Chapter 766 - Death Touch
In the back, Aria and the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman stood in front of the four human tribes, ready to lend their assistance at a moment's notice.
Although they wanted to join the battle immediately, they had to respect Leon's arrangement.
Arch Demons are on a whole different level compared to Battle Kings, who only had 5-mil jin strength at the Early rank.
It would take High-rank Battle Kings to match Early-rank Arch Demons in strength, and against Mid-rank Arch Demons, even Extremity-rank Battle Kings would be lacking.
Only Paragons could stand toe-to-toe with Arch Demons.
…
As Leon faces the Two-Headed Cyclops Arch Demon, he takes a battle stance and signals the Two-Head Cyclops Arch Demon to initiate his move with a provocative hand gesture.
His expression was solemn, and his gaze was stern without a single blink, completely focused on capturing the Two-Headed Cyclops Arch Demon's movements.
Arch Demons might be killable, but the slightest mistake would still cost him his life if he isn't careful.
He was still far from the level of enduring the full-powered blow of Arch Demons.
"Cheeky traitor, dare to make this lord come to you? Even if you are a noble demon, you won't be for long!" Lord Grunganir snarled.
In the next instance, the Two-Headed Cyclops Arch Demon stomped the ground and shot forward with incredible speed, breaking away from the other two Arch Demons, which was what Leon wanted.
Even if it was a challenge with the Arch Demon's pride on the line, there was no telling that the other demons wouldn't interfere in his one-on-one battle with the Two-Headed Cyclops Arch Demon.
'This speed…' Leon narrowed his eyes.
Although the Two-Headed Cyclops Arch Demon was fast, its speed still fell short of his expectations on Arch Demons.
'If he's only this fast, then he must be strength-based; I am still faster!'
Leon thought to himself as he evaded the Two-Headed Cyclops Arch Demon's grasp, dodging the side before launching a full-powered fist at the Arch Demon's ribs.
Bam!
The blow landed, but Leon felt like he was punching an indestructible metal plate.
"Bahahaha! It's no use! I've already told you that you are too weak to hurt me! Now, do you believe me?! Just give up; it's futile, bahaha!"
Lord Grunganir laughed as he swiped at Leon again—only for Leon to dodge again to the other side and strike the other side of his ribcage twice with his fists again.
Shortly after, Leon quickly retreats to a safe distance before he replies, "What's the hurry? I'm just getting warmed up."
"You're pretty slippery; I'll give you that," Lord Grunganir admitted that he was not Leon's match in terms of speed. "But how long can you keep this up?"
"We'll see."
"Hmph."
The Two-Headed Cyclops Arch Demon kicks off the ground with a snort, shooting towards Leon again with a burst of speed.
However, Leon quickly sidesteps behind an ashen tree, disappearing from the Two-Headed Cyclops Arch Demon's field of vision and forcing the Two-Headed Cyclops Arch Demon to change its flight route midway by springing off another ashen tree nearby.
Boom!
Two-Headed Cyclops Arch Demon uprooted the ashen tree and knocked it flying with its tremendous strength as it shot towards Leon's hidden location, smashing right through the second ashen tree.
Leon was nowhere to be seen in the Two-Headed Cyclops Arch Demon's immediate vision.
However, it was only for a brief moment before Leon uppercuts the Two-Headed Cyclops Arch Demon from below and kicks off the Arch Demon's chest.
It would have been a perfect opportunity for the Two-Headed Cyclops Arch Demon to grab Leon during his uppercut as it left him open.
Unfortunately, the Two-Headed Cyclops Arch Demon froze with a frown hung on its face due to the pain it felt in that last blow.
It differed slightly from the traitorous demon's previous blows, which did not exceed 3-million jin strength.
Even the last blow was no stronger than the previous blows, but there was some strange force at work that was able to harm it.
"What sorcery is this?" Lord Grunganir questioned.
"Why?" Leon smiled slightly before asking casually, "Did it hurt?"
"Hmph! Far from it," Lord Grunganir snorted.
It was too proud to admit it.
Nevertheless, Lord Teshafir and Kaligan grew impatient from watching the fight, not expecting it to take so long.
"Stop playing around, Lord Grunganir! You're wasting our precious time! Do you think the secret realm stays open forever?!"
"Don't tell me that you are actually incompetent and can't even kill this traitorous demon, who is not even at the Arch Demon level like you?!"
After hearing the two Arch Demons speak, Lord Grunganir's expression darkened.
'Hmph! Ignorant mongrels!'
The Two-Headed Cyclops Arch Demon snorted in its heart before facing Leon with a gloomy gaze, filled with annoyance.
"Face me properly, or do you only know how to run? Since you can't hurt me, I have already proven my words are true. Therefore, there's no longer a need to continue this charade."
The Two-Headed Cyclops Arch Demon intended to draw its weapon, but Leon immediately rushes towards it.
"You want to end this duel; I'll satisfy your wish!" Leon stated.
He had more or less grown accustomed to the Arch Demon's strength and defense; dragging out the fight was pointless.
"Kek."
The Two-Headed Cyclops Arch Demon smirked as its word successfully goaded Leon into taking the initiative to attack.
Nevertheless, its hand never left its sword handle, and when Leon drew close enough, it immediately its sword in a quick flash, intent on hacking Leon in half in a single instance.
Swoosh—!
The vertical upward slash swiped at the empty air as Leon twisted and evaded to the side yet continued to move forward with his body.
The Two-Headed Cyclops Arch Demon immediately released its sword after missing, intent on catching Leon's body with both arms and crushing him to death.
However, Leon slapped the top of the Two-Headed Cyclops Arch Demon's heads with both hands coated in strong Nihility power.
Bam!
After being struck, the Two-Headed Cyclops Arch Demon froze; its soul vanished like candlelight getting snuffed out.
Plop!
The Two-Headed Cyclops Arch Demon's body dropped to the ground with a heavy thud and remained motionless, causing drastic changes in the other two Arch Demons' expressions.
"What!"
Chapter 767 - Second Spear
Lord Teshafir and Lord Kaligan could not remain calm after seeing what happened to Lord Grunganir.
In fact, they have no idea what happened to him.
Looking at Lord Grunganir's twin heads which seemed intact without any deformity, it was clear that Leon's double smack did little damage to them.
Despite that, death still claimed Lord Grunganir's life.
"What did you do?!" Lord Teshafir questioned Leon with a cautious and serious look while keeping a safe distance between them.
Lord Kaligan also showed a similar look.
"You ask something rather strange. What else does it look like to you? Obviously, I killed him," Leon shrugged.
"Cheeky bastard, you know exactly what I am talking about!" Lord Teshafir said snappishly.
"I really don't know what you are talking about. When don't you come over here and we can discuss in detail?" Leon feigned ignorance while taking a step forward.
At the same time, the two Arch Demons simultaneously took a step back.
Leon immediately smirked at their cowardly but cautious attitudes.
The Arch Demons were very arrogant and domineering when they thought they had the upper hand, but once they came across something they didn't understand, they immediately took a careful approach.
"I didn't know Arch Demons can be such scaredy-cats. If you don't want to fight, then you all better piss the f*ck off!"
Lord Teshafir and Lord Kaligan's expressions immediately darkened at once.
"Everyone, attack him together!"
Lord Kaligan commanded the demon army, but the demon army failed to comply with his command immediately.
At that moment, the Mid-rank Greater Demons and higher-rank demons were still going around slapping the weaker demons out of their shock.
"Snap out of it!" they shouted.
"Oi, oi! The Lord Arch Demons are commanding us to attack the noble demon!" a Greater Demon eventually relayed the news to the rest of the demon army.
Nevertheless, the Arch Demons lost their patience while waiting for the demon army's response.
"Hurry up and attack that traitorous noble demon together before I kill you all myself!" Lord Teshafir barked impatiently with a threatening tone.
The Greater Demons had no choice but to charge ahead while Lesser Demons were still recovering from [Lion's Roar]'s shock.
"Dammit, let's go!"
"Charge!"
"Kill the noble demon traitor!"
During their charge, the Greater Demons shouted to bolster their confidence, raise their morale, and overcome their fears.
Leon resummoned his Tier-5 Bone Spear and dived straight into the army of Greater Demons fearlessly.
He knew what the Arch Demons were planning; they wanted to use cannon fodders to force him into using the Nihility Law again so they could study and understand it.
However, he did not intend to satisfy their wishes.
His awakening, energy, and body cultivations combined guaranteed that he had no opponents among the Greater Demons.
"Arghhh!"
The demon cries quickly echoed as Leon tore through the enemy's line with his Tier-5 Bone Spear covered in jet-black power of darkness.
Overlord Spear Art's Second Spear - Spear Vanquishing the Demons!
Leon thought it was ironic that he was using the power cultivated by all demons to defeat them, but the Overlord Spear Art's Second Spear proved its effectiveness.
The jet-black spear cleaved right through the Greater Demons like tofu, leaving behind shadow trails that made the spear look like a grim reaper's scythe for a brief moment with each swing.
Demon limbs and flesh flew while scattered blood froze in midair before gathering towards Leon, forming a miniature blood sun above his head.
Then, the blood sun revolved and channeled the refined origin blood into his blood, supplying him with endless stamina, never tiring, keeping him in peak performance at all times.
It is the state he needs to be in, should the Arch Demons decides to make a sneak attack on him.
"Urarghhh!"
Suddenly, a Mid-rank Greater Demon leaped out and attacked Leon with a Tier-6 halberd and fury burning in its eyes.
"Do you remember me?!" Lebrantz roared venomously.
Cling!
"I don't!"
Leon replied as he clashed weapons with the single-armed Evil Eye Greater Demon before grabbing the Tier-6 halberd and giving a strong kick to the Greater Demon's stomach.
