《SSS Ranked Transmigration: Taming Beauties and The Beasts!》


 Chapter 1 Activating the System

    In a humble wooden house, the crackling fire in the stone stove cast dancing shadows across the wooden walls, while the sound of distant conversations could be heard.


    On a wooden bed slept a handsome young man with white hair, about 180 cm tall, dressed in a gorgeous ck robe.


    Cain awoke from his slumber, his blue eyes fluttering open to the scene of an unfamiliar ce.


    ''Huh? Where is this? Didn''t I drown in the sea because I had cramps while snorkeling before?'' Cain thought to himself.


    A secondter, memories rushed into his mind.


    "Oh, so I died and transmigrated into this body, which belonged to the youngest prince of the rion kingdom, who died after being poisoned and stabbed in the chest by his fiancee. What a sad way to die." Cain muttered to himself as he sat on the bed and looked around.


    "Wait a second, rion Kingdom? This name sounds familiar. Lemme think¡­" Cain frowned, closing his eyes as he tried to recall his memory.


    After a few moments, he finally recalled where he had heard about this kingdom''s particr name.


    rion Kingdom was apparently just the name of a kingdom that would be destroyed in a novel that he had read a few years ago.


    He remembered the ce only because one of the strongest characters, who wouldter be apanion of the protagonist, originated from here.


    In the novel, that person hadn''t awakened his talent yet. It wasn''t until after the kingdom''s destruction that he left for a neighboring realm to undergo the awakening ceremony.


    Cain sighed after recalling as much as he could from the novel. "I only remember the important stuff. I read it years ago, and it wasn''t even finished at the time. I got distracted by other novels and never picked it back up."


    ''However, the most important thing that I could remember is when the era of Godes. So, I have to prepare for that time as there would be countless opportunities, which I shouldn''t miss if I want to survive at that time since this world would be chaotic and I need to be strong as soon as possible.'' Cain''s eyes lit up as he thought of his main n.


    He then thought of an idea and talked in his heart, "System? Are you there? My cheat ability? Hello? I''m awake now, can you grant me the cheat or something?"


    After a few moments of silence, Cain''s face became solemn as he thought that he was doomed because he didn''t receive his cheat system like any other protagonist when they were transmigrated into a novel.


    ''Fck, Seriously? No system or something? Am I just an extra doomed to be cannon fodder?" He cursed inwardly but soon shook his head.


    "No. I refuse to ept that."


    Cain had been so focused on the idea of getting a system that he''d momentarily forgotten about the fact that the prince hadn''t awakened his talent. The prince had chosen to avoid the kingdom''s power struggle, preferring a quiet life instead.


    In this world, most people awakened their talents at the age of 18 during an official ceremony. But as a prince, Cain could use the kingdom''s awakening stone whenever he wished.


    The problem was, the prince was supposed to be "dead," and whoever wanted him gone likely knew it. He couldn''t just return to the pce recklessly without a n.


    "Crack.."


    When Cain was still thinking about his n, he heard a slight cracking sound and immediately looked in the door direction.


    Cain then noticed a cute little girl with pointy ears, indicating that she was an elf, and she appeared to be around 9 years old, dressed in in worn-out brown clothes and heading inside the house with a bucket of water in her small hands.


    When she found Cain sitting on the bed, she eximed in amazement,


    "Ahhh! You''re awake!"


    "Why are you sitting up? You need to lie down and rest so your wounds can heal faster!" She then dropped the bucket of water and ran with a worried expression towards him.


    When Cain saw that, he felt a sudden warmth in his heart, mixed with sadness.


    The little girl reminded him of his younger brother back on Earth, who would have been about her age if he were still alive.


    But then he became confused when he realized that the little girl mentioned his wounds when he didn''t feel any pain and felt that his body was perfectly fine.


    "What are you talking about? I''m fine." Cain fist bumped his chest and stood up to let the little girl see that he was fine.


    The little girl was cutely dumbfounded, with her mouth opening wide as she couldn''t believe what she saw.


    "What about your wounds in your chest? Is it already healed?" The little girl asked with a confused face as she remembered that yesterday when the people in the vige helped in changing Cain''s clothes back after she washed it since it was full of blood before, the wound was still there and hadn''t healed.


    ''Oh, right. I was stabbed by that bitch before.'' Cain then checked his body and found that there was no wound, but there were still bandages enveloping his chest.


    ¡­


    After talking for a while, Cain learned that the girl''s name was Sylvia.


    She exined that she had found him floating in a river while fishing and had pulled him to shore.


    Fortunately, the river was a small river, the current was not strong, and his body was near the shore, so Sylvia helped him to the shore quite easily.


    She then checked his condition and knew that he was still alive, but she immediately became afraid and confused when she saw that he had stab wound in his chest.


    As she didn''t know what to do, Sylvia then ran as fast as she could towards the vige, as she wanted to find help from the others.


    "So, Big Brother Cain¡­ What are you going to do now that you''re healed?" Sylvia asked anxiously as she bit her lower lip cutely.


    "Well, I have some business in Eldoria City, so I''ll be heading there." Cain replied with a smile as he knew what Sylvia was worried about.


    Her older sister had left as she wanted to find a job in the capital four years ago, because she was already 15 years old at the time and have to start paying taxes if she wanted to stay in the vige anyway, that''s why she decided to go there so that she could also save some money for Sylvia''s future.


    In this world, you will be given shelter and food if you are an orphan, which was the case to Sylvia and her big sister since their mother died when she gave birth to Sylvia and their dad died when he was hunting a spirit beast as he was a warrior a few years after their mother died.


    "Don''t worry, I will be back here after I''m done with my business there." Cain patted Sylvia''s head softly as she was reminding him of his deceased little brother and his own situation back then on Earth.


    "Really? But my sister had also said that and still hasn''te back even after 4 years." Sylvia said with a sad face as she was about to cry too.


    "I promise I will be back after I''m done with my business, I will even help you find your sisterter." Cain petted her hair as he tried to console her so that she wouldn''t cry.


    "Really? You promise you wille back and help me find my sister?" Sylvia''s eyes lit up when she heard that Cain was even trying to help her find her older sister.


    "Yeah, I promise." Cain nodded with a smile as he rubbed Sylvia''s hair.


    "Thank you, Big Brother Cain." Sylvia then jumped into Cain''s arms and hugged him, as she really felt grateful towards Cain.


    ¡­


    "What are you doing, Sylvia?" Cain asked when he noticed that Sylvia went under the bed, taking out a bucket before looking like she was watering something in the bucket.


    "Huh? I am just feeding the egg that I found a few months ago." Sylvia then answered as she looked at Cain, who was grilling two fish in front of the stone stove.@@novelbin@@


    "Feeding an egg? what do you feed it with?" Cain asked as he was curious.


    "Of course with water since I don''t have a lot of money and don''t know what eggs usually eat." Sylvia replied as she looked at Cain innocently.


    Cain onlyughed and shook his head before continuing to ask, "What egg is that? Can I see it?"


    Cain became interested as he knew that this world was filled with beast masters who tamed a strong beast to be their contracted beast.


    However, he was only interested because this would be the first time he would see a beast egg if the egg that Sylvia found was the beast egg, and he knew that even if the egg was one, the beast was probably a weak beast.


    "Wow, what a beautiful beast egg." Cain said as he looked at the egg in the bucket that was as white as snow, and the egg had a bumpy structure that looked like a scale.


    Cain then moved his hand as he wanted to touch the egg.


    However, what he didn''t expect was that as soon as his fingers made contact, a mechanical voice echoed in his mind, and a translucent disy appeared before him.


    [Ding! A tameable beast has been detected, do you want to bind it to be your contracted beast?]


    [Ding! Awakening the host''s talent.]


    [Ding! Unique SSS-Ranked Primordial Beast Master Talent!]


    [Ding! Error has been detected.]


    [Ding! Finding a solution.]


    [Ding! Merging the host''s talent with the system...]


    [Ding! Merger sessful.]


    [Ding! Activating the Extra''s Harem Gacha System!]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host, you have received an appropriate wee gift pack since you are too WEAK at the moment.]

 Chapter 2 Opening the Welcome Gift Pack

    [Ding! Automatically opening the wee gift pack¡­]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 1x High-level Special Summon Pool.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 1x guaranteed best reward from the current Lottery Pool]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining a Mid-level Beast Space.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 100,000 Evolution Points]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 10,000 Gacha Points]


    Notifications Continuously rang in Cain''s mind.


    Cain was in disbelief, his eyes widened as he looked at the system''s notification in front of him.


    ''Finally, my cheat has activated. But, what''s with that name? Extra''s Harem Gacha System? How is this supposed to make me stronger?


    Fortunately, I awakened my Unique SSS-Ranked Primordial Beast Master Talent, so whatever that system is, at least I should be able to be stronger using my own talent.'' Cain thought to himself as his focus was focused on the system''s name part.


    In this world, talent''s ranks were divided from F, E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, SSS.


    F rank is the lowest, while SSS rank is the highest. Additionally, each rank is further divided into subcategories:


    S-, S, and S+@@novelbin@@


    The "-" indicates the lowest tier within the rank, while the "+" represents the highest.


    Only a few people had awakened SSS rank, and the MC in the novel he was transmigrated into had also awakened a really strong SSS rank that he thought was too overpowered.


    As Cain tried to remember more about his past life memory regarding the novel he was transmigrated into, he was surprised to hear an unfamiliar voice ringing in his head.


    "With the help of the system, you can be stronger in two main ways,"


    A mechanical voice, the same one that delivered the system notifications, rang in his head, as if responding to his thoughts.


    "The first way is to be stronger as a beast master as this was ording to your SSS rank talent. However, as your talent has merged with the system, the way you be stronger is rather simple, as long as you have Evolution Points, you can directly upgrade your contracted beast to its limit aptitude.


    When your contracted beast has reached its limit, you can also upgrade its aptitude through evolution guided by the system. Moveover, you would gain some of the beast''s strength from the feedback as the Beast Master, and you will also be able to use its abilities and get its attribute talent."


    "The second way is to have sex with someone, and the stronger the person you have sex with, the more benefits you will receive, as you will be randomly given a percentage of¡­"


    "Big Brother Cain, why are you spacing out? What''s wrong?" Sylvia shook Cain''s hand and pulled him back to reality as she saw that he was in a daze and became worried that something went wrong because he touched the egg.


    "Huh? I am fine, I was just thinking about something else, Sylvia." Cain was surprised a bit before smiling and patting Sylvia''s head softly to reassure her.


    "Okay then, I thought something went wrong when you touched the egg." Sylvia sighed as she felt relieved after hearing it.


    "Not at all. In fact, you helped me a lot by showing me the egg and letting me touch it." Cain smiled as he really felt grateful because of Sylvia that he awakened his system.


    Because after thinking about it for a bit, he awakened a system just by touching a beast egg, and if it''s not by coincidence like this, Cain wouldn''t know until when he would awaken his system.


    Since even if he awakened his talent using an awakened stone, he might not even awaken his cheat system.


    Let alone the fact that it was a challenge in itself to do that since there was someone who wanted to kill him, and Cain was sure that it might be one of the princes or princesses doing that as that person could even implicate his ex fiancee who still has some power in this kingdom.


    "How did I help you when you only see and touch the egg?" Slyvia became confused and asked with a cute face.


    "It''s a secret." Cain grinned as he put his index finger to his lips in a teasing gesture.


    "Hmmmpph!" Sylvia pouted unhappily as she crossed her hands and looked at the side.


    "Hahahaha¡­ All you need to know is that I''ll be able to get stronger faster and help you find your sister sooner too." Cainughed when he saw that and patted her head as he exined that he could find her big sister faster because of her.


    "Really? You''re not lying, right?" Sylvia immediately became excited when he heard it before making a cute frowning face as she thought that he lied to her and only said that to reassure her.


    "Of course, I''m not lying. Do you want proof?" Cain asked with a smile.


    "Mmm.. hmm¡­" Sylvia nodded excitedly.


    "Let''s eat first. Look, the fish is starting to burn on one side." Cain said before flipping the fish and scratching the burned part of the fish.


    "Hmmph, okay then." Sylvia pouted as she put aside the bucket that contained the egg and sat beside Cain.


    Cain then asked the system to exin it to him once again as he was interrupted by Sylvia before, and he also asked about all of the system functions in one go.


    He also reminded Sylvia that he wanted to think about something seriously so that he wouldn''t be disturbed while digesting the information that he would get from the system as well as he was also going to make a n ordingly for the future.


    ¡­


    After digesting a lot of information and making a n while eating together with Sylvia, Cain then talked for a bit, such as revealing his real identity as the youngest prince of the kingdom, which shocked Sylvia and made her happy since she thought that the prince of the kingdom would definitely be able to find her sister faster with his power.


    Cain also asked Sylvia if she would be willing to sell him the egg but let him pay herter since he didn''t have anything on him at the moment.


    To his relief, she agreed easily to his request, which made his heart be warm and sad at the same time because she could get fooled if she met a bad person instead of him.


    That was another reason he chose to reveal his identity¡ªto reassure her further that he could be trusted.


    Afterwards, Cain and Sylvia left the vige, heading towards the ce where she had found and rescued him.


    As they walked, Cain marveled at the beauty of the fantasy world around him.


    Since this was an Elven vige, he saw elves everywhere, each one captivating in their own way.


    Despite already meeting Sylvia, Cain couldn''t help but feel awed, and he remembered his beautiful elven servant whom he wanted to ask something to confirm his spection.


    When they had arrived at the riverside, Cain then put the bucket and removed the clothes that he used to close the bucket so that other people wouldn''t see inside of it.


    "Step back, Sylvia." Cain said with a smile as he rubbed her hair softly.


    Subsequently, he bit his thumb, dropped a blood on the egg, and waited.


    The blood that dropped on the egg slowly seeped into the egg.


    A few secondster,


    "Crack!"


    "Crack!"


    "Crack!"

 Chapter 3 The First Contracted Beast

    Crack after crack appeared on the egg, and as a part of the shell fell off, a small head popped out from it.


    He looked around curiously and finally stopped when he saw Cain.


    Feeling an inexplicable connection between them, more cracks appeared, and finally, the little guy broke out of the shell and jumped into Cain''s embrace.


    The little guy was an Ice Dragon around 25 cm long and 17 cm tall, with shimmering silver-blue scales that made him look gorgeous.


    He also has tiny, cute horns just beginning to sprout from his head, and wings, though small, had a translucent, frosty membrane, appearing as if carved from pure ice.


    The little guy rubbed his head on Cain''s chest and enjoyed the feeling of being embraced by his master.


    Cain was extremely happy, as he couldn''t ask for more since his first contracted beast was an Ice Dragon, and he couldn''t help but imagine how majestic he would be when he rode his gorgeous Ice Dragon.


    He also didn''t know why, but his connection with him was really close, like a father and a son, despite the fact that he never had a child in his past life as he was dead when he was in his mid-20s.


    While Cain was still petting the little guy, he saw that Sylvia immediately came in front of him and looked at the little dragon for a few seconds before asking him with a cute face as she spread her arms widely.


    "Big brother Cain, can I hug the little dragon too, pweaasseee???"


    "Hahaha, okay. Just give me a second." Cain replied with a smile.


    "Little guy, this is Sylvia. She''s the one who found you and technically saved your life, just like she saved mine.


    Be nice to her, okay? You''ll be seeing her a lot in the future." Cain said with a smile while petting the little dragon softly.


    The little dragon looked at Sylvia and then nodded as if he understood what his master was talking about.


    "You two can y together for now and don''t go too far, okay?" Cain put the little dragon down on the ground while patting Sylvia''s head and instructed the system to scan the little dragon.


    [Race: Ice Dragon]


    [Attribute: High-level Ice Element]


    [Rank: Ferocious Rank Beast]


    [Qualification: Lord (Rank 7)]


    [Skills: Ice w, Ice Spike]


    [Strength]: 5.5


    [Agility]: 5


    [Health]: 6


    [Sense]: 5


    [Energy]: 6.3


    When Cain looked at the little dragon''s information, he was pleased because its qualification was rank 7 beast, which meant that if the little dragon grew up to its limit, he could easily be the strongest being in this kingdom since rion Kingdom was an unrated force as the strongest person this kingdom had was only at rank 7.


    Afterwards, Cain checked his personal information because, at the same time, when the egg started to crack, he felt an unknown energy begin to pour into his body.


    The feeling was more of a warm and numb feeling that spread throughout his body that made him full of strength as he felt a surge in his strength.


