《The Rise of an Armament Emperor》 Prologue - The End Prologue - The End In a desolate plain, it is filled with ancient building. But neither of the building is perfect and there always a hint of fragile making it feels very unsafe. All the building even gives the feeling that it can disintegrate at any moment, even by a light touch. On the wall of each building are carved with ancient symbols, giving it a very mysterious feeling. But one of the building, or it can better be called a ¡°tower¡± emit a divine aura, an aura of an emperor that can trample at all beings! The tower is so high that it even reaches the sky, producing an unfathomable feeling of how high the tower is. It is carved with a very neat arrangement of ancient symbols giving it a very beautiful and neat appearance. The structure of the tower also has an odd design that if a person watches the tower from far away making it looks like a sword. Atop of the tower might even be a hilt of the sword, but who knows? ¡°I¡­..have waited for thousands of years and there is not even a human has appeared in this place¡­.¡± On the side below of the tower, a middle-aged man with a short neat hair is sitting on a wooden chair. The man wears a red robe with a unique golden pattern giving it a fiery and noble looking robe, but the left sleeve of the robe seems to have torn off and burnt because of the ash color at the end of the sleeve. His face is covered with a white fox-looking mask that has a very unique design, the eyes of the mask is filled with red-neon color making it emit a demoness appearance in a murky place. The mask is tied with a golden thread at the side of it and it is attached with two bells. Beside him is a black long sword that has been pierce deeply inside the earth. But the long sword doesn¡¯t really suit him because it has a very normal appearance. It doesn¡¯t even give any shine like a normal metallic sword should have. Instead, the sword appears to be absorbing the light surrounding it! Rather than calling it a ¡°metal long sword¡±, it probably better off with ¡°black wooden sword¡±. ¡°Alas¡­¡­does the human is on the verge of extinct? Does there not even a single person that can reach the pinnacle? Human¡­¡­.a being that is full of weakness but at the same the time, it is a being that is without any limit¡­.¡± The middle-age man sighs with a very depressed and conflicted expression. But suddenly, a light emerge from the lowest floor of the tower. The light burst like a star with a warm feeling on it. The middle-age man expression suddenly turn into shock and his mouth slowly turn upward and become an arrogant grin just like an emperor should have. ¡°Hah! It seems my wait worth it¡­¡­¡± * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * At the east of a small continent, there stand a small village in a green lush forest. This forest is quite a beauty in nature, creating a peaceful atmosphere around it. The village doesn¡¯t really stand out and have quite a low population of humans. Though it is small, it operates in a very average manner causing it too not stand out. The civilization of this village not really high but the village has a very peaceful atmosphere without any conflict in it. The village has two fields that is used to planting crop and used to provide the villager a fair amount of fare. Other than the field, there also a farm with a few beasts that provided some milk and material for the villager apparel. At the north end of the village, there is a small cave that is used to mine and provide the villager a significant amount of earnings. The west of the village is the place where the villagers dwell. There is around 10 ¨C 15 small hut with a considerably larger hut at the center of it. It is probably where the villager head reside. By using the size and appearance of each hut, it shows that the village is treating each other equally and there is no difference of rank or power in this village. ¡°Hira! Don¡¯t you dare doing something idiotic!¡± At the edge of west in the village, there stand a small girl with short green hair only reaching her shoulder, looking at her appearance, she probably around the age of 10. She wears a peach color tunic with a grey-red baggy trouser tied at her waist. Her eyes have a hint of bluish color with big almond shaped eyes. Her face is cute with two dimples on her cheek when she smiles. But rather than smiling right now, her face has an angry and worried expression when facing a small stature figure in front of her. It¡¯s a small boy with a messy green hair. His face is almost same with the small girl, but rather than having a girly aura, he has a brave and mighty aura of a warrior. Even though the aura is not really large because of his small figure, it does give a feel of an adventurous youth. His figure seems to be at the age of 8 because of the small and undeveloped body. He has a pair of almond shape eye but with a small amount of bags under his eyes, but the size of his eyes is smaller when compared with the small girl. The different about his eyes is it has a gold-yellowish color with a wild black pupil rather than bluish color. It gave him a wild and unrestrained feeling. He wears the same peach tunic but with a short greyish pant, the tunic he wears seems to have a small amount of rip and tear. This proves that this boy is quite a playful and adventurous boy. ¡°Ahahaha, what do you mean idiotic, sis? I¡¯m just standing on this large stone! No big deal, no big deal!¡± The boy shouted back at her sister playfully. This pair of children seems to be a family. ¡°Get back here! Or I¡¯ll tell mommy about this!¡± Rather than become scared or agitated, the boy called Hira become even more defiant by playfully frightening his sister with his movement. He started to do a small hop but still maintaining his balance on the edge of the stone that he is standing. For a small kid like him to be able to do this, it¡¯s quite bizarre! This stone is somewhat different from a normal stone because of its large size and shape. The stone has a very intriguing and peculiar shape like it has something hidden in it. It is somewhat better to called it a tomb rather than a large stone. ¡°Hahaha! Watch this sis! I can already do ¡°Hidden Summer Sea Step¡± easily!¡± The moment that the boy says that, his leg started to move in a very fluid and mysterious way. His leg becomes something like illusion with more and more afterimage produced! This move is very serene and smooth to be watched at. It also give a warm feeling towards Hira, that is why he loves this move, because of the calm and comfortable feeling that it emit towards him. But her sister has a different reaction, she start to become even more concerned about his brother behavior. She afraid of him falls down from the edge of the tomb, because the tomb is situated at the edge of the cliff. Below the cliff is an abyss. The villager from her village calls it ¡°End of Abyss¡± because it already obvious what does it means. Once a person falls into the abyss, then there is no way to save him or her! There is one person who has fallen into the abyss once in the history of the village, that person is called ¡°Unyielding Hero¡±. He is a person who is born from the village and has saved the village against a very deadly beast. This is a common fairy tale story for the youngster in the village, the outcome of the story is very clear that the young hero has sacrificed himself for the village and has never come back after he falls down! ¡°You better listen to your elder sister right NOW! Come down!¡± the girl shouted really hard causing her voice become a little bit hoarse. ¡°Aiya, why are you so stern! I¡¯m just playing here!¡± Hira reply her sister with a playful tone. But when he saw her sister face is on the verge of crying he started to become panic and hop down immediately from the tomb. ¡°Okay, okay¡­I give up. So please stop crying, okay? I¡¯m on the ground now. I¡¯m really sorry¡­¡± He immediately apologizes and consoles her sister whose face already messed up with tears. ¡°Y-you better be! Uwaaaaah!¡± her sister seems can¡¯t hold back her tears anymore and start to cry clamorously. ¡°Aiya, I¡¯m really sorry okay? Come on now, let¡¯s go back home.¡± He pet her sister head and held down her hand leading her toward the village area. It¡¯s like their role has been reversed. They walk into the village area and the people around them start to look at this warming pair of children. Hira greet the people properly while still holding her sister¡¯s hand and went ahead to a small hut. His sister remains quiet along the way trying to hold back her tear at her best. Hira has tried his best to console her sister and apologize repeatedly. ¡°Ahhh, Hira, did you make Crea cry again?¡± Suddenly a melodious voice slips out behind Hira and her sister. Hira turn his head and saw a teenage girl with her hair tied up in a pony-style. She has a bright fiery red hair with a pair of big cute eye. Her eyebrows are really thin and refine creating her an elegance face. She is wearing a set of ordinary hunter armor with only one steel pauldron on her left shoulder. The pauldron seems to be tied with a short piece of red mantle that produce a contrast sense on her whole appearance. The hunter armor is compose of a leather garb that is protected with a leather cuirass, a pair of steel vambrace and a steel cuisse that cover both of her thigh with a leather tasset tied around her waist. The teenage girl is smiling while looking both of Hira and his sister. Surprise by her sudden arrival, Hira instantly greets her with a cheery and childish tone. ¡°Ah! Good morning Sis Meera!¡± Followed by his elder sister, Crea, she also greets the teenage girl which is called, Meera. ¡°Good morning Sis Meera.¡± After a few apologize and comfort from her little brother, Crea¡¯s state becomes much better. At least by now she can greet people normally. Did you know this story is from Royal Road? Read the official version for free and support the author. ¡°So what happen this time? Did Hira create more mischief around the village?¡± Meera ask both of them with a playful tone. ¡°Obviously not! I didn¡¯t do anything bad at all this time! Hmpf!¡± he said with a proud tone and held his chest higher, it looks really childish. ¡°Oh really? Then why Crea face looks very sad? She even has some smear of tear on her face?¡± unconvinced by Hira answer, she asked with a stern voice giving a little pressure towards him. ¡°Eh¡­.this¡­¡± stumbled by Meera question, Hira face form into a dumb shape. ¡°You must hear this Sis Meera, Hira he¡­¡± irk with Hira answer toward Meera, Crea start to explain what happened at the west of the village. Hira become a little bit alarm when Crea start to talk about everything that happened at the cliff. He knew that this will bring him a troublesome thing if Meera know about this event. He tried to stop Crea from talking when suddenly Meera burst into rage when she heard Crea¡¯s story mid-way. ¡°What!? Are you an idiot Hira!? Do you think that place is a playground!?¡± she shouted at Hira with an astounded amount of voice that make Hira ear turns red. He even wondered if the girl in front of him is even a girl. Her shout can even defeat a normal warrior¡¯s howl. ¡°Uh, well I know it¡¯s not a playground surely¡­¡­¡± He tried to coaxes Meera by giving her a pitied and upturned eyes. This action usually works toward her and the villager around this village. But it seems this time it will not turn out really well. ¡°Do you hear me!? This time you¡¯re forbidden to go that place again! It is a sacred place and with only permission Elder Ju that you can enter it! Understand?¡± from a high-pitch voice until a soft-voice is used by Meera to scold Hira action. This shows her concern toward him. For Meera, Hira and Crea is like her own blood little brother and sister. Even though she doesn¡¯t really get angry toward Hira when he do some mischief around the village, but this time the place that he play around is the ¡°End of Abyss¡± cliff. This place is very dangerous and it is also a sacred place of the village because of the tomb. The tomb that Hira just stand is the tomb of the ¡°Unyielding Hero¡±. It is treated with utmost respect by the villager because of the young hero deed. Even though it is unbeknownst if the fairy tale is the truth or not, the story had been passed for a long time ago even before the elder of the village is being born. And Hira playing around the sacred place is really an inappropriate thing to do. ¡°Yes Sis Meera, I¡¯ll be sure not to make the same mistake again¡­.¡± Turning down his head, Hira give a pitied and dejected voice. This make Meera heart softened when she sees how cute her little brother is. Even though they¡¯re not a blood family, she has known this pair of children from the time they¡¯re born. After seeing Hira¡¯s action, she sighed with a tired expression and asked him the detail about his training. ¡°Haahh, there is no use to regret of the past, just make sure that you understand what is the effect of your action today. Tell me, how¡¯s your training been this day?¡± She tries to change the topic to ease Hira dejected heart. In this world, strength is the main part of human life! The world is filled with a lot of dangerous life form that can endanger the human species. In the history of human, a long time ago, the human species is in the verge of extinct because of the overflowing race that had invaded their world. A sudden dimension-hole has appeared in the middle of the world causing it to transport a variety of races into this world. Even though at first the human can repel some of the races using intelligence and advance technology, at the end they are cornered by a race that is categories as ¡°Colossus¡±. This race has a terrifying size that can even rival the largest mountain in this world. With it¡¯s infinite amount of stamina and strength, they can just pound anything they see! The Colossus can destroy a large kingdom easily by using their strength to smash the kingdom in one strike. Their figure has a structure of moving fortress with hardened physical body that can¡¯t even be pierce with steel weapon. The human has developed quite a lot of useful technology to defeat the Colossus, but it can only give the human some sense of hope but not victory. Any action of the human is futile against the Colossus but the human keep struggling until the end, yet it¡¯s not only Colossus that is threatening the human at that time there still some of the race that is equal to Colossus, such as the Dragon. This caused the humans to be cornered and had almost extinct from the surface of the world. In the end, a special party that made up of five people has turns the tide for the human. This five people have been cultivated and supported by an alliance of two kingdoms. The human have only left with two large kingdoms that had been maintaining their defense at best. Their purpose is to hinder the other race attack and give them as much time as they can to cultivate the special party. It is unknown by the present human what level has the special party reach because of their devastating strength throughout the history. A human from the special party has enough strength to turn a mountain into dust, to fly reaching the end of the sky, calling a red light-thunder from above the sky, creating a sea of blue flame or even a forest of jade ice! This has caused the human to survive and able to repel the invading action slowly by making cultivating as one of the primary activity of human daily life. Upon the victory of the human against the many races, the five people from the special party have suddenly gone from the world without any trace. The human have tried to search them but they can¡¯t find any trace, so they conclude that the five people may have ascended to even higher realm! ¡°I had already reached the third stage of Neophyte level! Right now I can even fight with a first stage Median beast evenly! Hmpf!¡± Upon Meera asked him about his training progression, he become proud and held his chest higher again. He already forgot about the scolding he got. The world is filled with a lot of different mana essence, the human use this source of energy to strengthen their physical and mental state. They absorb the mana that is available and refined it to suit their own body, this is what called ¡°cultivating¡±. By refining the mana that has been absorbed, the human body will use the energy that is absorbed to develop their own strength. Without refining the mana after absorbing, it will cause the human body to become in chaos situation because of the distinct essence of mana available. It can cause the body of human to stop functioning and may cause death! ¡°Hoh¡­..not bad. But don¡¯t get too high of yourself! You¡¯re only at Neophyte level! You can¡¯t even beat a peak-level Median beast.¡± Even though Meera is first shocked with Hira answer, she started to pour cold water on him. ¡°Hmpf! Just wait until I reach the same age as you! I might even be able to defeat you Sis Meera!¡± Not even affected by her word, he even proudly proclaimed to defeat her in the future! Even though ¡°absorbing mana essence¡± may sound simple, it actually takes quite a toll for human to absorb the mana essence. To absorb the essence, humans are required to be in a full-concentration state to feel the location of the mana essence. This process is different for each human, because it all depends on their talent. There might be a human that be able to perceive the mana essence in an instant, but there also might be a human that take some time to perceive the mana essence. ¡°Yeah right! You still has a long way to go to beat me!¡± challenged by Hira¡¯s word, Meera reply him with a smug smile on her face. If it is another ordinary boy, she might just brush it off as a kid¡¯s tantrum, but if it¡¯s Hira, she has to take it seriously. For the village, Hira is their diamond, it just has not been polished enough. In term of talent, he probably has a top-grade talent quality. This can be proven by how he perceived the mana essence. For a human that has an average talent, they may take4 hour to perceive the mana essence. For above-average, it will take 2-3 hour while an ordinary genius will take 1 hour at most. But for him? He only needed a few minutes to locate the essence. When Elder Ju found out about his innate talent, he become incomparably happy! He even suspected that Hira is being loved by the mana so much that they just let him to absorb them! ¡°Well, that¡¯s enough for today, go back home and sleep! For your action today, I¡¯ll only forgive you this once! Understood?¡± Applying some pressure into her words, she scolded Hira. She can only hope that this little rascal will be able to control himself more. ¡°Ye-¡° But before even Hira can reply, there is a sudden explosion happen at the center of the village! This causes the three of them to be dumbfounded. It has been quite a long time before any of invasion or attack has happen in the village. Most of it would usually be a magical beast going rampage. But this kind of explosion seems to be man-made. ¡°Both of you, enter your house now! Meet your parent and seek refuge! Hira take care of your sister!¡± Alarmed by the explosion, Meera immediately take action and run off to the village central with high-speed movement. ¡°Sis Meera!¡± Confused by this event, Hira immediately turn in to panic-state. He doesn¡¯t even know what happening anymore. Then he turns and saw his sister, Crea, face become really scared. Argh! What are you doing dumbass!? Your sister is even more scared then you and now you¡¯re panicking!? What are you!? A kid!? Feeling guilty by his state, he immediately swapped his expression into a happy go lucky that he usually had. He doesn¡¯t want his sister to be sad and scared. But before he can even talk, there suddenly a blurry figure passes his sister¡­.. And all that left is Crea¡¯s lower body. Chapter 1 -Haven''t been proofread. -Thank you for reading! I appreciated any feedback from readers! Chapter 1 ¨C The Beginning ¡°ROOOOAR!!!¡± Below the cliff of a lush forest, there is a shark-like beast with four small limbs. Though it does look a little bit terrifying, but because of it¡¯s body figure, the way it¡¯s running is very¡­..weird. It has a very low saturate peach skin with some small dots all over it¡¯s body. The most noticeable part of it¡¯s body is probably the mouth. It¡¯s mouth is very large that it probably can even bite an entire house without any problem! Not to mention the teeth of this shark-like beast, it looks very hard and sharp! And now that mouth is stretching large open behind a small youth whom running with all his might from this terrifying but weird beast. His body is full of sweat but has no sign of exhaustion and stopping. Even his face seems to be full of vigor! It looks like he just running for some exercise routine. ¡°Gah! Why the heck is this stupid beast chasing me!? I only ate one of your meat!? What¡¯s wrong with that!¡± Not even felt guilty with his action, he even cursed the beast. It seems like this event is triggered by his self, this boy sure is irresponsible. ¡°ROAAR!¡± The beast looks like it has some intelligences, it may interpreted the youth word as an insult. Well, even the most idiotic person can tell that. Angered by the youth, it increase it¡¯s speed and stretch it¡¯s mouth becoming even larger. Then it started to chomp everything in the way, and what surprising is, it can even crush a large rock like eating a candy! What a terrifying strength it has! And it¡¯s speed is not slow but alas it also not really fast. Or else the boy¡¯s head might already be bitten off. ¡°Argh! This guy!¡± Become terrified by the beast action, the youth started to increase his speed. His leg started to move in a bizarre way that it creating an illusion of water sprouting under his foot. His movement becomes even more fluid and beautiful! All obstacles in front of him have been passed easily! It¡¯s just like the forest is his playground! Satisfied with his performance, the youth turn back to look at the beast and make a hook with his two fingers. Added with his smug face, he deliberately made the beast irritated. Quite a playful one, isn¡¯t he? ¡°Grr¡­..ROAAARRRR!!!¡± The beast became extremely angered with the youth playful actions and wanted to bite him into smithereens! But suddenly one of it¡¯s leg seems to hit something stretchy. But it didn¡¯t care and only run straight ahead towards the youth. Considering it¡¯s intelligence level, it may actually take notice that there is something fishy with this event, but without being clear-headed, what can it do? Heh, idiot beast , so easy to trick! Unknown to the beast, it appear that the youth has plan something early! After reaching a tall tree, the youth started to jump to the top of the tree trying to grab something. Unexpectedly, a brown rope has been readied at the top the tree, the youth grab it and seems ready to pull it at any time. ¡°Haha! Come on you stupid beast! You think you can catch me easily? Go back and eat that awful meat of yours!¡± The youth unceasingly provoke the beast with poisonous word. Hoping the beast to eat his word and fall for his trap! ¡°ROAAAR!!¡± Not even slowing down, the beast sped through the youth location with it¡¯s terrifying mouth! Then the youth suddenly pull the rope, and the beast suddenly stop it track. Using it¡¯s instinct as a beast, it suddenly felt an ominous feeling. *thump* *thump* SHOOM! Two large bolt appeared riding through the wind with hi-speed! The size of this bolt isn¡¯t something for a normal cross bow can fired! It probably fired with a heavy bow gun! Even a human who watched from sideline can felt the dreadful power of the two bolts. If it hit the beast, the bolt would surely pierce through it¡¯s skull and crush it brain to dust! Sensing the two bolts, the beast immediately open it mouth wanted to swallow both of it! But obviously when it saw the size of both bolt, it¡¯s eyes bulged out! It immediately retract it¡¯s mouth and dodge to the side. But before it can dodge, the youth take out a small sphere bottle from his small leather pack and throw below the beast. The liquid in the bottle has a light blue color giving it a chilling feels. Upon colliding with the ground, it suddenly created a small burst of icicle frozen both of the beast leg! Fortunately for the beast, it¡¯s skin is very tough making it resist the icicle sharpness. But for the bolt? Probably not. Well that is where the beast becomes unfortunate. This youth is a very calculative and careful person. There no doubt in the future he will have a very high achievement! ¡°Haha, take that! That¡¯s for chasing me! I¡¯ve only take one of your meats, and it even tasted horrible! You have a lot of other, and you only want to chase me for that!? This is what happened when you tried to rob Hira!¡± The youth shout loudly while the bolts piercing through the wind going straight at the beast location. Judging by what the youth shout, it obviously his fault, but he surely is an obstinate boy for not admitting his fault. And who are the actual robber here? Not just obstinate, but pretty shameless too. The beast expression becomes ugly and it started to regret for chasing this youth. Though there might be some deceit from what the youth said, but it is true that the beast has much more meat left for itself, one meat will not change anything. But as old people say, there is no medicine for regret, so the beast can only accept it fate readily. The beast turns and looks at the bolt majestically, showing that it will not fall down from the face of death. Even if it will die, then let it die proudly! Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit. But! ¡°Nu uh, I want to see your miserable face. Not this kind of expression.¡± The youth unexpectedly won¡¯t give it a chance to die triumphantly. With a swift movement, he takes out a needle and thrown it toward the beast forehead. The beast suddenly stopped moving and become stunned! It can¡¯t even wiggle itself! It totally become like a corpse! But it can still move it¡¯s eyes. When the beast realize it¡¯s condition, and saw the bolt coming toward it, it can¡¯t help but show a very hopeless expression. *Pierce* *Pierce* And just like that, it died being pierce by both bolt. ¡°Hmm, well this guy is much more challenging then that grizzly bear....but it still not enough. It¡¯s not enough¡­..