With Elaine having defeated Mother's projection, she was promptly healed, and her Qi reserves were quickly refilled, only for a young woman's projection to suddenly manifest opposite of where Elaine was standing; however, the surprise of many, the young woman, she was an Angel, just like Lucifer.
'Hmm, that's unexpected.' Mused Elif lightly with a raised eyebrow as he gazed at the beautiful angel standing opposite of Elaine.
While surprising, Elaine didn't seem to care and attacked how she's always done, though her opponent managed to just narrowly evade her first attack, which makes her the only opponent up until now to do so, excluding Mother since she didn't immediately attack her. From the first few clashes, the opponent was stronger than Mother, but not by much, not enough to the point where I would consider her a challenge to Elaine, but it was evident she would take a little bit of time to defeat, which was fine by me; I quiet enjoyed watching Elaine fight.
"Mhm… Delicious." Muttered Elif softly as he licked his lips while staring at Elaine, her serious expression stirring waves within his heart.
Elaine truly was a one-of-a-kind woman; she was practically flawless, though she was my sister, so it was only expected. However, while I was imagining all the things she and I would do once we returned home after this, I noticed someone else had reached Mother's projection just shortly after she tasted her first defeat, though when I realized who it was, I couldn't help but click my tongue in annoyance.
"Tsk, it's that fool; Spica and Hayat have already been defeated by Mother; what makes him think he can defeat her?" Remarked Alexander lightly in slight annoyance as he rested his cheek on his fist while watching Comet fight Maria.
The bastard had gotten decently stronger since I lost fought him as he was actually able to give Mother a challenging fight, causing me to roll my eyes since even I couldn't tell who'd win this fight; however, while watching him, I furrowed my brows, finding something off about him.
"Idonea, look at Comet, and tell me what you see." Ordered Elif lightly with a slight frown as he narrowed his eyes at the spire, his words causing Idonea to raise an eyebrow before nodding.
"Hmm, his aura, your Highness… His aura it's different, though I can't exactly figure out why." Stated Idonea with a slight frown as she furrowed her brows in confusion, causing Elif to nod faintly.
"I thought so, though if even you can't figure it out…" Remarked Elif lightly as he rubbed his chin with a thoughtful expression while gazing at Comet, who struggled against Maria, though she was the same.
Someone's aura represents many things, such as your personality, dao heart, cultivation technique, understanding of the dao, etc. There are many things, and a slight change in any one of those will cause someone's aura to faintly change, so it's not surprising for me to exit my room and notice Marley, Idonea, or Ember's aura has slightly changed. However, if it were just a slight change, I wouldn't have felt anything was off, nor would Idonea have said anything.
'Hmm, we'll have to wait until he exits the spire; I'll have Idonea approach him; hopefully, when up close, she'll be able to figure it out.' Mused Elif lightly as he tapped his chin before shaking his head, leaving that matter for another time.
Since Elaine was having an easier time against her opponent, she ended up defeating the angel first, causing me to smile as I momentarily forgot about Comet; with her victory, she would now be going to the seventeenth floor. With her injuries healed and Qi reserves refilled, Elaine promptly vanished from the room, confusing everyone watching since her opponent still appeared, and it just so happened to be a dragon, of course, in a more humanoid form.
However, Elaine didn't vanish from the room; she simply vanished from my divine sense as she entered deep within the void, concealing herself from everyone; not even I could pin-point her location, though if I focused hard enough, I would be able to sense her general location, and that's what her opponent seemed to be doing.
Like the bewitching assassin she was, Elaine used this chance to strike, attacking her opponent from seemingly every direction, though those were mere phantoms of her attack created by her intense killing aura; her real attack was the scythe on his right, which he noticed and quickly evaded, narrowly escaping death, though unfortunately for him, he was forced to give up his arm to escape death.
Elaine may not have succeeded in killing her opponent, but the loss of an arm within the first exchange would give her a massive advantage in the battle to come, and it was pretty much guaranteed that she'd win this. While Elaine and the Dragon intensely fought for victory, I shifted my focus back towards Comet and Mother as the battle was finally coming to an end, and unfortunately, it looked like he would just narrowly emerge victorious.