    [Personal Information]


    [Gacha Points: 10.000] [Evolution Points: 100.000]


    [Name: Cain Frostbane]


    [Age: 18]


    [Race: Human]


    [Attribute: High-level Ice Element]


    [Beast Master Level: Rank 0]


    [Contracted Beast: Ice Dragon (Rank 0)]


    [Talent: Primordial Beast Master (Unique SSS Rank)]


    [Skills: - ]


    [Strength]: 4


    [Agility]: 3.8


    [Health]: 4.1


    [Sense]: 3.5@@novelbin@@


    [Energy]: 4.3


    Looking at his stats, he felt happy as his stats before were like this.


    [Strength]: 1.2


    [Agility]: 1.3


    [Health]: 1.1


    [Sense]: 1.0


    [Energy]: 1.1


    It was because he got 50% feedback from his contracted beast that all of his stats were at least triplet.


    Before Cain could proceed with using his rewards that he got before, he was surprised as he heard a few notifications from the system.


    [Ding! Congrattions on sessfully contracting your first beast.]


    [Ding! Calcting the rewards¡­]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 1x High-level Summon Pool.]


    Cain''s eyes were lit up as he didn''t expect to get another reward because of contracting the little dragon.


    However, he was quite nervous with what kind of creature that he would summon, as the system told him it was random, and he might summon an ugly demon, a beautiful woman, etc.


    "Let''s do this. If I throw a stone and it passes a tree over there across the river, which might be around 35 meters from here, I will use the Summon Pool, and if I can''t throw past the tree, I will use the Lottery Pool." Cain mumbled as he nodded his head before picking up a stone around 5 cm.


    Cain then made a throwing posture as his right foot stepped back and his right hand, which held the stone, drew back, and with a fierce twist of his torso, heunched it forward.


    His arm whipped through the air, the force of his throw was so hard that he was sure the stone would pass the tree since he was a few times stronger than a normal person, as he used his strength as hard as he could muster.


    The thing was, Cain ''released'' the stone in hand when his right hand was just in line with his head, resulting in the stone dropping beside him.


    "I guess, it''s not my luck to use the Summon Pool first then." Cain sighed as he looked at the stone and immediately ordered the system to use the Lottery Pool.

 Chapter 5 Nix Becomes Rank 4 Beast!

    "My lord." Anya saluted Cain as she bowed deeply while putting her right hand in front of her chest as she held back her inner desire and didn''t forget her position.


    "Big Brother Cain, who is she? She''s so beautiful." Sylvia peeked her head behind Cain and asked him while pointing at Anya.


    "Hahaha¡­ Don''t worry, She''s my subordinate." Cain replied as he looked at Anya again and enjoyed looking at the big mountains¨Cthe scene for a split second before ordering Anya to stand up.


    "Stand up, Anya. Don''t act too formal with me."


    "Thank you, my lord." Anya stood up and looked at Cain with a surprise look since she noticed something bulged a little in Cain''s body.


    She then approached Cain slowly with a smile, and when she arrived in front of him, she leaned forward and whispered slowly to Cain.


    "My lord, if you ever need anything, just order me. I''ll do whatever it takes to serve you," Anya said, her body pressing gently against Cain''s as her breath brushed his ear.


    Cain felt the pressure of her "mountains" as they pressed against him, and the bulge grew more noticeable.


    Anya then ced her hand lightly on the bulge, and said softly. "I mean anything, my lord."


    "Ahemm¡­ Let''s talk about itter. I''ve got something else to take care of first." Cain cleared his throat and gently pushed her away before squatting down and turning around to pick up the little dragon from Sylvia''s arms.


    "Sylvia, why don''t you go y with Anya by the riverside for a bit? I''m going to focus on making the little dragon stronger." Cain said as he patted Sylvia''s head softly.


    "Okay!" Sylvia nodded her head and walked towards the riverside and stopped as she remembered something.


    "By the way, Big Brother Cain, have you decided on a name for the little dragon?" Sylvia turned around and asked Cain before cutely putting her hand on her chin and looking at the sky, seemingly thinking about something important.


    "Hahaha¡­ I haven''t, do you have any names in mind? You can name him if you want." Cainughed as he looked at it and decided to give her a chance, as technically the little dragon was also hers in the first ce.


    "Really? Can I name him?" Sylvia''s eyes lit up when she heard it and asked once again to confirm it.


    "Of course." Cain replied with a warm smile.


    "Hmmm¡­ After thinking about it since I yed with him before, what do you think about Nix?" Sylvia asked him as her face was filled with anticipation that he would agree with her.


    "Nix? That sounds like a cool name. What do you think, Nix?" Cain nodded and asked the little dragon to see his response about his name being Nix.


    "Roar!"


    "Roar!"


    "Roar!"


    The little dragon seemed to understand what his master and Sylvia were talking about and roared a few times happily while looking at both of them as if agreeing with his name being ''Nix''.


    "It seems like Nix likes his new name." Cain said with a smile as he petted the little dragon in his embrace.


    "Yeayyy! I named a cute ice dragon!" Sylvia said as she jumped around happily because she just named a cute ice dragon by herself.


    Cain only shook his head as he saw Sylvia''s behavior and immediately proceeded with his original purpose, which was to upgrade Nix''s rank.


    "System, upgrade Nix to the highest level possible right now." Cain ordered the system.


    [Ding! Do you want to upgrade Nix''s rank to Gold Ranks Beast? (Rank 4)]


    "Yes." Cain confirmed, as he already knew that he could only upgrade Nix''s rank to Rank 4 Beast because he only had 100,000 Evolution Points.


    Cain was informed by the system how much of the Evolution Points were needed to upgrade his contracted beast''s rank, and it was actually pretty simple.


    Rank 0 > Rank 1 (Iron) = 10


    Rank 1 > Rank 2 (Bronze) = 100


    Rank 2 > Rank 3 (Silver) = 1,000


    Rank 3 > Rank 4 (Gold) = 10,000


    Rank 4 > Rank 5 (tinum) = 100,000


    And so on¡­


    ¡­


    [Ding! 10 Evolution Points have been sessfully deducted.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host! Nix has sessfully broken through to Iron Rank Beast (Rank 1)]


    [Ding! 100 Evolution Points have been sessfully deducted.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host! Nix has sessfully broken through to Bronze Rank Beast (Rank 2)]


    [Ding! 1,000 Evolution Points have been sessfully deducted.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host! Nix has sessfully broken through to Silver Rank Beast (Rank 3)]


    [Ding! 10,000 Evolution Points have been sessfully deducted.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host! Nix has sessfully broken through to Gold Rank Beast (Rank 4)]


    Along with the continuous notifications ringing in his mind, Cain watched Nix''s body grow bigger and bigger at a fast speed.


    "Roar!"


    "Roar!"


    "Roar!"


    Nix roared excitedly as he became stronger and bigger at a fast pace.


    A few momentster¡­


    Nix''s body stopped growing when it reached approximately 5 meters tall and 15 meters long, with his wings of about 25 meters as Cain saw Nix spread them happily and roared.


    Along with Nix bing stronger, Cain felt the unknown energy start to pour into him again.


    This time, the energy was significantly way higher than previously since this time, Nix''s rank directly went to rank 4 from 0, and the unknown energy before that he got when he contracted Nix was like a drop of water in a vast ocean.


    Cain felt extremely satisfied that he could be much stronger this easily, he even felt that his body had be a little bit taller and more refined.


    He then looked at Nix to see his personal information since he was curious as to how much the little dragon had gotten stronger.


    [Race: Ice Dragon]


    [Attribute: High-level Ice Element]


    [Rank: Low-level Gold Rank Beast (Rank 4)]


    [Qualification: Lord (Rank 7)]


    [Skills: Ice w, Ice Spike, Ice Breath]


    [Strength]: 5,500


    [Agility]: 5,000


    [Health]: 6,000


    [Sense]: 5,000


    [Energy]: 6,300


    Looking at Nix''s personal information, Cain was surprised as Nix had another skill, Ice Breath.


    Previously, Cain hadn''t learned any of Nix''s skills because he was still too weak and didn''t want to think much about it.


    But now, since he had be much stronger as he got the feedback from Nix, he decided to learn all of Nix''s skills because he could imagine himself using these skills and even thought that he would look pretty cool using these skills to kill his enemy in the future.


    "System, learn all of Nix''s skills!" Cain ordered.


    Not even a secondter, Cain suddenly felt a surge of information rushing into his mind, and he instantly understood how to utilize the skills that he had just gotten.


    He then looked at his own personal information, as he was also curious about how much his stats had increased from before.


    [Personal Information]


    [Gacha Points: 10,000] [Evolution Points: 88,890]


    [Name: Cain Frostbane]


    [Age: 18]


    [Race: Human]


    [Bloodline: 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox]


    [Attribute: High-level Ice Element]


    [Beast Master Level: Low-level Gold Rank Beast Master (Rank 4)]@@novelbin@@


    [Contracted Beast: Ice Dragon (Low-level Gold Rank Beast)]


    [Talent: - ]


    [Skills: Ice w, Ice Spike, Ice Breath]


    [Strength]: 2,751


    [Agility]: 2,501


    [Health]: 3,001


    [Sense]: 2,501


    [Energy]: 9,453


    Looking at his own personal information, Cain was shocked and became confused when he looked at his own energy stat, because it was three times more than it originally should have had.


    Cain then asked the system and found out that currently his energy has tripled the amount because of his 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox Bloodline.


    While still feeling happy as he looked at his personal information, Cain noticed that Anya and Sylvia were looking at Nix at the riverside while holding a fishing rod each, with excited looks as they were eager toe over to Nix.


    He then remembered that he hadn''t even checked Anya''s personal information yet and became curious of how much her stats were since she was a genuine rank 8 awakener.


    "Sylvia¡­ Anya¡­ You cane over to y with Nix now since he has already finished his upgrade."


    Cain gged down both of them toe over, as he had warned both of them to note over without his permission while he was upgrading Nix''s rank.


    "Yeayy! Finally¡­" Sylvia immediately got up and threw aside her fishing rod before running towards Nix while Anya plugged her and Sylvia''s fishing rods to the ground before approaching Nix and shaking her head looking at the cute Sylvia running towards Nix.


    Cain then immediately checked Anya''s personal information and became shocked when he saw it.


    ¡­

 Chapter 6 Activating a Chain Mission

    [Name: Anya Akane]


    [Age: 22]


    [Race: Half-Human, Half-Kitsune]


    [Bloodline: 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox (3-Tailed)]


    [Awakener Rank: GrandLord Rank Awakener]


    [Attribute: Perfect-level Fire Element]


    [Talent: Transformation (S Rank), Illusion Maniption (S+ Rank)]


    [Skills: 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox skills (3-Tailed)]


    [Strength]: 750,000


    [Agility]: 1,000,000


    [Health]: 600,000


    [Sense]: 700,000


    [Energy]: 1,800,000


    When Cain looked at her stats, he was surprised to see that she shared the same bloodline as him.


    Her stats were far above the average for a normal human, as most rank 8 humans had stats around 500,000.


    However, being half-Kitsune and half-human,bined with her 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox bloodline (even though she had only awakened to three tails), exined why her stats were so high.


    Feeling satisfied with his powerful new bodyguard and confident he could now act freely within the kingdom, Cain decided to proceed with his n right away.


    "Sylvia, you will go back to the vige with my clone because I still have matters to handle in the pce, and I''ll also do my best to search for your older sister while I''m there."


    Cain said as he used his bloodline''s skill to make a clone, and the "second Cain" appeared beside him immediately as he waved his hand.


    When Sylvia heard that Cain wanted to try his best to search for her older sister, she immediately became excited and asked him, "Really?"


    "Of course." Cain replied with a smile.


    "Thank you, Big Brother Cain." Sylvia thanked as she immediately ran and jumped into his arms before crying a little bit as she hugged him tightly.


    "Don''t worry too much, okay? Just wait for the good news." Cain gently patted her head, wiped away her tears, and set her back down.


    "Mm-hmm..." Sylvia nodded obediently.


    "Let''s head to Eldoria City now," Cain said while walking towards Nix and jumped on his back, followed by Anya, who sat behind him.


    Cain then ordered Nix to depart right away since he didn''t want to waste anymore time and had a bad feeling that something bad was about to happen.


    ¡­


    As they flew toward Eldoria, Anya leaned closer to Cain.


    "My lord, what are we going to do in Eldoria City?" she asked, her body pressing against his back.


    Cain stiffened slightly, feeling the pressure of two big mountains against him, but replied calmly as if there was nothing. "I have a few tasks to handle there, and I''ll need you to help me with somethingter on."


    "Oh? Does it have anything to do with helping your ''little brother''?" Anya teased, moving her hands suggestively toward his crotch while pressing her body closer.


    "Ahem! Not this time," Cain coughed and moved her hands because if he didn''t, he wouldn''t be able to think straight since he still needed to think about his n, etc.


    Anya pouted but didn''t give up. "Then, what do you want me to do?"


    "I need you to find someone for me. There''s a person who tried to kill me, and I want you to interrogate her and find out who''s behind it." Cain''s face darkened as unpleasant memories from his body''s past resurfaced.


    "Someone dared to try to kill you?" Anya''s voice turned cold, her murderous intent unknowingly slipped out along with her power.


    Nix, feeling the sudden surge, slowed his pace in fear.


    "Anya, stop!" Cain ordered as he looked at her angrily before stroking Nix and reassured him. "It''s alright, Nix. She didn''t mean to scare you."


    "I am sorry, My Lord, Nix." Anya apologized right away and controlled her strength when she saw Cain''s angry expression.


    "It''s fine, just be more careful in the future," Cain reminded her as he held her hands softly while enjoying the beautiful scenery from the sky.


    Anya became happy when Cain held her hands and asked, "Is there anything else that I could help with, My lord?"


    "Hmm... There might be a bloody battle soon," Cain said thoughtfully, stroking her hand. "I n to be the king of this kingdom and make it my own territory. Can you handle that?"


    Anya grinned confidently. "Of course. Leave the fighting to me."


    "Thanks, Anya. By the way, can you transform into your human form? I''d prefer not to draw too much attentionter."


    Cain thanked her before informing her and telling her to not disturb him since he wanted to think about his ns properly.


    His first objective was revenge on his ex-fianc¨¦e, who had betrayed and killed "him."


    He also needed to uncover the identity of the person still targeting him, despite his deration that he had no interest in the royal power struggle.


    Second, he wanted to find one of the MC''spanions who had an overpowered talent and copied his talent, thanks to one of his system''s abilities


    Third, he wanted to find his own servant who could be said to be the closest person to him who''s always kind to him, even if ''he'' was always harsh to her because of her status.


    She was also the person who told him that there''s something wrong with his ex-fiancee who killed ''him'' and he even pped her because of it.@@novelbin@@


    The most important reason why he wanted to find this person was because he wanted to ask something about her to confirm his suspicion.


    Finally, he aimed to seize the throne and im the kingdom as his own, preventing the destruction he knew wasing in the near future.


    However, he didn''t know the reason for its destruction since he remembered that the author only told about this kingdom because of its destruction which led one of the MC''spanions to awaken his talent when he migrated to another kingdom.


    Cain then became surprised because he heard the system''s notifications when he thought about bing the king of this kingdom and preventing its destruction this time, as he didn''t hear any system''s notifications when he had thought about it before.


    [Ding! Because of your determination, you have sessfully activated a chain mission.]

 Chapter 7 Dante, The Silent Hunter

    [Chain Mission: Be the King of rion Kingdom]


    [Time Limit: 30 Days]


    [Failure: Death]


    [Reward: ???]


    Cain was dumbfounded when he looked at the translucent panel of data in front of him because he didn''t expect that the failure inpleting the mission would cause his death.


    "What the fuck!" Cain cursed out loudly as he was depressed about the fact that he might die in 30 days if he didn''tplete the chain mission.


    "What''s wrong, My Lord?" Anya was surprised when she saw that Cain suddenly became angry out of nowhere.


    "It''s nothing." Cain waved his hand before stroking Nix''s body and ordered him to speed up because they were flying at a quite slow speed since he wanted to enjoy the scenery.


    After flying for more than 2 hours at Nix''s top speed, Cain finally saw Eldoria City from his position high above.


    He then instructed Nix to slow down and fly with a lower altitude. After flying at a lower attitude for a while, Cain ordered Nix tond because he had something to do before entering the city.


    When Nixnded, Cain reminded Anya as he stroked her hands gently. "Remember what I''ve told you before, and I''ll wait for you at my mansion."


    "Hehe¡­ I know, My Lord." Anya giggled away and jumped on the ground before running towards the city gate to do her task.


    "System, use my 1x High-level Summon Pool." Cain ordered the system while hoping that he would summon someone strong, at least enough to guard him in this kingdom while Anya was away.