Rip!
The force of Leon's kick tore off Lebrantz's remaining arm and sent his body flying into another ground on incoming Greater Demon, knocking them over like ten-pin bowling.
"But I will now! Thanks for the gift!"
Leon added while tearing off the Greater Demon's dismembered arm that still had a firm grip on the Tier-6 halberd.
"Arghhhh! I'll kill you!" Lebrantz roared furiously in the distance after losing his remaining arm.
However, the other Greater Demons knocked down by him suddenly picked up his body and tossed him into the backlines.
"With what arm?! Go and get your wounds treated!" one of them barked.
"Dammit!!" Lebrantz cursed.
After switching his Tier-5 Bone Spear out for the Tier-6 Halberd, Leon immediately resumed his arm with another horizontal sweep.
Spear Vanquishing the Demons!
The Tier-6 Halberd was immediately wrapped in jet-black energy before it cleaved right through the slow Greater Demons around it while blasting away the ones that managed to block his weapon.
The Overlord Spear Art's First Spear was good for fighting individual opponents, while the Second Spear was good for fighting large groups.
The Greater Demons were not his opponent, but there were still exceptional Greater Demons with the group as one managed to deflect his halberd before counterattacking.
Ding!
Leon parried a female High-rank Red-Horn Orc Greater Demon's sword aiming for his head before sending her flying with the butt of his halberd.
"Lord Ishtalir!"
Geramut and a few other Red-Horn Orc Greater Demons immediately rushed to catch the female High-rank Greater Demon.
"Are you alright, Lord Ishtalir?!"
"I'm fine!"
Ishtalir broke free from her clansmen's arms before she suddenly spurted a mouthful of blood and dropped to her knees.
Although the butt of the Tier-6 halberd was not a sharp edge, the power packed behind it broke her bones, damaged her inner organs, and almost punctured a hole through her stomach.
"Lord Ishtalir!" the Red-Horn Orcs supported her.
However, Ishtalir broke free through their arms again while wiping the blood on her mouth with irritation.
"I said I'm fine!" she said snappishly with a frown.
Shortly after, the High-rank Greater Demon eyed the Arch Demons, wondering when they would make their moves.
Chapter 768 - Forcing The Arch Demons To Attack
Meanwhile, as Aria, the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman, and the rest of the humans in the back witnesses the battle, doubt begins to sprout in some of their hearts.
"I've been hearing the demons calling Young Master Leonhardt a traitorous demon, and I thought there's no way that's possible; he looks nothing like any of the demons. However, I'm not so sure anymore after what I am seeing."
"Right? I also have the same doubts. That blood refining ability and degree of darkness energy control only demons possess… It does make Young Master Leonhardt seem like a demon…"
"But I've never heard of any human that can be a demon; I've only heard of demonized humans and demonic cultivators—not to mention, they are usually at the bottom of the hierarchy in demon society unless favored by a high-ranking demon."
"Maybe Young Master Leonhardt only looks like a human on the surface? Perhaps his demon traits are hidden under his black leather armor and cloak…
The One-Eyed Venerable Shaman overheard everything as the tribe warriors quietly discussed the topic, and his heart wavered.
"Miss Aria, Young Master Leonhardt… He is…"
"He is undoubtedly human, senior."
Before the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman could finish asking, Aria had already answered his query without a shred of doubt in her tone.
"But the demons are calling Young Master Leonhardt a noble demon," the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman stated before asking with knitted brows, "What is that about?"
"I'm not so sure either, senior. But from what I've observed, Leon's ability to suppress the weaker demons seems to be a distinctive trait of these so-call noble demons; that might be why the demons have mistaken him for one," Aria answered.
"I see…" the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman uttered with a thoughtful look.
Looking back on the matter, perhaps the young master could use his mistaken identity to infiltrate the demon's territory in the future and allow them to learn more about the southern lands.
Nevertheless, it was still extremely risky and dangerous.
The One-Eyed Venerable Shaman had no intention of suggesting such a dangerous task to the young master.
No matter what, the young master is still the hope of the Seven Tribes Alliance; they couldn't afford to lose such a person.
'Once the secret realm ends, the battle for hegemony in the Infertile Plains will enter its peak… How strong do we have to be to stand a chance?'
The One-Eyed Venerable Shaman silently mused to himself before shaking his head and focusing on the battle.
Although Aria was seemingly calm in her speech, she was on edge, ready to jump into the fray at a moment's notice.
"Young Master Leonhardt never cease to amaze this old man. Since the young master can easily kill Arch Demons, there's no need to worry about the young master, Miss Aria. Young Master Leonhardt has complete control of this battle."
The One-Eyed Venerable Shaman attempted to reassure Aria.
However, Aria shook her head and said, "That's what it seems on the surface, but this control is very delicate like paper-thin ice; the slightest slip up will reverse the entire situation."
While it was true that Leon could kill Arch Demons, but it was even truer vice versa.
…
"Lord Arch Demons, please lend us your strength! We are not this person's opponent at all!"
A Mid-rank Greater Demon pleaded to the two Arch Demons while Leon mercilessly cut down their numbers.
Nevertheless, Teshafir and Kaligan remained unmoved.
They stood on the spot with folded arms, turning a blind eye to the Greater Demons' pleas as they coldly observed Leon's abilities.
"This is too bizarre… I cannot figure out just how Lord Grunganir died," Teshafir uttered with a frown while wondering, "What exactly did this person use to kill him?"
"That's what we are trying to find out, but it seems Greater Demons, alone, are not enough to force out this person's full strength; he is definitely hiding his real abilities!" Kaligan stated with a solemn look.
"There's no other way then; we have to fight!" Teshafir stated before reminding Kaligan, "The Greater Demons are comprised of members from the Nine Great Clans. We will be held accountable if we let too many of them die."
"Kekeke, I didn't expect Lord Teshafir to be afraid of punishments even after becoming an Arch Demon. Did your clan leader and elders give you a traumatic ass-whooping experience in the past or something?"
Kaligan ridiculed Teshafir with grating laughter.
"Hmph!" Teshafir snorted with a dark look and replied in a low tone, "Don't be ridiculous. Even the clan leader will have to think twice about my face before spanking my ass again!"
"Even if I don't care about personal punishments, I still have to care about my clan's influence! Do you still think we are the same primitive and barbaric race of the past?!" Teshafir added angrily.
The world of demons is no less complicated than the societies of humans.
They had to take into account the thoughts and schemes of other demon clans as the skirmishes and competitions that existed between the Nine Great Clan predated back to their founding days.
If a single great demon clan draws too much animosity onto itself, it is not difficult for the other eight great demon clans to join forces and remove them from being one of the nine great demon clans.
And if they were even more ruthless, they could drive the demon clan into extinction.
"Lord Arch Demons, please help us! What are my lords still waiting for?!" another Mid-rank Greater Demon roared with hints of anger in its tone.
Leon had already slaughtered 100 of their kind at that moment, yet the Three-Headed Serpent Arch Demon and Evil Eye Arch Demon had not made a single move.
How can the Greater Demons not be furious?
"Will you only wait for the traitorous demon to wipe us all out before you make your moves, my lords?!" another Greater Demon cried.
"Watch your tone, demon!" Kaligan snarled before speaking to Teshafir, "You take the left side, and I'll take his right side… Also, be careful."
Chapter 769 - Stalemate
"Ha, who do you think you're talking to, Lord Kaligan? You're the one who should be careful!"
"You… I can't be bothered to argue with you," Kaligan stated.
Naturally, Kaligan was not concerned about Teshafir's safety; in fact, his death was more desirable as it would allow him to reap all the benefits.
However, if Teshafir died before they could kill the noble demon, it would only make things harder for him.
Nevertheless, as soon as the two Arch Demons made their move, Leon, who had their presence locked with his divine sense, immediately narrowed his eyes.
"Out of my way!" Teshafir roared at the Greater Demons.
The two Arch Demons shot at Leon from two opposing sides with incredible speed that their figures blurred like shadows.
However, Leon's eyes narrowed, and his surrounded space warped, increasing the distance the original distance between him and the two Arch Demons
Swoosh—!
Leon twisted his body and evaded both the Three-Headed Serpent Arch Demon's tail sweep and the Evil Eye Arch Demon's rapier slash by a hair's margin.
Even with the Spatial Law's interference, he can't entirely evade the Arch Demons' attacks unless he also moves his body.
Nevertheless, Leon didn't just evade the Arch Demons' attacks; he also countered in that instance, reaching out towards the Evil Eye Arch Demon's head with his spare hand.
Swoosh!
Kaligan narrowed his eyes and retreated immediately, drawing his distance from Leon even faster than when he attacked.
The Arch Demon was very wary of Leon's hand as if it was the hand of a death god.
"Kill him, Lord Teshafir!" Kaligan shouted.
Even for Leon, it was too much to take on two Arch Demons at once; his counterattack left a sliver of opening for the Three-Headed Serpent Arch Demon's second tail sweep.
Peng!
Unable to evade the Three-Headed Serpent Arch Demon's second attack, Leon forcefully parried it with his Tier-6 Halberd.
Military Arts!
He successfully deflected most of the force by incorporating the essence of Military Arts into his Tier-6 Halberd.
Alas, the remaining force still blasted him off his feet and sent him flying into a crowd of Greater Demons.
At the same time, the shock almost made him feel like getting struck by an armored truck as his bones creak and his organs shake.
Despite suffering temporary weakness and numbness, his body was surprisingly fine otherwise.
"Leon!"
"Wait!"
Nevertheless, it did not stop Aria from crying with alarm and readying to jump into the fray before getting stopped by the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman.
"Look, Miss Aria! Young Master Leonhardt is fine!" the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman pointed with one hand while holding her back with the other.