¡± He said solemnly while watching the beast corpse. Then he closed his eyes and start focusing, but after just a few minutes his expression become distress. He open his eyes and looks around him, it appear like he searching for something. ¡°Why? Why did you take it from me¡­.my¡­.everything¡­¡­¡± he slowly muttered. Then his face shows a very longing expression with a hint of sadness. But after a moment he fixed his composure and let out an unrestrained aura! His expression become determine showing that he will go through every obstacle that are given to him. ¡°Hah! You think I¡¯ll give up? Even if you lacerate every part of my body. Seize my life, talent and soul. YOU THINK I¡¯ll GIVE UP!?¡± With a grave and determine expression, the youth shout toward the sky loudly even creating a small shockwave around him. His eyes become bloodshot having those red lines appear in his white eye balls. ¡°I¡¯ll ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU KILLED, RIPPED AND PIERCED EVERY ONE OF MY FAMILY! ¡° ¡°I¡¯LL REMEMBER HOW YOU BURN, DESTROY AND ANNIHILATE MY CLAN AND VILLAGE!¡± ¡°AND MARK MY WORDS¡­.I¡¯LL ERASE ALL OF YOUR EXISTENCE IN THIS WORLD! THAT IS HOW I¡¯LL MAKE YOU PAY FOR YOUR ACTION¡­ I¡¯LL DESTROY YOUR LIFE, TALENT, SOUL AND YOUR RACE!¡± ¡°REMEMBER MY NAME, I AM HIRA!!!!!!!¡± Hira shouted his name using all his might and unbelievably, his shouted created an invisible beam that pierce through the sky. The beam has made a hole of emptiness on the blue sky. He has shouted the same sentence for a whole two years! He kept repeating it and making it as a habit to make him remember the calamity that has fallen onto his whole clan. At the present, he had reached the age of 10 and had already been forced to live and survive alone in the middle of unknown forest. The calamity two years ago has force him to be thrown below the cliff that is called ¡°End of Abyss¡±. At first he thought he would be dead, but unbeknownst to him, he still survive the fall and had been made to survive until the present time. But it was hell when the first time he come into this forest, with a mentality of an 8 years old boy with his clan has been annihilated, what keep making him to feel alive? He is shrouded by a whole feeling of guiltiness and hatred. Why does he the only one who survived? That sentence has been replaying in his mind over and over again. Over time, he started to recovered slowly, but even before he can completely recovered, he discovered another upset news that struck his mind like a lightning. He can¡¯t feel any mana essence around him. He tried to meditate for one whole day and still failed miserably. This made his mental to break down. He released his tension by killing. He killed the weakest beast and then slowly started to kill the stronger one to vent his anger. He uses his intelligence and invents any weapon he could to fight every beast he found. With his ¡°Hidden Summer Sea Step¡± skill, he can escape from any beast easily. This has caused him to train his whole body into a killing machine and all emotion in him has already died down. The only thing in his mind is revenge and strength! Over those two years, he had already travelled mindlessly through all this forest and it can also be said that he had discovered almost every part of this forest. He had a hope to find a community of human, but it has still not been achieved. Because of this bizarre forest he actually can¡¯t find any way out and seems to be lost wherever he wanted to find an exit. ¡°Fuh¡­.I¡¯m done here, time to find the next prey.¡± After calming his mind and body he started to pack every gear he had. He can¡¯t afford to be wasteful because of the limited resources in the forest. After packing up, he suddenly felt something amiss on him. He felt like there is something that is calling him. After hunting beast for whole two year non-stop, Hira¡¯s instinct and perception had been trained into high realm. He would surely not make any mistake on his assumption. ¡°What is this feeling¡­.¡± When he turned his face, with the intention to search for the location of the mysterious feeling, a majestic gate suddenly appeared in front of him. Chapter 2 - Haven''t been proofread yet. - Read at my website! Chapter 2 - Hope The majestic door is very huge giving Hira a suffocating feels! The door has a very bizarre and beautiful design with some ancientness that appeared on the surface texture of the door. The door seems to be carved from a red wood that is covered with gold coating. From below to the top of the door, there is a drawing that looks like an historical event. Each drawing is divided by a deep carved horizontal line giving it an appearance of a different tale for each level. But the most visible drawing is on the top of door which looks like a human wielding one dagger and one sword on both of his hand, with a great sword carried at his back! What kind of strength does this man possessed!? To be able to wield and master a multiple type of weaponry and gear is very difficult! Not even a Perfect realm practitioner will be able to do it! Just what realm has this man in the drawing achieved!? This drawing has imparted a deep impression towards Hira, it¡¯s like an enlightenment to him. Hira watch the door with awe and just stand there without doing anything. Suddenly, the door opened without any warning and startled Hira. With the bright light it emit, no mortal can see what inside of this majestic door. ¡°What in the world is this door¡­.. but this feelings¡­ it seems like someone calling me¡­ But I don''t even know what inside this door¡­. Should go in?¡± Obviously being a very cautious person, even if he is shocked by the sudden appearance of the door, he is still going to be very careful and not going to throw his life for nothing. But with a lot of burden in his heart and mind, he had to acquire a strength that surpasses everything quickly! ¡°Tch! What am I hesitating for!? I already determine to face any obstacle in front of me! And now there is a big opportunity and I am feeling hesitant!?¡± After composing himself and preparing his mentality, he then took a glance at the top drawing on the door. His eyes shine brightly and he takes a step forward into the majestic door! Upon entering the door, Hira felt like he''s been baptized by a very warm and powerful energy! Unlike when he was absorbing the mana essence, this energy feels very warm and wild! Surprised by this sudden event, he is shocked by the transformation that his body has made. He feels like he can produce any elemental energy using his own body. And the physical energy on his body is being increased by a huge amount! After not being able to absorb mana essence for two years, he had stuck in Neophyte realm for two years! This had made him almost lose hope for getting his revenge and his dream to reach the pinnacle! If his talent haven''t been forcefully taken, he would already reached the peak of Median realm by now or might even had broken through to the early-High realm! But this baptized? It made him instantly broke through the Neophyte realm and enter the Median realm! Not stopping there, the energy absorbed by him is unceasingly supplied by the mysterious energy until he reached the peak of Median realm! ¡°Th-This¡­.. ¡° Unable to comprehend what happening around him, his composure are crushed and only a baffled expression left on his face. An instant breakthrough!? That is not possible! Never had he heard any of the people in his clan had ever encountered this kind of fortuitous event! Elder Ju once told him that their clan is one of the strongest clan in this continent. Though, he didn''t believe at it. Because how can this small kind of village be one of the strongest? But unknown to him, he had never step outside of the village so he doesn''t know anything about his clan reputation and power! He always thought that his clan was a mediocre clan that only lived peacefully. Without being exposed to the outer world, Hira¡¯s common sense is a little bit different from other people. Probably not little. His clan is surely one of the top clan in the continent, but let leave that matter for another time. The main thing is, even with a top clan like Hira¡¯s clan, there is no written history about an instant breakthrough! All of the top clan that has rose to prominence, has existed from the ancient time. And there still no record of this! Though there is some big figure of the clan that had a fortuitous encounter and become a very powerful practitioner, there isn''t anyone who has this kind of encounter! This is Hira¡¯s own encounter! It is his own fate! ¡°Ha-ahahahaha! Unbelievable! This is what you called a miracle! With this baptism, I can continue to cultivate and train myself toward the pinnacle!¡° Can''t contain his excitement anymore, he started to laugh loudly and happily. After the baptism process completed, Hira¡¯s has ascended to the peak-Median realm, and his body had become tougher compared toward an average human! His body might even be able to rival a mighty beast body! But the most important matter is, right now he can control four of the main element! Fire, water, earth and wind! Normally, a human can only controlled one element and for a rare cases there will be a human that been able to control dual element! And this kind of human is called a genius among genius! But there is still no human who can control four element at once! With this kind of improvement, how can Hira not be happy? Even a Nirvana realm practitioner would be crazy for this kind of reward! Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site. When the white light that had blinded Hira¡¯s eyes in baptism process slowly disintegrate, an unknown building suddenly appear in front of him. Right now, he is in front of an ancient building that is carved with a neat unknown symbol. This building gave an unfathomable feeling toward Hira. When he is in front of the building he felt like he is being checked on by someone unknown. It felt really uncomfortable, and weird. But who is Hira? He is an unrestrained youth that have determined to face any obstacles that have been given to him! He will face everything without any fear! That is his path! ¡°Stop hiding and come out! I don''t like being observed!¡± Without any hesitation he shouted in front of him even knowing that there might even be a supreme expert that living in the building. He doesn''t want to be a coward that only known how to hide when being bullied by someone more powerful than him! He already had enough of being weak and fragile! He has decided to create his own path, his own destiny! *Silence* After a moment of silence, suddenly an oppressive aura appears and started to crush Hira! The aura came without any warning and Hira is completely unprepared! But with his own leg, he resisted the aura as much as he can and started to control his own elemental power to create a barrier to protect him. Then suddenly behind him appeared a black ring from his own back! Stupefied by this, he thought it was an enemy attack but he shockingly felt a sense of familiarity with the black ring. It felt like he can control it and use it! When Hira accidentally thought to create a barrier, the black ring let out an azure lightning that create a spherical barrier around him. With the barrier he doesn''t felt the pressure anymore and feel like he can walk and run normally! ¡°Hoh, it seems you''re the inheritor of his legacy. That is quite surprising, for someone like him to have a person that has a same spirit as him.¡± Shocked by an unexpected voice, Hira heart almost stopped! This voice sounded very hoarse and it let out a deathly aura! He felt that the man behind the voice can even kill him with his own voice! ¡°Well now now, no need to be afraid. Just think of me as a normal old man passing by.¡± How the hell should I thought that!? Even hearing your voice almost stopped my heart! Obviously he doesn''t just rant out like that, or else he would surely be killed. ¡°Junior Hira, greet ancestor. ¡° After being shocked enough, Hira cupped his hand toward the building and slightly bow. ¡°Hoh, youngster this day sure respect their elder. Not like before¡­.. ¡° Then the voice suddenly start to babbled nonsense stuff of how the youngster back at the ancient time and start to tell the story about himself. Stupefied by the voice action, Hira can just endure himself to hear the babbling of this elder. But surprisingly, he started listening to the old man diligently because of the content is something that he had never known and it sounds very interesting. The old man told Hira, how the world split into five continent and the difference of power in each continent. And the continent that Hira placed right now is called, Ilsiya. Ilsiya is placed between two continents and had become a trading post for each kingdom existed on both continents. Though Ilsiya isn''t one of the strongest continents, it also isn''t the weakest one. In term of military power, Ilsiya is placed in middle rank. But in term of wealth, Ilsiya is the wealthiest one. Though the old man doesn''t sure that if his information is still correct because he said the last time he visit the continent is hundreds years ago. ¡°Hundreds years!? Are you trying swindle me old man?¡± After talking with the old man for hours, Hira had become much more familiar with him and started to talk casually. ¡°You little rascal! How can I the great ¡°Death Severer¡± would lie to a little kid like you!?¡± Irritate by Hira question the old man scold him. The old man has started to treat Hira as his friend because of Hira¡¯s easygoing personality. ¡°Uhm¡­ is that your title old man? ¡°Death Severer¡±?¡± Hira suddenly ask about the old man¡¯s title. Surely the title¡­.seems to be a little bit childish¡­ ¡°Haha yes of course! I''m proud of it! Isn''t it sounded really cool?¡± The old man suddenly becomes excited when Hira ask about his title. ¡°Pfft¡­. . Ahahahahahahaha!!! What are you, a kid!? ¡°Death Severer¡±.....ahahahahahah!! I am the ¡°Death Severer¡±!! Pfft¡­. Ahahahahah!¡± Hira thought that the title is very childish and only a dreamy kid would be able to come up with that title. ¡°W-what do you mean!? You''re the kid! ¡° Baffled by Hira action, his face unknowingly become very red as tomatoes when watching Hira, using his title to act as a great comedic hero. He doesn''t know why, but he felt very embarrassed and want to dig a hole on the ground and stuff his face into it! ¡°Then old man, one last question, just who came up with that title?¡± After taking some breather, Hira ask the old man a question. ¡°Huh? Why did you ask that? It''s the great me obviously! ¡° ¡°Pfft¡­ Ahahahahahaha!! ¡° Hira laughter rang much louder than ever. Chapter 3 - Read at my website to support me! Chapter 3 - Forgery Sage¡¯s Legacy! Hira¡¯s laughter rang loudly to the whole place. He felt that the old man title is too funny for his age. Hira¡¯s sense of humor is kind of bizarre. ¡°Argh what are you laughing about kid!? In ancient time, mortals would tremble upon hearing my title! And expert would run away instantly! But you!? Laughing!?¡± The old man is at loss of what to do with Hira. But his word held the truth, he is a practitioner that has exceed the realm of Hira¡¯s knowledge. Even his voice contain an unforeseeable force, this already prove that he is an unmatched expert! Hira¡¯s laughter rang out for a while and died after a moment. Then he takes a look at the building in front of him and become curious about this realm. Just how can he be transported into this place? What level of comprehension has the owner of this realm achieved? To be able to create an exclusive realm, the owner surely has surpassed Nirvana realm and ascended to an unknown realm! ¡°Hey old man, does this realm is yours?¡± Unable to contain his curiosity anymore, he asked the old man. This realm might belong to him, but Hira still doubt it because the way the old man has act, he seems like he doesn''t held any authority in this realm. ¡°Nope, this realm is created by my best friend, the ¡°Forgery Sage¡±! He created this realm to find the one who can inherit his legacy!¡± After Hira change the topic, the old man let out a relief sigh and said it with excited expression. ¡°I see¡­ then you''re saying that I am the inheritor of ¡°Forgery Sage¡± legacy?¡± Quite shocked by what the old man said, his face contains an eager expression with a trace of impatient feelings. You laugh at my title, but not him!? What the difference between our titles!? ¡°Yeah you''re right¡­. but not all of the benefits in his legacy can be inherited by you. Not in your condition right now. Obviously he doesn''t want to give you a shortcut to become strong suddenly. That will just lower your potential and you might just stuck on Median realm.¡± Irk by Hira, the old man said it with a hint of disdain. ¡°Just who is this ¡°Forgery Sage¡±?¡± This man whom called, ¡°Forgery Sage¡± should probably be a supreme expert that had already ascended to an unknown realm base on Hira¡¯s knowledge. ¡°Well, he is my friend, my partner and my¡­. family. I can''t tell you the detail about him right now because with your ability, it will be impossible for you to comprehend. It might even damage your cultivation in the future. ¡± The old man said to Hira with a hint of disdain. ¡°But I''m really jealous toward him, just how can he get a top-grade potential human as an inheritor? Even if compared to the other higher realm, you can still be placed in top rank range in term of talent and potential of course.¡± Continued, the old man expressed his jealousy with a solemn voice. This just shows how jealous he is. ¡°Aiya, really? Ehehe I''m not that good at all¡­ Being praised by the old man, Hira said it to him bashfully. Just who in the world would not be happy? Praised by a top expert that is out of Hira¡¯s comprehension! That is like a getting a green light from your lover''s parent! When the old man sees how Hira¡¯s act, he suddenly had this impulse to beat this little rascal. ¡°Argh¡­. I shouldn''t praise you¡­Whatever, the benefit you just got is like a drop of water from the sea. There are much more benefit in his legacy that can take you much more far in your cultivation. Just remember that you need to increase your strength to unlock other benefits of his legacy. And remember this, don''t ever be arrogant just because you inherit his legacy. You are not invincible and can still die with just a thought from a top expert. Alas the only one who has the same spirit as him is you. So teach yourself to avoid death. I don''t want to wait any longer for other inheritor to come.¡° He said it with a regretful tone. ¡°Spirit?¡± Of all his life, Hira never heard anything detail about spirit. Even though there is some ancient record in his clan that gave some information about spirit, it can only be considered as a myth. ¡°Spirit is an embodiment of a human¡¯s personality, life and soul! Each human will have a spirit in their body and it might be in a form of beast, weapon or any other utility or life form. To unlock a spirit in human body is very difficult and it comes with a great price. But fortunately for you, the legacy had already takes care of that part for you. Your spirit is the black ring that appeared at your back, it is called Shapeshifter Ring! This kind of spirit had only appeared for two times in ancient history. By adding you, it will be the third time that this spirit has appeared. That just show how rare your spirit is.¡± The old man explained to Hira with a jealous tone. ¡°Shapeshifter Ring? Just what kind of spirit it is to be so rare? And even the ¡°Forgery Sage¡± had this spirit! What so specials about this spirit?¡± After listening to the old man explanation, Hira is shocked to know how rare his spirit is. Even the ¡°Forgery Sage¡± had it and he has able to become a supreme expert! What kind of ability does this spirit has!? If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. ¡°Shapeshifter Ring has the ability to change it form according to it¡¯s master will! This has caused a lot of practitioners to be jealous with this kind of ability! A spirit that can provide a lot of utility and amazing protection! Other than changing it''s form, the spirit will also automatically protect their master life in a peril situation. But every advantage also came with a disadvantage. Even though it''s ability is very extraordinary, it requires a lot of mental energy provided by it''s master. In your case, though yours Shapeshifter Ring able to forms a barrier protected you from my Domain, it actually at a cost of your life. Normally you would be crippled or became a retarded person, after activating that barrier. But this realm has recognized you as their master¡¯s inheritor, so you''re being unceasingly supplied by soul essences from this realm.¡± The old man explained. Hira become confused with the old man explanation because there is a lot of terms that he doesn''t know, mental energy, Domain and soul essences. This old man knowledge is still too high for a low-level mortal like Hira. But after hearing his spirit ability, he become excited and at the same time a grieve expression slowly appeared on his face. Just how can he cultivate this mental energy to provide energy to his spirit? ¡°Well I think I''m explaining it too fast for you to grasp it. Basically you need a large amount of mental energy to use your spirit. By the way, your ability to absorb this low-realm¡¯s mana essences has been taken right? Don''t fret about it, mana essence are placed in low-ranking of essence type. You should just cultivate by using soul essences or element essences. Both of the essences have much higher quality than mana essence. I''ll provide you the cultivation method.¡± After the old man finished his explanation, a grim glow appeared in front of Hira and two ancient books appeared. Surprised by the sudden event, Hira looks at the two books with bewildered expression. Even though the books give an ancient aura, it is still covered with an amazing material. The first book are covered with a silver-matter and each of it''s page are as smooth as silk. The side of the book is covered with an unknown blue-matter, giving it a very elegant appearance! The title of the book is ¡°Aether Dragon Transformation! This title had gave Hira¡¯s a feeling of a mortal being looked down by a higher being! Sighed¡­. only a book and it has already gives him a lot of pressure. He still needs to prepare himself for another one. When the old man saw Hira¡¯s reaction, he can''t help but chuckle. But an excited expression had suddenly appeared on his face. This kid potential is really world-defying! Even his body and comprehension potential has already qualified to be compared with a celestial being! And now even his mental energy potential!? A high-talent person would already faint when taking a glance of those ancient books! Damn you Augustur¡­.. just what kind of luck did you get!? After putting the silver book away, Hira readied himself to look at the other book. The second book has a red line covered it surface and are coated with an unknown white-material! The side of the book is covered with golden line that had been sewed into it. It appearance give an aura of a domineering emperor! The title of the book is seamed with golden silk thread, ¡°Divine Emperor¡¯s Manners¡±! Upon reading the title, Hira¡¯s suddenly being pressured by a huge domineer aura! The pressure level had even surpassed the silver book''s aura by a significant amount! [font=£Í£Ó Ã÷³¯, serif]"[/font]T-this¡­. ¡° Hira felt like he want to turn his face away and stop looking at the book! But he also had a quality of an emperor and he doesn''t feel like to lose! He gathered all of his newly acquired essence to his eyes and resisted the pressure produce by the book! Then it becomes a competition between a boy and a book! When the old man sees this scene his face become astonished! This kid, he even dared to challenge this book!? Even though it just a book, it is created by someone who are a much higher being than himself! Not even the old man dares to face the book face to face! The fight between Hira and the book last for a few moments until the book suddenly emit a red glow that enveloped his whole body! His mind trembled and the whole book''s information is imprinted in his head! Shocked by this sudden gushed of information, Hira immediately meditate himself to calm his mind and body. This sudden occurrence even make the old man drool at Hira! The book action means that it has accepted Hira as a legitimate user of this book¡¯s creator method! It indicates that Hira will be able to reap all the benefits of the book! Even the ¡°Forgery Sage¡± unable to make the book succumb to himself! In Hira¡¯s meditation, there a red lighting that rippling around him! After all the information had entered in his mind, he started to comprehend one of the methods in the book. Though there still another method contained in it, his strength is still not enough to comprehend it. The Manner Of Greeting! The first method that contained in the book of ¡°Divine Emperor''s Manner¡±! Chapter 4 - Haven''t been proofread yet. - Read it at my Website or Wattpad! Chapter 4 - New Strength! Hmph! Even with this kid''s potential, I will not believe that he can comprehend any method in the book in two years! When the ¡°Forgery Sage¡± tried to comprehend one of the methods in ¡°Divine Emperor''s Manner¡±, it actually takes him more than one year! And he not even achieved a perfect comprehension! Hira¡¯s face are dripping with sweat while he trying to comprehend the first method of ¡°Divine Emperor''s Manner¡±! The Manner of Greeting! When you want to get to know someone, what will you start with? When you meet your friend when walking on a certain path, how will you respond? When you meet a respectable person what would you do? What does greeting stands for? Respect, relationship and equality! A way to show respect to another being! A way to show the intimation or relationship between others! A way to show the equality rank between all beings! All essence is not just an emotionless life form, they also need to be loved, respected and be appreciated! They have provides us all with a help, a tremendously huge help! But what did we do? We ignore them and just assume them as a tool or fodder for us to improve ourselves! Even though they let us to absorb the essence of themselves we still don''t know how to appreciate them! They also have emotions! Happiness, Sadness, Anger, Grief, Despair, Lust, and much more! The least we can do for them is to greet them! Greet show a sense of respect! It showed the intimation between beings! It showed the equality level between beings! When someone provided us a help sincerely, do we respond with an evil intention? Will we hate them? Will we abandon them? No! We will appreciate them! We will help them in time of needs! That is The Manner of Greeting! Greet to respect! Greet to love! Greet to be equal! That is one of a Divine Emperor''s manner should have! A calibre to treat all being as equal! Respect! Love! Equality! Hira¡¯s mind is vibrating with all the new information enter his mind! All of the sentences are being played unceasingly! Suddenly his mouth curve upward and showed a satisfying smile! A smile of an emperor without any arrogance! A smile that show respect to all being! ¡°This kid¡­..