    [Ding! Congrattions! You have summoned a GrandLord Rank Awakener (Rank 8), Dante, The Silent Hunter.]


    When Cain saw the notification, he was happy that this time he also summoned a rank 8 Awakener, even though he knew that Anya was definitely stronger than Dante.


    However, he won''tin, as it was more than enough that he got another strong subordinate who could guarantee his safety in this kingdom.


    A few secondster¡­


    Cain saw that 5 meters in front of him, another Void Portal of the same size suddenly emerged, and someone came out of it before the Void Portal vanished in an instant again.


    A man about 190 cm tall with long, messy ck-white hair was tied to a bun. He had two long horns sticking out from his head and sharp, pointed ears, and dark tattoos around his neck gave him a dangerous, otherworldly look.


    He wore a ck cloak with gold designs and carried a sword on his waist. His intense eyes and strong posture made him seem both powerful and dangerous.


    When Cain looked at him, he was excited since he summoned a cool subordinate that looked dominating.


    "My lord!" Dante immediately kneeled on his knee when he saw Cain, who was sitting on an Ice Dragon''s back leisurely while sizing him up and down.


    "Okay, there''s no need to be so formal with me. Let''s go, hop into Nix''s back since we need to go somewhere right now."


    Cain nodded with an approval look and instructed him to sit on Nix''s back, as Cain didn''t want to waste any more time.


    "As yourmand, My lord." Dante jumped into Nix''s back and sat at a distance with Cain.


    "Let''s go Nix!" Cain stroked Nix''s body, and Nix immediately flew away directly towards the direction his master had told him before.


    Cain then instructed the system to check Dante''s personal information, as he was curious about Dante''s skills and stats.


    [Name: Dante]


    [Age: 30]


    [Race: Half-Demon, Half-Elf]


    [Awakener Rank: Grandlord Rank Awakener]


    [Attribute: Peak-level Dark Element]


    [Talent: Essence of Darkness (S), Abyssal Resilience (S), Abyssal Harvest (S+), Master of Shadows (S-)]


    [Skills: Dark sh, Silence Reaper, Unseen Hunter, Shadowmeld, Shadow Bind, Shadow Step, Umbra Cloak]


    [Strength]: 1,250,000


    [Agility]: 1,200,000


    [Health]: 850,000


    [Sense]: 1,100,000


    [Energy]: 1,000,000


    Cain was shocked when he looked at Dante''s personal information because he has a lot of talents and skills, and he knew that it was hard for normal people to awaken a good talent, let alone having four whole talents above S Ranks.


    His overall stats were even higher than Anya too, although Dante seemed to be stronger than Anya based on the stats alone, but if Anya were to fight Dante seriously, Anya would definitely be able to kill Dante if she activated her bloodline abilities.


    Cain then looked into Dante''s talents and skills description since he wanted to copy them if there was any that caught his interest.


    [Essence of Darkness (S Rank) ¨C Increases Dante''s connection to the dark element, boosting the potency and duration of his dark-based spells and abilities.]


    [Abyssal Resilience (S Rank) ¨C Grants resistance to magic and physical attacks that deal holy or light-based damage, making Dante stronger against such enemies.]


    [Abyssal Harvest (S+ Rank) ¨C Restores health and energy when defeating enemies, especially those in using dark energy, allowing Dante to stay inbat longer.]


    [Master of Shadows (S- Rank) ¨C Enhances Dante''s natural ability to blend into darkness, reducing the detection range of enemies even in dim light.]


    [Dark sh ¨C Releases a crescent wave of dark energy that moves forward, slicing through anything in its way, including enemies and obstacles.]


    [Silent Reaper ¨C Channels dark power into a devastating, single-target assassination technique, ensuring a lethal strike to the enemy''s vital point.]


    [Unseen Hunter ¨C Boosts critical hit chance and damage when attacking from stealth or within the shadows.]@@novelbin@@


    [Shadowmeld ¨C Grants Dante the ability to be one with shadows for extended periods, allowing for prolonged concealment and surprise attacks.]


    [Shadow Bind ¨C Summons shadow tendrils to immobilize or restrain enemies, trapping them within their own shadows.]


    [Shadow Step ¨C Allows Dante to move through shadows, making him invisible while traveling short distances, perfect for ambushes and escapes.]


    [Umbra Cloak ¨C Shrouds Dante in shadow, muffling sounds and making him nearly invisible in low light, ideal for stalking his prey.]


    ''Holy Fuckk!'' Cain eximed internally, shocked by Dante''s talents and skills. They were all perfect for someone who could be an assassin, no wonder Dante was known as The Silent Hunter.


    Cain found himself in a dilemma, unable to decide which talent or skill he wanted to copy.


    Just as he began to think it over, his contemtion was interrupted by a city captain guard, who wanted to prevent them from entering the city without going through the normal procedure.


    "STOP RIGHT THERE!" A city captain guard who stood on the back of a rank 5 eagle beast shouted loudly as he pointed his fingers to the iing Ice Dragon, who seemed to want to go directly inside the city.


    "My lord, lemme handle this." Dante immediately opened his eyes and stood up before holding his sword as if he were ready to fight.


    "There''s no need to do that for now, Dante." Cain waved his hand before standing up and instructing Nix to slow down his speed.


    Meanwhile, in front of the city gate, Anya looked at the sky and was already prepared to wreak havoc the moment the captain guard made a move because she knew that Cain was not his match since the captain guard was a strong rank 5 Beast Master.


    However, when Anya looked at the iing Ice Dragon, she was surprised to see that Cain was apanied by a strong rank 8 Awakener that she even felt a danger from him.


    Dante noticed Anya''s gaze and immediately informed Cain. "My lord, there is an extremely strong individual that I sense tremendous danger from, and she''s even pretending to be a normal person."


    Dante then continued with a solemn expression. "If she makes a move, I''ll go all out to stall her. You need to flee immediately because I don''t believe I can hold her off for long if she decides to fight seriously."


    "Hahahaha¡­ Don''t worry about her. She is also my subordinate, just like you." Cain reassured him as heughed, because he felt happy since Dante had just shown such loyalty.

 Chapter 8 Creating a Ruckus Above the City Gate

    "STOP!! Do you want to enter the city without going through the normal procedure? Who do you think you are? Someone from the royal family? Hahaha¡­" The captain guard shouted loudly while pointing his finger at Cain andughed.


    But when he saw Cain, who was standing up, he immediately stoppedughing and froze for a few seconds, dumbfounded.


    "Did you just realize who I am? You look like an idiot right now." Cain chuckled as he saw the captain guard''s expression.


    A few secondster, the captain guard''s face became solemn, and he said something Cain didn''t expect to hear.


    "Who are you? How dare you impersonate the youngest prince of our kingdom!" The captain guard yelled even louder so that people from afar could hear him.


    "Huh?!" Cain frowned when he heard it and thought for a few seconds.


    He thenughed loudly as he realized why the captain guard was acting like that. "Hahaha¡­ Who''s behind you? The Second Prince? The Third Prince?"


    "Wh-what are you talking about? You''re an impersonator, yet you dare to tarnish this kingdom''s princes too." The captain guard stuttered a little before continuing to yell.


    "Today, in front of a lot of people, I will execute the person who dares to impersonate the youngest prince!"


    "Cut the crap, I won''t waste any more time with your nonsense. Let''s go, Nix!" Cain decided to end the drama and instructed Nix to continue towards his mansion.


    "Dante, if he dares to block our path again or even makes a move, just kill him directly." Cain ordered coldly.


    "Yes, My Lord!" Dante replied, already cing his hand on his sword as if ready to kill the captain guard if necessary.


    "You-you!" The captain guard was speechless and quickly realized Cain was really going to ignore him and proceed into the city.


    "Kill him, Valcos." The captain guard ordered his eagle coldly, recalling a warning from his higher-ups.


    The eagle released a few wind shes as it pped its wings, aiming at the Ice Dragon and Cain, who were not far away.


    Dante smiled wickedly before unsheathing his sword and used his [Dark sh] skill.


    He shed his sword, releasing a crescent wave of dark energy, effortlessly slicing through the wind shes and then cutting both the eagle and the captain guard in two.


    Cain was surprised, not feeling disgusted as he watched the captain guard''s body being sliced in half by Dante''s skill.


    Instead, he was amazed at how cool Dante''s skill looked in real life, far better than imagining it while reading novels orics with impressive art.


    He could even say that it was better than any anime with good visual effects. Watching it with his own eyes was another level.


    While Cain was thinking about the scene he had just witnessed, he was surprised by sudden notifications from the system.


    [Ding! Dante has killed a rank 5 Beast Master.]


    [Ding! Dante has killed a rank 5 Eagle Beast.]


    [Ding! Calcting your rewards¡­]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 1x High-level Summoning Pool.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 1x High-level Lottery Pool.]


    The continuous notifications left Cain dumbfounded, as he wasn''t expecting another reward from the system.


    However, he immediately ignored the rewards as he remembered something and shouted loudly so that everyone nearby could hear him, intending to ry a message to whoever was lurking behind the scenes.


    "If anyone asks what happened here, just say the youngest prince killed this idiot because of his own stupidity. I''ll be waiting at my mansion if you dare! Hahaha¡­"


    Afterward, the trio continued their journey to Cain''s mansion, which would take a few more minutes since Eldoria was arge city.


    Nix wasn''t flying at his top speed as Cain wanted to observe the bustling activity within the city.


    ...


    Meanwhile, in a huge mansion on the western side of Eldoria City, a handsome young man with long white hair, wearing a gorgeous white robe, sat leisurely, drinking tea while listening to a report from his subordinate.


    "Interesting¡­ How is the youngest still alive? Not to mention, he now has a powerful bodyguard with him. By the way, shouldn''t the fifth brother be at his mansion right now?"


    The young man smiled, surprised, and asked his subordinate, remembering that the fifth brother should be at the youngest''s mansion.


    "Yes, the fifth prince is at the youngest prince''s mansion as we speak." The man, dressed all in ck like a Japanese ninja, responded while kneeling.


    "Hahaha¡­ This is going to be interesting. Keep watching from afar and be careful, as the man with the youngest shouldn''t be that simple." The young man tapped his fingers on his chair.


    ...


    When the trio was nearly at the mansion, Cain pointed at arge estate 300 meters ahead, which made Dante open his eyes and frown because he sensed something was wrong with the ce Cain was pointing to.


    "My Lord, there seems to be trouble at the ce you''re pointing at." Dante informed Cain, eyeing the mansion 250 meters ahead.@@novelbin@@


    "Ohhh? What happened?"


    "There has been a battle there," Dante responded.


    "Let''s go there right away, Nix!" Cain ordered upon hearing this.

 Chapter 9 The Fifth Prince

    When the trio had arrived above the big mansion, they didn''t cause a big disturbance as Cain''s mansion was around 90,000 square meters and it wasn''t considered huge as it was still worsepared to other princes and princesses.


    However, what Cain didn''t expect when he had arrived and saw what had happened within his mansion was that he saw his personal guards being chained and led by a middle-aged man that he remembered as one of the Fifth Prince''s subordinates.


    ''Is it him who''s the one behind all of this?'' Cain thought to himself as he frowned, looking at the scene that befell upon him, where he saw a lot of his personal guards''s dead bodies scattered around the entrance of his mansion.


    "Let''s go down, Nix." Cain instructed Nix with a light tap on his body.


    When Cain''s personal guards and the man who led them saw the Ice Dragon thatnded 25 meters away from them, they were shocked, as they didn''t expect that one of the people who rode it was the youngest prince.


    Especially the middle-aged man, who stood there motionlessly dumbfounded as he couldn''t believe that the youngest prince was right in front of him riding the Ice Dragon.


    "Youngest Prince."


    "Your Highness."


    ¡­


    Cain''s personal guards were shouting one after another as they were excited that the youngest prince was finally back.


    "Dante, kill him." Cain ordered coldly as he pointed at the middle-aged man who led his personal guards like some kind of criminal.


    "Yes, My Lord." Dante replied and instantly vanished from the spot.


    After a few seconds of shock, the middle-aged man finally regained his senses and immediately pointed his finger at Cain in disbelief. "You¡­ Who are you? How¡ª"


    Before the middle-aged man could finish his sentence, he saw that his head was separated from his body as it was falling slowly to the ground with a thud.


    All of Cain''s personal guards except one person didn''t notice that Dante had vanished from the spot and killed the middle-aged man instantly until the sound of the head and body fell on the ground one after another.


    Cain''s personal guards then became silent as they were shocked that the person who hade with the youngest prince just killed one of the Fifth Prince''s subordinates in a single move.


    A few secondster, the system''s notifications rang again in his mind, and he immediately checked what was going to be his reward this time.


    [Ding! Dante has killed a rank 5 Awakener.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 10,000 Evolution Points.]


    However, when he checked the rewards, he instantly became disappointed as he only got 10,000 Evolution Points.


    He then immediatelyined to the system and asked why the system this time was stingy and only gave him 10,000 Evolution Points.


    A secondter, the system exined that the rewards before had been increased as it could be considered as his subordinate''s first kill, and the reward that he got just now was the normal reward that he would get for killing a rank 5 Awakener.


    The system also exined that if he was lucky, he might get Gacha Points, Summon Pool, Lottery Pool, etc.


    ''I guess I am unlucky then¡­'' Cain sighed as he thought that he only got Evolution Points.


    "Kael,e here and exin briefly what happened here while I was away."


    Cain then ordered the only person who noticed that Dante had vanished from the spot, as he remembered that he still didn''t know what had happened here.


    "Yes, young master."


    ¡­


    After listening to Kael''s exnation, Cain understood what had happened in his mansion.


    In a nutshell, the Fifth Prince came with his two personal guards, one of whom was killed by Dante, and the other was a strong rank 6 Awakener.


    Kael then exined that when they came here, the trio said that they should surrender to them and be their subordinates because there was no point in staying here since the youngest prince wouldn''te back.


    However, they resisted and some of them were killed in the process.


    After a while, they finally surrendered as the Fifth Prince threatened to implicate their families too.


    Which was why they finally gave in, as they also wanted to wait for him toe back.


    Afterwards, the Fifth Prince went to look for ra, as Cain knew that this bastard had been eyeing his maid for a while; he even asked Cain before to buy her from him.@@novelbin@@


    However, he rejected the Fifth Prince''s offer even though Cain didn''t quite like ra, because ra had been taking care of his dead mother when she was sick every day and her mother was also fond of her.


    "Dante, let''s go. Kael, you take care of everything here and look after Nix for a bit." Cain instructed before heading towards the main building with Dante, where he lived, as he thought that ra should be in there.


    When Cain almost arrived at the main building, he saw a middle-aged man standing in front of a big door acting like a guard.


    He appeared to be in his 50s with short red hair and beard, dressed in a ck-reddish robe, and his physique was well built, as if he trained every day.


    When the red-haired man noticed that there were two people approaching him, he became shocked as he saw that one of the people heading towards him was the youngest prince.


    "Dante, kill him." Cain immediately ordered Dante the moment he saw that the red-haired man had noticed them.


    As the red-haired man was experienced, he instantly became wary the moment he heard the youngest prince''s order and used his skill.


    Unfortunately for him, his opponent was Dante, a genuine strong rank 8 Awakener who was way stronger than him.


    The moment the red-haired man noticed that Dante had vanished from the spot, he felt an extreme danger and thought that something went wrong.


    However, when his skill had just been activated as fire engulfed his fists, his consciousness started to fade away as he saw that a sword was protruding from his forehead.


    Dante then drew his sword from the red-haired man and engulfed the de with his dark energy to wash away the blood before sheathing his sword and setting aside the corpse.


    After Dante moved away from the corpse, Cain heard a few notifications from the system and decided to ignore them for now as he had another thing to do at the moment.


    He then sted away his big doors as he kicked them and went inside to look for ra.


    When he stepped inside, Cain was surprised with the scene in front of him as the Fifth Prince was on top of ra, trying to rape her on his huge bed.


    ra''s beautiful body could be seen as her ck and white maid upper-clothes had been torn apart, letting him see her gorgeous, huge mountains covered by her ck bra.


    Let alone the fact that she was a beautiful elf in the first ce, even when Cain saw the scene in front of him, he forgot his purpose for a second as his little brother erected a little bit.


    The moment Cain busted the doors and stepped inside, both the Fifth Prince and ra were also surprised as they both looked in the door''s direction at the same time.


    "Young Master Cain, save me." ra immediately became excited and cried at the same time when she saw Cain and asked for help, as she had been trying to hold her emotions while struggling to break free from the Fifth Prince.


