The search began some passengers were cooperative while some were reluctant so they ended up receiving a beating from Axel who looked like a merciless killer not looking bothered by what he was doing.
''Abigail how have you been?'' while checking the belongings of one of the passengers Ethan took the initiative to ask her.
''I'm doing good especially now that I have advanced thanks to your help'' Shyly Abigail smiled and answered him they kept talking while doing their job.
''Ahem, we're here to check the baggage, not something else'' Laima's voice suddenly came behind Ethan and Abigail which surprised the two.
''Big sis Lai have you finished searching the other passengers?'' changing the topic Ethan asked Laima instead.
''We have searched everyone and surprisingly we found some interesting things but none of them is the one we're looking for'' Feeling disappointed Laima answered.
What she said was already within Ethan's expectation since he only made up that story about the godly essence relic to cover up for Pyr.
''Why don't we take a look at that stuff then it is not like we're going to lose anything'' Abigail suggested feeling the disappointment in Laima and Ethan.
''Your right, big sis let's take a look at the stuff you found''
A few moments later the three arrived at Ethan's room where the rest was waiting.
Entering his room Ethan immediately felt the animosity that Adrian kept sending to him.
''Maybe if Ken isn't here this guy might start another fight with me'' Ethan thought to himself.
Scanning the things they confiscated Ethan expected to see nothing interesting but to his surprise, something caught his eye.
''Do you know what it is Yue?'' Abigail asked him seeing Ethan's expression.
Ethan only smiled looking at a black luminous rock strangely this rock emitted no strength looking ordinary but for some sort of reason, Ethan felt something to it.
''Who took this rock from the passenger?'' Ethan looked at them and asked.
''Oh it was me Yue'' From the corner of the room Axel raised his hand.
''Hmph why on earth would you take an ordinary rock, Axel was looking for a godly essence relic, not useless things'' With a bitter expression Adrian said while his group kept on agreeing with him.
''Adrian I'm not like you who doesn't have the eye to see things just like how you didn't see that you would end up flying out of the train'' Axel fought back at him.
Adrian's face look like an erupting volcano he wants to argue more if it weren't for Ken's burning gaze that made him shut up.
''Yue don't you think Adrian is right'' with a low voice Abigail said to him but Ethan only smiled and answered her.
''Sometimes what you think is useless and unimportant can be the most priceless gift you can ever have'' he said while taking the rock with him then he looked back at Abigail and added ''And Abigail not because something looks useless you will neglect it worth sometimes it just too hard for other people to see it'' and with that he looks at Axel
''Let's go Axe I want to see who owns this rock''
''Tsk for a useless rock you said too much'' Adrian murmured to himself but unfortunately, Ken still heard it giving him another taste of his overwhelming bloodlust.
Ethan and Axel came at an ordinary man sitting quietly on his seat noticing their presence he looked up at the two.
''Mister I'm sorry for taking your stuff, here we just finished checking it'' Axel cheerfully gave the rock towards the man.
''Hehehe didn't I tell you boy this rock is nothing but a decoration'' The man extended his hand to take the rock but a hand suddenly grabbed him surprised he looked at the owner of the hand and saw Ethan.
''Mister may I ask why a Deity-level cultivator like you ended up sitting in such a cheap seat'' he politely asked.
''Deity?...boy you seem confused I'm just a common man'' The man seemed unfazed by what he heard from Ethan.
''Let's see if you continue to pretend like that'' Ethan took out a gray powder from his storage ring and with a blow the powder covered the man's entire face.
''Cough!....what on earth are you doing'' he was shocked to notice that his aura had changed the previous weak and ordinary became strong and enigmatic.
''Now how does it feel removing your mask....'' Ethan couldn't finish his sentence when an intense aura blasted them away thankfully Pyr blocked them or else they would have died.
''Oh...that didn't kill you'' The man seemed unconcerned blowing up the train and causing it to stop.