In the instant that Leon flew towards the group of Greater Demons, he twisted his body and spun in midair with Darkness Energy gushing out like a whirlwind of dark clouds, masking his presence and making his following attack unpredictable.
Puchi!
The Greater Demons failed to read Leon's attack and had their bodies cleaved in half; the unluckier Greater Demons directly had their heads lopped off.
Blood spurted from their wounds—only to become sustenance for Leon's quick recovery, allowing his slightly diminished aura to explode with vigor once more.
Then, Leon kicked off a High-rank Greater Demon's Tier-6 Saber and shot back at the Three-Headed Serpent Arch Demons.
"Dammit! He's using demon blood to recover! What a tenacious cockroach!" Teshafir roared with frustration after witnessing the sight while preparing to receive Leon's attack.
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At the same time, Kaligan quickly shot over from the side, causing Leon to crack the ground with a hard step to stop abruptly, almost like a panic reaction to evade Kaligan's incoming.
"Keke, I got you now! Die!" Kaligan rejoiced with a hearty yet wicked laugh.
The Evil Eye Arch Demon's third eye saw through Leon's subtle movements as it closed in with its vertically-raised Tier-6 Rapier readied to pierce Leon's heart.
However, Leon's eyes flickered, and the sudden increase in gravity bore down on the Evil Eye Arch Demon; not enough to completely throw it off balance, but enough to make it stagger, delaying its attack.
That sliver of the opening was enough for Leon to leap back and retreat through the air as he withdrew a spare bone spear from his World Space and infused his dark power into it.
Final Spear – Spear Piercing the Heavens!
The bone spear he casually forged was immediately fired like a ballistic missile, shooting straight the Evil Eye Arch Demon's third eye.
Although the bone spear flew very fast, it wasn't as fast and powerful as the last time he used the move, as if something was diminishing its power.
Nevertheless, Kaligan's three eyes shrank into slits before deflecting the bone spear with his Tier-6 Rapier and preparing a follow-up attack with Teshafir.
However, the corner of Kaligan's eyes saw a chip on his Tier-6 Rapier before he froze with shock.
"What!" Kaligan cried.
The Evil Eye Arch Demon could not comprehend how a Tier-3 Bone Spear was able to damage its Tier-6 Rapier.
It did not notice the Nihility Power infused in the Tier-3 Bone Spear.
At the same time, Teshafir, who flew up and rushed at Leon alone, suddenly canceled his attack and plummeted back to the ground after Leon shot him a threatening look.
He was under the illusion that he would have died if he had proceeded further.
'Did I just get intimidated by a simple glare? Me? An Arch Demon? Impossible!' Teshafir denied the possibility.
The Three-Headed Serpent Arch Demon was oblivious to Nihility even after Leon conjured the Nihility Barrier around him.
Nevertheless, that brief moment of confusion in the Three-Headed Serpent Arch Demon's eyes was all Leon needed to confirm that the demons were ignorant of the Nihility Law.
Even though Teshafir didn't see Nihility Barrier, he felt its brief yet threatening presence with his instincts.
"What the hell are you doing, Lord Teshafir! Why did you suddenly cancel your attack?! You wasted such a good opportunity, you donkey-brain!" Kaligan barked furiously.
Hearing those words, Teshafir immediately exploded, snapping back at the Evil Eye Arch Demon, "F*ck you, you ignorant mongrel! This bastard has too many weird abilities—!"
Final Spear – Spear Piercing the Heavens!
The Three-Headed Serpent Arch Demon was interrupted by another one of Leon's ballistic bone spears aimed at its head.
Chapter 770 - Tier-7 Divine Sword's Attraction
Puchi!
The Three-Headed Serpent Arch Demon attempted to slap away the Tier-3 Bone Spear with its tail, the toughest part of its body but injured by it instead.
"Arghh, what the hell!" Teshafir cried.
He quickly glanced at his tail and noticed that the Tier-3 Bone Spear, although not deep, had penetrated his tail's defense.
"How did he break your defense with a Tier-3 weapon? It shouldn't be possible with a Tier-4 weapon!" Lord Kaligan exclaimed with wide eyes.
"How the f*ck would I know?" Teshafir glared at the Evil Eye Arch Demon and replied, "Don't you think I also want to know that, Lord Kaligan?!"
"Well, at the very least, you got hurt by the person's weapon, so you should be able to understand something about the person's attack, no?" Kaligan retorted.
"This…" Teshafir frowned before saying, "This person's power is clearly lacking, but he has an ability that can breach our defenses."
"Nevertheless, his attacks also expend a lot of energy! He won't be able to keep this up for—"
Suddenly, Teshafir froze as he watched Leon draw in the surrounding dark energy in the sky like a black hole with a bottomless appetite, swallowing anything and everything.
"Dammit! He's refueling himself! How can he have such a powerful energy-gathering ability?! Did noble demons have such monstrous talents?!"
Teshafir was in disbelief.
To the Arch Demons, Leon's existence was a never-before-seen anomaly without any apparent weakness other than his low cultivation.
His recovery speed was simply beyond their common sense.
"Dammit, he's going after the Greater Demons again! He's completely treating the Greater Demons like renewable energy sources! We have to stop him!" Kaligan shouted.
If they let Leon continue to recover his stamina to fight them in peak conditions, they will be exhausted in a battle of attrition.
"We need to send the Greater Demons away. Not only are they not helpful, but they are also getting in our way!" Teshafir stated before barking at the Greater Demons, "All of you, go kill the humans!"
"Yes, Lord Arch Demon!"
The Greater Demons immediately complied with Teshafir's order, some with relieved expressions while others directly rejoiced.
In their minds, the humans were definitely easier targets than the noble demon, who has become their worse nightmare.
The humans wouldn't be staying in the back otherwise.
"Go! Kill the humans!" Ishtalir bellowed.
"Kill!!!"
…
"Here they come!" Aria quickly alerted.
As the Greater Demons charged at the human side's defensive line, the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman stood at the forefront.
"Allow this old man to take them on! Miss Aria, please assist this old man from the back, and the rest of you, don't let the stragglers slip past you!" the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman directed.
"Understood, Senior One-Eye!" Chief Skyhawk and the other tribe leaders responded.
Not long after, the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman dived into the roughly 550-strong army of Greater Demons with his Tier-5 Buster Sword firmly gripped.
"Arrogant human dares to challenge us alone? Let me send you one your way!"
A High-rank Greater Demon shouted as it rushed ahead of the group to fight the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman headed on with its Tier-6 Greatsword.
However, the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman's Half-step Battle King aura exploded as he swung his Tier-5 Buster Sword at High-rank Greater Demon with all his might.
"Begone, demon!!!"
Peng!
The two giant swords clashed before the tremendous force slammed the Tier-6 Greatsword back into the High-rank Greater Demon's body, crushing its chest bones and blasting into the army of Greater Demons behind it.
Pufft!
The High-rank Greater Demon spurted blood as it slammed into several Greater Demons, breaking more bones and knocking them all down.
"Careful! This human's strength is even greater than Peak-rank Greater Demons!" Ishtalir warned.
The 550-odd Greater Demons quickly paused in their tracks with wary looks, not expecting for there to also be someone strong among the humans.
Nevertheless, it was only a brief moment of hesitation before a Peak-rank Scaly-Tailed Monkey Greater Demon stepped forward.
"All Peak-rank Greater Demons and High-rank Greater Demons, gather to my side! We will take on this human together! As for the rest of you, take care of the other humans!"
The Peak-rank Scaly-Tailed Monkey Greater Demon commanded.
Nevertheless, the Peak-rank scaly Tailed Monkey Greater Demon lacked the charisma to command all the Greater Demons as they hesitated.
After acknowledging other Peak-rank Greater Demons from their respective demon clans, the Greater Demons finally complies and organize their ranks accordingly.
"Hmph!"
The One-Eyed Venerable Shaman snorted before lunging towards the dividing groups of Greater Demons heading for the four tribes.
"Where do you think you are all going?! Your opponent is me!"
"No, we are your opponents!"
The Peak-rank Greater Demons and High-rank Greater Demons quickly surrounded the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman and cut off his path.
However, the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman's momentum did not so slow down.
"Out of my way! Horaaa!!"
The One-Eyed Venerable Shaman bellowed while making a horizontal sweep with his Tier-5 Buster Sword at the Peak-rank Greater Demons, smashing them all out of his way with brute force.
Bones broke, armor shattered, and weapons chipped.
However, such weapons also included the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman's Tier-5 Buster Sword, which couldn't compare to the Greater Demons' Tier-6 weapons obtained from the secret realm's tombs.
At the same time, High-rank Greater Demons quickly refilled the opening and cut off the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman's path once more.
"Pesky demons, you dare you to damage my lifelong partner to this state," the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman frowned at the big chip in his Tier-5 Buster Sword that threatens to snap in half.
"I'll leave the rest to you and the others, Miss Aria."
Shortly after saying that, the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman threw himself into the crowd of Peak-rank Greater Demons and High-rank Greater Demon, placing his entire focus on them as he searched for a new weapon.
Swoosh—!
A wave of cold energy immediately halted the Mid-rank Greater Demons' advance as Aria warded them off with ice-lightning swords.
At the same time, she raised her Tier-7 Divine Sword and captured everyone's attention with a single divine swing.
Shinggg!
Chapter 771 - Blooming Of The Fiery Ice Lotus
The wave of Sword Intent immediately cleaved apart the 300-odd Greater Demons of the Mid-rank and below, separating them into two parts while killing a dozen Low-rank to Mid-rank Greater Demons in the process.
"A Tier-7 Divine Weapon!"
The Mid-rank Greater Demons exclaimed loudly with startling surprises and realization the moment Aria revealed the Tier-7 Divine Sword's natural divine aura.
