Hearing my words, Kumo immediately fortifies her stance, readying to defend me like I have requested of her, but sadly, she is only one person, and there is only so much that she can do.
Against this many pinnacle Martial Realm and immediate Spiritual Realm experts, the outcome is clear to everyone. Even if she was at pinnacle Spiritual Realm, she would be in for a long and hard fight, not to mention the looming threat of a Sacred Treasure.
Of course, all of this is without my help, and there are plenty of ways I can render her aid through the connection that we currently enjoyed thanks to the blood contract.
I am her master, and she is my summoned spirit, but she is not only a summoned spirit.
Kumo is considered to be my blood familiar as well, not a fully realized blood familiar, but even so, it still allows me to use special blood abilities and techniques.
It is the same with Li Zhu, and I wonder how long she is going to lie there, feeling defeated. She should be able to massacre everyone here with just her cultivation alone.
This is because Li Zhu is not only at the Spiritual Phrase. She is at the peak of the Spiritual Phrase, and she is readying to transcend into the next phrase. In contrast, every other expert in the room is either at the Martial Phrase or only at the start of the Spiritual Phrase, which is the Spiritual Realm.
Spiritual Phrase composes of three realms. The Spiritual Realm. The Realm of Essence, and finally, the Soul Realm. Successfully breaking through all three realms allows one to manifest their spirit and soul, using their astral forms in a vast number of ways.
Li Zhu is actually at the Soul Realm. She is able to manifest her soul, and with it, she should be able to forge her Soul Weapon. I doubt she knows how though, and without her feathers, she will not be able to forge a proper one even if she knows how.
In any case, the differences between her spiritual powers and the other experts in the room are more like day and night, and in spite of that, Li Zhu was easily defeated by them, who are two realms lower than hers.
This is because Li Zhu is unable to manifest and manipulate her spiritual powers efficiently. In addition, she is severely lacking in experiences, skills and techniques.
And that is why she is still considered a child, and she will always be considered as a child whether she has learned of her true name or not. She must open her mind and learn new things to ascend beyond the Spiritual Phrase and into the next Phrase.
I am quite disappointed in Li Zhu, but I do understand how she has become this way. She probably has spent most of her time in seclusion after near death encounter with me a billion years ago. I think that experience must have unhinged her, and the only reason that she is as powerful as she is right now is thanks to her being born as a spirit.
Spirits naturally grow more powerful over time within the Spiritual World, and her current cultivation level is merely the result of that. Honestly, spirits do have it easy when cultivating spiritual energy, as most are born into the Spiritual Realm instead of having to reach it with hard work and dedication.
And that is also a double-edge sword.
Her power is given to her simply due to her age, and powers that are freely given will always be inferior to powers that are hard-earned. Unfortunately, Li Zhu is too much of a child to understand the lesson, as she is sulking on the ground.
The others pay her no mind since she is just a small fry in their eyes. This is because they cannot sense her actual cultivation level due to being two realms lower than hers, so they can go on with what they are able to see. If they could sense her cultivation level, they might be shaken in fear.
"Who are you to demand such a thing!?" Another elderly man questions, and from his body language, he is holding himself back only because he knows he is no match for Kumo. None of them are, actually.
But that does not mean they cannot defeat her. Only the dumb ones fight head on.
I did not bother to check his name even if he is supposed to be someone important from his attire and disposition. Honestly, if I remember every Tom, Dick and Harry that I encounter, I will not have enough space in my head for all the fun things.
Not true, but meh.
"I have already told you ā all of you ā who I am. I am Shin, and this is the last time I will repeat myself," I response and take in a deep breath. Despite my expression, I am actually in pain thanks to the absurd amount of elemental energy ripping through my pathways. "Pay attention or you will miss something important. Important enough that might save your life in the future. This is my era, and you all will be allowed to see it if you submit to me, and when that day come, I sweep both Heaven and Earth!"
"Such words! But do you truly have the power to back it up?" Another person in the group speaks up, and it is a woman this time. I, of course, commit her name to my mind simply because she is a possible candidate for my harem.
"Of course," I state simply and order Kumo to step out of the way mentally. She does as I have asked, and when she does, the air around me ripple and swirl around me.
"Elemental Manipulation!? A Learned Realm expert!?" Several of them shouts, and they hastily ready their defenses either through items, artefacts, techniques, auras or more.
Some of them even tries to run but it is too late.
Unending amount of compressed air surge forwards, slashing through everything before me like a hot knife through butter. Earths. Stones. Barriers. Formations. Shields. Artefacts. Body. Flesh. Bones.
All are shredded under the Primordial Elemental Energy, and honestly, I am surprised that my body is still relatively one piece when containing all of that energy for so long.
Since I have established my Wind Foundation, keeping all of that energy will only do me harm, so the only logical thing is release it back into the world, allowing a new Wind Stone to form sometime in the future.
While Kumo stares unflinchingly at the bloodbath, I am frowning at those who are still standing thanks to a Sacred Treasure.
How annoying. Better if they are dead or dying.
Oh well, I guess I will have to get my hand a little dirty. I do not mind, considering at least one of those supreme beauty reveals much of her skin.