''Here it comes'' feeling his body ripping apart by a simple aura Axel brace himself for the life and death fight that's about to come.
Being blown away Ethan and Axel struggle to stand but before they can stabilize themselves the overwhelming essence of qi begins to accumulate.
''Yue any minute now...'' Axel said seemingly impatient.
''Wait for it...''
The large vital essence begins to swirl and turn into a large essence qi sword darting towards them.
''Yue...'' Looking at nearly tens of thousands of swords that covered the sky Axel looked extremely nervous.
Ethan looked at Pyr whispering to him ''Don't interfere please I can't risk letting you be discovered'' With a pat he gently put him on the ground.
Pyr looked at him then he answered ''I can help without being noticed'' Ethan only nodded his head to respond to him.
Swoosh
The ground shook and the air tightened the essence qi swords began to move at a blinding speed Ethan and Axel both put their hands on the ground injecting their remaining vital essence Qi.
Hua
Like a miracle, the swords begin to vanish the vital essence qi that was used to end up healing Ethan, Axel and the rest of the wounded passengers.
''What the!'' surprised for what happened to his attack the man looked at the ground and saw a huge array of formations slowly eating away his strength.
''When did they put this!'' angered the man suddenly sent a voice transmission to his two subordinates who were busy putting up a strong barrier to avoid the attention of the hegemons in the forest.
''If you two already finished putting up the barrier come and help me already!''
Hearing what their leader said the two cultivators flew right beside him.
''Idiots why did you two fly towards me''
''Lecwh didn't you call us here'' the other man said suddenly he felt something weird and looked at the ground.
''There's an array formation here why didn't you tell us!'' the other guy said.
Swoosh
The three of them stopped their argument when they felt the sudden change in the atmosphere.
The sky brightened by a huge ball of fire the three Deity cultivators immediately try to dodge the attack but unfortunately, the array formation suddenly suck them down pinning them on the ground.
''I didn't know array formation can be this dangerous'' said the other guy feeling his vital essence qi flew away from his body.
''Mister I'll need you to move a bit'' Ethan appears right behind the guy and with a strong flaming punch he sends him flying.
''Axel the other one..'' Ethan shouted to him while moving towards the leader but to his surprise the other guy was already in the air flying.
''You think you can defeat us just because we lost our essence qi that is utterly useless!''
Bang!
Lech waved his hand and an overwhelming strength pushed Ethan and Axel on the ground.
''Hell yeah we knew that.....that's.....why we will use a Deity-level attack to beat you'' Axel managed to stand up gathering up a large quantity of essence qi that even shocked Lech.
''This level of essence qi only Deity should posses it'' he mumbled.
Hum
Axel pushes his body to endure the overwhelming essence of qi and uses the Maple leaf dojo's famous technique.
A large golden flame lion appears in front of Lech it opens its mouth and attacks him.
''Taste my attack'' Axel controlled the beast to make sure it would break Lech's defense.
''Sacred flame lion's guard!'' the huge golden lion broke Lech's defence driving its fangs to his body.
''Ahh!'' the feeling of something burning penetrating your body makes Lech scream in pain but manages to calm himself down and try to break free from the golden lion.
''Scared flame golden tyrant's claws!'' out of nowhere Laima attacked Lech at the moment he tried to break free from Axel's attack.
''You little pest!'' Lech uses his only disadvantage which is his Deity-level body to move fast enough to stop Axel and Laima's attack.
In a blink of an eye, Axel and Laima both lie motionless on the ground all of a sudden for the second time Lech was surprised by the overwhelming essence qi he felt behind him he turned around and saw a gigantic flaming black sword held by Ethan.
''Heh mister get ready to get roasted'' from the ground Axel and Laima stood up their wounds were gone now and their stamina had been restored.
''This damn array formation keeps healing them up!'' Lech thought to himself as he leapt up to escape even if his physical strength was still the same Ethan, Laima and Axel could execute techniques on par with him when he's fighting them it's like fighting three top Deity cultivators.
