stood up and looked towards the disappearing silhouette of Rex for a while but did not said anything after a while he sighed "the legendary Spirit King and so young at that sigh and i was thinking that i am talented..sure enough there are mountains beyond mountains and there are people beyond people..but to think my White Moon Sect had a baker like that" Liu Wei muttered to himself after that Liu We again lie down under the tree and closed his eyes in lowe realm it was a known fact that only Spirit King stage cultivator can defy logic and can fly in the sky so ti wasn''t surprising for Liu Wei to suspect that Rex was a Spirit King on the other side.... a while ago Rex landed near the peak of the mountain ''Erase Presence+Odorless+Shadow Step+Thermal Vision''(Rex) Rex activated all his skill and completely hided his presence as he swiftly moved through the dense forest the reason Rex did not used Shadow Leap is that it have two drawbacks first if Rex used it he can only move through shadows and second once he came out of the shadow others will notice him and he will be vulnerable until his whole body comes out of the shadow but in his current state he can move without anyone noticing him and attack at the right time while completely hiding his presence and even his smell at the same time Rex was using thermal vision so he could not see the original color of the things around him but he could see everything clear as a day finally after running for a while Rex saw several red dots on his Mini-Map ''5..8..no 15 wait there are more hiding around''Rex walked closer to the position of the dots on the map Rex saw that there were many men wearing different uniform were standing there in groups while some were wearing brown colored uniform others were wearing green colored uniform and there was also a small group consisting of three men wearing black clock Rex recognized their uniform.. the ones wearing brown uniform were from Mount Hua Sect and the ones wearing green uniform were from Green Bamboo Sect but what actually caught Rex''s attention was a group of three peoples clad in black clock that black clock was hiding there whole bodies but a symbol on the center of that clock clearly showed there identity the symbol looked like a creepy straw doll with two black hollow eyes on its straw head this was the symbol of the Puppet Sect which dominated the whole Eastern Continent of more than hundred years there name was more than enough to make many sects shudder with fear and give up on anything they want but this time things are a little different most of the people here are at Form Synthesis Peak Stage and their life span is already about to end so if they want to live than they need to breakthrough to Spirit King Stage and it is not easy to do it but if they get the beast blood flower than they will have at least 15% more chance to breakthrough to Spirit King Stage therefore the beast blood flower is the only hope for them to leave but if they leave right now because of fear of Puppet Sect than they will definitely die because of old age Rex was looking at them but than a beautiful plant caught his eyes it was growing from the crack on top of a big rock¡­ the whole plant was of light brown color but what caught Rex''s interest was a blood red flower bud on it many were looking at beast blood flower with greedy eyes almost everyone wanted to take it and runaway but they can''t do that because the flower had not matured yet and if someone plucked it before maturity than its magical effect will disappear ''something is wrong here¡­.. this beast blood flower can increase the number of Spirit King Stage in Puppet Sect so according to their nature they would have already forced out everyone from this place to secure the herb but they didn''t¡­''(Rex) Rex thought for a while than a light flashed through his eyes "that''s it¡­. they are doing it because of beast tide .. humans are not the only one who would want the beast blood flower¡­when the flower will bloom it will caught the attention of a lot of monster beast even a 6th tier monster may show itself¡­. and if the Puppet Sect forcibly claims the land than when the flower blooms they have to fight against all the beast alone so they are thinking of using others as baits but if they do that than later on it will be hard for them to take the flower from other people there plan will only work if they are far more stronger than others hmmm¡­..lets check their cultivation base"(Rex) ''Appraisal: name and cultivation base''(Rex) [Name: Chang Yuan Cultivation stage: Form Synthesis peak stage] [Name: Chang Jong Cultivation stage: Spirit King 1st stage] [Name: Chang Qing Cultivation stage: Form Synthesis 8th stage] 68 Chapter 68 ''damn they dispatched a Spirit King no wonder they are so sure about getting the flower¡­..Rose can i breakthrough right now''(Rex) [you can but it won''t be a good thing to breakthrough like that, its better if you breakthrough in a quiet place while relaxing your body because i can tell that the breakthrough from Form Synthesis stage to Spirit King stage is not a simple breakthrough it will be a qualitative leap, if you hurry and breakthrough in a situation like that than it might damage your foundation] ''i see.. than i won''t breakthrough right now¡­ but its all right i also want to see how strong a Spirit King truly is¡­.even if i can''t win i am confident in escaping''(Rex) [don''t worry your strength is far above others at the same cultivation base, your Race is thoroughly made for combat, although i don''t have any data on Spirit King but according to my calculations you can put up a decent fight] when Rex was having a conversation with Rose he noticed that there was some movement in the group of Mount Hua Sect the old man who was leading the group whispered something in the ear of a man near him the man nodded and ran towards the other side of the forest and disappeared in the bushes ''hmmm¡­.. Form Synthesis 3rd stage¡­.its his bad luck''(Rex) Rex did not sit idle and slowly followed him the man was running through the shadows at a very fast speed but ¡­.swwwissshhhh¡­.. suddenly he heard a wistling sound coming from the bushes on the left sides so he stopped than he took out his dagger and slowly moved towards the bushes on his left but just as he was about to reach them he suddenly felt a cool sensation behind his neck his steps halted and his whole body broke in cold sweat he could feel the tip of a dagger touching his neck from behind "you move, you die you shout, you die¡­.understood"(Rex) the man nodded without turning his head "good now answer my questions¡­what did that old man told you"(Rex) "he¡­he asked me to go back to sect and ask for more people to aid us"he replied quickly "when will the beast blood flower bloom?"(Rex) "according to elder it will bloom by tomorrow midnight"the man said "hmm i see.. than good bye"(Rex) Rex said as he slashed the man''s throat from behind the man fell backwards and looked at Rex in disbelief "what are you looking at¡­ in the first place i never said that i will let you live if you answer my questions "(Rex) Rex''s words were the last thing he heard before going to eternal sleep ''Mount Hua Sect claims to be a righteous sect but they are like mountain bandit and like other sects they see mortals as an ant who are only born to serve them¡­. sometimes i wonder how granny manages to keep White Moon Sect clean whatever i have no good feelings for them therefore i have no pity in killing them either¡­ but i do feel now i am too indifferent when killing someone¡­Rose ''(Rex) [its because of passive mode of Calm Mind , it won''t let your emotions get any negative effect on you which might affect your judgment¡­.you can turn it off if you want] ''its alright its handy¡­keep it on''(Rex) after killing him Rex left without making any sound soon Rex reached at the camping area near the cave entrance Liu Wei was still sleeping under the tree Rex looked at him than walked towards him "Senior Brother"(Rex) Liu Wei slowly opened his eyes and stared at Rex with a complicated expression but soon it changed back to his proud and aloof expression "oh.. junior brother is it time to change shifts ?¡­ sorry about that i almost forgot.. i will keep the watch so junior brother you can rest for now"Liu Wei said as he stood up and walked past Rex "its alright by the way Senior Brother won''t tell Little Ru and Sister Zhang about me being Spirit King, would you?"Rex asked with a smile "hmm¡­ you don''t have to worry about¡­.wait"Liu Wei was subconsciously replying but when he understood the meaning behind Rex''s words his body shuddered for a moment and he looked at Rex in shock "you¡­.you knew"Liu Wei asked in amazement but he did not show much of the shock he felt on his face "off course i knew but for now tell me something¡­. you woke up at that time and figured out my identity¡­ it wasn''t a coincident¡­ was it? you were suspicious of me but since when did you doubted me" Rex showed his curiosity Liu Wei hesitated for a while than he told Rex everything from the time he smelled blood from Rex''s cloths after hearing his reasoning it wasn''t hard for Rex to add two and two to make four "but Senior how did you find i was awake"Liu Wei asked in a respectful tone Liu Wei was always very careful and cautious when doing things even when he was faking his sleep he tried his best to make it look like it was real, he even controlled his breathing in such a way that others could not figure out that he was awake and off course Rex also did not figured it out but if Liu Wei really asked Rex this question than "hmph¡­. do you really think that this low level acting skill can fool me when i was a child i spent most of my time on battlefield there were many enemies who faked their death to escape from me but no one succeeded until now and you kid who is still wet behind ears¡­ do you really think that you can fool me with that and call me Rex in front of those two girls.. understood"Rex spoke in a domineering tone worthy of a respected senior Liu Wei nodded as he looked at Rex in admiration 69 Chapter 69 Liu Wei nodded as he looked at Rex in admiration after all this was the stage he wanted to achieve he wanted to be strong enough to guarantee his and his loved one''s safety strong enough to walk unhindered strong enough to have absolute freedom of doing anything he wants in the eyes of normal people of the lower realm Spirit King was an unattainable dream that can only become real if fate allows it, as for beyond that no one ever though about it "now don''t ask more i am on a secret mission so the other things are confidential.. cooperate well and you will be rewarded later on"(Rex) after saying that Rex moved to his tent to sleep he need to sleep to replenish his mental strength [Rex what did you said there, you could tell he was faking his sleep just by looking really? ] ''imma whose side are you on....do you want me to tell him that it was a coincidence ¡­..that it was just his bad luck and bad timing that got him exposed ''(Rex) after thinking about it Rex did not talk more and went to sleep as for Rex finding out about Liu Wei..it was indeed coincidence last night when Rex flew off far away and just landed on the ground ''Erase Presence+Odorless+Shadow Step+Thermal Vision''(Rex) after activating his skills he was about to move but thinking of something he suddenly stopped ''Rose will it be alright if that Liu Wei wakes up it will be a problem to explain everything to them..although he may not woke up for now but if a fight between two strong cultivators breaks out than even he is far away from it he might wake up as for those two girls, their cultivation base is not strong enough to sense the Qi fluctuation of a battle Liu Wei should be like them too but he ,make me uneasy for some reason¡­ like he is more than he meets to thew eye ''(Rex) [if you are really worried than we do have a way you can use Mind Arts to affect his sleep than we can move him from his raw sleep to his dreamland, a deep sleep than he won''t wake up easily and that place have almost no monster beast and the remaining ones are attracted to beast blood flower so we don''t have to care about him getting attacked too] ''not bad¡­its a good idea lets go''(Rex) thinking of this Rex moved back to Liu Wei''s location when Rex reached the place it was the time when Liu Wei muttered "the legendary Spirit King and so young at that sigh.. to think White Moon Sect had a baker like that"(Liu Wei) Rex''s skills were still active so Liu Wei was not able to sense Rex''s presence at all but Rex saw his actions and instantly concluded that his identity is exposed in normal circumstance if it was someone else Rex would choose to kill him to silence him but Liu Wei''s case is different he did not have any dirty past furthermore Wang Cang had praised him more than one time when she told Rex about the past incidents that occurred in the sect and Rex did not had any intention to hide his identity for too long either so he choose let go of Liu Wei Rex wanted to talk to Liu Wei at that time but knowing the current situation of beast blood flower is a more important task so he thought to deal with Liu Wei later on Rex slept well until Luo Ru emptied the water gourd on his face in the morning "little Ru what are you doing is this any way to wake up someone specially your boyfriend"Rex said as he washed his face with a cotton cloth "humph.. both Senior Brother Liu and Senior Sister Zhang tried to wake you up politely but you did not woke up so i have to waste the water on you"Luo Ru snorted Rex looked towards Liu Wei but Liu Wei just bitterly smiled in return even he could not bear watch the legendary existence in his dreams to be splashed by cold water to wake him up in the morning but to him it was still better than Luo Ru''s previous suggestion which was to throw Rex in the river near the cave to wake him up Rex again looked at Luo Ru "little Ru if you are always like that than no one will marry you ¡­.actually you are quite lucky that someone handsome like me¡­.hey wait¡­where are you going i am not finished yet "Rex was just still speaking but Luo Ru ignored him and left "Junior Brother get ready we will head in the cave after 10 minutes "Zhang Ming said with a smile than followed after Luo Ru after they left Liu Wei came near Rex "does Senior really like Junior Sister" Liu Wei asked with a doubtful face "you don''t have any idea on my girl do you" Rex narrowed his eyes on Liu Wei "Huh no no i only focus on cultivating how could i have time to waste on these things"Liu Wei quickly denied seeing Liu Wei''s denial Rex sighed in relief "good you kid is smart¡­ you are right at your age one should focus on cultivating things like money, woman, fame can be achieved when you have enough strength"(Rex) Rex patted Liu Wei''s shoulder than left [as they say¡­ the person who owns a Tobacco Factory is also the one who owns a Cancer Rehabilitation Hospital] "¡­"(Rex) 70 Chapter 70 after breakfast all four of them mounted their horses and headed into the cave the inside of the cave was full of spider webs and it was also very dark but by travelling though the cave it will save a lot of time so no one complained about it they just used wooden torches to travel in dark ¡­for them darkness was not a problem they could use their spiritual sense to sense their surrounding but with their cultivation of soul strengthening stage they could only use spiritual sense in one direction and its range was not high so in the end using torches was the best way they could find Liu Wei''s horse was in the front followed by Zhang Ming and Luo Ru''s horse and Rex''s horse was following behind them few hours passed like that with time Zhang Ming and Luo Ru become bored and started chatting¡­Liu Wei was just about to scold them to stay alert but when he thought that a Spirit King is covering their backs.. he did not say anything "everyone i see light up ahead¡­we are close to the exit¡­ get ready" Liu Wei voice caught everyone''s attention and indeed there was light up ahead as they got nearer to the exit the view became more clear they finally got out of the cave¡­ Rex looked around unlike the entrance of the cave the exit of the cave was not hidden at all¡­. it was on the bottom of a cliff but there was only sand on the ground and far away in front of the cliff Rex could see the Blue Coral Lake the water in the lake looked light blue in color and it was reflecting the sunlight falling on it which made the the water surface shine, it looked like the lake was smiling "its beautiful don''t you think Junior Sister" Zhang Ming said as she pointed at the lake far away "en.." Luo Ru replied politely but did not showed a exited expression "Junior Sister your words does not go along with your expression" Zhang Ming said "er.. Senior Sister did you forgot that where is my home¡­my hometown is very close to Sky Pearl Lake so i have seen a lake many time that''s why i don''t feel too surprised" Luo Ru replied "ahhhhh i remember¡­ i am so jealous¡­. Junior Sister when you go home this time you need to bring this Senior Sister along with you too.. okay"Zhang Ming pouted "off course" Luo Ru said with a smile "me too¡­ little Ru i also want to.." Rex butted in "Senor Brother lets search for Blue Colored Crabs" Luo Ru interrupted Rex and looked towards Liu Wei Liu Wei first looked towards Rex than Luo Ru ''isn''t it too much'' (Rex) [than why are you even doing that] ''cuz i am getting bored¡­but you are right lets not waste too much time and complete the task than head back to cave entrance before night'' (Rex) "i think we don''t need to find them at all look" Rex pointed at the right direction Zhang Ming, Luo Ru and Liu Wei also looked where Rex pointed "where¡­. i don''t see anything there" (Zhang Ming) "i don''t see anything either" (Luo Ru) "i.. its vague.. but i see something moving" (Liu Wei) ''damn i forgot even when i suppress my cultivation base and strength my sense are still way above average¡­but this Liu Wei''s Focus skill is good'' (Rex) "i forgot i have Innate Divine Sight¡­.you can''t see them easily lets get a little closer" (Rex) "what¡­..really Junior Brother is also born with a innate ability " Zhang Ming gave Rex an exited look "also?" (Rex) "i was born with Innate Divine Strength" Zhang Ming said with a haughty look Rex nodded ''innate divine strength ¡­a girl¡­cool.. no wonder she always look for Liu Wei for mock battles¡­ when i appraised her before i should have checked her traits too'' (Rex) "i have heard of innate divine strength, innate divine defense, innate divine agility but innate divine sight i never heard of it" (Luo Ru) "what do you mean by that just because you have not heard of it does not mean it does not exist, right Senior Brother" Rex looked towards Liu Wei "Junior Brother is right¡­. now lets begin hunting" Liu Wei rolled his eyes how could he not know that Rex can see far away things not because of so called innate divine sight but his cultivation base Rex nodded than he took out his one handed axe..others also took out their weapons they were carrying with them Liu Wei took out one of his swords and wielded it with his left hand Zhang Ming was wielding a spear and Luo Ru took out a long saber Luo Ru normally wielded a sword but after Rex pointed out that she do not have much compatibility with sword and it delays her reaction time therefore she switched her main weapon from sword to saber after they moved for 100 meters they could finally see a group of blue colored crabs moving around on sand these crabs were big as a baby elephant when it came to size and their blue colored shell was hard as a rock their only weaknesses were their limited vision and low agility Liu Wei and others were not very far from them but they were not afraid of being attacked by the crabs because the blue colored crabs were very lazy monsters and because their agility was low they usually won''t attack or chase a prey who could run fast "there is 8 of them¡­ the lowest one is 3rd tier late phase and the strongest is 5th tier middle phase¡­ its not a good idea to fight them together" Liu Wei said solemnly every monster tier is divided into 4 phases starting from initial phase\u003e\u003emiddle phase\u003e\u003elate phase\u003e\u003efinal phase "don''t worry i have an idea, i have a trick to confuse them and separate them.. after they are separated it won''t be so hard to finish them off" (Rex) "than we will go with Junior Brother''s plan¡­ now scatter and hide" (Liu Wei) on Liu Wei''s command everyone except Rex hid behind big rocks or the trees near the cliff 71 Chapter 71 Rex slowly walked near the group of crabs ''Taunt'' (Rex) Rex used Taunt on two crabs nearest to him the second Rex cast taunt on them they raised their claws against Rex and blindly ran towards him to attack Rex did not wait for them to come over and ran towards the rocks where others were hiding the crab that was running just behind Rex was of 4th tier final phase and the one behind it was of 4th tier late phase the distance between two crabs was just about 15 meters the crab into the front followed Rex to the rocks just at that time Zhan Ming appeared from behind the rock and attacked its legs from the left side "Flood Dragon Goes To The Sea" (Zhang Ming) ¡­.Craaacckkkk¡­.. Zhang Ming''s spear attack looked normal at first glance but it contained high destructive power¡­.when the attack landed on the crab''s left legs it directly broke them like they are not the legs of a 4th tier final phase monster beast but twigs of a dried tree ¡­kkrraccckkaaaoooo¡­ the crab shouted when it realized that the its upper left legs have been wasted the crab was on its full speed and it was still in the confused state so it lost his balance when the attack landed but because of the attack it came out of the confusion state and turned towards Zhang Ming than it recklessly raised his right claw to attack but just when it was about to attack ¡­Liu Wei attacked from the right side "Three Mountain Dividing Strike: First Strike: Flowing Water"(Liu Wei) suddenly Liu Wei''s sword became illusionary than it passed through two legs on the right there was no sound of a sword slash nor any dazzling display but just when the crab wanted to turn towards Liu Wei he lost control of two of its right legs and when everyone noticed those two legs were already divides into two parts and fell to the ground ¡­kkracckkkaoooo¡­ when its leg were cut the crab shouted in anger but it was hard to say that it was because of anger or pain because the monster beast lacked the intelligence therefore they did not had any consciousness like having an idea of running away when they realize that they can''t win the battle the cut on its legs was too clean that it looked like Liu Wei used a sharp military knife to cut the butter but only Liu Wei was surprised as for Zhang Ming and Luo Ru it looked like they had already seen it for many times when the upper legs of crab on both sides were either broke or cut off it lost its balance and fell off and its big head fell on ground "Junior Sister now" Liu Wei shouted after the crab fell Liu Wei did not kill it himself but focused on the 4th tier late phase crab behind it just when Liu Wei gave the signal Luo Ru jumped on the big head of the crab from the top of the rock and inserted her sharp long saber in the right eye of the crab ..ssshhhhshsh¡­ when Luo Ru attacked its eyes the dagger easily entered its body without any resistance although the outer shell of the crab was hard as rock but their inner flesh was very soft even when it was compared to human''s flesh her movement were so swift and fast that when she killed the crab it did not even had the time to make any sound Rex had long overcame his surprise over Liu Wei.. when he saw that second crab has arrived Rex jumped on the first crab and used it as an stepping stone than leaped towards the other crab while holding the axe above his head the crab was already free from the confusion state because of the noise made by other crab before it was killed and when he saw that Rex attacked him it raised his big right claw to attack too when Rex saw its change in movement he also changed his movement pattern Rex banded his upper body backwards to dodge its attach when Rex successfully avoided its claw than he again raised the axe in his right hand and attacked the the small gap between the crab''s right arm and its main body ¡­Sssslllasssshhhh...¡­thud¡­. the crab''s whole right arm fell to the ground although Rex suppressed his cultivation base but his perception, accuracy and thinking speed were still above others Ding¡­. [new DNA signature is found¡­.] [DNA Codex updated¡­.] after the arm of the crab was cut off its fighting strength dropped to less than half of its original fighting strength and it took only few seconds for everyone to kill the crab "Junior Brother you are really strong i didn''t thought you would be that strong even that technique you used to attract those crabs its really amazing" Zhang Ming said after she made sure that both the crabs were dead "nothing praiseworthy its just the result of my hard work¡­looks like the time when i continuously trained under heavy rain, burning summer and freezing winter was not wasted" Rex tried to be modest Zhang Ming nodded in admiration but both Liu Wei and Luo Ru stared at Rex like he had borrowed thousand gold taels from them and refused to return it Rex ignored their gazes and placed the two dead bodies of the crabs into his inventory than had a brief conversation with the others to discus their plan for the next batch of crabs before he left to bait more crabs 72 Chapter 72 Rex continued to hunt blue colored crabs with Liu Wei, Zhang Ming and Luo Ru for several hours they took breaks when they were tired than continued hunting until they had killed more than double the amount needed to finish the mission to get the extra bonus "Junior Brother how much have we collected by now" (Liu Wei) "we have a total of 43 blue colored crabs its time to head back its almost evening we should head back to cave entrance now if everything goes well we can reach it before night" Rex said "huh.. Junior Brother why are you in a hurry lets stay here tonight we can head back in the morning the scenery here is good right" Zhang Ming said "no what if the crabs attacked us at night" (Rex) "these crabs are territory based usually they do not leave their territory so they won''t come near the cave for just attacking us and even if they try to attack one of us will keep a watch like usual so it should be fine right we can fight back or escape depending on the situation"(Zhang Ming) "it will be cold at night" (Rex) "i am used to it" (Zhang Ming) "there will be insects crawling out of the ground at night" (Rex) "its not the first time i am staying outside so i know how to deal with it"(Zhang Ming) "i don''t like to sleep on sand" (Rex) "you can sleep inside the cave tonight" (Zhang Ming) ''this girl have no intention of going back at night'' (Rex) Rex looked towards Liu Wei but it seems like Liu Wei expected it so he already averted his gaze and started to look towards the lake ''Telepathy'' (Rex) {hey you why are you looking away ¡­ help me convince her to go back¡­. ''revealing my identity no chance¡­its better to hide it until i have the strength to at least fight against Puppet Clan and this girl is a chatter box it will be a problem if she told about me to someone else looks like its time to switch to Plan B'' (Rex) Liu Wei was awkward when he heard Rex calling him little Liu but he still answered as quickly as possible ''berries i see¡­.it means sample 4'' (Rex) "why are you so keen on going back" Luo Ru asked after thinking for a while "who¡­me no no i was just thinking that place was better but if you guys don''t want to go than its fine¡­lets rest here for a while than we will set up the tent¡­.wait i just remember i had packed some wild purple berried for lunch but i forgot to eat them lets enjoy them right now" Rex said as he took out a wooden bowl full of purple colored grapes like fruit "oh its wild purple berries..its one of my favorites and to eat them while watching such a beautiful scenery Junior Brother you are awesome" Zhang Ming said as she grabbed a handful of berries in her hand than threw few in her mouth "Senior Brother, Little Ru you too can take them eat as much as you can i have more of them" Rex said with a smile harmless to humans and animals although Liu Wei picked few of them when Rex said it but he dare not eat them he knows that he was the one who told Rex that Zhang Ming likes berries just now and at that time suddenly Rex remembered that he had packed some berries for lunch if its not a coincidence than whats a coincidence as for Luo Ru she did not even picked the berries but stared at Rex "Little Ru do you not like berries" Rex looked towards Luo Ru "what are you planning" Luo Ru asked with a serious expression "what do you mean" Rex tilted his head in confusion "you are behaving like a¡­. normal person" Luo Ru said "eh.. is there a problem with that" Rex replied "if others do that than its not a problem but for you¡­. its different¡­Rex tell me the truth you had not done anything wrong this whole time right" Luo Ru narrowed her eyes at Rex.. Rex could see that although she appeared to be cautious but for some reason she was worried about him yes worried this was why Rex frowned because according to what he knew about Luo Ru this was the first time she was behaving like that ''what is wrong with her¡­.why is she so certain about this¡­ is it her intuition..no ¡­. her intuition can not be so sharp.... was i underestimating her no¡­.. i have already appraised her before she doesn''t seem to have any rare skill, bloodline or physique either¡­..nevertheless i don''t have time to think about this right now'' (Rex) "Junior Sister you should not doubt Junior Brother like that look at this innocent and handsome face, from which angle he looks like a bad person you should eat these berries to for some reason they taste more tastier than the ones i ate before.. eh¡­ ¡­.why is this world sniping like that.. oh my eyes are heavy i am too sleepy right now junior sister lets talk tomorrow Gooooddd Niigghhhttt Eyyyeeeryyooneee" Zhang Ming said as she collapsed on the ground even when she was lying on the ground she had a smug look on her face ''and her wicket is down'' (Rex) "¡­"(Liu Wei) "¡­"(Luo Ru) 73 Chapter 73 when Zhang Ming collapsed on the ground both Liu Wei and Luo Ru were looking at Rex like they were hoping to get a reply which can satisfy them except the loud snoring sound coming from Zhang Ming there was only silence around them¡­. "cough..cough.. looks like while i was packing my lunch i put dilute Instant Sleeping Potion in the berries¡­.please accept my deepest apologies ¡­oh yes i remember i have also packed some green apples for extra lunch in the morning as an apology i will give it to you, why don''t you guys try it right now" Rex said as he took out another wooden bowl filled with green apples "¡­"(Liu Wei) "¡­"(Luo Ru) [Rex are you mocking them] ''tch.. you are right i should have prepared ripe melons too'' (Rex) [¡­] ''i am just kidding'' (Rex) "Rex you lecher, you pervert what were you planning to do" Luo Ru shouted at Rex "calm down ..don''t run your imagination wild if i want to do that i will mix aphrodisiacs in berries not sleeping potion¡­ but you can''t you have just ate it and went to sleep now you made my work more lengthy" Rex spoke in dissatisfaction Luo Ru knew that with his strength Rex did not need to use these kind of method if he wanted to do something like that but this did not stop her from blaming him "than just tell why did you do that" Luo Ru asked while still maintaining her angry expression "i don''t have time to explain right now ..i will explain everything on the way pick her and get ready we will head back to cave entrance right now ¡­understood" Rex said while looking towards Liu Wei "no you need to tell me now" Luo Ru still did not give in "you know sometimes you are really annoying¡­.. this matter is really important if we did not reach there in time than it won''t only affect us but the future of the whole sect..so are you sure you want me to stay here and explain everything" Rex said with a serious expression "This...¡­.tch okay but you have to explain everything on the way" Luo Ru was still reluctant but according to her if Rex was really telling the truth than it was not something she would like to take interfere with unlike Lou Ru, Liu Wei did not asked any question and directly prepared horses to take off soon they head out to reach the cave''s entrance this time Rex was in the front, in the middle was Luo Ru and Zhang Ming¡­Luo Ru was responsible for taking care of Zhang Ming on the way and Liu Wei was following at the back on their way Rex told them the whole story about the beast blood flower but there some minor changes like how their Sect Master told him to complete the mission at all cost¡­.and he, Rex was just following orders..nothing else Luo Ru did not believed a single word Rex said except for the part that he want the beast blood flower but she did not said anything because she was still dissatisfied with Rex because of what he did to Zhang Ming and the way he talked to her before unlike her Liu Wei was running his imagination wild ''Sect Master ordered a Spirit King to do a mission¡­as i thought she always kept her true cultivation base hidden..but than what about Sect Ancestor¡­this i am not strong enough to meddle in this business¡­ sigh.. is my presence even important in the sect..what genius..all genius are waste in front of Senior after i return to sect i will go into seclusion until i breakthrough to Form Synthesis Stage'' Liu Wei hardened his resolve with Rex leading the way their speed was higher and in just few hours they reached the entrance of the cave Rex came out of the cave and looked towards the Coral Reef Mountain although everything looked normal but because of his sharp senses he could hear some faint sound of monster roars coming from the direction of coral reef mountain "both of you stay inside the cave things will get a little messy on the mountain at midnight and get ready to leave any time¡­..and stay safe" (Rex) ''Bat-Wings'' (Rex) after Rex said that two big black wings appeared behind his back and he flew towards the direction of coral reef mountain "what Senior have wings¡­"Liu Wei shouted in amazement "eh did Senior Brother didn''t knew about it.. "Luo Ru asked in confusion according to how Liu Wei was behaving until know she thought that he already knew about Rex "that no i didn''t knew that¡­.but Junior Sister although its good that you have friendly relation with a Spirit King and i can see that Senior have kind heart but you should show him some respect when talking at least in front of other" Liu Wei said "Senior Brother you misunderstood him he is only behaving like that in front of yo¡­.wait Spirit King?" Luo Ru was dumbstruck 74 Chapter 74 Coral Reef Mountain.... the blood beast flower was currently releasing a sweet smell, sweet for humans but for monster beast this smell had a completely different effect all the monster beast that came in contact with it were like they have been injected with chicken blood the flower attracted a lot of monster beast just before it was about to bloom and they all come to get it and how could the cultivators waiting for it to bloom can let them take it and hence a big battle between monster beast and human cultivators broke out Rex was hiding in the bushes as he watched everyone from afar Rex noticed that people of many influential sect also participated in this slaughter therefore killing the first wave of monster beast was easy but the smell of the blood of those monster beast combined with the sweet smell coming from the flower attracted more monster beast and an endless chain of slaughter begin everyone was fighting monster beast as they took a quick peek at the beast blood flower once in a while, everyone had the same idea once the flower matured they just wanted to grab it and run back to the sect¡­..as long as they took it back they can get rewards or use it themselves and no one can do anything to them at that time there were many people who even sneak attacked and killed many cultivator wen they were fighting other monster beast the whole ground was dyes red in blood¡­. the spilled blood was not only of monster beast but it also belongs to the fallen cultivators Rex was hiding behind the bushes and was watching the whole slaughter with his own eyes ''the number of cultivators here has increased..their number is almost three times compared to before¡­..hmmm Sky Cloud Sect also sent an elder although i don''t know this one but whatever they had sent it to door so i won''t refuse'' (Rex) Rex did not made any move but patiently waited for the flower to boom but he did not wasted his time but focused on everyone''s fighting style ''where did those puppets came from.. looks like they have space artifact'' (Rex) Rex saw that three people of puppet sect also made their move two of them took out a human shaped wooden puppet and used an unknown way to control it although the puppet was made of wood but it was as strong as a 5th tier weapon it easily killed monster beast with out showing pain and tiredness ''although the puppet art looks good but there is a huge weakness the one who is controlling the puppet can not attack or defend¡­ but if somehow those puppet can move on their own like robots after given a specific command¡­tch i have no way of doing things like that right now.. ..although building a small AI program is a piece of cake for me and with Rose it will take seconds but its not like these puppet have any microprocessor or data storage device so it is useless and making these things require silicon chip, different type of metallic wire, resistors etc¡­.sigh'' (Rex) after observing for a while Rex retracted his gaze from those two and looked towards the Spirit King, Chang Jong from the Puppet Sect unlike Chang Yuan and Chang Qing he did not took out his puppet but stood behind them he occasionally killed few weak monster beast using brute strength but did not choose to reveal his identity¡­ the reason was simple if he revealed that he was Spirit King than many forces will withdraw from battle right now and he will have to deal with all the monster beast alone because of his behavior other people considered him coward but it also made them fell relieved because if Puppet Sect is not that serious about it than they have high chance of acquiring the flower the battle went on and the number of cultivators was reduced to almost half in just an hour when Rex was just observing them, someone shouted "look the beast blood flower is blooming" when the words cam out everyone''s eyes subconsciously looked at the flower the flower started to emit red luster its leaves trembled for a moment than it started to bloom its red leaves blossomed like that of a lotus, in the center of the petals there was a small peach like seed "amazing it have inner seed¡­. " someone shouted after looking at the red peach in the center of the flower "what¡­. how ca it be the probability of a herb having a inner seed is one in ten thousand" "this.. elder what is inner seed?" one of the disciple in the group asked his sect elder "when a herb manage to absorbs more essence and nutrients than its limit than it have a chance to form a inner seed, you already know the effect of beast blood flower but even if someone only take that inner seed than he or she will get double the benefit they can get from the beast blood flower and furthermore the beast blood flower can still be used after taking out the inner seed" the elder said solemnly "so good" the disciple dumbstruck he was really exited when heard that but when he saw the solemn expression of elder he felt a little wrong only than he realized that here they were not alone everyone''s eyes were full of greed 75 Chapter 75 in front of everyone''s eyes the flower fully bloomed just when it bloomed the person nearest to it did not manage to hold back his greedy urges and ran towards it to get it but when he took a single step a dagger came flying towards him and pierced his neck from behind ¡­thud¡­ his dead body fell on the ground a man walked near his dead body and took out his dagger than rushed towards the flower other did not sit idle either everyone rushed towards the flower while killing the monster beast and the cultivators that got into their ways "everyone back off.. this flower is something this old man fancy" a horse voice came from behind everyone stopped in their tracks for some reason when everyone heard this voice they felt a chill ran down their spine a short old man came out from bushes he was wearing a black robe with few azure lines on it seeing his behavior a middle aged man shouted in dissatisfaction "hehe who do you think you are? we are not here to play if you want the beast blood flower than it depends on your abili¡­" ¡­slllllshhhhh¡­. but his words were not finished and and a black rope like shadow attacked his chest after it made contact a long cut appeared on his chest ¡­pa.. before the man had time to figure out what happened he saw blood coming out of that wound he tried to block the wound using his hands but than he felt a itching sensation coming from his chest than he noticed that the blood coming out of the wound became dark black the man looked towards the old man, now the old man was holding a black whip in his right hand "you¡­used¡­poison" the man stared at the old man with bloodshot eyes e was angry but he was not in a condition to do anything the old man did not said anything he just sneered at him soon the whole body of the man turned dark than his lifeless body fell on the ground "anyone else¡­." the old man shouted the old man looked at everyone but no one responded "than scram" the old man the cultivation base of the old man was Form Synthesis peak stage but he killed the man with form synthesis 8th stage in one shot that''s why no one was willing to step forward but they did not had any intention to leave without the flower either "looks like no one here is wiling to go back alive" the old man said with a sneer than slapped the ground with his whip just when he did that a strange sound came from the bushes behind him ¡­..hissssss¡­. a big black lizard came from the bushes and obediently stood beside the old man the lizard had pale yellow eyes it was more than 3 meters long when everyone one saw it they took a sip of cold air not because of the lizard''s size but its ability to hide its presence the old man rubbed the lizard''s head with his left hand "hehe now who''s first" the old man shouted everyone one was in shock when they saw the lizard but the words of the old man woke them up "this¡­. this is poison swamp lizard its a 6th tier initial grade monster beast what is it doing here" one man suddenly responded "eh..old man in black robe¡­. a black whip..and a poison swamp lizard..why does it sound familiar¡­i.. i remember he is Poison Fang from Beast Taming Sect in Southern Continent" an old man shouted "what¡­ Poison Fang the man that used a whole village as a bait to caught the poison swamp lizard¡­i heard the whole village was slaughtered by this lizard at that time" another man spoke when the identity of the old man was exposed everyone took a step back and no one dare to attack him not just because of his 6th tier monster beast but the Beast Taming Sect behind him like Puppet Sect rule Eastern Continent, the Southern Continent is dominated by Beast Taming Sect and they are very ruthless when it came to revenge when old man confirmed that no one had any intention to stop him he decided to get the flower first so he rushed to get the flower but before he could get the flower two wooden puppet jumped in front of him and intercepted him "Old Man Fang seeing that your Beast Taming Sect has good relation with our Puppet Sect i will give you a chance forget about beast blood flower and leave this place" Chang Jong said the old man expression condensed when he looked towards Chang Jong and his two followers but it soon returned to normal "hehe if it isn''t the brothers from Puppet Sect¡­ this old man has reached at a critical point in cultivation and i am just one step away from the Spirit King stage if i can get the inner seed than i can¡­ " Poison Fang said Chang Jong did not wait for the old man to finish and interrupted him "hahaha¡­ old man if you are really just one step away from the Spirit King than inner seed aside why do you even need the beast blood flower just wait for few years and you might breakthrough to Spirit King" Chang Jong sneered Poison Fang''s completion became dark although he said that he is just one step away from becoming Spirit King stage but how many people managed to cross that step the number of Form Synthesis stage cultivator in a Continent can easily surpass hundred but when it comes to Spirit Kings it can be counted on one''s fingers almost everyone remains stuck in this last step for their whole life and still can''t breakthrough¡­becoming a Spirit King is like becoming a flood dragon from a snake 76 Chapter 76 almost everyone remains stuck in this last step for their whole life and still can''t breakthrough¡­becoming a Spirit King is like becoming a flood dragon from a snake although its hard but the benefits are great too once someone becomes a Spirit King their lifespan can reach up to thousand years which is almost double of the total lifespan of a Form Synthesis stage cultivator and when it comes to strength the difference is not of levels but leagues "if that''s the case than the old man will be impolite" Poison Fang did not talk nonsense anymore but directly attacked the poison swamp lizard opened his mouth like a sacrificial bowl and hissed toward the two wooden puppets when the poison swamp lizard hissed a green fog came out of its mouth and moved towards the two puppets whenever any plant, grass or twigs came in contact with green fog they either withered, dried or directly started to burn under the control of Chang Qing and Chang Yuan both the puppets tried to dodge but the range of the green fog was too big therefore the green fog enveloped them before they even had time to escape when the green fog enveloped them the wooden surface of the puppets showed burned marks than it became hard for Chang Qing and Chang Yuan to control them and they finally lost control so both the puppet fell to the ground motionless when Chang Qing and Chang Yuan lost control of the puppets they too fell to the ground and cuffed out blood.. it was the backlash they suffered when green fog damaged their soul imprints placed on the puppets Poison fang did not miss the opportunity and attacked them with his poison whip seeing that Poison Fang was going for the kill Chang Fang''s eyes became cold he stepped forward "Impudent¡­" (Chang Fang) Chang Fang waved his hand and a big puppet came out of thin air¡­and stood in front of Chang Qing and Chang Yuan and took the whip attack pa¡­ the attack landed on the puppet but Poison Fang quickly retracted the whip, his expression sank a bad premonition came in his heart the attack had no effect on the puppet earlier when Chang Jong took out his puppet, a bad stench assaulted everyone''s nose even Rex who was far away used his hand to cover his nose but than he narrowed his eyes on the puppet this puppet had an abnormal size it was twice as big as an adult human, a black cloth was wrapped around his head and his whole body was covered in tattered cloths but one can see the rotten flesh of the puppet through the holes in the cloths although this thing was well known that Puppet Sect uses living humans to make puppets but when you see it yourself than its a whole different thing Rex even remembered that once his elder wanted to sell him to Puppet Sect because of his physique ''so at that time if i had been caught than i too will be¡­. tch these type of humans considers others lives as joke¡­ i will make sure one day my very name will become definition of fear for them'' Rex clenched his fist "you¡­ you are a Spirit King" Poison Fang shouted in panic unlike others he knew that in Puppet Sect only those who have become Spirit King can make and control a Corpse Puppet when the words came out that Chang Jong is a Spirit King everyone frowned it didn''t took too much time for them to realize that until now they were just helping the Puppet Sect to get the beast blood flower "Indeed¡­. but now its too late for you to back off "Chang Jong directly admitted it with that he controlled the corpse puppet and attacked Poison Fang "block him" Poison Fang gave the poison swamp lizard his final command and used him as a bait to escape on receiving the command poison swamp lizard rushed towards the corpse puppet to block him but to no avail corpse puppet did not even took it seriously and directly kicked it with one foot and ran towards the escaping Poison Fang when the poison swamp lizard was kicked its body twisted in U shape and flew out like a broken kite while destroying any tree that came in its way it finally hit a giant rock and at that moment the poison swamp lizard lost its breath and died on the other side corpse puppet leaped towards the escaping Poison Fang and punched his back that punch carried very high destructive force which directly shattered Poison Fang''s spine while still destroying his heart which killed him in an instant the onlookers who still did not overcome the shock of the corpse puppet killing a 6th tier monster with a single kick were more dumbstruck now none of them even had the courage to even look in the eyes of the Chang Jong directly Chang Jong ignored them and went to take the beast blood flower currently Chang Jong was filled with pride and arrogance the feeling or being stronger enough to decide someone''s life and death was really intoxicating for him but when he was just 4 meter away from the flower he was utterly shocked¡­ what did he saw¡­..he saw that the beast blood flower aside the whole plant uprooted itself from the ground and it was floating the air than it suddenly flew in one direction and disappeared in the bushes Chang Jong hurriedly moved used his spiritual sense towards the bushes on the other side Rex waved his hand directly to put the whole plant in the Inventory than he took out two Qi replenishing potion and gulped them down than Rex put his right hand on the ground and looked towards Chang Jong with a smirk although Rex did not appeared to be a threat in his eyes Chang Jong still felt a slight uneasyiness in his heart ''Transmutate'' (Rex) 77 Chapter 77 ''Transmutate'' (Rex) Suddenly the ground under the feet of Chang Jong trembled¡­ no it was not just Chang Jong the ground under the everyone''s feet trembled "this¡­.. what is happening" "is it an earthquake" "no wait¡­ the ground.. it is becoming soft like sand..no it is changing into a swamp" "what swamp¡­ run .. everyone escape" everyone panicked they tried their best to imagine what is happening but Rex did not gave them enough time to think the whole ground under the range of four hundred meter started to change its form and change from solid ground to swamp but it was not over yet because of the topography of that place the swamp started to slide down the mountain that resulted in Land Slide Chang Jong was a Spirit King so he flew in the sky to save his life his puppet also followed his movement and it too flew in the air as for his comrades ¡­.there is no such word as comrades in Puppet Sect he didn''t even think about them even if he can fly.. carrying two will be a burden when he was already facing an unknown enemy unlike Chang Jong others were not so comfortable¡­ everyone ran at their fastest speed some even climbed big trees but all these attempts were useless except Chang Jong there was no one who was completely unaffected they had already used most of their strength when they were fighting monsters earlier therefore right now they were like paper boat floating in a storm the most unluckiest ones directly got themselves buried in the ground some slammed into rocks and their bones were crushed only few lucky ones and those who reached Form Synthesis peak stage survived but even they could barely hold on at that time the ground become solid again but those who sank inside were not alive to dig their way to the surface Rex''s move changed the whole topography of the whole mountain peak the skill ''Tranmutate'' have the power to change the form or state of any matter at a molecular level but its cost varies depending on the matter and the cost of changing the state of soil was not that high the ground under Rex was still normal Rex took out few Qi Replenishing bottle and drank all of them to replenish his lost Qi than Rex stood up and took out his axe than joined his hands behind his back and looked towards Chang Jong with a faint smile Chang Jong was still in shock he never seen a martial arts or technique like that before so rather than becoming angry he was more exited ''if i have martial art like that than who will be my opponent in the future i might even become the Sect Master of Puppet Sect'' (Chang Jong) his greed took our his reasoning Chang Jong looked towards Rex, he was still thinking how to take the martial arts from him he finally decide to dominate Rex with strength "you who are you" Chang Jong asked with an angry expression Rex smiled than said "Knock.. Knock.. Its The Reaper" (Rex) than Rex jumped towards him ''Telekinesis'' (Rex) seeing Rex flying Chang Jong finally showed some panic "you ¡­. you are a Spirit King too" (Chang Jong) Rex did not replied but raised his axe in right hand to attack him Chang Jong finally reacted and controlled the corpse pupped the corpse puppet intercepted Rex than crossed its arm in front of its chest and took a direct hit from the axe after attacking Rex backed off when Rex looked a the corpse puppet he was surprised his full strength attack only left a wound on his right hand Rex expected to at least cut its hand "you.. your attack is strong but if you think that''s enough to defeat me than you are wrong" (Chang Jong) the corpse puppet moved.. it flew towards Rex at a very fast speed than punched ''Diamond Shield'' (Rex) a shield made of many purple colored hexagons appeared in front of Rex ..Booomm¡­. Rex figure flew back ward but he soon stopped than Rex saw that his shield was unscratched ''only if its cost was not so high than its really a excellent skill'' (Rex) "you¡­ what this ¡­what kind of treasure you are using¡­.if you give it to me than i will let you go and we can forget about what happened here" Chang Jong said excitedly Chang Jong just watched Rex using Diamond Shield when he saw that it can block a direct hit from corpse puppet and even more when it used its full strength than Chang Jong wasn''t able to control his inner greed he thought Rex was using some kind of treasure as for using martial arts or self earned skill.. he will never believe that ''this kid¡­ he defiantly got the inheritance of a big powerhouse if i can get it from him than Eastern Continent aside one day i can even rule all four Continents'' (Chang Jong) "tell me something¡­ do everyone in the Puppet Sect have same IQ as you or you are a special case" Rex asked as he looked at Chang Jong with disdain "you.. good if you want to do it like that than its good too after i will caught you i will make your situation worse than death" Chang Jong shouted in anger "what a coincidence i have the same idea" (Rex) Chang Jong did not said anything this time but flew near the corpse puppet and placed his hands on the back of the puppet dark black colored Qi came out of his palms and moved into the corpse puppet''s body than corpse puppet''s body trembled ''not good'' Rex''s complexion changed 78 Chapter 78 when the dark Qi entered the body of the corpse puppet its body trembled for a moment then its body begin to release a faint black gas and the rotten flesh visible on its body became dark ''So this is the dark Qi used by the the cultivators of Puppet Sect according to what granny told me once someone becomes a Spirit King their non-attribute Qi turns into an attribute Qi and the formidable power behind attribute QI several times more compared to non-attribute Qi'' (Rex) When someone becomes a Spirit King the change in the attribute of their Qi depends on their spiritual roots, cultivation technique and their bloodline The cultivators from Puppet Sect cultivates a cultivation technique that supports dark attribute Qi because dark QI makes it easy for them to control the puppet Chang Jong removed his hands from the puppet but his face was somewhat pale "I give you another chance surrender the treasure you have on your body and I will let you live" (Chang Jong) Its not that Chang Jong was not sure about the strength of his corpse puppet but the thing that made him uneasy was that Rex had still not used his attribute Qi in the battle Rex ignored him and focused on the corpse puppet Seeing that Rex completely ignored him Chang Jong''s anger boiled "courting death" Chang Jong shouted as he controlled the puppet to attack Rex ''Extending the battle is a no good, I should kill him before he uses more treasure, after all its not like the treasures on his body will run away once he died'' (Chang Jong) Chong Jong decided to go for the kill Rex was just getting ready to defend but to his surprise the corpse puppet''s speed was more than double compared to its previous speed Rex did not even had time to summon the Diamond Shield and he was still concerned about the consumption of the Qi when using it because its Qi consumption rate depends on the attack it receives so in the end he decided to use Bat-Wings to defend ''Bat-Wings'' (Rex) With just a thought two big black wings grew from Rex''s back which tore his shirt, than both of the wings folded themselves in front of Rex to defend against the attack ¡­Booom.. [-40 HP] When the first punch of the corpse puppet landed Rex flew several meters backwards before stopping but due to the strong defensive ability of Bat-Wings he received only small amount of damage ''This strength¡­its look like it was not just the speed which was doubled '' (Rex) Rex was just thinking of a way to counterattack but at this time corpse puppet did not stop after just one hit but bombarded Rex with continuous punches like firing a machine gun ¡­Boom..Boom..Boooom¡­ Countless punches landed on Rex which didn''t even gave him any chance to counter attack due to which even his strong wings suffered injuries and were riddles with many scar and the skin on the surface was torn at many places [-15 HP] [-45 HP] [-35 HP] [-25 HP] [-10 HP] Rex gritted his teeth and tried to defend with best of his abilities as he heard the notification alert from time to time its not like he did not wanted to counterattack but once he tried to change from defensive state to attack state than it will be just like giving a free opening to the corpse puppet As for Diamond Shield if he activated it and received so much punches than his Qi will be drained in few minutes and the corpse puppet will not be kind enough to give enough time to use a Qi replenishing potion The punches were so fast than they even made few after images as the punches landed After hitting for a few seconds corpse puppet stopped punching seeing this Rex sighed in relief and was about to step back but when he looked at the copse puppet he frowned corpse puppet raised its right hand and the faint black gas coming from its body move towards his right hand and started to swirl around its right fist which made a black sphere made of black Qi to cover its right hand like a glove The second the black sphere was condensed the corpse puppet put all his strength in his right hand and punched Rex Rex had no way to defend so he first took a look at his HP than he gritted his teeth and decided to take the hit [HP: 5390/5700] Rex did not worry about being killed at all according to what Rose said there were only two was to kill him the first one was to drain his HP to 0 and other was to destroy his brain and core at the same time and his SE points should be 0 because even if his physical body is blown to pieces as long as he have enough SE points he can regenerate and therefore as long his brain or core is working than he can regenerate The punch landed.. The power behind this punch was several times more than the ones earlier ¡­BOOOOOMMMM... Rex was not able to hold against that much force and flew back like a broken kite and crashed on the ground [-700] ¡­Boom¡­ Rex crashed on the ground with a very high speed and on the bad side Rex''s body weight was higher compared to an adult because of his species so gravity did not go easy on him either [-300] [HP: 4390/5700] A big hemispheric hole was formed on the ground when Rex crashed and a bid dust clod rose in the air "Good looks like he finally died..it seems I was too cautious" (Chang Jong) Chang Jong wiped the sweat on his forehead and was about to enter the dust cloud to take the treasure on Rex''s body but suddenly he stepped halted "Fukkk that really hurt" a familiar voice came from the dust cloud, the tone was very casual but in Chang Jong''s ears it was akin to a devil''s whispe 79 Chapter 79 Rex was lying in the deep pit in the ground [alert... you have been affected with dark Qi] [-10] [-13] [-18] [-15] [Lesser Darkness Resistance(Lvl 1)\u003e\u003e\u003eLesser Darkness Resistance(Lvl 2)] [due to the effect of ''Lesser Darkness Resistance'' the dark Qi in your body has been neutralized] ''Damn looks like I have broken few bones¡­what''s the damage report'' (Rex) [you have two broken ribs, your left shoulder had dislocated, and the muscles on your back are torn from few places and you have several bruises and cuts on your wings] ''Eh.. Why is the injury on my body is not healing'' (Rex) [actually it is healing but it is just too slow] After Rose said that he noticed that injury on his wings and muscles was slowly healing, it was the effect of Lesser Regeneration but in his current situation its effect was not that good ''No that''s not what I mean, since I acquired Gamer''s Body all my injuries healed in seconds but now why is it not working'' (Rex) [oh that.. Its because I forcibly turned it off] ''Huh¡­ why?'' (Rex) [earlier didn''t you said that you wanted to raise the level of Lesser Regeneration so i thought using it in real battles will raise its level faster] "¡­" (Rex) [Lesser Regeneration(Lvl 1)\u003e\u003e\u003eLesser Regeneration(Lvl 2)] [see] Rex facepalmed* Rex indeed decided to level up Lesser Regeneration fast because when he bought the skill and used it for the first time he discovered a very precious thing Normally when Rex''s injury healed because of Gamer''s Body his body can recover to peak state in an instant but the drawback is the lost HP does not return But Lesser Regeneration is different when it heals the body it also regenerates HP and increases HP regeneration rate That''s why Rex gave it priority but he dare not use it in a life and death battle especially at its current level ''Little Rose please give more importance to my life and stop thinking like that now let me heal'' (Rex) [Understood] [analyzing damaged bone structure..1%..29%.43%..75%..91%¡­100%] [damaged bone structure analyzed] [analyzing damaged muscle structure..1%..27%.39%..65%..95%¡­100%] [damaged muscle structure analyzed] [analyzing damaged nerve structure..1%¡­31%.41%..69%..88%¡­100%] [damaged nerve structure analyzed] [whole body''s damage analysis complete] [starting full body restoration] [Restoring damaged bone structure..1%..21%¡­43%¡­56%..74%..93%..100%] [damaged bones Restoration complete] [Restoring damaged¡­] [total consumption is 89 SE points] Many notification alert rang in Rex''s head but he ignored them and slowly walked outside the range of dust cloud Because a dust cloud might be good to hide against a mortal but is it really useful in front of a cultivator who has spiritual sense? When Rex walked out of the dust cloud he still had several visible wounds on his body but he was not worried about them because he knows that Rose has already started to work so it will only take few seconds to return to his peak state When Rex walked out of the dust cloud his expression was not good because whenever Rex''s body healed like that the pain he feels is like his body had been destroyed and reformed again at a very fast speed "Fukkk that really hurt" Rex spoke as he walked out of the dust cloud Chang Jong was shocked when he saw Rex coming out of the dust cloud but just when he was about to speak no words came out of his mouth because he saw something that made him dumjbfolded He saw that the wounds on Rex''s body healed at the speed visible to the naked eyes At that time the only thought that came to his mind was Medicine Pill ''This bastard wasted a high grade recovery pill¡­.even the sect master do not have such high grade recovery pill and it was wasted on this bastard¡­ I need to kill him fast or who knows how many pills he would waste'' (Chang Jong) The corpse puppet moved showing that it was ready to attack "Sigh.. Looks like going all out is the only option" (Rex) Rex placed the axe back in his inventory and took out a 2nd tier sword Rex did not had any axe technique to use and martial arts plays a vital role in battle so he chose to use sword because he did have a martial art which can work with both sword and blade ''Rose activate Twilight''(Rex) Rex received Twilight as a passive skill but he asked Rose to temporarily deactivate it because every night when he was under the moon his hairs started to shine which made him look like a walking lamp in the dark night so he decide to temporarily deactivate it [Twilight is activated] [your STR, AGI, VIT, DEF and END is increased by 10% temporarily] Rex long white hair gave off a white luster Chang Jong was shocked again but Rex ignored his shocked expression and raised the sword in hand to attack the corpse puppet ''12 Overlord Slashes: 1st slash''(Rex) When Rex executed his attack his movement became more swift and faster not just because of Twilight but the martial arts itself This time Chang Jong was taken by surprise but he didn''t care much after all Rex was not able to do much damage even when he dealt a direct blow to corpse puppet earlier ¡­Sssllaasssshhhh.... Rex passed by corpse puppet''s side A long cut appeared on the puppets chest 80 Chapter 80 Chang Jong frowned a little when he saw the cut although the wound was a little deeper than before but that was it But contrary to his expectations Rex did not stopped after dealing the first attack Rex turned around than again come to corpse puppet to attack ''12 Overlord Slashes: 2nd slash''(Rex) This time Chang Jong was alert and he was sure to block the attack using corpse puppet but to his surprise the speed and power behind the attack was almost doubled ¡­.Sllaaassshhhhh¡­.. One more cut which was intersecting the first cut appeared on the corpse puppet''s chest this cut was more deep compared to previous cut Rex did not stop this time either but this time he felt a change when he was executing the third cut the sword in his hands started to tremble ''12 Overlord Slashes: 3rd slash''(Rex) no matter how Chang Jong tried he was not able to defend or even evade Rex''s attack another cut appeared on his chest which looked more lethal compared to all the previous cut combined But Rex did not plan on stopping ''12 Overlord Slashes: 4th slash''(Rex) When Rex executed this attack the sword trembled fiercely it seem to have its own will It gave of a sword cry than Rex felt that the Qi inside his body came out on its own and wrapped itself around the sword ¡­SSSLLLAAASS¡­Clank¡­.crraackkkk... When the sword landed a powerful Qi fluctuation occurred But just when the attack was successful Rex felt something was wrong he looked at the sword in his hand The upper half of the sword was missing and the lower part had cracks all over it Rex turned to look at Corpse puppet and saw that half of the sword was stuck in his chest and a black liquid was coming out of the wound ''Such good opportunity..I should have brought another sword¡­ wait I also have a palm technique right'' (Rex) [yeah but its consumption is way more than ''12 Overlord Slashes'' at your present cultivation base the minimum required Qi to execute it is 5000 Qi] [QI: 6700/9800] ''Wasn''t my total Qi capacity was just 9798 Qi'' (Rex) [when you placed the remaining status point in INT your total Qi capacity increased] ''I see ¡­But if its only 5000 so I should be able to execute it once lets take the bet'' (Rex) ''Angry Elephant Palm'' (Rex) Suddenly a vague transparent palm appeared out of Rex''s palm strike and moved towards the corpse puppet As the palm moved closer to corpse puppet it grew bigger and bigger in size Chang Jong tried to move the corpse puppet to escape but after the last strike of Rex it got severely damaged and Chang Jong was not able to control it The palm landed on the corpse puppet and slammed it on the ground ¡­BOOOOOMMMMM¡­. A big hole was formed on the ground and a dust cloud rose again When the dust cloud settled Rex saw that some rotten pieces of meat mixed with black liquid was lying in the hole The current state of corpse puppet was very miserable it didn''t even had a appropriate shape to be called a puppet "Disgusting" (Rex) When Rex was looking at the hole he noticed that Chang Jong flew in the direction opposite to him to escape ''Hehe does he really think he is faster than me'' (Rex) Rex flapped his wings and combined with Telekinesis he easily caught up In just few second Rex appeared in front of Chang Jong "You.. What do you want" Chang Jong asked with a pale face The cultivators of Puppet Sect are strong but only when they have their puppet with them once it is gone than not only they have to suffer from backlash but they will also become sitting ducks on the battlefield that''s why Chang Jong know he can''t defeat Rex "Nothing important just came to look at you" Rex said with a smile "you..you don''t even think about killing me .I am from Puppet Sect if you kill me than the Puppet Sect will kill you, your family and your loved ones.. If you let me go than we can just forget about what happened here¡­.you have no profit in killing me" (Chang Jong) "Oh I see than you can go" Rex said without changing his expression Chang Jong sighed in relief when he heard that than he turned and flew in another direction He just flew for few seconds but he suddenly felt something sharp thing piercing his right shoulder from behind than it twisted his insides "Ahhhahhaaa¡­" (Chang Jong) Chang Jong turned around only to find Rex flying behind him with a sharp dagger in his hand, the dagger was stained in blood it did not took a genius to figure out what happened "You..din''t you said I can go" Chang Jong said while trying to suppress his anger "I changed my mind" Rex returned with a smile Than he flew at high speed and passed by Chang Jong''s side and another cut appeared on his left shoulder Rex did not stop and kept flying around him in circles, each time Rex raised the dagger in his hand a cut will appear on Chang Jong''s body Rex continued until Chang Jong was not even in the condition to move but he was alive because Rex didn''t attacked his vital spots like heart and brain After seeing Chang Jong did not have the strength to move Rex took out a rope and used it to bind his hands and feet Rex was just about to leave but than his eyes landed on the green jade ring in Chang Jong''s finge 81 Chapter 81 Rex took out the storage ring and tried to put it in his inventory and to his surprise he was easily able to move it to inventory, one has to know that it is not possible to put one storage ring into another storage ring After hat Rex checked his Mini-Map there were many red dots on it Which were the survivors of the landslide, they have become red dots because Rex considered them his enemies, and once someone appears on the Mini-Map it is remembered by Rose therefore it was not hard to find them as long as they are in range [are they our next targets] ''Yeah, these are all monsters in the shape of humans, killing them is the best option Didn''t you see what type of expression they made when Chang Jong took out his corpse puppet.. Their expression was not of sympathy or fear but greed, jealousy and envy, if they have the chance to get the corpse puppet by killing someone than they would not hesitate I lived in slums for a long time before I was brought to the sect that''s why I know in these peoples view only strength is respected as long as one is strong than whatever he do is justice and if you are weak no matter how good your intentions are you are wrong in their eyes being weak is a sin These guys like to live like that so today I will let them know how heavy this sin really is'' (Rex) Than Rex selected the target nearest to him and flew towards that direction Rex and Chang Jong''s battle may seem long but it was actually very short and it ended in few minutes so even the injured survivors of the land slide did not had enough time to escape from the mountain range at all that''s why they were all in Mini-Map''s range and all of them were easily found The most hilarious part was that most of the survivors decided to rob the dead ones instead of escaping resulting in their own death Rex killed all the survivors but not by weapons but by using Mind Arts Rex extracted combat style, combat experience and few cultivation technique for the sect Rex can only extract one kind of information from one person and how much he can extract depends on his ability Rex did not only extract from living ones but dead ones too At that night many miserable cry sounded on Coral Reef Mountain, for others these may be miserable cry but for Rex it was the melodious sound of notification alert [Basic Dagger Mastery(Lvl 1)\u003e\u003e\u003eBasic Dagger Mastery(Lvl 2)] [Basic Dagger Mastery(Lvl 2)\u003e\u003e\u003eBasic Dagger Mastery(Lvl 3)] [Basic Dagger Mastery(Lvl 3)\u003e\u003e\u003eBasic Dagger Mastery(Lvl 4)] [Basic Dagger Mastery(Lvl 4)\u003e\u003e\u003eBasic Dagger Mastery(Lvl max)] [required condition met] [due to player''s absolute grasp over ''Basic Dagger Mastery'' and reaching ''Basic Dagger Mastery(Lvl max)'', this skill can be advanced] [according to previous command advancing skill automatically] [consuming 70 SE points...] [the skill ''Basic Dagger Mastery'' has been advanced to ''Intermediate Dagger Mastery''] [congratulation due to the effect of Mind Arts player extracted the skill ''Basic Sword Mastery''] [Basic Sword Mastery(Lvl 1)\u003e\u003e\u003eBasic Sword Mastery(Lvl 2)] [Basic Sword Mastery(Lvl 2)\u003e\u003e\u003eBasic Sword Mastery(Lvl 3)] Rex kept receiving many notification and the result was like that [Basic Whip Mastery(Lvl 3)\u003e\u003e\u003eBasic Whip Mastery(Lvl 4)] [Intermediate Sword Mastery(Lvl 3)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate Sword Mastery(Lvl 4)] [Intermediate Dagger Mastery(Lvl 2)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate Dagger Mastery(Lvl 3)] [Intermediate Spear Mastery(Lvl 1)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate Spear Mastery(Lvl 2)] [Intermediate Hammer Mastery(Lvl 3)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate Hammer Mastery(Lvl 4)] Rex was looking at his new skill with bright eyes but at this time he got another notification which surprised him Ding.. [Congratulation due to your profound grasp of several type of weapons you have obtained the title ''Weapon Master''] ''Weapon Master?'' Rex appraised the title [Weapon Master:- Description: a title given to those who have obtained profound grasp on various kind of weapon and had experienced many battles with each of them like they are not only our main weapon but a part of our body, the title holder have the power to bring out the hidden potential of a weapon on the battlefield Effect 1: Weapon attack damage +100% Effect 2: your proficiency in the comprehension of a weapon intent will be increased by three times] ''+100% Weapon attack damage.. Than all my weapon will deal 2 times the damage from now on..cool but what is weapon intent''(Rex) [Weapon intent for example sword intent and dagger intent] ''That''s cool having a title is¡­.hmm. Wait Rose if someone else meets the requirement than will they also have the title and its effect'' (Rex) [according to my analysis off course they would¡­.after all Wang Cang also had a title effect.. But one thing for sure the condition for them may be harder than you.. Same goes for this title.. To get it one have to accept several weapons as their main weapon and give them priority but who have time to do that and can a normal person even do that.. for you it was different we just extracted their life experience with that weapon and got the title] ''Hmm..'' (Rex) After thanking for a while Rex started to search for more bodies Half an hour later... At present Rex was standing in front of three dead bodies that he just collected One of them was the body of poison swamp lizard and the other two belonged to Chang Qing and Cang Yuan Rex touched the poison swamp lizard [new DNA signature found] [DNA Codex updated] Rex opened his Skill \u0026 Ability Shop and searched for skills related to poison swamp lizard 82 Chapter 82 [Poison Breadth:- Type: Active Grade: Rare Description: this skill allows the user to mix the poison from poison glands with his/her Qi and change it into a gaseous form and attack with it, due to the gaseous form the attack will cover a wider range and it will hard for the target to escape Requirements: the skill requires a Poison Gland to use it Cool down: 30 sec Cost: 80 Qi PRICE: 90 SE points] ...¡­ [Poison Claw:- Type: Active Grade: Uncommon Description: tis skill creates a new route in user''s body starting from the claw to his/her poison gland allowing the user to attack with claw while dealing poison damage, the poison in the user''s claw will enter the target''s body which will deal lethal damage Requirements: the skill requires a Poison Gland to use it Cool down: 10 sec Cost: 45 Qi PRICE: 50 SE points] ... [Poison Bite:- Type: Active Grade: Uncommon Description: this skill allow the user to grow poison fangs that are directly connected to poison gland so when the skill holder bites the target ti will release poison in targets body to deal poison damage Requirements: the skill requires a Poison Gland to use it Cool down: 15 sec Cost: 50 Qi PRICE: 60 SE points] ...¡­ [Poison Resistance:- Type: Passive Grade: Rare Description: this skill helps the user to neutralise the poison entering the body by making your body resistant to various kind of poison and it can help you resist the strong poison it can''t detoxify to an extent Cool down: None Cost: None PRICE: 100 SE points] ''To think these skills have a requirement like that, now where can I get a poison gland to use poison'' (Rex) [actually its not a big problem if you really want to use poison related skills than you just have to select a race which supports poison in your next Evolution] ''A poison related race..wait can you make race on your own accord'' Rex was dumbstruck [negative] Rex sighed in relief, if it can really happen than can''t he just become a Sura in his next evolution [I can''t do that only you can do that] "???" (Rex) [your evolution choices depend on the choices you make like which type of DNA you have in DNA Codex and where did you invested your status point For example now that you obtained the DNA signature of poison swamp lizard you have high chance of triggering a evolution route that have good compatibility with poison if you meet some hidden requirement you may open a new evolution route but remember every evolution you complete also affects your future evolution choices] "I see but I just wanted to have a poison related skill don''t think that I will make such big decision for just having a poison related skill¡­ we have already decided on Psychic route so we better chose a race that suits it best¡­for now I want to buy Poison Resistance" (Rex) Rex bought Poison Resistance but when he did another notification appeared [the skill ''Lesser Poison Resistance'' and ''Poison Resistance'' belong to same type but have different grades that''s why ''Lesser Poison Resistance'' has been fused into ''Poison Resistance''] Rex than placed his hand on Chang Qing''s head ''Mind Arts: puppet art'' (Rex) [congratulation due to the effect of Mind Arts you extracted a Human rank high grade martial art ''Mirror-Impersonating Puppet art''] ''What¡­ Puppet Sect''s sect master have a Human rank high grade martial art that''s one thing but even subordinates have it¡­no its not possible he can''t be that kind¡­. the only possibility is he have a martial art above human rank for himself'' (Rex) According to Rex''s knowledge until now Cultivation and martial arts are distributed in three ranks Human\u003e\u003eEarth\u003e\u003eHeaven And these are further divided in three grades Initial\u003e\u003eMiddle\u003e\u003eHigh Off course the martial arts and cultivation technique Rex got from his mother Ye Ying are all above these grades but he do not know the names of those grades That''s he lost all his interest in the martial arts of lower realm but for others it is different a Human rank high grade martial art is a treasure for whole continent and if a martial of Earth Grade appears than it is estimated that all five continent may fight for it Rex also searched in Chang Yuan''s memory and he also had the same martial arts ''Good now that we have robb.cough..cough I mean collected the spoils of war so lets go back to Chang Jong'' (Rex) Chang Jong was lying on the ground in a half dead condition In his life he had committed many misdeeds if he wanted something he took it by force weather it was money, treasure or a woman since he became a Spirit King he enjoyed anything he can get by force but he never thought that due to this nature he will someday be in this miserable condition He was regretting that why he choose to fight Rex, earlier he had a chance if he used corpse puppet to block Rex than he might have escaped but his greed blinded him only know that he realized that even now he don''t know Rex''s cultivation base When he was just thinking he saw Rex coming towards to him "Did you miss me" Rex asked with a smile which looked harmless to humans and animals But after seeing it Chang Jong''s body started shivering uncontrollably "I..p.please.. Don''t .. Kill me" Chang Jong said with a pale face ''Sigh¡­ times have changed there was a day when I need to bow against a Soul Strengthening stage cultivator but now.. A dignified Spirit King is lying in front of me.. Thanks Rose'' (Rex) [we are one you are just thanking yourself] ''Hehe'' (Rex) "Now obediently answer the question I ask and I will only ask once if I see that you lie than you will lose a limb with every lie" (Rex) 83 Chapter 83 "Now obediently answer the question I ask and I will only ask once if I see that you lie than you will lose a limb with every lie" (Rex) When Chang Jong heard that he shivered again not because of Rex''s current warning Few hours earlier he also heard those miserable cries coming from the other side of the coral reef mountain And as someone who tortured other people for fun he knew those cries were not coming from their body but from their very soul That''s why when Rex warned him he remembered how much pain those voices held "Now do you know the corpse puppet making art" (Rex) "No I don''t¡­wait I am not lying I really don''t know, me aside no one in the whole Puppet Sect knows it even our grand elder doesn''t know about it only sect master knows the corpse puppet making art according to sect master''s orders once someone reaches Spirit King stage than grand elder will provide them with a list of materials needed to make the corpse puppet Our task is to collect them and give them to the grand elder than he will give it to the sect master After sect master had made the corpse puppet than he will give us the a secret art to refine corpse puppet and control it .. That''s it" Chang Jong quickly said everything he knew ''What do you think'' (Rex) [according to his heart rate, body language and facial expression he is not lying] After that Rex asked few more questions when Rex was satisfied with the answers Rex took out a HP potion than spilled it on the serious wound of Chang Jong When Chang Jong first saw the bottle he was terrified thinking Rex was going to use acid or poison to torture him but soon he felt a warm sensation on his wounds than his wounds started to heal Rex did not gave him time to understand the situation and ordered him to sit and cultivate As ordered he sat cross legged and started cultivating Rex came behind him tore his shirt from behind than placed both of his hands on Chang Jong''s back ''Are all the preparations complete?'' (Rex) [yes we can start the experiment anytime] the corner of Rex''s lips curled upwards than he said ''Good¡­now start''(Rex) [starting Exp transfer....] Suddenly the core inside Rex''s body released a very pure form of energy, when the energy traveled inside Rex''s body it gave him a very comfortable feeling like he was soaking his body in a natural hot spring But than Rex snapped out of this and directed the energy to travel through his hands and move inside Chang Jong''s body Chang Jong who was trying to figure out his current situation suddenly feel an unknown but very pure energy entering his body and because at present he was running his cultivation technique That''s why cultivation technique worked as a guide and made it travel down the routes formed by it than at last the energy ended up in Chang Jong''s dantian Before he could figure out his own situation he found that the bottleneck that was bothering him for a long time suddenly loosened and in another second he broke-through [Target''s 1st Level Up Successful] Chang Jong was dumbstruck he wanted to stand and dance but he realized that the he was still receiving the energy so he started to cultivate again Chang Jong was still emerged in th enjoy of his breakthrough but soon he got another shock [Target''s 2nd Level Up Successful] Chang Jong felt slight itching over his body but the shock of two breakthrough in one day overshadowed that itching ''Rose what is his consumption rate'' (Rex) [he was only able to absorb 10% of what was given to him and the rest of the Exp got mixed with the spiritual Qi in the atmosphere] ''Hmmm¡­'' (Rex) [Target''s 3rd Level Up Successful] Chang Jong did not know what to say anymore but just when he was day dreaming he realized that his whole body was covered in sweat and the temperature of his body was constantly rising, the muscles on his body swelled due to being pushed to the limit Chang Jong tried to stop running his cultivation technique but he found out that he can''t stop it at all the cultivation technique was running on its own when he was just analyzing his situation¡­. [Target''s 4th Level Up Successful] Chang Jong felt an immense amount of pain coming from all over his body, the blue veins on his forehead were visible, the temperature of his body was so high that the sweat on his body had long been turned into steam and the skin on his body was cracked from many places "..y.ou¡­.stop" Chang Jong said with all his strength but Rex ignored him ''A little more and it will be 5th level up'' (Rex) [Alert.. The Qi in target''s body is unstable] Rex seem to understand something he grabbed Chang Jong by his neck and threw him in the sky with all his strength Chang Jong was thrown far away just when his body was about to touch the ground, his body suddenly exploded ..Boooommmm¡­.. His flesh was torn apart and got scattered in the surrounding the ground was covered in tiny drops of blood ''Rose what''s the result'' (Rex) [just as you thought transferring Exp to someone else is possible but their consumption rate depends on their physique, cultivation technique and innate talent But if we are not careful during the transfer process than the result of the target will be the same as Chang Jong] ''I have so much Exp inside the inner space of my core it won''t explode would it'' (Rex) [don''t joke around the total Exp you got until know was only able to cover 7% of the total space in it Just like your inventory has only 4% of its area occupied And both the inner space of your core and inventory grow with your cultivation base so you don''t have to worry about and its not like you are forced to absorb Exp If you don''t want it than we can just stop absorbing it so their is no problem at all] ''Although they both sound awesome they both have fatal weakness I can''t put living thing inside the inventory except plants and as for core I can''t put any physical system in it'' (Rex) Normally Rex would be very surprised by these things but since he studied the inner working of the skill ''Transmutate'' in the last month he already considered himself an irregular existence That''s why these things does not surprised him too much 84 Chapter 84 Rex decided to think about it later on he took out the inner seed and beast blood flower ''Although I don''t have any recipe to make pill with beast blood flower but removing some of its impurities is still not a problem'' (Rex) ''Telekinesis+Transmutate'' (Rex) The red inner seed in Rex''s hand floated in the air than it started to melt like the wax on the candle Soon it fully turned into a red liquid sphere floating in the air Although Rex was looking at it his main focus was on the holographic window next to him it showed the current composition of all the components consisting the inner seed, their amount and what effect they can have on the inner seed in future both good and bad In Rex''s control a small black drop of liquid condensed on the top of the red sphere than got separated from it and fell to the ground This black drop was made of the components which Rex labeled as impurities Rex than stored the red liquid sphere in a bottle than did the same thing with the beast blood flower The red liquid formed from the beast blood flower was one shade lighter than that of inner seed ''Rose what do you think how much effect it can have on me'' (Rex) [negative it won''t have any effect on you, after your first evolution a lot impurities were removed from your body this was also one of the reason that your cultivation base regressed from Soul Strengthening 1st stage to Organ Tempering peak stage while your body became smaller like a child¡­. in addition to the reason of lack of required energy] ''As I thought its a good idea to give it to granny and little sheep'' (Rex) Than Rex flew back to the entrance of the cave where Liu Wei and Luo Ru were anxiously waiting for him When he reached the cave''s entrance Liu Wei and Luo Ru came out after seeing that Rex was not injured and only his clothes were a little torn they sighed in relief "Senior How did it go" Liu Wei asked "I got the flower now we don''t have anything to do here it will be morning in a while so get ready we will head back to the sect" (Rex) Rex did not explain much, after he witnessed the power of a Spirit King he was very eager to go back to the sect and breakthrough to Spirit King stage "Than that thing is it your doing" Luo Ru said as she pointed at the coral reef mountain Because of the land slide now a part of the mountain did not had any trees or big colorful coral rocks and only the dark color of soil can be seen which stood out a lot and can be noticed from far away "No comments.. Now get ready" (Rex) "Humph.." Luo Ru snorted Suddenly Rex seem to feel something he looked around than moved closer to a small thorny plant and picked out a long sharp pointed thorn from it Liu Wei and Luo Ru did not understood his behaviour "Senior Brother what happened here why are we here" Just at that time they heard a voice and looked behind Zhang Ming came out of the cave she was rubbing her forehead with her hand as her head was still feeling dizzy Liu Wei opened his mouth but did not said anything and looked at Rex Rex ran to Zhang Ming "Senior Sister how are you feeling" Rex asked with concern in his eyes "Junior Brother.. it feels my head is a little dizzy¡­since I ate those berries.." Zhang Ming looked at Rex with suspicion "That''s not happened because of berries but this" Rex took out the thorn he picked just a while ago "Eh.. What is it" (Zhang Ming) "It is the thorn from Nightmare Herb" Rex said solemnly "Nightmare Herb?" (Zhang Ming) "Once someone is pricked by the thorn on nightmare herb than they would go into a sleep state and depending on their physique and Dao heart they can even keep sleeping for 2-3 days and Senior Sister Zhang you had this nightmare thorn in your shoes that''s why you felt dizzy and went to sleep in the evening at that time we didn''t knew what to do so we decided to take Senior Sister to a physician in the city but its good that Senior Sister have good physique and the effects were minimized that''s why we decided to wait for senior sister to wake up" Rex explained [Act(Lvl 3)\u003e\u003e\u003eAct(Lvl 4)] When Liu Wei and Luo Ru heard the story their lips twitched Liu Wei was impressed that a Spirit King can have such formidable ability to lie "Is it true¡­ looks like I bothered you all" Zhang Ming instantly believed Rex''s story "No its fine..Junior Sister it wasn''t a bother" Liu Wei hurriedly comforted "Yes no bother at all right Rex" Luo Ru glared at Rex "Off course" Rex said with a straight face "Eh..wait what happened on that mountain" Zhang Ming suddenly noticed the place which was affected by landslide "No idea Senior Sister when we came here it was like that.. It think this place is not safe we should head back to the sect as fast as possible" Rex said Zhang Ming nodded All the four people packed their luggage and went back to the sect It was still morning so they were able to reach Bangra city by evening than they finally able to reach the sect by night 85 Chapter 85 On their way back Luo Ru kept glaring at Rex from time to time but Rex ignored her glare Everyone wanted to submit the blue colored crab in the mission hall to complete the mission but mission hall had already closed for today "You guys don''t need to worry I will submit the task tomorrow morning and you will get your shares tomorrow" (Rex) Than Rex bid them farewell and went back to his room than jumped on the bed to sleep Unlike others Rex''s need for sleep is high because using Psychic skills give him mental fatigue Next afternoon¡­ Rex was still sleeping ..knock..knock.. Rex woke up because of someone was knocking on his door for a long time "Who the hell is disturbing laozi in the morning" Rex shouted without opening his eyes "Boy Its me" Wang Cang''s voice came from the other side of the door "Huh.." Rex instantly woke up ''Did something happened its unlikely for granny to wake me up wen I am sleeping'' (Rex) Rex stood up and opened the door When Rex opened the door he found that both Wang XIu Ying and Wang Cang were standing outside the door "Now can we come in" Wang Xiu Ying asked coquettishly "If I said no than will you go away" Rex returned with a smile "Hmph.." Wang Xiu Ying snorted "Now don''t mess around we need to talk right now" (Wang Cang) Few minutes later.. both of them were sitting in front of Rex in his room "Boy I will ask directly.. Did you fight for beast blood flower" Wang Cang asked with a serious expression ''Shit¡­ did little Ru talked with Wang Xiu Ying'' (Rex) "Yeah so" (Rex) "This¡­sigh¡­ than did you got it" Wang Cang asked "Hmm I got them but there were too many impurities so i refined it into a potion form" Rex took out the two proclaim bottle containing two red potion than gave them to Wang Cang than he told them about inner seed and the flower Wang Cang took them looked at them for a while than gave them back to Rex "Good with it you have high hope to become a Spirit King" Wang Cang said with a smile ''This naive granny ¡­you need to snatch things at a time like this'' (Rex) "I don''t need them they are for both of you" Rex shook his hand and did not took the bottles back Wang Cang was about to speak but Rex interrupted her "I know what are you thinking but you are too naive.. if they were useful to me than I would not have gave it to you" (Rex) Wang Cang sighed she knew Rex had no intention to use it himself "But you have caused a big trouble I don''t know how you got the herb but others who went back empty handed will definitely come back to sect for trouble especially Puppet Sect we need to think of something " Wang Cang said solemnly ''Hehe how can they come for trouble when no one went back in the first place'' (Rex) "Don''t worry I had changed my clothes and wore a mask at that time so no one knows my face..and yeah come to think of it I also got something else" Rex took out the storage ring and gave it to her Wang Xiu Ying looked at the green jade ring in her hand than at Rex "Hmm a ring..little devil is it really the gift you should give to your sect master" although Wang XIu Ying said that she put the ring on her finger on the right hand Wang Cang was looking at ring for a while she seem to notice something so she finally asked "Boy is it a storage ring" When Wang Xiu Ying heard the words she froze on the spot than she put some Qi inside the ring and indeed a small space of 10 cubic meter appeared in her consciousness But it was empty because the Rex had already cleaned it "This¡­..isn''t it yours" Wang Xiu Ying took out the ring immediately even if she liked the ring she knows the true value of a storage ring so she can''t take it as a gift "If you don''t want it than just sell it and use the money to buy some herbs for me" Rex waved his hands in annoyance Wang Xiu Ying looked at Wang Cang in hesitation "Just keep it" Wang Cang said Wang Xiu Ying nodded than put it back on her finger with a blooming smile After talking for a while Rex stood up walked outside the room "By the way granny I am going into seclusion for a while be sure to use that inner seed and flower before I came out of seclusion I might have something good for both of you" (Rex) Both Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying looked at Rex in shock last time when he went for hunting he broke through from Organ Tempering 5th stage to Form Synthesis peak stageAnd now Rex said that he is going into seclusion ..isn''t he going to heavens this time "Are you planning to breakthrough to Spirit King Stage" Wang Cang asked "Hmmm" Rex said than he waved his hands and a lot of blue colored crabs feel on the ground "I completed a quest with Liu Wei,Zhang Ming and Luo Ru¡­ submit it for me and give them the contribution point" (Rex) After saying that Rex left 86 Chapter 86 Rex went to the wooden house a little far away from Wang Cang''s house In the backyard of the wooden house Rex was sitting cross legged as he ran the ''Ying-Yang Sacred Lineage Cultivation Technique'' ''Rose lets breakthrough¡­ '' (Rex) When Rex ran the cultivation technique than a pure energy came out of his core bladder than it was absorbed by his Ying-Yang spiritual roots than the energy followed the route given by the cultivation technique a cultivation technique defines the routes or meridians in which spiritual Qi travels in the body every cultivation technique have its own effect and compatibility with the user Depending on the grade of the cultivation technique routes can be more complex or can increase in numbers as the cultivation base of the user increases but there are things which are common in all cultivation technique.. like All the routes defined by a cultivation technique are interconnected and after a cultivator absorbs spiritual Qi through Spiritual root than the spiritual Qi travels through all these routes than in the end they all pass through a unique route which is connected to the dantian But when Rex ran the cultivation technique this time he found out that there are two whole different set of routes and meridians in his body and both the set were not interconnected with each other at all and there complexity is like tree routes buried inside the ground On further observation he found out that one set of route is starting from the right side of his Ying-Yang Spiritual root than after moving through whole body and without connecting with the second set of route and in the end it was connected to the right side of his dantian And the second set of route was the mirror inversion of the first set of route starting from the left side of the spiritual route and in the end it was connected to the left side of the dantian Rex''s body and cultivation technique defied all common sense of the other cultivation technique of a normal cultivator ''What if I am different.. I am still human after all''(Rex) [Yellow-Tier Carbonite Human to be exact] "¡­" (Rex) Rex did not talk any nonsense and focused on his cultivation again When the energy traveled through the spiritual route according to the route provided by the cultivation technique Rex''s Qi attribute started to change The energy traveled from the first set and when it moved to the dantian its color changed into pale golden color it looked like a golden fog has entered in his dantian When the golden fog entered his dantian he felt a surging heat coming from it like a flame was hidden inside the the golden fog ''This.. Its Yang attribute..its too pure..wait..that is..''(Rex) When Rex was just focusing on the golden fog he noticed a dark black fog coming from the left side of his dantian when the black fog appeared the temperature on its side started to decrease like a cold Qi penetrated his body This black fog gave Rex a chilling feeling ''Dark attribute.no..this fog have cold Qi like feeling¡­its Pure Ying attribute¡­. How rare I encountered the third possibility even when it had the least probability of happening¡­. But its good the dual variants of Yang and Ying attribute worth this risk'' (Rex) When the golden fog and the black fog came in contact it was like the confrontation of the flame and ice and their confrontation was not only in the dantian but the whole body because the 1st set of routes contained the pure Yang attribute Qi which gave the body a warm feeling but the 2nd set contained pure Ying QI which gave the body a cool feeling and all these confrontation changed Rex''s body in a battlefield Rex spurted out a mouth full of blood but he did not stop the cultivation technique because if the Yang and Ying Qi stopped moving in his body and than they will repel each other to an extent where his body will explode [due to certain actions you obtained the skill ''Lesser Heat Resistance(Lvl 1)''] [due to certain actions you obtained the skill ''Lesser Cold Resistance(Lvl 1)''] [go on you are a just a little far away] Although all this happened but Rex was not surprised because Rose already told him about it ¡­after all if you want greater benefit than you will need to take greater risks Soon the dantian of Rex had cracks all over it than it started to break Rex''s eyes became red Suddenly under the force produced by Ying and Yang attributes confrontation the cracks on the inside of dantian increased and its shape began to change like it was mutating and was trying to adapt to the new changes happening inside it ''Its time'' (Rex) Rex used the used SE points to heal the dantian and due to which the cracks in the dantian began to disappear but according to his commands Rose didn''t restore the original shape of the dantian nor did it tried to stop its mutation but helped it in transforming The process was very slow that''s why few hours passed just like that Now the dantian''s was successfully transformed its right side was occupied by the golden fog and the left side was occupied by the black fog and a thin film of muscles was separating both of them, it was like kidneys The muscle film is thin but its resistance was high like its one side was resistant to Yang attributes and the other side was resistant to Ying attributes And finally the confrontation inside Rex''s dantian come to an end Although the confrontation in his body was still going on but with time his body started to adapt to the changes and with the help of Limit-Break his body finally adapted Now that Rex had cleared the hurdles it was not a problem for him to breakthrough and in few minutes he achieved breakthrough [Level Up] 87 Chapter 87 even after Rex reached Spirit King 1st stage he did not stop but leveled up continuously with the interval of one to two hour each [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] One day passed like that¡­ Next day¡­. Rex opened his eyes When Rex looked around he found out that black mud like substance was stuck all over his body ''This.. My body still had so much impurities''(Rex) [the human body is full of mysteries you try to solve one and two more will appear] ''I know'' (Rex) Ding.. [required conditions met] [player can evolve once again.. Would you like to take the opportunity: Take/Skip] ''Is my head kicked by a donkey so that I would refuse¡­.off course take it'' (Rex) [the new evolution tree has been unlocked please choose..] Rex wanted to check the list right now but when the stench coming from the impurities on his body assaulted his nose he reluctantly closed the holographic window ''Lets first take a bath first'' (Rex) a bath is a rare thing even for a sect, normally everyone either use water from wells to take a bath or they directly go to the river The river closes to white moon sect is 30 miles away in Eastern Forest Rex flew towards the direction of the river On the way Rex checked his status ''Status'' (Rex) [Title: Genius Player: Rex Andrews/Ye Tian HP: 10070/10070|reg 65/s Ying Qi: 25000/25000|reg 99/s Yang Qi: 25000/25000|reg 99/s Age: 1 month 25 days Race: Yellow-Tier Carbonite Human Cultivation stage: Spirit King peak stage Exp: 100000/100000 Stored Exp: 5.6M Bloodline: Rex''s Lineage Physique: Black-Diamond Physique (Dark attribute) STR: 954 WIS: 615 AGI: 789 INT: 1900 VIT: 1021 END: 1350 DEF: 1701 LUC: A+ Status Point: 45 SE Points: 9.1k Traits: Bat-Wings, Extreme-Flexibility, Limit-Break, Spider-Sense, Shadow-Leap Active Skills \u003c\u003e Passive Skills \u003c\u003e Bloodline Ability \u003c\u003e Psychic Ability \u003c\u003e Physique Ability \u003c\u003e Talent Unknown State: Healthy, Energetic] ''Dafukk its like I have two dantians and all of my status is almost doubled''(Rex) It didn''t too long for Rex to reach the river When Rex saw his reflection in the river he was slightly startled his skin had become more soft and was shining when it came in contact with the sunlight ''See Rose I am becoming more and more handsome¡­ and look at those old farts they were looking like they just came out of their grave'' (Rex) [off course you would look younger and handsome.. When your life span increases with your cultivation base Its just not you but same for everyone its just those old man have already used most of their life essence] Rex took a long bath in the river than finally decided to allocate his statue points in his status ''Put 15 in Wisdom and the rest into intelligence'' (Rex) [allocating status points¡­.] "Shit..ahh..ahh..hu" (Rex) This time Rex felt long lost headache from allocating status points [Limit-Break activated your overall WIS is increased 5% permanently] [Limit-Break activated your overall INT is increased 9% permanently] [Pain Resistance(Lvl 4)\u003e\u003e\u003ePain Resistance (Lvl max)] [the skill ''Pain Resistance'' has been advanced to ''Pain Nullification''] [Mini-Description: with the help of pain nullification you can directly nullify 60% of your total physical pain] After a while the pain disappeared [status point allocated] [Congratulation¡­ due to player having high INT, WIS and because of the presence of Mind Arts you acquired ''Geokinesis''] [Congratulation¡­ due to player having high INT, WIS and because of the presence of Mind Arts you acquired ''Fast Clock''] ''Huh¡­ new names..let see.. Appraisal'' (Rex) [Geokinesis:- Type: Psychic Grade: Ungraded Description: This is the ability can psychically manipulate earth it means one with the ability can freely move earth, at will In addition one can psychically alter earth''s texture, density, fluidity, temperature and the like, at will Cool down: None Cost: None] The description was short but it had started a tsunami in Rex''s head ''No no no maybe I am just over thinking it lets try it first'' Rex took a long breath than exhaled slowly than he looked at the ground and trees around him Rex felt a deep connection with the earth like it was his own limb After observing the connection for a while Rex raised his hand ''Geokinesis'' (Rex) Suddenly the ground in front of Rex wiggled like jelly than it changed its shape it rose like a mountain than its shape started to change again In few second a big humanoid shaped statue made of earth was standing in front of Rex ''Damn¡­ it fees like if I want than just by changing its density and texture I can make it hard as iron¡­.. Wait like that can''t I a make a whole building in seconds Rose start a operation to make a blueprint of a small 4 story building which matches with my taste'' (Rex) [starting operation.....] [operation started] After that Rex snapped his fingers and the giant golem like statue fell and mixed with the ground like it was never there Than Rex focused on the other skill ''Now lets see what this ''Fast Clock'' is'' (Rex) 88 Chapter 88 [Fast Clock:- Type: Psychic Grade: Ungraded Description: This skill increases the user''s thinking speed by 10 times for 5 seconds But it does not affects the body''s movement speed This skill''s cool down time depends on the user''s cultivation base Cool down: 1 hr Cool: None] ''This ones a little confusing..lets try it'' (Rex) ''Fast Clock'' (Rex) Suddenly when Rex used the skill he felt that his head became a little heavy when he tried to move his body he found out that his movements were too slow about 10 times slow compared to his original speed When Rex was just thinking his eyes landed on a bird flying in the sky At that time Rex narrowed his eyes on that bird The bird was too slow and it was not only her flying speed¡­ the bird was flapping her wings very slow too that it looked like she was stuck at one place in the sky ''Fukkk¡­ so this is what it meant by increasing the thinking speed by 10 times¡­.now the whole world including my own body became 10 times slow in my vision No its not that simple.. My calculation and analyzing speed is on another level..no not level its a completely different league'' (Rex) When Rex was just observing these things the skill self deactivated because its time limit was over Using this skill gave Rex a slight headache but it was bearable ''hehe..Rose I was thinking if we are going to make a private building than a swimming pool is a must'' (Rex) [what do you want to do] White Moon Sect is just 30 miles away from here if we make a small underground tunnel from the river to the sect than we won''t have to come here every time to take a bath [good idea I will mark the shortest way back to the sect on Mimi-Map] Rex jumped in the river than swam to the bottom of the river ''Geokinesis'' (Rex) A hole big enough for an adult man to go inside appeared in front of Rex Rex entered the hole than checked his position on the Mini-Map and expanded the tunnel according to the path marked by Rose ...¡­.. White Moon Sect¡­ Sect Master Hall¡­ Wang Xiu Ying was sitting on a chair and looking through the paper on the table.. She had already used the potion made from the beast blood flower normally it takes more than two days to absorb the the medicinal effect of such herb but after Rex refined it into a potion form it became very easy for her to absorb it in just one day When Wang Xiu Ying was still arranging papers on the table ..knock..knock.. Suddenly she heard knocking sound coming from the door "Come in" (Wang Xiu Ying) Elder Wu came running inside the hall He looked a little exited "This old man greets the sect master" (Elder Wu) "Oh what happened" (Rex) "Sect Master have you heard the news about the beast blood flower" Elder Wu asked with a exited expression "hehe I already know" Wang Xiu Ying said with a grin " You know?" Elder Wu gasped in surprise "Off course I do¡­ when everyone was fighting a man in disguise stole the beast blood flower right" Wang Xiu Ying said with a smile She wanted to see the surprised expression of Elder Wu but when she looked at him she found out that Elder Wu''s expression was somewhat weird "Eh.. Did this not happened" (Wang Xiu Ying) Elder Wu shook his head sideways "Than.. " (Wang Xiu Ying) "According to what I heard a lot of people from different influences and sect including Puppet Sect went to get the beast blood flower but¡­ no one came back" Elder WU said solemnly "What..what do you mean no one came back" Wang Xiu Ying was shocked "It means even after the time of blood beast flower''s blooming passed no one came back and When other people went to check on them than what they find out was very hard to believe even for me¡­ they were all dead" (Elder Wu) "All dead?" Wang Xiu Ying thought she heard it wrong She already knew few of the people who went to get the blood beast flower and most of them had reached Form Synthesis peak stage and were just one step away from the Spirit King stage All of them were powerhouse of different sect who are aloof and remote She knows that if even half of them attack the White Moon Sect together than it will be hard on them But now they all died who had the guts to go against so many at once when she though about it than she looked at the jade ring in her hand "That''s not all I heard, I also heard that most of the dead bodies were buried in the ground and the battle destroyed a big part of the coral reef mountain but the most shocking part is that Some people found out some torn pieces of a human body which were releasing dark attribute Qi" Elder Wu said with excitement "Wait attribute Qi.. And dark attribute Qi at that" Wang Xiu Ying seem to realize something She looked at the green jade ring in her hand she seem to understand the origin of the ring Normally Puppet Sect never dispatches a Spirit King for such things¡­ Even when the sect master of Puppet Sect wanted her to be one of his women he did not used a Spirit King because no Spirit King would want to do such things themselves after all it also affects their reputation He himself did not made a move because of reputation but he did send few Form Synthesis stage cultivator to fight from time to time He did not asked them to kidnap her or take her forcibly away from her sect because what he really wanted was not just her but the whole sect under her command And he was already using the same trick on other sect too As for Chang Jong making a move for beast blood flower it was his own decision to get the beast blood flower and ask a pill refining master to concate a pill to improve his foundation "Right it was the torn body part of the Spirit King and in Eastern Continent only Puppet Sect''s Spirit King uses dark attribute Qi According to a wise old man the Spirit King''s body was destroyed by a single attack.. " (Elder Wu) if Rex was here he would probably say that this wise old man have the potential to become the next Sherlock Holmes Elder Wu was very exited when he said all this it was like he did it all this not Rex but when he saw the strange expression of Wang Xiu Ying He thought she did not understood so he continued "Sect Master are you not happy¡­ isn''t it a good new that a powerhouse who can easily crush the Spirit King of Puppet Sect without fear has appeared in Eastern Continent" Elder Wu asked Wang Xiu Ying opened her mouth but she didn''t know what to say for a while 89 Chapter 89 Rex was still making a underground water tunnel ''so this is the spot'' (Rex) [correct you are just below courtyard of the wooden cottage you used to breakthrough] suddenly a hole appeared in the courtyard of the wooden cottage than a stream of water came out of the hole and than the hole grew bigger and bigger Rex came out of the hole than snapped his fingers and the hole goy closed ''is the blueprint ready'' (Rex) [wait for a few more minutes i need to make changes to add a swimming pool in it] Rex then looked at his wet clothes so he went inside the cottage yo change his clothes ''lets see if granny was able to get any benefits from the beast blood flower'' (Rex) Rex walked to the Wang Cang''s house which was also his current place to stay "Rex" when he was just about to go in he heard Wang Cang''s voice and looked in the direction the voice came from he saw that Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Wing were walking towards him Wang Cang was walking in the front and Wang Xiu Ying was following her from behind although Wang Cang became young she was still wearing loose clothes like before she focuses on comfort instead of beauty but it did not hided her charm as for Wang Xiu Ying she was wearing a long white dress which covered her whole body including her waist Rex than noticed that Wang Cang looked a little angry and Wang Xiu Ying appeared to be a little anxious she was even signaling him to go away from behind Wang Cang ''huh.. did i do anything bad these days¡­ wasn''t i living like a normal person these days'' (Rex) [if you are normal than everyone in this world is abnormal] "¡­" (Rex) "Rex i want to ask you something" Wang Cang said without changing her expression Rex wanted to speak but Wang Xiu Ying interrupted her "Rex did you breakthrough to Spirit King" Wang Xiu Ying asked hurriedly when Wang Cang heard it her expression finally softened a smile appeared on her face she asked in excitement "Boy did you really breakthrough" (Wang Cang) "eh.." Rex said as he raised his right hand and a golden fog came out of it "is it rare light attribute no this also have a warm sensation" (Wang Cang) "its Yang attribute" (Rex) "huh..isn''t Yang a type of attribute how can it became an attribute itself" she asked in confusion Rex could only smile at her question but than a mischievous smile appeared on his face suddenly the golden fog coming form his hand stopped and a black fog started to come out of it "this is dark attribute" Wang Cang frowned she did not had a good impression of the people who used dark attribute because according to the knowledge she obtained until now all the ones that used dark attribute are evil cultivators "no its Ying attribute¡­. we can''t call it dark attribute because dark attribute is just a small component of it after all it also have cold attribute and the like and Yang attribute too is like that it is consist of Yang type of attribute to make a perfect combination" Rex explained it to her in the most simple way he could think off as for how he got them he can''t explain that to her and according to his understanding of Wang Cang she won''t pressure him to tell either hearing Rex''s words she finally relaxed ''sigh.. its good Teacher forgot about that'' (Wang Xiu Ying) "by the way granny you seemed angry when you came here" Rex asked ''this idiot'' (Wang Xiu Ying) when Wang Cang heard Rex''s words she seem to remember something but she already lost her momentum so she tried to make the angry expression again and looked at Rex "Boy did you kill all the ones who came for Beast Blood Flower" she asked Rex was startled after he heard her question but before he could reply Wang Cang spoke again "Listen Boy its good that you have gained strength to even defeat a Spirit King but with strength comes responsibilities" (Wang Cang) ''did granny worked in marvel'' (Rex) "even if they were bad people you killed everyone for just a herb, it was fine if you would have just killed those who tried to kill you or harm you but you killed everyone it means you don''t understand the value of life.. even when you kill a killer the number of killer in the world remains same" (Wang Cang) ''yeah but what if i kill 1000 killers¡­ than the number of killers in the world change.. wouldn''t it'' (Rex) Wang Cang scolded Rex for a long time but Rex didn''t got angry he only felt warmth inside his heart it was not because he loved being scolded but the fact that Wang Cang still sees him like her own grandson even after Rex became a Spirit King and she was still a Form Synthesis stage cultivator [Rex your heartbeat is a little fast are you feeling uncomfortable] ''hmm just ignore it'' (Rex) after Wang Cang spoke for a while and saw that Rex did not interrupted her she stopped scolding ''did i scolded him too much¡­ after all he is still a child'' Wang Cang felt a little bad in her heart "little Boy you won''t do it again do you understand" her voice became softer as she said that "granny did i even said that i killed them" Rex said with a sad expression "huh but.. but they all died and you came so didn''t you kill them" Wang Cang asked in a doubtful tone "when i went to get the herb i was already late and when i reached that place i found that the Spirit King and his two follower from Puppet Sect had already killed everyone at that place and how could i who have such high morals like granny could kill so many people like that" Rex said as he placed his hand on his chest it looked like he was really hurt by her words "this .. is that really true" Wang Cang asked in a very low tone "i only hided it because i though you will feel bad for the ones who died that''s why i did not tell you but to think you would doubt me" Rex said as he wiped the non-existent tear from the corner of his eyes Wang Cang felt a sudden sense of guilt 90 Chapter 90 when Wang Xiu Ying saw that she really admired Rex''s acting skills as for believing his words she did not even though about it when Elder Wu told her about the incident she immediately called Luo Ru and had a long talk with her that''s why she knew that even after the land slide occurred they still heard some miserable cries and sound of a ongoing battle but from what Rex said when he reached coral reef mountain only the Spirit King and its two followers were alive which was clearly a lie but Wang Cang did not know that much the second she heard that Rex killed many people without blinking an eye she decided to give Rex a good lecture and did not ask for the whole story Wang Xiu Ying also didn''t expected that Wang Cang would react like that she wanted to tell her that Rex had become strong and that he lied to them but Wang Cang saw things at a whole different angle that''s why she regretted telling her everything and that''s why she wanted her to forget this thing [Act(Lvl 4)\u003e\u003e\u003eAct(Lvl 5)] ''what¡­ Lvl 5 isn''t it should be Lvl max'' (Rex) [Lvl 5 is max limit for only Common grade skills Act is an Uncommon grade skills its limit is Lvl 10] ''than does Rare grade have Lvl 20 as upper limit'' (Rex) [no Rare grade have Lvl 15 as upper limit¡­. its like that] [Common(Lvl 5)\u003e\u003eUncommon(Lvl 10)\u003e\u003eRare(Lvl 15)\u003e\u003e ?? ] ''what comes after Rare'' (Rex) [you will know when you will gain a skill of that level] ''humph¡­ trying to me mysterious'' (Rex) "and¡­ Xiu Ying you should be more careful when making assumption because of the wrong assumption i scolded little Rex for something he didn''t even do" Wang Cang started to scold Wang Xiu Ying "i.." Wang Xiu Ying wanted to speak but than she hear a familiar voice in her head Wang Xiu Ying gave Rex an angry look "its alright granny let her go this time i don''t think she did it on purpose" Rex showed his kind and honest side "good my little Boy is so mature" Wang Cang patted Rex''s head ''this feels awkward'' (Rex) [from where i see it you are quite enjoying it] "wait i have something for both of you" (Rex) both Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying looked towards him in confusion ''Rose send granny a friend request'' (Rex) [physical contact is needed for sending friend request] Rex quickly grabbed Wang Cang''s hand although she did not understood Rex''s action but she did not resisted ''now send granny a friend request'' (Rex) [sending friend request to the target requires 10 SE points: Yes/No] ''Yes'' (Rex) when Wang Cang was still thinking about what Rex wanted to do she felt an unknown energy entering her body through Rex''s hand and entered her consciousness than a notification popped up in front of her eyes [would you like to accept Rex''s friend request: Yes/No] when the notification suddenly popped up in front of her eyes she was taken aback but after few seconds she calmed down because although it was something new in her eyes she didn''t knew its true value ''after i reached Spirit King peak stage the range of Friend List is increased from 100 miles to 2000 miles so i think its the right time to use it'' (Rex) "don''t worry granny its just a simple illusion which was formed after i made you hallucinate....never mind you won''t understand it¡­ for now just try to tap on Yes" Rex said Wang Cang nodded and tried to tap on yes although when she tried to touch it the holographic window disappeared but she suddenly felt that the same mysterious energy like before entered her body from Rex''s hand and than ended up in her consciousness it felt like a spiritual imprint was formed in her sea of consciousness "now granny try to imagine about the thing you just saw" (Rex) when Wang Cang just thought about the thing from before, a new holographic window appeared in front of her [Server Holder: Rex Andrews Client: Wang Cang Status: Online] "with it you can talk to me as long as i am not too far away" Rex said with a smile "what are you guys talking about" Wang Xiu Ying asked curiously "don''t you see it" Wang Cang asked as she pointed at the Holographic window Wang Xiu Ying looked around in confusion because she did not found any thing in front of Wang Cang "granny as i said this is just like a simple hallucination for you so others can''t see it wait let me add you too" (Rex) Rex than grabbed her hand and also send her a friend request she also got shocked at first but than Rex explained to her and Wang Cang how to use it [Server Holder: Rex Andrews Client: Wang Xiu Ying Status: Online] ''Rose it would work as long as they do not remove the soul imprint from their sea of consciousness right'' (Rex) [at their current cultivation base they should not be able to remove it even if they want to so it should be fine after all we used 10 SE points to make that spiritual imprint] "Rex can we only use it to talk to you can''t we talk to each other i mean can i use it to talk to teacher too" Wang Xiu Ying asked curiously "hmm i can make it work like that but listen its range depends on my cultivation base that''s why its so big but if you use it to talk to one another when i am here than its fine even if you are far away from each other but if i am not here than the range would depend on your own cultivation base and one more thing you can''t add people in Friend List only i can do that as for why you can''t afford the price" Rex stated bluntly ''10 SE point is nothing for me but it is different for others even if i was able to give them this function than they will waste a part of their soul to just send a friend request and because it is their soul they will suffer from backlash and a critical damage to soul'' (Rex) although Wang Xiu Ying was dissatisfied with Rex''s word but she didn''t refute and still focused on her new source of entertainment 91 Chapter 91 Ding¡­ [operation completed¡­] [blueprint added to Blueprint Shop] "now both of you follow me i will show you something good" (Rex) Rex said with a smile and walked back to the wooden cottage Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying looked at each other then followed behind Rex soon all three of them came to the wooden cottage Rex flexed his muscles than he sat on one knee and placed both of his hands on the ground Rex thsn used 35 points to install the blueprint in his memory ¡­.than a very detailed 3D holographic model appeared in his sea of consciousness Rex closed his eyes and took a long breadth than exhaled .ssssaaaaaaa..fuuuuuuu.. Rex slowly opened his eyes and looked at the wooden cottage in front ''Geokinesis'' (Rex) suddenly the ground beneath the wooden cottage trembled than it changes shape than a hill suddenly appeared out of the ground and penetrated the wooden house from below it got directly destroyed and thrown apart than the hill kept rising until it was tall enough to be even seen by the people in core disciple courtyard area and sect elder courtyard at that time Elder Wu''s Courtyard,,,, Elder Wu was just having a tea with other elders as he was just bragging about the mysterious powerhouse who smashed the Spirit King of Puppet Sect there were four people in the courtyard including Elder Wu three men and one woman were sitting on four side of the small square shaped wooden table "Elder Wu are you sure it was not just a rumor" the middle aged woman on the right side of Elder Wu asked "off course i had made sure its true i asked from different people and all of them had the same answer" Elder Wu said with confidence "hmm if its true than won''t it cause a conflict between that powerhouse and the Puppet Sect" a old man said as he rubbed his white beard with his hand the middle aged man sitting in front of Elder Wu nodded in agreement to the old man sitting at his right "its good if it causes a conflict i hope the powerhouse is very strong and he destroy the Puppet Sect than my White Moon Sect can finally rise" Elder Wu said as he drank the tea "..it..it rose" the middle aged man widened his eyes in shock "no no it will rise it hadn''t rose yet" Elder Wu shook his head "no that''s.. not what i¡­.just look there" the middle aged man pointed above Elder Wu''s head everyone looked in the direction where the middle aged man pointed only to doubt there eyes a tall tower like hill appeared out of nowhere and not only that it was moving ..its shape was changing to form a building, with time not only its height increased but its breadth and width increased too resulting in the destruction of nearby houses the blueprint was designed according to Rex''s taste that''s why the height of each room was more than normal height of a room and had a different structure and design on every floor resulting in making the overall height of the building to catch up to a 6 story building "this.. Elder Wu you didn''t mixed anything weird in the tea" the middle aged man asked in suspicion the other two also stared at Elder Wu "what are you saying and even if i had mixed something in it than why the hell would i drink it myself" Elder Wu shouted but he was still looking at the the hill which now had a shape similar to a building the other three nodded "this.. isn''t it coming from the area where Sect Ancestor live" the old man suddenly spoke when he said that the other three also noticed "should we go check it" the middle aged man said "don''t joke around except sect master no one is allowed to go to that place" the woman said "don''t worry when i have the chance i will ask sect master about it for now lets just look and see what happens" Elder Wu said on other side¡­.. under Rex''s control the building''s shape was constantly changing form inside and outside although it was just made of mixture of soil and stones but under the effect of Geokinesis it became harder as rocks but Rex was not satisfied he not only made it more harder but also made beautiful design and pattern to decorate it ''now lets add the connection between the water tunnel and the swimming pool in basement and we are done'' Rex thought than he wiped out the sweat on his forehead after a few minutes he stood up and looked at the 4 story building in front the whole building had light brown color because of the soil it was made of but if its color was ignored than it was really a top notch building it also had a beautiful pattern of many charming and exquisite women performing a folk dance together on the outer wall and it was very detailed even the jewels and curves on their body were visible it was simply the work of an artist ''good ..to think you even copied the pattern in the photos of ancient Indian temples it really looks good.. buddy you definitely know my taste'' (Rex) Rex looked toward Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying for praise but their eyes were still glued on the building "Granny" (Rex) hearing Rex''s voice Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying snapped out of their thoughts and looked towards Rex than they looked at each other and sighed.. 92 Chapter 92 "what''s that expression mean shouldn''t you be happy i made you such a good house" Rex puffed his cheeks like a kid "teacher someday if you found more grandson like that in the forest than tell me in advance so that i can go into seclusion my Dao heart can''t take so much pressure" Wang Xiu Ying sighed Wang Cang smiled bitterly never in her wildest dread did she thought that after she will save a small child in the forest and bring him back to the sect than in just two months he will show her things she never saw or thought of in her whole live until now "hmph.. country bumpkins you get surprised on everything you see" Rex snorted 2 People "¡­" "now don''t waste time didn''t i said i will show you something interesting come follow me" Rex said as he opened the big dark brown door of the building "wait didn''t you showed it just now" Wang Xiu Ying said as she pointed at the building she had a feeling that the real show was still not here "what are you talking about just follow me" Rex entered the building there was a big round hall with a stone table in the center there were stone chairs around it and on the ceiling there was a picture of a big eastern style dragon the hall had circular shape and on left and right there were stairs to the second floor and on the opposite side of the main door there was another stone door but it was smaller door everything inside the hall was made of either stone or soil and there was no light but it did not stop them from seeing everything Rex walked to the door on the other side of the room than opened it on the other side of the room were stairs that led to underground Rex took out a torch than lit it to give a clear view to everyone than all three of them walked downstairs, the stairs were not straight but had a U turn which let them under the first floor "to think you even made a basement but why" (Wang Xiu Ying) "you will soon know" (Rex) when they reached the basement they realized that the basement was bigger than the hall above it, it was not circular but had four plain walls on four sides there were many stone pillars in the corner of the basement and a big rectangular shaped swimming pool was present in the center of the basement "granny how is it" Rex asked with a smirk "a pond" Wang Xiu Ying exclaimed ''as i said country bumpkin'' (Rex) "no" Wang Cang shook her head ''good at least granny is ..'' (Rex) "its a rectangular pond" (Wang Cang) ''never mind'' (Rex) "Rex where did you get the water to make the pond" (Wang Cang) "nothing special i just made a small underground tunnel from the river in eastern forest to here" (Rex) Wang Cang was about to exclaim but when she though about all the things Rex did it was indeed nothing special "now comes the main part" Rex snapped his fingers and a stone stool appeared out of the ground "is there still something left" (Wang Xiu Ying) "hmm if it is successful than your cultivation base will get a big boost" Rex said as he rubbed his non existent beard ''hmph.. trying to be mysterious'' although Wang Xiu Ying thought that she still said "can you really do it" (Wang Xiu Ying) "leave it to me but it requires great focus and concentration so granny you wait in the hall i will give her cultivation base a good boost and it will also help her in removing hidden impurities from her body which may help in improving her water body Physique but if i lose focus than it might cause a problem so granny leave us alone for a while" Rex said with a grin Wang Xiu Ying was exited when she heard Rex words but when she saw him smiling while looking at her whole body she had a hunch if Wang Cang left than she may became a full fledged woman before she will leave the building Wang Cang nodded and was about to go outside but Wang Xiu Ying grabbed her hand "Teacher don''t go you need to be here or i don''t want the cultivation boost" Wang Xiu Ying said with pleading eyes "this.." Wang Cang gave Rex a helpless look "sigh fine.. you little sheep is really naughty i will take care of you later on but for now now come and sit here" Rex pointed at the stool Wang Xiu Ying obediently sat there but she kept looking at Wang Cang from time to time for fear of her leaving her behind with Rex "good now¡­ remove your clothes" Rex said with a straight face 2 People "¡­" "you pervert i knew it you are just fooling around" Wang Xiu Ying stood up in anger Wang Cang shook her head, she did not mind even if they both became a pair but she was really embarrassed of both of them always flirting around like that in front of her so like always she choose to behave like she didn''t heard anything "cough..cough let me correct my words i need to touch your bare back to do it and clothes are a hindrance" Rex maintained his straight face Wang Xiu Ying looked at Rex with still angry but flushed face apparently not believing his words "Boy.. is it true" (Wang Cang) "off course it is" (Rex) Wang Cang looked at Wang Xiu Ying she thought for a while than said in gentle voice "Little girl even if he looks old he is still a child showing the bare back to him is nothing to be ashamed off and he is still doing it for you and its just showing bare back ¡­right" Wang Cang persuaded ''he and kid¡­ if you give him some time than he can give you an army of kids'' (Wang Xiu Ying) Wang Xiu Ying looked at Wang Cang for a while than nodded after some hesitation 93 Chapter 93 "you look at the other side" Wang Xiu Ying said to Rex Rex nodded than placed the torch on a torch stand on the pillar and turned his head in the direction opposite to them although Rex was looking at the wall his ears were fully open when he heard the sound of the clothes sliding down her skin he barely held himself from looking behind "You..can look" Wang Xiu Ying''s voice came from behind Rex turned around to look at her the milky white skin of Wang Xiu Ying was fully exposed in Rex''s vision she just removed the upper half of her white dress to expose her back only Rex could see that instead of bra a white strip was wrapped around her chest which covered her chest ''this is the most beautiful women''s back i have ever seen'' (Rex) [actually this is the only real women''s back you have even seen] "..." (Rex) Rex walked near her Wang Xiu Ying was sitting with her hands crossed in front of her chest with her head down but Rex could still see her red ears which showed how embarrassed she was right now Rex wanted to jump and press her down right now but when he looked at Wang Cang standing on the side he held back ''principles Rex principles¡­ woman can be only be loved not forced..sigh see old man i am still l following your principles'' (Rex) Rex took a long breadth than placed his hands on her back just above the white strips when Rex''s hand touched her back Xiu Ying''s body trembled, she felt a little dear jumping in her heart it was the first time in her life that she let a man touch her bare body and knowing Rex''s personality she knew this moment will be remembered by him for future teasing "relax your body and use your cultivation technique to absorb the energy i sent to your body understood and remember don''t get careless if you felt even slight discomfort in your body than tell me to stop or it may become dangerous for you" Rex said in a serious tone after she heard his voice she relaxed her body a little than slightly nodded her head to indicate that she understood ''Rose start'' (Rex) [starting Exp transfer....] Xiu Ying felt a very pure energy entering her body after a slight surprise she ran her cultivation technique and absorbed it [Target''s 1st Level Up Successful] it was less than a minute and she achieved breakthrough although after she used beast blood flower she was sure she could breakthrough in few months but to her surprise after she absorbed the energy coming from Rex she achieved breakthrough in just few seconds [Target''s 2nd Level Up Successful] Wang Cang on the side was shocked by what she saw although Wang Xiu Ying''s innate talent is good but directly breakthrough two times like that it was too much she than looked at Rex and her heart warmed it didn''t took a genius to realize that it was his doing and according to Wang Cang''s understanding such technique which can increase other''c cultivation base will definitely require the user to pay a high price that''s why when she saw that how far Rex could go for them her eyes became a little moist and Rex also noticed it because of his Spider-Sense but he chose to focus on Xiu Ying right now because if he lose focus than it can really hurt her and no one would want that to happen Xiu Ying''s whole body was now covered in sweat but it was not just normal sweat it was a little black in color because of the impurities mixed in it [Target''s 3rd Level Up Successful] after the third breakthrough Wang Xiu Ying''s finally felt her muscles gone sore so she stopped cultivating "its my limit" she said softly after she said that Rex stopped the Exp transfer Wang Xiu Ying was very happy this time after all she breakthrough from Form Synthesis 6th stage to Form Synthesis peak stage in one stage when she was just thinking about it she felt a bad smell assaulting her nose when she looked down she found a stinky black liquid stuck on her skin she instantly understood that it was impurities but than she realized that there were two more people here who could also smell she suddenly tried to wear her dress and stand at the same time but than she felt her legs sore and she fell but than a hand grabbed her waist and pulled her back "you smell like you did not bath for a month" Rex said with a smile "bastard go die somewhere" She said with a red face than she tried to stand on her own but Rex lifted her in a princess carry and walked near the swimming pool "a dirty girl needs to be cleaned" Rex said with a meaningful smile Wang Xiu Ying was about to refute but than she noticed Rex carrying her near swimming pool and combined with what he said just now she had a bad felling so she looked at Rex with pleading eyes "no" (Wang Xiu Ying) "yes" Rex said with a smile than threw her in the pool ¡­Sppllaaaassshhh¡­.. Xiu Ying fell in the pool without any resistance "hahahaha.. its the payback for before" Rex laughed whole heatedly "Rex you bastard i fight with you" Xiu Ying collected water in her hands and threw it at Rex Rex was about to use Telekinesis to stop the water but suddenly he was dumbstruck his eyes were wide open he even ignored the water that fell on him "pink cherry" Rex said subconsciously Xiu Ying got confused "little girl your clothes"Wang Can hurriedly said Xiu Ying suddenly looked at her chest the white strips wrapped around her chest became wet and her skin was slightly visible, she hurriedly covered her chest and hid her body under water than she looked at Rex who was looking at her with a grin and she understood earlier Rex was not looking at her face "pervert you will die someday" She said than she swam to the dark side of swimming pool she wasn''t worried about a change clothes after all she now had a storage ring as a woman it will be weird if she won''t have an extra set of clothes with he 94 Chapter 94 "Boy it won''t have a too bad effect on you would it" Wang Cang asked with some concern in her eyes "sigh¡­ granny you still don''t understand me i am the type who wants to get maximum output with minimum input i won''t do something which i would not like or the thing which will not benefit me so if i give you something than take it without thinking too much i won''t give you something that i do not have in advance" Rex said bluntly Wang Cang was filled with emotions she wanted to say a lot of things to Rex but than she shook her hear than looked at him "Boy, i am proud of you" Wang Cang smiled and patted his shoulder When Rex heard her words he felt like his chest tightened and like something got struck in his throat On Earth he was picked by Jonathan Andrew from streets when he was 7 year old, Jonathan Andrew can barely be called a rich person he only had one kid which was James Andrews when Jonathan adopted Rex, he gave Rex his surname since Rex joined the family he tried his best to get the approval of Jonathan in study even when he joined school late it only took him one year to stand at the top of the class he never asked Jonathan for money and did some part time job instead Jonathan knew it and always treated Rex like his own kid and supported Rex in whatever he wanted to do, later Rex discovered the secrets of Virtual Technology and worked on it, time passed and he was very close in achieving success.. he thought¡­.just a little more and the whole word will know my name how happy will this old man feel at that time but time never stops for anyone Jonathan was old he died even in his last moment he held Rex''s hand and asked him to take care of his big brother because Jonathan knew James''s nature he was impulsive and short tempered compared to him Rex was younger but calm and responsible person when Rex invented VR Tech and obtained Noble Prize he became famous all over the world he was asked by many research organisation to come and help in many new scientific projects, Rex wanted to go to but if he went there than he won''t have much time to spend with James and take care of him so he refused all those offer he was always alert and had many bodyguards take care of James 24/7 to protect him from any danger but he forgot about his own protection, he was not able to see the darkness inside James''s heart and got killed by him and now Rex heard Wang Cang saying she was proud of him, when he invented VR Tech he also wanted Jonathan to say it but he was long gone when Rex and Wang Cang were talking Wang Xiu Ying came from the side she was now wearing a red dress that only exposed a little part of her waist and her hair was still weight when Rex saw her coming over he quickly suppressed his emotions and turned back to his normal self when Wang Xiu Ying looked at his side Rex winked at her he really admired her current appearance but Xiu Ying ignored him apparently she still didn''t forget what happened earlier "now granny its your turn" (Rex) Rex said with a smirk "huh me?" Wang Cang pointed at herself "what do you mean by that do you think i will only help her breakthrough not you" Rex said with an honest smile Xiu Ying also got exited it was her Teacher''s turn to feel the same thing as her so she also stepped forward "Teacher its not dangerous its really easy and it also helped me in stabilizing my cultivation base" Wang Xiu Ying grabbed her arm with both of her hands and closed her escape route "you guys sigh.. okay" Wang Cang reluctantly nodded "now you go and look at the wall" Wang Xiu Ying said to Rex "no need" Rex took out a long black cloth strip from his Inventory than he wrapped it around his eyes and blindfolded himself when Xiu Ying saw it her complexion was black "you¡­. if you had that than why did you not take it out earlier" Wang Xiu Ying asked while seething glaring at Rex "oh i just forgot about it at that time¡­.nothing else" (Rex) Xiu Ying wanted to smack his head right now but Rex was currently helping Wang Cang so she held back soon Wang Cang too took out her upper clothes and set on the stool Rex placed his hands on her back ''granny''s skin is really soft.. now she is only granny by name tch tch.. if it wasn''t for her burning blood essence than there will be a long line of pursuers behind her'' Rex thought "granny to think you didn''t get a man until today even after having such beautiful figure" Rex said "hehe.. you kid got a sweet tongue " Wang Cang said with a smile "tch tch tch what a waste of such knockout figure.. granny let me give you an offer if you don''t find a right man in the next hundred years than this Rex is always free" Rex said with a smirk "see teacher now this lecher is raising his claws towards you too" Wang Xiu Ying spoke from the side "you kid''s tongue is getting more and more sharp" Wang Cang said with a smile Rex stuck out his tongue for Wang Cang Rex now already had an important place in her heart, no matter what he says as long as he won''t go too far she won''t feel bad or angry "Teacher you are spoiling him too much" Wang Xiu Ying pouted 95 Chapter 95 "now lets get serious.. granny what type of cultivation technique you practice, do you have any elemental spirit root or general spirit root" Rex asked "if you are thinking about the attribute Qi i will get at Spirit King stage than it will be likely be wind attribute Qi because i have wind spirit root as for cultivation technique its a general cultivation technique it didn''t have any attribute support" (Wang Cang) ''she cultivated this far with a general cultivation technique¡­sigh but its good that she have wind spirit root after all it also comes in rare category spirit roots'' (Rex) soon Rex started Exp transfer but this time he was very careful because Wang Cang was already a Form Synthesis peak stage expert so she will breakthrough to Spirit King stage this time ten minutes passed just like that which was more than enough for others too breakthrough 3-4 times but converting non attribute Qi to attribute Qi takes time so Rex was not in a hurry suddenly Wang Cang''s body began to emit light green luster than weak gust of wind started to swirl around her body [Target''s 1st Level Up Successful] Wang Cang finally stepped into Spirit King stage small tornadoes began to form around her than they all spun around her but no one touched her it was like they were little kids playing with her [Target''s 2nd Level Up Successful] Wang Cang easily stepped into Spirit King 2nd stage just like Wang XIu Ying her body started to expel impurities [Target''s 3rd Level Up Successful] after she reached Spirit King 3rd stage she too felt some discomfort so she asked Rex to stop "congratulation teacher you have finally reached Spirit King 3rd stage now you can beat the shit out of this little devil" Wang Xiu Ying ran to Wang Cang in excitement "¡­" (Rex) "i don''t think this little devil is below Spirit King 3rd stage" Wang Cang said with a smile "only this dumbo cannot figure it out yet" Rex said with a smile "hmph..what if you are a little stronger its just one or two stage difference i will soon catch up to you than we will see" (Wang Xiu Ying) "i am waiting" (Rex) "by the way what is your current cultivation base" (Wang Xiu Ying) "nothing special just Spirit King peak stage.. when i became a Spirit King i got suddenly enlightened by mistake, its good that i stopped it in time and just reached Spirit King peak stage or else who knows what realm i would reach¡­.. sigh cultivation these days is so hard" Rex expressed his helplessness 2 People "¡­" "this evildoer" (Wang Xiu Ying) Wang Xiu Ying had the urge to slap Rex''s face but in the end she knew she could do nothing to him with her strength who know she might be the one to get eaten herself "granny i am going to the 4th floor yeah one more thing.. 3rd and 4th floor is mine, 2nd floor is your and 1st floor is good to spend time together" (Rex) "wait.. which one is mine" Wang Xiu Ying immediately interjected "baby is that a question you should ask my bedroom is your bedroom" Rex smirked "you shameless hoodlum¡­ i also want my personal floor" Xiu Ying stomped her feat on the ground ''do she think i am some sort of builder'' (Rex) "idiot i was just kidding the third floor is yours and one more thing don''t disturb me until its necessary" Rex said as he left "who is idiot.. you are idiot, your whole family is idiot" Wang Xiu Ying shouted from behind when Rex who just reached the door heard it he almost fell off to the ground Later in one room on the fourth floor.... Rex took out a wooden bed from his inventory and placed it in his empty room this was the bed Rex had used in Wang Cang''s house Rex sat cross legged on the bed than he slowly raised his hand and the familiar golden fog came out of his hand ''its good that i got two unique attribute and specially when they both are opposite to each other but the disadvantaged is that it is too hard to control them'' (Rex) Rex spent thirty minutes to increase his proficiency in controlling Qi and he finally got what he needed [due to certain action you obtained the skill ''Qi Manipulation''] the description of ''Qi Manipulation'' was very simple which was to increase the user''s Qi controlling proficiency Rex spend some time to level up the skill two times than went to sleep next afternoon¡­.. Rex was sitting on the bed and many metal parts of different shape and size were levitating in front of him under Rex''s control all these parts began to combine one after another and a humanoid figure began to form Rex was actually trying to make a metal puppet, a modified version of the wooden puppet used by Puppet Sect''s cultivator the metal parts of the puppet were made using Transmutate on the weapon he got from coral reef mountain ''good just a little more and it will be done'' Rex''s full focus was on the puppet the whole body of the puppet was of black color it looked like more like a ancient style knight armor than a puppet the puppet was almost complete Rex was just about to attach the head of the puppet on its body ..Knock¡­Knockkk.. the loud sound of door knocking startled Rex which made him loose focus that''s why the head of the puppet slightly turned when it was attached to the body when Rex looked at the puppet his face became dark because the puppet had his head backward ''damn my handwork now i need to set up the whole mechanism again'' (Rex) "Reexx open the door fast i have something to show you" Wang Xiu Ying''s exited voice came from outside the room "didn''t i tell you to not disturb m¡­" Rex opened the door while rubbing his forehead but the second he opened the door Xiu Ying hugged him tightly Rex froze ''am i still dreaming'' (Rex) Wang Xiu Ying didn''t waited for Rex to understand the situation she grabbed his hand and pulled him to the the basement of the building 96 Chapter 96 Rex was standing in front of the swimming pool Wang Cang was also there she was meditating on the side Wang Xiu Ying took out a torch to lighten the area but Rex stopped her ''Light Orb'' (Rex) suddenly a bright golden color ball made of light element formed on his hand and flew towards the ceiling it was too bring, bright enough to lighten the whole basement "what''s this" (Wang Xiu Ying) "nothing special just a small trick i learned yesterday i formed a spherical boll using Yang Qi than i increased the concentration of light element in it and decreased the concentration of other element... that aside what did you wanted to show me" Rex asked "about that ¡­. look" Wang Xiu Ying said as she raised her hand towards the swimming pool suddenly the water from the swimming pool flew upwards than moved towards Wang Xiu Ying and danced around her like it had life "yesterday after those hidden impurities were removed from her body this Little girl got a new ability because of her special Physique" Wang Cang explained Rex nodded under Wang Xiu Ying''s control the shape of water around her changed into a shape of a small snake and flew around her than suddenly that water snake moved towards Rex and hissed at him "hehe Rex looks like this little snake does not likes you.. but don''t worry it won''t hurt you" Wang Xiu Ying laughed towards him "hehe hurt me you say" (Rex) ''Telekinesis'' (Rex) suddenly a lot of water rose from the pool than turned into the shape of a big anaconda under Rex''s control the water anaconda flew towards the water snake and swallowed it in one bite than it went back to the swimming pool "see the problem is solved" Rex said with a smile "dirty Rex, stinky Rex go die somewhere" Wang Xiu Ying shouted than left the basement in anger "you should have at least let her enjoy her achievement" (Wang Cang) "she was basically asking for it, by the way granny is there any news on Puppet Sect''s recent movement" Rex asked "no unexpectedly they are quite calm these days.. do you want to fight Puppet Sect right now" Wang Cang asked "not now after questioning the Spirit King of Puppet Sect i found that their sect master is currently not in the Eastern Continent i want to finish it once and for all if i attack now than there is a high chance that he will escape and that''s not a good news" Rex said with a serious expression after talking for a while Rex returned to his room than started to work on the puppet again few days passed¡­ in these days Rex only worked on his Qi control and modification of Mirror-Impersonating puppet art although Rex could make different shapes with his attribute Qi now but he still was not able to gain enough control over it to make good attack skills from it One day¡­.. "Rex i have a work for you" Wang Xiu Ying came to Rex''s room with a smile "not interested" Rex had a pencil in his hand which was specialy made by him and in front of him were many white board''s hanging on the wall there were many design of different parts of puppet and the puppet itself some puppet''s design looked just like human body but their height measurement was two times of an average adult some of them even had four hand Rex was trying to improve the puppet''s working proficiency with the minimum energy input, he wanted these puppet to someday work on their own like robots who follow orders without any question and can work without getting tired Rex named this project.. Project WB which means project working bots "you what do you mean by that¡­ and you are free all day too all you do is make these drawings and they are not even beautiful" Wang Xiu Ying snorted ''sigh.. how could a monkey know the taste of ginger'' Rex shook his head and did not speak "its may be about Puppet Sect" (Wang Xiu Ying) Rex''s movement halted for a second but than he started to draw again "have you heard about black mountain bandits near blue lake town" Wang Xiu Ying continued ''sky pearl town¡­ didn''t Luo Ru said that her town is also near sky pearl lake, the names are too similar'' (Rex) "hmmm.." (Rex) "in past years the strength of black mountain bandits is increasing at a rapid speed there are even rumors that a Spirit King has appeared in the black mountain bandits" (Wang Xiu Ying) "let me guess.. that rumored Spirit King should have dark attribute Qi that''s why you think he is from Puppet Sect but why do you want to deal with it" (Rex) "correct.. as for why do we want to deal with it, its because that area comes in our territory in past years Puppet Sect have taken over many towns and villages that comes under our territory and sky pearl town is a place for many merchants to trade goods it was a safe place until now because a Form Syntheses expert was overseeing it but it looks like he can''t help it anymore so we need to do our duty and finish the black mountain bandits" (Wang Xiu Ying) every sect have their territory which is one of the source of income they collect tax in the name of protection money even when those sects are the one the common people need protection from.. although they say protection fee but those sect doesn''t actually protect them like if a disease is spread in a village than they won''t cure it but will directly wipe out the whole village by burning it its just like gangsters on earth but the only difference here is that common people did not even have someone to rely on like police or government off course there are exception like White Moon Sect which actually fulfill their duty and only take enough money from those people that it won''t have any bad effect on their lifestyle ''hmm if i go than the project WB will be delayed'' (Rex) [its better to go and have a look ..after all we didn''t had a breakthrough in the project WB for a while now ..after destroying mountain bandits we will at least have more raw material to continue making new puppet''s reference model] "you know if i am correct that Form Synthesis expert is Luo Ru''s grandfather" Wang Xiu Ying added Rex looked outside the window it was still time until noon "okay i will go" Rex agreed "really than i will arrange a guide for you" (Wang Xiu Ying) "no need Luo Ru wanted to go to her home too i will go with her" Rex said than he jumped out of the window and flew towards Luo Ru''s courtyard 97 Chapter 97 Luo Ru was sitting in her courtyard and drinking tea when she saw Rex flying towards her "its been a while" Rex said with a smile Luo Ru didn''t respond to Rex like she didn''t saw him normally Rex visited Luo Ru everyday but after he started Project WB he locked himself in his room and only came out to eat and bath that''s why he did not came to see Luo Ru for last few days after he annoyed her earlier "hehe.. are you still angry" Rex asked but Luo Ru still didn''t respond "i was going to sky pearl town wanna go together" Rex asked this time Luo Ru showed surprised expression than she looked towards Rex but still did not say anything like she was hesitating in making her decision "sigh.. its your choice i am in a hurry right now lets talk some other day" (Rex) after Rex said that he turned around and was about to walk past her courtyard but than Luo Ru stood up from her chair "wait.. i will go with you" Luo Ru was somewhat embarrassed when she said that "hehe so you finally gave up.. get ready we will head out right now" Rex said with a smile Luo Ru nodded than head back to her house to prepare her things some time later¡­ Rex and Luo Ru had already came a little far away from the Sect "now lets increase the speed" Rex said than two big wings came out of his back "you want to fly to the blue lake town" (Luo Ru) "off course we will fly.. did you think i will travel by horse and waste a whole day just on traveling" Rex said with a straight face than picked up Luo Ru in a princess carry Luo Ru averted her eyes from Rex as to hide her embarrassment Rex than flew into the the vast blue sky after reaching Spirit King peak stage his power was on another level so he easily flew above the clouds this time and flew towards the direction Luo Ru told him "come to think of it you never talked about your family i wonder what your family is like" Rex asked when he was getting bored "my family..we are a family of 5 my grandfather, my parents and my elder sister as for what my father do he is the city lord of sky pearl town" Luo Ru said with a prideful tone but than a little sadness appeared on her face "what happened is there something you don''t like at home" (Rex) "no its not that big of problem its just father and mother always keep distance from each other for some reason they even live in different rooms and that''s why i never got to spend time with both of them together i once asked grandfather about it but he said i am too young to meddle in these things" Luo Ru shook her head normally Luo Ru would not tell anyone about her family affairs but in last two months Rex and she have already become very close if Rex do not tease her all day than she can even take him as her best friend ''tch tch.. she still doesn''t understand such simple matter'' (Rex) [huh you figured it out.. tell me i still did not understand] ''its very simple¡­ that father of her did not focus on the food on his plate and tried to take the food from other''s plate than he got caught and now he can''t even eat from his own plate'' (Rex) [oh so they fought because her father snatched food from his mother''s plate] "¡­" (Rex) when Rex saw the sad expression of Luo Ru he tried to change the topic "your elder sister.. why i have not seen her in the sect, is she not a cultivator" (Rex) "she is a cultivator but she is not in our sect she was recruited by Snow Flower Sect because she was born with rare ice spirit root, her innate talent is higher than me and i even heard that she had become an elder there" (Luo Ru) Snow Flower Sect is a sect that only recruits female they practice a cultivation technique based on cold Qi because of that the temperament of the women in that sect is cold but because of their cultivation technique their skin is flawless white as a proclaim doll and they have a slender body which makes them look like fairies there are many who covert for their beauty but it is said that the sect master of Snow Flower Sect is a Spirit King that''s why no one dare to have any idea on the women of Snow Flower Sect "Little Ru why do you care about innate talent come to me lets make a lot babies with strong bloodlines like me" Rex moved his lips toward her to kiss her Luo Ru blocked his face with her two little hands, she was already used to Rex''s teasing so she didn''t bother to lecture him on it "hmph.. don''t underestimate my family''s lineage my grandpa said we were once a part of a very powerful clan" (Luo Ru) "yeah yeah what was it called Ancient Luo Clan" (Rex) "say whatever you want grandpa won''t lie" (Luo Ru) ''how many times she gonna tell me that i already scanned her whole body she don''t have any special bloodline or physique even if her family was a part of a strong clan in the past what did the clan gave to her.. nothing¡­its better to live in a small happy family than living in that type of clan'' (Rex) on the way Rex told her about the reason for going to the sky pearl town when she heard it she got worried about her grandfather at first but when she thought of Rex who was already a Spirit King she got relieved "one more thing i have changed my identity from the core disciple to an elder of the sect" (Rex) Luo Ru nodded, she was looking in the direction of sky pearl town she wasn''t able to see her family for a long time so she was very eager to go home 98 Chapter 98 at evening¡­ Rex was looking at the five big mountains in front of him those mountain were slight black in color because of the black soil present on them the mountain''s did not had much tree but there were many type of flower and grass growing on it at many places that could be seen from far away the rest of the places only had dried black soil "so these are the black mountains.. the headquarters of black mountain bandits" (Rex) "hmm.. these bandits are worse than scum they kill without batting an eye this place once used to be a very famous spot for sight seeing the black soil on these black mountain is very fertile for herb plantation and there used to be a town here which was famous for its herbs production but since the bandits took over this place they killed and robbed anyone who even come near these mountain these guys kills old people and children without hesitation as for woman if they are caught by them.. most of them can''t even commit suicide because they use their family as hostage" (Luo Ru) as Luo Ru said the last sentence killing intent flashed in her eyes but than she shook her head no matter how hard she tried her strength was not enough to kill these bandits¡­ if it was that easy than her grandfather have done it a long time ago Rex shook his head he was angry when he heard it but its not like he was hearing it for the first time he had lived for years in this world that''s why he knew that not only black mountain bandits but all bandits are almost the same ''once i thought that how can these bandits rise so quickly and why other''s sect don''t kill them only later i knew that a big bandit group can never survive on its own its those big sects who support these bandits to use them to get resources and kill others with borrowed knife and these black mountain bandits are likely the borrowed knife of Puppet Sect'' (Rex) "are you going to attack right now" (Luo Ru) "no all the bandits are probably not on the base right now they will likely to gather at night to enjoy their loot so its best to finish all in one go¡­. i don''t like unfinished business, lets go to your home for now" Rex said Luo Ru nodded Rex flew in the direction of sky pearl town soon a vast blue lake came in Rex''s view "little Ru do your town sell a lot of pearl or something why is it called sky pearl town" Rex asked "not at present but you see this blue lake it is called sky pearl lake for a reason there are a very beautiful blue colored stones and pearl are present at its bottom and when a big wave comes a lot of pearls are are thrown out at its shore and people of town used these to make accessories in the past but in last decade the number of pearls and stones coming with the waves have dropped a lot" (Luo Ru) "than just go to the bottom of the lake to take them" Rex said nonchalantly "woah what a wonderful idea why those idiots never thought of that" Luo Ru said sarcastically "hehehe very was funny okay¡­. now my lady would bother to tell me the reason why don''t people go inside the lake.. hmm is it a monster beast?" (Rex) "correct everyone call it the guardian of the lake it won''t attack you as long as you swim at most 10-15 meters under the water surface but if you tried to go down than it will attack you and everyone says it is very strong" (Luo Ru) while they were talking they reached sky pearl town Rex landed outside the town to not caught unnecessary attention than Rex switched to his Bloodline form Rex walked with Luo Ru inside the town when people saw Luo Ru they bowed their head with respect apparently they knew Luo Ru was city Lord''s daughter and the other reason was one glance was enough to tell that both Rex and Luo Ru are cultivators which are known for their proud and arrogant nature that''s why normal people would not want to offend them soon they arrived in front of a big villa and there was even a small garden outside the villa four guards were standing outside the entrance of the garden "just how much tax your father take from these poor peoples" Rex whispered in Luo Ru''s ear Lu Ru''s lips twitched "my father is not like that, all this property has been inherited from our ancestors" Luo Ru snorted when the guard saw Luo Ru they quickly greeted her "young miss is back" one of the guard politely said "hmm i was just doing a mission nearby so i decided to come and see everyone" Luo Ru said with a smile Rex already checked the guards cultivation base it was not high just ranging from Organ Tempering 7th stage to Soul Strengthening 2nd stage the guard also looked towards Rex but they did not sense any Qi coming from him and because he looked young so they did not consider that he was stronger than them that''s why they just greeted him than ignored him after the greetings one of the guard left to inform the city lord and the other ones opened the gate to let them in Rex walked inside the villa it was really luxurious from inside which was worthy of the city lord''s house soon a guard came to them "young miss the lord wants to see you right now" the guard said politely "this¡­.. i wanted to meet grandfather first" Luo Ru said "young miss lord said that it is a little urgent" the guard said "okay i will see father first" Luo Ru agreed Rex quietly followed behind Luo Ru after they arrived at the working room of the city lord the guard left 99 Chapter 99 Luo Ru entered the room and Rex followed behind when Rex entered the room he saw a middle aged man sitting on a wooden chair the man was arranging the papers on the table in front of him when he saw Luo Ru he arranged the papers and placed them on the side "father is good" Luo Ru bowed and greeted him but Rex did not bowed the man nodded than looked at Rex with doubtful eyes "he is our sect elder, elder Rex" Luo Ru explained hearing Luo Ru''s reply the man looked a little relaxed but his action alerted Rex ''this man..what does that reaction mean Luo Ru and i look like we are almost of the same age so the first thought he could had was we have a relation or close friends and it looks like he was bothered by it but when Luo Ru said i am elder he relaxed¡­ did he arranger little Ru''s marriage or something'' (Rex) [you are just thinking too much¡­.. if he did that how could Luo Ru didn''t knew that] ''hmm¡­ i hope you are right but just to be sure keep analyzing all his facial expression and body language tell me if you think he is lying'' (Rex) [understood] ''Appraisal: name and cultivation base'' (Rex) [Name: Luo Ba Cultivation base: Soul Strengthening 6th stage] "i have seen elder" Luo Ba greeted Rex just nodded a little nothing else he did not had a good image of Luo Ba "Father is there anything important i was going to see the grandfather" Luo Ru said she was a little impatient to go to her grandfather even Rex could see that she was really close to her grandfather rather than her father "this.. father is not in the condition to see you it is also the reason i was going to call you back from the sect" Luo Ba said solemnly "huh what do you mean father" Luo Ru asked anxiously "the activity of black mountain bandits were increasing day by day and recently they attacked a village near our town father was very angry because of that and headed out to stop them but later he came back with serious injuries i asked many physician to cure father but they weren''t able to do that fortunately an Alchemist from Puppet Sect visited town on my request he had a look at father he said that only a vitality potion have a chance to cure father i asked him to make one he agreed but he said he did not wanted money but..." after saying that Luo Ba stopped than he looked at Rex than Luo Ru and hesitated ''there is something wrong i have a bad feeling'' (Rex) ''Fast Clock'' (Rex) suddenly Rex''s thinking and analyzing speed increased by several folds, Rex often used this skill to get used to its after effects so that it won''t affect him when it was used in a real battle "father why did you stop what did he asked for" Luo Ru asked anxiously "Little girl do you still did not understand you are already sold by your father" Rex said in a cold tone "Rex don''t Joke around like that its a serious matter" Luo Ru shouted at Rex Rex didn''t look at her and continued "am i wrong?" Rex looked at Luo Ba "no its not like that¡­ he did ask for Luo Ru and i did not agree i even sent a message to your elder sister in Snow Moon Sect to ask for help from her sect she said she will come here with her teacher to negotiate with the Alchemist they are supposed to come here today" Luo Ba hurriedly said "lie.. you just lied right now.. you said he asked for Luo Ru¡­ hmmm or maybe he asked for one of your daughters¡­ looking at your face it looks like i am right and from what you said just now it looks like you already considered to give away Luo Ru as for giving away your other daughter you never even considered it.. is it because of innate talent¡­ no than what and you said that they are supposed to come here today so what if they do not come like in current situation.. you wanted to sacrifice my girl for a useless potion no wonder you said you were going to call back Luo Ru from sect for this matter" Rex said as his tone continued to get colder when Luo Ru on the side heard all these words she froze on the spot, her whole world crumbled in a moment its was like her heart broke like glass, tears began to fall from her eyes nonstop she only came to meet her family when did she thought that things will come out like this "are you really her father¡­ don''t you know what happens to a woman under a alchemist its worst than being in brothel" Rex shouted "fa..ther¡­ if..it¡­can .save.. gra.nd.fathe.r.. th.an ¡­i" Luo Ru said as she tried to wipe tears on her face but the tear did not stop coming Rex wanted to scold Luo Ba more or even hit him but when he saw the pitiful condition of Luo Ru his heart shook he felt like his heart was pierced with countless needles and his anger disappeared he walked near her ''is it sympathy or did i really fell for her'' (Rex) for a while Rex did not know what to do or say anymore after all he never encountered a situation like that in the end he gently placed his hand on her head than spoke "Little girl are you ignoring my existence, i am here for you everything will be alright" Rex said as he put her head on his shoulder Luo Ru did not said anything and kept crying with her face against his shoulder [shouldn''t you stop her from crying its better to send her to a sleep state using Mind Arts it will help her relax] ''no its better if she let it all out at once if she suppressed her feeling in her heart than it will become a long time problem for her its better to finish it all at once, my Little Ru is strong i believe she can recover from it soon enough as for that fukkking alchemist add it on top of my torture list'' (Rex) 100 Chapter 100 after all this, it wasn''t hard for Luo Ba to guess the relationship between the two he was feeling guilty but earlier he gave priority to his father and elder daughter no matter how he choose his words that thing won''t change and the things that are done can never be reversed Luo Ba was about to speak but he heard a cold voice in his head Luo Ba was utterly shocked even he knew that people at which cultivation base are capable of sending Qi messages soon his shock change into one of sorrow than he sighed and quietly left the room Luo Ru kept crying for a while and Rex did not said anything he just gently held her with his left hand than patted her head with his right hand to comfort her after a while Luo Ru stopped crying "are you okay" Rex asked Luo Ru shook his sideways directly refusing "¡­" (Rex) "than cry a little more" Rex added than started to pat her head again Luo Ru still had her head glued on Rex''s shirt and when she heard his words she punched him in the stomach with her little fist but there was no force behind the punch "ouch.. its your fault for behaving like that just a pervert alchemist offered a pill and you were ready to sacrifice yourself if your demand was so low than you should have told me i will buy you ten vitality pills" (Rex) Luo Ru moved her face and looked at Rex with pitiful face "b.but ..grandfath.er" she said in a low voice Rex took out a handkerchief than wiped the dried tears on her face "sigh.. look at you what have you done to this cute doll like face as for your grandfather let me have a look if its just vitality pills than there is no problem" Rex assured her after that Rex held her little hand than they waked out of the room heading for her grandfather''s room when Rex entered the room he saw an old man was lying motionless on a wooden bed Luo Ba was sitting on a wooden chair beside the bed he saw Rex and Luo Ru entering the room but he didn''t said anything and kept looking at the old man anxiously the old man on the bed had a big body and he even had abs and muscles on his body like a body builder, if it wasn''t for his white beard white hair and some wrinkles on his face than it was hard to say that he was old but the current state of the old man was not right most of his body was covered in bandages, his face looked pale and the skin on his body became pale yellow seeing the condition of the old man Luo Ru ran to him and grabbed his big hand with her two little hands Rex noticed a faint black gas coming out of the bandages when he saw it Rex frowned he immediately grabbed Luo Ru''s waist and pulled her away from the old man "his body is infected by dark Qi if you get too close for a long time than with your current cultivation base you will be infected too" Rex said others are not that sensitive to the dark Qi as Rex because of low cultivation base but Rex not only is a Spirit King but he also has pure Ying Qi so he is very sensitive of dark Qi "what¡­ that''s why she was infected when she tried to cure father" Luo Ba suddenly spoke "she¡­.don''t tell me mother is also ..father why didn''t you tell me before" Luo Ru asked anxiously "her condition is not that bad she said she was only feeling a little unwell so she went into seclusion in her room" Luo Ba said "hehe so it means she also don''t know about your idea of using Luo Ru" Rex said sarcastically "Senior i only did what i can i had no other option i tried to find the best option i can" Luo Ba "your best you say¡­ for you knowledge this old man is affected from dark Qi even if you give him 10 vitality pill all they can do is let him be alive for few more days you said that it was fortunate that the Alchemist from the Puppet Sect visited your town at a time like this but do you know that black mountain bandits work for Puppet Sect, does this ring a bell in your head" Rex scolded him again Luo Ba was dumbstruck he started to think over what Rex just said the information was too much for him to digest all at once Rex ignored him and placed his right hand on the old man''s chest ''Rose analyze his whole body'' (Rex) [consuming 20 SE points¡­..] [analyzing..1%,,33%..54%..87%..98%..100%] [analyzing complete] [Rex his body is infected from the dark Qi and this dark Qi is destroying his body from inside luckily this man seems to have an unusual Physique although i don''t know its name but his Physique is based on light attribute that''s why his body was able to resist the corrosion of darkness for so long the dark Qi inside him is not strong you can just use your Yang Qi to remove it than two bottles of HP potion are more than enough to recover his lost vitality] 101 Chapter 101 Rex snapped his fingers than a golden fog appeared above his palm than Rex pressed his palm on the old man''s chest the second the golden fog entered the old man''s body a lot of dark Qi began to escape from his body like it just met its nemesis when Rex made sure that there was no more dark Qi in old man''s body he took out two HP potions and used Telekinesis to guide the orange colored potion to his mouth soon after the potion was digested by the old man''s body his face became rosy and his skin color became normal seeing this Luo Ba and Luo Ru got shocked but soon their shock turned into excitement but just at this moment the old man opened his eyes sat up and coughed up a mouthful of blood "father¡­" Luo Ba shouted "Grandpa.." Luo Ru shouted "its just the impure blood don''t make so much noise" Rex calmly said when they heard Rex''s words they looked at the blood on ground and indeed it was dark black in color the old man wiped out the blood on his mouth and looked around in confusion when Luo Ru saw that she jumped into the old man''s arms "grandpa don''t scare me like that again" she hugged the old man as tightly as she could ''lucky old bastard'' (Rex) the old man patted Luo Ru''s head than laughed "hahaha don''t worry these old bones still have a lot of strength left i won''t die that easily" the old man said Luo Ru was about to speak but she seem to remember something she turned and looked at Rex "Rex mother is also infected" (Luo Ru) Rex did not speak but took out two HP potion bottles than he removed the bottle caps raised held the bottles in his left hand than he raised his right hand above the bottles than a golden fog appeared on his hand and condensed into two small spheres than those two small golden sphere''s fell inside the two bottles than Rex closed the bottles the golden balls were absorbed by the orange HP potion than the potion started to emit a golden luster Rex handed those two bottles to Luo Ru "your mother should only have very small amount of dark Qi inside her so these two are more than enough to cure her" Rex said Luo Ru took the bottle "where are you going" she asked "its almost night its the right time to finish what i came for" Rex said than he turned around to walk out of the room ''i just want to went my anger on someone this Luo Ba pissed me off if it wasn''t for Luo Ru to still call him father than i don''t mind killing him right now black mountain bandits are the right people to went my anger'' (Rex) "please wait a minute" at this time the old man suddenly spoke he was standing quietly until now because when he saw Rex using attribute Qi than he was shocked he added two and two to make four and realized that Rex was the one who cured him there were many questions in his mind but for now he wanted to at least thank his benefactor for saving his life "please wait i don''t know who you are but you helped this old man, this old man will always be grateful to you please accept this old man Luo Shen''s friendship" the old man cupped his hands in front of Rex Luo Shen never saw or heard about light attribute his knowledge was limited so he still did not realize that Rex was a Spirit King he only considered Rex a expert physician or alchemist with unknown means "you are not worthy" Rex said in a cold tone Luo Shen was startled he was confused he began to think what he did wrong "Rex its not grandpa''s fau.." Luo Ru hurried to speak but Rex interrupted her "don''t interfere in this matter" Rex said this time even Luo Ru didn''t know why but when Rex said that she obeyed him like a obedient little girl and became quite "this old man does not understand what he did wrong" Luo Shen said hoping for better explanation "hehe what did you do wrong¡­ okay i will tell you.. you raised a son who can sell his own daughter for a pill.. if i accepted your friendship right now than won''t it hurt my morals in the future" Rex said sarcastically Luo Shen frowned he did not understood the meaning behind Rex''s words but he understood than something very bad happened when he was lying unconscious on the bad Luo Shen looked around and observed things he ignored before he saw the wet shirt of Rex which was soaked in Luo Ru''s tears than he looked at Luo Ru''s swollen eyes at first he thought that her eyes were swollen just because she cried after she saw him in this state but know when he looked at the guilty face of his son he found out that things were not as simple as he thought the more he thought the more clearer the picture became Luo Shen regarded Luo Ru as the most precious gem of his life even when he fought against black mountain bandits it was not just because of righteousness the main reason was whenever he saw the young girls they reminded him of his granddaughters one was a quite type who was mature and did not depend on others but the younger one was a naughty little girl no matter how much she grows she always behaves like a child in front of him who was Luo Ru and when he thought of those small girls who are like his granddaughter being in those bandits hand his blood boiled how could he saw those animals doing whatever they wanted so he stepped in to clean the area as much as he can so that when his little granddaughters return they can live freely without worrying about those bandits "friend i don''t know what happened here please give me sometime to figure out things than i will give you a reasonable explanation" Luo Shen said solemnly ''this old man did go to other villages to fight against bandits for no benefit and he even got seriously injured for this reason giving him one chance won''t hurt'' (Rex) "i am going to finish a task i will be back tomorrow morning" Rex said than left 102 Chapter 102 now only Luo Shen, Luo Ru and Luo Ba were present inside the room "Lin Lin go and give the medicine to your mother its not a good thing to make her wait" Luo Shen said with a kind smile "Grandpa don''t call me by that name¡­." Luo Ru pouted but she still left because she was still worried about her mother after Luo Ru left the smile on Luo Shen''s face disappeared than she looked towards Luo Ba "tell me the whole thing that happened when i was unconscious if you hide anything than don''t blame me for being impolite" Luo Shen said with visible anger rising in his eyes Luo Ba felt a chill rising through his spine "y..yes" Luo Ba told him the whole story he dare not hide anything in front of his father On the other side¡­ Rex flew at his full speed for some time and arrived at black mountains in few minutes when Rex reached black mountains he landed on the ground, he first wanted to find the nearest base before attacking ''Erase Presence+Odorless+Shadow Step+Thermal Vision'' (Rex) Rex erased his presence using the darkness of night and started to patrol the surroundings after searching for a while Rex found some footprints and began to track them.. at that time he heard a notification alert Ding¡­ [required condition met] [your skills Erase Presence, Odorless, Shadow Step and Thermal Vision have reached minimum synchronization rate for fusion] [would you like to fuse these skills: Yes/No] ''you can do it like that too¡­hmmm if i fuse them would i get a skill of higher grade than them'' (Rex) [there is a possibility but even if the grade does not increase the efficiency of the new skill will definitely be higher than them] ''hmm its better than leveling up them separately so¡­. Yes'' (Rex) [consuming 110 points to commence fusion¡­.] ''110¡­ your appetite is growing day by day'' (Rex) [Fusing..1%..34%..53%..86%..100%] [Fusion complete] [you obtained the skill ''Assassinate''] [Assassinate:- Type: Active Grade: Epic Description: The skill allows the users to form a black clock around the body and completely merge in the darkness which hides the user''s presence and makes his movements swift and soundless it also allows the user to inflict a powerful blow to instantly kill the target if the target survive than the attack will slowly corrode the insides of the target over time to kill him Cool down: None Cost: 1000 Ying Qi / min - to maintain the clock, 2000 Ying Qi - for every powerful blow] ''damn an Epic skill and it is the first ever skill which uses attribute Qi after all until now all the skills only needed normal Qi'' (Rex) after looking at it for a while Rex started to search for bandits soon he saw some dots on the Mini-Map which represented life Rex ran in that direction but soon he heard cries and sound of laughter from bushes Rex saw that there were many tents and outside those tents there were a lot of iron cages inside those cages were either women and children as for the men they will not be spared by the bandits fortunately the woman are usually not touched at day time because the bandits use day time to plunder villages and town and night to enjoy there loot as for the woman that are already played by them they either gets killed, commits suicide or those who are spared either becomes slaves or sold to brothel Rex already knew all these things that''s why he choose to attack at night while completely killing everyone before they could destroy the current victim''s lives Rex saw that the sound of laughter was coming from the four bandits standing outside a cage those bandits were laughing at the women who were not coming out of the cage when they were trying to pull them out all of those bandits were in Soul Strengthening stage "hehehe looks like these bitches won''t listen like that brother Mo Fan you know what to do" one bandit laughed at the scared women in the cage the other bandit laughed than he went to another cage filled with children he than pulled out one boy than dragged it to the front of women''s cage and placed a knife on his neck "..pl.ease.. h.ve mercy..d.on''t ..hurt him" a woman inside the cage spoke as tears rolled down her face "good than you know what to do come out his life depends on your sincerity" the bandit said with a sneer the women''s body trembled but when she looked at the scared face of her child she stepped outside the cage other women in the cage looked at her sympathetically but they can''t do anything to help her "hahaha see everyone your brother Mo Fan is expert at these things" the bandit who had his knife on the boy''s neck laughed but than he felt something wrong because only he was laughing when he looked at other than he found out that they all were looking at him with horrified faces Mo Fan suddenly noticed something he looked at his chest and found out that a cold dagger tip was coming out of his chest he can''t tell the color of the dagger because it was covered in black smoke ¡­plop¡­. the bandit fell to the ground and became motionless the other three bandit looked at the silhouette in the front.. rather than a silhouette it was a humanoid figure made of black smoke the only thing that told them it was human was the two cold red eyes shining like rubies in the smoke the bandits were scarred to the very bone but when they wanted to shout for help they found out than no sound came out of their mouth when one bandit subconsciously touched his throat only than he found out that the blood was flowing out of his neck like tap water ..thud ..thud thud.. three more dead bodies fell to the ground the scared boy ran to her mother his mother hugged him tightly when she raised her head to look at the one that helped her than she found out that there was no one in the front 103 Chapter 103 Rex did not wasted time in talking because when he killed the four bandits he did not made much noise that''s why the other bandit who were looking at women in other cages with lustful eyes did not noticed than their four brothers had already left this world there were five black mountain in total and the tricky thing was that all five had a stronghold which made it harder for others to realize that on which mountain there real headquarter was Rex did not lack Qi this time so he started killing everyone without any reservations the reason why he was not making any noise was because of fear that the bandits might use the women and children as hostages while using Assassinate Rex''s movement was very swift and fast many bandits didn''t even realized that they were cut and until now Rex didn''t even need to use the powerful blow ability that comes with the skill ''really worthy of an Epic class skill its like i am using a movement technique while performing the skills'' (Rex) when Rex killed bandits many women and the children inside the cages saw it but most of them did not made any sound some had a glimmer of hope that they might survive while others saw it as a futile resistance and even if someone shouted in fear bandits ignored them because there were many women and children who shout for help in despair when they see the bandits entering their cages Rex was not bothered by these things although there was no change in facial expression on his face even when it was hidden inside the back clock made of black smoke but his heart was filled with anger he did not had any guilt in killing them he was not even in the mood to use Mind Arts on these bandits [Bloodlust(Lvl 4)\u003e\u003e\u003eBloodlust(Lvl max)] Bloodlust is powered by Rex''s killing intent so Rex''s anger helps in increasing its level even when it is not used [the skill ''Bloodlust'' can now advance] [according to previous command auto-advancing skill¡­] [consuming 30 SE points¡­] [the skill ''Bloodlust'' has been advanced to ''Rage''] [Rage:- Type: Auto-Active Grade: Uncommon Description: this is an AOE skills that instills fear in the target''s minds and stuns them depending on the mental strength of the target the effect can vary if the target already have fear for user than there is a high possibility for the target to hallucinate and have an illusion Cool down: None Cost: 500 Qi] "this.. what happened here¡­ Brothers There Is An Intruder" a bandit on patrol finally saw the dead bodies of other bandits on the ground and shouted just when he did a hand grabbed his neck from behind and directly crushed his spinal cord and trachea Rex killed him as soon as he could but the bandits on guard duty already heard his shout and came in groups when they bandits arrived they saw a silhouette clad in a black cloak made of black smoke staring at them "you who are you.. how dare you kill my brothers..everyone bring me his head" the bandit commander leading in front ordered his man to attack Rex but he himself sat behind to watch [Rage auto-activated] when the bandits coming towards felt Rex''s anger they suddenly stopped they felt like Rex was standing on a mountain of corpse even the leading bandit froze on the spot he suddenly saw an illusion in which his head was cut by Rex and it was rolling on the ground Rex deactivated Rage and Assassinate, the black fog covering his body disappeared and his bloodline form was displayed when Rex deactivated Rage all bandits who were thinking how to escape finally sighed in relief than began to run towards Rex again ''too young¡­ he was able to kill that many people alone at this age if he continue to grow¡­no he need to be killed right here right now or else if he ran away and came back for revenge in the future than it will be a big problem'' the leading guard thought as he subconsciously touched his neck "since you already found out than there is no need to hold back anymore" (Rex) Rex raised his hand towards them ''Geokinesis'' (Rex) suddenly two big hands made of black soil came out of ground in front of Rex than slapped the bandits on the ground the bandits cultivation base was not high it was at most in Soul Strengthening stage only the leading bandit was in Form Synthesis 2nd stage "this¡­ what is this" the leading bandit was frightened when he saw giant hands that was made of soft soil crushed the bandits on the ground like they were hit by a giant hammer the leading bandit did not wait any longer and tried to escape ''Telekinesis'' (Rex) the bandit felt something pulling him from behind and he flew towards Rex and started to float in the air in front of Rex "where is your headquarters" (Rex) "do..don''t kill me" the bandit did not answer Rex''s question but only begged for his life "looks like we need to do it the hard way" Rex grabbed his head ''Mind Arts: Bandit Boss'' (Rex) "AHahahhhaaa¡­" the bandit gave a miserable cry Rex extracted information related to the head of the black mountain bandits because he knew that the bandit boss will only live in main headquarters after a while the bandit died because of brain damage ''is see the only way to reach the bandit headquarters is passing through four strongholds at four mountains and reach the fifth mountain to see Huang Bin if i directly fly to the bandit boss and fight than the other bandit will likely escape its better to clear the small fries before the boss fight'' (Rex) when Rex went to the next stronghold a lot of bandit were standing with hostages the had many woman and children stand at the front and they themselves were hiding behind them with knives and swords in their hand almost all the bandits here were Soul Strengthening stage except the leading bandit and the one beside him who were Form Synthesis 2nd and 3rd stage receptively "stop.. i don''t know who you are but you came to save them right so if you want them alive than surrender" a leading bandit shouted ''like you will let them go if i surrender..hmm the risk is high but it looks like i need to try it now'' (Rex) Rex raised his hand towards the bandit who held the hostage than Rex opened his hand and slowly closed it like he was crushing something ''Telekinesis: Heartbreak'' (Rex) suddenly the bandit felt an immense pain coming from his heart he drooped his knife and placed both of his hands on the chest, he felt like an invisible hand has grabbed his heart and slowly crushing it than the man wasn''t able to persist for long he coughed up a lot of blood and died on the spot everyone looked at Rex in horror they saw Rex killing him without even touching him many bandits were too frightened to fight and ran away directly 104 Chapter 104 when the leading bandit saw them running away he shouted "you traitors you think boss will let you go if you run away" the leading bandit shouted but no one stop he wanted to speak more but than he saw that the bandits who were running away stopped than they grabbed their chest tightly and coughed up a mouthful of blood and started to die one by one the leading bandits fear knew no bounds, seeing aside he never even heard of this type of thing in his life ''as i thought the current power of Telekinesis is too much for these guys to handle i can directly crush their hearts from here but this trick only works because there cultivation base is very low compared to mine it won''t work on someone who reaches Spirit King stage but if i reached a more higher stage than its a different thing'' (Rex) Rex than looked at the leading bandit "you..you let me go we can still discus.." the leading bandit said hurriedly ''Geokinesis'' (Rex) suddenly many sharp pointed thorns came out of the ground and pierced his whole body from many places instantly killing him bandit main headquarters... bandit headquarters was actually consists of many caves although they were caves but from inside they were just like any other luxury building that can be found in a city there was a big open ground outside these caves there were many cages outside around the ground there were only women in all these cages but they can be said to be more beautiful than the ones in other stronghold these were the women selected for the bandit boss to enjoy in one of the cages one girl and one middle aged woman were sitting with their hands tied behind their backs both of them were wearing similar blue colored dress, there was a white colored flower was drawn on the left side of chest on the dress this was the uniform of elder of Snow Flower Sect "Teacher i am really sorry you got caught because you came with me" the girl said with a sad expression "its not your fault these guys planed it long ago they knew if that Alchemist made that type of request than your father will call us for help and we will come¡­ we used the shortest path from Snow Flower Sect to your home to reach there at fastest speed but these bandit and their boss were already there to intercept us do you really think it is a coincidence" the woman said "than teacher what do you think they want from us" the girl asked a anxiously "not us but from the sect¡­ don''t you saw the dark Qi used by the bandit boss he is definitely related to the Puppet Sect.. Puppet Sect is eyeing our Snow Flower Sect for a long time but because of our Sect Master they dare not act recklessly they will probably used us as hostage when someone will come to find us they will easily caught them too after all who had thought that black mountain bandit had a Spirit King after that they will use us as bargaining chip to force sect master to promise allegiance to the Puppet Sect" the woman said solemnly "Teacher is there really no way of escaping" the girl asked nervously "only if the sect master personally shot than there is a chance but how would she even realize that we are caught here in the first place and if she came here than the Puppet Sect might use this opportunity to attack sect or ambush sect master as for escaping on our own over cultivation base is already sealed by him so how could we escape from this place"the woman said when the woman and the girl were just talking they saw some bandits running to the base with frightened expressions "help¡­.brothers help.." one bandit shouted "bosss.. help he is not human.." another on the side shouted with a horse voice "everyone run¡­he..is monster¡­.monster.." one bandit shouted as he was about to jump inside the cave to hide but suddenly like a invisible hand was pulling him from behind he was pulled back and floated in the air he was not the only one who was pulled in the air all the bandits who were running away were pulled in the air than like magnets they began to stick to each other when the new bandits came out of the caves to see what happened they too were pulled in the air and got stuck to the large sphere which was formed in the air because of all the bandits stuck together all of them were trying to pull themselves away from each other but their efforts became useless soon there was no bandits on the ground all were stuck together and were floating in the air the woman and the girl were also looking at this scene in amazement they were not able to understand the situation in front of them when they were just thinking they heard the sound of foot steps coming from the entrance of the base they saw a youth with long white hairs and two bright red eyes walking towards the main base when the bandits stuck in the sphere saw Rex coming their face became pale there was absolute silence the woman from Snow Flower Sect looked towards Rex in shock currently Rex''s clothes were died in blood but of course it was not his blood but his expression looked very calm like it was not blood but water Rex expressionlessly snapped his fingers and a huge bottomless hole appeared on the ground when the bandits looked at the hole they had a very bad premonition, only darkness could be seen inside the hole Rex than waved his hands and the huge sphere made of bandits fell inside the giant hole the bandits shouted and pleaded for mercy but Rex was like a killing machine whose only purpose was to kill in the bandits eyes Rex was like an Asura from hell who''s only enjoyment is killing "who dare be impudent here¡­" a hoarse voice came from one of the caves 105 Chapter 105 Rex ignored the voice and gently waved his hand the huge hole became smaller then disappeared in few breaths of time.. the ground returned to normal like nothing happened at that time a silhouette flew out of one of the caves and started to float in the air in front of Rex Rex looked at the silhouette, he was a fat man with a big scar on his face ''Appraisal: name and cultivation base'' (Rex) [Name: Huang Bin Cultivation base: Spirit King 1st stage] "you who are you what enmity you have with me" Huang Bin shouted in anger when he shouted the loose fat on his body wiggled like jelly although he was angry but he did not directly attacked because even when he was flying in the air Rex had no change in his facial expression which means that Rex did it even when he knew that black mountain bandits have the backing of a Spirit King "why so much nonsense just come and die" Rex said it in a very casual manner "you.. good no matter who you are today you are not going back alive" Huang Bin said in a loud tone than a black halberd appeared in his right hand Huang Bin flew toward Rex at his full speed than raised the halberd to attack Rex Huang Bin used all his strength in the first attack because although he was Spirit King but he only entered Spirit King stage a while ago so he can be considered one of the weakest Spirit King in the whole continent even when Rex saw the incoming attack of Huang Bin he simply ignored it and did not even tried to defend against it when the woman from the Snow Flower Sect saw that she frowned "Senior That Halberd Is Not Simple" she shouted from inside the cage Rex glanced at her for a second than looked at the halberd in Huang Bin''s hand the halberd had faint black fog swirling around it seeing that Rex was looking at the halberd Huang Bin sneered "its too late to regret now" (Huang Bin) he was sure as long as his attack hits he can win with a swing Huang Bin slammed the halberd on Rex''s left shoulder ..Boooom¡­ when the attack landed the ground below Rex had spider web like cracks all ground with Rex at its center dust flew all around Rex but even after the attack landed Huang Bin did not moved moreover his face froze in disbelief the woman inside the cage was already very anxious for Rex she had already warned him but it was too late for Rex to dodge.. or she thought but when she looked at pale face and shaking hands of Huang Bin she felt something was wrong and looked towards the place where Rex was standing the dust slowly settled down Rex was standing there with his same expressionless face and the halberd was still on his left shoulder the halberd was able to successfully cut through Rex''s cloths as for flesh¡­ only a small cut appeared on his left shoulder, the cut was too small¡­ small enough that even a drop of blood did not came out "you are worse than i thought" Rex shook his head except INT the highest status of Rex is his DEF Huang Bin''s hands were numb he felt like he had just hit a iron statue it wasn''t that Rex''s skin is that hard all the time but he can or any Spirit King can harden their flesh body to defend when needed but its just that Rex''s defense is way more than others because of his Black Diamond Physique "you what are you" Huang Bin stepped back in horror Rex did not answered him but sprinted towards him than punched him in stomach ..Boomm¡­ Huang Bin was thrown back like a broken kite and flew for several meters while destroying the tree that blocked his way but suddenly an invisible force pulled him back to Rex than he received a kick on his head crashed on the ground making a deep pit Rex picked the halberd dropped by Huang Bin and the storage ring on his finger Rex looked at the halberd ''i thought it would be something special¡­ but it just have a paralysis poison on it¡­ something of this level won''t affect me even if it had successfully entered my body'' (Rex) Rex placed the halberd and the storage ring in his inventory than looked towards Huang Bin who was coughing up blood ''i just used 30% of my overall strength.. and it was still only brute force.. and he is¡­he isn''t acting is he?'' (Rex) thinking of this Rex raised his foot and crushed Huang Bin''s both legs "ahahahahaahha¡­.st.opp.." Huang Bin gave a miserable cry ''he doesn''t seem to be faking it'' (Rex) [you sure you are not doing it on purpose] ''haven''t you watched movies these type of people sneak attacks when our guard is down'' (Rex) [coming from someone who purposely took a direct hit from ''this'' type of person] "you.. wait.. i . i am from Puppet Sect.. i have pledged allegiance to Puppet Sect" Huang Bin clenched his teeth and said ''as i thought¡­ he was from the Puppet Sect'' the woman is the cage thought "any proof" (Rex) "Huh.. yes i have it.. look" (Huang Bin) when Huang Bin saw that Rex stopped after hearing the name of Puppet Sect he sighed in relief although he would probably get a big punishment after the higher up from the Puppet Sect will know that he revealed their name but it was still better than being killed Huang Bin took out a small paper roll hidden in his shoes and gave it to Rex Rex took it and unrolled it¡­ the paper had the main seal used by Puppet Sect''s sect master Rex nodded in satisfaction than gave the paper back to Huang Bin seeing his actions Huang Bin sighed in relief "now you believe that i am from Puppet Sect" (Huang Bin) "yes¡­ thanks for the confirmation" Rex raised his hand towards Huang Bin "huh.?" Huang Bin tilted his hand in confusiion Rex grabbed his head before he could react ''Mind Arts'' (Rex) 106 Chapter 106 Rex used Mind Arts like soul searching art its just Mind Arts is more practical and advanced, Rex wanted to know if the sect master of Puppet Sect came back to the sect or not Huang Bin cried in despair but his cries soon came to an end as his consciousness went to deep sleep Rex threw his dead body on the ground ''Transmutate'' (Rex) suddenly the dead body of Huang Bin started to melt like wax but it was not only his body that melted but his clothes too soon all of his bones, muscles, skin, clothes and the like turned into a stinky red liquid, at first glance no one would believe that the stinky red liquid on the ground was once used to be a Spirit King ''this ability is really good for removing evidence'' (Rex) Rex than looked towards all the cages around him and his eyes landed on the woman and girl from Snow Flower Sect ''Telekinesis'' (Rex) with a single thought the cage was torn apart like paper and the black rope binding their hands broke and they were freed once they were freed it wasn''t hard for them to remove the restrictions put on their body to restrain their strength Rex did not focused on them anymore and destroyed other cages to let free others there were many people who were caught by the black mountain bandit.. most of them were women than children and the least were men those few men were spared because of their professions like physician, blacksmith, cook.. etc that can be useful for bandits it took a while to destroy all the cages and free everyone in all five strongholds after freeing them Rex also had a look inside the caves but there was only gold and weapons in there¡­ Rex took the weapon but he did not touch the gold he left it for the people here after all they had nothing left for them if they want to survive than they too would need capital after Rex came out of the cave he took a look around and was about to go but he found that all the hostages including women, child and few men who were taken as hostages were standing in groups and were staring at him they were looking at him with some fear but they did not retreat Rex did not understand their meaning at that time the woman and the girl from Snow Flower Sect came to Rex "Senior I am Li Na, grand elder of Snow Moon Sect and this is my disciple Luo Yan i thank senior for saving us if there is anything we can do for you than please tell us" the woman said with a faint smile Luo Yan also bowed her head ''Luo Yan¡­ Little Ru''s elder sister'' (Rex) Rex nodded it was still night and he was still a little angry because of the bandits matter so he didn''t focused on Li Na and Luo Yan''s appearance but again looked towards the people staring at him "why haven''t these guys left after being released" (Rex) as to understand Rex''s confusion Li Na spoke "the reason these people have still not left this place is because they have no place to go their villages and town are already destroyed¡­ now even if they took money from here and go to other town and city they will only be bullied and mainly these woman and child still have no backer even if they took money and try to settle in a place they will probably be robbed and help aside no one will even bother to look at them" Li Na sighed Rex understood what''s she was trying to say¡­ human''s are very strange beings if these woman suffer from the fate of being caught by the bandits than they will show sympathetic looks but if those woman''s were freed and came back than the other''s sympathetic look will change into look of disgust saying that they are defiled "earlier you asked me if there is anything you can do for me" Rex suddenly asked "huh.. yes" Li Na replied "good than first distribute the bandit''s gold between them than safely guide them to the sky pear town.. can you do that" (Rex) "off course we can in fact we are going to sky pearl town too even if we take them with us we will still be able to reach the sky pearl by tomorrow afternoon" (Li Na) after hearing her reply Rex did not wasted anymore time and directly flew in the sky Li Na wanted to ask his name but Rex did not gave her the chance "he looks so young, sect master was correct when we reach higher cultivation base we can restore our young looks" Le Na muttered to herself "Teacher doesn''t his clothes looks familiar¡­ they looks like the uniform of White Moon Sect" Luo Yan said in a low voice "they does look familiar but¡­ there is no chance that he can be from White Moon Sect.. our sect master and their sect ancestor are old friend from the time even before they founded the sects so if White Moon Sect had a Spirit King than sect master would have definitely told me" (Li Na) "huh.. our sect master and their sect ancestor are friends? why do i don''t know about it and if this is the case than why are we not in an alliance we don''t even have a friendly exchange with them" (Luo Yan) "sect master only told it to me once¡­ and sect master keeps this news as a secret because Puppet Sect have conflicts with White Moon Sect if Puppet Sect knew about it than they will use it as a reason to attack our sect as for why we didn''t have an alliance sect master told me that their sect ancestor is too kind and her kindness always harms her and the ones around her most of the time she doesn''t even kill her enemy and give them another chance knowing that they might come for revenge and this does not match with the ideals of our sect master that''s why sect master and she founded different Sects based on different ideals" Li Na shook her head she knew that although their sect master does not like the ideals of White Moon Sect''s sect ancestor she still secretly sends resources to her at times 107 Chapter 107 On the other side¡­ Rex was taking a bath in a river near the black mountain range his clothes and hair were already covered in blood so they needed to be washed after the bath Rex took out the storage ring of Huang Bin and looked inside it there were a heap of gold taels, a book containing Puppet Sect''s main cultivation technique and many other things like that were inside the small space of the storage ring but this did not caught Rex''s attention when Rex was just about to put it back in his inventory he saw a small black pouch lying in the corner of the small space Rex took out the pouch and opened it five milky white crystal were lying in the pouch ''spirit stone? this is my first time seeing one but to think Puppet Sect gave a total of five spirit stone to a bandit no wonder he was able to breakthrough to Spirit King stage i wonder how many spirit stone they would have in their inventory according to what Huang Bin knew.. the sect master of Puppet Sect will come back to sect within one month than i can finally settle it once and for all...and at time spirit stones will be mine although they are not much useful for me but for ordinary cultivators in the sect they are still very useful'' (Rex) spirit stone contains pure and abundant amount of spiritual Qi in them and if a cultivator uses them to cultivate than it can increase his/her cultivation speed by few times ''Rose analyze it i never saw this type of mineral before i wanna see if it can be of any use to us'' (Rex) [analyzing..1%..24%..54%.76%..98%.100%] [analyzing complete] [Rex i found something very interesting most of its property is same as Silicon and Graphene¡­ no it even surpasses Graphene by many times ] ''property similar to silicon and graphene what are you talki¡­ wait you mean silicon chips and graphene chips'' Rex suddenly exclaimed he than again looked at the spirit crystal in amazement Silicon is the base material for a special type of semiconductor manufacturing, since old times in history silicon chips are used to make a circuit, micro chip and microprocessors using transistor, capacitor, resistors etc.. and than it gains the capability store data in form of computer program, software, AI program.. etc it means whether you are using a pen drive, computer, a camera..etc almost any device that can use and store data than there is 99% chance it contains silicon chips as for graphene it is the future¡­ it is the only thing that can replace silicon in the future because its properties are either same or way better than silicon and there is still research going on it compared to a silicon chips.. graphene chips are way faster, durable and can store several times more data even with the same size as silicon chips whether it is hardware or software without a micro chip or microprocessor to store them or make them they are literally nothing¡­. chips and circuits have become the base foundation of digital technology and Rose just said that the spirit stone in Rex''s hand is way better than silicon or graphene ''Rose tell me how much¡­. how much is it better than graphene'' Rex asked in excitement [i can''t figure that out, right now it contains too many impurities and my analysis is done after considering the bad effects of those impurities on these spirit stone it means when the impurities will be removed than its capabilities will increase] Rex did not hesitated and directly used Transmutate on all five spirit stone under Rex''s control all those spirit stone melted than merged into each other Rex removed as much as impurities he could than he focused on changing its shape after few minutes a rectangular transparent slab was floating in front of Rex on first glance it looked like just a normal glass slab "Rex now check its conductivity and compare the speed of flow of electron between them" (Rex) [at room temperature Graphene''s electrical conductivity is 250 times faster than Silicon¡­. and this spirit slab in your hand, its electron movement is 1100 times faster than Graphene, if compared to Silicon it is 275000 times faster] there was only silence Rex read the notification 5-10 time before confirming that he did not read it wrong "Hooooolllyyy fffuuuukkkkkk" Rex shouted at the top of his lungs "these idiots were wasting such precious resources for so long" (Rex) [i don''t thing they were doing it on purpose without your transmutation ability it can''t be processed after all they tried to melt it using heat than its properties will be destroyed you already know why graphene is still not used in place of silicon on earth even when it is the strongest and lightest material on earth...its because it is too hard to extract..] graphene is 200 times stronger than steel as much as 6 times lighter ''i know but this is a great discovery and if only i can use it than its way better if others did not know its true value than it will be easy to get a lot of spirit stone and with Transmutate it is too easy for us to use'' (Rex) ''we have the base material for microprocessor as for software programming and data structure i will live them to you now the only thing we need is the way to make a circuit on it¡­.i am a little tired right now.. lets go back to Little Ru and check the evolutionary tree for now'' (Rex) Rex putted the spirit slab in his inventory and flew towards sky pearl town when Rex reached the home of Luo Ru he did not made any noise and used Shadow-Leap and directly entered Luo Ru''s room Rex appeared in her room Luo Ru was tightly hugging a pillow as she slept on her bed Rex walked near her than poked her cheek with his finger even after he pocked her cheeks two to three time she did not woke up "this good for nothing¡­.she is sleeping like there is no tomorrow if i was an assassin i would have already killed her long ago" (Rex) [see who is talking] ''oh please my Rex is a early bird that wakes up before the sun'' (Rex) Rex than switched back to his base form than led on the bed beside her and hugged her from behind ''my pillow is way better than hers'' (Rex) ''Little Rose show me the next evolution options'' (Rex) when Rex said that a holographic window with several different names and serial number appeared in front of his eyes 108 Chapter 108 ''Little Rose show me the next evolution options'' (Rex) when Rex said that a holographic window with several different names and serial number appeared in front of his eyes the list contained a total of 16 options [Next Evolution list:- 1. Green-Tier Chrysis Carbonite Human 2. Green-Tier Apollo Carbonite Human 3. Green-Tier Poisonic Carbonite Human 4. Green-Tier four limbed Synamite (Rare) 5. Green-Tier Dark Voyager (Special) 6. ...¡­.] Rex read all those option and found out that the 10 of those 16 options did not had any requirement and he can directly choose to evolve anytime but the remaining 6 all had certain requirements that are needed to be fulfilled to choose that evolutionary path in those 6 options 3 option caught Rex''s eye [9. Green-Tier Energeon Human (Special) 11. Green-Tier Mind Carbonite Human (Unique) 15. Green-Tier Mind Cerebelium (Ultra-Rare)] normally whether it is grading of a skill or a evolution path it has its own criteria of grading but the grades like Unique, Special and Ultra-Rare does not follow that path Rex''s inborn skill Calm Mind is Unique grade skill because it is the upgraded version of skill Calm he was born with in his last life which means Unique is something born from within it is not influenced or obtained by external methods it is absolute and the chance of someone else having the same skill is close to none.. and Ultra-Rare can be regarded as a category that is rare even among rare category as for Special it means the thing that is specially made considering the better of Rex ''give me a brief description of these three'' (Rex) [9. Green-Tier Energeon Human:- this race has a special body constitution in which it converts more than 50% of its body into a form of energy the race have very high regeneration ability that can be used without any limit as long as you are in the presence of any energy source whether it is solar energy from sun or moonlight of moon Requirements: 5 different element spiritual roots or 4 different element Qi source is needed ] [ 11. Green-Tier Mind Carbonite Human:- this race can transform 10% of the brain into crystallized form which increases its working proficiency by increasing thinking and analyzing speed of brain by several times this race have the ability to think about two or more different things at the same time this race have developed their brain for doing multitasking but to sustain the high speed working of the brain this race requires a strong body which can keep up with the thinking speed Requirements: 100 Kg pure element metal, INT \u003e= 1700, WIS \u003e= 600, VIT \u003e= 1000 ] [15. Green-Tier Mind Cerebelium:- this race is known for its massive INT status this race have INT enhancing talent which gives a 30% bonus in allocated status point when status point is added to INT status hence increasing the power behind any psychic ability it provides high mental strength and an innate psychic skill depending on your compatibility with other psychic skills Requirements: INT \u003e= 1800] when Rex looked at the description he directly ignored the requirements and decided to first choose the best possible option ''no. 9 looks good but it goes on a whole different route.. as for high regeneration ability i can develop that myself this no. 11 is very alluring with it i can use my brain to do multitasking which means that i can use multiple skills and ability more freely than before moreover it will be good for Rose and the last no. 15 its like this race directly supports the brute force of psychic ability but with it i can quickly upgrade my current psychic abilities and even unlock new psychic abilities hmm but why is its name a little different it doesn''t even have the word human in it¡­. wait Rose it is a human like race right'' (Rex) [it do have two hands and two legs but its just that its head is a little bigger than usual] ''hmm¡­how much is this.. little ..of yours'' (Rex) [just equal to the rest of the body in size] "¡­" (Rex) ''so now there is only no. 11 is left¡­ so its decided we will go with the 11'' (Rex) [you gave up on the no 15] ''shut up¡­ for you it does not matter if i even look like a human or not but for me it does¡­ you want me to evolve in a race whose head is big as his whole body than how the hack would i even use martial art¡­ and won''t people just see me as a rare ugly monster beast and if we carefully think about it no. 11 looks more good for the long run just after transforming 10% of the brains into crystallized form it gives so many benefit than think how many benefit we can get in the future evolution of this race'' (Rex) [okay] ''now clear my doubt why does it say that we need a stronger body but requires high VIT and metal instead of STR and DEF'' (Rex) [when it says strong body than it means that when you will evolve than your body will become strong depending on your VIT and the metal you choose let me explain it thoroughly¡­ normal body cannot support a crystallized brain ..even if its just 10% that''s why just like when your body merged with metal in your first evolution and you became a carbonate human to gain gamer''s body just like before your body will merge with a new metal to strengthen itself.. the more excellent the metal is, the more benefit you can get.. you might even awaken a new ability depending on the quality of the metal and its compatibility with you and the merging process requires high VIT so that you won''t die in the process therefore your STR and DEF has nothing to do with it] ''i see..i have already met three requirements so the only thing i need is good quality 100 Kg pure element metal¡­ we will talk about it later i am tired so let me sleep for now'' (Rex) [good night] ''hmmm'' (Rex) than Rex snuggled his head on Luo Ru''s back and went into deep sleep 109 Chapter 109 Next Morning¡­. Luo''s room the bright sunlight landed on the bed through the window Luo Ru flexed her arms than she slowly opened her eyes, she was about to get up but than she felt something heavy pressing her down when she turned around and saw Rex sleeping behind her, she almost punched his face but when she saw that he looked a little tired she calmed herself down she carefully removed his hand from above her and placed it on the pillow than she slipped out of bed and looked at him in base form Rex looks younger than Luo Ru¡­ currently he just looked like a child who barely stepped into his teenage Luo Ru did not wanted to disturb him but when she saw the current appearance of Rex a mischievous smile appeared on her face she gently pinched his cheeks, Rex shrugged her hand and turned his head to other side without opening his eyes than went to sleep again "this good for nothing¡­he is sleeping like there is no tomorrow if i was an assassin i would have already killed him long ago" Luo Ru said with a haughty smile than turned and left after she left the room Rex wrapped his hand around the pillow and hugged it tightly ''baby woke me up after 3 hours'' (Rex) [understood] later that morning¡­ Rex woke up from the bed than flexed his arms at that time Luo Ru entered the room with a plate in her hand which was filled with fruit slices "here your breakfast" Luo Ru putted the plate beside Rex after they went on a mission together and spent a lot of time together in last two months Luo Ru naturally knew that Rex eats a lot Rex wasn''t reserved either he picked a slice than threw it in his mouth "how is you mother" Rex asked while eating "she is now fine.. thanks for the potion" Luo Ru set in front of the mirror near the bed and started to comb her hair "hmmm" (Rex) "what about the bandits.. " (Luo Ru) "they won''t appear again" (Rex) Luo Ru was not surprised by his reply after all when she talked to Wang Xiu Ying before and heard about the recent rumors in sect she already realized that Rex had already killed a Spirit King before at coral reef mountain as for the stage and rank she didn''t have any idea and she is only a Soul Strengthening stage cultivator so she doesn''t want to meddle in the business of a Spirit King "what happened.. are you still thinking about your father" Rex asked when he saw Luo Ru sighing "no not about him my sister was supposed to come yesterday but she didn''t arrive until now" (Luo Ru) "oh.. you are talking about Luo Yan" (Rex) "hmm¡­huh wait how did you know her name" Luo Ru asked in surprise "just met her yesterday.. she and her master was caught by the black mountain bandits yesterday but they are now free they would probably arrive today by afternoon" Rex said as he at the last fruit slice in the plate "you should have told me that earlier" Luo Ru said in dissatisfaction "i forgot about it before¡­that aside about your father why are you still calling him father i don''t think he is even worthy if you want i can settle your score with him" Rex said seriously Luo Ru looked at the reflection of Rex in the mirror than sighed "you don''t understand¡­ its actually reasonable" Luo Ru said with a sad expression "huh what do you mean are you still hiding something" Rex frowned a little "just forget it" Luo Ru said apparently did not wanted to talk about it anymore than she got up and walked towards the door Rex suddenly grabbed her hand and pulled her towards him "you stop it i really don''t want to talk about it" Luo Ru said in a annoyed tone "don''t worry i am not asking about it" Rex said when she heard that she relaxed but than a window suddenly popped out in front of her eyes out of nowhere [would you like to accept Rex''s friend request: Yes/No] Luo Ru was startled at first but then Rex explained its use to her and like that Rex added the third person on his Friend List "oh i just remembered mother wanted to meet you.. would you like to go and meet her right now" Luo Ru suddenly spoke "eh.. your mother?.. not right now i will see your grandfather for now later i will come to meet your mother" (Rex) "okay.. but don''t be too hard on grand father.. he is really a good person" Luo Ru said it while nodding her head like she was teaching Rex an important lesson Rex faintly smiled than nodded after seeing that Rex nodded Luo Ru left the room in satisfaction ''is this girl doesn''t trust me or something.. she is sill keeping secrets from me'' Rex expressed his dissatisfaction [oh and how many secrets have you told her] ''whose side you are on'' (Rex) [yours] ''its waste of time to argue with you let''s see what her grandfather is going to say'' (Rex) using Mini-Map Rex easily discovered that Luo Shen was in the garden so Rex switched to his bloodline form than went to the garden Rex was sitting on a white stone chair near a circular white stone table and Luo Ba was standing on his right side when Luo Shen saw Rex coming towards him he stood up and greeted Rex respectively, unlike yesterday he knew that Rex is a Spirit King so he was more respectful this time Rex returned the greeting than set on the chair on the other side of the table Luo Ba also greeted Rex but was directly ignored bu him Luo Shen talked about many things with Rex but when he saw that Rex did not showed any interest in the talk he sighed and directly came to the topic 110 Chapter 110 "Master Rex yesterday i heard the whole thing and knew what my unfilial son did.. as for his punishment even if i destroy his dantian and make him a waste it can''t make up for it but it will only make Lin Lin and Little Yan sad and it is also my fault, i didn''t taught him properly that''s why he thought of making such a decision so Master Rex as long as you do not kill him you can give him any punishment even if the punishment continues his whole life" Luo Shen said seriously on the side when Luo Ba heard it he felt a chill running down his spine but in Luo Shen''s presence he dare not say anything ''Lin Lin¡­ is it Little Luo''s pet name..hehe it will be fun later on..but for now'' (Rex) Rex looked at him than looked back at Luo Shen''s resolute face ''killing him won''t bring any benefit.. but it might cause contradiction between Luo Ru and her elder sister.. but letting him go like that is not good either¡­hmm lets do it this way'' (Rex) "as you said¡­a punishment for whole life" Rex looked at Luo Ba Luo Ba hurriedly stepped forward "thanks for senior''s mercy i will accept whatever punishment senior give me" (Luo Ba) "good.. yesterday after i wiped out all the black mountain bandits, a lot of hostage were freed but they did not have a right place to go because of their insecurity i asked them to come to this town they will be here by afternoon i want you to you to make it like they can live here like a normal citizen without being discriminated or bullied by the other citizens here.. although they have the money from bandits treasury but its their own and you can''t use it whether it is making houses or providing jobs its your responsibility¡­ what do you think" (Rex) Luo Ba looked at Rex in amazement he expected to get a more brutal or hard punishment which he will regret for the rest of his life but it didn''t sound that bad "you what are you doing..are you still thinking" Luo Shen on the side hit his head like he was signaling him to do something Luo Ba suddenly understood he raised his hand towards the sky with a resolute face "i Luo Ba pledge to heavens to fulfill Senior Rex''s condition i will take care of all the freed people from black mountain bandit as my own people if i break my pledge than i will bear the anger of heavens" Luo Ba shouted towards the sky seeing this even Rex was surprised ''this old man is really not bad'' Rex thought as he looked at Luo Shen a pledge or vow to heavens is considered scared in the world if it is broken than the dao heart of the one who took it will become extremely unstable he/she can forget about breaking through to next stage and that''s not all, they can also encounter a heart demon anytime Rex nodded in satisfaction after chatting with Luo Shen for a while Rex decided to go meet Luo Ru''s mother with Mini-Map it wasn''t hard to find the number of people and their position in the mention Rex saw that near Luo Ru''s dot there was another dot so Rex concluded that she may be his mother and indeed when he reached the room he could hear the voice of a woman talking with Luo Ru ..knock.. knock.. Rex knocked on the door "who" the woman asked "Rex..eh i mean elder Rex" (Rex) "please come in" the woman replied Rex slowly entered the room when Rex entered the room he saw a woman lying on the bed and Luo Ru was sitting beside her the woman had a charming smile on her face and an alluring figure to back it up it was hard to believe that she was the mother of two girls when Rex eyes landed on her he subconsciously tilted his head to 45 degree downwards ''will my Little Ru also become Big Ru in the future'' (Rex) "humph.. what are you looking at" Luo Ru snorted when she saw Rex glaring at her mother as for the woman she only smiled but did not said anything Rex also came back to himself but when he thought that she was the wife of Luo Ba he felt a sudden pain in his chest ''that idiot.. he have 5 star restaurant of his own but he went to eat roadside food¡­seriously giving such a woman to him.. heavens have no eyes'' Rex shook his head and gave the woman a sympathetic look "Lin Lin don''t talk like that where are your manners" the woman lightly scolded Luo Ru Luo Ru didn''t said anything but putted her head down "i apologize for Lin Lin''s behavior i also want to thank elder for helping me and my family" the woman said with a smile ''Appraisal: name \u0026 cultivation base'' (Rex) [Name: Luo Niu Cultivation base: Soul Strengthening peak stage] ''hmm this woman is stronger than her husband¡­ interesting'' (Rex) "no there is no need to thank me Little Ru is from my Sect if i won''t help her than who would" Rex returned with a smile when Rex spoke his personality took a whole 180 degree turn he stood straight and looked at her with a firm expression while excluding an aura of a veteran gentlemen "elder is modest" Luo Niu said with a smile "Luo Ru its not good to lie you told me that you only have one elder sister" Rex looked at Luo Ru "giggle..Elder Rex is have such sweet tongue i am not her sister but her mother" Luo Niu said with a smile "what..is it really true.. but how could it be.. Lady Luo is really beautiful and young how could i imagine that Lady Luo has two daughter with such well maintained body" Rex said with a surprised expression "hehe.. elder is joking my Lin Lin is way more cuter than me" Luo Niu chuckled "my Lady is just being modest there is a difference between cuter and beautiful..and My Lady''s temperament is on a whole different level" Rex said as he picked her hand from the bed than looked into her eyes "elder sure knows how to coax a woman" Luo Niu said with a smile Rex was about to speak but than he felt a strong burning glare directed at him before he reacted Luo Ru grabbed his hand and pulled him out of the room with her "mother.. Rex need to help me with something we will take our leave" she said in an annoyed tone seeing her behavior Luo Niu just smiled and waved her hand at Rex who was looking at her with a bitter smile 111 Chapter 111 when Luo Ru brought Rex a little far away from the room than she released his hand and looked at him with seething eyes "what were you doing there" Luo Ru asked "i.. wasn''t i just having a talk to your mother" Rex said with an innocent face "you.. who do you think you are, you just start flirting the second you saw any woman and when she is my mother on top of that, if you want to flirt than go flirt with others..no you go die somewhere i am not talking with you" Luo Ru snorted than left ''this¡­ what happened to my little kitted how did she became a tigress'' (Rex) [because you did not focused on the food in your plate and tried to take the food from other''s plate than you got caught and now you can''t even eat from your own plate] "¡­" (Rex) ''you are now talking in my language..and what do you mean by that i was just talking with her and was i the only one who was giving her the line'' (Rex) [oh is that so.. than lets go and explain everything to her] ''hehe you are telling me to go and reason with a woman ..its easier to go to heaven than that¡­ wait i had seen in movies problem like that can be solved with a gift'' (Rex) [than its good we have many sword, axe, hammer, spear.. etc just let her choose few of them] ''good idea..but why do i feel that its not a gift we should give to a girl'' (Rex) [why she can use it or sell it if she did not like it and i think she will really like it or you have any other idea] ''in college i saw many rich second generation boys giving beautiful and expensive jewelry to girls they like¡­. although those jewelry is useless and can only be used as decoration on the body but girls still seem to like it a lot'' (Rex) [than where do we buy jewelry and do you know what type of jewelry she likes] ''actually there is no need to buy it¡­ didn''t she say that sky pearl lake have many beautiful pearl and stone in it¡­ and i am also interested in this guardian monster lets go and have a look'' (Rex) it was still time until noon and Rex had nothing to do so he decided to go visit sky peal lake at the moment Sky Pearl Lake¡­.. Rex was flying above the sky pearl lake ¡­.after hesitating for a while he decided to enter the lake ''Telekinesis'' (Rex) when Rex dived into the lake the water did not touched him it was like Rex was guarded by an invisible air bubble Rex did not thought much and directly swam towards the bottom of the lake when he swam underwater there were many aquatic monster beast fishes that tried to attack him even after Rex killed them more started to come near him in the end he released the cultivation base pressure and all weak fishes swam away in fright but even after Rex swam for several minutes he did not reached the bottom of the lake ''is it really just a lake¡­ even at my speed i haven''t reached the bottom yet ..wait i can finally see the bottom ground'' (Rex) after swimming underwater for a while Rex finally saw the ground only few rays for sunlight was able to reach the ground so most of the area was dark but there were many colorful glittering plants and stones at the bottom of the lake which looked like a LED light decorations in the dark night many pearls in the shade of blue were lying near those plants these things were actually collected by some aquatic monster beasts to use as a bait to lure small monster beasts hunting the pressure at the bottom was high but with Rex''s current strength it wasn''t that big of a problem when Rex was about to collect those pearls he suddenly realized something ''this.. the concentration of spiritual Qi here is higher..but its not stable its like flowing through waves.. its coming from this direction'' (Rex) Rex swam all around to check if the spiritual Qi all around have same concentration ''no its not the same its higher in this direction¡­. is there something here..is it a treasure'' Rex eyes immediately lit up he followed the direction where the concentration of spiritual Qi was higher than normal for Rex holding his breath for hours wasn''t a hard thing so he spent more than one hour and finally reached the place..or we can say the source of the spiritual Qi in front of Rex there was a big crack in the ground and just outside the crack there were some broken pieces of a metallic ship it didn''t look like a ship that sails on water though.. because its shape only looked a little similar to a ship but at a closer look Rex saw some weird and strange symbols drawn on it after inspection Rex found out that whether it was its mechanism, technology or the material that was used to make it ¡­.he never saw it before in his life ''looks like the stories of flying ship in old times were not a lie¡­ but even the broken pieces are so big and they are lying around this crack but its main part is still missing than doesn''t it means that the real thing is still inside the crack and this spiritual Qi.. it is definitely a treasure'' Rex looked at the big crack which was shrouded in darkness when Rex was still making his decision to go inside the crack his Spider-Sense suddenly alerted him so he quickly moved sideways ..swwoooossshh.. a big tentacle slapped the ground where Rex was just standing than quickly retracted back when Rex saw the place where it attacked there was a deep pit on the ground Rex turned around only to found out that a giant octopus was rushing towards him there are a lot of monsters around so even when he uses Mini-Map it was still hard for Rex to find out if anyone of them suddenly attacks him until he/she was close enough or if a malicious intent is leaked ''Appraisal: race and cultivation base'' (Rex) [Race: Aquatic Giant Octopus Cultivation base: 7th tier late phase] ''damn.. what''s a big shot is doing here.. it won''t be easy to deal with it under water'' (Rex) 112 Chapter 112 when the giant octopus saw that Rex dodged his attack, his anger surged and he used two of his tentacles to attack at once ''Geokinesis'' (Rex) suddenly three walls of earth appeared in front of Rex the octopus ignored it after all in his opinion they were just weak mud walls how can they stop his attack but contrary to his expectation his attack broke the first wall but was only able to make a dent on the second wall Rex looked at the crack in the ground, if it was any other giant beast fighting him than he would enter it without hesitating to take the advantage of his own small body but there was a problem with that although Rex do not know about the giant octopus but he knew that small octopus on earth have very flexible body and because of that they can even enter very narrow spaces as long as they can fit their beak and eye and if it was really the same case with the giant octopus than going inside the crack will be just like increasing his advantage and cutting your own escape route ''simple ways won''t work here than'' (Rex) Rex waved his hand and many swords. dagger and spears appeared around him ''Telekinesis'' (Rex) suddenly all the weapon seem to have life they all started to move around like fishes than Rex raised his hand towards the octopus and like all weapons received a command they all attacked the octopus at the same time when the octopus saw it he suddenly reacted, the speed of weapon''s was too fast so instead of dodging he wrapped his tentacles around his main body ..swooooshh..swwwoooshh..swoossshh¡­. all the swords, dagger and spears all pierced the surface of tentacles wrapped around his body few drops of blood came out of its wounds and got mixed in water Rex snapped his fingers and all the weapons retracted immediately [new DNA signature found] [DNA Codex updated] Rex didn''t had the luxury to look at the notification right now because he saw that all those wounds on the octopus''s body was healing at a rapid speed the octopus was now cautious of Rex he did not attack directly but pointed his beak towards him and spitted out a black ink like liquid that covered the whole area around Rex and him ''this ink is affecting my spiritual sense..but its a useless move..after all i also have Mini-Map, Spider-Sense and Echolocation'' (Rex) when Rex thought of this he noticed that the sea weeds on the ground have withered ''this ink is poisonous too.. '' Rex now understood that why the octopus was swimming around him instead of attacking him he was actually waiting for Rex to get poisoned and die on his own Rex was inside the bubble so he was not worried about getting poisoned and he also had Poison Resistance which gave him the confidence to fight instead of retreating when Rex was just thinking he saw something that surprised him, the octopus suddenly hit his head on a rock while swimming ''i see so he too can''t use his spiritual sense when he used this black ink¡­hehe its looks like the game is decided'' Rex smirked than he raised his and a long black spear appeared in his hand Rex took a throwing stance than focused at the right eye of the octopus normally hitting his eyes is not that easy but after Rex obtained the title ''Weapon Master'' his proficiency in wielding a spear has also increased ''Telekinesis'' (Rex) Rex used his strength and the power of Telekinesis in combination and threw the spear at the octopus ..Sswwwooossshhhh¡­.. the octopus suddenly sensed something but it was too late to react and the spear pierced his body through his right eye and destroyed his inner body but he was still not dead his body was still moving and he started to attack everything around him blindly but it was still within Rex''s expectation that''s why the second he started to rampage hundreds of weapons pierced his main body from all direction and the octopus finally died Rex waved his hand and all the weapons with octopus''s body moved to his Inventory after that Rex collected all broken parts of the ship, pearls and stones he could find around the crack than he swam inside the crack ''Light Orb'' (Rex) the area inside the crack was too dark so Rex made many Light Orbs that illuminated the area and gave a clear view of the surroundings the cracks was too deep at some parts the crack was narrow whereas on other parts it was very wide but Rex had Geokinesis that''s why it wasn''t hard for him to make a way for himself ''no wonder the octopus wasn''t able to go inside the crack to dig out the treasure, this place is too tricky if he was stuck in this place than he can''t even use his strength to get out because if he did than this place might break and he might get burred here so he rather occupied the territory and enjoyed the rich spiritual Qi and became that strong'' (Rex) soon Rex reached the bottom of the crack there was indeed a broken metal ship present there but only a small part of it was above the ground the rest of it was still buried inside the ground ''there was probably a big earthquake here in the past which dragged the ship here and buried it or else there is no way that this ship could pass through this narrow path and come here'' (Rex) ''Geokinesis+Telekinesis'' (Rex) Rex used Geokinesis and Telekinesis to remove the resistance from the ground and to carefully bring it out without breaking it under Rex''s control the ship started to slowly come out of the ground like the ground itself was pushing out of it when Rex brought it out he realized that the ship was way bigger than he thought it was and there was no need to worry about it breaking apart because when Rex tried to break a piece from it he realized that it is the hardest metal he ever encountered even in its current condition this part of ship did not look even a little bit similar to a normal water ship but more like an aircraft carrier that can fly when Rex was inspecting from outside he found a symbol on its right side this symbol looked like a purple skull with two horns that were curved inwards ''hehe what is this symbol ..was it a pirate ship.. whatever but this level of technology cannot be from this lower realm than it only means its from upper realm.. lets see whats inside'' (Rex) Rex than entered the ship from one of the hole in its body 113 Chapter 113 when Rex was checking the inside of ship he saw things that changed his world view there were many skeletons inside the ship but most of them did not look like human skeleton at all some had a pair of horns on the skull, than the other had two extra sharp fangs or a giant skeleton structure and the like ''these things are definitely not human.. just what kind of beings live in upper realm these things are not as simple as just having a bloodline at all'' (Rex) soon Rex arrived at a small room with rich spiritual Qi there were two locked wooden boxes lying in the room although they were made of wood but this wood cannot be compared with the simple forest wood Rex did not try to open the box instead he directly moved the two boxed to his Inventory then Rex went to search for the things in the other rooms two hours later¡­.. Rex had found 5 boxes in the whole ship but he was still not satisfied with the result and believed that there can be more precious things inside the ship so he was still searching at present Rex was standing in the center most room of the ship ''this room is really weird my spiritual sense was not able to detect it..if it wasn''t for Mini-Map than i wouldn''t have found it.. but this room looks empty there is no chance that even after having such room someone would still store those wooden boxes in other rooms.. that''s why there should definitely be something here'' Rex looked at the walls and ceiling but he found nothing ''Echolocation'' (Rex) suddenly faint sonic waves were emitted from Rex''s body and slammed on all the walls and ceiling than after the bombardment these waves came back to Rex than a smile appeared on Rex''s face Rex walked to the center of the room than he placed his hand on the floor ''Transmutate'' (Rex) Rex consumed more than half of his total Qi including both Yang Qi and Ying Qi just to make a hole in the floor and when the hole appeared he could see the stairs leading to a secret room the secret room was also filled with water although Rex used Transmutate to enter the room but who knows for how many years this ship was here even if there was a small hole in the way to secret room it was more than enough to fill the whole room in time Rex walked down the stairs and reached a small room there was nothing special in this room the only thing that was in this room was a black box lying on the floor the box was around 2.5 meters long and 1.5 meter wide with a height of 1 meter, there was a picture of a symbol on the top of the box the symbol looked like two hammers crossing each other.. this symbol was completely different from the the symbol on the ship ''was this really a ship of robbers'' (Rex) the box caught Rex''s attention because all the boxes Rex found until now had started to rot and four of them was leaking spiritual Qi but this box looked brand new and was not leaking any spiritual Qi Rex focused on the box.. beside the picture there was three small diamond like stones were arranged in a line and below them was a small sharp pin sticking out Rex putted the box in his inventory than came out of the ship ''even if this ship is now useless.. its metal is still useful for me'' thinking of this Rex putted the whole ship in his Inventory Rex did not had anything to do here anymore so he swam out of the lake than flew to a quite area where there was no one around and took out all the six boxes from his inventory he decided to first open the wooden boxes Rex took out a sword and struck the lock on first box ..clank.. the lock broke but was not cut but Rex was not surprised by that he already knew that the material used to make the lock was not simple after he opened the box he found out that the inner space of the box was ten times bigger than what it should normally be and half of the box was filled with spirit stones ''no wonder these guys did not used the storage ring these boxes themselves are like a space artifact but they are different from space artifact at the same time because the spiritual Qi was able to leak from them but the space inside the is bigger than the storage ring i have seen until now.. the storage ring with bigger space must be expensive or rare in upper realms that''s why those guys used these low quality boxes.. off course low quality compared to those storage ring for people here they are still very precious'' (Rex) normally even when someone puts a spirit stone in water of a decade it still won''t be enough to degrade 10% of it, only if someone cultivates by absorbing them only than will they be used up and the box was still made of the material which could insulate the spirit stone inside it its just that with time the box started rotting and its capability degraded Rex than opened the other three box which were emitting spiritual Qi and as he thought all three of them contained spirit stones but some looked more transparent while some were milky white ''although they are all spirit stone but its looks like their grades are different'' (Rex) now only one wooden box and the black box was remaining Rex looked at the wooden box unlike other wooden box this wooden boss was not emitting any spiritual Qi that''s why Rex saved it until now Rex opened the box and when he did his mouth opened wide enough that an egg could fit inside it a lot of jade slips were piled up inside the box and one need to know that only cultivation techniques or martial art above Human rank are actually stored in these kind of jade slips because of there preciousness ''robbers definitely robbers¡­. no sect or organisation would store that many type of cultivation techniques or martial art until it is a big supermarket of cultivation techniques or martial arts¡­. these things should not be in the hands of sinners that''s why my righteous kid..child of heavens Rex Andrews will confiscate all these for world peace'' (Rex) than Rex took out one of the jade slips [would you like to scan the jade slip for 5 SE Points: Yes/No] ''My Dear Rose i just love you¡­.. scan it'' (Rex) [scanning.1%..25%..45%¡­76%..89¡­100%] [scanning complete] [congratulation you obtained a Earth rang middle grade cultivation technique ''Flowing Water Current Manifestation technique''] [congratulation you learned the ''Flowing Water Current Manifestation technique'' cultivation technique] 114 Chapter 114 a lot of information regarding the cultivation technique cam inside Rex''s head but Rex noticed that the jade slip in his hand turned in to powder ''did you do it'' (Rex) [no i didn''t.. this jade slip was a one time use object so after we scanned it.. it was self destroyed but if you want a copy then we can just copy this information regarding the cultivation technique and we can store in a new empty jade slip or write it in a book] ''no need i was just curious'' (Rex) Rex then started to scan all the the jade slip inside the box, most of the jade slip were one time use so they turned into powder after Rex used them but there were also those which did not turned into powder even after Rex used them this made Rex sure that all these things are actually a loot ¡­because whether it was cultivation technique or martial arts they all are too different its like all of these things were from different sects and families all the cultivation techniques or martial arts inside those jade slips were in rage from Earth rank Low grade to Earth rank Peak grade as for what top grade is..Rex realized that knowledge he had before about sub rank of cultivation techniques or martial arts was a little wrong like before cultivation techniques or martial arts are divided into three grades Human\u003e\u003eEarth\u003e\u003eHeaven but their sub grades are not three but four Low\u003e\u003eMiddle\u003e\u003eHigh\u003e\u003eTop after Rex scanned all of them he putted all the 5 wooden boxes in his Inventory and walked to the black box Rex looked at the box except three small diamonds, the rectangular picture of the symbol and the sharp pin there was nothing on the box it didn''t even had the lock or a key hole..at first Rex thought about using force or Transmutate to open it but then he soon gave up that idea after all the technology he saw today was unknown what if there was a hidden mechanism that may counter his attack or may destroy the thing inside it after thinking for a while Rex pressed his thumb on the prick when he did that an unexpected thing happened the small prick pierced Rex''s skin like butter and a small drop of blood came out of the wound before Rex even had time to think much the drop of the blood was absorbed by the area around the prick then the box started to absorb Qi from Rex''s hand Rex did not resisted and let it absorb as much as Qi as it needed but he still underestimated the Box''s hunger and in the end he needed to drink few Qi replenishing potions to make up for it after the box stopped absorbing Qi all the three diamonds on it started to shine brightly but soon they stopped shining then the rectangular picture of the symbol got divided in very small pieces of different shapes then they got jumbled up, after that the first diamond started shining brightly but at a closed look Rex found out that it was loosing its shine with time Rex then looked at the puzzle like picture and tried to lift one piece but he wasn''t able to lift it like it was an illusion but then an idea came to his mind and he tried to drag the piece to the side and indeed that piece switched its place with the piece on the side ''is it a puzzle..seriously'' (Rex) when Rex was still observing the puzzle the light on the first diamond disappeared and as soon as it disappeared the pieces of the puzzle moved and jumbled up again then the second diamond lighted up ''damn.. it also have a time limit and according to the number of the diamond there are only three chances and i already lost one chance i have already wasted few seconds in the second chance there is no use trying.. Rose analyze the pattern in which the puzzle''s pieces moved and remember to scan the puzzle when the third diamond lit up ¡­ according the my calculation we only have 15 seconds to solve the puzzle.. can a normal person even even solve it what was its maker thinking when he made it.. but its my good luck that this is the trial..a software programmer normally makes a puzzle game by developing a logic first and this puzzle follow the same principle and if someone can make a game with a logic then someone can also solve it if he gets the logic as long as we can find the logic behind it and use it to deduct the pattern in which the pieces moves then we can solve it easily'' (Rex) soon the second diamond dimmed and the third diamond lighted up and with that the pieces jumbled up again ''Rose now'' (Rex) ''Telekinesis'' (Rex) Rex used both his hands and Telekinesis to solve the puzzle [Rex the pattern is found] a new holographic window appeared beside Rex which showed the simplest and fastest way to solve the puzzle ''Fast Clock'' (Rex) after using Fast Clock everything appeared slow in Rex''s eyes including his body but his analyzing and calculating speed increased by several folds but Rex did not used it because of that but that fact that even after using it, it did not had much effect on Telekinesis and he could still solve the puzzle at high speed and just 3 seconds after using Fast Clock Rex solved the puzzle a total of 7 seconds were used up in the whole process after the puzzle was solved the all the three diamonds were fully lighted up again and started twinkling but Rex was not in a mood to watch this light show he set on his buttocks and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead ''so close'' (Rex) [there was still half time left to be exact] Rex ignored Rose and looked at the box the box trembled a bit then the four corners of the top of the box automatically got divided into four different parts and the box opened on its own 115 Chapter 115 the inside of box was divided in three sections in a ratio 5:3:2 the biggest section contained a big black cuboid made of an unknown metal Rex expected it to be a very hard metal but when he touched it he realized that it was actually soft as dough in the second section there was a fist size white orb and in the smallest third section there was black card lying there Rex did not knew anything about any one of them but the white orb caught his attention ''is it some kind of instrument¡­don''t tell me it would also need a drop of blood to work'' thinking of it Rex bit his finger then placed it on the orb when he did that the orb absorbed the blood but then several cracks appeared on it ''fukkk i didn''t broke it.. did i'' (Rex) when the orb broke a white light flew out of it at a very fast speed and entered Rex''s head when it entered his head Rex''s consciousness blurred when Rex opened his eyes he was standing in the middle of the stone road when he looked around he found out that it was a city but the civilization was too different from the ones he had seen until now but it was somewhat similar to old England there were many big building which almost blocked all the sunlight falling on the road, they were decorated with many types of colorful gems and stones, there were stones bridge, clock tower weapon shop clothing shop and the like¡­and there were only what Rex could from his current position to Rex it looked like a city in a fantasy world which one could see in a MMORPG game Rex could still see a giant castle few miles away from him¡­ just before the castle there was a giant gate and on top of that gate there was a symbol made of two hammers crossing each other which was same as the one Rex saw on the box when Rex was just looking at it he saw some people passing by the road after Rex saw them he was dumbstruck because they were not humans although there was also human among those peoples but they were walking with each other like they did not mind it at all ''pointed ears.., spicy dark skin., slender waist¡­damn isn''t it a dark elf in stories..what a body..cough cough.. i mean what a race.. wait this one.. cat like ears..but its a man go away fukkk off damn who do you think you are ignoring look at me'' Rex soon found out that it was just like an illusion and others cannot see him this also woke him up because earlier all his attention was on the buildings around him so he almost forgot how he came here just when Rex was thinking how to get out everything around him disappeared in an instant then he looked around ''isn''t it my sea of consciousness why i am here'' (Rex) "so.. do you like it.. the Kingdom made by my Ancestors" a voice came from behind Rex turned around and found out that an old man with brown hair was standing there, the old man had a bulky body but his height was short considering his body "this is the first Kingdom of Dwarfs that is above the surface" the old man said with a prideful tone ''what is that expression mean.. he is saying it like that he made it himself'' (Rex) although Rex thought that but he still nodded indicating that he liked it "wait don''t answer me its not like i can see or hear you after all its a recorded message" the dwarf said ''fukkk this old man is looking for a beating'' (Rex) "let me start from my introduction I am Alfred D Wolford" (Alfred) ''what..Rose its a D.. is it the will of D.. don''t tell me he is a prate'' (Rex) "i am one of the 12 Artifact Velnerable of the Great Dwarfian Kingdom and this is my Inheritance you must have gone through many difficulties to pass through all the trials of the dungeon i made myself and most importantly you had also successfully solved the puzzle on the box¡­ " (Alfred) [wait what difficulties did he misunderstood] ''no no Little Rose he is just joking.. old man like him love to joke a lot like this'' (Rex) [really] ''off course you still do not understand human emotions live with me and you will also become very smart one day just like me'' (Rex) [hmmm] "to tell the truth even i can only solve it once out of ten times" Alfred pondered for a second than said ''bastard then why the hell you made it that hard'' Rex was enraged "but i still made that puzzle as a trial because i wanted to give my inheritance to someone who have the potential to surpass me because i will soon leave this world" Alfred shook his head and said in a nostalgic tone ''wu wu wu good old man it looks like i misunderstood your intentions but don''t worry even when you die i will carry on your legacy for you'' Rex wiped the invisible tears from the corner of his eyes and said with a resolute face "wait don''t misunderstood when i said that i will leave this world i mean that i am going to the upper realm.. actually a senior from upper realm recognized my talent and invited me to go to the upper realm with him" Alfred thought then suddenly corrected his words Rex''s face was dark ''old man i curse you, soon your long hair will fall and you will go bald'' (Rex) "i don''t care whether you are an elf, a dwarf, a demi-human, a human or a demon you have completed my trial so you can have my inheritance.. now i will pass on my inheritance to you, as for how much of it you can comprehend it depends on your innate talent.. if you can comprehend even 25% of it then i will directly except you as my true disciple off course if we will meet in the future that is¡­. and if you still want to repay the favor or thank me for the inheritance than there is no need just buy a beer to any fellow dwarf you meet" Alfred laughed ''thanks for the Inheritance old man but i don''t want to be anyone''s disciple anymore as for a beer..don''t worry if i meet a dwarf i will push him in a swimming pool filled with beer.. and what did you mean by 25% are you mocking me.. Rose lets show this old man that who he is facing'' (Rex) [understood] Rex did not know that if someone had heard Alfred saying the 25% requirement then their face will be already dark using a memory orb to give inheritance is not easy, one have to put many efforts to store the inheritance in it but it also comes with an advantage when someone uses memory orb to pass on Inheritance then it contains not only all the things he/she learned in their life but also their experience and insights in learning them saying that you can get 100% of it means that you are just taking what they earned in their whole life like nothing Alfred cannot hear what Rex said so he just raised his hand and a white light flew out of his finger and entered Rex''s head 116 Chapter 116 when the white light entered Rex''s head he felt a painful headache but it was a lot worse compared to the headache he gets when he allocate status points so he was able to remain composed even in that state Rex found out that a lot of information in form of images or real life experience was being added in his memory [you learned 6th grade ''Three Sword killing array'' formation] [you learned 9th grade ''Extreme Cold Freezing array'' formation] [you learned 1st spirit grade ''Sky Burning array'' formation] [you learned ''1000 Li Sound Transmission talisman'' crafting method] [you learned...¡­] a lot of notification alerts kept ringing in Rex''s head so he switched it off Alfred was a Artifact Vulnerable and it was his main profession but to reach this point one also need the knowledge on other fields like Inscriptions, Array, Talisman and Alfred choose Array as his second profession nevertheless during bottlenecks he also learned few methods of Talisman crafting to get new ideas and make some new type of things every one of the 12 Venerable of the Dwarfian Kingdom is like that. they all had mastered at least two profession to make out best of their abilities after two hours the headache disappeared and the Rex snapped out of his sea of consciousness Rex looked at his body which was covered in sweat but this time his excitement knew no bounds, as expected he got the 100% of what Alfred gave him ''Haahahaha baby i became a Spirit Artifact Grand-master and a Spirit array Grand-master in two hours..what innate talent is shit in front of this Rex'' (Rex) [don''t get that exited even if you learned it you can not make a single spirit weapon with your current strength and as for array with your current soul strength you can only make 2nd grade array at most] Rose''s words poured cold water on Rex ''was it necessary to remind me at a time like this and why is my soul strength that weak'' (Rex) [weak?.. if a normal person tries to make even a 1st grade array then his vitality will be absorbed because of weak soul strength and your soul strength is strong enough to make a 2nd grade array from the gate go¡­and you are still not satisfied] ''that''s not what i mean¡­ i was saying we have so many SE points and they comes from soul remnants¡­. as you said before after a person dies and the soul leaves his/her body'' but it will left soul remnants and we use it to get SE points then shouldn''t it increase my soul strength'' (Rex) [you are correct it should increase your soul strength but only if you have refines them and we have no way of doing it¡­ we only store those SE points like how the current is stored in the battery and use it when needed it is not a part of our body if you want to use them to increase your soul strength then you will need a refining technique for it] ''so its like that¡­. wait i almost forgot i want to try something'' (Rex) Rex took out the spirit slab he made earlier then he held it in his left hand and the right hand begin to pour Yang Qi in it ''Transmutate'' (Rex) under Rex''s control the golden fog like Qi condensed to form small thread like structure and soon a pattern began to form under the surface of the transparent spirit slab Rex had used Transmutate to make small tunnel like gaps in the slab for him to place the threads inside it, all those small tunnels had different size and structure like they were all made for different use [it looks like an array formation but it is not¡­you are making it under the surface¡­ what are you trying to do] ''shhhshh you will know soon'' (Rex) soon Rex was done and when he looked at the spirit slab many runes like pattern was drawn on it but they were all only made of lines, it somehow looked similar to a complicated circuit on a silicon chip you can find in the CPU of your computer ''Rose help me make a very simple program as for language use only binary and if you can find anything more simplex then it would be more good'' (Rex) [those languages are only made like that so they can be understood a normal human''s point of view¡­ its a piece of cake to create a brand new language but if i am right you want to do it like how Alfred stored the information in form of energy inside that orb... after the data updated i can know how that worked and i can copy it so we don''t need to follow the basic programming language root at all but can directly implement our logic with charges or energy] Rex nodded then decided to go on this way after a while Rex pointed his finger at the spirit slab then a white light was shot from his finger and entered the slab then it was absorbed by the spirit slab and disappeared this method was the same method Alfred used to give his memory inheritance to Rex Rex held the slab in his right hand and poured some Qi in it when the Qi entered the slab the rune like pattern started to shine then the slab started to attract the spiritual Qi in the surrounding and soon the spiritual Qi around the slab was 10 times more dense then in the surrounding "hahahaha it worked" Rex laughed loudly like a mad man [it has the effect of 3rd grade ''Qi Gathering Array'' but how.. wait let me properly analyze it] an array can work either by using spirit stones or user''s own spiritual Qi ''do it.. and you will know what it is'' (Rex) [analyzing.1%..26%¡­57%..79%..94%..100%] [analyzing complete] [Congratulation.. You created a brand new Technology] [would you like to name it yourself] ''hmm it uses the ways of array but is actually a circuit¡­.so how about array circuit tech'' (Rex) [naming complete] [Rex now that we have ''Array Circuit Tech'' we got everything we need to make the first prototype for Project WB] ''i leave that to you¡­and now we also have a good metal for the evolution'' (Rex) Rex looked at the black cuboid in the first section he now knows that what it is.. it was actually ''Zeltos'' metal.. a very rare metal it is combined with other strong metals to make alloys to make strong artifacts Rex also knows that the black card is actually a VIP card of a organisation but it was useless to him for now as for spirit stones he now knows that they are actually divided into four grades Low\u003e\u003eMiddle\u003e\u003eHigh\u003e\u003eTop earlier Rex found four boxes filled with spirit stone although they were not full but it was still a big fortune.. two boxes were filled with high grade, one with middle grade spirit stone and the last one was filled with low spirit grade stone and the 5 spirit stones Rex got from the bandit boss''s storage ring were low grade spirit stone 117 Chapter 117 ''now we are done with it lets prepare a gift for Little Ru'' (Rex) Rex waved his hand and several lustrous sky blue pearls appeared out of thin air ''wait.. i have an idea'' (Rex) Rex took out two middle grade spirit stones ''Telekinesis+Transmutate'' (Rex) suddenly the two spirit stone floated in the air and melted at the speed visible to the naked eyes then soon a beautiful crystal clear pearl was formed the pear had no color but when the sunlight passed through it, it scattered the light in seven colors that shined like a rainbow it looked like the rainbow was trapped inside the pearl ''Rose earlier you have seen how i made the circuit.. modify it and make it small and simpler i want to add it to this pearl.. and also add a 1st grade Concealing array on it'' (Rex) [on it] Rose is Rex''s greatest support, once he make something Rose can easily modify or upgrade it few minutes later.. Rex looked at the pearl it looks same as before, only a talented Array master or an Array Grand-master could tell the difference¡­and they could only tell the difference as for understanding it.. it will be like asking a Doctor to build a Bridge ''Telekinesis+Transmutate'' (Rex) many sky blue pearls floated in the air around the crystal clear pearl and started to melt soon Rex was holding a beautiful sky blue colored bracelet in his hand the bracelet''s body looked like it was made of intertwined vines..only its shape looked like intertwined vines but on touch it will feel like touching a jade because it was made after melting beautiful sky blue pearls so its body was like sky blue jade and the point where the end of the vines meet was actually the crystal clear pearl it looked like the two ends of the intertwined vine are the head of the snake that were kissing the pearl ''although its effects are reduced by 30% if she pours Qi in it while cultivating then the spiritual Qi around her would become 7 times more denser then usual...its the second product of Array Circuit Tech although its pretty much useless to me it will still be helpful for her'' (Rex) Rex gave the bracelet a long look and sighed ''if i only got the information about Array but not Middle realm then i would have opened a company here in the lower realm to expand my business.. but after seeing that kingdom and the architecture there ts better to start a company there'' (Rex) [with the normal personality of the people here in this world they lack morals too much once they see you have a instrument like this bracelet, they will probably try to snatch all the things you have and they may even try to get the method it won''t be that easy to start a company] ''you are saying it like its hard for me to raise my strength.. as for dealing with idiots i already have a plan and the best part is no one can copy my technology so its useless even if they rob our products and try to study it..and if the Dwarf can make a kingdom to protect their people and their crafting technology then why can''t we'' (Rex) [its not hard to build a kingdom like that but where would you get the people to live in] ''people who need them when we can have an army of bots...i only want a base for future experiments i have too many ideas but i lack resources... lets leave it aside for now we will talk about it when we will go to the next realm'' (Rex) Rex then took out a small box and putted the bracelet in it and packed the box thinking of something Rex also took out his home made ribbon flower and stamped it on the box ''now lets go'' (Rex) Rex flew back to Luo Ru''s house it was already late afternoon¡­. in the garden Luo Ru''s house Luo Shen, Luo Ru, Luo Yan and Li Na were sitting in the garden Luo Yan and Li Na have already arrived at Sky Pearl town few hours ago "congratulation now this town can officially become a city" Li Na congratulated Luo Shen but there was not much change in expression she did not did it on purpose, the women who cultivate ice attribute Qi usually have cold temperament at the time when she met Rex she smiled in excitement it was already a rare situation sky pearl town was once only a village but after Luo family took over it became a town in few years and was at a threshold of becoming a city that''s why everyone calls Luo Ba a city lord but later because of the guardian of lake, the main business of the town which deals with sky pear stopped and if it was not enough the black mountain bandits also came and the population of the town dropped rapidly but now that all the hostage have joined the town the population suddenly increased directly crossing the threshold of becoming a city and the black mountain bandits are also destroyed so the town can finally become Sky Pearl City "its all thanks to Master Rex but the the thing that need to be really celebrated is the destruction of black mountain bandits" Luo Shen said "big sis we have meet after so many days lets go to my room i want to talk about so many things" Luo Ru grabbed Luo Yan''s hand and said in a exited tone "Lin Lin my teacher is still talking to grandfather after i guide teacher to her room then i will come to you" Luo Yng rubbed the little head of Luo Ru Luo Ru was unwilling but in the end she agreed and went inside the house when they were just talking Rex landed beside them all three of them stood up and greeted him Rex nodded then he looked towards Luo Yan and Li Na last time he did not focus on their appearance but when he looked this time he was really surprised both the woman and girl have snow white skin and this was not the a phrase their skin was really too white it was like their body had been frozen inside a freezer for years Li Na looked at Rex with little excitement in her eyes that was hard to conceal..when Rex noticed that he got chills running down his spine because the look in her eyes was not like how an attracted woman look at a man but how a girl looks when she was gifted a whole jeweler shop and indeed when Li Na looked at him what she thought was ''if i reach the same cultivation base as him will i also look that young..will my skin will also get so smooth'' (Li Na) Rex then glanced at Luo Yan who looked more composed then her teacher.. when she saw Rex looking at her she bowed down her head Rex looked at her from head to toe then his eyes stopped at her chest ''indeed my Little Ru is bigger'' (Rex) Rex patter her shoulder "its all right you will grow up" Rex encouraged Luo Yan tilted her hand in confusion "disciple Senior is complementing you is that how you respond" Li Na hurriedly said when she found out that Luo Yan was looking at Rex silently "eh.. Lou Yan will live up to Senior''s expectation" Luo Yan quickly said "¡­" (Rex) according to them Rex was talking about cultivation base¡­ Luo Yan is regarded as genius because of her high cultivation base at young age therefore to them Rex''s words seemed like he is saying she have high potential Rex wanted to speak more but then he shook his head suddenly he noticed that Luo Ba was standing a little far away and was ordering the guards who were taking out furniture from the house "what is he doing" (Rex) 118 Chapter 118 "what is he doing" (Rex) "master Rex as you said he is building houses for the hostages but the current treasury of the mansion is not enough for that, that''s why he decided to sell the furniture sigh.. if it was a few years ago then just by selling rights for sky pear for months will be enough for that but after the lake guardian appeared things became difficult.. " Luo Shen said "hmm lake guardian you mean that giant octopus" Rex wondered "huh.. so master Rex have heard about it" Luo Shen was little surprised after all not many people know about it "heard about it or more like.." Rex casually waved his hand and the body of the giant octopus appeared out of nowhere when the dead body of the monster beast appeared it emitted a fearsome aura which made Luo Shen and Li Na took few steps back as for Luo Yan she almost fell to the ground but Li Na supported her when such a high ranking monster is killed then even after it dies its body still contains the majestic Qi he had when he was alive "this¡­" when Luo Shen looked at monster beast in shock he didn''t know what to say "in the morning i went to the sky pearl lake to just take a bath but this idiotic octopus attacked me, i was slightly annoyed so i just threw a spear at it but who knows his skin was so soft and thin that the spear easily pierced his head then unexpectedly he went on a rampage so i lost my patience and causally threw some swords at it without using any martial arts but who know his body was too fragile and he died just like that" Rex said with disappointment written all over his face 3 people "¡­" everyone was speechless even when they knew that Rex was bragging what could they do about it the facts were in front of them the aura around the monster beast''s body also caught the attention of all around people including Luo Ba so he too came to look but because of low cultivation base he wasn''t able to get much close to it "now that it is dead you can collect the pearls and other resources from the lake" (Rex) at first Rex also thought that the octopus monster beast just came a decade ago so why did no one found the treasure but then he suddenly realize that it was because of pressure at the bottom of the lake, even when there was no octopus monster just to get there you will need the Spirit King cultivation base and even after that they cannot enter the crack without Geokinesis and which Spirit King will be kind enough to come and help this small town deal with the monster beast in the first place.. ever Luo Shen and Li Na realized that Rex was too carefree to be a Spirit King..to them he looked like a rare animal who they might not witness a second time in their entire life the peoples who collect pearls only collect them from the area around Lake''s shore, no one actually goes to the deepest part like Rex because except high pressure they also have to fight strong monster beast in the water "you can take his body i have already taken out his core so i don''t need it and it will be more then enough to provide them with necessary facilities and one more thing his outer skin is a little poisonous so handle it carefully" Rex said "master Rex you have already did a big favor to me by saving my life so how can i take this" Luo Shen rejected Luo Shen did not mention saving Luo Ru because he did not wanted Luo Yan to know that and hate her father.. sometimes one''s mistake might destroy the whole happy family "i can''t take more things from you when i have nothing to give you" Luo Shen continued ''off course you have..just give your Lin Lin¡­ take a hint old man'' (Rex) "what do you mean by that do i look like a person who do things for profit take it old man if a human would not help another human then who will and its not for you but those people" Rex said with a firm expression it looked like a righteous aura was surrounding him Luo Shen reluctantly nodded if Luo Shen knew that the real reason for which Rex gave him the octopus body is that he does not like octopus meat then its hard to tell what type of face he will make "master Rex are you really from White Moon Sect" Li Na finally asked the question that was bothering her for a long time "you have any problem with my sect" Rex narrowed his eyes for him White Moons Sect''s enemy is his enemy "no no how could it be in fact our sect master and your sect ancestor are good old friend" She hurriedly said Luo Yan gave her master a complicated look like she was saying ''weren''t you the one who said it was a big secret'' but Li Na completely ignored her glare¡­. in front of a powerhouse what pride and what secret if White Moon Sect really have such powerhouse then what is the need to hide the relation between them moreover it needs to be promoted ''granny and good friend.. if it was really that good then why i never heard that Snow Flower Sect helped us in need.. is it the type of friend who only shows herself when she sees profit¡­ whatever i will leave it to granny if she really have that kind of friend and got fooled by her then its not a problem to assassinate a Spirit King with my current strength'' (Rex) Rex nodded but didn''t said anything Li Na thought that he didn''t believed her words so she too didn''t go further on this topic "i will rest for a while" Rex said then head inside the house and went to Lou Ru''s room other''s just nodded but didn''t said anything Li Na again looked at the giant octopus and thought ''this White Moon Sect really played the pig to eat the tiger this situation is needed to be urgently reported to sect master, Puppet Sect will get the news about black mountain bandits in few days its better to for an alliance with White Moon Sect and get ready for the worst.. together we even have the chance to rise'' (Li Na) the only way to have a long distance communicate in the five continent is by using sparrow to send letters or sending a messenger that''s why even when the black mountain bandits are destroyed no one will knew in few hours it will take time until the news spreads and others to confirm if its really is true 119 Chapter 119 Luo Ru''s room.. Rex was lying on the bed he was waiting for Luo Ru to come back to her room for the last three hours but because he had nothing do he started to study Array Circuit Tech ''what is this girl thinking first she was in her mother''s room then she went to her sister''s room and now she is with her grandfather just why the hell she did not come to her own room its almost evening.. how long is she going to take i also have other things to do'' (Rex) Rex was making a puppet''s blue print on the holographic window.. it looked more like a humanoid robot then a puppet but then he seem to feel a little thirsty so he took out a water bottle and drank some water but instead of quenching his thirst it increased his thirst then Rex felt that the temperature in the room has increased ''this.. do this Luo family also have a secret heater¡­and why i am that thirsty this water is tasteless'' Rex looked at his skin which has turned slightly red [the temperature of the room is same its your body temperature that is rising] ''what are you this¡­..'' (Rex) as if the previous things were not enough a certain urge began to surface inside him for Rex it was like someone just gave him a high dose of aphrodisiac Rex set cross legged and ran his cultivation technique but he just used the 2nd set of route to cultivate and did not used the first route when the cold Yin Qi was circulated in his whole body his body temperature decreased and he became much better Rex then took out a small paper and wrote a short note on it and pasted it on the gift box Rex placed the gift box on Luo Ru''s bed then flew out of the room through the window he did not held back and directly used Bat-Wings to maximize his speed then he left the sky pearl city on the other side.... Luo Ru was sitting in front of her Grandfather telling him about all her experience in the sect whenever she comes back from the sect she tells all her story to Luo Shen like she is telling a hero''s tale although all these things are really boring for him Luo Shen still listens to all her story like he is really exited and says..yes, i see, oh really.. from time to time to increase her confidence Luo Shen was listening to her for a long time after he saw that the story is finished he thought of something and decided to ask it "Lin Lin what is your relation with master Rex" Luo Shen suddenly asked at first he thought that Rex took Luo Ru as a disciple but after listening to what Luo Ba said and observing the way Luo Ru talk to Rex without any formality a thought came to his mind what if he is chasing Luo Ru then all the things made sense and seeing Rex''s behavior and innate talent he wasn''t against it either unlike Li Na he did not thought that Rex was too old after all even if the life span increases with cultivation base and we look younger there is still a limit to how much younger we can look "Rex..no i mean elder Rex and me" Luo Ru pointed at herself Luo Shen lips twitched ''this girl always called him Rex in front of everyone and now she finally became conscious and started to act do she think i am losing intelligence with age'' (Luo Shen) although he thought that he still nodded "there is nothing special between us its just he is little friendly but he becomes annoying sometimes" Luo Ru said with a prideful expression her words clearly stated that the one who is following her is he its not the other way around¡­after all who doesn''t like to show off what they have but when Luo Shen heard her words he wanted to smack his head on the table and wanted to shout.. a Spirit King is honestly pursuing you but even after using him for so long he is only a little friendly and annoying to you..when did my little Lin Lin''s vision become that high or was i unconscious for too long that now i can''t keep up with times ''this girl will not learn like that¡­hehe i didn''t wanted to use this method but looks like there is no choice'' (Luo Shen) "so you are only friends at most..huff then its fine i don''t need to worry about it anymore" Luo Shen sighed in relief seeing his behavior Luo Ru got curious "eh.. what does that mean" Luo Ru asked "hmm i thought of telling you later on but seeing that you have matured enough its no harm telling you¡­ you see few months ago one of my old friend asked mee to marry you to his grandson" Luo Shen said as he pour the tea in his cup Luo Ru who was sitting comfortably with her right leg on her left felt a sudden shock of one thousand one hundred and one volts "wait.. a minute you didn''t agreed grandpa" She hurriedly asked "huh.. no we only talked about engagement" Luo Shen said calmly "huh engagement why .. and why me" She asked "Lin Lin your elder sister is from Snow Flower Sect and its unlikely for the women of that sect to get married so early and its not early for someone of your age to get married and rest assured that guy is a genius he reached Form Synthesis 5th stage when he is just few years older than you and even after that he only have 10 concubines, you will be his only wife how about that" Luo Shen said as he leisurely drank his tea "10 concubines are you serious ¡­grandpa i am not going to marry him" Luo Ru slapped the table "eh what''s wrong with having concubines and are you misunderstanding something tell me except for your father which city lord have only one wife as the status of a man increases he will likely to have more woman around him.. if someone is a genius or have a special profession like an alchemist then they can just marry as many woman as they want, did you forgot the emperor in the central continent have a harem of three thousand beauties but he is still not satisfied do you think you could find someone who is a genius, strong, an alchemist and still single¡­ its just a miracle to find one" Luo Shen said in a casual manner ''i already said that much¡­. now take the hint'' (Luo Shen) 120 Chapter 120 Luo Ru was startled when she heard his words then she suddenly realized yes it is true.. in her family she had full freedom and until now she stopped thinking about these things but then she thought about it most of her childhood friends are already married and some even have kids now except her friends in sect and her sister all he previous friends have their own world to live in and with time the relationship between her and them have almost disappeared so she became indifferent to these things and pursued strength.. before she became a core disciple she also had many pursuers including many young masters and son of elders who had many ideas on her but the situation inside White Moon Sect is good compared to other sects so that they weren''t able to do anything to her and gave up easily but now that she thought about it other sect.. moreover the world she live in is not that simple her grandpa chose a man for her so that other people would not pursue her although it won''t work for everyone but it is still useful against many people after thinking for a while.. she got an idea and a smile appeared on her face "grandpa actually i do have someone i like so i can''t marry someone else so please cancel that engagement" She said then she got up and ran towards her room "did this girl finally understood¡­ now if just madam agrees then i have the hope to see my great grand children in this life" Luo Shen muttered to himself Luo Ru ran straight to her room "Rex i have something to tal¡­.huh where is he..this" Luo Ru entered her room only to see that no one was here, she already knew he was here but just didn''t come to meet him before, now that she finally came to meet him he was not here but she found a wooden box with a beautiful ribbon flower and a note lying on her bed she picked up the box then read the note on it the words on the note were like that Dear Little Ru, i have something important to do so i am going out for a while, i may not be able to come back for few days so you can stay here with your family until then when i am done with my work then i will come back to take you back to the sect¡­ and sorry about before here is a small gift for you and yeah one more thing add some spiritual Qi in it and something amazing will happen Luo Ru quickly opened the box and found a beautiful bracelet in it, the bracelet looked like it was made from jade "This.." Luo Ru looked at the bracket she felt several small dears jumping in her chest but then she became a little sad ''did i scold him too much.. he won''t be angry right'' she thought Luo Ru looked at the Friend List and thought of sending a message to Rex but then she sighed and closed the Friend List ''a message won''t work.. i will talk to him in person when he comes back'' Luo Ru several minutes earlier in Luo Ru''s room¡­. Rex was running his cultivation technique to cool down his body ''damn.. i temporally stopped it but what was it.. it felt like if i had Little Ru beside me i will jump on her right now'' (Rex) [i just checked it .. you see your race is fully dedicated to combat.. so the secretion of every hormone specially adrenaline is way more compared to a normal human so that you can always give your 100% in a battle the disadvantage is that your body can jump to an exited state when your body is tensed up for a while] ''you should have told it to me sooner¡­ now solutions'' (Rex) [best solution is intercours..] ''next'' (Rex) [a meditation technique¡­ as for your meditation skill it is not strong enough to work here] ''next'' (Rex) [the only one left is evolution.. during evolution all the extra energy in your body will be used up so you will be fine for a long time] ''then evolution it is.. we need a right place for it lets ask granny she might know a good place'' Rex thought Rex flew toward White Moon Sect unlike before when Rex had to manage his speed to not make it too uncomfortable for Luo Ru now he was using his full speed in few hours Rex reached White Moon Sect it was already night but Rex had send a message to Wang Cang telling her that he was coming so she was waiting for him in the garden in front of Rex''s four story building when Rex landed in the garden he also found Wang XIu Ying sitting beside Wang Cang "tch tch you still did not breakthrough to Spirit King stage what will you do in the future.." Rex said in a mocking tone "hmph i just don''t want to breakthrough" Wang Xiu Ying snorted "you had gone for black mountain bandits what were the results" Wang Cang asked with some concern when Rex suddenly came at night and asked her to meet him she thought there may be something wrong "there is nothing wrong with that, the problem is solved things are like that¡­" Rex told them everything about black mountain bandits including the scheme of Puppet Sect "to think they will fall so low" (Wang Xiu Ying) both Wang Xiu Ying and Wang Cang were very angry when they heard it "i see but then why did you come here at a time like this you could have waited until morning right" Wang Cang asked "there is a reason for that..but before that let me show you something" Rex smirked then he joined his two hands and made several patterns at a very fast speed if one look closer they will realize Rex was using Qi too suddenly a strange rune like pattern appeared in thin air before Rex''s hands ''Small Heaven Illusion Array'' (Rex) suddenly everything including Rex disappeared in Wang Cang''s and Wang XIu Ying''s vision when they blinked their eyes they found themselves standing in a grassland full of tall green grass, refreshing wind was blowing as it carried small flower petals with it "do you like it" Rex voice came out of thin air and startled them "this what is this¡­ how do you did it" (Wang Xiu Ying) ''didn''t i said i have spiritual wisdom some time ago i unlocked the knowledge about array and its an illusion array'' Rex said Wang Cang still looked at her surrounding trying to find the weakness but no matter how she looked everything appeared too real to her "your luck is really good" Wang Xiu Ying said in a bad tone ''luck? this girl have grown wings'' Rex walked behind her she was still in illusion so she can''t see Rex at all thinking of something the corner of Rex''s lips curled upwards then he raised his hand and slapped her from behind ¡­spank.. "ouch.. you.. you rogue.. teacher your grandson is bullying me" she shouted with a red face "sigh.. you both.. can''t you do these things somewhere else.. Rex undone this array for now" (Wang Cang) "aye.. aye Granny" Rex stopped the array Rex than looked at his hand ''it feels nice'' (Rex) "teacher what do you mean by doing somewhere else.. i am not doing anything he is the the one who do perverted things" Wang Xiu Ying looked at Wang Cang with pitiful eyes Wang Cang gave her a long look like she was saying.. weren''t you the one that came running behind me when i said i am going to meet Rex when Xiu Ying saw her glaring at her she averted her eyes like replying.. i don''t know what are you talking about 121 Chapter 121 "granny do you know of a place where not many people or monster beast will come.. i need to go into a seclusion no¡­ its more like a deep sleep for a few days" Rex suddenly asked "you can use one of the houses here why do you need to go somewhere else " Wang Cang asked "do you remember the condition of the place where you first found me it will be same this time" Rex said with faint smile when he said that Wang Cang suddenly understood what he meant.. when she first found Rex in the forest among one mile of area around him have no sign of life¡­all the vitality from the plants and trees were sucked dry only the ashes were left on the ground "eh.. if its like that then you can go to the wasteland it is around 40 miles in south.. it was once a battle field but now its only a desert, only few weak monster beast lives in that area as for people there are almost none but are you all right why do you need to go through with it" Wang Cang asked with some worry in her heart "don''t worry there is no problem i just need to sleep once in a while to raise my strength" Rex sighed like it was a big bother "sleep to raise strength" Wang Xiu Ying started at Rex in slight anger, its not like she did not believed his words but because she believed it she knew that Rex can easily increase his strength by sleeping but they have to put so many efforts in cultivating while he can raise his strength by sleeping she wanted to know why havens are so unfair "if you want you too can sleep with me to raise strength" Rex said with an innocent face Wang Xiu Ying was about to nod but then she noticed the grin on Rex''s face and realized that the word seem to have a different meaning, her face was red and she glared at Rex in anger no one had ever teased her so much in her whole life as much as Rex did in last two months Rex was about to fly away but then he remembered something so he stopped and looked at Wang Cang "granny tell me something what relation you have with the sect master of Snow Flower Sect" (Rex) Wang Cang was startled at his question but then Rex told her about what Li Na said to him "hmm she is an old friend of mine" Wang Cang agreed "humph.. what friends although she may have send some precious pills or potion few times but what about it we can send ten times of what she had gave us before as our gratitude as for friends i don''t think she can be called one she always kept her friendship with teacher secret and even when she is a Spirit King she never came to help teacher because of fear of death and now that we have a powerhouse they want to show their friendship¡­hypocrites" Wang Xiu Ying said in a bad tone Wang Cang was not angry at her word she just gently flicked her forehead "Little girl you misunderstood her she is not the type to not help her friends because of fear of death" Wang Cang said with a smile "then why did she behave like that.. teacher you just think too good of everyone" Wang Xiu Ying refuted her as she rubbed her forehead "you may not believe it but when we were still traveling together we risked our life for each other many times.. and once when i was in a near death situation she had the opportunity to run away but instead she risked her life and saved me.. she was actually a kind person but time changed everything at that time we were three people the third one was a man his name was Mo Cheng we always called him junior brother Mo, we were loose cultivator so we always looked for an opportunity for further breakthrough one day in a runes we found a rare Ice attribute cultivation technique, it was a Earth rank low grade cultivation technique and we also found 6 low grade spirit stone we all took two spirit stone each as for the cultivation technique it could only be cultivated by woman.. although she obtained it with her own ability she decided to share it with me but i wasn''t able to cultivate it at that time i didn''t knew about the reason but now i know it was because of my wind attribute spiritual root just few days after that we found the cultivation technique.. Mo Cheng proposed her for marriage..but she disagreed she never thought of him like that at that time Mo Cheng did not said anything and left we though he need some time to get over it but who knows that he collaborated with a sect and told them about the cultivation technique and the spirit stones they all surrounded us we weren''t able to believe that our junior brother did it but his words i still remember that he asked that sect master to hand us over to him after we are..he was a scum he thought that the sect master would listen to him but after he found us the sect master himself killed him on the spot at that time the strongest of us was she, her cultivation base had reached Form Synthesis peak stage we were lucky that those people underestimated our strength and we escaped in forests but that sect did not stopped following us later with the help of that cultivation technique she was able breakthrough to Spirit King stage the second she became a Spirit King she destroyed that sect luckily the sect kept the news about the cultivation technique secret so others did not knew about it although that incident was over but it left a deep shadow in our heart we never thought our own people will betray us like that and to that extent since then she hates almost all men to the core later we did not had much interest in traveling any more so we decided to settle in this place we realized that alone we could not do much so we decided to make the sect i wanted to nurture next generation and she also wanted to do that but she only wanted to nurture the next generation women and she does not like to concede if she can kill an enemy then she won''t let them live, to cut weeds and eliminate the roots that''s her way our aim was mostly the same but our paths were different she did wanted to have any men in her sect so we founded different sects and you asked why did she not came to help me it was because of her sect once she is defeated do you have any idea what would happen to all the disciples in her sect you already know how many people are behind her sect whether it is for their cultivation technique of the fairies in the sect once they lose no one would be spare and if they are spared then their life would be no different then death.. if we are alone then only we would have to bear the consequences of our action but we have a whole sect behind us so our sect will also bear the consequences of our actions" Wang Cang explained Wang Xiu Ying was a little shocked before every time she asked her about it Wang Cang changed the topic but today she herself told the whole story and now she also realized why did Snow Flower Sect never allied with them 122 Chapter 122 "i see.. come to think of it both of you only have Human rank cultivation technique" Rex said as he raised his finger towards Wang Cang''s head and a white light flew from his finger and entered her head his action was two fast for both of them to even react Wang Cang felt a slight headache so she touched her forehead Xiu Ying thought that Rex was fooling around again so she wanted to scold him but then she saw the shocked expression on Wang Cang''s face " ''Wind Emperor Secret Manual'' this¡­. its an Earth rank high grade cultivation technique.." Wang Cang looked at Rex with wide eyes "its a shame that i still cannot access my full spiritual wisdom or i would have given you few Heaven rank cultivation technique" Rex said in a casual tone 2 people "¡­" Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying didn''t know what to say anymore for them the last few months were more shocking then their entire life if the people of five continents knew that Earth rank high grade cultivation technique are treated as trash in an unknown little sect then its hard to say if they will start to doubt their life until now Rex did not say much he just took out a jade slip and gave it to Xiu Ying "Little sheep this is ''Sever Sea Dividing Method'' this cultivation technique is just Earth rank mid grade but it is also cream of the crop its good for both your spiritual root and physique" (Rex) she hurriedly took it from Rex for fear of him taking it back "okay i will set a Qi gathering array in the first floor of the building its better if you cultivate there and yeah take these too it" Rex took out 20 low grade spirit stone and gave 10 to each of them "what..spirit stone where did you get them" Xiu Ying shouted in disbelief "sigh.. i was just strolling in the forest to pass my time who knows i lost my way then i entered a cave to rest but someone was hiding the treasure in it¡­sigh.. why heavens why ¡­why did you give me such luck please let me share it with these two poor peoples" Rex shook his head then walked towards the building 2 People "¡­" "teacher do you believe it" Wang Xiu Ying asked Wang Cang was about to nod but then she hesitated after all this excuse did not made much sense "maybe he had a fortunate encounter or he already had them before he met us.. but it did not change the fact that he gave it to us.. we won''t even know about it if he hadn''t showed it to us" Wang Cang said while looking at the disappearing back of Rex Xiu Ying nodded and didn''t said more they both sat cross legged on the ground and started meditating because although they got the cultivation technique they need to understand it to use it the higher the grade of a cultivation technique the more hard it becomes to comprehend it after all not everyone is like Rex who had an INT status that goes against common sense and half computer like brain to support it the most simplest way to define Rex is..a hybrid between a human and a computer his Genius title does not mean he is a hypocrite or cunning like some legendary military general his Genius title comes form his ability to think and analyze things at a speed which goes against normal human sense although he only uses it on technology or the things that catches his interest Rex made an array inside the first floor then he left the sect but thinking of something he flew back and arrived at Sect''s entrance ''its better to be cautious than sorry'' Rex took out some spirit stone and moved towards the sect outer wall few hours later¡­.. Rex was flying above the deserted wasteland the ground was barren all you could see was yellow dried soil and giant rocks "this place looks good" Rex saw a small yellow hill and decided to use this place for his evolution Rex dug a small cave then made few arrays at the cave entrance to conceal and defend himself at the time of evolution this time Rex had a lot of Exp so he did not need to worry about causing a phenomenon due to having insufficient energy but he still choose to do all this just in case something unexpected happens inside the cave¡­. Rex took out the giant black cuboid he found with Alfred''s inheritance after Rex weighted it, the whole cuboid is of 150 Kg so he decided to cut 100 Kg for now and save the rest for later Rex took out a sword and gently cut it ¡­the sword easily sliced Zeltos metal cuboid like it was made of tofu the true ability of Zeltos can only be showed when spiritual Qi is infused in it in base state it is just like sodium in oil that''s the reason it is used to make alloys instead of directly using it to make weapons after Rex was finished with preparation he held the metal piece in his hands then took a deep breath ''Rose do it'' Rex greeted his teeth and said the reason for his nervousness is that Rose told him this time the evolution is divided in two steps the metal will be infused in his body in first stage and at that time he will need to be awake although even if he fainted the evolution process won''t have any problem but the fusion rate of metal won''t reach 100% resulting in having no chance to get the inborn ability or trait the second process is the main process but he need not to be awake during it so its fine the thing is according to Rose the first process will be really painful compared to the pain he felt when he started his first evolution [commencing evolution¡­.] the zeltos metal in his hand melted like Rex has just used Transmutate on it then it stuck on his body like a slime then it slowly started to cover his whole body soon a thin layer of zeltos metal covered all the skin on his body it was at that time Rex felt many small needles piercing his body like they were trying to enter his nerves and flesh, he soon realized that he was not just feeling it... it was really happening because he could feel the inner pain from inside his body.. after they entered his body those needles then started to dissolve and mix with the blood and tissues in his body this feeling gave Rex a whole new understanding of pain he was feeling pain from all over his body including his throat that''s why even when he tried to scream no voice came out of his throat [Pain Nullification(Lvl 1)\u003e\u003ePain Nullification(Lvl 2)] [Pain Nullification(Lvl 2)\u003e\u003ePain Nullification(Lvl 3)] [Pain Nullification(Lvl 3)\u003e\u003ePain Nullification(Lvl 4)] Rex was about to faint but his desire to become strong did not let him faint he tried to stick on at his best before Rex got his memories, he kept running his whole life..sometimes from problem then sometimes to live¡­. at that time he had only one desire.. strength.. now his personality might change but the desire for strength ..it is still same.. he fears if he does not have enough strength then he will be pushed back like that time it was due to this desire coupled with Pain Nullification that he got some relief even so he was at his wits end and just at that time Rose told him the process is complete [good work now leave the rest to me] these were the last words he heard before he went to sleep 123 Chapter 123 few days passed just like that... the news about black mountain bandits extermination already spread all around the Eastern Continent and many people celebrated it like a festival White Moon Sect¡­ Wang Cang was drinking tea in the garden and Wang XIu Ying was practicing her flying skills in last few days she had breakthrough to Spirit King 1st stage, when Rex increased her cultivation base she was just a little away from becoming a Spirit King and after comprehending the new Earth rank cultivation technique Rex gave her she successfully breakthrough to Spirit King stage "its been hours how long are you going to fly like that come rest for a while" Wang Cang said as she took a sip of tea Wang Xiu Ying carefully landed near her then sat on the chair beside her "Teacher Rex is still offline how long do you think he will take to come back" Wang Xiu Ying asked Wang Cang gave her a long look "you know its the fifth time since morning you had asked me that and its just counting today, if you are that worried then why don''t you talk to him properly when he is here" (Wang Cang) "i¡­ i am not worried i just asked it because i was bored and its not like i don''t want to have a normal talk with him but he just never gets serious" ( Wang Xiu Ying) "maybe its his real personality so he is always like that.. and why do you think he is never serious" (Wang Cang) "why you ask.. he always keeps teasing me even when i am older then him , he always keeps fooling around and¡­he acts like he likes me..or something" when she completed her sentence her voice was smaller then a mosquito and her ears were slightly red seeing her like that Wang Cang almost laughed out loud but she held back and just smiled a little "why do you think he acts" Wang Cang asked with a smile "off course he acts.. his innate talent is higher then me, he is younger then me, he is kind and he..looks good too and he don''t even know me for a long time so how can he fall in love with me in just few days or he is just after my body" Wang Cang spoke she treats Wang Cang more like a mother then a teacher that''s why she can freely tell her whatever she thinks without any restraint "sigh.. my disciple tell me something.. do you think Rex''s thinking can be compared to a normal child of his age" (Wang Cang) "hu.. no" Wang Xiu Ying replied without thinking "then do you think you are the most beautiful woman in the continent or you are the only one he had seen until now" Wang Cang asked again "eh that''s rude..teacher but no" Wang Xiu Ying puffed her cheeks although she said that she did not feel bad about it she knows Wang Cang for a long time that''s why she knows despising others are sarcasm are the words which don''t even dare touch her "then tell me why is he behind you can''t he just go to other women or do you think with his talent he is not qualified to get them¡­. with my understanding even the emperor in the central continent will happily marry her daughter to Rex if he knew about him" (Wang Cang) after Wang Cang said that she closed her eyes and leaned back on her chair to enjoy the taste of the tea when Wang Xiu Ying heard her words she went into deep thinking she wanted to refute her but she wasn''t able to find the right words for that just at that time she heard the voice of Elder Wu coming from outside sect master hall "Sect Master i have urgent news can i come in" (Elder Wu) Wang Xiu Ying looked at Wang Cang, they both were a little surprised by that because normally no one even dare to disturb them especially Wang Cang when she is around her residential area "you can come in" Wang Xiu Ying said then her temperament totally changed if earlier she was like a little girl talking to her mother about her personal life then right now she was a domineering sect master Elder Wu entered the sect master hall then came to the garden through the back door when he saw that Wang Cang was also there he quickly greeted her "Sect Master i came to inform you that the sect master of Snow Flower Sect have come to our sect and want to meet you she also has two elders with her" Elder Wu hurriedly said "let them in" (Wang Cang) Elder Wu nodded and left soon three people came to the garden two of them were Luo Yan and Li Na their sect master brought them because they had already met Rex the sect master of Snow Flower Sect looked like a women in her late thirties she had also burned her life essence few times before, although she had taken vitality pills but how could 1st grade vitality pill compare with the effect of Rex''s HP potion when Li Min saw the young looks of Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying she almost wanted to rub her eyes and check again because of the HP potion they both recovered the used life essence so they looked young even at that time but now that both of them reached Spirit King stage they began to look more young like they were in just their twenties Wang Cang naturally understood her shock so she just smiled "lets talk inside" Wang Cang said then walked towards the 4 story building Li Min nodded and followed behind her Wang Cang opened the big door and walked inside others followed her from behind the second Li Min placed her foot inside the big hall or the first floor¡­ she froze on the spot because she felt the spiritual Qi inside the hall was several times more dense compared to outside "this.." (Li Min) "nothing special just a Qi Gathering array" Wang Xiu Ying nonchalantly said like it was very common for a sect to have few arrays like that Wang Cang''s lips twitched ''she is catching on to little boy''s shamelessness'' (Wang Cang) Li Min didn''t knew hot to reply to that.. she was also a little dissatisfied with Wang Xiu Ying talking to her like that after all she was a Spirit King and even her elder did not talk to her like that but thinking that it was a friend''s disciple she did not mind it Li Min just set on a chair while Luo Yan and Li Na stood behind her she expected it will be the same with Wang Cang and Wang XIu Ying Wang Cang will sit on the chair and Wang Xiu Ying will stand behind her to show her respect but contrary to her expectations Wang Xiu Ying also picked a chair and sat on it Li Min thought this time it was too much she didn''t blame Wang Cang because she knew how kind and naive she is, it was not unexpected that she will mot be able to discipline her student because she will never be too hard on her Li Min was just about speak but suddenly a thought came to her mind ''if they have such Qi Gathering array then won''t their cultivation speed increase by at least few times¡­ then Wang Cang''s cultivation base'' (Li Min) 124 Chapter 124 She tried to see her cultivation base but she wasn''t able to do that, we can only see target''s cultivation base properly if the target''s cultivation base is at least two stages below our own cultivation base "Old hag your cultivation base.." Li Min asked as she tried to hide the surprise on her face "Hmph..who is old i look like your daughter right now" (Wang Cang) "¡­" (Li Min) "And i am at Spirit King 3rd stage" Wang Cang said in a prideful tone Li Min and the two people behind her was in shock Li Min herself had reached Spirit King 3rd stage after so many years of cultivation but she always had the guilty consciousness to not be able to help Wang Cang in the time of need that''s why she was desperately cultivated so that one day she became strong enough to destroy Puppet Sect or at least stand beside her only friend But who knows Wang Cang told her she herself was a Spirit King 3rd stage she wanted to shout give me back my sympathy .. i cultivated in seclusion for years to protect you and you was enjoying your luxurious life here¡­ playing the pig to eat the tiger "Old hag i thought there was still an honest innocent naive person like you was left in this world but you..you became Spirit King for so long and didn''t even bothered to tell me ¡­sigh its better now i don''t need to worry about you" Li Min shook her head "What do you mean by that i just became a Spirit King few days ago" Wang Cang said innocently "Hehehe" Li Min smiled wryly Even the two elders behind her were embarrassed She thought¡­ you became Spirit King and on top of that you became Spirit King 3rd stage in few days and you asked me do you believe it..believe me your ghost at least think of a lie that i can believe "You still need some training in lying" Li Min said with a bitter smile "¡­" (Wang Cang) "Its true Teacher received a sudden enlightenment a few days ago and coupled with this Qi Gathering array she reached this stage¡­ see i too became a Spirit King" Wang Xiu Ying said with a smile then she raised her hand and a small water ball appeared above her hand The three people gasped in surprise Wang Xiu Ying chose to lie because she knew the technique Rex used is not something that needed to be discussed with others even if they are our own blood relatives but she knew her teacher cannot lie that''s why she made an excuse of sudden enlightenment As for her own, others did not knew about her cultivation base so even if she said that she just breakthrough yesterday they have to believe that ''A total of three Spirit King who knew White Moon Sect hided that deep..'' Li Na thought As for Luo Yan her little head was blank.. for her few days ago seeing a Spirit King stage in person was a very fortunate encounter when she saw Rex for the first time she wanted to tell all about it to her little sister Luo Ru that she had met two Spirit King in person until now..she wanted to tell her ..how they look, how strong they are and how domineering they are But when she knew that the so called legendary Spirit King powerhouse is actually comes in one of the few friends of her little sister she thought her status as a admired big sister is in danger So when her sect master called her and told her to go to White Moon Sect with her she thought she had a chance to make a superb comeback but who knows the innocent little sect which looked like it can be crushed by Puppet Sect in few years had three old monsters who were living like weak old peoples who can die anytime "Sudden enlightenment..hmm" when Li Min heard that she was really surprised There are many type of enlightenment, different type of enlightenment have different effect but one thing for sure every enlightenment comes with a big opportunity and that opportunity can be anything One cannot gain enlightenment just because they want it, it comes with opportunity Rex skill Calm Mind have high chance to trigger an enlightenment this in itself shows the value of a Unique grade skill But Rex is not the only one who could do that It is said that there were many big figures in ancient time who could achieve enlightenment on their own violation Gautama Buddha and Bodhidharma are an example of that It is said that Buddha mastered many type of enlightenment in his life and one day when he was cultivating under a Bodhi tree he successfully merged all those enlightenment and achieved supreme enlightenment which helped him ascend And as for Bodhidharma he achieved the full control over all five basic element that makes a human body and he also obtained the supreme knowledge over countless type of herbs and plants With this knowledge he was capable of curing any disease or injury at his level even making an exiler which can increase a mortals lifespan by several folds was a small thing for him and it was only one of his abilities Although Rex''s Calm Mind can definitely not give him an enlightenment like that specially at his current cultivation base but an enlightenment is an enlightenment after all "So its like that.. you have to tell me sooner.. yeah what about that powerhouse" Li Min suddenly asked Her main reason to come here was Rex, she did not knew that White Moon Sect have three powerhouse she only knew that White Moon Sect now has a Spirit King who is stronger than her and Puppet Sect had already made a move towards Snow FLower Sect so she thought she didn''t have to keep the relation with Wang Cang a secret anymore therefore she could finally make an alliance with White Moon Sect and stand against Puppet Sect "Senior is talking about Rex, he is teacher''s grandson" Wang Xiu Ying on the side said with a smile Li Min did not mind Wang Xiu Ying talking to her like that after all she reached Spirit King at such a young age so she definitely have this qualification but her words always gave her a big blow just like now "Grandson?" (Li Min) Ten horses were racing in her head "Its like that.. Teacher was strolling in the Eastern forest but then she saw that an area in the forest was covered in ashes when she went there to take a look she found a teenager lying there and brought him back although we don''t know his origin but at that time teacher took care of him Later when Rex woke up his memories was a mess but he wanted to repay teacher''s kindness so he stayed here Off course we only took his words as a joke at that time but he was injured so we let him stay here and teacher liked him very much so she treated him like her own grandson in return he called teacher granny.. it was only when his injuries were cured and he regained his strength that we realized although young but he was a Spirit King powerhouse As far as i can tell he is already the strongest powerhouse you could find in the whole Eastern.. no all five continents" Wang Xiu Ying said in a playful tone she was waiting to see another shocked expression of Li Min''s face and the two other people behind her Every one in the Snow Flower Sect usually have only cold expression on their faces.. so its not everyday that you could see shocked expression on their face specially on their sect master''s face again and again As for Wang Cang when she listened to the new edited ''True'' story of Wang Xiu Ying even she began to doubt herself ''Looks like little boy''s shamlesness is contagious'' (Wang Cang) 125 Chapter 125 "You are really lucky.. to think that your kind nature really paid off" Li Min gave a thoughtful look to Wang Cang On her comment Wang Cang smiled and replied "I was lucky yesterday when i made you my friend and i am still lucky when i met Rex" Wang Cang said with a smile Li Min was slightly embarrassed to look her in the eyes when she heard that but she still felt nice that Wang Cang understands her even after they lived like strangers all these years When Li Na looked at Li Min behaving like that she was really surprised it was the first time she had seen her sect master behaving like that, usually she is always cold when she gives orders to others in the sect "So where is he right now" Li Min regained her composure and asked "He is not here, he has gone in seclusion in a different place he will be back in few days" Wang Cang said "I see.. then i will get straight to the point you should already know why i came here.. i want to form a temporary alliance with your sect to deal with the Puppet Sect what do you think" Li Min asked "Senior i don''t think Rex even need your help to deal with the Puppet Sect" Wang Xiu Ying said "You should not underestimate Puppet Sect they would at least have 4 Spirit King to deal with although you two have become Spirit King but you just became Spirit King a little while ago whereas they have been Spirit King for a long time And in Spirit King realm even a single stage makes a big difference although you believe Rex is strong because you have seen too little things in your life until now so don''t think Rex is the strongest in five continents even if all three of you attack the whole Puppet Clan together you still have low chances of winning" (Li Min) Li Min obviously did not believe Wang Xiu Ying''s words when she said Rex is the strongest person in the entire five continents "You girl lacks real life experience, you should ask your teacher how big the world actually is¡­ i ask again are you interested in forming an alliance" Li Min asked with a serious expression as she looked at Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying Wang Cang was about to speak but Wang Xiu Ying send her another message Wang Xiu Ying was worried that Wang Cang would agree directly although she knew Rex would not go against her decision but she still used his name to stop her because even if he did not disobey her does not mean he will like it Moreover according to her if an alliance is made between two sects then both the sides should have their own benefits And with the current state of White Moon Sect what can they get from Snow Flower Sect its just like sharing their own rewards with others for no reason Wang Cang closed her eyes and started to think of the best possible solution Li Min did not disturbed her either.. according to her there was nothing to think about it how can one sect destroy a giant like Puppet Sect so the best option is to form an alliance and resist the Puppet Sect Li Min trusts Wang Cang that''s why she only came to her to form an alliance or with the reputation of Snow Flower Sect there were many sects who would want to form an alliance with her but because of the incident with Mo Cheng there are very few people she actually trusts and Wang Cang is on top on the list of the people she trusts After a while Wang Cang opened her eyes and looked at her "I can''t form an alliance with you but i have a proposal for you" Wang Cang said Li Min was surprised by her words she did not understand why they trust this Rex so much after all no matter how strong or talented he is ..he is still one person how much one man can do on his own "What proposal do you have" Li Min asked after calming herself "Would you like to merge the sect" Wang Cang asked seriously Li Min was shocked if someone else had said these words to her she won''t even bother to speak anymore with them and end the conversation but when Wang Cang asked her that she knew that in her eyes merging sect just means that she will be able to live with her like before Li Min shook her head Merging a sect means that the sect which is going to merge have to give everything they have to the sect they are going to merge with like their cultivation technique, martial arts and even the name of the sect will be erased from existence and they will took the name of the sect they are merging with Off course the disciple, elders and sect master will loose their original status and standing when the sect is merged and who knows how will they be treated when the sect is merged Puppet Sect always do this to the weak sects to plunder their resources and increase its own strength "Sigh.. didn''t i told you i don''t like men in,," Li Min didn''t rejected directly but told her reason to Wang Cang again "I know what you want to say.. if it was like old time i would not ask you that.. i too was about to give up i already knew that i can''t breakthrough to next stage but since Rex entered our life he created too many opportunities for us if we still sit back and do nothing then it will be like insulting his good intentions That''s why i want to strive for immortality and strength again and you also know that where we live in is just lower realm there are realms above it which have abundant resources, treasure and different people.. a whole new world is waiting for us don''t you want to go and see it¡­ I only asked you to merge your sect as a friend¡­ you already know that like how you are doing right now, your hope to go to upper realm is very slim even if i give you resources it will only help you little but if we combine our sect then we can divide things equally and in return i can gain one more trusted companion" Wang Cang said with a smile Li Min looked at her in the eyes then she started to think about it but she didn''t knew how to answer her "I know you want good of me but if i merged my sect with you then it will be like betraying my elders even if you try to give them equal status as your own elder your people might not treat us as same as you do" Li Min said "Looks like you didn''t listened to my words correctly when i say merge the sects i did not mean to merge your sect to my sect but to combine both of our sect to make a whole new sect" Wang Cang said enthusiastically "My sect''s people prefer to cultivate in cold environment" Li Min thought for a while and said "Don''t think i don''t know¡­ the mountains where your sect is located only have snow for 3 months a year as for the rest of the year they are just like any other mountains" Wang Cang snorted "Then if the sect are combined then what will be my status" Li Min asked "Hmph.. you still want status can''t you just sit back and cultivate leave these things to Rex and these young people" Wang Cang said Li Min was speechless 126 Chapter 126 Wang Cang wanted her to merge the sects but she herself seem to have no status in the new sect "Senior can be a Sect Ancestor just like teacher¡­ i think instead of dealing with the sect senior should focus on cultivating to reach higher cultivation base..if senior really want to go to upper realm that is" Wang Xiu Ying said with a smile She really liked Wang Cang''s proposal What White Moon Sect really lacks right now is quantity¡­ With the current number of people in White Moon Sect they can''t neither have a big territory nor have a big business Li Min was silent "Senior think if the Puppet Sect is really destroyed then that will only be the beginning.. many sect are silent and obedient right now because they fear Puppet Sect¡­ Once it is destroyed every sect will try to expand as fast as they can to rule most of the land in Eastern Continent at that time if we are separate then our benefits will be limited but if we combine to form a new sect then we can rise together and others will not dare to get in our way" Wang Xiu Ying persuaded What she really wanted from Li Min was her connections.. as Li Min said she really does not know too much about outside world but Li Min does After the Puppet Sect is destroyed the hardest part will be taking over the Puppet Sect''s trade route because it requires both numbers and connections If the sect are merged then they will have a large number of disciple and elders to help and as for connection Li Min have a lot of them "I need some time to think.. " Li Min said even if the offer looked appetizing to her she was a cunning woman but not reckless she will not make a decision in hurry When they were just talking they heard the sound of door opening and Elder Wu came running in "Sect Master¡­" Elder Wu came in running he had various injuries on his body because of that he didn''t even had the time to notice the effect of Qi Gathering array "What happened" Wang Xiu Ying stoop up from her chair and hurried towards him she then took out a HP potion and handed it to him Elder Wu is one of her most loyal elder he was handpicked by Wang Cang after all so he won''t come in without permission until it is that urgent Elder Wu didn''t drank the potion but tried to caught his breath then spoke in a hurry "Puppet Sect has send many people to attack us ..two of them are Spirit King and they are saying to hand over our Spirit King" Elder Wu said as quickly as he could Until know Elder Wu still did not know what Spirit King were they talking about he only thought that they are just finding new excuses to fight Although everyone knew about the destruction of black mountain bandits but only few knows that it was done by someone from White Moon Sect "I will see how they touch the people of my Sect" Wang Cang''s momentum rose and she darted towards the sect entrance "Wait.. i will come too" Li Min said "You sure" Wang Cang asked "Yeah they already involved my sect when they schemed against my sect and kidnapped my elders now there is no use hiding our relation anymore and with your current condition it is unlikely that you can win against them" Li Min said with a resolute face Wang Cang hesitated for a moment but then she nodded and went to sect entrance with them When they reached sect''s main gate they saw that the many elders of White Moon Sect were fighting several people wearing black uniform And two old men in black clock were flying above all of them, they were just watching them fight One old man was bald, he was a fat man and one of his eye was wasted the other old man was thin and had grey hairs When the two old men saw the arrival of Wang Cang and others they were surprised "Hehe who knows this pathetic sect had such mesmerizing beauties looks like my visit here this time is not wasted" the bald old man said with a sneer The grey haired old man also looked at them with lustful eyes but then his eyes fell on Li Min "If it isn''t Snow Flower Sect''s sect master why are you here do you want to join hands with White Moon Sect ¡­good from now on you are also the enemy of my Puppet Sect" the grey haired old man hurriedly said He knows that their sect master had his eyes on Snow Flower Sect for a long time but he wasn''t able to find a good reason and way to take a hold of that sect and now when he saw Li Min here it was a great opportunity He can not only blame her for colluding with the enemy of Puppet Sect but can also subdue her because she does not have her sect elders with her to protect her "Yes i did.. is there a problem with that" Li Min said with a cold expression When the two old man heard it they were surprised they expected Li Min will to make an excuse but they will not listen to it and attack her to kill her right here right now The looked at each other and reached an understanding that is Li Min needed to be killed here right now or she will become a problem if she allied with other sect to resist against Puppet Sect {Listen carefully the bald one is Elder Hotian he had reached Spirit King 3rd stage like me and the grey haired one is Elder Xu he had reached Spirit King 2nd stage the main problem is not them but their puppet because of the puppets they are always sure to win if its one on one with someone of same cultivation base therefore we can''t act recklessly Wang XIu Ying nodded When they were just talking Elder Hotian looked around trying to find out the trace of mysterious Spirit King who destroyed black mountain bandits but he found nothing then he looked at the disciples and elders of White Moon Sect that were looking at him He came forwards and spoke in loud voice "Listen all of you from White Moon Sect i will give you one chance, those who want to live come to me and join my Puppet Sect if you don''t surrender to my Puppet Sect then you will only die but if you join Puppet Sect you will gain more resources And you would also have the backing of Puppet Sect.. my Puppet Sect always welcomes new talents i give you one minute to decide" Elder Hotian shouted in a loud tone 127 Chapter 127 Everyone looked at Elder Hotian Kong Lee, Zhang Ming, Liu Wei and others were also standing in the crowd but they were not moved in the slightest by Elder Hotian''s words The core disciple selected by Wang Xiu Ying have high loyalty if they do not have enough loyalty then even when their cultivation base reaches Spirit King 9th stage they will not be promoted to core disciple this was one of the things White Moon Sect has which was different from other sects But there is nothing perfect.. even if the core disciple were not moved by these hollow words.. was this really the case for everyone Soon an outer sect disciple ran towards the side of Puppet Sect''s people When everyone saw him those who were hesitating also followed behind More then 30% outer sect disciple choose to join Puppet Sect.. outer sect disciples does not have much loyalty towards sect because they are new disciple who just joined the sect and gets the least resources compared to others, although White Moon Sect''s outer sect disciple were actually in good position compared to other Because in other sects no one minds what outer sect disciple do ..even if its robbery murder or harassment¡­ no one will care about them they are just like cannon fodders in a sect, an inner sect disciple can do whatever they want with an outer sect disciple and no one would stop them this represent how cruel it is for other sect''s outer sect disciple Unlike those sect''s White Moon Sect had strict rules and regulation even if one is a genius he/she can''t cross a limit, killing, robbery or harassing can even result in expulsion from the sect at the very least Although the outer sect disciple also knew that the treatment in White Moon Sect was better but they thought how bad it could be..and Puppet Sect will provide them with better resources As the saying goes one could not understand someone else''s pain until they feel it for themselves Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying did not stop anyone.. they both had same thought its better to let them leave than raising white eyed wolves Soon few inner sect disciple also joined the Puppet Sect and one outer sect elder also followed them, he was the friend of the elder Rex killed at the weapon hall After a while¡­ everyone had already made their decision.. the majority of the disciple remained on White Moon Sect''s side Elder Hotian and Elder Xu''s face was gloomy When they used the same trick on other sect, almost everyone joined them for fear of life or their greed but here they weren''t even able to get the half of the total disciples and as for elder there was only one outer sect elder The most frustrating thing was that almost all the disciples they got were outer sect disciple that are actually regarded as trash in other sects and the few inner sect disciple that joined them were the worst inner disciple in White Moon Sect Both Elder Hotian and Elder Xu have lived a long life that''s why they knew although these disciples are weak and pathetic right now but nothing is certain if they have some fortunate encounter in the future and grow up to become a powerhouse then with their loyalty it won''t be strange if they tried to get back to Puppet Sect for what they did today "Senior Brother so many junior brothers have betrayed the sect" Zhang Min said with anger filling her eyes "Its nothing surprising sometimes people does not know the value of the things they have and try to eat more then they can chew these people are just like that it will be too late for them when they will realize their mistake" Liu Wei said with a calm expression "Senior Brother how could you be so calm we still have to think about how to survive, until someone defeats those Spirit Kings we have no hope of winning and our sect doesn''t even have one Spirit King to fight against them and that Snow Moon Sect''s sect master alone cannot win against them" Zhang Min said nervously "I wonder about that" Liu Wei said in a low tone "So you all had chosen to die good" Elder Hotian shouted then he waved his hand a big corpse puppet appeared out of nowhere Elder Xu also took out his corpse puppet Li Min flew up and took out a thin silver blade from her storage ring "Hehehe so you want to fight against us alone¡­tch to think you are giving away your life for this useless sect" Elder Xu said with a sneer "Who said she is alone" Wang Cang also flew up and took out her azure sword When the disciples and elders of White Moon Sect saw Wang Cang flying they were utterly shocked Even Elder Wu who just came back almost forgot to breath in excitement "Spi¡­Spirit King.. Senior Brother see we have a Spirit King in our sect" Zhang Min shouted in excitement Liu Wei was still calm he just nodded in agreement "Senior Brother why are you not surprised.. did you already knew it" Zhang Ming asked in surprise "Hmm.." Liu Wei just faintly smiled like he was saying.. off course i knew it If Rex was here and knew what Liu Wei was thinking he would definitely shout¡­ like heck you knew it The disciple who left White Moon Sect were still dumbstruck right now they were a little unsure of the decision them made but when they thought that the elders of the Puppet Sect will destroy the White Moon Sect they felt a little relived, they even wished that White Moon Sect will get crushed today or else they might regret their decision When Elder Hotian and Elder Xu saw that Wang Cang was a Spirit King they were shocked again Elder Xu nodded They both placed their hands on the corpse puppet and started to pour dark Qi in their corpse puppets When Li Min and Wang Cang saw that they decided to attack right away The black clothes people and elders of of White Moon Sect that were fighting had already withdrawn for now because everyone knew that the winner of the fight will be decided by the Spirit Kings But just at that time they saw a golden light coming from the ground When everyone looked down then they saw that many symbols and golden lines started to appear on the ground and sect wall The lines began to connect different symbols to each other The golden light also covered the ground below Wang Cang and Li Min but they didn''t felt anything uncomfortable further more the golden light gave them a comfortable feeling "Ahhhhhhhhh..h this.. liigghhttt attribuuutttee.." Elder Hotian screamed in pain and fell to the ground "Ahhhhhhhhhhhh.. ssttttooopppp iitttttt¡­" Elder Xu also screamed in pain and fell to the ground while tightly pressing his hands on his lower abdomen 128 Chapter 128 When the golden light fell on their body their skin began to emit a dense black fog which was actually dark Qi, both of them lost control over the Qi inside their body The Qi inside their body was restless they felt like they like they could explode anytime Light element is the nemesis of dark element, dark attribute Qi can only win against light attribute Qi if it is more pure than the light attribute Qi at that time Rex made a 2nd grade Light Trapping array, this array is normally used to weaken or trap dark attribute monster beasts but Rex made a small change in the array he made a small sensor using Array Circuit Tech near the array and connected it to the array The sensor was capable of detecting dark Qi in the surrounding, when Elder Hotian and Elder Xu used dark Qi.. the sensor got activated and it started the array Because of the array all the dark Qi will be neutralized or will leave their body which is a very painful and dangerous process.. and even if they can survive that it will be useless¡­ Soon both elders stopped screaming all the dark Qi inside their body had already been emptied this process had strained their body a lot..that''s why they were panting heavily right now Li Min seem to understand something she suddenly reacted and rushed towards both the elders Wang XIu Ying also noticed her movement so she too flew and followed behind Suddenly Elder Hotian felt a death crisis he looked at Li Min rushing towards him, he quickly raised his hand and try to use the corpse puppet to defend against her but the corpse puppet remained motionless.. only then he realized that he have no Qi in his dantian Elder Hotian used his hand to block Li Min''s blade but in his current state he wasn''t even capable of dealing with a Form Synthesis stage cultivator much less a Spirit King The blade easily pierced through his hand then penetrated his shoulder, she did not stopped there.. a jade palm struck on Elder Hotian''s chest.. when the palm made contact with his chest.. a thin layer of ice was formed on his whole chest and it also froze his inner organs which instantly killed him Wang Xiu Ying was not behind either but she did not chose close combat, she gently raised her hand and several small water droplets were condensed above her hand she then waved her hand and the soft water droplets flew at a very fast speed like bullets and penetrated the vital organs of Elder Xu which directly killed him "not bad" Li Min praised Wang Xiu Ying "Senior''s attack was way more lethal then mine" Wang Xiu Ying said with a smile All the people from the Puppet Sect that came with the two elders were still in shock they still did not believe what they saw with their own two eyes Their two respected elders died before they even got the chance to use their corpse puppet Li Min looked at them coldly "don''t spare anyone kill them here right now" Li Min said to Wang Xiu Ying and Wang Cang then she rushed towards them Wang Cang summoned the wind around her to block all their wooden puppets but she did not killed them.. Li Min and Wang Xiu Ying already knew her personality she hates to kill..so they did not argued with her and directly killed them Under their siege Puppet Sect''s disciples had no resistance at all and soon every single one of them died Li Min coldly looked at the disciple who choose to join the Puppet Sect earlier When they saw her cold eyes they shivered involuntarily, the outer sect elder even keeled on the ground and asked for mercy When Wang Xiu Ying said that Wang Cang did not refuted her after all she gave the sect master position to her if she doesn''t even allow Wang Xiu Ying to do what she want for the sect then what is the use of her being sect master Wang Xiu Ying ordered her elders to punish them according to what she discussed with Wang Cang and Li Min "Senior Brother we have two..a total of two Spirit King in our sect" Zhang Ming hopped like a rabbit in excitement "Not two¡­ it might be more" Liu Wei said with a smile "Eh.. Senior Brother you know something.. right tell me i want to know too" Zhang Ming looked at him with big sparkling eyes "Maybe i know or maybe i not" Li u Wei said mysteriously then he left "Senior Brother don''t talk like that ¡­tell me i want to know too" Zhang Ming followed behind him "So what do you think still want to mere sect or not" Wang Cang looked towards Li Min "I still want see this Rex before making any decision.. lets talk inside" Li Min said after some thinking All three of them went back to the four story building¡­. ...... Few days later¡­ Somewhere in the Eastern Forest¡­ A strong Qi fluctuation occurred in a place.. all the monster best around that place ran away in fright Then several black lines appeared on the ground making a complex circular pattern Although the lines were black but they had no dark Qi presence in them The pattern looked like an array.. when the pattern was formed it sucked all the spiritual Qi in the surrounding even the trees and plants around it were withered After a while when a lot of spiritual Qi was absorbed by the pattern then it stopped sucking more spiritual Qi but then several white particles came out of that pattern and began to combine with each other Soon four humanoid silhouette were condensed above the pattern and in another instant the pattern disappeared and only left behind its mark on the the ground All the four silhouette were clad in black dress.. but it didn''t looked like an old shoeshines dress from old times¡­ the dress looked like it was actually consisted of long black gloves, long black boots, black arm guard¡­ etc They were even wearing a black goggles like equipment which covered their eyes.. all the four figures looked exactly the same because every part of their body was covered because of their dress One of them stepped forwards, he looked around after making sure that the other three had also arrived successfully he took out a wooden scroll and opened it Their was a map inside the scroll, it looked like the map was of Eastern Forest and there was also a cross mark at one place on the map like it was indicating some kind of hidden treasure.. but the shocking part was that there were also four black dot on the map which seem to represent the position of four of them The man in black took back the wooden scroll in his storage ring then made a hand symbol and pointed towards his right direction then he turned into fleeting black shadow and flew in that direction The other three looked at each other them followed behind him but before that one of them threw a talisman at the ground where the pattern left its mark When the talisman touched the ground it gave a strong Qi fluctuation and exploded A big hemispherical pit was formed in the ground which destroyed any visible trace of the things that happened here earlie 129 Chapter 129 The movement speed of the four people was too fast, a average Spirit Kin peak stage might not even be able to keep track of their movements.. and the fact should not be forgotten that one cannot use the strength above Spirit King peak stage in the lower realm If he/she do that then they will be expelled by the realm directly and the backlash from using that strength might even kill the user at worst After a while the four men were standing in a place that was covered by ashes The place did not had any big green trees or plants there were only ashes that were mixed with soil The leading man picked up some soil that was mixed with ashes then observed it for a moment trying to find out any clues {This place is not burned by fire¡­ its more like the vitality is sucked out from the plants.. there are no traces of fighting instead of these ashes.. the only explanation is.. The other man quickly understood his meaning¡­ he stepped forward then he took out his glove from his left hand When the man took out the glove, his slightly tanned skin was visible but then a tattoo like symbol appeared on the back of his hand, the tattoo was of black color it looked like a head of a wolf like creature Suddenly the tattoo shined and a figure made of light came out of it then it grew bigger and its shape changed and soon it transformed into a big dog like creature That creature looked at the man then it walked around the area covered with ashes and sniffed few things like stones, ashes or trees around the area No one disturbed him but after a while he returned to the man then transformed into a beam of light and went back into the tattoo {Hmm you are right but we don''t need to go that far now listen everyone.. i and one of you will go and trace back his past in the Eastern Continent you remaining two go and search in Southern Continent, it is the nearest continent to Eastern Continent if the target wants to run then he can only go to that continent in these few days After discussing for a while they made two teams of two people each and went in different directions ........... 