¡° When the old man saw Hira¡¯s smile, his heart felt unknown warm. He felt like Hira¡¯s smile is the most humble and friendliest smile he had ever seen! But, this is not Augustur¡¯s method? Does this kid gain a different method than him? *Sigh* Seriously¡­ just what kind of luck did you get Augustur!? Given time, this kind of inheritor can spread your name throughout the higher realm! Just glad that you created this small realm at that time! Seems your bad luck is exchanged with a huge luck! You legacy will exist for a long time¡­ *Sigh* And I will be this realm¡¯s guardian for quite a time¡­¡­ While the old man complaining about his situation, Hira continued to comprehend the first part of The Manner of Greeting. The time continued to flow and Hira stayed in the realm for five months! At present he already reached the age of 11, by two months ago. Hira¡¯s is in the verge of comprehending a final piece of the first part in The Manner of Greeting. This method contains three parts and Hira¡¯s can only comprehend the first part because his strength is too low! This final piece is really hard to be perfected because it contains a different concept from the other pieces! It takes Hira for about two month to comprehend the other pieces, but the final piece is yet perfected by Hira even after two months! Greeting is a form of battle! It''s a form of challenge! It''s a form of arrogance! It''s a form of hatred and revenge! It''s a form of deceit! It''s a form of cruelty! It''s a form of poison! When being challenged, greet it with arrogance! When being indulged by hatred, greet it with a deceit! When executing revenge, greet it with cruelty! When being insult, greet it with poison! That is The Manner of Greeting! Greet to fight! Greet to show arrogance! Greet with poisons! Greet to hide the hatred! Greet with cruelty! That is one of a Divine Emperor''s manner should have! A calibre to be fearless and cunning! ¡°I see¡­¡­ ¡°The moment Hira completely comprehend the final piece, he began to combine all the pieces that he has study to be a one complete concept! ¡°Every light has it¡¯s own shadow¡­ the bigger the light the bigger the shadow. The light and shadow need to be balanced because the shadow will easily surpass the light! Respect, love and equality need to be balanced with arrogance, hatred and evil intention. One can''t be consumed by the shadow, but also can''t be consumed by the light! One must always balance their nature to attain the neutral state! That is the first part of The Manner of Greeting! Impartial Greeting!¡± In an instant Hira completely comprehend the first part of The Manner of Greeting, his eyes shone with red light! The red lighting around him started to ripple around much more vigorously! His whole body is in a stage of transformation again! ¡°What!? This is impossible! This kid had only stayed in this realm for five month!¡± This transformation had also happen when the ¡°Forgery Sage¡± comprehends the first part of the method he got from the book! But he achieved this state much more slow than Hira! Unauthorized duplication: this tale has been taken without consent. Report sightings. In a trance state, Hira feel the change in his body. From a peak-Median realm, he has ascended to the High realm! The early-High realm! He achieved this realm at the age of 11! This kind of cultivation speed can be categories as a supreme genius in Ilsiya continent! But, even if he is at early-High realm, his battle prowess and control power are much higher than any ordinary early-High realm practitioners! This what make him different from other practitioners! His cultivation method can be considered unknown in this whole continent! And his mental energy is being cultivated at unprecedented speed! After the transformation completed, the new figure of Hira are seen! His body became taller, achieving 1.5 meter! His whole body figure is shown as someone who is fit and athletic. His messy green hair became longer and reached to his shoulder, while his golden eyes shine brightly with determination! If he is wearing a noble cloth, he will give an impression of a young hero! If he wears a scholar robe, he will give an impression of a hard-headed scholar! But with his clothing right now, he looks¡­.. like a beggar. With his messy hair and his clothing ripped apart because of his transformation, he looks like someone who just survived from a war and became a beggar! When the old man sees this scene, his laughter rang out loudly. Even though it''s a scene that totally worth to be memorize, this final appearance of Hira give a comedic sense to the whole scene. If he is wearing a full knight-armor, Hira will look like a young general hero who leads thousands of army. But this kind of appearance? He looks like an ordinary poor beggar! When Hira heard the old man''s laughter, he can just smile wryly. This must be karma. ¡°Ahahahahaha, kid you amaze me! You able to comprehend one of the methods in ¡°The Divine Emperor''s Manner¡± book for only five month! That is quite a big achievement!¡± Even though the old man praised Hira, he only gave a vague praise and doesn''t compare Hira with ¡°Forgery Sage¡±. He doesn''t want Hira to become arrogant with his own achievement. But, even if the old man compares Hira with the ¡°Forgery Sage¡±, he would not become too arrogant because of the enlightenment he got from Impartial Greeting! Everything must be balanced and neutral! That is the first part of The Manner of Greeting! With Hira¡¯s newly acquired strength, he is itching to test his new strength! He wanted to test how far he can go with this strength! ¡°Hey old man, does this place have any training puppet?¡± Can''t contain his patience anymore, he ask the old man. ¡°Training puppet? Well there is, but even the lowest realm is at early-Perfect realm, it is not suitable for you right now. Rather than calling it as a ¡°puppet¡± it should be called Soul Consciousness. Different from a puppet, this is a spiritual manifestation that has life properties. So basically it has it''s own intelligence, and will be dangerous for you to take it down with your current strength.¡± The old man explains to Hira simply. Hira pondered for a moment, with his current strength, he felt like he can even beat a peak-High realm without much problem. But for a Perfect realm, he''s not really sure. Even though it''s only an early-Perfect realm Soul Consciousness, it is still at a Perfect realm. The difference between each realm is as heaven and earth! A Perfect realm practitioner can defeat a peak-High realm easily! After pondering for a while, Hira said to the old man, ¡°Got it, let me fight it.¡± Hearing Hira¡¯s answer, the old man thought, does this kid deaf? ¡°I already said that it is at early-Perfect realm, even if you have an amazing battle prowess it will impossible for you to defeat it! I can''t interrupt when you''re fighting with the Soul Consciousness, so it will be truly dangerous for your life! ¡± With a grim expression, the old man warns Hira. ¡°Okay, but still, let me fight with it.¡± Even though Hira know it will be impossible for he to defeat a Perfect realm Soul Consciousness, he still want to try his strength to it''s highest potential! He just not sure that he aren¡¯t able to defeat a Perfect realm, it doesn¡¯t mean he can¡¯t defeat it. ¡°Argh, you damnable rascal! Why can''t you listen to this old man!? I don''t care anymore! What kind of weapon did you specialize at!? I''ll give you a set of weapon to help you right now!¡± With Hira¡¯s current equipment, it will be hard for Hira¡¯s to even fight with a Perfect realm equally! And he still stubborn to fight with it! The old man can only help Hira externally. ¡°Erm¡­.actually I kind of good with many kind of weaponries. But can you give me a dagger?¡± Even though Hira is proficient with a lot of gear and weaponry, he still loved the dagger most as it is small and easy to manipulate. ¡°Got it, even though I can''t help you too much, I''ll at least give you two types of weapons. A dagger, and choose one more.¡± The old man said it solemnly. He doesn''t want Hira to be dead, his potential is too high and it is too wasteful if he died in his first battle with a Perfect realm! His potential can be nurtured to even much higher realm than Perfect realm! ¡°Really!? Then¡­..a stick weapon please!¡± Excitedly, Hira answer to the old man. ¡°Well a stick then...WHAT!?¡± Shocked by Hira wish, the old man subconsciously shouted. Just what in the world is in this kid head!? A stick!? What can a stick do!? ¡°Don''t¡­.. you has any other choices?¡± Can''t bear to give Hira a weak weapon, the old man can only try to convince Hira to change his weapon. ¡°Nope? I love stick weapon, it has a blunt element. So it is kind of funny to hit the enemy with it.¡± Hira answer the old man while letting out a small chuckle. ¡°........... ¡° The old man¡­. is speechless. This kid humor is really bizarre. Chapter 5 - Haven''t been proofread yet! - Read it at my Websitehttps://crazyequalgenius.wordpress.com/2016/03/27/chapter-4-new-strength/or Wattpad! Chapter 5 - New Weapon Subconsciously, the old man shouted loudly releasing some of his deathly aura. ¡°Shapeshifting Ring!¡± Hira immediately summon his spirit to protect himself! Even though it''s only a small amount, the aura has forced Hira to summon his spirit and deploy an azure lightning barrier to protect him! ¡°CAN YOU ACT MORE SERIOUS HERE!?¡± The old man unable to keep his composure anymore and scolds Hira. This time his shouted had been increased and the deathly aura collide with Hira¡¯s azure lightning barrier! The barrier had even started to show some crevices around it. The might of the old man''s shout is too strong for Hira to resist! Just what realm has this old man achieved!? After a 5 month of meditation and comprehending the ¡°Divine Emperor''s Manner¡±, Hira has some understanding of his own strength. Even a Nirvana realm practitioner wouldn''t be able to pressure Hira this much with his azure lightning barrier deployed! This kind of strength must belong to a higher realm than Nirvana realm! ¡°I just want a stick weapon, is it that weird?¡± Hira try to start a conversation with the old man to avoid his deathly aura erupted again, or else he might get heavily injured with that kind of might! ¡°What do you mean by a stick weapon? Can you choose a much more powerful weapon like sword or saber!? Both of them are the emperor of weapon! And you¡­. chose a stick weapon!? Even though a dagger is still in acceptable range, but a stick weapon!? Don''t you understand that you''re betting your life in this battle! You should take every opportunity to increase your chance!¡± Can''t hold any of his anger, he vent it towards Hira. His deathly aura unceasingly emit on his voice giving Hira a huge pressure. Even though the old man has lowered the level of his aura, it still made Hira¡¯s azure lightning barrier tremble and seems it will collapse at any time! ¡°B-but didn''t you say to choose a weapon that I most proficient at? I''m much better at stick weapon than sword or saber¡­.¡± Stupefied by the old man¡¯s huge might, Hira stuttered when asking question to the old man. He can''t even imagine a battle between him and the old man. He probably would just die with the old man voice! One of Hira¡¯s knees had fallen on the ground, the deathly aura can¡¯t be resisted by the azure lightning barrier anymore longer! ¡°Argh! Why did I say that!?¡± Probably forgotten of what he said, the old man can only succumb to Hira¡¯s stubbornness. It is his fault for saying thing like that. He should just give Hira a top-grade weapon to ensure Hira¡¯s safety. He doesn''t want a top-grade diamond like Hira to die miserably, but when he thought about Hira¡¯s spirit, he can only sighed emotionally. It is probably hard to find another person with the same spirit as the Forgery Sage even in thousands of years. Even though the old man had only live for hundreds of years, the encounter with Hira is probably because of luck. Because he himself known how rare is the Shapeshifting Ring spirit! ¡°This time¡­.ONLY this time! After this I will not give any choices that can lower your chance!¡± The old man said to Hira solemnly for not having any solution to persuade Hira. His deathly aura finally decreased and stopped colliding with Hira¡¯s azure lightning barrier. With this, Hira can finally sigh peacefully and his hand is itching to fight a Perfect realm lifeform. He finally can test his strength to it''s peak! This would make him understand his own strength perfectly! ¡°This¡­..take this¡­.this is the most practical stick weapon in his legacy treasure storage for your realm right now! And here is the best dagger for your realm!¡± When the old man said that, a grim light suddenly glow in front of Hira and a silvery stick with black line in a bizarre design is carved on the stick. The other one is a fiery red dagger, same as the silvery stick, it has black line with bizarre design carve onto it. Hira wander is this something like a patent or trademark for the Forgery Sage¡¯s crafted weapon? When he grabbed both of the weapons he is astonished with the weight. The lightness of the weapon is incredible! It even light than the stick he always used! The silvery stick¡¯s length is about 40 cm and the handle is covered with a smooth scale of unknown lifeform! When Hira tried to familiarize with it, he is astonished to found that the stick is very easy to control and used. It immediately became one of his favorite weapons! Then he grab the fiery dagger, same as the silvery stick, it has an amazing lightness and very easy to control! The dagger hilt is covered with red smooth silk that felt really smooth when touched. The blade of the dagger isn''t curved and has a straight appearance. The blade isn''t really long with only 30 cm length, and has a shiny metallic substance on it. The metallic blade and red hilt give it a royal aura around it! Hira immediately tried the dagger with some move and become stupefied when a black fire suddenly emit at the tip of the blade! ¡°This¡­.. ¡° By the sudden appearance of the black flame, Hira become astonished! Because the black flame gave him a sense of danger! Even he might become injured with his mighty body! Without his barrier or any shield he would surely be heavily injured if he comes into contact with the black flame! Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation. ¡°The dagger is called Red Royalty and the stick is called Silver Ginger! The dagger is one of the weapon that the Forgery Sage most proud of! The Red Royalty can emit the Inner Flame of Forgery Sage that he achieved when reaching the Nirvana realm. He had inserted his Inner Flame when forging this dagger. It had caused the dagger to be able to produce this flame! Even though the dagger still can''t be use at it''s full potential on your hand considering your strength right now, you will achieved it when reaching the peak of Perfect realm! After that you can even challenge a Nirvana realm on equal ground! For the stick, Silver Ginger, even though it still not remarkable as the dagger, it still win in term of manipulation! By inserting your essence into the stick, you can manipulate the stick length and solidness! It is most proficient in manipulation!¡± The old man excitedly explained both of the weapon origin and usefulness towards Hira. A practitioner will be able to produce their Inner Flame when reaching the Nirvana realm! And the flame produced is followed by their talent! Even though at first the Inner Flame will be very weak, when reaching on the peak-Nirvana realm the flame strength will be terrifying! The Inner Flame can also be improved by absorbing a flame from another source. But the old man doesn''t want to explain this to Hira because he is still far from Nirvana realm. ¡°That is amazing¡­ ¡° Hira¡¯s eyes immediately brightened after hearing the old man. This mean he can be placed at the pinnacle of this continent! He will be able to fight a Nirvana realm! The peak realm in this continent! This will help him to achieve his revenge and dreams! ¡°Don''t even think that Nirvana realm is the peak. There is even much higher realm after Nirvana! Even though Ilsiya continent is placed on middle-rank, it is only because of it''s wealth. If you''re comparing Ilsiya with other top-ranking continent, Ilsiya can be considered a lowly continent!¡± The old man immediately poured cold water towards Hira. ¡°Erm¡­¡­ well if you said so.¡± Hira face immediately became discontent with the old man statement. Even though he knew that there is a higher realm than Nirvana realm with many hints that the old man give, he still at least be able to achieve his revenge. Considering his enemy is from Ilsiya continent, with a peak-Nirvana realm might, he will be able to achieve his revenge easily! ¡°Then let start the fight with an early-Perfect realm immediately. Just make sure not to be overconfident and lose your life in this battle! Be careful and always examine how the enemy move and attack. After this battle you will be rewarded by the Forgery Sage himself! Even though it is only his consciousness, you should be proud to see him!¡± The old man said to Hira with some advice. He truly doesn''t want Hira to die a dog death. ¡°Got it!¡± Hira regain his composure and prepare himself to fight an early-Perfect realm! He finally able to experience a challenging battle! All of the beasts in the forest are too easy for Hira to handle and he doesn''t experience any life-death experience yet. ¡°Each of Soul Consciousness contained in Forgery Sage¡¯s legacy is a form of test for his inheritor. The first Soul Consciousness is an early-Perfect realm! The easiest test that you will take! This test was actually for you when you had reached the Perfect realm, but because of your stubbornness, I''ll allow you to fight it! ONLY this time! The other Soul Consciousness is much stronger than this early-Perfect realm Soul Consciousness! Each Soul Consciousness is made from Forgery Sage¡¯s own soul that has been divided! Make sure to be careful because his Soul Consciousness is much more powerful than a normal practitioner!¡± The old man warns Hira unceasingly. This has caused Hira¡¯s own heart felt with warm feeling. He had long become a cold-hearted wanderer that is full of vengeance. But it seems the old man had been able to melt some of the ice in Hira¡¯s heart. ¡°Yes, I''ll surely prevail in this battle!¡± He shouted loudly, before a grim light suddenly envelope his body and transport him! *Sigh* ¡°Even though you had reached the Paragon¡­.. why there always someone stronger than you? Why there always an enmity between you and the others? Why does enemy never stop appearing before you? Your dream is only to live a peaceful life, but this is what you get after becoming strong enough to even shake the higher realm¡­..With the promise I made before you, I''ll guard this realm and nurture your inheritor, even if it cost my life. That is how I¡¯ll pay your grace¡­. ¡° The old man reminisce his old memories. In his mind he remembered a young adult man with his wide smile in his face. When Hira open his eyes, he is astounded to find that he is actually in a different place than previous place. He is in an indoor arena with a lot of different mighty beast statue around him! The statue looks very fierce and terrifying causing him to feel a chill on his spine. Immediately, Hira eyes fix at one of the statue, a dragon statue! It gives Hira a timid feeling when being in front of it! Even though the other statue seems to be carved with a sandy stone, the dragon statue is entirely black! The dragon has two horn on it''s head with six wings on it''s back! The dragon looks like a combination of fallen angel and a dragon! Hira thought that a real one might be able to destroy a continent with only it''s roar. [font=''£Í£Ó Ã÷³¯'', serif]¡°[/font]Quite a mighty figure eh?¡± Suddenly behind Hira, a youth appeared! Chapter 6 - Haven''t been proofread yet! - Read it at my Websitehttps://crazyequalgenius.wordpress.com/2016/03/27/chapter-4-new-strength/or Wattpad! Chapter 6 - Start of a Fight! This sudden appearance shock Hira! He can''t even sense this youth aura! He immediately pulled back and took his battle stance. ¡°Who!?¡± Hira can''t help but became cautious and vigilance with this sudden encounter. He caught the figure of the youth and shocked by his appearance! The youth''s face is extremely domineering with a hint of elegance! His eyebrows are so sharp giving him a beasty look. The hair of the youth is very unique for having two colors, fiery red and ashen grey color! His hair isn''t messy but isn''t exactly neat too, while the back of his hair are floating up making it look like a flame burning on! His appearance is actually too suitable for a royalty! If the youth become an adult, Hira would probably mistake him as an emperor of some country! The youth wears a black robe that is seamed with shining red silk thread with beautiful pattern. Compared to Hira, the youth leisurely walk in front of him. The youth step is very graceful and emenate a few dimension ripple around his foot! This immediately caused Hira to be on guard. Is this the Soul Consciousness the old man spoke!? Isn''t the Soul Consciousness only at early-Perfect realm!? This prowess can''t be obtained by a Perfect realm practitioner! Just who is this!? Hira¡¯s heart is struck a little bit by fear when the youth walking slowly toward him. ¡°Hoh¡­. so this is my inheritor? Not bad, not bad at all! Hahahaha! seems luck is on my side this time!¡± The youth suddenly appeared in front of Hira in a blink! Stupefied by the youth, Hira doesn''t even have the time to react! The youth right hand move toward Hira¡¯s forehead and his finger touch his forehead. A small red glow emitted at the end of the youth finger! Suddenly Hira¡¯s mind is filled with unknown memories! The red glow is transferring an unknown person''s memory into Hira¡¯s mind. Hira saw a child that has the same appearance like the youth, basically a child version of the youth. The child''s age is probably around five, and shockingly the child had already reached the peak-Median realm! Then the memories is played and absorbed into Hira¡¯s mind until the child appearance became exactly like the youth! ¡°This junior name is Augustur Calibur! Senior, are you the one who called Earth Shattering Faust?¡± The youth said while cupping his hands toward a middle-age man. Right now in front of Hira are the youth and an unknown middle-age man. Both of them are floating on mid-air! Only when a practitioner reached the Nirvana realm would they have this kind of ability! The middle-age man is wearing green robe with a hood. So Hira can''t see the middle-age man face clearly. ¡°Well you''re right, do you want something?¡± Contrast with Augustur¡¯s respect tone, the middle-age man asked him lazily. ¡°I heard senior is a person who doesn''t like to fight, but if possible would senior give this little junior a few pointers?¡± Even though he just asked, on his both hand had appeared a sword and a saber. The shocking thing is, both of the sword and saber are entirely black! This made Hira wonders what kind of materials have it made of! ¡°Hm, that weapons¡­..nope, don''t want. Even though both of your weapons are unfathomable, your cultivation is still low. Only at a peak-Nirvana realm, but you''re too young. That kind of cultivation speed is awesome already. Come at me in five or ten years back. It''s my resting time you know¡­. ¡± The middle-age man has an aloof character. Hira immediately admire the middle-age man. His character is exactly same as Hira. But the most shocking thing, a peak-Nirvana realm is considered low by this middle-age man!? ¡°Then¡­. I can only force you. Sorry for this little junior rudeness!¡± Augustur suddenly blink and appeared in front the middle-age man! It the same movement the youth had used to approach Hira! ¡°Radiance Flash!? Just how did you-¡± The middle-age man stop his sentence because Augustur doesn''t give him any chance to talk! His black sword had been prepared at the left side of the middle-age man while his black saber is prepared above of him! This kind of movement is too domineering! In just a moment, the middle-age man will be slash on pincer! But the middle-age man doesn''t seem to panic so much, his hand move in a bizarre way while drawing an array! The array¡¯s patterns are too complicated! In just a blink the array is completed and a green glow emenate from the array. The middle-age man suddenly punched the array in front of him towards Augustur! Even though it takes some time to explain the situation, the actual event doesn''t even take one second! Augustur black sword doesn''t even reach the middle-age man and he is suddenly pressured by an incoming frightening force! Although Hira is only watching from the memories, the force still cause some ripples in his mind! Augustur used Radiance Flash technique and blink backwards from the middle-age man. The punch that he made had actually torn apart the sky creating a dimension patch! This shocked Hira to death! He never ever thought a cultivator can reach to a realm that can create something like this! ¡°This¡­.is my first fight with a High Royalty! A Sovereign realm practitioner! I''ll create my own destiny and legend!