"What? A Tier-7 Divine Sword?" a Peak-rank Greater Demon uttered, distracted by the distant exclamations as it turned its heard to look.
However, the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman took that opportunity to cut down the Peak-rank Greater Demon and takes its Tier-6 Black Rod for himself.
Although unfortunate, the Peak-rank Greater Demon was not the only one distracted by the outcry; everyone was distracted as they revealed greedy glints in their eyes.
Even the Arch Demons further away was distracted by the commotion.
'A Tier-7 Divine Sword!' Teshafir and Kaligan's eyes glowed with greed.
In the Eternal Night Secret Realm, Tier-5 Artifacts were the most common among the inheritance, followed by Tier-6 Artifacts, which weren't exactly common but not rare either.
However, Tier-7 Divine Artifacts were so rare that practically not a single demon owned them.
Leon frowned at the Arch Demons' reaction to the Tier-7 Divine Sword before he took the initiative to attack them.
Final Spear - Spear Piercing the Heavens!
Another one of Leon's Tier-3 Bone Spears was hurled at Three-Headed Serpent Arch Demon, whom he deemed to be the easier target of the two Arch Demons as it was unarmed.
However, the Three-Headed Serpent Arch Demon quickly evaded the Tier-3 Bone Spear, no longer daring enough to face Leon's attack head-on again.
"Hmph! We'll deal with you later!" Teshafir snorted.
Shortly after, Teshafir and Kaligan shot in Aria's direction, intent to wrestle the Tier-7 Divine Sword from her for their own use.
"Come back here! I am your opponent!" Leon bellowed.
He already suspected the Arch Demons' intention on Aria's Tier-7 Divine Sword and immediately gave chase, quickly catching up to the Arch Demons and attacking them from behind.
However, the Arch Demons were also prepared for his attacks and suddenly turned around to receive them.
Ding!
Leon's Tier-6 Halberd made slight contact with the Evil Eye Arch Demon's Tier-6 Rapier before getting flung back by a strong force, almost making Leon lose grip of his weapon.
"Kekeke, it seems like you care a lot about that lass," the Evil Eye Arch Demon chuckled coldly.
Shortly after, it said to the Three-Headed Serpent Arch Demon, "Why don't you keep this traitorous noble demon busy while I go and take the Tier-7 Divine Weapon, Lord Teshafir? It's not like you have any arms to use it anyway."
"Hmph! Even I can't use it as well as others, can't I add it to my collection? In any case, I'm not letting you have it, Lord Kaligan!" Teshafir replied spitefully.
The Tier-7 Divine Weapon was too valuable for the Three-Headed Serpent Arch Demon to let it fall in the Evil Eye Clan's possession; it would give them too much power on top of what they already have.
Nevertheless, Kaligan was incensed by the Three-Headed Serpent Arch Demon's response.
"Now is not the time to bicker over ownership! We need the Tier-7 Divine Weapon to slay this traitorous noble demon!" Kaligan bellowed angrily before growling at Leon's incoming spear, "Grrr, piss off!"
Final Spear - Spear Piercing the Heavens!
Kaligan deflected the jet-black Tier-3 Bone Spear with his Tier-6 Rapier, causing another chip to appear in it.
"Is this the only move you know or something, you bastard—?!" Kaligan roared furiously at his weapon's damage.
Blooming of the Fiery Ice Lotus!
The Evil Eye Arch Demon's words were cut short as Leon followed up with another attack, tossing an illusory-looking blue lotus, a product of fusing the Ice Law and Fire Law, at the Arch Demon.
Gravity!
Leon further pressured both Arch Demons with increased gravity to receive the illusory-looking blue lotus.
"Insignificant tricks!" Kaligan roared as he hacked at the illusory-looking blue lotus with his damaged Tier-6 Rapier.
However, the moment the seemingly gentle and harmless blue lotus split in half, it erupted with terrifying cold and fiery energy, engulfing both Arch Demons in an instance!
"Arghhh!" they cried in pain.
Their shadows quickly shot out of the burning cold region before patting and rolling to smother the blue flames on their bodies.
"What kind of accursed ability is this?! Is this fire or ice?! Which is it?" Teshafir bellowed painfully but failed to snuff out the blue flames immediately.
"Use your dark power to put it out!"
Teshafir listened to Kaligan's quick instruction before overwhelming the blue flame with raw power and snuffing it out.
At the same time, the affected region continued to burn and freeze intermittently without any signs of ending any time soon.
"What a fearsome ability!" Kaligan stated.
Although no burns or wounds were left on their bodies, the pain they experienced was akin to burning in purgatory.
While they were preoccupied with the burning cold patch of land and trees, the Evil Eye Arch Demon suddenly received a cold yet burning pain on his back.
A stray wave of Sword Intent had struck it, leaving a long but shallow wound.
"Arghhh!" Kaligan growled in pain, nonetheless.
Shortly after, he turned his venomous gaze on Aria in the distance before roaring, "Damn you, human! I'll kill you first!"
Boom!
The Evil Eye Arch Demon shot towards Aria with explosive speed, still intent on snatching the Tier-7 Divine Weapon from her, and Leon immediately shot after.
"Where are you going now?!"
The Three-Headed Serpent Arch Demon obstructed Leon's path, causing his eyes to cloud with gloominess and solemnity.
Aria had yet to train in body cultivation; she would not be able to endure the slightest attack from the Evil Eye Arch Demon.
"Repeatedly going after my woman, you're asking to die…!" Leon spat.
Rumble!
Powerful waves of Nihility gushed out of Leon's body, causing his immediate surrounding to shake and distort as tears formed in space.
World stability was important, but the safety of his loved ones was even more important!
Chapter 772 - The Awakened Realm Spirit
"T-this is…!"
The Three-Headed Serpent Arch Demon stared in shock at the distorted space surrounding Leon as it uttered words that implied as if it knew what it was seeing.
However, it shortly utters, "W-what is this power?!"
The threatening aura emanating from Leon's body filled the Three-Headed Serpent Arch Demon with dread, causing it to retreat several paces and distance itself from him with narrowed eyes.
The invisible power tore down the space like tearing down a sheet of wallpaper as it disintegrated into particles of True Grandmist Energy and was quickly absorbed by Leon before it could be erased into nothingness.
But as the secret realm's spatial dimension was getting torn down, what was revealed on the other side of the torn space was not the chaotic sea of nothingness but another space that could lead everyone out of the secret realm.
However, Leon did not find this surprising as they were inside a secret realm, an independent subspace from Gaia.
'It seems like I can use the Nihility Law to create an exit and leave the secret realm forcefully,' Leon briefly thought.
Seeing that the Three-Headed Serpent Arch Demon wavered, Leon immediately prepared to chase after the Evil Eye Arch Demon when he was suddenly locked onto by a powerful spirit with divine sense.
"Hm?"
Leon quickly frowned.
In the next instance, the omnipresent spirit tried to suppress Leon with its mighty Divine Will, but it immediately retracted its Divine Will upon contact with Leon's Nihility Barrier.
"Ahhh!" the spirit squealed in pain.
Evidently, its spirit has taken substantial damage after coming into contact with Nihility, something that can break down the very building blocks of the world and disperse souls with a single touch.
Nihility was the bane of all existence, let alone souls, which are not even composed of material substances.
"S-stop! I'll do anything you want! I beg you, please don't use that power anymore! It's killing me—Ahhh!"
The spirit's mature and feminine voice entered Leon's mind where only he could hear, pleading for him to stop using his Nihility Law after it failed to suppress him with force.
"Then stop that Arch Demon, and do it quickly!" Leon conveyed his message with a demanding tone while suppressing his goosebumps and hair from rising.
Although the spirit's spiritual voice was feminine, it was also undoubtedly the voice of a male spirit.
"Y-yes, sir!" the male spirit complied.
…
"Miss Aria, be careful!"
The One-Eyed Venerable Shaman quickly warned as the Evil Eye Arch Demon shot past him in a flash, aiming for Aria some distance away.
"Hm?"
Aria reacted to the warning, sweeping away the dozens of Mid-rank and Low-rank Greater Demons in the area with waves of Sword Intent before quickly turning to face the incoming threat.
However, by that time, the Evil Eye Arch Demon had already entered within attacking distance to thrust its damaged Tier-5 Rapier at Aria, forcing her to block it directly.
But just as their weapons were about to make contact, a powerful Divine Will suddenly bore down on the Evil Eye Arch Demon and suppressed it, drastically reducing its movements to a snail's pace.
That window of opportunity allowed Aria to dodge the Tier-5 Rapier and make a clean swipe at the Evil Eye Arch Demon's neck, decapitating it with her Tier-7 Divine Sword.
The surrounding demons immediately froze as the Evil Eye Arch Demon's head was lopped off with its eyes opened wide in horror and disbelief.
"L-lord Arch Demon has been slain! We don't stand a chance against the humans! Everyone, run!" a Low-rank Greater Demon cried.
The Greater Demons plunged into chaos shortly after, breaking formations and scattering about to flee the battle.
At the same time, Aria and the rest of the humans were also stunned.
She did expect to kill the Arch Demon as easily as she did, nor did the rest of the humans believe she was capable of such feats either.
"What happened just now?"
Aria muttered with creased brows as she recalled the short instance in which the Arch Demon suddenly slowed down its movements as if it was trying to throw away its life.
However, looking at the disbelieving and horrified look on the Arch Demon's face, it didn't seem like it was trying to suicide.
…
Meanwhile, the Three-Headed Serpent Arch Demon immediately decided to flee as soon as it saw the Evil Eye Arch Demon's head fly.
"Ah! Lord Arch Demon is fleeing! Wait for us, Lord Arch Demon!"