2 days later¡­.. At a certain place in Wastelands¡­. There was a deep hemispherical pit in the ground and a man was lying in the pit, the man looked like he was in his early twenties he had long black hairs and a well tuned body¡­ all this would give a really mysterious feeling but¡­ only if he was not naked right now Suddenly hid eyes trembled¡­Rex slowly opened his eyes then he slowly stood up and stretched his muscles ''why does my body feels heavy¡­wait i am not in Bloodline form then how..am i grown'' Rex quickly took out a mirror and looked at his reflection in the mirror ''Hehe my body finally grown up this time..Little Rose to think you did so much without asking'' (Rex) [Actually its because of your combat based race and Sura clan''s bloodline also seem to have an fast growing up ability.. you should check your bloodline form] Rex quickly switched to bloodline form ''Bloodline switch'' (Rex) His haired turned white and his body''s size increased.. soon Rex transformed in an adult man who looked like he was at the peak of his youth When Rex flexed his muscles he felt like he had an armor hidden deep inside his body ''Rose just for confirmation what is my body weight right now'' Rex suddenly asked [Although i removed the hidden impurities inside the metal before fusion but it was still heavy and your body have grown right now so your total weight is 125 Kg] ''Not bad.. it is still acceptable.. well let me have a look at the notification i got when i was unconscious'' (Rex) Ding.. [You obtained a new trait ''Remould''] [Your trait ''Shadow-Leap'' has been advanced to ''Shadow-Dive''] [Your trait ''Bat-Wings'' has been advanced to ''Battle-Wings''] [You obtained the new function ''Skill \u0026 Ability Trainer''] [You awakened a hidden talent ''Reverse Engineering''] [You awakened a new Bloodline ability ''Atomize''] [You awakened a new Physique ability ''Damage-Reflection''] [You obtained a new Psychic skill ''Hydrokinsis''] ''This.. does heaven loves me that much..Rose give me a brief explanation of all these things'' (Rex) [Remould is the ability that allows you to transform any part of your body into metal and the transformed part can also shape shift] ''Remould'' (Rex) Rex directly used this ability out of excitement.. suddenly Rex''s right hand turned black then its shape changed and it felt like Rex was wearing an arm guard which was giving a metallic luster Rex made a fist with his hand and three sharp blades came out from his knuckles ''Not bad.. its hardness is no less then a low grade Spirit weapon'' (Rex) [Shadow-Leap has now been advanced to Shadow-Dive so you don''t have to look for shadows to hide or travel.. you yourself can transform into a shadow to hide or travel, you can also change the size and shape of shadow freely] [Battle-Wings are more harder compared to their previous form and now you can quickly change direction at any point when flying] ''what do you mean by that let me try'' (Rex) ''Battle-Wings'' (Rex) Suddenly four big red wings came out of his back If the previous wings were like s bat then this time they looked like they were the wings of a dragon All four wings were in a shade of red and had tree root like pattern on them which was in a darker shade of red The first pair of wings were bigger just like the previous wings but the other pair of wings which was below the first pair was smaller just like a butterfly ''cool'' Rex deactivated Battle-Wings because he was more exited about his newly gained abilities 130 Chapter 130 [Skill \u0026 Ability Trainer can help you auto-train a life experience based skill by using SE points] ''Wait.. what do you mean by that i can just add some SE points and raise the level of any skill'' Rex hurriedly asked [No its not that simple with this function i will revise the way you use the skill again and again to raise its level but it takes time.. it may even take an hour..a day or even a week..it depends on the skill And i can only do it with the skills that only require real life experience to raise their levels.. example Act, Charm or Basic Whip Mastery it won''t work on skills like Poison Resistance or Lesser Darkness Resistance but remember as the grade of a skill rises it will take more time to level it up And i can only work on five skills at a time as for the consumption it consumes SE point on hourly basis, it means the time used to train the skill but with your current amount of SE points it won''t matter much] ''Its still good because now that i have too many skills i can''t raise their level at the same time'' Rex selected five skills and added them to the five empty slots in the Skill \u0026 Ability Trainer [Reverse Engineering.. with this talent you can trace back the way to make a product by a detailed examination of its construction and composition] ''Gotta try it someday'' (Rex) [Atomize.. with this ability you can convert anything to its simplest form which is its atomic form in other words you can disintegrate anything into atoms But this is just the tip of iceberg this ability''s capability is way higher than that with it you can change the characteristics of an atom] ''Wait wait ,,,stop there.. did i read it wrong you said it can change the characteristics of an atom the main difference in two different atoms is number of electrons and protons but that''s what defines an atom Like hydrogen have only one electron in its outer shell if it had two electron in its outer shell and the number of protons to balance it then won''t it become Helium instead of Hydrogen'' (Rex) [Exactly you can do that as long as you have enough knowledge about that matter you can use Atomize to convert another matter into that matter..and because of this kind of power this ability does not require Qi to execute it but Exp] "OMG and wait if it does not use Qi but Exp then its a good news" (Rex) [Let me finish except for having enough knowledge about the matter you want to make there is another requirement that is your mental strength .. if you want to make something very complex matter with very high capabilities and your body and mental strength cannot support you during the process then it might give you lethal internal injuries] ''Let me try something simple'' (Rex) Rex picked up a fist size stone from the side then analyzed it with help of Rose to see what is it made of and finally used Atomize on it ''Atomize'' (Rex) The stone began to disintegrate into very small particles then those small particles disintegrated into more smaller particles.. it was the view a normal person would see but in Rex''s eyes the atomic structure of the atoms in the stone was breaking, all the atomic bonds broke under his control then the atoms began to transform The number of electrons and protons in them started to change it was more like both electrons and protons were being exchanges between all those atom to reach the specific requirement Soon all the newly transformed atoms which had a brand new atomic structure began to form a bond with each other then molecules began to form, after a while countless black colored small particles were floating above Rex''s hand Then those black particles combined with each other¡­soon a small black cube of 1 cm as its side appeared in Rex''s hand ''Rose check it.. is it what i think it is'' (Rex) [Its iron] ''yeeeeessssss¡­ we are one step closer to make a real item shop.. by the way how much Exp did i consumed'' Rex asked [7750] ''That much for just a small iron cube.. but it is still acceptable'' Rex thought [Damage-Reflection is a passive ability it can reflex 100% of the damage done to your Diamond Shield if the attack was not able to damage it.. if the attack can damage the Diamond Shield then it will reflect back a part of it] ''As expected¡­next'' (Rex) [Hydrokinsis is a Psychic ability that allows you to create water, manipulate it and change its density or hardness] ''Just water?'' (Rex) [Yes just water but anything containing water can also be controlled with it..like water vapor and sweat its just the difficulty and the consumption rate increases with it] ''Status'' (Rex) [Reconstructing status..1%..33%..43%¡­.65%¡­78%¡­98%..100%] [Reconstruction complete] ''Why reconstruction'' (Rex) [I realize that it is hard to calculate your strength with numbers anymore so i change it into graded form i will explain it to you¡­ first look at your status] [Title: Genius, Weapon Master Name: Rex Andrews HP: 900 P/900 P | reg 7 P/s Yin Qi: 1100 P/1100 P | reg 10 P/s Yang Qi: 1100 P/1100 P | reg 10 P/s Race: Green-Tier Mind Carbonite Human Cultivation stage: Spirit King peak stage Exp: 100000/100000 Stored Exp: 61.5M Bloodline: Rex''s Lineage Physique: Black-Diamond Physique STR: E+ WIS: E AGI: E INT: C+ VIT: D END: D+ DEF: C LUC: A+ Status Point: 0 SE Points: 65.5k Traits: Battle-Wings, Extreme-Flexibility, Limit-Break, Spider-Sense, Shadow-Dive, Remould Basic Skills \u003c\u003e Bloodline Ability \u003c\u003e Psychic Ability \u003c\u003e Physique Ability \u003c\u003e Talent: Reverse Engineering] ''Hey i don''t know on what basis you gave those grades to me but they are toooo looowww'' (Rex) [I will explain from the start.. all your status is actually in the form of comparison between you and a average human cultivator who is at same cultivation base as you Like 100 P of your HP is the 100% HP of a average human cultivator similarly 100 P Qi is his 100% Qi] ''Then it means i have 9 times the HP and 11 times Qi compared to a normal cultivator¡­ its not surprising though after all its when i only compare to a normal average human cultivator¡­ genius and bloodline holders are a different case.. so what about grades'' (Rex) [As for the grading ..G grade is the lowest it means a normal average cultivator with same cultivation base as you.. would have all the grade in G or G +, if someone have three or more F grade in their status then it means he/she is fairly god if they have three E grades then it is a genius above it are all evildoer like you] ''When you say it like that i does not feel that bad anymore¡­ by the way what is the highest grade.. is it A'' (Rex) [No] ''Then S ?'' (Rex) [No.. you have to find out yourself] ''Hmm good so exactly how many status point i need to use to Level up my grades'' (Rex) [G \u003e\u003e 5 \u003e\u003e F \u003e\u003e 10 \u003e\u003e E \u003e\u003e 20 \u003e\u003e D \u003e\u003e 40 \u003e\u003e C \u003e\u003e 80 \u003e\u003e B \u003e\u003e 160 \u003e\u003e A \u003e\u003e 360 \u003e\u003e ?¡­.. and so on] ''Hehe looks like you also learned to joke'' (Rex) [I am serious] ''Like heck you are.. until now i only get 5 status point when i Level Up once ¡­. and if i am right all the grades will reset with each Level Up right'' (Rex) [Yes its actually a comparison with an average cultivator so all the grades will go through a reset whenever you will level up but it doesn''t mean you are loosing what you gain its just mean that the one you were comparing with also became stronger or the grading will have no meaning Although you don''t have enough status point to raise all the grades but adding status point is not the only way to raise the grades .. you can try different cultivation techniques and martial arts to raise you strength] ''That''s the only option.. looks like it was not a bad idea to put all the status points in INT and WIS after all we can''t raise them using cultivation techniques and martial arts'' (Rex) [One more thing Rex your status need to be a little balanced so that your body could support it.. like if your INT reaches A grade and your remaining status are all just E grade then your body might not be able to hold that much INT.. i will warn you in advance if your status starts to become unbalanced] ''I see¡­ lets go back to the sect for now'' (Rex) Rex raised his four wings and flew in the direction of White Moon Sect 131 Chapter 131 Rex was flying above the wastelands but suddenly he stopped ''This.. Rose is it my imagination or my Yang Qi and Yin Qi feels more pure'' (Rex) [So you finally noticed it.. after every evolution your body will have a qualitative leap whether it is blood, flesh or Qi all of it will improve.. and yeah your Qi control has also improved] ''Huh.. it improved?'' (Rex) When Rex got Alfred''s inheritance his Qi control had already improved by a big margin and after evolution it improved again Rex raised his right hand and the dense golden fog came out of it..then it took a shape of a cube..after few seconds its shape changed again and it became a pyramid ''If i have that much control over it ..then that might be possible too'' Rex suddenly thought of something then he looked at the golden pyramid made by his Yang Qi Its shape changed again but this time the fog started to become denser and denser.. soon a golden arrow was floating above Rex''s hand Rex pointed his finger towards a giant rock which was around 100 meters away from him¡­ when Rex pointed at the giant rock it was like the golden arrow received a command it flew towards the rock at a very fast speed and struck itself on the rock ..Swwoooossshhhh¡­. bang¡­ When the arrow struck the rock, the collision didn''t made any big explosion sound and the arrow only made a small hole in the rock¡­ but when Rex observed the hole he found out that the hole was deep Ding.. [Due to certain actions you obtained the skill ''Yang Arrow''] ''As expected..but what is wrong with your naming sense..change its name to Holy Arrow'' (Rex) [Renaming skill¡­..] [Skill''s name successfully changed to ''Holy Arrow''] ''Lets try it again but this time¡­'' Rex made another golden arrow but this time the arrow started to spin at a rapid speed then it slammed on the rock This time the hole was deeper ''Good its a penetration type attack'' (Rex) [Due to certain actions you obtained the skill ''Spinning Holy Arrow''] ''lets try it with Yin Qi this time'' Rex used his Yin Qi to make the arrow this time but the rest of the process was same Soon a black arrow with same shape and same size as golden arrow appeared above Rex''s hand then Rex attacked the rock with the black arrow Everything was the same as before.. when the attack landed it too made a hole in the rock but this time the hole was smallest compared to other two holes but at a closer observation Rex found out that the hole was emitting a faint dark fog ''So this one is.. damage over time ..type attack'' (Rex) [Due to certain actions you obtained the skill ''Cursed Arrow''] ''A good name¡­ you are learning fast'' (Rex) Rex also tried to spin the Cursed arrow while attacking and obtained the skill Spinning Cursed Arrow.. but all there four skill he got only had common grade But common grade does not mean it deals less damage¡­ the grading of a skill is based on its overall capabilities and complexity.. not just on its destructive power ''Rose show me the martial arts and cultivation technique i am using right now'' (Rex) [Oh you don''t have to ask these things to me i knew that you have to ask me these things every time you need to check them so i made a different function for that, its called ''Combat Status''] ''Okay lets try it'' (Rex) ''Combat Status'' (Rex) [Name: Rex Andrews Cultivation Techniques:- Main Cultivation Technique: Yin-Yang Sacred Lineage Cultivation Technique Sub Cultivation Techniques: None Martial Arts:- Sword Art: 12 Overlord Slashes Sword Art (Pinnacle) Palm Art: Angry Elephant Palm Art (Pinnacle) Movement Art : None Other: None] ''Wait.. how did my mastery in sword art and palm technique reached pinnacle¡­ and my cultivation technique does not show any mastery at all'' (Rex) Earlier when Rex did not got Alfred''s inheritance, like others in the lower realm he also thought that Pinnacle is the highest mastery of a Cultivation technique or a martial art but after getting his memory inheritance Rex knew that there is another mastery stage above pinnacle.. Entry\u003e\u003eSmall Accomplishment\u003e\u003eGreat Accomplishment\u003e\u003eFull Mastery\u003e\u003ePinnacle\u003e\u003eReturn-To-Nature But Return-To-Nature is not known by many because only few old monsters would be able to reach that stage after practicing for years [Let me explain.. you should stop comparing yourself with other ordinary cultivators.. you learned these martial arts using SE points and coupled with your high INT status Pinnacle is your starting point but if you want to increase their mastery further more then you either need to practice them yourself or you need to put them in Skill \u0026 Ability Trainer but i didn''t mentioned it earlier the reason is simple because Skill \u0026 Ability Trainer won''t be much effective on these martial arts These martial arts have very high grades and with our current capabilities if you put them in Skill \u0026 Ability Trainer then it might take several months or even years for their mastery to go above Pinnacle stage] ''I see¡­ months or even years¡­ its too long.. looks like i need to try harder'' Rex shook his head If someone from upper realms knew what Rex was thinking then it won''t be strange if they beat him up out of frustration, because months aside even if someone took decades to master them to pinnacle state then he/she can already be considered a genius and that''s when we are just talking about one martial arts [As for why the main Cultivation technique does not have a mastery shown¡­ its because its something we created after modifying and fusing different cultivation technique,, so do one would really have to master their own creation it was made by us therefore its already at the highest possible mastery] ''Hmmm i see¡­wait i have an idea..now my control over Qi has reached this level so what if i use both Yin Qi and Yang Qi while performing Angry Elephant palm¡­ if i am right as long as the amount of Yin Qi and Yang Qi is in balanced state it won''t explode.. right'' (Rex) According to the description of the Angry Elephant Palm art, this technique can be used as an attribute based attacking skill depending on the type of attribute Qi the user poses that''s why Rex thought of this method [Its dangerous] ''Yes but if i can do it once then with you it won''t be hard to do it again'' (Rex) After thinking for a while Rex took a deep breath and performed Angry Elephant Palm.. like before his target was the same rock When Rex performed the palm technique.. then a palm made of Qi came out of his hand but unlike the original Angry Elephant Palm art the palm was not of golden color.. It looked like it was made of glass in fact it was almost transparent but at the center of the palm there was a Yin-Yang like symbol made of golden and black color As the transparent palm flew towards the rock, its size kept increasing¡­. When the palm touched the rock it exploded ..Boooommmmmm¡­ The explosion was terrifying, the whole rock was destroyed and a big pit was formed in the ground [Due to certain actions you obtained the skill ''Yin-Yang Palm Strike''] 132 Chapter 132 According to the skill description Yin-Yang Palm Strike is a rare grade skill.. its explosion power can be increased by using more Qi as for the minimum Qi required to use it.. it is as same as Angry Elephant Palm art ''Damn that''s good¡­ now i have too many ideas to make new skills.. i will go back to sect later.. for now i will focus on making new skills'' (Rex) Rex spend another two days making new skills During this time Rex created a whole lot of skills like¡­. [Due to certain actions you obtained the skill ''Holy Sword''] [Due to certain actions you obtained the skill ''Cursed Sword''] [Due to certain actions you obtained the skill ''Holy Chain''] [Due to certain actions you obtained the skill ''Cursed Chain''] [Due to certain actions you obtained the skill ''Holy Bind''] [Due to certain actions you obtained the skill ''Cursed Bind''] [Due to certain actions you obtained the skill ''Holy Armor''] [Due to certain actions you obtained the skill ''Cursed Armor''] [Due to certain actions you obtained the skill ''Holy Lance''] [Due to certain actions you obtained the skill ''Cursed Lance''] [Due to certain actions you obtained the...¡­] After two days¡­. Rex arrived at the White Moon Sect ''Hmm the array has been used once.. looks like those idiots did attacked but the condition of the sect is fine so everything should be alright'' Rex thought when he found out that the array has been used When Rex went to his four story building he found out that there are more people in the vicinity except Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying but they were not in the main building, they were staying in the extra houses made for guests Rex landed in front of the main door and entered the building Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying were both on the second floor so Rex went to second floor Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying were chatting in a room on second floor Wang Xiu Ying took out a paper and placed it in front of Wang Cang "Teacher this is the list of those 25 sects that will definitely make a ruckus and will try to expand their territory when the Puppet Sect will fall" Wang Xiu Ying said in an exited tone Wang Cang was helpless when she heard it "Disciple why are you behaving like that we had already destroyed the Puppet Sect¡­ aren''t you underestimating them too much" Wang Cang rubbed her forehead "I am just preparing for future events" Wang Xiu Ying pouted "Being Confident is a good thing.. but don''e be too overconfident" a familiar voice came from the side They both turned around only to see a man in his early twenties looking at them with a smile "Who are you.. how did you get here" Wang Xiu Ying hurriedly stepped back and asked with vigilance Unlike her reaction Wang Cang was looking at him with a complicated and a little confused expression "Rex.." She said after a moment of thinking "My granny can still recognize me.. Little Xiu Ying learn something from her what type of woman can''t even recognize her husband" Rex said it like he was teaching her something important Wang Xiu Ying completely ignored his words but looked at him with a surprised expression "This.. what happened to you" Wang Xiu Ying asked as she walked around him and inspected his whole body "I just grown up a little¡­" Rex said then the list on the table caught his attention so he picket it up and read it "You are really thinking far ahead but do you think just relying on me you can control the whole continent¡­ if you do that then what they will fear will be me not the sect" Rex said with a serious face "I know that''s why we are merging with Snow Flower Sect" Wang Xiu Ying said "Merging?.." Rex looked at Wang Cang in confusion he know Wang Xiu Ying can''t make such big division on her own and moreover she won''t merge sect with someone she doesn''t even know about "Things are like that" Wang Cang explained everything they talked about with Li Min After listening to her words Rex lost in thought Seeing him like that Wang Cang hesitated a little and asked "Did i do something wrong" She asked with a slightly sad expression Seeing her like that Rex suddenly reacted and putted on a smile "Who said that.. granny did it after thinking about everyone so off course it is good" Rex said with a smile Wang Cang got relieved when she saw Rex like that After seeing that she is relaxed Rex looked at Wang Xiu Ying but she averted her eyes ''Ores and minerals? they will be useful specially right now.. and i can''t just go to each place to collect resources¡­ if there are more people then they can bring me things i want without any question¡­ And these peoples''s loyalty is high i can also recruit them in my future company¡­ i mean Kingdom to do these kind of work.. one man can''t run a whole organisation specially if the ones working under him are disloyal'' (Rex) "Granny one more thing.. there is no need to waste more time we will go and settle our score with Puppet Sect tomorrow" Rex said "Tomorrow?..we can wait and make a plan" Wang Cang said with some worry "They are not worth making a plan" Rex said as he flexed his fingers "Hmph and he was telling me to not be overconfident" Wang Xiu Ying muttered to herself Wang Cang although reluctant but she still nodded After that Rex went back to his room to take a nap 133 Chapter 133 Next Morning¡­. In Rex''s room¡­ Rex was holding a tiny mechanical spider in his hands The spider was made of metal but like other spiders it had 8 legs its size was few times bigger then a normal spider Rex putted it on the floor "Move forwards for 2 meters then turn right and move for 1 meter" Rex spoke while looking at the spider When Rex said that the spider moved and followed the instructions of Rex accurately ''Success.. to think this puppet art can also be used for non-humanoid figures and coupled with Array Circuit Tech, giving it a tiny processor was not a problem¡­ahh it reminds of the science projects i made in the college'' (Rex) [But even after modifying 23 types of arrays and creating 12 new array patterns to use in Array Circuit Tech, this result is still not that good after all we can''t use it to fight, it can''t do any work and because of its size it can''t be used to spy on others either] ''Its only a small prototype what did you expect¡­ we will continue these things later on, for now lets go and settle our score with Puppet Sect.. '' (Rex) When Rex came out of the building he found Wang Cang and Wang Xi Ying talking with three other people which were Li Min, Li Na and Luo Yan "Oh Rex is here senior can discuss it with him directly" Wang Xiu Ying said to Li Min when she saw Rex coming out of the building Li Min also looked at Rex but then she was slightly surprised ''Didn''t these two said that he barely looked like a teenager and have white hairs and red eyes'' she thought But when she looked at Li Na and Luo Yan for answer they looked more surprised than her "Don''t mind my appearance¡­.lets talk to the point what are you guys doing here" Rex said casually he really had no idea how to explain it to everyone "I am.." Li Min came forward to start the conversation But Rex interrupted her "You are Li Min, the sect master of Snow Flower Sect your cultivation base is Spirit King 3rd stage.. hmmm.. looking at your current condition you are stuck in Spirit King 3rd stage for a long time you probably tried to breakthrough to next stage but you failed resulting in internal injuries.. You have back pain while cultivating right.. don''t force you body to breakthrough these few days your body can''t support it¡­ And go buy a Marrow Cleansing pill your body have developed too many impurities because of all the Vitality pills you have eaten till now See i already know more than enough about you¡­ and these two should have already told you about me so lets get to the point" Rex said in a very casual way like he was stating a fact Rex had already appraised her that''s why he knew that much [Rex i was able to find about her injury but how did you discovered that she have too many impurities in her body and she need a Marrow Cleansing pill urgently] ''Off course i didn''t know that'' Rex said [Huh.. but you just said..] ''Hehe which type of cultivator uses pills for cultivation and have no impurities'' (Rex) [¡­] When Li Min heard all that she was really surprised.. in her view even she didn''t realized that she had so much impurities in her body but Rex was able to see it at a glance further more he knew about her failed breakthrough and injury "Are you an alchemist" She asked subconsciously "No i am not.. i just learned to make some pills, weapons and arrays in my free time" Rex tried to be modest 5 people "¡­" Everyone blushed in shame What Rex said basically meant i am an Alchemist, a Artifact Refining Master and an Array Master If someone has any one of the three as his or her main profession then they will be treated like nobles and mastering two profession at the same time is very hard as for mastering three no one ever thought about doing that Li Min didn''t knew how to reply to that so she got to the point "I heard Master Rex is going to fight the Puppet Sect today" Li Min asked with an expressionless face "Who said that.. I am not going to fight the Puppet Sect but destroy it" Rex corrected her Li Min was relieved at first after hearing his reply but when she heard his later words her face was stiff.. according to her how could someone underestimate a giant like Puppet Sect that much "Master Rex its not that good to underestimate Puppet Sect that much we don''t know much about it" Li Min said respectfully Rex achievement in three profession and his carefree attitude which has no arrogance of his strength won her respect but she was still dissatisfied with Rex''s baseless confidence Rex did not speak immediately but stared at her for a while "You said we..no it was more like.. i don''t know anything about Puppet Sect but what do they know about me" Rex said while looking at her Li Min wanted to speak but Rex interrupted her again "Looks like words won''t work on you then let me show you something" Rex said as he raised his hand towards the sky, the sky was covered by a lot of white clouds at the time Everyone saw that a small golden sphere appeared on Rex''s hand than its size kept increasing until it was as big as a handball¡­ then suddenly like it was pushed by a strong force it flew towards the sky at a lightning speed and disappeared in the clouds after making a small hole in a cloud Li Min was surprised when she saw the small golden sphere on Rex''s hand because according to her reasoning it meant Rex is a light attribute Spirit King that''s why he have such confidence to fight against Puppet Sect.. after all Light attribute is nemesis of dark attribute But even if Rex has light attribute Qi.. he should still not underestimate Puppet Sect and it was hard for her to find a man she won''t loathe that much so she decided to persuade Rex but just when she opened her mouth to speak ..BOOOOOOM¡­.. A big deafening sound accompanied by a blinding golden light came from the sky Everyone closed their eyes..after the light disappeared they opened their eyes and looked at the sky only to see what seemed like a dream There was a big hole between the clouds that were covering the whole sky.. and countless small dazzling golden light particles were falling like snow on the whole White Moon Sect, it looked like heavens were smiling at them This thing caught the attention of all the people in White Moon Sect and caused an uproar, everyone could see the dazzling light falling on them at first they thought it was an enemy attack but when no one attacked and they saw such a beautiful scenery they started to make their own assumptions..some were even crazy enough to create their own story to explain this phenomenon One said that White Moon Sect was created by a legendary powerhouse who went over seas to seek further breakthrough and he has now returned Another one said White Moon Sect has took out the supreme sect treasure that was passed down from generation to generation to fight against Puppet Sect When the Puppet Sect''s people attacked earlier and got defeated everyone was happy but they had fear hidden in their heart because everyone knew that Puppet Sect will attack again and that time it won''t be easy to face them but this incident distracted everyone and relieved them from the fear and tension they felt because of Puppet Sect 134 Chapter 134 The skill Rex used was ''Holy Bomb'' this skill is created by compressing a lot of Yang Qi at high pressure.. Rex need to use 150 P Qi to use this skill which is 1.5 times the total Qi an average cultivator have, this in itself shows how much Qi he had used to cast that attack Rex then looked at Li Min who was not able to hide the shocked expression on her face "Now what do you think" Rex''s words brought her back to reality "But the consumption of that kind of attack would probably be very high" She collected her thought then said "I can use that attack 14 times in one fight" Rex said nonchalantly ''Off course after adding the total number of Cursed Bomb too'' (Rex) Li Min didn''t said anything this time because she can''t find the reason to stop Rex "Okay so now its decided i will go to the Puppet Sect and will destroy it" Rex said "What we haven''t even made any preparations" Wang Xiu Ying hurriedly said "Preparation? we are not going on a picnic.. wait who said you are going with me" Rex said There was only silence This time everyone looked at him like they were waiting for Rex to suddenly laugh and say.. i was joking just now "You want to go alone" Wang Xiu Ying finally broke the silence and asked "I don''t want to argue with you anymore we will talk about it when i will come back" Rex said as he started to fly in the air "Wait Boy this is too reckless" Wang Cang finally spoke Rex stopped but he hesitated in making a decision "Master Rex its better to take strong elders from here then we should go to my sect to take elders from there too.. how about it if Master Rex believes that he can defeat them all alone then we won''t interfere we will just be there to collect resources when the battle ends" Li Min tried to find any possible excuse to stop Rex from acting recklessly and go with him to fight together {Rex its better to take elders of two sect with you, even if you fight alone and won.. others won''t believe it only when others will see it with their own eyes only then they will believe it and if the elders of two sect saw your strength their loyalty and motivation towards the sect will increase¡­ She didn''t said it out loud because Li Min might not feel too good about her words ''They don''t believe i can win alone but they are right about collecting resources and convincing elders'' (Rex) Rex does not want to show his other side in front of Wang Cang and with her nature it might not be strange if she chose to just abolish the cultivation base disciples from Puppet Sect and let them leave Wang Xiu Ying nodded she too can understand Rex''s intention "Hmm you are right ¡­okay you have 10 minutes bring the elders you want take with us here.. and yeah bring the core disciples too" Rex said Wang Xiu Ying nodded and left to fulfill his request She didn''t asked Rex that why he wan to take collect core disciples too, in her understanding Rex wouldn''t do anything he is not sure about After she left Rex''s eyes landed on Luo Yan and Li Na standing behind Li Min "Both of you ares still confused about my appearance" Rex asked with a smile Both of them froze no words came out of their mouth.. when they met Rex for the first time they respected him because he was a Spirit King and he not arrogant either even after becoming one.. As for his strength they compared it with their own sect master but only today they realized how naive their thoughts were..today they saw Rex''s attack power with their own eyes.. now even if they want to talk casually they can''t do it.. at least in a short period of time ''Bloodline Switch'' (Rex) Rex''s look changed his hair turned white, his eyes color changed to blood red and his body grew big enough that his clothes can''t be more tighter Li Min and the other two were shocked again as for Wang Cang she was only slightly surprised it wasn''t hard for her to guess that if Rex''s base form changed then his other form will also change.. Rex didn''t decided to show his form just to fool around he had two big reason to do that The first reason was that he didn''t wanted to show his base form to many people including elders of two sects but he didn''t hided it from Li Min and the other two because he knew these guys will be close to Wang Cang and Wang Xiu Ying in the future so it will become hard for him to hide it from them The other reason was strength.. when Rex is in Bloodline form he gains a physical status boost, before his second evolution that status boost was 30% increase in every status except LUC, INT and WIS coupled with a 30% increase in total HP But after second evolution that boost became 50%, a total of 50% increase in every status except LUC, INT and WIS coupled with a 50% increase in total HP Rex believes that he can win against Puppet Sect alone but being a little cautious doesn''t hurt Soon Wang Xiu Ying came with several elders and few core disciples Except Liu Wei, Zhang Ming and Kong Lee there were only three people that were wearing the uniform of core disciple, two of them were boys and the third one was a girl When the elders and disciples saw Rex and others they all bowed and greeted them Although they didn''t recognize Rex but they knew no one here was someone they could disrespect Rex stepped forward "I don''t want to go through formalities so i will say it directly i am Rex Andrews your Guardian Elder and you should already know why you all are called here If someone wants to go back then leave you have my words no one will stop you right now but later you might not have that opportunity" Rex said in a domineering tone Then he waited for them to leave but no one stepped back ''Looks like the last incident really filtered the sect'' (Rex) "Good" Rex was satisfied with their response he then looked towards Wang Xiu Ying "We should go now" Rex said Wang Cang was also satisfied with everyone''s response but at that time Wang Xiu Ying came close to her "Teacher its not a good idea for everyone to leave sect at the same time you should stay here to protect the sect in case someone attacks" Wang Xu Ying said Wang Cang was startled by her words she was about to refute but Rex also walked closer to them and spoke "Granny she is right.. and you don''t like to kill so they might use this as a weakness and try to corner you" Rex also persuaded Li Min on the side also heard everything it wasn''t hard for her to guess that Rex and Wang Xiu Ying had no intention to bring Wang Cang with them although she doesn''t knew the reason but she also agreed with them Because according to her understanding of Wang Cang she will really spare her enemy if they surrendered and the people in the Puppet Sect are not the type of people who will not try to get back once they surrender "I think both of them are right after we leave.. there won''t be anyone to protect your sect what if someone knew about it and is waiting for right time to attack your sect to plunder resources.. you should stay here" Li Min added Wang Cang didn''t wanted to stay behind but all three of them won''t even let her refuse so in the end she agreed to stay behind 135 Chapter 135 "Rex lets go the Bangra town first we can rent horses from there" Wang Xiu Ying said "who said we will use horses to travel" Rex said then he flew into the sky ''Telekinesis'' (Rex) Suddenly all the elders and disciple felt an invisible force lifting them in the air many of them started to panic "Relax its my doing¡­ its way faster than using horses" Rex said then he flew towards the direction of Snow Flower Sect Li Min and Wang Xiu Ying followed behind him Although they were flying, Snow Flower Sect was still a little far away from White Moon Sect so it will still take at least an hour to get there..Rex can go faster but he still need to t hink about those elders and disciple who are experiencing flight for the first time When Rex was flying he felt someone staring at him so he turned around and found out that Liu Wei was staring at him When their eyes met Liu Wei retracted his gaze and bowed down his head Hearing the familiar voice Liu Wei was surprised then he looked at Rex in shock.. others peoples were still enjoying the view from sky so they did not noticed these changes in his facial expression ''it really feels good to be called senior'' Rex thought Rex didn''t speak immediately but stared at him for a while Liu Wei understood the meaning behind Rex''s words but he still looked unconvinced Rex''s words confused Liu Wei {They takeout the soul from someone else''s body and seal it in the puppet to form a link with it and control it.. you know what it means to imprison someone else''s soul.. It means stopping them from going through the reincarnation cycle¡­ if we spare the disciples of Puppet Sect then they will hunt more innocents to make more puppets and even if we abolish them they can still teach that Puppet art to others Liu Wei was dumbstruck when he heard that he never thought that Puppet Sect was that cruel, there are a lot of disciples in Puppet Sect if everyone of them have at least one puppet then how many people have been killed by them Rex does not need to use the soul of someone else because his soul strength is high, more ever he does not even connect with the puppet so soul strength have no use in it at all his puppet works because of Array Circuit Tech Liu Wei did not speak anymore he was already very angry after hearing the deeds of Puppet Sect from Rex Rex didn''t disturbed him either because he had already reached the Snow Flower Sect There was no snow on the mountains around the Snow Flower Sect because of current season but the temperature was still very low compared to other places in Eastern Continent When the disciples and Elders in Snow Flower Sect saw so many people flying towards the Sect their minds became blank But some of them still gathered their courage and stepped forward to stop them Just at that time Li Min, Li Na and Luo Yan.. these three people came forward to explain, when the elders saw them they sighed in relief Li Min did not wasted much time and in few minutes she gathered several strong elders of her sect to go with them but to Rex''s surprise she also brought several core disciples with her The number of elders and core disciples from Snow Flower Sect clearly surpassed the number of elders and core disciple from White Moon Sect but no one from White Moon Sect was oppressed by that because they knew that it was Snow Flower Sect''s sect master that came to their sect not the other way around Rex did not wasted anymore time and flew in the direction of Puppet Sect It took them more then 3 hours to reach the vicinity of Puppet Sect even after they traveled at a very high speed Puppet Sect was located at the bottom of the Abyss Mountain.. that mountain is also called the mountain of corpses because it was common for someone to occasionally encounter few human bones or corpse when climbing the mountain The Abyss Mountain has a very low survival rate, a normal person can''t even survive more then one hour on it.. when the forces of Puppet Sect slaughter a sect of a force they brought their corpses on this mountain to increase the concentration of Yin type attribute Qi on the mountain to help in cultivation and grow dark attribute herbs Puppet Sect was big as a city, it consisted of many buildings build around a tall black tower The whole place gave a gloomy feeling Rex and others landed on a nearby mountain "What''s the plan" Li Min stepped forward and asked "What plan? did you forgot what did you say earlier everyone is here just to collect the loot" Rex said in dissatisfaction Li Min didn''t knew how to reply to that When the elders on the side heard that they were dumbstruck, they were still gathering their courage to strengthen their resolve for the upcoming life and death battle but when they heard that they are here to just collect the loot they started to wonder if they heard it wrong Rex didn''t speak much but flew towards the Puppet Sect Li Min was about to give orders to attack but Rex''s voice stopped her "If you persist on acting on your own then don''t blame me if your people are catch in the crossfire" Rex said without turning around Li Min was worried but then Wang Xiu Ying comforted her "Senior let him do what he wants maybe he will come back after seeing the strength of Puppet Sect and bring us with him to fight" Wang Xiu Ying said Rex flew above the biggest building in the Puppet Sect Many disciples from Puppet Sect saw him and hurried to report it to their elders but Rex completely ignored them ''Lets see how much stronger have i become'' (Rex) 136 Chapter 136 Lets see how much stronger have i become'' (Rex) ''Geokinesis+Telekinesis'' (Rex) Suddenly the ground trembled, even Li Min and others standing far away felt the vibrations coming from the ground Before everyone realized what happened they saw that countless stones and pebbles started to rise in the air and flew in the sky Soon Big rocks, soil, sand also began to flew with the stones.. if that was not shocking enough then everyone noticed that several giant trees got uprooted from the ground and flew in the air too Under Rex''s control all these things started to get attached to each other like magnets and a big giant sphere started to form in the sky "Aahhhha¡­..help me" "Wait.. help me first" At that time when everyone heard the scream they realized that few disciples had been pulled in the giant sphere too Everyone started to run away in fear Rex started to fly higher in the sky and the giant sphere also followed behind him With time the size of the sphere grew bigger and bigger, at present it was big enough to block all the sunlight falling on the Puppet Sect When all the disciples and elders saw it they started to run away for their life, and those who fell to ground while running got crushed by their own fellow disciples who was running blindly ''Its big enough¡­ now let these people witness what gravity can do'' Rex stopped controlling the giant sphere and used Telekinesis to push it downwards The weight of the giant sphere was very high even if a Spirit King was crushed under it then he/she will not survive As the giant sphere fell its speed increased because of gravity and telekinesis ..BOOOOOMM¡­. The sound of bombardment and the shock waves generated from the impact showed the destruction power of the attack A big dust cloud rose in the sky After the Dust settled down Rex landed on the ground The Puppet Sect that once looked like a well established city had now fell into ruins "Who are you why did you attack my sect" An angry voice caught Rex''s attention Rex looked at the source of the voice He saw a middle aged man whose skin was dried as tree bark starting at him with red eyes He also had few old men standing beside him, with one look Rex could tell that all of them were Spirit Kings The strongest of them was Spirit King 8th stage who was the middle ages man himself He was Mo Mingzi, the sect master of Puppet Sect Soon the disciples and elder who escaped successfully also came and joined them The total number of the survivors was still above hundred Rex looked back at all the disciples that were looking at him in anger "Let me tell you an interesting fact¡­" Rex said with a smile When Mo Mingzi saw that Rex ignored him his anger surged "I am talking to you" He shouted in rage ''Hydrokinsis'' (Rex) "Up to 60% of an adult human body consists of water" Rex said with a faint smile but his words confused everyone Mo Mingzi was also trying to understand the meaning behind Rex''s words but he suddenly heard the screams of the disciples and elders standing beside him Ahahaha.. this what''s happening" One elder shouted in pain, his whole body had became red and a white steam was coming out of his body "This.." Mo Mingzi was shocked he never saw an attack like this in his life which can influence so many people at the same time only the Spirit King are out of its range "Don''t worry its nothing special i only increased the speed of flow of blood in your body by few times and broke the concentration of water in your heart and blood" Rex said with a smile like he was mentioning a small thing Before Mo Mingzi could say anything Rex spoke again "Good bye, i hope you won''t repeat the same mistakes in your next life" Rex said as he waved his hand ''Geokinesis: Living Purgatory'' (Rex) Suddenly several sharp pointed tentacles came out from all over the ground and grew like vines in a dense forest at a rapid speed Mo Mingzi and other Spirit Kings felt a death threat so they all flew in the sky but others weren''t so lucky Before they could even react those multiple sharp tentacles pierced their body from different parts completely killing them, the number of tentacles were too many and with their current condition all the disciples and elders below Spirit King stage just became canon fodders "Youuu¡­. everyone kill him" Mo Mongzi burst out in anger and ordered the 6 other Spirit Kings to attack Rex with him Everyone took out their big corpse puppet, there corpse puppets were not much different than the one Rex saw at the time of beast blood flower incident The only different corpse puppet Rex saw was the corpse puppet of Mo Mingzi it was two times as big as other corpse puppets and had a long two handed hammer in his hands Under Mo Mingzi''s control that puppet took the lead and attacked Rex, he waved his big hammer to strike Rex''s head But Rex did not even tried to dodge ''Remould'' (Rex) Rex''s right hand turned black then its shape changed and a armor like Knight''s arm guard was formed over his hand Rex gently raised his hand to intercept the hammer His actions looked like the behavior of an idiot in everyone''s eyes ..Booommmm¡­ The ground under Rex''s feet cracked and made spider web like cracks all around with Rex as its center When Mo Mingzi and others looked at the scene in front of their eyes they began to doubt it was all an illusion they were so shocked that the other corpse puppet that were about to attack Rex suddenly retreated under their control They saw that Rex stopped the attack with bare hands and did not received any injury on top of that, injury aside there was not even a scratch on his whole body ''Idiots if you want to hurt me then bring a low grade spirit weapon at the very least'' Rex sneered in his heart Rex looked at the giant corpse puppet who was still trying to push him down, Rex raised his left hand towards him ''Holy Shot'' (Rex) A small golden boll of light was condensed in front of Rex''s hand and slammed into the puppet When the golden ball struck the puppet it took several steps back and started to emit a large amount of black fog out of it and Mo Mingzi on the other side coughed out a mouth full of blood "A Light attribute Spirit King¡­" An old man took a step back in fear A normal light attribute Spirit King can''t scare them but they just saw that a single light attribute attribute attack from Rex injured the corpse puppet of their sect master that badly 137 Chapter 137 "Now lets talk, tell me who is the Alchemist between you" Rex asked with a smile He never thought that the Alchemist will die under his attack because the value of Alchemist is very high so one Spirit King will definitely be with him to protect him at a time like this Everyone only stared at Rex with vigilance but no one said anything "Even when i went through the trouble to ask kindly¡­what a pity" Rex sighed ''Geokinesis+Holy Bind'' (Rex) Suddenly many golden chains came out of the ground below those Spirit King and moved towards them at a lightening speed Those chains swirled around their body and bounded them before they even reacted, they never saw attacks like that that''s why they were never prepared to deal with an attack like that either Light attribute was like acid for them, so when those chains trapped them they felt like someone putted 1000'' C hot iron chains on them When they were bounded by the golden chains their body started to continuously emit black fog "Ahahahhaa.. i will kill you" Mo Mingzi roared towards Rex Suddenly Mo Mingzi broke the chains around him with brute force and freed others around him too Rex was not surprised by this, the skill level of Holy Chain was still low although his skill''s strength is affected by his strong cultivation base and purity of Qi but trapping a Spirit King like Mo Mingzi just based on its current level is still asking too much from it Mo Mingzi looked at his men like he was discussing something but Rex couldn''t hear what they said because they used Qi transmission message Suddenly four normal corpse puppet rushed towards Rex ''Are they trying again..wait..this..'' (Rex) When the puppets got closer to Rex their body emitted a lot of dark Qi and fully covered them, then the Qi inside their body became unstable "Self-Destruct" Four elders on Mo Mingzi''s side shouted ''Diamond Shield'' (Rex) A big slightly transparent shield made of several small purple hexagonal shape energy shields appeared out of thin air and covered Rex''s whole body ..Kabooom..boom..boom¡­ All the 4 puppets surrounding Rex exploded at the same time The whole area around Rex was shrouded in black fog The four elder who controlled the puppet had blood coming out of their mouths but they ignored it and were looking at the place where Rex was standing, although they believe Rex can''t survive their attack but they still had an uneasy feeling in their heart "Don''t worry he will definitely won''t survi..what" Mo Mingzi was assuring other elders but just at that time he saw a golden ray of light coming from the black fog then the black fog started to disappear at a rapid speed Then they saw a silhouette wearing golden armor coming out of it, he was Rex but at that time a golden colored armor made of Qi was covering his whole body This was his skill ''Holy Armour'' this skill is created by making an armor made of Qi around his body it was not that strong at first but as its level increased the armor became more strong and its highly effective against dark attribute attack "If you are done then its my turn" Rex said with a serious face ''Holy Lance'' (Rex) Several different type of lance appeared around Rex and flew towards all the seven people The number of lance was very high so they did not had even had a place to hide Mo Mingzi and the two elders beside him who still had their corpse puppet used it to defend themselves As for the other four elders they didn''t had any place to hide, their body got pierced by several lances and they were still light attribute lances resulting in their death The other three were not much better either although they were able to save their lives using puppets as meat shields but now their puppet lost all the dark Qi inside them and became pretty useless "Listen you two go attack him togethe¡­. wait where are you going" Mo Mingzi was about to order his remaining two Spirit King to attack but when he looked around he found out that they had already retreated and was flying in the direction behind him to escape "Sect master rest assured we will take revenge for you" One of the elder shouted "Yes sect master stop him your sacrifice won'' go to waste, someday we will definitely get back at him for today" The other elder also shouted but no one of them stopped while shouting Mo Mingzi''s face was dark Revenge?.. revenge my ass.. you think i doesn''t know what type of people are you.. and whats the use of revenge when i am not even alive.. he thought But he can''t blame them either he too had the idea of using them to distract Rex and escape ''Holy Bomb'' (Rex) When the two elders thought they have come pretty far away from Rex, they suddenly felt a death crisis When they looked behind they saw a handball sized golden sphere coming towards them The elder who was a little behind took out a small sword and threw it at the sphere hoping that it will intercept the attack but¡­. ¡­.BOOOOMMM¡­.. A big explosion occurred when the sword made contact with the golden sphere, the range of the blast was very high and it completely engulfed the two elders Rex received two notification telling him about the Exp and SE points he got from killing them The shock waves from the attack made even Mo Mingzi took several steps back who was already pretty far away from the blast When he was still in shock because of the explosion he heard the sound footsteps coming from behind him he turned around only to found out that Rex walking towards him with a smile ..Pu.Tong¡­ He knelt down in front of Rex "Senior spare this dog''s life..I will serve you as a dog for the rest of my life" He said with his head down "Where is the Alchemist" Rex asked "Senior that old bastard had gone to Monster Tamer Sect few days ago.. i didn''t knew that the old bastard has offended senior or i will take his dog life myself" He said with his head down "Give me your puppet art you use to make corpse puppets" Rex said without any change in his expression "This¡­" Mo Mingzi hesitated "You can decide what is more important your life or the puppet art.. and if i felt that you are lying then i will soul search you and if i found out that you are really lying then i will destroy your soul" Rex said with an expressionless face "This..senior take it" Mo Mingzi took out a golden jade slip from his storage ring and gave it to Rex ''Rose scan it'' (Rex) Ding¡­ [You obtained Heaven rank middle grade technique ''Heavenly Puppet Art''] ''Dafukkk¡­ Heaven rank top grade'' Rex looked at Mo Mingzi with a shocked expression Mo Mingzi was not surprised by Rex''s shocked expression ''Its a heaven rank technique this guy cannot use its full at all potential, potential aside he can not even fully comprehend it with his current abilities'' (Rex) As the cultivation of someone increases their body and mind also develops with it resulting in increasing their comprehensive abilities "Where the hell did you get it" Rex asked after he calmed down "I didn''t get it.. my teacher got it..around seven hundred years ago a powerhouse fell from the sky he was seriously injured he asked for help from my teacher and in return he gave teacher this jade slip" Mo Mingzi said "Then where is your teacher" Rex asked 138 Chapter 138 "This¡­ when that powerhouse gave teacher this jade slip, it triggered the greed of the teacher although that powerhouse was strong but because of the seal of this realm his cultivation base was only at Spirit King peak stage and coupled with the heavy injuries on his body he was vulnerable, so teacher mixed a very strong colourless and tasteless poison in his medicine When he realized teacher''s intention it was already late so he died later teacher took out his storage ring and tried to open it but the storage ring was not simple so it didn''t opened and when teacher tried to use force the ring shined then self destructed which gave teacher a heavy injury" Mo Mingzi said but there was no look of sadness on his face there was only fear on his face, fear of losing life "This does not answer my question, i asked where is your teacher" Rex asked again ''If i left one enemy behind then it can cause trouble to others later on'' Rex thought Mo Mingzi didn''t said anything but pointed at his big corpse puppet lying on the ground which was now useless Rex also looked at the puppet and suddenly understood "Hahahaha.. you used your own teacher to refine a corpse puppet" Rex laughed "What teacher he wanted to keep this puppet art to himself, he didn''t gave it to me even when i asked him to so i used the same poison he used against the injured powerhouse to kill him" Mo Mingzi said ''Is it karma'' (Rex) "Good now you can die" Rex said as he took out his one handed axe When Mi Mingzi saw it he was furious he realized Rex is going to kill him so he leaped forward to attack Rex with all his remaining strength "You Will Go To Hell" He shouted as he took out a dagger and attacked Rex Rex did not used the axe he just kicked Mi Mingzi and Mi Mingzi rolled for several meters before stooping "Off course i will go to hell but the day i will, the hell will be mine" Rex said as he raised the axe in his right hand then slashed it down ¡­Slllaaaassshhhh¡­ Mo Mingzi''s head rolled down on the ground Rex looked at all around there was no sign of life After making sure no one was left alive Rex flew back to Li Min and others When he landed near them everyone took a step back "What are guys waiting for start to collect things i will clear the rubble around here" When Rex said that everyone suddenly responded but they were still not sure what to do or say Today they saw something which they had never even thought about, one man leveling the Puppet Sect, they were sure that if they said it in front of others then others will think they are crazy "This.. You are really strong" Wang Xiu Ying said after staring at him for a while Rex gently tapped her forehead with his first and index finger "You realized that now" Rex said with a smile Li Min also came back to herself she really admired how Rex could be so carefree and free minded, even someone weaker then her is talking with him like an old friend After that Li Min and Wang Xiu Ying ordered everyone to collect the loot, Rex also helped in removing the rubble he made himself It took a lot of time to do all that, they were only able to get back to the sect next morning After the incident Li Ming agreed to combine sect At afternoon¡­ Li Min, Wang Cang, Wang Xiu Ying and Rex were sitting int the hall at first floor of Rex''s man building Luo Yan and Li Na were standing on the side They all were having a very important meeting and the main reason for the meeting was to decide¡­. "My titled name and the name of new sect?" Rex pointed at himself According to Wang Cang once someone becomes a Spirit King and a strong one at that they use titled name instead of real names as their identity "Then you also have a titled name" Rex looked at Li Min "I don''t hav.." Li Min was saying but a voice suddenly interrupted her "Cold Hearted Fairy" Wang Cang on the side suddenly spoke "That''s not my titled name" Li Min quickly refuted "But everyone calls you that" Wang Cang said again Li Min does not call Rex master Rex anymore because when Li Min called him master Rex and he called Wang Cang granny who was an old friend of Li Min it all felt weird to Rex so he asked her to use his name to call him and treat him normally "Its better to pick one for you right now or the people will choose one themselves" Wang Xiu Ying suggested "How could other people choose a name for me that early" Rex didn''t believe her words "I hear some elder calling you White Haired Demon" Li Min suddenly spoke Rex''s face was dark Just because i have white hairs you called me White Haired Devil¡­ what if i had killed them in my base form..would you call me Black Haired Devil¡­ Rex thought Rex started thinking which name should he choose ''What about the name i used in my game.. '' (Rex) [That name you used when you became a guild master] ''Correct'' (Rex) "Everyone i had decided on a name" Rex said His words caught the attention of everyone looked at him "The titled name i will be using in the future is¡­Shadow Lord" Rex said as he tried to hide the embarrassment on his face ''It feels like i have 8th grader syndrome'' (Rex) Wang Xiu Ying, Wang Cang and Li Min exchanged glance with each other "Rex doesn''t this name sounded¡­like it belongs to a person who will underhanded ways to achieve his goals" Wang Xiu Ying said [It means it suits you very well] ''You shut up'' (Rex) "What do you mean by that a name can''t decide the personality of a person and its better than White Haired Devil" Rex snorted "Okay you two don''t fight if Boy like this name then its fine now you have to also decide the new of the new sect" Wang Cang said to Rex Rex sighed he wanted them to decided the name of new sect because he himself won''t be here much of the time but they still wanted him to decide the name of the sect ''Hmm i chose the same name when i made my guild inside my first VR game test run so how about i give the new sect the same name as the guild i made'' Rex thought "How about Frozen Flame Guil..cough i mean Sect" Rex said "Frozen Flame Sect" All three of them subconsciously repeated "So on what basis you choose this name we don''t seen to have any type of flame in our sect either" Li Min asked after thinking for a while ''Basis¡­do i need to choose a name on some basis'' (Rex) "You did not choose this name on impulse do you" Wang Xiu Ying narrowed her eyes towards him "How can it be, he is not that impulsive right boy?" Wang Cang looked at Rex with expectations Rex didn''t know what to say for a while "Off course it have a deep meaning.. the people from Snow Flower Sect have cold temperament. a cold heart and the people of our White Moon Sect have a warm heart towards comrades¡­ do this name says We will have our heart will cold as Frozen ice towards our enemies but our heart will always be warm as a Flame towards our comrades" Rex said with a straight face Wang Cang and Li Min exchanged glances then looked at Rex in amazement "See it has a very deep meaning.. what a good name" Wang Cang said "Indeed its a good name" Li Min agreed Contrary to these two''s thinking Wang Xiu Ying always felt that something was wrong 139 Chapter 139 ''Good they believed it.. but its not a bad logic either¡­ i will use this name in the future but not just for the sect i want to make this name a brand¡­ i will make a company using this name too¡­like that i won''t have to advertise different organisations with different names'' Rex thought "Now that the name is decided so what will be the symbol of our sect" Li Min asked "its simple" Rex took out a red and a blue colored ruby from his inventory and held them in his right hand One ruby was scarlet red and the other was nebula blue in colour Rex got a lot of things after he emptied the treasury of Puppet Sect, these two rubies were also a part of it ''Transmutate+Telekinesis'' (Rex) The two rubies melted at a speed visible to the naked eyes then they combined and formed a new shape Rex was holding a tiny mask which looked like it was made of flames, the left side of the mask looked like it was made of red colored flames and the right side looked like it was made of blue colored flames, the mask did not had lips or nose on it, it only had two eye sockets, one on red side and the other on blue side Rex turned around the tiny mask and putted it on the left side of his chest The right blue side became right red side and the left red side became left blue side dues to lateral inversion "I really feel like we are making an Evil Demon Sect" Wang Xiu Ying said looking at the mask like symbol "You have no taste, this symbol looks colorful and it clearly represent the name of the sect" Rex said Wang Xiu Ying and Li Min agreed they did not cared about it, Li Min liked the symbol and Wang Cang didn''t mind it either because she believed a sect is known by what it do but not because of its domineering name and symbol "You two should rest for now Little Xiu Ying come with me" Rex said as he headed out of the hall Wang Xiu Ying followed behind "Listen arrange a meeting tomorrow morning, call all the elders of both sects in it, tell Li Min and granny if they want then they can also join but its not that important so if they want they can go and cultivate instead of joining the meeting" Rex said Wang Xiu Ying was confused but she still nodded After seeing that she agreed Rex left Next Morning... Inside the sect master hall... The hall was big enough for all the elders to have a meeting, there was one row of chairs on each side and everyone was sitting on one each Li Min also joined the meeting as forWang Cang had already gave the position of sect master to Wang Xiu Ying a long time ago so she wanted to leave the decision making to her therefore she didn''t joined the meeting When Rex entered the hall everyone stood up and greeted him, after they witnessed Rex leveling the whole Puppet Sect no one would dare disrespect him "I don''t want to waste time so i will not start with the introductions, everyone here knows that our sects are going to merge soon but it is also the time when the news about the Puppet Sect''s destruction will spread and the whole Eastern Continent will go through a turmoil.. so i want to know your views what do you think we should do" Rex asked then he looked all around to see who want to speak first Soon Rex saw Elder Wu was raising his hand so Rex signaled him to speak "Our current sect vicinity is not big enough for all the people of the new merged sect to live here so we should focus on reforming our sect" Elder Wu said "Not quite right.. someone else?" (Rex) Li Min raised her hand "Soon the whole Eastern Continent will be in turmoil and its an opportunity for us so we should focus on expanding the sect;s territory" Li Min said "Almost right... what if i said that we can also reform sect and expand out territory at the same time" Rex said Rex''s words caught the attention of everyone "We need resources to improve our sect vicinity and with what we got from Puppet Sect is more than enough to make a quite big sect but are you really satisfied with it because i am not.... I don''t plan to just make a big sect but i want our sect to became an overlord bigger than the Puppet Sect How do you think the Puppet Sect became that big did it collected resources on it own?.. no it took resources from other sects as tax or protection fee we will do the same We will first expand our territory then we will annually take a part of resources from other sects that comes in our territory as tax" Rex explained A woman from Snow Flower Sect raised her hand "Then won''t we get the hatred from all those sects they might try to form an alliance and act against us" The women asked "Hatred?.. do you think only Puppet Sect do that there are five overlords in five continents including previous Puppet Sect which do this but do you think the other four overlord sects also gains hatred from the people in their continent? no they don''t Whether it is Iron Knight Sect from Western Continent or Imperial Sect from Central Continent they are only admired but not hated because they does not kill people to make puppets or become stronger like Puppet Sect As for forming an alliance against us.. these people never dared to do this against Puppet Sect in all those years until now do you think they will have the guts to do it against someone who leveled the Puppet Sect in one night But people might think we are no different from Puppet Sect or they may also show some resistance that''s why we will start a new system Guild system, the sect master of White Moon Sect will tell you about Guild system.. now if you don''t have any question them i will go first" After Rex said that he left the hall Wang Xiu Ying stood up from her seat and explained to everyone about the Guild system The Guild system was just like a guild in a classic fantasy MMORPG game, according to Guild system the sect will make a Guild known as Frozen Flame Guild and anyone even when he or she does not belong to the sect can join the guild and do missions they will get points if they complete the missions successfully Then they could exchange those points at guild shop for money, cultivation resources or certain things Things like Rex''s Vitality potions, Qi Replenishing potions...etc, those who will join the guild will be called adventurers and there will also be a grading system for adventures they will be graded according to their strength and the missions they had done for the guild The missions they can choose will also depends on their grade the higher grade they have the more difficult mission they could choose and earn more points according to it With Rex''s current strength he could make thousands of potion in one go so it wasn''t a problem for him to do that, unlike pills potions can be made in large quantities After Rex came out of the hall he flew towards Sky Pearl City ''Its been a while... its time to bring back Little Ru'' Rex thought Rex also checked his Skill \u0026 Ability Shop to buy ''Regeneration'' skill it was added to the shop when he got the DNA signature of the octopus monster beast from the sky pearl lake, when Rex bought this skill Lesser Regeneration also got mixed in it because they were of same kind, Regeneration is just like Lesser Regeneration but its healing effect is several times more powerful compared to it 140 Chapter 140 Rex reached the Sky Pear Town in less than an hour He directly entered Luo Rus''s room through the window then he laid on the bed ''All this work really tired me out'' Rex thought After few minutes Rex heard the footsteps of someone coming towards the room "You really made me wai¡­" Rex said as he looked at the incoming Luo Ru Rex was just speaking but when he looked at Lo Ru he was shocked by her beauty she was wearing a blue gown with a pair of white pearl earrings and a white silver necklace which really suited her and coupled with the snow white jade flower clip on her shoulder length inwardly curled hairs.. she appeared to be a knockout beauty in her age group When it comes to age Lu Ru still looks like a nineteen year old girl who just finished her high school Rex has always seen her in the White Moon Sect''s core disciple uniform so it was the first time he saw her like that Rex also noticed that she was wearing a blue colored jade like bracelet on her right hand, it was the same bracelet Rex made of her "You.. when did you came here.. but you came on the right time i have something to discuss with you" Luo Ru said with a smile then she sat beside him ''Looks like she is not angry anymore but what does she want to talk about, the news about Puppet Sect shouldn''t have reached here so soon'' (Rex) "Rex i want you to be my fiance" Luo Ru quickly said Rex head was blank Luo Ru looked at his frozen face and suddenly realized she had said something wrong so she spoke again "Don''t misunderstood what i mean is you need to act like my fiance in front of grandpa.. how about it" Luo Ru corrected her words Rex had an urge to hit his head on the wall ''No maybe i heard it wrong lets try again'' Rex comforted himself "Can you please repeat what you just said i seem to hear that you want me to become your fake fiance" Rex said slowly "Eh what do you mean by that i only asked you to act as my fiance in front of my family its not like you are loosing anything" Luo Ru said in dissatisfaction "Hehe.. its looks like words alone can''t make you understand anything, you can only learn by actions" Rex rubbed his forehead "Eh?" Luo Ru tilted her head in confusion When she was still confused by Rex''s words, he wrapped his left hand around her waist then pulled her closer to him, his right hand was not idle either Rex placed his right hand behind her head to support it Before she could think more Rex implanted his lips on hers, Luo Ru''s eyes were wide in shock, when she was still in shock Rex moved his tongue but Luo Ru suddenly came to herself she bit his tongue then pushed him back Rex did not resisted her either he rolled to other side of the bed and kept laying on it with a satisfied expression on his face Luo Ru quickly grabbed her pillow then tightly hugged it, when Rex looked at her she hid her head behind it ''Does she think that pillow is strong enough to use as a shield against me'' Rex thought as he smiled Luo Ru occasionally peeked at Rex few times from the other side of the pillow but her face became more and more redder when she thought about what happened just now she then threw the pillow at Rex and ran out of her room while hiding her face with her little hands ''When did this girl became so shy¡­'' (Rex) "Get ready we will head back to the sect in the afternoon" Rex said to her when she was running out of the room After she left the room Rex closed his eyes and slept until afternoon At afternoon¡­. Rex sent Luo Ru a message to remind her that its time to go back to the sect Rex walked out of the house and arrived at the garden he then saw Luo Ru sitting in the garden when he looked at her she averted her eyes from him like she was angry but her cheeks were red Rex didn''t focus on her for long because he saw that Luo Ba, Luo Shen and Luo Niu were also sitting beside her When Rex walked to them they all stood up and greeted him, Rex also greeted them then his eyes landed on Luo Niu but when he remembered what happened last time he quickly switched his glance to Luo Shen When Rex was just about to take Luo Ru and leave, Luo Niu stopped him "Master Rex is it fine if we have a small talk right now" Luo Niu asked with a smile "Huh okay.. what does my lady want to talk about" Rex asked politely as he switched to his gentlemen mode "Lin Lin go inside i want to have a personal talk with the elder here" Luo Niu said with a smile "Why mother.. what do you want to talk about behind my back i want to know too" Luo Ru said Rex didn''t looked towards her but focused on Luo Niu because he suddenly noticed Luo Ba and Luo Shen were silently standing there like they had no saying in Luo Niu''s decision, Rex felt that the matter was not simple "Little girl you should listen to your mother" Rex said to Luo Ru "Why i am the only one who is not allowe¡­.." Luo Ru was dissatisfied because she was the only one who is not allowed in the chat so she tried to refute ''Mind Arts: Sleep'' (Rex) Luo Ru was just speaking but she suddenly felt her eyelids becoming heavy then she went to deep sleep and it happened when she was still standing, she was just about to fall to the ground but Rex supported her then he putted her on a chair near him When Luo Shen saw her fainting suddenly like that so he became anxious and was about to come forward but Luo Niu stopped him "She is just asleep" Luo Niu said "So what do you want to talk about" Rex asked directly Luo Niu did not said anything immediately but just looked at Rex for a while She then snapped her finger and a silver rectangular paper appeared in her hand she then threw that paper towards Rex ''What.. a talisman?'' Rex quickly retreated The talisman stopped in the mid air then it shined and two illusory white mongoose came out of the talisman and attacked Rex Rex did not tried to fight the mongooses but just observed their movements ''Holy Arrow'' (Rex) A golden arrow was condensed in mid air then it headed in the direction of the two mongoose, the two mongoose did not retreated but whipped their tail towards the golden arrow But just when the arrow and the two tails were about to collide, the arrow changed its direction and passed from the side then it attacked the talisman flying in the mid air The mongoose suddenly turned and wanted to stop the arrow but it was too late, the arrow pierced the talisman and destroyed it when the talisman was destroyed the two mongoose also disappeared "May i ask what does it mean?" Rex looked at Luo Niu with slight anger in his eyes "As i thought you are not from this realm at all or you won''t know how to deal with this kind of talisman.. am i right?" Luo Niu said with a faint smile on her face 141 Chapter 141 Rex did not replied to her "May i ask from which clan are you" Luo Niu asked again "That''s none of you business" Rex said "Actually it is.. the day you thought about making a relation with this little girl it became my business" Luo Niu said as she pointed at Luo Ru "No one would come to this realm on their own accord you are either escaping from someone or,, no there is no other reason you are escaping from someone" She continued "You also don''t seem to belong to this realm does that mean you are also escaping from someone" Rex said mockingly "Sigh.. another clueless second generation.. don''t go on my current cultivation base if it wasn''t for the contract then it will be hard for you to even stand there right now" She said casually her tone didn''t had any anger or annoyance in it ''Contract?'' (Rex) "Get to the point" (Rex) "Then we will do that.. this little girl''s background is not something one person can go against i am warning you there are a lot of people behind her life its better if you don''t enter her life or your life will be in danger too" Luo Niu said with a serious expression ''From her words it looks like Luo Ru is also from upper realm¡­. wait does all the people in the upper realm has a fashion to throw their kids in the lower realm'' (Rex) "And if i refuse" Rex said with a smile Luo Niu stared at him in surprise "Have you heard of Soul Clan" She asked with an smile ''Soul Clan¡­ don''t tell me'' Rex quickly walked closer to Luo Ru then gently grabbed her hand When Rex got Alfred''s memory inheritance he obtained a lot of information about the middle realm normally one wasn''t supposed to obtain that part of the memory inheritance but Rex obtained 100% of it so he got a lot of information that was mixed with it too ''Rose analyze her whole body'' (Rex) [Analyzing....] Rose analyzed the whole body of Luo Ru and gave a full body appraisal report to Rex Rex looked at the report ''Damn. she wasn''t lying.. her soul is several times stronger than a normal human being.. and wait what is this trait¡­.this.. so that''s why she was able to find out about my lie at the time of coral reef mountain incident¡­ not bad i also want one like that'' Rex thought [With her soul strength if she have a got control over Qi and little innate talent in arrays then she can easily become an Array Grandmaster.. and she also had an advantage in learning other professions] "Now you understand" Luo Nu asked with a smile ''Wait.. if she is also from Soul Clan then her real cultivation base should''t be her Qi cultivation base but soul cultivation base'' (Rex) Rex appraised her sour strength.. it was stronger but not enough to be a soul cultivator so he concluded she wasn''t a soul cultivator The people in lower realm only follows the route of Qi cultivation and hence they are called Qi cultivators because they don''t even know that there are other type of cultivators in the world But there are.. like Sword Cultivators, Body Cultivators, Soul Cultivators etc.. Some of these route of cultivation have high requirements to follow if one does not meet the requirements and still follows the route then he or she might not make even a little progress in thousands of years Soul cultivation is one of them it have high requirement which is that the cultivator should have a highly refined and stronger soul and a normal person have a very low chance to posses a soul like that but in Soul Clan everyone like that It is said that the people in Soul Clan are the decedents of a strong foreign race whose soul is so strong that it can survive and fight even when their physical body is destroyed "Just one Soul Clan, do you think it can make me fear'' Rex made a disdainful expression ''The big clans and top powerhouse in the higher realm are fighting for my life now if i began to fear one clan from middle realm then i can just forget about even facing the people after me'' (Rex) [But what if things go wrong] ''Then we will just give the pot to Sura Clan i believe that Soul Clan can have a friendly talk with Sura Clan'' (Rex) When Lu Niu heard Rex''s words she was both surprised and confused, Soul Clan is a very strong clan and even other strong clan wouldn''t want to fight it because Soul Cultivators uses soul techniques to fight and it is not easy to defend against them, in case soul attack hits someone it can harm their soul and soul injury is not as simple as a physical injury Is he too from some big clan or he is just bragging.. she thought "If you are really prepared then i won''t stop you" Luo Niu sighed "Huh? just like that" Rex was surprised by her words he expected a fight to broke out "I am just doing what her mother said.. so its fine" Luo Niu said "Wait wait.. don''t confuse me more can you please explain from the start" Rex asked "''Its like that.. this little girl is the daughter of the Saintess of Soul Clan, you should already know that Soul Clan focuses on bloodline purity so it does not allow its member to marry people outside from the clan Luo Ru''s father was an Alchemist hired by Soul Clan but he and Saintess fell in love with each other but they kept it secret at that time so no one new about it But later the Sainess became pregnant both the Alchemist and her wanted the baby so they ran of from the clan when the news of their running came out, it angered everyone in Soul Clan so they sent people to search for them The good thing was that Soul Clan did not knew that their Saintess was already pregnant Both the Alchemist and the Saintess kept running and hiding from the people of Soul Clan but they did not stopped chasing them and in between all the running and hiding this little girl was born If the Soul Clan knew that the Saintess had a girl with someone outside the clan then most of them would want to kill this girl so they decided to hide her here" Luo Niu said "But how did her parents were able to get here and what about all of you, your surname is also Luo but you doesn''t seem to belong to Soul Clan" Rex was still confused "They weren''t able to get here but her father had a teleportation scroll on him and no one knew about it and he gave it to me so i quietly came here to hide Luo Ru.. as for her name Luo Ru is not her real name its the name i gave to her, her real name is..wait telling you will break the contract I am also from upper realm lets start with her mother I owed her a favour so she made a deal with me, i signed a contract with her as for Luo Shen he is from this realm i once saved his life so he wanted to repay the favour and coincidentally he had the same surname as me so i got an idea i made a fake identity and played as the wife of this brainless idiot but to think he will try to sell this little girl if it wasn''t for her happiness i would have killed him long time ago.. According to the contract i made with her mother i will take care of Luo Ru here until they come back to take her, the maximum time limit is 100 years she said that if they never came back then i will never tell her that i am not her real mother In case they doesn''t come back for a long i will let Luo Ru live a normal happy life like she is living right now she can marry a good man and can live here or if she really want to cultivate then i will help her reach Spirit King peak stage on Qi cultivation route then i will take her to upper realm with a fake identity, as long as her cultivation base reaches Earth Venerable stage on Qi cultivation route she will be able to hide her unusual soul strength to some extent But you came in the story and ruined everything i don''t mind giving Luo Ru to you but you don''t belong to this realm at all, sooner or later you will go to upper realm and if you take Luo Ru with you then it will endanger her life" Luo Niu said ''Rose you know what it means'' (Rex) [Yes we have a new enemy] ''No idiot it means Big Niu is not married'' (Rex) [¡­] 142 Chapter 142 "You don''t need to worry about me, Soul Clan is not qualified to deal with me" Rex said proudly "From where does you confidence comes from" Luo Niu shook her head she obviously didn''t believed his words "I have one more doubt if you are from upper realm then there is no way that your cultivation base will be just in Soul Strengthening stage" Rex asked in doubt Luo Niu raised her back hand towards Rex Rex noticed a green jade ring on one of her finger it didn''t caught Rex''s attention earlier because it looked too normal ''Appraisal'' (Rex) [Suppression Ring (Broken) :- Type: Spirit Tool Grade: High Grade Description: This ring is capable of suppressing the cultivation base of the user, anyone below Core Breaking Stage cannot detect the real cultivation base of the user] "Its a high grade spirit tool which is capable of suppressing the cultivation base of the wearer but its a shame that its now broken so i cannot fully control it that''s why I didn''t used it to restore even a little of my cultivation base when Luo Shen was injured because if it got out of control at that time and my real cultivation base is revealed then i will be thrown out of this realm therefore its my last resort its thanks to you that i didn''t need to use it" Luo Niu explained "I see if there is nothing else then i will head back to sect" Rex said "Wait" Luo Niu stopped him again, she appeared to be a little hesitant but then she took out a jade slip and gave it to Rex "This is what her mother left for her in case a situation like right now happens, a person of Soul Clan can only show his or her true talent when they cultivate using Soul Cultivation Technique" Luo Niu said then she extended her hand towards Rex to give him the jade slip "Reaallyy" Rex''s eyes shined what he was lacking right now was actually a soul cultivation technique unlike others he had SE points to cultivate his soul When Luo Niu looked at Rex''s exited expression she quickly retracted her hand "Listen this jade slip can only be used once and you should already know that its useless even if you learn it, its for this little girl just make an excuse and give it to her¡­ If her innate talent is good enough then someday she might be able to protect herself on her own and don''t tell her something about her parent or she might do something reckless its better if she never interacts with someone from Soul Clan" Luo Niu said then she gave the jade slip to Rex Rex putted the jade slip in his inventory "What about Luo Yan is she also from that clan" Rex asked "No she is his daughter" Luo Niu pointed at Luo Ba "But is he an idiot if he knew that you are so strong then how can he think of doing all this to Little Ru" Rex asked "I never told him all these things, only Luo Shen knew about my strength and Soul Clan thing, we only told him that my husband died saving Luo Shen''s life and we didn''t wanted Lin Lin to know that she didn''t have a father so he agreed to play the role of father for her" She said as she looked at Luo Shen "I never thought he will do something like that, we didn''t wanted more people to know about it because of Lin Lin''s safety that''s why we never told him the truth but after all these things we decided to tell him the truth" Luo Shen said "I see¡­ she will wake up soon we should go" Rex said Luo Niu nodded Rex flew in the air then he waved his hand and Luo Ru''s body started to float in the air too Rex used Telekinesis to make Luo Ru fly, Rex and Luo Ru soon disappeared from their sight When they left Luo Niu finally showed a surprised expression on her face ''White hairs, red eyes which clan is he from.. and he didn''t used any Qi to make Lin Lin fly hmmm¡­ maybe he used some kind of law but to be able to comprehend a law his real cultivation should be at least Human Venerable stage.. Do he also have a way to hide his cultivation base? and i didn''t even sensed any power of Dao in his attack earlier then how did he comprehended a law? all this is so confusing sigh.. everyone have their own secrets its no use sticking my foot in someone else''s business'' Luo Niu thought Then she looked at Luo Shen "I really appreciate that you have done so much for me until now" Luo Niu said to Luo Shen Luo Shen bowed his head "Senior has saved my life before, the life saving grace can''t be returned by doing these small things and because of my son''s mistake if something bad had happened to Lin Lin then i would never be able to forgive myself, his mistake is my mistake senior have forgiven me is in itself a reward" Luo Shen said as he bowed his head Luo Ba also bowed his head like him Luo Shen nodded in satisfaction she was satisfied with his behaviour, she then took out a book from her storage ring and gave it to him "Even if you say this not many people would be honest as you, you deserve a reward take this book it have a good body cultivation technique that is suitable for your physique if you want to be with Lin Lin in a long run then you need to increase your cultivation base" She said Luo Shen did not rejected this time he knew that if he is not strong enough then he will be left behind and its not an opportunity that comes everyday so he took the book but then he looked at his Luo Ba and was a little hesitant to speak "Its only for you and he still need to fulfill his oath before he could even breakthrough" Luo Niu said then she left Luo Shen didn''t stopped her he knew her temper so he didn''t bothered her again Luo Shen didn''t go on her mere Soul Strengthening stage cultivation base because when he first met her he saw how she killed Form Synthesis peak stage cultivator like ants if it wasn''t for the reason that she receives backlash even for just using a small part of her strength and the fact that she want to be low key.. she would have wiped out Puppet Sect long ago On the other side... Rex took out the jade slip and scanned it Ding¡­. [You obtained the Heaven rank low grade cultivation technique ''Nascent Soul Cleansing Sutra''] 143 Chapter 143 [You obtained the Heaven rank low grade cultivation technique ''Transcend Soul Cleansing Sutra''] When Rex looked at the grade of the cultivation technique he was slightly surprised because a heaven rank technique is rare even in middle realm only strong clan or sect can have it and it was a soul cultivation technique on top of that When he obtained the cultivation technique a lot of information regarding the cultivation technique came to his head ''This.. her mother really saved the cream of crop for her this cultivation technique can actually improve the soul quality.. Rose upgrade then modify it according to my body'' (Rex) [Understood] [Analyzing cultivation technique¡­.] [Considering upgrading routes.1%..22%..45%..67%.78%..95%..100%] [Running practical simulation.....] ''Listen Rose after the upgrade is done then first modify it according to Little Ru''s body we already have her full body appraisal report so we can do it right then you can modify it for me'' (Rex) [Understood] While Rex was focusing on upgrading the cultivation technique Luo Ru woke up When she looked around she found out she was flying in the air she soon understood that what happened earlier and looked at Rex in anger "What did you do to me and wait if you can make me fly like that then why did you always carried me..ahhhh..leave that aside for now tell me what did mother talk to you about" Luo Ru asked in irritation Rex calmly looked at her then said "Oh about that she said she is not your real mother" (Rex) "Whaattt.." Luo Ru looked at him in shock then she became sad Rex looked at her then he moved his hand closer to her face and pinched her right cheek "Ouch..ouch ah.. what are you doing" Luo Ru grabbed his hand as she gave a painful cry Rex then released her cheek She rubbed her swollen cheek and looked at Rex with pitiful eyes "This is small punishment for acting in front of me" Rex said "What do you mean" Luo Ru tilted her head in confusion "As i said before you can only learn from actions not words" Rex shook his head then again moved his hand closer to her face Luo Ru quickly tilted her head back to evade Rex''s hand "Okay okay i admit i knew¡­ now back off" She said as she pushed his hand back with slight fear in her eyes "Good" Rex nodded in satisfaction When Rex analyzed her whole body earlier he found out a certain trait in her which surprised even him The trait was ''Soul-Sense'' according to the description of the the trait she can sense the genetic relations between people and she can also faintly sense the intentions they have towards her Luo Ru was born with this ability but when she was a child she didn''t understand it and thought this ability was common and everyone have it but at that time this ability didn''t showed its true power either because she was only able to use it on the mortals around her With the increase in her cultivation base the ability improved but this ability have a limitation her target''s cultivation base can only be one realm above her at most or it won''t work on them so when she became a Soul Strengthening stage cultivator she was able to use it on her own family It means when she was with Luo Yan and Luo Ba she could sense that they have same bloodline and both are father and daughter it was like she was using DNA test to find it out, Luo Niu didn''t had the same bloodline as Luo Yan so she could also tell that she is not Luo Yan''s real mother but she thought her father married a second woman after his first wife died to give both of them mother''s love But then she realized something very shocking and came to knew that her own bloodline didn''t matched any one of them, It was a great blow to her but when everyone treated her like a family she tried to forget this truth with the best of her ability but when the incident where Luo Ba gave priority to Luo Yan happened the thought that she is not the part of his family again came to her mind That was the reason she said to Rex that it was expected "But how did you knew" Luo Ru asked as he looked at Rex in surprise "You want to know" Rex asked with a serious expression Luo Ru moved her head in back and forth motion like a rattle "Its a¡­SE-CR-ET" Rex laughed Luo Ru was angry when she heard it she tried to jump on Rex and punch him but she could not control her flight so she wasn''t even able to move from her current position "Tell me did they told you where did they found me" Luo Ru asked with a sad expression "You sure you want to know" Rex asked with a serious expression again She nodded "They found you in the dustbin behind their house" Rex laughed Luo Ru''s face was stiff for a second she thought it was true but when she looked at Rex who wasn''t able to hold back his laughter her face became dark she wanted to beat the shit out of him Ding.. [Congratulation Rex the cultivation technique actually advance from Heaven rank low grade to Heaven rank middle grade after the upgrade] ''Good baby keep it up'' (Rex) "You don''t joke around i want to know what they told you about my parents" Luo Ru looked at Rex in anger "Do you think i will tell you.." Rex asked as he looked into her eyes "Please.." She said with pleading eyes Rex sighed then he grabbed her hand and pulled her closer "Does it matters that much to you even if that idiot done such thing.. you still have a grandfather who really sees you as his own granddaughter and a carrying elder sister who adores you" Rex said as he gently hugged her from behind When Luo Ru heard that she became silent [You forgot to add her mother.. Luo Niu] ''You keep quit in this matter'' (Rex) "I know that.. but i still want to know if they are alive and why did they abandoned me" Luo Ru said in a low voice "You will know it when you are strong enough i am sure they did it for your own good that aside.. you mother left a good cultivation technique for you" Rex said "Where is it" Luo Ru''s eyes lit up "Oh it was in a jade slip which can only be used once and i used it" Rex said "You¡­sigh.. why are you so hopeless" Luo Ru wanted to get angry but she just sighed "Aren''t you angry?" Rex tightened his hug "Was there a reason you did it" Luo Ru didn''t answered his question but asked her own "I just wanted to give it a try" Rex said with a smile Luo Ru didn''t said anything in return she just appeared to be a little said "You are no fun¡­ okay i will tell you the grade of that technique is high which makes it more complicated for you and when i learned it i found out that it was more complex than i expected So i personally modified it for you the initial grade of the technique was Heaven rank low grade and now its current rank is Heaven rank mid grade but now its compatibility with you is very high so it will be easy for you to learn it.. take it" Rex said as he took out a blue jade slip then he erased the existing cultivation technique in it and putted the new cultivation technique he modified for Luo Ru in it Rex then gave it to he 144 Chapter 144 Rex then gave it to her Luo Ru looked at Rex in amazement She wanted to believe that soon Rex will laugh and say that he was kidding but she knew he was not lying after being with him for all this time she knew his personality and how she behaves But even after knowing all that when she heard that he actually modified a Heaven rank technique she didn''t knew what to say Rex didn''t minded the way she was looking at him and said "Listen little girl i will only say these things once.. the place we live in is maybe too big for you right now but actually its nothing all these five overlord of five continents are not even qualified to become the guards at the door of the sects in the upper realm¡­.." Rex started to tell her about the upper realms mostly middle realm to broaden her vision "You know i wanted to ask you something you and sect ancestor are not related by blood right" Luo Ru asked when they were just a little away from the sect "No but it doesn''t matter to me" Rex replied "No that''s not what i mean.. i wanted to ask where are your parents i never saw them" Luo Ru asked curiously according to her if Rex is so strong then his parents should also be strong as him or maybe even more stronger than him Rex did not responded to her question this time like he never heard it "We finally arrived, a lot of things happened when you weren''t here you can later ask Zhang Ming or Liu Wei they will tell you everything i have some important things to handle you should go rest for now" Rex said as they arrived at the core disciple area When Luo Ru saw that he didn''t answered her question she didn''t asked again "En" She nodded then went towards her courtyard [You assured her that parents her left her here for her own good but when your case is almost same as her you don''t want to go back to your own parents] ''There is a great difference between our situations her parents ran away from the clan to hide her for her own safety but what about my clan i am more angry on them compared to my parents¡­ Sura Clan is supposed to be a peak clan and they can''t even save their own next generation then who the hell gave them the rank of peak clan Her parents had no choice because they had no one to rely on but my parents should have.. and its their clan and if the clan can''t keep me safe then why the hell should i go back to the clan.. sorry buddy they doesn''t deserve to win my loyalty at all do you think with my ability i don''t have the qualification to join another peak clan i will at least join someone who can guarantee my safety If there is no one like that then i will make a clan like that myself'' (Rex) Rex then walked towards his main building When he just arrived at the garden near the building he found Elder Wu standing there "Whats the situation" Rex asked "As Master Rex asked i sent the invitation to all the big and small sects in the whole Eastern Continent.. the news about Puppet Sect have most likely reached most of them.. the meeting is after 6 days and only someone who have the status of sect master, sect ancestor or someone at Spirit King stage is allowed to join the meeting" Elder Wu said respectfully "Good work" Rex took out a mid grade spirit stone and gave it to him then walked inside the building When Elder Wu looked at the stone in his hand he was too shocked to even speak During these 6 days Rex changed the whole infrastructure of the sect The newly formed sect was 3 times a big as the previous one it was divided in three parts outer area, inner area and core area Outer area was for outer disciples and outer elders Inner area was for inner disciples and inner elders And finally the core area where core disciples and core elders like Li Na, Luo Yan, Liu Wei, Luo Ru lived Rex and others also lived in core area Inner area had few modified Qi gathering array made by Rex but core area had several of them the disciples could use contribution point to use it But all these things were not the main focus of everyone A little away from the right side of the sect there was a giant three story building The building was only 3 story but it was more taller and wider than the 4 story building Rex made earlier But it didn''t had many rooms or facilities like the previous 4 story building, it only had halls Three floor of the building contained three big halls, one on each floor the whole building looked giant and majestic And outside the building there was a big board hanging on the top of the giant gate, the words written on it were ''Frozen Flame Guild'' The guild building had only three halls but from inside it was like a big bank on the first floor there were many counters on each side, these counter had the board hanging near them which says Mission Submission Counter, Mission confirmation counter.. etc And there were many tables to sit in the free space at the center of the hall and upper floors were more luxurious but needed to have a certain rank to enter them It was just because of Rex that all this was built in 6 days or even 60 days wouldn''t be enough to build that At present Rex was eating in the dining hall of one of the building in the core area of the sect Wang Cang, Li Min and Wang Xiu Ying were also sharing the table with him but the food in front of them was cold "Why aren''t you eating" Rex asked as he stuffed his mouth with barbecued meat All three of them looked at each other, just few minutes ago Elder Wu reported that a lot of Spirit Kings and sect master has arrived to join the meeting and are waiting in the guest hall but Rex said let them wait tell them i am eating right now When Li Min and others heard this they didn''t knew what to say anymore although Rex is carefree even when he is a Spirit King but are others like that too?.. no they are not if one would ask them what these powerhouses has most then the answer will be without a doubt arrogance "Hey idiot head bring me some wine" Rex called When Rex said that a humanoid figure came while carrying a wooden barrel on his shoulder The Humanoid figure was actually the firsts robot or we can saw a working bot Rex made that satisfied most of his requirements Its body was slightly bigger then a human being but its shape was just like a human it looked like a human being who was wearing a black colored armor which hided his whole body perfectly Rex used a monster core to make the energy cell for him and his brains was a microprocessor made using Array Circuit Tech 145 Chapter 145 "Idiot head when i ask you to bring the wine then you need to bring me a jug filled with wine not a Barrel" Rex scolded him The software Rex made to work for him was just like a machine language program.. an AI, it improves when you give him information example if you told him what you are doing is wrong.. its done like that then he will follow your advice and won''t do it wrong again That''s why Rex needs to train him then he can use the information he obtained while training him by giving it to other working bots so they wouldn''t do the same mistake The bot nodded then he turned around to walk away but then he stopped and looked at Rex again then he raised the barrel in his hand like he was asking asking what to do with it Rex had a headache "Just throw it away¡­.eh..wait" Rex said in annoyance but then he suddenly reacted But it was too late the working bot threw the barrel on the ground ..Splashhh¡­ The barrel hit the floor and broke.. the wine inside it got spilled on the ground "Pffff hahaha" Wang Xiu Ying laughed at Rex Rex was helpless it wasn''t the first time something like that happened it had happened many times, there was a time when Rex asked him to cook the meat and he kept cooking the meat for hours when Rex felt something was wrong and came to check on him he found out that the meat has long been turned to ashes but he was still cooking it "Brother i am really sorry that i asked you to work please go and rest" Rex said politely The working bot nodded and left "Rex he looks so strong i had checked him his body is too hard can''t he fight others" Li Min asked curiously "Not actually he can only fight Spirit King 4th stage at most further more it is only possible when the Spirit King is on the ground because this working boat can''t fly" Rex shook his head in disappointment Rex made this working bot using the scrap metal from the ship he found in the sky pearl lake that''s why its body is strong enough to kill a Spirit King Rex also found out that according to Heavenly Puppet Art he could use anything to make a puppet it doesn''t have to be a corpse puppet at all but the puppet will be a puppet it is useless until someone controls it but its not the case with Rex''s working bots When Wang Xiu Ying who was laughing heard his words her expression froze Li Min and Wang Cang also gave each other a helpless look "This how many more you have like that¡­." Wang Xiu Ying suddenly asked she was so exited that she didn''t even arranged her words proper "I only had enough material to make one like that" Rex said [Rex did you forgot we have 40 like that and 4 commander leve¡­] ''You just learn to keep quite.. giving them things like that will only make them carefree and these bots can''t fly i don''t want them to be like a innocent man treasuring a jade ring if these bots''s existence triggered the greed or curiosity of some big powerhouse when i am not here then it won''t be a good thing'' (Rex) Wang Xiu Ying narrowed her eyes towards him obviously not believing what he said because she knew Rex had bought too much metal ores in last few days which emptied more than 50% of the new sect''s treasury "Boy its not good to make people wait, a lot of people are waiting outside you should go and meet them" Wang Cang said "Hmm.. Xiu Ying come with me" Rex said "Don''t use my first name" Wang Xiu Ying snorted but still obediently followed behind him Some time ago.. Sect''s main entrance gate¡­.. A golden carriage stooped in front on the sect''s main gate, the carriage was followed by eight men riding the horses A middle aged main came out of the carriage then looked at the sect in front then at the guild building which was big enough to visible from his current position "Am i the only one here" The man muttered to himself He was just thinking suddenly two more attractive carriages decorated by several colorful jewels came The two carriages stopped just behind his carriages and two man came out of them "Oh it looks like the sect master of Green Bamboo Sect was also invited" One man said in a mocking tone "If even the sect master of Rock Fist Sect is invited then why wouldn''t i get an invitation" The man replied with a sneer Seeing that a fight was about to broke out the third man wanted to stop them but just at this time the three of them felt a suppression force that almost forced them to their knees when they turned around to look they found out that an old man in green rob was flying in the air "We have seen Green Wood Daoist" All three of them greeted respectfully but the old man totally ignored their existence although dissatisfied but no one dared to show it on their face "Hehe old man to think you are bulling juniors these days" A horse voice came from far away When everyone looked towards the direction the voice came from they found out a white beard old man in red robe came flying towards them "I thought you died in seclusion" The old man in green robe said "You are cold as ever, i was in seclusion but the news of Puppet Sect''s destruction brought me here i too want to see who was able to do it" The old man in red robe said "Rumors say that he destroyed Puppet Sect on his own.. do you believe it?" The old man in green robs said "Hahaha what am i hearing.. you old foxes really believed it" A middle aged man came flying "You also came" The green robbed old man looked a little surprised "I wanted to see how a light attribute Spirit King looks like and you seriously believe those rumors even if he is light attribute Spirit King he can''t do it, you might not know but at that day no one who was in Puppet Sect survived..no one" The middle aged man said "At least someone here have a piece of mind" Another old man in black robe came flying "You old devil how dare you come in front of me" When the old man in red robe saw him his eyes were bloodshot and he was full of anger "Oh you old thing is still alive" The black robed old man sneered at him "You two this is not a place for you to fight" The middle aged man said Both old man were angry but when the middle aged man said that they stopped arguing "But why are you all still outside the door" The black robed man asked in confusion The middle aged man looked at the red robed old man "I was here because he was here" The red robbed old man pointed at the green robed old man "I was here because these people were standing here" The green robbed old man pointed at the three people that first arrived The three people were embarrassed Now we are at fault¡­ they thought but they didn''t had the guts to talk back to them "Senior we just got here before you" One of them said respectful Everyone looked at the giant black door in front of them The middle man was just about to say something but suddenly they felt three more strong auras coming towards them when they looked behind they saw three Spirit King golden robed man flying towards them The leading one was a middle aged man and the two following him were old man but all three of them were wearing same type of golden robe "Golden Lion Sect''s sect master also came" The middle aged man was surprised The Golden Lion Sect was the second strongest sect in the Eastern Continent it wasn''t able to become an overlord because of Puppet Sect 146 Chapter 146 "Whats happening here why is there such a big crowd here" The middle aged man Spirit King from Golden Lion Sect said in a loud tone "We were just about to open the door but you came" The middle aged man said "Oh if it sin''t Han Fei, a lone cultivator like you is also here but to think you can''t even open a door your standard have dropped" The old man smirked then he waved his hand towards the old man at his right The old man understood his meaning He made a fist and punched towards the big gate A illusory fist made of very hot air came out his punch and moved towards the gate The attack was meant to break the gate so the old man didn''t used his full strength in it ..Tunnnn¡­ When the attack landed on the gate it quickly dispersed instead of making a sound of explosion it made a sound which resembled the metal collision Rex bought a lot of metal ore in last few days which was to study them and to try different fusion to make different alloys the main gate was also made of one such alloy The attack didn''t even left a scratch on it It shocked everyone but just when they were still coming out of their shock they saw that many shining lines and strange symbol began to appear on the gate and the wall Then three golden short swords were condensed in the mid air and moved towards the old man who attacked the gate at a lightning speed The old man was a Spirit King 4th stage but at this time he felt a threat he quickly took out a big silver shield to defend against those three swords The first sword pierced the shield a little then stopped but before the old man could sigh in relief that sword exploded ..Booomm¡­. The old man flew backwards when he stopped there was a trace of blood at the corner of his lips When the sect master of Golden Lion Sect saw this he and the man beside him quickly reacted, they both attacked the remaining two swords "Great Ape Fist" "Burning Fiery Palm" Two attacks landed on the golden swords and destroyed them without even giving them the chance to explode "An Array Master?" The green robed old man asked "Most Likely.." The red robbed old man replied "Its not that simple i have seen array masters before they are just sitting ducks in the battle, the most they could do is make a small Qi gathering array..and an array master who is a Spirit King too i have never heard of it" Han Fei said The other people looked at him in amazement, they didn''t doubted his words Han Fei is a talented person in their eyes because he never joined a sect but cultivated this far on his own and further more he was the youngest of all of them This time the sect master of Golden Lion Sect and his two man quietly stood in front of the big gate and waited obediently like nothing happened, others wanted to laugh at them but because of the strength of Golden Lion Sect they held back At this time gate opened Elder Wu opened the gate, the attack from earlier alerted many people but they didn''t opened the gate because they are not authorized to do so, so they informed Elder Wu and he came to open the door When Elder Wu looked at the crowd outside the gate he was shocked because he found out that many people were flying in the air and looking at him "This all these senior why are you standing outside" Elder Wu quickly said But when he said that he realized that everyone was glaring at him like if it wasn''t for Rex they would have killed him right now Specially the faces of the people from Golden Lion Sect were not that good You invited us then you closed the door and didn''t let us in and now you are asking why we didn''t come in¡­ everyone thought The Spirit King mixed in them could fly above the wall to come in but it is regarded as disrespect to the sect and disrespect for themselves too Elder Wu felt he had asked something wrong he hurriedly came out and looked at the side of the door He suddenly took out a talisman from his pocket and spoke "Disciple Kong Lee i asked you to put the Welcome Bell at the main gate last night¡­i clearly said to put it at the biggest gate where did you put it" Elder Wu said as he used the 10 Mile sound transmission talisman made by Rex "This..Elder Wu i did putted it at the biggest gate" The voice of Kong Le came from the other side Elder Wu again looked all around then he looked at the people standing in front of him with suspicious eyes When the sect master of Green Bamboo Sect saw the look in his eyes his face was black "This.. elder we didn''t took anything from here" He said with a bitter smile "Are you sure you putted it at the sect''s main entrance gate" Elder Wu again used the sound transmission talisman to ask Kong Lee "Sect''s main entrance gate? Elder Wu you asked me to put it at the biggest gate so i putted it at the main gate of the Guild building" Kong Lee replied innocently When Elder Wu heard it he quietly putted the talisman back in his pocket and putted a smile on his face "Respected estimated guests how long are you all going to stand here, everyone please follow me inside" Elder Wu said as he headed in Everyone "¡­" Everyone had the urge to took out their shoes and through them at Elder Wu but they held back and now they were more curious about the weird talisman Elder Wu used to talk to someone else Elder Wu guided everyone to a big hall The hall had many sofa like chairs and tables for everyone to sit it also had essence burner at the entrance which was giving a good fragrance There was also a counter at one corner of the hall, a girl was standing at the counter and there were many different colorful bottles behind it "Everyone please wait here i am going to inform the sect master" Elder Wu said then left Everyone picked up a seat and set in groups on different tables The green robbed old man, the red robbed old man and Han Fei also picked a table and set in a group Han Fei looked at the counter at the corner of the hall "Is it for wine" Han Fei wondered "You care about wine at this time" The red robed elder said "Not the wine.. but the girl that girl is from this sect.. we should start a conversation with her who knows we may get some useful information about the sect from her" Han Fei said "Its a good idea leave it to me" The red robed old man said then he stood up and walked to the counter Han Fei and the green robed old man both looked at him "What would you like to order..Senior" The girl asked politely "What can i get here" The red robed old man asked The girl took out the menu and gave it to him The red robed old man took a look at the menu and his face turned dark in next second The menu was only filled with wines but the price of the cheapest one was 10 times the most expensive wine he had bought until now ''The heart of the sect master here is more dark than i thought but if its just money i can still afford it'' He thought Although he is a Spirit King but he had long stopped carrying about money so he didn''t carried much with him "Give me one White Jade Wine" The old man greeted his teeth and said The girl nodded then she took out a big transparent bottle filled with white colored wine and a glass and placed it on the counte 147 Chapter 147 The red robed old man poured the wine in his glass, he was about to start the conversation but then the fragrance of the wine attracted his attention He decided to take a sip before the talk When he took the the first sip of wine his eyes got wide in shock he directly gulped down all the wine in the glass then started to drink directly from the bottle "This¡­ did he forgot his objective" Han Fei said when he saw his behaviour "Looks like we can''t depend on him lets go and have a try our self" The green robed old man shook his head Both of them walked to the counter Their moment caught the attention of everyone inside the hall "Brother Lan what are you doing you should care about your dignity here, at least use a glass" The green robbed old man said politely Lan Wangji looked at him for a moment then he turned to the girl at the counter "Give them one White Jade Wine each and give me one more too, the bill is on me" Han Wangji said "Senior one person can only buy one type of wine once a day if you want more then you have to visit the guild hall to buy on another day" The girl said politely When Lan Wangji heard that he almost shouted at her but Han Fei on the side tapped his shoulder signaling him to calm down Han Fei already noticed how calm the girl is in front of them although her cultivation base is just in Form Synthesis stage but she doesn''t seem to fear them at all They don''t know but the girl was just saying what Rex told her to do, for her it was like she was giving an audition for the movie if she did what Rex said perfectly then she can be promoted to a core elder Although reluctant Lan Wangji ordered another type of wine, both Han Fei and green robed old man bought a White Jade Wine too They were confused after seeing Lan Wangji''s behaviour but they were also a little excited because the wine caught the attention of Han Wangji, these Spirit King only eats few times a year at most as for the rest of the time the eat fruit or drink some wine just because of the taste And with time even those wine doesn''t taste that good but if a wine can caught Han Wangji''s attention then its taste is guaranteed to be good When Han Fei took the first sip of wine he was dumbstruck The green robed old man on the side was also very surprised "Such texture and the balance between bitterness and sourness this wine should be at least 100 year old" The green robed old man predicted "No it also have a touch sweetness that comes after the first taste and this refreshing feeling i think its should be at least 200 year old" Han Fei predicted If Rex heard their words he won''t know what to say to them Rex only needs few minutes to make 100 like this at a time Rex made these wines after formulating the recipes of the wine he tasted in his last life as for the ingredients he changed them depending on their taste and this was not all Rose tried different combination to make more wines but the real taste of these wines comes from Rex''s Transmutate and Atomize skill He mixed different ingredients after changing their solid form to liquid form then he used Atomize to change their taste by speeding up and changing the flow of reaction by manipulating it at atomic level Rex did not made all these wines for comforting these Spirit Kings, he is just using them as testers to see how much other Spirit King will like his wine Because he want to start his business in upper realm with this kind of thing the reason is simple the wine is like an essential need of many type of people in upper realm for example dwarfs, even if they reach a very high cultivation base they will still drink wine just like a mortal drinks water and if they like the taste then they doesn''t even care about price at all The three of them started to try all the wine on the menu one by one The girl at the counter had her full attention on the reaction and feedback they were giving with every wine they drank like she was taking notes of it¡­ this was what Rex told her to do Soon Golden Lion Sect''s sect master wasn''t able to hold back his curiosity and walked to the counter "Give me the same wine they are drinking" He said The girl nodded then she took out a brown bottle and gave it to him "Its 30,000 gold taels for one" The girl said when she saw that he was about to drink the wine "Humph.. do you think i lack money its just 30,000 gold tae...wait 30,000 Gold Taels" The sect master of Golden Lion Sect wanted to swear His voice caught everyone''s attention That much money was more than enough to buy 30 2nd grade weapons and now it was being used to buy a wine The sect master of Golden Lion Sect didn''t know what to say but when he thought that how Han Fei and others were drinking the wine with satisfied expression he too decided to buy a wine although it was expensive for a wine but for him money was never a problem "Brother Han we spent almost all over money what should we do" The green robed old man whispered in his ear "Hmmm" Han Fei turned his head and looked at the Form Synthesis stage sect masters that came to join the meeting Those who saw his gaze had a bad feeling but they had nowhere to run away "Lets borrow some money" Han Fei said with a smirk Soon one more Spirit King came and bought a wine out of curiosity Seeing him other also followed the suit With time more people and more people came to the hall and when they saw the crown at the counter they too joined them Elder Wu also came few minutes earlier and saw this and was surprised he was thinking how to tell them what Rex said but seeing them like this.. There isn''t a need to give them any reason.. he thought Elder Wu only drink the first batch of wine Rex made so he knew that they were delicious but not delicious enough for so many Spirit Kings to behave like that Suddenly all the Spirit King seem to feel something they stopped arguing on the wine then they all stood up and looked at the entry gate of the hall Other people didn''t understand why did it mean but too followed the suit and stood up Rex entered the hall with Wang Xiu Ying by his side He was in his Bloodline form that''s why his appearance caught everyone''s attention and the fact that surprised everyone was that he was so young ''Someone who is both an array master and a Spirit King is so young..'' Han Fei thought "Everyone present her i thank you all for coming here¡­ it seems you all really liked the wine here" Rex said as he entered the hall then he stopped and looked at everyone Everyone putted down the bottle of the wine in their hands and came back to their usual self The girl at the counter also bowed towards Rex then she walked out of the hall 148 Chapter 148 "Let me start with my introduction my name is Rex Andrews my name doesn''t sound usual in Eastern Continent but i grew up here Now you all should have a question inside your head why i am here but we will leave it aside for now Firstly i want to tell you why i called you here i want 20% of your sect''s annual income for everyon¡­." Rex was explaining But the second the words 20% came out many people frowned it was still as Rex expected but one of them already became bold enough to step forward and interrupt Rex''s explanation "What 20%.. why should we give it to you just because you are light attribute and were able to defeat Puppet Sect because of that you think you are stronger than the Puppet Sect and can rule us" The black robed old man sneered "Yes don''t think too big of yourself Puppet Sect was a big shot because we let him rule if we wanted then we would have destroyed it long ago" A purple robed old man walked out of the crown and stood beside him "Let me tell you our three sect has already formed the alliance we call it Great Demon Alliance its better if you don''t go against us¡­ don''t try to fool us after the battle with Puppet Sect you should be already injured and the same goes for your sect you can'' fight our alliance" Another old man in a black cloak came forward and said in a loud tone Rex had a headache, Puppet Sect charged them more than 30% and they took whatever they wanted whether it was their disciples, cultivation techniques, elders or even their women but instead of rebelling these guys sometimes even gave them gifts to please them but now he only asked for 20% and these peoples are making a ruckus "If there is anyone else like that then please come forwards" Rex said in a gentle tone Four more people came forwards then one of them said "Senior.. i am Jiang Cheng we had also formed Rising Cloud Alliance but we have no intention of going against you.. if you only want 20% then we all agree with that" Jiang Cheng said and the other three beside him nodded Rex was not much surprised by their behaviour there are many people who would rather want to leave in peace rather than in war according to them even if Rex doesn''t rule them someone else will and at that time the price may not be simple as this 20%, as for standing at the top they didn''t even thought about it their are still sects like Golden Lion Sect who alone can go against their alliance Rex nodded towards them "Coward" The black cloaked old man on the side sneered at them "So there is no one else like that" Rex asked Before he didn''t putted Rex in his eyes but after witnessing the power of the array at the gate he changed his mind The old man on the side suddenly exclaimed he looked at the walls and the ceiling of the hall with slight fear in is eyes he felt like he was a mouse inside a cage "So there is no one like that.. so lets start with you" Rex walked closer to the man leading the Great Demon Alliance "Hehe you want to start here.. you sure this is your sect after al¡­.." The man said with a sneer As he spoke his body began to release dark Qi but suddenly his head exploded The floor was covered with small drops of blood and the headless body fell to the ground ..Thud¡­. No one saw what happened because this time Rex used 100% of his strength to kill him who was just Spirit King 5th stage "Youuu¡­." The two old man of the Great Demon Alliance were angry and was about to attack but.. ''Telekinesis'' (Rex) Both of them suddenly felt an irresistible force that pushed them to the ground and made them immovable "You..can''t.. k.ill ..us he.re it was..you..who.invi..." The black robed old man spoke with visible fear in his eyes "My place my rules" Rex said without any change in his expression ''Atomize'' (Rex) The two of them on the ground were still talking but they suddenly saw that their clothes and skin had started to disintegrate into very small particles like sand then they disappeared¡­ Or it will be more accurate to say that they became small enough not to be seen by naked eyes "This¡­.stop what is..this¡­" They both shouted in horror In front of everyone eyes..first the skin and cloths of the two old man disappeared then their flesh and in few seconds even their skeleton turned into dust Then Rex did the same with the headless corpse on the ground "Good now that the trash has been cleaned we can continue our talk, In your eyes you are strong but in my eyes you are just kids playing around so think at least ten times before speaking in front of me So where were we.. yeah 20% i will take 20% from you but not for free i will provide you all an opportunity..let me ask how many of you are sure that you can go beyond Spirit King stage.. everyone here should already know about upper realm the easiest way to go there is by breakthrough to the realm above Spirit King stage" Rex asked Everyone was surprised by Rex''s words although everyone of them knew it because this knowledge is passed down from generation to generation although they don''t know who said it and it is forgotten between common people because they thought it was false but powerhouse and people with high status knows its true but they still don''t have any prove its just their ancestor said its true No one replied to Rex''s words Even Wang Xiu Ying who was surprised by Rex''s unknown killing means became attentive when Rex said these words "That aside do you people even know the name of the stage after Spirit King stage let me tell you the name of the stage is¡­ Dao Comprehension stage" Rex said Everyone eyes shined until know they had doubt that if the things said by their ancestor were true but Rex words began to clear these doubts "You all should be wondering that earlier i said that i grew up in Eastern Continent but now i am telling you about upper realm so listen carefully i will clear your doubts¡­ Many years ago when i was still in Eastern Continent i successfully breakthrough to Dao Comprehension stage and ascended to the upper realm after spending a lot of years in upper realm i became one of the top powerhouses there and built a big organisation on my own" Rex said with a prideful expression Everyone looked at Rex with wide eyes they didn''t doubted his words because earlier they saw how Rex killed three people without even using his Qi As for Wang Xiu Ying she really admired Rex''s ability to lie 149 Chapter 149 "When i was taking care of my organisation there i suddenly remembered how i lived in this realm so i came back here to renew my memories but what did i saw when i came here, a useless Puppet Sect was ruling the whole continent don''t you all have any shame you not only remained silent at that time but now you are all talking back to me If i leave you like that you people have no future that''s why i opened a small branch of my organisation here in the form of.. Frozen Flame Sect and Frozen Flame Guild here in this realm you don''t have to leave your sect or join my sect you can just join the guild That is if you want to breakthrough to Dao Comprehension stage and go to upper realm¡­ first we will explain to you about what is a guild.. Xiu Ying explain" Rex looked towards Wang Xiu Ying Everyone looked towards Wang Xiu Ying and like that she became the focus of everyone''s attention Wang Xiu Ying was embarrassed, giving a speech in front so many powerhouses wasn''t something she do everyday but she also understood why Rex brought her here it wasn''t for the speech but to tell everyone that she works under him touching her means receiving the same treatment as the three old man of Great Demon Alliance When everyone heard that Rex could help them breakthrough to the Dao Comprehension stage they wanted to scream in joy Wang Xiu Ying explained the guild system to everyone The guild system attracted everyone''s attention it was really good for lone cultivators like Han Fei they can easily get the resources they need by doing mission and they can have their freedom at the same time, to some extent it was even better than joining a sect "The ranks of adventurer in the guild starts from G to S those who reaches S stage can use guild points to buy a book regarding the information about the upper realm or a book about the information on how to breakthrough Dao comprehension realm I will come once every ten years and take those who had reached S rank to upper realm with me.. but in return you have to work for me for a limited time in upper realm then after that its your choice which sect you want to join or how you want to live there.. you can only raise your rank by doing mission¡­ One more thing this offer is not just for you but everyone it means your elders and disciples can also join the guild Now make your decisions i won''t force you to do anything those who does not want to join the guild can leave right now" Rex said with a smile Guilds ranks are like that .. G\u003e\u003eF\u003e\u003eE\u003e\u003eD\u003e\u003eC\u003e\u003eB\u003e\u003eA\u003e\u003eS Everyone looked at each other "Senior i am Han Fei i want to join the Guild" Han Fei said "Good later you can go and register your name at the guild and you will get your guild card there" Rex said with a smile Seeing that Han Fei agreed others also followed the suit and decided to join the guild too Everyone decided to join the guild Rex looked around like he was searching for someone "Who is from Sky Cloud Sect" Rex finally asked after searching for a while Everyone looked at each other but no one stepped forwards Rex looked at Elder Wu but he too shook his head not knowing what happened "Senior many sect are focusing on expanding their territory so they probably disregarded your invitation and if i am correct Sky Cloud Sect is one of them" Han Fei said respectfully ''These people are too greedy.. greedy enough that they loose their reasoning because of their greed and they are the type who would even try to attack the sect and the guild to get the things inside.. The people here can analyze the situation in better way and knows that if they do what i said then they can get more profit and its better for them but those people are not like that they will try to take everything here by any means possible those sects needs to be cleaned up'' (Rex) "These people.. they have guts¡­Hmmm everyone today is your lucky day those who will put these type of sects in their place will have this Mid grade Spirit Stone as a reward for each sect" Rex took out a mid grade spirit stone then explained the grading system of spirit stones to everyone When they looked at the spirit stone their eyes shined "Senior leave this to me i am Le Renkuang my Golden Lion Sect can take care of these small fries" The sect master of Golden Lion Sect stepped forward When the others Li Renkuang doing it they wanted to slap him "Senior my sect is better than Golden Lion Sect when it comes to fight multiple weak sects at the same time give this task to me" Another sect master stepped forwards Li Renkuang''s lips twitched few moments ago everyone had to think at least ten times before they even mentioned his sect''s name like that and after Rex took out the spirit stone they didn''t even put him in the eyes "Senior i can complete this task in less than three days leave it to me" Another Spirit King stepped forwards When Rex told them about the grading system of spirit stone they realized that finding a mid grade spirit stone here is no less difficult than trying to find a 6th grade weapon and if they can get it for such simple task then why not "Wait i never said that this task is for one person to complete the task you have to destroy the sect and bring back its whole treasury and submit it at guild hall with each sect you destroy you will get one spirit stone¡­.and yeah leave Sky Cloud Sect alone i have something in mind for them" Rex said When everyone heard it they looked at each other with sharp eyes, a competitive flame was burning inside them Le Renkuang was also looking at others as he was searching for his real rivals he new if he wanted to beat them in game then he needs to know their next move in advance Everyone was just thinking but at this time someone in the crowd shouted "Look Rising Cloud alliance already left" A voice came from behind When they heard it they noticed that their number has decreased and the entry gate of the hall behind them was fully open They suddenly realized that they were already one step behind others "The mission had already been issued, first comes first served" Rex said with a smile When they heard it they all flew towards the gate at their fastest speed as for those Form Synthesis stage sect masters they didn''t gave up either they too ran behind them Han Fei, green robed old man and Lan Wangji were also about to fly but an invisible force didn''t allowed them to even move "I have different task for you three, tell me your names first" Rex words calmed down their panicked hearts "Senior i am Han Fei" Han Fei said "Senior i am Lan Wangji" Lan Wangji "Senior i am Qi Yu" The green robed old man said "Do you know what is the current strength of Sky Cloud Sect" Rex asked curiously "According to my knowledge their sect master is Spirit King 1st stage but he is useless he only reached this stage after wasting all the money of sect on pills he have no hope of breaking through to next stage and he is a too afraid to fight in life and death battles Even if senior sends someone to attack that sect the first one to run away will definitely be their sect master" Han Fei said ''No wonder Sky Cloud Sect is just like a bandit''s den, if their sect master himself is like that then how can others be honest'' (Rex) 150 Chapter 150 "Okay i have a task for you three i want you to deal with Sky Cloud Sect which includes finishing off their sect master then kill Elder Mo Fe, Elder Ba Jangue and his daughter Ba Jing as for his son Ba Jung i want him alive¡­ as for the reward" Rex took out six spirit stones and gave it to them When Han Fei held those spirit stone in his hands they were shaking "Senior we haven''t completed our task yet" Han Fei said after holding back his urges regarding the spirit stones "Don''t tell me you can''t even do that" Rex narrowed his eyes on him "No no i didn''t mean that¡­ we will complete this task by tomorrow afternoon" After he said that he cupped his hands towards Rex then he left the hall The other two also followed behind him "Do you have any personal grudge against Sky Cloud Sect" Wang Xiu Ying asked curiously "Its nothing you need to worry about..that aside Elder Wu i told you to find about the whereabouts of that Puppet Sect''s Alchemist" Rex looked at Elder Wu "I got the news that he is going to the Monster Taming Sect but it is far from here so he will likely travel for few days before reaching his destination as for his current whereabouts it is hard to tell because there are many ways to go to Western Continent" Elder Wu replied "Hmmm.." Rex then signaled Elder Wu to leave Elder Wu nodded and left "Little Xiu Ying i will leave this realm in one week" Rex said "Huh?" Wang Xiu Ying was shocked then her shock changed into sadness but she quickly collected herself "Its good.. this realm has nothing much to offer you after all" She said with a smile Rex smiled then he wrapped his hand around her waist and pulled her closer "You look sad" Rex said with a smile "Who is sad its better if a rogue like you go away" She said as she averted her eyes from him "Sigh¡­ its not like i am leaving this realm permanently i will come back when i can" Rex flicked her forehead with his two figures Wang Xiu Ying didn''t said anything for a while "Will you really come back?" She asked in a low tone "Why will you miss me" Rex asked with a smirk But she ignored his words "Yes my Empress i will come back as soon as i find the way to come here.. are you satisfied now" Rex said with a smile Wang Xiu Ying didn''t said anything but she placed both of her hands on his chest then she lifter her face and kissed him on the right corner of his lip Rex didn''t had the time to enjoy it because when she lifted her face he could see the tears in her eyes After doing that she hurriedly left the hall Rex sighed he had already decided to leave this realm its just because he care about Wang Cang and others that he stayed here for so long but for him the first love was always be technologies he loves inventing and discovering new things ''I had this opportunity to leave another life and i also have Rose now i can''t stay in one place even if i want to this world have so much to offer and i want to use it all as of this family i gained here i love it too But whether it is my love for technology or the family they are both good at their own place they are like water and oil they can''t be mixed because they are not supposed too And its good for her and others too once i step in upper realm i can make the stage for them too they will at least won''t have to walk without directions in upper realm later on'' (Rex) Rex walked to his private room then he sat cross legged and started ruining Transcend Soul Cleansing Sutra Normally when a soul cultivator cultivates they form a soul core in their dantian to cultivate But Rex had twin dantian so he didn''t form his soul core in his dantian but his monster core The names of the cultivation stages of soul cultivators are also a little different Ding¡­ [Level Up] [You successfully achieved breakthrough to Soul Tempering peak stage] Soul Tempering peak stage is just like Body Tempering peak stage in soul cultivation although Rex''s cultivation speed was faster but not enough for him to reach Soul Tempering peak stage in just few days He reached this stage not because of his innate talent because his initial soul strength was just a little stronger that a average human cultivator''s soul and we can''t even talk about its purity the actual reason behind its rapid progress was¡­ ''Damn.. who says hard work pays off.. lets do the smart work..Rose help me breakthrough'' (Rex) [It required 100 SE point to breakthrough to next stage] [Are You sure: Yes/No] ''Are you mocking me..we have more than enough SE points for now¡­.Yes'' (Rex) [Level Up] [You successfully achieved breakthrough to Soul Core Condensation 1st stage] Rex felt a cool feeling inside his body his Spiritual Sense was already increased to 2 times as before Ding¡­ [You obtained a new type of status ''Spirit''] ''You mean it is same as Wisdom and Intelligence.. what does it even do'' (Rex) [It represents your soul quality at your current cultivation base simply it shows your soul defense and offence capabilities] ''Really then show me the status¡­ wait showing the whole status every time is a no good¡­Rose create a status in the name of physical status which only shows things like STR, WIS..etc'' (Rex) [Done] ''Physical-Status'' (Rex) [Name: Rex Andrews STR: E+ WIS: E AGI: E INT: C+ VIT: D END: D+ DEF: C SPR: F+ LUC: A+ Status Point: 0] ''Hehe finally got my first F grade..uwaaa.. Rose please tell me its a lie'' (Rex) [Its a lie] ''Really?'' (Rex) [No, i just said what you asked me to say] Rex was speechless After checking his status for a while Rex again sat cross legged and started to cultivate At afternoon that day¡­. Rex was in the eastern forest A anti aircraft cannon like machine was lying in front of him ''Lets see if it can work this time'' (Rex) "Idiot head you know what to do" Rex flew a little far away and then said The working bot walked closer to the big canon like machine then he pressed a switch on it and a small window like hole opened on its side The working bot then placed a low grade spirit stone in the hole and the hole closed on its own After that the working bot placed a red button on the machine then started running away from the machine ''Wait why is he running away'' (Rex) [He learned it from you when he saw you flying away] ''This idiot can learn things like that pretty fast'' Rex then focused on the big cannon like machine Suddenly the machine vibrated a bit then many runes like lines shines on it then a white ray of light was fired from the mouth of cannon like a laser The laser wiped out all the trees and and rocks that came in its way Rex even saw that few parts of rocks even had the sign of melting ''Its a success my Extinction Ray Canon v0.1 is read¡­.wait'' Rex was just celebrating his success but then he saw that the machine was vibrating fiercely and even the big muzzle started to turn red ''Diamond Shield'' (Rex) ..Booooommm¡­.. The machine exploded and made a big hole in the ground The range of the explosion was big enough that even engulfed Rex and the working bot, Rex was fine because of his Diamond Shield as for the working bot he was thrown backwards for several meters but because of his toughness he was still fine ''Another failure'' (Rex) [Its 38th to be exact] ''The material here is not good enough to make it and i already used the the metal from the ship to make working bots¡­. looks like we need to continue it in upper realm'' (Rex) 151 Chapter 151 Next morning..... Rex was drinking tea in the garden in front of his house but at this time he received a message from Elder Wu through the sound transmission talisman telling him that Han Fei and two others had come to meet him When Rex arrived at the guest hall he saw Han Fei, Lan Wangji and Qi Yi were standing there They greeted him when they saw Rex Rex nodded but then he noticed Han Fei was carrying a big black bag and the bag was actually trembling ''Don''t tell me he....'' (Rex) "Senior i brought you what you asked for" Han Fei said as he threw his bag on the side and a silhouette rolled out from the bag ''What are you... a professional kidnapper'' (Rex) When Rex looked at the face of the one that rolled out of the bag he easily recognized him he was without a doubt Ba Jung but unlike before when he was always arrogant and had his ruthless personality.. right now he was trembling with fear.. the word fear was written all over his face He was trembling in fear as he looked at his surroundings "Senior we have already submitted the treasury of Sky Cloud Sect at the guild and as you said we killed this scum''s father, sister and Elder Mo Fe too" Han Fei said as he disdainfully looked at Ba Jung "Oh why do you say that did you knew them in advance" Rex asked in amusement "No senior these people actually had a blood pool in the secret basement of their house we found it out when we destroyed their house and there were also many dried corpses near the pool who were wearing their own sect uniform.. These scums even killed the people from their own sect if it wasn''t for senior''s order to bring him alive i would have killed him myself" Han Fei said with a disgusted expression Blood pools are actually used by evil cultivators they kill innocents and use their blood to make the blood pool, they use the blood pool as a medicine pool to slightly increase their life essence and cultivate faster Rex was not much surprised by his words he already knew what type of people are they "You had done a good job now you can go" Rex said to Han Fei All three of them took their leave Rex then took out a notebook and a pencil then he gave it to Ba Jung "I want Blood Transfusion Art" Rex said Ba Jung was surprised by Rex''s words because right now no one except him should know about the Blood Transfusion Art but his fear towards Rex was way bigger compared to his surprise "I..If i ..give ..it .t.o.. you.. then.. wil.l you.. le.t me ..go" Ba Jung asked in trembling voice "There are many things that are more terrible than death and if you asked me one more question then i will let you experience one of them" Rex said with an expressionless face Ba Jung quietly took the notebook and wrote the whole Blood Transfusion Technique Rex then took back the notebook from him and scanned it [You obtained the Human rank top grade cultivation technique ''Blood Transfusion Art''] Rex did not took it because he wanted to use it but just for knowledge, he just wanted to know how it works according to Rex that type of knowledge might be useful in a long run ''So at that day Ba Jangue lied to Mo Fe that it cannot not be be used by someone above Soul Strengthening stage..'' (Rex) After Rex got the cultivation technique he destroyed the notebook in his hand using Atomize then he grabbed Ba Jung''s neck and flew outside Eastern forest.... Rex cam to a seclusive area in eastern forest and threw Ba Jung on the ground "Why....why .are. y.ou.. doin.g... this" Ba Jung asked as he fell to the ground Rex smiled then he switched back to his base form "Do you remember the person name Ye Tian you tried to kill few months ago" Rex asked with a smile Ba Jung was surprised when he saw that Rex''s appearance changed but he still did not recognized him after all Rex''s appearance was a little different from before and it changed more when he grew up and his cultivation base rose "You.u knew Y.Ye.. Tian" Ba Jung asked with fear in his eyes "Idiot I Am Ye Tian" Rex shouted as he kicked Ba Jung Ba Jung rolled for several meters before stopping but he did not died because Rex didn''t used much force behind the kick Ba Jung ignored the pain and looked at Rex with a shocked expression "Lie....its a li.e it can''t.. be... you ..ar.e ..lying " Ba Jung was utterly shocked he didn''t dare to believe it few months ago he could kill Ye Tian with a single order but now the same Ye Tain destroyed his whole sect with a single order "It doesn''t actually matter if you believe it i just wanted you to know who killed you" Rex said as he raised his hand towards him Ba Jung flew towards Rex, then Rex grabbed his head ''Lets see how strong the Heavenly Puppet Art have become after the upgrade'' (Rex) Suddenly black smoke came out of Rex''s hand and entered Ba Jung''s body "This..you what..are....aahhahaaa" Ba Jung felt an intense pain in his head but just when he started to shout his vision became blur and he lost consciousness After few minutes Rex released Ba Jung and Ba Jung fell to the ground "Stand up" Rex ordered him Ba Jung clumsily stood up but he didn''t looked the same as before His nerves were visible on his neck, saliva was dripping from his mouth and his pupils were turned upside ''Appraisal'' (Rex) [Name: Ba Jung Race: Lesser Zombie Cultivation stage: Soul Strengthening 7th stage Exp: 122/1000] Rex then also analyzed him to check the changes in his body ''Looking at this analysis report his body''s safety limiters should have been released...hmm if i transfer Exp to him i wonder how much he can handle'' (Rex) The safety limiters Rex talked about can be considered the limiters that set the limits of a human being, normally someone can only use 100% of their strength but it is said that one can use more strength than it in a dire situation For example there are many incidents like when a 11 year old boy pulled out his 15 year old brother from the well just by using a rope to save his life and the incident where a man lifted a heavy car to save his daughter below it but later when everything was fine and he tried to lift the car again then he wasn''t even able to move it Safety limiters are called safety limiters for a reason although it can provide us more strength but it is very stressful for our muscles and can harm them so these limiters are present for our own safety Although there is no solid proof of their existence on earth but is it the same case for Rex.. Rex placed his hand on Ba Jung''s back ''Rose start'' (Rex) [Starting Exp transfer.....] [Target''s 1st Level Up Successful] [Target''s 2nd Level Up Successful] [Target''s 3rd Level Up Successful] Normal person would have already reached his limit but Ba Jung''s current body kept absorbing the energy even if it received damage it didn''t destroyed his dantain Further more Rex found out that with time a small marble like bead has been formed in Ba Jung''s dantian [Target''s 4th Level Up Successful] [Target''s 5th Level Up Successful] [Target''s 6th Level Up Successful] After the zombie reached Form Synthesis 4th stage his body showed the signs of breaking apart so Rex''s stopped the Exp transfer ''Now lets see if it is useful'' (Rex) "You fight with.. Idiot head" Rex took out the working bot and commanded the zombie to attack the him 152 Chapter 152 On Rex''s command the zombie ran towards the working bot and attacked him with his nails The working bot did not resisted because Rex told him not to, Rex wanted to see the attacking strength of the zombie Although the zombie was at Form Synthesis 4th stage but his overall strength had reached Form Synthesis 6th stage He can easily kill his opponent if the opponent was a human at the same cultivation base but unfortunately his opponent was the working bot who was strong enough to kill a Spirit King that''s why instead of damaging him the zombie''s nails broke instead But the zombie wasn''t even a bit affected by it when his nails became useless he opened him mouth and bit the shoulder of the working bot with his sharp teeth but it too was d futile attempt When the working bot saw that the zombie had successfully attacked he clenched his right fist and punched him in the stomach The zombie flew backwards and crashed into a big rock If it was a normal cultivator at the same cultivation stage he would die in an instant But the zombie stood up again although his whole body was covered with blood and there was a dent in his stomach but he didn''t felt any pain and directly rushed towards the working bot ''He is durable but¡­. useless'' (Rex) "Idiot head finish it" Rex waved his hand When the working bot received the command he changed his posture and a dual edged sharp blade came out of his right hand then he dashed towards the zombie at a lightning speed It was hard to believe that such a big figure could move such a fast speed but Rex was not surprised by it after all he was the one who made it in the first place The working bot passed by the zombie''s side like a gust of wind then he retracted his blade into his hand and looked towards Rex like nothing happened But then half of the zombie''s head slide down and fell to the ground then zombie also fell to the ground and became motionless Destroying their head was the easiest way to kill a creatures like this one Rex waved his hand and a stone like bead flew out of the dead zombie''s body and fell into Rex''s hand ''This bead is formed by a high concentration of Yin attribute Qi its good for women that cultivate ice attribute or the ones that cultivate dark Qi but its useless for me'' (Rex) Rex used Atomize to thoroughly destroy the zombie''s body ''I can''t use methods like this right now or many people can use this as a reason to kill me in the name of righteousness.. its a shame that with my current cultivation base i can''t use the true potential of the new Heavenly Puppet Art or others can''t even tell that what i used to make it..but i still think machines are better than the zombie maybe i could use it in a different way in the future'' (Rex) Rex then came back to the sect He was just taking a stroll around the core disciple area but then he saw Liu Wei walking towards him Liu Wei greeted Rex when he saw him "You seem to breakthrough to Form Synthesis stage" Rex said when he noticed the changes in Liu Wei''s body "I was just lucky to grasp the moment" Liu Wei replied with a smile ''This guy¡­. if it wasn''t for me then he can be called the youngest Form Synthesis stage cultivator¡­ come to think of it i never analyzed his whole body who knows he also have something special like Luo Ru and Zhang Ming'' (Rex) "Well done.. everyone have high expectations for you" Rex patted Liu Wei''s shoulder ''Rose¡­ do it'' (Rex) Rex need physical contact to thoroughly analyze someone''s body Soon Rose gave Rex the analysis report Rex looked at the report, almost all things in Liu Wei''s body were normal except his soul, his soul was not strong like Luo Ru or other soul cultivator but it was different ''Rose are you sure about it'' (Rex) [We have seen something like that for the first time so i am not too sure but the result in front of you is not wrong] ''But really.. a soul that actually follows the pattern of sword Qi and blade Qi i though everyone''s soul is mostly same even Alfred''s inheritance does not have any information on something like that'' (Rex) [I don''t know about this but one thing for sure this guy''s true talent lies in sword cultivation or blade cultivation but not Qi cultivation] ''With this he worth recruiting but if he can''t keep up with with me even a little then it will be a problem'' Rex was just thinking what to do but at this time Liu Wei bowed his head towards Rex "Huh? what happened" Rex asked in confusion "Senior i want to worship you as a teacher" Liu Wei said with a determined face ''Woah its the food itself coming to the door but i can''t be careless the first requirement is not talent, first comes loyalty then handwork then talent¡­ Rose focus on his heart beat, facial expression and body movement if he lies then tell me immediately'' (Rex) "Teacher why? because of my strength? then doesn''t that mean if you find someone stronger than me you will worship him/her as a teacher" Rex asked in amusement Liu Wei wanted to speak but Rex continued "if its really the case then wait there are way more people that are stronger than me and their numbers are more than you can even count, you will likely meet them in the future if you worship me as a teacher right now you might regret it" Rex said "Senior misunderstood its not because of strength that i want to worship senior as my teacher but senior''s personality" Liu Wei said Seeing that Rex didn''t understood Liu Wei continued "When i was young and didn''t started cultivating even the Body Tempering stage cultivator in my village were very arrogant and did whatever they wanted they forced us to call them seniors and we have to pay a lot of tribute to them even when we had nothing left for us to eat At that time i wanted to become strong and show them their place so i joined White Moon Sect and started to cultivate and when i reached Body Tempering peak stage i finally showed them their place but nothing changed because when i met Qi Condensation stage cultivators they had the same arrogant personality they behaved like no one was above them and they could do whatever they wanted So i again started to focus on cultivating but even when i reached Qi Condensation peak stage the situation was the same its just that the new ones had Form Synthesis stage cultivation base Whenever i met strong people almost all of them look down on weak ones specially mortals and even those who are not arrogant didn''t put weak ones in their eyes i used to think that everyone is like that but when i saw senior i was surprised senior is already strong enough to defeat anyone in the whole continent but you still treat others equally I want to be like senior although i know compared to senior my innate talent is not enough but i will make up for it with my hard work.. senior i only need one chance to prove myself" Liu Wei said with a resolute face Rex was embarrassed when he heard his reasoning ''Am i that awesome'' (Rex) [Your thinking just does not match with the people of this world] 153 Chapter 153 ''Having a disciple is not that bad¡­as for the innate talent fuk it.. for now i am only focusing on machines but it doesn''t mean my Biology is weak, in last life i didn''t had long life span to focus on multiple subjects at the same time but its not the same here'' (Rex) "Becoming my disciples comes with conditions" Rex said with a serious face "I can accept any condition" Liu Wei replied instantly "Then take the oath you can never reveal my secrets and you can never betray me¡­ its not that i don''t trust you but i came from a place where people can kill their own brother for enough profit so i can''t help but be cautious If you want to worship another teacher in the future then i won''t stop you but you can not reveal what and how you learned or gained from me to anyone" Rex said Liu Wei felt a little bad when Rex asked him to take an oath because it meant he didn''t trusted him but when he heard his whole sentence he just sighed and took the oath "Good toady i formerly accept you as my disciple as a gift take this" Rex took out an empty jade slip and put the Lone Sword Cultivation Technique he gained from his mother in it then he gave it to him "Listen clearly this is ones of the best cultivation technique of my family its grade is way above the highest grade you know.. its a sword cultivation technique i will tell you in detail" Rex then told him about the upper realm and different type of cultivation paths "Teacher you know that much" Liu Wei said in admiration Rex proudly raised his head "So teacher tell me what is the name of the grade of this cultivation technique" Liu Wei asked in excitement "Cough¡­cough.. disciple you will know it yourself when you will become strong enough that aside its hard to comprehend this cultivation technique so its fine even if you just reach its entry after trying for a long time I gave you this because i think it is suitable for you and yeah take this too" Rex took out a storage ring, a 5th grade sword and few jade slips which had sword and blade related techniques in them and gave it to him Rex got a lot of things in the Puppet Sect''s treasury, they had collected these things after ruling for years so there were many things like that in their treasury there were also pills in it but they were all pills used for dark Qi cultivation and Rex didn''t liked Puppet Sect so he just ordered others to sell them all After that Rex said goodbye to Liu Wei and headed back to his room In next few days Rex made thousands of potions, a lot of wines and talismans etc then one day he called Wang Cang and everyone who was close to him for a meeting and told them that he will leave tomorrow "Tomorrow i will leave the sect, the Alchemist from Puppet Sect should have been reached Monster Taming Sect so i will first go there then i will directly leave this realm from there" Rex said Wang Cang sighed she knew now that everything have became stable and Rex already reached Spirit King stage it was now just a matter of time before he go to upper realm Li Min was at a loss of words she met someone like Rex for the first time who could breakthrough just because he want to, there were no words like opportunity, fortunate encounter for Rex he could just breakthrough because he want to Wang Xiu Ying already knew that so she was not much surprised but she was still said Li Na and Luo Yan were still there but they were only said because their sect was going to loose a big powerhouse for a while, they didn''t had much emotional attachment to Rex so the impact on them was not same as others Liu Wei was in seclusion so he not here Rex had already told him that he will leave sect in few days when Rex was helping him in understanding the cultivation technique The last one was Luo Ru but instead of sad she was looking at Rex with big eyes Rex was at a loss of words "This.. why do you look annoyed instead of sad" Rex asked "Hmph.. i will soon caught up to you" Luo Ru said as she made a fist in the air ''Damn.. she is annoyed because i can now breakthrough to next stage¡­.sigh its reasonable now that she started to cultivate using soul cultivation technique her cultivation speed is on another level and now she is already at Soul Core Condensation 1st stage and just when she started soul cultivation after me'' (Rex) "Listen carefully even if you somehow reach Spirit King peak stage don''t you dare leave this realm on your own understand" Rex warned her with a serious expression Although Luo Ru was reluctant she still nodded because she knew that Rex now knows more about her real family than her and he won''t do something to harm her Rex then walked to Wang Cang "Listen everyone i didn''t called you all here just to say good bye but there is a reason behind it i won''t tell you much because it can bring you unnecessary trouble but if someday any powerhouse came searching for someone named Ye Tian then it means he/she is searching for me then.." Rex was explaining but at this time Wang Cang stood up "Don''t worry boy you don''t need to tell us no matter what we won''t tell them anything" Wang Cang said with a fighting spirit burning in her eyes "No what i want to say is.." (Rex) "You don''t need to worry we are not the type of person who would sell our own people" Li Min also spoke Black lines appeared on Rex''s forehead "You all keep quite and listen¡­ if they ask you something tell them the truth don''t lie in front of them.. if possible when they ask about my appearance then told them about my white haired form but if they asked things like does he always look like that then tell them the truth" Rex said ''I don''t know what type of methods people from higher realm use that''s why i can''t be careless and endanger their life.. if news of me being alive leaks and assassin come then they won''t bother to ask question like that but will directly use methods like illusion or soul search to find it out But in case someone from my family comes here they will rather ask questions first because they can see i have good relations with them and if everything is fine they won''t do something reckless as long as they feel that these guys are not lying but if they think that everyone here is lying then its hard to say what they would do to make them speak the truth'' (Rex) Rex took out an envelop and gave it to Wang Cang "If they really comes here then give this envelop to them there is a letter inside it for them" Rex said Wang Cang nodded she saw that a weird red seal was on the envelop but she didn''t asked anything about it she just put the envelop in her storage ring After having a good talk with everyone Rex went to sleep Next day¡­. Rex left the sect when the sun was still about to rise He headed towards the Western Continent where Monster Taming Sect was located Although Monster Taming Sect was near the border of Western Continent it still took Rex''s five hours at his full speed just to reach the Western Continent Rex asked the address of the Monster Taming Sect from the people he met on his way After flying for a little longer Rex could now see the giant buildings of Monster Taming Sect 154 Chapter 154 Monster Taming Sect¡­ At present there was a meeting going on in the headquarters of Monster Taming Sect In a big hall.. The sect master of Monster Taming Sect was sitting on a big throne like seat He had bulky body his chest was bare, just his body size can be said to have reached the upper limit of a human body He had blonde hair and beard his appearance was similar to a so called barbarian On his right side a huge monster beast whose appearance looked similar to that of a lion was quietly sitting There were many elders standing on right and left side of the sect master in the hall and an old man in black clothes was standing in the middle The old man had shrilled skin on his face and coupled with his flattering smile towards the sect master he looked really ugly The sect master had a headache when he looked at the old man because the old man was the alchemist of the late Puppet Sect who now wants to join their Monster Taming Sect, if it was someone else he would have killed him on the spot but because of the old man''s alchemist profession many elders are supporting him to join the sect One elder stepped forward "Sect master i am against letting him join the sect we already know that because of his lustful action he attracted the hatred of a powerhouse and the Puppet Sect paid the price" The elder said When the sect master was about to speak another elder spoke "Elder Jeff don''t throw all the blame on him do you really think a powerhouse will destroy such a big sect for just the daughter of the lord of such a small town, i think this is a false information when did a powerhouse became so carefree to do these things" Another elder retorted "Elder Meng don''t think i don''t know you are from Eastern Continent and you already know him, let me ask you how much pills did he gave to you that you agreed to pull this scourge to our sect" Elder Jeff said in an angry tone The sect master of Monster Taming Sect was also helpless he too can guess these things but both Elder Meng and Elder Jeff have high positions in the sect and they both are supported by other elders if he directly make a decision then one side will express its dissatisfaction and its not good for the sect That''s why he decided to let them reach a conclusion first then make a decision Elder Meng was a little embarrassed for a moment but he quickly retorted "Elder Jeff don''t accuse me without any evidence and when did you became such a scarred cat that you are now afraid of one man when you have the whole sect behind you that Spirit King was a light attribute one that''s why he was able to win against Puppet Sect, If i was there at that time then¡­" (Elder Meng) "Then What¡­" A loud voice echoed in the hall Everyone looked around to find the source of voice but they didn''t found out anything.. The sect master also became alert he used his spiritual sense to check the whole hall but he didn''t found out anything then he looked at the monster beast at his side but the monster beast was also checking his surrounding which meant he didn''t found out anything either Just at that time the sect master noticed that the shadow of one of the pillars in the hall started to change its shape and a silhouette came out of it Rex was in his bloodline form he used his trait Shadow-Dive to travel in the form shadow and come here "What were you saying earlier.. what would you do if you were there¡­ now i am standing right here in front of you do whatever you can do to me.. your place.. your sect if you have the guts then do it" Rex said to Elder Meng in a mocking tone Rex''s words were more than enough to show his identity Elder Meng looked at him with vigilance he was greedy but not a fool Rex could come here without even detected by their sect master already shows what he is capable of But Elder Meng was still greedy that''s why he thought¡­ even if i have no chance against him alone but what about it i am not alone right now "What are you all doing he infiltrated our sect in broad daylight do you still need orders catch him" Elder Meng ordered the elders behind him But most of the elders still didn''t moved because right now they were in the presence of their sect master if they move on Elder Meng''s order instead of him then that means disrespect to him Elder Meng have high ambitions and their sect master knows it that''s why he did not promoted him to the grand elder position but he also didn''t promoted some else because Elder Meng will definitely cause a ruckus if he did Although most of the elders thinks before doing something but not everyone is like that, few elders behind Elder Meng directly ran towards Rex to catch him ''Telekinesis'' (Rex) The elder that ran towards him were directly flattened to the ground and became unable to move like an invisible hand was pressing them to the ground Elder Meng panicked he then looked towards the sect master The sect master was helpless even if Elder Meng was not good he was still a strong elder who contributed to the sect but just when he was about to speak Elder Meng''s body was pushed to the wall by an invisible hand then many sharp pointed spikes came out of the wall and pierced Elder Meng''s head, heart and other vital organs which killed him before he could even scream "You¡­. this is too much" The sect master said in a loud tone But Rex ignored him and looked at the alchemist who looked back at Rex in fear "Anyone else who wants to support him come forward we can settle it right here right now" Rex said as he looked at everyone Everyone looked at their sect master Rex also looked at the sect master The sect master was dissatisfied with what Rex did but he didn''t wanted to be reckless and directly attack Rex so he looked at the monster beast on his side This was a 7th grade late stage monster beast who the sect master raised since he was still a cub and this monster beast is also one of the strongest force of the Monster Taming Sect The lion like monster beast lazily stood up and took a step forward but when he looked at Rex in the eyes he stopped "Oh the kitty wants to play" Rex said with a smile The monster beast quickly stepped backwards and lied on the floor again like the current events had nothing to do with him The sect master was embarrassed Rex was also a little surprised ''Is this monster beast more intelligent than these idiots'' (Rex) Although the sect master didn''t fully understand his behavior but he still didn''t force him to fight because he remembered a important thing his teacher once told him he said.. the instincts of monster beast are way more sharper than humans if they ever try to retreat in a battle then just run for your life and no matter what do not fight your opponent The dissatisfaction in sect master''s heart disappeared in an instant The sect master''s thought was not fully right here the reason the monster beast didn''t attack is not just because of cultivation base or strength it was because of superiority When a monster beast meets another monster beast of higher bloodline they will experience a bloodline suppression its not literal but more like a imaginary suppression For example if a leopard like monster beast met a lion like monster beast of same rank as him he will still try not to fight and will retreat peacefully In other people''s eyes Rex is a human but for the monster beast Rex gave him the feeling of a superior monster beast for him it was like a commoner met his king in person so how could he fight Rex for something which is not even personal after all do he really care about an elders life even all the elders are killed as long as the sect master''s life is not in danger he will not even think about taking a shot Rex have both a dantian and a monster core in him but he neither comes in the category of a monster beast nor a human, Rex is a completely different existence from both of them he is.. a unique species which is not supposed to naturally exist As for his looks which resembles a human.. he might look like a human but there are many things in his body that are not similar to a human at all 155 Chapter 155 "We have no enmity" The sect master said to Rex after he calmed down "Off course that''s why you are still breathing" Rex said with a smile The sect master was relieved he didn''t had any dissatisfaction in his heart right now because he believed that Rex''s strength far surpassed him and the monster beast beside him "I am taking this alchemist with me because i have some score to settle with him if you have any grudge against my sect speak right now i don''t like when people try to attack my people behind my back and if you do that then i promise that no one present here will be alive after that" Rex said with a serious expression "Don''t worry we have nothing against your sect even our friendly relation with Puppet Sect were just so that they do not attack our people in Eastern Continent for no reason we never collaborated in any of their crime If possible we won''t fight for no reason as long as someone doesn''t bear their fangs against us we won''t fight them" The sect master spoke Rex nodded then he grabbed the alchemist''s neck and flew out of the hall with him The alchemist shouted for help but the sect master ignored him after Rex took the alchemist away he sighed in relief "Elder Jeff the grand elder position is empty for a long time, today i promote you to Grand Elder" The sect master said Elder Jeff who was quietly standing for a long time opened his eyes wide in shock then a stream of joy hit him hard "I thank sect master for his kindness i will work hard and will not disappoint sect master" Elder Jeff bowed his head towards the sect master The sect master nodded in satisfaction Rex didn''t killed the sect master or didn''t destroyed the Monster Taming Sect for a reason The Monster Taming Sect is one of the overlords of Western Continent its presence is like government in a country if it is destroyed then the whole continent will be in chaos and it will also affect other continents and if some other overlord of another continent use this opportunity and took over the Western Continent then it will broke the balance of power in the five continents Then that sect''s strength will soar and the hunger of power is a hunger that can''t be quenched easily once a sect can control two continents then its just a foolish thought that it will be satisfied just by that, it will likely try to engulf the remaining continents too and a war will broke out and many innocent people will die in it for no reason and it will also harm the Frozen Flame Sect Rex could do the same he could also destroy all the four remaining overlords and gave the control of all five continent to Frozen Flame Sect But according to Rex¡­ If there is something harder than obtaining the power then it is to control it He could give the control of all five continents to Frozen Flame Sect but with the current capabilities of the sect can it control all this power behind his back..no it can''t There is a great difference between the King who builds his own kingdom and the King who inherits it from his father¡­ the title may be same but the strength and the capabilities of the two are just not in the same league Rex want the sect to became a overlord on its own with time and experience, not just because of his strength¡­ Frozen Flame Sect is big and strong but just that is not enough to be called an overlord it needs the approval of all the people of the continent which needs time to happen On the other side¡­. Rex brought the alchemist to a mountain peak a little far away from the Monster Taming Sect This mountain was barren so monster beasts aside there weren''t even much plants and trees on it "You.. don''t hurt me ..i.. i will be your slave for life.. i can make pills, a lot of it for you and your sect" The old alchemist hurriedly said for fear of Rex killing him before even listening to him "Show me your flame" Rex indifferently said The alchemist raised his hand with slight hesitations and a yellow fire appeared above his palm It was a Monster Fire and a weak one at that, the alchemist knew it that''s why he didn''t used it to attack Rex ''This flame is too weak.. but a flame is a flame i can at least sell it ..now what should i do with this alchemist'' (Rex) [You can just use Mind Arts to extract his knowledge and the experience he gained from pill refining] ''Do you really think that the experience of this waste alchemist will be of any help in middle realm even his highest grade pill will be treated like trash there'' (Rex) [You seem to have some other idea] ''Hmmm..'' (Rex) Rex took out the storage ring of the alchemist then he looked inside it There were many colorful pills inside it, out of curiosity Rex took out a green colored pill out of it "Which pill is this" Rex asked the alchemist "This is 1st grade recovery pill i refined it myself" The alchemist said hurriedly he wanted Rex to change his mind and not kill him Rex placed the pill in his mouth and swallowed it he wasn''t worried about getting poisoned because with his Poison Resistance skill there weren''t many poison in this realm that could actually harm him The pill was tasteless and Rex didn''t liked the smell it gave when he swallowed it but he found out something that was shocking enough for him to forget his dissatisfaction Ding¡­ [Reverse Engineering talent is triggered..] [Analyzing.....] [You acquired the recipe of 1st grade ''Recovery Pill''] ''Say What¡­ '' (Rex) [It looks like we can also use your ''Reverse Engineering'' talent like that] ''We can use it like that!'' (Rex) [We were able to trace back the method to make the pill because of your talent¡­ its good Rex you should awaken a talent like that once in a while] ''You are saying like i can awaken a talent depending on my choice if i am right when i gained this talent i got the notification that i awakened a hidden talent Earlier i thought i can only use it on tools and weapon to check someone''s crafting method but to think it can also work on pills.. now i have decided what to do with the alchemist'' (Rex) Rex swallowed one pill of all kinds one by one when he was holding the last pill and was about to swallow it Rex stopped then smelled it ''Fuk..aphrodisiacs.. this old bastard.. he also refines a pill like that'' Rex quickly destroyed the pill using Atomize What Rex fears most is not the poison but aphrodisiacs because the the amount of every hormones in his body is a few times more compared to others so the effect of an aphrodisiacs on him is much more severe than a poison When the alchemist was still thinking what Rex was going to do just at that time Rex suddenly grabbed his head with one hand and lifted him in the air ''Mind Arts: Herbs'' (Rex) Rex didn''t extracted pill recipes''s knowledge from him because he had already got them from eating pills, Rex extracted his knowledge on various kind of herbs When someone wants to become an alchemist they has to acquire knowledge on several kinds of herbs and their properties these are the basic things needed to become an alchemist And as long as Rex has knowledge on different kind of herbs he could make many type of new potions with the help of Rose The alchemist screamed in pain but there was no one to hear it except Rex and soon he stopped screaming and died.. he was already very old so he wasn''t able to hold on for long ''Remould'' (Rex) Rex right hand became black then its shape changed and it transformed into a claw like that of a crocodile Rex pierced the dantian of the dead alchemist and took out a small flame that was burning inside it, it was a small pale yellow flame ''I wonder if i can store it in inventory'' (Rex) Rex tried to put the flame in his inventory and surprisingly the flame moved to his inventory ''It looks like as long as the something doesn''t have any consciousness i can move it to inventory'' (Rex) Rex then destroyed the Alchemist''s body with Atomize then he set cross legged on the ground and started meditating ''Its time to breakthrough¡­Rose do it'' (Rex) [Commencing breakthrough.....] [Alert!¡­ you need to choose your Dao path before commencing breakthrough] ''Thought so'' (Rex) ''Calm-Mind'' (Rex) 156 Chapter 156 ''Calm-Mind'' (Rex) [Calm-Mind activated] [Your total INT status is increased by 370% temporarily] [Your STR, END, DEX, AGI and DEF status is decreased by 50% temporarily] Rex''s mind became very clear the things he didn''t understand earlier appeared to be very simple right now Many Memories surfaced in Rex''s head.. the memories of time when he was at earth.. the time when he first attended school ''Whats my Dao..'' Rex asked himself When Rex asked this question to himself a picture appeared inside his consciousness it was the picture of the time when he first made a science project and participated in a science project competition Rex was there with his project It was a simple but new styled remote controlled car model at that time Rex was very young and he worked for many days and night just to complete it but he didn''t even came in top three The reason was at that time it had only been a year since Rex started his education he may be a genius but his competitors were not of same age as him he just barely crossed the minimum age required to participate in the competition.. his competitors were those who already entered college their science project easily overshadowed his remote controlled car model That day although Rex lost the competition but he discovered his passion he found out what he likes the most¡­ it was to invent something.. to create something new and his medium was technology When Rex looked at these memories a smile appeared on his lips and the picture in front of him disappeared ''My Dao is¡­. Dao of Creation'' (Rex) Although Rex didn''t got any enlightenment but he still achieved his purpose [Dao path has been successfully selected] [Required condition met] [Commencing breakthrough] When Rex selected his Dao he felt a qualitative change in his body he felt a new power was has been added to his body nut right now Rex didn''t had any time to observe it because his focus was on his breakthrough [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [You successfully breakthrough to Dao Comprehension peak stage] With every level up Rex noticed that the unknown power in his body has increased this was the power of Dao.. the more strong someone''s Dao is the more power it will give to them the Dao also helps you in the way it belong to Rex followed the Dao of Creating so it will help him to create Rex opened his eyes and took a long refreshing breath his perception had now increased by several times ''Now i reached this stage but i don''t know how to go to upper realm i wonder how can i do¡­.what'' (Rex) When Rex was just thinking he found out that his body started to rise in the air on its own like someone was using Telekinesis on him Rex used force and tried to come back to ground but his resistance was useless Rex ''s body kept rising in the air and with time his speed increased more and more Rex felt the atmospheric pressure around him has increased it was now hard for him to keep his eyes open so Rex closed his eyes and waited But instead of the decreasing the pressure kept increasing but suddenly the pressure disappeared Rex also discovered that a thin layer of ice has formed on his clothes and body surface Then Rex found out that he can''t even breath anymore it was easy for Rex to hold his breath for hours but Rex didn''t understood what happened he used his spiritual sense and Spider-Sense but he didn''t found out anything around him in the end he used all his strength to open his eyes a little What Rex saw shocked him to the very core he also expected it but seeing it in person is a whole different thing Rex could see a huge planet in front of him it and the invisible force was pulling him from behind it wasn''t hard for him to guess that the planet he was looking at is the place he just came from ''Lower realm is actually¡­a planet? but how am i here what''s happening'' Rex had many questions in his mind He also discovered that there is an external power that is protecting him like shield or with Rex''s current abilities he is sure that he can''t survive in space Rex wanted to see more of it but he wasn''t able to keep his eyes open then his head became dizzy if it was someone else they would have lost consciousness long ago it was just because of Rex''s mental strength that he was still conscious but now he started to feel dizzy like he was having a hang over Rex began to loose his reasoning and felt sleepy but he still focused on being conscious because he knew it might be very dangerous if he went to sleep right now Rex didn''t even knew how much time had passed and where was he Then suddenly Rex became sober when he looked around he found out that he was lying in a forest but this forest was covered in fog and it was night time Rex looked at the trees around him they were very different from the trees he saw until now Rex noticed that even when it was night the moonlight was enough for him to barely see his surroundings but when he looked at the night sky he was dumbstruck again because there were two moons in the sky One moon looked like a normal moon like in lower realm but there was also a bigger moon beside it and that night was full moon night that''s why the two moons looked really beautiful Rex also noticed that the spiritual Qi around his few times more dense and its quality his way higher than the normal spiritual Qi in Eastern Continent ''This is not lower realm..is it the so called upper realm but¡­.. where am i'' Rex looked at his unfamiliar surrounding and sighed [Good morning Rex its time to work] __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ The End Of First Volume Author''s Thoughts:- Hello Everyone, This is the last chapter of the first volume i will continue the next volume this Sunday or next week Wait..wait i never said i would do nothing these days, i will release few auxiliary chapters these days which would give you the basic idea about the middle realm which includes the cultivation stages, races, flames, alchemist ranks etc I am doing it so that i would not have to explain these things in the middle of chapters or you guys will be the first to say that i am just explaining it to increase my word count hmmm.. it doesn''t sound wrong though I will write these auxiliary chapters like ordinary chapters and i will try to make it less boring and more interesting so please read it.. Okay I am really happy that i was able to share my imagination with you all and you all liked it Thank You! (^_^) 157 Chapter 157 In a certain forest¡­ A silhouette was looking at his surrounding curiously just like a baby who opened his eyes for the first time and saw the world ''Woah.. no wonder people here have such high cultivation base whether it is spiritual Qi or herbs they are all above the ones i can find in lower realm'' Rex thought Rex then walked closer to a tree and punched its trunk ..Boom.. Many cracks appear on the tree trunk ''Whether its tree or ground they both are harder compared to ones in lower realm'' Rex exclaimed Although Rex didn''t used much strength in his punch but if he punched a tree like that in lower realm with the same strength then the tree will either be uprooted from the ground or break in pieces Rex was walking through the trees but suddenly he saw two big red dots on the map approaching him ''They look stronger what do you think partner'' (Rex) [They doesn''t look that strong you can fight them with your current strength] ''Maybe.. but if we fight here in this forest then we might caught the attention of other monster beasts we shouldn''t forget that at present we are very weak according to the standards here¡­and i am not sure if i can control my new strength in a battle right now'' Rex analyzed his situation and decided to retreat ''Battle-Wings'' (Rex) Four big red wings came out from Rex''s back Rex flapped his wings and just took a flight but in the next second his expression froze A strong gust of wind blew Rex away and threw him into the trees Rex used Telekinesis to resist the wind but it was useless after crashing into multiple trees and destroying them in the process he finally stopped There were few injuries in his body but they started to heal at a rapid speed on their own because of Regeneration ''To think a dignified Dao Comprehension Stage was blown away by a gust of wind¡­but according to Alfred''s memories i should be strong enough to be a genius outer sect disciple in many sects but i still¡­wait¡­ Hmmmm¡­It only means this forest is not normal there are many dangerous lands in middle realm i hope i am not on a hidden island right now or it will be a problem to survive here with my current strength'' Rex wiped out the blood from the corner of his lips and started walking forward Rex was walking in a straight path so that he can get out of the forest [Rex why did you turn] ''Huh? when did i turned i am walking straight'' Rex got confused [Mini-Map shows that you took a right turn] ''What?'' Rex quickly checked his Mini-Map and indeed the tracing line showed that he took a right turn Rex turned again and walked for a while but in just few minutes he found out that he had turned again ''There is something wrong with this place¡­ if i don''t have Mini-Map then i might just walk in circles for who knows how long'' Rex frowned ''Fast Clock'' (Rex) Rex closed his eyes and activated Fast Clock to quickly analyze his current situation and see what is happening and find some clue to solve this mystery After few seconds Rex opened his eyes ''So this is what''s happening.. this fog is not simple this forest probably has a natural array inside it which can mess with the sense of direction of the ones present in it but it mostly affects our sense of vision¡­. According to my knowledge it can only affect our direction of sense through what we see that''s why the monster beast who use their sense of smell to find their way are not affected by it'' Rex analyzed his situation A natural array is a array formation that is formed by nature¡­its like an array that is formed coincidentally just because of the position of various things like mountains, rivers, dense spiritual Qi source¡­etc in specific positions ''Rose i suddenly remembered with my breakthrough my INT should have increased and and by a big margin at that so shouldn''t i get at least one new psychic ability'' Rex wondered The difference between Spirit King stage and Dao Comprehension stage is very big that''s why the benefits after breakthrough is also big [Things are like that¡­ when we increase the INT we get a new psychic ability but the ability we get depends on you but you can''t control it so the ability we get later on is random And depending on the strength and value of the ability it requires different amount of INT to be awakened¡­ in simple words the next ability you are going to awaken has high value that''s why it requires a little more increase in your INT to be awakened] ''Its hard to say if i should laugh or cry¡­ but lets add the status point for now add 25 points in INT and 10 points in WIS'' Rex decided to allocate his status points [Allocating status points...] Rex felt his usual slight headache [Limit-Break activated your total INT is permanently increased by 1.3 %] [Limit-Break activated your total WIS is permanently increased by 0.8 %] After the headache disappeared Rex took a breath of relief then he excitedly waited for a specific notification Few seconds later¡­ ''Rose when did you start to have lag problem'' Rex asked [Face the reality you didn''t awakened anything] ''You profiteer¡­. now i only have 10 status point renaming ¡­damn okay put it all in INT'' Rex greeted his teeth and said [Allocating status points...] This time Rex didn''t felt any headache but he was very anxious because he used all his 45 status point if he still didn''t awakened anything useful then he would have no choice but to breakthrough right now without even gaining good control over his current strength after all its not easy to be alive in a dangerous forest like this with his current strength [Congratulation¡­ you awakened a psychic ability ''Instant Transmission''] ''Huh? yeeesss.. the name sounds good show me its description'' Rex said excitedly [Instant Transmission:- Type: Psychic Grade: Ungraded Description: This skill allows you to instantly switch your location by transmitting you from one place to another This skill is not affected by any type of physical obstacles or energy based barrier and allows you to easily switch locations without any hindrance The distance range of the skill depends on the user''s mental strength, cultivation base and the understanding of Mind Arts Range: 500 metres Cool down: None Cost: None] ''Woah.. its like Teleportation but its range is too short..'' Rex was a little disappointed [Although we never seen Teleportation but i can assure you that its faster in comparison, it has the name Instant Transmission for a reason you know] ''Hmm¡­ at least it can help me escape when i am in dangerous situation specially here in this forest.. lets try it'' Rex cheered up ''Instant Transmission'' (Rex) Suddenly Rex disappeared from his position and appeared 300 meters away from his previous location [See its good] Rex did not replied because he was lost in thought ''So it wasn''t my imagination'' Rex sais with a serious expression [What imagination] ''In the start when i got my first psychic ability i didn''t felt anything when i used it i had no idea how it worked i only knew that mental strength is its source but nothing else but now when i am becoming stronger and my mental strength is increasing i was able to faintly sense an unknown energy¡­ Its like its not only produced by our mental strength but its also everywhere¡­ little Rose if i can really feel it and use it then¡­ do you know what it means'' Rex asked with a smirk [It means that you will be able to create psychic skills and maybe even abilities on your own¡­ but you were only able to faintly sense it after having such high INT then doesn''t it mean we still have a long way to go] Rex''s excitement died down ''You know you are a party blooper you shoul¡­..'' Rex was annoyed and started scolding Rose but suddenly his Spider-Sense kicked in then he noticed that a red dot on Mini-Map was coming towards him at a very high speed 158 Chapter 158 Rex looked in the direction from which the red dot was coming from but even when the distance between the the red dot''s and Rex''s location was less than 200 meters Rex still could see nothing ''Is it invisible.. no something is wrong if it is not above the ground then..shit'' (Rex) ''Instant Transmission'' (Rex) Rex disappeared from his position and appeared 100 meters away from it Suddenly a lot of cracks appeared on the ground where Rex was standing few seconds ago then a humongous crocodile like jaw opened and swallowed everything around that place ..Krrrrakakkkkkkaaa¡­. The creature gave out a weird screech then looked in the direction of Rex Although Rex was 100 meters away from it he could still see the creature The creature was huge its head was like a crocodile but it had two pair of round eyes that were looking in the direction of Rex the rest of the body of this creature was below the ground so Rex couldn''t see what it looked like ''Appraisal: race and cultivation stage'' (Rex) [Race: ??? Cultivation stage: Monster Soldier (Peak stage)] ''My mother..A Spirit Beast¡­what damn luck'' Rex did not thought more and directly ran away from the creature at full speed Rex didn''t saw his name in appraisal which means that the monster itself didn''t knew its race because it may have never encountered a human before who could speak about its race in front of it When the Rex ran away the spirit beast again dived into the ground and chased Rex Rex kept running aimlessly in the fog but with time the spirit beast easily caught up to him ''Instant Transmission'' (Rex) Rex used Instant Transmission few times to get rid of the spirit beast but it was useless it was like Rex had a GPS chip planted on him To make it worse Rex also found out that Instant Transmission uses a lot of mental strength to be used and now he was feeling fatigued because of it ''It is not tracking me using eyes¡­then is it smell or vibration on the ground'' Rex thought ''Assassinate'' (Rex) A cloak made of black fog covered Rex''s whole body, the smell of Rex and the sound of his footsteps disappeared In this state it might be enough for Rex to go unnoticed if the beast never saw him but because it had already locked onto Rex it was still chasing him ''Shadow-Dive'' (Rex) Rex merged with the shadow if the tree beside him and traveled through the interconnected shadow of the trees without living any trace behind The beast finally stopped and looked around in confusion now it had no way of chasing Rex so it started to attack his surrounding blindly to catch Rex but he had already ran away far from it ''Huufffff this bastard is lucky that i don''t eat meat on Tuesday or i would have roasted him alive'' Rex snorted [But today is Monday] ''Cough..cough.. you should have told me earlier now it might have already ran away for fear of being caught'' Rex said with a straight face [Yeah definitely, that aside how should we get out of this forest] ''Its easy lets walk in a straight path and we will get out of the forest in few hours'' Rex said in a confident tone [Okay] ''Good now play a good song so we won''t get bored on the way'' Rex said as he moved forward while still being in his shadow form [Understood] [????Yeah, I''m gonna take my horse to the old town road I''m gonna ride ''til...¡­.????] Seven Days Later.... Outside a small cave.. A young man was sitting beside the bonfire with a barbecue stick in his hand It was almost night and Rex was making his dinner on the bonfire [Didn''t you said we will leave this forest in few hours its been seven days] ''Cool baby who thought that this forest was so big.. but i think we are closer to getting out of this forest didn''t you noticed we didn''t encountered any strong monster since yesterday that means we are in outer region of the forest¡­.probably'' Rex defended himself [If it wasn''t for you to collect all those herbs and travel in straight path we might have already crossed this forest] In last seven days whenever any herb or tree''s good smell or appearance caught the attention of Rex he directly uprooted it without hurting its roots and stored it in his Inventory Apparently Rex was able to store plants in the Inventory even after they are count in living things but Rex was not surprised by it because he already found out that as long as something doesn''t have any kind of consciousness he can store it in his Inventory ''Little Rose don''t blame me for that even if we don''t recognize those herbs and trees right now they might be useful in future'' Rex said In the last seven days Rex also increased his soul cultivation base to Soul King stage which is same as Spirit King stage in Qi cultivation [So went gonna travel again] ''No i plan to breakthrough to Human Venerable stage before going on.. this place is safe and you know that we need to have strength to get respected here'' Rex said as he started eating the food in his hand After finished eating Rex extinguished the bonfire then he went inside the cave and closed its entrance using Geokinesis then he set cross legged inside the cave to cultivate ''Lets begin'' Rex balanced his breathing then said [Commencing Breakthrough] [Level Up] [Level Up] Rex discovered that the Qi inside his body has started to get liquefied it began to change from its gaseous state to liquid state, he could feel the few golden drops of Qi in his right dantian and black drops of Qi in his left dantian [Level Up] [Level Up] With the last breakthrough all the Qi in his body condensed into liquid form [You successfully achieved breakthrough to Human Venerable peak stage] ''Status'' (Rex) [Title: Genius, Weapon Master Name: Rex Andrews HP: 970 P/ 970 P | reg 9 P/s Yin Qi: 1160 P/1160 P | reg 11 P/s Yang Qi: 1160 P/1160 P | reg 11 P/s Race: Green-Tier Mind Carbonite Human Cultivation stage: Human Venerable peak stage Exp: 1000000/1000000 Stored Exp: 270M Bloodline: Rex''s Lineage Physique: Black-Diamond Physique STR: C WIS: D AGI: E+ INT: C+ VIT: D+ END: D+ DEF: B LUC: A+ Status Point: 60 SE Points: 80k Traits: Battle-Wings, Extreme-Flexibility, Limit-Break, Spider-Sense, Shadow-Dive, Remould Basic Skills \u003c\u003e Bloodline Ability \u003c\u003e Psychic Ability \u003c\u003e Physique Ability \u003c\u003e Talent: Reverse Engineering] ''Ohh¡­ 60 status point it means i got 15 status points for each level up, my DEF has increased it might be because of my physique but my INT sigh.. few days ago i was finally able to advance it to B grade and now it came back to its original place And my Stored Exp and SE points are increasing rapidly i can use SE points in soul cultivation but Stored Exp..i can only use Atomize to use the extra exp but i don''t want to waste it'' Rex sighed Rex then went to sleep and spent the night in the cave Next morning..... Rex came out of the cave and stretched his arms "Gooooood Mooorrrning Jungle" Rex shouted then looked around Rex''s voice echoed in the dense forest ''Oh why is my Breakfast is still not here.. i thought at least one or two monster beast would come running to me'' Rex thought "Heelllpp" A faint cry came echoing from the forest ''Huh? Little Rose did you heard that'' Rex hurriedly summoned the Mini-Map and took a look on it [Yeah that''s a weird one who replies with help when you wish them good morning] "¡­" (Rex) ''My genius Little Rose you don''t need to think too much ..that aside i can''t find someone on Mini-Map that means the one asking for help is out of its range, we were probably able to hear their voice because it kept echoing from a very far place.. lets go fast before its too late'' Rex sprinted in the direction from which the echoed voice came It might be hard for a normal person to find the direction of the echoing voice but Rex has enhanced senses that''s why he was able to find it ''Instant Transmission'' (Rex) Rex also used Instant Transmission on his way to reach faste 159 Chapter 159 Few minutes earlier¡­. In a certain part of forest a battle was going on Several monster beasts were surrounding 5 peoples from all direction, But the thing that need to be noticed was all these monster beast were of different kind it wasn''t rare for monster beast of same kind to attack in groups but different type of monster beast forming groups to attack someone that''s unusual If one looked like a lizard then the other was like a wolf and monsters of different kinds usual never forms groups at least when they doesn''t high intelligence Suddenly the monster beast moved and gave way to a man The man was wearing black dress and half of his mouth was hidden by a black cloth when he looked at the 5 people surrounded by his monsters he sneered at them The group of 5 people consisted of three girls and two boys, at a closer look one would discover that these 5 people looked a little different from humans Out of three girls one was very young she looked like a little girl less than 10 years old she had squirrel like ears and furry tail behind her, she had a dagger in her hand and was looking at the men in black with anger The other two were older than her one of them had bear like ears, brown eyes and a tail she held a long two handed sword in her hands The last girl was the most different, the upper half of her body looked pretty normal Except that she had few light green streaks of hair mixed with her black hair, she had dark green eyes and light green fin like ears But her lower half was that of a snake she had a snake like lower body instead of legs her tail was covered with light green scales but most of which was dyed red right now because of the blood coming out of her wounds At present she had many injuries on her body her cultivation base was the highest that''s why the monsters focused much more on her compared to others and the fact that she was also standing in front of all other four people to protect them also added to it The other two boys were of same race they had scales on some parts of their body and a lizard like tail one of them was wielding a spear and the other had an axe in his hand All of them had injuries on their body its just that some had much more serious injuries like the snake girl while the others were a little better than her because she was fighting most of the monsters on her own All five of them were from Beast Race and the man in black dress was a monster tamer Those who could tame monster beasts and use them in battle are called Monster Tamers, it is more like a battle class rather than a profession that''s why it doesn''t have any stages as long as someone could use a monster to fight they are monster tamer whether the method they use is good or bad "Hahaha.. Junior brother was right there was indeed a snake girl in your animal group..i struck it rich this time" The man in black dress laughed at them "You don''t go to far.. you are fighting us in forest don''t you know what will happen if the king of the forest got angry" The snake girl said in anger "Hahaha do you think you can trick me with that.. it never attacked you animals here then why would it attack me.. we have already found out it won''t do anything as long as we won''t enter in inner zone or try to claim land in outer zone of the forest¡­ that''s how you all survived in the forest right Let me tell you something your whole group just have few days to live after that you will become the stepping stone for our Monster Hunting Sect" The Man laughed at her The expressions of all five people were grave when they heard it Derek who had spear in his hands also nodded when the other lizard man said it When they were discussing the man in black noticed it and spoke again "If you are still thinking about escaping then give up or even if you somehow managed to escape you all can''t escape at the same time and i swear if i catch you while escaping specially you green snake then i will skin you alive.. A snake girl is rare on the market whether it is dead or alive you understand what i mean right.. its better if you all surrender yourself i promise i won''t kill you at the very least" The man in the black dress said ''I don''t care if these two lizard man dies their hard scaled skin is more than enough to pay the price but this young girl and the other one beside them would have a high price on the market As for this snake girl her skin is already damaged i can''t afford to damage it more or it will lower the price¡­but tch tch what a face and body she has it won''t matter much if the product is a little used hehe'' He thought Ria was just thinking how to let others escape but suddenly her ear twitched a little Because of her race she has enhanced hearing senses and due to that she heard Rex''s echoing voice when he shouted ''good morning jungle'' Ria''s eyes shined she inhaled a lot of air then shouted at the top of her lungs "Heeeelllllllppppppp" (Ria) "Haha¡­ do you think someone in this forest will come to help you¡­or that king of yours will come here itself" The man in black smirked at her The other four were also confused by her behavior When everyone was distracted the man in black signaled one of his monster beast to attack A big wolf like monster beast quietly stepped forward When Ria noticed it the wolf quickly increased his speed then leaped at her When the wolf was just 3 meters away from Ria in the air he opened his mouth wide like a sacrificial bowl but suddenly at this time a silhouette appeared just few inches on its right side The wolf suddenly noticed it but he didn''t even had time to do anything because the silhouette was in motion and it directly crashed into the wolf The wolf wasn''t able to resist that much force so it crashed into the trees with the silhouette ''Don''t tell me its reinforcements from the village¡­ but how, should i escape? but if i can at least get this snake girl then i could get enough resources to breakthrough to Human Venerable late stage'' The man in black dress panicked Rex stood up and looked around he found out that a big furry wolf was lying unconscious below his feet ''Thanks brother you saved me from crashing into the trees your soul may rest in peace..Amen'' Rex prayed with both of his hands joined together [He is not dead and you need more practice if you want to control your newly gained strength] ''I know now stop lecturing'' (Rex) Rex then jumped off the wolf''s back but then his eyes landed on the man in black dress But he didn''t looked like he was in any kind of danger so Rex looked at other side and found out the five Demi-Humans that were surrounded by monster beasts 160 Chapter 160 When Rex looked at them his eyes widened in surprise ''A..no five living Demi-Humans..Rose there is also a snake girl, a bear girl and¡­ the last one needs time'' Rex''s eyes were shining [Four new DNA signatures] ''Miracle'' (Rex) [Yeah it''s like a miracle] ''What perfect bodies'' (Rex) [Yeah it''s just like a combination between humans and animals] ''They are too cute'' (Rex) [Yeah they are also cu¡­.wait what] When the five of them saw the appearance of Rex who was in his bloodline form their expression froze and they stepped back ''See Rose because of your creepiness they are scared of us right now'' Rex said in a bad tone [???] When the man in black saw Rex''s appearance he sighed in relief "Who are you¡­ I don''t know what made you come here but it''s better if you don''t interfere with my business" The man in the black dress was quite polite compared to his usual self In normal times he won''t be that polite but right now he didn''t even notice when Rex came so close to all of them that''s why he was a little cautious Rex ignored him and kept looking at the Demi-Humans Rex had already checked the man in the black dress was at Human Venerable middle stage, The snake girl is at Human Venerable early stage and all the others are in Dao Comprehension stage Rex is at Human Venerable peak stage and he is both a Soul Cultivator and Qi Cultivator that''s why these people possess no threats to him Rex disappeared from his place and appeared in front of Coco then picked her up [New DNA signature found] [DNA Codex updated] Rex looked at the little girl ''Woah this little lass is so cute... I want to pat her head'' (Rex) Unfortunately, Coco''s thoughts were not in the same line with Rex She raised her dagger and stabbed Rex''s shoulder with all her strength but ¡­Clank..crack.. Instead of stabbing a human''s fleshy body she felt like she struck a metal statue her dagger only tore a small part of Rex''s cloth as for skin there wasn''t even a scratch on it but the dagger now had few cracks on it Everyone gasped in horror when they saw it At present Rex''s defense was in a league where someone below Earth Venerable cannot break it and if they want to then at the very least they would need a spirit weapon to do that Rex gently put down Coco then looked at the other beast-man who was now pointing their weapon towards him As for Coco she quickly backed off ''Now they won''t let me touch them even if I ask them to right..lets first settle their fight I wonder what they are fighting for.. is there a feud between their sects or clan'' Rex thought as he switched glances between all five of them When the man noticed Rex''s gaze he frowned then he greeted his teeth and said "Senior I am an Inner Disciple of Monster Hunting Sect I need that snake girl you can take the rest I hope senior understands," He said After seeing Rex''s defense he knew that Rex is way stronger than he initially thought that''s why he called him senior When Rex heard his words he slightly frowned "You said take it?" Rex asked with an expressionless face "Yes senior I only want the snake girl but you can rest assured she is not the only one with the high price the skin of lizard man has quite a high price these days too and the other two girls are also of a rare kind.." The man started to explain ''Atomize: Destroy'' (Rex) The man was just speaking but then he suddenly noticed that his hand disappeared like it was never there then his body also began to disintegrate into small light particles and before he could even scream there was nothing of him left there When the man died all the monster beast in his control looked around in confusion then ran away in the forest [We could have extracted knowledge from him regarding the place we are in right now] ''I know that it''s just that I wasn''t able to hold back when I heard what he said'' (Rex) "You guys are fine," Rex asked with a smile as he looked at the Coco who was staring at him with wide eyes Coco shook her head sideways like a rattle Rex''s words caught the attention of everyone but instead of being happy they looked more cautious towards Rex "We are grateful for senior''s help, we are fine now so we won''t bother senior anymore we are leaving," Kaira said respectfully then she looked at others The others understood her meaning and turned to walk away ''What the¡­today''s generation have no kindness in their heart..wait a minute they also looked cautious and sad when they saw me earlier but the other one, the man appeared relieved..is it because of my appearance but I look like a human¡­ Why does it feel like humans and Demi-Humans have contradictions here but at which place people would so dare to openly sell their skin in the market'' (Rex) "Wait a minute," Rex said When they heard Rex''s words instead of stopping they fastened their phase Black lines appeared on Rex''s forehead ''Instant Transmission'' (Rex) Rex disappeared from his place and appeared in front of them The quickly stopped and looked at Rex with vigilance "Why are you all looking at me like that, I am not from here so don''t compare me with peoples here... I just want to ask for the way out of this forest," Rex said Kaira wanted to speak but Ria stepped froward "So Senior is saying he is not from the Golden Bird Continent," Ria asked with vigilance ''Not from Golden Bird Continent?.. so they have contradiction from people, no humans of Golden Bird Continent.. then doesn''t it mean this is Golden Bird Continent'' (Rex) "No I am not from here" Rex replied "En.. forgive my rudeness but do senior have any proof... I mean anything that is from the place you are from like a sect token or clan token" Ria asked after some hesitation ''Proof? now where do I find a proof.. wait I have one'' (Rex) "How about this" Rex took out the black card he got from Alfred''s inheritance and gave it to Ria Ria and others looked at the card Kaira and the other two lizard man thought for a while and agreed As for Coco she just quietly stood there and kept looking at Rex she was too young to have any say in their decision "We will show you the way.. you can follow us to our village there is a way there that directly leads to the nearest city," Ria said as she gave back the black card to Rex "It''s alright we can wait for your condition doesn''t look that good," Rex said as he took back the card "No it''s fine if we stay here anymore then the reinforcements he called earlier might be here," Ria said but suddenly she lost the strength in her body and almost fell but Kaira on the side supported he 161 Chapter 161 When Rex saw it he walked closer to her then pointed his palm towards her ''Heal'' (Rex) A golden light came from his hand and fell on Ria''s body Kaira and others became caution but they didn''t saw the light doing any harm to Ria so they stopped furthermore they noticed that the blood coming out of her wounds have stopped which stabilized her injuries ''This level of healing is too low to fully close her wounds'' (Rex) Rex then took out some glass bottles and gave it to Kaira "The orange one is Low Grade HP... I mean Healing potion, the blue one is Low Grade Qi Replenishing potion and the green one is Stamina Recovering potion" Rex said These are few of the potion Rex made after he got the knowledge on basic herbs from the alchemist as for herbs required to make it Rex had a lot of it in his inventory which he filled in the lower realm Lower realm has plenty of resources for its development it''s just the people there doesn''t know the way to use it Low Grade HP potion is 10 times more effective than Lowest Grade HP potion and the same goes of Qi Replenishing potion Kaira took the potion and opened the caps of the bottle Rex was surprised when she believed him that easily but¡­ he soon found out why after she opened the bottle caps she started sniffing the potions inside them [Normal bear have a very strong sense of smell which allows them to smell their prey from miles away and it also applies on her, but because of her cultivation strength her sense of smell is further enhanced] ''You obtained this information from DNA Codex?'' (Rex) [Yes, but as we predicted we can''t gain their skills and abilities that easily because they all have strong requirements to install but you may awaken an ability or trait related to them in next evolution or it may also unlock a new evolution path] "Do you really think I need to use poison if I want to kill you?" Rex said with a smile Kaira looked at him for a while after some hesitation she took a sip of the HP potion but then she looked at it in surprise Rex didn''t disturb them but helped them to treat their injuries and while doing that he also collected their DNA signatures They didn''t waste much time either in just a few minutes they finished tending to their injuries and were ready to move "Senior we will pay you for these potions when we reach the village," Kaira said "Eh... no need they weren''t that expensive" Rex said Kaira looked at him strangely but she didn''t say anything in the end ''It''s not like I don''t want her to pay but I still do not know how much these potions could worth here¡­ If it was earlier I would predict the price based on Alfred''s array costs but now that the things seem a little different here from what I thought its better if I wait.. I don''t know how long has it been since Alfred left this realm so I can''t fully depend on my current knowledge'' (Rex) After they were all ready to move Rex saw that Ria took out a circular brown glass like thing and imbued some Qi in it When she did that one curved side of it shined a little after seeing that Ria pointed her finger at her right side and moved in that direction everyone followed behind her so Rex also joined them "Senior how did you lose your compass," Ria asked on the way ''So this glass like thing is the compass that works here'' (Rex) "Its a long story I was traveling to Myriad Beast Continent but a bandit group attack us I was lucky that I inherited an Escape Teleportation scroll from my ancestor so I was able to escape but when I opened my eyes I was here in this forest.. so I don''t know much about this place could you tell me about it.. and you can call me Rex," Rex said A Teleportation scroll is something that everyone knows about but no one has it.. because only those who have an entry in Space Law and is also Spirit Array King could make the lowest grade Teleportation Scroll that''s why they are mostly found in runes or are inherited in big families "Master Rex seems to have suffered a big loss," Ria said as she looked at Rex Rex didn''t know the value of a ship so he didn''t know how to feel about it "The ship was not mine I was just traveling on it so the one with the biggest loss is not me... my lose are still acceptable and as they say¡­ If you have life, you have the world And just Rex is fine my friends only call me that... Master Rex makes it sound weird" Rex said with a smile "So Mast... I mean Rex, you don''t know about this place?" Ria asked in surprise Rex shook his head Ria was not bothered by how Rex did not like being called senior because she already met many people in the village who would rather be called a leader or sir instead of senior, she was only a little surprised when Rex asked her to just call him by his name but she decided to just do that instead of asking more questions after all they and Rex will soon separate their paths after they reach the village "This is the outer zone of Misty Maze Forest in Golden Bird Continent" Ria explained "What Golden Bird it''s a Roasted Crow Continent right now" Coco jumped in the conversation "Do not interfere when two peoples are talking and don''t call it roasted crow continent again" Kaira tapped her head "Ouch.. but ..but this name suits its best right now" Coco rubbed her head with tearful eyes and made an expression which made it look like she was wronged for no reason "You are lucky that you didn''t enter the inner zone of the forest or you should have already know what would happen if you get noticed by the king of the forest.. wait you are not from here so you might not know about," Ria said "Hmm.. is it a strong spirit beast or something," Rex asked curiously "Not just strong but highly intelligent but no one knows how he actually looks because those who went inside the forest to catch him never came back... He is too strong, strong enough that people think he has some kind of treasure that made him so strong that''s why many people tried to get him Just a few years ago many kings and strong sect here in Golden Bird Continent formed a big alliance and went inside the forest to attack them at that time Everyone thought that a big fight will break out which will destroy a big part of the forest and the beast would be either subdued or snailed Everyone waited for them for hours then hours changes into the day then weeks but hose who went inside the forest never came back and there was no big moment in the forest either that incident also angered the king of the forest that''s why after that he never allowed a cultivator to enter the inner zone of the forest if they enter it then they can never leave it" Ria tried to tell Rex how lucky he was Rex nodded ''A beast who have high intelligence and is strong enough to rule such big territory but do not want to live with other cultivators¡­strange'' (Rex) Rex didn''t talk more because he didn''t have much knowledge on the Golden Bird Continent Just when they were traveling Rex saw many dots on Mini-Map slowly coming towards them from behind ''Someone is tracking us from behind.. reinforcements? hehe.. its good now I don''t need to worry about my lack of knowledge in this realm'' (Rex) 160 Chapter 161 When Rex saw it he walked closer to her then pointed his palm towards her ''Heal'' (Rex) A golden light came from his hand and fell on Ria''s body Kaira and others became caution but they didn''t saw the light doing any harm to Ria so they stopped furthermore they noticed that the blood coming out of her wounds have stopped which stabilized her injuries ''This level of healing is too low to fully close her wounds'' (Rex) Rex then took out some glass bottles and gave it to Kaira "The orange one is Low Grade HP... I mean Healing potion, the blue one is Low Grade Qi Replenishing potion and the green one is Stamina Recovering potion" Rex said These are few of the potion Rex made after he got the knowledge on basic herbs from the alchemist as for herbs required to make it Rex had a lot of it in his inventory which he filled in the lower realm Lower realm has plenty of resources for its development it''s just the people there doesn''t know the way to use it Low Grade HP potion is 10 times more effective than Lowest Grade HP potion and the same goes of Qi Replenishing potion Kaira took the potion and opened the caps of the bottle Rex was surprised when she believed him that easily but¡­ he soon found out why after she opened the bottle caps she started sniffing the potions inside them [Normal bear have a very strong sense of smell which allows them to smell their prey from miles away and it also applies on her, but because of her cultivation strength her sense of smell is further enhanced] ''You obtained this information from DNA Codex?'' (Rex) [Yes, but as we predicted we can''t gain their skills and abilities that easily because they all have strong requirements to install but you may awaken an ability or trait related to them in next evolution or it may also unlock a new evolution path] "Do you really think I need to use poison if I want to kill you?" Rex said with a smile Kaira looked at him for a while after some hesitation she took a sip of the HP potion but then she looked at it in surprise Rex didn''t disturb them but helped them to treat their injuries and while doing that he also collected their DNA signatures They didn''t waste much time either in just a few minutes they finished tending to their injuries and were ready to move "Senior we will pay you for these potions when we reach the village," Kaira said "Eh... no need they weren''t that expensive" Rex said Kaira looked at him strangely but she didn''t say anything in the end ''It''s not like I don''t want her to pay but I still do not know how much these potions could worth here¡­ If it was earlier I would predict the price based on Alfred''s array costs but now that the things seem a little different here from what I thought its better if I wait.. I don''t know how long has it been since Alfred left this realm so I can''t fully depend on my current knowledge'' (Rex) After they were all ready to move Rex saw that Ria took out a circular brown glass like thing and imbued some Qi in it When she did that one curved side of it shined a little after seeing that Ria pointed her finger at her right side and moved in that direction everyone followed behind her so Rex also joined them "Senior how did you lose your compass," Ria asked on the way ''So this glass like thing is the compass that works here'' (Rex) "Its a long story I was traveling to Myriad Beast Continent but a bandit group attack us I was lucky that I inherited an Escape Teleportation scroll from my ancestor so I was able to escape but when I opened my eyes I was here in this forest.. so I don''t know much about this place could you tell me about it.. and you can call me Rex," Rex said A Teleportation scroll is something that everyone knows about but no one has it.. because only those who have an entry in Space Law and is also Spirit Array King could make the lowest grade Teleportation Scroll that''s why they are mostly found in runes or are inherited in big families "Master Rex seems to have suffered a big loss," Ria said as she looked at Rex Rex didn''t know the value of a ship so he didn''t know how to feel about it "The ship was not mine I was just traveling on it so the one with the biggest loss is not me... my lose are still acceptable and as they say¡­ If you have life, you have the world And just Rex is fine my friends only call me that... Master Rex makes it sound weird" Rex said with a smile "So Mast... I mean Rex, you don''t know about this place?" Ria asked in surprise Rex shook his head Ria was not bothered by how Rex did not like being called senior because she already met many people in the village who would rather be called a leader or sir instead of senior, she was only a little surprised when Rex asked her to just call him by his name but she decided to just do that instead of asking more questions after all they and Rex will soon separate their paths after they reach the village "This is the outer zone of Misty Maze Forest in Golden Bird Continent" Ria explained "What Golden Bird it''s a Roasted Crow Continent right now" Coco jumped in the conversation "Do not interfere when two peoples are talking and don''t call it roasted crow continent again" Kaira tapped her head "Ouch.. but ..but this name suits its best right now" Coco rubbed her head with tearful eyes and made an expression which made it look like she was wronged for no reason "You are lucky that you didn''t enter the inner zone of the forest or you should have already know what would happen if you get noticed by the king of the forest.. wait you are not from here so you might not know about," Ria said "Hmm.. is it a strong spirit beast or something," Rex asked curiously "Not just strong but highly intelligent but no one knows how he actually looks because those who went inside the forest to catch him never came back... He is too strong, strong enough that people think he has some kind of treasure that made him so strong that''s why many people tried to get him Just a few years ago many kings and strong sect here in Golden Bird Continent formed a big alliance and went inside the forest to attack them at that time Everyone thought that a big fight will break out which will destroy a big part of the forest and the beast would be either subdued or snailed Everyone waited for them for hours then hours changes into the day then weeks but hose who went inside the forest never came back and there was no big moment in the forest either that incident also angered the king of the forest that''s why after that he never allowed a cultivator to enter the inner zone of the forest if they enter it then they can never leave it" Ria tried to tell Rex how lucky he was Rex nodded ''A beast who have high intelligence and is strong enough to rule such big territory but do not want to live with other cultivators¡­strange'' (Rex) Rex didn''t talk more because he didn''t have much knowledge on the Golden Bird Continent Just when they were traveling Rex saw many dots on Mini-Map slowly coming towards them from behind ''Someone is tracking us from behind.. reinforcements? hehe.. its good now I don''t need to worry about my lack of knowledge in this realm'' (Rex) 162 Chapter 162 Just when Rex was about to speak Ria used the compass again but this time a dot was shining on it except its shining corner When Ria saw it her expression got condensed "Someone is following us," Ria said solemnly When she looked at Rex''s confused expression she explained "When two compass are close to each other they can detect each other''s location.. people from Monster Hunter Sect are good at tracking others now that they are so close to us they can also find us using their compass so they are probably rushing here at full speed," Ria said "If it''s like that we don''t have time to talk here let''s run fast," Daniel said "If we run like that we have a low chance of escaping because they would at least have one Human Venerable peak stage expert in their group, I suggest I took this compass and run in a different direction to work as a decoy then after they start chasing behind me you can use the spare compass to go back to the village and inform the elders," Derek said "No need to think that much I will take care of them you guys move forward I will join you after taking care of them," Rex said casually All five of them looked towards him "Eh. Rex was it although we don''t know about your strength if you fight them then you won''t be just fighting them but the whole Monster Hunting Sect behind them and its not worth doing that much for us even if human at your place have good relation with us Demi-Humans but just showing kindness like that is useless" Kaira said Rex was about to speak but Ria supported her "Don''t mind her bad tone she is saying it for your own good those humans who sided with Demi-Humans are treated as traitors and not only they but their family needed to pay the price for it too... those people are way crueler than you may have heard if you tried to help us here then they will threaten your family too?" Ria said Threaten my family.. when Rex thought about it he wanted to laugh out loud and say¡­ if they could do that then I will even give them the address and other details to do it if you are bored from your life Sura clan might add some kick to it ''From her words, it seems like the relationship between Humans and Demi-Humans here is way worse than I thought but if both sides kept fighting then its not good for business, business aside that''s not good for anything¡­ I will l do something about it later on'' (Rex) "Why are you making so much noise for a puny clan... I am not doing it for you or your race I just do what I like in my life and change the things I don''t like.. and right now I am damn sure that I don''t like this sect" Rex said then he disappeared without waiting for their reply "Now what should we do? go help him or escape" Ria asked as she looked at Kaira Kaira was silent, she didn''t know what to say "I think we should focus on escaping, we should honor his wishes and its for his own good too if he gets in a problem he could escape with his strength but if we went to help him in our current state then the people from Monster Hunting Sect can use us as hostages at that time it will cause a problem for all of us" Daniel expressed his thoughts "He is right the strongest of us is Ria but even she is too fatigued right now we should go back to the village and ask for reinforcements that''s the most we could do," Derek said The others agreed and rushed in the direction of the village On the other side¡­. Six black-clothed men were rushing towards the direction of Ria and others but they were not running on land instead they were using tree branches as stepping stones and were jumping from one tree to another like monkeys But one of them was not doing it instead he was flying a few meters above the ground He was a middle-aged man who was wearing a grey colored dress which looked different from others {I don''t know much but I heard that one of his newest disciples brought some good news to him a few days ago and he rewarded him with a lot of pills then he asked his main disciple to keep an eye on the Beast Race''s refuge village Elder Jhang was flying in front but then his brows frowned and he tilted his body to the left side Just at that time Rex appeared in front of him and raised his right hand in the next second his hand turned into a black metal then its shape changed into that of a big blade Rex then slashed the bladed hand but because Elder Jhang had tilted his body to the left he was able to dodge his attack ''Fast Clock'' (Rex) Everything appeared in slow motion in front of Rex Rex quickly made his decision he changed the blade''s direction while slashing and made a big vertical cut on Elder Jhang''s whole left arm ¡­Ssssslllllaaaasssshhh... A lot of blood came out of Elder Jhang''s arm but he quickly took out a green pill from his storage ring and swallowed it which stopped the blood coming out of the wound ''His battle instincts are sharp or he won''t be able to dodge in advance.. and his cultivation base has also reached Earth Venerable early stage I should finish the battle as soon as possible'' (Rex) When the other five people accompanying Elder Jhang saw all this they too surrounded Rex Rex snapped his fingers and three marble-like black bolls appeared between his fingers Rex then threw those black marbles like balls on the ground When Elder Jhang saw it he grabbed the hand of one of his man and pulled him to use him as a shield The man was horrified but when the three balls touched the ground instead of a big explosion they turned into black smoke which covered all for them including Rex ''Which type of fool uses these tricks even if I can''t use my eyes I can still use my spiritual sens¡­ wait what happened to my spiritual sense I can''t use it'' Elder Jhang finally realized Rex''s purpose behind the attack One of the ingredients Rex used to make those tiny smoke bombs was the ink secreting gland of the Giant Aquatic Octopus he got from the Sky Pearl Lake Rex mixed many high-level herbs in it and coupled with the mist of Misty Maze Forest this attack was effective even against Earth Venerable stage cultivator Elder Jhang took out a sword and focused to sense from which direction Rex would attack but¡­ "Ahhhhh¡­." ¡­Clank... "Stoootpppp¡­.." ..Slllllassshhh¡­ Elder Jhang heard many metal collisions and sound of blood splashing, in an instant Elder Jhang understood Rex''s target was not him but the people beside him After a few minutes, the smoke got cleared on its own When Elder Jhang looked around he found five dead bodies lying around him which belonged to his own people as for Rex there was no sign of him "May I ask who you are and what enmity you have with me," Elder Jhang said as he tightly held his sword and looked around with vigilance 163 Chapter 163 "May I ask who you are and what enmity you have with me," Elder Jhang said as he tightly held his sword and looked around with vigilance Elder Jhang waited but there was no reply in fact even if Rex tried to reply Elder Jhang would not wait to hear it he will directly attack, all he wanted to know was Rex''s current location Just at this time, Elder Jhang''s instincts kicked in the tightly held his sword and looked around only to find that his own shadow changed shape into that of a human figure Elder Jhang didn''t think much his hands moved with instincts and his sword priced the left chest of the silhouette Elder Jhang gave a cruel smile, he intended to destroy the heart of the enemy and finish him with one strike Although his sword did not pass through Rex''s whole body it still pierced his chest¡­ to be precise it even pierced his heart a little Just when Elder Jhang was celebrating his victory in his mind he found out that Rex had tightly grabbed his hand holding the sword and smirked at him Elder Jhang again felt death threat but he wasn''t able to move back because Rex was holding his hand especially the one he used to hold his sword before he could think more Rex''s right hand turned into a sharp claw then it pierced Elder Jhang''s chest ''Shadow Claw'' (Rex) Rex''s claw was covered by a faint black fog and when he pierced Elder Jhang''s chest that black fog started to corrode his insides at a rapid speed Even if Rex had pierced his heart he would be able to live for a while but now that black fog has corroded his insides he died in a few seconds, even in his last moments he looked at Rex with wide eyes to figure out what enmity he had with him, In the end, he only guessed that Rex was the relative of someone he had killed before ''Good now we have 6 storage rings and 6 dead bodies to extract knowledge from... I would at least not have to worry about money right now'' Rex took out their storage ring and started to extract knowledge from them one by one Rex didn''t try to extract all things from one and then move to others because it will destroy their brain and Rex didn''t want to do that because he had some plan regarding them After using Mind Arts on all six of them Rex had a basic understanding of what was going on in Golden Bird Continent In the past Golden Bird Continent was just like how Rex thought it to be, the resources here were too many, Humans were the leading race then came Demi-Human although there were some small contradiction between them even so they both contributed in its development When the Golden Bird Continent was at its peak it was just about to become equal as Peaceful Heaven Continent ¡­but just at that time everything changed The King of Azure fire kingdom which was a well-known kingdom in the continent died and when the crown prince was about to become the next king he mysteriously disappeared.. many people say that he died but because of his disappearance the second prince became the king After he became the king the first thing he did was he snatched the title of any noble who was not of the human race, later he made an alliance to drive out Demi-Humans and other non-human races out of his kingdom and other allied kingdoms But where was it that easy many humans sided with Demi-Humans and rebelled and his plan failed But after that the contradictions between Humans and Demi-Humans increased by a lot, some humans with black mask slaughtered whole clans of Demi-Humans and vice-versa it didn''t take a genius to realize that it was too much of a coincidence for all these things to happen at this time Many people understood that all this was a trap but when they tried to explain it to everyone the king of the azure kingdom made an announcement that all the resources on Golden Bird Continent belong to the human race if other races are driven away you all will have many times resources compared to now to walk on the path of cultivation After hearing this many big shots closed their eyes and let everything happen like they didn''t say it, it was only later that when most of the other non-human races were driven out of the continent and the king of the azure kingdom became the Azure Emperor that they realized that when he said that the resources of Golden Bird Continent don''t belong to non-human race he meant that they belong to him, he wanted to take over the whole Golden Bird Continent Although Azure Emperor was not able to realize his dream of taking over the whole continent even after having a humongous army because only later did he realized that numbers are not enough to rule a continent at that time he remembered what his father said... Like other Continents, Golden Bird Continent is also a land of hidden tigers and crouching dragons When he sent his army to many big sects and small forest tribes only then he realized that there are too many hidden powerhouses in the continent they won''t do anything if we don''t bother them but if we do¡­. they wiped out all the soldiers he sent to take over their territory as a warning These powerhouse doesn''t like to interfere with other''s business because they always focus on cultivating in peace to achieve a further breakthrough but if someone disturbs them then they won''t sit quietly By the end of all this Human Race and Demi-Human Race had already become enemies but the population of the human race was higher and it was the leading race here in the continents so they won, later many Demi-Humans wanted to leave the continent but they can''t because if they came out of their hideout and caught by sects like Monster Hunting Sect then it will mean their death or worse... After seeing the current state of the continent many big shots tried to resolve the resentment between Humans and Demi-Humans but as they say¡­. Burning a fire is easier than settling a fire And this is the current state of Golden Bird Continent which already lost its luster ''So its... Divide and Rule.. policy.. sigh humans will be humans'' Rex shook his head Rex then stored all the bodies and rushed towards the direction of Ria Although he could also use the compass he got from Elder Jhang''s storage ring to find the way but he had the tracing line on Mini-Maps that''s why he was not worried about losing his way Ria and other''s were rushing towards the village Although Rex''s potions had recovered their Qi, stamina, and health they cannot do anything about the mental fatigue and this could be seen from their uncoordinated movements "You all should not run blindly I think its better if I rush faster and you all follow behind slowly," Kaira said when she saw the tired-looking face of Ria Everyone looked at each other none of them wanted to become a bother but they had no choice Just at that time, a familiar voice echoed in their ears "I don''t think there is any need to rush that fast" Rex appeared beside her Kaira almost fell to the ground because of Rex''s sudden appearance "Now now what are you waiting for let''s go," Rex said Ria and others looked at each other in surprise then they started moving again Ria looked at him in surprise but she didn''t say anything Rex only had a basic introduction with them on the way and by afternoon they all reached the entrance of beastman village 164 Chapter 164 When Rex looked at the place he was surprised beastman village was actually between a zig-zag shaped valley between rocky mountains One can easily enter if they can fly over it but in this forest just which type of people can fly that easily Rex now understood why was this village was able to survive until now because of its location it was hard for the people outside to attack it, attack aside they won''t even be able to enter it without a strong cultivation base and if they make much noise then the monster beast in the forest will also attack them Ria and others brought Rex to a narrow crack in a giant rock Ria told him that it is the entrance the people of the village uses to enter "Rex you see the river going out of the valley.. if you follow it then it will lead you to the nearest city out of the forest," Ria said as she pointed towards a river flowing through the valley "I see so I should leave for now.. if fate allows us we will meet again," Rex said as he walked towards the river ''Stop me stop me¡­ do it fast'' (Rex) "Wait we didn''t mean that" Ria hurriedly said when she saw Rex leaving "Yes you helped us a lot, you saved our lives and you even antagonized with Monster Hunting Sect for us .. you should meet our elder they will at least give you a good reward," Kaira said Daniel and Derek nodded too "Its all right if you don''t want the gift you can give it to me later on" Coco patter her chest and said but Kaira again tapped her head ''Why do I get beaten all the time it''s not my fault if I am cute'' Coco thought with tearful eyes "That..if you say so then just meeting them is fine" Rex reluctantly agreed Then Daniel picked up a stone and tapped it on a rock beside him in a way that looked like he was using some kind of Morse code After he finished Rex saw two lizard man coming out of the crack Daniel was about to talk to them but the second those lizard men saw Rex they took out a horn-like thing and blew air in it like a whistle Rex didn''t hear any sound coming from it but it gave him a bad feeling ''The frequency of sound coming from it should be inaudible for humans and for me too'' (Rex) When Kaira and the others saw it they frowned "What are you doing" Daniel shouted at them "Don''t talk to me traitor to think you brought a human here and tricked us just to save your lives" One of the lizardmen shouted in anger When they saw Rex they predicted that Rex threatened them and asked them to show the way to enter the village but they really did that and instead of using fake code to warn them these traitors used the right code to enter and they let their guard down because of it "Rex its better if you run for now¡­ that''s was a signal to alert others to fight.. if the elders saw you then they will attack first and talk later" Ria quickly said to him "She is right if someone with high hatred towards humans comes right away then they won''t even bother to listen to you¡­ don''t blame these people they had just lost too many things because of humans here" Kaira said ''Damn it.. these muscle headed idiots ahahahaa.. just when I was about to get so many DNA signatures but its better to leave right now I don''t want to take any useless risk¡­but if I leave and the people from the village moved from here then how would I found them...I need to switch to plan B'' (Rex) "It''s all right it''s understandable it was fate that we were able to meet" Rex took out a silver-colored talisman and gave it to Ria "Take it as a meeting gift from me its a good defensive talisman it''s a shame that I only have one like that so I can''t give it to others too," Rex said when Ria curiously looked at the talisman [Eh Rex you are mistaken its not a defensive talisman its....] ''Keep Quite'' (Rex) "Thanks for your kindness but I can''t tak... Huh" Ria wanted to give the talisman back to Rex but she found out that Rex disappeared from his place He had already felt many strong figures coming towards him that''s why he used Instant Transmission to escape Four silhouettes came flying and landed near the place Rex was standing They all looked pretty much like a human in appearance three of them were man and one was a woman The leading man was a bulky one with short brown hairs and brown eyes the one on his right was quite thin compared to him he had white hairs and deep black eyes but his pupil''s shape was a little different it looked like they were stretched vertically The one on his left was a muscle man like him but his height was lower than him and his eyes were of grey color As for the woman she looked like she was in her early thirties her eyes color was also grey but her figure was not bulky at all she looked jut like a model The leading man looked around but he found nothing The man with right hair looked at the lizardman guard "Where are they," He asked while checking his surrounding "He..he disappeared," The lizardman said with some hesitation All four of them looked at him "You got drunk at the time of duty" The white haired man narrowed his eyes towards him Others also gave him a suspicious look "No..no I didn''t" The man refuted quickly "Wait... I caught an unfamiliar smell.. but it''s quite different from a human" The leading man said He was just checking the smell but then he noticed Kaira staring at him angrily "Huh? what are you doing here didn''t you went to collect berries" He asked in confusion But Kaira didn''t reply to him she took Ria''s hand and went inside the village''s entrance "Aiden" The white haired man looked at him "What.. I really did nothing this time... I didn''t force her to train today and I even allowed her to go outside to collect berries... I don''t know why she is always angry at me" Aiden said after he made sure that there was no enemy around The white haired man sighed "Daddy" At this time Coco ran in the arms of the white haired man "Oh what''s my little girl is doing here" The white haired man gently picked her up and asked in a loving tone "I won''t talk to you" She puffed her cheeks and said but after she had already climbed up to his shoulders "Eh why? did I do something wrong" The man asked with a smile Aiden was really jealous when he saw him like that his own daughter is always angry with him while his junior had such a lovable daughter "You made Rex run away when he saved my life or that bad human would have already fried and eaten me just like in the stories you told me," Coco said as she saw the view from his shoulder The white haired man was just about to smile but when he realized what she said he frowned He was not the only one the other three were also like that They looked at Daniel and Derek who were standing near them quietly They finally noticed their tore clothes earlier they didn''t looked injured so they didn''t bother themselves with it as for the blood on their clothes it was common for normal people to get their clothes blood dyed when they hunt a monster beast "Fred" Aiden looked at the white haired man "Coco go and take a bath you are dirty right now and no one likes dirty girls" Fred put Coco down "Humph... I am not dirty only my clothes are dirty I will let them take a bath" Coco said then she ran inside the village "Now would you mind explaining the whole incident" Fred looked at Daniel and Derek Both Daniel and Derek looked at each other then they explained the whole story to them 165 Chapter 165 "It''s a big problem if Monster Hunting Sect is going to attack us¡­ should we move the village from here" Dreg asked after hearing the whole story "We can''t.. even if we know that they are going to attack we can''t leave this place because we don''t have a better place to hide right now and if we move in such a big group then it won''t be long before they can track us and catch us, here we at least have a chance to win but winning outside is hard," Aiden said after thinking for a while "So we can only brace our self for future battle.. that aside what do you think about this human Rex listening to their story it seems like he is not from here" The woman sighed "That thing aside I wonder if he is even a human" Aiden said while being a little confused "Huh? why do you say that" Fred asked in amusement "His smell is different from all the human being''s smell I had known," Aiden said "He may be using perfume or a spirit tool to make it like that and his cultivation technique may also have affected it" Fred made his guess "Do you think I can''t differentiate between the smell of perfume and a human but the other two may be possible... That aside the because of his impulsive actions we mistreated someone who helped our children if the news of this passes out then in the future who would bother to do that even if they have a kind heart with no discrimination against us" Aiden said as he looked at the lizard man guard The lizard man bowed his head in shame "You have a point after deciding his punishment we need to prepare everyone for the upcoming battle," Dreg said as he looked at the sky On the other side... Rex was surfing on the river.. to be more precise Rex was using Hydrokinesis and a wooden board to surf on the quietly flowing river "Woohoooo¡­this is what I call life," Rex said as he put on his custom made goggles [To think you would use Hydrokinesis like that] ''Haven''t you heard, we should do smart work instead of hard work and its good I feel refreshed right now'' Rex said [That aside you do know that what you gave Ria was not a defensive talisman] ''Of course, I know its an SOS talisman as long as she uses it in the rang of 250 miles I will know'' Rex said as he took out a silver talisman which looked similar to the one he gave to Ria SOS Talisman was also a product of Array Circuit Tech It was actually a set of Talisman if one of them was triggered then the others will activate and give the location of that Talisman Rex actually made it for Wang Cang and others but he still had some left [But if she uses it for defense then won''t she get injured] ''When the talisman activates it bursts in a bright radiance of light just like a flash grenade so she should be fine as long as the enemy had its guard down although there is a chance she might get injured what can I do this was the best idea I got at that time¡­ If I would have told her that its an SOS Talisman and what is its purpose then with the personality she had shown me until know she won''t even use it the reason for that is she will probably think that I am not strong enough to help her and if she uses it and I went to help her then I will put my life in danger too That''s why I said that its a defensive Talisman but didn''t tell her how strong it is.. and it''s good if she thinks it''s not too strong and she uses it in the start of battle because if that happens then I can rush there at my fastest speed'' Rex replied [But what if she does not encounter any danger and safely escapes with other beast men] ''That.. there is a very low chance of that happening even if they escape from Monster Hunting Sect it does not mean that other greedy people wouldn''t make their move... the main problem is if she gets out of range it will be troublesome I will hide some Talisman in the range of 100 miles to increase its range'' Rex said The most important thing about the SOS Talisman is that we can increase its range by the other Talisman in the right positions For example, there is a Talisman A which is 400 miles far away from Talisman B then it won''t work because they are out of range but if there is a Talisman C between them whose distance from both Talismans is less than 250 miles then they all will work it means if one is activated then the other two Talismans will give signals and its location Rex surfed for hours and finally left the forest he then traveled on land Rex then noticed that the flow of wind here was normal so he took the flight after flying for a while Rex easily found the road but stopped there to take a rest ''Let''s allocate the status points first, I have 60 of them so.. add 40 in INT and 20 in WIS but do it in two sets first add half then add the other half in second turn'' (Rex) [Allocating status points...] [Limit-Break activated your total INT is permanently increased by 1.4 %] [Limit-Break activated your total WIS is permanently increased by 0.7 %] [Limit-Break activated your total INT is permanently increased by 1.2 %] [Limit-Break activated your total WIS is permanently increased by 0.9 %] [You awakened a psychic ability ''Hallucikinesis''] [You awakened a psychic ability ''Mind-Control''] Rex appraised the skills [Hallucikinesis:- Type: Psychic Grade: Ungraded Description: It is the ability that allows you to make your target hallucinate according to your will, you can create an illusion for the target but the illusions will only affect target but not others Its easier to use this ability on someone who has their guard down against you or fears you Cool down: None Cost: None] [Mind Control:- Type: Psychic Grade: Ungraded Description: It is the ability to control the target''s mind you can not only control the target''s mind but can also affect their memory but the deeper the user goes in the target''s mind the harder it gets to control them and it becomes dangerous for the user too It''s very hard to control someone who has the same cultivation base as you, the chances of gaining control increases when the target is weaker compared to you, when the target has its guard down and when the target does not resist Cool down: None Cost: None] ''I see both of them will give the best results only when used together'' (Rex) After resting for a while Rex headed on the road ''See buddy how tall is that city wall'' Rex exclaimed when he saw the tall city wall that now came in his vision When Rex got closer he also saw a giant door in it and two guards that were standing outside it, Rex appraised them and found out that the cultivation base of both guards was just Dao Comprehension peak stage which meant that they were not here to protect the main gate themselves they were just here to inform others in case something unexpected happens Rex walked to the gate and was about to enter the city but the guard stopped him "You forgot to show your pass" One of them reminded ''Pass? what pass'' (Rex) [Please make your choice:- 1. I lost my pass in the jungle while fighting monster beasts 2. I am new here so I don''t have a pass] ''You don''t fool around here'' (Rex) "See that''s is a flying sparrow there'' Rex pointed into the sky "Where" They both looked into the sky ..Thud..thud.. pu..tong... Rex struck the back of their head with appropriate force to make them lose consciousness ''It''s good that no one is here right now.. let''s see'' (Rex) Normally guards like that use sound transmission talisman to communicate and switch their places every hour that''s why when Rex made them faint no one was there to see that ''Hallucikinesis'' (Rex) Rex castes Hallucikinesis on one of them to make him hallucinate while he was unconscious and further let his guard down ''Mind-Control'' (Rex) Then Rex also castes Mind-Control on him, now that the guard was hallucinating he didn''t show any resistance when Rex cast Mind Control on him ''Good... it''s a success'' Rex made a fist in the air After Rex successfully took the guard under his control, The guard stood in front of Rex with an expressionless face and hollow looking eyes "What is the name of the city," Rex asked "Corentis" The guard replied 166 Chapter 166 Rex started to ask questions regarding Corentis to know the current situation of the city According to the guard in the past Corentis was one of the 22 largest cities in the whole Continent in its peak it was a flourishing city After the war between Humans and Demi-Humans occurred in the continent everything changed the Kingdom Corentis belonged to fell and now it comes in the territory of Azure Emperor Although it suffered heavy loss and didn''t gain much support from its new ruler Corentis was still a well-known city so it was capable of recovering on its own Buy a few years ago when the Azure Emperor sent his men and the alliance''s people to subdue the king of Misty Maze Forest they all got killed by it and everyone that had any connection from those people retreated from Corentis for fear of its retaliation Azure Emperor also declared that Corentis does not come in his territory anymore because if the king inside the forest retaliates then its first target will be the Corentis and the one ruling it Fortunately, the king never came out of the inner zone of the forest but by now many people have already left Corentis for fear of the beast''s retaliation The one taking care of Corentis now is only its city lord Adal Meyer although he also got the opportunity to go back to other cities and leave Corentis he chose not too because he can''t see the city governed by him until now fell like that''s why he is still trying to restore it like before After hearing all this Rex now had a basic idea about the things hereafter the interrogation he undid the Mind-Arts and Hallucikinesis on the guards and walked inside before they could wake up Rex also came to know about the currency system here he already knew that the people here use Spirit Stone as the currency but he didn''t know their specific value Spirit stone value chart: 1 Top Grade = 10 High Grade = 100 Mid Grade = 1000 Low Grade Although this is the basic value people won''t be willing to exchange lower grade spirit stone with higher grade spirit stone at the given value Normally common people only use low-grade spirit stone, fairly rich merchants and families use mid-grade spirit stone and all the big shots like sect master''s of big sect use high-grade spirit stone As for top-grade spirit stone, they are rare and even if someone has them then they will use them to cultivate instead of currency It was almost evening¡­ Rex was walking on the street to find a place to stay, he also noticed that just as the guard said the population inside Corentis is very low even when it was the biggest city Rex had ever seen he only saw one or two people passing by even after walking for quite a while When Rex was just thinking his eyes landed on a big building, it looked cleaned and well maintained compared to other buildings. a wooden board was hanging outside of it which reads ''Myriad Auction House'' ''Its an auction house.. then it means it also buys things.. its good place to gain knowledge and see what is the price of the things I made until know'' Rex thought Rex changed back to his base form then he pushed the door open and entered the auction house In front of Rex was a great hall in the direction opposite to Rex was the redwood staircase leading to next floor, on the right side were tables and chairs which just looked like sofa and on the right was a wooden counter An old man was sitting comfortably on the other side of the counter he put his legs on the counter and his eyes were closed it was like he was sleeping without a care in the world "Hey old man wake up" Rex tapped the table "What do you want," The old man said without opening his eyes ''What kind of attitude is that do he think he is some old monster character who is living low key.. let''s check his details first'' (Rex) ''Appraisal: name, race and cultivation stage'' (Rex) [Name: Jiang Kai Race: Human Cultivation stage: Earth Venerable peak stage] ''On another thought, we should respect our elders that''s why I won''t mind his rudeness, This old man is lucky that I am a person with very high morals'' (Rex) ''This .. sir I want to sell some potions can I ask you to appraise them'' Rex said as he took out one potion from every kind he had right now Jiang Kai was a little surprised by Rex''s change in attitude so he opened his eyes a little to take a peek at Rex "Who use potions these days everyone is fond of pills.. but whatever let''s have a look at what you got" Jiang Kai put down his legs from the table and leisurely took a look at the unfamiliar potion bottles on the table Jiang Kai picked up a bottle and opened his caps the second he did that a sweet smell assaulted his nose, he looked at Rex in a little annoyance "What is it if you want to use fake at least remove the smell from it first.. listen clearly pills and potions may have a fragrance but it''s like a perfume, not food or juice and even after that they either have no taste or a very terrible taste understood" Jiang Kai said lazily and was about to put the bottle down but Rex spoke again "Sir don''t make your decision that early its a new product at least try before making a decision I certainly know how the other pills and potions works but the method used to make these potions is completely different from them and the ingredient used to make them are both rare and of high grade even if you reject them after a try you won''t lose anything" Rex spoke politely For some reason Jiang Kai''s heart made him believe Rex''s words, after all, how could he know about Rex''s Act skill Jiang Kai sighed he gave Rex a long look then took a sip of the potion in his hand When the potion entered his body it showed its effect and those effects widened Jiang Kai''s eyes in surprise It was the first time he drank a potion which had a good taste and it was incredible it was like a juice made by a first-class master chief "Amazing" Jiang Kai said in amazement then he tried all the potions one by one and each one gave him a new surprise with a new taste "So should we talk about the price now," Rex asked with a smile "What''s the hurry first sit down," Jiang Kai said with a smile as he pointed at the chair beside Rex Rex set on the chair ''If there are potions then it means there is also an alchemist behind him.. and even if the grade of the potion is not too high its quality is a first-class the level of impurities in it is almost non-existent even I wasn''t able to detect them... If I am right the level of the alchemist that made should be at least Alchemist Great Grand Master I need to pull him towards our side, the patriarch will be very happy if I could do that'' (Jiang Kai) "Let start from this health recovery potion.. in the market its value should be around 6 mid-grade spirit stone at most but I will buy it in 7 mid-grade spirit stone, then comes this one¡­.." Jiang Kai started explaining his offer to Rex Rex was dumbstruck after hearing all those prices but he still kept his serious face like he was still thinking Jiang Kai also didn''t disturb him ''OMG the price he offered for one potion is more than enough to make 100 like that'' (Rex) Normally pills are very costly because there is a high chance of failure when an alchemist makes them but as the rank of alchemist increases his probability of refining a pill successfully increases but when Rex makes that potion his success rate for refining them is always 100% after he can make it once "I agree," Rex said after some thinking "Hehe... that''s a good choice so how many of them do you have" Jiang Kai asked with a smile ''Although the minimum requirement to sell something in stock is that their number should be at least 100 in total but the potions he brought have good quality so I will accept it even if they are less than 100'' Jiang Kai thought "Not much just 300 of each.. a total of around 1500," Rex said as he waved his hand and many wooden boxes filled with small bottles appeared and got stacked together on each other in few rows Jiang Kai looked at the potions filled boxes There was only silence is the hall 167 Chapter 167 Jiang Kai switched glances between Rex and the boxes filled with potions for a while before he calmed down "Sigh... I will calculate their price now.. that aside these bottles don''t have any symbols on them did your master don''t want to mention his name on them," Jiang Kai asked Rex Many alchemists, artifact refiners,.. etc or their organizations have their own unique symbols on their product which shows that they are made by them it works as a brand for others When people need to buy a pill or potion and they have multiple options then they will decide on one based on the symbols it has because it''s like a guarantee of the quality of the product When Jiang Kai asked this question he had two purposes one was to see if Rex is the disciple of that alchemist or is just running an errand and the other purpose was to find that the alchemist wants to be a low key or is just testing his products here Rex would have also put his symbol on the potion bottles too but right now he was not in a hurry he only came here to first judge his products and make some money he wasn''t worried that someone can copy his product and sell it on market "What do you mean by my master... I made them myself" Rex patted his chest with a prideful look "Yeah yeah so your master doesn''t want to be high profile then that''s fine too" Jiang Kai nodded "Hey didn''t you heard what I said, I am the one who made them" Rex snorted Jiang Kai looked at Rex for a while "I see.. so can I see your flame" Jiang Kai asked Rex became quiet He had the monster flame he obtained from the Puppet Sect''s alchemist but he knew that if he showed it to Jiang Kai then it will just prove that he really didn''t refine all these potions because that flame is too weak to do that unless Rex is an old monster of Alchemist Association he can''t do that "My boss told me not to show it to others so I can''t fulfill your request, it may seem a lie to you but I can''t do anything about it lets make the trade for now," Rex said "Your boss? may I ask who you work for.. come to think of we didn''t introduce ourselves yet, I am Jiang Kai you can call me Elder Jiang" Jiang Kai said with a smile Although Jiang Kai didn''t believe Rex''s words he still wanted to make good relations with him so he didn''t stretch the matter anymore and he also thought that the boss in Rex''s words might be the alchemist or someone closely related to him "I am Ye Tian as for my boss he goes by the name Shadow Lord," Rex said ''Shadow Lord¡­ it sounds like a titled name then he should be a big shot but why did I never heard of it'' Jiang Kai thought "So Elder Jiang I have a request I want to buy one pill of each kind you have right now and the books on the herb that are sold here and yeah here is a list of some herbs give me 100 sets of each" Rex took out a list and gave it to him Elder Jiang was surprised by his request but he still nodded and took the list "High-grade pills are auctioned instead of being sold and the sales here are not much so we don''t have many types of pills here but you didn''t make any specific requirement about the brand and symbols they need to have so it''s fine I can do it," Elder Jiang said as he took out a small bell and ringed it Soon a man came running from the door beside the counter and bowed towards him Elder Jiang explained everything to him The man nodded, he took the list and left after a few minutes he came back with a tray which had a storage ring and a golden card in it "All the things you asked for and the remaining money is in this storage ring and this card is a VIP card of Myriad Auction House if you have it then no matter which branch of Myriad Auction House you enter the staff will give you the priority and a 30% discount on most of the things, the card and the storage ring is a gift from me to you," Jiang Kai said with a smile Rex nodded and put both of the things in his inventory "Is there a good inn around here?" Rex asked It was almost night and he was really slippy so he wanted to find a good place to rest "Oh so you are searching for an inn to stay, I know of one its a famous and luxurious inn the comfort there is guaranteed," Jiang Kai said then he took out a blank paper and wrote the address Rex thanked him then left the Myriad Auction House Elder Jiang again set on the chair and placed his foot on the counter Just after few minutes Rex left the auction house the door opened again and a woman entered the auction house The woman was very young she looked like she was in her early twenties she was wearing a red dress that covered her whole body and only exposed her waist and portion between her sleeves and shoulder The woman had black eyes and long black hairs when she came in she looked at Elder Jiang and sighed "Elder I already said I won''t leave Corentis you should go there is no use trying to convince me," She said as she looked at him "Hahaha.. young miss there is no need for that anymore actually I also found something interesting so I decided to stay here for a while" Elder Jiang laughed "Something interesting.. here in Corentis?" The woman was a little surprised Jiang Kai was one of her family elders and he has lived a long life and traveled to many places because of business reasons and he had seen many things and have a lot of knowledge that''s why whenever something catches his eyes it will be really beneficial of their auction house Jiang Kai then started to tell about the hidden alchemist that had made those potions On the other side¡­. Rex was walking on the road according to the address Jiang Kai gave him ''This old man''s writing is very bad for a second I thought it was some ancient language from the walls of a pyramid'' Rex thought after he finally reached his destination Rex looked at the huge 5 story building in front of him, the outer walls of the building were colored in light blue and white color A big-name board was hanging on its top and the words ''Blue Hills Inn'' was written on it Rex entered the building The reception was really luxurious its floor was made from high-quality wood and the walls had many artworks hanging on them as decoration Rex also saw few flower pots near the corners of the hall and near the counter, the flowers growing in them were beautiful and they were also releasing a good fragrance which made him feel very comfortable Rex was just observing his surroundings but he suddenly noticed a pair of eyes staring at him A very young girl was sitting on the chair on the other side of the counter, the girl was young enough that Rex doubted if she could even talk, her hair was tied in two ponytails coupled with her furry white dress she looked just like a small barbie doll At present, the girl was staring at Rex so he stared at back at her in return There was pin-drop silence ''Is it a deadlock'' (Rex) After keep staring for a while Rex made his move "Er.. hello little girl" Rex waved his hand at her and smiled [Charm has activated] Rex let Charm do the trick so she won''t get scared or feel uncomfortable because of him ''Hehehe good my charm is more than enough to win the match'' (Rex) Or so Rex thought but... Tears filled the little girl''s eyes and she started crying ''Huh? this what happened'' Rex was confused [Children''s hearts are always pure Charm probably didn''t have any effect on her] ''I almost forgot... but even so why is she crying after seeing such a handsome and dashing man in front of her'' (Rex) [I don''t want to break your heart] Rex tried to get closer to her to calm her down but the second he took his first step towards her she started crying more loudly Just at that time a woman came running from another room and picked her up "My sweet girl mamma is here why are you crying" The woman lovingly rubbed her head The girl stopped crying but she pointed her finger at Rex Rex''s face was dark 168 Chapter 168 Rex was about to speak but the woman then smiled at him and said "Don''t worry young master she is just not too comfortable with strangers?" She said with a smile Rex sighed in relief when he heard that earlier he had already begun to seriously doubt his looks Rex now also noticed the woman''s appearance she was a good looking woman with a cheerful personality he could guess her personality because of her smile and the way she came and talked to him If Rex had not heard what she said earlier he wouldn''t even guess that she was a mother because she looked like the type of girl who was capable of cheering up the people beside her with just a smile "Is young master here for a room?" She asked "Yeah.. but you" (Rex) "Oh where''re my manners I am Ariana, the owner of Blue Hills Inn may I ask who is the young master," She asked with a professional smile "Eh I am Ye Tian I want a room for the night," Rex said "I see.. we have divided the room here is three categories the Normal rooms, Special rooms and the last one is VIP rooms, the prices vary depending on the category you choose, the cheapest one is Normal room it requires 2 low-grade spirit stones for one day and one night Then comes Special room which requires 5 Low-grade spirit stones and the last one is VIP room which requires 10 low-grade spirit stones¡­ so which room Young Master Ye would choose" Ariana asked with a smile ''This woman although she has a cheerful look and innocent smile she is not naive at all she is a business minded woman'' (Rex) [Eh.. why do you say that] ''It was obvious the second she used the word ''Cheapest'' the rich second generation here are fools they have a useless prideful and arrogant attitude if you give them three option and indirectly tell them that this one is cheapest then it means they had already stopped considering that option Did you forgot how I used to sell my products.. in those advertisements when we had three models of game pod v1, v2, and v3 and we had to sell the new one, we made v1 look cheap and a little useless compared to v2 and v3 When the only difference in them was of extra comfort and their looks.. their processors and hardware were almost the same'' (Rex) [I see¡­ so you gonna use a Normal room] ''No, it''s not like we lack money... I will go with VIP room and I think at least the bed and furniture there will be of good quality compared to the other two'' (Rex) "I want one room of VIP category" Rex took out a mid-grade spirit stone and gave it to her When Ariana looked at the mid-grade spirit stone she was slightly surprised, a normal person would not use a mid-grade spirit stone especially when there weren''t many people to show off and if someone does use them then it only means they are either a fool or they just don''t care about money Although she was surprised she still kept her professional smile and took it "Let me show you the room" Ariana said as she walked towards the stairs "It''s such a big inn but there aren''t many workers here," Rex said as he followed behind here "There used to be a lot of them here but you should already know the current condition of the city.. many evil cultivators and the people of evil sects are now eyeing this city in this type of situation how many people would like to stay here," Ariana said "Then why are you here... you are also rich even if you leave this hotel and go to another city it won''t affect you much after all money can be regained but life is only one¡­" Rex said [Coming from someone who is living a second life] Ariana didn''t reply to Rex this time "I apologize if I said too much I was just curious," Rex said "No it''s alright it''s just that I had remembered something from the past.. the city lord of Corentis is still here and trying to restore the city so I won''t feel good if I leave it right now," Ariana said as she rubbed the head of the girl sleeping in her hand "Hmm" (Rex) ''Is she a close friend of the city lord here'' (Rex) Although Rex still had many questions but he chose to not ask her "This is your room Young Master Ye please enjoy your stay" Ariana said with a smile as she gave Rex the key and left Rex opened the room The room was above Rex''s expectation it had a big king-sized bed at the center as for other details Rex didn''t even bother to focus on them he just closed the door and jumped on the bed "So many things happened in the last few days.. and now I can finally sleep on a soft bed" Rex took out the divine pillow he stol¡­correction he borrowed from Liu Ru''s room and went into a deep sleep In the lower realm..... It was almost afternoon, a group of about 30 people just entered the Eastern Continent They were wearing heavy knight armors which covered their whole bodies armor like that are not cheap and are not easy to make either, the horses they were riding were not normal either from just looks one could tell that they were of a high breed furthermore even their horses had protective gears on them The man at the front of the group stopped his horse and made a fist in the air when all the other people saw it they immediately stopped their horses at the same time The man was wearing a silver armor which had a golden cape attached to it he unmounted his horse and took out his helmet He looked like a middle-aged man with short blonde hairs "Eastern Continent I am back again this time I will either uproot Puppet Sector exchange my life to weaken it.. what do you think Sir Luther," He said as he looked at the man wearing black armor just behind him The black-armored man jumped off the horse and took out his helmet, he was an old man with white hairs and white beard "Commander Jess don''t worry this time we will only win.. we have 7 elite Spirit Kings with us and others are almost invincible in the Form Synthesis stage, Puppet Sect needs to change or we can only erase it from existence.. what do you think Knights" Luther said "Hail to Iron Willed Knights" Everyone raised their sword and said in unison "Listen, everyone, you might have already heard rumors of the cruelty of Puppet Sect but I assure that the real thing is way crueler than that if you show mercy on even one of them then it means you are letting them kill hundred more innocents in the future The people here have very strong fear towards Puppet Sect, Puppet Sect is so cruel that even if the people of two different sects are hanging out together they can use this as an excuse to destroy and plunder their sect by saying that those two sects are forming an alliance in secret to attack their Puppet Sect that''s why people of different sect doesn''t even talk much here As the righteous knights, we need to eradicate this evil from this continent and free it" Jess was explaining but then he saw that one knight raised his hand "Do you have any questions?" Jess asked "Commander you just said its rare to see people of even two sects together right?" He asked "Yes, so what? are you doubting my words?" Jess asked with slight displeasure "Then what''s that" The knight pointed in the north-east direction Everyone looked where he pointed only to see that a group of girls was passing by on the road but what was surprising was that some of them were wearing a brown colored dress then other wearing a yellow colored dress, there were also other girls with the different colored dress in the group No matter how one look at it all of them were wearing the uniform of different sects Jess was embarrassed he didn''t know what to say for a while so he looked at Luther "Cough.. cough there might be some small mistake in our information don''t mind it" Sir Luther was embarrassed but he still tried to explain it "Hmm.. if the information had this mistake then it might have other mistakes in it too.. why don''t we collect some information first before taking any action these girls are from here and they are from different sects so how about asking them first" Jess suggested "Not a bad idea you all stay here i and Commander will go and have a talk with them," Luther said "Wait we shouldn''t fly it might scare them or who knows if they don'' tell us everything because of fear," Jess said Luther nodded Both Jess and Luther walked towards the girls 169 Chapter 169 The group of girls were walking down the road A girl approached the leading girl and said "Congratulation to Senior Sister after the submission of this mission you can finally reach C rank" The girl said with a smile "Yeah then we will have a C rank adventurer in our group" Another girl on the side added "Yeah Senior Sister you should give us a party tonight" A girl on her left side said "You all are exaggerating too much i still have to go through a rank up exam if i passed it then i will definitely give you a party" The leading girl said with a smile "Its just a rank up exam i think Senior Sister will do just fine" The girl who spoke first said "You flattery bee" The leading girl tapped her head with a smile "Hehe.." The girl stuck out her tongue Just at that time Jess and Luther came in front of them and blocked their way The girls got alert, some of them even took out their weapon Because their dress up looked weird in the girls''s eyes "Don''t misunderstood us ladies, we just lost our way and came here to ask for your help" Jess said with a smile The leading girl nodded but she was still looking at their weird armor getup ''Who wears something like that on such a hot day'' She thought But she still nodded and signaled the girls behind her to put down their weapons The girls obeyed her "I thank you for believing us, kind lady can you tell me where is the Puppet Sect and anything big that happened here in Eastern Continent these days" Jess decided to ask the basic things first so as not to catch her suspicion But he found out that when he asked this question every girl gave him strange looks "Are you not from Easter Continent" The leading girl asked after thinking for a while "Huh? we are actually from Western Continent we only came here to complete a task" Jess said Western Continent is farthest continent to Eastern Continent that''s why it takes a lot of time for a news to reach there and because Jess took a round about path and came after traveling from the land of Northern Continent he was not updated to the latest information about the Eastern Continent ''No wonder you don''t know. the thing is Puppet Sect is long been destroyed" The girl said Jess and Luther looked at each other, their mind were blank this news was too much for them to digest that easily Then the girl told them the whole story about the destruction of Puppet Sect and Shadow Lord Although in the start there was a rumor among adventurers that Shadow Lord destroyed the whole Puppet Sect on his own, in the start no one believed it but when many people said that they had seen it with their own eyes and after seeing the mysterious things they can get from the guild people started to believe it But after the rumor traveled from one ear to other its structure began to change that''s why the rumors these girl heard were very different from the originals for example Shadow Lord was so strong that he could destroy mountain with fists He flattened the whole Puppet Sect with a palm.. Rex was now like a Living Legend in their eyes Jess asked Luther after listening to the whole story "This lady, can you show us the way to the Frozen Flame Guild" Jess asked politely "Yes we are also going there you can come with us" The girl said Jess then also brought his men and introduced them to the girls they had enough horses so few knights shared horses and the rest were used by the girls to travel, Jess did it because he didn''t wanted to waste time by walking By evening they reached Frozen Flame Guild Just when Luther and Jess entered the guild hall they halted their steps "You, did''t you heard what i said¡­" Just at this time they heard someone shouting loudly It caught the attention of many people Three men were standing at the wine counter The leading man were wearing a long robe which had golden plating on it from one look anyone could tell that it was expensive He was looking at the girl at the counter in anger "Sir i already said it you cannot use money to buy anything here" The girl was slightly annoyed She was actually a disciple of Snow Flower Sect before so she didn''t had any good impression of men and now that she encountered someone like the one in front of her it only annoyed her "Good you have guts now i will not only take the wines here you will come with us too" The man sneered at her "You don''t know who is Young Master Chu, he is from Chu family which had served the royal family for generations if it was in Central Continent someone like won''t even be qualified as a maid" The man beside him said sarcastically Central Continent is way closer to Eastern Continent compared to Western Continent and the news network here is fastest in all five continent.. at least before Rex made the sound transmission talisman After getting the news many influences sent their people.. mostly next generation children to Eastern Continent get information to confirm it and gain experience And these three were also part of those people After saying this all three of them expected to gain surprised looks from everyone and thought that they will even bow to show their respect But they soon realized that the girl was looking at them like looking at idiots.. and everyone in the hall was looking at them like how predators look at their prey They didn''t knew but incidents like this had already became common in the guild where many people try to use their status, power or money to get things Jess didn''t knew this either so he was about to step forward but the girl beside him stopped him "Wait at least let the guild release a bounty quest first¡­ that way we can get contribution point just by killing these idiots" The girls said as she liked her lips Jess didn''t understood her meaning but he still waited "What''s the ruckus here" Just at this time a young man entered the hall Everyone looked at him "Its.. its Young Master Liu" The girl beside Jess exclaimed in surprise "Who is that.. is it someone important" Jess asked "Yeah you are new here so you don''t know.. Young Master Liu is the first genius of Frozen Flame Sect and most importantly he is the only disciple of Shadow Lord" She said Her words caught the attention of Jess and Luther so they looked at Liu Wei Liu Wei first walked to the mission submission counter and put a small bag there According to the rules of the sect even he had to work to get resources and that''s what Rex told him to do, he did it to sharpen his battle instincts and prevent him from becoming arrogant or getting spoiled Liu Wei then walked to the wine counted and looked at the girl "Give me the usual" Liu Wei said with a smile She nodded then she took out a white wine bottle and gave it to "Here''s your Heart Calming Urn" The girl said with a smile Then Liu Wei placed his guild card on the table to pay with contribution point All this time everyone''s attention was on him The three men also noticed it and they were extremely dissatisfied by it especially Young Master Chu he was used to always being flattered and being the center of attention so how could he let himself be overshadowed "So what''s your problem" Liu Wei said as he looked at him "Who you are to interfere" Young Master Chu said in a bad tone He has already seen that Liu Wei''s cultivation base is Form Synthesis 2nd stage and his own cultivation base is Form Synthesis 4th stage and coupled with the two men beside him he was''t worried about making trouble Although he still didn''t realized how many Spirit King is in the hall because of their carefree attitude but he believed that after his men had announced his status no one will bother him Liu Wei ignored him and looked at the girl at the counter "They want to use money to buy all the wine" The girl said Before Rex left he had already made a lot of wine and although others in the sect now had good recipes left by Rex it still takes years to make a fine wine that''s why the amount of wine one could buy in a day is limited and they can only buy it using contribution points "You how dare you ignore me" The man took out his sword and put it on Liu Wei''s neck 170 Chapter 170 "You... how dare you ignore me" The man took out his sword and put it on Liu Wei''s neck Liu Wei gave him a casual look then looked at the girl at the mission counter "How much for them," He asked The girl took out a pencil and a paper then she did some calculations depending on the strength and the status of three men then looked back at him "480 points in total," The girl said The three men were still confused by their conversation "480? Junior Liu let me help you we can divide the reward later" One of the old men at the table near the counter said Everyone blushed with shame when they heard it Even Liu Wei was embarrassed when he heard that, the old man was Qi Yu he was already a well known Spirit King in the continent if he really let the old man divide the reward based on the efforts in battle then how much will be left for him "I can''t trouble senior for this let me do it myself," Liu Wei said respectfully The old man sighed and casually waved his hand, others could not talk to him like that but Liu Wei did have the status to talk to him like that When Young Master the Chu heard Liu Wei''s words he was angry he directly slashed his sword on Liu Wei''s neck without thinking Liu Wei slightly bent his body backward and easily dodged his attack then he put his hand on the sword hilt on his waist When the other two behind Young Master Chu saw that Liu Wei was going to attack they took out their swords but they were late After Liu Wei dodged the sword he steeped forward and came near Young Master Chu when he was still swinging his sword, Liu Wei took out his sword and slashed his neck at lightning speed ''Bloodless Killing Sword 1st Technique : Seeking Prey'' (Liu Wei) Liu Wei sword passed through Young Master Chu''s neck like but no cut was seen on it, Liu Wei didn''t stop there when he was still swinging his sword he changed its direction and slashed at the men on his right This time too the sword passed through his chest like it was an illusion but Liu Wei didn''t stop there either he was swinging his sword like it was made of rubber, he then did a backslash and the sword passed through the third man''s shoulder and made a complete arc starting from his shoulder to his heart After doing that Liu Wei put back his sword in its sheathe and walked passed them It all happened in just a few seconds When Liu Wei passed through them, all three of them fell to the ground and became motionless After a few second a small amount of blood came out the three people''s dead bodies and spread on the floor ''I need more practice'' (Liu Wei) All the Spirit King present looked at Liu Wei in surprise as for the others they were all confused they still didn''t realize what happened Liu Wei didn''t care about all that he went to the mission submission counter to take the contribution points then he walked out of the hall {I want to have a look at the things here but we can only buy them using contribution points so I was thinking of registering as an adventurer to do some mission and gain some contribution point first Jess and Luther looked at each other then they walked towards the registration counter Somewhere at Eastern Continent¡­. In a small jungle¡­ A man was standing outside a small mud cottage The man was wearing black colored gear which covered his whole body he was one of the four men that investigated the place where Rex finished his first evolution in Eastern Forest The man touched his wrist guard on his left hand and a light curtain appeared above it, it looked slightly similar to a holographic window in appearance but except that everything was different there were many strange symbols floating on the light curtain The man looked at them and sighed then he closed it and looked back at the mud cottage Overall everything about the mud cottage looked normal except the black talisman stuck on its wooden gate The man opened the wooden door "Ahhhh.. stooop.. hu hu hu.. I I real.ly don''t know.." ¡­Thhddd¡­. When he opened the wooden door a miserable cry and the sound of beating came from inside, the man didn''t mind it and walked inside the cottage and closed the door After the door was closed the sound disappeared like the weak walls of that cottage were actually soundproof The cottage was not as small as it looked from the outside it was like a big hall from inside When the man entered cottage he saw that just a few meters away from him a middle-aged man covered in blood was tied to a metal chair The man in black looked at the middle-aged man covered in the wound at the end of the hall The blood coming from his wounds had already dyed the ground red under his chair Another man wearing black gear was standing beside that half-dead middle-aged man When he saw that the middle managed was just about to die he snapped his fingers and a white pill appeared in his hand When the middle-aged man who was barely conscious saw that pill he tightly closed his mouth But how could he resist in front of that man, the man in black grabbed his jaw and forcibly put the pill inside his mouth When the pills entered his body it dissolved in seconds then the wounds on his body started to heal at a speed visible to the naked eyes In few seconds he came back to his peak state, his skin became rosy he even looked younger than before it was like the half-dead old man was now full of vitality but his face was pale he didn''t look like he was surprised or happy about what just happened he was just looking at the blood on the ground in despair Whenever he took this pill then it meant he is going to get tortured again his mind would have long been broken but the man in black didn''t let it happen whenever he was at his limit the man in black let him rest, if he was at the brink of death then the man in black used precious pills to restore his health again By now he had already figured out that these people are a professional expert in their line of work as long as he is in their hands he can''t even die even if he wanted to When the man standing beside him saw another man in black entering the cottage he walked toward him and saluted "Did you found out something?" The man that just entered the cottage asked "Yes captain just as you guessed he had lied to us before, that orphanage don''t do any clarity work they used to sell children in the name of orphanage their main buyer was Puppet Sect and the target was indeed there in the orphanage until he was 13 years old, when he reached that age they tried to sell him But at the time of the transaction, the target ran away from them so they erased his records from the orphanage and tried to hunt down the target for years but later the target seem to join a sect named Sky Cloud Sect So in fear of being exposed or being killed by Puppet Sect for their mistake, they kept everything a secret and escaped to Western Continent But to think these guys were idiot enough to start the same business again, these greedy people used the same contacts as before to sell children when they grow up.. they were lucky that the Puppet Sect didn''t waste its energy in tracking them so they were still alive or we would have lost an important clue" The man reported everything he knew "Sky Cloud Sect? hmm.. we have to increase our investigation speed we have wasted a lot of time here" The captain said "Huh? did something happened captain" The man asked "Hmmm.. I just got a message from the Elder, he said that the people chasing them has started to become suspicious if it goes on like this then it might not be long before they figure out that Elder is just there to distract them," The captain said solemnly "Rest assured captain we have already found a clue now it won''t be long before we get our target," The man said with confidence "I hope things go as you said I am calling the team B now that we have a clue we can work together to increase our working speed," The captain said "What about him," The man said as he looked at the middle-aged man tied on the chair "He is not needed anymore but directly killing him would be a foolish mistake because it might leave a trail which can make those behind us suspicious Bring him back to the place we found him then make his death look like an accident.. remember do not leave a clue and kill all the people behind this fake orphanage who knows about the target and this child selling business just like him" The captain said as he left the cottage "Understood" The man saluted 171 Chapter 171 Middle realm¡­ Blue Hills Inn¡­.. It was morning and Rex had already used all the pills and scanned the books he bought yesterday to increase his knowledge But because he scanned the books so the knowledge he gained was not like memory inheritance he needed time to digest it only Rose could use it like a memory but it was still a lot beneficial for Rex because now he can easily appraise herbs and would have no problem in recognizing them Right now he was sitting cross legged on his bed to cultivate, he was increasing his soul cultivation base Rex opened his and exhaled ''I finally reached Dao Comprehension stage in soul cultivation its good that i don''t need to comprehend another Dao because i already have one¡­ that aside Rose show me my.. what to do list'' (Rex) What to do list.. is a list containing things that Rex wanted to do after coming to the middle realm, he made it when he was still in lower realm [What to do list:- 1. Building a base 2. Establishing a research center 3. Making a smart brain 4. Building an influence 5. Forming a private army 6. Kicking a Dwarf into a bear pool 7¡­..] ''Woah my the list is so big.. the first one is the hardest i need to find a good place to make a base, a place where i can easily find resources and get raw materials for my work¡­ Hmmm.. i can''t just claim someone else''s territory to make a base it will cause a lot of problems i need to find a place which does not belong to anyone and can provide good resources Wait.. there is one, the Misty Maze Forest is a treasure trove we found so many good things in its outer zone then what''s about its inner zone¡­ or even core zone'' Rex thought [Its indeed a treasure trove but a treasure trove with a guardian.. you think you can defeat the king of forest in your current state] ''I know i will think about going there after i reach Heaven Venerable Stage at that time i would at least have the confidence to run away if needed'' (Rex) Rex looked at his status and sighed ''Hmm my current strength is still too weak help me breakthrough'' (Rex) [Although i don''t think there a need to remind you but just in case don''t rush to increase your cultivation base in one go, it gives a lot of strain to your body you should at least wait few days before doing it] ''I know but its fine for now, breakthrough to Earth Venerable stage is still under my current body limits'' (Rex) [Commencing breakthrough¡­] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] [Level Up] Rex felt that the spiritual Qi in his dantian which had turned into solid form is going through another refining further more he could feel a slight connection with the world, he could slightly feel the rules governing the world but when he tried to focus on them the feeling disappeared Whether its is Human Venerable stage, Earth Venerable Stage or Heaven Venerable stage they only brings qualitative leap in spiritual Qi and let the cultivator faintly feel the rules of the world That''s why cultivator usually comprehend laws in these stage to further breakthrough and increase their strength but Rex didn''t followed this usual route [You successfully achieved breakthrough to Earth Venerable peak stage] When Rex flexed his muscles he clearly felt that his body is at its limit if he tried to further breakthrough then his body might start to break as for Limi-Break it lets you break the physical limits but it does not heal the damage done to the body at that time It means even it lets you increase your limits a little but once the body breaks its over ''This¡­ ouch my body it feels like i was doing heavy labor work all night'' Rex took out a HP potion and a muscle relaxing potion from his inventory then he drank them both at once [I already warned you] ''That aside we lack few herbs required to make low grade Berserk potion, we didn''t find it at Myriad Auction House so we need to buy it from somewhere else'' (Rex) [Why are you making so many potions we already have enough money] ''No we don''t, it requires a lot of money to set up a good base although i could use Transmutate and use lower grade spirit stone to make higher grade spirit stone but it requires time and this idea still have many loopholes for example we won''t be able to secure any trade routes to continuously buy materials needed in the future That''s why we will sell potions to make money.. we are almost getting 100 times their actual price after selling them and we can still make new recipes while doing it so its the best way for now'' (Rex) Rex wanted to take a bath but there were only a small shower instead of the bathtub or pool he imagined¡­ but he also knew the reason behind it, it was because under the rule of most of the king''s here common peoples cannot make a bath like that only nobles and royals can do that For some reason according to people here, a bath represents someone''s status Rex didn''t understood this ideology but he chose not to think about it After taking a shower Rex walked down the stairs and came to reception Ariana and the little girl were sitting beside the counter at reception When the girl saw Rex she started to stare at him ''Again?'' (Rex) Rex step by step slowly walk towards her Ariana also saw that but she was just observing him and didn''t said anything When Rex was just one meter away from her and was about to take another step her expression began to change so he quickly stepped back "Wait wait don''t cry.. yeah let me show you something interesting" Rex said as he snapped his fingers then few colorful gems and silver coins appeared above his hand Ariana also looked curiously she also wanted to no what would he do with these things ''Telekinesis + Transmutate'' (Rex) The things in Rex''s hand started to float in the air and melted at a speed visible to the naked eyes Then its shape changed and a little silver necklace appeared floating above his hand When the girl saw it her eyes shined and she tried to grab it but Rex pulled it back "You want it" Rex asked with a smile The girl nodded her head like a rattle but her eyes were still glued on the silver necklace "Then tell me your name" Rex asked "..Em.. Emma" The girl said as she looked at Rex with pitiful eyes "Then Emma its my meeting gift to you" Rex said as he gave it to Emma Emma quickly snatched the necklace from Rex''s hands then she held it tightly in both her hand and buried her head on her mother''s chest for fear of Rex taking it back [The gift strategy is really the best.. to think it even works on babies] ''Girls will be girls no matter the age'' (Rex) [But aren''t you the same] ''I won''t talk to you'' (Rex) Although Rex did it because he wanted to win the heart of the girl but there was another reason behind it which was to increase his familiarity with Ariana because he had a feeling that her ability to run such big business on her own might be useful in the future.. In simple words he wanted to build connections with her, for Rex it was same as his life on Earth as a businessman.. he was just forming connection with others so that they can invest in his business in the future and to attract their attention he needed to show his abilities It was the reason he made the necklace here in front of Ariana instead of just making it in the room and tacking it out here, Airana''s heart was in her child so instead of trying to win her it was easy to win a child''s heart Ariana could guess that too but she didn''t mind it either because Rex''s ability to make the necklace in seconds had catch her eye too "Young Master i will pay for it" Ariana said after she saw that Emma now had not intention of giving it back "No need how can i take money for a gift" Rex said with a smile "Is Young Master an Artifact Refiner?" Ariana finally asked to confirm it Although she never ever heard about someone refining something without a flame but after thinking that it was just a necklace not a weapon or a shield so it my be possible for experts But one thing she was sure of is that only an expert Artifact Refiner could do that "I only know one or two things about Artifact Refining that aside can you tell me a places where i could buy herbs, silk paper, raw metal.. these kind of things and in a big variety at that" Rex asked Revealing top much in one go is not good either that much is fine for now if she is good enough then she can become an investor in the the business'''' Rex thought 172 Chapter 172 ''Revealing too much in one go is not good either that much is fine for now if she is good enough then she can become an investor in the business '' Rex thought Rex had already achieved the effect he wanted so he changed the topic Ariana did not believe that Rex knew just one or two things about Artifact Refining but when she saw that he changed the topic she didn''t tried to get back to it "There is only one place where you could find all these things at once.. its the city''s main market, this market is at the center of the city there are all kind of shops and stall there But I advise that Young Master only buy from big shops that are there for a long time although the price may be high but the item they will give will not be fake" Ariana explained "I see thanks for the advice," Rex said then he left the inn and headed out for the main market Rex walked on the road instead of flying because common people are not allowed to fly inside the city When Rex reached the market he saw many people roaming around or setting up stalls Rex was surprised when he saw them because he hadn''t seen that many people in the whole city since he came here ''If there are so many people here at this time then how many people used to come here when Corentis was in its peak state'' (Rex) Rex also saw a stall who was selling many colorful monster flames but Rex excitement died down when he saw that these monster flames were very weak If they are measured according to the ranking system given by Alchemist Association then these monster flames don''t even come in top 200 in monster fire ranking Rex was just walking around to search for a good shop that could meet his requirements but at this time a thin man blocked his way "This sir are you new to the city market?" He asked with a smile "Eh" Rex just nodded "I am Clin, I am a local guide here I know about all the shops here if you would like I can be your guide for 3 low-grade spirit stone," The man said with a smile Rex agreed instantly because 3 low-grade spirit stone wasn''t much for him and it will also save time for him, Rex told him about all the things he wanted to buy "There is one place that meets all your requirements and that is Azure Dragon Pavilion," The guide said Rex didn''t hesitated and agreed he was in a hurry to collect the ingredients They both walked to the Azure Dragon Pavilion The Azure Dragon Pavilion was not big as Blue Hills Inn compared in size but it was taller than it, It was a five-story building with several fascinating decorations on it After they reached the pavilion Clin stopped and stood aside to make way for Rex Rex didn''t understood his meaning so Clin explained it to him "Azure Dragon Pavilion is a place where only people with riches and status can enter they won''t let a guide like me enter for no reason," Clin said awkwardly Rex sighed he wanted to bring him in but he didn''t wanted to waste time by causing trouble right now so he gave up and entered the pavilion When Rex entered the pavilion a strong scent assaulted his nose, it wasn''t to calm heart like in Blue Hills Inn, it was more like it was there to make people feel a little intoxicated that''s why Rex didn''t liked it and stopped his breathing Things related to intoxication was never a good thing for Rex The whole 1st floor of the Azure Dragon Pavilion was filled with expensive looking furniture and artworks but that was not all Rex saw, all the woman working on the first floor had heavy makeup on their faces and were wearing short clothes with a cutting design which showed their cleavage clearly The badge on their chest and same azure color of the dress made it easy to differentiate them from customers It didn''t take a genius to figure out the business strategy of Azure Dragon Pavilion ''To think even people here use this kind of business strategy'' Rex thought when he saw that how many women around him were tricking the customers to buy useless things [You think so, I thought you will take full advantage of the situation] ''Oh please, I am not just interested in flesh furthermore this is the last thing on my taste list... I focus more on temperament, personality, style, trust¡­..etc'' (Rex) When Rex entered the pavilion he caught the eyes of many women workers but because he was only wearing plain clothes instead of expensive looking clothes like other people around him no one chose the waste their time on him Rex didn''t mind that either he just walked to the counter and spoke to the girl standing beside it "Miss I want to buy few things can you check the list and tell me if I can found them here" Rex smiled and asked politely as he took out a list and gave it to the girl The girl was not much interested in taking his order but when Rex smiled she returned a smile and decided to take it "Don''t worry at present Azure Dragon Pavilion is the best place to buy anything in Corentis" She said then she looked at the list "Hey there girl bring me the special Azure Hot \u0026 Cold Wine" A youth came from behind Rex He looked like he was drunk, there were two women beside him one on his left and the other on his right and he was holding both of their waists with one hand each but looking at the expression of both of them it didn''t feel like they were bothered by it more ever they had a hint of red tone on their cheek, for Rex it was hard to tell if they were blushing or it was just makeup "Welcome Young Master Lu I will just finish this Sir''s order in a minute then I will attend to yours" The girl at the reception said politely Young Master Lu was dissatisfied by her words he first looked at Rex but when he saw that Rex was just wearing plain clothes he gave him a disdainful look then looked back at the girl "Do you think he is more important than me" Young Master Lu said in a bad tone as he pointed at Rex "Huh? no, I didn''t mean that .. it''s just he came first so¡­" The girl at the reception was obliviously not prepared for this so she tried to explain "So what¡­ don''t you know who is Young Master Lu he is heir to Lu family at present it''s one of the four main families in Corentis" The girl on Young Master Lu''s left side spoke It was a chance to flatter him how can she let this opportunity go but the other girl was not behind either "Yeah, you don''t have eyes to differentiate good from bad... what are you still thinking about do it fast or do you don''t want to work here anymore" The girl on his right spoke too The girl at the counter looked at Rex apologetically There was not much left to say, Rex just smiled at her then he took back the list from her hand and walked back towards the exit The girl was thankful that Rex understood her situation but she was also a little regretful for humiliating him like that ''You can''t blame me for this power and background are everything in this world'' She thought Although Rex was angry he still didn''t wanted to make trouble so he chose to be low key and leave but.. "Hey you who said you can leave," Young Master Lu said when he saw that Rex left without saying anything or even looking back at him Rex ignored him and kept walking When Young Master Lu saw that he was more angry "Tch.. a spineless coward" He mocked But Rex had no effect he kept walking "Young Master Lu don''t mind him he is just a coward who must have came here just to witness how grand the pavilion is," The woman on his left said "Yeah I think we should ask the owner to hire a good watchman who can take care of such losers," The woman on the right sight said ''Control Rex control... these are just ants. yes ants how can I get angry at them'' Rex held his anger back "Hahaha... You girls are right I think he is just showing what his useless parents taught him.. maybe his whole family is like that" Young Master Lu laughed Rex was just a few meters away from the exit but when these words reached his ears he halted his steps 173 Chapter 173 Rex was just a few meters away from the exit but when these words reached his ears he halted his steps "Apologize," Rex said in a faint voice with his back against Young Master Lu "Oh what did you just say" Young Master smirked when he saw that Rex stopped, for him, it was like he found a new toy to entertain himself ''I can bear anything they say about me but how dare they say anything about the people I love'' Rex''s anger was boiling inside him he was like an active volcano that can explode anytime "Hehe.. why are not speaking anymore didn''t you asked me to apologize¡­ come make me do it if you dare" Young Master Lu sneered "That was your last chance," Rex said in a very low tone At that time three people had walked down the stairs from the second floor one of them was Elder Jiang when he saw the back of Rex he was surprised so he stopped and was about to speak but before he spoke he heard the sarcastic comments from Young Master Lu ''Is it a conflict.. hehe.. good this rich idiotic kid gave me an opportunity to have a favor over him'' Jiang Kai thought as he looked at Rex But just when he was about to speak again he saw Rex turning his head towards Young Master Lu [Rage Auto-Activated] Suddenly a wave of dense killing intent engulfment the whole Azure Dragon Pavilion All the peoples below Dao Comprehension peak stage directly fainted which included all the workers in the pavilion Anyone below the Earth Venerable stage was almost on their knees Most of the people in the pavilion were all rich generation who had never seen much blood and only survived with schemes so how could they withstand such killing intent Young Master Lu only reached Human Venerable stage just because of pills so he was barely conscious At that time he and the three people including Jiang Kai saw an illusion in which a big sea wave of blood drowned them Elder Jiang was at same cultivation base as Rex but he felt that Rex was like a supreme beast and he was just like an ordinary old man, he couldn''t see Rex''s cultivation base at all Because the aura Rex had after cultivating Yin-Yang Sacred Lineage Cultivation Technique was very profound and above in quality compared to someone of same cultivation stage and it was just one of the advantages he had gained after cultivating such high-grade cultivation technique and coupled with his soul cultivation base Rex was not someone an ordinary Earth Venerable could take on ''Telekinesis'' (Rex) Young Master Lu still didn''t knew what is happening but at this time an invincible force pulled his body then smashed him into the ceiling .Boom.. boom¡­ Before he had the time to even feel all his injury the mysterious force again pulled him and struck him on the floor, the process kept repeating itself until he was barely alive Rex didn''t killed him but in his current condition cultivating aside if he didn''t have at least one spirit grade pill then he can just forget about even walking on his two legs Rex didn''t had any mercy or sympathy for him he could tell from his behavior that doing these kinds of things was nothing new for him Rex won''t be surprised if he had beaten many people to death after having a conflict with them just like that... it''s just that this time the roles were reversed Rex then looked towards the two people beside Jiang Kai ''Appraisal: name and cultivation stage'' (Rex) [Name: Adal Meyer Cultivation stage: Earth Venerable early stage] [Name: Huang Ma Cultivation stage: Human Venerable late stage] Few minutes earlier¡­.. In a guest room on the fourth floor of Azure Dragon Pavilion Jiang Kai was sitting with two other people and enjoying a new wine One was an old man who looked a little more older than Jiang Kai but in fact, Jiang Kai was more older than him it was just because of the difference in cultivation base that he looked more older, he was Huang Ma the owner of Azure Dragon Pavilion The other one was a young Adult, in simple words he looked like a youth who just enter his adulthood he was Adal Meyer, the city lord of Corentis "Elder Jiang looks happy today did something good happened," Adal Meyer asked as he drank the wine in his cup "Hehe off course but that aside you remember what I told you before about leaving Corentis" Jiang Kai gave a meaningful glance to him "Sigh... Elder, I already told you no matter what I won''t give up on Corentis my ancestors, my grandfather then my father they all had worked hard for their whole life to make Corentis one of the greatest city in the continent and when it was time for me to take care of it¡­ it degraded to this state I can''t leave Corentis" Adal sighed "Brother it''s not your fault its just fate.. we are old it doesn''t matter if we spend our life here, you are young and talented you will have many opportunity if you leave Corentis and move to another flourishing city," Huang Ma said as he emptied the bottle in his glass "Actually I think you still have a chance" Elder Jiang interrupted their conversation "Huh? a chance" Adal''s eyes shined "Although I don''t have any proof but there is a 90% chance that there is an Alchemist of Alchemist Grandmaster rank or above in Corentis" Elder Jiang said His words caught the attention of both Adal Meyer and Huang Ma If there is really an alchemist in Corentis then it''s good for both of them, Huang Ma can ask to make pills for loosening the bottlenecks in his cultivation and his very presence can can affect the economy of Corentis At its peak time such Alchemist won''t have much much impact on the Corentis''s economy but right now its different Jiang Kai told them about the potions but he never told Rex''s name and appearance "Elder we are like brothers just tell us," Huang Ma said politely "Hehehe" Jiang Kai just laughed ''Even I had not established my connections yet and you want to pull him in your business when did I become foolish enough to tell you everything'' Jiang Kai thought Adal Meyer didn''t asked much from Jiang Kai, for him as long as there is an alchemist in Corentis it will be of big help "I have already stayed long enough I need to go back there is a business I need to take care of,f" Jiang Kai said then he walked out of the room Huang Ma also gave up he knew that Jiang Kai won''t tell him anything that easily Adal Meyer and Huang Ma followed him from behind Just when Elder Jiang reached the first floor he stopped, when Adal Meyer and Huang Ma was curious to what caught his attention they saw Elder Jiang looking at Rex The present situation¡­.. Rex looked at Adal Meyer "You are the city lord here" Rex looked at him "Yes" Adal Meyer replied as he looked back at Rex, he was someone who had gone through life and death battles before that''s why he was able to remain calm even after all this "Pass my message to Lu family, tell them to leave the city before tomorrow morning or today''s night will be their last" Rex said then he walked out of the building without any more talking ''I underestimated him he is stronger than me and such young appearance.. an alchemist only an expert Alchemist is capable of doing that'' (Jiang Kai) Right now in Jiang Kai''s eye,s Rex was an old monster who had used precious medicine pills to restore his youthful appearance "Who.. who was he? Elder Jiang, you are strongest of us why didn''t you stopped him" Huang Ma said as he looked at the current condition of the pavilion "Stop him? do you think I would be standing here if I was confident enough to stop him and why would I stop him.. you asked earlier who is that Alchemist right, he is the one I was talking about he came to your shop and you angered him instead¡­ there goes your golden chance" Jiang Kai said and left "What.." His words shocked both Adal Meyer and Huang Ma When they thought that an alchemist had come to the city they expected him to be an old man who wasn''t able to gain high status in other big cities that''s why he came here but after seeing such young appearance it looked like things were not as simple as they thought On the other side¡­ When Rex came out he found Clin unconscious outside the pavilion so he picked him up and left that place 174 Chapter 174 Rex took Clin to a secluded alley and used Mind Arts to wake him up quickly When Clin woke up and looked at his unfamiliar surrounding he was confused, he only remembered that when he was waiting for Rex outside the Azure Dragon Pavilion but then a sudden chill rose from his back and he lost consciousness "Did Sir found what he was looking for" Clin asked directly he didn''t asked what happened there because he didn''t wanted to be involved into something dangerous Rex just shook his head, his mood wasn''t too good right now "Is there any other place to find these things, it doesn''t have to be all majestic and good looking even if the things sold there are from not legal means I don''t mind it" Rex asked after thinking for a while "Actually there is one.. but" Clin suddenly said but then he hesitated "But what?" Rex asked "At that place, one could find almost anything that is sold in Corentis but the currency used there is not spirit stone you need to give something if you want something.. furthermore the owner there is somewhat a freak.. even if he likes the things you gave him but if he doesn''t like your personality then he won''t exchange anything" Clin explained "Whatever let''s go we can at least give it a try," Rex said ''If I can''t find these things this time then..'' (Rex) [Then.. do you have any other plan?] ''Then we will just go and borrow the treasury of Monster Hunting Sect we are not yet capable of destroying the whole sect but taking something from them quietly without them knowing is still under our capabilities'' (Rex) Cling nodded and showed the way to the shop, they both walked on the streets for a while, they took several turns on their way Rex noticed that the number of people of the streets he was passing through has decreased significantly ''Why would someone even open a shop here'' (Rex) Clin took Rex to a dark alley and they only stopped at the end of the alley At the end of the alley, Rex saw a small wooden shop, there was only one lantern outside the shop but it was capable of lighting all the area around it "Don''t worry the shop may not look much but you can definitely found those things here" Clin said as he knocked on the door of the shop two times Clin didn''t know but the shop already caught Rex''s eyes, the reason for it was.. the lantern ''This lantern... no doubt about it, its a spirit tool, and the concealing array on it is also of high grade I wonder what does this spirit tool even do¡­. but to think a worn out shop like this is using a spirit tool as a lantern.. what a show off¡­ I will also add one at my house in the future'' (Rex) ..Knock¡­knock... After Clin knocked on the door he stepped back Soon the door opened and a tall old man came out of it "It''s you kid again... you bought a customer.. I already told you there is not much need for you to do it" The old sighed as he looked at Clin "Don''t worry senior this one is not the same as before I only brought him because it looked like he was really in need for buying some things" Clin said The old man looked at Rex and Rex looked back at him ''Appraisal: name and cultivation stage'' (Rex) [Name: Tang Xuan Cultivation stage: Heaven Venerable peak stage] ''Damn just when I thought I was the strongest in the city, first that Jiang Kai and now this Tang Xuan.. are these guys playing a prank on me?'' (Rex) "This sir I want these things" Rex took out the list and gave it to Tang Xuan Although Tang Xuan took the list he didn''t even looked at it and kept staring at Rex "If you came here then you should know the rules so what do you want to exchange for these things" Tang Xuan said with an expressionless face Rex didn''t replied first he took out a transparent glass bottle with light red liquid inside it and showed it to him It was one of the few mid grade HP potion Rex had made this morning, the effect of one mid grade HP potion is 15 times more compared to a low grade HP potion After Rex took it out he thought how should he explain Tang Xuan about its effect because it didn''t looked like words alone will have much effect on him, suddenly an idea came to his head "Clin come here" Rex grabbed Clin''s right hand Cling didn''t understood what Rex was thinking but he didn''t resisted Rex then suddenly took out an 8th grade sword he obtained from the storage ring of the people of Monster Hunting Sect from his inventory and made a cut on Clin''s arm, blood started to pour out of the cut Clin frowned Tang Xuan also narrowed his eyes on Rex But before Cling could even react Rex uncapped the HP potion bottle and spilled a little potion on the wound The second the potion touched the wound, the bleeding stopped and in less than 5 seconds the wound healed completely without even leaving a scar behind The lower the cultivation base of the person the more effective the potion will be Cling was so surprised that he even forgot about that he was the one who got injured for no reason Rex then looked at Tang Xuan "How is it?" Rex asked "The potion is indeed good from its smell alone I could tell that there was not a single spirit herb used to make it but its effect can even match a low grade spirit pill but... Why did you injure him to show its effect do you think your blood is more precious to be spilled or something" Tang Xuan was calm when he evaluated the potion but by the end of the sentence his expression changed to that of anger as his momentum started to rise "No senior¡­ it''s fine" Clin said when he saw that the atmosphere around was not so good he didn''t wanted a fight to broke out "You stay out of it.. I want to know what excuse he can give" Tang Xuan said as he looked at Rex''s calm expression Rex sighed as he raised the sleeve on his left hand then Rex raised the sword on his left hand Before Clin and Tang Xuan could understand the meaning behind it Rex struck the sword on his left hand ¡­Clank¡­crackk... In the shocked eyes of both Clin and Tang Xuan after the strike, the sword broke into pieces but there wasn''t a single scratch on Rex''s hand "Now you understand¡­.. these things are just toys in my eyes they can''t harm me," Rex said as he looked at Tang Xuan Rex''s words weren''t fully true he could have not hardened his skin and could use Remould to make a cut on his hand but he didn''t wanted use Remould or show his Regeneration in front of others "hmm" Tang Xuan slightly nodded Cling was still looking at Rex with wide eyes Both Clin and Tang Xuan could not tell Rex''s cultivation base because he always hided it using his core bladder that''s why they never realized how strong he was ''To think this fallen city still had an expert left'' (Tang Xuan) Tang Xuan finally looked at the list and checked the things on it "These are all basic items I have all these here¡­ so for exchange how much potions do you have", Tang Xuan asked after he checked the list Rex took out nine more potions "Although the potions are good and the things you asked for are not expensive but the amount you asked for them makes them expensive these potions could barely pay half the price" Tang Xuan said ''I didn''t thought that I will need potions to buy things that''s why I was not prepared¡­ looks like I need to use other things for the exchange'' (Rex) Rex took out many transparent glass slab like things and gave it to Tang Xuan "What are these" Tang Xuan asked curiously as he looked at these because it gave him array disks like feeling Clin also looked curiously but unlike Tang Xuan, he could only see them as ordinary glass slabs "Try putting spiritual Qi in them you might find something interesting" Rex said with a smile 175 Chapter 175 When Tang Xuan put some spiritual Qi in the glass slab it shined and a pattern made of of shining lines and runes like symbol appeared on it then it started to attract the spiritual Qi in the surrounding towards it and in few seconds the Qi density around him increased by several folds Tang Xuan was very surprised because he never saw something like that ''This tool has the same effect as a 6th grade Qi gathering array incredible'' (Tang Xuan) ''Good these are the prototypes i made while practicing Array Circuit Tech to think they will come in use here'' Rex thought as he looked at Tang Xuan''s surprised expression Rex made all these spirit slabs when his soul strength had increased and he was trying to make more complex and high grade arrays using Array Circuit Tech Tang Xuan then tried to use another spirit slab, this time the spirit slab absorbed a whole lot of Qi compared to the previous one then three sword made of Qi got condensed in front of Tang Xuan and he felt like he could easily control these swords as long as the spirit slab was in his hands "If used correctly then one can even injure a Human Venerable late stage expert using this" Rex said Tang Xuan could not hide the shock on his face when he heard it He quickly tried another spirit slab, this time a spherical Qi shield appeared around him "It can block a full force attack of a Earth venerable early stage cultivator" Rex explained Tang Xuan tried all the spirit slabs and every one if it surprised him, they were like array disks but an array disk can only be used once not only that they are very costly and requires spirit stones to be activated furthermore he could not figure out the weakness or the way used to make these spirit slab "You should already know that how precious they are that''s why my requirement has also increased" Rex said with a smile after he saw that Tang Xuan has checked all the spirit slabs "Haha.. off course you can increase it i won''t lie to you i also saw these things for the first time and i am interested in the trade, i am Tang Xuan may i know what is the name of the fellow cultivator" Tang Xuan suddenly laughed and said "I am Ye Tian.. okay now can we trade" Rex asked a little impatiently "Whats the hurry let''s have a small talk first, i will be straight forward if you can tell me where did you get these things or who made them then i will give you all the things on the list for free further more i will give you a 50% discount on all the things you buy from here in the future¡­ how about it?" Tang Xuan asked with a smile He wasn''t worried about Clin listening to their conversation because if Rex agrees to his request then they can just talk using Qi messages Rex made a reluctant expression and sighed "I agree but you won''t go back on your words would you" Rex said "I never go back on my words" Tang Xuan assured Rex "The potions from earlier were made by me and these spirit slabs are the toys my boss Shadow Lord made in his free time and yeah don''t ask me to show my flame my boss didn''t allowed me to do it" Rex didn''t even bothered to use Qi transmission message and directly said it After hearing all this Tang Xuan''s expression was weird, it wasn''t about that he didn''t believed what Rex said but it wasn''t the answer he was looking for "Wait old man you aren''t thinking of going back on your words give me back my potions" Rex gave a suspicious look to Tang Xuan "No i don''t have such intentions.. what i want to say is.. can i meet this boss of yours in person and just saying a name doesn''t prove much because i never heard of that name too¡­ after all its not like i can ask you to take an oath just to prove that" Tang Xuan said with a smile ''This sly old fox¡­ he is indirectly asking me to take an oath to prove it to him.. taking too many oaths is never a good thing it can affect the Dao heart that''s why he knows i will not take an oath and he don''t need to give me all these things for free'' (Rex) "Old man do you think my boss will himself come to this shop for such small matter.. You don''t even trust me on such small things, boss always saw that we can''t do business without trust¡­ sight its a shame but its alright if you don''t trust us then we have no fate.. okay pack things up" Rex shook his head Tang Xuan''s lips twitched He knew Rex was doing it on purpose Rex was indirectly saying that he will never come to him to do business Rex had already seen how much Tang Xuan liked his things so there is no way he will let him go over such things "Hehe why is little brother so angry over such small things i was just joking off course i trust you, i will never go back on my words how about it i will give you double the amount of things you asked for and i can keeps this potions and glass slab in exchange" Tang Xuan said with a smile ''Little brother?