    Fortunately, the Fifth Prince was enjoying ra''s struggling, otherwise, given his strength, the Fifth Prince could''ve easily raped her.

 Chapter 12 Naked Scene

    On the yard located at the back of Cain''s room, Cain was petting Nix gently as he didn''t expect that he would be able to upgrade Nix''s rank again this fast.


    "Are you ready, Nix?" Cain asked with a smile.


    "Roar!"


    Nix answered with a roar as he was also excited that he would be stronger again.


    "System, upgrade Nix''s rank to the Rank 5 Beast!" Cain ordered as he stepped back to stay away from Nix.


    [Ding! Do you want to upgrade Nix''s rank to tinum Rank Beast?]


    "Yes," Cain confirmed with a nod.


    [Ding! 100,000 Evolution Points have been sessfully deducted.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host! Nix has sessfully broken through to tinum Rank Beast (Rank 5).]


    Along with the two notifications continuously ringing in his mind, Cain watched Nix''s body grow bigger at a fast speed.


    "Roar!"


    "Roar!"


    "Roar!"


    Nix roared excitedly as he became stronger at a fast pace.


    A few secondster...


    Nix''s body stopped growing when it reached approximately 6.5 meters tall and almost 20 meters long.


    Nix then spread his wings while roaring excitedly as he had be stronger this easily, and his wings had grown to as big as 32.5 meters.


    At the same time, when Nix started to be stronger, Cain also felt the unknown energy start to pour into his body once again.


    After feeling that the unknown energy had stopped pouring into his body, he then looked at Nix''s personal information to see how much stronger he had grown as he was curious.


    [Race: Ice Dragon]


    [Attributes: High-level Ice Element]


    [Rank: Low-level tinum Rank Beast]


    [Qualification: Lord (Rank 7)]


    [Skills: Ice w, Ice Spike, Ice Breath]


    [Strength]: 27,500


    [Agility]: 25,000


    [Health]: 30,000


    [Sense]: 25,000


    [Energy]: 31,500


    Looking at Nix''s personal information, Cain felt satisfied to see five times the improvement on the stats.


    He then looked at his own personal information, as he also wanted to see the number of his stats increased, even though he had already guessed the numbers since he had seen how much Nix''s stats had increased.


    [Personal Information]


    [Gacha Points: 10,100] [Evolution Points: 98,890]


    [Name: Cain Frostbane]


    [Age: 18]


    [Race: Human]


    [Bloodline: 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox]


    [Attribute: High-level Ice Element]


    [Beast Master Level: Low-level tinum Rank Beast Master (Rank 5)]


    [Contracted Beast: Ice Dragon (tinum Rank Beast)]


    [Talent: - ]


    [Skills: Ice w, Ice Spike, Ice Breath]


    [Strength]: 13,751


    [Agility]: 12,501


    [Health]: 15,001


    [Sense]: 12,501


    [Energy]: 47,253


    Looking at his personal information, Cain felt satisfied and walked over to Nix before petting him gently.


    "Let''s go, Nix." Cain jumped onto Nix''s back and flew towards ra''s own home located near the main building.


    Cain''s mother had built a small house near where he had lived because she was his personal maid, and because back then he didn''t want to live in the same building with her, his mom then made a small house for ra to live in.


    At the same time, he also called Dante toe over as he suddenly wanted to do something outside the city, which was to let Nix hunt a beast and to see how dragons fight.


    He also had made a clone before he left and told Anya if there was a problem at his mansion, she needed to go to the mansion as soon as possible, as he was still outside.


    However, he didn''t need to worry since even if someone came to make trouble, he could dy for a little bit of time to wait for Anya by threatening the fifth prince''s life.


    Because whoever that came with bad intentions would definitely not ignore his threat as an empty threat when they looked at the miserable fifth prince.


    "ra, do you want to take a stroll while riding a dragon?" Cain knocked on the door a few times as he sensed that ra was inside her house.


    "Okayyy¡­ Wait for a minute."


    After 15 minutes of waiting outside the house while petting Nix and still not seeing rae out, Cain regretted his decision.


    ''I knew it, women are always like this. I wonder why they always spend so much time when they know that there is someone waiting for them.''


    Cain sighed and looked at Dante, who stood leisurely as he leaned against a tree while closing his eyes.


    Finally, Cain lost his patience after waiting for another half an hour and still hadn''t seen raing out of her house.


    "Knock!"


    "Knock!"


    "Knock!"


    "ra, what the hell are you doing? Do you want toe or not?" Cain shouted as he knocked on the door.


    "I''m sorry, I am still picking which dress to wear and gonnae out in a minute, I promise."


    ''WHAT THE FUCK!? I have been waiting outside this whole time just for this shit?''


    Cain cursed in his heart and was quite pissed off before he unknowingly kicked the door as he stepped inside, wanting to scold her directly to her face.


    "Boom!"


    When he stepped inside, his body froze immediately as he saw a scene he wouldn''t forget for his entire life.


    He saw rapletely naked as she also looked in his direction while holding a dress in her hands in front of a huge mirror, and beside her was a massive pile of her clothes.


    "KYAAA!!! PERVERT!! GET OUT!"@@novelbin@@


    ra immediately threw the dress in her hands towards him while shouting before covering her huge mountains and her pink cave with her hands.


    Cain then dodged the dress that was thrown towards him as he ran outside,ughing and making an idiotic face as he thought about the scene he had just seen.


    ''Hehehe¡­ Those gorgeous huge mountains and the beautiful pink cave¡­''


    Cain thought to himself about the heavenly scene he had just seen while acting like an idiot, making a gesture as if he were imagining his hands groping the huge mountains that he wouldn''t be able to hold each with one hand.

 Chapter 13 A Fire Lizard, High-level Platinum Rank Beast!

    "ra, you''re so beautiful in that dress," Cain said when he looked at ra, who wasing out of her house with a shy face as she thought about the scene before.


    ra was wearing an elegant white evening dress featuring ace bodice with a V-neckline and three-quarter-lengthce sleeves. The bodice had a floralce design that added a touch of sophistication.


    The skirt was long and fitted, with a thigh-high slit on one side, and included a draped detail around the waist, giving the gown a stylish and ttering silhouette.


    "Really?" ra asked as she fidgeted her hands in nervousness.


    "Of course. However, doesn''t your chest feel tight when you wear it?"


    Cain asked with a wicked smile as he looked at her cleavage, noticing the generous curves that seemed to strain against the fabric.


    "Hmph¡­ Pervert." ra pouted and snorted in response before approaching Nix.


    "Wow, it''s so beautiful!" ra said as she stroked Nix''s body gently.


    "He''s a male Ice Dragon, and his name is Nix," Cain introduced Nix to ra as he patted Nix''s body softly.


    "Nix, this is ra. She is my woman." Cain then walked to ra and gave her a yful p on her buttock, causing her face to turn red.


    "Who is your woman? And get your hand off me, you pervert." ra moved his hand away as Cain enjoyed squeezing her soft backside after the p.


    "Sooner orter, you will be mine. What''s the point of denying it now?" Cain then moved his hand towards her hips and pulled her closer to him until their bodies touched.


    However, when Cain leaned in to kiss her, ra immediately pushed his head away and stepped back. "There is another person here, you shameless pervert!"


    "Don''t worry, he won''t see or care about anything," Cain said as he stared at her cleavage and smiled pervertedly.


    ¡­


    After joking for a bit, they departed and went outside the city, heading towards one of the most dangerous mountains in the rion Kingdom, which was filled with strong beasts everywhere.


    "Wow, it feels good riding a dragon while looking at the beautiful scenery below," ra said, enjoying the view of the beautiful forest from above.


    "Isn''t it? I also can''t help but feel awe," Cain responded as he also enjoyed the scenery.


    A few hourster, they finally saw the huge mountain ahead, and Cain immediately ordered Nix to go deeper, as there were only weak beasts around the mountain''s periphery.


    After hovering in the sky for a while and still haven''t found a beast that he was looking for, Cain became frustrated because he only found either a beast that was too weak or too strong for Nix to handle.


    "Host, why don''t you use the scanning function from the system instead of wasting your time by searching aimlessly?"


    A mechanical voice sounded in Cain''s head as it reminded him about one of the system functions, which could help him to scan within a certain range depending on his strength.


    "..."


    "..."


    "..."


    Cain''s face became t with a dumb expression as he just realized that he forgot about the scan function from the system.


    "System¡­ Why don''t you remind me about this earlier?"


    "You didn''t ask." The system replied with a mocking tone as if someone would say it as they shrugged.


    "You Motherf- ¡­ Nvm, just activate the scanning function from now on." Cain ordered the system.


    "Done!"


    [Ding! Detected a Wind Parrot, Mid-level Bronze Rank Beast 50 meters ahead.]


    [Ding! Detected a Fire Wolf, High-level Silver Rank Beast 90 meters northeast ahead.]


    [Ding! Detected an Earth Mole, Low-level Bronze Rank Beast 60 meters beneath you.]


    [Ding! Detected a Bear, Low-level Gold Rank Beast 300 meters west ahead.]


    ¡­


    Dozens of notifications rang in his mind as he detected dozens of beasts, ranging from Bronze Rank Beasts (Rank 2) to tinum Rank Beasts (Rank 5) in the vicinity of a 2 km radius, as Cain had reached tinum rank Beast Master.


    "Stop it now!" Cain ordered the system to stop the scan function as he was annoyed by the dozens of notifications.


    "From now on, only detect beasts of tinum rank and above." Cain instructed the system.


    "Done!" The system responded.


    [Ding! Detected a Fire Wolf, Low-level tinum Rank Beast 500 northeast ahead.]


    [Ding! Detected¡­


    ¡­


    A few minutester, after Cain checked the beasts that were detected by the system, he then instructed Nix to fly west.


    When Cain felt the distance between them and the beast was already near enough, he told Nix to slow down his speed.


    50 meters ahead of them, Cain saw a big lizard that was about 5 meters tall and 15 meters long, resembling a typical Komodo Dragon, except for itsrger size and that his body was coated with red scales.


    The lizard was eating a fresh carcass, which Cain assumed was a cow or something simr based on the body that had been torn apart by the lizard''s w.


    He then checked the information of the Fire Lizard once again just to make sure that there wouldn''t be any danger for Nix to kill it by himself.


    [Race: Fire Lizard]


    [Attribute: Mid-level Fire Element]


    [Rank: High-level tinum Rank Beast]


    [Qualification: tinum]


    [Skills: Fire w, Fireball]


    [Strength]: 20,000


    [Agility]: 21,000@@novelbin@@


    [Health]: 23,000


    [Sense]: 17,000


    [Energy]: 18,000

 Chapter 14 Nixs First Battle

    After looking at the information and finding that there was nothing unusual about the beast, Cain then instructed Nix tond on the ground before letting Nix fight the lizard.


    When Nix was about tond on the ground, the lizard noticed that there were intruders who entered his territory and disrupted its meal.


    However, the lizard also noticed that Nix was only a Low-level tinum Rank Beast and decided to ignore it before continuing its mealtime.


    "Roar!"


    Nix, who was a genuine ice dragon, felt that the lizard was looking down on him and instantly became angry.


    After Cain, ra, and Dante got off from Nix''s back, Nix looked at Cain as he waited for his master''s order.


    "Go kill it. Don''t forget to be careful." Cain ordered as he waved his hand.@@novelbin@@


    "Roar!"


    Nix roared again as he was happy that he finally could fight this arrogant little lizard who looked down on him.


    Looking at the lizard, who only nced at him for a sec before continuing its meal again, Nix''s pride was hurt and he immediately used his skill [Ice Spike].


    Above Nix''s head, a meter-long ice spike formed, and Nix immediately aimed it towards the carcass beforeunching his attack.


    The lizard noticed that this Low-level tinum beast attacked it and immediately counterattacked by using its skill [Fireball] as it opened its mouth and formed a meter big fireball beforeunching it to interrupt the iing ice spike.


    Boom!


    A quite loud explosion erupted from the ce where the fireball and ice spike collided, creating a lot of steam.


    Looking at the steam and feeling that the lizard didn''t continue its counterattack.


    Nix immediately used his [Ice Spike] skill once again.


    However, this time he decided to be more serious and made 10 ice spikes, each two meters-long at once and immediately aimed them once again towards the carcass.


    The lizard, who felt that there was another round of attacking towards it, immediately counterattacked again.


    This time, it became serious as it could feel the danger and immediately opened its mouth, forming a big 5 meters of fireball and releasing it towards the iing attack.


    Boom!


    A loud explosion erupted once again from the ce where their skills collided, creating a lot of steam.


    This time, the collision affected the surroundings as it destroyed the nearby small trees near the collision and even toppled trees as the aftermath shockwave was quite big.


    The aftermath had even reached Cain and the others. Fortunately, Dante was there and formed an energy shield to block the aftermath by standing beside Cain and ra.


    Unfortunately for the lizard, as Nix attacked using 10 ice spikes at once, two ice spikes slipped out of the collision and continued heading towards the carcass at a fast speed.


    The lizard immediately retreated as it jumped back when it felt that its attack couldn''t block all of the iing attacks.


    However, the shockwave indirectly changed the ice spikes'' trajectory and made only one of the ice spikes hit the carcass and freeze itpletely while another hit the ground near the carcass.


    Nix immediately roared when he felt that he had achieved his purpose of freezing the carcass and letting the lizard fight with it fairly as he was pissed off with its attitude.


    "Roar!"


    Nix''s roar instantly dispersed the surrounding steam and gave Cain and the others a clear view.


    Looking at the frozen carcass, the lizard became enraged and made a loud hissing sound before immediately charging at Nix.


    As their distance was not far, the lizard had immediately arrived in front of Nix as it swung its right w, aiming it at Nix''s neck while using its [Fire w] skills, forming extended fire ws.


    In response, Nix also used his [Ice w] skills, and swung his right w as he also weed topete in strength when he looked at the lizard who charged at him madly.


    When their ws hit each other, the lizard was pushed back around 10 meters while Nix was pushed back around 6 meters.


    Realizing that it had lost in strength, it immediately went all out as it opened its mouth and used its [Fireball] skill, forming a huge 10 meters big fireball in front of his mouth.


    When Nix noticed that the lizard was going to use its fireball skill once again, Nix immediately went all out too as he formed a huge 18 meters-long of Ice spike and released it when it saw the lizard release its fireball.


    Boom!


    Unfortunately for the lizard, Nix''s attribute level and mana were higher than it had, resulting in the ice spike sting through the fireball and continuing towards the lizard at a fast speed before hitting its head.


    "Roar!"


    Nix roared again to disperse the steam before approaching the dead lizard, whose front body was pierced by the huge ice spike.


    When Nix arrived in front of the dead body, he used his remaining mana for using his [Ice Breath] skill to freeze the entire body before roaring loudly as he was proud of himself.


    "Roar!"


    "Roar!"


    "Roar!"


    "Nix, why did you freeze the lizard''s body?" Cain asked as the trio arrived in front of Nix, who put his right foot on the frozen dead body proudly.


    Nix responded with a growl as he exined to Cain that he froze the body so that its body wouldn''t spoil and could be saved for a long time.


    Cainughed at Nix''s response before instantly being happy as he heard the notifications that he had been waiting for.


    [Ding! Nix has killed a High-level tinum Rank Beast.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 1x High-level Summoning Pool.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 5,000 Evolution Points.]


    When he looked at the system''s notifications this time, his eyes lit up as he felt extremely happy that he got another High-level Summoning Pool.


    However, his happiness didn''tst long as he heard a few notifications from the system because the fight between Nix and the lizard had attracted quite a few strong beasts.

 Chapter 15 Surrounded by High-level Beasts

    [Ding! Detected a Wooden Bear, Low-level Diamond Rank Beast 2 km northwest ahead.]


    [Ding! Detected a Water Hippopotamus, High-level Diamond Rank Beast 800 meters southwest ahead.]


    [Ding! Detected a Fire Leopard, Mid-level Diamond Rank Beast 1 km south ahead.]


    [Ding! Detected a Wind Mantis, Mid-level Diamond Rank Beast 1.3 km east ahead.]


    ¡­


    When Cain looked at the notifications, his eyes lit up as he suddenly thought of an idea.


    "Dante, you know what to do, right? Btw, don''t kill the bear 2 km northwest from here and kill the rest." Cain ordered as he waved his hand.


    "Yes, my lord." Dante responded with a bow before immediately disappearing from sight.


    "System, integrate the wind maniption, dark element attribute, and dark sh."


    Cain instructed the system as he had told it to copy Dante''s dark element attribute and his [Dark sh] skill while ordering Dante just now.


    Cain suddenly felt a surge of information rush into his mind, and he suddenly understood how to utilize the talent and skill that he just got.