However, just as Comet was about to defeat Mother's projection, to everyone's alarm, including my own, he grabbed her chin and passionately kissed her for several long seconds before he finally killed her.
"HAHAHA! Call me Daddy, you fucker Elif!" Stated Comet with a wicked smile as he lifted his head while laughing like a mad man.
"W-W-Would you like me to remove that part from the crystal ball?" Asked Maxim softly as he glanced at Elif, whose Qi suddenly exploded out of his body in unbridled fury, destroying the booth and shaking the entire coliseum.
"How dare he so gravely disrespect Mother! How. Dare. He." Muttered Elif furiously with a wrathful expression, his Qi further intensifying while he subconsciously suppressed every disciple with his monumental amount of Qi.
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"Hahahahah, what a crazy bastard! I quite like him; too bad I'll have to kill him. I'm sure we could've become friends." Remarked Aurora with crazy laughter as he wiped the tears streaming down his face while glancing at the spire, watching Comet fight against the Angel, which he was losing too.
"However… Such a colossal amount of Qi, I've never seen anything like it." Muttered Aurora solemnly as he shifted his focus to Elif, whose entire being was shrouded within his rampant purple Qi.
"Tsk… He's going to be a problem in the future." Said Aurora in annoyance as he rubbed his horn and looked at Elif, thinking of ways to weaken or eliminate him while he exited his booth, flying towards the spire.
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"Heh, good, that stupid Elf deserves to be defiled and humiliated by a pathetic human." Said Tiamat with a faint grin as she bared her teeth while glaring at Comet, only to glance at Elif with a scowl.
"Tsk, fucking knife-eared bastard… How can a pathetic Elf be so… Powerful!?" Exclaimed Tiamat furiously as she clenched her fists before slamming them on the armrest, destroying her throne, prompting her to stand up while fixedly eyeing Elif.
"I refuse to have some tree-hugging mongrel species be stronger than me! I REFUSE!" Stated Tiamat angrily as she looked at Elif before smashing through the window, heading right for the spire.
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"So this is true strength? To think I thought it lay in his sword, yet even without it, I'm entirely confident he could beat me." Said Cordelia softly as she looked at Elif with a complicated expression before glancing at her own sword, only to sigh.
"Tch, fucking human! How dare he humiliate the Empress like that!?" Remarked Suscila in anger as she looked at Comet within the spire, causing Cordelia to softly shake her head.
"Calm yourself, Suscila; he will be getting whatever comes his way when he exits the spire. Though I think it's about time we enter the spire, with Elif's outburst, we're free to enter." Stated Cordelia lightly as she patted Suscila's shoulder while flying towards the spire, causing her to huff before following behind her.
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"Such a rude thing to do; Elif may be your enemy, but such underhanded tactics are rather despicable." Muttered Lucifer with a shake of his head as he sat within the stands of the coliseum, the only disciple capable of resisting Elif's suppression.
'Yes, I will agree with you on that, but he did so cause he believes he's safe while within the Realm Sect; however, to humiliate and disrespect his own Mother and the Empress, Prince Elif will not take kindly to that at all.' Said an old yet wise voice in a tone of disgust within Lucifer's mind as she sighed, causing Lucifer to nod.
"Well, I think now is the perfect time to enter the spire; besides, I'd rather not be present when everything unfolds." Said Lucifer lightly as he stood up and floated towards the spire alongside Tiama, Cordelia, and Aurora.
'Though to wield such power, I sincerely hope we don't become enemies anytime soon.' Thought Lucifer with furrowed brows as he glanced at Elif, barely able to make out his silhouette thanks to his intense Qi.
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I saw those four enter the spire, but I didn't care; all my focus was on Comet as I patiently waited for him to be defeated so I could deal with him myself. To dare humiliate the Empress of my Empire, my very Mother, in such a disrespectful way? I'll ensure he never dares to try that again.
'I'll make sure to engrave it into your soul.' Thought Elif with cold fury as he stared at Comet, patiently waiting for his chance.