¡­ isn''t he too fast'' (Rex) Rex was a little surprised he didn''t thought Tang Xuan will go as far as to make such loss just to keep his failed products He quickly agreed "Why don''t you come inside we can have a tea after that i can prepare the things" Tang Xuan said "Thanks for the offer but i am fine here.. you see i am in a little hurry" Rex politely declined Tang Xuan didn''t asked anymore, he went inside and came out after few minutes he then took out a storage ring and gave it to Rex Rex thanked him then he left the alley with Clin "That''s your fees and a little bonus" Rex gave a storage ring to Clin Cling looked at the storage ring.. he only needed three low grade spirit stone so he was surprised by the storage ring, when he checked inside he saw more than 100 low grade spirit stones were scattered inside it He was shocked when he looked around he found out that Rex had already disappeared On the other side¡­ Rex was heading towards Misty Maze Forest ''I cannot make a lot of potions or conduct experiments at the inn, that place is too small for that¡­ its better to do these things in the forest and as far as i know the king of forest won''t bother me as long as i don''t enter the inner zone of the forest'' (Rex) When Rex reached the forest he found a secluded area and led few arrays for protection just in case ''Geokinesis'' (Rex) The shape of the ground in front of Rex changed and in less than a minute a big building was formed in its place Rex''s psychic abilities power also improves with his strength that''s why he didn''t needed to put much efforts in things like these anymore Rex entered the building The whole building was mostly made of big halls, so Rex just chose one of those hall to make potions After about one hour¡­. A huge red bubble was floating above Rex''s head Rex divided it in many parts and filled the empty bottles around him ''Now that we are done with these thing lets get to the main business'' Rex walked to other hall and took out the dead bodies of the people of Monster Hunting Sect he killed earlier Rex then took out a pair of transparent gloves he made from a fiber similar to plastic [You want to study their bodies, you may be a doctor but not from biology] ''So what about it even if i had done biology on earth it will still won''t be that easy because these guys are not same as normal humans on earth either.. they have spirit root, dantian and there are also many different species here for example Demi-Humans Last time i had to choose one occupation for the lack of time and money but its not the same here And I have Reverse Engineering talent it can at least help me study the bone structure, nervous structure¡­ etc and on earth the doctors could even transplant organs when needed so maybe we can also become capable enough to transfer the spirit root of one person to another in the future'' (Rex) Rex said as he picked the body of one man and put it on the stone table beside him [You may be the first person who started killing then dissecting to become a doctor] ''Its alright everything has a first time'' Rex said nonchalantly as he took out a dagger and started dissecting the body [¡­] 176 Chapter 176 Few hours later¡­ Rex was sitting in a hall and looking at the three transparent glass jar in front of him All three jar were filled with a colorless chemical and each jar had a light red tree root like thing floating inside them ''So we were only able to take out three spirit root without breaking them.. not bad for the first time.. now for starters we will observe them and see how much time it will take for them to dry and become completely useless'' (Rex) When someone dies all his organ has a time limit before they can be taken out or used to transplant them to someone else Rex was just studying the spiritual roots but suddenly he felt a tremble coming from the ground ''Looks like someone is attacking the formation'' Rex quickly put the three jars in his Inventory and headed out The time inside the Inventory is very slow so he wasn''t worried about his experiment getting failed When Rex came out he saw a big grey colored rhino like monster beast attacking the protective shield made by array ''Appraisal: race and cultivation stage'' (Rex) [Race: Grey Scaled Rhino Cultivation stage: Monster Elite (early stage)] ''Oh my how lucky.. today''s my first spirit beast kill'' Rex thought as he looked at the Rhino [Be careful spirit beast can have special abilities] ''I know but no matter how many special abilities it have it definitely can''t surpass overs'' (Rex) Rex took out a spear and threw it at the Rhino Under Rex''s control the shield around the house disappeared before the spear even touched it so it didn''t hinder the spear By just when the spear was about to strike on the Rhino, the Rhino''s skin gave a metallic luster ..Clank¡­ When the spear struck its skin it was like it struck on a shield and bounced back without even living a scratch ''So its ability allows it to raise its defense'' (Rex) After the Rhino nullified Rex''s spear attack it charged toward Rex ''Even if your skin is hard what about your soul'' Rex pointed his right hand towards the Rhino ''Die'' (Rex) Suddenly an illusory claw came out from Rex''s hand and slashed towards the charging Rhino But the Rhino completely ignored it¡­ it was more like he was not able to see it at all ..Roooaaaarrrrrr¡­ When the claw slashed at the Rhino it passed through it and there was no visible damage on its body but the Rhino roared then died on the spot ''So as long as my opponent do not have the means to defend against a soul attack they will die.. i wish i also had few soul attacking arts if i use them combined with my Human Venerable soul cultivation base then it will be awesome'' Rex thought Rex then walked closer to the Rhino ''Remould'' (Rex) He then transformed his right hand into a sharp claw and pierced its chest in one go Rex''s strongest weapon was his body after using Remould, although he could only convert one part of his body using Remould but that one part alone was no less stronger than a spirit weapon After searching for a while Rex found its core and took it out of the Rhino''s body Although it was a little bloody but Rex could see that the real color of the core was white Just when Rex was observing it he received a notification prompt [Would you like to absorb the core: Yes/No] ''Huh? you never showed any interest in a monster core and now you are interested in a spirit core.. and just when i realize that how expensive a spirit core is.. sigh whatever'' (Rex) One could use monster core to increase their cultivation base its same case with a spirit core or a core of a spirit beast.. its the fastest way to increase cultivation base but people does not use them in high amount the reason for that is it can leave impurities in the body when taken in high amount And unlike medicine pills its takes more time and efforts to digest cores, in lower realm Rex never used a monster core for cultivating because in the start he didn''t had the ability to gain one and later on he didn''t needed them at all and he never got a prompt like this before either Rex chose yes, he also wanted to see what benefit he could get from it Normally one needs to swallow the core to use it but when Rex chose yes his body directly absorbed the energy from it then it turned into powder in Rex''s hands and flew away with the gust of wind Ding¡­ [You obtained 0.2 status point] Rex froze on the spot the second he saw the notification window ''Just for confirmation but baby how many status point i have right now'' Rex tried to control his exited breathing [60.2 in total] ''Hoooollllyyyyy Goooddddesssss Rooosssee did i used my annual luck in a day or something¡­ I actually found a way to increase my status without leveling up¡­ although its a little but it is still a increase'' Rex was too exited that he even pinched his cheeks to check if he was dreaming [But spirit beast are rare in outer zone of the forest, its not easy to find them] ''Don''t worry we will just make a sensor capable of detecting a spirit beast and hide them in several locations.. that aside I only got 0.2 status point for Monster Elite early stage spirit beast.. is the number fixed'' Rex wondered [No the number is not fixed, we earn status point depending on carious factors for example this Rhino was old and didn''t had much lifespan left and his core was not of too good quality] "Hmm¡­" Rex then took the body of the monster beast and went inside the building In next few days Rex made talisman which were capable of giving a SOS signal after they came in contact or presence of a spirit beast Although these talisman were useless if the spirit beast was very strong and capable of hiding its aura or Qi but in the outer zone of the forest most of the spirit beast were very weak and even they were rare In these days Rex also made a lot of potions, blue prints of many new mechanism he planned for the base and new things using Array Circuit Tech In these day many things happened both in middle ream and lower realm which Rex was unaware of Lower realm.... At a certain place in the Eastern forest two people were staying One was a young man dressed in white he was resting under a big tree and was cleaning the silver colored sword in his hand The sword looked old at first glance but it had many rune like symbols carved on it There was also an old man there except the youth he was standing a few meters away from him The old man was wearing a purple colored robe with a big golden color symbol on its back The symbol was somewhat similar to ''Natraj'', its consisted of a big robust man with four hands grabbing the the circular golden ring around him with all his hands The old man was standing with eyes closed Normally the situation of these two person would have looked pretty normal but only if the 10 miles area around them had any monster beast Suddenly the old man opened his eyes "They are here" The old man said faintly as he turned around Just at this a gust of wind passed by and four men in black gear appeared in front of them Then they all set on one knee on the ground and bowed their head towards the two of them "Did you found him?" The young man asked as he put back the sword in its sheathe and stood up "We found about all his past activities in all these years an¡­" The captain in four of them raised his head and started to speak "What i asked is¡­. did you found him" The young man interrupted him "This.. no few months ago the target disappeared without a trace" He said as he slightly bowed his head The youth stared at him "You four are all elites of the clan when it comes to tracking or finding someone¡­ you even said that you can complete this mission in less than 10 days and now its been more than a month and you still didn''t find him" The young man said as he looked at him "We underestimated the target we thought we can easily track him just by his smell but after he tried to awaken his bloodline all his traces disappeared" He said "Mother was right it won''t be that easy to find him" The young man sighed This young man was Ye Jun, the first son of Ye Ying the Saintess of Sura Clan and in relation he is the biological elder brother of Rex 177 Chapter 177 Ye Jun looked at the sky and sighed "Young master calm down we should think with cool mind, getting angry won''t give any result" The old man on the side said "Calm down? elder you are saying i should calm down after hearing all this¡­ for the last 15 years i always believed that the little brother died after getting poisoned i got the title of first genius but i wasn''t even able to protect my only little brother only i know how powerless i felt.. Me aside what about younger sister she lived until know believing that it was her fault that got him killed you had already seen how much her personality had changed after all that¡­. And now mother and father tells us that he is actually alive, they didn''t told us about it all this time.. even if it was for his safety its still too much and now they say the same thing as you¡­ we need to calm down and think with cool mind you don''t know how it even feels like" Ye Jun was frustrated so he spoke everything going on his head The old man just shook his head and didn''t spoke anymore He was one of the most trusted man of Ye Ying that''s why he knew many things about her working style that''s why it wasn''t hard for him to guess her reason for doing it ''Young ones these days.. he still don''t understand that the reason for which Saintess didn''t told him that his brother is alive is not because she didn''t trusted him but because she wanted him to feel the pain of losing his brother and show him how powerless he was without his background.. Later on that powerless feeling became his motivation to become strong and that''s how he was able to become an inner disciple of an Ancient Sect.. the ways of the Saintess might be terrifying but result is always excellent no wonder she is a member of intelligence department in the federation'' The elder thought As for the other four on the side, although they were wearing helmet like equipment which hided their faces but their eyes were wide in shock They only knew the target had the bloodline of Sura clan and they needed to find him but never in their wildest dream did they thought that what they were finding was the third child of the Saintess who was believed to have died long ago They looked at each other¡­ the meaning was clear no matter what we will never talk about it in the future.. because it means death Ye Jun wasn''t worried about revealing it to them because they will know it sooner or later while finding Rex and they were trusted people working under his mother who could give their life for her without a second thought that''s why Ye Jun believed that they will never reveal this secret "Young master even if you say that our first priority is to find the third young master before its too late.. although the word of him being alive is still a secret but who had seen tomorrow, the earlier we found him the better it is" The elder said Ye Jung nodded "Tell me everything you found out about him" Ye Jun said to the captain of the squad "Yes, when we weren''t able to find the target using his smell we decided to use the information we had on him to track him down.. first we tried to find out about the orphanage in the Eastern Continent he was given to but the orphanage was not where it was supposed to we asked many people that were related to it in the past And after using force and money to bribe we finally found out that it was secretly moved to Southern Continent then we went there and investigated about the target but the founder of the orphanage directly refused about knowing something about the target or even being in Eastern Continent But we suspected that he was lying so we used different ways to make him speak the truth and then we found out that he was indeed lying, the orphanage''s actual business was to raise children to sell them to evil sects they occasionally sold children in batches And when it was the target''s turn.. including him they sent many children with few people to deliver them to their biggest customer and backer.. The Puppet Sect¡­ like always they told the children that these people are taking them to a bigger orphanage because there are too many people here¡­ But when they were passing through the forest a tragedy happened the target seem to be already aware of their plan so he made his own plan with the other children to escape, he was just waiting for the right moment and he got his chance A monster beast attacked their carriages on its way.. it wasn''t uncommon for monster beast to attack the people passing though the forest and just when the people were fighting the monster beast.. the target and his group attacked the only person keeping a watch on them and escaped in the forest he never thought that the children would attack him because they didn''t even supposed to know that they were sold All the children ran in different directions so they all won''t be caught easily.. but they were just children without any fighting experience so many of them were directly killed and eaten by monster beast in the forest Only few of them survived, but they knew the dark secret behind the orphanage that''s why the people of the orphanage tried to find them and kill them, the target was on the top of the orphanage''s killing list during that time they chased him he lived in slums and kept running from one city to another with fake identity until an Elder from Sky Cloud Sect found him and took him as a disciple And when the people from orphanage learn of it they were scared they weren''t scared that he will tell the truth to Sky Cloud Sect they didn''t even cared about it their fear was from the Puppet Sect.. that if they knew that if the Puppet Sect knew that they made such mistake they might be killed so those people ran away from Eastern Continent and settled in Southern Continent" He said The captain was telling all the things he found about but then he suddenly noticed the killing intent in Ye Jun''s eyes so he quickly closed his mouth "Sigh.. no wonder he didn''t wanted to come back to clan.. so Elder now how do you plan to bring him back if we found him.. by force?" Ye Jun gave a dry laugh as he looked at the Elder beside him The Elder knew how angry he was.. after all the young generation of Sura class is raised in a way that they gave high priority to their pride.. and now he found out that someone especially the one who was blood child of the Saintess of the clan grew up while running for his life "This Puppet Sect we will give it a visit before leaving this realm" Ye Jun said with a expressionless face "This.. the Puppet Sect is no more" The man in black said "Huh? so someone finally got rid of it¡­ they are lucky to not have met me, i would have ripped out their souls and put it in the blood purgatory for the next thousand years.. its good that little brother at least found a good teacher and sect to rely on" Ye Jun said with the visible anger on his face "About that¡­ actually Sky Cloud Sect was also destroyed we found some of its survivors and found out what happened to the target after that" The captain told Ye Jun the whole revenge story of Rex and Elder Ma Fe Everything he told Ye Jun was accurate like he was also there while all this happened Although others didn''t knew about the matter of Blood Transfusion technique but many people who knew the about Ba Jing''s real personality and Ye Tian''s personality can guess that Ye Tian was framed when Elder Ba Jangue and Elder Ma Fe told everyone that Ye Tian tried to sexually harass Ba Jing and blackmailed her for money because in sect Ye Tian stood up for many girls and boys who were bullied by others and he ever suffered because of it With this knowledge the all four of them could easily predict what would have happened "And after that he gone though bloodline awakening in this forest and his trail disappeared" He said Ye Jun didn''t even knew what to say anymore although he thought Ye Tian would have probably lived a hard life but it was just 15 years with time they will be forgotten and he can live with them in peace but after hearing his whole story he felt that its already kind of Ye Tian for no trying to get back at them "Elder I don''t think he will come back to the sect¡­ I can''t think of any word to convince him to come back at all" Ye Jun sighed deeply "We should focus on finding him first we can think of the rest later on¡­ according to what he said this Shadow Lord first destroyed Puppet Sect.. it may be because of righteousness but then he also destroyed the Sky Cloud Sect and more importantly the person he first targeted were the same who framed third young master.. Does this Shadow Lord have some connections with third young master¡­ maybe he accepted him as a disciple or something" The Elder said "We also thought that at first that''s why we investigated him but he found out that he only had one disciple and that''s not him.. we wanted to have a talk with Shadow Lord but after investigation we found out that Shadow Lord had already ascended to the next realm We even prepared a sketch of the target with the help of survivors of Sky Cloud Sect and tried to match it with all disciples in Frozen Flame Sect but we didn''t found out anyone that matches it" He said 178 Chapter 178 "Did you tried asking the people close to him.. like his wife or disciple about third young master" The elder asked after thinking for a while "No, elder you asked us to lay low so we didn''t touched someone with high profile" The man in black said "We don''t have any other clue to find him, our only clue is Shadow Lord if he is not here then we have to talk to someone close to him because we cannot go on like that" Ye Jun said The elder nodded in agreement "You know the location" Ye Jung looked at the man in black "Its just a little away from here" The man pointed in the direction of Frozen Flame Sect and then disappeared with the other three men Ye Jun and the elder also flew in the direction he pointed earlier Although their cultivation base were sealed at Spirit King peak stage right now but their strength was not something a normal Spirit King stage could compare with Frozen Flame Sect¡­. At present the situation of Frozen Flame Sect was not that good many elders and Liu Wei were standing outside the sect, they were facing enemies A big group of Form Synthesis stage soldiers led by a Spirit King was their opponent, if it was just that then it was definitely not a problem for them but those soldiers held hostages Many disciples that were doing their task outside the sect were kidnapped by them and used as hostages Those soldiers all had their swords on the necks of disciples of the sect, although there were many Spirit Kings on Frozen Flame Sect''s side but no one was confident enough to say that they can defeat all these soldiers and save the hostages at the same time And because of the enemies''s threat Frozen Flame Sect had to withdraw all the Spirit King''s from there that''s why only Liu Wei and other elder who did not reached Spirit King stage were there to fight "General Chu does it really suit a General like you to use such means" Liu Wei said as he looked at the Spirit King leading the enemy "You Shut Up, everything is fair in war and how dare you talk to me i know you are the one who killed my grandson he was a genius of my family now i will take revenge for him" General Chu shouted at Liu Wei General Chu is the grandfather of the young master Chu.. Liu Wei had killed before but he is not the only grandson of General Chu he had 20 more like that as for calling him genius every second generation child of nobles are considered genius because they are given good cultivation technique and pills to cultivate And if a commoner is entitled with genius cultivator title then he or she will either have to join a noble family and serve those ''geniuses'' as servants or they can just mysteriously disappear that''s why only nobles can be genius cultivators "If its like that then why are you targeting the whole sect you should just target me for that if you want we both can have a duel fare and square you can have my word no one will interfere between us, how about it?" Liu Wei said "Who are you to tell me what to do, you killed my grandson so your sect also have to pay the price give me all the things of the guild your sect manages, and the method to make those array''s too and its all just the price you have to pay for your sin¡­ as for showing sincerity tell your sect master she need to marry in Chu family My Chu family is a noble family that had served the royal family for years, your sect master is lucky to get a chance to marry in my Chu family¡­ i will give you half an hour to make your decision after that i will kill one disciple every one minute" General Chu said in an arrogant tone ''A dog parent will only raise a generation of dogs'' Liu Wei thought Liu Wei took out his talisman and sent a message to Wang Xiu Ying and others inside the sect He had a high standing because of Rex''s disciple status so speaking that much was not a problem for him Wang Xiu Ying, Wang Cang and Li Min and other main elders were also there they were having a meeting inside the great hall When the message came everyone heard it so they looked at Wang Cang, although Wang Xiu Ying was the sect master but they know that the final decision will be hers if she did not agree then its unlikely that Wang Xiu Ying will do it "Master i think disciple Liu is right that General Chu is not here for the revenge for his grand child but the treasures and riches of the sect" Wang Xiu Ying said "She is correct and even if you give him everything i am sure he will not spare them further more he will try to kill us or take as slaves at most.. Lets also assume what if he kept his words and released those disciples after giving him what he asked for do you think it will end just like that? no it won''t.. the other people and sect watching on the sidelines will do the same later on if we agreed they will also kidnap our disciple to get the riches You can''t save everyone at the same time if you really want to do something then try to set an example, destroy his scum family then the people watching on the sidelines will know what happens to the those who provoke us" Li Min said Wang Cang didn''t said anything she was in deep thought Outside the sect¡­. When Liu Wei was still thinking he saw that two golden rays of lights fell near him and two silhouettes appeared out of nowhere Ye Jun looked at Liu Wei Both Ye Jun and elder again looked at Liu Wei from top to bottom "You two who are you¡­ didn''t you heard what i said before there cannot be Spirit King here now go inside or i will kill the hostages" General Chu shouted when he saw them appearing out of nowhere Ye Jun ignored him and walked to Liu Wei "Are you the disciple of Shadow Lord" Ye Jun asked as he looked at Liu Wei curiously ''He is not even at the so called Spirit King stage but he already converted all his spiritual Qi into sword Qi impressive¡­.. if it wasn''t for his too low cultivation base i would have taken him to the clan with me'' Ye Jun thought "Yes i am, may i ask who senior is" Liu Wei asked with caution, after seeing that how they appeared out of nowhere he could tell that they both are very strong "Can we have a talk right now there is something i want to ask you" Ye Jun didn''t replied to Liu Wei''s question but asked his own Liu Wei could tell that although Ye Jun made it sound like a request but he cannot refuse it "This.. i don''t what does senior want to talk about.. can we do it later? you see we are in a pinch rig.." Liu Wei hesitated but he still tried to refuse "Do you know someone named Ye Tian" Ye Jun interrupted him and asked directly Liu Wei was just about to say no to finish the conversation early but then the name ringed a bell in his head "Are you from upper realm" Liu Wei subconsciously asked When the words came out of him mouth both Ye Jun and the elder beside him looked at him with shining eyes "So you know him.. is he fine?.. where is he? tell me fast" Ye Jun grabbed his shoulder and started shaking him as he asked "Yea.h. about tha.t." Liu Wei tried to speak "You Idiots Didn''t You Heard What I Just Said" General Chu shouted at them Both Ye Jun and elder suddenly stopped and looked at General Chu "Idiot? did you just called me an idiot" Ye jun looked at him as his left hand touched the sword on his waist 179 Chapter 179 "Idiot? did you just called me an idiot" Ye jun looked at him as his left hand touched the sword on his waist "Yes so what.. you kid tell him if he did not leave this place in ten seconds then I will start killing hostages," General Chu said to Liu Wei Ye Jun didn''t talk anymore he placed his right hand on sword hilt then slightly unsheathed the sword Before General Wu could speak anymore a silhouette identical to Ye Jun appeared just before him but when he looked at the place where Liu Wei was then he saw that Ye Jun was still standing beside Liu Wei, before he could think more the figure in front of him disappeared again like an after image Then suddenly many red lines started to appear on his body General Chu''s body started to get divided into small pieces and fell to the ground but when it fell it was like someone threw a bucket filled with mixed chopped meat and blood on the ground ¡­Spllasshhh¡­ All the soldiers which held hostages panicked, Liu Wei also came out of the shock and panicked because he was now worried about the disciple''s safety but just at this time all the soldiers started to fell one by one ..Thud¡­thddd¡­thhud..thud¡­. There was no sign of injuries on their body and their expression were still same as when they panicked it was like they didn''t even realize how they died On a closer look, Liu Wei saw that a thin silk thread like a needle was embedded on the neck of every soldier "So where were we" Ye Jun looked at Liu Wei Liu Wei took a deep breath and calmed himself down "Senior teacher did say that you will come someday so he left something for you please come inside," Liu Wei said as he led them inside Ye Jun and the elder looked at each other then they followed behind On the way Liu Wei told the whole situation to Wang Cang using the sound transmission talisman, in the start they found it hard to believe all this but later when he told them about Ye Tian matter then they had no choice but to believe it Liu Wei took them to the main garden near the Wang Cang''s residence where Wang Cang, Wang Xiu Ying and everyone who knew about this thing was waiting except Lou Ru because she was cultivating in seclusion Rex had already told them about this thing long ago that''s why Liu Wei didn''t needed to elaborate the whole story after he told them that they are looking for Ye Tian When Ye Jung came to the garden they just bowed to show their respect then Wang Cang took out the envelope from her storage ring and gave it to the Ye Jun She didn''t say anything because she still didn''t know if the two were enemy or friend that''s why she directly gave them what they came for Ye Jun was about to take it but the Elder stepped forward and took it and started to check it When the elder was checking the envelope the red seal caught his attention "Is it.. dried blood essence" The elder observed the seal "Let me have a look" Ye Jun touched the blood seal "Its reacting.. yes no doubt about it, its the same bloodline as me.. its little brother''s bloodline" Ye Jun exclaimed in excitement Everyone "¡­" A heated discussion started between all of them even Li Na and Luo Yan joined in The elder quickly opened the envelop and found a letter inside it "Read it" Ye Jun said The elder opened the letter and started reading it "Dear family, If you are reading his letter then it means you already lost your chance to catch me so go and¡­" The elder suddenly stopped reading "Huh? why did you stop.. keeping reading it" Ye Jun said in impatience ''He even used dear in the letter he might not be angry as I thought'' (Ye Jun) The elder wanted to speak but seeing that Ye Jun wanted him to read that badly he sighed and started to read the letter again "Dear family, If you are reading this letter then it means you already lost your chance to catch me so go and fukk off there is no use trying to find me even if you find me and bring me back to your home I will run away the second I get the chance And yeah mother or i should say.. respected Saintess of the clan i am really grateful that you went through all these efforts to save my life, if i get a chance in the future then i will pay back this debt but please stop sending your people to follow me because¡­ if i found someone chasing me then it doesn''t matter if they from the Sura clan or assassins behind me i will kill them all As for my dear brothers and sisters you were able to live without me for all these years so i believe you can also do it in the future One more thing don''t even think about touching a single person in the sect or me and your clan are enemies until death Adios / Sayonara / Hasta La Vista / Alvida / Good Bye" The elder finished reading the letter Ye Jun''s lips twitched When Wang Cang and other heard it they were also embarrassed but they can''t do anything about it "Sigh.. so he is angry but that''s to be expected¡­ that aside what do he meant by we lost our last chance to catch him" Ye Jun wondered The elder thought for a while then he looked at Wang Cang "Where is he?" He asked Wang Cang was a little confused that why he asked such a question but she still answered "He went to upper realm few weeks ago" Wang Cang said Both Ye Jun and the elder looked at each other in shock "Did Shadow Lord took him to upper realm?, what method he used to do it?" Ye Jus asked This time everyone looked at them strangely even Wang Cang didn''t understand what he was asking "What happened why are you not answering my question.. did i asked something wrong" Ye Jun asked in confusion "That.. Senior seem to have some kind of misunderstanding.. Ye Tian and Shadow Lord are not two persons instead Shadow Lord is the titled name of Ye Tian" Wang Cang explained "Say What!!!" Ye Tian exclaimed but then he quickly calmed down As for elder he also didn''t knew what was going on {Elder what do you think we should do.. according to what mother told us little brother should be in Soul Strengthening Stage.. then how could he reach Spirit King peak stage in few months and even leave this realm.. Further more his appearance has changed a lot after the bloodline awakening, i have never seen someone''s appearance changing that much after bloodline awakening in the whole clan The four men in black had already collected a lot of detailed data on Rex so they even had a sketch of him before bloodline awakening and after bloodline awakening when he was using the titled name Shadow Lord {I never heard of someone who was able to achieve that.. if it was in higher realm and third young master had access to the resources from the clan then it was still possible to breakthrough that fast but here even spiritual Qi density is thin and of low quality so i have no idea how third young master did it Now that he had already ascended to the middle realm we can''t chase him anymore because the middle realm is way more bigger compared to lower realm we should go back to the clan for now and report it to Saintess as soon as possible.. Ye Jun thought about it and it did sound reasonable so he agreed Then without any more talking both Ye Jun and the elder flew out of he sect Wang Cang and others finally sighed in relief "Your grandson seems to have a terrifying background" Li Min gave Wang Cang a meaningful glance Wang Cang could only laugh awkwardly 180 Chapter 180 Middle realm... Misty Maze Forest¡­ At a certain place 2 miles below the surface, there was a big underground house At this time Rex was sitting in a big hall in the house he was working on something like always the only different thing was he was wearing a silver helmet like equipment that covered his whole head He was making a rectangular shaped card using, the card looked like it was made of transparent crystals after it was finished Rex threw it in the box beside him The whole box was already filled with a lot of cards the same as this one Rex then took out his headwear and sighed then he checked his inventory ''Even after hunting spirit beast for so many days I only got 34.4 more status point... the total is only 94.6 looks like I have no choice but to enter the inner zone of the forest so we need to make preparation we will first breakthrough to Heaven Venerable stage that way I would have a little insurance'' Rex thought [Even if we reach Heaven Venerable stage we will only have the confidence to run away so what''s to the use... why don''t we wait until we have the confidence to defeat it] ''You misunderstood I don''t plan of fighting the king of the forest I am not foolish enough to think that I could defeat someone who had wiped out combined armies on its own with just my Heaven Venerable cultivation base¡­ I planned to cooperate instead according to what we know the king of the forest is highly intelligent and it wasn''t too unreasonable at first, it didn''t even harmed anyone until they went to core zone to attack it, it was only after that attack of allied armies that it became so furious that it didn''t even allowed cultivators to enter the inner zone So I think as long as I can give it enough profit and strike a deal with it¡­ then it will let us use the resources in the forest¡­. and if the negotiations failed then we can just run that''s the reason I plan to breakthrough to Heaven Venerable stage before meeting the king of the forest'' (Rex) [I see] Rex then went to other hall and started cultivating [Commencing breakthrough] Unlike before Rex didn''t tried to Level Up four times in a row but took it slow he waited at least two hours after every breakthrough to decrease the strain on his body Next Morning.... ''Now that the rest of the preparations are complete we just need to allocate the status points first and then we can head towards the inner zone ¡­ Rose we have a total of 154.6 status points right.. let''s begin '' (Rex) Rex started to add points in INT slowly in small sets He turned off the notification to not get distracted while allocating points Just when Rex added about 110 points in INT he received an alert notification, emergency notification are always turned on by Rex for the safety measurement [Alert!.. your INT has reached the current limit of your physique if you add more points then the balance will break and it will do critical damage to your body] ''Look like I need to balance my other status too'' (Rex) ''Mini-Status'' (Rex) [Name: Rex Andrews HP: 980 P/ 980 P | reg 10 P/s Yin Qi: 1200 P / 1200 P | reg 13 P/s Yang Qi: 1200 P / 1200 P | reg 13 P/s Cultivation stage: Heaven Venerable peak stage STR: C+ (78%) WIS: D (42%) AGI: D (45%) INT: B+ (60%) VIT: D (39%) END: D (48%) DEF: B+ (52%) SPT: E LUC: A+ Status Points: 154.6] ''Show me the points needed for increasing every grade'' (Rex) [G \u003e\u003e 5 \u003e\u003e F \u003e\u003e 10 \u003e\u003e E \u003e\u003e 20 \u003e\u003e D \u003e\u003e 40 \u003e\u003e C \u003e\u003e 80 \u003e\u003e B \u003e\u003e 160 \u003e\u003e A \u003e\u003e 320 \u003e\u003e ??] ''If I want to increase my mental strength further then I also need a strong body with good constitution so now what should I focus on first'' (Rex) ''Add all remaining 44.6 points to AGI.. normally I will increase my STR but right now I don''t even have a good movement art which satisfies my requirement so I should increase my AGI first'' (Rex) [Allocating status points¡­.] This time Rex didn''t felt a headache but slight itching sensation all over his body ''Mini-Status'' (Rex) [Name: Rex Andrews HP: 980 P / 980 P | reg 10 P/s Yin Qi: 1200 P / 1200 P | reg 13 P/s Yang Qi: 1200 P / 1200 P | reg 13 P/s Cultivation stage: Heaven Venerable peak stage STR: C+ (78%) WIS: D (42%) AGI: C (07%) INT: B+ (60%) VIT: D (39%) END: D (48%) DEF: B+ (52%) SPT: E LUC: A+ Status Points: 0] When Rex allocate points his Limit-Break also plays a role that''s why he cannot accurately predict how much increase in status he would get after allocating points After the point allocation was done Rex tried to move around to check how much his agility has improved Rex soon found out that his body was now lighter than before and his muscles were now more active than before ''It''s incredible.. just by improving one grade the effect is that good if my AGI rises to A rank or above then would i even need a movement art I can run faster then others could fly at that time.. off course only when their cultivation base is same as me'' (Rex) [Like its that easy, it takes a lot of effort to earn status points.. do you think you are a rich second generation young master of some big clan who could just get as many as spirit core they want] ''Am I not?'' Rex asked with a smirk [¡­] [Even if you are with your current status in Sura clan who knows you might get a new type of poison with every spirit core you use] Rex could only smile awkwardly Rose''s words were correct even if Rex decided to go back to the clan right away, the losses are not worth the profit for him, he may be overpowered in the lower realm but is it the same cause with upper realm who knows how many people will want him dead if he really goes back to the clan He does not trust Ye Ying¡­ she aside when it comes to life and death situation then the only one Rex trusts is Rose who is also a part of him, he also trusts Wang Cang and others but in a different way.. he believes that when its a matter of life and death they can''t save his life even if they want to because of lack of strength but with Rose... Rex could save himself ''Show me the notifications I want to see which ability I got this time'' Rex asked [You awakened a new psychic ability ''Aerokinesis''] [You awakened a new psychic ability ''Pyrokinesis''] ''Just two its to litt¡­ wait... Aerokinesis and Pyrokinesis... no let''s confirm tit first'' (Rex) ''Appraisal'' (Rex) [Aerokinesis:- Type: Psychic Grade: Ungraded Description: It is the ability that allows you to freely control and manipulate the air and wind around you, you can also manage the gases composing the air Cool down: None Cost: None] [Pyrokinesis:- Type: Psychic Grade: Ungraded Description: It is the ability that allows you to create a fire and control it, you can also manage the temperature of the fire Cool down: None Cost: None] ''Instant Transmission'' (Rex) Rex appeared above the ground then flew towards the sky After reaching Heaven Venerable stage it wasn''t hard for someone to fly at low heights but Rex flew higher than that ''I hope it works'' Rex took a deep breath He could feel the strong gust of wind that was coming towards him ''Aerokinesis'' (Rex) Suddenly when the gust of wind passed by Rex it completely ignored it or more like it made a gap for him so that it won''t hurt him ''Hahahaha¡­ just as I thought I can use it like that'' (Rex) Rex just formed a spherical barrier of flowing wind around him and because of that when the strong wind came towards him it didn''t push him instead it changed its direction a little and passed by him ''If Aerokinesis works just as I thought then how about Pyrokinesis'' Rex thought as he raised his right hand ''Pyrokinesis'' (Rex) Suddenly a small light yellow flame appeared above his hand ''I see.. so when I used Pyrokinesis its actually making the atoms or chunk of atoms so active that their electrons are sucking up energy and jumping up and down the energy levels giving off photons while releasing this light that looks give fire its color.. its quite similar to how a normal flame is produced except the fact that it is not heating the atom but using a different way to advance them to excited state from the base state If I am right I can also increase its temperature lets see how much hotter I can make it right now with my current strength'' Rex thought Rex started to increase the temperature of the small flame When the temperature of flame increased its color became slightly red then totally red when Rex pushed it to the limit the red flame became deep orange ''Is it my current limit.. wait what if I use Aerokinesis to give it more oxygen to burn and increase its temperature'' (Rex) ''Aerokinesis'' (Rex) 181 Chapter 181 ''Aerokinesis'' (Rex) After Rex changed the constitution of air inside the flame its temperature increased again and its color changed to clear orange from deep orange after Rex tried his best the core of the orange flame became white The flame was now so hot that even the temperature in the surrounding increased by a lot, Rex was sure that if he is on the ground then the trees around him would have already started burning because right now he was using Pyrokinesis to decrease the temperature around his body or his clothes would have already turned to ashes by now ''Now let''s see its strength'' Rex threw the flame towards the tree below him ¡­Siiiiizzzlllleee¡­Szzzlllll¡­ The second the small flame landed on the tree below him it spread and engulfed the whole tree in flames and in less than 10 seconds the tree turned into ashes, the trees around it were not spared either they too already started burning and that was not all Rex also saw the stones on the ground had started to melt ''Aerokinesis + Pyrokinesis'' (Rex) Rex quickly extinguished the flame using the full extent of his abilities ''This flame was way stronger than I initially thought, it can easily enter top 10 in monster flame ranking at the very least'' Rex wiped the sweat on his forehead After that Rex destroyed the house below the ground and headed in the direction of the inner zone of the forest ''Battle-Wings + Telekinesis + Aerokinesis'' (Rex) Rex used his wings, Telekinesis, and Aerokinesis in a combination to fly at the fastest speed possible because the Misty Maze Forest was very big he needed to cover a lot of distance in a short time Rex flew continuously for two whole days, he only stopped once for eating and sleeping luckily he didn''t encounter any spirit beast in these two days ''I have probably entered the inner zone today but there is nothing unusual.. let''s keep flying even if I couldn''t find it, it could find me and that''s good too as long as it does not blindly attack me the second we meet'' (Rex) Ding¡­ [Your skill ''Charm'' has reached max level in Skill \u0026 Ability Trainer] [Your skill ''Act'' has reached max level in Skill \u0026 Ability Trainer] [Required condition met] [''Act'' can now advance] [Skill ''Charm'' and ''Act'' have high compatibility] [Would you like to merge Charm into Act to complete advancement: Yes/No] ''Huh? I have two options for advancing Act'' (Rex) [Yeah Act has reached its max level and it can further advance as for Charm it has also reached max level but it have no advancement route but its compatibility with Act is high so you can either directly advance Act or merge it with Charm to go on a new advancement route] ''So can you tell me the result I might get after choosing these option'' (Rex) [No we can only know what we will get after the advancement is complete] ''Then let''s merge them, Charm is not that important to me anyway'' Rex thought [You sure last time we were just lucky to get an Epic grade skill it''s not always same as the probability of gaining a high grade skill is very low] ''Yeah but I think it''s better than letting it advance alone and I don''t actually like Charm'' Rex made his decision and clicked on Yes [Merging skills..1%..24%..56%..74%..86%..97%.100%] [Merging Complete] [Congratulation, you obtained your first Legendary grade skill ''Divine Words''] "¡­" (Rex) [¡­] ''Did I used my 100 years worth of luck just now or god is giving me my last gift.. you know I suddenly get a feeling that I am going to experience something bad soon'' Rex thought as he looked at the boundless forest in his view Rex took a deep breath and appraised the skill [Divine Words:- Type: Auto-Active Grade: Legendary Description: This skill will make your words feel like a prophecy to others all the targets affected by it will take your words for real without any doubt as long as they are affected by it and will go with the flow This skill can only be triggered by your emotions as long as you are overly emotional about something while speaking then you will have a high chance of activating the skill, its effect also depends on the power of your emotions Cool down: None Cost: Emotions] ''What does it even mean.. and wait will it permanently take my emotions if I used iI'' Rex was almost scared by it [No it''s just how you use mental strength it can be recovered in time] ''Sigh... I don''t know how it works.. but it''s an Auto-Active type so I can''t actually activate it just because I want too... although I can switch it off'' (Rex) [Should I switch it off] ''No, let it be I actually want to see how it works¡­ huh what is that'' (Rex) Rex was still flying while checking the skill but then something caught his attention The mist in one area of forest was slightly black in color Rex moved towards that area and landed on the ground near it ''It''s very cold here'' (Rex) When Rex was close enough he realized that the temperature around that area was very low when he further investigated he found out that the ground and trees there had a thin layer of ice on them at certain places Furthermore, it was not normal ice it was slightly black in color from inside, Rex dug out some black ice from the ground and placed it in his Inventory ''This is good research material.. the Yin Qi here is of so good quality it even has a high concentration of ice and dark element in it... I hat to admit it but its quality even surpasses my Yin Qi it must belong to a very strong spirit beast or heaven and earth treasure If I absorb it then it will give me many benefits but this place is dangerous with my current strength if I start to cultivate here then it won''t be good for me... sigh if that king of the forest really let me make a base here then it will be awesome'' (Rex) At first, Rex thought of using Aerokinesis to take all the Yin Qi but he failed he wasn''t able to control the black mist mixed with Qi so he gave up ''Assassinate'' (Rex) Rex used Assassinate to decrease his presence because the deeper he goes inside the forest the more dangerous it becomes, after using the skill he again flew towards the inner region of the forest Three more days passed just like that¡­. Rex even switched to his Bloodline Form to increase his strength and fly faster using his wings Rex didn''t even know that if he was still in the inner zone of the forest or was already inside the core zone He was still thinking what to do but then he saw that a few miles away from him a big region was covered in black fog just like the one he witnessed three days ago but this time it was on a whole different level Rex could not see the end of the region covered by the black fog, he used Pyrokinesis and increased the temperature around him to protect himself from the cold and went inside the region under black fog to see what was going on ''Just what the hell happened here.. is it something a spirit beast could do.. wait the strongest spirit beast here is the king of the forest then don''t tell me he was the one who did it'' Rex was shocked when he saw the condition of the forest inside the black fog Everything inside that region whether it was trees or stones they were all covered by a thin layer of black ice, Rex even saw a giant python who was frozen by the black ice just by its aura alone Rex could conclude that he was a Monster Emperor ''Damn a Monster Emperor whose strength rivals a Golden Core Stage cultivator is in this condition.. Rose on another thought we should head back the king of the forest must be busy so we should not disturb him right now we can meet him some other day'' Rex thought and hurried to go out of the region of black fog [I agree] Rex was just about to leave but¡­ "ITS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I HAD A GUEST HERE" A domineering voice came from behind him 182 Chapter 182 "ITS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I HAD A GUEST HERE" A domineering voice came from behind him Rex quickly turned around There was no one behind him but then all the black fog in that area began to combine and a giant silhouette appeared out of nowhere Rex could not see his exact appearance because most of his body was covered in the black fog but he could still see his shape He had four legs and a big wolf like tail its body looked like something between a wolf and a dog who was covered in black smoke but his size was as big as a mammoth and thing that caught Rex''s most attention was his two big blood red eyes staring at him At that time when Rex saw him, he wanted to back off but he wasn''t able to move his body at all, it wasn''t because of any kind of force or trick it was because Rex was now experiencing an emotion he forgot a long time ago it was fear The beast in front of Rex gave him a feeling that it could kill him anytime, even when Calm Mind nullified most of his fear and calmed him down he was still not able to remove this feeling from his heart ''Looks like its too late to step back now.. lets first see how strong he really is.. he can even speak like a human so he should also have a name'' Rex did not make any useless move and focused on his breathing ''Appraisal: name, race and cultivation base'' (Rex) [Name: ????? Race: ???? Cultivation base: Core Breaking stage] ''And I am fukked up'' Rex looked at him expressionlessly [Rex I don''t want to make it worse but actually, the appraisal totally failed, the cultivation base you see is something I predicted after observing his aura but I also found out that his body is tougher than it should be according to his cultivation base] ''Rose you already know a spirit beast would not have same cultivation stages as cultivator they need to reach Calamity Lord stage and after that, they can start cultivating but even then their initial cultivation stage should be Sky Body Formation Stage so how can he have Core Breaking stage cultivation base'' (Rex) [I know but his Qi is more similar to that of a cultivator than a spirit beast and I didn''t make a mistake] ''Then it only means he is not a normal spirit beast or maybe he is not a spirit beast at all instead he might be a mutated Demi-Human who had completed his full transformation and.. wait but then how can I not appraise him'' Rex was getting more confused as he thought about it "Did You Already Lost Your Sanity Out Of Fear And Hear I Thought I Finally Found Someone To Pass My Boredom" The Beast looked at Rex and shook his head It even raised one paw to crush Rex "What.. wait I am not here to fight" Rex hurriedly spoke Seeing him speaking the beast retracted his paw "How Amusing You Are Actually Calm Even Before Your Death" The Beast spoke "I really am not here to fight you or snatch any of your treasure," Rex said "OH Then Why Are You Here," The Beast asked in an amused tone ''Huh? did he believed me... wait he is probably mocking me'' (Rex) "This King Of Forest I want a small place in this forest to make my house I won''t lie to you I want to make my house here so that I can use the resources in the forest but I am not making this request for free I will pay the rent for using that piece of land I can give you any pill or heaven and earth material you want as rent," Rex said "King Of Forest? So That''s What People Call Me These Days¡­ As For You What Do You Think You Can Give That Can Satisfy Me" The Beast "Spirit Pills" Rex thought then spoke "Trash" The Beast "Spirit Weapon" (Rex) "Trash" The Beast "Treasure Artifact" (Rex) "Trash" The Beast "Spi¡­." (Rex) "Trash" The Beast "You are" (Rex) "Trash¡­ Huh? YOU WANT TO DIE THAT BADLY" The Beast was furious when he saw that Rex insulted him "Wait... I didn''t mean that I was still speaking I wanted to say.. you are so mighty and majestic so how can I even think about insulting you but can the great King of the Forest tell me what does he want" Rex said with a forced smile "That Fake Smile And Baseless Words Will Not Work On Me As for What I Want You Cannot Give Me What I Want¡­ You Had The Courage To Come Here And Talk TO Me So As A Form Of Respect I Will Give You A Painless Death" The Beast said as he raised his paw towards Rex again ''Damn he just does not put me in his eyes¡­ I can only escape for now'' (Rex) ''Instant Transmission'' (Rex) Suddenly Rex disappeared from his place When the Beast saw it he slightly narrowed his eyes ''Space Law.. a youngster that comprehended space low and not only that whether it was luck or coincidence he got teleportation ability after comprehending it.. huh? he appeared just 500 meters away looks like it is his limit for now if it was someone else he might have escaped easily but it''s his bad luck that I am his opponent'' The beast thought as a playful light flashed in his big red eyes On the other side¡­. Rex appeared 500 meters away from the Beast and started flying away from him at his full speed The initial range of Instant Transmission was only 300 meters but after Rex''s cultivation increased its range also increased and now its 500 meters ''He is not chasing me¡­ did he gave up that easily'' Rex thought when he saw that no one was chasing him Even though Rex thought that he still didn''t slow down Just at this time Rex''s Spider-Sense kicked in at first he didn''t felt anything weird but when he looked below him he saw something that he never thought in him wildest dreams His own shadow stopped impersonating his movements and seem to develop its own consciousness it suddenly jumped out of the ground and caught Rex''s legs Although Rex moved to the side to dodge it but can someone escape from their shadow The shadow changed it''s shaped when it caught Rex''s legs, it turned into many black cloth like strips and wrapped itself around Rex''s body completely binding him After completely immobilizing Rex the shadow started to pull him back in the direction of the beast ''Damn how could this type pf ability exist¡­ that is definitely not a spirit beast, I really underestimated my opponent this time I need to escape quickly'' Rex thought as he tried to break free from the shadow but it was useless no matter how much force or trick Rex used ''Instant Transmission'' (Rex) [Alert!... Instant Transmission is blocked] ''What the.. wait this shadow.. if I can''t escape from it then its not a Qi based attack or illusion, there is only one possibility I could think of and that is¡­.'' (Rex) [Its the power of law that''s the only possibility] ''But what Law is it I never heard of such strange law and he could do something like that using his law only means his comprehension of that law had already reached a very high stage... Little Rose pray for your beloved Rex if I really die then my ghost will forever haunt that giant black dog... no wolf..ahh whatever it is'' Rex gave up resisting and started running the gears in his head to think of a plan Soon the shadow dragged him back to the beast and hanged him by his legs in front of the beast, it freed his whole body except his legs to hang him It looked like Rex was hanging upside down on a roadside lantern "Welcome Back... Why Were You Running Away" The Beast asked in a slightly mocking tone ''Because I don''t want to die single'' (Rex) "Why do you think I was running away," Rex asked as he crossed his arms "I Guessed," The Beast said Rex did no used any flattery or words of respect anymore because he could see that the beast is more intelligent than Rex initially thought and he definitely does not like fake flattery instead he was more of a practical thinker Which meant flattery won''t get him anywhere but as long as he feels Rex is useful it won''t kill him "How Did You Comprehend the Space Law?, Did You Use A Space Law Instrument?" The Beast asked Different Law contains a different rule that''s why a user of a specific law cannot sense the rule of other laws, for example, someone who has comprehended a Fire Law cannot sense the rule of other laws they hadn''t comprehended like water law That''s why the beast could not tell that Rex didn''t used a Law at all ''I knew he would ask that'' (Rex) 183 Chapter 183 ''I knew he would ask that'' (Rex) "I don''t have any of your so called Law Instrument" Rex said ''Although its the truth but it''s not like he''s gonna believe that.. what should i do..hmm'' Rex thought "I See, So How Did You Comprehended it" The Beast asked ''Huh? did he believed it.. he is not gonna threaten me to do soul search or something.. he is weird'' (Rex) "I just got an enlightenment" Rex said "Liar! Don''t Say It If You Don''t Want To Say It.. But Do You Think I Can''t Get Something Out Of You If You Don''t Speak " The Beast was instantly furious ''Just what is wrong with his head he believed me earlier but not now ¡­ the only difference between earlier and now was that I spoke he truth first and lied this time Except that i always spoke without any unusual change in my body language or heart beat so even if he is an expert he can''t easily found it out¡­. wait he also did it before does he have a way to tell that I am lying or not'' Rex thought [You want to say he has an ability or something like a lie detector which allows him to tell if you are lying or not] ''That''s also a possibility you remember Little Ru''s trait Soul Sense allows her to slightly sense the malicious intent other''s have towards her.. so why can''t there be an ability that allows others to find out if someone is lying to them.. Now that I know he might have an ability like that I cannot just make up a lie anymore.. I need to think of something to escape alive¡­ what clue I am missed here.. think Rex think there is always a way out¡­..looks like i need to use it'' Rex thought When the beast saw Rex was thinking he didn''t stopped him The more he panic the higher will be the chances of him making a mistake¡­. was what the beast thought ''Fast Clock'' (Rex) With the rise in cultivation base the time limit for which Rex could use Fast Clock has increased to 30 seconds and his Cool down time decreased to 5 minutes ''The black fog covering his body.. it looks like he is hiding his body but why would he do that when he can kill me any time so why.. the whole area is covered in the Qi he is releasing from his body why is he wasting so much Qi in the first place¡­Why is his body appear to be stronger compared to his cultivation base¡­'' (Rex) When Rex activated Fast Clock many question rose in his mind and the more he thought about that the more clearer the picture became for Rex it was like he now had all the pieces and what''s left was arranging all the pieces to complete the puzzle After the time limit was over Rex opened his eyes, he had a slight headache but he was still smiling because he had now solved the whole puzzle "Does Smiling Gives You Courage To Face Death" The Beast looked at Rex Rex didn''t answer his question but asked his own "I wonder who you are running from.. is it the one who poisoned you?" Rex asked with a smile The second the words came out of his mouth Rex could feel the killing intent hidden deep in the Beast''s eyes Suddenly Rex noticed something he looked above his head which was ground, many black lines and rune like symbols had appeared on the ground and made a very complex array in seconds The array was something Rex had never seen even after having all the Memory Inheritance of Alfred When the array activated many black colored sharp pointed rods came out of it and made a birdcage like cage which imprisoned Rex It didn''t stopped there, Rex saw that many sharp pointed thorns started to grow from the rods around him.. they only stopped after they were just few millimetres away from piercing his body ''He has achieved One Thought Becomes Array Stage.. and this unknown array definitely contains power of law in it or he won''t even use it against me.. but an array with law is something even Alfred did not knew about.. all these things only means what I thought was correct'' (Rex) "Your Next Words Will Decide Your Life And Death, If You Want To Live Tell Me Who Sent You" The Beast asked, Rex could feel the anger in his voice but he was still calm "Cool down you will know nothing if you kill me, So lets start with answering your question.. no one sent me as for how I figured that out it was easy after I thought about it clearly You are not making this black fog on purpose nor are you releasing it on your own free will and I could tell from your Qi quality and strong body that your real cultivation is higher than what it is at present so i predicted that you are either injured or poisoned But after seeing that your Qi seems to be more affected compared to your body the injured possibility was ruled out which meant you were poisoned and this poison is not directly killing you but it is affecting your Qi and with time it also made you lose your real cultivation base.. Then comes another question why are you here in this particular forest you could have chose a better place you could have gone to Myriad Beast Continent the people there won''t even attack you for you being a spirit beast because you have high intelligence but you still came here and further more you did not let go of those who had come for you and seen your appearance¡­ It only means that you didn''t wanted others to know that you are here so you didn''t let the rumors about your appearance spread as for choosing this place you chose this place because this place will probably be the last choice for the people chasing you because they are searching for a big beast so they won''t go to a continent where there is a war between humans and other races¡­.. am i correct?" Rex asked with a smile it was like he didn''t even mind the spikes that were just few millimetres away from this body The Beast looked at Rex with slightly wide eyes ''Why does he remind me of a certain someone I really don''t like'' The Beast thought as he looked at the calm expression of Rex "I Wonder If I Should Call You Smart Or Foolish, Do You Think I Will Let You GO After You Know That Much?" The Beast looked at him ''He is saying it like he would have let me go before'' (Rex) "You certainly won''t let me go like that but what if I say that I can make you a cure for that poison" Rex said calmly The beast was about to laugh after hearing Rex''s words but suddenly he stopped for some reason and looked at Rex again "Your Overconfidence Is Useless Here Even If Your Are a Highly Skilled Poison Master Or Have An Inheritance Of Someone Like That Its Still Useless, The Poison That Got Me Was Something Which In Itself Has No Cure" The Beast said seriously "There is no poison in the world that has no cure.. its just about knowing it or not, I am not a poison master but i am 90% sure about finding its cure as long as I have enough knowledge.. even if you don''t trust me at least give me a chance its better than trying to fight the poison here alone and waiting for your death" Rex said with a serious expression The Beast looked into Rex''s eyes for a long time before he waved his paw and the array around Rex disappeared The shadow also released Rex and he fell to the ground "You Have Only One Chance" The Beast said Rex nodded and walked closer to him "Wait Remove Your Storage Ring First" The Beast said when Rex walked closer to him Rex removed the ring on his finger and put it in his pocket After Rex was close enough to the beast he touched one of his front leg using his left hand so that he can analyze it but the second he touched his fur covered in black fog¡­ the fog around Rex''s hand became restless And a layer of black ice started to appeared on his fingers, Rex quickly retracted his hand but the ice was still on his finger furthermore it started to spread all over his hand at a rapid speed ''I can''t feel my hand any more¡­. if it comes to this'' (Rex) ''Remould'' (Rex) Rex''s right hand turned into a sharp blade then he slashed it on his left hand ¡­Slllaaasshhhh¡­ The hand covered in black ice fell down, Rex tightly grasped his left hand due to pain but soon Rose''s restoration kicked in Rex saw his whole left hand stared to grow again at a rapid speed As for the hand that was cut, it turned into light particles and disappeared but the black ice still had its imprint inside it like a fossil ''This black Ice was using my own Qi to grow and imprison me¡­ what a terrifying element this beast had.. how does he even got this element¡­ wait its not the time to think about that'' Rex thought 184 Chapter 184 "What An Amazing Regeneration Ability, Your Decision To Cut Your Hand Was Correct With Your Cultivation Base You Can''t Escape From My Prison Ice" The Beast praised him Rex stared at him "What Are You Looking At, I Cannot Control It I Thought You Can Figure That Out On Your Own," The Beast said ''After I go back I will wear a jacket made of wolf''s fur¡­ Rose, although we weren''t able to analyze him, you should have at least got the DNA signature we might get some important information about him through it'' (Rex) [Negative, his bloodline is very strong with our current cultivation base we can''t get his DNA signature by just a touch it''s better if you can get his blood and merge it with you while doing evolution] ''Hmmm.. now its a problem looks like I need to resort to plan B'' (Rex) [What''s plan B?] ''Do you even need to ask, there is only one way to do it and that is¡­'' Rex discussed his plan B with Rose [It''s very dangerous] ''But''s its the only way and I think as long as we find him a cure he would at least give us a satisfactory reward or we can force him to give it¡­ as long as we have a cure'' (Rex) "I want your blood sample," Rex said "You Want My Blood Essence" The Beast was furious when he heard Rex''s words Blood essence is very important to both cultivator and beasts because it could define their bloodline purity, one can even use the blood essence of someone else who is stronger than them or have strong bloodline to strengthen their own bloodline "Not your blood essence... I just want your normal blood which is infected by poison but it''s better if its less infected" Rex said that because he knows that the beast was able to suppress this poison for so long that''s why its concentration will not be the same in all parts of his body When the Beast heard Rex saying that he only needs normal blood he calmed down "How Much Do You Need" The Beast asked "5 drops will be enough" Rex said after some thinking [Huh? one drop is more than enough why are you asking for 5 drops he will be angry if he found out] ''Keep quiet for now I know what I am doing'' (Rex) The Beast stared at Rex for a while before responding "Okay" The Beast agreed Then he opened his mouth and 5 drops of blood came out of it and started to float in front of Rex ''Just as I thought, his ability helps him to detect lie and truth but it does not tell him if the truth was complete or not, 5 drops of blood was enough but 1 drop of blood was also enough I did not lied but hided the truth'' (Rex) Rex then took out his storage ring from his pocket and put it on his finger Rex then took out a glass bottle from his inventory and put four drops of blood in it, as for the fifth drop Rex separated less than 10% of its part and put the remaining in the glass bottle, then he placed the bottle in his inventory again ''This guy¡­ he can fool others but not me he didn''t used his storage ring at all but then it only means he could use dimensional pocket.. how lucky he is to unlock two very rare abilities of space law by himself'' The Beast thought as he looked at Rex Rex has no idea that someone could tell just by looking that he is not using storage ring because he had never even heard of such a thing being possible Rex set cross legged on the ground and the tiny portion of the blood drop was floating above his hand, he was not using Telekinesis to make it float because it was too light so he was doing it just by using his Qi He then took out the silver helmet like equipment and wore it on his head ''Let''s begin'' (Rex) ''Atomize'' (Rex) The silver helmet was actually a device made by Rex to make his work simple, most the material used to make it was same as the material used to make spirit grade weapons or tools, it was made using same principles that are used in nerve gear \u0026 game pod that are made using VR tech but this time it was not the nerve gear for playing games but more of a smart computer that can be controlled using brain directly With this Rex could directly access his own memory and convert it in data without putting much effort in it, for example, Rex had heard a song a long time ago then using this device he can copy it into a storage device outside his body, it was the advance version of nerve gear VR technology Rex made that could work with the conscious mind The reason Rex was using it here is because it also had a function to extreme zoom in things like a microscope so that it can help him to zoom on the tiny blood drop Rex used Atomize to eliminate as much poison as possible which also included killing all the poison infected cells in it Although Rex could not completely wipe out the poison without destroying the whole tiny blood drop but he could weaken the poison in it as much as possible by doing that Soon the red drop turned dark purple, it was like it had no living blood cells at all, it was now only consisted of dried dead cells and the poison in its weakened state Rex removed the head gear and stored it back in the Inventory After hesitating for a while Rex opened his mouth and placed the tiny dark purple drop on his tongue then he closed its mouth Rex didn''t swallow it down his throat but let it affect his tongue and insides of his mouth This was Rex''s plan B, using the talent Reverse Engineering on the Poison he wanted to trace back its making process first to find its cure The Beast was shocked when he saw what Rex did Even though the poison was now weakened it still overwhelmed Rex Rex''s tongue turned purple the flesh inside his mouth was also turning purple slowly, it was like his Poison Resistance was almost useless in front of this poison ''That much is more than enough'' Rex thought as he spurted out a mouth full of blood ''Hydrokinesis + Transmutate + Atomize'' (Rex) Rex forced out all the blood inside his mouth that was affected by the poison, then he forcibly solidified the muscles that were affected by the poison so that it cannot spread further at last he used Atomize to completely destroyed those solidified muscles Rose quickly restored the parts Rex destroyed using Atomize The whole process caused him severe pain but it was the only way Rex could think of to thoroughly analyze the poison After Rex cleared the poison inside his body he took out few HP potions and drank them because he had now lost more than 40% of the total HP just by holding the poison in his mouth He drank the potions for restoring his HP after he drank them he again sat cross legged and started analyzing the data he got from the poison ''Fast Clock + Calm Mind'' (Rex) Even after Rex got the necessary data on poison after using Reverse Engineering but the level of poison was still very high that''s why he used Fast Clock and Calm Mind to speed up the process The Beast was curiously watching Rex he still didn''t know why he was doing all this if he hadn''t talked to Rex before then he would have probably labeled him as an idiot When Rex started analyzing the poison he found out that the poison was made of many things he didn''t even knew about so Rex gave those things basic names like A1, B2, F4¡­ etc to sort them out later on¡­ with time Rex began to understand the structure of the poison The Beast was watching Rex for a while but then he started to lose his patience and decided to ask him what he was doing but just at this time he saw something that made him utterly shocked A transparent circular halo of white light was formed behind Rex''s head, at this time Rex''s expression was very calm if someone saw him right now they would think of him as a sage who had gained the control over his carnal desires [Required condition met] [Enlightenment achieved] The Beast''s jaw was wide open if it wasn''t for his huge size his jaw might have touched the ground ''What the hell¡­. he gained enlightenment just by tasting my poison'' The Beast thought Right now he wanted to shout at heavens.. I was poisoned for years but I didn''t even gained an insight but he just tasted my poison and he got enlightenment... Why is there so much difference in treatment 185 Chapter 185 The Beast set a little away from Rex but kept staring at him like Rex had borrowed 10,000 top grade spirit stones from him and was planning to run away when it was time to pay it back After two hours Rex opened his eyes and sighed "So You Didn''t Find It Out After All" The Beast spoke ''He is a talent so killing him would be a big waste.. but if he revealed my location then it will be a big problem for me he might not want to betray me right now But he is still young it won''t be strange if his heart is swayed by enough benefits or threats now what should I do kill him or not'' The Beast thought "It''s not that I can''t find its cure but I lack knowledge¡­ I actually tasted the poison to find out what it was made of.. it might sound stupid to you but it''s true you can call it my specialty or talent after checking it I found about the things used to make it but the problem is many of the things used to make this poison are something I never even heard of The same problem occurred when I was trying to make a cure for it my current knowledge on herbs is not enough if only I knew of... Huh?" Rex was just speaking but he saw that the Beast waved his paw and a big book which was around 10 cm thick and two jade slips appeared out of nowhere and fell in front of him "This Is The Limited Platinum Edition OF Herbs Encyclopedia Issued By Alchemist Tower And The Jade Slips Are From My Clan They Too Contain A Lot Of Information Related To Herbs Take It, We Have A Lot Of Time Here So You Can Study Them As You Like," The Beast said lazily ''Alchemist Tower? so he admits it now, he is definitively from higher realm.. but limited edition and platinum..dafuk it means¡­ but I have to say that my fate is really twisted even if I blindly walk on the streets of the city I might encounter a world class criminal or a legendary hero... That aside where is his storage ring I wonder how many treasures he had in it.. wait don''t be greedy Rex he could detect lies if he asked.. do you want to steal my treasure then I am done for'' (Rex) Rex scanned the jade slips and book then he started to flip pages inside the book to act like he was reading but he had already started to work on the cure again Earlier he had almost formulated the cure while he was in enlightenment condition but it had some loopholes because he could not found some appropriate herbs to fill the shortcomings in it ''This poison is surely very old... some of the things used to make it are already extinct that''s why it is so hard to make its cure but I can use Transmutate and Atomize on some different herbs and use them as an alternative to make its cure'' (Rex) Rex spent a total of four hours to complete the recipe, it was almost evening when Rex closed the book in his hands and walked towards the Beast The Beast opened his eyes when he felt Rex coming towards him, he was just about to speak but Rex spoke first "I finalized the recipe.. as long as I can make it I am 96% sure you will be cured," Rex said with a serious expression The Beast kept staring for a while then an expression of shock appeared on his face but then he calmed down ''My Truth Seeker didn''t react he is not lying'' The Beast thought "So What Do You Need To Make It," He asked Even if Rex had really found out the recipe it doesn''t mean that he is already cured it was just the first step although he had many questions like how did he read the whole book so fast but he was sure Rex was not lying "Let''s see the list is quite big the first is .. Azure Spirit Lotus.." Just when Rex said that, the Beast waved his paw and a beautiful azure colored lotus appeared before Rex "Second is Spirit Rainbow Grass" Rex just said it and the Beast again took out a herb which had seven long leaves with seven different color Whenever Rex spoke the name of a herb the Beast easily took it out, at one point Rex even doubted if he had a whole herbal garden inside him The list contained 245 different herbs and the Beast had 235 of them, he didn''t had the rest of the ten herbs not because they were of high grade but they were of very low value in his eyes "Out of last 10 herbs 8 are normal herbs that can be bought with money but the remaining two are rare spirit herbs even if they are low grade spirit herbs," Rex said "I Can''t Leave This Forest SO You Need To Find Them On Your Own, I Promise You If You Can Really Cure My Poison Then Middle Realm Aside Even In Higher Realm No One Will Touch You On My Watch Except That I Will Also Give You A Satisfactory Reward," The Beast said "How can you protect me when you yourself got poisoned and tasted defeat," Rex said Right now Rex was not afraid about offending him because he had the cure "Defeat Me? You Don''t Know But The People That Could Fight Against Me In Same Cultivation Realm Can Be Counted On The Fingers Of One Hand As For How I Got Poisoned My Enemies Planned Really Deep Even The One Who Gave Me The Poison Didn''t Knew That The Inner Most Layer Of The Pill Was Poison Itself And The Pill Was Famous For His Strong Smell Coupled With The Colorless And Tasteless Poison It Was Already Too Late When I Figured It Out, Once I Am Cured Its Their Death" The Beast said in an angry tone According to Rex, there were many loopholes in his story but he knew asking too much won''t do any good for him so he refrained himself from asking too many questions ''Good now I got my first higher realm backer... I wonder if he is strong enough to go against mother but I shouldn''t reveal too much about my background who knows if he had some grudge against the Sura Clan and target me for that'' (Rex) "So you gonna let me go just like that, no vows no contract?" Rex asked "There Is No Need For That If You Really Betray Me Then You Can''t Escape," The Beast said ''Did it do something to me?.. Rose didn''t warned me so either I can''t detect it or he is bluffing'' (Rex) "By the way what should I call you, the king of the forest is too long for a name," Rex asked "Zakiya... It''s My Name, You Can Call Me The Great Zakiya, Immortal Zakiya Or The Ruler Of Terror you can also call me with my titled name The Bl.." The Beast puffed his chest out and started to tell his great names "I think Zakiya is fine in exchange you can also call me just by my first name .. Rex" Rex interrupted him as he was not interested in hearing his whole name because it was almost night "Why Should I Put My Name On Same Value As Yours?" Zakiya asked in dissatisfaction "Because I got the cure," Rex said with a smug face ''I want to beat him'' Zakiya thought as he looked at his smug face but he held back in the end "How would I contact you in the future," Rex asked "I only have one communication jade bracelet but I can''t use it because there is a risk of them finding out my location through it so you have to come here if you want to talk about something," Zakiya said 186 Chapter 186 Rex thought for a while then spoke "Actually I have a better way" Rex pointed his finger towards him and a stream of white light came out of it and entered his head Zakiya doesn''t seem to be afraid of Rex''s attack hurting him so he didn''t resist [Would you like to accept Rex''s friend request: Yes/No] This was an improved version of Friend List after Rex''s soul strength has increased he doesn''t even need to touch someone to send them a friend request Rex wasn''t afraid of triggering the Zakiya''s greed because of it, these type of things may look very appealing to someone who knows about them but it wasn''t something that can catch the interest of a powerhouse Rex was expecting to get a shocked or at least surprised expression from Zakiya but instead of getting shocked he started to observe it curiously "I See... SO That''s How It Is You Wasted A Part Of Your Soul To Make This Seal¡­ It''s More Like An Array Than A Seal You Made Three Seals Then Connected Them To Achieve This Effect I Have To Say I Am Quite Impressed But¡­ It''s Better If You Don''t Use It Again, It''s Not Only Wastes Your Soul... Your Friend Can Also Use It To Give You Backlash Or Seriously Injure Your Soul If They Betray You" Zakiya said with a serious expression ''Trying to be mysterious¡­ how can someone else use it to harm me'' (Rex) "You Don''t Believe My Words?" Zakiya said when he saw the look on Rex''s face "It not like that I don''t believe you but is it that serious" Rex talked in a roundabout way "Sigh.. looks like you need an example" Zakiya sighed then he clicked yes and joined Rex''s friend list [Due to your friend Zakiya having high cultivation base his range has increased] After joining the Friend List Zakiya looked at Rex playfully like he was waiting for a show Rex was still thinking about what he was trying to do but suddenly he felt the pain coming from his soul [Alert! your friend Zakiya has forcefully Infiltrated the server] [Alert! your friend Zakiya has taken control of server] [Alert! your friend Zakiya has used soul suppression] The server mentioned by Rose was actually the place in Rex''s consciousness where the main soul seals responsible for working of Friend List were present Zakiya had infiltrated Rex''s sea of consciousness using the connection he had formed with him because of Friend List and started put pressure on his sea of consciousness to suppress him after few seconds he released the control then the pain disappeared and everything became normal Rex was panting on the ground just now he felt that if Zakiya really wanted then he could have seriously injured his sea of consciousness ''To think my Friend List had such a big loophole I will either upgrade it¡­ no, it''s better to remove it later on after all I can make other good devices for communication¡­. the risk does not worth the price'' (Rex) Rex took his time to manage his breath "Hey if you are fine with it can I take that dead python?" Rex pointed at the frozen python he had seen earlier He was not after the python but the Yin Qi that was absorbed by the python''s body for so long, he didn''t ask Zakiya directly because it will be a problem if he asked him about his element or attribute Qi, although Zakiya was able to tell his cultivation base he didn''t raise the topic about Rex''s strange attribute Qi which only means that he didn''t check it Maybe it was because Zakiya wasn''t interested in knowing his attribute but if Rex asks him for his Yin Qi then Zakiya will definitely ask this question Zakiya waved his paw signaling him to take it Rex quickly walked to the frozen python and stored it in his inventory "Rex tell me something you was able to find the cure for the poison after using less that one drop of my blood so why did you take 5 drops of my blood" Zakiya narrowed his eyes towards Rex "To do research on this poison," Rex said with a straight face ''So he wants to do research on the poison so that he won''t make any mistake when making the cure'' Zakiya thought and nodded ''To do research on this poison so I can make a more advanced or variant poison¡­ if this poison can work on a powerhouse like Zakiya then why can''t it work on others¡­ it can even become one my trump cards in the future hehe..'' (Rex) "One more thing I want a place to make my base here in this forest so would you mind it if I brought some people there to work for me," Rex asked "As Long As They Don''t Enter The Core Zone It''s Fine," Zakiya said After asking a few more things about the forest''s geography Rex parted his way with Zakiya and flew towards the inner region of the forest to find a good location to set up his base It was night so Rex used Shadow-Dive to travel through shadows Rex kept wandering through forests for many days to find a suitable place for the base 8 days later¡­ After 8 whole days, Rex finally saw what he was looking for "This is it¡­." Rex thought as he looked at the landscape in front of him The place in front of him was like a big inactive volcano¡­ no it was more like a big meteorite fell there in the past and because of the impact the ground at the center sank a little and because of the impact mountain like wall formed a circular boundary around it But it was not barren all the mountain boundary and inside the region was covered in greenery, it looked really spectacular even from far away it looked like the tall mountains of the boundary almost touched the cloud and the very fact that those mountains could stand against these deadly winds at high heights shows how strong they are Right now Rex only looked at it from far away while he was flying at high altitude ''This place looks good'' Rex thought as he flew towards that place After flying for a while Rex realized that he underestimated the size of this place From far away it didn''t look that big but only now did he realized that it was more than twice as big as Corentis from inside One has to know that Corentis was once one of the 20 largest cities in the whole continent both by economy and size, this was enough to show how big it was When Rex entered the place from above he found out that the wind inside was not as wild and deadly as outside and the region inside didn''t have the mist like rest of the Misty Maze Forest furthermore the spiritual Qi there was denser compared to outside Rex flew around to check the place from inside out ''Strange I flew for so long but I only saw very weak beasts here considering that this place is in the inner region of the forest.. don''t tell me this is the territory of a strong spirit beast'' Rex thought [It likely is, so should we retreat] ''We can''t, this place is really good.. good enough to take the risk we should at least check it thoroughly even if we cannot defeat the beast here we can still escape'' Rex said [Why do these words feel so familiar] ''Stop it, not every beast is like that big headed Zakiya'' Rex snorted Rex then flew upwards so that he could cover the maximum area in his scope of vision Suddenly something caught Rex''s eyes, he saw something shining around the center of the place Rex quickly flew to the center only to find it was a pond Yes it was a pond but the water inside it was very clear but when the sunlight fell on the water it was sparkling like many pearls were floating in it ''The spiritual Qi coming from the water is very rich.... this water is not simple'' Rex took a little amount of water in his hand and drank it ''This water is very sweet and it makes me feel refreshed.. its the same feeling when we take a hot bath after a long tiring day.. wait bath hehe'' Rex took out his shirt and jumped in the pond ..Sppllllaassshhh... "It''s really good, I have decided I will make my private bath here," Rex said as he swam in the pond If someone who knew about spirit water heard Rex''s words then they will definitely curse Rex''s eight generations Making a bath from a spirit pond?... If the news got out people in the middle realm will label Rex as a public enemy for wasting resource to this extent It takes thousands of years for a spirit pond to naturally born and it can not be moved after that, in the past many big sects chose to shift their main sect''s location because of a spirit pond Spirit pond aside even the cost of a small glass bottle filled with spirit water will be no less than 10 high grade spirit stone A spirit pond has many benefit for a cultivator for example if someone cultivates near a spirit pond they will get ten times the result compared to when they cultivate using spirit stones and their cultivation base will be more stable too, others cannot breakthrough easily like Rex so for them its one of the fastest method to increase their cultivation base and now Rex wants to make a bath from it Spirit pond also has other benefits but Rex does not know a single thing about it ''What is this..'' Rex saw that something inside the pond was shining When Rex dived in the pond to see what it was he found out that the pond was more deeper than he thought Just After Rex reached near the bottom he saw something that surprised him At the bottom of the pond there was a huge spirit rock, at the center of the spirit rock there was a hole and a big oval shaped stone like thing was lying in it ''An egg?'' Rex thought 187 Chapter 187 At the bottom of the pond there was a huge spirit stone, at the center of the crystal there was a hole and a big oval shaped stone like thing was lying in it ''An egg?'' Rex thought The egg was actually absorbing spiritual Qi in the pond, the fact that it was above the huge spirit stone in itself showed that the egg was placed there to be nurtured Rex looked at big white egg, the egg would have looked really beautiful if it was in good condition but right now it was on the verge of breaking it wasn''t because it was going to hatch or something rather than hatching it was about to break it had many cracks on it Those crack didn''t look like they were natural they were like someone had hit the egg or attacked it with the purpose to destroy it ''The life signature coming from the egg is very low'' Rex thought as he gently touched the egg [The baby is pretty good to have survived that long, with the condition it is in right now its chances of survival are very low] ''Hmmm¡­ it is fighting for life before it even born.. count yourself lucky buddy whether its a coincidence or fate you met me I can at least give you a life for struggling that long'' Rex careful held the egg and took it out of the pond with him [Why are you bothering to save it, its core can benefit you and we have already killed so many spirit beast so what''s the use of trying to save this one] ''You make me sound heartless, those spirit beast didn''t had any intelligence they attack me the second they see me and do you think they won''t hunt others if they got the chance they all follow the rule of the jungle so I did the same But this guy hasn''t even born yet so how could I put it at the same place as them and this guy''s perseverance has won my heart so the least I could do is help it survive'' Rex said as he examined the egg Rex didn''t got any DNA signature from touching the egg so he couldn''t tell what type of creature was inside it ''Heal'' (Rex) Rex used heal on it but there was no change in the state of the egg Rex didn''t feel that the condition of the one inside it improved either He then took out few HP potion and spilled it on the egg, the surface of the egg absorbed some of the potion spilled on it but there was still no change in it and to make it worse Rex sensed that the speed at which the egg was absorbing spiritual Qi has decreased ''Even the HP potions I had made right now became useless on it looks like the baby inside it is of pretty high rank or its body is too injured and lacks nutrition to recover using HP potion¡­hmm maybe both'' Rex thought [This HP potion is already the highest grade recovery potion we have] ''Hmm.. actually we do have something else although it''s not a potion it can provide what this one need'' Rex transformed his right hand into a blade and made a small cut on his left hand Rex forcibly stopped the wound from regenerating, the blood came out of the wound and fell on the egg Suddenly just when the blood fell on the egg it madly started to absorb the blood ''Just as I thought it needs a nutrition tonic'' (Rex) The egg would not absorb just anyone''s blood it did that because it was Rex''s blood A high grade bloodline represents its origin by the effect for example if someone who had a fire attribute got the bloodline or blood essence... no that aside even if they just got the blood of someone from Phoenix Clan and absorbed it then their fire attribute Qi will be raised to another level.. just like that Dragon Bloodline, Fairy Bloodline, White Tiger Bloodline.. etc every bloodline holder''s blood can have a special effect on someone who absorbs it Rex''s bloodline is 100% pure because its origin is Rex himself, his bloodline was made after combining the bloodlines of several creatures and after every evolution it went through another refining Because of all that Rex''s bloodline also obtained a special effect and Rex calls this effect ''Enhance'' in simple words, it was a strong nutrition tonic but that was just one way to look at it, its real effect was enhancing for example if someone absorbs Rex blood then all their physical status will slightly increase and they will also get a temporary healing boost but this was only the tip of the iceberg because its effect was not limited to living beings In pill refining if someone uses Rex''s blood while refining a pill then not only the rate of refining success will increase but the quality of the pill will also increase After Rex discovered this effect he decided to never use it or even show it to any other cultivator because if the news gets out and reaches the Alchemist Association then there will be many old people who will be interested in inviting Rex for dinner The egg was absorbing the blood but then Rex discovered that its absorption rate has decreasing ''Damn... it''s still lacking spiritual Qi how much does this baby wants to eat'' (Rex) [No wonder the egg was inside that pond] ''Rose start the Exp transfer.. if we can''t nurture it using spiritual Qi then giving it a small dose of Exp is the only way to save him'' (Rex) [You sure even if you try to decrease the rate of transfer you cannot control it to an extent where you can decrease the transfer rate that much and keep it constant at the same time and we don''t know how much energy it needs if we forcibly transfer more than needed then it''s done for] Exp is the purest form of energy Rex knows off its like energy of life that he extracts from other living beings he killed but it can not be used like Qi for combat because it gives a lot of strain on the body Rex can only use it to level up because if he tried to use it in combat it will be like using rocket fuel to drive a car ''Don''t worry I have a plan'' (Rex) Rex took out two top grade spirit stone ''Transmutate + Telekinesis'' (Rex) The spirit stone''s shape changes and soon they combined and transformed into a long thin needle.. although it looked like a needle it was actually a very thin tube Rex inserted one end of the tube in one of the small cracks in the egg Rex slowly inserted it and after he felt a little resistance he stopped advancing he didn''t had any intention to pierce the baby''s skin, reaching it was more than enough [I see.. so you want to use it as a vessel to transfer the Exp it will work as a bridge if the transfer rate increased or the baby stopped absorbing the Exp then the bridge will break because of the increase in pressure] ''Okay it''s good that you understood but we don''t have time to waste so start the transfer'' (Rex) [Starting Exp transfer¡­..] A warm flow of current came from Rex''s core and spread in his body Rex then guided this energy from his hands to the tube and carefully transferred the energy through it to the egg This time Rex wasn''t directly transferring the Exp to someone so he didn''t know about the condition of the target When the energy entered the egg it quickly absorbed it seeing this Res sighed in relief because it meant his theory was correct According to him, the baby was a high rank beast that was why it was able to absorb the Exp or else even if he used all these means a weak beast cannot absorb it when they are still not born Half an hour passed like that... All this time Rex''s full focus was on the Exp transfer because his one mistake can easily kill the baby inside the egg ..Crakk¡­ Suddenly Rex saw that a small crack appeared on the spirit tube so he quickly stopped the exp transfer because it meant the one inside the egg had stopped absorbing the energy ..Craakkkkk..crrrkk¡­ Just when Rex sighed in relief he saw many new crack appearing on the egg Rex wasn''t worried that the baby died because he didn''t receive any notification which meant the baby was safe he was more curious to see what type of creature will come out of it Soon the whole egg was covered in cracks and a small claw pieced the egg from inside and broke it Rex saw a little white creature coming out of it, except its deep black eye his whole body was of pure white color It looked like a little white lizard but its size was that of a puppy and it had four legs with four sharp claws at a closer look it would have looked like a western dragon only if¡­ only if it didn''t have three heads Yes the creature had three long white swan like necks and three head on top of them, it also had a tail which looked similar to that of a crocodile the difference being it was a little thinner and longer When it came out of the egg it was covered in a transparent slimy liquid so it started to shake its body like a wet puppy to get rid of it 188 Chapter 188 All three head of the baby beast were looking in different directions in confusion but then the middle head spotted Rex and stared at him The other two head soon noticed Rex too, all three pair of eyes were locked onto him Then the beast slowly walked to Rex with trembling legs and started to sniff his legs as for why it only sniffed his legs its because it could only reach his legs at the moment After it sniffed him for a few times it suddenly circled its necks around Rex''s legs and started to rub its heads on them ''This guy.. it recognizes me.. is it because of blood?'' (Rex) [New DNA signature acquired] Rex bent on his knees and touched the middle small head of the baby beast The baby beast seemed to really like it, it started to rub its head against Rex''s hand but the other two head doesn''t seem to be left behind they pushed it aside, the one on the left pushed it to the right and the one on the right pushed it towards left and just like that a fight broke out "Little guy you started to fighting just after you are born.. sigh come here" Rex carefully picked the beast baby and lifted it in the air using his hands ''Rose this little baby is male or female'' (Rex) [A male] The little guy became quiet when Rex spoke and carefully listened although Rex didn''t know if he could really understand him but he still liked how he paid attention to his words [Rex if you want to force a pet contract on him then its the right time] ''Sigh¡­.. sometime you should think about right or wrong instead of just profit... I saved him because I wanted to save him not to get a pet.. not even an hour has passed since he was born so how could I snatch his freedom from him'' (Rex) Rex held him with one hand and used his other hand to pat all of his three heads one by one in turns while observing him ''Appraisal: race and cultivation stage'' (Rex) [Race: ?? Cultivation stage: Monster King middle stage] ''Monster King? then theoretically his strength is equal to a Core Forming stage cultivator¡­ wait it means this little guys'' cultivation base is above me just what cultivation stage his parents were at to make a package like that'' Rex wondered as he looked at the cloudy sky Beasts who have not reached the Calamity Lord stage have a high advantage when giving birth, their child will born with a high cultivation base although cultivator''s with high cultivation base also gives birth to child''s with strong cultivation base but it''s on a whole different level when it comes to beasts... But when nature gave them this advantage it also gave them a disadvantage, which is an increment in difficult of achieving breakthrough compared to cultivators until they reach Calamity Lord stage Off course Monster Race also have this advantage and disadvantage but both of them disappears once they reach Calamity Lord stage like beasts and starts to cultivate When the baby was born it had used up all the energy he absorbed so right now he lacked the energy to show its prestige as a Monster King that''s why earlier his cultivation base didn''t caught Rex''s attention When Rex was in a daze the baby beast had already jumped out of his arms and has started to eat the eggshells on the ground Earlier when he was just born he still didn''t had much control over his body that''s why he was walking with trembling legs but slowly he was becoming proficient in controlling his body After he ate most of the eggshell the middle head looked at Rex who was in a daze then it smacked his left head and right head who was eating right now using his jaw then he signaled them to look at Rex All three had looked at Rex then they looked at each other after thinking for a while the baby beast took the remaining eggshell in his mouth and walked to Rex ..Aoo..Aoo.. He tried to roar but only a baby voice came out of his mouth When Rex looked at him, the baby beast put the eggshells is front of him and pushed them towards Rex "You want me to tak.. no eat it? hahaha.." Rex pointed at himself and started laughing Rex then lovingly patted his head "You could eat it yourself little guy I am not hungry," Rex said with a smile as he rubbed his middle head ''Now we are in a dilemma.. an egg of a strong spirit beast in an area where we could not even find any spirit beast.. after combining these clues its not hard to guess that this is the territory of his father He himself is so strong then what about his father although my blood and Exp may have played a role in increasing his strength but it''s still too much of an increase his father should be least at Monster Emperor peak stage Damn I should have collected more books regarding the monster beast and their nature but not just anyone sells them so it doesn''t matter even if I wanted to collect them My first thought is I should leave this place as soon as possible as for this baby it''s too cute but I don''t want to separate it from his real parents, the other problem is this place is so good to give up that easily and this pond.. should I take it before leaving'' Rex thought [Actually Rex his parent should only be his mother he doesn''t have a father because..] Rose suddenly stopped talking, Rex looked at the Mini-Map and found out that a big red dot was heading in his direction the most frightening thing is it was too fast The red dot was moving on the map like the range of map was in meters not miles, it only took it few second to reach the same position as Rex Rex looked around but he didn''t saw anything then he looked at the ground ''Geokinesis'' (Rex) He used Geokinesis to feel the movements below the ground "Not underground either then where is..." Thinking of something Rex suddenly looked at the cloudy sky A giant claw pierced the clouds from above then with one slash the creature completely divided it into several segments and showed itself Rex saw a giant big green creature flying in the sky Its appearance was very similar to that of a dragon like its dark greenish scales on any part of its body, sharp teeth, sharp claws, a pair of gigantic wings at its back¡­ etc it was very big.. big enough to be compared to an airplane Although its upper body was similar to that of a dragon but his tail was very long like that of an eastern dragon Even after all this, Rex could still not call it a dragon the main reason being its 6 long necks with 6 big heads on top of them Rex may not be much knowledgeable about beasts like dragons but he still heard many stories and myths in lower realm and not a single one of them says that a dragon could have 6 big heads One look was more than enough to tell this giant creature was the baby beast''s mother as for why mother not father its because Rose had already told Rex that the baby doesn''t have a father although Rose wasn''t able to finish the sentence but Rex trusted Rose so he believed it Rex could tell that this mother beast was far stronger than him but he still sighed in relief because it didn''t give him the same terrifying feeling as Zakiya where he didn''t even have the chance of escaping but right now he had many ways of escaping ''Appraisal: race and cultivation base'' (Rex) [Race: Seven Headed Winged Drakon Cultivation stage: Monster Venerable peak stage] ''I knew it when I got that Legendary grade skill I knew that I already used my 100 year luck, first that Zakiya and now this one.. but even though this one''s cultivation strength is same as Zakiya but it does not give me the same powerless feeling as him'' Rex thought Unlike the baby beast, his mother had lived for a long time and knew about her race that''s why Rex''s appraisal gave the information he wanted All the six heads of the monster first looked at the beast baby beside Rex with surprise then loving eyes but then she switched her glance to Rex, the love in the six pair of eyes disappeared and replaced by anger and killing intent The beast then roared towards the sky using all his six mouths in unison ..Rooooaaaarrrrrrr¡­. At that time Rex heard the most deafening roar in his life until now 189 Chapter 189 The mother beast stared at Rex full of hostility but she still did not attack him because the baby beast was still beside him if she attacks him right now then the baby beast will likely to get injured The mother beast''s full focus was on Rex she looked at him with visible anger in her eyes, it looked like she was trying to say if you put a single scratch on my child then you are done for She extended her six heads towards Rex, the distance between her heads and Rex was of only a few meters Rex knew that the mother beast was angry because of a misunderstanding if she knew that he saved the baby she would not really act like this Normally many people try to steal the eggs of the strong monster beast and spirit beast to use the beast inside them as a mount or train them to use in battle, in either case, one thing was for sure they will be raised as a pet and will have limited freedom some of them wouldn''t even have any freedom at all They steal egg because its easy to train them since birth compared to the matured ones because a beast that had tasted the freedom is almost impossible to train using normal means ''This.. sigh.. her behavior is not unreasonable one day she comes home and finds her newborn baby with a stranger and on top of that the stranger is a human... She didn''t attack the moment she saw me and the look in her eyes.. she seems to have high intelligence maybe she will understand if I explain everything to her'' Rex thought and decided to take a step first and explain everything to the beast mother Just when Rex was about to speak he saw that the baby beast stepped in front of the mother beast and roared at her .. Aoo...Aoooo... His roar was rather cute to scare or hurt someone but right now it dealt a critical blow to the mother beast Pain filled her heart and she retracted her heads back, the pain was soon converted into hatred when she looked at Rex When she retracted her head the baby beast turned around and also looked at Rex with exited eyes, in his point of view he scared the big beast who was intimidating Rex that''s why he was looking for praise and some head pats ''Now I know what does... a newborn calf is not afraid of tiger.. means but he is the calf so why he is pushing me into the pit'' Rex knew if he didn''t do anything sooner then things will go out of control so he bent on his knees and patted the head of the little baby beast "Little guy she is your mother.. your parent, not me okay so go to her," Rec said with a smile ''If he goes to her It will decrease her hatred towards me then I will tell her what happened so she won''t hurt me and let me use this place¡­ and even if it doesn''t work then I can easily escape for now and come back later because I am sure if I escape after she gets the baby then she will choose to be with the baby instead of chasing me If it comes to later option... I will come back here after getting stronger although I won''t harm her but she has to listen to me at that time... I can share this territory with her but cannot give it up'' (Rex) Rex found out that even after he told the baby beast to go to her mother he was still staring at him in confusion only then Rex realized that it''s not easy to explain something to him After thinking for a while Rex pointed at the mother beast then the baby beast and made an O sign, he then again pointed at the baby beast and himself then made an X sign with his hands [Do you think he will understand that] Rex was skeptical about it but he couldn''t think of better plan but contrary to his expectation when he finished explaining the baby beast raised his head as high as he could and wiggled his tail Then the baby beast started to slowly walk towards the mother beast ''Did he understood.. but what is this uneasy feeling in my heart'' Rex thought When the mother beast saw that how Rex explained to her baby to go to her she stopped giving hostile glances to Rex and lovingly looked at her baby beast she even extended her front claws like hands to receive him The baby beast was slowly walking at first but when he was close enough he sprinted at her and attacked her front legs she extended towards him with his tiny claws, after the baby beast attacked he realized that his attack did no harm to her so he also used the sharp teethes of his three mouths and bit on her leg Rex facepalmed* ''Damn... I was telling him to go to her not go attack her'' Rex had a headache When the mother beast saw her little child attacking her she felt like a long spear pierced her heart it became hard for her to breath even with her six heads Many emotions emerged in her heart as she looked at Rex in anger, right now she didn''t know why she was angry at Rex was it because she suspected him for trying to steal her child? or was it because she was jealous of her child choosing him over her? after all these thoughts clouded her mind she made a decision Rex must be killed as long as he is dead the child will eventually forget about him.. after all, he is still a child with some love and care he will recognize his real parent She gently lifted the baby using her claw Suddenly a spherical water shield appeared around the baby and fully enveloped him It looked like the baby beast was now imprisoned inside a water bubble, the bubble didn''t look much strong but it was not meant to protect the baby but imprison him She then put the baby on the side and switched her attention towards Rex ''I have a bad feeling about it.. wait idea'' Rex suddenly thought of something ''Telepathy'' (Rex) Rex remembered that using Telepathy he could communicate with others without knowing their language because it uses mind waves to communicate so as long as the target has enough intelligence it should work The mother beast''s eyes widened for a second like she was surprised to hear the voice but she was still staring at Rex in the same way as before, her anger had already taken over her Right now her judgment was cloudy her only thought being.. kill Rex and get her baby back She raised her middle head in the sky and took inhaled deeply ''Do she have asthma?'' Rex thought After she inhaled a lot of air in her lungs and looked at Rex, his Spider-Sense kicked in ''Not good'' (Rex) ''Instant Transmission'' (Rex) Just when Rex disappeared from that place, the mother beast spurted out a green colored flame from her mouth The range of the flame was too wide it quickly engulfed all the trees and stones in the range of 30 meters everything turned into ashes Rex who appeared 50 meters away watched this scene in horror Rex saw that all the trees that are a little away from the range of the fire didn''t burn but still dried up.. he also noticed that the temperature of the flame was not the main problem but it had some strange effect on the things that came in contact with it ''This flame has an attribute effect even if it''s not on a scale where it can be called an Essence Flame ¡­. is it Pseudo-Essence Flame?'' Rex thought The Monster Flame which had reached the peak of its strength and is just a step away from advancing to Essence Flame is known as Pseudo-Essence Flame The baby beast which was scratching the wall of water bubble to tear it stopped his movement and looked at the green flame with shining eyes, it was a newly born baby who was filled with curiosity so their fight attracted his attention When the mother beast found out that Rex successfully from her attack she used her other head and spurted out a big ball made of green flame towards Rex Rex looked at the baby beast for a second then he again used Instant Transmission to escape from the attack If Rex wanted he could use the baby beast as a hostage but he didn''t want to play the bad guy and there was a possibility that it will make the mother beast go on a rampage Rex could tell she was driven by her anger right now she was probably at her breaking point one wrong move could make her go on a rampage When the fireball fell on the ground it exploded and covered a wide range of area around it Rex appeared 100 meters away from his previous position then he started to observed the flame ''This flame its affecting trees and plant more compared to stones¡­ is it a poison flame? no, if it was poison flame then it would have affected the air around it¡­ hmm, it looks like it had sucked the vitality out of all the plants¡­ huh that''s it.. it is sucking vitality doesn''t it means that it has wood attribute'' Rex thought as he again dodged three fireballs that were simultaneously fired at him 190 Chapter 190 Rex had many tricks to fight a strong opponent but when fighting a too strong opponent all those tricks were useless ''I can''t defeat her like that.. wait there is no need to defeat her at all as long as she wakes up from her anger driven state it''s all fine'' Rex thought Rex placed his right hand on the ground ''Transmutate + Holy Chain'' (Rex) Suddenly the ground under mother beast''s legs sank, when her heavy body started to sank in the ground she unfolded her wings and flap them to take a flight Just at that time many golden chains came from the ground and bind-ed her legs, necks, and wings Rex expected it to at least held her for few seconds but he was wrong The mother beast completely ignored the chains that bind her and flapped her wings when she did it all the chains on her body broke like they were threads not chains ''The difference in strength is more than I expected'' Rex thought The mother beast flew high up in the sky then dived towards Rex although her size was big it didn''t hinder her speed She raised her claw and slashed at Rex Three wind arcs came out of her claw and headed in the direction of Rex at lightning speed ''Battle-Wings + Aerokinesis + Telekinesis'' (Rex) Four red wings came out of Rex''s back as he flew in the air and barely escaped from her attack Rex saw that the ground where he was standing now had three long cuts that divided it into three parts Rex had the advantage when fighting in the air, because of his small size and using four ways to fly at the same time increased his speed by a big margin it also allowed him to make accurate turns while flying The mother beast could also fly at high speed but making the accurate turn was difficult for her ''Holy Bomb'' (Rex) Rex shot three Holy Bombs at her at once Because the beast mother was just behind him she got a direct hit ..Boom¡­ Booom¡­ ..Boooom¡­.. A cloud of golden fog engulfed her ''Did that wake her up'' (Rex) When Rex was just thinking he saw the two big wings that dispersed the fog as they moved Rex looked at the mother beast in shock she was unscathed, Holy Bomb was his strongest attack in terms of destructive power so he used it to attack her but just to be cautious he fired three Holy Bomb instead of one but she was still unscathed and it was after got a direct hit on top of that The mother beast was fighting only based on her instinct, she might possess high intelligence compared to other beasts but she still lived with beasts all this time following the law of the jungle that''s why things like justice, right or wrong is not in her dictionary The words she uses are favorable or unfavorable. the things that are good for her are favorable and the things that are bad for her are unfavorable... it''s simple as that And right now Rex was unfavorable for her The beast mother was now angrier because every time she is just a few meters away from catching Rex he disappears from his position and appears several meters away The beast mother was losing her patience she suddenly roared and raised her front claws towards the sky Suddenly the cloud in the sky started to move in a circular motion then in just a few seconds a big whirlpool made of clouds appeared in the sky ''Daheck.. she is controlling the clouds no.. is it air or water vapor .. Huh? what is she doing..¡­ wait A fukkking Cyclone'' Rex''s opened his mouth wide enough that an egg could be fit inside it The view in front of Rex made him unable to believe it.. slowly but surely the beast mother was making something like a cyclone in the sky ''Should I run away¡­ she is not being rational any more this attack could even hurt the baby beast if she lost control.. should I back off for now? as long as I go away she should stop it right?'' Rex thought ..Aooo¡­ Aoooooo¡­ Just when she was focusing on her move and he was ready to escape from her attack using Instant Transmission they both heard the scream of baby beast Although the sound of strong gusts of wind makes it impossible for a normal person to hear a scream like that but both Rex and mother beast have enhanced sense of hearing because of their respective races so they were able to easily hear it They both looked in the direction the voice came from Rex saw that the baby beast was not in the bubble anymore he was near the area where the green flame was still burning and to make it worse Rex saw that his front left claw was covered in the green flame It wasn''t hard to guess what happened after seeing him like that, both Rex and mother beast''s focus was on the fight and during that time the baby beast who was intrigued by the green flames rolled the bubble towards it, the bubble burst open when it came in contact with the flame The bubble was meant to restrict him, the mother beast didn''t think of a possibility like that because her thoughts were clouded by anger Rex also didn''t considered this possibility because his focus was on mother beast at that time ''Shit.. goddammit'' (Rex) ''Instant Transmission'' (Rex) Rex appeared next to the frightened baby beast who was now shaking his claw to get rid of the flame ''Hydrokinesis'' (Rex) A water sphere appeared around the baby beast''s claw but the flame was still burning Rex knew that it was not possible to extinguish a flame like that with just water he did it because he had a plan He touched the water sphere and started to ejected a lot of Yin Qi inside it Rex''s plan was simple to balance the opposite type of energy and extinguish the flame, the green flame''s main strength was its wood attribute which was a type of Yang attribute so he used cold component of his Yin attribute to balance it And it was working But Rex suddenly noticed something he saw that the mother beast was blindly rushing towards them She was already at her breaking point because of her unbalanced emotions and when she saw that her child was in pain because of her own flame she lost her mind she didn''t care about Rex she lost the little bit of rationality she had as she charged towards them When Rex saw her charging towards him he became anxious because he knew it won''t be good if he stopped helping the baby beast right now he knew the mother beast won''t stop even if he asked her too but because of the stress he was in right now he didn''t think much and shouted at her at the top of his lungs "Sttttooooppppp" Rex shouted at her while still helping the baby beast Just at that time, something unexpected happened [Divine Words auto-activated] Suddenly Rex lost all his anxiousness in an instant and became very calm like he lost a big weight from his shoulders The more unbelievable thing was that the mother beast flying towards him suddenly stopped she even stopped flapping her wings and fell to the ground This whole thing instantly woke her up from her raged state She looked around in confusion then her eyes landed on the baby beast, she then saw that the flame on his claw had now disappeared there were only some light burn marks left on it She slowly walked near them and stared at his wound to make sure the flame was not there anymore The mother beast then walked a little away from them with her heads down and led on the ground as she quietly stared at Rex and the baby beast It didn''t seem like she had any intention of fighting anymore ''Was it the effect of Divine Words?... I will check it later on'' (Rex) Seeing this Rex sighed in relief he took out some HP potion and made the baby beast drink them Right now the baby beast looked really tired, the green flame was capable of sucking the vitality which exhausted him After drinking an HP potion and a stamina potion he finally became lively again and started to lick Rex with all his three tongues "Okay little guy now don''t give me that next time think carefully before touching a flame," Rex said as he examined the burned marks on his claw ''I will make some ointment for his burn marks later on¡­. Now tell me what were you saying about him not having a father?'' (Rex) [Things are like that.. according to the information we got from DNA Codex this baby''s main species is capable of laying an egg in two ways The first is laying egg without any reproduction, the female of this race will have opportunity to get pregnant without any intercourse but its not forced they don''t have to get pregnant at all they can use the energy inside their womb to get a cultivation boost but if they choose to get pregnant and lay egg then their offspring born will have more pure bloodline than them and high innate talent The second option is to reproduce with a male but using it means that they will permanently give up their once in a lifetime opportunity furthermore their fertility rate is low and they can only lay one egg at a time From the information we got this baby is born through the first method And right now his mother is in a weakened state because of giving laying egg] Rex was very amazed when he heard what Rose said but when he heard her last words he almost choked ''She is in her weakened state¡­ you call it weakened?'' (Rex) 191 Chapter 191 ''She is in her weakened state¡­ you call it weakened?'' (Rex) [Actually, from the information we got the baby and his mother seem to be descended of some strong beast but from generation to generation the bloodline degraded and she is like that right now] ''Huh? you mean something like those Dragon Lizards and Mammoth like Elephants'' (Rex) When Rex was hunting spirit beasts in the forest before, he found many types of spirit beast that posses the degraded bloodline of a stronger type of beast, for example, there were some lizard which looked somehow similar to that of dragon and elephants which were like mammoths those spirit beast were almost invincible in same ranks Rex only found out about their degraded bloodline after getting their DNA signature but it didn''t catch his interest anymore after he found out that after so many generations had passed their bloodline is now entirely changed Rather than saying that its degraded bloodline its actually a completely new bloodline which is same as their new evolved race, for example, the bloodline of Seven headed Drakon in front of him will be Seven Headed Drakon bloodline ''But I am still interested in who was her ancestor although I already have an idea I want to confirm it.. she should know about it lets do a fully analyze her but we need physical contact for that..hmm I have an idea'' (Rex) Rex made a said expression then he gently picked up the baby beast in his hands and walked to the mother beast "Little baby this one''s you parent, not me okay you need to live with her if fate allows us then we will meet again," Rex said with an extremely said expression like his heart was breaking right now The baby beast did not understood Rex''s words so he only looked at him in confusion The mother beast eyes shined, she quickly extended her claws to hold the baby beast Rex gently gave the baby beast to her while touching her claw when her attention was still on the baby ''Rose do it now'' (Rex) [Analyzing..1%..23%..54%..76%..97%..100%] [Analyzing complete] Rex then gave the baby to her without any change in expression and started to walk away The mother beast was very happy right now she was really afraid that Rex will take her baby away... now that he was leaving without him her anger towards him disappeared, she took the baby beast in her embrace and started to rub her head against him this was her way to show her affection But the baby beast didn''t respond he still looked towards Rex and after he saw that Rex was leaving him behind he tried to call him back ..Ao¡­Aooo...Aoo¡­ Rex steps halted for a second but he didn''t turn around like he was hiding his tears and kept walking ''Good baby I know you are the best... come to me... stop me... Huh. Rose do you have an eye drop or some other way to make my eyes wet.. I lack tears right now'' (Rex) [???] When the baby beast saw that Rex didn''t stop on his call he jumped off from her mother''s embrace and ran to Rex Rex who was already expecting that turned around and hugged the baby "My little cute boy I knew you love me I also can''t leave you" Rex hugged the baby beast It looked like Rex had met his long lost son who he had lost a long time ago The mother beast was staring at Rex with her eyes twitching You disappeared so many times in battle and now it was really the time to disappear you were walking that slowly who you are kidding.. the mother beast thought Rex then looked at mother beast and said The mother beast started at Rex for a while then she averted her gaze without replying but the meaning was obvious to Rex The mother beast was so angry at Rex that if it wasn''t for the baby she would have swallowed him alive Rex took a look around then he took out a big black suitcase from his Inventory and opened it There were six black table tennis size balls inside it which were arranged in two rows of three each Rex then took out his silver headgear and placed it near the box Rex then he tapped it on the side and two golden lines shined around it for a second before they dimmed again Suddenly the six balls in the briefcase trembled and their upper part opened in four segments then four small robotic arms came out of them, every robotic arm had an angle of 90'' with the adjacent arms There was a propeller attached at the end of every robotic arm, the four propellers on every ball made them look like drones.. then all the six balls flew in a different direction When the beast baby saw the flying bolls his eyes shined and he dashed towards one of them and caught it with his mouth ..Swwiisshhhhhhh¡­ Although young he was still a Monster King so he easily caught one mini drone in his mouth "Huh? wait boy" Rex exclaimed When Rex saw it he rushed to the baby and took out the mini drone from his mouth Although the baby beast was reluctant he still let Rex take it out, after he spat out the mini bolt from he mouth he wanted to head to other mini drones to catch them but Rex stopped him When Rex took out the drone from his mouth it was already broken ''Sigh.. it was not easy to make those mini-bot even after using the SB v1.0'' Rex thought as he looked at the broken mini-bot Rex made mini-bot after using Puppet art with Array Circuit Tech they are just like drones with an artificial intelligence in them all of them are connected to SB v1.0 which is the silver headgear Here SB means smart brain v1.0 its a smart computer with an advanced AI it was the first prototype Rex made using Array Circuit Tech The work of the mini-bots is to collect all the data on the terrain of the region, they can also show real time pictures and videos in the form of data to SP v0.1 There was no spirit beast in the whole region except of baby beast and mother beast so Rex wasn''t worried about a beast destroying them as for the other beast they were of rabbit or squirrel''s like species who were just cattle here.. of course, they will still be like big shots if they go to lower realm Rex wanted to check the terrain before making any plans to make the base ''It will take them some time to complete their task.. so tell me about what you found out'' (Rex) [The mother beast seem to have ancestor which was or related to a Hydra] ''As I thought no wonder her current bloodline is so strong'' (Rex) Hydra also known as Seven Headed Hydra is a being just like the divine dragon and Phoenix According to myths Hydra was very a strong entity it was a serpent like creature and scales all over its body like a dragon Hydra is said to possess very strong regenerative abilities which allows it to regenerate its wounds in seconds even if its head is cut it can still regenerate it in seconds Furthermore, Hydra cannot be killed until all its seven heads are cut at the same time or by stopping other heads from regenerating until all heads are cut Hydra''s middle head is known as the immortal head, it is said that if it is cut then two more head will rise and it can also use its other heads to attack its target with very strong acid all these things make it a very tough opponent for its enemies, another noticeable thing about Hydra is it doesn''t like to live in groups After confirming his doubt he looked at the baby beast ''Appraisal: race'' (Rex) [Race: Seven Headed Winged Drakon (Mutated)] A newborn baby has the same race as their parents, for instance, the mother beast only posses six heads but her race is seven headed winged drakon it''s because her parent was of this race but her bloodline was less pure that''s why she is not same as her parent but it doesn''t change her race And she won''t born with seven heads even if her bloodline is highly pure she will grow more heads as her cultivation base increases and if she is lucky then some heavenly treasure or high grade pills can also help her to do it In her race, no newborn baby can born with seven heads unless... its bloodline is at least 90% pure which is practically impossible for a normal being something like that was only possible if the newborn''s all ancestor were of the same race and there was never a mutation in any generation ''Mutated is it why his skin''s white.. but one thing is strange he should have higher cultivation base because of his mother''s Monster Venerable stage cultivation base..maybe he got a bigger bloodline boost instead of cultivation boost.... but then again he also absorbed my blood and because my bloodline is 100% pure my normal blood is also my blood essence so why is his cultivation base is still low'' (Rex) [Yeah.. your bloodline should have a more powerful impact on him then it is, wait it can''t be that..] Suddenly a thought came to Rex''s mind which gave him shivers down his spine he quickly picked up the baby beast ''Analyze him thoroughly'' (Rex) [Analyzing..1%..22%..49%..73%..95%..100%] [Analyzing complete] [After separating the mother beast''s gene and matching yours with the baby¡­ it matched, instead of just using your blood as an enhancement your bloodline merged with his resulting in mutation although the chances of such thing happening were almost nonexistent but it still happened, The mutation is still going on so we won''t know where it will take him but just as I said before your child will get strength boost but not your abilities] Rex was silent, many horses were running inside his head ''I am a virgin so how could I have a baby? this one doesn''t count.. yes it doesn''t count'' Rex comforted himself [A test tube baby is still a baby] "¡­" (Rex) Rex looked at the innocent face of baby beast ''Little Ru and Little Xiu Ying will kill me'' (Rex) [RIP] ''Fukkk off'' (Rex) Rex looked at the mother beast then the baby beast as he sighed 192 Chapter 192 Rex put down the matter of baby beast and his bloodline aside for now And no one can tell he had Rex''s blood in his veins until Rex allows him to sense his bloodline Actually normal people especially those with common bloodlines cannot sense each other''s bloodline at all, its something unique to strong bloodline holders and they could only tell if someone had the same bloodline as them but not the relation between them For example, someone with General Sura bloodline will be able to sense the bloodline of some else with General Sura bloodline if target allows them to sense it, the other way is if the difference in strength is too much then they can sense it even if the target does not allow them too It''s just that baby beast have Rex''s bloodline right now so if later when he grows a little stronger and the mutation ends, mother beast could notice the change in bloodline if baby beast lets her sense it, furthermore the baby beast could also sense that he had Rex''s bloodline that is if Rex allows him to sense it After collecting the data from the drone Rex first made a small house for temporary residence and started to make plans for the future development of the base He spent one whole day for just making plans because he was looking at the bigger picture ''The first things in energy supplier.. lets clear the land first'' Rex waved his hand and a lot of working bots appeared out of thin air They all are the working bots Rex made in the lower realm before coming to the middle realm There were around forty of them, they all started to move the second they came out and formed four rows of 10 each in less than a minute The working bots standing in front of every row was different from the other nine humanoid working bots in their rows Their size was twice as big compared to others and they had four arms instead of two Rex sent them the blueprint using SB v0.1 After receiving the blueprint they started working nonstop The first thing Rex decided to make was Solar Reactor, this is the blueprint he made a long time ago but didn''t have an opportunity to use it Rex got the idea to make Solar Reactor after he thought about Solar Cells Solar Reactor absorbs the heat energy from the sun and allows others to use it but it does not convert the heat energy into other forms of energy and because of that it can''t store the heat energy for too long Rex made it for doing metal smelting, he wants to make a new batch of working bot which are more capable than the previous one but whenever he makes any kind of machinery he needs to process metal himself which takes time and effort He wants to make a big base so he can''t do all the things with his own hands that''s why he decided to make machines first which are capable of doing this kind of works, for example, metal processing factories At first, Rex wanted to use the heat energy from under planet''s crust because it''s inexhaustible but then he realized he didn''t have enough money and resources to make something like that right now He also thought of using the water from the spirit pond to make money but mother beast takes special care of that place and baby beast also likes the water in the pond very much moreover he only drinks water from that pond when Rex gave him normal water he didn''t even bother to swallow it and spat it out ''So that''s what it feels to raise a rich second generation kid at home'' Rex thought when he saw that Many days passed just like that¡­. In all these days the baby beast followed Rex everywhere and with baby beast mother beast also reluctantly followed Rex, although he didn''t like being followed by such a powerful beast because it makes him slightly uneasy but he didn''t had any options either it wasn''t like he could stop her anyway It took Rex a whole month to finish his initial plans He made six Solar Reactors, three Metal Processing Factories and 100 Working Bot v2.0 Working Bot 2.0 is an upgraded version of Working Bot v1.0 they are faster, stronger and more durable compared to the previous version their battle strength goes up to Human Venerable peak stage but they are not made for battles that''s why their true potential can only be shown by working In the start, Rex made a total of 120 Working Bot v2.0 but¡­ Rex looked at the mother beast who was staring back at him like she was asking¡­ what do you want? .. Burp... One of her heads on the left side barfed and a crushed metal ball came out of her mouth, mother beast quickly reacted and put one of her claw on it to hide it she then averted her gaze from Rex and acted like nothing happened Rex had a headache when he saw it Mother beast has eaten many of his puppets not because she liked it but because of jealousy, she thought with time the baby beast will become familiar with her and like her, it did happened just as Rex said but.. the baby beast never left the side of Rex moreover he now looked more attached to him than before Rex also started to make a big castle near the center of the region.. which means near the spirit pond It was Rex''s main base above the ground the castle was an excellent residence with fortified defense but its main worth was in its underground facility, Rex had decided to make the control room of the whole base there but he stooped that plan in midway because of lack of resources hence the castle is still incomplete Rex spent few more days to make some arrays for defense and offense near Solar Reactors and other factories although he knew mother beast was there to take care of the things in case anything happens it doesn''t hurt to be more cautious As for why she would do that because right now it looked like all those things doesn''t just belong to Rex but baby beast too, the baby beast followed Rex to those places for so long that now it had a habit to just roam around those place and he now takes the incomplete castle as his home and Rex''s room as his own room At present¡­. Rex was sitting near a bonfire and was grilling meat in the fire ''I am now bored of eating just grilled meat I need to find a good cook very soon'' Rex thought as he looked at the baby beast fighting a black striped cat The cat beast looked small and weak but its cultivation base was as same as the baby beast The cat beast was brought here by mother beast to train baby beast in fighting, the cat beast didn''t have high intelligence it was only using its battle instincts to fight Monster beast and spirit beast can not use any kind of martial arts or sword technique when fighting because of their body structure that''s why they develop their own fighting style by experience Although baby beast was superior in terms of brute strength but the cat beast clearly surpassed him in battle experience Having the strength and the ability to use it are two wholly different things Right now the baby beast was covered in injuries while the cat beast only had few bite marks on its body Rex and mother beast both didn''t like to see the baby beast in such condition but if they stopped him right now then he won''t learn to fight at all The baby beast was staring at the cat beast in anger, the cat beast saw it as an opportunity because if a beast consumed by anger while being in battle then it''s likely to lose its reasoning so the cat beast sprinted forwards to attack the baby beast but suddenly the baby beast opened all his three mouths and spurt out a light green flame at the cat beast The cat beast was taken by surprise so it was engulfed in flames before it could even dodge This flame was same as the flame of mother beast although its vitality draining effect was decreased by several folds but its high temperature was still there The cat beast had low resistance against fire element attacks so he died by damage over time After it died the baby beast dug out the spirit core from its charred body and ran to Rex with the core in its mouth Baby beast placed the core in front of Rex then looked at the meat with saliva dripping from his three mouths Mother beast started at Rex The baby beast went to Rex after defeating the beast not her and top of that he is giving the spirit core he earned to Rex Rex smiled awkwardly, the baby beast had shared many of the spirit core he earned in last month with him Rex was also thick skinned when it came to earning status point so he ignored mother beast''s stare and absorbed the spirit core ''Little guy I will pay you back later on'' Rex thought as he gave a big piece of gripped meat to the baby beast and an HP potion The baby beast happily took it and started to gobble on it After lunch, Rex told the mother beast that he is leaving for a while When she heard it her level of happiness was at 9th heaven but she still maintained her calm expression and nodded It was not that easy to communicate using Telepathy because she had never used a practical language like human language to communicate Rex could guess her thoughts but he choose to ignore it He also told baby beast about it After living with the baby beast for a whole month Rex could barely communicate with him, in fact the baby beast was pretty intelligent but it''s just that he was a newborn child When the baby beast learned that Rex was leaving he also wanted to tag along but Rex refused he knew it wasn''t a good idea to take a beast with him to the city considering the current situation of Golden Bird Continent especially when he already knew that a certain someone who is as big as an airplane is going to tag along if he took the baby beast with him "Little guy I can''t take you with me because I have an important task for you I need you to take care of the things I made here okay," Rex said as he patted the baby beast''s head The beast baby was very reluctant to be left behind so he used his most lethal attack¡­ puppy eyes ''He is doing it again.. I need to escape ASAP'' Rex thought as he looked at the glittering puppy eyes of the baby beast ''Instant Transmission'' (Rex) Rex disappeared from his place Please go to to read the latest chapters for free 193 Chapter 193 Rex spent another few days to just come out of the Misty Maze Forest, he also hunted many spirit beasts on his way out After absorbing all the spirit core he got from the baby beast and the ones he got himself, he got a total of 41.1 status points The spirit core he got from the baby beast were all of Monster King stage spirit beast which is why the status point he got from them was also higher compared to the ones he got before If possible Rex wanted to buy spirit core from the market but things like these are already monopolized by big sects to train disciples so even if Rex could find one on the market its price will be way more than it actually worth The Misty Maze Forest was too big and mother beast had lived there for a long time so it wasn''t hard for her to find that many Monster King easily, in fact, Monster King are just cannon fodders when it comes to Monster Emperor and it was the same case with Monster Emperor when faced with Monster Venerable The Misty Maze Forest is in fact one of the top 5 deadliest unexplored regions in all the four great continents according to the latest ranking After Rex finally came out of the forest he directly headed to Tang Xuan''s shop, Rex already knew that his shop was not normal and its the only place where he had the highest chance to find the missing herbs needed to make the cure for Zakiya Rex had already switched back to his base from before he headed to the shop After he reached the shop he knocked on the gate two times and patiently waited Soon the door opened and Tang Xuan came out with a little annoyed expression but when he saw that it was Rex his expression quickly changed into that of excitement "If it isn''t Brother Ye what can I do for you this time" Tang Xuan said with a smile ''Isn''t he being respectful than before looks like the news related to the incident at Azure Dragon Pavilion has reached his ear... it''s not that strange when I think about it, that place is pretty famous here so something like that will definitely catch others attention and Clin probably told him what happened there too'' (Rex) Rex handed a list to Tang Xuan Tang Xuan looked at the list and slightly frowned "Brother Ye all these herbs are pretty costly" Tang Xuan started to speak but Rex interrupted him "Don''t worry about money tell me if you can get them?" Rex said while waving his hand "Hmm.. although its a little difficult but I have some connections so I can get most of them the only problem is these two, both Snowy Yin Lotus and Crimson Phoenix Grass are very rare to get" Tang Xuan said Rex sighed he already knew these two will be most problematic because the environmental condition for these two to grow are pretty high which makes them very rare and hard to get "I already know that but I am in urgent need of these herbs, do you have some way to get them or any other means as long as you can get them I will definitely pay you back with something as precious as these two excluding their price," Rex said with a little urgency in his tone Tang Xuan closed his eyes and thought for a while, Rex didn''t disturb him in this time frame "Actually I do know one person who might have Crimson Phoenix Grass it''s one of my direct clients but I am pretty sure that person won''t trade it for money... If Brother Ye wants then I can fix a meeting" Tang Xuan said ''He didn''t even disclose the gender of that person it means he will have to consult this matter with that person too'' (Rex) "Hmm.. okay" Rex agreed "It''s good I will contact my client as soon as possible, as for Snowy Yin Lotus I do know of a place where you can find it but it''s useless even if I tell you actually I heard you also know the old man from Myriad Auction he may be able to help you with that" Tang Xuan said with a smile Although he didn''t say much Rex easily understood his meaning which is Myriad Auction House knows about it and can help you get it but I can''t tell you much about it Rex nodded then he gave another list to Tang Xuan This list was very long, Rex made it considering the things he will require for the development of the base Tang Xuan needed some time to collect all the things on the list so Rex told him that he will come back later to get the things and headed towards Myriad Auctions House Myriad Auction House¡­. When Rex entered the auction house this time he found out that there was no one at the counter ''Where did this old man go... and just when I need him'' (Rex) "Hey Old Man Jiang..No I Mean Elder Jiang Come Out Fast" Rex shouted in a loud tone But there was no response ''Is there no one at the shop¡­the owner of the auction house seems really careless'' (Rex) Just when Rex was about to shout again he heard the footsteps coming from the direction of stairs leading to the second floor Rex turned around only to find two unfamiliar people were walking down the stairs One was a girl who seemed to be in her early twenties she had a face which looked it was carved by a jade, she was wearing a long sky blue colored dress which showed her skin through the diamond shaped cut at her tummy her dress was hiding most of her skin but it wasn''t able to hide her exquisite figure Right now she was curiously looking at Rex The other one was a young man who also seems to be in his twenties, he was wearing a white colored dress his dress was more of a flashy type which will probably make him the center of attention if he stands in a crowd Right now he looked a little annoyed when he looked at Rex, Rex only looked a little older than them in appearance so he didn''t think much of him "Who are you why are you causing ruckus here do you think we don''t have ears and¡­." The young man started shouting at Rex without even giving him any chance to speak ''Not again'' (Rex) ''Telekinesis'' (Rex) The youth was shouting at Rex but suddenly he felt like an invisible hand has forcibly closed his mouth he used all his strength of Human Venerable middle stage but was not able to break free from the grasp of the invisible hand The girl looked at him in surprise she could tell from his behavior alone that something was wrong she then looked at Rex "This brother.. do you have some enmity with our auction house," The girl asked cautiously "No I don''t, I just came here to meet Elder Jiang it''s just that I don''t like someone shouting at me for no reason," Rex said in a casual tone as he observed the girl in front of him "I see so the brother is here for Elder Jiang but Elder Jiang is not here it will take some time for him to come back why don''t you wait in the guest room until he comes back.. and I apologize for my junior brother''s actions so can you please release him," The girl said politely Although the girl looked quite young but she seems very mature from the way she talks and behaves Rex snapped his finger and the man''s mouth was free again After he was freed he looked at Rex with slight fear in his eyes ''Now what should I do.. wait for him or come later'' Rex was in a dilemma ..Tin¡­. Just at this time the bell above the entry door rang, all three of them turned around only to see Elder Jiang coming in "Huh? if it isn''t Big Brother Ye" Elder Jiang''s eyes shined when he saw Rex standing there ''Big Brother? seriously he too.. money and power can make any relation here... who knows by tomorrow he might start to call me father... no it''s very scary to even think about it'' Rex thought When the youth and the girl heard Elder Jiang calling Rex big brother they doubted their ears if they heard it wrong, in their point of view Rex only looked a little older than them so how can Elder Jiang call him big brother "I came here to talk to you about important business," Rex said directly "Yes of course I will quickly arrange a room for it" Elder Jiang said as he used his communication talisman to send a message to one of the workers to arrange a VIP room "Elder you know him," The youth asked with slight hesitation The girl also looked at Elder Jiang Elder Jiang finally paid attention to the two of them "Of course I know Young Miss didn''t I tell you about an expert Alchemist, let me introduce Big Brother Ye to you, he is the Alchemist I was talking about don''t go on Big Brother Ye''s looks he is stronger than me I am sure Big Brother Ye had lived for thousands of years and seen things we can''t even imagine" Elder Jiang displayed his top tier bootlicking skills to flatter Rex But his every word was like a sharp arrow that pierced Rex in his chest without any mercy ''I am older than you? on top of that you want to say I am more than a thousand years old monster who is hiding his looks'' The more Rex thought about it the darker his face became In Alchemists the older they are the experienced they are, unlike the woman cultivator who tends to hide their age Old Alchemist use their age to tell for how many years they had done pill refining and what level of mastery they had reached, of course it''s only related to Old Alchemists This was the common sense Jiang Kai had developed until now so he clearly doesn''t know how many critical hit he had dealt to Rex just now Please go to to read the latest chapters for free 194 Chapter 194 "Of course I know Young Miss didn''t I tell you about an expert Alchemist, let me introduce Big Brother Ye to you, he is the Alchemist I was talking about don''t go on Big Brother Ye''s looks he is stronger than me I am sure Big Brother Ye had lived for thousands of years and seen things we can''t even imagine" Elder Jiang displayed his top tier bootlicking skills to flatter Rex "Senior I apologize that I didn''t recognize you earlier I was also fooled by your young appearance and thought you were just a youngster like us" The girl quickly bowed her head to Rex and apologized after she heard Elder Jiang''s words "Senior I too apologize for my rude behavior I failed to recognize you I just wasn''t able to think that you are actually that old" The youth also bowed and said [You sure they are not doing it on purpose] Every single one of their word was like rubbing salt on Rex''s wounds, he was barely suppressing his urge to beat the shit out Jiang Kai ''Is Big Brother Ye too embarrassed to speak? I didn''t knew he was the shy type'' Elder Jiang thought when he saw Rex was silently standing there Rex took a deep breath to calm himself down ''Good Rex honest Rex you can''t beat him right now.. look at the bigger picture you need Snowy Yin Lotus if you beat him then you won''t be able to get it'' Rex held himself back After a few minutes, Elder Jiang took Rex to a VIP room for the meeting But Rex and Elder Jiang were not alone the girl was also with them Elder Jiang knew what Rex was thinking so he explained it before he even asked "Big Brother Ye, Young Miss Jiang Qing is the daughter of our patriarch of Myriad Auction House although she is young she is fully capable of making big decisions on her own if the business that Big Brother wants to talk about is really that important than her involvement is certain" Elder Jiang explained Rex nodded ''If she is someone of that high status than what is she doing here, from what Cling told me that day Myriad Auction House is a pretty good organization which had expanded to 30% of the whole continent in just around 80 years So she doesn''t actually have to come here and manage this branch in Corentis at all¡­ she may have her own reasons though.. I don''t have time to stick my nose in her business right now'' (Rex) "I don''t want to beat around the bush what I want is Snowy Yin Lotus and I heard Myriad Auction can get me that that''s why I am here so name your price," Rex said with an expressionless face At normal times he would have a long talk with the girl or fool around but right now he wanted to quickly collect all the ingredients for the cure and go back to his base to develop it further When Rex said that both Elder Jiang and the Miss Jiang Qing were a little shocked they both looked at each other then at Rex "This senior, there is only one sect who has Snowy Yin Lotus which is Cold Heaven Sect and they will never give it to outsiders Now that I know what senior wants I can guess the reason why someone told you that we can help you get it, the thing is Myriad Auction House has close relation with Cold Heaven Sect because of business but the things are not as simple as everyone thinks Cold Heaven Sect only have a business relationship with us.. to tell the truth, until today even my father never met the sect master of Cold Heaven Sect, the people from that sect are too prideful and ..arrogant" Jiang Qing explained to Rex by the end of the sentence her voice became very faint but Rex was able to hear what she said because of his enhanced senses Jiang Kai didn''t say anything this time because Jiang Qing knows more about Cold Heaven Sect than he does "There must be a way to get it right? I can even pay 50 times the price if they agree to sell it, can''t you do anything about it if you help me I will definitely repay your favor in the future" Rex said with an anxious expression ''If they really won''t sell it to me then my only choice will be to take mother beast with me to Cold Heaven Sect¡­ but it will be hard to convince her to help me though'' Rex thought Jiang Qing didn''t answer instantly but thought about it for a while Jiang Qing thought that someone who was stronger than Jiang Kai and is also an alchemist which only means that his alchemist grade is very high furthermore according to what Jiang Kai told her there is also someone behind Rex known as Shadow Lord so if they can really get a favor from him then it will be beneficial to the auction house She didn''t think that Rex lied to Elder Jiang because why would someone who is stronger than Elder Jiang will make such a lie and almost every alchemist has a backer because of their profession "Hmm.. actually there is a way, the potions senior sold to us before were liked by many peoples because of lesser impurities in them, some of them were also from Cold Heaven Sect so if we told them you made those potions then senior will definitely have an opportunity to talk with the people there and if senior was able to convince them to trade Snowy Yin Lotus then its good But I also want to tell senior that the chances of this happening are very low many people had already tried to get Snowy Yin Lotus from Cold Heaven Sect but they all failed" Jiang Qing said with a serious expression "A meeting is more than enough.. so when can I meet them," Rex asked "We go to Cold Heaven Sect every year to attend a small party to show our respect and maintain our business relationship with them, my father and I will go this time too coincidentally the party this year is just after a few weeks so if senior don''t mind then we can go together this time" Jiang Qing suggested Rex agreed without hesitation After that they discussed the exact time and date to meet again then Rex left the Myriad Auction House and went back to Tang Xuan''s shop At Tang Xuan''s Shop... Tang Xuan handed all the material to Rex "I am really curious why Brother Ye is interested in so many things which have nothing to do with alchemy especially Spirit Quartz Sand it''s only used to make Memory Orb on top of that only a Spirit Artifact Refiner could make it" Tang Xuan asked curiously Memory Orb is a spirit tool that is available in all four grades starting from Low to Peak, Spirit Orb are capable of storing someone''s memory and show it to someone else The orb Rex used to get Alfred''s memory inheritance was also a Memory Orb "Didn''t I tell you my boss is Shadow Lord he is an expert when it comes to Artifact Refining" Rex said with a grin then left ''One is an expert Alchemist and the other is a Spirit Artifact Refiner what an interesting duo... I should send the information to the family it''s better to pull them before they join some other organization'' Tang Xuan thought as he looked at the disappearing silhouette of Rex After Rex left Corentis he went back to his base Like before Rex spent a few days to reach the base At Base,¡­ At present baby beast was sleeping in his mother''s embrace he was very bored because right now he didn''t have Rex to play with him But mother beast was very happy right now after Rex left baby beast has nothing much to do so he always came to her to pass his time and play Suddenly the sleeping baby beast raised his middle head and looked around only to see a familiar silhouette looking at him with a smile The baby beast quickly stood up and sprinted in the direction of Rex Rex smiled and received him with both hands "Oh little guy did you miss me," Rex said as he rubbed his little head ..Aoo..Aoo... The baby beast wiggled his tail happily in response to Rex''s question ''Huh?.. his cultivation base¡­ he reached Monster King late stage from Monster King middle stage in just a few days'' Rex was surprised when he noticed the change in his cultivation base Rex also noticed that a certain someone with six pairs of eyes was staring at him The mother beast didn''t know what to do with Rex Rex just sighed and ignored her stare After playing with the baby beast for a while Rex went to the underground section of the castle The reason Rex bought so many things including Spirit Quartz Sand was to make the most important thing for the whole base.¡­ A Core Smart Brain Please go to to read the latest chapters for free 195 Chapter 195 The Core Smart Brain Rex wants to make is not same as the normal smart brain its more like a super computer with advanced AI which can control other smart brains in the whole base including all the working bots this way Rex would not have to manage them on his own or using the SB v1.0 Rex didn''t randomly start this project he had already started to build the most advanced AI he could make with the help of Rose long ago, what he was lacking right now was just the hardware that can accommodate it Rex had also started to build a big connection system underground the whole region in the form of a grand spirit array using Array Circuit Tech At present in one of the underground hall¡­. Rex was looking at the machine in front of him The device looked like a big crystal ball which was connected to many transparent tubes that were attached to both ceiling and the ground ''It''s harder than I thought¡­ we still need to take care of its power supply problem and the other problem is its core controller the material I used to make its core cannot handle the pressure from fast processing and manage the whole power supply at the same time I need a stronger core... I need to use at least a Spirit tier high grade Memory Orb to make a core¡­ where do I get it¡­ wait there is something I can do'' (Rex) Rex checked the status of Zakiya on Friend List and found out that he was in range so he sent a message to him Rex wanted to ask again but from his tone, he knew that he won''t give it to him Normally everyone always has one memory orb with them so that if they unexpectedly die they can leave behind their inheritance for others, some even use it to make the deal with their inheritor like¡­ if you want my inheritance then you will have to get revenge for me Inheritances are mostly left by the big powerhouse that falls so that someone else can inherit their techniques and keep their techniques alive {I almost forgot you don''t know much about these things.. Treasure Artifact is a grade above Spirit grade "Yeesss.. the core problem is solved'' Rex made a fist in the air Later Rex went to Zakiya to take the Treasure Artifact tier low grade Memory Orb, that memory orb was different from the crystal like orbs Rex had seen before it was completely transparent, it looked like it was made from very high quality glass It was very different it didn''t even refract the sun rays falling on it, it was so clear that if it was to be placed on ground then it will look like its invisible to a mortal In the remaining days Rex completely transformed the mountains and hills around the region into big slanted walls like structure, it cost him a lot of time and energy but he did it because it was related to the Grand Array Circuit he was making in the whole base Rex needed more time to complete Core Smart Brain and connect it to Grand Array Circuit but the date Jiang Qing gave him was in few days So Rex again said goodbye to the baby beast and left for Corentis Few days later¡­. Rex arrived at Myriad Auction House He saw that a beautiful carriage with gold plating was parked outside the Auction house and there were also many people with the horse that were guarding it "Looks like senior is here on time" The sweet voice came from the side Rex turned only to see Jiang Qing coming towards him Today Jiang Qing was wearing a long white dress which mostly resembled western style dress Jiang Qing looked more cheerful today compared to when Rex first saw her, he also saw the youth from before and Jiang Kai following her from behind "Do we really need to use carriages?" Rex asked "We have to cross many territories before reaching Cold Heaven Sect and we are not allowed to fly in those territories if we do then it will be taken as an offense to their rulers or sect governing them.. only those who had reached Golden Core stage or have an extravagant high status can freely fly around" Jiang Kai explained Although this question was very weird to ask because it was common knowledge but Jiang Kai didn''t try to pry in it because from his life experience until now the one thing that he knows is¡­ knowing too much is dangerous In the world he grew up it wasn''t strange if a powerhouse kills someone just to silence them or keep a secret from spreading that''s why he does not asks something until the other person voluntary try to tell him that In his life, until now he had even seen many powerhouses slaughtering whole cities just to keep a treasure born there a secret that''s why he never lets his curiosity get over him "Senior doesn''t need to worry that much all these horses are domesticated 7th grade monster beast they are really fast it won''t be long before we reach our destination," Jiang Qing said with a smile Rex looked at the black horses and nodded, the horses were clearly different from the normal ones they even had some lizard like scales on their back although they might not be strong as a 7th grade beast or even 6th grade beast when it comes to fighting one but their resilience and speed was definitely of a 7th grade monster beast "You don''t need to call me senior and treat me like that... I am actually not that old" Rex said with a serious face Jiang Kai raised his eyebrows like he was saying.. I believe you my foot Jiang Qing thought for a while then spoke "Then¡­ Master Rex" Jiang Qing said as she looked at Rex At that moment Rex knew the water was already above his head ''At least it sounds better than the old senior she was taking me as'' He sighed and nodded After a small talk, all four of them entered the carriage and headed to Cold Heaven Sect Please go to to read the latest chapters for free 196 Chapter 196 Jiang Qing had already told Rex that the journey to Cold Heaven Sect will take at least two weeks Rex also asked them if they could use transmission array but they said that the only transmission array connecting Corentis to the nearest city to Cold Heaven Sect had become useless a long time ago because of poor maintenance so there was no other option Transmission array is like teleportation gates, two transmission array at two different places can allow one or more person to pass through the first place to the second one or vice-versa in few seconds, transmission array needs a lot of spirit stone to use them and every transmission array has a distance limit which is set when they are made One needs to be at least a Spirit Array King and have some insight in space law to make them, that''s why it''s not easy for people to get their hands on a transmission array only big sects and organization could afford one so once someone who is capable of making a transmission array he/she will be sought by many strong forces On the way, Rex came to know the name of the youth beside Jiang Qing Jiang Lie, he is also of the younger generation from the Qing family he just came here to learn to do business from Jiang Qing Rex was not much interested in talking so he just closed his eyes and took a nap, in the last few days he was fully devoted to his work so he didn''t have much time to rest ...¡­ A few days ago¡­ In Upper Realm¡­. Genera Branch of Sura Clan¡­. In one of the great hall, Ye Ying was looking at the elder in front of her in contempt The elder was sitting on one knee with his head down, he was the same elder that went to the lower realm with Ye Jun to search for Rex Ye Jun was standing on the side right now his father and sister were also there There was one more little creature hiding behind Ye Ying, she was the youngest child of Ye Ying and also the only younger sister of Rex Although she was less than one year old but because of her bloodline and cultivation base, her growth speed was abnormal compared to a normal human... normally every new generation of General Sura Clan grows faster but the little girl was faster than them, it was only later that other''s realized it was because of her bloodline ability She looked like she was around 4 years old, her body was just like a porcelain doll and her little face coupled with her big shining eyes only showed the rays of innocence coming from them Right now she was clutching onto Ye Ying''s dress with her little hands from behind as she occasionally poked her small head out to curiously glance at the elder in front of her mother "So you want to say he reached the highest cultivation stage in the lower realm in just around one month and ascended to the middle realm," Ye Ying said to the Elder after she read the letter Wang Cang gave to him The elder was embarrassed He himself knew how ridiculous his words felt but what can he do.. that was the truth after all Ye Ying looked at Ye Jun "Is it true?" Ye Ying asked The elder was one of her most trusted men but his words were just too much to believe "It''s true¡­ maybe his bloodline awakened and.." Ye Jun nodded his head and started speaking Ye Ying rubbed her forehead "You don''t understand do you really think that his bloodline will make much of a difference most of his bloodline was deteriorated so even if his bloodline awakened in comparison of bloodline he will only be equal to or worse than a normal person from the clan And let''s assume that his bloodline has high purity so what¡­ at his cultivation base, the bloodline cannot show its true potential at all¡­ so how do you think he became that strong?" Ye Ying asked as she looked at him Ye Jun was silent he didn''t have an answer for her question "Maybe he had a fortuitous encounter or got any powerhouse''s inheritance," Ye Jia said after thinking for a while Ye Ying was very satisfied with her daughter''s answer "You are only half right¡­ even if he gets an inheritance it won''t benefit him that much, the cultivation techniques I left with him are already the cream of the crop so what kind of cultivation technique he could find in the lower realm that is above their grade¡­. well no matter what its good that he is becoming stronger so fast" Ye Ying smiled as she said that "Of course he will become strong faster he is my son after all" The man beside Ye Jun spoke with a hint of pride in his tone "No, he is becoming strong faster because he has my bloodline" Ye Ying refuted "No its because he had inherited my genes so he has high innate talent like me," The man said as he patted his chest again "No its because he has the same personality as me" Ye Ying refuted again as she narrowed her eyes at him "No, he had inherited my looks too so he probably inherited my genes more than..y" The man was saying but... "On another thought its because he had inherited both of our genes that''s why he is getting stronger so fast," The man said after he quickly calculated the inns and outs of the situation Ye Jun and Ye Jia looked at each other and sighed .... In Middle Realm¡­. Golden Bird Continent¡­. Around 10 days passed since Rex started traveling with Jiang Qing and others They only stopped a few times in the cities they passed through so that the guard and horses could take a breather At present they were passing through the barren lands The path was actually built inside a dried river so they could only go in front or back, the right and left were only walls made of yellow rocks and dried soil The carriage was pretty spacious and comfortable from inside Rex was sitting comfortably with his back touching the cushion behind him Just at this time Rex slowly opened one of his eyes and spoke "You have guest," Rex said in a faint tone before he again closed his eye Jiang Qing and Jiang Lie didn''t understand what Rex meant by it¡­ but Jiang Kai was not so dense, he quickly opened the door of the carriage and shouted at the driver to stop the carriage Just when the carriage stopped many silhouettes came out of the ground and surrounded the carriage The guard around the carriage reacted quickly as they took out their sword intercepted the guards The people attacking them had low cultivation base, their cultivation base was just in range of Dao Comprehension 1st stage to 7th stage compared to them the guard were stronger many of them were even at Human Venerable stage but the number of attackers was three times more compared to them which overpowered them "Who dare to attack the people of Myriad Auction House do you not want to live anymore" Elder Jiang shouted at the men that ambushed them "Haha its the carriage of Myriad Auction House that''s the reason we attacked you" A big bald fat man came out of the crowd His cultivation base was just Earth Venerable early stage Jiang Kai already sensed it but that''s what confused him he himself was clearly releasing the pressure of Earth Venerable peak stage so why does the bald man is still attacking him don''t he know that I can easily kill him.. or does he have a card under his sleeve? "What do you want" Elder Jiang was cautious he was observing the bald man''s every action to figure out what is making him so confident "I have no enmity with you so I give you a chance hand over the girl inside the carriage and you can go," The bald man said with a grin ''Did someone leaked the information about us going to Cold Heaven Sect using this way?'' (Jiang Kai) Jiang Kai didn''t speak again he suddenly launched an attack at the bald man ''Rock Crushing Palm'' (Jiang Kai) Jiang Kai raised his palm and struck it at the bald man''s chest But seeing him attacking the bald man didn''t retreat he just smirked at Elder Jiang and took out a golden piece of paper from his pocket Please go to to read the latest chapters for free 197 Chapter 197 ''A talisman?'' Elder Jiang suddenly realized what the bald man wants to do but it was too late for him to retreat so Elder Jiang just put more strength in his attack to finish him off even after taking a hit ¡­Rooaaaaarrrr¡­.. Suddenly an illusory beast came out of the talisman of the bald man and slashed his claw at Elder Jiang ¡­Slllassshh¡­ Elder Jiang was not able to resist the beast''s attack and as a result, he was thrown backward by the force of the attack Elder Jiang coughed up a mouthful of blood after he landed on the ground, there was also a claw mark on his chest but fortunately, the wound was not too deep Elder Jiang finally had the chance to look at the illusory beast It looked somewhat similar to a lion except for its size which was twice as big compared to that of an adult lion Elder Jiang''s eyes narrowed when he looked at the beast and the talisman in the hand of the bald man "A Spirit Talisman? you bandits cannot afford a spirit talisman.. say who sent you" Elder Jiang asked solemnly "Hahaha you are right but what is the use of you knowing it when you are not going to live anymore" The bald man sneered at him Just at that time Jiang Qing and Jiang Lie also came out of the carriage "Stop it... I don''t know who send you but don''t know that we are already in the territory of Cold Heaven Sect if they knew what you did to us then you think you can survive here in the future" Jiang Qing said as she looked at the bald man When Jiang Qing said that her face was expressionless she didn''t look like she was in fear or panic after she entered her father''s business threats and warning had become common for her The bald man looked at her from top to bottom and gave an evil grin ''It''s a shame that young master doesn''t want the damaged goods¡­.'' The bald man muttered to himself "What did you say Cold Heaven Sect won''t let us live here... hahaha who want to live here in the first place as long as we capture you and give you to young master we will have enough money to leave this continent and enjoy our life somewhere else" The bald man laughed at her ''Young Master? which one there are a lot who are after father''s property'' Jiang Qing thought "I will say it again come with us politely or we can use force too but it won''t be favorable for both of us," The bald said in a threatening tone "If you are after money than we can pay you double the price your young master paid you¡­ you can still leave the continent after getting the money and you should already know how much we from Myriad Heaven Auction value our words" Jiang Qing said without any change in her tone The bald man looked a little hesitant when he heard it "Not satisfied in double? then how about triple¡­ I will pay you three times the money your young master gave you, all you have to do is tell me his name and leave us we won''t even pursue you for what happened today" Jiang Qing said when she saw the hesitant look on his face The bald man''s face was ugly right now he clenched his fist and ordered his men "Capture her alive and kill the rest" The bald man ordered with visible reluctance in his tone Although his men didn''t understand the reason behind his actions they still followed his order after all they knew that with his personality he will definitely take her offer but if he didn''t then there should be a reason behind it ''Dammit.. why did I agree to make a contract¡­ no wonder that son of a b*tch wanted to make a contract'' The bald man cursed the young master in his heart When Elder Jiang saw that some of the bandits were also coming to capture Jiang Qing he forcibly suppressed his injuries and stood up to intercept them As for Jiang Qing after the bald man didn''t agree to her offer she didn''t raise the price anymore because she already concluded that either the bald man is a very principled person who he definitely doesn''t look like or he had made some kind of contract in both cases the negotiations was not possible anymore ''Hallucikinesis + Mind-Control'' (Rex) Suddenly all bandits stopped in their tracks, their eyes became sluggish as they stood in their place like dead zombies The bald man was confused by the sudden development "What are you idiots doing¡­ didn''t you heard me capture her and kill the rest" The bald man again shouted but no one responded ..Swwiiisshh¡­ Suddenly the bald man felt pain in his back He hastily turned around to counter the one who attacks him in his back but his eyes became wide in shock when he saw that the one holding the knife was one of his own trusted men The bald man stepped backward in disbelief, he was so shocked that he didn''t even realize that he had dropped the talisman on the ground "Yo..youu.. betrayed me?..why?" The bald man asked as he looked at the man who stabbed him but that man didn''t respond like he couldn''t hear him at all ..Swiiishh¡­ Just when he was still looking at that man another man slashed his sword at his back Another injury appeared on his back before the bald man could comprehend his situation all his men near him launched and suicidal attack on him They all were fully open they had no intention to defend themselves against the bald man''s counter attack they just wanted to lend a hit The bald man suddenly reacted although even the most critical hit landed by these men could not kill him because the difference in cultivation base but right now he also had an opponent at Earth Venerable peak stage cultivation base "Aahhhhh you all diee.." The bald man roared as he used his full strength and threw all the people attacking him far away, even if he didn''t understand the situation saving his own life was his top priority After throwing them away the bald man suddenly discovered that he dropped the talisman so he desperately looked around while fighting his own men who were attacking him without even carrying about their own life Rex''s word woke him up from his shocked state He rushed towards the bald man who was distracted by his men and dealt an all out attack with all the strength he could muster up right now ''Rock Crushing Palm'' (Jiang Kai) When the bald man noticed Jiang Kai rushing towards him he wanted to escape but his own men kept him occupied All that bald man could do was fold his hands in front of his chest and take the hit head on ..Booommm¡­ The palm attack slammed the bald man to the ground The bald man coughed out a lot of blood from his mouth, his ribs were also broken now he knew that he can''t escape anymore Normally with his cultivation base Jiang Kai could easily kill with a full blown attack but Jiang Kai''s injuries prevented him from exerting his real strength When Jiang Kai confirmed that the bald man could not move anymore he relaxed his heart One of the bandits walked to the bald man and pointed his sword at his neck "Who send you?" The bandit asked with an expressionless face The bald man looked at him in shock and fear, he knew that man although his voice and face were the same as before but now the weak bandit gave him a terrible feeling "Wh..Who .. a..are .y.you?" The bald old man asked with visible fear in his eyes When he asked this question a bandit standing near him stabbed his spear in his leg "Ahh.hhh" The bald man screamed in pain "I am the one asking questions here" That bandit spoke The bald man was shaking uncontrollably in fear "..It.. was. .Young.g Master Zhu.." He said while shaking in fear After the words came out of his mouth Jiang Qing''s expression became solemn for a second before it changed back to normal The bald man''s contract did not prevent him from revealing the name of Young Master Zhu, the rules of a contract are set by the people on both side Young Master Zhu didn''t set a rule to keep his name a secret because he thought that after he marries Jiang Qing the news will be out anyway and who knows if the bald man had already told about it to others as a precaution so this rule won''t have much impact but if he makes it then he have to pay the bald man more money to convince him "I.. told.d ..yo,u what.. you aske.d ¡­so" The bald man was saying but at this time a big hand made of soil came out of the ground below him and crushed his head The bald man died Please go to to read the latest chapters for free 198 Chapter 198 Then his storage ring and all the weapons, storage ring of all the bandits came out of their fingers and flew inside the carriage all these things also included the spirit talisman When Jiang Lie and others were still trying to understand what just happened another shocking scene unfolded itself All the bandit pointed their weapon towards their neck then ended their lives at the same time But it was not over with that when the bandit''s bodies fell to the ground it was not like they fell on something hard instead their bodies sank like it was not the ground but swamp In just a few seconds the whole scene was cleared like nothing happened It took some time for even Jiang Kai to snap out of it, he then took out a recovery pill for healing his injuries but thinking of something he put it back in his storage ring and took out an HP potion for healing himself Jiang Qing and Jiang Lie checked the condition of guards and helped them to recover faster because they knew that they could not afford to stay here any longer¡­ who knows Young Master Zhu might have sent someone else behind them too The ones most in shock were the guard, they followed the carriage to protect their client but what happened was completely opposite of what should normally happen.. some of them even wanted to shout at Jiang Qing and ask her.. if you had someone like that with you then why did you even hire us.. to make fun of us or something After taking care of all the necessary matter Jiang Kai, Jiang Qing, and Jiang Lie entered the carriage and started their travel again Rex was still sitting comfortably with his eyes closed just like before Every bandit except the bald man was way weaker than Rex.. they were about two realms weaker than him furthermore they were all slaves to their lust or greed for money so after Rex showed them a fake illusion of un-measurable wealth and countless beauties surrounding them¡­ the bandits accepted those illusions as to their reality After they saw those illusions they easily lost their calm and gave in to their desires they didn''t have a firm Dao heart they only cared about fulfilling their physical needs that''s the reason Rex was able to successfully cast Mind-Control on them and controlled them so easily Rex''s control on them was very strong it wasn''t as simple as weak illusion or hypnotism where they could wake up from a considerable amount of pain¡­ "I sincerely thank Grand Master Ye for saving our lives, I old man Jiang Kai will remember this life saving grace" Jiang Kai clasped his hand and said ''Oh.. directly Grand Master from Big Brother.. his bootlicking skills have definitely reached Return To Nature stage'' (Rex) "Hmmm.." Rex still kept his eyes closed "Master Ye you have done a big favor to Myriad Auction House by saving our lives we will remember it and try to pay it back in the future, for now, please accept these 100 High grade spirit stones I have right now," Jiang Qing said as she took out a velvet pouch from her storage ring and gave it to Rex Normally she would not dare give money to a strong powerhouse like Rex because those powerhouse does not care about money that much and if someone directly gives money to them they will see it as disrespect They prefer to accept expensive gift instead of money but after Jiang Qing saw that Rex didn''t even spare the worn out weapons of many bandits she decided to give it a try She didn''t have any expensive things with her right now so she could only use spirit stones and earlier when she told Rex that she can arrange a meeting for him she wanted to do him a favor so that it will be good for the future relationship between him and the auction house but now she can''t even repay the lifesaving favor by doing that "Do you think mundane things like these can catch my eye?" Rex said as he opened his eyes Jiang Qing''s lips twitched because Rex had already grabbed the pouch when he said it "But I see that you are sincere so I will accept this money," Rex said as he put the bag in his Inventory Jiang Kai and Jiang Lie were also embarrassed by Rex''s shamelessness but they acted like they saw nothing "So who is this Young Master Zhu?.. someone you know?" Rex asked as he leaned back on the cushion Rex didn''t ask this question because he was mesmerized by her beauty, wanted to woo her or something like that but the fact that Young Master Zhu seem¡­.rich After he saw the high grade spirit talisman he knew that Young Master Zhu is rich and probably have many resources at his disposal and coincidentally Rex is in need of such resources these days So if he can secure resources and do another favor on Myriad Auction House at the same time then why not "Young Master Zhu is the first son of a well known Alchemist of the Alchemist Association branch in this continent His father also sell pills to Cold Heaven Sect, he is a very greedy person who is eyeing Myriad Action House for a long time so after he first saw me with my father at Cold Heaven Sect he came to our house with a marriage proposal He wants to force a marriage on me so that later he can take over the Myriad Auction House, father knew his intention so he rejected it but Young Master Zhu kept pursuing me even when I kept rejecting him and seems like now he lost his patience and want to do it the hard way My father wasn''t able to do anything to him because his father was an Alchemist from Alchemist Association so we chose to wait for the right moment but this time he crossed the limit.." Jiang Qing said with slight anger in her eyes "If you can''t take care of him then¡­ I am always free" Rex said as he again closed his eyes Although Rex said that the words that echoed in other''s ears were... If you want me to take care of them.. then you can hire me anytime "It''s alright I will leave them to father," Jiang Qing said with a smile Jiang Qing don''t know what Rex would ask for in exchange for helping them, if she agreed and once he asked for something she can''t give him then she can''t back off either because Rex just did a big favor on them so she decided to leave this matter to her father Later Rex asked one of his doubts which was¡­ why was the difference in cultivation base between the bandits was so big, their boss was at Earth Venerable Stage while others were just in Dao Comprehension realm Jiang Kai told him that many runaway disciples from sect becomes bandit and shares their cultivation technique with others to raise strong allies, the bald man was probably the same case he used his cultivation technique to train a batch of people but because they started later their cultivation base was way lower than him The next few days passed without any problem no one attacked them again on their way Right now Rex was looking at the beautiful scenery outside through the glass window The carriage was passing through a forest but right now the forest was covered in snow When Jiang Qing saw that Rex was so interested in the scenery she moved a small gear near the glass window and the glass on the window started to slide down on its own Rex slightly nodded at her then again looked outside the window When the window was opened a gust of refreshing cool air and the delicate patterned snowflake landed on Rex''s face He could see the trees outside were covered in blankets of snow and every second a few more small pieces of snow joined the collection The forest floor was also covered with snow making it look like a carpet of soft white cotton was led on the ground The view of the forest was without a doubt one of the best scenery Rex saw until today He had seen many places with snow in his past life¡­ but only on the screen, he did not have time to enjoy these type of things at that time When he was young he spent his life just on studies and when he was becoming an adult he gave all his time to the growing company¡­ although Rex had only seen those sceneries on screens but he still believed that the view in front of him right now was way more beautiful than them Rex also had a sense of loss when he thought how many things had he missed in his last life but when he saw the beautiful snowy forest that feeling disappeared in an instant Please go to to read the latest chapters for free 199 Chapter 199 "How long it will take until we reach the Cold Heaven Sect" Rex asked while flexing his fingers After resting for so many days his body was asking for a serious workout "Master Rex we have already entered the main area of Cold Heaven Sect, right now we are heading to the Snow Jade City its the biggest city under the territory of Cold Heaven Sect and its also the only way to reach the outer sect area of Cold Heaven Sect," Jiang Qing said Rex nodded According to what Jiang Qing told him, Cold Heaven Sect was an all women based sect just like Snow Flower Sect but only in this way Cold Heaven Sect was divided into three regions Outer, Inner and Core Outer disciples and elders live in the outer area Inner disciples and elders live in Inner area Core disciples and elders live in the core area All the male Alchemists, Array Masters..etc can only live in the outer region, no matter how high their status is they cannot enter inner region And just as the name implies everyone in Cold Heaven Sect practices ice element Soon the carriage entered the city¡­. Rex noticed that the guards at the city wall were all women When the carriage was passing through the city Rex saw that almost all the residents of the city were female and the thing was that they were all top notch beauties their skin was white as snow, they had alluring curves and well maintained body but... their temperament was cold as ice Although these things didn''t match Rex''s taste but he didn''t doubt that many men will love to live here "Most of the citizen that live here are from Cold Heaven Sect, their cultivation technique and the environment here is the reason for their snow white skin and beautiful looks," Jiang Qing said with a smile when she noticed Rex looking at the women outside "I think Miss Jiang''s beauty is in no way inferior to them," Rex said with a smile Jiang Qing blushed a little when she heard it but she soon regained her composure ''She still thinks of me as an old monster..'' Rex sighed Rex then noticed that Elder Jiang was staring at him for a while "How long are you planning to stare at me like that if you want to say something then say it," Rex said "This... I had a doubt I wanted to ask, Grand Master Ye, is an alchemist so normally he should be comprehending fire law but when we were fighting those bandits Grand Master Ye used earth law and it seems to have already reached a very high stage may I ask why and how Grand Master Ye did it" Elder Jiang asked in a low tone Normally he would never try to stick his nose into someone''s business but this time he didn''t want to let go of this opportunity, Rex was also slightly surprised by this because until now he never tried to directly ask a personal question from him "The thing is Elder Jiang has also chosen earth Law but he is stuck at Small Accomplishment for years that''s why he wanted to Master Ye''s advice to further comprehend earth law" Jiang Qing spoke when she saw Rex''s surprised look "How should I say it... One day I was just taking a stroll in the jungle and I felt like I was too attached to the earth that day I got some insight and comprehended earth law I only try to comprehend it in my free time or when I am bored but who knew it would reach such a higher level..tch Heavens should raise the difficulty level of comprehending a law... don''t worry elder it''s not as hard as you think all you have to do is just relax your mind and feel the land around you then you too can easily comprehend the law" Rex comforted him with the utmost honest intentions in his heart Black lines appeared on Elder Jiang''s forehead "I see, I thank Grand Master Ye for advice" Elder Jiang said with a bitter smile Jiang Qing wanted to laugh when she saw that but she held back so as not to make fun of him As for Jiang Lie, his eyes were glued on the greenery outside the window After a few minutes, the carriage stopped Rex came out with Jiang Qing and others Rex saw that the carriage was parked in front of a big building This huge building was in the center of the city but it didn''t look like it was a residential building or a restaurant When Rex was still looking around, two women clad in the white colored dress came out of the big gate of the building Both the girls had a cold expression they only looked at Rex for a second then completely ignored him including Elder Jiang and Jiang Lie Rex was a little annoyed but when he saw that Elder Jiang and Jiang Lie didn''t look surprised or angry he too decided to keep quiet "Young Miss Jiang welcome to the city we assume that your journey was safe," One of the women said "Yes we reached here safely I thank senior sisters for receiving us" Jiang Qing replied with a smile Jiang Qing didn''t disclose any information about the bandit attack When Rex heard Jiang Qing calling the two women seniors he quickly appraised them and found out that both of them were at Earth Venerable late stage "Hmm... now follow me" The woman in white slightly nodded at Jiang Qing and said All four of them followed the two women inside the building Rex was curious as to where the women were taking them so he thought about asking Jiang Lie near him but when he saw that Jiang Lie''s line of sight was making an acute angle downwards from the woman''s back he changed his mind ''This brat is courting death... hmm but the view is not bad, not bad at all''(Rex) [For a second there I thought if you had a fever but now it looks like you are completely fine] ''Humph...What would a monkey know about the taste of ginger'' Rex snorted [Huh?.. why ginger they look more like oranges... considering their shape] ''...'' (Rex) When Rex entered the building he was surprised to see that the whole building was empty.... it didn''t have any floors, stairs or even rooms It looked like the whole building only had four walls and one ceiling consisting it There was only one thing that caught Rex''s attention there was a big circular platform at the center of the building The women took them to the platform and stopped ''So this is a transmission array... this is the first time I am seeing one for real'' (Rex) Jiang Qing told Rex about the transmission array then all four of them walked on to it The platform had many runes like patterns and lines on it, it looked like one of those complicated design that is made using a kaleidoscope When all four of them were standing on the platform, the two women took out a bunch of spirit stones and started to arrange them in certain places around the platform ''Rose analyze it... completely analyze its structure, the process on how it activates and works later with the help of Reverse Engineering talent and the real life experience of Alfred we can build many like that as long as we have enough knowledge on it'' (Rex) [Analyzing.....] Soon the two women finished arranging all the spirit stones in their places Just when those two finished doing it, the pattern under those spirit stones started to madly absorb the spiritual energy from them until they were all used up Then the rune like pattern under Rex''s feet gave off a dazzling light Which blinded everyone in the building Rex suddenly felt an intense itching all over his body but he couldn''t open his eyes because of the blinding light then suddenly he found out that his surrounding had changed with the help of spiritual sense When the blinding light disappeared the itching on Rex''s body also disappeared Rex slowly opened his eyes to see that his surrounding have completely changed [Analyzing Complete] Rex was still standing on a stone platform which looked the same as the one before but right now he was not inside a building but in an opened ground The stone platform was little far away from a market like place, to be exact the stone platform itself looked like the main entrance gate to the market Rex saw that 90% of the women in the market were women they only looked at Rex for a second before continuing their work "This is the entrance to the outer region of the Cold Heaven Sect," Jiang Qing said with a smile Rex nodded as he looked around ''So how was you it partner'' (Rex) [Got it, it''s just that the array is too complicated we seriously need your talent ''Reverse Engineering'' to comprehend it] ''Hmmm.. I see then we will talk about it later for now let see what this Cold Heaven Sect has on the plate for us'' Rex flexed his arms as he looked around Please go to to read the latest chapters for free 200 Chapter 200 When all four of them just walked down from the transmission array platform a girl came running to Jiang Qing "Sisstteerrr Qiinnggg" The girl leaped on Jiang Qing to hug her But Jiang Qing seems to have anticipated it, she easily dodged by tilted her body to the right "Sister Qing what do you think you are doing" The girl puffed her cheeks and looked at her in dissatisfaction ''She called Jiang Qing using her first name¡­ are they that close'' Rex wondered "That''s my question that aside how did you know that I will be coming here at this time," Jiang Qing said while still maintaining her usual calm expression "Hehe¡­ the city guards already informed your father when you arrived in the city and your father informed me" The girl said as she walked closer to Jiang Qing and wrapped her right hand around her neck ''This girl''s behavior doesn''t match the other women here¡­ she probably joined the sect not too long ago, but then how is her cultivation base is at Earth Venerable Late stage¡­ maybe she was cultivating using an attribute less cultivation technique before joining the sect'' Rex thought as he looked at the girl The girl looked like she was of the same age as Jiang Qing, her skin color was and body resembled that of other women from Cold Heaven Sect but her temperament was not that cold¡­ towards Jiang Qing that is Rex soon discovered that Jiang Kai, Jiang Lie and he himself was ignored again Rex guessed that the girl and Jiang Qing were very close friends because Jiang Qing''s cultivation base was just Earth Venerable early stage furthermore the way she was unable to properly hide her cultivation base showed that it wasn''t long since she breakthrough to Earth Venerable stage And even after having that much gap between cultivation stages, they were still very friendly towards each other that only showed that they knew each other for a very long time "Sigh¡­ Sister Su even after joining the sect for all this time you are still as same as before" Jiang Qing shook her head but didn''t resist the girl''s hand around her neck "What Sister Su.. just call me Su Ling..oh directly calling me Senior Sister Ling is also fine," Su Ling said as she moved he lips closer to Jiang Qing''s cheeks to kiss but Jiang Qing skillfully blocked her mouth with her hand "You are getting cocky day by day... I don''t have time to talk to you right now I will come to you later after I guide Master Ye to the guest room" Jiang Qing said as she removed her hand from around her neck and walked towards Rex ''Master Ye?'' Su Ling narrowed her eyes towards Rex "Master Ye I apologize for making you wait please follow me," Jiang Qing said respectfully Rex nodded and followed her from behind Su Ling also followed but she kept staring at Rex like she was trying to see through him Jiang Qing''s steps halted for a moment before she continued Rex didn''t say anything in return and quietly followed her from behind [Why did you become so angry on her all of a sudden you almost released your killing intent] ''It''s not because of her... it''s just whenever someone tries to use any kind of scheme or underhanded methods towards me it reminds me of a certain someone from my previous life Jiang Qing is a clever girl she could tell that her actions will make Su Ling dissatisfied with me... it was her indirect way to show how women here treat men and how I was able to come here in this place without any problem?... it''s because she is accompanying me, in simple words, she was trying to show that the favor of letting me come here is not as small as I think It won''t harm me in any physical way but I still don''t like it when someone tries to outsmart me especially when I just saved them from a disaster'' (Rex) [Maybe you are overthinking it] ''I hope you''re right but buddy I spent my entire youth on earth by doing business with many old foxes that''s why I am very sensitive to these things¡­ it was just I never bother to judge the one closest to me or I wouldn''t have died in the first place'' (Rex) Jiang Kai who was walking near Jiang Qing noticed her unusual worried expression ''Sigh¡­ I did it out of my habit I will make up for it to him in the future'' Jiang Qing thought as she regained her usual calm expression After a while, they all arrived in front of a white colored building "Master Ye this is the guest house for men.. the journey must have tired you so you should rest here for now I will come to meet you in the evening," Jiang Qing said Rex just nodded and entered the building with Jiang Kai and Jiang Lie "Sister Qing why did you need to be so respectful to that boy even if he is from some big family he can''t do anything now that he is here" Su Ling suddenly started talking after she left the building''s area with Jiang Qing "Don''t underestimate him he is a high rank Alchemist with unique methods and he is very strong at that, you see when we were coming here¡­." Jiang Qing told her the whole story about the bald man''s attack on their way "Killing so many without even lifting a finger?¡­ Sister Qing you are exaggerating things too much even my seniors here are not so strong and on top of that he is also an alchemist.. so what kind of flame he has?... an Essence Flame or Karmic Flame" Su Ling mocked, she surely didn''t believe her words Jiang Qing didn''t say anything she knew it was hard to predict Rex''s capabilities based on his appearance "But that Young Master Zhu he really crossed the limit if I see him here again I will freeze his family jewels" Su Ling continued "Your tongue has become dirtier," Jiang Qing said when she heard her words "Sister Qing can always clean it using her tongue," Su Ling said as she again wrapped her hand around her neck and moved her lips closer to her neck "Do something funny and I won''t come to see you again" Jiang Qing said as she tapped her head "Hehe¡­ I was just kidding why are you getting so serious¡­ and yeah I will go with you to meet him in the evening Remember Sister Qing, men are not trustworthy who knows he might push you down when your guard is down" Su Ling said with a serious expression "I don''t know about him but you¡­" Jiang Qing said as she narrowed her eyes towards her "Pleeaassee..." Su Ling grabbed her left hand tightly against her chest "Okay okay just leave my hand" Jiang Qing was really embarrassed about others watching her like that so she agreed "Yes I knew you can''t refuse your loving sister" Su Ling patted her back "But remember don''t make trouble for him no matter what" Jiang Qing warned her with a serious expression "I promise I won''t do it, now you''re happy" Su Ling agreed Men''s Guest House building¡­ The house was mostly empty Rex choose a room on the second floor Right now Rex was sitting cross legged on his bed as he looked into his Mini-Status ''I still have these 41.1 status points left¡­ this place is unfamiliar to me who knows what might happen in the next moment therefore it''s the right time to allocate them and increase my strength I can''t put all my points in INT as I had long broken my current upper limit of INT I need to balance my status'' Rex thought while looking at the holographic window in front of him [Name: Rex Andrews HP: 980 P / 980 P | reg 10 P/s Yin Qi: 1200 P / 1200 P | reg 13 P/s Yang Qi: 1200 P / 1200 P | reg 13 P/s Cultivation stage: Heaven Venerable peak Stage STR: C+ (78%) WIS: D (42%) AGI: C (07%) INT: B+ (60%) VIT: D (39%) END: D (48%) DEF: B+ (52%) SPT: E LUC A+ Status Points: 41.1] ''Hmm¡­ put 18 points in Strength, 10 in Agility and the remaining 13.1 in Intelligence'' Rex made his decision then closed his eyes Rex felt a familiar aching all over his body accompanied by a slight headache [Limit-Break activated¡­] The feeling only lasted for a few seconds before it disappeared But Rex didn''t open his eyes even after the aching sensation disappeared After half an hour Rex opened his eyes ''I can feel that it''s around me, I know it''s being released from me and its also present in the environment around me but manipulating or controlling it aside I can''t even see it¡­'' (Rex) [You are talking about the energy that plays its vital role when we use Psychic skills] ''Yeah I was very close from making genuine use of it this time but it''s all right there is always a next time for it¡­. that aside just calling it energy is confusing it deals with psychic abilities so how about we call it Psychic Energy from now on'' (Rex) [Got it] ''Mini-Status'' (Rex) [Name: Rex Andrews HP: 980 P / 980 P | reg 10 P/s Yin Qi: 1200 P / 1200 P | reg 13 P/s Yang Qi: 1200 P / 1200 P | reg 13 P/s Cultivation stage: Heaven Venerable peak Stage STR: B (00%) WIS: D (42%) AGI: C (19%) INT: B+ (68%) VIT: D (39%) END: D (48%) DEF: B+ (52%) SPT: E LUC A+ Status Points: 0] ''Good now show me the notifications I got earlier, I wanna see what I got this time'' (Rex) Please go to to read the latest chapters for free 201 Chapter 201 [Due to your strong constitution you awakened a special basic skill ''Dash''] [You awakened a new Psychic Ability ''Cryokinesis''] [Dash:- Type: Active Grade: Special Description: This skill allows you to instantaneously move between short distances but in a straight line Range: 10 meters Cool Down: None Cost: None] [Cryokinesis:- Type: Psychic Grade: Ungraded Description: It is the ability that allows you to create ice and manipulate it, you can also control cold temperature and can manage the respective properties of the ice Cool Down: None Cost: None] ''What perfect timing... the ability to use ice at my disposal in a place like this is truly beneficial for me right now, but it''s better if I don''t carelessly use it after all I am playing as an Alchemist right now as for this Dash... a special grade?'' (Rex) [Just like Ultra-Rare and Unique grade it doesn''t come in the normal grading system, because of your new body conditioning you got this skill it does not have any leveling system just like psychic skills bloodline skills and Physique skills] ''I want to try these skills this instant but right now I m a little tired so I will take a nap first'' Rex checked the changes in his body for a while before he went to sleep At evening... ..Knock...Knock.... The knocking on the door woke Rex up "Master Ye are you in" Jiang Qing''s voice came from outside the door "Wait a minute," Rex said then he woke up and adjusted his clothes When Rex opened the door he found Jiang Qing and Su Ling standing outside the door "I thought you were coming with your father," Rex said after he made sure that there was no one beside them "Due to some urgent business matters father left this place for a while even I wasn''t able to meet him before he left so I apologize but Master Ye might have to wait for a few days to meet him" Jiang Qing explained "I see," Rex said after pondering for a moment "What do you mean I see can''t you see Sister Qing is already trying so hard for you," Su Ling said in a dissatisfied tone "Sister Su didn''t I asked you to keep quiet" Jiang Qing quickly scolded her "Hmph..." Su Ling snorted ''This... if I knew she will act so stubbornly I wouldn''t have brought her with me'' Jiang Qing thought "Master Rex please don''t mind her behavior she is..." Jiang Qing started speaking but Rex interrupted her "I don''t have any interest in arguing with some spoiled brat... lets head towards the city for now" Rex casually said while waving his hand "You..." Su Ling was furious but Jiang Qing forcibly closed her mouth "Of course Master Ye please follow me," Jiang Qing said as she dragged Su Ling with her Su Ling finally calmed down Jiang Qing took Rex and Su Ling to the Snow Jade City "So where do Master Ye wants to go first," Jiang Qing asked with a smile "Hmmm... I prefer to go to a place from where I could buy herbs and talisman" (Rex) ''Different type of herbs are found in a different type of places and because of the environment here even the common herbs found here contains a lot of yin type attribute Qi in them and if what Jiang Kai said was correct then this city is famous for its talisman business lets see what type of talisman I can get from here...'' (Rex) "There is only one place for buying things like that and that is Snow Jade Pavilion," Jiang Qing said "Only one place?" Rex got confused by her words "You came here without even knowing that," Su Lung said in a mocking tone "Sister Su.." Jiang Qing stared at her "I was just going to explain it to him... you listen to me the whole Snow Jade City is actually built by Cold Heaven Sect and all the influences like shops, restaurants... etc here all belong to the sect so there is no use trying to open multiple shops for the same things No external influence is allowed to set up their business here that''s an iron rule of our sect that''s why Snow Jade Pavilion is the only place to buy talisman in the city... Although you could also buy them in the small market set by disciples in outer sect area but considering you are a man and an outsider on top of that it won''t be easy for you to do business there that''s why Sister Qing directly recommended this place to you" Su Ling explained Rex nodded "See Sister he can''t even say thank you" Su Ling spoke when she saw that Rex just nodded without any change in his expression and nothing else ''What do you think.. is my guess correct?'' Rex asked as he glanced at Su Ling''s body from up to down [Not too sure... its better if we thoroughly analyze her first] ''No this girl is not easy to communicate with, we will only analyze her if we got the opportunity or else we will choose an easy target later on for now let''s just do what we came for'' (Rex) Rex followed Jiang Qing to the Snow Jade Pavilion Snow Jade Pavilion was truly a place the Cold Heaven Sect could be proud of, the building was both grand and luxurious and the habitability of all the women workers was also good Although they weren''t over friendly towards Rex they didn''t show any disgust or ignorance either There are many people that come to Snow Jade Pavilion from other cities just for trading which includes both men and women that''s why the women workers here were already pretty much used to men One woman guided them to a place to sit then left "May I know what the esteemed guest wants" Another women worker came to them and asked with a faint smile ''Looks like this is the most friendly expression the women here can make'' Rex thought when he looked at the woman''s face "I want one talisman of every type you have to offer as for herbs I want 100 sets of spirit grass, cold yin vin....." Rex made his order "All these things will cost a huge amount of money is young master sure that you can afford these" The woman asked after she looked at Rex from head to toe Rex wasn''t wearing too flashy or expensive looking cloths furthermore his clothing was very normal even when the temperature was so low, she never thought that Rex''s cultivation base was strong enough to resist that level of cold Normally the women in the city do not care much about the cold temperatures in the city because of their cultivation technique''s nature moreover they live in a place like that because it helps them in their cultivation When Jiang Qing heard her words she was about to speak up for Rex but he reacted first Rex didn''t say anything he just waved his hand and a lot of high grade spirit stones fell out of thin air making a small heap on the ground When the woman looked at the heap of high grade spirit stones on the ground she finally showed a slightly shocked expression "Beautiful lady this young master does not lack money... I think this much is more than enough for the things I want you can keep the rest as a tip " Rex said as with a smile "Huh? eh I thank young master for his generosity" The woman quickly snapped out her daze and ordered her subordinates to take away the spirit stones As for Rex''s flirting?.. it didn''t have any effect on her, the heart of the women in Cold Heaven Sect are said to be colder than ice ''If he already had that much high grade spirit stone then what was the need to take mine too'' Jiang Qing stared at Rex [So you came back to your usual self] ''I was just a little sleepy before.. or else I will always be a handsome kind honest gentlemen like usual'' (Rex) [You forgot to add liar] ''You just keep jealous'' (Rex) When Rex was just thinking Su Ling came to his side and poked his waist using her left elbow "What do you want?" Rex looked at her "Where did you get that much money" Su Ling gave him a suspicious look "I stole it, you have any problem with that" Rex snorted "It''s so rude of you to talk to a lady like that" Su Ling said "Just get to the point what do you want," Rex said as he gave her a doubtful glance "Can I borrow some money from you... no much how about 500... no 1000 yes just 1000 high grade spirit stone" Su Ling looked at Rex with sparkling eyes "Oh.. and when do you plan to return it" Rex raised his eyebrow "I will return it in only 100 yes just 100 years," Su Ling said with an honest expression Please go to to read the latest chapters for free 202 Chapter 202 Having a dual spirit root of the same attribute is a great blessing to a cultivator because they will get twice the benefit for half the efforts in cultivation Rex looked at the Su Ling who was still looking at him with great expectations "Why do you want so much money," Rex asked curiously "None of your business" Su Ling replied almost instantly while still arching her hands to receive the money Rex''s lips twitched ''Is it really the attitude of someone borrowing the money'' (Rex) "Then¡­ I won''t lend you anything" Rex ignored her and looked at the woman worker coming towards him Su Ling face stiffened then she looked at Rex with glaring eyes but she still kept quiet and didn''t make any trouble this time around "This is your order" The woman was holding a tray with a storage ring placed in it Rex took the storage ring then left the Snow Jade Pavilion with the two girls beside him "So where should Master Ye wants to go next," Jiang Qing asked when they came out of the pavilion "I already got what I came for but you went through all the efforts to accompany me here so if there is anything you want..Huh?..this.." Rex was just thanking Jiang Qing but suddenly a very familiar sweet smell assaulted his nose "This sweet smell doesn''t tell its from..." Rex looked in the direction where the smell was coming from "What smell.. wait you pervert is smelling my fragrance" Su Ling quickly backed off while giving a disgusting look to Rex Black lines appeared on Rex''s forehead Jiang Qing was also confused which smell Rex was talking about but before she could ask Rex ran down the road Jiang Qing and Su Ling also followed him from behind Rex''s senses were way stronger than a normal person so it was pretty normal for them to not being able to detect the sweet smell Rex kept running at a slow pace for several minutes without stopping, he took many turns before he finally arrived in front of the place where the source of the sweet smell was present Rex looked at the wooden board hanging outside the building The words¡­ Snow Jade Ice Milk Parlor ''Isn''t it an ice cream parlor?'' Rex thought as he looked at the small white cup in the hands of a woman coming out of the shop The content of the cup looked as same as vanilla white ice cream but the smell was just of sweet frozen milk At this time Jiang Qing and Su Ling also caught up to Rex "You bastard how can you run that fast can''t you take a break we almost lost you on the way" Su Ling said as she adjusted her breathing "Did Master Ye already knew about the Ice Milk, one of the specialties of Snow Jade City?" Jiang Qing asked when she found out that Rex was looking at the Snow Jade Ice Milk Parlor "What Ice Milk¡­ isn''t it just degraded version of Ice Cream" Rex said as he turned to her "Ice Cream?¡­ can''t you even read properly its Ice Milk, its a special dish that can only be found here in Snow Jade City, an old senior from our sect made the secret recipe to make Ice Milk a long time ago As the name suggest the main ingredient to make this dish is milk but you know the milk that is used to make it comes from 8th grade monster beast Mountain Climbing Cow Many people come from far away cities to just have a taste of it you know, I bet you can never find a more delicious sweet dish than this one anywhere else in the whole continent" Su Ling puffed out her chest and said in a prideful tone She wanted to speak more but then she noticed that Rex was looking at her like he was looking at an idiot "You¡­ what''s that expression mean" Su Ling glared at Rex Rex ignored her and entered the parlor Su Ling reluctantly followed him inside the parlor with Jiang Qing When all three of them went in, a waitress guided them to an empty table "Three serves of Ice Milk please" Jiang Qing made an order It only took a few minutes for the waitress to come back and serve the dish "Try it I wanna see how long you can keep that composed facade on your face," Su Ling said in a bad tone Rex didn''t reply to her, he took the small scoop of Ice Milk from the cup using the spoon then put it inside his mouth Both Jiang Qing and Su Ling looked at Rex curiously they both wanted to see his response After Rex took the bite he slightly frowned "You call it Ice Milk it''s just a waste of ingredients," Rex said in a bad tone but he still said it in a low voice so that it won''t catch other''s attentions "You¡­ what did you just say" Su Ling looked at him with wide eyes, she even doubted if she had heard him wrong "You want me to repeat it¡­ okay then¡­ this is trash even if I have never made ice cream I am damn sure I can make better than this one if I use the same ingredients used in to make it" Rex was very dissatisfied with the taste of the Ice Milk ''It doesn''t even have a flavor, even the coo feeling and sweet taste it gives is mostly because of the milk and other ingredients are obtained from a high rank beast'' (Rex) "You are really shameless, you are even bluffing to this extent just because you don''t want to lose face," Su Ling said in a bad tone Jiang Qing didn''t speak, she also found it hard to believe Rex''s words because when she first tasted the Ice Milk even she wasn''t able to keep her calm and composed expression Usually, cultivators do not eat for a long time starting from months to even years because they don''t need to and in this type of situation when the Snow Jade Ice Milk Parlor appeared, it easily won the hearts of almost all women in Cold Heaven Sect to an extent that they developed sweet tooth after all they didn''t even have another dish like that to compare with Ice Milk "It''s better to show you using actions than words" Rex snapped his fingers and two big strawberries like fruit appeared in his hands ''It been a while since I had eaten an Ice Cream'' Rex thought ''Telekinesis + Transmutate + Atomize + Cryokinesis'' (Rex) The Ice Milk in the all three small cups flew into the air with the two ripe fruits then the fruits started to melt at a speed visible to the naked eyes and started to mix with the viscous milk [To think you are using so many special abilities to just make an Ice Cream aren''t you afraid of triggering thunder retribution] ''What can I do¡­ I neither have the equipment nor the time to slowly make an Ice Cream here and now that I have tasted something sweet I really want to try how an Ice Cream made of these high grade ingredients will taste like'' (Rex) Rex only extracted the flavor and sweet part of the fruit into the milk and converted it not crystallized from, as for the other components affecting the taste they were all removed or converted using Atomize Although even after all that it wasn''t the best result Rex could achieve but its overall quality has long surpassed the normal Ice Creams one could normally make Soon a light pink colored spherical ball made of Ice Cream was floating above the table Rex waved his hand and the ice cream got divided into three small balls and landed in one cup each When Rex finished making it he noticed that all the pair of eyes in the parlor were quietly looking at him When Rex looked at them they averted their eyes but without a doubt, their whole attention was on him Only then he noticed that the flavored fragrance coming from the Ice Cream has long overshadowed the sweet fragrance of the Ice Milk Other people didn''t take any action because they were still thinking if the pink ball was even edible or it just has a good fragrance and the other reason was Rex was male Rex ignored them he just took a scoop and put it in his mouth ''Delicious¡­ without a doubt its the best Ice Cream I ate until now'' Rex thought Rex then again took a scoop and moved the spoon closer to Su Ling''s mouth "Say Aaaaa" Rex said a very casual tone Su Ling''s subconsciously opened her mouth and was about to take the bite but then she suddenly realized what she was doing, she quickly closed her mouth and stared at Rex with a red face "You¡­ what do you think you are doing" Su Ling spoke with a blushing face "Can''t you see I am feeding you" Rex replied honestly "Why would you feed me ¡­and you just ate from that spoon," She said without while keep averting her eyes from Rex so as not to make eye contact with him "What are you¡­ a child?" Rex said without any change in expression "I am not a chil.." Su Ling refuted Rex while trying to hide her embarrassment ''Telekinesis'' (Rex) Just when she opened her mouth to speak Rex used Telekinesis to keep her mouth open and stuffed the spoon into her mouth "Its the payback" Rex smirked at her ''Why does Master Ye is acting so childish with her, well at least they are getting along a little¡­. sigh now I don''t need to worry about him being angry about before'' Jiang Qing thought as she looked at Rex''s smug face Su Ling was really embarrassed she wanted to spit out the Ice Cream and leap at Rex for settling the score but suddenly at that time the alien flavor of Ice Cream stopped her in her tracks "How''s it," Rex asked with a grin Please go to to read the latest chapters for free 203 Chapter 203 When the soft cream touched the surface of her tongue it started to melt at a rapid speed just like butter The rich, creamy Ice Cream burst with flavors in her mouth gave a brand new definition of sweet heaven to her tongue, the ice cream was very soft and creamy coupled with the rich sweet taste it easily gained domination over all the taste buds on her tongue ..Gulp... She swallowed it down before she knew it "How''s it," Rex asked with a grin Jiang Qing also looked at her "It''s¡­ It''s good no¡­ it''s delicious" Su Ling said, she wasn''t able to hide the surprise on her face She looked at Rex with big eyes "What are you looking at if you want more then eat it yourself," Rex said while eating Ice Cream from his own cup "Who... Who wants to eat from your cup" Su Ling glared at him for a moment before she picked up her spoon and started to eat from her cup ''That bastard is eating from the same spoon he used to feed me¡­.. isn''t it indirect..no forget it I need to erase this memory from my head'' Su Ling cleared all her thoughts and focused on the Ice Cream Jiang Qing was also curious about the taste so she also picked up her spoon and dug in "This¡­ its delicious is Master Ye also a chef?" Jiang Qing asked with sparkling eyes after she tasted the Ice Cream "Its nothing you should taste the food made by my chief at home compared to his cooking this one can only be rated as a third class dish at most" Rex casually waved his hand Jiang Qing looked at him her eyes filled with adoration [Humans can be pretty shameless at times] ''Don''t forget you are also a part of me'' (Rex) [Alas.. Rose also has thorns] ''Don''t worry you are not bad enough that I need to call you thorn'' (Rex) [¡­] When the other customers and waitress in the parlor saw all three of them eating the Ice Cream with those satisfied expressions and hears the nonstop praises coming from their mouths they subconsciously gulped their saliva Everyone wanted to have a taste of the mysterious pink Ice Cream but they all were waiting for someone to make the first move and observe the result before risking to make a move themselves As for word socialization, the women of Cold Snow Sect are not very familiar with it Jiang Qing didn''t have the time to focus on this kind of thing because she was focusing on her own Ice Cream Soon she realized that ice cream left at the bottom of the cup was only enough for one scoop but before she could have the last scoop from the cup a foreign spoon broke her defense then it infiltrated her cup and stole the last bite in front of her own eyes "Sister Su" Jiang Qing stared at Su Ling "Hehe¡­ aren''t we sworn loving sisters what does a small portion of Ice Milk amount for" Su Ling said while eating her ice cream Jiang Qing kept staring at her "Sister Qing don''t be angry at such small things I am sure this bast.. cough. I mean this brother will make more for us" Su Ling said as she looked at Rex "You don''t even know my full name and you want me to make more dessert for you" Rex looked at her "Oh what does name matters, we are known by our actions," Su Ling said without any sign of embarrassment on her face "I see then from now on I will call you Stupid Su" Rex said "You will always be a bastard¡­" Su Ling said "Stupid Su if you want more then make the order fast I am gonna leave after a while I also have other important business to attend to," Rex said as he when he noticed that it was almost night Su Ling wanted to refute but for the ice cream she swallowed back her anger "Please bring 10 more Ice Milk serves," Su Ling said to one of the waitresses near her The waitress quickly nodded and soon brought back ten more serves of ice milk This time Rex used a different kind of fruit than before these fruits looked similar to green apple, blueberries, walnut, and cocoa these were the fruits Rex got from continuously collecting all the new things he found in the Misty Maze Forest It was just that at that time he knew about it but because of focusing on base development even the idea of making ice cream never came to him Rex again started to make the ice cream with four new flavors This time all the four fragrance were different from before every fragrance had its own charm and attracted the people with similar tastes This time all the cup contained four layers of four different flavors in them "What are you waiting for, dig in," Rex said when he saw that Jiang Qing and Su Ling were still staring at him The mysterious technique Rex used to make the Ice Cream really surprised them but they decided to trust their tongues and enjoy the ice cream first All the customers were looking at each other Just at this time the door opened and a group of girls entered the parlor All the girls were wearing the dress of inner disciples of Cold Heaven Sect except the leading one, her dress was not of only white color it also had a light shade of blue at many places The girl looked older than Jiang Qing although her expression was cold like other women her every movement had a special elegance in them which made her look like a noble between commoners "Junior Sister has seen senior Sister Su" Suddenly a girl who noticed her stood up and greeted her When other women of the sect heard it they too stood up and greeted her ''Su? is that girl is from the same family as Stupid Su?'' Rex thought When Su Ling saw the women her expression also turned serious "Someone, you know?" Rex spoke in a low tone "She is Su Ning, just like Su Ling she is also from Su family so she is like an elder sister of Su Ling furthermore she is a core disciple here in Cold Heaven Sect" Jiang Qing on the side explained Rex looked at the Su Ling who was now sitting her peace quietly like an obedient little girl Su Ning just entered the hall when several unknown but very alluring fragrance attracted her attention When she searched for the source of the smell she found Su Ling sitting at a table near the corner Su Ling was quietly eating her ice cream while completely avoiding her gaze like she still didn''t notice that Su Ning was there "Senior Sister looks like the Parlor had added some new kind of Ice Milk to the menu, let''s try it," One of the girls on the side said Su Ning slightly nodded after she glanced at Jiang Qing and Rex for a second Jiang Qing clasped her hand to greet her out of respect, as for Rex he just stared back at her and didn''t respond ''Her skin is whiter¡­.. it''s not natural this just proves that my guess is correct, I have wasted enough time here its time to leave'' Rex thought "Give us that type of ice milk one for each" One of the girl on the right side of Su Ning said to the waitress while pointing at the ice cream on Rex''s table "This¡­ respected senior they are not from the Parlor they are made by that gentleman himself" The woman said as she pointed towards Rex "Huh?.." All the girls beside Su Ning including her looked at Rex ''Just my luck'' (Rex) Su Ning looked at Rex with her beautiful eyes for a second before she walked towards him ''Please don''t come here¡­ why me'' (Rex) Although Rex was shouting from inside he still looked calm and composed from outside "Senior seem new to the city," Su Ning said in a polite tone although her tone didn''t sound that polite to Rex but taking the women of Cold Heaven Sect as reference her tone was indeed very polite ''Senior? and when did the women here became that respectful¡­ hmmm.. did I left some clue about my strength without realizing it?.. wait the only clue is¡­.sigh to think someone would notice it this girl is very clever'' (Rex) "Haha Junior Fairy is indeed correct I am visiting this city for the first time, I don''t know how to address you," Rex said with a smile while still sitting Su Ning had reached Heaven Venerable middle stage at such young age this alone was enough for her to gain respect from everyone in the sect, even the elder in the sect will be polite to her but now that everyone saw that she was so respectful towards Rex they didn''t understand what''s going on "I am Su Ning, Its a pleasure for junior to meet senior, Senior seems to know junior sister too I hope she didn''t bother senior too much" Su Ning was very polite towards Rex The girls beside her were confused by her behavior they even try to check the cultivation base of Rex but cultivation base aside they weren''t even able to sense the presence of Qi from him When Su Ling who was looking at Rex in shock heard her words she quickly stood up and greeted her "No, It wasn''t that big of a bother," Rex said with a slight smirk Su Ling glared at Rex with a burning fire in her eyes Please go to to read the latest chapters for free 204 Chapter 204 "I have some other things to do, so I will leave first you can enjoy the dessert here with your sister," Rex said to Su Ning ''Instant Transmission'' (Rex) Before Su Ning could speak more Rex disappeared on the spot Everyone was shocked including Su Ning but she soon calmed down No one thought that Rex used space law related thing, Rex himself new it that no one will think like that''s why he dares to use Instant Transmission to leave Many expert have their own unique movement or escaping technique, just because they weren''t able to see how Rex disappeared would not make them believe that he used space law but the fact that he was so strong that they weren''t even able to track his movements Only a very strong powerhouse like Zakiya could tell that he didn''t move but teleport-ed with just one look "This¡­ Senior Sister how did you knew that he was an expert" One of the girls beside her asked in a low tone "Look at the ice milk Senior made" Su Ning pointed at the ice cream Rex made All the girl around her put all their attention on the ice cream but they didn''t found a single thing "See its frozen, don''t you found anything weird with that?" Su Ning again gave them a clue But no one understood what she was trying to say Although usually, only women practice Ice related cultivation technique because they are more compatible with them but there are always exceptions like when a man born with a special physique that helps him in ice element cultivation technique so it wasn''t that weird even if Rex practiced an ice element based cultivation technique "You girls have become very naive¡­ do you sense any ice elemental Qi from the ice milk" Su Ning directly asked When the words came out of her mouth even Su Ling looked at the ice cream with a confused expression Only Jiang Qing was not focusing on it because she never cultivated an ice element based technique so she wasn''t much familiar with this type of Qi "This¡­ there is no Qi in it.. how did he freeze it" One of the girls said in confusion "Yes.. if there is no Qi in it then he can''t freeze it unless... unless he uses ice law" Another girl subconsciously spoke When the words came out of her mouth the whole place turned quiet "Now you understand... I too had comprehended Ice law and my mastery has reached Great Accomplishment after all this time that''s why I know it''s not easy to use it so precisely especially to just make ice milk without even damaging the cup I can''t even sense the presence of ice law in it which means Senior''s mastery of the law had reached a very high level compared to me... maybe it''s already at Perfection stage" Su Ning said with a senior face Jiang Qing stared at Rex According to what she knows Rex is an alchemist on top of that he had also comprehended earth law except for fire law so there was no way that he had also comprehended ice law but she decided to keep Rex''s identity a secret, Su Ling was also her friend so she was sure that she won''t leak any information about Rex .... On the other side, Rex was already back to the outer sect area of Cold Heaven Sect after using the transmission array The transmission array in the city can be used by any disciple or people belong to the sect and Rex has the guest token of the sect so as long as he pays the money for it he can freely use it Rex was going back to the guest house right now ''Damn... even after searching for so long I still didn''t found a single alone woman of this sect, why do all of them walk in groups even when they don''t talk to each other that much.... looks like I have to try some other time'' Rex sighed When Rex just reached the guest house he saw Jiang Lie standing outside with a girl Rex had already seen this girl before... she was an outer disciple who was in charge of managing the guest house, normally there should be an elder for this post but men guest aren''t treated as much as women in Cold Heaven Sect "Miss Qiao these ten bone cleansing pill is a gift to you from me'' Jiang Lie handed her a white proclaim bottle "I already told you, you are wasting your time I don''t have any interest in you," The girl said to him as she turned and was about to leave ''Is this idiot trying to woo her using pills.. wait isn''t it an opportunity'' (Rex) Rex stepped in the way of Miss Qiao "Are you also with him?" Miss Qiao looked at Rex with slight angry eyes "This miss you misunderstood me, it''s true that I am with him but when I saw what he did I was truly disappointed in him as an apology please take this True Yin Pill, this is a special pill which can help you in further refine your Yin attribute Qi," Rex said as he took out a small bottle and uncapped it A small golden pill was present in the bottle when the cap was opened the pill started to emit strong Yin attribute Qi in the surrounding It quickly caught the attention of Miss Qiao [Wait what pill, isn''t it the Yin bead that is formed in the dantain of the dead people you converted in zombies for experiment] ''Yeah.. but it will still have a good effect on her..... at least as long as she doesn''t know that it''s made inside a zombie''s body'' (Rex) Miss Qiao was curious about the pill so she observed it for while then she accepted it "It''s good that Miss Qiao accepted my apology," Rex said as he raised his hand for a handshake Although handshake is not that common in this part of the continent but it''s still something that is known by everyone Miss Qiao wasn''t surprised much surprised when Rex gave her such a precious gift many people who come to the guest house sends her many gifts to make friendly relation with her Miss Qiao also accepted Rex''s handshake, she already accepted the gift so she can''t be too cold to him ''Analyze her whole body'' (Rex) [On it] After a brief handshake, Rex said goodbye to her and walked towards the guest house When Rex reached the main door he saw Jiang Lie staring at him "What do you want?" Rex asked "Huh? nothing" Jiang Lie said Rex didn''t speak more and entered the building ''Does Master Ye have interest in younger girls'' Jiang Ye thought as he looked at the disappearing back of Rex He wasn''t angry on Rex for what he did whatsoever it wasn''t just because Rex was an alchemist but he himself didn''t have much feeling for Miss Qiao, he was just trying to form a good relationship with her for having a good footing in the sect and because he was captivated by her beauty he won''t go as far as to call it love after all he only meet her few times since he came to the sect last time Rex''s room..... ''So what do you found'' (Rex) [Just as you guessed, although their cultivation technique slightly increases their cultivation speed and provides good strength compared to a normal cultivator at same cultivation stage but because of advancing at a fast speed while cultivating ice element it has a bad effect on their body The ice attribute Qi had slightly frozen her meridian although it''s not much serious right now but with time it can become lethal all the woman here above Earth Venerable cultivation stage probably takes a lot of Yang attribute based supplements to decrease the freezing effect The ice attribute Qi had also affected her skin and muscles resulting in decrease in their body''s flexibility and increase in hardness of their skin] ''No wonder... they all looked like ice sculptures so what do you think can we find the cure'' (Rex) [If it was before it was almost impossible but after obtaining the knowledge on various properties of herbs and coupled with our abilities it should be possible] ''Is we can really found the cure then we will have a good bargaining chip..... and a new stable source of income hehe... For now, let''s head out there are a lot of skills I want to try right now'' (Rex) ''Instant Transmission'' (Rex) The whole Cold Heaven Sect was actually located inside a vast forest The whole forest actually came in the territory of Cold Heaven Sect that''s why it was known as Cold Heaven Valley Whether it was Outer area, Inner area or Core disciples and elders from all had the access to all parts of the forest But the thing was the farther they go from the area of the sect the more dangerous it becomes because although the forest is a good place for a cultivator it is also the home of many strong beasts That''s why the sect allowed all the disciples to freely explore the forest so they could gain experience and test their skills in real battles here Rex also came to this forest to test his new skills Please go to to read the latest chapters for free 205 Chapter 205 Rex flew deeper inside the forest until he found a large open ground ''Let''s see what it can do'' (Rex) ''Cryokinesis'' (Rex) Suddenly the whole snow blanket covering the forest floor moved like a lifelike creature All the snow moved towards one point and got collected in a single place on its own Soon a giant snowman was formed ''What a shame¡­ I don''t have a carrot to make its nose'' Rex thought as he looked at the giant snowman in front of him [Aren''t you seem to forget something, we are not here to make a snow man] ''I know.. I just thought what a good place it is but I am all alone here, I should have brought the little green marshmallow with me'' (Rex) [Little green marshmallow?... You mean Ria] ''Hmmm¡­ once I finish this mess I will pay her a visit'' (Rex) ''Dash'' (Rex) ..Swwiisshh¡­. When Rex used Dash his body got blurred for a second before he appeared 10 meters away from his previous position ''This Dash allows me to move at a very fast speed but I can only use it for a very short period of time and the farthest distance I could cover in that time is only 10 meters... no wonder 10 meters is its max range right now Both Cryokinesis and Dash are just as I thought they were... now let''s move to the next phase, Rose I want you to focus on making something that can solve the side effect problem the women of this sect suffer from as for me I will be in seclusion until I reach Core Forming peak stage'' (Rex) [Got it] ''Cryokinesis'' (Rex) Suddenly the big snowman crumbled and transformed into a small hut made of glass like ice Rex walked inside the hut When Rex entered the small ice hut the snow on the ground completely covered the hut making it seem like a small snow hill If Rex wanted to he could have directly leveled up but he decided to take it slow and do it manually but using Exp off course. to thoroughly understand the process of core forming in his dantian Rex set in the middle of the hut and started to run his Yin Yang Great Balance Sacred Cultivation Technique When Rex ran his cultivation technique his pure Yang Qi started to circulate through his first set of meridian making his body feel very hot, sweat covered his whole body But just at that time the pure Yin Qi flowing through his second set of meridians cooled down to an extent where the sweat on his body started to freeze Rex carefully guided the Yang Qi in his right dantian and Yin Qi in his left dantian respectively then he started to compress it With time a small pebble like bead started to form in both of his dantian, both the beads kept absorbing the Qi supplied to them until their size increased to that of small rock and stopped increasing [Level Up] After Rex successfully stabilized the beads in both of his danitans he successfully achieved a breakthrough to Core Forming 1st stage Rex kept cultivating for days and only did one or at most two breakthroughs in a day at most With time the rock like beads got more refined and began to take a spherical shape One was of golden color like it was made of gold while the other was of pure black color like it was brought from the abyss itself Rex named the golden bead as True Yang Bead and the black bead as True Yin Bead After Seven Days..... [Level Up] [Congratulation you successfully achieved a breakthrough to Core Forming peak stage] [Required condition met] [You can now choose to evolve] [Would you like to see the evolution list: Yes/No] Normally Rex would be very happy to see this notification but right now he wasn''t in a condition to even look at them Right now Rex was still sitting cross legged on the ground with closed eyes while running his cultivation technique but many parts of his body were frozen while some other parts were covered in wisps of a yellow flame ''This... what''s happening, Is there something wrong with my cultivation technique?'' Rex thought while trying to stabilize the restless Yang and Yin Qi in his body After Rex breakthrough to Core Forming peak stage, many unexpected changes occurred in his body especially in his True Yang Bead and True Yin Bead His True Yang Bead was now very hot in temperature there will occasionally be a light golden flame appearing and disappearing around it once in a while As for the True Yin Bead, it was very cold even colder than the normal ice outside of Rex''s ice hut Fortunately Rex''s skill ''Lesser Heat Resistance'' and ''Lesser Cold Resistance'' advanced in the last few days that helped him resist the effects of the abnormal heating and cooling condition of his body [Lesser Heat Resistance(Lvl max)\u003e\u003e\u003eLesser Fire Resistance(Lvl 1)] [Lesser Cold Resistance(Lvl max)\u003e\u003e\u003eLesser Ice Resistance(Lvl 1)] Both ''Lesser Heat Resistance'' and ''Lesser Cold Resistance'' were the skills Rex got when he first reached Spirit King stage and converted his attributes less Qi into an attribute based Qi [Don''t worry there is nothing wrong in fact its actually a blessing in disguise, Its the special effect of our cultivation technique, fire is about to born from both of the beads] ''What!.. you serious'' Rex exclaimed Many high grade cultivation technique give special effect to their users, once the cultivator has comprehended it to a very high mastery and reached the desired cultivation stage Some rare cultivation techniques even allow their user to develop a special Physique but such cultivation techniques are very rare and hard to practice [Yes so let those beads absorb as much Qi they need because the flame you obtain will be closely related to the Qi they absorb] Rex was very excited when he heard it but he was in a position where he could not celebrate it right now ''Wait you just said that the flame will be affected by the attribute it absorbs right? so what if I change the composition of my Yang Qi and Yin Qi... will it affect the flame'' Rex asked in anticipation [It obviously will] ''Hehe thought so... let''s see normally the flame born at True Yang Bead will give birth to a flame with a strong light attribute but that type of flame is pretty useless in combat it will only be useful against dark Qi cultivators so I will decrease light attribute in my Yang Qi and increase the fire attribute before supplying to True Yang Bead As for True Yin Bead normally it will prioritize Dark attribute which will normally deal damage over time and I prefer Ice attribute over it... actually I have a better idea I still have the frozen python I got from Zakiya when I met him for the first time It contains very pure Yin Qi with a high concentration of Ice attribute in it'' Rex thought then he took out the giant python from his inventory The Giant Python used to be a Monster Emperor but now it was just a dead spirit beast which was frozen in a layer of black ice Rex changed the composition of both his Yang Qi and Yin QI before supplying them to the respective bead After five hours the beads stopped absorbing the Qi, Rex inspected the beads only to find that his True Yang Bead was now covered in a thin layer of dark red colored flame while his True Yin Bead was covered in a dark blue colored flame ''The flame on True Ying Bead is different from what I expected.... but it looks good too'' (Rex) Rex raised his right hand and a dark red flame appeared above it When the flame appeared the temperature started to rise rapidly, it rose to an extent that even the walls of ice hut melted like wax One has to know that the hut was not made of simple ice, Rex had used Cryokinesis to harden the ice several times when he made the hut ''Cryokinesis'' (Rex) Rex removed the hut along with the snow hill covering it from around him Even when Rex removed the snow around him the red flame was so hot that the snow in 5 meters radius around him melted instantly ''Interesting this flame has strong fire attribute but it still contains some light attribute in it... I will name it Scarlet Heavenly Flame'' Rex then made the red flame disappear Rex snapped his fingers and the dark blue colored flame appeared above his hand When the flame appeared the temperature dropped significantly, the ground around Rex where the snow was melted earlier because of red flame was now covered in crystal clear ice ''Although the ice produced by it is different compared to the black ice of Zakiya it is still very strong and it matches my taste... I will name it Nebula Hell''s Flame'' Rex nodded his in satisfaction as he looked at the dark blue flame Please go to to read the latest chapters for free 206 Chapter 206 : : Hundred Worlds Illusion Pyramid Rex was just observing his flames but suddenly he seems to have remembered something he took back the flame and started to meditate After a few minutes, Rex opened his eyes then looked at small rock lying on the ground The small rock was about 60 meters away from him Rex slowly raised his hand towards hit Suddenly the rock trembled a little then it started to float in the air ''It worked¡­ you saw it buddy I moved the rock without using Telekinesis'' Rex exclaimed as he looked at the rock floating in the air [So now you are able to manipulate the Psychic energy¡­ it''s way sooner than I expected] Just now Rex noticed that after he breakthrough to Core Forming peak stage and his status rose he could now even sense the flow of the familiar energy he tried so hard to just have a feel before Rex then tried to manipulate it and willed it to the move the rock, the process might be similar to Telekinesis but this time he did it on his own earlier when he first gained his Psychic abilities it was because of his high INT and Mind Arts¡­ the bridge Rose built for him In simple words earlier it was like a custom made ability but now he could manually make changes to it ''Yeah although it''s not that easy I could somehow control it but I still don''t have an idea to what extent I could control it¡­. let''s try it'' Rex thought Rex then stood up and limbered up then he changed into a new set of clothes before raising his right hand towards the sky ''Aerokinesis + Pyrokinesis'' (Rex) Suddenly the strong gusts of wind started to move in a circular motion, the speed of wind kept increasing with every second and soon a big tornado was formed With time the tornado kept getting bigger until it was big enough to even reach the clouds But it wasn''t over there, the air inside the giant tornado becomes very hot then suddenly a fire appeared inside the tornado In just a few seconds the whole tornado was engulfed in fire, the temperature in the surrounding increased rapidly melting all the snow around the giant tornado The suction force of the tornado was so powerful that it sucked the clouds near it Ding¡­ [Due to certain actions you have obtained the skill ''Flame Tornado''] ''Damn¡­ it worked but a skill? not an ability'' Rex snapped his fingers and the Flame Tornado disappeared But his surrounding had already become unrecognizable, if earlier it was like a snow valley now it looked like a volcano had just exploded here a little while ago [Skill = Ability + Knowledge] ''So is there anything different about Psychic skills that are different from Psychic Abilities I should know about'' Rex asked [Psychic skills are also ungraded like Psychic abilities but their power depends on Psychic ability, for example, the power of Flame Tornado depends on Aerokinesis and Pyrokinesis] ''The power of all my Psychic abilities depends on my mental strength so it''s indirectly same with Psychic skills... well I have another good idea but it''s just that this one is a little hard'' Rex again set cross legged on the ground and took a deep breath before closing his eyes to focus ''Aerokinesis + Pyrokinesis + Cyrokinesis + Hydrokinesis'' (Rex) Rex tried to combine the effects of all four abilities at the same time ''Fast Clock + Calm Mind'' (Rex) Normally combining all these abilities at the same time was not possible with his current capabilities so he used Fast Clock and Calm Mind to support himself Rex was very close to achieve success but just at this time a transparent white halo appeared behind his head [Required condition met] [Enlightenment achieved¡­.. ] Rex was in an enlightened state only for a short period of time but it helped him a lot, after the enlightenment was over he slowly opened his eyes Rex looked at the sky with a smile Suddenly the sky which was clears because of Flame Tornado was now covered in many clouds Snow started to fall from the clouds Rex looked at the clouds for a while before he snapped his finger and everything changed The clouds dispersed like they were never there in the first place, the sky became clear the shining sun was now visible and the temperature rose quickly it felt like it was a hot day of summer in the grasslands not the all winter Cold Heaven Valley Suddenly the atmosphere changed again there was a heavy rainfall going on this time Rex''s lips curled up in a smile as he looked at the notification from earlier [Due to certain actions you have awakened the Psychic ability ''Atmokinesis''] Earlier he was only trying to gain a skill similar to the one Mother Beast used and made a cyclone like thing to attack him but due to sudden enlightenment he was able to awaken the Psychic ability ''Atmokinesis'' Atmokinesis is the Psychic skill that allows one to control the Atmosphere according to their own free will ''You saw what I just did¡­ right?'' (Rex) [You just destroyed the ecosystem of this place] ''¡­'' (Rex) ''That''s not what I mean I am talking about this ability'' Rex said in an excited tone [It''s a very strong ability but it''s still incomplete you can''t control the thunder in the atmosphere because you didn''t obtain any ability related to it nor do you possess enough knowledge on it] ''We should be satisfied with what we ha¡­'' Rex was just saying but he lost control over his body and suddenly fell to the ground Rex tried to move his body but he could hardly move his hand ''This¡­ my stamina is still up... right?'' Rex said with a bitter smile [Stamina is there but after gaining enlightenment and successfully creating Atmokinesis you used up all your mental strength in one go¡­ right now you can forget about using any Psychic skill or ability] ''No wonder I feel so sleepy but why does it have to happen here, well it can''t be helped'' Rex took out four white disks from his Inventory and threw them in all four directions after summoning all his strength in his arms When the disk fell to the ground they gave a silver luster before a white ray came from one disk and fell on another, the same things happened with each disk until all four of them were connected with white thread like ray After all the disk were connected a transparent curtain was formed at every white ray link between the four disks and completely covered Rex The bottom side of every white curtain was attached to the white ray link on the ground while the top side was connected to other transparent walls in the sky It looked like a pyramid made of transparent white curtain had covered Rex Soon the pyramid made of transparent curtain turned illusory and all the things inside the curtain disappeared including Rex like there was nothing inside it ''That''s a Spirit Illusory Array until a very strong beast like Mother beast comes no one can enter it If someone comes near the curtain and have any hostile intent towards me then wake me up immediately..okay then Good night buddy hot dreams'' Rex said as he took the pillow he ''borrowed'' from Luo Ru''s room quite a while ago [You mean sweet dreams¡­. right?] ''That''s for kids I am a mature gentleman'' Rex said as he cuddled with the pillow and went into a deep sleep The spirit array Rex used was the Array Circuit Tech version of one of Alfred''s signature array, its name was ''Hundred World''s Illusion Pyramid'' Although the version Rex made was very weak because when Rex made it his cultivation base was not strong enough to complete it so he only made a simplified version of ''Hundred World''s Illusion Pyramid'' but it was still strong enough to even trap someone who had just entered Core Forming stage After around an hour¡­.. A white beam of light landed in front of the array When the light disappeared a silhouette of a woman appeared there The woman was wearing a snow white dress which covered her entire body, even her face was covered by a veil But even if her skin wasn''t visible her figure and curves were more than enough to tell that she was a top notch beauty The woman looked in the direction of the array like she could see through it She looked at the array for a while then suddenly a white mist appeared around her and covered her whole body Soon something incredible happened the woman''s whole body merged with the mist and turned into a mist cloud The mist cloud moved towards the white curtain, but instead of colliding it easily passed through it When the mist cloud entered the place where Rex was sleeping it again transformed into the woman Please go to to read the latest chapters for free 207 Chapter 207 : : Mysterious Woman The woman kept staring at Rex for a while ''He doesn''t seem to be injured then¡­. is he using a spirit array to sleep in the forest? when did their value fell that much'' The woman thought as she looked at Rex who was sleeping soundly without a single worry in the world The woman pondered for a while before she touched her left earring, it was actually a communication jade Communication jade is an advanced version of sound transmission talisman they are more durable and useful but they are more expensive compared to sound transmission talisman {Let me check¡­. found it, he is probably the Alchemist named Ye Tian, he is brought here by the patriarch of Myriad Auction House and they claimed that he is also the one who made those strange potions... but he looks too young so they are probably deceived by him or they are lying to us The woman then gave Rex a deep look before her body again turned into a mist cloud then she left the domain of array In the afternoon... Rex slowly opened his eyes ''It''s not bad to see this scenery after waking up but the ground feels cold¡­. next time I will put a bed in my inventory too'' Rex thought while flexing his arms [By the way, someone came when you were asleep] ''A beast? how strong it was?'' Rex asked curiously [Not a beast but a human woman, moreover she easily passed through the array defense] ''What! then why didn''t you woke me up?'' Rex was shocked when he knew that a woman came and left easily while he was sleeping there defenselessly [Because she didn''t release any hostile intent towards you, and you were exhausted so I didn''t wake you up and even after she came inside she only looked at you for a while before she left without doing anything to you] ''good so it means I am still pure'' Rex sighed in relief [¡­] ''Hmmm¡­ but she came and left without doing anything to me¡­wrong there is definitely something wrong in this line... let''s think it through'' (Rex) ''Fast Clock'' (Rex) Everything appeared very slow to Rex, all the clues looked clear as a day the more he thought the more clearer the picture became ''She probably came here because the changes I made to this place earlier caught her attention, now let''s consider the possibilities If she was kind then she would have taken me to a more safe place, If she was greedy then she would have imprisoned me to ask questions like¡­ what happened here? did a treasure born here? or something But instead, she left me here without even taking my storage ring If she was so rich and strong to not care about me and the spirit array then she won''t come here looking in the first place She is likely a schemer, the most troublesome type of people you could find in this world Normally when one uses an array disc to set up an array then its only a one time use array after using it one time the disk will break and will become useless There are also array disks that can be used multiple times but they are several times more expensive than the one time use array they also need timely maintenance and no one would think a teenager like Rex is using that kind of array As for the array disk Rex made, they are of a totally different kind then those two they can be used infinitely as long as the disks are not broken But not many could tell the difference between Rex''s array disk and a normal array disk ''Rose if I am right, you should have seen the whole thing using my Spiritual Sense and Spider-Sense so if I want to see it again¡­'' (Rex) [I could do it.. but remember I could not see the colors using both Spiritual Sense and Spider-Sense] ''I know but black and white is fine too'' (Rex) Suddenly a holographic window appeared in front of his eyes, a black and white video started to play on it But Rex could not hear the hear what the woman said because the women talked using the communication jade when using communication jade one could directly send Qi messages without speaking Rex watched the whole video several times not to miss even a single details ''I was right she is a schemer'' Rex said [Why do you say that?] ''Let''s assume I was in her place than when I pass the array and come here what would I do¡­. I will have many options to do many things but instead, she kept standing here while touching her jade earring¡­ her earring is not normal its probably a communication jade From Alfred''s inheritance, we learned that many people make a request to craft a communication jade in different shapes and sizes to keep it hidden like a hair clip, brooch, and even in the form of a ring so why can''t it be in the form of an earring She probably informed her people about me¡­ maybe someone is already keeping an eye on us'' (Rex) [I don''t see anyone on the Mini-Map, so if someone is keeping a watch on you then he or she should be very strong] ''Wait¡­ that''s the clue'' Rex''s eyes lighted up [Huh? which one] ''Strength¡­. yes strength is the clue, think Rose she could come here that easily it means she is very strong she should be at least around Core Forming peak stage or even above And the way she used that cold mist and the fluctuation of Qi from her tells that she uses a cultivation technique similar to the women of this sect And how many people in Cold Heaven Sect will be that strong, according to my knowledge even their core elders should just be in Core Forming Stage then the only people that can be this strong are their Grand Elder, Sect Master or Sect Ancestors.. if they have any that is But the sect ancestors of such big sect''s will likely live in an area restricted to other people which might even include their sect master so it can''t be their sect ancestors The only option is their sect master and grand elder, no matter which one it is they can easily know who am I once they filter the list of the current men guests¡­ maybe they want to first use a talkative way with me to know what happened here after all in their view as long as I am inside this sect''s region I can''t run away¡­ Whatever as long as I get what I came for they can just forget about finding me again¡­ let''s head back for now'' Rex flew in the direction of Cold Heaven Sect [By the way, I also found the recipe of the cure for the women here, the good thing is you already have the things required to make it, but you still need to test the real thing to check if it''s effective] ''Oh I knew you could do that so how did you found that'' (Rex) [When you got enlightened, actually I discovered that once you achieve enlightenment it also helps me solve problems easily when you are in that state] ''Good to know'' (Rex) When Rex came back to his room his sound transmission talisman reacted, Rex took it out to check the message ''Hehe¡­ what a coincidence they agreed to the request today and that mysterious lady also saw me today'' (Rex) ''So was that woman their Grand Elder?, anyway I will know once I see her'' (Rex) Rex agreed 208 Chapter 208 : : Anti Cold Cream ''We have a whole day to make the cure'' (Rex) [But how will we test it?] ''Hehe¡­ I already have a candidate in mind for that let''s make the cure first'' Rex said as he took out the required herbs and started to make the cure according to the recipe provided by Rose A few hours before evening¡­. Right now, Rex was holding a small silver rectangular box in his hands The silver box was filled with a milky white cream Rex took a small amount of cream in his two fingers and applied it on his left hand Then Rex ran his cultivation technique using his second set of meridians when the Yin Qi was flowing smoothly through his body, suddenly the cream on his left hand started to madly suck the cold Yin Qi out of his body while giving a very comfortable feeling to the cooled muscles... the cream then became cold before it got vaporized from his hand on its own and turned into a cold white fog After the fog dispersed Rex felt a very warm sensation coming from his hand It was also the same feeling Rex gets when he runs his cultivation technique through his first set of meridians to warm his body using Yang Qi ''Not bad what should I call it? hmmm, how about... Anti-Cold Heaven Sect Woman Cream'' Rex thought [How about just Anti Cold Cream] ''That''s good too, seems like you are learning from me¡­ okay we will call it Anti Cold Cream from now on, now its time to go meet our test subject'' Rex thought as his lips curled upward in an arc The outer area, inner area and core area of the sect are divided by a big wall just like a city wall, they didn''t use a system like Transmission array because it will cost a lot of money for people just to go outside and come back to their respective area They used one transmission array for entering the sect for security purposes because like that there is only one way to enter and exit the sect as for the other way to enter the sect... one would have to go through the whole Cold Heaven Valley and find their sect Inner sect area¡­.. Inner disciple courtyard¡­. Su Ling was sitting in her courtyard while reading a book in her hands Her full focus was on the book, she slowly turned the pages like she was afraid of tearing them apart "Who thought that you would have an interest in reading" Rex appeared beside her Su Ling almost jumped out of her chair when she saw Rex appearing out of nowhere Rex has already marked Su Ling on the Mini-Map so as long as she is in the range he could easily find her and the inner courtyard wasn''t expanded in ten''s of miles so it wasn''t hard to find her Su Ling quickly hid the book behind her and looked at Rex in shock "You.. what are you doing here? if someone saw you, a man here then you are dead and because you are in my courtyard I may also get punished so go away," Su Ling said anxiously "I came here because I have an important matter to discuss with you, that aside you can put that book in your storage ring I have no interest in reading," Rex said with a serious expression After thinking for a while Su Ling sighed, she first shifted the book from her left hand to right hand because her storage ring was on her right hand earlier when she saw Rex she hesitantly grabbed the book in her right hand and hid it behind¡­. now that she heard Rex saying he doesn''t have any interest in it she got relaxed But just when she was about to put the book in storage ring an invisible hand snatched the book away from her hand... then the book landed in Rex''s hand Rex looked at the title of the book "Plum Blossoms In Winter¡­ what an interesting title ohh.. it also has a pink heart around it¡­ is it a love story?" Rex opened a random page of the book "You give it back¡­" Su Ling leaped at Rex Rex easily dodged her then he grabbed her left hand and bend it behind her back to stop her then he started to read the book "¡­At that day Little Xiao Yuqing confessed to me she said I love you, sister, like the way you are¡­. such relationship wasn''t possible so I wanted to reject the confession but her cute round eyes and her small face that looked as innocent as a baby made her look so adorable that I wasn''t able to refuse sigh¡­ what gonna happen from now on¡­." Rex stopped reading and looked at Su Ling whose face was now red as a tomato it was hard to tell if she was embarrassed or blushing "Its some interesting novel you read there" Rex looked at her with a grin "It..It''s not... mine yes one of my friends left it here so I was just curiously reading it ..nothing else so there is no use slandering me" Jiang Qing said while trying to hide her embarrassment on her face "Still so arrogant¡­ hehe I wonder what will happen if your Sister Jiang Qing got to know about your favorite novel, I wonder if she will keep a one meter distance with you from now on" Rex said with a smile "She won''t believe you" Su Ling quickly refuted "You sure?" Rex said with a confident smile "Wh.at do¡­ you want¡­ just say it directly" Su Ling said while averting her eyes away from him "Nothing much¡­ I had made a special cleansing cream for women''s skin, especially for the women of Cold Heaven Sect, with just one use it can completely cleanse all the visible impurities from your skin and will make it shine, on regular use this cream can make your skin more smooth and soft just like a newborn baby''s skin The thing is I had already tested it on other women and it worked perfectly but I never tested it on someone from your sect so if you help me try it right now for one time then I will forget about this book" Rex said as he took out the silver box from his Inventory and showed the cream inside to her Su Ling appeared to be hesitating so Rex spoke again "If you help me test it then I will let you borrow as much as money you want" Rex added "I also want the ice milk you make" Su Ling quickly said "Deal¡­ now go inside you need to apply it on your whole body especially behind your neck and back¡­ oh... chest is fine too if you have any problem in applying the cream or massaging it just call me, I am happy to help " Rex said with an honest smile "No need" Su Ling took the cream from his hand and walked towards her house [Rex we don''t have any ice cream] ''Little Rose you are very capable but you are innocent as a newborn baby so leave the thinking to me'' (Rex) "I warn you, don''t even think about peeping" Su Ling said when she was about to close the door "My days aren''t that bad" Rex replied nonchalantly "Hmph¡­" Su Ling snorted then closed the door from Inside the house¡­ Su Ling slowly removed her upper wear to expose her bareback She then looked at the cream for a while before she applied a little of it on her back ''It feels a little cold but there seem to be nothing else¡­.'' When Su Ling was just observing the effect of the cream Just at that time, the skin on her back began to release a lot of cold white mist This gave Su Ling a completely new feel It felt like her body was frozen for years and now an unknown warmth melted all the ice on her Su Ling was feeling very comfortable right now "Aha.." A moan escaped from her mouth She quickly closed her mouth when she realized Rex was still standing outside Outside the house¡­. Rex''s lips twitched when he heard the sound coming from inside ''What is she doing inside¡­ I only told her to apply the cream on her whole body wait.. don''t tell me she took my words literally and she is applying it at¡­ no no she won''t be that big of an idiot right?'' (Rex) [Your mind is really dirty] ''What are you talking about I didn''t say anything, you are the one who is thinking dirty things'' (Rex) After a few minutes, Su Ling came out of her house with her hands holding the silver box When she came out she looked tired enough that she could lose the strength in her legs anytime and fall on the ground ''The cream sucked out all her Qi in the process of curing the freezing side effect'' Rex thought as he looked at the tired Su Ling "You lied about it being a skin cleansing cream, didn''t you?" Su Ling stared at him "What does it matter now" Rex directly grabbed her hand ''Analyze her'' (Rex) [Analyzing.....] "You... what are you doing, don''t think of doing anything funny" Su Ling tried to pull her hand back "Don''t run your imagination wild, I am just checking the condition of your body" Rex said After observing for a while Rex released her hand [The effects are a little worse than we initially thought, it''s about 92% as effective as we expected] ''Nothing too unexpected, the quality of the ingredients matters too and this outcome was always a possibility but it''s all right that much is more than enough for now'' (Rex) 209 Chapter 209 : : Grand Elder ''This cream is really good it''s way better then those expensive Yang attribute pills we need to use in a big amount but their effect can still not be compared to this, you can make a fortune if you sell it to people here'' Su Ling said with a serious expression "I will think about that but if you told anything about this cream to anyone then this book will make you pretty famous in the sect" Res said with a smile "You smelly men are all same¡­ I am not like you I won''t tell anyone about it but If you tell about that book to anyone then we are enemies until death" Su Ling said while glaring at him "By the way Stupid Su where did you got this book," Rex asked "I bought it from a black market in a nearby city and I am not stupid" Su Ling replied "I see¡­ that aside thanks for the help, see you later" Rex waved his hand towards her "Huh? wait where are my promised spirit stones and ice milk" Su Ling suddenly asked "Oh about that, you just used my Anti Cold Cream and it was very expensive so even if we cut the price of spirit stones and Ice cream we talked about from the price of the cream you used, then you still have to pay me few hundred high grade spirit stone but seeing that we are friends I will forget about it," Rex said then he disappeared from his place "Yoouu Bastasaarrddd" Su Ling shouted on top of her lungs but Rex had already left so he could not hear it It only took Rex a few minutes to get back to his room When Rex arrived in his room he jumped on the bed then took out the book he got from Su Ling¡­ Plum Blossoms in Winter [You aren''t going to read it¡­ do you?] ''Don''t misunderstand¡­ I am just reading it to understand the psychology of its victims¡­ many poor souls are consumed by evil spirits because of this evil book so I will read it to find out how it attracts those poor innocent souls Or else with my pure heart, I won''t even touch such a despicable book¡­ yeah I just thought of something if we ever find more books like that then we will buy them all so that other weak willed people won''t be able to read them See Rose, I am willing to sacrifice my uncontaminated mind just to save other¡­sigh¡­ why heavens made me so kind and honest person'' Rex said as he looked towards the vast sky through the window [Indeed, your heart is pure as goblin''s blood] ''Yes, you understand m¡­. wait isn''t goblin''s blood belongs to the impurest kind'' Rex wondered [Exactly] "¡­" (Rex) Rex spent his time in reading the book until late at night before he went to sleep Next morning¡­. ..Knock¡­.Knock¡­. Rex heard someone knocking on his door He was ready this time When Rex opened the door he saw Jiang Qing, Jiang Kai and an unfamiliar man standing outside the door Rex nodded then looked at the man ''Appraisal: name \u0026 cultivation stage'' (Rex) [Name: Jiang Shuang Cultivation stage: Heaven Venerable late stage] Jiang Shuang was a middle aged man with short black hairs, he looked quite handsome for his age and his cultivation base was also high but he didn''t have a domineering presence of a Heaven Venerable late stage He was a businessman from the start so even though he reached such high cultivation base it was mostly based on pills, he didn''t go through many life \u0026 death battles like normal cultivators Jiang Shuang was the type of person who mainly cultivates for longevity, not for strength, if he wants to increase his overall strength he will hire guards instead of training himself "I am Jiang Shuang, It a pleasure to meet you¡­ Master Ye" Jiang Shuang said with a smile as he raised his hand towards Rex for a handshake ''A handshake?¡­ did that Jiang Lie told him about it?'' (Rex) Rex accepted his handshake "The pleasure is all mine" Rex returned with a smile Jiang Shuang tried to see through Rex''s cultivation base but he failed¡­ so he guessed that either Rex is he stronger than him or he is using some technique or spirit tool to hide his cultivation base "No.. Master Ye I am really delighted to meet you, I am also very grateful to you for saving my daughter on her way here," Jiang Shuang said with a smile "Haha¡­ Patriarch Jiang doesn''t need to be so polite, I would have taken action anyway, after all, I was also accompanying Miss Jiang in the carriage" Rex said with a smile ''What do you think Rose, what kind of person is he?'' (Rex) [He seems like a kind person, after all, he is very polite to us, even when he have such a high status] ''Don''t misunderstand its just a mask of a smile, you can find it on any professional businessman, In my memories did you ever saw me shouting at my client or humiliating them even when I really hated few of them I didn''t humiliate them or beaten them not because I was afraid of them or anything but reputation, they alone can do nothing to me but a businessman has many rivals even a small mistake of ours can be used to spoil our reputation and hinder our business if I really want to do something I will do it in shadows, not in daylight This man is also the same¡­. but he might be genuinely polite to us because of saving his daughter¡­ hmmm¡­ whatever we will know soon'' (Rex) "Master Ye is just modest, I would like to have a long talk with you but its almost time for the meeting so it''s better if we had there right now," Jiang Shuang said Rex agreed Jiang Shuang took Rex and others to a big hall near the wall that separates the outer area and inner area of the sect When they reached the hall, Elder Jiang, Jiang Qing, and Rex entered the hall with Jiang Shuang When Rex entered the hall he felt the temperature inside the hall was several times lower compared to outside There was nothing too noteworthy in the hall, it was mostly empty There was only a long oval shaped table inside the hall, the table only had chairs at its two main curved arcs The side near Rex had only two empty chairs while on the other side there was only one chair and it was occupied Rex saw that a woman who looked like she was in her late twenties was sitting there with her right leg folded on her left leg Although she was the only one sitting there but she wasn''t alone she had three women standing behind her The woman had a cold expression on her face as she looked at Rex and Jiang Shuang, she didn''t even bother to stand up or greet them Rex just took one step towards the chair but Jiang Qing sent a message to stop him Jiang Shuang also looked at Rex and slightly nodded Rex looked at Jiang Qing for a split second before he pulled out a chair then sat on it with his right leg folded on his left leg just like the woman then looked at her straight in the eyes "Impudence! how dare you sit before greeting grand elder" One of the women behind the grand elder said in an icy cold tone The grand elder also stared at Rex coldly "You seem to misunderstand something¡­ I am here to negotiate, not to beg" Rex replied in a cold tone The grand elder was furious when she heard it, she was just about to shout at him but then she seems to hold herself back so she remained silent and signaled the woman behind her to keep quiet "Why is patriarch Jiang still standing" (Rex) Jiang Shuang looked towards Rex for a while then he too sat on the other remaining chair ''She is not the woman that came yesterday but she is the grand elder so if I remove the possibility of that woman being grand elder then the only remaining option is¡­. sect master'' (Rex) ''Appraisal: name \u0026 cultivation base'' (Rex) [Name: Ji Mei Cultivation base: Core Forming 5th stage] ''Weak¡­ she is too weak to become a grand elder of a giant like Cold Heaven Sect¡­ is she fake? That aside she doesn''t seem to be the type whom I can negotiate with taking in a roundabout way is useless for this arrogant woman.. using her greed or her short temper is a better option'' (Rex) "So what do you want to trade for," Ji Mei asked in a cold tone ''Oh so direct? no welcome and introductions whatsoever, she doesn''t seem to be interested in the trade at all so why is she even talking¡­ it''s like she is forced¡­wait forced'' Rex suddenly noticed the light blue jade earring of Ji Mei Although Rex wasn''t sure about the color but the shape and size of that earring was the same as the one that mysterious woman from before was wearing 210 Chapter 210 : : Negotiations "So what do you want to trade for," Ji Mei asked in a cold tone ''Communication jade¡­ it''s definitely a communication jade and coupled with her behavior from earlier she is probably just following instruction¡­ then the one who is negotiating is not her at all'' Rex''s eyes lit up "I want Snowy Yin Lotus," Rex said without any change in his facial expression like he was just asking for a flower from their garden But it wasn''t the same case with the grand elder ..Thud¡­ She stood up from her chair and slapped the table while staring at Rex with cold eyes "You dare ask for our Snowy Yin Lotus," Ji Mei said in an angry tone Suddenly the temperature inside the room dropped But Rex didn''t respond, he kept sitting there without any change in his expression or body language That much cold temperature didn''t have much effect on Rex and Jiang Shuang As for Jiang Kai although he felt cold but it was bearable, the worst condition was for Jiang Qing, she was wearing a full sleeved dress specially made to resist against cold but she was almost at her limit right now her body was even slightly shaking ''Pyrokinesis'' (Rex) Suddenly the temperature around the four of them increased, it was like they were standing in an open field on a sunny day All three of them looked at Rex Jiang Qing wanted to thank Rex but because it might disturb him she didn''t say anything The three women behind Ji Mei gave strange glances to Jiang Qing, just a while ago they saw her shivering but right now she looked very comfortable although they found it weird but they still didn''t speak so as not to interfere in the conversation When Ji Mei saw that Rex didn''t respond to what she said she became angrier but just when she was about to speak she reluctantly stopped ''Just why is Elder Sister is so interested in him'' Ji Mei thought Then She quietly set on the chair again ''She is the worst actor I had ever seen¡­ she should at least try to do it in a way I won''t doubt her'' (Rex) "What can you give us in exchange for Snowy Yin Lotus," Ji Mei said in an unwillingly Rex didn''t speak he just took out the rectangular silver box and slide-ed it on the table towards her Ji Mei caught it then opened the box, all she saw was the milky white cream inside it "What is it?" She asked "An Anti Cold Cream as for its effect you need to try it on someone who practices the same type of cultivation technique as you to see it, All you have to do is apply it on the body mostly the back," Rex said calmly Ji Mei was gritting her teeth as she looked towards him ''Does he think we will give him Snowy Yin Lotus for a beauty cream?'' She thought Ji Mei raised her hand and was just about to smash the silver box with her hand but she reluctantly stopped her hand in the min air After that woman left no one spoke again there was only silence in the hall ''Hmph¡­ once Elder Sister examines that useless cream then I will show him what happens to those who show their arrogance in front of me'' Ji Mei thought as she looked at Rex In a different room¡­.. Two women were sitting around a small white jade table One of them was wearing a white dress that covered her whole body, she was even covering her face with a veil¡­ she was the same woman that entered Rex''s array before The other woman was a very old one, right now she was trying to analyze the milky white cream inside silver box The silver box was the same one Rex gave to Ji Mei "Elder Li did you found anything," The sect master asked Elder Li shook her head The Sect Master was slightly surprised when she saw her refusing "Elder Li you have been the oldest senior Alchemist in the sect and you still can''t analyze this cream," The sect master said "It''s not about experience sect master, we alchemist judge a pill by its appearance, smell, color¡­.etc these factor allows us to recognize or analyze a pill or any medicine but this cream has a unique smell The Alchemist who made it has probably achieved a very high stage in Pill Refining, that person had mixed all the herbs in such a manner that the cream now had the unique fragrance it does not have the fragrance of any individual herb¡­ It''s like that person completely erased his or her traces while making it, now the only way to judge its effect is to test it on someone" Elder Li said The sect master nodded she then used a sound transmission talisman to order one of the elders to bring an outer sect disciple urgently She has the Communication jade does not mean that other elder in the sect will have it too Soon a girl walked inside the hall and respectfully greeted Elder Li and the Sect Master The girl did not recognize any of them but the elder that brought her had told her to be respectful to the ones inside the room and follow any of their commands without any question if she did that she will be rewarded "Strip" Elder Li said "¡­" The girl "Cough¡­. don''t misunderstand my words what I mean is remove your upper clothes, I am an alchemist of this sect and this one here is a highly respected Elder of the sect we wanted to test the effects of a certain medicine on someone with a low cultivation base like you You are lucky that we chose you if you do what we told you to then you will be rewarded once we are done testing" Elder Li corrected her words The girl was delighted to hear that she quickly followed her command without any question Elder Li took out some cream on her fingers and lightly rubbed it on the girl''s bareback "Do you feel something different" Elder Li asked the girl The girl was just about to speak but at that time the cream showed its effect The cream absorbed a whole lot of Yin Qi from her body while curing the meridians and relieving the stiff muscles on her body at the same time "Ahaa.." The girl subconsciously moaned then she quickly shut her mouth because of fear of leaving a bad impression on the two senior around her She didn''t know that right now they both were too shocked to care about these kinds of things When the cream on her back completely turned into the cold mist, the Sect Master and Elder Li both hurriedly placed their hand on her left and right shoulders receptively and tried to analyze her body using Qi When their Qi entered the girl''s body she didn''t dare resist it¡­ or more like she could not resist it at all After a while they both released her but they could see the shock in each other''s eyes There was no need to talk about it anymore The Sect Master quickly sent a message to the Grand Elder Inside the hall where the meeting was going on¡­.. Suddenly Ji Mei received a message when she heard it, she was so shocked that she almost fell off her chair After a while, she calmed down and looked at Rex Although the sect master didn''t tell her about the effect of the cream but the way she told her to be respectful alone stated that Rex has likely won the negotiations "You are lucky that we liked your product so we can negotiate but we the terms are a little changed we want to meet the Alchemist who made it then we can give you Snowy Yin Lotus," Ji Mei said with a forced smile ''So the real game begins now'' (Rex) Rex then unfolded his both legs then he put them on the table on each other Ji Mei was angry after she saw Rex''s action but now that he had the bargaining chip she couldn''t act recklessly "I was the one who made it," Rex said bluntly "You¡­ ahem we are serious about it, we only want to know which expert Alchemist made it, if you tell us that much and give us that cream then we can negotiate" Ji Mei said while clenching her fist "Hmm¡­ so you don''t believe me then there is no need to negotiate at all just give me my Anti Cold Cream back and we will be on our separate ways" Rex said lazily as he stood up Ji Mei''s expression was distorted, she wanted to kill Rex on the spot but she knew that her sister highly values the trade so she can''t do anything to him "Wait we can''t give it back to you, If you don''t want to tell us about that Alchemist then we will exchange it for something else," Ji Mei said as she tries to hold back her anger Rex gave her a deep look Jiang Shuang was very embarrassed when he heard it He was the one who brought Rex here but he didn''t think that the grand elder will be so shameless to forcibly confiscate his things without completing the negotiations "To think your Cold Heaven Sect was also just that, its seems like I overestimated you sect''s capabilities You want that Anti Cold Cream right? keep it, if I knew your sect was so poor I might have brought some more things along with me for donation Patriarch Jiang, I thank you for accompanying me here, let''s go back" Rex said as he turned around and started walking 211 Chapter 211 : : Sect Master "To think your Cold Heaven Sect was also just that, it seems like I overestimated your sect''s capabilities You want that Anti Cold Cream right? keep it, if I knew your sect was so poor I might have brought some more things along with me for donation Patriarch Jiang, I thank you for accompanying me here, let''s go back" Rex said as he turned around and started walking Ji Mei''s face was dark, she didn''t agree with her sister''s decision to give Rex Snowy Yin Lotus, according to her he would agree even if she gave him something else that but Rex was more prideful then she thought Even though he said he didn''t want the Anti Cold Cream anymore but there are many people including Jiang Shuang who had seen the whole course of action just now so if Rex left like that then the reputation of the sect will be completely ruined¡­ in the future which type of Alchemist will come to them for business As for Rex If he really made this cream or have a way to make it then he will be treasured by any sect, he may even use his authority in those sects to get back at them in the future "Stop" Ji Mei shouted But Rex completely ignored her words he just waved his hand without looking back "I Said Stop" Ji Mei shouted as she waved her hand towards Rex and many sharp pointed ice crystal got condensed in the air and flew towards him ''Idiot¡­ I was waiting for it all along'' Rex laughed in his mind "Courting death," Rex said as he turned around and waved his hand ''Nebula Hell''s Flame + Cryokinesis + Pyrokinesis'' (Rex) Rex used Cryokinesis to decrease the temperature to increase the power of the flame and Pyrokinesis to precisely control the flame, he just got the flame a while ago so he didn''t have much control over it even when it was an inborn flame When Rex waved his hand the dark blue flame appeared around his hand and moved towards Ji Mei at a high speed Everyone was shocked when they saw the strange blue flame because the temperature in room drooped by several folds when it appeared The blue flame expanded as it moved towards Ji Mei, it even engulfed the table in its way, when it engulfed the table then instead of being burnt the whole table got frozen inside transparent crystal ice When the sharp ice crystal released by Ji Mei entered the flame then instead of being melting they got converted into powder like the whole Yin type of Qi inside them got sucked out by the flame Ji Mei got shocked by what she saw but soon that shock changed into horror when she noticed that the flame didn''t stop after engulfing those ice crystals ''He is trying to kill me?'' Only now Ji Mei understood that Rex didn''t use the flame to defend against her attack but kill her She never thought someone would have the guts to even think of killing her inside the Cold Heaven Sect "Stop" A cold voice echoed inside the hall Suddenly a thick wall made of crystal clear ice appeared in front of Ji Mei, the wall was supposed to block Rex''s flame but when the flame touched the ice wall it only stopped advancing for a few seconds before it absorbed all the Yin Qi inside the ice wall and converted into white powdered snow The flame could have easily engulfed Ji Mei but it stopped after it was only a few inches away from her and retracted back to Rex Ji Mei was horrified when the blue flame was only a few inches away from her, she had never seen death from that close before After Rex released the flame she could already guess that Rex''s cultivation base was higher than her or he won''t be able to control such strong flame ''Such power and ability, its definitely an Essence Flame'' Jiang Kai and other''s thought ''I can''t kill her, although she is weak but who knows if this sect has a strong ancestor and there is also that mysterious woman'' (Rex) [You are lying to the wrong person, if I am right you wouldn''t have killed her even if she was alone] ''Oh, why do you think so?'' (Rex) [In all this time you never killed a woman directly even for that Ba Jing you didn''t kill her with your own hands directly or with your personality you wouldn''t have let her go that easily, are you still following Jonathan''s principles?] ''It''s just a coincidence, but you had started to think too much, focus on your work don''t be that curious it doesn''t suit you'' (Rex) Rex snapped his fingers and the flame disappeared like it was never there, he then looked at the white mist that appeared out of nowhere in front of Ji Mei The cold white mist turned into a mist cloud but then it suddenly disappeared and a woman appeared in that place, Rex could not see the face of that woman because it was covered with a veil "I am the Sect Master of Cold Heaven Sect, I sincerely apologize for Grand Elder''s rude behavior" The woman''s tone was cold but it somehow still had a unique alluring charm to it "Sect Master you don''t need to apologize for my sa.." Ji Mei hurriedly spoke but then the woman raised her towards her signally her to stop speaking so she quieted down ''What a facade, if she was really that worried about it then she would have come here when her grand elder was attacking me not when I was countering her, she was probably testing me If I was weak then not only she would have directly snatched the cream from me she would also try to find how I got the cream using different methods but now that she had seen that I am strong she chose this way'' Rex sneered at her in his mind ''Appraisal: name \u0026 cultivation stage'' (Rex) [Name: Ji Biyu Cultivation stage: Golden Core 5th stage] ''Damn¡­ Golden Core 5th stage it''s good that I didn''t overdo it, now that I think about it, this woman is likely thinking I have a strong backer that''s why she is still being cautious and put the blame on the Grand Elder while she herself sat behind and watched the show'' (Rex) Although Rex is strong he is still not arrogant enough to think that he could directly fight a sect head on when it has a Golden Core stage Sect Master and many Core Forming stage elders "Although our Grand Elder attacked you on impulse but it wasn''t meant to any serious harm to you but you also attacked her¡­ seeing that you only humiliated her and didn''t harm her why don''t we call it equal and forget about it" Ji Biyu said ''What a logic¡­ she is saying all this so that she won''t have to give anything in return for her grand elder''s mistake¡­ wait her surname is the same as the Grand Elder''s but they don''t look like teacher and disciple so it only means they are relative then she is¡­ no wonder Ji Mei is a Grand Elder with such temper and strength'' Rex thought Rex nodded in agreement, it wasn''t like he could do anything she was a Golden Core stage cultivator and a Sect Master so he needed to give some face "Master Ye I heard you wanted the Snowy Yin Lotus in exchange for that cream, I admit that cream is precious when compared to a low grade spirit herb like Snowy Yin Lotus but this herb is very rare and even we have only a few of them right now that''s why we wanted to know that who made this cream so that we can get more of it" Ji Biyu explained "I already said I was the one who made it but if you don''t believe it then it''s your problem and I never said that I wanted to exchange the herb just for only that cream it was just a sample¡­ the thing was your Grand Elder never listened to the whole thing If I can make one then its obvious I can make more of it, what I was trying to say is if you let me have the herb then I can sell more of it to you in the future" Rex said with an expressionless face His words caught Ji Biyu off guard, a continuous supply of that cream? although she didn''t doubt that the price will be high but it''s better than not getting it at all As for Rex being the alchemist, after she saw that strange blue Essence Flame she believed that Rex might really be that alchemist "I see its look like we were the ones at fault, then how about it Master Ye if you become my sect''s alchemist I will give you two Snowy Yin Lotus instead of one¡­ and I can also provide you a good yearly allowance" Ji Biyu said ''I knew she would ask it but¡­'' (Rex) "No, I work for Shadow Lord so I already joined Frozen Flame for my whole life, as for joining your sect I will be blunt your sect is not qualified," Rex said directly "You¡­" Ji Mei was again furious when she heard it but when Rex looked at her she quickly shut up her mouth and kept standing behind Ji Biyu "Master Ye although I don''t know Shadow Lord nor did I ever heard about Frozen Flame but don''t you think it''s rude to judge a sect without knowing anything about it," Ji Biyu said in a slightly colder tone "It actually sounds funny when it''s coming from a Golden Core 5th stage cultivator, Miss Ji Biyu don''t underestimate Shadow Lord those who knew his name are not alive to tell the tale," Rex said with a smirk His words made everyone dumbstruck ''Did Elder Sister achieved a breakthrough to Golden Core 5th stage? wait even I don''t know about it so how did he know that'' (Ji Mei) "Miss Ji Biyu?" Jiang Shuang and others subconsciously looked towards the Sect Master ''How does he know my real name?'' Ji Biyu looked at Rex in shock Except for her master and her sister only a few people knows her real name, other''s only know her fake name And as for cultivation base, she practices a special technique which lets her hide her cultivation base so even when someone is at same cultivation base as her they still cannot find her cultivation base "Don''t look at me like that it was all written in the file I got from Shadow Lord" Rex said while awkwardly 212 Chapter 212 : : Mysterious Shadow Lord Rex word''s had a big impact on everyone just now A little while ago Jiang Shuang and others had never even seen the Sect Master and Rex just told them her name this makes them wonder who Shadow Lord is, who knows so much about them while they never even heard about him before Ji Biyu was slightly angry because Rex had revealed her real name in front of everyone but she was not impulsive enough to make any move without knowing anything about this mysterious Shadow Lord "Then how about I give Master Ye two Snowy White Lotus in exchange of selling the recipe of that cream to us, off course the price of the recipe will have nothing to do with those two herbs," Ji Biyu asked Jiang Shuang was angry when he heard it but he didn''t say anything because both Rex and the Sect Master were stronger than his, his words won''t carry much weight here at least not until he is outside He was angry because no alchemist would want to sell their recipe to anyone especially when its one of a kind like Anti Cold Cream''s recipe¡­ just how many people would want it? if Rex plays his cards right then he could become an influential figure just using it and because of their meaning Ji Biyu''s words were more like a threat instead of words Even if she won''t attack Rex she could still leak the news about this recipe out and make trouble for Rex but in that, she won''t get anything ''I was wondering when she will ask this'' (Rex) "Selling the recipe? Hmmm¡­. I wonder what can you give me in exchange" Rex said with a smile Everyone was shocked by his words including Ji Biyu she was sure Rex will refuse then she will give him benefits and use some threats to increase pressure [Rex did you forgot even if they have the recipe it''s useless without your abilities even if a Spirit Alchemy Emperor make the cream it won''t have more than 9% of its original effects] ''Exactly'' (Rex) [¡­] "So Master Ye what''s your condition" Ji Biyu was still cautious so she asked about the price first "I don''t want anything special, earlier I was thinking of selling that cream in small packages with 100 high grade spirit stone for each to everyone¡­ this price is not that high and many people could afford it But after I sell the recipe to you I will change the price to 1000 High grade spirit stone for the next 100 years and of course its only for the people of your sect¡­. nothing else The extra money I will get in the next 100 years will be my price for the recipe and just to make sure we both don''t go back on our words we will sign a contract¡­ how about it?" Rex asked with a smile His words surprised Ji Biyu, the condition looked profitable for her on the surface but it wasn''t that simple If she agreed then it will make the people of the sect angry towards her She could guess the reason Rex didn''t consider that she could also sell it is because of brand¡­ his brand will probably be high because he made this cream''s recipe himself "May I ask what is the Alchemist rank of Master Ye?" Ji Biyu was still slightly cautious because the things were going too smoothly which was not something she expected "I never joined the Alchemist Association and I don''t follow their ranking system so it''s hard to tell¡­. but even if I knew it I would prefer not to disclose these kinds of details until its a necessity," Rex said "Then can Master Ye tell me what level of Alchemist can make this cream," Ji Biyu asked after thinking for a while Rex just smiled but didn''t answer Ji Biyu was in a dilemma "If Master Ye tells me that what I kind of Alchemist can refine it then I will give you 1000 High grade spirit stone," Ji Biyu said Rex didn''t speak ''If she agrees then I could make millions then what does 1000 worth'' Rex said "How about 10,000" Ji Biyu spoke Rex was silent "Then how about one more Snowy Yin Lotus, according to our previous deal I will give you one Snowy Yin Lotus for selling us the cream and if you answer my question I will give you one more of it" Ji Biyu greeted her teeth and said "Sect Master¡­" Ji Mei again spoke but Ji Biyu signaled her to keep quiet ''Didn''t she said that Snowy Yin Lotus are very rare and she has only a few of them, what about now? But it''s better if I agree because if I didn''t, she will be suspicious and won''t buy the recipe anyway¡­. getting one more Snowy Yin Lotus is way better than getting nothing¡­ it''s also better than the money because we can''t buy it with money anyway'' (Rex) "Sigh¡­ you are persistent okay I will tell you even if a Spirit Alchemy King refines it, it''s effect won''t surpass 7%, making this cream have two necessary requirements One is that the alchemist''s rank should be high¡­ they should be at least a Spirit Alchemy King and the other is a special Yin attribute physique¡­. I think this much answers all your questions and if you doubt my words then we can sign a contract right now" Rex said with a grin Rex''s words dealt another blow to everyone ''No wonder he wasn''t worried about selling the recipe¡­. looks like I am still too inexperienced'' Jiang Shuang wanted to laugh when he saw the ugly faces of Ji Mei and the three elders behind her but he reluctantly held back Jiang Kai was also like that he even averted his eyes from them to hold back his laughter, as for Jiang Qing she covered her mouth with her hands Rex''s words meant that he was at least at the same level as Spirit Alchemy King Furthermore, if Ji Biyu really bought the recipe then wouldn''t it mean that they have to pay ten times the price to buy the cream for hundred years just because they bought peace of paper ''This man¡­. is dangerous'' Ji Biyu thought Because of his young appearance, she always thought that he is inexperienced and can be fooled easily, In her life, she had always won in negotiations it was due to this ability that she became the Sect Master even when she was younger than other Sect Master candidate but when talking to Rex she felt like she was the one played again and again, She felt like even a single mistake of her will deal a very big blow to the whole sect so she made a quick decision, she decided to finish the negotiations as fast as she could "No need I believe Master Ye''s words, Elder bring me two Snowy Yin Lotus," Ji Biyu said to the elder behind Ji Mei Ji Biyu didn''t doubt Rex''s words, according to her understanding a high status Alchemist will not make such a lie with this much confidence that he even agreed to sign a contract And Indeed even If Rex signs a contract it won''t reveal anything all that he will write will be.. even a Spirit Alchemy King can''t refine this cream with more than 7% effects¡­ as for the special physique, he only told them about its type not even it''s name so they know that he definitely won''t reveal anything about the physique and without enough details a rule can''t be added to the contract The elder bowed towards her then left, soon she came back with a tray carrying two black boxes Rex took a box and opened it, there was a crystal clear cube shaped ice block inside it When Rex looked at it he saw that there was a white lotus blooming inside that ice block Snowy Yin Lotus only blooms inside the special glacier ice, if they are taken out then they will wither in less than two hours Rex checked the other box then put them in Inventory When Rex looked at Ji Biyu she slightly nodded her head, the meaning was clear¡­ please leave Rex smiled then he took out a glamorous white colored card and gave it to Ji Biyu Ji Biyu didn''t understand his meaning but she still took the card, it looked like a normal rectangular card merchant use to advertise their product but it was different in some ways First, it looked like pure white jade and the only thing written on it was FF at the bottom right corner "It''s a gift from Shadow Lord, try putting some Qi in it," Rex said with a smile She was confused by Rex''s words because normal things do not absorb Qi, only spirit tool has that capability but she was still curious about the card so she put some Qi in it The card started to absorb a lot of Qi from her hand then many golden lines appeared on its surface for a second before they disappeared again, those lines were drawn in a very complex pattern appeared for a second before they disappeared¡­ those lines looked more like a design to her rather than an array or a¡­ circuit ''Is it a spirit tool?'' She thought Suddenly the surface of the white card released a white light then a holographic window appeared before her At first whole window was black there was only a flame mask like symbol at its center, it was actually the same symbol Rex made for Frozen Flame Sect, and the FF on the card also meant Frozen Flame The symbol on the screen soon disappeared and got replaced by new content [Title: Sect Master of Cold Heaven Sect Grade: 5 Star Balance: 0 $$ Profile: \u003c\u003e News Feed: \u003c\u003e Shop: \u003c\u003e Map: \u003c\u003e Friends: \u003c\u003e Customer Care: \u003c\u003e] $$ symbol was a new currency Rex.made to represent Spirit Stone Except for Profile, Title and Balance all the options were grayed out Rex was making these types of cards for a long time, even the SB v0.1 helmet he made was for the purpose for making them As for the predefined title on the card, he had other cards too with different titles like¡­ Inner Elder of Cold Heaven Sect, Grand Elder of Cold Heaven Sect¡­ etc it was just about who was more qualified to receive it 213 Chapter 213 : : Business Card Ji Biyu almost dropped the card because of the shock, she never saw something like that in her life before that''s why it was very surprising for her Jiang Shuang and other''s were also very shocked to see something like that Ji Biyu didn''t have any idea of what to do with it so she wanted to ask about it but Rex spoke first "You don''t need to think much, this card cannot be used for now It can only be used once the organization I work for in other words¡­ Shadow Lord''s organization is opened for everyone Don''t think that this card is useless, on the contrary, it''s very precious its a limited edition 5 Star card only available to people with high status, It''s better if you refine it¡­ you just need to drop a little blood on it refine it The grade of a card represents the benefits and special features you get, for now, you only need to know that you will get a big discount on things if you make your purchase using it, once the organization makes its appearance it will also release a manual on News Feed on how to use it¡­. for now just keep it with you" Rex said with a smile ''A spirit tool for a business card?'' (Ji Biyu) Several horses were running inside her head, she never thought someone would be crazy enough to make a spirit tool in the shape of a card, and¡­. can someone really make a card like that? She won''t through it away even if Rex told her to, even though she didn''t know it''s grade it was after all a spirit tool in her eyes Ji Biyu removed her glove on her right hand which exposed the shining white skin on her right hand Rex noticed a small wisp of white fog coming from her skin when she removed her glove ''She probably has a special Physique'' Rex thought Ji Biyu made a small cut on her thumb using her first finger, a small drop of blood fell on the white card then card absorbed the blood drop and vibrated for a moment before it became normal again Spirit Tool and Spirit Weapons requires blood to refine them, Rex used the same principle as them to make the card but the card could only be called a half spirit tool at most because only its surface and some parts are like a spirit tool the rest is only a circuit made using Array Circuit Tech "It''s time for me to leave" Rex clasped his hand and said goodbye to her Ji Biyu also thanked him for the card then Rex turned around to leave with Jiang Shuang and others Just when Rex was leaving he suddenly stopped and turned around to look at her Although Rex could not see her expression he did notice a sudden jolt on her body Rex then turned around and left with others ''Shadow Lord was it?'' Ji Biyu murmured to herself as she looked at the white card in her hand Ji Biyu and Ji Mei had the same surname, normally only two types of people have the same surname And the other is when two people are a family Ji Biyu and Ji Mei didn''t look like teacher and disciple so if they are family then they can''t be mother or daughter so whether they are related by blood or not they will call each other sister and the way Ji Biyu treats Ji Mei it was obvious who is elder and who is younger When Rex just came to the Snow Jade City with Jiang Shuang and other''s he got an idea "Patriarch Jiang can we have a small talk," Rex asked with a smile "Right now?" Jiang Shuang looked at him in surprise Rex nodded "Then let''s talk inside the carriage, it has a soundproof array in it, we can talk there without any problem," Jiang Shuang said then walked to his private carriage Few muscular men were standing outside the carriage, Jiang Shuang just nodded towards them and entered the carriage with Rex Rex was a little surprised when he saw them because they were all in Core Forming stage cultivation base, the weakest was at the 1st stage and the strongest was at 4th stage Rex entered the carriage with him "So what does Master Ye want to talk about," Jiang Shuang asked curiously "Let''s drop the formalities, I heard your business is expanded over 30% of the whole Golden Bird Continent?" Rex asked seriously "If we just talk about expanding then it''s indeed true, but the situation is not as other''s see it at many places the Myriad Auction House has good presence but at some places, it is oppressed by other forces, so if we talk about our strongholds it''s less than 20% over the whole continent" Jiang Shuang sighed ''Reaching that point on your own without any backer is in itself a big achievement'' Rex thought but he didn''t say it out loud "I see, so what are your future plans," Rex asked again "I was thinking about focusing on increasing the status of the auction house in the places where it''s oppressed instead of expanding the business¡­ but why is Master Ye asking that" Jiang Shuang He already saw that Rex works for someone else and that someone is not a normal entity so he gave up on trying to pull Rex in Myriad Auction House "Then I will be direct, how about merging your organization with mine¡­ I am representing the whole Frozen Flame organization" Rex said with a serious expression "Is Master Ye talking about forming an Alliance? then we first need to at least see each other''s organization, check the turnover and discuss the purpose of forming an alliance before making a decision" Jiang Shuang said after thinking for a while ''This man is clever than he looks¡­ even after I showed him so many things he is still thinking rationally'' Rex thought as he looked at him "No you misunderstood, I am not talking about an alliance but merging the organizations, Myriad Auction House will become a part of my organization¡­ in simple words, it''s like a permanent alliance We indeed need to check many things on each other''s organization if we want to work together but¡­ it''s after confirming if you are really interested in it or not" Rex said "Forgive me Master Ye but I am not interested" Jiang Shuang replied almost instantly ''Thought so¡­. if he really agreed that easily than I wouldn''t have believed it that he was the one who took Myriad Auction House to its current heights'' Rex thought "I know that you must have tried pretty hard to reach this stage and want to make your organization reach new heights but¡­ can you really do it alone? even if you have a long lifespan and want to take everything slowly does not mean that everything will be the same all the time¡­ It took you so many years to reach this stage but what about the future, there must be a time when you thought of expanding your organization around the whole continent didn''t you? so you think that you could reach that stage alone like¡­ how are you right now or you think that you have some heavenly luck that will let you reach that stage?" Rex said Every word of Rex was like a sharp arrow piercing Jiang Shuang''s heart As a former successful businessman, it wasn''t hard for Rex to guess Jiang Shuang''s ideology, everyone dreams to do something big when they start likewise most rookie businessman also dreams to expand their business around the whole country then world but after facing many obstacles in life their dream starts to get small in size¡­ from a big business tycoon, their expectations drop to a level that they even think that as long as they can keep their business stable they are fine Only those who do not give up until the end are the last ones standing Rex just tried to shake Jiang Shuang''s will not only so that he throws in the towel and agree but to also decide his place in the future organization "This¡­ Master Ye, I know what you mean but¡­ I will at least try to reach that point on my own rather than taking a shortcut like merging my organization, the feeling is not the same" Jiang Shuang said, he still remained calm and composed ''I know what he means, after all, I experienced that feeling too and it''s awesome¡­ but buddy sorry it''s time for an emotional attack¡­ he will figure it out soon anyway but I need him to agree right now, I don''t want to waste much time'' (Rex) "You are right the feeling of achieving something on our own is really different, it''s awesome but it''s only when we had not sacrificed something precious to reach there when I was accompanying your daughter she was attacked by bandits working for some Young Master Zhu, were you able to do something about him?" Rex asked Jiang Shuang didn''t say anything ''Looks like I hit the soft spot but it means my guess was right'' (Rex) "So do you think he won''t try something funny in the future he aside do you think no one will try these type of tricks in the future, you have many bodyguards around you so it also means that there are already many people who want you dead if your organization was strong enough or you had a strong backer then other''s wouldn''t have touched you but right now you are like a snake without poison If you merge with us I guarantee your whole family''s safety at that time that puny little alchemist aside even the head of Alchemist Association will need to think ten times before making a move against you" Rex said Jiang Shuang thought for a while then he shook his head "There is no such thing as success without risk, when I started Myriad Auction Hose was just a small auction house in a city and I put a lot of efforts to raise it to this level so how can I destroy it with my own hands," Jiang Shuang said with a resolute expression "When did I ever said that I need you to destroy the auction house?" Rex said with a smile "Huh? But you just said merge.." Jiang Shuang was confused 214 Chapter 214 : : Permanent Alliance "When did I ever said that I need you to destroy the auction house?" Rex said with a smile "Huh? But you just said merge.." Jiang Shuang was confused "I want our organizations to merge but not in the same way you think, my organization at present is like a parasite which uses someone else''s body to survive, in simple words my organization will make the products while your organization will sell them and also use them, the Myriad Auction House will still exist but its rules and ways will change completely My merging is not the same merging you think it''s more like a permanent alliance which can not be broken until the whole organization will be destroyed because once you agree we both will need to depend on each other to do business" Rex said with a smile ''Of course, I don''t want you to merge our organization in that way, if I really wanted that then I would have asked you to turn your organization into my organization''s subsidiary branch instead of merging at the very start'' Rex purposely caused the misunderstanding earlier to achieve his purpose Rex strategy was to ask for more than he wanted then bargain until he achieves the price he wants, for example, if he wants to buy something at 10 low grade spirit stone from a shop while the actual price of the thing is higher, then the first price he will tell the shopkeeper to buy it will be just 5 spirit stone, then he will bargain with the shop keeper until the shopkeeper itself try to convince him to buy it at 10 instead of 5 low grade spirit stone Jiang Shuang started to seriously consider the offer "May I ask what type of organization Frozen Flame is?, What is its aim? where is the headquarters?" Jiang Shuang asked after thinking for a while "It means you are considering my offer," Rex asked "As long as it wouldn''t destroy my Myriad Auction House and it''s profitable I will consider it," Jiang Shuang said "Well come with me, we will fly to there," Rex said as he walked outside the carriage "Fly? won''t it cause trouble" Jiang Shuang said worriedly "Not many people can cause trouble for me, we can reach there in the shortest time if we fly or are you worried that someone will try to kill you on your way¡­ if I want I can kill all your bodyguard in just a few seconds you are safer with me than them" Rex said [You already cause enough trouble for yourself so others don''t need to cause trouble for you at all] ''You are just jealous'' (Rex) Although reluctant Jiang Shuang agreed, he then told others that he will be going with Rex for now ''Telekinesis'' (Rex) Jiang Shuang was getting ready to fly but suddenly he felt like an invisible force pulled him into the sky Rex flew at a high speed, Jiang Shuang was like a kite behind him, he was lucky that Rex used Aerokinesis to decrease the wind resistance on him or he won''t even be able to breathe Jiang Shuang felt cold in his back when he figured out the meaning behind his words Rex was selling the cream at such low price for now so that everyone will give it a try but once everyone likes it and use it over other products then he will increase the price but at that time everyone will already get used to it so they will buy it even if the price is increased He understood that Rex was taking short term loss to acquire big long term profit Jiang Shuang took two minutes of silence for every ice attribute cultivator on Golden Bird Continent Rex already traced back the way he came to the Cold Heaven Sect so now he just asked Rose to find the displacement between his current position and Corentis to find the shortest path to go back Because Rex was flying at high speed it only took him around five days to get back to Corentis, they only took some short breaks once in a while Although there were people who noticed Rex and Jiang Shuang flying in the sky but when they saw that they were flying at such high speed they thought that maybe they were Golden Core stage cultivators and Golden Core stage cultivators are naturally allowed to fly almost everywhere without any restriction They didn''t think that Rex was just a little special and after receiving the boost from Telekinesis and Aerokinesis his speed was no less than a Golden Core stage cultivator The one who suffered most on the way was Jiang Shuang, he hadn''t eaten for months but Rex put him in a state where he still wanted to vomit but nothing came out When they reached Corentis Rex directly headed towards Misty Maze Forest after a short break to let Jiang Shuang have a breather [You fought for thousands of rounds? and you actually fought for three days and three nights straight? why do I don''t remember these details] Rex completely ignored Rose''s words {Off course I am not that strong right now, actually you might not believe it but a few years ago I was a big powerhouse but I got seriously injured in a big battle, Although I managed to finish off my enemy but after the battle was over my cultivation dropped because of my serious injuries and I am slowly recovering my cultivation base right now or do you think just anyone can make that kind of cream The more Jiang Shuang thought about Rex''s words the more true they felt [I wish Zakiya could hear all that] ''Are you really on my side?'' Rex asked doubtfully [Of course, I am] Rex released the full pressure of his cultivation base on his way so weak beast won''t come closer to him, he even further increased his speed so that even if some strong beast chase him they could not catch him after all not everyone could face the strong winds in the forest without having enough strength or strong affinity with the wind element After flying at high speed for two days they finally reached the base 215 Chapter 215 : : Base Near the base... Jiang Shuang was amazed to find such an amazing place inside the Misty Maze Forest The natural topography of the base was itself protecting the region by separating it from the forest and it had its own unique atmosphere inside it "If you are surprised by this then you have a lot to see," Rex said as he flew to the base with him When they both flew over the giant mountain like wall which was previously just irregular hills, a new world opened up in their sight Rex took Jiang Shuang near the center of the region Jiang Shuang was looking around with wide eyes, right now he was seeing something which made it hard for him to believe He saw that several metallic puppets were building the infrastructure of the whole place Some were carrying big iron block while some were removing trees to level the ground In the time when Rex was not here, those working bots WB v1.0 and WB v2.0 have changed everything, a big part of the jungle inside the region got cleared and it was replaced by many different kinds of buildings The whole place looked like it was a city with a brand new civilization, the thing that caught Jiang Shuang''s attention most were the puppets Even when he and Rex came to the region all the puppets ignored them and focused on their own work "It''s a shame that you have to see the base in just its initial developing state, earlier I didn''t have any plan to merge organizations that''s why I didn''t make any preparation for you in advance, that aside what do you want to ask first," Rex said when he noticed that Jiang Shuang was looking around curiously Jiang Shuang was startled by Rex''s words when he looked around many questions arose in his mind like... what are these puppets? what''s that building? what is that giant castle?... etc but he took a deep breath and calmed himself down first "I want to see Shadow Lord," Jiang Shuang said after suppressing his curiosity "Haha... straight to the business? okay then" Rex smiled then turned into his bloodline form Jiang Shuang subconsciously retreated when he saw the sudden changes in Rex''s body, his hairs turned white as his height increased then his pupils turned red "Presenting myself, Shadow Lord," Rex said as he looked at him with a smile Jiang Shuang kept looking at Rex for a while without speaking "Don''t think that much, I just didn''t want to expose my real identity and think about it if I had told you that I am a Spirit Alchemist, Spirit Array Master and also a Spirit Artifact Refiner then would you believe it?" Rex asked with a smile Jiang Shuang was shocked, he did think that the arrays on the buildings and these puppets may be made by the mysterious Shadow Lord just like how he made that business card but what he didn''t expect was that Ye Tian and Shadow Lord was the same person "May I ask how many people are active here in this base?" Jiang Shuang asked, his main purpose for coming here was to check the potential of the Frozen Flame organization and decide if he should merge or not When Rex thought about this question then the image of the baby beast and mother beast came to his head "If you count by head then there are 10 but if you count by body then there are 3" Rex answered after counting the six head of mother beast and three heads of the baby beast with him "???" (Jiang Shuang) Jiang Shuang wanted to ask again but then he saw Rex turning around to pick up a little white creature that came running towards him "Oh.. how''s my pretty boy" Rex picked him gently but he was surprised when he carefully looked at the baby beast The baby beast now had two small white wings coming out of his back and his eyes were also a little different, his pupils now had golden outline around them which looked like a golden ring was used as a decoration to his eyes but there was something more eye catching on him than that, Rex noticed that some golden marks and patterns appeared on his back but they just looked like an unfinished tattoo ''Looks like the mutations still going on... it''s somewhat strange'' (Rex) "This... Master Ye, what is this beast?" Jiang Shuang backed off when he saw the baby beast Earlier he only found the baby beast adorable when he saw him running into Rex''s arms but just now he felt the aura of a very stronger spirit beast coming from him... it was even stronger than himself The baby beast still did not learn to hide his aura or strong presence that''s why Jiang Shuang backed off "What do you mean by beast, it''s my cute little kid" Rex snorted then he again focused on rubbing the belly of baby beast who was lying on the ground on his back When the baby beast saw Jiang Shuang looking at him he quickly turned around and extended his left head towards him like he was expecting to be patted but Jiang Shuang freaked out and backed off again, although it was just a baby he was still afraid of being suddenly attacked The baby beast then didn''t bother with him anymore and continued to play with Rex Jiang Shuang wanted to ask more questions about baby beast but then he suddenly felt some tremors coming from the ground before he could figure out the situation he saw a giant six headed beast coming in this direction If it was not bad enough, the beast suddenly locked all its six pair of eyes on him He wanted to escape quickly but even for just crossing the big giant mountain like wall he needed Rex''s help so he looked at Rex but to his surprise, Rex was very calm The mother beast then completely ignored Jiang Shuang, not because she fully trusted Rex but she just realized that Jiang Shuang is too weak to hurt her baby, he was weaker even when compared to the strength of the baby beast when he was just born ''She is becoming better at arranging her words'' (Rex) Blood essence and blood are not the same things, whether it''s human or the monster beast the amount of blood they have inside their body may be in liters but the amount of blood essence they have is very little, it''s not even 10% of the total blood they have Blood essence is a concentrated form of a lot of vitality and Qi, it''s like the condensed form of 1000 drops worth of blood into a single drop, every creature have a different amount of blood essence depending on their race, bloodline, lifespan and cultivation stage Losing blood essence will also reduce lifespan and it''s not easy to recover the lost blood essence In the start, Wang Cang looked old because she also burned her blood essence to get big strength boost for a brief moment, fortunately, her cultivation base was low and she didn''t have any strong bloodline that''s how Rex was able to easily recover her blood essence or life essence just by using HP potions Rex didn''t tell mother beast that he just used blood, not blood essence because no one would believe him and if they do then it''s his loss {You still think I had ulterior motives for him, listen if I really wanted to take him you won''t even know when I took him and what do you think I was doing when you first saw me Mother beast kept looking at him but didn''t say anything then she turned around and started to walk away Rex was just about to deactivate his Telepathy but then... ''Huh? did I hear it wrong?'' The corners of Rex''s lips curled upward in an arch The mother beast increased her walking pace then one of her head turned around and spit out a small wisp of green flame at Rex''s legs Rex quickly backed off to avoid it then he stopped following her "Master Ye do you know that beast too, is he the King of Forest?" Jiang Shuang asked "What King of Forest, she is this little kid''s mother," Rex said while patting baby beast''s head Jiang Shuang was about to say something but then he suddenly stopped, he looked at baby beast then in the direction mother beast left then he looked at Rex ''The little beast is Master Ye''s kid and that big beast is little beast''s mother but then isn''t it mean that Master Ye and that big beast is....'' Several horses were running in Jiang Shuang''s head He thought many possibilities but in the end, he wasn''t able to make any sense of it ''Master Ye have some extreme taste'' Jiang Shuang concluded "Patriarch Jiang I won''t force you to merge the organization even if you disagree I will just sign a contract with you so that you won''t reveal my secrets then I can accompany you back to Corentis But it''s better if you make a decision after properly thinking, I wanted to give you a good tour and discuss my plans but right now I am a little tired so I am going to the caste for resting For now, you can take a look around yourself, no one will stop you and take one of those Working bots with you they can serve as a guide too and if you want to rest then there are many rooms in the castle you can use whichever room you like" Rex said then he picked up the baby beast and flew towards the castle 216 Chapter 216 : : Millennium Spirit Pond Jiang Shuang chose to have a look around before going to rest, When he went closer to a Working Bot and asked it to show around, it nodded and led him around the place Although Working Bots cannot speak but they all work on an advanced AI, so they can still do the new task they are not familiar with, as long as they have the capability to do that Of all the things Jiang Shuang saw on his tour, the one thing he liked the most was Solar Reactors because the only thing they needed to work was solar energy, he tried to figure out their working process but failed Actually, he saw many things and machines around him but he wasn''t able to figure out the working process of even one of them, in the end, he decided to rest and ask Rex about them later on When Jiang Shuang entered the castle he found out that spiritual Qi in the castle was denser even compared to this region Right now he was walking in a corridor inside the castle ''This smell, it''s the smell of water¡­ is there a bath here? good my body has become stiff because of all this travel so it''s better to take a bath before resting'' Jiang Shuang thought as he headed in the direction where the smell of the water was coming from Water in its pure form, i.e. H2O does not have a smell, or at least no smell that we can distinguish because the receptors in our nose (and mouth) are continuously exposed to it, but after it''s exposed to the atmosphere, it gets mixed with various gases and combined with its source/location it catches on a smell After searching for a while Jiang Shuang finally found what he was looking for Right now he was standing in front of a big swimming pool with an artificial scenery built around it The ceiling was made of black colored stone but several shining white crystals were embedded on it which made them look like twinkling stars in the night sky Jiang Shuang was distracted by the artificial mountains and small beautiful waterfall that he forgot to notice the crystal clear water in the pool When he was just observing his surrounding he suddenly felt that the Qi inside his body became restless, only then he noticed that the density of Spiritual Qi was very high¡­ it reached at a level that he could even see faint spiritual fog on the water above the pool ''It can''t be¡­'' Jiang Shuang hurriedly took some water from the pond in his hand and carefully observer-ed it ''I knew it, it''s a spirit pond¡­ wait I have previously bought the water from many spirit pond but compared to this one they don''t worth mentioning ¡­ It''s not a normal spirit bond, it''s definitely a millennium year spirit pond... only someone like Shadow Lord could secure something like that if he works together with that big beast that it But just as he turned around to leave this place, he saw that a little white creature came running and jumped inside the pool Jiang Shuang''s breathing stopped for a second ¡­Spplllaaassshh¡­.. When the baby beast jumped into the pool some water got splashed outside the pool and a little of it fell on Jiang Shuang''s shoes The baby beast dived inside the pool before he came up then he kicked the water like he was paddling and started to swim inside the pool What Jiang Shuang felt right now cannot be described in words Jiang Shuang forced himself to calm down then he slowly walked to the edge of the pool and called the baby beast "Li.Little guy.. y.you shouldn''t do th..that" Jiang Shuang calmly explained and just so that the baby beast also understands his meaning, he moved his hands in back and forth motion and pointed at the water then he made a cross sign with both of his hands like he was trying to say ''no water splashing'' He knew that with his strength he could not drag him out of the pool but by telling him not to splash the water will at least minimize the loss and the pain in his heart¡­ but he didn''t know there was one person who already tried explaining like that and became the victim to the baby beast''s unique thinking style The baby beast raised his heads and carefully observed all his actions then he excitedly nodded like he understood what he meant Jiang Shuang sighed in relief when he saw that But just after that the baby beast quickly turned around and swung his dragon like tail to splash a lot of water at Jiang Shuang The water landed on Shuang Jiang and all his clothed were now soaked wet "Oh you are also here'' Just then Rex walked in He was wearing a white robe that covered his whole body When Jiang Shuang saw Rex¡­ he saw hope, he quickly pointed at the baby beast swimming in the pool with an almost crying face and started speaking "Master Ye that creature is ¡­." Jiang Shuang was just saying but his words came to an abrupt end when he saw that Rex too removed his rob and entered the pool "Huh? why did you stop speaking did something happened?" Rex asked when he noticed that Jiang Shuang stopped speaking "N.No.. nothing," Jiang Shuang said while trying to suppress the pain in his heart "What are you hesitating for? your clothes are also¡­ did this little bastard do that¡­ oh well you should just take a bath too I will lend you my extra set of clothes" Rex said "Er¡­No I am¡­ just fine with cultivating here," Jiang Shuang said after thinking for a while, directly entering the pool was too much for his weak heart so he decided to just cultivate for now "..Okay..." Rex said then he swam towards baby beast who was thoroughly enjoying his time A few hours later¡­. Rex and Jiang Shuang were both sitting beside a small table on the third floor of the castle, the third floor was still under construction but the view from there was not something to jest about Jiang Shuang was explaining about the benefits of Millennium Spirit Pond to Rex, he thought that Rex still see it as a normal spirit pond "So you mean it was a millennium spirit pond¡­ which is very precious¡­. but so what¡­ it''s still useful in the form of a bath" Rex said with a haughty expression Although he said it like that but right now his heart was bleeding nonstop ''Dafukkkk¡­ it was a millennium spirit pond and I did nothing to preserve it, it can be used in many ways¡­ for me it''s best effect is that it can relieve mental fatigue but if I increase its effect then I can work nonstop for days without sleeping like other cultivators at that time I can also sell a part of it for free money'' (Rex) Jiang Shuang looked at Rex in surprise he thought that Rex will bleed more than him after he told him about the Millennium Spirit Pond but Rex looked very¡­ calm "Although I don''t know how Master Ye see it but it''s better to put a lot of high grade herbs, spirit stone, and the pills in it¡­ it will help in preserving and enhancing the effects of spirit pond I heard that the sects which posses spirit pond put hundreds of high grade pills, herbs and spirit stones in it even when they just use it for once and your spirit pond is more precious so it needs more care It''s good that Master Ye did not let other people cultivate there¡­ its real effect can only be utilized by cultivators" Jiang Shuang explained ''Note it down'' (Rex) [On it] Jiang Shuang explained everything because he was grateful to Rex that he let him use the spirit pond Because of using it, his unstable cultivation base built upon pills have now stabilized a lot, he even felt his next bottleneck getting loose "Okay then, now let''s get to the main point, you have already seen a lot of things so I will first explain my initial plan to you" Rex''s expression turned serious According to the plan, Rex wanted to make brand new types of products whose effects surpass all the products of the same kind and sell them all over the continent using Myriad Auction House The main thing was Rex has designed a whole new system of currency and status for his own products and it was way more easy, secure and profitable for both consumers and producers He was not only selling his own products but other''s too, like how a food delivery company takes food from a restaurant and gives it to the consumer Rex''s plan was not limited to one type of product but everything, furthermore it was only the first phase of the plan, he did not tell other things to Jiang Shuang yet "So what do you think?" Rex asked after he finished explaining "Actually, the spirit pond and this location of the base inside the Mist Maze Forest are more than enough for me to seriously consider the offer and coupled with all this¡­ I agree to merge my organization" Jiang Shuang said without much thinking "Hahaha¡­ that''s a good choice I promise you won''t regret it, now if you please" Rex said as he took out a red colored scroll and placed it on the table "A contract?" Jiang Shuang was startled when he saw the contract because trusted partner won''t resort to a contract, if they do then it only means they are doubting each other "A soul contract to be exact, once the contract is formed then until we both willingly want to break it, it can''t be broken," Rex said with a serious expression Soul Contract is way more fearsome and dangerous than Blood contract, Master-Servant contract¡­ etc Because breaking the contract means damaging the soul¡­ and it can even destroy one''s soul if the one signing the contract have weak soul strength The contract looks like equally dangerous for both of them but it isn''t, Rex is also a soul cultivator¡­ which means even if his soul is injured he won''t die and as long as his soul cultivation base reached three realms above Jiang Shuang''s then the contract''s effects will be minimized to that of a small backlash for Rex As for Jiang Shuang if he breaks the contract¡­ it''s over for him, Rex had no plan to betray him or was heartless but he just didn''t want to repeat the same mistake again¡­ Jiang Shuang might be honest for now but what if¡­ he changes in the future "Master Ye this contract¡­ is it necessary can''t we try to be normally partners we are not even at a stage where we can betray each other" Jiang Shuang said as he looked at the contract "I already tried that with someone and that''s why I am here," Rex said with a smile 217 Chapter 217 : : Soul Contrac "I already tried that with someone and that''s why I am here," Rex said with a smile ''Huh? what did he mean by that¡­ wait Master Ye said that he got injured because he was fighting someone so does that mean that his opponent was his previous partner who betrayed him but he dyed instead¡­ no wonder he doesn''t want to take the risk'' Jiang Shuang thought Jiang Shuang didn''t know that Rex said it because of John his previous partner and... brother "Why are you thinking that much, this contract is not just for you but me too, you had already seen how strong I am so what if I go back on my words later on," Rex said After thinking over Rex''s words Jiang Shuang agreed Rex opened the scroll A soul contract scroll was something that can only be made by a Spirit Inscription Master, earlier Rex had ordered one from Tang Xuan''s shop to study it The scroll had several Inscriptions in various patterns on it, the biggest one was the hexagonal trapped inside a circle with three diameters Both Rex and Jiang Shuang wrote few rules on both side of the contract The rules were very simple, their direct meaning was Jiang Shuang can''t leak any of Rex''s secret or plot against him while Rex cannot abandon him, betray him and Rex need to protect his family too as long as it is within Rex''s capability but not against his principles Rex made a small cut on his thump then placed his hand on the contract, Jiang Shuang did the same Then both of them started to put their Qi in it, the inscriptions on the scroll started to shine one by one but then the ones which shined before started to disappear from the scroll At the same time, Rex felt that several invisible chains have wrapped themselves around his soul and trapped it, the feeling was very uncomfortable thankfully it only lasted for a second before it disappeared Rex looked at the contract which was now blank¡­ all the inscriptions and patterns have already been disappeared from it "Then let me introduce myself again, I am Rex Andrews it''s a pleasure to meet you¡­ partner" Rex said with a smile ''Even that name was fake¡­sigh I can''t blame him for that'' (Jiang Shuang) "It''s nice to meet you, Master Rex, by the way, I also have something to tell you I am actually from the Jiang Family from Peaceful Heaven Continent," Jiang Shuang said in a slightly prideful tone "Okay," Rex said casually ''Okay?