¡± Augustur suddenly shout loudly toward the sky before a bloody red essence and inky black essence slowly appeared around him! Suddenly the memories stopped. Hira¡¯s mind become clear back and saw the youth, Augustur in front of him again! Sovereign realm¡­¡­.a higher realm than Nirvana realm! And a High Royalty? What is that? A title? Hira is in awe when he remembered the youth figure who shout toward the sky. ¡°Seen enough? That is my first legend, created by myself! Amazing isn¡¯t it?¡± Augustur said it proudly. ¡°This junior greets senior Augustur, the Forgery Sage!¡± Hira immediately cupped his hand toward Augustur and lightly bow. In front of him is a practitioner that dares to fight an opponent that is much stronger than the practitioner itself! Hira immediately admire and respect Augustur from the bottom of his heart! This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings. ¡°Forgery Sage? Since when did I have that title?¡± Stupefied by Hira greetings, Augustur become confused with his given-title by Hira. ¡°Eh? There this old man¡­¡± Hira tried to explain toward Augustur but then cut by him. ¡°Ah, no it''s okay, my legacy is made up from my memories, consciousness, soul and essence. Each test is managed by a different soul that has different memories and essence. And each time you take the test, you will be inherited with a portion of my memories. So I might not have achieved the Forgery Sage title by now. My Nirvana realm consciousness will manage two tests, the first is the one you take right now, and the other one is when you reached the Perfect realm!¡± Augustur explained to Hira on details. ¡°I see¡­ now I understand!¡± Hira nodded and can''t help but looking forward to reached the Perfect realm! Then he can continue watching the battle that shattered the earth and sky! ¡°My memories contains some helpful information for your cultivation, and looking at your talent and potential, it actually a bit higher than myself! But unfortunately, you''re born in a low-realm, so the essence you had absorbed is a low-quality essence. With my legacy soul essence, it will help you to speed up your own cultivation. From now on, just continue to cultivate in my legacy realm, you can enter and exit it with just a thought!¡± It seems Augustur really favor Hira. With his talent and potential, Augustur really want to nurture him completely! He might even be able to surpass Augustur! ¡°Thank you for senior''s kindness!¡± Hira cupped his hand and lightly bow towards Augustur again. He becomes very happy to hear that! It means he can cultivate himself in this realm without any disturbance! ¡°Well then, let''s start your test. But this test is supposed to be taken when you reach early-Perfect realm¡­.just what does this realm guardian had done?¡± He said it with chilling tone. Because his memory isn''t complete, Augustur can''t tell who the guardian is. This consciousness memories only contains until he reach the peak-Nirvana realm, this means, he doesn''t know everything about his own legacy structure. He doesn''t even know what realm he had reached to create his own legacy! He only had some information about his legacy structure that had been inserted by his future-self. At that time, the old man had a chilling feeling on his spine. Hira can only smile wryly. It is his stubbornness that caused this. ¡°It is actually my own wish to fight with an early-Perfect realm. I want to test my new strength to the peak. Please don''t blame the guardian.¡± Hira said it apologetically. He had already known that the old man should be a keeper or a guardian of this legacy, to have some authority in this legacy realm, he should hold some kind of rank. ¡°Aiya, why you''re rushing? Oh well, nothing can be done. Let start the test now!¡± Shaking his head, Augustur flick his finger and suddenly one of the statues, a fierce tiger statue, glows brightly! The statue¡¯s surface seems to be melting, and a living beast appeared! It hopped to the side of Augustur and immediately become obedient! Augustur pet it''s head, and the fierce aura it had back actually change to a gentle aura! In front of him, the beast is actually acting like a kitten! ¡°Haha, this is my first beast companion! It is from the White Liger race and had a powerful strength and speed! Even me, when in Perfect-realm had some trouble with it.¡± He then looks toward the beast and his face shows a trace of sadness. The beast had the body of a lion with a head of tiger! It''s neck is covered with white bluish mane. The stripes on it''s body is black colored with white fur. The beast claw is black which at the end of it is covered with icy blue color! The claw contained an icy energy that had frozen every part it touched! The most stand out part of it''s body is the tail! It actually has two furry tails! Black and white furry tail! When Hira saw this beast he is in awe again! Just how can this mighty beast submit to Augustur? Of course it''s strength! But when he saw some sadness on Augustur¡¯s face and the beast face, it looks like they are family or best of friend. On his heart appeared a feeling of jealousy. One day, he will also gain a beast companion like Augustur! ¡°Well then you can start now, oh, and beware, my Whitey is kind of a special beast.¡± Augustur said it while jokingly smiles. Immediately when he said that, the beast body actually transformed! The mane suddenly become a fiery blue flame while each of it''s limb joint sprout a circling blue flame. And both of it''s furry tail became black and white flame respectively! Then both of it¡¯s eyes become red! It''s entire body seems to be made of blue flame! Suddenly it gone and a streak of blue flame strike towards Hira! ¡°This¡­. Shapeshifting Ring!¡± Shocked by the speed of the beast, Hira immediately deployed his azure lightning barrier! In this arena, Hira is not supplied with the soul essence like when he''s with the old man''s place. So his used of spirit is kind of limited with his mental energy capacity! When the streak of blue flame reached Hira, a sudden paw with icy claws, covered with blue flame appeared! Then it collides with Hira¡¯s azure lightning barrier! The barrier only trembled slightly and collapsed after a moment. After blocking the beast attack, Hira immediately cancel his spirit skill to save his own energy. Then he resolves himself to go all out! Taking a deep breath, he then said. ¡°Fuh¡­. then I''ll be at full-power!¡± He said and both of his new weapons appeared on both of his hands! The Silver Ginger and Red Royalty! When Augustur saw this, his mouth curved upwards. His styles¡­..appear to be same as mine! Haha, never had I thought both of the weapons I crafted will be used in front of me. Well you still need more than that to defeat my Whitey¡­!? Augustur face instantly become astonished! Because¡­¡­ Hira¡¯s body suddenly surrounded by four elements essence and his body''s emanating an emperor domineering aura! All the four elements then covered his arm and form into a gauntlet! Fire combines with Earth! Water combines with Wind! On Hira¡¯s arm, Right arm, a hot-burning lava gauntlet formed while holding the Red Royalty! Left arm, an icy gale frozen gauntlet formed while holding the Silver Ginger! With a smirk on his face he said, ¡°Come.¡± While doing a provocative hook with his finger toward the beast. Greet a fight with arrogance! First part of The Manner of Greeting! Impartial Greeting! ¡°Hoh¡­. ¡° Augustur mouth turn upward creating a domineering grin. Chapter 7 - Haven''t been proofread yet! - Read it at my Website or Wattpad! Chapter 7 - All-out! Hira¡¯s present form would look like a young hero who stands to fight a demon lord, if he''s wearing a satisfactory equipment set. Even though his cloth is still unbearable to watched, his mighty aura are exploding out like a volcano erupting! The elemental energy had overshadowed every part of his body! Those two gauntlets emanate a feeling that it is filled with an unlimited elemental essence! The elemental energy collided with the beast chilling energy! Shockingly, both of the energy is at equal ground! This have causes both of the boy and beast to be at stalemate. After the trial phase, Hira use the wind element essence to multiply his speed! The sudden increase of his speed had caused Augustur to be shocked again! This is because his speed right now is only slightly inferior to his Whitey! This doesn''t make any sense! His Whitey is specialized in speed and physical prowess. And the beast even born as a special species from it''s own race! And this boy, who actually only at early-High realm almost surpass his Whitey who at early-Perfect realm in term of speed!? Inconceivable! [font=''£Í£Ó Ã÷³¯'', serif]¡°[/font]GRAAAAAR!!! ¡° The beast, challenged by Hira, released a powerful roar towards him. The roar contains a powerful chilling energy that caused every part that collided with it to be frozen! But that still can''t stop Hira! He pointed his Red Royalty toward the incoming roar and uses his fire element essence to melt everything in front of him! After reaching 50 meter distance between him and the beast, Hira immediately take out a small handmade sphere bomb. When the bomb activated, it will released a huge amount of grey smoke. He threw the small bomb below himself and the grey smoke covered him entirely! Slowly the grey smoke started to envelopes every part of the beast. And the area around 150 meters is entirely enveloped with the grey smoke! When Augustur saw this, his expression became a little bit sour. This kid¡­..is a trickster! Even though both of them have the same way of handling weapon, they both have different battle style! And the most style Augustur hate is the trickster kind! This type of style is for coward! Even though it is not something wrong, for someone high and mighty like Augustur, he truly hated this kind of style. He instantly waves his hand and the grey smoke immediately cleared! Stupefied by this, Hira immediately turn and looks toward Augustur! ¡°Senior, what is the meaning of this?¡± Can''t be helped to be confused, Hira asked Augustur. ¡°I truly hate coward method. Avoid using any trick and just fight Whitey head-on!¡± He criticized Hira¡¯s battle style and said it with disdain. Hira expression immediately becomes sour when he heard Augustur. He had used this kind of style for two years! Even though it is a little cowardly, but it is also one of Hira¡¯s strength! ¡°Senior, this little junior had used this kind of battle style for quite a time. Little junior admit that it is a little bit cowardly, but it is still a form of strength right? Even though this little junior use tricks to fight, it wouldn¡¯t stoop to the level of beggars!¡± Who is Hira? He is the one who will create his own path! He will not back off from his own path even if his own master tried to stop him! ¡°You¡­¡­argh¡­. Whatever! Just resume the fight!¡± Augustur mood become down and can''t help to remember a dark memory. He himself know what does it mean to create an exclusive path of own cultivation, the moment a person turn away from their path, their cultivation will immediately damage and in worst cases, might even stuck at a realm forever! Hira released a relief sigh and instantly become focused again! To respect his own master wish, Hira will not a use a lowly trick to defeat this domineering white beast! Hira will never use a trick that stoop to a beggar level! That is his principle! He then uses the wind element essence, increasing his speed and strike toward the beast. The beast done the same action as Hira and pounce towards him! While thoroughly examine the beast movement, Hira¡¯s released a few small sphere bottle containing red liquid! In front of him is an early-Perfect realm lifeform! Even though his speed is only a little bit inferior, his defense is inferior in a huge margin! He can''t afford to call his spirit for many time, at most he can only summon his spirit for five times! And at that time his mental energy would completely emptied and he would become unable to fight! He has to avoid using his spirit as much as he can! Just like the small bomb, Hira throw the small sphere bottle below him! The effect of the red liquid is to increase a touched substance temperature into a high-degree, and the effect of this red liquid covered about 95 meter of the ground. The material that had made this red liquid is truly low, so Hira doubt this can help him reduce the amount of icicles that created by the beast. Just as Hira thought, he disappointedly saw the red liquid effect can''t even hold for a second. The chilling energy instantly envelope the area and become an ice forest! If possible Hira¡¯s want to avoid fighting the beast in it''s territory! He would suffer a very bad outcome. Upon watching this scene, Augustur smile become even wider because of Hira¡¯s failure. He truly disdain a trickster way. Hira had thought all of his small trick might not work with the beast, so he can only depends on his fighting style and weapons! He immediately uses his right hand and slashes toward the beast. The beast had already seen this coming and used his claw to deflect it! But unknown to the beast that the slash is only a feint, because the real strength of the dagger is the black flame! Augustur watch the red fiery dagger with a complicate emotion. It is his own Inner Flame that been used toward his beast companion! Still, the beast is a high-intelligent lifeform! It immediately removed it''s claw from the dagger and released an icy blue colored beam from it''s mouth! The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. Hira sense a dangerous chilling energy that is about to come toward him, using his Silver Ginger, Hira extend it length to hit the ground and use the force in an instant to jump toward the back of the beast! The power of manipulation! Hira avoided the icy blue beam at hair breadth! His lower body almost hit by the beam! Hira didn''t stop at that, he use his left arm and activate the frozen gauntlet power to pressure the beast with icy gale element, making it stunned for a moment! Even a moment would be enough for Hira to slash the beast with his Red Royalty! But suddenly, the beast flame tail immediately burst out! The white and black flame combined and become a Yin-Yang flame! The flame had cancel Hira¡¯s elemental pressure and blasted a flame blaze toward Hira! Shocked by this, Hira use the Red Royalty to release some of it''s black flame to bounce off the Yin-Yang flame! Then he released his right leg while using his Fire-Earth combined element to form lava-boot armor! This kind of leg strike is truly formidable! It can even insta-kill a peak-High realm practitioner! Watching this scene, Augustur is truly shaken! This kid can even control the elemental essence to this extend¡­..his comprehension talent is obviously higher than me! Not stopping there, Hira prepared his left leg with frozen-boot armor! Even though all the armor created by Hira look incomplete, if mastered, Hira would probably be someone who can shake the world! The beast face is strike by Hira¡¯s lava-boot armor and it suffers quite an injury! Even before it can grumble it''s fate, a second strike is coming toward the beast. The beast look at the incoming leg, and it''s eye become ferocious! It instantly fired an icy blue colored beam toward the incoming leg! Hira¡¯s left leg is striking the beam fired by the beast! This beam might is too powerful! Hira become grateful to be able to avoid the beam on the first time. But for the second time? Hira¡¯s frozen-armor can''t hold the beam power for too long! Hira use the black flame to support his leg striking the beam! But the beast will not give Hira the chance to retreat! After knowing Hira is vulnerable to it''s icy beam, it immediately fired a few beam toward Hira! ¡°Wha- it can fire the beam simultaneously!? This is unfair! Shapeshifting Ring! ¡± Seeing the incoming beams, Hira can''t think any solution at all and immediately deployed his spirit! An azure lightning barrier suddenly appeared enveloping Hira! The barrier instantly protect Hira from two beams before it collapse. Hira can''t maintain that state for too long, or else he will become very tired. He withdraws to the back and avoided the other beam! His reflex is truly amazing! Hira use his withdrawal as a feint and gather all of the wind element essence increasing his speed to utmost limit! For just a moment Hira¡¯s speed surpassed the beast speed for a huge margin! The beast can''t even react after Hira appear in front of it! It immediately open it''s mouth to fire another icy beam. ¡°Like hell I''m going to let you do that!¡± Hira shouted and use the Silver Ginger and increased it length to pounce the beast! Then he followed it with a striking blaze of black flame toward the beast! The first strike of the Silver Ginger had stunned the beast for instant and nullify it''s icy beam! Seeing the incoming black flame, the beast roar to it''s heart content! Releasing a painfully chilling energy, it immediately suppressed the black flame and Hira is thrown backward! The energy capacity gap is too big! Even though Hira had enough power to harm the beast, he doesn''t have enough energy to be supplied with! This is akin to a sport car without any petrol left. The beast had a huge energy capacity, so it can probably fire those icy beams for a few more times. Hira¡¯s first thought is to let the beast use it''s energy unceasingly and decreases it. But the plan backfired! The second summon of his spirit had used 40% of his mental energy and had caused him to be low in energy! The cause of this is the lack of information about the beast itself. Hira had assume the icy blue beam can only be fired at one time, but the beast is truly intelligent to hide it''s power until assessing Hira strength completely! The roar had even suppressed the black flame! After composing his mind, Hira look toward the beast with determination! He has a few trump cards that he can use, but most of them will absolutely use almost 90% of Hira¡¯s energy left! But in this situation, he doesn''t have any more choice, or else he will definitely lose to the beast and die! Gritting his teeth, he shouted, ¡°Shapeshifting Ring!¡± Hira summoned his spirit and would finally use to it''s fullest potential! ¡°Form, Partial-Full Shapeshifting Armor!¡± With this, the Shapeshifting Ring melted and turn into liquid covering Hira¡¯s body entirely! Even this half-transformation is hard for Hira to hold because of his energy capacity! He can only hold this form for another five minutes or less depending on his mental energy and willpower! Hira¡¯s both arm, calf and his chest is covered with the Shapeshifting-made armor! Both of his arms are covered with metallic-black vambraces with an elegant design, while his calf is covered with the same type of metallic-black armor and boot. It has the same elegant design! On his chest, a metallic-black cuirass is slowly formed by the Shapeshifting Ring black liquid! The cuirass has a very minimalist and elegant design with it''s black color. Hira truly looks heroic right now because of the half-transformation! Not enough with this half-transformation, Hira immediately add the elemental essence toward his body! The overflowing elemental essence is inserted into the metallic-black armor! This is his trump card! Elemental Partial-Overlord Armor! The right vambrace and left vambrace on both of Hira¡¯s arm have fused with the lava and icy gale elements respectively! While his lower body armor had also fused with both of two combined elements! His cuirass is half-blazing and half-chilling! Creating a contrast on his appearance! In this form, he doesn''t even know how much of his strength has been multiplied! This is why he wanted to test the strength of this technique! This is his owns technique! With his newly transformation and both of his weapons, Hira¡¯s head turn towards the beast! ¡°Now, second round.¡± He pointed the Red Royalty which is blazing with fire element essence toward the beast. Chapter 8 - Haven''t been proofread yet! - Read it at my Websitehttps://crazyequalgenius.wordpress.com/2016/04/02/chapter-7-all-out/or Wattpad! Chapter 8 - The Conclude This kid¡­..just how much surprises does he has!? His control comprehension had even past the Nirvana realm!? If this nurtured, he might even be able to create his own Domain! And a quad-elements user at that! A High realm practitioner who can create a Domain!? That is unheard of! Unknown to Hira, Augustur heart is full of surprises and shock! Hira¡¯s talent and potential had even made him drool! Hira still focusing on the beast in front of him while preparing his stance to use his final attack! In a second, Hira suddenly enter into a trance state. His mind is completely calm without any disturbance and chaos. In his mind, he is imagining a handful of water flowing slowly while following the wind and a fire that viciously burning the earth into lava. Every part of life has dark and light. Everything needed to be balanced to achieve the neutral state. Without balance, chaos will be there. Without balance, life will be chaotic. Without balance, everything will be destroyed. Neutral state is the most perfect way! That is Impartial Greeting! ¡°Greet a fight with arrogance, but arrogance had also to be greeted by a fight!¡± While muttering, a flash of understanding suddenly appear on Hira¡¯s eyes! While controlling and using all of his elemental essence, Hira gained enlightenment! A state where only luck can prevail! A state where it only depends on one''s fate and destiny! Hira had received enlightenment from Impartial Greeting and his four elemental essences! The state had caused Hira¡¯s body to be brimmed with powerful energy. Without any hesitation, Hira uses his final attack! Both of his hand is wielding the Red Royalty and the Silver Ginger respectively! His left hand move slowly but smoothly, while his right hand move wildly but strategically! Hira¡¯s movement is too bizarre! And while doing those bizarre movements, both of Hira¡¯s leg is moving like an illusion! The Hidden Summer Sea Step technique! He had hiding this technique as his escaping trump card! He had already reached one with body level in this technique. Divine Emperor''s Manner had let Hira to comprehend his favorite technique to a much higher realm! Combining all his technique, Hira strike toward the beast! Greet can create a chaos! Greet can create a hatred! Greet can create a storm! And every greeting can create a beginning of annihilation! That is Annihilation Greeting! Annihilation Greeting! The second part of The Manner of Greeting! The enlightenment that Hira receive is actually the second part of The Manner of Greeting! All of Hira¡¯s movement is very calm, not too fast and not too slow! Around him, a small dimension ripple starts to break out! The beast actually quivered and trembled upon encountering with Hira¡¯s final attack! It felt despair and fear! It had all lose it hopes and can only receive it''s fate. Even though it''s only a Soul Consciousness, it still has emotion and life! Greet despair with a hope! Greet a hope with despair! The Annihilation Greeting! Hira bizarre movement continues to strike and pouncing toward the beast. His movement had emenate a few dimension ripples around him! Even though it''s only in a very small amount, Augustur is truly shaken! This kid, might had gain a tiny comprehension regarding Spatial element! One of the most difficult elements to be comprehended! Even though this element doesn''t appear naturally as a person innate talent and can be comprehend by most of practitioner, it is truly difficult to be comprehended! When one reached the Nirvana realm, then one able to get some tiny enlightenment regarding Spatial element! Because after reaching Nirvana realm, a practitioner would naturally receive a Will! This Will, had let most of the Nirvana realm practitioner to gain a very tiny enlightenment about Spatial element! And it still depends on one''s inner talent as how much they comprehend! Finally, Hira appeared in front of the beast! After the beast stare at him with a resolve glare, it gather all of it''s ice chilling energy toward it''s paw! It wanted to settle everything with this strike! Every part of it''s body had become completely back to it''s normal state! But it''s paw, had hugely transformed! Becoming and armored arm of a tiger! The ice chilling energy is actually formed into a glacial terrifying gauntlet for the beast! Behind the striking paw is a primordial beast formed with an earth-shattering energy! Even though it appears only for a moment, it is enough to struck fears toward Hira! The primordial beast looks just like the beast itself but with a much more ancient and terrifying form! It only appear with it''s head, if a full body primordial beast appeared he would already be ripped apart! But Hira immediately throw the primordial beast matter aside and focus the incredible strike in front of him! This kind of strike would probably even injure a Nirvana realm practitioner! He must be very careful on dealing with this kind of attack, one hit and he will immediately sent toward underworld. Augustur never thought his Whitey would unleash it''s forbidden technique. Upon activating the forbidden technique, his Whitey will be affected with a side effect! Watching this, he can only muttered silently. ¡°I''m sorry.¡± His face becomes full of sadness and grimace while watching his beast companion in a pinch! Annihilation Greeting! White Divine Claw! The force of two terrifying techniques is colliding with each other! It all depends on their user''s wit! Different from both of them, Augustur only flick his sleeve and create an invisible barrier in front of him. All of the wasted energy from both of technique can''t even touch him! He looks very high and mighty. The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there. When Hira felt the White Divine Claw energy, his face immediately became pale! He is absolutely sure this kind of prowess doesn''t belong to an early-Perfect realm lifeforms! Even with his Elemental Partial-Overlord Armor, his defense almost crumbled by it! This¡­.. is a Nirvana realm prowess! Hira doesn''t want to give up! He increase his willpower and used up all of the energy inside of him! His Annihilation Greeting is fused with the black flame of the dagger increasing the force of his energy! After inspecting both side for a while, Augustur¡®s face appeared a grief expression for a moment. ¡°Alexandria¡­...¡± His voice is trembling and full of emotions! He seems to treat the beast as his family. ¡°Growwwl¡­.