    He also felt an unknown energy entering his body and immediately checked his personal information, even though he knew that his stats wouldn''t improve as he didn''t feel that he had be stronger physically.


    [Personal Information]


    [Name: Cain Frostbane]


    [Age: 18]


    [Race: Human]


    [Bloodline: 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox]


    [Attribute: Peak-level Dark Element, High-level Ice Element.]


    [Beast Master Level: tinum Rank Beast (Rank 5)]


    [Contracted Beast: Ice Dragon (tinum Rank Beast)]


    [Talent: Wind Maniption (SS Rank)]


    [Skills: Dark sh, Ice w, Ice Spike, Ice Breath]


    [Strength]: 13,751


    [Agility]: 12,501


    [Health]: 15,001


    [Sense]: 12,501


    [Energy]: 47,253


    Looking at his personal information, Cain felt satisfied as he finally had a strong attack skill and became curious of how strong he was with his current stats and skills.


    He then put the corpse into his inventory before sitting on Nix''s back with ra and heading towards the northwest.


    After flying for around 1.5 km, they saw a big brown bear 8 meters tall, resembling that of a normal brown bear, except that its body was bigger and it had green line patterns across its body.


    "To be honest, this bear looks pretty cool. Unfortunately, you''re just seeking your own death bying here." Cain sighed as he even had the thought of contracting it since it looks cool.


    However, he can''t do it at the moment as it would be such a hassle, and he wasn''t even 100% sure that it wanted to be contracted by him.


    Let alone the fact that he was eager to try hisbat power too.


    Even though he was one rank lower than the bear, he was pretty confident that he could kill it by himself if he went all out because he had the system that was unbelievably overpowered.


    The reason why Cain thought so was because one of the system''s functions was to let him restore his energy fully by paying with Evolution Points.


    In other words, as long as he had enough Evolution Points, he had unlimited energy too since he could just recharge his energy repetitively.


    "Roar!"


    The bear roared as it noticed that there was an ice dragon and two people on its back hovering in the sky for a bit, as they looked like they had no intention to move while looking at itself.


    Cain then came back to his senses and immediately checked on the bear''s personal information.


    [Race: Wooden Bear]


    [Attribute: Mid-level Wood Element]


    [Rank: Low-level Diamond Rank Beast (Rank 6)]


    [Qualification: Diamond]


    [Skills: Wooden Wall, Wooden spear, Wooden w]


    [Strength]: 34,000


    [Agility]: 35,000


    [Health]: 40,000


    [Sense]: 31,000


    [Energy]: 30,000


    Looking at the bear''s information, he found nothing special except that it had higher statspared to him, especially its health stat.


    Cain then wanted to attack it using his strongest move immediately.


    But, wait¡­


    Cain realized that there was something wrong as he mumbled to himself.


    "Hold on." Cain frowned, thinking hard about something before realizing that he didn''t have any sword with him to use his [Dark sh] skill.


    He then informed Dante toe to him immediately after he was done with his job.


    "Nix, keep going forward slowly." Cain petted Nix''s body as he put his hand on his face, ashamed to himself that he forgot about the most important thing.


    ''Welp, it''s not really my fault. I didn''t think that I would fight in the first ce since Dante is with me. That''s why I am not meant to be prepared to go into any battle.'' Cain shrugged as he found himself an excuse for his dumbness.


    "Young Master, didn''t you want to kill the bear?" ra asked, as she was confused that Cain didn''t attack it.


    "Cough!"


    "Cough!"


    "Oh, I am going to kill itter. There''s no need to rush." Cain coughed and waved his hand.


    "Btw, ra¡­ Call me by my name from now on, okay?"


    ¡­


    As they chatted for a bit while waiting for Dante''s arrival, Cain kept hearing a few notifications from the system every minute for a few times.


    "Finally done, huh?" Cain mumbled as he sensed Dante approaching his location and immediately scanned his surroundings to check it.


    After checking his surroundings and finding that the only strong beasts above diamond rank now were only the bear, Cain then told the system to resend the notifications to him as he hadn''t checked them previously.


    [Ding! Dante has killed a High-level Diamond Rank Beast.]


    [Ding! Dante has killed a Mid-level Diamond Rank Beast.]


    [Ding! Dante has killed a Mid-level Diamond Rank Beast.]


    [Ding! Dante has killed a Peak-level Diamond Rank Beast.]


    ¡­@@novelbin@@


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 100.000 Evolution Points.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 300 Gacha Points.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 50.000 Evolution Points.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 30.000 Evolution Points.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 100 Gacha Points.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 20.000 Evolution Points.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 1x Random-level Summoning Pool.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 1x High-level Lottery Pool.]


    Cain was extremely satisfied when he looked at his gain, which was the result of letting Dante kill a few of the Diamond Rank Beasts.


    He couldn''t help but have the thoughts of letting Dante kill a lot of higher ranked beasts but at the same time, he also didn''t want to overdo it since Dante was a human like himself, not a robot who could work 24/7.


    Let alone the fact that if he killed too many of higher ranked beasts in the mountains, it might lead to chaos in here and even spread to the outside mountains, which leads to the beast tides or even worse.

 Chapter 16 Killing the Bear

    "My lord," Dante greeted Cain as he jumped down to Cain''s side and bowed.


    "Thanks, Dante," Cain said with a smile.


    "Don''t mention it. It''s naturally my duty to eliminate any threat to you, my lord."


    "Oh, by the way, Dante, can I borrow your sword for a bit? I want to borrow it to kill the bear," Cain asked as he looked at Dante''s sword.


    "Of course, you can, my lord." Dante carefully handed his sword to Cain.


    Cain then examined the sword''s information since he was curious about what kind of sword Dante used to kill his enemies and found that it increased damage by quite a bit when used with a Dark Element skill.


    ''It''s a pretty good sword,'' Cain thought to himself as he looked at it.


    "Cain, don''t tell me¡­ the reason you didn''t attack the bear back then was just because you didn''t have a sword? Is that why you borrowed Dante''s?" ra asked with a smile.


    "Cough!"


    "Cough!"


    "Of course not! First, I was waiting for Dante to arrive, because in case I couldn''t kill it, who would protect us then?


    Secondly, I borrowed his sword because I wanted to try my dark element skills too, and since his sword could increase dark-element rted skills, I thought I might as well borrow it to make my attack stronger," Cain coughed, making up excuses on the spot.


    "Sure, sure¡­." ra giggled as she put her hands over her mouth, watching Cain closely.


    "Ahem¡­ Nix, why are you still here instead of heading towards the bear? Let''s go right away!" Cain patted Nix and changed the topic out of embarrassment.


    "Roar!"


    Nix let out a slow roar and looked at Cain with a confused expression, not knowing the location of the bear.


    "Go towards the southeast." Cain pped his forehead, realizing he had forgotten to tell him.


    When they were about 75 meters from the bear, they saw it eating the dead fire leopard, tearing its body apart and munching it one bite at a time.


    The bear noticed their arrival but ignored them, assuming they were merely passing by again, as it had assessed them as weaker than itself before.


    Looking at the big bear eating leisurely, Cain immediately unsheathed the sword, raised it above his head with both hands, and swung it down while using his [Dark sh] skill.


    Swoosh!


    A 3-meter-wide crescent de made of dark energy flew out of the sword, heading towards the bear, which had noticed the moment Cain cast his skill.


    "Let''s see how strong it is when I am using it with half of my energy at once," Cain thought as he watched the crescent de fly swiftly.


    The bear, sensing the threat, became serious and quickly used its [Wooden Wall] skill.


    Three thick wooden walls rose from the ground in front of the bear.


    It didn''t stop there, as it used another skill, [Wooden Spear], as a first countermeasure to interrupt the attack.


    Severalrge wooden sticks rose from the ground, intertwining to form a spear that rose into the sky, colliding with the oing attack.


    However, the spear failed to stop the crescent de, which sliced it in two and continued moving toward the three massive wooden walls.


    Unfortunately for Cain, the de only broke through the first wall and stopped at the second.


    "Hmm? I guess it could only do that much with half of my energy, huh?"


    Cain frowned as he looked at the unsessful attack and immediately swung the sword again diagonally, wanting to see the crescent de from a different angle out of boredom.


    Swoosh!


    Another 3-meter-wide crescent de made of dark energy flew out of the sword as he used the remaining of his energy.


    "Huff!"


    "Huff!"


    "Huff!"


    Cain breathed heavily and dropped to his knee, caught off guard by the exhaustion he hadn''t expected.


    "It seems my body bes extremely tired after exhausting all my energy, even though I''m not physically tired," Cain thought, ordering the system to refill his energy.


    "My lord, are you okay?" Dante immediately helped Cain up, also surprised that his lord had carelessly depleted all his energy.


    "Cain, what happened? Just let Dante kill it, don''t push yourself."


    ra became extremely worried, checking him over for any signs of harm, as she didn''t understand that someone could be exhausted from depleting their energy since she wasn''t awakened herself.


    "I''m okay, don''t worry," Cain replied with a smile before looking towards the bear to see that the result was the same.


    [Ding! 10,000 Evolution Points have been deducted for the cost of filling the energy.]


    As Cain heard the notification, he felt the unknown energy pouring into his body, and his exhaustion suddenly vanished, leaving him full of energy again.


    "Roar!"


    The bear roared loudly, enraged by Cain''s unexpectedly powerful attack.


    It immediately counterattacked, seeing Cain''s fatigue from using his skill twice in a row and thinking this was its opportunity.


    The bear used its [Wooden Spear] skill again, aiming at Nix, who was flying in the sky.


    Seeing the iing spear, Cain reacted by shing the sword again while using his [Dark sh] skill.


    Swoosh!


    This time, a 5-meter-wide crescent de made of dark energy flew out of the sword, heading toward the bear as Cain used all his mana instead of just half, thinking he could kill it this time since the bear had already suffered two of his attacks, likely draining much of its mana.


    "System, fill my energy again," Cain ordered.


    [Ding! 10,000 Evolution Points have been deducted for the cost of filling the energy.]


    With his energy restored, he used his [Dark sh] skill once more.


    Swoosh!


    Another 5-meter-wide crescent de flew out of the sword, following the previous attack and unknowingly creating an X-shaped strike toward the bear.


    Cain then ordered the system to refill his energy for thest time, satisfied as he watched his powerful attack approach the bear.


    [Ding! 10,000 Evolution Points have been deducted for the cost of filling the energy.]


    Unfortunately for the bear, most of its mana had already been depleted from defending against Cain''s previous two attacks.


    Which resulted in its spear being sliced into four parts as Cain''s attack shed through the thick walls and struck the bear, killing it instantly by cutting its body into four clean sections.@@novelbin@@


    Cain then heard the system notifications and immediately checked his rewards, curious about what he would receive for his first kill.


    Upon reviewing the rewards, Cain was shocked, not expecting them to be so generous.

 Chapter 17 A Treasure, Two Chicken Beasts, and Three Beast Eggs

    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 1x High-level Special Summoning Pool.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 200,000 Evolution Points.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 20,000 Gacha Points.]


    Cain was extremely satisfied with his first kill reward since he received another 1x High-level Special Summoning Pool.@@novelbin@@


    Let alone the fact that he received another 20,000 Gacha Points also surprised him since the Gacha Points were really useful.


    With Gacha Points, you could buy Summoning Pool Chances and Lottery Pool Chances.


    When Cain asked the system before about the system''s function and how they could help him, it was basically like this.


    For 1,000 Gacha Points, you could either buy 1x Random Summoning Pool or Random Lottery Pool Chance.


    The system also allowed him tobine five random chances to produce a high-level chance in Summoning Pool or Lottery Pool.


    It also allowed him tobine five High-level Summoning Pool or Lottery Pool Chances to make it into a higher level chance.


    He could alsobine a few of the same chances to ensure a higher chance of getting the better things in the pool.


    So, with 20,000 Gacha Points, he could either buy 4 High-level Summoning Pool or Lottery Pool Chances.


    Combined with the High-level Special Summoning Pool, Cain couldn''t wait to summon a special summon with unique abilities, like Anya, who had the same bloodline as him.


    However, he wouldn''t use it right away since he didn''t feel the need to do it.


    Cain then put the bear''s corpse into his inventory before telling Nix to go into the deeper mountains.


    "Cain, what about the other beasts'' corpses that Dante killed? You won''t take them?" ra asked curiously.


    "No, it''s just a waste of time. Just leave them for lucky beasts who might find them and have a feast," Cain answered as he waved his hand before looking at Dante and asking,


    "Dante, how''s your condition after killing the beasts before? Can you still kill a stronger beast of Lord Rank?"


    "My body is still at its peak because it only took a little effort to kill the previous beasts. As for killing a Lord Rank beast, it should be pretty easy for me," Dante exined.


    "Oh, that''s all good then." Cain sighed in relief when Dante exined it.


    On the way to the deeper mountain, Cain detected a lot of stronger beasts of tinum and Diamond Rank.


    However, he still hadn''t found any Lord Rank Beast yet after searching slowly for 15 minutes.


    The reason he asked Nix to fly slowly as he scanned the surroundings was that he wanted to be cautious and avoid entering a really strong beast''s den, which could lead to his own death.


    From Cain''s memory, as the youngest prince, he knew what normal people didn''t.


    He heard that there was a really strong Grandlord Rank Beast who ruled this mountain.


    It was not that Cain didn''t believe in Dante''s skill, but Dante specialized in Assassin skills, and it would be troublesome if he identally encountered a Grandlord Rank Beast.


    Even if Dante could fight or even kill it, it would definitely attract other strong beasts, which could lead to a fatal situation since Dante wouldn''t be able to protect him while fighting multiple beasts at the same time.


    Although he could also use his Summoning Pool chances in emergencies, the fact that it summons randomly made him worried.


    Even though the chance was small, there was still a chance that it would summon someone with lowbat power, like a cksmith or alchemist.


    Of course, he had thought of the worst-case scenario and already had a solution in mind.


    Otherwise, he wouldn''t do this as he didn''t like to take unnecessary risks unless he had to.


    If the worst-case scenario happened and they were surrounded by beasts and unable to escape, he would put Nix, ra, and Dante into his Mid-level Beast Space before swapping ces with his clones at his home or with the one with Sylvia.


    This ability to swap ces with his clones was due to his 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox Bloodline.


    This was the reason he dared to venture into the deeper mountain and risk being surrounded, knowing there would be no issue regarding their safety.


    This was also one of the reasons he left his clone at his home while waiting for Anya to capture his ex-fianc¨¦e by going out to watch how Nix fought.


    Because if something urgent happened at his home without a strong person there, he could simply swap ces with his clone and arrive instantly, as Anya would take a bit of time to arrive, and in case the threat using the fifth prince didn''t work either.


    ¡­


    A few minutester, Cain finally heard the notifications he had been waiting for.


    However, he immediatelyughed when he checked the first two notifications as he didn''t expect the kind of beasts he had just found.


    [Ding! Detected a Fire Rooster, Peak-level Lord Rank Beast 2 km northeast ahead.]


    [Ding! Detected a Water Hen, High-level Lord Rank Beast 2 km northeast ahead.]


    [Ding! Detected a medicine treasure of Grandlord Rank, Fire Blood Tree 2 km northeast ahead.]


    [Ding! Detected three beast eggs with qualifications above Lord Rank 2 km northeast ahead.]


    When he checked the next notifications, he was surprised to find a Grandlord Rank Treasure since this was the first time he had stumbled upon a treasure.


    He also didn''t expect that there were three beast eggs, which should be the chicken''s descendants.

 Chapter 18 Killing the Two Chicken Beasts

    Cain then checked the duo chickens'' information to see if there was something unusual about them and found nothing special about them.


    The reason he checked their information was that he thought the chickens might have some hidden phoenix bloodlines or something since he didn''t expect to encounter chicken beasts as strong beasts.


    Afterwards, Cain informed Dante about the beasts he had found and asked him if he was confident in killing them both.


    Dante answered without hesitation that it should be easy for him to kill them alone.


    However, since he wasn''t alone, the chickens would have noticed them, making them more alert, and the only way to kill them was through direct confrontation.


    Even though Dante wouldn''t have any problem killing them through direct confrontation, the process would take longerpared to him killing them by a sneak attack, which was his forte.


    When Cain heard Dante''s exnation, he told him about his n before immediately ordering him to kill them by himself since it was safer.


    ¡­


    Running through the forest silently, Dante used his [Umbra Cloak] skill while he was at it.


    Even though the effect was much weaker than when used at night, it still helped him more than going without it.


