Grace was thrilled by the outcome but didn't reveal it. She was about to reply with a straight face, when Devlin interrupted her and asked,"What are your conditions?" He didn't want to let anyone else control his fate so he decisively demanded Nick to let him choose his destiny.
Nick saw the true determination from Devlin's eyes and inwardly praised him for his strong will.
"Easy, all you have to do is breakthrough from the Blood realm and into the Avatar realm by the age of 25."
The plaza that had been silent until now, had suddenly become mayhem as everyone was about to lose their minds. Devlin, Leo, and Calvin were the only ones with a confused expression, not knowing the true difficulty behind the deal. Nick could tell they didn't fully understood the situation so he immediately spoke up with a stern voice.
"Since you three are voyagers, I'll give you a little bit of information. In the road of phantom cultivation, the starting point is the blood realm, which has three separate levels. In those three levels, there are also five sub levels, known as stars. The first level you start off with is Blood Knight which sets up your foundation for cultivating chi. After passing all 3 stars, you rank up to Blood Lord making your foundation even sturdier. You go through the same exact situation and the next is Blood Ascendant, rinse and repeat and finally you hit the Avatar Realm."
This breakdown gave enlightenment to the three in this situation as it seemed strength could be compared by others in this planar.
Nick continued,"The reason why I'm explaining this is because the average age of breaking through to the Avatar for even a deity phantom is 25, even with some fortunate encounters. however, for you with a limited chi curse and not even mentioning you have a semi-deity, you would be lucky to even breakthrough at the age of 50. This could be considered a low grade celestial phantom talent but the curse limits your ability among battles causing it to be even worse than an Empyrean talent. Basically you would need a tons of lucky chances to get you there."
Now Devlin realized the complex situation he was in, but his strong determination still didn't diminish as this was a gamble. Still he was in a depressing mood by how unlucky his life had still turned out to be. He curiously asked with thoughtful expression,"Senior if you don't mind, then what age and realm are you at then."
Even though it was a bit rude to ask, his curiosity got the best of him. Nick gave a sly grin and said "Junior brother, it's best if we don't know too much, however, I'll let you know that I'm in the chaos realm which is a step above the Avatar realm not even at the age of 100."
When he finished, he gave a little wink to Devlin and the next instant, a strange vortex appeared under him and sucked him up. Another vortex showed up behind Nick and Devlin popped up out of it beside Selena, clueless to how he did that.
The Armament Sovereign and Crystal Waterfall both returned to their spots, however, their aura didn't diminish and instead grew stronger by the minute as if having this accursed monster still in the dome was going to ruin their pride. Nonetheless, they didn't act and only cast despicable glances in his direction every now and then.
Devlin's mind was irritated by the constant death glares and finally retaliated, "If I would've known better, I would've thought you two were sexually harassing me with those ugly eyes of yours."
"..."
When this one sentence sounded out during the ceremony, even a pen could be heard in the next second. The two envoys that were silent, had fury written over both of their faces. They didn't expect this kid to slap them across the face, knowing their status. Nick at the side had been a little annoyed by their disrespectful glances as well, but he Devlin snapped back at them before he could say anything.
'Perhaps this kids more interesting than I thought hehe..' Nick said to himself with anticipation.
Selena, who was beside Devlin giggled with a beautiful smile on her face and her bosom bouncing up and down. All the males that noticed this, including Devlin, were entranced by this vixen. Devlin hadn't really payed attention to this lady, but she was definitely one of the top beauties in Andromeda. She had an exquisite figure with plump breasts to complement her alluring laughter. Not only that, but she also had an enchanting face with gorgeous phoenix eyes that could make one have a hard time breathing.
Leo was having a hard time keeping himself stable beside the Blazing Imperial Envoy once he saw this delightful scene. Devlin saw this, and laughed inside.
"Hehe little enchantress, if you keep this up you might just cause all the males within the dome to have blue balls from this unforgettable scene."
When Selena heard this, she pursed her lips and pinched Devlin's arm. "What do you mean, little enchantress, call me Senior Sister. If you don't then you can forget about ever talking to me."
Devlin continued his harassment without any fear, "But Little Enchantress sounds a lot cuter"
Selena's face blushed and stamped his foot, not giving a remark back. Devlin chuckled from the adorable sight she was displaying.
Leo and Calvin gave a thumbs up, praising their brother for taming this tigress that caused all the males in this area to have a tent in their pants. Grace had a frosty face as she saw Calvin staring at the captivating figure on the other side.
While these two were flirting, the two envoys on the side were outraged by how at ease this little devil. Although both of them couldn't do anything as he was now, they could always plan for next years competition when he had to participate. If that didn't work out then they could only put their hopes in him failing the conditions and becoming a test subject that had to deal with excruciating pain.
The ceremony finally concluded, and the dragon altar and obelisk disappeared without any trace. There were in all about hundred Mortal Phantoms, eighty King Phantoms, fifty Empyrean Phantoms, thirteen Celestial Phantoms, one Semi-Deity Phantoms, and four Deity Phantoms that were awakened this year. From this standpoint you could see how rare it was to get these results as this was one of the best ceremonies in a while.
The disciples on the side were restless and started squirming around hoping to exchange viewpoints with other sects.
Immortal Drunken Saber announced,"The awakening ceremony is now officially over. Before we start the fighting tournament, I'd like to caution everyone to remember the rules and no killing is allowed otherwise the consequences will be dire." As he stepped towards the back of the hexagonal platform, an average-looking man with beady eyes and a Crowned Lion on the back of his red puffer jacket leaped onto the side with his hands behind his back and a narcissistic grin.
"Martial brother Kyle wishes to exchange views with any others who are willing to step up"
"I don't mind"
A sweet voice came from the other side as a young lady with pigtails and a light green lotus emblem on her shoulder leaped onto the other side. Her looks were fairly pretty but she still couldn't compare to Selena or Grace.
Kyle's heart quickened as he didn't expect her to actually join the competition this early. He bowed towards the girl in a respectful tone.
"Junior sister, please give me guidance"
"Mm"
The girl lightly said as her aura erupted letting others witness her power.
"Blood Knight 3-Star! How Incredible! I heard this girl has only been cultivating for two years."
Only disciples below the age of 20 could participate in this competition.
The disciples nearby had already used their perception to discover her cultivation level but how could the newly awoken phantom cultivators discover this? They just started on their cultivation journey and didn't know how process chi into their own.
The ponytailed girl's shadow shifted into a glass flood dragon. It's body illuminated the area making it hard for Kyle to even look at her.
Kyle's guard was instantly on alert as he too summoned his phantom. His cultivation was a Blood Knight 3-Star too, however he had been cultivating for a little longer. His phantom was a nearly two feet tall Lava Skyhawk.
The glass flood dragon let out a roar as two or three more glass flood dragons appeared and blinded the whole area. Kyle's Skyhawk flew up in the air and suddenly his eyes narrowed into the eyes of a hawk with an eagle view of his surroundings.