¡­. what was that response, does he not know about the three great families or maybe¡­ he does not put them in the eyes at all, I wonder what kind of status Master Rex had when he was at his peak'' Jiang Shuang really admired Rex''s attitude ''I do remember there was that one Jiang family which was a little famous but what is so great about it, maybe they have become more influential these days'' Rex thought "Actually I was a member of Jiang Family, but right now I am not a part of that family anymore so I can''t use their connection or power anymore, it doesn''t matter anyway I just wanted Master Rex to know about it," Jiang Shuang said "It''s all right I appreciate it, your cultivation base seems more stable than before if you like you can cultivate near spirit pond, for now, I have some work to finish after that I will accompany you to Corentis," Rex said "Then I will be impolite but Master Rex wouldn''t it cause a problem if we have to come all the way here and go back to Corentis every time¡­ it''s not only dangerous it also wastes a lot of time" Jiang Shuang said "It won''t¡­ That''s the problem I am working on right now" Rex said then he left At first, Rex wanted to focus on completing the Grand Spirit Array then connect it to Core Smart Brain and start it but now he put this plan on halt and decided to focus on making transmission array Rex did not want to blindly make the same transmission array as in Snow Jade City so he decided to thoroughly comprehend it first before making one He chose a room on the second floor and went into seclusion Rex used Calm Mind and Fast Clock again and again while trying to comprehend the transmission array One cannot get enlightened until they could see the path they chose clearer than the one that made them go on it It means until he himself could understand the logic behind the array he cannot get enlightenment Although it''s just one of the requirement to get enlightened it''s still a necessity After he thoroughly understood the logic and kept trying for one whole day he finally got enlightened Like before, a transparent white halo appeared behind his head Rex was sitting cross legged with all his focus on discovering the secrets of transmission array and use them to his benefits At this time Rose was also working on this task because in this state Rose too was incapable to perceive even Rex''s surrounding In simple words, It was Rex''s most vulnerable state Rex didn''t know but right now a pair of small round eyes were looking in his direction Few miles away from the castle, a small black bat was hanging on a tree branch as it looked in the direction of Rex The bat seemed to ignore all the obstacles and restriction that were present between it and Rex Misty Maze Forest''s core zone¡­.. Inside a hidden mountain cave... Although it was a cave it was no less luxurious than any high end hotel There was a big king size bed at one side of the cave, the bed was made of a black glass like material while its mattress was of red color Zakiya was leisurely lying on the bed with his eyes closed The strange black glass of the bed was absorbing the black fog emitted from his body Suddenly he opened his eyes and sat up on the bed ''What The Heck¡­ He Got Enlightened Again'' There was a visible shock in his big blood red eyes ''Just What Did His Mother Ate When She Was Pregnant To Give Birth To Such A Monster'' Zakiya thought After pondering for a while Zakiya deeply sighed then he stretched his body a few times before he led on the bed again ''Well Although He Is Talented He Is Still Weak, Naive and Too Inexperienced In Combat, The Geniuses That Dies Early Are Not Genius But If He Could Really Make The Cure Then I Don''t Mind Taking Him With Me'' Zakiya thought as he closed his eyes and went back to his slumber again At the castle¡­ After Few hours Rex opened his eyes Ding¡­ [You successfully comprehended Space Law] [Space Law (Lvl Entry : : Progress 11%)] [You have successfully unlocked ''Space Arts''] Normally one needs to have at least entry level mastery of Space Law before they could make space law related things like a Teleportation scroll or a Transmission array But Rex did the opposite because of his talent Reverse Engineering combined with the Enlightenment he was able to comprehend the space law while figuring out a better way to make the transmission array using Array Circuit Tech As for Space Arts, it was same as Mind Arts, Mind Arts is a bridge Rose created to helps him utilize his mental strength in various ways and just like that Space Arts is a bridge lets him use Space Law efficiently in many ways Here mental strength has a more literal meaning like mind''s strength rather than just mental toughness or mentality After that Rex did not waste any time and went to the ground floor and started making a Transmission array Two days passed just like that¡­ When Rex walked out of the castle, he used his hands to shield his eyes from the sunlight "So Master Rex finally came out" Jiang Shuang came to Rex when he saw him coming out of the castle "Congratulation on breaking through to Heaven Venerable peak stage" Rex said with a smile "It''s all thanks to the miraculous effects of the spirit pond that I could finally break the bottleneck and achieve the breakthrough, so did Master Rex finished what he was doing?" Jiang Shuang asked "Yeah I did, if everything went smoothly then we will soon have a Transmission Array to travel from Corentis to base and vice-versa¡­ it''s not fun calling it a base let''s give it a name" Rex said "Master Rex, did you just said that you can make Transmission array?" Jiang Shuang carefully asked "Yeah so?" Rex looked at him "I mean one needs to have the mastery of Space Law and you had already comprehended Flame Law and Earth Law so¡­" Jiang Shuang did not know how to put it Fire Law is also known as Flame Law "So what?¡­ do you think it''s hard to comprehend Laws," Rex said with a smirk then he snapped his finger and a sphere of water got condensed out of thin air "Wa¡­Water Law" Jiang Shuang opened his mouth wide in shock After all who comprehends waster and fire law together Just when Jiang Shuang was about to speak more he saw that the sphere of water froze and became a sphere of ice "I..Ice Law too?" Jiang Shuang''s mouth opened wide enough that an egg could be fitted in it Just when he was trying to digest this information he saw that two blades of wind came out of nowhere and sliced that ice sphere in four pieces And just to give it a finishing touch, Rex vaporized those four ice pieces using Pyrokinesis before they fell to the ground "Come follow me," Rex said as he flew in the sky Jiang Shuang now looked like he had already lost his motivation to comprehend a law, he kept standing at his place like his legs were rooted into the ground "How long are you going to keep standing like that¡­ let''s go" Rex took Jiang Shuang and flew towards the direction of Corentis Rex thought that Jiang Shuang was the only one who was shocked after seeing his abilities just now but... he was wrong There was a small yellow colored bird who was looking at the fading back of Rex with its two small eyes wide open Misty Maze Forest''s core zone¡­. Inside a hidden mountain cave... Zakiya almost jumped out of his bed ''Is He An Illegitimate Child Of Heavens, I Have Seen People With Five Elemental Sacred Body¡­ Like Strong Physiques, People Born With Ancient Bloodlines And Even Those Inheriting Disciples Of Ancient Sect''s Sect Masters¡­ But No One ¡­No One Of Them Was Pervert Enough To Comprehend SO Many Law With That Much Accurate Control At Such Low Cultivation Base, Are Heavens Trying To Show Me My Place Because I Comprehended a Unique Law? But Which Idiotic Clan Is Raising Him, There Is Not A Single Bodyguard Around Him¡­.. Wait No Bodyguard Then¡­ An Ancient Clan? Oh Whatever These Things Can Wait I Should Focus On Saving My Life First'' Zakiya again closed his eyes and went to sleep 218 Chapter 218 : : Corentis Is Mine Rex flew back to Corentis with Jiang Shuang After arriving at Corentis Rex first went to Myriad Auction House to drop Jiang Shuang "Master Rex, you were thinking of a name about the base right? It''s the base of Frozen Flame Organization so how about Frozen Flame City?" Jiang Shuang suddenly said "Huh¡­ Frozen Flame City? I don''t plan to take too many people there so why city" Rex said in confusion "What are you talking about Master Rex, you are not planning to live in that big place alone¡­ even if you don''t want too many people there you should at least bring some to work for you those puppets can''t to all the things, I was thinking of bringing some of my trusted workers there to help with basic work like taking care of that big castle" Jiang Shuang said "You mean bringing servants to castle¡­ hmmm.. okay but then bring those that do not differentiate between races because I don''t want any trouble if I brought someone of the non-human race to work for me in the future" Rex said seriously "Don''t worry Master Rex my most trusted people are from Peaceful Heaven Continent so things like that do not matter to them" Jiang Shuang replied "Okay here''s an ID for you¡­ see you later" Rex give him a same white card as he gave Ji Biyu Jiang Shuang excitedly held the card then he put some Qi in it Then just as he thought, a holographic screen with the Frozen Flame symbol appeared then it soon changed into different content [Title: Founder of Myriad Auction House Grade: 5 Star Balance: 10,000,000 $$ Profile: \u003c\u003e News Feed: \u003c\u003e Shop: \u003c\u003e Map: \u003c\u003e Friends: \u003c\u003e Command Center: \u003c\u003e] Jiang Shuang was a little dissatisfied when he saw that his grade was also just 5 Stars like Ji Biyu even when he was the partner in the organization but then the last option caught his attention¡­ Command Center Ji Biyu''s card had Customer Care option while he had Command Center option although he wanted to know what it does but it was grayed out so he could only sigh On the other side¡­.. Rex was going to the place where the previous transmission array was located but his sound transmission talisman gave a message alert Rex took it out and checked it After pondering for a while Rex flew towards the mansion of City Lord City Lord Mansion¡­. In the garden behind the mansion, Adal Meyer was enjoying the tea with his wife "How long are you going to keep making that expression, even if Corentis falls it''s not your fault we can just move to a different city," The woman said when she looked at the depressed Adal "Sigh¡­. if only I was strong like grandfather" Adal sighed "Cough...Cough... I really don''t want to disturb you at a time like this but my schedule is just too tight to come here next time" An unfamiliar voice came from behind Adal and his wife quickly turned around only to find Rex standing there Adal Meyer had seen Rex before so he easily recognized him "You don''t need to be that cautious, I just came to meet you," Rex said while looking at Adal Adal nodded then told his wife to go inside, she nodded then went inside "It''s pleasure to see Master Ye inside my house," Adal Meyer said with a smile "It takes a lot of time to talk in a roundabout way and what I lack most these days is time so I will try to be direct as I could, is it true that Corentis does not come in the jurisdiction of any ruler any more," Rex said as he took a chair near him and sat on it "Yes, after Azure Emperor provoked the King of Forest, he abandoned Corentis and because of that incident no one wants to take Corentis under their territory anymore," Adal said with a hint of visible anger in his eyes "I see, then from today onward Corentis comes under my territory," Rex said directly "Huh¡­ Is Master Ye noble blood or a Sect Master?" Adal asked carefully "None¡­ just a rising businessman is there a problem with that?" Rex raised his eyebrow Adal was startled, usually only nobles and big shots like sect masters claims territory as for others who do it they are called bandits "This¡­ then may I ask why does Master Ye want to take Corentis under his wing" Adal did not understand Rex''s purpose Rex''s words sounded more like he wanted to rob Corentis rather than taking care of it "You seem to misunderstand something I came here to claim Corentis not to ask if I can take it, I respect your decision to be here and take care of Corentis that''s why I am being that polite or I wouldn''t have come here to just talk¡­ I want to develop Corentis using my own resources but the thing is in future I don''t want someone coming to Corentis and try to claim it again That''s why I came to tell you if someone in the future comes to take Corentis with such purpose then tell them its new ruler is the lord of our organization¡­ Shadow Lord¡­ understood" Rex asked while releasing a little of his cultivation pressure When Adal felt this pressure he could tell that Rex was way stronger than what he showed that day in Azure Dragon Pavilion "Sigh¡­ I understand" Adal said, although he didn''t want to hand over the ruler-ship of Corentis to anyone that easily but he can''t do anything about it either "Good now show me where is the broken transmission array of Corentis," Rex said Adal was confused why Rex asked it but he still nodded and took him to the center of the city where the Transmission Array was located Just like the Transmission array in the outer area of Cold Heaven Sect, this one was also built on an open platform But right now there were several cracks on the platform which broke the formations on it Rex was not worried about it because he didn''t plan to repair it but replace it with a new version "Okay, now you can go back wait¡­ take this with you" Rex said as he took out an ID card and gave it to Adal he also explained how to use it Adal nodded then left, on the way he put some Qi in the card to check if what Rex said was really the case [Title: City Lord Of Corentis Grade: 4 Star Balance: 0 $$ Profile: \u003c\u003e News Feed: \u003c\u003e Shop: \u003c\u003e Map: \u003c\u003e Friends: \u003c\u003e] Rex only gave him a 4 Star card but it was when he was already very generous, Ji Biyu got the 5 Star card because her status was way higher than Adal Meyer. he had only one declining city under his command whereas Ji Biyu had a lot of cities in her territory Rex gave him this card considering all the efforts he had put in recovering Corentis until now and considering the future of Corentis Rex then focused on replacing the transmission array The new transmission array needs very few spirit stones compared to the previous one, it does not need short term maintenance, and most importantly it needs one to have an ID check to use it¡­ but Rex didn''t activate this function because it can''t be used until the Core Smart Brain starts working so it''s free to use to everyone for now At evening¡­ ''It''s almost night, let''s go to Tang Xuan for now'' Rex thought Rex flew to Tang Xuan''s shop After Rex knocked on the door two times, Tang Xuan came out with a smile "Brother Ye has perfect timing, now follow me" Tang Xuan led him inside his shop After Tang Xuan took Rex to the other side of the shop he stopped in front to a black door Tang Xuan looked at Rex for a moment before he opened the door When He opened the door Rex was not able to see anything inside the room because a white light curtain was blocking his view Tang Xuan walked inside so Rex also followed him When Rex crossed the light curtain he was dumbstruck The Hall behind the door wad bigger than Tang Xuan''s entire shop ''It''s a special room¡­ This old man, where did he get it ¡­well it''s beneficial for me Rose analyze it.. tch if I knew this old man had such a thing I would have came in the last time when he called me in'' (Rex) The spatial array is most likely the highest achievement Array Masters got in space related things, the spatial room contains a spatial array in it which use the law''s of space to expand the initial space inside the room Although Rex was dumbstruck but his expression looked very calm ''He was not surprised?'' Tang Xuan looked at him in surprise There were various precious things and high end furniture in the room but Rex interest was in the spatial array so all these things didn''t catch his attention "Master Ye looks younger than I thought" An unfamiliar girly voice Rex turned around to look at where the voice came from Suddenly he noticed that a girl was sitting near the table at the center of the hall there The girl was wearing a black cloak which hid her face too, only her hand that she was using to hold the teacup was visible Her skin was tanned and like she just came from the beach, Rex did not believe that the people here would have the time or sea to go to the beach and get skin tanned do he concluded that the girl might be from a faraway place where the temperature is usually high or she is of a different race 219 Chapter 219 : : Davalon "Brother Ye this is the client I told you about" Tang Xuan explained. Rex nodded then took a seat. ''Appraisal: name \u0026 cultivation stage'' (Rex) [Name: ?? Cultivation stage: ??] ''Huh? Rose, you are not saying she is way stronger than me?'' (Rex) [No, her cloak is unusual, it interfered with the appraisal.] ''I knew this cloak was special because earlier it completely hid her presence from me and it also hid her Qi but to think it can even affect appraisal¡­ interesting.''(Rex) "Miss I am in an urgent need of Crimson Phoenix Grass, so it''s better if we get to the point, may I know what do you want in exchange for the herb?" Rex asked directly "If Master Ye wants to talk to the point, then its also better for me, I''m also in a little hurry. Master Ye, I want you to make a cure of a poison, I have a sample with me, please check it. If you are sure that you can make the antidote after seeing it then you have to go with me to¡­ " The girl was just speaking but Rex interrupted her "Stop right there miss, I am not going anywhere. I already told you I am tight for time. It''s better if you would bring the poisoned ones here instead" Rex said Rex didn''t want to waste more time traveling. The girl became silent, Rex was also quiet. Tang Xuan felt the tension in the air so he interfered. "Wait, why are you two taking things that far? Brother Ye, you should at least check the poison sample first and Miss, it''s better if you properly explain everything. It''s not good to directly ask someone to go with you, without even telling them your name first" Tang Xuan said in one breath, breaking the silence. The girl took out a yellow dress covered in brown stains. The brown-colored stains on it were from dried up blood. Rex took it. ''Atomize'' (Rex) Suddenly the right sleeve of the dress turned into very small fragments and floated above Rex''s hand. Tang Xuan was shocked when he saw the strange method Rex used. The tiny particles above Rex''s hand condensed into two small balls. One ball was of yellow color, it was made with the cloth particles, and the other, smaller one, was of brown, it was made of the dried blood on the former sleeve. [It''s a low grade poison it can''t hurt you.] Rex already had poison immunity and coupled with his strong constitution and cultivation base normal poison couldn''t hurt him. In the shocked eyes of the girl and Tang Xuan, Rex swallowed the tiny brown ball. [Alert! Harmful substance detected.] [Auto-Countering initiated¡­] [The poison has been neutralized with the help of the effect of ''Poison Resistance''.] [Analyzing¡­] [Poison successfully Reverse Engineered] ''I knew about Poison Resistance¡­, but what''s that Auto-Countering thing?'' Rex thought. ''So that''s how it is.'' (Rex) After Rex saw the report on the poison he disdainfully threw the shirt aside. "Which idiot made this poison? The Poison Masters these days could be quite inept." Rex said in a bad tone. Poison Master is a profession similar to an Alchemist. The difference being they specialize in making poison instead of pills. It''s not unusual for an Alchemist to be a Poison Master too, but the vice-versa is unusual because most Poison Masters cultivate poison Qi which is unsuitable for Alchemy. "You.. do you know about this poison?¡­ if you do then can you cure an inflicted person?" The girl asked in an excited but anxious tone. "Cure? I can make an antidote on the spot¡­ Seriously, which idiot made this poison. It''s not even qualified to be called a poison. That guy just mixed 5 different insect-type poisons with three different plant-type poisons to produce it." Rex said as he took out a pencil and paper to note the names of several herbs on it. "Bring me these herbs," Rex gave the paper to Tang Xuan Tang Xuan didn''t waste time in talking, he took the list and left the hall. "Miss if it would be fine with you, could I have a look at your cloak," Rex asked the girl after Tang Xuan left. The girl didn''t respond. "Miss, are you really that worried about exposing your identity? Earlier you said that, if I am certain, that I can make the cure of this poison, then you will bring me to the patient. At that time you would have to reveal your identity anyway. And now that I have confirmed I can create the cure, you don''t need to take me with you¡­. So can''t you do a favor and let me have a look at it? You have seen how Brother Tang treats me, do you still think that I am the type who would go against my words and break off the deal?" Rex said with a smile Rex tried to convince the girl, but she still seems to hesitate so Rex used his ultimate attack. "How about it? If you let me take a look at it, then I would add one of my special ingredient to the antidote. Which, in turn, would help them to recover faster from the weakened state. And one more important thing. Although I believe the poisoned person to be a human, but if in the unlikely case they have the blood of other races too, then please tell me in advance. I will need to make some changes to the antidote accordingly, to increase its effectiveness" Rex said with a serious expression. What Rex just said was mostly a lie, he said it suspecting the girl is not a pure human or is from a completely different race. And it worked after the girl heard his words she quickly took off her cloak and placed it on the table. The second she removed the cloak on her body, his eyes widened in surprise. The girl had shoulder-length silky black hair. The skin on her whole body was tanned and her clothing was very different from the one which Rex had seen in the realm so far. She was actually wearing a white close fitting top, mini jeans, and a pair of black leather boots. Other than those things, she also had a loose leather belt on her waist, which had two daggers with scabbards crossing each other behind her hips. Her clothes looked revealing at first glance, but if viewed from the eyes of a fighter, her clothes made it easy for her to move her body freely, without inconveniences. However Rex was not looking at her body or her clothes, but at the two cat like ears on her head. The second the girl put her cloak on the table, she started looking at Rex''s face very attentively, to note any changes to appear in his expression. In truth, she was slightly worried about Rex showing disgust, anger, or any kind of dissatisfaction. Although Tang Xuan had already told her, Rex was unlikely to be from this Continent, but she still wasn''t willing to reveal her identity for as long, as it remained possible. She was prepared for any type of negative comment or bargain Rex would make¡­ it was Just that she noticed Rex was not even looking at her instead he was looking at her¡­ears? Rex was staring at her black furry ears, which were twitching continuously like that of an anxious cat. "Master Ye actually I am a Demi-Human and the poisoned person is also a Demi-Human," The girl said anxiously. "Hmmm¡­" Rex responded while staring at her ears. "Master Ye?" The girl spoke again. "Hmmm¡­" Rex said while still staring at her ears. ''I wonder if she would let me touch them,'' Rex thought. [Have you checked the size of her boots? They''re bigger than your face.] ''Shut up.'' (Rex) ''Wait, if she has cat ears, then she should also have a¡­tail?'' Rex turned his head downwards and looked below the chair. The girl quickly closed her legs, she gave a weird look to Rex, she didn''t know what happened to the Alchemist''s arrogance-filled cold expression he was making a second ago. Rex was only able to take a glimpse of her black tail, which was wagging like a pendulum before she closed her legs. But she underestimated Rex''s shamelessness how could he give up that easily, Rex leaned to the right to take a look at her tail. Only when she saw Rex, she understood that he was actually looking for her tail. "Master Ye, if you don''t want to look at my cloak any longer, then could I put it back on?" the girl asked. She was already used to people staring at her body, but this was the first time someone was looking at her ears and tail like that. And he was a human on top of that¡­ A human living in Golden Bird Continent no less. Rex snapped back. "Impossible..cough cough¡­ I mean I will have a look." Rex reluctantly retracted his gaze and observed the black cloak. When Rex lifted the clock from the table he was surprised because he realized it was heavy¡­ It weighed more than 30 kg. On closer observation, Rex found out that the cloak was not made of cloth, but some kind of black alloy. Although it was hard to tell without touching it, this did not compromise the defensive capabilities of the metal. "It''s called Shadow Cloak," the girl said with a faint smile. "If I may ask where did you get it or¡­ who made it?" Rex asked with a serious expression. From Rex analyzing the cloak, with Rose''s help, he found out that the thin clock actually had two layers, there were many inscriptions presents on the inner side of the outer layer and the other was placed on top of it on the inside to completely hide them from naked eyes. Rex concluded that it was a mid grade, Spirit Tool. The reason Rex was able to analyze it now, was because it was not operating at the moment. The cloth would slowly but continuously absorb small amounts of Qi from its wearer to activate itself, so when no one was wearing it, it''s effects also disappeared. "It was actually bought at an auction in the Dwarven Kingdom... Davalon, a person very close to me, gifted it to me." At the end of the sentence, the girl looked sad. The girl was relieved when she saw that Rex didn''t seem to have any dissatisfaction with her, so now she was much less reserved than before. ''Close person?¡­ gift? Ahh¡­ looks like this one''s already taken, worry not Rex, The Heavens have probably saved one or two cat-girls for you in advance¡­ by the way, I wonder if she has a sister'' Rex thought to himself. After Rex analyzed the cloak he placed it back on the table. The girl swiftly took it back. Rex didn''t ask her to sell the cloak because he knew she has some memories with it, so it would be rude to ask her for it. Rex wanted to talk more, but at that time Tang Xuan came back with the herbs. 220 Chapter 220 : : Villivix When Tang Xuan came back and saw the cat girl when she was wearing her cloak, he was surprised because it meant she had revealed her identity This time even when she wore the cloak she didn''t hide her face nor did she used the cloak''s ability to hider her presence This time Rex chose not to use the appraisal to not interfere with her privacy¡­.well it was mostly because he was saving mental strength for later use and appraisal uses the highest amount of mental strength to cast it depending on the detail he wants, the cost can be further increased or reduced but its initial cost is still high Tang Xuan placed all the herbs on the table "If all the material are here then let''s start making the antidote," Rex said "Brother Ye I had arranged a good room for you to refine the antidote no one will disturb you there" Tang Xuan said Normally an Alchemist does not like to do Alchemy is front of others to not get distracted and¡­ to not let others see their technique to refine pills "No need I can do it here" Rex waved his hand and rejected him Tang Xuan''s eyes shined "Hehe.. then it''s good too now we also have the chance to see Brother Ye''s technique, I wonder what type of furnace Brother Ye had," Tang Xuan said in an excited tone "Furnace? you think I will use my furnace for refining such low class antidote" Rex snorted then he stood up and started checking the herbs [Do you even have one in the first place] Rex words made Tang Xuan and the girl anxious but there was nothing they could do about it, Alchemists have their own pride and if someone else tried to correct them on pill refining then it will only backfire even if they are correct Rex snapped his finger and the Scarlet Heavenly flame appeared above his hand When the flame appeared both Tang Xuan and the girl backed off ''An Essence Flame hahaha¡­ I knew I bet on the right person'' Tang Xuan laughed inside The girl was also relieved if Rex really had an Essence Flame then he should have some real ability too Rex thought about something then retracted his flame "This one''s not suitable let''s try the other one" Rex snapped the finger again and this time Nebula Hell''s Flame appeared [What a show off] The hall instantly cooled down Tang Xuan and the girl''s mind were black ''Hoolllyy shittttt¡­. two Essence Flames'' Tang Xuan''s eyeballs almost pooped out of their sockets Unlike Tang Xuan, the girl''s knowledge was limited on these kinds of things, although she heard of few people having multiple Monster Flame or someone abandoning their old flame to subdue a new one but even she never heard of someone wielding two Essence Flame¡­ moreover, they seem to be of completely opposite attribute They were just staring at the deep blue flame but Rex snapped his fingers and the flame disappeared Tang Xuan and the girl doubted their ears thinking that they had heard it wrong Refining a pill without a flame?¡­. they never heard about it They wanted to stop Rex but they couldn''t utter a single word, after seeing his two Essence Flames their respect for him was already on a different level It wasn''t like Rex didn''t want to refine a pill using his flames but the problem was he didn''t even know how to do that¡­. in fact, he never did that until now he used his own ability to make potions, he converted pill recipe into potion recipe to make potions with similar effects Although he could also make pills instead of potions using the same method but he chose not too because it takes more efforts and the production rate decreases by several folds ''Telekinesis + Transmutate'' (Rex) All the herbs flew into the air and melted into liquid form in front of the shocked eyes of Tang Xuan and the girl "What are you two so anxious about sit down comfortably then watch," Rex said while refining the antidote Tang Xuan''s face was stiff, he never heard of an Alchemist who was that carefree while refining a pill The girl was worried of Rex again talking to them while refining the pill so she silently signaled Tang Xuan to sit then she too picked a chair and sat on it When they both were picking chairs Rex secretly made a small cut on his thumb and added a little blood in the potion without getting noticed He wanted to increase his reputation using his potion''s performance as wide as he can After 20 minutes¡­.. Rex was holding a conical flask with a light green colored potion in it "Here''s your cure" Rex gave the flask to the girl "It''s a potion¡­ not a pill?" The girl looked at the flask doubtfully "Hey girl, the potions I make have fewer impurities in them compared to normal pills, didn''t I promised that I will add a special ingredient in the antidote, the potion is the result of adding that special ingredient so it can''t be refined in a pill," Rex said as he patted her shoulder The girl nodded and placed the potion in her storage ring, she then took out a metallic box and gave it to Rex Rex opened the box, the box was filled with dark red colored grass strands ''It''s more than enough to use it twice'' (Rex) He nodded in satisfaction and placed it in his Inventory "Master Ye¡­ it will definitely work right?" The girl asked with some hesitation "If it doesn''t then come back to me and take this grass back," Rex said in a stoic tone The girl looked at Tang Xuan, he shook his head in response trying to tell her not to ask such silly question An alchemist with two Essence Flame would not try to scam someone and it''s common sense "By the way is it that important to hide your name," Rex said jokingly "Huh? I almost forgot about that, I am Mira, I am from Heavenly Cat Clan in the Villvix Kingdom in Myriad Beast Continent, Master Ye if you ever came to the Villvix Kingdom then please visit us" Mira said with a blooming smile ''I wonder if I should have a meeting with her man'' Rex thought when he looked at her smile [Well if you have that much time then we could have just gone with her to cure the patient instead] "It''s my turn I guess, I am Ye Tian, the first Guardian of Frozen Flame and here''s my card" Rex then gave her an ID card too and told her the way to use it She put some Qi in it as he said [Title: None Grade: 3 Star Balance: 0 $$ Profile: \u003c\u003e News Feed: \u003c\u003e Shop: \u003c\u003e Map: \u003c\u003e Friends: \u003c\u003e] "Don''t think too much about it, just keep it for now when it''s time you will know how to use it" Rex said with a smile "Thanks, Master Ye, I need to go now to help him remove the poison," Mira said then dashed towards the exit ''Him?¡­ I hoped that I was wrong¡­ well maybe she is embarrassed and was trying to make me jealous'' Rex thought [Just face the reality, you got rejected] Rex felt the pain inside his chest but when he turned around to leave he saw Tang Xuan looking at him with sparkling eyes The look in his eyes gave Rex shivers down his spin, he quickly took two steps back and made some distance between them "Master Ye, where''s my card?" Tang Xuan asked in an excited tone Rex sighed in relief, he took out another white card and gave it to Tang Xuan "Next time¡­ be more clear" Rex said with a serious expression Tang Xuan ignored his words and activated the card excitedly [Title: The Mysterious Shopkeeper Grade: 4 Star Balance: 0 $$ Profile: \u003c\u003e News Feed: \u003c\u003e Shop: \u003c\u003e Map: \u003c\u003e Friends: \u003c\u003e ] "Master Ye what''s that title mean" Tang Xuan''s lips twitched when he looked at the title It''s good to look mysterious but having this title on your own ID is embarrassing "The title can''t be changed for now," Rex said then hurriedly walked out of the hall Rex then went to the place where the new Transmission array was located It was mostly complete, so Rex only needed around one hour to complete it Although it was night time, Rex still wanted to finish his work first After the completion, Rex placed a green apple on the array platform then activated the array The runes like pattern shinned on the array platform, when it stopped shining the green apple had already disappeared ''Now I just need to go back and check it, as long as the apple has safely transmitted to the other side then it''s a success'' (Rex) Rex took out four v2.0 Working Bots and made them stand near one pillar each Although these Working Bots are not mainly designed to fight they could still easily suppress any Human Venerable peak stage expert as long as they do not fly Rex only placed them here to stall time in case something happened and normally they look like statues until they make a move Rex then flew back to the region at his fastest speed Next Evening¡­.. Rex arrived at his Frozen Flame City¡­ Rex was about to go back to the castle and check the apple but he knew that the baby beast would be coming for him like always so he decided to wait for a few minutes Even after Rex waited for more than 10 minutes no one came so he got a little worried and decided to check his location on the Mini-Map Suddenly Rex''s expression turned solemn because he wasn''t able to find the baby beast but he regained his calm when he found the location of mother beast Rex noticed a very small dot near the dot representing mother beast''s location so he speculated that it was baby beast but small dot means that fewer signs of life which made him more worried Rex quickly used Instant-Transmission few times to reach the same place where mother beast was present Mother beast was sitting in an open place with her wings unfolded in front of her front claws She raised her heads in vigilance when she felt someone coming near but when she saw Rex she again dropped her vigilance 221 Chapter 221 : : Mothers Love Rex didn''t need to ask what happened, the mother beast herself folded her wings and showed the big white cocoon like thing lying in a small pit ''Did he reached Monster King peak stage and started evolving but this unusual way¡­ is it because he is also completing his mutation?'' Right now Rex didn''t know much about the situation so he could only make assumptions based on the fact he could see in front of him but one thing he was sure of is that it was the baby beast inside the cocoon As for the low signatures of life, Rex guessed that it was probably because the baby beast was in a hibernation like state When Rex was just observing the cocoon he saw that one part of it had a red colored stain on it Rex suddenly stared at the mother beast in shock The mother beast didn''t respond to Rex''s words From just looks of it Rex could tell that last time when he said that he used his blood essence to cure the baby beast inside the egg, she took his words seriously and when she noticed the unnatural state of the baby beast she tried to use her own blood essence to save him Rex already knew how precious the blood essence is for someone especially a beast on the path of cultivation, because of the reckless actions she might even stick at a bottleneck for the rest of her life and couldn''t breakthrough until the end of her life if she can''t recover her lost blood essence Rex regretted telling her that story, he already knew that mother beast was very reckless when it came to the baby beast even at the first time they met she almost went on a rampage for the baby and now she used her precious blood essence without making sure if it will even be useful to him ''Sigh¡­. no matter the race a mother will always be a mother, this little bastard is really lucky I guess'' Rex thought as he looked at the white cocoon [Well your Sura Cl¡­] ''Don''t mention it, I am not in the mood to argue on that topic'' Rex slowly walked near the cocoon then placed his hand on the surface gently ''Analyze him'' (Rex) [On it] [Analyzing...¡­] [Analyzing completed] [There is nothing serious, he is just advancing it''s just his advancing is a little unnatural because of the mutation but it''s probably a one time thing so it shouldn''t happen next time] Rex sighed in relief then he explained the baby beast''s situation to the mother beast She was also relieved when she heard it Rex then asked her to leave the baby beast alone and rest but she had no intention of moving from her place so he gave up pursuing her In the end, he went to the castle and made a lot of HP and Stamina Potion and gave it to the Working Bots and ordered them to deliver it to mother beast, although these potions cannot recover her lost blood essence but they can still provide some relief to her tired body Rex then finally went to check the Transmission array, the green apple was lying on the array platform after analyzing it Rex found out that it was exactly as same as before The normal fruits found in the middle realm have absorbed enough spiritual Qi to not rot for days even when they are left exposed that''s why the green apple was fine even when it was there for such a long time Rex built three more transmission array in the next 2 days and together with the previously made Transmission array he now had four of them, he then set them near the mountain wall in all four directions¡­ Rex had already made one Transmission array that''s why he was very familiar with the process and was able to make three more of it in just two days, next day Rex went to Corentis and informed Jiang Shuang about the Transmission array East, West, North, and South side¡­ all had one Transmission array there furthermore all the Transmission array including the one at Corentis were interconnected so anyone can use anyone array to transmit to any other array but to that, they would need to use the ID card and because they can''t do it right now, for now, they could only use the default setting they could only use the first array Rex made there Rex also gave Jiang Shuang the list of things he wanted then went on a working spree for a whole month Rex already had all the ingredients to make the cure for Zakiya but he didn''t hurry and focused on increasing his soul cultivation base before trying to make the cure His soul cultivation base has already reached Human Venerable peak stage before he went to Cold Heaven Sect so he wanted to focus on increasing to the same stage as his Qi cultivation base but he couldn''t increase his soul cultivation base like his Qi cultivation base He had Limit-Break to help him expand the limits of his physical body but it was ineffective on his soul so he took breaks and slowly increased his cultivation in the whole month while also completing the Core Smart Brain and the Grand Spirit Array As for baby beast, he was still inside the cocoon and mother beast didn''t move from her place in all these days, Rex went to check on the baby beast from time to time to check his condition and make sure that the mother beast don''t do anything reckless Jiang Shuang brought a few servants to work at the castle and deliver resources to Rex from time to time, Rex had already warned them not to enter the area in 5 mile range of mother beast Jiang Shuang didn''t bring all his men to Frozen Flame yet because most of his trusted men were working in a faraway place so it needs time to call them back and replace their current post with someone else One month later¡­.. Rex was standing in front of the castle as he looked at the changes he made in the last month There were very ten long black poles on the mountain walls with equal distance from each other All these poles were pure black except the almond shape crystal attached on their top, these poles were thick from the bottom and became slim to the top These polls were very tall but strong enough to easily withstand the deadly winds up there Except for those black poles, there was now a gigantic silver tower at the center of the castle, The tower was so high that it looked like it was just a little shorter than the mountain wall At the top of the gigantic silver tower, there was a big cubic crystal which was attached to the tower from one of its corners All these towers were responsible for managing signals although they were different from the normal signal tower on earth their purpose was similar and whether it was range, energy intake, output¡­ etc they surpassed the normal towers in all these factors As for the pollution factor, these towers use Qi fluctuation or QI waves instead of radio waves so there was no question of pollution from the start All the towers were connected to the Grand Spirit Array and the Grand Spirit Array was connected to the Core Smart Brain The only thing remained was to supply power to start it¡­ "It''s almost time¡­ Master Rex" Jiang Shuang standing at the side quickly said Rex looked towards the sky, it was only a few seconds till noon Suddenly when the sun came just above the Frozen Flame region, the sun rays falling onto the crustal above the towers got refracted in seven different colors and formed several unnatural but beautiful rainbows in the clear sky The whole sky above Frozen Flame was covered in beautiful rainbows, after few minutes when afternoon came the rainbows disappeared Every day at noon, this scene will appear, this phenomenon was a complete coincidence, when Rex placed the tower there he didn''t expect this, this thing was first discovered by Jiang Shuang At that time Jiang Shuang actually believed that this was the secret purpose of Rex behind building the tower As for Rex the reply he gave was "Of course it was, actually I had two purposes when making them from the very start and this was my secondary purpose do you think it was a coincidence I installed these towers at those places, why did I only put 10 towers there on the wall?¡­ why not 11? why is the crystal above the central tower was of cubic shape? it all was my handwork to achieve this effect and looks like my handwork paid off" Rex said as he looked at the sky with emotion Jiang Shuang looked at Rex with respectful eyes "Come inside I will show you the something more interesting" Rex placed his hand on his shoulder and used Instant-Transmission Rex could use Instant-Transmission with others too but with an increase in every person the consumption rate will get doubled the previous one Rex appeared in a secret underground room where Core Smart Brain was located In Jiang Shuang''s point of view, what he saw was a big crystal ball which was attached to many strange cables The appearance of Core Smart Brain was the same as before except the fact that there were now many new machines around it "Follow me," Rex said as he walked to another secret room Jiang Shuang followed him Rex passed through many rooms, they all had a different kind of machinery but Jiang Shuang didn''t understand a thing about them Rex finally stopped after coming to a room "This is the main thing that we will use to start the Core SB¡­ in simple words the first Energy Converter if I have to say," Rex said as he pointed at the giant machine at the other side of the room Jiang Shuang saw that there was a big mechanical chair placed in the center of the room which looked similar to the chair at a dentist''s clinic, the chair was facing the big machine at the other side of the room and there were many big metallic blocks like machines near the walls of the room there were many runes like patterns on them but Jiang Shuang didn''t recognize anything about them but suddenly he recognizes something that shocked him There were ten wide cylindrical glass tubes filled with a light green liquid on top of the machines in front of the big chair Jiang Shuang didn''t recognize those glass tubes but the thing inside them¡­ Spirit Roots There were spirit roots inside those tubes¡­ these spirit roots were floating inside that light green liquid, on a closer look Jiang Shuang found out that these spirit roots were attached to several thin but almost transparent cables coming from the machines below the glass tubes 222 Chapter 221.5 : : Blueprint Of The Infant City When Rex started his research on spirits roots he found out that without any external factor they will wither in around 12 hours But if there is something that can provide them a required amount of nutrients then they won''t wither at all¡­ Rex made a new variant of HP potion that only focuses on providing necessary nutrients to these spirit roots and the chemical inside the cylindrical tube isolates them from the atmosphere to extend their expiry date After all, even if Rex could preserve them now there will definitely be an expiry date for them and once their expiry date arrives he could easily change them because they are attached to a disposable part and he doesn''t lack spirit roots as long as he has enemies Rex then focused on making machines that can mimic the process of a human body absorbing spiritual Qi, the machine he made was just like an artificial heart machine¡­ it absorbs spiritual Qi in the atmosphere using a variant mini-Qi gathering array made using Array Circuit Tech then supplies it to those spirit roots The spirit root than absorbs the impure spiritual Qi and refines it in a purer form¡­ the type which is present in the dantian of a cultivator The spirit root he used were all attribute-less types so as to not cause contradictions between elements There were several huge Qi storage batteries below the ground of Frozen Flame City, they were placed several miles below the ground and were all connected to the Grand Spirit Array In the start, Rex made Qi cells using Spirit Cores, they could absorb a lot of spiritual Qi and store inside them but Rex was not satisfied by that later he got an idea¡­ spirit stones are indirectly made from spiritual Qi combining with Impurities¡­ Spirit Stones = Pure Spiritual Energy + Certain Impurities Rec used this logic as his basis for new research, he made brand new chemical batteries using the impurities of spirit stone, spirit core and preserving chemicals The body of those huge cylindrical batteries was made of an insulating substance that prohibits any leak of spiritual Qi from within¡­. in case all the batteries are somehow overloaded they could freely release all their spiritual Qi in the ground Now for Energy Converter¡­ Rex didn''t name it Energy Converter because he could refine the spiritual Qi in the atmosphere nor was his main purposed to make it was absorbing energy from atmosphere but¡­. himself When last time Rex supplied his Exp to the baby beast when he was still in the egg using a spirit stone vessel like a fuse, he got an idea If other creatures can refine his Exp using spirit roots and convert it into spiritual Qi to breakthrough then why can''t he use the same methods with these spiritual roots to convert his Exp into pure Qi and use it to charge the Qi storage battery to power up the Core Smart Brain and the city The Qi converted by Energy Converter is very pure, even if he doesn''t use it to supply power to the whole city.. with a little more work he could use this pure Qi to make other people breakthrough Although it''s not possible for now because he doesn''t have a device that could stabilize this pure Qi when other cultivators absorb it¡­. just like a regulator but just because he doesn''t have it now does not mean he won''t be able to make it in the future At that time how hard will it be for him to create an army of immortals¡­. but Rex won''t do it even if he could because with his personality he won''t make someone stronger enough who could bear their fangs against him in the future That''s his biggest lesson he learned in his last life that you should never make someone stronger enough that they can take your life until you are 100% sure that they won''t That''s why he suppressed this idea for now until he could find a better use of it *** The tower on the mounting wall and at the castle is named as Qi signal tower¡­QS Tower for short Because they use Qi fluctuation and Qi waves as a signal so he named those signals¡­ Qi signals The material used to make them was the same as the material used for Spirit stones if they are to be graded all the ten towers are at least middle grade spirit tools while the one at the center even barely reaches top grade spirit tool But it''s only when compared because they are not spirit tools they are the devices Rex made using Array Circuit Tech and his knowledge on crafting, they are all interconnected and depends on each other to work They all depend on each other to work just like how a computer needs a mouse, keyboard, monitor, CPU..etc to work if we only have one of those then it won''t hold much meaning only together they can become more useful Just like that all the QS Towers, Core Smart Brain, Qi storage Batteries, Grand Spirit Array, Energy Converter, ID Cards¡­ etc they all depend on each other to prove their best value 223 Chapter 222 : : Energy Converter When Jiang Shuang looked at the spirit roots he was shocked, he was somewhat knowledgeable about it although he wasn''t a physician but he had seen pictures resembling them Rex knew what he was thinking so he just patted his shoulder then walked to the chair Rex then took out the silver helmet¡­ SB v1.0 and put it on his head, Rex first sat onto the chair comfortably then took out a cable from below the chair and attached it to a slot behind the silver headgear Many holographic windows then appeared in the vision of Rex, The mechanical chair also made a movement and one armrest made of black glass like thing appeared on both side Rex put his hands on the armrest and took a long breath before he exhaled ''Start Exp transfer'' (Rex) [Starting Exp transfer...] The pure energy from his core traveled all over his body before it entered those black glass like armrest and traveled down the cables to the machines connected to spirit roots [External energy entry detected¡­..] [Energy transfer rate check¡­] [Energy conversion instantiated....] Rex received several notifications but they were not released by Rose but SB v1.0 ''How much Exp do we posses in the storage area'' (Rex) [It''s 24% filled so there''s is no need to worry about lack of Exp] ''How much percent the battery is charged?'' Rex asked this question from SB v0.1 [0.02%] ''Daheck¡­ I knew it will be slow but well it should catch up the speed slowly, how much percent it needs to get charged before we can start the system and how much time will it take to charge it like that'' (Rex) [Calculating¡­.] [Considering all factors¡­..] [For the first startup, the system needs to be at least 17% charged and it will only take you around 64 hours to do that] Rex almost fell from his chair He was only using Energy Converter for the first startup, he had different plans to charge the Qi storage batteries, later on, it''s just those plans cannot be implemented until the Core Smart Brain starts working Rex knew it would take a lot of time so he first paused the Energy transfer process then took Jiang Shuang to above the ground then came back here to resume the process Jiang Shuang didn''t understand about these kinds of things so he flew to the place where one of the Transmission arrays was located The Transmission array was located near the mountain wall Right now many Working Bots were digging a huge tunnel through the big wall Actually not only at this place at every place near the transmission array the Working Bots were digging a tunnel They were making four entrance gate for the Frozen Flame city with one in each direction Jiang Shuang arrived at the East gate which was still under construction As for the beast that tried to enter the region he could just build strong gates and arrays to defend against them After the Core Smart Brain project was completed he wants to make Combat Bots that''s why the entrance and exit gates are important for them to enter and exit the region When Jiang Shuang was checking the construction he saw that the Transmission array shined and one of his men appeared The man greeted him and went to supervise the Working Bots doing their work diligently Now every servant or maid working in the Frozen Flame also had an ID card with 2 Star grade, they were the first ones to join that''s why Rex gave them 2 Star card After making sure everything was going well Jiang Shuang flew to another very important place This project was the most important project Rex has handed to Jiang Shuang The Working Bots were making a large building similar to a fortress, most of its infrastructure was almost complete, Rex had only asked him to finish the building as for installing the equipment he would do it himself Jiang Shuang looked at the words written on the board hanging above the entrance door Frozen Flame Bank This was the idea Rex came up with to manage his new digital currency Jiang Shuang was responsible for managing the construction of bank, not just in Frozen Flame but Corentis too 2 days passed just like that¡­. Rex was still focusing on charging the batteries, It was already 13% charged Rex only needed to do it for about one more day before it meets the minimum requirement to start the Core Smart Brain But he suddenly stopped because he noticed that the dot representing baby beast on the Mini-Map suddenly grew bigger even compared to its previous size when the baby beast was in a healthy state Rex quickly used Instant Transmission and disappeared from his place Rex appeared in the place where the cocoon and mother beast was located, he saw the baby beast rubbing his five heads on his mother''s neck to show his affection When the baby beast noticed Rex he gave a cheerful cry and ran towards him ..Aoo..Aooo¡­Aooooo.. Rex was looking at the baby beast''s new appearance with his shocked eyes The baby beast now had five heads and was as big as a lion in size Most of his body parts like his arms and chest were covered in shining white scales, Rex saw that all his necks had a golden ring on them like a collar and there was a small golden line pattern starting from his backbone line to the end of his tail Baby Beast''s wings were now covered in shining white scales and were bigger like a griffin''s wings Rex also sensed that his cultivation base now reached Monster Emperor early stage When the baby beast came running to Rex, he didn''t stop but leaped at him Rex who was in a daze lost his balance and fell to the ground on his buttocks The baby beast doesn''t seem to mind it as he started licking Rex all over his body and painted his clothes and face with his saliva "You little guy has become stronger again," Rex said as he rubbed his head gently and tried to decrease his enthusiasm The baby beast was at Monster Emperor stage, compared to a cultivators cultivation stage his strength is around Golden Core 1st-3rd stage Rex then looked at the mother beast who doesn''t seem to appear much jealous or angry like usual "Well you just completed your advancement you must be hungry right? your mother was also with you all this time so you to should at least eat something" Rex snapped his fingers and a lot of spirit beast bodies inside his Inventory were thrown outside The second those beasts bodies fell to the ground, the baby beast pounced on one of them and started eating with all five of his mouths, an advancement takes a lot of energy from the bodies of a monster beast that''s why they become a lot hungry after completing their advancement Rex had already taken out their spirit core but their meat was also highly nutritious for the current baby beast and the mother beast Rex was surprised when he received this message at a time like this, at forest he thought about lying and delaying for a while but then he remembered about his weird lying detecting ability although he wasn''t sure if it can still work with Friend List but he decided not to take any risks ''My soul cultivation base has already reached Heavenly Soul peak stage tonight I can successfully breakthrough to Soul Core Forming 1st stage and it''s more than enough to refine the cure at this time¡­ thankfully I am not refining a pill or it will take several times more effort to make it¡­Bloodline abilities sure are awesome'' Rex thought [Well yours are just unique] Heavenly Soul stage and Sour Core Forming stage in soul cultivation stage are the same as Heaven Venerable stage and Core Forming stage in Qi cultivation respectively There was silence on the other side for a while ''To ask it so suddenly¡­ his condition is probably worsening day by bay, he is now desperate'' Rex thought Rex looked at the baby beast whose all mouths were filled like a squirrel eating nuts and the mother beast who was eating slowly like a turtle while staring at her baby with satisfaction Rex had a sudden sense of jealousy [How does it feel to be jealous of your own kid] ''Well if I can also have an overpowered father who could take care of all things and I could just sit back and enjoy my life doing experiments than how good would it be? alas¡­'' Rex thought then he shook his head and headed to the Energy Converter to complete his unfinished business ... Higher Realm¡­. In a certain place ¡­Acachoooo¡­. A short haired man sitting on a chair suddenly sneezed ''Is someone missing me? looks like the world loves me'' The man thought Then he looked at the wheel spinning on the table, a waiter on the side carefully threw a silver ball in the spinning wheel The scenario was like that of a gambling hall "Crazy Emperor? why are you even looking when you are already going to lose" A big robust old man said mockingly "Hehe¡­ this time I won''t necessarily lose and why your old lizard is calling me Crazy Emperor¡­ it''s Sword Emperor" The man retorted "Old Lizard¡­ how dare you call me that I am a proud ancestor of Ancient Dragon Cl¡­" The old man was furious "Yeah yeah ..Proud Dra¡­ whatever, say that after returning the money you borrowed from me" The man said nonchalantly "Brother Ye why so serious" The old man became calm and collected again The two middle aged men and a woman on the side looked at each other and sighed "The number is 42, Sir you lost," The waiter said without any surprise in his tone "What the¡­ how" The man stood up from his chair, he reacted like it happened for the first time "It''s a miracle that he never gets tired of doing that¡­ don''t you think little fire bird?" The middle aged man with long black hair said to the woman on the side "Well looks like the heavens took his luck exchange of his talent¡­. wait who is fire bird it''s Phoenix and why are you calling me with the name of my clan.. fix this loose screw in your head¡­ you old man of.. Fitan clan¡­ no it was.. Frighten" The woman scolded as she slapped the table "It''s Titan" His face was dark 224 Chapter 223 : : System Startup "Well well there is no need for you people to fight at such patty things, waiter bring the Fire and Ice Urn for everyone¡­ the bill is on me" The man quietly sitting at the corner of the table said The waiter quietly nodded but cursed inwardly ''Bill is on me? when was the last time anyone of you people paid the bill.. 100 years ago? or thousand years ago?'' Although he wanted to shout like that but he still loved his life so he quietly took his leave to bring the urn Most of the people in the hall were all big shots from different clans which were unusual to be seen even by their patriarch if they don''t want to The waiter already knew they were all here to pass their time because they got nothing else to do "By the way, did you hear the entrance trial for entry disciples in all Ancient Sects will began in around 3-5 years, I heard that all of them decided to organize first trial together...which also includes Star Guardian Sect" The old man said When the words came out it caught the attention of everyone on the table "Hmmm¡­ is it already that time, I wonder how many genius will come out this time, I heard of many geniuses in last few years but most of them were just pure rumors¡­ this reminds me your Ancient Dragon Clan gave birth to an ancient bloodline holder few decades ago, I didn''t heard any news about him since then" The man sitting at the corner said "Yeah I also heard about that.. so old dragon your people didn''t use the same old method of nurturing genius¡­ I mean by throwing them in wilderness alone, do they? If they did then what about now, they should have probably sent someone to bring him back right? so is he alive or not¡­ If he is then will he also¡­" The woman said while noting the every single change in the old man''s facial expression But she was disappointed because their was no change in his expression "Don''t try to play these mind games with me, leave them to this Crazy Emperor''s woman, as for the genius you people from Phoenix Clan, Fairy Clan, Titan Clan¡­. you are also Ancient Sects I am sure you all have a good batch of brats too Well the only pervert Clan here is Sur¡­ cough you know what I mean" The old man said with a grin while looking at the Sword Emperor "Don''t give me that I don''t manage the Clan affairs as for my kids both Ye Jun and Ye Jia have already joined the Sect and my youngest little girl is just born a while ago¡­ so I don''t have any genius under me that I can bet on" Sword Emperor said while taping the table in a rhythm like he was seriously bored All other people also caste-ed their eyes on him "I heard that you dragons have long lifespan¡­ are you that bored that you don''t want to live anymore" The Sword Emperor said without even looking at him but this time when he tapped the table, spider web like cracks started to appear on it starting from the point where it was tapped The old man was not surprised by it rather he seem more exited like he hit the jackpot "Why act so serious, you know all of us are retired folks¡­ we have already became the ancestors of our clan, do you think we will still interfere in the matter of those youngsters, we are like pacifists until our clan is not on the brink of annihilation we won''t make a move¡­ And you misunderstood my words let me correct them¡­ I asked what if he was alive? will he be strong enough to participate and pass the trial if he could do that then it will guarantee his safety wouldn''t it? can he secure a ranking or is he as strong as your son Ye Jun¡­. well I only said if he was alive" The old main said in a meaning full tone Sword Emperor sighed then spoke "Well even if he was alive he won''t be strong enough to even pass it much less securing a rank" He said in a flat tone When others heard it their excitement died down ...¡­ Middle realm¡­ Rex was working with the Energy Converter machine His whole focus was on the the notification window in front of him [Charging Battery...] [16.5%¡­16.6%¡­.16.7%¡­. 16.8%¡­.16.9%¡­.17.0%] [Minimum requirements to start the system has met] [Would you like to start the system: Yes/No] "Success¡­now its time to start the CSB permanently¡­lets do it" Rex excitedly chose the Yes option [Starting System ..1%..11%..23%..45%..68%¡­.79%..95%..100%] [System started successfully] [Accessing default data...] [Setting data....] [Creating main server¡­..] [Establishing connection with WB v1.0 Batch-1...¡­..] [Connection established successfully] [Establishing connection with WB v2.0 Batch-1...¡­..] [Connection established successfully] [Establishing connection with WB v1.0 Batch-2...¡­..] [Connection established successfully] [Establishing connection with WB v2.0 Batch-2...¡­..] [Connection establis...] Suddenly at this time, all the almond shaped crystal and the cubic crystal on the towers shined for a second before the light dimmed and they became normal again It caught the attention of Jiang Shuang and workers staying in Frozen Flame They were still trying to figure out the meaning behind it but something more strange happened, all the Working Bots that were continuously doing their work all this time suddenly stopped in their tracks Rex was excitedly looking at all the follow up notifications in front of him [Accessing ID card data] [Creating database¡­.] [Database created successfully] [Establishing client-server link...] [Client-Server link established....] [Accessing clients connections¡­.] [Unlocking ID card functions¡­.] [Balance function is now available] [News Feed function is now available] [Map function is now available] [Friends function is now available] [Shop function is in locked state] [Customer care function is in locked state] [Command center function is in locked state] Rex finally sighed in relief Outside¡­. All the Working Bots again continued their ongoing work after a brief pause Jiang Shuang was still confused, his men also asked him what happened but he himself didn''t knew what was happening right now Suddenly he felt something from his storage ring, he then took out the ID card Rex gave him Jiang Shuang curiously activated it to check what happened [Title: Founder of Myriad Auction House Grade: 5 Star Balance: 10,000,000 $$ Profile: \u003c\u003e News Feed: \u003c\u003e @ Shop: \u003c\u003e Map: \u003c\u003e Friends: \u003c\u003e Command Center: \u003c\u003e] When Jiang Shuang looked at the interface he was surprised, now many options have turned normal from grey and there was a green dot beside the News Feed option Jiang Shuang subconsciously tried to touch it, suddenly a new window popped up It was like a mail box, at this moment there was a mail on it with the subject ''Newbie Guide for ID card'' and there was a small file attached to it Jiang Shuang clicked on it then just like a pdf¡­ the file opened, it was a manual for the ID card, he looked through it and understood the basic functions of the ID card Jiang Shuang then clicked on the map function, a window popped up but there wasn''t a map on it rather it looked like a radar system view of a submarine Their was a blue dot in the center which represented his own location, the dot was continuously emitting a circular wave around it like a radar, then Shuang Jiang saw that there were also some white dots on it a little away from him so he flew in their direction The measurement scale of distance was written at the corner bottom right corner of the holographic window, one could change it according to their choice When Jiang Shuang arrived at the location of the nearest white dot, he saw one of him men standing there with his ID card in his hand Jiang Shuang was very exited he started to discus the many functions of the ID card with his man like how to add a friend in Friends function, how to un-hide our location or how to set up a profile Actually he was not the only one like that, the current range of the QS towers was very big¡­ big enough that Corentis was in its range so it also caught the attention of other people Corentis¡­. Tang Xuan was sitting in his rocking chair, then suddenly a small blue bird came flying into his store, He looked surprised, he then raised his hand and the bird sat on his wrist Tang Xuan then took the small storage ring from the bird''s leg after he took out the storage ring he gave a small blue pill to the bird, the bird happily took swallowed the pill then flew out of his room Tang Xuan took out a letter from the ring and read it, after reading it his expression looked a little disappointed about something "So they don''t believe my words, these idiots think that I will just throw a guest invitation and Master Ye will accept just because of the prestige of Tang Family¡­. these old farts have obtained nothing in their life they are just living on other''s money and now that wealth completely blinded them¡­ sigh I will try once again if this letter still landed in those idiots hands this time too then its not my fault I am already enjoying my life here anyway" Tang Xuan thought Suddenly he felt some Qi fluctuations coming from the ID card in his storage ring so he took is out and activated it [Title: The Mysterious Shopkeeper Grade: 4 Star Balance: 0 $$ Profile: \u003c\u003e News Feed: \u003c\u003e @ Shop: \u003c\u003e Map: \u003c\u003e Friends: \u003c\u003e ] Tang Xuan''s reaction was same as Jiang Shuang''s, he opened the News Feed but unlike Jiang Shuang he had two mails The later one was same as Jiang Shuang''s but the former one said.. Congratulation you are now in the effective range of Frozen Flame Tang Xuan too checked the Map function and flew out of his shop to find the white dot But when he found one he stopped, the white dot was actually a worker in Frozen Flame and his cultivation base was not that high With Tang Xuan''s temperament he won''t talk to just anyone especially when their cultivation base is too low compared to him so he searched for others dots Almost all the white dots were of workers but Tang Xuan was still very reluctant to discus things with them, after a while he finally found what he was looking for "So Brother Adal also has a card" Tang Xuan landed near Adal who was also looking at the interface on card with some confusion on his face "This¡­ Senior Tang you too have it" Adal said with some visible surprise on his face "What do you mean by that, off course I have it let''s go inside and talk" Tang Xuan snorted then walked inside the City Lord''s mansion 225 Chapter 224 : : Refining The Cure Rex walked out of the castle with a blooming smile Jiang Shuang who was already waiting for Rex to come out rushed towards him "I know what you gonna ask and yes I did that" Rex said when Jiang Shuang was just about to speak After a brief talk, he finally understood what does Core Smart Brain does, In Jiang Shuang''s understanding the Core Smart Brain was similar to the legendary Artifact Spirit It is said that once an expert Artifact Refiner refines a supreme treasure and adds a part of his/her consciousness while refine it to give it a will then there is a very small chance for the treasure to give birth to an Artifact Spirit "Master Rex I more or less understood what you mean but it took you so much time to charge the batteries to just start it then won''t it run out of power soon," Jiang Shuang asked after he digested all the information Rex gave him "You really think I would do such kind of mistake to not even think about that?¡­ what do you think the grand spirit array is for, even as you speak the ground below your feet is absorbing Spiritual Qi and its just one of the benefits of the grand spirit array, there are several Qi gathering arrays in this region they all collect Qi here for a reason you know They could not be started without starting the Core Spirit Brain but now we don''t have to worry about it and its too just one of the many sources for power supply, tell me something what do you think about the Transmission array platforms I built" Rex asked "Hmm¡­ the Transmission array platforms Master Rex made are more durable and easy to use but the most important thing is that they only need 30 low grade spirit stone to use even when we use them to go to Corentis from here, if it was a normal Transmission array it will probably take at least 45 low grade spirit stone to go travel that far," Jiang Shuang said after some thinking "How do you know it takes 30 Low grade spirit stone for it to work," Rex asked in a meaningful tone "Huh?¡­ Its because it doesn''t activate until we use 30 low grade spirit stone" Jiang Shuang was confused "Hehe... just because it takes 30 low grade spirit stone to activate doesn''t mean that it actually needs 30 low grade spirit stone to work, to tell the truth, that array can do the same thing with just 18 low grade spirit stone," Rex said with a smirk "What¡­ then why does it takes 30 low grade spirit stone," Jiang Shuang asked in surprise "Because I set that limit, it uses 18 low grade spirit stone to work but it converts the remaining 12 low grade spirit stone in Spiritual Qi and transfers it to the batteries via grand spirit array, you can regard it as a small tax from the people that enter or exit Frozen Flame on a daily basis" Rex explained "Why are you getting so frustrated over such a small thing, didn''t I add free money in your Balance go enjoy it" Rex patted his shoulder then flew away Jiang Shuang''s lips twitched Almost all the funding for the current equipment is actually coming from his pocket, Rex has already used up most of his money when completing the grand spirit array ''But why am I paying too¡­'' He thought Rex flew to a little far away place form the Frozen Flame ''I have now reached Soul Core Forming 1st stage in soul cultivation so it''s the right time to try to make the cure for Zakiya'' (Rex) He stopped after finding a big open ground without many beasts ''He should be here by tomorrow morning, now that I already found a good place so I should go back to the castle and take a rest'' Rex thought But suddenly the shadow of a tree behind him distorted and a big figure came out of it Rex suddenly felt chills running down his spine, he slowly turned around only to see a giant wolf like creature covered in black mist standing behind him "Well, I Am Here," Zakiya said in his usual tone "Damn¡­ you almost gave me a heart attack how the hell you came here that fast" Rex exclaimed "Your Space Law Is Not The Only Thing Capable Of Shuttling Through Space There Are Many Things That Can Have Same Effect, Now Less Talk And More Work," Zakiya said as he waved his paw and many herbs fell out of thin air Rex didn''t talk more and just quietly collected all the herbs "With all the herbs we have, you can only have two tries so be careful if the refining failed both times then I am not sure if you can collect them all in less than 100 years or I will even survive that far," Zakiya said in a serious tone "Don''t worry, who do you think is refining this cure, you think I will fail at something like that" Rex said in a confident tone but it only made Zakiya more worried "I See¡­ Just To Be Sure You Have A Good Furnace Right? Or I Will Help You Get One Fro¡­." Zakiya just asked it to make sure that no mistakes happen "Furnace? why would I need that" Rex said in a prideful tone "..." (Zakiya) "You Kidding Me?" Zakiya spoke in a low tone "You are a male, how can I have kids with you," Rex said with an innocent face The next second Zakiya''s shadow came out of the ground and pounced on him, Rex was on the ground under his paw "Looks Like You Are Not Going To Get Serious So How About It, If You Failed The Refining Both Times Then I Will Destroy The City You Are Building," Zakiya said in a threatening tone then his shadow removed his paw from Rex and became normal again Rex completely ignored his threat, he just stood up from the ground and removed the dust from his clothes "I Am Not Lying," Zakiya said in a loud tone when he saw his behavior "I didn''t say you are lying, it''s just if you are in your right mind then you will do nothing knowing that I am the only one who could make the cure And as for the furnace, it can''t help me in making the cure if I really try to make the cure in that kind of way then it will be a complete failure because my cultivation base and soul strength are not enough to support it" Rex said as he walked a little away from him to start refining the cure ''From Where Does His Confidence Comes?'' (Zakiya) Rex placed all the herbs together and took a deep breath, with all the needed 245 herbs, he could only try to refine the cure two times so if the refining failed then it will be trouble for both him and Zakiya Rex''s focus was on the herbs so he didn''t notice that when Zakiya looked at him his eyes slightly gave a red luster like he used some kind of pupil art just now ''Telekinesis + Transmutate + Atomize'' (Rex) All the herbs flew in the air and started to melt rapidly When Zakiya on the side saw this, he almost cursed at Rex aloud ''What The... It Can''t Be That.... Law Of Destruction? Yes It Must Be Some Other Trick Which Just Looks Similar To It'' Zakiya comforted himself so that his view of the world still remains the same as before But then he saw that many things that Rex didn''t add started to appear within those melted herbs In truth those things didn''t appear out of anywhere, Rex just used Atomize to convert some things... mainly certain substances in those herbs into completely new ones with different properties but Zakiya couldn''t see the whole thing that''s why he reached a conclusion that these things were appearing out of nowhere ''He... He Is Creating Things Out Of Thin Air... Is It Law Of Creation? Or Is It The Effect Of Poison That I Am Hallucinating? Isn''t Both Law Of Creation And Law Of Destruction Just Myths How Can A Brat Who Is Still Wet Behind The Ears Wield Them After All This Is Over I Will Check His Whole Background'' Zakiya inwardly made this decision Normally with his personality a youth like Rex would never enter his eyes, but unknowingly Rex kept showing him something beyond common sense again and again that it caught his interest, it was the reason that Zakiya let Rex talk with him so freely like that or else being someone who could enter Rex''s sea of consciousness by just using his Friend List, how hard would it be for him to take Rex under his control According to Rex, the only reason for which Zakiya let him talk like that is for cure but it''s not completely true rather it''s only a small part of the true reason Refining this cure was harder than anything Rex made until now, it wasn''t something Rex could make in a few hours Rex kept refining all 245 herbs separately and merged them in a different combination, the process looked simple but it was the hardest part, even a small mistake could change the flow of reaction and result in a completely different substance Minutes passed like seconds and hours passed like minutes, three days passed just like that and Rex was still refining the cure Zakiya was also there all this time to take care of Rex in case something happens Rex clothes were now covered in sweat but he didn''t seem to care about it, his only focus on the three huge spheres consisted of different chemical floating above his head, he was at the final pace of making the cure 226 Chapter 225 : : A Hidden Card Two of the three liquid spheres were of green and golden color and the last one was colorless like water Under Rex''s control, the three spheres started to merge into one, when they all came in contact with each other a sudden burst of a very sweet and alluring fragrance took place The fragrance spread to tens of kilometers in just a few seconds, it had an alluring charm to it that attracted the beasts that were miles away from Rex A horde of beasts rushed towards Rex but the second they felt the presence of Zakiya all of them stopped in their tracks, most of them reluctantly left after just watched Zakiya from afar but the remaining few looked at the merging liquid spheres above Rex with desire filled eyes Although they didn''t know what it was but their instincts told them that it''s highly beneficial for them and that smell was just too intoxicating for them to step back, they all wanted it but because of Zakiya they didn''t dare to step forward and attack Rex for it, they just looked at each other hoping to see who will go first Finally, one brown furred fox with two tails lost his patience and rushed toward Rex with his full speed hoping to drink as much as potion he could in one bite and ran away before Zakiya could move When the brown fox was close enough to Rex he instantly used a strange special ability and dived into the ground like it was a swimming pool but instead of striking his head on the ground his body actually sank in it then it came up and swam like it was water While swimming in the ground he was a few times faster compared to when he was ruining on the grown, which increased his confidence for completing his task and he completely ignored Zakiya''s existence Greed often takes over one''s reasoning, the brown furred fox was no exception Zakiya just looked at him like he was looking at a dead person, he just slightly raised his front right paw and stomped the ground When he did that, a trail of black ice appeared on the ground below his feet and expanded towards the brown furred fox at an astonishing speed, the brown fox suddenly felt cold on his back but it was too late for his too react his whole body froze in a layer of black ice when most of his body was still under the ground When the other beasts who were a little far away from the brown fox saw that they stepped back a little and looked at the frozen fox with fear filled eyes but suddenly they realized that something was wrong, even after the brown fox was frozen the black ice trail didn''t stop it was moving towards them All of them turned around and was about to run but suddenly many spikes made of black ice came from underground and pierced them all at some places, although the wound from the spikes was in itself not deep but once the black ice came in contact with their body it madly sucked their Qi from their body and used it to grow and freeze them on the spot On the other side, Rex had almost completely merged the three liquid spheres, when all the spheres combined then instead of increasing, their volume decreased, at that time Rex had already noticed Zakiya killing the beast so when he was still distracted Rex made a small cut on his wrist and added his blood in the potions He didn''t know if Zakiya will be able to notice it or not but he did that because it was necessary to increase the success rate and effects of the potion he only had two ties but if possible he wanted to make it in one go because then he will have a lot of precious herbs left to make more of it or something different but at the same level as this one The newly formed liquid sphere was completely colorless even when the dark red blood was added to the colorless liquid sphere it still remained colorless, it was colorless to an extent that it looked like distilled water that has been freed of all the impurities but the fragrance coming from it was too intoxicating even for Rex When the merging was finished, Rex sighed in relief and wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead then he took out ten conical flasks out of his inventory Rex divided the colorless liquid into ten equal parts and put it in those conical flasks then he placed them all in his inventory Rex then took a deep breath and looked at the sky ''So what type of heavenly trial it will be'' Rex thought as he looked at the unsettling weather in the sky When an Alchemist makes a high grade pill like a spirit grade pill¡­ something out of their league for the first time then they have to face a heavenly trial, the power and type of the trial depends on the thing they made Suddenly black clouds appeared in the sky and crackling sound of thunder echoed in the surrounding ''So it''s a thunder tribulation¡­ my luck''s grade is probably fake'' Rex looked at the black clouds with a solemn expression Thunder tribulation is the hardest trial to pass when it comes to heavenly trial Normally a heavenly trail appears when the alchemist is about to condense the pill but Rex ways were different he never condensed the pill but made it into a potion form so he finished it before the trial even began [It''s all right, it''s just a heavenly trial so how bad it can be?] Rose tried to comfort him but in the next second Rex felt that the Qi in his body is becoming a little restless and the wind around him was somewhat unusual Suddenly Rex saw that the spiritual Qi in the wind became chaotic it got mixed with strong gusts of wind and turned into something like a small Qi-wind blade than flew at him, Rex easily dodged it but his face was a little dark ''Well done Rose'' (Rex) [It''s not my fault] ''But seriously?¡­ why is there Qi storm here too, isn''t heavenly trial only gives one trial then why I am facing two different trails at the same time'' Rex rubbed his forehead If thunder tribulation is the hardest heavenly trial then Qi storm is definitely ranked second, under Qi storms it becomes hard for a cultivator to use their Qi efficiently resulting in the increase in chances of pill failure Furthermore, others cannot interfere in someone else''s trial or the level of hardness of the trial will increase depending on the strength of the one who interfered Rex looked at Zakiya, expecting some help from him "Good Luck" Zakiya waved his paw at him "¡­" (Rex) "You big wolf, if something happens to me then you can forget about the cure" Rex shouted from afar Black lines appeared on Rex''s forehead ''It''s no use expecting any help from him, I need to switch to Plan B, I wanted to keep it as a hidden card for the future but ¡­sigh..'' Rex flew towards Frozen Flame at his fastest speed ''This Brat, Does He Think He Can Fool Me? He Has So Many Tricks That He Keeps Showing To Others So It Would Be Strange If He Doesn''t Have Few Hidden Cards Under His Sleeve¡­ Now Let Me See What He Got'' Zakiya thought when he saw Rex flying towards Frozen Fame ..Crakle¡­.Crrkkkllee¡­ A bolt of thunder struck towards Rex Rex didn''t take the risk and directly used Instant Transmission to dodge it He successfully evaded it but then the thunder struck him again and this time there were more than ten bolts of thunder that came towards him Rex wanted to use Instant Transmission but he didn''t use it, in last three days his mental strength was put to the test and now if he used Instant Transmission again and again then it will result in high mental fatigue ''Battle-Wings + Holy Shield'' (Rex) Four blood red wings came out of his back and folded themselves around his body, at the same time a spherical golden Qi shield appeared around him and covering his whole body ..Boom..Boom¡­. The shield was only able to hold on for the first three strikes before cracks appeared on it and got shattered on the fourth thunderstrike His wings were able to take all the remaining hits but he still received some damage because the penetrating power of the thunder was high [-20 P] [-9 P] [-13 P] ''A little more¡­ I am almost there'' Rex thought as he looked at the big wall of Frozen Flame in his sight Rex took out the SB v1.0 and equipped it on his head ''Activate The Grand Spirit Array''s Second Form'' Rex ordered [Administrator access is required for acknowledging the command] ''My Administrator ID: Rex Andrews and Password: Rex is smarter than Rose'' Rex said [You gonna get it someday] ''I will see it by then'' Rex said as he flew inside the region of Frozen Flame [Administrator access granted] [Activating Grand Spirit Array''s Second Form...] Suddenly the crystal above all the tower began to shine, then a purple ray of light came from the crystal of one tower and attached itself to the crystal of another tower on it''s right forming a link, the crystals of other towers did the same After all the tower''s crystal had formed the link with the neighboring tower crystal they started to form a link with other towers too, in just a few seconds several links got formed connecting every single tower to other nine towers Then the cubic crystal above the silver tower which was quiet until now emitted dazzling bright light all of a sudden, under that light all the links which were straight until now changed shaped then they started to combine with each other and formed different patterns, it looked like they were all wool thread which were now being sewed into a sweater Soon a gigantic light curtain which looked similar to a net made of hexagonal blocks got formed above the whole region 227 Chapter 226 : : Grand Spirit Arrays Second Form It wasn''t over there, the gigantic net like shield which was like a flat board until now changed shape, it now looked like a hemispherical bowl that was placed above the region with its bottom facing the sky All the links that were sewn into the net like structure had now even covered the towers themselves, the links from the crystal on the tower were now connected to other nods in the middle of the net, the purple light coming from the links filled all the hexagonal blocks to make a semi-transparent purple curtain in the hollow space of those blocks The gigantic purple hemispherical shield made of countless small hexagonal shields appeared above the whole Frozen Flame The whole shield was made of countless hexagonal purple shields just like Rex''s Diamond Shell ability, he actually used the structure of shield made by Diamond Shell as a reference while making this grand spirit array, it was actually Rex''s original work Jiang Shuang, mother beast, baby beast, and all the workers in the Frozen Flame could see this abnormal change, it was like they were inside a bottle and a cap appeared on it out of nowhere Everyone''s expression was solemn, although they didn''t know why this thunder tribulation and Qi Storm was coming towards them but they knew if the person accompanying it came close to them then it''s power will increase ¡­..Crrrkkklllleeee¡­..Boooomm¡­... When they were still in shock, they heard the crackling sound of thunder, then suddenly several bolts of thunder struck on the shield All the thunderbolts struck the semi-transparent gigantic shield together but there was no sign of damage on the shield, furthermore one could see the trail of thunder sparks that were moving towards the poles then got sucked by the crystal after reaching it ''Well although I didn''t make any machine that uses thunder or electricity but I did make batteries that are able to store it'' Rex looked at the shield in satisfaction The main reason for which Rex made the batteries like that was for facing his future thunder tribulation after breaking through to Core Breaking stage, it was at the time when Rex only thought about making his base here but later when he decided to make a city too he canceled the plan but those batteries were already made by then It wasn''t over when all the thunder strikes landed, Rex saw that countless blades of Qi mixed with the strong gust of winds attacked the shield just after that, one Qi blade like that might not do much damage to someone but when the number is multiplied by hundreds and even thousands then the situation is different But when Rex saw them striking the shield he wasn''t anxious or scared instead he was filled with joy, like heavens were sending gifts to him ''Now heavens will witness the main ability of my Grand Spirit Array: Second Form'' Rex thought as he looked towards the sky ''Good now that the shield has absorbed the Qi it will be put in Grade-C batteries'' Rex thought There are many batteries for storing Qi in Frozen Flame but they are graded depending on the quality of Qi they store because with the different quality they provide a different output when used as input For example, when Rex used Energy Converter and changed his Exp into Qi then it was transferred to Grade-A batteries The Qi obtained from the Transmission array as tax is stored in Grade-B batteries And the last one that is directly absorbed from the atmosphere¡­ like by using Qi gathering array and Grand Spirit Array is stored in Grade-C batteries The total power the Core Smart Brain shows is after calculating the input-output rate of the Qi in all the batteries, Rex usually use Energy Converter to refine Qi from Grade-C to Grade-B to increase the output ''To start and maintain the Grand Spirit Array''s Second Form the system should have used around 6% or the total energy¡­ but it is absorbing the Qi from Qi storm too so let''s see if I am making profit or loss'' Rex quickly used the SB v1.0 to check the data According to the information Rex got, the array indeed used 6% of the total power reserve but it was only able to recover 2% from the Qi storm Rex sighed, if it was about quantity then the Qi he got from the Qi storm was almost half the total Qi Rex refined using Energy Covered all this time but the quality was a problem Thunder strikes and Qi blades kept assaulting the shield but with time their assault grew weaker it looked like the heaven''s trial was about to end, Rex panicked when he saw that Rex was silent for a while then he suddenly took out a blank board and wrote something on it Rex then raised the board facing the sky The words written on it were¡­ ''Heaven Bro you can do it, don''t give up'' "Go Heaven Go, Go Heaven Go¡­ don''t give up, just a little more" Rex started cheering But there was no response ''Tch¡­ looks like it won''t work'' (Rex) [You Serious?] ''It did work in NBA, well let''s move to plan B'' Rex then looked around Suddenly his eyes landed on Jiang Shuang standing a little away from him, Rex''s eyes shined then he rushed towards him When Jiang Shuang saw Rex rushing towards him, he felt good inside¡­ he thought Rex is coming to check if he was injured by the thunder tribulation or anything but then he felt something was wrong, he noticed that the sky that was just clearing from the black cloud got dark again "Master Rex Stoppp¡­ the thunder tribulation is not over yet" Jiang Shuang shouted at top of his lungs to warn Rex, he believed that Rex thought that the thunder tribulation was over and came to meet him "I Know" Rex didn''t stop instead he increased his speed and hugged Jiang Shuang tightly Jiang Shuang panicked, when he saw the crackling thunder in the black cloud his face became slightly pale, now that he was involved in the trial he would also face the tribulation with the Rex and if the shield was not able to hold on then it will be over for him, after all, a mere Heaven venerable cultivator how would he even face thunder tribulation on his own Rex didn''t seem to be satisfied by Jiang Shuang alone, he noticed few maids and servants standing a little far away When their eyes met Rex''s they panicked but they had nowhere to run, Rex rushed towards them in the next second "Woah! Brother you have nice muscles¡­" "Hi, Little Sister have me met before" "Hey girl wanna get a drink before we go" "Sawade call, happy now" Whenever Rex came in contact with a person the thunder tribulation and Qi storm''s power increased a little, their cultivation base was lower than Rex so it didn''t have an extreme effect but after coming in contact with multiple peoples the effect got stacked one after another ''Oye system how much?'' (Rex) [The total power reserve is 16%] ''Good let''s go find a big fish this time¡­ oh ho ho I know a right person for this job, where''s my little baby let''s go meet your mother'' Rex checked the Mini-Map and found out that the baby beast and the mother beast were in the same place When Rex arrived at the location and saw them, his lips can''t help but twitch Both baby beast and mother beast were sitting on the ground like an obedient puppy and were looking at the thunderbolts assaulting the shield like it was a firework show in the night sky Rex walked to them and sat in the little space between them When Rex came near them, the power of the thunder tribulation and Qi storm increased by several folds but the shield still held on Rex took out a big bowl filled with purple barres and placed it in front of the baby beast, the baby beast was not reserved he dug in and emptied the bowl in one go ''It''s a shame I don''t have popcorn right now'' Rex thought Rex words comforted him and he finally took a breath of relief The heavenly trial lasted for the next 3 hours and the total power reserve reached 27% Rex even had the idea of going close to Zakiya to increase the power of thunder tribulation but the problem was he didn''t have any idea about Zakiya''s true strength so he didn''t know how much power of thunder tribulation it can increase that''s why he decided not to take such risk What he didn''t know was that Zakiya was already cursing him when he saw that someone can use heavenly trail like that, after spying on Rex all this while he had already seen how Rex stores the Qi somewhere and uses it to control those ID card things¡­ Zakiya was also very curious but he didn''t ask Rex about it because if he did then Rex will know that he was being spied on and will be more cautious from then on After the tribulation was over Rex came back to meet Zakiya "How did you made that strange array?" Zakiya asked directly Rex was not surprised by his question he knew that Zakiya had reached the legendary ''a thought becomes an array'' state so how could his special array made using Array Circuit Tech not catch his attention when he can''t see through it "I just make it using different technology, in simple words I made it using my knowledge and my own special abilities that''s why others cannot understand or make it," Rex said causally Zakiya nodded Rex only spoke the half truth so it wasn''t taken as a lie and his roundabout way of saying it also meant that this is his specialty so he is not too comfortable to leak any information about it Zakiya didn''t ask more, right now his focus was more on the potion Rex took out one conical flask filled with the colorless potion and placed it in front of Zakiya then he nodded towards him with a serious face then turned around and started to walk away Zakiya looked at the potion then at Rex who was walking away, if there was no black mist covering his body then others would be able to see how dark his face was right now ''Does This Brat Take Me For A Fool?'' (Zakiya) He tapped the ground with a fingernail, suddenly a wall of black ice appeared before Rex and blocked his path "Aren''t You Forgetting Something?" Zakiya said with a sneer "Huh? Isn''t our deal completed just now" Rex said with an honest face "Cut The Crap¡­ You Bastard Made 10 potions And Just Gave Me One, Do You Think I Can"t Even Do That Much Calculation" Zakiya shouted at him, no one in his entire life had ever tried to trick him in broad daylight like that 228 Chapter 227 : : Truth Seeker "Cut The Crap¡­ You Bastard Made 10 And Just Gave Me One, Do You Think I Can''t Even Do That Much Calculation" Zakiya shouted at him, no one in his entire life has ever tried to trick him in broad daylight like that ''Tch¡­ if it wasn''t for the almost exhausted mental strength at the moment I would have used Instant Transmission to escape'' (Rex) "Wolfy Brother what will you do with 10 potions? I think one should be enough to dispel the poison if it doesn''t have a sustainable effect then I can consider giving you one more" Rex said in a polite and carrying tone "Yeah, That''s What I Want To Say, It''s The Cure Of My Poison Right? So It Should Be Useless For You So Why Do You Still Want It? Or Maybe It Can Do Something More Than Just Curing The Poison" Zakiya narrowed his eyes at him ''Damn¡­ why he is showing his intelligence at a time like this, what do you think Rose can it really purify bloodline and raise my status?'' (Rex) [Definitely, these potions contain the essence of 245 precious herbs and most of them are spirit herbs and the way it cures the poison is by developing the immunity of the body to an extent that the poison will be devoured by the victim''s own body, resulting in giving strong poison immunity against these kinds of poison to victim''s body Although I am not sure about the actual extra effects but it''s the ultimate nemesis of poisons furthermore it can provide strong vitality to user''s body I even think that it can unlock a new evolution possibility for you, it''s so strong that if a normal Core Forming Stage cultivator took it without diluting it, then their body will likely explode from overloading of unstable energy] "How about it Wolfy Brother I will give you two potions, it took so much effort to make it and I even made it in one try so I should have the bigger piece right," Rex said after pondering for a while ''He Just Dodged My Questions¡­'' (Zakiya) "I Want At Least 7 You Can Have The Remaining 3, I Am Already Being Generous" Zakiya said "How about 3?" Rex said with a reluctant expression "I Want 6, You Also Have The Remaining One Set Of Herbs Right? if You Don''t Want It Then Give It Back To Me" Zakiya said in a firm tone ''I Am Not An Alchemist So Those Herbs Are Pretty Useless For Me If I Already Have The Cure, I Only Had All Those Things Because At That Time I Took Everything At My Disposable Before Escaping'' (Zakiya) "How about 3 and a half" Rex didn''t give up "On Another Thought, Just Give All Ten Of Them To Me," Zakiya said lazily "Wait bro don''t get angry we can still talk okay, how about I give you 4 potions and promise to help you refine anything like that one more time in the future¡­ without any price," Rex said with a bleeding heart ''Calm down Rex who has seen tomorrow, maybe we won''t even meet each other in the future what does a promise like that cost'' Rex comforted himself "5 It''s My Limit Or You Can Forget About The Reward," Zakiya said with a resolute tone "Deal, but I want one more thing you have probably hunted many strong spirit beasts all these years right for their core to power up right? I want the whole bodies of 2 beasts of my choice" Rex said "Okay, I Don''t Have Them On Me Right Now, You Can Take Them After I Check The Effects Of This Potion" Zakiya agreed directly Rex asked for the bodies of two beasts because of his next evolution, In Rex''s first evolution he used the DNA of 5 different beasts as a foundation and obtained their special traits as a result, Rex could gain the abilities of other beasts easily but he couldn''t get their trait He didn''t have the opportunity to choose any DNA signature for gaining traits in his second evolution, although he still obtained a trait ''Remold'' but it was because of the species he evolved into and it was still very rare for him to obtain it Now Rose told him that he can add three more DNA signatures to his main 5 foundation bloodlines, as for why Rex asked for the whole bodies¡­ if he just uses their DNA signature then the chances for gaining a trait will be low but if he has their real blood or their whole body then the chances for obtaining their traits will increase... as for why Rex only asked for two bodies, not three, it''s because he already has a candidate for the third option in mind Rex nodded then took out 4 more bottles of potion and gave it to Zakiya "So Did You Think Of Any Name For This Potion," Zakiya asked while taking those potions "Hmmm¡­ It can counter the deadly poison that can even make someone strong as you stand before the death''s door so how about ''Elixir of Life'' " Rex said after some thinking "Elixir For Life¡­ Not Bad, One More Thing I Have A Surprise For You" Zakiya said in a meaning full tone Rex''s eyes shined ''Surprise? I thought he won''t give me my reward before seeing the effects of the potion but to think I will obtain it right away¡­ hehe'' (Rex) "Really what is it," Re asked in an excited tone "Hmm... You Know I Have A Pretty High Status In Higher Realm, There Are Countless People Who Follow Me And Learn From Me¡­ All Of Them Wants To Learn My Secret Techniques And Want To Become Strong As Me But I Never Took Someone Under My Wing But You Kid Is Not Bad, You Got Talent And I Also Like Your Temperament So I Will Let You Have The Honor Of Becoming My Direct Disciple So Now Kowtow To Me And¡­." Zakiya was saying in a prideful tone but the second the last sentence came out of his mouth Rex excitement disappeared and he interrupted him "Not Interested," Rex said then walked away Zakiya froze ''Did I Hear It Wrong? Or Maybe He Heard It Wrong¡­'' Zakiya thought In his life, there were many people who wanted to become his disciple because of his might, especially because of his unique law that he comprehended on his own which shows his terrifying comprehension talent "Hey, Brat! Why Did You Reject My Offer, I Am Allowing You To Become My Disciple Even When You Are Human And Yet You Still Rejected It, You Might Not Get Another Opportunity As Big As This One In Your Life" Zakiya blocked his way when he saw that Rex was leaving "Don''t take it to the heart I just don''t want a teacher and what do you mean by a human disciple?" Rex asked Zakiya''s words caught his interest "Huh? Can''t You Figure It Out Yourself¡­ It''s Because Of Lifespan Even A Spirit Beast Has Few Times More Lifespan Compared To A Normal Human And I Come In The Category Of A Divine Beast And Divine Beasts Naturally Have Several Times More Lifespan Than A Normal Human Being Lifespan And Race Also Affects The Blood Essence In Your Body And When Human Grow Old Early They Loses Their Blood Essence And Are Unable To Breakthrough Normally When One Accepts A Disciple They Expect That Their Disciple Will Achieve More Than Them Eventually Surpassing Them And Continue Their Legacy In The Future But If Their Disciple Have Small Lifespan And Dies Before Them Then Wouldn''t It Be A Waste Of All Their Efforts¡­ The Only Thing That Will Remain Will Be The Grief And Pain Of The Deceased Disciple Although Humans Can Use Some Treasure, Techniques And Pills That Increases Their Lifespan A Little But External Things Cannot Amount Much And Has A Limited Effect Furthermore People From Other Races Can Also Use Them I Could See You Have A Strange But Strong Bloodline So Your Lifespan Should Be More Than That Of A Normal human But It''s Still Far Less Than Me" Zakiya explained, he decided to take things smoothly and slowly to convince Rex to become his disciple ''His words would have been right if I was a normal human but I am Green-Tier Mind Carbonite Human, I am not something that can be compared to a normal human being which also includes my long lifespan that increases with every evolution furthermore my physical age is not even 2 years'' Rex thought "I understand what you mean¡­. but then after knowing all these things why do you still want to take me as a disciple you can take a spirit beast or a divine beast race with a long lifespan as a disciple right?" Rex asked doubtfully "It''s Obviously Because Of Talent, Although Human''s Usually Have Less Lifespan And Special Ability Disadvantage Compared To Most Of The Races But Their Talent In Cultivation Far Surpasses Other, This Fact May Not Apply For The Whole Human Race But It Can Still Be Applied For Most Of Them It''s Like Your Race Is Made For The Sole Purpose Of Cultivating Whether It''s Comprehension Power Of Cultivation Speed Human Have High Talent In These Things, People Call Human''s Jack Of All Trades And Master Of None For A Reason You Know, Most Races Have Their Specialty But Human Have None They Are All-Rounder Other Races Sometimes Even Have Necessary Requirements For Living Like Living In Hot Climate Or Living In Cold Climate But You Humans Can Be Found Almost Everywhere Just What Was The Creator Thinking While Making You People" Zakiya said while looking at the sky Rex was a little embarrassed when he heard it Zakiya continued after a short pause "I Got Off Topic just Now, I Want You To Be My Disciple Because Your Talent And Character Meets My Requirement Although Your Lifespan Is Less But Your Talent Can Make Up For It As Long As You Continue To Breakthrough To Higher Stages Your Lifespan will Keep Increasing," Zakiya said in a serious tone ''looks like he noticed the change in my cultivation base between the time when I first met him and now'' (Rex) "Again to the same point why me, there are so many people in the higher realm who have higher cultivation base, good talent and strong background than me so there should at least be one who meets your requirement," Rex asked with a serious expression Zakiya was silent for a moment then he lightly stomped his paw on the ground then a hemispherical light curtain covered both Rex and him. the thin light curtain was like a soundproof wall that blocked any leakage of sound from inside "With Your Cunning Nature, You Should Have Already Figured Out That I Can Detect Lies Right? It''s Because Of My Unique Bloodline Ability ''Truth Seeker'', It''s An Active Ability That Allows Me To Find Out If Someone Is Lying When I Met You For The First Time, I Didn''t Think That We Will Make A Deal, I Will Let You Go And Now We Are Here¡­ That''s Why I Didn''t Try To Hide It And When I Didn''t Detect Any Lie From Your Words For A Long Time I Guessed That You Probably Figured Out The Only Weakness Of This Ability And That Is¡­. It Detects Lies But Doesn''t Detect The Truth" Zakiya said with a serious expression 229 Chapter 228 : : A New Member Of The Castle ''I was so focused on hiding my lies that I almost forgot that as someone who is used to hear many people lying around will definitely get suspicious if someone starts to speak only truth all of a sudden, how could I make such a silly mistake, I need to be more careful in the future'' (Rex) "Yeah I had the idea, so what do you mean by that?" Rex asked. "Only A Few People Know About My Ability, As For Why I Mentioned It? It''s Because Of This Ability I Can Tell The Difference Between What They Show And What They Are, They All Do Flattery And Talk About Loyalty But What They Want Is My Shadow Law. Right Now You Don''t Need To Think About What Is Shadow Law, What I Want To Say Is, People''s Hearts Are Way Darker Than What They Show. Because Of This Ability I Was Never Able To Put My Trust In Anyone, But You Kept Your Word And Completed The Deal Without Any Malicious Intent Towards Me. It Showcases Your Character, And I Don''t Even Need To Mention Anything About Your Talent. That''s Why I Want You To Be My Disciple. Listen, Rex, No Matter How Talented You Are, Without A Good Teacher Or Mentor You Will Just Squander All Of It. I Am Also An Array Expert, So I Can Help You In Your Profession Too. I Am Not Saying All This Out Of Nowhere, I Have Observed You For A Long Time, You Are Just Like Uncut-Diamond Who Is Yet To Be Processed" Zakiya said in a serious tone. Rex was slightly surprised by his words, he didn''t think Zakiya had such a high opinion of him. "I am grateful that you think so highly of me but.. you are not entirely correct. You think of me as a good person right, let me tell you something, I already had a master who is no more, guess how he died? I ordered my men to give him death as painful as possible" Rex said with a sneer then used Instant Transmission and disappeared from his place. He didn''t want to use Instant Transmission but he also didn''t want to talk on this topic anymore Zakiya didn''t chase after him either, he just casually looked at the sky and thought. ''This Guy Didn''t Even Have The Heart To Use That Beast Cub As A Hostage Against The Drakon And He Says He Is Cruel Enough To Kill His Teacher, What A Joke¡­. Hmmm But My Ability Says He Didn''t Lie Then Maybe He Did It Because He Didn''t Have Any Other Choice Or¡­ Maybe His Master Didn''t Have Any Good Intention Towards Him. I Can Convince Him Later Too, For Now, I Should Focus On Overcoming This Poison, I Already Have The Potions I Will Go Into Seclusion For A While. I Hope It Works'' Zakiya''s body again changed into a shadow, then it merged with the shadow of the tree and disappeared. When Rex arrived at Frozen Flame, Jiang Shuang wanted to talk to him about something, but Rex was too tired, so he directly went to the second floor to sleep. He slept for the next 30 hours, his body had recovered in less than 20 hours but he just wanted to rest for a while more. ''This smell¡­ so good, so intoxicating. It''s light and it doesn''t irritate my nose at all. Did Jiang Shuang bring a new perfume¡­ no, it gives a feminine feeling, he couldn''t have possibly picked it'' Rex thought as he followed the scent. As he followed the fragrance, he arrived at the main hall of the ground floor only to get stunned when he saw the source of it. Rex saw that Jiang Shuang and a woman were standing there, at present Jiang Shuang was getting scolded by her. "Patriarch Jiang, how many times have I told not to walk inside the house while wearing shoes, you still haven''t changed this bad habit," The woman said with a calm face, her words might be harsh but her tone was a melody in itself. She appeared quite young, but she had a well-developed body, like a mature woman. Her fair skin, golden hair, coupled with her slate-gray eyes and rosy lips, enhanced her charm to another level. Whether it was sizes or curves, she had an explosive figure. Her posture and composed look showcased her firm temperament. The woman was wearing a blue-white dress, the dress had a matching white pair of gloves and long frock included which covered most of her skin. The only visible parts were her face and the neckline that slightly revealed her cleavage. Her golden hair was tied into a bun behind her head Her dress was similar to that of a high-rank maid uniform or female steward in noble families, Rex knew it because of the knowledge he gained using Mind Arts on his enemies before. Whether it was beauty, dress up or temperament Rex liked everything about her, but right now the main thing that caught his attention was not that but the fragrance coming from her. ''Her choice of perfume is praiseworthy'' Rex thought. Because of his strong sense of smell Rex can''t stand most of the perfumes they cause irritation in his nose but this one not only felt nice, it also didn''t cause any irritation to him. When Jiang Shuang noticed the Rex entering the hall his eyes shined and he hurriedly interrupted the woman. "Wait¡­ see, he is here, Master Rex come meet her, she is the one I was talking about the day before yesterday," Jiang Shuang said. The woman also stopped talking and turned to look at Rex, when their eyes meet she looked at him for a moment before slightly bowing and introducing herself. "I am Lucia, It''s my pleasure to meet Young Master Rex in person, I am the head maid and the caretaker of Patriarch Jiang''s mansion I have been called here to take care of Young Master Rex''s castle" Lucia bowed and said in a calm tone. She didn''t appear surprised when she saw Rex, remaining composed the whole time. ''Young Master Rex¡­'' Rex''s heartbeat fastened. [You can fantasize later as much as you want, it''s better to respond to her for now] "I am Rex Andrews, I am glad Miss Lucia took on the task of taking care of this castle, this way I will be much more at ease, from today onward this castle shall be in your care," Rex said with a smile. ''So he did remember, I thought that he didn''t hear anything at that time because he was sleepy'' Jiang Shuang thought when he saw Rex''s response {As I thought, you never heard anything at that time, did you? she is Lucia she used to take care of my house, my main base on this continent to be exact. Didn''t you ask me to bring a person who can take care of main matters, guide the servants and maids here, who is also a strong and trustworthy person¡­ Rex''s face was dark. Jiang Shuang immediately shut up, he firmly believed that Rex dares to do that. Lucia was a little confused that why is Jiang Shuang is addressing such a young person as Master Rex but she had already started to call him Young Master Rex and no one including Rex himself stopped her so she felt that changing the way of addressing in the middle of the conversation wouldn''t be a good idea. "Have you decided on a room to stay?" Rex asked in a polite tone. "I arrived just a while ago, so I haven''t had the time to find one yet" Lucia replied. "Oh, so that''s how it is, if I may recommend then, it''s better if Miss Lucia choose a room on the third floor, especially on the left side. The view from the balcony there is pretty good and you can easily see the west side of the garden. It can help you keep an eye on the people working in the garden" Rex said with an honest face. "I will keep Young Master Rex''s advice in mind" Lucia replied politely. Jiang Shuang''s face was stiff as he stared at Rex with an ''I was wronged'' look. When the construction of the third floor was finished, Rex chose a room on the left side of it to live from henceforth. The rooms there were pretty big with a personal bathroom in each. The view from the window and balcony was also pretty good, so Jiang Shuang also chose a room near Rex''s, and had fun all day long. But later Rex scolded him saying that he makes too much noise and made him change to another room in a faraway corner. The whole third floor was only reserved for both of them, the exception was only the baby beast who mostly stayed in Rex''s room, but no one was allowed to go there. The cleaning was always done by Working Bots But now Rex directly told Lucia to pick a room there and a room on the same side as him, Jiang Shuang really felt wronged but Rex ignored his pitiful look directed at him. [Aren''t you the lucky one] ''Yes I am the chosen one but¡­ isn''t all this look too good to be true? She is such a beauty and a responsible person on top of that. She was managing his home, so why would he bring her here so easily, unless he is a eunuch or¡­gay? ¡­ cough... I should keep a few meter distance with him from now on¡­, just in case. Hmm¡­ but he has a daughter so the chances of something like that is not high and she was actually scolding him when he should have a higher status than her¡­ something smells fishy here,'' Rex thought as he suspiciously looked at Jiang Shuang. 230 Chapter 229 : : Thousand Fragrance Body "Young Master Rex, is it really necessary for Patriarch Jiang to go himself and do all that work in person for such a long time? he is a capable person and I believe he can easily manage all that from here, so can''t he stay here and manage all that work from here. I know that I am not in a place to give such suggestions but it will be easier for me to check on him if he remains here," Lucia said with slight hesitation. ''Long time work? I sent him out? easy to work if he remains here?'' Rex got a lot of clues after hearing her words. "Lucia, didn''t I told you not to mention it?" Jiang Shuang said in a slightly panicked tone. The corners of Rex''s lips curled upwards. He now already got the idea of what is happening. ''Appraisal: name \u0026 cultivation stage,'' (Rex) [Name: Lucia Cultivation stage: Core Forming 7th stage] ''As I thought this bastard Jiang Shuang, I knew something was wrong when her name was of a different type from him. She doesn''t even have Jiang surname so she shouldn''t be from that Jiang family. Although I don''t know her origin, she is probably keeping an eye on him and restricting his moment. He is not a monk but a damn womanizer she probably stopped him from doing many things, that''s why he is using my work as an excuse to put her here and enjoy his youth outside. No wonder he was so kind to me,''Rex thought "Hehe¡­ my important work was it?" Rex looked at Jiang Shuang with a smile harmless to humans and animals. "Ahem¡­ about that I consider every task given by Master Rex important so¡­" Jiang Shuang panicked when Rex looked at him that, so he spoke while averting his eyes in embarrassment. "I am honored that you give so much importance to my tasks but now that Miss Lucia has made such a request I can''t decline it. She is in charge of taking care of the whole castle from now on so I need to give her some face. That''s why I ask you to shift all your things from your previous mansion and to here in my castle permanently and from now on you can manage the work from here and only need to go outside for very important tasks. I will tell you in advance about those important tasks. Is that fine Miss Lucia?" Rex looked at her with a smile. Right now Rex was behaving like an ideal gentleman to an extent that if Wang Xiu Ying was here she would even doubt if he was the real Rex and not a fake. "I thank Young Master Rex for giving so much weight to my selfish request," Lucia thanked him. Jiang Shuang deeply sighed. Seeing him like that Rex just laughed inwardly saying ''It''s called payback''. "It''s not something you need to thank me for, we are going to live under the same roof from now on so it''s natural if we take care of each other. You just arrived here so you must be tired, so go and take some rest," Rex maintained his gentleman attire. After she left Rex''s elegant posture changed and the aura of gentleman went back to the netherworld. "You even told her my real name. Aren''t you afraid she will leak the information? If she does and someone plot against me using that information then the contract¡­ you know what I mean, right?" Rex put his hand around Jiang Shuang''s shoulder. "Don''t worry Master Rex, she is a clever and responsible person. I have years of trust in her she won''t reveal anything she sees or hears inside the castle to the outside world," Jiang Shuang said with a dull expression. He was unhappy because Rex wasted all his efforts in a single sentence. "By the way who is she? she is way stronger than you and it doesn''t seem like you hired her at all," Rex asked curiously. "She is with me from the time when I was still a part of Jiang Family. She was an orphan that my wife picked up to train. Although she is younger than me but she is stronger than me, her cultivation talent is far superior to others that''s why her cultivation base is above me too. I on the other hand was never too good at cultivating, so I am the weakest even among all my brothers and sisters. My wife told her to take care of me before she left that''s why she makes sure that I don''t get seduced by other women or get in trouble," Jiang Shuang explained. ''You getting seduced?¡­. give me a break, she is probably here so that she can save some innocent women from your clutches,'' Rex sneered inwardly. [It''s funny when it''s coming from you.] "You said your wife told her to take care of you before she left what does that mean?" Rex asked in confusion. "Sigh.. about that I was going to tell you anyway, you see¡­" Jiang Shuang sighed and was saying but Rex interrupted him. "It''s all right, I understand. I apologize for asking such a silly question," Rex said while patting his shoulder to comfort him. "Huh? I think yo¡­." Jiang Shuang looked at Rex then spoke again but Rex again interrupted him. "Didn''t I say there is no need to say anything. I wasn''t born yesterday, I understand these kinds of things. Let''s go for a walk outside, it will calm your heart," Rex said with a resolute face "But that''s not what I me..." Jiang Shuang again made a failed attempt to speak a complete sentence. "Brother Jiang, you can''t live with the past, you need to move forward I think your wife also wanted that from you. You have a beautiful daughter to take care of, so why should you get lost in the past," Rex said while looking in his eyes. Jiang Shuang remained quiet this time. Rex noticed that his face was a little dark. "Brother you seem a little angry? did something happen? what is it about?" Rex asked with an honest face. "My wife is alive and kicking," Jiang Shuang said with a dark face. "¡­" (Rex) [That''s why they say¡­ having incomplete information is more dangerous than having no information.] "You should have said that sooner and I was feeling bad for literally nothing." Rex snorted. Jiang Shuang had the urge to punch him in the face but he held back. "My wife is from Formless Water Palace, this sect is in a faraway place and she usually stays there to cultivate that''s why she told Lucia to take care of me," Jiang Shuang explained. "That aside, the scent Lucia use has a good fragrance, right? its smell was really good, do you know its name?" Rex said ''Wasn''t it Miss Lucia a few seconds ago,'' (Jiang Shuang) "Master Rex if you want to use an excuse to change the topic then at least use a better one. I don''t smell any fragrance and Lucia is a very simple woman I mean she doesn''t buy jewelry, perfume or any expensive dresses and I have never seen her using any perfume all these years so your excuse is meaningless," Jiang Shuang said "What you serious? a woman that doesn''t like jeweler¡­cough..cough... I mean, she is not using any perfume? so you really don''t smell a sweet intoxicating fragrance with a calming effect?" Rex asked again "As I said I don''t sme.. wait you said intoxicating and calming effect?" Jiang Shuang asked in a little surprised tone "That''s what I am saying," Rex said in annoyance "Master Rex''s sense of smell is really strong. If I am right then it''s because of her Thousand Fragrance body, she has a special physique but it''s not as strong as other special physiques it has no offensive or defensive power. Although it can be used to confuse your opponent using his sense of smell but with if the opponent has good mental strength then even that is useless. The only advantage is that it slightly raises her cultivation speed and makes her body acquire a unique fragrance but she can control it at her will, I mean she can suppress it so others cannot detect it but to think Master Rex still smelled it, I didn''t tell you about it because it wasn''t that noteworthy," Jiang Shuang explained. Rex now understood that the fragrance was not coming from the perfume but her body, he also knows that there are many special physiques that are not that good but are just a little different from the normal people and this physique was also one of those, many people label them useless physiques. ''Well at least now I don''t have to buy a room freshener,'' Rex thought. [They do say ''Be positive'' but to think you took it to that level.] "By the way tell me something, she is an orphan and takes care of you right now so¡­. she doesn''t have a close friend or a ¡­lover right? don''t you dare misunderstood I am just asking to make sure that no trouble follow her here. Although you brought her here I still need to confirm that someone is not using her to acquire information on me," Rex said with a serious face. "Didn''t you saw her expressionless face, she is that serious all the time, you think she will have a lover, she doesn''t even care about makeup or maintaining her good appearance, she is just natural beauty. She eats anything that is given to her and wears whatever she has¡­. she just doesn''t know the word favorite," Jiang Shuang was speaking but then he noticed that Rex was looking at him with a disdainful expression. "I never thought you were that type of disgusting person, you don''t even give her choices even in eating and clothing," Rex said in a bad tone. "Master Rex do you think I lack money to buy her food or clothes? I asked her countless time and even gave her money to spend but she only cares about her work. She takes her work as her duty, she highly respects my wife and is very grateful to her. My wife also cares about her and trusts her that''s why she left her with me so that she can take care of me and also freely live at home if I really force her to do something my wife will definitely kill me" Jiang Shuang said in a low tone. Rex nodded after thinking for a while. Rex was just about to walk out of the hall but Jiang Shuang suddenly grabbed his hand. "Master Rex although I remember you said you don''t care about other''s race, you sure about that," Jiang Shuang asked with a slightly worried expression. "Yeah I mean what I say, even if it''s a demon as long he or she is a good person I don''t care. But why are you asking that now?" Rex asked "Although I am not supposed to tell you this because she won''t like it, but she isn''t pure human. One of her parents was likely Demi-Human so she also has some similarity to them," Jiang Shuang explained 231 Chapter 230 : : Royal Sky Drakon "Although I am not supposed to tell you this because she won''t like it but she isn''t pure human. One of her parents was likely Demi-Human so she also has some similarities with them," Jiang Shuang explained. "Really? From which subspecies is she?" Rex asked in an excited tone. "That¡­ I already said too much. I also need to respect her privacy, so I can''t tell you that and Master Rex, please don''t let her know I told you she isn''t a pure human¡­ She doesn''t like to be mentioned in the hybrid category," Jiang Shuang said in a low volume. He was relieved that Rex really didn''t differentiate between people from other species. "I see¡­ Okay then, you focus on shifting your things to the castle and I will go check on some other things. Oh, yeah, one more thing¡­ call me Rex from now on" Rex said then left. ''Elder Jiang and Little Jiang should have finished moving all the goods from other branches of Myriad Auction House to the one in Corentis. I should go and check on them, if I am moving here then I also need to tell them about "it",'' Jiang Shuang thought. Rex was roaming in the region to observe the current development progress of Frozen Flame. When he was looking at the newly built buildings he noticed baby beast chasing a butterfly. ''Come to think of it, I still haven''t checked his body after the mutation was over,'' (Rex) "Hey little guy come here," Rex called the baby beast. When the baby beast heard his voice it stopped what it was doing and quickly came running like an obedient little kid. "Wait... Wait, baby, I can''t carry you like before," Rex was a little embarrassed when he saw the baby beast was about to jump into his arms. The baby beast looked a little disappointed, but it still stopped. Rex gently rubbed its head, he could now feel his hand touching the polished, jade-like surface of the scales on its head. Rex analyzed him while still rubbing its head to get a better appraisal result. [Title: Doting Son, Child Of Light, Blessed By The Wind Name: N/A HP: 450 P / 450 P | reg 6 P/s Monster Qi: 680 P / 680 P | reg 10 P/s Race: Royal Sky Drakon Bloodline: Rex''s Lineage Cultivation stage: Monster Emperor early stage Innate Flame: Flame Of Life STR: C+ (+25%) WIS: E AGI: D+ (+25%) INT: E+ VIT: C (+25%) END D+ (+25%) DEF: D+ (+25%) Traits: Innate-Strength, Innate-Agility, Innate-Endurance, Innate-Vitality, Innate-Defense, Ultra-Regeneration, Innate-Wind Affinity, Innate-Light Affinity, Innate-Wood Affinity, Innate-Poison Resistance, Innate-Acid Resistance, Innate-Dark Resistance, Innate-Wind Immunity, Innate-Light Immunity. Basic Abilities \u003c\u003e Special Abilities \u003c\u003e] Rex sucked in a breath of cold air. ''And everyone says I am the cheater,'' Rex thought as he looked at the interface. [Like father, Like son¡­ both are cheaters.] ''Don''t forget you are my cheat, but come to think of it, didn''t you say he wouldn''t get any ability as strong as mine,'' Rex wondered. [Yeah, and he didn''t obtain any abilities as unique or strong as yours. The abilities he has are not impossible to achieve for a beast with a powerful bloodline, but¡­ When I say that, I mean for a strong beast, it''s not difficult to obtain one or two ability like that, but gaining so many of them¡­, that''s something to think about. And another thing, as I said before, this advantage is limited to only him, his progeny wouldn''t get any similar benefits. The abilities or traits, they will receive, will be what he develops on his own and not the ones he got because of the bloodline merging. And having your lineage doesn''t mean your bloodlines are exactly same, it''s just that after merging, your bloodline took priority over the other and it can be said, he has your blood flowing through his veins.] ''I know, but it''s still not fair he gained so many traits with a single evolution hmmm¡­ the seven-headed thing, in his name, is missing too'' (Rex) [The beasts from Seven-Headed-Drakon race don''t have seven heads, because they have ''Seven-Heads'' in the name of their race, but are called Seven-Headed-Drakon because they grow seven heads in their full-fledged form. It''s not like he wouldn''t grow more heads, just because there is no ''Seven-Heads'', in his race identifier] "Come to think of it, little guy, you don''t have a name yet, let me think of something for you¡­" Rex started to think of a name for baby beast. Baby beast''s eyes shined, after being with Rex all this time, it started to somewhat understand his language. Although its mentality was that of a child, but after the bloodline merging and advancement, its intelligence became pretty high for someone of the same level. "How about¡­ Snowy?" Rex asked The baby beast shook all his heads in rejection "Whitey?" (Rex) Baby beast rejected again "Gullo?" "Alen?" "Aren?" "Liren?" "Rex Junior?" "Shiro?" "Drakomon?" "T-Rex?" Rex came up with multiple names, but the baby beast kept shaking its names. "Little Fake Hydra?" (Rex) Baby beast was about to shake his head again, but he abruptly stopped. "Seven-Headed-Dragon v2.0?" Rex thought then said. Baby beast quietly stared at Rex. [You sure you''re not mocking him instead of naming him.] ''It''s fun to tease him, look at that adorable expression he makes,'' (Rex) "Don''t get angry I was just kidding, how about Andusk?" Rex tried again. Baby beast pondered for a while, then he again shook his head in rejection. ''Well it''s not easy to name him when I think about it, it''s better if I''d discuss it first with his mother, before choosing a name for him. Come to think of it, she also doesn''t have a name, lets think of one for her too,'' Rex thought. Rex was thinking, but suddenly he felt something, he took out a Talisman from his storage ring. The Talisman shined brightly for a second before going back to its normal uninteresting self. ''She used the SOS Talisman, looks like the Beastmen Village was attacked,'' Rex didn''t think more and used Instant Transmission. The baby beast gazed upon the place where Rex was just standing, then shook its head in disappointment. In the past month, Rex was mostly focusing on the Core Smart Brain so he wasn''t able to spend much time with it. It looked at the ground with slight sadness for a while, before it saw a yellow butterfly flying a little far away and started chasing it again. Beastmen Village¡­ Aiden and Fred were fighting the people of Monster Hunting Sect near the entrance cave of Beastmen Village. Right now their looks weren''t the same as before, they looked more like monsters and less like humans. Aiden''s bulky body was now even bigger than before, moreover, it was covered in brown fur and his head resembled that of a bear, rather than a human, only his body shape still resembled a human''s. Fred on the other hand was covered in white fur and his head was similar to a bird¡­ an eagle to be exact. He also had a pair of big wings on his back. It was the Semi-Beast Transformation, the specialty of Demi-Humans. Aiden swung his long broad sword and cut the two approaching humans in half. Right now his strength was not something to be messed with. Fred on the other hand was like a fleeting white shadow, whenever it passed by a man, the man would die without even getting a chance to defend himself. There was also a female lizard woman near them, her whole body was covered in dragon-like scales. Whenever an enemy managed to land a hit on her using their weapons, it would only produce sparks and nothing else. Although they all had good battle strength, but right now their condition wasn''t that good. They have been fighting for a long time resulting in them being exhausted. The one with the highest endurance was Aiden, but with time he received many injuries and now his whole body was covered in severe injuries. Fred was fast enough to dodge most of the attacks, but he was equally exhausted from the prolonged fight. Van, the lizard woman also looked on the brink of collapse, unlike Fred her specialty wasn''t her speed, so she had to take the attacks head on, but her stamina and strength weren''t like Aiden. Fortunately, they were able to finish off the enemies in front of them and got some time to control their breathing. "Hold on for a little while longer, they will give up soon. Dreg and others will come and help after they have taken care of the other intruders" Aiden tried to motivate them when he saw their condition. He himself was barely able to feel his body, his vision was slightly blurry and he was forcing his body to move only by the power of his will. "Wait I see someone coming looks like they took care of the intru¡­what" Fred was looking around while flying to check on the situation in the village, his vision was also his specialty, he could see far away things easily that''s why he was able to see the humanoid lizard man like silhouette approaching him. But when the silhouette came near them and Fred took a closer look, he frowned. He flew towards Drain who was on the brink of collapse and supported him. Aidenn and Van also looked at his miserable condition and frowned. Fred even saw a few daggers and arrows stabbed in his back, Fred first took out those weapons from his back then he took out his last remaining pill and tried to place it in his mouth, but Dreg grabbed his hand and stopped him. "huf..hu Don''¡­ it.. o.on me .. even if I re.covered I won''t be in the condition to.. fight anymore," Dreg said while trying to maintain his consciousness. "Ho.w.. did this happen? Who did this¡­ What happened to Drain and others, are they alive?" Van asked in an anxious tone as she bandaged Dreg''s wound. "Drain¡­ don''t speak that bastard''s name anymore, he was the mole that colluded with Monster Hunting Sect and secretly dug a tunnel to the village to let them in," When Dreg heard the name he was so furious, he used all his strength and said in a loud tone. "How can he¡­" Van was shocked she couldn''t believe that a fellow comrade, who used to drink and eat with them, betrayed them just like that. "No wonder suddenly so many of them appeared inside the village," Fred said in a calm tone, he had traveled the world with Aiden so he has seen many things like that already, but even so, the thought of a brother-like comrade betraying them still hurt him. "What about the others," Aiden asked in a low tone. Dreg didn''t speak, he just shook his head. Aiden clenched his fist, the meaning was obvious although he already got the idea, but he still hoped that Drain may have colluded on a condition like let them live or something, but the facts were definitely not like that. "What about the normal villagers and the children?" Aiden held back his anger and asked. "Th.ey.. ar.e.. still alive¡­, but those¡­ people will use them as¡­ hostages," Dreg said, while still lying there. "Fred, take Dreg and Van and leave this place this instant. With your speed, you should be able to leave" Aiden said as he turned around and walked towards the village. 232 Chapter 231 : : Faced With A Predator "Van, you are not in a condition to fight anymore, take care of Dreg, we can''t leave him alone here," Fred said to Van, then he stood up and followed Aiden. Van was hesitating, but when she looked at the severe wounds on Dreg she nodded. Dreg already lost consciousness so he didn''t have any say in this matter. "You don''t need to come. If you stay, then you can save two lives other than yours" Aiden said without turning his head. "Escape, then what? Where would we go? and my little girl is still inside the village. I would rather take a few of them down with me," Fred said with a solemn face. Aiden didn''t say anything further. When they arrived at the back of the village they saw several men in black imprisoning the villagers. There were several cages lying at the side, all the children and young ones were locked inside them. The cages were made of a grey-colored metal, capable of absorbing Qi. It was the reason the occupants had lost all strength to resist. When Aiden and Fred arrived, first they looked at the imprisoned people and children for a moment, before they focused their attention on the two men flying above the cages. One of the levitating was an old man with shriveled up skin on his face. He was wearing a black cloak covering his body. The other person was in a Semi-Monster Transformation state. He was a muscular man, with jackal-like ears and a tail behind him. He was the traitor, Drain. "Why?" Aiden said when his eyes met with Drain''s. Drain subconsciously averted his gaze, because of inner guilt. "Hahaha¡­ Why, you ask, because we offered him more than, what you, with your run-out village can provide. We signed a contract with him after you are all caught we will give him enough money that he can leave this continent and live a luxury life somewhere else. You know what''s the irony in it, the money we will give him is a part of the large sum of money we will get from selling you animals" The old man said while laughing like a madman. Drain hardened his heard and looked back at Aiden with firm expression but then he suddenly looked behind him and his eyes shined. Fred felt something wrong, he looked behind only to see Van closing in. "Why are you here? Is Dreg fine?" Fred asked worriedly. "He is unconscious. It''s hard to tell if he would survive and I wasn''t able to hold myself back and keep sitting there while you are facing death here¡­ I also wanted to confirm with my own eyes if Drain had really betrayed us... and it seems true" Van said, as she looked disdainfully at Drain. "Van it''s good that you are fine, didn''t you want to leave this small village and travel freely around, come with me I am leaving this place, we can go to a good place together and get marrie¡­" Drain didn''t seem to mind the disdainful look aimed at him and tried to persuade her. Aiden also slightly nodded, indicating that she should agree, he already knew the chances of, him and Fred surviving today, are very slim. They didn''t try to persuade her more. Drain was angry at her rejection. "Suit yourself, you will regret it in the future," Drain said in an angry tone. Aiden didn''t talk more, he raised his broad sword and attacked the old man. Fred and Van also attacked Drain. The old man just sneered at him and tried to block the attack with bare hands but when the sword got near him he slightly frowned he tried to step back, but it was too late A big cut appeared on his hand but the old man was prepared, he swallowed a pill while backing off and the wound stopped bleeding quickly. "To be able to exert so much strength in such a pitiful state, a Demi-Human like you, who is also a Body Cultivator is really strong, not just anyone can hurt a Core Forming stage cultivator with Heaven Venerable cultivation base, you are good so I will give you a chance to survive. Become my slave and I will spare your life," The old man said. "You don''t forget our deal, you said the leader will die," Drain on the side shouted in panic while fighting Fred and Van. Drain knew that if anyone of the experts in the village especially Aiden or Fred survives today then there is a high chance that they will come for revenge and even if they themselves don''t come, once they spread the news of what he did then he will become the traitor in the eyes of the whole Demi-Human race. "Don''t get cocky I only promised not to harm you and give money if I really want to kill you then all I have to do is just leak the news about you to other beast hunting sects" The old man said with a sneer. Drain immediately shut up, he already knew that there is no going back he was fine with it as long as he could survive. "I would rather die," Aiden said then attacked again. "Hmph¡­then die" The old man took out a strange whip and swung it towards him. The whip was very fast, it made a shrill sound when passing through the air then hit Aiden''s chest ..Swiish..tha¡­ The whip broke his defense and a thin but long cut appeared on his skin. ''A spirit weapon?'' Aiden ignored the bleeding and kept attacking the old man. Drain was also not in good shape, earlier he too fought others and got injured, and although his condition was much better than Fred and Van but both of them were fighting him without carrying about their lives. Suddenly he turned to the man that were imprisoning the villagers. "Take villagers as hostages, they will stop on their own" Drag shouted at them. "You Scum¡­" Van took the opportunity and slashed her dagger at his hand when he turned around to shout. Drain''s left hand got cut and fell to the ground but instead of fighting, he ran towards the other man in fear. Those people have already heard his words they just randomly picked any beast-man and placed their dagger on their necks. Fred and Van stopped in their tracks, Aiden also got distracted. The old man secured the opportunity and kicked Aiden''s chest. Aiden was thrown to the ground and landed near Fred. "If they move from their place then kill all the unneeded beast-man," The old man said. "Hehe... I didn''t think something like that would really work," The old man said while laughing. But Aiden didn''t respond both of his hands were touching the ground it was like he didn''t even have the strength to stand up left in him. ''Is it the farthest we can go?'' Fred asked to himself. He was worried about Aiden but he wasn''t allowed to move, then suddenly he felt something wrong he heard some slight crackling sound of bones. Fred looked at Aiden with slight doubt. Aiden felt like he was isolated from the world right now, everything became quiet, a warm sensation was embracing him he felt like if he just lied down and sleep then all his worries will disappear in the next second. But he held back when he thought how everything became so quiet, several images began to appear and disappear inside his head, some of them belonged to his wife, some were of his daughter and Fred then he also remembers that all of them were caught right now and if he didn''t walk up they will all die¡­ or might experience a worse fate. Endless rage filled him when he remembered the faces of Drain and the old man, he didn''t reason with his thoughts anymore he started to roar like a beast and the world around him started to crack. "What is wrong with his body," The old man said when he saw that the brown fur on the Aiden''s body started to turn pitch black. He was just sitting there with his head down so he didn''t consider him a threat anymore but now he suddenly started to feel a slight threat from him. Aiden''s body started to go through a complete metamorphosis, his muscles expanded in size, his fur became thickened and his body shape and size also began to change. "Thi¡­this is Full-Beast Transformation but how¡­ everyone kill him before he completes it," Drain panicked and said "Wait... I also want to see the rumored Full-Beast Transformation," The old man said with a sneer, according to him even if Aiden becomes too strong as long as they use hostages he could control him furthermore if Aiden really learns the Full-Beast Transformation then his price will be increased by several times in the black market. Drain didn''t like his decision but he didn''t have anything to say. As a beast-man Drain knew that not just anyone could achieve Full-Beast Transformation, only those who had experienced several life and death battles and had a grasp over the fear of death can achieve a Full-Beast Transformation, once they achieve this form their battle strength will increase by several folds Aiden''s body size kept increasing until he was three times as big as before, right now he had completely transformed into a huge bear with no similarity to a human. The huge bear slowly stood up and raised his head to look at the old man. When the old man''s eyes met with ferocious eyes of the bear he inwardly shivered, the look in the bear''s eyes made him feel like he was prey who is being watched by a predator. He forced himself to calm down then attacked the bear with the whip in his hand. ¡­Swwiisshhh¡­tha¡­ The whip hit the bear but¡­. the bear didn''t respond to it he kept looking at the old man, the old man noticed that the whip didn''t leave any wound on him. The bear started to slowly walk towards him. "You all attack him," The old man said to the man standing behind him. Although they didn''t want to fight the bear but they didn''t have any choice so they rushed at him and used their best move against him. "Rock Breaking Fist" "Mountain Drilling Spear" "Beast Subduing Hammer" "Blood Sealing Cha...." Various attacks landed on the bear. But the bear didn''t put them in his eyes at all and began to rush at the old man. All the attacks didn''t have any effect on the thick fur of the bear. "You stop if you take one more step I will kill all the hostage," The old man shouted but the bear only increased his speed, he didn''t seem to hear or understand anything he was like a predator whose only focus was on his prey "Van step back, he unlocked the transformation but he didn''t gain the control over it, right now he can''t tell the difference between a friend and an enemy, his hatred is making him choose his targets," Fred took Van''s hand and rushed to the side to use the panic as an opportunity to save as many people as they can. When the bear was close to the old man, the old man clenched his teeth and faced him head-on. ''Mountain Suppressing Palm,'' The old man used a palm attack The bear raised his paw and attacked ¡­Booooomm¡­ When their attacked collided the bear was only forced back one step while the old man flew uncontrollably and crashed into the rock behind him. The old man coughed out a lot of blood after crashing in the rock. "Cough¡­Cough¡­. impossible how could it be¡­ how could I someone at Core Forming 2nd stage can be pushed back by a puny Heaven Venerable" The old man said in disbelief while supporting his fractured arm. The bear was again moving forward but then he sniffed a certain smell in the air and turned to look at Drain who was picking up his broken arm. 233 Chapter 232 : : Griston Drain was just going to escape after picking up his arm but he felt like he was locked down by a ferocious beast. He lifted his head, only to see the big bear charging towards him. He turned around and flew without any hesitation, wanting to escape as fast as possible. The bear had no intention of giving up. It pushed the ground below his feet with all its strength, thick muscles bulged and the outlines of the veins became visible on its black fur. ..Booom¡­.. The bear kicked the ground and leaped in the sky, like a cannon shell, towards Drain. When it neared Drain, it raised its paw and the sharp, scythe-like claws, hidden inside, surfaced at that time. The bear then swooped them at him. Blood spurted out like a fountain from Drain''s back. The crackling sound of bones breaking was clearly audible, but he didn''t even have the time to feel the pain, as he flew at the ground like a meteor. ¡­Booooooomm¡­.. Drain''s body crashed down, forming a deep pit around it. That level of attack wasn''t something he could take on with his lower cultivation base, compared to Aiden. Hence he died instantly. After it killed Drain, he returned his sigh at his initial target, which was now looking back at him in horror. "Eld... Elder Chen, quickly, use the Beast-Slaying Formation..." The old man shouted. "This... Grand Elder, Sect Master said we can use it only in case we encounter The King Of The Forest," A man wearing the ordinary black cloak like other people came forward and said with some hesitation. The person was actually a trump card kept brought by the old man, in case they encounter The King Of The Forest or any strong enemy. There was a reason to keep him hidden. He was in fact a Talisman master, good at formation, but needs time to make preparation for the formation. If the enemies were aware of it, then they could easily avoid the attack by going out of the formation range or could directly rush towards him, to finish him off before the formation took effect. "What is the use of saving it if we can''t even make it out alive? I would take the blame for it, use the formation," the grand elder gritted his teeth and said. The moment the command was received, Elder Chen threw out four talismans towards the incoming bear. ''This bastard... he had long prepared the talismans. He was just waiting for me to shoulder the responsibility!'' Grand Elder realized as he saw Elder Chen directly using the talismans to set up the Beast-Slaying formation. The transformed beastman wasn''t thinking rationally so like the other attacks, he ignored the talismans coming towards him and rushed to the grand elder. When Fred saw it, he panicked and shouted at Aiden, telling him to dodge, but the bear completely ignored him. ¡­Boom x4¡­ Surprisingly, the explosions weren''t very dangerous, but from them, a strange black fog surrounded the beast. The smoke wasn''t dispersing in the atmosphere, instead, it was covering the bear''s body, as if an invisible box was constricting it. Unexpectedly, the density of the smoke began to decrease on its own. It looked like it was disappearing, but in truth, it actually was getting absorbed by the body of the bear. Even with the smoke forcibly breaking inside its body, the beat was still not paying attention to it, so instead of resisting it, it kept rushing towards the old man. Suddenly the transformed beastman movements abruptly halted. His body trembled for a second then he lost control over his legs and fell on the ground. The bear looked unwilling. It roared at the old man, then used all its strength and forced its body to try to stand up. But then it fell back to the ground. It then tried again and again, but every time it managed to rise, it collapsed back to the ground. The grand elder finally heaved a sigh of relief. "Grand Elder, you don''t need to worry, the main ingredient for these talismans is the blood of Four Eyed Desert Frog. Being able to move right now, is already quite unexpected. A normal person wouldn''t be able to move for at least three days after coming in contact with the paralysis gas." Elder Chen said in a confident tone. Talismans have many subtypes. Blood Talismans are one of them. As the name suggests they are created using a special ink the main component of which is the blood of a magical creature. Four-Eyed Desert Frog''s blood has a strong paralysis effect, but the black gas from the Blood Talisman Elder Chen used had several times greater effect in comparison. The formation technique was to prevent the smoke from spreading so only the target would get afflicted. "He... He is recovering," the old man said with shocked eyes. Elder Chen looked at the bear with wide eyes, although the legs were trembling nonstop but it still managed to stand up. "Throw the net at him, we can''t take this risk," The old man shouted, he panicked, as he saw the beast glaring at him. Fred interrupted her in middle. While the bear was still struggling, two men in black threw a big net made of grey colored metallic wires at it. Both of them were wearing black gloves. They didn''t dare touch the net with bare hands, as not to get their Qi absorbed by it. The beast was barely standing so how could it dodge. The second the net fell, it removed the remaining Qi, taking the little strength remaining and the beast fell to the ground. "Don''t worry, this time he is really done for. The Griston metal used to make the net is of high quality, one needs to be at least at Golden Core stage to break it. It doesn''t have much energy left so it will give up soon, if it still tries to resist then it''s better to break his hands and legs before imprisoning him" Elder Chen said while looking at the bear struggling to break free from the net. "Well, if that''s true, then this Griston metal net is good indeed," "Of course it is, Sect Master needed to pay a big pri¡­ Huh?" Elder Chen was happy to hear the praise, but then he realized the voice was unfamiliar to him. He hurriedly turned back only to see a tall man with long white hair and blood red eyes staring at the net with his right hand touching his chin. Grand Elder also turned and looked at Rex with a solemn expression. As the supposedly strongest person here, he wasn''t even able to sense someone standing behind him for who knows how long. If Rex was an assassin then he would have died without knowing what killed him. Fred who was preparing to make a distraction also stopped in his tracks and looked at Rex. "Who are you?" Elder Chen shouted while secretly taking out some talisman with his hand hidden behind his back. Rex didn''t reply, but looked around, he was searching for Ria. All the youngsters of the beastmen race weren''t together with the villagers imprisoned in chains. They were locked up in the cages. These things would naturally anger Rex, but he remained calm because Jiang Shuang had already told him about many things like that. And judging based on Jiang Shuang''s words, it was actually better compared to what they may have faced in the future. Rex also saw Kaira and Derek in the cages imprisoned with other children, but most of them were unconscious, they were staring at him with wide eyes, but he just gave them a faint smile in return and kept searching. After checking most cages, his eyes landed on the semi-last cage in the row. Inside, he saw a girl whose appearance was very similar to Ria''s. Whether it was her face or her body, it all looked same, the only difference being instead of the green snake tail, few strands of green hair and green fin-like ears, she had red snake tail, few strands of red hair and red fin-like ears. The girl had some injuries and cut marks on the tail. Fortunately, the injuries weren''t life threatening. Rex wanted to observe her more, but he soon noticed that there was another girl in the cage, who was lying unconscious on her lap, it was Ria. Her forehead had some blood trails on it, which showed that she likely received an injury on her head resulting in her loss of consciousness. Rex''s anger surged when he saw that, but he still held back. He quietly walked to the cage and reached out his hand to grab the grey metal rods. When the Grand Elder and Elder Cheng saw it, they inwardly sneered at him. If somebody came in direct contact with the Griston then, it would start to continuously absorb their Qi, until it sucked them dry. The stronger the cultivation base of the person is, the stronger will be the suction force. According to them, Rex touching it was a foolish behavior. Rex grabbed the grey rods with one hand each. [-0.7 P Yin Qi] [-1.3 P Yang Qi] [-1.7 P Yin Qi] [-0.9 P Yang Qi] Rex ignored the Qi absorbing ability of the metal and bent the rods with brute force. His strength right now was not something to sneer at, whether it was Qi or physical status he had long surpassed a Core Forming stage cultivator''s level. When everyone saw Rex easily ripping out the grey rods, they were dumbstruck. When the rods were pulled out, Rex extended his hand towards Ria but the other girl quickly covered Ria with her hand and looked at Rex with vigilance. Rex didn''t explain anything and grabbed Ria''s hand. The other girl reacted, suddenly red scales appeared on her neck and two snake-like fangs came out of her mouth. She was just about to do something, but in the next second the scales disappeared and she looked tired. But she still didn''t give up and bit on Rex''s hand. ''Is it so called love-bite?'' Rex thought as he looked at her. [No, it''s snake bite.] The girl bit with all her strength but she wasn''t even able to pierce Rex''s skin. [Analyzing complete.] [She is just unconscious, the injury is nothing serious.] ''That''s good,'' (Rex) ''Heal'' (Rex) Several golden rays of light came out of Rex''s hand and fell on Ria''s body, after a short brief, the light disappeared. Rex initially wanted to heal everyone right now, but then he decided to take care of the enemy first. "She will wake up after enough rest," Rex said in a low tone which only the other girl could hear, then turned around and walked out of the cage. 234 Chapter 233 : : One Sided Slaughter The girl was confused, but got relieved when she saw Rex leaving, without doing anything else. Suddenly thinking of something, she carefully felt Ria''s forehead and was shocked, because she didn''t feel the outline of the wound previously there. She looked at Rex in confusion. She didn''t know why would he help them. Rex wasn''t in the mood to explain anything at the moment. He wanted to vent out some frustration first, before focusing on healing others. As someone who was raised with high morals and good ethics in his previous life, the current situation wasn''t something he just could just ignore. "This Fellow Cultivator, I am Li Mingzi, the Grand Elder of Monster Hunting Sect. May I know who you are?" The old man said in a polite tone. His words were polite, but their meaning clearly stated he had high status in the Monster Hunting Sect and it would be better if doesn''t interfere in his business. "Why are you hunting them?" Rex didn''t answer, but asked a question of his own. "This¡­ Because they are monsters," Elder Cheng on the side spoke. ''Frozen Earth Bind.'' (Rex) Suddenly, several vines made of wet soil shot out of the ground and bound Elder Jiang, before he could react. After tightening, they stopped. On a closer look, one could see some places were covered in a thin layer of ice. Elder Jiang''s whole body, including his mouth, were tightly bound by the frozen soil vines. Moving aside, he couldn''t even make a sound. "I am talking to him, so why did you speak? As for you, how long are you going to take to answer my question," Rex said without turning his head. Frozen Earth Bind was a Psychic Skill Rex made after combining the ''Geokinesis'', ''Cryokinesis'', and ''Hydrokinesis'' Psychic Abilities. It was one of the many Psychic skills Rex created while researching Psychic Energy. Elder Cheng used his full power, but he was unable to break free from the frozen earth vines. The Grand Elder panicked. Now he clearly knew Rex was stronger than him, but what he was unable to figure out was, what, a powerhouse like this, was doing here in this place. On the other side, Fred was slightly relieved. It never occurred to him, Rex was there to help them. Instead, he believed Rex had some bad blood with the Monster Hunting Sect and came here to pay it back when an opportunity appeared. "Senior... we are both humans. Everyone knows about the hatred between humans and Demi-Humans. The stronger can decide the life and death of the weaker. It''s always like that, so why are you helping them? If you have any enmity with our Monster Hunting Sect, we can still talk and resolve this matter by other means" Grand Elder persuaded Rex, he appeared very polite on the surface, but in fact just wanted to take Rex back to the sect with him. "Well, I see. I understood two things from your words. First, if you''re stronger, then you get to decide the life and death of those weaker. Second, if I am human, then I don''t need a reason to kill the people of another race, and vice versa... right?" Rex asked. "Yes..." When the Grand Elder saw that Rex doesn''t seem angry and is talking, he sighed in relief. "Then... If I am not human and I am stronger, it''s only fair, if I kill you, right?" Rex said with a smirk, as four blood-red wings unfolded behind his back. Everyone was utterly shocked when they saw the wings behind Rex. A normal human in the Middle Realms can''t possess such wings. Rex''s cultivation base was now higher than anyone present. Most of them couldn''t tell that he was not a Demi-Human. Only somebody with a special sense of smell or ability could tell Rex wasn''t a Demi-Human. Li Mingzi quickly backed off. ''Remould'' (Rex) Rex''s hand turned into black metal, then curved, seven inches sharp blade-like claws grew out of his fingers. ''Dash+Ice Claw.'' (Rex) In everyone''s vision, Rex''s body turned into a blur for a second, then disappeared. He reappeared in front of Li Mingzi and struck his chest. The second the cold metal claw penetrated it, invisible energy swirled around it and froze all his organs, killing him in an instant. Ice Claw is a psychic skill derived from Cryokinesis. It allows Rex to condense a lot of Psychic Energy around his hand then use Cryokinesis while releasing all the energy and letting it burst like a small explosion. After killing him, Rex directly placed the dead body inside his inventory. Rex then looked at all the remaining peoples of Monster Hunting Sect. All of them looked at each other in fear. Their first thoughts were to take a Demi-Human as a hostage, but Rex was not from the village. They weren''t sure if he would even care for the villagers. They wondered, if they should surrender, but Rex didn''t give them more time to think. ''Telekinesis'' (Rex) All of them were pulled in the air and got thrown in front of Rex. "Senior, I am from Wu Family, If you let me go my family can pay you a lot of money!" One of them quickly said. Seeing him, others also spoke up. "Senior, I am from Redu Family, My family is famous for jewelry-crafting and is very rich, if you let me go, my family will surely pay you a lot of money." "Senior, I..." Everyone was speaking at the same time. Rex only sneered at them, how could he not know their intentions. [Their body language and facial expressions show resentment, fear, and anger. It''s completely different from their tone. If matched with all the data on human psychology we have obtained till now... They are 89% likely to be lying.] ''It''s obvious, if I really let them go, the story they will tell their people will be quite different from reality. For me their dead bodies are more useful, compared to them still being alive,'' (Rex) ''Wind Blade'' (Rex) ..Swwiiisshh¡­.Swwwiiisshhhh¡­.. All of them heard only the sound of a sharp blade cutting through the air, before feeling a cool sensation at their throats and their vision turning dark. Under the shocked eyes of everyone, Rex put all the corpses in his inventory. Then looked at Elder Chen. Elder Chen''s eyes were filled with fear, but he couldn''t even move his body, even if he wanted to. Rex snapped his fingers. Multiple ice spikes grew from inside of the vines and penetrated his vitals. The brain, from his neck and the heart, from the side, killing him. So far Elder Chen''s corpse was the least damaged one. Rex stored him too. He noticed curious pairs of eyes looking at him, although not severe, most of their owners had injuries on their bodies. After thinking for a few seconds, he made a decision and raised his right hand towards the sky. ''Area-Heal'' (Rex) [- 300 P Yang Qi] Suddenly a golden sphere was condensed above Rex''s hand and flew into the sky. After reaching a certain height it started emitting dazzling golden rays of light. It was shining like a miniature sun. Fred was also looking at the golden sphere, but then noticed, when the golden ray of light falls on his body, the minor injuries are healed in just a few seconds and rest are also being mended. He wasn''t the only one, the same thing was happening to the others too. Area-Heal was an AOE or Area Of Effect skill derived from ''Heal''. It uses the light element to energize the cells in one''s body and urge them to heal the wound, with the assistance of the Wood Element as a secondary element to heal externally. Normally the best healing magic would use the Wood Element as the main element, but Rex''s Yang attribute causes priority to shift to the ''Light'' component. So even if he focuses on Wood, the returns would be marginal. Instead, using Light, as the main element in Heal, gives a purification effect, and energizes the cells to recover faster. Fred stepped forward and bowed. He was about to say something, but Rex stopped him. "It''s better to check up on everyone first, we can talk letter," Rex said, then went to free the children inside the cages. Fred nodded and told Van to go check up on Dreg and he, himself, wore the black gloves he took from an enemy''s corpse earlier and rushed to help Aiden. Later, Rex shared potions with Fred and others, to them recover faster. While Rex was healing several children and women, he analyzed their DNA Signatures. During this time, Rex observed people''s personalities and the overall strength of the village. He was quite satisfied with what he learned, there were no arrogance or pride in them. The reason being the conditions they have been living in so far. The residents of beastman village had a good understanding of each other and unlike what Rex initially thought, there wasn''t much of a status differentiation, discrimination based on sub-specie or strong ruling the weak. Part of it was the pain they shared. A few hours later. Rex was standing next to a house, idling around, when he saw Aiden and Fred approaching. Aiden''s resistance against the paralysis gas and recovery speed really surprised him. Although he had taken an HP and Stamina recovery potions, it was still astonishing to have such recovery speed. Although the body was mostly healed, he was still covered in bandages. They had a paste of certain palliative herb in them. They were meant to relieve pain and relax the stressed muscles. Rex then looked at Fred, who also had some bandages on him, but they only covered a small part of his body. Because his condition wasn''t as bad as Aiden''s. Rex then noticed a little creature hanging on his back like a koala. After Coco was released from the cage, she tightly wrapped her hands around Fred''s neck and didn''t let off him. He was helpless and also felt guilt for not being strong enough to save her at that time so he didn''t persuade her to let him go. "I thank Senior Rex, for waiting this long," Fred said respectfully. 235 Chapter 234 : : Tale Of Beastman Village "I thank Senior Rex for waiting this long," Fred said respectfully. ''He knows my name¡­. so Kaira and others told them everything, but do they think of me as human or Demi-Human?'' (Rex) Rex nodded. Aiden only looked at Rex and didn''t say anything at first, he was thinking of something. "Is Senior Rex not from Golden Bird Continent?" Aiden finally asked. Fred looked at him in confusion. "I am indeed not from here, why do you ask?" Rex replied. "I see, it''s because anyone who''s in not Demi-Human wouldn''t help other demi-humans here," Aiden said. Rex was a little surprised at his words. ''He could tell I am not a Demi-Human,'' (Rex) "How are you so sure?" Rex raised his eyebrow. "Strong sense of smell is a specialty of my sub-species," Aiden said with a smile. [Some bears on Earth could smell their target from miles away, so it''s not that surprising if he could do more than that.] "So you could tell I am not human, just by my smell? Then do you know what is my race?" Rex asked. "That... no, Senior Rex''s smell is unfamiliar to me. At the start, it seemed like a human, but when I carefully analyzed it, it felt completely different from other humans," Aiden said honestly. Rex just nodded. When Rex didn''t mention anything about his race, Aiden didn''t ask either. Coco who was hanging on Fred''s neck occasionally peeked at Rex when he was talking, after confirming something she nodded to herself. "Daddy, he is the bad human who broke my dagger," Coco whispered in Fred''s ear in a low tone, but it was audible to everyone around. Rex''s lips twitched. Weren''t you the one who kept stabbing me until it got cracks¡­ he thought. "Shhh.. don''t talk like that" Fred put his finger on her small lips and told her to keep quiet, while Aiden and Rex acted like they didn''t hear anything. [So that''s how it is. The stronger you get, the thicker your skin becomes.] "..." (Rex) "Are you done taking care of all the villagers?" Rex asked. "Most of them are taken care of, there are only a few who are injured, as for those who died... the others are preparing to bury them, I will go help them," Fred said with somewhat said expression and left. In a battle like that, death was inevitable. Rex already knew Drain had prepared a tunnel and let the enemies in. The enemies attacked the village from inside while another team acted as a distraction at the entrance cave so the main fighters like Aiden went towards the entrance area to fight. Taking this opportunity the enemies inside the village killed the guards first, knowing most of them would rather die than surrender. No matter how fast Rex reached the beast-man village, it was impossible to save everyone. When two Demi-Humans of different sub-species gave birth to a child, even though the offspring would possess the genes of both parents, only traits from one sub-species would awaken and show their effects, the rest would remain dormant. There is a very small chance what is awakened are dormant traits from one of their ancestors of a different sub-species. Which means the reason Coco looks different could be because she awakened her mother''s genes. "Actually, Coco is not his biological daughter," Aiden said in a nostalgic tone. "Huh? you mean..." Rex said. "Yes, it''s because he adopted her before we found this place. Both Fred and I were veteran mercenaries, after the war broke out, we decided to leave this place. We took the shortest route to the nearest continent, ''Myriad Beast Continent'', but on our way we found many burned down beastmen villages and cities. In most of them, we found a few survivors. We couldn''t bear to watch the miserable states of those people, so we took them with us. Coco was also among them, she was too little when we found her hidden, unconscious, inside a well. Her parents probably put her there to save her. Although during our mercenary days we have seen a lot of blood, hardening our hearts to a child was not within our capabilities, so Fred took her as his daughter. Everyone, inside the village, including the little lass, are probably aware of it, but it''s like an unwritten rule, to talk about these things here and actually. She is not alone, most people in the village have lost their family or loved ones before joining us. That''s why they mostly see others here as their family," Aiden said in a sad tone. ''This Fred seems like a good person'' Rex thought. "You said you were going to leave this continent, so why are you here?" Rex said. "We were on our way to leave the continent, but when we reached Corentis we hit out limits. By that time, The Azure Emperor had taken over most of the Kingdoms and Sects around here. The ship routes were already secured by him, we didn''t have a private boat to help us reach the other side. And to make it worse the Monster Hunting Sect attacked us. Most of the refugees with us were civilians. Their fighting capabilities were limited. In the end, we decided to retreat to the Misty Maze Forest and found this place," Aiden said. "Hmmm... By the way, what do you plan on doing next? Now that the Grand Elder of Monster Hunting Sect died here, their Sect Master might come here for revenge. Do you have any other place to go?" Rex asked with a serious expression. Aiden remained silent, Earlier he was busy taking care of others and didn''t have time to think about it, but now that Rex mentioned it, he realized there was still a big problem ahead of them. "How about you come to my city?" Rex grasped the right moment to ask. ''Their current battle strength is not up to my standards, but if most of them can unlock a Full-Beast Transformation like him, they''ll be a formidable force. Furthermore, most of them have a good personality and are logical, so in the future, if I brought the people from the Lower Realm, then it wouldn''t hard for them to get along'' (Rex) "Your city? Does Senior have a city under his command?" Aiden''s eyes shined. If there was a city to inhabit, then the people could get more facilities and resourced to grow. "Well, don''t get too excited. Although it''s a developing city, it isn''t limited to a single race, do you understand what that means," Rex said in a meaningful tone. "There are also human residents in it..." Aiden asked solemnly. "There are, but they are not from this continent, so you don''t have to worry about being discriminated," Rex said. Aiden started thinking. "Take your time, we are not in a hurry. If I am right, you might want to consult it with other people in the village," Rex said with a smile. Aiden nodded after some hesitation and went to talk with them. [Forcing the situation like that, doesn''t match your personality.] ''I made the decision after thinking of all possibilities. You must be thinking, why didn''t I just go destroy the Monster Hunting Sect right now, but do you really believe they would be safe with the Monster Hunting Sect destroyed? It would still be the same, even if the sect is destroyed. It would only raise the vigilance of other beast-hunting sects. They will think, how could some small beastmen village destroy a sect, they can only do it by using a treasure or by the hand of a powerhouse. In either case, they would come here to attack the village, if it were a treasure then their greed would act as fuel and if it were a powerhouse, they would try to eliminate him or her as soon as possible, to remove any future threats. So the best option is to take them with us as quickly as possible. And although the Monster Hunting Sect doesn''t seem that strong, it''s not good to be careless. What if they had a strong ancestor or a sect treasure?'' (Rex) [Are we going to leave the Monster Hunter Sect unharmed, it can become a future threat?] ''Who said we will let them go? It has years of treasu..cough... I mean it has many years of wrongdoings on record. An evil sect like that needs to be eradicated as soon as possible,'' (Rex) [I see, for the future.] ''For the future'' (Rex) After Aiden left, Rex saw Ria and the girl from before coming towards him. "I thank Senior for saving me..no for saving the whole village," Ria said with a bashful smile, she got a little embarrassed when her tongue slipped. "What Senior, I prefer it if you still call me Rex," Rex said with a smile. Ria nodded while still looking down. "And you?" Rex looked at the girl beside Ria. "She is my sister, her name is Mia" Ria explained. "It''s nice to meet you¡­ Rex, about earlier it''s good that you healed her," Mia said with a serious expression. "Huh?" Rex looked at Mia, her tone and words matched that of a dealer who completed her deal rather than thanking. "Please don''t mind her words, my sis is not good with words what she actually meant is.. thank you for healing her," Ria hurriedly said. "I see, by the saw I apologize for that talisman earlier" Rex in an awkwardly. "No, it''s all right and you still came to save us that''s all that matters," Ria quickly denied his apology. "Sis got hurt after using it though," Mia said without any change in her expression. Rex somewhat felt guilt when he heard that. "She means, it would be better if you have told us about it''s correct us. Don''t mind her words she is just worried about me, we are actually very thankful that you came all the way here and helped us when you are not obligated to," Ria said with a serious face but when her eyes met Rex she again started looking at the ground. ''Does she really lacks confidence or is she always like that?'' (Rex) "I also wanted to explain it''s real meaning but if I had told you that I can come and save the village then would you had believed me? and used it?" Rex asked. Ria thought for a while then nodded when she met Rex for the first time she didn''t think he was so strong that''s why if Rex would have told her that it was an SOS talisman then she won''t have used it. "What do you want in return," Mia said. "What she means is¡­. what can we give you to return the favor," Ria explained. "Just give me your sister, if you would please," Rex said to Mia with a smile. Mia stared back at Rex while Ria blushed and looked down to hide her face. "I was just kidding why are you getting so serious," Rex said laughingly to Mia. "Let''s go, sis," Mia grabbed her hand and walked away. ''Rose do you feel that my little green marshmellow became shyer,'' Rex thought. [She looked completely different from before to me, although she got embarrassed before too but acting that shy wasn''t her thing.] ''You are just overthinking it¡­probably. Oh, they are back let''s see what decision they made,'' Rex thought as he looked at Aiden, Fred, Van, Dreg, and an unfamiliar youth coming towards him. Rex was already familiar with most of them because they gave a short introduction when he was distributing potions. Seeing that Rex was looking at the youth, Aiden explained. "He is Scott, his frontal combat capability is not high but he specializes in one shot killing¡­. like an Assassin his speed is only second to Fred, he was the first one to sold out by Drain. Scott was responsible for scouting the area around so Drain used sleeping powder in his food and imprisoned him before the attack," Aiden explained. Drain didn''t take the risk of killing Scott because Aiden''s sense of smell was too strong, strong enough to cover most of the area inside the village, if he had killed Scott then the smell of blood won''t escape from Aiden that''s why he only used sleep powder to make him sleep. 236 Chapter 235 : : The Evolution Choices Before Calamity Lord Stage Scott also bowed and greeted Rex. His appearance was very similar to any other human except his pupils were a little bigger. Rex nodded in response. "So what''s do you think about my proposal?" Rex asked directly. Aiden looked at Fred for a while. "May I ask, how far that place is from here?" Aiden asked. "Don''t worry it''s closer than Corentis, it''s a newly built city so you probably didn''t hear about it and it''s like an isolated city from the outer world, in simple words until someone can enter the city they can''t tell what''s inside. So what is your decision?" Rex asked. Aiden looked at Fred and others then spoke. "We agree to move to the city," Aiden said with a resolute expression. When he brought up the topic of migrating, many people opposed it but when he asked if they have an any better plan than waiting here for death they didn''t refute anymore, furthermore Rex saved them and he was strong enough to defeat them alone so there wasn''t a reason for him to lie or trick them. "That''s a good choice I like it, Just in case I remind you when you live in the city you need to follow the city rule like others too. Don''t be anxious you can live in the city for one month, if you think that the city is not suitable for you then I will help you come back here," Rex said. Aiden and others were relieved after hearing his words, Rex didn''t talk about this choice before because he didn''t want the people here to have a psychology of taking the city as a choice, only when they decided to go to the city did Rex mentioned the choice to make them feel relieved and trust him more. By doing this he increased the probability of the people here liking the city and going there obediently while also decrease the possibility of someone having thought of rebelling. "We are very grateful to Senior Rex for giving such a choice, we will get everyone ready by tonight. It''s almost evening so we will head out tomorrow morning, I will arrange a good place for seni¡­" Aiden was very grateful to Rex when he heard that. "Why tomorrow we will go right now," Rex said as he took a big stone platform from his inventory and placed it on the ground. "An Array?" Aiden exclaimed when he looked at the array like pattern on the platform. "It''s a Mobile Array Transmission Platform, I am not gonna waste time in explaining. I will say it directly it is connected to the Transmission Array in the City so I can use it to directly send you guy to the city from here," Rex said. Aiden and others never have seen something like a Transmission Array that can be carried with the user so they were curiously looking at him. On Rex''s command, they told other villagers to pack their bags and get ready to leave the village as soon as possible By evening all of them got ready and formed a line, Rex started sending them to the Frozen Flame City in small groups. Daniel, Derek, Ria, and all others were also in these groups. Soon only a few were lefts. The last one to go was Aiden, his wife, and his daughter, Kiara. His wife looked like an older version of Kaira, her cultivation base was lower than Aiden so she still had round bear-like ears, when she saw Rex she respectfully greeted him and walked to the Transmission Platform. ''Tch.. Tch, a bear woman is not bad either,'' (Rex) [Just tell me if there is any type of woman you don''t like.] ''Ahem¡­ let''s focus on sending them to the city for now,'' (Rex) "Senior Rex how are you going to come to the city like that, let me stay here to take care of the Transmission Platform I can come tomorrow," Aiden said when he saw that he was the only one left. "It''s alright, I would have already done that if I really wanted to do that," Rex waved his hand and signaled him to step on the Transmission Platform. Aiden walked the platform, then the platform gave off a dazzling light and Aiden disappeared. Rex then took back the platform in his Inventory and flew back to Frozen Flame City Rex flew whole night, when he arrived at the city it was almost morning. Rex was tired so he directly went to his room and went into a deep sleep. Next Afternoon... Rex was enjoying his dream while curdling with his pillow "..Little Ru¡­ its an accident.. baby beast is my baby but not in that way..you think...hey why are you biting me, Little Xue you too¡­ stop biting me and how are your teeth so sharp," Rex suddenly woke up and saw a creature with five heads biting his hands continuously. "Little baby I was used to getting licked but when did you learn to bite like that and don''t tell me you heard something?" Rex suspiciously looked at the baby beast. The baby beast ignored Rex''s words and shook his heads continuously in left and right motion, then he again bit his hand and tried to pull Rex with him. ''Why does he look so anxious? is he not compatible with demi-humans or something?'' Rex thought. "Okay I understand, I am coming with you so where do you want to take me?" Rex said. The baby beast then released his hand and rushed out of the room, Rex followed behind. After coming out of the castle the baby beast unfolded his wings and took flight in the sky. ''He learned to fly too, looks like he learned many things when I wasn''t able to put much attention on him,'' (Rex) Rex also flew behind him, he noticed that the baby beast was flying higher and higher like the place he wanted to go was outside the City. There was no need for Rex to help him fly, the baby beast was already stronger than Rex when it came to cultivation base. When Rex just flew above the wall with the baby beast he noticed that someone with big white wings was also flying there. "Fred" Rex shouted. Fred turned to look at Rex, when he saw baby beast he was surprised but then he realized it was with Rex so he calmed down. "Did something happened here?" Rex asked, when he saw Fred here Rex felt that something might have happened which he didn''t know. "It''s nothing like that, I saw a thunder tribulation going on there so I came to take a look," Fred said while pointing at the direction baby beast was flying. When Rex heard his words he already had a hunch on what happened but when he looked there he only saw a few small black clouds in a faraway place, the view wasn''t clear even with his enhanced senses. Seeing Rex''s confusion Fred explained. "Senior Rex, because of my subspecies, my vision is more than 5 times stronger compared to normal cultivators that''s why I can see clearly that a giant six headed beast is passing thunder tribulation. The thunder tribulation is very strong if I am not wrong it''s likely a beast that is near its advancement to Calamity Lord stage, it''s better if we leave as fast as possib¡­." Fred was explaining calmly but¡­ ''Telekinesis + Aerokinesis + Battle-Wings'' (Rex) Rex took baby beast and flew at his fastest speed. [This Fred has Eagle subspecies, On Earth, an eagle flying 5 km above the surface was capable of accurately locking down on a snake creeping on the ground and this Fred is a cultivator so it''s not surprising if he could see that far.] ''We can do these calculations later, but seriously why does she had to breakthrough at a time like this. After giving a part of her blood essence to the baby she was weakened so she probably couldn''t have reached the limit of Monster Venerable stage. Which means she had already reached that limit long ago when she was taking care of the baby beast in the cocoon, she was suppressing her breakthrough, she has to pass the thunder tribulation if she wants to reach Calamity Lord stage,'' (Rex) When Fred saw Rex leaving he also followed behind. When Rex arrived at the location he saw several bolts of thunder striking at the mother beast at the same time. ¡­.Booom x 5 ¡­.Rooooaaaaarrrrr¡­.. The mother beast waved her hand a big water shield appeared and blocked the thunder strikes. The shield wasn''t able to hold against the strikes for long and got vaporized by it. The mother beast was covered in injuries right now, her big wings were a mess and her burned marks were even giving off the smell of cooked meat. ''Trying to a breakthrough in such a state without telling me anything, does she intends to turn into a Fried-Seven-Headed-Drakon.'' Rex thought as he looked at her current state. ..Aoo..Ao.. The baby beast rubbed his heads against Rex. "I know what you want to say, little guy but I can''t interfere right now. The thunder tribulation of breaking realms is way more dangerous than pill refining, they both are in a whole different league. Okay now don''t make that face I will think of something," Rex said as he gently rubbed his forehead. [Any idea?] ''The Grand Spirit Array can''t withstand such Thunder Tribulation, she was already aware of it that''s why she came here. I don''t have any good thing to defend against thunder tribulation even the best array I can make at my present won''t be able to withstand again it, but isn''t this thunder tribulation looks a little different. Hmm.... as I thought she is going for humanoid form, with her nature she probably thought that the baby beast likes me, so if she also got a human form like me then... sigh,'' Rex concluded. When breaking through to Calamity Lord stage, a spirit beast has two choices. 1st is they can evolve into a more advanced spirit beast form reaching the full fledged state of their species or if they had already reached this state because of some fortuitous encounter then they will have the opportunity to break their species'' limit go further. The 2nd choice is they can choose to evolve into a variant which can have both their beast form and a humanoid form, the advantage of this form is that they will be able to use martial arts and techniques like humanoid form cultivators and even cultivate using special cultivation technique made for Monster Race. Normally the bests which haven''t come in contact with humanoid form cultivators and posses low intelligence chose to evolve in the 1st form without thinking, there are also beasts with high intelligence which chose 2nd form to go beyond their specie''s limits instead of cultivating like humanoid cultivators. Beasts normally cultivate by eating the core of other beasts and refining the energy in it so they are already used to it and don''t want a humanoid form like others although they could still use this method even after going on the 2nd evolution route but they prefer the beast way so the humanoid form does not attract their attention. ''I can''t help her directly so I can''t use my Qi or Psychic energy in her range but I can use other things...let''s do what I can, even a second of delay makes a difference,'' Rex snapped his fingers and a lot of metal blocks appeared out of nowhere. 237 Chapter 236 : : Passing The Thunder Tribulation ''Telekinesis + Trasnsmutate'' (Rex) All the black metal box began to melt and transform into several long spears. ''I used a special Isotope of Graphite and combined it with the metal I obtained from recycling Alfred''s Inheritance box which was made of¡­ Krasiton, a kind of metal that is known for its hardness and durability. This alloy is an excellent conductor of electricity while being highly durable at the same time, I didn''t think I will use it for something like that,'' Rex thought then grabbed a spear near him. Rex swung the spear and with his body in an arc then threw it using his full strength. Rex didn''t use any Qi or Psychic energy to assist the throw because if he did that then it will be taken as direct participation in her thunder tribulation, interference in thunder tribulation of realm breakthrough gives way more dangerous result compared to the one at pill refining. ¡­.Swooossshhhhh¡­. Although Rex only used physical strength but it''s not something to be underestimated either, he has ''Intermediate Spear Mastery'' passive skill and ''Weapon Master'' title, both of them were more than enough to supplement for a Basic Spear Technique. After Rex threw one spear, he picked another spear and threw it before the first one was only halfway to its destination. Rex''s aim was not the mother beast but the ground around her. The 1st spear landed on the ground near mother beast, it was soon accompanied by several more spears. More than half of the bodies of these spears were below the ground while their back end facing the sky. After receiving too many injuries on her wings mother beast found it hard to hold her position in the sky and thus landed on the ground. ..Crackle¡­Crakle¡­ x 4 She didn''t had time for a breather as another batch of thunder strikes was about to fall on her. Mother beast roared at the sky then a big sphere of green flame got condensed out of thin air above her head, it wasn''t a good idea to use the flame to counter thunder tribulation but she didn''t head much of a choice. Just when she was about to fire the ball, the thunder strikes coming towards her diverted and landed on the spears on the ground around her. ''As I thought, Graphite is a good conductor of electricity and Krasiton is highly durable so their alloy has obviously retained their properties but¡­ the problem is how long can it hold its ground against the thunder tribulation,'' Rex thought as he saw that a spear became slight red after receiving the thunder strike. The mother beast gave a short glance to Rex before using this time to recover as much as possible. The mother beast closed her eyes and took a deep breath then suddenly faint wisps of green flame appeared and covered her whole body, under the baptism of the green flame her injuries began to heal but the speed was slower and some severe wounds didn''t heal. Mother beast also noticed it and stopped recovering, she prepared herself for the next batch of thunder strike, it was the last layer of trial but it was also the most dangerous one. Under mother beast''s control several water shields appeared above her, she also folded her wings to defend against the thunder strike. This time there was only a single thunder strike but it was more than enough to make up for all the thunder strikes alone. ¡­Crackle..Booom¡­. The huge both of thunder landed on the mother beast, it destroyed all the water shields like they were made of paper. it was so strong that Rex saw it easily making a big hole through her first wing in few seconds. The pressure was so high that mother beast was pushed to her knees Suddenly Rex noticed that faint red smoke came out of the mother beast''s body then her strength soared and she again stood back up against the thunder strike. ''She burned her blood essence¡­ this is the second time she used her blood essence, does she want to die or something? ..sigh.. but this time she didn''t have much of a choice either, '' Rex patted the head of the anxious beast baby and solemnly looked at the thunder striking at mother beast. ''If it gets out of hand, then I would have no choice but to interfere¡­ with ''Diamond Shell'', my huge amount of Qi and HP there is still a slight chance for me to survive that,'' (Rex) Rex had several reasons to go so far for the mother beast, whether it was the baby beast or the region where the Frozen Flame City is not located, it all once completely belonged to her so letting her dies in front of his eyes was too much for him, furthermore mother beast was a strong powerhouse and after she advances she will reach the highest realm of the middle realm and can become a strong backer for him. Burning blood essence only provides the strength boost for a short period of time and the time limit for mother beast was almost over, Rex was just about to interfere but then he saw that the thunder strike began to shrink and dissipated in a few seconds, with this the thunder tribulation was over. The two once-mighty looking wings of the mother beast were now riddled with holes, she was barely standing after looking at the baby beast for a second she collapsed on the ground. Both Rex and baby beast rushed towards her, the baby beast rubbed her hears towards her neck to try to wake her up. Rex wanted to comfort him first but he didn''t have the time to do that at the moment, he places his hand on her and analyzed her body. [Her inner injuries are more severe compared to the ones on the outside, she burned her blood essence which also affected the natural healing power of her body, her inner organs are also affected by the thunder strik...] ''Area-Heal'' (Rex) While checking the analyzing report Rex also started to heal her, Area Heal does not have a fixed Qi consumption rate to caste it, it''s effectiveness and range changes depending on the amount of Qi used to cast it. [-500 Yang Qi] A big golden sphere twice as big as a full-size basketball appeared above Rex''s hands then flew above the unconscious mother beast. The golden sphere continuously emitted golden rays of light kept healing her. Fred also arrived at the location a while ago and but he didn''t disturb Rex and just silently observed him. While the golden sphere was healing her Rex used Telekinesis to carry her back to the Frozen Flame City. ''What do you think?'' (Rex) [It is just as you said, although she passed the thunder tribulation but with her current condition if her inner injuries are not cured and her blood essence didn''t increase then she will become a cripple, at that time breaking through to the next realm aside it won''t be shocking if her cultivation base degraded.] ''If my healing doesn''t work then most of the spirit pills we could get at the moment won''t have much effect on her either¡­ what about ''Elixir Of Life'' It should be able to cure her¡­ but about the amount," (Rex) [Well, it can indeed have a good effect on here, theoretically, it might do more than just curing her. As for the amount, it''s better to use less than one-fourth of a potion.] ''Hmmm¡­ directly using it all at once might overexert her body so how about diluting 1/4th of it with refined spirit water in large quantity before giving it to her, that way she doesn''t need to consume it all at once,'' (Rex) [Good idea, it will decrease the strain on her body and this way it will become easier for her to absorb it wholly,] Rex flew towards the castle with the mother beast, after he reached the castle Fred didn''t follow him, with once glance he could see that the matter was serious and just following inside the castle without permission was no good so he stopped. The way Rex and baby beast treated mother beast left a deep impression in his head. Fred now looked at Rex in a completely different light, before he knew Rex was strong but he didn''t think that he was strong enough to have such a strong beast beside him, so he went to talk to Jiang Shuang to inquire about it. Rex put the mother beast on the floor near the spirit pond. The spirit pond Rex made was very big, from the start he knew that mother beast uses it and the baby beast may also become big as her in the future so he built it considering their big size. After healing her for a while and making her drink several Stamina potions using Telekinesis, mother beast finally opened her eyes. Mother beast just stared at him but didn''t reply. [And you are busted.] Rex averted his eyes and looked around for a while. ''No wonder this doting mother went to face the thunder tribulation without telling me about it, she has an ego problem'' (Rex) [Just like you] ''Keep quiet for a bit'' (Rex) [Okie~] ''Someday if I could switch places with you then I would make sure to thoroughly irritate you with the best of my abilities,'' (Rex) [Good Luck] After taking a deep breath, Rex told her the story from the start while only hiding the Enhance blood effect and Exp thing¡­.and both of them by a Secret Blood Art and a Secret Qi Transfer Art respectively, according to what Rex told her both of these techniques were made by him and can only be used by him, many people were after him because of that so he chose to keep it a secret earlier. Mother beast still kept staring at him. [Was it necessary to say the last sentence.] ''It just slipped out,'' (Rex) Rex quickly hugged one head of the baby. "Little guy, your mother doesn''t like me, should I leave this place?" Rex looked at the baby beast with a sad expression. The baby beast wrapped his neck around Rex then looked at mother beast. ..Aoo.. He opened his mouth and spoke although he didn''t have a language to communicate but the mother beast could guess his words without it. She looked at Rex then sighed. Black lines appeared on mother beast''s face. 238 Chapter 237 : : Naming ''Atomize'' (Rex) He used Atomize to clear the basic impurities in the spirit water, using Atomize to purify spirit water was just like using an assault rifle to kill a mosquito but Rex didn''t want to waste time or put more effort in doing it so he used Atomize. Rex then took out one conical flask filled ''Elixir Of Life'' and emptied one- fourth of it in the container. When Rex first opened the airtight cap of the conical flask, the smell of the potion caught the attention of baby beast and mother beast. The mother beast remained silent while the baby beast started to salivate. Rex then speeds up the mixing process of refined spirit water and Elixir Of Life using Atomize. Mother beast''s eyes shined. The baby beast gave her a blank look. Rex had used Telepathy to form a three-way link so baby beast was also connected to it, although he still couldn''t speak even though Telepathy but he could still barely understand their meaning because of high Intelligence. The baby beast excitedly nodded Rex rubbed his forehead ''No wonder, this little guy and his mother have the same blood, both are stubbornly picky when it comes to choosing a name,'' Rex thought while switching glance between baby beast and mother beast then he again focused on mixing the liquids. {Hmmm¡­. how about Lerna, from the place I came from there is a myth that the first Hydra used to live near a lake called Lerna and although now you can''t be called the descendent of Hydra but your The baby beast stepped back while running his wild imagination then he looked at the mother beast in contempt. Mother beast inwardly cursed Rex''s eight generations. Rex completely ignored it. Earlier Rex thought of many names which were related to ''Wind'' and ''Light'' element because of baby beast''s innate compatibility with them, then later he narrowed his search to only Wind and Sky related names because he realized baby beast''s main race species focuses on wind The reason he got the ''Light'' element was just because of his bloodline, so it may look like the ''Wind'' and ''Light'' have the same value for the baby beast but they do not in the future his species will likely focus more on Wind so Light was always secondary. Just when Rex was coming up with a name based on the main attribute he gave up, not because he couldn''t find a good name but he believed that using a name just based on his element was no good, whenever Rex looked at the baby beast he subconsciously felt good, it felt comfortable to just sit beside him and look at his cheerful personality¡­ Mother beast and Rex looked at baby beast anticipating his reply. Baby beast thought for a while then tried to pronounce his name but.. only his cute roar sounded after he tried to pronounce his name for a while he nodded his head in satisfaction. The baby beast nodded again. Rex carried the glass container and put it in front of the mother beast. He didn''t need to say anything just from looking at it mother beast could tell the medicine inside it was not simple. She pushed it to little Aru, he looked at the container then at Rex. Rex rubbed his forehead. {This potion has a very strong impact on the user''s body which is not that easy to withstand and absorb it''s effect at the same time, especially for the baby beast who never even eaten a high-grade herb and although drinking a small part of it will be harmless to him and will nevertheless make him stronger but¡­ Aru wanted to drink the potion but he still obediently did what Rex said. Lerna reluctantly agreed when she heard that it might have a bad impact on her baby. The entrance to the Millennium Spirit Pool had a giant mechanical gate made combining Array Circuit Tech with basic mechanics. The gate needs ID car check to enter or exit, the only exception are Lerna and Aru. After coming out of the spirit pond area, Aru went to Rex''s room to rest while Rex walked out of the castle and flew outside the region. Rex landed near the tall mountain wall of the city, after making sure there was no one near him he took out all the dead bodies of the people from Monster Hunting Sect ''Let''s get to business,'' At first Rex used Mind Arts on them in turns but he didn''t use it to an extreme so as not to destroy their brains. ''It''s a shame that the human brain loses its functionality after just around 10 minutes, it should at least last a little longer like heart or eyes. Although their brains are physically stronger and durable because they are cultivators but even after that it only lasts around 1 and a half hour if it wasn''t for Inventory then I would have to use Mind Arts on them in front of other beastman which might have ruined the positive image I built until now.'' Rex thought while extracting the memories from their real-life experience. When Rex uses Mind Arts on an alive person then he can extract the maximum amount of data from them and after they die the proficiency of extraction decreases with every passing minute until their brain completely stops functioning. [Intermediate Sword Mastery(Lvl 4)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate Sword Mastery(Lvl 5)] [Intermediate Sword Mastery(Lvl 5)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate Sword Mastery(Lvl 6)] [Intermediate Spear Mastery(Lvl 3)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate Spear Mastery(Lvl 4)] [Intermediate Dagger Mastery(Lvl 4)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate Dagger Mastery(Lvl 5)] [Intermediate Fistfight Mastery(Lvl 2)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate Fistfight Mastery(Lvl 3)] [Intermediate Fistfight Mastery(Lvl 3)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate Fistfight Mastery(Lvl 4)] The Intermediate Mastery skills were of the higher grade so their max level wasn''t 5. Rex didn''t use Mind Arts on Grand Elder and Elder Chen because he had other plans for them. Rex then grabbed the head of one of the men from the ground. ''Last time when I used it on Ba Jung he transformed in a Lesser Zombie, at that time when I used it on Ba Jung he was alive but this time I am using it on the dead person¡­ I wasn''t able to bring out the full potential of this technique with my strength at that time but now it''s different, I hope this method works,'' Rex took a deep breath then used the Modified and Upgraded version of Heavenly Puppet Art. Black mist came out of Rex''s hands and entered the corpse''s body. The original Heavenly Puppet Technique can change a living person in a corpse puppet, but unlike Rex''s Lesser Zombie it wouldn''t have the regeneration ability and can''t move on their own. After researching for a while Rex realized that when he changed Ba Jung in a Lesser Zombie it had a similarity to Puppet Sect''s corpse Puppet that he hated very much and it was that both the Puppet and Lesser Zombie had a soul. Rex didn''t want to trap a soul inside the Zombie so he started his research to figure out a way to make a Zombie without the body having a soul which means just after the person died¡­.., he tried many ways to do it but all failed. Rex tried it on dead monster beasts and the dead bodies of the people he had in his Inventory for the experiment but it also failed, Rex used the technique when their brain had still not completely lost its functionality but it was useless because at the time of transforming their brain competently lost its functionality. He already understood that without a soul no matter the race the body won''t function for long. A body without a soul is like a car without an engine, no matter how beautiful or strong the car is, it won''t work without the engine. After thinking about a way to solve this problem for months, he finally got a solution. 239 Chapter 238 : : Basics Of Soul Arrays & Soul Seals After Rex thought about the whole process of how the brain stops working and the Zombie dies before transforming, several questions came to him. Why does the Zombie transformation fail just because of a soul? most of Zombie''s bodies are considered dead so why does thew soul matter that much¡­ and then Rex finally realized that he was going on the wrong way from the very start. Zombies are mostly dead but a small part of their brain still works which makes their body works and it can''t survive with a nonfunctional brain, then Rex noticed a big difference between the dead person and an alive person which was the Sea Of Consciousness inside a dead person is collapsed When a person dies their sea of consciousness slowly starts to collapse and when the brain stops functioning it completely collapses and vice-versa. According to Rex''s knowledge the Sea Of Consciousness which is located between the eyebrows is closely related to the brain, he still remembered that opening the Sea Of Consciousness was a necessity to acquire Spiritual Sense and walk down the path of cultivation After discovering this problem Rex finally found a solution. When Rex was using the new puppet technique on the corpse he used his SE points to construct a soul seal in their collapsing Sea Of Consciousness to prevent it from completely collapsing and save some of their memory. [Would you like to implant a ''Fake Soul Seed'' inside the target for 89 SE Points: Yes/No] ''Yes'' (Rex) Fake Soul Seed is the name of the newly created soul seal, Rex was using the souls seal to bind the collapsing Sea Of Consciousness like how a doctor uses stitches to reattach the skin at the wound of a patient. In the start Rex tried to create the soul seal in the same way as Friend List, it wasn''t easy for Rex to make it even with the help of Rose that''s why he asked every single one of his doubt from Zakiya, In the start, Zakiya proudly cleared few of his doubts to show his profound knowledge but then Rex kept firing questions at him like he was wielding an assault rifle. Rex didn''t stop asking questions even when Zakiya went into seclusion with the ''Elixir Of Life''. At one point Zakiya completely ignored him but Rex kept bugging him moreover he started to yell, where is my Reward you talked about? I worked so hard to make the potion and the big black wolf ran off with my potion without even paying for it¡­ in the end, Zakiya took a break from his seclusion and came out to reluctantly give him a book ''Basics of Soul Arrays \u0026 Soul Seals''. After seeing this book Rex realized that he gad underestimated the Array technology of the higher realm until now. With every second the corpse of the man absorbed more and more black fog as his inner body was going through a complete metamorphosis. ''This corpse has absorbed more than twice as Qi compared to what it would''ve cost if I had used this technique on an alive person, I know that the result won''t be the same either but it''s better if I get something good or all my effort so far will be wasted,'' Rex thought while keep supplying the corpse with Yin Qi. After a few minutes the corpse stopped absorbing anymore Qi, Rex released him and observed him. The body didn''t look like it changed much with naked eyes but Rex could sense the Qi circulating in the new channels inside the corpse''s body, the channels weren''t same as meridian, unlike meridian which had a fixed path the channels were not fixed, the Qi inside their body was moving anywhere without a fixed route and the dead muscles and bones were absorbing this Qi to strengthen themselves The corpse eyes have turned pitch black and his skin was occasionally emitting faint wisps of black fog, just like Lesser Zombie this one had also formed a Yin bead inside their head When Rex touched his skin to check the changes he was surprised because it was hard as normal iron and cold as ice, it reminded him of cold iron, a type of iron that is influenced by Yin Qi and feels cold on the touch that cold iron can be used to make shield because it gives damage reduction towards any Yin-type attribute attack. ''Appraisal: Full Body'' (Rex) [Title: Undead, Absolutely Loyal Name: N/A HP: 230 P/230 P | reg 13 P/s Dark Qi: 180 P/180 P | reg 15 P/s Race: Undead Zombie Origin Race: Human Combat Strength: Human Venerable late stage Level: 8 / 36 EXP: 78 P / 250 P STR: D WIS: G- AGI: E INT: G VIT: F+ END E+ DEF: E Traits: Fair Vision(Locked), Digging, Pain-Nullification, Meat-Bomb, Undead-Regeneration, Cold Yin Skin. Basic Skills: None] Rex was surprised after appraising him, he found out that the Undead Zombie had lost almost all the skills he got in his life when his Sea Of Consciousness collapsed but his trait remained because it was something he earned when he was born nevertheless it got locked after he transformed into an Undead Zombie. His trait was not that good either, it only allowed him to have slightly better eyesight than a normal person as for the other traits and title, he got them after transforming. They were basically meant... The title Undead was given to a being who was not spiritually alive, the title increased their affinity towards the Dark element by 100% but it also decreased their resistance towards the Light element by 100%. The title Absolutely Loyal is given to a being who had become eternally loyal to someone, the title''s effect was that the Undead Zombie can never go against Rex''s wishes and can never harm him. The trait Digging meant that he can proficiently dig the ground, which meant he can even dig tunnels or hide inside the ground. The trait Pain Nullification, nullifies all the pain inflicted on the Undead Zombie. The trait Meat-Bomb meant that he can use the Yin bead inside them to self destruct like a meant bomb and inflict damage to the enemy while destroying himself in the process. The trait Undead-Regeneration meant that as long as the Undead Zombie''s head is not destroyed then even if his arm or legs got cut he can slowly recover the lost flesh, this trait uses Qi as fuel to slowly regrow the severed flesh but the regrow speed can be increased by eating the flesh of other organisms. The trait Cold Yin Skin had a similar effect to the cold iron it can reduce the damage of the Yin-type attribute effect by 50%. The Undead Zombie was like a completely new entity so it didn''t inherit the previous name of the body so Rex could give it a name if he wanted. ''What does this Level mean? don''t tell me it''s his limit and he can''t become stronger than that?¡­or.. he can advance like beasts, it''s good if it''s the latter but if it''s the former then I will stop this project for now until I achieve a breakthrough in this field,'' Rex thought Rex also has the idea of using Exp to increase their level quickly but he decided to change other corpses in Undead Zombies before taking a risk. "Sit," Rex said after some thinking. The Undead Zombie obediently sat on the ground "Roll," The Undead Zombie followed the command and rolled "Hand Shake" "Stand Up" "Jump" [Well, aren''t you treating him like a dog?] ''A Dog? calling him a dog is an insult to the dogs, A intelligent being that cannot understand the life value of another intelligent being has lesser value than poultry in my eyes because at least poultry can be eaten,'' Rex said. [So that''s how it is.] Rose said in an understanding tone like it just solved a mystery. Rex than converted other corpses into Undead Zombies. Everything went smoothly except two fail attempts, the Collapsing Sea Of Consciousness of two of them was weaker than the others so it wasn''t able to sustain the load of the ''Fake Soul Seed'' and collapsed before the soul seal completed. 27 Zombies were standing in front of Rex, there were way many people that attacked the beastman village but most people that killed by beastmans had incomplete bodies and died a long time ago so they didn''t meet the requirement to become an Undead Zombie. All the Undead Zombies had Undead, Absolutely Loyal, Digging, Pain-nullification, Meat-Bomb, Undead-Regeneration in common, as for Yin Cold Skin, Rex found that not everyone got this trait and realized that an Undead Zombie only had 70% chances of obtaining it. Rex still had two corpses left, one of them belonged to Grand Elder and the other belonged to Elder Chen. ''They both are stronger so I might get something new,'' Rex thought and started to convert them too. A few minutes later¡­. Rex transformed Grand Elder into a Zombie but he was disappointed by the result. Grand Elder was not much different than other Undead Zombies the only difference being his slightly higher status and the trait ''Curse Bite'' that allows him to inject some dark Qi in his target when biting them which deals damage over time to the target. Rex took a deep breath before he started to work on Elder Chen and this time something unexpected happened. He noticed that unlike other corpse''s transformation Elder Chen''s transformation was a little different after the process was complete Rex looked at the result. Unlike other Undead Zombies Elder Chen''s muscles shrieked too much, all the skin on his body now looked like tree bark and his canines became very sharp like a blood-sucking bat, when Rex touched him he realized that although his muscles and skin shrieked but his body was now harder than all the other Undead Zombies. Rex quickly upraised him and the result surprised his again. [Title: Undead, Absolutely Loyal Name: N/A HP: 260 P/260 P | reg 14 P/s Dark Qi: 200 P/ 200 P | reg 16 P/s Race: Undead Ghoul Origin Race: Human Combat Strength: Core Forming 2nd stage Level: 21 / 40 EXP: 78 P / 250 P STR: D+ WIS: G AGI: D INT: G+ VIT: F+ END E+ DEF: D Traits: Fair Vision(Locked), Digging, Pain-Nullification, Meat-Bomb, Undead-Regeneration, Cold Yin Skin, Flesh Devour. Basic Skills: Basic Sword Mastery(Lvl 3), Basic Fistfight Mastery(Lvl 1)] The trait Flesh Devour allowed the Undead Ghoul to eat other organism''s flesh, then the newly formed dark acid inside his stomach will digest that flesh and will convert it into nutrients that can further strengthen his body. ''Amazing, his Flesh Devour is good but the thing that is really noteworthy is that he still has the Basic Sword Mastery skill and Basic Fistfight Mastery, these skills might have degraded a lot but the fact that he posses them means that he has higher intelligence than other. I was right, people with a profession like Alchemist, Inscription Master¡­ etc have strong mental and spiritual strength¡­ thus they also have good quality and stronger Sea Of Consciousness that others, it''s probably the reason he became Undead Ghoul¡­wait a second he can eat flesh to strengthen himself. Hmmm¡­ then what if I transfer the Blood Transfusion Art I got from Ba Jung to him, this technique is very brute all it does is tries to forcibly extract the blood essence of your target to you which allows the user to get some benefits from the bloodline or physique of the target¡­ if they have any. The process is very painful for the target and it''s useless for me because using it may decrease the purity of my bloodline and I don''t like it either, but it suits this Undead Ghoul''s trait if he can use Flesh Devour with Blood Transfusion Art then he can gain more benefits with less effort,'' Rex placed his hand on Elder Chen''s head. [It''s risky.] ''Little Rose risk and success are sworn brother and don''t you know about my A+ luck,'' Rex said nonchalantly then he used Mind Arts and started to carefully transfer the Blood Transfusion Art''s data to the Undead Ghoul. A few minutes later¡­.. Rex was looking at the corpse of Elder Chang lying on the ground with a poker face. [What was it again, who were the sworn brothers.] ''Ahem¡­ Failure is the mother of Success, now let''s try to increase their level,'' Rex said with a poker face but his heart was bleeding from inside. 240 Chapter 239 : : Evolutionary Lis Rex was happy to found out that he could increase the level of Undead Zombies but he didn''t increase the level of anymore by more than twice because he knew they didn''t have any skill like Limit-Break if their body can''t hold it and their patched up Sea Of Consciousness collapses then it will all be for nothing. No Undead Zombie reached the max level so Rex couldn''t figure out what will happen if they reached the max level. ''Now what should I do with them, I can''t take them inside I was thinking of making an underground prison for test subjects and use Zombies as guards but I don''t have time to do that right now,'' Rex was in a dilemma. [Test subjects? so which one we will use as test subjects monster beast or human? if human then of what type?] ''Let me tell you a formula for choosing test subjects¡­.., Test Subject (T) = Inhumane Enemy (E) = Inhumane Criminal (C), where E and C are not equal to female,'' Rex said. [No Rex, you can''t do an experiment on yourself.] Rex''s lips twitched. ''My kind and gentle nature look inhumane to you?'' Rex asked with a smile. [I am supposed to say no, right?] Rex didn''t talk any further and looked at the 28 Undead Zombies standing in front of him. "You all can dig right, I order you all to hide around this mountain wall and guard the all four entrance door in the wall, if any monster tried to attack the door then finish them off, do not go more than one mile away from the wall and do not show yourself or attack anyone coming out of the doors," Rex gave them a bunch of commands then repeated them few times then after making sure that they understood he went back to the castle. When Rex arrived at the castle he saw Jiang Shuang standing outside in the garden. "How''re things going here?" Rex asked as he looked around. "Everything is well, as you said I provided all beastman with 1 star ID cards. I also allocated some easy jobs to them, they seem to like this place, the rainbow sky phenomenon at noon really caught them off guard and they are still getting used to Working Bots," Jiang Shuang said. "Do they know where is this place?" Rex asked again. "Not yet, they probably still think that this city is either in the outer zone or out of the forest, Fred was asking me about this a while ago but I told him that it''s up to you to tell them the location of the city so he didn''t ask again," Jiang Shuang said. "Okay, don''t let anyone outside the region tell them that it''s dangerous to open the main doors and tell Fred not to fly outside without thinking, it may attract the attention of strong beast, he should have already realized it but tell him that just in case, if they still want to go outside then tell them that after some time they too can use the teleportation array to Corentis and no one will bother them there," Rex said Jiang Shuang agreed. Jiang Shuang followed behind. Rex took him to a hall in the basement. He saw that there were several long cuboid-shaped boxes were lying in the hall, Rex opened one box and showed the content inside, Jiang Shuang saw that a long tower similar to the ones on the mountain wall was lying inside the box, the tower was a little smaller than the ones on top of the mountain wall and there was a metallic cuboid box-like device on the lower end of the tower. "It''s is the portable signal tower, that can be set anywhere easily. I want to install small towers like these in every branch of your Myriad Auction House in other cities starting from the near ones," Rex said with a serious expression. "I see if my guess is right then putting them in other branches will increase their range for using ID cards right?" Jiang Shuang asked. "Correct, but they have one more important use, they can be connected to a portable instrument that can directly access data in the main database and make changes in the client ID cards, I will explain the process to you later for now bring few Working Bots and these towers with you to other branches. I have installed the necessary information inside those Working Bots needed to install these towers in the shops, later I will send a file to your ID card regarding the method and all the instructions you need to follow to help the Working Bots in installing the towers They are powered by Spirit Stones and a modified Qi gathering Array on them, although the array can provide enough power for them to work continuously but it''s better if you put some spirit stone in the power slot just in case," Rex said. "It''s not hard to put the towers inside the branch for now, but the condition of Myriad Auction House in every city is not that good, once they figure out things about the ID cards they will make trouble and will probably try to get things from the Auction house that they find different, to copy the technology and such big tower won''t escape their greedy eyes," Jiang Shuang said with a sigh. "Hmm¡­ then just put the towers in the in the branches where you have a solid foundation and do one more thing I want all the maps of all the cities where you have a branch of Myriad Auction House and it should also have all the details about your organization''s status in that place, whether it''s good or bad," Rex said. Jiang Shuang nodded. After that Rex went to another hall in the basement of the castle and started working on the project he left unfinished earlier. Three days later¡­.. Rex was sitting inside the hall as he looked at the 20 metallic puppets in front of him. The metallic puppets were of two different categories of 10 each, they were standing in two rows with their hands joined behind their backs like trained soldiers. All the 20 puppets had the same humanoid structure as humans, the parts like fingers, eye-slots, arms and legs curves were like that of humans in shape, their head resembled a human skull too, their every part was very detailed like humans the difference being they had metal surface on their bodies and mechanical joints unlike humans flexible muscles and joints. The ten bots standing on the left were similar to a robust main, their bodies were bigger like a bodybuilder and were of pure black color with shining red outlines and design at edges. The other batch on right had body shade similar to that of a normal human that focuses on elasticity rather than muscle building¡­ like a gymnast or Yogi. They also had black color but the outlines and designs on the edges were of shining green color. All the bots had the symbol of Frozen Flame engraved on their left chest. This was the Combat Bot series made by Rex, the one on the left with robust bodies were of Tank-Type close-range melee fighters that focuses on high defense and strength. The other batch on the right was of Hunter-Type mid-range fighter that focuses on high agility and evasion. The Combat Bots may show some weakness when fighting alone but from the start, they are designed to fight together as a team. All the Combat Bots were equipped with an advanced AI that can figure out the fighting style of their enemy after engaging in combat for a while to an extent that it can even predict their next move with a success probability of 79% furthermore all the Combat Bots were interconnected so if even one of them were able to figure out the enemies weakness then others will know it immediately. The Combat Bots had many hidden abilities but the one that even Rex needs to be little caution of is¡­. Self-destruct The core power battery of all the Combat Bots works on the same principle as the ones below the city except they don''t have auto-earthing ability so they cannot release the extra energy in the ground that''s why if they forcible override their core then the explosion will be an unforgettable sight. They do have a way of releasing the extra energy which is by using it. They Combat Bots looks like machines but their shape and size closely resembled humans so if they had skin or flesh on their body then many wouldn''t even know that a machine is standing beside them that can detonate anytime. The Combat Bot unit also had a Mini-Qi Gathering array that continuously provides them power but when Combat Bots are in a battle they use power at fast speed and it takes a lot of time to recover that''s why Rex made a charging station for them inside the castle which is directly connected to the Qi storage batteries of the City, there is one more way to charge them and that is by using spirit stone. They also had hidden inscriptions and arrays on them to further enhance their capabilities. "You, come here," Rex said while pointing at the hunter-type Combat bot near him. ..Thump¡­Thump.. The bot walked towards Rex then stood in from of him. ''They makes a lot of noise while walking, I should add some allow or rubber-like material to get rid of it in the future,'' Rex thought. "Identify yourself," (Rex) "I am 001, Type: Combat Bot, Hunter series. My serial number: CB-H001`. AI-ACT chip v1.3, Humanoid series. Power Source: Portable Qi storage cell, Mini-Core Series. Memory Type: Smart Brain.¡­." A cold mechanical sound came out of the moving mouth of the Combat Bot. Rex nodded in satisfaction then he stored all the bots in his Inventory. Actually, it took Rex two days to make only one Combat Bot of each type then it only took him one day to make nine more copies of each of them. Rex needs to think a lot when making something for the first time but when making it again he does it without even thinking this was one of the effects he achieved when 10% of his brain got transformed into crystalline form in his last evolution Then he set cross-legged and took out the one bottle of ''Elixir Of Life''. ''Although I feel I am strong enough but it''s better to increase my strength if I can, hmmm¡­ come to think of it I still haven''t checked the Evolutionary List'' Rex thought then asked Rose to show him the Evolutionary List. [Opening Evolutionary List¡­..] [1. Blue-Tier Winged Carbonite Human. 2. Blue-Tier Snake Carbonite Human. 3. Blue-Tier Zetabite (Rare). 4. Blue-Tier Mind Falcon. 5. Blue-Tier Mind Catepirous (Rare) 6. Blue-Tier Four Winged Drakon (Rare). 7. Blue Tier Hydo¡­..] There were only 11 options this time and all of them disappointed Rex, at first Rex wanted to continue on his previous route, in the last evolution when the 10 percent of his brain got converted into crystalline form his thinking speed increased tremendously and he was able to do multitasking if he had done something once then it was the way to easy for him to do it again with more speed and accuracy. After discussing from Rose he found out that his current Race''s, which is a physical existence based Race cannot transform their brain that easily¡­ in simple words although it''s not that hard for a species to advance but it''s very hard for a species to increase the quality of one part of their body by a league while advancing on their particular route like Rex. Normally the creatures like beasts who are capable of advancing will never find a Ridicules Evolutionary option like Rex in the first place because they can never meet the requirement for that after all, Rex got the option for his previous race evolution because of his limit breaking INT status. So who can allocate status points to their intelligence and even if they do have a method to allocate points they will likely go after strength and defense, Rex was an inventor so he increased his INT to sharpen his memory and hence stepped foot in the path of cultivating mental strength. Right now Rex didn''t unlock an option like last time even after he increased his INT to the limit because his current Race wasn''t qualified to trigger the route to a race highly same as his current one¡­ Rex needed to become a higher life form before he can get an option like that again and to do that he needed to evolve further choosing another race that has the potential to evolve into a higher life form. 241 Chapter 240 : : Ultra Healthy Body ''It''s not over yet, after taking ''Elixir Of Life'' there is a high chance to unlock a new option and after I take those two spirit beasts when I take them I will have two of the three DNA source I will use while evolving¡­ the thing is I might unlock more options after getting their DNA signature,'' Rex cheered up again then looked at the conical flask in his hands. ''Mini-Status'' (Rex) [Name: Rex Andrews HP: 982 P / 982 P | reg 10 P/s Yin Qi: 1210 P / 1210 P | reg 13 P/s Yang Qi: 1210 P / 1210 P | reg 13 P/s Spirit Qi: 98 P / 98 P | reg 3 P/s Qi cultivation stage: Core Forming peak stage Soul cultivation stage: Soul Core Forming peak stage STR: C+ (99%) WIS: D (39%) AGI: C (18%) INT: B+ (63%) VIT: D (37%) END: D (47%) DEF: B+ (51%) SPT: E+ LUC A+ Status Points: 54] The new interface made by Rose also had a column for showing Rex''s soul cultivation base and the special Spirit Qi used by soul cultivators. Rex''s soul strength or quality was not that high so the results weren''t that good either, furthermore, he didn''t have any soul technique that''s why he wasn''t able to utilize his Spirit Qi much. After Rex''s cultivation base increased his grading slightly decreased, although his status increased but his grading is actually comparison with a normal cultivator so without increasing his strength by other means like using status points or training for years, he won''t be able to increase his overall strength. Last time he got 6 status points for every sub-stage and gained a total of 54 points. Rex also practiced the special soul cultivation technique he modified for himself that slightly increased his soul quality. ''It won''t be that dangerous right?'' (Rex) [Not too sure, but it''s better if you take only a sip at most.] Rex took a deep breath then he opened the cap of the bottle and carefully took one small sip of the ''Elixir Of Life''. The colorless elixir gave a sweet honey-like taste when it came in contact with his tongue and when it slides down his tongue it felt like it was softer than butter but before Rex could enjoy its sweetness for long he discovered how nuclear fission would feel like. The seemly harmless sweet elixir emitted Eminence amount of energy like nuclear fission has started in his body, Rex hurried ran his Yin-Yang Sacred Lineage Cultivation Technique to absorbed the energy before it can overload his body. But he realized that he underestimated the working efficiency of the potion, the second it came in contact with the fluids inside his body it got mixed with then and started a chain reaction to clean his whole body, all the cells in his body started to become overly excited, the flow of blood in his body increased by a few time, his heartbeat kept rising until it reached an inhumane level. [Limit-Break activated your END is permanently increased by 1.0%] [Limit-Break activated your AGI is permanently increased by 0.8%] [Limit-Break activated your DEF is permanently increased by 1.1%] [Limit-Break activated your STR is permanent...] Several notification alerts window appeared in front of Rex''s vision but he didn''t have the time to focus on them. After suffering for a few minutes that felt like forever he lied on the floor and tried to catch hold of his breath. Rex didn''t dilute the elixir because it will slightly decrease and alter its effect and unlike Lerna he had Limit-Break, normally if a normal cultivator of the same stage had taken the same amount of elixir as Rex then their body will likely explode because of the burst of energy inside their body, it was only because of Rex''s solid foundation, race, and Limit-Break that he was able to make it out. After Rex calmed down he noticed a pungent smell coming out of his body, when he looked down then he found out that his body was covered in the familiar slimy black liquid. ''This thing again?¡­ to think my body still had so many impurities'' Rex thought then he used Instant Transmission and appeared into the private bathroom of his room. After washing the black liquid on his body Rex lied in the bathtub and take a look at the notifications. After sorting through the Limit-Break notification he found something new. [Due to your strong immune system, constitution, and purer body you gained a new bloodline ability ''Ultra Healthy Body''] [Ultra Healthy Body:- Type: Passive Grade: Ungraded Description: This ability grants you a very strong immune system that is capable of countering any strong harmful things like poison, acid, virus, bacteria¡­, etc as long as you have enough stamina. The ability uses your stamina to power up the special immune system to counter the external agents infiltrating your body. The time needed to counter them depends indirectly on your END. Once the ability successfully counters an unwanted agent then the same agent can never harm your body again in any way. Cool Down: None Cost: Stamina] Rex''s eyes were sparkling like the brightest stars in the night sky. ''Doesn''t this skill directly means that as long as I increase my Endurance resulting in increasing my Stamina, I don''t need to worry about being poisoned. After I saw that even a being like Zakiya was poisoned and reduced to such a pitiful state I wondered that what would happen if someday some assassin poisoned me too¡­ Wait they already did it once so if they did it this time then it will be a stronger poison. I have 54 Status Points right? Rose, we will put all of it into the stamina,'' Rex started to put all his status point into his END in batches After half an hour¡­ Rex looked at his system interface as he walked into his room while washing his hair using his towel, Rex didn''t need to actually use a towel to do that but he still likes to do it this way. [Name: Rex Andrews HP: 983 P / 983 P | reg 10 P/s Yin Qi: 1212 P / 1212 P | reg 13 P/s Yang Qi: 1212 P / 1212 P | reg 13 P/s Spirit Qi: 98 P / 98 P | reg 3 P/s Qi Cultivation stage: Core Forming peak stage Soul Cultivation stage: Soul Core Forming peak stage STR: B (08%) WIS: D (39%) AGI: C (23%) INT: B+ (63%) VIT: D (43%) END: C+ (52%) DEF: B+ (59%) SPT: E+ LUC A+ Status Points: 0] Rex only checked the status screen but not the evolution list because from what Rose told him it takes time to slowly analyze the changes in his body or new DNA signature and fins if he unlocked a new evolutionary path, it''s not an instantaneous process that''s why he needed to wait for a few days before he could see the results. After looking at the interface for a while Rex nodded in satisfaction then he closed the interface and opened the shelf and looked at the neatly arranged clothes inside like he was choosing the dress for today, he was just about top pick a dress but his movements halted, he seems to remember something as his lips curled upwards in an arch. Both of them were sparring in the open ground near the city, when they received the message they quickly agreed and started to gather their men. They never believed that they can just live here for free and they never intend to do it either so when Rex asked them to gather for a fight, it didn''t sound surprising to them. Rex took out a long black hooded coat with full selves and a black Iron mask. He wore them in his normal form and completely hid his appearance. The mask was made of a black allow with an Array Circuit on it that allowed the user to alter their voice. ''My smell is still there, I had ''Odorless'' skill but it fused with other skill and became ''Assassinate'' long ago and I can''t purchase the same skill twice because the first one is fused, oh I almost forgot about that,'' Rex took out a black belt and put it around his waist. The belt looked very normal except the flat oval-shaped glass slabs around it, the belt was a toll Rex made earlier by using Array Circuit Tech with Transmutate and his own knowledge on herbs. The belt emitted a light fragrance which was barely noticeable but that fragrance had the ability to cancel out the user''s body smell to a certain extent. The oval-shaped flat glass slabs were made after using Transmutate on spirit stone and Jade Refreshing grass then fusing them, Jade Refreshing grass''s paste is used by hunters to hide their smell to a certain extent while hunting, all Rex did was used Array Circuit Tech on the oval-shaped flat glass slabs to set a small mechanism that traps the smell of herbs in the slabs and stops it from leaking The mechanism allows him to un-trap and re-trap the smell when needed. Rex then took out long black leather boots and wore them, the boots were brought by Jiang Shuang on his request, not only the boots Rex did a fair share of shopping from his pocket in the name of needing research materials, but Jiang Shuang still agreed without hesitation because the need for Rex''s potions in the market has reached a new height and Cold Heaven Sect was still buying Anti-Cold Cream from his in high quantity. As for why Rex never used his own money? he had already used all the money he got to order new material from Tang Xuan''s shop, he could use low-grade spirit stone to make high-grade spirit stone but it needs time and for Rex time was very precious. After Rex wore the coat and put on his hood, that hid the back of his head. Black alloy mask, that helped him in hiding his face and altered his voice. Odorless Belt, that helped him in hiding his smell. Finally, black leather boots that helped him look¡­.taller. Rex took out a mirror and confirmed that he was now unrecognizable. ''It should be enough, now let''s pay a visit to Monster Hunter Sect,'' Rex thought then flew out of the castle and headed towards the East side main gate. Jiang Shuang was nearer to the array than Rex so he reached their early when Rex was still observing the development of the city while slowly flying. When Rex arrived at the location, everyone stared at him in confusion. Jiang Shuang''s expression changed multiple times before he calmed down and looked at Rex, he had no idea why Rex did it but after living with him for so long he knew that if Rex wanted to tell him something then he will tell it without asking and if he didn''t then ask was just a waste of time. Rex then looked at Aiden and Fred like he was observing them. They had around 45 beastman behind them¡­ Scott, Van, and Dreg were also included in them, the people they gathered were all experienced fighter like them but had a lower cultivation base, beastman village had many people but most of them were not capable fighters and only wanted to live peacefully while the other few were not in a state where they could fight, even with Rex''s potions their severed limbs won''t grow overnight. Rex then turned around and walked to the array platform. "I was sent by Shadow Lord, how long are you people going to wait? follow me," A strange but cold voice came from the other side of the mask. 242 Chapter 241 : : Black Scorpion City Aiden and Fred looked at each other then followed behind. The Transmission Array Platform was made to accommodate around a hundred people at the same time do it wasn''t a problem for all of them to use it at once. Rex made it so big because it was the only way to enter Frozen Flame City for normal people so if it was small and a lot of people wanted to enter at the same time then they would have to wait in lines and he didn''t want that that''s why it was bigger. After the array activated they all disappeared from their place and appeared at the array platform in Frozen Flame City. Corentis... One old man was staring at the Working Bots standing beside the array platform like statues. When he saw the array activating and a lot of people coming out, he fell to the ground in surprise. when he looked at that many people he just stood up politely nodded then left. All the demi-humans with Alfred were fully capable of hiding most of the demi-human features on their body in the normal form so until they met an expert of someone with the same cultivation base as them then they can hide their identity but it didn''t help them get over their nervousness, they subconsciously lowered their heard and averted their eyes away from the old man. "Did you got so used to hiding your faces, that you became such cowards?" Rex said in a harsh and cold tone, he showed a completely different personality from his usual self. Aiden subconsciously lowered his head in shame, the others were the same, they haven''t come to a city and walked like a free man for a long time. After the war, they had to hide as best as they could while passing through a city that''s why their body still remembered that feeling and they bowed their heads to hide their faces. "Brother Jiang shows the way to Monster Hunting Sect," Rex said without caring about their response. When the words came out everyone stared at Rex. The first thought in Aiden''s head was the same as other demi-humans which was ''Will he sell us out'' but the thought disappeared as soon it appeared because with Rex''s strength he didn''t need to play such petty tricks, then they all thought of the other possibility¡­ he told us to gather people that can fight and now we are going to Monster Hunting Sect for what? The answer was obvious but it was hard for them to believe it. Why would Rex, someone they only knew a while ago, will help them for apparently no reason? this just doesn''t make any sense for them. {Brother Rex, you sure about that? their Sect Master is a Golden Core stage cultivator? and there is a bigger problem than that their sect in a place near the Black Scorpion City which is indirectly in the control of the Black Scorpion Sect. Jiang Shuang called him Brother Rex instead of Rex because he felt a little awkward calling him by just his first name all of a sudden. ''Wife? my wife and son, what the heck is he talking about,'' Rex thought. It wasn''t hard for Rex to guess what he was thinking but he didn''t want to waste time explaining. Rex had used one of the dead bodies to extract the information related to their sect so he knew about their sect master''s real strength. Jiang Shuang was reluctant but he still did what Rex said and guided the way. Monster Hunting Sect was a little far from Corentis so it takes around 24 hours of flight for them to reach there if Rex was also he could cover the distance in less than 10 hours but right now he needed to be considerate of people with him On the way, Rex remained hos temperament was cold as ice, of course, it was what the beastman saw, in truth, he was focusing on making the blueprints for new machines. He occasionally talked with Jiang Shuang on the way but only using Telepathy. After talking with Jiang Shuang got the basic idea about Black Scorpion Sect, this sect was famous for two things one was its information network and the other was... assassination, Black Scorpion Sect was actually an assassin organization that takes assassination requests from the underworld of Golden Bird Continent. One more thing Rex came to knew is although Black Scorpion Sect is known as a principled assassin organization because of their work style. When they make a deal, the information of the client is kept secret and once the money is taken they will make at most three attempts to kill their target if the target survives all three times then they won''t make any more attempt and pay back ten times the price the client used to hire them back to the client. But there was one problem with Black Scorpion City, although it was ruled by Black Scorpion Sect it didn''t have any main law or system, the only law it had was pay tax on time and don''t make trouble for Black Scorpion Sect. Because of these two rules that place has become a paradise for killers, veteran assassins, lawless mercenaries, and all kinds of criminals. Jiang Shuang also had set up a Myriad Auction House branch in Black Scorpion City but because of it''s lawless nature the auction house there only sold low-grade pills and poison antidotes, it was basically near its end, Jiang Shuang was thinking about removing it from there soon. ''I was thinking about forcing their Sect Master but if he is a reasonable person that follows certain principles then I can just strike a deal with him rather then resorting to violence,'' (Rex) After flying for one whole day, Rex and the others finally reached their destination. They could see the big black gate of Monster Hunting Sect zooming in their vision. When the beast-man saw the four guards standing outside the gate from far away they weren''t able to help back and used Qi message to urge Aiden and Fred to do something. Fred didn''t know what to do so he slowly approached Rex and spoke. "Er, Sir may I know why did we cam here?" He knew it was a silly question but he still wasn''t able to hold back and asked. Rex turned and stared at him, Fred subconsciously averted his eyes away from him. "Do you still need to ask? I am here to wipe out the Monster Hunting Sect," Rex said in the same cold tone. This time Aiden wasn''t able to hold back either and joined in the conversation. "Wha.Cough... Sir, Senior Rex sent you so I don''t doubt your strength but we all combined are 49 at most, we can''t take defeat a whole sect just by our-self and top of that we are attacking head on," Aiden said in a slightly nervous tone. He wasn''t afraid of fighting life and death battle but he didn''t want to fight meaningless life and death battle. Fred already told him about the giant six headed monster who was about to reach Calamity Lord stage whose strength is equal to the almost legendary Sky Body Formation stage cultivators so if Rex had such backup then why did he send them to fight a deadly battle like that. "If you want to leave, then leave no one stopped you," Rex said then turned his head to look at the guards again. Aiden sighed and quietly followed. Leave? this thought never came to his head and other beastman were also like that, after they decided to live in Frozen Flame they had taken Rex as their last straw, now there was no going back for them. They knew if Rex becomes stronger then they will be able to live a secure life and if Rex loses to an enemy then they will be buried in the city with him. When Rex and others were just 100 meters away from the guard they reacted and shouted at them. "You people why are you flying here? this is the territory of Monster Hunting Sect you can''t..huh?" The guard was shouting when he noticed the different hair colors and eye colors of the beastman. Many people have different color hair, eye color because of race, cultivation technique, or natural mutation, but there is a slight difference between them. A normal person might now be able to notice them but the disciples of the Monster Hunter Sect, who are taught about these things since they joined the sect, how could they forget something like that when the main business of their sect is to kill and sell non-human races as beastmans. One guard secretly moved his hand behind his back and activated the signal talisman hidden in the sleeve. Aiden noticed something suspicions so he took out his broad sword and was about to rush but Rex signaled him not to make any move. The four guards just cautiously looked at them but didn''t say anything, soon more than eighty more disciples came running and joined them. Seeing that their backup arrived they sighed in relief then looked at the beastman with greedy eyes, in their eyes they were walking money bags. At that time the other one of the four main guards took out a silver talisman and was about to activate but the first one stopped him. "Are you out of your mind? if the elders or inner disciples came here then they will eat everything by themselves and won''t even barf, we will only get a small reward by then but if we can capture them now then we can sell them before other''s finding out," He said. The other guards and disciple nodded in admiration The senior brother was indeed senior brother he wasn''t a guard for nothing¡­ they thought. In most of the sects only outer disciples who have reached a good cultivation stage but have passed their prime become guards. Rex waved his hand and the twenty Combat Bots appeared out of thin air and landed on the ground. When Jiang Shuang looked at the Combat Bot he was exited for a second before he got depressed again when he saw their smaller size. The outer disciple doesn''t felt any kind of threat from the Combat Bots because they didn''t have any momentum, temperament, or killing instinct. They didn''t even felt any strong Qi fluctuation coming from the bits. One robust disciple smirked at then raised the big hammer in his hand. "Leave these trashy puppets to me," He said as he swung his hammer horizontally, intending to take out all three bot in a single strike. 243 Chapter 242 : : The Battle Power Of Combat Bots "Leave these trashy puppets to me," He said as he swung his hammer horizontally, intending to take out all three bot in a single strike. When the three bots were just a few meters away from him their movements completely changed, it was like they just used nitro boosters which gave a huge boost to their speeds out of nowhere. The bot on the left suddenly did a front flip very high in the air and started spinning very fast like a boomerang, the bot on the right did the same while the bot at the center bent its body backward and continued sliding using inertia. The man swung the hammer but it didn''t even touch the bots, the two were in the air while the one slide down to dodge it. Just when he finished swinging his hammer he noticed that the bot in the middle, which was sliding towards him was already beside him. The bot grabbed his left leg then used its right hand to do a flip and stand up while breaking the man''s leg in the process, the bot didn''t care about it and threw the robust man towards the disciple. ¡­.Boooom¡­. The man was big and when he crashed into the disciple at such high speed, many of them could see tars in the daytime. At the time when the disciples were recovering someone noticed that the other two bots have long closed the distance between them, if it was a living being then their murderous intent may have warned them in advance but what about combat bots? they don''t possess any emotions they are just machines made for combat. One disciple took out his long sword and struck it towards the bot, the bot slightly tilted its body to the left and swiftly dodged the attack then it clenched its fist and punched at the neck of the disciple, the disciple hasn''t even finished his attack felt the bones supporting his neck crushed in one punch, then everything became dark for him and he died. The bots are designed the strike at the weakest part of their target''s body even if their target is very weak, which results in them finishing their enemy quickly without using much strength. The bot on the right use different tactics, it clenched its fist then three long sharp blades came out of the knuckle area of each fist. Its speed was very fast and its movements were very accurate, it slaughters most of its enemy before they could even react. Some had their throat sliced while the other felt theirs hear getting cut and the last few of them had their brain destroyed with one punch each. In the whole fight, no one was even able to land their attack on the bots even a single time. "This¡­" Jiang Shuang stared at the battlefield which can not only be called a slaughter field. When the outer disciples died some of them used the signal talisman to inform the elders and inner disciples to save them but they die before the reinforcement arrived. "Who dare to kill the people of Monster Hunting Sect?" One of the elders shouted. Rex was too lazy to answer the question, he just waved his hands at all the Combat Bots to attack at the same time. On his order, all the bots moved, but they didn''t rush blindly. They used their basic formation, the tank type bots took the lead and stood up forming a wall of defense while the hunter type was behind them, ready to attack any time. Cultivators at their stage can easily fly but their flying speed and proficiency are closely related to their cultivation stages so if they fly in groups in a fight like this then they will be like a bunch of ducks that fly blindly on the sound of a gunshot. When the elders saw that their enemy didn''t even put them in their eyes, they were furious.all of them took out their weapons and rushed at the tank type bots. The tank type bots didn''t move, just when the enemy''s attacks were about to make contact with them, they raised their left hand and a rune-like circle shined on their wrist. Suddenly, a large inverted pentagon-shaped black shield appeared in their hand out of nowhere. The bot''s not only used the shield to defend but push their enemies rushing towards them. The elders were taken by surprise, they were rushing at high speed so they couldn''t stop at this moment when the bits pushed them at the same time, they felt like a mortal who was blasted by a bulldozer. They all either fell back or lost their balance, how could the tank type bots let go of such opportunity. They raised their right hand and another rune-like circle appeared and shined in their wrist, then a big one-sided ax appeared in their hand. The bot''s slashed their ax at their opponents without a second of delay. A few of them weren''t able to resist at a time like this sot hey received a direct hit on their head or dantian and died. After landing one attack the tank type bots didn''t rush but retreated, while they retreat to form a defense wall again, the hunter type bots rushed between the gaps and started their slaughter. ...Clank... Rex heard a familiar sound when he looked down he saw that a young man actually managed to strike a direct hit on the tank type bot. The young man rejoiced but just in the next second his excitement died down because he saw that not even a scratch was left on the bot, the bots bodies were strong as spirit shields so how could they be harmed that easily. The young man quickly retreated then raised his sword, a faint blue glow covered his sword as he slashed it towards the bot, when he did, an arch of blue light formed from the movement of the sword and flew towards the bot. The bot didn''t possess the element of surprise, he just raised its shield-like usual. A thin but long mark appeared on the shield. ''Sword Intent? so even Monster Hunting Sect had a genius. Well, comprehending a sword intent here in the middle realm is not as hard as in the lower realm so my Liu Wei is still way above to be compared to the likes of him,'' Rex nodded his head in satisfaction. When the young man saw that even with his small accomplishment sword intent mastery he was only able to live a scratch at most he was shocked. The combat bots weren''t like him when the tank type bot saw that the man in front of him posses a much stronger threat to it than others. it sent the SOS signal to others bots, the combat bots weren''t arrogant or egoistic they won''t underestimate even a slight threat. In only a few seconds two hunter type bots came and surrounded the youth. Suddenly an elder fighting a bot noticed the young man being surrounded by three bots. "Second Elder and Third Elder you both go save Mu Chen if something happened to him then the Sect Mast....." The elder was just speaking but he saw that another hunter type bot rushed to the youth from behind and slashed his head in the siege with the other three bots. The bots don''t waste time in talking or making a decision like them. The elder seemed to lost his soul, panic appeared on his face when he saw the youth getting killed, in this panic he forgot one thing and that was.... he was doing the same mistake as the youth. The elder soon noticed that he was surrounded by two hunter type bots, although he noticed that but it was already too late to escape and he died in a matter of few seconds. "Everyone fly, these puppets cannot fly," One elder suddenly shouted. When the words came out, the others noticed two and flew in the air. After seeing that the bots didn''t follow behind they sighed in relief. Jiang Shuang looked at Rex. All the combat bots raised their arms pointing towards the people in flying in the sky Suddenly a small mechanical section opened up from their wrist and a rectangular block with several small holes came out of it, the same things happened at their shoulder guards, it looked like a mini rocket launcher but the holes were too small for that. At the same time one hunter type combat bot took out a small crystal ball from its storage array and threw it towards them, the ball shined and gave off a dazzling light like a flash grenade that temporarily blinded everyone. Everyone expected it to explode so they backed off to defend against it, a few elders even grabbed the neck of the disciples near them and used them as meat shields but to their surprise, no explosion occurred. The ball only gave off a dazzling light that made them close their eyes for a second but they could still use spiritual sense to detect if someone was attacking them. ..Swish...Swish.....Swish.. x 7 Just at that time countless needles fired by the bots rushed at them with air piercing speed. They could use spiritual sense to detect a few of them but it wasn''t like their sense of vision they were so used to with. In the end, the elders didn''t take the needles as much of a threat and hardened their skin to defend against it but they soon realized that they were mistaken. The needles easily pieced their hardened skin and dug deep in their flesh. But no one panicked because the needles didn''t do much harm to them. Just at this time one of the elders felt that the Qi inside his body was getting madly absorbed by the needle, he forcefully pulled out a needle from his body and observed it, when he did he deeply frowned. "Everyone took out these needles from your body as fast as you could, the enemy had used Griston to make the...what...." The elder shouted while taking out the needles from his body to warn others but suddenly he lost control over his body and fell to the ground motionlessly. Everyone noticed a faint grey fog was coming out of his body where the needles were pierced earlier. "This... isn''t this feels the same as the Four Eyed Desert Frog''s poison that they used against you," Fred said to Aiden. Aiden nodded. Fred''s voice was low but it was loud enough for the people around him to hear it. Fred was right, Rex indeed used the same poison as them on the needle while making them using Griston and Kariston. All the people from Monster Hunting Sect panicked they started to quickly force out the needles from their body but the poison was already spread inside their body so they started to fall one by one. The bots weren''t idle they kept killing the fallen ones one by one, after being poisoned those people were like sitting ducks waiting to be killed so there was almost no resistance. 244 Chapter 243 : : Skill Combo Even after all the elders and disciples that came were killed, it wasn''t the over and soon more people came to fight but their ending was still the same. Monster Hunting Sect focused on quantity rather than quality, they easily accepted new disciples without any hard trial or building their loyalty that''s why the number of people in Monster Hunting Sect was really high. People kept coming in batched and the number of dead bodies on the ground kept increasing, there were all types of people coming out some had innate traits then some had special physiques. there was even one low-rank alchemist and inscription master working as guest elders in the sect, as soon as they saw the slaughter they tried to surrender and swear their loyalty to Rex but they all got slaughtered without exception. Swear loyalty? They didn''t hesitate even for one second before abandoning the sect behind them which took care of them for years so it was just wishful thinking for them to swear their loyalty to someone else. Rex was getting bored so he started to collect the dead bodies and put them in his inventory, others were confused by his action but because of his cold temperament, they dare not ask his name directly much less question his actions. "Who dares to be impudent here?" A deafening shout came from inside the sect then an old man with white hairs came to the entrance door and started floating in the air. ''Looks like it''s time for the boss fight,'' Rex stretched his muscles while checking the cultivation base of the old man, the information he got from the corpse earlier was indeed correct, the old man or the sect master of Monster Hunting Sect was at Golden Core 2nd stage. Rex looked at the short old man, the old man was wearing a long black robe that even covered his toes, it looked like he was afraid of exposing his pure body to others, he had wrinkles all over his face, white hair was growing out around his head but the center was bald, the bald head''s surface was shining like the old man was just having an oil massage before coming here and coupled with the white hair of irregular length that was swaying with the air, he looked a little funny. [Hey Rex, doesn''t it looks like he is growing sea moss on his head.] Rex almost lost his balance and fell to the ground when he heard it. ''Little Rose, are you affected by netizen virus?'' (Rex) [What does it have to do with the sea moss on his infertile head.] Rex didn''t argue further and looked at the old man who was observing the bloody battlefield. Rex had picked up all the corpses but the soil dyed red by their blood was still there. "Are you the one who did it?" The old man asked with a twisted look on his face. After obtaining the knowledge of soul arrays and soul seals coupled with his soul cultivation he had several ways to harm his opponent''s soul and delay them even he can''t defeat them. The old man looked at him with a frown. Everyone grew anxious when they saw that the battle between two strong powerhouses was about to unfold. Whether it was Aiden, Fred, Jiang Shuang, or any other person¡­ they dare not be negligent, they all retreated back to giving those two enough space to fight. Rex expression under the mast became serious, he was ready to attack anytime. The old man was also staring at him like a leopard waiting for the right moment to attack, just at this time the old man''s eyebrows mover then he turned around and¡­. fled. Everyone "¡­" ''Is it some new kind of strategy?'' Rex followed behind but he wasn''t rash and maintained a safe distance. [hmm¡­ indeed he is probably plotting to sneak attack when you get too close to him.] When the old man saw that Rex was able to keep up with his speed he quickly increased his speed. ''Dammit¡­ now that all my subordinates have died, I have no value for the Black Scorpion Sect, they will probably send someone to take my head and the statue the second they get new of the destruction of the sect if I spent time-fighting all these people here then I won''t be able to escape in time,'' The old man thought. ''What a cunning old man, he is even increasing his speed to fool me, his skill in scheming is too high,'' Rex concluded. [Indeed, the old man is too shrewd, whether it''s his body language or facial expression all his actions look too real, if the situation wasn''t that obvious then I won''t even believe that he is acting.] Rex didn''t believe that a Golden Core cultivator would act so cowardly and just when he didn''t even reveal his cultivation base. If the old man knew what the two of them were thinking, he would be very tempted to take out his shoes off and slam them on the face of these two shameless people, well Rex would probably need to take Rose''s part of beating too. Scheming skill is too high my ass, I just love my life¡­ he would say. After chasing for a while Rex wasn''t able to hold back. ''If I kept chasing him then I don''t know where he would take me, there might be an ambush ahead or he may be very cautious and taking me to the territory of one of his helpers to get rid of me,'' Rex thought then decided to attack. Rex raised his hand towards the fleeing old man. ''Cursed Bomb'' (Rex) Suddenly a black sphere got condensed in front of his palm then shot out at the old man at the speed of sound. Cursed Bomb was the Yin version of the Holy Bomb. In the lower realm, the Holy Bomb was Rex''s most costly but also most powerful attack which helps him to easily deal with the fleeing elders of the Puppet Sect. Holy Bomb was like a sphere made of highly compressed light element Qi while the Cursed Bomb belonged to the dark side. The old man was increasing his speed to break free from Rex''s chase suddenly felt his back tingling. he quickly turned around and execute his attack to counter the Cursed Bomb. ''Heaven Suppressing Palm'' An Illusory palm came out of the old man''s hand and rushed towards the Cursed Bomb, the propertied of illusory pall looked similar to the ''Angry Elephant Palm Technique'' Rex got from Ye Ying but this technique had the difference of heaven and earth when the stability of illusory palm and its destructive power was taken in consideration. The old man was very confident in his attack power so after he launched the attack he didn''t wait to see the obvious result and turn to flee again. ¡­Booomm... Just at this time, the old man heard the sound of an explosion, and a black cloud appeared out of nowhere and engulfed him. The old man hurriedly stopped his breathe and flew out of the range of the black cloud. If it was a normal person the black smoke would be absorbed by their skin and started to corrode their body dealing damage over time but the old man was at a higher cultivation base so this type of attack won''t deal much of damage against him. The old looked at Rex in disbelief he didn''t think Rex was so strong. ''I used 80% of my strength in that attack but it could still not completely suppress his attack, on top of that he is young so he should belong to a powerful faction or family so if I kill him and the news goes out then Black Scorpion Sect won''t be the only one chasing me. The only solution is to kill him and the everyone with him, the news will leak sooner or later anyway but if I kill them right now then it will delay the news for a while which should be enough for me to escape to a faraway place,'' The old man thought with a hint of murderous intent rising in his eyes. The old man took out two long whips like blades from his storage ring, the weapon looked like a soft sword but it was long like a whip. He didn''t wait for another second and attacked as soon as the weapon was taken out. The old man swung both the blades towards Rex. ..Swwissh¡­.Swiisshhhh¡­. Normally the whip blades weren''t long enough to reach Rex but they extended in length the second the attack was executed. Rex instinctively bent rightwards at an angle which should not be possible with a normal human body''s flexibility to dodge the attack but the trajectory of the blades was very weird after he dodged the first blade endpoint and was about to dodge the second blade, just at this time his Spider-Sense kicked in again and he realized that the first blade''s trajectory that he had just dodged has changed and now it targeted his back. Rex knew it but he couldn''t dodge because if he did then the second blade would pierce his vitals and he would then lose more HP. ''Diamond Shell'' (Rex) Several small purple hexagonal shield appeared and formed a big shield behind his back. ¡­Crack¡­pu..chi¡­ The tip of the blade pierced through the shield and dug inside Rex''s shoulder, the old man quickly retracted the blade from Rex''s back after it left its mark. Both Rex and the old man looked at each other in shock. ''Even though it''s a spirit weapon but how could it have pierced my defense that easily, to be able to beak my defense like that...I assume it should be at least a middle-grade spirit weapon,'' Rex thought as he looked at the two silver whip blades in the old man''s hand. ''How could it happen? even if he is a body cultivator it should have pierced through his whole body, just what type of armor is he wearing, but his luck ends here now that my blades have touched his blood... I have already won hehe..'' The old man thought while grinning at Rex. Rex didn''t understand his meaning at first but he soon came to realize it. [Alert! harmful substances detected¡­..] [Reverse Engineer talent is active¡­.] [Analyzing¡­..] [Poison resistance skill is active¡­.] [Auto-countering...] [Ultra Healthy Body ability is active...] [Calculating the harming agent subduing time¡­..] [Analyzing complete] [It would take 03 seconds to fully counter the poison.] [01] [00] ''It was over just like that,'' Rex felt little bad for the old man considering how many ways his body had to counter such poison. [Due to the effect of the talent Reverse Engineering, you have successfully obtained the recipe of the ] When Rex obtained the recipe of the poison and the analysis report, he also obtained all the information related to the effects of the poison and the way it works was also obtained by him. Rex suddenly clenched his heart and fell to the ground, just to make sure everything looks natural he even bit his gums to cough out some blood, although the old man couldn''t see Rex''s expression behind the mask but he could still see the blood dripping from the bottom corner of the mask. "You..bastard what did you..do?" Rex looked at the old man in disbelief. "Hahaha¡­ don''t struggle it''s useless to fight against my Heart Corroding Poison. You have talent but a brat like you who is still wet behind years shouldn''t have provoked this old man," The old man laughed as he landed on the ground and walked towards Rex with a sneer. "You evil old man¡­ where is your..cough¡­ pride as a Golden Core stage expert.., cough¡­ you should have fought..with me fair and square," Rex said in an unwilling tone as he raised his trembling hand and grabbed the corner of the old man''s long black robe. "Fair and square? haha¡­ do you think this is a game for you rich second generation kid who left their life until now based on your family''s wealth and power, it''s a life and death battle¡­ everything is fair here as long as you win take it as the last lesson from this old man, it will help you live longer in your next life" The old man said with a sneer as he raised the whip blade in his hand to end Rex''s life. "Well, you are actually¡­.right" Rex said in an unwavering tone. "Huh?" The old man felt the change in Rex''s tone. Just when the old man was getting a bad feeling, Rex released the old man''s rob and grabbed his right leg. ''Nebula Hell''s Flame + Frozen Earth Bind + Holy Bind + Water Prison + Wind Suppression,'' (Rex) Rex executed his pre-planned skill combo in the next second. 245 Chapter 244 : : The Mysterious Statue - 1 Just when the old man was getting a bad feeling, Rex released the old man''s rob and grabbed his right leg. ''Nebula Hell''s Flame + Frozen Earth Bind + Holy Bind + Water Prison + Wind Suppression,'' (Rex) Rex executed his pre-planned skill combo in the next second. Before the old man could react, a blue flame engulfed his whole right leg. Just when the cold chilling feeling was still spreading to his whole body, several wet soil tentacles came out of the ground and bind his whole body then froze. Many golden chains appeared around him at this moment and they too restrained the old man, when the old man wasn''t able to keep up with the changes and tried to fly upwards, he suddenly felt the irresistible wind pressure from above that tried to slam him on the ground¡­ normally he was too strong to be slammed on the ground by that pressure alone but because of the current situation, he was forced to his knees. Wind Suppression is a psychic skill Rex made using Aerokinesis, the only thing it does is used the wind around to tackle someone, it works better when used as a sneak attack, Rex made it to break the balance of the enemy in a fight and caught it off guard. The downside is although it tackles the enemy with huge wind pressure even slightly above the normal pressure Rex can exert when using Aerokinesis but it only lasts for a few seconds Although it only lasts a few seconds but a few seconds was all Rex needed to further tighten his restraints on the old man. The old man had lived for a long time, so at this moment instead of getting shocked or thinking about how to counter, he made the quick decision of escaping. If I can''t fly then I will use force to run on the ground and escape¡­. he thought. The old man mustered up the strength in his left leg, trying to break the restrictions and to stand up again but then he noticed that both Rex and he were actually imprisoned inside a spherical water bubble and the bubble was rotating at a very speed on top of that it seem to get faster every second¡­ the old man felt that even if he could escape from this bubble with some injuries the time delay while doing it can decide his life and death. Water Prison is a psychic skill made using Hydrokinesis, it forms a big water bubble around Rex and rotates at high speed like the water is flowing in the river and as they say, flowing water can even cut stones under some conditions and the water bubble was rotating fast enough to cut through normal iron like butter if it''s changed into a blade form. In the end, the old man choose the only option¡­ which was to attack, his whip blades were mainly designed for mid-range battles and the way Rex was straining him made it almost impossible for him to use them so instead of using them he took out a dagger and attacked Rex''s chest. ¡­.Sllass..tin¡­ [- 16 HP] The dagger wasn''t a spirit weapon so the old man couldn''t channel his Qi in the dagger to strengthen it. ''Damn this old man, I froze his whole leg from inside out and the flame is still spreading to his other body parts but his Golden Core stage Qi is able to resist my flame attack to an extent, he won''t die like that then¡­'' Rex didn''t stop the old man who was still forcing the dagger inside his heart instead Rex took out a black dagger himself. The old man has used the strategy ''Slow But Steady'' he didn''t use full force while striking but after the dagger slightly penetrated through Rex''s skin he started to increase the force behind it. ''Assassinate'' (Rex) Suddenly, a black smoke cloak appeared around Rex''s body and covered him like protective gear, the old man suppressed his shock and still tried to force the dagger in¡­ and his strategy was working, the tip of the dagger had now penetrated through the hardened flesh and almost touched his beating heart. [- 42 HP] Rex raised the dagger, a big part of the black cloak separated from him and swirl around the dagger. He felt that the dagger in his hand was trembling as it can break anytime. Rex then slashed the dagger at the old man''s throat. The old man ignored Rex''s attack because he could feel his dagger sliding in Rex''s heart so as long as he penetrated the heart then he could win and the other reason was that with the current condition of his body he won''t be able to dodge it in time. [Alert! you received a critical hit] [- 80 HP] [- 45 HP] Rex ignored the pain in his heart and used the special assist skill that came with Assassinate¡­ ''Power Strike''. He then struck the old man''s throat with the dagger. Unexpectedly, there was no air cutting sound and surprisingly Rex felt very less resistance when penetrating his throat, while he was at it Rex cut all the nerves and the spinal cord of the old man just to make sure he couldn''t turn the tables later on. The old man fell to the ground while covering the wound on his neck with both of his hands, even when he fell to the ground and was dying he was looked at Rex with a cruel sneer¡­ like he was trying to say ''I will drag you to hell with me''. But the reality was harsh for him, before his soul left his body he saw that Rex casually took out the dagger penetrated his chest like it was nothing and the wound on his chest disappeared in the next second. The old man''s facial expression changed many times in a second, from cruelty to confusion then despair and unwillingness before the world turned dark to him. Rex looked at the black dagger in his other hand which was now covered in cracks, although it wasn''t a spirit weapon but it had all the abilities of a spirit weapon the only difference being it needed the blood drop to refine instead of soul imprint, Rex made it like that when Zakiya told him that many could use soul imprint of others to harm them or find information on them if the person that made the soul imprint didn''t have a soul defense technique or soul defense artifact. He then took out the storage ring of the old man, Rex found out that the storage ring had a soul imprint on it, it wasn''t hard for one to add soul imprint on a spirit tool or a good quality storage ring that reached the spirit tool grade but it was hard when it came to removing it. Soul imprint helps the owner to determine the location of the thing as long as it is in a certain range. It becomes a little easy if the previous owner of that tool died but it was still hard and most people could only use brute force to shatter the soul imprint but even for that, the person''s strength should be equal or above then the maker of that soul imprint only then will they be able to shatter it in around one week or else it may take months or even years at least one weak to do it. ''Fortunately, I have scan..cough.. read.. yes I obediently read and studied the Basics Of Soul Arrays \u0026 Soul Seals for days so it''s pretty easy for me to remove the soul imprint'' Rex said with a prideful look. [Yeah, and I was the working on the blueprint of water park while thinking how would Lucia look in the swimming suit¡­ right?] "¡­" (Rex) ''Cough¡­ Cough¡­ let''s not waste time talking and focus on removing this soul imprint,'' Rex observed the soul imprint for few seconds before trying to remove it¡­ Learning soul arrays or soul seals doesn''t require one to be a soul cultivator as long as the person has good soul strength they could learn them, in simple words any person with the profession of Array Master, Inscription Master, Artifact Refiner¡­ etc all met the minimum requirements to learn them. They can further strengthen their soul by external means if they don''t meet the requirement. Being a soul cultivator has nothing to do with learning it but soul cultivators are all born with strong souls so they all met the minimum requirement to learn them from birth. With his mastery of the basics, it took Rex less than one minute to remove the soul imprint. just when he was about to take a look inside he felt Aiden and others closing in. Rex put the storage ring in his inventory, removed the ice from the old man''s body using Cryokinesis and adjusted his clothes then placed his right foot on the old man''s chest. When Jiang Shuang and others arrived at the scene, they saw Rex looking at the sky while stepping on the corpse of the Sect Master. "When did the Golden Core stage experts become so weak, even after using two middle-grade spirit weapon he wasn''t able to take my two casual hits," Rex shook his head then lazily put the body in the Inventory. [Why two hits, just say one hit¡­ no, how about he died by just having the thought of fighting you.] ''Ahem! that doesn''t sound much real,'' Rex said with a straight face. [¡­] Although Rex spoke in a low tone but it was loud enough for everyone to hear it clearly. He acted like he didn''t saw them at all and was talking to himself. When Jiang Shuang heard it, he wanted to shout and say¡­. Brother Rex your face is thicker than the mountain wall of Frozen Flame. Whereas Aiden, Fred, and other beastmans only looked at him in black dismay. After thinking for a moment Fred walked forward and congratulated Rex for victory then asked. "Senior, we don''t seem to needed much in this fight so may I know for what purpose were we brought here?" Fred asked respectfully, right now even a blind man could see that they had no use in the whole fight at all. "What use can you have in the fight with your current strength? all you can do is act as a foot soldier or cannon fodder. I brought you trainees here to show how we from Frozen Flame fight, we like to win without causalities by crushing the enemy with overwhelming force and strategy," Rex said in a prideful tone. Jiang Shuang''s lips twitched, he wanted to ask¡­. what sort of strategy did we use just now¡­ Head-On-Strike plan? Fred was embarrassed, although he was now aware that their strength was not much of use in Frozen Flame but even so hearing this straight on, hit the spot. "Don''t be so down, although you are weak you have potential that''s why I brought you here, and actually there was one more reason, I want you to help me with something," Rex said while patting his shoulder to comfort him like he had nothing to do with their depression. "Really?" Fred''s eye shined, having something to do was better than having nothing to do so that they won''t be seen as a burden. "Yeah off course, you see although Combat Bots are good at fight but when it comes to finding the hidden treasures and collect them depending on their vale while checking for the trap at the same time is not their thing so you people need do that work for me," Rex said with an expressionless face. Everyone "¡­" What does your words mean? Just say it directly, you think of us as professional thieves, aren''t you?¡­ they thought. But they still obediently nodded and went to check the treasury of Monster Hunting Sect. Rex and Jiang Shuang also flew towards the sect, Rex needed to make sure that other forces don''t attack trying to take a piece of cake for themselves. On his way Rex took out the storage ring he got from the old man earlier and checked it, the whole storage ring had a lot of spirit stones, spirit cores, some books related to their sect technique and herbs, except weapons it had all type of resources needed to nurture a small sect¡­ when Rex saw it he felt like the Sect Master was either always ready to escape, always kept the precious things to himself or was planning to quietly escape for a while now. When Rex was just checking these things, something caught his attention and after taking a closer look he was utterly shocked. What Rex saw was nothing but a statue made of an unknown pure white marble-like material, it was a woman''s statue but it was something that made his shocked. The statue was of a dancing woman, the woman had an alluring figure she was wearing a blouse to cover her plump chest and a short skirt slightly below her waist, she was also wearing a will that covered her lower half face. A net-like see-through cloth was further covering her body, her dress up was similar to the dancers in old Arabian-night tales, what shocked Rex most was that the status was highly detailed¡­ for a second he thought that it was a real woman locked inside the storage ring. 246 Chapter 245 : : The Mysterious Statue - 2 The stature gave off a real person like feeling but there were still some differences. The main difference that made the statue look different from a living woman was that it was wholly made of a pure white marble-like material except the see-through cloth attached to it that was made from another unknown matter and¡­ its size was three times bigger as a normal human woman. Maybe it was just his imagination but when Rex looked at the statue, he felt a connection. He subconsciously wished to get closer to the statue but just at this time¡­. Rex snapped out of it and looked at him in slight anger. Rex froze on the spot, he didn''t doubt Jiang Shuang because when he checked his surroundings and he was indeed in the wrong place. When Rex thought about what happened earlier he broke into cold sweat. ''Rose what were you doing? how can I be charmed by a statue to that extent and its when I have Calm Mind,'' Rex hastily asked. [You might not think of it but I was in the same condition as you, I wasn''t able to process normally which means if your mind, soul, or sea of consciousness is affected then my working efficiency will be affected too. As for the matter of Calm Mind not working, it''s too weird I just checked it and according to the information. Whatever the stature did, it still didn''t break any rules of Calm Mind, its means were somewhat unknown and it''s better if you check you HP right now.] ''What do you mean by that? well, lets me just check it first,'' (Rex) ''Status: HP'' (Rex) [HP: 630 P / 983 P] ''What the¡­. after fighting that old man I still had 700 Hp left, where did my 70 health points go? Rose you cheater, you are doing corruption here,'' Rex felt like he was tricked. [¡­] ''Okay, I was kidding I trust you, but seriously what type of damage was that? I don''t have any wounds on my body, you were also not working so I am sure you didn''t heal me and if Regeneration had healed me then I would have recovered my HP¡­ wait I remembered, I finally remembered that feeling when I saw that status¡­ it was fake love,'' Rex exclaimed. [Fake Love?] ''Well the love that''s only based on interest, mostly on someone''s body, for example, I saw a hot woman and I started perusing her because of her status, beauty, money or¡­etc but its mostly done when someone coverts for an opposite gender''s beauty and body, for example, if I did it towards a woman then it would have nothing to do with her personality, her feelings towards me or her personality and just her body¡­ in simple words it was Lust. At that time I wasn''t able to think rationally, I believe if it wasn''t for my mental strength, memories of the time I spent little Ru and others, and lastly, the desire to know about her rather than just pouncing on her based on the primal instinct, if I had done that then it would have been hard for me to regain my consciousness. [You are right, if the statue''s charm attack was always that strong then he won''t be able to survive unless he was a eunuch or had some weird taste.] ''Actually, there is one more explanation¡­ what if the statue changes its charm attack''s power depending on the target¡­. but still, was that old man qualified enough to pass the illusory trial of such a beauty? after seeing the nature of men here I didn''t think they will pass on such opportunity¡­ even when its illusion, why are you so quiet?'' Rex said. [Nothing special, it just felt a little weird when you were the one defining the nature of men.] ''You bastard, what do you mean by that if I didn''t have principal then do you think I can''t resort to violence to force others or brainwash them to do what I want? if I really become someone like that then its better for me to die, a life without principles is no different from the wild animals, what is the use being human¡­.by heart at least. Wild animals also eat, cultivate, mate, have families, it''s not the race that makes the difference but the way of living, if you can''t even restrain your urges and follow the principles then what''s the use, and these type of things only bring temporary joy which doesn''t last long but leaves many regrets behind.. as long as you are human that is,'' Rex finished his lecture with that. [You don''t have to give the whole presentation you know, I know you more than anyone. What I meant is it''s funny when you say it but I didn''t say its wrong.] Rex nodded in satisfaction but then he realized that Jiang Shuang was giving him a strange look for a while now, so he decided to put aside the matter of statue for now and headed towards the Monster Hunting Sect. Monster Hunting Sect Treasury... When Rex and Jiang Shuang arrived at the treasure hall of the sect they were speechless. Rex saw that the treasure hall was empty and it was literally empty, that is if it could be called the treasure hall anymore. There were several pits on the floor and the beastman was digging out the hard rocks below the floor using their weapons, few beastman passed by them while carrying the big rocks on their back, the floor wasn''t the only victim Rex could also see the area of other halls from the big holes in the walls. One beastman was collecting the bright red bricks from the wall when he saw Rex and Jiang Shuang, he greeted them then again started collecting brinks and putting them in the storage ring. Rex''s lips were twitching uncontrollably. He felt like he was the leader of a poor bandit gang who thoroughly robbing a small sect in his territory. Jiang Shuang was also speechless, he didn''t have any words that could describe his current emotions. Jiang Shuang took a deep breath and calmed himself down before replying. {Cough.. what I mean to say is, it''s actually not as bad as it looks, the red bricks are made from volcanic sand and the big rocks below the floor are magma rocks, although they are not that much rare material but its still good to build a decent treasury hall. Just at this time he saw Fred entering the hall with many beast-man following him, the noticeable thing was that the beastman following them were unfamiliar to Rex and their condition didn''t look good. They were wearing rags, their neck and hands were covered in metal shackles. Most of them were females but the thing common in them was that they all were thin, it looked like their vitality was sucked for a very long time and they can collapse anytime. When Fred saw Rex, he walked towards him but before he could speak they both heard some the sound of a metal object being dragged on the floor. Rex saw that Aiden was dragging a big metal box with a solemn face, he was not alone there was another unfamiliar beastman following behind him. The beastman had the bulky body and in the base form he was bigger than Aiden, he had long yellow hair with a tinge of red shade the combination would have looked good considering his appearance but right now those hair were like a bird''s nest and there were many burned marks all over his body like he had gone through some intense torture. But even in this state, his eyes didn''t have any lifelessness or despair in them moreover his temperament was emitting prestige although it was faint but the special pretense made him look like the type to bow down even in death. Like other beastman, he was also covered in shackles and his body looked slightly thin but he still had enough strength to carry the big metal box. When Rex was still observing the beastman, Jiang Shuang slightly frowned then closed his nose. A pungent smell was coming from the boxes, Rex also smelled it and it almost made him vomit but instead of covering his nose he quietly stopped his breathing because he could guess the reason behind the smell and as the leader, it won''t leave a good image if he also made such mistake¡­ after all, he could see that Aiden had enhanced sense of smell but even so he was still not covering his nose. Jiang Shuang looked at the insides of the boxes, one box was half-filled with blood with a lot of herbs floating in it and the other was filled with cleaned bones, half of this box was filled white powder which was made from the bones in it. "Evil path¡­" Jiang Shuang frowned. "It''s not right if the Sect Master of this sect had directly used Evil path then I could tell by the change in his Qi but he looked normal," Rex said. "He didn''t use Evil path to cultivate but to increase his life span," The big beastman said in a hoarse voice, his expression was still solemn as he looked at the content of the box and his voice sounded like his throat was dry for days. "The alchemist had used an Evil art to refine longevity pills than can slightly increase the life span of the users, as long as someone doesn''t take too many pills in a short period of time the change in their Qi will be almost unnoticeable," Aiden said in an angry tone. Seeing his own people being treated as raw materials for pill had crossed his bottom line long ago, these kinds of things were the reason that no non-human race wants to come and live in Golden Bird Continent anymore, furthermore the big organization like Alchemist Association, Artifact Refiner Association all had many higher-ups of the non-human race so seeing this condition of the continent they called back all the genius and capable person from their branches in Golden Bird Continent. ''No wonder this level of Sect had an Alchemist, Inscription Master, Talisman Master with them, all those old folks were here for the longevity pills. I killed that Alchemist and Inscription master because I knew they were lying and would stab in the back if I let them come with me or will make trouble for me if I let them go and erasing memory is not up to my likes so I chose to kill them. As for them being innocent, someone working for this kind of sect cannot be innocent if they are then there is no evil in the world it''s just our imagination. If I knew they were like that I would have turned them in Lesser Zombie with using Fake Soul Seed,'' Rex thought while looking at the skulls and bones in the box. There were many different sizes of bones and skulls in the box and a few of them were small enough to tell that they belonged to very young beastman. Fred conversed with Aiden for while to comfort him then came back to Rex. 247 Chapter 245.5 : : Cultivation Paths There are many ways of cultivating like Qi cultivation, soul cultivation, body cultivation¡­, etc. But based on the moral and humane nature, people gave them further classifications like Righteous path, Evil path, and True Devil Path. These categories are for all the cultivators following any cultivation way whether it is Qi cultivation, body cultivation, or any other way. The Righteous path mainly refers to the cultivators who cultivate without causing any unnecessary harm to others just to raise their cultivation. Some people on the righteous path see themselves as cultivators with high moral value and principles who needs to be looked upon by others. The Evil path is the way followed by the cultivators who can go to inhumane heights to raise their cultivation without hesitation, like using the blood, flesh¡­ their whole body of other cultivators, beasts, or even mortals to raise their cultivation base, these type of cultivator have ruthless nature. The cultivator on this path doesn''t believe in right or wrong, they only believe in strength. According to them the word right and wrong are only made to fool weak people while the strong are not bound by this system and can decide on their own definition of right and wrong for people This path can increase the cultivation base of a cultivator faster compared to the righteous path, the cultivators following it are called Evil Cultivators. They are always detested by the people of the Righteous path and vice-versa if the people of both paths meet each other then there will likely be bloodshed. The cultivator on this path mostly retains the looks of their base race with slight differences sometimes. Next comes the True Devil Path, the cultivator following this path can go to any lengths to increase their cultivation base, they won''t think before completely destroying the souls of thousands if they can get enough benefits. For the cultivator following this path, they can have the same definition of justice as the people of Righteous path or Evil path but¡­.. no morale, principle, good, bad, blood relation, sworn relation can get in the way of their desire for strength. The cultivators on this path don''t care about their looks or appearance, they can sacrifice their looks or the appearance of their base race to gain strength and longevity resulting in chimera like bodies or monster like appearances. They are the type who won''t try to justify their way but would do whatever they like, and because of the methods used by these cultivators, their cultivation speed is faster than the other two path followers. The reason behind this is that the evil cultivators and true devil cultivators can even use the dead bodies of their enemies as resources to enhance their cultivation base Furthermore, they would get things like pills and herbs that can help them increase their cultivation base by any mean possible like robbery, murder, slaughter....etc while many normal people in the righteous path could do that too but emotions like guilt, fear..etc would affect them more compared to the other two. (Note: The cultivation speed of the people following any path can be fast or slower based on their innate talent, pills used, spirit roots, physique, etc¡­ which is somewhat common for other paths too.) There are also people who don''t focus on any of these paths and have their own way of defining their life rules, like what they call justice, right or wrong. Their point of view may be different from others their way might look very similar to one of these three paths but their way doesn''t get along with the other people following these three paths. For example, Rex''s way Rex''s belief contradicts others'' thoughts, he chose to follow the principle which restricted him from using any methods on anyone besides him. In other people''s way if they had such abilities they might not be so friendly to people around them and would have used them to get the maximum benefits. Like if it was righteous path cultivators they would just target evil path cultivators to turn them into slaves and vice-versa to get power, status, and fame. No one would go through the effort to make Fake Soul Seed and would directly turn the people in Zombie (Of course the resultant would be Lesser Zombie, not Undead Zombie). They won''t go through all the effort to consider other''s feelings or worry about morals before taking any action to fulfill their wishes and the people with these types of thinking are the ones Rex hates the most. It doesn''t have anything to do with true righteousness or justice defined by others, it''s just they are not pleasing to Rex''s eyes. For him, they are¡­..scums, that needed to be eliminated or stay far away from because they might try to use him after knowing his abilities or they might even go as far as to show greed for his abilities and try to find a way to get them or they may also try to harm the family he builds so far. (Note: Rex''s belief are designed with his character it has nothing to do with being correct and being right or wrong in the world) 248 Chapter 246 : : Aeneas Cesyil According to Fred, all these beastman were the prisoners of the Monster Hunter Sect, that hadn''t been sold or killed yet. Rex then asked about the big beastman beside Aiden. "Senior he is Aeneas, Aiden found him locked in the deepest part of the prison. He is a lone survivor of his city, some people recognized his disguise when he was through a nearby city, at first he was able to escape with some minor injuries but he was unlucky and the Sect Master of Monster Hunter Sect got the knew of his whereabouts and successfully ambushed and caught him when he was still recuperating. It all happened around last year, his strength was good so the Sect Master didn''t sell him and wanted him to willingly sign a slave contract but he refused so he got tortured till today in hope of accepting the contract someday," Fred explained. "What was the name of the city he lived in?" Rex asked. "Huh? I didn''t ask that, should I go ask him?" Fred asked. He didn''t bother to focus on such a thing before because of the situation. "No it''s all right," Rex said. While Rex and Fred were talking Aiden, and other beastman cut down the shakes hanging on the new beastman and Jiang Shuang used some potion to help them recover. After the shackles on the Aeneas was removed he began to recover his cultivation strength ''He told the whole story of him being caught but he didn''t reveal anything important about his origin and his subspecies looks a little strange let''s check it '' Rex thought while kept looking at Aeneas, he was a little curious about his overall strength and to check the authenticity of his words he decided to do a simple appraise on him. ''Appraisal: title, name \u0026 cultivation stage'' (Rex) [Title: Calamity Survivor, Ex Crown Prince, King''s Prestige Name: Aeneas Cesyil Cultivation stage: Core Forming peak stage] ''What the¡­ Ex-Crown Prince, I don''t even need to read the description for that so he was lying, the one which got destroyed in not the city but the whole kingdom¡­. probably. That aside if he is a royal in beastman then his subspecies shouldn''t be weak right?'' Rex thought but didn''t randomly approach him. He isn''t going to run away anyway so I can analyze him later on¡­. Rex thought Different cultures in the cultivation world have different aspects and in Aiden, Fred, and Aeneas''s culture people usually don''t have any surnames. Only those with high status for example the people from a big family, noble family, and royal family have surnames. "So are all these people also coming with us?" Rex asked without any change in tone. "If Senior allows it then¡­" Fred was somewhat hesitant while speaking, he wanted them to come with him to Frozen Flame but they themselves were living in a city like a bother so how could he directly ask Rex to bring more of them there. "Tell them the same condition I gave you, if they agree then they can come with us," Rex said. Fred got excited when he heard that, he thanked Rex then turned and walked to other beastman. He doesn''t mind helping someone else in need but he would first check his own current capabilities before doing that, then the capabilities of the one he is helping then at last he would check what he would gain from it, if it is doing much harm and isn''t long term solution to the person in problem then he won''t take that action. {Indeed, they are of no use in Frozen Flame right now¡­. but I am considering the future and after going through so much¡­ they will be a lot better as a citizen than those useless people that just sit in a comfortable chair and complain all day about the city they live in instead of solving the problem on their own. While talking both Rex and Jiang Shuang flew to the entrance gate of the sect to make sure no one attacks at this time. Jiang Shuang nodded in understanding he was about to ask more but then he suddenly remembered something "Senior I just remembered, we have caused such a ruckus here, the people from Black Scorpion Sect that are spread around the area would definitely come here to check it, we should leave this place as soon as possible," Jiang Shuang said in a slightly worried tone. "Hehe come here to check it? they already arrived here long ago, and for how long are you going to hide there," Rex said while looking at a dried tree not too far away. Jiang Shuang also looked at it but didn''t found anything strange in it. ''So he is a shy type, don''t worry I will make you talk'' Rex muttered to himself then raised his hand towards the tree. ''Cursed Shot'' (Rex) Three tennis ball size black spheres appeared in front of Rex''s hand and shot towards the tree, unlike Cursed Bomb, they focused on high speed rather than power. When the attack was just about to hit the tree, the tree bark cracked then it burst open and a silhouette jumped out of it, after the figure came out of the tree it didn''t even look at Rex and rushed in the opposite direction to escape. When the attack landed on the tree, it made three big pits on the tree and covered the whole tree in gloomy black fog, under the effect of the fog the tree lost its remaining vitality. Soon enough crack started to appear all over it, the dried tree then broke into multiple pieces and fell to the ground like broken glass pieces. "He is running away," Jiang Shuang hurriedly said. According to him as long as Rex silenced the informer, the news won''t be leaked for now. "No let him go, I am going to the Black Scorpion Sect next so it''s good if they get my basic introduction in advance," Rex said without giving a second look to him. Rex had found the informer long ago because of Mini-Map and after using appraisal to check his title he found out that he was the informer agent of the Black Scorpion Sect. The reason Rex let him go was because of wrong information, right now according to what the informer knew, Rex had easily killed a Golden Core Stage expert without any visible injuries so if such news goes to the ears of their Sect Master then it will put some pressure on them and Rex will have the upper hand in negotiations. After half an hour¡­.. Rex and others were flying towards the Black Scorpion City. Fred and Jiang Shuang looked at each other then sighed, they could see the helplessness in each other''s eyes, in their view they both were brothers traveling in the same boat. As for Aiden he still needed time to overcome hie turbulence in emotions. Even when they all entered the Black Scorpion City they kept flying, they caught the attention of many ruffians and rogues in the city but no one attacked them because they were cautious, in their eyes, not just everyone dares fly in the city and when they noticed that Rex and the party were flying in the direction of the Black Scorpion Sect they guessed that a battle was about to broke out. They all quietly followed them and waited for the fight broke out so that they will get the opportunity to rob them and get the favor of the Black Scorpion Sect at the same time. When Rex arrived at the Black Scorpion Sect, the entrance was already blocked by 100s Elite Disciple standing before the entrance door. Several Elders were standing in front of them, ready to attack anytime. Rex was able to tell the rank of disciples and elders because of their dress code. They all were wearing the same black cloak with a scorpion tattoo at the center with a purple outline, although their cloak was the same but there was a badge on their chest which showed their rank, the Elite Disciples had a Silver badge while the Elders had Golden badge. "I am not here to fight, call your Sect Leader I want to talk to him," Rex said in a cold tone. All the elders looked at each other with some hesitation in their eyes but then an old man came flying and landed in front of them. The old man still had his QI surround his body ready to attack at a moment''s notice, in his view one couldn''t trust many in his business. Unlike other peoples, the old man''s body was emitting a faint green smoke and dark smoke at the same time which surprised Rex because he could tell that the dark smoke was from dark Qi and the green smoke was from poison Qi and the old man was housing both types of Qi without any contradiction which means he had dual-attribute spirit root. "I am the Grand Elder of the Black Scorpion Sect speak what you want to talk about," The old man said in a hoarse voice. ''Appraisal: name \u0026 cultivation stage'' (Rex) [Appraisal: Sung Feng Cultivation stage: Core Forming peak stage] ''Huh? core-forming peak stage and dual spirit root at the same time,¡­ isn''t he too strong for being the Grand Elder of such a sect, with his strength and dual spirit root he could easily get a high position in other big sects'' Rex was a little confused. [From what I could tell it won''t be too long until he breakthrough to Golden Core Stage] ''Hmmm¡­.'' (Rex) {Brother Rex, I have heard about him, he is known as Poison Feng. A few years ago he was only using Poison Qi and no one knew about his dual attribute Qi, it was only an until a life and death battle a few years ago that he revealed his dark attribute, he is very strong I heard when he was just Core Forming 1st stage he easily assassinates his target at Core Forming 4th stage. ''Just reached Core Forming 6th stage last year? I am beginning to doubt his network should I retreat? hmmm¡­ its too late so many people have surrounded us from behind so it won''t be easy to retreat and if I retreat now then it will leave a bad image,'' Rex thought. "Old man are you deaf? when I say I want to meet your Sect Leader I meant your Sect Master, do your sect lacks even that common sense?" Rex said in a bad tone. Jiang Shuang almost choked when he heard that, he gave such a big evaluation of the old man so that Rex doesn''t act reckless and remain low key but who knows his words were heard from one ear and thrown out from other. "If it''s like that then there isn''t a need to talk anymore," The old man said as he moved he pointed his finger at Rex, suddenly a green smoke cloud made form his poison Qi flew towards Rex and covered him. Rex didn''t try to dodge the attack, he just used Telekinesis to push the people around a little away from him. Poison-type attacks were something he was least afraid of. 249 Chapter 247 : : The Ordinary Looking Sect Master The cultivator that cultivates poison Qi can enhance their Poison Qi''s lethality using other poisons and their Qi will also progress depending on the resources they used to enhance it. Rex was surrounded by the green fog, the strange green fog containing poison Qi was soon got absorbed by his body when it came into contact with his skin. Only someone who has reached the Golden Core stage can control their body to an extent to truly force out this type of Poison Qi out of their body. [Alert! harmful substances detected¡­..] [Reverse Engineer talent is active¡­.] [Analyzing¡­..] The familiar notification began to appear again. [It would take 04 seconds to fully counter the poison.] [03] [02] [01] [00] "Old man you should seriously get a new perfume," Rex said while waving his hand in disgust. Sung Feng was not angry at Rex''s word but was surprised instead, he didn''t delay and sued another technique. Suddenly his body got enveloped in a black cloud and disappeared from everyone''s vision. Rex thought that the black cloud will attack him but to his surprise, the black cloud soon disappeared too. Rex checked his surroundings and even the Mini-Map but there were no traces of him. Just at this moment, his Spider-Sense kicked in. ''Dash'' (Rex) Rex quickly switched his position to 10 meters away from his original position. ¡­Swiishh¡­.. Suddenly the old man with a long saber in his hand appeared there, he stared at Rex with shock filled eyes but even when he was in shock his body didn''t stop moving, he again disappeared in black smoke around him. ''What a troublesome technique,'' Rex thought. Rex got on full alert trying to predict the next move of Sung Feng but contrary to his expectation Sung Feng appeared a little far away from him and took back his saber like he had no in intention to fight him anymore. "Sect Master wants to meet you," Sung Feng''s tone carried a hint of disappointment but he didn''t want to go over the Sect Master''s order and continue fighting. Rex just slightly nodded. If things could be simple like that then he wouldn''t want to waste time-fighting an opponent that''s full of tricks. "You can''t take anyone or your storage ring with you to meet the Sect Master," Sung Feng added. Rex took out his storage ring and gave it to him but he asked to take Jiang Shuang with him, after asking the Sect Master Sung Feng agreed. Sung Feng''s calm expression finally changed, earlier only people who had noticed the look in his eyes could tell that he was shocked but now it was too obvious. He subconsciously touched the hilt of the long saber but after clearly thinking he switched to the hidden communication jade bracelet under his sleeve and sent the message regarding this to the Sect Master. If the strength piece can''t fit in the puzzle then I just have to use the wisdom piece¡­. was what he thought. Rex and Jiang Shuang were accompanied inside the sect building by an Inner Elder, Sung Feng himself didn''t accompany him not because he was underestimating him, he stayed behind to keep an eye on the people Rex brought with him. The elder took them to the entrance door of an ordinary wooden house in the back area of the sect then stood outside. Both of them entered the house then walked straight to the underground hall according to the path elder told them in advance. Soon they reached the underground hall The hall was small and¡­ too ordinary, a four-legged wooden table was present as the center of the hall and a man was sitting on the side opposite to Rex. Rex found the man very strange because just like the hall he also looked very ordinary, whether it was his clothes, face, or temperament they all were far too ordinary for someone who was a Sect Master but¡­ this was what gave Rex goosebumps. Because all these things about him were what made him a frighting assassin. His living style made him look like an ordinary mortal, if he was standing in a crown then no one would be able to even guess that this person was the head of a sect that specializes in assassination and if in that kind of situation he assassinates his target and leaves the place then who would be able to guess that he did it. There was one more person in the hall standing behind the Sect Master, although he wasn''t as simple looking as his Sect Master the old man standing behind also had formal clothes on him. Rex didn''t take the risk and appraised the Sect Master first then the old man too. ''Appraisal: name \u0026 cultivation stage'' (Rex) [Name: Sung Lee Cultivation Base: Golden Core 8th stage] [Name: Sung Cultivation stage: Core Breaking 5th stage] Rex blinked his eyes twice before giving Jiang Shuang a long stare. Jiang Shuang didn''t know what Rex mean so he smiled in response, unlike Rex when he saw that the Sect Master of such sect is so formal he slightly relaxed. Rex again used ''Appraisal: title'' to check if the old man was the sect master instead of an ordinary man but then he found that the ordinary man was the real the Sect Master while the old man being the Sect Ancestor. ''Little Rose you sure they can''t check my cultivation base,'' (Rex) [They can''t, they need to be two whole realms above you to see through you and the other way would be a special Pupil Art or a Special ability but considering they are normal humans and how rare a pupil art is, they shouldn''t have it.] ''Hmmm... They also didn''t react much so maybe.... sigh.. even if they could see through I can''t go back now let''s do what we came for,'' Rex thought. "How long does the fellow cultivator keep standing like that, you can also stare at us while sitting here," Sung Lee said in a calm tone. Rex nodded then slowly walked to them and sat on the wooden chair beside the table. Jiang Shuang did the same. ''Little Rose, there is one thing that''s bothering me why is the Sect Ancestor of the sect also want to join my meeting with him? it reminds me of the same situation in Cold Heaven Sect but there I used spirit discs so it''s understandable that they caught their Sect Master''s attention who was at the Golden Core stage. But none of my actions right here should be able to catch the attention of a Core Breaking Stage expert, just what is the world does he want from me?'' (Rex) [Maybe it''s a coincidence] ''Hmm... I hope you are righ..wait that statue? no, if they wanted the statue then why would they ask me to take out the storage ring?'' (Rex) When Rex was still thinking the old man behind the Sect Master took out a tray filled with more than 10 teacups and placed on the table. Jiang Shuang looked down only to see that all the cups contain a different colored tea and all of them giving unique kinds of fragrance but instead of contradicting each other, all those fragrances gave an alluring charm when combined. The herbal tea actually didn''t hide the smell of poison herbs, it was just that the smell of the poison herb in them is very fragrant and it also matched with some high-quality teas furthermore the poison herbs used to make them were all rare and many Alchemist wouldn''t recognize even one of them but Rex, who have read the books on herbs given by Zakiya before he first made the recipe for the Elixir Of Life, it was all the basic knowledge. "Please have some herbal tea, actually this is a traditi..." Sung Lee was just saying but before he finished speaking, he saw Rex picking up the cup of tea at the center of the plate then using a bamboo straw to drink it. Normally, this would look funny but right now Sung Lee stared at Rex with a serious expression. All the tea in the tray were poisonous but the concentration of poison in them differs based on the quality of the poison herb and its amount, and the one Rex picked was the most poisonous tea in the tray. After he drank the tea Rex put placed back the empty cut in the tray. Sung Lee silently looked at Rex like he was waiting for something. "There is no use waiting, this level of poison can''t do to me, to tell the truth, the herbs in my garden are more poisonous," Rex said in a prideful tone. Jiang Shuang "..." As someone who was in charge of making the garden around the castle... Jiang Shuang realized Rex''s face was thinker than he thought. "Don''t take it as offense it''s the traditional game I play with anyone who comes to meet me but it looks like there isn''t any need to continue it anymore," Sung Lee waved his hand and the old man took back the tray. "If Sect Master allows it then I would like to you alone," Rex said with a serious expression. "Don''t worry, he is a Senior Elder of my Sect he knows more about the sect than I do and I consult many important issues with him before making a decision so if the matter you want to discuss is related to the sect then it''s important for him to be here," Sung Lee explained in a polite tone, Sung Lee looked very talkative and friendly type of person in Jiang Shuang''s eyes, he was even thinking of building connections after the meeting was over. "I see your point but... I wasn''t talking about him," Rex said in his same casual tone. Sung Lee stared at Rex with a slightly surprised look in his eyes before he raised his hand then snapped his fingers. ...Swwooossh...Swiiiisshhh.. x 4 Suddenly several gusts of wind passed by the four people around the table, Jiang Shuang freaked out and almost fell from his chair. So many people were hiding around him and he didn''t found even one of them, thinking of this quite scared him. "So what does fellow brother want to talk about?" Sung Lee asked. Rex snapped his finger and a storage ring appeared out of thin air, he then thews the ring at Sung Lee. Sung Lee caught the ring and checked it, the ring was filled with a lot of 9th tier weapon and a few low-grade spirit weapon. He was surprised to see all the high-quality weapon, as a profession that highly focused on keen senses he could see the high quality of the weapons at a glance but the surprise was mostly related to the fact that Rex took the ring out of nowhere rather than the content of ring itself. "Is it for a killing contract or Information?" Sung Lee asked. Sung Lee thoroughly understood that if Rex was willing to pay Spirit Weapon as a price then the target for assassination or information he wanted wasn''t simple. What he didn''t know was, all these weapons were something he made to sharpen his Artifact Refining skills. "Neither, The person I work for is now working with Myriad Auction House so we are going to transform our business a little and many people are going to interfere while we modify all the auction house branches in the cities around here so I want you to deal with those troubles with your methods. It''s fine if they could settle together or agree with money but if their greed is too much then... just do what you always do," Rex said without any change in his tone. "Brother I believe you at the wrong address, even if the price is high we don''t do this kind of mission," Sung Lee said in a polite tone as he placed the ring back on the table. 250 Chapter 248 : : The Deal "Brother I believe you are at the wrong address, even if the price is high we don''t do this kind of mission," Sung Lee said in a polite tone as he placed the ring back on the table. "You sure? I can further increase the price if you want," Rex said. Sung Lee shook his head. ''Why is he refusing? hmm¡­ is he really the one who is refusing?'' Rex thought as he looked at the old man Sung Suyin. "Sigh¡­ even when I gave you such a good offer, it doesn''t matter if you won''t do it Frozen Flame can remove the hurdles in its way on its own. Those who won''t surrender won''t have a good end¡­ and come to think of it your Black Scorpion City was in top 10 if the list," Rex said while pondering. "Brother such threats won''t work on me, I hear them all the time," Sung Lee said in his usual calm tone. ''As I thought, he didn''t cancel the deal but refused the price. After I behaved like that he should have at least asked me to leave but he didn''t and saw that old man beside him, I have a feeling they just want me to say¡­ what do you want in exchange,'' Rex thought. After Rex made his plan, he starts laughing like he heard something funny. Jiang Shuang gave him a strange look while Sung Lee and the old man remained the same as before. Thump¡­. Rex''s face suddenly became expressionless then he slapped the table and looked at the Sung Suyin. "Hey, old man Suyin just because I am playing your negotiation-negotiation game don''t think that you can manipulate me to give you whatever you want, or do you think that with your mere Core Breaking 5th stage cultivation base you can go against Shadow Lord? him aside I am more than enough to level your sect at the moment, I ask you again will you accept the deal or not. If not then just say it but the next time we meet, it will be on the battlefield where you will be regretting today''s choice," Rex said in a threatening tone with increasing killing intent in his eyes. [Skill ''Rage'' is auto-activated] When Rex started speaking everyone was calm but when the name and cultivation base of Sung Suyin was revealed between his words, everyone''s expression totally changed. The one with the most change was Sung Lee, his face suddenly became devoid of any expression he placed his hand on the table then suddenly the muscles on his hand began to tighten. The veins on his hands became visible and sharp nails similar to that of a beast grew out of his fingers. ''Just how many strange techniques do they have?'' (Rex) "Having too much knowledge and unrestrained mouth can lead to death," Sung Lee said in a cold tone while looking at Rex, the hand he used to press the table had already left a deep imprint on the surface of the table. Sung Lee''s personality seems to have gone through a complete transformation it felt like he won''t even think twice before dealing a killing blow to Rex. "Threatening me? hahaha¡­ you are 100 years too early for that," Rex said as he pinched his fingers then his hand turned into a black metal like thing and transformed into a claw. [Coming from someone who had died, reincarnated, and had two times change in personality in less than 50 years.] Just when Sung Lee was about to move, the old man beside him placed his hand on his shoulder, and then Sung Lee became quite as before like an obedient kitten that has just been patted by his master. "To think someone still remembered the name of this old man, seems like the Shadow Lord is from my era," Sung Suyin said in a nostalgic tone. ''What your era, I am a young man chasing hare¡­ no I mean dreams, yes chasing my dreams,'' (Rex) When Sung Suyin spoke, Rex''s fast-beating heart finally calmed down just now he was gambling, if his guess was wrong and the old man would have decided to silence him then he would have to while taking care of the beastman with him at the same time. ''There is one weird thing, unlike others, he didn''t ask me what is Frozen Flame or Shadow Lord am I becoming famous hehe,'' Rex was indifferent on the outside but he was glad inside. "Old man can we speed up the talk? I still need to send some people to hell after this," Rex said in an indifferent tone. Sung Suyin wasn''t bothered by his attitude, he spoke in the same tone as before. "We have heard that the Miraculous Alchemist Ye Tian who has found the cure for the side effect the people of Cold Heaven Sect face was also from Frozen Flame organization, is it true?" Sung Suyin asked. When Rex heard the words ''Miraculous Alchemist Ye Tian'', his pride had already reached the 9th heaven but when he thought about how Sung Suyin knew about it he calmed down. Cold Heaven Sect has suppressed his Alchemist identity after he left the Snow Jade City so other people don''t trouble him, it was not only for Rex but for them too. Rex was still selling the Anti-Cold cream at an affordable price but if he changed his mind and joined another organization then the price of the cream will definitely increase¡­ multiply is a more accurate term to define it. ''This sect''s information network his really strong,'' Rex thought. "You are talking about that Ye brat, that spoiled kid got two Essence Flame but is still keeps pestering me to bring one more what a greedy bastard. Oh I almost got off-topic, at present, he is 2nd guardian of Frozen Flame, and yeah serial number doesn''t represent anything even if he is number 2, he is still my junior okay," Rex said in a nonchalant tone. Sung Suyin and Sung Lee looked at each other in the eyes. Jiang Shuang blushed with shame, he wanted to dig a hole in the ground and bury his head into it. Today he had witnessed how shameless a human can be. As long as someone is not too dumb they can get a lot of information from his words, like¡­. First, Ye Tian has two Essence Flame in possession. Second, his control over them has reached to a level where he wants to assimilate another Essence Flame. Third, Frozen Flame has people called guardians who all have high qualifications or achievements and the other guardian should be the same as Ye Tian who is known as a Miraculous Alchemist, and the one in front of them who doesn''t put an assassin at Core Breaking 5th stage in his eyes. Although Sung Suyin and Sung Lee didn''t totally believe in Rex''s words but they didn''t take them as lies either, they are the type who will investigate things and reach the conclusion only after having enough information about it. "So Miraculous Alchemist Ye Tian is indeed from Frozen Flame, I will be direct, I want to request a cure form my and brother''s injuries. If he could do that then we will accept your deal with any other price," Sung Suyin said. ''He already knows my name so he should also be aware of my brother, hmm¡­ but he shouldn''t know about the injury, I should properly explain it,'' Sung Suyin thought. ''Brother? there is one more monster here, this Jiang Shuang and his information both have a close relationship with death, after I go back I will be sure to pull his ears until he changes into an elf,'' Rex thought. "I and my brother both received a severe internal injury during one of our mission, it made it hard for is to breakthrough further my brother tried to force his way through and successfully achieved breakthrough but his injury worsened and now it is becoming hard for him to even put up a decent fight. If Alchemist Ye Tian can help us suppress this injury then I Sung Suyin promise that together with fulfilling our end of the deal my sect will never release any information of take any assassination target against the people from Frozen Flame organization," Sung Suyin said. "This is a decision only that Brat Ye or Shadow Lord himself could make, wait a minute let me have a talk with that brat he might agree," Rex said then he closed his eyes like he was trying to connect a call to someone. Rex sometimes shook his head sometimes his expression change to that of confusion like he was pondering over something, both the Sect Master and Sect Ancestor were curiously looking at Rex while there was one more person who was too embarrassed to even look at Rex with a straight face. Who the hell is he even talking to?¡­ Jiang Shuang thought. A few days ago when Rex was in the castle, it was his usual routine to flir.. cough correction it was his usual routine to check on Lucia a few times a day to make sure if she is doing a fine job. Lucia is a head maid, she is not only in charge of the things in the castle but also the thing that enters the castle and leaves it like the resources Rex buys and sells, all the records of these things are managed by her. It was a little bit annoying for Rex to always send someone else to convey his message to her so he added her on the Friend List, he could also use the sound transmission talisman but it wasn''t as secure as this one, Rex was already aware of the only weakness of the Friend List so he was still working on a new blueprint to upgrade it but it was still under development due to the lack of time. {Miss Lucia how can you be so simple-minded like him, until a little while ago Miss Lerna was in her beast form so as a human how could I normally have a kid with her, Little Aru indeed have my blood in him and can be considered my kid but it''s not in the way you think. [Just tell her you are afraid of getting stabbed in the heart by Luo Ru and Xiu Ying while sleeping on the bed] ''I... I am not,'' (Rex) ''No reaction at all? sigh¡­ she is a tough nut to crack,'' (Rex) Then he looked at the two people who were looking back at him in anticipation. "After persuading him for a while he finally agreed but he is very busy there days you can go and meet him in Frozen Flame after few days, he will then check your injuries," Rex said with a serious face. Sung Suyin was silent. "Don''t think that much, if you are considering the possibility of we and Shadow Lord ambushing you then you are really overestimating your abilities, even someone who has just reached Shy Body Formation Stage doesn''t have the qualification to force him to make a move, you will know that after you visit Frozen Flame. As for the address, you should be pretty much aware of it if not, then I will tell you just go and meet the City Lord Corentis he will send you to Frozen Flame," Rex said. Sung Suyin nodded. normally he won''t agree to such a thing but right now he didn''t have much of a choice he was in dire need of a cure although the injury won''t threaten his life but his business gave him a lot of enemies who are just waiting for the right moment to strike and if the news of their injury goes out then it won''t end well for them. 251 Chapter 249 : : The Reaper "Good, then it''s a deal, we will start from the Myriad Auctions House branch in this city, I hope you can keep your promise and take care of it," Rex said. Rex then stood up and stretched him back showing the intention to leave. "Come to think of we didn''t have a good introduction before, I am Sung Lee, also knows as The Death''s Envoy," Sung Lee extended his hand for a handshake. Rex looked at him. ''Heeeeee? I almost forgot about it but what should I name this character,'' He thought. [Choosing name...] [Naming List:- 1. White Ghost 2. Silent Killer 3. Shadow Frost 4. Death Bringer...] ''Don''t go around choosing random names. A titled name defines the name holder too, let me think of something,'' (Rex) "Hahaha... you brat who is still wet behind the ears wants to know my name, fine whatever I am in good mood today. I am Jack, titled name... The Reaper," Rex said without shaking his hand, then started to walk outside with Jiang Shuang. Sung Lee still didn''t call Rex senior or anything because even if Rex''s cultivation base is high as he said, he himself was the Sect Master of Black Scorpion Sect. His status was enough to make up for the difference, his actions represent the whole sect so he can''t casually bow to others. "Wait... there was one more thing I wanted to talk about, after defeating the Sect Master of Monster Hunting Sect you should have found an attractive statue of a woman right? can you sell it to me, I will pay you a good price," Sung Lee said when he saw that Rex was about to leave. "Oh that one, I indeed found that statue. May I ask why do you want that?" Rex said without turning back his head as he would leave without replying if Sung Lee''s words didn''t sound honest. Sung Lee also understood that so he was careful with his words. "Don''t worry I won''t lie to you because there is no reason for me too, that statue is one of the things found inside the inheritance runes of the Fairy Ren. It doesn''t hold much significance especially for males like us, it''s just a trial instrument to test our control over physical desires nothing more. A certain organization found it with other inheritance material after completely exploring the rune, but after the explorers left and the workers were still transporting the goods some bandits ambushed them and looted some of the things, this statue is one of them and the organization that explored the runes is our client so we can''t disclose their information to you," Sung Lee explained. "Fairy Ren?" Rex was confused. This time Sung Suyin answered before Sung Lee could speak. I don''t know if it''s true or people were just finding an excuse to form an alliance against her to bring her down, the main thing was what happened later, the conflict between her and other powerhouse was increasing day by day but then who knows what happened but all the people from that alliance died at the same day, only their dried corpse was found. Everyone thought it was done by Fairy Ren but after that time no one ever saw her again, some concluded that she died from the injuries after the battle while some believed that she ascended to a higher world and when people found the place holding her inheritance a bloodbath began, everyone was crazy about it, after all, who doesn''t want to follow in her footsteps and become such powerhouse. Especially people of big clans and sects, although it''s a known fact that males cannot use her inheritance techniques and it have a lot of requirements for females too but as long as even one female meets the requirement and can cultivate as same as her it would be enough," Sung Suyin said. ''Dammit... if I had just born a few thousand years ago then I would have been able to see that beauty with my own two eyes, at least I have a statue of her,'' Rex thought. "I see... if I remember a while ago you said that we don''t take contracts like that so now why are you after the statue?" Rex asked in a doubtful tone. "We didn''t make a contract, you can say that it''s from a person we can''t easily refuse and that statue is a little dangerous, as I said before its a trial instrument but if one''s control over their desire is too low then they will die without a doubt and we don''t know the complete capability of that statue that''s why we didn''t take it from the Sect Master of Black Scorpion Sect until now and quietly observed it to see if it''s different from what the client described," Sung Lee said. "I understand but I have no intention to sell that statue, tell your client to take it from me if they have the guts," Rex said while waving his hand then left. After living in this world for 16 years, the one thing Rex knows is that there is no absolute owner of a treasure here. Stealing and snatching treasure from others is very common and the statue was not a purse he found on the street that should be given to the police station. He got it after defeating the whole Monster Hunting Sect if he gives them the statue of Fairy Ren which may be the only one of it''s kind in the whole realm just for money then how foolish it would be furthermore Rex believed that statue may also have another purpose then a trial because the normal instrument that is set up inside the rune for trial stops working after they are dug out of the runes but the statue was perfectly working automatically without any manual trigger. Sung Lee just shook his head {It can''t be helped and he didn''t ask us to keep the location of the statue a secret so it''s fine, we will just tell the location of the statue to the client it should be enough I think. Sung Lee nodded, he understood what Sung Suyin meant he didn''t want to bring trouble to Rex at least until they are cured and Rex didn''t tell request them to hide the whereabouts of the statue so it was fine for them to tell their client about it. After Rex came out with Jiang Shuang he ignored the people staring at him and took all the beastman to the Myriad Auction House branch of Black Scorpion City to modify it. By evening they all again headed towards Corentis. Rex was very happy with his gains this time, he now had a lot of Spirit Cores that he can convert in status points. He was even wondering if he should add the sect plundering task to his monthl... no.. weekly timetable. ''This Fairy Ren''s statue... what should I do with it? I would need some living person to test how it works before taking the next step but I don''t have any alive enemy right now,'' Rex thought. The next day they all reached Corentis. Just when Rex was leading them to the transmission array he stopped, he looked towards his right and saw a lot of expensive-looking carriages parked outside a big mansion a little far away. The big mansion belonged to the City Lord of Corentis, in Corentis the transmission array platform was built near City Lord Mansion so that if some problem occurs or someone attacks Corentis and tries to take over the transmission array then the City Lord could defend it. When someone attacks a city they will first try to take over their transmission array because as long there is a transmission array in the city even if they cut the other escape route and blocks the main gate, the reinforcement can still come using the transmission array or it can also be used to escape at the last moment. "Senior these people doesn''t seem to have good intentions, their clothes and the emblem on the carriage states that they are from a noble household. A noble household won''t even spare a look to Corentis at a time like this, they probably have ulterior motives," Fred said. He had strong eyesight so for him it felt like that the carriages and the peoples around them were standing just beside him. "You mean there is a noble here, where is he?" Rex asked with anticipation, He had never seen a noble in his life that''s why he reacted like that but for others, his reaction looked like he was expecting to see an animal in the zoo. "That... I don''t think there is a noble here, the carriages nobles use to travel stands out a lot, all these carriages are expensive but they all are mostly similar to each other, they are probably the people working under some noble that came here, a noble would probably see it as a disgrace to come to a place like this in person," Fred said. ''Do people here even understand the meaning behind the word Noble? but when I think about it the current nobles around here are the ones who betrayed their own kingdom or organization and supported the Azure Emperor because of their greed so it''s understandable if the Nobles here are the complete antithesis of the word Noble,'' Rex thought. Rex didn''t delay anymore and flew towards the mansion, he saw City Lord Adal sitting in the garden with some people so he directly landed near him while the other beast-man followed behind him. There were three men that were talking to Adal Meyer, all three of them were an old man wearing high-class clothes with gold plating on them, their expression contains a hint of arrogance with them. It looked like they didn''t put Adal in their eyes, just the fact that they had a lot of their guards standing behind them while talking to Adal showed how much they respect him. ''Why does it look like the loan shark setting,'' (Rex) When the three of them saw Rex coming to the garden without even asking for permission they narrowed their eyes and gave him a disdainful look they were just about to speak but when they saw that some of the people following Rex had animal-like tails and ears on their body they frowned. Most of the beastman freed from the Monster Hunting Sect were normal civilians before they were caught so their cultivation base wasn''t high enough to hide all their beastman looks. When they saw the familiar look in those people''s eyes they nervously looked towards Rex. "You traitor, you really rebelled, didn''t you? no wonder you had so much money to build so many things in Corentis, you already sold the land belonged to Sir Kebel. Your sin cannot be forgiven, guards catch them and seize all their property and if someone resists kill them," One old man hurriedly stood up and ordered him men, instead of anger his lips were curled into a smirk. ''So that''s how it is, the movement caused by me and Jiang Shuang by buying a lot of property and building the bank in Corentis caught the attention of other people and they are all here to take a piece of cake but seeing that I have Demi-Humans with me they changed their plan and now want the whole cake with the Demi-Human. From what Jiang Shuang told me the underworld slave market is also supported by the nobles here so if they get caught by them then..... sigh well, now at least I don''t have to worry about live experimental pieces, to think heavens favor me that much they gave me the lab rats before I even thought about the experimental process,'' Rex thought as he slowly counted the people following the three old men. The other two old men also laughed inwardly, they clearly understood his intention. Earlier when they were talking to Adal they were trying to make him spit out all the details on the person who was claiming the territory of Corentis but Adal kept talking in a roundabout way and made Rex sound as mysterious and strong as he could. Adal sighed deeply when he saw Jiang Shuang and others. He wanted to scare and drive away these people from noble households because he knew their nature deeply, they were here for the money they thought he was using for developing Corentis. The guards were already very familiar with this process, they quickly surrounded Rex and others. 