--- Chapter 19 ---
Hayate released a victory cry and regained his sanity slowly, making him experience every painful sensation in his body.
When he was using [Mad Enhancement], his body would be pumped with adrenaline and ignore every injury he had. Hayate triggered a Flight-or-Fight response, but he utilized [Hercules] to ignore the former.
"Tch..." He dropped on the scarlet dragon's headless body and unleashed a painful groan.
Hayate used every healing skill in his arsenal and tried to recover quickly because his fight might catch people's attention. He gritted his teeth and stored the scarlet dragon's corpse into Sky Poison Pearl.
"Oy, don't throw such a big thing into here so suddenly!" Jasmine complained because the corpse almost smacked her head.
Hayate ignored Jasmine's rants and stared at a red core the same size as an ostrich egg. Another red crystal called Profound Beast's Core also remained beside raw Kaiju core, which he could fetch for a high price.
"I'll consume the raw core later." He picked two cores and placed them into his spatial ring.
Chu Yueli and Xia Qingyue landed on the ground and approached him with worried expressions.
"Are you okay, young master?"
"Are you okay, big brother?"
They asked simultaneously, which caused Hayate to chuckle for a moment.
"I'm fine, only a few scratches." He answered while showing them his recovering injuries. "These will heal soon."
"Well, let's go for the dragon head."
"Also, be aware of the surroundings. A few rats might observe us."
Chu Yueli and Xia Qingyue nodded and followed Hayate into the Scarlet Dragon's lair. As they entered the cave, a patch of glowing fiery grass entered their eyes.
"Fire Spirit Grass?" Hayate frowned weirdly.
He moved his gaze to the Scarlet Dragon's head and commented indifferently, "It's valuable, but it is not worth your life."
"There must be something inside this cave."
Hayate's golden eyes scanned through the save, and a rock entered his sight. He picked it up with his hand and checked it with profound energy but found nothing special except some heat.
He clenched the rock and revealed a red-glowing stone, releasing a faint heat.
Jasmine, who stayed in the Sky Poison Pearl's space, widened her eyes and shouted, 'FIRE SEED!'
Hayate tilted his head and inwardly asked, 'You know this stone?'
'It's one of Evil God's seeds, and the fire seed contained his fire element legacy.' Jasmine answered with an excited tone.
'When one consumes Evil God's seed, that person would gain complete immunity against the corresponding element.'
"Complete Immunity." Hayate stared at the glowing stone in his palm.
There was an urge to consume this glowing stone for some reason, a very same sensation when Hayate ate his first core in the hospital bed.
'However, you need Evil God's profound veins-.' Jasmine's eyes widened because this mad lad ate the fire seed in one swallow.
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Hayate felt weird and closed his eyes briefly, sensing warm energy flowing within his body.
'Are you crazy!' Jasmine couldn't help but release a drop of blood from her pocket dimension.
This one blood drop was Evil God's blood and contained his true godly essence. In such a dire situation where Jasmine doesn't have much choice, she has to use the Immortal Blood of Evil God and save Hayate.
As Jasmine used the blood on Hayate's body, he felt another surge of energy gush in his body.
"Oh, Hot." He commented casually.
"Eh..?" Jasmine noticed Hayate's profound veins still stayed intact.
Once the inheritor receives the Immortal Blood of the Evil God, it will automatically destroy the current Profound Veins (and erase all your current Profound Strength) and rebuild a new set of Profound Veins, the Heretic God's Profound Veins.
Nevertheless, Hayate only felt like he was dipping his body in a hot spring. Kaiju Creation was in effect and made sure every part of his body accepted the new change.
No matter how destructive it was, Kaiju Creation will protect Hayate from every kind of harm. As Jasmine used Evil God's blood into Hayate, his profound veins weren't destroyed but fused with the blood instead.
[Mystic Art of Body Cultivation] triggered and exploded in growth abruptly, which washed Hayate's body with vigor and almost unlimited energy.
"Second Stage: Everlasting Vigor," Hayate whispered while feeling the injuries healed naturally without any healing skill.