    When he arrived about 100 meters away from the location Cain had described, Dante looked ahead from a big tree''s shadow and found two huge chickens having a meal below a massive tree.


    The Fire Rooster was asrge as 8 meters tall, while the Water Hen was about 7.5 meters tall.


    Their bodies were identical to chickens, except for their huge sizes and the colors at the tips of their feathers: red for the Fire Rooster and blue for the Water Hen.


    They were eating chunks of meat scattered on the ground.


    Not far from them, there was a tree about 3 meters tall that had a few fruits simr to red apples, and there were three eggs about 30 cm in size.


    After assessing the situation, Dante immediately came up with a n and vanished from the spot.


    As Dante had arrived at the massive tree''s shadow and was only about 25 meters away from the Fire Rooster.


    Dante then silently unsheathed his sword and immediately used his [Shadow Step] skill to move while being invisible and traveling at an extremely fast speed.


    When Dante arrived below the Fire Rooster''s neck, the timing was perfect as the rooster was about to peck the meat, which allowed Dante to use his [Silent Reaper] skill, aiming it below its jaw.


    At the same time when he used his skill, Dante also channeled his dark energy into his sword.


    The Fire Rooster was extremely surprised when it sensed the extreme danger as Dante channeled his dark energy into his sword.


    Unfortunately for the rooster, it was toote to react and dodge the attack as the sword had pierced its jaw, and the dark energy that Dante had gathered in the sword instantly erupted from the tip, almost blowing away the entire head.


    The Water Hen was shocked when she saw the scene unfolding before her eyes and immediately became enraged, making a loud clucking sound before rushing madly at Dante.


    In response, Dante used his [Shadow Bind] skill to restrict her movements before preparing to cast his [Dark sh] skill.


    A lot of thick strings emerged from the hen''s shadow, immediately wrapping around her body and tying her down with her shadow.


    The Water Hen struggled to break free, trying her best to escape from the thick strings.


    Watching the struggling hen being tied down by his skill while making loud clucking sounds, Dante immediately approached her and cast his [Dark sh] skill.


    Noticing that Dante had already arrived in front of her and was shing his sword horizontally, the Water Hen immediately used her [Water Armor] skill as she sensed the terrifying power of the sword.


    A visible armor made of water instantly enveloped each of her feathers as she went all out focusing on her defense since she couldn''t do much while tied down.


    Unfortunately for her, the water armor couldn''t block the crescent de, resulting in her head being separated from her body as the crescent de beheaded her cleanly.


    ¡­


    When Cain heard the notifications he had been waiting for, he immediately instructed Nix to fly towards Dante''s location.


    [Ding! Dante has killed the Peak-level Lord Rank Beast.]


    [Ding! Dante has killed a High-level Lord Rank Beast.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 2,000,000 Evolution Points.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 700,000 Evolution Points.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 300 Gacha Points.]


    Looking at the rewards he received, Cain felt extremely satisfied as he could upgrade Nix''s rank once again. However, he decided not to upgrade it as he wasn''t in a hurry at the moment.


    When Cain arrived at the scene, he immediately saw the decapitated Water Hen and the dead Fire Rooster, whose head had been blown out by Dante.@@novelbin@@


    Cain then stored the corpses in his inventory before approaching the Fire Blood Tree and the eggs.


    "Dante, were the chickens pping around after you killed them?"


    Cain asked, curious, as chickens are supposed to p their wings and move around madly after their throats are slit.


    "No. Why do you ask, my lord?" Dante looked at him curiously.


    "Never mind!" Cain waved his hand, thinking it seemed Dante and ra didn''t know about this fact.


    Looking at the Fire Blood Tree in front of him, Cain asked the system as he examined the tree curiously.


    "System, how long does it take for these fruits to ripen?"


    "These fruits will be ripe in 40 days," the system replied.


    "By the way, can I take this tree and put it into the beast space?"


    Cain asked, thinking of an idea about storing this tree away and nurturing it in his beast space, even though the tree actually had no use for him.


    However, he could still give it to his subordinates or sell it since it''s considered an extremely precious treasure, especially for those who had reached Peak-level Lord Rank.


    The fruit produced by the Fire Blood Tree could help those with Fire Attributes break through into the Grandlord Rank.


    "Yes, you can put it into the beast space. Do you want me to put it in for you?" the system asked.


    "Yes, please." Cain responded as he stepped back.

 Chapter 19 Nix Becomes Diamond Ranks Beast

    After Cain stepped back a few meters away from the Fire Blood Tree, the tree immediately disappeared and appeared in the middle of the forest inside his beast space.


    His beast space looked more like a vast ind, filled with mountains, rivers,kes, waterfalls, etc.


    However, there were no living beings at all, as it looked like a ce that hadn''t been visited before¡ªthe literal definition of pure, beautiful nature in its own way.


    Cain then made a projection inside his beast space and appeared in front of the tree.


    His mid-level beast space, given by the system, was a special beast space as it had two main benefits that other beast masters'' beast spaces didn''t have.


    The first and most important benefit was the flow of time. The time inside the beast space was 30x faster than the outside world.


    So, if you spent 30 days inside his beast space, only 1 day had passed in the outside world.


    This function would reallye in handy, as he could utilize it and reap many benefits from it.


    For example, he could use it as his backyard garden, like he did at the moment, by moving the tree into his beast space.


    Since the fruits would be ripe in 40 days, with the tree being inside his beast space, the fruits would be ripe in one day and eight hours in the outside world''s time.@@novelbin@@


    He could also use it as a ce for his subordinates or contracted beasts to train in the future since the flow of time here was faster than the outside world.


    Of course, this would also affect their lifespan too. So, unless it was necessary for training purposes or something simr, Cain wouldn''t let his subordinates stay here, as it could harm them instead.


    The second benefit was elerated recovery, which was 10x faster.


    For example, if someone had an injury and needed to rest for 300 days to fully recover, they only needed to stay in the beast space for 30 days or 1 day in the outside world.


    Subsequently, Cain withdrew his projection and saw that the ground had sunk a little bit as the tree had been uprooted by the system.


    His attention then moved to the beast eggs on a haystack. He approached them and ordered the system to check if there was something special about them.


    [Race: Fire Chicken]


    [Attribute: High-level Fire Element]


    [Qualifications: Lord]


    [Race: Water Chicken]


    [Attribute: High-level Water Element]


    [Qualifications: Lord]


    [Race: Half Fire and Water Chicken]


    [Attributes: High-level Fire Element, High-level Water Element]


    [Qualifications: GrandLord]


    When Cain checked the information, he was surprised to find that one of the eggs had better qualificationspared to the others, even better than their parents. The Fire Rooster and Water Hen that Dante killed before only had Lord qualifications.


    However, he suddenly remembered something and asked the system.


    "System, shouldn''t the dragons'' qualifications be far higher than Lord Rank Beasts at the very least? Then why was Nix''s qualification only at Lord Rank?"


    Cain hadn''t realized it at first, as he onlypared it to his situation at the time, and it already seemed pretty good since the strongest person in the rion Kingdom was only at Lord Rank.


    But he suddenly remembered that the dragons in his memory, from the novel he was in, were incredibly strong, considered one of the strongest races.


    Let alone the fact that Nix''s qualification was only at Lord Rank when Nix was a genuine Ice Dragon, which could also be considered one of the top subraces in the dragon races.


    Meanwhile, Lord Rank was really weak, and dragons at the Lord Rank couldn''t even be considered young dragons.


    "Well, in a nutshell, the egg was infertile or wed, resulting in a dragon that doesn''t have the full potential of its kind. I can only give you that much information," the system replied.


    ''So that''s how it is, huh? Well, there might be more to it than meets the eye, and it''s not like I care about it anyway since I can continue upgrading Nix''s rank by continuously evolving itter, even though it will be quite troublesome at that time,'' Cain thought to himself and decided to forget about it.


    "Wow, the eggs are really simr to chicken eggs, except for their sizes," ra said excitedly.


    "Will these eggs be as strong as the chickens that Dante killed just now?" ra asked curiously, looking at Cain with an excited expression as if she had just found a treasure chest and became rich overnight.


    "Of course, one of the eggs could even be stronger than their parents," Cain replied with a smile.


    "Really? We''re rich¡­ We can auction them for a really high price or wait¡­ We can even contract them ourselves and have another strong beast master in the future," ra suggested as she took one of the eggs and hugged it cutely.


    "Hahaha, don''t think too much about them, as they really don''t have much value to me right now," Cain said, patting her head softly.


    After they chatted for a little while, Cain put the eggs into his inventory. He didn''t want to ce them in his beast space, as they would hatch faster there, and Cain preferred them to remain as eggs for now.


    Subsequently, they waited for a bit, and only after confirming that no strong beasts had been attracted by themotion of Dante''s fight did Cain decide to upgrade Nix''s rank before returning home.


    He had fulfilled his main objective of watching Nix''s fight and even experiencing his first battle¡ªor more precisely, a one-sided battle since he didn''t go all out by activating his bloodline power.


    "Nix, I am going to upgrade your rank once again. Are you ready?" Cain asked as he hugged and petted Nix''s head warmly.


    Nix rubbed his head in response, as if to say, "I am ready, Master."


    Cain then ordered the system to upgrade Nix''s rank after stepping back to make room for him.


    "System, upgrade Nix''s rank to Diamond Rank Beast!"


    [Ding! Do you want to upgrade Nix''s rank to the Diamond Rank Beasts?]


    "Just upgrade it. No need for such confirmation like this again in the future," Cain replied in an annoyed tone.

 Chapter 20 Sudden Crisis Between Life and Death (1)

    [Ding! 1 Million Evolution Points have been sessfully deducted.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host! Nix has sessfully broken through to Diamond Rank Beast (Rank 6)]


    Along with the two notifications continuously ringing in his mind, Cain watched Nix''s body grow bigger at a fast speed.


    At the same time as Nix had be stronger and bigger, he also felt the unknown energy start to pour into his body.


    "Roar!"


    "Roar!"


    "Roar!"


    Nix roared excitedly as he became stronger once again.


    A few secondster, Nix''s body stopped growing when it became approximately 9 meters tall and 27 meters long.


    "Roar!"


    Nix then roared once again as he felt extremely happy he could upgrade his rank three times in a day and spread his wings while pping them vigorously, creating a gust of wind in the surroundings.


    This time, Nix''s wings had grown as wide as 45 meters long when they were fully spread.


    Subsequently, Cain checked Nix''s personal information, as it had already be his habit to see the progression every time someone became stronger.


    [Race: Ice Dragon]


    [Attributes: High-level Ice Element]


    [Rank: Diamond Rank Beast]


    [Qualification: Lord (Rank 7)]


    [Skills: Ice w, Ice Spike, Ice Breath, Frost Armor]


    [Strength]: 137,500


    [Agility]: 125,000


    [Health]: 150,000


    [Sense]: 125,000


    [Energy]: 157,500


    [Frost Armor - Covers the body with ayer of icy armor, increasing its defense and making it harder to injure.]


    Looking at Nix''s stats that had increased significantly, Cain was pleased and immediately ordered the system to copy and integrate Nix''s new skill.


    Cain suddenly felt a surge of information rushed into his mind, and he suddenly understood how to utilize the skill that he just integrated.


    Afterwards, Cain checked at his own personal information as he was also curious about his significant improvement in stats.


    [Personal Information]


    [Gacha Points: 30,800] [Evolution Points: 2,173,890]


    [Name: Cain Frostbane]


    [Age: 18]


    [Race: Human]


    [Bloodline: 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox]


    [Attribute: Peak-level Dark Element, High-level Ice Element.]


    [Beast Master Level: Diamond Rank Beast (Rank 6)]


    [Contracted Beast: Ice Dragon (Diamond Rank Beast)]


    [Talent: Wind Maniption (SS Rank)]


    [Skills: Dark sh, Ice w, Ice Spike, Ice Breath, Frost Armor]


    [Strength]: 68,751


    [Agility]: 62,501


    [Health]: 75,001


    [Sense]: 62,501


    [Energy]: 236,253


    Cain felt delighted looking at his own stats that had a significant increase, as he got basically 50% feedback from Nix''s stats.


    Especially his energy stats that were definitely higher than awakeners who had just broken through to Lord Rank.


    If he were to go all out and use his bloodline abilities, he would be even more confident in killing a GrandLord Rank Awakener, at least.


    As for killing GrandLord Rank Beast, he didn''t have confidence as beasts were statistically stronger than awakeners.


    Thinking about theparison of stats between humans and beasts, Cain suddenly remembered something and asked the system.


    "System, if I''m not mistaken, shouldn''t someone with a strong bloodline like mine have significantly better statspared to a normal human without a bloodline? Why is it that only my energy stat has been enhanced?"


    "Well, back then, your body was too weak to handle the blessing. It would''ve harmed you rather than benefitted you.


    Now that your body is capable of bearing a fraction of your bloodline''s blessing, would you like to receive it?" The system responded promptly to Cain''sint.


    "..."


    Cain was speechless at the system, as it only helped him passively and cursed in his heart.


    ''Fck, do you even want to help me get stronger? If you were standing in front of me, I''d beat the crap out of you!''


    "Host, you do realize I can hear your thoughts, right? Should I withhold the bloodline blessing then?"


    "Huh? What are you talking about? I don''t know what you mean. Anyway, just proceed with the blessing because I don''t want to waste more time." Cain shrugged with a confused face, feigning innocence before ordering the system.


    "Fine. Since you won''t admit it, and I''m in a good mood, I''ll help you receive the maximum benefit your body can handle at the moment."


    Cain immediately became happy when he heard it. However, his happiness would soon turn into regret as the process to be stronger this time actually came with a price.@@novelbin@@


    A few secondster, Cain suddenly felt an unknown energy begin to stream throughout his entire body.


    However, this time around, the energy was different with the energy that he had received whenever he became stronger as Beast Master.


    "If you don''t want to explode like a balloon, start absorbing and refining that energy immediately." System''s voice rang into his mind as it reminded him when it saw that Cain didn''t know what to do.


    Listening to System''s advice, Cain immediately tried to absorb the energy as fast as he could because every second that had passed, the entire blood in his body seemed like boiling as his body heat had be hotter and hotter.


    Dante instantly noticed the abnormal temperatureing out of Cain''s body and became worried.


    "My Lord, what''s happening?" Dante appeared in front of Cain and wanted to examine his body.


    However, his hand immediately stopped and looked at his surroundings as he heard an unknown voice ringing in his mind.


    ra and Nix also noticed something was wrong with Cain when they heard Dante''s voice. At once, they approached Cain together.


    Nheless, they were stopped by Dante as he raised his right hand, signaling for them to not approach any further.


    "Stop! Stay back!" Dante shouted as he raised his hand before tilting his head and looking at Nix with a worried face.


    "Nix, you should feel the attraction from the lord''s body, right?"


    When Nix heard Dante''s question, he then looked seriously at his master''s body, whose body had started to be red and swelling, as if it might burst any second like a balloon popped out.


    Nix then nodded his head seriously, as he indeed had be extremely attracted to his master''s body for some reason.


    ''Fck, this isn''t good. I hope I''m wrong.'' Dante cursed in his heart as he had a bad hunch.


    However, he thought that there''s nothing wrong with preparing for the worst-case scenario. That''s why he immediately informed Nix seriously.


    "Nix, stay close to the Lord and be ready for battle. His condition might attract powerful beasts nearby. If any appear, I''ll handle as many as I can. You''ll need to deal with the rest." Dante instructed gravely.


    He then distanced himself from Cain until their distance was around 100 meters.


    Subsequently, he unleashed his murderous intent as well as his GrandLord Rank Awakener''s power, hoping that this could scare away any beasts that might be attracted by his lord''s body.


    Unfortunately for Dante, his effort was futile. The beasts that were already attracted were still approaching Cain''s location even after they felt Dante''s murderous intent and power.


    Because the beasts that were attracted were not ordinary beasts, they were the overlords of these mountains, who had reached GrandLord Rank Beasts.


    There were even some desperate Peak-level Lord Rank Beasts that came because they either had no choice that this was their opportunity to break through into GrandLord Rank Beast or were just reckless enough as they were blinded by the attractivenessing out of Cain''s body.

 Chapter 21 Sudden Crisis Between Life and Death (2)

    Despite themotion caused by Dante, Cain was still trying his best to absorb the energy, as he wasn''t aware of the crisis situation he was in.


    "Sit in a lotus position so that it will be easier for you to absorb the energy." The system reminded Cain once again.


    Cain immediately sat in a lotus position after he heard the advice and found that it indeed had be easier to absorb it in this position.


    "It seems that because of what I''ve done, I indirectly created a situation like this." A small, chubby, and fluffy creature appeared above Cain out of nowhere and mumbled to himself.