Bang!
Before Lech could escape a small nimble shadow kicked him back from the same spot he left.
''Now?'' finding their chance Laima and Axel create two gigantic golden lions to pin Lech on the ground.
Hum
Ethan leapt up and swung his sword the array formation seemed to help him aiding him with essence qi.
''Ahhhh!'' Ethan's flaming sword slashes down at Lech breaking his skin and burning his flesh making his blood spring like water.
Clang!
Suddenly a bronze dirk stops Ethan's flaming blade surprising Laima and Axel.
The bronze dirk moves making Ethan's sword move back.
Bang!
Ethan was sent flying by the attack extinguishing his gigantic flame.
Swoosh
The dirk moves again and creates multiple clones to attack Laima and Axel who still holding Lech on the ground.
''Dodge!'' Laima and Axel gather as much essence qi they can to move fast enough to dodge the dirk's clones.
''Hahaha!'' Lech laughed happily although the wounds he had kept bleeding he still smiled as if he had figured something.
''This array formation can only forbid my use of essence qi but not my spiritual consciousness''
Hum
Suddenly the array formation began to tremble seeing it Ethan immediately took the soul-swallowing orb to stabilize the array formation.
''Sh*t this guy is using his spiritual consciousness to destroy my array formation'' Ethan held the soul-swallowing orb using it as his temporary spiritual consciousness to stabilize the array formation while Laima and Axel begin to attack Lech again.
The continued exchange of attacks happened between them as Lech controlled the dirk using his spiritual consciousness but it was still not enough he was still being pushed back. Laima and Axel both excel in defensive technique thus all his attacks are futile Ethan took this chance to enhance the array formation.
''Lai let's show this guy our combo'' Axel said as he executed another attack.
''LIONS RAGE!''
A large domineering sound seemingly a lion's roar dawns on Lech making his body paralyzed. Laima attacks next using her technique of Lion's guard to create a giant lion to hold Lech on the ground.
Forming a triangle shape with Lech in the middle of it Laima and Axel used their strongest technique.
''Let's go Axe!''
''Yeah!''
Concentrating on the essence qi they can get they both bear the pain of their bodies breaking apart after all the power they are using is too strong for their bodies to handle.
''Sacred flame Lion's pride!''
Three-headed lions appear looking high and mighty with their domineering strength they march towards Lech.
''Maple dojo's technique all excel in defence and since I can't use the techniques I learned before I have to come up with something new but not too different from this technique''
Ethan thought to himself as he gathered essence qi suddenly he thought of something.
His black flame condensed into a large lion's body looks like it's made of solid black crystal appearing so intimidating.
''This technique I made it purely for offense...eat this!''
''CZAR'S WRATH!''
Ethan finally launched his attack combining itself with Axel and Laima's attack.
The flames eat Lech away as the three brave warriors fall to the ground exhausted and weak.
''Released!'' this voice belonged to Lech as his body emerged from the flames the dirk on hand which created many clones to protect himself from the attack.
''That attack what was that?'' Lech looks at his dirk which is coated with burn marks and cracks.
''That black flame can melt my deity-level artifact like butter'' he clenched his weapon he looked at the trio who lay motionless on the ground.
''It seems like your bodies have reached their limit'' he said as he tried to move but his wounds suddenly opened up blood springing from it making him kneel on the ground.
''It seems like you are at your limit too''
Lech heard a faint voice from Axel but his too injured to move so he tried to break the array formation to heal himself.
A series of cracks appeared on the array formation until it broke to pieces.
''Yes!'' Lech shouted in delight since the chains binding him down were now gone.
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On the train, Adrian and the others who remained in the room felt the tremor happening outside.
All of a sudden an explosion happened that blew up the entire train's roof Adrian opened his eyes to see the man who caused it.
''What the!'' surprised Adrian looked at Ken who was holding the other guy with one hand.
''Axel God damn you'' looking like a devil he said angrily.