252 Chapter 250 : : Lernas Humanoid Form When the guards were still surrounding and saw that Rex didn''t show any sign of resisting they looked at each other and reached a tactic understanding. One guard who was in the position behind Rex raised his sword and rushed towards Rex from behind. "Idiot" Rex muttered when he sensed the guard rushing at him from behind. He then swung his hand backward. ''Cursed Sword'' (Rex) A black sword made of Yin Qi got condensed in his hand as he swung it. ¡­.Slllasshhhh¡­.. The guards head rolled down from his shoulder while his body still took a few steps before it fell to the ground for eternity. ..Pu tong¡­. Impure black blood started to gush out from the cut made by the Yin Qi sword and dyed the ground. Normally such a Qi sword can''t be used to cut the head of a person if their cultivation base was same as Rex but the guard was merely at Human Venerable early-stage furthermore Rex''s Qi quality was very high because he cultivates using Exp¡­ a very pure form of life energy, unlike others who refine impure Qi or low-quality Qi from the atmosphere to nurture their body and breakthrough. All the guards halted in their steps and looked at the headless corpse on the ground. ''Shit! I killed him by habit,'' Rex thought as he looked at the corpse. "You¡­ you dare resist," The old man who commanded the guards earlier was furious as he looked at Rex. He then showed his cultivation strength of Human Venerable late stage as he rushed towards Rex ''How can a human with such low INT exist in nature?'' Rex thought as he looked at the old man. He killed the man just using a sword made of Qi this much was more than enough to tell the level difference but after seeing this instead of escaping or surrendering the old man actually attacked [Universe is filled with all kind of strange things and creatures] Seeing the old man rushing towards himself, Rex just raised his right leg and kicked him in the chest without using any special technique or martial arts. ¡­Bang¡­. When the old man was kicked he flew backward and rolled down on the ground a few times before stopping, when he stopped his clothes had become dirty, his left hand and leg were bent into an angle which was not usually possible for a normal human being. ''He should be alive¡­.probably,'' (Rex) The other two old men kept looking at the headless corpse of a while before they slowly turned to look at Rex, the long lost fear began to surface in their heart, the curtain of greed covering their eyes finally fell as they looked at the man in mask who doesn''t seem to care about their status at all. "You¡­ do you know who we work for? do you have any idea who is Sir Kebel?" The bald old man standing at the left of Rex said while trying to toughen his tone but his trembling legs gave away his tough act. ''Do they think I am Goggle? why are they asking me questions even at the time like that¡­ what morons,'' (Rex) [Maybe they have ''Amnesia'' or ''Short Term Memory Loss'' brain defect] ''You can''t be serious¡­ right?'' (Rex) [Why?] Rex sighed then focused on the lab ra..cough¡­ enemies. ''Cursed Vine Summon'' (Rex) Suddenly a lot of black vines emerged from the ground beside Rex and shot towards the guards, the vines quickly circles around all the guards and apprehended all the guards like they were shackles with consciousness. The vines were made of Rex''s Yin Qi and because the skill level was high they were strong, the guards tried to cut them but they weren''t able to, there were few who managed to cut them but the time they spent to cut one was enough for three more vines to circle around their body. The specialty of this skill was that it didn''t have any cost limit which means as long as Rex has enough Yin Qi they can keep growing as the target tries to resist, while the guards were hastily trying to resist it just at this moment countless needles like spikes came out of the surface of the vines and penetrated their skin. There were few whose skin was thick enough to resist most of them and stopping them from entering their flesh but even the slightest cut was more than enough for the spikes to insert Yin Qi in their body. The effect of Yin Qi was eroding their body and Qi from the inside, it was like a strong debuff effect for those guards. Soon all the guards felt their body growing cold, some of them directly lost consciousness while the other was conscious but lost their will to resist. ''These people are a disappointment. Ria, Kaira Daniel, Derek, Coco they all resisted more than them when fighting that beast tamer, these people only know how to make others suffer and take joy in it but when it''s their turn they can''t even last 5 minutes,'' Rex thought as he looked at the unconscious guards. Now only the two old men, one bald and the other white-haired one were standing with trembling legs. "Your Lord, does he also comes in Azure Empire" Aeneas''s hoarse voice came from behind. His face was gloomy but others couldn''t see it because he was looking down. When the white-haired old man heard it he saw a ray of hope, he quickly reacted and shouted. "Yes, indirectly he also works under Azure Emperor and my Lord''s Territory is a part of Azure Empire," The white-haired old man said. The Empire made by Azure Emperor is famous by the name Azure Emperor and all the land he added into his territory by any means also said to be the land of Azure Empire. ..Swooosshhh¡­. In the next second Aeneas body blurred and he appeared in front of the old man while creating several afterimages on his way. Several changes took place in his body when he was rushing towards the old man, bright yellow fur with a reddish touch just like his hair covered his body and his size increased but even when his size increased it didn''t hinder his speed instead his speed increased. Before the old man could process his thoughts he saw a claw enlarging in his vision. ..Boom¡­. Aeneas''s attack had contained so much destructive power that the head of the old man burst into a meat paste while his headless body still remained at the same place as before. ..Pu tong¡­ Aeneas then looked at the bald old man standing beside the corpse, when their eyes meet the old man lost the strength in his legs and fell to the ground, Aeneas wasn''t bothered by it he still raised his hand to kill but suddenly he stopped, he felt like an invisible force had imprisoned his body from all sides. "I let you have one head, isn''t it enough? I can forgive one mistake but I am not too sure about the second one," Rex said in a low but cold tone. Aeneas looked at him for a second but didn''t argue and retreated to his original position. When Rex was still looking at all the guards around Adal, the city lord of Corentis slowly approached him. "Senior, you are not going to kill them right?" Adal nervously asked. He was worried about Rex killing them all because it will bring trouble for Corentis, although now that two of the three old men have died the trouble was inevitable but he was still reluctant to kill all thinking that it might make it worse. "Eh¡­ so what if I am?" Rex asked in amusement. "Senior, killing them all will bring trouble for Corentis and it will also affect your image, can senior give me some face and leave them alive?" Adal asked with some hesitation in his tone. [Face? what type of thing is he talking about?¡­ does he mean face mask, face cream or face wash?] ''Actually, even I am not quite sure either, I had read in some stories that this face is an invisible thing without any physical existence that is given from one useless person to another useless person for some unknown reason. Yeah, one more thing, people also use it sometimes in the name of someone to escape from fights and trouble, what they basically mean is¡­ please don''t make trouble for me or beat me in front of everyone, you can do it under the table so others cannot blame you for doing it. And if the other person agrees then it means he is saying¡­. okay I will do it without leaving behind evidence and if he didn''t it means he is saying¡­ the fukkk I care about that person''s face, it has already reached the expiry date so I will do it here¡­ you understand little Rose,'' Rex honestly explained. [Kind of] Rex then gave him a deep look before replying. "Even if I don''t kill them now, you can forget about them leaving my territory alive," Rex said then walked past him. Adal sighed but didn''t say anything anymore. Rex then ordered Aiden and others to apprehend all the guards and the old man. No one had the spirit to resist so it took only a few minutes to restrain all of them. After catching all the remaining guards around carriages Rex went back to Frozen Flame, when he reached the city he told Jiang Shuang where to put the prisoners for now and what to do with the new beastman, then he was about to head towards the castle but Fred suddenly blocked his way. "May I know senior''s name?" Fred asked in a slightly hesitating tone. "Ask him he will tell you," Rex pointed at Jiang Shuang then left, before leaving he sent a message to Jiang Shuang telling him to make up a fake story with his ''Jack'' name and tell them about it. Rex was curious about Lerna''s humanoid form appearance so he skipped other things and directly went to the castle, Lerna''s current location was in his room so Rex didn''t delay and excitedly headed to his room. After arriving at the entrance door of the room, he took a deep breath before opening the door. When the door was opened, the silhouette of a woman sitting near the balcony was revealed. Rex''s mouth was opened wide when he looked at her. The woman looked to be in the same age category as that of Luo Niu, the one who played the role of Luo Ru''s mother. But Rex didn''t judge her by age because when the spirit beast normally takes human form they remain in their prime age looks for the longest time, for example except someone who is too young or too old their age-look won''t differ that much. The woman had long green hair reaching her waist, her long eyelashes and emerald green eyes on her face were like gems embedded on the jewelry to highlight their beauty. She had a voluptuous figure and her two long legs were like icing on the cake. Right now Lerna was wearing the same maid uniform as Lucia but the dress was clearly not capable of housing the two mountain peaks so it was sticking out a little¡­ a little more, Lerna was sitting on a chair while focusing on the book ''Basics of Soul Arrays \u0026 Soul Seals'' in her hands. She would have looked really studious only... only if she wasn''t holding the book upside down. ''So this is karma people talk about, I restored a small account and heavens gave me the whole bank,'' (Rex) [As they say, heavens are not fair] ''Oh please, you are just jealous'' Rex said while peeking at the forbidden valley between the twin peaks. [It''s just some extra flesh usually resulting in stiff shoulders, why would I be jealous of it] ''What would you know about the hope of men-kind, go hook up with some female AI, will ya?'' Rex snorted. [...] When Rex approached her, his footsteps caught her attention so she raised her head like an ostrich out of habit and looked at him. "Looks like you succeeded," Rex said as his eyes kept scanning her whole body from top to bottom. "hmm... I did.." She spoke in a human-like voice, her voice had an alluring charm to it but right now it sounded like she was speaking while chewing something in her mouth. ''She still needs some practice,'' (Rex) It isn''t that unusual for someone of the monster race in the beast form to speak but it''s when they grew up between people who can speak the main language of the continent. 253 Chapter 251 : : Beast God Temple "So how are you feeling, in this form I mean," Rex asked while circling around her. "It''s ..uncomfortable.. to wear this.. tight dress," Lerna said as she stretched her hands to show how tight the dress gets when she moves her body. When Rex saw her stretching her mature body in tight clothes he finally understood the true meaning of ''taking pleasure in someone else''s misfortune'', it''s just the meaning was more literal here. "Ahem! well if you are too uncomfortable then it''s better to remove it, after all, there is only me..." Rex instantly spoke when he heard her words but then he noticed that she was narrowing her eyes at him so he stopped mid-sentence. ''Did she developed common sense?'' Rex slightly averted his eyes. "That Lucia woman... did say that... it''s better to stay inside.. or lecherous men will stare... it seems right," Lerna said while staring at him. ''Lucia, you betrayed me'' (Rex) "Cough... I was just joking just now, why are you taking it so seriously but it''s better for you to stay inside. If you go outside wearing that then there would indeed be many people staring at you. I will arrange someone to bring a right set of clothes for you," Rex said as he gently grabbed her hand and carefully pinched her skin. Lerna didn''t resist but gave him a weird look. "What...you doing?" She asked. "I am just checking how much different are you from a normal human," Rex said while observing her soft skin. "Speaking of difference, I ...also curious.. what are you?" Lerna asked as she touched her chin. Rex''s body shook her for a second. Only now he realized that Lerna was now three whole realms above him which means there was more than a two whole realm gap between them so she could see through more things about him than others. Rex was sure that she should have already noticed the organ responsible for his Battle-Wings and his Core Bladder if not his crystallized form brain. But seeing that her reaction was not too exaggerated, he believed that she didn''t per-sieve further to see his core inside the Core Bladder. "Just take me as a special variant of human race," Rex said with a smile as he reached out his hand and lightly pinched her right cheek. Lerna was calm until he pinched her cheek but when she just realized what happened, her heart suddenly shuttered and she stepped back while subconsciously pushing away Rex to make some distance between them but... ...Boom...Thudd... Rex felt like he just collided with a mountain, his body flew out of the balcony like a broken kite and it left a long trail behind when he crashed on the ground. [-97 HP] ''Ouch.. damn a few of my ribs just cracked,'' Rex slightly groaned as he wiped the blood from the corner of his lips. [Your ability to court death has at least reached S+ grade.] Jiang Shuang was looking at him with a poker face. "I just fell off the balcony," Rex said with a straight face. Jiang Shuang looked at the broken boundary of the balcony around 60 meters away and the trail left on the ground by Rex before turning back to him. "It''s alright brother, I understand," Jiang Shuang said in an encouraging tone as he patted Rex''s shoulder then turned around and left. [He seems pretty experienced in falling off the balcony.] ''Indeed,'' (Rex) Rex used Instant-Transmission to again go back to his room. "Wasn''t it a little too extreme," Rex said as he looked at Lerna who was now sitting on his bed. "I am still not used to controlling my new strength in this form and it''s your fault for acting too intimate all of a sudden... hmph," Lerna lightly snorted without looking at him. She was checking the soft mattress on the bed and the squishy pillows on it, until now when she was in the beast form she didn''t live in such a luxurious environment so everything was a new experience for her. Rex didn''t argue and sat beside her, he then picked the book she put on the bed earlier. "Are you interested in learning how to read? if you are, then I can teach you," Rex said with a serious face. Her emerald green eyes shined for a split second before they became normal again. "I..am not, but if you have.. time to teach then... I won''t refuse, it''s better than.. getting bored here," Lerna replied after looking into his eyes for a while like she was pondering whether to agree or not. ''Her form changed but her temperament is still the same, the words she uses are a lot different from what she actually means and wants to convey to others... if I am right there is a word for people with this type of personality,'' (Rex) [Tsundere?] ''Yeah, that one,'' (Rex) Rex then took out a simple book containing the picture of herbs with their names and some details on the side and started teaching her, she wasn''t a newborn kid so he knew that there was no need to start from the zero. Rex proved to be a really passionate teacher and why passionate? it''s because even when he already knew all the content of the book he kept telling her to focus on the picture while he also focused on the scenery of the forbidden valley to uncover the hidden mysteries of the universe. ''Luo Niu finally met her match, no Big Lerna probably surpassed her, now my Little Ru needs to work hard,'' Rex thought to himself. [Hey perve... I mean partner I have good news] ''Was it my imagination or you just said..'' Rex narrowed his eyes. [Just a system bug, ignore it. Yes I was saying that the Evolutionary Tree is updated you can check the Evolutionary List to see the details.] ''Little Rose I am still waiting for the day I could beat the shit out of you but let''s focus on the list first,'' Rex then reluctantly told Lerna to revise what he taught her until now then he checked the list. He soon found a new evolution option on the list. [Evolutionary List:- 12. Blue-Tier Lesser Elixirior Human (Ultra-Rare)] [Blue-Tier Lesser Elixirior Human:- Description: A rare variant of Carbonite Human species that is capable of extracting the maximum effects of any Elixir they ingest and fully utilize their hidden effects to further strengthen the body. This race will provide a 10% bonus attribute to all physicals status coupled with a 19% increase in the overall Qi channeling speed through the whole body, this race enhances the effect of ''Ultra-Healthy Body Skill'' to a whole new level. Requirement: Indigestion of ''Elixir Of Life'' x 1, All physical status should be above E grade] ''Hmm... a 10% increase in all attributes good it''s like getting Innate trait for all physical status and..wait what the fukkk, I need to ingest a whole potion bottle to meet the requirement,'' Rex didn''t know whether to laugh or cry. After taking one sip of the potion he hit his limit and now he needed to drink the whole bottle to choose this option. [We will do it slowly, it doesn''t say you need to drink it one go although it''s a little troublesome but it''s still better than randomly choosing other options] Rex couldn''t refuse those words. "There is one thing... I wanted to talk about," Lerna suddenly said. "Oh, what is it?" Rex closed the holographic window and looked at her. "I will tell you but first... the potion you gave me, it was very effective it did more than... just recovering my blood essence, so what do you want... in exchange?" Lerna asked. ''Instead of talking in this roundabout way, can''t she just say thanks but what does she mean by the potion did more than just recovering her blood essence,'' (Rex) "You want to pay me back?" Rex asked in a mischievous tone. She nodded. "How about paying with your body?" Rex asked with a smirk. She pondered for a second before she nodded her head in understanding. Rex almost chocked when he saw that. "You are fine with becoming my woman?" Rex asked with big eyes. Lerna''s face was dark, she held back the urge to kick Rex in the face. "I meant that I can help you with my strength for a while nothing else," She said in a flat tone, she didn''t argue with him because by now she was already aware of his personality. "So that''s what it was," Rex muttered with some disappointment in his tone. Lerna chose to ignore his words and continued. "I will help you but... after taking a small trip to Myriad Beast Continent, long ago... I met someone of the monster race like me, she told me... that if I ever reach Calamity Lord stage... then I can go to the Beast God Temple in Myriad Beast Continent to get a small inheritance from there, that inheritance can be anything... like a cultivation technique, martial arts or treasure pill that is suitable for me. Now that I have reached this stage and took humanoid form... I can use a cultivation technique specially made for us of monster race to cultivate. She also told me that there are a lot of things sold there... that can be highly useful to the young ones of the monster race like Aru and...." Lerna was saying but Rex interrupted her. "You are not going anywhere," Rex directly cut her in the middle. "Why?" Lerna Slightly frowned. she now had trust in Rex so she believed that he could take care of Aru when she wasn''t here but who knew he didn''t want her to go at all. "Because I told you not to," Rex said without any change in tone. "If I go, you can''t stop me," Lerna said in a displeased tone. "I indeed cannot stop you but..." Rex said as he leaned closer to her face. "But if you go then when the next time we meet, we will be complete strangers, understood," Rex said in a low tone then slowly backed off. Lerna stood up from the bed and fiercely glared at him. ''This woman may act tough from outside but she is very pure from inside, she was living between the beasts who weren''t even aware of the word hypocrisy until now so if I let her directly enter the society right now then she will likely be used by others. She has strength but that''s all, she needs time to get familiar with the ways of the outside world, I don''t even need to guess the reason she wants to go there, its probably not for getting the inheritance for herself but Aru, if I let her go and something happened to her... I can''t take that much responsibility yet,'' Rex thought. Lerna was silent, she gave Rex angry looks from time to time then sat on the bad while facing her back to him. ''And now she is acting childish, this woman... I just have no words to describe her,'' Rex rubbed his forehead. "I am not stopping you from going there for eternity, just remain here for a while after I am done with my important business here I will find you the route and a guide to go there.. or maybe I will accompany you too if I have the time... Okay?" Rex said in a helpless tone. Lerna quickly turned around and gave him a ''Really?'' look. "I don''t need to lie about such thing you know," Rex assured her. "How long?" She asked. "It depends on the work progress it should normally take 3 months with my current speed but if you help me take care of some people then it will take less time," Rex said. "Okay I will help you," Lerna quickly agreed. It was better if Rex arranged her a guide or find a map to go to Beast God Temple because although she knew that it was in Myriad Beast Continent but she didn''t even know the way to go to that continent much less the way to reach the temple. Rex shook his head when he saw how quickly she cheered up then he again focused on the valle..cough.. teaching her. 254 Chapter 252 : : The Mysterious Statue - 3 After spending some time with Lerna and making sure that his room has really been captured by a new resident, Rex left the room. {Listen I want you to take Lucia to Corentis to purchase some clothes for both her and Lerna¡­ no wait she will again make an excuse, come to think of it the citizen in here also need a place to buy clothes right? and I was also thinking of making a fashion street here. When Jiang Shuang heard Rex admitting that he can''t make something he felt an unknown joy and his long lost confidence rising up all of a sudden. Transformable clothes are one of the handiest inventions for cultivators who can transform their bodies while in battle¡­ for example beastman. During their transformation their size changes resulting in the ripping off their clothes, Rex would off course want to see it with his own eyes in Lerna''s case but that''s only when he is the only audience in her show, he was definitely not one of those with extreme fetishes. Transforming clothes are made from the silk of a special insect that is capable of transforming with the user, Rex also wanted this type of cloths because of his Bloodline Form and Battle Wings but it wasn''t easy to buy them. These types of clothes were no less expensive than a low-grade spirit tool and as the qualities and effects increase the price also keeps multiplying, Rex could still afford the price but the other main problem was that it wasn''t easy to find a seller especially in Golden Bird Continent. These type of clothes were usually custom made, Tang Xuan suggested that he can order a ready-made piece for him but the thing was if it wasn''t suitable then Rex couldn''t replace him and all the money will go down the drain, even if he reverse-engineered the cloths he still wouldn''t be able to get the material to make it easily. ''I can''t leave this place without making sure that it can defend against other forces on its own while making money when I am not here,'' Rex thought then he flew out of the castle. Rex flew to the southern area in the region. A row of huge warehouses was located near the southern gate of Frozen Flame, these warehouses were made to store the processed metal ore, alloys, and the mechanical parts used in the manufacturing of Bots. Rex flew to the one at the end and entered. Inside the warehouse¡­. There were several cages placed inside the warehouse and all the prisoners caught by Rex were held inside, all the prisoners had handcuffs made of an alloy containing Griston metal that suppressed their strength and restrained them. There were few combat bots patrolling around with long swords in their hands. Some started to plead Rex while the others spoke of their status and money to let them go, there were also some who started to spout curses because they believed there was no way out for them. Rex ignored all of them and walked to the cage containing the old man and three other guards, he only gave a brief look to the scared old man before he grabbed the bar and dragged the cage to the other section of the warehouse. Every warehouse had multiple sections depending on the type of things that are stored in them, Rex dragged the cage to an empty section. The old man kept whining to Rex about the money he had hidden in his house or the secret about the several illegal children of the noble, he said as long as Rex let him go he will reveal everything about Sir Kebel and also give all his money to him but Rex didn''t even spare him a single glance all the way. Rex then took out SB v1.0 and placed it on the ground in a position that it was facing the four people in the cage. He was thinking of taking out the mysterious statue to test its power against the four people while himself escaping using Instant Transmission. After thinking for a while Rex took out a black cloth and blindfolded himself just in case, he also decided on not using his Spiritual-Sense so as not to be affected by the statue in any way. All the four people in the cage were wondering what Rex plan on doing, just at this time Rex quickly took out the statue and was about to use Instant Transmission but suddenly his vision blurred. Rex felt his consciousness slowly fading away, his body started to feel lighter, he felt like he was drunk. When he looked around Rex discovered that he was standing in his own room. Everything was the same as before the only different thing he saw was that the mysterious woman''s statue from before was lying on his king-size bed. When Rex looked at the statue, he wasn''t able to avert his gaze away from it, it was like his eyes were glued on it and his heartbeat fastened without him knowing. It was then Rex noticed his consciousness that was drifting away. It was hard for him to know if this was his imagination or an illusion but he saw a woman with the same appearance as that of the statue lying on the bed in the place of the statue, not only her appearance was same but she was also wearing the same Arabic dancer-like dress as the statue. After he saw the woman his thought became less rational if before he was feeling drunk then now he felt like he was high on drugs, he wasn''t able to think why was he here and what was he doing but then he saw the woman lying on the bed coquettishly smiling at him as she slightly raised her hand and signaled him to come closer to her. Rex was subconsciously about to step forward but then he abruptly stopped. "Who are you?" Rex seemed to regain some control over his fading consciousness when he asked that. The woman looked amused when she saw that, she then used her hand to cover her lips behind the almost transparent veil and slightly giggled. She didn''t answer Rex''s question but stretched her body while still lying on the bed like she just woke up from her sleep, every single one of her moves looked elegant and refined. Even Rex felt slightly inferior when he looked at the woman, he felt like she was someone out of his reach¡­ someone he could only look at but had no right to touch, this was the feeling that was new to Rex¡­ and it was very annoying¡­ he knew that it was definitely because of the charming technique she was using but still he couldn''t do anything to resist. The woman then walked down the bed and stood in front of him. She looked at Rex, straight in his eyes while standing before him. She then gently touched his right cheek with her soft jade-like hand as she gave him an alluring smile. Rex felt the warmth from her hand, her smile made him feel slightly nervous and good at the same time but¡­.. he felt empty inside. It was like the beautiful woman was lacking something from inside that made him feel a little distant from her. "Why do you hesitate? come here I will let you feel the boundless heaven with me," The woman said in an alluring tone, her voice feels like the sweetest voice Rex has ever heard. ''I won''t last long like that¡­ if I can''t resist her then... I just need to think of something that surpasses her value in my eyes,'' Rex tried to close his eyes but he wasn''t able to control his body like before so he put his imagination on work just like that and started daydreaming. It wasn''t possible for a normal cultivator to stimulate their imagination to an extent of daydreaming or imaging something real on the spot but it was not that hard for Rex, it was one of the benefits he got from his upgraded brain and B+ intelligence. He imagined he was standing inside the control room of an unknown spaceship. The spaceship was highly advanced it was clear with one look that it had long surpassed the limit of technology Rex knew off. "Captain baby, how long are you going to space out like that," A familiar voice came from the side. Rex turned and saw Luo Ru standing on the side with a tablet-like device in her hand, she was wearing a light blue space suit which was thin as paper and when it clings to her skin it clearly showed her explosive figure. "Give it up little sis, it''s usual for him to space out like that," Another familiar voice came from the way behind Luo Ru. Rex then noticed Wang Xiu Ying that came walking down the same way as Luo Ru, Xiu Ying was also wearing a dress similar to her, but it looked more revealing because of its cutting design that gave the glimpse of her forbidden reasons and the glasses she was wearing made her look like a hot secretory beside him. "Aren''t I right? Captain," Wang Xiu Ying said in an alluring tone while adjusting her glasses as she winked at Rex. Rex didn''t reply but looked at the way she walked while swaying her butt left and right like a model, he was trying to capture the image from every angle and store it deep in his mind. "Young Master, we are closing in on the forbidden rock zone, should we start the warp engine just in case?" Lucia asked with an expressionless face as she turned her head to look at Rex. She was sitting on one of the main pilot seats, her dress was made from the same material as Luo Ru and Xiu Ying but its design resembled to that of the maid costume she was wearing when she met Rex for the first time. Rex subconsciously nodded at her then looked at Lerna who was sitting on the neighbor pilot seat near her, she was munching on some kind of alien snack completely obliged to her duty. "Little sisters start the warp engine," Lucia nodded and gave a command to the two girls managing the control system at the left side of the room. "Y..Yes Big Sis," Ria almost chocked on her words as she replied then she turned a hand gear on her right to 180'' clockwise. she was wearing a red simple dress with her hair tied in a ponytail on the right side of her hear. Mia sitting beside didn''t say anything but she used a hand signal to tell Lucia that she understood and also turned a hand gear on her left to 180'' clockwise. she was wearing a dress similar to that of Ria but of red color, she also had a ponytail on her head but on the left side. Ria sighed in relief when she saw the message on the big screen stating that the warp engine was active, she then turned to look at Rex and found out that he was staring back at her, she blushed uncontrollably as she hid her red face with both of her hands. Mia on the side sighed when she saw that. ''Sis is still the same as ever,'' She thought. Rex slightly smiled when he thought that all his maidens were together with him in such a dreamy place, he didn''t show much on the surface but he was really happy from inside, it felt like he was able to grasp two of his big dreams at the same time. "Where is Aru?" Rex suddenly asked. "Where can he be? after you gifted him that C-4 planet on his birthday he fools around all day thereafter instead of coming with us, he must be enjoying his time with his little brothers and sisters right now too," Luo Ru snorted. Rex nodded but then he suddenly noticed the hidden information in between the lines. "Little brothers and sisters? are they mine¡­" Rex asked in an anticipating tone. Luo Ru opened her mouth to speak but then Rex suddenly felt extreme pain coming from his little brother resting between his two legs. Rex grabbed his crotch in pain as he rolled down on the floor. ''Dammit, which shithead dare hurt my little brother¡­. Rose what are you doing? where are you?'' (Rex) [I thought you almost forgot about me.] Rex saw the blurry figure of a woman made of light before everything started to become dark before his eyes. ''How can I forget you, buddy¡­. we are one¡­ with each ..other,'' Rex felt the world beside him cracking before he got pulled to a different space. When he looked around he found himself in his room again, just when he was about to sigh in relief he saw the woman from before staring at him. This time she wasn''t wearing a veil to cover her face¡­ and she didn''t seem to be in a good mood. 255 Chapter 253 : : The Mysterious Statue - 4 [I thought you almost forgot about me.] Rex saw the blurry figure of a woman made of light before everything started to become dark before his eyes. ''How can I forget you, buddy¡­. we are one¡­ with each ..other,'' Rex felt the world beside him cracking before he got pulled to a different space. When he looked around he found himself in his room again, he was about to sigh in relief when he saw the woman from before staring at him. This time she wasn''t wearing a veil to cover her face¡­ and she didn''t seem to be in a good mood. A few minutes earlier¡­. When Rex started his daydream¡­. The woman was closing her face to Rex as she gently rubbed her hand on his right cheek. She was sure that Rex''s legs would turn soft any second now but to her surprise even when her face was just a few centimeters away from his face he didn''t respond. The woman thought for a second before she walked behind Rex and wrapped both of her hands around his neck while pressing her body on his back. If Rex was awake he could feel two soft lump of meat pressing on his back but alas¡­ he was daydreaming. "Hero do this little woman is not up to your liking, can''t you give me a chance¡­" The woman whispered in his ear in a charming tone, but she still didn''t get any response around this time either. The woman got slightly annoyed, she then removed the veil from her face with one hand and removed Rex''s robe with the other. She then threw herself in Rex''s embrace with a blushing red face, her body shivered slightly like a little rabbit who just got caught. ''This time, it''s over¡­er..'' She thought but when she looked at Rex he was still in his daze. The woman felt that her pride in her beauty just got trampled on by him, she still didn''t accept defeat. She again smiled charmingly and slightly slid down her upper wear while closing in her lips near Rex''s. Only when her lips were just a few centimeters away from him did she stop. Her face then became expressionless and she gave him a long look before stepping back and readjusting her clothes. After she was done with adjusting her clothes she pulled her right leg behind in an arch and aimed at Rex''s little brother before giving him a good kick. ¡­Bang¡­.. Rex was thrown backward and the pain from his brother woke him up, he started rolling on the floor as he groaned in pain. Fortunately, the space was illusory just like he thought and the pain disappeared with the snap of the woman''s fingers. Only they did he thought about taking a breather. Until now Rex still didn''t realize how the charming technique of the woman works, if it was a mind manipulation type technique then he wouldn''t even need to worry about it... his ridiculously strong mental strength, B+ INT, Mind Arts were more than enough to take care of such thing. At present¡­. "What did you just muttered?" The woman said asked a slightly dark face. Rex got a cold feeling in his back when he saw her like that. ''Wait did she heard when I said shi¡­. I hope not'' Rex gave her an honest and innocent look. "Big Sister, the junior brother was just having a bad dream, it wasn''t intentional," Rex said in an honest tone. "Big Sister my a#$#, whatever you little s###¡­." The woman started cursing nonstop without any restraint the second she opened her mouth. ''How can such a beautiful and elegant woman use such vulgar language,'' Rex wondered. The woman was really angry at Rex, passing the trail was one thing, but to completely ignore her beautiful existence got on her nerves. Rex was dissatisfied but he still didn''t interject¡­ ''A wise man knows when to to bow'' was what he went with. After he heard repetitive curses from her for a while, she finally came to the topic. "¡­you barely passed the test so from now on you are the honorary disciple of this fairy," The woman said in a flat tone, she still seemed to be in quite a bad mood. ''What honorary disciple? I didn''t even accept Zakiya''s direct disciple offer and she thinks I will accept her offer,'' Rex sneered inwardly. Honorary disciple meant that he will be just her disciple in name and won''t get many resources or any backing from her until he proves his value and loyalty, with Rex''s temperament how could he be willing to compromise with such conditions. Furthermore, he could see that she didn''t see him as much even after he passed such a hard trial so how could his ego allow him to be under her wing, as for barely passing it... Even he could tell at a glance that she was just bluffing to vent off her anger. "This senior, I am but a lowly person with such a low cultivation base I don''t think I am even qualified to be senior''s honorary discipl¡­" Rex bowed and respectfully tried to reject the offer but the woman interrupted him in the middle. "You Don''t Seem To Listen Clearly, I am not asking your opinion on whether you want to be my honorary disciple or not, I am telling you that you are my honorary disciple from now on," The woman said in a chilling tone as she raised her finger towards him and a stream of light was shot at his forehead. Her actions were similar to that of Alfred, a new cultivation technique appeared in Rex''s head but he wasn''t happy because he faintly sensed some changes taking place in his Sea of Consciousness, he was sure that the woman in front of him did something to him. Rex also got some other memories related to the statue but he chose to focus on the woman in front of him for now. After the woman saw that Rex didn''t try to resist or panicked, her expression softened a bit as she spoke in a gentler tone compared to before. "You don''t need to worry about it that much, right now you don''t know but you just live in Middle Realm, there is a Higher Realm above it, by the time you got this inheritance your teacher has long been ascended to the Higher Realm," The woman said as she slightly frowned. Rex''s S acting skills came into play as he gave a shocked look like his world view just changed. The woman was very satisfied with Rex''s look of shock then admiration towards her, she then continued. "I have checked the Qi emitting from your unconscious body outside, you possess highly pure Yang Qi which is very suitable for practicing the cultivation technique I gave you, the only problem is you''re ugly," The woman nodded. Rex usually traps the Yin Qi inside his Yin dantian and lets Yang Qi circulate outside to disguise himself and prove to others that Jack: The Reaper is a different person from him. ''Ugly? did I hear it wrong? or this woman is blind, I am no handsome that even heavens are jealous of me, so jealous that they used Thunder Tribulation and Qi Storm to vent their anger when I just smiled at the sky and this blind woman is calling my ugly,'' Rex was cursing from inside but on the outside, he remained undisturbed. "So where were we¡­ yeah you are like an ugly duckling but don''t worry, your teacher left a rare Cosmetic Pill with this statue, this statue should have sucked the vitality of many people that came to get the fake inheritance to further nurture the pill. Disciple Cosmetic Pills are too rare and their recipe is long lost so use it carefully, once you use it you ugly ducli.. I mean your ugly duckling like appearance will disappear and you will transform into a beautiful swan," The woman said as she gave Rex a pitiful look like she was saying ''Don''t give up hope even if you are ugly''. ''I really want to punch her in the face,'' Rex thought when he saw the pitiful look in her eyes directed at him. The woman wasn''t bothered by Rex''s look towards her, furthermore, she felt very content when thinking of how kind she is to have done such a big favor for her honorary disciple, now he won''t have to be an ugly duckling anymore. "Fake Inheritance?" Rex suddenly noticed this particular word in her sentence. "It''s not totally fake they did get a few of my cultivation technique and martial arts but they need to have more than just strength if they want this one, this statue sets a different level of trials for different persons depending on their strength, Qi purity, mental strength, control over their desire and even the fact if they are pure or not. This statue only one left with my direct inheritance technique. There were also a few more instrument that contained one of my special technique, they can also give my direct inheritance to one person, but after the ruins were explored, they can only be used a limited number of time then the self destruct countdown will begin except this one all the other had already self-destructed, self-destruction doesn''t mean that it will explode but the inheritance inside will permanently disappear. This statue wasn''t used by many to accept the trail because the physical desire is the weakness of many so you are the only one who got my direct inheritance technique and that''s why the limit to its number of users wasn''t reached so the countdown didn''t begin.... you are really lucky to get it, it''s one of my best techniques and the only best that is suitable for a male too," The woman explained. Rex nodded in response. he already knew that all powerhouse has its own unique personality and the trail designed by them can be anything that suits their taste. ''Even virginity is considered, what was she thinking while making this trial, that aside I feel really bad for poor people who used their blood and sweat to explore the ruins and are probably celebrating thinking that they got the true inheritance'' Rex thought. "I thank teacher for her kindness which allowed me to receive such a precious pill, may I ask teacher if she is Fairy Ren," Rex asked carefully, he knew he couldn''t act carelessly right now so he decided to play along. "Hmm¡­ this was what people used to call me, you can call me that too, by the way, what was your name again, tell me fast now that I decided on an inheritor this statue is losing it''s remaining spirituality," The woman said when she noticed her figure flickering like an interrupted holographic image. "Disciple name is¡­ Jiang Shuang," Rex said with his utmost honesty. "Brat, don''t think that you are so smart, your Sea Of Consciousness didn''t respond to that name I give you one more chance if you lie¡­." The woman snapped her finger and Rex felt a sudden headache. He was sure that Fairy Ren didn''t have the ability to detect lies like Zakiya but her cultivation base and life experience were higher than him so although he didn''t understand how did she found out but he still didn''t doubt her words when she threatened him. "I am Rex Andrews," Rex said with a solemn face. He was thinking about using the name ''Ye Tian'' but in the end, he concluded it wasn''t worth it to take such a risk. "Good I remember it," The woman said with a smile then her figure turned into a blinding light together with the whole room. When Rex opened his eyes again he found himself standing inside the warehouse. he then looked at the white statue. The statue was beautiful as ever but the special charming feeling disappeared. But it wasn''t in its normal state, the statue was covered in a faint green light but it also diminished and disappeared soon after a brief second, Rex then noticed a shining white pill in the hand of the statue. The pill was shining like a polished pearl, it was pure white with three silver rings on it. ''So this is the rumored Cosmetic Pill that can cause the war between all the women in the continent,'' Rex thought as he looked at the pill in his hand. When Rex was just thinking about it, he inhaled a smell of rotten flesh coming from the side, he turned around and found four dried corpses with some rotten flesh lying inside the cage. Most of the flesh on the corpses was dried but after seeing the outline of the pleasure-driven expression on their faces Rex could still guess that the four people were very satisfied and happy when they died. Rex felt a chill running down his spine when he thought about that. He quickly asked Rose to check his body condition and found out that he had lost around 30% of his total HP. Rex took a deep breath to calm himself down and then focused on the cultivation technique he got from Fairy Ren, this technique really intrigued him. From the memories, he had received from Fairy Ren he had basic knowledge about the technique, the name of the cultivation technique was True Tai-Chi Forbidden Yoga Art, it was a heaven rank top-grade cultivation technique Fairy Ren found in the inheritance ruins of Great Tai Chi Sect. It was a well-known sect that was perished in history after going on war with the Temple Of War, after their demise many people searched for this technique that was used by the founder of the Great Tai-Chi Sect but no one ever got it, in the end, its name was lost in time. The thing that made this cultivation technique very special is the fact that it had two very rare nature¡­ the first one was, it was a Unisex sub-type cultivation technique, and the second, it was also an Auxiliary sub-type cultivation technique. 256 Chapter 254 : : True Tai-Chi Forbidden Yoga Ar A Unisex sub-type cultivation technique and the second, it was also an Auxiliary sub-type cultivation technique. A normal cultivation technique can be practiced by both male and female, after cultivating it will have the same type of effect on both the male and female. But cultivation techniques with Unisex sub-type were different, when a male and a female practices the same cultivation technique of this sub-type they will have different results, for example, the Yin-Yang Great Balance Cultivation Technique Rex got from his mother and used as a base material to make his own cultivation technique was actually a Unisex sub-type technique. If that technique was practiced by a male with an attribute-less Qi then it would help them gain a Yang type attribute that is most suitable for them¡­ that is of course after they use something as a catalyst to gain it, while if a female uses it then it would do that same but with Yin type attribute. True Tai-Chi Forbidden Yoga Art was also the same, if it is practiced by a male it will give their Qi a hard and strong nature like an unstoppable tsunami, while if it''s practiced by a female it will give their Qi soft and fluid nature like flowing wind. The other good thing was, it was an Auxiliary sub-type cultivation technique, it meant that this cultivation technique wasn''t meant to be used as the main cultivation technique but a support type to strengthen the effect of the main-cultivation technique¡­. cultivating a cultivation technique with an Auxiliary sub-type can enhance the overall power of a person many times but the condition is their main cultivation technique should be compatible with it. Furthermore, True Tai-Chi Forbidden Yoga Art wasn''t limited to the Qi cultivation path, it can also be used with other paths that focus on body cultivation¡­. in simple words, Rex could have used it even if he was using a Body Forging Technique as his main cultivation technique. True Tai-Chi Forbidden Yoga Art focused on balance so it was highly compatible with his Yin-Yang Sacred Lineage cultivation technique but¡­. he couldn''t cultivate it. The reason is that the insides of his body were a complete mess compared to a normal cultivator with a single danitan. If the meridian of a normal cultivator is defined as a simple road that had few turns before reaching its single destination then Rex''s meridians were like two different roller coaster tracks intertwined with each other and reaching two different destination in the end. So cultivating an Auxiliary Qi sub-type cultivation technique that was meant for a normal person''s meridians wasn''t easy¡­almost reaching a level where it can said to be impossible because he could not change his routes for channeling Qi while synchronizing both techniques at the same time. Different kinds of cultivation techniques focus on different paths, for example, a body cultivator doesn''t even need to have spirit roots for cultivating but of course, their cultivation process is more painful and harder compared to that of Qi cultivators. ''If I learn this technique then it can help me with controlling both my Yin and Yang attribute at the same time, and this technique say that I can also use my Qi to strengthen my body although the effects don''t reach a top grade Body Forging Technique but it''s definitely an excellent body strengthening technique,'' (Rex) There is no term as body strengthening technique, Rex called it that because it helps in strengthening the body using Qi but not to an extent that it can be called Body Forging Technique. Rex was in a dilemma of what to do but then he suddenly got an idea. ''Rose during my first evolution you adjusted all my meridians and body structure to match the new fused cultivation technique to get the maximum output with the minimum input during cultivation¡­ right? so what if we do it again, I mean why don''t we fuse this technique with my Yin-Yang Sacred Lineage Cultivation Technique then modify my body according to the routes defined by the new technique itself,'' Rex suggested. [At that time your body was very weak, so by just using SE point I was able to modify your meridians and body structure without much effort but now it would be riskier and need more efforts to do it] ''It means..it''s possible right?'' Rex''s lips curled upwards. [Just as they say there is only one layer of difference between a genius and a madman, it is indeed possible¡­ if you want to take the risk, you need to prepare things that can provide nutrients to your body while cell molding, it''s better to use high-grade herbs¡­ And remember there is a 78% chance that I may need to use your life essence or blood essence to succeed as for how much I will need I am not sure. It depends on the quality of the material you use to supply the nutrients if it is good enough then I may not need to use your blood essence at all. The best way for nutrient supply would be to set up a medicinal bath, we could use the spare herbs we got from Zakiya to do that.] ''Actually its better if we directly use the Elixir of Life to make the bath,'' Rex said. [You sure, it''s precious.] ''It is indeed precious but it can be made again, I gave 5 to Zakiya, I need to drink one myself and I had used 1/4 of one for Lerna, right? we will use that one''s remaining Elixir with other herbs for creating the bath, we will still have three left after that, now check the conditions and try to fuse them,'' Rex said. [Got It] [Considering the possibility¡­1%..21%..45%..72%¡­100%] [Possibility considered successfully] [Theoretically, it''s possible] [Running practical simulation...¡­..] [Practically it''s possible] [Showing results¡­.] [Fusion synchronization rate: 09% Fusion upgrade rate: 14% Modification rate: 06% Overall efficiency: 400% : : approximately] [Would you like to upgrade Yin-Yang Sacred Lineage Cultivation Technique using True Tai-Chi Forbidden Yoga Art: Yes/No] ''This¡­ it''s lower than I thought¡­ let''s try it anyway,'' Rex chose Yes. [Permission granted] [Starting the operation¡­..] [Starting fusing..1%¡­24%¡­30%..!] [Alert! fusion failed] ''Try again'' Rex said with an expressionless face. He knew that the chances for the operation to complete were low but to his surprise, he failed just at the start of the fusion. After half an hour¡­.. [Retry x 24] [Starting the operation¡­..] [Starting fusing..1%¡­26%..30%..35%..!] [Alert! fusion failed] ''Sigh¡­ keep trying in the background, as long as we keep improving on the small mistakes we will succeed, as for the cost I have plenty of SE points at hand,'' Rex said. [Understood] [Rex one more thing, there is a foreign seal in your Sea Of Consciousness.] ''I know, but I can''t do anything about it, our current knowledge is not enough to remove it, I will later ask Zakiya for help when he would come out of seclusion,'' Rex sighed, he had long discovered it because he already knew something is wrong when Fairy Ren talked with him in such a threatening tone but he was also sure that his current knowledge is not enough to deal with it. Rex then took out the Cosmetic Pill from his Inventory. A Cosmetic Pill cannot heal a person, it cannot strengthen their body, it cannot detox poison either but if it comes in the market then people would be willing to even trade several spirit rank high-grade pills for it without hesitation. The only thing a cosmetic pill could do is soften the skin, gives it a glow, remove the wrinkles, burn the extra fat, tightens the saggy skin¡­. basically, it raises a person''s beauty, but to a level where it can betray the appearance given by old age. For example, if an 80-year-old mortal woman takes it she can easily restore her looks to the time when she was in her 30s, the effect is based on the age of a person while taking their total lifespan as a reference. The cosmetic pill actually pushes its user to their peak-form-looks, not the young-looks, which means if an old person took it then they would look young but if a very young person took it then he/she will only look more beautiful and their looks would age slowly. It can recover one''s young-looks but except that it does nothing else. A single person could use three Cosmetic Pills in their life so even if a person with very high cultivation uses it and the effect decreases, they can just use another one to make up for it. ''If one takes the Cosmetic Pills they can enhance their beauty is what they say¡­ of course, a handsome person like me doesn''t need it but it would be easier to reverse engineer it by eating it and if I can do mass production of such product later on when Frozen Flame have enough influence to support it¡­. hehe then I can make quite a fortune,'' Rex thought then he threw the pill in his mouth and swallowed it in one go. When he was still waiting for changes to happen to his body, Rex suddenly felt an intense itching sensation all over his body. Before he could figure out what was happening, he saw that the skin all over his body including his face has dried up, cracks started to appear on it as it got torn on its own while shrinking, although it was painful but after what Rex has gone through during his second evolution, such level of pain was ignored by him. ''Is it really a Cosmetic pill? not something made by a true devil cultivator''s technique? she didn''t trick me, did she? no why would someone like her trick me but this¡­.'' Rex was slightly nervous about the changes happening in his body. He wasn''t worried that it can endanger his life because the Ultra-Healthy Body hasn''t reacted to the pill. Soon Rex noticed that the dried skin on his body had crumbled up like dried leaves and started to fell off of his body one by one, he felt like he was shedding his skin like that of a snake. Rex nervousness disappeared all of a sudden, when the dried skin fell he could see the crystal clear skin that was hiding behind it until now. When all the dried skin fell off him, Rex subconsciously touched his face and found out that his cheeks felt extremely soft. He quickly took out a mirror and was shocked to see his own face in it, Rex was just above average when it came to looks¡­according to other''s point of view at least, but after the pill showed it''s the effect he felt like a very high-rank surgeon has performed a world-class surgery on him. His skin didn''t become much fair or had any change in color, but now it had a special glow to it like he was using some high-grade cosmetic body lotions and creams to make it look like that, his skin felt very soft and smooth on touch just like a young maiden''s skin. It was so soft that Rex was scared thinking that he had lost his Black Diamond Physique only after purposely hardening his skin and carefully checking it did he sighed in relief. [The reverse engineering was a success, we got the formula for making it¡­ actually, after I matched the ingredient needed for it with the better alternatives from the Platinum Edition Herbal Encyclopedia Zakiya gave us, I concluded that we can easily improve the recipe furthermore and we can also make its multiple variants by using alternative herbs then people can use them more than three-time if needed.] ''Good, it feels nice when I have someone to rely on¡­ It would be better if I had more capable assistants like you, it''s fine even if they barely meet the requirement uufff there is no use longing for something we don''t have..let''s go,'' Rex again flew back to the castle. He now had a lot of spirit cores to absorb and further increase his status and now that the Black Scorpion Sect had agreed to help Rex could expand the range of his business faster than before. Higher Realm¡­. Small Heaven Garden.... A beautiful valley passing through the mountains whose peaks were piercing the clouds in the sky, all the visible land was covered by more than a thousand types of flowers and lush green grass. The pure water streams passing through the natural canals around this endless land made it look more mesmerizing. The whole scenery was a work of art made by nature itself, the place gave a heart calming feeling just by looking at it. At a certain place near one of the waterfalls in the valley, a meeting was going on. A big table made of pure silver was placed around the flower bed and big throne-like chairs were placed around it with equal distance to each other. More than half of the chairs were empty and the remaining ones were occupied only by women. 257 Chapter 255 : : Nightmare Butterfly All the women sharing the table were peerless beauties that can make the heart of even the finest gentleman waver with just a faint smile. But those who are fooled by their appearance and takes action shouldn''t hope to live long, although they all looked rather beautiful young women but their age differ by a big margin and even the weakest of them could be called a strong powerhouse in the outside world. One of these women looked very similar to the mysterious statue of Fairy Ren, Rex got his inheritance technique from. But the woman looked more mature and beautiful contrast to the statue, she had a more refined temperament and alluring charm to her compared to what Rex witnessed in that dream zone. The woman suddenly felt something and looked at the shining red pearl on her bracelet. ''Hmm¡­ I almost forgot about this... looks like all the instrument finally self-destructed, I just remembered one of them had a Cosmetic Pill, I recklessly left it there to nurture and increase its grade, I wonder if that instrument had reached its limit if it is, then I should hurry and think of a way to retrieve the pill,'' The woman thought as she touched the pearl and closed her eyes, completely ignoring the ongoing meeting. The woman was Fairy Ren, in truth when she left her true inheritance in the middle realm in her early days, she set the conditions of the hidden trails so high that even she could not pass them if she played by rules¡­ of course if it was her of that time. The reason she set the requirements that high was because she only wanted a disciple who had strong control over its emotions and knows how to resist even the finest temptations, she wanted to have a disciple without any weakness in her field of expertise. She was actually expecting a girl to pass her trial because almost everyone knew that most of her techniques were meant for females that''s why she even left a Cosmetic Pill to reward the one who passed her trial but as time passed she lost hope of someone passing her trial. She had left a small part of her spiritual consciousness in the statue using a secret method she got from the Great Tai-Chi Sect Inheritance, when her cultivation base rose she became more familiar with these kinds of things and kept waiting but nothing happened only then did she realize that she was too reckless while setting such hard trails, she didn''t actually expect someone to get her direct inheritance after such a long time. Fairy Ren slowly opened her eyes after a brief moment, but now her eyes were filled with a mixture of shock and amazement. She just checked the last message from her instrument and saw what happened to Rex in that dream. ''My dreamworld had such a weakness?'' She was quite surprised, she never saw someone countering her move like that. ''He wasn''t able to figure out the difference between the law and the technique which means his knowledge and experience are still very limited. Nevertheless, this kid has potential but he''s too weak, I will check his progression speed after few years if he is fast enough then I will consider bringing him here,'' She decided. After living in the higher realm for so long, she had seen the fall of many genius cultivators who were regarded as the child of heavens, there is no lack of people with high innate talent, special physique, rare spiritual root¡­, in the higher realm but only a few have the ability to survive between the moments of life \u0026 death and use the experience to grow up into a powerhouse. "Nightmare Caterpillar how long are you going to space out?" An annoyed voice woke her up from her daze. She turned to look at the white-haired woman who was staring back at her. The noticeable thing was that a very young little girl was sitting on the nearest chair to the white-haired woman. She didn''t understand a single thing all the women there were talking about, she was just curiously staring at everyone''s faces with big eyes. "Scheming Saintess do the people from your Sura Clan not know the difference between an Ugly Caterpillar and a Beautiful Butterfly," Fairy Ren asked while touching her chin like she was really thinking about it. "It is exactly because we know the difference," Ye Ying replied almost directly. Fairy Ren narrowed her eyes at her. "Senior Sister isn''t it better to discuss what we assembled here for, we can settle our grudges later on," A mature woman sitting near Ye Ying spoke to her. She looked maturer than others in the meeting, she had long black hairs but when the sunlight fell on them, a small part of it got scattered in different colors sparkling on her smooth hair like glitters. There was one more noticeable thing about her which was the beautiful glistering tattoo of butterfly-wings just above her cleavage. Both of these things were a sign of her being from the Fairy Clan. Ye Ying slightly nodded. The woman then looked at Fairy Ren. "Nightmare Butterfly, you have been in contract with Fairy Clan for a long time so I hope you can give me some face," The woman said with a smile. Fairy Ren just waved her hand indicating that she understood. Ye Ying slightly nodded at the woman appreciating her actions, she wasn''t afraid of trouble but had no intention of wasting her time in meaningless fights, she then took out two files and placed them on the table. "After Black Rose Empress disappeared, the situation near Arkadiya Battlefield has kept worsening over the year, others weren''t able to replace her position so the federation wants someone to take her place and manage the situation as fast as possible to minimize the losses and just sending one person won''t make up for it that''s why they want few elites from other regions to go and support the current team of warriors stationed there. I am responsible for choosing three candidates from this region, I want Nightmare Butterfly, Junior Sister, and one more person to manage that battlefield. You are allowed to refuse but then your total contribution in the Federation will fall and those who go will naturally be rewarded depending on your contribution, so who wants to fill the last place," Ye Ying said then looked at Fairy Ren. In response, Fairy Ren just raised both of her hands indicating that she doesn''t have any objections. Everyone started to ponder over the matter. "You sure, it''s rewarded and not paid," A mischievous voice broke the silence. Ye Ying turned to look at the petite woman sitting in front of her. The woman was short and had a petite body, her face looked a little childish, all these features made her look adorably cute but it was only because of her racial traits when it came to raw physical strength she was the strongest almost all the woman present. Ye Ying was just about to speak but the woman continued. "Whatever I am free these days and my hands are becoming itchy so I will go," She said. Ye Yin nodded and didn''t say anything, every powerhouse has their own free will with their bonus pride and ego, even if their strength differs their background and status are more than enough to boost their pride and ego to catch up with others. After the meeting was over, all the woman flew away without even waiting for a minute for fear of receiving more tasks, the only ones left were Ye Ying, the little girl, and the woman that addressed her as Senior Sister. "These women¡­. just knows how to slack off," Ye Ying shook her head. "Hehe¡­ Senior Sister just worries too much, I think it''s better if Senior Sister stays at home and take some rest," The woman said while giggling then she picked the little girl from her seat and gently hugged her. The little girl was curiously staring at the butterfly tattoo slightly above the woman''s chest as she struggled to have a firm grasp over the two big cushions she was pushed against. "I can''t just sit back and look while the people make the mess of the system here, that aside how is your little girl doing?" Ye Ying suddenly asked. "You don''t have to worry Senior Sister¡­" The woman said. "Your cultivation base has already caught up to me and now we are not in the sect anymore so you don''t need to call me senior sister ¡­. at least when no one is around," Ye Ying instructed while collecting the files on the table, she doesn''t get too friendly when others are around to not let them get over her head but she could still act a little soft with people she knew for a long time. The woman pondered for a while before nodding, after knowing her for so long she knew that Ye Ying means what she says. "My little angel is very close to completely awaken her bloodline, she got selected in her Sect as one of the candidates for attempting the entrance trial of Star Guardian Sect and she accepted. She is aiming for a single-digit rank like you, she really admires you ¡­Sister Ye. One more thing she already knows about having a fiance that is chosen by you but although she didn''t reject, she never asked me about his appearance or his name even once, will it really be fine¡­ isn''t it better if she could meet with Little Tian before she joins the sect," The woman said with some worry. Ye Ying did understand what she indirectly meant, after joining an Ancient Sect the disciple''s freedom and status will increase with their ranks loosening the restraints of their clan and if at that time, the girl develops feeling for someone else then it will be troublesome and as a mother, she won''t be able to convince her daughter to marry someone she never met instead of the one she developed feelings for. "I also wanted that but¡­ that brat has a temper," Ye Ying rubbed her forehead. The woman got confused by her reply but she didn''t ask more and focused on the little girl desperately trying to push herself away from her bosom. __________ Middle realm¡­. Myriad Beast Continent.... A few weeks ago in the Villvix Kingdom¡­.. In one of the rooms in Heavenly Cat Clan¡­.. An adult man who appeared to be in an extremely sick state was lying unconscious on the wooden bad. His skin had become pale yellow while his face seems a little swollen and his whole body was hot like it was just taken out from an oven. A woman with cat ears was sitting beside him while slowly emptying a certain potion in his mouth. After Mira emptied the whole potion in his mouth she carefully stepped back and waited for the result. A robust man and two women were also present in the room. Their appearance was totally the same as of any other human except their cat-like eyes. One woman looked like she was in her 30s, her facial appearance was similar to Mira except that she looked more mature. Right now she was nervously looking at the man sleeping on the bed, she even had dried tears marks at the end of her long eyelashes. The robust man on the other hand was expressionless, he didn''t let his emotions show on his face. There were several long scars on his body that showed his battle achievement over the years, he seemed calm on the surface but he didn''t blink his eyes for even once when Mira made the man drink the whole potion. The last one was a girl with long snowy white hairs and milky white skin. she appeared to be of the same age as Mira, like Mira she also had cat-like ears and tail but they were of snow-white color as her hair but unlike her, she was wearing a long white dress whose bottom was touching the floor, she was looking at the man on the bad anxiously with both of her hands joined together like she was praying. They were still waiting for the effects of the potion to show off, just at that time the man lying on the bed suddenly opened his eyes and sat up, Mira was shocked, the joy was about to fill her heart but just then the man started vomiting blood on the floor. Pu..chi¡­ The empty glass bottle fell from Mira''s hand and shattered on the floor as she backed off with a panic-stricken face. "It¡­ didn''t work¡­ but backfired?" The woman standing behind her anxiously said as she covered her lower face, it looked like she was on the verge of crying. "No¡­. It worked," The man suddenly said as he looked at black blood on the floor, his tone was unusually unstable, it felt like it contain the emotions of surprise and joy together in it. After the man stopped vomiting blood and was in an extremely weak condition, he suddenly felt an unknown warm current rising in his body. The warm current stimulated the blood in his body, under the effect of that stimulation his body started to go through visible changes. 258 Chapter 256 : : Heavenly Cat Clan His yellow skin became rosy again and his face returned to normal but the changes didn''t stop there, black fur covered his whole body and his body increased in size ripping off his clothes. His teeth became sharp and his eyes cat-like eyes glowed. Two cat-like ears and a black tail also added to his Semi-Beast Transformation form''s appearance. The robust man was looking at him with visible shock on his face. ''He unlocked Semi-Beast Transformation form?'' He thought. The man then looked upwards and gave off a beastly roar. ¡­Roooaaarrr¡­.. After he calmed down his body shrank and his appearance changed back to his normal form, after taking control over his unstable breathing he noticed Mira standing on the side. "Sis? you are here," The man squinted his eyes at her for a second before he opened his arms and leaped at her intending to hug her. But Mira quickly raised her leg and kicked his stomach which threw him on the floor. "Ouch¡­" The man fell to the ground although he was strong but he wasn''t in his best condition right now. "Wear some cloth," Mira scolded him in a bad tone, she was acting tough but was barely holding her self back. The man then suddenly realized that he ripped off his clothes while transforming and now he was completing naked. He quickly hugged his legs to not let his pure body be tainted as he subconsciously looked at other people. His father wasn''t bothered by it he was still looking at him in his eyes, when the man looked at him he slightly nodded. His mother was also staring at him without any restraint as tears of joy filled her eyes, she wasn''t bothered by him being naked in her eyes he still looked like a 2-year-old kid that needed her help to take a bath, she looked like she would jump at him any second now to hug him. Unlike those two, the white-haired girl was covering her face with her delicate hands, but the gap between her fingers was more than enough to give her a clear view of the things in front of her. Mira took out some clothes and threw them at him. "You are shameless as always," Mira snorted. The man quietly took the clothes without refusing he seem too used to it, just as he wore his pants and stood up he saw a shadow zooming in from above. Before he could react his mother tightly hugged his neck, she intended to hug his head but he was much taller than her. "You idiot son scared me to death," She said rubbing her head on his neck. The man was embarrassed he looked at his father who was rubbing his temples not knowing what to do. "Mother you spoil him too much¡­ hey, you smelly bro keep some distance," Mira was just complaining but the man stretched his big arm and hugged her too. "I am not going to leave that easily," He said with a smile. Mira just pouted but didn''t resist. After few minutes¡­. Arnold was sitting at the dining table and was eating all the food on the table without any break. Mira and her mother were also sitting beside him. Mira was sitting on the right side, mocking him from time to time. "Eat slowly, no one is snatching the food away from you," She said. "You keep quiet, don''t you see how much thinner my boy had become," The mother said with some emotion. Mira''s lips twitched when she looked at bulging muscles on his body. although he was poisoned and his health declined but after he unlocked the Semi-Beast Transformation his body went through a complete transformation letting him regain his fit body. "Mother understands me the most, this sister must be fake," Arnold jested when he saw Mira''s face darkening. At the same time outside the dining room¡­ Arnold''s father and the white-haired girl were chatting. "It''s a blessing in disguise for him to have unlocked Semi-Beast Transformation at such a young age, I will ask father to promote his status," The girl said. "Then I will thank young miss in advance," The man said with an expressionless face. "I am really ashamed to not be of much help just when he got hurt to protect me," The girl said with a somewhat guilty expression on her face. "Protecting Young Miss is our duty, I believe he thinks the same, and everyone knows Young Miss had spent so much money to invite all those Alchemist to cure him but the poison was just so strong¡­.," Speaking of the poison the man stopped midway. "Do elder really believe that there is such a capable Alchemist in the Golden Bird Continent, if there is, should we take this chance and build some connections while thanking him," The girl suddenly asked. "I did hear that the land of Golden Bird Continent is filled with hidden dragons and crouching tigers but¡­ because of its current condition it''s better if we don''t go there, that silly girl already took a huge risk when she went there alone. Fortunately, she had connections with someone from Tang Family so she was able to secretly enter and leave that continent but it won''t be wise to do it again now that the news might have already been leaked," The man shook his head. The girl nodded in understanding. ____________ Frozen Flame City¡­.. Rex was in his room rubbing the belly of the baby beast who was lying with his back against the bed. Rex had already sacrificed all his free time in taking care of baby beast so that Lerna can complete the task given to her by accompanying Jiang Shuang to threate..cough negotiate with some people who don''t want to back off. Aru was seriously enjoying his time these days, right now he was taking a comfortable nap while Rex rubbed his belly. Rex was also multi-talented, while rubbing his belly he was looking at the notification he got earlier this morning when he took care of all the corpses from Monster Hunting Sect. [You have successfully extracted 72% of the target''s life experience on Sword Intent] [You have successfully comprehended ''River Splitting Sword Intent''] [River Splitting Sword Intent(Lvl Entry)\u003e\u003e\u003e River Splitting Sword Intent(Lvl Small Accomplishment)] [River Splitting Sword Intent(Lvl Small Accomplishment : : Progress 43%)] [You have successfully extracted 69% of the target''s life experience on Dagger Intent] [You have successfully comprehended ''Silver Light Dagger Intent''] [Silver Light Dagger Intent(Lvl Entry : : Progress 78%)] [Intermediate Sword Mastery(Lvl 6)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate Sword Mastery(Lvl 7)] [Intermediate Sword Mastery(Lvl 7)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate Sword Mastery(Lvl 8)] [Intermediate Sword Mastery(Lvl 8)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate..... ] [Intermediate Spear Mastery(Lvl 4)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate Spear Mastery(Lvl 5)] [Intermediate Spear Mastery(Lvl 5)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate Spear Mastery(Lvl 6)] [Intermediate Spear Mastery(Lvl 6)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate......] [Intermediate Dagger Mastery(Lvl 5)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate Dagger Mastery(Lvl 6)] [Intermediate Dagger Mastery(Lvl 6)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate Dagger Mastery(Lvl 7)] [Intermediate Dagger Mastery(Lvl 7)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate...¡­] [Intermediate Fistfight Mastery(Lvl 4)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate Fistfight Mastery(Lvl 5)] [Intermediate Fistfight Mastery(Lvl 5)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate Fistfight Mastery(Lvl 6)] [Intermediate Fistfight Mastery(Lvl 6)\u003e\u003e\u003eIntermediate...¡­] After using Mind Art''s on bodies Rex had divided all the corpses into three sets. The first set contained the dead bodies of those with attribute-less spirit roots and had no special physique or talent, this set consisted of around 65% of the total bodies. The second set contained the dead bodies of those who had spirit root with an attribute or had a special physique, this set consisted of around 33% of the total bodies The last set contained the bodies of those who had comprehended any type of Intent, and the people with a special profession like Alchemist and Inscription master, it consisted of the remaining 2% of the bodies. The first set of corpses was turned into undead zombies without a doubt, Rex didn''t turn the second set of people in zombies but took out their spirit root to make Energy Converter v2.0. The Energy Converter 2.0 was slightly more efficient than Energy Converter v1.0, it''s main specialty was that it uses attribute-based spirit roots instead of using attribute-less spirit roots to work hence the Spiritual Qi it refines also has an attribute, Rex didn''t have any machine that could use attribute Qi as a power source but he already had an idea in his mind when he made it. As for the third set, Rex used Mind Arts on them until the brain juice came out of their ears. He was tempted to turn the Alchemist and Inscription Master into special undead but he felt that he quickly needed to increase his knowledge for now. There was one more dead body that was not counted in these three sets and it belonged to the late Sect Master of Monster Hunting Sect. Rex didn''t use mind Arts on him or tried to implant ''Fake Soul Seed'' to turn him into undead because he was at the Golden Core stage. The problem was not the high cultivation base but the changes that stage brings to a cultivator''s Sea of Consciousness. Both the Golden Core stage and the Core Breaking stage have a big impact on a cultivator''s Sea of Consciousness. The Sea of Consciousness of a cultivator is regarded as one of the most mysterious but important parts in the path of cultivation. It hides the deepest secret of a cultivator without the person himself knowing their location, cultivators can access their Sea of Consciousness and believes that it''s entrance is present between their eyebrows but no one truly knows where does it exist. Some say that it''s a secret place inside one''s head while the other believes that it''s an independent spiritual space inside a cultivator''s body that is born with them and also ends with them. The connection between the Sea of Consciousness and the soul of a cultivator is unknown but usually, after the cultivator dies it completely shatters on its own. At the Golden Core stage, one''s Sea of Consciousness goes through big changes and starts to get more solidify from its usual vivid form, at this stage the Sea of Consciousness of the cultivator starts to share the will of the cultivator and acts like its alive, Golden Core stage build''s the foundation for its upcoming transformation. The problem Rex was facing is that at this stage there was a high chance that the Sea of Consciousness of the Sect Master will show rejection even at its end if he tries to implant the Fake Soul Seed in it and if it happened then he might suffer from a huge backlash at the very least as for the worst it could damage his own Sea of Consciousness. He thought about creating a new soul seal that could counter or stop the rejection from the shattering Sea of Consciousness but then he realized that his knowledge on soul seas was not enough to do that so he decided to wait for Zakiya to come out of seclusion and give him the other two editions of the ''Basics of Soul Arrays \u0026 Soul Seals''. ''Golden Core Stage strengthens Sea of Consciousness to lay the foundation for the formation of the inner world'' Rex thought. The inner world or Spiritual world can be regarded as the next evolution stage of the Sea of Consciousness Everyone has a different inner world depending on the techniques they cultivate, their nature, the law they comprehend, and most importantly their Dao. A person doesn''t have direct control over what inner world they would get but everyone hops to get the best one that suits their fighting style because every inner world can give different benefits to their possessors. For example, some could use the spiritual power from their inner world to affect the Qi in their dantian making it go through a quantitative leap. Some could enhance the destructive power behind their Qi. There is also a saying that if someone has a strong foundation in their cultivation base then their inner world will be born with a special ability, Rex also heard that but unlike most, he knew that it was true. Alfred was a master of crafting and refining, that''s why he recorded all the things he knew about them in his memory orb, there was one thing that talked about this special ability. There was a Legendary Dwarf Crafting Expert that was admired by many Artifact Refiners and got treated as their idol, he once revealed his secret and told about the special ability he got from his inner world. The ability he got was All-Seeing-Eyes, he could summon the spiritual power from his Inner World: True-Metal-World into his eyes and see even the tiniest details in the objects while refining or crafting, which allow him to exponentially decrease the failure rate of his refining and allowed him to make things which were impossible to make in the eyes of others. Many didn''t believe his words and thought he was just using this as an excuse to hide his secret or the treasure he posses because one could steal a treasure or secret but what about ability? could it be stolen? Others didn''t believe it but the 12 Venerable of the Davalon were different they thoroughly researched the matter and after they got their hands over the personal diary left behind by him they found out that it was the truth. 259 Chapter 257 : : Extinction Ray Cannon-Second Generation After making sure that the Aru was really asleep, Rex quietly walked out of the room without making any unnecessary noise. Rex then headed to his workshop to complete the work he left behind earlier. During the last few days, Jiang Shuang fully utilized the value of the professional ''negotiator'' beside him and stabilized the position of Myriad Auction House in all the nearby cities. The working bots following him also did their work and installed the Signal Tower at the branches in all those cities. Although he brought her with him, he didn''t even dare order her to do something not just because of her status and her bad mood but her aura. She had been displaying a small part of the frightening aura of a Calamity Lord all this time. Lerna wasn''t doing it all because of her whim but it was something Rex told her to do, according to him this way she would be able to avoid the flies from approaching her, and this way it will be safer for both her and the flies. And this had a very good effect on other people that came to negotiate or retaliate, many changed their way of talking and demands just after sensing the aura of the woman that came with Jiang Shuang for negotiations. As for her identity, she was introduced as Lerna Andrews: The fourth Guardian of Frozen Flame. Due to these acts, the popularity of the one behind the Frozen Flame Organization was rapidly increasing among the people who became the victim of the Evil Negotiator, some called him the Shameless Shadow Lord while others directly labeled him as Evil Demon of the East that is colluding with the Demons of Demonic Fiend Continent to infiltrate the continent. The Golden Bird Continent is in the east direction to other continents mainly the Peaceful Heaven Continent that''s why many people also referred to it as the Land of the East or Eastern Continent. Rex was, of course, wasn''t bothered by these rumors, by now he already had many addicted buyers of his products and the number of buyers that tend to use his products was increasing every second so he had no intention of going on ''Respected Customer'' route anymore. As long as the quality of my products surpassed others people will choose them no matter my reputation¡­ and it''s not my reputation but Shadow Lord''s¡­ he thought. It was one of the reasons that he made so many different identities, Jack was a Cold-blooded-Killer while Ye Tian was like a Great Healer, as for Shadow Lord- this identity was something that does not need to have a physical appearance. Aiden and others only knew it because Jiang Shuang told them on Rex''s request, although Jiang Shuang was confused about why Rex let them learn that much and like always his question was dodge for the time being when asked. Only people like Jiang Shuang and Lucia knew the whole truth behind fake identities. Jiang Shuang believed that Rex had fake identities so that others won''t think that he was an Alchemist, Array Master, Artifact Refiner..etc at the same time and won''t doubt his ridiculous talent either. As for Lucia she never asked any unnecessary question that wasn''t related to her work¡­. which was something Rex really liked about her. Jiang Shuang still believed Rex''s fake story so he thinks that Rex was a great powerhouse in his time who lost his cultivation base because of serious injuries and now recovering slowly¡­ thinking of this he comforted himself that a normal person can''t learn so many things at such a young age¡­. no matter what. New Afternoon¡­. The backyard behind the castle¡­. Jiang Shuang was staring at the strange machines Rex just took out. There were three machines with similar appearance, all three of them were big as an armored van with around 2-meter long barrel sticking out from their front. They didn''t have tires but four mechanical limbs that had now penetrated the ground below them to firmly lock themselves in place. Although the cannon had mechanical limbs, they were only meant for small movements to lock down on target and withstanding the impact that comes from firing the cannon, they weren''t meant for long-distance movements or quick reactions like other bots. All three of them looked somewhat like a combination of a rail gun attached to a carriage¡­. it was what Jiang Shuang saw. From a normal earthling''s perspective, they somewhat looked like anti-missile defense weapons, the main difference except their huge size being their complex structure, the four mechanical limb, and their hexagonal muzzle. "Ta Da¡­. see my new invention¡­. well, it''s not that new I used the old blueprints of Extinction Ray Cannon, Energy Converter and \u003cHeavenly Puppet Art\u003e knowledge to make them," Rex saw while rubbing his non-existent beard. When Rex made the Extinction Ray Cannon in the lower realm for the first time, he had already decided to further study and upgrade it for a long time, and now when he saw that it was hard for Combat Bots to fight the flying enemies he decided that it was time to walk on the path of Weaponry again. .. Clap...Clap... Jiang Shuang clapped his hands with a poker face, by now he was already used to suddenly getting dragged out of his room by Rex out of nowhere to just show his every new invention regardless of what he was doing at that time. Rex didn''t mind his dead face look and further introduced his invention. "All three of them are from Extinction Ray Cannon second generation series. The first one in line uses Fire attribute spiritual Qi as a power source to attack and burn down the enemies to ashes, hence I call it Flame Ray Cannon. The second one uses the Ice attribute Qi and has the power to freeze it''s target alive so I call it Freezing Ray Cannon. The third one uses Dark Qi and has the power to corrode it''s the target so¡­." (Rex) "Let me guess it''s called Dark Ray Cannon," Jiang Shuang said without any visible enthusiasm in his tone, how could he be happy when even after working for day and night, he was still the poorest one. Since he started working with Rex their organization was earning more and more money but with Rex, he was feeling that he was getting poorer and poorer. Rex was still not bothered by his behavior and continued his explanation. "They have a Mini Energy Converter installed in them so even if their Qi battery isn''t charged we can still use spirit stones to power up them but it will take some time because of low energy conversion rate, but with 100% charged battery they can fire around 10 shots each," Rex said then he tapped on the black-watch-like bracelet on his right hand. Suddenly a holographic screen with the logo of Frozen Flame at the center appeared above the bracelet. After a brief moment, the screen switched to a new interface. [Client serial no. R-1 logging in¡­..] [Log in successfully] [Time: 12.45 Weather: Clear 33''C Friend List \u003c\u003e News Feed \u003c\u003e Applications \u003c\u003e Blueprints \u003c\u003e System Management \u003c\u003e Others \u003c\u003e] "What is this?" Jiang Shuang raised his eyebrow. "Something that can let me manage some of the system features of Core Smart Brain from here," Rex said in a prideful tone. "I see¡­ then where is mine?" Jiang Shuang extended his hand expecting one for himself. "Cough¡­ it''s just a test version, I will make one for you after checking its effect. After all, I can''t let you become a test subject," Rex said with a straight face. Jiang Shuang''s face stiffened then he shook his head and again restored back his poker face. Rex ignored him and chose the system management option then a new interface popped up. [Total Power Management \u003c\u003e Combat Bots Management \u003c\u003e Working Bots Management \u003c\u003e Database Management \u003c\u003e Server-Client Management \u003c\u003e Weapon System Management \u003c\u003e City Defense System Management \u003c\u003e Citizen Live Feed Mange¡­..] Rex then chose the Weapon System Management\u003e\u003e Flame Ray Cannon v1.0 \u003e\u003e Manual Control Mode. [Weaponry System Management:- 1. Flame Ray Cannon v1.0 2. Freezing Ray Cannon v1.0 3. Dark Ray Cannon v1.0] [Flame Ray Cannon v1.0 :- 1. Auto-Pilot Mode 2. Manual Control Mode] [Please input weapon''s serial number: ___ ] After Rex typed the serial number one more interface popped up. The new interface that opened up showed the live video from the small camera that was connected to the cannon for aiming and target locking feature. When Rex looked at the colorful video it reminded him of the time when Jiang Shuang first showed him the Image Capturing Orb that was capable of capturing a 3D image of it''s surrounding, he was really shocked. His bots and drones had always used live Black-White images capturing mechanism and the spiritual imprint mechanism recorded in the \u003cHeavenly Puppet Art\u003e to sense they''re surrounding and react but when Rex was introduced to the Image Capturing Orb that was capable of storing and projecting a 3D image it opened new doors for him. The Image Capturing Orb was a one-time use product which meant it can only capture one 3D image, after that, it can only be used to show that image nothing else but in Rex''s hands its value was on a completely different level than in other''s hands, it was a shame that such a thing wasn''t made in Alfred''s time or he would know about it from the start. Rex then swiped his finger on the interface and aimed at the big metallic cube lying 100 meters away on the ground, he then zoomed in and locked on the target. When Rex made changes on the screen, the barrel on the cannon also moved like a tank''s top and aimed towards the metallic cube. After the AI locked on to the target, Rex clicked on the fire button. The cannon slight vibrated, visible Qi fluctuation started to appear near the muzzle a red light started to appear in the muzzle of the cannon. The Qi fluctuation around the muzzle made it look like the void was turbulent, in the next second, the cannon suddenly fired a red beam of highly unstable energy and accurately struck the cube lying far away. Jiang Shuang was surprised when he saw that the red beam because even when he was standing plenty distance away from the cannon he could still feel the rapid increase in temperature in the surrounding the moment the beam appeared. When the beam traveled at its untraceable speed, it left its mark on the ground, the grass below its path had turned into ashes and soil had dried while some of the pebbles directly melted. ..JJiizzzzzzzzzz.... When the beam struck the cube it didn''t give off any deafening explosion sound but a sizzling sound similar to the sound comes from the burning of the wood. Soon the beam disappeared without a trace, the muzzle of the barrel was now emitting smoke giving off a metallic smell. Jiang Shuang looked at the metallic cube with his mouth wide open. A big hole with almost one-meter diameter had appeared on the cube, molten metal was flowing out of the hole and he could see the scenery on the other side of the cube through the hole. Rex smirked when he saw him like that, he then controlled the other two cannons to shoot at the cube not letting Jiang Shuang recover from the shock. The light blue beam of energy was immediately shot soon after freezing the grass that was below its path into ice sculptures, when the beam landed on the cube it instantly froze the whole cube including the molten metal coming out of the hole. The black beam soon followed thereafter but unlike the first two it didn''t have much of effect, it only corroded the ice covering the cube, it''s the main effect that could only be seen on a target that possessed vitality. One example of it was the lively grass below its a trajectory which was now turned into dried crumbled weed like form. Jiang Shuang was more and more shocked, he didn''t know how strong the cannon actually is but he was sure that it could instantly kill even the strongest bodyguard he hired until now in one shot. "Although they are strong if they got in the enemy''s hands and they could mass produce it and¡­." Jiang Shuang suddenly thought of it and started asking. "It''s useless, do you think the things I made can be copied just like that? furthermore, even if they take it, it''s pretty much useless because they need an identity, enough authority, and password check before others could use them moreover if someone made five failed attempt in any of the check-ups in sequence then¡­it will go boom," Rex said while closing in his hand then opening his fingers like blooming lotus petals indicating the ''boom'' in his words. Jiang Shuang didn''t know how to respond to that, he was thinking of using it just now but after knowing that it could self destruct if he inputs the wrong password five times, he pushed the idea at the back of his head. "Young Master Ye and Master Jiang, what are you doing to the garden," Lucia came walking from behind. 260 Chapter 258 : : The Trios Arrival - 1 "Young Master Ye and Master Jiang, what are you doing to the garden," Lucia came walking from behind. She addressed Rex as Young Master Ye because Rex was in his base form, even though there was no one around, she was not a careless type. Rex turned around to look at her. Her expression was the same as usual but her tone seemed a little harsh. She first looked at the mess Rex made while testing the power of the three cannons, then she looked at the cube only for a second before turning to the now irregular ground. "Young Master Ye was it really necessary to do these tests here, the garden increases the beauty of the castle, as its caretaker I can''t let you destroy its beauty. You should think more before taking such actions and..." Lucia started to scold both of them nonstop. The way she continuously scolded without any break was really something to think about, Rex was even wondering if she had prepared the speech long ago. ''Isn''t it my castle? so why I am the one that is getting scolded,'' Rex thought as he helplessly looked at Lucia waiting for her to finish her speech. When Jiang Shuang saw Rex''s helpless look, he smirked at him like he was saying¡­ now you understand? Lucia''s way of speaking really intrigued Rex, although she was scolding them but her choice of words didn''t seem like it intend to humiliate them rather her words made it feel like she was doing it for their own good, which stopped others from getting seriously displeased by her scolding. Only now did he started to understand the problem Jiang Shuang was facing all along, Jiang Shuang had high status than her if he really got angry by her scolding then he could even shout at her or tell her to mind her own business but her tone and choice of words made it hard for others to stand against her. ''Such refined choice of words and her elegant nature makes it look like she was raised as a royal princess before becoming a maid,'' Rex thought as he looked at her. "Miss Lucia''s thoughts are as beautiful as ever, I also love the scenery of this garden. The colorful flowers, the natural fragrance, and these beautiful butterflies are capable of connecting my heart to nature¡­ alas to think I was influenced by Brother Jiang''s words and made such a mistake," Rex said while looking at the mess he.. no Jiang Shuang made with extreme sadness overflowing in his tone. Jiang Shuang looked at Rex in disbelief. What about the cherished brotherhood, what about being honest¡­. Jiang Shuang started to worry about his future life. Seeing that Rex understood, Lucia nodded in satisfaction and switched her target to Jiang Shuang. Rex was just taking pleasure in Jiang Shuang''s misfortune that the black bracelet on his wrist slightly vibrated. Rex checked and found out that it was a text message from Adal, the city lord of Corentis. ((It''s good, guide them to the Transmission Platform, I will send someone to bring them in,)) (Rex) After Rex replied to Adal, he then sent a message to Fred telling him to bring all three of them in. Fred agreed without hesitation, there was one thing he found strange about Rex''s instruction which was the route he needed to follow while bringing the guests in, the route wasn''t direct but needed to cover a lot of area before finally reaching the castle¡­ it felt like he was actually giving a brief tour to the guests before bringing them to the castle. Although he had this doubt, he still didn''t ask and only did what he was told to do. As a former mercenary, he believed there was no need to stick his tongue in other''s private business and only do what the mission asked him to do until it was necessary. After giving instructions to him Rex looked at the pitiful Jiang Shuang who was getting scolded in his place. "Miss Lucia I know it''s inappropriate to interfere at such a time but I suddenly got the news that we are about to receive some important guests and I need to be there with Brother Jiang so can we halt this scold..no I mean teaching session for later on," Rex said with a helpless expression. "If it''s important then I won''t bother Master Jiang anymore," Lucia bowed then quickly walked back to the castle. Rex just said that they are about to receive some important guests so as a head maid how could she be careless when attending them, so she went to the castle to make some quick preparations. Jiang Shuang looked at Rex with a somewhat confused but grateful expression, he was wondering if Rex felt guilty and finally decided to help him. But his fantasy soon broke when Rex reminded him about the deal they made with the Sect Master of Black Scorpion Sect. On the other side, Fred arrived at Corentis and found three men wearing black cloak waiting for him near the Transmission Platform. Fred couldn''t see their facial appearance because of the long black hood covering their faces. He greeted them and in return, they also nodded but nothing else. Fred knew there was no need to converse anymore and directly led them to Frozen Flame City. The trio was quit at the surface but had long started chatting among themselves. Frozen Flame City¡­. When the trio arrived in the city with Fred, they were dumbstruck. They could see the tall buildings a little far away from them. The road made by some black material was leading them to the newly built city. When Fred made them walk on the road instead of flying they didn''t show any dissatisfaction, they also wanted to have a look at this place and keep a low profile like ordinary people but without showing their faces. As they walked in the city they got more surprised when they saw that almost all the residents of the city were beastman and all those citizens didn''t mind those weird metal puppets walking down the road or standing beside them like it was natural. {Can''t you see why he called us in a place like this? it''s a city he built for his people so if he really intended to ambush us then his people might be killed and the city will also get destroyed in the fight. If he really wanted to ambush us then he could have chosen a secluded place with fever people and hidden traps to completely kill us without much effort. Sung Suyin suddenly understood and looked at him in admiration. Big brother is big brother after all¡­ he thought. Sung Lee was also impressed by his ability to understand the hidden meaning behind Shadow Lord''s action. As expected of Ancestor, he can easily see things we can''t even guess¡­ Sung Lee thought. If Rex knew what they were thinking he wouldn''t know how to respond to it. The only reason he called them here was to show off his work and convince them for long term cooperation¡­ where did this long senseless reasoning came from. The two-mile area around the castle not including the one-mile radius garden was a free land area, there were no buildings and trees around in this area¡­ it was just flat ground so many beastman used this place for training themselves using mock battles. Rex allowed them to do so because all their fighting style and pattern were secretly being recorded by the Combat Bots stationed around the castle, the AI of the bots was capable of improving their battle style by analyzing opponents battle style so it was like an AI training field for these Combat Bots And because the data among the bots here was being shared with the Core Smart Brain database, the improvement in battle style became something that was received by every Combat Bot. When the trio following Fred reached this area they also witnessed the mock battles between beastmans training at the moment. ''Is Shadow Lord planning to train an army of beastman?'' Sung Lee thought. Beastman has strong physique compared to normal humans furthermore they were capable of unlocking transformations through intense training so it could prove to be a really strong force if trained properly. Sung Lee and Sung Suyin also looked in the direction he was looking. They saw several beastman circling around a ring drawn on the ground, two beasts were confronting each other inside it. One was a huge black bear and the other was a big beast with an appearance similar to that of a lion. The bear was without a doubt Aiden, who had now gained some control over his Full-Beast Transformation. The other lion-like beast as big as a hippo when it came to size, it had yellow fur all over his body while the dense long hair around his neck had reddish color mixed with his yellowish fur, his sharp amber eyes were locked onto Aiden at the moment. The Lion-like beast was slowly walking at the edge, every single of his steps showed his unwavering courage and his inborn prestige, even when he wasn''t using any special technique his very presence had an invisible pressure on Aiden. The beast was actually Aeneas in his Full-Beast Transformation form, he hid most of his past but he didn''t hide his strength. Rex had already checked his subspecies and it was a Liger. Liger is a hybrid between male Lion and female Tiger. According to what Rex found out Aeneas''s father should be of the Lion subspecies and his mother should be of the Tiger subspecies, normally Aeneas should only awaken the genes of one of them but instead, he awakened both types of genes. Which meant that he was a natural mutated-hybrid. Aeneas, of course, didn''t tell others that but said that he was a variant of the Lion subspecies, no one likes to be called a hybrid and Rex knew it so he didn''t reveal the truth either. Sung Suyin nodded. Sung Lee wanted to watch the battle till the end but when he saw the other two keep following Fred without a break he reluctantly followed. Whey they reached the entrance gate of the castle, they found Jiang Shuang who waiting for them. 261 Chapter 259 : : The Trios Arrival - 2 After greeting and a quick chat with Fred, Jiang Shuang directly took the trio to the guest hall on the second floor of the castle. The trio was surprised again when they entered the guest hall because the walls of the hall were curved and had no corners whatsoever, furthermore, almost everything inside the hall was made of different glass-like materials, even the walls had a glass coating with flowery design on them. There was a cuboid-shaped green glass table in the center of the hall and ten sofa-like chairs around it. Sung Lee slightly frowned when he looked at the ten light green chairs that also seem to be made of some glass-like material, those chair didn''t have four legs but were like a cuboid whose upper side was carved into a chair-like shape, the problem that bothered Sung Lee was that their surface was flat as a mirror and there was not even a cushion on them. Although he lived a very simple life in the sect but whenever he was invited by others he always got highly luxurious treatment and here he needed to sit on hard flat chairs that was after he ignored the fact that he needed to walk all the way without even a carriage and on top of that his two ancestors were also with him. When he was still thinking, Sung Suyin and Sung Huang walked forwards without a delay and took the seat, they could guess what he was thinking but according to them every person has a different way of treating others they would not reach a conclusion without enough facts, for example, if Rex had also invited someone else and gave them better treatment then they would, of course, feel humiliated. But right now they were the only ones and they were also the ones that needed to come here for their own good not the other way around so there was no need for Rex to flatter them in the first place. Sung Huang was pondering and trying to figure out the hidden meaning behind Rex''s actions as he sat on the chair, but suddenly his eyes got wide in surprise the second he sat on the chair. He discovered that when he just sat on the chair its flat and hard looking surface turned soft like jelly, he felt like his body got sunk in it to experience the greatest comfort, he also realized that the jelly-like substance was sucking the coldness on his body resulting in a warm feeling to balance his body temperature. He closed his eyes and enjoyed the long lost feeling of someone embracing him. Sung Suyin and Sung Lee were confused when they saw the hard looking chair slightly changing the shape like it was gripping on Sung Huang''s body but the thing that surprised them more was he seem to be.... enjoying it. They too quickly sat on the chair near him and soon found out the reason behind it. Jiang Shuang only slightly laughed when he saw them like that, his reaction was the same when he first witnessed the effect of Jellinoid Sofa for the first time. Jellinoid was the name his non-metal used to make those lite-sofas, as the name says it had jelly like properties, and one the shape was given to it using Transmutate it won''t get deformed easily even in extreme change in temperature, it''s density at different places was altered to not let it completely lose it''s shape when someone uses the sofa. This has its natural ability which could manage the temperature around it, if the person in contact with it has a high body temperature then it will suck heat until it becomes the same as room temperature, and if it''s cold it will also suck the coldness until it reached the room temperature. The only reason Rex didn''t use it to make his bed is, it can also suck any liquid spilled on it and lock it inside, so if baby beast drooled while sleeping then it gonna suck that too which won''t be pleasant in long term use. After Sung Huang comfortably sat down he removed the hood which he found annoying all of a sudden and showed his face. Jiang Shuang had already seen the faces of the other two and if Rex came to check his body then he would need to reveal his face anyway so he wasn''t bothered by revealing it in advance and it wasn''t that big of a secret for him. When the other two saw him doing that they didn''t remain reserve either and also removed the annoying hood. Sung Huang was also an ordinary-looking old man like Sung Suyin but he had an oval-shaped face and was taller than him. The trio had long been made themselves comfortable for who knows how long but suddenly they heard a stomping sound with the rhythm of footsteps approaching the hall, their slightly drunken state body look like it received a bolt of current as they got on full alert within a second, it was one of the ability they developed in all these years they would be like this even when they are in deep sleep, even the slightest noise of any unhidden malicious intent directed at them could wake them up. When they looked at the gate they, saw a green-haired woman walking inside the hall, it looked like she was stomping the ground with every single step she took, she seemed to be in quite a bad mood. The woman had long green hairs and emerald green eyes which were standing out stating the fact that there were very low chances for her being a human. She was wearing a long green frock covering her from chest to her toes, it made her look like a head madam in a noble household, coupled with her strong presence she would have even looked like a queen... if her temperament was not taken into account. The second the trio saw her, they all stood up not because they found the woman too attractive or anything but the aura of Calamity Lord she was not even bothering to hide. Sung Huang became alert when he saw her, he mobilized the Qi in his body to take action within a moment''s notice but outside he still maintained his calm expression and greeted her. But Lerna completely ignored them and sat on a sofa beside Jiang Shuang, after she sat she folded her left leg on top of her right leg to make herself more comfortable, she then took out a round spirit fruit from her storage ring and started munching on it. Sung Huang was a little embarrassed but he didn''t show any dissatisfaction and quietly sat down, he also told the other two to lay low and not to make any commotion. Jiang Shuang gave a brief introduction of Lerna, saying she was Lady Lerna: The Fourth Guardian of Frozen Flame, he was trying to hold a conversation but Lerna also ignored him without a second thought. Lerna was in a really bad mood, she was enjoying her time seeing the sleeping face-s of her baby but then Rex suddenly barged into the room and told her to attend some useless meeting with him so how could she be in a good mood to hold a conversation with these three shady humans. He felt like he was a local weapon dealer who was invited for a business deal and saw a nuclear bomb lying in the corner of the meeting room. Lerna was uncomfortable when she noticed the creepy old man staring at the spirit fruit in her hand, as a former wild beast she gets really angry when someone eyes her food especially when she is in a bad mood like right now so she fiercely stared back at him. Sung Suyin quickly shrunk back his neck in response. Sung Lee was quiet but his back was cold even though the sofa was trying to adjust his body temperature with the best of its ability, earlier he felt slightly assured because Jiang Shuang was weaker than him and when he entered the castle he found out that there were no guards, all the maids and servants were even weaker than Jiang Shuang, so he began to think that his teacher and the other ancestor was being overly cautious this place wasn''t as dangerous as they think. Only now did he realize how naive his thoughts were, they didn''t have guards because there was no need too, who in the right mind will rush into the castle where beasts at Calamity Lord stage were residents. I am still too young... he thought. Sung Huang was running the horses in his head and then another light of wisdom flashed through his eyes. {When we arrived at this city I felt that the temperature here was a little colder and the spiritual Qi was denser than usual but I was confused when I thought how could such a place remain hidden in the continent from over eyes when we lived here for so long, after all, there are not many important places in Golden Bird Continent that we haven''t visited yet. Sung Suyin and Sung Lee, both of them almost fell off their sofa when they heard that. {Most likely... actually there is one more possibility in which she is not the King of Forest, if she is really working for Frozen Flame and is a guardian as he said then maybe the King of Forest is non-other than Shadow Lord himself who has taken over this Misty Maze Forest long ago. Sung Lee broke in a cold sweat, Sung Suyin was no better they only believed Shadow was an extreme business trying to hastily expand the range of his business but now it felt like he was like a dragon with a visible head but a hidden tail. Everyone knew him by the title King of Forest all along but then he revealed his title and no one recognized him even when his deeds throughout the years were something that made others don''t dare show their face in his territory... the felt like all the fact were always in front of them but they still didn''t realize it. After thinking for a few seconds Sung Huang spoke again. The other two looked at Lerna then at each other before slightly nodding at him and trying to forcibly calm their heart down. Due to their intense training of controlling their emotions in situations likes these it wasn''t too hard for them to calm down their fast-beating heart. At the same time, they thought that they were lucky to have such a smart person beside them or they wouldn''t have been able to see anything at all. If Rex had listened to Sung Huang''s hypothesis he would have saluted him on the spot while asking... brother are you interested in joining Frozen Flame? he was really having trouble coming up with new stories to cover up the old ones so such an imaginative person was a hidden treasure he was in need of all along. "Am I too late?" When the trio was still running their wild imagination an unfamiliar voice woke them up. 262 Chapter 260 : : Not A Poison? "Am I too late?" When the trio was still running their wild imagination an unfamiliar voice woke them up. They all looked at the door and saw a young man standing there looking at them. The trio stood in unison and exchanged greetings, the information they had on Ye Tian was enough for them to recognize him in certain condition like just now. Rex appraised Sung Huang and found out that he was at Core Breaking 6th stage. Lerna fiercely stared at him but didn''t say anything. "Master Ye looks much younger than the rumors says," Sung Suyin said with a flattering smile, his strength may be higher than Rex but him being an expert Alchemist and having the same status as the frightening woman sitting near Jiang Shuang was enough to cover up most of the gap, moreover he needed Rex''s help to cure his own illness so it was a given for him to show such respect while addressing Rex. "Haha¡­ Senior Sung sure jests, appearance is but a deception in the world ruled by strength," Rex said with a smile then sat on a sofa beside Lerna. When Sung Suyin saw Rex addressing him as senior he felt much better, he was prepared to meet an arrogant prideful Alchemist but the miraculous Alchemist Ye Tian seemed much more polite and easy-going even after living with coldblooded as Reaper and arrogant as the green-haired woman. Lerna raised her eyebrow towards Rex. ''Did he hit his head on the way here or something?'' She thought. She was surely way stronger than Sung Suyin but she didn''t remember Rex addressing her as senior even once, furthermore, she was also confused why they were calling him Master Ye instead of Master Rex but because Rex told her not to speak in the meeting she didn''t say anything at the moment. "Master Ye is just too modest, but it would be impolite for me to get addressed as senior with Master Ye''s status so it''s fine to call me Old Man Sung or Old Sung" Sung Suyin returned with a smile. "I understand, then Old Sung I would have loved to have a long chat with you all but due to me handling some important business these days I only have very little free time to spend, so I apologize but can we cut to the main topic faster," Rex said with an apologetic expression. "It''s alright Master Ye I understand your reasons so I will skip the formal talk. This is my big brother Sung Huang, a long time ago we both received an important assassination request directly from the Royal Family and because it was from Royal Family we couldn''t refuse, our target was the Sect Master of Green Mantis Sect in Myriad Beast Continent, after years of planning and waiting we finally got an opportunity to accomplish our task. Only after a year did we come to notice that there is something wrong with our bodies, whenever we mobilized Qi during battles or cultivation, we felt a slight pain in our body but that slight pain has kept increasing over the years, we asked many alchemists for treatment but they weren''t even able to find what is wrong with our bodies. That''s why when I heard that Master Ye was able to solve the seemingly uncurbable problem of the people from Cold Heaven Sect, I thought that you can also help us we were just collecting information about Frozen Flame to come in contact with you but it was the guardian of Frozen Flame that approached us," Sung Suyin explained. Rex slightly nodded. Sung Suyin''s word carried a hidden meaning, they took on an assassination request from the Royal Family and the target of their assassination was already aware of it which meant that there was a high chance that someone else from Royal Family or the client itself plotted against them to kill them with a borrowed knife. Sung Suyin and Sung Huang were both like hidden tigers in the continent and belonged to an independent organization which hasn''t joined or allied with any other big forces and people who had lived for so long would likely have helpers or friend that might come to help them if the situation becomes that worse and even Azure Emperor won''t try to deal with such trouble directly so Royal Family plotting against them wasn''t impossible. In normal case, Sung Suyin never planned to reveal the whole matter of the Royal Family and Green Mantis Sect in front of Rex so as not to put pressure on him and for fear of him refusing to help because it was likely that helping them can be taken as an offense to the other party involved in this matter but now that he had taken a glimpse of the strength of Frozen Flame he believed that it wasn''t wise to provoke such a force. "I understand, give me your hand for a second," Rex said without any change in expression. Offending Royal Family? I have my big wolfy bro and this drakon beauty beside me, come if you dare... oh I also have a Monster King Kid count him in too... Rex thought. The trio was shocked when they saw that Rex wasn''t bothered by making an enemy of the Royal Family or Green Mantis Sect at all, they also saw Jiang Shuang''s slightly worried face but completely ignored him, as for Lerna she just finished eating the fruit in her hands then took out a melon slice and started eating it without any change in expression. After seeing that, the idea of Shadow Lord being King of Forest in their head turned into strong belief. Sung Suyin excitedly extended his hand towards Rex. Rex just grabbed his wrist like he was checking his pulse and started analyzing his body. [Found it, the problem in their body isn''t poison in the first place it''s actually.....] Rex then released his hand. "No wonder other Alchemists weren''t able to find the poison in your body, it''s because it wasn''t poison in the first place," Rex''s words made them both happy and worried. His words meant that he was able to discover the problem in their body but it also meant that the problem in their body was not the poison they were thinking of all along, so what could it be? "Master Ye, what do you mean by that?" Sung Huang asked. "Before that tell me something, do you often get unusually hungry over a small period of time like just a few days? the pain should have first appeared in your intestines before it started to expand in other parts of your body?" Rex asked. Sung Huang and Sung Suyin looked at Rex with wide eyes, everything he said was correct. "Yes, it''s exactly what Master Ye said," Sung Huang replied almost instantly. The little doubt he had in his heart about Rex''s skills had already disappeared by now. "I see... so here''s the conclusion, if this keeps going on you will probably die in the next 300 years that is if you are smart enough to not mobilize your Qi for battling or cultivation, or else it would be 100 years at most," Rex said with a serious expression. His words made the two brothers face froze in an instant. "This.. what kind of illness is it? Master Ye, you have its cure right?" Sung Suyin worriedly said. Sung Lee was quiet this whole time, he felt like he was not at a level where he could recklessly interfere in such an important conversation. He looked at quiet Jiang Shuang and slightly nodded in satisfaction, he felt that he wasn''t alone. "How should I put it... have you heard that 80% of the mortal children or adults can have parasite in their gut in a number of ways? they help them in some ways but can also result in mostly minor or major problems. When we cultivate and reach a higher cultivation stage, these kinds of parasites die and disappear. But in your bodies, I found highly similar looking parasites... worm parasites to be exact, but I can tell they are not the same as the normal ones they are just too far apart in terms of level, it seems like someone specially cultivated them... you two couldn''t find them out because they are attached to your body and they can even replicate the same Qi as their host which is you, these parasites'' moments are limited they cannot move from their position and can only lay eggs to further expand their territory. When you mobilize the Qi in your body it works like a growth tonic and increases their spreading process, they are slowly sucking out all the nutrients from your body if this goes on and they spread to your whole body especially your brain then you will first go insane which will most likely result in you two going on a rampage to level you sect before all your organ stops working and you die. Hmmm.... no wonder you were able to ''luckily'' escape from your target that time, it''s more like that the target let you escape to make its work simpler," Rex said in a very calm and composed tone like he was stating a face. But his words had made the faces of the Sung Suyin and Sung Huang go pale, no matter how they had trained their mind but listening to what could have happened to them in the next few hundred years was just too big of a scare to them. Lerna gave a disgusting glance to the two of them, she wasn''t fond of worms much less a human carrying them in his body. "Master Ye, what is the cure?" Sung Suyin quickly asked. Now he had no will to hear a ''no'' as an answer, if Rex didn''t know the cure then it was better for him to never ask the reason for his illness. "If it was a normal person, some certain type of poisons would have easily killed them all without harming the host but you two have already made your body immune to most poisons and the parasitic worms feeding on your body should have also developed immunity to those poison by now, hmm... to make a cure for someone like you I would normally need some rare herbs but... luckily there is another way to cure you. These parasitic worms grow with you that means they are currently only capable of absorbing Qi of Core Breaking stage cultivators so if someone stronger than you who had a different type of Qi like Monster Qi or Demonic Qi channels their Qi through your bodies then it will be like those parasites are small batteries that are overcharged with high voltage....well you won''t understand this one, simply put they will die. Of course, your body will also receive damage and it could also become fatal if that person channeling the Qi didn''t control it properly, but the damage done to your body won''t be that hard to cure, it''s also the quickest way to cure you and lucky for you I exactly know a person that can help you," Rex looked at Lerna with a smile. The two brothers clearly understood his meaning, as for considering the offer they didn''t have much of a choice. Sung Suyin and Sung Huang looked at each other then they cupped their hands and spoke in a resolute tone. "Lady Lerna, we two brothers ask for your help, if you help us we will truly be grateful to you for our whole lives and can do anything for you," They said. Lerna shot an angry glance at Rex, she didn''t even like to touch humans much less helping them, even in Rex''s case she takes him as someone of her own kind, not an ordinary human. According to her humans don''t have good nature these two people are being too polite because they need her help if Rex had told them they need the blood of a Seven-Headed-Drakon to cure their illness and she was weaker than them, then they wouldn''t have thought twice before killing her. Although she didn''t want to help but she wanted to repay Rex''s favor so she couldn''t refuse, just when she was about to speak up she suddenly received a telepathic message from Rex. When she heard the content of the message, the anger on her face disappeared and got replaced by the joy that was shown in her glittering eyes. 263 Chapter 261 : : A Good Deceptive Human Although Lerna didn''t want to help but she wanted to repay Rex''s favor so she couldn''t refuse, just when she was about to speak up she suddenly received a telepathic message from Rex. When she heard the content of the message, the anger on her face disappeared and got replaced by the joy that was shown in her glittering eyes. She then stood up and stared at the two brothers intensely. "Do anything for me? what can you two do with your meager strength? you two are already just near your death," Lerna said in a mocking tone. The two looked at each other somewhat embarrassed. They started to think of a way to convince her to help them. Their eyes lit up if it was the strength they clearly knew that they weren''t of any help to a Calamity Lord beast, but now that Rex said it they remembered that there were also other ways for them to please Lerna, they had gained many treasures throughout their life until now that can make other Core Breaking stage experts salivate by just thinking of them. Rex didn''t ask them to surrender or join his sect because it will be very suspicions and there was a high chance for them to refuse, they were already helping Frozen Flame in expanding its territory according to the deal so there was no need to force them into submissions for apparently no reason, if Rex does this and the news gets out then the other organizations will likely maintain their distance from him in the future. The two brothers had a quick chat with each other before speaking up. "Lady Lerna, I have the token to enter the hidden ruins under the territory of Lightning Fist Sect, I want to give it to Lady Lerna as a meeting gift, unfortunately, I didn''t bring it with me so I will send it to Lady Lerna after going back to the Sect," Sung Suyin respectfully bowed then said. Lerna kept staring at them without any change in her expression. "Lady Lerna, I had once fought against a Monster Venerable early-stage beast from Monster Race and got the 1000 Vitality stone from his storage pouch, I want to offer them as a gift, I think they will be of much better use in Lady Lerna''s hands," Sung Huang said. Vitality Stones are usually used by the people of Monster Race or Beastman to permanently strengthen their body or slightly recover their blood essence but they are not of much use to humans, because unlike other races humans are not able to fully absorb them and only able to absorb a small part of them, so if they try to absorb them then it would be just like wasting precious resources. Of course, humans have their own advantages their ability to absorb spiritual Qi from spirit stones is way higher than other non-human races, just like their base cultivation talent. Lerna was still unmoved. The two brothers were surprised by her unmoved expression because Vitality Stones are very beneficial for beasts because their cultivations speed decreases after reaching the Calamity Lord stage so they need a lot of resources to further breakthrough at a fast pace, seeing Lerna unfazed they suddenly thought of something and bitterly smiled. Frozen Flame was able to cultivate a beast to Calamity Lord stage so how could they not have something as important as Vitality Stones¡­ or so they thought but how could the poor brothers know that Lerna has no knowledge of things like Vitality Stones whatsoever. The resources she used to reach this stage were acquired by herself from the Misty Maze Forest, the Misty Maze Forest was full of dangers but dangerous situations are mostly accompanied by opportunity and benefits, even the precious rare herbs outside were growing in large quantities like grass in the forest. "Lady Lerna, I have this Blue Netheril Jade neckless here it is capable of hiding one''s Qi to some extent," Sung Suyin said. "Lady Lerna, I have this Pink Cherry Lipstick-Golden Edition, one of my friends gifted me this treasure, it''s capable of moistening lips and giving them a magical pink glow," Sung Huang said. 5 people "¡­" Rex was speechless. ''Why the hell did someone gifted this old man a lipstick and why is he defining its effect like its some kind of godly artifact,'' Rex thought. "Lady Lerna, I have the map of Purple Laguana Pond in Purple Wood Forest, The Purple Laguana Lotus there will likely bloom in the next two years¡­.." "Lady Lerna, I have this Bloody Moon Saber¡­." "Lady Lerna, how about this Rainbow Thread¡­.." Both the brothers kept gifting one after another treasure to Lerna for saving their lives. ''Only after one can see the death not too far away from them, only then can they fully master the \u003cArt Of Giving\u003e,'' Rex nodded in satisfaction after he saw that the donator hidden inside the two brothers has finally awakened. Sung Lee was looking at both of the Sect Ancestors who were gifting sect treasures one after another, he was wondering if they would need to sell off their sect properties and start from scratch after today. After a while, the speed at which the Sung Brothers presented gifts decreased exponentially, when Rex saw it he knew it was time. "Ahem! Lady Lerna why act so cold in front of these Fellow Daoist, they might not be of much use to you with their strength or financial situations but they have their own specialty which is their intelligence network," The honest and kind nature of Rex didn''t allow him to sit by and see these two brothers suffering like that. Lerna intrigued looked at Rex, she was touched by his acting skills. If she knew about the actor profession then she would have recommended Rex to stop being a cultivator and start being an actor. "Oh," Lerna looked at the two brothers with interest. Sung Suyin gave a grateful look to Rex, he never met such a kind and carefree Alchemist that is trying to help someone he had never even met before. "It is as I said, I think they can also help you collect information on the Beast God Temple in Myriad Beast Continent¡­ right?" Rex said the looked at the Sung Brothers for confirmation. "Huh?¡­ Yes, of course, our Intelligence network is our specialty, after the error in the information of our target last time we had strengthened our intelligence network and expended it to Myriad Beast Continent, we now have our active information agents stationed even in Myriad Beast Continent. If Lady Lerna gives us some time then not only the information on Beast God Temple, we can even provide the information on current events and inside things going on there," Sung Huang hurriedly said, his wisdom light have long gone dim after imagining the painful death in the near future so he didn''t even think properly before speaking. "I see, so you do have some use," Lerna said with a thoughtful look. Lerna was inwardly very excited but didn''t show it on her face, this was what she was waiting for. She just did what Rex told her to do and the result they got was the same as he mentioned. After acting to ponder for a while she agreed. The Sung Brothers finally sighed in relief, they weren''t sad about losing the treasures in their hand, after all, as long as they had their lives they could get more of them but once it is lost then the treasures will become useless to them anyway. "Now let us not waste more time, you two sit cross-legged on the ground and prepare yourself,'' Rex said. Now that he already got what he wanted, he didn''t want to waste any more of his time. He won''t be so kind to help two old monsters who had lived for so long doing their assassination business for free, he won''t go so far as to claim that he treats everyone in the world equally after all as a normal human with inborn selfishness he also cares more about the ones beside him than others, That''s why he fully analyzes the situation and thinks before blindly helping others especially when they are someone in assassination business¡­. These things are of course only applicable when the others are not doing something that goes too against his principles, for example, if the Black Scorpion Sect were investing in Slavery Business then he would be the first to think of a good excuse to plunder their sect. Sung Suyin and Sung Huang hurriedly sat cross-legged on the empty floor for fear of Lerna changing her mind, then Lerna moved behind then and placed her hands on their backs according to Rex''s instructions. "You two ready?" Rex asked. Both the Sung Brothers looked at each other then at Rex and nodded. Lerna began to channel her Monster Qi of Calamity Lord stage through their bodies. Blue veins suddenly appeared on Sung Suyin''s forehead, he felt like his body was a weak vessel which was now being used to house an unstoppable force, he clenched his teeth and persisted, Sung Huang was not much better either the portion of Monster Qi Lerna channeled in his body was more compared to Sung Suyin because of his higher cultivation stage. Monster Qi is housed by the strong muscles and flesh of the beasts, it can empower the beasts with the ridiculously strong physique so it is naturally much more brute compared to normal fluent Qi used by humans. It is just like how a motorbike uses petrol while a car works on diesel, if one were to put diesel in a normal motorbike then it won''t be able to handle it. Sung Huang''s eyes became red, a drop of blood slid past the left corner of his lips. Sung Lee became anxious. "Don''t worry this level of pain can not break them," Rex placed his hand on his shoulder and consoled. Sung Lee hesitantly nodded. When the Sung Brothers were just on the verge of collapsing Rex told Lerna to stop then checked their bodies. "Good it was more effective then I thought, the parasites weren''t able to withstand Monster Qi and died, your body will try to expel their remains on its own soon so you might feel like vomiting in the next few days, don''t try to resist against it or worry about it, it''s a natural thing and sign of you being cured," Rex said. Sung Brothers weakly nodded. Rex then told Jiang Shuang to take the trio to a guest house and let them rest as it won''t look good to kick them out when they are in such condition. "You are truly a good deceptive human," Lerna said with a blooming smile. Her smile was like the first blooming flowed in the Autumn, a one of a kind smile. Rex didn''t know if he should laugh or cry at her words, her smile was truly heartwarming but her words were like piercing needles to his heart, he didn''t know if she was praising or trolling him. "Whatever you say, it is still better than I thought. Now we won''t have to worry about finding intel on Beast God Temple, don''t you think?" Rex said. "Hmmm¡­" Lerna nodded. It was indeed a good harvest for her this time. "So you admit, now come and give your hubby a good hug," Rex opened his arms and dashed toward her. Lerna slightly tilted her body and dodged the incoming hug, she didn''t seem bothered by it at all, it looked like it wasn''t the first time that something like that was happening. Rex crashed into the sofa in his way, the Jellinoid Sofa''s shape was distorted for a brief moment because of the impact before it returned to normal. ''Aaaaaaa¡­. she can still dodge even after I used Dash, gotta need to think of something else,'' Rex pondered while sitting on the sofa upside down. Lerna didn''t bother her time with Rex and left the room, she kept humming on her whole way until she reached the room where the baby beast was sleeping. 264 Chapter 262 : : The Assessment Ranking After Lerna left the room in good mood Rex opened his status interface. [Title: Genius, Weapon Master Name: Rex Andrews HP: 983 P / 983 P | reg 10 P/s Yin Qi: 1212 P / 1212 P | reg 13 P/s Yang Qi: 1212 P / 1212 P | reg 13 P/s Spirit Qi: 98 P / 98 P | reg 3 P/s Race: Green-Tier Mind Carbonite Human Qi Cultivation stage: Core Forming peak stage Soul Cultivation stage: Soul Core Forming peak stage Exp: 250 P Stored Exp: 301M Bloodline: Rex''s Lineage Physique: Black-Diamond Physique STR: B (08%) WIS: D (39%) AGI: C (23%) INT: B+ (63%) VIT: D (43%) END: C+ (52%) DEF: B+ (59%) SPT: E+ LUC A+ Status Points: 190 SE Points: 45k Traits: Battle-Wings, Extreme-Flexibility, Limit-Break, Spider-Sense, Shadow-Dive, Remould Basic Skills \u003c\u003e Bloodline Ability \u003c\u003e Psychic Ability \u003c\u003e Physique Ability \u003c\u003e Talent: Reverse Engineering] Monster Hunting Sect''s specialty before the war was hunting beasts and it was still applicable when they started hunting Demi-Humans, so the number of spirit cores they had was quite high. Rex had long converted 70% of the total Spirit Cores he received into status points, he left 5% of them for experimental purpose and gave the rest to Aru. As a growing baby, he needs a lot of supplements for his body. Rex didn''t need to save anything for Lerna because the spirit cores of weak beasts won''t have much effect on her anymore, she would need the spirit cores of at least Monster Emperor stage beasts to increase her strength. Rex felt happy when he looked at his total Status Points but his happiness died down when he looked at his Stored Exp and SE Points. When the Combat Bots slaughtered the Monster Hunter Sect, Rex had gotten a lot of SE Points and Exp from them, just as Rose told him as long as the reason for the opponent''s death was him he can take their soul fragments that remain after their soul leaves their body and extract the Exp out of their body. Originally after finishing the matter with Monster Hunting Sect Rex''s Exp and SE Points skyrocketed but now they weren''t even half of what he had gotten there. A normal person who has a strong soul like an Alchemist and knows how to make Soul Seals can mobilize a tiny amount of Spirit Qi using their strong soul even when they are not soul cultivators and mix it with their own Qi to make Soul Seals, but this way it becomes harder to make Soul Seals compared to the soul cultivators who only use Spirit Qi to make them. There are of course other ways to do it too and one of them is using an external object to help them make Soul Seals and Soul Arrays which are called Soul Instruments¡­ but Rex is not yet aware of such methods. When he started to make Fake Soul Seals using Spirit Qi, his Spirit Qi soon got depleted after making 5-7 of them and his Spirit Qi recovery rate was slow in his view so he started to use SE Points to make Fake Soul Seed Quickly for hundreds of corpses and depleted his SE Points at an astonishing speed. Using Soul Points to make Fake Soul Seeds was like paying gold coins to buy chocolate. If it was over there, then it was still understandable but he then started to do experiments with Soul Seals and Soul Arrays to make the new talisman, array discs, or even combine it with Array Circuit Tech and spent a big portion of SE Points just like that. As for the Stored Exp, he leveled up all the Undead Zombies to further increase their strength, the Exp Absorption rate of the Undead Zombie was low so a lot of Exp was wasted in the process except that Rex also used Exp to charge all the main batteries of Frozen Flame, now that he also had a lot of Energy Converter v2.0 he connected most Energy Converters'' input path together to supply a lot of Exp to all of them at once and save time. ''Now Let''s see¡­ My Vitality and Wisdom are left behind, to have a good constitution it''s better if I push them to at least C grade, as for the rest of the points I want to continue to increase my Agility now that my Strength is already at B. I have decided.. add 24 to VIT, 26 to WIS and rest 140 to AGI, it''s better to do it in small sets,'' Rex started to allocate points. When Rex slowly allocated all the status points, with usual headache and itching this time he also felt a warm sensation embracing him, while enjoying the warm current flowing in his body he heard a faint crackle sound coming from his bones, his body was going through unseen changes from inside. Rex already knew that when a grade increases his body goes through unnoticeable but highly beneficial changes, last time when he increased his agility he had witnessed the changes in his muscles and tendons, the result made him feel that his body had become lighter. After the warm sensation disappeared Rex slowly opened his eyes. ''Mini-Status'' (Rex) [Name: Rex Andrews HP: 1071 P / 1071 P | reg 13 P/s Yin Qi: 1212 P / 1212 P | reg 17 P/s Yang Qi: 1212 P / 1212 P | reg 17 P/s Spirit Qi: 98 P / 98 P | reg 3 P/s Qi Cultivation stage: Core Forming peak stage Soul Cultivation stage: Soul Core Forming peak stage STR: B (08%) WIS: C (04%) AGI: B (49%) INT: B+ (63%) VIT: C (03%) END: C+ (52%) DEF: B+ (59%) SPT: E+ LUC A+ Status Points: 0] ''No ability this time? looks like the conditions didn''t meet¡­ or I am just a little away from the threshold of acquiring one, Hugh.. this Agility got stuck at 49% if I had a few more points then I would be able to push it to B+, sigh¡­ let''s leave it for next time, I wonder if there is another sect similar to Monster Hunting Sect around here,'' Rex stretched his arms and checked his body. ''As expected I feel like I am lighter like a feather, my moment speed has increased¡­ hmm my thinking speed has also slightly increased and I feel¡­. livelier,'' Rex thought. After checking his body for a while Rex went to his workshop to arrange tools, today was a special day, Frozen Flame was going to take a big step forward and finally start to show its real abilities to the world. By noon the Sung trio left after having a small chat with Jiang Shuang, they had already been working with Rex for a while now, most of the time the name alone of the Black Scorpion Sect was enough to clear the road because not many people wanted to make an enemy of an assassination organization. After Sung Huang left the city he talked with his little brother and decided to increase their support towards Frozen Flame. Now that their relations with Royal Family were already not that good, they had to pick a side for future insurance. At Afternoon... Myriad Auction House.... Several people in scholarly dresses were present in the main hall, the people present were not in the same age category some looked rather young while the others were old but their dress up and the vibe they gave off were somewhat similar, right now they were standing in straight rows and columns making a matrix-like formation. Jiang Shuang, Jiang Qing, and Elder Kai were also present there but they were quietly standing on the side. All those new people were scholars that were working in Myriad Auction House for a long time, Jiang Shuang had developed his connection long before he left the Jiang Family that''s why he also had connections with several scholar factions that can supply new blood to his organization now and then. Unlike normal cultivators who only focus on increasing their battle strength, scholar cultivators tend to focus more on developing their literacy skills and try their hand in fields like poetry and calligraphy. Their ability shows more potential in business and politics so they naturally tend to join big organizations after graduation to secure a good future. At the moment, all those scholars were facing Rex standing beside the newly modified reception counter. The reception counter was no longer made of wood but an unknown black matter, the upper surface of the table was like a monitor screen and a window was displayed on it at the moment. The window was not a holographic one but was present on the black screen, there were also some mathematical-diagram-like patterns displayed on the sides of the main window, on the corner left there was a small rectangular made with a blue outline. Rex had a thick book in his hand, he looked at the faces of all the scholars for a brief moment before he pointed at the book and spoke. "All those of you that are here, your presence here means that you had successfully understood the instructions in this book and learned to operate the instrument, furthermore all of you passed the theory and practical assessment so you all are now qualified to play an important role in the expansion of Frozen Flame, from now on, depending on your talent and understanding you will be placed in different branches of Myriad Auction House or Frozen Flame Bank. As mentioned before, the top ten of you have the opportunity to work in the Frozen Flame Bank in Corentis, I assure you that if your work meets my expectations then you won''t have to worry about money and status for the rest of your lives," Rex said then took back the book, he then took out an ID card and placed it inside the boundaries of the blue rectangle on the black screen. When the card was placed inside the rectangle, a blue light came from below the screen and moved from one side of the card to another. Then a notification appeared on the screen. [Scanning ID¡­..] [ID Confirmed] A new window appeared asking for name and password with a small keyboard down below, Rex typed the name and password. [Name: I''mGenius Password: IncorrectPassword] Jiang Qing on the side barely held her laughter after seeing the name and password. Rex then opened the \u003cChicken Race\u003e folder in the \u003cNewbie\u003e directory then he made some changes in the interface setting and switched the \u003cNormal Screen Mode\u003e to \u003cHolographic Screen Mode\u003e. Suddenly a holographic window appeared floating above the black screen, a list of names was present in serial order on it. The top ten names on the list were highlighted. The device Rex was using is the instrument he mentioned to Jiang Shuang before, the one that needs to be attached to Portable Signal Towers to work, the instrument was the reception counter itself with a portable smart brain resembling the function of a computer attached to it. Rex named the whole set consisting of all the instruments used to modify the Auction House''s reception¡­ Mobile Smart Reception Set. The first two names on the list were familiar to Rex. "As promised, the top ten on the list will be arranged in the two banks and only have to manage the paperwork, now it''s time for the surprise gift for the first three candidates on the list. The first, Jiang Qing from now on you will be the Bank Manager in Frozen Flame City, you will be given a Four Star ID of Wrist Band series, Level 3 Access and Level 2 Security as the reward," Rex took out a glass box with a pink watch-like bracelet in it, it was similar to the black SB v2.0 he was wearing on his hand. The gadget was similar to Rex''s in looks but it wasn''t as advance at SB v2.0, it was somewhere between a normal ID Card and SB v2.0. Jiang Qing happily walked over and took the box from his hand. ¡­Clap¡­Clap¡­ All the scholars clapped their hands with jealousy flashing through their eyes, Jiang Shuang had promised too many conditions to them for just being able to pass the assessment, even the income of the last ranker was as twice compared to before so the benefit of the top ranker obliviously surpasses them but what made them annoyed was the fact that Jiang Qing was already the daughter of Jiang Shuang so what was the need for her to even participate in the assessment and claim the first rank. Most of them were thinking if the first place was already booked but the results of the assessment were given on the spot so they lacked the evidence to back up their words. Although they felt wronged but no one spoke it out loud, not just for fear of offending her father but her too, after all, who knows if she became their boss by tomorrow. Level 3 Access represented the kind of functions, data, or information she can access through her ID, like checking the detail or location of a person using her authority. Level 2 Security refers to the personal security provided by Frozen Flame to her, for example, she would now receive a small number of private guards and Combat Bots accompanying her all around for her personal safety. 265 Chapter 263 : : Beta-Test Is Over "The second, Jiang Kai from now on you will be the Bank Manager in Corentis, you will be given a Four Star ID of Wrist Band series, Level 2 Access and Level 2 Security as the reward," Rex took out another gift box but this time the bracelet was of black color, same as him. Jiang Kai walked to him and took the box then after respectfully bowing to Rex he peacefully returned to his original spot. "The third, Stephan¡­" Rex said then looked at the scholars in front to see who was this Stephan, he was only hosting the award ceremony as for the rest it was taken care of by Jiang Shuang. Just then the scholars standing in front made way for a figure stepping out. Rex looked at the person and found out that he was rather young. Stephan was a tall young man, he had a long face with his shoulder-length hair tied into a ponytail behind the back of his head, his expression was calm and he had a foldable fan in his hand he was holding in front of his chest. Stephen elegantly walked to the front and stood before Rex. "It''s a pleasure to meet Master Rex in person, this meeting is more than enough for a reward," Stephen said with a smile. [Woah! it''s good, now we can give this ID Band to someone else, it will save us the trouble to make one more.] ''You really take everything literally don''t you? he said it because he knows that I can''t do that, but this guy is rather cunning he obtained highest marks in theory if it wasn''t for his slightly low marks in practical then he would be the first one,'' Rex thought. Rex knew that unlike others Jiang Qing and Jiang Kai had an advantage, they had started to use the prototype models of the Mobile Smart Reception Set long before others. "Hahaha.. no need to be so polite it is something you earned with your own skill so how can I take your rewards, Stephan I also want to give you the Bank Manager position but the third branch of Frozen Flame Bank has not been built yet so you have to wait until then, for now, you will be given a Four Star ID of Wrist Band series, Level 1 Access and Level 2 Security as the reward," Rex said then gave the prize to him. The rest of the scholars were given a 2 star ID card and the same privileges as normal citizens. After a short speech, the award ceremony was over and the scholars left the area, only Jiang Shuang and Rex were present in the hall. "We have money, resources, and a lot of land under the range of system¡­almost all the preparation had already been made, so there is no need to lay low anymore. Did you send all those ID cards to the people on the list? it''s been a few days so they should have received them right?" Rex said. "Hmm¡­ there were more than five hundred people on the list, although I sent the parcels containing ID cards to all of them, due to long-distance delivery issues some might not have received it by now, "Hehe.. of course I know," Rex smirked then took out several big cuboidal boxes and placed them on the floor. When Jiang Shuang looked at the content of the boxed, he sighed¡­ all those boxes were filled with ID cards, he wasn''t even in the mood to ask how Rex made so many of them in such a short period of time. How could he know that the more Rex makes something the faster he gets at re-making them, it was the same with Combat Bots, it only took a reasonable time to make the first one as for the rest it looked more like he was a cloning machine rather than a living being. "They are all 1 Star ID cards, we will only sell 1 Star ID cards, grades have no value if they can be bought easily, that''s the reason the highest-ranking card we are sending is only 3 Star at most, and the mechanism of all the ID cards is same so if there comes a situation where we need to increase grades than we can do it from here, it''s just like downloading and installing more software in them," Rex said. Jiang Shuang nodded. Rex had asked him to made a list of all the influential people that reside near the cities where the branch of Myriad Auction House is located. Those influential people were clan leaders, clan supreme elders, sect leaders, the grand elder of sects, heads of certain organizations, and branch managers of other big organizations. The names of several famous Inn owners and hotel owners were also on the list, so Ariana who was the owner of Blue Hills Inn in Corentis also naturally had her name on the list. People from all kinds of places used to attend auctions at Myriad Auction House, Jiang Shuang had also met many of them in parties and functions. So he more or less knew most of them and even if he doesn''t know some of them they themselves had at least heard about his Myriad Auction House Organization. That''s why they wouldn''t directly refuse a gift from him and Rex was pretty much sure that as long as they accept it then no one in the right mind would through away the ID card after seeing its effect, most of the people who see its effect for the first time mistook it for a Spirit Tool so they wouldn''t through it away even if they didn''t found it much of a use. "Now that most of the people had already received it, let''s stop the beta-test and start the main thing," Rex said with a smile then accessed the device on his wrist. Tang Xuan''s shop... Tang Xuan was sitting in his rocking chair with the ID card in his hand, these days whenever he was free and had nothing else to do he would chat with Adal using the ID card, it wasn''t like he liked to talk with Adal too much but the ID card looked more interesting to him while chatting with Adal they both had even started to develop their own slangs. Just at this time when he was recording a voice message he received a sudden alert notification. [Alert! the system has released an update, do you wish to proceed with the update: Yes/No] [Note: During the update, most of the ID card''s functions will become unusable] [New Features \u003c\u003e] "What the¡­." Tang Xuan was taken by surprise, he then reopened the instruction manual file attached to the mail in News Feed and read through the information regarding it. The instruction manual indeed mentioned the system update, it said that with every update the functions of the ID card will improve and there was also a chance that new features will be added to it. Tang Xuan didn''t directly choose Yes but checked New Features. [New Features:- 1. Shop function will now be active. 2. Added App box function. 3. Added online shopping \u0026 home delivery feature. 4. Added cross-city chat server. 5. Added¡­] Tang Xuan was dumbstruck after reading the mini-description of the newly added features, he thought that he read it wrong so he read it a few more times again before making sure that his eyes were not playing tricks on him. He then quickly chose Yes to start the update, he wanted to see if the mentioned features really work. [Permission granted] [Preparing data back-up¡­..] [Back-Up complete] [Starting update¡­.] [Updating.....] [Calculating the time consumption during update¡­.] [It will take approximately 05 minutes for the update to complete] [04:59] [04:58] [04:57] Tang Xuan kept staring at the countdown without baiting an eye like his life depends on it. [00:03] [00:02] [00:01] [00:00] [Installing update¡­..] [Update successfully installed] [Logging in¡­] [Title: The Mysterious Shopkeeper Grade: 4 Star Balance: 0 $$ Profile: \u003c\u003e News Feed: \u003c\u003e @ App Box \u003c\u003e Shop: \u003c\u003e Map: \u003c\u003e Friends: \u003c\u003e ] After the interface appeared Tang Xuan quickly opened the App Box but... [App Box: N/A] The App Box was empty, he got confused then he checked the News Feed again and there was a new mail with a new instruction manual attached to it, after looking through the manual he opened the Shop function. [Category:- Hot Deals \u003c\u003e @ Applications \u003c\u003e Devices \u003c\u003e Pills \u0026 Potions \u003c\u003e Equipments \u003c\u003e Techniques \u003c\u003e Others \u003c\u003e] Tang Xuan immediately clicked on the Applications category. [Applications:- 1. Theme Park 2. Voice Recorder 3. Emoji Keyboard 4. Sticker Maker 5. Online Chess 6. Frozen Flame Browser 7. Online Banking Bot 8. Frozen Flame Hub 9. Beast Encyclopedia 10. FF Investing Market 11. Ludo¡­.] A new window filled with lots of colorful icons representing different applications appeared. ''What is this?'' Jiang Shuang randomly chose one icon. [Frozen Flame Hub:- Type: Social Utility Mini-Description: A chatting app that allows people from different places to find and connect with each other. Requirements: None Price: 100 $$] [Would you like to buy this app: Yes/No] [Congratulation! due to the user possessing a 4 Star ID card, you will receive a discount] [Calculating discount¡­.] [Discount calculated] [Congratulation! you will be now provided a 5% discount on purchasing this app] [Warning! the discount on the app is not permanent so if the user chose then the discount received next time may be 1% less than right now] Tang Xuan wanted to try buying it but the second he chose Yes, an alert notification popped up. [Insufficient balance! Please visit the nearby Frozen Flame Bank or Myriad Auction House''s branch for raising your balance to the required amount and complete the purchase] Tang Xuan sighed he knew he couldn''t buy anything here at the moment, he was about to head out but then he saw a little fat blue bird came flying inside his room. The little bird flew in circles in the room for a while before it landed on his shoulder, like usual Tang Xuan fed a small pill to the messenger bird and took out the ring on its leg. ''Why do this messaging method suddenly feel too old fashioned to me,'' Tang Xuan thought as he switched glances between the chubby bird and the ID card lying on the table. He then hurriedly took out the letter from the ring, the letter was written in a coded language but Tang Xuan was already very familiar with it, he could directly see the message even without decoding it on paper. ''Oh.. good they want to talk with Master Ye, looks like they took my words seriously this tim..wait this¡­'' Tang Xuan read the letter again then shook his head, when he read the first half of the letter he was excited because it said that the Tang Family wants to talk with Rex but when he read the latter half he realized that what they meant by the talk was letting him tell Rex to go visit their main headquarters in Myriad Beast Continent and have a chat with one of the officials there. Of course, the letter also asked him to change a few of the words to match Rex''s liking, like \u003ctelling him to come\u003e into \u003cInviting him to come\u003e to make the approach more polite and respectful towards him. "It''s their choice, there is no need for me to pursue this matter anymore. I am not taking part in the main business anyway so its best to enjoy my time here," Tang Xuan thought then went outside to meet Adal and have a long chat. He didn''t even consider inviting Rex to go and meet Tang Family, earlier when Mira asked Rex to go the Villivix Kingdom with her, that is near the border of the Myriad Beast Continent he directly refused without even listening to the whole sentence so after knowing this if he still asks Rex to go and have a chat with just an official at the headquarters then he would just be asking to lose face in front of him. Cold Heaven Sect¡­. Sect Master Mansion¡­.. In the bedroom, a woman was lying on the pink mattress of the oval bed with her bare back facing the ceiling. The skin of the woman was so white that it looked like her body was frozen in ice for a very long time and she was just released a few hours ago. Ji Biyu, the Sect Master of Cold Heaven Sect was sitting beside her, Ji Biyu took out a small portion of the milky white cream from the Anti-Cold Cream box and put it on the woman''s back, her back slightly shivered. Ji Biyu waited for a second then she started to gently massage the cream on the woman''s back with her thin delicate fingers. The woman was resting her chin on her folded hands as she fully enjoyed the massage done by her disciple. 266 Chapter 264 : : The Stockade Of Treasures Ji Biyu, the Sect Master of Cold Heaven Sect was sitting beside her, Ji Biyu took out a small portion of the milky white cream from the Anti-Cold Cream box and put it on the woman''s back, her back slightly shivered. Ji Biyu paused for a second then she started to gently massage the cream on the woman''s back with her thin delicate fingers. The woman was resting her chin on her folded hands as she fully enjoyed the massage done by her disciple. "Aha~~ Aha~~" The woman gave out soft moans without restraint when she felt the warm sensation on her back. Ji Biyu''s lips twitched. "Master show some restraint," Ji Biyu said but her focus was still on the massage. "Disciple Ah~ what''s there Fu~~ to be embarrassed about in front of your teacher, Ahhaa~~ disciple move your hand a little to the right," The woman turned her head and winked at Ji Biyu and spoke in a flirtatious tone. "Master if you keep behaving like that then I will go send Little Mei to massage the cream, I have more important things to do," Ji Biyu said while massaging her back. "Your sister? she doesn''t know the words gentle and elegance, only my little disciple is allowed to touch my bare skin, oh now that the back massage is done it''s time for¡­" The woman spoke as she turned her body around expecting a massage for her front but she only saw a flying blanket in her sight, the second she turned around. The blanket was like a net thrown in the sea to catch fishes it covered her whole body in an instant, she struggled a bit and finally managed to free her head out without ripping the blanket. "How rude, disciple is this how you treat your respected teacher?" The woman said with a pained face with her hand covering her mouth making her look really hurt. "That''s my question, is this how a respected teacher behaves in front of their disciple, that aside master what do you think we should do about the matter regarding Shadow Lord?" Ji Biyu suddenly asked. The woman in front of her was Ji Baozhai, the only ancestor of the Cold Heaven Sect and her teacher. "Haa? you are still worried about that? didn''t I tell you I will take care of it, I just left the continent for a while and people seem to forget about me, that Frozen Flame is still a newbie organization that is wet behind the ears. All we need to do is make some trouble from below the table and save them from above doing them a favor in the process, after they will see my strength then they will try to strengthen their ties with us, at that time we will just ask for that Alchemist and the problem is solved," Ji Baozhai said in a carefree tone. Ji Biyu shook her head, she expected this type of answer long ago. In the start when I got the information that Frozen Flame is now working with Myriad Auction House I knew that their expansion speed will increase but thinking that it would still take few decades I decided to lay low and take it slow, but then they suddenly started to expand at an astonishing speed it''s like there were no hurdles in their path and no one stopped them. By now they have even expanded to the nearby cities of Snow Jade City. I was curious about how they did it so I tried to find out the reason behind this, then I heard rumors that a very powerful woman is supporting them, some rumors even say that she is of monster race," Ji Biyu said with a serious expression. Ji Baozhai heard her until the end with a serious expression but then she couldn''t hold it back anymore and started laughing. "Pfffffftt~ hahaha disciple do you know what you are talking about? a humanoid form monster race which resembles a human woman¡­ Just say that she is a Calamity Lord beast, do you think a Calamity Lord stage expert is something you could meet while walking on the street? Do you think a newbie organization has the backing of such a powerhouse? Even if I believe it because you said it, then tell me why an expert of this caliber would come out herself just to clear these small obstacles in their expansion? the way of doing things of such experts is different, if they really want to make a move then they will wipe out one or two cities to set an example for others especially when they are on this continent. No matter how bored a Calamity Lord is, they won''t do such petty things¡­ you are still too young disciple leave these things to me," Ji Baozhai said with a grin. For her, it was not every day that she can proof Ji Biyu''s judgment wrong, even though she was stronger in terms of strength but in terms of negotiations, strategy, and sect management Ji Biyu surpassed her that''s the reason why she handed over the Sect Master position to her that early¡­. it was the only reason except that she was careless enough not to bother herself with such a big responsibility. Ji Biyu was about to retort but then she suddenly sensed something and took out the ID card in her storage ring, she injected some Qi in it then the familiar window opened up. Just after the main window appeared, an urgent notification popped up. [Alert! the system has released an update, do you wish to proceed with the update: Yes/No] [Note: During the update, most of the ID card''s functions will become unusable] [New Features \u003c\u003e] Ji Biyu was just looking through the content, that she suddenly felt a burning gaze directed at her she looked up only to see her master''s eyes that were locked onto the ID card. "Disciple let your master take a look~," Ji Baozhai said but she didn''t wait for her to answer and leaped at her without carrying about the blanket covering her body. Ji Biyu was already alert, he whole body turned into a cloud of fog at a moment''s notice then appeared at another corner of the room. "Master, this one''s mine," Ji Biyu said after hiding the ID card behind her back. "What do you mean by that, I have just wanted to take a look nothing else," Ji Baozhai lightly snorted. Ji Biyu gave a hollow laugh, how could she don''t know her teacher. It was a known fact that Ji Baozhai loves treasures or anything she regards as a treasure, once something catches her eyes then she won''t sit idle until she gets that¡­. even her name Baozhai meant Stockade Of Treasures. "Disciple how about I teach you a super amazing swift sword art I luckily got during my travel," Ji Baozhai said with a smile. Ji Biyu''s lips twitched, it wasn''t hard to figure out how her master got so generous all of a sudden. "Master give up, you can''t use it even if I give it to you," Ji Biyu sighed and gave the card to her. Her sister had already pastured her before to let her use this card too, Ji Biyu really dotted on her sister so in the end she helplessly lent her ID card to Ji Mei but later she found out that just as Rex said before she was the only one who could use it, it became completely useless in others'' hands. The reason she didn''t give her ID card to Ji Baozhai earlier was because there was a high chance that she would want it even if she couldn''t use it but now she didn''t have any choice knowing that her master was no less stubborn than her sister. Ji Baozhai excitedly caught the ID card and tried to use it the same way as her but¡­ nothing happened. Ji Biyu sighed in relief, although she wasn''t too fond of the ID card but she had a feeling that this thing could prove to be very important in the future. After a few unsuccessful tries, Ji Baozhai finally handed back the card to her to see what it does. When Ji Biyu accessed the card again her reaction was the same as Tang Xuan, after checking the New Features she too chose Yes to update. After the update was complete, Ji Baozhai who was full of curiosity quickly opened the shop, she didn''t have a preference at the moment so she chose Hot Deals. Suddenly a new page opened up, with an attractive poster displayed at the top. [Best Deals of the Day:- 1. 6th-Grade Marrow Cleansing Potions x 20: 1,500 $$ 2. 6th-Grade Body Strengthening Potions x 20: 1,600 $$ 3. 4th-Grade Turmeric Bath Soap x 5: 300 $$ 4. 5th-Grade Blue Lotus Hair Shampoo (Recommended For Women) x 7: 1200 $$] "¡­" (Ji Biyu) Several horses were running in her head, Ji Biyu was hoping to see new weapons, Arrays discs, or Frozen Flame brand pills in the \u003cHot Deals\u003e but the things that were displayed in front of her were product ads? and what was wrong with that ridiculous price, according to the manual''s currency conversion rate one would need 30 low-grade spirit stone to buy even 5 useless soap, although as a Sect Master she didn''t need to worry about money but that didn''t mean she would meaninglessly waste it. Unlike her Ji Baozhai had a serious expression on her face, she curiously chose the 4th option. [5th-Grade Blue Lotus Hair Shampoo x 7:- Type: External-Use-Product Mini-Description: A special shampoo that is made after extracting the very essence of the blooming Blue Lotus, long use of this Blue Lotus Hair Shampoo can prevent dandruff and splitting of hair while providing necessary proteins to them at the same time resulting in long silky hair. Requirement: Hair Price: 1200 $$] [Would you like to buy this product: Yes/No] [Congratulation! due to the user possessing a 5 Star ID card, you will receive a discount] [Calculating discount¡­.] [Discount calculated] [Congratulation! you will be now provided a 7% discount on purchasing this item] [Warning! the discount on the item is not permanent so if the user chose No then the discount received next time maybe 1% less than right now] ''Humph¡­ trying to use such meager tactics to sell such useless products? only an idiot would buy it,'' Ji Biyu inwardly snorted. When she was still thinking Ji Baozhai chose Yes. "¡­" (Ji Biyu) [Insufficient balance! Please visit the nearby Frozen Flame Bank or Myriad Auction House''s branch for raising your balance to the required amount and complete the purchase] "Disciple, did the financial condition of the sect became worse when I wasn''t here?" Ji Baozhai looked at the 0 $$ balance on the holographic window then asked. Ji Biyu calmed her heart before speaking. "Master the system of this ID card is not something I was familiar with until a while ago, it was only now that I know the way to recharge the balance," She helplessly explained, she wasn''t helpless because of the zero balance but her master''s actions. "Hmmm¡­ disciple I also want one card like that, and I am the sect ancestor so the grade of my card should naturally be higher, I don''t want much, just a 7 Star or 8 Star card should be fine. You have met that Alchemist from this organization before so do you have a way to contact them?" Ji Baozhai said. Ji Biyu was about to refuse but thinking of something she closed all the holographic windows hovering above the ID card and went back to the main window. [Title: Sect Master of Cold Heaven Sect Grade: 5 Star Balance: 0 $ Profile: \u003c\u003e News Feed: \u003c\u003e App Box \u003c\u003e Shop: \u003c\u003e Map: \u003c\u003e Friends: \u003c\u003e Customer Care: \u003c\u003e] She then chose the last option¡­ Customer Care. 267 Chapter 265 : : Negotiation Ji Biyu was about to refuse but thinking of something she closed all the holographic windows hovering above the ID card and went back to the main window. [Title: Sect Master of Cold Heaven Sect Grade: 5 Star Balance: 0 $ Profile: \u003c\u003e News Feed: \u003c\u003e App Box \u003c\u003e Shop: \u003c\u003e Map: \u003c\u003e Friends: \u003c\u003e Customer Care: \u003c\u003e] She then chose the last option¡­ Customer Care. [Welcome to Customer Care service] [Warning: We have to remind you that you should only use the customer care service when facing some serious issues regarding an online order, money transaction problem or any other problem related to Frozen Flame but if you are not facing any serious issue and is using the service out of curiosity or to have fun then you may have to face a serious penalty] [Do you wish to proceed: Yes/No] Ji Biyu chose Yes without a second thought. [Welcome to customer care services, your comfort is our responsibility] [Please select a suitable way to connect:- 1. Voice Call Chat. 2. Voice Message Chat. 3. Text Message Chat.] After thinking for a moment Ji Biyu chose the third option after she made a choice a new window appeared followed by a message from the system. [We are really sorry for causing an inconvenience to you, but rest easy now you will soon be connected to one of our Agents working 24/7, to help you resolve the problem] [Connecting¡­..] On the other side, Rex who was strolling through the streets of Frozen Flame in his base form suddenly received a notification alert from his wrist band. ''Oh.. to think that cold woman would use Customer Care on the very first day of system update,'' Rex was curious about her purpose of using Customer Care so he stopped the call that was going to be connected to the workers in the Bank and himself joined the chat. On Ji Biyu''s side¡­ [Thank you for waiting, you have been connected to the Service Agent: Victor Frankenstein] ((Good Afternoon Miss Ji, how may I help you)) (Victor Frankenstein) Seeing that the question was direct and clear, Ji Biyu felt slightly relieved. ((I want to buy one more ID card with a grade above 5 Star, tell me its price and the procedure I need to follow to complete the purchase)) (Ji Biyu) Ji Biyu didn''t waste her time in chit chat and directly came to the point, she didn''t lack money so she believed that even if the price of the card was a little high it was still fine to buy it without wasting time in negotiations. Rex was silent for a while before replying. ((Miss Ji, I am sorry to inform you but it is not possible)) (Victor Frankenstein) Ji Biyu slightly frowned. "What the¡­. this kid doesn''t know who he is talking to," Ji Baozhai on the other hand was furious. "Calm down master let me talk first," Ji Biyu consoled her then again typed a message. ((Why it is not possible to buy an ID card? If it is about money then you are underestimating us)) (Ji Biyu) ((Miss Ji misunderstood my words, I would never underestimate the wealth and status of a 5 Star ID cardholder, the thing is the only ID cards that could be bought with money is 1 Star ID cards. The ID cards of the higher grade than 1st Grade is not sold but gifted to the ones who had either made a big contribution to Frozen Flame, spent a lot of money on our products, are making big investments in our organization, or given out to people with high status in big events like before the first update. And that only applies up to 4th grade ID cards, as for 5th grade ID cards they need the permission of a Guardian to be handed over, according to the information at my disposal Miss Ji received her 5 Star card from the Second Guardian: Miraculous Alchemist Ye Tian as a meeting gift. Miss Ji may not be aware of it but the number of people outside Frozen Flame organization who have a 5 Star ID card is no more than 10, and Miss Ji is one of the only two Golden Core stage cultivators who possess a 5 Star ID card the rest are all above this stage)) (Victor Frankenstein) Ji Biyu was silent. "Do you think really he is speaking the truth?" Ji Baozhai said. "Even if he lies, it won''t change the fact that he has no intention of selling the card," Ji Biyu said. "Hmm¡­ let me talk," Ji Baozhai said. Ji Biyu nodded. ((I want to talk to Shadow Lord)) (Ji Baozhai) ((Forgive my rudeness, but it''s not possible)) (Victor Frankenstein) ((I am Ji Baozhai, the Sect Ancestor of Cold Heaven Sect now let me talk to your Shadow Lord)) (Ji Baozhai) ((It''s my pleasure to talk to the Sect Ancestor of such a strong sect but according to the instructions I was given, it doesn''t matter if you were the Azure Emperor I can still not bother Shadow Lord for such matters)) (Victor Frankenstein) "Youuuu¡­." Ji Baozhai was so angry that she was about to throw the ID card in her hand at the wall but Ji Biyu stopped her at the last moment. "Master he is just a worker at the bottom, why bother to get angry at him," Ji Biyu again consoled her, but inside she was getting more curious about Frozen Flame, she was wondering what does this organization have that it can even raise the courage of a puny worker to such an extent. ((You can at least let us talk to a Guardian)) (Ji Biyu) ((Yes I can, as the possessor of a 5 Star grade ID card Miss Ji have enough authority to make a request to chat with a Guardian, please wait a moment I will forward your request right now)) (Victor Frankenstein) After few seconds¡­ ((Miss Ji your request has been accepted by third Guardian: The Reaper Jack Andrews)) [The chat is being forwarded] ((Hello Miss...er Pi it''s nice to meet you or¡­ whatever, can we come to the point? according to what I can see here you want an ID card of 5 Star Grade which is normally not easy, hmm¡­ how about this I can provide you a 5 Star Grade ID card with my authority but in exchange I want permission to open up a Frozen Flame business branch in Snow Jade City.. how?)) (Jack) "He is too greedy and rude, Master lets give up," Ji Biyu shook her head. Until now only Cold Heaven Sect has the whole business control over Snow Jade City, there was not a single organization in the whole city that didn''t belong to Cold Heaven Sect, furthermore, it was the place where the transmission array to enter their sect was located so they could not carelessly allow an unknown organization to build their branch there. Ji Biyu didn''t think that a 5th-Grade ID card had such worth but when she looked at Ji Baozhai she found out that she was pondering over it. "Master, you are not seriously thinking of giving him the permission right?" Ji Biyu asked. "Disciple you are not thinking things through, we can use this opportunity to our benefits," Ji Baozhai smirked then typed a message. ((We can allow you to open a branch here but we cannot allow your men to manage the business here, so we would only let you open a branch here on the condition that our sect''s girls will be the ones to manage it)) (Ji Baozhai) Ji Biyu looked at her in surprise, although she didn''t believe that Jack will agree that easily but if he did then it will be just like putting the secrets of their organization in front of them. ((If you don''t want men then we can send female workers but allowing your people to work at our branch seriously? the instruments we use are very expensive and complex to manage if they broke something then the loss will not just be of money but also the information regarding our customers that have been saved in them)) (Jack) Ji Biyu saw this as an opportunity and typed the message herself. ((Then how about it you can send some women workers here and we will provide rest of the workers from here, it will be fine if they work together furthermore we can also guarantee your branch''s safety in our city, how about it?)) (Ji Biyu) ''Hehe¡­. that''s what I was waiting for, now both the foxes are caught in the trap,'' Rex sneered inwardly. How could he not guess what they were thinking, at this stage, there will be a lot of people who would be curious about his technology but can they really copy it? If someone is really smart enough to successfully reverse engineer it and able to find a way to remake it then they will already be at a level that Array Circuit Tech won''t catch their eye. ''I thought as a guardian he would be as cunning as that Alchemist Ye but looks like I was worried for nothing,'' Ji Biyu sighed. ((Good, you seem like a smart person so how about the profit distribution)) (Jack) Ji Biyu was about to reply but Ji Baozhai quickly typed the message. ((How about 7:3?)) (Ji Baozhai) Ji Biyu was anxious for a second but when she saw that the distribution wasn''t exaggerated she relaxed. She knew the character of her teacher when it comes to business the only word that can define her was¡­greedy ((You want 30% just for giving permission to open up a branch? it''s a little too much)) (Jack) ((No you misunderstood 30% is yours, we want 70%)) (Ji Baozhai) ((¡­)) (Jack) "¡­" (Ji Biyu) ((Should I send my family''s property papers too?)) (Jack) Ji Biyu was embarrassed. Ji Baozhai got confused she was about to reply but Ji Biyu hurriedly stooped her. ((Ancestor was joking, please do not take it seriously as for the distribution how about we take 30% including our worker''s salary?)) (Ji Biyu) ((I believe 10% is more than enough for you)) (Jack) ''Who was the one who said that money was not a problem for us, now why is she acting so stingy,'' (Rex) ((It''s the first time we allowed someone else to do business in our city, so you are going to make a big fortune anyway¡­ 25% is a must)) (Ji Biyu) ((15% is my far as I can stretch it)) (Jack) ((20% this much shouldn''t be a problem for a guardian like you right?)) (Ji Biyu) ((17% excluding the salary of your workers, leave it or take it)) (Jack) ((Deal)) (Ji Biyu) ((So 17% it is, your 5 Star ID card will be delivered to your sect by tomorrow noon, we will soon send our men for analyzing the construction site, and I will send some money to your account as an advance payment, now that the matter is over¡­ goodbye)) (Jack) [The chat has ended] [Thank you for using Frozen Flame service, we hope you have a good night, stay safe and take care] Ji Biyu was just about to close the window but she received a new notification. [Jack Andrews had transferred 1,000,000 $$ to your account] [Congratulations! due to the user having recharged a large amount of balance in the first try, you will be rewarded with a random gift] [Randomizing gift¡­..] [You have got free access to ''Frozen Flame Hub''] [Would you like to download and install the app: Yes/No] Ji Biyu chose Yes. 268 Chapter 266 : : Crush After few minutes¡­. Ji Biyu was at the last step of finishing making her user account on Frozen Flame Hub. [Please input your username: ____] [Note: The username is the name that will be displayed to the public so it doesn''t have to be your real name, you can use a fake name or you can also your titled name or nickname as your username] Ji Biyu paused. "What do you think master?" Ji Biyu asked. Ji Baozhai stared at her, the very fact that her disciple was using something she didn''t have in front of her was like teasing her and now her words were like gasoline in the fire. "Didn''t you receive a titled name after reaching the Golden Core stage? just use that one," Ji Baozhai said. Most of the time titled names are given by other peoples to the user based on the user''s characteristics and achievements. Ji Biyu nodded and typed the name. [Your username has been registered as \u003cMisty Fairy\u003e] After the account was created, the app fully opened up but then she received another notification. [Would you like to sync the \u003cFriends\u003e function with \u003cFrozen Flame Hub\u003e : Yes/No] [Note: Synching will resulting in unlocking more features, for example, you will able to freely share your location with your friends and globally mention your relation on your status.....read more] Ji Biyu didn''t think much and directly chose Yes. The main page of the app opened in a new window, with a mini window on the side which was due to the synchronization with the \u003cFriends\u003e function. [Name: Misty Fairy Friends: None] The main window had a big interface with a lot of empty blocks that needed to be filled, those empty spaces needed the basic information about her, like her hobbies, gender, preferences, etc. There was also a profile picture space on the upper left corner on the main window, but she had no way of taking pictures with an ID card, there was an option to take an emoji or sticker as her picture or buy an Animated Picture Designing app from the shop but she discarded it for now. She tried to see how to add friends and found out that she could send friend requests to those who have already registered their account in Frozen Flame Hub, she could also use global chat to directly join in the chat without making friends, she curiously opened the global chat. The Frozen Flame Hub friends function was similar to the one at the main interface but unlike the main Friends function on the main interface, one could not share their locations. [Global Chat] ((Hey, Big Brother are you awake~)) (Death Blade Wielder) ((Huh? Master, you didn''t go into seclusion yet¡­ and wait, it''s not our chat group¡­ it''s global chat)) (The Death''s Envoy) ((You are right master but it''s better to avoid such mistakes in the future, I have figured out all the functions of the app let me come help you)) (The Death''s Envoy) Ji Biyu was quietly reading the chat but Ji Baozhai suddenly approached her and typed a message. ((Sung Brat, is that you?)) (Misty Fairy) ((Misty Fairy you also got the card wait¡­Sung Brat? did your head finally froze after living in that snow valley for so long?)) (The Death''s Envoy) ((I am not Misty Fairy but her Master, as for my head is frozen or not, we will discuss that topic when I visit your sect next time)) (Misty Fairy) ((Eh¡­ It''s a shame senior but I am going into seclusion today so I won''t be able to welcome you in the sect)) (The Death''s Envoy) After that, the green dot representing The Death''s Envoy online status turned dark. ((To think you old hag is now bullying young children)) (Death Blade Wielder) ((I just left for a while and even you are getting cocky, first tell me how to switch to private chat I want to ask you something)) (Misty Fairy) Sung Suyin then told her the whole process of switching to private chat step by step. A few minutes later¡­ [Private Chat] ((So what do you want to ask old hag?)) (Death Blade Wielder) ((If you call me old hag one more time, then I swear I will launch an all-out attack on your sect right now)) (Misty Fairy) ''Do this old hag still think we are weak and can be bullied, after Lady Lerna had channeled her Monster Qi through our bodies it did some damage but it also worked as a tonic and loosened our bottleneck, once our injuries are cured we will have a high chance to breakthrough,'' (Sung Suyin) ((Just come to the topic already)) (Death Blade Wielder) ((Tell me, do the Frozen Flame have a very powerful woman as their backer?)) (Misty Fairy) ((So you want to buy information? find someone else our sect does not sell information on Frozen Flame)) (Death Blade Wielder) ''What? did he refused without hearing the price?'' (Ji Baozhai) ((Looks like the rumors were true you really did get allied yourself with Frozen Flame, just tell me if that woman backing them is stronger than me, I will give you one of my sect quota for the selection of Inter Continental Fighting Tournament)) (Misty Fairy) ''Hehe¡­ now I will see how would you refuse,'' (Ji Baozhai) ''The quota is indeed alluring but life is more important,'' (Sung Suyin) ((As I said before I cannot sell you information on Frozen Flame no matter the price)) (Death Blade Wielder) ((Just what''s gotten into you, I am not asking for their weaponry secrets or overall strength but just a single thing and you are still acting so stubborn)) (Misty Fairy) ((Sigh¡­ for our old friendship I will give you a piece of advice¡­ don''t mess with them, the woman you are seeing as their backer is just one of the Guardians working for them)) (Death Blade Wielder) [Death Blade Wielder left the chat] Ji Baozhai was stunned, although Sung Suyin didn''t say anything directly but the meaning was clear¡­ you are no match for them. ...¡­.. On the other side, Rex smiled when he saw their live chat then closed the window and continued his stroll. ''This Sung Suyin is no fool, he purposely acted in that way to show that he removed the future trouble for Frozen Flame while considering that someone from the organization could eye drop on the chat,'' (Rex) After closing the chat Rex looked at the blue sky and sighed. ''This Zakiya... did he went into eternal sleep of something? How long will it take for him to come out of the seclusion,'' He thought. Rex was just strolling when his eyes landed on the two familiar figures walking in his direction. The one on the right was Ria walking with a kind and caring smile on her face, anyone who saw her greeted her politely, she seemed very popular among the citizens. And the one on the left was Mia, she was the quiet type and had trouble choosing the right words, so she mostly only nodded when the people who greeted Ria also greeted her, unlike Ria, she didn''t look much social. When the two sisters arrived near Rex, Ria also politely greeted him and looked at him for a brief second before both of them walked past him. ''Huh? did my cute little green marshmallow forgot about me?'' Rex thought but then he suddenly realized that he was in his base form and the twin sisters had never seen him like that. Rex quickly used Instant-Transmission to go to a secluded area then transformed into his bloodline form, changed his clothes then came back to a narrow alley people wouldn''t notice. "Oh¡­ if it isn''t Ria, what a coincidence," Rex said after walking behind her. [Coincidence my foot, you literally ran behind her] "¡­" (Rex) Ria turned around while keeping her composed look and kind smile but the second her eyes landed on Rex, she first got surprised then her cheeks turned light red as she subconsciously averted her gaze like she lost her iron forged self-confidence from just now. "It''s good to see you again¡­Rex''" She said while looked at Rex in the eyes from time then again avoiding her gaze. ''Why does she behave like that, it feels like I did something unspeakable perverted act against her,'' Rex got confused. [Want me to read her facial expressions?] ''Please do,'' (Rex) Mia looked at Rex then at her sister, she felt a little strange. Rex then noticed that although Ria was still in half-snake form, his Spider-Sense made him feel that she was stronger than before but when Rex checked her cultivation base it was just one sub-stage higher than before, he was slightly suspicious so he searched for a ring or earring on her body that can act as cultivation base suppressing spirit tool but there was nothing like that on her body. In the end, he concluded that it was probably because of an increase in her battle strength rather than cultivation base. Rex wasn''t able to think of the right topic so he first thought about complimenting her dress up but when he looked at the plain clothes she was wearing he gave that idea¡­ too obvious praise may be taken as an insult in this situation. "How''s your injury?" Rex asked with a slightly embarrassed expression, he still remembered it was his fault that she got that injury on the head. Although he saved her but he also saved all the beastman including her so why did she alone got hurt because of him¡­ was what Rex thought. "My injuries weren''t deep so they were easily cured by the potions," Ria said. "I wasn''t able to properly apologize to you earlier, and in last month I was a little buy so I delayed it for so long, tell me what do you want if it is within my capabilities then I will give it to you," Rex said with a smile. "No, it''s all right and you also saved us so¡­" Ria was speaking but Rex interjected. "I insist,'' Rex said with a firm expression. Ria looked at his face for a while before her face flushed red again and she looked down. "What do your sister likes?" Rex asked Mia. "Idiots," Mia said while staring at him. "???" (Rex) "She means it''s an idiotic question, she won''t give her answer to," Ria hurriedly explained. Rex nodded. ''I really doubt if she meant that,'' (Rex) "Flowers¡­ It''s fine if you give flowers," Ria said after finally making her choice. "Just flowers? you can ask anything you know, you don''t need to worry about money the whole city comes under my control¡­ if you want a big house then I can give you a whole bungalow and¡­." Rex was saying but Ria interjected this time. "Just flowers is fine¡­" Ria looked slightly disappointed while saying this so Rex quickly shut up. ''Did I say something wrong?'' (Rex) [Nothing wrong, you just sounded like a rich second generation picking up a gold digger] ''You know it will be a lot more helpful if you tell these me these things when I am doing it not after I have already done it,'' (Rex) "Don''t take my words that seriously, I am just not that good with expressing my feeling in words, you like flowers right? I know of a good place come with me," Rex said awkwardly then showed them the way. Rex was not in a hurry so he walked in a slow pace while chatting with Ria, the only one who lacked patience at the moment was Mia who was staring at Rex from time to time but she only looked slightly annoyed but not angry, like she didn''t care about him talking to her sister but dragging her along while making her feel out of place. Rex was not in a hurry so he walked in a slow pace while chatting with Ria, the only one who lacked patience at the moment was Mia who was staring at Rex from time to time but she only looked slightly annoyed but not angry, like she didn''t care about him talking to her sister but dragging her along while making her feel out of place. [Rex after observing her facial expression and body language for so long, I finally reached a conclusion and the answer is actually very simple¡­ I am 65% sure she had a crush on you] Rex steps suddenly halted. "Is something wrong?" Ria asked in a sweet tone. "Nothing worth mentioning," Rex said with a smile then again started walking. ''You serious? I and crush?¡­ I needed to spend months to make a good impression on my little crush naughty Ru, as for the Wild Xue Ying, she only admitted to like me when I told her about leaving the realm, as for others I still have a long way to go¡­.and you are saying there is a golden fish that fell from the sky just like that?'' (Rex) [Get serious, It''s just 65% accurate] ''Hugh.. 65%% now that you mention it, shouldn''t it be at least 75%, 65% accuracy is the least you had analyzed until now,'' Rex asked. [That''s the thing, a while later before she saw you her temperament seemed highly composed and firm which was almost like Lucia, but when she saw it brought a drastic change in her personality that''s why I am only 65% sure this time] ''Hmmm¡­'' Rex looked at Ria. 269 Chapter 267 : : Finally Online ''Hugh.. 65%? now that you mention it, shouldn''t it be at least 75%, 65% accuracy is the least you had analyzed until now,'' Rex asked. [That''s the thing, a while later before she saw you, her temperament seemed highly composed and firm which was almost like Lucia, but when she saw you it brought a drastic change in her personality that''s why I am only 65% sure this time] ''Hmmm¡­'' Rex looked at Ria. He subconsciously decreased his pace. The rays from the setting sun were reflecting upon her face making it look slightly red. When Ria noticed Rex intensely staring at her face she blushed again making her face look redder. Ria also decreased her pace matching up to his. "Cough.." Mia wasn''t able to take more of this and finally interrupted their peaceful movement. The second she coughed, their pace returned back to normal. [And I was just thinking of starting the BGM] Rex ignored the comment and acted as nothing happened. "This¡­ isn''t this the castle," Ria suddenly noticed that the path they were walking on was leading them to the main entrance of the castle. "When I discovered this place for the first time and started to build a city here, I moved all the attractive flower and herbs in the whole region to the castle garden, there are hundreds of types of flowers here I think we can definitely find the ones that suit you best," Rex said with a smile then took them in. The Combat Bots stationed at the entrance remained unmoved and didn''t stop them. Ria was a little excited when she entered the castle, the colorful flower petal that flew out of the castle while chasing the wind always attracted her attention but the main castle wall blocked her vision. It would be a lie to say that she didn''t want to enter the castle but she was cautious when she thought what type of person the founder of the organization would be, in her view Rex was only a subordinate working for him so using her ties to enter the castle may be too much to ask. When Ria entered the garden, she was surprised, the scenery in front of her was like the entrance to an evergreen valley. Both the left and right side of the stone-paved path was covered with dense green walls made of tall green trees, the trees on both sides were curved towards each other connecting with the top of each other like forming a welcoming entrance for them. On a clear look, Ria noticed that there were several flowery vines covering those trees they were the ones responsible for keeping them connected. The natural ceiling above had blocked the sunlight from reaching the ground but it was not dark. There were street lantern-like poles on both sides of the road, a crystal was attached to their top, the crystal was emitting dim light rays lighting the path ahead. Because of this kind of setting in this part of the garden, it was hard to tell if it was daytime or night. "Beautiful," Mia on the side subconsciously uttered out. "Thanks.. it was mostly managed by the head maid of the place though, she really takes care of all the matter regarding the castle," Rex said. He didn''t feel like it was good to snatch Lucia''s credit. [If it was Jiang Shuang doing the work, then I am sure your words would be quite different from the ones just now] ''Brothers can share the pain, leave the love for maidens,'' (Rex) "Haha¡­ how long are you going to keep staring like that, come let me show you the place with the best flowers," Rex took the opportunity to grab her hand walk ahead. Ria didn''t resist and followed him. Rex took her to many places, at some places the whole ground was covered with flowery wines and the firefly like insects flying around them while the other had rare trees with precious spirit fruits hanging on them. At the start when Rex collected all the herbs and trees in the forest that he found attractive¡­ he didn''t even know their uses and planted them all near the castle. It was only later that he knew their use but by then he had already had new channels to get the herbs he wanted so he left them there for Little Aru and¡­to show-off. By the time Rex took the two sisters to the last place it was already night but no one mind it. The last place was the mini flowery valley¡­ this place was an open area and was completely exposed to the two moons in the night sky, this place was also covered with flowers like other places, the only specialty was that there were no two flower plants of the same kind, every flowering plant had different types of flowers with different looks and smell. "So how''s it? do you like it?" Rex asked with a smile. Both Ria and Mia were holding a big flower bouquet in their hands, they had made it after collecting a lot of flowers on their way, Mia''s bouquet was mostly made by Ria because she couldn''t add more flowers in her own bouquet. Ria nodded as her gaze swept around all the flowers in the garden. Rex smiled then picked a bright sky blue flower from a nearby plant, the flower had four big petals and a long stamen in the center, it was shining like someone had sprinkled powdered crystal on it, the twinkling lights on its petals look like the flower was trapping the moonlight falling on it. The flower was actually a rare herb¡­ The Starlight Flower. With the flower in his, hand Rex walked closer to Ria, before she could react he inserted the flower in her hair above her right ear. "These small flowers can only be used to bring out the true beauty of a big beautiful flower like you," Rex said with a smile after making sure that the flower looked really good on her. Ria stared at Rex in the eyes for a brief moment then after figuring out the meaning behind the sentence her cheeks again turned red. "Master Rex, I am here, what can I do for you?" Lucia came out of the other side of the garden and asked while looking at Ria and Mia. As per Rex''s request, Lucia didn''t call him Young Master Rex in front of outsiders but just Master Rex. Rex had called her over a while ago when he arrived at this place. "Miss Lucia, I heard you were searching for talented assistants to assist you in the management related work, so how about giving these two a chance? they both have traveled for a long time before joining the beastman village that''s why they possess a lot of knowledge and experience about the outside world than other workers here whose movements were limited to a certain area all their life," Rex said while looking at Ria and Mia. Both the sisters looked at Rex in surprise. "If Master Rex recommends them then it''s a given that I give them a chance, as long as they meet my minimum requirements I can take them both as assistants," Lucia said after thinking for a second. Rex nodded in satisfaction then again looked at the twin sisters. "Rex if you are doing it for making up for that then the flowers are¡­." Ria started speaking but Rex interjected. "It would be a lie if I say that I am satisfied just by giving you flowers to make up for my mistake, but I am really not offering this job just based on that, I heard from Alfred that you two haven''t joined the beastman village for a very long time and were traveling in the continent alone, even when your cultivation base wasn''t high and your appearance does not allow you to disguise as humans you two were still able to survive. This shows your intellectual abilities¡­ in simple words you two are smart enough to survive even without much strength that''s why I think you will be of good help to Lucia, if you agree to take the job then you will get a good salary, and cultivation resources furthermore you can enjoy the scenery of this garden anytime you want¡­ how?" Rex asked. Ria was silent, she seemed to be in a dilemma, Mia on the side didn''t speak either and just looked at Ria like saying she would choose whatever her sister chooses. After thinking for a while Ria again looked at Rex in the eyes with a serious expression, Rex felt awkward when he saw her like that but he didn''t avert his gaze because he had a feeling that it won''t be a good sign to do that. Ria kept staring at Rex in the eyes for a few seconds then she smiled and nodded indicating that she agreed. "Good, so now that it''s decided you two can move to the castle, Lucia arrange two rooms on the second floor for them okay," Rex said, but when he saw that Ria was about to speak he continued. "From now own you two are assistants of the head maid so it''s a given that you two live in the castle like her, it will also make it easy for you two to work there reducing the time taken to travel from home to castle every day, I will send someone to help you shift the luggage tomorrow," Rex said. Ria didn''t speak more and helplessly nodded she could see that Rex now had no intention to actually hear a no as an answer. "Then we will see Miss Lucia tomorrow," Ria addressed Lucia in the same way as Rex then nodded and left the garden with Mia. Although it was already night, Rex knew it won''t have a good impact if he asked the sisters to stay the night in the castle at the moment, he knew he had already forced his way quite deep just now. Lucia also had work to do so she left after the sisters. After they all left Rex checked the wrist band or we can say \u003cSmart Band\u003e on his hand to check if there was something else on the schedule that he had missed, he had named the device: SB v2.0 Smart Band to define it more clearly. Now that he had made sure that he has nothing to do Rex just stretched his arms and was getting ready to head to his room and sleep, just then he received a notification alert, not from the Smart Band but from the¡­ Friend List. Rex quickly checked and found out that the offline status of Zakiya has turned Online, when the user on the Friend List is sleep, unconscious or in a meditative state then their status turns offline and when it turns back online then it means they are awake. ''Instant-Transmission,'' (Rex) Rex didn''t think more and headed towards his position in the core zone of the forest. On the other side, both Ria and Mia had left the castle and were heading back to their residence. Ria was walking with a faint smile on her face, although there weren''t many people on the streets at moment but even when someone met her they would politely greet her and worriedly advice that a beauty like her shouldn''t overwork till night because she might encounter some drunk men and have trouble dealing with them. On the whole way, Mia didn''t ask anything about the assistant job. After they both arrived at the second floor of the two-story building and Mia closed the door, Ria sighed then lied on the bed, her smile has long been disappeared as she stared at the ceiling. "Sister, was there any need to accept the job, it''s a waste of time and the resources they will provide can''t help us much. Coming to this city had already restricted our moments a lot and if we move to the castle then¡­.wait could it be he wanted to keep a watch on us," Mia suddenly said. Right now she didn''t look like she was the same quite and anti-social type girl as outside as she spoke without hesitation or choking on her words. "You think too much¡­ he doesn''t suspect us, he is just chasing me," Mia said as she touched the flower on her hair while still expressionlessly looking at the ceiling. "Oh, then sister why are you letting him get so close to you? he doesn''t seem to be the loyal type or useful in any way, he seems like a kind person but he may be faking it. Even if he isn''t faking it such personality is of no use in our way.... and more importantly, it really looked like you fell for him, err.. you don''t really like him¡­ right sister?" Mia asked with some uncertainty in her tone. 270 Chapter 268 : : Still As Shameless As Ever "Oh, then sister why are you letting him get so close to you? he doesn''t seem to be the loyal type or useful in any way, he seems like a kind person but he may be faking it. Even if he isn''t faking it such personality is of no use in our way.... and more importantly, it really looked like you fell for him, err.. you don''t really like him¡­ right sister?" Mia asked with some uncertainty in her tone. "So what if I do like him? you have any problem with him," Ria said as she took out of the flower from her hair, placed it in front of her nose, and deeply inhaled its fragrance. "No, that''s not¡­. what I meant," Mia panicked a little after sensing the change in her tone. Only after she confirmed that Ria didn''t say anything else did she continued. "I was just saying, he is, after all, a living being with consciousness, once he knows what we are up against then he will back off¡­ even if he tries to fight for you sister it''s only until he doesn''t know what we have, once he does then he will desire it like any other person. I don''t blame him for that it''s the basic nature of a person, if sister really likes him then we can take him after gaining enough strength," Mia carefully chose her words before speaking, after she finished she sensed something and looked at the back of her right hand, a tattoo of a silver snake had appeared on her hand all of a sudden. At the same time when the tattoo appeared, Ria raised her hand and a similar tattoo of a golden snake appeared on her hand. Ria didn''t deny or agreed to her statement, she just focused on the tattoo like she hasn''t listened to her at all. The tattoo then turned into a golden stream of light and transformed into a long golden staff in her hand, the staff resembled a snake made of gold with two big fins around its head and a pair of sharp fangs coming out from its open mouth, the snake also had an opaque hexagonal crystal embedded on its head but more than half of the crystal starting from the center was emerald green in color. Ria moved her hand and the golden staff started spinning on her hand at high speed, it looked like she had practiced the staff for a very long time, to her, the staff felt like it was an extension of her arm. While swinging the staff with her right hand Ria again smelled the flower in her left hand then put it back in her hair. "I take what I want, it doesn''t matter if they have any use for me or not," She said then the staff disappeared from her hand again and she closed her eyes. After a few seconds, her breathing became slow stating that she fell asleep. Mia sighed, she was living with her sister since birth but even she couldn''t predict her action, what she did know was her sister was good to her. Mia didn''t bother her anymore, she placed the big bouquet on the side and started packing the luggage. ...¡­. On the other side¡­ ''It''s like all the black fog from before has now been collected to a single place,'' Rex thought then landed in an open area near him. Rex tried to probe the inside of the fog with his Spiritual-Sense but the fog easily blocked it, Spider-Sense was somewhat effective but it''s range decreased by a lot, luckily he found out that Echolocation was much more durable here. Echolocation was a simple ability that allowed him to send sound waves at a very high frequency and get the information about the target area after receiving the reflected waves. When using Echolocation, Rex discovered that Zakiya was in the middle of the area covered by the black fog, he was twice as big compared to before but when Rex further analyzed the vague details brought by the interrupted waves he was shocked because at the moment Zakiya had long nine tails behind him which were covered in dense fur. All those tails were floating around him like the tail of an eastern dragon, the big blood-red eyes shining like the red moon in the night sky added to his mighty presence. When Rex was still shocked by the details he saw, Zakiya turned his head towards the moons in the sky and roared. ¡­.Roooooaaaaarrrrrrrrr... The deafening roar brought Rex back to reality. ''Not wolf but¡­ Fox?'' Rex thought. He had heard the tales of Dragons and Hydra in the lower realm so he had naturally heard the tales of the legendary Nine-Tailed Fox too but he hasn''t heard of a Nine-Tailed Fox with red eyes or the ones using black ice. After the deafening roar, Zakiya''s started to shrink in size, only after a few seconds his size became very small compared to before¡­ he was just a little bigger than Aeneas in his Full-Beast Transformation form. Furthermore, his shape was changing like he was going through a transformation. All his nine tails turned back to one then his body structure began to change, his front paws turned into hands, his back paws turned into legs and his wolf-like face started to develop human-like features. Rex was excited, he noted down every detail he received from the waves and began to imagine what would Zakiya look like in humanoid form as he looked at the transforming beast. ''Go Zakiya Go, with his heavy voice he should be a big robust man, I wonder if he would have six-pack abs... Woah! he already transformed¡­ thin hands? it''s fine he may be the speed type¡­ long legs and big thigh yeah that what I was talking about.. and long hairs too? good¡­ bruu his waist is too thin and slender.. a macho man shouldn''t have it, I will remind him to work on his waist later on, hmm¡­ Huh? what is wrong with his chest why it is so inflate¡­.Fuukkk¡­'' Rex rechecked the details from the data several times. After he confirmed that there was no error in the details, a big fuukk appeared in his head then it went blank. Zakiya who had transformed into a humanoid woman form looked in Rex''s direction like she could see through the dense fog, she then snapped her finger, and the fog which was still all this time started to rotate around her like a tornado. When the black fog started to catch the speed and transform into a tornado, Rex was no longer able to use Echolocation to check the insides of the region anymore, and Rex snapped out of his daze. ''Zakiya is a¡­. female?'' Rex repeated the line in his head several times to force the fact in his head and to make himself believe it. [Well, it''s not your fault with the voice she used no one could think she was a female] ''Such big betrayal? my little heart can''t take it anymore,'' Rex clenched his hand on his right chest, looking really hurt. [If I remember correctly, the humans'' heart is normally present more on the left side of the chest] Rex quietly shifted his hand from the right chest to left. ''I was just absorbed in the pain, so I didn''t notice¡­ okay'' (Rex) [I believe you] Rex nodded in satisfaction. [I have to believe you] ''Go To Hell,'' (Rex) [With you] "¡­" (Rex) The black tornado enveloping Zakiya was big enough and strong enough to uproot the trees in miles and ravage the ground but fortunately just after the tornado formed it started to rapidly shrink in size like it was being sucked in by a black hole in its center. When the tornado finally dissipated, Rex saw the figure of a woman standing in its place. The dim moonlight of the night was enough for Rex to clearly see her appearance. She had black and long hairs, she was tall, and her skin was snow white. Her facial features were solid and pretty. Altogether she had a mature and elegant yet alluring look. As for her clothes, she was not wearing the clothes one would normally see in the lower realm. Instead, she was wearing a long black dress made of a silk-like cloth, the dress had see-through net style cloth at her waist area and fluffy black fur at her sleeve openings and the neckline, which displayed her hidden curvy and mature figure. The woman also had a black metallic fan opened in front of her face, the fan hid half of her lower face only showing the pair of red ruby-like eyes, Rex wasn''t curious about her lower face as he had already seen her rosy lips that were slightly curled upwards from the corners, it felt like she was waiting to see his reaction. Rex blinked his eyes a few times then made a shocked expression. "Damn it, Zakiya why didn''t you tell me¡­ was the trust between us only meant that much to you?" Rex said with a heartbroken expression. Zakiya folded her black fan, spun it, then again unfolded it and slightly smiled, she seemed very satisfied with his reaction, when she was just going to reply Rex spoke again. "Why? why didn''t you tell me, did you think I won''t accept you if I came to knew that you were a shemal.." Before he could complete his sentence Rex felt an unstoppable force on his chest and was thrown back. "Still as shameless as ever¡­" Zakiya muttered in a sweet yet alluring voice. Before Rex realized his situation he had already become the reason for the destruction of several trees. ''Telekinesis + Battle-Wings + Aerokinesis'' (Rex) Rex spared no efforts but was still only able to stop after traveling more than a hundred meters back. [- 202 HP] ''Damn this bastard, he...no she has no mercy at all,'' Rex stood from the pit below him then adjusted his clothes, he wasn''t worried about Zakiya plotting against him because he had sensed that most of the force behind the attack wasn''t focused on a single point but was scattered on his chest, meaning it was meant to throw him backward not to kill him. But the attack was still strong enough to have taken 202 of his HP in one blow, this time Rex only used Regeneration to slowly heal his body to increase its level. [Court Death(Lvl max)\u003e\u003e\u003eCourt Death(Lvl overmax)] ''I have noted this down, gonna pay you back someday,'' (Rex) Just after he stood up, the shadow of a tree near him fluctuated then a silhouette came out of it. "Were you trying to kill me?" Rex looked at her in dissatisfaction. "If you had died just by that then I would have never asked you to become my disciple," Zakiya said while still covering her lower face with the fan. Rex just snorted at her. "So did you think it through? are you willing to become my disciple now," Zakiya didn''t mind his rude behavior and asked with a lightly expectant look. "You are still going on about that, yeah you just reminded me of something¡­ I encountered an idiot woman''s inheritance and she forcibly tried to make me her disciple then..." Rex told her the whole story about Fairy Ren while omitting some details about subtypes of the cultivation technique and the pill. He wasn''t worried about Zakiya stealing his cultivation technique or already used pill, he just felt that it wasn''t necessary to mention it. "Hmm¡­ let me have a look," Zakiya didn''t say anything further and placed her hand on his forehead. When she placed her hand on his forehead Rex noticed the lite black vine-like design diagonally tattooed on her fingernails. ''Even her fingernails have black design¡­. wait a second, what are the people in the higher realm exactly doing? did they stopped being cultivators and decided to open a women''s parlor or something?'' Rex thought. Suddenly Rex felt his Sea Of Consciousness being infiltrated by a gentle but unstoppable force, he could sense the invasion but could do nothing about it. "Found it¡­" Zakiya said in a low tone. At the moment Rex got the same feeling he got when Fairy Ren placed the seal on him, but this time instead of the feeling of illusory chains enveloping his heart he felt those chains loosening then his heart getting released. Zakiya then removed her hand from his head. "It''s alright now you are fine, there were two seals one for tracking and the other was illusion dream seal that would have put you into an eternal sleep if you had tried to sell or give the inheritance cultivation technique to someone else before mastering it to Perfection," Zakiya casually said. Rex got chills running down his spine when he heard that, a while ago he was thinking of giving it to Jiang Shuang as the poor guy really helped him a lot these days but when thinking of the seals he decided to wait, after all giving it to him now or one-two months later won''t make much difference¡­ but now when he thought what could have happened if he had given it to him back then, he got goosebumps. 271 Chapter 269 : : A Be Seeing him being quiet like that Zakiya slightly smiled, Rex''s Calm Mind helped his hide most of the changes in his expression giving his temperament a wise sage touch but some little changes were unavoidable like the one right now, actually, Zakiya didn''t tell him the whole truth, what she didn''t mention was Rex would receive one warning before doing it but if he ignored it and proceeded only then would he would have suffered. She did it so that he would act more cautious when facing such things and won''t be overtaken by greed. After Rex recovered from his shock she continued. "Both the soul seals had their own unique pattern.. you can refer to it as seal maker''s signature, I am not too familiar with this Fairy Ren''s signature either I haven''t come in close contact with her, she may be active in a faraway place or she may have appeared after I left the realm¡­ there is also a chance that she wasn''t strong enough to catch my attention," Zakiya said. Just from the name Zakiya didn''t conclude that she doesn''t know her because not many powerhouses are known by their real name, they are usually known by their titled name, it was uncommon for a strong powerhouse to not use their titled name. "I see, by the way, what''s your real name?" Rex suddenly asked. "Huh? didn''t I tell you to call me Zakiya," She looked at him in slight confusion. "Zakiya? your real name? pffff haha... Seriously? what kind of na¡­ I mean what beautiful name it is, it sounds too melodies to ears, this name is highly famine and unique, furthermore, it has its own special charm I think only a genius and extremely beautiful woman like you can have this name," Rex was going to keep laughing at her name but when he saw her slightly dark expression he quickly changed the flow of his words. Zakiya''s lips twitched. She raised her hand and clenched her fist. Rex gulped. ..Boom¡­ [- 48 HP] Rex rubbed the slightly irregular bump on his forehead while staring at her. "That felt much better," Zakiya nodded in satisfaction. "Do everyone in higher realm bully weaker innocent people like this?" Rex asked as he narrowed his eyes at her. "It doesn''t seem like you got satisfied with just one," Zakiya pinched her fingers. Rex immediately quitted down. ''Evil woman go away, shu~ shu~'' (Rex) "Now that I helped you remove the seal, become my disciple," Zakiya said with a straight face. "What''s that logic?" Rex''s lips twitched. "I helped you isn''t it normal you repay me by becoming my disciple," Zakiya maintained her serious expression like she was stating a fact. "Is everyone in the higher realm as shameless as you?" Rex asked in contempt. ..Boom¡­ [- 52 HP] [So you are cursing her into becoming your wife?] ''I have noted it down too, you just wait till your good days end,'' (Rex) "You will not agree like that, would you? then how about placing a bet?" Zakiya said. "A bet?" Rex looked at her. "Yes a bet, how about we duel, if you win I will give you whatever you ask for¡­ as long as it is within my capability and if you lose then all you have to do is become my disciple," Zakiya said in a tempting tone. ''Give me anything? then even if I ask for her whole treasure bag¡­ no Rex don''t get taken by greed and¡­ isn''t there something more important then the treasure bag standing in front of me,'' Rex was really tempted by her offer but he didn''t directly agree. "By anything, do you really mean anything?" Rex doubtfully asked. "Yes, anything I can do," Zakiya said without a second thought. "Even if I ask you to marry me?" Rex asked again. Silence... [I was wondering what happened to your primal instincts] ''You are still na?ve and idiotic as ever,'' (Rex) [What do you mean?] ''You really think I ask it because of her beauty? little guy even Fairy Ren was extremely beautiful but beauty without a favorable character can only make me cautious,'' (Rex) [I seriously doubt that] ''Cough¡­ let''s come to the point, the reason I ask that is not that I intend to do anything to her after all I am not even capable of freely touching Lerna with my strength then having any bad thought about someone like her who probably stands on top of the food chain in the whole middle realm is like asking for death. The thing I want is permanent backing, I never thought she would marry me just for keeping her words but I do think that she will agree to my request right now because at the moment she really underestimates my strength so she does not think that I can win, but¡­ what will she do if I win? She will definitely try to back off from her words¡­ she will likely tell us to ask for anything except the marriage, at that time even if I ask her to give me her greatest treasure or to fight for me she won''t be able to refuse,'' Rex said. Earlier when Rex made the recipe of the \u003cElixir of Life\u003e to cure her, Zakiya had told him that she will back him up in the future but it only meant she will protect him in case something happened, not to fight for him and Rex didn''t believe that it was good to just depend on the words she said in excitement that''s why he thought of this plan. If he had directly asked for her protection then she might set conditions like¡­ as long as the opponent is not too strong or as long as you don''t provoke others on your own, I will help you¡­ that''s why he decided to do it like that. [To think you were thinking that far but Rex isn''t there a loophole in this plan? it will only succeed if you win] Zakiya kept staring at Rex for a while before she covered her mouth with her left hand and started laughing while hiding her face with the black fan in her right hand. "Pffftttt hahaha¡­ you¡­ sure about that?" Zakiya said while trying to hold back her laughter. Rex raised his eyebrow, her reaction was out of his expectation. "So you agree?" Rex said. "If that''s what you want then okay, it''s been a long time since I heard something so funny, to think you would say something like that to me especially with your meager cultivation base," Zakiya said with her lips curled upward. Rex snorted, he didn''t bother himself to find the meaning behind her confident words. ''Hehe¡­ this is going to become his dark past when he goes to the upper realm,'' Zakiya laughed inwardly when she thought about it. [Rex, her battle strength is unknown] ''I know what you mean¡­just wait and see,'' (Rex) "By the way, you aren''t thinking of fighting me with your cultivation base, do you?" Rex asked. "Of course not, I will use as same cultivation¡­no three sub-stages lower cultivation base than you to fight you," Zakiya said with a faint smile. "You are not thinking of using an overpowered weapon and stuff," Rex asked again. "I won''t even use a weapon, how about that," Zakiya said without any change in expression. "Anything that you got when you reached a higher cultivation base?" Rex said. "No," Zakiya replied. "Then, are you thinking of using those strong arrays against me?" Rex said. "No, it will be too unfair to use array in the duel," Zakiya replied. "Are you thinking of fighting in your beast form?" Rex asked. "No," Zakiya said. "Your Prison Ice?" Rex asked. "I won''t use it," Zakiya replied. "High-Grade Techniques?" Rex asked. "I won''t use it either, now are you satisfied?" Zakiya kept her smile. Rex remained silent for a few seconds. "You are a Divine Beast so you should also have those Special Abilities," Rex said. "You mean Divine Abilities? tell me something, do you even want me to use something to fight? if I won''t even use my abilities and I can''t use my high-grade techniques then how I am even supposed to fight?" Zakiya said with a helpless look. Rex slightly nodded. ''Now she can only use her Divine Abilities and her Shadow Law, I never saw any Divine Ability so I am not sure how strong are they but my abilities should be able to counter them, as for Shadow Law I have already figured out a way to counter that.. but she may have other hidden cards too but I also have my own hidden cards. After calculating all these factors I have more than 75% chance to win but then what is this feeling¡­ why do I feel like I can''t win, am I missing something? or it''s so-called bloodline pressure that is giving me this illusion... but Calm Mind should have countered such thing¡­ then is it Spider-Sense?'' Rex started to lose confidence when he looked at her confident expression. "Good I agree for the duel, we will duel after I finish an important work," Rex said. "What do you mean by that? aren''t we going to fight right now?" Zakiya gave him a suspicious look. Rex pointed at the night sky then said. "Do you take me as a fool, I have a feeling that you clearly have a big advantage at night with your strange Shadow Law, so why would I fight at night and I am not at my best right now¡­ there is something I need to do before the duel," Rex said with a slightly annoyed expression. [Rex don''t we also have an advantage at night? with Twilight you can get a good strength boost just by standing under the night sky] ''It was just an excuse buddy, I think it''s better to fight her after completing the evolution in that way I would have more chances of winning,'' (Rex) Zakiya nodded in understanding. "Now that it is decided, can you give me the bodies of two beasts you promised me before," Rex said. Zakiya nodded then she waved her hand. ..Plop¡­Plop¡­ x 9 Suddenly several bodies of beast fell on the ground out of nowhere and a huge heap of different kinds of beasts was formed in just a few seconds. Various kinds of beasts were present in that heap, some were bigger than a few elephants combines while there were also those who were just 1/10 of Rex''s own size. Most of the bodies were complete, Rex could guess that Zakiya had killed them in one strike to keep their bodies intact, but there were some damaged bodies mixed in the heap too, those bodies had a hole in their chest or head because their core was dug out, as for the remaining few their bodies were incomplete¡­ they had a few of their body part missing or only a few body parts left, Rex guessed that these were the brave ones who successfully managed to annoy her. Rex didn''t waste time in talking and started to look through the heap of beasts to find the most suitable one for himself. According to what Rose told him, the more material he would have for the extraction the higher the chances will be for successfully obtaining their trait but there was one more factor which was¡­. compatibility. The trait possessed by the target may not be the same as the one gained by Rex, depending on the compatibility it can change. For example, if the target had a trait that allowed it to change its skin into stone and make it hard, then the trait Rex obtain may be a mutated version that allows him to harden his skin making it tougher like a stone. Furthermore, there was one more possibility which was trait fusion, when Rex chose two or more targets at the same time and some of their traits are highly compatible with each other then there is a small chance that they will fuse to make a brand new trait. For example, if target A has a trait that allows it to change its skin into stone and target B has a trait that allows it to grow spikes on its body then if both the trait fuses then the resultant trait might allow one to grow stone spikes on its body. Moreover, it''s only one of the fusion results there are infinite possibilities when factors like mutation, variation, Atmospheric condition, the resultant trait possessor''s race, etc are taken into account. When searching through the bodies Rex touched every single one of them to extract their DNA signature, he also analyzed them to find the traits that suits him the best, he wasn''t aiming for one particular good trait but the ones that could support each other or act as auxiliary traits to empower his present traits. 272 Chapter 270 : : Choosing The Beasts When Rex was carefully analyzing every beast''s body, Zakiya spoke. "Not all of them are from this forest, there is one or two from the upper realm too but I have already taken out their cores and their cultivation base had also been degraded so they are mostly the same as others but their meat is more beneficial compared to others they have fewer impurities and can directly strengthen your body in multiple fields to some extent, that is if you managed to find them," Zakiya said with a smile. She didn''t know why Rex wanted the bodies of strong beasts so much¡­ although they are indeed useful to make blood talisman, refining pills, or crafting purposes, but Rex didn''t ask for a beast, in particular, he wanted to choose from all the ones she had, so she guessed he wanted their meet to enhance his physical abilities. Different kinds of beast meat can have a different effect, like the meat of a strong defense type beast can make a person''s muscles tougher slightly increasing their defense. The effect of the meat can be further enhanced if it gets processed by an expert chief but they are very rare in the middle realm and are not that talented. After keeping an eye on him for a long time she had noticed that Rex was advancing very fast while also maintaining a perfectly stable cultivation base Zakiya could tell that much just by his purity of Qi and checking the state of his Sea Of Consciousness, Rex, of course, was not aware that she already knew so much about him. Laster when she noticed that Rex hasn''t advanced after reaching Core Forming Stage for quite a while she thought that he had finally encountered his bottleneck. And strengthening his body by eating beast meat or monster meat, was part of his preparation for facing the bottleneck head-on. Rex didn''t reply and kept searching, after spending one hour he finally chose the first beast. The body of this beast was complete and it even had its core inside, it''s the body just felt a little cold so Rex guessed this one was either frozen to death or face something like a soul attack while he was frozen that didn''t damage its physical body even after its death. Zakiya raised her eyebrow. "A Red Scaled Millipede? it looks creepy, its meat is hard to eat and has no taste whatsoever, but if you can eat and digest it then it will increase the elasticity of your muscles and will also make your outer skin tougher to provide some defense¡­ not bad," Zakiya said. Red Scaled Millipede was a gigantic spirit beast, it was something Zakiya found in Misty Maze Forest a long time ago but because she didn''t like its taste or look, she kept it for emergency only¡­ for the times like when she doesn''t have any more cores to absorb and slow down her cultivation base degradation. The reason Rex chose the Red Scaled Millipede was not because of its scales but its ability to control all its limbs to divide its consciousness and freely control all its limbs, the beast had this ability because of its brains or the part that act likes its brains to be precise, the Red Scaled Millipede has more than 4000 types of muscles when in comparison a normal human who only have around 629, most of the tissue that we would call a brain are not present in its head or at a single part in Red Scaled Millipede''s body but divided into nine different parts. The nervous system of a Red Scaled Millipede is a collection of nervous tissue inside the body, and the nine segments that serve as brains or we can say nine nodes that are present in its body are interconnected with the help of its nervous system, those nine nodes divide the work among them and can control its whole body efficiently when it moves or fights¡­ resulting in the beast being able to use the full potential of all its whole body. Rex was already capable of multitasking because of his evolved brain, that''s why he thought if he could gain the trait that allows the beast to divide its consciousness and achieve a similar effect to his multitasking, then his battle power and work efficiency will soar, he can not only do pre-defined multiple tasks but can also think about other things at the same time. After he chose the Red Scaled Millipede, Rex kept searching for the other beast. ''How long is he going to take?'' Zakiya thought then she snapped her fingers and several black ice crystal grew out from the ground and transformed into a big throne. Zakiya lightly stretched her arms then sat on it, she lazily supported her chin with the back of her right hand and kept looking at Rex with interest. ''He is really taking his time¡­ but still its the first time I have seen him so serious, come to think of it when I caught him for the first time he looked like the type who would joke and laugh even while facing death. Let''s see... he is talented when it comes to cultivation, an innate trouble seeker but smart enough to save his own life, a little twisted but.. every powerhouse has one or two screws loose in their head, when it comes to comprehension talent¡­ it''s better not to mention it, the only fatal weakness I can see in him is¡­.. womanizer? This single main weakness can result in several sub-weakness, one of those is his calm temperament gets affected when facing a woman he likes, it can also become a fatal weakness in life and death battle, after he becomes my disciple I need to think of something to cover up that weakness,'' Zakiya thought. After looking through all the beast Rex finally chose the second beast. "Hundred Forms Flesh Eater? you sure about this one?" Zakiya asked after she saw the beast he chose. "Yeah it has to be this one," Rex looked at the disgusting looking big distorted meat sphere lying in front of him. The beast didn''t have a particular shape, it was a beast that came somewhere between plant type beasts species and flesh body type beast species. This beast had almost none intelligence it only knows how to hunt a beast near it with brute force then eat it¡­ this beast has so low intelligence that if there is no beast around it and it is hungry or lacks the energy to live on then it will keep lying in its place until death. The current appearance of the beast was like several buckets filled with rotten flesh are emptied at the same place on the ground then someone used their bottom level crafting skills to transform it into a distorted sphere. The flesh sphere had short tentacle-like hair all around its body. The beast doesn''t have a mouth to eat instead it first releases a digesting acid on the dead targets to soften or melt their flesh then it uses its short tentacle-like hair to absorb nutrients from the target''s flesh or core just like how the plant uses their roots to absorb nutrients from the soil. Rex chose this beast because of its ability to alter flesh, this beast is born with special kind of muscles and tissues that forms a special connection with the flesh all over its body and allows it to do some amazing things, it can change the shape of flesh around its body¡­ transforming its flesh into a human-like hand, spikes or sword is a piece of cake for it, furthermore, it can harden its soft squishy flesh to an extent that even top-grade weapons would appear pale in comparison. Rex wanted this trait of the beast, it can give him a lot of benefits in close-quarter combat, he also wished that this trait can fuse with Remould to make something new and better. ''It''s good that this Hundred Forms Flesh Eater is a low intelligence creature, if it was intelligent then even beast-like Red Scaled Millipede will have trouble dealing with it,'' Rex thought. "So now that you have chosen the two beasts we are done, call me when you are ready for the duel," Zakiya said then stood up from the throne, the whole black ice thrown crumbled transforming into black powdered ice that flew away with the wind, she then collected all the remaining beast bodies. She was slightly disappointed and curious as to why Rex chose this one, even when she hinted that there are bodies of the beast from the upper realm mixed in the heap, although they weren''t complete and only had few body parts left they were still useful for someone at his stage. How would she know that traits are very important for Rex, they are something that brings irreversible change to his body just like evolution that''s why he has to carefully think before choosing the right targets for obtaining useful traits. "Wait, there is one more thing I need, can you give me a little of your¡­. blood?" Rex asked with a sincere look. Rex didn''t ask for blood essence but for just blood, no one in the right mind would give their blood essence to someone just because they asked for it. Zakiya stared at him, earlier when she was poisoned he also asked for some of her poisoned blood for poison research purpose, and now that she is cured he still needs her blood¡­ why? A surprised look suddenly flashed on her face. "You are too greedy, to think you are thinking of refining my blood to strengthen your body. Although it''s not blood essence but now that the poison is removed and I started to regain my cultivation base, my blood is not something someone at your level can absorb¡­. and it can also leave behind impurities in your blood if you are not able to successfully refine it," Zakiya narrowed her eyes at him. "I don''t want to absorb it for body strengthening purpose," Rex said. "Then?" Zakiya asked. "I have some reasons for absorbing it, I can''t tell you all but one of them is for research I also want to check if there is still poison in your blood and to confirm if you have permanently become immune to such type of poison," Rex said with a serious expression n his face. ''I didn''t lie, I will do that research but¡­. it needs only a small part of a single drop of her blood to do that,'' Rex said. Zakiya stared at him for a while then sighed. He already said that he can''t tell all the things so it was meaningless to ask, and she wanted to rope him in as her disciple so she was doing him as much favor as she can after all any normal person with some awareness and integrity will understand this fact and will subconsciously give in to repay her¡­ but the more time she spent with Rex the more she doubted if his shamelessness even allows him to think about it. "Okay, I will only give you 5 drops as before," She said. Rex immediately nodded his head up and down like he was trying to test the limits of Extreme-Flexibility and see if he can break his neck like that. Zakiya placed her right hand''s finger in front of her lips while still hiding her face with the black fan then she bit the edge of her tongue. ''Why does she always hides half of her face? don''t tell me she just acts tough but is actually a¡­. shy type?'' Rex raised his eyebrow. She extended her hand in front of her chest, Rex could see five small droplets of red blood hovering above her palm. Just the blood drops alone were emitting a faint red light around them, he even noticed that those drops were emitting immense pressure on their surrounding like they were alive creatures claiming their territory. "No matter for what purpose you want it, it won''t be easy for you to subdue them so I will suppress it to make it easy for you," Zakiya said then she slightly moved her fingers, Rex suddenly noticed that her blood-red eyes shined for a brief second then the five blood drops that were acting like tigers claiming their territory were now floating in their place behaving like obedient little cats. Zakiya pointed her finger towards him and the five blood drops flew towards Rex, he first stored them in a small bottle which had sealing inscriptions on it then stored it in his Inventory. 273 Chapter 271 : : Supreme Sword Palace "No matter for what purpose you want it, it won''t be easy for you to subdue them so I will suppress them to make it easy for you," Zakiya said then she slightly moved her fingers, Rex suddenly noticed that her blood-red eyes shined for a brief second then the five blood drops that were acting like tigers claiming their territory were now floating in their place behaving like obedient little cats. Zakiya pointed her finger towards him and the five blood drops flew towards Rex, he first stored them in a small bottle which had sealing inscriptions on it then stored it in his Inventory. Rex then also asked for the second and third edition of Basics of Soul Arrays \u0026 Soul Seals, Zakiya didn''t go back on her words and handed him the other two editions. After he got all the things he needed, Rex bid farewell to her and headed back to the castle. It was almost midnight when he arrived in his room, normally he would just go to any room to sleep as he had no exact sleeping time he would normally sleep anytime he felt tired to restore his mental strength but now that Lerna keeps reading books with Aru in the daytime in his room he didn''t like to disturb them. Therefore he normally sleeps in any random room, but right now when he was tired he subconsciously came to his own ex-room without thinking too much. Aru was quietly sleeping on the now extra-large bed made by Rex himself, Lerna was also sleeping beside him on the left side of the bed, hugging one of his head. She was wearing a brown colored nightgown that looked somewhat similar to a yukata. Although he wanted to tease her, he was now already very tired and had no intention to go to any other room either, so he led on the right side of the bed and hugged one of Aru''s head then went into a deep sleep in just a few seconds. Lerna had long noticed him, even if she was asleep, it didn''t mean she was tired, as a Calamity Lord she didn''t need to sleep too much. When she saw that Rex didn''t bother her and just slept, she decided not to kick him out as it might also wake her baby. Next Morning¡­ When Rex woke up after being panted with Aru''s saliva, the little guy spared no efforts and used all his big tongue to carefully lick every part of him until he woke up, Rex then sent a message to Jiang Shuang telling him that he will be in seclusion for a few days. He then locked himself inside the bottom floor of Spirit Pagoda also known as Spirit Tower. As for what it is?, it''s an incomplete ten-story tower with six sides like a hexagon, it is being built above the Millennium Spirit Pond. Rex had connected the 1st floor with the A grade batteries underground, which houses the highest quality Qi used in the whole Frozen Flame. On the 2nd floor of the tower, Qi density is low compared to the first one¡­. with an increase in every floor the Qi density decreases. People can use the money to stay in the tower for a limited amount of time, the higher floor they want to stay in, the expensive it will be. The first three floors are not accessible to the normal public because Rex decided to use them for his own people. For example, Lerna and Aru only use the 1st floor moreover it is still used as their bathing place, Jiang Shuang doesn''t have enough courage to bother the mother and son so he uses the 2nd floor. One more thing that is important about the spirit tower is that from the 2nd floor, it doesn''t have doors, windows, or stairs. Every floor from 3rd floor have a mobile transmission array located inside to enter it, the environment inside the tower is balanced by arrays, there are also arrays that blocks the sound from inside-out or vice versa from the floor so that the one inside the tower won''t get disturbed. Every floor from the 2nd floor is divided into multiple rooms for many people to cultivate at the same time. Rex went into seclusion on the first floor because he needed to absorb the blood he obtained from Zakiya before commencing evolution. For better possibilities he decided to completely absorb the blood, Zakiya''s blood was not something that can be compared to normal spirit beast''s blood, so it didn''t completely fuse or Rose wasn''t able to help his body merge it in time later on¡­. and there were a lot more risks if he let it fuse normally during evolution so he decided to do it now. Absorbing that blood was no less easy than drinking the Elixir Of Life that''s why Rex went into seclusion after informing others not to disturb him in his seclusion, Aru obediently agreed so how could Lerna object. .... Myriad Beast Continent... The continents in the middle realm are all large, and Myriad Beast Continent can say to be the second-largest continent in the whole realm. Too big that there is no force that was able to expand itself in the whole continent, all big sects have a lot of territory in their control so it was normal for many to have ambition like taking over the whole continent but soon after their ambition gets to their head and they put their plans in action, they start to realize how na?ve their thoughts were. Azure Emperor was also used as an example among those big sects, an example of a person who tried to eat more than he could chew. In reality, every continent still had unclaimed land manly known as uncharted lands that are not under any one organization''s control, for example, Misty Maze Forest was one such land. Although no one had ever been able to rule a whole continent but there are organizations that took over a big portion of land, built their own ruling system, and started ruling it. These were mostly the big sects who once dreamed of taking over the whole continents but gave up or had to decrease their pace with time. These sects were the true overlords ruling the land, Great Tai-Chi Sect was once such sect but then it decided to take a big step towards its goal and tried to engulf another such sect which was the Temple Of War. But there is nothing certain in this world, instead of engulfing the Temple Of War, it got engulfed instead. Aside from them, there are also other sects who were at the same level as them but only prefer to watch things on the sidelines. One of them was the Supreme Sword Palace. If the Temple Of War was known for its overly strong body cultivators then Supreme Sword Palace was known for its overly sharp sword cultivators. Supreme Sword Palace¡­ A middle-aged man was walking through a long dark corridor. He was a tall man wearing a long white robe, his face was expressionless and eyes were sharp as a sword, with every step he slowly increased his walking pace seemly in a hurry to reach his destination. Soon the man reached the end of the corridor, the corridor was connected to a small room at its end, the whole room was only lightened by a few candles on the candlestick placed at one of the corners. There was a transmission array on the floor in the center of the room and an old man was sitting on a short square mat, he was sitting in a meditative position near the array, when the man entered the room, the old man slowly opened his eyes and looked at him. The man looked at the old man''s face with a slight surprise in his eyes but when he noticed the old man looking at him, he quickly bowed and spoke. "Current Sect Master Lu Renjiro greets Guardian Elder," The man bowed and spoke. The old man nodded then spoke in a hoarse voice. "You can address me as Elder Jirou, the elder previously taking care of this place is my elder sister she has gained some insight so she went into seclusion, before leaving she asked me to take care of this place in her place, she also told me about the matter regarding Supreme Ancestor," The old man said. Renjiro slightly nodded. Although he was Sect Master but it didn''t mean that he was the strongest in the whole sect, the one in front of him was a guardian elder. A Guardian Elder position is no less than any ancestor, they are one of the strongest forces present inside a great sect but they don''t participate in any sect activity or battles. They might not make a move even if the Sect Master himself is killed and no one will hold them accountable, they can be considered people who had stopped meddling in such business a long time ago and only put efforts to breakthrough and increase their low blood essence or life essence, someone like a Guardian Elder will only make a move when the question of their whole Sect''s survival. Guardian Elder status is more like a watchman for the sect so the ancestors in long seclusion do not have to come out of seclusion when the sect is attacked and preserve their almost depleted blood essence. "The matter is regarding Supreme Ancestor that''s why I ask, you sure?" The old man said after closing his eyes. "Yes," Renjiro said. The old man didn''t speak and just waved his hand, the array in the center of the room started to shine. Renjiro took a deep breath then walked to the center of the array. "He might appear friendly and carefree but don''t let it get to your head¡­" The old man''s words echoed in Renjiro''s ears before his figure disappeared from the room. After feeling the change in surroundings, Renjiro opened his eyes he was standing inside a big hall, the hall was lightened by many shining crystals embedded in the walls. Renjiro was standing at one side of the hall, a big stone egg-like instrument was present at the other side of the hall. The oval-shaped stone had many strange inscriptions on its surface, 1/4th of its part was buried inside the ground, and was connected to the arrays on the floor. Renjiro walked near the instrument then he took out a silver pendant from around his neck. The pendant looked very normal except the almost transparent green cylindrical jade attached to it. He put the pendent on the array then stepped back. When the pendant touched the array, the array shined then a white light covered the pendant, it was like this triggered a chain reaction and the inscriptions on the stone started to shine. The stone then emitted a dim radiance, Renjiro quietly stood there and waited. After more than 10 minutes has passed, the stone suddenly shone brightly then the projection of a person appeared above it. Renjiro was curious about his looks, but he quickly bowed his head and recited the lines he had prepared before coming here. "I Lu Renjiro, the current Sect Master of Supreme Sword Palace greets Supreme Ancestor, it''s my pleasure to have a talk with¡­." Renjiro started reading the script in his head. "Haa? what are you doing, stop there, your name is Renjiro I get it okay, there is no need to be that formal¡­" The voice of an energetic young man sounded in Renjiro''s ears. He abruptly stopped. Did I dialed the wrong number?¡­ he thought then raised his head to look above. What greeted him was the sight of a tall man smiling at him, the man wasn''t there it was only an illusionary projection, one could see through. The man was wearing a long yellow robe, he had short black hair, long eyebrows, and a pointed chin. His appearance was not outstanding but even just the projection of man carried a majestic presence. ''The appearance is exactly the same as the elders described¡­ did he not aged at all after so many years? just what realm had he reached?'' Renjiro thought. "You listening?" The man looked at Renjiro was in a daze. Renjiro snapped out of his day daze and immediately nodded. He might not have met the supreme ancestor before but his tales were something every person in the whole sect knew about. 274 Chapter 272 : : Supreme Ancestor "Good, so how''s the progress?" The man asked. "Supreme Ancestor as you¡­" Renjiro said. "It''s too long just call me Ancestor Ye or Elder Ye is fine too," The man lazily said. Renjiro was about to subconsciously nod and agree but then he remembered what the Guardian Elder who let him in and the one who handled this matter to him warned him about. "I don''t dare do that, it will be too disrespectful to Supreme Ancestor," Renjiro said. "Those old farts said something, didn''t they? Sigh.. whatever just tell me what you got," The man sighed then said. "As per Supreme Ancestor''s orders, we collected information of any young male human with white hairs and red eyes, who joined a sect or any other organization in the last one year, even after using all over connections and buying information we were only able to cover the Myriad Beast Continent until now. We found 4 people with these traits but they don''t have the ridicu¡­no amazing innate talent mentioned in the files, we will not start to check the information on him in other continents, starting from Peaceful Heaven Continent," Renjiro said. The man didn''t reply and remained silent. ''As long as he isn''t in Demonic Beast Continent, he should be fine,'' The man thought. The environment of the Demonic Beast Continent is not suitable for a normal human with a low cultivation base to live for a long time, the Demonic Qi in the surrounding can influence their mind and body making them go crazy if they can''t control it. "Give me the information on those four people, and continue searching," The man said. Renjiro nodded he took out a thin book then showed the whole information about them to the man. After a brief conversation, the man disappeared after saying a short goodbye. Renjiro sighed then quickly left the room. He was having a hard time believing that the man he just met was really one of the founders who joined forces together with other ancestors to built the sect, according to what he knew that person''s understanding of the sword had reached a level others had yet to touch but he was too¡­carefree and when other decided to make him the Sect Master he directly refused saying it was a lot of trouble and only chose the position of a Guardian Elder so as not to make a move until its necessary. But this was not why Renjiro was so nervous when facing him, it was that man''s temperament, according to one of the most famous tales of that man, once an Evil Faction Sect''s inner disciples teamed up with an elder and ambushed two genius core disciples of Supreme Sword Sect without any previous hatred, losing such genius disciples would surely result in a decrease in the future strength of the Sect. The inner disciple clearly teamed up with an elder but they didn''t admit and even protected them from any punishment, anyone could see that it was well planned, but they still couldn''t do anything because that Sect was the part of the Dark Spirit Alliance, an alliance consists consist of several Evil Faction Sects. Just at that time, the news reached the ears of that man¡­ The Supreme Ancestor, and after few days a piece of new shocking news spread in the whole Myriad Beast Continent, the Dark Spirit Alliance was no more. In one night all the higher-ups of the alliance were brutally slaughtered, not a single one of the strong powerhouse in the whole alliance was left alive. When the people asked what happened? from the outer disciples of those sects that escaped, the reply they got from them sounded too fake to the ears, the words they used to describe their experience with the fear-filled eyes were like this¡­ The whole sky was filled with countless swords, then they all rained on their sect at the same time, destroying all the obstacles in their way, killing any life that blocked their path. The elders that were unfathomable in their eyes couldn''t even resist in front of those swords for even a few seconds before they died, no one was able to escape from those lightning-fast swords resulting in a one-sided slaughter. As for them, maybe they were too weak to caught the eyes of the expert behind the scene. It was the time, that everyone in the Supreme Sword Sect realized what level had their Supreme Ancestor had reached, as for his temperament that made him do that, they were already very familiar with it, he won''t get angry even when someone casually insults him but once he is angry¡­ then someone will likely die. Renjiro also remembered the words of the first sect master that is passed down like quotes in the sect, at that time when the Supreme Ancestor returned, all his clothes were dyed red in blood, Sect Master looked at his bloody state and asked him ''Was there really a need to go that far?'' the reply he got was ''I give people more chances then they deserve but once I''m done¡­I''m Done'' then he left. Supreme Ancestor was not a person who liked the ways of Evil Factions, but he tried to change everything with force because then the things won''t change but might backfire and brought dangers to his own people so he held back but he couldn''t hold back if they come to his door to seek death. ''I wonder why do Supreme Ancestor want to find that man? he didn''t look angry, just what did that man do that made the Supreme Ancestor so interested in him. Hugh¡­ It''s not the time to think about these things,'' Renjirou shook his head then again increased his pace to go to his room. As a Sect Master, he needs to take care of a lot of things, if it was not the Supreme Ancestor who gave him this task then he wouldn''t have put so much effort to find a single person. On the other side¡­ Somewhere in the higher realm¡­ The man in the projection earlier was sitting on a chair, he was tapping the right armrest with his finger as he kept thinking about something. ''Would Ying''s strategy really work? anyone in the right mind would just disguise themselves or remain underground when they know someone is searching for them and they don''t want to get caught. I don''t know what she is thinking, her strategies are always unpredictable like this but if she thought about it then it should work,'' The man thought. When he was still thinking, a sword got condensed out of thin air beside him. The blade of the sword was of bright red color with a very dark rune-like pattern all over it, its hilt looked like it was made of gold. The sword gave off an ancient artifact like feeling, it was hovering in mid-air with his blade facing the right shoulder of the man. The Sword then moved and stroked his shoulder with its hilt. "You again came out on your own? learn some manners," The man looked at it. The sword trembled then started to spin vertically at a fast pace showing its anger. "Sigh¡­ don''t act like a spoiled kid, once I am done retrieving that brat you will have a lot of opponents to face," The man said while looking at the crazily spinning sword. The sword immediately stopped spinning, then its blade emitted a dim radiance. "Good, now that you understand, go inside and waiii¡­.hey," The man was still speaking but the sword turned around flew out of the room at lightning speed. ¡­Swwwoooosshhhh¡­.. ''This troublemaker¡­'' The main thought. The man too quickly flew outside and started chasing it. .........¡­. Frozen Flame City¡­. It has been a few days since Rex went into seclusion, Shuang Jiang handled the business in Rex''s place and everything was going smoothly. Lucia was quite satisfied with Ria and Mia''s working efficiency so she accepted finally them as assistants. The number of ID card users was increasing every minute, anyone who used them once couldn''t stop using them they were all addicted to it. Most of the people ordered too many things they didn''t even need just to check the delivery function. The delivery cost always depend on the product and the grade of the card, only those who had 5 Star Grade card don''t have to pay the delivery fee. Jiang Shuang was happily enjoying this peaceful moment, he didn''t need to worry about someone interfering in the expansion of the business, Lerna''s presence was enough to solve such problems. Compared to earlier when he had to put so many efforts in negotiating or give precious expensive gifts to the rulers of other territories just to get permission to open a branch, things this time were very smooth. Just when he was enjoying this moment, his Smart Band vibrated. When he checked it, he found it was a message from City Lord Adal. ((We are facing a serious problem, one of my informers sent me a piece of information that a small army of armed soldiers sent by that Noble Kebel has been approaching Corentis, they will arrive here in a few hours)) (Adal Meyer) Jiang Shuang frowned, he remembered Kebel was the Noble under whom the people that came for robbing the money from Adal¡­ or Frozen Flame''s money used in the development of Corentis to be more precise. "What happened, father?" Jiang Qing who was sitting near him noticed the wrong look on his face and asked. Jiang Qing now also lived on the second floor of the Castle like Ria and Mia, like them she was also not aware of Ye Tian and Rex being the same person. Jiang Shuang told the situation to her. "If the situation is like that then we don''t have a choice but to fight, we can''t ask Master Rex to come out of the seclusion for something like this, father you are working with the Shadow Lord so can''t you contact him?" Jiang Qing said. She didn''t mention Ye Tian because before Rex went into seclusion, Jiang Shuang had already made an excuse to hide that identity saying Ye Tian went on a secret trip to get a rare herb. As for Lerna, she only hears what Rex said, Jiang Shuang cannot move her. If it was related to the expansion of the organization then she will help because Rex asked her too but if Jiang Shuang asked her to deal with the people attacking Corentis she will refuse, he didn''t dare to trick her with words as Rex already told him that if she is really angry then he himself isn''t sure if he could save him. Moreover, like others, Jiang Qing was really curious about the Shadow Lord who she has never seen until now. Jiang Shuang bitterly smiled and shook his head. Jiang Qing was slightly disappointed but she understood that Shadow Lord had no intention to take action for such a thing. "Then we can only ask Senior Aeneas and others to help us solve this matter, I think they would be happy to help," Jiang Qing said. "Actually there might be another way," Jiang Shuang took out a small book Rex gave him before leaving, the name of the book was¡­. \u003cOne Hundred \u0026 One Ways To Deal With Unexpected Situations Regarding Frozen Flame\u003e - By Rex Andrews "¡­" (Jiang Qing) Jiang Shuang quickly flipped through the pages and finally found a method to deal with an unexpected situation like this but he wasn''t sure if it would work. After thinking for a while he decided to use it anyway, he told Jiang Qing that they needed to go to the city gate of Corentis to use this method, Jiang Qing nodded but she suggested that even if the method is good its better to take Aiden and other fighter beastman with them in case of emergency, Jiang Shuang agreed with her without much thought. It doesn''t take them a long time to gather a group of a strong beast-man fighter, Jiang Shuang then provided them with appropriate weapons Rex made¡­ or the practice products made by Rex to be more accurate then took them all with him to the city gate of Corentis. Adal Meyer was already present there with around 60 guards stationed near the gate, actually, there was a time when the city lord of Corentis used to have hundreds of trained guards under its command but now it was already amazing for 60 guards to follow Adal and not leave the declining city. Only a few of the guards were young man, others were all middle-aged or old ones, they were the people who had swore their loyalty to the Meyer Family and wants to repay the favor they had received until now by working for them their whole life, but not everyone is the same. The other young guards believed that there is no need to show such loyalty and it was just a normal business deal they took the money and worked for them, they chose to ignore the treatment, status, and resources they received under Meyer Family''s rule and go work for other organizations to secure their future hoping that they would gain the same treatment everywhere and even if not, it was better then spending the rest of their lives working under someone who had already spent almost all his resources in trying to restore a dying city. 275 Chapter 273 : : City Defense System When Adal saw Jiang Shuang and other beast coming towards them he got slightly relieved but when he noticed that Rex was not with them he again got a little worried, in his understanding Rex was really strong if he was here then the trouble won''t appear as big as right now. Adel exchanged short greetings with Jiang Shuang and Jiang Qing, he had met both of them so many times when they were helping in the development of the city, he even had few meals with them so there was no need for introductions. As for the beastman, they were not easy to approach because of their hatred towards humans and he didn''t have time to extinguish the flame of hatred at the moment. "My Lord, the enemy is approaching," One old guard came flying from the city wall and said. Adal nodded then flew on top of the city wall with other guards, few Archers were stationed there in advance. In Golden Bird Continent, professional Archers were rare to find as there weren''t many sects or organizations that trained their people in Archery or even had Archery Techniques in their possession. Jiang Shuang looked at the dust cloud rising in the distance, several dot size figures were moving before the dust cloud. "They are more than 400 in numbers alone, they all are wearing proper battle armors, the breeds of the horses they are riding is also high," Fred said after looking in the distance. Jiang Shuang nodded, he was already aware of Fred''s inborn enhanced sense of vision that made his sense of vision more than 5 times stronger compared to other normal cultivators. "It''s time to test it," Jiang Shuang muttered to himself then accessed his Smart Band. Adal didn''t focus on him and started to give a speech to his men to increase their confidence. Aeneas stretched his arms and looked at Aiden, Aiden slightly nodded, it was time for him to show what he had gained from the training. All the beastman were excited, they finally got a chance to show their value moreover this time they were fighting like a free man rather than to escape the feeling of fighting on equal terms with the enemy rather than a prey against a predator was something they longed for. Aeneas then looked at the approaching enemy with hatred filled eyes, he didn''t have even a little bit mercy for the fighters of the enemy, they may be the heroic fighters in the eyes of their own people but for him¡­ he knew how these fighters treated his own people. The bigger the army one had, the harder it will be to fulfill their needs whether it''s mental or physical, when the army of Azure Emperor passed through the peaceful cities housing the beastman, their resources were plundered by these fighters, and the men were turned into slaves that can be used as cannon fodders or meat shields in the next battle¡­ this one was just one of the many unspeakable acts that were still deeply rooted in Aeneas''s memory. Just at this time Jiang Shuang finally reached the last step after following tall the steps mentioned in the book. [Please make sure if you want to activate the City Defense System: Confirm/Cancel] Jiang Shuang chose to confirm. [City Defense System activated] [Releasing Scouting Bots¡­..] Suddenly several small array patterns on the city wall shined, they were all present near the highest point of the city wall and were arranged in a row. When Jiang Shuang noticed those array patterns he got a familiar feeling, he felt like he had seen these arrays before, after thinking for a brief moment he finally remembered that they were similar to the storage arrays Rex also put on the Combat Bots to store weapons. When the array shined, they all shot out a few metallic balls each, after the mechanic balls were released they trembled then their shell opened and four mechanical limbs each having a ring with a propeller inside attached to them. The propellers started spinning with a buzzing sound then the scouting bots flew towards the direction of the enemy. All the bots had a camera with high zooming efficiency attached to them, the camera was capable of locking down the enemy from far away like how an eagle locks on the target on the ground while flying five kilometers above in the sky. The AI in the bots can recognize enemy, weapon type, or battle style and send this information to the system, then the system will develop its battle plan according to it before sending the Combat Bots in the battle. The scouting bots attracted the attention of all the people present on the wall, they all looked at Jiang Shuang for an explanation. In response he just shrugged his shoulders, he himself had no idea what would happen after the City Defense System was activated. At that time, a new window opened up above his smart band. [Please input any confirmed details about the enemy, if you have any_____] Jiang Shuang looked at Adal. "According to my information, the commanding general of the team is at Core Forming peak stage but he has a spirit armor and spirit spear with him, with that he could even exchange blows with Golden Core 1st stage expert, they also have two other generals at Core Forming stage cultivator in their team. They have around five Heaven Venerable, eight Earth Venerable, and the rest are all Human Venerable," Adal said. When the words came out Aeneas and others slightly frowned. "From this setup, it is probably the strongest force of a noble like him, but why would he send out his strongest force just because we killed a few of his men, its doesn''t suit their personality to care about their people so much," Van, the lizard woman said all of a sudden. Jiang Shuang nodded in agreement but he also inputs the data in the window at the same time. "It''s not as simple as retaliation for that, the rumors about Lady Lerna has probably reached his ears, he might not have believed it but he may have suspected that someone else is trying to take over the territory around here, those people fear to claim this territory because of the King Of Forest but now that they saw someone else claiming the land without any effort he probably wants to claim back this land," Adal said. Others nodded. Everyone was aware of the inexhaustible natural resources present in the Misty Maze Forest, it was something even Azure Emperor would want but he had long paid the price for the greed, and the lesson that other people have only seen but not experienced has an expiry date over it. Corentis was the nearest city to the forest so it was an already made trading spot, it was like a free doc for ships so why would they want to claim empty land and build a new city when they can snatch others'' handwork directly. Just after a few seconds Jiang Shuang input the details, several notifications started to pop up. [Level 1 Threat Confirmed] [Battle Plan is set] [Deploying defenders....] Suddenly the whole city wall got covered by arrays that revealed themselves all of a sudden, all of them were storage arrays. The attacking arrays Rex set weren''t meant to get activated for a Level 1 Threat. When the light dimmed and disappeared, Adal saw hundreds of Combat Bots of different sizes and shapes standing with their backs against the wall. The most common was the Hunter and Tanker type, other then them there were also those that were twice as big as them and had 4 hands, few of them were not of humanoid shape at all. There was one combat bot whose lower body was similar to that of a horse, it had four mechanical limbs as legs making it look like a centaur. It was the first of its series, the Centaur Series Combat Bot. The Centaur series was the part of the non-humanoid type Combat Bots Rex decided to make after seeing the battle style of Demi-Humans. The Centaur series bot was holding a long lance in its right hand and a big shield in its left hand. There were also those that have nothing like a human in them, some looked resembled a cheetah then others were like a panther, there were also bigger Combat Bots resembling elephants and rhinos. Everyone was dumbfounded especially those beastman who had seen the battle powers of these combat bots before, when everyone looked at Jiang Shuang for an explanation they found that he looked as dumbfounded as them. Jiang Shuang suddenly noticed the three armored mini-truck-with-four-limbs-like devices¡­ the products of Extinction Ray Cannons series slowly walking behind the bots then forming a line and digging their four legs deep in the ground. Before anyone could think more the three Cannons raised their barrel in the direction of the approaching enemy, then a glow of red, blue, and black light began to come out of the three barrels respectively. Everyone was confused, then the sound from the Jiang Shuang''s smart band woke them up but the words drowned them in cold water. [All three Core Forming stage targets are locked] [Preparing to fire¡­.3..2..1] Lucky for Combat Bots, that the Core Forming Experts didn''t bother to hide their cultivation base, they were thinking it would help them in putting psychological pressure on the enemy. There were many types of talisman that could sense the cultivation base of a cultivator just by the pressure they emit.. it was only possible when they don''t have a way to hide it like... right now, Rex made full use of that method. And coupled with their high-end armor and position in the whole group, the AI easily labeled them as main targets with the Core Forming stage cultivation base. Before Jiang Shuang could even say a word all three Cannons shot their targets in the distance. The people on the tower could barely see the three main generals running their carriages in front of others, but in just next second the three colorful rays covered those three figures. Just like the people on the tower those three targets can also only see their blurry shape from far away, a machine doesn''t have any killing intent so they couldn''t sense the danger looming their heads, nor did they had Spider-Sense like Rex which will alert them in advance. A ray was not like a bullet, a cultivator could dodge, the attack might not be fast as the speed of light but it wasn''t something a cultivator at their stage could hope to evade without seeing the trajectory. ..zzzzZZZZZZzzzzzzz... x 3 The three rays made a buzzing sound for a few seconds before they disappeared and went into a few seconds cooldown state. The people on the tower couldn''t clearly see what was happening there but they do know someone who could so they looked at Fred who had his eyes opened wide to their limits. "What happened," Aeneas placed his big hand on his shoulder waking him from his daze. Fred snapped out of it and looked at others who were looking at him to know what happened. "There is...Nothing.." Fred spoke while still trying to confirm if he was dreaming. "Nothing?" Aeneas was confused. "There is nothing left, the red light turned the left general into ashes without leaving anything behind, not just that general but even the fighters behind him perished, the blue one turned everyone around the middle general including him into ice statues and the third one¡­ I couldn''t see what happened but there are a lot of dried bodies lying there, their is no moment so they also likely died," Fred said as he kept looking at the three cannons with some lingering fear in his eyes. When others heard it they didn''t know how to react, in truth, the fighters following the general were in a more confused state them, they literally had no idea what just happened, all of a sudden a blinding light came out nowhere but when it disappeared their three leading generals had already left this world for the afterlife. 276 Chapter 274 : : A New Option [The three targets successfully eliminated] The cold mechanical sound from the Smart Band broke the pin-drop silence and attracted everyone''s attention. [Collecting data from the previous counter¡­..] [System had made a mistake in analyzing the threat level of the enemy] [Re-analyzing threat level¡­..] [Threat Lvl 0+ Confirmed] [System apologize for the earlier mistake, but the fault was clearly in the creator. The system will make sure that such a mistake doesn''t happen again] "¡­" (Everyone) For some reason, the words from the Smart Band felt like sarcastic comments to all the people present. If Rex was here and heard these words then, he would have also noted it down in his \u003cRose Is Full Of Thrones\u003e dairy he wrote to settle his account with Rose later on. To make things faster, he only gave the basic idea, structure, and logic he wanted to work the system AI with, the rest was left to Rose, if Rex started to do that himself then it would have taken years which was clearly a waste of time, and because Rose did that, the things the AI spoke were indirectly related to Rose. [Preparation for the second wave are complete] When the words sounded, everyone looked at the three cannons whose back shell suddenly opened, inside it there were several square containers arranged in matric formation, every container had a metallic ball similar to the scouting bots in their initial state, the only difference was that they had a white skull mark on them. Just like scouting bots, these balls also transformed and flew towards the fighters standing far away, they were still thinking if they should run away they actually wanted to run away but on the other hand, they feared that they will be heavily punished if they went back empty-handed. "What are you all thinking? don''t let the fear get to your head, they had used such a powerful technique so it''s oblivious they had paid a big price and can''t use it again for a long time, and think if we took back such strong technique from them and gave it back to Lord Kebel then we will definitely receive a huge reward," One man suddenly said when he saw that the other people were thinking of running away. He was one of the strongest after the three generals, it wasn''t like he was not afraid of their opponent, the reason he said this was because¡­. Now that the three generals had died Sir Kebel need to appoint someone else as a general and if I somehow complete this mission then my merits would be enough for me to become a general ¡­. was what he thought. ¡­Clank¡­ x 3 When he was speaking he heard the sound of metal clashing, he turned around and saw that instead of listening to him, the other fighters were digging the body of the main general frozen inside a big chunk of ice with the weapons in their hands. They never thought about doing what the man just said, as long as they weren''t blind they could see what does he want, even if they successfully complete the mission the one who may truly get rewarded would be their captain not them, so why not just take the expensive equipment on the general and run, after all, if they sell them then they would have enough money to enjoy their life for years. The man was angry, he wanted to shout at them but then he heard a strange buzzing sound and looked at the sky, he saw that several metal balls with a skull on them were flying towards them. A ray of wisdom flashed through the man''s eyes. ''I see, now I understand how they were able to target as from so far¡­.. general ignored these bug-like things saying that they were useless and can''t do anything to us, I won''t repeat the same mistake again,'' He thought. "Everyone, whether you want to fight or run, if you let these things remain close to you the enemy can use the strange technique like before again and target us from far away so¡­ destroy them," He shouted and alerted everyone. This time everyone stopped what they were doing after hearing his words. His words sound reasonable¡­. they thought. They all looked at each other and reached a tactic understanding, they took out their weapon and rushed towards the flying metallic balls. The man that alerted everyone smiled, feeling satisfied with himself, he then took the lead and struck the ball near him with his giant ax. If the current scene needs to be defined with an example, it would be just like how a moth chases a flame only to get burned by it. The second the sharp edge of the ax touched the metallic ball¡­.. ¡­BOOOM¡­.. x 6 When the first ball exploded, it triggered the chain reaction and all the other balls also exploded. The black balls were¡­ Suicide Bots. They were initially mini energy cells housing the Qi from C grade battery, the energy inside them wasn''t of good quality and the container themselves were of poor quality, instead of improving them Rex decided to transform them in Suicide Bots, the restless Fire Qi inside was like RDX, after adding the detonating formations Rex copied from Exploding Talismans to it and combining them with Scouting Bot blueprint resulted in the invention of Suicide Bots. To increase their lethality, Rex further added the homing system that makes the Suicide Bots track the target they locked onto until they explode. [All targets elimination confirmed] [Collecting information from the battle...] [City Defense System Deactivated] The combat Bots that were on stand by returned to their storage array space without even having to fight. When Jiang Shuang still looking at the last message on Smart Band, he suddenly felt many unfriendly gazed directed at him, he turned around only to see Aeneas, Aiden, and all other beastman staring at him. They felt like they are being made fun of again and again. "Hehe¡­ it''s the third time isn''t it," Fred gave a hollow laugh. It was the third time that they had to build up their resolve to fight but had to act as bystanders instead, the first time was at Monster Hunting Sect, the second was when The Reaper killed Kebel''s man at City Lord Mansion and the third was at the moment. Jiang Shuang shrugged his shoulders awkwardly, he didn''t know what to say to comfort them. Adal was in no better situation than him, the Archers stationed on the wall were shooting a glance at the three strange Cannons then at the low-quality bows in their hand and finally, they looked at him, the meaning was clear¡­ They felt like they were just mascots playing their role as decoration by standing on the city wall. "Well, for now, isn''t it better to focus on retrieving the spoils of battle," Jiang Qing lightened the mood. Both Jiang Shuang and Adal immediately nodded in agreement. ...¡­ It has been nine days since Rex went into seclusion, actually, it only took him six days to completely refine and absorb the suppressed blood drops only leaving a small part of one drop left for researching, later on, he spent the remaining three days to ingest the last few remaining drops from one bottle of Elixir Of Life. After he completely finished the one bottle of the Elixir Of Life, his whole status increased although the main increase of the Elixir Of Life was in VIT and END, his other status also increased by a little, his AGI, which was stuck at 49% until last week had finally surpassed 50% just now. Ding¡­ [Required conditions met] [Congratulation, due to your strong constitution your special basic skill ''Dash'' has evolved into ''Accel''] ''Accel?'' (Rex) Rex read the description of Accel and was quite satisfied with the mentioned effect, he then stood up and stretched his muscles getting ready to experience it beforehand. ''Accel'' (Rex) All of a sudden Rex''s figure turned blurry then a distorted shadow of him appeared several meters away from his original position but before the shadow could become clearly visible it again disappeared and several meters towards its right, the shadow disappeared and appeared again, this happened again and again repeatedly before Rex finally appeared in his original position. ''Amazing, the defect Dash had of only traveling in one direction is not there anymore, the range has also increased to 50 meters and it only consumes stamina to cast with my current END it''s like a non-costing skill,'' Rex thought with visible excitement in his eyes. After checking the change in his status he again set down and started looking through the Evolutionary tree list, although he already decided on one but after he got so many DNA signatures there bound to be few more options that got added to the list and even if they weren''t suitable it still didn''t hurt to check. Rex was disappointed when checking those option, every option was guiding him towards a new species of Spirit Beasts he had no intention of stepping down from his weaponized body race, there were also some options which only had some small diversion and not going in a different path but the benefits he would get them was lower compared to his current choice¡­ Blue-Tier Lesser Elixirior Human. Just when Rex almost finished checking the list and was looking at the last option he paused then a surprised look appeared on his face. ''What is this,'' (Rex) [16. Blue-Tier Lamiarious Carbonite Human(Unique)] [Blue-Tier Lamiarious Carbonite Human:- Description: A unique variant species form the hybrid of Green-Tier Mind Carbonite Human and another hybrid variant of an unknown species, this species has the character of both the parent species but is unique at the same time. This race will provide a 13% bonus to all the attributes except INT and WIS coupled with Innate Darkness Immunity and Innate Shadow Immunity inborn traits, under their effect any attack from the opponent of the same cultivation base that uses Dark or Shadow attribute and has the same quality of Qi or same mastery of Law as you, would be nullified by 70%. These two inborn traits work by increasing the Dark and Shadow element affinity of your body to an extent that your body will develop an auto-damage reduction feature when experiencing these two type attribute attacks. Requirement: Strong mental strength, all physical status should be at least at D or above in grade] ''A hybrid and a variant too? and unknown species¡­ Little Rose you need to do some explaining here,'' (Rex) [It''s just what it looks like, a hybrid is a result of two different species that has gained the characters of both the parents, but the variant is when someone had gone through a mutation and had gained characters that their species normally won''t possess¡­ right?] ''Of course, I know that stupid, that''s the reason you also know it, what I am asking is why that unknown parent and this race are both the hybrid and variant?'' Rex snorted. [I am coming on that, it''s an extremely rare case even among rare ones, let''s take an example a hybrid between a male lion and a female tiger is a liger that possesses the characteristics of both of them, then let''s say because of any natural or unnatural mutation happened and it became a variant from birth like it can be a liger with two tails or is bigger than a normal liger. A hybrid has normal genes from both the parent but a variant has mutated genes in them that are different from them, if we take an example from the cultivation world a special physique holder is highly similar to a variant. Little Aru is a variant, he became a variant because of your interference but think if he had a father of a different race and mother from a different race and you had interfered before his birth then he would be both a hybrid and variant] ''You know, I really didn''t like the last example,'' Rex raised his eyebrow. [It was just an example] ''Although I already had the idea who is this unknown species individual here is, you haven''t even given a name to but would you like to make it clearer for me my Rosey,'' Rex said while extending his tone by the end of the sentence. [It''s Zakiya, I didn''t give a name to her species because I am really confused by the DNA signature, normally she should be Nine-Tailed Fox but now I think it was more like one of her parents was Nine-Tailed Fox but I don''t know anything about the other one, she possess the characters of both of her parents and her genes had gone through a mutation so my conclusion is that she is both a hybrid and a variant ¡­an extremely real case, it is no less than a miracle of nature. As for why I haven''t given a name to her species, it''s because I don''t know about her other parent and even if I do she is variant so I can''t just fuse both names, that''s why I left it as unknown. And about this race option, it''s a unique case that shouldn''t normally exist in nature¡­ well your current race and precious one is also coming in the same category so it isn''t actually that much different case] ''Is my base scale of weirdness has increased to a big value without me knowing it,'' Rex wondered. 277 Chapter 275 : : Do Or Die [Rex, there is one thing I want to warn you about in advance, I wasn''t able to completely trace all the advancing routes of this option because of Zakiya''s strong bloodline and the difference in our real cultivation base so the result I showed you is only around 85% accurate of the usual, her bloodline had somewhat strong beast instinct nature that''s why one of the requirement is Strong Mental Strength] ''It''s all right, there is nothing truly 100% in this world, and when did we haven''t taken a risk when doing evolution, every time we had unexpected factors involved, it won''t change this time either, I have decided I will take this option¡­ the previous one is good but it''s only best when I would have been planning to follow the Lesser Elixirior Human route and would be planning on choosing a species related to that in the future evolution. Compared to that, this evolution shortens the difference between me and a Divine beast which will at least result in a very long lifespan, this species goes on higher life form route I want to go on and who knows I might also get a form like her in the future if I follow this path,'' Rex said. Rex took a bath, changed his cloth, and headed out, he was planning to find a good spot and complete his evolution as soon as possible. The ground floor of the Spirit Tower was connected to the castle because its base was literally present in the castle area, others who would enter the above floors of the tower in the future would be using the mobile transmission array for it so they won''t actually have to step foot in the castle area to enter it. Rex slowly roamed through the first floor then headed to the second floor using stairs, sitting in the room for 9 days was quite boring for him so he decided to enjoy his short walk before leaving the city. Just when he arrived at the end of the stairs, he saw Ria walking in front of him, she was wearing a top similar to the dress of Lucia and a long skirt, her back was facing Rex at the moment. Rex noticed that her hair was not braided or tied in two long intertwined ponytails like usual either, they looked slightly wet like she just came out of the bath. After Jiang Shuang''s continuous persuasion, Rex did make a big bath in the basement and stopped calling the Millennium Pond a bathing house, in front of others, the rooms on the second floor had private bathrooms but compared to the big one in the basement they didn''t look that attractive. While walking Ria took out a hairbrush and started coming to her long hairs from the side. "Want me to help?" Rex approached her from behind. She turned around and looked at him in surprise. "Rex¡­ you are back?" Ria said with a mixture of surprise and joy visible on her face. When she asked Lucia earlier, she got told that Rex went in seclusion, as for where he went and when he will come back? Lucia said she don''t know either. Ria looked like she didn''t hear the answer she wanted to, but when at Rex took the brush from her hand, it took her by surprise. "You don''t need to.." She hurriedly said with a blushed face and tried to retrieve the brush but how could Rex let her do that, instead of letting her grab the brush he gently gripped her palm then moved his face closer to her. "Am I still feel that distant to you," Rex said with a smile as he took a step forward. Ria tried to take a step back with a blushing face but she just discovered that her back was already facing the wall. she didn''t dare look Rex in his eyes and turned her head down. Rex slammed his hand on the wall, placed the brush in the inventory then lightly held her chin turning her face towards his, his face was very close to her''s, the distance between their lips can be measured in a single-digit millimeter value. ''What do you say Rose, advance or retreat?'' Rex nervously asked. [Both causes won''t increase your strength, just do it if you like it, then you can focus on other things without thinking about it all day] ''But¡­ isn''t it a little too sudden, and forced? what if she got angry?'' Rex asked again. [Seriously? you people have some strange chain of thoughts, you are not eating her lips of snatching out her tongue, she is just going to burn some calories nothing else, if she doesn''t like it then can''t she just go and wash her mouth?¡­ you can also gift her a new toothpaste to wash her mouth, you know? that way even if she doesn''t like it she won''t feel angry because she can clean her mouth with the free toothpaste, how?] Rex was speechless. He had no idea how to reply to that, kissing a girl then giving toothpaste to help them clean their mouth, which is actually used to clean teeth instead of mouth¡­ wait that''s not the point. Moreover, the words sounded very genuine like the one who said them really meant it, only someone like Rose could do that. Several seconds passed just like that, Ria couldn''t take more of this embarrassment she slowly moved her chin away from Rex''s hand then swiftly moved her body making an escape without even showing her face. Rex felt a little embarrassed when he looked at her fading back. [Don''t worry, according to my calculations with this pace it would only take few decades if not a few centuries to get her, by the way, you don''t mind a few green hats do you?] Rex felt several arrows of sarcasm piercing his heart from all around. ''Dammit, then its do or die,'' Rex looked at the directions Ria was going in then disappeared from his place. When Ria made sure that she was quite a distance away from Rex, she sighed, her expression had already changed, instead of blushing and acting shy, she wore a mischievous smile with her cheeks still being little red showing her excitement. ''For some reason, it really feels good¡­'' She was just thinking about what happened just now but suddenly she got a strange feeling¡­ like something inside her alerted her about something approaching. The look in her eyes changed, she mobilized a very strange power inside her right hand, she was just about to get serious and switch to her real battle state but then she forcible relaxed her body again all of a sudden. It seemed like a long process but it all happened in a brief second. In next moment, Rex appeared beside her, grabbed her right hand, and pulled her in his embrace, his body was moving like someone just gave him a shot of adrenaline. Before Ria realized what was happening, Rex held the back of her head and planted his lips on hers. [Tch.. x 3 taking advantage of a girl you met just while ago, I didn''t know you were that type of person] When Rex heard that he almost choked on the kiss, in the end, he decided to completely ignore Rose and focus on the work at hand¡­ at lips. Ria seemed to still be in a daze, from the start to now it took her a while to realize what was happening, Rex expected her to freak out or grow nervous but contrary to his expectation she didn''t respond at all like her ping was high and response got delayed, letting him kiss her. ''She tastes a little sweet and¡­.sour?'' Rex thought, he might not be that experienced but his first kiss was with Lu Ruo who was a normal human girl, he didn''t know much about a normal human girl much less someone of a different race. When he was still thinking, Ria pushed him all of a sudden, Rex was not surprised he even thought that she already delayed it for so long, he only wished that she doesn''t get angry but when he looked at her, he found her staring deep into his eyes with her mouth slightly open like she was still a little confused. "You like me?" She asked, but her tone sounded a lot strange compared to her usual self. Rex found it rather confusing but he still nodded. Do all girls behave like that after the kiss? were all those movies fake?¡­. he thought. [This girl always provides me with new data on psychology] "Why?" Ria asked again without any change in her tone. Rex got confused then he started pondering over her question. When Ria saw that he was thinking, her expression slightly change, she looked disappointed and a little angry. "You need to think that much to decide why you like me?" Ria said as she turned her face down and stepped back. "Huh? no actually I have yet to find a reason to dislike you so I can''t think of any particular thing I like about you, after all, to me everything about you looks ideal in a way," Rex said in a very natural tone. Ria again raised her head and looked at him with a strange expression. ''Did I say something wrong?'' Rex thought. [Where did you read this pickup line] ''What do you mean by that? it just came to my head¡­ and isn''t it true?'' Rex thought. [Oh.. a natural? I see] ''I really wasn''t flirting though,'' Rex grunted inwardly. Ria then smiled all of a sudden then she placed both of her hands on Rex''s cheeks, one hand on each. When Rex looked at her in confusion thinking what she was intending to do, she pulled his face closer then kissed him. Rex was dazzled, he wondered if he was having a wet dream but no matter the case he won''t let such opportunity go. When he was still thinking, Ria moved her tongue inside his mouth, with her rough movement Rex could easily guess that he was more experienced than her. ''Rose¡­ is it normal?'' Rex asked with some hesitation. [If I say it isn''t, then would you pull back?] ''Er¡­no,'' Rex said without hesitation. [Then just enjoy the prize what is the use of thinking about the process?] While kissing Ria moved her hand from his cheeks to the back of his hair then pressed her body on him, Rex was starting to doubt if someone had disguised as Ria to take advantage of his inexperienced pure body. After continuously kissing for around one minute Rex used his right hand that was resting on her waist to shift her to his left, then he broke the kiss and licked her neck, he also started to quietly move his left hand that was on her tummy to her chest, after taking a glimpse of her red face he slid his left hand in her top, her body trembled for a second as she placed her hand on Rex''s hand from above the cloth to stop him. But Rex was already on his do or die road, he again kissed her blocking her from saying anything he felt like he was not far away from becoming a true man today but¡­ [Rex time out] Rex quickly took out his hand, broke the kiss then released her from his embrace with a reluctant look on his face. "Sigh¡­ see you later my cute little marshmallow," Rex said in a gentle tone giving a quick peck on her lips, then disappeared from his place. Ria looked at him in surprise, then she understood the meaning in the next second, she quickly adjusted her clothes and took out a hanker chief to wipe the disoriented lipstick on her face. She then turned right only to see Mia rushing in her directions with a slightly worried look. When she saw Ria standing alone, she decreased her pace then she looked around after making sure that no one else was there, she spoke. Mia nodded with some hesitation. 278 Chapter 275.5 : : Finding A Buddy At first, Mia didn''t stop her but suddenly she seems to remember something so she followed her and spoke. {Don''t let greed and anger take over your reasoning, if you are willing to expose yourself for some free opportunities then forget about ever becoming a powerhouse. Ria looked at her down head and secretly sighed. {You don''t need to think about becoming stronger all the time, this place is not as bad as you think it is, in fact, it''s a good place something that is not easy to find, you should try to enjoy your time here, it will be helpful in developing your state of mind for future, for starters you can try to have a fluent conversation with someone aside from me, there are a lot of people here who won''t always think of taking your place. Mia nodded. Mia was confused as to why she postponed the plan all of a sudden but she didn''t ask anything because she had a feeling that she will get scolded no matter what she said right now. After she left, Mia deeply sighed then looked at the sky through a glass window near the wall. ''It''s not like I don''t want to hold a good conversation¡­. but I can''t, it''s not easy to talk to others,'' Mia looked at the white clouds floating in the blue sky. Mia wasn''t acting when she isn''t able to have a long fluent conversation with others, it was like a defect she had since her earliest memory, just like phobia it always got in her way of holding a good conversation, in the start, it was same even when she talked with her twin sister but Ria was different from the others, with just a few of her words she could discern the whole sentence and could tell what she wanted to say. The only person Mia was truly comfortable with was her sister, in time she was able to speak fluently with her but the things with others didn''t change. Even if she tries to practice talking with another person to improve herself, not many will be able to cop up with her for long, and it''s not like she can find someone similar to her easily and practice with them. Mia kept looking at the sky aimlessly, for who knows how long, Mia suddenly felt that several pairs of eyes were looking at her without bothering to hide their presence, she turned around and looked at the corner wall at the end of the corridor. She saw that five similar-looking whiteheads were popping out from the corner like flowers from a vase and were staring at her, Baby Aru standing behind the wall seemed pretty sure about his hiding skills, or maybe he just felt that the wall in front of the unfamiliar girl near the window was stronger than his Monster King stage body. Baby Aru only spent time with Lerna and Rex, after them the person he was most familiar with was Lucia who treated him just like a little young master from Rex''s family but she always acted seriously so Baby Aru was a little uncomfortable when approaching her and asking to play. This led Baby Aru to search for a new companion but whenever he tried to step out of the castle there will be a doting mother with Calamity Lord cultivation stage who will be following him outside, scaring away everyone in his way. Fortunately, lately, he sensed the presence of three new people on the second floor so after making a decision, he finally made a decision to approach them and quietly slid out of the room when his mother was lost in the world of books. Lucia had briefly told both the sisters about the people that live in the castle, so Mia knew that this beast is actually just a newborn baby with high intelligence, but he is the child of the rumored woman powerhouse who is likely one of the strongest in Frozen Flame so his own cultivation base is also high. Mia wasn''t that cautious to Aru, he was an intelligent beast and she had seen a lot intelligent beast with a non-human appearance like him so she knew he won''t attack her all of a sudden, and because he was just a baby he wasn''t capable of discerning between fake smiles or serious face so she didn''t care to act in any way in from of him, she just turned around and again started to stare at the sky. When Baby Aru saw that she didn''t overreact he slightly nodded his head in satisfaction like saying¡­ girl you passed the test, he then slowly walked to her then looked in the direction she was looking, he only saw the clouds in the sky. Baby Aru''s unique common sense came into play¡­ He gently placed his claw at the wall near the window and put some Monster Qi in it. An array pattern shined on the wall then the reinforced glass window retracted inside the wall on its own. The cool air from the atmosphere came in, the second the window was opened, Mia quickly took out a hairband and tied her long fluttering hair in a single ponytail, she then looked at the Baby Aru who was staring at her with some interest. She had a bad feeling about it. "Whaat¡­you want?" She asked. Baby Aru didn''t say anything, his long tail suddenly moved, the tail wrapped itself around Mia''s waist and threw her on his back, Mia didn''t have legs but a tail which made it easy for the baby beast to hold her tightly cutting her escape routes, he then climbed on the opened window. ''Don''t tell me he¡­'' Mia just regained her balance by gripping the outwards scales on his back that she began to realize what Baby Aru was thinking. Baby Aru jumped out of the window then unfolded his big strong wings, the second he flapped his wings his trajectory changed towards the sky, his flight''s aim was the clouds in the sky. Normal cultivators can''t fly in the sky above Misty Maze Forest because of the deadly winds but Baby Aru was a Monster King with wings, such winds were useless against him. Earlier when he saw Mia looking at the sky, he believed that she wanted to fly above the clouds in the sky but because of her weak cultivation base she couldn''t do that, so to increase the favorability between them he decided to help her realize her wish. Moreover, he was very fast when it came to flying, even faster than Rex. "AHHhhhahhaaaa..." Mia screamed while clutching the scales on his back, with her low cultivation base she never flew at such a height especially in Misty Maze Forest and the main problem was the speed at which Baby Aru was flying, at the moment she was experiencing what a normal human who had ridden a roller coaster for the first time would feel. When Baby Aru heard her scream, his eyes shined he realized that his new companion was enjoying it so much that she was even screaming excitedly so he again flapped his wings increasing his speed again. Mia started to feel dizzy, the world in her front of her started to spin, she didn''t know what this guy was thinking and the frustrating part was she could do absolutely nothing about it, she just reached out her hand to his shoulder area then tightly hugged his middle neck and closed her eyes. After a few minutes Mia felt that everything became quiet, the wind wasn''t that deadly as before, she could also sense that Little Aru was not flapping his wings and was flying at a constant speed without any turns. Mia slowly opened her eyes, and as soon as she did, a look of surprise flashed through her eyes. She saw boundless blue sky above her, when she looked down she realized that Little Aru was flying above the clouds, rather than clouds it seemed like an endless river made of soft white cotton. There were no birds or any cultivator flying anywhere, Mia discovered that she actually liked this place, she then looked at the Little Aru who turned his leftmost head around with his mouth open letting his tongue flutter in the wind, Mia found this little beast with a silly look on his face quite adorable. He isn''t a bad choice to practice to talk, right?¡­ she thought. 279 Chapter 276 : : The Third Evolution After leaving the castle reluctantly, Rex flew towards the core zone of Misty Maze Forest. ''It''s alright¡­ it''s not too late for a gentleman to make love after 2 weeks,'' Rex sighed then continued. ''By the way, Rose, what about the fusion of True Tai-Chi Forbidden Yoga Art and my Yin-Yang Sacred Lineage Cultivation Technique?'' Rex asked. Several days ago, when he started the fusion he failed miserably on the first try so Rex let Rose keep trying while slowly improving and making changes using the information obtained from the previous failures to complete the fusion then upgrade and modify it for his body, but in the background. The fusion failed so many times that Rex turned off notifications for it, after all, no matter if it succeeds or fails he won''t be able to use it before evolution, in the worst cause that it didn''t succeed even when it was time to go through evolution then he would try to gain enlighten and solve the problem once if it still fails then he would have no choice but to leave it. Later when Rex went into seclusion, Rose automatically switched off all the notification to not distract him, now that the evolution is just near the corner its time for him to check it. [After 1,245,601 tries, encountering 1,245,599 failures and spending 18,564 SE points I succeeded twice. The first result didn''t look that favorable to you so as your previous orders I continued the operation and the second result I got is more suitable for your body] Rex''s heart arched when he realized how many SE points had he lost. Normally, SE points are consumed depending on the time consumed during the research and the failed trials shouldn''t actually cost that much because most of those were failed just when the process began, but Rex wanted the good results as fast as possible so he spent extra points putting the same operation in all the operation blocks to increase the speed. [Actually Rex, I found a better way, I already discarded the first result as for the second before modification is B1 after modification it is B2, the reason B1 is more favorable because it can synchronize with your Black Diamond Physique to maintain the attribute balance in your body but now that you decided to choose that new race option that will provide your body with Innate Darkness and Shadow Immunity the balance might crumble. But the good news is, if I remodify B1 so that it can synchronize with your both your race and physique that support similar attribute then the result might be better than before, although you can only see the result after the evolution, the result will vary depending on the race after all] ''If it''s better then do it, and remember if you really need to use my Blood essence then keep all the records, I want to see how much I need to earn back in the future,'' Rex agreed without any problem. ''So what is its name?'' Rex curiously asked. [Its name is \u003cBlack \u0026 White Forbidden Lineage Art\u003e,] Rex raised his eyebrow. Is Rose also developing a common-sense similar to Baby Aru?¡­ Rex thought. [I chose this name based on the characteristics of the cultivation technique, this technique is about maintaining the balance between two opposite force, manipulate it, and also use it to strengthen the user''s body, moreover, after evolution, you will be the only person that will be able to use it, for others it''s a forbidden technique that is less useful than the lowest rank Yellow Grade technique,] Rex nodded in satisfaction, then he realized that he was flying for a long time and still haven''t found a good place for going through his evolution, in the past he had come to the core zone several times but he was still not very familiar with it, in the end, he decided to ask Zakiya instead of flying aimlessly. After around a minute he finally got a reply. She felt like she was being treated as a private butler no.. at least the butler gets a pay, but Rex is taking too much advantage of her, she had already paid him for the cure and she actually paid more than enough. 5 Elixir Of Life, a full set of precious herbs that can be used to make ten more of them that includes many herbs that do not even grow in the middle realm, she let him read a platinum edition herbal encyclopedia that other Alchemist can kill for, all three editions of Basics of Soul Arrays \u0026 Soul Seals, she also gave him pointers to clear his doubt when making soul seals and most importantly a promise to back him up in upper realm¡­. just what else he wants? As for being grateful for saving her life, she is but¡­ is it really the first time when her life was in such a danger? she had seen such time more than she could count before reaching her peak stage, that''s why she could remain that calm even when facing life-threatening situations. She had been saved before but she had also saved others, her point of view is way above a mortal. But even then, she did so many things for Rex but that guy just doesn''t seem grateful to her at all, instead of accepting her as his teacher he rejected her offer without thinking. Rex ignored her lazy tone and replied. Rex didn''t hesitate to lie, after doing few small experiments he had found out that Zakiya''s ability doesn''t work when he uses Friend List or Qi transmission message to converse, even divine abilities have limitations. Zakiya then also told him about the illusory array she used to hide that place, she had built many hidden bases in the whole core zone of the forest, normally she would remove all the formation she added for defense or offense in those bases when she left those places to erase her traces but if she really liked one then she would put a normal high-grade illusory array disk that exists in the middle realm there without making any changes in it. Rex nodded in satisfaction, he was about to turn but then he abruptly stopped and looked around. Zakiya didn''t say east or west but¡­ his left. Rex said as he flew towards his left. Rex almost fell off from the sky when he heard her words, he then took out a mirror and look at his reflection in it. He saw that there were disoriented lipstick marks around his lips, it looked just like a girl who was doing makeup while driving her car, and suddenly encountered a pit on the road. ''Little Rose,¡­ about this lipstick¡­'' (Rex) [I can''t teach you how to use lipstick, it''s better to learn from Zakiya] ''¡­'' (Rex) Fortunately, I didn''t meet anyone on my way here¡­. Rex thought, he didn''t want Lerna or Jiang Shuang to see him like that or it would become his dark past in the future. Rex shook his head then increased his pace towards the waterfall Zakiya told him about. After half a day, he finally reached the place. The waterfall was too big from what he imagined, all the area below him was covered in water, except water there were several ice rocks of different shapes and sizes that lay unmoved in the flowing water. The water was very clear, it didn''t seem to have any visible impurities, one could even see the ground at the bottom, as for how it was a waterfall... there was a long crack in the ground and the water was falling inside it. The crack was pitch black because of the darkness inside, even after Rex used Spiritual-Sense he could still not sense its bottom, when the water fell inside of the crack Rex couldn''t hear the sound of the water hitting the ground at all, the crack felt like the entrance to the abyss. The whole waterfall and the crack reminded Rex of the Angel Fall on earth. He wasn''t worried about any hidden danger in the abyssal crack, Zakiya won''t decide on a place without exploring it and if she explored it then what type of danger could be left inside? Rex followed Zakiya''s previous instruction and soon found a hidden cave on one of the cliff-like inner sides of the abyssal crack, it was around a hundred meters below the surface level, the falling water was perfectly hiding the small entrance of the cave. When Rex entered the cave he realized that it was more like an underground tunnel leading further inside, after walking for around 100 meters Rex finally made it to the area Zakiya told him about. The tunnel led him to a big spacious place, the place was big enough for 100 people to share it, there was even a small pond on the side, the area didn''t have any time of light so Rex still had to use his Spiritual-Sense to check the place. Seeing that the place is so big Rex sighed in relief, he knew that the place would be strong if someone life Zakiya lived here but he was a little hesitant thinking of the strange phenomenon that occurs because of the discharge of energy from his body, the phenomenon could prove to be very dangerous if he evolves in a small place that collapse because of it during his evolution but now that this place is so big he felt slightly relieved. After adding some defensive formation just to be safe, after making all the necessary preparation Rex got ready for the evolution, he wasn''t worried about something like lack of energy this time, his Exp and remaining SE points were more than enough to take care of such thing, Rex took out the bodies of the two beasts then started the evolutions. [Commencing evolution¡­..] Just when the notification appeared, Rex felt his body becoming several times more sensitive, he felt like he could no sense the excited condition of all the cells in his body¡­ he knew that it was just an illusory feeling but it still took over his head, he realized that his head was dizzy right now before Rex lost his consciousness he saw a lot of colorless jelly-like liquid coming out of from the skin all over his body then trapping the two beasts body with his own, and turning into a transparent cocoon. 280 Chapter 277 : : Evolution Complete Several days passed since Rex''s evolution started, during this time many things happened in Frozen Flame City but these things were not the type Rex usually concern himself with. Like always Jiang Shuang could handle them, Adal was worried about the next move Kebel might make but Jiang Qing assured him that even if Kebel wanted to make a move at the moment he can''t, because last time he had suffered a big loss and it takes a lot of time to recover from such loss. As long as Kebel doesn''t attack before Rex comes out of seclusion, Jiang Shuang was fine. Misty Maze Forest¡­. A certain cave in the core zone¡­.. Zakiya was sitting cross-legged on her black jade bed, her eyes were closed and her breathing was faint, her appearance at the moment was slightly different from what Rex saw earlier, her skin was now pale white like she had lost a lot of blood from her body and her ears were slightly pointed from the top if someone doesn''t focus too much on them then they wouldn''t even notice it. But there was something more surprising than all this, nine strange black rings were slowly spinning around her at different angles with her as the center, a dark-red sphere was hovering above her head in mid-air. Zakiya exhaled a breath of impure air and opened her eyes, as soon as she did, the rings and the dark-red sphere around her turned into black streams of light and retracted in her body. ''Finally, after using it to cultivate for all this time I have now finally reached the Return To Nature mastery level in my \u003cNine-Revolution Rebirth Art\u003e, it''s all thanks to the experience I got while being stuck in this place that it became possible to overcome this bottleneck, it''s worth wasting so many years here for this. After I go back to the higher realm I can try to breakthrough to that realm,'' She thought. The more powerful and stranger the technique one practice, the harder it is for them to reach the Return To Nature mastery level in it, but if they could reach it then the benefits they will receive are immense too, any technique that reached this state will produce a strange phenomenon when practiced, just like those spinning nine rings around Zakiya from earlier. Furthermore, one couldn''t reach the Return To Nature state just by practicing a technique for a long time, they would need insight or enlightenment to reach it. In all types of techniques, the hardest type to master to Return To Nature level is the cultivation technique type that is used to cultivate their cultivation base. Rex''s technique is also the same but it''s just his low cultivation base that doesn''t meet the requirement to trigger such a phenomenon, in the start the Yin-Yang Great Balance Cultivation Technique Rex received from Ye Ying could allow its user to obtain an inborn Yang Flame when practiced to Return To Nature level. After the fusion, upgradation, and modification the resultant technique Yin-Yang Sacred Lineage Cultivation Technique Rex got was also capable of giving birth to fire but Rex was not strong enough to summon it in the start, it was only later when he met all the requirements that he was able to do that, but he was still not able to produce the strange phenomenon from the technique because of unmet requirements. ''Come to think of it that brat really went into seclusion, did something motivated him?'' Zakiya thought. After keeping an eye on Rex for a long time she had concluded that he was a salted fish when it came to seriously cultivating, it was probably just his comprehension talent and firm Dao heart that let him cultivate that fast. Dao¡­. it''s the biggest advantage of the people from the lower realm who cultivate Dao in the early stages of their cultivation path and continuously refines it with their experience on this path, compared to them the people who are born with a higher cultivation base than the Dao Comprehension stage have to cultivate it, later on, that''s why their understanding of Dao is very low, which then results in them facing strong bottlenecks to breakthrough. Dao builds the core foundation of a person on their cultivation path, it''s effect might not be obvious in the start but only later would one notice it that''s why the earliest stage one comprehends their Dao the better it is, many powerhouses have to go in seclusion for thousands of years just to increase their understanding of Dao and unlock the future path, many people understand this fact that''s why some people from Ancient Clan even uses the cruel method of destroying their talented younger generations cultivation base then provide a lot of resources to help them cultivate again so they can start to comprehend Dao at early stages and lay a strong foundation. Unfortunately, a certain man got too influenced by this fact to an extent that he put his own kid in the lowest realm he knew off to lay a strong Dao foundation. Zakiya closed her eyes then using her divine ability she shared the senses with the bird she stationed near Rex''s seclusion area. She had checked his offline status on Friend List so she knew that Rex was either really cultivating with his full focus or was sleeping soundly. ''Looks like he is serious about the duel¡­ but it''s too late for him get serious, from what I have seen of him until now even if 100 like him comes against me he would still lose, he has strange but strong abilities, he had practiced his techniques to a high mastery level, even if he just use brute strength he could still easily surpass his peers¡­ What a shame his quick decision-making skills are not up to the standard, even if he has all these things he couldn''t make good use of it, his battle experience is almost nonexistent. His useless pride also gets in the way, I need to thoroughly crush him if I need to totally subdue him,'' Zakiya thought. In fact, Rex may not be that weak if compared to a normal young master of the higher realm if their cultivation base is the same, he can only blame his luck that he met someone whose starting line was a little different from others resulting in a quite different point of view. ''If I really take him back with me with just that strength and somehow father sees him then he won''t be able to hold back his anger, he may not kill him for my sake but locking him in a training chamber for the next thousand years is still a possibility, and if he did that then I won''t have time to personally train him at all,'' Zakiya touched her chin thinking about how to train Rex to make him progress faster. If Rex knew what she was thinking, he would just pack his luggage and leave the Misty Maze Forest overnight. Locking me up for thousands of years to train? sorry but if I train outside for hundred years then I am pretty much sure that I can obtain enough qualifications to train you¡­, he would say. Zakiya learned her battle formula from her father, and because of the methods he used to train her weren''t normal, how can her methods of training someone else can be normal. It was a shame that she couldn''t use his support to handle matters like the one at present, or she won''t have to be stuck in the forest like that. Every powerhouse had a different chain of thought compared to normal people which affects their way of training their successor in the ways which look ridiculous in the eyes of common folks. 1 day, 2 days¡­..16 days passed like that when Rex was still in deep sleep. On the 17th day, he finally woke up from his slumber. Unnamed Waterfall in the core zone of Mist Maze Forest¡­.. In a hidden cave¡­ A young man with long black hairs was lying in a pit on the ground suddenly opened his eyes, the moment he woke up Rex felt a painful headache assaulting him, he wanted to scream but no voice came out, the headache was so painful that he wasn''t even able to hear or focus on the notification windows that started popping up the second he woke up. Fortunately, after about half an hour later the headache finally came to an end, but just after it ended and Rex was collecting his thoughts he smelled an extremely bad smell from his surrounding. After using his Spiritual-Sense, Rex discovered that the not-so-deep hemispherical pit he was lying in was filled with a very bad smelling liquid, the slimy liquid was all over his body too. ''Seriously? the first thing I see after waking up is this shit,'' He thought. The room was dark so he couldn''t see the color of the liquid but he had no interest in doing that either. Rex wasn''t able to take it and stopped his breathing, he then ran out of the tunnel, the second he came out, the cold water falling over the cave entrance cleaned his body. Although his body was now clean but thanks to his enhanced senses Rex could still smell that bad smell coming from inside the cave, so after changing his clothes he left the cave and flew above the waterfall. The second the sunlight fell on him, Rex subconsciously used his hand to block the sun rays falling on his eyes, he felt like a prisoner who was had now come in contact with light after being locked up in a dark room for a long time. He found that the sunlight was extremely annoying today. After his pupils adjusted themselves to the sunlight, Rex was finally able to observe the changes in his body. He looked slightly older from before - in his base form, the most noticeable change was his skin color, before his skin was snow-white.. only a little less white than the women of Cold Heaven Sect but now his skin was slightly tanned, he felt like he had been taking a sunbath on a beach every day during his last 16 days of evolution, resulting in tanned skin, except these two he didn''t see any other change in his appearance. ''Good, as long as I look like a normal human it''s fine, in this world strength takes priority or I can''t even take care of the people beside me,'' Rex said with emotion. Both Little Aru and Lerna were stronger than him when it came to cultivation base, although he had his own field in which he was stronger than them but he felt frustrated when he thought that in times of problem he needs to depend on his own kid and wife¡­ or so he claims, while sitting back in the rear. Even when asking Lerna to take care of the obstacles in Frozen Flame''s expansion he didn''t feel too good inside, he trusted her strength and believed in her but the problem was¡­ although the chances were low but if she encountered a powerhouse of Sky Body Formation late Stage and got harmed then wouldn''t it be his fault? if something happened to her how would he face Little Aru? In a situation like these, he couldn''t do anything himself, and only ask Zakiya for help but now that Zakiya has been cured it is only a matter of time before she leaves¡­ even if he accepts her as his master it won''t mean she would stay here and delay her cultivation in such a place, not everyone is like Wang Cang¡­. in fact, for Rex, no one is like Wang Cang. Often the people that support us in the worst time become the ones that matter to us the most, for Rex Wang Cang was such a person. [How are you feeling? Do you want me to repeat the notification from earlier] ''I am better than before, this headache must be the so-called side effects but we shouldn''t neglect it, I can check the notifications later, my head feels a little dizzy so for now we will head back to the castle to rest and fully observe all the changes in the body,'' Rex said as he rubbed his temples and flew towards the castle. [You sure, you are just feeling a little dizzy?] Rose asked because Rex was continuously rubbing his forehead even when flying with a pained expression. 281 Chapter 278 : : Instincts [You sure, you are just feeling a little dizzy?] Rose asked because Rex was continuously rubbing his forehead even when flying with a pained expression. Rex didn''t reply but his speed of flying became unstable, the strange pain in head was annoying but now he also felt his throat getting dry. He landed near a tree to take some rest then took out a jug half-filled with sweet mellow wine, he normally used to drink this wine in the castle, Rex gulped down all the wine in the jug. He finally felt that his throat was not that dry anymore but the feeling of relief only lasted for a few seconds before his throat got dry again. ''Just what is happening?'' Rex was getting slightly anxious. "You finally came out of seclusion, so are you ready for the duel or want to make another excuse?" Zakiya appeared from the shadow of a tree behind him. Rex was already used to it so he wasn''t much surprised, he turned around to look at her. Zakiya was in her humanoid form right now with the same appearance she had shown Rex before. "You have to wait a little more before the duel¡­ Huh?" Rex just turned around and was saying but out of nowhere his words halted then his eyes subconsciously trailed her body from head to toe. If it was someone else trailing her body like that in front of her then even Zakiya herself would admire their guts, after all, she had yet to meet someone who would be so willing to ask for death in her hands. Actually, even if it is Rex, he would also make it out alive with at least a few broken bones but at this time Zakiya chose to focus on something else. She saw the visible changes in Rex''s appearance but this was not what surprised her. ''His smell¡­. changed?'' Zakiya raised her eyebrow. Because of one of her parent''s race, she was very keen to smell, it was not like Aiden''s inborn ability but Rex''s DNA signature extraction, once she meets someone their smell will be recorded in her memory then she will recognize the person by that smell, not their appearance. When she thought that Rex''s smell changed, it didn''t mean that his whole smell changed but a part of it... his smell had gone through a transformation, if it was not the case then she had already subdued him thinking that he was an imposter. A person''s smell does not easily change, it only goes through changes when their body experiences some serious changes like when they awaken their bloodline, have absorbed the medicinal effects of a very old and precious herb, or successfully manages to absorb the blood essence of a strong creature¡­ but in Rex''s case, it was a little more exaggerated. Rex kept staring at her body, not minding her gaze towards him then his eyes stopped at her slender snow-white neck. Zakiya slightly frowned because although Rex couldn''t see it but his eyes had turned red just like his bloodline form. [Rex?] Rose noticed that Rex was switching to bloodline form was based on instincts, it was something he had yet to achieve so Rose asked to confirm it but Rex didn''t respond. His bloodline form was not too different from before in fact it was mostly the same except the fact that he grew a little taller and muscular, there was one more difference that was his skin color that grew a little darker but it was not the same dark as a normal human, his skin color looked somewhere between the skin color of the woman from Cold Heaven Sect and Dark Elves. The skin of Dark Elves is darker like light chocolate color and not the same as humans, moreover, their skin is smooth and it always remains moist and shiny like they had used a lotion or baby oil to make their skin shine in the sunshine, their attractive skin adding to their equistic features increases their charm to another level. Rex''s skin in his bloodline form was similar to Dark Elves'' skin, it shined like it had received oil massage when the sunlight fell on it. As for the reason why his bloodline form didn''t look much older, the carbonite family race and his bloodline were fully devoted to battle even if the person of this was very young or very old they would both have a body that will be like they are in their prime to give them a high advantage in battle. Unexpectedly, even when Rex''s body fully switched to his bloodline form his transformation didn''t stop. His red pupils enlarged, they were around 40% bigger than before and a snake-eye-like dark-red slit appeared horizontally in them, its the red color was so dark that it would look black if the observer didn''t focus on them. The veins on Rex''s hand became visible, then his fingernails grew until they were at least thrice as long a before, they didn''t only grow they also transformed into beast-like nails¡­ they were sharp and strong like a weapon forged with the only purpose to rip apart their target. [Required condition met] [Bloodthirsty state activated] Rex bent his body like a bow and put all his strength in his legs while still staring at Zakiya, in the next second his body shot towards her just like an arrow. He didn''t use any moment technique but his body still activated a certain skill just by the instincts deeply hidden in the blood, the skill was¡­ Accel. Just when leaping at her Rex''s body disappeared and appeared just before Zakiya, he wasn''t even looking at her but her neck, his sharp nailed hands were just a few centimeters away from her neck. This time when Rex''s opened his mouth he also revealed his two sharp fangs that grew out of his canines. Rex didn''t look at her face and only at her neck but if he had looked at her face he would have realized, her eyes weren''t of prey but a¡­ predator. Her eyes were emitting a red glow and her face was expressionless. ''Dark Pulse'' In the next instance, an unknown black energy shot out from all over her body like a sound wave, Rex felt like he was a mortal that got hit by a truck as his body flew back. ..Dhhaaam¡­ [- 66 HP] But just when he flew back a little he realized that two more similar waves accompanied the first wave from behind. ..Dhhaamm¡­ x 2 [- 120 HP] The speed at which Rex was thrown back got multiplied again and he crashed into a huge rock after breaking down several trees in his path, he felt that he had broken a few of his bones at the time of impact but there was no visible pain on his expression, in fact, he looked a little more¡­ annoyed. [If you keep destroying trees like that then you might become the reason for mass deforestation in Misty Maze Forest,] Rex didn''t respond and looked at Zakiya with vigilance, he seemed to have no intention to give up on his prey, ''fear'' seemed like a distant word from his dictionary at the moment. The red glow in Zakiya''s eyes disappeared. ''I almost acted on instinct,'' Zakiya sighed, it was good that she held back at the last moment or Rex would not end up with just a few broken bones, her strength at the moment was far above him. Zakiya carefully observed the current state of Rex, it looked very familiar to her but she wasn''t sure if it was really that or she was just overthinking it, she wanted to confirm it so she decided to finish it quickly. Zakiya moved her fingers then threw the black metallic fan in her hand towards Rex. The fan started to spin on its way but just when it was around 20 meters away from Rex, it turned into a black light then transformed into a long reptile-like creature covered in the faint black fog. The illusory creature was pitch black, it''s appearance was similar to that of a long black Eel, the two round eyes of that Eel were blood-red just like Zakiya, the fin on its tale was somewhat like a flood dragon, it also had sharp curvy teeth that were visible when the creature opened its big mouth that looked like it was connected to a black hole. When the black Eel-like creature approached Rex, its length suddenly increased as it wrapped its body around Rex. Rex quickly reacted and slashed at its body with his sharp nails but his sharp iron like nails didn''t leave a single scar on it, the creature didn''t even try to resist the attack. His thoughts weren''t rational enough for him to even try to use Instant Transmission, the abilities he used were the ones that were deeply related to his body, Accel was something he used on instincts but not on purpose. It only took around a second for the creature to completely immobilize his body, after completely binding Rex, it flew into a sky and turned its body in a way that Rex is directly facing the sun. Rex felt very uncomfortable when the rays of the sun fell into his eyes, his eyes started to itch, he tried to turn his head away but the creature was tightly holding his body and even him turning his face was extremely hard so in the end, he reluctantly closed his eyes. ''There is no mistake¡­ he gained the characteristics of Blood Clan but how? it''s not the time to think about it,'' Zakiya snapped her fingers, the strange creature perceived her thoughts and took action. It turned Rex away from the sun to face him, then looked him in the eyes with its own blood-red eyes. Rex looked at him with anger-filled eyes but then he felt slightly dizzy. [You have received a mental attack] Rex completely ignored the notifications and didn''t even bother reading or hearing the content delivered to him. [Due to you possessing strong mental strength and Calm Mind, the attack has been nullified] Zakiya looked at Rex in surprise. ''This womanizer brat actually possesses such good mental control¡­ was he acting to be a womanizer to lower his enemies'' guard or something?'' Zakiya thought. If Rose would know what she was thinking Rose would probably say¡­ Big Sister, don''t think too much you were absolutely correct. ''Now that this won''t work, I have to do it the old way,'' Zakiya thought. The creature raised its big head backward, Rex was confused as to what it was doing but then the creature suddenly slammed its big jaw on his head. ¡­Thud¡­. [-58 HP] Rex saw that few stars were twinkling in the daytime. ''Still awake? let''s do it once again,'' Zakiya thought. ..Thud¡­. [- 70 HP] The number of stars in the sky increased¡­ Rex wondered. ..Thudd¡­. [- 98 HP] ''Again..'' (Zakiya) ..Thuud¡­. [- 117 HP] ''This should be the last..'' (Zakiya) ..Thudd..... Whether it was Rex''s mental strength, his body structure, or the 10% crystalline brain they were all far away what a normal human usually has, Zakiya controlled the creature''s strength concerning a strong human to just knock him out and not dead a serious injury. But because of wrong calculations, Rex had to get hit on his head again and again until after seven consecutive tries he finally fainted, Rose thought about help the pitiful Rex lose consciousness but then it occurred to Rose that Rex always says - everything is an experience¡­ so in the end, Rose decided not to interrupt his precious experience. After making sure that he fainted, Zakiya carried him to her luxurious cave and thre- placed him on the bed. She then sat on the big black-red chair near the big black-sliver table and waved her hand towards the table. Several bundles of the book appeared out of thin air and fell on the table, the number of books were some much that some of them were about to fall off the table but under Zakiya''s control, the shadow of the table took lotus petal-like shape and supported all the books on the table. All those books looked very old, some even had dust on their cover, it felt like they hadn''t been taken out for a long period. After sorting through all the books for about an hour she took out three books wrapped in a white silk cloth. 