"Oh yeah, give me a minute I got to make a very important call," I announced and took out my holocube and called Rizen.
I had to let him know Azrael was here. Shit is going down.
"A call to who?" Siana asked with an investigative stare as she walked towards me with interest.
"Stick around to find out," I replied before proceeding to call Rizen. I didn't really care if these three heard my conversation with Rizen, there was nothing to hide anyway. This isn't the barren and backwater Fourth Dimension after all, where people are ignorant and just beginning to catch glimpses of true power.
Rizen's holographic figure appeared in the holocube as he spoke to me in a somewhat rushed voice, "Brother, this is really not the best time for a call." Rizen said as he made quick work of an Immortal Blood Sect goon, "What is it."
"We have a problem. A big problem." I said bluntly.
"How bad is it," RIzen asked with a serious look on his face. He knew if I was saying that the problem was big, it was big and it was. If we didn't play our cards right, we could be dead before Azrael's three-year deadline expires.
"It's the worst-case scenario. Azrael is here." I revealed.
"WHAT?!" Rizen howled as Siana and the girl's face went pale.
"Yeah, he came to me right before I saw Lian and Tanya killing Micah and his goons. It seems that a Fallen is really here. Oh, and one of the sponsors is a Devil." I added, enjoying Rizen's face resembling the color of ash.
"How strong is the Devil?" Rizen asked, trying to figure out how we should move from here.
"I sensed no divinity from him so it's safe to say he is not a god or else that would be really bad. He was standing with the rest of the sponsors as an equal, so he is at the very least a peak Dao Emperor but is most likely in the Realm of World." I answered
Devils are known for their schemes so it really doesn't matter how weak a devil is since they can plot the deaths of enemies stronger than them. Devils are stronger than demons but they have smaller numbers compared to them, just like how Angels and Fallen are stronger than Demons and Devils but their numbers are even lower than theirs. Demons though have insane battle prowess, making them able to match up with devils and sometimes angels.
But what is happening in these three years that Azrael warned me about? Actually, why did he even tell me about it?
Based on the conversation we had it is clear that he is only interested in me because I'm an abyssal demon that can exist outside of the abyss, something deemed as impossible by many. He knows my name but that is normal since angels and devils can know the name of any being they look at. The only times they can't is if the person has an artifact or if the person is adept in karmic laws.
I have to spend these three years getting as much power as I can. I know I won't be able to change shit since there is no way I can become a god in those three years but I won't be as weak as I am now. I would for sure be in the Realm of Dao by that time, I should be between the peak of Dao Sublimination to the peak of Dao Emperor, whether I can make it to the Realm of World by that time or not is still a mystery but it seems unlikely.
As for the Royal Clan? Well, I definitely have to find out about that, it's not like I was not going to go to that universe in the future but for now, I should just focus on what is in front of me right now and not get distracted by these things. I won't try to break through to the fourth stage of Nascent Soul, I need to save up energy so that the next time I break through will be in the Realm of Dao instantly. It's not like it needs to break through in arcana anyway. I'm invincible in the Mortal Transformation Realm as I am now and once I break through to the Second Order of body cultivation I'll be able to battle against experts in the Realm of Dao. I still won't be able to beat Siana unless I decide to reveal my abyssal abilities but it's too early for that. I like keeping cards close to my chest.
I also need to decide what my main daos will be. Time and Space are my main doas of course and they always will be but that doesn't mean I can't add other paths. So far I want to add three more with them being Illusions, Blood, and Destruction but we'll see how it goes, for now, I need to focus.
"Where are you right now?" Rizen asked as he looked around the room trying to make guesses about the area.
"I'm on the ground floor of the academy. Ran into Tanya by the way." I said as I enjoyed the corner of Rizen's lip twitch a couple of times, "Lian is here as well she's fresh off killings some of Reynolds goons and you can clearly see Siana so I don't need to introduce her."
Rizen nodded his head and SIana and she nodded in return which put me in a state of shock for a slip second.
Seems like these two have history. Has Rizen been making plans with the Solar Dragons as well?
It honestly doesn't matter if he did or not, a lot of my plans have been scrapped thanks to Azrael's arrival and warning. I need to worry about myself right now, the rest can come later.
