When Roma heard this, tears streamed down her delicate, beautiful face once more.
"Thank you, but I'll manage on my own. I don't want to cause you any trouble,"
Roma said with a smile, though her tears betrayed the depth of her emotions.
It was the first time she had felt such care since her family's death.
Raed wiped away her tears and said,
"You're my wife. No matter what troubles you may cause, I'll always stand by your side. And as long as you're with that young girl, Sarah, no one will dare to approach you."
Roma blushed at the mention of being his wife but grew curious about Sarah.
"Is Sarah really that strong?"
"I don't know for sure, but she is extremely mysterious and has an emperor-like demeanor. "
"After she awakened her memories, I'm certain she's the only one who knows who I am, but I won't ask her because I'm not worthy of knowing."
Upon hearing this, Roma looked at Raed with sadness and gently placed her hand on his cheek.
"I'll stay by your side until you discover who you truly are."
"Ha ha, thank you."
"I'm going to train for a while. Wait here."
Raed moved to a corner of the cave, retrieved the Celestial Sacrifice Pills, and began taking them one by one while activating the Tyrant Celestial Emperor Technique.
The pills entered the first celestial gate and were immediately absorbed, slowly opening the gate and releasing a gradual flow of energy that resulted in a complete overhaul and strengthening of his body.
This energy connected with other surrounding whirlwinds, creating another storm that led to further breakthroughs.
"Boom..."
A deafening explosion reverberated through the cave as a torrent of overwhelming energy swept through the space, causing Meng Meng and Roma to be thrown, though Roma managed to anchor them with wooden roots from the ground.
"What kind of energy is this? It's so majestic, powerful, and destructively intense. Raed must be enduring immense pain,"
Roma thought, her heart aching for him as she saw the struggle in his eyes.
Meanwhile, at the Hizaji family residence, the elder who had been chasing Raed arrived, injured and exhausted.
It took him half a day to get there, but upon arrival, he was stopped at the gate by a guard who said coldly:
"Step aside, old man. No beggars are allowed near the family."
Shocked and furious, the elder snapped,
"You ignorant fool, I am the Grand Elder. Step aside quickly; I have no time for this."
"Hmph, how dare you claim to be a Grand Elder? You should piss on your face and look at yourself in the puddle."
Enraged by the insult and the guard's lack of recognition, the Grand Elder waved his hand and immediately killed the guard.
"Filth, can't you even recognize me? You don't deserve to live. Do you know who I am?"
He demanded from another guard, who, though initially shocked, answered calmly,
"You are the Grand Elder."
The elder waved his hand, turning the second guard into a mist of blood as well.
"How can this scum be the Grand Elder? You're nothing but trash."
The Grand Elder entered the leader's room and recounted the events. After a while, the clan leader emerged with a perplexed expression, as if he didn't quite believe the Grand Elder's story.
The Hizaji family leader quickly headed towards the royal family to report the incident.
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Two days later, another breakthrough occurred, and the energy was even stronger than before, leaving Roma astounded.
"It seems my future husband is far from ordinary."
"You should thank me, my lady... Hehe."
The young girl chuckled mischievously, causing Roma to pinch her own cheeks in surprise.
Three days later, another breakthrough took place, reaching the eighth level.
After about seven days, Raed broke through once more, this time reaching the ninth level of Qi condensation.
"As expected, I seem to need ten levels. But why? It must be due to my body, the technique, and the Celestial Bead working together."
"It makes sense that I don't have a dantian. In fact, without the Celestial Bead, my body would have exploded instantly. It preserves this overwhelming star power as if it were its own child."
"My body has been strengthened to handle this power, and the space around the bead is larger than usual, so I need another storm to fill the void around the celestial bead. But isn't the limit nine levels?!"
Raed looked at the celestial gate, now open 90%.
"Oh, this is good, but I can't see anything inside except a mist of strange stellar energy. It seems to be full of stellar energy, but the barrier surrounding the gate prevents it from escaping."
"I'm really grateful for this barrier, or I would have died if this energy had leaked into my body. But what will I do after it's fully opened? And what's that sound of shattered shelves inside?"
Everything about this technique is incredibly perplexing, yet terrifyingly powerful. How could someone develop such a horrifying technique, and how formidable must the person be?!
After finishing his training, Raed emerged from the depths of the cave to find that Roma had prepared many dishes for him and Meng Meng, which made him very happy.
He sat down to eat with them and decided to train here for a while. Ten days had passed, and they could train for some time longer.
"This time, I need to train with the heavy sword. Let's find a technique first among these many memories."
"Hmm, yes, this suits my power and intent well, and it grows with your continued development. 'Heaven-Slaying Sword'—what a tyrannical name."
"First, you must have the courage to slay the heavens. Here, 'heavens' refers to the Celestial Dao, not the sky. The sky is an unbreakable ceiling; it is the void that breaks, but the heavens are the universe's ceiling."
"I believe my dominant intent has that courage. If the Celestial Dao stands in my way, I will shatter it."
At that moment, as Raed finished speaking, a dark cloud appeared outside the cave. Raed sensed it, stepped outside, and observed the cloud calmly until it vanished.
He returned to studying the technique for a day, grasped the heavy sword, and swung it through the air.
"Heaven-Slaying Sword, First Form."
A brilliant, starry light shot from the sword, causing a slight distortion in the space around it.
The effect shocked Raed; if someone at the peak of the Blood Condensation Realm were present, they would be instantly shattered into pieces.
However, Raed coughed up blood immediately afterward and sustained internal injuries.
"It seems it requires a strong body to endure this immense power. Hmm, it really suits me"