'What are you actually...?' Jasmine mumbled silently with a shocked expression.
Hayate smirked and replied, 'I'm not a human for quite a long time. I'm a Kaiju.'
He went to reality and saw every part of his body covered with a dark blemish. He washed it off with water manipulation, leaving Jasmine more dumbfounded because he used another element.
"Did you find anything, big brother?" Xia Qingyue asked curiously.
"Well, yes." Hayate gently patted Xia Qingyue on the head. "It's an outstanding treasure."
He stored Fire Spirit Grass and Scarlet Dragon's head into Sky Poison Pearl and sensed some presence outside.
Chu Yueli glanced out of the cave and commented, "They are from the Burning Heaven Clan."
"Did you say Burning Heaven Clan?" Hayate grinned suddenly.
"Yes?" Chu Yueli was confused by Hayate's sudden change of mood.
Hayate's conflict with Burning Heaven Clan got buried with Gu Quihong and Third Prince's execution. Nevertheless, he still has a grudge against them.
Not only did the Burning Heaven Clan meddle with Hayate's business expansion, but they also dared to copy his ideas for hot springs, foods, and several other businesses.
The audacity of Burning Heaven Clan was enough to make Hayate annoyed every time Hong Guan reported it to him. They are like that one classmate who copied his homework and didn't even bother to change it much.
At least Burning Heaven Clan doesn't have a model like Chu Yueli on their side, which always wins the competition for Hayate.
Unless they successfully hired a beautiful and perfect model, they would never win in the clothing industry.
"Senior Yueli, can you greet them?" Hayate instructed with a cheerful smile.
"O-Okay." Chu Yueli could feel a hidden coldness behind his smile.
She walked out of the cave and approached people from the Burning Heaven Clan, discovering that they were here to kill the Scarlet Dragon.
Chu Yueli sneered slightly inside as none of them at Emperor Profound Realm. Scarlet Dragon, who hides its actual cultivation, will catch them off guard and kill them immediately.
An elderly from Burning Heaven Clan walked forward and asked, "Fairy Chu, may I know what happened to the dragon?"
"I've killed it." Chu Yueli responded with an indifferent tone. "You guys better don't have any bad idea about the core and return to your clan immediately."
They became quiet because of Chu Yueli's statement, but they couldn't conceal their boiling anger and greed for the core from her eyes.
Chu Yueli sighed, and a cold air developed from her body, covering an entire area with ice. Her peak Sky Profound Realm cultivation revealed and shocked people from Burning Heaven Clan.
"We still have an advantage because she was alone. We could overpower her with our number." The elderly declared while pointing his blade at Chu Yueli.
They surrounded Chu Yueli and released an intense Fire Profound Energy from their bodies.
"Frozen Heaven Coffin." Chu Yueli raised her hand and sealed everyone with solid ice.
She isn't an ordinary person with the 10th stage of Sky Profound Realm cultivation. She learned and received a lot of benefits from him.
Not only did she get Heavenly God's Spiritual Veins, but her physique and profound energy were also more refined than profound practitioners of the same stage.
Chu Yueli exhaled a cold hue and stared at the five ice sculptures around her calmly.
"Don't kill them," Hayate commented while walking toward her.
He summoned [Superior Spy Slime], a better version of [Spy Slime] with no noticeable different appearance, but did possess upgraded mastery and control over the mind.
Chu Yueli lowered her hand and smiled, "Okay, young master."
Hayate commanded [Superior Spy Slime] to split into five and took control over these people. After receiving a signal from his summoned Kaiju, he told Chu Yueli to release them off the ice.
"Go back to the Burning Heaven Clan," He instructed, to which five people from the Burning Heaven Clan responded with a nod.
"I'm going to leech on your resources for years and destroy your entire clan from inside..."
"Burning Heaven Clan, I'll wait for the news."
"They are bad guys." Xia Qingyue commented while staring at the sky.
"Yeah." Hayate chuckled a little.
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Xia Qingyue stared at him suspiciously and asked, "By the way, Why did my teacher call you, young master?"
"..." Hayate's expression hardened when hearing Xia Qingyue's question.