¡± The beast sounded very weak by now. After colliding with Hira¡¯s Annihilation Greeting, the beast had already known that it will lose. But with itself to be a royal bloodline, how can it not prepare for this little thing? With only one last breath, the beast use it''s final moment to roar towards Hira! This roar contains it''s own vitality! ¡°ROAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!!!!¡± The roar might are too unbearable! Even Hira felt it''s hard to resist it with his Annihilation Greeting! But after using all his energy, Hira had become too expense. His final energy had been used up and he can''t protect himself anymore! Then he is blasted backwards by the roar! Augustur¡¯s body immediately blinked and caught Hira at mid-air. He then slowly and gently put Hira on the ground. Then he blinks toward the beast. He put his hand to the beast head and strokes it gently. ¡°Alexandria, this is enough¡­.¡± While stroking the beast head gently, a white glow appeared at the heart of the beast. Then it envelope every part of the beast! After a few moment, the head that Augustur stroke isn''t a beast anymore! It actually turned into a young girl! She seems like she is around the same age as Hira! The girl wears a white robe that looks completely pure. Her skin is very smooth and delicate to be touched. The girl''s eyebrow is very thin and she had a pair of downturn eye, while her pupil has a golden-yellow color with a black shaped diamond in it. Her lip is lustrous with a light pink color, and her icy blue hair that had passed her shoulder is pinned with a sapphire ornament at the side of her head. Her white robe is covered with the same lining pattern as Augustur! The only difference is it''s color. The girl''s robe has a light blue silk thread that is seamed into her robe, while Augustur is red. Suddenly, the girl cough a handful of blood and her face became paler. Seeing this, Augustur immediately channel his soul essence into the woman! ¡°I''m sorry, big brother, your little sister can only do this much¡­.¡± The girl cute voice suddenly breaks out. ¡°What do you mean? You had done a great thing already.¡± With a wave, his hand, a pill with a size of ping pong ball immediately appeared. ¡°Here take this and swallow it, it will help you to rejuvenate and heal yourself!¡± Augustur tried to give it to the young woman, but she suddenly gone becoming a white mist! ¡°No! I don''t want! That pill is not yummy at all! Bleh!¡± The young woman pouted with her tongue pointed toward Augustur. If Hira is here, he would immediately become astonished because his Annihilation Greeting doesn''t heavily damage the beast at all! Even though the young girl cough up a handful of blood, she seems to be only pranking Augustur! Her body become a white mist and suddenly appeared beside the fainted Hira! ¡°Hmph! Hmph! Even though I had lowered my cultivation to early-Perfect realm, you still be able to injure me this much! Just be proud for that!¡± She said that while flicking her finger toward Hira¡¯s forehead. Hira groan in grim. She watches Hira¡¯s grim face as an enjoyment. Seeing her sister is full of live and very lively, Augustur just realized he is being played by her! ¡°Alexandria! You dare!?¡± Even though he is grimacing while she is being hurt, and he even had thought that she might even heavily injured! And now this is one of her prank!? ¡°Aiya,big brother become very angry! Scary, scary! Little sister will just go back! Bye, bye!¡± Before she completely turns into white mist, she kissed Hira¡¯s cheek. Unbeknownst to Hira, he is actually widely smiling. ¡°You just might be the one who can broke big brother shackles¡­. ¡° A cute voice suddenly chuckled while watching Hira¡¯s expression. Then the white mist completely disappeared and become into the beast statue again! ¡°This kid¡­..¡± Watching her sister went to her home, he actually know that she probably suffer an internal injuries and want to rest for a while. She had used her forbidden technique, though it is not a life-threatening technique, it still take some time to recover the side effect. His sister truly hates medicine, so much that she hates to be heals with medicine! Because most of it tasted bitter, she truly hated it! For a beast like her who has an enhanced taste tongue, bitterness might be her archenemy. Though if it an external medicine she might don''t mind it so much. Fortunately she is born from a formidable race and has a high-rate natural recovery. That''s why she doesn''t mind about any medicines. *Sigh* ¡°Whatever, let me deal this boy first. He will need some rest first.¡± He then blink towards Hira and grab him. The he wave his hand and an earth bed erupted from the ground. He then lie Hira down gently as possible. After that, he waves his hand again and a huge earth pot appeared beside the earth bed. His left hand move upward and produce clear jade water from his palm! The water filled into the huge earth pot until it full. After the pot is filled with water, he then tears every part of Hira¡¯s cloth, leaving him completely naked and threw him inside the pot. Ignoring the water sprinkle, he wave his hand and a few sparkling herbs appeared directly entered the pot! He flicks his finger and suddenly a fiery-small bird appeared on his right shoulder! ¡°Jade-Green Flame, low-temperature, for 10 minutes, then followed it with White-Pearl Flame, medium-temperature for 5 minutes.¡± He said it toward the little bird. ¡°Koo! Koo!¡± the little bird cutely nodded and from it small beak actually flow a jade green flame that burn below the pot! The shocking part is the flame is actually sparkling! It doesn''t hold any violence properties that a flame should have! It looks very calm. ¡°With this, you will be in slumber for four years. All of the herbs are to build your foundation! By the time you wake up, you''ll be shocked with your own body.¡± Augustur said while smiling with satisfaction. He then blinked again, but this time never appeared again. Feedback Hello there, as you all aware( or probably not even aware xD), the first arc of The Rise of an Armament Emperor (TRAE), Building Foundation!, is reaching it''s end. If possible, before I''m continuing towards the second arc, The First Rise, I would love to hear some feedback from you guys. This will help me to improve my writing and I''ll be able to present you guys with a higher quality story. And my goal for the first arc is pretty much achieved. To create an arc with an average of 1900+ word for each chapter. Present Goal: - An average of 1900+ word. - A short first arc. (I probably end the arc at chapter 10 or 9). - Building the main character. Next Goal: - Build an extensive bigger world. - An average of 2000+ word. - Building an intense plot and interesting character. - Increase the humor. This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.If possible I would love to hear any feedback from you guys ::) Thank you, Cheers, crazyequalgenius Some questions that I would probably had predicted is: 1 - Aren''t the MC too overpowered? Yes, yes he is. I deliberately created this kind of MC. The reason? You''ll know in the second arc. 2 - Too few of world information. This is probably one of my mistake when creating TRAE, I should actually start with information drop so the readers can has a much better understanding about the world. To fix this, I''ll create a glossary in my website soon enough. 3 - MC background or origin is too vague? Yes, I also deliberately created this kind of background. EDIT: I forgot to mention this, but I am looking for an editor/proofreader to improve my story quality :) Chapter 9 - Haven''t been proofread yet! - Read it at my Website or Wattpad! Chapter 9 - 4 Years ¡°This isn''t what I want father! Why do we have to lower our head to this evil man!? He only knew how to torture our family!¡± In Hira¡¯s mind, Augustur¡¯s childhood memories are being played at countless time. The memories are being played until Augustur reached the peak of Nirvana realm reaching his youth moment! Countless scenes are being played in Hira¡¯s mind. ¡°I''ll show you the difference between earth and sky!¡± A battle with another child in a clan¡¯s tournament. ¡°Father! Why? Why!?¡± A family betrayal and conflict. ¡°Trash? You said that I''m a trash? But you can''t even touch me? I''ll admit I''m a trash, than what are you?¡± A conflict between other people. ¡°Hah! You think you can stop me!? I''ll annihilate your whole clan!¡± A start of a revenge and hatred. Every scene had a different event, every event had a different tale, every tale had a different results! Happiness Desire Delightfulness Proudness Despair Betrayal Revenge Every memory had a different sense of emotional impact. It let Hira to has a deep understanding towards how human emotion work. Those memories had been like a second life for Hira! All the cultivation method that Augustur got until he reached the peak-Nirvana realm had been completely passed toward Hira! Even though Hira is in slumber, his mind is slowly cultivating and refining the information that he got from the memory. It took four years for Hira to completely refine all the memories! This process continued until Hira reached the age of 15. Then his eyes suddenly tremble! * * * * * * In Ilsiya continent, a rich and wealthy kingdom that had a lot of noble offspring is bustling with life. This kingdom is called Avarganda, it is situated at the center of Ilsiya continent and one of the main kingdom in the continent. Ilsiya continent is made up of eight kingdoms and each kingdom contained 21 provinces. This had already proved how large Ilsiya is. Avarganda is where most of the trades and business transactions are made. Because of the geography, Avarganda had become the wealthiest kingdom in Ilsiya. 70% of the kingdom population is made up of nobles. Because of this, the kingdom had a lot of competitive noble who want to raise their rank. Even though there is 30% commoners in the kingdom, most of them are a genius cultivator or a talented person in business field! This had caused Avarganda to have a high reputation on their sects and schools. Most of the successful commoner would then apply an allegiance toward a faction. This will help them to have a backing to support them. And if they have a world-defying talent, they might have a chance to join the royalties of the continent which made up from the eight kingdom alliance. The royalty faction of Ilsiya is created by the founder of Ilsiya and they are called, Ruby Manor! Even the king of each kingdom would have to submit themselves into this faction! The Ruby Manor is treated as a legendary term of a faction that controlling all over Ilsiya! And only someone who with an insurmountable amount of luck and talent would be able to applied for it! Most of their conflict isn''t publicly known by people, only a few of high-standing people would have some knowledge about it. This had made the faction to be a myth for mortals. That is why most of the commoner will aligned themselves with a sect, school or clan. Their requirements are much lower than the legendary Ruby Manor. Though there is a lot of sect, school and clan in Avarganda, the top five ranking is taken by: 1. Regal Dragoneer Clan 2. Golden Radiance Clan 3. Diamond Blue Lotus Sect 4. Yellow Leaf Avenue Clan 5. Bamboo Blade Style School Even though the five of them is ranked, in term of military strength all of them are in equal terms! The difference between them is only in terms of wealth and resources. In exception of Regal Dragoneer Clan, most of the major conflicts in the kingdom are caused by those top sect and clan. This is because, the Regal Dragoneer Clan is the one who control Avarganda and had the backing of Ruby Manor! They are royalty in the kingdom! The other top ranking faction would never wish to have a conflict between this clan! Even the king of Avarganda kingdom is born from Regal Dragoneer Clan. In Avarganda¡¯s history, there is still no record of a person from another clan to rise as a king! All of them are born from Regal Dragoneer Clan! And of course, this clan is definitely not a pushover, even without the Ruby Manor backing as support, they can still stand on equal ground with the other top faction without any inferiority! ¡°It had been 6 years¡­..¡± At the south of Avarganda, it is where the Golden Radiance Clan situated. This clan is one of the noble clan in Avarganda kingdom. The clan¡¯s size is very large and can even be compared with an ordinary province. The civilization of this sect can be considered very high and there is a lot of modern building for the people living there. Most of them are made up of nobles and only a few commoners are living there as a servant. In a lavish mansion, there stood an old man who is watching outside of the mansion window. The old man wore a very luxurious robe and accessories. He has a very neat hair with some wrinkles on his face. The most frightening about his appearance is the long scars which begin from his forehead toward his right eye and continue without stopping toward the end of his robe! The scar is very terrifying and could strike fear to anyone! On his right hand is a cup of red wine which he occasionally sipped. Even the cup is luxurious! The author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. The old man¡¯s expression is indifferent but it still can''t hide a trace of fear in his heart. ¡°6 years, and there still no news about them¡­Have they truly perish? But what is this foreboding feeling ¡­¡± He said with a remorseful tone with a hint of anxiety. He is the patriarch of the Golden Radiance Clan, the top ranking faction in Avarganda! One of the prominent characters in Avarganda! Greyr Halbert! One mention of his name will cause mortal to be trembling with sweat! In his mind played a scene where a skinny old man with a wooden staff on his hand floating in the mid-air. Even though the skinny old man¡¯s complexion is terrible, his mouth still smiling with satisfaction while looking at Greyr Halbert! ¡°..... It seems this calamity really can''t be avoided by my clan, but remember this you cowardly old dog, soon, your clan will be annihilated by my own clansmen!¡± The skinny old man shouted loudly while looking very proud! His skinny figure had been completely overshadowed by his explosive aura! Closing his eyes, the patriach of the Golden Radiance Sect remembered the proud figure and touch his right eye. In his heart, a trace of fear and anxiety emit when remembering the scene. His hand sometimes trembled creating a fissure in the red wine liquid. Then he took a deep breath and resolved his heart! ¡°Hmph, even if you, Jumon, the head of Red Willow Fate Village said that, it will not stop my dream to stand at the top of this continent!¡± The patriarch then turns his head away from the window and walk slowly and gracefully toward the room''s door. His step is the proof of a grandmaster! * * * * * Outside the north gate of Avarganda, a small commotion is made from a few youth. Three of the youth are wearing a sky blue robe with the same kind of sword tied behind their back, while the other two are wearing a blood red robe. Both of the blood red robe youth doesn''t wield any weapon and seems to be proficient with hand-to-hand combat. ¡°What do you mean ¡°give it to me¡±? We had poured all our sweat for this treasure! And you want to rob us!?¡± One of the blood red robe youth shout toward a youth with arrogance aura. The arrogant youth is wearing a sky blue robe and has a very neat face different from his character. With one glance, an ordinary person might thought this arrogant youth is an honest person. ¡°Well you see, I want IT. Don''t you get it? I, Caulfield had even promised to give some compensation for both of your hard work. Is that still not enough?¡± This arrogant youth who just shamelessly announced his name released an immense aura while replying to one of the blood red robe youth. Even though he is arrogant, he has the ability to be, because he is one of the geniuses in his school! The blood red robe seems unable to contain his anger anymore and took a fighting stance! Even though the pressure released by Caulfield is huge, he still resists it with difficulty. ¡°I, Jinka had never meets a shameless person like you! Come, even if you want to rob us both, then we will resist you to death!¡± The violent-looking youth said it toward Caulfield with a domineering expression. This Jinka is from a high ranking school, the Blood Fist School! Even though the school isn''t placed on the top ranking, it still has a line of powerful disciples. ¡°Aiya, even though I had tried my best to persuade you, it still comes to this. Well come then, both of you.¡± This arrogant Caulfield said it toward Jinka and his partner with a sinister smile. The two youth behind him take a step back while watching both of Jinka and his partner with disdain. A vein pop out from his head, Jinka knew he will absolutely lose, with Caulfield as his opponent. But what can he do? Strength plays the major role in hierarchy! He can only blame himself for not having enough strength! ¡°Yulua, immediately attack him with your full power! Us mid-Median realm practitioner can''t possibly had enough power to defeat an early-High realm practitioner! Just¡­..us hope for a miracle to happen¡­.¡± Jinka and his partner, Yulua immediately took their school fighting stance! Both of them had a solemn expression on their face. Even though they can escape into Avarganda kingdom''s north gate and avoid this bad luck, they knew both of the youth behind Caulfield had enough power to stop them! They are only leaved with one option, to resist! ¡°Haha, what a loser. Even though you can just give me the treasure, you still want to be beaten up! What an idiot!¡± The one who take the first initiative is Caulfield! He runs toward both of them with high speed! Jinka and Yulua immediately use their martial techniques to defend themselves! Even though both of them and Caulfield had only one year gap in their age, their realm gap is too huge. A Median realm and High realm gap is very distinct! They even doubt that the martial techniques they used can even resist Caulfield¡¯s strike! ¡°Blue Flame Fist!¡± The martial technique Caulfield used is the most basic technique in his school. This just shows how much both of Jinka and Yulua are being looked down by him! Watching Caulfield not even unsheathe his sword, Jinka can only gritted his teeth. Even though he felt grateful that the sword isn''t being used, he also felt a sense of shamefulness! This guy, doesn''t even put us in his eyes! The incoming blue strike from Caulfield is closing up with Jinka and Yulua! Both of them can only succumb to their fate for this bad luck! But unknown to them, a figure is suddenly flying toward their enemy! Although it seems like flying, he is actually being thrown out by unknown force! ¡°Woah!! Watch out blue guy!¡± The figure shouted toward Caulfield. The three of them are stupefied with this sudden event! The blue flame from Caulfield¡¯s fist immediately dissipated! Because right in front of him is the figure¡¯s butt! *Thump!* Caulfield face is sinking into the butt! Both Jinka and Yulua can only hold their laughter when watching this comedic scene. ¡°Ah¡­.Even though I''m in the middle of eating..¡± When they saw the mysterious figure, they immediately become shocked! Because his looks are young and probably had the same age as themselves! *Pew* A moment of silence. All of the figure that involve in this event have a dumbfounded face! Their eyes are almost pop out! This mysterious youth actually fart toward Caulfield¡¯s face! And in a tight space at that! Chapter 10 & Chapter 11 - Haven''t been proofread yet! - Read it at my Website or Wattpad! - Let''s start the new arc with two chapters! Chapter 10 ¨C Opportunity ¡°Eh¡­..sorry about that.¡± The mysterious youth stands up from Caulfield¡¯s face and bashfully apologize toward him. With the youth¡¯s clothing, everyone would think him as an ordinary teenager. ¡°..........¡± It seems this event had carved a deep scar in Caulfield¡¯s heart. Well, regarding butt of course. ¡°E-erm¡­.then I''ll be on my way.¡± The mysterious youth said toward Caulfield while lightly bow and walk away slowly while nudging his stomach. ¡°YOU!!!¡± Suddenly like a volcano suddenly erupted, Caulfield used his highest speed and sped towards the mysterious youth while releasing all of his energy! In a flash, he unsheathed his sword from the back and slash towards the mysterious youth with all his might! ¡°SKY FLAME ILLUSIONING SLASH!!!¡± He gathered all his rage into his slash! The martial technique that he used is the one that he had mastered all over his life as a cultivator. Adding a fact that he is a genius in his school, this kind of attack shouldn¡¯t be look down upon! Both Jinka and Yulua can only watch the scene with pity. It is the mysterious youth¡¯s own bad luck to fall above this arrogant youth. But they also felt grateful for his action because it let them to vent some of their frustration. Nevertheless, they would also have to receive some backlash from this event. With Caulfield¡¯s mood after this, they probably would even be crippled by him! But then, the next moment had even stupefied them completely! Without even turning back, the mysterious youth actually catch Caulfield¡¯s sword with his finger! There is no trace of flaw in his movement at all. His movement is too precise and perfect! All of the spectators are confused and can¡¯t help but to be dumbfounded by this mysterious youth. ¡°..........¡± This had caused another moment of silence! Then the mysterious youth turn his head and look toward Caulfield! His eye doesn''t hold any vigilance or anger towards Caulfield and only smile lightly. ¡°Well, I''m sorry about my previous rudeness, but do you still need to attack me?¡± He said it casually while twirling his messy green hair. Then with only a flick he break Caulfield¡¯s sword! Even though the sword is not made from a high-grade ores, it is still not easy to break it with just a flick! ¡°Y-you!?¡± Caulfield suddenly sense an immense danger coming toward him and immediately withdraw himself! He felt if he stayed for another moment, his head would instantly been cut off! ¡°You know, it is pretty cowardly to attack someone from behind. Can¡¯t you just give me a hint first before attacking?¡± The mysterious youth said it while smiling and wave his hand to release the waste of Caulfield¡¯s sword. His smile is actually very humble and friendly without any hint of arrogance! When Jinka and Yulua saw this, then both of them are in awe! Because this kind of demeanor can only be done by someone who has high ability! ¡°W-who are you¡­.?¡± Gathering all his courage, Caulfield said toward the mysterious youth. Even both of his knees are trembling in front of this youth! Because being in front of him is like confronting with a primordial beast! ¡°Hm? Well just a normal passer-by. You can call me Hira.¡± Hira said it with a friendly tone while smiling toward Caulfield. ¡°Then¡­.which schools are you from?¡± When Caulfield saw Hira¡¯s smile, he actually felt a sense of friendliness and can''t help to let his guard down. ¡°Schools? Erm, I''m actually from another kingdom. I was traveling when a sudden force threw me here. I guess I can only blame my luck, haha.¡± With a confused expression, he said it toward Caulfield. Hira is actually thrown out from Augustur¡¯s legacy realm by it''s guardian, the old man. ¡°I see, then nice to meet you senior Hira. I am called Caulfield and all of us here are in a small dispute. Even though it is nice meeting you, I hope you will not involve yourself with this lowly dispute.¡± Caulfield said toward Hira with a humble tone while lightly cupped his hand. His character takes a complete turn and become a very humble person. This guy is a pretty malicious person. But his action is actually very reasonable. Just who would become arrogant enough in front of someone who can break a sword with a flick? Even though normally Caulfield won''t change just because a stronger person is in front of him, he actually can''t verify Hira¡¯s realm! This usually happen when one has a realm difference between cultivators. Obviously Caulfield had took a notice of this and immediately become careful. ¡°Oh no worries, no worries. Then I''ll leave now. And nice meeting you guys.¡± Hira then lightly cupped his hand towards all the other youth and walk leisurely. But before leaving, he said a sentence that made Caulfield¡¯s body tremble. ¡°By the way, it is better not to rob people who weaker than you. I pretty hate that stuff.¡± While lightly waving his hand, his legs suddenly move in a bizarre way and gone in an instant. Unexpectedly, Caulfield is actually blasted away by an unforeseen pressure! After crashing onto a tree, he spat a mouthful of blood and his expression become dreadful. His eyes become dimmed and there¡¯s no light in his eyes anymore! ¡°Thank you¡­.for your pointer¡­..¡± While slowly muttering, he immediately became grateful that Hira doesn''t cripple him. When he collided with the pressure, he already knew the gap between him and Hira! With just a wave of hand, Hira might even be able to kill him! This had caused his mind to be filled with fear and despair. Watching this scene, both Jinka and Yulua are filled with a sense of happiness and gratefulness. Hira¡¯s impression toward them had increased into a divine figure in their heart! While slowly standing up with his friends support, Caulfield heart sank and he has entered a state of enlightenment by meeting with Hira. His arrogance demeanor had drastically decreased! ¡°So this is what it means to be a frog in well¡­.¡± * * * * * * When Hira arrive at Avarganda kingdom, he is stupefied by the size and luxury of this Kingdom! Even though he is in front of the north gate Avarganda, this isn''t the only north gate Avarganda had. Each of north, south, east and west of the kingdom has four gates that protect every outer wall of the kingdom. And only one of the north gate already this large! It can even let a giant lifeforms enter this kingdom easily! Did they have to build the gate this large? Even ten thousands of human can be forced into this gate! ¡°What do you expect? It is the wealthiest kingdom in Ilsiya. Of course they want to show some might with their wealth.