When he saw the scryer recording, he was once again left speechless. Although he couldn't sense Ace's realm from the video, there were many other points he was able to tell. The first was just a suspicion based on the Demi-God's claim of Ace being a Full God, and that was the fact that he had already started fusing six laws as a Full God.
The next was arguably the most important piece of news, and it had everything to do with the giant sun hovering over Ace's back.
There are many powerful Clans in the various Divine Realms, and of them, several had incredibly powerful bloodlines, such as the four branches of the Four Divine Beast Clan, but as far as bloodlines went, there was none more powerful than the Divine Plane of Darkness' Viz Clan, or at least that was the case before they were suddenly exterminated almost 200 years ago.
Still, as soon as he saw that Visual Manifestation, he understood that he had to be a descendant of the Viz Clan and a pretty pure-blooded one at that. The only thing that still didn't make sense was the colour of Ace's skin – it was common knowledge that those from the Viz clan were black.
Still, it wasn't impossible. He assumed that Ace was just a long-lost branch member who just happened to awaken an extremely pure level of bloodline by chance.
It would also make sense that he had started fusing six laws at the Full God Realm. A genius of that clan would definitely choose to follow such a path. Having come to that conclusion, he hurriedly paid the little Demi-God what the Demi-God saw as a fortune before hurrying to let his branch manager know.
Though he wasn't quite at the Commander level, the Violet-Cloud Prefecture's KSC branch manager was still an expert at the level of a 7-Star Seeker. In fact, he himself was infinitely close to the Commander level, which was why, as soon as he got the news, he didn't hesitate to spread his Godrealm over the city and directly inform Lord Violet-Cloud.
An ear-shattering roar erupted from the castle in the centre of the city, along with a bloodthirsty aura most could only describe as utterly terrifying.
Still, while Violet-Cloud was up in arms over the loss of his disciple, Ace and his group were training peacefully in the mountains they had made their own.
In the end, they spent 15 years in the mountains. In that time, they all made some form of improvements, but none quite as big as Killian and Leona. Although she hadn't made a breakthrough in her Realm, thanks to her mutated bond with Ace, she had successfully started fusing her fourth profound mystery of fire.
As for Killian, he had finally managed to break through to the Full God Realm in the Edict of Destruction. To most, having an additional Full God Clone wouldn't bring too much of a jump in power, but as a three-way soul-mutate, that simple breakthrough brought his strength to that of a 7-Star Seeker.
As it stood, he was the most powerful member of the group, or at least provided Amira doesn't summon her Visual Manifestation and Ace doesn't use his [Willpower]. Either way, the group now had two more 7-Star Seekers.
Aside from them, Ace, Mira, and Fatty also made a couple of breakthroughs of their own. For Julius, he was able to reach a satisfactory level in the art of formations. Although he was still only just starting to scratch the surface, he was still able to draw up a few low-level formations, such as the invisibility formation Julius drew over their mountains, keeping their position a secret from all the roaming bandits and potential enemies that flew nearby.
As for Ace and Mira, both had increased their comprehension of mysteries and Concepts, but their biggest breakthrough came from their mastering "[The Dual Battle Tactics]."
Right now, excluding his [Willpower], when going all out, Ace had the power of an ordinary 7-Star Seeker, and Amira 6-Stars, but when using "[The Dual Battle Tactics]," Amira's personal power entered the 7-Star level, and Ace's jumped directly to the very peak of the 7-Star level.
Aside from that, because of his constant nourishment and usage of it when practising his [Blazing Glaive Art], Ace's Godspark Glaive had become a genuine Full God Artefact.
Though it was now the same level as his former Glaive, the difference in power they allowed him to emit couldn't even be mentioned in the same breath.
Finally, though, it was time to embark on the next part of their adventure. Starting with a visit to the closest major city to pick up some supplies and also to drop off Qimai and Weslor, both of whom were adults now.
Though they were reluctant to part with their new family, Qimai and Weslor understood that if they were to go with them, they would only drag them down, especially as they were only saints. Even though they were both very talented in their own rights, both having started comprehending their own Concepts – taught by Kannal – they were only saints.