Chu Yueli dodged his gaze quickly and stared at the blue sky awkwardly because it was her fault for not calling him Junior Hayate consistently in front of Xia Qingyue.
"Please answer my question honestly, big brother..." Xia Qingyue naturally added, which left Hayate mute.
He sighed and replied, "Your teacher, Chu Yueli, is my slave."
'Slave?!' Jasmine reacted weirdly inside his inner world.
"Slave?" Xia Qingyue muttered while staring at them.
"Like a legit one?"
"Yes..." Hayate nodded his head lightly.
"..." Xia Qingyue.
"..." Jasmine.
Chu Yueli couldn't hide her shame and softly whispered, "I'm sorry, young master..."
"Whatever, let's have lunch in Silver Lake City." Hayate sighed while pulling Xia Qingyue into his arms. "I'll explain more there."
Xia Qingyue had a complicated expression, but she could only calm herself while wondering about something. She was always suspicious of their behaviors, not to mention her teacher, who was a strict person.
They flew to Silver Lake City and arrived at lunchtime. As Hayate landed in the garden behind the villa, Hong Guan greeted him warmly.
"Welcome back." She smiled at him, but she noticed the awkward mood.
Hong Guan gazed at them with puzzlement on her face and noticed Chu Yueli's ashamed expression, which caused her to giggle inside.
'Ah, She messed up.' She thought while escorting them to the pavilion.
Hayate, Chu Yueli, and Xia Qingyue sat inside the pavilion, and Hong Guan brought over a tray of tea for them.
She sat beside Hayate and commented, "So, Qingyue, I assumed you know that your teacher is a young master's slave now?"
"Yes..." Xia Qingyue sipped the tea.
Hong Guan giggled and added, "Then, you don't have to worry because they haven't done any sexual act."
"Your teacher is a special case..."
"She's a pervert who loves the young master to slap her face."
"Look at her condition, breathing, and clothes." Hong Guan whispered to Xia Qingyue's ear, making the girl look at her teacher.
She realized Chu Yueli's robe was thinner than usual with no additional cloth inside, which means she doesn't wear underwear all this time.
"Teacher, are you..." She said with a speechless tone.
"Yes, Qingyue," Chu Yueli's face was bright red. "I'm the one who wanted to become his slave because of my perverse mind."
"I can't help myself, okay."
"He makes me feel weak..."
"I wanted him to dominate me."
'This woman is done for...' Jasmine commented with a disgusted tone.
'I haven't seen such a shameless woman since that blonde bitch.'
"How long have you hidden this from me?" Xia Qingyue questions her teacher, who slowly raises six of her fingers.
"Six Months..."
"Such a poor woman, She was having a hard time relieving herself, you know." Hong Guan added oil to the fire. "If the young master wasn't on her side, just imagine what kind of individual she would become."
"Pervert..." Xia Qingyue slowly was swayed by Hong Guan's words.
"I don't know that my teacher was such a degenerate..."
"Yes, she also enjoyed her time with the young master." Hong Guan pressed her hand on Xia Qingyue's shoulders. "Aren't you jealous?"
Jasmine shivered a little when looking at Hong Guan through Hayate's inner world. 'This woman is a schemer, a terrifying one at that.' She thought while thinking about the blonde bitch in the divine realm.
Under normal circumstances, Xia Qingyue usually won't lose her cool because of her Heart of Snow Glazed Glass, but Hayate altered it in the past.
Hayate's existence is the key to breaking Xia Qingyue's calm heart, which birthed jealousy for other women who have a close relationship with him.
She hated that Chu Yueli could enjoy her time with Hayate while she had to train alone in Xia Manor.
Xia Qingyue awakened one of the terrifying perks for girls/women in Hayate's past life, which he had only seen in Koyori so far.
"Teacher even hid it from me and enjoyed her time with big brother," Xia Qingyue's demeanor changed slowly.
"How cruel..."
"She left me alone in the Xia Manor and pleasured herself here."
"What a foul woman."
'Oh no... Hong Guan, What have you done!?' Hayate realized it was too late.