¡± Suddenly a hoarse voice emit from Hira¡¯s mind. Surprisingly, this voice belongs to the old man who had guard the legacy realm for a long time! After the 4 years slumber, Hira had slowly awaken from his long sleep but not at the arena, instead at the first place he arrived, in front of the ancient building. After waking up, his demeanor had completely changed from a carefree child to an aloof adult! Even though at outside he looks like an irresponsible and lazy teenager, deep inside his mind is a calm-calculating person and will be very terrifying when provoked. He¡¯s like a bee hives which will immediately retaliate if being attacked. Then he inquires the old man about his slumber, but even the old man seems to be confused by it. He never thought Augustur would let Hira to be in slumber for a long time. But the old man didn¡¯t mind it and tell Hira that every matter that Augustur done will only benefit him and not harm him. Then after some chat with the old man, Hira realize that in his body, there is some hidden energy surging inside of him! This energy let Hira to store item inside his body. This is one of the common Spatial element skill, Exclusive Dimension! After refining all the memories from Augustur, Hira understanding about element had increased by leaps! With this skill, it will help Hira to release some of his burden. Then he stored every item he had into his body and ask the old man for a change of cloth. Initially, the old man want to give Hira a pure black robe, but Hira immediately reject it. Because the black robe is too suspicious and will let people be on guard with him. The old man can only comply with Hira and give him a set of ordinary leather cloth. ¡°Yes yes, but seriously Night old man, do you had to throw me out like that? My butt really hurt you know¡­..¡± Hira complains while rubbing his butt with sulking expression on his face. Hira had learned the old man''s name after some chat with him while eating some meals to satisfy his hunger. Hira had asked a lot of thing from the old man about his origin. But the old man just answered him with a vague answer. This had caused Hira to inquire him again and again while eating his meal and the old man becomes too annoyed with him and kick him out from the realm. ¡°You damned kid! It is your fault to initiate this old man''s anger! Suit yourself!¡± The old man shouted loudly inside Hira¡¯s mind and a stabbing pain appears in his head. Then the old man suddenly departed. Hira can only endure this pain with his own mental energy. Argh, you old dog! Do you really have to release your law energy inside my mind! Damn, it hurts like crazy! After composing his mind, Hira walk slowly toward the north gate of Avarganda. Then he saw a long line of people who want to enter the kingdom and can only sigh with reservation. First the old man, now it came to this. Aiya, why am I lucked out after sleeping¡­ Without any supporter or rank in the kingdom, Hira can only wait at the long line and mind his luck. For such a huge kingdom as Avarganda, there would obviously be a humongous amount of visitors. Should I demonstrate some of my strength and force myself into this kingdom? Hira¡¯s first motive for entering this kingdom is too searched some information about his clan. For his revenge, he has to prepare some matters before striking toward the enemy. He doesn''t even know any origin of his enemy. So after some discussion with the Night old man, he recommends Hira to enter Avarganda kingdom and learn a few information about the faction ranking. Because Avarganda is one of the biggest kingdoms, it is also one of the most resourceful kingdoms. So there is a lot of benefit for Hira to live in this kingdom for a while. Hira obviously wouldn¡¯t be locked down in this kingdom or continent. He would rise and will achieve his dream to reach the real pinnacle. ¡°Our clan is one of the top clan of this continent!¡± Elder Ju¡¯s speech has replayed for countless time in Hira¡¯s mind. This is the only information he can relied on! Even though it is miniscule, it is the most important information that Hira can refer too! And for this, he had to keep a low profile for himself. This will help him to avoid attention from the higher faction in the kingdom. He immediately push aside of demonstrating his strength. *Sigh* Seems I can only succumb to my fate today¡­ *Cheers* Then suddenly from behind, a people cheers suddenly erupted. This commotion had caused Hira to turn his head. He looks at the luxury carriage that is pulled by two jade green horses with turquoise mane on their neck. The carriage is decorated by a lot of silver and jade giving it a lavish look. The carriage then passes Hira and move toward the gate¡¯s guard. After some discussion with a butler-like-person, the guard pulled out a golden radiating horn from his sack and blew it. A thunderous sound comes out and the gate suddenly trembles. For the people in the line, there is a small door for them to enter, but this carriage owner seems to be a very high-ranked person! This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings. For even the Avarganda kingdom to open their humongous gate, only to let this carriage enter! The person inside the carriage probably someone from a royalty or a high-noble! This event caused the people from the sidelines to feel in awe and veneration. But for Hira? This is probably the best moment for him to enter the kingdom! Chapter 11 ¨C Problem Sure Arrive Fast ain¡¯t it? The gear and machinery of the gate are rumbling emitting a sound of giant''s steps. This sound made all mortal¡¯s heart tremble and shaken! When they saw the gate open, they can only felt admiration towards Avarganda kingdom! Just what kind of artisan did they hire to build this gate!? The root of Avarganda is truly deeps, because their history had run for about three thousands of years! This is much longer then the life of Night old man! But the world is big, and Avarganda is not the only kingdom who has been built for three thousands of years. There probably even much bigger kingdom then Avargandia somewhere in this world! After the gate is completely opened, the mortals are in awe. Because the design of the gate is truly breathtaking and beautiful! The inner side of the gate is not carve or decorated like the outer gate, but it is completely painted! The painting shows the landscape outside of Avarganda. It is painted with beautiful and soft color. But Hira immediately shocked when the sight of the gate caught in his eyes. He can actually felt a hint of law energy in the painting! This¡­..is it the Law of Flux? No¡­. it also emits a vibe of the Law of Charm! Just who made this painting? To apply a multiple different law in a painting, the artist should be at least a peak-Nirvana realm cultivator! There also a possibility of a Sovereign realm cultivator¡­. The gate probably had been painted for a long time. Maybe at ancient times, there is a Sovereign realm cultivator in Ilsiya¡­. Law energy is the power and the will of the world that can be comprehended by the mortals. When one can even comprehend a tiny bit of a law, they can use the law energy as they wish. There is a limitless amount of law in every realm and it is impossible for a cultivator to reach the Nirvana realm without comprehending any of the law, this is why a Nirvana realm cultivator will acquire the ability of Will after achieving this realm. Without any law, their cultivation will be at a stagnant state at the peak-Perfect realm. And most of the law is very difficult to be comprehended. This is the knowledge that Hira got in Augustur¡¯s memories. ¡°Hah, just a few law in a painting? What so amazing about it?¡± The Night old man voice sounded inside Hira¡¯s mind. His voice contains a tone of disdain without any regards towards this painting. ¡°Well I know you''re awesome, but this is the first time I saw a multiple application of law energy in front of me. How can I not be excited?¡± Hira said it with a joy expression on his face. Even though the old man occasionally used his law energy in front of Hira, he would only use one type of law. Even right now, Hira had only comprehends four type of law, the Law of Fire, the Law of Water, the Law of Wind and the Law of Earth. And he still can''t fuse any of his law. Even though he had gain a tiny understanding about the Law of Space, he can only use it in limited way. Nevertheless, Hira had also gain some understanding to a few type of law in Augustur memories. ¡°Hmph, at the old days, I can even¡­¡± The old man starts to prattle about his old time. Hira had already accustomed himself with this. ¡°Whatever you say old man, but right now I can''t miss this opportunity. So can you continue your story after this?¡± Hira can only beg the old man to stop his reminiscences while smiling wryly. ¡°I''ll make sure you listen to my stories after this!¡± Even the old man knew this opportunity is pretty important for Hira. Hearing this, Hira can only give up and prepares himself for the aftermath. Then he stared at the gate while watching it intensely. Because the Law of Flux is one of the laws that Hira has a tiny understanding about! But he can only sigh with frustration. If just I can watch it for a little bit more time, I would probably be enlightened by some hint of the law. But oh well, entering the kingdom is the priority right now and I can just watch it after I entered the kingdom. After some contemplating, Hira move to the side and leave the line. Most of the sideliner watched him with a bewildered expression. Just what the heck is this kid doing? Giving up? Oh well, another low spirit kid. Psh, trash. Heheheh, what luck is this! Now with one less people it will at least help me to arrive faster. A lot of people had different idea when they saw Hira¡¯s behavior. Then Hira move toward the back to create a feint. After reaching the end of line he immediately uses his Hidden Summer Sea Step to leave the area and his figure smoothly gone creating an illusion of white mist. After he is back at the previous location, he went to the side of Avarganda north gate. This place is completely silent. There is no guard at this place because it is useless to be guarding here. The outer wall can''t be climb by any ordinary mortals or even a cultivator. Only someone who has the ability to fly would be able to reach the top of the wall. The wall height had reached more than 500 meter and it is obviously impossible to be climbed. But for Hira, it is not impossible. Probably a piece of cake for him. ¡°Hm, well there should be some people guarding at the top of the wall. But most of the attention right now should be at the gate. If there any miscalculation I can just avoid it with my sense.¡± While casually said that, he used his feet and tap the ground three times. ¡°Let''s do this then.¡± Suddenly both of his feet are covered with green glow. Below his feet, a sprout of small vines grew and tied itself to Hira¡¯s feet. Surprisingly, his feet seem to be one with the earth and become intact with the ground. He hops to the wall and leisurely walk along the wall! The small vines continue to sprout below his feet and tied it self. This is the Law of Earth! While walking slowly, Hira increase his sense to scout for any lifeforms above the wall. If a guard saw him, he would probably be assumes as an enemy! After completing the scan, he doesn''t found anyone above and instantly increase his speed towards the top. In just a few minutes, he arrived at the top of the wall. Then he scout the area again to confirm it safety. There is two outposts at the top of the wall, one at the left, and the other one is at the right himself. He immediately covered both outposts with his sense and found two lifeforms at the right side while none at the left side. ¡°Aiya, it is truly a good luck that both of them are resting.¡± But before he walked to the left side, he suddenly sensed a change on the ground. After executing the Law of Earth, he can sense any movement on the ground 200 meter from himself. This sudden discovery had caused him to immediately be on guard! For a lifeform to avoid his sense, it should probably be someone who is a higher realm than him, or someone who is specialized in concealing art. Who? An intruder? For a person to be able to climb this wall, it should be someone who had comprehends at least one type of law. And the type of law should be related to a concealment type of law! Even though there is a possibility of a Nirvana realm cultivator appearing, because they can fly passes this wall. But Hira discarded that thought. Because for a Nirvana realm to do this kind of discrete movement? Impossible. Nirvana realm is the pinnacle in Ilsiya, why the hell should they intrude in such a way? Hira then move to the left side slowly while concealing the sound of his steps. The unknown movement he sense with the Law of Earth is located at the right outpost. He doesn''t want to get involved in any conflict or else he will pay for it. After arriving in the right outpost, he then hides himself in it. Using the Earth Law, he leisurely inspects the unknown movement. Both of the guard is probably be drugged because Hira can still sense their life essence. Suddenly, the person inside the right outpost came out! That unexpected, this person is a woman¡­. The woman wore a black-grey robe with a hoodie hiding her face. Even though it is hard to determine the gender of this person with that kind of appearance, Hira can tell it with his sense. Hira had learned a technique from Augustur¡¯s memories to sense for life essence that is inside of every living being. This technique is called Mind¡¯s Eye and Augustur got this ancient technique in one of his adventures. Hira can differentiate between male and female by the amount of yin and yang aura in their life essences. For a female, their yin aura is usually much higher than the yang while for a male yang aura is much higher than the yin. But, for someone to be able to conceal their life essence, they must have comprehends a concealment type of law or the Law of Life itself. Hira assume that this woman should probably have comprehended a concealment type of law, because the minimum requirement to comprehend a tiny part of the Law of Life is to be at least in Sovereign realm. This is because the Law of Life is one of the difficult laws to be comprehended! Just like the Law of Space. Even though Hira¡¯s comprehension talent is very high, it is still hard for him to comprehend the Law of Space. This woman¡­..she is a mid-Perfect realm. For this kingdom, that kind of realm will be revered by other mortals. Well for now let''s just avoid any contact with her. ¡°The carriage¡­.¡± The woman muttered slowly while searching for something below the inner side of the wall. Carriage? With Hira¡¯s Law of Wind, he can grasp other''s voice easily. Is she an assassin? Just who the hell is in that carriage? A royalty? A noble? Oh well, good luck whoever you are. I''ll just hope that you survive. But with this level of assassin¡­.? I take that back. You probably don¡¯t has any chance to live. Hira snicker while thinking about this. Hira is not a hero or a justice pursuer. Would he risk himself to save some stranger? Obviously not. He doesn''t even have achieves his revenge and this kind of matter always happen in every kingdom, so he just brush it off. The woman finally caught the sight of the carriage and frown when she saw the carriage is at the north gate. She still complementing of how she can reach the carriage. ¡°............... ¡° After a minute of silence, her hands suddenly move at the mid-air and smoothly drawing a pattern. Her pointed finger emits a purple glow while drawing the pattern and slowly, the pattern that she drawn combines with the other pattern. An array? What is she planning? Hira is weirded out by the woman''s action. If she has a concealment type of law, isn''t it easy for her to finish whoever it is in the carriage? Why does she make it harder for her? Is she a masochist or what? An array takes much more time to deploy and it usually used a lot of energy to be activated. Still, the effect of an array is enormous and sometimes catastrophic. That is why array is occasionally used by a large clan as a defense system for an emergency situation. But the woman''s array is very simple and small. Hira had only a general knowledge about array and not an expert about it. And he isn''t really interested in array because it usually takes a few people to activate a powerful array. A single person can only activate a simple array and not really useful. Just what kind of array does this woman created? After completing the array, the woman channels her energy towards the array and began activating it. Suddenly, the small pebbles around her start to float slowly. Hira immediately stunned by her and realized something! This¡­..! Without any hesitation, he immediately went outside of the outpost and jump towards the inner side of wall. *BOOM!* *BOOM!* *BOOM!* A few round of explosion erupted at the location of the woman! After landing at the ground, Hira turn his head and look at the explosion with a complex emotion! That woman¡­¡­ she self-destructed herself!? Sorry! Hello everyone, I''m really sorry for not updating the story for awhile! It''s my final exam week and I''m pretty much filled with a lot of stuff so i actually forgot to remind in here. Sorry about that! The narrative has been illicitly obtained; should you discover it on Amazon, report the violation. The chapter will be updated normally after 17/4/2016! Thank you! Chapter 12 - Uhm hello, erm, first i want to apologize about my long slumber, there is a little bit problem in my RL. So i''m really sorry about that *Bow* - Secondly, a new site for my novel will be coming soon, and a new released schedule will be announce! Thank you very much for everyone who still supporting me! - Read at my Wattpad! Chapter 12 ¨C Strength! When Hira saw the woman channel her energy into the array, he immediately became astonished because she actually used her life force to fuel the array! It''s a life-consuming array!? The woman had actually used her own life force and not an exterior energy! She is basically suiciding! Even though an array tends to need a huge amount of energy, there is an alternative way to activated it. That is by using the life force! Different from any kind of energy and essence, life force is much denser and contain ten times of volume from other sources! Let say an array that need ten people to be activate, it can be done by one people using the life force. But of course every array had different amount of capacity and every realms had different amount of life force. Even though it sounds very tempting, the benefits obviously will not come for free. To use life force, a cultivator would have to cut their life expectancy! And even a little amount of life force would likely to take a large amount of a cultivator¡¯s life expectancy. This method usually been used by cultivators only in desperate situation. The woman''s explosion array had caused the wall to scrambled everywhere on the ground. The explosion enveloped the whole arrangement of the wall and had let a big opening into the kingdom! This would probably take a long time to be fixed and might attract the kingdom¡¯s enemy attention! Damn it, just what kind of trouble had I ran into?! This event is probably not a small matter and much likely a very serious problem. It will just take a moment for the Avarganda¡¯s military force to come here. Both of the guard above had already died and the woman had obviously become smithereens of meat. Hira had used his Mind''s Eye to scan the above area to get the surrounding information. What should I do? Damn woman, if you want to kill yourself just do it quietly and don''t drag people into it! Hira can only curse the woman in his heart. Just why the hell did he meet so many misfortunes for today? Suddenly, a rumbling sound emit behind him, it probably the army he thought. With a flash, he pulls an ordinary white mask and put it on his face. He can''t risk his identity only for this small matter! There still a lot of thing that he needs to do! The rumbling sounds slowly decreasing and stopped with rhythmic disposition. ¡°What the hell happened here!?¡± A deep voice loudly rang behind Hira. When Hira turn his head, he saw a large bulky middle-age man wearing a heavy silvery armor standing there with a raging expression. The middle-age man is probably the commander for the 1000 troops behind him. With his intimidating helmet, he really looks like a proud and noble general. Ugh¡­. Then the commander caught the sight of Hira and his expression immediately become ugly. With Hira¡¯s white mask, he probably thought Hira as the culprit. Hira appearance is too suspicious right now! ¡°You¡­. who are you?¡± The middle-age commander used his mighty aura while asking Hira with a vigilance expression. Mid-Perfect realm? Seriously? ¡°Ah¡­. well, you see, I know this might sound absurd, but I''m just a passerby. And this¡­. is not my fault at all.¡± Hira said it leisurely while kicking the brick from the wall. ¡°And how can you prove that?¡± When the middle-age commander saw Hira isn''t even being affected by his pressure, he immediately become on guard and ready his hand on the hilt of his sword. He became a little bit surprised when Hira is not even resisting his aura, this would probably mean that Hira is in higher realm than himself! ¡°Well, I don''t have any evidence. But it is better for you to believe me and not make a move, or, I can just massacre all of you.¡± Seeing the commander vigilance expression, Hira can only sigh. With Hira¡¯s figure, the commander had assumed that Hira is a youth. But when he heard that Hira can massacre them all, he doesn''t take any mind from it. Because only a Nirvana realm practitioner would be able to do that! Most of his troop is in peak-High realm and the weakest one is in peak-Median realm. Not even a Perfect realm practitioner would be able to harm them! Adding him, a mid-Perfect realm practitioner, they are pretty much invincible within Perfect realm range! And now a youth had state that he can massacre them? What a joke. ¡°Let me say this again, you make a move - you die.¡± Before the commander ready himself to attack Hira, with a friendly smile Hira said a simple sentences to the commander that cause his whole body to shudder. ¡°........... ¡° The commander¡¯s face became full of cold sweat and his hand tremble at his sword¡¯s hilt. After Hira finished his sentence, a terrifying aura suddenly envelope and pressured him! But he knew, this isn''t a Nirvana realm pressure because he had once encountered a Nirvana realm practitioner in the past. Then what is his realm right now!? It''s impossible for a Perfect realm to pressure him like this! Even a peak-Perfect realm would be having a hard time with him! This is the first time he felt fear this much in his heart. Even when he encountered a Nirvana realm practitioner, he doesn''t envelope by fear this much! He takes a deep breath and he composed his mind and tried to find the solution for this matter. He absolutely can''t let the youth in front of him to go. This is the same as releasing a fierce tiger in his own home! What a commendable commander, Hira thought. The middle-age commander can still think calmly and not rushing ahead, this just show the experience his accumulated isn¡¯t something to be trifled! After contemplating the pros and cons of this situation, the middle-age commander glanced at Hira with a determined expression. I don''t know what realm is he, but there is still one thing that is confirmed! He is still not in Nirvana realm! We still have a chance, if he isn''t at Nirvana realm, then we can still fight him for time and wait for the main force to come! This guy¡­. must be captured! I''ll start wi- The moment the middle-age commander grabbed his sword, Hira already in front of him. ¡°This is my LAST warning, you attack - you die.¡± Even though it''s only the simple and same sentence, the pressure exerted by Hira is much different from before, it is humongous enough to envelope the whole troops! Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel. *Clang* *Clang* *Clang* Sounds of metallic armor fall resonate behind the middle-age commander. Almost ? of his troops already fainted and they are only left with peak-High realm practitioner! And they all have fallen to their knees! Even the middle-age commander can barely stand and only look towards Hira with a bewildered expression! ¡°A-ah¡­¡­ewhe¡­¡­¡± The middle-age commander can''t utter even a word in front of Hira! His whole body is trembling and full of fear. He actually thought he would be able to resist Hira¡¯s pressure by at least a portion of it, but betrayed by his own confidence, he can only felt despair being in front of Hira. ¡°...........¡± When Hira saw this scene, he can only sigh regretfully. Ilsiya¡¯s practitioner is too weak for him. When he remembered Augustur¡¯s memory, he felt a longing sense of real battle. He already knew that in Ilsiya continent, there will not be much challenge for him. But what can he do? He must execute his revenge first or he would only be in grief and mourning. He waves his hand and cleared his pressure from the troops. Some of the peak-High realm practitioner had even hard time to breath that if Hira let his pressure goes wildly longer they would probably be a goner. ¡°We are sorry for our rudeness, young Lordship!¡± Immediately after the pressure cleared, the middle-age commander kneels very hard to the ground causing his joints to be bleeding! He bows his head and pose like a knight taking a medal of glory from a king. Followed by his leftover troops, they all kneel in front of Hira. So this is what strength can do huh? Watching this scene, Hira felt a sense of accomplishment and a little bit proud. But he can''t let himself to be drowned by this feelings, because he still not at the pinnacle! The real pinnacle! ¡°Nah it''s okay, It''s understandable. But just let me clear this okay? The real culprit is not me, but the woman above the wall. I don''t know why, but she just used a life-consuming array to explode herself and this wall. But she already dead, so I doubt you can get anything from her. Anyway, there is two guards corpse up there. And like I said, I''m just a passerby.