Chaos also broke out in the army of Lesser Demons before they began chasing after the Three-Headed Serpent Arch Demon and fled in the direction of the Bone Sea.
"The demons are disorderly and panicking. This is the perfect opportunity to finish them all off. Please give us the order to pursue them, chief!" an Extremity-rank Battle Master from the Sky Sword Tribe requested.
However, Chief Skyhawk shook his head.
"It's too dangerous to give chase to a fleeing enemy; forcing them into a corner will only lead to unexpected variables. You haven't fully recovered yet. No need to take on unnecessary risks."
"But…"
"No buts."
The Extremity-rank Battle Master wanted to argue, but Chief Skyhawk left no room for negotiation.
As such, the Sky Sword Tribesmen forcefully endured the looks of contempt thrown at them as the other three tribes chased after the fleeing demons.
Aria and the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman also gave chase, cutting down as many fleeing demons as they could without getting too far away from the central forest region.
The opportunity to reduce the demon's numbers wasn't easy to come by.
While that was happening, Leon remained standing in the same spot with a frown on his face due to the unknown male spirit's presence, which seemed omnipresent in the secret realm.
"Sir, I did as you asked…" the male spirit reports respectfully.
"That's good…" Leon acknowledged with a nod before interrogating it, "But, what are you?"
"I am the Realm Spirit of this Eternal Night Secret Realm, sir…"
The male spirit truthfully answered with a slightly pitiful tone, causing Leon to raise his brows in surprise.
"A Realm Spirit? But that would mean…"
Chapter 773 - Realm-Grade Divine Artifact
There was only one explanation for the existence of a Realm Spirit within a secret realm; it was actually an Artifact Spirit for a Realm-grade Divine Artifact, something that is usually enormous in size.
In other words, the secret realm itself was one humongous artifact.
"How unexpected…" Leon uttered with mild astonishment.
"I suspected that the Eternal Night Secret Realm itself was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor's inner world, but I didn't expect for it to be a Realm-grade Divine Artifact. However, cultivators usually only use such large divine artifacts as transportation tools…"
'You're not wrong, sir. I, the Radiant Heaven Realmship, was once used to transport countless handsome lads and beautiful fairies across the vast stars in the distant past. And this is also the Eternal Night Demon Empress's inner world.'
The Realm Spirit informed Leon in its effeminate male voice, making the corners of Leon's lips twitch a few times in response.
"Can you not speak like that?"
"Like what, sir?"
The Realm Spirit expressed its confusion in its effeminate voice again.
"Never mind…" Leon's lips twitched again before voicing his doubt, "The Eternal Night Demon Emperor was a woman? Also, what do you mean by this place is the Radiant Heaven Realmship and the Eternal Night Demon Empress's inner world?"
'Yes, sir, the Eternal Night Demon Empress was indeed a woman. And I, the Radiant Heaven Realmship, used to have lush green grass and beautiful cities until the Eternal Night Demon Empress's core cracked and spilled her inner world into my sub-realm.'
After the Realm Spirit explained effeminately, Leon rose into the sky and studied the secret realm around him before rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
"I see… No wonder the realmship looks like this; the cities in the inner region were all buried, the grass in the outer regions blackened into Nethergrass, the majority of the dark energy liquified into the Bone Sea, and the rest spilled outside, right?"
As Leon analyzed the Radiant Heaven Realmship's cause of change, the Realm Spirit could not help but agree with astonishment.
'Yes, sir, you are exactly right. How did you know, sir? Are you a survivor from that chaotic time?' the Realm Spirit asked.
However, Leon shook his head with a soft chuckle.
"Impossible. How old do you think I am? It's not that hard to guess if you compare the concentration of dark energy in each region. Nevertheless, I can understand why you have this weird and twisted personality."
'What do you mean, sir?' the Realm Spirit questioned Leon in its effeminate male voice.
"Ah, it's nothing, nothing at all. Don't worry about it…" Leon said as he waved his hand and changed the topic, "Since you are a Realm-grade Divine Artifact, I suppose you don't have a master at the moment, right?"
'That… is correct, sir. But if you are thinking of refining me, I suggest you give up, sir. My core has already been damaged in the war and further damaged by you just now. Unless it's repaired, no one can bind me.'
"Aren't you supposed to be a Realm-grade Divine Artifact? Can't you repair yourself?" Leon queried with a weird look.
'That might have been possible in the past, but the Eternal Night Demon Empress's dark power has corroded and changed me on a fundamental level. As a result, I can no longer use simple spirit energy to repair myself, not to mention this world lacks spirit energy.'
The Realm Spirit explained.
After Leon contemplated for a short moment, he asks, "What if you had True Grandmist Energy?"
'…'
The Realm Spirit fell silent for a moment.
'True Grandmist Energy? Sir, are you talking about the True Grandmist Energy, the energy of the gods?'
The Realm Spirit suddenly erupted with excitement before quickly deflating with disappointment in the next instance.
'Ah, but how can there still be any True Grandmist Energy in this world? Ah, there might still be some in the depths of super black holes! Oh, but that's not a place anyone can reach either… Sigh!'
The Realm Spirit's fluctuating emotions between excitement and disappointment amused Leon before he decided to summon a wisp of True Grandmist Energy on his fingertip.
"What do you think this is?" he quizzed it.
'T-this… this is…! True Grandmist Energy! Oh, my heavenly lord, to think that I would get to see True Grandmist again in this era…'
The Realm Spirit exclaimed with sheer excitement and pleasant surprise before it suddenly paused with doubt.
'Hm? This era? What era is this anyway? How long had I been slumbering for? One million years? No, I stopped counting when it hit one million years long ago… Ah, who cares!'
'Sir, there's no doubt that this godly energy you have can repair my core region!' the Realm Spirit stated before giggling creepily and abashedly.
'Hehe, but do you have enough of True Grandmist Energy to repair my core, sir?'
"As much as you need," Leon coolly replied before curling his lips into a sly smile and saying, "But why should I give any of this energy to you?"
The Realm Spirit immediately froze.
'But, sir, don't you wish to bind me? My core needs to be repaired before that can—"
"Hm, do I? You have such a questionable character. Maybe I will find a better realmship elsewhere," Leon said with amusement.
After hearing that, the Realm Spirit did not know whether to laugh or cry.
'My lord, my great ancestor, I beg you; please don't tease me like that, okay? If you don't like how I talk, I can change it to accommodate your taste…'
After being shown the candy, the Realm Spirit had no choice but to make a concession.
However, Leon shook his head and said, "Not going to lie, the way to talk is weird as f*ck, but that's not what I mean by questionable character."
'Then, what do you mean?'
"Do you think I'm stupid? It's true that without your core working properly, you'll lose many of your artifact functions like star-traveling, for example, but that's that. Your spirit itself seems pretty fine to me, so what does it have to do with whether I can bind you or not?"
'T-this… Ugh… Hehe, I'm sorry for trying to trick you, sir. Can you please help me repair my core?'
"Call me Master and show me your spirit heart's location, then I'll think about it," Leon stated.
'Yes, Master…'
Chapter 774 - Black Turtle God Beast
'My spirit heart is hidden within the damaged core, but to get there, you will have to find a way to reach the main city that has been buried deep underground, Master.'
"I see," Leon uttered.
According to what he knew, everyone in the Divine Realm regarded the artifact's heart and core as one and the same thing.
This is due to the fact that the core comprises the main runic circuits, while the heart is just one component of the core.
Nevertheless, the heart isn't always formed within the core.
The heart of artifact spirits is the essence of their existence, usually formed through the crystallization of energy near the power source, which can be within or outside of the core.
And to make an artifact spirit reveal its heart's location is akin to asking it to offer up its life.
"So? Where is this main city located?" Leon asked anyway.
If the crystal heart shatters, the Realm Spirit will die, but since it was ownerless, he needed to drip his blood essence on it to bind it to him.
'The main city is buried in the western side, but to reach it quicker, Master will have to enter the Bone Sea and start digging through the earth from around a depth of 20,000fts.'
The Realm Spirit answered truthfully, nonetheless, as it kept its divine sense locked on Leon's wisp of True Grandmist Energy.
"On the western side of the Bone Sea, huh? Guess I'll worry about it later," Leon muttered.
It was quite some distance away; he would need to resolve other things before he was free to make his way over there.
'Then… Hehe, Master… Can I?'
The omnipresent Realm Spirit began to gather its divine sense before forming its spirit form in front of Leon and clasping its hands together with a servile attitude.
Surprisingly, Leon could not determine the Realm Spirit's gender at a glance, even though he had already assumed it was a male spirit.
However, Realm Spirit had the appearance of a beautiful young woman with blondish-black hair and no evident male features other than its voice, at least from a first impression.
It was probably what people usually regard as a trap.
Nevertheless, Leon could not help but ask, "You… are you a male or female spirit?"
'Huh?'
The Realm Spirit appeared taken aback by the question.
'Master asks such a weird question when you seem so knowledgeable. Don't you know that artifact spirits don't have genders? We only take on a form that naturally makes us feel close to our creators and owners.'
It replied shortly after.
"Are you saying that your creator or your previous owner had such weird kinks? Actually, no, never mind. I don't want to know."
Shortly after saying that, Leon flicked the wisp of True Grandmist Energy away before the Realm Spirit flew after it with bright eyes like an excited dog fetching its bone.
Not long after it swallowed the wisp of True Grandmist Energy, the Realm Spirit immediately went to patch up the spatial tears created by Leon.
Alas, the wisp of the True Grandmist Energy was not enough to patch up all the spatial tears.
Even so, the Realm Spirit was satisfied with the little bit of repair before it eagerly returned to Leon's side to accommodate his demands in hopes of earning more wisps of True Grandmist Energy.