282 Chapter 278.5 : : Books Zakiya was shocked when she saw that Rex showed the characteristics only people from her clan shows, she was sure that he didn''t have them before but after she gave just a few drops of her blood to him he changed but¡­ was something like that even possible? Normal blood aside even her blood essence shouldn''t be able to do that much especially when he just took around 3-4 weeks to complete the transformation. She had long noticed the unusual body of Rex, whether it was his muscles with a qualitative change, the organ responsible for Battle-Wings, Core bladder, and even the core inside it¡­ after she had recovered her cultivation base to some extent and Rex came to meet her, she had seen everything. But she suppressed her curiosity and decided to overlook it, if Rex himself didn''t mention it then it was obvious he didn''t want other''s to know about it and it wasn''t like she had told anything about herself to him so how could she ask something like that from him, as for forcing him she wanted him to become her disciple and had her own pride she won''t force someone like him for apparently no enmity. She overlooked it before but now things were different, the matter was related to her clan, someone gained the characteristics of people from her clan overnight, she didn''t want to hold him accountable but wanted at least check what was happening. She had heard of a few rare ancient races that could do something similar to what Rex did, so she took out the books that had the information regarding those ancient races. Zakiya had a lot of books in her collection that she found on her adventures, from the clan or received from someone else but she didn''t read even half all of them, if she had the time she would read the ones related to Arrays and Inscriptions because that would be more beneficial to her. Not everyone is like Rex who could just scan a book and store it in his memory, although cultivators had strong memory that develops with their cultivation base but the content of these books wasn''t simple either, in some cases the words on one page could hold much more knowledge than the biggest library on earth, the real content of the books was not in words. One could only understand all that content after slowly comprehending the hidden meaning behind it, furthermore, the important the knowledge in a book is the harder it will be to comprehend it because the creator of the book made it like that, it''s the creator''s way of saying¡­ if you don''t even have the ability to comprehend it then you are not qualified to read it. Zakiya unwrapped the three books in white silk cloth, all three books had a somewhat similar appearance, they were not too flashy but made of some kind of beast skin which was similar to that of leather in appearance. Although the names weren''t that domineering but the three books were something a powerhouse of the biggest Scholarly Faction in the Higher Realm wrote down after countless years of research, they weren''t something one could buy with money alone, only a rare opportunity can let obtain one, off course Zakiya didn''t obtain the all three of them on her own but she was keeping someone else things in their place. Zakiya put the other two books in her storage ring then opened the \u003cA Look At The Ancient Races: 1st Edition\u003e, the book contained the information about the ancient creatures that got extinct over time and now mostly exist in stories. The book had silvery-white pages but all of them were blank there wasn''t a single word written on them, Zakiya wasn''t bothered by it she placed her palm on the blank page and used a secret changed in her heart, the black page then absorbed the energy from her hand and a picture of a strange creature then appeared on the page. The creature was short and bald, it''s skin was of green color and it had pointed ears. If Rex saw it he would directly shout- a fukking Goblin, except for the thin long tail and the fact that they were wearing decent clothes made of animal skin unlike barbarians they looked exactly like a goblin. The creature on the page was related to the races that could gain the ability of other races. When Zakiya looked at the picture, the information related to the creature appeared in her head. ''Green Devil Race?'' Zakiya muttered to herself. According to the information she obtained from the book, the green devil race was a race with low intelligence people, the people from this race had strong breeding capabilities and low control over their sexual urges, to make it worse just like humans they were capable of breeding with most of the races, the resultant baby could possess the ability of its other race parent but would have a similar appearance to the people of green devil race. The people of that time found this race quite annoying because they had very low control over their sexual urges they would even resort to force the people of other races and keep increasing their population, later they needed more space because of their big population and blindly attacked the territory of other races, in the end, other people finally weren''t able to take it anymore and started to retaliate completely wiping them out of their territory¡­ with the passage of time this race ceased to exist. In a time where even the bad mood of someone could take other''s life, how could others held back when some lust-driven race is using their people as breeding pods and knows nothing else to do except that. Zakiya shook her head and changed the page, this time creature appeared was of pitch-black color, its whole body was of black color which was shining under the sun, for some reason Zakiya''s favourability towards the creature increased in the next second. The humanoid creature was big and tall, it''s body was quite muscular, it had four pairs of arms and two pairs of dragonfly-like wings on its back, in the picture the creature opened its mouth, showing its razor-sharp teeth and long tongue like a lizard. ''Evil Spirit Race? I would love to take one as a pet if it hadn''t been extinct¡­ sigh,'' Zakiya thought. She was even imagining how would it look like if she would walk on the streets while holding the leash attached to the color of her obedient Evil Spirit Race pet. According to the information she obtained from the book, the Evil Spirit Race was actually a fearsome race they were low in numbers but were intelligent, the most fearsome thing about them was their innate ability to gain others ability, the people from this race would eat a lot of people from the race whose ability they want to gain then would evolve like Spirit Beast''s after they managed to eat enough targets, they will evolve then there is a chance that they would gain the abilities from their targets race. Zakiya kept searching through the books but didn''t find the one that looked just like humans or were variants of humans that had a similar ability to Rex. Actually, there was one race that was similar to humans... At least compared to other races mentioned in the book this was most similar to humans in appearance. The people from that race had a humanoid body, they had a pair of eyes with a star pattern in their pupils, slightly pointed ears, as for their hands and legs they were just like humans in shape, except the star pattern in their pupils the other differences were that their skin was purple and they had sharp teeth. The race was the Purple Star Devourer race, the people from that race would eat the flesh of the enemies they defeated, they were a battle loving race and believed that they become stronger by eating their enemy¡­ in fact, the people from purple star devourer had a very small almost negligible chance to gain the ability of the person they had eaten, it may be a physique ability, innate ability or even bloodline ability. Zakiya didn''t think that Rex was of that race because his features and behaviors didn''t match to the people of that race, the people of that race were so battle loving that if they get the chance they will not sleep with their lover but battle with them to show their love. Zakiya sighed she closed the book and put it inside she then took out a big black wine bottle and a glass, she then poured the blood-red wine in her glass, placed the bottle on the table, and leaned back on her chair as she took a sip. ''This brat is full of trouble,'' She thought while enjoying the refreshing feeling from the wine and the bitter-sweet after taste embracing her tongue. She believed it was better to ask him directly. 283 Chapter 279 : : The Blood Clan Zakiya read the \u003cA Look At The Ancient Races: 1st Edition\u003e of the three books wrapped in the silk cloth... \u003cA Look At The Ancient Artifacts: 2nd Edition\u003e, \u003cA Look At The Ancient Pills: 2nd Edition\u003e, \u003cA Look At The Ancient Races: 1st Edition\u003e. But even after that she wasn''t able to find any useful information because the races mentioned were quite different from Rex and a lot from humans, although the book was just the 1st edition so there will definitely be a lot of races that she haven''t read about and Rex maybe be one of those or there was also a chance that he is the product of love between such an ancient race and a human. It was good for Rex that Zakiya stopped her wild imagination in tracks and decided to ask him directly. Rex was in a deep sleep, he was even having a dream¡­ nightmare will be a more accurate word, inside the nightmare he was standing in a dark room as countless pair of red glowing eyes stared at him. He abruptly opened his eyes and sat upon the bed, cold sweat slid down his forehead normally he could perceive this is a dream and relax but this time even when he knew it nothing changed. When Rex opened his eyes, he saw the unfamiliar room in his sight. Rex suddenly inhaled a very alluring smell, he sniffed a few times then turned his head and stared towards Zakiya¡­or the glass filled with wine in her hand to be more precise. "You woke up earlier than I thought," Zakiya said while slowly moving her glass in her hands. "Hu.. yeah, just what happened to me, it felt like someone repeatedly struck my head with a hammer until I lost consciousness," Rex said with a pained expression as he rubbed the irregular surface of his head. "Ahem... it''s probably your imagination," Zakiya said with a serious face. Rex raised his eyebrow towards her like asking why does my head looks beat up if it was just my imagination. [Yes, it wasn''t a hammer though, it was heavy fish head.. no Eel head or maybe monster head.. whatever, it was a heavy head,] ''What do you mean?'' Rex asked. [How much do you remember after drinking that wine?] Rex slightly frowned, the question had deep meaning, he focused and tried to remember what happened earlier that led him here. Because of good mental strength, Rex was able to easily recover a few pieces of the memory and began to realize what he did. "Do you know what happened earlier," Zakiya asked directly. "A little¡­" Rex said awkwardly. "I will directly ask you directly, the characteristics you showed earlier are something that is only shown by my people so¡­ did you got them because of my blood?" Zakiya asked. Just he hurried to jump off the bed, he realized that a black belt made of shadow was binding his waist with the bead. "Hehe¡­ have I ever told you that I always keep my \u003cTruth Seeker\u003e active when talking to you?" Zakiya said with a smile. The name of the skill was enough for Rex to determine which one was it. ''Looks like I am still not fully out from the effects from earlier,'' Rex thought, he realized that he almost forgot about her ability, even if he was just joking with her it was too unusual, his thinking proficiency had decreased by a notch, as for seriously escaping from Zakiya it was impossible as long as he was connected to her by Friend List. Seeing Rex like that Zakiya slightly smiled, seeing him like that makes her feel like acquiring an achievement for some reason. "You know Rex, In Higher Realm, blood essence or abilities aside even if someone just gets a technique that is passed down in a clan and practices it then they will be held accountable and chased by the people from the clan their whole life until death so that the technique of their clan doesn''t get leaked. Of course, such a situation won''t appear if a person from the clan willingly gifted that thing to them, and in your case, you got the characteristics of my clan''s people so you should have likely gotten their innate trait Shadow \u0026 Darkness Affinity, and I don''t think that someone willingly gifted them to you, nor are you a child from the people of the clan¡­ now, here''s the million spirit stone question - what should I do now that I see you, an outsider gaining the characteristics of my clan''s people," Zakiya asked with a smile yet not a smile. "Tch fine, indirectly your blood was the reason for it okay," Rex said with an annoyed look. ''It''s just a word game as long as I am careful I can use it to my advantage giving a good answer but with wrong information about myself, this way she wouldn''t keep doubting me in the future which will be good for the long term relationship,'' Rex thought. ''He is finally willing to talk,'' Zakiya smiled inwardly. "So what is your race?" Zakiya asked. This was the important question she wanted to ask all along, if Rex was from a strong lineage race then he would suit her taste more. "My origin was as a human with a special bloodline but then my bloodline degraded, then things happened... a few adventures adding to me recklessly messing with my body to gain more abilities and grow fast, and here is the result," Rex stretched out his hand with his palm facing upwards. Zakiya looked slightly confused when she started to think about it, the way she saw it was¡­ Rex was a human born with a special bloodline then his bloodline started to degrade and due to some fortunate encounter, he went through mutation or got a technique that allowed him to change the flow of his degrading bloodline making him a variant, then after becoming a human variant he gained the ability similar to the Purple Star Devourer race that has a small chance of gaining their opponent''s abilities after eating their body. There was one more possibility which was he obtained the bloodline inheritance of an ancient powerhouse having a similar ability to Purple Star Devourer or Evil Spirit Race and became a human variant because of their bloodline fusing with his degrading bloodline and going through a mutation, resulting in him gaining the same ability as them. At present, no one knows of any method of completely fusing two different bloodlines without any serious side effect but no one would dare say that such a method wouldn''t have existed in ancient times either. According to what the normal cultivator believes, the difference between the technology of Ancient Times and the one at preset was too much... just like comparing the technology of the cultivation world to the one on earth in the 90s. Zakiya wasn''t dissatisfied that Rex didn''t give her a clear answer, she was satisfied with knowing that much. In fact, she liked that Rex replied in such a way that won''t anger her or reveal everything either, if Rex would have spilled all the beans then she wouldn''t have liked it too much the reason being¡­ she didn''t want a spineless disciple. In this world, it was obvious that many would try to threaten him to reveal something if it caught their interest, if Rex really spilled everything about himself so easily then what was the guarantee that he wouldn''t spill everything about his teacher when asked. She had long formulated a training plan to toughen him, if he would have spilled everything then the chances of him surviving the training plan would have decreased again. "I understand, I don''t have anything else to ask but remember Rex don''t do something that foolish again, especially showing this kind of abilities to other people so openly, now listen carefully I will tell you about what happened to you earlier," Zakiya said with a serious expression. Rex nodded. "The characteristics you are showing are the same as the people of my clan¡­ The Blood Clan, actually your characteristics are a little different than them, your skin is not that white and your ears are normal," Zakiya said after some thinking. Rex gave her a confused look. Zakiya sighed then her appearance changed, her skin became white as jade, her pupils enlarged and her ears became slightly pointed, she then also removed the fan covering her lips and opened her mouth to show two sharp fangs sticking out a little. "This is normally how they look like, in fact, their ears are more pointed and they can retract their sharp fangs whenever they want but because I am not the pure-blooded and one of my parents is of a different race, I don''t have total control over these things so my fangs always stick out a little," Zakiya said while showing her short fangs. Zakiya told Rex so much about her to compensate him for the interrogation from earlier so as not to leave any bad feeling in his heart towards her, or else she wouldn''t have mentioned her fangs, the fact that she always carries a fan to hide them already tells how much she dislikes to mention it. Rex also understood more or less of it and decided to go with the flow, Zakiya was more of a teacher-like then he had expected, she was already treating him as a student if it wasn''t for his bad memories related to Elder Ma Fe he would have accepted her as a teacher long ago. "And what about me losing my mind and attacking you earlier," Rex asked. "That''s the bloodthirsty nature of the Blood Race since old time blood race liked the blood of strong creatures more than anything because of its taste and it can also make them stronger, every blood has its own unique taste even if two people have the same bloodline the taste will vary, once someone from blood race starts to drink the blood of other creatures they become addicted and they can''t stop doing that easily if they are not trained for it. What you experienced is common for many young ones born in the clan, the stronger the bloodline is, the fearsome the effect, someone in a bloodthirsty state would not calm down until they had drunk enough blood but this was from old times, with time our clan has developed more sophisticated methods to control our urges," Zakiya said with a smile. Rex''s eyes shined, he was a little worried when he heard her words from before but after hearing that there was a solution he felt relieved. "All we have to do is lock you inside a cell and make you practice a special meditation technique of my clan until you have reached Pinnacle mastery in it," Zakiya said with the corner of her lips stretcher upwards into a very kind smile. PE: Entry\u003e\u003eSmall Accomplishment\u003e\u003eGreat Accomplishment\u003e\u003eFull Mastery\u003e\u003ePinnacle\u003e\u003eReturn To Nature. [You have finally reached Pinnacle mastery in \u003cSupreme Court Death Scripture\u003e] Rex''s eyes started to tear up. Seeing him like that Zakiya covered her face with her fan as she held back the urge to laugh until her stomach hurts. "There is another way," Zakiya said after enjoying her self for quite a while. "Really?" Rex asked with some expectations. "You can use something else to control your urges to drink blood until you reach the Pinnacle mastery of the meditation technique," Zakiya said while raising the wine glass in hand showing the red wine inside it. Zakiya then took out an empty glass filled it with water then added few drops of the red wine from the wine bottle in it. Rex''s lips twitched. He now realized how Little Aru had felt when he also added only a few drops of Elixir Of Life in his water-filled bowl. But Rex didn''t say anything, he could understand that the content of the wine may be too much for the current him to drink casually, it might be too alcoholic or.. it may be made in a way to only suit the bodies of people from blood race. "Now that you have already suffered from the first wave of the bloodthirsty state, it wouldn''t appear within a week but the next time it appears it will be stronger, so it''s better to break the streak right now," Zakiya said while handing the wine glass to him. 284 Chapter 280 : : Passive Mode Rex took the glass from her hand and sniffed the red wine inside, the dilute wine didn''t had a strong fragrance but it had a certain charm that attracted him. Rex took a small sip from it. the taste of wine was bitter-sweet, it was a little bitter at first but as it passed through his mouth and slid down his throat it left a sweet after taste. When the wine flowed down his throat it gave a warm feeling throughout its way, if earlier his throat felt like a dried field then now it was like a herbal garden. Rex''s cheeks became somewhat red. [Harmful substance detected¡­] ''Stop don''t do anything¡­.'' Rex forcibly stopped his body from rejecting and countering the wine. [Got it] Just when Rex was enjoying the warm sensation he was getting from the wine, he received another notification that slightly surprised him. [Your STR has increased by 0.05% permanently] [Your VIT has increased by 0.07% permanently] ''One sip had that much effect¡­ are even the wines there had the same effect as medicine pills or something? Rich people sure have it easy, they can get everything using their family background. It''s very unfair to honest guys like me that put so much hard work in cultivation, only reaching Core Forming peak stage from Sour Strengthening 1st stage even after cultivating day and night without using any cultivation pill for almost one year, sigh... As they say, Heavens are really unfair, '' Rex thought. [Reverse Engineer talent is active¡­.] [Analyzing¡­..] [It would take 14 seconds to fully reverse engineer the substance.] [11] [10] Rex slowly drank the wine in the glass while enjoying its effect, Zakiya didn''t disturb him either and focused on emptying her glass. [01] [00] [Recipe of Unknown Wine acquired] "Interesting, using ingredients like Blood Ginseng, Scarlet Blood Flower, Blood Jade Mushroom to make a wine which can achieve a somewhat similar effect to drinking blood on the people of blood race, it doesn''t suppress their urges but fulfill it so they won''t bloodlessly attack someone else while also able to enjoy the taste frequently," Rex said. "Sigh... Your Silver Tongue is something that in itself achieves the effects on a level the same as a Divine Ability, you do know if some big alchemist from Higher Realm knew about it then they will curse me for taking you as a disciple before them," Zakiya said with a helpless look. ''Already calling me disciple, she is too confident in herself,'' Rex thought. When Rex analyzed the poison from her poisoned blood for the first time and Zakiya asked how he did it, then he told her that it was his talent that allowed him to figure out the ingredient of something after eating it. At that time Rex played this word game with her resulting in her misunderstanding his words. She believed that Rex uses the taste of the thing he eats to figure out its ingredients after a careful analysis so she gave this talent a name¡­ Silver Tongue. As for why Rex displayed the effects of this ability again, it was to show his value and¡­ he felt like he wouldn''t be able to sleep peacefully if didn''t show off once or twice a day. Thinking of something Zakiya suddenly spoke. "Rex, you can have the wine in your glass for free but If you want the meditation technique, then I will only give it to you if you agree to duel with me tomorrow afternoon, I can''t delay any further," Zakiya said straightforwardly. Rex nodded, he had already done all he can and cannot grow stronger without breaking through again but if he did, then Zakiya would also use a higher cultivation base to fight him which will only make it worse. Thinking that Zakiya had also overlooked the fact that he secretly gained her clan people''s characteristics so it was natural that he agrees. After finishing his wine, Rex headed back to the castle. He wanted to check his new abilities and form a quick plan to win tomorrow. Frozen Flame City¡­ Rex quietly floated near the balcony of his room, he saw that Lerna was sitting on a big chair near the door of the balcony with a book in her hand like usual. Lerna was a quick learner after she learned how to read she discovered that she really likes reading, especially the books related to stories or novels, so after she ordere- asked Jiang Shuang to buy this kind of books she now had turned Rex''s ex-room into a mini library filled with books that she reads all the time. At present, she was wearing big glasses with a golden frame that made her look like a studious woman trying to cosplay as a teacher. The glasses were of no use to her she just saw pictures of a scholar wearing them in a book and demanded one for herself, it was a simple request so Rex made a bunch of them for her. ''Today I might succeed,'' Rex thought when he saw how much Lerna was absorbed in her book. ''Instant Transmission + Accel'' Rex used instant Transmission to appears a few meters away from her then used Accel as he dashed towards her with his open arms but¡­ ¡­Bounccee... Just when he was less than one meter away from her, Rex felt like he bumped into an invisible wall made of wind and bounced back rolling on the floor, fortunately, the wall was bouncy and was capable of absorbing the impact, or else someone would have to repair the balcony again. [34th Try: Failure] ''You were counting?'' Rex lip''s twitched. [Yeah, I did and I also counted the total number of bones you broke in the process, one more thing the Regeneration skill has leveled up four times during your failed attempts.] ''You are the worst,'' Rex lamented. "This time, you were gone for long," Lerna said after closing the book. "Eh.. did you miss me?" Rex asked with an expectant look. Lerna shook her head and said. "Aru asked me this question too many times, so next time tell me the details of the trip in advance before leaving," Lerna said with an expressionless face. Rex felt like he was one of those hot-blooded girls coming home late at night after the midnight parties and getting warned by their parents. But he felt somewhat better after hearing it, his relationship with Lerna has become better, in the start she didn''t like it when Little Aru spent more time with her but now she wouldn''t mind even if Rex spent all his time with Aru¡­ she even urges him from time to time to do that, this way she could fulfill Little Aru''s wish to spend time with him and could also get free times to read the book without worrying about him. Rex nodded then jumped on the bed, Aru wasn''t in the room but he didn''t ask where he was, because with Lerna''s nature she wouldn''t sit that quietly before making sure he was safe. And indeed Lerna had left her mark on Aru so she knows his live location all the time as long as he is in her range and if something unexpected happens she could go save him in a matter of few seconds, this was the strength of a Calamity Lord. She could just walk through most of the Misty Maze Forest without any problem that is if she doesn''t meet someone like Zakiya. Every Calamity Lord has their specific territory, they purposely leave the traces of their aura at the border of their territory which can be sensed by other Calamity Lord''s, it was to tell that this area is mine, if you cross the line then only one would leave this place alive. And the area around Frozen Flame has Lerna''s aura that''s why no other Calamity Lord is residing near her area, Monster Venerable can also faintly sense that aura so they would, of course, won''t even think about coming near her. Seeing that Rex has nothing else to talk about, Lerna again opened the book and started reading it. While lying on the bed Rex touched his abdomen, he could sense that his dantian had changed, he didn''t have the twin dantian with two sections like before but only one dantian with both types of Qi resting there in harmony. ''What happened to my twin dantians,'' Rex asked. [They weren''t two dantians in the first place but just one that was separated by a thin layer of flesh, according to our previous plan I was going to slowly transform that layer of flesh into a thick boundary with every evolution, converting it into a more stable state to go on twin dantian route, but after we got Tai Chi Forbidden Yoga Art I realized there was no need to do that anymore. It had the information on how to carry two opposite force together in complete harmony, although the information was about carrying gentle and hard force together but after analysis, I found that the principles can be applied to Yin and Yang Qi too, but that was of course not enough as the balance can break once the quantity of one type of Qi decreases that''s when the passive mode of the Black \u0026 White Forbidden Lineage Art comes into play] Rex could feel that both the Yin Qi and Yang Qi in his dantian which always remained in fog form spreading over all the corners of his dantian now had unexpectedly turned into thread-like form, he could sense countless thin golden and black threads intertwining together in his dantiant they were slowly rotating around the center point of the dantian, all the threads had strange equilibrium that prevented them from countering each other. ''If I use one type of Qi too much during the battle then won''t the balance break?'' Rex asked after some thinking his spiritual root can refine more Qi and keep the balance but if the amount at which he used up one type of Qi was far more than the rate at which his spirit root refines the Qi then things might get ugly for him. After all, if he only intends to show one type of Qi in a battle and uses too much of that type then he couldn''t ask his enemy that¡­ Mister, can you please wait for a minute so that I can sit there and cultivate to restore my used up Qi quickly? [That''s what I was going to talk about next, the passive mode of your cultivation technique, your body''s sensitivity have still not come back to normal after evolution yet so you haven''t noticed it but your meridians are still revolving QI in your whole body, the speed is slower but it''s continuous] When Rose said it, Rex focused and he noticed that both his spirit root and meridians were still active¡­ in simple words although slowly but he was cultivating at the moment without knowing it. ''Dafukk it is,'' Rex almost cursed loudly. [It''s the passive mode of Black \u0026 White Forbidden Lineage Art, your body is using the opposite forces in your dantiant to its advantage, it''s using those forces to continuously channel Qi in your body, making you cultivate even in your sleep or at the time of the battle. Let''s come back to the topic, because of your meridians continuously carrying Qi all time, when you use too much Qi of one type they could instantly fill its space in your dantian¡­ If a situation arrives where you used up even the potential Qi in your meridians, then to maintain the balance we can just empty a small part of the other type of Qi into the meridians or release it in the atmosphere to keep the balance.] The technique had both advantages and disadvantages, but if checked that what it had more then they will obviously be advantages. ''I see¡­'' Rex said after calculating the pros and cons of the technique. If someone hears that Rex has a technique that allows him to cultivate even when sleeping and he is still a little dissatisfied then might want to fight him to death. ''By the way, Rose, be sure only use the passive mode to refine Qi and don''t impact the bottleneck, when we breakthrough using Exp our cultivation base becomes more solid and the Qi becomes purer compared to when using Qi from the atmosphere,'' Rex said. [I know, that''s why I am already doing it, we are just refining your already refined Qi, it isn''t much beneficial considering the quality of your Qi but it''s better not to stop it, and this way, your body would get more used to Yin-Yang Qi overtime.] Rex agreed then opened the interface to check the notifications he got after completing his evolution. 285 Chapter 281 : : Checking The Notifications Rex agreed then opened the interface to check the notifications he got after completing his evolution. [Congratulations! you have successfully completed the evolutionary process without any serious issues] [Congratulations on obtaining your first Multi-Type ability ''Bilocation''] [Exceptional ability category has been created] [You have unlocked Battle-Wings: Second Form] [You have obtained a new trait ''Darkness Immunity''] [You have obtained a new trait ''Shadow Immunity''] [You have obtained a new trait ''Node-Network''] [You have obtained a Psychic ability ''Levitation''] [You have obtained a new Bloodline ability ''Essence Devourer''] [You have awakened a new hidden talent ''Gene Coding''] [Your Bloodline mode''s status boost has been increased to 50%] [Your Exp extraction rate has increased to 30-35%] Rex noticed that there was no Physique ability this time but he wasn''t surprised, no one guaranteed that he would get all types of abilities after the evolution moreover his gains were more compared to the last evolution. He then looked at the names for a moment before he opened the full description of Levitate, Essence Devourer, and Bilocation. [Levitate:- Type: Psychic Grade: Ungraded Description: It''s an ability that allows you to change the weight of a subject whether it is living or non-living as long as it is in contact with you, or your body itself. The limit to which you can decrease or increase the weight of the subject depends on you and the subject itself. You can make it as light as a feather that can even float in the air or heavy enough to sink in the ground. Cool Down: None Cost: None] [Essence Devourer:- Type: Bloodline Grade: Ungraded Description: It''s an ability that allows you to absorb all types of essence from the target''s body after ingesting it, then after refining the essences of the target you can absorb it to strengthen your constitution and recover the lost essence or store it in the concentrated form after refining it for other uses. When strengthening the constitution, the ratio at which the benefits will be allocated to the status is predefined in the ratio 7:2:1 : : Vitality : Endurance : Others. The benefits will not be allocated to INT, WIS, SPT, and LUC. Cool Down: None Cost: None] [Bilocation:- Type: Psychic / Bloodline Grade: Ungraded The clones made will disappear after they had lost their whole health in a battle or their Qi reserves are finished, they can also self detonate under your command. In a certain range, the clones will follow your orders once they are out of range they will keep following the predefined order and if there is no ongoing order they will disappear even if they had HP and Qi reserve. The number of clones you can make doesn''t have a limit but the number of clones you can control at once depends on you. Cool Down: None Cost: 100P Yin Qi / 100P Yang Qi / 100P Spirit Qi / (50P Yin Qi + 50P Yang Qi) + 100P HP] Rex blankly stared at the description of the three skills, then he stood up and walked to Lerna. "Huh? what do you... want?" Lerna said when she saw Rex coming to her. Rex pointed at her chest then spoke. "Can I fondle them?" Rex asked with a serious face. ..BOOM¡­ [-131 HP] Rex received an uppercut on his chin then crashed into the ceiling, the defensive array on the ceiling shined preventing him from breaking it, then he fell to the floor. "Have you eaten something wrong today? didn''t I tell you not to eat any herbs or the meat of any beast blindly?" Lerna stared at him with an annoyed look. Rex raised his head from the floor and touched his chin. "So it''s not a dream," Rex muttered to himself. [¡­] "¡­" (Lerna) Rex then stood off from the ground and quietly sat on the bed as he looked at the description of the abilities. Lerna ignored him and focused on reading her book again. ''Rose this Essence Devourer, if I keep devouring someone else essence and increase mine by doing that¡­ for example if I keep increasing my life essence then haven''t I already achieved immortality, whenever my lifespan decreases I can just absorb others and I will always exist, Heavenly Dao will definitely not allows something like that but there is no heavenly trail¡­ so if what I am thinking is right then this ability should have a limit or fault,'' Rex thought. [Yes it does, as the description says it will only allow you to regain the lost essence but it meant the lost essence of that you should have at your age. Let''s take an example of life essence, if your total lifespan is of 100 years and you are 20 years old, then it would consider your life span limit 80 which means if you lost your life essence of those 80 years for some reason then it can be recovered, as long as you haven''t lost it by aging it can be recovered but if you have lost it by aging then your life essence won''t increase by using it, so no you haven''t become immortal by this.] ''As I thought, now before I examine traits, I really want to use this one¡­'' Rex thought. ''Bilocation'' (Rex) Suddenly Rex saw that a red-colored fog resembling blood vapor came out of the micro skin pores on his body followed by 50P Yin Qi and 50P Yang Qi, then they all got collected in front of Rex and started to take a humanoid shape. This was what others would normally see, but Rex could sense that all these three were surrounded by psychic energy, soon the fog started to give off a white light as it took a humanoid shape and when the light disappeared a silhouette same as Rex in appearance was standing there. The clone was wearing the same cloth as Rex, other''s may not be able to tell that where do these clothes came from but Rex could easily sense that they were also made of psychic energy. With every ability Rex gained, he began to realize the true potential of psychic energy that it could do was already beyond the common sense of normal cultivators. Lerna sensed something and turned around to look at Rex but what greeted her was two Rex looking back at her, she blankly stared at them for a while then turned to real Rex and asked. "What is this thing?" Lerna asked. It was easy for her to tell the difference between real Rex and fake, the life signature may appear similar to each other but the clone had a very weak life signature while Rex''s life signature surpassed a normal human by a lot in her eyes. Rex sighed¡­ as expected these clones cannot fool an expert. "During seclusion, I received sudden enlightenment and got this technique," Rex said. "Can you teach it to me," Lerna immediately asked. "Why?" Rex asked, she hadn''t learned a single normal technique since gaining humanoid from and is still waiting for learning a cultivation technique and now she suddenly wanted to learn a technique. Cloning techniques maybe be rare but weren''t impossible, although they may not be the same as Rex''s but they did exist in a big variety with each having their pros and cons. "If I can make a lot of clones then won''t I be able to read a lot of books at the same time," Lerna said with a faint smile, she felt like this was a really good idea. Rex''s lips can''t help but twitch. He felt like the ability that just moved him to tears has been ridiculed thoroughly, something that felt like a dream to him was being seen as a toy in her eyes¡­. is it the prestige of a Calamity Lord? In fact, Rex knew why she said that it was a common knowledge among people that the clones are never as strong as the original person, having not much battle power, many just use them to distract the enemy and escape in life-threatening situations, furthermore, a clone cannot actually replicate many abilities of the owner so it''s pretty much useless in battles between powerhouse. "It''s related to my bloodline and the cultivation technique I practice so you don''t meet the requirements to learn it," Rex said. Lerna was a little disappointed after hearing that, she sighed then continued reading her book. ''Appraisal'' (Rex) [Name: Rex''s Clone No.1 HP: 100P Yin Qi: 50P Yang Qi: 50P] ''Just that, Rose tell me something, they can''t think much but should be able to do what they are told so if I give them a lot of blueprints then, can they make the things in them?'' Rex asked. [They can, as long as the thing in the blueprint doesn''t surpass their ability, like if they needed more then the Qi they have, they will disappear after their Qi is used up] ''Hmmm¡­ they won''t lose HP out of anywhere but this Qi is the problem, Rose, if I store my Qi in batteries like I usually do then, can they use it to refill themselves,'' Rex asked. [They can] The words looked very beautiful to Rex. Now those high-grade Qi Replenishing Potions will finally come into use¡­ he thought. ''One more question, what do you think is the highest number of clones I can control at the moment?'' Rex asked. [According to my calculations, it''s 39 at max] ''I see¡­ then give me a brief introduction of Brain-Codex and Gene Coding,'' Rex said. [Node-Network is mostly similar to what that Red Scaled Millipede had, now nine nodes are residing in your body that has lesser pseudo-consciousness allowing them to work as mini-brains, the eight junior brains are attached to your eight different limbs, all those eight nodes are then connected to the ninth node attached to the Core Bladder, the ninth node had a direct connection with your main brain and can work as a senior commander commanding the other eight junior nodes,] Rex thought for a while then started to count all his limbs again then after making sure he didn''t count wrong, he asked. ''Little Rose, even if I include my little brother I still don''t have enough limbs to count until eight,'' Rex said. [¡­] ''Don''t tell you are counting those four battle wings too? do we even need to control them separately, even if you have extra nodes giving them 2 was fine to take care of one pair each,'' Rex said. [It''s not for the first form but Battle Wings: Second Form, that form is more battle oriented than just flying or defending, you can try to use it when you are outside and you will know,] Rex nodded. [As for Gene Coding it''s not easy for you to make good use of it with your current strength but I will still give you a brief explanation. This talent is similar to what I do during evolution, I mean changing the flow of mutating gene to change the resultant product, in this case, it''s more of a manual type ability but from what I think it has high potential especially when you try to put your hands on bio field. This ability won''t help you in triggering mutation in someone, but after the mutation started you can interface and make changes in their DNA signature, here the knowledge stored in DNA Codex will be very helpful, using it you can check the compatibility of the mutating being with other beings. For example, a human is mutating then you can check it''s compatibility with any monster type DNA and change it''s DNA signature structure while taking the most compatible one in reference. Remember the process is not automatic you need to do it on your own, I can off course help but I can only help I don''t have any data on this kind of thing and the process will be different every time which means it needs flexible thinking and my error-retry method will not help here, controlling the process is very hard with your current strength so you should wait at least until you break through to Golden Core Stage,] ''Why are you getting so worked up, I don''t have anything that can instantly start mutation in anyone on the spot you know, from your words even for practice I would need someone like a caterpillar that is turned into a cocoon, leave these things aside, for now, let''s prepare for the battle tomorrow, I will make 39 clones before morning to help me win, hmmm¡­ it doesn''t hurt to be careful let''s prepare a few more trump cards,'' Rex thought. 286 Chapter 282 : : Battle Plan Soon After Rex left the room, he went to the underground workshop, his legs were walking in the direction of Ria''s room but in the end, he rebelled against them and used Instant Transmission. Knowing that the current level of Combat Bots won''t be able to do much to Zakiya, he decided to make new variations of Extinction Ray Cannon. To save time Rex made few clones and let them do this work while he started to make strategies for tomorrow. ''Rose you have traced back her DNA signature so were there any skills or abilities added in the Skill \u0026 Ability Shop?'' Rex asked. [As a matter of fact, a lot of amazing abilities are added to the list and I am still researching to find more of the. Those abilities are really something, there is one Shadow Switch which lets you switch places with your shadow at the time of life-threatening danger, then there is Shadows Call which¡­] Hearing these words Rex was not happy in the slightest, he shook his head and asked again. ''Looks like I wasn''t clear with my words, let me ask again, was there any skill or ability we earned from Zakiya''s DNA signature that is compatible with me, do I meet the necessary requirement to learn them?'' Rex asked with a poker face. [About that...] ''I knew it, you bastard was just raising my hopes up so that I will fall from higher heights,'' Rex quickly took out his dairy \u003cRose Has Thorns\u003e and wrote down this incident. [Acquiring Divine Abilities is not as easy as the other ones, although I did acquire some weak abilities but they cannot be considered Divine abilities and aren''t much use in battles, some lets you grow shining black hairs all over your body while others can allow you to make your teeth sharper like a beast¡­ even the best one can only make you grow sharp nails but seeing that we have Remould such ability is of no use to us,] Rex sighed. His new race had some similar abilities to what Zakiya had because of one of her parents, but the Divine abilities she has was because of her other parent, the race difference between that divine beast and Rex''s was big that''s why he was not able to meet the requirement to install their abilities in himself. ''I understand, just show me her basic profile,'' Rex said. Whenever a new DNA signature is added to DNA Codex, the basic profile of the subject is also created once their DNA is successfully traced back. [Nine-Tailed Blood Fox(Divine Being):- Description: A hybrid variant born from the mating between a male parent of pure-blooded Blood Race and a female parent of the pure-blooded Nine-Tailed Fox race, due to the low fertility between the two races because of racial differences the chances of giving birth to a child are low, much less giving birth to a powerful variant such as this one. With every tail, the creature can gain one strong divine ability just like a Nine-Tailed Fox, just like them if it wants to gain more divine abilities than nine, then it would need more effort. Weakness: It has no apparent weakness, it''s most fatal weakness is Light Element which will deal 3-10% more damage than others,] [Bonus Remark: Good Luck! you really need it at the moment,] Rex didn''t know whether to laugh or cry. ''It''s alright Rex, this profile is for when she can use her beast form and according to the rules she would be in humanoid while fighting, and it''s just a theoretical number have 3-10% weakness, it''s more than enough to decided the battle, but we need to change the plan,'' Rex thought. "Fake-Rex No. 1, put down the cannon''s blueprint this instant," Rex said. The clone obediently followed his command. ''I will make some changes in the cannon''s blueprint, I need to increase its output in exchange for its durability. Hmmm¡­ actually it''s fine if it becomes a one-time use glass cannon I can just make more of that, I can''t worry about money when dealing with Zakiya, furthermore once I win, that walking treasure box will become mine anyway,'' Rex thought. Later, Rex again checked the Skill \u0026 Ability Shop because he also gained other skills and abilities when he took the DNA signatures of the beasts Zakiya showed him. After working until midnight, Rex slept in the workshop for a few hours then went to check up on the Undead Zombies before the sunrise. When Rex checked those zombies he got good news and a bad, the good one was that two zombies finally reached the max level and the bad news was that although they become stronger and looked more monstrous but they didn''t evolve or advance as he thought. Rex''s first plan was to use these zombies in the battle against her but when he saw that their strong point was actually Ying type Qi¡­.and mostly Dark Qi he gave up on his first plan, their strength was already low if he used them then they will only become a hindrance in the battle and who knows if Zakiya sees it as evil method and gets angry. Rex was thinking about turning the Sect Master of Monster Hunter Sect into a zombie but he didn''t have enough time to create a seal capable of countering the auto defensive properties of a Golden Core stage''s Sea Of Consciousness. ''I have yet to check the second form of Battle-Wings,'' Rex thought and in the next second two pairs of big red wings appeared on his back, the first pair was a little bigger than the second pair giving them a devilish charm. ''Battle-Wings: Second Form'' Suddenly the shape of the four wings started to change they shriveled and transformed taking four thick tentacle-like shapes. The four tentacles were all same in size and length they didn''t look hard or straight, in appearance, they looked like they were made of fresh flesh, the thin blood veins visible on them were making a tree root-like pattern all over them. All tentacles looked like they were around 2-3 meters long and were as thick as an adult''s thigh. When the tentacles appeared Rex closed his eyes and took a deep breath, he found out that the tentacles were sensitive as his skin, he could feel the wind touching them¡­ all of a sudden he noticed that he could even absorb air using them, he could breath using them. Understanding what he was thinking Rose answered his doubt. [These four are your new limbs with the same importance as your hands, you can use them to inhale, exhale or even intake fluids. They are connected to your body so even if you use them to drink the juice you can do it, they will absorb it like how sponge absorbs water.. how tree roots absorb water from the ground would be a better example, the interesting part is you can even taste what you are ingesting just like when you use your tongue. And this is not their main use, whether they intake anything or not depends on you, they might not look like it but with a thought, they can become tough as a spirit rank low-grade weapon and this is not their true length it''s a mutated trait from Hundred Forms Flesh Eater which is working with Node-Network. They are just what you think they are, now try giving them an order,] Rex looked at a big rock around 15 meters away from him, with just a thought the upper right tentacle moved and shot towards the rock, it didn''t move like a whip but like a charging lance with its sharp end facing the target. ¡­Swooosshh¡­ Boom¡­ It created a sonic boom just before reaching the rock then retracted before even a second passed. Rex looked at the rock in surprise, the big rock was still there like before but there was a big circular hole in its center allowing one to see the tree with a similar hole behind the stone. Rex was genuinely surprised, the rock now had a few faint cracks starting from the center hole but it was still lying in the same place as before the attack, which showed how fast the attack was. In truth, even Rex wasn''t sure if he could stop the attack in time after he gave the command. ''Amazing, I haven''t even used Remould in combination and they are still so strong and fast. I am pretty sure that reacting in time aside, Jiang Shuang, Lucia, or even Fred with his enhanced vision would only be able to see a blurry image at most,'' Rex touched his chin. [So you are not bothered by this inhuman appearance, I thought you wouldn''t want the girls to see it,] ''Little Rose, have I ever judged any of them because of appearance or race? If they can freak out or dislike me just because of these then it only means I made the wrong choice and we don''t have any future together. That aside this trait can increase my winning chances against Zakiya by a big margin but I need more practice, hmmm¡­ Lerna is the strongest in the city right now and she also has a lot of battle experience she gained throughout her life if I can convince her to practice with me¡­.'' Rex thought and quickly used the Smart Band and connected it to another portable Smart Device in his room. In the room... Lerna was reading the book in her hands, she raised her head and looked at the small cylindrical speaker like device placed on the small table in the corner. She then waved her hand at the Litle Aru sleeping on the bed, suddenly a thin spherical water shield appeared out of nowhere and covered the bed, this water shield wasn''t meant for defending but to block the sound from outside so as not to disturb Little Aru in his sleep. "What do you want right now, it isn''t even morning yet," Lerna asked while reading the book. Rex explained his reason, asking her to help him get some of her battle experience. Lerna patiently heard what Rex was saying until the end then not-so-politely¡­ rejected him. Rex sighed, he had long expected this so now he had no choice but to use his trump card. Although Rex sounded helpless he was sneering inwardly, he knew her weakness better than anyone that''s why he was already sure that there was no way she would reject his offer. Rex then raised his eyebrow because he didn''t hear any response from the other side. There was still no response, but before he could ask again he suddenly felt a majestic presence above him, the sky was still cloudy so although he couldn''t see what was above them but he already knew who it was. A big claw pierced the clouds from above and ripped it apart revealing the whole body, a gigantic green dragon-like creature came flying towards Rex. Rex helplessly looked at the seven-headed creature in the sky but then he was shocked again. ''Seven headed not six? Don''t tell when she meant that she had received extra benefits she meant that¡­ did Elixir Of Life had so good effect on her, hmm... it was made to strengthen a divine beast''s inner body so maybe a spirit beast like Lerna was able to gain more benefits from it than I expected,'' Rex thought. Lerna''s appearance didn''t change much in size or shape, the main difference was her new seventh head and the scales on her body that were greener than before, Rex didn''t know if it was his delusion but he could see that her green scales were emitting a dim green radiance. "Let''s Start The Battle¡­" Lerna said with a roar as she fully released the aura of her Calamity Lord stage. Rex''s face was dark. Start the battle your sister, why do you need to get so excited over a few books¡­ he thought. He then quickly explained his intentions clearly to her so as not to receive any meaningless injury. Lerna agreed and after confirming that he was not lying earlier about the books she went to the castle to take humanoid form again and change her clothes. Rex didn''t want to practice with her in beast form but in humanoid form, soon after Lerna came back and they started to practice. After practicing until it was almost noon, Rex rested for a while until he received the message from Zakiya containing the location of the duel. Rex revised all his battle plans starting from Plan A to Plan H once more then headed towards the location for the duel. 287 Chapter 283 : : The Duel Begins Rex was flying towards the location while checking the surroundings to see what advantage he could get from the terrain. In the morning he had practiced a lot with Lerna, although he wasn''t able to get much battle experience in a few hours but now he was more familiar with his new abilities. He also got to know new things about himself both good and bad. The thing that hurt him most was the debuff of Calm Mind, the up-gradation of bloodline had affected his base temperament he was likely to get angrier than before, earlier most of the time he was acting to get surprised or shocked in front of others because of his personality and wasn''t much serious but now things were a little different. Thankfully the debuff was temporary and didn''t work in base form. Originally Calm Mind''s passive mode was capable of suppressing 45% of his excited emotions and defend against mental attack to a certain extent, now whenever he changes into his bloodline form - the 45% suppression is decreased to 30%, furthermore if Rex goes in the bloodthirsty state then it will decrease to 15%, luckily the debuff didn''t affect its mental attack countering feature. One has to know that Rex original temperament was the result of both the temperament of his last life and the time he lived as Ye Tian, Ye Tian was a hot-headed, in a life-threatening situation he does make the decision that can save his life but most of the time he acts reckless, for example when he sees someone in problem like the time when Qi Yu and others were beating up the new outer disciple forcing them to do indecent things or for money, he jumped in without thinking or making any problem, as a result, he got beaten up instead while the one who was getting beaten up earlier escaped without giving him a second look. If it wasn''t a life-threatening and hopeless situation he will take reckless actions because of low control over his emotions that''s why even the 45% suppression of emotion didn''t have an exaggerated effect on Rex. Rex sighed, he decided to seriously practice the mediation technique once he gets it, it might be able to remove this debuff in the new future. Rex didn''t directly go to the duel location in a straight path but took a roundabout path to prepare for executing the plan. ''Status,'' He looked at his recalculated status [Title: Genius, Weapon Master Name: Rex Andrews HP: 1179 P / 1179 P | reg 14 P/s Yin Qi: 1350 P / 1350 P | reg 18 P/s Yang Qi: 1350P / 1350 P | reg 18 P/s Spirit Qi: 98 P / 98 P | reg 3 P/s Qi Cultivation stage: Core Forming peak stage Soul Cultivation stage: Soul Core Forming peak stage STR: B (21%) WIS: C (04%) AGI: B (62%) INT: B+ (63%) VIT: C (23%) END: C+ (67%) DEF: B+ (72%) SPT: E+ LUC A+ Status Points: 0 SE Points: 45k Talent: Reverse Engineering, Gene Coding Basic Skills \u003c\u003e Bloodline Ability \u003c\u003e Psychic Ability \u003c\u003e Physique Ability \u003c\u003e Exceptional Ability \u003c\u003e] Rex''s SPT was still stuck at E+ because he wasn''t able to level up until now so the lesser m spirit purifying effect of his soul cultivation technique didn''t show any effect either. Half an hour later, Rex arrived at the desired location. He was surprised when he saw the flat open ground in front, Rex was standing on flat ground there were no trees or any rocks in miles, he bent and touched the ground. ''Did she used arrays to strengthen the ground?'' Rex thought, he had checked and found out that the ground was several times harder than before. He didn''t think that Zakiya would make so much preparation for a single duel. From the look of it, the array led was at least of spirit grade. Rich people sure have it easy, he thought. "So you are finally here," Zakiya''s voice woke him from his daze. Rex looked at Zakiya, she wasn''t wearing a flashy black dress like before, although she was wearing a black dress but it looked like more like a diving suit rather than something one would wear for battle. The suit covered almost her whole body, she was wearing fingerless gloves to cover her hands, and black shoes without any high heal, her hairs were tied in a knot behind her head. ''If she just wears a mask too then it would look like she is cosplaying cat woman,'' Rex thought with his eyes glued on her suit. The black suit didn''t reveal much skin but it made her look more alluring than when she was wearing that fashionable black dress. Rex was wondering if all women in the higher realm wear such dress to fight, if they do then he would love to challenge every single woman he met to a duel after going to the higher realm. "How do I look," Zakiya asked while readjusting her gloves. "Hot," Rex blurted out. "..." (Zakiya) [Rex, I thought of a good titled name for you. How about Court Death Emperor?] "On another thought let''s start the duel," Zakiya said with the corners of her lips curled upwards. "Wait... I want to ask one thing, do everyone higher realm wears such dress when they battle," Rex asked with gleaming eyes. Zakiya could easily guess what he was thinking, now she was wondering if her hypothesis from earlier was wrong and he is a womanizer. "It''s not a formal dress, it''s a mandatory innerwear warrior wears before equipping their battle suit and now you would ask what is a battle suit right? A battle suit is just a tailored made armor for a user, it has inscriptions, array formations, and several different things on it to increase the battle power of the user. No one wears such thing for battle, the problem is I don''t have a set of clothes suitable for normal battles, I am not using any weapon so there is no way I would fight in those fashionable dresses and if I use any of my battle suits then it would be too unfair for you, so I only had this choice left. Although this dress also has defensive formations on it but I deactivated them, the only specialty it now has is that it can restore itself if it gets damaged, I don''t think it will hinder our battle," Zakiya explained. Rex nodded with a little disappointed look on his face. ''When I was on earth I heard of a matter that can heal itself if it gets damaged, that matter is used in making satellites because of its self-restoration properties but these guys are using something like that to make clothes... or maybe its because of some formation,'' Rex thought. At this time Zakiya took an orange pill out of nowhere and threw it at Rex, he subconsciously raised his hand and caught it. "It''s called Fake Death Pill, in case you are seriously injured in battle, it can help you keep your life, in simple words if you receive a life-threatening injury like if your heart gets damaged or your limbs get cut making you lose a lot of blood then it can save you, although it won''t heal your injuries but it will put you in a fake coma and keep your brain active and you soul entrapped for quite a while giving others a chance to save you. After use, it''s effect will last for the next three days," Zakiya said with a smile yet not a smile. Rex got a little nervous seeing her smile, he felt like she was planning to go all out, he then swallowed it. ''If she gave me this pill then she should have also used something like that on herself, she may underestimate me but I doubt that she would act so reckless that she doesn''t prepare herself for such an outcome after already getting poisoned once, knowing that she has used something like that I don''t need to worry about holding back,'' Rex thought. Reverse Engineering was put to work, but Rex ignored it for now. "Let''s begin the duel," Zakiya said as her face became expressionless, she then kicked the ground and jumped backward making the appropriate distance between her and Rex. Rex didn''t say anything and dashed towards her at his max speed. ''Remould'' His legs turned into metal and sharp curved spikes came out of the soles of his shoes increasing his grip on the ground, he also used Telekinesis and Aerokinesis to increase his speed. There was a reason why he ran instead of flying, it was because by making use of the strengthened ground and his abilities he could run faster than flying. Zakiya didn''t remain standing there she bent her upper body forwards then dashed towards him at her full speed. Even when they both were using the same cultivation base and Rex was using many abilities as buffs, Zakiya still caught up to his speed just based on her physical strength of Core Forming peak stage. A divine beast''s lineage was nothing to sneer at. ''Accel'' When they were just about 20 meters away from each other Rex''s figure turned blurry and appeared in front of her in the next moment. ''Holy Fist'' Rex''s fist turned into black metal then golden Yang Qi swirled around it, he then punched, targeting her neck. Zakiya used both of her hand to cover her vitals and defend, as promised she didn''t use any high tier technique she knew off. Rex barraged her with continuous punches not giving her any chance to counter. Zakiya was getting pushed back, the trails left behind by her shoes were not on the ground but they were in a straight line showing that she didn''t take even a single step back. Just then he raised his hand high above his head. ''Massokinesis'' Psychic energy covered his fist not from just outside but inside, it was like the life energy flowing inside him, it didn''t make any change to the hand at molecular strength but suddenly his fist became heavy... it was being attracted to the ground.. not ground it felt like it was attracted to the planet. Just like how opposite poles of a magnet are attracted to each other his fist was now attracted to the ground becoming thrice as heavy as before. Rex then landed his punch on her, he was sure that it was enough to break her defense. When the punch landed Zakiya was pushed back a few meters in one go, before Rex could scream in joy and attack again he suddenly realized it a bad idea because the second Zakiya was pushed back she changed her instance and kicked the ground, did a backflip taking an offensive instance. She was not taken by surprise but managed to use his attack in her favor, her expression changed she slightly curled her lips then waved her hand back-forth provokingly asking him to come. ''Hehe...'' Rex gave a chilling laugh then dashed towards her. ''Atmokinesis+Hydrokinesis'' Rex activated these two skills after looking at the cloudy sky for a brief second. He then raised his palm towards Zakiya and attached her. ''Yin-Yang Palm Strike'' An illusory palm appeared from his hand and mover towards her, there was a Yin-Yang symbol in its center with golden and black color instead of white and black. Yin-Yang Palm strike was a skill Rex made using the Angry Elephant Palm Technique he got from his Ye Ying long ago. It uses both his Yin and Yang Qi to be executed, its speed is slow but by merging Yin and Yang Qi the illusory palm acts like unstable dynamite that can blow up on any impact. Rex was willing to reveal all his cards even Yin and Yang, because by what Zakiya said before she already knew too many things about him, whether she lost or won she might have or will find these things anyway... the only way was to never use them again which was impossible and useless to do. He had used 100P Ying and 100P Yang Qi in the attack so it contained very high destructive power. Zakiya felt some threat from the attack so she wanted to dodge but then she noticed that several frozen tentacles came out of the ground and wrapped themselves around her legs. 288 Chapter 284 : : The Duel Continues Zakiya felt some threat from the attack so she wanted to dodge but then she noticed that several frozen tentacles came out of the ground and wrapped themselves around her legs. She made a claw with her hand and sharp curled nails grew out of her fingers, she slashed her nails and broke free from the soil tentacles in an instant but just at this time three figures appeared out of nowhere and surrounded her. The one on the left grabbed her left arm, the one on the right side grabbed her right arm and the one behind her wrapped his arms around her when he did his hands involuntary felt on her perky breasts, his hands suddenly shivered but there was no change on Zakiya''s expression. ''That bastard No.3, should I have switched places with him?'' Rex thought as he looked at the third clone grabbing her from behind, because of the connection between the clones he could feel anything they do. Zakiya had no time to free herself and the attack reached her, at the same time Rex ordered his three clones to self destruct to increase the explosive power. ¡­BOOOOOM.... The explosion was bigger than what Holy Bomb could achieve at its current level, in terms of destructive power it was Rex''s second-biggest trump card. ''Echolocation'' Rex wanted to check the situation of Zakiya inside but suddenly Zakiya leaped out of the dust cloud and attacked him. She twisted her body in the air and swung her leg vertically from above kicking him on the shoulder. Rex noticed that chilling black Qi was swirling around her leg so he directly used his best defense ability. ''Diamond Shell'' A purple shield appeared in front of him and protected him from the kick. [Damage Reflection activated] When the kick landed Rex was thrown backward but Zakiya wasn''t able to make use of this opening as she was also repelled because of Damage Reflection passive physique ability. Now Rex could see her condition, there were some small cuts all around her clothes, but only a few of them had lite traces of blood over them the others just revealed her pale skin. The cloth was slowly restoring the damaged part because Zakiya deactivated other formations on it, it had lost its normal restoring speed. The cuts on her body were revealing her skin, if it was any other girl she might lose her composure, start to blush, or get angry but Zakiya had no change in her expression she didn''t bother to even hide it. "You never cease to amaze me, after keeping an eye on you for a while I thought I already knew most of the things about you but you proved me wrong. I thought I won''t use Shadow Law so early in the battle but I changed my mind," Zakiya said while flexing her shoulder muscles. Rex was not happy in the slightest after hearing her praise, he was staring back at her. "You are not just a Qi Cultivator are you? a Body Cultivator?" Rex asked with a serious face. "Heh¡­ you caught up on things fast it''s a good habit, you were right about the first part but wrong about the second. My main cultivation path is indeed not Qi cultivation but it''s not body cultivation either, I am a Blood Cultivator, you shouldn''t have heard about it, it''s an old path that is not followed by many in this era," Zakiya said then raised her hand, suddenly her shadow changed shaped then turned into two long whips she held in her both hands. Rex didn''t reply, he had no idea what this blood cultivation was but he now at least knew that it increases the physical strength of the cultivator like body cultivation. He was also a soul cultivator but he had no soul techniques to use against her and even if he had one it might be useless to use them against Zakiya whose soul strength was already on another level, she might decrease her cultivation base but her soul strength won''t influence that much. Zakiya didn''t give him more time to think, she swung her hand and the whip moved towards Rex like a snake. Rex backed off and twisted his waist in an angle that gymnast can only think about to dodge the attack, but just when the whip got closer to him it changed its direction and attacked. It didn''t just change its direction but shape to, the sharp end turned into the head of a snake-like creature then it opened its mouth and tightly bit on his wrist. ''Holy Armor'' A golden glow covered Rex''s whole body then turned into an illusory armor but the whip head didn''t let go even when Rex tried to pull it off, it had already sunk its teeth deep inside his flesh. Before he could do anything pulled the whip with a jolt, and Rex flew towards her. ''Dammit, don''t underestimate my strength,'' The spikes below his feet sunk deep in the ground like tree roots, Rex clutched the whip with both hands and pulled it back. Zakiya smiled she was bout to put more strength but then ten clones appeared around her then surrounded her, the clones didn''t waste time and prepared to use a different type of Yang attribute attack the second they appeared. Her eyebrows slightly twitched, raising three clones was one thing but raising thirteen who could teleport just like him and then wasting them in a simple duel¡­ is he being too reckless? she thought. ''Father was right, the best way to know a person is by fighting them. I didn''t think he would take this duel so seriously, I should also get serious or it would be an insult to him,'' Zakiya thought then she snapped her fingers. Suddenly the shadows below the clones flickered then wrapped their whole body like a cocoon in an instant. The clones tried to resist but weren''t able to break free, even their Yang''s attacks didn''t have much of an effect on them. Just at hit time Rex increased the force in pulling the rope but he didn''t pull Zakiya towards him but used the pulling-force to dash towards her, Zakiya was already pulling him so it resulted in a good boost coupled with Accel it''s effectiveness reached on another level. Zakiya was not negligent she dispersed the whip Rex was using to boost and raised the whip in her other hand preparing to meet him head-on. Close combat was her strong point and Rex''s weakest, he already knew if he engaged in fair close combat that it was good as over for him. ''Instant Transmission'' Just when Rex was about to come in contact with her he disappeared, Zakiya didn''t panic she closed her eyes for a brief moment then turned around to meet him head-on. But the second she turned around what greeted her was not Rex''s fist but four red tentacles zooming in her vision. Furthermore, the tip of those tentacles had turned into sharp pointed black metallic lances. Her body reacted on its own, she raised her left hand and whip turned into a thin spherical black shield that instantly covered her whole body providing 360'' defense, unfortunately for her, the shield was not strong enough, and pierced by the four tentacles the next second. Rex had also coated his tentacles with his Yang Qi although it wasn''t that helpful against Zakiya whole Qi purity was on another level but as they say¡­ mosquito meat also counts. Zakiya grabbed two of the tentacles with her bare hands but the other two mercilessly attacked her stomach, the tentacles weren''t able to completely pierce her body but the impact threw her several meters back, Zakiya touched the ground with her hand after thrown back changing the angle at which she was about to fall on the ground and landed on her feet instead. Although not too big but Rex could see two bottle cap size holes in her stomach, the blood leaking out of the wounds left its trails on her black cloths as it fell on the ground. Zakiya wiped the blood from the corners of her lips, as she looked at Rex with full seriousness in her eyes. [We aren''t taking it too far right? We have gotten too much of her help and already put too many restrictions on her to fight but even so fighting like we are going for the kill, I don''t care about her but with your temperament, you might feel guilty and I don''t want that] ''Something''s wrong,'' Rex stared back at Zakiya. [What''s wrong?] ''It shouldn''t be that easy,'' Rex thought but suddenly his Spider-Sense alerted him, he immediately tried to dodge. "Too Late," Zakiya''s voice came from behind. Zakiya slashed at his back, her sharp nails were no less lethal than any spirit weapon, coupled with her enhanced strength because she was a Blood Cultivator, the attack carried an unstoppable force and Rex was thrown forward without any resistance. Zakiya snapped her fingers then shadow tentacles dug out from the ground and imprisoned Rex. "Ouch.. it burns, you have no heart," Rex stared at her with an annoyed expression. Zakiya didn''t reply and just smiled. Rex turned to look at the injured Zakiya from before, she turned into a shadow then retracted into a small hole in the ground. Rex sighed deeply, he understood what happened. Earlier when Zakiya made a spherical shield it was just a cover, she used shadow law and drilled a hole in the ground¡­ a small canal to be accurate. She may have used an ability similar to Shadow Switch Rose talked about, the difference was just that this one was way above what Rose talked about, then she also used another ability similar to his trait Shadow Dive and traveled using the small tunnel underground then quietly merged with his shadow without him knowing it. The Zakiya in front of Rex didn''t have any injury from before which meant that the injury the substitute clone showed was fake, it was to let his guard down. The problem was Zakiya could even betray his Mini-Map so using it in battle was already useless or else he wouldn''t be deceived so easily. ''Rose you didn''t say that she could possess such strong divine abilities, did you made a mistake?'' Rex asked. [I''m not sure either, her divine abilities are way stronger than what they should be, I am sure I didn''t make any mistake... maybe we are just not that capable. One more thing Rex, she implanted her Qi in your body while attacking so it will take quite some time to restore the injury,] "You did better than I expected, you even made 13 clones and used them in battle, I have to say I am impressed if you except defeat now then I can release them, so do you accept defeat?" Zakiya asked with an expressionless face. No matter what technique someone uses, raising a clone takes a lot of resources, effort, and most importantly¡­ time. Rex was also receiving notification telling him that his clones trapped in Shadow Cocoon were receiving average damage of 1P every two seconds. "Hehehe¡­ you got my thirteen clones and thought that you won?" Rex said with a smirk. Zakiya raised her eyebrows, in the next second 15 figures appeared around her using Instant Transmission. ''Just how many clones did this brat raised?'' Zakiya thought. It was quite some time since she had seen someone crazy enough to do that, only people who have too much money that they lack the space to store it and have a lot of time at hand would do something like that. "Looks like you won''t give up until you have no card left," Zakiya snapped her finger then the shadow imprisoning all ten clones and the one imprisoning Rex retracted and enclosed her in a spherical black shield-like before, isolating her from his vision. When using a low cultivation base, her control over her law would also decrease¡­ decreasing its range and power as a result if she wanted to use the shadow law at its current full power again then she would have to release shadows imprisoning the clones and Rex first. ''What is she planning to do? use the same trick again or maybe using a new trick in the disguise of using the previous trick again¡­ in any case, does she think that I would give her so much time, even if it''s just a substitute Shadow Switch technique creating something strong and realistic must have taken her some efforts so if I destroy it then it should do her some loss right?'' Rex thought. Rex raised both his hands upwards. ''Flame Bomb'' 289 Chapter 285 : : The Duel Still Continues A tiny sphere made of Scarlet Heavenly Flame appeared above his hand, then it rapidly increased in size until it was thrice as big as a full-size basketball. Rex then threw it towards the shadow sphere. ¡­.Booooooomm...¡­ A mushroom of scarlet flame appeared in the location of the shadow sphere. ''She should have a cream to remove burn marks right? or I can gift her a cosmetic pill made of my newly improved recipe,'' Rex thought while looking at the flame mushroom. Just at this time two silhouette flew out of the flame mushroom and landed in front of Rex, the 15 new clones, and the 10 freed clones before¡­. all twenty-five clones surrounded those two at once. "You''re quite impatient aren''t you," Zakiya''s voice came from one of the two figures. Rex looked at those two with his mouth wide open, he rubbed his eyes and checked again. "Fukkkk¡­. did you had a twin sister hidden beside you all along?" Rex blurted out as he saw the two young Zakiya standing in front of him. Both the silhouette had the same appearance as Zakiya, except for a few differences. The main difference was that they both looked quite young, if Zakiya is taken as a young class teacher then these two looked the two were mature high school girls in their last year. The one on the left had pale white skin, she had slightly pointed ears, two sharp fangs, and enlarged red pupils. She was precisely the younger version of Zakiya in her bloodthirsty form. Whereas the one on the right side was exactly the younger version of the Zakiya in her normal humanoid form except she had two triangular black fluffy ears on top of her head and a black fluffy tail behind her. Both of them were wearing the same black innerwear as the one Zakiya was wearing since the start of the duel. When Rex looked at them in utter shock they both looked at each other and smiled at him. Yesterday, he had used Fast Clock several times to think of various outcomes and process of the duel, what move she might use? what do I need to counter them? but the current situation was totally out of his expectations. He didn''t use Fast Clock in battle because it gives a slight headache and takes a lot of mental strength, so it''s not that good for long-lasting battles. ''No, it may be fake as before, she may be trying to take me off guard,'' Rex thought. He then ordered two clones standing behind them to sneak attack both of them at the same time. The clones immediately followed the order, both of them were the clones that had already lost most of their HP while being imprisoned in that shadow cocoon so sacrificing them for such a thing wasn''t a loss, both of them used Instant Transmission with the last bit of psychic energy left in them to appear behind both the Zakiya. The blood race Zakiya swung her right hand and the fox race Zakiya swung her left hand. Completely out of Rex''s expectations their hand turned into a shadow whip that cut both the clones diagonally in an instant. Two clones got destroyed just like that and only 23 left with 8 of them have already lost more than half of their HP. "Stop, time out," Rex shouted Both the Zakiya was about to leap at other clones too but Rex asked them to stop so they stopped. "You accept defeat?" The fox race Zakiya coquettishly asked with twinkling eyes, Rex was subconsciously about to agree but he held back at the last moment. "Don''t fool around, you promised not to use any high tier technique learned at the higher realm or any treasure, both of these clone''s strength seems high as your main body. No matter how I see it, a divine ability shouldn''t be able to do that, if any divine beast race began to produce offspring with this level of divine abilities then¡­. it''s too much," Rex didn''t know how to explain his words but he hoped that Zakiya got more or less of what he wanted to say, he didn''t think that Zakiya would cheat but the things in front of him were clearly out of his expectations. "Hmm¡­ I thought you should already know it but your knowledge here is the same as the other people of the middle realm, well it''s understandable because most of the population in the higher realm don''t know about this either. You also think that divine abilities, special abilities or bloodline abilities..etc remain the same from birth, right? in fact it''s wrong. With enough efforts and after meeting certain conditions, these abilities can grow further and reawaken¡­ once they have grown enough they will reawaken- it''s like a grade increase, and depending on the method you used to grow them, they have countless possibilities, moreover, there is no known limit to the number of time they can be reawakened. Two similar abilities grown in different ways would give two different results, because I am a special variant my initial divine abilities were different from both the races then after I put the efforts into growing them they reawakened and here you see the result of one of them," Zakiya explained. She didn''t hide that she was a variant, she felt that Rex was smart enough to have already figured it out. Rex now understood why Rose''s estimation appeared wrong, it wasn''t wrong, Rose gave the data on the initial divine abilities she could awaken but there was no way for Rose to predict what they would have become after being reawakened. "Even if it can reawaken, this is just absurd¡­ wait which one is the clone¡­." Rex didn''t know how to respond. "Hehe.. you can just say I had some fortunate encounter, as for which one is real you have to find out yourself, now let''s start the battle," The fox Zakiya said as she leaped at Rex. Rex stepped back, while doing that he secretly ordered all the clones to take care of the blood race Zakiya. ''Let''s see how strong this clone is, if I can defeat it then we will go with Plan D or else Plan F,'' Rex thought then he took out a light blue colored sword and rushed at her, the sword was of spirit rank low grade, it was one of the things the Sung Brother gifted Lerna and because it wasn''t up to her liking Rex took it instead. "Oh close combat? good, I am in," The fox Zakiya said as she raised her hands and both of them turned into two sharp shadow blades. ''This shadow law is quite versatile, let''s see if it hold on against this¡­'' Rex thought. Rex raised his sword then slashed, there was no extra-valent movement or flashy Qi, it was just a simple looking casual slashed but when fix Zakiya saw it she quickly crossed both of her swords to defend. ''12 Overlord Slashed: 6th Slash'' When the sword slashed, Zakiya took two steps back, when she looked at the shadow sword they had a visible cut mark on them which was restored in the next second. 12 Overlord Slashes is a simple looking but complex and overwhelming sword art, one of the things Rex received from Ye Ying. Every sword slash contains double the power compared to the previous slash in numbers, the second slashed would be two times as strong as the first one¡­ the third slash would be twice as strong as the second one, and so on¡­ Normally, the 6th slash contained 32 times the power of 1st slash but it was only when one had reached Return To Nature mastery in the technique, although Rex had started from Full Mastery and his mastery didn''t level up even after he put it in the Skill \u0026 Ability Trainer for a long time but the slash still contained 23 times the power of the 1st slash and coupled with the Small Accomplishment Sword Intent he got from the disciple of Monster Hunter Sect it was enough to push back the current fox Zakiya. Zakiya might look at a disadvantage but if one keeps the fact in mind that she wasn''t using any kind of technique while Rex was using a sword technique people in the middle realm would kill for then, she was already doing something impossible in the minds of the resident of the middle realm. The fox Zakiya looked at Rex in surprise, she completely ignored the sword intent from earlier but focused on the sword technique, without saying anything she leaped at him again. Rex again slashed diagonally. ''12 Overlord Slashed: 6th Slash'' With his current mastery, 8th slash is his limit but using 8th slash takes a lot from him so he decided to tire her slowly then finish it in one go. This time Zakiya didn''t take the slashed head-on, she leaped at the sword and flipped over it easily dodging it. The four tentacles quickly reacted, three of the surrounded her cutting her escape root while one attacked her but every single one of her movements was nimble and quick just like a fox and the attacking tentacle failed to deal even a single blow. She then gripped the tentacle attacking her like it was a pole, stretched her right leg with an almost 180'' angle, and kicked Rex''s chest. Rex''s was pushed back but two of his red tentacles pierced the ground and supported him, letting him regain his balance. The tentacles that were fast enough that Rex himself found it hard to stop them especially when he was also using Node-Network to skillfully control them, weren''t able to land a single hit on her. Zakiya was able to predict their movement pattern and trajectory without much effort while focusing on Rex''s sword technique. "Same technique, same weakness¡­ it''s 15 Overlord Slashes, isn''t it?" Zakiya said while looking at Rex in amusement. "15? no it''s 12 Overlord Slashes but how do you know about it? is it famous or very common?" Rex asked in confusion. he wondered if his scheming mother was stingy even when giving him his rightful gift. "Hehehe¡­ common you say? it''s the signature technique of a certain sword maniac that challenged me a long time ago and stole my sword in the process," The fox Zakiya glared at him. Rex was speechless. A sword user + signature technique + higher realm¡­ the facts were enough to give Rex a clear hint on who that person might be¡­ A signature technique is something a cultivator makes for themselves and because it''s their specialty they don''t just give it to everyone but just their descendants or students¡­ or sometimes leaves they leave it in their inheritance too. Rex only had 12 Overlord Slashes not 15 Overlord Slashes, that made Zakiya sigh in relief, not because of the power of the technique but the fact that Rex was not taken, Rex didn''t say he has a teacher so it can probably be inheritance¡­ as for the matter of the third son, it was 16 years ago so how would she know it? "We will talk about it later, by the way, a piece of advice don''t use this technique in the higher realm without proper strength, that sword mania- no sword thief had tricked many people and took their swords, they might want to have a talk with you if they think that you are his student," Zakiya said with a chuckle. ''That damn old man, even his technique brings trouble,'' Rex thought. At the same time, he also cursed inwardly. That Ye Ying said he was a powerhouse¡­ powerhouse my foot, he is a troublehouse¡­ Rex thought. Zakiya didn''t give him more time to think and attacked him, Rex defended then suddenly he looked at the other side of the battle and frowned. Only eight of his clones were left while the blood Zakiya didn''t have a single injury on her body. She might have decreased her cultivation base and had many restrictions on herself for not using any of her technique or specialty but the battle experience was something Rex couldn''t take from her. ''So Plan F it is,'' Rex thought he quickly retracted back and stopped fighting. Fox Zakiya narrowed her eyes at him, she had a feeling he was planning something. Rex smiled then pointed at the sky, fox Zakiya looked up and noticed that all the clouds were dispersing rapidly. When the clouds dispersed, a big water body was revealed above them. It was a big curved lens made of water, when the sun rays fell on the other side of lens they got collected and highlighted the arena the duel was going on. The cloudy day turned into a hot summer noon all of a sudden, it was like someone was using a gigantic magnifying glass to collect all the sun rays and target them with it. ''Oh, so he didn''t plan to use all that water to sneak attack?'' Fox Zakiya thought. "You are not thinking that just because you had trouble looking at the sun in bloodthirsty form, I too would face it and you can use it to your advantage to defeat me?" Fox Zakiya said as she looked at the blood Zakiya who was not looking above and half-closed her eyes while fighting the clones. "I wonder," Rex said then snapped his fingers and ten more clones appeared around blood Zakiya and attacked her. Rex didn''t stop there, he raised his hands towards the sky and used his next move. ''Supreme Light Orb'' Several light orbs flew towards the water body and clashed into it, instead of resisting, the water body allowed them in. Fox Zakiya didn''t stand there and attacked Rex, the second the clones appeared but he still managed to fire several orbs in the sky. "Heh, you are too late," Rex said, in the next second all the light orbs floating inside the water body shined brightly. Their dazzling light was amplified by the lens and the whole arena was covered by a blinding pillar of light completely blocking everyone''s vision. 290 Chapter 286 : : The Duel Ends "Heh, you are too late," Rex said, in the next second all the light orbs floating inside the water body shined brightly. Their dazzling light was amplified by the lens and the whole arena was covered by a blinding pillar of light, completely blocking everyone''s vision. Zakiya expanded her Spiritual-Sense in every direction, but because she was only allowed to use the strength of the Core Forming stage she decreased its range accordingly, she locked onto Rex and his clones to keep every single of their movement in check. Five Miles away from the arena¡­ One of Rex''s clones was lying on an artificial slope made by Rex earlier, a three barreled Extinction Ray Cannon was standing on its mechanical legs behind him. All three of its barrel had a golden ring drawn on them that is a symbol to show that it was a Light Ray Cannon. The clone looked at the holographic screen showing the tiny figure of blood Zakiya 5 miles away. ''Good, put it on 100% output, I will make an opening,'' Rex said. The clone controlled the already active cannon, all three barrels emitted a golden glow from their opening showing that they are ready to be fired anytime. On the other side, all of Rex''s clones did a suicide attack on blood Zakiya showing that they were desperate. Rex didn''t order them to use binding techniques because it might give her a hint, and he was sure that with Core Forming peak stage cultivation base she won''t be able to dodge it. He also attacked fox Zakiya at this time to keep her occupied not letting her think much. Fox Zakiya was sure that Rex was planning of doing something to her under the cover of a blinding pillar of light but she didn''t know what would he do? Then she noticed that the blinding light of the pillar started to get dim. ''Did his plan failed? If not then what can he do now,'' She thought but just at this time, the other blood Zakiya saw another blinding light coming front different directions due to her eyes being weak to bright light she wasn''t able to see it and it was too fast for her to react. In the next second, the Light Ray covered both the blood of Zakiya and Rex''s clones grabbing her hands, feet¡­ etc. "Hahhahahahh¡­.Yeeesssss it''s a success," Rex laughed when he saw fox Zakiya retract from the close combat. The ray disappeared in another second, and the blinding pillar of light also disappeared soon after. Rex laugh came to an abrupt end when he saw that there was a cloud of dark black fog in place of blood Zakiya. ''Did I got the clone instead?'' He thought but in the next second, he got dumb folded. He saw that fox Zakiya smiled at him then also turned into a dark black cloud then merged with the other black cloud. "What a shame, you should have targeted both at the same time," Zakiya said. Rex''s face was dark, he took a deep breath and raised his hands towards her. ''Calm Mind'' [You INT has increased by 420% temporarily, your other status will receive a debuff¡­.] His face was calm, the chaos in his heart disappeared, he sensed his familiarity with psychic energy increasing. ''Twin Dragon Strike'' A snake-like creature made of Scarlet Heavenly Flame appeared on his right side, a similar creature made of Nebula Hell''s Flame appeared on his left then they started to swirl around him as their size increased rapidly. After two rounds they were bigger than a python, both of them then soared towards the sky while coiling around each other, the higher they flew the bigger they got. When they reached the clouds their body shape had became more detailed right now they looked like two coiling dragons looking down on everyone. Twin Dragon Strike - Rex''s most powerful trump card that he can use by himself, the skill uses Scarlet Heavenly Flame, Nebula Hell''s Flame, Pyrokinesis, and Cryokinesis''s capabilities to the extreme. Rex needs to activate Calm Mind just to control the attack, the reason he didn''t use it until now because it puts a lot of toll on his body and gives an immense amount of fatigue when using it that''s why he can''t use it more than once without sleeping. Zakiya looked at the two eastern style dragons in the sky facing her. Rex''s condition wasn''t good at the moment, he didn''t have any serious-looking injury on the outside but was exhausted from the inside, it was the longest battle he had ever faced. The battle exhausted his mental strength, he had Qi left but wasn''t in a condition to continue the battle for long. He pointed his finger towards Zakiya, both flame dragons opened their mouth and leaped towards her from the sky, like before dragons didn''t travel in a straight path but kept swirling around each other while closing distance towards Zakiya. As the dragons rushed towards the ground, the temperature distorted sometimes it felt hot then in the next second it would feel cold. When the dragons were just around a hundred meters away from the ground their head touched each other for the first time, then their whole body dived into each other making a distorted dragon made of red and blue flame. Zakiya remains unfazed even when the unstable flame dragon was about to land on her, she didn''t seem like she wanted to dodge either instead she looked at Rex and spoke. "Is it your last struggle?" She asked. Rex didn''t reply and concentrated on controlling the dragons. "You know Rex, when someone fully masters a law and reaches Return To Nature state mastery level in it they become capable of making their own Law Doman and execute their unique law ability, if their enemy doesn''t have a way to counter them then they become sitting ducks waiting to be butchered," Zakiya said with a smile. Rex slightly frowned, he was sure that he still had a chance to win if the attack hits but now he had a bad premonition. Zakiya''s smile disappeared in the next second she slightly stomped her foot on the ground. ''Shadow Domain,'' She muttered in low voice. Suddenly her shadow expanded in all directions covering the whole arena in a fraction of a second, before Rex reacted everything disappeared from his vision¡­ whether it was the sky, Zakiya, land, or the twin dragons, they all disappeared. Rex subconsciously shouted but no voice came out from his mouth, he also discovered he lost the connection with the twin flame dragons. He tried to use Mini-Map but its screen had become blank, Echolocation, Spiritual-Sense, Spider-Sense didn''t work either. He couldn''t see anything, he couldn''t hear anything¡­ he couldn''t even speak anything. ''Little Rose any idea?'' Rex asked. He summoned few Cursed Spears then fired them in all directions in hope of finding out something but it was useless. [Get an idea, it''s your job,] Rex thought about it and flew in a straight line but even after flying aimlessly for quite a while, he didn''t found anything. Rex stopped but didn''t say anything. Rex suddenly felt extreme pain from his left arm, when he touched with his right hand he realized that there was a finger size hole on his wrist before the would heal, Rex felt the same pain coming from his right leg, right chest, shoulders, and several other places. He fell on the ground, Zakiya didn''t target his vitals but the places where it would hurt without giving serious damage, Rex wanted to curse at her loudly but no voice came out of his mouth. He was painting on the ground, Rose told him that the attack contained corrosive effect like before so it would take time to heal them. [Would you like to become a eunuch: Yes/No] "¡­" (Rex) Rex clenched his fist. ''A man cannot bow but... if I don''t bow would I even be a man?'' He thought. In the next second, just like a curtain that fell from the window, the dark senseless world retreated into Zakiya''s shadow. Rex looked at the ground below him that was now dyed red in his blood, he shifted and led on his back as he looked at the blue sky. ''So I was defeated?'' Rex thought. [Utterly] ''Just shut up,'' (Rex) At this time, Zakiya walked to him. Rex looked at her while lying on the ground. "So as long as you had used your Law Doman I would have lost, then why did you wait for so long," Rex grunted. Zakiya looked at him with a smile then she took out a green pill and stuffed it in his mouth. Rex wanted to resist but he couldn''t. When the pill entered his throat, Rex felt his whole body getting warm, then all the wounds from earlier healed at a speed visible to the naked eyes. "You think you would have won if I haven''t used Shadow Domain?" Zakiya asked. Rex didn''t reply. Understanding what he was thinking she raised her hand then suddenly a blood-red flame appeared above her hand. The flame didn''t have any impact on temperature but it gave immense pressure to Rex, the very feeling it gave was above what an Essence Flame was capable of. ''Karmic Flame?'' Rex looked at the flame with wide eyes Normally, if a Karmic flame appears without any proper restraint then it would have already burned the forest in tens of miles around it within a brief second, but it looked like the flame was not only in good control but was also in a suppressed state. Rex didn''t know if it was an Inborn flame or Acquired but he could guess that the flame is in a weakened state because its user is also in a weakened state under the middle realm''s suppression. "Rex any Nine-Tailed Fox that has managed to reach the full-fledged form can posses nine divine abilities, I am not a proper divine beast like them¡­ but my variant race also follows the same rule, so do you think I had used nine divine abilities in battles, when I used Body Split it was already to show how much I value you but I didn''t wish to prolong the battle anymore and hence decided to finish it," Zakiya said then snapped her fingers and the flame disappeared. She then extended her hand towards him. "If you force me to answer something I seriously don''t want to, I will leave," Rex said while averting his eyes. "Done," Zakiya replied without a second thought. Rex sighed then took her hand and stood up. "From today onwards you are my... Zakiya''s disciple, so from now you need to address me as a teacher," Zakiya said with a faint smile. "Hehe¡­Teacher, happy now?" Rex asked with a hollow laugh. Zakiya nodded then took out a wooden scroll and gave it to him. 291 Chapter 287 : : Transcend Heart Tempering Mantra Rex took it and observed it, a ling of words was written on it - \u003cTranscend Heart Tempering Mantra\u003e. The name was enough to tell what was it, it was the meditation technique Zakiya promised him. "It can help you in temper both your Dao Heart and Mind, helping you in taking control of your Bloodthirsty state. Rex now that I am your teacher I want to know you better and I think you also feel the same so how about a good self-introduction?" Zakiya said. "Ladies first," Rex replied without hesitation, he had already prepared a long story for such cases. "My full name is Zakiya Shellon and my official titled name is Black Rose Empress you already know I am from Blood Clan. I have quite a good reputation in the Higher Realm I built over the years, all those things cannot be defined in a few words so I will skip them for now. You already know how I got here, I will give you a better explanation this time, if you want to ask something, you can ask directly," Zakiya said. "So Zakiy- Teacher tell me why were you poisoned," Rex was about to say Zakiya but when he saw her cracking her knuckles he immediately changed the flow of words. "Didn''t I already tell you?" Zakiya gave a confused look. "One more question, did the people of your clan colluded with the enemy?" Rex asked again "No why would my people collude with an outsider to kill me, if they do something like that then a fate worse than death awaits them," Zakiya said. "I see, now I ask you again why did they poison you?" Rex said. "What are you thinking, how many times do you want to hear the same answer," Zakiya said. "Hehe¡­ if I haven''t become your disciple I would have pretended to be an idiot believing your words but now that I am your disciple my life is directly or indirectly bound with you, my words may sound rude but as simple as I can make it sound, your enemies will also kill me if they managed to finish you off. As for believing your story do you see an idiot written on my face, your enemies should be strong and have high status because they can''t oppose you without these things and if they have these things then they should at least have some intelligence right? So now comes my question, why did those idiots make such a hastened attack on you that you were able to escape with just poisoning? it doesn''t make sense, if they weren''t sure to finish you off then why did they attack you letting you escape knowing that someday you might come back for revenge. "Aren''t you thinking too much? they had poisoned me and without you, I wouldn''t be cured so of course, they wouldn''t worry about me coming back," Zakiya said. "Oh¡­ so that''s how it is then it''s fine, I was probably thinking too much, after all, it''s not like my beautiful teacher would lie to her one and only disciple, if she would do something like that then wouldn''t my trust decrease in her resulting in me telling her lesser things about me, in the end, I may even leave her. But it''s all right now because I was just thinking too much I fully believe my honest teacher wasn''t lying," Rex said with a blooming smile filled with honesty and righteousness. Zakiya''s face was dark, she clenched her fist while looking at Rex with a smile yet not a smile. [- 186 HP] "Ouch¡­ it hurt you know, why did you hit me," Rex said as he rubbed his forehead. "You are seriously annoying. With your meager cultivation base you want to stick your puny nose into a matter between powerhouses," Zakiya said in an annoyed tone. "It''s fine if you don''t want to tell me something you can say it and I won''t be bothered by it but I don''t like it when someone lies to me," Rex said. "Sigh.. you better explain everything properly in your turn. I don''t have any artifact or treasure like you think, but rather something akin to records of a powerhouse. Let me explain properly. Since ancient times in the higher realm when a big powerhouse falls they build a tomb as a trial ground for the future inheritors. It''s similar to inheritance runes here but they are more like a game you need to clear to obtain rewards. Tombs are full of dangers but beneath the dangers lay precious rewards, it started when I found a hidden passage in an already cleared tomb, that tomb was of a powerful Array Master that''s why I often went there to observe the array traps in the tombs, but that time when I fully analyzed a grand array trap I found the undiscovered hidden passage beneath. I cautiously advanced and what I found on the other side was out of my expectation. It was an ancient tomb¡­ from the symbols there it belonged to an ancient array and artifact refining expert. I wasn''t careless enough to barge into it alone. I gathered some close comrade and dived in. After exploring the tomb for two whole years we reached the core area and finally finished the explorations. The benefits were divided accordingly. As an array expert, the biggest benefit I got was the life records of that senior¡­ and my biggest regret is that this was written in an ancient language," Zakiya said with an ''I was wronged expression''. "Wait, let me guess the next part. One of your comrade stabbed you in the back and leaked the information about the records," Rex''s reader instinct kicked in. "Hu¡­ No, do you think I would take such type of people as comrades especially after having \u003cTruth Seeker\u003e," Zakiya said. "Ohh¡­" Rex''s excitement died down. "As I was saying, like always comprehending an ancient language completely falls in the impossible category. Fortunately, although I wasn''t able to comprehend much I got some insights by just looking at it, which greatly helped me. But even with my comprehension power, I wasn''t able to comprehend its content¡­ or even decode that language. Only then did I realize why these ancient language books are just used as a collection or research material. The record book wasn''t of much help to me anymore so I decided to trade it. I was going to trade it with one of my father''s friends but that''s where the problem occurred. After I had obtained the record book, coincidentally people from my enemy''s organization also found the hidden passage me and my team restored to erase our traces. During the years I was gaining insights from the record book they cleared the tomb¡­ because the tomb was already cleared for the first time its difficulty was reduced. After they arrived at the core area they saw my name on the ranking tablet," Zakiya was saying but Rex interrupted her. "What is this ranking tablet?" Rex asked. "Doesn''t its name already tell you what it is? a ranking tablet has the titled name of people that had fully explored the tomb written on it. if it''s a modern tomb then you can choose not to leave your name but if it''s an ancient tomb then you have to leave your titled name on it that is if you wish to take the things you obtained from the tomb with you. As I was saying, me and my team hid the entrance so that we have enough time to hide, refine or trade the treasures we obtained before anyone else discovered the tomb and learned who explored it first. The tomb belonged to an array \u0026 artifact refining expert and my name was on the top¡­ as long as those guys had a thing named ''brain'' in their head they could guess who got the biggest prize, they believed that if I were to successfully acquire all the benefits from that ''prize'' then I would get stronger and coupled with my enmity, they became desperate and made their move," Zakiya said. ''But didn''t she have her father to protect her or the enemy''s father was stronger? Maybe they didn''t want to interfere. Whatever, it''s not the thing I want to ask right now but..'' Rex thought. "My so beautiful and kind teacher can you let this honest little disciple take a look at those records?" Rex asked with gleaming eyes. "No," Zakiya refused directly. It wasn''t that she didn''t like Rex taking a look at it but if he did then his life would also be in danger, especially when she was sure that Rex won''t be able to gain anything from it at his current stage. Rex sighed. It was nothing unexpected, if he had something like that and Liu Wei asks to take a look then he would give the same reply for the same reason. "Now, it''s your turn I told you so much, as promised I won''t ask too personal thing but if you tried to fool around with words in everything I will beat the shit out of you," Zakiya said while cracking her knuckles. Rex took a deep breath, this time the story he made was more than a half-truth, now that he had decided to become her student, he can''t use short-lasting excuses. Rex''s story started from the orphanage, he told the 100% true story until Rose awakened. After that the story was a little different¡­ when he was near the life-death situation he acquired the memories from his past life then soon his bloodline awakened whole his body transformed like a variant - which Zakiya took as bloodline inheritance. Then he joined White Moon Sect and cultivated there while also using the memory, experience,¡­ his overall capability into making potions and other things (Rose was taken into overall capabilities) - which Zakiya took as him obtaining some Alchemy related inheritance. Then after a series of events he ascended to the middle realm. Rex didn''t mention how much time it took him to do so as not to get few slaps from Zakiya out of frustration. Then he told about some main events in the middle realm and finally his encounter with her. "I know that ancient bloodline holders can acquire some techniques as bloodline inheritance after they awaken their bloodline but your case is completely different, you not only obtained techniques but also life experience¡­. interesting," Zakiya touched her chin. Because of her ability, she knew that Rex hasn''t lied this whole time, he may have hidden the truth but he had already told her that he will leave if she forces him to tell something he doesn''t want to before becoming her disciple so she didn''t ponder over the loopholes too much. "By the way, you said you were from Sura Clan and is the son of a Saintess right? so which one? I mean that the Elemental Branch used to have two Saintess. After I discovered the Ancient Tomb I used seclusion as an excuse and cut ties from the normal worlds for years then later I got attacked so I am not much updated on the latest news of the last century¡­ so I am not sure which Saintess got married or had a kid?" Zakiya asked. ''She knows about Sura Clan? But which one is Elemental Branch I only heard about General Branch,'' Rex thought. "Actually, things are like that¡­" Rex then told her about Ye Ying while also mentioning that the Sword Manic that she talked about earlier was probably his biological father. At the start, Zakiya had a curious expression on her face but the more she heard the weirder her expression became. "That Scheming Saintess married and actually had thre- no it should be four kids now¡­. seriously?" Zakiya had an indescribable expression on her face. "Hey, now tell me what is Sura Clan, is it Overpowered? Is it the strongest? does it have some hidden treasures? Money? Property?" Rex asked with sparkling eyes. Zakiya was speechless. This damn brat, I thought he would ask about his family but his eyes are on the money¡­ she thought. "It''s far from strongest but it is one of the Ten Great Clans so it is pretty strong," Zakiya said. Rex gave her a confused look. "Let me give you a brief explanation, Clans are just group of families intertwined together to make a strong force right, So the strength of a clan is classified after calculating its overall strength they are normally graded as Small Clan, Middle Clan, Big Clan. But even after that, the number of clans is too high and even the same rank clan has differences, so in Big Clans, the ten strongest clans are called the Ten Great Clans," She explained. "I see so these ten are the strongest clans in the Higher Realm?" Rex asked again. 292 Chapter 288 : : Ancient Teleportation Portal "No of course not, there is one more category that is an exception from all these¡­ The Ancient Clans, they are the clans that exist for a very long period hence carries an ancient legacy with them, What really makes a clan strong is not their population of just a few strong individuals it''s the legacy they carry with them. Now don''t ask more about these things you will know about them at the right time, as for your mother she is not a Saintess from the elemental branch but the General branch that explains why you have such a strong physique, the strong point of the General Sura branch is their strong physique after all," Zakiya said. Specializes in strong physique? then muscles¡­ Saintess of muscle heads? When Rex heard her words his expression was a little weird, he was imagining how Ye Ying would look. A woman with inflated muscles was standing on a cliff at the seashore, a huge wave was coming towards her¡­ she clenched a punch, blue veins on her hand became visible, she then punched, shattering the wave with a single blow. Rex shook his head and snapped out of it. [Your father seems to have a muscle fetish] Zakiya gave Rex a thoughtful look. ''Strange¡­ when did that scheming Saintess became that careless to throw a gem in the dustbin, even if she wanted to train him there are a few secret realms under her Clan''s control it would be better to through him there but she let him stay in the lower realm where the spiritual Qi is so thin¡­ even if it was really that sword maniac who did it, it was still not hard for her to retrieve him, just what is she thinking?'' Zakiya thought. "Teacher, there was one thing I wanted to ask you, do you know of any way to bring people from the lower realm to a higher realm together without them reaching the cultivation base limit?" Rex asked at this time. "Hmm¡­ There are a few, the first is for you to reach pinnacle mastery in Space Law but it''s too hard, the second is to use an ancient teleportation portal but I doubt if the lower realm has an active one so you need to first get one and put it there, as for how you can go there¡­" Zakiya took out a purple-colored scroll and threw it to Rex. "It''s a teleportation scroll whose location is already set to lower realm, I had two like them in case of emergency, one for the middle realm and one for the lower realm. I used the one for the middle realm to escape when I was in danger and now that I am cured I don''t need to keep escape again so you can have it. Rex opened the scroll and saw a complicated circular pattern drawn on it, he also felt a familiarity with it¡­ the familiarity was of space law, he had comprehended space law and after making so many transmission platform his understanding of the law had increased, he was just a little away from reaching Small Accomplishment in Space Law. "No matter how I see it, this ancient teleportation portal is not something one could find while walking on the streets, finding it aside if someone has something like that then they won''t willingly give it to me so I need to snatch it right? I don''t even know how it looks like," Rex sighed. Zakiya pondered for a moment then she waved her hand and a sculpture-like thing came out of thin air. Rex looked at it and discovered what it was, the base part of this things was a big circular platform, with a half-oval shaped door-like ring made of irregular pale yellow crystal present in its center, two silver metallic pillars were supporting the door-ring from both sides. There were countless inscriptions carved all over the irregular pale yellow crystal that were interconnected to each other, Rex also noticed that there were faint cracks on the crystal at the moment. "It is teleportation portal I acquired from a tomb, I was going to use it to escape in the start but before it could fully activate those bastards damaged it, and there are not many people who would have enough knowledge to repair this thing even if the damage is just that much, you can check it out if you want. This is how a teleportation portal looks like, you would need to acquire two of them. Actually, only one that can send people to the middle realm is also fine but then it would just randomly throw them anywhere in the middle realm," Zakiya said. Rex kept staring at the inscription on the teleportation portal and asked. "What are they, they look similar to the inscriptions, an inscription master uses," Rex asked curiously. "They are inscriptions but not the same as the one inscription master of current era uses, every inscription here have its meaning together they define a whole different story and this is exactly what we call ancient language, people from that era used these types of inscriptions not only to make things but to also define the whole process of how the things work. But they made it so tricky that even when everything is in front of us we can still not understand it," Zakiya said. Rex was confused. "Isn''t it just a language, what is so difficult about it? with enough efforts it shouldn''t be that hard to decide it," Rex said, he didn''t understand why cultivators weren''t able to decode it they had sharp memories and could research these things for thousands of years so why weren''t they able to decode it? Zakiya smiled at his question, she also thought the same thing at the start, everyone has this same question when they first come in contact with an ancient language. She randomly pointed at one inscription symbol and said. "Draw what you see on the ground," She said. Rex didn''t argue, he picked up a stone then drew it on the ground, the inscription looked like he had written A, W, and 7 on top of each other. Just when he finished Zakiya also drew a symbol near the one Rex''s, this one looked like someone wrote Z, X, and ^ on top of each other. "This is what you see, and this is what I see," Zakiya said. Rex raised his eyebrow, there was nothing same between the two symbols. He finally realized why people weren''t able to research it together, if two people looked at the same symbol then what they would see will be different from each other. The thing was Rex still underestimated the difficulty of Ancient Language, and Zakiya''s next word proved it. "After 24 hours when you will look at this symbol again, it would be different from what you see now, furthermore when you see the new symbol you will instantly forget about the old one," She said. Rex''s face stiffened. "That''s the tricky thing about the Ancient Language, you cannot take others'' help while understanding it and you will only have 24 hours to comprehend everything if not you will forget all of it and would have to start again, if you were good enough then you may get some insight that''s all. Whether a great array expert sees it or a normal person doesn''t make a difference, those people had various ways of doing the same thing so the method they have used might not follow the same route as ours," Zakiya explained. ''Should we try?'' (Rex) [It''s not like we gonna lose anything anyway, I never tried to decode ancient language so I wanna try it too,] ''Hehe... so little Rose has also started to develop wishes¡­ let''s try it then,'' Rex thought then walked closer to it and placed its hand on the inscription carvings on the crystal gate. His Spiritual-Sense fully covered the whole teleportation portal. Rex started analyzing the whole things, not just the language but the material used to make it too, he had reverse engineering so as long as he could get enough information, it won''t be hard to remake its blueprint. He closed his eyes and devoured all the data obtained, countless inscriptions flooded in his memory¡­ the information he got was way more complex than he expected. ''Calm Mind'' Rex again used Calm Mind, it was the second time he had used Calm Mind on the same day, he was tired but his thirst for knowledge overpowered his fatigue. He then sat cross-legged and meditated, he was trying to comprehend the content while decoding their hidden meaning with the help of Rose. Zakiya smiled faintly and shook her head, she was happy that Rex is also very interest in crafting like her but was reckless as her when she was too young. ''He reminds of my early days when I stepped in the world of arrays, artifact¡­ sigh if I had met him sooner then but now is¡­ Huh?'' Zakiya was thinking how beautiful the day was but then a transparent white hollow that appeared behind Rex''s head caught her attention. [Required condition met] [You have achieved sudden enlightenment] Zakiya blinked her eyes for a few times then her face turned somewhat dark, she just remembered how many times he had achieved sudden enlightenment in the last few months. Unlike her, the world in Rex''s vision had turned bright, everything that appeared complex before had now become easy, the unsolvable puzzle now had revealed a straight path to victory. Zakiya switched glances between Rex and the teleportation portal then after taking a deep breath she took out a black-red sofa and sat on it. The difficulty of training needs to increase again¡­ she thought. After about two hours, Rex opened his eyes, stood up, and lazily stretched his arms, he looked a little tired. "Did you understood anything?" Zakiya asked. She looked a little excited this time, the few people that are capable of repairing such things obtained the knowledge to do so precisely because of sudden insights or enlightenment so there was a chance that Rex could have gained something good. "Hu.. not much, I only understood the meaning of the main inscription that are placed to distribute the energy supply and guide it to the whole body, moreover it is trickier then it looks the inscriptions on the outside is only for fundamental things like strengthening, energy consumption maintenance, distribution.. etc, it should have an inner layer inside that is responsible for the main work of teleportation, and yeah, the details like coordinated setting and connection establishment is also there. The material used to make it is also a little more complicated in inner structure, The person who made it has made full use of all the things inside it, I have to say I am impressed, but the problem is the material made to make this crystal is pure and it had silk thread-like wires inside so after it broke the connection between those threads also cut off, it''s almost impossible to repair it with the things I currently have. Although my gains aren''t that much but I think that if I keep studying it and got enlightenment two ore three more times then I am sure I can repair it. Actually, I don''t think there is any need to repair it, it''s better to make a new one, the new one might now have the same potential as this one but it will take fewer efforts and is more than enough to just teleport between two realms... I mean lower realm and middle realm. Teacher do you think I can borrow it for a while, I will be sure to return it as soon I can fully study it, Huh? teacher are you listening," Rex asked when he noticed Zakiya staring at him with a poker face. "Take it and go, we will start your training tomorrow," Zakiya said while maintaining her poker face. "Okie~," Rex said then he quickly put the teleportation portal inside his inventory and disappeared for fear of Zakiya changing her mind. Even after he left Zakiya kept sitting there for quite a while she then stood up, took back the sofa, then she stretched her leg towards the sky making a 180'' angle with her other leg, and smashed her foot on the ground. ¡­Boooooommmm.... The second she kicked the ground, a black shockwave appeared from that place and destroyed everything in its way. The shock wave advanced to 5 miles in all directions until Zakiya snapped her finger and it disappeared. If someone saw the condition of this place right now, then they would think that a meteor had fallen here not too long ago. "That felt better," Zakiya muttered to herself, her body then turned into a shadow and disappeared from its place. She had decided that after she goes back to the clan, she will collect all the books on motivation like¡­ Patience is the Key, Handwork Beats Talent, Keep Going \u0026 Don''t Look Back¡­ etc from her library and will throw them into the dustbin. 293 Chapter 289 : : Sweet Dreams After Rex arrived at Frozen Flame city, he directly went to the ground floor of Spirit Tower to take a long refreshing bath. Today''s gains made him happy, although he lost the duel but he didn''t feel it was that bad, after all as long as he surpasses her she can''t keep him, on the other hand, Zakiya let him have the damaged teleportation portal that may become the key factor to bring Wang Cang and others to the middle realm. It was almost night, Rex washed his body and changed his clothes. The clothes he wore this time were similar to the ones he used to wear on earth, they consisted of a full-sleeved white shirt and a black narrow pant with a black leather belt. [What are you thinking?] Rose asked, seeing that Rex was so quiet all this time. ''Hmmm.. nothing too serious, you remember Zakiya said that my fath- sword maniac stole his sword right? Don''t you think it''s quite interesting?'' Rex said. [What''s interesting about it?] ''Zakiya had been here for at least a few decades and she said it happened a long time ago, I don''t know how much she meant by a Long Time ago but it should really be long for someone like me¡­ I probably haven''t even been born at that time, therefore that sword maniac shouldn''t have been strong as his current self but even so, he stole her sword and managed to escape alive. I have witnessed the power of Shadow Law, so how was he able to escape after stealing her sword? that''s what I found interesting, maybe Shadow Law has a weakness we don''t know of, I was wondering what it is? why I haven''t been able to find it,'' Rex said. [If you put it like that then it makes sense,] ''Well, it''s no use thinking over this matter anymore. I will ask her directly at right time,'' Rex thought then he came out of the spirit tower and headed towards the third floor. He didn''t use Instant Transmission, because he was not interested in accumulating more mental fatigue before getting good sleep. When Rex was walking through the corridor on the second floor, he suddenly saw Ria walking in front, he was a little shocked when he saw her, the reason being she was walking with her legs¡­ her two slender legs. Rex always saw her with her tail, he didn''t know that she finally became strong enough to take a fully humanoid form, Demi-Humans are different from Monster Race especially the snake race. They are born with a snake tail as their lower body but once they reach an appropriate cultivation stage they could then turn their tails into legs, that stage might vary from person to person but it''s Earth Venerable stage at most. Although Ria just advanced to the Human Venerable middle stage, she was lucky enough to transform her tail into legs. Rex smiled, he then disappeared from his place and appeared behind her in the next moment. "Need some help?" Rex said as he reached out his lips closer to her ear. Ria was startled, just when she lost her balance and was about to fly, Rex grabbed her waist from behind and supported her while also tightly holding her, not letting her go. She sighed with a faint blush on her face, she already knew who it was the second she heard the familiar voice. Ria turned to look at Rex''s face but was again startled by the change in his appearance, his skin looked a lot more glossy and a little tanned compared to before. Rex could guess what was she thinking so he spoke before she even asked. "Just a little side effect from a certain defective pill I made with the help of Ye Tian," Rex said with a faint smile. Ria slightly nodded, Rex then moved his left hand to her ass cheek to grab a feel and slightly squeezed. "Congratulation on gaining legs," Rex whispered in her ear while tightening his grip. Ria blushed uncontrollably as she grabbed his waist while trying to break away from him. Rex then bent his body a little then picked her up in a princess carry and started walking. "Put me down, where are you taking me?" Ria asked while looking him in the eyes with an annoyed look but her red cheeks gave it away. Ria wasn''t as reserved as before in front of Rex, Rex himself was surprised by this change because from what he knew Ria acted just as before in front of everyone else so when he saw that she was so reserved in front of him, he inwardly felt that he was indeed special to her. He wasn''t worried about Ria even plotting or trying to do anything to him, after all, the difference in their strength was too much and it''s going to increase again when he starts his continuously leveling up spree. Furthermore, in Rex''s view, she wasn''t a bad person because she never made a move first or tried to seduce him on her own accord nor did she ever asked for anything from him or tried to use him, he was the one to take the lead and unprofessional kiss proved that she wasn''t the type to use her body to achieve some hidden purpose either. "Where am I taking you? hehe¡­ of course, it''s to your room, as for why you might ask, it''s to complete our unfinished business from before," Rex said with a meaningful look. "Huh? my room no wait¡­" Ria lamented but before she could complete her sentence Rex had used Instant Transmission. Ria and Mia were like two sides of a single coin, they both didn''t remain too far from each other for a long time, they themselves didn''t know how long it has been since they had spent more than 24 hours before seeing each other. As obvious it was when they came to live in the castle, they both shared the same room. When Rex appeared in her room with Ria in his hands, he saw that just in front, a girl with a red snake tail was sitting on the bed with a book in her hand as she stared at Rex. Mia first looked at Rex in eyes then at Ria he was carrying in his hands, Ria burred her red face in his chest. She was so embarrassed that she just wanted to find a hole and bury her head in it, being carried in a princess carry and watched by her sister at the same time was something she was not prepared for. What would happen to her pride now? What face would she use to reprimand her sister? There was one more matter that surprised her, until now Ria thought that whenever Rex disappeared he used a special movement technique but now that she felt the effect of Instant Transmission first hand she realized that things weren''t that simple, but she put this matter to the side. For now, she was very curious as to what excuse will Rex make to Mia at the moment. In fact, Ria wasn''t much worried about her sister asking questions, later on, she was more interested in Rex''s reaction. Rex wasn''t worried about revealing Instant Transmission, because he felt that there was no need to do that, his mastery of space law was increasing, soon he would be able to use it as an excuse. Mia was taken by surprise which left her a little dumbfounded at the start, she hadn''t thought that her sister was already willing to go that far with Rex which left her confused but before she could respond Rex pointed his finger at her and winked at the confused Mia. ''Hallukinesis: Sweet Dreams'' (Rex) Mia felt her eyelids getting heavy, before she knew it she went into a deep sleep and her most loving dream started to play in front of her. "Now we don''t need to worry about someone disturbing our moment," Rex sweet voice echoed in her ears. Ria suddenly reacted and looked at the sleeping Mia, her mood dropped and she slightly frowned. "Don''t worry, I just used a trick that would put her to sleep full of sweet dreams. It''s nothing serious, I also used it on myself to relax so don''t think about it being dangerous, she is in a normal deep sleep if you sprinkle som- a bucket filled with cold water on her face she will quickly wake up," Rex explained as fast as he could, he didn''t want to ruin her mood over such a small matter. Ria first looked at her sister''s chest which was going up and down with her slow breathing, only then she nodded and her mood became a little better. Rex smiled then carried her to the bed and led on the right side with her. The sisters were sharing the same room so Lucia had provided them with a big king size bed, she had made sure that the sister preferred one big bed instead of two before doing it. "You care a lot about your sister don''t you?" Rex asked with a smile as he rested his head on his hand and looked at her in the eyes. Ria nodded with a poker face, showing that she was still angry about what Rex did to her sister without her consent. "No wonder this little girl makes me so jealous," Rex said as he reached out his hand stroking her hair then finally resting it on her cheek. Ria lightly smiled, her mood looked better than before. Rex didn''t wait any longer, he held her head from behind and kissed her on the lips. Ria didn''t resist and allowed his tongue to enter her mouth, when she met him earlier she already guessed that she will end up in this situation, the fact that she came along without putting up any serious resistant was already a green ticket for him. 294 Chapter 289.5 : : Her Other Side || R-18 Rex didn''t wait any longer, he held her head from behind and kissed her on the lips. Ria didn''t resist and allowed his tongue to enter her mouth, when she met him earlier she already guessed that she will end up in this situation, the fact that she came along without putting up any serious resistant was already a green ticket for him. While kissing, Rex ran his hand all over her body from her soft tummy to her smooth back, discovering new territories in their way, he then broke the kiss and started to lick her neck, as he licked, he lightly bit on her soft skin from time to time, he didn''t put too much strength in biting not to leave behind any marks or hurt her, his racial urges were surfacing making him want to dig deep his fang on her neck but he suppressed them done in with just some hiccups. He then moved to the area down her shoulders, reaching her cleavage. In the next second, he moved his hand to her back and tried to remover her clothes but he soon realized he doesn''t know a thing about this clothing. Seeing him frustrated like that Ria wanted to laugh but she held back or it would feel weird. She gave a peck on his lips then raised both her hand upwards. Rex looked at her in confusion for a second before he understood her meaning and gripped the end of her dress removing it from the top. When the shirt was removed her delicate but alluring figure came into his view. Ria had a white bra-like cloth tightly wrapped around her chest that showed her perky chest, it also made her look seductive. Ria was blushing uncontrollably, her straight forwards attitude a moment ago was nowhere to be found as she let a man eye her naked body for the first time. Her blushing red face at the moment added to her charm, Rex lost his patience so he held her breast over the thin cloth and kissed her lips, he pinched her nipples with one hand and grabbed her breast with the other while sucking her lips and playing with her tongue. He then stopped for a second and ripped off the white cloth hiding her breast in one go. When the cloth was removed the twin mountain peak came into a full display, her breasts had a perfect shape and they looked firm, they didn''t sag in any way even when she was lying down. The little pinkish bud in the middle was tempting him to suck it. Rex released her juicy lips and looked at her whole body from her pink lips, her white smooth neck, her perky breasts to her thin waist and her long thighs. He then started to slid his hand down into her skirt, he slid his hand in her innerwear and felt the soft plan slit. "Huh¡­ you shaved?" Rex blurted out. Ria abruptly stopped her breathing and stared at him, she had the urge to throw a punch at his face but held herself back again. "I''m not¡­ human, snake-kin don''t have that," She said without meeting his eyes, she was adapting to the situation at a fast pace but it was still hard to reply to an embarrassing question at a time like this. Before she could even finish her sentence Rex''s hand advanced him into the hidden territory and he resumed his feast on the pink cherry. A certain thing was threatening to break out of his shorts, Rex tried to insert his fingers in her pussy to feel her inside but he failed, so he released her lips and moved to her knees. He kneeled near her knees, he then put his hands on both sides of her skirt, slowly slid it down to her feet then took it off. Rex also felt that he removed something akin to the panties of a woman but was shaped like a short skirt while doing it, Ria didn''t have legs a while ago so he didn''t need to guess the use of that piece of cloth. After the last piece of clothing was removed, Rex took his time to look at her delicate body that looked like a piece of art then he focused his gaze on the precise pink crack in the middle. Ria was feeling so embarrassed that she wanted to go in past and hit her previous self with a hammer, telling her to properly prepare herself in advance, she subconsciously shut her legs tightly out of embarrassment. Rex put his hands on her knees applying some strength to open her legs. "What¡­ are you doing," Ria said with a blushing face while trying to meet her eyes with Rex from time to time. "Hehe¡­ is my little marshmallow still acting to be a na?ve flower or is really that pure-minded to not even know that much¡­" Rex said with a smirk "But¡­ I haven''t¡­ bath¡­ and," Ria''s cheeks had become redder than tomatoes as she quickly thought of new excuses. Rex didn''t reply he leaned forwards and kissed on her belly button then again applied some force as to open her legs wide, this time Ria too decreased the strength as the force Rex applied was obliviously not enough to force his way through, giving her approval. After he opened her legs wide, he could see the pink pussy clearly then he put his hand on both sides of her pussy lips and pushed them aside to see the mysteries hole. What greeted him was an enchanting pink and wet small passage behind those pink lips, when he reached out his head closer to those pink lips, he could smell an intoxicating wild smell that almost made him go out of control. For Ria, it was one of the most embarrassing moments in her life where she wanted to find a hole and bury her head inside, as for Rex, it was a moment where he wanted to enter the hole too¡­ the intentions behind the words may not be same though. She could feel his hot breath touching her lips down there, making her feel embarrassed and aroused at the same time. Rex slowly inched his finer forward spreading open her pussy. Touching her pink walls, felt warm, and tight. He started to advance her finger deeper and deeper, feeling her wet walls sucking on her fingers, he started to lost his mind not knowing what to do next he kept moving his finger in and out of her pussy, the feeling alone from doing it kept him going. Feeling impatient, Rex removed his finger and kissed her wet pink lips, the unfamiliar taste of her sweet and sour nectar lingered on his tongue, he could also hear the suppressed moans of Ria as he enjoyed the feel of her wet pussy and nectar at the same time. Ria''s bit her lower lip, the sensation, pleasure the very felling was making her mind go blank, she didn''t want to suppress her moans, the room even had soundproof arrays inbuilt in it but she had her sister sleeping on the other side of the bed. Going with the flow, Rex then advanced his tongue to penetrate her insides, tasting the hot and warm walls, Ria moved her hand to his head and tightly clutched his hair. Rex had the urge to put his shaft inside her this instant but he decided to finish playing with the pink lips first so as not to leave her hanging in the middle. With every second her moan grew louder and louder! Ria was already aroused she tried and held it back to the limit but it was after all her first time. Rex too was enjoying her moans, feeling her moans becoming louder he started devouring her more greedily, it didn''t take long until she was really not able to hold it in anymore. Ria tightened her grasp on his hair. "Aha¡­ it''s ..cumming¡­" She said in a muffled tone. Her body twitched as she came, then it became limp. Rex kissed her pink lips one more time then moved to her breast as he removed the shirt and threw it to the side, he tightly held the left one in his grasp and moved his mouth to the other, biting that soft lump of the flesh a little harder and leaving a mark on it. Ria''s body gave a slight jolt, she then looked at Rex sucking on her tits and occasionally biting them from time to time. "Don''t.. leave marks," She said while recovering her strength, she was not as embarrassed in front of his as before, her ability to adapt in a situation was high much less the one she already knew of, and jumped in willingly. Rex ignored her and reached out his hands to caress the tired and wet lips down there. Ria smiled then lovingly grabbed his hair again and brought his face closer to her giving him a deep kiss, sucking on his tongue, teasing it from time to time by biting it with her now sticking out pointed-fangs. She released his tongue after thoroughly giving it a makeover from her saliva. "Do you like the submissive type?" Ria asked while deeply staring him in the eyes with a smile. "I like wild Ria," Rex replied without hesitation. "Good answer," Ria pulled him down towards the left then twist her snake-like waist and climbed on his chest, switching places and pushing him on the bed. When he was still thinking what she would do, Ria turned towards his legs while still sitting on his chest with her back against his face, she looked at the bulge on his paints for a second then slid her hand in his pants and rubbed the hardened shaft inside. Rex gasped, the sensation of someone else touching it was completely different. Feeling satisfied with his reaction, she tried to unbuckle his belt but failed. "Hehe¡­ you know quite a bit about these things, don''t you?" Rex said in a teasing tone. "I read it¡­" Ria said as she tightly grabbed his shaft, Rex almost squealed. After a moment of thought, she applied some force and ripped off his belt and the button below it, the same way as he did to her upper wear. The second the restriction was removed, the shaft proudly raised its head, pointing at the ceiling. She then grabbed his shaft, she held it for a couple of seconds as she considered what to do, she then slowly started stroking it while looking curiously at it twitching. She then went closer giving a little lick which made Rex let out a groan. Responding to his reaction, she turned and smiled seductively at him and continued stroking his member, she increased her pace but Rex''s resilience was higher as he hanged on. She then reached out her face closer to it, she licked it from bottom to the top the gobbled it from the top. She took most of it in trying her best then started to slowly suck it while moving her mouth up and down. Rex felt like he was in ninth heaven, her warm and wet wall inside her mouth felt amazing. Feeling her tongue all over his member while her mouth sucking it off, felt so good! expectedly she was rough but he had no scale to measure it so it was still the best for him. Rex was really enjoying it and wanted to explode inside her this instant but held back, he wanted to last at least long as her or his mental strength would be a joke, seeing that he was holding on Ria started to increase her pace. Rex could only watch her back while emerging himself in pleasure as she did that, he reached out his hand and grabbed her amber ass, it was somewhat hard and cold but its shape only made her look hotter. Rex had the urge to spank on her ass but fearing that the big snake might bit on his shaft he held back. "I''m cumming!" Rex grabbed her waist and pulled her up, because of his sudden pulling Ria lost her balance and gobbled up his member until it made its way to the back of her throat, he exploded inside her mouth spurting his cum straight into her mouth. Ria choked, she took it out of her mouth and coughed a few times before narrowing her eyes at Rex who had a deeply satisfied expression plastered on his face. Rex felt her gaze and turned to her. "If I say it was a coincidence, would you believe it?" Rex smiled awkwardly. Ria began to realize how shameless he really was, she didn''t reply but jumped on him, grabbed his cheeks, and smooched his lips, giving him a passionate kiss before he could say more. Rex looked at her haughty expression as she threw her long hair behind, she was about to say something but she felt something poking her from behind, she turned only to see that his shaft has been revived. Ria was about to say something, but before that Rex grabbed her thin waist and switched their position again, right now, she was again lying with her back against the bed and Rex was on top of her. "Let''s move to the final phase," Rex said then moved back to her knees and caressed her pussy. "Wait¡­ going that far so early¡­ you can''t take it for fun¡­ we don''t know about each other that much and¡­" Ria suddenly spoke while choking on the words, his words made her realize how far show she had gone with him just now. If she advances again there would be no going back. Rex leaned forwards and kissed her, interrupting her midway. "I''m not the type of guy who would come that far with a girl just to have fun, what about you? How serious are you? If you were doing it for fun then tell me to stop, I can stop and this whole thing will never be mentioned again, but if you proceed then I won''t leave you even if you want to, choose carefully," Rex said with a serious expression, it was the most serious version of Rex, Ria had ever seen. Ria looked at him in the eyes. "You don''t know anything about me, neither my present nor my past," Ria said while averting her eyes. "Oh, I think I know more than needed, as for knowing me¡­ How much do you think you know about me?" Rex said. Ria remained silent, then looked at her sister sleeping on the other side and blushed a little. "She will¡­ wake up," She said in an extremely low tone but it was more than enough for someone like Rex to hear. "Hahaha¡­.. I will take that as a yes," Rex laughed then he snapped his fingers and a talisman appeared in his hands, he then threw it towards Mia. The talisman floated above her and shined, a transparent light curtain appeared out of nowhere and covered Mia, completely isolating her from the outside. He then opened her legs and positioned himself in the middle, his proud member was pointing at the unseen sky, Rex rubbed it on her sensitive pussy while leaning in to kiss her, he passionately kissed her while looking at her red face with desired filled eyes. He rubbed his shaft harder and harder against her pussy making her moan. Sensing that her pink lips down there were now soaking wet in her nectar, Rex stopped. "By the way, it''s my first time so be a little gentle," Rex said with a wink. "¡­" (Ria) He smiled seeing her annoyed expression then adjusted his shaft to her wet pussy and slowly pushed it inside. Ria gave out a painful moan, not holding herself back anymore. Rex felt some resistance from her tight pussy and stopped, he leaned on the top of her and kissed her deeply. After confirming that she relaxed, he pushed deeper piercing through her hymen. Ria tightly hugged him with both of her arms. Rex rubbed his cheek against her then whispered in her ear ''you don''t need to hold back,'' Ria didn''t reply by words but used her actions, she tightly hugged him without holding back her strength, her nails trying to penetrance his back, she opened her mouth and bit on Rex with her two fangs sticking out. He had hardened his skin a little in advance so there was no injury on his body. Rex used his hand to caress her back then he slowly started moving his member, Ria was still in some pain so Rex didn''t let his excitement and pleasure take over him and moved slowly at first, only moving forwards after sensing the change in her moans. ''I''m okay,'' Ria whispered in his ear. Her words acted as an entry pass, as Rex fastened his pace. Ria started to moan loudly, her now pleasure-filled moans made him feel coming close to ejaculation. "Mmmh" "Mmmh" "Mmmh" Her moans added to his pleasure, Rex slid his hand from behind her back and grabbed ass while thirsting deeper to penetrate further. "I..cumming took it ou¡­" Ria opened her mouth to speak but Rex sealed her lips with his, he already guessed her meaning and changed rhythm, in a couple of seconds Ria let out a deep moan followed by Rex groan in the next second, Rex exploded inside her pussy filling it to the brim. After cumming for the second time, both of them led on the bed next to each other while panting heavily, Rex had high stamina and cultivation base but he was already fatigued because of the duel and now he was at his limit. On the other hand, Ria was a demi-human who were known for their stamina, strength¡­ a good constitution but it was also her first time doing something like that so she was also near her limit. Rex looked at her chest moving up and down with a slight smirk, he then reached out to fondle her equistic apples from behind as he whispered in her ears. "Don''t worry I am a carrying person, you can rest for now," Rex said in a gentle but teasing tone. Ria looked at him with the corner of her eyes, she then pushed him on the bed and climbed on him. "Who is tired, I just thought you won''t last any longer," Ria said in a disgruntled tone, apparently she didn''t like to be belittled by someone else. Rex''s lips twitched, he just realized the Ria in front of him was not the same shy little girl on the outside. Before he could think of a new excuse Ria grabbed his shaft with her delicate fingers and adjusted her body above it, she then slowly lowered her body letting it enter her. A soft moan escaped her mouth. But Rex was in no situation to focus on that, he could feel the soft and smooth walls on his hard-on as it slowly but surely moved in until it was almost fully in. It felt so easy to enter her that he was surprised that she was the same girl from a moment ago but he soon regretted thinking that, in the next second the walls surrounding his hard-on tightened almost crushing it, he felt that if he was on the same cultivation base as her then his shaft would have suffered deeply. "You accept defeat?" Ria said as she slowly started to move her body in a teasing way, almost making him cum. "In your dreams," Rex blurted out, he had already started to think about other things to hold himself back from cumming early. "Huff*Huff*Huff* I see¡­" Ria said then she increased her pace. "Pah""Pah""Pah" The slapping sound of their bodies hitting each other filled the room. Rex was slightly painting, he reached out to grab a hold of the bouncing apples but Ria intercepted him and held his hand with her fingers inter-crossed with his for support. Rex also extended his other hand to support her as she increased her pace, feeling the tight walls crushing him he reached his limit, he then looked at the panting Ria who had a fighting spirit burning in her eyes. In the end, Rex pulled her hand and hugged her tightly, with her body pressing again his as he cam. Ria tried to break free but couldn''t do it, resulting in him again cumming inside her. "Huff* If I got pre¡­ then¡­" Ria stared at him. "Then we can just raise a kid," Rex replied while standing in front of the door of dreams. Ria gritted her teeth then again adjusted herself on him. "I will make you understand, the difference," she said as he started moving her body while the juices from earlier still flowing out from the lips down there. "What you?¡­" Rex had a bad feeling, he was feeling that tonight even Limit-Break can''t save him. Ria seems to have the ability to tighten herself to the limit, it only took a few seconds before his shaft proudly stood again, but Rex felt like crying at this time, the pleasure and fatigue from earlier were torturing him from both sides. Tonight he truly understood the meaning of¡­ Fortune and Misfortune come together. ''Should I just apologize?'' He thought. For an unknown amount of time, they both enjoyed themselves until they had no strength left. [Due to the effects of Limit-Break, your VIT has been increased by 0.09% permanently,] Rex had neither the strength nor words to counter Rose at the moment. He was hugging Ria from behind, embracing her in his arm. She had a tired but satisfied look on her face. He had decided to never provoke this tigres- no snake girl in bed¡­ at least until his stamina was at 100%. Rex sighed, then thinking of something his eyes shines, he secretly took out a small cuboid-shaped device from Inventory. He then kissed on her cheek from behind as he spoke. "Little green marshmellow, I loovvee you!" Rex whispered in her ear. "Hehe¡­it''s something you should have said before dragging me here," Ria said in a low voice with closed eyes. "That''s not I want to hear right now," Rex said as he lightly pinched her waist. "I love you too okay, in the future I will take your responsibility!" Ria said in an assuring tone. "¡­" (Rex) Rex was happy when he heard the first half of the sentence but the latter half made his lips twitch. Taking responsibility? Shouldn''t it be my line? Aha, it''s not easy dealing with a Wild Ria I guess¡­ he thought. He then quietly placed back the device in his inventory. "I didn''t think my first time would be with a demi-human," Rex muttered while closing his eyes. "I too never thought that my first time would be with a pure-blooded human," Ria also said in a low tone. "Hehe¡­ a human? as I said before you don''t know anything about me," Rex muttered in her ear in a very low tone. "Huh? what do you mean by that, aren''t you a human?" Ria said but even after waiting for a while, she didn''t get any reply. When she turned around she saw the sleeping face of Rex. Ria sighed, she was curious but didn''t wish to disturb him, she gave him a short kiss on his lips then snuggled in his arms before going into a deep sleep. 295 Chapter 290 : : First Day Of Training At the moment, Rex was hugging her from behind, embracing her in his arm. She had a tired but satisfied look on her face. He had decided to never provoke this tigres- no snake girl in bed¡­ at least until his stamina was at 100%. Rex sighed, then thinking of something his eyes shines, he secretly took out a small cuboid-shaped device from Inventory. He then kissed on her cheek from behind as he spoke. "Little Green, I loovvee you!" Rex whispered in her ear. "Hehe¡­it''s something you should have said before dragging me here," Ria said in a low voice with closed eyes. "That''s not what I want to hear right now," Rex said as he lightly pinched her waist. "I love you too okay, in the future I will take your responsibility!" Ria said in an assuring tone. "¡­" (Rex) Rex was happy when he heard the first half of the sentence but the latter half made his lips twitch. Taking responsibility? Shouldn''t it be my line? Aha, it''s not easy dealing with a Wild Ria I guess¡­ he thought. He then quietly placed back the device in his inventory. "I didn''t think my first time would be with a demi-human," Rex muttered while closing his eyes. "I too never thought that my first time would be with a pure-blooded human," Ria also said in a low tone. "Hehe¡­ a human? as I said before you don''t know anything about me," Rex muttered in her ear in a very low tone. "Huh? what do you mean by that, aren''t you a human?" Ria said but even after waiting for a while, she didn''t get any reply. When she turned around she saw the sleeping face of Rex. Ria sighed, she was curious but didn''t wish to disturb him, she gave him a short kiss on his lips then snuggled in his arms before going into a deep sleep. At Noon.... Rex rubbed his eyes while stretching his body like a sloth, he then opened his and checked his surrounding, he was still sleeping on the king-size bed in the Ri- twin snake sister''s room. ''Huh¡­ what''s this,'' Rex noticed that he was wearing both his clothes and a blanket was covering him, he could also smell a light perfume from it. [Good Noon] ''Noon, just how long I slept for? that aside I am sure last night wasn''t a dream then this¡­.'' Rex thought. [Just Ria erasing some evidence,] ''Heh¡­ couldn''t she just wake me up?'' He smiled wryly. [She did try that, but yesterday because of the duel and the activities at night you were completely exhausted resulting in a deep sleep, that''s why when Ria tried to wake you up early in the morning before Mia you didn''t wake up. Instead of using some extreme means, she used this way, what a waste to put so much efforts if I was her I would pour some cold water to wake you up or would have just dragged you out of the room,] [Zakiya did ask you to go meet her early in the morning for training and it''s already noon,] ''What! you should have said that sooner,'' Rex used instant transmission to directly go to the bathroom. After a quick bath he rushed to the already discussed location, this location this time was near the place Zakiya was staying these days. Earlier when Rex fainted because of bloodthirsty state, Zakiya brought his to this same location that''s why he knew where this place was. Rex was wondering if she was angry because of him being late, the problem was she couldn''t contact him using Friend List if he was genuinely sleeping. When Rex arrived at the location, he saw that Zakiya was lying on a couch under the sun, a bid umbrella was shadowing the couch preventing the sunlight from going into her eyes. Rex was surprised by her dress, it was a two-piece dress but wasn''t too revealing, it was like a sports dress. The upper wear was a sleeveless top only revealing her waist while the lower was just like a jeans but looked more comfortable, the color was same as usual.. black with a red outline, she was also wearing black sun goggle made from some strange fiber. [So some cultivators from earth were thrown here in the past or something,] ''I don''t think so, I do have a theory though. Although I won''t say that someone born here obtained their past memories like use but there may be strong souls who carried some memory fragments with them at the time of establishing a connection with the new vessels or bodies, making the people retain a part of their personality from before- like someone like a flashy dress, while other like short wear..etc or those memory fragments might have influenced their dreams giving them the idea to make such things or maybe humans are just prone to make these things when in need'' Rex thought. "You seriously took your time in coming here, don''t you?" Zakiya said as she stood up from and looked at him. "Sorry about that, I overslept last night," Rex said while rubbing the back of his head. "Whatever, I will let it slide because it''s your first day, in return all we have to do is extend the training period until midnight and the problem''s solved," Zakiya said. Rex''s lips twitched, but he didn''t refute. ''It''s good that you understand now change into this, last night I adjusted one of my spare ones according to your size,'' Zakiya said as she took out a black dress. The black dress was similar to the one she was wearing in the duel. Rex took it and checked it, he felt like it was one of those dress gymnasts wear at the time of practice. He thought about refusing but when he looked at Zakiya he knew no was not an option, he disappeared then came after a few minutes after wearing the dress. The cloth was so thin that his six-pack abs and well-toned muscles were clearly visible, he had to wear two shorts inside before he dared to wear this dress. ''How do I look?'' Rex asked. [A complete perv-] ''Fukk off'' (Rex) "Today''s your first day, so we will start with some easy training. I will train you in an even-odd manner, which means you will train for one day then rest for the next day then train again the third day," Zakiya said with a smile. "Easy training? don''t need it, let''s start with the hard version," Rex patted his chest and said. Rex felt like Zakiya wasn''t that serious and was taking him too lightly. "No easy is fine for now," Zakiya said as she walked past him and patted his back. The second she did, Rex felt the dress getting heavy then his eyes get wide in shock, he felt- no- he realized that his cultivation base was degrading rapidly¡­ Core Forming stage¡­ Heaven Venerable stage¡­ Earth Venerable stage... Human Venerable stage it only stopped when he was just Human Venerable early stage. "From yesterday''s duel I realized your body is near perfect, your constitution is well balanced too and your stamina can easily surpass normal demi-humans but the problem is you are not able to utilize it in battle. Your way of fighting is brute and straight forwards that is if we remove all the tricks you used in battle and those strange abilities and I have to give it a grading then it was¡­ pathetic. You might look strong from a normal person''s perspective¡­ meaning when I take a normal person as a reference but when I think what you could have been, I can only call it pathetic," Zakiya said with a serious expression. Rex''s face was stiff, he was already depressed because of his cultivation base getting suppressed all of a sudden and now he was also insulted and the most bitter part was that she was¡­right, his battle experience was really close to none, Ye Tian had a good battle experience but it was for an Organ Tempering stage cultivators perspective and now he was already Core Forming stage expert but most of the enemies he met were either ignorant, short-sighted or too weak compared to him. Seeing him not refuting, Zakiya nodded in satisfaction and continued. "It feels like your strength has increased too fast and you haven''t managed learn how to fully utilize it because of almost to none battle experience and the bad thing is there is no medicine that can raise your battle experience in one day but there is one trick for that," Zakiya said with a smile. [It doesn''t just feel like it, his strength really increased rapidly,] "What trick?" Rex''s eyes shined. He could use Mind Arts and copy anyone''s life experience about something like.. sword-wielding or spear-wielding, but when he copies experience about the same thing from two different people it becomes hard to merge that experience so in the end the part that isn''t that common are deleted by Rose to don''t throw his mind in confusion but even after all that it wasn''t easy to make foreign experience his own without some real practice. In simple words, his mind had that experience but his body hasn''t really experienced it. Zakiya smiled at him. "The trick is¡­ fighting life and death battles, simply put you just have to fight a battle with your life on the line and you will gain rich battle experience in a short period," Zakiya said as she snapped her fingers and a gigantic cage made of shadows flew over from a distance and landed few hundred meters away from them. Rex already had a bad feeling when he heard her words but when he saw three big black wolves hungrily staring at him, that bad feeling seems to come into existence. "These three are male Night Hound Wolves at Monster Soldier stage, two of them are at a late stage and one is at peak stage, this is their mating season and I put strong pheromones similar to a female Night Wolf in your dress, I had tempered with that pheromones and increased it''s seductive effect several times so if these wolves caught you at the moment¡­ you understand right," Zakiya said with a smile yet not a smile. Rex tightly grabbed the dress the moment he heard her words and tried to take it off but the cloth seems to stick to his skin, it didn''t come off furthermore with his current strength he couldn''t rip it off. [Note: Do not take free things from Strangers/Divine Beings!] "Teacher are you still angry about yesterday? they are three monster soldiers, even it was just one at peak stage, a cultivator of Human venerable peak stage would need a weapon to fight against it at equal terms but now there are two late-stage wolves too and on top of that I am just Human Venerable early stage," Rex said with teary eyes. "Don''t give me that, you are not a normal cultivator, are you? your current constitution is no less than any Human Venerable peak stage I was even wondering if you practiced some special kind of Body cultivation technique and which idiot recommended you to practice a soul cultivation technique instead of a body cultivation technique especially when you possess a defense-oriented special physique," Zakiya said. Rex was quiet, it was really hard to hide something from her. After his cultivation base was suppressed his status was recalculated according to his base physique which was like that. [Name: Rex Andrews Qi Cultivation stage: Human Venerable early stage (Suppressed) Soul Cultivation stage: Human Venerable early stage (Suppressed) STR: A WIS: C AGI: A INT: B+ VIT: B END: B+ DEF: A+ SPT: E+ LUC A+ Status Points: 0 ] Even if the strength he gained from the cultivation base was taken, the increase in his base physical status by status point was still there. Status like WIS, INT, SPT, and LUC remained unchanged. ''It''s alright I am still a soul cultivator, these beast have no way to defend even against my clumsy self made soul techniques and couples with so many of my skills and abilities this doesn''t look that hard,'' Rex thought. "No more excuses, all you have to do is stay alive until midnight. By the way, I forgot to tell you that this training uniform has many restrictions like you can forget about using anything related to your soul cultivation base, and you are not allowed to use any weapon if you did then you will receive a penalty¡­ penalty, for example, we may have to extend today''s session until tomorrow noon. As for things like bloodline abilities or other special abilities you can use the ones you had at that time but if it''s an ability you awakened later than your current body won''t allow you to use them and if it did then their power will be decreased exponentially," Zakiya words poured a bucked of cold water on him. [There goes your Instant Transmission and Bilocation,] Rex blinked his eyes at her and quietly waited thinking that she would say ''I was just kidding'' any second now. "Don''t give me that look, the Fake Pill you had taken yesterday is still in effect even if something unexpected happens as long as you don''t die instantly I can save you," Zakiya said then without waiting for him to reply she snapped her finger and the cage imprisoning the wolves disappeared without a trace. The second the cage disappeared, all three wolves mindlessly dashed towards Rex. "Shit," Rex turned and ran with all his might. [Today will be a long day,] Frozen Flame City¡­. Castle Garden¡­ In the flowery part of the garden, Mia was lying on the slope with a flower in her hands. Most of the leaves of the flower had already been plucked out, Mia carefully plucked one more leaf and sighed she then turned to Little Aru on the side with an expectant look, Little Aru who was earlier focusing on the butterfly flying some distance away from him quickly turned his heads towards her with seriousness flashing through his big round eyes like he was saying¡­ I was listening! "What do you think they did? would sister have really gone all the way with him?" Mia asked, her tone was not too fluent but the fact that she was able to speak a complete sentence without any oblivious pause was an achievement in itself. Little Aru looked at her, at present he had a flowery tayra on top of his middle head which was made by the girl sitting beside him. Little Aru was confused, he was intelligent but didn''t understand about this kind of matters. If he could speak and someone asked him what would a husband and wife do behind closed doors then the closest thought in his mind would be¡­ they play together! Little Aru thought about it for a moment then carefully nodded his head. "You too, I won''t¡­ talkk with you," Mia snorted. "¡­" (Little Aru) 296 Chapter 291 : : Breaking Through Core zone of the forest¡­ A figure was sitting below a giant tree with his back resting against its large roots, he had several bloody cuts all over his body but surprisingly his ripped dress was restoring its damage on its own. Rex was painting at the moment, he was using the passive mode of his cultivation technique to channel Yang Qi all over his body to force out the monster Qi from his body and fasten the healing of his injuries. At the start of the chase, thanks to Shadow-Dive + Assassinate, he was able to avoid getting caught by the wolves, but after he used it several times the wolves got used to it and could catch up to him in no time. He could hide or travel in the shadows but once attacked he would be thrown outside automatically. To make it worse the peak stage wolf had a special ability that lets him track Rex by tracking the monster Qi that entered his body when he was attacked. ''Dammit, I will never judge any old woman by their beautiful faces again, that damn woman is a maniac in particular. Easy training my ass, it''s the hellish mode of survival, does she think I am a divine beast like her who would fight with claws or bite the enemies to death? I am fukking Huma- Lamiarious Carbonite Human,'' Rex was just thinking but suddenly he looked up and saw that a black leopard hiding between the tree branch was staring at him with his two pale yellow eyes. The second their eyes met, the leopard leaped at him, ''Accel'' Rex barely dodged the attack in time, originally Accel was very fast but with his cultivation base being suppressed its effectiveness decreased. ''Damn my luck, a Monster Elite at a time like this? It''s the worst,'' Rex thought, just when the thought flashed in his mind he regretted it because the three black wolves chasing him earlier caught up and ended up blocking his escape route from behind. ''Why did I even think that?'' Rex lamented. The three of them didn''t back off even when the leopard stared at them and gave a low roar as a warning, their hormones had long climbed up to their head making them lost most of their remaining rationality, they were moving on their instincts by now. Rex''s body tensed up. "Hmmm, It''s Over For Today I Guess," The domineering voice of Zakiya in her beast form sounded at the moment, freezing all the four beasts in their spot. The bloodline pressure of a divine beast was more than enough to scare them out of their wits, especially when they were just in their early stages of spirit beast lineage. The shadows on the ground fluctuated then turned into two cages that imprisoned the three wolves and the black leopard, then the cages flew away in her direction. When Rex saw that the leopard was also caught, he had a feeling that they gonna meet again soon enough. Rex felt that the world lost its color. [Your situation just feels like a lion in a circus, the trainer whip him while training him to keep his behavior in check and if the lion obeys then the trainer give him some food as a reward,] Rex nodded. [Your situation just feels like a donkey carrying the load, it''s owner uses a carrot and a stick to¡­] ''Stop right there you bastard! I am already too exhausted to curse you right now,'' Rex sighed. He was about to ask Zakiya how to take off this dress but just at this time the dress lost its effect and the cultivation base suppressing effect disappeared, the dress lessened on its own making it easy to remove. Rex''s lips twitched, he felt that the cultivators of this world have already comprehended the timer setting feature. Rex then went back to the castle, like yesterday he took a long bath to refresh himself after the bath he obediently headed to his room, tonight he had no energy to spend with Ria. He felt like if he did then he might not wake up in the morning and it won''t look good if the news headline on the next day would be something like¡­ The Mysterious Shadow Lord Died In The Bed. Before going to sleep Rex meditated using the Transcend Heart Tempering Mantra technique that helped him in recovering some of his mental strength, he used it to summon some clones and handed them the blueprints to work while sleeping. Snake Sister''s room¡­. Ria was enjoying her good night sleep with a supposedly good dream, she had a faint smile on her face, at the moment she was gently hugging Mia from behind while sleeping. At the same time, Mia had her eyes shut closed as she counted snakes up to a thousand, she was finding it hard to sleep in her current situation. When they were younger they did cuddle with each other while sleeping all the time but as they grew up Ria became strict, colder, and more of a serious type to not let herself and Mia become the chess pieces on other''s game board. So now Mia found her actions really embarrassing, now that they had grown up the same action carried different meaning and feeling. She won''t say that she hated it or anything but whenever Ria shifted her hands a little while cuddling, her wild imagination woke her up instantly not letting her sleep peacefully. Mia sighed, she felt that this night will very long for her. ...¡­.. New Morning¡­ Today, Rex was free now that he had so many clones he didn''t need to worry about doing anything himself. The thing he wanted to do most right now was to study the teleportation portal but he knew that with his current strength, it was almost impossible to even make a prototype similar to it so he decided to increase his cultivation base before researching it. At the moment, Rex was cultivating on the ground floor of the spirit tower. ''Rose check and give me an estimation of my current life essence with a comparison for better understanding, and also tell me how much life essence I had lost when you made changed to my body in reference to the new cultivation technique if I really lost any that is,'' Rex said. [Theoretically speaking, A normal person that cultivated to Core Forming peak stage should have around 1620 years of life span at best but after your three evolutions including you gaining the Gamer''s body, your current lifespan is 2700 years. There wasn''t any problem when reestablishing your meridians but just to make sure I used 20 years of lifespan in strengthening them and relieve the strain from reestablishment. Because you only lost 20 years of lifespan, it won''t have much on an impact while breaking through, we can regain it later,] Different cultivation stages result in different increases value in the lifespan depending on what that stage is actually meant for. For example stages like the Soul Strengthening stage and Dao Comprehension stage wouldn''t add much lifespan because the former is meant to temper the soul and strengthen its connection with the body and open the Sea Of Consciousness of the cultivator while the latter adds the power of Dao to the cultivator by comprehending the concept of their way of life. Unlike them, the cultivation stages like the Spirit King stage and Sky Body Formation stage bring tremendous changes to one''s body increasing the lifespan of the cultivator by a big margin. The increase in lifespan differs according to the race and cultivation technique, there are also other ways to increase one''s lifespan and one of them is longevity pills. ''I see, looks like a divine beast''s blood can really make a big difference. I have decided I won''t commence the next evolution before getting the blood of at least three divine beasts. For now, let''s breakthrough we have delayed it for quite a long time now,'' Rex thought. [Ready?] ''Yeah,'' (Rex) [Commencing breakthrough¡­..] The Exp or Life Energy flew from his core, spreading all over his body then getting channeled through his meridians according to the path defined by Black \u0026 White Forbidden Lineage Art and finally ended up in his dantian. At this time, when the cultivation technique was moved to active mode, an unusual phenomenon took place. A strange octane diagram resembling the Yin-Yang symbol appeared on the floor with Rex as it''s center. Countless shining energy particles similar to snowflakes appeared above the diagram, surrounding Rex. The twinkling particles looked like stars in the night sky, they had an extraordinary presence to them and the most strange thing was whenever the particle fell on Rex, they would get instantly absorbed by his body. Only special cultivation techniques that are fully mastered to Return To Nature state produce such a strange phenomenon, that''s why usually only cultivation maniacs with high comprehension talent could achieve that and these people are far from young. Rex was focusing on his dantian at the moment, inside the dantian all the Qi was now transforming and merging into a single point at the center forming a tiny core, with time the core was becoming bigger and more stable. There was one other place that was going through tremendous change, it was his Sea Of Consciousness. The hazy fog in his Sea Of Consciousness was being cleared slowly, furthermore, he could feel his Sea Of Consciousness expanding at a fast rate. Just at this time, the main door of the ground floor of the tower opened and Lucia walked in. Because of her busy schedule, she didn''t have much time to cultivate so Rex allowed her to cultivate on the tower''s ground floor whenever she wants, but of course, she was very sincere about her work and only came here when she had free time so her cultivation base hadn''t progressed much all this time. There were only 5 people except for Rex that were allowed to enter the ground floor- Lerna, Little Aru, Jiang Shuang, Jiang Qing, and Lucia. Rex didn''t tell them not to disturb him because all of them were smart enough not to interrupt him after seeing that he was cultivating. When she walked in, she felt someone else''s presence so she walked to the other side only to see Rex with the strange phenomenon occurring around his body. Even when Lucia saw it, there was not much change in her expression, she only widened her eyes a little in surprise. Just like how people in the lower realm knew of stories about divine beasts, people of the middle realm also knew about things like these even when they haven''t seen them in person. Lucia wanted to leave this place when she saw that Rex was at a critical point in breaking through. She didn''t know his cultivation stage but unstable Qi fluctuation around someone means that they are going to break through to a higher cultivation stage. She wanted to leave but the shining light particles deeply attracted her attention not letting her eyes move away from them. Just at this time, a light particle flew towards her directions just like a soft feather going with the flow of wind. Lucia subconsciously reached out her hand to touch it. The second her finger came in contact with the light particle, the latter got absorbed by the former in an instant. Lucia suddenly realized that the Qi in her body got stimulated a little after the absorption of the light particle, it only took a second for her to realize how beneficial these light particles was for a cultivator. But instead of trying to absorb more, she stepped back. In her view those particles were there because of Rex so if she absorbs it then it would be like snatching the fruits of his hard work, she turned around intending to leave for now. Rex knew that it was Lucia the second she entered the tower, not because of Spider-Sense or Spiritual-Sense but the smell her body releases because she had a special physique, Rose was also keeping a check on his body while cultivating so he wasn''t worried about cultivation deviation. As for having no loss, it was a lie. If someone else cultivates near him by absorbing the light particles then he would need to use more Exp to maintain a uniform input rate of Exp but he didn''t lack Exp so it was fine even if Lucia breakthrough from Core Forming peat stage to Golden Core peak stage. Lucia stopped in her tracks, she thought for a while then nodded. She didn''t argue because it would act as a distraction for Rex. She walked near Rex, stepped on the octane diagram then sat behind him with her back against his. ''I said near, but¡­ is she trying to distract me,'' Rex thought when he sensed her sitting so close to him. Lucia was more of an open-minded type, so this much was not a problem for her as she already knew Rex for a while now and had a good impression of him. Rex didn''t think about it more and focused on his breakthrough. When he cultivated and the light particles fell on her, she finally realized how strong this cultivation buff was. The particles were so pure that she didn''t need to refine them at all and could directly absorb them. 297 Chapter 292 : : A Promise After all, they were a refinement of Life Energy or Exp, the cultivation technique just gave a new way to make better use of it. Rex didn''t rush and cultivated slowly, now that his body was stronger compared to the one before the evolution, he was able to breakthrough thrice without much problem and reached the Golden Core 3rd stage. When he reached the Golden Core stage, the quality of light particles also increased, the energy in them became gentler and purer. Although the name of the stage was Golden core but it didn''t mean that the core in his dantian was of golden color, the name was only there to show its value just like the name of the continent¡­ Golden Bird Continent. The core in his dantian was golden-black, it had golden-black stripes all over it in a spiral pattern representing his Yin and Yang Qi. There were also faint wisps of a scarlet and a blue flame that were appearing and disappearing around the Yin-Yang Core in short intervals. Even after breaking through thrice, Rex kept refining the Qi from before so that the light particles don''t disappear and Lucia could continue her breakthrough. He had noticed that she is very close to her breakthrough to the Golden Core stage and didn''t want to interrupt her. Rex thought for a while then decided to check the progress of his main techniques. ''Technique-Status,'' (Rex) [Cultivation Techniques:- Qi Cultivation Technique: Black \u0026 White Forbidden Lineage Art Soul Cultivation Technique: Transcend Soul Cleansing Sutra(Lvl: Pinnacle : : Progress: 37% ) Meditation Technique: Transcend Heart Tempering Mantra(Lvl: Full Mastery : : Progress: 01%) Sword Technique: 12 Overlord Slashes(Lvl: Full Mastery : : Progress: 45%) Palm Technique: Angry Elephant Palm Strike (Lvl: Big Accomplishment : : Progress: 35%)] Rex had modified his soul cultivation technique for himself but unlike Black \u0026 White Forbidden Lineage Art his meridian weren''t transformed according to the routes defined in the Black \u0026 White Forbidden Lineage Art after all a soul cultivation is completely different from the Qi cultivation technique so his mastery only reached pinnacle until now unlike Black \u0026 White Forbidden Lineage Art which was maxed from the start. Whether Rex practices the Angry Elephant Palm technique or the Yin-Yang Palm Strike skill, their mastery will increase at the same time that''s why even when Rex only used Yin-Yang Palm Strike for practice or put it in Skill \u0026 Ability Trainer after its creation, the mastery of Angry Elephant Palm technique still increased. Rex didn''t sit idle and focused on his Soul cultivation base, he left the control of Black \u0026 White Forbidden Lineage Art to Rose and started cultivating using Transcend Purify Soul Sutra. Unlike his body, his soul didn''t change much so he was only able to breakthrough twice. When he reached the Soul Core stage in soul cultivation, a soul core was formed in his soul, he couldn''t see it but could feel it. Unlike the core in his dantian, his soul core was small as a pearl, but his very existence helped Rex to strengthen his transforming Sea Of Consciousness by around 35%. When someone follows multiple cultivation path, it doesn''t mean they will get double the benefit, for example, if Rex reached Core Breaking stage in both Qi and Soul Cultivation doesn''t mean that he would have two inner worlds, when he reaches this stage the second time the only benefit will be that his inner world will receive some strengthening. That''s why not many cultivators follow multiples paths, although when they cultivate through the same stages the second time, it will be a lot easier than before but it will take a lot of resources and time in exchange. Around I hour later¡­ Lucia opened her eyes, Rex stopped cultivating and turned around to look. She had slightly unstable breathing, a drop of sweat slid down her forehead, traveled down the sloppy neck then got lost in the hidden valley. Rex gasped, regretfully he had no way of tracking it any further. Lucia stood up then bowed towards him. "I thank Young Master Rex for his kindness," She said in a very sincere tone, she even faintly smiled. The boundary between the Core forming stage and the Golden core stage is just like the boundary between the Form Synthesis stage and the Spirit King stage. Many would spend all their life and would still fail to breakthrough, this was how hard it was to break that boundary but when she cultivated near Rex she found that it was way easier to breakthrough compared to before. She was a smart woman and could tell that it was because of Rex that it became so easier for her to breakthrough that''s why she was so grateful to him this time. "It''s alright, you were able to obtain more benefit than I expected. I have to say you are really talented if not for you being working as a head main¡­" Rex was saying then thinking of something he stopped. "Say, Lucia, why don''t you stop being a head maid and train to be a fighter like Aeneas and others. I believe with a little guidance you can go beyond the Golden Core stage and challenge the Core Breaking stage bottleneck then you will be a powerhouse who could walk unhindered in most of the places and would be treated with much respect than now," Rex said with a serious expression. His words were not hollow, Rex sincerely suggested it. He liked Lucia''s temperament, her working style, and sincerity, more importantly, she wasn''t faking it but it was her true self. Her actions carried elegance, her every movement was refined to the extreme instead of the head made she had the temperament of a Noble. A Noble not by the title but traits, she was like an inborn noble. Rex believed that if she was in right place at right time then it won''t be hard for her to become a queen admired by the masses. ''I want to see, what will she be like if she reaches that level,'' Rex thought. "I have to apologize to Young Master Rex but I can''t do that," Lucia replied without much thinking. "I see¡­, is it because you want to dedicate your life to Madam Jiang?" Rex couldn''t help it and ask. Madam Jiang here was Jiang Shuang''s wife who took in Lucia when to work for her and took care of since then. Lucia looked at Rex for a while then spoke. "Young Master Rex doesn''t need to think it that way. I am not fond of fighting instead I like what I do, Madam Jiang had asked me to choose between these two before too. I can support her in both ways, I chose this one because I like this one and can only show all my abilities this way," Lucia said. She could guess what Rex was thinking so she gave a brief explanation so he doesn''t misunderstand thinking that she is forced to do that. "Then it''s fine too, you are a big help this way too. Hmmm¡­. then, my Lady, you have less time to cultivate because of work so whenever I will cultivate here I will call you so that you can take advantage of the Energy Flake Shower with me and can cultivate faster, having high cultivation is not a bad thing, it will increase your abilities making your work okay," Rex said with a smile then disappeared before she could reply. Lucia opened her mouth but didn''t say anything, she touched her chin. Young Master Rex was more reserved today¡­ she thought. Normally Rex will add a lot of words while conversing like¡­ Lady Lucia, Good Morning, etc¡­. just like her and would carry a gentlemen aura with him but today he was more reserved like he was talking to a close friend. Lucia then looked at her slightly wet clothes and decided to go take a bath On the other side, Rex appeared in the garden. He stretched his arms as he looked at the girl ordering around the same working bots to transport the good inside the castle. Ria had the same gentle and carrying aura overflowing from her body, as she ordered the working dots in a polite and respectful tone as they were living beings. She paused for a moment then turned and looked at Rex who was grinning at her. Ria stopped what she was doing then strode towards Rex, her ample chest leading the way, she stopped after arriving in front of him. Her cheeks were in a shade of red color as she blinked her innocent eyes while looking at him. [If she was on earth, she could have become a star by now,] Rex couldn''t help but agree. His previous doubt that ''someone has disguised as Ria to claim his pure jade-like body'' surfaced again. Rex kept looking at her but didn''t speak so Ria took the lead. She was careful when talking about these things and used the Qi transmission message. Rex only slightly narrowed his eyes at her words but inside... he was frowning deeply. At that time Rex was already in half-sleep or more like a drunken state not thinking much before speaking, one of the reasons for such condition was his new bloodline... if his mastery of mediation technique was at pinnacle then it wouldn''t have happened. ''Dammit Rose, how could you do such a mistake. Didn''t I told you to knock me out if a situation like this occurs, now tell me how much I revealed at that time?'' Rex asked in an anxious tone. If not for the greed knowledge, Rex initially has a cautious nature. When he didn''t have the Ultra-Healthy Body he had given certain commands to Rose to stop him if he speaks too much while being drunk, hypnotized, drugged... for extreme situations. [You were speaking without thinking, so I wasn''t able to predict that you will say that but don''t worry I decreased your initial resistance against mental fatigue using Mind-Arts so you instantly went into sleep before revealing anything else,] ''Good buddy, but we still have a problem. She mentioned it the second she met me, she is likely going to ask about my race so what should I tell her, the same excuse as Zakiya?'' Rex thought. Seeing that Rex was silent Ria smiled then spoke. She was observing Rex''s facial expression but was disappointed to see there was no change in it, Rex was going to reply but she spoke again. Rex got confused. Rex suddenly became a little nervous and asked. Ria was speechless. She didn''t how to respond to that, she first calms herself down and spoke. {You misunderstood, I am saying that if we both have secrets that we can''t share now that it''s fine. We won''t try to inspect or force each other''s secret, if someday you think that it''s fine to reveal them to me then you can, similarly, if there comes a day that I feel it''s really fine to reveal them then I would do so. His weren''t face but genuine, furthermore, this promise favored him more because now he won''t have to worry about her asking anything. He could also keep secrets like Ye Tian is just his base form and Little Aru is his child. Actually, if Rex used the power of the Golden Core stage or even Core Forming peak stage she couldn''t have been able to dodge but he didn''t. Rex raised his eyebrow. Rex laughed bitterly, for some reason her behavior reminded him of Luo Ru who started to compete against him before he left the lower realm, he missed them but at present, he had no usable way to bring them here. Rex smiled then went to his workshop. 298 Chapter 292.5 : : Project Life An afternoon of an odd day of the month... Rex was sitting at the edge of the roof of the sixth floor of the castle which was under construction with Ria. He had his hand wrapped around her waist while she was resting her head on his shoulder. Both of them were quietly staring at the two individuals sitting in the garden around the castle. One of them was Mia and the other was Little Aru. "I was wondering why this little guy hasn''t been dragging me to play with him these days. To think he successfully made a new friend and that friend is none other than your sister," Rex said. "Hmm... If you weren''t that busy then you would have noticed this long ago, Mia is not that good at talking with others because she feels insecure, she thinks that she will annoy others if she can''t hold a complete conversation with others. But that little guy has a pure heart so she found it easy to talk to him. By the way, she has a bad impression of you that''s why if you have time then try talking to her, she is my sister so if you want to be with me then she also needs to have a good impression of you," Ria said while waving her legs in back and forth motion. "Haha... Little Green what do you mean by that, I can tell she is not a bad type of person but you do know that I am already spending all my free time with you. If I had time then I would definitely spend it with both Little Aru and her. And now that they can play with each other, if I had free time I would rather play with my Little Green instead of trying to win favor, you agree right?" Rex joked but then he noticed that Ria was blinking her eyes at him with a poker face. "Right?" Rex said with a stiff face. Ria looked at him with a smile yet not a smile. "Sigh... okay, I get it, if I have free time then I will try to approach her," Rex sighed. The thing he lacked most these days was time, he thought having more clones will let him work faster but what he didn''t expect was the after making clones the amount of work increased by several folds too. "If you lack time then we can stop playing for a while," Ria said with a smile. "Huh? No, absolutely not... I just realized I did had some free time, Eh... how about it, after around this month, I would have already completed the important work and will have more free time at that time I can approach her in a better way," Rex said with his arms crossed, rejecting her proposal without hesitation. "Hmm..." Ria thought about it a few seconds before agreeing. ''She might not show it in front of her but the love between these two sisters is really deep... love between brothers and sisters? brotherhood?'' Rex thought and the image of James surfaced in his mind before he shook his head and stopped thinking about him. "What''s wrong? Remembered something bad?" Ria asked. She would have directly used the words like ''bad blood from the past?'' but thinking of the promise about not sticking her nose too much in his secret she held back. "Nothing noteworthy," Rex said with a smile. Ria shook her head, she shifted her position then put his head on her lap. She didn''t ask anything anymore, Rex didn''t refuse it either and made himself comfortable. ''If I could live such a comfortable life with my new family and can live my dreams here then how good it would be?... but this is also the reason I need to get stronger to protect all this or someone stronger will snatch it from me, if not a person something else might destroy it. Time doesn''t stop for anyone if I don''t continuously upgrade myself and get stronger then I will be trampled by it,'' Rex thought. Rex spent time with Ria until evening then they both of them left to do their work. He used Instant Transmission and arrived in front of the entrance of an underground hall. There were several halls under the castle, the reason all those halls were underground was that the things inside them weren''t meant to show to the public or even the people working for the organization. With the one in center housing Core Smart Brain other hall contained the devices and instruments connected to it, there were still some free halls left that were converted into temporary labs. The hall in front of Rex was one such lab. There was no door in front, instead, the entrance was covered with long stripes of transparent plastic-like material that were preventing the lap from leaking any kind of gases outside. Rex stepped into the lab, when he entered the room the sudden changed in temperature made the hair on his skin slightly tense. The room was cold from the inside, it was similar to the storage rooms used to keep vegetables fresh. The room was filled with big cuboid-shaped devices placed near the walls, all those cuboids were made of transparent glass-like material. One could easily see their content from the outside, they had horizontal separations in them just like bookshelves to hold the content inside. Most of them contained different types of herbal plants grown in flower pots, different pot had a different color of soil. There were also those which had fungi and see weeds growing in them. The cuboid like devices were just temperature regulators, a different type of plants needs different climate conditions to grow. Rex just modified different arrays as he did in the lower realm... arrays like Netherworld Freezing Array, Heaven Burning Array, and several others to achieve his purpose, next he just provided them a constant supply of Qi which'' cost was almost negligible to the current him. Rex had spent quite a sum of money to acquire all that, some of them were collected from the forest while others were brought. He collected them because he was thinking of starting to practice Gene Coding soon. Two Clones were working in the lab, they ignored Rex and continued to do their work as ordered. Rex walked to the corner opposite to him and bent down on his knees to check the content of the last shelve in the box. There were several small cylindrical glass tubes arranged in a matrix formation there. All those tubes had a black color liquid in them when Rex confirmed that there was no exception and all only had the black liquid in them, he sighed deeply. [And another failure, Project Life is to be continued~] Rex didn''t say anything. The black liquid in those tubes was the dilute poison extracted from the Zakiya''s poison blood. In fact, after Rex checked the poison thoroughly he wasn''t even sure if he should call it a poison. When a person is poisoned, the poison affects one of their important body part making the host ill or injured, that part can be anything from heart, blood, lungs, flesh, etc... A poison harms or destroys the thing it targets to disrupt the working of the whole body and kill them but that thing is usually a physical existence that exists in the body. But the poison affected Zakiya, didn''t attack her body first but Qi then it spread and attacked her whole body making her lose control over her Qi, moreover it didn''t focus anything in particular but affected her whole body same way... because of these factors, the poison was never supposed to have an antidote. That''s what its maker may have also thought. When Rex made Elixir Of Life, it wasn''t supposed to fight the poison but strengthen the thing that was already fighting it.... her immunity. Elixir Of Life strengthens the immune system of the host that took it in two ways, the first in permanent immunity boost- once it is consumed, the immune system of the host will be strengthened. Their body will develop an innate resistance to any poison that targets the host''s body. The resistance depends on the endurance their host has... it''s like a weaker version of Ultra-Healthy Body. The second is temporary immunity boost- as the name suggests it''s also an immunity boost but far stronger than the first one, the only problem is it''s temporary and will disappear after a fixed period but that time was enough for the host''s immune system to thoroughly counter the poison. After checking the data obtained from the poison a few more times, it piqued Rex''s interest. The value of poison rose in his eyes, it reached the same level as Elixir Of Life. With the right ways, poison can not only be used as a weapon but also a lifesaver. Rex collected different types of bacteria, parasite, poisonous herbs, and fungi he then tried to strengthen them using Elixir Of Life but 9 out of 10 times the subject died just by the oversupply of energy from its overly dilute version. After Rex collected the 1 out of 10 which managed to survive he let them grew and multiply, then used the dilute poison on them in hope of them getting immunity against the poison but they all died or withered in the end. He kept doing it again and again..... and is even doing it now in the hope he could succeed at least one time. He would need at least one subject which could develop immunity over it or can mutate to adapt to it. Zakiya countered the poison but he could of course not use her as research material furthermore he needed the subject to be a plant, fungi, or bacteria for what he wanted to achieve. Rex told the clones to throw the failed subject and replace it with new ones before leaving. It was almost night so he went to his workshop and continued his research on Ancient Teleportation Portal and Teleportation Scroll until midnight then he slept there until morning and left for training. Core Zone of the Misty Maze Forest..... ''Little Rose I want to sleep,'' Rex lazily landed near Zakiya who was sitting on the red-black couch with another flashy black sports dress like usual, he wasn''t even surprised anymore. [Good to know,] ''Can we switch places? Do you have any auto-pilot function?'' Rex asked in a hope-filled tone. [Fortunately, we can''t,] Rex shook his head not caring that Zakiya was staring at him all this time. Zakiya touched her chin as she looked at the half-asleep Rex who was rubbing his eyes. She was about to say something but then her expression changed. "You had a breakthrough? Wait you breakthrough thrice?" Zakiya had a strange look on her face. She wanted to shout more but then she soon noticed that it wasn''t just his Qi cultivation base those advanced. He is the one whose sleepy but why do I feel like I''m dreaming?... she thought. "What''s there to be surprised about? Huh... is it not usual for geniuses from Higher Realm to breakthrough twice or thrice in one go? Tch Tch..." Rex said with a smug face. He didn''t forget to rub salt even when he was sleepy. At that time, a thought surface in Zakiya''s mind... ''why don''t I throw the couch at his face?'' but fortunately for Rex she practiced a good meditation technique and could hold back her urges. A cultivator whose body can''t keep up with his cultivation speed?... even Zakiya didn''t know how to reply to that. She didn''t doubt that if these words got out then Rex would get beaten day and night just to relieve the frustration felt by all those powerhouses that were stuck in a bottleneck and had to cultivate in seclusion for years to reach the next stage. ''I was thinking if the path of Blood Cultivator will be suitable for him but now it looks like I was worrying for nothing, but it''s better to bring out the full potential of his constitution before letting him walk this path,'' Zakiya thought. "I don''t even want to know how you did it, let''s start today''s training," Zakiya flickered her finger. The ground suddenly trembled then cracks started to appear on it and a big creature with three pairs of eyes and a crocodile-like head came out of the ground. "Hehe... so it''s ground type today?" Rex smiled as he stared at the beast in eyes, he snapped his fingers and four wings appeared behind him. Rex stretched his arms and cracked his knuckles while staring at the beast with confidence filled eyes then he turned around and... fled with all his might. 299 Chapter 293 : : The Blue Bird Day, weeks then months¡­. Rex''s timetable these days was tight as it could get. On even days all his time got spent on training and for odd days, he needed to distribute it to work, play with Aru, and most importantly give some time to Ria so as the promise of not treating her differently from before won''t break... well, the good part was his VIT increased by more than 3% because of their combined efforts. The training set by Zakiya grew harder and harder every time he made a progress¡­ including when he breakthrough. This time Rex wanted to surpass the Golden Core stage and became a Core Breaking stage expert in a few months but Zakiya told him to stop breaking through after reaching the Golden Core stage peak until she told him too. Now it was almost a year since he left the Lower Ream¡­. Core Zone of Misty Maze Forest¡­. A silhouette was swiftly striding through the trees, his movements were quick but every one of them carried a meaning, even when he was jumping from one branch to another without making any unnecessary noise. At the start, Rex only used to train on even days but then Zakiya said then due to the lack of time she will also give him some lectures and pointers while he was training. She thought it would take Rex at least a few weeks to completely adjust to that after all it was like asking a person to draw a circle and a square at the same time but to her surprise, Rex was able to adapt to it in less than three days. Zakiya could check his transformed brain or Node-Network but would she know what they even do? Multi-Tasking was what Rex was good at especially after acquiring the Node-Network. Because of his rapid progress, Zakiya also changed the cultivation base restrictions with time, at present, he could use the cultivation base of the Core Forming peak stage. Rex who was rushing striding on the branches on uniform speed till now suddenly increased his speed. Just at this time, a gigantic bird dived down from above the cloud in his direction. The bird''s main body was light blue while its tail had three long dark blue feathers, those feathers were so long and soft that they looked like ribbons when they fluttered in the wind. The bird had its wings folded, it was falling like a meteor as it dived towards Rex. It took less than a minute for the bird to close in to Rex, when it was just a few meters away from him, Rex turned and leaped towards it. ''Battle-Wings + Remould: Armor Piercing Drill'' Rex targeted the head of the bird, but the bird was not an idiot, it reacted quickly and trying to change its direction and dodge but how could Rex let that happen. ''Massokinesis + Aerokinesis + Telekinesis'' Rex''s body became lighter. The bird felt an invisible force locking on it, the wind around it also betrayed it at the moment. Fortunately for it, Rex was not using his real strength so it was able to avoid in time using brute force and Rex only scratched its neck. Just when the bird thought it could now escape, the drills again changed into tentacles which wrapped themselves around its neck and Rex got in its back. The process appeared long but all these things happened only in a few seconds. The bird aimlessly flew at full speed with sharp turns to shake Rex of it but now that his four tentacles had grabbed om its neck and legs it was almost impossible for it to escape. The bird instantly quieted down. It was hard to tell if it because of the shock of it being able to understand a human or for the fear of being killed. ''So it had some intelligence, lucky for you I''m not gonna kill you,'' Rex thought. If it was before it might now have mattered to him, if a beast has some intelligence or not. b Because having intelligence doesn''t mean it would have a humane nature but now that he had Lerna and Aru he didn''t feel that it was right to kill when they didn''t have any chance to learn humane ways even after having some intelligence. Rex agreed. Normally, he would use Instant-Transmission, leaving the beast and going to her but this time he changed his mind and decided to take this beast. Finding an intelligent creature wasn''t easy after all but there was another reason he wanted it. ''This guy is at Monster Emperor early stage which is normally the same as Golden Core 1-3rd stage, if it wasn''t for it to be fooled by the weak aura I was releasing earlier then it won''t be easy to get it. The most troublesome thing about it is not strength but its flying speed, I am pretty sure even if I use the speed of Golden Core 3rd stage it might be able to hold on and if it''s a normal cultivator then they might not be able to complete in speed even if they are at Golden Core peak stage that''s the reason cultivators use beasts as mounts¡­ hmmm¡­ mount,'' Rex thought at he stared at the bird with a smirk. Cultivators can fly but it doesn''t mean they could fly at the speed of a jet plane or anything. If the flying speed of a normal cultivator is taken as the running speed of an average adult then the flying speed of a flying type monster beast was the running speed of an adult racing horse or even cheetah. But the bird didn''t react like it didn''t understand what Rex was saying. The blue bird''s body trembled for a second, then it flapped its wings increasing its speed by few times in the next moment. ''Hehe¡­ Zakiya is right only a life and death situation can bring out the true potential of someone, now let''s see how much potential I can squeeze out of it,'' Rex thought. The speed of the bird had already surpassed the speed of a normal Golden Core peak stage expert. If the bird could talk in human language it would have already started cursing Rex, according to the bird if it hadn''t underestimated him a while ago then Rex would be in its stomach by now. ''Huh? this¡­'' Rex suddenly noticed that the sky blue fur of the bird started to emit blue light, light sparks on electricity also appeared all over its body but they were far being able to hurt even a Core Forming 1st stage cultivator. In the next second, the speed of the bluebird soared at an astonishing level. It turned into a blue light with Rex on its back and disappeared in the distance only leaving the blue light trail behind that disappeared soon after. Zakiya in the distance looked in their direction and smiled. ''This brat is really lucky, being able to attract a flying type beast that has the special ability to boost its speed of all the ones he could have attracted, but after thinking that how many variants he has around him it doesn''t look that much surprising at all,'' She thought. "Woooooahhhhh ¡­gooooo blueeee," Rex shouted with an excited expression. The feeling he was getting was the same as driving a Lamborghini on a race track at high speed. Of course, at that time the one driving it was James while he was just a passenger he didn''t even have time to go on a vacation at that time much less cultivating his love for speed. While enjoying the moment, he looked at the bird who''s full concentration was on the front making it look like a traffic-rule abiding driver. When the bird heard these words, it was moved to tears. If it had known that the prey who was emitting the aura of a mere Core Forming stage expert while also releasing a sweet aroma that made it hungrier all of a sudden was actually baiting it then like heck it would have underestimated him. Unfortunately, for the bird, the special ability it had was not that suitable for frontal battle. It was good for escaping but by the time it realized what was happening Rex had already caught it. It was actually waiting for a chance when Rex would let his guard down then it could escape by using this ability but when it thought that he was going to kill it for dinner, it gave everything in hope of survival. After a few minutes, the blue light coming from its body dimmed and its speed came back to normal. The bird looked tired, Rex could guess that the ability would have probably drained a lot of her stamina too. The tired bird was gasping for air when it sensed the change in aura of Rex, it had lived in the wilderness until now, fighting beasts both weaker and stronger than itself all day long so the change in aura alone was enough for it to tell that Rex was actually the cultivator of Golden Core stage.. for the bird, it was Monster Emperor peak stage, now it thoroughly understood why it lost. It turned its head and stared deeply at Rex. If eyes could kill then Rex would have been cut into thousand pieced by now. Rex just smiled and ignored its gaze, he extended his hand and place it on the wound he had inflicted on it earlier. ''Heal'' Under the baptism of the golden light, the wound healed in a few seconds but the bird didn''t look pleased in the least. After a while, the bird landed near Zakiya. Rex jumped off its back and released it from his tentacles. The bird still didn''t run, it was no fool. Because of using that ability earlier, it was tired right now and Rex was a Golden Core peak stage expert furthermore there was also a suspicious woman present in front of it. Although she didn''t release any frightening aura but it decided not to do the same mistake of underestimating its opponent again especially when that opponent was related to this despicable human. "Rex, now that you have all your basics clear. I will first help you broaden your horizon before we proceed to the next phase," Zakiya said while sitting on the couch under the umbrella. 300 Chapter 294 : : Realms or Planets? "Rex you lived in the lower realm then came to the middle realm so you think you know a lot about these two but in fact, you know nothing. The place you live on right now is called a planet, can you even guess what is its shape?" Zakiya said with a serious expression. Rex raised his eyebrow. "Isn''t it round? Not a perfect sphere though," Rex said with a straight face, he was wondering why she was asking such a funny question at this time. "See you still think that it''s flat or have four corner- wait what did you just say?" Zakiya looked at Rex with wide eyes. Rex was at a loss for words. Even when he didn''t say anything, Zakiya was surprised. After all, it wasn''t common knowledge among people in the cultivation world. Rex was able to see the shape of Lower Realm when he was ascending but a normal cultivator would faint at a time like this and won''t see anything, after seeing it he knew it was a planet just like earth. "How do you know so much? What else do you know?" Zakiya asked hastily. "The planets rotate on their axis as they revolve around the sun in a predefined path called orbits, resulting in the phenomenon of day and night. The moons revolve around the planets just like how the planets around the sun. All these together make the solar system which is a part of the galaxy in this vast universe," Rex said with a poker face. His words were from a language on earth but the language he was currently speaking transformed them in an away that anyone could understand. Zakiya opened her big eyes and stared at him in surprise. Rex''s lips twitched. He felt that his intelligence was being questioned here. The bluebird on the side looked at the two of them with contempt in its eyes. It didn''t fully understand what they were talking about but it could understand still a few words and knew that they were saying that the things they live on are round and not ''flat''. The bird looked at them like it was looking at two idiots, it thought- ''this place is round? round my claw, are they blind? Can''t they see the ground is flat all around and I fly so high if it was round I would have seen it.'' "Did you get to know this because of inheritance or the memory inheritance of your last life- no it should be your ancestor''s life?" Zakiya asked after calming herself down. "Something like that," Rex said. "Hmmm¡­. looks like I still underestimated this memory inheritance, the one who made this inheritance must have reached a very high level of cultivation base and probably had immense knowledge about the world," Zakiya muttered to herself. "It''s good that you understand, so Rex do you also know about planet grading?" Zakiya asked. "I don''t and teacher I am also confused about the Lower realm and Middle Realm. People say that they are two different realms but to me, it seems like they are just two different planets," Rex asked in confusion, this was bothering him for a long while now. "Let me explain from the start. According to the knowledge passed down in federation, the planets are graded in two ways which are levels and stars, Level starting from 1, 2, 3, and so on represents the size of the planet while Stars starting from 1 star, 2 stars, 3 stars and so on represent the quality which is decided by the resources present there. For reference, Lower Realm is a Level 1 \u0026 Star 1 Planet, Middle Realm is a Level 3 \u0026 Star 2 planet and the Higher Realm is a Level 6 \u0026 Star 5 planet," Zakiya explained. Rex was shocked. If what she said was true then Higher Ream was too big and its quality was very high, he had seen the difference between Star 1 and Star 2 when he came to Middle Realm from Lower Realm so he was very curious how Star 5 would look like. "What is the highest rank of Level or Stars?" Rex asked suddenly. "The grading system is not that profound so no one thought about that after all universe is filled with mysteries but the highest Star planet I heard of is Higher Realm," Zakiya said. Rex nodded. "Now comes your question, why does Lower Ream and Middle Realm are called that. The thing is, a supreme being from the past had cast a barrier on all these three planets separating them from the vast universe, those barriers weren''t mean to restrict us but to protect us from alien dangers. When the people got isolated from the words and saw some genius ascending, they began to think that they are in a lower plane and are actually ascending to a higher plane, resulting in them calling it lower realm, middle realm, and higher realm. Most higher realm people were also like that but old ancestors of Ancient Sects knew of it long ago and they revealed it later letting all the people on the planet know that they were just frog in the well who were thinking that they have reached heavens. But the barriers are not eternal, once they are past a certain time limit or the overall power of the residents of the planet increases, meaning once they will become strong enough to walk unhindered around the galaxy the barrier will disappear. That''s how the barrier of higher realm disappeared, but by that time the people of the higher realm had already attained great strength and didn''t need to fear the creatures from outer space," Zakiya said. Rex nodded, he had already guessed most of it but hearing it from her mouth still surprised him. The bluebird looked at Zakiya then at Rex and shook his head thinking- they have lost it. "This much information is fine for now, Rex from now on I want you to walk the path of Blood Cultivator instead of a Soul Cultivator. Let me tell you what a Blood Cultivator path is, you know about Body Cultivator right? they forge their body like a weapon, whether its bones, muscles skin, flesh they forge them all strengthening them in the direction of toughness. As a result, a body cultivator has more Strength, Defense, and Endurance than normal cultivators. Blood cultivation is a little different from it, as the name suggests it starts from forging blood then all the flesh in your body. Unlike body cultivation, it doesn''t toughen the body that much but increases the elasticity, durability, and resistance against elemental attacks while increasing your affinity with the attribute Qi you normally use. But these are not what gives the blood cultivation its true value, a normal cultivator can only store Qi in their dantian and a little in their meridians but a blood cultivator can store Qi in their blood, their blood becomes capable of storing Qi hence increasing the overall Qi capacity of a cultivator. Having more Qi than your enemy can give you way big of an advantage in battle by letting you use techniques that require an abundant amount of Qi to be used furthermore, the Vitality and especially the Endurance of a Blood cultivator are even higher than a body cultivator. So what do you think about changing your cultivation path?" Zakiya said. [Excellent! Rex this is what we need if what she said is correct. I mean if we can really store Qi in blood then we won''t have to worry about the balance of Yin and Yang being broken because of lack of one type of Qi,] ''What''s the hurry, let''s talk some more. Whether I become a blood cultivator or not, in either way I won''t gonna stop being a Soul Cultivator,'' Rex thought. "Teacher, I understand what you are saying, this blood cultivation is really good but as you said people don''t practice it these days so there should be a serious drawback in it right?" Rex asked. "You are sharp at times, the thing is blood cultivation requires more resources to cultivate than even body cultivation, if it was just that then it wasn''t a problem. But there is a shortcut to solve this problem and many people in the past weren''t able to hold back and used it, the shortcut was¡­ using other''s blood to cultivate. They began to refine other people blood to increase their cultivation base doing this left a lot of impurities in their body, they thought that this was the only problem and it can be solved by using some cleansing pills but later they realized that their thirst for blood was no less than people of blood race in the bloodthirsty state, the only difference was they permanently lost their rationality. they changed into hungry beasts in humanoid shape that only wanted to drink blood. Later they were killed by others and this cultivation path looked like a loss to others, many people see it as a taboo nowadays but blood cultivation was never about using others'' blood, it was bout forging your own. Don''t worry about you being mistaken as a bloodthirsty blood cultivator, a blood cultivator who had only used herbs and pills to cultivate has many differences than those that used others'' blood to cultivate. The one who uses others'' blood poses an impure Qi of dirty red color, anyone could tell the difference at a glance. After all, it is a trait that they couldn''t hide once they started walking down that path," Zakiya explained. "By the way, teacher does that mean you have never drunk someone''s blood?" Rex asked. "Me? Why would I do that? that''s disgusting," Zakiya said. "What''s the use of being a vampire when you don''t drink blood? Even if you weren''t a blood cultivator you could still¡­" Rex said. "What''s a vampire?" Zakiya raised her eyebrow. Rex shook his head, the traits of the blood race clearly matched that of a vampire but she hasn''t even heard of this word before. "Teacher, I get that you want me to become a blood cultivator, but even walking down the path of a body cultivator takes a lot of resources and time much less a blood cultivator, from what you said a blood cultivator requires more resources than a usual body cultivator so even if I start cultivating now, just how long I would need to reach my current level," Rex said. Although cultivating through the same stages the third time would be easy because of his high cultivation stage in other paths and experience but it takes time. Moreover, Rex could increase his Qi Cultivation using Exp, his Soul Cultivation using SE Points but he wasn''t sure if it would work on Blood Cultivation too. "Don''t worry about that, I had thought of it long ago that''s why I needed to go through so many life and death situation, now your body is more refined and of conscious nature than before and with the help of this it should be fine," Zakiya said as she took a long black cuboid box out of thin air then opened it. The box was divided into five square sections from inside. Rex saw that the first two sections had two orange pills and the rest were empty. The two pills were mostly the same in appearance except the first had one white ring on it while the pill in the second section had two white rings on it. "These are Blood Tempering pill, the first is 1 Star grade and the second is 2 Star grade, don''t worry about the grading system and just listen." She said when she noticed the glimmer in his eyes. "I had used the rest three pills of higher grade long ago and these two are not that useful to me, but to you, they are a treasure. Your cultivation base in blood cultivation is zero if you took them and start cultivating then your cultivation base will skyrocket. If your overall cultivation base was low you would have exploded after taking them but your body is already strong and I can help you digest its effect. But still, you can only take the first pill, for now, you should only take the second one when you have reached at least Sky Body Forging stage in Qi cultivation," Zakiya said. Rex''s eyes shined, he extended his hand to get the box but Zakiya flickered her fingers and it disappeared. "I will come to you tonight to help you help you absorb it, before that you can forget about touching it," Zakiya said. She wasn''t sure if Rex could stop himself from eating it until she arrives. Rex reluctantly nodded then climbed on the blue bird''s back. "See you tonight teacher," Rex waved at her then tapped the blue bird''s head. The bluebird greeted its teeth then flapped its wings and flew away. It soon reached a height of more than 2 miles in the air, it was a monster emperor taking itself as the ruler of skies it won''t fly at low altitude even if it was being used as a mount. The bird ignored him. 301 Chapter 245 : : Just Entry? ''Rose¡­'' (Rex) [I know¡­] [Analyzing¡­..] [Race: Thunder Eagle Cultivation stage: Monster Emperor early stage Elemental Affinity: Thunder and Ice] The bluebird was trembling, not because of fear but it was seriously angry at his words. If not for the strength difference it wanted to swallow him alive. [A male Thunder Eagle and a female Thunder Eagle has a big difference in appearance. This one is a female Thunder Eagle so it looks more like a blue dove than an eagle,] The bird wanted to cover her ears using her wings but she couldn''t do that at the moment. [Aren''t you teasing this poor bird a lot? Do you like birds?] ''It''s nothing like that, this one is just too pleasing to the eyes. See hi- her reaction, she is pissed off.. hehe,'' Rex thought. The bird didn''t respond. For the poor little bird, every single one of those names was like a sharp arrow that mercilessly pierced her delicate little heart when they reached her ears. Seeing that the bird was not responding, Rex got bored, he stayed quiet and enjoyed the scenery around him. Soon they arrived at Frozen Flame, the bird was hesitant to proceed further but with Rex on her back, she had no choice but to advance. Rex brought her in front of the balcony of his room. He could see Lerna - The book worm, reading a book inside. A Rex-Clone was sitting in the corner of the room with a small table in front of him, he was writing a book¡­ more like copying one from his memories for Lerna to read. Rex first thought about copying data to Smart Brain from his consciousness then let her read it using Smart Band but Lerna refused to read from it she said she likes to read from books more compared to those devices. When Lerna sensed Rex, she looked at him in a bad mood. She picked up a book from the table and was about to throw it at him but thinking of something she placed it back on the table then picked up an empty glass and threw at him. Rex catches it with his hand and gave her a helpless look. Since last month he wasn''t able to visit Lerna for a long time and wasn''t aware of what transpired but when he finally came to her she was very angry at him and didn''t even let him get close to her. At first, he thought if she knew about his sacred activities with Ria but thinking of the arrays blocking sound and vision he didn''t believe she would know that¡­. Moreover, he wasn''t sure if she would get angry because of something like that even if she knew it. "My sweet honey at least tell me what you are angry at?" Rex asked. "Hmph! I am not angry and do I need a reason to get angry?" Lerna said in a bad tone. "¡­" (Rex) The bluebird regretted her decision to come here, just now she lost all her hope of escaping, even if she kept flying for days A Calamity Lord like Lerna can mark her without knowing it and chase her down from hundreds of miles away. "Do you think you can win my favor by giving me a bluebird? I am not that na?ve," Lerna snorted. Rex was speechless. When did he even think about gifting her the bird but he was relieved by her words, he predicted that some good gift should be enough to calm her down. He then looked down at the bird which was now trembling in fear as she looked at Rex with pleading eyes. Rex wanted to laugh but he held back and gently patted her head. The bird felt slightly relieved after hearing his word but his next words poured a bucked filled with cold water on her. She shook her head, she could see that this human loved scaring her but she was in no mood to get angry at him she just wanted to fly away from Lerna as quickly as she can. "Okay, my queen this humble one will bring you something better next time. For now let this rich, honest, handsome husband of yours take his leave," Rex said. He didn''t even need to tell the bird what to do, she quickly flapped her wings and flew away with him. ''Deceitful human! does he think I don''t know where is he going,'' Zakiya thought then she took out two books from the last shelf. The title of those books were \u003cCheating Men Must Die\u003e and \u003cProtecting Prince From Poisonous Concubine\u003e. Lerna''s eyes glimmer slightly as she looked at the hidden treasures she found a few days ago. Then after making sure no one was looking she stepped into the world of books again albeit a dramatic one. If Rex knew what type of books was Jiang Shuang letting her buy, he might hang Jiang Shuang upside down in the basement and strike his butt for three days and three nights with an oiled stick. Lerna was using online delivery without any Balance Limit and the number of books she bought was too much for Jiang Shuang to take account of because he was already too busy managing the online business right now. Rex flew to the balcony of another room at the corner side of the castle. This room belonged to Jiang Shuang, at present, he was resting on a rocking chair as he looked through the documents in his hands. When he noticed the movement at the balcony, he raised his head and looked at the giant bird flying outside. He almost jumped out of his chair in fright but when he saw Rex sitting on it, he relaxed. "Brother Jiang, what do you think about my Bluey?" Rex said. "It''s a... Thunder Eagle? And a female at that?" Jiang Shuang gasped in surprise. The bluebird disdainfully looked at him. "Oh, you know about her," Rex got curious after seeing his reaction. Jiang Shuang looked at Rex in surprise, from his words he could tell that Rex didn''t know much about a Female Thunder Eagle. "Brother, how were you able to catch her? Thunder Eagles, especially females are one of the fastest in the flying bird category but because of their cautious nature, it''s very hard to catch them. A female Thunder Eagle only comes out to hunt at dusk and dawn, which makes them almost impossible to find at day time and because of their enhanced vision they can lock on to their prey from miles away, coupled with their speed it''s not easy to catch them," Jiang Shuang explained. The bird''s face was dark. She was quietly sleeping in one of her hidden nest but then she smelled an alluring aroma that instantly made her feel hungry resulting in her locking onto Rex. What does it have to do with fate? You baited me right into the trap... she thought. Jiang Shuang gave the bluebird a thoughtful look then spoke. "In terms of fighting power, male Thunder Eagles are superior and in terms of speed female Thunder Eagles are superior but there is one more thing that makes female Thunder Eagles more coveted by people, mostly fairies. They have an innate melodious voice that is very pleasing to the ears, it is said that even their angry cries sound like a beautiful song," Jiang Shuang added. The bluebird tightly shut her beak, not willing to open it, no matter what. "Brother Rex don''t try it, she may have surrendered after seeing that she can''t escape from you but these female Thunder Eagles are very moody. They take their voice as their pride, so they don''t sing until they feel like it and if you force her then it would have a bad impact on your future relationship especially if you want to take her as a companion pet," Jiang Shuang said. Hearing his words Rex gave reluctantly gave up for now. When the bluebird understood what Jiang Shuang was trying to say, her gaze softened a little. There was finally someone who could use his head, she thought. "By the way brother Rex, have you signed a pet contract with her yet?" Jiang Shuang asked. The bluebird''s favorability of Jiang Shuang dropped to the bottom. "There is no need for that. I think as long our Little Blue here doesn''t want to be on Lerna''s dining table, she won''t try to escape," Rex said. He also repeated this message using Telepathy, telling her that the woman she met a while ago was Lerna. The bluebird felt that the world wasn''t colorful anymore. There was a reason why Rex didn''t use a pet contract, using a pet contract would mean the bird will lose her spirit, thinking that she had become a slave... Rex wasn''t satisfied with her current strength so he wanted her to grow stronger that''s why if he used a contract then it will be a great blow to her confidence. Instead, without a contract, she will try to become stronger as fast as she can to escape. As for her really escaping Rex already thought of various ways to leave a mark on her, in case, she really escapes, for example - he was thinking of making a soul seal similar to the one Fairy Ren used on him in the dreamland. A seal that can let the seal maker easily track down the target without them knowing it. "Come to think of it, It''s been more than a month since I gave you the Tai-Chi Forbidden Yoga Art so what''s your progress?" Rex asked all of a sudden. After Zakiya had removed the seals from his Sea Of Consciousness, Rex had given him a different version of Tai-Chi Forbidden Yoga Art he had specially modified for him. Even when Jiang Shuang was a Heaven Venerable, he was at most average in all Heaven Venerable. He had benefitted a lot from the spirit tower and finally came in the category of fairly good Heaven Venerable but Rex wasn''t satisfied by that, he also wanted to reward him for his handwork so he modified the original Tai-Chi Forbidden Yoga Art and gave it to him to improve his overall quality by a notch. He wasn''t planning to deploy him on a battlefield or anything, he just wanted him to live a long life while managing the organization. He was a partner Rex didn''t want to lose. If it was Jiang Shuang from before there wasn''t much hope for him to reach the Core Forming stage because of his unstable cultivation base build up on pills but now the things were different... he had a cheat, the cheat wasn''t Tai-Chi Forbidden Yoga Art but Rex Andrews. Of course, he himself knew it pretty well, that''s why he was much grateful to Rex now and stopped arguing about him using too much money. "I have already reached Entry Level," Jiang Shuang said in a prideful tone. He himself was surprised by how fast his mastery of the technique increased, he felt like it was a tailored-made technique for him. But when he realized that it was a secret technique from the Great Tai-Chi Sect which was an overlord in the past he clearly knew that he was not talented enough to master it so fast that''s when he remembered Rex''s words - ''I have modified it for you''. Only then he realized that the modification didn''t consist of some minor changes but a version upgrade. Modifying the secret technique of an overlord sect to such a level, and so quickly at that, was it even possible? If someone had told him this before then he would have just laughed it off but the fact was in front of him. He started to believe the fake story of ''Rex being a super powerhouse who lost his cultivation base'' more and more. Just when he was thinking all that, Rex spoke in a disgruntled tone. "What! just Entry Level? Were you fooling around these days? I thought your mastery would have already reached Pinnacle by now and you were most likely preparing to tackle the bottleneck of Return To Nature state," Rex said with a disdainful expression. "..." (Jiang Shuang) [...] Even Rose has nothing to say at this time. 301 Chapter 295 : : Just Entry? ''Rose¡­'' (Rex) [I know¡­] [Analyzing¡­..] [Race: Thunder Eagle Cultivation stage: Monster Emperor early stage Elemental Affinity: Thunder and Ice] The bluebird was trembling, not because of fear but it was seriously angry at his words. If not for the strength difference it wanted to swallow him alive. [A male Thunder Eagle and a female Thunder Eagle has a big difference in appearance. This one is a female Thunder Eagle so it looks more like a blue dove than an eagle,] The bird wanted to cover her ears using her wings but she couldn''t do that at the moment. [Aren''t you teasing this poor bird a lot? Do you like birds?] ''It''s nothing like that, this one is just too pleasing to the eyes. See hi- her reaction, she is pissed off.. hehe,'' Rex thought. The bird didn''t respond. For the poor little bird, every single one of those names was like a sharp arrow that mercilessly pierced her delicate little heart when they reached her ears. Seeing that the bird was not responding, Rex got bored, he stayed quiet and enjoyed the scenery around him. Soon they arrived at Frozen Flame, the bird was hesitant to proceed further but with Rex on her back, she had no choice but to advance. Rex brought her in front of the balcony of his room. He could see Lerna - The book worm, reading a book inside. A Rex-Clone was sitting in the corner of the room with a small table in front of him, he was writing a book¡­ more like copying one from his memories for Lerna to read. Rex first thought about copying data to Smart Brain from his consciousness then let her read it using Smart Band but Lerna refused to read from it she said she likes to read from books more compared to those devices. When Lerna sensed Rex, she looked at him in a bad mood. She picked up a book from the table and was about to throw it at him but thinking of something she placed it back on the table then picked up an empty glass and threw at him. Rex catches it with his hand and gave her a helpless look. Since last month he wasn''t able to visit Lerna for a long time and wasn''t aware of what transpired but when he finally came to her she was very angry at him and didn''t even let him get close to her. At first, he thought if she knew about his sacred activities with Ria but thinking of the arrays blocking sound and vision he didn''t believe she would know that¡­. Moreover, he wasn''t sure if she would get angry because of something like that even if she knew it. "My sweet honey at least tell me what you are angry at?" Rex asked. "Hmph! I am not angry and do I need a reason to get angry?" Lerna said in a bad tone. "¡­" (Rex) The bluebird regretted her decision to come here, just now she lost all her hope of escaping, even if she kept flying for days A Calamity Lord like Lerna can mark her without knowing it and chase her down from hundreds of miles away. "Do you think you can win my favor by giving me a bluebird? I am not that na?ve," Lerna snorted. Rex was speechless. When did he even think about gifting her the bird but he was relieved by her words, he predicted that some good gift should be enough to calm her down. He then looked down at the bird which was now trembling in fear as she looked at Rex with pleading eyes. Rex wanted to laugh but he held back and gently patted her head. The bird felt slightly relieved after hearing his word but his next words poured a bucked filled with cold water on her. She shook her head, she could see that this human loved scaring her but she was in no mood to get angry at him she just wanted to fly away from Lerna as quickly as she can. "Okay, my queen this humble one will bring you something better next time. For now let this rich, honest, handsome husband of yours take his leave," Rex said. He didn''t even need to tell the bird what to do, she quickly flapped her wings and flew away with him. ''Deceitful human! does he think I don''t know where is he going,'' Lerna thought then she took out two books from the last shelf. The title of those books were \u003cCheating Men Must Die\u003e and \u003cProtecting Prince From Poisonous Concubine\u003e. Lerna''s eyes glimmer slightly as she looked at the hidden treasures she found a few days ago. Then after making sure no one was looking she stepped into the world of books again albeit a dramatic one. If Rex knew what type of books was Jiang Shuang letting her buy, he might hang Jiang Shuang upside down in the basement and strike his butt for three days and three nights with an oiled stick. Lerna was using online delivery without any Balance Limit and the number of books she bought was too much for Jiang Shuang to take account of because he was already too busy managing the online business right now. Rex flew to the balcony of another room at the corner side of the castle. This room belonged to Jiang Shuang, at present, he was resting on a rocking chair as he looked through the documents in his hands. When he noticed the movement at the balcony, he raised his head and looked at the giant bird flying outside. He almost jumped out of his chair in fright but when he saw Rex sitting on it, he relaxed. "Brother Jiang, what do you think about my Bluey?" Rex said. "It''s a... Thunder Eagle? And a female at that?" Jiang Shuang gasped in surprise. The bluebird disdainfully looked at him. "Oh, you know about her," Rex got curious after seeing his reaction. Jiang Shuang looked at Rex in surprise, from his words he could tell that Rex didn''t know much about a Female Thunder Eagle. "Brother, how were you able to catch her? Thunder Eagles, especially females are one of the fastest in the flying bird category but because of their cautious nature, it''s very hard to catch them. A female Thunder Eagle only comes out to hunt at dusk and dawn, which makes them almost impossible to find at day time and because of their enhanced vision they can lock on to their prey from miles away, coupled with their speed it''s not easy to catch them," Jiang Shuang explained. The bird''s face was dark. She was quietly sleeping in one of her hidden nest but then she smelled an alluring aroma that instantly made her feel hungry resulting in her locking onto Rex. What does it have to do with fate? You baited me right into the trap... she thought. Jiang Shuang gave the bluebird a thoughtful look then spoke. "In terms of fighting power, male Thunder Eagles are superior and in terms of speed female Thunder Eagles are superior but there is one more thing that makes female Thunder Eagles more coveted by people, mostly fairies. They have an innate melodious voice that is very pleasing to the ears, it is said that even their angry cries sound like a beautiful song," Jiang Shuang added. The bluebird tightly shut her beak, not willing to open it, no matter what. "Brother Rex don''t try it, she may have surrendered after seeing that she can''t escape from you but these female Thunder Eagles are very moody. They take their voice as their pride, so they don''t sing until they feel like it and if you force her then it would have a bad impact on your future relationship especially if you want to take her as a companion pet," Jiang Shuang said. Hearing his words Rex reluctantly gave up for now. When the bluebird understood what Jiang Shuang was trying to say, her gaze softened a little. There was finally someone who could use his head, she thought. "By the way brother Rex, have you signed a pet contract with her yet?" Jiang Shuang asked. The bluebird''s favorability of Jiang Shuang dropped to the bottom. "There is no need for that. I think as long our Little Blue here doesn''t want to be on Lerna''s dining table, she won''t try to escape," Rex said. He also repeated this message using Telepathy, telling her that the woman she met a while ago was Lerna. The bluebird felt that the world wasn''t colorful anymore. There was a reason why Rex didn''t use a pet contract, using a pet contract would mean the bird will lose her spirit, thinking that she had become a slave... Rex wasn''t satisfied with her current strength so he wanted her to grow stronger that''s why if he used a contract then it will be a great blow to her confidence. Instead, without a contract, she will try to become stronger as fast as she can to escape. As for her really escaping Rex already thought of various ways to leave a mark on her, in case, she really escapes, for example - he was thinking of making a soul seal similar to the one Fairy Ren used on him in the dreamland. A seal that can let the seal maker easily track down the target without them knowing it. "Come to think of it, It''s been more than a month since I gave you the Tai-Chi Forbidden Yoga Art so what''s your progress?" Rex asked all of a sudden. After Zakiya had removed the seals from his Sea Of Consciousness, Rex had given him a different version of Tai-Chi Forbidden Yoga Art he had specially modified for him. Even when Jiang Shuang was a Heaven Venerable, he was at most average in all Heaven Venerable. He had benefitted a lot from the spirit tower and finally came in the category of fairly good Heaven Venerable but Rex wasn''t satisfied by that, he also wanted to reward him for his handwork so he modified the original Tai-Chi Forbidden Yoga Art and gave it to him to improve his overall quality by a notch. He wasn''t planning to deploy him on a battlefield or anything, he just wanted him to live a long life while managing the organization. He was a partner Rex didn''t want to lose. If it was Jiang Shuang from before there wasn''t much hope for him to reach the Core Forming stage because of his unstable cultivation base build up on pills but now the things were different... he had a cheat, the cheat wasn''t Tai-Chi Forbidden Yoga Art but Rex Andrews. Of course, he himself knew it pretty well, that''s why he was much grateful to Rex now and stopped arguing about him using too much money. "I have already reached Entry Level," Jiang Shuang said in a prideful tone. He himself was surprised by how fast his mastery of the technique increased, he felt like it was a tailored-made technique for him. But when he realized that it was a secret technique from the Great Tai-Chi Sect which was an overlord in the past he clearly knew that he was not talented enough to master it so fast that''s when he remembered Rex''s words - ''I have modified it for you''. Only then he realized that the modification didn''t consist of some minor changes but a version upgrade. Modifying the secret technique of an overlord sect to such a level, and so quickly at that, was it even possible? If someone had told him this before then he would have just laughed it off but the fact was in front of him. He started to believe the fake story of ''Rex being a super powerhouse who lost his cultivation base'' more and more. Just when he was thinking all that, Rex spoke in a disgruntled tone. "What! just Entry Level? Were you fooling around these days? I thought your mastery would have already reached Pinnacle by now and you were most likely preparing to tackle the bottleneck of Return To Nature state," Rex said with a disdainful expression. "..." (Jiang Shuang) [...] Even Rose had nothing to say at this time. 302 Chapter 296 : : Essence Devourer Jiang Shuang was standing in his place in a daze, he was trying to figure out just what was his fault. "Okay, then see you later," Rex said then he tapped the bird on her back who obediently turned around prepared to fly away so as not to anger Rex and make him change his mind about not forcing the contract. "Brother Rex there is one problem I wanted to talk about," Jiang Shuang suddenly said when he saw Rex leaving. "Not today, I have something important to do. We will talk about it later," Rex left a sentence before leaving. Rex then took the bird to the entrance door of his not-so-uncommon workshop on the ground floor. Rex pulled his sleeves up then walked in and got to work. After around half an hour, he walked out of the workshop with a satisfied expression on his face. Rex was holding an equipment similar to a white bracelet in his hand. The bracelet looked like it was made from opaque white glass, the bracelet was not long or broad but very simple looking like a friendship band, it''s surface was smooth without any flashy carving, there was only a sky-blue flower-vine like pattern on it, the two ends of the pattern were connected not letting the viewers know where it started and where it ended. At one place on the flowery-vine pattern, there was a symbol akin to a flame mask which was scarlet on one side and blue on the other, it only had two sharp polygon eye sockets on it. The mask didn''t look like it was attached to the flowery-vine pattern but was covering it. The mask was the symbol of the Frozen Flame. The bracelet was rather simple but its true charm as shown in its simplicity. The bird stared at the bracelet with interest because of its beauty but wasn''t too interested, she wasn''t idiot enough to believe Rex''s words and knew that this bracelet was likely a tool to keep her location in check. It''s just that she was still underestimating Rex. The bracelet actually carried both benefits and limitations for her. Before Rex modified it the bracelet was one of the many prototype models of the equipment he was making for Little Aru and others beside him, then he thought about it and decided to modify one of them to use on the bluebird who can also serve as the tester for it. The equipment didn''t have a grading system to evaluate it but if done a rough comparison that its grade had already reached a high-rank spirit tool. Rex reached out and made a small cut on the bird''s shoulder, a small drop of blood came out and fell on the bracelet, as soon as it did the former got absorbed by the latter. Then Rex extended the bracelet to her right leg near the claw area. The bird raised her leg and looked at it in surprise. {Little Blue, now that you have obediently accepted my gift, I won''t restrict your freedom too much. You can freely move around the area in the city as long as you follow certain rules. for now, I will tell you the basic ones - rule no.1 do not harm anyone for no reason, rule no. 2 don''t try to remove or break the bracelet and lastly rule no. 3 don''t you dare leave the city area or try to escape. The second he finished, the bird turned around and ran with her two legs without a single pause, she looked like the students that have suffered deeply under the boring lecture of a teacher who took over the free class of an absent teacher in succession after it''s on. Rex was at loss for her words when he saw the supposedly Eagle running like an Ostrich. There was still time until night so Rex went to a secluded area in the forest and took out the dead body of the sect master of the Monster Hunting Sect. He planned to use the new soul seal and make him into an undead first but now he had changed his mind. ''If I am going to walk on the path of blood cultivator from today''s onwards, then it''s better to recover my lost blood essence as much as I can,'' Rex thought. Before Rose had told him that he had lost 20 years of blood essence during his evolution which was used to strengthen the newly adjusted meridians in his body. With his total lifespan that much lifespan didn''t have much of an impact but no matter how little weakness is, it''s better to overcome it as soon as possible. Rex took a deep breath then looked at the body with a firm gaze, four tentacles came out of his back and fluttered around him like they were going with the wind flow. ..Zittherr¡­. In an instant, the feeble looking flesh tentacles moved at a lightning speed and pierced the dead body of the sect master. ''Essence Devourer'' Blood flew out of the wounds of the body but when it came in contact with the fleshy tentacles it got absorbed like water to a sponge. A slight pulse can be noticed from the tentacles, they were like straws made of sponge. The dead body of the old man was drying at a speed visible to the naked eyes. Several notification windows started to pop up in succession. [+ 0.05% VIT] [+ 0.03% END] [+ 0.01% STR] [+ 0.06% VIT] [+ 0.04%....] Even if he was old, his body was a Golden Core stage cultivator, which won''t rote for more than a month even if Rex wouldn''t have put it in his Inventory. The body of the sect master started to shrink, his skin lost its elasticity, wrinkles appeared all over his body. If he was a plump old chicken before now he was like a salted dried fish. At the moment, Rex was looking at the ceiling, his eyes were turned upwards, his cheeks were slightly flushed, his breathing was unnatural, overall he looked a little drunk. Although he didn''t use the taste sense of his tentacles but he still felt like he was drinking a wine similar to the one Zakiya gave him, a cool sensation was embracing his heart, this pleasure was new to him but it seduced him in the very first encounter. ''It feels like... I can get addicted dammit,'' Rex thought as he touched his lower lip and slightly licked his fingers. Ria''s image appeared in his head, his eyes were locked onto her soft swan-like neck. By this time, the body of the sect master had already turned into a dried corpse which looked like a dead ghoul. [Are you alright?] Rex''s eyes trembled a little, he quickly sat down on the floor and used the Transcend Heart Tempering Mantra. After half an hour, he opened his eyes and exhaled deeply. His face was not flushed anymore and his breathing was also normal. ''Dammit, although Essence Devourer is somewhat similar to the blood-sucking ability of blood race but it doesn''t focus just on blood but the overall essence of the whole body so I thought it won''t result in me facing the blood-sucking urges but now it seems like I do have to focus on controlling my urges. I need to increase the mastery of this technique as soon as possible, it''s not safe to use Essence Devourer without it,'' Rex thought. Rex has Calm Mind which doesn''t have any debuff in his base form, furthermore, his initial mastery of the Transcend Heart Tempering Mantra was at Full Mastery but it was still not too easy for him to overcome his bloodthirsty state without drinking the diluted wine given by Zakiya once a week. If a normal person knew that he can''t control his urges even after having Calm Mind and Full Mastery of the meditation technique, they would think that this doesn''t make sense or Rex has no control over his urges. But in truth, it was because of his carbonite human family. the carbonite human Familia is unique to Rex, the Race in this familia are more like living weapons than living creatures. They mostly won''t receive any critical hit, their limbs can regrow, have high mental resistance, have lesser fear of death in the battle state, can break past their limits more easily, and most importantly they won''t feel tired or go totally out of breath even when they have just 10% Stamina left. But heavens never let any existence reach perfection. With all these advantages Rex got two disadvantages, the first one was less fertility rate which he didn''t mind that much now that he already had Aru and the other one is... over hormone production, any hormones in his body is a few times more than a normal human to increase his overall capabilities and letting him fight at his 100% even when he is on the brink of collapsing. The extra hormones production won''t interfere with Calm Mind''s work and won''t bother Rex but once he got the bloodsucking urge just now, those hormones worked as a tonic to boost his urges and rebelled against Calm Mind. ''So how much blood essence I was able to extract?'' Rex asked after calming himself down, he decided not to do something so reckless again and keep some distance with other people for a while if he did that. [+16 Years] [If you had better control then I believe that extracting 25 years of blood essence wouldn''t be that hard but the unexpected situation resulted in wastage of a lot of essence during refinement. Well, considering that you can only absorb up to 100% of your current lifespan, you won''t be able to extract and absorb more than 20 years of essence anyway, now that there are only 4 years of lost blood essence it won''t make that much of a difference,] "Hmm..." Rex said then he went back to the castle after destroying the dried corpse using Atomize. After arriving at the castle, Rex directly went to the 1st floor or ground floor of the spirit tower and cultivated the meditation technique. At night... Rex was still cultivating the meditation technique but then he suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the side. A black-furred fox with an appearance somewhat similar to a wolf was lazily lying on a black-red couch as she intently stared at him. "For how long have you waited?" Rex asked as he looked at the red-eyed fox. "Not too long, It''s not every day that you cultivate that diligently so I decided to wait for a while," The fox said in a humane voice then she stretched her body and walked down from the couch heading towards him. Rex nodded then stood up. When the fox was just a few meters away from him a black glow covered her for a brief moment before it disappeared but when it did, Zakiya was standing in the place of the fox. Rex wasn''t surprised by her fox form as he had seen it many times. There was a time when he asked her to show him her half-beast form where she has fox years and tell, as a result, he was rewarded with a few fists on his head and his training time being extended by six hours. "Now I don''t want to waste any more time, so let''s start now," Zakiya said with a serious expression. Rex nodded. He was well aware that body cultivation was way painful compared to the easy Qi cultivation and because Blood cultivation was similar to it, it should also be a - no pain, no gain path. "It''s good that you understand, now remove your clothes," Zakiya said without any change in expression. "Pardon?" Rex blinked his eyes, he was thinking if his unnatural state from earlier also messed with his sense of hearing. "Don''t make me repeat myself, remove your clothes," Zakiya said in slight annoyance as she took out the 1 Star grade pill. Rex gave her a strange look, then he measured her body from head to toe. "Er... teacher, by any chance, is the Blood Cultivation path similar to the Dual Cultivation path?" Rex asked in an uncertain tone. ...Boom... [-124 HP] After a few minutes... Rex was obediently sitting bare-chested on the ground as he rubbed the slight bump on his forehead. He was staring at Zakiya who was making some kind of around him. 303 Chapter 297 : : True Blood Saint Ascension Scripture Under Rex''s watch, Zakiya first took out three array disks and placed it in a triangular formation around him, he noticed that all three discs had a black symbol on them, the symbol resembled the head of a black fox with two red ruby-like eyes. It wasn''t hard for him to guess that this was the insignia she goes with. Whether it is an alchemist, array master, inscription master¡­ etc if they are famous enough they start to use their brand mark on their products to let users know who made it. There are also other cases where those who are famous joins another organization and as a result, they sometimes have to trade fame for resources, meaning they will start to use the organization''s symbol instead of their insignia from then on. Rex''s every product carries his symbol¡­ the dark red-blue flame mask insignia of Frozen Flame. After Zakiya positioned the three discs, she took out spirit stones like things that caught his attention. Rex narrowed his eyes at those stones, although their shape and size were similar to precisely processed spirit stones but their color was black. "Teacher, these are¡­." Rex said. "Hmm¡­ you don''t know about these, do you? They are elemental spirit stones, take them as one grade higher than the top-grade spirit stones. Normal spirit stones carry attribute less spiritual Qi but elemental spirit stones carry attribute spiritual Qi. The attribute Qi they carry defines them, these are Dark attribute spirit stones, there are also others with fire, wood, ice, water, earth... and many more types of attribute Qi, their price changes depending on the type of attribute they have, their average value is, 1 elemental spirit stone is equal to 10 top-grade spirit stone. If a cultivator uses elemental spirit stones with the same attribute as their own then their cultivation speed will increase compared to the time when they use normal spirit stones, furthermore, these can also help in raising the quality of their Qi to some extent," Zakiya explained as she placed the black spirit stones in the straight lines connecting the three spirit discs. It was like a ready-made array that doesn''t require any skill or complex setup. After all these things were in place, the three array disks gave out a faint white glow and a little dark but transparent barrier around Rex. Zakis stepped inside the barrier without experiencing any resistance from it and stood in front of him. "The array can manipulate the Qi in surrounding and decrease any Qi instability in its domain, it will help you control the excited Qi in your body while your body starts absorbing the effects of the pill," She said. Rex nodded. "No, blood cultivators don''t have anything like that but¡­" Zakiya said then paused and looked at Rex''s overly excited expression in slight confusion. ''See Rose it''s the legendary BUT that can make good things bad and bad things good,'' Rex thought. [It''s my first time seeing it in person,] "But¡­ when Blood cultivators are desperate and choose to burn their blood essence they can gain double the power boost with half the essence compared to others. Blood essence has very high value especially for blood cultivators that''s why they normally don''t do it until they are desperate but unlike others my Blood Clan has three secret techniques passed down from generations to generations that can help people with our bloodline to regain our lost blood essence easily compare to others, that is as long as we haven''t lost too much of it in a single time and because now you have the characteristics of my race you should also be able to use it," Zakiya said. ''I knew it¡­ BUTs are awesome, now except Essence Devourer I would have another card,'' Rex thought. "Teacher is great, don''t worry teacher you just need to give all three of them to me and I will master them as soon as possible," Rex said with a resolute expression. Zakiya''s lips twitched. "You brat really don''t know immense of heaven and earth, do you think I have opened a donation camp here? Those techniques belong to the clan, not me, one needs to pass the trails set by my ancestors to gain even a single one of them, you are my only disciple so with enough price I can provide you with a chance but it''s up to you whether you fail or succeed. Anyway, It''s something you need to worry about in the future, for now just focus on increasing your strength. I have chosen a suitable cultivation technique to lay a good foundation for you," Zakiya said then pointed her finger at him, a white light shot out from the tip of her finger and struck him on his head. Although Rex felt a slight headache, he didn''t panic, he was already very familiar with the process. Ding¡­ [You have obtained the ''True Blood Saint Ascension Scripture'',] Rex was a little disappointed after hearing her words from earlier, but after getting the cultivation technique his happiness level was restored to 100%. Zakiya didn''t plan to make him a blood cultivator so early thinking that he needs to bring out the true potential of his body before becoming a blood cultivator which might take a year even with the method she was using to train him. But contrary to her expectations Rex progressed very fast because of his Limit-Break he didn''t have to worry about body limiters like a normal person that much that''s why she decided to let him walk on this path early on and spent the afternoon choosing a good cultivation technique for him. Rex was very happy with the gains but soon after Zakiya again shot out a stream of light at him. [You obtained the ''Basic Knowledge About Blood Cultivation Techniques \u0026 Blood Cultivation''] "These are some basic things about blood cultivation and techniques, you weren''t very familiar with blood cultivation before so I made these notes to help you to better understand them. I will give you one hour to comprehends the basics of the cultivation technique and let your body get familiar with the routes, if you can''t do it then you can forget about getting the second pill," Zakiya said as she walked back to the couch, sat on it and closed her eyes. If it was someone else, she would have given them at least a week to comprehend the basics but after being with him for a while, the measuring scale Zakiya set for him was too high for ordinary people, it was high to a level that it would appear as a joke in their eyes. Rex didn''t refuse, he had already learned the technique but there was something else he wanted to do. ''Little Rose modify it,'' (Rex) [On it,] Modifying a technique takes a short period, and modifying a technique for Rex''s body takes further lesser time as Rose already has all the details on his Gamer''s Body. While waiting, Rex saw some minor details about the technique and was a little surprised because it required 2 times the experience to break through compared to a normal blood technique. /* P.S.- The Exp here is not the Exp/Life Energy Rex uses to level up. It justs tells the amount of input needed to breakthrough. One has to know that after Rex fused and modified his technique two times it takes about 3.5 times the experience a normal cultivator''s technique would need for them to breakthrough. The reason why it does that is to lay a solid foundation that is already perfection in other''s eyes. The stronger the foundation a cultivator has, the easier it would be for them to reach a higher stage. After about half an hour¡­ [Done,] Rex opened his eyes and looked at Zakiya. There was no need for words, she understood his meaning and came to him, she took out the pill with one white ring on it and gave it to him. ''Hmmm¡­ I should have set the time limit to 20 minutes,'' She thought. Rex sniffed the pills, the pill didn''t have an aroma to it, then under Zakiya''s intense gaze he swallowed down the pill and started running the True Blood Saint Ascension Scripture. [Reverse Engineering is activated] Rose pushed the follow up notifications in the background so as not to distract him. The instant the pill entered his throat it melted like wax on fire and got absorbed by the flesh walls before it could even reach down to his chest area. Suddenly, the blood flowing speed in his body started to increase, a burning sensation rose from his heart and soon got transmitted to all over his body. The skin on his neck suddenly became a little red then the same thing started to happen at other places on his body, the light red marks grew darker as they rapidly spread and soon covered his whole body. All the skin on Rex''s body was red, it looked like the blood can come out of it anytime. His eyes were closed but the expression on his face was not good, he was feeling like someone had made countless cuts all over his body then threw boiling spirit-lemon juice on him. When Rex ran the cultivation technique, the pain didn''t decrease but got increased as his skin became more sensitive. Zakiya nodded in satisfaction at the sight, the changes on his body allowed her to see how much effect the pill was having on his body. She then placed her right hand behind his neck. A faint layer of black ice appeared on the back of his neck then spread all over his body, Rex had no time to worry about it and kept his focus on the cultivation technique. Soon his whole body was covered in a thin layer of black ice, Zakiya then retracted her hand. Rex didn''t reply and focused on cultivating, his full attention was on sucking out every last bit of benefits from the pill¡­ although the pain was intense but it wasn''t the first time that he was in such a situation. He had long believed every successful body and blood cultivator in ancient times had a masochist hidden in them, as those cultivators are the only ones who made these cultivation techniques and derived these paths in the past. While going through the intense burst of pain the pill and technique also started to show their effects. [You have advanced to ''Blood Tempering 1st stage''] [Level Up] [Level up] [Level¡­] Time passed slowly, one hour, two hours¡­. Rex thought it would only take a few hours to absorb the effects of the pill and he would be free but he was wrong. Zakiya long knew that even if he fails to absorb most of the effects of the pill, it would still take days but knowing his style she could guess he would ask for leave the second she would tell him so she didn''t say anything on her violation. Right now, she was there just in case something unexpected happens and he needs her help. The night passed without any suspense, Rex was still absorbing the pill''s effects, last night his blood cultivation base rose by leaps and bounds he was having a hard time believing it but he had no time to celebrate because he was still absorbing the pill''s effects. Zakiya was lazily sleeping on the couch in her fox form. Suddenly, her ears slightly twitched, she opened her eyes and looked at the main door. The door automatically opened to the side and a figure walked in. Today Jiang Shuang was finally able to finish all the stacked up work and came to take a bath- cultivate in the spirit tower, he got a message from Rex yesterday telling him not to enter the spirit tower at night but right now it was already morning so he came in. 304 Chapter 298 : : Kicking The Ax He came here to cultivate but there was something he wanted to talk about with Rex, so if Rex wasn''t cultivating he could talk right now or if he is, then he too can cultivate here while waiting for him. When he arrived at the location, he first saw Rex meditating while covered in a layer of black ice, he was surprised thinking that it was the so-called strange phenomenon that occurs once someone reaches Return To Nature state in a special cultivation technique. He stared at Rex for a while then suddenly, Jiang Shuang noticed the red-black couch was lying a little far away from him and the black fox was lazily lying on it. Jiang Shuang looked at the fox and the fox too looked at him for a while then she uninterestedly closed her eyes, rested her chin on her paws, and went to sleep again. Who was Zakiya? She was a divine being who was treated no less than a divine beast in a race heresy, her status in her clan was high and on top of it all, she was known as a powerhouse who never got defeated in a one on one battle with an opponent being in same cultivation stage as her. After all these things combined her pride was sky high, if it was not for her poisoned state and the fact that she was thinking that she was talking to a dying man back then, she wouldn''t even have talked to Rex. Later her interest grew in him and because she hasn''t found his heart as dark as most people she has met, she didn''t act too prideful or wasn''t that reserved when talking to him. But when it comes to other people, she wasn''t even interested in exchanging a single word with them. By not doing anything like freezing Jiang Shuang in his place and not breaking his bones for staring at her was already her giving some face to Rex. But as they say, some people hit their leg with an ax but some people kick the ax with their leg. Right now Jiang Shuang was the latter one. He walked near her, then carefully observed her body. "Hmm¡­ A fox or a wolf? Brother Rex is really hard to understand, I wonder from where does he brings such strange spirit pets," Jiang Shuang muttered to himself. His voice was low but for Zakiya, it was loud and clear. The words ''a fox or a wolf?'' and ''spirit pets'' was echoing in her head, she opened her eyes and stared at him, trying to hold back her urge to slap his face into meat paste. Rex was in a deep meditative state and after the barrier from earlier isolated him he couldn''t see what was happening outside, if he could, then he would have asked Rose to construct the recipe of a good essence stick for Jiang Shuang''s funeral. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes again thinking - How can a powerhouse like me get angry over the words of a mere cultivator at Heaven Venerable stage, I should just ignore him. Jiang Shuang raised his eyebrows, he found the actions of the fox quite amusing, he could see that she also have some wisdom like the Thunder Eagle, Rex had brought before. ''It reminds me of the night wolf my sister used to raise, he also had black fluffy ears¡­ how nostalgic, I should go and see her when I have time,'' Jiang Shuang thought. "Haha¡­ Xiao Hei, why are you getting so angry, come here let me pat your head," Jiang Shuang said with a king and generous smile as he reached out his hand to pat her head. ''Little black?'' Zakiya gave him a deep look then shook her head. A few seconds later¡­ Outside the main door of spirit tower¡­. The door opened and a big black ice sphere rolled out of the tower, then the gate closed automatically like before. The sphere was made of transparent black ice, it was hollow from inside and the most eye-catching thing was that it had a Jiangmon enclosed in it. Inside the sphere, Jiang Shuang was continuously kicking and punching the sphere walls to break out of it but the thin weak-looking ice wall was stronger than the Volcanic Iron used to make spirit weapons. Earlier when he was just about to pat the fox on the head, the fox disappeared from its original place then a black ice sphere appeared out of nowhere and imprisoned him. He shouted at Rex, asking for help but he soon realized that his voice didn''t pass through the thin ice walls, then he got an idea and used Qi transmission message, it worked and the message was transmitted outside the sphere but before it could reach Rex, it was blocked by an invisible barrier. Right now, Jiang Shuang felt like crying. He wasn''t harmed in any way but his cherished freedom was taken away. Suddenly, a light flashed in his eyes, he didn''t give up. Isn''t it just an ice sphere? Even if I can''t break it there are many people stronger than me here, they can surely break it¡­ he thought. He then walke- rolled the ice sphere and headed towards Lucia''s room to get her help. 1st floor of Spirit Tower¡­.. It was already afternoon, Rex had already reached the Blood King stage which was similar to the Spirit King stage in the morning. After reaching the peak of the Blood King stage he skipped the Dao Comprehension stage just like what he did in Soul Cultivation. Dao Comprehension stage is for comprehending Dao and Rex has already comprehended his Dao when he entered the stage in Qi cultivation so there was a need to do it again. As his cultivation base rose, the effects of the pill started weakening and his cultivation speed significantly decreased. Right now, Rex was in the Humanly Blood stage which was similar to the Human Venerable stage. The pill''s effect didn''t completely disappear so Rex was still absorbing them. Like before Zakiya was lying on her couch. Suddenly her ears twitched, she opened her eyes and looked at the main door. ''Not again,'' She thought. The door opens and a figure walked in, this time the figure wasn''t of a human. He had pearl white skin, a big body frame with five long head and innocent round eyes making him look adorable. Little Aru moved in while shaking his body, his tail was swaying left and right, he moved his heads in back and forth motion like he remembered a melody and was dancing on its rhythm. While walking he often moved in circles as he opened his mouth and gave off low cries with a satisfied expression like he was singing a song with his melodious voice. Zakiya was at loss for words when she saw his self-created dance. ''Both the father and son have a few screws loose,'' She thought. She had seen everything that happened when Little Aru was born and knew how he had Rex''s bloodline too but those things didn''t shock her much so she never asked. Although his case was a little special in her knowledge there are indeed many ways to give birth to a kid of two parents'' bloodlines without mating. Zakiya also knew about many powerhouses who were cultivation maniacs and never had time to find a suitable Dao companion and have children, so they would use some other means to raise a descended on their lineage and not let their bloodline perish. When Little Aru was still dancing he felt the presence of Rex and ran to him. After arriving at the location, he opened his pure round eyes wide and opened dropped his jaw on the floor as he stared at frozen Rex. Little Aru panicked, thinking that Rex was frozen alive. He quickly looked around trying to find a way to help Rex, only then his eyes landed on Zakiya which was lying on her couch in her fix form. Little Aru''s eyes were filled with resolve, he took a deep breath and dashed towards Zakiya. Zakiya raised her eyebrow. "Hehe¡­ You want to play? I was getting bored too let''s play then," Zakiya said in a humane voice as she stepped down the couch and moved towards Little Aru. Little Aru was unfazed by her talking in human language and her words, he kept dashing towards her. Zakiya had a good image of Little Aru, not because he was talented, intelligent, or was a variant but because he was a pure-hearted child without any arrogance in nature. "Give it your all ki¡­ Huh?" Zakiya was expecting him to meet head-on but just when they got close, he ran past her without baiting an eye to her. Before Zakiya could process her thoughts and guess what does he intend to do, she saw something that made her eyes wide open and her heart skip a beat. Little Aru bit the black-red couch all over with his sharp teeth, he lifted it in the air, then threw it at Rex. ..Thhuddd¡­ The couch flew through the air then crashed into an invisible barrier around Rex and fell on the floor. Little Aru gritted his teeth in disappointment, he had many attacks at his deposal but Little Aru didn''t use them. Little Aru was a genius¡­ mother always told him that. Mother also told him that he was too strong so he shouldn''t carelessly use his attacks on anyone¡­ even Rex or he might harm them. That''s why smart little Aru decided to test the water using his physical strength first. On the side, Zakiya was looking at her couch that was lying on the floor with wide eyes. It now had several bite marks all over it, it''s soft cushion surface was ripped apart when Little Aru threw it at Rex. When Zakiya looked at the couch, the memories from the time when she ordered it from Skylord Corporation because of stylish red-black combination color and feature starting from Temperature Regulation array to Auto Cleaning Formations, that made it extra comfortable, surfaced in her mind. The poor couch was with her in her toughest time, even when she was poisoned and now it was lifeless- comfortlessly lying on the cold floor. Although it also had self-restoration features so it will get restored in time but it was the first time it was not standing on its legs. Zakiya was in a daze, it took her quite a while to snap out of it. She then stared at Little Aru. Littel Aru noticed her gaze and looked back at her, his eyes shined, he suddenly realized that he forgot to do something Rex told him to do when meeting new people. "Aoo Ao," He raised his left claw and waved at her. He seemed like he wanted to say ''Hye''. Zakiya''s face was dark. A few seconds later¡­ Outside the main door of spirit tower¡­. The door opened and another black ice sphere was thrown out of the tower. Litlle Aru blinked his eyes then quickly rolled the sphere to tackle the main door which was now closed. He just realized that the impolite fox used some kind of trick and imprisoned him in the ball, he didn''t mind being in the ball but that fox also threw him outside, which was unacceptable. When the door didn''t open, he took a deep breath, and wisps of green flame appeared around his mouth. Little Aru opened his mouth in an ''O'' shape and nodded as he understood, he had the pure heart of a child and still wasn''t familiar with the word ''Hypocrisy'' and ''Betrayal''. He then turned around and started to happily roll the ball as he wiggled his tail and raced through the corridor. ''That brat is using my punishment as a game? My prison ice lock as a toy?'' Zakiya didn''t know what to say anymore, she felt that after a few years a calamity bigger than Rex might appear under the heavens. A few hours after Little Aru left, Rex finally finished absorbing all the medicinal effects of the pill. Zakiya sensed it, with a thought, the black ice covering his body got covered in cracks then soon fell on the floor in its black powdered form. Rex stood up and stretched his body, a faint crackling sound of his bones entered his ears when he did. 305 Chapter 299 : : A Task To Let Every Beastman Experience The Joy~ No, the question should be what type, quality, and quantity of pills and did you use when cultivating to this stage," Zakiya couldn''t help but ask, her way of asking told that she wasn''t that serious about it. She was surprised because even with that training, it shouldn''t be possible to absorb that much effect of the pill with his cultivation base. The only possible way he could do that was, his body was just too pure that even when he absorbed lesser medicinal properties of the pill it still had a big effect on his body. This was why Zakiya was so surprised and asked such a question, but she regretted it as soon as she asked it. "Hmm.. pills, last time I genuinely ate a pill to cultivate was when I had reached Organ Tempering stage, after that, I did eat some pills when I was at Spirit King stage and Human Venerable stage but I didn''t absorb their effect or use them to cultivate, I only tasted them to train my talent.. you know the one that let me know their ingredients and stuff. I didn''t try to suck all their effects so of course they won''t have much of an impact on me," Rex said as he finished stretching his body. "So you are saying, you cultivated this far without using pills," Zakiya asked with a poker face. "Hmm.. more or less, does it matter? Isn''t it good to cultivate on our own, consuming too many pills can leave behind impurities especially if their quality is not that good, and they don''t have any taste either, if I really need consumables then I would use my tasty and purer potions rather than pill," Rex said while inspecting his body. His body had now returned to normal, his was not hot or red anymore and regained its little chocolaty and glossy look. The only slight changes he noticed were that he looked slightly bigger meaning his muscles and curves were more obvious than before, his lips also looked rosier like he had used a light shape lipstick but it wasn''t that noticeable so he could do with it. Zakiya didn''t say anything anymore, she had no intention of asking any more questions that may force her into doubting her life. "Take some rest for today and get used to your body, from this point on I will personally train you, I don''t know for how long we would have so much free time so I will also teach you about my law from now on," Zakiya said then without waiting for him to reply she turned into a shadow and disappeared from her place. Rex was also a little excited, he could feel his body getting more energetic than ever. Rex left the tower and flew into the sky. ¡­Swooshhhhh.... In the open ground outside the castle garden, the place that beastman normally used to train... Rex noticed that the crowd was gathering around a strange black Ice sphere. The sphere was held by several chains that were attached to the big nails in the ground. All the armed beastman was forming a line in front of it, just when Rex was thinking what they intend to do, the beastman at front of the row raised his ax and struck the sphere with all his strength¡­ but nothing happened, the hit didn''t leave a single scratch on it. The beastman was disappointed he didn''t attack again instead he walked back and rejoined the long line at the end. Aeneas, Aiden, Fred, and others were controlling the line from the side After having a clear look, Rex realized that a familiar figure was sitting inside the sphere. He flew down and landed near it. When Rex looked at Jiang Shuang sitting inside the sphere, his lips can''t help but twitch. He already recognized the black ice so it wasn''t hard to make out the basic outline of the story that led him here. "It''s good to see you, Master Rex," Fred on the side said with a smile. "This¡­ what type of taste you people are developing?" Rex asked in an awkward tone. "We are just trying to wear out the durability of this ice sphere so that we can weaken it and free Master Jiang from its imprisonment," Fred said. Then he saw Rex staring at the sphere and thought of something so he explained. "You see Master Rex, Master Jiang told us that he went to meet Shadow Lord but he was in seclusion and that''s when the tragedy happened. One of the new spirit pets of Shadow Lord mistook Master Jiang as a rude intruder and this happened¡­., it was already good that it didn''t use any strong attack, probably because it didn''t want to disturb Shadow Lord," Fred said. Both Aiden and Fred were fully aware that Rex was Shadow Lord, they just didn''t know about the fake Ye Tian identity, the only reason Fred said this was to tell Rex what excuse did Jiang Shuang use. "Shadow Lord, really do have some powerful spirit pets," A familiar voice came from behind. Rex turned around only to see a very ordinary-looking man standing a few meters behind him. "It''s a pleasure to see Sect Master Sung personally come to the city," Rex said with a smile. The ordinary-looking man was none other than Sung Lee, the sect master of Black Scorpion Sect.. a Golden Core stage expert, of course, unlike Rex other people don''t know about his true ability. Rex had already noticed it because he was now marked on his Mini-Map, it''s just he found the matter of black sphere more intriguing. Sung Lee had come to Frozen Flame since morning but Rex was in seclusion so he had to wait. He had also tried to break the sphere using the power of an average Golden Core 2nd stage expert, but he was only able to leave behind a small crack that got self-restored in a second. "Haha¡­ the pleasure is all mine, not everyone gets to meet Master Rex after all. Although I wanted to talk about some things¡­. but I can wait," Sung Lee said while staring at the black sphere. Normally whoever see him like that will think that such a carefree and easygoing person wasn''t that qualified to be the sect master of an assassination based organization, it was only Jiang Shuang and Rex who had seen him in action and knew that his current self was nothing more than a mask to hide the killer behind it. At this time, Jiang Shuang realized that no beastman was attacking the sphere so he looked and around, and when he did, he saw Rex standing in front of him, his eyes shined. That black fox was near him at that time so Rex should have a way to free him. He started to vaguely tell his tale to Rex before he could even ask. After he was imprisoned in the sphere, he first went to Lucia for help but she wasn''t able to leave a scratch on the sphere with her all-out attacks so he decided to go to Lerna who was a Calamity Lord. When Lerna saw the black sphere, she frowned and asked him the whole story, Jiang Shuang told her mostly everything and waited for her to break the sphere but to his surprise, she kicked the sphere out and told him that if he came to her again for this matter then she will break his bones. Lerna was initially a resident of Core Zone of the Misty Flame Forest, it was precisely because of black ice belonging to the King Of Forest that she moved to the inner zone with her egg unlike other Monster Venerable and Calamity Lord who wanted to take King Of Forest''s place and ended up in Zakiya''s stomach. After being turned down by Lerna, Jiang Shuang then decided to take a risk and ask for help from Little Aru but who knew he too was imprisoned in one, furthermore, he looked really happy with that, when he saw Jiang Shuang, he crashed his Sphere into his and kept doing it thinking of it a game of tag. In the end, Jiang Shuang could only rely on the combined force of the beastman in hope of breaking the sphere. When Lerna knew that her baby was also imprisoned in the ice sphere, she immediately came to free him but who knew Little Aru was really dissatisfied with his mother''s behavior and didn''t let her break his favorite toy. Rex placed his hand on the sphere and sensed. Everyone quietly observed his actions. ''It probably contains the power of law, but it shouldn''t be that much or Zakiya woul¡­ hu¡­ hehe so that''s how it is, she left it as a test for me.. but why would I do hard work if I can do smart work,'' Rex smirked then he slightly pushed his hand and it entered through the thin ice wall of the sphere like it was not there at all. Jiang Shuang was shocked but before he reacted Rex grabbed his shoulder and pulled him out. He thought he was going to collide with the ice wall but surprisingly he passed through the wall like it was not an ice sphere but a bubble. Everyone was shocked, except Sung Lee who was just slightly surprised. ''Space Law? so he was really the one who made all those transmission platforms. To be able to recruit such a young array expert who could utilize space law in his array and make transmission platforms, this Shadow Lord really knows how, where and when to bet,'' Sung Lee thought. ¡­Crackk¡­Craacck¡­ After the ice sphere got empty, several crack appeared on its surface then it turned into powdered form and flew away with the wind. Rex''s space law has already reached the Small Accomplishment level so it was easy for him to do such tricks as long as Zakiya wasn''t serious about imprisoning them. When Rex turned around and took a closer look, he noticed that all beastman were wearing leather armors covering their whole body and some even had bandaged arms and legs. "You people shouldn''t train that hard, it takes time to obtain strength. If you go overbroad then you might leave behind hidden injuries in your bodies which may make things difficult for you in the future," Rex said with a serious expression. he knew that these beastman wanted to prove their value and were trying hard to increase their combat power, he also wanted them to become stronger but still, he didn''t want them to go overbroad. After he said that, Rex noticed that everyone was giving him strange looks. "Cough¡­ Master Rex these are.. not because of training," Aiden said in a slightly awkward manner. "Then?" Rex asked in confusion. All beastman immediately turned around their heads to look far away in the north direction. Rex turned and saw two lizardmen wearing leather armor cautiously walking towards them. ''Did those two did it, they don''t look strong¡­ wait WTF,'' Rex was just observing those two bulky lizardmen but suddenly a black shadow appeared from far away and passe- crashed into them at air splitting speed, sending those two flyings in the air. The black shadow was going at a speed of 140 km/h minimum, Rex didn''t know when did he make a vehicle such as this, on a clear look he got his answer. A five-headed monster beast who was big as a baby elephant in size was excitedly rolling a black ice sphere from inside. Rex was speechless. He turned around and saw all beastman staring at him with a serious look plastered on their faces. Whether it was considering the status or the strength, they could do absolutely nothing to him and of course, Little Aru wasn''t like that at first. It''s just that when he crashed into the first beastman, he panicked and tried to apologize, the beastman saw it and panicked too according to him Little Aru was of high status so he tried to please Little Aru saying that there was no need to apologize and he even enjoyed crashing in the softball. Little Aru directly took his word to heart, at first, he was surprised but then he realized he also enjoyed it a little so what was left to think about? Little Aru resolutely albeit excitedly took the task of letting every single beastman experience the joy of hugging his soft ice ball. At that time the beastman who said this had no idea what he just did, if other beastman came to know it then his name will definitely go down in the history. Rex could only smile awkwardly as he saw Little Aru chasing the innocent beastman walking on the ground and sent them flying, there were some smart beastman who flew into the sky thinking that they could escape like that but they underestimated Little Aru''s IQ, if they could fly then couldn''t he too? In fact, the one who was flying in the sky had it hard as they had to crash on the hard ground leaving behind craters as their mark. 306 Chapter 300 : : Information On The Beast God Temple "Eh... No, although he is crashing the ice ball into others, he isn''t using any kind of attack and is also managing the speed to a non-serious-threat level, it''s like he is just playing," Van said as she stared at the spinning ball, she was also attracted by this ''game'' but she didn''t have enough lives to play it. "Do not worry, he is Little Ye''s responsibility so he will definitely compensate you for this," Rex assured them then turned around to Sung Lee. "I ask Sect Master Sung to wait for a few minutes, let me stop this little guy or I don''t know how many casualties will occur as of late," Rex said. Sung Lee nodded. Rex flew in the direction of Little Aru, as Little Aru was not at his fastest he soon caught up to him. Seeing Rex approaching, Little Aru thought that he also wanted to experience the game so Little Aru changed his direction of advancing and moved towards Rex. Rex thoroughly knew about the transcended common sense of Little Aru so he didn''t stop him and used his space law again, just like before the ice wall wasn''t able to stop him. After passing through the ice wall Rex caught the surprised Little Aru, the ice sphere passed through both of them and landed on the ground, like before, it soon got covered in cracks then turned into powdered form and flew away with the wind. Little Aru understood what happened and looked at Rex with teary eyes. "Why are you getting all sad about, it was just a useless ball. I will make you a better one with several amazing features," Rex quickly said seeing that Little Aru was on the verge of shedding tears. Lerna was already in bad moon these days, he didn''t doubt that if Little Aru really cried he gonna seriously suffer in front of all the beastman spectators, thoroughly ruining his majestic image. Fortunately, after hearing his words, Little Aru''s teary eyes transformed into shining eyes as he thought about the amazing ice sphere Rex will make for him. Seeing him like that, Rex inwardly sighed. [Do you intend to start the Armored Vehicle Project early on?] ''Eh... I just said it in the spur of the moment, we will think about it later on. If things really comes to it then we can just make some prototypes for him to play,'' Rex said. He then released Little Aru to go play by himself and flew away to meet Sung Lee. At the same time, Lerna who was flying above the clouds a few miles away from them sighed in relief. When she saw Jiang Shuang and Litte Aru enclosed in that black ice spheres earlier she was nervous, she didn''t want anything to do with King Of Forest. If it was her from before she would take Little Aru and escape to the outer zone of the forest but she wasn''t her previous self so she deiced to trust Rex. Lerna already guessed that Rex had friendly ties with King Of Forest or else Jiang Shuang won''t be able to get away with such light punishment, unlike Azure Emperor who lost everyone he sent to get King Of Forest. Now that Lerna was sure about Little Aru''s safety she relaxed and went towards Rex''- her room to continue reading the book she left off from. After a few seconds, Rex came back to Sung Lee. By now Jiang Shuang has already left to take a bath and get a change of clothes. Rex brought Sung Lee to the castle, this time he didn''t bring him to the guest room but dining room. Sung Lee was slightly confused but he didn''t say anything, after all, he himself brought Reaper to his ordinary hut when meeting him so how could he question others. Lucia was already waiting for him there, when she saw those two coming she greeted them and served the tea. Sung Lee paused for a moment before advancing again. ''A Golden Core stage maid?'' Sung Lee was at a loss for words, this had already crossed the bottom line of show off in his eyes. It only took him a look to know Lucia''s cultivation base as she just advanced a while ago, she wasn''t that proficient in hiding her aura. They both took a seat near the table. The reason Rex brought him to the Dining Room instead of the guest room was that he was seriously hungry at the moment. Unlike Qi cultivators who don''t eat over a long period, Body cultivators eat at shorter intervals and they eat a lot, the quality of food they eat affects their cultivation progress and cultivation base quality. They could also make it without eating but then they have to withstand their hunger and their cultivation speed will also slow down by a big margin. Eating is not the only thing, they also take medicinal baths and use other methods to forge their body, it is the reason that such a path requires the use of a large number of resources and efforts to succeed. Blood cultivators are similar to Body cultivators so they also need to eat a lot. Rex was already used to eating to indirectly recover his mental strength and nurture it but with a higher cultivation base the need for eating declined and he would just occasionally eat fried meat in the intervals of two or three days but the hunger he felt now was different, it was on a whole different level, it was like he would faint if he continued to withstand the hunger for a few more hours. "Miss Lucia, can you order some dishes from Corentis, Hmm... wait may I ask Miss Lucia if she knows how to cook?" Rex suddenly asked. He only saw her making tea until now and although she was head maid her main work was managing the account, managing the salary of all the workers, and ordering all of them to do their work. So he didn''t ask before because it was unusual for the head maid to cook, the chief was a different profession. "My apologies, I don''t know how to cook... but," Lucia spoke but hesitated a little thinking if she should complete her sentence but she was surprised to see that when the word BUT came out of her mouth Rex''s eyes started to shine brightly so she continued. "I do know how to make a herbal soup, it is a kind of delicacy that also helps in stimulating the blood and Qi, to help in stabilizing the unstable cultivation base," Lucia said. It was something she learned because Madam Jiang was fond of it and because it was also helpful to previous Jiang Shuang who had an unstable cultivation base because of the excessive use of pills. "Oh, really then make 10 sets of this for me, Sect Master Sung how about you?" Rex looked at Sung Lee. "I will pass," Sung Lee rejected politely, he used to play poison tea game with his guests so how could he start to eat at their house later on. "Okay then, 10 serves for me," Rex said. Lucia was somewhat shaken by his demand but she didn''t show it on her face, she just nodded and left. ''Is he a body cultivator? Although his body is well toned but it didn''t seem to be at that level, maybe it''s a special type of technique,'' Sung Lee thought. Most body cultivators especially humans would have an overly developed body before they even go on the body cultivation path because most body cultivation techniques mainly focused on gaining strength and defense, of course, this rule wasn''t the least bit applicable to people of the higher realm who were way advanced in this system then the people of the middle realm. "So what do you want to talk about?" Rex finally asked as he lifted the teacup and took a sip. "Is it fine to talk here?" Sung Lee asked. The meaning of his words was obvious, which was that if they talked here then the words might leak and this was the reason his master sent him to deliver the words personally, except that he also wanted to show respect and increase their friendliness with Frozen Flame. "It''s fine, every single person in the castle are loyal to Frozen Flame. No would dare betray us, just speak freely," Rex said casually. "I see, then I will take you up on your words. The information I want to share is relater to Lady Lerna and Master Ye," Sung Lee stopped after saying that much. Rex''s eyes shined. "Is the matter related to the Beast God Temple? Little Ye is busy in his research of some kind of Cosmetic Pill and Lady Lerna is..." Rex said. "I am free...," Lerna said as she entered the dining room. Lerna was just about head back to her room but when she thought that Sung Lee might come here for the matter related to Beast God Temple, she decided to take a detour. Rex looked at Lerna who was staring back at him for not informing him about the matter. Sung Lee looked at Lerna then at Rex, he guessed that the relation between those two are not good like between Ye Tian and Lerna so he kept silent. According to him, a normal person cannot afford to have bad relationships with a Calamity Grade expert and call her man Little Ye, in just a few seconds the image of Rex in his eyes reached at astonishing heights. Sung Lee''s network was not something to jest about, after he met Ye Tian last time, he had sent some agents in the disguise of rich merchants to Corentis who struck friendly relations with Adel the city Lord of Corentis, and became his drinking partners, slowly but surely getting some inside information from him, the ones he got from Jiang Shuang. The information like the full name of Lerna was Lerna Andrews same as Rex Andrews and Little Aru was her and Ye Tian''s child. What he didn''t know was that Rex was the one who made Jiang Shuang leak this information to make others truly believe that Rex and Ye Tian are two different persons or else Jiang Shuang couldn''t leak this information even by mistake because of the contract. Lerna took a seat opposite to Rex and kept staring at him. Rex shrugged his shoulders, he didn''t call Lerna because he wanted to suck out the maximum benefits from Sung Lee.. in the mind game between them. But if Lerna was here and hastily agreed to some condition then it would show here naive side which is not good, especially in front of someone who sells information. "Well, you heard her. Now speak," Rex said. Sung Lee nodded and spoke. "Things are like that... I have got the information Lady Lerna might need about Beast God Temple. From ages, Beast God Temples have been regarded as the sacred place for every beastman, any beastman can enter the temples once in their life and they would get one random inheritance technique, treasure, pill..., etc depending on their cultivation base, subspecies, elemental affinity, temperament..., etc. Although the beastman could get one inheritance but they would also need to leave something there, something that belongs to them and is not stolen. It''s fine if it''s gifted or traded as long as they have the right authority over that thing. It''s like give and trade system but not a barter system as the thing that you leave and the thing that you get may have a vast difference in value. If Lady Lerna goes there she can choose to leave anything with small value but what one leaves there also shows their temperament and nature, meaning selfishness and greed so I advise that it''s better to leave something good. It doesn''t matter if the thing has a high value, as long as you regard that it has high value it would have high value in the Temple''s value system. Anything gained from the temples cannot be passed down to others or the one who passed them and the one who received them will encounter a terrible heart demon soon which may result in imminent death shortly. The current generation of Relion Family oversees the Beast God Temple, they are regarded as the protectors of the temples and have it under their control but don''t worry they won''t.. or I should say they cannot stop anyone from entering the temple. They are just there to protect it, as some people will try to claim it for their sect from time to time. One more thing Relion Family has close relations with both Supreme Sword Sect and Temple Of War who are two of the overlords of Myriad Beast Continent," Sung Lee said. "You mentioned that she needs to leave something of high value I am confused about it. When you say high value, do you mean something precious to her or something she regards as high value? For example, if someone gave a normal pendant to her a long time ago then it would be regarded as something precious to her, as for high value we can say that if she has a high-grade pill that can make her breakthrough to the next sub-stage then it would have high value in her eyes. Then which one do you mean by high value?" Rex asked. Lerna also looked at Sung Lee. "It is said that the purpose of Beast God Temple is to raise the strength of beastman''s and make them happy, so how could it snatch something precious from others making them sad? what I meant was later one. According to what I know, if it is something she cares about, has precious memories related to it, or the one she loves like her ..Child then it would come in the precious category and the temple will not demand it. She needs to give something that she doesn''t want to, like.. a treasure she obtained long ago, a pill that can strengthen her body, a pill that is very important to her child will also work. The temple takes these things to use as an inheritance material for future generation and like that, the cycle continues," Sung Lee explained. ''So this is how The Beast God Temple was able to provide an inheritance to all the beastman until now, everyone who takes inheritance also leaves one for others? If we go like that then the inheritance in it is inexhaustible. The one who made this was really smart, I wonder if I should make something like that in the future,'' Rex thought. 307 Chapter 301 : : A Gif Rex then cast a glance at Lerna who had a serious expression on her face with her hand touching her chin, she seemed like she was thinking about something. Rex raised his eyebrow, from what he predicted she should be excited after hearing all this and would directly ask when they were heading to the temple but she was actually thinking? "What is the visiting time of the temple?" Lerna suddenly asked. "Eh¡­ anyone can enter anytime they want whether it is day or night as long as they follow the rules," Sung Lee said. "Hmm¡­ what is the security level of the temple?" She asked again. "The temple is protected by several experts, they are not only from Relion Family but also those inner disciples and core disciples of Supreme Sword Sect and Temple Of War Sect who accepted the task of protecting the temple but this is not all, every beastman regards it as a sacred place so if it is really attacked then even civilians will interfere. And although I am not sure about their cultivation base but there will definitely be some hidden experts there protecting it, so I believe even a Calamity Lord won''t have it easy if they tried to plunder it," Sung Lee said at the same time he thought if this crazy woman had any idea about attacking the temple that''s why he explained it so thoroughly, he wanted to travel in the boat of Frozen Flame so how could he let it sink? Just when he was thinking she asked a question again. "What is the average number of people that enter the temple every day?" Lerna asked with a serious expression. "50 to 100 approximately," Although he found it weird that why she is asking such a useless question, he still answered it. "I see, what are the chances of one obtaining cultivation or martial technique? and what are the chances of it being at Heaven Grade?" Lerna again threw two questions at him. Sung Lee displayed his divine patience he built during the times when he had to keep hidden for several days in the same place to find a single opportunity to assassinate his targets and answered all of Lerna''s questions. Rex on the side was giving her strange looks. ''Rose check and tell me what type of books did the clone write in last week in descending order,'' Rex asked. [I checked, the books were:- The Adventure of TinTin, The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes part 1-3, Detective Cona¡­.] Rex facepalmed* Now he understood what was happening. Rex quickly thought of something and started laughing. "Hahaha... Lady Lerna you don''t need to test the authenticity of his information, I have done thorough research on him and know that the information collected by Sect Master Sung has an accuracy rate of at least 90%," Rex said while laughing, at the same time he sent a message to Lerna threatening her to keep quiet or he will not bring her to Beast God Temple. Lerna was angry at that but still turned quiet, one of the quotes in the books she read was - a wise woman knows when to step down. Sung Lee''s eyes shined with a flash of wisdom as he looked at Lerna with vigilance and quickly added her to his Old Fox list. He was even a little scared in his heart, he was almost fooled by her and failed to discover her motive behind those silly questions. He had long added The Reaper and Miraculous Alchemist Ye Tian to his Old Fox list. The former was not only able to strike a temporary alliance in his first meet up with him, but he also struck a deal with Cold Heaven Sect and establish a branch in Snow Jade City which several big shots failed to do in the past. As for the later - Miraculous Alchemist Ye Tian, he was able to gain Snow Yin Lotus from the sect master of Cold Heaven Sect who was already at the top 5 on his Old Fox list furthermore, he used his slippery tongue to extort his sect ancestors in his first meet up. This was something Sung Lee himself only realized after he thought about it later on but when he told this to his master, the reply he got was that - you were thinking too much why would an Alchemist use someone else''s name to extort them, a prideful alchemist like Ye Tian wouldn''t do that. Sung Lee then looked at Rex who looked like the most honest of the four Guardians of the Frozen Flame he met so far but he was still vigilant as he knew that snake only shows its fangs when it strikes. "I am really grateful to Sect Master Sung for going through all these efforts to complete the deal. I feel that this deal is unfair to you so I prepared this gift for Sect Master Sung," Rex said as he took out a long cuboid box from his inventory and handed it to Sung Lee. "No, it was a deal I needed to complete I cannot accept any extra rewards this goes against our sect rules," Sung Lee directly rejected but his favourability of Rex slightly rose. Rex had prepared this gift quite a while ago and it was not only for him but also for other people he saw as potential targets that could grow well in the future. The Reaper had a cold temperament and the type who extorts others. Ye Tian is an expert alchemist that has immense knowledge of herbs and remains in seclusion most of the time. These were the images Rex built, now that the Reaper was hard to approach, Lerna didn''t bait them eyes and Alchemist Ye was always busy then whom would the people approach? It''s obviously the kind, honest, and gentle Rex Andrews who is a senior respected by The Reaper \u0026 Alchemist Ye and has the guts to face Lerna. The image of Rex would act as a magnet to attract all the ones who want to have ties with Frozen Flame. "Sect Master Sung doesn''t need to see it as a part of the deal, please take this as my meeting gift to you, if you still reject it then I would take it as Sect Master Sung not wanting to do any business with me in the future," Rex said as he pushed the box in his hands. Sung Lee reluctantly took the box then after a moment of thought he decided to open it, that way he would be able to appraise the value of the gift on the spot. When he opened the box, he saw two long black gloves like equipment lying inside it, they were long enough to cover his hand until elbows but didn''t look bulky as gauntlets, their design somewhat resembled gauntlets but they looked lighter compared to them. Both of them were pitch black in color and from the size alone Sung Lee could tell that they were made for him. He slightly shook his head, he wasn''t the tanker type fighter so a weapon like a gauntlet was useless for him, he decided to take it for now then put them in inventory later on. Rex could guess what he was thinking but he just smiled and said. "Why don''t Sect Master Sung try it right now?" Rex said then without waiting for any reply he helped him wear them. Sung Lee was a little surprised after he wore them, he expected them to be heavy but they were extremely light like no metal was used in making them. How would he know that Rex used an alloy whose main ingredient was graphene to make them, the alloy not only made them extremely light but also stronger than Volcanic Iron \u0026 Steel. "They can be used in two ways, first is their offensive mode.." Rex said as he instructed him how to operate them. Sung Lee directed his Qi in them according to the method. ..Swoosshh¡­. Suddenly, three pitch-black blades shot out from both gloves in an instant. Sung Lee was shocked when he saw that not because of the quickness of the blades and the unchanged weight of the gloves but the fact that he could channel his Qi through these blades which can only be done in spirit weapons moreover from the fluent-ness of channeling the Qi alone he could tell that their grade has surpassed spirit rank mid-grade. "Although the things I made don''t have a good grading system yet but I should tell you these blades can rival a sprit rank high-grade weapon, now let''s try the second mode¡­" Rex said. Sung Lee raised his hand then clenched a fist, the blades retracted all of a sudden but the gloved madly sucked his spiritual Qi then an array pattern shined on the back of gloves and a black shield made of Qi appeared out of thin air. "This shield might not be strong enough to take an all out hit from a high-grade weapon but it can heal and be used infinitely as long as you have Qi left and the equipment is not broken," Rex said with a smile. Sung Lee faintly smiled but wondered if he should add Rex to his Old Fox list, it was fine if the gift was an equipment just for show or some random pill but it was a tailored made equipment with value no less than a high-grade spirit weapon. A weapon like that can become a sect heirloom of his sect but he got it as a gift and now that he has accepted the gift he cannot return it which mean he owes Rex a big favor so if Rex asked him to something in the future he cannot refuse or he will lose face. For someone whose sect follows strict rules and has a big reputation in the whole underworld his face value was very high and he can''t lose it. Mid-grade spirit weapon and high-grade spirit weapon just have a one-grade difference but the differenced in value is very high especially for a versatile weapon like the one Rex gave him. Sung Lee sighed, he was about to remove them but Rex stopped him and told him to refine them. The refining process was very easy he just needed to drop some blood on them, but just after he successfully refined them, the front part of the gloves moved, the black metallic parts near the finger area and palm area opened and retracted back into the space made by the ones at the wrist area. Before he knew it the gloves transformed and now were like a light arm protector, knights normally wear under their clothes, his hands were now free. "It''s their basic form, you don''t need to take them out and wear them when fighting, you can keep wearing them all the time and transform them in an instant when you need them. They also have a concealing array on them so unless you meet an expert spirit array grandmaster they won''t find anything wrong with it," Rex was confident in his Array Circuit Tech so he was sure that not everyone could guess the value of the thing he made until they use them. Sung Lee nodded. No matter how he saw it the weapon suited him in every expect and he liked it but when he thought that this person is the one who makes the weapon for Frozen Flame he slightly felt cold in his back. Now he could guess where the confidence of Reaper comes from, after all, the weapon he uses probably comes from this person. 308 Chapter 302 : : Spiced Seven Herbs Delicacy ''He didn''t ask for leave? So there is more to talk about,'' Rex thought. At this time, the sound of footsteps came. Jiang Shuang entered the room, he was wearing different clothes and looked refreshed. He politely greeted Sung Lee then took a seat near Lerna, apparently, he could still not forget the scary image of Sung Lee from their first meeting. "Sect Master Sung I was planning to go to Myriad Beast Continent in Little Ye''s place, I wonder if you know of any easy route," Rex said while noting every change in his expression. Sung Lee touched his chin like he was seriously thinking about it then spoke. "Normally, you need to travel using a merchant Sky-Ship for around a month to cross the uncharted land and reach Myriad Beast Continent but I have a better idea, Master Rex knows about the Ancestor Ji of Cold Heaven Sect right? She is famous as an adventure-loving powerhouse, she had traveled between these two continents several times and knows many shortcuts. Luckily, she is soon going to Myriad Beast Continent for some friendly Inter Sect competitions to prepare her sect disciples for the upcoming Inter Continental Fighting Tournament," Sung Lee said. "You don''t want me to go with her, do you?" Rex asked with a smile. "No, I don''t, the thing is we are also going to Myriad Beast Continent with them. We want to settle our grudge with Green Mantis Sect once and for all, either by words or fists. Their Ancestor knows of many shortcuts that can let us travel safely and reach the continent in half the time so if Master Rex doesn''t mind then we will be happy to escort you to the continent," Sung Lee said with a smile. ''Does he want to involve me in Green Mantis Sect matter or just want to increase friendly ties with me?'' Rex thought. "That''s indeed a better idea than following the long route, I will take you up on this offer," Rex said after a moment of thought. It didn''t matter if Sung Lee had any ulterior plan as long as he could reduce the time of traveling he would do it. Sung Lee smiled and nodded in agreement. "So when are we heading there?" Rex asked. "It should be after 15 days, I will inform Master Rex in advance," Sung Lee said. "Okay, then I will send a friend request to your ID soon, you can tell me that by direct message. You don''t need to worry about any information leakage when doing that," Rex said. Sung Lee agreed. Rex actually had more than one reason to go to the Myriad Beast Continent. The first one was for Beast God Temple. The second one was for obtaining high-quality material for building his version of the Teleportation Portal. The fourth was to pump beer in a Dwarf and the likes¡­ At this time footsteps sounded. Lucia entered the dining room with a working bot following behind her. The working bot was pushing a tray carrying the dishes Rex asked her to make earlier, there was a total of ten bowls on it. "Master Rex, I won''t disturb you more and will take my leave, there are things in sect I need to take care of," Sung Lee stood up and politely bowed. Rex didn''t stop him, he could guess that his purpose was to bring him to the continent with them, and now that he achieved his purpose there was no need to talk more. Sung Lee could also guess that, he asked to leave just after Rex agreed to travel with them so as not to let him think that he was having some malicious plan. At first, he was expecting to have the same talk with Ye Tian but things changed and now he was talking about these with Rex. "I will accompany Sect Master Sung to the door," Jiang Shuang stood, he wanted to keep a distance from Sung Lee but as a businessman, it was not good for him to be impolite to any guest and decided to accompany him to the door. After he left with Jiang Shuang, Lucia picked up a bowl from the tray and placed it on the table in front of Rex. "It''s a herbal soup known as Spiced Seven Herbs Delicacy, it''s the main ingredients are seven mountain herbs that are spicy in nature, when combined they can produce a good medicinal effect that can stimulate one''s Qi and blood," Lucia said, then stepped back and stood on the side. Rex nodded as he looked at the poker-faced Lucia, then at Lerna who was trying to act like she didn''t care but had no intention to leave after Sung Lee left. He sighed and carefully opened the transparent lid of the bowl, the lid was made of glass and was initially transparent but because of the smoke and vapor on its inner surface, it became opaque. After the lid was removed, a refreshing herbal aroma assaulted his nose, Lerna also raised her head and peeked at the contents that became visible after the hot smoke in the bowl got cleared. It was a simple-looking white colored soup, tiny pieces of herbs cut in similar size were used as decoration. Rex picked up the spoon from the side, took a scoop, then placed it in his mouth. The soup was hot but it didn''t matter to him, what surprised him was its taste. Rex was genuinely moved to tears, he wanted to stand up and tightly hug Lucia but thinking of her personality he refrained himself from doing it. He scooped again then drank the soup, Rex then did it again without minding Lucia and Lerna''s gaze who were waiting for his response. ''Dammit, seventeen years¡­ It has been seventeen years since I ate something so delicious. I had such an excellent chef beside me and I was trying to find one in the other cities, that damn bastard Jiang why didn''t he tell me that she can cook. Even if she only knows to cook this dish I can still eat for years, it tastes way better than the burned stick I used to make every day. Little Jiang you just wait I will show you what is the life of a company slave looks like,'' Rex thought. Although he was thinking all that but he still didn''t stop drinking the soup. After he emptied the bowl without a single stop, Rex raised his head and looked at Lucia. "I won''t gonna lie, it''s the best dish I ate in years. Miss Lucia, you have great talent in being a chef," Rex said with smoke coming out his mouth. "Young Master Rex is overpraising me, I am just a little good at this because I had made this dish too many times," Lucia said in a polite tone, it was hard to tell if she was happy or not as there was no change in her expression or body language when she said that but Rex was not surprised he already knew that''s just how Lucia was, refined and elegant. "Miss Lucia would it be too impolite of me if I ask you to cook this delicacy every day?" Rex asked with a serious face. "If Young Master Rex likes the dish then I will make it every day, the dish does not have any complex recipe, takes a little time and effort to make so it''s easy for me to do it," Lucia said. Rex nodded not willing to talk anymore and focused on eating, he pushed the empty bowl aside, snapped his fingers and a soup filled bowl flew from the table and landed on the table in front of him. Lerna also got curious, she picked up a filled bowl from the tray, and placed it on the table, she was just about to open the lead that Lucia interjected. "Lady Lerna, these serves are made for Young Master Rex, you cannot take them. If you like it then I can make it for you but these ones are not for you," Lucia said. Lerna narrowed her eyes at Lucia, but there was no change in her expression. Lucia seems like she didn''t care who she was facing, for her, rules and antiquates took priority. Rex sensed the tension in the air and interjected. "It''s alright, it''s unusual for her wanting to eat something. Let her taste your delicious cooking too," Rex said with a smile, then continued to eat. "If Young Master Rex allows it, then it''s fine," Lucia said as she took a step back and stood beside Rex like before. Lerna lightly snorted, then she ignored her, took off the lead from the bowl, and started eating the soup. A sign as she took the first spoon in her mouth, her situation became the same as Rex, she kept eating until the bowl was empty. Until now she had eaten several types of food, meat, and herbs in the Mist Maze Forest but none of them was a dish, it was her first time eating cooked food. After she tasted the soup, her discomfort towards Lucia instantly disappeared and her impression of Lucia even became somewhat favorable. Lerna then picked up the second bowl and started eating without even looking at them. Lucia was dissatisfied. She was about to stop her but Rex waved his hand signaling her to stop so Lucia didn''t say anything. He could guess that even ten bowls wouldn''t be enough to completely extinguish his hunger but didn''t have the heart to stop Lerna from eating, it wasn''t fear, it was just his real self. At this time, Jiang Shuang walked in. He was surprised to see the Spiced Seven Herbs Delicacy, he remembered that he haven''t eaten it since he associated himself with Rex. Jiang Shuang then looked at the tray filled with several bowls and his eyes shined, he was about to ask Lucia to serve him one but just as he opened his mouth, he found three pairs of eyes locked onto him. He felt like if he really said what he was thinking then it would be the end, he could still understand why was Lucia like that but when he looked at Rex and Lerna he knew that asking for soup may result in imminent death. He quietly walked to the table, pulled a chair, and sat on it. As time passed, the eating competition between Rex and Lerna became intense. In the end, because of the lead start, Rex was able to eat six bowls while Lerna got four. After the competition ended Lerna stood up and headed for the exit door. "Don''t forget about the inheritance exchange rule of Beast God Temple, you need to give something of high value if you want to increase your chances of getting something good. So think clearly and tell me what you need, I will gift it to you¡­ okay," Rex said. "Hmm¡­" Lerna hummed showing her agreement as she left the room. "Master Rex, there was a matter I wanted to talk about," Jiang Shuang said after he saw that the two gluttony finally finished eating. "Wait a minute, I want to tell you something about the matter I talked with Sung Lee first. Lucia stop for a while it is something I want you to hear too," Rex said when he saw that Lucia finished putting all empty bowls on the tray and was about to leave. Lucia nodded then stood there expressionlessly. Rex then told them about the matter regarding the Beast God Temple, he mainly focused on the exchange rule and once in a lifetime offer of a beastman. After he finished speaking, Lucia gave a deep look to Jiang Shuang who shrugged his shoulder in response. The fact that Rex stopped her and talked about Beast God Temple only meant that he knew about her being a demi-human, and the only person who could tell this to him was Jiang Shuang. "Miss Lucia do not get angry, Brother Jiang only told me that you are a demi-human nothing else and he did it to confirm if I have any discomfort feeling against a demi-human. He was worried about you thinking that I might treat you badly if I later came to knew that you are a demi-human nothing else," Rex explained. Although he was dissatisfied with Jiang Shuang for not telling him that Lucia could cook but he wouldn''t go as far as to break his good relations with Lucia for that. Jiang Shuang vigorously nodded. Lucia took back her gaze and slightly nodded. 