¡± Hira explain with a friendly and leisure way creating a gentle and comfortable atmosphere around him. The whole troops including the middle-age commander are astounded by Hira. They felt that Hira is not their enemy but allies instead! ¡°Thank you for young lordship explanation. This servant, George really appreciated it. By any means, if there anything you wish for, this servant will complies immediately!¡± The middle-age commander whom called George is grateful for Hira¡¯s patience. If it was anyone else, the whole troop might be annihilated easily. Oh? What a luck! This guy probably had a pretty nice ranking in Avarganda, he should know a lot about other factions. ¡°Let me tell you my purpose first, I came here to gather information about a certain faction in Ilsiya. And the only hint I had is ¡°one of the top clan in Ilsiya¡±. Could you provide me some pointers about this?¡± Hira said it George bashfully. George felt this youth are truly weird because of his personality, but surprisingly, he is very easy to get along with his cheery personality. Normally a genius cultivator which is stronger than the other would look down upon the weaker, becoming a highly arrogant person with a cold attitude. But the youth in front of him? Not a genius but a supreme genius! And he doesn''t even have a shred of arrogance in his face! This had made George to admired Hira more and more. In contrary, Hira actually is not a saint like George thought of. From the bottom of his heart, he truly looks down upon George and his whole troops. Not just them, he even looks down on the whole Ilsiya continent and the other continent. Because from what he learn, the world he belongs right now is situated at lower realm. And his talent and potential can only rivaled in the higher realm. This had caused him to look Ilsiya with contempt. But he knew everything must have the limit and had to be balanced. A person can''t be too arrogant, but they also cannot be too humble. That is what Hira has comprehended in The Manner of Greeting. The balance! ¡°Then let this servant tell young lordship about the factions in Avarganda first. There is countless amounts of sects, school and clans in Avarganda. But the top five ranking is taken by Regal Dragoneer Clan, Golden Radiance Clan, Diamond Blue Lotus Sect, Yellow Leaf Avenue and Clan Bamboo Blade Style School respectively. And the Regal Dragoneer Clan, the first rank faction in Avarganda is placed at 36th on the continent ranking. And by what young lordship hint,¡°one of the top clan Ilsiya¡±, the faction that you''re searching probably not here.¡± George explained towards Hira with utmost respect and politely. If a person from Avarganda saw this scene, they would be stupefied. For a commander to lower their head towards a random youth, that is practically impossible except for the royalty. ¡°Eh¡­.seriously? I wasted my time here¡­.Then tell me the top ranker faction in this continent.¡± Feeling a little bit of regret, Hira can only accept the results. ¡°That¡­...this servant apologize, my knowledge about the outside of this continent is still not vast enough.¡± George bows his head with apologetic face. Even though he had gone out several times from Avarganda because of small skirmishes and escorting nobles, he still has a little knowledge about the whole continent situation. Hearing this, Hira face sunk. He already expected this kind of development, because it¡¯s not possible for a mid-rank kingdom to join the ¡°real¡± conflict of Ilsiya continent. ¡°Oh..I see, by the way, did you send a type of signal to the main palace?¡± He said it casually while staring at the east side of the place. George''s face instantly become pale and he immediately regret that he send a message toward the main palace with a special method. ¡°That is¡­. I¡­. I¡­¡± His face is full of cold sweat and his heart is beating like a horse galloping to it death. He can''t even lift his head up to see Hira¡¯s expression. But the next sentence muttered by Hira had shocked him! ¡°Nirvana realm¡­¡­.¡± Hira¡¯s eyes are full with excitement and a sense of longing! The sense of challenge and battle that he want! And finally, the opportunity has come to him! ¡°Gr-grakh!?¡± Suddenly George vomits a mouthful of blood! W-what is this!? He felt a humongous pressure that can even rival the primordial beast in front of him! He slowly lifted his head up, and his whole body shivered when he saw Hira. Chapter 13 - Haven''t been proofread yet. - Read at my website or wattpad! - TRAE Illustration Chapter 13 - To be fair In a blink, Hira gone from George''s sight! A streak of azure lightning strikes toward the east. When George saw Hira¡¯s present form, his whole body trembled and filled with a sense of despair and death! He felt like he is an ant in front of Hira! This is a similar kind of pressure he felt when he encounter a Nirvana realm practitioner for the first time! That kid¡­..is it possible, for him to be in Nirvana realm!? There never been any historical record about a person attaining the Nirvana realm in his youth in Avarganda. The youngest person who had reached the Nirvana realm in Ilsiya is at 50 years old! And that had happened three thousand years ago! There haven''t been anyone who has beaten the record, and now? Not only Hira break the record, he actually broke it with a huge margin! George had already guessed that Hira would probably bring storm into Avarganda. In actuality, Hira haven¡¯t reached the Nirvana realm yet. Because of his extraordinary foundation, his cultivation base is different from every other average cultivator. ¡°Heheh, this will be my first battle in Ilsiya continent! I¡¯m quite lucky to encounter a Nirvana realm practitioner so soon!¡± Even Hira was astounded by this encounter. This is because a Nirvana realm is a very rare existence in Ilsiya. Most of them are secluded in an unknown place for cultivating. But now the first day of his visit in Avarganda, and he had already has a chance to encounter a Nirvana realm practitioner!? What luck! Every misfortune that he had encountered had completely disregarded by him. This chance alone is enough to cover everything else! Hira had activated his Elemental Overlord Armor on his body, but only covered both of his arms with only one type of elemental properties! Different from four years ago, Hira had completely mastered the flow of his elemental essence. This had caused him to achieve a flawless control on four elemental essences! Both of his arms are covered with pure jade green vambraces that are fully powered with wind element essence! His hands are revolved behind him and a burst of light-green gale fired from both his palm. In an instant he had already covered half of the distance toward the group from the main palace. But before he could arrive to the destination, a huge red-golden spear is blasted in front of him! Clearly, this attack came from the main group! Even the might release by the red-golden spear isn¡¯t something that Hira can took leisurely. It is obvious the one who throw it is a Nirvana realm practitioner! It is impossible for a cultivator below that realm to threat Hira. Immediately before Hira collided with it, his right jade-green vambrace instantly changed form into a fiery-blue vambrace and he pointed his right hand toward the incoming red-golden spear! He increases the output of the fire elemental essence on his right vambrace reaching the maximum output! *Sshhs* Upon colliding with Hira¡¯s palm, the red-golden spear actually melting into liquid slowyly! The temperature on Hira¡¯s right arm has caused the surrounding temperature to increase significantly! The air around Hira had almost extinguished and mortal might not be able to breathe in it. Only one fiery-blue vambrace had actually caused this kind of phenomenon, it will be much more devastating with a whole armor equipped on Hira! In just a few seconds an old man with a lively face and long black hair appeared in front of Hira. The distance between them is around 100 meter. The old man is wearing a red-golden colored noble robe while holding a golden trident on his right hand. Even though his face looks quite old with a few wrinkles, his whole body emanated a dominating aura enveloping the whole area! When Hira saw him, he became a little bit surprised! Because the old man cultivation base is actually at the peak of Nirvana realm! A peak-Nirvana realm practitioner in Avarganda? A mid-rank kingdom? This is quite bizarre¡­ For an unmatched expert in a whole continent to appear in a middle rank kingdom is quite weird. Usually most of them would seclude themselves or resting in a top rank kingdom. Then what is this old man doing here? But whatever it is, this had become a better chance to test my strength! Hira mouth move slightly upward when he thought of this. How can he not be happy with this encounter? ¡°¡­..¡± When the old man stares at Hira, his eye had a hint of shock. He was not able to determine Hira¡¯s cultivation base! Who is he? He is a peak-Nirvana realm practitioner! There is no one in Ilsiya continent that has a higher cultivation base then him! There only a few of them who has the equal cultivation base as him! And here appear a youth whom he can¡¯t see his cultivation base!? What is the meaning of this!? It can¡¯t be that this youth had reach Spirit King realm!? Impossible! The Spirit King realm which the old man had thought is the next realm rank after Nirvana realm. The Spirit King realm! There is no Spirit King realm practitioner that exist in Ilsiya continent! Most of them are living in a larger continent and they are still rare to be seen there! It is impossible for the youth in front of him to be in Spirit King realm! How could a youth possibly be in Spirit King realm!? The Spirit King realm isn¡¯t known as a public knowledge to other normal mortals or cultivators. When cultivators reached the Nirvana realm, they will immediately gain the knowledge of the Spirit King realm. This is because the Spirit Gate had appeared in their body! This allows them to sense the gate and gain the knowledge about spirit and realm above them. This is why the Nirvana realm is actually the starting point for any cultivators! Neophyte, Median, High and Perfect realm are only served as a foundation for a cultivator. The better their foundation is, the better their future will be! Even though the gate of Spirit will appear in a Nirvana realm body, they will still unable to summon their own spirit. They can only gain the enlightenment from it to break through into Spirit King realm! And when they reached that realm, they will finally be able to summon their own spirit! This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. But for Hira, to summon his spirit is not a problem anymore! Because of the legacy he received from Augustur, the Forgery Sage, he had already activated his Spirit Gate from the baptism. If anyone knew about this, they would die from jealousy! ¡°This junior greet senior.¡± After a moment of silence, Hira can¡¯t take it anymore because of the awkwardness and greet the old man with a humble tone. The old man only gave Hira a silent stare after that. Hira can only sigh with depression. The lower realm is not suitable for me¡­ Even though my cultivation is a little bit extraordinary, in a higher realm it would probably be something common. Even though Hira thought of this, the real fact is that his cultivation is really bizarre. Even in higher realm, he would probably not be able to find anyone who has the same cultivation base as him! ¡°.....Who are you? How did you fend off my Gold Violet Javelin?¡± The old man suddenly talks with a domineering voice to interrogate Hira. ¡°Well, I just melt your mana essence in it.¡± Hira answer the old man leisurely. The Gold Violet Javelin skill the old man mention is actually only a huge chunk of mana essence that have been solidify and released by the old man. Hira counter it by using his fire elemental essence to melt the mana essence and destroy it properties. It is as easy as that. ¡°Hoh¡­.not bad. Then tell me which continent are you from? It is impossible for you to originate from Ilsiya.¡± The old man swing his trident and point it toward Hira. With the strength Hira has, it is practically impossible for him to be born in Ilsiya and not been heard yet. The old man prediction is that Hira is actually from another continent and would probably act as a messenger or a scout to check the strength of this continent. For Hira cultivation base, the old man thought it is impossible for a youth to reach Spirit King realm. So he disregarded it and decided that Hira actually has a secret skill to hide his own cultivation base. ¡°Uh¡­well I am born in Ilsiya continent actually.¡± If possible Hira want to mention the name of his village to inform the old man, but that might backfired to him. Because the old man is one of the peak-expert in Ilsiya, so he has a high probability to be involved in the calamity 7 years ago. [font=''£Í£Ó Ã÷³¯'', serif]¡°[/font].....Are you lying?¡± When the old man heard Hira, his face has a tinge of shock. How could I not even hear about this kid? Why there not even a scrap of news about him!? His strength can already cause a whole continent to be shocked. Just who in the world would be able to hide this kid from higher up? ¡°Of course not.¡± Hira replied toward the old man with a stern voice. ¡°Then tell me which kingdom are you born from? It is impossible for me not to perceive any news about you. The level of your strength is not something that can be hides even from a Nirvana realm. Everything about you is too suspicious.¡± The old man expression became even more vigilance and he even holds his golden trident tightly. He had command the other troop to stay behind when he sense Hira¡¯s aura. He is afraid the other troop would only become a hindrance to him and there might be a selfless sacrifice event happen. Originally, he came here because of the barrier on the wall that is created by him had been destroyed by an unknown explosion. The explosion is very powerful that it can even destroyed a partial of the barrier created by a peak-Nirvana himself. He never thought to encounter a youth that can even threaten him. And this youth appearance is actually at the same time with the explosion event. It is very suspicious and too demanding to be coincidence. ¡°...Erm¡­.uh..well you see, there is a st-¡± Hira is stumped when the old man ask his origin. But before he can even explain, a flash of golden suddenly appeared in front of him! Hira immediately become on guard and change the form of his left vambrace into a bronze-earth vambrace! An earth-element vambrace! He then instantly does a hook with his left hand and a multiple huge chunk of earth stone appeared from the bronze-earth vambrace! *Clang* *Clang* The old man had actually used his golden trident to strike Hira at the most critical point! Hira immediately become angry with this event. Damn you old man, even though I love being a trickster, I hate being tricked! ¡°Rrgh! Haah!¡± Hira gave a low-roar, and push the old man back! He then used his right fiery-blue vambrace to produce a condensed fire essence into a medium-size fireball and throw it toward the old man. The old man is surprised that he is actually being pushed down by a younger generation! This had caused him to felt a little bit weak and guilty. Even though it is his fault that he attacked Hira when Hira let his guard down, he never had an intention to instant kill him. He only wanted to test Hira strength and might. But he never thought that he will be pushed down by Hira this much!! When the azure fireball had reached in front of the old man, he can feel the temperature around it! It is like a sun is blazing in front of him! Shocked by the energy in the azure fireball, the old man immediately performs an incantation with both of his hand and activated a golden barrier around him. Upon colliding, the azure fireball immediately dissipated. The old man gave a relief sigh when he saw the dissipated azure fireball. The he turn his head toward Hira and tried to explain his action. "Yo-¡± But even before he can muttered a word, Hira had already blink in front of him with an icy-gale vambrace on his right arm! He saw Hira¡¯s face with a huge grin and a smirking expression. This kid is too damnable! "You damned old man! An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth! That is what my momma always said!¡± Hira loudly shouted and with his icy-gale vambrace he throw a punch towards the old man and a huge blast of ice storm immediately enveloped the whole area! Chapter 14 - Haven''t been proofread yet. - Read at my website or wattpad! - TRAE Illustration - Next Illustration: Hira''s Elemental Overlord Armor! ( Chapter 7 ) Chapter 14 ¨C Self-Confidence The air surrounding the old man had become frozen and turn into a multiple chunk of ice. The moment Hira strike him, he used his golden trident to block the icy gale blasted by Hira. But he only successful covered his body. Most of the blast had flowed behind him and a line of frozen icicle is formed, floating on the air. The frozen icicles had actually extended more than 500 meter! When the old man saw this, he immediately became worried that the group he left might get affected by Hira¡¯s attack! This is because one of his family members is in the group! He would obviously not care about it if there¡¯s only stranger, but his own blood is in the group! This had caused him to become agitated and turn his head behind. Then he activated a special skill on his eyes and finally release a relief sigh. The skill he used had let him to increase his eyesight and can see everything clearly from two kilometer! He saw the group is safe and it seems they are able to avoid the icicles on time. He turns his face back to the front and glare at Hira with a frightening killing intention. ¡°What? If you can do it, does that mean I can¡¯t?¡± When Hira saw the old man glare, he become irk and spit a provoke sentence to him. He already know about the group behind the old man, so he had control the amount of water and wind elemental essence to barely avoid them. But why does the old man become too panicked? Hira become a little perplexed when he saw the old man become so agitated just because his attack had almost reached the group. Is it possible there is someone close to him in the group? Or is he just a justice pursuer? Justice pursuer? What a joke, he had just ambushed me shamelessly! ¡°Tell me what is yours purpose coming to Ilsiya immediately! Or you want me to cut your head off first!?¡± Because of Hira¡¯s sarcasm tone, the old man truly became irritated and wanted to kick his ass off. He doesn¡¯t care about capturing Hira anymore! This brat almost injured my precious and only one granddaughter! If there even a scratch on her body I¡¯ll mince your corpse and feed it to a stray dog! ¡°Ahahaha! What? You want to cut my head of? Ahahahahaha!!! Come and try then you old dog! I don¡¯t even think you would be able to capture me!¡± When Hira heard the old man threatening sentence toward him, he almost wanted to laugh until his stomach exploded. Just how much confidence does this old dog has? Even though you¡¯re at peak-Nirvana realm, do you really think you can kill me? Don¡¯t even think about it! The old man¡¯s head is full with bulged vein because of Hira, this is the first time in his life a youngster become so rude to him! Most of them would tremble with fear when they saw him! Even the best genius in his clan would bow down to him respectfully! ¡°You¡¯re really asking for it kid¡­..¡± Even though Hira¡¯s performance had undoubtedly shocked him, and the strength that Hira had shown is tremendously powerful, it is still not enough to threaten the old man! He had only used 40% of his full power, and still haven¡¯t goes all out. That is why he has a very high confidence in dealing with Hira. And he still thought Hira as a mere brat with a high cultivation base. The old man waves his left sleeve and produces a blue orb within it. He then grabbed the orb and let it float on his palm. The moment the orb appeared, his golden trident had actually slowly turned into a mist and coated his back. He silently muttered a few scramble words and the blue orb suddenly shine brightly enveloping his whole body! When Hira saw this event, he immediately increases his guard and form an icy-gale armor for his lower body. Right now both of his arm and lower body are covered with icy-gale armor that unceasingly produce water and wind elemental essence! Slowly, both of the elemental essence had combine and formed into one essence, the ice essence! Before this, Hira had only use one type of elemental essence and use them both in a multi-tasking way, just like his first battle with Alexandria, he had never combines his elemental essence and only use it simultaneously. But after four years, he had achieved mastery on reading the flow of elemental essence and allowed him to fully control the essence! This had caused him to be able to arrange and manipulate his essence as he like and combine his elemental essence in many different ways! The icy-gale armor had actually turns into a crystallized armor on both of his arm and lower body! The ice essence also formed a crystal chin-guard to covered Hira¡¯s jaw and chin. He looks like a formidable gladiator with his crystallized armor! Partial Elemental Overlord Armor, Crystal Form! His Elemental Overlord Armor has been improved and he doesn¡¯t need to activate his spirit to use it. Different from four years ago, Hira can now form a solid object with only the elemental essence and doesn¡¯t need to form the Shapeshifting Armor and infused it with the elemental essence first. And he also doesn¡¯t want to show his spirit easily because of the hidden danger that can be attracted. Even the guardian of the legacy realm had warns Hira to only use his spirit in a peril situation. He should wait when he reached the Spirit King realm before he can use his spirit leisurely. The other factor is that, his spirit consumed too much mental energy and can causes him to become tired so fast. This is a very bad disadvantage for Hira. If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it. After finishing his transformation, Hira form a straight ice blade on his right hand and slowly form a battle stance while waiting the bright shine on the old man body to dimmed down. If possible Hira would want to immediately attack the old man, but how can this old dog deliberately give him an opening? There must a hidden defense mechanism on those bright shine! After a few minute of silence, suddenly, the light enveloping the old man body dimmed down and five pure white javelin appeared and thrown toward Hira! Hira¡¯s eyes shine brightly when he saw the five white javelins! Each of them actually contains a huge mass of mana essence that has been carefully condensed! The width of each javelin are very thin and it appearance are very sophisticated! Hira immediately drew his straight ice blade and perform a wide slash in front of him. This time he can¡¯t take his opponent leisurely! Even if the old man is only at peak-Nirvana realm, he is still an opponent that Hira can¡¯t take care easily! Though, he can escape from the old man easily with his Hidden Sea Summer Step. The wide slash Hira create had produced five crystal spikes that were condensed from Hira¡¯s ice essence. Contrast to the white javelin, the crystal spike is much wider but has a shorter length. From the wide slash, all five crystal spike shot off toward the opposite side of the white javelin! All of them collided and create a huge shockwave around! Not missing this moment, Hira immediately blast off from his position and sped towards the old man! The shockwave has leave white mist on the surrounding this had cause both of Hira and the old man sight to be blurred and covered. In this condition, the one who do the first move would obviously have the advantage! Hira¡¯s speed is increasing in a frightening rate! Each of his step and movement has leaves a streak of icicle and wedge of ice! When he almost reached the old man¡¯s position, he immediately clear the white mist with icy-gale with a wave of his left arm. The white mist is cleared, but Hira¡¯s expression become bewildered when he can¡¯t see the old man figure! ¡°Where¡­.!?¡± Hira instantly increase the amount of wind essence on his outer skin to scan the old man where about. Different from fighting on the ground, Hira can¡¯t use his earth essence to sense a lifeform on air. But he has an alternative method, by using the wind essence! In a way, both of the method is same, but using wind essence is different from the earth essence. It is because of the random properties of wind essence that caused it to be a little bit unreliable when it comes to sensing lifeform. Hira can only vaguely predict the old man location by using this method rather than the latter which it gives an immediate response. Above! *Shoom!* A gigantic pure white blade suddenly appears above Hira and it appeared to be striking toward him! All of the cloud around the blade are being cut off and cleared in an instant! Above the gigantic blade, there is the old man who is standing with a proud demeanor while looking down everything below him! ¡°Mythical Cut! Let¡¯s see if you can counter this technique brat!¡± The old man loudly roared with a penetrating voice. He has let out 80% of his power and has a very high confidence in this technique! There is almost none who can block his technique in the whole Ilsiya continent! Only few are able to block it and most of other Nirvana realm practitioner would be heavily injured with it! But different from the old man expectation, Hira only chuckle when he finished his grand performance. This brat¡­.does he not even felt threatened!? ¡®A-ahahahahahah! Oh man! That was gold! You call it Mythical Cut?! Ahahahahah! Gosh! This is not ¡°Mythical¡±, it¡¯s only a pure mass of mana essence you old dog! Don¡¯t make me laugh! Even the law energy in it is so low that I can even barely sense it! I¡¯m afraid your old age might already give you a forgetting disease, try to flip the dictionary back and find the mythical definition before you named your skill! Ahhahaahha!