"Anyway, you mentioned that this Radiant Heaven Realmship was once used as a transportation tool, implying that it's no longer is," Leon mentioned before asking, "What's that about? Recount the events that took place in this secret realm to me."
'Understood, Master.'
The Realm Spirit nodded in compliance.
'You may or may not know this, but my creator, the Radiant Heaven God-Emperor, was an extremist of the Light Faction who cannot tolerate the creatures of the Darkness Faction, just like how fire and water always clashes, but more extreme.'
"The Radiant Heaven God-Emperor was still alive during the battle that occurred in this secret realm?" Leon raised an eyebrow in doubt.
However, the Realm Spirit quickly replies to correct his misunderstanding.
'Not at all, Master. My creator fell during the great primordial war between the gods and devils. However, my last owner adopted the Radiant Heaven God-Emperor's values and tried to eradicate the demons by any means necessary, including despicable ones.'
'The great war from that primordial age destroyed both the gods and devils, but it never ended and continued onto the future generations; denizens of the Light and Darkness Factions are always at war.'
'In the last battle between Light and Darkness Faction, both sides suffered disastrous losses before my previous owner, the Radiant Sword Celestial Emperor, offered to negotiate a truce with the Eternal Night Demon Empress, but…'
"But the truce was a scheme, and the Radiant Sword Celestial Emperor trapped the Eternal Night Demon Empress's faction in this Radiant Heaven Realmship and borrowed your powers to eliminate them, right?"
Leon speculated.
Considering the Realm Spirit mentioned that the Radiant Heaven God-Emperor was an extremist of the Light Faction, he found it hard to believe the Radiant Sword Celestial Emperor would take the initiative in suggesting the truce without any ulterior motives.
'Well, yes, but not exactly, Master. Things didn't go according to the Radiant Heaven God-Emperor's scheme,' the Realm Spirit stated.
'The Eternal Night Demon Empress was stronger than what the Radiant Sword Celestial Emperor expected, and many among the Light Faction, who genuinely sought the truce, was disappointed in the Radiant Sword Celestial Emperor's despicable act, including a Black Turtle Divine Beast and—'
"Hold it right there for a moment," Leon suddenly interrupted the Realm Spirit before asking with sheer interest, "Did you just say a Black Turtle God Beast?"
'Yes, Master, but the Black Turtle wasn't really a God Beast. At most, the Black Turtle was an Emperor-level Divine Beast with some inherited blood essence of its ancestor, making it as tough as Half-step True Divinities.'
"Half-step True Divinity… Something like that couldn't have been easy to kill. Is it still around?" Leon asked expectantly.
'Actually, the Black Turtle God Beast is still alive, Master.'
Chapter 775 - Great Void Celestial Conqueror
"Alive?" Leon's eyes lit up immediately.
"Where is it now? Is it lying somewhere in this secret realm?—No, if it's a Half-step True Divinity, then it probably survived the war and left long ago…"
Leon made his own assumption before the Realm Spirit could answer.
However, once again, his speculation was only half correct as the Realm Spirit spoke, 'Master is correct about the Black True God Beast being alive. However, it hasn't left the Radiant Heaven Realmship.'
"It hasn't? That's great!" Leon exclaimed, almost failing to control his excitement before he said, "Quickly tell me where it is, and I'll reward you with some more True Grandmist Energy."
'The Great Void Celestial Conqueror impaled the Turtle God Beast with Godly Divine Needles and sealed it at the bottom of the Bone Sea after it tried to seek justice for the Eternal Night Demon Empress and has been trapped down there ever since.'
The Realm Spirit explained.
"At the bottom of the Bone Sea, huh? I see."
Leon acknowledged with an understanding nod, but learning of the Black Turtle God Beast's whereabouts didn't help in relaxing his frown.
At the same time, he memorized the name of the Celestial Conqueror, the person responsible for the spatial lock.
'Master, if you try to venture to the bottom of the Bone Sea as you are now, the powerful sea monsters down there will kill you. You'll need the strength of a Celestial, at the very least, to freely explore that place.'
The Realm Spirit kindly reminded Leon in fear of losing its only supplier of True Grandmist Energy.
At the same time, Leon's frown deepened in thought.
Forget about the sea monsters; he would have to get past the demons before he could worry about the sea monsters.
Nevertheless, for the Realm Spirit to suggest that he needed to be at the Celestial level to explore the seafloor, the sea monsters at that depth must be at least Peak-Paragon level existences.
"How can there be such strong sea monsters down there?" Leon uttered with curiosity.
'As a Half-step True Divinity with God Beast Blood, the Black Turtle God Beast has a near-limitless lifespan. Therefore, every drop of its blood is a treasure to mortals like Master, let alone the sea monsters down there.'
"So the sea monsters down there get to enjoy all the benefits from the Black Turtle God Beast's blood, huh? How envious," Leon commented while rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
If he wanted to reach the bottom of the Bone Sea without Celestial-level strength, he could just rely on the Realm Spirit's spiritual strength.
However, relying on the Realm Spirit to explore the seafloor was risky; he needed to bind the Radiant Heaven Realmship first and guarantee the Realm Spirit's loyalty.
Seeing Aria and the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman return from their hunting trip, Leon decided to end his conversation with the Realm Spirit there.
"We'll talk more later. I have something to do now," he stated.
'Understood, Master.'
The Realm Spirit behaved very obediently.
Nevertheless, Leon had no reason to let his guard down; he needed to maintain his favorable position as a mysterious person with unknown amounts of True Grandmist Energy.
…
"Who were you talking to?" Aria asked with curiosity after she returned to Leon's side with her blueish-white dress still stained in fresh demon blood.
Upon noticing those stains, Leon doesn't answer immediately but helps her clean her dress by extracting all the demon blood with his will.
"How did you get yourself so dirty?" he asks with a slight smile.
"I know you need demon blood for your cultivation, so I got too caught up in collecting their bodies for you and failed to notice the stains," Aria replies.
Leon couldn't resist her thoughtfulness and gave her a smooch on the forehead, making her heart feel fluttery.
"I was talking to the Realm Spirit," he answers her previous question shortly after.
"The Realm Spirit?" Aria tilted her head with a confused yet slightly abashed look before she suddenly paused at a realization. "Wait a minute, a Realm Spirit? But that would mean that this secret realm is…"
"Yes, it's exactly what you are thinking, Aria."
Leon did not find it surprising for Aria to understand the truth behind the secret realm quickly after he mentioned 'Realm Spirit.'
After all, she possesses Aria White's memories.
"So, it's true…" Aria utters with surprise.
"Yep."
Leon confirms her doubts again.
However, the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman, who was not far away from either of them, was confused beyond belief as he failed to follow their conversation.
"What are two talking about? How come this old man can't seem to follow at all?" the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman expressed his confusion.
The One-Eyed Venerable Shaman's dumb look amuses Leon before he explains, "Basically, what we were saying is that this secret realm is one enormous treasure."
"Everyone knows that…"
The One-Eyed Venerable Shaman replies while knitting his brows as if implying to Leon, 'Isn't that obvious at a glance?'
"They do?" Leon was surprised for a moment before he shook his head and said, "No, I'm not talking about the secret realm containing treasure. I mean what I said literally; the secret realm is one enormous movable treasure."
"Secret realm can be moved? Surely, you jest, Young Master Leonhardt," the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman cracks a wry smile at such an unbelievable revelation.
It was too unfathomable for him to believe despite knowing that Leon wouldn't lie to him. Even if he saw it with his own eyes, he would still find it hard to accept.
It shatters his common sense.
When the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman tries to picture it in his mind, he can only see a giant landmass with moving legs, which is too ridiculous for him to continue the imagination.
Nevertheless, Leon had expected such a reaction from the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman as any unknowledgeable person would have reacted the same way after learning the truth.
"You don't need to believe it now; I am confident that even if I don't explain later, you will have no choice but to believe it with your own eyes, Senior," Leon stated with a smile.
Shortly after, he shifts his attention to the spatial storm.
"Anyway, it seems like the battle here is over, but none of us can ascertain when Darlene's Transcendence will finish."
"So it seems," the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman commented.
Chapter 776 - Floating Landmasses
Shortly after, Leon notices several returning warriors with severe injuries before taking out several pill bottles and passing them to the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman.
"Also, can I trouble Senior to hand these recovery pills out to the brave warriors who assisted us in this battle? It seems they have suffered a bit while they were chasing the fleeing demons."
"Well, I don't mind, but are you going somewhere, Young Master Leonhardt?" the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman asks as he accepts the pill bottles from Leon.
"I am, but it's pretty close, actually," Leon admits with a nod before saying, "Weren't you curious about the demons I subjugated? I plan to call them over now."
The One-Eyed Venerable Shaman opens his mouth to speak, but no word comes out.
The One-Eyed Venerable Shaman felt like he needed to warn Young Master Leonhardt about the demons, but at the same time, he knew that Young Master Leonhardt had some sort of plan for them.
Even so, he couldn't bring himself to trust them.
Seeing that the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman didn't say anything, Leon spoke, "Although demons cannot be easily trusted, we should learn to see them for who they truly are and not through a collective biased opinion."
"There's no doubt that there are evil demons, but we can't say for certain that there aren't any good demons either. And although I can't guarantee that the dark faes are good demons, I do hope you can judge them without any prejudice, Senior."
"Since Young Master Leonhardt had spoken, this old man will try to do as you say. However, if this old man finds them trying to harm other humans, this old man can't promise that this old man won't slay them on the spot."
"Well, that's good enough," Leon said.
Shortly after, Leon turned to Aria and said, "Keep an eye on the humans and Darlene's situation for me. I'll be back shortly."
"Mm." Aria complies with a nod.