Kannal gave them a storage ring filled with a million Fatestones before telling them he would drop them off at Violet-Cloud Prefecture – so they could continue their training in peace there – along with Ace and Amira, leaving Killian and Leona to protect the others.
Even though after the incident at Firm Nail Town, Ace and the others travelled thousands of miles in the complete opposite direction, the closest major city was still the Violet Cloud Prefecture, making that their chosen destination.
It had been 15 years since Ace had killed Gurman. As far as he was concerned, that was more than enough time for any turmoil to blow over; as such, when they entered the city, they didn't bother to hide their faces. Unfortunately, Ace had greatly underestimated Gurman's importance.
They successfully managed to pay the entrance fee to enter the city, but after Ace led his group inside, it suddenly clicked where he recognised Ace's face. It was from the various wanted pictures hung up all over the city.
Lucky for him, he hadn't recognised Ace's face until the group had already passed, or Ace and Amira would have sensed his turbulent emotions.
The guard hurried to inform the Lord Prefect that the man he had been chasing for so long had actually entered their city.
At the same time, Ace and his group were making their way through the city, marvelling at its design, having never seen such technology. Well, Ace had, in his previous world, but that was almost 200 years ago. He could see that it was all working via the use of formations instead of electricity, but it didn't make it any less impressive.
Suddenly, Amira caught sight of Ace's wanted poster with a bounty of a million Fatestones.
Seeing it, Ace couldn't help but sigh helplessly, admitting he had underestimated Gurman's value to the city.
Just when he was about to lead the group away to escape before trouble found them, he felt a very powerful Godrealm sweep over him. Sensing the dense killing intent that came with it, he immediately understood he had been discovered.
As his soul was still only at the Full God Realm, Kannal hadn't discovered the Godrealm sweeping over them, but as soon as he saw Ace's body tense and the dignified expression on his face, he knew that whatever was coming was a serious threat.
Kannal hurriedly took Qimai and Weslor, dragging them through the air as he hurriedly flew away as fast as possible.
Even though Ace appeared to be dignified, Kannal had unwavering trust in Ace and his ability to handle whatever appeared in front of him, but anyone able to cause such a reaction in Ace was undoubtedly a top-tier expert, at least at the level of a 7-Star Seeker.
Not only was it unsafe for Qimai and Weslor, two mere saints, to be anywhere near such a fight, as just the shockwaves from a battle at that level would be able to snuff out their lives, but Ace also wouldn't be able to go all out whilst having to worry about their safety.
Unfortunately, the moment Lord Violet-Cloud learned of Ace's arrival, he had hurriedly alerted his men. As Lord Violet-Cloud locked onto Ace, the rest of the Seekers he had his disposal all locked onto Kannal and the (now) teens.
Over a dozen powerful High Gods appeared in the sky above Ace's head, hurriedly chasing after Kannal.
Thankfully, as an expert in the Laws of Wind, speed and agility were two of the attributes Kannal prided himself on. He was able to pull away from most of those chasing him. Unfortunately, there was one among the group who was particularly powerful.
Ace and Amira were both able to instantly tell that the man had reached the 6-Star level and, therefore, was a little too powerful for Kannal as he was now.
It had to be understood that after awakening his Godrealm, Ace initially believed that his [Observation] would become less relevant as his Godrealm covered a lot of the same functions, but then he realised that he could actually fuse them together. Upon doing so, it gave him three unique abilities.
It allowed him to examine the nature of those in his Godrealm as long as their souls were no stronger than his, meaning that he could sense what element or edicts they used as well as the exact level they had reached, i.e. how many mysteries they had fused.
It allowed him to indiscriminately scan those within his Godrealm without them realising, provided the power of their soul was equal to his or weaker. (Most can only scan those at a lower realm without being sensed. (Demi-Gods can't sense Full Gods, Full Gods can't sense High Gods, High Gods can't sense Paragons, etc…))
It allows him to sense the elemental laws around him with even greater clarity.
Ace immediately told Amira to go, as he'd be able to hold his opponent off until she got back.
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