¡± Hira¡¯s chuckle slowly became a lively laughter and it rang out on the whole area that caused the old man¡¯s face to be as red as tomatoes. The old man head are full with bulged vein that it already turned into purple color! How can he analysed my technique easily!? Even though it¡¯s only a lump of pure mana essence, it contains a huge amount of it! It already enough to threaten a trifling cultivator like him! But when he heard Hira mention about law energy, he is thoroughly shocked. This mean this brat had already comprehend some part of a type of law! When the old man examined Hira, he felt that it is not surprising because Hira¡¯s techniques are all completely related to elemental law! At first he thought Hira had condensed every part of his armor and skill with mana essence, but the quality of the essence that is used by Hira is immensely different from the mana essence! That is why the old man has so many doubts about Hira¡¯s method. But how many law does he had comprehend!? He had already shown the Law of Water and the Law of Wind, is it only two? Why do I has this uncertain feelings¡­.. Before the old man can retort back to Hira, the next sentence come out from Hira mouth completely shocked the old man. "Well I can¡¯t really do a real ¡°mythical¡± yet, but let me show you a real Law!¡± ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks for reading! Feedback and comment are really appreciated! Chapter 15 - Haven''t been proofread yet. - Read at my website or wattpad! - TRAE Illustration - Next Illustration: Hira''s Elemental Overlord Armor! ( Chapter 7 ) Chapter 15 - Counter ¡°You want to show me a ¡°real¡± Law?¡± The old man didn¡¯t know whether Hira is only joking or being serious. How can a brat who doesn¡¯t even reached 20 years old can show me a ¡°real¡± Law? Even I who has live for more than 80 years only has a tiny comprehension of law, and I still can¡¯t fully applied it to my skill! Now this kid claim he can!? ¡°Don¡¯t you joke with me! A brat like you dared to proclaim that you can show me a ¡°real¡± Law? Let¡¯s see if yours so called ¡°real¡± Law can stop my Mythical Cut first!¡± The old man is fume with rage as he held his hand above the air! He opens his palm and from his five fingers, a pure white glow began to form and slowly threading towards the gigantic blade! He is now capable on fully control the gigantic blade! ¡°Well, see it for yourself.¡± While grinning with a proud expression, Hira hold both of his hand together and connect them. Suddenly the vambrace on his right arm slowly change from a crystallize armor towards a deep-red magma armor! When his right vambrace completely turned into magma armor, both of his hand suddenly tremble and it release a humongous amount of external force! This is because of the non-compatibility between both of the element! Because of fire and water element doesn¡¯t have any affinity between them, it had cause an external force to form that is pushing between each of Hira¡¯s palm! But surprisingly, a small amount of internal force is starting to form between the wind and earth element inside Hira¡¯s palm. An orange-purple sphere and a turquoise sphere slowly disperse as a tiny particle inside and outside of Hira¡¯s palm! ¡°The first law, the Law of Force!!¡± While shouting loudly with an emperor demeanor, Hira increases his concentration on the special technique while the gigantic blade made it way towards Hira! Suddenly all of the tiny particle around Hira¡¯s arm and palm begin forming itself into a vague shape. The object made of the tiny particle stand in front of Hira with an intention to block any incoming danger towards him! The shape of the object is changing randomly and it doesn¡¯t have any intention to stop! ¡°The second law, the Law of Compression!¡± The second time Hira shouted, the object in front of Hira suddenly tremble and it stop squirming! It actually started to compress itself into a tiny dark-purple sphere! The object had actually compressed into a tiny sphere! When the old man saw this event, he can¡¯t help but felt inferior towards Hira. His Mythical Cut has the same Law like Hira¡¯s special technique, The Compression Law! But to compare between his and Hira¡¯s comprehension, it¡¯s like comparing a perfume with fart! Hira didn¡¯t just stop there and little by little, the tiny sphere is refined into a thin dark-purple needle! ¡°And finally, the third law, the Law of Flow.¡± This time, Hira¡¯s voice is very deep and clear, it didn¡¯t has any arrogance or domineering properties like before but a gentle and calm voice. The dark-purple needle flew with harmony from Hira¡¯s palm and it follows the movement of the wind, while gently threading it. Calmly and slowly, it reached at the gigantic blade tip! The moment it reached at the tip, the gentle atmosphere on the needle instantly turns into a fierce state! The tip of the needle is piercing the tip of the gigantic blade completely stopping it from striking Hira! ¡°W-Wha!? What is the meaning of this!? You had comprehended three laws!? No way! That isn¡¯t possible!!!¡± The moment the gigantic blade is stopped by the thin needle, the old man shouted loudly with a grieving tone and trying to deny the reality in front of him. For the thin needle to stop the gigantic blade, it¡¯s only has one meaning, the amount of essences compressed in the needle has surpassed his own gigantic blade! This brat can actually compress a huge amount of essences into that tiny needle!? What the hell is this!? This can¡¯t be! This can¡¯t be! I had painstakingly tried to comprehend the Law of Compression for 50 years! Just how can he have a higher comprehension than me!? How!? Even if I am inferior in term of talent, how the hell it can be in this margin!? How!? This is not possible!!! I had even meets with a lot of geniuses, and they¡¯re not even at this kid¡¯s level! They¡¯re just trashed if compared to this brat! How can this be!? ¡°How!!!!???¡± The old man grievingly howled with both of his hand on his head grabbing his hair tightly. His hair becomes dishevelled and he completely looks at Hira with a hateful gaze. But deep in the gaze, there is an admiring and inferiority complex! Then, Hira flick his finger and the thin needle completely pierce and destroy the gigantic blade wholly! The gigantic blade is destroyed and it became a dust of pure mana essence. Honestly if Mythical Cut is compared in term of prowess in whole Ilsiya, it will definitely place in top-ten. But as Hira had thought before, this lower realm is not a place for him. For even this kind of skill to be highly praised, he doesn¡¯t have any hope for a challenging foe to appear in here. So he instantly decided that after he finished his revenge he will immediately ascended to the middle-realm with the guardian of legacy realm help. Hira then sigh with a deep disappointment. He actually had a little hope with encountering a Nirvana realm practitioner in Ilsiya. But this is completely different from what he had thought of. The quality of the Nirvana realm in lower realm is too different from the other two realms! An ordinary early-Nirvana realm practitioner in Augustur¡¯s memory can even kill a peak-Nirvana realm in Ilsiya with only a flick of finger! That is how different between both practitioner in this two realm. But still, it is understandable. Because the lack of essence and natural law energy in this realm, it would hard for an ordinary mortal to receive any insight. For the old man to reached peak-Nirvana realm is already shocking for Hira. But the old man¡¯s talent in comprehension is too low and it will be hard for him to reach an early stage of comprehending the law. This would already yield a bad impact for the old man. This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it ¡°This is enough. This¡­..is a little bit disappointing. Thanks for the pointer old man.¡± Hira then cupped his hand and lightly bow toward the old man. This is already enough for him to gain an understanding of this continent power level. For even a peak expert to only have this kind of might, it isn¡¯t threatening at all for him. With this, he is assured that he can take cares the sect who had destroyed his village easily! Then Hira extinguish his Elemental Overlord Armor and return into an ordinary wild-looking brat back. ¡°Wait a moment!¡± Before Hira can leave, the old man suddenly shouted toward him with a deafening tone. If possible, he wants to deny the reality as much as he can, but with the real thing is in front of him, how can he think of that? With all the experience that he has accumulated, he understood that Hira can¡¯t possibly come from Ilsiya! He even doubted that Hira is from any continent in this world. What he didn¡¯t know is Hira¡¯s talent and potential can only be compared in higher-realm. But obviously, he didn¡¯t know the existence of the other realm. Hira then turn his head toward the old man with an indifferent expression. If possible he only wanted to leave as fast as possible. Staying in Avarganda doesn¡¯t have any benefit for him. With George¡¯s statement, the probability of the sect his targeting to be in Avarganda is very low. ¡°Are you¡­.from other worlds?¡± The only option that the old man can think of is this. ¡°Oh? You know about the other worlds?¡± Inwardly Hira is pretty surprised for the old man to have the knowledge about other worlds. Just like there is different realm, there is also different world. For lower and middle realm, there will be countless amounts of galaxy and world. But for the old man to have knowledge about this, Hira can only predict that the old man might have a connection with a higher level expert then Nirvana realm such as a Spirit King realm practitioner. ¡°So it¡¯s true? You¡¯re really from the other worlds? Which is it? Tartinus? Jaoyue? Which world are you from?¡± The old man is surprised when Hira seems to be agreeing with him. But how can this brat transfer from the other world with only a low cultivation base? Not even a Spirit King realm can easily transferred their body to another world! ¡°Well about that, I am not from the other worlds. I am born in this world.¡± With the sudden accusation of the old man, Hira immediately cleared the misunderstanding and tell him the truth. But with his prowess, it would be hard for the old man to believe him. ¡°How can that be!? For a talent like you not to be noticed! That isn¡¯t possible at all!¡± The old man immediately retaliated. How can a full-talented brat like him not to be noticed at all!? Why this kid doesn¡¯t want to tell him the truth? ¡°Seriously old man, I am born in this world. Why is it so hard for you to believe me?¡± Hira become annoyed with the old man doubt. He already told the truth! Why the hell is this old dog so stubborn? He then thought to tell the old man the purpose of him coming here. With the old man strength, he can still suppress him. ¡°Ah but you do ask me about my real purpose right? Then do you know about Red Willow Fate Village?¡± With a vigilance tone, Hira asked the old man. The old man should be one of the high-authority in this continent. It would be impossible for the old man not to know about his village. ¡°Red Willow Fate Village? Isn¡¯t it the supreme village destroyed from 6 years ago? The accident called sudden calamity of the Black Dragon?¡± The old man slowly muttered, but there is no way it will pass Hira. With the wind element, he clearly heard what the old man said. ¡°Black Dragon? What do you mean by that?¡± This development had thoroughly shocked Hira. Black Dragon? How can that be!? There isn¡¯t any dragon or wyvern when the village is attacked! ¡°The Red Willow Fate Village is one of Ilsiya¡¯s pillars. Even though it is just a village, the community in the village is all a talented cultivator. Their strength can even rivals the top-ranking sect and school in Ilsiya. Even the Ruby Manor can¡¯t help but give an approval of the village. But 6 years ago, the village is attacked by an unknown source and it is determined the force came from the Black Dragon army after 1 year of investigation. The Ruby Manor didn¡¯t know how the Black Dragon army can suddenly appear in the village, but another source is said that the Black Dragon came from a Space-Time distortion sudden phenomenon that is caused by a dimension-tear in the sky above the Red Willow Fate Village location. That is how they met with the calamity. It can only be classified as unlucky for the whole village.¡± The old man explained toward Hira without any lies and with a total truth. For this brat to ask about the village, he must have some kind of connection with the village. Damn, what kind of luck do you have Jumon? The old man then sigh with pity, for the village to be face with a sudden calamity it is a pity. They¡¯re one of the most powerful military forces for Ilsiya and they¡¯re only slightly inferior from Ruby Manor. ¡°How can that be!? There isn¡¯t any dragon back there! How can that be!? You¡¯re definitely lie old man! I am a survivor of the Red Willow Fate Village! The one who drive our village to be like that is obviously a certain sect! It definitely isn¡¯t a beast or anything like that!¡± Hira is completely angered by the old man statement. He can¡¯t believe what came out from the old man mouth. Why the hell it has anything to do with a Black Dragon? And with an army? Don¡¯t bullshitting with me! It¡¯s a human who thrown me into that damned abyss! ¡°And you asked me why it¡¯s so hard for me to believe you?¡± Irritated by Hira¡¯s sudden impulse, the old man retorted back to Hira. ¡°Eh¡­.well...¡± Hira become speechless and dumbfounded by the old man. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks for reading! Feedback and comment are really really really appreciated! Chapter 16 - Haven''t been proofread yet! - Read at my website or wattpad! - TRAE Illustration - Hira''s Design added, Cover WIP added! - Next Illustration - Hira''s Elemental Overlord Armor! ( Chapter 7 ) - After chapter 20, I''ll be reviewing the past chapter to improve the quality and fixed any grammar and plot error. I had realized there is a few loophole in the story and i''ll try to fix it after chapter 20 :) Chapter 16 ¨C Ancient Monarch ¡°Haa...I¡¯m sorry.¡± Without any evidence that Hira was born in Ilsiya, it is pretty obvious for the old man not to believe him. Especially with his talent and potential, it would be something unbelievable for any resident in this world. ¡°......No problem, it just a kid¡¯s rant after all.¡± Clearly, the old man still holds some vexation toward Hira in his heart. But he still can¡¯t help but to praise Hira for being able to be level-headed and not drove by his emotion. Instead he is quite disappointed by himself for not being able to control his emotion, even though he is much older than Hira. ¡°Then sir, could you please explain about this ¡°Black Dragon army calamity¡±?¡± With a pleading tone, Hira asked the old man with pity. He disregarded the old man sarcasm tone as the opportunity is in front of him after all, he can¡¯t let it go easily. The old man might be able to solve some puzzle in his head. When the he saw how Hira¡¯s act, he can only sigh with depression. A moment this kid just went rampaging all over, and in an instant he just suddenly became obedient. ¡°You said you¡¯re a survivor from the Red Willow Fate Village? What proof do you have? There is no trace of survivor in the calamity site, and even if there is, the probability for a survivor to live is almost zero!¡± The old man looks at Hira with contempt. Even if you have awesome talent, did you think you can conn this old man easily? No evidence means, no truth. That is what I¡¯m holding on. ¡°.....Then, if I tell you every name which had live in the village, can that be count as the evidence?¡± Hira replies to the old man with a solemn tone without any hesitation. It¡¯s a straightforward and determined answer. Even if the old man wishes it, he can also describe every person appearance in the village. His mind had already been burned with the villager cries, despair and hope. He can still remember the carefree life he had and how it turned into a hell in just a day. ¡°You¡­..tell me your village head¡¯s name and your family member¡¯s name.¡± The old man is shocked with Hira statement. Hira¡¯s tone contained a hint of sadness with an unsurmounted hatred. Even if he is trying to hide it, the old man can still sense the killing intent which leaking out from his body. ¡°Huu¡­..¡± With a deep breath, Hira closes his eyes and his mind is full with his home field, and then slowly it turned into the living room. He then saw his father, mother and sister whom sitting at the dining table. Then all of them turn their head towards Hira. Every one of them had different expression when they saw him. His father runs toward him and praise him when he captured a huge wild tiger from the wilderness. His face is full of radiance and proudness when he looks at Hira. But suddenly his father is pushed aside and a motherly figure is standing in front of him. His mother flicked his head with loving and angry looks for his reckless attempt. She can¡¯t help but to be angered with him while spouting a lot of ranting in front of him. Hira can only sit silently while nudging his hand. Suddenly, she held her hand and caress Hira¡¯s head gently and lovingly. His sister ran toward him and punched his face with all her might. She then cried so hard while complaining and hugged him tightly. Hira then put his hand toward his sister¡¯s head and pet her. Then distinctly, two figures came into his mind, a skinny old man with a female teenager besides him. When the old man looks at Hira, his mouth is curved upward, grinning mischievously while his left eye is blinking at him with a playful intent. Hira then replied toward him by giving a thumb up with the same grin. The female teenager beside the skinny old man started to sigh with depressing tone and then turned her head toward Hira. Her face then shows a bright smile that can even cause a whole kingdom to fall. But suddenly, her hand move slightly and she gave Hira a thumbs down with a threatening expression. Hira face suddenly covered with a lot of cold sweat. Hira is now completely immersed with his memories, he can¡¯t help but to smile widely when he remember this scene. His smile radiates a sense of happiness that is swelling in his heart. Then his mind played every scene he can remember when he is still with his family until the day of the calamity. Slowly, his smile became distorted and an aura full of hatred starts to leaks out from his body. His eyes trembled, and a single drop of tear came out from his eyes. But it isn¡¯t a tear made out of salt and sweat, but it is a single drop of blood tear! The old man¡¯s heart held no doubt anymore. The way Hira¡¯s act has instinctively touches the old man¡¯s soft part. This brat...his heart is pretty warped, if the kid is telling the truth then what is the report about the Black Dragon army? How could the investigation been wrong? Is there someone manipulating behind the scene¡­.? While the old man is complementing, Hira¡¯s mouth trembles and finally opens strained. With a stern voice, he replies toward the old man with a bright pair of eyes. ¡°Jumon Gorgon. The head of the Red Willow Fate Village and he is my step-grandfather. Even if we¡¯re not blood-related, he had treated me as his own grandson so I also treat him as my grandfather in this life.¡± ¡°Hethara Blitzerg. The head of my family and he is my father. He is one the village¡¯s pillar and the leader of hunting division. He is the person who I admired the most in this life.¡± ¡°Rinestra Blitzerg. The person who had brought me into this world with a lot of hardship and she is my...mother. She¡¯s the one who had spoons me to eat, the one who has bathed me, the one who accept every imperfect part of me and she is the one who I loved more than anyone else in this life.¡± ¡°Crea Blitzerg. The little crybaby and she is my sister. Even though she is a crybaby, she always protected me from any danger and always worries about me as an elder sister. In this life she is the best sister I have ever had.¡± Did you know this text is from a different site? Read the official version to support the creator. ¡°And finally, Meera Gorgon. The head¡¯s granddaughter and she is also my step-sister. She had trained me from my childhood and builds my mental and physical foundation as an adult. The fact that I am still living here is because of her. She is my lifetime savior in this life.¡± Hira had described everyone from his family including the head of the village carefully. His tone is dull and full of sorrow. His eyes are full with the sense of longing and yearning. The old man know, Hira¡¯s heart is ache with every word he said. ¡°And I, Hira Blitzerg had vow for two years that the culprit of this calamity will fall before my own hands. I¡¯ll annihilate all of the roots who are related with this calamity without leaving anyone intact.¡± Hira voice is so cold that even the old man can¡¯t help but to be astonished and feared Hira. The hatred from Hira heart had turned into a yin essence and it started to leak out from Hira¡¯s eyes. His iris had suddenly become menacing red with a black crystal-edge pupil inside of it. The white cornex had turn into half black as the Yin essence seems to be invading Hira¡¯s eyes! ¡°Brat. Calm yourself, this isn¡¯t the time or place to be consumed by your hatred.¡± Suddenly a hoarse voice appears inside of Hira¡¯s heart. This is the guardian of the legacy realm, Night! [font=''£Í£Ó Ã÷³¯'', serif]¡°[/font]......I know.¡± Repeating the same act, Hira take a deep breath and cleared his mind. The yin essence on his eyes suddenly vanishes without any trace! ¡°Taboo Manifestation? It¡¯s slightly different, but the fundamental is quite similar. Kid did you cultivate in a devil¡¯s way?¡± When the old man notices the leak of yin essence on Hira¡¯s eyes, he can only thought about devil¡¯s cultivation method. His tone instantly became full of vigilance and cautious. A devil¡¯s cultivator is usually a cold-hearted person or a blood-seeking man. It is very rare for a scholar-like devil¡¯s cultivator to appear. Though not most of them are completely evil, most of them are wicked. Different from the normal method of cultivating, devil¡¯s cultivation method require for the practitioner to have a very high affinity in yin properties. In other word, a dark hearted nature from the moment they¡¯re born. But there is also another option to cultivate in devil¡¯s way, which is to accumulate a huge amount of yin emotion in a practitioner heart, such as, anger, hatred, despair, sadness and every other emotion which falls into yin category. ¡°Tch, what a trifling existence. For the yin essence to be in this brat body is reasonable, does he seriously think every yin essence practitioner would be cultivating in devil¡¯s method? Yin and yang essence is a natural phenomenon in every human¡¯s body. It all depends in how the human¡¯s emotion. How the hell he doesn¡¯t know this? What a joke.¡± Night can¡¯t help to be disappointed by the old man in front of Hira, even though Ilsiya is quite weak in his time, it still not this weak! For a peak-Nirvana realm to be the pinnacle in this continent, just how low has this continent fall? He only left the world for a few hundreds of years and this had what it became? And he still didn¡¯t know about the other continent¡¯s state! ¡°Well the reality is in front of you Night old man, not like you can do anything about it.¡± Hira replied toward Night while chuckling. This old dog has been slumbering for quite a time. He then glance at the old man in front of him and leisurely answer the question. ¡°No, I¡¯m not cultivating in devil¡¯s method. That type of cultivation doesn¡¯t suit me. And anyway for me to have yin essence isn¡¯t necessarily means that I am cultivating towards the Satan¡¯s path.¡± Hira open his palm and a trace of fiery golden start to form on it. ¡°P-pure yang essence!? How can you control both of the greater essences!?¡± The old man¡¯s eyes almost pop out when he saw Hira controlling the pure yang essence like a child-play. It is completely exceptional for a cultivator to be able to control their yin or yang essence in this world. For a cultivator to be able to control one of the greater essences is already rare enough! Most of the cultivator whom able to controls the yin or yang essence usually has a great accomplishment in their future. But for a cultivator who able to control both of the greater essences? They are qualified to dominate any one of the continent! There is a record in an ancient histories, a cultivator who has the gift to control both of the greater essence had actually united the whole continent in one country. He has enough might to cover the whole sky with his pure golden flame and to envelope the whole land with his purple-jade crystal! He is called the Ancient Monarch! The old man immediately saw Hira in a different light! If before he had shown his comprehension on law, it is a very awesome achievement. But to have the gift for controlling both of the greater essences is an awe-inspiring accomplishment! Hira looks at the old man weirdly. This kind of ability is not even something very highly praise of in high realm. Even though it is still uncommon in middle realm, it is not a very rare ability in high realm. He can¡¯t help but to be glad for encountering with Augustur¡¯s legacy, or else, he would end up like the old man in front of him. ¡°Now you know what kind of benefit you had reaped off. But still, for that kid to appear in this era¡¯s history, quite surprising. Ancient Monarch huh? Even though I usually slapped him on the face. Hahahaha!¡± Night can¡¯t help but to chuckle happily when he reminisce. ¡°Night old man¡­.peeking on a person¡¯s mind is very a disgusting act you know? Sigh, and I also affected by it. So that¡¯s why this gift is so extraordinary in lower realm. You know that Ancient Monarch?¡± Hira can¡¯t help but to scold Night after his attempt of reading the old man¡¯s mind. When Night used his skill, Hira is also affected by it because of their spiritual bond. The bond cannot be separated until the legacy is completely passed towards Hira, so he can only helplessly shake his head. ¡°Hahahaha! This Ancient Monarch he¡¯s thinking about is only a snotty brat from a huge clan. He is not even worth mentioning. I had even kicked his butt for getting me an ugly white robe!¡± Not even reflecting on his action, Night continue to laugh happily. ¡°I wonder¡­.what would happen if the old man heard this¡­.¡± And again, Hira can only helplessly shake his head. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Btw, I has open an art thread, visit it if you want! :) Thanks for reading! Feedback and comment are really really really appreciated!