309 Chapter 303 : : Black Grade VIP Card Lucia took back her gaze and slightly nodded. "Miss Lucia truth be told, as an Alchemist who had researched on physical bodies of various creatures if I really want and use my innate pupil technique then I can not only see your race but even your subspecies, but I respected your privacy, trusted you and didn''t try to look further that''s why I also expect Miss Lucia to have some trust in me, not even telling the race to me is something I didn''t like that much," Rex said with a serious expression, somewhere deep he was really dissatisfied with it. When Rex said this, he really wished that Lucia quickly interrupt him and tell him her subspecies, he wanted to know if she had long rabbit ears or fluffy fox tail. He was serious on the surface but was excited from deep within, so excited that he was barely holding back himself. [Divine Words activated] ''What the¡­'' Rex was dumbfounded when he saw the skill getting activated out of nowhere, his inner dissatisfaction and excitement disappeared in the next instant. Rex almost forgot about this second Legendary Rank skill, it was an auto-active type skill that feeds on emotions to work, he was only able to activate it once and now was his second time. ''Well, at least now she would tell me her subspecies,'' Rex thought but contrary to his expectations Lucia just bowed and didn''t say anything. ''Did this skill got rusty? It even made Lerna stop for a moment at that time,'' Rex thought. [The skill just makes the targets believe what you say, it''s more like hypnotizing someone''s subconscious mind by mere words. At that time you told Lerna to stop and she stopped for the time the skill was active, the emotions the skill consumed were only enough for a powerhouse like her to stop for a moment. Right now, the skill should have worked but the only thing it would have done is to let her know that you can see her subspecies if you want, that you felt dissatisfied when she didn''t tell you about her race and you are not lying about it,] ''So tell me if at that time I had told her to kiss me as an apology then¡­'' Rex said. [Who knows? if the input was enough then¡­.] Rex smiled awkwardly, he was just joking earlier who knew it could do it. If he was really serious about doing something like that then he had Hallukinesis and Mind Control at his disposal. ''Dammit! why isn''t it an active skill? If it was, then I would just tell my enemy that accept defeat and they would accept defeat without fighting,'' Rex thought. [If it was an active skill, then it''s grade would be higher than Legendary,] "Let''s put an end to this matter for now, so Miss Lucia tell me are you interested in going to Beast God Temple with me? I will be taking Lerna there for the inheritance, if you want you can also come with us and acquire the inheritance," Rex said. "I don''t need anything at the moment, I would save this chance for the time when I encounter a bottleneck or when I am at a higher cultivation stage," Lucia said. "I see, then Miss Lucia can tell me whenever she wants to go there¡­ in the future," Rex said with a smile. Lucia nodded then left. "So now speak, what did you want to talk about?" Rex asked. "Brother Rex I didn''t want to bother you at the time when you want to go on a trip but I have both good news and bad news for the organization," Jiang Shuang said. "Oh? then tell me the good one first," Rex said with his chin resting on his hand. "The good news is that our bank system was a great success, our policy of people being able to deposit low-grade spirit stone and able to receive high-grade spirit stone of equal exchange-value worked and because they can only receive a limited amount of spirit stone in a fixed time interval, they made their clansmen and family member buy our ID cards, make bank account and deposit money too," Jiang Shuang excitedly said. Rex''s banking system was just like the banking system on earth, where the digital money was replaced by $$ money one can store in their cards. Just like once can deposit low-value notes in large amounts and withdraw high-value notes in less amount of equal value, people in the middle realm can also deposit low-grade spirit stone and withdraw high-grade spirit stone on the equal amount after a fixed amount of time. Those people even thought that the one who is doing this business might be foolish as they asked their relatives and friends to use their name and deposit money through their account but what they didn''t know was the more money they add the more profit Rex will make. His profit system was just like any other bank but¡­ without any competitors to narrow down his profit. "Just as expected, now when you start the loaning system only give loan to those who have are 2 Star or above, tomorrow we will do an announcement telling that any 1 Star ID cardholder could upgrade its grade to 2 Star if they spend more than 100,000 under the next week. Only 2 Star cardholders can take the loan, doing all this will narrow the possibility of the people who plan to run away just after receiving the loan. The amount varies depending on the thing they used for the loan but there will be some who would bring fake things or stolen material, if you found anyone like them then track them down no matter what, or more idiots will follow their example. So now¡­ bad thing?" Rex said. Jiang Shuang first nodded in agreement then spoke. "Brother Rex, you remember that Young Master Zhu?" Jiang Huang asked. Rex thought for a second and remembered who he was, Young Master Zhu was the same person who hired bandits to kidnap Jiang Qing to marry her when they were traveling from Corentis to Cold Heaven Sect. "The one whose father is an Alchemist in Alchemist Association''s Golden Bird Continent Branch? I almost forgot about that idiot," Rex said. He also remembered that the incident at that time was one of the reasons Jiang Shuang agreed to his contract signing condition. "Yes, his father has noticed the recent growth of Frozen Flame and also knows that I now work with you, he is probably thinking that we might go for revenge at his door later on and coupled with his desire to devour my organization in the name of the wedding he has started to make trouble for us. Most of the channels of herb selling merchants have strong ties with Alchemist Organization, he probably did something so now they stopped selling anything to us. He is also opposing our product from the market so those who want to favor them are more buying or selling them in their area. If I am not wrong, he must have tried to find the recipe of your potions by researching but when he couldn''t do it, he may have told about these to his higher-ups triggering their greed to get the recipe because I don''t believe that he alone can do all these things," Jiang Shuang said. Rex shook his head. "Why don''t these guys want to live? Or do they think that they have nine lives and can just reincarnate again? The facts are in front of them and they still turn a blind eye to them¡­ I can fight back with a noble without fearing Azure Emperor so do they think that I will fear a mere branch of Alchemist Association?" Rex didn''t know how these people are losing IQ over the years. "One more thing, back then we have killed Noble Kebel''s people although he would need a lot of time to recover but he might take help from other nobles or maybe some other noble attack us in the future. Your trip to Myriad Beast Continent would take a lot of time and because Lerna is going with you, if they attack us at this time there won''t me many people left to defend. I have seen the City Defense System, made by you but if I am right it''s only useful outside the city, if the enemy enters the city in disguise then we can''t just use those big cannons to attack the enemy in the city," Jiang Shuang said. Rex smiled at him. ''This Jiang Shuang sometimes act stupid but he runs his brain in the right way, City Defense System main strength is its destructive power to repel and wipe out the enemy with AOE type weapons that''s why it is not suitable to be used in the city or else the citizen will be wiped out with the enemy and the city will also suffer some serious damage,'' Rex thought. "Don''t worry, I of course thought of that. By the time I will leave this place, it will be turned into a fortress that cultivators under the Core Breaking stage cannot even hope to scratch. It''s a matter of time until Predator series Combat Bots and Project Arms comes into motion, 15 days is a long time you know, as for this," Rex said. Jiang Shuang nodded. He now had serious trust in Rex, so as long as he said it''s fine he would believe it. "Oh, I just remembered. There is something I want to ask about, do you how much this VIP card is worth?" Rex said as he took out a black metal card and placed it on the table. The card was one of the three things Rex obtained from Alfred''s inheritance. Jiang Shuang picked up the card and observed, the card had a symbol of two hammers crossing each other at the upper right except that it was black. "What is it?" Jiang Shuang asked. "I once got it from a Dwarf crafting expert, from what I know he was one of the twelve venerable and¡­" Rex told him the things he knows about Alfred. After Jiang Shuang heard all these things, he carefully looked at the card again and his eyes shined. "Brother Rex you hit the jackpot, I have never seen this card but I can guess what it is. All Dwarfian kingdom have the same VIP rank system, the lowest one is white then green and finally blue that are given out depending upon people''s contribution. Normal, there are only these three rankings but there is one more rank which is not available to anyone but 12 Venerables who build the Dwarfian Kingdom above ground since then with the birth of every new Venerable title successor one card is given out. The Venerable can use it for themselves, pass it to the next generation or gift it to someone, it doesn''t matter. But the next card will only be given out once someone else had become the Venerable and the previous Venerable had lost the title or died, but after hearing your words¡­ ascending is also included. I don''t know who Venerable Alfred was but he has probably given you his card before leaving. This card is priceless Brother Rex, you can enjoy many things in a Dwarfian kingdom for free and can buy things at a discount of 70% or more from any organization belonging to the Dwarfian kingdom," Jiang Shuang said excitedly. Rex looked at the card, although its effect was limited to the Dwarfian kingdom but it''s value there was quite high. "Hmm¡­ If what you said is right then it is valuable but won''t people doubt it or show malicious intent if a human-like me go there and use it?" Rex asked. "You don''t need to worry about that, as long as you have this card you are a royal among Dwarfs so no one can question you that from where did you get the card it''s taboo because for them it will be like questioning the authority of a Venerable and Brother Rex I can tell that this card is already refined. It has your spiritual mark so you don''t need to worry about someone claiming it either,'' Jiang Shuang said. Rex nodded. After a brief talk with Jiang Shuang who didn''t stop complimenting the features of the card for even a second, Rex left. 310 Chapter 304 : : Remove Slavery? Second floor... Rex was sitting in the same dining room as during the afternoon when he talked with Sung Lee. He rested his chin on his hand while looking at Aiden, Fred, Aeneas, Van sharing the table. Drag was in seclusion so he wasn''t here. At present, Rex was in his Ye Tian or base form¡­. "So what do you think?" Rex asked after a few minutes of silence. "I think me going to Beast God Temple right now is wasting once in a lifetime opportunity, I will go after I am at least a Golden Core stage expert," Aiden said with a serious expression. "He is right, I also want to wait until I reach the Golden Core stage," Fred nodded in agreement then said. "I am the same," Van said with a smile. "I will go there after reaching the Core Breaking stage," Aeneas said without any change in expression. The three on the side looked at him in admiration, his goal was big. Reaching the Core Breaking stage from the Golden Core stage is very hard, there is a 45% chance that if the cultivator wasn''t able to control the immense flow of energy in the body while breakthrough then they would die that''s why many cultivators don''t even dare to try to breakthrough their whole life for fear of death. The reason for which the three wanted to go there after reaching the Golden Core stage was to gain something that can help them in preparing for their breakthrough to Core Breaking stage but from Aeneas words they could tell that he was preparing for the Sky Body Formation stage¡­ such ambition was not something just anyone could have. If they are compared to earthlings, it was just like when others were preparing for the high school entrance exam, there was a kid who was preparing for the college entrance exam. Well, compared to all four of them there was also a cheater like Rex who was preparing for the final exam of different branches of the university at the same time when he was still in middle school. "It''s your choice, if you want to wait then it''s fine. Hmmm... by the way all the beastman were able to venture in the limited area around Frozen Flame, so you people should already have the idea where this city is," Rex said with a smile. Last month, after he made sure that strong beasts don''t dare come close to Frozen Flame because of Lerna''s aura, he opened the city gates for beastman to venture in a limited range around the city. They were living beings Rex couldn''t keep them locked inside the city all the time. Furthermore, after they were allowed to venture into a safe zone they can also collect resources for city development. Although there was still a lot of beasts in the area who were far too weak to sense Lerna''s aura and kept venturing around, but Combat Bots were enough to take care of such beasts and the beastman were already used to living in the jungle so as long as they were a little careful it was fine. "Misty Maze Forest¡­ It should be near the border between the outer zone and an inner zone of the forest," Aeneas said in a flat tone. "Hehe¡­ you are right about the city being in Misty Maze Forest but you should replace the outer zone in your sentence with inner zone and inner zone with core zone," Rex said with a smirk. Aeneas''s eyebrow slight twitch but he didn''t speak. Everyone stared at Rex, like they were waiting for him to laugh and say that it was a joke but his smirk only proved them wrong. "Then¡­ King Of Forest?" Van asked in a hesitant tone. Rex was just about to open his mouth and say¡­ it''s not King but Queen Of Forest in a mysterious way, shocking them all then enjoy the funny looks on their faces but Aeneas spoke before him. "Shadow Lord is¡­ King Of Forest?" Aeneas said in a low tone. After connecting all dots he reached the same conclusion as Sung Brothers. Rex stared at him with an expressionless face but there was a storm going on inside his head. ''Sh*t Sh*t Sh*t x 3 dammit! why didn''t I think of this? Zakiya doesn''t care about this title, so what if I give it to Shadow Lord? Even if other''s don''t believe it, it will still give a lot of mental pressure to my enemies and increase the loyalty of my allies,'' Rex thought with shining eyes. "Hahaha¡­ Aeneas you are sharper than I thought, now you understand why Frozen Flame doesn''t care even a list bit about Azure Emperor? It''s because he can do absolutely nothing to us," Rex said while laughing. Van''s mouth opened wide in an ''O'' shape, she was finding it hard to digest this shocking news. Aiden and Fred looked at each other then gave a doubtful look to Ye Tian/Rex, they were shocked too but they were having a hard time believing it. In their eyes Rex was Shadow Lord, they had seen Rex fighting, they had seen him finishing off his opponent in one move but they still couldn''t say that he was at the level of the King Of Forest they knew. In their eyes, the King Of Forest was a mighty existence who could kill his enemies without lifting a finger, he should obliviously be stronger than Rex. People often tend to fear an unknown existence more compared to the unfathomable one they know about. Rex saw the doubt in those two''s eyes and ran the gears in his brain, he quickly designed a story on the spot. He mixed the story he told to Jiang Shuang, Zkiay''s story, and his real one, then edited it a little to make out the masterpiece. "Now let me tell you the story of Shadow Lord,¡­" Rex began narrating his story. The starting was his real story, how Shadow Lord got abandoned from a clan of the higher realm then rose on his own and became a strong powerhouse overlooking the masses, then the story changed into the one he told to Jiang Shuang where his fellow brother betrayed him and they fought for 3000 rounds before he.. the Shadow Lord gloriously won. There came the third edit, Zakiya''s story, after winning Shadow Lord realized that his enemy poisoned him before death. The poison made his true strength decline so he hid his identity and traveled the world while searching for ingredients to make a cure after collecting all of them he chose Misty Maze Forest as his hiding place during seclusion. And he finally overcame the poison he had lost most of his strength, so now he is slowly recovering his strength. Aiden and Fred suddenly understood, no wonder he didn''t look like the all mighty King Of Forest... it was because he had lost his strength and was recovering. Aeneas got lost in thought after hearing the story then he suddenly asked. "But why are you telling this to us now?" Aeneas asked. Rex ran the gears again and thought of 10 different routes he could go on but before he could speak Aeneas'' expression changed and he spoke again. "So that''s how it was, I understand," Aeneas muttered in a low voice, though it was still audible to all those that were present. "Hehe... as I said before, you are quite sharp," Rex praised on the surface but inwardly thought¡­ ''What the fukk did he understood?'' (Rex) Aeneas slightly nodded. "Brother Aeneas, what do you understand?" Van curiously asked. After training together all this time, they all began to address each other differently than before Van was most easy-going directly calling him brother. "It''s easy, all the Guardians including Master Ye are highly loyal to Shadow Lord they won''t reveal a story like that to us even if they trust us because from the story alone one could guess that Shadow Lord is recovering and is in a weakened state. But Master Ye told us this story, which only means that Shadow Lord has¡­ recovered," Aeneas said. The second he said that all the other three looked at Rex. "Indeed, although Shadow Lord is in seclusion he has recovered more than 90% of his strength that''s why it doesn''t matter much even if the information leaks. No one can do anything to him. One more thing there is a reason Shadow Lord made this organization, last time he rose alone but this time he wanted to have a trustable force and achieve his aim from before. You don''t need to worry about his ambitions but just to be sure¡­ What he hates the most is betrayal, if someone betrays him then it doesn''t matter how meager the betrayal is, they will be chased down until they are dead¡­ you understand right?" Rex said with a smile yet not a smile. Aeneas nodded. The meaning was obvious - If you betray us then you are dead. "Well, then we already talked about the important things I called you for and I have other things to do so¡­" Rex spoke as he stood up. "Master Ye wait¡­" Aeneas suddenly spoke. ''Isn''t this Aeneas talking too much today, usually, he remains quiet,'' Rex thought but still stopped. "What do you want now?" Rex asked. "What are your¡­ I mean Shadow Lord''s thoughts about slavery of beastman?" Aeneas asked. He didn''t know what Race this Shadow Lord belonged to but he had seen that most of the residents of the city were beastman, so he believed that if he played his cards right then he can take the help of the Shadow Lord to achieve what he wanted all along. "No one in the whole Frozen Flame likes slavery not just of beastman but anyone, being a servant is fine but the slave isn''t, we are short on time or we had already taken over the territories of the nobles around and have freed the slaves they have, but it''s not something one or two people could do in a day," Rex said with a serious face. He knew that slavery existed in the current Golden Bird Continent, not just this one, many places and sects allowed this in their territory and no one would do anything to them. After all who would go and show their justice and righteous heart if the opponent is stronger than them and they couldn''t make much profit from doing it. But Rex hated it, not just simple slavery but also the legal jobs of girls in imperials place where they will be kicked out of if they are still virgin after serving the prince and VIPs there or the man that is forced to serve as eunuchs just so that an Emperor with thousands of partners don''t get a green hat. According to him, on the surface, they would make it look right but it''s just because those people at the bottom have no power to retort or they would be taken care of. If possible, he wanted to change all of that. Building harem and buying harem are too different things, he might like multiple women but won''t go as far as to forcibly claim them. "Then Master Ye how about it, why don''t we do it... there are many beastman who wants to go out there and save the people imprisoned as slaves. Even if we now have a good place to live, when we think about our people that are living a life where they can''t even die on their own accord how can our heart and mind be at peace," Aeneas said as his voice got louder and his eyes went bloodshot. Rex wasn''t surprised by his behavior, he knew why Aeneas was so angry because if not for the war he would be a crown with everything he could ask for but now even the people of his kingdom have turned into slaves. Rex cast a look at the other three who were also staring at him with a serious face, he could guess that all four of them has discussed it before coming here. "So you people want to go out and fight on your own? And what if my people get sacrificed because of your hot-blooded state? And you two idiots have a family waiting for you what if you do not come back," Rex said as he looked at Aiden then Fred. "Master Ye more than half people in the village have lost their family, all those who lost their family were relying on us at that time. We weren''t able to save them all but if we keep sitting in our comfort zone then the people who could have been saved would perish in their nightmare," Aiden said without any change in his expression. "If you people have already decided then I won''t stop you, I will ask others to make some things to help you but remember you can''t depend on Combat Bots much, you can''t force any beastman in battle only those who want to accompany you will go, and lastly if you let our people die then I will abort this operation immediately," Rex said. Aeneas nodded in agreement. Rex agreed because he knew, that they needed to go through the baptism of blood to grow into someone who could truly take a can of themselves on their own. 311 Chapter 305 : : Checkmate! ''As I thought, these things are too rare. He should have channels to get them but the problem was of transporting those things to Corentis. He wouldn''t dare take such a risk. According to the prices of that material if other sect knew that such things are being transported then they will attack and snatch them without hesitation so his behavior is understandable,'' Rex thought then after calculating the inns and outs of the situation he contacted Tang Xuan immediately. ((Brother Tang, are you busy?)) Rex sent a message. ((It''s been a while since Brother Ye contacted me on his own accord, so how can I be busy,)) Tang Quan sent the reply just after receiving the message. ((Hehe, what can I do? I''m just that busy these days. That aside, I wanted to talk about an important matter with you. Two of our Guardians are going to Myriad Beast Continent to buy some things and settles some matter, I wonder if you can provide me with basic details about the organizations there and their record meaning if they are trustworthy or not. It would be great if you can arrange a guide too, I will pay you handsomely for this,)) Rex said. Tang Xuan never said that he has contacts in Myriad Beast Continent but Rex knew he had contacts there because of Mira, the girl from Heavenly Cat Clan. If Tang Xuan didn''t have channels in that continent then it was not logical for him to know that much. Tang Xuan''s eyes shined. It was a heaven send opportunity for him, if the Tang family is stubborn then it''s alright he won''t force it, he could form personal ties with him and from what Rex said there will be two Guardians although he has only met one so far and only heard rumors about Lerna. He has already realized that all Guardians are either unfathomable powerhouse or peerless experts in their field of work. ((May I ask, when are they planning to head out?)) Tang Xuan said. ((Around fifteen days later, so is that much time enough for you to arrange a guide?)) Rex said. ((Hehe¡­ arrange a guide? There is no need for that. I haven''t been to Myriad Beast Continent for a while now so how about I go there with those two? Actually, this old man''s home continent is Myriad Beast Continent, I know all the ways of that place. If you don''t mind then¡­)) Tang Xuan said. ((Then I will have to bother Brother Tang,)) Rex quickly agreed. He was planning on going to Myriad Beast Continent for the first time and didn''t plan to stick along with Black Scorpion Sect after reaching his destination that''s why he wanted a guide to freely roam the area. Next day - an even day¡­. Rex and Zakiya were battling in an open area strengthened by an array-like before. This time the fight didn''t include any special or divine ability, it was just simple close combat with or without weapons. Rex was using the two sabers in his hand to defend against her continuous barrage of punches. ¡­Crack...Crrrkkk¡­ Rex backed off and looked at the blade of the saber that was no covered in cracks. "You are not suited for sabers either," Zakiya shook her head. "It''s the sixth weapon, is it really necessary to choose the main weapon teacher? Can''t I just use anyone depending on the time of need?" Although Rex said this his body didn''t stop moving, he took out a short lance then dashed towards her. "No! the main weapon is very important, you will know it''s value when you ascent to higher realm and wield a Treasure Artifact, a main weapon is like an extra limb of its user. Hmm¡­ I think it''s the right time to tell you some other important things too. Rex you have comprehended several laws but from now on you need to focus on the law you like the most until you reach Return To Nature state in it, I recommend you choose Shadow Law, the benefits of choosing it are huge," Zakiya said while using her bare hand to deflect his attacks by changing their direction of advancing using appropriate force. "Why? Is it because of that special law ability I can get after reaching Return To Nature state in law and further research it?" Rex asked while attacking. "No, the cultivation stages above Sky Body Formation stage all have a certain requirement to breakthrough just like trials. One of them requires one to thoroughly understand the law and turn your body into a Law Body. You remember how I can split my body into two, one with fox race form and the other with blood race form? Although it''s because of an evolved bloodline ability but my bloodline ability evolved in that directions because I had Shadow Law Body. Every action you take today will forge your tomorrow, Law Body will also have an impact on the Soul Entity you will awaken in the future. Although you may choose the not-to-awaken route but it will still have an impact on your future," Zakiya said. She could guess what he was going to ask next so she flickered her fingers and the black fan appeared in her hand, she then threw it in front and it turned into a big Eel like a monster. Rex was taken back, he remembered this monster. It was the one who subdued him in his bloodthirsty state, at that time he was really curious but didn''t ask as knowing too much may harm him. As her disciple, he could ask about such things at the right place and the right time to get his answer. Rex observed the monster, when he looked into his two red eyes he felt that the monster had some wisdom but not too high. "A Soul Entity is the true nature of the soul a cultivator forges throughout their life, for now, you only need to know that much," Zakiya said. "Does it have intelligence?" Rex subconsciously asked. "Hehe¡­ after being with me for so long she has developed sentiments," Zakiya said with a smile. She was proud of it, it wasn''t easy for a Soul Entity to develop sentiments, one needs to treat them like a normal living being, open their hearts to them, love them, synchronize with them¡­. it was not an easy thing to let the Soul Entity develop sentiment. Zakiya then waved her finger at the monster, she turned into a stream of light then sucked into her body in an instant. Rex was too curious about the Soul Entity but he suppressed it knowing that Zakiya won''t tell him after she has refused once. Rex trained with her for the next two hours while also thinking about the Soul Entity from before. Zakiya was telling him the details about Shadow Law and the path he needs to follow to comprehend it, he was also listening to her at the same time, this was the benefit of having a mind which could multitask and a body that could learn by instincts. After the training was over, Zakiya gave him a deep look before speaking. "I have made you try several weapons but your response is the same with every single one of them, the conclusion I reached is¡­ not a single of them suits you enough to be your main weapon," Zakiya said. Rex slightly nodded. He always changed his weapons depending on the situation, he wasn''t actually attached to them, for him the weaponry was just a tool for either killing or protecting, nothing else. "And the reason for that is¡­ that you already have your greatest weapon," Zakiya said as she sighed. Rex gave her a questioning look. She pointed at him then said. "Your body is your greatest weapon, I am not saying it as praise, my words have a literal meaning. Your body is less like a living creature and more like a weapon designed for killing. When someone awakens their divine ability, they are mostly random, although the abilities that awaken closely depends on the awakener but they won''t know if they will be defensive, offensive, auxiliary, concile¡­ etc type. On the other hand, all the abilities you possess are almost perfect for battle whether it''s those fleshy tentacles that are hard as a spirit weapon or the ability that lets you convert your body parts into metal and even lets you change the shape of it. Your stamina is very high, but you don''t pant that much even when you are exhausted, you can merge with the shadows to conceal yourself, you can instantly teleport. Once properly forged, you are the worst enemy anyone would want to face on the battlefield sigh¡­ after thinking a little I have decided, although I can''t help you grow your abilities in a short period I had found the way you need to proceed on from now on and it''s¡­ hand to hand combat," Zakiya said with a serious expression. Rex agreed without much thinking. Her words felt right to him, the power of his traits grows with him that''s why with a trait he could turn his hands, feet, fleshy tentacles into his weapon so what''s there a need to focus on training a different weapon? He practiced sword because of 12 Overlord Slashes. If he had got a powerful spear technique instead then he would be focusing on the spear, this doesn''t make much difference for him. "Teacher there is one thing, I wanted to talk about¡­ I want to learn about crafting techniques of the higher realm, whether they are array techniques or inscription techniques," Rex said out of nowhere. Zakiya looked at him in surprise then smiled. "You tried to study the training uniform right?" She asked. Rex nodded. It wasn''t hard for her to guess why Rex wanted to learn the crafting techniques urgently, when he was also researching the Ancient Teleportation Portal because whether it was higher realm crafting techniques or middle realm''s they cannot help one in anything to do with Ancient Teleportation Portal so the only explanation was that he tried to study the training uniform she gave him. "I can teach you, but that will be after training time, don''t think that you can escape training in the name of crafting," Zakiya said. Rex shrugged his shoulders, if he wasn''t afraid of the beating he would directly ask - Teacher, when are you going to decrease the weight on the middle realm and go back to your cave in the higher realm? At midnight, Rex headed back to the castle. ''The matter of that young master from Alchemist Association can wait, I will first make all the preparations for leaving then take care of him before leaving,'' Rex thought. Laster Rex collected information about the normal travel routes between Golden Bird Continent and Myriad Beast Continent, he was surprised to find that they are not separated by oceans like he thought but by a vast desert that can only be crossed using flying Sky Ships or the mortality rate would be 95% for anyone below Golden Core stage. As for the ones at the Golden Core stage or above although they can mostly survive, the question was not just of survival but crossing the desert. After thinking that much, Rex made a decision, the Project Armored Vehicle came into action. Three days later¡­. In the workshop¡­. Rex sat on the sofa as he smugly looked at Ria sitting on the side. Ria was wearing a two-piece dress, her upper wear only covered her chest and had strings behind revealing her back, her lower wear was a short skirt that revealed most of her thighs, she had both of her legs tightly shut. she had long see-through-socks covering but revealing everything at the same time, last but not least she had a black band like thing with shining spikes growing out, on her neck. The dress was dark black, her overall dress-up was revealing and she looked like she was cosplaying popstar. Right now, her full focus was on the chessboard on the table near her, after some hesitation, she lifted a pawn and made it advance two-block. Rex smirked he picked his queen then put it in the row in front of the King. "CheckMate! hehe, so Little Green what do you want to wear next? I have a whole set of dresses here," Rex said with a kind and gentle smile. 312 Chapter 306 : : A Tournamen "CheckMate! hehe so Little Green what do you want to wear next? I have a whole set o dresses here," Rex said with a kind and gentle smile. "You are cheating," Ria snorted. [Exactly,] "Everything is in front of you so how can I cheat, now you can''t go back on your words. I played your game too right? after I lost that coin toss didn''t I go with your Empress Dongfeng route?" Rex said with an honest expression. [You sure? So you don''t want me to predict all the possible outcomes after her every move, from now on? And would you also suppress your INT somehow to make it fair?] ''You just keep quiet, I am just giving her a lesson that she shouldn''t gamble blindly, there can be cheaters everywhere,'' Rex said in a serious tone. [^''O''^] ''When did you learn to do this?'' Rex said. [(~6O9~)] "¡­" (Rex) "If you aren''t cheating then how can you win five out of five matches?" Ria said. She didn''t like to lose, especially in a game that tested the player''s strategy-making ability. "Little Green it''s just my love for you that lets me win," Rex said as he grabbed her hand and pulled her in his arms. Ria pouted, she didn''t believe that she would lose in such a game. "What was its name again?" Ria asked. "Oh, it''s called Frozen Flame Chess. Once when Shadow Lord was bored after cultivating for 400 years straight and was resting, he suddenly received enlightenment and made this game," Rex said in an honest tone. [Why not just say 4000 years?] Rex ignored the comment. Ria nodded, taking his words seriously. She had taken interest in the game, she believed that this game is suited to her. "Hehe¡­ If you like it, then how about we organize a Chess Tournament these days?" Rex said. Ria''s eyes shined. "But others don''t even know about this game?" Ria suddenly said, when Rex showed this game to her she was really surprised. "Hehe you don''t need to worry about that, I would just release its application version on the main server. Just after that, I will also release the notification of a chess tournament scheduled a few days from now on. As long as the winning prize is high enough it will attract a lot of attention and can also help in raising the popularity of the organization," Rex said. Ria was shocked, after hearing that it can also have an application version and when she thought that Rex was going through all these efforts for her, she was slightly moved. She wrapped her hands around his neck out of nowhere and passionately kissed him. Rex touched his chin, he was wondering if he should organize new competitions every day. But contrary to his expectation her mood dropped as she spoke. "You are leaving the continent? How long will it take for you to come back?" She asked. "Even if I chose the shortest route it will still take me 15 days to go there and another 15 to come back adding to the time I might spend there¡­ two months is the minimum, are you not coming with me?" Rex asked. Ria shook her head. Rex was silent for a few seconds then he spoke. "Well, it''s just two months my dear, let me tell you something. I was also preparing a gift for you for a while now, it will be finished before I leave for the trip and I am sure you would like it," Rex said with a smile. Ria slightly smiled but her mood didn''t look any better. Rex didn''t know how to respond to that, every time he spent time with her he would come to know new things about her for example¡­ like how she was really moody, if she is in the right mood she might like the thing she usually hates and vice versa. Rex even thought that if that day she was not in the right mood then... they might not have gone much far that day and they wouldn''t together like this at all. But then again, there are no ''if'' in this world. "Getting sad over such a thing, has my girl finally fallen so deep for me? Oh, wait I know just the thing to change your mood, come with me let me show you something good," Rex chuckled then brought her to the newly made garage near his workshop. In the center of the garage, a white cloth was covering something big, its shape resembled to that of a heavy car but the size was of a mini truck. Rex walked forward and removed the cloth covering it. After the cloth was removed, blue metallic beauty came into view. It was a big blue vehicle similar to the desert mobile on earth but its size was literally big as a monster truck, it had three pairs of big tires. The first pair was at the front and the remaining four were behind. Although it was big, the vehicle had streamlined body, curved stylish headlights, with a flame mask symbol on Frozen Flame on its bonnet, it''s overall appearance was similar to racing cars used in drift race that is if it''s size and tires are not taken into account. The vehicle didn''t use petrol or diesel but easily available spirit stones, in fact, making it was simpler than making those Extinction Ray Cannons¡­ as long as all the gadgets installed into it are not taken into account. "It''s the first auto-mobile I made since this city is made, it''s max theoretical speed reaches 550 km/h although I wanted to make it faster but¡­ it would be useless without the right track so I focused on other aspects like turning rate, quick acceleration, lesser engine overheat rate¡­er you understand right?" Rex turned to Ria who was giving him a blank look. Rex deeply sighed¡­ then he opened the main interface of his Smart Band and pressed a few buttons. Ria raised her head to see what was he doing but suddenly the vehicle in front made strange noise which was somewhat¡­ pleasing to the ears. ¡­.Tink¡­ Tink¡­Vrooommmm... The front door of the car automatically opened. The interior of the car was now visible to Ria. There were only four similarities in the control mechanism of this car to the ones of the earth, the first was the steering wheel, the second one was the hand gear, the third was the accelerator and the fourth was the brake. Except that there was only a smooth black screen just like LCD in place of the speedometer, fuel meters¡­ etc. "Let me introduce you again, this is my Desert Queen FF001," Rex said then pulled her inside the car, shut the door, and tapped the black glass beside the steering wheel. Several interfaces appeared on the black screen, and a few semi-transparent ones also appeared on the main glass responsible for allowing the driver to see the way in front. Ria was quite surprised by the development, it was not only that, after the door of the car was closed she felt like she lost contact with the outside world. She curiously tried to expand her Spiritual-Sense outside of the car but failed, Rex noticed it and smiled. "Little Green, this device is from Armored Car series, it''s the main specialty is to protect the ones inside, not just their physical body but also their information so not only you cannot expand Spiritual-Sense outside but outsiders too can not probe the things inside. If you want to know about the things outside, many features in it can let you do so," Rex said with a smile. "You made this iron carriage?" Ria gave him an admiration look. "Haha¡­ of course, I made this car¡­ wait did you just call it... A carriage?" Rex didn''t know whether to laugh or cry, it took him a whole day of continuous work after acquiring blueprint and raw materials to finally be able to make it then another night to check the min errors and finally turn it into a useful prototype that can be put to a real test without worrying about any hidden dangers. But now the first person he showed the car to called it an iron carriage? Rex took a deep breath, then spoke. "Little Queen, run a quick system check-up," Rex said. Ria thought he was calling her but then new windows appeared on the screen. [Starting quick check-up...] [Running practical simulation¡­..] [System check-up is finished] [All functions are working properly] "Little Green, it''s a car- no... it''s a Caarrrr, now let me show what it can do. Little Queen lock on Mia''s location and shows me the best route possible," Rex said. [Scanning database¡­..] [Target found] [Name: Mia Titled Name: Little Red Marshmellow Profession: Assistant Head Maid Cultivation stage: Human Venerable early stage] [Searching¡­..] [Live location found¡­.] [Sorting routes¡­..] [Shortest route found¡­..] Then a map of Frozen Flame city appeared on the glass. There were two dots on the map, one was blue that represent their location and the other was red that represent Mia''s location. As soon as the map appeared, it formed a route then an arrow showing direction appeared on the screen. Ria finally showed a surprised look. "You can use the ID Cards to track citizens?" Ria gasped in shock. "Little Green do you think I am that dumb? You should have already figured it out long ago, or you wouldn''t be so hesitant to fill your whole profile," Rex said with a sneer. Ria pouted and didn''t speak. When it comes to steali- no collecting data and using it for benefits, he was one of the richest men when dealing with virtual \u0026 digital tech on earth. He already made a graph to represent the people starting from the ones who directly fill everything before thinking or the ones who are always cautious \u0026 hesitant in filling the ID card profile feature. Big companies use such data to manipulate their customers without them even knowing it this is the dark side of the business world. The thing is, even if they know it this won''t change anything. Rex didn''t talk more he slightly pressed on the accelerator, the second the car moved the main metal door of the garage trembled then retracted to the side, leaving way for the car to proceed. Rex switched the gear and pressed the accelerator and brake at the same time. The engine gave off a roar then he released the brake and the car shot out of the garage like an arrow. ...Swwwooosshhh... The opening of the garage was on the backside of the castle garden so there wasn''t anyone to stare at the speeding car at the moment. "Hahaha¡­. this feeling¡­ it''s nice," Rex laughed then changed the gear. Ria was also looking around in surprise, she never saw a carriage running without a beast pulling it. Although she was surprised she noted down every action Rex took while driving like she was eager to try. The current location of Mia was at a free open area of the Frozen Flame city, a lot of parts of the whole region haven''t been coming into use yet so it was a free area anyone could venture in. Some beastman had even started to use some free land after removing the obstacles to cultivate wild herbs and fruit trees. Although it was called a free area, it was because there were no monster beast and the poisonous plants and herbs had been removed. But there were still many harmless trees growing around in the area. "Watch out," Ria suddenly called out when she saw a tree zooming in front. "No need," Rex said while still driving straight, at his current speed if he tried to turn it will only break the balance of the vehicle and there was no need to turn either. Just when the tree was just a few meters away from the car, an illusory shadow of tortoise appeared around the car and the tree was crushed without any resistance, it''s leaves didn''t even touch the surface of the car. [One day your name will definitely go down in history with the title \u003cSupreme Deforestation Sovereign\u003e,] "¡­" (Rex) "Array or Inscriptions?" Ria muttered to herself. Earlier, she wasn''t able to tell if the shield appeared earlier was because of arrays or inscriptions. "It''s Array Circuit Tech baby," Rex laughed. Ria was confused but didn''t ask, although she was curious she didn''t forget her promise. There were occasionally some stubborn trees that would crash into the innocent car driven by the law-abiding driver as a result they all turned into firewood without any exception. When they were close enough to Mia, the screen zoomed and after seeing the content Rex almost hit the break and crashed his head on the steering wheel. On the screen, there were three figures Little Blue - the female Thunder Eagle Rex caught earlier, Little Aru, and Mia. Little Blue and Little Aru were staring at each other with seriousness flashing in their eyes. Mia was quietly sitting on a stone near them as she switched glances between the two, acting as a bystander. Little Blue coughed a few times seemingly clearing her throat she then looked at the sky, opened her beak, and gave melodies cry in a rhythm like she was singing. Although Rex couldn''t hear anything but actions speaks louder than words. Just after her, Little Aru also coughed through his five throats, looked at the sky, then took a deep breath and gave off an earth-shattering roar. Making the bird bit on her tongue and Mia to tightly cover her ears. 313 Chapter 307 : : A Clan ..Rooooaaarrrr¡­. x 5 His cry felt like five dragons were screaming in agony at the same time. The instant Little Aru roared even Rex and Ria, who were sitting in the car shut their ears tight using their hands. [Auto-Drive activated] The second Rex removed his hands from the steering wheel the auto-drive feature activated, he would very much like to explain it to Ria but at the moment he was deeply sufferings. Rex had heightened hearing senses, although he normally suppressed them like Lerna but they were still above normal, that''s why even when his cultivation base was higher than Ria, he was suffering more than her. [Alert! a Lvl 2 Sound attack detected] [Activating advanced sound barrier...] The intensity of sound waves significantly decreased. Rex immediately hit the break with his legs, he wanted to turn the steering wheel and escape as quickly as possible but seeing that Mia and the Little Blue were almost near their mind break he made a tough decision. He moved his leg and used his toe to open the door lock, the second the door opened the intensity of sound increased again. At that time the world turned almost dark for him, Rex saw Wang Cang and others waving at him from afar. Little Aru quickly stopped then looked at Rex in surprise, he dashed towards Rex and supported his drunken body. Rex sighed in relief. ''So that''s how it feels to touch the death''s door and come back, Damn if I had recorded this voice to make sonic bombs and had used it in the duel with Zakiya then I might have won,'' Rex thought. [At least, now we know that we have such weakness. I thought that we have developed some resistance against almost all types of attacks, to think we neglected sound attacks,] Rex first looked at Ria who was tapping her ears to check if her sense of hearing was still there and was relieved, he then checked Mia who was using the rock to support her wobbly body, and the bluebird who looked half-dead. Rex gave a piercing gaze to the bird, his eyes were bloodshot. He had the urge to go and kick the head of this stupid bird. He didn''t know why everyone around him was so keen on seeking death these days, at first it was Jiang Shuang and now it was this stupid bird who even dragged the innocent bystanders into her courting death domain. Little Blue was also quite miserable. Although her cultivation base was higher than Little Aru, she was the closest to him and was completely unaware of calamity standing in front of her. She tried to teach him how to sing, but it was likely that she herself wouldn''t be able to sing for quite a while. "Aoo¡­" Little Aru looked worriedly looked at Rex, not understanding what happened to him. Is father injured? No, there is no sign of injuries, just which despicable fellow harmed him under my nose¡­ Little Aru thought as he vigilantly looked all around to find the culprit. After being with him for so long, Rex now understood Little Aru without even the use of Telepathy so he could guess what he was thinking. Rex stood up, stretched his body then patted his head assuring him that he was fine. Seeing that he was fine Little Aru''s worry''s disappeared, then his eyes suddenly shined in glimmer he suddenly spoke something in his language. Ria looked at them from afar she didn''t understand his meaning but Rex did, Little Aru was asking that how was his song? The first question that rose in Rex''s mind was - You call that a song? you sure it wasn''t Zeref''s Lullaby? But after seeing his expectant look in his eyes Rex wasn''t able to bring out these words from his mouth. he forced a smile and praised him. "Little Aru is a great learner, I didn''t know that you could compose such melody on your first try," Rex put some weight on his heart as he said that. Little Aru''s eyes shined more brightly, he didn''t speak more but coughed through his throats a few times before he looked at the blue sky. Rex''s eyes turned wide, his sixth sense and Spider-Sense rang like crazy, the words reverberating in his head were - The End Is Near. "No, baby you are not allowed to sing.. ever again," Rex hastily said as he used his two hands to close his two mouth, he regretted that why God hasn''t given him five hands instead. Little Aru stopped and gave him a questioning look. After knowing that father liked his voice so much, he decided to make corrections and sing again to make him happier but father actually stopped him, why? "About that¡­ Yeah, why don''t you let Uncle Jiang listen to it later on? He might not look like it but he is a very famous singer, he will point out your mistakes that will help you in improving this melody. For now, see what I brought here, this is a car and you know it can do that¡­." Rex threw the pot at Jiang Shuang without hesitation and quickly used his Secret Distraction Technique which is one of the three lost ancient techniques recorded in Topic Change Formula. Pain should be shared between brothers, isn''t that true? Rex''s distractions technique worked and Little Aru forgot about singing as he looked at the shining blue beauty behind him. [Moral: Don''t play with fire, you might get burned] Rex was not in any mood to focus on the comment and helped Ria to step out of the car. After Ria came out, she rushed to support Mia whose head was still dizzy. Rex also followed behind, he peeked at the Little Blue who was still playing dead on the ground to escape the punishment from him. Her body slightly twitched but she still didn''t open her eyes and kept laying in the ground Mia was surprised to see her sister at a time like this but there was something that surprised her way more than that. She analyzed Ria from head to toe then gave strange glances to her, when she looked at Rex she looked a little angry. Ria was confused but when she looked down on her two-piece cosplaying dress that had seductive nature embedded in it, she instantly understood everything. Her cheeks were in a shade of red as she narrowed her eyes at Rex. "I forget¡­ about that," Rex smiled bitterly. In fact, he had planned it, after they arrived near her sister he would remind her about the clothes while also acting surprised. Then she wouldn''t have any choice but to change clothes in the car, he didn''t have a weird taste but he liked teasing her, her expression when she is pushed in a situation like that were priceless. Ria could also guess in and out after looking at his face, if it was before she would have believed it but the more time she spent with him the more she came to knew that judging his intelligence with his nature was foolishness¡­ like other beastman she knows that the Frozen Flame City''s City Lord is Rex and all the main policies and subdivisions like Frozen Flame Bank also comes under his observation. Other people only sees him as a wise and kind man, who is using many ways to help them but Ria could see the profits he is making by those policies¡­ whether it is money, trust, men power or blind faith¡­ he was gaining everything by doing that. At the start, she thought Rex was a kind businessman who won''t be able to survive if Shadow Lord wasn''t supporting him from behind but with time she began to realize Guardians are not mud walls that needs Shadow Lord''s support but iron pillars that could support him. "Why are you being angry Little Red, I was just letting her try the dresses the merchants sent as samples for selling, nothing else. If you want, you can also try som- never mind, forget what I just said," Rex was almost lost in the flow when he felt the snake glare directed at him from the side and quickly applied breaks. "Now you two come with me, let''s enjoy the ride. I will have to leave for work after half an hour so we can''t waste time," Rex said as he grabbed Mia''s hand and pulled her into the car. Ria didn''t stop, she wanted Rex to get close to her and become familiar so that she could freely speak to another person besides her too. But of course, she kept an eye on him so he doesn''t push her down when she isn''t looking. She was clearly aware of her personality and she liked Rex that''s why she believed he also has loose screws and unpredictable nature that needed to be restrained at times. The car was big enough for four of them to sit, Rex and Ria were at the front like before, Mia was in the second row and the last row seats were turned straight for Little Aru as he was more comfortable in this way. Rex glanced at the Little Blue who was still playing dead and shook his head before closing the door. The white bracelet she was wearing is no joke, he knew about her current condition more than herself so what was the use of trying to deceive him? Rex hit on the accelerator, the car turned, and dashed back on the way it came. ..Swwoooshh¡­.. Few minutes after the car left, the bluebird stood up, stretched her back and looked in the direction Little Aru left. She had decided as long as she is in the territory of Frozen Flame she would never pretend again. Rex didn''t have much time so he only drove the car around the empty area taking a long route back to the castle. Mia curiously looked around checking the insides of the car. "You¡­ made it?" Mia said. She wasn''t meeting Rex for the first time, Rex had approached her many times in the last few days but she could easily guess why the guy had become so cozy all of a sudden. It was probably her sister who told him to be friendly and polite with her. Although she knew that but after she interacted with him too many times she started to get more familiar with him¡­ it was just a normal psychological behavior she cannot remove even if she wants to. "Of course I made it," Rex said in a prideful tone. "Where did you¡­ the idea of making this Iron Carriage, did you get¡­ in an inheritance?" Mia asked hastily, she choked on her words but it was lesser than normal times. "I made it, okay, and it''s not Iron Carriage it''s Desert Queen FF001," Rex said with a dark face. Ria on the side chuckled when she saw him like that. Mia rolled her eyes. It was an Iron Carriage so it''s an Iron Carriage, this wouldn''t change just because you gave it a name¡­. She thought. No one asked anything else, Mia and Little Aru had glued their faces on windows, Ria was leaning on the chair comfortably, she seemed like she was lost in thought. "Marshmallow sisters what are your future plans?'' Rex suddenly asked. Ria and Mia looked at him. "What do you mean?" Ria asked. "After a while, we are thinking of making our clan. Are you two interesting in joining?" Rex said. 314 Chapter 308 : : One Solution To All Problems Rex was planning to make a clan, after he brought Wang Clan and others to the middle realm, with their strength it won''t be easy for them to get good treatment when facing the people of the middle realm so the best way to solve this problem was to give them a powerful background. There are too many people that work with Frozen Flame so using that identity won''t prove that they have high status but being part of a clan made by Shadow Lord will. Mia kept quiet and only looked at Ria. "What is the name of the Clan? Requirements?" Ria asked with a smile. "We haven''t decided on a name yet, as for requirement, just be loyal and follow the clan rules nothing else," Rex said. "Hmm¡­ pretty simple, we will think about it," Ria said after a moment of thinking. Rex didn''t pursue it. He knew Ria''s nature, whether she liked the option or not she won''t reply on the spot, no matter the temptation. "By the way, what do you think we should name it?" Rex asked to keep the conversation going. "Wouldn''t it¡­. Frozen Flame Clan?" Mia spoke from behind. "Hmm¡­ No, there are a lot of people that work in the organization but not everyone can be part of the clan, so giving it the same name might create contradictions between people in the future because everyone can use the name while only a few are part of the clan," Rex said. "Well, it would be a clan founded by Shadow Lord so won''t it be better to just call it Shadow Clan?" Ria thoughtfully said. Rex looked at her for a moment before nodding. At the start, he took the name Shadow Lord as his titled name because it was the name he used when playing the first game he launched. Coincidently he gave the name Shadow Clan to the Clan when he was testing the Clan \u0026 Guild function. He was not sure if he should name the clan that casually so he was hesitant to directly name it Shadow Clan and decided to take suggestions before concluding but to think someone else suggested the same thing. "Good suggestion, In fact, I had thought of the same name, it''s simple but can easily define the background of the clan. If others agree to it then we will choose this name," Rex said. Ria smiled and slightly nodded. The castle was not far so even after choosing the long route they still arrived early. After saying goodbye to the snake sisters, Rex looked at Little Aru who was quietly sleeping on the back seats. Right now, he looked like the most harmless creature to mankind but only Rex knew what this walking nuclear bomb can do. He first took Little Aru to his room using Instant Transmission then went to a different room to meditate. All these problems have only one solution, that is to reach Core Breaking Stage, my working proficiency will increase, the enhance effect of my bloodline would be strengthened, I will get an inner world, I can start using Gene Coding talent, and I can also continue researching of Ancient Teleportation Portal for better results'' Rex thought. [After becoming a blood cultivator, the recovery rate of your body has increased by several folds so it''s not a problem to try to breakthrough but it isn''t easy to breakthrough to the Core Breaking stage. My help won''t be that high this time as the inner world will be shaped based on you,] Rex nodded in agreement. He decided to rest for the whole night and restore his body to peak state before trying to breakthrough the next day. On the other side¡­ Both Ria and Mia were lying on the bed. Ria was looking at the ceiling. Mia was quietly observing her, she knew her sister well that''s why she could tell that she was probably thinking about the Beast God Temple and Clan matter Rex talked about. Ria didn''t hide the matter of Beast God Temple from her, Mia wasn''t surprised that she refused his invitation because it was useless to agree for them. Mia nodded then closed her eyes trying the sleep. Ria peeked at her from the corner of her eyes and sighed, she extended her head flicked her ear lightly. {This place is not getting destroyed or something, anyone related to Rex here has a mysterious background and excellent innate talent. If they keep going with their current speed then they can make a bright future for themselves, at that time, if you are strong enough then we can come back here¡­ "Hmm¡­" Mia hummed with her eyes closed to show she listened. She always believed her sister and also knew the meaning behind those sentences, they weren''t aimed at just her but herself too. They were directed at both of them. Next Morning¡­. The first floor of Spirit Tower¡­.. Rex was depressed. Earlier he told Zakiya that he won''t be training today because he is going to breakthrough, and as a teacher shouldn''t she need to give him something to help him? But to his surprise, she only gave him this Shielding Array to protect himself in case someone try to interrupt him during the breakthrough. It was worse than the array she used when helping him to stabilize his Blood cultivation base. As for why she didn''t help him to breakthrough? It''s because she didn''t want to take the risk of influencing his inner world. What made it worse was her reason for not helping was reasonable, if she interfered than then the inner world he is going to get might be influenced and he might get a different one than the one he was going to get. Zakiya told him that the inner world is very important, it shouldn''t be influenced by others. She also told him about the special ability that could be born with the inner world. According to what she said¡­ the special ability is something a cultivator get''s when their inner world is near perfection and can achieve more than 90% synchronization with the cultivator. As for what type of synchronization? It''s the connection between the soul and the sea of consciousness that is going to deepen. From birth, the soul and body of a person are deeply attached but a mortal cannot feel their soul, making use of it aside. When a cultivator becomes stronger the attachment becomes stronger too but they can still not feel their soul or make use of it. It''s only until the Soul Strengthening stage where they open their Sea Of Consciousness and can feel their soul-awakening and gaining their¡­ Spiritual-Sense. If the body is the vessel, the soul is the driver then the sea of consciousness is something that helps in forming the connection.. a bridge between the two, its entrance is said to be at the forehead, between the eyebrows like a third eye. If the synchronization rate is too low then one can forget about breaking through to the Sky Body Formation stage which is true sublimation between body, soul, and sea of consciousness. So if Zakiya influenced his inner world then the one he would get would definitely have less compatibility and synchronization compared to the one he would give original art, and because of the decrease in Synchronization rate, it will significantly decrease his chances of acquiring that inner world ability. He first activated the array disk, it formed a transparent black bubble of ten-meter radius with him as the center, isolating him from all the possible distractions from the outside world. Rex took a deep breath, closed his eyes, then switched his cultivation to active mode and slowly increased the Qi circulation speed in his body, doing a warmup. Until he cultivated to Golden Core peak stage Rex always called Lucia to help her cultivate and she, fortunately, reached Golden Core 2nd stage which greatly shocked her too, though she was still expressionless. But this time Rex didn''t call her because he cannot afford to get distracted at such time. Earlier Rex had also used Calm Mind and Fast Clock to think of several possibilities and make preparations. Only after that, his confidence is high enough would he decide to breakthrough. ''Mini-Status'' (Rex) [Name: Rex Andrews HP: 1350 P / 1350 P | reg 16 P/s Yin Qi: 1600 P / 1600 P | reg 21 P/s Yang Qi: 1600P / 1600 P | reg 21 P/s Spirit Qi: 124 P /124 P | reg 5 P/s Qi Cultivation stage: Golden Core peak stage Blood cultivation stage: Earthly Blood early stage Soul Cultivation stage: Soul Core 5th stage STR: A (23%) WIS: C (04%) AGI: B (91%) INT: B+ (63%) VIT: B (36%) END: B+ (77%) DEF: A (30%) SPT: D LUC A+ Status Points: 56] After becoming a blood cultivator, his END and VIT grew by leaps and bounds, even his STR increased by a big margin. Rex only reached the Earthly Blood stage but the benefits are already huge, he couldn''t use Exp or SE points to increase his blood cultivation base or he would have focused on increasing it up to the Golden Core stage instead of breaking through to Core Breaking stage in Qi cultivation. Rex only got 56 SE Points, it was because their value has changed. Whenever his cultivation base rises his status and other variables are recalculated, for example, if before Rex would have got 0.7 Status Point from absorbing Monster King spirit core than now he would only get 0.2, the amount of energy he could extract didn''t decrease, and actually increased but its value is re-calculated based on how much impact they can have on current Rex. If it wasn''t like that then he would have just opened a farmhouse of Monster King beasts and keep increasing his status slowly, there won''t be a need to use the spirit core of Calamity Lord''s and above but it wasn''t like that.. the value is always recalculated. ''My constitution is already quite strong so add all these points in INT,'' Rex said. [Allocating points¡­.] Rex''s current INT upper limit was high that''s why he only felt a slight headache when allocating all his points in INT this time. [You awakened a new Psychic Ability ''Transformation''] Rex didn''t check the ability first but his status. [Name: Rex Andrews HP: 1350 P / 1350 P | reg 16 P/s Yin Qi: 1600 P / 1600 P | reg 21 P/s Yang Qi: 1600P / 1600 P | reg 21 P/s Spirit Qi: 124 P /124 P | reg 5 P/s Qi Cultivation stage: Golden Core peak stage Blood cultivation stage: Earthly Blood early stage Soul Cultivation stage: Soul Core 5th stage STR: A (23%) WIS: C (04%) AGI: B (91%) INT: B+ (99%) VIT: B (36%) END: B+ (77%) DEF: A (30%) SPT: D LUC A+ Status Points: 0] ''Hehe to think I would be just 1% away from advancing INT to next grade sigh¡­'' Rex thought then he checked his newly gained ability. [Transformation:- Type: Physique Grade: Ungraded Description: It allows the user to disguise as someone else, regardless of their race, age, and gender as long as it is within the limited parameters. The higher the strength of the user, the lesser will be the chance of being exposed. The strength of the user won''t experience any changes after using the ability. Cooldown: None Cost: None] Rex looked at the vague description, he would have tested it on the spot but didn''t want to have any kind of distraction that can fail his breakthrough so he put the matter aside for now. ''Begin,'' Rex muttered then closed his eyes and focused on the Black-Gold core in his dantian. A stream of Life Energy entered his dantian and engulfed the core, under Rex''s control the core trembled then its surface layer started to rapidly turn into highly concentrated Qi then filled his dantiant to the brim in a matter of few seconds. 315 Chapter 309 : : Inner World Rex divided his consciousness into two parts, the first was used to manipulate the excess high-quality Qi in his dantian and spread it to his whole body and the second was in his sea of consciousness. The stable foggy sea of consciousness was now trembling, the power of Dao was both destroying and recreating it at the same time. It was like someone was digging a pit to make a pool out of it. Just when Rex guided the rich Yin and Yang Qi in his whole body, big wormholes like cracks appeared in the foggy inner world, then a stream of familiar rich energy flowed in, soon it was followed by a different type of energy, both the energies stared to nurture the transforming world in the next second. Rex was shocked but he didn''t stop it, from what he knew the inner world would use either his purified spiritual Qi from the golden core, his flame essence, or maybe both to build the foundation of his inner world. But now the energies it was absorbing was non-other than Psychic Energy and Life Energy/Exp. One''s Dao helps them build their inner world while the energy absorbed is used as an input to nurture it. If the inner world is taken as a building in construction then the Dao is the head engineer responsible for the quality of the building made, the energy is the raw material like bricks and cement, finally the blueprint of the building, it is something that the host subconsciously made while cultivating so far. Rex was only surprised for a moment then his surprise soon turned into joy, although he had no idea what the result would be like but he knew it wouldn''t be bad because whether it was Exp or Psychic Energy they both were unique to himself, and both of them were in no way inferior to Spiritual Qi or his Flame Essence from Scarlet Heavenly Flame and Nebula Blue Flame. Inner World, a cultivator who has reached the Core Breaking stage regardless of the path used can condense the inner world based on their reals self. An inner world of a person can tell a lot of things about them. No matter how strong a cultivator is at birth, they cannot be born with a pre condensed inner world. One needs to find their Dao Path before even thinking about doing it. Theoretically, it isn''t impossible to condense Inner World without comprehending Dao but it will be like a commoner is trying to beat down an armed black commando using a pencil. P.S.- Not everyone is John Wick~ A person who likes to be quiet and is calm can gain Calm World inner world, where they can feel relieved. A person with a high affinity with water elements can have a Deep Sea World or Blue Ocean World like inner world. The inner world can be similar in types but every inner world is unique to a cultivator and because of its preciousness to them, asking about someone else''s inner world is taboo just like asking about their cultivation technique. The size of the inner world is not fixed, depending on the host it can change, a normal person has an inner world big as a village but there are also peerless geniuses whose inner world is big as an ocean. Normally, people take it as - the bigger the inner world is, the higher its potential. Although the inner world grows with the host but if there is one person whose inner world as big as a city and there is another person who is just equal to a small village in size, both of their inner world grows with them then will the difference decrease? No, moreover it might increase if no unexpected situation occurs. The bigger inner world will likely go at a faster rate than a small inner world. A person can enter their inner world easily as a soul avatar if the inner world is strong enough then they can even let other''s soul avatar enter their inner world but an inner world is not only the strength of a cultivator but also their weakness, just like soul damage inner world damage is lethal or sometimes... irreversible so if a foreign party sneak attacks their inner world and damage it then they their situation will be same as a bird who lost her wings. Rex was following multiple cultivation paths so after reaching the Core Breaking stage his inner world will naturally be a little strengthened but the gain was not that high so most won''t go through that much effort to do that, it was better to find a pill that could do that. After making sure everything is going alright in the pseudo-Inner world, Rex examined his body which was going through an intense tempering at the moment. Unlike before when Qi flowed through his whole body he could feel a cold sensation deep within... it was his soul. He could feel the connection between his soul and sea of consciousness was going through big changes, it was a feeling he never got before even as a soul cultivator, his soul was highly sensitive at the moment. Rex condition was the same for the next 6 hours, the golden core kept supplying purified spiritual Qi until it crumbled into pieces and completely turned into formless Qi moistening his whole body. [Level Up] [Congratulation! You have advanced to Core Breaking 1st stage] Rex slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a mouthful of impure air. At the moment, his whole body was covered in sweat, all his clothes were wet, steam was rising from his hot skin like someone has just roasted him in the oven but even after being in such a pathetic state, there was a blissful smile on his face because... he succeeded. Rex led on his back, closed his eyes, and went into a deep sleep. He succeeded but he was too tired to check how his inner world looks like. On the other side, in a hidden cave... Zakiya was sitting cross-legged on her bed, suddenly she opened her eyes and sighed in relief. ''I knew that brat can make it without using any external support, it was the right decision to not tell him about external preparations,'' Zakiya thought. She told Rex that if other''s support him anyway then it will influence him in breaking through and it was true but he could himself make things that will help him breakthrough as long as she provided him with enough information. There was a reason that the number of Core Breaking stage expert in the whole middle realm was far lesser than the number of Golden Core stage expert. If Rex had used those methods as other people do then it would have been way easier for him to breakthrough and they wouldn''t have influenced him as much as when taking someone else''s help do but... the influence is influence even when it was only a little. When Rex tried to achieve breakthroughs on his efforts which in return removed the slightest possibility of being influenced. Although Zakiya believed that Rex might still choose this way even when he knew the truth but in that case, he would know that there is a way out his confidence might have suffered a debuff so she kept quiet. If it was not for that then would someone like Rex get in such a pathetic state just after one Level Up? It was a test of will power too, Rex hadn''t lived for hundreds of year and even after going through Zakiya''s life and death training his will power won''t reach that level like his instincts in such a short period but he had his strong points... whether it was multitasking or remaining calm in near-death situations, he could do both. Building an inner world without any external effort is something even the geniuses from the higher realm won''t dare do... unless they were the madman that came in the Evil Doer category. Zakiya was such a madma- madwoman that''s why she let Rex enter the category too albeit without him knowing it. ''Hmm... his cultivation base is increasing at such speed, as a teacher I should give him a reward, let''s see what is he lacking most right now...'' Zakiya thought for a few seconds then her lips curled in a grin, she had decided on a gift for him. Next Morning..... Rex woke up on the cold floor, he sat up and stretched his arms. After waking up the first thing he did was to confirm that he succeeded yesterday and relaxed. ''Rosie~ how is my baby inner world?'' Rex asked. He was excited to see his newly obtained inner world. He wanted to see if it was big as an ocean, tall as ozone, and majestic as seven wonders. [Well, why don''t you see for yourself,] Rex was delighted after hearing those words, he thought that his inner world might be too grand for Rose to define in few words. He closed his eyes as he quickly urged and summoned his soul avatar in his inner world. When a cultivator posses a sea of consciousness they can take a peek inside but it''s like a first-person view in a game. But when it turns into an inner world, a small part of the cultivator''s soul is severed to make a soul avatar that can experience everything inside the inner world like the person in question is using a game pod and nerve gear. A soul avatar is like a small nascent soul clone that can be controlled at will. When Rex opened his eyes again, the world view has completely changed. He first checked himself and found out that he was the same as before, he was wearing the same dirty clothes which gave of a sour smell. He didn''t bother with them anymore and looked around to check his newly obtained inner world. Rex looked in front, then at his right, left, back, below, and finally top. He blinked his eyes a few times then inhaled a lot of air in his lung and shouted. "Why The Fukkkk''s It''s So Small," Rex shouted at the top of his lungs after making sure he was standing inside a while cubic room with no windows or door. In fact, the room was not small, it looked like it was around 50 meters long and because it was cubic, all sides had the same length. If it was a normal room then it was of course not small and was even bigger like a warehouse alas it was his inner world. From his knowledge, Rex knew that even an average person has an inner world as big as a village but he was even smaller. ''Have I created the record of obtaining the smallest inner world? No, this might be a bad dream. or maybe I am just standing in one of the thousand or even ten thousand of rooms present inside my inner world,'' Rex tried to remove all the negative thoughts from his mind and fill it with positive ones but he forgot he wasn''t alone. [Nah, it''s just a cubic room with sides 100 meters each,] Rex''s eyes started to tear up as he looked at the empty white room which didn''t even have a speck of dust in it. Rex got on his knees and punched the ground with his fists then he looked at the white ceiling. ''I know heavens are jealous of my beauty but is it really fine to play with me like this? Don''t tell me that corruption reached even Heavenly Dao and Heaven''s headquarter?'' Rex said. [Well, don''t be that sad, it''s small but is strong and sturdy, although we never actually saw any inner world so it''s hard to appraise it but this one is definitely not weak,] Rose''s consoling words just made him more pitiful, because the ''But'' he was expecting didn''t come. ''Should I just stop being a cultivator, go back to the lower realm, and open a farmhouse in one of the corners to spent the rest of my life in peace?'' Rex thought. [...] 316 Chapter 310 : : Special Ability Every inner world has a specialty. For example, Flame World increases the attack damage of flames or control over flames or flame resistance or maybe more than one, Calm World helps a person in being calm and have a clean heart at first look it doesn''t have many benefits but in fact, the cultivators with Calm World can comprehend techniques faster than others, have lesser chances of encountering a heart demon, have more control over their desires like greed. [It doesn''t have a name yet, you can give it one. As for its specialty, try imagining something, something physical if possible you can start from something simple,] Rex didn''t think much and followed the instructions. Suddenly a white prism appeared in front of him and floated in the mid-air. ''This¡­'' Rex was surprised, he just randomly thought of a prism-shape and it appeared out of thin air. He tried to touch the plain white surface of the prism and succeeded but he realized that it was too fake, it didn''t have any temperature to it furthermore when he grabbed it to check its mass, he found out that it didn''t have any weight. Just at the time when Rex was examining it, a small holographic window appeared above the white prism. [Realism: 09%] ''What does it mean?'' Rex casually asked. [It means the prism is 91% fake,] ''¡­'' (Rex) ''Amazing Rose you are brilliant, why I didn''t think of that? With such heavenly Intelligence and abyssal wisdom who can fool you? If you start a business then even when someone gives you just 10 billion $$ you can easily turn them into a total of 10 $$ in less than a month,'' Rex praised wholeheartedly. [Thanks, what can I say, I learned all this from you,] Rex was speechless again. He realized Rose has a very high innate talent for trolling. [The realism represents how much the subject matches the things that can exist in reality, the more details it has the more real it would be. If you make an object here and a similar one exists in the real world then it will work the same as the one in the real world as long as it has enough realism. The more details you have about the subject the more realism it would have, the subject doesn''t need to be something that you had seen or made in the real world as long as you can think about it with enough details you can make it,] Rex''s eyes shined, he tried to test it and with a thought, the white prism started to transform, its white surface began to turn into glass, it became transparent, the realism on the window above it began to increase rapidly. [Realism: 56%] [Realism: 71%] [Realism: 87%] ¡­Thu..Crackk¡­ ''It actually gained weight,'' Rex looked at the broken glass prism in surprise. [It was 87% similar to the real thing and a real glass prism will obviously not float in the air on its own, so the law of gravity was applied on it, it fell and broke, by the way, it''s your world so if you want to then the law of gravity can be removed with a single thought,] Rex''s eyes were shining brightly like the stars in the night sky, he had a terrific idea in his mind. ''Rose if what you said is true then the more I would know about something the more real it would appear here right?'' Rex asked. [Yes,] ''The things I know most about are the ones we have analyzed, made, or used Reverse Engineering on, so their realism should be high right?'' Rex asked again. [Yes, it''s a good idea, the realism of such things shouldn''t be less than 90% and as long as they are above 90% they will react in exactly the same way as the real world,] Rex didn''t talk more, he snapped his finger and a glass filled with red wine appeared in front of him, he was careful so the glass was still floating in the air. From Rose''s words, he knew as long as he willed it then the thing will happen, if he willed the glass to float in mid-air then it will float. [Realism: 96%] He extended his hand and grabbed the glass, without a second thought then took a sip of the wine. The familiar bitter-sweet taste of the wine Zakiya gave him, assaulted his tongue. [You can taste it but it''s not real so it won''t actually quench your thirst,] ''Dammit! It''s exactly the same taste I can''t even tell the difference of the last 4%¡­ If the things above 90% can mimic reality to this extent then, Rose to tell me something if I know about ten chemicals whose realism here is above 90% and I do a chemical reaction here which I have never done in reality and the result is A then I do it in the real world using same ingredients and the result is B, then how much similar would be A and B. Tell me about the limits of the specialty of this inner world,'' Rex asked. [If all the conditions and input are also the same then the result too will be the same, A and B will be the same. As for the limits¡­ The only limit is your imagination~] Rex didn''t wait for a second before he ran his imagination to test the limits himself. Suddenly, the white walls of the room disappeared, the scenery changed. Several big buildings, towers, and cars appeared in the surrounding. At the next moment, Rex was standing in the center of a road, people were walking on the side of the road, cars were running at high speed, advertisements were showing on the big screens on the buildings. Although Rex was standing in the middle of the road no one even looked at him, it was like a holographic video recording was going on and people can''t see him. Rex looked around, it was the place he normally needed to pass when going to the office from home on earth, he was very familiar with it. He then saw a car coming towards him, but in the next second, it passed through him and continued on its way. ''There is no use remembering the past, I will build my own world here¡­ my home,'' Rex thought that snapped his finger and the scenery changed into the white cubic room again. [You can imagine anything and change the view too but remember the size of your inner world won''t change,] Rex nodded. If he wanted he could make the car from earlier real enough that it could crash into him but it would also mean that it will crash into the walls of the inner world, it won''t harm his inner world but the car cannot continue on the road unlike just now. ''Rose a soul avatar has a deep connection with a cultivator''s body and soul so can I link my body with my soul avatar right now?'' He asked. [Yeah,] All of a sudden, Rex''s main body opened his eyes, and just at this time, a big screen appeared in the inner world. The screen was curved and it showed the same thing that the main body could see. Rex willed it and a sofa appeared behind him, he sat on it, extended his hand and a joystick appeared above it. "Hey Rose can you connect my body with this joystick I mean for simple movements," Rex asked with expectation filled eyes. [You serious?] ''My little darling, you had helped me when I was making the same potions, again and again, you were able to help me control Transmutate and Telekinesis when I was focusing on multiple things, you also did auto-simulations before so it should be possible right?'' Rex said. [I did auto-simulations and used those abilities before but it was because of Mind Arts, I just commanded things from your mind, but controlling your whole body is something I never have done before, as it will be like controlling your subconsciousness and it''s only possible when you are not using it like when you are asleep or unconscious but now that you are controlling you soul avatar and your body is in the meditative state it might be possible if I sent commands to your neuro system instead of you. But I can''t do it without your permission either or else wouldn''t I have just created Auto-Combat?] ''Actually, I have a better way, just use Mind Arts like before, this time you can use Node-Network to control my body, how?'' Rex said. [So you want me to use the combination of Mind Arts and Node-Network to control the body, yes it''s possible, it will be like controlling a puppet with strings but I am doing it for the first time just so you know,] ''Just do it, if you succeed then you can redirect the connection to the joystick, then wouldn''t it be just like controlling a big bot from inside,'' Rex thought. [Starting operation....] [Establishing Mirror Neuro Network...] [Starting auto body movement simulation....] Inside the first floor of the tower, Rex expressionlessly unfolded his leg and clumsily stood up with the help of his hands. ''Good, now take the first step,'' Rex said. Rex''s body under Rose''s control lifted his right foot and was about to take the first step that the balance of the whole body broke and Rex fell with his head crashing into the floor. Fortunately, the body of a Core Breaking stage was not something that can receive damage by falling. [Analyzing the movement pattern....] [Correcting the error...] This time Rex took the first step successfully after that he... fell. On the third try, he successively took three steps but when turning he... fell. On the fourth try, he ran without falling but because of unbalanced turning and wrong timing, he crashed into the wall. On the fifth try... After three minutes... ''Are you sure you are not trying to break my body?'' Rex asked in doubt. [I''m trying, controlling the body using Node-Network for the first time is not easy. And I haven''t made a single mistake twice you know,] ''Then we will do it later, for now, I have thought of a really good name for the inner world... Virtual World,'' Rex said. [Inner World''s name set as Virtual World] [By the way, should I tell you about the special ability your inner world obtained now?] ''What! why didn''t you tell me about it before, my Virtual World is small but if it has gained a special ability then it means that it''s not weak, you bastard was playing with me, now tell me what is the ability,'' Rex said in an excited tone. [I wasn''t playing you, I already said that this inner world might not be weaker than others, after all, it had reached 97% synchronization rate with you,] ''Huh.. just 97% and not 99% or 100%?'' Rex asked. [If it was above 99% then it would mean that you were born with it there was no need for us to build it at all, it doesn''t matter now because we already got what we wanted,] Rex nodded and didn''t interrupt, he was very curious about the special ability. [The name of the special ability is \u003cTime Control\u003e, it allows you to change the time flow ratio between the real world and virtual world anywhere from 1:1 to 1:10. the ability uses the Life Energy/Exp to work so for others it will be their life force but for us, it''s just Exp,] ''Wait... I don''t even have enough curses to shout, I''m damn sure that I never stuck my nose in time Law,'' Rex said with a poker face. [It only have Time in name, and has nothing to do with Time Law,] [The working process of Time Control is actually similar to how Game Pod and Fast Clock works, but it''s effect are better as the inner world is free from the laws of the real world,] ''You said similar to Game Pod and Fast Clock? Game Pod uses the subconscious mind of a person when they are asleep, the game they play is just like their dream in which their thinking speed is faster than when they are awake, a normal person only dreams for a few minutes but they think that they had dreamed for hours. When I made Game Pod my target was to take the real and game time ratios at 1:20 but I was only able to make it up to 1:6 or it might be dangerous for the users, as for Fast Clock it uses psychic energy to strengthen my brain and increases my thinking speed for some seconds. Game Pod needs my subconscious mind to work but Fast Clock can work when I''m in a conscious state of mind so where does Time Control work?'' Rex asked after some thinking. [It works in Virtual World] Rex was at a loss for words. 317 Chapter 311 : : Prizes As for what it affects, Virtual World is closely related to your soul and body, the sea of conscious used to have its entrance on your head so I predict it''s between your mind and soul to be more accurate that''s why it isn''t using just conscious mind or subconscious mind in particular but the whole mind,] ''The last question, although things here are not physically real but the memories and experience I can get here are very close to reality so what if I practice a skill, technique, or ability here? Will it progress in mastery?'' [Of course, it will, but the only skill. The best part is unlike Skill \u0026 Ability Trainer where you had limitations to the type of skills you can train, there is none here. The mind believes what it is told and so does the body, as long as your experience here has enough realism, it will be taken as reality by your mind and body, if you decrease the realism then it won''t. And if you don''t mind, I want to connect Virtual World to Skill \u0026 Ability Trainer, that way, the limitation in it will be removed, and its progress speed can increase and decrease depending on the time flow ratio here,] ''Sure, now tell me how much Exp it needs to manage the time flow ratio?'' Rex asked. [Real World : Virtual World : : Exp/Day 1 : 1 : : 0 1 : 2 : : 100 P/Day 1 : 3 : : 200 P/Day 1 : 4 : : 300 P/Day 1 : 5 : : 400 P/Day 1 : 6 : : 500 P/Day 1 : 7 : : 600 P/Day 1 : 8 : : 700 P/Day 1 : 9 : : 800 P/Day 1 : 10 : : 900 P/Day] ''Sometimes I think, you just want to make a pure-hearted man like me a killer.'' Rex snorted. [Yeah, I am the devil,] Rex knew that his current 100 P Exp was enough for a normal person to achieve a breakthrough from Core Breaking st stage to Core Breaking 2nd stage and here it can only change the time flow ratio from 1:1 to 1:2. If a normal person''s inner world had got this type of special ability then it would be more of a curse for them than a boon but for Rex, it was a boon. ''It''s good that I have so much Exp on my disposal, if somehow a normal guy got this then they would be done for,'' Rex thought. Rex wanted to head out but then he decided to wait for one hour and continue some of the research from before to see the effects of Virtual World in use, although it was one hour for the outer world, for Rex it was ten hours. Rex didn''t know that when he was still spending his sweet time here, his previous action had already caused a big ruckus into several big force in Golden Bird Continent. He took his time to plan the terms \u0026 conditions, participation fees, and rewards of the competition. When the notice first appeared, not many people paid any heed to it but the second their eyes landed on the first three prizes, it made them doubt their vision, some already considered that Shadow Lost either lost his mind or don''t have much space in his treasury to store all the things. Cold Heaven Sect¡­. White Lotus Pavilion, one of the buildings in the core area of the sect where only Core Elders, Grand Elder, Sect Master, and Ancestor can step into. This pavilion once used to a quiet place to relax one''s mind and enjoy the cold beauty of nature but right now it was filled with several chit-chatting women. All women were sitting in pairs, facing each other, an ID Card with a spirit stone was placed between them, and a holographic window showing an ongoing chess game was floating above it. A little far away from them, Ji Biyu and her Master Ji Baozhai were sharing a round table. "Disciple, you need to win this competition. You will be representing our sect, don''t let that treasur- no fame get taken by others," Ji Baozhai said without hiding the burning desire in her eyes. Ji Biyu smiled bitterly. The reason she said this to her was that since Ji Biyu learned to play chess, she didn''t lose a single game. "Teacher, isn''t it better to prepare for InterContinental Competition, the rewards from this Online Chess Competition looks really good but maybe it''s a trap after all who in the right mind would set such prizes?" Ji Biyu always felt something was suspicious about this competition. "Yes, I know that but what if it isn''t a trap and now that the news has traveled to so many people they can''t back of even if they want to or their reputation would be thoroughly ruined and no one will believe them, their people won''t trust them much either, degrading their loyalty in the process," Ji Baozhai said seriously. Ji Biyu also understood that but the prizes were just too good for a competition where they didn''t even need to take out their weapon and just use their brain. She thought about it and took out her ID Card, she opened the News Feed to take a look at the two mails again. [Chess Competition Event:- Event Grade: B Description: Frozen Flame is organizing a Global Chess Competition event for all the respective users, anyone regardless of card grade can participle in the competition. Participants need to pay a participation fee of 10,000 $$ to participate in the competition, the winners will be rewarded according to their ranks. For more details about the upcoming competitions and to participate in it please download the FF Chess application from App Store. Requirements: FF Chess app, 10,000$$ fee] [Prizes For Winners:- 1st Prize: An Equipment ~ Spirit rank High grade + Smart Band + Cosmetic Pill. 2nd Prize: An Equipment ~ Spirit rank Mid grade + Smart Band + 1L Millennium Spirit Water. 3rd Prize: An Equipment ~ Spirit rank Low grade + Smart Band. 4th Price: A 50% Discount Voucher ~ 3 Years Expiry Date. 5th Price: A 20% Discount Voucher ~ 2 Years Expiry Date.] Ji Biyu wasn''t able to think what Shadow Lord was thinking, even if the rewards were true just doing such competition will trigger the greed of many people, although not everyone will pounce like a fool but they will still keep an eye on Frozen Flame like hungry wolves. After all, a person who could easily give out so many treasures, how many of them would he really have? Rex, of course, knew all that but this was exactly why he did it, he was making full use of Zakiya without her knowing it. Do you want to attack Frozen Flame? Come to Inner Zone, if you have the guts¡­ was what he thought. He gave out such rewards to cause a commotion, the bigger the commotion the faster will it spread the name of Frozen Flame and Shadow Lord throughout the continent, and if it was big enough then he won''t be surprised if the rumors will travel to other continents too. As for worrying about Corentis, there had already been two failed attacks since the news about the competition got out. Ji Biyu was still thinking when she suddenly received a notification. [You have been invited to join the \u003cPeerless \u0026 Majestic Sect Masters\u003e chat group] [Do you want to accept the invite: Yes/No] Ji Baozhai looked from the side. "I heard about this group, some idiot copied the name of our \u003cMajestic Ancestors\u003e chat group and made this group. It mainly consists of sect masters of big sects who took an interest in this system and bought the ID Cards or received them as gifts," Ji Baozhai said. Ji Biyu''s eyebrow twitched but she still nodded and chose Yes. In the next second the active chatting window appeared in front of her. [Misty Fairy has joined the chat] ((If you ask me, then I believe it''s a trap,)) (Golden Lion Venerable) ((Even if it''s a trap, it''s still an opportunity that we can use to make a profit,)) (Black Crow Daoist) ((Eh¡­ wait Misty Fairy? Who took her in?)) (Jade Mountain King) ((@Jade_Mountain_King, you have any problem with me?)) (Misty Fairy) ((I did it, don''t show your private grudges here. @Misty_Fairy everyone knows that you have come in contact with The Miraculous Alchemist Ye Tian, so can you tell us if there is a chance that the competition rewards are real and would be fairly given out?)) (Dual Blade King) When Ji Biyu read the message, there was an incredible expression on her face. ''Did all of them had eaten the wrong medicine today? They are calculating behind Frozen Flame using the same tools they bought from them,'' She thought. A while ago, all these people weren''t even aware of the chatting group concept, that''s why they didn''t know that the tool they were using even have any connection with Frozen Flame after they had refined it, unlike them Ji Biyu had seen how the instruments in the Frozen Flame Branch in Snow Jade City works and has some knowledge about it, moreover, too many people chat every day so how could they keep an eye on our conversation was what they thought. But still, in her eyes, they were being too reckless. She decided to reply in a way that does not offend or displease Frozen Flame, she doesn''t want to make an enemy with them because she was fine with having a strong enemy but not an unknown enemy. ((I have only met one Guardian until now, and talked to another. From what I know they are extremely confident in their strength and are quite prideful, they don''t actually care much about money or resources when trading so I believe there is a chance that they might really give out the mentioned rewards without playing dirty,)) Ji Biyu said. She gave only half of her evaluation or she would have also mentioned a lot more things than just that. ((I see, if I am right @The_Death''s_Envoy you too had a deal with Frozen Flame so what are your thoughts?)) (Dual Blade King) Sung Lee was a low key in normal people''s eyes, but the big shots who had been in Golden Bird Continent and had done a lot of business in the underworld for years already knew some past of Black Scorpion Sect so they naturally added it''s current Sect master to the group. They also knew that Black Scorpion Sect was protecting the Myriad Auction Branch in their city so they might be allied but still they didn''t hesitate to add him to the group the reason being¡­ his sect''s reputation. Black Scorpion Sect gave huge priority to principles, they never sold out their client in hundred years of history, once they even had to go on an all-out war with other sects for such a thing but they still kept quiet this let them built a high reputation in the underworld. This was the reason they weren''t worried about him selling them out. ((If you ask me, then I am 90% sure that they will really hand out those rewards,)) (The Death''s Envoy) ((Huh? So sure, have you already submitted to them?)) (Jade Mountain King) ((I don''t doubt the accuracy of your news but are you guessing it or have some base to prove that?)) (Black Crow) Ji Biyu was also slightly surprised but quietly waited for his response. If it was before Sung Lee might have doubted it but Rex had casually given him a Spirit rank High-grade level tailored made versatile weapon as a meeting gift, even if Rex was scheming this shows that they are domineering enough to use such things in scheming. ((If the rewards were at a level of Spirit rank Top grade then I might have some doubts but the reward is at the level of Spirit rank High grade so I believe that they can really give it out. If anyone wants proof, then we can strike a deal in private later on,)) (The Death''s Envoy) Everyone was silent. They had some doubt but they already started to believe in Frozen Flame''s words after they heard what Sung Lee said. Sung Lee wasn''t an idiot, he wouldn''t give out the proof for free. ((Hmm¡­ If you say that then I believe that there is a high chance that they can give out the rewards, this concludes our meeting. by the way @Misty_Fairy @The_Death''s_Envoy there was something I want to ask of you two,)) (Jade Mountain King) ((What is it?)) (The Death''s Envoy) ((If it''s not too much then I will consider it,)) (Misty Fairy) ((You see, until a few weeks ago I was in seclusion and my sect is quite far from Corentis so Shadow Lord might have forgotten about sending me a high-grade card, and I have no way of contacting him, I heard that a 5 Star Cardholder can contact them so¡­.. Can you two put up a word for me,)) (Jade Mountain King) ((Can you two put up a word for me + 1)) (Dual Blade King) ((Can you two put up a word for me + 2)) (Black Crow) ((Can you two put up a word for me + 3)) (Great Sky Ruler) ((Can you two put up a word for me + 4)) (One Sword Immortal) ((Can you two put up a word for me + 5)) (Thunder Fist Monarch) ((Can you two put up a word¡­.)) ((¡­)) (Misty Fairy) ((¡­)) (The Death''s Envoy) Several fellow members of the group that were hidden in the shadows until now quickly popped up their heads out one by one, leaving those two speechless. 318 Chapter 312 : : Ray Weapons Unlike in real work where he had to try experimenting with real things, waste precious material in failures, and get distracted by certain wordily desired, in the virtual world he was the only one, there was no disturbance, no need to worry about wasting precious material or wasting priceless time in collecting the materials again. Before coming out he had taken a bath inside. It was a mystery what would the people of Golden Bird Continent think if they know that the one-liter millennium spirit water mentioned in the second prize is actually from Shadow Lord''s bathroom. Rex walked in the garden while calculating the gains. ''To think I not only completed the Predator series Combat Bots blueprint, but Project Arms also reached the middle phase, with the combined knowledge between the two I have made unexpected gains. Now I also understand what Zakiya was talking about when she mentioned Law Arrays¡­'' Rex thought while taking a stroll in the garden. [A wild Jiang Shuang has appeared!] Rex sighed. He then turned towards him as he spoke. "Now What?" Rex said. He now fully believed that whenever Jiang Shuang appears he would bring a problem related to business with him. Rex didn''t respond instead he observed him and noticed that he was wearing earplugs. {That... I don''t know where should I start from¡­ Yesterday Little Aru came to me and started coughing, I thought he had some problem like dry throat so I took out my special spirit orange juice to share with him but who knew that he would fiercely start screaming all of a sudden. I didn''t know why did he get so angry just after looking at the spirit orange juice, by the time he stopped screaming, my ears also stopped listening, I was still fortunate to have Heaven Venerable cultivation base, the poor maid cleaning the room was not that lucky and directly fainted. Rex didn''t know what to say. The second Jiang Shaung mentioned the name of Little Aru, he remembered that he was the one who threw the pot at him, the spirit orange juice was innocent. [Wait¡­ Little Aru is not even one year old,] ''Don''t mind the small details, my Act''s effect is still maxed out,'' Rex thought. Jiang Shuang slightly nodded in understanding, he decided never to drink spirit orange juice in Frozen Flame City, no matter what. Seeing how resolute Rex was when saying that, Jiang Shuang couldn''t refute in any way. After a brief talk, Rex headed to his workshop and put the blueprints to use. A few days later¡­ The open ground behind the castle garden¡­ Rex was sharing a table with Jiang Shuang, at present, they were both looking at the three combat bots standing in a line. The three combat bots were different from all the series until now, they were of the humanoid category but didn''t have much resemblance except their base body structure, their size was around 40% bigger than an adult human being. Their face didn''t had any human face resemblance, instead of two they had three round eye sockets which were arranged in a triangular formation at three nodes and had equal distance from each other. All three of them were naturally cameras for switching between close, mid, and long-range quickly, hence they only looked like three red pearls and not pupils. The bots didn''t have a black-gold or black-silver pattern but red-purple. All three of them were facing the training metal puppets placed around 200 meters away from them. "Give me their heads," Rex said after bringing his smart band closer to his mouth. Their red pearl-like eyes shined for a brief moment before all three of them raised their right hand and pointed at the three training puppets far away. Suddenly, the metallic joints around their fingers and palm area moved and were replaced at a face pace, their hands soon transformed completely, now instead of fingers or palm they had three silver barrels sticking out of their arms. A bright white radiance appeared at the opening of the three muzzles. "Extinction Ray Cannons?" Jiang Shuang subconsciously blurted out. ....ZZzzzzzzzz... Three beam of lights were shot from the three barrels one by one, in an instant, all training puppets had three visible holes in their head and molten metal was flowing out of them. "They use the same technology as Extinction Ray Cannon, although their destruction power is far lesser than those cannons but their penetration force, and energy consumptions are significantly reduced. Don''t think that this is the only weapon these Predator series Bots have, their whole body is installed with several different types of ray weapons and arrays. Even if they cannot fly with their combat abilities they can take down anyone in 1 Km range, I haven''t used them in battle so I am not sure about their realm combat power but if that attack hit a Golden Core expert on their head, chest or dantian... they are done for," Rex said. As Rex finished speaking, another figure in black approached them, he was carrying a tray in hands with two bowls on it after arriving near the table, he placed the bowls in front of Rex and Jiang Shuang. Jiang Shuang looked at the figure with some pain in his heart. From body built, the figure looked like a fully matured thin man, he was wearing a black tuxedo, paint, shoes, and white gloves that covered his hands. his overall getup was resembling a head butler, but he was covering his face with a silver mask that only had two curved almond-shaped eye sockets but that too had black glass preventing others from seeing his eyes. The man had shoulder-length black hairs tied into a ponytail behind his head and the color of his skin around his neck was glossy and chocolatey similar to Rex''s bloodline form. "Master Rex, here is the Seven Spiced Herb Delicacy you ordered," The man spoke in a polite tone but his voice sounded somewhat emotionless. "Brother Rex, you sure it''s an Assistant series Combat Bot? It feels like you have used some evil ways to control a human," Jiang Shuang said while staring at the men in black. "Hehe... It will obliviously resemble a humanoid creature because this was what I intended to achieve when making him. It''s no less expensive than making a Predators series Bot you know. Although Mr. Black doesn''t have any weapons in his body but the AI system in him is more advanced than others. He has generation two Smart Brain in him, his learning speed and intelligence is high, I don''t need to worry about him betraying me and you saw it right... he can even cook after watching Lucia do it, hmm... the taste is still a bit lacking though," Rex said while tasting the soup. When Jiang Shuang first saw Mr. Black he didn''t believe his words at all, and when he tried to sense his life force, an invisible barrier stopped him from probing Mr. Black''s body. "But I don''t understand why you made him, it was better to just make a Predator series V Combat Bot and hide him in the storage ring, their combat abilities are also superior, what can he do using external weapons," Jiang Shuang didn''t think that it was a good idea to invest money in things that are not worth it. ''He doesn''t understand... Mr. Black is like a walking scanner that can scan, analyze, and learn things from watching like other bots, with him keeping an eye on others while acting as a human I won''t need to use clones to keep a watch. And show off is also one thing, it sounds funny but when people see you at the high position they serve you better, I have no plan of acting low key then do face slapping whatsoever,'' Rex thought. "Who says that just because he doesn''t have an inbuilt weapon, he cannot fight in a better way," Rex waved his hand and an equipment resembling a thin but long gun and a rectangular magazine like battery appeared in his hand. "It''s a Lvl 2 Ray Weapon at a level similar to Spirit rank Mid grade weapon, it''s called Ray Gun. It uses the same principles as Extinction Ray Cannon but in a more sophisticated way, you see this Mini-Qi battery, it can store Qi from the user in advance than after connecting it to the Ray Gun one can fire without wasting their Qi. Furthermore, the weapon requires ID access to use, so we don''t need to worry about it being stolen, if someone tries to use it and fails three times in succession it will automatically self destruct," Rex said as he loaded the magazine into the flat long-barreled silver gun resembling a long-barreled UZI submachine gun. He then threw it towards Mr. Black. Mr. Black efficiently caught it like he had practiced this for years, without any further orders he pointed the gun at one of the training puppets with deformed head and fire three shots at its chest. In the next moment, three more holes appeared on the puppet, although they were narrow compared to the holes on its head but their penetration power wasn''t much less than them. "This... Brother Rex, if you knew how to make weapons like that before, then why didn''t you make them before, the overall power of Frozen Flame would have increased by a big margin already of you had done that," Jiang Shuang suddenly asked. Rex first took a spoon, drank some soup then spoke. "It''s not good to be that greedy, at that time we weren''t strong enough to keep such weapons, many peoples won''t be able to hold back after seeing them. Furthermore, it''s quite troublesome and time-consuming to make them, I will keep their production rate low and won''t use them until necessary for now," Rex said. "Hmmm... it''s true too, I just remembered, Little Jiang also wishes to go to Myriad Beast Continent, so if you don''t mind...." Jiang Spoke slowed down by the end of the sentence. "I don''t mind taking one more person with me, but there is a high chance that would I need to reveal some of my cards while switching between different identities there... Tell me something, will it be alright if she knows about the identity secret too?" Rex asked. Jiang Shuang''s eyes shined, he vigorously nodded his head. "Then tell her the same conditions I told you, if she agrees we will sign a contract," Rex said while eating the soup. Jiang Shuang smiled bitterly. He could put his life at stake but things were different when it comes to his child. "Haha... Brother Jiang listens to the whole thing, I trust you and Little Jiang is a smart girl I won''t make her sign the real contract, I will just make a fake contract and then let her sign it. I just want her to believe that she had signed a contract, even if she reveals it she won''t suffer any loss okay?" Rex said. With his current strength, things won''t go too bad even if his identity was revealed but if something happened to Jiang Qing because of the contract then his relation with Jiang Shuang will be affected as a result he might lose a trusted and capable partner which is not good for the future of the organization. Jiang Shuang sighed in relief, if it was a fake contract then he can take it. "Oh, looks like Aiden and others are back, they brought other captured demi-human with them let''s go and see..." Rex suddenly stood up and said. -4 Guide to the Upper Realm part-1 The Middle Realm has a total of four main continents and several hidden lands or islands Don''t looks at just the number of these four main continents even the smallest main continent in middle realm is bigger than all five continents in the lower realm combined The name of these four continents are as follows:- Demonic Fiend Continent, Golden Bird Continent, Peaceful Heaven Continent and Myriad Beast Continent These continent are not only the home of humans but there are various races that live in middle realm for example Demon Race, Elf Race, Dwarf Race, Monster Race and Beast Race or Demi-Human Race These are just main categories there is also further classifications between them like in Elves there is Forest Elf, High Elf, Dark Elf etc Although all these races are at peace right now but they are not in harmony at all places The most hated race in all these races is Demon Race.. the reason is because of wars in the past Although almost everyone is at peace right now but the hatred cannot be washed that easily Although Demons are not liked much and hated but its not like they are banned from any continent its just many people does not like their presence Demon Race are born with strong physique and they can convert normal Qi in to demonic Qi which is one grade above in quality Other races also have these type of ability like some Elves are capable of using the vitality of forest to increase their strength in battle and by a big margin at that Dwarfs are inborn experts when it comes to crafting, it is said that Dwarfs used to live underground at old times and they even had made a whole kingdom underground this tells what Dwarfs are capable of Now lets talk about the places where these Races live ...¡­. Demonic Fiend Continent: It is a paradise for Demons and the ones who cultivate dark attribute this continent have high concentration of Yin type Qi mostly dark Qi on it because of the flora, fauna and the resources that are found there This continent is home of various type of demons and its rare for someone of other race to go to this continent ...¡­. Myriad Beast Continent: This continent is the home of various type of Beast Race or Demi-Human Race but it doesn''t mean that other races don''t live there you can also find other races like Humans, Dwarfs there its just that the highest population there is of Beast Race or Demi-Human race then comes Monster Race and after that is other races The Monster Race mentioned here doesn''t mean the same monster beast which does not have high intelligence and live like animals but the type who have high intelligence and can even transform into humans because of their high cultivation base ...¡­.. Peaceful Heaven Continent: This is the largest continent in all four continents and its also the most developed continent among the four, there is no particular race here that rules it or have very high position, people from every race live here together And even the hatred towards demons here is very less compared to other continents, every race here have equal value, they work together and lives in unity that''s why the forces in this continent have the highest battle power and no one would dare to attack it carelessly The people in Peaceful Haven Continent believe in living together and grow together that''s why there are not much contradiction between the people that live there ...¡­.. Golden Bird Continent: This continent is called Golden Bird Continent for a reason its because of the riches and resources that are found here, it is said that even a beggar here have enough money and resources to cross the threshold of rich peoples in other continent¡­ although its just a saying but it proves how much riches this continent have The word poverty does not exist here even a small clan here can have more money than a big clan in other continents Now the question is even after all these thing why is this continent is behind Peaceful Heaven Continent then the answer is its because of contradictions The race with highest population here in this continent is Human Race, yes human race is the leading race here and the second race with the highest population here is Demi-Human Race, Human Race here is not much fond of other races mostly Demi-Humans that''s why if they see a talent rising in Demi-Humans then they will try to suppress it instead of promoting it Demi-Humans aside even if they would see a talented youngster appearing in other clan of fellow Human Race who is more capable than their own clan''s next generation then they will try to kill that talent so that their clan is not left behind others Jealousy, Envy and Greed these are the shackles that had stopped the growth of the whole continent The humans here are not directly called Human Race but Human Race of Golden Bird Continent by others which shows what kind of attitude people of other continents have towards them But even after all that people still compare Golden Bird Continent to Peaceful Heaven Continent because it has the qualifications ...¡­ Although there are many powerful forces including various sects, alliances, kingdoms, clans..etc in these continent but there is no force here which can rule a whole continent Humans are jack of all trades but master of none¡­.. That''s a saying for human race in upper realms because every race have particular innate talent in something that surpasses others but Humans doesn''t have something like that they are good at everything but its hard to be called excellent in something But there are always evildoers in Human Race whose talent surpasses others and they are capable of defeating others in their own game like surpassing Dwarfs in craftsmanship or Elves in archery -3 Guide to the Upper Realm part-2 From what Rex''s knows the flame that are born between heaven and earth are divided into two types These two types are ''Inborn'' and ''Acquired'' As for the grades, all the flames are divided into three main grades Monster Flame\u003e\u003eEssence Flame\u003e\u003eKarmic Flame The grades of these flames are based on their strength and the difference in their kind Lets start with the types of flame When someone is born with a flame, mostly monster beast then that flame is their Inborn flame which means all the Monster Fire in the world are type of ''Inborn Flame'' but only when these flame are within that monster beast but when they dies then their is a chance that the flame won''t disappear for a while and in that time if someone refines that flame then it becomes the ''Acquired Flame'' of the refiner Acquired flame is basically a flame that the user obtains from outside their body Inborn Flame becomes strong with their holder''s cultivation base but Acquired Flames need to be cultivated, their user needs to provide them flame essence of other flames to make them strong and it takes a lot of effort and resources to do that, but we can also do the same thing with Inborn Flame to make it strong.. it means its not easy for a person with a small background to do cultivate a flame All this also means that all ''Essence Flame'' and ''Karmic Flame'' that are born in nature are Acquired Flame An Inborn Flame may become strong like them because of very high cultivation base of the user or because of user''s efforts and resources that they spent on cultivating it but they will not be directly called Essence Flame or Karmic Flame Instead they will be called ''Inborn Essence Flame'' or ''Inborn Karmic Flame'' Normal Monster Flame, Essence Flame and Karmic flame also have their own ranking given by Alchemist Association and Artifact Association Now one thing that should be remembered is it is difficult to refine a flame and as the ranking increases it becomes more difficult to refine a flame The easiest flame to refine is a Monster Flame then comes Essence Flame and then Karmic Flame Even if one can refine a flame they might spent years to just get some control over their flame whereas someone might gain very high control over their flame in just few days.. Its all about their compatibility with the flame As for those who can refine more than one flame and use them can be defined as experts who''s talent in flame cannot be described by just words Monster, Essence and Karmic¡­..These flames are divided into three different grades because of their nature Monster Flames is all about the flame with high temperature Unlike Monster Flame.. Essence Flame can have an attribute in them example.. Poison + Flame = Poison Flame But finding an Essence Flame is not so easy.. an Essence flame only born in places with high spiritual Qi or if a certain condition is met but one thing for sure it takes thousands of years for one Essence Flame to born And the last one is Karmic Flame, the main thing that is different in this flame from other type of flames is that it has a will of its own Or more like a type of consciousness like when the user wants it do something then it will do it on its own and not only that if the flame feels that someone is attacking its master then it will counter attack on its own as for the power of a Karmic Flame it doesn''t even needs to be mentioned it can easily change the whole battlefield into a flame purgatory But because of all this it is very hard to refine a Karmic Flame it cannot be refined by just using force or the flame would rather self destruct with the user who is trying to refine it than being forcibly refined due to its will But the rarity of a Karmic Flame is more than ten times of an Essence Flame that''s why if the news of a Karmic Flame being born leaks then it is something for which even the big shots in the Higher realm will move There is one more important thing to remember once an ''Essence Flame'' or a ''Karmic Flame'' is fully merged with someone and that person has fully subdued the flame then that means that the flame has fully accepted the flame holder as its master then it means that the flame cannot be ''Separated'' from its user anymore and even when the user will die the flame will disappear with the user And Inborn flame is also like that because its born with someone and also fully accepts their user that''s why it too can never be separated by its user This rule is not applied to an Acquired Monster Flame They are never fully merged with someone because they were an Inborn Flame just before becoming an Acquired Flame but if their strength increased and somehow they become an Essence Flame then they will go through a full transformation and can fully merge with the user But its too hard and expensive to promote a flame ''s grade.. although its hard but people who can''t subdue strong flame first subdue weak flames and promote them like that to get a strong flame¡­ this is a method mostly used by rich second generation of big clans or people with high status because it not only increases their strength but also their fame after all it requires high mental strength, strong will and one have to go through intense pain for them to be able to refine a strong flame -2 Guide to the Upper Realm part-3 Dao Comprehension Stage\u003e\u003eHuman Venerable Stage\u003e\u003eEarth Venerable Stage\u003e\u003eHeaven Venerable Stage\u003e\u003eCore Forming Stage\u003e\u003eGolden Core Stage\u003e\u003eCore Breaking Stage\u003e\u003eSky Body Formation Stage Dao Comprehension Stage, Core Forming Stage, Golden Core Stage, Core Breaking Stage and Sky Body Formation Stage are divided into nine sub stages starting form 1st and 9th is the peak Human Venerable, Earth Venerable and Heaven Venerable are divided into four sub stages Early\u003e\u003eIntermediate\u003e\u003eLate\u003e\u003ePeak Dao Comprehension Stage cultivators can only be outer disciples at most in an average sect and Earth Venerable stage cultivator can become core disciple or inner elders while the Core Forming Stage can become the sect master If it is a strong sect then their sect master can even reach Golden Core Stage if they have a powerhouse above it then it can become a peak sect _____________________ Attributes \u0026 Elements:- Although the increase in every stage gives a lot of benefit but these benefit are not same for every race For example even if an Elf does not cultivate their lifespan can easily reach 400 to 500 years and when they cultivate it increases again One thing that needs to be remembered is that it is not necessary that someones''s Qi has an attribute although in lower realm one cannot become Spirit King without attribute Qi but in upper realm the condition changes Someone might not have a single attribute while others may born with multiple attributes Many people in upper realm uses the word element instead of attribute for example they call fire attribute Qi.. fire element Qi Many races also very high affinity with specific attribute or element for example most of Elves have very high affinity with Wood Element, Dwarfs have very high affinity with Earth Element and good affinity with Fire Element _____________________________ Laws:- Laws are like concept or a rule, a form of heavenly laws that are around us and manage the world like how a seed grows into a trees, how we grow old and die or how the fire can burn the wood to ashes all this are related to laws but we can''t see them or even sense them When someone can understand even tiniest essence of a certain element or attribute then they can invoke the power of laws For example: The law of Fire, The Law of Earth¡­ etc The comprehension of law is divided into 6 stages Entry\u003e\u003eSmall Accomplishment\u003e\u003eBig Accomplishment\u003e\u003eFull Mastery\u003e\u003ePerfection\u003e\u003eReturn to Nature Note: if two people at same cultivation stage comprehend the same law at same comprehension stage then it does not mean they can use it in same way For example someone comprehends The Wood Law at Big Accomplishments stage and gets an ability that allows him to such the vitality of a large area in a forest to increase his or her strength does not mean everyone will gain this ability when they will achieve this stage in Wood Law other''s might gain a ability that will allow them heal others _____________________________ Pills:- Normal pills are graded from 1st to 9th such as 1st Grade\u003e\u003e2nd Grade\u003e\u003e3rd Grade\u003e\u003e4th Grade\u003e\u003e5th Grade\u003e\u003e6th Grade\u003e\u003e7th Grade\u003e\u003e8th Grade\u003e\u003e9th Grade The grading of normal pills are finished here but only for normal pills because above normal pill comes spirit pills Spirit pills are also grades from 1st to 9th like normal pills but they are called spirit pills because one needs to use spirit herbs to make them Normal herbs and spirit herbs are also graded like these pills Alchemist Grading:- The Alchemist Association has graded Alchemist in ranks depending on the grade of the pills they can refine that are as follows Apprentice Alchemist(Grade 1-2)\u003e\u003eAlchemist Master(Grade 3-4)\u003e\u003eAlchemist Grand Master(Grade 5-6)\u003e\u003eAlchemist Great Grand Master(Grade 7-9) These are the alchemist grades for those who can only refine normal pills those who can refine spirit pills are called ''Spirit Alchemist'' After one reaches peak of Alchemist Great Grand Master they can try to breakthrough to next stage which are Spirit Alchemy Master(Grade 1-2)\u003e\u003eSpirit Alchemy Grand Master(Grade 3-4)\u003e\u003eSpirit Alchemy King(Grade 5-6)\u003e\u003eSpirit Alchemy Emperor(Grade 7-9) The total Spirit Alchemy King in middle realm can be counted on the fingers of one hand As for Spirit Alchemy Emperor, the only known Spirit Alchemy Emperor in middle realm is the head of Alchemist Association ___________________________ Weapon:- Weapons and tools have grades such as follows Normal Weapon\u003e\u003eSpirit Weapon\u003e\u003eTreasure Artifact Normal weapon are grades from 1st to 9th Then comes Spirit Weapon which are divided into four grades Low Grade\u003e\u003eMiddle Grade\u003e\u003eHigh Grade\u003e\u003eTop Grade Spirit weapons are called spirit weapon because they are soul bound it means they need to be refined by their user sot hat others cannot utilize their real power one can channel their Qi through a spirit weapon to increase the power behind their attack and give it an attribute Treasure Artifact are similar to Spirit Weapons they are also soul bound and are also divided in four grades Low Grade\u003e\u003eMiddle Grade\u003e\u003eHigh Grade\u003e\u003eTop Grade Treasure Artifact have two difference compared to a Spirit Weapon The first difference is Treasure Artifact can merge with the user''s body which means they can be stored into our body like someone had a armor treasure artifact then they can make it appear on their body anytime they want And the other difference is they can have a skill with them..Yes Treasure Artifact might come with a skill like they have a fire based attack skill, water based defense skill¡­etc Normal Artifact Refiner Grading: The Artifact Refiners Association has graded Artifact Refiners in ranks depending on the grade of the weapons they can refine that are as follows Apprentice Artifact Refiner(Grade 1-2)\u003e\u003eArtifact Refining Master(Grade 3-4)\u003e\u003eArtifact Refining Grand Master(Grade 5-6)\u003e\u003eArtifact Refining Great Grand Master(Grade 7-9) After one reaches peak of Artifact Refining Great Grand Master they can try to breakthrough to next stage which are Spirit Artifact Refiner Grading: Spirit Artifact Master(Low Grade)\u003e\u003eSpirit Artifact Grand Master(Middle Grade)\u003e\u003eSpirit Artifact King(High Grade)\u003e\u003eSpirit Artifact Emperor(Top Grade) Spirit Artifact Master are capable of refining Low Grade Spirit Weapon Spirit Artifact Grand Master are capable of refining Middle Grade Spirit Weapon Spirit Artifact King are capable of refining High Grade Spirit Weapon Spirit Artifact Emperor are capable of refining Top Grade Spirit Weapon Note 1: someone needs to reach the stage above Spirit Artifact Emperor to refine a Treasure Artifact but we will talk about it later Rex does not know about Treasure Artifacts _____________________________ Talisman:- Normal Talisman\u003e\u003eSpirit Talisman Normal Talisman: 1st to 9th Grade Spirit Talisman: 1st to 9th Grade Normal Talisman Master ranking: Talisman Apprentice(Grade 1-2)\u003e\u003eTalisman Master(Grade 3-4)\u003e\u003eTalisman Grand Master(Grade 5-6)\u003e\u003eTalisman Great Grand Master(Grade 7-9) Spirit Talisman Master ranking: Spirit Talisman Master(Grade 1-2)\u003e\u003eSpirit Talisman Grand Master(Grade 3-4)\u003e\u003eSpirit Talisman King(Grade 5-6)\u003e\u003eSpirit Talisman Emperor(Grade 7-9) _____________________________ Arrays:- Normal Arrays\u003e\u003eSpirit Arrays Normal Arrays: 1st to 9th Grade Spirit Arrays: 1st to 9th Grade Normal Array Master ranking: Array Apprentice(Grade 1-2)\u003e\u003eArray Master(Grade 3-4)\u003e\u003eArray Grand Master(Grade 5-6)\u003e\u003eArray Great Grand Master(Grade 7-9) Spirit Array Master ranking: Spirit Array Master(Grade 1-2)\u003e\u003eSpirit Array Grand Master(Grade 3-4)\u003e\u003eSpirit Array King(Grade 5-6)\u003e\u003eSpirit Array Emperor(Grade 7-9) _____________________________ Inscriptions:- Normal Inscriptions\u003e\u003eSpirit Inscriptions Normal Inscriptions: 1st to 9th Grade Spirit Inscriptions: 1st to 9th Grade Normal Inscriptions Master ranking: Inscriptions Apprentice(Grade 1-2)\u003e\u003eInscription Master(Grade 3-4)\u003e\u003eInscription Grand Master(Grade 5-6)\u003e\u003eInscription Great Grand Master(Grade 7-9) Spirit Array Master ranking: Spirit Inscription Master(Grade 1-2)\u003e\u003eSpirit Inscription Grand Master(Grade 3-4)\u003e\u003eSpirit Inscription King(Grade 5-6)\u003e\u003eSpirit Inscription Emperor(Grade 7-9) _________________ Note 2: Inscription Master, Array Master and Talisman Master profession have a lot in common that''s why if someones have enough resources, time and good innate talent they can follow multiple profession at the same time or can switch between them Note 3: Alchemist and Artifact Refiner profession requires a flame to follow them -1 Guide to Upper Realm part - 4 Normal Monster Beast are ranked from 1st to 9th rank and are sub divided into four stages Initial Phase\u003e\u003eMiddle Phase\u003e\u003eLate Phase\u003e\u003eFinal Phase If a Monster Beast surpasses the 9th rank then they can become a Spirit Beast Monster Beast\u003e\u003eSpirit Beast Spirit Beasts are divided into 7 main stages: Monster Soldier\u003e\u003eMonster Elite\u003e\u003eMonster General\u003e\u003eMonster King\u003e\u003eMonster Emperor\u003e\u003eMonster Venerable\u003e\u003e((Calamity Lord)) All these main stages are divided into 4 sub stages: Early\u003e\u003eMiddle\u003e\u003eLate\u003e\u003ePeak The higher rank they reach the higher Intelligence they will posses, It is not too rare for a spirit beast to posses high intelligence which is enough to talk like humans After one reaches Calamity Lord they can cultivate like other cultivators and their cultivation stage will be same as others but they will not have to start from zero their initial cultivation stage will be Sky Body Formation Stage The strength comparison of Monster Beast, Spirit Beast and others is like that 9th rank Monster Beast''s strength is approximately equal to the strength Dao Comprehension Stage cultivators Spirit Beast strength levels:- Monster Soldier = Human Venerable Stage Monster Elite = Earth Venerable Stage Monster General = Heaven Venerable Stage Monster King = Core Forming Stage Monster Emperor = Golden Core Stage Monster Venerable = Core Breaking Stage Calamity Lord = Sky Body Formation Stage The comparison above is when an average monster beast meets a genius cultivator of the equal cultivation stage and if the cultivator is also average then the monster beast have high chances to win For example if an average Monster King meets an average Core Forming Stage cultivator then the Spirit Beast can easily win the battle because of their tough physique they have the advantage in battle Once a Spirit Beast reaches Calamity Lord stage they can transform into a humanoid form _____________ Beast Race or Demi-Human Race looks similar to Monster Race but they are different Beast Race or Demi-Human: In Beast Race the newborn baby is like a human baby with some features resembling a monster beast like having animal like ears, tail, eyes.. etc and as their strength rises they becomes capable of hiding these distinctive features and can completely look like humans But with training they can also transform in a humanoid beast form which can increase their battle strength by a lot Monster Race: Genetically Monster beast and Spirit Beast are both type of monster race whether when they have low intelligence or high intelligence But the Monster Beast and spirit beast that are born with high intelligence does not accept monster beast or spirit beast with low intelligence as their own If a Monster Beast gains high intelligence or born with it then its decedents will also have high intelligence than usual For example the descendants of a Calamity Lord will always have high intelligence even when they do not have humanoid form because of their weak cultivation base In the end Monster Race consists of Monster Beast and Spirit Beast with high intelligence Note: The biggest difference between Monster Race and Beast Race or Demi-Human is Monster Race have monster core to cultivate while Beast Race or Demi-Human Race have dantian to cultivate Note; Many from Monster Race looks similar to Beast Race or Demi-Human Race because of their humanoid form 319 Chapter 313 : : Freed Slaves No content 320 Chapter 314 : : Four Gargoyles Refiner Outside Zakiya''s current residence¡­ Rex was sharing a table with Zakiya, he was holding an empty wine glass in his hands. Zakiya would let him have the dilute wine once a week so he could maintain control over his bloodthirsty state, today was one of those days. "So how is your inner world?" Zakiya asked while enjoying her wine. She didn''t ask, what is your inner world because she knew Rex might not trust her enough to reveal that much so easily, it takes time to nurture trust between each other. "It''s a short cubic room with every side 80 meters long," Rex said with a smile. Zakiya''s eyes flickered before she calmed down and spoke. "Don''t worry, the size of the inner world doesn''t actually represent its true potential. Although it''s rare there are ways to strengthen the inner world too. There is nothing certain in this world, you can''t expect things to always go your way, we will make up for it in the future," Zakiya consoled him so he doesn''t lose confidence, but she was also surprised she didn''t know how someone who breakthrough on their own can have a small inner world. After thinking, that no one is perfect and Rex has talent but he also has some defect she was relieved. He too is a normal living being, heavens are somewhat fair after all... She thought. But the second this thought appeared, Rex extinguished it with his cold words. "But I got the inner world special ability," Rex said with a blooming smile. He was observing Zakiya''s expression and her tone, if she had reacted in a way that looked disappointed then he would have never even mentioned the special ability but she didn''t so he decided to mention its presence. Zakiya was taking a sip when she heard it and as a result, she emptied the whole glass before looking at Rex. Heavens are unfair after all... She thought. She didn''t ask what ability he got, she knew Rex enough, if he wanted to tell what ability it was then he would have already started speaking. But he didn''t, which only means he just wanted to let her know that his inner world is not weak. "The cases like you are not impossible though," Zakiya sighed. "Oh, there are cases like that?" Rex asked with interest. "Exceptions are everywhere, I heard a centuries-old tale about a peerless genius of Ancient Sun Born Clan. According to the tale, even after he reached the Core Breaking stage he wasn''t able to awaken his inner world, as a result, he had trouble in breakthrough and got stuck at Core Breaking stage. People started to laugh at him saying a genius became trash, he kept trying to advance for five decades but nothing happened but one day his inner world finally awakened. Rex raised his eyebrow, the fact that a person didn''t give up for five decades and still cultivated was in itself showed how strong his willpower was but to kill the Sky Body Formation stage and summoning the inner world into reality? Although he dare not say that he is invincible as the universe is filled with things that go beyond common sense but even he felt it was a little exaggerated. Rex wasn''t surprised that the genius was still at Core Breaking stage even after being in Higher Realm, Zakiya had told him that although people there can normally be born at Golden Core stage but some Ancient Clan''s will use pills to degrade the cultivation of their geniuses so they could cultivate again while getting much more experience, a solid foundation and can understand the essence of cultivation before advancing to important stages that can strengthen their path to immortality. In fact, from what she said Rex knew that her father also did the same with her. "Hehe... Would heavens even allow such existence? Even when we refine a spirit rank pill for the first time, we have to face a heavenly trail and he was able to get away with gaining a little sun-like inner world?" Rex said. "Who said he was able to easily get away with it, just after two days he gained this inner world, he had to face Celestial Tribulation," Zakiya said. "Celestial Tribulation? Was thunder tribulation not enough anymore?" Rex said. "Celestial Tribulation is different from thunder tribulation, it occurs when someone does something that hasn''t been done before while breaking the limit, in our world. The power of Celestial Tribulation depends on the person who activated it, when I comprehended Shadow Law for the first time I also experienced one after seven days, it''s very dangerous but if you survive then the gift it gives you are also on a different level," Zakiya said in a prideful tone. "Hmm... I see, teacher I was curious about it all this time, but how can you comprehend a law that hasn''t existed before? I mean how can you sense a rule related to shadow when you didn''t know if it existed," Rex asked. Zakiya stared at him for a few seconds before she started laughing. "Hahaha... Haven''t existed? Sense rule related to shadow? You have comprehended so many laws but is still asking such a silly question. Let me guess you think Flame Law, Ice Law, Water Law, Shadow Law are all different rules right? Silly disciple they are all the same, it depends on you that in which way you learned to use it, see this," Zakiya pointed at the glass jug placed on the tabled, it was filled with water. "Consider the water in the jug is the rule or we can say the laws in the world, it doesn''t have any form or color, now if you drop red color in it then it will become red, if you drop blue color in it then it would become blue, if you drop green color in it then it will become green. Law is just like this, if you comprehend it with the knowledge and experience related to fire then it will become Flame Law for you. If you comprehend it with the knowledge and experience related to water then it will become Water Law. It''s the same with everything. There is no limit to what can become a law, remember Rex there was a person who comprehended Flame Law for the first time. There was also a person who comprehended Water Law for the first time, just like me who comprehended Shadow Law for the first time. The first is the hardest but now there will obliviously be more people who would comprehend Shadow Law in the future it just if they have my knowledge it would become easier for them. It''s not a surprise for a brat like you to not know it but after I saw just how many Law you have comprehended I thought you have already figured it out," Zakiya chuckled as she said. Rex''s eyes got wide in shock, he didn''t focus on all her words but there was one line that was echoing in his head ''Anything can become a Law,'' ''Anything can become a law right? Then my psychic powers too should be able to...'' An idea struck his hard, a crazy idea to use his psychic power as a law. As he grew stronger he began to realize that his psychic power had limitations when fighting powerful opponents who could wield the power of laws. For example, when Zakiya used Shadow Domain, or the time when Fairy Ren used the power of her Illusion Law in her inheritance, he wasn''t able to do anything with his psychic power but what if he could use a law related to psychic power? That way he won''t only not lose his path but would also become stronger, he would become the only one to have the power of a Law others don''t even understand similar to Zakiya. Rex took deep breaths to calm himself down. "You were able to condense an inner world with a special ability so I have a reward for you," Zakiya said with a smile. Rex''s eyes shined. Zakiya waved her hand and a pot size cauldron appeared in the mid-air and landed on the ground, the cauldron was pitch black, it had eight legs and four gargoyles like creature were carved out of its surface, the bat-like wings of gargoyles had covered most of the surface of the cauldron while their crimson red eyes made others feel like the gargoyles are staring at them. "Teacher, I do make potions but I don''t use a cauldron," Rex said with a poker face, the cauldron had a majestic aura to it but for him it was useless. "Ignorant disciple, it''s not a cauldron, do I look like an Alchemist to you? Alchemists have a pill cauldron to refine pills just like it we also have a refiner to refine Treasure Artifacts. This is a 4 Star refiner named Four Gargoyles Refiner, you can use it to refine a Treasure Artifact ranging from 1 Star grade to 4 Star grade and if you are good enough then you can even refine a 5 Star Treasure Artifact. I had used it in my early days but now I don''t need it anymore, I had taken my ownership from it, so its grade dropped from 6 Star to initial grade 4 Star," Zakiya said. ''Was it the best name she could think of?'' Rex nodded with a serious face. Zakiya had told him about Treasure Artifacts before, Treasure Artifacts are growth type artifacts that would become stronger with their user and would consume food just like a living being, but not nutritious food like humans do. The food can be anything, starting from a certain kind of Ore to Qi, if they are properly taken care of then their grade will increase if not, then it won''t make any progress, the damage it receives won''t heal and its grade can even decrease to its initial grade. When the owner of the Treasure Artifact cut ties with it, their grade will rapidly decrease until it reaches the grade it had before the cultivator took its ownership. The Four Gargoyles Refiner has similar characteristics to Treasure Artifact because in one way it too was a Treasure Artifact. "Now quickly refine it, then I will show you how to use a refiner," Zakiya said. Rex vigorously nodded. He was waiting to hear this for days, he quickly placed his hands on the cauldron then entered his Spiritual-Sense into it, the second he did, the four pair of red eyes on the refiner shined for a brief moment before they became normal again. Rex suddenly felt a burning sensation on his left arm, he pulled up his sliver and saw a black tattoo resembling a gargoyle head with two fierce red eyes. The tattoo was like a contract between him and the Refiner, now until he willed it no one can use it furthermore, if he dies without giving off the ownership of the Refiner then the refiner will self-destruct. It was a special characteristic of a Treasure Artifact because of which the user doesn''t need to worry about being killed for it. Right now, he could feel a deep connection with the Refiner, Rex pointed his finger towards it, the Refiner turned into a black light and disappeared in his body. Normally, it won''t be easy to refine someone else''s Treasure Artifact, but if its previous owner lets you do it willingly then the Treasure Artifact won''t resist, it was the same case with the Refiner. At this moment, Rex thought of something and looked at Zakiya. "Teacher, you once said that the Sword Maniac stole your sword, I don''t think that you were using a spirit weapon at that time and if it was a Treasure Artifact then why would he steal it, after all, he couldn''t use it even if he succeeds," Rex asked out of nowhere. When Zakiya heard it, her face was dark. "Hehe... I also thought the same thing and didn''t consider such a possibility and it was a mistake. He was known as a black horse in sword path, I ignored it and didn''t focus on any information related to him. One day I encountered him on my way, he challenged me out of nowhere, his cultivation was lower than me. As for me, I had never lost a match on the same cultivation base till now. I thought he was a young man filled with inspiration, I guessed he wanted some pointers so I accepted his challenges. He wanted to compare sword skills, although my main weapon was not a sword but it was related to a sword so I agreed to the conditions. I have to say he had high innate talent in swordsmanship but the difference in power and experience was big, I won without much effort but he was stubborn and didn''t admit defeat I got annoyed and thought he needed to be taught a lesson, I controlled my sword and targeted his stomach, my sword shot at him and pierced his stomach. Just at that time he shouted and admitted defeat, as a result, I stopped advancing my sword but at that time he grabbed the hilt of the sword that was still stuck in his stomach and said... I got defeated today, I don''t want to forget this defeat so I am borrowing this sword for a reminder and motivate myself to train hard. He said with a serious expression, I didn''t understand his meaning at that moment, but that thief activated his Space Law at perfection mastery for the first time, and before I could recall my sword he disappeared in the portal below him. I didn''t have time to chase him because my focus was on the Ancient Tomb I couldn''t waste time on such matters, at that time one of my comrades told me about him. The other nickname of that Sword Maniac was Sword Collector, he had ''borrowed'' swords from many peoples, he doesn''t ''borrow'' a sword for using them but just for his collection. If I knew that his main law was Space Law then like hell would I let him escape, after I go back I will settle this score with him," Zakiya said with a smile yet not a smile. Rex opened his mouth but no words came out, he didn''t know what to say at this time. 321 Chapter 315 : : Refining An Artifac No content 322 Chapter 316 : : Unexpected Traveling Companions No content 323 Chapter 317 : : This Is How We Catch Golden Core Stage Test Subjects Without Harming The Goods No content 324 Chapter 318 : : Alchemist City No content 325 Chapter 319 : : Alchemist Association No content 326 Chapter 320 : : Compensation "Oh, an Essence Flame? Interesting, let''s see if you even deserve it," Rex said with a sneer. In the next second, he activated Pyrokinesis and forced his control over the flame. Lee Jae Rin didn''t understand the meaning behind his words, he was just about to speak when he realized that his connection with the flame suddenly fluctuated, the flame became disoriented and stopped listening to his commands, Lee Jae Rin panicked for a few second but after that, he calmed down and focused, soon he successfully regained his control over the flame. At this time Jiang Qing and others had also come from afar and witnessed what was happening here. Rex looked at him in slight surprise, Lee Jae Rin regaining control over the essence flame meant that he had fully subdued the flame, he was highly compatible with flame and his synchronization level was also not low. "Well, that was a surprise. Hmm¡­ It''s good too, let me see how a fight using flames looks like," Rex said as he raised his left hand and the Scarlet Heavenly Flame appeared above his hand. Zhu Yuan was shocked. The Great Grand Master stopped screaming and looked at Rex with his mouth wide open, he seems to have completely forgotten about his frozen legs. The second his eyes landed on that flame, Lee Jae Rin was dumbstruck. The temperature of that scarlet flame was way higher than his essence flame, he was only able to get his essence flame because of the inheritance of the great alchemist ancestor in his family and had spent years to gain proper control over it, he never thought that a person who looked of the same age as him could control such strong flame especially when he lived in Golden Bird Continent. Rex was quite satisfied with their shocked expression, seeing them like that he wasn''t able to resist and raised his other hand with a serious expression on his face. "Hoo? If you are not good with hot flames then how about we make things a little cooler?" Rex said and in the next second, a deep blue flame appeared above his other hand. The high temperature of the room instantly cooled down. Lee Jae Rin sucked in a breath of cold air, the flame in his hand had long been disappeared. His mind went blank, never in his wildest dream did he think that he would meet someone who could wield two top-grade essence flames in Golden Bird Continent, especially when both the flames seems to have completely opposite attribute. The old men trio behind Rex was in no better condition, if they knew Rex could wield two essence flame then even if they were dead drunk and had Core Breaking peak stage cultivation base, they would still not dare attack him. At this level, whether Rex had backing or not didn''t matter at all, when the news of such alchemist getting killed goes out they would be slaughtered by some random angry alchemist anyway, who doesn''t want to wield two flames? Alchemist from all over the continent could wait in line for weeks if they get the chance to get some pointer from such a person to clear their doubts and progress further, Rex would be like a hen that lays golde- platinum egg for them. Jiang Qing was also filled with adoration for him. Right now, Lee Jae Rin''s mind was working at its full capability, suddenly his eyes shined. ''Wait I remember where have I read about this flame, although it''s not white or light blue but it''s cold like the Netherworld''s Ice Flame mentioned in the Hundred Lost Treasure Flames Book in the grand library, this flame actually exists and it has been subdued too,'' A big fukk appeared in his mind. His eyes started to shine like glitters, he didn''t have a single thought like snatching the flame or anything because once a flame-like that has been submitted to someone, it cannot be recovered, and vying for other''s flame is a taboo between alchemists. At this time, Lee Jae Rin finally tried to see through Rex''s cultivation base and realized that Rex aside he couldn''t see through the cultivation base of the bluebird sitting on his shoulder or the three old men beside him, he was only able to see through the girl standing on the side who was a Human Venerable. "If you have stared enough then let us begin, I don''t have tim- eh?" Rex was saying when Lee Jae Rin immediately got on his knees. "This Junior asks for forgiveness for offending senior," Lee Jae Rin said. ''What The Fukkk?'' Rex looked at him in confusion, he didn''t think that showing the two flames could have such an impact, he was expecting Lee Jae Rin to eye his flame get blinded by greed. The flame cannot be snatched from him but greed had no reasoning, Rex had confirmed it after meeting too many smarty pants on his way, one of the examples were the three old men standing behind him. He had already considered the outcome of offending the alchemist association, they would only come to trouble him because attacking their branch was a slap in the face for them but after they know his skill in potions they will likely cease their anger and he could strike a deal with them for future business, like a collaboration between Frozen Flame and Alchemist Association. He didn''t think that the people from Alchemist Association headquarters would go too far for these money grabbers here. What he didn''t expect was there was a person here with a high IQ rivaling a normal human being. "Senior, this junior was blinded by your appearance and thought of you as a young arrogant person. I don''t know how these two offended seniors, they had disgraced our association''s name by offending an alchemist like you. Please give me one chance to redeem for my mistake and clear the bad feeling for our association you might have built because of them," Lee Jae Rin said in a sincere tone. Lee Jae Rin now believed that Rex was way older than that he looks, many female alchemists use various ways to maintain their young appearance so it won''t be surprising if Rex did the same moreover his cultivation base is high so it''s not easy to predict his age. The Great Grand Master lowered his head, he knew he could do nothing right now, the person in front of him have two essence flame, there is only one person in the four continent who possess this ability which was the association head and today he realized that there was not only one more person like that but he had also offended him, if the news reached the ears of his higher-ups then the association head might personally come to wipe him out. Zhu Yuan also became anxious, after Jiang Qing followed Rex here and he got to time to focus on her, he could already guess who was Rex and why was he here. After all, the one who told his son to marry her was none other than him and the ways he used didn''t escape his eyes either, he was just waiting for the results, he never believed someone would dare take action knowing that he works for Alchemist Association. Rex was silent for a while, then he sneered inwardly but his face was still serious. "You want to redeem for their sins? Do you know what they did?" Rex said in a displeased tone. Jiang Qing had a bad feeling, she gave a sympathetic look to Lee Jae Rin and the two behind him. "Senior, at least give me a chance, please tell me what unspeakable act they did. I assure you that the association will thoroughly compensate you for it," Lee Jae Rin said in a resolute tone. "Tell you? Should I tell you how he attempted to kidnap my friend''s innocent little daughter more than 10 times?" Rex shouted. "10 times?" Zhu Yuan had his mouth wide open. ''10 times? When did that happen?'' Jiang Qing thought. "Should I tell you how he extorted 1,000,000 high-grade spirit stones from her poor helpless father in the name of dowry for a marriage that never happened?" Rex continued. ''1,000,000 high-grade spirit stones?'' Zhu Yuan gasped. ''Poor helpless father?'' Jiang Qing''s lips twitched. "Should I tell you how this branch head colluded with this man to suppress our business and causing 50% loss to our overall turn over," Rex said. ''50% loss? Didn''t father say the profit increased by 30%?'' Jiang Qing found it hard to look at Zhu Yuan in the face. "Should I tell you that he might have succeeded in kidnaping her, if these three honorable Golden Core stage elders of my organization weren''t protecting her instead of cultivating and contributing to the organization?" Rex disgruntled. ''Elders?'' The old men trio. "Should I tell you how he forced me to come out of seclusion when I was just a step away from breaking through to Sky Body Formation stage?" Rex again threw the pot. Lee Jae Rin opened his eyes so wide that his eyelids were on the verge of tearing apart. The three old men exchanged glances with each other, having no intention to believe the nonsense Rex was spouting out. Would a Core Breaking peak stage expert need poison to catch them? Although they thought this, they didn''t dare say a single word but their faces were dark as charcoal. The three elders look seriously angry... Lee Jae Rin thought after noticing their dark faces. Kenery shook her head, she acted like she doesn''t get surprised anymore by his shameless acts. Lee Jae Rin thought for a few moments then stood up. "Senior I understand, their acts were too despicable I alone cannot judge them, this all needs to be discussed among the higher-ups to give you appropriate compensation. For now, I can only solve the problem of 1,000,000 high-grade spirit stones," Lee Jae Rin said then he took out a silver parchment and wrote something on it using a wooden pen that seemed like a spirit tool. He then handed it to Rex. "Senior, with this you can buy anything from any branch of Alchemist Association worth 1,000,000 high-grade spirit stone, you can also directly withdraw spirit stones using this. It is signed in the name of my master so it won''t work for now, only after I inform the higher-ups about it, would it work. It will take about a month at most to do it," Lee Jae Rin said in an apologetic tone. Rex gave him a strange look. Seeing him like that Jiang Qing understood what he was thinking and sent him a message. ''Damn... I should have said 5,000,000 top-grade spirit stones,'' Rex thought. "Senior you don''t need to worry about these two, the association will take care of them," Lee Jae Rin assured him. "Hmm... You only need to take care of this branch head as for him... humph," Rex turned to Zhu Yuan. Zhu Yuan''s pupils shrunk, suddenly a blue flame appeared out of nowhere and froze him before he could scream. Lee Jae Rin was about to speak but seeing that Zhu Yuan has already died, he didn''t say anything. He already knew that the higher the achievement of an alchemist was the arrogant they were, Rex listening to him for so long is already considered to be quite polite. Zhu Yuan had long synchronized with his flame so there was nothing left after his death, he giving too many resources to his son was the reason he had a strong flame but low control over it because even for assimilating the flame he had taken his father''s help. "Now that the matter is over, I need to handle other important work, let''s go," Rex said then flew out of the tower. Lee Jae Rin who was looking at Rex with reverence suddenly came to his senses and shouted. "Senior wait!" (Lee Jae Rin) ''I knew it, he wants the money back,'' Rex increased his pace. "Senior, junior''s name is Lee Jae Rin. Senior please tell me your name," Lee Jae Rin shouted again. ''Oh, so that was it?'' Rex turned around and threw an ID card at him. Lee Jae Rin caught it and looked at him in confusion. "Ask the rest from your branch head. There are no two Alchemist Ye Tian in the Golden Bird Continent," Rex said without turning back. [There was never an Alchemist Ye Tian to begin with,] Lee Jae Rin looked at Rex''s fading back in excitement. Once he brings the news to the headquarters there was no doubt that he would be handsomely rewarded, compared to those rewards what does 1,000,000 high-grade spirit stones amount to? If Ye Tian really joined the Alchemist Association his status can only be second to the association head, having connections with such a figure in advance was more than enough. ''To think the land of Golden Bird Continent is really filled with hidden dragons and crouching tigers as the rumors say, maybe the rumor of this continent once rivaling the Peaceful Heaven Continent was also not wrong. Master is master, after all, he could see things I never imagined, I should head back as fast as possible,'' Lee Jae Rin thought then turned to the Great Grand Master who was sweating profusely. 327 Chapter 321 : : Refining The First Artifac Rex was sitting cross-legged on the back of Kenery, he slowly opened his eyes and turned to Jiang Qing who looked extremely bored. He smirked then looked at the old men trio who was staring daggers at him the whole time. "Are you that excited to see how your new home looks like?" Rex said with a face that was desperately asking for a beating. Excited your sister! The old trio wanted to beat the shit out of Rex but couldn''t do it because of the strength difference and the Absolute Slave Seal. "Master Ye, the chess tournament should have already started today, and tomorrow will be the semifinals, who do you think will win?" Jiang Qing asked out of nowhere. "Hmm... It''s hard to say who will win but I can guess the name of two people who will likely enter the top three. One should be the sect master of Cold Heaven Sect and the other is Ria," Rex said. Jiang Qing slowly nodded. ''I have witnessed Ria''s skills in chess that''s why I know that she is not easy to defeat but it''s hard to compare her with others as I never played chess with someone else here and I cannot take myself as a reference, as for that Ji Biyu she is quite sharp when it comes to scheming, from the data of her played games I never saw her losing to her opponents. If I am right, the main game would be between the two of them. Ria, I don''t know how deep her history is but the girl isn''t simple, she looks highly educated with her way of talking and strategies, she is a quick-witted and quick decision making person but when she is in front of others she acts like an extremely shy and innocent type. If it was not for me carrying about her privacy... Well, I shouldn''t depend too much on Appraisal either, Zakiya was able to sense when I used Appraisal on her for the first time, it can also happen with others,'' Rex thought. "How long it will take for us to reach the city?" Rex asked. "Not much, with our current speed it would take just about an hour," Jiang Qing said after checking the map and stars in the sky. ''I wanna go back and quickly refine a few artifacts,'' Rex thought. Rex was a little excited when he heard it because during the time they traveled back from Alchemist City he had tried refining the artifact the same way as Zakiya in the virtual world. But after gaining some proficiency in refining a 1 Star grade treasure artifact, Rex started to do experiments like refining an artifact using his own blood and with Elixir Of Life, but the thing was when he did that and succeed, the virtual world let him know that the artifact would gain the ability but didn''t show him what ability would it gain. According to Rose''s estimation, the current virtual world was not strong enough to predict things at such level and accuracy yet. Rex then thought of something and turned to the old men trio. "I heard you killed someone from your organization to snatch an heirloom, where is it?" Rex asked. Old One was reluctant to answer but under the threat of the soul seal, he had no choice but to obediently reply. "It was Rising Dragon Spear, we had already made a deal before obtaining it so we sold it just after getting it. We never practiced how to wield a spear and the organization would act crueler and more persistent against us if we used that so we traded it with the smugglers," Old One said. Rex nodded. He didn''t doubt his words because if he had lied then he would be dead by now. Rex didn''t talk with them anymore and entered the virtual world to practice the meditation technique. After about an hour, they finally arrived in the city. Rex saw Jiang Shuang standing in the garden, he seemed to be waiting for them. "Brother Ye how were the negotiations?" Jiang Shuang asked the second Kenery landed on the ground. "Negotiations? Yeah, negotiations went well, they apologized and gave us quite a bit of compensation, you can talk with Little Jiang for further details," Rex nonchalantly said and jumped down from Kenery''s back. Jiang Qing was embarrassed. When Jiang Shuang looked at her, she averted her gaze. Jiang Shuang shook his head, that reaction spoke more than words, he then noticed the three old men standing behind Rex with dark expressions. "These..." (Jiang Shuang) "Oh, them? They are no-salary-workers that want to contribute to our organization with their life on the line. Give them some work you have if not, let them clean the streets or act as watchmen in Corentis," Rex said casually. The three old men gritted their teeth in anger but didn''t say a word. For them, life was obviously more precious than pride. Jiang Shuang nodded. Rex didn''t talk more and left, he first went to the workshop to take out some equipment then he left the city when it was still night and came to an open ground in the jungle. He first took out six pillars, and connected them using an array in a hexagonal formation. Rex took a deep breath, then took out The Four Gargoyles Refiner. He intended to refine a treasure artifact but just like when he refined Elixir Of Life for the first time, he would have to pass a heavenly trial after refining a treasure artifact for the first time. After revising the process one more time, he threw all the ingredients in the refiner, some of them were changed for example there were no dark elemental spirit stones included in the recipe this time instead he added 1/3 of one bottle of Elixir Of Life and few drops of his blood in it. Furthermore, Rex used the Scarlet Heavenly Flame to speed up the refining. The process was smooth, all the ingredients melted and fused under Rex''s control, the most important thing when refining was one''s mental strength and Rex never lacked in this aspect. The secondary was soul strength, as a soul cultivator he never needed to worry about this either, and finally, it was practice and this loophole was filled up with the help of the virtual world. After a few hours, Rex wiped the sweat on his forehead and retracted his flame, he flicked his finger and a transparent glass-like twin edged diamond crystal hovered above the refiner. The crystal look like two lower half of diamonds were attached to each other to have two pointed sides, it was long but thinner, its middle part was slightly thicker than it only got thinner on both upper and lower side until the pointed ends. He then made some hand patterns and a mini array appeared above the artifact, the array then got sucked into it, and soon after a small transparent Frozen Flame symbol appeared above it, the enigma flickered for a second before it disappeared. It was the Artifact Signature Technique Zakiya taught him, Artifact Refiner leaves their enigma on their work to let others know who made them. The enigma can only be planted when the artifact is just made and has yet to get a user. The tattoo Rex got on his arm after refining Black Pendant was also related to Zakiya''s enigma in a way. The enigma process was a necessity, if the Artifact Refiner don''t use this technique, the treasure artifact would develop its own enigma when being refined by a person. ...Crackle...Crackle... When Rex was still observing the artifact, black clouds appeared above him and covered the night sky. Rex didn''t pay it any heed, he just snapped his fingers, and the towers around his shined forming an array, soon a semi-transparent black shield appeared out of nowhere and covered him. It was an upgraded version of the main shield that protects the whole Frozen Flame City. Rex had used the knowledge he obtained from Zakiya on arrays to modify it so he was pretty confident in its defense. After he activated the array, he again focused on his newly obtained treasure artifact. ''Appraisal'' [Treasure Artifact:- Type: Auxiliary Tool Grade: 1 Star Description: An artifact that boosts the Qi absorption \u0026 Qi refining rate of the host and improves the host''s cultivation speed by a big margin as a result. Growth Requirement: 1st-grade spirit herbal powder Ability 1 (Passive): + 50% increase cultivation rate Ability 2 (Passive): + 7% Qi regeneration rate Ability 3 (Passive): + 10% Qi refining rate] ''Not bad, I guess,'' Rex thought. ...Crackle... Three thunder strikes landed on the shield but failed to case the slightest ripple on it. Rex then summoned Zakiya''s Black Pendant and appraised it too for comparison. [Treasure Artifact:- Type: Auxiliary Tool Grade: 3 Star Description: An artifact that lets its host conceal their presence to a certain extent and prevents others from probing their secrets. Growth Requirement: Dark elemental Qi Ability 1 (Passive): Breath concealment Ability 2 (Passive): Spiritual-Sense concealment Ability 3 (Passive): Soul concealment Ability 4 (Passive): Lesser-Presence Ability 5 (Passive): Anti-Detection mental membrane] ''Damn, I''m still two ability short and her artifact only needs the dark attribute in my Yin Qi to grow but mine needs spirit herbal powder especially when mine''s grade is lower than hers... seriously?'' Rex thought. 1st-grade spirit herb powder can be prepared by drying and crushing any random 1st-grade spirit herd that has good vitality into powdered form. Feeding a spirit rank powder to a weapon is not something a normal person could do, it''s like burning money for them. ...Crackle...Crackle.... x 3 While Rex observed the two artifacts, thunder strikes kept falling on the barrier in turns but no one managed to penetrate it, even the strongest strike only managed to make some ripples on the barrier. In fact, if Rex''s cultivation base was high like the Artifact Refiners of the higher realm than he won''t face such weak thunder tribulation, at the moment he was like a teenager facing an adult but... with a gun in his hand, he can easily win the battle as long as he knows how to use it even if his combat ability was not high enough. ''Although, this artifact doesn''t look that useful to me but it can be very beneficial to people around me, let''s refine a few more like this and see if I can make a difference in the abilities it got,'' Rex thought. The thunder tribulation was already over but Rex didn''t bait an eye to it. He then refined two more artifacts like that and finished one bottle of Elixir Of Life, Rex didn''t refine the artifact further because he only had a small amount of Elixir Of Life left by now and his vast mental energy was also significantly depleted. ''I will refine Elixir Of Life again, later on, Project Life had used a lot of it and there is still no result but I cannot give up, if I succeed then the benefits will outdo the losses,'' He thought. Rex could use the virtual world for non-living things but Project Life also uses many kinds of parasitic plants, bacteria... etc which cannot let it provide accurate results with its current capability. Rex was just thinking of heading back when his smart band rang. [Incoming call from Zakiya: The Evil Woman....] [Pick up the call: Yes/No] Rex raised his eyebrow, he had given the latest model of Smart Band to Zakiya because she was pretty interested in this technology, he was curious as to why she called him in the middle of the night, after thinking for a second he picked up the call. ((What took you so long?)) (Zakiya) ((I was just refining an artifact so my smart band was on silent mode,)) (Rex) ((Oh, so how many times did you fai- succeed? I guess someone as ''talented'' as my disciple should have at least refined one descent artifact,)) (Zakiya) ((Not many, I only tried refining three times after tempering with the recipe a little, so I was only able to refine three artifacts but they all are just 1 Star grade treasure artifacts,)) Rex said in a depressed tone. There was a long silence on the other side.... ..Boom... Rex suddenly heard the sound of something breaking from the other side. ((Huh? Teacher, are you all right? Did something happen?)) Rex asked in a ''worrisome'' tone. ((No it was nothing, my hand slipped a little and the table broke. That aside, although it''s good that you were able to refine three artifacts but you shouldn''t get overconfident, they may be 1 Star grade auxiliary type artifacts but without an ability what does an auxiliary type artifact matter? The user would need to feed it in hope of it gaining ability in the long run and...)) (Zakiya) ((Er... wait teacher, they do got abilities, they got three abilities each but the depressing part is all of them had the same three abilities without any change. I guess I need to make some changes in the refining process or the recipe itself to get different results,)) Rex said. ...Boom..Crack.... [Signal lost] [The call got disconnected] ''Huh? Do we have also signal problems?'' Rex wondered. 328 Chapter 322 : : A Tie! In the work shop, Rex was sharing a table with Ria. Seven Spiced Herbal Delicacy was served on the table. Rex first emptied the bowl then looked at Ria who was staring at him. "It was only a draw, why are you so concerned about it? Ji Biyu is older than you and has experienced the ways of the world from before you were even born having a draw with her is already praiseworthy, you cannot always win, my lady," Rex consoled. The result of the chess competition has surprised him, Ria and Ji Biyu''s match was the final as expected, the matchboard was shared live. The match intense from the start till the end, Ria was in the lead but one wrong move, and Ji Biyu turned it into a stalemate. Rex first thought about making them play one more math but then he got an idea and declared that both of them got the first prize, this action will prove that Frozen Flame is not stingy when it comes to rewarding moreover he was already planning to provide Ria some equipment, the competition was just to increase the organization''s popularity. Unlike Lucia Ria follows the path filled with battle and struggle to reach immortality, he didn''t know it before but after knowing her true self it was easy to guess, her personality was similar to Luo Ru in some ways, they both don''t like to be outdone it just that the former is a quite wild and cunning. And it wasn''t the only surprise in the competition, the second ranker was Stephan, he was the third bank manager in his organization and this competition proved that this scholar''s skills in strategy weren''t much lower than others. The third ranker was someone named Dark Crow, Rex didn''t have much time to collect information on him so he put it aside for now. "I''m not bothered by that, I was just thinking that this Ji Biyu is quite a talent. It''s not that hard to find talented strong people but the people with great wisdom only come by luck, it''s better to use her for your benefits, the progress of your organization will get a good boost," Ria said after some thinking. Rex''s lips twitched. ''Use her? To think my shy little Ria was that dangerous,'' Rex just couldn''t compare the Ria sitting in front of him to the one he saw for the first time, they looked like a world apart. Rex sighed and didn''t think more, he liked her that''s a fact these things are just spices that gave her a new flavor, he took out a black box and placed it on the table. "Little Green, I will be heading out tomorrow. This is a gift I prepared for you after a lot of consideration," Rex said as he opened the box. There are two things in the box. One was a pendant consist of a silver chain and a diamond-like artifact Rex made before. The other thing was a cylindrical test tube filled with a light golden liquid, it was the dilute version of Elixir Of Life. Rex then explained to her the uses of these two. Ria obediently nodded and took both of them without hesitation the asked. "Do you have one more set of these?" Ria asked with an expectant look. Rex''s body got stiff. ''Wasn''t she supposed to say it is too much and I can''t take it? Or I will never forget your kindness and stuff, but the hell, she didn''t even say a thank you and wants one more... asking for one more is not actually out of the question though, after all, she has a twin sibling,'' Rex thought. "I know, you don''t need to ask, that Little Green is indirectly also my responsibility I guess," Rex took out another box with the same content and gave it to her. "You are my responsibility, hmph," Ria quickly retorted. [You are really quite generous today,] ''You don''t understand Rose, it''s a future investment. I asked them to join the clan but they haven''t replied yet meaning they are still thinking and are not sure, if I give them such gift that it would be hard for them to refuse. Apparently, most gifts are seen as bribery in this world, I learned this from Jiang Shuang,'' Rex said. Ria then put the gift in a storage ring. She knows the value of such a gift, the artifact raises cultivation speed by 50% and this effect might decrease after she reached a high cultivation base but... artifacts could grow and so their ability, if it is cultivated well then this boost could significantly increase. But there was something that surprised her way more than that which was Rex could craft Treasure Artifacts, she was shocked but she neither showed it on her face nor did she ask, the promise was still in effect. "This is my personal gift, and not the competition''s rewards, you can get to the weaponry with your sister and pick whatever you want," Rex said. "Oh, Brother Rex is sooo gooood too meee," Ria said with a shy expression. When Rex heard her saying ''Brother Rex'' he got shivers down his spine. ''This girl...'' (Rex) "Brother Rex is so kind, he is going against the rules and even letting my sister choose a spirit rank equipment with me," Ria shyly covered her face with her hand as she spoke. "What is fair and unfair? These are for me to decide, other competitors think I don''t know how they helped they secretly helped their sect members to win after they lost, the thing I couldn''t guess it when the player met the opponent of the same sect with the higher status they directly gave up. The competition was never that fair in the first place, if I want to reward Mia I will do it and how would others know it? And yeah, Don''t Make That Face Again!" Rex said. "Hehehe... I see, in that case, I need to thoroughly thank my Broth- no Master Rex," Ria said in a teasing tone then she took out a pure white muffler and gave it to me. Rex shook his head, he took the muffled and observed it. The muffles were although made of white fiber but when the light fell on it its surface shines in various colors like rainbow, it had a different presence to it, one look was enough to guess that the muffler wasn''t simple. "This?" Rex said. "It''s a 2 Star grade treasure artifact I found a long time ago, it doesn''t have a name so you can name it yourself. Consider it a gift from us two sisters," Ria said with a serious expression but in the next second, she burst into laughter. Rex''s face was dark. Just a while ago he was explaining to her what is a treasure artifact and how it works with a haughty expression and she listened to everything he said with admiring eyes, he was very satisfied with all that but now she gave him a 2 Star treasure artifact meaning she knew everything about them from the very start and was probably laughing at him inwardly until now. He didn''t ask where did she got it or how she got it just like she didn''t ask where did he learn to refine one and how did he get the materials. But he was inwardly pleased with her behavior, the value of a 2 Star treasure artifact was higher than two 1 Star treasure artifacts, it takes time and resources to grow an artifact which greatly changes their value between different grades. If it wasn''t for the fact that his artifacts were actually quite special then this 2 Star grade would have long surpassed their value. "Hehe... You are becoming cocky, looks like your Master Rex needs to discipline you a little," Rex stood up from the chair and sneered at her. "Eh... No not today, hey stop I need to go help Lucia today... that''s my new dress," Ria controlled her laugher as she tried to run out of the workshop. "Young lady, one needs to be responsible for the words they spoke and the actions they take," Rex said as he chased after her. He didn''t have much to do but Rex was hardworking so he didn''t waste any time and focused on raising his VIT until the next day. ... Next morning... Rex was standing in front of a big mirror in his ''new'' room. Rex was in his bloodline form, he was wearing a long white coat, white shoes, white belt... he was a man in white at the moment. His long hair that could easily reach his back was now only shoulder length, they were curled towards the left. Rex looked at his reflection in the mirror and nodded in satisfaction. He then snapped his finger and a clone with the same looks as him appeared beside him, with a thought, the clone used Transformation. The psychic energy in the surrounding moved and soon formed a layer that covered the entire body of the clone, it was like he was covered in foam, in the next instant his body gave off a dim radiance, and his skin color, height, hair, appearance, clothes... etc all changed in an instant. The clone now looked the same as Rex in his bloodline form, he was wearing a simple black robe Rex usually wears when acting as Ye Tian. With his current capabilities, Rex wasn''t worried about someone seeing through the clone, only people like Lerna and Zakiya can do that. ''I also left a lot of clones here and gave them orders to complete the ongoing task step by step, theoretically continuous supply of energy can keep extending their summoning time but I don''t know how long it can work in practical use,'' Rex thought. Just then Rex heard a knocking sound on the door, the door was already open and the one standing outside could see the interior. Rex could guess who was it without even turning around as only one would do this. "Come in," Rex said while turning around. Lucia walked in and slightly bowed to him. She wasn''t surprised by the Ye Tian clone as it wasn''t her first time seeing it. "I heard Young Master Rex summoned me," Lucia said in her usual tone. "Haha... Lady Lucia, I''m going on a long trip don''t you have anything to say?" Rex asked with a smile. Lucia thought about it then spoke. "I wish Young Master Rex luck for the trip," Luca said. Rex smiled bitterly. "Don''t you have anything else to say?" He still held o to a slight glimmer of hope as he asked. Lucia thought again then spoke. "I will try my best to handle the work here in Young Master Rex''s absence," Lucia said. ''Why did I even got my hopes up? All she has to say is I will miss you but no, is she that clueless or avoiding the topic? Lucia, my Lucia have ambitions of more than just an alluring- responsible maid,'' rex sighed. "I see, then I will have to thank you for that in advance. I had prepared a gift for you, the information on how to use it is also written in it and you are not allowed to give it back or give it to someone else, just use it, understood?" Rex said then handed over a wooden box similar to the two he gave to Ria and Mia. Lucia wanted to politely reject the gift but after hearing his words she was in a dilemma, she had lived in a big family before and knows that giving and accepting a gift has too many hidden meanings, one wrong step and one can be lost a lot of things. Seeing her so hesitating, Rex gave up on tactics of Gift In Exchange For Joining The Clan Plan and spoke. "Don''t worry, I don''t have any hidden motive behind this gift. Your abilities had proven very helpful for the organization so far so I want you to grow fast and keep up the pace with us, this gift will help you in that," Rex assured her. Hearing his words, she felt a burden on her shoulders lifted and accepted the gift. "I thank Young Master Rex for the gift," Lucia bowed and said in a polite tone. ''I''m really not good at such kind of scheming,'' Rex thought while nodding to her. [Looks like the world can still be saved] ''Shut up,'' Rex snorted then walked out of the room. 329 Chapter 323 : : A New Technique Three of them were the old men trio he used Absolute Slave Seal on, right now they were wearing a black coat, black pants, black belt, and even black glasses, their getup was similar to that of a bodyguard. These were the uniform Rex designed for them, it wasn''t like they were too willing to wear them but had no choice. The fourth one was Mr. Black, the assistant type bot Rex made before, his getup was the same as before, a butler model. Rex nodded in satisfaction after seeing them, he then walked to his previous room which is now Lerna''s room. The four figures in black, Lucia and Ye Tian Clone followed him to the outside of the room then took their position and stood in a straight line. Inside the room, Rex saw Lerna standing in front of the mirror. She was wearing a long dark-green dress, the dress was full-sleeved with wide openings, she wore light-green gloves covering her hands, her long green hair were braided behind her head, her face was hidden behind a green veil preventing others from having the luxury to see it. Overall, Lerna now had a hint of elegance just by standing there, she looked like royalty just by decently dressing up. But of course, she wasn''t the one dressed up like that herself, it was Lucia who did it. Rex didn''t believe when Jiang Shuang told him that she was a self-trained make-up and dress-up artist, after all, she herself didn''t use these too much on herself but now he can''t help but admire her more because of that. But when he thought about how women in big families focus too much on their looks he realized that it was no surprise that Lucia knew about these things as a head maid. Earlier he even let Mr. Black observe Lucia as she did it, so that he can do it for Lerna in the future when they are on the trip. Rex then turned around a little and noticed that a big part of the bookshelves was empty, his lips couldn''t help but twitch, he could guess that Lerna had now stuffed her storage ring to the brim. Suddenly he heard some noise, he took a few steps forwards and saw Little Aru who was squatting on the floor the other side of the bed, a big bag resembling a tourist bag was lying open in front of him. Little Aru took out the shining stone, spirit cores, and spirit fruits he has hidden below the bed and stuffed them in the bag. Little Aru noticed the movement behind him and raised his heads, he saw Rex looking at him. He stood up then dashed towards him and used his head wrapping attack to thoroughly bind Rex with his necks. Rex lovingly patted his head then again looked at the bag filled with spirit cores, fruits, and even stones. "Baby, are you going somewhere?" Rex asked with a bad premonition in his heart. "Ao?" Little Aru mobilized his five pairs of eyes to stare at Rex in confusion. ''Should I take him with me?'' Rex thought. [Have some mercy on the residents of Myriad Beast Continent,] Rex''s lips twitched. He then thought what if Little Au started to singing while walking in the middle of the street when he is in good mood, it will be a disaster for the innocent public of Myriad Beast Continent. He then seriously thought about other possibilities too and slightly frowned, he shook his head and used Telepathy. {Do you know what you are saying? You seem to have forgotten how normal people in this world live because you are living in such a peaceful and calm environment. Remember this world is just strong eat weak once the facade is removed. They don''t dare plot against you because you are strong but if you are involved in some feud then although they cannot scheme against you directly but what about Little Aru? We don''t know much about Myriad Beast Continent and doesn''t have any force backing us there, and you still think that it''s safe to take him with us? There is a reason why I gave you that silver bracelet spirit tool to hide your aura, it was to remain low-key and avoid trouble as much as possible. You are still forgetting the most important thing, do you think Little Aru is normal? After my bloodline fusion and mutation, he had become very strong than his peers. Lerna was a little annoyed after hearing his lecture but she could tell that these words weren''t made up and it was indeed not good to take her ''fragile'', naive and innocent baby on the trip. She took a deep breath, then patted Little Aru''s head with her eyes filled with love. ''Why doesn''t she look at me like this too?'' Rex sighed. "Son how about you let mother go alone this time, we can go together some other day okay? I promise, I will bring a lot of gits for you as souvenirs," Lerna said in a polite and gentle tone, which only made Rex feel more hurt as he never gets to hear that for himself. Little Aru widened his eyes and disbelief, in the net second he wasn''t reserved anymore, his eyes were filled with resolve as he used \u003cTeary Eyes\u003e and \u003cPuppy Eyes\u003e at the same time to make the overpowered combo \u003cTeary Puppy Eyes\u003e. [A mental attack? Quite frightening,] Lerna backed off and turned to Rex with a defeated look on her face. ''I had been prepared for it long ago, Rose take out my script,'' Rex said with a firm expression, a holographic window with a notepad open on it appeared in front of him. "Little guy, why are you getting depressed just because you need to live without us for a few days? Aren''t you a man? Didn''t I also let you meet that Little Elf and Little Coco? Won''t they feel bad if you left them here alone," Rex said. When Little Aru heard his words, he thought about it and slightly lowered his head, Rex''s words indeed felt right to him. Seeing that it is working, Rex struck the hammer when the iron was hot. "Moreover, I have three strong uncles for you who can play with you until their last breath- no I mean until you want them to. Their cultivation base is stronger than you so you don''t need to worry about holding back or anything. They are standing outside the room for so long just to see you, wouldn''t they feel bad if you left them just after meeting them? Yes, if you want then you can also let them hear your song... But only when no one is around. Little guy, I promise that next time I will take you on a big trip with me so please stay here for this time," Rex said but at the same time, he felt a little bad for the old men trio. Little Aru blinked his eyes for a few times before he nodded his head in agreement. Although he wanted to go with them but it didn''t seem to be possible anymore, and as Rex said Little Elf and Little Coco will feel bad if he left them alone, moreover he got three new uncles he could play with all day. Rex patted his head then nodded at Lerna, he then walked out of the room with them. The old men trio saw Lerna and the five-headed beast behind her. "Look you three, this is the sweet little guy I talked about yesterday. you know what to do right? Don''t leave him alone and take care of him all the time or else you know hehe..." Rex laughed politely. The old trio stared at the beast then at Rex . Didn''t you say it was a cute little boy? Didn''t you say he is fragile and naive? Dafukk he is little and cute... Okay, his round eyes are cute but what the heck, his body is emitting the aura of a fukking Monster King! Where is the trust between fellow humans? The old trio thought. Lerna and Little Aru weren''t surprised by the Ye Tian Clone as they too already knew about it. Rex ignored them and walked to the main door of the castle. Just when he arrived at the main door, he saw a woman in black standing there with half of her face covered with her fan. Jiang Shuang was standing in front of her, he seemed to be asking something but the woman was completely ignoring him. ''Zakiya? Wait, this idiot why he is seeking death again?'' Rex rushed towards them. When Jiang Shuang saw Rex approaching, his eyes shined, he took the initiative to speak. "Brother Rex, do you know this lady? She is standing here, I asked her if she is an acquaintance of yours but no matter what I said she didn''t respond, I thought she was deaf so I used Qi transmission message but she still didn''t respond," Jiang Shuang said. Deaf your sister! Why do you always perform a naked dance in front of death like that whenever you meet Zakiya? Rex thought. Jiang Shuang raised his eyebrow he didn''t understand the meaning behind the sentence at first but as soon as he did, his back was covered in a cold sweat and his legs felt soft. "So how does it feels to touch death then and come back?" Rex asked. Jiang Shuang didn''t say anything and just used a wall to support his legs, the King Of Forest had a terrifying image in everyone''s heart and if they know they were seeking death with it then... Little Aru curiously looked at Zakiya. Lerna narrowed her eyes at Zakiya from afar but didn''t approach, her instincts had already warned her to maintain the distance furthermore, she could feel an invisible pressure just by her mere presence. She also noticed Little Aru was planning to approached her and stopped him. Little Aru was reluctant but obeyed his mother. The old man trio was surprised when they looked at her, they didn''t felt any threat or bloodline pressure instead they were mesmerized by her beauty. As the cultivation base of a person increases their body gets more refined and its hidden charm is brought out in the process. Things like body shape, skin color, hair type, height, body built or eyes color..., etc won''t change instead they will become more refined, everything has their beauty it is just the point of view that makes the difference, a deer won''t get seduced by a lioness and that''s a fact when the features of the body gets more refined, the barrier between the point of views became thinner. Rex didn''t talk anymore and moved to Zakiya. Zakiya had a headache, her disciple was talented but he was far more expensive than those who were willing to train under her for decades without getting anything or asking a single question. She didn''t speak and pointed her finger at him, a light shot out from her fingertip and entered his forehead. [You have obtained the \u003cMysterious Rakshasa Killing Fist\u003e technique] ''What the heck is wrong with this name?'' Rex thought. Rex nodded. He didn''t know what Saint''s grade is or how high is it, he had asked Zakiya before but she told him that he will know when it is time so no need to ask right now. "..." (Rex) 330 Chapter 324 : : The Trip To Myriad Beast Continen Rex thought about it then nodded. Rex nodded then signaled others to follow him as he walked out of the door. Zakiya didn''t move, she was still standing in her place. She looked at the fading back of Rex then flicked her fingers, suddenly a part of her shadow separated itself and dashed towards Rex with a lightning speed, in less than a second it got mixed with his shadow. Rex''s steps halted, he turned to look back at Zakiya then thinking of something he resumed walking and left the castle. "It''s all right, you guys don''t need to follow us anymore," Rex said after leaving the castle. These words were for Lucia, Little Aru, and the three old men. Rex slightly nodded at Lucia, he then gently smiled at Little Aru and gave a look full of pity to the old men trio. Their number won''t get reduced by the time I come back, right? Rex thought as he switched glanced between Little Aru and the old men trio. He then flew away with Lerna, Ye Tian Clone, Mr. Black, and Jiang Shuang to the Eastern transmission array and appeared in Corentis. Mr. Black cannot fly but Telekinesis could make him fly. They didn''t stop after arriving at Corentis and directly headed to the main city gate. When they were near enough, Rex saw Jiang Qing and Tang Xuan chatting on the side. At the moment Tang Xuan was wearing a black bracelet which had a chain attached to it, the attractive thing wasn''t the bracelet or chain but the object the other end of the chain was attached to, it was a black cuboidal box of around one-meter length. Rex knew about it, this was a space box, a normal storage ring has very limited space so the need for more space gave birth to the invention of a space box. Space box has a much larger space inside compared to a storage ring, they are rare and expensive but they have a downside, they cannot be stored in a storage ring and needs to be carried. On the other hand, Jiang Qing looked more cheerful today, she even came here way before than others. Rex guessed she was the type who likes traveling and exploring new places. "To think Master Rex and Master Ye came together this time," A familiar voice came from the side. Rex traced back the voice and saw Sung Lee coming towards him with his two sect ancestors. Two women in the blue-white dress were also following them from behind. Rex recognized one of them who had a veil covering her face, she was Ji Biyu as for the other one, he could easily tell that she was her sect''s ancestor Baozhai without even using appraisal. "It''s been a while," Rex said in a polite tone. Sung Lee nodded. "Yes it has been, let me introduce Master Rex to¡­" Sung Lee introduced his two ancestors, Ji Biyu and even Ji Baozhai to Rex thinking he was meeting them for the first time. Rex exchanged greetings with them while also observing their expressions. Ji Biyu was focusing on his Ye Tian Clone most of the time while Ji Baozhai observed Lerna, Lerna''s face and body were covered in the same way as her disciple which made it hard for her to see anything and because of the silver bracelet, she couldn''t sense her cultivation base either. Unlike Rex, Lerna didn''t act much politely and only nodded her head slightly at the Sung trio''s greeting as for the two women she just gave them a casual look. "I heard Ancestor Ji has traveled to many places and know a lot about other continents," Rex tried to hold a conversation with Ji Baozhai, not because he wanted but thought that he may be able to get information related to forces like Soul Clan from her. "Hmm¡­" Ji Baozhai said. What followed was an awkward silence. Song Huang sighed he knew about the nature of Ji Baozhai. ''I want to kick this woman then stomp my foot on her makeup plastered face.. no control Rex, control, breath deeper¡­ huffff,'' Rex thought. Sung Lee looked at Ji Biyu. She understood his meaning, she knew her master''s temperament could bring trouble especially when they were in someone else''s territory. Just when she was about to break the silence, Ji Baozhai took a step towards Lerna and spoke. "I have heard a lot about Lady Lerna these days, let''s talk some other time in a better place at a better time," Ji Baozhai said as she extended her hand, she had visited many places and have seen many cultures so from the name alone she could guess handshake was the way of greeting Lerna likely follows. Lerna was looking at the sky when she heard her words, she turned to her and saw Ji Baozhai extending her hand towards her, she snorted. "What do you want?" Lerna asked in a displeased tone. Awkward silence¡­. Sung brothers looked at each other, they could see the hidden joy in each other''s eyes. Ji Biyu sighed. She didn''t feel that bad as she knew that it will cease Rex''s dissatisfaction towards her master''s earlier behavior. She didn''t delay this time and advised her master to not act rashly without thinking in a roundabout way. "We have delayed for quite a while," Sung Lee broke the silence. Other''s followed the suit and all flew in the air. Ji Baozhai did the same, she didn''t want to do something because of the no information but she was without a doubt dissatisfied with Lerna''s behavior and won''t forget it at least until she confirms if she really is a Calamity Lord because if she is, then her behavior was already very polite. The arrogance of a Sky Body Formation expert¡­ She was fully aware of it. Jiang Qing and Tang Xuan also flew above with them, they had noticed Rex long ago but they didn''t want to interfere in the meetup of powerhouses above them so they kept quiet. Corentis didn''t have deadly winds like Frozen Flame city and hence it was easy for a cultivator of Earth Venerable stage to fly to the clouds. Jiang Qing was naturally helped by her father, Rex helped Mr. Black. Ye Tian Clone just waved his head and said goodbye from the land, his purpose was fulfilled by now. Rex flew at his speed and pierced through the clouds, when he reached above them he could see the clear sky. Just at this time, his eyes landed on the skyship in front of him. It was a gigantic ship similar to water ships at old times on earth, but instead of propellers or anchors, one could see the several arrays in motion around it. The front of the ship was carved into an elegant swan head bending in an S shape and the sides of the ship were carved into folded snow-white wings, both of which suited well with the white clouds below it. The ship was covered in a transparent whitish barrier. "Sect Master Sung got an elegant skyship, I didn''t think you would have a taste like this," Rex said in a praising tone. "This¡­ Master Rex, that''s not our ship, it''s Cold Heaven Sect''s ship," Sung Lee said in a somewhat embarrassed tone. "Huh?" Rex looked at the ship again and noticed the disciples of Cold Heaven Sect standing on the deck, enjoying the scenery in front of them. "That''s just a good looking ship and nothing more, Master Rex see our Black Scorpion Sect''s big, elegant and domineering skyship," Sung Suyin said as he points to the other side. Rex turned around to looked at the second ship and almost fell from the sky after the first look. A big ghost ship came into view, the exterior was of slatey and black color, it had a black scorpion symbol on the sides, but the ship looked like it was picked from the graveyard, it didn''t match with its surroundings at all, it seemed like a third hand good, Rex could even see the few long cracks on it that seemed to have been recently repaired. The first two words that came to Rex''s mind after seeing it for the first time were ''Pirate Ship'', the only thing it was lacking was a pirate flag, if someone put a pirate flaw on it then without a doubt it will look exactly like an idol pirate ship The ship was indeed bigger than Cold Heaven Sect''s ship but elegant? This half-dead bandit-pirate ship is domineering? It felt like it was already a miracle that the ship was flying. Rex first looked at Sung Suyin, he had a doubt he wanted to ask. Brother tell me truthfully, what was your main business before founding the Black Scorpion Sect? Rex really wanted to ask this but when he looked at the prideful expression plastered on the Sung Brothers'' faces, he didn''t know what to say anymore. Is that scrap, something to be proud off? He thought. Rex then helplessly looked at Sung Lee, who was the only one who looked embarrassed. At this time Sung Lee wanted to hide a hole and bury his head in it. He didn''t know when was the last time he felt so embarrassed. Rex just nodded and headed to the ship with them. Unlike him, Lerna wasn''t bothered by the ship, as long as she could find a good room to just sit and read books she was satisfied with it. Jiang Qing didn''t look that bothered, riding such a ship was already better and safe than traveling on public ships. Tang Xuan was also indifferent. Jiang Shuang was only there to see his daughter off, seeing that she was fine, he was fine too. Rex landed on the deck of the ship with others, he could see elite disciples of the Black Scorpion Sect that were roaming around bowing towards them as a form of respect. After they landed on the ship, Jiang Shuang said goodbye to Rex, and Jiang Qing then left. "Master Rex let me show you the room we prepared for you," Sung Lee said. "It''s alright, I will go check it later," Rex said. Sung Le nodded then left. Other than Rex, everyone headed towards their room, they were curious to see the interior of the ship. Rex was quietly looked at the boundless sky in his vision. ''Rose, see how far have we come. From an outer disciple of a puny sect to someone who could influence a whole continent in the middle world,'' Rex said in a nostalgic tone. [Indeed, you didn''t get satisfied by this, did you?] ''Hahaha¡­ An inventor who gets satisfied by an achievement, is it even an inventor?'' Rex laughed inwardly. He quietly looked at the sky for a while before heading to his room. 331 Chapter 325 : : Dont Damage The Ingredien On the deck of the ship¡­. A big umbrella was covering a beech chair under its shadow. A man with silky white hair was lying on the chair. A man in a black tuxedo came to him while holding a tray with a glass filled with spirit apple juice in it. Rex picked up the glass, drank a mouthful of juice then sighed. "This is life," Rex said. It has been a few days since the trip began, not many things happened in this time. Lerna locked herself in the room since the first day and lost herself in the world of books but for some reason, it was Rex''s room instead of her. On the other hand, Jiang Qing and Tang Xuan came to know each other as they talked with other people on the ship, slowly forming their new connections. As for Rex, in everyone''s eyes, he just enjoyed his moment lying under the umbrella all day without a care in the world. Inside the virtual world¡­ At present, the virtual world looked more like a messed up laboratory rather than the inner world. Some clones were refining artifacts while others were practicing techniques, at one of the corners, Rex was sitting on the floor with a laptop on his lap. ''Well, the long-distance teleportation pad is completed in time but it too needs strong metal to be made or it won''t able to withstand the teleportation, this ancient language is really mysterious, most of the times it seems impossible to understand while sometimes when I am in a dilemma using it solves the problem easily. By the way, Rose have you confirmed the theory about the \u003cMysterious Rakshasa Killing Fist\u003e?'' Rex thought. [Yeah I did, fusing it with the current fist techniques you have would bring no benefit, it''s a very high-level technique similar or above the ones you got from your mother but this time you don''t have other high-level compatible techniques or special ones like that special technique from Great Tai-Chi Sect.] Rex nodded. After he got Mysterious Rakshasa Killing Fist from Zakiya, he naturally thought of fusing it with all the fist techniques he once got from Alfred''s inheritance but then a problem occurred. Most of those techniques were linked to an element, meaning their true strength could only be brought out when a person with a specific attribute Qi would use them. Fusing multiple techniques which support different attribute would only result in a waste product. That''s when Rex gave the idea of degrading those techniques into a form where they don''t need attribute compatibility factor then merge them with \u003cMysterious Rakshasa Killing Fist\u003e. ''Well then, I will practice it, for now, have you modified it according to my body?'' Rex asked. [Naturally,] Rex nodded then looked at a clone who was refining an artifact near him, the clone looked back at him, he stopped what he was doing and took his battle stance. The scenery around them changed. Just a few seconds ago, they were in a white room but now they were in barren lands filled with rocky mountains. The clone was facing a big rock, in the next second, the clone dashed towards the rock. Just when he arrived near the rock, he stomped his left leg on the ground, his waist rotated to the right changing the angle, he then kicked the ground with his right leg increasing the force behind his attack, Ying Qi swirled around his right arm as he punched the rock making a diagonal arc in the air. ''\u003cMysterious Rakshasa Killing Fist - Second Style - Instant Kill\u003e'' ¡­Boom¡­ Rex was disappointed, he expected the clone to destroy at least half of the rock in one punch but all he did was made a fist-size hall in it, just then Rex''s expression changed, he noticed something unusual. ¡­Crack... When the clone retraced his arm, several cracks appeared on the rock at the same time then it crumbled into tiny pieces and fell on the ground. But this wasn''t the thing that shocked him, when the dust cloud settled down Rex finally saw the miserable condition of the clone''s right arm. There were several cracks on his whole arm, they were literally cracks and not cuts, his flesh was visible, all the skin on his arm was dyed in blood. In fact, this was only the surface, Rex could see more than that, all the bones in the clone''s right arms were either cracked or shattered. ''When she said to not use much Qi while practicing, she wasn''t joking about it,'' Rex finally realized the horror of this technique. Although Rex wouldn''t receive such injury if he had done it in person because he could have stopped himself while performing the technique but he wouldn''t escape from all the damage and from the looks of it, it won''t be easy for Rose to heal these wounds instantly meaning if he had used it in a real battle without any practice then it might have proved to be dangerous for him. Moreover, the second style of this technique wasn''t over with one attack. As long as he had the ability and his body can hold it, he can continually use this technique to assault his opponent with punches. "Master Rex, see there are desert dolphins," Jiang Qing''s excited voice awakened him from the daze. He stood up from the chair and walked to the edge of the ship where Jiang Qing was standing. He looked down from there and saw a lot of tanned dolphin-like creatures jumping out from the sand then again diving inside after doing summersaults in the air. In the desert the climate was different so at day time, the ship would decrease its flying altitude to use the clouds as an umbrella and shield itself from the blazing sun, at such times, the passengers would occasionally encounter such desert diving creatures. "Hmm... You like dolphins too," Rex said. "Yes, I once ate a Desert Dolphin Delicacy when I was traveling with father, although their skin looks dry and hard but their inside flesh is very soft and tender giving them an unforgettable taste," Jiang Qing licked her lips. Rex blinked his eyes. He didn''t reply and only shook his head just then he noticed a big shark-like fish coming out of nowhere and chased the desert dolphins. "That is a Desert Shark, Master Rex its meat is rarer than the desert dolphins, they are rare to find and hard to catch, their flesh has a natural spiciness in it," Jiang Qing exclaimed. Rex looked at the desert shark that was about the hunting the desert dolphins and felt a little hungry, he flicked his fingers and the desert shark that had just leaped in the air failed to dive back in the sand. The desert shark felt like an invisible hand had caught it, the force pulled it upwards towards the ship. The desert shark was at Monster King''s peak stage and could be regarded as a strong individual in such a place but it failed to resist against his Telekinesis. Jiang Qing looked at the closing desert shark with bright eyes. "Master Rex, Myriad Beast Continent doesn''t lack capable chefs if we gift them this fish then we can get an excellent delicacy," She said. She also wanted the desert dolphins but seeing that Rex chose not to catch them, she didn''t pursue him. After hearing her words, Rex nodded and chose to hold back his hunger with Seven Spiced Herb Delicacy for now. Suddenly when the desert shark was just a few meters away from the ship, the ground trembled, and the sand all around started to sink inside a big hole that appeared behind the desert dolphin pack. All the desert dolphins spread out in small groups and escaped in fear, desert dolphins are capable of locating their companion from miles away that''s why spreading out and regathering is the best-escaping strategy route for them. Rex raised his eyebrow, he thought it was a phenomenon similar to a landslide but the sharp curved teeth that appeared around the big hole proved his conjecture wrong. A big creature surfaced in that place, it was almost as big as the ship Rex was riding, from the outer appearance alone it was a whale-like creature. As soon as it surfaced, it leaped in the air towards the ship. He seemed to be flying but was quite slow. "A Desert Killer Whale! Master Rex when it comes to the desert fish delicacies it''s one of the kings. I never tasted its meat but it is said that the people who have eaten it cannot forget it for their life," Jiang Qing said in an excited tone. Rex''s expression became solemn. ''Damn this Jiang Shuang, just how does he raise kids? This fish is at fukking Monster Venerable late-stage and she wants to eat it, I am not even at Core Breaking peak stage, how the heck I am supposed to deal with it without showing my real strength?'' Rex thought. "Master Rex, I heard that Desert Shark is the most favorite food of the Desert Killer Whale, pull it up and the Desert Killer Whale would follow us then you can catch it," Jiang Qing suggested. Rex''s face was dark. Catch it? Catch your sister! Wait, you don''t have a sister¡­ Rex thought, he was in a dilemma, he wanted to protect his image as an unfathomable expert who was at least at the Sky Body Formation stage but in the end, he thought of letting it go was a better option. He was about to retract his control over the Desert Shark that several figures came flying towards him. They were Ji Biyu, Ji Baozhai together with the Sung trio. "Master Rex, if that monster collides with the ship then it will do some serious damage," Sung Lee said quickly, the words he wanted to say were quite different from the ones he spoke, he carefully chose his words not to offend him. "Master Rex you should quickly let go of that desert shark," Ji Biyu spoke in her cold yet mellow tone, she was a little anxious making her words more direct. Ji Baozhai was about to speak but Rex signaled her to stop. If they fought together, they didn''t need to worry that much and could take care of such a beast without any life threat but no one wanted to show their cards in front of each other, nor do they had the space to carry such a whale to Myriad Beast Continent and sell it. Its core was indeed precious but every beast has only one core each meaning the others would have to do with its flesh which is not enough to make them show their true strength in front of others. "Just a Monster Venerable and you all are scared, it''s rare to encounter such delicacy so how can I let it go, now see and learn," Rex said as he raised his hand towards the fish. Everyone narrowed their eyes and looked at Rex in slight confusion and anticipation, his words made it seem like he was stronger than a Monster Venerable late-stage beast so they wanted to see how strong was he. Lerna made a claw with her slender hand and pushed it towards the incoming Desert Killer Whale. A big beast claw made of pale green flame appeared out of nowhere and pounced on the Desert Killer Whale, the second the claw landed on it, Desert Killer Whale was thrown back to the ground. ¡­Boom¡­ Ji Baozhai''s eyes widened in shock, the strength shown by Lerna was without a doubt belonged to a Calamity Lord. When the whale landed on the ground it looked at Lerna with its two big eyes in fear, it didn''t waste a single second and turned to escape into the sand, beasts tend to have inborn instincts that let them better comprehend their opponent, at the moment the whale knew that if it fought back then the only outcome that awaits it was death. "Humph, you think you can escape?" Lerna raised her hand towards the sky. The clouds began to move in a spiral motion, soon a mini cyclone began to appear in the sky. She was just about to attack when Rex shouted at her. "Hey, Don''t Damage The Ingredient," Rex shouted in an annoyed tone. All eyes turned to Rex. 332 Chapter 326 : : Finally Arrived Lerna fiercely stared at Rex, she then waved her hand and the attack disappeared. She flickered her finger and several pearl-like water droplets appeared around her, hovering in midair, the drops were clear as crystals and were shining like pearls. Lerna pointed her finger at the whale. All the water droplets gave a buzzing sound then shot towards the whale at an untraceable speed. The whale had already sunk half of its body inside the sand but when the drops shot at it, it felt a deadly crisis approaching but knowing that didn''t change anything, it got hit. The whale gave off a low scream before it lay motionless on the sand. Lerna then made a grasping motion towards the dead whale, a fist-size core flew out of it and landed in her hand. Everyone was dumbstruck, without minding their shocked expression, Lerna stared at Rex then left without giving anyone a second look. "What a kill thief," Rex lightly snorted, he then flew down from the ship and observed the whale. On a careful look, he discovered several finger size holes on its head. ''I did hear that anything besides us can be a weapon but water droplets... Seriously?'' Rex lacked the words to describe his emotion but he still didn''t show it on his face. He then took out a sword and executed the 12 Overlord''s Slashes cutting down the whale in multiple segments. Rex couldn''t store such big things directly inside his inventory, hence he needed to shorten their size. Under 12 Overlord''s Slashes coupled with a spirit sword, the dead whale''s body seemed soft as butter when it made contact with the sword edge. After storing the dissected whale in the inventory, Rex flew back to the ship and looked at Ji Baozhai. "Didn''t you people mention something about the short and safe path? Don''t tell me you all are already strong enough to take a wild Monster Venerable in the non-dangerous category?" Rex asked in a polite but sarcastic tone. There might be many Monster Venerable in Misty Maze Forest but such beasts were highly rare in other places, special in locations such as this where there were almost no resources to cultivate except other beast''s core. His words brought everyone back to reality. Ji Baozhai lacked the words to explain the situation, instead of her, Ji Biyu explained. "Master Rex, Desert Killer Whale is not easy to discover, they keep sleeping in a random location for years without minding their surrounding, it''s hard to discover their aura when they are sleeping, it might have been awakened because we were passing through this route. Who knows for how long was it lying here? It was just a coincidence, we would naturally like to avoid such disasters if possible, but we had no idea about this one," Ji Biyu said. Rex gave her a long look before speaking. Ji Biyu and others sighed in relief. Rex didn''t speak more and left for his room. Jiang Qing, who remained quiet until now amongst the big shots around her, quickly moved her thin legs and followed Rex like a little dear following its parent. When they encountered the beast, Sung Lee and Ji Biyu had ordered their elders to restrict the dock area and take the disciples inside the ship so they don''t cause any ruckus. Sung Huang slightly narrowed his eyes at Rex''s back. {Didn''t Sung Lee guessed that the relation between Master Rex and Lady Lerna is not that great? At first look, it seems like Lady Lerna just helped him take care of the beast but if we see things from a different angle, I mean¡­ From Master Rex''s perspective than didn''t Lady Lerna came out of nowhere and stole his kill? If we look at things like that then everything makes sense, Master Rex called it an ingredient that was actually to annoy Lade Lerna, Lady Lerna too seemed dissatisfied but she didn''t directly say anything. Sung Suyin and Sung Lee doubtfully looked at each other then slightly nodded towards him. As for Ji Biyu and Ji Baozhai, they remained silent and flew towards their ship. Ji Baozhai had already realized that Lerna really was a Calamity Lord and hence had no dissatisfaction against her. As for Rex, from the talk and behavior, he didn''t look any weaker than her but his overall strength was still unknown. Rex came back to his room, like always, Mr. Black was standing outside the door. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Lerna sitting on his bed with a book in her hand. Rex sighed then moved to the bed and led beside her, he then looked at her from the corner of his eyes, after confirming that she wasn''t responding he quietly raised his head and put it on her thigh while being completely ''unaware'' of it. Lerna stopped focusing on the book and looked at him with an expression that was screaming¡­ The hell do you think, you''re doing? "What you are looking at? I am not eating your leg or anything, humph¡­" Rex said in an annoyed tone as he secretly hardened his skin to get ready for the upcoming hit. "Oh, is it because that snake''s thigh is not available anymore?" Lerna said with a poker face then refocused on the book, completely ignoring him. A cold feeling ran down his spine. [The cat is out of the basket.] ''Little Rose¡­'' Rex said. [I''m air~ I''m air~ I''m air~] ''Bastard! Did you....'' (Rex) [Nah, no, never, I can''t even think about coming in contact with anyone else without you knowing, so I can''t spill the beans,] Rex ran his gears at full speed, he thought of all the possibilities that could lead to this outcome. Now he fully knew why she was acting all cold these days, she knew everything about it, what ''game'' he was playing with Ria all this time. ''Only me and Ria knows about these things, she was the one who asked to keep the relationship secret right? So she definitely won''t tell anyone about it and I didn''t do it either then who¡­ wait there is one more person who should know about it, Mia? But she never came in contact with Lerna the person she talks to most these days except Ria is¡­ Little Aru? Hmmm... he won''t understand such a thing wait¡­ Even if he doesn''t understand such things he could still tell what he had heard from her. Dammit! Little guy, you betrayed me? Actually.. even if he didn''t say it Lerna keeps a watch on him all day so she could have eye dropped on his conversation with Mia easily, sigh¡­ Why didn''t I think of this possibility? I was so confident in the soundproof array that I ignored these things,'' Rex thought. [But isn''t it good? Her reaction tells she is likely bothered by your relationship. According to my research on psychology until now, I''m 83% sure she is jealous, 15% sure she is embarrassed, 2% sure she hates Ria to the core.] ''No, it isn''t... Huh? You are actually¡­ right,'' Rex stared at Lerna who seemed to be fully absorbed in the book. The corner of his lips slightly curled upwards. [Courting Death Mode activated.] ''Shut up, and keep quiet,'' (Rex) "Hmm¡­ So what? She was the one who proposed to me, she is also a nice, obedient, cute, kind, honest, and intelligent girl so how was I supposed to reject her?" Rex said in a helpless tone. [You know although I can heal you even if she beats your face until it''s unrecognizable but it is still not good to waste energy like that.] He ignored the comment and continue to observe her. "Hmm¡­" Lerna said while reading her book. Although there was no change in her expression Rex was pretty sure he noticed her grip on the book tightening. ''Hehe¡­ She is too obvious,'' (Rex) "Eh... But why did you ask? Are you jealous? Hehe just kidding... I''m a little curious though as to why did you ask, I mean why would it matter to you? After all, Little Aru already had a father before he was born, so there is no way you would be interested in a humanoid male like me, speaking of his father, I wonder how does he look like?" Rex said with a thoughtful expression. [Rex did you forget what I told you? She is a single parent and before the bloodline incident Little Aru didn''t have a fath¡­] ''I know, but she doesn''t know that I know, hehehe...,'' (Rex) "I¡­ He looks good, way better than you... In humanoid form," Lerna said in a slightly louder tone as she looked at him from the corner of her eyes. "Ohh," Rex nodded while making an ''O'' shape with his mouth. "He is stronger than you," Lerna frowned seeing his reaction then said. "Hmm¡­ Lucky you," Rex praised in admiration. Lerna gritted her teeth as she looked at him. Rex changed his position, sat beside her, and spoke. "By the way, I am curious as to how the monster race in wild chose their partner?" Rex asked with a curious look. Lerna held back her urge to slam his head on the wall and spoke. "Everyone chooses a partner based on their strength and bloodline, to give birth to a stronger generation, It especially applies to the ones who live in groups, the stronger one dominates the weaker ones," Lerna said in a flat tone, from the way she said it, she wasn''t even thinking of it when she spoke. "Oh, so did my Lady dominate or get dominated?" Rex raised his eyebrow. "Do you want me to show you with actions?" Lerna asked in an angry tone, Rex''s carefree and non-caring attitude was making her angrier by every one second. "Hehe¡­ Why are you getting so worked up? That aside, from what you just said, doesn''t it mean that the stronger one can dominate the weaker one? So if I got stronger then shouldn''t my Lady be more careful from then on?" Rex said in a somewhat joking yet meaningful tone. "Haaa? You dominating me? Dream on, you don''t have such ability," Lerna snorted. This time her focus was not on the book whose cover she had already crushed instead she was angrily staring at Rex in the eyes. Rex just smiled and led back on the bed with his head on her thighs. ''Ability, was it? We will see,'' He thought then closed his eyes, went to sleep. Days passed quickly, the rest of the trip was peaceful as predicted, and no unexpected event took place. 16 days after the trip started, the ship finally reached the outer region of Myriad Beast Continent where the civilization has taken roots. Rex, Lerna, Jiang Qing, Tang Xuan, and others were standing together at the deck, this time even the grand elder of the Black Scorpion Sect was present. The outer wall of a city was visible in the distance. This city wall was different from the normal stone city walls, it was made of black wood and had sharp-pointed thorns all over the surface, the wall was at least three times as higher as the Corentis'' outer wall, although it was made of some kind of wood but Rex could tell at first glance that this wood was stronger than the volcanic stones used to make Corentis'' walls, furthermore, he also noticed that it had several hidden arrays engraved in it. "Master Rex, we cannot use the skyship from this point on, so we plan on taking a roundabout way from here on but that way will make it longer for you to go to Beast God Temple. If you go from here you can take the shortest route and reach your destination in a short period, with your strength you won''t face any problems on the way," Sung Lee said. Rex nodded. Although they all traveled together, but all three parties had different motives for coming to Myriad Beast Continent. Black Scorpion Sect came to settle their score with Green Mantis Sect, Cold Heaven Sect came for doing friendly mocking battles with their allies to prepare for the InterContinental Fighting Tournament, as for Rex, he came to stea- learn from other''s technology, do some shopping and let Lerna acquire her inheritance from Beast God Temple. Rex could choose to travel to a better city with Cold Heaven Sect''s ship but he preferred to act independently so he bid farewell to them and left the ship with his team, heading to the city wall in distance. 333 Chapter 327 : : Orcs No content 334 Chapter 278 : : Kings Horn Inn No content 334 Chapter 328 : : Kings Horn Inn No content 335 Chapter 329 : : Stalls "Hahaha¡­ Luis just changing the tone won''t do, change your manner of speech too, at least let the man answer a question before asking the second one," A red-haired man drinking on the near table laughed at him. Luis snorted but kept the smile plastered on his face. "I am Rex. It''s my first time in the city. I want to rent rooms with private baths. I would like my food delivered to the room if possible," Rex answered all the questions in one go. After hearing Rex''s reply, Luis''s smile deepened, he turned to the red-haired man and smirked. The red-haired man ignored him. "We do have VIP rooms on the third floor that have private baths in them, they cost 1 middle-grade spirit stone for each day, how many of them would you like? Normally, we don''t provide food in the rooms but it''s different for VIP rooms, If you chose a VIP room then not only can you get the food delivered to your room but will also get a discount," Luis said with a smile. He has noticed the clothes Rex and Lerna were wearing, especially Lerna her dress code was what normally a big family woman would wear, as they don''t like to expose their skin or appearance in public. So he could guess that it won''t be hard for Rex to afford this price and explained everything politely. Rex was surprised after hearing the price because this much was enough to live in a high-class Inn like Blue Hills Inn for more than a weak, but he didn''t show it on his face, he knew that the man wasn''t tricking him, the location of the inn and bath were the things that raised the price to such an extent. Rex then looked at Lerna and Jiang Qing and thought. ''Lerna is going to barge into my room anyway, so renting a different one is useless,'' (Rex) "I want two rooms, for the night," Rex said after some thinking, he took out the spirit stone and gave it to Luis. Lerna''s eyes flickered once but she didn''t say anything. On the other hand, Jiang Qing''s cheeks turned slightly red as she continuously switched glances between Lerna and Rex, she knew Rex and Ye Tian was the same person and Little Aru was indeed his child but she didn''t know in-depth details just like her father, that''s why when she thought about what the young Rex and fully mature Lerna would do in a closed room, she couldn''t help but blush. Luis lightly laughed when he noticed Jiang Qing blushing, he then took out two keys and walked towards the stairs after motioning Rex to follow him. Luis took them to the third floor and showed them the room. Luis left after showing the room and taking the order for food. "Little Jiang take Mr. Black with you, although you will be staying just next door but it is better to be careful than sorry," Rex said. Jiang Qing nodded with a grin, like she understood how he was removing the only hindrance from his way to those nightly activities. Rex''s lips twitched when he saw her grinning, he was really letting Mr. Black stay with her for protection, if he could woo Lerna just by staying in the same room then he would have done it long ago after all he had slept in the same room as Lerna daily when he didn''t sleep while working or was with Ria. The food was soon delivered to their room, it wasn''t as tasty as the soup Lucia''s makes but hunger can make anything tasty, Rex ate all the dishes but Lerna stopped eating after one bite, she mostly ate because of taste and not because she was hungry that''s why the food didn''t catch her attention. After eating, Rex sat cross-legged and cultivated until midnight, he stopped after reaching the Core Breaking 7th stage in Qi cultivation. ''Status'' (Rex) ''Mini-Status'' (Rex) [Name: Rex Andrews HP: 1800 P / 1800 P | reg 20 P/s Yin Qi: 2100 P / 2100 P | reg 27 P/s Yang Qi: 2100P / 2100 P | reg 27 P/s Spirit Qi: 152 P /152 P | reg 7 P/s Qi Cultivation stage: Core Breaking 7th stage Blood Cultivation stage: Earthly Blood early stage Soul Cultivation stage: Core Breaking 3rd stage STR: A (21%) WIS: C (02%) AGI: B+ (90%) INT: B+ (96%) VIT: B (33%) END: B+ (75%) DEF: A (39%) SPT: D+ LUC A+ Status Points: 70] ''70 points? Add all into INT,'' Rex said without hesitation, he refrained himself adding points into INT before because his physical wasn''t in balance but he didn''t have a problem like that right now. [Allocating status points¡­.] The familiar headache assaulted him again but by now Rex was already used to it, notification alerts related to the effect of Limit-Break appeared and disappeared during the whole process Rex remained calm, and like always the headache subsided after few minutes. Rex opened his eyes and first looked at Lerna who was lying on the bed with a book in her hand and sighed. She wasn''t wearing the veil, gloves, or the long dress from before, she has changed her getup just after she came into the room. Earlier when she was thinking about where to change her dress and Rex suggested that she can do it in the bathroom she agreed but, instead of her Rex had to stay locked in the bathroom while she changed, this really gave him a headache. Then again she was following his advice to stay low-key by wearing those clothes and bracelet even when she didn''t like them so it was already enough for him. He checked his updated status. [Name: Rex Andrews HP: 1800 P / 1800 P | reg 20 P/s Yin Qi: 2200 P / 2200 P | reg 30 P/s Yang Qi: 2200P / 2200 P | reg 30 P/s Spirit Qi: 152 P /152 P | reg 7 P/s Qi Cultivation stage: Core Breaking 7th stage Blood Cultivation stage: Earthly Blood early stage Soul Cultivation stage: Core Breaking 3rd stage STR: A (21%) WIS: C (02%) AGI: B+ (90%) INT: A (20%) VIT: B (33%) END: B+ (75%) DEF: A (39%) SPT: D+ LUC A+ Status Points: 0] The increase in INT wasn''t normal, he could feel a cool sensation embracing his mind but right now he was too tired to thoroughly check it. Rex then looked at the notification from earlier. [Congratulations! You have awakened the physique ability ''Electrokinesis''.] ''Give me a brief and direct description,'' Rex said, the name of the ability said a lot about it, so he was just confirming it, he didn''t think that opening the whole description was of any use. [Electrokinesis gives you the power to freely create and manipulate electricity, the power behind the ability depends on you. Electrokinesis doesn''t make you immune to electricity but you can freely channel electricity while the ability is in use.] ''Hmm¡­ Electricity? If I remember correctly, lightning is an electrical discharge caused by an imbalance in charges so if I can control electricity then¡­'' Rex thought. [Yes, you can.] Rex didn''t talk more, he raised his hand and activated Electrokinesis. ..Crackle...Crackle¡­ Blue electric sparks appeared around his hand and swirled between his fingers. ''Good, with this, my Atmokinesis, is finally complete,'' Rex thought. "Huh?" Lerna looked at him in surprise. Lightening law also came in a rare category, she had a deep impression of it because of her thunder tribulation. If a person had comprehended lightning law then it could provide some help in resisting thunder tribulation but it was not omnipotent, after all, tribulations weren''t just related to lightning. "How did you comprehended lightning law?" Lerna asked in surprise. "Just got some insights while cultivating," Rex said with a smile, he then stood up, took a few steps, and led on the bed beside her. Lerna snorted, she had heard this excuse too many times already. Rex closed his eyes and was about to sleep when Lerna spoke again. "You made that clone write so many books, so have you read all of them in the past?" Lerna asked. "Hmm¡­ I used to love reading books, but then stuff happened and I am racing against time to become stronger," Rex said with his eyes closed. "Why?" Lerna asked again. "Because if I am not strong enough then the things I have earned so far can be snatched by someone else," Rex said. ''Isn''t she being unusually talkative today?'' Rex wondered because Lerna usually holds small conversation if Little Aru is not involved in them. "Aren''t I strong enough?" Lerna said. Rex opened his eyes and deeply looked at her, he then smiled. "What?" Lerna said in a disgruntled tone. "So you want to take care of me now? Why?" Rex asked with a smile. "Humph¡­ I was just thinking of doing you a favor, now you can forget about it," Lerna said in an angry tone, she then put the book in her storage ring, turned her head to the opposite side, and rested. Rex just smiled and didn''t say anything else. he too closed his eyes, soon his breathing became slow as he went into a deep sleep. In the side room... Jiang Qing was walking back and forth in her room while looking at the wall from time to time. She then glanced at Mr. Black who was sitting cross-legged on the floor, he was in sleep mode. She finally couldn''t hold back and pressed her ear against the wall but she still didn''t hear anything. ''Are the walls really that thick?'' She thought. She kept strolling around for another hour before finally lying on the bed and sleeping. Next-Day¡­ Rex and others met up with Tang Xuan and headed to the market. "Master Rex, the market here is famous for the wholesale trading of goods. The goods mainly include edible ingredients for dishes and spirit fruits that are harvested around here. Aside from that, the street food here is also famous, many chefs who loves adventure and keeps on traveling all the time while carries ingredient with them sets up their temporary stall in places like this," Tang Xuan said. Rex nodded. He didn''t have any expectations for it, only Jiang Qing seemed excited. Just when they entered the market, Rex''s steps halted, he inhaled a familiar fragrance wafting in the air. He looked at the source and his eyes widened. The market here was different than the one he had seen until now, a line of small wooden stalls was arranged on the right side, people were crowding around them. What Rex was looking at the first stole, an old chef was showing his excellent knife skills as he cut down all the spirit vegetables on the board in thin slices and prepared several servings of the dish in one go. What caught Rex off guard was not the chef''s knife skills or his Heaven Venerable cultivation base but the food he was making. ''Sliced veggies, spirit lettuce, spirit tomato slices, meat and cheese that are stuffed between a sliced bun, no matter how I see this thing, it''s a¡­ fukking Hamburger!'' Rex screamed inwardly. If that was not enough, he looked at the second stall and saw the chef taking out boiled noodles. The third stall was selling something akin to momos. The fourth stall had a barbeque setup¡­ ''Cultivation my fo¡­.'' Rex couldn''t help but curse. Rex breathed deeply and calmed himself down, he then found himself wanting to try the food, he turned to others to suggest about eating when he realized that Lerna and Jiang Qing were missing from the group. He looked at the first stall again and saw Lerna and Jiang Qing sitting on the wooden seats in front of the stall. The previous three-seat holders were lying on the ground a few meters away from Lerna, they were dumbly looking at her while holding the burger in their hands, they still didn''t realize how they got here. A few seconds ago they were excitedly munching on their burgers but in the next second, a cool wind flew past them and they were sitting on the ground. "This¡­ what happened?" "Heavens, did this old chef mixed something in my Spicy Bun?" "Hey, who did this? my spicy bun fell on the ground I need compensation," The chef was at a loss, until now, he was showing the demeanor of a mysterious expert while hiding his Heaven Venerable cultivation base but even he didn''t see what just happened. Rex rubbed his temples, he had a headache because of these two gluttonous women. 336 Chapter 330 : : Vrusallon "Brothers, it seems like my comrades have troubled you all. How about it, as compensation, you all get one burg- I mean spicy bun for free, the bill is on me," Rex said with a smile. Everyone''s eyes shined. They were hesitating to make a move because of the expensive-looking clothes of Lerna which showed she wasn''t from a normal family and her undetectable cultivation base, now that Rex offered such a gift how could they refuse? "Hehe, Brother I will take you up on your word," One of three men that were sitting on the ground stood up and laughed. Others followed the suit soon after. "Looks like the brother here today is generous so how can I refuse the offer," "I will thank fellow Daoist in advance," After seeing that the matter was settled by just money, Rex heaved a sigh of relief. He then turned to the old chef. The old chef just nodded in return, if all the customers have already agreed then what problem could he have? "Please pack ten- no twenty servings of this spicy bun," Rex said to the chef. Both Lerna and Jiang Qing started staring at him. His words meant that they were not going to eat right now. Rex knew if Lerna was going to eat the burger at the moment then she would have to remove the veil, and by chance, if someone saw her appearance then as long as they would have enough brain they could predict that she is either a direct descendent of a Calamity Lord or a Calamity Lord herself, he didn''t have high expectations for the people around him but he would still choose to remain cautious in a foreign land. Except for her hair and eye colour, the only noticeable thing she had as a non-human race was her body being slightly bigger than a mature tall human woman. Hair/eye colour can be changed because of bloodline or special cultivation technique but after the three facts combined with her display of strength then it might raise unwanted attention. The main problem was if her identity was revealed, then there would be a lot of old monster in the monster race who would run to her to woo her and if that didn''t work then they might use force, it was not because of her beautiful appearance but her strong bloodline, simply put they would want to create a new generation together with her. Just as Lerna said earlier, the beast in the wild focuses on strength and bloodline potential when choosing their mating partner, it was the same for most people of the monster race, after all, in a way they were just spirit beasts with higher intelligence and nothing else. All these things were not absolute, they were the possibilities Rex had predicted. Since the time his INT reached A grade he found himself subconsciously thinking about a lot of things even when he doing other works, for example when he was watching the old chef make burgers, a part of him was thinking what information Tang Xuan had sent to Tang Family. ''Just with A grade INT, I feel like I have one more separate conscious except Rose to clear my doubts, I wonder what would happen if I increase it to beyond A? Or increase WIS to A instead? INT is like a quantity leap which allows me to ponder over multiple things at the same time, while WIS is like a quality leap that focuses on my thinking speed¡­.'' Rex was thinking but was soon interrupted by Lerna. Lerna silently looked at Mr. Black who was intently observing the old chef''s every movement, Lerna too had eaten his cooking and knew that he was able to copy Lucia''s soup to around 85% originality. Rex chuckled and agreed. The hamburger was just the starting, Rex started to buy food in bulk at every store. Tang Xuan was wondering what would they do with so much food, they can''t eat so much in one go¡­ right? After buying from every single stall, Rex finally stopped. He had brought a lot of money with himself and he still had the check of 1,000,000 high-grade spirit stone he got from Lee Jae Rin in Alchemist City so money was not an issue. "Why is there no elf or dwarf here?" Rex said after searching through the whole market. "Huh? Was Master Rex searching for Dwarves and Elves? You won''t find them here in this time of year," Tang Xuan said. "Why?" Rex immediately asked. "Master Rex didn''t I tell you before, it''s the trading season. Different tribes have a different specialty, some excel at refining artifacts while some at cultivating herbs, so in this time of year, a trading fair is organized in the capital city of Davalon. The fair is quite big, even people from overlord sects like Temple of War would come to buy resources in stock for their sect, that city is also our next destination because from there we can directly head to the Beast God Temple," Tang Xuan said. Rex nodded, he finally understood the reason for why there was no elf here, the elves are called the children of the forest, they are born with a high affinity of the wood element from birth so who could be more suited for cultivating herbs then them? In that kind of trade fair if there was someone who could make as much as or more profit than dwarves that it was elves. He didn''t delay and headed towards the transmission array. It was still time until noon and they had nothing else to do, hence they had no reason to stay in Willow Wisp city anymore. The transmission array of Willow Wisp City same as the one in Snow Jade City of Cold Heaven Sect, one needed to put the right amount of spirit stones in right place to use it. It was guarded by a group of city guards but it was open for public use as long as one pay the fee, although it was expensive but it saved time so Rex didn''t have any problem in paying up. After using the array, Rex and the team disappeared from the Willow Wisp City and appeared in... Vrusallon City. Vrusallon City is the capital city also known as the trading city of Davalon, The city has several transmission arrays which connect it to different cities that can provide goods that aren''t found here, one of them was Willow Wisp City. There is a saying in Davalon, if you can''t find something in Vrusallon City then you cannot find it in the whole of Davalon. The saying of course doesn''t have a literal meaning but it precisely defines the reputation of Vrusallon City. When Rex appeared in the city and checked his surrounding, he was seriously surprised. Alfred had once shown him the illusion of the city he lived and Rex took it as the reference since then but the city around him had long surpassed that level. The tower-y buildings were tall and big enough to block the sunlight from falling on the ground. Light lamps were being used to brighten the way on the streets, all those lamps were without a doubt spirit tools. The place where Rex and the others appeared, the transmission array, was present at the junction of three roads and no one was there to guard it. It seems to have an automatic energy filling system like Rex''s to refill spirit stones when it was used. It seemed like the dwarfs here were either fully confident about the security of the city or just didn''t care if something like this got damaged or stolen. If it was just that, then Rex could take it, but when he looked up, he saw a flying island in the sky, above the center of the city. Thick green vines were protruding out from below the island, their other end was attached to the ground but those lush green wines didn''t look strong enough to hold the whole island, from their position alone it felt like those vines were not there to make the island float but make it stay at the same place in case something happens. The scenery alone made him completely ignore the pedestrians on the streets. ''Incredible,'' Rex thought. It was not easy to make him acknowledge someone else''s work in creativity and inventing but this time, he was impressed. Lerna also looked at the sight in surprise. Jiang Qing''s eyes were bulging out. Tang Xuan just smiled, he still remembered how he felt when he saw this scene for the first time but Rex''s calmness really surprised him. He realized that Lerna too didn''t look that surprised. The thing was, Lerna was living in Rex''s castle, so after she saw too many surprising things there, her base scale for measurement was above others. "That floating island looks good, you should also make one at... home," Lerna said, she was thinking if her baby would love something like that. Rex was pleased when he heard her call it home. "Hehe... I will make something even better. In the next decade, Frozen Flame will show the world its true might," Rex said in a prideful tone. Jiang Qing heard it and her heart thumped, she was wondering what Rex would turn the city into. If it was someone else who had said this she would just laugh it off, but he was the man who turned an area in Misty Maze Forest into a paradise in less than a year, Frozen Flame City without a doubt had become the most peaceful and beautiful city for her. Tang Xuan on the side heard his words and lightly chuckles. Surpassing the Dwarfs in crafting? Can you be more realistic? Although he thought that, he didn''t say it, out of respect. He was not the only one, anyone who hasn''t seen Rex''s work and achievements with their own eyes would think the same way as he did. People like Tang Xuan still haven''t understood the real potential or working of ID cards and were seeing them as just advanced sound transmission and illusion technique fusion. That''s why like others he thinks that if a talented Artifact Refiner Dwarf wants to, then they can surely make something like that. [If a city in the Middle Realm has reached this level then what about Higher Realm?] Rose''s question sent a jolt of current in Rex''s whole body, he slightly trembled, not in shock, surprise, or fear but excitement... pure excitement. Tang Xuan let them enjoy the scenery for a while then spoke. "Actually, the real Vrusallon is not on the surface," Tang Xuan said. 337 Chapter 331 : : Unexpected Even Rex looked at him, he had heard about this before, from old times dwarves had lived more under the land than the surface. Making an underground city was no big feat for them when they had even established underground kingdoms before. "The original Vrusallon city was made underground but that one had strict requirements for the outsiders who enter it like providing full identity verification and get their storage ring checked before entering Vrushallon city because they weren''t allowed to carry weapons inside, this affected the trade of the city. Identity check was still fine but no cultivator would like their storage ring checked that''s why later another version of Vrushallon city was made on the surface for everyone. At present, If someone wants to enter the underground city, they would have their identity proof, pay 100 high-grade spirit stone and get their storage ring checked before entering the city if they are below Golden Core stage, if they are above or at Golden Core stage then they can get away with just identity check-up," Tang Xuan explained. Rex nodded, he was just about to speak when he felt a slight tremor coming from the ground, soon the unnoticeable tremor turned into a ground-shaking phenomenon. "Earthquake?" Rex uttered out. Tang Xuan shook his head. Normally, the place dwarves chose to make an underground city posses land as hard as rocks to avoid situations like a landslide and has a very low chance of something of this sort happening, and even if it happens, countless hidden arrays are strengthening the ground and can directly counter vibration before they reach the surface so there was no way an earthquake could happen here. "A Meteor!?!!" Jiang Qing shouted with her eyes wide open. Rex turned and followed in her line of sight. Just as Jiang Qing said, he saw a ball of fire falling from the sky but unlike a meteor, it didn''t have a black tail made of smoke behind it rather it was like a crimson red shooting star, from its trajectory Rex could tell that the thing was actually very farther than it appeared to be, it was miles away from the city and was just passing from a distance. Even when it was just passing by from far away, the power radiating from it made the whole city trembled. Rex then saw a creature from another direction flying towards it, the creature had two dragon-like wings, a mouth, a long scaled tail, overall that creature had the appearance similar to a wyern but with two hands. Moreover, that wyern was holding two long red sabers in both of his hands as he flew towards the meteor. Rex guessed that he was not a wild beast but someone from the monster race but then his expression changed¡­ Rex ignored his words and sent a Telepathic message to Lerna. Rex could see far more than what Tang Xuan who couldn''t sense the cultivation base of that wyern see. Rex thought for a moment then entered his virtual world. ''Rose, show me the image of that meteor, zoom it to the limit, clear the flames and other obstacles around it as much as you can and reconstruct the image,'' Rex said. The scenery around him changed and the meter appeared just a few meters away from him in a holographic form. [Zooming in¡­.] [Analyzing pixel pattern¡­] [Reconstructing image¡­.] [Clearing minor external factors¡­] Several notifications appeared and disappeared in a few seconds then the image in front of him got cleared to some extent. ''An island? And a Pyramid?'' Rex blurted out in confusion. He saw that the thing wasn''t a meteor, it was an island covered in an oval-shaped pale golden energy shield which had a raging fire around it because of the resistance of the atmospheric layer towards it. The pale golden shield was somewhat transparent so he could see a big pyramid-like building inside it. "There are more people following it," Jiang Qing suddenly said. Rex came out of the inner world and looked towards the disappearing meteor again. He saw more than a hundred figured dressed in white robes, riding broad swords, dashing towards the meteor. "It''s Supreme Sword Sect! They made a move too, then Temple of God should also move, just what is special about that meteor, is meteoric rocks becoming that expensive that it could make such sects fight for it," Tang Xuan said. He thought that because he wasn''t able to sense the terrifying cultivation base of the people chasing that meteor. Different figures from different directions came and started chasing it. If that was not enough, Rex and others also saw a big skyship flying towards the meteor. This ship was made of pure brownish wood with no colour on it instead it was mostly covered in beautiful flowery vines all around, the flowers had a unique luster and fragrance to them. This was an Elven Ship, it was a special kind of sheep only built by elves as all the things that are used to make it are from the forest under their control. "Change of plans, I believe that this incident will affect the masses around soon and can cause chaos, we need to finish what we came for quickly so we will divide the work among us. You four will go to the Beast God Temple so that Lerna could get her inheritance as soon as possible, and I will go to the underground Vrushallon city for buying all the material I need. After you are done with the inheritance matter, come back to this city and choose a non-high-profile inn to stay and wait for me, you are not allowed to freely roam around in any circumstances," Rex said. The pyramid of course caught Rex''s interest, if he was alone he would have already chased it but thinking about the two women he brought with him and remembering Zakiya''s advice to not give in to greed when the odds are against him, he decided to temporarily give up and wait patiently. He thought about it and realized that even if that pyramid was filled with treasures, no force would be able to devour it alone and a fight would likely break out which could last for days, weeks, or even months so there was no need to hurry. They all nodded. Tang Xuan was slightly hesitant, now that he saw so many people chasing that meteor he was curious to go and have a look too, Rex noticed his hesitation, he patted his shoulder and said. "You had helped us quite a bit in our trip, after Lerna receives her inheritance and our trip ends you can choose any spirit rank low-grade weapon you like from my collection," Rex''s words brightened Tang Xuan''s mood in an instant. Lerna snorted in dissatisfaction, she didn''t like to be ordered around. Rex knew she understood his meaning so he didn''t repeat it. Tang Xuan let them to another transmission array near the center of the city, unlike the one from before this array was protected by a guard, it was a big man with two horns on his head. After paying the price, Lerna and others used the array and left the city. Rex took a deep breath and headed in the direction of the underground city entrance described by Tang Xuan. On the other side... Lerna and others appeared in an open ground. The area around them looked like some garden, the smell of flowers permitted the air, colorful butterflies were flying around them. "It''s the Green Heaven Garden that surrounds the Beat God Temple, the Beast God Temple is only 3 miles away from here. I and Miss Jiang can accompany Lady Lerna until we reach the temple after that Lady Lerna would have to proceed on her own because except monster race no one can enter the temple or it will trigger the hidden traps, the traps inside can even kill a Core Breaking expert easily," Tang Xuan said with a serious expression. His spirit weapon was on the line, he couldn''t let any mishap happen under his watch. Jiang Qing nodded while Lerna completely ignored him. She raised her hand and took off her veil, Lerna inhaled deeply as she observed her surrounding. She never liked wearing something so annoying, she was forced to wear it because of Rex. Tang Xuan on the side glued his eyes on her face, although her expression was cold, her face was just too beautiful for him to avert his gaze from her. When the cultivation of a person increases, their body gets refined, again and again, bringing out their hidden beauty in the process. With enough cultivation base, even an ugly duckling can turn into an elegant swan. Lerna felt Tang Xuan''s gaze and looked coldly at him, Tang Xuan felt his scalp tingling, he remembered that with this woman''s temperament she won''t hesitate to kill him if the kind and understanding Master Rex wasn''t around so he quickly averted his gaze in fear. At this time, Mr. Black stepped forward and spoke. "Lady Lerna, according to Master Rex''s instructions, you are not allowed to remove your veil in open, please wear it again," Mr. Black said. Tang Xuan raised his eyebrow and looked at Mr. Black, thinking if this guy doesn''t love his life. But he did understand now that why Rex told her to wear a veil, it was to avoid unwanted attention. Jiang Qing wanted to say the same thing as Mr. Black but she knew her words will be treated as air so she didn''t speak. Lerna ignored him, she knew that he was a puppet so conversing with him was idiotic in her view. Just at this time, Lerna looked in front and saw three silhouettes flying in their direction. All three were men, they were wearing pale blue expensive-looking clothes with a black wyern like the logo on their left chest. But unlike the other two, the one in front had a silver-colored belt on his waist. "Haha¡­ Congratulations to Young Master Hei on becoming a Silver Deacon at such a young age," The men on the left said. "It is not that outstanding, you two can also do it if you try a little harder," Young Master Hai said with a smile trying to be modest but the smile on his face told that he was quite happy to hear it. "Young Master Hai is just too kind and modest, I always knew that for a genius like Young Master Hei even reaching Earth Venerable peak stage is nothing noteworthy, Young Master Hei is bound to reach Core Breaking stage shortly and become a big figure in the whole Relion Family," The man on the right also showed his bootlicking skills. Young Master Hei smiled, he was about to speak when his eyes landed on Lerna in the distance, he was shocked, he stooped abruptly and intently stared at her. Whether it was body or face, her appearance made his mind go blank, with only her face visible, she still looked like the most beautiful woman he saw in his life. The two men beside him were the same. Their eyes were fixed on her face, they were about to move their line of sight and carefully observe her whole body when a man in black walked in front of Lerna and blocked their vision. "According to the rules, any stranger is not allowed to stare at Lady Lerna for more than three seconds, lustful creatures please restrain yourself to keep your life intact," Mr. Black said in a flat tone. He was just acting how he was designed to act in such situations. Mr. Black''s words brought the three men to reality. ''Lustful creatures?'' Young Master Hei''s face darkened, he was called a lustful creature just now, and it happened in front of the most beautiful woman who stole his heart at first sight. The two men on the sides noticed his expression and reacted, although they found the woman very beautiful but they also knew with Young Master Hei here they cannot have her so they decided to get the maximum benefits they could earn, which was by making way for Young Master Hei. "What Insolence! You called our pure gentlemen Young Master Hei who doesn''t spare a glance to even the most beautiful fairies in Relion Family a lustful creature? Are you blind?" The right man stepped forwards and said, he purposely extended the words ''Relion Family'' to show their status. "This beautiful fairy, you shouldn''t associate yourself with such a person, why don''t you let us- I mean Young Master Hei accompany you, with him around you can get to almost everywhere in this place," The left man wasn''t willing to left behind either. Young Master Hei waited for them to finished their sentence and was about to reprimand them and show his modest nature but just at this time Mr. Black spoke... Earlier, when the two men were speaking, Mr. Black''s line of sight was flooding with several notifications. [Observing the opponent''s body language¡­] [Analyzing the disoriented words meaning¡­.] [Required conditions met.] [Switching to Shit-Talk Mode] 338 Chapter 332 : : Identity Verification In fact, not everyone would have the same reaction as them, as those who had gone through blood baths have a more clear understanding of the world and control over their mind but these three were just like their peers in the family who had yet to go and see the world outside their comfort zone. At present... [Switching to Shit-Talk Mode] Mr. Black had already opened the files saved for a situation like that, these files were made after modifying and upgrading the mixture of the sacred words every people from the opposition said when Frozen Flame was expanding into other cities, barging into the territories of other forces. "Young Master my @$$!!! You are just a D*** lover hanging around a lim... Beep~ Beep~ Beep~ Did your Beep~ parents only teach you how to serve this @$$ faced Beep~ Beep~ was it from your stallion grandfather? Beep~ Beep~ Beep~ go and do a DNA test you Beep~ purposeless creatures... Beep~ you useless population machines... Beep~ Beep~ even Beep~ goblins are smarter then you Beep~ ¡­ " Mr. Black started firing curses in a row like a machine gun with no intention of stopping, he looked like an expert trained to curse for years. In only a matter of seconds, he cursed the two men''s eight generations of ancestors in more than ten ways. Tang Xuan''s jaw dropped, Lerna was still trying to figure out the meaning behind the words and Jiang Qing blushed in embarrassment. Both of the men were dumbfounded, they looked at each other, then opened and closed their mouths several times trying to say something but failed to utter a word. Young Master Hei who understood the meaning of the few lines became furious, the raging flames of anger inside him were surging like a tsunami, he wanted to kill Mr. Black on the spot, he was about to shout but then Mr. Black who was observing his expression all along took out two handguns and shot at them. Jiang Qing was shocked, the second she saw the guns, she thought Mr. Black was about to kill them, she wanted to stop him but it was too late. ...Swoosshh... x 2 Two air perching sound came, the two men beside Young Master Hei got caught by surprise and failed to react in time. In Jiang Qing''s view, they were good as dead, but then she noticed that what shot out from the guns were not rays of light. Both the bullets struck their target at untraceable speed. Upon striking, an orange fog cloud covered the three men. In the shocked eyes of Tang Xuan, Mr. Black walked to the three unconscious men and carried them several meters away from the transmission array, he then led them on the ground in a row, placed their two hands behind their heads, and finally put black sun goggle on their faces, covering their eyes. Mr. Black then came back and stood beside Lerna like nothing happened. Jiang Qing looked at the three men lying on the grass looking like they were sunbathing, her expression was weird. She didn''t know what that orange fog was but even after it showed its effects she couldn''t tell the difference, she could feel that the three men were alive and were breathing normally. "What.. did you do? If Relion Family finds out then..." Tang Xuan was shocked, he knew that this incident could bring trouble to him. "Nothing much, they have been affected by C45 gas, which is made after fusing the Four Eyed Desert Frog Poison and the failed Cosmetic Pills serial number 34, they won''t wake up for the next three days and three nights. C45 is not that dangerous, at most it could result in some side effects like the falling of hair, falling of teeth, drying of the skin, and rapid aging of looks," Mr. Black said in a calm tone. Tang Xuan was at loss for words. Falling of teeth and hair? Drying of skin and rapid aging of looks? You call this not much? Would it be any better than death for them? He thought. "Elder Tang, it is not wise to argue right now when it has already happened, if everything is good we should be able to take the inheritance and leave before anyone finds out anything about this and even if they found out I don''t think that even Relion Family would be arrogant enough to pursue this matter knowing that these three were the ones who were courting death by behaving like that in front of a Calamity Lord," Jiang Qing said. Tang Xuan heard her words and calmed down, indeed just as she said, why would Relion Family pursue this matter when Lerna is a Calamity, Lord. Furthermore, they might just kill these three to get on the good side of Lerna. The only reason Lerna was hiding her identity was because of Rex so if the trouble comes all she had to do was reveal her cultivation base and the problem will be solved. While they were talking, Lerna was looking at the three men lying unconscious far away in slight confusion. She could see that they came over because of her beauty, but why? Why did they foolishly approach her without thinking just because she was beautiful? Was it worth it? Lerna''s mindset was not of someone who lived in human society all along, to her, strength had way more important than beauty. If before, she had to choose between a strong partner and a beautiful partner then without a doubt she will choose the former. The concept of taking care of others and liking someone else was introduced to her after she started living in the castle at Frozen Flame so she was still not very familiar with the ways things work. If she was aware of it then she wouldn''t have removed the veil, earlier she felt Rex was purposely making her wear it because he liked it and was trying to annoy her, she didn''t actually believe that beauty can attract trouble. This incident somewhat surprised her. At the same time, a thought appeared in her mind. ''Was it because of my looks that he...'' The thought struck deep in her heart and a feeling of mixed emotions rose inside, she then shook her head and decided to focus on the matter at hand. She thought about it and put back the veil on her face before proceeding further. Mr. Black was about to use the ''You won''t get to read books if you don''t do as I say'' threat Rex thought of for a situation like this but when he saw her wearing it, he didn''t speak. Jiang Qing and Tang Xuan looked at each other for a second then followed behind her. On the other side... Rex was standing in front of a giant igloo made of pale green crystals similar to jade. The igloo had a small tunnel-like entrance and two robust dwarf guards were guarding it, both of them were clad in silver metallic armor from head to toe, the one on the left held a two-handed ax and the other one was holding a broad sword. If it was some other time, he would have loved to go to them and share some wine but the time was very precious to him right now. His inner mind was screaming at him to go and explore that pyramid. Rex walked to the entry gate of the crystal igloo, the ax-wielding dwarf guard noticed him and stepped forwards. "Please show me, your identity proof," The guard said. Rex took out the black card he received from Alfred''s inheritance and showed it to him. "Will this do?" Rex said. The guard took a careful look at the card then shook his head. "I don''t recognize it, hence it cannot be used as identity proof, if you have anything else please show me, your sect token would do too," The guard said. Rex sighed, he wasn''t surprised. Jiang Shuang had already said most people don''t even know about this grade of the card, the guard must be new to not know about it, moreover, the people who possess these types of card are all high profile big shots whose names were all on the VIP list and are taken care of the second they show up, they travel in luxurious carriages and have a lot of guards and maids serving them. All these things are completely different considering Rex''s current situation. "Sigh... Can you call someone from your higher-ups?" Rex said. "I would have but because of an unexpected event, everyone is busy and cannot show themselves just for identity verification, you should leave and come another time if you know someone from above and want to use it as an identity verification," The guard said. Rex touched his chin. Suddenly his eyes gleamed, he pointed at the sky and shouted. "See There, A Fried Spicy Phoenix!" Rex shouted in shock. The guards subconsciously looked towards the sky. Rex''s hand moved at lightning speed and struck on the back of his head. Thud... ..Pu Tong... The guard lost consciousness and fell to the ground. The other guard who was idle until now got dazed by this sudden development. "What are you thinking about, call the reinforcements quick," Rex reminded him. The guard was momentarily stunned, but then he quickly took out a jade stone and crushed it while vigilantly looking at Rex. Soon, several silhouettes flew out from the distance and landed near Rex, circling around him to cut his escape route. Rex observed the guards, everyone was wearing silver metal armours like the two guards except an old short-haired dwarf who was wearing black armour. Rex waved the card at him as he spoke. "Recognize it? Or I need to wait for the next wave?" Rex said lazily. The dwarf was annoyed he was about to shout, but then his eyes landed on the black card Rex was waving, he was stunned. "That... What is that?" Thee Dwarf asked in a hoarse tone. He wanted to confirm if his eyes were not deceiving him. "Huh? Don''t tell me that the 12 Venerable are no longer respected in this kingdom, you can''t even recognize their card," Rex said in a surprised tone. When the dwarves around heard his words, they instantly became furious, all the dwarves respected the 12 venerable from the bottom of their hearts so how could they take it when some random stranger on the road was insulting them. "Brat watch your words," "Are you looking for death? Don''t you know where are you standing right now?" "Do you think you can get away with it after insulting..." "Shut Up!" The dwarves were all angry and were about to attack when their leader in black armor shouted and they all became quiet instantly. The old dwarf walked to Rex, he again looked at the card and spoke. "Have you verified it?" He asked in an uncertain tone. "Verify? It can be verified?" Rex asked in confusion. The dwarf stared at Rex then after making sure that Rex doesn''t seem to be lying he pointed at the crystal igloo and spoke. "Inject some Qi in the card and touch that monument with it," He said. ''What? Does that mean the ID problem could have been solved just by doing that? That Alfred didn''t tell me this, then again maybe this method didn''t exist at that time at all,'' Rex thought. He wasn''t willing to waste time, so he did what the old dwarf said. He injected his Yang Qi in the card then touched the crystal igloo with it. Suddenly, the part where the card and igloo came in contact with started shining like lights were embedded inside it, the light inside the crystal igloo moved like a fish in the water and flew to the upper part of the igloo. After reaching the top, it got divided into several parts that moved in a set pattern, forming a symbol of two red hammers crossing each other, the symbol was the same as the one Rex had seen on Alfred''s inheritance box. The old was utterly shocked, the card was real or not was one thing and which venerable did the card represented was another. He was not the only one, the other dwarfs were also dumbfound looking at the symbol projected above the igloo. "Venerable Wolford?" 339 Chapter 333 : : Vroooom The benefits that they can earn inside the kingdom were above the royal prince and princess of the kingdom. But those who had built the kingdom themselves, how could they be moved by such things? They all lived freely in their time, sharping their skills, traveling from one place to another to learn and discover new things, they had no interest in status or entering politics, but would their decedents and inheritors be the same? A lion''s son can be a lion but it cannot copy the temperament of the king at birth. An inborn King? It''s just a phrase used to hide the incompetence of a prince who became the king because of the bloodline. Not all the venerable left behind descendant, but the title would be passed down, the 12 Venerable left behind 12 inheritance ground in Davalon and also at other places those who cleared the trials got their card, the card was the chance for the inheritor to inheriting the venerable'' signature technique and if they succeed in inheriting their signature technique then they would become the next venerable. After becoming venerable, their family and many more people started using this title to earn status, make connections¡­ for benefits, for fulfilling their desires. As a result, the families of those inheritors turned into big clans that claimed to be direct and qualified inheritors of the venerable. Once someone had given in to their desires and tasted the feeling they cannot stop, so those families started to train their younger generation in a way that they could master the artifact refining techniques in a particular way that could help them inherit the venerable'' title again later on and their clan could keep the status. But there were still not 12 clans when there were 12 Venerable because the trial left behind by some of them for inheriting the title was too hard and strange for the inheritor candidates to solve. Their hardness level was so high that people started to doubt if those venerable were even willing to pass down their titles. One of those venerable was¡­ Alfred D Wolford. His trial is now seen as a joke. Till today not a single one had succeeded in passing his trial ground much less succeeding his signature technique. With time people eventually gave up on trying to inherit his title. Then one day, which is today, someone comes to Davalon with the card of Venerable Wolford that can also serve as the proof of passing the trail and use it as an Identity Proof to enter the underground city. The old dwarf couldn''t put what he was feeling in words. He felt like the whole kingdom was being thoroughly insulted by the young man in front of him. The other dwarves were also stunned. Rex turned and looked at them in confusion, he was feeling a little embarrassed from all the gazes directed at him. [Dwarves don''t have any interest in males, do they?] The second he heard these words, Rex inwardly shivered. "You people, what are staring at. Listen you guys I am a married man who loves his wife- wives and I also have a mischievous five-headed kid, moreover, I don''t have any interest in males, so remove those dirty thoughts from your minds. And yeah, I verified it right? So I am going in, don''t try to stop me," Rex said in a loud tone, he then took out a bag filled with spirit stones, placed it on the side then dashed inside the igloo. Everyone''s face became dark. Especially, the old dwarf, if it was before he would have taken out his shoe and throw it at Rex''s face but things were different now. He took a deep breath then scanned through all the peoples in the surrounding. "No one will spread what has transpired here today, understood?" The dwarf shouted. "Understood!" All the guards shouted in unison. The old dwarf saw them following his orders but was hesitant inside, he knew that although they were his trained men, it won''t be surprising if there were one or two moles hidden within them. After a moment of thought, he took out a wooden talisman and sent a message. He then ordered all the guards to go into seclusion immediately and not to come out until they are told to, after doing that much he ran into the igloo to follow Rex. When Rex entered the igloo, he found a tunnel going downwards. He dashed forward and soon came to a hemispherical room, the room was also made of crystals, the surroundings were visible due to the dim light emitted by the crystal walls. A transmission array platform was present at the center of the room. It was an advanced version of the transmission array created by dwarves that can be used without having to load it with spirit stones every time after the use. Rex stepped on the platform and the array below his feet shined, just at this time Rex looked at the tunnel and saw the old man running towards him. ''They still haven''t given up? Do I have to resort to Mind Control after all?'' Rex thought. "Friend wait!" The old dwarf shouted and waved his hand at Rex. Rex almost jumped back in fright. ''Friend? What medicine he had eaten in the morning? Or is it because of the card?'' Rex thought. The old dwarf came to Rex and stood on the platform with him. The array had already started so before Rex could speak, they both disappeared from their place and appeared in the Underground Vrusallon. Rex opened his eyes and looked around, he was standing on the transmission array platform near a wall, he scanned his surrounding and realized that he was inside a stadium-like place, it was an oval-shaped area but was tens of times bigger than a stadium. There were also several gigantic tunnel entrances around the edge having equal distance from the adjacent ones. They were for entering and exiting this area. Rex then thought of something, it was an underground city so how was there daylight here, he looked up. There was no sky, it was like he was inside a very big mine, the ceiling was more than 100 meters above him, countless colorless crystals were growing out of the ceiling. The light emitted by those crystals was bright as sunlight, if one doesn''t look up they might not even realize that they were underground. The temperature, flow of air, moisture in the air¡­ everything felt natural. In front of him was a market, shops and stalls were arranged in rows and columns, they were in a matrix formation. The market was bustling with buyers and merchants. Rex saw the several elven beauties he was looking for, every single elf women he saw had a young girl like appearance, some were blonde, some had green hair, a few had white hair and there were even those with silver hair. It was because of their subspecies, there are forest elves with green hairs, normal ones are blonde, white hair is mostly for dark elves and silver are for high elves who are like born noble but have low fertility rate so their number was the lowest. It was the trading season, so a lot of people from the elven kingdom comes to trade resulting in so many elves coming here. "Sir, is it your first time coming here?" The old dwarf asked with a smile. He first called him a friend but then after thinking that being overfriendly might cause dissatisfaction and backfire he chose to respectfully address Rex as sir. "Yes, seriously man do I look like some thug to you? Why are you chasing me for so long?" Rex said. The second he had heard the old man calling him ''Friend'' his attitude towards the old man had changed, he also wanted to confirm his doubt. "Hehe¡­ No sir, it''s not because of that. You have a card handed down by the 12 Venerable generations if we let you wander alone here like any other person then it would be disrespect to 12 Venerable'' authority, so how about you let this old man accompany you?" The old man said with a smile. ''As I thought, this old man is trying to sail with me to raise his status. Looks like this card had way more importance than just a discount in price. Hmm¡­ In fact, it''s better to have such relation, a profit-based relationship is better than him getting all friendly for nothing and he can also act as my trouble avoiding shield while I am here,'' Rex thought. "I see, so you should know about the places here¡­ right?" Rex asked. "Hahaha... Of course, sir I was born and lived here all my life. Let me start from my introduction, I am Olaf, I''m responsible for the security management of the city entrance here," Olaf said with a smile. He knew that after the news goes out there would be many who would come to get the piece of the pie so he took the head start and approached Rex. "Then Olaf, I am in a little hurry, that''s why I want to go to a place where I can buy these things at once and I want to do it quickly," Rex said as he handed the list to Olaf. The list contained a lot of things starting from, spirit grade herbs, transformable clothes, precious metals to edible goods only found in this region. Olaf looked through the list and stroked his beard a few times before replying. "Finding all these things at the same place may be harder for a normal person but for Sir¡­ We should first go to Bond Of Steel tower, we could find most of the things there and if my guess is right sir will be able to get the rest of the things too," Olaf said in a meaningful tone. "Let''s go then," Rex said. "Sir, don''t rush, I have called for a carriage, it should arrive any moment now," Olaf said. "Carriage? No need," Rex said and waved his hand. The blue Desert Queen that was lying peacefully in inventory until now appeared on the ground before him. The door on Rex''s side automatically opened, Rex stepped in and sat on the driver''s seat. "How long are you going to stare like that? Come sit here quickly, don''t waste my time," Rex said. Olaf didn''t understand what was this weird carriage but he still followed Rex''s order and sat on the seat next to him. If it was before Rex wouldn''t have taken out the car to act low key but now that he had begun to understand the value of the card he changed his mind, for him, it was an opportunity to make free money and name for Frozen Flame. Rex changed the gears and kicked the accelerator, the engine of the car gave out a low roar, and the car dashed forward. ...Vroomm...Vrrooooommm..... The sound of the engine seemed to have a certain charm to it as it attracted the attention of several people in the market, and when the car dashed into the distance, it again surprised them, it didn''t have any beast pulling it but it was still moving so fast and smoothly, it''s blue color, three pair of big tires, its overall design, the onlookers found these things quite amusing. Moreover, they had never seen such a thing before which greatly piqued their interest in it. Rex was directly going to enter one of the big tunnel-like passageways but when he saw so many onlookers staring at him, an idea came to him, he decided to put on a display, he changed the gear and increased the speed heading towards the wall in front. Olaf who was in shock until now saw it and his eyes widened. "Sir, look ahead, there is a wall, right... turn right," He quickly said. "Hehe... No need, just tighten your seat belt and keep sitting," Rex said, he moved his hand down and grabbed the emergency brake lever. The second, the car accelerated everyone''s eyes got locked on to it, they felt some pity for the beautiful carriage that was about to crash, but they were also inwardly... excited. After all, the carriage wasn''t theirs to begin with, so why would they like someone else to have it, this is called... jealousy. But contrary to their expectation, when Rex was some distance away from the wall, he pulled the brake and spun the steering wheel. ..Sccrrrreeeeccch... The friction between tires and ground gave a low pitch sound as the car took a long drift, making a perfect curve then heading on the road into the gigantic tunnel on the side of the wall. The only thing that got left behind was complete silence... 340 Chapter 334 : : Bond Of Steel Tower "What the hell just happened?" "How can a carriage move like that? Just what kind of godly material and heavenly technique was used to make it?" "Dwarves are Dwarves, after all, they again made something beyond common sense," "Eh... But that man didn''t look like a dwarf," "What the heck do you mean by that? Do you want to say a foreigner is using a better tool in the top dwarfian kingdom and dwarves themselves don''t have it? Won''t it be a slap on their faces if it''s true?" "Shhh... Keep quiet idiot, if you don''t want to get kicked out of here," "Brother Fu, I want that cool carriage," "Err... My beauty I will get you one later, for now, we have done shopping so let''s go to the hotel in my carriage," "No No No, I want that carriage I am going home, I won''t talk to you, until you get me a carriage like that, Humph..." On that day, Desert Queen became the reason for many inborn speed lovers'' adoration and jealousy, while Rex earned himself quite a lot of haters. The car dashed on the roads like a wild beast, wherever it went, it caused a commotion and if by any chance there weren''t many pedestrians on the road Rex would use the ''Blow Horn'' technique to bring them out of their homes. There were also a few people who started chasing the car but failed to keep up, they weren''t allowed to fly here, and running behind a car like dogs wasn''t something anyone would like and if someone still followed him, Rex had the security captain responsible for entering and exiting the underground city right beside him. Olaf looked at Rex in admiration. ''I knew it, the one who succeeded in clearing Venerable Wolford''s trial can be anything but ordinary,'' He thought. Olaf had observed everything inside the car since he sat in but till now he didn''t understand a single damn thing, he wasn''t a great artifact refiner but he had seen too many of them while living here and knew a lot about them but when it came to this car he failed to see a single thing. "Sir did you made this?" Olaf asked while showing Rex the way. "Yeah, it''s good, isn''t it? I call this baby Desert Queen model 001," Rex said without turning to him. "So sir invented it? Amazing how did you get the idea?" Olaf asked in excitement, if he could know even a little about his motivation story then he could brag about it to his next three generations that a Venerable personally told him these things. [Why don''t you also add Einstein Uncle and Tesla Grandfather?] Rex almost kicked the brakes when he heard it. Fortunately, he held back in the last moment and the old dwarf remained unaware of the fact that he was about to hit his head on the glass just now. Rex''s face thickness wasn''t something to joke about, he soon ignored the comment and told Olaf how he failed 1,000 times when making the Desert Queen but didn''t give up and succeeded on the 1,001st try. If this wasn''t enough, Rex also told him how everyone saw him as an idiot and his teache- elders regarded him as a failure before he worked hard and became the best Crafting Expert of Shadow Clan. His inspirational story almost moved Olaf to tears while Rose was at a loss for words. "Sir, I am not going to lie, I have never heard of someone as hardworking as you, I am truly moved from the bottom of my heart, if there is something that this old man could do for you in this lifetime then please ask without hesitation," Olaf said in a resolute tone. ''I thought my life was pathetic after being stuck at this post all this time but to think even an expert like this has such a past, no wonder I made no progress, there is no shortcut to success. If I can follow such a person, then I can live without regrets,'' Olaf thought, a flame of resolve had started to burn in his heart, earlier he just wanted to increase his status and live a comfortable life but Rex''s ''story'' moved him, he remembered the days when he was young, full of vigor and hardworking. He was like an energetic bird that became lazy and felt uneasy when he thought of stepping out of his comfort zone but now he wanted to spread his wings and took a flight again, to break the shackles of earth, to see the boundless blue sky again. Olaf was still lost in thought when Rex arrived at the Bond of Steel tower. Just as the name said it was a big tower-ey building that seemed to be made of steel like metal. The tower had four big entrances in all four directions. Rows of carriages were standing in the parking area near the building. ''Why do I feel like I just entered the range of a shopping mall?'' Rex thought. He shook Olaf''s shoulder to wake him up from his daze. He then parked the car in the line to let it caught some attention then headed inside the tower. Guards were doing checkups outside but Rex had an entry pass named Olaf so he easily entered without any check-up or verification. The second Rex stepped into the building, he felt the temperature go down, it was like someone had put several AC inside to maintain the temperature. When he checked the surrounding, Rex sighed. ''No wonder I got this feeling, this is nothing but a shopping mall. Seriously, are these guys even focusing on cultivation anymore? Hmm... After I go back I will make one myself to let them know what a real shopping mall looks like,'' Rex thought while looking at the different shops with different types of goods and brands. "Sir, the place we are going to is on the fifth floor," Olaf said then led Rex to the floating platform. Rex was surprised by what he saw but then his eyes shined. He saw that several rectangular stone platforms, floating in mid-air, were arranged in a row, people who wanted to go to the next floor would step on them and they would fly, carrying those people to the next floor. Olaf saw that Rex was observing them so he stopped and explained. "Sir, it seems like you haven''t seen floating platform before, these were something that was made by late Venerable Fredizen in the past, he used the Earth Repulsion stone together with Flowing Wind Orb and an array to make them," Olaf said. He then explained what was Earth Repulsion stone, when an Earth Stone mine is dug out it also has Earth Repulsion stone, as the name suggests it always repels earth like the same poles of the magnet and won''t touch it until an external force is applied, after refining, the purer the stone is, the higher its repulsion force would be against the earth. Venerable Fredizen used its strange characteristic to first make the platform weightless and used the Flowing Wind Orb for propulsion, the array works as a power supplier and controller. ''Excellent, if I used this method then the problem of the Combat Bots not being able to fly would be solved shortly. Venerable Fredizen was it? No matter the world there is no lack of geniuses, such people even when they leave this world their inventions would keep them alive,'' Rex thought. Rex analyzed the floating platform, added the materials needed to make it on his list then headed to the fifth floor with Olaf. From what Olaf said, the whole fifth floor was under the management of only one shop. The organization behind the shop was also the one who made the tower... Bond of Steel. When Rex entered the fifth floor, he got the same feeling when someone enters a big museum. It was like an exhibition hall, several types of tools, weapons, and equipment were put on exhibition. Customers were swirling around them and they had gleaming eyes like they were looking at some heaven-defying treasures they might not see again in their entire life. The number of people on the fifth floor was not even 1/10 of other floors, Olaf had told him the reason behind this, this floor had a requirement that is one cannot leave without buying something, no matter what it was and even the cheapest thing here was highly expensive for a normal citizen. The system was precisely created to remove the people who come for making trouble or just look at the things on exhibition. The shop may have such a rule but it also guaranteed the quality of things that are sold here. Rex then looked at the things on exhibition, he saw a Spirit rank Mid grade sword, Spirit rank Mid grade shield, Spirit rank Body Cleansing Pill, and the likes. He realized that even the cheapest thing in the exhibition here could seduce the big sects to make a move if placed outside. He was still observing when one of the free girls working here noticed them and approached Rex. "Welcome to Bond of Steel pavilion guest," The girl said in a polite tone and respectfully bowed. She wore the brown white uniform similar to other girls working here, the dress only revealed a small part of her tummy and some of her thighs, it was still under a passable grade, this raised Rex''s favorability towards the shop. According to him, only those that are not confident in their products use those kinds of methods, since he started Frozen Flame he didn''t use any trick like this or sending gifts as bribes and the likes to attract rich buyers. He was confident in his products. "I want all the things on the list," Rex nodded and said while giving her the list. "I see, sir please wait and enjoy the wine here while I prepare these things," The girl said, she then called another girl who had the vibe of a newbie to take care of Rex and headed into the inner region of the shop with the list in her hand. The girl was short, Rex could tell she was a dwarf, the girl looked a little timid and was having a hard time looking back at Rex in the eyes when he stared at her, Rex just smiled and retracted his gaze from her. The shop had separate boxes similar to restaurants for resting and waiting, Rex could go and wait in there but he decided to look around instead so the new girl just followed him behind and gave a description of the things that Rex observed for more than 3 seconds. While looking around, Rex reached the centermost part of the big hall, he found several people crowding around something and it caught his interest, he walked forwards to take a look and saw three different things were placed inside a glass case on a cylindrical platform. One was a glass Orb, the second was a lamp with a deep bluish flame burning inside it and the last was a pure white pill with a feather-like symbol on it. "What are these things?" Rex asked the timid girl beside him. "Thes... These three things are the most precious items on the display at present. The first is the memory orb found in the inheritance of a Spirit Alchemy King, the second is Bottomless Ocean Flame, it''s an Essence Flame and the last is Spirit ranks 8th-grade Soul Tempering pill refined by the current head of Alchemist Association himself, who is a Spirit Alchemy Emperor," The girl said in one breath. Rex calmly listened to her, then looked at the ceiling, he looked like he could see the boundless sky above the underground city from here, Rex sneered inwardly. ''Hehe... Heavens, you are finally got charmed by my beauty and now want to compromise with me, don''t you?'' Rex thought. No matter what item, all three had great uses for him. Especially the memory orb and Soul Tempering pill, he had Reverse Engineering Talent, what he would be buying is not just the pill but the recipe itself. As for the flame, it also had a very special use for him. "I want to buy them all, what''s their price?" Rex excitedly asked but when he saw the girl blinking her eyes at him, he knew he shouldn''t have asked it. "This... They cannot be bought like that," The girl said in a low tone. Rex again looked at the ceiling but this time his face was dark. ''Heavens, did you take my joke seriously?'' Rex felt like he had been wronged. 341 Chapter 335 : : Placing The Be The last was the Bottomless Ocean Flame, he could absorb its flame essence but give then it''s an essence flame it would be better to give it to someone like Wang Xiu Ying, he also thought of a plan, if it was successful then he could use it to get Lucia. All three things had an opportunity sealed inside them, how could Rex give it up? "So how can I buy them?" Rex asked the girl after some thought. "Guest, it can only be bought through the lottery system. You can write the name of the item you want in these three with the price you are willing to pay below its name, then you just have to fold the paper and put it into the box at the main counter. The item would be sold to the highest bidder, the biding time is always 72 hours and there is still around 12 hours left for this one, so guest can place a bet moreover, the identity and the price of the buyer would be kept secret even after the transaction is complete so there is no need to worry about other people coveting your item," The girl explained. Olaf remained quiet, the three things were appealing but he knew that in truth they wouldn''t do much to him, the water attribute essence flame isn''t that compatible with him because as a dwarf he had an innate affinity with fire and earth, soul tempering pill would be good if he was still a youngster and was aiming to be an alchemist or artifact refiner but neither he was young nor did he had any interest in becoming one, as for the memory orb it was the least precious one because the amount of memory he could absorb from it was very low, to make it worse the memory he could absorb was random. Rex was also thinking about what to do, although he had a lot of money but he wasn''t sure to win even one of these things especially when he knew that the people in the capital city of Davalon Kingdom wouldn''t be poor and he had already spent quite a bit of money when ordering the material on his list. ''What to do?'' Rex was thinking but then he noticed that the surrounding had become quiet, like the crowd around him had disappeared. He turned and saw everyone was looking at a tall man wearing a white coat, golden frame glasses, a white hat, and a staff in his hand, standing at the door of the inner hall. The man was quite thin, he didn''t look like a dwarf and had slightly pointed ears so Rex concluded that he was probably a half-elf. Furthermore, Rex noticed that the man was staring at him. Everyone nodded, they again started observing the things around them but this time they were all quiet, the man''s polite request felt more like a forced command in Rex''s eyes. The man then walked to him. "They are good, aren''t they?" The man turned his gaze to the three things on the cylindrical platform and said. ''Is he talking to me?'' (Rex) "They would be more good if the customers were allowed to have a test drive," Rex said in a flat tone. "He... He... If the customers can win the lottery then they could take the whole item home, what''s the use of buying them if they could get the test drive," The man said with a smile. "You see, I''m in a hurry at the moment and don''t wish to waste my time for nothing, so why don''t you directly talk about what you want?" Rex looked at him expressionlessly. "Sir here seems quite straightforward, then I will come straight to the point, Are you willing to sell the blue carriage you used to come here?" The man asked without any change in expression. Olaf on the side slightly frowned but didn''t speak, he knew the identity of the man and had no wish to offend him by interrupting their conversation. ''Finally, the bait worked and the fish got caught, let''s see how big the fish really is,'' Rex thought. Rex didn''t reply for a while, then said. "Me selling it or not is something that needs to be talked over after we confirm if you have enough money to afford it," Rex said in a slightly prideful tone. "Can''t afford it? Me? Seems like sir here is new to the city, let me introduce myself, I''m Zed, the sole manager of Bond of Steel. You should just name the price, if I can''t afford it then there are not many people in the whole city who can afford it," The man chuckled and said. "Oh, then let me introduce myself too, I''m Rex Andrews, the first Guardian of Frozen Flame, as for the price Mr. Zed you are the manager of such a big shop so why don''t you calculate the price yourself?" Rex said without any change in his expression. But inwardly he was excited, what he was seeing wasn''t Zed but a golden egg-laying hen that is the key to buying those three items. Zed touched his chin and pondered for a while, he then extended three fingers. ''Three? It shouldn''t be low, so if I''m right even if they see it as a carriage the price should be at least 30,000 Middle-grade spirit stones, that much is more than enough to make around 10 more of these. Now I should tell him about the features to raise the price further,'' Rex thought. Zed saw Rex quietly staring at him and was surprised. He was sure that he had placed a pretty good price, he placed a high price because what he was interested in was the technology used in making the car and not the car itself. "Mr. Rex I believe 30,000 High-grade spirit stone is more than enough for that carriage, you can''t get an offer better than this, if it has something more special than just being able to move without beast pulling it then please enlighten me and we can discuss the price," Zed said when he didn''t receive a reply from Rex. ''What? High-grade spirit stones in such a large quantity? Is he crazy?'' Rex thought but he still acted calm, he expressionlessly took out a book from inventory and gave it to him. Zed took the book and looked at its title. ?Introducing Desert Queen - Model 001: Only Made For The Lovers Of Speed? Zed raised his eyebrow, he then opened the book and quickly flipped through the pages. Soon his expression changed, the more he read the more serious he looked, by the end he was stunned. He expected it to be a cool carriage that just uses some kind of newly discovered special array to work but after reading it he realized that he couldn''t be more wrong. It wasn''t a carriage but a moving fortress. He gave a strange look to Rex, he never thought someone would be daring enough to use the same material that is used to refine a spirit weapon in making a carriage moreover he added spirit rank arrays to fortify its defense, the method and place where the array was installed wasn''t mentioned but the energy shield was compared to such an array according to the book. If that wasn''t enough, it had a master recognizing system something akin to an artifact spirit attached to it, Zed directly concluded that the carriage has likely developed sentiments but he simply couldn''t believe it. A tool or weapon developing sentiment would mean it was just one step away from giving birth to the legendary Artifact Spirit. If it was really correct then there was no doubt that Rex''s name will go down in history as the most Wasteful Craftsman, that is, if the Artifact Refiners in the kingdom don''t turn him into history after knowing what he did. If someone manages to make their weapon develop sentiment then their battle power would soar several times, it is something even a Sky Body Formation stage expert would desire. As for artifact spirit, this type of thing is already seen as a fake story these days. Fortunately, after reading till the end he realized that the thing was only similar but wasn''t the one he thought it was. "Mr. Rex before we discuss further, would you mind if I see and verify the things written in the book with my own eyes?" Zed asked. What he meant was we should go down and let me check the carriage myself. Rex''s lips curled upwards, he was waiting for this. "Okay no problem, let me show you," He said then switched on his smart band. "System open the Desert Queen - Model 001 folder and show me the successful test drive videos in series," Rex used voice command instead of doing it manually. Suddenly a big holographic window appeared in midair. [Understood host, please wait a moment.] A few notifications appeared before a video started playing, it was showing the defensive ability of the car against attacks, but the surprising thing was that the weapons used to attack the car included ray weapons that the people of this kingdom have never seen. Rex was not only showing the defense of the car but the unfathomable technology of Frozen Flame. He wasn''t worried about being attacked for these things, a person who acts low key while showing high profile things is usually the one who becomes the target of greedy people. Rex had shown a high profile since entering the city, letting the onlookers wonder about his background hence no one would like to carelessly attack him without knowing what force was behind him. The example of Sword Emperor who annihilated a whole Evil Alliance in one night was still deeply rooted in everyone''s hearts. The people in the hall who were acting according to Zed''s request opened their eyes wide in surprise as they looked at the holographic screen playing a video, they had never seen anything like that. The most they had seen in this field were some image capturing tools that could capture one or two images at a time and store them inside. They were still much better than Zed, who now looked like a frozen statue. He had a broad vision and naturally saw more than them, he saw how the bracelet followed Rex''s order and did what it was told to do. The shock only increased after he saw the different types of equipment and tools used in the video. Rex started his presentation, explaining the features and functions of the car. He also told how the car also has a smart AI just like the bracelet on his arm. Zed remained silent even after the presentation was over. "Mr. Rex, are you sure you want to sell it?" He asked in a hesitant tone. "Yes, so what? I will be launching this model in the market by next year anyway, for now, tell me if you want to buy it or not? Just name your price," Rex said in an annoyed tone. ''Launching in the market?'' Zed gulped down his saliva. He felt like if this man really started to put things like that on market then people from Artifact Refining Association have to shut down their business and go into seclusion to escape from the reality. Rex was somewhat shocked but then he soon felt slightly guilty. He knew that Zed was probably after the technology and if it was him, he would likely have the same motive but Zed was bound to fail, and if later Rex launches the car in the market or gifts one to someone then Zed might feel like he had been tricked. Rex wasn''t thinking of just doing the business at hand and get done with it but wanted to build up a connection for the future, he didn''t think that 3 million were enough to ruin his relationship with a golden-egg laying hen. ''Wait, why don''t I do it like this... This way we will both get what we want without having to suffer from big losses, and he won''t get dissatisfied in the long run either,'' Rex thought. Zed sighed in relief, he was thinking that Rex might not get satisfied by just that, he also wanted to buy the smart band but after thinking about it he too decided to first make connections with Rex then buy more things like that later on. He wasn''t worried about Rex getting angry because of him trying to copy the technology after buying, when he offered the price earlier, he knew even a blind man could see his obvious intention behind the price it was under the table gamble. 342 Chapter 336 : : Shopping Zed could easily tell that with this much money Rex could easily win the lottery and the money will return to him, he was simply exchanging the three items for the blue carriage. It was not the first time that he was doing a lottery like that so such loss could be recovered in time, the good part is that he gained that blue carriage in exchange for them. Rex then had a brief conversation with him to explain that what is a Caaarrrrr, he also gave the key and book to Zed telling him how to drive it and use spirit stones as fuel. "It was a good deal, Mr. Rex," Zed said with a smile. "I know, by the way, how long will it take for the material I ordered to arrive," Rex asked, now that he had achieved his purpose he wanted to hurry and leave. "So you already ordered something, Hmmm¡­ You also work here right? Go tell the one managing Mr. Rex''s order to hurry, tell them it''s an order from me," Zed said to the female worker standing beside Rex. The girl was startled then nervously rushed towards the inner door. "Calm down little lass, you are doing pretty good," Rex said with a chuckle. Rex''s words made her more nervous but she was grateful, she wasn''t an idiot and could tell how much it will help her. As expected, Zed looked at the girl and slightly nodded. It was obvious to everyone that this girl doesn''t need to worry about her low status anymore. "Mr. Rex, why don''t we go to my house and have some tea as we talk?" Zed asked. "As I said, I''m in a little hurry right now and yeah, I wonder if I can get some discount with this," Rex said as he took out Alfred''s card and showed it to him. Olaf on the side wanted to stop but he couldn''t. The people around looked at the black card in confusion while Zed sucked in a breath of cold air. He knew every cardholder in the current generation but now, a new one appeared? Zed then turned to Olaf, with one look he understood most of the things. No wonder he was following him¡­ He thought. Olaf''s face was stiff. He remained quiet. Rex raised his eyebrow, it was the first time he was hearing about the inheritor candidate matter, he looked at Olaf from the corner of his eyes. Olaf had a guilty expression plastered on his face but didn''t say anything, he thought about slowly telling Rex this matter after building up some relationship but the cat was already out of the basket. Rex looked at Zed, a while ago even when he revealed the car, Zed still called him Mr. Rex but now he directly addressed him as Master Rex. This time Olaf didn''t dare hide anything and told the whole story. Furthermore, Olaf also told him that because of him sending a message regarding this matter to the higher-ups, many people including the Royal Family should already be aware of it. Zed stood quietly on the side, from the way Rex was behaving earlier and his reaction right now, Zed concluded that Rex didn''t know the real importance of the card and this Olaf didn''t tell him much either so right now they were probably discussing. After telling all these things, Olaf expected Rex to get angry or getting excited about gaining such a thing but contrary to his expectation Rex was calm as always. ''Alfred''s crafting technique? It might have a little use but it isn''t worth me going through all the trouble of going to Royal Family then passing those tests,'' Rex thought. The inheriting technique didn''t catch his attention that much, if it was before he would be interested in getting such a thing but now that he had learned to refine artifacts this much cannot make him put so many efforts. Right now his focus was on that pyramid on that island. He had a basic idea of what it was but he couldn''t make himself believe that it was true. When everyone was still confused about what Rex and Zed were talking about, the two girls from earlier came back, and the timid one was holding a toolkit-size black box in her hand. The material Rex ordered was too much for even a high-grade storage ring to hold so he also ordered a storage box, the box was not just to hide the inventory but it was also study material for him. Rex took the box from the girl and smiled at Zed, Zed took the bill from the girl and made an appropriate discount before handling it to Rex, he couldn''t force him to answer if Rex didn''t wish to speak. Rex gave him the spirit stones according to the price, he then walked to Olaf''s side and smiled at Zed. Zed''s opened his eyes wide, his breathing surged, he failed to maintain his calm demeanor. "Eh... Master Rex wait, there is something I want to talk¡­ What?" Zed was just awakened by Rex''s words and was about to stop him but suddenly both Rex and Olaf disappeared in front of his eyes. "Sp¡­ Space Law?" He muttered to himself. The onlookers were shocked, then some of them took out a sound transmission talisman from their storage ring while heading out from the shop. They didn''t hear the conversation between Rex and Zed but a person who comprehended Space Law was always worth recruiting. Rex left quickly because now that he knew the importance of the card, he was sure that Zed wouldn''t let him go without trying a few times to recruit him as for revealing Space Law, from what Olaf said, the news will spread soon, he could minimize it if he hid the card but then what was the use of having the card? Green Heaven Garden¡­ Some time ago¡­ After walking for half an hour, Lerna and others three arrived in front of a gigantic fortress-like building, from the design and material alone the building looked like a fortress in ancient times. The whole building only had one stone door, which was around five-meter tall and 2 meters wide in size. Except for a closed eye that was carved on both the side of the gate, there was nothing unusual about it. "This is as far as we could go, only Lady Lerna could advance any further," Tang Xuan said. Lerna didn''t reply to him, she moved to the gate and lightly pushed it with her hand. ..Krrrr¡­ The door slowly opened, a cool gust of wind flew out, making her veil sway a little. Lerna remained unfazed and stepped inside. As soon as she entered, the door closed on its own. Outside Jiang Qing saw Lerna entering the temple and became a little anxious. There were no guards outside the door because from what Tang Xuan said, no non-human could enter the temple and walk out unscathed, and if a single unusual thing happened here then Relion Family would know and will cut off all route to leave this place. Tang Xuan sat on the ground cross-legged and started cultivating, the spiritual Qi around here was better in quality than outside so cultivating here was beneficial for him even if it was only a little, it was still better than just keep standing there and do nothing. "Elder Tang, how much time do you think she will take to come out?" Jiang Qing asked after a while. "It is uncertain, it depends on person to person that how much time will it take for them to receive the inheritance, there are people who only take 2 hours while there are also those who take more than a whole day but the thing is I never heard of a Calamity Lord entering the temple for inheritance so I''m not sure¡­ Huh?" Tang Xuan was still saying when he heard the sound of the door moving, he turned around and saw Lerna coming out. Tang Xuan choked on his words in the mid-sentence. "Lady Lerna, is something wrong? Did you not find the inheritance?" Jiang Qing asked in confusion. "I received it, let''s go back," Lerna said while walking past them. Jiang Qing and Tang Xuan both looked at each other, they had the same thought in their mind. It was an inheritance place and not a candy store, how the hell did you come out just after entering? They had several doubts and were also curious about what she got and what did she exchanged it for but they didn''t dare ask and quietly followed behind. When they arrived at the transmission array, they saw three men sunbathing with black goggles covering their eyes on the side and felt relieved. They used the transmission array and left the place. Underground Vrusallon city¡­ Nature Wings Dressing Shop¡­ Rex carefully observed the mannequin of a woman in front of him while circling it. The black mannequin was wearing a one-piece white gown, the cloth used in making the gown was special and without a doubt was of high quality, but the cloth was clinging to the mannequin showing all its curves furthermore it was very thin and one could barely see the surface colour of the mannequin wearing it. [No matter how I look at it, even if it''s transformable clothing this thing is not something someone could wear while walking on the streets.] ''It''s best if she can wear it in her room though,'' (Rex) [What excuse you gonna give this time.] ''Hehehe¡­ I just need to say that it''s innerwear,'' Rex grinned. [Looks like ''Lesser Regeneration'' is going to advance one of these days.] Olaf on the side gave strange looks to Rex. After leaving the tower, he asked for forgiveness and Rex easily let the matter slide, Rex then asked him to take him to the best transformable clothing shop, the working girl from earlier had crossed the clothing items on the bill meaning that they don''t have them in stock, he could use his new status to ask Zed to bring him some transformable clothes but to do that he would have to do a long chat with him. "Heehee... Looks like you are buying clothes for your wife," The woman standing beside the counter said in a meaningful tone. Rex raised his head and looked at the woman in front of him, He felt a little envious when looking at her. The woman was blonde, she had long hairs and green eyes, coupled with her pointed ears, anyone could tell that she was an elf. Her beautiful face and hourglass figure was a combination that could summon the evil spirit hidden within any man''s heart but when Lisa told Rex that this temporary shop actually belongs to her husband and she is just giving him a helping hand, his evil spirit instantly committed suicide. This shop was one of the temporary shops built by an elf merchant who joined the trading fare. In terms of quality, this was expensive but the best shop in terms of clothing. "Yeah, she is a cold one, any recommendations Madam Lisa?" Rex asked. "Hmm¡­ I need some precise details about her appearance if not her real form if you want a recommendation," Lisa said. "If it''s just that then¡­" Rex used the smart band and presented some pictures of Lerna he had taken earlier. Lisa was surprised at first but then Rex again repeated the well-written explanation of his products. Olaf on the side was wondering if Rex was doing it on purpose. "I understand, her size is bigger than I thought, transformable clothes can auto-adjust their size according to the wearer but a woman needs to consider much more than just that, especially when she is of snake kin, I had attended to customers from snake kin before so I know how picky they are in terms of clothing," Lisa said. After some thought, she used a sound transmission talisman to contact her husband and asked him to send a different set of clothes. Rex didn''t tell her Lerna''s real race instead he presented her as a demi-human of snake subspecies who has achieved full beast transformation. 343 Chapter 337 : : It Wasnt On The Lis It was not just because of aesthetic reasons but the vast difference in lifespan, humans have supremacy in cultivation talent but their lifespan is less than demi-humans much less someone from the monster race who has a few times more lifespan compared to demi-humans. If he had mentioned Lerna''s race, then according to Lisa, although they both were young for now but later even when Rex grows old and perishes with time, Lerna would still be young and have to bear the pain of losing him, that''s why such type of love stories are not supported by many. But these type of things had long been left behind by Rex, at most he could be defined as a variant human but if his lifeform level is taken into account, he is very close to becoming a true divine beast albeit his abilities has already surpassed one. "Until the goods arrive why don''t we choose a dress for you," Lisa said to Rex. Rex nodded. He also wished to buy clothes, he didn''t try to buy clothes for Ria because she had just gotten control over her semi beast form and had a long way to go before she could achieve full transformation. Moreover, if his plan succeeds he could leave behind a long-distance teleportation platform here that he could use to come here anytime with Ria later on. "To choose a suitable dress, I first have to know what type of transformation you go through," Lisa said while observing Rex''s body from head to toe. "Well, something like this," Rex said as he took off his coat and loosened his shirt, four blood-red wings grew out from his back, this startled both Lisa and Olaf. Rex didn''t hesitate to reveal his wings. There were quite a lot of bird-type subspecies of demi-humans so even if he reveals the wings he will only be seen as a little special person, of course, if he reveals the other form of Battle-Wings then it will be a completely different story. "How do you like my beautiful wings," Rex said with a smug face. Lisa raised her eyebrows. Beautiful? Scary might be a more accurate word¡­ She thought but she didn''t say it, how can she act rude to her customers? Even if those wings would have looked like rotten tree bark she wouldn''t say it. Olaf was confused, he expected Rex to be a human but seeing his wings, he believed Rex to be a demi-human. Because of the effect of Black Pendent, both Lisa and Olaf couldn''t see through him or tell that he isn''t a demi-human. "They are indeed beautiful¡­ in their way, lucky for you, we also have transformable clothes that suit this form, wait a minute," Lisa said then started browsing the space boxes arranged in the shelves near the counter. ''These blind people cannot see the beauty of my wings,'' Rex thought as he looked at Lisa''s bu- back and Olaf''s face. He had learned a lot from Rose''s face reading and could guess what those two were thinking with a glance. "Found it," Lisa said, she opened the space box and took out two mannequins wearing a different set of clothing and placed them in front of Rex. Both the mannequin were of men, both of them were wearing a full set of clothes. The first one wore a tight-fitting sleeveless jacket and narrow black jeans together with black leather shoes. The second wore a full-sleeved blood-red coat reaching his knees and tight black jeans together with shiny black boots. "Both of them come in full sets, so which one would you like?" Lisa asked with a smile when she saw the bright eyes of Rex. "Is it a question you should ask? Just pack them both," Rex said. Lisa nodded. She was very pleased right now, after all, it was not every day someone buys that many transformable clothes because they are very expensive. ''I could use both of them when acting like two different people,'' Rex thought. "How''s it going?" The voice of a man reverberated in the room. Rex raised his head and looked at the door. A tall man with long pointed ears and silver hair reaching his waist was standing at the door, he was carrying a box in each of his hand. ''Silver hair and long pointed ears, a high elf? No wonder,'' Rex thought when he looked at the man. Lisa smiled and gave him quick hug before helping him to carry the boxes inside. High elves are like born nobles in elves, their innate aptitude for cultivation and bloodline is higher compared to others, if it was on earth they will be treated as walking idols or actors, everyone wishes to be close to them, meaning a male high elf like him would be a walking fanny magnet for normal females elves. Rex won''t be surprised if the man was literally a noble in his kingdom. The treatment and living style of an aristocrat varies from kingdom to kingdom. In the elven kingdom, it won''t be surprising for a noble to work as a merchant. From what Rex knows, in the elven kingdom, a noble status is only a rank that represents the privileges and not the territory, elves don''t have a territory claiming system as they believe forest belongs to everyone until they try to harm it. Lisa opened the boxes and started browsing through the dresses inside. The high elf man looked at Rex and smiled. "I''m Gordan, it''s a pleasure to meet you two," Gordan said in a polite tone. Rex introduced himself and started chatting with him. Gordan was like a walking information bank for him, especially since he was a merchant. Just as Rex expected, Gordan was Noble''s son but because he liked traveling and had a talent for business, he became a merchant and founded Fairy Wings Dressing Store, from what he said 30% of all the clothes made in his city are from Fairy Wings Dressing Store, this might not be the best clothing store but have quite a name for itself when it comes to transformable clothing. Gordan had opened several shops here and arranged his trusted men as the shopkeepers, he didn''t bring many men with him because their security here was guaranteed by the Royal Family of Davalon, so in case he really needed to do something he will do it himself. According to elven beliefs, if there is something they could do themselves and still ask or tell others to do it then they are treated as a disgrace. Such beliefs are the reason for Elves being able to match most developed kingdoms like Davalon while most of their population still living like tribals in the forest. "This is the one I was talking about," Lisa interrupted their conversation as she took out three mannequins and placed them on the floor. All the three mannequins were of women, they were shaped like a tall and mature woman which closely resembled Lerna''s figure. All three were wearing a white dress, the white cloth looked soft, it was even shining into seven different colors when the light fell on it, It reminded Rex of high-quality pure silk cloth. Although all three mannequins were wearing a white dress, their designs were different. The first one had a blouse covering her chest and lagging for the bottom, it was similar to what Fairy Ren''s statue was wearing, a dress similar to Arabic dancers. The second was wearing a long frock, starting from below its bare sounders and long enough touching the ground, in a way it looked like a wedding dress with a Mexican touch. The third was a simple type, it was a combination of a loose T-shirt and knee-length skirt. "Pack all three," Rex didn''t push his neurons to the limit in trying to understand a women''s psychology and do the impossible by trying to figure out which one was better, instead of doing that he ordered all three of them. Gordan was slightly surprised while Lisa dragged the mannequins to another room to pack the dress. It took her less than half an hour to pack all five dresses including that gown and come back with the bill. "So the payment will be in spirit stones or vitality stones?" Lisa asked. Humans normally only trade in spirit stones but demi-humans also use vitality stones to make the trade that''s why she asked. "Spirit stones is fine," Rex said as he almost emptied his whole pocket and came back to being broke. Before leaving, he didn''t forget to take out two ID cards and give them to the couple, the cards might not be useful for now but in the future, it won''t be the same. Gordan also gave him his business card. "Master Rex, where should we go next?" Olaf said. He had started calling him Master Rex since the time he revealed everything. Rex didn''t reply immediately but thought ''Hmm... I cannot get those three items until tomorrow, but should I stay here until then? No, Lerna and others can come back to the upper city anytime, I cannot trust Lerna and Jiang Qing with Mr. Black alone, Tang Xuan is already on the suspicious list. It''s better to go and check for myself, I can also handover the clothes to Lerna so if the situation really arrives she could use her full strength without any worry,'' Rex thought and decided to head back to the upper city. The trip back to the surface was very smooth, no unexpected hurdle stopped them. As soon as he arrived in the upper Vrusallon city, his sound transmission talisman activated, Jiang Qing informed him that nothing was wrong and told him the address of the inn they were staying in. Rex arrived at the place, it was less like an inn and more like a five-star hotel. The rooms they were staying in were on the 6th floor. All of them were in different rooms, Tang Xuan wanted to talk but Rex told him that he wanted to rest for now so he had no choice but to comply. Rex then told Olaf that he could now leave but he disagreed, he decided to live in the inn and accompany him, Rex didn''t peruse him more and headed to Lerna''s room. When he opened the door, he saw Lerna sitting on the bed with a book in her hand like usual. The room was big as a hall, one of his sides was made of a reinforced one side see-through glass, half of which was covered by a beautifully painted canvas. The oval-shaped bed in the middle was big enough for orcs to do wrestling. A fragrant essence was burning in the corner of the room, making the air feel refreshing. There were many more things inside the room but Rex wasn''t in the mood to observe them all, he leaped on the bed, buried his face into the soft mattress, and crawled until he was almost bumping into Lerna. He then closed his eyes and became motionless like he went into a deep sleep. "How was your day?" Lerna asked without turning her head. Normally, she wouldn''t take the initiative to talk but since leaving the castle she was feeling somewhat bored. At the castle, there was that little boy of her that she needs to keep an eye on all day, but since leaving the castle all she did was read and get worried about his well-being. It was the reason why she barged into Rex''s rooms since the first day of their trip. "Hmmm....." (Rex) "Did you get the things you wanted?" Lerna looked at him and asked. "Hmm..." (Rex) "Did you buy the cultivation technique for Aru?" Lerna held back her urge to hit him on the head and asked. "Hm... Huh?" Rex raised his head. ''Rose, did we buy it?'' (Rex) [We didn''t.] ''Why?'' (Rex) [It wasn''t on the list.] Rex was at a loss, he slowly turned his head towards Lerna who was narrowing her eyes at him. ..Thup... She closed the book in her hands with a jolt and put it on the side, she seemed like someone who had finally found an excuse to cause trouble. 344 Chapter 338 : : Gifts "So you bought it? Show it to me," Lerna extended her hand while suspiciously looking at him. "I didn''t buy it, hey stop! Hear me out first, the cultivation techniques on the market are trash, so I thought, why don''t I make one for my baby myself, er.. why are you still staring at me? Do you think I can''t even make a cultivation technique for him?" Rex said in an annoyed tone. [Like hell you can, you have never even seen a cultivation technique solely made for someone of monster race, making one aside without enough data we cannot even modify it,] ''So you have a better excuse? We will arrange one later okay, or yeah, I can ask Zakiya for a better technique...'' (Rex) [And she will present it to you with her utmost respect, or maybe she will handover her personal cultivation technique to show her love towards you... That is, if she doesn''t seal your cultivation base and release 10 Shadow Wolves to chase you whole night in Misty Maze Forest,] Rex lips controverted. He was having a hard time keeping up with the rapidly growing Rose. He wanted to refute but the words Rose said were correct, he didn''t want to admit it but Zakiya did give him way more benefit compared to a normal teacher to their disciple in such a short period without trying to ponder too deep in his secrets but if he goes out of his way to ask for more, then it won''t be seen as good behaviour, it will be like taking advantage of her and Zakiya probably won''t teach him this with just words. Lerna exhaled deeply and didn''t peruse this matter more, she seemed to have believed his words. "That aside, how was your day? Did you get something good in your inheritance?" Rex secured the opportunity and changed the topic. According to what Sung Lee had told them about the Beast God Temple, the inheritance obtained cannot be given to others or that person will suffer from misfortune but just looking or observing wasn''t a problem as long as someone else doesn''t attempt to use it. Rex didn''t understand that concept or logic behind it but he had seen too many new things in this world so he refrained himself from trying something risky, it was exactly why he held back his curiosity to try and enter the Beast God Temple himself. Lerna showed a helpless look when she heard his words and took out an object from her storage ring. Rex was wondering if she got something useless but nevertheless, he decided to see the goods first. It was a half-transparent glass sphere, when Rex carefully looked at it, he saw some green liquid enclosed inside the little empty space at the center of the sphere. ''This is... a law seal?'' Rex thought while observing the surface of the sphere. Because of Zakiya''s lectures, his knowledge in the field of seals and arrays was way above others in the middle realm. When he came in contact with the sphere, the two flames in his dantian became restless, and he noticed the presence of the Flame Law seal on it. As the name says, a law seal uses the power of laws to make it, only when a cultivator''s mastery of a particular law reaches Return To Nature state, can they learn to make Law Seals using the power of that law. ''The person who put this law seal didn''t use any concealing method to hide it but normal people here aren''t even aware of Law Seals anyway so even if they discover it they cannot do anything about it, these law seals are probably the reason behind those rumors related to curse and misfortune,'' Rex thought. "When you got this item, did that pers- whatever thing that gave you the inheritance told you to drop your blood on it?" Rex asked. "The instructions appeared on that stone slab with this thing, it was written that I cannot leave the temple until I do that," Lerna said in a dissatisfied tone, she doesn''t like it when she is forced to do something. Rex nodded while observing the thing inside the glass sphere. "After I followed the instructions and got this thing, a brief description of this item appeared on that slab saying it was some Hydra''s True Essence and it is good for me," Lerna added. Rex''s eyelids flickered. When a high bloodline creature dies, they can condense all their blood essence into their true essence for their descendants or inheritor to use. Rex didn''t know what type or level of hydra it was who sealed its true essence inside but if it was a true Hydra at divine level then it was the ticket for Lerna to ascension to being a divine beast or a step towards divinity at the very least, something every spirit beast longs for. ''It can''t be a true Hydra, can it? If I ask Zakiya she can break the seal on this... but,'' Rex looked at Lerna from the corner of his eyes, she was looking at the glass sphere in frustration. Now he understood why Lerna looked helpless and annoyed when taking it out, it wasn''t that the thing was useless but the fact that she can''t use it on her baby. ''Little Aru has stepped on a totally different race route after mutation, he has pure bloodline because he is my descendant in a way especially when I''m the progenitor of my bloodline, if this thing is used on him then he would likely be pulled towards Hydra route again which doesn''t seem that good, his physical status is already good, it shouldn''t be weaker than any divine beast child. As for me, I have used Zakiya''s blood in my last evolution, this blood isn''t that helpful to me if it doesn''t belong to a true Hydra, if I tell this doting mother that I have a way to break the seal then it is unlikely that she will obedient use it. Now the question is, if it belongs to a true Hydra or an impure one. Well, whatever... I can''t snatch her gains for a gamble like that, if this really belongs to a true Hydra and Lerna succeeds to break her shackles from being a spirit beast then I can use her blood instead of this one for the DNA signature, this way she won''t lose anything and I will also earn a good DNA signature,'' Rex thought. Rex wasn''t able to analyze the essence sealed inside because of the seals, and he can''t make Lerna open it right now because then she would have to use it on the spot. "Listen, don''t use it right now, only use it after you reach the peak stage of Sky Body Formation stage, this way you will earn maximum benefits," Rex said. Once someone becomes a Calamity Lord their cultivation base can be counted in the same way as any other cultivator. Lerna lazily nodded while mumbling something to herself. Rex handed the glass sphere back to her. "There is one thing I''m curious about, just what did you use to gain such a thing?" Rex asked. He didn''t expect the Beast God Temple to have such a thing, it was totally out of his expectations that''s why he was curious as to what Lerna had used, after all, that thing needs to be something she seriously likes to get this. "Oh, that, you remember when baby Aru was just born, I used to bring weak beasts to train him and let him get used to his strength," Lerna said. "Yeah, so?" Rex said in confusion. "In many battles, he valiantly fought and sometimes got injured because of inexperience, he sometimes bled, his scales fell, few of his nails also broke, during those fights, I had to restrain myself and watch from sidelines," Lerna said with a pained expression. "Yeah so... wait don''t tell me... " Rex had a feeling where the conversation was going. "Yes, at that time, I collected all those things to keep them as a memory, but to get stronger I had to give up those things, I did something I shouldn''t but it was the best choice to gain the best inheritance," Lerna said with a sad expression, she looked like someone who had lost something very precious to them. Rex opened and closed his mouth several times but wasn''t able to find the right words to express his emotions. For some reason, he felt really bad for the founder and makers of the Beast God Temple, if they knew how someone used the loophole in their system and got something like the True Essence of a Hydra in exchange for some blood, broken scales, and nails of a Monster King then they might come out of their graves to curse at Lerna. The most hilarious thing Rex saw in this incident was Lerna still doubting if she made the right choice. Rex did two seconds of silence for the person who is going to get those things in its inheritance later on. "Okay let''s put that aside for now, I brought you something special, Ta~ Da~ it''s a transformable dress..." Rex said as he took out the one-piece gown from his inventory and presented it in front of Lerna. Lerna first briefly stared at the ''dress'' that looked thinner than her handkerchief then she stared at Rex with a poker face. "Why don''t you wear it?" Lerna said as she sat up and snatched the dress from his hand at lightning speed. "Huh? Hehe, when did you learn to joke around like this?" Rex gave a hollow laugh while taking a step back. "Hmm..." Lerna didn''t speak but got off the bed and took a step towards him. "It isn''t funny you know, actually it''s just an innerwear," Rex said with a stiff face but Lerna ignored it. [Serves you right,] ''Shut up you bastard, don''t you care about our self-respect?'' (Rex) [It can''t be eaten, neither can it make us stronger,] Rex was thinking of making an excuse when it came walking to his door. Knock...Knock... "No kidding, someone is on the door, you sit back and let me handle it," Rex said then rushed towards the door. "Humph," Lerna snorted. She turned around and sat on the sofa near the bed, she then took out her book, placed her legs on the bed, and continued reading it from where she left off. Rex slightly opened the door and saw a fat dwarf in a brown robe standing outside, he was holding a small wooden box in both of his hands. When he saw Rex, he smiled deeply, showing his big white teeth, and spoke. "Hello, I''m Kord from Shedin Clan, our clan has sent a gift for respected Mr. Rex, an inheritor of Venerable Wolf...." Before Kord could complete his sentence, Rex interrupted him. took the box from his hands, and smiled. "I''m really grateful to Shedin Clan for their gift, I shall not reject their kindness so I will accept it, and let''s skip it..., Say hello to Shedin Clan from my side okay, see you later then," Rex said with a wide smile, he then took the box from his hands and shut the door with a ''slam'' that left Kord stunned. Kord looked at his empty hands then at the closed door, he felt like the script was somewhat wrong, wasn''t he supposed to be brought in and treated respectfully after his gift was accepted? Wasn''t Rex going to negotiate about joining their clan or partnership once he accepted the gift? What happened to the unspoken rule between cultivators? Why was his gift got treated literally as a ''gift''? Now that the gift was already taken, he couldn''t snatch it back, and from the behaviour earlier the chances of Rex letting him in seemed very slim, so Kord decided to head back to the clan and discuss this matter with the elders first. Thinking of this, he walked down the corridor and just arrived at the stairs when he saw a familiar old dwarf coming his way with a wooden box in his hands. When that dwarf saw Kord, he quickly put his box into his storage ring, smiled at him then passed by his side. Seeing him leaving, Kord inwardly sneered, he could see his own image in that old dwarf and knew what was going to happen next. Kord kept standing there for a few minutes, soon he saw that old dwarf coming back with a dark expression and burst into laughter. He didn''t delay anymore and rushed back to his clan, by now he had figured out one thing about the mysterious inheritor of Venerable Wolford and that was, his face is extremely thick. Inside the room... Rex opened both the wooden boxes and the content inside made his heart bloom. "Seriously, a total of 5 kg Crimson Volcan Ore which is only found in around 100 kg amount inside a whole volcanic rock mine and 1 kg Netheril Cold Steel, it''s more precious than Crimson Volcan Ore. It is one of the top 5 strongest types of steel refined in the whole middle realm, it''s very rare on the market, and its refining recipe is a secret in Davalon, but not anymore hehe... I had bought Abyssal Black Steel as an alternative because it wasn''t in the stock but to think it came walking to my door," Rex laughed while observing a rough crimson rock and a light blue cube made of lustrous metal. Lerna peeked at Rex while reading her book, seeing him tricking people like this, she couldn''t help but slightly curl her lips. 345 Chapter 339 : : What Perfect Timing This way they were hinting to him that we can provide you with Netheril Cold Steel in the future easily and you won''t have to wait for years for it to appear in the market and fight for it. But how could they think that 1 kg aside even if they had only provided him with 0.1 gm of Netheril Cold Steel, Rex was still very happy with it, as long as he could figure out the constitution of different material used to refine it how hard will it be for him to refine it in bulk? "The is still quite some time until night falls, I wonder how many fishes will come," Rex thought while rubbing his hands. As expected within the span of half an hour another dwarf came with a gift. Kord was like the starter of a chain reaction. After him, several other dwarfs came to him with a gift box in their hands, showing their goodwill and for negotiation, Rex accepted their goodwill, he believed that his kind heart was big enough to accommodate everyone''s goodwill alone but there was no space for negotiations. He didn''t even plan to claim the title of venerable much less joining any clan here, he only came to buy the material and observer their technology which he has already done. There was not much he could gain by staying here. In the span of two hours, he received a total of 5 more gifts. By the time he received his 8th gift, Rex had already dragged a sofa to the door and sat on it. He would open the door just after the first knock, take the gift, then close it again. There was also a dwarf who knocked again after Rex shut the door but Rex completely ignored him, the poor dwarf knocked a few more times then after thoroughly witnessing the thickness of Rex''s face first hand, he left the inn. ..Knock¡­Knock¡­ ''Another one?'' Rex got up from the sofa and opened the door. This time instead of a dwarf, it was a woman in a black robe, her face, hands, neck were all covered in black cloth so he could only see her grey eyes. Rex first looked at her figure then at her hands folded in front of her chest, he got confused. "Are you the inheritor candidate of Venerable Wolford?" The woman asked in a cold tone. "Yes?" Rex replied. "I''m Krin, I come here to invite you because you majesty wish¡­" She was still speaking but Rex interrupted her. "Sorry miss, although you are beautiful and have a nice figure, I Rex is an honorable and righteous man, I cannot take a woman as a gift no matter how beautiful you are, please leave and if possible tell your clan to bring some gift that can be used in refining instead," Rex said before shutting the door. She started knocking on the door again but Rex completely ignored her. Rex sat on the sofa and touched his chin as he thought over what she said. ''You majesty? A normal person cannot use that word even when they are talking about their clan lords and her Golden Core cultivation base is unusual, she is likely sent by the king if not from someone of Royal Family, now what should I do?'' Rex thought. It wasn''t a coincidence when Rex interrupted her just after she uttered the word ''his majesty'', his thinking speed is faster than others, if Rex doesn''t want to play the fool then it is easy for him to speak and respond faster than a normal person, in a way that others might have trouble keeping up. His thinking speed might be different but his body''s reaction speed is not abnormal, these are the effects of possessing overly high WIS and INT. ...Knock...Knock... Krin kept knocking on the door but didn''t speak, the soundproof array installed in the inn isolates the room from the noise made outside, knocking on the door was far as one could go unless they intend to break it. Rex was still thinking about what to do, but Krin stopped after three tries and left. ''It would waste my time if I go around and meet the royals here, tomorrow after I get the items from the list I will leave this city, and head for the place where that meteor... That island landed,'' Rex thought. "Wifey jokes aside, I brought some new dresses for you, check if you like them or not and yeah... wear that innerwear too, the shop owner said its necessary, she said that only country bumpkins wear transformable clothes without transformable innerwear," Rex said then took out the other three set of clothes he bought for Lerna. "She?" Lerna raised her eyebrow. Rex inwardly chuckled but on the surface, he acted like he remembered something seriously good. "You are asking about the shopkeeper? She was a blonde woman with an almost perfect figure, seriously I''m telling you she was really beautiful if it wasn''t for the fact that she was a married woman it was love at first sight for me," Rex said in an excited tone. "Hmph, you are just like any other man, the only things you look at is beauty and figure," Lerna disgruntled while still reading her book, completely unfazed by the dresses he took out. "So? Tell me what do women look at? Have you seen a world-class beauty falling for a beggar? What''s wrong in chasing a beauty," Rex said in a displeased tone. "Temperament, nature, and feelings," Lerna said in a low tone. "Hehe... Are you reading too many dramatic novels these days? Temperament and Nature? No one is entirely good or bad especially for me, I thoroughly know what kind of person am I, look at the Azure Emperor, that idiot probably doesn''t even know the names of all the beauties in his harem, would he care for temperament and nature? He is still enjoying his life, right? As for feelings, they can be cultivated in time, you yourself know it. The first time we met, you madly attacked me without knowing a single thing about me, and now you are living in the same room as me," Rex retorted. ''How do you like my speech?'' (Rex) [For a second there, even I was doubting if your view has changed,] ''Nah, it''s just some random bullshit, it won''t work if she put her emotions aside and think as a third person,'' (Rex) Lerna remained quiet for a few seconds before she spoke. "There is also strength," She said in a very low tone, it almost seemed like she was muttering to herself. "Strength? Oh please, you want me to find a woman who is at Core Breaking stage and still single? Even if I find one like that then she will probably be an old hag or someone who doesn''t have any interest in males. If I had met one like that then I would have given it a try you know, but it''s not like there is one beside me and I won''t notice," Rex said. Lerna didn''t speak but just glanced at him for a second, she seemed like she was waiting for him to take some hint. "Wait you don''t mean..." Rex suddenly made a surprised expression. Lerna didn''t react on the surface but she could feel her heartbeat rising rapidly for some reason. "I get it, why didn''t I think of that, you are telling me to pursue... Zakiya," Rex said with gleaming eyes. "???" (Lerna) The rapidly beating heart cooled down in an instant. After Zakiya had locked Little Aru in Ice Prison once, Lerna had taken a private questioning session of Rex so she knew who this ''Zakiya'' in his words was. "You are absolutely right, not only she is a genius with a powerful cultivation base, she is also very beautiful moreover her background doesn''t seem simple either. If I seriously pursue her and succeed then even if it takes, a hundred years or even a thousand, it''s worth it, you are a genius Lerna, as expected of my wifey... Even if it''s just in name," Rex said in a praising tone, he acted like he finally solved a problem that was bothering him for years. Lerna was calm like flowing water in a river... before the storm. "What about that snake?" She held back her anger and asked. "Snake? You mean Ria? She probably won''t mind it furthermore, she is the type who would be the first one to escape if I talk about marriage, but why are you asking questions like that? It''s not like the beasts in the forest worries about so many things. Let''s leave that aside for now, I will be cultivating for most of the time tonight, tomorrow we will head out," After saying that much, Rex didn''t wait for her to reply, he sat cross-legged in the open area near the corner and started cultivating. Lerna intently stared at him for a few minutes, he then closed her book and went for sleeping, she was not in the mood of reading anymore. [We are safe~] ''She was probably on the edge though,'' Rex held back his laughter while looking at the angry Lerna on the bed. He then started to cultivate seriously. He wasn''t far from the Core Breaking peak stage in Qi cultivation, earlier he was worried about losing control over strength so he decided to take it slow but things weren''t the same anymore. Rex was 80% sure that a big blood bath will take place if his guess was correct and that pyramid was a type of inheritance ground... but not from this realm. Rex wasn''t sure about the details so he didn''t confirm it but the architecture style of that pyramid was not something one would usually see in the middle realm. After reaching the Core Breaking peak stage, Rex didn''t dare try to breakthrough again, it wasn''t because of the difficulty of a breakthrough but the first true thunder tribulation he would need to face after reaching the Sky Body Formation Stage. This thunder tribulation won''t be similar to the ones he had faced until now, it would be a dangerous thunder tribulation with around a 70% death rate at the very least. Rex had seen Lerna''s thunder tribulation so he knew how dangerous it was, even a spirit beast like her who is known for its toughness almost failed to resist it, her lost blood essence was also an affecting factor but it never had any impact on her tough scales that got destroyed easily under the rain of thunder strikes. Rex didn''t go to sleep just after reaching the Core Breaking peak stage instead he entered the inner world and started practicing in 1:10 time flow rate to get used to his new strength as fast as possible. Next day... "Stay here and don''t go anywhere, I will come back as quickly as possible after I got those things," Rex said to Lerna, who was sitting on the sofa with her right leg folded on her left. She was wearing one of the three white dresses Rex brought her, the casual one. She munched on the hamburger in her hands as she stared at Rex with hidden anger in her eyes. Rex shook his head then headed towards the door. Right now he was wearing his long blood-red coat that suited well with his silky white hairs and glossy skin. Rex took a deep breath and opened the door. But just as the door opened he saw Krin standing outside with her hand almost hitting his head. [What perfect timing,] ''Damn my luck,'' Rex couldn''t help but curse his A+ Grade luck. 346 Chapter 340 : : Wine Pool & Fountain Rex blinked his eyes twice, then his body reacted, his hands moved like lightning intending to close the door instantly but Krin had already learned her lesson. The moment Rex reacted, her leg moved and she blocked the closing door with her foot. Rex bitterly smiled, he could use more force, and her leg would still be fine but the door won''t. "Your Majesty wants to have a chat with you," Krin said in her same cold tone. "This beautiful lady, I have some urgent work to do why don''t you come later in the afternoon, then we can have a long chat wherever you want," Rex forced a smile and said. "Urgent work? Are you talking about that Memory Orb, Essence Flame, and Spirit rank pill? I withdrew them for you," Krin said as she took out three wooden box from her storage ring and showed him the contents one by one. ''That bastard Zed,'' Rex cursed inwardly. Krin seemed to understand what he was thinking so she added. "You probably haven''t figured it out yet but the Bond Of Steel works directly under Royal Family, their manager can do nothing if his Majesty wants something," Krin said. "Are you forcing my hand?" Rex tilted his head with a smile yet not a smile, he had tried the soft approach but ego was a problem even for him. He won''t go to meet someone just because they want him to or what was the use of building a force like Frozen Flame if the founder himself has to play in other''s hand? Krin shook her head, she extended her hands and gave the boxes to Rex. "I don''t, yesterday I only came here to invite you but you didn''t even let me in," Krin said. Rex accepted the boxes, he had paid for these, the boxes worth three million mid-grade spirit stones so why would he reject something he had bought with his money. Rex didn''t reply to her, he took out Alfred''s card from the pocket then gave it to her. Krin was startled, she looked at the card then at Rex, his actions said everything but she refused to believe it. "You can have this card, with this I''m no longer an inheritor candidate so problem solved, now your Majesty won''t wish to meet a commoner, would he?" Rex said. He had already got the benefits he wanted using this card, whether it was the discount at the Bond Of Steel or the gifts from the big clans here. Now that he was going to leave this place, there wasn''t much the card could give him. Krin didn''t know how to respond to this, the situation was clearly out of her expectations. Everyone in the whole kingdom wanted this card but the man in front of him didn''t put it in his eyes at all. "Hahaha... A temperament worthy of his inheritor," The sound of a man''s laughter echoed in the gallery. He was a short man, with pitch-black hairs and a long beard, his body was bulky and sturdy, from the appearance alone he looked like a middle-aged man. The man had a unique presence to himself that could attract the masses just by him standing at the center. The second he appeared, Krin got on one knee and patted her chest with her right fist, she saluted him. "Your Majesty," Krin said with her head down. Contrary to her surprised look, Rex had no change in his expression. A normal person might think that this man had ripped apart the void and came here but this was merely an illusion in his eyes. "Who knew that Thousand World Illusion array of Alfred can be used this way," Rex muttered to himself, but the voice was clear for the other two to hear. ''Appraisal: name \u0026 cultivation stage,'' (Rex) [Name: Vortos Fenedis Cultivation stage: Sky Body Formation 6th stage] Krin was very dissatisfied when she heard him addressing Venerable Wolford by his first name but she didn''t say anything in the king''s presence. The man looked at Rex in surprise, he had perfected the Thousand World Illusion array over the years and even managed to successfully implant it on his inner armor, after doing that he simply gained the ability to become invisible. Even a Sky Body Formation Expert wouldn''t notice him without a special pupil technique but Rex did. In fact, Rex didn''t see who it was, when the array was active he couldn''t even tell if the person using the array was a man or woman. But he could sense the array. Vortos would never think in his wildest dream that Rex had a teacher who had long reached the ''A thought Becomes An Array'' stage in the field of arrays. Moreover, Rex was familiar with the Thousand World Illusion array so when Vortos deactivated it, he had found out the origin of the array. Just like Rex, Vortos too tried to probe him and check his cultivation base but he failed, and he failed miserably. Again, he could never imagine Rex had an artifact made by a divine being whose only purpose was concealment. The Black Pendant was the reason why Rex was so calm, no one wants to make an unknown enemy, even if it was the king of Davalon. "It is our first time meeting... but first let''s go inside," Vortos said with a smile. "Inside? Er... Is it fine to use some other roo.." Rex was hesitant. "Whose there?" Rex was still talking when Lerna walked to the door. She had felt a faint but strong presence outside that''s why she came in case a fight broke out. When Vortos looked at Lerna he got another shock, the spirit tool on her wrist had properly hidden Lerna''s cultivation base but for someone like Vortos who had lived for hundreds of years, just the very appearance of Lerna revealed a lot of things. Furthermore, although he couldn''t sense her cultivation base but her presence was not ordinary in his eyes, he got a faint idea and realized that she was likely a Calamity Lord and hence had the same cultivation base as him. He then looked at Rex strangely, wondering if he too was a Sky Body Formation expert. Rex wanted to keep Lerna inside but the cat herself popped out of the room so he could do nothing, just then he looked at Vortos confused and somewhat solemn expression and got an idea. "Meet Lerna, she is my junior brother''s wife," Rex said with a smile. Lerna didn''t reject, she was learning more and more things when being with Rex so she could understand the seriousness of the situation. That one sentence cleared all remaining doubt. Vortos had complicated emotions, he was the king of Davalon and now he realized that two Sky Body Formation experts were freely roaming around in the capital city under his nose. "Why are you still standing, come inside... Your Majesty," Rex said with a ''respectful'' look as he led them in. A few minutes later... Rex and Lerna were sitting on the sofa in front of Vortos. Krin was standing behind him. "To tell the truth, I first sent her to invite you because I wished to negotiate with you to not join any big clan because it will break the political balance, if that happened then some people would develop ambitions that can harm the whole kingdom. But now that I see you, I realize that there was no need for me to do that at all. Hmm... If I may ask, where do you belong?" Vortos sighed and ask. He was observing Rex since he got the news about the card, whether it was the report made by the people who inspected the blue carriage or Rex''s nonchalant behavior against the big clans, all caught his interest. All the inheritors before Rex were dwarfs so when he heard that this time it was a young human who got Venerable Wolford''s inheritance, he got intrigued, he had admired Venerable Wolford for a long time, the Thousand World Illusion array he perfected was proof of that. All this was the reason that he personally came here to observe his behaviour but unexpectedly Rex chose to give up his card instead of changing his schedule and meeting him. He was a little dissatisfied at first but now after thinking that Rex was a Sky Body Formation stage cultivator that feeling of dissatisfaction disappeared without a trace. "Golden Bird Continent, Frozen Flame organization," Rex said as he took out a wine bottle and two empty glasses. "When you found the inheritance, did Venerable Wolford left any message in it?" Vortos asked. Many venerable disappeared during their travels, without leaving behind any news about them or anything, they all preferred an aloof and solitary life, Alfred was one such venerable. Even the king of Davalon at that time couldn''t do anything about that. "Message? Now that I remember, there was one," Rex said then poured wine in the two glasses, he handed one to Vortos but when he was about to pick the other for himself. A soft and slender looking hand picked it for herself. Rex could only look helplessly as Lerna took a sip. He hadn''t seen her drinking wine before that''s why he didn''t take out a glass for her, and he had a feeling that she was only drinking it to annoy him. "He left behind a message?" Vortos asked in surprise as he tasted the unfamiliar yet delicious wine, he casually asked it because it was the question he used to ask all other inheritors but no venerable left behind any message so he didn''t had much hope for it. "Yes, he did. In that message, he stated that during his final days here, Alfred wanted to make a big wine pool with a fountain at the center, in Vrusallon city so that every dwarf could drink wine for free from it, alas..." Rex said with a sad expression. [Wait, why don''t I remember this? And your tone feels wrong here,] "Final days?" When Vortos heard Rex''s words he didn''t even focus on the strange wish but the fact that Alfred had passed away, he knew that it was nothing uncommon, even a Sky Body Formation has a limit to its lifespan but still, when he heard that the figure he admired so much has passed away it saddened him, Vortos turned the wine glass upside down and emptied it in one go. "Huh? You might have misunderstood my words, I mean his final days here in this realm, he said he was going to ascend with a senior from upper realm who took him in," Rex said with an innocent face. When these words reached his ears, Vortos almost spurted out all the wine in his mouth at Rex''s face. Krin''s lips twitched. She realized that she had still underestimated Rex''s shamelessness. Lerna was very calm, she had seen it coming. Rex getting emotional and sad? It was hard for her to imagine this. Vortos looked at Rex, after getting over his urge to kick his head, he was delighted. If what Rex said was true, then one of their 12 Venerable actually managed to catch the eye of a senior from the upper realm and ascended. This was the same as one the person you knew of had won a gold medal in the Olympics. A smile appeared on his face, he subconsciously puffed out his chest with pride, now he could go around and brag about this to the kings of other kingdoms for the next century. "Isn''t it just a Wine Pool \u0026 Fountain? I will build the greatest Wine Pool \u0026 Fountain in the name of Venerable Wolford in this Vrusallon city," Vortos said in an arrogant tone, it was time for him to remind the people of Davalon, the might of the 12 Venerable. 