    However, ra and Nix didn''t see the small creature, as the only one who could see it was Cain.


    The fluffy creature then looked in the direction of the iing strong beasts and sighed.


    "I have to help a little bit this time since it''s partly my mistake too. Otherwise, they would definitely be wiped out since Anya isn''t here."


    Subsequently, the fluffy creature informed Dante and Nix about the iing beasts'' stats information and location so that they would know about their opponents beforehand.


    Dante and Nix were immediately surprised as they saw a translucent panel data filled with their own personal information, as well as the iing beasts'' simple information about the stats.


    [Race: Fire Fox]


    [Attributes: High-level Fire Element]


    [Rank: Peak-level GrandLord Rank Beast]


    [Qualification: Dominator (Rank 9)]


    [Strength]: 2,900,000


    [Agility]: 3,200,000


    [Health]: 2,600,000


    [Sense]: 2,700,000


    [Energy]: 3,000,000


    [Race: Fire Fox]


    [Attributes: High-level Fire Element]


    [Rank: Peak-level GrandLord Rank Beast]


    [Qualification: GrandLord (Rank 8)]


    [Strength]: 2,600,000


    [Agility]: 2,900,000


    [Health]: 2,350,000


    [Sense]: 2,400,000


    [Energy]: 2,700,000


    [Race: Fire Lion]


    [Attributes: High-level Fire Element]@@novelbin@@


    [Rank: Peak-level GrandLord Rank Beast]


    [Qualification: GrandLord (Rank 8)]


    [Strength]: 2,500,000


    [Agility]: 2,300,000


    [Health]: 2,400,000


    [Sense]: 2,000,000


    [Energy]: 2,100,000


    [Race: Fire Phyton]


    [Attributes: High-level Fire Element]


    [Rank: Mid-level GrandLord Rank Beast]


    [Qualification: GrandLord (Rank 8)]


    [Strength]: 1,300,000


    [Agility]: 1,100,000


    [Health]: 1,000,000


    [Sense]: 1,150,000


    [Energy]: 1,050,000


    Dante instantly had a shiver running through his body as he checked the beasts'' information that was shown in front of him because he thought that it was too much for him to handle on his own.


    Even though he had a trump card that could enhance his strength significantly in a short time, the price that needed to be paid was huge.


    Let alone the fact that even with going all out by risking his life at the stake, he was sure that he wouldn''t be able to stop them, let alone kill them on his own.


    ''If she were here, I am pretty sure that she would definitely be able to at least stop them, or even kill them if she''s willing to pay a price.''


    Dante sighed and immediately recalled Anya, whom he had met before when he was with Cain on the way inside the city.


    Even though he didn''t know Anya''s strength, he could guess it as he felt the extreme danger from her.


    After checking them thoroughly once again, he then asked the system about the detailed information of these beasts because he saw that if he had any question about these beasts, he could just simply ask using his thoughts.


    Dante then understood why the Fire Lion''s stats were lower than the Fire Foxes even though their ranks were the same.


    Apparently, it was because the Fire Lion had just broken through to the Peak-level while the Fire Foxes had been broken through earlier than the Fire Lion.


    Although Dante already knew about this concept that even though someone had the same rank, it didn''t mean they had the samebat power, as there were a lot of aspects that needed to be considered.


    One of the examples was the situation between Fire Lion and Fire Foxes.


    Despite the fact that he already knew about it, he couldn''t help but be cautious in case there was another reason why the Fire Lion''s stats were lowerpared to the Fire Foxes.


    After assessing the dire situation he was in, he immediately made a decision and appeared in front of Nix.


    "Nix, do you understand the situation we are in?" Dante asked Nix with a solemn face as he was told by the system that Nix had also been informed about the situation they were in.


    However, Nix had only given the beasts'' personal information that had reached Lord Rank Beasts, as it was useless for him to know about the GrandLord Rank Beasts'' situation.


    Nix nodded his head in response as he roughly understood their situation as exined by the system.


    "Good, Let''s try our best to hold them back until the backup arrives here." Dante nodded his head and could only pray that they would be able to hold it in until the backup called by the system arrives here.


    "What should I do? Can I help with anything?" ra clenched her fists tightly as she felt really useless and that she couldn''t do anything to help since she was simr to a normal person that hadn''t awakened their talent.


    "Just stay here and don''t create any problem, it''s best if you could hide somewhere nearby." Dante nced at ra and immediately vanished to execute his own n.


    His own n was simple: He would go all out and pay a price to kill the weakest of the GrandLord Rank Beast, as this was his only advantage to do so.


    At the same time, he could also try to deter other beasts that came in here about the consequence ofing here.


    ¡­


    Inside a restaurant on the second floor, a beautiful youngdy wearing a white gown sat at the table by a window and looked outside, seemingly looking at the big mansion quite far from her position with a bored expression.


    While she was still watching any movement at the mansion, she immediately became startled as there was translucent panel data with a message appearing in front of her out of nowhere.


    However, when she read the content in it, she instantly became enraged and smashed the table before she suddenly vanished as she ran at full speed.


    After she got out of the city and felt that the distance was already far enough, she immediately used her full power and transformed, which made three white fluffy tails appear behind her and her ears be simr to foxes.


    ''I hope I can reach there in time.'' She thought as she ran at a full speed, heading towards a direction where Cain was located.

 Chapter 22 Sudden Crisis Between Life and Death (3)

    Dante finally saw his prey after hiding in a big tree''s shadow for a few seconds, waiting for the Fire Python''s arrival.


    100 meters ahead of him, there was a massive python with a body circumference of about 3 meters and around 75 meters in length.


    Looking at the massive python ahead of him, Dante concealed himself more and hid his murderous intention as he went to the top of the tree, waiting for the python to bypass him and attack it at that moment.


    When the Python was about to pass underneath him, he silently used [Blood Ignition] on his demon''s blood essence.


    Blood Ignition involved burning his demonic blood essence to release a surge of power, enhancing his overall strength for a short time.


    However, there were significant drawbacks by doing so, as it could make him lose his lifespan, causing permanent damage to his body, such as in his foundation, which could affect his future aplishments, etc.


    Unfortunately, Dante''s situation at the moment forced him to make a hard choice, as he wasn''t even sure that using only [Blood Ignition] was enough to stop the other beasts.


    Subsequently, Dante jumped from the tree silently as he already calcted the timing between his fall and that his fall would definitely be at the point where it would hit the snake''s head as it passed by right beneath him.


    Fortunately for Dante, the position of where he fell was still covered in the tree''s shadow, which made his [Shadowmeld] skill still on, resulting in the snake not noticing him at all.


    When his position was 3 meters away from the snake, the snake instinctively felt the danger as Dante used his [Silent Reaper] skill, aiming to stab at its head.


    The snake felt that it couldn''t dodge in time and immediately reacted by using its [Fire Armor] skill, and a visible armor formed of fire enveloped all of its scales.


    Unfortunately, its effort was futile as Dante''s sword pierced through the scales, and the umted dark energy that Dante had gathered immediately erupted from the tip, blowing away its entire head and killing the snake on the spot.


    After Dante made amotion and killed the snakes, he took the opportunity to release his murderous intent and power once again, warning other beasts that he would kill them like he killed the snake if they were still adamant on heading towards Cain''s location.


    Fortunately for him, this method worked on chasing away a few Peak-level Lord Rank Beasts, as they were terrified when they felt Dante''s power and the disappearance of Mid-level GrandLord Rank Beast.


    However, the other three Peak-level GrandLord Rank Beasts kept heading towards Cain''s location even though they felt Dante''s power and noticed that he managed to kill Mid-level GrandLord Rank Beast in a single blow.


    The reason they kept heading towards Cain was because they felt that even though Dante''s power was indeed strong, it wasn''t enough to stop them if they ever fought seriously.


    Subsequently, Dante asked the system about the situation after he killed the snake.


    When he heard that the three Peak-level GrandLord Beasts were still heading towards Cain, he instantly vanished from the spot and headed towards the west as he wanted to hinder the GrandLord Rank Beasts halfway.


    A few secondster,


    Dante had arrived at the ce where the other two beasts'' sides would meet, which was around 300 meters away from Cain''s location.


    He then immediately used his brain to its fullest potential as he thought about various possibilities that could happen while waiting for the arrival of the beasts.


    Around a minuteter¡­


    Dante could feel the arrival of the beasts, on one side, from the northeast, he sensed the arrival of the Fire Foxes, while from the northwest, he sensed the arrival of the Fire Lion.


    He then immediately became fully prepared, as he was ready to even sacrifice his life to stall the time, waiting for Anya toe to the rescue.


    Fortunately for him, after they arrived at the scene, they didn''t make a move as they stopped at a distance, watching Dante standing unwaveringly with a full determination to stop them.


    The reason why they didn''t want to make a move was because they knew that Dante was using his lifeforce in exchange for temporary strength.


    That''s why they only stood there, watching Dante as they also didn''t want to take unnecessary risks and just waited for the perfect opportunity to strike.


    Which surely wille sooner orter, as Dante will be at his weakened stage after he has done using his [Blood Ignition].


    The Fire Foxes, who were naturally cunning beasts, knew that their prey was still there, and there were no other stronger beasts noteworthy around here except the Fire Lion and some Peak-level Lord Rank Beasts.


    This was the main reason that they didn''t make a move right away, because if they made a move and one of them got entangled by Dante, the other one would surely get blocked by the Fire Lion.


    Resulting in the Peak-level Lord Rank Beasts who would be the real winner as their opponent was a mere dragon at Diamond Rank.


    ¡­


    "It seems that I still need to help more." The fluffy creature watched the scene from afar and sighed.


    The fluffy creature thought that Dante''s action would have a better result than scaring away some Peak-level Lord Rank Beasts.@@novelbin@@


    ''The backup will still need more time, and I couldn''t make another mistake here.''


    The fluffy creature looked in the direction where there was a half-transformed, beautiful woman with three tails running at her full speed towards this location.


    The fluffy creature then snapped its small finger and said with a sigh. "I hope thatdy luckes to your door at this moment. Otherwise, there is a possibility of your downfall here."


    [Ding! Combining two from randomly selecting the entire Summoning Pool chances.]


    [Ding! Selecting randomly¡­]


    [Ding! 2x High-level Summon Pool Chances have been selected.]


    "Hufft¡­ Even though it''s not the best result, at least a Random-level Summoning Pool wasn''t chosen."


    The fluffy creature exhaled its deep breath that it had been holding while waiting for the result.


    [Ding! Congrattions! You have summoned a Dominator Ranks Magician (Rank 9). Lyra Ashenwave, Mistress of the Scorching Seas.]

 Chapter 23 Lyra Ashenwave, Mistress of the Scorching Seas

    "Fortunately for you, Lady Luck seems to be in your favor now." The fluffy creature mumbled while checking on Lyra''s personal information.


    [Name: Lyra Ashenwave, Mistress of the Scorching Seas]


    [Age: 25]


    [Race: Human]


    [Magician Rank: Dominator Rank Magician.]


    [Attribute: Peak-level Fire Element, Peak-level Water Element.]


    [Talent: Frostfire Elemental Synergy (SS-)]


    [Strength]: 2,300,000


    [Agility]: 2,200,000@@novelbin@@


    [Health]: 3,500,000


    [Sense]: 2,800,000


    [Energy]: 5,500,000


    [Elemental Synergy: Frostfire (SS- Rank) - Merges fire and water into a new element: Frostfire. This rare energy can freeze and burn simultaneously, bypassing elemental resistances and dealing continuous damage.]


    10 meters in front of Cain, a Void portal around 2 meters big emerged out of thin air, surprising ra, who stood 5 meters away from Cain.


    ra then reacted by opening her arms widely while tilting her head to the side and closing her eyes tightly in fear.


    She thought that the Void portal was the enemy''s skill or there would be someone who woulde out of it, resulting in her trying to protect Cain with her body as this was the only thing she could do.


    The fluffy creatureughed when he watched ra''s reaction before noticing that someone wasing out of the Void portal.


    A gorgeous red-haired magician with red eyes and long red hair. She wore a revealing ornate outfit with rich white and red colors and gold patterns, including a fitted top, detached sleeves, and thigh-high stockings.


    As soon as Lyra stepped out of the portal, the portal immediately disappeared, and she saw that there was suddenly a translucent disy data in front of her, which really surprised her.


    "Huh!" Lyra eximed as she was surprised and stepped back before realizing that it was just a message for her.


    Hearing Lyra exim in surprise, ra had also be surprised as her emotions were only filled by fear, despair, sadness, etc.


    As ra became surprised, she opened her eyes instinctively and noticed that there was a beautiful magician standing 6 meters away from her.


    She then became confused, as the magician didn''t seem to exude any malice or ill intent.


    "Who are you? Why are you here?"


    ra asked curiously as she looked at Lyra, whose eyes seemed to be looking at something in front of her with a serious expression.


    "Huh? What did you just say? I didn''t hear you properly because I was distracted by something else." Lyra responded with a smile before she looked in the direction where Dante stood, facing the other beasts by himself.


    "Who are you and why are you here?" ra asked once again.


    "Ohhh, don''t worry about me. I''m here to help because I''m also on your side." Lyra waved her hand before continuing to say, "Anyway, I gotta go because I need to help the others."


    Lyra then took her magic staff out of her spatial ring before standing on it and heading towards Dante''s location.


    However, when she was about to fly away, she stopped halfway and tilted her head.


    "My apologies for thete introduction. I''m Lyra Ashenwave-pleased to meet you." Lyra introduced herself as she put her hand in front of her chest and smiled calmly.


    "Ah, it''s a pleasure to meet you. My name is ra Loralen. Please be careful and pay attention to your safety too." ra said while waving her hand.


    Subsequently, Lyra resumed her flight toward Dante. Once she arrived near the battlefield, she raised her right hand, casting her [Ocean Prison] skill.


    "Ocean Prison!"


    Lyra called out loudly as a blue magic circle appeared above her hand immediately, and the ground beneath the FireFoxes trembled heavily as if something massive wanted toe out of the ground.


    When Lyra cast her skill, the FireFoxes immediately noticed that something was wrong, as they felt a massive magic power suddenlying out of a person that they didn''t realize there was suddenly another person who appeared at their prey''s side.


    The Foxes then reacted by retreating from their ce as they jumped backwards at the same time.


    Unfortunately for them, waves had immediately erupted from the ground, creating a massive, solidified, translucent box.


    The walls were formed of swirling currents, eachyer moving in opposite directions, creating an imprable, ever-shifting barrier.


    Inside this massive prison, the Foxes attempted to escape by using their [Fire sh] skills at the same time.


    However, their skills couldn''t prate the prison, as their skills were immediately crushed by the swirling currents.


    As the Foxes were cunning and smart, they thought that they could escape this massive prison only by decreasing their size and getting out from the little gap between the currents.


    However, when they tried it, they got injured instead as the swirling currents detected them and expanded, closing in the gaps and hitting them hard.


    Meanwhile, as Lyra''s [Ocean Prison] skill unfolded, two of the three remaining beasts at Peak-level Lord Rank fled, overwhelmed by the tremendous magical energy.


    Leaving only one beast left, who had gone mad, befitting its name [Fire MadDog] as it didn''t get scared away, instead feeling that this was its opportunity as the FireFoxes got trapped by a strong person.


    The dog also assumed that there was another person who would surely intercept the Fire Lion, making it think that this was the opportunity given from heaven.


    Because now, its enemy was only an Ice Dragon who had reached Low-level Diamond Rank Beast, and it had no otherpetitor as the other two Peak-level Lord Rank Beasts had run away.


    Subsequently, the dog charged towards Cain''s location while barking loudly as it wanted to warn the Ice Dragon to not block its way.


    Looking at the strong dog rushing in his direction, Nix didn''t hesitate and immediately used [Dragonheart Ignition] to increase his strength significantly in a short time.


    After he felt that his strength had indeed increased significantly, Nix became confident as he saw that his overall stats had be higherpared to the dog''s.

 Chapter 24 Three-Way Battle

    [Race: Fire MadDog]


    [Attribute: High-level Fire Element]


    [Rank: Peak-level Lord Rank Beast]


    [Qualifications: Lord]


    [Strength]: 400k


    [Agility}: 420k


    [Health]: 400k


    [Sense]: 390k


    [Energy]: 410k


    [Race: Ice Dragon]


    [Attributes: High-level Ice Element]


    [Rank: Diamond Rank Beast]


    [Qualification: Lord (Rank 7)]


    [Skills: Ice w, Ice Spike, Ice Breath, Frost Armor]


    [Strength]: 137,500 > 825k


    [Agility]: 125,000 > 750k


    [Health]: 150,000 > 900k


    [Sense]: 125,000 > 750k


    [Energy]: 157,500 > 945k


    Unlike Dante, who had be 1.5x stronger, Nix had be 6x stronger because he was a genuine dragon and his blood''s rank was far higher than Dante, who only burned his demon''s blood essence.