Not long after Leon gave her a short kiss, he flew off into the dark clouds that Saresha and the other dark faes disappeared.
At the same time, the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman went to meet the three tribes with injured tribe members to carry out Leon's request.
The One-Eyed Venerable Shaman knew that it wouldn't have taken long for Young Master Leonhardt to hand out the recovery medicine to three tribes, but he was aware that Young Master Leonhardt was handing him the opportunity to have them owe him favors.
As such, he kept Young Master Leonhardt's good intention in mind—even though it wasn't really necessary.
Since he was already a Half-step Battle King that would soon become a true Battle King, the warriors from the three tribes will respect regardless.
However, the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman had forgotten that they were in a secret realm where fortuitous opportunities to become strong are aplenty.
…
'Watch your head, Master.'
As Leon flew through the dark clouds where Saresha and the other dark faes had disappeared, the Realm Spirit suddenly warned him.
"What do you—"
Bam!
Leon smashed his head into the floating landmass hidden in the dark clouds, causing cracks to form on its rocky lower surface.
Nevertheless, Leon was not hurt due to his high defense.
'I tried to warn you, Master.'
"So you did. But it was too vague and abrupt."
'Sorry, Master.'
"No, don't worry about it. It doesn't matter."
Leon was not looking to blame the Realm Spirit and quickly moved on to explore the floating landmass as he navigated around its rocky edges to locate the upper surface, absorbing the dense amounts of dark energy while he was at it.
The floating landmass had humongous black chains attached to each of its four corners and stretched for unknown lengths due to the obscurity of the dark clouds, and a temple-like structure lies at its center.
After finding his way to the top, Leon quickly located the dark faes resting not far from the temple-like structure.
Nevertheless, his gaze didn't dwell on them for long before shifting back to the temple-like structure and the floating landmass itself.
He could feel the circuitry power of runes running throughout the entire landmass and the four enormous black chains attached to it.
Leon quickly guessed what it was.
Although it wasn't the core of the Radiant Heaven Realmship, he did not doubt that it was one of its cornerstones.
"There should be another four floating landmasses like this one, right?" Leon casually inquired.
However, the Realm Spirit reveals a surprise in its reply, 'There are indeed other floating landmasses like this one, but there's only three other floating landmasses instead of four, Master.'
"Really? I don't believe it. If you keep lying to me, I will not expend my precious True Grandmist Energy to repair you," Leon stated coolly.
'I am being honest with you, Master…'
The Realm Spirit did not know whether to laugh or cry, seeing how distrustful Leon was.
However, it suddenly thought of something before it said, 'The four rune-connecting chains indeed lead to something, but only three of them lead to three other floating landmasses, Master.'
'The last rune-connecting chain is attached to one cornerstone of the secret realm, allowing the supporting circuits to connect with the rest of the Radiant Heaven Realmship.'
"As you said, these floating landmasses contain supporting circuits for the Radiant Heaven Realmship. But do you think I don't know that there needs to be a main circuit as well? In other words, the core?" Leon replied calmly.
His Teleportation Arrays were also designed with four points to store spatial coordinates; the Teleportation Arrays wouldn't function without the core circuit in the center.
"Your core and heart is obviously located on the center floating landmass, yet you're telling me it's underground on the western side of the Bone Sea? What are you playing at? Are you going to be fully honest with me, or are you going to keep testing my patience?"
After saying that, the Realm Spirit became awkward.
'Uh… I can explain, Master.'
Chapter 777 - Realmship's Location
"Then explain," Leon stated impatiently.
'There is indeed a center floating landmass, but it was destroyed in the war; only some parts of the central floating landmass remain while the rest sunk, including the core,' the Realm Spirit explains.
"I see… Sorry I doubted you."
'It's fine, Master… It's fine…'
The Realm Spirit didn't dare to accept Leon's apology, even if he wasn't serious about it; it just wanted to end the matter there.
However, Leon rubbed his chin thoughtfully before he said with a sly smile, "Well, although the core isn't at the central floating landmass, there shouldn't be a problem with me exploring it anyway, right?"
'T-this…' the Realm Spirit immediately hesitated.
That brief moment of hesitation was all Leon needed to confirm his suspicion; the Realm Spirit was hiding something about the central floating landmass and didn't want him to go there.
But the more that was the case, the more he wanted to find out.
"What exactly are you hiding there, hm?"
'Um…'
The Realm Spirit was conflicted as if it was battling internally between whether to spill the secrets to Leon or not.
"Well, it doesn't matter if you tell me or not. I will still find out when I head over there," Leon shrugged nonchalantly.
The battle between the Celestials and demons ravaged the Radiant Heaven Realmship and left it desolate and barren in various parts of its subspace.
It would be strange if only demon inheritances existed in the secret realm and not a single Celestial inheritance.
At the very least, he expects to find some Celestial Sparks—or so he hopes.
However, the secret realm has already opened several times. As such, it wouldn't be strange even if the Celestial Sparks were already pocketed by those who came before him.
Perhaps, the Celestial Water Spark that supplied the Infertile Plains for hundreds of years also came from the secret realm.
Nevertheless, Leon suddenly thought of something that didn't make sense to him.
'Right, since this Radiant Heaven Realmship lost its core functions, it's most likely not in the skies of the dark continent…'
'However, the demons had to scale a flight of heavenly stairs to enter the secret realm, while those who didn't were all dragged inside by the spatial storm… That was definitely the work of a Teleportation Array, one set up by someone…'
Leon pondered.
It wasn't just any Teleportation Array, but a highly complex and large one as well; so complex that he cannot guess its quality.
But given his attainment in runes, he assumes it was at least a Tier-7 Teleportation Array.
'If the Teleportation Array is really Tier-7 quality, it should be powerful enough to teleport people across local planets in the star realm…'
Leon speculated.
"Oi, where is this Radiant Heaven Realmship located?" Leon suddenly questioned the Realm Spirit.
However, the Realm Spirit was confused by his abrupt question.
'What do you mean where is the Radiant Heaven Realmship is located, Master? You're inside of it—or should I say that you're inside of me?' the Realm Spirit replies abashedly.
Leon immediately felt his skin crawling with goosebumps from the way the Realm Spirit spoke in its effeminate male voice.
"…Stop talking like that," Leon demanded with a frown.
"And I was asking about the Radiant Heaven Realmship's location in the world. Is it still within Gaia or on another planet in the Vandelheim Star Realm?"
'Master even knows the name of this star realm? No one knows that name anymore. Are you sure you're from this world, Master?' the Realm Spirit queried with surprise.
"Nonsense. Just answer the question," Leon rolled his eyes.
He had an entire star map etched into his soul.
'…Yes, Master. I, the Radiant Heaven Realmship, am currently in the middle of a sea, a fair distance off the west coast of the Dark Abyss Continent.'
"So, we're still on planet Gaia and in the Boundless Sea too, huh? That explains the sea monsters in the Bone Sea… Well, that's good to know," Leon casually nodded.
However, shortly after, he suddenly adds, "But then again, maybe not so good."
'Why is it not good?'
"If we were at least outside of Gaia, I would be able to confirm that it's possible to use Tier-7 Teleportation Arrays to escape this world which has been sealed the Great Void Celestial Conqueror's spatial lock."
'Indeed, it's not possible to escape the Great Void Celestial Conqueror's spatial lock with a Tier-7 Teleportation Array. But if Master can fully restore my functions, I can easily bring Master out of the whole Vandelheim Star Realm.'
The Realm Spirit spoke confidently.
However, Leon could only scoff at it with a helpless laugh and say, "Easier said than done."
Although he does not know how much repair is needed for the Radiant Heaven Realmship, he was certain that it required a large amount of True Grandmist Energy.
If he had to tear the world down to collect enough True Grandmist Energy for the Radiant Heaven Realmship, the world would eventually collapse and undo the spatial lock anyway.
'If I had that much True Grandmist Energy for body cultivation, it wouldn't be difficult for me to reach the peak of Body Transformation Realm and open my first gate,' Leon thought.
Alas, dreams were nice, but reality struck differently.
He wouldn't reduce an entire planet into True Grandmist Energy, at least not with planet Gaia, which has countless lives living on it.
Leon didn't dare to think about the accumulation of karmic sin he would get for causing the death of an entire planet thriving with life.
After shaking his head, Leon eventually descended and landed in front of the dark faes.
"Why are you all idling here instead of cultivating?" Leon casually asked.
"M-my lord!"
Saresha and the other dark faes exclaimed as they shot up to their feet before pointing at the temple-like structure.
"Look at what we found here! I think this might be a Demon King-level Tomb!" Saresha reported the dark faes' collective assumption.
"This?"
Leon glances at the support-rune circuit building before he shakes his head with a chuckle.
"It's not a Demon King-level Tomb, but we can head in and check it out; perhaps, we will find something useful."
Chapter 778 - Water-Type Celestial Power
Leon gave the dark faes a sweeping glance before adding, "It seems none of you have yet to check it out; why haven't you?"
"Since we suspected the building to be a Demon King-level Tomb, we weren't confident in challenging it due to the hidden dangers, my lord. As you know, we aren't qualified to clear Demon Lord-level Tombs at our level, let alone a Demon King-level Tomb."
Saresha answers.
"It's good to be prudent."
Leon nods with acknowledgment as he inspects the temple building of classical architecture riddled with runic engravings and glows with an ethereal blue hue similar to some starlight in the night sky beyond the debris rings of Gaia.
Without a doubt, the support-circuit building looks extraordinary at a glance, which is no surprise why the dark faes have mistaken it for a high-level tomb.
"Although this isn't a Demon King-level Tomb, it still has its own hidden dangers installed," Leon explains after inspecting the entrance.