347 Chapter 341 : : Canopy King But now that he had seen two experts at the same level as him lurking around in the kingdom, he decided to do a thorough checkup, he was also curious about the Frozen Flame the organization Rex belonged to but there was one more important matter at hand, the news of the floating island had also reached his ear so he had sent many people for investigation it was now time to go and see the results. "After the construction of Wine Pool \u0026 Fountain is complete, I will surely invite you as a chief guest, why don''t you come and live in the royal guest mansion until then? This way you can use your chance to comprehend the inheritance technique whenever you want," Vortos asked one final time before leaving. Rex shook his head. He didn''t tell Vortos that he will be leaving soon or else Vortos wouldn''t have let him go that easily. Before leaving he returned the card to Rex, according to him even if Rex himself doesn''t want it he could give it to his descendants, Rex accepted it and didn''t forget to mention Olaf in the conversation, Vortos naturally understood the meaning, giving a promotion was no big deal for him. After he left, Rex called Jiang Qing and Tang Xuan to his room. "Today, I will be going to leave this place and chase after that meteor with Lerna and Little Jiang, Elder Tang I''m thankful for your help until now as promised you can go and ask for a Spirit rank Low-grade weapon from my collection at Myriad Auction House in Corentis when you go back. You already know about the friction that occurred between Relion Family and me, it has nothing to do with you so you don''t need to take responsibility, I don''t know what is special about that meteor but a bloody battle between powerhouses will likely break out when I go there. I have no intention of forcing you to go with me, and I know that taking you there might involve the organization behind you in this matter, so if you like you can head back alone, stay here or go to Sect Master Sung and stay with him while you are here, I won''t stop you," Rex said to Tang Xuan with a serious expression. When Jiang Qing was telling him the address of the inn they were staying at she was also anxious about Mr. Black''s action and told him about the whole incident but Rex didn''t care about such a thing even a bit. Right now he was just using this excuse to scare away Tang Xuan. Tang Xuan might be his business comrade but he could tell that the relationship between them was built on benefits and the lie from back then confirmed it. Sometimes a lie is all it takes to change the status of a person in our heart. He had no intention to babysit someone and share his benefits while making them believe in him. Wang Cang believed in him without knowing anything, it moved his heart. Jiang Shuang had the guts to sign the soul contract, betting his life and future on the line, which got his approval. Whether it was Aiden, Fred, Aiden... etc they all had a specialty in them that made them unique from the masses, most of them considered others'' wellbeing above their own, they knew how to return the favour at times. But what about Tang Xuan? It was just business. If you don''t want to stay, I will give you the reason to leave... He thought. Tang Xuan hesitated for a moment before sighing. He really didn''t want to go against Relion Family and bring trouble to his Tang Family but he also wanted to have good relations with Rex. Of course, if he knew about the card then things might be a little different. "It was a pleasure to be of help to Master Rex, I haven''t been to Tang Family so I will head there instead, if Master Rex has time later then please visit our Tang Family, we are a famous merchant family that operates over a wide area in the whole Myriad Beast Continent and..." Tang Xuan told a long tail about Tang Family before handling a visiting card containing the information about Tang Family and a VIP token that could be used when doing business with Tang Family. Rex listened to the whole thing ''intently'' and even had an excited expression on his face in the end he sighed and said in a helpless tone. "Elder Tang, I''m telling you if it wasn''t for my research on meteoric rocks then I would have given priority to Tang Family and have gone to visit Patriarch Tang, but sigh..." Rex said. Tang Xuan was relieved seeing that Rex didn''t have any bad feelings towards Tang Family, he then bid farewell to them and left. Soon after, Rex quietly left the city with Lerna and Jiang Qing without alerting Olaf. Several hours later... Glistening Spring Wildland, in terms of size, it is the largest forest in the Myriad Beast Continent. The weather here is extremely hot but the whole forest is still covered in greenery. Most of the area in this forest is covered in grass, weeds, shrubs, and especially mountains, with trees only occupying a small part. From one point of view, this forest is easier to travel because of no dense trees obstructing their way but it is not that simple, many shrubs and plants here are poisonous enough to kill a Golden Core stage expert within 6 hours of touch. The specialty of Glistening Spring Wildland is poison, although it is not as dangerous as Misty Maze Forest most of its area is still counted as a forbidden zone. The Kingdom of Davalon is built on the edge of this forest. Right now, a giant white truck with a strange body frame was dashing through the outer region of Glistening Spring Wildland. The truck was huge in size, instead of tires it had tracks and driving crawler belt like a war tank but the crawler belt doesn''t seem to be made of metal instead of black rubber-like material. The tracks and driving crawler belts were divided into three segments on both left and right sides to move more freely. The truck had folded mechanical arms on top at the front and back roof, an oval-shaped transparent green shield was covering its whole body, several scouting bots were flying in the air around it to check the location and discover any hidden dangers. The truck was moving like a wild mammoth that crushed any obstacle blocking its path into pieces, it moved almost unhindered in the forest as it made its way forwards, moreover, the truck had the aura of a Calamity Lord around it that prevented any strong beast to even have a thought of approaching it. Mr. Black was sitting on the driver''s seat of the truck. The vehicle was on auto-drive so he was literally just sitting on the driver seat. The inner section of the truck was divided into four spacious cuboidal shaped rooms. All of the rooms had a spacial array implanted in them making them way bigger than one would expect them to be when looking from outside. The four rooms were divided into two floors, two rooms on each, all having a unique interior theme used in decorating them. For example, one had a mini pool inside with rubber fishes floating in it, Rex couldn''t carry living fishes in his inventory so he had to do with rubber fishes. The second had beautiful and fragrant flower beds installed in them, the third had a library font and the last was a normal room with a theme resembling a five-star hotel on earth. Rex made this room very simple to match his taste, he thought this way he could enjoy his time in peace without anyone disturbing him but... He was wrong. He retracted his gaze from the digital window and looked at the two women playing chess on his bed. He was feeling complicated inside. [I wonder what would Zed and Olaf think if they saw the Canopy King,] ''Who cares, I already gave them the Desert Queen, from the price they gave me I can tell they are not ready for this baby,'' Rex said. Jiang Qing on the bed, sighed deeply. Earlier when Lerna was getting bored, Rex played chess with her to appease her boredom but even after several games Lerna didn''t win a single match, hence Rex was thrown aside and now Jiang Qing was ''willingly'' playing chess with her after she got stared at by a Calamity Lord for a few minutes that seemed like a century. Lerna moved her queen and finished the game, winning three consecutive matches in a row, as a result, her mood was restored to the peak. "How long will it take, until we reach it?" Lerna turned to Rex and asked. Seeing that she was not interested in playing anymore, Jiang Qing was relieved. "Not sure, I calculated the location based on its trajectory and speed but there are also external factors, if I am right then even with this speed it should take at least 3 days, but nothing is accurate who knows if the island doesn''t fall and continues to float in the air? Or it starts to fly again at the time when it was about to fall? Its trajectory might also change," Rex said. Lerna nodded. "Master Rex I''m going to sleep so I will take my leave here," Jiang Qing said in a polite tone. Rex smiled, he took out a small glass bottle containing several orange pills and gave it to her. "I had bought some high-grade Body Cleansing Pills when strolling through the market, use them well, they can help you cleanse your body from hidden impurities, which will greatly help you in cultivation," He said as he handed the bottle to her. Jiang Qing took it with sparkling eyes and left the two of them alone in the room. "Do you think it will be dangerous?" Lerna asked after Jiang Qing left the room. "Hmm... Probably, but not sure how dangerous, we will first observe things from the side then will move accordingly. If the situation looks too dangerous we will back off for now and I will either seek Zakiya''s help or breakthrough to the Sky Body Formation stage before coming back. That aside, if I''m right we will be able to find a good cultivation technique for you after this trip," Rex said with a smirk. The island will likely attract many people, and many of them would be monster race cultivators from big sects like Temple Of War who will likely have precious cultivation techniques with them, even if they die as long as their brain is in one piece this is all he needed to extract them. At that time, Rex could choose one good technique for her and use the knowledge obtained from the rest to upgrade and modify it according to her body. Although he can also upgrade cultivation techniques for others with enough knowledge but the upgrade would not be too extreme because unlike him, their body''s inner structure cannot be altered according to their will during evolution. Lerna didn''t ask more, she now had unconditional trust in him and believed his words without any doubt or suspicion. Time flew quickly and three days passed without any unexpected event. On the morning of the fourth day, Rex finally saw what he was looking for. 348 Chapter 342 : : Mysterious Pyramid The Long-Range Teleportation Platform was a subsidiary project he started working on when he was trying to make a new Ancient Teleportation Portal, it''s an intermediate point between the Ancient Teleportation Portal and Mobile Transmission Array Platform he made before. Unlike the Mobile Teleportation Array Platform its range was very long, the Ancient Teleportation Portal was capable of teleporting people from one planet to another and the Long-Range Teleportation Platform was made using the same technology is enough to define how long its range was. For Rex, the best thing that happened in thee three days was his soul increased in quality after tempering and now its grade advanced to C+ grade from D+, the change was quite big even if it was a 9th-grade spirit pill, the special soul cultivation played a big role in letting him absorb most of its effect. A Soul Tempering Pill can be used a total of three times before it completely loses its effect, the second time''s effect would be just around half the previous ones and the same goes for the third time, and the lower the grade of the soul the higher will be its effect, so the second and third might not have much effect on him but Rex still wanted to try them. As for where to get them, there was no need to worry about it because now he had the recipe of the pill, but he decided to first use the memory orb later on before attempting to refine it moreover he didn''t have the required herb to refine the pill either so Rex gave up on that for now. After three days, Mr. Black informed him about the sight in front and he saw what he was looking for. Far away in the forest, a tower made of light was piercing the sky. The tower felt like a GPS mark to him because even if someone didn''t know a thing about the island or pyramid, as long as they were close enough, it could catch their attention. "Advance," Rex said to Mr. Black. Mr. Black took control and drove the truck towards the light tower. Suddenly, Rex''s eyelids flickered, his Spider-Sense reacted, he felt like someone just stared at him. "There are more than one Calamity Lords ahead, they are probing us," Lerna frowned. She and Jiang Qing were also present, after all this was something for which they had to postpone their plans, leave the city, and come here. "Hmm¡­ Leave some traces to let them know your cultivation base but try to make it look less intentional as possible," Rex said. Lerna nodded then after a few seconds her expression became strange. "They are probing you more than me," Lerna said while looking at him. Rex was tongue-tied. He had a feeling this might happen but he could do nothing about it. At the moment, he looked just like any other mortal in those experts'' eyes and if they really believe it then they should just go and use spirit tofu to commit. It was the Black Pendant that stopped their spiritual sense from probing his body, no matter how many efforts they put they won''t be able to probe him. It was a 4th grade Treasure Artifact for a reason, if its ability can prove to be ineffective against those Calamity Lords then Zakiya would likely end her Artifact Refiner currier. "Well, let them try. The unknown is feared more than the strongest anyway," Rex said then continued the advance. Soon after the canopy King arrived at a wide-open area without any plants or trees, there wasn''t even a blade of grass on the ground, on closer look they only saw some dry ash flying in the air. Rex looked in front, the island with the gigantic pyramid on top of it was floating just above the ground. But this alone emitted so much pressure that it made a big hemispheric hole in the ground, moreover, there was still that light barrier around it but right now the light barrier was almost as transparent as glass, letting the onlookers see the pyramid inside. Rex didn''t focus much on the island or the barrier, his eyes started scanning the gigantic pyramid the second he saw it. The pyramid was different from the ones he had seen on earth, it was wholly made of dark orange stones, several strange inscriptions were covering its surface, not leaving even a meter of free space. There was not a single door or window on the whole pyramid, the pyramid had a strange atmosphere around it especially the big vertical eye enclosed inside an inverted triangle symbol near its peak, it had alluring hypnosis like effect to it. When Jiang Qing looked at it she was lost in a daze, only when Lerna shook her shoulder did she came to herself. ''This pattern, this method, and the power that could prevent Sky Body Formation experts from entering, there is no doubt about it, this is an Inheritance Tomb but why here? Shouldn''t inheritance tombs only exist in the Higher Realm?'' Rex thought. "Master Rex, they are eyeing us," Jiang Qing whispered in a low voice. Rex heard her words and retracted his gaze from the pyramid, he then looked around and saw the other people staring at their side. The pyramid had without a doubt attracted a lot of forces in the continent and there were still those that were on their way here. Rex saw many groups of people wearing different dress codes and occupying a place to set up their temporary base in the surrounding. The bases on the ground were not the only thing, many skyships were floating in the sky, the cultivators on them were observing everything that was happening down below. All the groups had a significant distance from each other and the island itself, the distance from the island represented their status and power. The stronger forces occupied large space and set their camps near the island while the weaker forces stayed at faraway places, if the stronger forces were taken as wolves that were present to hunt the prey then weaker ones were only there to get tiny pieces of meat stuck in the bones. Rex vividly inspected his surroundings and recognized the various forces behind those groups. Group of people wearing black robes, faint black smoke oozing out of their bodies, giving the feeling of sinister aura and intense killing intent to others around¡­ Abyssal Chasm Sect. Group of people wearing purple-blue robes having a tough and sturdy body that didn''t seem like it could be easily moved¡­ Temple Of War. Group of people wearing long white robes, their bodies emitting sharp sword aura, all of them having a sword hanging on their waist¡­ Supreme Sword Sect. There were too many groups and Rex didn''t recognizance most of them, he was still observing other groups when he felt some malicious gazes directed at him. The closest group was of cultivators from Yellow Sand Sect, they all were wearing a light yellow robe and being led by an old man with white hairs, from their preparation it looked like it wasn''t long since they came here. Right now they were staring at Rex with hostility filling their eyes. Rex observed their surrounding and noticed that the ground around them had traces of dried blood, he shook his head. He was at the outermost edge of the open area around the island, so the group here were the weakest. When he arrived here, the Yellow Sand Sect had taken this place as their territory meaning that had either pushed away or eradicated the group previously, the former was unlikely as many here didn''t want the others to go out and spread the information as a form of revenge. Although they could bully and extort the weak, they could only behave like that in front of those weaker than them, if a group of people from a big force had come instead of Rex then they would have quietly moved away but seeing four people coming out in a strange carriage was nothing scary to them. Rex didn''t wish to waste his time with them so he signaled Mr. Black to take the shot. "If they retreat after one kill, then let them go if not, then I only need storage rings, rest can be thrown away," Rex said. He had no intention of being mistakes as someone by evil forces so he did not think about collecting their corpses in front of everyone. Rex then ignored the group and their mockery filled gazes after he commanded Mr. Black. "Master Rex, it is reacting," Jiang Qing took out a sound transmission talisman and said in an excited tone. Rex''s lips curled into a smile, it was the sound transmission talisman he had given to Sung Lee, it reacted which meant that they were also close. ''This tomb attracted so many forces so how can it not attract a sect expertise in trading information,'' He thought Just at this time, the sound of explosions and ray gunshots sounded but Rex didn''t pay it any heed and contacted Sung Lee, the reply came soon after. Rex looked at Mr. Black coming back with a cloth pouch filled with storage rings in his hands and signaled him to get in. Sung Lee had told him their coordinates, so Rex headed towards them. Everyone saw the demise of the group from Yellow Earth Sect but didn''t react and only watched from afar, burning the faces of Rex and Jiang Qing in their memory, Mr. Black''s mask, and Lerna''s veil hid their faces. Soon they reached the place. On the way, many other groups saw them but they weren''t reckless like Yellow Sand Sect and quietly observed, they were waiting for someone to take a shot first, if the opponent was weak they could snatch the benefits and if it was a little strong then they could save their efforts. But they kept waiting and no one took the shot, and when they saw the truck approaching a strong group base, they retracted their gazes and gave up the idea. Rex saw the skyships of Black Scorpion Sect and Cold Heaven Sect stationed close to each other, several tents were built around the too ships that were housing the elite disciples and elders. He wasn''t surprised by the two sects setting their bases so close to each other, they both were the sects from Golden Bird Continent so it was inevitable to experience rejection from the sects of Myriad Beast Continent, it won''t be strange if they allied and found a random excuse to attack them right now, that''s why they set their base near to prevent any ambush. The Canopy King entered their range, disciples from Black Scorpion Sect made way for the truck, Sung Lee had informed them about Rex coming in, although they were surprised to see the strange truck but the symbol of Frozen Flame on its sides was clearly visible to them. When Rex arrived near Black Scorpion Sect''s ship he saw Sung Lee and his two sect ancestors looking at him with sparkling eyes. Rex''s lips twitched, he felt like he was a little girl throwing herself in the den of the three wolves to be taken advantage of, he knew it but he still came because working in a group can save a lot of efforts before entering a tomb. And these people can give him an idea of the current situation around here. Sung Lee led them in the ship just after arriving. Rex organized a small meeting in a room with the trio, as for Jiang Qing and Lerna they went into their previous rooms without saying a word, the former was too weak to join the meeting while the latter was uninterested. "You people, didn''t you go to take care of Green Mantis Sect, why are you here?" Rex asked, even though he knew the answer he still asked so that if they somehow already know about it and hid it then he could find out by their facial movements. "We were planning to do that at first, but the flying meteor made us change our plan, and the Green Mantis Sect in now here anyway so the plan we made and the traps we set to attack their sect became totally useless," Sung Lee said with a bitter smile. Everything was unexpected in life, they made multiple plans to settle their score with Green Mantis Sect and checked several times to not leave behind any loophole but who knew that one unexpected event made all their plan useless. Moreover, because of this, they have revealed themselves and now it won''t be hard for Green Mantis Sect to guess their motive. Rex nodded, according to the analysis report, he wasn''t lying... 349 Chapter 343 : : So Do They Also Have A Ship? Sung Lee was momentarily startled by the way of asking, but then he hurriedly reacted. "No Master Rex you clearly misunderstood, I did send two men to track you and inform you after we confirmed that, it wasn''t just a meteor but you are too fast, if I''m right you had probably headed towards the meteor before my men found you," Sung Lee explained. [Likely not lying,] ''Hmm¡­ They were after the Green Mantis Sect which is in another kingdom, if I''m right they saw the meteor before it arrived in the Davalon but they weren''t chasing it when we saw it so my guess is they waited until they confirmed that it wasn''t meteor before following tracks left behind by other forces while chasing it, our traveling speed was fast so his men were probably searching in Willow Wisp City when we were already in Vrusallon City,'' Rex guessed. "Hmm¡­ I just casually asked, don''t take it seriously, so what''s the situation right now," Rex asked with a kind smile. Sung Lee forced a smile, it didn''t matter if Rex was speaking the truth or spouting bullshit, right now he had to acknowledge even the bluntest lie. This time, Sung Suyin spoke. "It''s been quite a while since the island had stopped at this place but no one was able to enter it, the barrier around it looks weak at first sight but even the all-out attack of a Calamity Lord didn''t leave a single scar on it furthermore the barrier doesn''t just take the attack, previously after it was attacked for a limited number of times, it attacked back and at that time, those who had stayed in 5-mile range perished without leaving behind their bones," Sung Suyin said with a solemn face. "Eh¡­ Then what about that Relion Family''s Wyvern... I mean dragon, did he die?" Rex asked in an uncertain tone, because if it was really the case then Beast God Temple would soon likely be in chaos. "No, he was too cautious, although we weren''t here when he moved but we heard that he only attacked twice, his first attack was to break the barrier but when it didn''t do any damage he used more strength in his second strange, and when the two attacks didn''t do any damage, instead of attacking again he retreated far away and just observed. At that time, he might have looked like a coward but it was the right decision, the Grand Elder of Blood Spear Sect took the lead after him and kept attacking with his group and after around 100 rounds of attack was dealt, a soundless shockwave only made of light covered them and their bodies turned into ashes and flew away with the wind," Sung Suyin said. "We were thinking what to do when Master Rex came," Sung Huang stroked his beard as he spoke. "Hmm¡­ I recommend that we wait, for now even if we somehow entered the island, we cannot easily take away the treasures inside under the gazes of so many peoples anyway," Rex said in a casual tone. Sung Suyin and Sung Huang looked at each other and nodded. "Master Rex there was one more matter," Sung Lee thought about something and spoke. "Is it about Cold Heaven Sect? So you two are really in an alliance," Rex raised his eyebrow. Black Scorpion Sect was in a temporary alliance with him so them allying with others without telling him is considered rude behavior, he didn''t mind it but acting that way was still necessary to keep them in check. "No, we are just setting up our base together to watch each other''s backs from the neighboring groups nothing else, if I''m right Cold Heaven Sect will more likely form their alliance with the sects they were going to do mock battles with," Sung Lee retorted. Forming an alliance was not an easy matter, Cold Heaven Sect knew about their relationship with Rex but according to them Rex wasn''t here and even if he was, forming an alliance required a solid basis, normally it would be a transaction in the form of gifts to show their willingness and from their behavior earlier, Rex might ask them to form a contract which wasn''t a favorable thing. Moreover what if Rex took all the good things they found inside for himself? It was a common thing powerhouses would do, whether they were righteous or evil, benefits can move both, and killing to siege the treasure was the main problem. When one side is way stronger than the other then it''s more like subordination than alliance, and they weren''t willing to be subordinated. Compared to that, they prefer to ally with the sects they had known for a very long time, and those sects are more than one, whereas Black Scorpion Sect only had their elite disciples and elders with them. Sung Lee couldn''t think like them, one of the reasons was that he had received a precious gift from Rex so he couldn''t show such pettiness and the other was their temporary alliance with Rex. "The problem I''m referring to is Green Mantis Sect, Master Rex just like us, Green Mantis Sect also do assassination business but unlike us, they don''t have principles, what I want to say is, they know their specialty is assassination and not frontal offense so they will likely try to ally with a strong force. If they do find a strong force that is willing to take them in then there is a high chance that they will try to take care of us," Sung Lee said in a serious tone. Rex slightly nodded, suddenly his eyes lit up and he spoke. "Hey, in a way Green Mantis Sect can prove to be a threat to you, so they should be around the same level as you," Rex said. "Yes, so?" Sung Lee asked in confusion. "So do they also have a skyship?" Rex asked without hiding the eagerness in his eyes. Sung Lee''s lips twitched. Sung Suyin and Sung Huang were also at a loss. Since they arrived here, they were trying to avoid Green Mantis Sect but now they had a feeling that it will be the opposite. "Yes, they do and its order made ship known for its precise turning rate that makes its hard to chase it," Sung Huang quickly said with a straight face. Rex gave the old man a long look, who was so excitedly trying to kill with a borrowed knife. ''Humph, his face is thick,'' Rex snorted inwardly. [He is still a pebble compared to a mountain like you,] ''Hehe... You finally understand my greatness,'' Rex lightly laughed. [In terms of thickness,] Rex''s face instantly turned dark. "Okay then, it''s decided we will stay quiet for now, I''m going into closed-door cultivation, keep giving me intel on current events in every 48 hours and if something big happens then inform me immediately. One more thing, don''t bother Lady Lerna in any way, she has short temper, if she goes on a rampage then with damage we might also earn hatred from all sides which is not a good thing right now," Rex said. All three of them agreed. For the next several days, Rex focused on refining the Long-Range Teleportation Platform and prototype of Ancient Teleportation Portal. Sung Lee kept giving him intel from time to time. The outside situation had changed for the better. More and more new forces came and tried to set their bases as close as possible to the island, as a result, fights broke out and the causalities dyed the ground red. In the end, big forces couldn''t take it anymore and calmed the situation down, they kicked out anyone who tried to fight, of course it was after taking their supplies and resources as a ''punishment'' which also saved them the efforts to go back to the sect and refill their stocks. Storage rings had limited space so no one would carry food in large quantities, the vegetation and beast found in Glistering Spring Wildland were mostly poisonous. To those who walked the path of body cultivation, this was a huge problem if they wanted to be in top shape all the time. Many cunning small forces saw this as a business opportunity as well as the ticket to escape the clutches of big forces, they opened stalls to sell the goods, and soon a small street market was formed. As time passed, the news spread, and people from Davalon and neighboring kingdom started to come and have a look out of curiosity. Rex''s emotions were somewhat complicated when he read this in the report. The Inheritance Tomb was now being treated as a tourist spot by the common folks¡­ He thought. Sung Lee was doubtful at first as to why big sects were seizing this place but then he soon realized it, they were intending to use the cultivators from weak forces as cannon fodders. Even a Calamity Lord failed to break just the outermost barrier of the island so the dangers inside were not something they could casually underestimate. This whole time, the forces close to the island kept experimenting, trying to find a way to enter the barrier but there were no results. After 8 days, something unexpected happened. A disciple from Temple Of War at Human Venerable peak stage accidentally managed to enter the barrier. This shocked the masses, they had already tried it two days ago but they failed and now it happened. The group leader then tried to send another disciple at the same cultivation stage and she too succeeded. After a few more experiments, it was proved that the barrier was now letting in those below Earth''s Venerable stage. All forces whether big or small mobilized all their disciples at the Human Venerable stage to send them in. This was the golden day for Human Venerable stage disciples. Sung Lee urgently sent the report to Rex and discussed if they should disciple from their sect here, they didn''t bring the disciple at Heaven Venerable stage with them so they could do nothing but watch. Rex rejected their idea and told them to patiently wait. If Rex really wanted to send someone right now then he would have tried to send Mr. Black instead. When this happened, some cultivators tried to outsmart the barrier using spirit tool to seal their cultivation base and enter but failed. Rex laughed when he heard this, if those people really managed to outsmart a tomb-like that then what face would cultivators from the Higher Realm have. Two days after that, another news spread, cultivators below Heaven Venerable Realm could enter the barrier. Sung Lee was about to mobilize his sect''s elite disciples to go in and inspect but Rex stopped him, after some thinking Sung Lee decided to believe him. Two days later, everyone below Core Forming Realm was able to enter the barrier. But the news didn''t make the cultivators below Heaven Venerable realm happy because although they managed to enter the barrier, they failed to find a way to enter the pyramid so the advantage they had was mostly taken. The high-grade spirit herbs on the island were common as flowers in a garden and there was not a single beast on the whole island this had made them somewhat happy but now even that benefit was taken by Core Forming stage experts. Two days later, the barrier allowed all the cultivators below the Golden Core stage to enter or exit freely. 350 Chapter 344 : : A Clue The strongest forces on the island now consisted of Core Forming experts. Big sects formed a temporary base on the island, sparing no efforts in trying to find the clues to enter the pyramid. They weren''t the only ones, all the cultivators inside tried their best to find ways to enter the pyramid but failed. If it was before, their first plan would be to make a hole in the pyramid to enter but what happened with the Grand Elder of Blood Spear Sect served as an example for them, making them quickly give up on this plan. At this time, a man in a purple-blue robe was staring at the eye like a symbol on top of the pyramid from afar. The man was a beastman, his body was almost twice as big as an adult human, he had pale green eyes and long but thick green hair reaching his waist, these traits showed the forest elven blood flowing through his veins. Pure elves prefer to live in the forest filled with the essence of nature but it wasn''t the same case for the hybrids. The man was Clad, an elder of Temple Of War, at present he was in charge of the team sent by Temple Of War. His task was naturally aimed at finding a way to enter the inheritance ground and secure the treasures inside but like others, he failed to find a single clue so far. "If everything goes with the flow then tomorrow by the end of the day, the barrier will remove the restriction from Golden Core stage experts and we will lose our advantage," A beastman standing beside him said. "Hmm¡­" Clad knew that the man beside him was desperate just like him, this was a chance for them to make a huge contribution to the sect, if they really find a clue and managed to enter the pyramid then their status in the sect would rise, at that time they can get the resources from the sect to prepare for the breakthrough to the higher stage. But this was only possible if they succeeded in their task. Clad kept staring at the eye-like symbol on top of the pyramid, he had a feeling that the symbol wasn''t simple and it might be the key to enter the pyramid. "There is something I want to try, bring me a prisoner," Clad said then slowly flew to the symbol on top of the pyramid. The man beside him didn''t understand the reason behind his request but he still followed the order without any question. When the other people who were investigating the pyramid saw Clad flying above, near the eye symbol, it caught their interest. They too had seen the strangeness in the symbol, whenever a cultivator with a low cultivation base looks at it they get lost in a daze, becoming completely unaware of their surrounding, so they had also tried things like touching it and find some hidden mechanism but failed to discover anything special. Sect like Temple Of War had a lot of territory in their control so managing it naturally became their responsibility. They had to deal with spies, bandits, wanted criminals that ran amok in their area, sometimes when they caught big groups of such kind of people they couldn''t blindly slaughter them all because this behaviour was not suitable for the righteous path sect, as a result, such people would become their prisoners that are then sorted out depending on their crimes. The luckiest becomes the handyman disciple''s slaves that have a chance to free themselves in the future, becoming the handyman disciples of their sect, and the most unfortunate are treated as cannon fodders to test traps in dangerous places like the pyramid in front. The prisoner brought belonged to the latter category who had committed enough crimes that no one had the least bit of mercy for him. In the cultivation world, killing someone was already taken as a common thing and in such an environment those who can be labeled as criminals were mostly those whose actions had gone beyond what someone with a humane nature could do. "Bring him here," Clad said while signaling him to handover the prisoner. The man obeyed and handed over the prisoner he was carrying like a chicken. The prisoner had his cultivation base completely sealed, he only looked at both the beast-man with deeply hidden killing intent in his eyes but didn''t utter a single word. "Reel do you remember the inheritance ground that evil Burning Heaven Ancestor had left behind?" Clad asked in a solemn tone. When Reel heard the words ''Burning Heaven Ancestor'' his face turned stiff. The righteous faction has heroes that were respected and revered by countless cultivators but the Evil faction also had villains that were feared as much as how much the heroes from the righteous faction were respected. Burning Heaven Ancestor was such a person, rumors have it that he was a man who killed his two loving sons and a daughter to refine a 9th-grade spirit rank dan Parent-Child-Sacrifice dan to increase his chances of breakthrough to Sky Body Formation stage. From this incident, he was already taken as a True Devil cultivator, if not for his human appearance then he was already worse than most True Devil Cultivators. Fortunately, the powerhouses from the righteous faction allied and killed him soon after he reached the Sky Body Formation Stage but the price paid was huge. He was the reason after which Temple Of War stopped its quest of conquering the whole continent and led low to recover their strength. Even after Burning Heaven Ancestor was killed, the number of inheritance he left behind was not small, Temple Of War and other Overlords were tracing them down destroying them till this day. "Why are you mentioning that right now?" Reel asked in an uncertain tone. "This pyramid gives me the same feeling as the inheritance ground of that villain, I''m not sure why, but if it is really true then we cannot let it fall in the hands of other people no matter the cost," Clad said as he tightly grabbed the neck of the prisoner. The prisoner''s eyes bulged out, his face turned pale, he wanted to resist but he couldn''t. "What are you saying, I don''t understand, this place does have a slightly gloomy presence but it''s very different, and even if is an evil inheritance what does it has to do with Burning Heaven Ancestor?" Reel asked in confusion. ''If the inheritance is similar, then the method to open them couldn''t be so far apart,'' Clad thought, he then put all his strength in his right hand and threw the prisoner towards the eye at lightning speed, with such force if the prisoner with his sealed cultivation base made contact with the solid walls of the pyramid then there was no doubt that his body would be turned into a meat paste. What Clad wanted to do was simple, he was offering a sacrifice, the evil inheritance grounds of Burning Heaven Inheritance had a simple pattern, if one person wanted to go in then they had to kill another person beside them and offer its blood, meaning if the blood of the prisoner was absorbed by the eye symbol after the collision then his hypothesis would be proven right. But at this time, something unexpected happened, the criminal didn''t collide with the eye symbol on the wall but passed through it and disappeared. Clad was dumbfounded. Reel was dumbfounded. Others were the same, the situation was out of their expectations. "He... He discovered the way... how?" "That Clad... I knew it, a cunning old man was hiding behind his naive temperament," "As expected of Temple Of War," "Overlord Sects are Overlord Sects after all," All the onlookers praised without any reservations as they showed their bootlicking skills, now that Clad had a way to let them in, they could not care about their face anymore. "Incredible! I congratulate leader for being promoted to Inner Elder," Reel quickly said, he was jealous but didn''t show it on his face, even blind could see that with this contribution, Clad was going to be promoted soon. Clad nodded but didn''t avert his gaze from the eye symbol, in truth he was the most shocked person in the vicinity. ''What the heck just happened?'' Clad thought inwardly. According to his hypothesis, the prisoner would die first, his blood would get absorbed then he could enter but things didn''t seem to be the same as he guessed. ''Whatever who cares, maybe this inheritance is different and I met some hidden requirement to open it, I already contributed enough to become an Inner Elder, if I can also retrieve a treasure inside... Hehe...'' As Clad thought of this, his heart bloomed, he didn''t delay anymore and dashed towards the eye symbol. Everyone forgot to breathe when they saw this, Clad knew the method to enter the inheritance ground if he went in without saying anything then they would need to waste more time in figuring out the way. ..Thudd.... They were filled with anxiousness, thinking about what to do, just when they were about to move Clad hit his head on the solid walls of the pyramid and started flying around like a headless fly, his head felt dizzy and he was able to see the stars spinning above his head. Clad gave out a low howl before falling to the ground, he then directly lost consciousness. "..." (Reel) "..." (Everyone) Everyone looked at each other, they were at a loss. They could now guess that the scene before was just a fluke. But they were still happy, after all, they now had a clue. They all started doing some experiments and soon found a way to enter the pyramid. When they found the way, they didn''t know whether to laugh or cry because it was too simple. All they had to do was completely seal their cultivation base and dive into the eye. The Human Venerable stage cultivators were the most depressed creatures at the moment, they felt extreme regret for not trying such a simple thing before. But who could blame them, when they failed to use a similar method to enter the barrier, they already stopped thinking about using such tricks, more importantly, they had to dive into the eye symbol or else they won''t succeed. The news soon reached Rex''s ears. Sung Lee personally came this time to discuss their next move. "By the end of tomorrow, the barrier will let the Golden Core stage experts in. I was thinking of sending in the Grand Elder to explore," Sung Lee said. Rex nodded, this time he didn''t stop because it would sound somewhat unreasonable and suspicious to still do that. ''From the entryway of the tomb, the restriction inside is related to cultivation base, excellent it''s a good thing for the current me. Sky Body Formation might have a strong physique but my body is not weak either, as long as I don''t meet body cultivator at this stage I should be fine,'' Rex thought. Zakiya had taught him a lot of things about the tombs, that''s why Rex knew that just the entryway could tell a lot of things about the restrictions present inside. A tomb is like a playground set by the powerhouses to choose their inheritor, those who want to become the inheritor have to play the game on this playground while following their rules, the winner will become the inheritor while the loser''s fate will depend on the temperament of the powerhouse who set the playground. ''I cannot enter until it''s time for Calamity Lords, or I would become an interesting test subject in the eyes of other Calamity Lords,'' Rex thought. Posing as a top powerhouse had its advantages and disadvantages, he had taken the advantages, Lerna was beside him and still, no Calamity Lord approached them because according to them, her partner was Rex but now it was time to face the disadvantage. He has to wait until other Calamity Lords enter the inheritance ground. Sung Lee was about to speak when his talisman flickered and he received a message, his expression changed afterward. Rex noticed the frown on his face. "Green Mantis Sect?" He asked. 351 Chapter 345 : : Compensation Spirit Mountain Sect was a strong sect that was rumoured to have the backing of a Sky Body Formation Expert, it might not be strong as the Supreme Sword Sect or Temple Of War but below them, it was a publicly recognized strong force. "Hmm¡­ I think it''s good that they came," Rex smirked. "Does Master Rex has a plan?" Sung Lee grasped the meaning behind Rex''s words. "Once we start exploring the inheritance ground, our base here would be in a weak condition, at that time some forces might try to take advantage of us. Right now, this is a good opportunity to set an example and show our strength," Rex said. Sung Lee was inwardly excited, he of course thought of this but he couldn''t mention it. After all, he was far weaker than Rex both in power and status, directly asking for such help was not something he could do, although Rex was more carefree than other powerhouses he had met before, he could still not help but be cautious. "Yes, if Lady Lerna makes a move," Sung Lee''s eyes brightened. "What Lady Lerna? Are you blind, don''t you see me sitting here?" Rex said in a dissatisfied tone. Sung Lee shrunk his neck, it was not that he didn''t trust Rex but Lerna looked more domineering to him when she defeated the Desert Killer Whale, on the other hand, Rex never even revealed his aura. But regardless of what he was thinking, he couldn''t say it so he immediately retorted. "Master Rex, you misunderstood me, I just thought Lady Lerna has such a hot temper so she could easily drive them away without making a move," Sung Lee explained. "You better be, now let''s go," Rex lightly snorted then he stood up and headed outside. Sung Lee exhaled a breath of turbid air and followed behind him. When they arrived outside the base, Rex saw a group of people wearing green and brown robes mixed confronting the group made of people from Black Scorpion Sect and Cold Heaven Sect in an argument. The cultivators in green robes were all humans while the cultivators in brown robes were humanoid in shape but had differences in looks when compared to humans, they had fur on their cheeks, their mouth was a little big with their nose attacked to it, they somehow looked like tailless monkeys. Ji Biyu, Ji Baozhai, Sung Suyin, and Sung Huang were also present. When one side had three Core Breaking stage experts joining the argument, the other side couldn''t be simple either. Rex was about to interfere when a voice rang in his head. Rex quietly summoned the Mini-Map and checked Lerna''s location, apparently, she was above him, he couldn''t see her naturally meant that she was flying way above in the sky. He didn''t bother to find the Sky Body Formation stage using Mini-Map, as the maker of Mini-Map he clearly knew its capabilities and the limits. When Lerna heard his words, she sighed deeply. [Yes, it''s the life that is joking with you,] "¡­" (Rex) ''And I was wondering if you had matured a bit,'' Rex bitterly laughed. [Can''t do anything about it, my origin is you,] Rex realized that talking anymore would just be making fun of himself, he contacted Lerna and asked for the location of the Calamity Lord in the group. If he wanted to, he could have used Appraisal on each of them to find out the one in disguise but it would be a waste of his mental strength, he had no intention of developing mental fatigue for something like that. When Lerna heard him asking a meaningful question, she replied almost instantly. Rex didn''t doubt her words, he didn''t even ask how did she find out, it was his trust in her. He could guess that the man was trying to hide his aura from other powerhouses too right now, after all, a Calamity Lord wouldn''t be idiotic enough to blazingly show off its aura, when the purpose for disguising was to secretly observe Rex from up close. According to the man, he was likely undetected right now, not just from Rex but from other powerhouses like Lerna. Rex looked at the middle-aged man at the backside of the crowd who was laying low all along. He could guess the reasoning for the man''s behaviour even without using Fast Clock. It was to probe him. Most Sky Body Formation experts in the vicinity were fully sure that Lerna was in the same realm as them, although her bracelet hid her cultivation base but the aura she had expanded to scare away beasts were sensed by them when the Canopy King entered their range, and after a careful inspection they confirmed it. But same could not be said for Rex, most factors said that, he too was a Sky Body Formation expert but the proof was not as solid as Lerna. They could believe that Lerna and Rex might be a couple, but the cases of a powerful person falling for a weaker one in love weren''t that rare. In midst of all those doubts, there was bound to be someone who would make a move, just like the man in the crowd. His aim was naturally not Rex but Lerna, he might not bother to fight right now because of preserving strength but after he makes sure that Rex isn''t a Calamity Lord, he would approach Lerna at a later date. Rex had a perfect humanoid appearance, if he was of the monster race then he is definitely a Calamity Lord but beastman and even some humans can also have such appearance, they put out the possibility of him being human as the love between human and monster race was uncommon, but the possibility of him being a beastman was still there. ''Fast Clock'' Rex used Fast Clock to confirm his plan once more and check if any obvious loopholes were left. He straightened his back and walked to the crowd, when Sung Suyin and others sensed him, they respectfully made way for him. Ji Biyu and Ji Baozhai were already informed about Rex, Ji Biyu had tried to meet him before for a chat but he had used the excuse of secluded cultivation to deny her request. Rex knew that she wanted to meet him so that he doesn''t misunderstand their reason for not joining their alliance. "What''s the problem with you people?" Rex said in a lazy tone, his eyes landed on the hidden Calamity Lord for a second before he completely ignored him. The man frowned for a moment but remained lowkey, he decided to observe more before concluding. The group of people in the opposition keenly stared at Rex but kept quiet. "Who are you?" An oval faced man finally asked, he was one of the Core Breaking stage experts in the opposite team, seeing that everyone in the opposite party respected Rex he became a little vigilant. "Brother it doesn''t matter who am I, let''s just focus on the problem, for now, I ask again, what''s the problem?" Rex asked in a kind tone. Sensing the friendliness and politeness in Rex''s tone, the fear and cautiousness in their eyes disappeared, their morale surged, they looked into each other''s eyes then a man with long thin mustache and beard came forward, he was wearing a green robe which was the dress code of Green Mantis Sect. "Problem? You ask what''s the problem? Both of your sects are from Golden Bird Continent, you despicable people harm our beastman and monster race brethren, you take them as slaves, kill them for benefits and now that heavens have sent a treasure to us you shamelessly came here to get a piece of the cake? Aren''t you being shameless enough? If you want to enjoy the benefits, at least give us some compensation," The man rubbed his mustache as he spoke. "I reached out a finger and you held my hand, hehe¡­" Rex muttered to himself. "What did you say?" The man frowned. "Nothing, so what''s the compensation you want?" Rex asked in amusement. "Humph, you seem like a smart person, we don''t want much from you, we will even let you accompany us while exploring the inheritance grounds, you just have to take the vanguard position. You are an assassination-based sect so it should be easy for you to find traps right? As for the gains, we can discuss that later, I assure you that we will be fair to you when dividing the gains," The man said in a serious tone. Rex chuckled at his words. Green Mantis Sect was also an assassination based sect but the man seemed to have completely forgotten about it, aside from that, Spirit Mountain Sect consisted of beastman who were known for their superior sense compared to normal humans. The man still had the gall to say that they were more suited to be the vanguard, in simple words he was just asking them to be cannon fodders. As for the excuse of harming their brethren, if they were really that bothered then why didn''t they used the strength of their sect to save some of them at the very least. "I see, it''s better to finish it as soon as possible," Rex said. The man''s eyes flickered, he didn''t expect Rex to agree that easily, and for some reason he had a very bad feeling inside his heart, he was just not able to comprehend it at the moment. On the other hand, Ji Biyu and others frowned, if Black Scorpion Sect surrendered then the next would obviously be Cold Heaven Sect. Unlike them Sung Lee was somewhat excited, he even sent a message to his two sect ancestor telling them about the show name Wrath Of A Calamity Lord that is about to start. Rex ignored all those people that were looking at him with different expressions and observed the cloudy blue sky. ''Atmokinesis + Calm Mind'' [Your INT has increased by 385% temporarily] [All your status except WIS, LUC, and SPT has been decreased by 50% temporarily] A sense of weakness assaulted Rex but he started laughing without holding back. "385%? Haha¡­ Looks likes today, even heavens got annoyed by you people," Rex laughed. The man frowned, he didn''t understand the meaning behind Rex''s sudden actions and words. Calm Mind''s active mode can make his reach enlighten but its when he is in meditation, reason he can do that is that the active mode randomly increases his INT from 200% to 400% by summoning all his physical energy to support his brain, after using it he will be in a temporary weak state this is one of the reasons why he doesn''t use Calm Mind in succession. When everyone was confused, Rex sent a message to Ji Biyu to back off with her forces. She didn''t understand the meaning but she still followed, Rex didn''t warn Sung Suyin because when he looked around he found out that Sung Brothers had already retreated far away, waiting for the show to start. The green-robed man got a vague idea of what was happening, he thought that Rex was intending to resist and fight them alone but before he could speak, he noticed that something was wrong, it was day time but the sky had turned dark. He turned to look up and his pupils shrunk to 1/10 of their original size. ¡­Crackle...Crackle¡­. The whole sky had turned dark, blue lightning was swimming in the whirlpool of black clouds. Everyone completely forgot about the matter at hand and started in the sky with lingering fear in their back. Thunder tribulation was the nightmare of most cultivators and graveyard of many. The situation right now might be different but it still reminded them of the fear they felt when watching others'' tribulations and hearing the stories about the invincible heroes falling under its might. "Now it''s time for the compensation," Rex said in a loud tone. 352 Chapter 346 : : The Catalyst Appears The crowd was in an uproar. "Heavens! What''s happening?" "Is it also the doing of this inheritance ground?" "Er... No, the eye of the storm is not above it, do you think someone else did it, With the help of an array or something else.." "Ridiculous! Do you know what you''re saying? I''m pretty sure even the supreme Calamity Lords can''t do it, controlling just wind or lightning is one thing but hell... The whole whether is turned upside down," "Yes, he is right, I can''t even feel the least bit of Qi used in it, and I have comprehended Wind Law but seriously... I don''t feel a single thing," "I was just saying... Maybe someone really did it?" "Humph, you ignorant fool just don''t listen. If someone else did it then I will personally crush my sword into powder and eat it," Rex was inwardly satisfied by the reaction of people around, unlike him, they could not sense the existence of Psychic Energy. It was time for him to start the show. "Now it''s time for the compensation," Rex said in a loud tone. His voice reverberated in the ears of everyone and they all looked at him. Rex didn''t say another word, he just raised his hand in the air. When others were still thinking about what he was intending to achieve, a thunder strike fell from the sky and headed towards him. "Crap... That idiot has become the target of thunder stay away from him," "Run, scatter everyone," "Haha... Look, that idiot is dumbstruck, he even forgot to run out of fear," "He is going to burn like charred meat," Rex peeked at the people who were doing their best to mock him even when running for their lives. ''If I was their maker, then I would be deeply ashamed when looking at these low IQ creatures,'' Rex though. When the falling stream of the lightning was just one meter away from him, it changed its trajectory and swirled around his body like an obedient pet. The long blood-red coat on Rex fluttered with the strong gusts of wind, the crackling thunder swirling around only made it look more domineering and enchanting. When the people running away in fear saw this sight, they forgot to move their legs and fell to the ground. Everyone was dumbfounded. Even Sung Lee in the distance was looking at the scene with wide eyes, because of earlier incidents he expected Rex to be a swordsman but the current situation was out of his wildest imagination. "Let''s begin the show," Rex said as he pointed at the Calamity Lord that had retreated to a safe distance and now was looked at Rex with a frown on his face. ...Crackle...Crackle... On their way, countless thunder strikes combined with the stream of lightning Rex used to attack, to form a gigantic thunder python that roared then pounced on the man. The man finally realized Rex''s motive, he frowned, he stomped the ground with his foot, and in the next second his body sunk deep into the ground. The gigantic thunder python pounced on the place, the old man was standing a second ago. ..Booommm... A big hole appeared on the ground but the old man was nowhere to be found. "Hehe... You think you can escape after making me move?" Rex snapped his fingers. All of a sudden the shape of the ground in a mile range changed, it became soft as water, a big wave rose into the air on both sides then crashed into each other. Just before the clash, a figure jumped out from the wave on the right and fled into the sky. "Still trying to hide your strength? You think you can keep your face now?" Rex smirked. With a single thought, a big change occurred, all the lightning in the sky disappeared and got replaced by tiny snowflakes that started to fall from the sky. Those snowflakes soon combined and turned into crystal clear ice spears. ''Just how many laws did he fused?'' The man thought with an incredible expression on his face. The Sky Body Formation experts in Middle Realm were superior to the ones in Higher Realm, both in terms of talent and comprehension skills, the only thing that bound them was the lack of resources and guidance. Law fusing is a far fetched dream for a Sky Body Formation expert of Higher Realm because resources alone cannot give them that but unlike them Sky Body Formation expert in Middle Realm had lived a long life, experienced ups and downs in their life, sharpening their skills, building their Dao way, they were the blades that got tempered again and again for over hundreds of years. The man thought for a moment and sighed, he knew he couldn''t hide anymore. He didn''t use his strength before because if he got caught now and it was proven that he was a Calamity lord then he might attract the hatred of Two Calamity Lords while ridiculing of all. He inhaled deeply then clasped his hands together. ''Indestructible Golden Bell'' Shining Golden Qi permitted from his body and soon condensed into an illusory golden bell covering his whole body. When the ice spears touched the bell they got destroyed without leaving a scratch on it. The man noticed this and sighed deeply. He looked at Rex and felt relieved. ''Looks like things are negotiable,'' He thought. The man didn''t think that Rex''s attack was weak and couldn''t hurt him but that Rex purposely decreased the power behind his attack, and this was indeed true. Even if Rex had used his full power it was hard to say if he could kill him in a single blow and if he cannot do it then he won''t even try, the reason is once he uses his full power other experts would be able to measure his strength and it''s not a good thing when he still hasn''t gotten his hands on the inheritance. There was another reason for why the man thought so, Rex didn''t release his killing intent during this whole time, as a Calamity Lord he pretty much knows how strong the killing intent of Calamity Lord is, after all, every Calamity Lord had to walk the path dyed with blood to reach this stage. They need to grasp the fear of death before even thinking about trying to breakthrough to this stage. He was about to speak when something happened. Two men sneaked behind Rex and dashed at him with a pitch-black short sword in their hands. "Just what the hell is wrong with your brains?" Rex turned and said in a disdainful tone when they were still several meters away from him. The oval faced man was shocked, he ignored Rex''s words and shouted "Everyone attack him at once, he is focused on fighting Spirit Mountain Monarch, if we attack him now he can''t defend, anyone who succeeds I promise them one spirit...Ahhhh" He was still speaking when he discovered something horrifying happening to himself, his hand that he was pointing at Rex was turning into dust in front of his own eyes, he hastily shook his hand but it only took a few seconds for his whole arm to disappear then it was the turn for his shoulder, his head... His whole body turned into ashes. The second man''s condition was not different from him as he started to disintegrate at the same time, unlucky for him the first thing that disintegrated was his head. Spirit Mountain Monarch looked at the disintegrated humans with wide eyes. This was something he had never seen before, and even after seeing it with his own eyes, he failed to understand the logic behind the technique. As for feeling sympathy for those Green Mantis Sect''s assassins lusting for contribution, he was instead disdainful towards them. Trying to assassinate a Calamity Lord? When did it become that easy, it''s like two rats trying to assassinate a lion. Right now, Rex''s control over his techniques, skills, and abilities was on a whole different level even if they weren''t psychic abilities, he could execute them in a better way, bloodline abilities aren''t affected by physical status if the ability itself doesn''t work physically. Bloodline abilities are the abilities one gains indirectly through their lineage but it doesn''t mean they are related to blood or flesh''s strength or else the bloodline ability of a body cultivator would be far stronger than a Qi cultivator which isn''t the case. [Where is the catalyst you talked about? Should we switch to Plan B?] ''Be patient,'' Rex thought inwardly as he coldly glanced at the other people looking at him in fear. His cold stare gave them chills down their spine. "Fellow Daoists cease your anger," A soothing voice, comfortable to ears reverberated in the surrounding. ''Here is the catalyst,'' Rex laughed inwardly. He turned to look at the newcomer with a slight ''frown'' on his face. She was a woman in white, she was tall and wore a long white robe with a white cap on her head, a veil falling from the cap covered her face, except her plump figure her whole body was hidden in her white fabric. When Rex looked at her, he noticed a faint golden light emitting from her body. ''She practices a Buddhist technique?'' Rex thought. Once someone reached the Sky Body Formation stage, their body is reformed under the influence of their cultivation technique, it''s a big change similar to the one cultivator from Lower Realm experiences when they breakthrough from Form Synthesis stage to Spirit King stage. "So you have reinforcements? Looks like it was a bad idea to go easy on you," Rex said with a solemn face. Although he said that, he already knew where the conversation is going, he was pretty sure that the woman will clear his ''misunderstanding'' now. But just at this time... ...Rrroooaaarrrr... Am ear-piercing roar echoed in the sky, then a big claw tore the sheet of black clouds and a seven-headed gigantic beast made its appearance. Lerna flew down to Rex and stood beside him, she then roared and looked at the two experts in front with anger-filled eyes. Rex looked at her and blinked his eyes. [Huh? Was it also a part of the plan? How I didn''t know it?] ''Neither do I,'' Rex thought. Lerna helping him without asking her to help was slightly out of his expectation. He quickly collected his thoughts and looked at the woman in front. "Now what would you do? You think you can gang up on me? Presumptuous! I even wonder if you two could make me change into my true form," Rex said in a prideful tone. The woman quickly snapped out of her daze and said "Fellow Daoist, you misunderstand my intentions, I didn''t wish to help any side. I interfered to stop your fight because if the two of you fight here then countless innocent people would be harmed for no reason. Can you give me some face and cease your anger," The woman said in a polite tone. She didn''t say it directly but Rex clearly knew how much these powerhouses care about people from other sects, if they get the chance they would instead flare up the fire to weaken other sects. The only lives they really cared about were of their people. The reason they interfered now was not Lerna alone but Rex too. It was to build a good image and get the friendship of two mysterious Calamity Lords at once. Spirit Mountain Monarch was not a fool, he was an old monster so he quickly realized the woman''s intentions but the problem was even if he realized her intention he could do nothing, or else he would successfully acquire the hatred of two Calamity Lords. When Lerna had told Rex that two other experts are observing him from the shadows except for the hidden Calamity Lord in the crowd, he knew that they were waiting for an opportunity. They would take action whether Spirit Mountain Monarch defeated him, accepted defeat, or decided to negotiate. They were making a profit in all three situations, it was just the ways that were different. If Spirit Mountain Monarch won then it meant they could aim for Lerna or sell the information about her in case they weren''t interested. If Spirit Mountain Monarch lost, they would take action in the last moment, helping Rex to gain his favour or helping Spirit Mountain Monarch to gain his favour, the latter was unlikely as he was an old monster that likely knew them for a long time and couldn''t be fooled easily. And in case, Spirit Mountain Monarch tried to negotiate, it would lead to the current situation... The Calamity Lords living in modern society are not wild, if things could be solved with words they regard to hide their strength. Especially when their enemy''s background is unknown and someone could come looking for revenge. Rex knew it that''s why he made the scenario for the third condition himself and one of the two hidden experts showed herself without having the slightest idea that they were being manipulated by him. 353 Chapter 347 : : Its Time The woman became silent, Spirit Mountain Monarch also looked at him, but seeing that he was genuinely surprised, he relaxed his brows. "She is Fairy Xue, the second ancestor of Sky Pagoda Sect," Spirit Mountain Monarch took the lead to explain. Rex snorted at him then refocused on Fairy Xue. "I apologize for my rudeness, due to being in seclusion for a long time, I don''t have much intel on the events of this continent," Rex said when he saw that the woman seemed to really care about her fame, enough to froze her when he didn''t recognize her. "So this was the case, then it''s understandable. May I ask what''s fellow Daoist is called?" Fairy Xue recovered after hearing his words. "Rex Andrews, the first Guardian of Frozen Flame, but that''s for later. Fairy Xue wants me to cease the fight but how do Spirit Mountain Monarch wish to explain himself? Although I''m not sure about here but keeping an eye on others and trying to probe them isn''t normal at my place," Rex said in a sarcastic tone. This time Spirit Mountain Monarch took the lead and spoke. "It was a misunderstanding, I simply got curious and tried to check if you were really a Calamity Lord, I''m willing to properly compensate you for my rash actions," Spirit Mountain Monarch said as he waved his hand and an azure sword appeared out of thin air. It was a long sword, from one look, Rex could tell that it was a spirit rank high-grade sword. Spirit Mountain Monarch was about to speak when Rex interrupted him and spoke. "Are you trying to compensate an Artifact Refining expert like me with a mere spirit weapon?" Rex said as he waved his hand and several spirit rank weapon of the same grade as the sword appeared out of nowhere and floated in the midair, most of the weapons were more diverse and better in quality compared to the sword, there were even a few top-grade weapons. Rex hadn''t taken out them before because it would cause a ruckus when selling them without showing enough strength but right now he was a Calamity Lord in everyone''s eyes. When the cultivators on the ground looked at the spirit weapons floating in the air, their eyes shined, most of them were still wielding common grade weapons even after being elders of famous sects, they longed for spirit weapons but it wasn''t easy to get even the lowest grade one, it requires either a lot of money or some big contribution to the sect to get one. Spirit Mountain Monarch and Fairy Xue''s eyes were also gleaming, albeit they weren''t looking at the spirit weapons but Rex. If someone has to choose between a golden egg and a golden egg-laying hen then what would they choose? But that problem was now solved, an Artifact Refiner that could refine such a weapon was standing in front of them. At this point, Rex''s value has soared to a new level in their eyes. They weren''t the only ones, the earlier commotion has attracted the attention of other experts too, it was the reason why Rex made such a commotion in the first place. "So it''s like that, I didn''t know about this, I will prepare something else for the compensation," Spirit Mountain Monarch reacted and said. Rex touched his chin, he looked at Lerna from the corner of his eyes and his lips curled upwards. "This reminds me that my comrade here is short on cultivation techniques, that golden bell thing technique you used just now looked quite strong. If you seriously want to compensate me then I would prefer if you help this lady here in getting that technique," Rex said with a smile. Spirit Mountain Monarch was startled by his words, he understood that Rex was asking for his ?Indestructible Golden Bell? technique, others might think of it as a normal defense-oriented technique but Rex was able to see that it was actually a special cultivation technique that has been mastered to Return To Nature state by him. Special cultivation techniques result in special phenomenon when they are mastered to Return To Nature state, once a cultivator achieves it they have a chance to receive a certain gift from the technique like a Special Physique, Inborn Flame, and even skill. Rex had reached this stage in his main cultivation technique, he acquired his flames later because of his low cultivation base. He was able to sense that it was a special cultivation technique because he himself has mastered one to that level meaning if he had used flames right now then there was a small chance that Spirit Mountain Monarch may be able to see it. Spirit Mountain Monarch didn''t say anything, he was thinking of what excuse he should make, he didn''t even consider giving up this technique, he wanted to compensate but the price was too much. He had gone through a big adventure before he was able to acquire it, it had proved to be a life-saving technique to him many times. If he knew that Rex would eye his technique then he wouldn''t have used it earlier. Rex saw his hesitation and spoke. "If you give me that technique then I can promise you a spirit rank top-grade weapon of your choice, moreover I promise to not speared this technique to anyone else. How about it?" Rex added. Fairy Xue raised her eyebrow, she didn''t know what was so good about that defense technique that made Rex bring out a spirit rank top-grade weapon. Spirit Mountain Monarch looked deeply at Rex, earlier he was doubtful but now he was sure that Rex understood the value of the technique, he sighed then nodded. He first wanted to save the technique but after thinking about the overall picture, he realized that the ?Indestructible Golden Bell? technique didn''t have the same value as past for him, compared to the value of a tailored made spirit rank top-grade weapon, it appeared pale. Of course, if he knew that it was not hard for Rex to analyze, fuse, and even upgrade the technique for himself, he might have declined purely out of jealousy. "It''s a relief that both the Daoists does not have amenity towards each other anymore and have come to compromise, so how about all three of you come to my Sky Pagoda Sect base to have a meal together and exchange a few words on this occasion," Fairy Xue asked in her mellow tone. Spirit Mountain Monarch has got his weapon and now it was her turn. "I apologize Fairy, but the battle just now has given me some insights so I want to go in seclusion and ponder over them," Rex politely rejected. Fairy Xue and Spirit Mountain Monarch were at a loss. The three rounds of exchange gave you insights? Then why don''t we go for another 300 rounds, you might get the whole enlightenment by the end? At least think of a better excuse dammit! They thought. Although they inwardly felt this way, they still politely nodded. Rex left the place and headed back to his room. Lerna also changed into her humanoid form and followed behind him, when her form changed, a blinding white light covered her body and in the next second, she was wearing her long white dress with a white veil covering her face. When she moved, her every moment looked elegant but when the people thought about her barbaric form a few seconds ago, they failed to muster any idea of approaching her. Ji Biyu looked at their disappearing silhouette and shook her head. Rex proved to be a Calamity Lord and except for Lerna, he now had connections with a Calamity Lord and a Sky Body Formation Expert. Ji Biyu was an insightful woman, when Ji Baozhai decided to ally with her friends she had proposed allying with Black Scorpion Sect instead, but her proposal was rejected. She obeyed her master but now that she had chosen her ally she won''t back off just because the choice wasn''t the best. She was thinking while putting herself in Rex''s shoes, if she was in his place and Rex had joined another team then came back to her, she won''t even spare him a glance, that''s why she knew backing off now would be just unsightly. After this incident, Sung Lee discussed with Rex if they should take care of Green Mantis Sect but Rex refused. According to him, Spirit Mountain Monarch was planning to make use of them as cannon fodders so it''s better to wait patiently, if not then he would have willingly killed a few to please Rex, he likely believed that Rex understood his motive so he didn''t speak. After they fulfilled their role as cannon fodders, he can easily deal with them. Furthermore, Rex told him to focus on preserving strength and collect information instead of battling other forces. Sung Lee was doubtful of Rex''s decision at first but when his Grand Elder came back from his exploration with injuries covering his body and 10% of the people being killed, he understood the meaning behind Rex''s words. Inside the inheritance, traps were the secondary problem, they were being treated as outsiders and will likely be hunted when meeting the people of other sects. Rex and Lerna were strong but Calamity Lords had an unspoken rule to not directly interfere in the fights of cultivators weaker than them. It was why Spirit Mountain Monarch was trying to hide his strength when Rex attacked him. Although no one would attack them even after they broke this unspoken rule but they will get isolated from the circle of powerhouses and would be disdained by others, these type of things would be problematic for anyone unless they are from the Evil or True Devil faction. In the evening, Spirit Mountain Monarch sent a man to deliver his technique and letter stating the requirements for his weapon. The technique was sealed in a one time used jade slip with a seal on it, the seal was made in a way that only the spiritual sense of a Calamity Lord can undo it, Rex had Lerna so it was not a problem for him to remove the seal before using it. He could break the seal using other ways but why would he waste his time in using alternatives when the solution was sitting on his bed and reading a book? Rex then read through the letter and got slightly surprised by the requirements, the weapon Spirit Mountain Monarch asked for was a mace, a big mace that was clearly not made to be used by a human. Rex guessed that he wanted a weapon that he could use in his beast form. He left the refining of weapon to his clones while he studied the ?Indestructible Golden Bell? technique. From the description, it looked like a supplementary technique for a Buddhist body cultivation technique. He had the Diamond Shell so the current ?Indestructible Golden Bell? was of no use to him, he just modified it a bit according to Lerna''s body and gave it to her. The clones completed the refining soon but Rex waited for one whole day before sending the mace to Spirit Mountain Monarch. Although he spent one day which was already too much in his eyes, but in the eyes of others, he looked like a genius, refining a spirit rang weapon especially top-grade ones have a high failure rate it is why the number of top-grade weapons is so low. In the end, they forced themselves to believe that it was luck that let him succeed in just a few tries and felt relieved. After a few days, it was finally time for Calamity Lords to step inside. At Dawn... Rex, Lerna, Fairy Xue, Spirit Mountain Monarch, and three other peak realm powerhouses made their appearance in front of the pyramid. 354 Chapter 348 : : Karmic Indicator He was a tall man with slightly pointed ears, the man had long grey hair, his sharp yellowish eyes carried a hint of pride, he was carrying two long sabers behind his back, his cultivation base pressure was hidden but his body still emitted the aura of an experienced warrior. Since the time he appeared, the man didn''t spare a glance to anyone around him. Except for him, there were two other people, one of them was a man, he was wearing a black robe that covered his whole body. His aura was completely hidden, just like his identity, he wore a wooden mask that covered his face under the hood. His identity was hidden but others could guess he was strong albeit none wish to fight right now as they had more important matter at hand. Rex didn''t use Appraisal because using it on people stronger than him increases the consumption rate, moreover, the more details he tried to probe the more will it tire him out, he was entering a tomb that forbids the display of full cultivation base so mental strength was his biggest plus point that he couldn''t waste on opponents he might not even meet after entering. The last was a woman standing beside Fairy Xue, she was the current sect master of Sky Pagoda Sect¡­ Nera, a young woman with an equisetic face and stunning figure, her gentle eyes carried innocence and calmness, her temperament seemed to have peculiar energy to it making people around her compatible and less wary towards her. The woman was respectful to both Rex and Lerna, she didn''t even look in their eye for a long period and addressed them as seniors even though she too was a Sky Body Formation stage expert. Sung Lee had told him a few things about her, Nera has only advanced to the Sky Body Formation stage a while ago that''s why she was being very respectful to other experts and others didn''t take her at the same level as them yet. Except for the man in the black cloak and the one from Relion Family, every expert had a force behind them. Sung Lee, Sung Suyin, and Sung Huang were standing behind Rex and Lerna with 100 best elite elders and disciples. Their Grand Elder was left behind to take care of the base instead, Sung Lee could summon more fighters but Rex asked him to keep the group small because the higher the number the difficult it would be to take care of them. Spirit Mountain Monarch slightly nodded towards Fairy Xue and Rex then headed inside the barrier, not stopping until he entered the eye symbol on top of the pyramid. Rex waited till everyone left, only then did he proceed to the front of the eye symbol. "Master Rex, the information we received says that the location of this gate teleport us to, resets every 5 minutes, moreover we cannot leave the inheritance ground for the next 24 hours after entering in any condition. After 24 hours we can use the transmission arrays arranged in different checkpoints to head out. The most important thing is that after entering that the inheritance ground our cultivation base needs to remain sealed, there were a few people who tried to remove the seal and see if they could use their full strength inside as a result all the traps around them activated and killed them in one breath of time. From the looks of it, we can only use our physicals strength, Qi, and Law power to the fullest, in this field I think Master Rex has the greatest accomplishment compared to others. At last, the mechanism of this inheritance is very strange yet advanced, it is something I never saw or heard of in my entire life so we should be careful when proceeding, there are many strange things inside I will explain after we enter," Sung Lee said. Rex nodded, he then grabbed Lerna''s hand and dived in the eye symbol. Sung Lee was surprised by his actions but he then understood what Rex was doing, maybe he was just removing the slight possibility of them getting separated. But in his eyes there was no need for that, he trusted the information he obtained. They then followed Rex and too dived into the pyramid. When Rex passed through the invisible door, everything in his vision became dark for a moment, but soon the darkness was cleared by a warm light lighting the surrounding. He opened his eyes and checked his surrounding, he was standing in the middle of a stone corridor, glowing crystal torches embedded in the walls on both sides to lighten the way, there was no sign of transmission array anywhere, it was like they appeared out of nowhere. He turned to his right and saw Lerna standing beside him, he felt relieved and released her hand. Rex remained quiet for a few seconds, he was waiting for Sung Lee and others to appear but nothing happened. ''As expected, this tomb is sorting people,'' Rex sighed. Rex didn''t doubt Sung Lee''s information as he could already guess all those things but there are things that Sung Lee won''t know because they haven''t happened yet. Zakiya had told him about some common things many tombs normally have, every tomb has a uniqueness but their maker sometimes copies some of the things they found interesting from other tombs, and sorting was one of those. Even after the cultivation base is sealed, cultivators still have differences in their base strength, so it sorts them depending on their physicals strength, status balance, bone age, and Qi purity like factors. The physicals strength mentioned here is the base physical strength of a cultivator without using their Qi or Internal Force so even body cultivators don''t have much advantage. If the tomb gives the person a better score then it teleports them to a location closer to its core part compared to others. It''s like giving privileges for their efforts so far. Rex held her hand because it was like one of the cheats to remain together inside, he didn''t use the same method with Sung Lee and others because it will then give birth to doubt in their mind, like... Does Rex know something about this inheritance ground? They might not reveal it but they weren''t the only onlookers. Holding Lerna''s hand was just cautious behaviour in their eyes. but if he did the same thing with everyone then the cautiousness will be termed as foreknowledge. ''If my guess is right, the same things should have happened with other Calamity Lords, sorting didn''t happen until now because whether it was body cultivator or Qi cultivator the tomb didn''t put the minor difference between them in its eyes but the difference in base status between Core Breaking stage cultivator and a Sky Body Formation Expert is something it could not ignore and the sorting happened,'' Rex concluded. Right now, in a way, he just took advantage of Lerna being a Calamity Lord to get a boost at the start, but it was still hard to say how big the advantage was, after all, some people had entered the tomb several days before him. "What is this thing?" Lerna said while looking at the illusory glass crystal floating above her head, when she tried to touch it, her hand passed through it, she also saw a glass crystal floating above Rex''s head. Rex looked at the almost transparent glass crystal and his expression became strange. "A Karmic Indicator? This inheritance isn''t simple as I thought," Rex muttered to himself. "You know it, tell me," Lerna said in a demanding tone, for some reason she wasn''t the least bit surprised that Rex knew it, she had already labeled him as the king of strange things. "It''s called Karmic Indicator, it''s both a good thing and a bad thing. It''s transparent right now because we just entered the tom, it''s condition and colour will change depending on our actions and health. If we take the initiative to kill someone and succeed then its colour will turn red, depending on the number of times we did it, the colour will become darker. If we don''t take the initiative and kill the enemy in defense then it will turn orange, if we help someone in need then it will turn green, if we help someone to kill, scheme against others or use others as cannon fodders then it will turn black. The crystal can also have more than one colour, moreover, it represents our body''s health condition, if you are injured then some cracks will appear on its surface depending on your injured state, meaning you cannot hide your weakened state in front of others. It''s quite an annoying thing if you ask me," Rex said. ''Sung Lee didn''t mention about Karmic Indicator which means it didn''t appear in the outer area of the tomb but either inner or near core area,'' He thought. Tombs are non-living things but can function as one, they change their criteria for people depending on the place, if it had still used the criteria of the higher realm then maybe no one would have been able to enter the inner region at the start but now it had changed its measuring scale according to the people of Middle Realm. "Hmm... So where should we go?" Lerna said after she lost her curiosity for the crystal. There were two ways they could go on, one was in front while the other was in the back. "Tombs are simply mazes from inside, if we walk on the wrong path then we will either see a dead end, stuck in a trap, or head outside instead of inside. Moreover, it''s foolish to head outside to take a rest because the tomb will teleport us to a different place every single time we enter, the idiots outside are trying to make a map out of the interior of the tomb only because they had no idea that a tomb could reform itself after a specific period," Rex said. When he entered, he had already decided to either get the inheritance in one go or leave and tell everything to Zakiya instead of wasting time alone. Rex waved his hand and a big metallic cuboid appeared in front of him. He then activated the smart brand on his wrist. "Release the Aerial Comb Force," He said with a faint smile. Suddenly, the surface or the cube got divided into several small and showed the small hexagonal holes hidden beneath them, their pattern made them look akin to a honeycomb. A tiny red light flickered inside those holes, several round marble-like bots came out of each hole then flew towards either the front passage or the one in the back. ''After I saw the floating platform technology at the Bond Of Steel tower, I modified the tiny scouting bots into a slightly different product, now they don''t need to use propellers to fly and the energy consumptions had been reduced by a big margin. I didn''t have enough time or I would have done the same with combat bots sigh...'' Rex thought. Rex then took out two sofas, a round table, and a tea set, he set on one and started brewing tea. "Don''t you have the wine?" Lerna said after making herself comfortable on the other sofa. "Oh, you liked its taste, I have a whole sat here" Rex took out his ten bottle wine collection and placed it on the table, then thinking of something he activated the smart band again to see their live moments. From the data, 5 bots were already destroyed after activating a hidden trap on their way. On the backside, the passage got divided into three different parts so the bots had to divide themselves too and fly accordingly. After one hour Rex recalled the bots he made his decision. "Two of the three passages in the backside are a dead end and the last one has dried traces of blood, meaning someone had entered this part so it''s probably a path from inside to outside, we will follow the path in front," Rex said as he collected the things back in his inventory. The tomb can change its infrastructure but the parts from outside will remain outside and the ones from inside will remain inside so the difficulty level of traps won''t get mixed up. Lerna followed without retorting, it was her first time entering an inheritance ground so she left the thinking to Rex. Rex took out four working bots and made them walk in front, all of them were walking 100 meters apart from each other. From what he knew some traps might not activate when first-person passed by them but they may activate when another person does the same thing that''s why he was now acting as the fifth person walking past them. Lerna thought of flying but Rex stopped her, flying will waste a lot of Qi especially when their real cultivation base was sealed. He could use Telekinesis but he wished to save as much mental strength as possible for now. After walking for half an hour, his steps halted. "What happened?" Lerna asked. "The first hurdle," He sighed and showed the holographic screen above the smart band to her. 355 Chapter 349 : : Choices She saw that a light curtain was blocking her way in front. The light curtain seemed thin and weak from the appearance but she understood that it wasn''t as weak as it looked or Rex wouldn''t look so bothered. After walking for another hour they reached the place. They could run instead of walking but Rex didn''t want to act carelessly, although no traps were activated when combat bots walked this path, underestimating a tomb could lead to death in the next moment. Zakiya had told him that she spent more than a year when she explored and cleared an Ancient Tomb, although this tomb didn''t look ancient but if someone like Zakiya doesn''t like to act carelessly inside a tomb then what right does he have to underestimate it? In front of them was the light curtain, an oval white glass screen was embedded on the wall at the right. Rex extended his hand lightly touched and the white screen, fragments of information flooded in his head, he closed his eyes and digested the information then sighed deeply. "Now what?" Lerna said. "This is a three-person trial, we cannot attend it until one more person arrives," Rex said. "Then we wait?" Lerna asked in a displeased tone, she didn''t like the feeling of staying in such a closed area, she was a beast that loved to measure the heights of skies so such an environment was not up to her taste. "How about this, we wait for one day and if no one arrives then we will head back and find a different way... Huh?" Rex made his decision but then a new window appeared above his smart band showing someone attacking his scouting bots. It was a familiar woman so Rex instantly recognized her. "Isn''t it Nera? She seemed to have been teleported near us? Good," Rex started manually control the bots to retreat and leave behind clues for her to follow the same path he traveled. Rex also saw that the Karmic Indicator above her head was still white. He could send a voice message but no person in the right mind would like to come to two unknown Calamity Lords inside a tomb. Nera was coming from the path which had the traces of blood, as a Calamity Lord herself, it wasn''t strange for her to get teleported near them. She was cautious towards the flying bots, although they never attacked her but she felt like someone was looking at her so she decided to destroy them. When they retreated, she cautiously followed their tracks. When she reached the end of her way, she had three choices, but the passage in front was bigger while the other two were in the same line as the one she came out from. In the end, she followed the same path as those flying bots. Unlike Rex and Lerna, she was flying to not trigger traps on the ground, lucky for her, Rex purposely made the flying bots trigger the trap in the air to let her act carefully and quickly reach them. Her eyes flickered and she got a basic idea of the situation, she was doubtful earlier as to why these round things made by the inheritance ground were foolish enough to trigger their own traps but now she saw them obediently hovering around Rex, she guessed this was his doing. Now that she was seen, it would be rude to ignore them and retreat. Nera quietly approached them, then bowed. "This junior destroyed senior''s... Flying Balls, junior asks for forgiveness," Nera bowed and said in an apologetic tone. Rex smiled and was about to wave his hand saying ''he didn''t care'' but then he felt that her words felt somewhat... Wrong. "Fly... Flying Balls?" He muttered to himself. [Rex you have too many flying balls, although some of them got destroyed but don''t worry we can make more....] ''Shuttt Uppp! You bastard,'' Rex screamed inwardly. He then looked at the innocent eyes of Nera who looked really sorry for her actions and felt bitter. Lerna also looked confused. ''Next time I make Scouting Bots, I''m gonna 100% change their shape,'' Rex made his first oath that day. "Don''t mind it Fairy Nera, and they are not Flying... Balls, they are Scouting Bots, okay? Scouting Bots!" Rex said with a serious expression. Nera nodded her head indicating that she understood. "It''s good that you understand, listen there is a reason for why we guided you here, the challenge here is..." Rex then explained about the three-person challenge, he then asked her to proceed together. Nera had neither the reason nor the choice to reject, she had destroyed Rex''s scouting bots and he helped her in safely coming here so if she declines his request then it would be seen as an offense. She agreed but inwardly raised her guard towards both Rex and Lerna, ready to retreat if they sneak attack her. "Take this potion, it will help you in recovering your Qi, then we will proceed," Rex said as he took out a Qi Replenishing Potion and offered it to her. Nera shook her head. "I thank senior for his kindness, but junior can''t impose on you, I have prepared Qi Replenishing Pills in advance," She said then took out some pills and swallowed them. Rex just smiled and didn''t pursue more, he understood that she was acting cautiously in case he used something to harm her and it was natural, he would be more suspicious if she didn''t behave this way. After a few seconds, her Qi reserves were full. Rex placed his hand on the light curtain and told them to do the same, Lerna did it without hesitation, Nera purposely delayed while looking at the light curtain in a daze then after seeing that nothing happened to both of them, she did the same. When all three of them put their hands on it, they suddenly felt an unresistible suction force coming from the curtain, they got sucked in an instant before they could even try to resist. All three of them were thrown in a long cuboidal room on the other side of the curtain. Rex observed his surroundings. It was a long cuboidal room, on the backside was the door with a light curtain covering it, it was the door that let them in, on the other side of the room were three closed stone doors. A big monster face was carved on top of the three stone doors, the face looked similar to that of orcs, it had two sharp long teeth sticking out from its lower jaw, but unlike orcs it had only one big eye, the eye was closed. But suddenly the jaw of the beast trembled and in the next second, the stone beast opened its eye. The pupil of the eye was too made of stone, the beast scanned through the faces of the three of them. Nera felt like the beast could see everything, she felt like she was lying naked in front of him, she instinctively moved and was about to attack but Rex stopped her immediately. The stone-carved beast opened his big mouth then spoke. "Welcome challengers, who is the leader?" The beast said in a cold emotionless tone. "I''m the Leader," Rex said. "Do you two agree? Your life depends on it," The beast switched glances between Lerna and Nera then spoke. Lerna nodded casually like she didn''t care. As for Nera, she thought for a few seconds, and just when Rex was about to speak, she agreed. She was a wise woman, she didn''t know Rex''s character but she could tell what would likely happen if it was any other Calamity Lord. The door at the back was covered in the light curtain, she was sure that one person alone cannot access it which means she couldn''t escape, she never had a choice, it was more like if she wants to do it the easy way or the hard way. At the same time, she was surprised, she never heard of an inheritance behaving like that. "I will now tell you details of the trial, there are three ways to pass this trial which are connected to these three doors. The choice depends solely on the leader, if you choose the first door, then you can clear the trial without doing anything and advance further but only two people can pass the door and the last one has to stay here for four days before they are thrown outside. If you choose the second door, then all three of you have to stay here for two days before you can advance further. If you choose the third door, a test will be held, the test material will be provided to you by the tomb, you will have one week to complete the test, if even one of you passes then all three of you will be able to directly leave the inner zone and can enter the core zone of the tomb but on failure, the leader will be downgraded by two cultivation realms, all three of you will be thrown out and will get banned from the tomb for one year. The leader of the team has one hour to make a decision," The stone beast said. Rex closed his eyes and started thinking. ''The first door looks good choice but if I choose this then my Karmic Indicator will likely turn black because of the action of abandoning the teammate, that''s just a minor problem, if there is a trial ahead that forbids any challenger with black Karmic Indicator then I would be done for and can''t enter again for a whole decade,'' Rex thought. There were many righteous path inheritance tombs where the tomb baited their challengers with short gains to kick them out in the long run. A person''s Karmic Indicator takes one decade to reset, so if it was a trap like that then Rex won''t be able to advance later on. He directly opted out of the first option and pondered about the second and third. The second option looked good but the problem was, no one knew what can happen in two days, what if someone else got the inheritance? The tomb was from the higher realm but there was no lack of geniuses in the world, moreover what if people from the higher realm also came for the tomb? Who had seen tomorrow? At this time, Nera approached him and bowed. "Senior, you can take the first option without any worry, junior will stay here for four days and will try again later on, it''s to make up for my previous mistake," Nera said. Unlike Rex, Nera didn''t know much about the tomb, she had heard the stone beast face''s words but didn''t show her curiosity. Her focus was on the choices and no matter how she racked her brain, the best option was the first one, Rex and Lerna were a couple in her eyes, so she was obviously the one who is going to be left behind. Rex was the leader, he could make a choice regardless of her wishes, according to her he was just putting up a front to show that he was sincerely thinking about a plan that won''t abandon her. "There is no need, I choose the third door," Rex said in a firm tone. "???" Nera was dumbstruck. ''I have already decided to retreat if I failed in one try, rather then wasting time and advance slowly it''s better to take the test, even if I pass the door I can''t escape a test in other trials, it''s better to get familiar with the type of tomb it is, and if I succeed then I can directly enter the core zone,'' Rex thought. Rex wasn''t worried about the cultivation downgrade penalty, and as for being banned, he had a cheat named Zakiya. He believed she would definitely have a way or trick to remove it. If not, then she could clear it instead of him, he would still gain a few things as her student. "Choice confirmed," The stone beast said. ..Crrrrr... The third door got divided into two segments and retracted into the wall, another light curtain was showing on the other side. Rex walked to the door then passed through the light curtain like it was just some illusion. Lerna followed behind him. Nera stood frozen in her place, didn''t understanding what was Rex doing. She wasn''t able to digest the word of her getting banned for a while year. After receiving a warning from the stone beast she hurried and followed Rex into the next room. When she entered the new room, she realized it was twice as big as the previous one and it wasn''t empty. Both the sides of the room were actually bookshelves that were filled with old-looking books to the brim. There was a closed-door on the other side of the room with the similar-looking stone beast carved on top of it. A big stone table with a blue ice cuboid on top of it was present at the center of the room. On a careful look, she realized that a humanoid creature... A woman was frozen inside the blue ice. 356 Chapter 350 : : Tes Her body didn''t have any sign of life around her indicating that it was just a corpse, normally if one does not hide it, their presence, smell, Qi alone can tell a lot of things about their races but when Rex looked at her, for a moment he felt she was a demi-human, then monster race and after few more seconds of observation he realized that he has never seen or heard about such species. The woman had pale red skin, her hair was dark crimson, he could also barely see her blood-red nails under the blue ice. ''Interesting, I haven''t even started the test and the reward is already here? Hehehe,'' Rex thought when he looked at the unknown race corpse and the bookshelves at both sides. His eyes then landed on Lerna, she excitedly ran to the bookshelf on the left, picked out a random book, and started reading it. After 7 seconds she again put the book in its place, she then chooses another book, the same thing happened again, the process was repeated a few times until she finally confirmed that these books are way different from what she thought them to be. She put back the last book in her hand into the shelf with a ''thud'' and snorted. "Humph, useless books," She mumbled under her breath as she walked towards Rex. When she arrived near him, her eyes landed on the corpse of the naked woman frozen into the chunk of ice, earlier she got so excited when looking at the books that she didn''t focus much on the ice cuboid. Now that she saw the corpse of a woman, she suspiciously glanced at Rex, then stood between the corpse and him. Rex''s face was dark. "Just what do you think of me? I don''t have a fetish to lust over a corpse dammit," Rex said in a bitter tone, his pride was hurt. Lerna stared at him for a while then retracted to the side, she took out a chair sat on it, then started reading the novel she brought with her. Nera nervously entered the room after them, she was confused by Rex''s behaviour, in the end, she took it as greed, he wanted to advance further as possible that''s why he chose the third option but now if he failed she had to suffer the penalty too, though it was nothing compared to penalty Rex would face, he would be degraded from his Calamity Lord cultivation base directly to Monster Emperor cultivation base which is same as Golden Core stage. Rex shook his head then looked at the stone beast face which was looking at them. "What is the objective? And the rules?" Rex asked. The books around carrying the information of various species including flora, fauna, humanoid species... etc., the information regarding five species are also hidden among these books. You have a maximum time limit of one week to complete this test, your time starts now," The stone beast face said. "Just that?" Rex asked in doubt. "..." The stone beast face. Rex waited but there was no reply, instead, the stone beast''s face closed its eyes not paying any heed to him anymore. The thing that surprised him most in the conversation was the fact that the corpse was not of a single race person but was actually a chimera, he never thought that a chimera would look like this, there was no sign of different species being patched up together at all. Moreover, an act of making a chimera is not something a righteous path would do, he was now doubting if the tomb was of an evil path or true devil path cultivator. Making a chimera would suit a true devil path cultivator the most, but he didn''t believe that their method was so advanced and he wasn''t sure because there was another reason, if the tomb belonged to such a powerhouse then most of the penalty will not result in a ban or temporary imprisonment but death. Rex turned and looked at the books on both sides, he then saw Nera quickly taking out a book in panic and started reading. [So should we start scanning?] ''Nah, your method of scanning will waste a lot of points, we can do it in a simple time-consuming way, that is,'' Rex snapped his fingers and several books flew out from the shelves and hovered in front of me. All the books opened at the same time, and the pages started flipping until they were closed. ''Now, can you slow it down and record the content?'' Rex asked. [Of course, I can, though it''s a little time consuming, the process will fasten if you use Fast Clock and Calm Mind,] ''Hmm...'' Rex said while controlling another batch of books. The sound of page-flipping attracted the attention of Nera on the other side, when she saw what Rex was doing, she found that her tiny bit of hope was diminishing again. The most carefree was Lerna, she wasn''t in the least bit worried, she may have been the first person to read a novel inside a tomb without a care in the world. Rex''s reading marathon lasted for hours, in the start, he was enthusiastic but then he got bored so he thought of a solution. He left the page-flipping work to Rose, leaving his body on the Rose-Pilot, and started going through the data obtained inside his inner world with a 1:10 time flow. His knowledge of the physical bodies of various species was soaring at an astonishing rate, the books might be just a pile of trash for many but for Rex as the possessor of Gene Coding they were a treasure. Rex realized there were many species with similar looks or almost the same abilities but the process of using them and the consumption rate is completely different, instead of others he felt like he was learning about his own body. There was a time that everyone single one of his abilities looked heaven-defying and something beyond common sense to him but with time, he began to realize the logic behind them. In the end, the conclusion he reached was ''anything that we lack knowledge about appears miracle in our eyes'' After half a day, he finished reading all the books, after doing that Rex didn''t go to the chimera but meditated and analyzed the important point of the updated data that had similarities with the appearance of the corpse. At around midnight, Rex approached the corpse. When he placed his hand on the surface of the ice, it melted on touch, the ice wasn''t simple but acted very obedient in front of him. Rex then touch the woman''s forehead and started analyzing her body. [I have collected the data, it is being matched with the new database,] ''If I give the result with just a touch then wouldn''t it be too magical in Nera''s eyes?'' Rex thought, then took out a few types of equipment and formed a temporary operation set at a corner. Nera had no idea what he was doing, her Buddhist teaching made it hard for her to look at the sight, luckily Rex had used a temporary tent to isolate the corner from her side. As for Lerna, she was peeking inside using her spiritual sense from time to time. By the end of the day, Rex came out while wiping his hand and stood in front of the stone beast face. "The five species mixed in the chimera are, Venom Starfish, Blood Devouring Eel, Desolate Blood Troll, Earth Crust Piranha, and Nether Salamander, where Desolate Blood Troll was taken as the main body because of its high similarity with human shape and size. Hmm... One more thing, the last one, Nether Salamander wasn''t pure but a variant," Rex said. Nera was reading a book when she heard his words, her eyes got wide as she stared at Rex, they still had 6 more days but he answered on the first day without even discussing with them. The stone beast face opened its eyes and stared at Rex. "Are you sure? There is no second chance for answering," The stone beast face said. "Wait..." When Nera heard its words, she rejoiced and quickly spoke intending to stop Rex but... "Stop wasting time, I don''t make guess, confirm it," Rex said to stone beast face in annoyance. Rex was the leader, so the beast ignored Nera''s words. Just when Nera was on the brink of despair, the beast spoke. "Congratulation on passing the test, you have met the conditions for the bonus reward. All three of you will be rewarded for your efforts," The stone beast face said in its usual emotionless tone. Suddenly, three light spheres appeared in front of it, when the light spheres disappeared, three objects were hovering in the midair. The first was an Azure Pill, The second was a long blunt rod hammer, and the last was a silver necklace with brown crystal embedded in it. "The first one is 4 Star Flame Essence Pill, it can help anyone to upgrade their flame whether it''s inborn or acquire. The second one is 2 Star offense-type Treasure Artifact called Storm Bringer possessing two Wind Element Skill. The last one is a 1st Star defense-type Treasure Artifact called Lesser Earth''s Blessing possessing one Earth Elemental Skill. The leader can distribute the prize according to the choice," The stone beast face said. "I see, I will take the pill, Lerna you take the weapon and Fairy Nera should take defense equipment because it would be a good thing for both of you," Rex said, as soon as he said, the two Treasure Artifact flew to them, on a mere touch the information regarding them surfaced in their mind and they soon realized their true value. Nera''s hand trembled when she looked at the necklace in her hand, it was a treasure, her master and also her ancestor were still looking for a spirit rank high-grade weapon but now she got a treasure artifact and a defense type on top of that. This was the first time she came to knew about the treasure artifacts and she liked it very much. But she was hesitant, she looked at Rex, she sighed and was about to speak when Rex interrupted her. "Fairy Nera, I know what are you thinking but please accept it regardless of how you feel. Although we haven''t met for long, we are still a team, we should share happiness and sadness, moreover, I will be ashamed to not share the reward with a kind-hearted Buddhist follower," Rex said with a kind smile. Nera looked at him for a while, but in the end, she didn''t speak and put it inside her storage ring. Lerna looked at him suspiciously, thinking if this man was always so kind. ''''Dammmit alll! If it wasn''t for this crappy Karmic Indicator, and this shit head stone face, sigh... I know it is doing this on purpose,'' Rex screamed inwardly but he still maintained his gentle and benevolent smile on the surface. When the stone beast face said that he can distribute the reward, it was already decided that he couldn''t take them all or else his Karmic Indicator will change colour. As for sharing rewards with a Buddhist follower, Rex clearly knew that these were Buddhist followers but just in name. The teaching of Buddha focuses on points like treating every living being with equality and think of others before us with no greed but there might not be a single disciple in any big Buddhist sect who has not killed or differentiated among others. The very fact that they were here for treasure and took over a big territory and pushed out the weaker sects around them is an act not suitable for monks. "Fairy Nera, I advise you not to tell about this treasure to anyone else, because no matter who, they will want it. You should keep it hidden, it can become a life-saving treasure for you," Rex advised. Nera nodded. She understood his hidden meaning, he was telling her not to tell her ancestor about this treasured artifact or she might take it from her in the name of strengthening sect so she agreed with his suggestion. She now had a very good impression of Rex, a kind and wise powerhouse that only appears in stories. The reason why Rex advised her is that he wanted to hide the information of not only her treasure but Lerna''s too. It would be a problem if they got attached just after leaving this place. The door in front of them opened and a new light curtain was revealed. Rex took the lead and disappeared into the light curtain. Lerna followed behind him. 357 Chapter 351 : : Leech The other side of the door was the same as the stone corridor from before, the road ahead was empty. Although, it looked the same Rex knew it was actually a different place. Rex sighed, it seemed like he had to walk again until the next trial. "Senior the crystal above you has become green," Nera reminded when she came out. Rex raised his head to look up and indeed, the Karmic Indicator had become pitch green in colour. ''Is it because I let Lerna and Nera freeload with me?'' He thought. He just nodded at her, showing a surprised look. The Karmic Indicator becoming green wasn''t a bad thing so he just ignored it and released his scouting bots to check the road in front, he facing the road ahead when he was teleported here which meant that the road in the back was leading outside. Rex again released his combat bots to work as cannon fodders, combat bots weren''t living beings so his Karmic Indicator remains unaffected by his actions. After half an hour, the trio was again faced with a choice. The road in front was divided into two. Both the path on the left and right had a few words written on top of them. The words written above the left path were ''Short But Hard'' and the words written on the right path were ''Long But Easy''. Without much thought, all three of them understood the meaning behind these words. "The door on the left should be like a shortcut to reach the innermost part of the inheritance tomb but it would be hard to walk on, on the other hand, the right path should be opposite, it should be long but easy to walk on," Rex said he then looked at Nera. "Fairy Nera, the one earlier was a team trial, the result of one person was meant to affect all but the way in front is different, there is two way which means they are here to give us choices. I won''t ask you to come with us, please make your decision carefully. If the test is hard them it''s not necessary that everyone would pass moreover the penalties in the core area are heavier compared to the inner area, even if it was a righteous inheritance, it doesn''t necessarily mean that death is not an option," Rex said with a serious expression. Nera remained silent for a while. "I and Lerna are choosing the first path, I don''t know which one, Fairy Nera intends to choose?" Rex said. She looked at the first door on the left then the second on the right. "I thank Senior for his benevolence until now, Junior is not as capable as Senior so I will go on the second path," Nera said. Rex nodded. He expected this answer, that''s why he asked. She parted ways with Rex then headed on the second path. Rex went into the first patg with Lerna, after traveling for a while, he realized that surprisingly this path didn''t have any traps, soon he saw light on the other side of the path, it looked like it was the end of the stone corridor. When he left the path, the blinding light outside the stone corridor made him shut his eyes, it took some time for him to adjust himself to the light. Lerna looked around and realized that they were standing in a big circular hall, the hole was bigger than a football stadium, the stone corridor they came from was nowhere to be found. A black humanoid statue was standing in the center of the hall, the ceiling was more than 100 meters above the ground, several gleaming light orbs flying in mid-air were lighting the whole hall. Rather than the hall, it was more like an indoor arena. Rex first observed the black status at the center. The statue was of the same size as an adult, its body was also similar but its face was black, there was no nose. eyes or mouth carved on it. At this time, an unfamiliar voice reverberated in the hall. "Welcome challengers, you met the condition and have accepted a special grade test," "Huh? Wait I don''t remember ever seeing such a test much less accepting," Rex quickly retorted. "Special grade test doesn''t have the choice to decline," "Yeah, perfectly reasonable," Rex rolled his eyes. "There are two ways to pass this quest and the first is, defeat the Leech," As soon as this way said, Rex noticed something strange, he looked at the statue and saw that its surface was now full of cracks. Suddenly, the black statue began to shade off its skin, the black stone-like skin fell and revealed the shining black skin inside. Rex''s frowned, earlier he didn''t sense any life signature from the status but now, he could feel faint lifeforce from it, and it was increasing every second. He didn''t waste any more time and attacked before the statue could complete its transformation. ''Thunder Ball'' A big sphere made of blue current appeared in front of him, Rex shot it at the transforming statue. ....Skkrrrrrchhh.... When the thunder ball struck the statue, an ear-piercing screech sound came from it. ''Explode'' In the next second, the thunder ball exploded with the statue. ...Boom... A small dust cloud appeared in its place. When the dust settled down, a deformed pit was present in the place of the statue. Rex then noticed something, black worms like creature were scattered around the pit, they were struggling on the ground. They were leech-like insects, their body was squishy like jelly, their movements stated that they were alive. "What insect is this?" Rex observed the insects on the ground. Suddenly, all the leeches moved and began to combine into each other, a big fat leech began to form under their fusion. "Am I supposed to watch your entry? Humph," Rex snorted, he raise his hand, and a pitch blue flame danced between his fingers. ''Ice Coffin Burial'' The Nebula Blue Flame expended while moving towards the big leech, soon it turned into a big wave that covered a hundred-meter range around the leech, not leaving behind any way for it to escape. In an instant, the whole place turned into a frozen sculpture, the leeches that tried to move and escape were all frozen inside, without letting even one of them escape. [The name doesn''t match the skill,] ''If you have the time to fool around, then help me figure out a way to kill it,'' Rex said, although the flame froze the leeches inside the ice, there was no change in their life force meaning that they were still alive. Furthermore, he checked and found no notification stating that he killed something. [We don''t have data on something like that, try touching one,] ''I have a feeling that touching them isn''t a good idea or I would have already pulled out one,'' Rex said. ...Crack...Crack... "Huh?" Rex frowned, he saw that the tiny leeches inside broke the ice which was harder than spirit iron, with just sheer force, and were now moving freely inside, restarting their fusing process. "Your flame can absorb vitality right? Try it," Rex said to Lerna standing on the side. Lerna raised her eyebrow, she was just observing from the side, seeing that Rex finally needed her help she was inwardly delighted but didn''t show it on her face, she lightly snorted then acted. She raised her hand upwards, then suddenly a big green fireball appeared above her hand, she waved her hand and threw it towards the leech moving inside the ice. When the flames appeared Rex realized that Vitality Flame was just on the boundary between the Monster Flames and Essence Flame. Its power was unquestionable. Rex also made his move, he used Cryokinesis and broke the Ice into pieces before the flames touched it. ...Boom... The ground which was frozen just a moment ago started burning in green flames. Rex checked the condition of the leeches again and his pupils shrunk, instead of losing their vitality, they were sucking the vitality from the flames. He quickly told Lerna to retract her flames. ''Crap, just who in the world made such a pervert creature,'' He thought inside. Next, he tried different attribute attacks on the leeches to find their weakness but it all failed. He tried to Atomize them but failed as atomizing such material was not within his capabilities. It was the same thing as trying to Atomize Zakiya. He tried to operate them into smaller parts but then he discovered another frightening thing, these leeches can breakdown into so smaller parts than a normal human can''t even see them. The smaller the things the more difficult it becomes to control them through Telekinesis. Lerna frowned but didn''t act, Rex had told her to save energy, for now, that''s why she didn''t do anything. ...Krrrrccchhh... Rex solemnly looked at the big lump of leeches that managed to combine even after being bombarded with all kinds of attacks. "Hey, didn''t you say there was two way to pass the test, what is the second?" Rex shouted. But there was no reply. On the other hand, the big black lump of leech started to take shape of a muscular humanoid creature. Rex finally saw its humanoid appearance. It was twice as big as an adult, he felt like his attacks helped it grow instead of killing it. The creature had hands legs like humans but its fingers were like the sharp nails of a predator, its skin was shining like a snake who just shed its skin. Its mouth was big, it didn''t have any hair. When the creature opened its mouth, its big dinosaur-like jaw opened and the row of sharp teeth was revealed, unlike its body colour, its teeth were milky white. When it opened its mouth, its long lizard-like tooth moved like a snake as it tasted the smell in the air. The humanoid leech gave a great sense of danger to Rex. ''I promise, if I found the person who designed this trial then I will test 1000 types of the poison on it,'' Rex thought. 358 Chapter 352 : : Overdrive The humanoid leech screeched towards the ceiling, then it abruptly stopped and turned to Rex. It bent on its knees then it leaped at him as it broke the sound barrier with sheer force. Rex quickly reacted and urged his Battle-Wings, but before he could react, the figure of a woman holding an iron club appeared in front of him. Lerna tightened her grip on the club and swung it at the incoming leech. The leech failed to evade because of its uncontrollable speed, the club hit its stomach, the leech got thrown back like a cannon bolt and didn''t stop until its body was pasted wall on the other side of the hall. "Homerun?" Rex muttered while looking at Lerna. "So you refined it?" Rex said. Lerna shook her head as she swung around the club in the air to get familiarize herself with it. She hasn''t refined it and was only using it as a normal weapon but even she had refined it element attacks didn''t do any good against the leech. Rex then looked at the leech on the other side, its body was almost deformed by the hit a few seconds ago, but it had recovered now, moreover, the texture of its skin was now slightly different, its plain skin seemed to have grown scales. "Defeating him with force doesn''t seem feasible, keep it down and try to use less stamina as possible," Rex said. He decided to observe the leech to find its weakness. Lerna was someone from the monster race and she was a Calamity Lord on top of that, her stamina and Qi reserve cannot be underestimated. She didn''t reply and just dashed towards the leech. The leech leaped at her but although its speed was faster, the leech failed to avoid the club-swing from Lerna. Lerna might have failed to compare to its speed but her senses and reaction speed was something that leech couldn''t compare to. After all, she was a genuine Calamity Lord that grew up in the wilderness. First hit, the second hit, third hit... The leech was getting beaten up without any resistance. On the other hand, Lerna''s lips were slightly curled up, it had been a long while since she let out such steam without any restraint. Rex was carefully observing the leech, although he was getting beaten up but some new variations were appearing on its body every once in a while. It''s skin hardened into tightly packed snake-like scales. Its speed, defense, and strength increased, by now it became quick enough to evade one or two attacks of Lerna. It doesn''t get shot on the wall with one hit. Time passed slowly... One hour, two hours, three hours, the fight went on for more than 6 hours. Lerna slightly frowned. She wasn''t tired, she was sure that she could fight for the next two days without showing the slightest sign of tiredness but a problem occurred, she noticed that leech had become stronger, way stronger compared to the time they started the fight. The leech again dashed at her without the slightest bit of fear and pounced like a beast. Lerna reacted, she switched the club from her right hand to left hand then swung it at its head. The leech evaded in time, it then opened its mouth and a long pointed tongue shot out from its mouth at Lerna''s face. Lerna was slightly surprised but that was it, she urged and a water blade appeared slicing at its tongue. Just then something strange happened, the long tongue divided itself into two, the left tongue got hit by the arrow and the right tongue got Lerna by surprise, it attacked her neck. She tried to evade but the tongue still managed to leave a wound. As soon as the strike landed, the leech quickly retreated. Lerna touched her neck, the scratch was small but it was bleeding continuously. The leech on the other hand retreated far away, it retracted its tongue and savoured the taste of the blood of its opponent. Rex was about to act and help her heal, but then he saw a green flame flickering around her wound and the injury disappeared in the next second. ..Sccrrttchh.... The leech screeched at the ceiling then a mutation happened, two big wings grew out of its back. It flapped its wings to fly but crashed into the wall on the side. ''It has wings but doesn''t know how to fly? Wait... Those wings... Aren''t they similar to Lerna''s,'' Rex thought of something and his eyes widened. "Don''t let it get your blood, it can not only adapt from your attacks but also evolve from your blood," Rex shouted at her. Lerna gave him an angry look. It felt like she was asking if she enjoyed distributing her blood. The fight continued again but this time Lerna no longer had the upper hand, the leech had now adapted to her wild battle style. She occasionally started to receive injuries during her exchange of moves with the leech. She fought valiantly but with time, the injuries on her body continued to increase, although her wood element flame helped her recover from injuries, she still lost quite a bit of blood while fighting. She had noticed that the leech''s attacks were aimed more at sucking blood from her wounds than dealing with critical hits. Rex landed her potions but they didn''t help in the long run, especially with her cultivation base they didn''t have much effect. Soon she had no choice but to switch to her beast form, Lerna finally got the upper hand for a while but the leech had grown far stronger by now and she got suppressed. Rex frowned deeply, he decided to take the shot and analyze the leech no matter the cost. Earlier, when he saw the leech getting abilities from Lerna''s blood he was slightly worried to take action because his own blood would most likely act as a tonic for it but now if he didn''t hurry then Lerna would suffer. ''Dammit, it''s do or die,'' Rex dashed at the leech fighting Lerna. ''Battle-Wings: Second Form'' His fluttering blood-red coat shrunk and clung to his skin, four red tentacles shot out from his back, they passed through the thin jelly-like surface of the coat and shot at the leech at lightning speed. The leech reacted, it turned around and grabbed onto the two of his tentacles, the other two penetrated into its stomach. Under Rex''s control, the two tentacles clutched a tiny potion of leech''s body and retracted quickly but the other two were tightly held by it and failed to retreat. In the next second, the leech opened its big mouth and bit the tentacle in its right hand. Rex felt intense pain when it chewed onto his limb, fortunately, Lerna waved her tail and shot out the leech onto the wall. Rex didn''t delay and tried to analyze the pieces of its skin, but... [The structure of its DNA is complicated just like Zakiya, it will take quite some time before I can retrace it,] Zakiya''s blood was the blood of a divine being, Rex wasn''t able to analyze it quickly and it took him several days to get the full result, if the leech''s DNA also took that much time then it''s a big problem as they won''t be able to handle the leech for so long. Rex then looked at the leech and saw that it was now able to transform its two hands into whip-like tentacles at will. He was still thinking of what to do when a familiar voice reverberated in the hall. "The second way to pass the trial is to escape from the Leech and enter the exit gate," When the sentence was finished, they saw that a door had appeared on the other side of the wall, a light curtain was present at its entrance preventing others from seeing its other side. Rex felt something was wrong, why does the second way was informed now and the next sentence cleared his doubts. "But only one person can clear the test using the second way because the door will become unusable after one use," Rex ignored him and kept fighting the leech with Lerna, she also didn''t say anything. It was easy to guess what this test was trying to do, it was telling them to sacrifice their comrade to proceed. Furthermore, the test cannot be fake, meaning that if someone tried then they can really pass through the door without suffering from any penalty. They both fought the leech using all of their strength but the leech continued to become stronger without any sign of stopping. ''Rose I have a plan to clear the test, but for that, I need to push out Lerna and use... Overdrive before I can execute it, but if the plan failed then I might be done for, what do you think? Should I do it?'' Rex thought. [If you ask me, is there any other choice?] Rex smiled, he then turned to Lerna and spoke. "Wifey~ Go use the door," Rex said. Lerna''s movement halted for a moment, she then continued fighting without replying. Rex didn''t say more while thinking of any other plant or if the consequences of his action if the plan failed. He wasn''t sure if he should use this method, he was reluctant. Half an hour passed just like that. No one talked, at this time Lerna suddenly spoke. "If you died then Aru would be sad," She slowly spoke. "Huh?" Rex turned to her. "But if I died then who will take care of him," She said again, it seemed like she wasn''t talking to him but herself. "Don''t think that deeper, I don''t have time to explain so listen, what I''m trying to say is I have a plan to defeat this leech but if you remain here than you might also suffer under my attack, so leave first using that exit door then I will come soon after," Rex said with a serious expression. Lerna looked at him with an expressionless face then slowly nodded. She then transformed back into her humanoid form. "Good, leave the rest to me," Rex raised his hand towards the leech. ''Telekinesis + Geokinesis + Aerokinesis + Hydrokinesis'' An invisible force together with wind pressure pushed down the leech to the ground, tentacles made of hardened soil bounded him, shackles made of water imprisoned his whole body. Rex directly used four types of abilities to press the leech on the ground. He then grabbed Lerna''s hand and flew past it with his full speed. The leech broke free in the next second and chased him, but the delay was all Rex needed. He used Instant Transmission and appeared just several meters away from the gate. "Now go fast... Huh?" Rex pulled her near the gate, he turned and was saying when he saw that Lerna had freed her hand from his grasp. She had taken out her iron club and swung at him. ''Fast Clock'' Using Fast Clock at an alarming time had long become his extinct. Everything around appeared slow to him. ''This crazy... Woman,'' Rex thought when he looked at her face, he was both surprised and moved, he didn''t even need to think about the purpose behind her actions, she was throwing him in the gate knowing that she won''t be able to enter it after him. It was likely that when he told her his plan, she thought that he was making excuse for her to leave this place, Rex could guess that but he didn''t bother thinking that much, and Lerna trying to sacrifice herself for him was completely out of his expectations. If she did it for Aru he won''t doubt it but no matter the excuse she trusting him with Aru was not something she would do for just anyone. Rex loved many women but he never once expected them to sacrifice their life for them, he wasn''t thinking superficially, everyone loves their life, as long as they were loyal to him, loved him, and cared about him, he was content with that. He knew that just not everyone can be like Wang Cang, that''s why her place in his heart was at the top, whether it was appreciation or reverence is something he never cared about. Rex shook his head, he didn''t have time to think about it yet, his eyes flashed with resolve and he gave the next command. ''Overdrive'' Suddenly, the core housing all the Life Energy/Exp inside him reacted, Exp gushed out from the core but this time it didn''t move towards his dantian but drilled into his meridians completely pushing out the Qi channeling inside. The meridians that were made to channel Qi till now were bursting forth with the explosive Life Energy, the situation was the same as someone using the rocket fuel to drive a car. Rex felt his body getting charged up with endless energy but at the same time his body was in extreme pain, bulging veins were visible all over his body, his meridians were at their limits, cracking sound was coming from his bones and his nerves, tendons, muscles were already on the verge of breaking apart. At the same time, he was feeling that he had the strength to easily take on someone like Spirit Mountain Monarch''s head-on. Rex ignored the pain, he reacted, his body disappeared from the place and appeared just before Lerna. "You.." Before she could speak, he grabbed her waist and threw her at the gate. Lerna felt an unstoppable force pushing her, she used the remaining strength in her body but failed to resist, she was thrown straight into the light curtain. The light curtain turned grey, seemly unusable. He then turned and looked at the incoming leech. ''How long?'' Rex asked as he groaned in pain. [Approximately 30 seconds, do it fast whatever you want to do,] 359 Chapter 353 : : Traps Under Traps "Wifey~ Go use the door," Rex said. Lerna didn''t reply, then Rex went into thinking. [Overdrive, is a good power booster but the consequences are dire, you won''t be able to enter combat mode for quite a while once you used it, I would need quite some time to repair all the damage in your body, moreover you will continuously lose HP when Overdrive is active, if not for regeneration then even if I continuously heal you, you might not last for more than 10 seconds,] ''Hmm¡­ I know but my plan will probably won''t succeed without using it,'' Rex thought. [Hey, I just thought of something, why don''t you push that Leech in the exit door and you two will be safe,] ''Huh? It''s good that you can think that much now and reach a conclusion but your mentality is still limited, broaden your horizon a little. Do you think I haven''t thought of such a thing? It''s the riskiest idea, pushing the Leech in the door is not impossible but that''s what the test probably wants us to do that is, if we don''t sacrifice our comrade. The test says, one of you can use the door to pass the test, and you thought of pushing out the Leech but tell me something, are you sure that Leech is counted, as one person?'' Rex asked. [You mean all those Leeches are counted as a different entity?] ''Likely, or else why would it had revealed its true form, in the beginning, the Leech could have been in its current form since the start and maybe we wouldn''t have found out, it was probably a clue that challengers will miss when they are panic-stricken. Zakiya had said that the trials at the core region of a tomb are like traps under traps, you can never overestimate yourself. I''m not able to figure out a way to solve this test so we will use the simplest way to do it¡­ Defeat the Leech,'' Rex thought. At Present¡­ Rex raised his head and looked at the incoming Leech, his eyes were red due to pain, his skin was in also a shade of red, steam was coming out of his body forming a membrane of steam around him. Rex took a step forward and disappeared on the spot. He instantly appeared in front of Leech and punched it on the chest. When the punch drew closer to its chest, an afterimage if fist appeared parallels to it, soon a second one appeared then a third¡­ Five afterimages appeared beside his fist. ''Mysterious Rakshasa Killing Fist - First Style - Endless Assault'' ¡­Boom¡­Boom¡­ x 3 The punches carried mountain shaking force behind them, a muffled sound echoed and the Leech was thrown backward like a cannonball, after the attack landed, it had six fist-sized holes on its chest. Before the Leech could even land on the ground, Rex appeared behind it and held it by the neck with his left hand. ¡­Screettchhh¡­ The Leech opened its big mouth and screeched at Rex, it was hard to tell if it a screech of anger or pain. The glass tube was big, it was enclosing another glass tube inside, a third tube was enclosed inside the second tube, a tiny drop of dark red liquid was present inside the innermost tube. The red liquid resembled blood a little in appearance, but it was oozing out a faint black aura, it felt like it carried a highly lethal plosion inside it. "Your DNA is complex like Zakiya so let''s see if you can also withstand the same poison as her," Rex said with a sneer, he then forced the tube inside the big mouth of the screeching Lich, he then held the jaw and head of the Leech then pushed them against each other with a jolt. ..Crack... The sound of glass breaking was heard from its mouth, Rex released it from the grasp then clenched both of his fists, positioned them vertically parallel to each other, and punched. ''Mysterious Rakshasa Killing Fist - Thirst Style - Internal Destruction'' Both the fist touched the back of Leech at the same time, there was no sound this time when the fists touched its back, a shockwave formed the touch and traveled through its whole body, it felt like its whole body got deformed and reformed at the same time. Suddenly out of nowhere, the Leech was sent flying, making a huge arc in the air before ruthlessly falling to the ground. The ground got scattered crazily, the force alone sent the Leech flying like an artillery shell, it traveled for an enormous distance before finally stopping. Dust covered the Leech''s body, making it hard to see its current condition. Rex didn''t move and just observed. ''The leeches are different entity but right now they are acting together as one, whenever the Leech is hit they make the force scatter to its whole body to divide the damage and making it less lethal, the poison that threw a Divine Being like Zakiya to the ground is the most dangerous weapon I had with me but it was also a part of my research, now I only have one drop left... That aside, I don''t know how effective the poison will be but it is mixed into the blood so the Leech would definitely not let it go, I have used the blood of Zakiya after she overcame that poison so I am resistant to it, Lerna is already outside so she is also safe but the problem is... The Leech now has absorbed the blood of a Divine Being, I need to make him move more and more so that the poison shows its effect faster or else... The Leech will drag me to its doom,'' Rex thought. [23 Seconds] ..SRREETTCCHH..... A deafening screech came from the dust cloud, then a figure jumped out from it, heading towards Rex. When it came out, Rex saw its appearance. The Leech''s body was still humanoid but it was way different from before, it now had a fox-like head, three long black tails were fluttering behind its back, its hands had turned into claws while the structure of its legs was now similar to that of an animal, they looked ticker and stronger at the same time. Rex countered it head-on. ''Bilocation'' A big amount of Qi and Psychic Energy was mobilized beside him with the instant decrease in HP. Five clones with the appearance same as him appeared around him. Rex backed off, while the clones executed the fist technique at full power, without carrying about their body. ''Mysterious Rakshasa Killing Fist - Second Style - Instant Kill'' Pitch black Qi swirled around their arms as they punched at the Leech without carrying about their own safety. The Leech moved with extremely flexible and nimble movements, it avoided the first three clones and even managed to destroy two of them by ripping their throats with its two claws but the only thing that greeted it was Self-Destruction. The remaining two clones landed their fist on its head at the same time. ...Pu...Thud... The big head of the lich burst out like a watermelon but at the same time, the two hands of the clones were also got destroyed without leaving behind anything. [18 Seconds] The head of the leech started to reform as soon as it got destroyed but the Leech didn''t wait for it to reform and dashed at Rex ignoring the clone at the back. Rex retreated while making the clone behind it Self-Destruct after approaching it. ''This tag game is not enough, I need to trap it longer, I need something better,'' Rex backed off then waved his hand. Six black pillars made of unknown material appeared around him, several arrays like inscriptions were present on the surface of each of them which varied among each pillar. Rex waved his hand and 6 more clones appeared around him and attacked the Leech. Under Rex''s control, the six pillars floated around Leech in a hexagonal formation then the pattern present on them started to shine. ''I was making it to win the mock battle against Zakiya, but it looks like I won''t have this opportunity,'' Rex thought. ''Six Pillars Of Imprisonment: Eternal Seal'' Suddenly the patterns on the pillar gave off a brilliant radiance then a light membrane started to form around them connecting them to each other, six edges and a ceiling made of light completely trapped the Leech. By the time the seal activated, the Leech finished dealing with the six clones, it dashed towards the light membrane and slashed at it. The light membrane slightly trembled but didn''t break, the Leech ignored the results and started to madly attack it without any rest. [12 Seconds] ''It wasn''t my imagination, the power of the seal has been weakened by several times in this place, even this seal might not hold it for long,'' Rex thought about it the waved his hand. Three Predator Series Combat Bots appeared and surrounded the seal. More than 100 Tank-Type and 100 Hunter-Type Combat Bots appeared and made a defense formation covering the Predator Series Combat Bots. Mr. Black also appeared, he took out a Gatling-Ray-Gun and stood at the back of the formation. A big metallic cube appeared and released more than a hundred Scouting Bots capable of Self Destruction. 50 Working Bots appeared and started to plant mines around the seal imprisoning the Leech. 4 Extinction Ray Cannon appeared and settled at a faraway place from the seal then locked onto the Leech. Rex still felt that it might not be enough so he took out all the offense type array disks he had and arranged them around the seal. He then used Instant Transmission to appear near the exit door, took out an empty bathtub, and filled it with the best Heath Potions he had made so far. Rex then implanted all the defensive array disks he had in an arc formation around the exit door and his bathtub. He then jumped into the tub, took out the pillow he had ''borrowed'' from Luo Ru, and used it to support his head, Rex eventually relaxed his mind and looked at the rampaging Leech inside the seal. ''This is my all, heavens if I die then many innocent women will become widows and will curse you their entire life,'' Rex thought. [You will never learn,] ''I had done a nine-month diploma before being born, who are you to teach me. Show me the countdown,'' Rex snorted. [3 Seconds] [2 Seconds] [1 Second] [Good Luck] As soon as the countdown finished, the raging energy channeling inside his meridians disappeared, just after the energy disappeared, the pain disappeared along with it and gave off a warm feeling to his whole body. But Rex wasn''t happy, he clenched his teeth and prepared himself for the upcoming storm after the calmness. As expected, a wave of intense pain struck his body, the pain he was feeling wasn''t from a single part but from the whole body, Rex lost the ability to think properly, he was in a condition where he completely forgot about the Leech. He wanted to scream but even moving his throat resulted in pain, the pain continued to increase and at one point, Rex fainted but he was awakened soon after because of the next wave of pain. This was the consequence of using Overdrive, in a way it was a forbidden skill he made when trying thousand of ideas using clones inside the inner world. Overdrive wasn''t the only one, there were also other skills but their consequences were direr and they weren''t powerup type. On the other side, the more Leech struggled to get out, the more powerful it became. It hadn''t completely digested the effects of Zakiya''s poisoned blood, so as time passed it kept becoming stronger, the creature wasn''t intelligent enough to discover and remove the poison out of the body once it had indigested it. As all the leeches connected to it got a power boost they also got poisoned, it was just that the effects of the poison weren''t visible at the moment. After struggling for a while, a mutation occurred, its claws grew further, they became sharper, longer, and stronger. The Leech mobilized its strength and finally managed to pierce the light membrane of the seal, after the nails passed through it, the Leech tried to rip it apart, it managed to make a small hole and continued to expand it. The second the hole appeared, a Predator Series Combat Bot raised its hand and shot at it, the light ray struck its head and destroyed a part of it but the Leech wasn''t pushed back. The bot fired again, but by this time, the Leech had already started to adapt to the light ray and the damage dealt was just 70% compared to the previous one, the next shot''s damage was even worse. The Lech opened its mouth and shot out its tongue to destroy the Predator Bot but the Combat Bots before it activated their energy shield and jumped between them to act as cannon fodders. They managed to stop the attack, but during that time, the Leech transformed its body shape into that of a snake-like creature and leaped out of the hole. 360 Chapter 354 : : Passed He could hear the sounds of the ongoing battle between the Leech and bots, the firing of ray guns, self-detonation of combat bots, and the tearing sound of metals sounds were ringing in his ears. His body would slightly twitch once in a while because of the pain he was feeling. More than half of the potion inside the bathtub was already absorbed by his body, letting him feel slightly relieved and lessen the pain. On the other hand, the Leech was now free from the seal, after coming out, its battle pattern completely changed, at first, it acted like a snake and swallowed several Combat Bots then twisted its body to crush them inside. The Combat Bots self-destructed but it wasn''t of much use against the Leech who could alone make several Calamity Lords retreat. After destroying twenty or so bots in such a way, the Combat Bots changed their fighting strategy and lured it into the places where traps were installed, the Combat Bots were driven by smart AI, right now their only purpose was to delay for a time as much as possible while also inflicting damage that makes the Leech recover its injuries. With one wrong step, the Leech would activate random spirit arrays on its way. Netherworld Freezing Array... Thousand Sword Burial Array... Nine Heavens Flame Purgatory Array... Several arrays got activated in unison and dealt countless wounds on it, even if they weren''t lethal and only left behind a scratch, they were still wounds that made the Leech heal itself. The poison''s first symptom was losing control over energy, for Zakiya it was losing control over her Qi. The Leech also noticed it but it didn''t change its strategy, by the time it finally finished ingesting all the blood, it transformed into a big six tailed fox with whip-like tails and hard scales covering its whole body. Sharp rows of teeth were filling its big mouth and the fork-like tongue now had a faint black aura covering it. The Extinction Ray Cannons in the distance activated and fired at its vitals like throat and legs to delay its movements but it wasn''t much useful The Leech ignored the Combat Bots and first destroyed the Extinction Ray Cannons one by one. With time its strength rose and it adapted to ray attacks, it stopped dodging and ignored the damage as it attacked the strongest bots first and destroyed everything in its way blindly. The Leech almost seemed like it was on a rampage. After an unknown amount of time, it finally destroyed all the attackers, it turned and looked at the silhouette lying inside the bathtub. The Leech opened its mouth and screamed, showing its saw-like teeth, it then dashed towards Rex. It saw that hundreds of tiny squishy leech-like creatures were lying in its tracks, and were struggling on the ground. The Leech knew they were its building blocks, it willed and ordered them to come and combine with it but neither they moved nor did it receive any response. The Leech looked at its back and saw that several tiny leeches were continuously falling off its body without any pause. It lost its calmness, used its claws to pick off the struggling leeches from the ground, threw them on its back, ate them, trying to reconnect them but it failed and they again fell to the ground, continuously struggling. The Leech seemed to completely forget about Rex''s matter, the situation was completely unknown to it, it never experienced such a thing. With every second, it lost several leeches that separated from its big body and fell on the ground. Its strength began to decline, its size continued to decrease. The Leech used all its strength to figure out the problem and solve it but all the means it used, proved to be ineffective. After about one hour, it was reduced to the size of a dodgeball, soon even it crumbled into pieces. In the end, a heap of leeches was struggling on the ground and even two leeches weren''t connected to each other. "Congratulation! You have completed the challenge with perfect evaluation," The familiar voice echoed in the hall. The greyed light curtain beside the bathtub again turned normal. As soon as it returned to normal, a figure dashed out of it at lightning speed. Rex was in his half-conscious state, he felt someone touching his body but couldn''t perceive the right thought and the action he should respond with. Instead, he felt slightly more comfortable, the effects from the last wave of pain were over, and he finally moved into a good sleep. Rex was sleeping peacefully, inside his dream, he was floating inside a dark void. When he opened his eyes and looked around. He found himself floating inside an endless void, countless tiny light spheres of different colours and sizes were flying around in the dark void. The spheres would sometimes deform and take a shape but before the shape is complete they would again turn into the sphere. Among all those spheres, three big spheres attracted deeply his attention. The void around them was completely empty, no other light spheres were even trying to get closer to them. Those three spheres were way above him, they looked like the most majestic stars in the night sky, their presence was like a sun but they didn''t expand their energy and kept it closed seemly secluding them from others. One of them was red, Rex felt intense rage just by looking at it. The second was pitch black, if it wasn''t for the reflecting glass-like surface enclosing it and its presence then one wouldn''t even notice it, just by looking at it Rex felt his deepest nightmares trying to awaken again. He quickly looked away from it and turned towards the last one. The last sphere was of pure white colour, when Rex looked at it, he was dazed, just by staring at it made him feel happy, all the fears and tension he had inside disappeared without a trace. He felt like even death cannot make him fear, his existence was above all, without noticing it, a seed of pride was born inside him but whenever he looked away the pride would disappear. Rex kept looking at that sphere without worrying about time, finally, there was a time when he felt it was too straining to stare at it continuously and closed his eyes. For who knows how long did he remain in the deep slumber, Rex finally recovered from all the mental fatigue from earlier. When he started to regain his consciousness, he realized that he wasn''t sitting inside the wet bathtub, the place was not plain but was soft and gave off a warm feeling. He slightly moved his body to adjust according to his comfort, but then he felt that the pillow was extremely soft albeit its bouncing property made it hard to adapt. Two slender arms were interlocking around his chest tightly holding him back. Rex raised his head and slowly opened his eyes. What greeted him was a familiar face of a woman staring at him with slightly red eyes. Her hair was in a mess, traces of dried blood were visible at the corners of her lips. A sad yet innocent look permeated from her eyes, even in that pitiful state, the woman still had an alluring charm to herself. "Eh... Lerna?" Rex slowly muttered, he could still feel his muscles etching but speaking wasn''t that much of an issue. Lerna blinked her eyes a few times, she seemed dazed, her eyes flickered, she finally snapped out of it and stared at Rex. Her expression then distorted. "I... Will Kill Youu," She said in a suppressed grunt. Rex almost jumped out of her lap and ran but his injured body didn''t allow him to free himself from her grasp. "Hey... I didn''t do any.." Rex was still making up a good excuse but then he felt tiny droplets of a tear falling on his face. He raised his head to look at her again. She looked angry, her eyes were red but also moist at the same time, tears were sliding down her cheeks and falling down on his face. Rex didn''t know how to react, it was the second time he was facing such a situation but even now he couldn''t find the right words to reply. He just shrunk his neck and obediently remained in her grasp. [Quick Rex, collect her tears, Hydra''s tears have incredible healing properties, hers can''t be much worse, we can use them to make high-quality potions,] Rex was speechless. ''You want me dead or something?'' He couldn''t help but ask. "Calm down... Okay? I''m fine," Rex slowly take out a handkerchief wiped the tears from her face, and said. He regretted it as soon as he said that, he felt Lerna''s grasp tightening over him. "My lady stops... My insi.des.. gonna... Come out," Rex said in a weak tone, he was really in a weakened condition right now. Lerna started at him then loosened her grasp. "Humph, I will break your bones later," She said and averted her gaze. ''Break my bones?'' Rex chuckled, he had now realized his current status, he was being held like a teddy bear from behind, her actions clearly didn''t match her tone. But he felt good as her mood improved. Suddenly his expression turned serious and he remembered something, he remembered he wasn''t in a safe place where he can sit back and talk all he wants. ''Some things need to wait,'' Rex thought then checked his surroundings. He saw the broken parts of Combat Bots, Extinction Ray Cannons, the head of Mr. Black was also lying on the ground, although his body broke as long as the data in his head was safe everything was all right. Rex then saw the heap of struggling leeches on the ground. The poison wasn''t created for the instant kill but to make the host slowly lose control over their body and suffer from weakening till their demise. Seeing the condition on Leech, Rex sighed in relief. "What about the reward?" Rex turned to Lerna and asked. Lerna frowned. "You still care about the reward? Say one more word and I will beat you to death, we are going out as soon as you recover," Lerna said in a threatening tone. Rex''s lips twitched. He realized it wasn''t a good idea to talk about reward right now. Although he got what he wanted but he was feeling like instead of dominating, he is going on the opposite track. He took a deep breath and organized his words. "The tomb changes structure in a fixed period, even if we turn around and go back, it won''t be the same way furthermore who knows if we encounter more dangerous traps in the exit way after all we are still in the core area. Compared to that, I suspect we are very close or it might have been the last trap to the inheritance, or else it won''t be that hard. Once we reach the inheritance area we can not only leave safely we would have enough gains to cultivate until Sky Body Formation peak stage and ascend... It''s also beneficial for the future of Little Aru," Rex said with a serious expression. [The greed of humans knows no bounds,] ''Buddy what is a human without greed,'' Rex said. He had come so far if he backed off at the last moment and later came to knew that if he had taken one more step he could achieve something he hasn''t, then he will regret it. [Buddha?] ''...'' Rex failed to find the right words to retort. Lerna kept staring at him for several seconds before she answered. "We will talk... After you recover," She said in a soft tone. Res sighed in relief. 361 Chapter 355 : : Was It Your Doing? [A few days at least, but you should regain your ability to freely move and walk after your muscles relax which should only take a few hours with your current recovery speed,] Restoring the damaged body wasn''t hard for Rose but when even the core structure of the whole body has been overly strained by strong energy, the strain cannot be removed just be restored. Rex slightly nodded then relaxed his body, he looked up at Lerna who was holding him in her embrace. He was truly enjoying his time, even when he moved his head resting on her bosom, she didn''t throw him out. ''To think, that little guy gets this treatment all day, yes I''m jealous. Should I send him to a scholar academy or a sect to waste- make use of his precious time in achieving something? No, giving him a private room to respect his privacy sounds better,'' Rex thought. Rex had nothing much to do so he used Telekinesis to collect all the broken material of the bots he used to fight Leech. He wanted to observe the leeches from up close too but seeing that Lerna was beside him he didn''t bring them closer. After he finished collecting the goods, he sent the few remaining scouting bots inside the gate to check out the interior and where does the road lead to. Just after a few minutes, he found the answer, there were no traps on the way and at the other end of the road was a big transmission array platform. Six hours passed just like that, Lerna didn''t move this whole time, she was seemly lost in thoughts. Rex checked and after making sure that he was in the condition to move, he decided to advance. The trials weren''t random, one needs to accept them before the test starts, the trial of Leech was an exception but after thinking Rex realized that if he hadn''t passed through the tunnel and entered the hall then the trial wouldn''t have started. He turned his body and rested his head in her embrace, taking full advantage of the moment, he spoke. "Lerna~ let''s advance now," Rex said with an encouraging look. "What advance? We are going to retreat," Lerna replied almost instantly. [You got tricked!] Rex looked at her serious expression, he understood that she was thinking about this matter all along and finally decided to retreat. "Then¡­ Why don''t you wait here, I go and take a quick peek at the next trial before coming back?" Rex said with a smile. Lerna narrowed her eyes, she moved her head closer to him with her eyes radiating threatening light. "You are not going anywhere, you are coming with me either awake or unconscious," She said in a serious tone. Rex was at a loss. ''Is this what people call hard-love?'' He thought. "As I thought, I''m still the second in your eyes, my opinion doesn''t matter. Sigh... I wonder how Little Aru''s previous father looks like, whatever let''s go back," Rex said with a dejected look. Lerna clenched her teeth, his words made her furious, she felt like she was the bad person here even when she was thinking good for him. "I¡­ I don''t¡­ Aru only had one parent before you," She said while holding back her anger. Rex looked at her and sighed again. "Eh... Yes, I see¡­" He said but his tone didn''t sound like he believed it in the least. Lerna stared at him. She regretted not telling him this before. She was more furious that he didn''t believe her words but couldn''t bring herself to hurt him in this condition. "Okay, we will go forward," Lerna gritted her teeth and said. "Really?" Rex asked with bright eyes. "But if there is a dangerous trial ahead we will retreat," She added. "Haha... Fine with me, my Lerna is so sweet," Rex jumped at her face, placed his hands on her shoulder, and kissed her on the right cheek. It wasn''t the first time he was trying such a thing, but it was definitely the first time he succeeded. Lerna snorted and looked away, not showing the expression on her face. But her slightly red ears weren''t easy to hide. Rex chuckled, if he was in the right place he would love to tease her more but one could never relax in an unexplored tomb. Soon after he stood up albeit Lerna still held his waist not letting him walk on his own, which embarrassed him quite a lot but thankfully there was no one around who was watching them. ''Seriously, Does she think I''m some five-year-old child? I can walk on my own,'' Rex felt helpless. [Yeah, how outrageous of her to think of you as a five years old child when you are clearly not even 2 years old,] Rex''s lips twitched. He understood Rose was counting from the time of his first evolution when his race changed. ''Someday I will settle my score with you,'' Rex thought. [Hope is an interesting thing, isn''t it?] Rex wanted to cry but no tears came out. he ignored the comment and focused on other things. He took out a big glass pot resembling an aquarium and placed all the Leeches inside it using Telekinesis. "What are you doing?" Lerna asked with a frown, she didn''t like that disgusting creature that made them suffer so much. "Oh, this? Don''t worry it''s just researc- I mean it''s a reminder, it will remind me how my sweet Lerna tried to save me from this creature with her life on the line," Rex said with a smile. Lerna didn''t reply and looked away seemly hiding her expressions. [Was it my imagination or I heard something suspicious there?] The leeches were alive so he couldn''t place them in his inventory, he had no choice but to use Telekinesis to carry them around. In fact, Rex was surprised seeing that all the leeches were still alive, especially when their strength was bound by the Middle Realm. The leeches had seriously caught his interest. He had combat bots known for their destructive power, he had undead walking around his city that are literally very annoying opponents to fight as they don''t feel pain or die easily, if he could add these leeches or make something new derived from them then his overall strength will achieve another breakthrough. It didn''t even take half an hour and they arrived at the transmission array platform. Single transmission array platforms aren''t a trap, Rex assured her that then stepped on it together with her. The array started soon after they stepped on it. It released a brilliant light-blocking their vision and when the light disappeared their surroundings changed. When Rex looked around, he realized that he was standing in a completely different place. It was the giant circular hall, he was standing in the center and 8 hollow light pillars were present in the hall having equal distance from each other. All light pillars had a stone stand similar to a cuboid stool, present inside them. The stone stands placed inside the four light pillars on the left had golden flower insignia present on them and the rest four had a crescent moon enigma. Rex didn''t look at these enigmas for more than a second because his interest was caught by the things floating inside the pillars. There was a long silver blade, a purple book, a black-white pill, a golden scroll.. and many more things. Rex didn''t recognize even one of them but there was no doubt that they were all treasures, and the fact that they were inside the core treasure room meant that they have cleared the tomb. Rex was doubtful as to how they were able to clear the tomb so fast but who would think that much when the treasures were just in front of them. ''Eight pillars constituting eight treasures, going by the rules of a tomb, each challenger can take one treasure and leave or they can also put something else in the place of the treasure they took if they want to, but it''s optional,'' Rex thought. "Welcome~ Half-Masters~" A sweet child-like voice echoed in the hall. Lerna switched to her battle instance instinctively, she held Rex with one hand and her iron club in the other. Rex was speechless, he now realized how a beauty would feel when saved by a hero. Specks of light appeared from the void and combined into one to make the silhouette of a little girl floating in the air. From the appearance alone, the girl looked like she was 7-9 years old, she had long curly golden hair tied into two big pigtails, her two bright stars like eyes were acting like rubies on her jewel-like face. She wore a pure white dress that was so long that it covered her legs, the girl had an angelic appearance it wasn''t just because of her bright smile and attire, she also had two little white wings sticking out from her back and a golden halo on top of her head. "Artifact spirit?" Rex muttered in a low voice. The girl''s eyes shined. "First Half-Master knows about Luna? As expected of Half-Master, even when you are weak, your cultivation base is low, your background is pathetic and you live in Middle Realm, Luna still has to admit that you are wise," The girl said with a blooming smile. Rex''s face was dark. He wasn''t sure if she was doing it on purpose but every single one of her words struck his heart like a piercing needle. He then noticed Lerna giving him a questioning look. "Let me explain, you should have heard stories that when a good weapon or any equipment lives with their wielders for a long time, shares up and down times with their wielders they develop sentiments, and if they keep going then they can develop an artifact spirit, which can take the same form as their race resembling their personality. But you probably haven''t seen even one in the Middle Realm, right? You know why? It''s because their lifespan will probably end before their weapon even develops sentiments, there is a way to speed up the process, that is, using a weapon of better quality, for example, a high-grade Treasure Artifact. If I am right she is the artifact spirit of this tomb," Rex said. The little girl quickly moved her head in back and forth motion like a rattle. "Eh... So the tomb is an artifact?" Lerna asked in confusion. Rex shook his head. "Truthfully speaking it isn''t, making such a big artifact such as tomb isn''t easy and if the refining failed it will waste a whole lot of resources, this Artifact Spirit is not directly from the tomb but the mechanism controlling the whole tomb. The foundation mechanism of a tomb is like a big array made using Treasure Artifacts as its nodes. This artifact spirit was probably born from the core artifact in that array. As for why? I have just said that the higher the grade of the Treasure Artifact the higher the chances for it to develop sentiments but when did it become so easy to refine a high-grade Treasure Artifact? In Higher Realm, 6 Star Treasure Artifacts has the same value as high-grade spirit tools in Middle Realm, they are not easy to refine but when an artifact becomes the core of the array in a tomb its quality and overall increases. For example, if you use a 6 Star Treasure Artifact as the core artifact of the array then its value would rose to 7 Star artifact at the very least, and when its value increases the chances of it developing sentiments and hence Artifact Spirit also increases and because of its position this little one has full control over the whole tomb so indirectly speaking, it is the Artifact Spirit of the Tomb," Rex explained. Lerna nodded then suddenly she narrowed her eyes at Luna. "So we got stuck with those filthy creatures and almost died, was it because of her?" Lerna said, she was angry but also unwilling to move against a child. "Kya... Luna did nothing wrong!" The little girl dodged Lerna''s glance, flew towards Rex, and hid behind him. "No, an Artifact Spirit is similar to a pre-programmed AI, hmm... In simple words she can''t just do anything she wants, she is just following the orders the maker of the core mechanism gave her," Rex said. Luna stuck her head out from behind Rex and nodded vigorously. Rex placed his hand on her head and gently patted her, he then spoke. "That aside, I''m curious how we arrived here just by completing two trials? The difficulty level was indeed too high, but the number of trials just don''t fit right to me, was it your doing?" Rex said as he tightened his grasp on her hand not letting her run away. "Er... About that, you see... Luna was just following orders," Luna said while tapping her fingertips against each other. 362 Chapter 356 : : The Five Forbidden Laws "Let it out," Rex said with a smile yet not a smile, frankly speaking, as the artifact spirit of the tomb, Luna had the means to take care of them on the spot but she didn''t have free will or permission to do that. "Master doesn''t get angry, Luna was told to bring high bloodline holder and wise talented challengers to the last trial as quickly as possible, Luna sensed both Master''s bloodline and was surprised. Second Half-Master had the thinner bloodline of one of the Sacred Divine Beasts, The Unkillable Hydra and First Half-Master''s bloodline was unknown but so pure that Luna felt she made a mistake," Luna said with her head down. "And why do that? Come to think of it what was the way to pass the last trial, I failed to find any good way," Rex asked immediately. Hiding his bloodline from a tomb was unavoidable, his 4 Star Black Pendant cannot keep up with an artifact spirit in her domain. "About that¡­ It wasn''t¡­ Made to... Pass," Luna said in a very low tone. Rex''s eyes widened. He grabbed her chubby cheeks then pinched them. "Ouch¡­ Ahh... Master¡­ It is hurting¡­, Luna says sorry," Luna flapped her wings like a butterfly caught up in a spider web. ''An artifact spirit is more realistic than I reckoned, it''s way above a simple AI,'' Rex thought then let go of her. Her eyes became teary as she rubbed her swollen cheeks. "Even though Luna did nothing wrong, Luna is still getting bullied," She muttered under her breath. "Did you say something?" Rex raised his eyebrows. "Er¡­ No nothing," Luna fiercely shook her head. "Now explain everything, from the start," Rex said, he realized that asking from the middle would make things more complicated, he understood Luna''s meaning, according to her, when they entered the last trial they weren''t meant to pass it but die there. But now that she wasn''t attacking them it meant there was more to the situation than meets the eyes. "Leave it to Luna, Luna will explain everything properly," She patted her chest and said with a smug face. Rex didn''t have much hope in this peculiar artifact spirit anymore but he didn''t have much of a choice except trusting here. He took a long sofa, a paper bag filled with egg rolls he had brought around a week ago, and completed his preparation for the flashback after resting his head on Lerna''s lap. "You can start now," Rex waved his hand. Luna''s lips twitched but she still started explaining. He wanted to create an immortal body for himself without worrying about falling into the true devil faction category. As the name suggests Ancient Chimera Sect was dedicated to the study of chimeras, whether it was making them or destroying them, this was why it caught his attention. Crimson Sun Monarch finally got his hands on the tomb, Yin Corpse Sect desired it too but they didn''t even know where it was much less snatching it. Later, Crimson Sun Monarch went into seclusion inside the tomb, he started his research that kept going for decades and even centuries, he experimented, he failed, then he experimented again. He not only completely digested all the knowledge left behind in the broken tomb on chimeras but he also created his own methods. He lived in shadows for a long time slowly gaining strength, his strength skyrocketed and when he made his debut again, he started to be known as Crimson Sun Emperor instead of Crimson Sun Monarch. At that time, even Yin Corpse Sect could not move carelessly against him. they had to also remain careful of the federa.." Luna said with a serious expression, "Little Luna, can you fast forward it a little? I don''t mind if you skip it to the climax," Rex interrupted her and said, he wasn''t interested in an evil cultivator''s biography, if she had mentioned something about his research methods then Rex might have gotten curious but what good his deeds do to him. Luna lightly snorted and continued. "Yin Corpse Sect waited patiently, and finally got the opportunity to ambush him. On that day although Crimson Sun Emperor managed to escape alive, he received severe injuries. He had no choice but to take a risk and sneaked into the region of Saintess Kassandra, one of the five publicly recognized Divine Doctors of the whole Higher Realm. The reason he chose her was not that she was nearest but because she was the most defenseless, Saintess Kassandra never joined any faction, the profit she made from treating others was also very low. Her behaviour in treating patients without any greed was what got her the title of Saintes. Crimson Sun Emperor didn''t lack any method to sneak or escape, he planned to kidnap her from her place and flee as soon as possible but just after finding her room he lost control over his body due to poison and fainted, he thought it was his end. but after three days he woke and found himself lying in her room. Crimson Sun Emperor was shocked, he didn''t understand what does the woman wanted with him? Was it the inheritance of the Ancient Chimera Sect? Or she struck a deal with Yin Corpse Sect. Although he was confused, he was still vigilant so he quietly fled from the place but after he gathered information outside, he was stunned. He found out that no one knew about him being at her place or getting treated, they were thinking that he had likely died. He tried to forget this incident and live low key but his mind didn''t let him, he wasn''t used to such treatment, in the end, Crimson Sun Emperor again went to her place and asked why she treated her. At his question, Saintess Kissandra just smiled and said that she was a doctor and he was her patient so why would she need a reason to treat him? Crimson Sun Emperor was disappointed, it wasn''t the answer he was looking for. He quietly left her place that day but after a few months he came to her again with new injuries, Saintess Kissandra treated him without any problem, but it didn''t end there the same thing happened soon after. Saintess Kissandra didn''t doubt him at first but after a few times she realized that his injuries were self-harmed when she asked him why he was doing this, he directly denied doing it. On her continuous pestering, Crimson Sun Emperor sighed and proposed to her for marriage, after a moment of silence Saintess Kissandra accepted his feelings but rejected his proposal. Crimson Sun Emperor wasn''t surprised, the reason was obvious too, if the news got out then the only thing waited for both of them was suffering. It was the first time, Crimson Sun Emperor regretted being an evil faction follower and having such big fame. He gained strength but failed to win his only love. But instead of giving up, he decided to change his ways, he didn''t stop there and started secretly meeting her from time to time. Saintess Kissandra was reluctant but helpless, there was one thing that surprised her, Crimson Sun Emperor wished to trade her knowledge for his knowledge, her treasures for his treasures. He was intending to learn the art of healing instead of killing. Saintess Kissandra didn''t refuse and taught him from the very foundation, with time their trust against each other increased, and their actions became much more intimate. Crimson Sun Emperor started to bring Saintess Kissandra to his research hideout... The tomb, Saintess Kissandra helped him modify it and they researched together. After years they discovered something, they realized that if their techniques are mixed then it can create a completely new way of healing. They drew closer to each other and in that time they made a mistake, Saintess Kissandra got pregnant," Luna stretched her cheeks and said trying to make a solemn face. Rex gave her a bored look, he wanted to speak when he felt Lerna holding his hand, he looked up and saw her slightly anxious face she looked like she was hearing some very touching romantic story. ''Seriously? That Crimson Sun Emperor wasted hundreds of years in coaxing a woman, he loved. Humph¡­ Immature brat, he should learn from me, I got my lineage kid at my first meeting with my love,'' Rex snorted. "Crimson Sun Emperor couldn''t think of a way to save the baby when Saintess Kissandra wanted to keep it. If she could give birth in 9 months then there was still a solution but it wasn''t that easy for cultivators of their stage. Crimson Sun Emperor kept thinking about a good plan, unlike him Saintess Kissandra knew that they could die because of this, at that time she remembered that she didn''t have a disciple whom she could pass on her legacy. Every Divine Doctor had their own unique ways of treating, she was the same. She turned the research tomb into a new inheritance tomb, the inheritance wasn''t hers alone but also Crimson Sun Emperor''s. After she finished doing that, she stopped visiting the tomb, as expected the news about her getting pregnant leaked. The news spread like a wildfire, everyone was curious as to who was the father of the child but not many disrespected her because she had the fame of a kind and honest healer. Nevertheless, this wasn''t the same for everyone, especially the forces behind other Divine Doctors, normally if Saintess Kissandra who never had a disciple or organization behind her, goes old, she had to build an inheritance tomb, and an inheritance of a doctor would favour a doctor meaning the people from their faction had very high chances of inheriting her secret techniques. But now that she is going to have a child, they can forget about the inheritance tomb, the news shook them and they hurriedly started their investigation. All these years, Crimson Sun Emperor didn''t consider such a situation when meeting her so the clues of him being alive and meeting her were revealed. Many factions teamed up including Yin Corpse Sect and didn''t give up the opportunity to tarnish her reputation. Some even tried to use this chance to snatch the inheritance and finish her off but the federation intervened. They took her under their protection in the name of arrest, although the federation doesn''t interface in personal grudges but they didn''t want to see the fall of a Divine Doctor. The other factions were reluctant but no one wanted to go against the federation, so they directed their anger at Crimson Sun Emperor, his hideout, the tomb was found out with everyone''s cooperation. Crimson Sun Emperor was angry, unlike Saintess Kissandra he could see the greed and motive of these forces, but instead of revenge he gave priority to a different matter, he wanted to save the child and Saintess Kassandra who suffered because of him. Although the federation may be able to keep her alive but her freedom was taken away from her, and he hasn''t even seen his child''s face before its life was fallen into others'' hands. At that time Crimson Sun Emperor knew he was about to get attacked, he also knew that sooner or later they would figure out that Saintess Kissandra and his inheritance are here, that''s why he turned the tomb into a honey trap to lure the geniuses of those factions and use their blood to strengthen his strongest creation¡­ The Leech. The Leech was then divided into five parts and weakened under restrictions, First-Master had just defeated the first segment of Leech. Which was unexpected. Crimson Sun Emperor wanted to kill all the people that desired Saintess Kissandra''s inheritance but he also loved her so he made a way for the inheritor and weakened the Leech, although the Leech was weakened it was still not something that anyone could defeat. According to him, only an evildoer who has managed to comprehend one of the Five Forbidden Laws can defeat the Leech¡­ Or so he said," Luna said as she stared at Rex. The muscles on Rex''s face twitched. "Now I''m at fault here? And Five Forbidden Laws my ass, if I knew even one of the Five Forbidden Laws then like hell I would come here to get this inheritance," Rex snorted. There are many kinds of laws in this world, theoretically speaking the number of laws in the universe is unlimited. But the known laws are categorized by people based on their difficulty and power. Laws like Time Law, Space Law, and even the Shadow Law Zakiya comprehended for the first time can only come in the special law category. This alone tells the difficulty of comprehending forbidden laws, they are called forbidden laws because if someone manages to comprehend them they will have to face Celestial tribulation even when it isn''t the first time. They are called forbidden laws because Heavenly Dao doesn''t want a mortal who could die once their lifespan is over to wield such laws. All the laws that are ranked as forbidden ones are those that don''t have a match against any other law and can only be faced with another forbidden law. The Five Forbidden Laws are ranked as follows... The fifth law... The Law Of Chaos. The fourth law... The Law Of Void. The third law... The Law Of Self. The second law... The Law Of Destruction. And at last, The first law... The Law Of Creation. 363 Chapter 357 : : Forced Mission The fifth law¡­ The Law Of Chaos. The fourth law¡­ The Law Of Void. The third law¡­ The Law Of Self. The second law¡­ The Law Of Destruction. And at last, The first law¡­ The Law Of Creation. Law Of Chaos, the law that can give its user the power to control and disorder everything in the universe, throwing them in chaos regardless of the fact if it is physical or spiritual, dead or living, real or illusory¡­ etc. Law Of Void, a law that allows the user to have complete control over time and space, if someone is able to comprehend this law even to Small Accomplishments then teleporting between planets of the same galaxy would be easy as walking in the park. Law Of Self, one of the most mysterious laws in the universe, people have almost to no accurate information about it. It is believed that the Law Of Self is related to the law that exists in every living being. The way they are born, they age and they die, this is the doing of Law Of Self. If someone can comprehend it then they can control themselves and wield a power unique to them. Controlling themselves in the sense that they can even control their own aging process achieving pseudo immortality on reaching complete mastery. Law Of Destruction, there isn''t a need to use many words to define this law, the simplest explanation would be¡­ The law has the power to destroy anything in the universe and turning it into nothing. Law Of Creation, a law that is the complete opposite of Law Of Destruction in nature¡­ It''s a law that lets the user wield the power to create anything out of nothing, even if it''s life. At first glance, Law Of Creation and Law Of Destruction may seem similar to Rex''s Atomize but they aren''t even worth comparing, making something using another thing by changing its atomic structure cannot be called creating out of nothing or destroying it to nothingness. Luna innocently looked at the floor to avoid Rex''s gaze. "The challengers need to have comprehended one of the Five Forbidden Laws to clear this damn tomb? There is a limit to how delusional Crimson Sun Emperor can be, what is so special about this tomb? It''s isn''t even an Ancient Tomb now or do you think it has some Ancient Artifact humph," Rex''s snorted. Luna''s eyes lit up. "Yes, Luna says, the tomb does have an Ancient Artifact," She said with bright eyes. "¡­" (Rex) ''I just blindly shot an arrow into the sky, how the fukk did I manage to hunt an sSs+ class Boss Monster?'' He thought. Although Rex was shocked but he kept his serious face. "So what if it has an Ancient Artifact? Not every Ancient Artifact is so good, and how can they even compare with the Five Forbidden Laws," Rex said in a bad tone. Luna''s big round eyes became teary and she lowered her head. Rex looked at her and bitterly laughed, he then turned to Luna and spoke. "Little Luna tell my innocent lady how old are you?" He said in a polite tone. Luna raised her head, her eyes shined, she felt she can easily answer this question. She raised both of her hands and started counting her fingers. Lerna''s heart almost melted at her cute reaction. She was about to reprimand Rex when Luna spoke. "Luna is only 456 years old," She said in a sweet tone. Lerna was stunned. Rex chuckled and gently patted Luna''s head. "Once born, artifact spirits are almost immortal, until their core artifact is destroyed they keep on living so don''t decide her age just by her appearance, she said that Crimson Sun Emperor found the broken tomb of Ancient Chimera Sect which meant that the mechanism array was still there even if it was broken, it won''t be a surprise if the core artifact in the tomb''s mechanism already had sentiments at that time and she was born after the time Crimson Sun Emperor repaired it. And yeah, don''t get confused, the age she said is from the time that artifact''s sentiment turned into an artifact spirit. But her appearance is that of a girl, so I believe she is either born before Crimson Sun Emperor found the tomb or after Saintess Kissandra shared the ownership and started to modify it," Rex said. [Or maybe that guy was a reincarnated criminal, FBI is searching for?] Rex''s lips twitched. Luna nodded. "Luna was born when Crimson Sun Emperor and Saintess Kissandra modified the tomb and shared the ownership, that''s why Luna can never have a single owner, Luna can only have two Masters," Luna said in a cheerful tone. "I get it, so continue where we left. That Crimson Sun Emperor made this test to kill almost all the challengers so why are we safe and sound here? You can''t possibly decide for yourself until he gave you such command," Rex asked with a serious expression. "Oh, so Luna was saying, there was another reason why Crimson Sun Emperor made the test so tough it was because what he wanted cannot be done by any of the genius raised into a safe zone. He himself grew on his own that''s why he was aware of the fact that how much courage and strength is needed to complete this task. Both of you are Luna''s Half Master, First Half-Master, and Second Half-Master but you are not complete Masters. After Crimson Sun Emperor finished making the trap in a hurry, he used one of the three last remaining Grand Teleportation Spell to teleport the tomb into space. If the tomb was left in Higher Realm then there was a chance that someday people would found out about his trap and would try to destroy the tomb from outside together so he teleported it into space towards the location of the Middle Realm. Just as he planned, the gravitational force of the Middle Realm pulled the tomb in and now the tomb is here. Unlike the Higher Realm where some strong powerhouses had ways to destroy the tomb, they couldn''t do anything in the Middle Realm because they have to seal their cultivation base they come here. As for the tomb, its walls and mechanism will be the same as before, the power of arrays might decrease but its most basic defense has become its strongest point here. So they will have no choice but to explore and try to clear the tomb to get the treasures," Luna said. "I see, it was a smart move, but there is something I am confused about, why Middle Realm and not Lower Realm? In Lower Realm the tomb will become more powerful or maybe that so-called Grand Teleportation Scroll''s teleportation range wasn''t enough to teleport it there," Rex asked. Rex didn''t ask why Crimson Sun Emperor didn''t directly teleport it into Middle Realm instead of outside it because he knew that one cannot teleport anything to a place they haven''t visited before, this is the rule of teleportation scroll that doesn''t have predefined coordinates like the one that belonged to Zakiya, but the advantage is that this type of teleportation scroll can be used to teleport anywhere as long as it is in range and the user has visited that place. Grand Teleportation Scrolls are an ancient product, although their value is lower because of one-time expenditure use but they are just as rare as Ancient Teleportation Portal and they are not used to teleport just one person but the whole Sky Ships, army, and even monuments. "No, the range wasn''t the problem, the thing is Crimson Sun Emperor had heard that the current Sword Emperor was from Middle Realm, and the Lightening Ryujin Saint is also from Middle Realm so he believed that compared to Lower Realm where the best cultivators could do was just fly, the tomb had more chances to find an Evil Doer in the Middle Realm," Luna explained. "So that''s how it was, by the way, you said we are half masters so how can we become¡­ Wait don''t tell me, Yess- I mean Shit!" Rex said as he looked at Lerna with a ''helpless'' expression. "What do you mean?" Lerna asked with a confused expression. "Oh, my sweet Lerna don''t you understand? She probably means we need to become one in body and soul to be accepted as true Masters," Rex said with a firm expression and placed both of his hands on her cheeks. Lerna was stunned, she didn''t understand the meaning behind his words but as he held her face and pulled her closer she felt her heartbeat rising. In normal circumstances, Rex would have received a punch in the stomach and slammed into the wall but right now she felt completely powerless, her Calamity Lord strength seemed to have disappeared without a trace. "Er... No, Master¡­ You misunderstood-" Luna covered her face with both of her hands and said while looking at them through the wide gap between her fingers. "She¡­ She is saying something," Lerna said with a red face as she pushed back Rex and increased the distance he had shortened before. Doing something like that in front of the child-like Luna was just too much for her. ''Tch, let''s solve the matter at hand first,'' Rex thought and held back. Luna removed her hands covering her face with a slightly disappointed look then spoke. "Luna says there are two ways for both Half-Masters to become Luna''s complete Masters. Both Half-Masters has to sign a contract, once the contract is signed both of you will become Luna''s complete Masters and gain access to everything Luna has to offer," Luna said as she folded her hands in front of her chest. Rex raised his brows. "You just said everything you have to offer, did you mean the whole tomb¡­ And not just his legacy?" Rex asked in a slightly shocked tone. Until now he thought that this tomb is slightly different, so the artifact spirit will let them have one of the eight precious treasures around, as a result, they have to inherit Crimson Sun Emperor''s legacy or Saintess Kissandra''s legacy but they were definitely not the only ones. After they leave and once someone manages to somehow clear the tomb than they too will earn the treasures. [Woah! Isn''t it your lucky day? You got eight big treasures in one shot, I say the trip was worth it,] Luna''s words didn''t make him happy instead Rex frowned deeply. ''Don''t be an idiot Rose, no one in this world is so generous as to give so many treasures that easily especially someone who was once a genius of an evil faction. He wanted an evildoer who can clear this tomb and now he is offering the whole tomb, the thing Crimson Sun Emperor wants me to do isn''t simple. If he wants something like going against the federation that it''s a pipe dream, I don''t know much about the federation but from what Zakiya had once said, the Federation is like the brain of Higher Realm while Star Guardian Sect is like the heart. If we try to go against anyone of them just because of these treasures then it isn''t worth it, federation is something that can maintain the power balance between Ancient Sects. Going against them at our current strength is like using an egg to break the rock,'' Rex said solemnly. "What is in the contract?" Rex asked with a serious expression. "Once the contract is signed, according to the contract you have to complete one of the two requests. The first request is for you to build a near-perfect humanoid body that has at least the same potential as a divine beast after inheriting Crimson Sun Emperor''s knowledge from the tomb. The period to complete it is 100 years. The second way is to help Saintess Kissandra regain her freedom, save her child, and protect both of them for the next five hundred years, during this time you have to take care of their every need and guarantee their safety for the future when his son/daughter is married," Luna said with a brilliant smile. "He is still alive?" Lerna was surprised. "Just asking, if I refuse, can me and my innocent wife leave this tomb?" Rex asked as soon as she finished. Luna was speechless. She then shook her head. "According to the orders Luna was given, if the winner challenger refuses to sign the contract then Luna has to imprison and keep them until they agree. Don''t worry Luna will fully take care of all your needs but Luna won''t let you leave, Luna can''t do anything because Luna is only following orders so don''t hate Luna, okay?" Luna said with an innocent look. [Sudden Mission Alert!] [Main Mission:- Type: Forced Grade: SS+ Description: Your greed and curiosity have turned you into a prisoner. It''s time to make up for your needs, go and accept the mission you ask why? Because you don''t have a choice. Competition Conditions: Fulfill the contract. Reward: A Tomb with an Artifact Spirit together with the Enemies of Crimson Sun Emperor. Penalty: Extreme Soul Damage or Death. Remark: You dug your own doom] [Would you like to accept the mission: Yes] ''Fukk You!'' Rex screamed inwardly. The Crimson Sun Emperor wants him to do something in 100 years that he wasn''t able to do in his lifetime. As for the second option, even the federation used the excuse of arresting to protect Saintess Kissandra and who knows if they have kept her baby alive. Rex liked to help people in need and if Saintess Kissandra was the same type of person Luna said she was and if she was from the Middle Realm, he would have tried to save her without the request but with a time limit and enough operation, everything got messed up. His plan to stay in the Middle Realm and enjoy his life to the limit for hundreds of years without ascending has turned into nothing. He was worried about assassins from the upper realm but once he achieves success in his current researches like Project Life or gets the Leech then what type of assassins can hurt him in the Middle Realm? 364 Chapter 358 : : Fate Sharing Ring ''If I wait then the teacher would probably come to help me, but she too cannot use her full strength to save me. Furthermore, what if this Crimson Sun Emperor also gave Luna orders like kill the winning challenger if the tomb is in danger or something like that,'' Rex thought. Rex didn''t think that Zakiya can easily break the contract this time, can someone like Crimson Sun Emperor who did so deep planning leave such a loophole? The contract probably wasn''t that simple. "Where is Crimson Sun Emperor right now? And what is his current state?" Rex asked. "Luna was told to not bring anyone near him until they become Luna''s Masters, but Luna can tell you what is his condition. Crimson Sun Emperor received severe injuries when fighting enemies teleporting the tomb away, in the end, he had to resort to using the Forbidden Chimera Transformation Art of Ancient Chimera Sect to hold them back and escape. All Forbidden Techniques comes with a price, the Forbidden Chimera Transformation Art destroyed his physical body from the core, after he succeeded in escaping, he sealed himself inside the Ice Blood Coffin, his soul is resting inside that treasure artifact right now. Once you create a new body using the knowledge of Chimera Sect, he will have one chance to take over the soulless body and seize it, even if he fails the contract will be completed and you would be free," Luna said. "You said that as long as I fulfill one request the contract will be completed, then what if I complete the second request, complete the contract and kill the Crimson Sun Emperor," Rex asked. "Before Crimson Sun Emperor sealed himself into Ice Blood Coffin he told Luna that if someday somebody asks this question then answer it like this, if you help me achieve my goal and make up for my mistakes then I won''t mind even if you throw away my corpse into the deepest part of the abyss," Luna said. ''So the love for their child can even turn a demon into a human, then again even evil faction has heroes and righteous faction villains,'' Rex thought. "I want to see these treasures first before making a decision," Rex sighed and said. Luna smiled like a blooming flower, she flapped her shining white wings and flew to the closest pillar on the left. "Leave it to Luna, let''s start with this one," Luna said while patting her chest. The stone stand inside the light pillar had the golden flower enigma meaning it was Saintess Kissandra''s inheritance. A book with a golden cover and a flower enigma carved onto its surface was floating above the stand. ''She was probably a homeroom teacher on earth before getting reborn here,'' Rex thought. Luna moved to another pillar. This one had a small pill with a Yin-Yang pattern made of white and black colour. "This is 6th Star lost Yin-Yang Reversal Pill, it can be used by anyone regardless of cultivation base, race, or age. Whether a newborn baby uses it or a hunch back old man, once used they will advance or return to the peak period of their life depending on their race," Luna said. When the word ''lost'' is added to a pill then it means that its recipe or things needed to make it are extinct or lost and it cannot be made again. ''It increases lifespan or decreases it?'' Rex asked. "It doesn''t affect the user''s lifespan in any way, it just turns them to peak youth stage of their race. It transforms their vitality, increasing their battle power, for instance, an old person has trouble moving and had less stamina but after taking it they will return to their peak period," Luna said. ''What a strange but useful pill, one can directly turn the old and young into soldier like materials, with its help raising an army of youth out of old men isn''t a problem, moreover, it can be used on anyone. This Saintes Kissandra had quite good things with her no wonder other people chased her like wolves,'' Rex thought. Luna moved to the third pillar, an apple size golden juicy fruit was floating inside it. "This is 7 Star Enlightenment Bodhi Fruit, once consumed the user would have 70% chance to gain enlightenment, the effect lasts for three days, the number and type of enlightenment depend on that user''s comprehension ability," Luna said. ''Trash,'' Rex thought. [Complete Trash,] Luna arrived near the last pillar on the left side, this time she seeped pretty excited she had a prideful look on her face as she pointed at the platinum ring floating inside the light pillar. "This is the Ancient Artifact I was talking about, the ?Fate Sharing Ring?. It was the treasure Crimson Sun Emperor found when he explored this tomb for the first time, yes it''s the treasure of the Ancient Chimera Sect. But after discovering the note and gaining some information about the ring he realized that it wasn''t useful for him, later when he fell in love with Saintess Kissandra he gifted her this ring but due to circumstances she too didn''t use it and decided to add it into her inheritances," Luna said. Rex curiously looked at the ring inside. Ancient Artifacts, just as the name says they are like the Treasure Artifacts of the lost era. The name may seem similar but there are various differences between Ancient Artifacts and Treasure Artifacts. In Treasure Artifacts, if the host dies then the artifact gets destroyed with them and if they want to leave it for someone else to inherit then they can separate it from their body but doing so will result in the degradation of the Treasure Artifact to their initial grade, the same grade they had when they were refined for the first time. In Ancient Artifact, once the artifact accepts its host, it will be eternally connected to its host until their death. One Ancient Artifact cannot have two owners, their powers are also mysterious and most importantly Ancient Artifacts doesn''t have a grading system like Treasure Artifacts. Their strength depends on the user and the user alone. If the user is weak they are weak and if the user is strong they are strong. "I have limited information on ?Fate Sharing Ring?, according to what I know as the name says you can share anything with your fated, trusted, and loving companion. The thing and amount you can share depends on your trust with your partner and the strength of the artifact, the user of the artifact can decide if the sharing is temporary or permanent," Luna said. Rex tilted his head in confusion, it was a very vague explanation but he still didn''t ask more because it''s almost impossible to predict the accurate effect of an Ancient Artifact before equipping it. After all, the effects can change depending on the host it gets. Luna then flew to the other side and introduced the long silver blade floating inside the light pillar. "This is 6 Star Treasure Artifact known as Nirvana Sun Blade, it was the main weapon of Crimson Sun Emperor, this blade''s true strength can only be shown when the user is a flame wielder, it is an enhance type weapon that enhances the power of your flame," Luna said the excitedly flew to the next pillar without waiting for Rex to respond. She had already switched to her salesmen mode. The second light pillar had a golden scroll floating inside it. "This is the Brilliant Sun God Scripture, the main cultivation technique of Crimson Sun Emperor, it''s a special cultivation technique that can help you acquire Brilliant Sun Body on reaching Return To Nature state," Luna said then flew to the next light pillar. A book similar to the ?Book Of Cure? was floating inside it but its cover was made of dark purple material and a skull was carved onto its surface, the skull was not of a human, it looked mostly human-like but there was a vertical eye slot at the forehead. "This is ?Forbidden Legacy Of Godly Chimera?, the treasure of the Ancient Chimera Sect that stores several secret techniques of the sect related to the study of chimeras," Luna said, she then flew to the last pillar. A cuboid-shaped black wooden box was floating in the air, when Luna pointed her finger at it, the box opened and revealed the content, it had three fist-size blood red oval stone-like things together with a metallic sheet scroll inside it. "Ta~ Da~ Last but not the least, Sacred Blood Baby Seed Formula with three Sacred Blood Baby Seeds," Luna said in a cheerful tone. Rex slightly frowned. He had heard about something similar, known as Blood Baby Seed in the Middle Realm. Blood Baby Seed is mainly used for making clones but the method of making them is highly orthodox, just one Blood Baby Seed requires the blood of masses to refine. In the past, some evil cultivators even provoked the war between two kingdoms and used the blood of soldiers who died on the battlefield to refine it. In evil path, using Blood Baby Seed is the best cloning method for anyone, because even if the refiner doesn''t have much talent they can still refine a clone with 50% strength and lower intellectual abilities, but refining it is a long process and its lifespan would only be 30% that of user moreover the user had to severe a part of their soul and give it to the clone to complete refining which is not something many would like to do. Furthermore, although the memory and taste of the clone can be controlled while refining, it will only absorb a part of the host''s personality when the soul part is installed into it. The biggest problem is that the resources it needs to cultivate are twice the host. "Is it the same as Sacred Blood Baby Seed?" Rex asked. "No, Sacred Blood Baby Seed refining formula is something Crimson Sun Emperor made after combining his knowledge from Forbidden Legacy Of Godly Chimera, Yin Corpse Sect and the healing techniques from Saintess Kissandra. It''s an upgraded version of Sacred Blood Baby Seed, the clone produced will have 90% of the host''s strength, it''s thinking and decision-making capabilities will be far superior to the normal clone and its lifespan would be around 70% of the host. It''s the biggest plus point is still it''s intelligence because just like the host it''s intelligence can grow," Luna said with a prideful expression. Rex''s raised his eyebrow. "If it was that awesome then why didn''t Crimson Sun Emperor used a few like that when battle his enemies," Rex said. Luna''s face instantly fell. "Ahem... The formula is still being perfected, right now it has some flaws," She said with an embarrassed look. "Oh, what kind of flaws?" Rex asked in amusement. "Well, after refining each clone the host would lose 2 sub-stages, and the resources the clones need to cultivate are thrice as the host. Crimson Sun Emperor couldn''t afford to lose his strength at such a critical moment, he had once stopped making it in the middle when he decided to change his path, later he restarted his research to improve the recipe so that he can make a clone of Saintess Kissandra against her wishes and save her but he was out of time," Luna said. Rex nodded he wasn''t surprised that such a good thing had weakness like that and for him that weakness wasn''t much, actually he would have been really excited after getting so many treasures but for now he was worried about the contract, the biggest problem about the contract were the enemies of Crimson Sun Emperor that may come looking for the tomb in the future. He turned and looked at Lerna who was taking her time in observing all the treasures slowly. "Luna is it fine if I give you my answer later on, I''m a little tired because of the journey here, I would like to rest for today and take my time in making a decision," Rex said with a smile. "Leave it to Luna," Luna said, she snapped her fingers, in the next second both of them disappeared from their place together with her. When they appeared again, Rex realized they were in a big room, in fact, big would be an understatement as the room even had a private pool with ornamental fishes swimming inside it. All the walls of the room were covered in long white curtains, the bed was twice as big compared to any king-size bed, a pleasant fragrance capable of making the residents drunk was mixed in the air. The mini pool in front of the bed had a faint layer of steam above it, showing that the water inside was hot, but even so, the fishes swimming inside didn''t seem uncomfortable with it. "Thanks, Luna," Rex nodded in satisfaction, the room was up to his liking. "Fu~ Fu~ Fu~ Of course, Luna is always the best, now Luna would be leaving to check the condition of the tomb and manage it, once Half-Masters make the decision, you can call Luna," Luna said in a haughty tone then her body shined and disintegrates into small specks of light that disappeared into the void. Rex then looked at Lerna who was curiously looking at the fishes in the pond and his lips curled upwards. Lerna raised her head, for some reason she felt her heart getting restless. 365 Chapter 358.5 : : Long Session || R-18 Lerna was taken by surprise, when she realized what was happening, her back was touching Rex''s chest. "Aren''t you too relaxed when we are forced into signing a dangerous contract?" Rex said in a serious tone, while his hands seemed to have a mind of their own as they advanced up on the road, taking the mountains as their final destiny. Lerna''s hand moved and she stopped the advance of the two lawless hands, she tried to maintain her composure and not give in. Although her breathing was already unnatural but she still spoke in a hesitating yet serious tone. "I... I left.. It to you," She said, not daring to turn or avert her eyes from the fishes. "Hooo? You are a problematic wife, aren''t you? Leavening all the stress for this depressed husband of yours, now you must relive me of my heavy stress," Rex said while freeing his hand from her grasp and gently holding her chin, he turned it to his side, closing in to his lips. When Lerna turned around and saw his lips zooming in to hers, her eyes got wide, and yet she failed to react. The second his lips locked onto hers, her mind went blank. The soft and warm feeling of her lips worked as the trigger to Rex, she had already lost the strength in her body and was completely at his mercy. Lerna was still getting familiar with the situation and was trying to organize her thoughts in her blank mind, Rex made his second advance. A slippery long tongue pierced through her defense and entered her mouth, his tongue entered deep inside her mouth and started probing its surrounding. Lerna''s body tensed up and twitched but it only catalyzed to make Rex''s advancement wilder. Finally, after sensing that she was having trouble going in for long, he released her. Lerna retracted her mouth and lightly panted, her cheeks were in a shade of red, she was finding it hard to look him into the eyes. Rex looked at her flower petal-like wet lips then at her adorable expression, he grinned and licked his lips, before she could understand the meaning behind his grin he told her it by his actions, Rex pulled her powerless body into another passionate kiss. This time, he forced her lower lips between his lips and sucked onto that juicy thing. When her focus was on the kiss, he turned her around with her bountiful chest facing his, and slid his hands to the side holding the edge of her white blouse, he held it and slightly pulled it upwards making the powerless Lerna overly nervous. In all her anxiousness, she bit on his tongue and finally freed her poor lips. She looked at him with pleading eyes, the previous coldness and aloof attitude of a Calamity Lord have gone into hibernation. "Was my Lerna always that alluring?" He said while slowly pulling up her dress, trying to uncover her suffocated twin peaks. "Not... Now, I''m... We... Dirty," Lerna mustered a few words out of her mouth while taking a few steps back. What she meant was obviously directed at their clothes, which weren''t clean because they were fighting the Leech earlier. "Hehe... Is that why you are guiding me to take a bath?" Rex said with a sneer. "Huh?" Lerna didn''t understand immediately but when she took another step back, her foot didn''t touch the hard floor but a stair sunk in water. Rex took the chance and pushed her back. Lerna was caught off guard and got pushed into the pool, he released her waist but not her white top. ...Splash... By the time she stabilized her footing, she had already dived in the pool once, Rex held her while blouse in his hand and looked at the complete wet Lerna in the pool, Lerna looked at him with her emerald greens eyes, her bashful face was feigning anger, her wet green hair were scattered around her shoulders. Rex looked down and saw the thin white lingerie alone covering her proud chest, which was clearly asking to be freed. Lerna followed his gaze and quickly covered her chest. Rex smirked at her reaction. He wanted to tease and say something when his Spider-Sense kicked in, before he could turn around, a football-size water ball struck him from behind and threw him into the pool in front of Lerna. When they were messing around, they ignored the fact that the water inside the pool started to flow somewhere and all the fishes have left, moreover the water this time was different, on coming in contact with the dirt-filled clothes of Lerna, it gave of bubbles and started cleaning them like a lot of shampoos was mixed in it. Rex stood up in the pool and spurt out the water in his mouth, he raised his head only to see Lerna''s slight grin directed at him. "Hehe... You want to settle the score? Isn''t something left then, let me help you," Rex said as he removed his blood-red long coat and threw it to the side, he didn''t even care about the buttons on the shirt and removed it too in one go, completely exposing his chest in front of her. His well-toned muscles separated by precise lines and tightly packed abs were a charm to look at. Lerna stared at him and her grin got replaced by her previous bashfulness. She had seen him like this many times but the meaning behind his actions right now was different. Rex reached out his hand and cleared the wet strands of hair covering her shoulders to the side, she then looked at her hands folded in front of her chest and grabbed her wrist. Rex first kissed on her neck then moved his lips closer to her earlobe. "May I?" The two words from him sent shivers down her spine. This time, when he lightly pushed her hand aside she retracted it to the side, but Rex didn''t let go of it, he grabbed both of her hands and folded them back behind her waist. He then looked down at the wet lingerie, because of it being wet he could see the juicy fruits filled to the brim on the other side. A red ripe cherry was visible on both sides. Rex couldn''t help but tighten his grasp on her hands. "You are beautiful," He whispered in her ear and kissed her earlobe. "Mhh.. My... real form is... Better," Lerna said while trying to hold back her moan. Rex''s mouth twitched, but he threw the thought into the back of his head and started the next wave of attack. He moved to the cherry on the right and lightly sniffed, he didn''t bother removing the thin cloth covering her bosom and gave it a quick peck resulting in a soft moan escaping her mouth. Nhhgg... Before she could recover from the previous jolt of pleasure, Rex fully opened his mouth and gobbled up the poor little cherry. The feeling alone almost made him lose control of his sanity. Rex started to continuously nimble on it and occasionally suck it like his mouth had a natural vacuum ability. Lerna softly moaned while aimlessly looking at the ceiling. She subconsciously wanted to free her hand and clutch on his hair but Rex didn''t release her hands. After gaining enough experience with Ria, he knew that even this was a form of pleasurable teasing to her. After doing it for a while, he felt Lerna''s body abruptly twitching a few times before she looked tired, Rex was very familiar with this reaction, he looked at her and smirked. Lerna wanted to find a hole and hide inside it but Rex wouldn''t let her. He released her hand then grabbed the hook of her lingerie from behind. Lerna didn''t need to think to know what was going to happen next. Rex removed her lingerie with a jolt and freed the two flesh mounds from their imprisonment. The two flesh fruits were big enough to make Rex go into a trance, they stood proud without having any intention to lower themselves in front of anyone. Moreover, they easily defied the laws of physics and floated on the water surface. It was hard to believe that a thin piece of fabric was able to hold these calamities for so long. Rex stared at them like a hungry beast, he pushed her against the wall of the pool and pounced on those abnormalities. It was inevitable that these milky white fruits were going to be covered in the battle scars after today. Lerna''s mind was flooded with an unknown pleasure, she had never felt before, until two days ago she didn''t think she would ever let him get so close to her in the span of at least a decade before taking the lead on the dominating side but thinking something and doing it were a completely different thing. At the moment, she was too busy to think about these things. After more than half an hour, Rex felt some parts of his body were itching, it wasn''t due to weakness, it was a symptom that his body used to tell him that it needs more. He reluctantly released the two big melons from his grasp and looked at her face, Lerna''s eyes were half-closed, she looked like she was drunk, drunk in pleasure. The reaction looked a little over the heels to him but why would he waste his brain cells in thinking of such a thing? Rex got on his knees, lifted her skirt, and spread open her big thighs, he was underwater but this type of thing didn''t bother him anymore. He reached out his hand ripped the thin fabric blocking his advance at one, he then saw the vertical lips with red edges hiding between her legs. He held her thigh and lifted her up to the edge of the pool, Lerna twisted her body once then sat on the floor. She has yet to regain her focus, that Rex kissed her down there, he directly used the vacuum kiss attack to deal lethal damage. She failed to resist the attack just by thinking about what he was doing and released her nectar. Rex didn''t complain as it was her first time with a man, he walked out of the pool, lifted her in his hands, and took her near the bed. He was first going to put her on the bed but thinking of something he put her on the edge of the bed and turned her around with her back facing him. With just a slight push, Lerna bent forward and placed her two slender hands on the bed to support herself, she turned to look at Rex in confusion not knowing what he was doing. Rex lifted her skirt to reveal the two wet lips down there, they were covered in the mixture of various liquids but still looked magnificent to him. He unbuckled his belt, slid down his pants, and fully revealed his proud member extending its head towards the ceiling. Lerna blinked her eyes then looked at Rex''s face, she saw his two red eyes were a little enlarged at the moment. Rex caressed her plump ass cheeks then spread open her red lips to display the tunnel hidden underneath. "I apologize in advance but... Don''t expect me to be gentle," Rex said as he snatched his member against the cave and pushed it inside in one go. Ahhhhh~ Nhhh~ Lerna let out a loud moan, the pain was not a problem for someone of her caliber, but a strange feeling made her head go blank again. He advanced his member and felt the tightness that almost crushed him, if he hadn''t seen their kid with his own eyes then he would never believe that this woman had given birth. Rex took a peek at her while holding back the intense pleasure assaulting him, after he saw that she was mostly fine, he let go of his last bit of resistance against the pleasure. He held her waist and started slowly pounding her. In a few seconds, he increased his pace. The strange feeling affecting Lerna soon turned into pleasure, the pleasure continued to go intense with his pace. Slight squeaks of pleasure coming out of her mouth turned into loud moans. Mhhm**Mhhm**Mhhm Rex half-opened his eyes and saw the two flesh melons furiously jiggling and hitting each other. He bent forward, held them both in his hands, and squeezed tightly. Rex didn''t stop there and bit on her neck, he decreased his power to not pierce her skin even when he was dying to do it. Lerna let out a loud moan. Mnnhaaa~ Rex grabbed her lower face, turned it towards him, and fiercely kissed her on the lips. His canines started to stick out a little, which was a little uncomfortable for Lerna but she didn''t bother to think about such things right now. Just after, Rex felt her body twitching, it wasn''t the first time, it was the third time since they got in this position but even after she cam, he failed to stop his body from moving just like before. Furthermore, somehow Lerna recovered in just a few seconds and continued without showing any tiredness. Rex felt a fire burning inside his chest, he took it out, pulled her to the wall, and pushed her against it, he then commenced his another rampaging session. Deep inside, he was a little worried about her but seeing she didn''t look bothered he was relieved, the one thing he clearly knew was Ria cannot hold him in his current berserk state, as his strength increased so did his bloodline power and his urges. Lerna''s chest was touching the tile wall in the front, her hands were tightly held by Rex against the wall above her head, he kept kissing her nonstop. At one point, they got so intense that the trails of the saliva from the kiss slid down her lips and ended between her bottomless cleavage. Rex changed the position again, this time her back was against the wall, one of her long legs was folded around his waist as he intensely pounded inside. Slllp**Slllp**Slllp Wet slapping sounds were echoing in the whole room, both of them were driven into pleasure, it was like the lovemaking session between wild beasts instead of two humanoid creatures. For who knows how long, they kept going before Rex gained some control over himself and carried her to the big bed. Treating a woman roughly wasn''t his thing even if he ever liked to do it. Lerna didn''t care about these things, her hands were interlocked around his neck, she was fiercely kissing him the whole time like she intends to suck the last drop of saliva from his mouth today. This action was more than enough for him to know that there was no need to hold back. Unlike with Ria where he needed to take care of her while doing it due to the strength difference, there was no such problem with Lerna. On the contrary, she less looked more active in this field. After several hours, Rex finally felt a little nervous as Lerna almost showed no sign of tiredness. Just at this time... Ding.. [''Pleasure Hands'' Leveled up] [Reminder: I forgot to tell you something, Seven-Headed-Drakon is a battle loving race, they love to battle no matter the reason, even when it''s time to choose their partner. By the way, they have enormous stamina that can be ranked in the top 10 of the monster race, they won''t think about backing off during the session until one of them faints,] Rex ignored the comment, what does Rose mean? Can someone with stamina as enormous as him and excellent bed lovemaking skills lose in bed? Rex then felt two slander hands pushing him down on the bed, and Lerna climbed on him. She moved her body up and down in a perfect rhythm that resulted in the explosion of pleasure in his head. Rex was very satisfied with it, he let her took the lead and simply enjoyed the movement. Rex stretched out his hand and held the bouncing juicy melons that Lerna completely left at his mercy. Lerna looked at him with deeply drunk and affectionate eyes and licked her lips, she leaned her body against him without reducing her pace and started to kiss him again. ''This is life,'' Rex thought when he felt her warm tongue skillfully move inside his mouth. Lerna''s skill level rose at an astonishing speed, moreover even after more than 6 hours passed she didn''t show any sign of tiredness. Furthermore, she looked more flared up. At the start of the session, Rex was injured but his thirst for her made him move. According to him, it was her first time so it was fine even if he was injured. It was only later that he realized... That was a mistake! 366 Chapter 359 : : Ancient True Oath Scroll At one of the luxurious rooms inside the tomb¡­ An attractive green-haired woman was gracefully sitting on the bed, she was holding the book in her hand, she occasionally flipped the pages after reading the content, just then her eyelids flickered and she turned to look at the man sleeping on the bed near her. The man was covered in a blanket, unlike the graceful woman he looked like he had gone through a hellish battle and a lot of labor before finally getting some time to sleep, he had a nice body built but his body gave a feeling that it lacked vigor for him to even move. The man stretched his arms then slowly opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was the beautifully decorated ceiling. ''I... Survived?'' Rex thought. [The nightmare is over, should I analyze your body just in case?] ''Please do,'' Rex said. [Analyzing¡­..] [The heartbeat is normal,] [Your kidneys are somewhat stressed but working fine,] [As for the rest, it''s more or less recoverable, just rest,] Rex sighed in relief, but then he saw an exquisite face of a woman with emerald green eyes zooming into his vision, he was horror-stricken. ''Don''t tell me, she is thinking of another round¡­.'' Rex felt that he could see the followers of Yama filling his room. [It was a nice journey together, you have my condolences,] Fortunately, what he thought didn''t happen, Lerna softly kissed on his lips with a light blush visible on her face then retreated back to the side. Rex looked at her. The previous cold woman who had a hard time smiling looked more carefree and happy today. ''I heard people saying love brings you to your doom but it''s the first time I realize what they truly meant, and those bastards who say that love between the monster race and human race doesn''t have a good end because of lifespan, lifespan my ass! They should have told the real reason instead. No wonder that love is not so successful between them, the person that is going to live for 100 years might die in 50 if this goes on,'' Rex thought. [Actually, even I didn''t think that a full-fledged monster race is so high on stamina, I wonder what would happen if she was a Divine Beast, I mean someone like Zakiya,] When these words reached Rex''s ears, he froze on the spot. Zakiya''s beautiful face came into his mind but this time it only brought horror, he inwardly decided to treat her with the utmost respect and avoid physical contact, the next time he sees her. ''Today is the first time, I develop some respect for Azure Emperor, he definitely has succubus or goblin bloodline, or how could someone have a harem of 3000 beauties? Unless they love NTR,'' Rex snorted inwardly. He then stretched his soar back and sat up. Lerna closed her book and lightly hit his head with it. "You are asking for it," She said with a slight grin. The way she looked at him now was different from before. Rex rubbed his head and just smiled, he had seen the change in her mood so he decided not to tease her more for now. He went to the bathroom attached to the side of the room, to his surprise there was a whole artificial river inside the bathroom, the fishes were swimming inside is similar to the mini pool in the main room, various types of fragrant herbs were growing on the shore. Rex tightly closed the door from inside so that no one can enter, then he took his fair amount of time taking bath. After two hours he wore a white robe and left the bathroom with a satisfied look on his face. ''At least, I feel more refreshed immediately, it''s time to make a decision,'' Rex thought while drying his wet hair using the towel in his hand. He looked at Lerna then decided to call Luna. He just spoke her name in a low tone and the next second, the familiar light specks came out of the void and merged to form the little Luna. "Half-Master finally remembered Luna, you know Luna waited all this time but no one called Luna, Luna is really dissatisfied," Luna puffed out her cheeks and crossed her hands in front of her chest. Rex chuckled then patted her head which resulted in her fluttering her snow-white wings, she seemed to enjoy it. She then eyed Rex for a few moments, thinking of something, she took out a glass jar half-filled with tiny white pills. "Humph, Luna will forgive Half-Master this time, Luna is kind so I will also give you this, Half-Master seems a little tired, so why don''t you use these Energy Pills, Crimson Sun Emperor had made these pills himself. In his time, he used to refine a lot of these, when Luna asked him about it he told Luna that they are really useful for body recovery," She said. Rex curiously received the jar, took out a pill, and threw it in his mouth. An artifact spirit doesn''t play tricks on their Masters even if he was just a Half-Master. Suddenly, Rex''s eyes got wide, when the pill entered his body, it melted instantly and a refreshing feeling filled his body, his stamina was regenerating at a quick pace. In a few seconds, he felt like he has recovered to his peak conditions. A strange thought then came to his mind, Rex looked around the room, his eyes landed at the dressing corner on the side and the pool in front. He turned to Luna who was preparing herself for another head pat. "Just asking, but what is the race of Saintess Kissandra?" Rex asked in a doubtful tone. "Oh, Luna knows this, Luna knows that she is from Angel Race. Angel Race comes in the Divine Beings category, she has a high affinity with Light element, she also has innate skill Angel Halo that could increase the power of her Light elemental moves by 100% temporarily and.." She said in an all-knowing tone. ''And incredible stamina of a Divine Being,'' Rex thought while looking at the pills in the jar. [Crimson Sun Emperor¡­ What an incredible man,] Rex shook his head and decided to ignore these things. "How many Sky Body Formation stage experts are inside the tomb? Can you show me their current situation or location?" Rex asked. Luna nodded, she flew to the mini pool in the room and pointed at it, a tiny speck of light shot out from her finger and landed on the calm surface of the water, creating several waves of ripples. As the ripples covered the pool the scenery inside is distorted, after the ripples subsided the scenery changes. The water surface acted as a screen and a big map was shown on it. It wasn''t a 2D but 3D map model. There were moving humanoid silhouettes in it, every figure had a tiny Karmic Indicator floating above their heads, the Karmic Indicators were of different colours, some were orange, some were black, the highest number was in the red or orange-red shade, while the least was in green. ''As expected of the Higher Realm,'' Rex thought. "There are a total of 8 Sky Body Formation experts excluding Half-Masters who has already cleared the tomb. The size of the Karmic Indicators on the map is changed depending on their cultivation base. The lower the cultivation base the smaller will be their Karmic Indicator and vice-versa," Luna explained. There was no need for the words, the model map told everything, the silhouettes of cultivators were highly detailed, their uniform and facial features were also visible. Rex scanned through the map, he saw that no one except him had reached the trial of Leech, even if they had some good bloodline and Luna wanted to pull them to the trap they have to meet another requirement, which was high wisdom and talent in his arts just like how Rex passed the test of chimera analyzation. Rex also saw Nera, the sect master of Sky Pagoda Sect, after getting separated from Rex, she chose the long path but after reaching the next trail point she got trapped inside a cubic room. At the moment, she was cultivating, apparently, she didn''t meet Leech. Luna didn''t give her the death privilege because neither did she pass the previous test on her own nor did she had any special bloodline to nurture the Leech. Except for her, the closest to the core part was the Calamity Lord from Relion Family. h He was engaged in a fight with a Lion Chimera, the Chimera had the body of a lion but his tail was like a snake, his claws were similar to a crocodile and his sharp row of teeth was similar to a shark. Another silhouette caught his attention, but this time it made Rex frown. The man was not normal, his body had dried skin, his left hand had frog-like skin and crab-like claw, his right hand was normal but the skin on it didn''t match the rest of his body. He was wearing a wooden mask so Rex recognized him, he was one of the men that entered the tomb with him. At the moment, he was collecting his loots after slaughtering a group of cultivators who met him on the way, the Karmic Indicator on top of him was pitch red as blood with a tinge of black. "A True-Devil cultivator? Luna trap him and finishes him off," Rex said without hesitation. True-Devil cultivator and Evil cultivators had only one main difference, the former had no bottom line, neither their race nor their appearance. Being like a monster and being like a devil are two wholly different things. Luna shook her head. "Luna has said before, Half-Masters had limited permissions, Half-Master cannot interfere with the trails of the tomb only true Masters can do that," Luna said. To her, it didn''t matter who kills who, she only thinks about her Master and the given orders. If Rex becomes her Master then no matter what he does, it will always be the right thing in her eyes. Rex took a deep breath and exhaled. "Okay then, let''s make the contract," Rex said as he looked at Lerna. On meeting her gaze, she closed her book, then came to him with a smile on her face. Luna was so excited that she flapped her wings so fast that a few of her soft white feathers came out from her wings, fell to the ground, and disintegrated into light particles. She snapped her little fingers and a big ancient-looking bronze scroll appeared out of thin air, the scroll unfolded on its own, several strange inscriptions flickered on its glass-like surface, giving out a mysterious feeling to the onlookers. ''Ancient Language? Dammit, I knew it, he considered the possibility of others trying to break the contract but he wasn''t worried because he had an Ancient True Oath Scroll,'' Rex laughed bitterly. [So now what?] ''What do you expect, we will proceed, even if we cannot complete the contract, we would still have 100 years, right? We can surely become strong enough to survive the backlash from the contract or find a way to break it,'' Rex said. "Half Masters just need to place their hand on it and recite the oath I said," Luna said. Rex looked at Lerna and slightly nodded, they both placed their hands on the bronze glass-like surface of the scroll and recited the two conditions to fulfill the contract Luna talked about before. As soon as they finished speaking, small cracks started to appear on the scroll, it broke like glass and fell to the ground. But both of them ignored it, right now they could feel an illusory seal flickering inside their Inner World then disappearing. Rex was familiar with this feeling, it was just that this time, it targeted the Inner World instead of his soul. Lerna was anxious for a moment about what was happening but then she looked at Rex and felt relieved. "Congratulations to Luna, Luna finally got two new Masters," Luna said as she flew around in circles. Rex looked at her and smiled. ''Rose looks like we found your soulmate,'' He thought. [...] 367 Chapter 360 : : A New Problem "Luna says it''s possible but Luna has to confirm the order from both Masters before proceeding," She said while staring at Lerna with her big round eyes, she was folding her hands behind her back, and seemed a little nervous when talking to her. Lerna looked at her acting all shy and found her behaviour quite pleasing to the eyes. According to the previous instructions, Luna takes both Lerna and Rex as her Masters, because both of them were the new owners of the Tomb, she needed the consent of both of them before following an order. "You can do whatever he says, and don''t need to ask me every time," Lerna said without hesitation. Rex smiled, he couldn''t help himself, he swirled his hand around her waist and pulled her closer. Lerna didn''t resist him and was thrown into his embrace. "You heard her," He said with a smile. Luna nodded her head like a rattle then waved her hand towards the map model. The true devil cultivator had just finished collecting his loot and was about to start moving but then he heard the sound of stones rubbing against each other and the passage to enter and exit the place got blocked by a new stone door. He became vigilant, he was still thinking about what was happening when he noticed that small leech-like insects were coming in through the tiny space between the wall and the stone door that blocked the passage. He backed off and observed the leeches continuously coming in and forming a heap near the wall. In less than a minute, all those leeches combined to form a humanoid creature¡­ The Leech. This Leech was slightly different from the one that fought Rex. This Leech was taller, it had four arms and a long three-meter tail. The man sneered after he realized that the lifeforce signature coming from the Leech was low and there was no sign of it using Qi. Instead of being more cautious, he was delighted thinking that he had now triggered some hidden trial. Rex looked at him behaving like that and shook his head. There was no need for him to see what was going to happen next, the Leech was simply an unkillable existence in the Middle Realm. The poison Rex used wasn''t made in the Middle Realm that''s why he considered the Leech as a taboo existence in the Middle Realm. "Let''s go back to the treasure hall," Rex said. Luna nodded and brought them to the treasure hall. If such a ring was lying on the street then no one would even believe that it''s an Ancient Artifact many would die for. "Master wants to use it? This is not a battle type or defense type artifact, every artifact adds to the burden on the user''s soul and body, an Ancient Artifact is rare but it''s also a big burden, moreover once connected the only way to separate it from the host is to destroy it," Luna said. This was the reason why Crimson Sun Emperor didn''t use it, he already had many artifacts on his body although some of them broke when he fought his last battle, but before that, he didn''t want to get connected to an Ancient Artifact which he couldn''t use and raise his burden. His only truly trusted companion was Saintess Kissandra so he didn''t have much use for such a ring and gave it to her, he planned to study it or let his offspring use it. "An Ancient Artifact is still an Ancient Artifact, if I cannot use it then I will study it but after refining it, a refined Ancient Artifact will only attract hatred while an unrefined one will logic less enemies," Rex said as he looked at his hands. He was thinking about which finger should he wear it. "Wait," Lerna stopped him then took the ring from his hand. He was wondering as to what was she thinking when she took the ring, grabbed the second last-second finger of his right hand, and put the ring on it. The ring was bigger so it easily slid to the other end of his finger, Lerna released his hand then nodded in satisfaction. Luna looked at the ring then at her, not understanding what was happening. [It''s an Ancient Artifact and not a wedding ring,] ''It''s a side effect of reading too many novels from the earth,'' Rex chuckled. Rex then focused on the ring, he guided his spiritual sense and probed it, suddenly a mysterious feeling covered his whole body, not just body, his soul also seemed like it was getting probed. He didn''t resist in any way. Suddenly a part of his soul was sliced off out of nowhere, it caused him to feel intense pain but by now pain felt like an intangible friend to Rex. He just slightly frowned for a moment then turned back to his normal self. The ring didn''t stop there, it also started to absorb his blood without causing a single wound on his skin. Rex felt a burning pain in his chest, he lessened his robe and saw the enigma of a round eye on his chest, it was made of thin purple lines. The eye was round so it was hard to tell if it was vertical or horizontal, the enigma looked more like a round purple diagram rather than an eye but when Rex looked at the ring, it made him feel that it was an eye and not some complex diagram. After around 10 minutes, the ring stooped behaving lawlessly and became dormant again but unlike before, Rex could feel a deep connection with the ring. If he wished the ring to disappear it will disappear together with the enigma, if he wished it to appear then it would appear with the enigma. ''Although I have heard that Ancient Artifact eats the same thing as their user and shares the energy in their body but now that I feel it, this thing literally does it,'' Rex thought while looking at the ring. Although he refined it but using it wasn''t simple as using a normal Ancient Artifact, he can also not Appraise It. Ancient Artifacts are known to be very mysterious and are on a whole different level compared to Treasure Artifacts, the host has to spend time in understanding their Ancient Artifact themselves and gain control over it. Rex then moved to the main cultivation technique ?Brilliant Sun God Scripture?, he took it out and opened the scroll. After scanning it once, he gave it to Lerna. "?Brilliant Sun God Scripture? is a special body cultivation technique, you haven''t started cultivating using cultivation technique yet, and as a monster race your physique is your strongest point so cultivating a body cultivation technique is the best thing for you, don''t worry about the resources we have our ATM Shuang," Rex patted his chest and said. Lerna took the scroll from his hand and nodded with a serious expression, until a few weeks ago she believed she was already strong enough to walk unhindered in the four continents but first that Calamity Lord from Relion Family and then the Leech, they all reminded her how powerless she was at the time when she started her journey that''s why she wanted to cultivate her strength without any delay. [Giving her a body cultivation technique... You sure love to play with fire,] ''Humph, just shut up, Others cannot start cultivation as soon as they get the technique and she will be cultivating like that for the first time so by the time she gets a hang of it I will already be a Sky Body Formation Expert and can use the other Blood Tempering Pill in Zakiya''s hands, I will then add all my status point in END, you know what that means right hehehe...'' Rex sneered. [Such a deep scheme...] Rex didn''t think about cultivating ?Sacred Blood Seed Formula? himself, it wasn''t a problem to follow the body cultivation path too, if he can''t keep up then he could simply abandon it midway. The problem was his ?Black Diamond Physique? that supports the dark attribute, if he gets the ?Brilliant Sun Body? too then they will reject each other. Rex looked at the blade for a second and walked to ?Sacred Blood Seed Formula?, he similarly opened the scroll, but this time just as he opened the scroll, a light shot out from it and entered his head. Ding... [You have acquired the ?Sacred Blood Seed Formula?] Rex then looked at the scroll, the method was still there but this one was overly complex and completely wrong. He understood that Crimson Sun Emperor wanted to limit the number of users that can get this formula. Under such a situation even if someone got the formula and their companion asks them what happened they would simply make an excuse. No one wants to share the gain that they can get alone. What surprised Rex was the fact that Crimson Sun Emperor didn''t use this method on the main cultivation technique but this formula, which shows how much he cared about it. Rex thought for a moment, then collected all the treasures in his inventory. He was planning his next move on what to do with the pyramid when Luna alerted him. "Master someone from the upper realm has made its appearance in front of the tomb," Luna said. Rex frowned and moved back to his room to check the situation from the 3D map model. ......... A few days ago... Uncharted Deep Blue Sea... In the Middle Realm, there are many uncharted lands and... Sea, that are ranked depending on the difficulty level of exploring them. According to the correct situation, people call Misty Maze Forest as the number one uncharted land because of the King Of Forest but before Zakiya''s appearance, the title of the deadliest region was in the hands of Deep Blue Sea. Suddenly, the void rippled and a black warp gate appeared in the mid-air several meters above the raging sea waves. A silhouette in a white dress stepped out of it. It was a young man, he wore a long white robe and a conical white hat. Two long curved blades were hanging behind his back and his face was covered in a white mask. The mask was strange, it didn''t have eyes or mouth slots instead there was a sliver design of a snake-like creature on it. The creature''s body structure was similar to a snake but its eyes, scales, tail, and the pattern on its body gave it an extraordinary presence making it look like a Divine Beast. After the man came out, the black gate behind him shrunk and disappeared on its own. He waved his hand and a big Sky Ship appeared in the air, the ship had a glass-like metallic surface, it had a slender body made to minimize the air resistance, the model of the ship was definitely not something people in Middle Realm uses. Furthermore, a silver snake symbol similar to the one on his mask was present on the side of the ship. "The sect is ruthless, I haven''t even had my breakfast and they send me for such troublesome work," He muttered to himself. Just then he saw a shadow zooming in on him from above, he leisurely looked up and saw a big whale-like creature opening its big mouth and pouncing on him. The man touched his chin. Seafood? Not bad,'' He thought. His clothes emitted a white glitter that turned into a blinding light making him look like a light ball in the whale''s eyes. In the next second, a gigantic purple snake came out of the blinding light and swallowed the big whale in an instant. After swallowing the whale, his body shrunk, he again turned into his humanoid form and landed on the deck of the ship. "Too salty," He thought then waved his hand, and the ship dashed into the distance with a ''swoosh'' sound. 368 Chapter 361 : : The Disappearance Of The Tomb - 1 A man in white was standing outside the light barrier of the island. Several bodies were lying around him. Among them, the body of a beast-man and a human was lying beside him. Although they were heavily injured, but unlike others, they weren''t dead. The size of the Karmic Indicator above them stated that both of them were Sky Body Formation stage experts. Rex observed for a while and realized that the man was stopping and checking anyone who came out of the tomb, if they resisted, a battle will follow out which won''t last long and the winner will always be the man in white. The crowd of people was observing him from the sides but no one stepped out to confront him, those who did weren''t able to step back alive. "Masterrr Whattt Shouldd Luna Dooo, Theyy camee Forrr thee Tombb," Luna said with teary eyes as she blindly flew around in the room looking extremely anxious. Rex grabbed her head to stop her at one place then spoke. "Calm down and tell me, from which faction is he, I mean from which sect is he?" Rex asked. "Huh? Does Master not know? Although Luna doesn''t know from which sect he is, but the symbol on his mask clearly says he is from Heaven Devouring Snake Clan also known as Ancient Snake Clan, but it''s strange, Ancient Snake Clan never attacked us before. Other Ancient Clans were the same, they worry too much about their reputation so they won''t ally with those sects to snatch a tomb and harm a famous Divine Doctor. But Master, although he is alone we shouldn''t fight him, it''s better to use one of the two remaining two Grand Teleportation Scroll and escape," Luna said as she rubbed her teary eyes. Rex slightly nodded. "Say, Luna, he is standing outside, does that mean, he cannot enter the tomb?" Rex asked. Luna shook her head. "He cannot, the tomb lets in the challengers with lower cultivation base in first, the tomb judges people based on their real cultivation base. That man''s real cultivation base his way higher than others so he has to wait for a few days before he can enter the tomb himself," Luna explained. Rex started to think of a solution. Throwing the challengers inside the tomb out and teleporting wasn''t hard but if the man in white investigated and find out that two Calamity Lords didn''t come out then he would likely start his search for the tomb from Frozen Flame. As for letting him in and killing him, if he is killed then the forces behind him won''t sit idle. Suddenly his eyes lit up. "Luna is there something I can use to contact you, without others knowing it?" Rex asked. Luna nodded, she extended her hand and a silver sword-shaped earring appeared in her small palm. Rex took it and wore it on his left ear then looked at Lerna. She nodded, indicating that it looks good. "Now you two, listen to me, do as I tell you to do..." Rex told them his plan. Outside the tomb... A big man with goat-like horns and a bear-like body excitedly came out of the tomb, he had a big hammer like Artifact Treasure in his hand, several visible injuries were covering his body but he was happy. He was a Calamity Lord, such injuries will recover on their own soon but now that he had a Treasure Artifact in his hands, his strength would grow by a big leap. "Hey big man, if you don''t mind can I have look at your storage ring?" An unfamiliar voice disrupted his good moment. The man furrowed his brows and looked at the man in white in front, who was just half his size. "Shut up and scram! I''m in good mood or those would have become your last words," He said in a displeased tone, and flew into the air without even looking at the dead bodies on the ground or the sympathetic looks the onlookers were giving him. The man in white sighed, he reached out to the two blades on his back. ''Phantom Slash'' His body became illusory, then several afterimages appeared in the surrounding with each one appearing a meter close to the beastman. Before the beastman could react he felt a chilling sensation on his back, he tried to turn and only managed to take a glimpse of the white shadow appearing behind his back. The strike landed and the beastman fell to the ground, completely unconscious. The man in white didn''t kill him, not because of mercy or righteousness but to not break the power balance of the Middle Realm. He made a pulling sign and the storage ring on the beastman''s finger flew out and landed on his palm, after checking it out for a while, he threw it back at the beastman. He had just turned back to the tomb when two silhouettes flew out of the tomb, the man''s eyes lit up, he moved to them. Two silhouettes that came out consisted of a white-haired man and a green-haired woman. The white-haired man looked injured, most of his injuries were hidden because of his red coat but his blood died shirt was still visible. The green-haired woman was supporting him from the side. The man in white looked at them and realized that he couldn''t see Rex''s cultivation base and realized that it was the work of a Treasure Artifact in one glance. "Hey you two, do you have a moment?" He approached the two of them. "A moment? Yeah why not, I have an hour, I have a day, and even a month, but da fukk it has to do with you? Are you blind man, can''t you see my condition, remove that mask and you will be able to see it," Rex said in a displeased tone. The man stopped in his tracks, his lips twitching, he was thinking if he should display his ?Phantom Slash? again but attacking an injured person who couldn''t even walk will hurt his consciousness a little. "Juniors I will directly talk on the point then, can I have a look at your storage rings?" He asked directly. Rex looked at Lerna then at him and narrowed his eyes. The man''s body slightly trembled, he looked at Rex from top to bottom again. Several thoughts appeared in his head as he evaluated Rex''s identity. The first thought was that Rex also came from Higher Ream and is after the tomb but then why was he injured? He could have just used a good pill to heal these injuries instantly, second his clothes were of low quality with no defensive measure. The woman beside him didn''t seem like a bodyguard either as she was just an early Sky Body Formation expert. If he was a normal person from the Middle Realm then there was no way he would have recognized his clan''s symbol moreover, not only he recognized it, the way he talked didn''t seem like he was in any way afraid of offending him and was talking at equal footing. At the same time, Rex received a message from Luna. {Master Luna says that some Ancient Clan degrade the cultivation base of their geniuses and throw them into dangerous lands, secret realms and lower realms to gain experience, those who manage to survive till the end are all monsters. Luna is telling you, they are all monsters and no one of them would die without making their name spread throughout the whole realm. Rex was quietly hearing what Luna said but when he heard the title name of Zakiya among those, he almost gave away his calm expression. The name alone gave a lot of information. A new question appeared in his head... ''Don''t tell me that the Blood Clan is actually an Ancient Clan?'' He thought, but he calmed himself down for now. The man in white stared at Rex, his words had only deepened his doubt but he wasn''t a reckless person and won''t reach a conclusion that early, he decided to probe Rex a little. The man in white laughed bitterly. Talking to his Master? It would mean he would be representing his clan while meeting if something goes wrong then he would have to pay compensation because of trying to reveal an Heir Candidate''s identity, it won''t be surprised if he had to sign a contract too. In the whole conversation, he didn''t ask from which clan is Rex from or on which plane on Higher Realm does he live. Many people would try to trick and kill the Heir Candidate of their enemy clan before they mature. If he asks for any personal detail then it would be like he had written his name on the top of the suspicion list of Rex''s ''Ancient Clan'' and if something happened to him like an assassination attempt then it would become a good excuse for others to mock his Ancient Snake Clan without restraint. {Junior, I won''t take more of your time and get to the point. I''m a disciple of Star Guardian Sect, my name is Shay- Shaun, my mission is to destroy the main inheritance related to Crimson Sun Emperor, if someone acquires it then they would probably fall into his trap and would likely have no choice but to exact revenge on his behalf. Rex wanted to cry. ''You bastard, can''t you come a few days ago. What''s the use of warning now? Are you mocking me?'' Rex screamed inwardly. [I have a feeling the result would be the same even if he had come early and warned you,] Rex rolled his eyes, no one believes him these days. He didn''t use Appraisal on him because Zakiya had warned him not to blindly use his Pupil Technique on anyone, some experts can sense it while some have a defensive measure that will automatically counter-attack. Rex made a thoughtful expression then gave his and Lerna''s storage ring to Shaun. The onlooker was confused, they looked at each other in the eyes but didn''t talk. They can guess that Rex reached to some kind of deal with the strange man and chose to compromise. Shaun took the rings and probed them, he ignored the Treasure Artifacts, then his eyes landed on a tiny red scroll lying at the corner, he quickly took it out. He slowly opened it and checked the headline. "This, where did you found it?" He asked. It was the scroll containing the ?Sacred Blood Seed Formula?. "This one? If I remember clearly it was inside the stomach of a big strange lion-like creature. I haven''t checked it yet but... Is it something precious?" Rex''s eyes shined. Shaun hurriedly took it back. "No, it''s a despicable cloning technique that uses the blood of innocents to work," He said in a solemn tone. "Oh, then as Senior said before we should destroy it, Senior let this Junior do it," Rex said with a serious expression. Shaun shook his head and hurriedly put it in his storage ring. "I need to show it to the sect as proof," He said in a serious tone. Rex sneered inwardly but still nodded. The real recipe was in his hand, the one on the scroll was just a fake made to waste their time for years. Shaun sensed something wrong then looked around and saw the mocking gazes of people around him. He pondered over his actions and felt somewhat embarrassed. He quickly took out a soft innerwear top made of silk-like cloth and gave it to Rex. "It''s a 2 Star Soft Silk Armour, it can absorb a part of any kind of physical attack and protect your inner organs, it''s a reward for helping me," Shaun said while giving back the storage rings to them. Rex happily took them, this was a free bonus so why would he reject it? Just then, Shaun froze on the spot. Several lights shot out of the tomb, then turned into the figures of people with a confused expression on their faces. the whole island started to shine brightly. "Nooo.." Shaun dashed towards the island but he only managed to grab the air while the tomb disappeared without a trace. 369 Chapter 362 : : The Disappearance Of The Tomb - 2 Aside from these two, there was also the third category which was hiding their faces in embarrassment because of being thrown out in the middle of grinding levels in their flesh slapping game. Alas, the laws of the tomb were equal for everyone, the tomb doesn''t differentiate between men-women, old-young, and single-couple-harem. When Shaun saw the tomb disappearing, his heart skipped a beat. He dashed at his fastest speed but he wasn''t even allowed to cross the light barrier till now so how could he stop it from being teleported, he was only able to grab the air while the tomb disappeared without a trace. Shaun frowned deeply, the tomb disappeared in front of him but he wasn''t able to do anything, the situation was out of his expectations. The tomb couldn''t make such a decision on its own so the only explanation was that it followed the inheritance pattern of Middle Realm Inheritance Grounds, it got a new master but there was another problem, no one should be able to conquer a tomb that fast especially when the challengers were from the Middle Realm. He was angry, he stopped thinking about how someone conquered it instead focused on who did it. Shaun knew that the person who conquered it should be related to one of the forces present in the vicinity. He was troubled thinking what to do, he couldn''t just grab everyone and start his investigation from scratch. Just like him, everyone was in shock, especially those Calamity Lords who were dreaming of getting the rumoured Treasure Artifact. They were just about to explode in anger when a certain individual did it before them. "Whatt! Noo¡­ My Tomb, Dammiiittt All!" Rex ran to the empty area where the island was floating a while ago, he ignored his injured state as he screamed on top of his lungs, his eyes were red, his voice was full of agony and despair. "Who did it! Just who the fukk did it? If you have the guts come out and fight with me for three hundred rounds, I promise that I will make you regret being born in this world. Coward, Evil Thing, Something x Something! I''m giving you one last chance to handover the tomb peacefully or I swear in the name of Beast God that I Rex Andrews, will chase you down to the ends of hell until you die," Rex said in an angry tone as he scanned through the crowd, the people who saw the madness in his eyes, avoided eye contact with him. Lerna rolled her eyes. Her man was truly shameless! As for the Calamity Lords and beastman mixed in the crowd, they were inwardly cursing at him, losing a tomb was one thing but what does their holy Beast God had to do with it? Why was he being dragged into this matter completely unrelated to him? Lerna walked to him and held his hand, gently consoling him. When the single men species saw this scene, they felt extremely jealous, although the veil hid her face, her figure alone could make them salivate but the fact that she was a Calamity Lord made them unable to muster a single bad thought. Lerna calmed him down and left the crime scene with him, Shaun didn''t stop them after seeing how flared up Rex was a moment ago. They were just about to leave when Rex''s steps halted, an incredible expression appeared on his face, he seemed like he had figured out the solution to a problem that has been bothering him for centuries, he turned and looked at the faces of Calamity Lords that entered the tomb with him. "Wait! Fairy Xue, Fairy Nera, Spirit Mountain Monarch, and the powerhouse from Relion Family, except you all four wasn''t there one more Sky Body Formation Expert that entered the tomb at the same time as us?" Rex said in a low tone. But his low tone was clearly audible in the ears of every Sky Body Formation expert present. Everyone reacted, they looked around, and indeed the black-cloaked man wasn''t in the vicinity. Until now there wasn''t a single Calamity Lord that died inside the tomb, cultivators at their level were extremely shrewd but patient, they will without a doubt be the last one to die if everyone was trapped inside the tomb. This thing made him the most suspicious person to have conquered the tomb. The true devil path cultivator was the only one that never came out of the tomb, and how could he come out when Rex himself ordered Luna to trap him and send the Leech to communicate with him. Rex''s words caught the attention of everyone, they also looked around and started whispering among themselves. Shaun''s eyes lit up, he already got a clue. Normally, if it was someone else he would have already taken them and left, asking aside doing soul search to confirm the doubt wasn''t a problem, because the matter of the tomb was urgent, if it got in the hands of the wrong person then the situation would become dire. Shaun nodded. He turned to the crowd. "Everyone, if someone can give me the information about that person then he or she would be heavily rewarded by me," Shaun said. His voice was heard by all, and they looked at him in doubt. The people that just came out were confused as to who he was? And does he think they were idiots who would tell him the address of golden egg-laying hen instead of catching it themselves? But soon they received the messages from the people of their faction in the crowd and came to knew about the deeds of the man, they realized that his background wasn''t simple. And who wouldn''t want to get on the good side of someone who can easily take care of the people at the Sky Body Formation stage? "I know," Someone from Green Mantis Sect quickly raised his hand. Shaun smiled, he had already decided on whom should he use Soul Search tonight. Just after the first man raised his hand, he was soon followed by others. After Shaun heard the information from them he had the urge to slice of their heads from their shoulders, the information they talked about was just circling around the fact that it was a man in a black cloak. Rex stood there and quietly watched, but after a few minutes he shook his head and showed signs of weakness, Lerna pressured him and pulled him out of this place. They went back to the stronghold of the Black Scorpion Sect. Sung Lee and others were recovering from injuries while digesting their gains, they knew that gaining too much can attract the wolf from the cave so they properly healed themselves before every trip. They also knew about the commotion the man in white created but chose to avoid him, they were afraid that he might ask to handover the things that they have acquired earlier. But the news of the tomb disappearing just now made them dumbfounded, Sung Lee guessed that it might be a trap so instead of personally going out, he sent his trusted men but everyone gave him the same information. As soon as Rex came in, he was greeted by Sung Lee personally. After entering the secret room of the skyship, Rex''s expression became serious, he waved his hand and something similar to a Mobile Transmission Array Platform came out and landed on the ground. He then flickered his fingers and the VIP card from Alfred appeared in his hand. "Listen I want some of your men to go to the Davalon Kingdom with my Working Bots and use the authority of this card to buy a big mansion then place this platform inside the core part. The situation here is about to get messy, now that there is no tomb, the only way to earn treasures is by snatching them from others. We will first deal with Green Mantis Sect then leave..." Rex started to tell him his plan with a serious expression. Sung Lee saw how serious was Rex and listened to each and every point attentively. ........ A while ago... Misty Maze Forest..... Outside Zakiya''s residence..... A beach chair was led in open ground under the sun, a graceful woman was leisurely lying on it. She wore a tight top and loose shorts, an umbrella on the side shadowed her face from the sunlight. An assistant type bot with the appearance exactly similar to Mr. Black came walking to her, holding a tray in his hands with a juice glass on it. Zakiya picked up the glass, took a sip, and inhaled deeply. "Good taste, keep working like that and I may give you Elemental Spirit Stones instead of Spirit Stones," She said in a surprisingly gentle tone. Today she was fully relaxed, it had been quite some days since Rex left and everything inside the forest was very peaceful since he left. At first, she wanted to rest like this at the roof of the castle in Frozen Flame City because many things could entertain her at the castle but there was one thing even a supreme powerhouse like her couldn''t take care of. It was a five-headed annoying creature that kept pestering her in the hope of gaining another ''iceball'' to play, from her. Zakiya never felt that humiliated in her life before meeting him, it was no doubt that in the future whenever she would use her Ice Prison killer move, she would remember the face of that beast. In the end, she had no choice but to retreat to her house, she could imprison Aru in a weakened version of the ice sphere again but this time, there was no one around to free him, and what about her pride? That was getting crushed under the influence of those 5 pairs of shiny big round eyes. Zakiya was just drinking the juice when she felt that the sky turned dark and no sunlight fell on her side. "Hmm... The weather was sunny a moment ago then... What the heck?" She had just curiously looked up to see what was happening when she saw a big island floating in the air... Rather than floating, it looked more like it was falling, but then she realized, it was really falling. She grabbed the Assistant Bot and merged into the shadows. The island descended on the ground. ...BOOOM... Zakiya appeared in the distance with the Assistant Boat standing beside her, her mouth was left open, it was hard to tell if she was surprised because of the tomb or the fact that her self made house just got crushed in front of her eyes. After the tomb landed, a light shot out from it and transformed into a familiar silhouette, it was Rex, Rex''s clone to be precise. "Teacherrr~ Did you miss me?" Rex excitedly waved his hand at her. ''This damn pair of father and son,'' Zakiya crushed the juice glass in her hand. 370 Chapter 363 : : Refining A Clone - 1 In an endless desert where the sky is covered by a layer of clouds, the temperature so high that normal wood can turn into charcoal if it is kept under the exposure of the sun all day. Three big skyships were flying across the desert under the cover of the clouds. The one in the lead was an elegant swan-like ship in the control of Cold Heaven Sect, the one following it from behind was like a second-hand pirate ship but was bigger than the first, it was the ship under the control of Black Scorpion Sect, as for the last one at the rear, it was a long elegant ship with a green mantis theme on its surface, it was once under the control of Green Mantis Sect but right now it was the property of Frozen Flame. A few days ago, due to the grievance between Black Scorpion Sect and Green Mantis Sect, they fought under the cover of the night until one of them perished. Normally it wasn''t easy for Sung Suyin and Sung Huang to defeat fully alerted Green Mantis Sect in their continent but after being used as cannon fodder by Spirit Mountain Sect, their strength was nowhere near their prime. By the time, their sect master figured out that how they were being used without getting paid it was already impossible to escape from their clutches. As respected seniors, Rex and Spirit Mountain Monarch paid no heed to this child game, but out of respect, the sect master of Black Scorpion Sect gifted the newly obtained skyship of Green Mantis Sect to Rex. It truth, it was impossible for Black Scorpion Sect to take the ship from a sect at Myriad Beast Continent and get away with it, many could use this reason and attack them to rob them, but it isn''t the same with Rex and Sung Lee can''t use his name without paying, can he? Especially when Rex gifted him a spirit rank treasure as a meeting gift before, moreover Rex was long eyeing the ship so it was a given that he would gift it to him. Green Mantis Sect had fallen, their sect master and elders died, but the guest elders and runaway disciples were sparred. Rex was wondering as to why he hadn''t cut the roots but Sung Lee told him that they had already collected inner information about the sect and knew that the disciples don''t have real loyalty towards the sect. The sect followed the power system, if you are stronger you can gain a higher position no matter when have you joined the sect, low talent disciples are just used as cannon fodders. When the sect was strong, no one from the sect dared to betray them because the ones who tried to flee had been used to set an example, they were executed in cruel and gruesome ways in front of the newbie disciples. Once the seed of fear was planted in their heart it will only grow bigger with time. The green skyship was under the control of newly made Working Bots, during their travel to Myriad Beast Continent, Mr. Black had observed everything on the skyship of Black Scorpion Sect and hence he had the data on how to pilot the ship. Rex was standing on the deck of the ship, he was without a doubt the person with the most gains from the trip. ''A mortal man desires money, fame, and cough... I got all three of them, the last one was more than I could chew through. My body had now fully recovered but there is still quite some time before we reach Golden Bird Continent, should I start to refine the clones now?'' Rex thought. He had left the continent, as soon as he got the things he wanted, he wanted to wait and enjoy things like dishes from expert chefs, roam around the market of different kingdoms, meet some elves...., but the appearance of Shaun gave him a sense of urgency. He was still thinking when he suddenly felt the soft touch of two jade-like hands swirling around his waist. "You aren''t reading books?" Rex turned to look at Lerna. "Reading alone... Feels boring," Lerna said while resting her head on his back. ''it''s way better than you turning me into history,'' He thought but didn''t show it on his face. "I see, don''t worry I wan planning to build an Online Novel App in the future, where you can not only read novels and books but also write them, members can get level by doing a task like giving reviewing, reading and trollin- cough I mean commenting, etc. At that time, you can discuss about the novels you like with others and can get a lot of interested authors to write different genre novel for free," Rex said. [I have a feeling, you are either going to be censored or get some copyright issues soon,] Rex didn''t mind the comment, he noticed that Lerna''s interest was piqued. ''My plan is perfect, something like this would make her happy while I have also thought of adding real money transaction setting, I will add a privilege system which will target the authors with the most readers instead of those with good works, the readers then have to use coins to read the novels that can be bought with real money, while the authors would turn the interesting novels into filler filled books..., Wait who cares, there is bound to be one or two good books in thousands, how?'' Rex thought. [Profiteer,] ''It''s human nature dude, you give them the equal opportunity with equal status and not many would like it, instead give them hope to rise in ranks and everyone will strive for it, that aside...'' Rex was thinking when an idea hit him. "My loving Lerna, why don''t you have some talk with Little Qing, she should be getting bored just like you, I have just gotten some insights so I will go into seclusion for now," Rex said. Lerna pursued her lips in dissatisfaction. She was fine with such a thing before but now she loved getting some attention. Rex smiled, he gently kissed on her forehead and left the ship''s deck. ''Sorry my love, but life is more important,'' He inwardly thought. Rex quickly used Instant Transmission and appeared in a private room on the ship. The room had many glass cases housing various types of plants inside them, they had different colours, types, structures, and needed a different kind of environment to grow. The glass cases were the device Rex had used in the laboratory where Project Life was going on. When he appeared in the room, his eyes first landed on a glass pot placed at the corner, the glass pot was a little filled with golden liquid at the bottom and a heap of tiny leeches was lying inside it. ''I have already used Elixir Of Life on you so don''t you dare die on me,'' Rex thought, he then took out one of the thee Sacred Blood Baby Seed and walked to the empty area. [What are you thinking?] ''Hmm... What are your thoughts about using Gene Coding on the clone while making it? I''m pretty sure that my bloodline can have a strengthening effect on others so it should be able to handle it. Furthermore, it''s my clone so although it should be able to get my bloodline abilities but it cannot get all of them. I want then to be strong and capable to reduce my workload and I cannot achieve that using normal ways. The biggest problem is balancing Yin and Yang Qi in their body so I thought about altering the bloodline and only giving one type of energy to the clone, they don''t need to be an all-rounder as long as they can master one field it''s fine with me,'' Rex said. [It''s quite difficult, using Gene Coding on plants was one thing, while on the living is differed, the good part is that we have accurate information on your body compared to others so it would be easier as they are your clone compared to doing it on other people, but you sure? We only have three Sacred Blood Baby Seed, and I don''t think it would be easy to quickly refine more even with the Sacred Blood Baby Seed Formula,] ''When did I haven''t taken a risk? We will put Calm Mind to the limits this time,'' Rex thought, he made a small cut on his finger and dropped some blood on the oval blood-red stone. He then sat cross-legged on the ground and started nourishing it with his spiritual energy and blood like it was an egg he was trying to incubate. Refinancing a ''Sacred Blood Baby Seed'' into a clone wasn''t a one day task. It would normally take at least three days even for just completing the first stage but Rex wanted more than just completing the stage, he slowed down the process while he observed every single change in it from the Inner World. When Rex had dropped his blood on it, the seed had absorbed and moved it to the innermost part, it didn''t let the blood cells die but started to nourish them, an unnoticeable change occurred in them under its nourishment. The inner structure of the seed was changing every moment. The seed lay dormant for the first day but on the second day, a faint rhythmic heartbeat started to come from it. At the moment, inside the Inner World... Rex was sitting cross-legged on the floor. Several holographic windows showing different information starting from the heartbeat, temperature change, structure change and the cell molding inside the seed was showing on the screens. He opened his eyes and looked at the main screen in front. The screen had the 3D image of a man with a similar structure to Rex on it, but he didn''t have the usual colour for skin representation. A row of similar windows was present on the right and left of the main screen but they didn''t belong to humanoid creatures. The rightmost screen contained the image of an eight-legged spider, adjacent to it was a window with the image of a wolf on it, the screen just after it had the image of a centipede. The ones on the left were also the same, they all had the image of a certain type of creature. Suddenly the rightmost window containing an image of the spider moved and touched the main window from the side, a few notification alerts then popped up in front of him. [Testing DNA compatibility...] [Synchronization rate..1%..24%..45%... Error!] [Synchronization failed] [DNA not compatible] The window with the image of the spider on it disappeared, soon after the next window with the image of the wolf moved to the main screen and the same things happened again, the process continued. ''How many?'' Rex asked. [I have tested compatibility with 4789 creatures, the highest one was 83% which had met the requirement, we can try it as long as the compatibility is at 80% but as you said, I''m checking the compatibility with the rest,] ''Which one reached the 83% synchronization?'' Rex asked after some thinking. [It''s the Ice Wolf''s DNA signature we got from the valley around Cold Heaven Sect,] ''Hmm... Keep searching,'' Rex said then again focused on the seed. But just then... [Wait, another compatible DNA found, it''s synchronization rate reached 92%,] Rex opened his eyes in surprise. ''Which one?'' He asked. [It''s... The DNA of a unique race Royal Sky Drakon, in other words, it''s Little Aru,] Rex''s lips twitched. He was trying to find a DNA with high compatibility with his own, to fuse them when making the Clone, the clone cannot gain all his abilities but this way it can become stronger. Actually in a way, rather than fusing it was altering the clone''s DNA in accordance or reference with the compatible subject''s DNA. Meaning in his current situation, he was faced with an option to alter his clone''s DNA with his... Son''s. Rex was quiet for a while. The feeling was a little weird, it was not unusual for kids to inherit traits from their parents but now it was the other way around. ''It''s just a clone, after all, strength is the priority, we will go with it,'' He concluded. Rose was always happy to comply. ''Calm Mind'' Rex activated Calm Mind, it was time for him to use the true potential of Gene Coding talent. 371 Chapter 364 : : Refining A Clone - 2 Using the DNA signature of Royal Sky Dragon is like adding one more participant to inherit traits after counting the eight creatures that had contributed to Rex''s foundation to this date. Five from the time he evolved into Yellow-Tier Carbonite Human and the rest three from the time he evolved into Blue-Tier Lamiarious Carbonite Human. After the DNA was chosen, the main part was reconstructing the clone''s DNA structure to meet his requirement. It was similar to customizing a character if during his first evolution Rex was customizing it using a simple front end screen then this time it was like back end coding, he was doing everything manually. Rex was sitting cross-legged on the ground while holding the oval egg-shaped stone-like seed in the center of his palms overlapping each other. Wisps of Pure Yang Qi were being channeled through his meridian, guided to his palms, and ending up getting absorbed by the Sacred Blood Baby Seed. By this time, the seed had started to continuously adsorb his blood only with the help of physical contact with his skin. At first, it was normal suctions but with time, it started to demand more, it was like a black hole that would never get filled. Because of it, Rex had already lost one sub-stage of his cultivation base, his cultivation base degraded from Core Breaking peak stage to Core Breaking 8th stage. The seed didn''t stop sucking Qi and blood from him, just by maintaining the current supply Rex was losing his cultivation base but Luna had already told him about the disadvantage of using it so he wasn''t surprised. Several hours later, he lost one more substage. This time, the seed finally showed some changes, a small crack appeared on its surface, the crack then expanded to the whole body, and the surface of the seed shattered like eggshells. After the shell was removed, a tiny humanoid baby covered in a slimy red liquid made its appearance from inside it. The baby had its eyes closed and his body was curled up, he looked like he was inside his mother''s womb a moment ago, the baby had similarities with a real one but it had a weakness, although his heart was beating but it gave the onlooker a feeling that it lacked a very crucial element to be recognized as a living being. It was similar to how amoeba produces their offsprings, it first stretches out a part of themselves then severs the physical connection. The severed part develops a life of its own and would become another amoeba. The severed soul part floated in the air, although it was severed Rex could still control it as it was the part of his soul, under his guidance the severed soul piece moved into the body of the small blood baby and started stabilizing itself. Rex flickered his finger, a small glass tub filled with green medicinal liquid appeared beside him. The medicinal glass tub wasn''t simple, an array disk was embedded at its bottom, he activated the array then slowly put the blood baby in the tub. Under the effect of the array, the baby floated at the surface of green liquid, half of his body was submerged in the liquid while half was left outside. The fragile body of the baby started to slowly absorb the medicinal liquid to nourish itself. ''Now he can be considered to be a living being, a living being in a coma though. The last step doesn''t need me to do anything, should I refine another one?'' Rex thought about it, then confirmed it. He took out another Sacred Blood Baby Seed and started refining a clone. [So which DNA are you going to use this time? Another Royal Sky Drakon?] Rex shook his head. ''You can''t use a sword in the work domain of a needle, using the same DNA for multiple clones just doesn''t seem right to me. Moreover, I only used Yang Qi to refine the first clone which is highly compatible with Royal Sky Drakon but this time I am going to use Yin Qi so we will go with the ''Ice Wolf'' DNA from before,'' Rex said. About a day later¡­ Rex placed the second blood baby in another medicinal glass tub, he turned to look at the first tub and his eyebrows twitched, the previous fragile baby that used to look like an upgraded fetus now looked like a two-year-old child. Not only he was old enough, one could even see tiny strands of hair growing on his little head. ''They will need nine days of refining before getting ready to see the world,'' Rex thought. He then recovered his lost four substages of cultivation base and decided to head out. Before heading out, he prepared necessary material like bigger tubs and more medicinal liquid for them, he left the newly made Mr. Black here to take care of them and inform them if something unexpected happens. Rex was hesitant at first but eventually decided to go back to his room, his and Lerna''s room to be more precise. He arrived at the room and saw her reading a book. Lerna peeked at him then ignored him. Rex''s lips twitched, he knew something like that was going to happen even if he only left her for a few days. He walked to the bed and sat beside her. "What are you reading?" He politely asked. At which Lerna stared at him, like she was saying, you have the gull to ask? "Who cares?" She snorted. "I care," Rex said with a straight face, the word shame was never introduced in his dictionary. "You do?" Lerna raised her eyebrows, she was shaken by his confidence. She closed the book and placed it on the table at the side, Lerna then reached out her hand, grabbed onto his robe, and pushed him down on the bed, she leaned forwards and looked into his eyes. "Then you won''t make excuses and leave again?" Lerna asked, her face was very close to him, his hard stone-like chest was already under the mercy of two unfathomable mammoths. "I won''t, how could I? You misunderstood, I finished my work early and came to stay together with you, you know," Rex shook his head and replied. At that moment, his eyes contained deep resolve, a resolve that soldiers have when they are going to fight for their kingdoms to death, a resolve every husband has when they are going home drunk knowing that their doom is waiting there. ''Rose if we reincarnate again, then I will be the system and you can have the body,'' He said summoning up his last bit of courage. [No thanks, I''m fine as it is,] Rex had the inborn habit of not being able to hurt a woman''s heart, this was something planted by Johnathan and was now deeply rooted in his bones, especially when it was the woman he loved. Johnathan never knew that the good habit planted by him could make Rex kiss the death with a straight face and dance in front of it. Lerna smiled then showed her Return To Nature mastery kissing skills. Although Rex was enjoying the kiss, for some reason, his life till now was rolling back in his vision. ........ Golden Bird Continent... Sea Dragon Port... When someone wants to cross a continent, they cannot do it alone, even the Sky Body Formation stage expert would have trouble because it not only takes a lot of time but if they don''t know the correct path the journey ahead could become life-threatening. That''s why they use skyships and travel with others who are veterans in transporting passengers, the pilots of public skyships. The agencies that control these ships have fixed stations from where they start their every trip and end it. Sea Dragon Port is one of those sky ship stations where cultivators could buy tickets to become the passenger and aboard the ship to go to other continents. Sea Dragon Port is located at Sea Dragon City, it''s one of the ten great cities of Golden Bird Continent, just like Corentis in the past. If it was before the war, people of all races used to come here and enjoy their trip but now only those belonging to the human race come here. The city didn''t forbid other races to come directly, but if they really come then it won''t be a surprise if they disappear in the crowd or are accused of being thieves before getting imprisoned by righteous sects. In a dark alley of Sea Dragon City. Two women wearing a tattered robe were cornered by two middle-aged men. Both the woman had an identical appearance, they were twins, they had a mature charm of women in their peak and delicate face that could attract vigorous men from afar. Their tattered black robe revealed their soft tender skin on their shoulders and legs, which was working like a seductive spell to attract men. Their back was facing a wall while the way in front was blocked by the two men. The man on the left had a long scar on his face that added to his sinister smile he couldn''t hide on his face. The man on the right was a fat man, he was wearing gold chains around his neck and rings in his fingers, but there was no elegance in his dress code. The man on the left looked like a sailor from the dress up while the one on the right looked like a merchant from the black market. "Old Bao, you really hit the jackpot, to think such lambs came to your door themselves. Haha... ladies don''t you want the tickets to Peaceful Heaven Continent? You need to show your sincerity to this big brother first," The fat man said with drool coming out from his mouth. "I''m... I''m telling you... Step back, or else my Mao Clan won''t let you go," The girl on the left said in a trembling tone. The two-man just laughed at her comment. "Hehehe... Little girls, how would your clan know what happened here?.. Hehe, Cough... Cough..." The scar-faced man said with a sneer. He was laughing at the start but his laughter soon came to a halt, he started coughing nonstop. He felt like his neck was so swollen that it was going to burst, the same thing happened with his heart then the other parts of his body. In less than 5 seconds, he lost consciousness and fell to the ground. The fat man frowned, the situation escalated so fast that he failed to react. Suddenly when he opened his mouth to speak, a gush of blood poured out of it, he wasn''t able to stop the blood coming out of his mouth and soon felt his head going dizzy. He almost lost his ability to think, as he fell to the ground his gaze landed on the two women and his eyes got wide in shock. He could see their expressionless faces and the look of disdain in their eyes which was completely different from before, they didn''t seem the least bit surprised. ''Poison?... In.. Air?'' It was the last thought that came to his mind before he closed his eyes for eternity. The woman on the right expressionlessly raised her hand and touched her face, suddenly a black metallic mask appeared on her face, followed by a black membrane that covered her body and when it disappeared, her appearance had completely changed. She now looked like a young girl in her twenties, she still had a mature charm to her body, her curves could put even an enchantress to shame, she was without a doubt a peerless beautiful in her age group but her eyes were cold as ice, she was like a seductive snake that can only be looked at and can''t be touched. If Rex was here, he would recognize her at first glance, it was none other than... Ria. Ria looked at the face of the fat man for a seconds before putting pack the black iron mask on her face again. The black membrane-covered her body then disappeared after a moment, her appearance changed again but this time, she didn''t look like a woman but had the same appearance as the fat man. Although her clothes were the same, she was still wearing a black tattered robe but her appearance, smell, aura, and presence was totally different. "How long are you going to stare? Get ready fast," Ria said as she took out a purple robe from her storage ring and changed into it. "Yess.." Mia hastily removed her mask, then similarly changed her appearance. "And what is Mao Clan? Think of a better name next time, not everyone is as idiot as them," Ria snorted, she bent on her knees and carefully took out the storage rings from the fingers of the two dead men. "I.. Understand," Mia said with a somewhat embarrassed look on her face. Ria didn''t pursue the matter more, she extended her hand towards the two-man lying on the ground, a green gas came out of her hand and covered the corpses. ...Siiizzz...Szzz..... A sizzling sound was heard as the two corpses deformed and their flesh melted into a meat puddle together with their clothes. 372 Chapter 365 : : Offer The three skyships didn''t encounter an obstacle while heading back this time, the people of the three ships were quite happy as they were the only ones to now have Treasure Artifacts in the whole Golden Bird Continent. But the same thing also became the reason of worry to Cold Heaven Sect, the news of the tomb and the people who obtained benefits like Treasure Artifact was going to spread sooner or later. Meaning many forces in the Golden Bird Continent would eye their gains, while some may back off but were the forces working with Azure Emperor the same? Cold Heaven Sect was like a rich fat sheep that can be butchered at any time. Unlike them, Black Scorpion Sect was in a temporary alliance with Frozen Flame, many forces knew it so they obviously won''t target them instead they would choose the weaker opponent that does not have the backing of a Calamity Lord. But Black Scorpion Sect too only had a temporary alliance with Frozen Flame which slightly worried them, because after Cold Heaven Sect it was their turn, that''s why Ji Biyu sent them a dinner invitation they chose to accept it. They had already entered the boundary of Golden Bird Continent, the closer they get to their destination the more anxious they became so it was a given that they accept her invitation to discuss the problem. After having a long discussion both parties decided to meet and have a chat with Rex the next day, meaning today. Five figures flew out from the first and second ship and headed to the green skyship at the back. Whether it was Ji Biyu or Sung Lee, they had reached a tactic understanding, they figured being neutral wasn''t possible anymore they had to choose a side. If they choose the side of Azure Emperor they it was obvious that they had to give up all their gains as a gift and they still might get killed to remove the future threats. Especially Ji Biyu, she was pretty sure that to show her loyalty she had to marry in the Royal Family or even become part of his harem which was impossible for her. As for Sung Lee, not many would like to have an assassin by their side who was already mature, because they can never truly gain his loyalty. When they arrived closer to the ship they saw Rex and Lerna standing on the deck of the ship. Rex''s face looked slightly pale while Lerna was in an unusually good mood. They all looked at each other with visible surprise in their eyes. Unlike the trio who were chatting casually, Ji Biyu repeatedly reminded her master to not say something unnecessary and stop staring at Lady Lerna. "Oh, how unusual, for everyone to visit together like this," Rex said as he waved his hand and a table and several chairs appeared on the empty deck. Mr. Black no.2 standing on the side also reacted, he took out teapot \u0026 cups then started arranging them on the table. Now that it was confirmed that both Rex and Lerna were Calamity Lords then even if they don''t have the arrogant nature of one, they still had to show their respect. Rex let their Sect Ancestors sat was already giving them face. He didn''t pursue them to sit and just smiled. ''Hail to the God Of Fortune, they all came at the right time. For a second there, I could even see the blurry silhouettes of messengers of the underworld hovering around me,'' Rex thought. Everyone was silent until Mr. Black finished the tea, they were waiting for each other to speak. In the end, Ji Biyu took the lead. "Master Rex, we want to form a long-term alliance and are willing to hand over a part of our gains as an initial investment," She said directly. Her jade carved face was hidden under the cover of the veil, her cold temperament still made others vary and keep the distance from her but a hint of anxiousness was visible in her enchanting voice. Rex took a sip of tea in his cup then looked at her. He thought for a few seconds and figured out why they want to ally all of a sudden. Cold Heaven Sect may have connections in Myriad Beast Continent but those are useless in Golden Bird Continent, and the connections they have in Golden Bird Continent are weak they are just based on benefits that can break anytime. "How straight forwards of you, but I apologize I can''t agree with that," Rex rejected her with a serious expression. Ji Biyu wasn''t too shocked, instead, she asked again. "What would Master Rex like in exchange, we can negotiate," She said. "Wrong again, Miss Ji wants to ally with Frozen Flame and not me, so the gains should be something that can catch the eye of Shadow Lord and not me, the problem is I''m pretty sure that even if you hand over all the treasures you got from the tomb it might not catch his eyes. I too got the Treasure Artifacts and know quite a bit about them, not all Treasure Artifacts are that good moreover they need to be nurtured which takes a lot of time and resources. Frozen Flame has weapons that could replace them. We had first formed a simple temporary alliance with Black Scorpion Sect but it was more like a deal we made, Lady Lerna cured their ancestors and in exchange, they helped us expand. If you want to ally, both parties should have at least the same ratio of profit but Frozen Flame can''t seem to gain much from this alliance. Furthermore, I am not trying to be rude but if we form an alliance and you two gets stronger then won''t it be like raising a wild beast in my own house, it will only hinder our advancement in Golden Bird Continent," Rex said while looking at Sung Lee. Sung Lee didn''t speak, he remained quiet, the others were the same. Sung Lee knew that Rex''s words were right, he had seen how they treat spirit-rank high-grade equipment in Frozen Flame, at other places that can be treated like sect heirlooms but there, they were just gift items that are used to make good relations. Rex scanned through their faces, after confirming that iron was hot, he struck it hard. "But... Seeing that both Sect Master Sung and Sect Master Ji are the talent of the current era who can make the big name of themselves in the future, I have thought of an offer," Rex said. All of them raised their heads and focused their attention on Rex, their heartbeat was rising they didn''t celebrate it too early and waited for his next words. "My offer is you can make a 500-year subordination contract, according to the contract you will be taken as subordinates of Frozen Flame, which means you need to work under Frozen Flame to a certain extent. Don''t blow up that early, hear me out, this way Frozen Flame won''t take a single one of the gains you made in the tomb," Rex said. When they heard his words at the start of the sentence they almost lost all hope, becoming the subordinate wasn''t much better than what they can get from Azure Emperor but his later words slightly relieved them and they decided to hear him at the very least. Rex then continued. "Although it''s a subordinate contract, our subordinate contract is not the same as others, if we take something from you, we will exchange it for something else of approximately equal value. If we make you do something like fight a battle we will reward you accordingly for your efforts. After 500 years, you can redeem the contract if you want and if someone from your sects advances to Sky Body Formation Stage then you can choose to nullify the contract or upgrade it into an alliance contract, the one you want. After becoming our subordinate, you also need to follow the same system and make some changes in your current working system, for example, you need to add the Guild System. This little lass will explain it to you," Rex said as he pointed at Jiang Qing, coming towards them with a whiteboard and a marker in her hand. He had sent her a message regarding the matter when Ji Biyu talked about the alliance, Rex was planning to start this system in Frozen Flame so she already knew about it. Jiang Qing arranged the board and started explaining things about the Guild System. They all focused their gazes on the board which made her quite nervous but she held on. ''If they accept it then I would make a big profit, I no longer have to pay twice to buy a meager amount of spirit cores, every sect monopolizes a large number of spirit cores, if my plan succeeds then I can buy it all from them and they can''t refuse, the guild system would be the same, it would be like having a free force to collect resources for my research,'' Rex thought. He wasn''t worried about what would happen after the 500 years because he knew that his technology and the system were addictive, they can''t separate themselves from it once they catch its habit moreover how strong would Frozen Flame become in 500 years? Would it even need subordinates by then? After Jiang Qing finished speaking they looked at each other but no one spoke, they were all thinking. "You don''t need to give me the answer right now, you can think about it until we reach Corentis," Rex said. Ji Biyu and others nodded, then finished their tea and left. No one talked much during this time because they were all thinking of what to do, accept or not? [Is it right to give them time?] ''Hehe... It''s fine to give them time because... They never had a choice,'' Rex thought. He then looked at Lerna and smiled, he was in good mood. Lerna didn''t speak during the whole conversation, she had no interest in the matter whether they agree or not. He was about to speak when he saw an alert notification on his smart band, he looked at Lerna and spoke. "I stayed with you for so long, right? There is some stuff, I need to check on so I will see you later, you should focus on the cultivation technique during this time, it''s no good to play around all day," He said then disappeared from the spot. Lerna slightly nodded, she took out the scroll containing Brilliant Sun God Scripture and started reading. On the other side... Rex appeared in the room where he had refined the two clones before. Mr. Black no.1 had alerted him about the third step being completed. Rex was stunned after seeing the sight in front of him. The room was in a mess, several glass cases were broken, many rare plants were lying on the floor, and Mr. Black was standing near the entrance door with a flower pot placed upside down on his head like a cap. Rex was about to swear when he saw two men fighting at one corner of the room. They both had feet length hair and mature body, they were adults but the way they were fighting was more like 5-year-old children, one was pulling the hair of his opponent while the other was biting on his leg. The most hilarious part was that both of them were butt naked. Rex looked at them and a big fukkk appeared in his head. 373 Chapter 366 : : Naming The Clones Both of them had a similar appearance to him except for some noticeable changes. One of them had long shiny black hair with his pupils having a golden ring at the edge while the other had long snow-white hair and eerie blue eyes. The black-haired man had a robust body and well-defined muscles just like a bodybuilder model, the other also had a good body but his body built seemed more like an athlete runner than a bodybuilder. Rex had a headache when he saw them fighting like that. He wasn''t an expert at Gene Coding, when he changed one thing to match his choice the others related to it were bound to change. He could control the flow of transformation but not the result. The severed soul piece given to the clones had two main purposes, the first was to give them personality, and the second was memory same as him. From their expressions and way of fighting, Rex could tell that they both had inherited a part of his personality just like Luna said. The clones can only inherit a part of the host''s personality and not the whole personality. He was fully aware of it. The first purpose of the severed soul was fulfilled, as for the second, the result was present in front of them. ''If it''s just memory then there is still hope,'' Rex thought, when it came to dealing with stuff like memory, he was extremely capable in the field. "Stop! You two," He shouted at them. The two men abruptly stopped and stared at him, they stared for a few seconds before their eyes shined and their expression turned to that one of delight. They looked like newborn chicks that have just come out of their eggs and saw their mother''s face for the first time. Rex felt their weird gazes and subconsciously took a step back. The two men reacted, they got on their fours and dashed towards him. Rex saw the two naked men rushing towards him with their mouths wide open and drool coming out of them. He had the urge to kick their heads but he couldn''t, they were his precious Sacred Blood Seeds. If their rushing at him wasn''t enough, when they got closer they leaped at him without restraint and Rex saw the first sight in his life where he regretted to have a strong memory and good vision. ''My eyes, my damn eyes, they are tainted. Rose, I want new eyes,'' Rex covered his eyes and used Telekinesis to hold them down. [There is no such service,] He just had pushed the naked duo to the ground and saw that they were already on the verge of crying. The black-haired one had already started sobbing, while the white-haired one was looking at him in disbelief. Rex couldn''t take more of it, he used Mind Control to calm them down. He then pressed his hand on the head of the black-haired man and used Mind Arts to copy and transfer a small portion of his memory. They were weaker them him, there was a limit to how much they could withstand so Rex divided his knowledge and transfer it in decreasing order of necessity. Rex gave a set of clothing to both of them from his collection, he inwardly made an oath to go meet Lerna after this is over, he needed to completely wipe out a few images from his brain as fast as possible. After a few turns, the temperament of the duo started to take shape. They both had a different personality so even if the information they obtained was the same, the result varied. The two men were curiously observing their surroundings while rubbing their heads because of the headache. The headache was the minimal side effect of dealing with the stuff related to memory transfer. With his current proficiency of Mind Arts and Mind Control, if Rex wants, then he can even program a fake memory inside his target''s head but he loathes playing with memory, this was why he avoids it. While using Mind Arts, he analyzed their body and discovered many changes, some were expected and some weren''t. The first was the degradation of Race. The extra trait influenced them more deeply than he expected resulting in a completely new variant but the life form level of the variant wasn''t high as him. Nevertheless, it had its own advantage. The clones didn''t have a core or the ability to evolve like him, but Rex was already satisfied with the fact that he was able to preserve the most important bloodline abilities and talent in their lineage. ''It''s confusing to differentiate them based on the hair or eye colour so..'' Rex thought. "You black-haired one, from today onwards you are Blackey," Rex said. The black-haired man looked at him and shook his head, rejecting without any hesitation. He opened his mouth and spoke. "A... Man can be killed... But not humiliated," He said with a firm expression. Rex''s lips twitched. He breathed in deeply and chose another name. "Goldy?" "Doesn''t make sense...," "Long Hair?" "I... Rather become... Bald," "Monday?" "Everyone... Hates it," "Then Sunday?" "Just... Kill me," ''What the heck is wrong with his brain, he can''t tell good from bad, Rose any name suggestion?'' Rex asked. [How about Altan? It means golden in Mongolian,] "How about Altan? it means golden in Mongolian," Rex repeated without a moment of thought. The man gave him a confused look, he seemed to be in a daze for a second before nodding in agreement. "Good, you don''t need to thank me for the name," Rex said modestly while patting his shoulder. Altan nodded and spoke. "Hmm... I will thank Rose," He said. Rex frowned, he almost killed him in a strike to shut his mouth. Rose is his bigger secret that he would never share, even with the clone, he didn''t mention Rose even once in the information he gave to the clone but now, he spoke about Rose. [How?] Rex had the same question but then he saw Altan tilting his head in confusion and saying "How?" Rex rubbed his temples, as he activated Fast Clock and thought. He was now sure that the clone was able to hear him but how? Although he could share thought with the clone because of the soul connection, if he wished to, but he didn''t do it now, neither did he think that some mistake during the process of DNA alteration could result in such a thing. Rex''s eyelids flickered, his gaze landed on the platinum ring on his hand, the only possibility he could think of was the ''Fate Sharing Ring''. He hadn''t researched it or got control over it so there was a high chance that it was the ring''s doing. After some thinking, Rex unsummoned it and as expected, Altas didn''t hear anything when Rose spoke. Rex was now more curious about the ring''s ability but right now he chose to focus on the clones. He turned to the white-haired man who in anticipation of receiving the name, although he was slightly hesitant about it after he saw the names Rex suggested to Altan, but as they say, there was always hope. But that hope disappeared when Rex suggested the first name. "How about Snowy?" After haggling for 20 minutes, Rose gave out another name that was easily accepted by him, it was... Andusk. ''You have inherited my naming sense,'' Rex said in a praising tone. [I''m afraid, I did not,] Rex ignored Rose''s ''unfilialness'' and used Appraisal on the duo. [Title: Genius Clone, Heirbringer Of Light, Absolutely Loyal. Name: Andusk Andrews HP: 500 P / 500 P | reg 3 P/s Yang Qi: 700 P / 700 P | reg 2 P/s Race: Carbonite Demi-Human Subspecies: Royal Sky Drakon Qi Cultivation stage: Spirit King 1st stage Bloodline: Rex''s Lineage Physique: Extreme Yang Physique STR: C WIS: E AGI: D INT: E+ VIT: D+ END: D+ DEF: D+ LUC A+ Traits: Drakon-Wings, Limit-Break, Spider-Sense, Shadow-Dive, Remould, Elixir Blood, Sunshine, Innate Light affinity, Innate-Strength, Innate-Vitality, Innate-Defense, Innate-Endurance. Basic Skills: Dual Wielding(Lvl Max), Quick Turn(Lvl Max), Flame Tornado(Lvl Max)..., etc. Bloodline Ability: Transmutate, Atomize, Blood Regeneration. Psychic Ability: Telekinesis, Telepathy, Geokinesis..., etc. Physique Ability: Holy Shield, Reduce Consumption. Talent: Reverse Engineering, Gene Coding.] [Title: Genius Clone, Eminence Of Darkness, Absolutely Loyal. Name: Altan Andrews HP: 500 P / 500 P | reg 3 P/s Yin Qi: 700 P / 700 P | reg 2 P/s Race: Carbonite Demi-Human Subspecies: Ice Wolf Qi Cultivation stage: Spirit King 1st stage Bloodline: Rex''s Lineage Physique: Extreme Yin Physique STR: D WIS: E AGI: C+ INT: E+ VIT: D END: D DEF: D+ LUC: A+ Traits: Limit-Break, Wolf Instinct, Spider-Sense, Shadow-Dive, Remould, Toxic Blood, Dark Moon, Innate Ice affinity, Innate Darkness affinity, Innate-Agility, Innate-Vitality, Innate Ice Body. Basic Skills: Dual Wielding(Lvl Max), Quick Turn(Lvl Max), Flame Tornado(Lvl Max)..., etc. Bloodline Ability: Transmutate, Atomize, Blood Regeneration. Psychic Ability: Telekinesis, Telepathy, Geokinesis..., etc. Physique Ability: Cursed Shield, Reduce Consumption. Talent: Reverse Engineering, Gene Coding.] After several hours... Rex was sitting in the dining room with the duo. They were sharing a round table, sitting in a triangular formation, and having equal distance from each other. Rex looked at Altas. The man had a completely different temperament from a few hours ago, he was wearing a full-sleeved white shirt and black pants, he was sitting comfortably with his right leg folded on the left. He held a book in his right hand and a teacup in his left, he slowly drank the tea while reading the book. Altas felt Rex''s gaze and turned to him, he lightly smiled and nodded before continuing to read the book. Rex opened his mouth then closed it without speaking. The man was too elegant, he performed every single of his actions gracefully, just sitting there and reading the book made him look cool. ''See Rose, he reminds me of my college days, I also had this kind of temperament,'' Rex said with a nostalgic tone. [Oh, sorry but I don''t have any data from your third life,] "..." (Rex) Rex ignored the comment and looked at Andusk. He had a ''cold as ice'' temperament, his ice-cold eyes could make others break into a cold sweat with a glance. The jet black jacket and blue jeans he wore deeply suited his temperament. At the moment, he was leaning back on the chair with his legs folded on the table, he held a sharp black dagger in his right hand, he was using it to cut his nails. "Ahem, if you are now familiar with the stuff around you then should we talk about business?" Rex tapped the table and said. Andusk raised his head and looked at him. Altas closed the book in his hands and excitedly looked at Rex, he spoke before him. "Chief before you start, I want a holiday, there are so many things I wanna see, how about a one year holiday? No, it''s too little, how about 10 years...Maybe a century," He stood up and said. "How about I free you from life?" Rex said in a cold tone. Altas shut his mouth and sat back on his seat. "What about clone rights," He muttered under his breath. "Idiot," Andusk sneered from the side. "What does this snowy monkey has to say?" Altas said in a mockery filled tone. Andusk stopped sneering and coldly stared at him with his eerie blue eyes, the atmosphere turned cold. "Quiet down you too, shut your damn mouths and listen. In about two days, we are going to reach the base, until then I will transfer some blueprints from different field of work to you, try to make the target objects, and tell me which field suits you better, whether it is related to mechanics and artifact refining or biology and mutation, make your decisions within these two days," Rex said. They both looked at each other then nodded. They were like newly built AI he had made, it was time to see where they fit better according to their temperament. They were supposed to be normal clones but with Rex''s interference, things changed so he could only experiment and decipher the information on them step by step. Rex nodded in satisfaction, if everything thing goes well then after going back he could sit back and finally enjoy his life at home. 374 Chapter 367 : : The End Of The Trip Today was the day for the three ships to finally reach Corentis, and as expected Ji Biyu and Sung Lee willingly came to sign the contract early in the morning. Rex happily helped them to go through the procedure and sign the contract. He now had two forces under him, coupled with the new clones, the expansion speed of the Frozen Flame was going to skyrocket. After they left his ship, Rex had a big satisfied smile plastered on his face. [The Maze Defense Soul Seal has been modified according to your needs, should we go and install it in them right now?] ''No, the severed soul inside them hasn''t completely stabilized, it takes time for it to nurture itself, after going back I will refine one Soul Tempering Pill for both of them, we will place the soul seals on them once their soul is strong enough,'' He thought. The two clones had Absolute Loyalty towards Rex just like those Undead Zombies from before, they can never betray him even if they died. If someone tries to soul search them then it wouldn''t be possible because they don''t have a true soul so it would most likely break under the pressure and if the opponent really has a way similar to Mind Arts then the clones would choose to self-destruct rather than revealing anything. But it never hurts to be extra careful, that''s why Rex decided to put the modified version of a defense type soul seal in them, that he once used to defend his own Sea Of Consciousness. In the last few days, the other thing Rex did was raise their cultivation base to Spirit King peak stage, he even handed the content of ?Brilliant Sun God Scripture? coupled with the ?Indestructible Golden Bell? technique directly to Altas because of his high compatibility with it. He also gave a task to Rose to break down his main cultivation technique in two parts, one that he uses of his first set of the meridian and the another that he uses with the second set of the meridian and modify it according to them so that the clones can use it and gain an Inborn Flame similar to him. The three big ships arrived at Corentis and caught a lot of attention from bystanders. Adel Meyer, the city lord of Corentis quickly came to greet them. Rex urged Sung Lee and Ji Biyu to have some rest and relax here but they politely declined and left, for now, they all wanted to digest the gains they made in this trip and become stronger as soon as possible. Rex didn''t pursue them more and let them leave, he then left the ship in the hands of Adel and headed to the transmission array with the duo, Mr. Black no.1, Lerna, and Jiang Qing. He hid Mr. Black no.2 in his inventory as he was a living person in others'' eyes. Adel was in a daze, as he looked at the ship. As for Lerna, he didn''t hide it and told her about them, she had seen the Sacred Blood Baby Seeds with him, lying to her about this is foolish as it would be exposed sooner and later, he already knew Lerna''s temperament so instead of lying he would prefer to hide the truth when he is talking to her. .......... Frozen Flame City... The transmission array at one of the four main doors of the city activated and six figures appeared on it. When Rex opened his eyes, a familiar yet new sight greeted him. Atlas checked his surrounding with wide eyes, he saw robust men clad in armour patrolling the area, a group of beauties passing by giggling while talking to each other, if it wasn''t enough he looked up and saw a bluebird flying in the sky like a headless chicken. "Chief didn''t you say that the population here was limited and subspecies of the beast were common, but it seems slightly different from what you said, that man there is of the subspecies Bristle Wolf, that bust- blonde there is almost twice as big compared to others, and that one ordering others around has horns on his head. You sure we are in the right place," He said while looking around. Rex was silent, he too was surprised, he wasn''t sure what powerup drink the people here drank to be able to increase the population that rapidly but then he remembered that Aiden and others forming a team to go hunt down the Nobles, free imprisoned beastman and as a result expanding the territory of Frozen Flame by engulfing their territory. The growth rate of beastman in Frozen Flame was higher than expected. The region where the city was built was too big and the whole city didn''t cover even half of the whole free land but Rex still didn''t want them to increase in population so rapidly. He thought about it and decided to filter the citizen here based on their personalities and records, those who don''t meet the requirements can go and live in Corentis, the reason for him doing it was because he didn''t want many ambitious cunning people to live in Frozen Flame. Or with time, they would try to rise and up and use every method possible to gain authority. This wasn''t a good thing considering that he wanted to bring his loyal folks from Frozen Flame Sect in Lower Realm here and give them the authority. If he didn''t sort them out now then it would result in endless feuds in the future, there wasn''t a single big family or clan in Frozen Flame City that can act as a powerful force nor would he let one such force rise here. He would rather leave the management to the core system of Frozen Flame than doing it. Rex took a deep breath and decided to head towards the castle but... He hadn''t taken a single step when he felt the ground shaking, he looked up and saw a big six-headed creature came running towards him, his eyes were shining like pearls, his mouths were wide open letting his long tongues flutter in the air. ''He breakthrough again? Just how is he cultivating?'' Rex thought when he looked at the approaching Aru, but these thoughts were soon dispelled from his head when he saw how he was staring at him. Rex felt like an innocents woman that was hungrily chased by a ferocious bandit. "Hey junior... Stop," He said while looking around to ask for help but when he turned around he realized that the two clones, Jiang Qing and Mr. Black had long retreated to the side. ''These bastards!!!'' He screamed inwardly. Before he could think more, he was assaulted with ?Tackle? then followed by Six ?Tongue Endless Licking? and ended with the most effective move ?Swirling Neck Bind?. The people working around stopped in their tracks and started giving sympathetic glances to Rex. Almost everyone in the city knew about the Supreme Calamity Little Aru that even the strongest experts like Aiden and Fred would avoid with the best of their abilities, the stories related to Supreme Calamity had been passed down from ear to ear letting everyone know how ferocious the creature really was. For example, one of the most famous stories spread was called Death Song, it was about how he would search for an appropriate target to test his new sonic attack. There was also the story Sky Fall where he would fly into the air with the target at sonic speed almost killing them by a heart attack. But as they say, Calamities and Fortune walks with hand in hand. There are also three kind old men following behind this Calamity who would give free medical treatment and cultivation resources to the victims as compensation. The people thought that it was Rex''s turn today so many looked at him with sympathy in their eyes while a few also had jealousy, only God knows what would they think if they realize that Rex and Lerna were the parents of this holy being. Rex first looked at his saliva-panted clothes then at Lerna who was lovingly rubbing one of his head. ''Wait for a second, why am I the only one in this state? Isn''t it unfair?'' He thought while looking at her. Nevertheless, he couldn''t help but gently hug the little boy''s head, he was his boy, can he ever do anything wrong? "I too missed you, little guy," Rex said as he patted his head, the one he was using to intently stare into his eyes. Even when Rex said that Aru didn''t release him. Rex saw the bright look in his eyes and quickly understood what he wants. "Yea, I brought souvenirs, okay? Now, let''s go inside first," Rex helplessly said. Little Aru finally released him and obediently sat in front of him. Rex felt the gazes of people around him and chose to use Instant Transmission to head back to the castle with the others. By the time, he arrived at the castle, Jiang Shuang too left his work and came to meet him. Seeing that his daughter was fine, he was relieved. As for Rex? He would rather worry about the people of Myriad Beat Continent instead of him. "Welcome back Master Rex, I hope that the trip went well," Lucia arrived in the hall and slightly bowed to greet him. "Hehe... The trip went well, to be precise it was excellent, the gains were way beyond my expectations," Rex said while laughing. Jiang Shuang heard it and showed some hesitation on his face, after pondering for a few seconds he still spoke. "That''s good because now... It''s time for you to hear the bad news," Jiang Shuang said in a helpless tone, Lucia remained quiet. Rex sensed the tension in the atmosphere and sent Little Aru out to play with his two new ''uncles''. He then slightly nodded towards Jiang Shuang, signaling him to speak. "Our inventory is now empty, there was a robbery, and now there is not a single speck of dust left inside it," Jiang Shuang said. Rex raised his eyebrow, he was more surprised by the fact that it was a robbery than that his previous treasures and equipment were now gone. "You sure that that they were stolen? I mean, the security level is too high, unless the robber has the way to bypass all the security and rob us they can''t do it because it would mean that the robber is a Calamity Lord, with a mysterious stealth ability. Or there is no way that they can steal it, the only other way is by using an access card but you and I are the only ones with access cards and there is no way we would do something idiotic like giving it to... Er..." After saying that much, he stopped, he just remembered something that made him halt in his tracks. Jiang Shuang was focused on the robbery so he didn''t put much thought into him abruptly stopping midway. "Yeah, that''s what I was thinking there was no way that our inventory would catch the attention of the Calamity Lord moreover we already have the idea who did it. You see... By the time, when I accidentally checked the inventory because of needing defensive equipment I discovered that it was empty and after searching for suspicious people and clues, I found out that... Ria and her sister took the leave of two days off and have disappeared since then. Brother Rex, you might not believe me but I have more concrete proof," Jiang Shuang said as he looked at Lucia. Lucia stepped forwards and said. "Miss Ria had won the Chess Tournament so she had the right to enter the inventory and choose suitable equipment but she had entered inventory with her sister saying that you had given her access. I thought the system in the castle would stop her if she was lying but it didn''t so I didn''t doubt her, later that day she asked for leave and I allowed it to her without much thought. I apologize to Master Rex it was because of my negligence that it happened," Lucia bowed and said. Rex hurried stopped her from doing that, as much as he wanted to witness the glory of nature he didn''t wish to embarrass her like that. "It''s not your fault don''t worry, the security here is designed by me so if it fails then it''s their ability and my inability for something like this to happen," Rex said. [Of course, it''s your fault, who was the one to give her full access card so that she can also choose defensive equipment for her sister?] Rex played dumb and ignored the comment. "But I''m still curious as to what method she used to enter and take all the equipment without alerting the system," Jiang Shuang said in a doubtful tone. "Cough... Let''s not ponder about this matter anymore, I will take care of it, I''m tired so I want to rest, for now, let''s talk later on," Rex said. Jiang Shuang nodded and didn''t bother him anymore. Lerna had already headed back to her room. Rex went to the ground floor of Spirit tower to take a bath, after he separated with others his expression turned serious. ''Ria... Why did she do that?'' He was confused. He couldn''t find the meaning behind her actions. He knew that her personality was a little different, it won''t be wrong to say that it was a little twisted but where was his own personality that normal. But regardless of the reason, it was the girl he loved, his love was one way, he wasn''t the type to forget his woman after finding another one, if he really did something like that then he would have a seriously hard time looking into the mirror. What confused him most was why she did it? That equipment, money, and pills didn''t have much worth in his eyes right now, they might be a treasure for normal people of the Middle Realm but he believed this wasn''t the same with Ria, after all, unlike others she had Treasure Artifacts in her possession. That''s why those equipment shouldn''t have looked that appealing to her at all. 375 Chapter 368 : : Intention Rex was bathing while he thought of the most possible reasons behind Ria''s action. According to him, someone possessing Treasure Artifacts won''t try to steal Spirit Rank tools at the very least especially knowing that there are Calamity Lords who live in the place where she was stealing from. When no one was looking, Rex used his smart band to see the video recordings dome by hidden camera and indeed, Ria was the one who did it, she collected all her stuff in the storage ring, she didn''t even try to hide her face or anything which only made him feel weirder. [Maybe she was trying to anger you....] ''Already considered that... Let''s start from the beginning. If Ria was an idiotic short-sighted girl then she would have stolen them for business and money but even considering this possibility is idiotic as she could have asked for a lot of expensive things from me when I was here but no she didn''t, most importantly if her intentions were of robing me she would have never revealed the fact that she has Treasure Artifact in her possession, would she? Think about it, if you are in her place and want to rob me from the start then there was no need for you to show me how rich you were,'' Rex said. [That too is a problem, so what are the other possibilities?] ''In the second possibility, consider her as a mediocre girl, let''s say she was in some serious problem, she loves me and believes that I cannot help her, as a result, she stole them so that I became angry and don''t intervene in her problem to help her even after I somehow came to know it,'' Rex said. [Oh, this one has fewer loopholes, it seems matching,] ''Wrong,'' Rex shook his head. [Why?] ''As I said, this possibility is when she is a mediocre girl but you know what? She is the most cunning girl I have ever met in my life, I can assure you that much. Her behaviour is not of someone from her age, her past may be the reason for her different personality but she didn''t want to go into her personal life so I never asked. She could guess the first and second possibility, she should also be aware of what people here will think of her, she knows that there are Calamity Lord level experts in the force of Frozen Flame, making an enemy out of us won''t do her any good especially when she had seen the growth speed of Frozen Flame with her own eyes,'' Rex said. [It is only making things more complicated, maybe she is in just need of them or something,] ''What are you even talking abou- Huh? In need of them? In a way, it sounds logical but what would she do with them? Wait... would someone like her really leave without hiding her tracks? She did it on... Purpose,'' Rex suddenly came to a realization. He quickly finished bathing and went to the room of the snake sisters. The room was the same as before, Jiang Shuang didn''t do anything to harm it. Because of his enhanced senses, he smelled the faint fragrance of perfume she usually used, he ripped open the mattress and found a white envelope with a concealing array on it, hidden inside the mattress. ''Just as I thought,'' Rex quickly opened the envelope and found a letter and a storage ring inside it. He didn''t check the storage ring instead read the letter first. Hehe... So you found it? As expected of my Rex. Ahem, let''s get to the topic, I wanted to buy your stuff but how to say it... This miss doesn''t have the appropriate $$ so I just followed the barter system. Er... One more thing, don''t go around looking for the traces with my picture, you will only cause problems for both of us. Oh, are you getting emotional? Don''t worry baby I will come to take you from that Shadow### when I have taken care of my stuff. Either way, if I don''t come within 100 years then don''t you dare wait for me, I don''t like sassy boys. Anyway, take care of yourself, strength is the priority, always remember that. By the way, the letter will get destroyed after 5 minutes of opening it. - Ria Anchor Rex''s lips twitched when he saw his own title name being cursed at like this. ''Hehe... It''s harder to raise smarty pants,'' Rex sighed, he placed the letter aside and checked the ring, surprisingly it was the same ring he gave her when she became assistant head maid, the lock on the ring was something he placed on it so even if someone else found it they couldn''t force their way through. He emptied the ring without checking, he expected one or two things to come out but a shower of Elemental Spirit Stones flooded out and covered the bed making a small heap on it. Rex picked up one of them and observed, it was spirit stone with mixed purple-blue shade and a little transparency in it. ''Poison element? Barter system... She really meant it, but why did she have so much stuff from the higher realm, her body lacks nourishment of spiritual energy a Higher Realm person usually has, maybe an Heir Candidate? But Heir Candidates are usually those with strong innate talent and are regarded as a born genius by many, his cultivation talent didn''t seem that out of ordinary. No, I should reach to conclusion blindly,'' Rex thought, he then looked at the letter, the ink used to write on it had turned purple, with a sizzling sound the letter caught fire and instantly burned to ashes. Rex also noticed a jade slip mixed in these Poison Elemental Stone or we can say Poison Elemental Spirit Stones. From the looks of it, it was a one-time use jade slip containing a cultivation technique. Even without using it, he could already guess its content. ''This girl, she left a poison element cultivation technique with these Poison Element Stones for me to cultivate faster and match her cultivation technique, while also trying to give Shadow Lord a huge loss so that I will be throw out or get a demotion... Seriously? No matter how much she wants me to leave Frozen Flame she won''t do this just for that, what could be her intention...'' Rex thought. Rex decided to contact Sung Lee, the first order was to find Ria and Mia''s traces. There was a reason for why Rex thought that he can find details there, it was because now he thought of the past, Ria had avoided going to the Beast God Temple so he guessed she may be trying to hide her face, he wasn''t making a loss even if his guess was wrong as the Black Scorpion Sect was now his subordinate so he decided to do it. Rex checked the time and it was afternoon, he wanted to rest but in the end, he decided to head to Zakiya''s residence to check up on the things first. He first went to his workshop, took out a transmission array platform, and used it to reach the other transmission array platform he left inside the tomb, Luna didn''t restrict him so he was able to reach the place. He had just entered the main hall, he saw Zakiya leisurely sitting on her red-black sofa near the fireplace, Rex looked around and realized that the furniture around in the hall looked very similar to the one in her room. "Teacher, you have moved residence to the tomb?" Rex asked as he walked near her and sat on the other sofa. Zakiya shook her wine glass in circles then took a sip and stared at him. "What can I do? A dumb disciple of mine threw a tomb on my previous residence out of nowhere," She said in a sarcastic tone. Rex''s lips twitched, he looked at Luna on the side who quickly avoided his gaze and got the basic idea of what happened. "Now tell me what transpired on the trip, that clone only said that someone from Higher Realm was after the tomb you conquered, I put this tomb under concealing barrier so it will remain undetected, so speak fast or if we left behind a loophole then it can cause a problem for me too," She said without waiting for him to speak. Rex nodded, he understood how serious the matter was, that''s why even when he was tired he decided to come here instead of tacking a good night sleep. He told her everything precisely while avoiding some R-rated part for safety reasons. After hearing the whole story, Zakiya slightly frowned. "Tomb''s matter aside, you said the person that came was from Heaven Devouring Snake Clan? If what I''m thinking is right then it''s a problem, listen thro- I mean send those two snakes living in your castle to a faraway place, erase their traces too if possible," Zakiya said. Rex frowned. "Teacher, do you know anything about their disappearance? Is the Higher Realm targeting them? Are they Heir Candidate? Tell me," Rex said as he explained about the robbery matter. After listening to him, Zakiya relaxed her brows. "It''s good that they left," She said but then she saw the displeased expression of Rex and chuckled. "Brat doesn''t think that much, that girl is not as naive as you thought her to be, on the contrary, she is very smart. She isn''t from Higher Realm but soon, she will be from Higher Realm," Zakiya said. Rex didn''t understand her meaning, he saw Zakiya tacking out an orb which was similar to a memory orb in appearance. Under her control, the orb flew into the air then released a white light in all directions, suddenly a holographic projection of a jungle-covered the hall. "I know that girl way before you even met her, so just sit back and watch," Zakiya said, she snapped her finger and a change occurred. Rex saw two shadows darting through the woods, both of them were being chased by several men in black attire that completely hid their appearance. When the shadows stopped, Rex saw their appearance, surprisingly they weren''t humanoid but had the appearance of two big snakes, but somehow those snakes gave him a sense of familiarity. Both the snakes were identical in shape and size but one of them was covered wholly in glittering emerald green scales from head to tail tip while the other had glittering crimson red scales. One looked full of vitality while the other seemed like a faint wisp of crimson fire was covering its whole body. Both of them had pale yellow eyes with a vertical black slit at the center. Their long fork-like tongue whipped the air as they hissed at the incoming men. The men in black grew suspicious because of the sudden change in their actions, they reacted and surrounded the two of them. A huge battle unfolded, from the level of battle Rex could guess that it was a battle among Heaven Venerable stage experts with a few men in black reaching the Core Formation stage. The two snakes were around Heaven Venerable peak stage experts but because of their snake body covered in rock hard scales, they were able to compete against them. Soon Rex noticed and realized that the snakes were using a different type of force. It was an internal force used by body cultivators. His eyes slightly widened, he had a guess and as he thought, after injuring around half the men but getting more cornered, the snakes transformed into humanoid silhouettes. A blinding light covered their body and when it dispersed, Rex saw two familiar girls standing before him. It was Ria and Mia. They stood with their back touching each other as they eyed the men surrounding her. Ria raised her hand, a golden snake tattoo shined on the back of her hand then a long golden snake staff appeared in her grasp. She moved her body and skillful spun the staff in her hand. Mia repeated her actions and summoned a long silver snake staff just like her. When the men looked at the staffs their movements halted and they hesitated to advance further. Seeing the situation turning around, the leading man at the Core Formation stage frowned. He stepped forward and shouted at them. "You cowards! What are you getting scared about, they got it by luck, they don''t know a single thing about how to use them, caught them and we all can get a VIP status there and a spirit weapon as rewards, if we succeed then we can enjoy the rest of our lives in pleasure," He shouted but then his eyes flickered. He saw the silver staff in Mia''s hand shining, she raised it in the air then slammed it on the ground. A formless wave of energy moved in all directions, it had no sound nor did it carried any destructive power, it didn''t even manage to sway the leaves of the trees but... Thud... Thud... x 2 The leading man saw four men around him fainting on the spot, he was still thinking how did it happen, when he felt a deep pain coming from his soul, he wanted to scream but the second he opened his mouth, he spurted out a mouthful of blood. The morale of the group instantly fell. Rex looked at the staff with wide eyes. "What do you think it is?" Zakiya asked with a smile. He didn''t reply, there was only one thought in his head. Ancient Artifact!