"Reynolds already knows they are dead but since they're pawns they can be replaced. I'm currently at the faction headquarters so I'm safe for now. If I were you I would get out of there as soon as possible though, the south side of the academy is the most dangerous and chaotic. Instructors and students are killing nonstop and It'll be a while before everything calms down."
"Alright, when everything is calm we can link up and discuss what we can do next. We have three years Rizen. Azrael gave me three years before everything goes to shit so we have to hurry." I warned as he nodded and hung up the call.
"The Angel of Death spoke to you?!" Siana questioned as she looked at me in both shock and doubt, "When?"
"When I first came to the lobby. It was right before Lian turned Micah to cinders." I answered, this dimension was near the peak, and although most were born here instead of ascending they should know of the Fallen.
"That's not important. We have to regroup with the rest of the seven, well six now that Zantar is crippled. Luckily I hacked into the mainframe of the academy after the orientation so we don't wave to search blindly." I pointed out as I opened the camera feeds and map on my holocube
"How did you get access to such things? I couldn't even get it no matter how much I bribed the mortals. I even offered them treasures that would allow them to cultivate." Siana questioned.
I smiled and answered, "The mortals of the academy are slaves of the Royal family. As you know, mortals are the lowest of slaves and most of them are used as breeding stock or hard labor, well, that's if they are not killed for fun by their masters. I'm guessing they finally found some use for them and placed them here. They should have slave seals that make them strictly follow orders and to no deviate or the seal will give them a painful death."
"So you got it from an insider who is close to the Royals. Who is it? Tell me and maybe I won't kill you after this is done?" Siana threatened with a sadistic sneer.
"Siana, I hope that just because you think that you are a Dao King that you can threaten me with death. I may be at Nascent Soul but I am not the average one by any means. Although I'm not your match and won't be able to defeat you let alone kill you, I will make damn sure you work for it. Besides we need each other right now."
Siana frowned and pursed her lips as she said, "How so? I can navigate the academy myself."
"Did you not hear what my brother said? We are in a Red Zone of the academy. Most of the teachers are in the Realm of Dao and had contributions to the war, most of them you will have to struggle to defeat and that's if you battle them one on one. If you get jumped you will be forced to escape and while I'm sure you have many methods of escape with you do you have faith that you will be able to use them before you take a hit from any of them? Let's also not mention the second and third-year students who would die to get a taste of you. Remember, there are no rules here, your background means nothing."
"YOU!"
"I'm just speaking the truth, you think I want to piss off the Solar Dragon Princess who's in the Realm of Dao? Especially when the sponsors are watching everything that is happening right now?" I asked as I gave SIana a glare that sent her words right back down her throat.
I scrolled through all the camera feeds until I finally found one where one of the seven was finally found, Jerena was the closest to us and was being pinned down by the extermination squad that was targeting her.
It seems that they took special care when it came to Jerena. She was the most arrogant and overbearing other than Zantar so she made a lot of enemies, especially of the Immortal Blood Sect. There were stories of how she would castrate the male members who looked at her with lust and how she would disfigure the female members or throw them into the dungeons of her family to be used by the worst of their prisoners.
"Jerena is the closest to us. She's on the southeast end of the academy, we have to hurry though. She seems pinned down and it won't be long until she can't hold up." I said as I turned around and made headway to Jerena's location while the other three followed me.
"Why does it have to be her of all people?" Lian groaned in annoyance, "She's going to be a serious bitch after we save her and she's ungrateful as well."
"Tell me about it." Tanya responded in agreement, "One of the geniuses of our sect won a tournament where she was in attendance, after he won he proposed to her in front of everybody. She responded by cutting off his head shredding his body to pieces and throwing the pieces to his sect brothers. They fell into madness and attacked her but they all failed and died. Who would've thought that the top genius of a noble and elegant clan such as the Dark Phoenixes would be so spartan."
"Fucking women. I swear you guys talk shit behind other's backs but when together you act like sworn sisters. You guys are cultivators, not princesses of a mortal kingdom. If you don't like the bitch then just say it to her face. You guys didn't like Zantar but when he made lustful remarks towards you two and asked you both to be his concubine all you did was yell in anger. But when he talked shit to me he got fucking emasculated. Fuck, grow a pair and just fucking tell her!"
"SHUT THE FUCK UP HAKARI!" The three beautiful women yelled in unison.