A transparent barrier of soft blue light had sealed the entrance, blocking anyone and everyone from entering it and even warding off the dark energy in the surrounding.
"Can you already tell what kind of hidden dangers are installed in this building, my lord?" Saresha asks with surprise.
However, Leon gave her a brief glance before shaking his head.
"I can't tell all of its hidden dangers, but I can tell that this light barrier is definitely dangerous—at least to demons," he said.
"As I thought, my lord is truly a demon; even my lord can the threatening vibe emanating from this blue light barrier," Saresha comments before nodding, "That's right, my lord. My clansmen and I both feel like the light barrier will kill us if we touch it."
"Is that so? Well, I don't get that feeling," Leon stated.
In that instance, he casually places his hand on the blue light barrier, touching it directly and stunning Saresha and everyone else.
Apart from the blue light barrier's energy suppressing and reducing his dark power, Leon felt no other changes.
"T-this… is this threatening feeling just an illusion the blue light barrier conjures?"
The dark faes widen their eyes with surprise and wonder as they approach the blue light barrier to touch it and confirm their doubts.
However, Leon obstructed it before they could touch it.
"You better not touch this blue light barrier if you don't want to lower your cultivation levels," Leon advises them. "As I said, this is not a Demon King-level Tomb. In fact, there's nothing demonic about this building."
Considering the blue light barrier can ward off dark energy and even suppress and destroy the dark energy inside him, it was safe to say that its energy was the opposite of dark energy in nature.
"This starry-like energy that this blue light barrier emanates must be the celestial energy that celestials cultivate, but I wonder who set this up here. Was it the Radiant Sword Celestial Emperor?"
Leon curiously studies the blue light barrier in wonder.
'This Celestial Barrier is comprised of water-type celestial power while the Radiant Sword Celestial Emperor uses sword-type celestial power, Master.'
The Realm Spirit thoughtfully informs him.
'Sword-type celestial power?' Leon furrowed his brows with doubt.
'I can feel strong Water Law in this water-type celestial power; even if the Radiant Sword Celestial Emperor cultivates the sword, he must have ascended the Celestial Realm with a different element, no?'
'No, Master, the Radiant Sword Celestial Emperor truly did ascend the Celestial Realm with the sword; the Radiant Sword Celestial Emperor is a sword cultivator who pursues the apex of Sword Law.'
The Realm Spirit informs.
'I see… so the Radiant Sword Celestial Emperor was a fanatic of the sword, huh? I presume his position wasn't far from the Great Void Celestial Conqueror,' Leon speculates.
Weapon law exists, but unlike other existing laws, weapon laws are self-created laws born through cultivators' strong wills and devoted beliefs.
They were difficult to cultivate, but their power was equally great.
'The Radiant Sword Celestial Emperor was the leader of the Celestial Alliance, who led the Celestials' attack on the demons and started the war.'
After the Realm Spirit, Leon could not help but agree.
'That makes sense. The Radiant Sword Celestial Emperor's position had to be that high if he could possess a treasure like the Radiant Heaven Realmship. But then, what was the Great Void Celestial Conqueror's position? Was he not associated with the Celestial Alliance?'
'The Great Void Celestial Conqueror is indeed associated with the Celestial Alliance, but the Great Void Celestial Conqueror never took up an official position in the Celestial Alliance. Even so, no Celestial would question his authority in the alliance.'
'I see…'
Leon nodded with understanding, having gained some insight into the Celestial Alliance, but he shortly put the matter aside.
'Well, that's that,' Leon ended the topic there.
Shortly after, he places his hand on the Celestial Barrier again.
But unlike before, his fingers slowly slip through the sturdy barrier with the help of Nihility before he clenches his hand, shattering the barrier into countless sparkling starlights.
However, Leon felt like the water-type celestial energy was beneficial to him; thus, he absorbed it all into his Black Vortex Space.
'I'll study this later,' he decided.
"Let us head in."
"Y-yes, my lord!"
After Leon casually removed the barrier, Saresha and the rest of the dark faes revealed their surprises before quickly following behind him with questions on their mind.
"M-my lord, was the barrier really dangerous for us demons? Why did you make it seem so easy in tearing it down?" Saresha asks.
"Celestial power is a type of light energy, the complete opposite of dark energy, so naturally, the two opposing energies will conflict and destroy each other," Leon explains. "As for why it was easy, it is because I have a special power. No need to ask further."
"Y-yes, sorry for prying, my lord. Saresha was too curious…" Saresha lowers her head in apology.
Not long after they entered the building, Leon's gaze fell on the large blue crystal in the center.
Chapter 779 - Supreme-Grade Divine Crystal
As Leon expected of the support-circuit building, runic circuits filled the interior—so much that the energy flow within the countless snake-like circuits illuminated the entire enclosed space.
But apart from these circuits, which runs along the floor, walls, and ceiling, countless corpses and bones laid askew on top of each other.
However, the first thing noticed and had his eyes fixed on was the large blue crystal situated on a goblet-like socket in the center.
The large blue crystal radiated with overflowing divine energy.
"A Supreme-grade Divine Crystal? No, I've never seen nor heard of a Supreme-grade Divine Crystal this big before…" Leon mutters with astonishment.
Just like how the crystalized form of spirit energy is called spirit stone or spirit crystal, the crystallized form of divine energy is called divine crystal or divine stone, depending on their purity.
The Divine Realm possessed divine stone and crystal mines on its blessed lands, but they rarely find natural-formed divine crystals bigger than the size of two fists.
And yet, the one in front of Leon was about the size of four watermelons.
"And it's likely that there are at least another three divine crystals of this size? Who on earth was bored enough to condense such large divine crystals?' Leon adds.
However, he shortly pauses with a sudden thought.
"No, if the Radiant Heaven Realmship was made in the primordial age of gods and devils, then perhaps, such large divine crystals might have been pretty common…"
'No, it's as you doubted, Master. This Supreme-grade Divine Crystal wasn't formed naturally; it was only the size of two fists when the Radiant Heaven God-Emperor made me and grew as I evolved.'
The Realm Spirit informs him.
'I see. That makes sense, thanks,' Leon replied to the Realm Spirit before rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
Supreme-grade Divine Crystals can absorb nearby divine energy to replenish themselves and was considered one of the most precious currencies in the Divine Realm due to it.
'Still, with divine crystals of this magnitude, I'm afraid it has enough power to blow up a small planet… Perhaps I shouldn't have removed the barrier.'
Leon furrowed his brows.
'You don't need to worry about this, Master. This building has its own protective measures, and by that, I mean a gate. I can close the door after Master leaves with everyone in here,' the Realm Spirit assured.
'If you still had a door, then why was this building sealed with a Celestial Barrier instead?' Leon raised his doubt.
'That is because the Radiant Sword Celestial Emperor's son, Impervious Sea Celestial King, wanted to protect his family in this building, which was far away from the battle on the surface at the time, but the gate could only block demons on par with Celestial Warriors from entering.'
The Realm Spirit explains with a bit of melancholy and helplessness in its tone as it recalls the past events.
'At that time, the Impervious Sea Celestial King conjured a Celestial Barrier strong enough to block several full-powered hits from a Demon King before he joined the battle. It's just that…'
'The Impervious Sea Celestial King didn't expect to fall in battle like many others and end up leaving his family trapped in this building until the end of their lives, right?'
'Yes, Master…'
'I see.'
Leon did not continue the topic after that.
Although he couldn't tell how powerful a Celestial King's barrier is supposed to be, the barrier he took down was definitely not at that level, most likely worn down over the years.
Furthermore, the Impervious Sea Celestial King's trapped family wouldn't have sat around and waited for their deaths either.
They would have exhausted all their strengths and wits to break the barrier after the war ended.
And if the Realm Spirit says that they didn't think of borrowing the Supreme-grade Divine Crystal's abundant energy to break the barrier, then he wouldn't believe it.
There was a high chance they thought of it but ended up paying the price for attempting it.
After all, the Realm Spirit would have been freed from its binding after the Radiant Sword Celestial Emperor fell in battle and no longer had an obligation to protect nor help the Impervious Sea Celestial King's family.
Thus, it would have certainly killed them if they tried to harm it by trying to use the Supreme-grade Divine Crystal.
'There's no need to touch on this sensitive topic,' Leon thought to himself.
It wouldn't be too late to understand everything after he reaches the realm spirit's heart and binds it with his blood.
…
As Saresha and the other dark faes explored the support-circuit building with curiosity, they eventually made some discoveries.
"My lord, there's treasure hidden in these piles of corpses and bones. Do you want us to collect them all for you?" Saresha inquired.
Leon furrowed his brows for a moment before saying, "Do you even need to ask? You want to descrate these bodies and disturb their rest? Do you think they will be happy?"
"I-I'm sorry, my lord. I have spoken thou—"
"Of course, f*ck them and round up every valuable thing you can find," Leon suddenly said, stunning all the dark faes before he continued to speak, "These people have been dead for a long time, yet their valuables remain behind."
"Obviously, they couldn't take the valuables with them when they died, so there's no need to leave these valuables behind for the dead. If we don't take them, then someone else will."
"Go on, gather everything you find precious," Leon urges.
"Y-yes, my lord!"
Saresha and the dark faes were slow to respond.
During the first half of their lord's speech, they all thought their lord sympathized with the dead, but they thought wrong, very wrong.
Their lord didn't give a single sh*t about the dead.
"Oh, yes," Leon suddenly utters.
"Remember to bring all the corpses and bones outside and bury them to appease the dead," Leon instructs them with a nonchalant attitude before adding, "We can't just take their stuff and leave their remains like this. Otherwise, they curse us with bad luck."
"Y-yes, my lord."
In the end, Saresha and the dark faes were baffled, unable to read their lord's thoughts and see through him.