    Of course, Dante still had another trump card, but this trump card''s aftereffect had many drawbacks. If Dante used it, he would definitely ruin his foundation, resulting in his rank bing stagnant and unable to progress further.


    The MadDog noticed that Nix had be stronger by sacrificing his future and life in the process.


    However, the dog didn''t care as it was confident in its own strength because even if Nix burned his blood or whatever, the effect would be minimal as the dog thought that Nix only had a thin Dragon bloodline within him.


    Unfortunately for him, Nix had a genuine Ice Dragon bloodline within him, even though his qualification and in some aspects was far worse than any other Dragon for some reasons.@@novelbin@@


    When the dog had arrived in front of Nix, it immediately swung its right paw, aiming at Nix''s neck while using its [Fire w] skill, as it thought that it would be enough to kill Nix with only using the [Fire w] skill.


    Even though the dog wasn''t as big as Nix, it had reached 7 meters big, and it looked really simr to a rottweiler dog, but its body was filled with wound marks.


    The only difference except for its size was probably there were dark fires burning in its legs, resulting in it always leaving a burnt mark wherever it went.


    In response to the dog''s attack, nix immediately also swung its right w as he used [Ice w], aiming to intercept the dog''s attack.


    As the difference in strength between them was huge this time around, Nix''s Ice ws immediately prated the dog''s paw, leaving a big, deep gash in it before flying it back as the difference in strength was a bit more than doubled.


    The dog had taken aback, as it didn''t expect that Nix''s growth in strength was significant.


    Blood started to spill out of its paw, and it immediately became enraged instead of wary.


    As its name suggests, the dog had indeed a crazy personality.


    No wonder that it had a lot of wound marks across its body since the dog was this aggressive.


    Looking at the dog that was shocked by the result of one sh, Nix immediately took advantage of it as he cast his skills [Ice Spike] and [Ice Breath] at the same time.


    Together with ten big Ice Spikes around 5 meters each emerging above him, he opened his mouth while releasing a wave of Ice breath, which made the surroundings temperature drop significantly.


    When ten big Ice Spikes emerged above Nix, the dog instantly noticed the danger, and it also decided to use its [Blood Ignition].


    As the dog became stronger instantly too, Nix was informed of the dog''s new information so that Nix could know theparison details between their strengths.


    [Race: Fire MadDog]


    [Attribute: High-level Fire Element]


    [Rank: Peak-level Lord Rank Beast]


    [Qualifications: Lord]


    [Strength]: 400k > 600k


    [Agility}: 420k > 630k


    [Health]: 400k > 600k


    [Sense]: 390k > 585k


    [Energy]: 410k > 615k


    Looking at the dog''s new information, Nix felt relieved as he thought that he would be in danger when it also used its [Blood Ignition].


    After the dog had be stronger, it immediately used its [Fireball] skill, creating a huge 20-meter fireball to intercept the iing attack.


    Boom!


    A loud explosion erupted from the ce where their skills collided, resulting in a lot of steam being made and spreading in the surroundings.


    ¡­


    Meanwhile, when Nix and the dog had started their fight, the atmosphere between Dante and the Fire Lion became intense instantly.


    However, neither of them was making a move as they looked at each other with an intense gaze.


    Lyra, who was hovering at the sky on its magic staff, looked in the direction of Nix''s battle, assessing their situation as she was also in a difficult position because her focus was also still on trapping the Foxes.


    "Fortunately, the Ice Dragon seemed to be in an advantageous position." Lyra sighed in relief when she saw that Nix''s situation was pretty goodpared to their situation where they needed to face three Peak-level GrandLord Rank Beasts at the same time.


    At this rate, her mission would be sessful since she was ordered to only buy time until the backup arrived here.


    Unfortunately for her, the moment she heard the sh between Nix''s and the dog''s skill, the Fire Lion immediately roared loudly while using its [Lion''s Roar] skill to boost its strength a little bit and charged towards Dante.


    "Roar!"


    Looking at the lion who charged at him, Dante nced at Lyra and nodded, asking for her cooperation as he wouldn''t be able to fight against him by only using [Blood Ignition] on the Demon''s blood essence.


    Lyra then nodded her head as she raised her other hand, preparing to use her skills to help Dante in his fight.


    When the Lion had arrived in front of Dante, it swung his left paw, which had been covered by Fire ws, aiming to tear Dante apart at once.


    The Lion was around 10 meters big, so by swinging its left w alone, it had already covered more than enough to attack in an area since only one of its ws that was covered with [Fire w] skill was even bigger than Dante himself.


    Dante didn''t dodge the attack because he had made a n with Lyra.


    ording to the n, she would block the lion''s attack while Dante would attack using all of his strength immediately afterwards.


    However, an unexpected situation suddenly happened as the Foxes went all out using their [Blood Ignition] and attacked the prison with all of their strength.


    Their strength immediately doubled, and their attacks had almost sessfully destroyed Lyra''s [Ocean Prison] skill.


    If not because Lyra suddenly went all out too to enhance the prison''s defense at thest moment, the prison would have definitely been destroyed by their attacks.


    Lyra''s action was not without paying a price because Lyra was supposed to defend the lion''s attack, and since Lyra didn''t defend its attack, Dante could only make a simple defense by blocking the lion''s attack with his sword using both hands, one on the hilt and the other on the de.


    Dante bounced back from the collision and hit the tree 50 meters away, resulting in his left hand''s bones being broken immediately from the impact.


    Because when he was thrown away and before he hit the tree, Dante thought quickly and decided to sacrifice his left hand, as he assumed that if the one that got hit from the impact was his back, the result would have be worse in his opinion.


    Despite his efforts, several of his ribs still fractured from the impact.?

 Chapter 25 Dantes Hand Severed

    Looking at Dante, who was lying down after he hit the massive tree and made a big dent in it, the lion immediately charged again as it didn''t want to waste this opportunity.


    As soon as Dante saw that the lion was charging towards him again, he made every effort to jump to the right in order to avoid the attack.


    Unfortunately for him, because he couldn''t feel and move his left hand, his left hand was swaying openly and got hit by the lion''s attack.


    Which caused his left hand to be severed and blood to begin spilling from it.


    Dante felt lucky that he reacted fast enough because if he had reacted even 0.1s after, the result would''ve been disastrous and he would be lucky if he could save his life at that point.


    Subsequently, Dante hit his acupoints in his left shoulder to stop the bleeding and immediately prepared to use his trump card, [Chaos Resonance].


    [Chaos Resonance] was simr to [Blood Ignition], as the only difference was that it used his demon and elf''s blood essence at the same time andbined them, resulting in a significant boost of strength.


    However, if he used [Chaos Resonance], his future was basically ruined as he wouldn''t be able to progress further since his foundation would be ruined, let alone the fact that he would''ve also consumed a huge amount of his life force, resulting in his life span nearing his end.


    "Go Back!" Lyra shouted to Dante as she immediately raised her other hand and used her talent [Frostfire Elemental Synergy].


    A crimson-red magic circle appeared in her hand, and she quickly fused it with the existing one, forming abined red and blue magic circle that upgraded the previous prison into the [Frostfire Prison].


    Feeling that the cage should be able to hold them down for a while, she immediately helped Dante, who had retreated when he heard Lyra''s voice.


    After another red and blue magic circle appeared above her hand, she made 10 big Frostfire arrows and immediately released them, aiming them at the Lion who tried to chase Dante.


    ¡­


    "He''s done with absorbing his energy, huh? I didn''t expect that it would be this fast." The fluffy creature mumbled as it looked at Cain, whose body had be normal, and opened his eyes.


    "Hufft¡­ I felt that my body had be two times stronger than before." Cain exhaled his breath and felt happy as he had finally done absorbing the energy and didn''t feel the pain anymore.


    He then checked his stats as he wondered how much stronger he had be by enduring that much pain.


    [Personal Information]


    [Name: Cain Frostbane]


    [Age: 18]


    [Race: Human]@@novelbin@@


    [Bloodline: 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox]


    [Attribute: Peak-level Dark Element, High-level Ice Element.]


    [Beast Master Level: Diamond Rank Beast (Rank 6)]


    [Contracted Beast: Ice Dragon (Diamond Rank Beast)]


    [Talent: Wind Maniption (SS Rank)]


    [Skills: Dark sh, Ice w, Ice Spike, Ice Breath, Frost Armor]


    [Strength]: 68,751 > 137,502


    [Agility]: 62,501 > 125,002


    [Health]: 75,001 > 150,002


    [Sense]: 62,501 > 125,002


    [Energy]: 236,253 > 472,506


    While he was checking his own stats, he noticed that ra was running towards him and immediately hugged him while crying.


    "Wahhh¡­ Are you okay? I-I thought that there was something wrong with you! T-The others are also fighting their best. A-And woman came out of the portal."


    ra cried while hugging him tightly, as her emotions were still filled with fear because once in a while, she heard loud sounds from the fight that happened in the surroundings.


    "Huh? What are you talking about? Can you exin it to-..."


    Boom!


    Before Cain finished his sentences, he heard a loud explosion sounding from Nix''s direction and immediately asked ra seriously.


    "ra, what''s happening right now? Tell me!"


    However, before ra exined to him, he felt a stream of information enter his mind and immediately knew what was happening here.


    "You better go help your subordinates right now. Otherwise, the situation will go out of control." The fluffy creature said while looking down at Cain as he was hovering above him.


    Hearing the familiar mechanical voice, Cain immediately tilted his head up and saw that there was a white little fluffy creature who looked simr to a roundball but with little hands and feet.


    He tilted his head immediately because he heard the voice in real life instead of through his mind.


    That''s why he suddenly had a guess but set his thought aside for now because he had something more important to do.


    Cain then pushed ra with both of his hands slowly and stopped her from exining further.


    "ra, I already know the situation, and I''m sorry, but I really need to go there to help them. Stay here and wait for me, okay?"


    Cain helped ra wipe her tears before immediately running as fast as he could towards Dante and Lyra''s location.


    "Be careful!" ra shouted loudly as she looked at Cain, who seemed to be in a hurry since he didn''t even bother waiting for her reply and immediately went away.


    ra then clenched her fist tightly so tightly that her nails pierced her skin, causing her blood to dip from his palm.


    She just felt helpless that she couldn''t help Cain, as she was just a normal elf who hadn''t even awakened her talent yet.


    On his way to the location, Cain felt extremely angry towards himself, because if he hadn''t epted the blessing at this ce filled with strong beasts, these idents would''ve never happened in the first ce.


    However, after thinking carefully, he thought that it was not his fault either since he didn''t know that he would attract beasts when he epted the blessing.


    If he knew about it, he would''ve prepared for the worst-case scenario and found a safer ce.


    As the ce where Dante and Lyra fought was nearby, his quick thought immediately stopped when he had arrived at the scene.


    However, when he looked at the scene in front of him, he instantly became enraged as he saw that Dante had lost his left hand and was running away while Lyra helped him with attacking the lion from above.


    "HOW DARE YOU!"


    Cain shouted and immediately went all out as he unleashed his fullbat power by activating his 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox Bloodline, increasing his stats by 10x more than before.


    Because he had calcted that his stats was still far less than the beasts, he instantly burned his blood essence a little bit, as he didn''t want to have many bacshes and ruin his future.


    Subsequently, Cain felt that his strength had soared to the sky as his stats had increased by around 50 times more than the original.


    At the same time, when he unleashed his full power, all of the beasts immediately stopped fighting and got on their knees as they felt an enormous invisible pressure that forced them to do so.


    Especially the Foxes, who had simr bloodlines that could be said on the same line with 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox Bloodline.


    The only difference between them was the difference in rank, because if youpare the rank between them, it was simr toparing a tiny dust with the massive earth.


    Which was why the foxes'' bodies were immediately pressed on the ground and they couldn''t even move an inch.

 Chapter 26 The Dark Demonic Dragon God

    What they felt was like they were faced with a god who was extremely angry, and if they moved even a bit, they felt like they would have died instantly.@@novelbin@@


    While the others felt as if they were faced with an emperor and were suppressed by their natural instinct as inferior beings.


    Not even Dante, who had a demon bloodline in him was spared, as his body was pressed on the ground since he didn''t have much strength left after all the fight and getting injured in the process.


    However, from the perspective of humans such as Lyra and ra, they only felt the terrifying strength that Cain exuded.


    Even for someone as strong as Lyra, who basically had half Cain''s stats, she was still terrified as Cain''s energy stats were more than almost 5x more than she had.


    Meanwhile, when Cain unleashed his power, Anya immediately stopped, as she felt terrified. However, the feeling she had was different because Cain and Anya had the same bloodline.


    She felt like she was facing her ancestor and didn''t feel intimidated at all since Cain didn''t unleash the pressure specifically for Anya.


    Anya felt that this aura was simr to someone she knew, more precisely simr to someone she was interested in.


    She then realized that this was Cain''s aura and immediately continued her journey again as she felt somehow uneasy.


    This was also the reason why she realized that it was Cain''s aura, it was because the first time she saw him, she immediately felt extremely attracted towards him without any reason.


    She only knew that it would be extremely beneficial for her if she could be his woman.


    That''s why she always made a bold move, as she thought that Cain was also interested in her, especially her body, which she didn''t mind giving her body to her lord as her intuition told her to do so.


    The effect of Cain''s activating his bloodline''s power wasn''t just as simple as that because the beasts in the entire mountains were immediately on their knees, as if weing the arrival of the emperor.


    Even the effect didn''t stop at that since the beasts in the surrounding countries were trembling, feeling terrified from the bloodline suppression.


    ¡­


    "Your Majesty, all the beasts in the Eldoria city felt terrified for an unknown reason at the same time. Especially for the beasts of the Fox races, they were immediately kneeling in the direction of Ragew Mountain." A middle-aged man in his early 50s kneeled in front of the rion Kingdom''s King.


    "Hmmm¡­ There''s no way that the culprit was these two cunning Fire Foxes, right? Since they knew that if they ever made trouble outside the mountain, the stronger country above us would take care of them.


    That''s why only some people know that there''s a few GrandLord Rank Beasts in there, as most of the people in our country only know that the strongest beast in there is at Lord Rank Beasts."


    The King said in a low voice as he put his hand on his chin and thought about this incident seriously.


    "Yes, your Majesty. Your guess is correct because even though the Fire Foxes were the strongest beasts in the Ragew Mountain, they were not strong enough to do this.


    I have a report that even Akashiro''s family head''s contracted beast, which is also a Fire Fox beast, who had reached Peak-level Lord Rank Beast was also terrified and kneeled on the ground.


    They don''t know the details yet, but the one who caused this was no ordinary beast, it''s likely that it has a really strong bloodline as well as strong power." The middle-aged man reported.


    "This matter is not to be underestimated then. Go inform the Ironwood Kingdom-No! Inform the Velmara Kingdom directly about this incident since the beast that caused thismotion should be at least a Dominator Rank Beast."


    The King ordered as he waved his hand and thought that this matter was far from simple.


    Ironwood Kingdom was a Second-rate Kingdom, where the strongest person in the Kingdom had reached a Dominator Rank (Rank 9).


    Meanwhile, the Velmara Kingdom was a First-rate Kingdom, where the strongest person in the Kingdom had reached a King Rank (Rank 10).


    In this world, the forces were divided into 5 levels:


    _Top Forces [Forces who have a strong person who has reached Conqueror Rank (Rank 11)]


    _First Rate Forces [Forces who have a strong person who has reached King Rank (Rank 10)]


    _Second Rate Forces [Forces who have a strong person who has reached Dominator Rank (Rank 9)]


    _Third Rate Forces [Forces who have a strong person who has reached GrandLord Rank (Rank 8)]


    _Unrated Forces [Forces who didn''t have any strong person who had reached GrandLord Rank]


    rion Kingdom belonged to the Unrated Forces because they didn''t have a single strong person who had reached GrandLord Rank.


    However, rion could be said to be one of the strongest Unrated Forces since they have quite a few Peak-level Lord Rank Awakeners, Magicians, and Beast Masters.


    The sad part was that this world was just one of the many Low-level Worlds.


    ¡­


    "Pope, after we detected the quite strong signal that we received a few minutes ago, there was suddenly a burst of a very strong signal from the same direction that even made the detector broken.


    That signal was the strongest signal we had ever detected. I am afraid we will hit the jackpot this time." A mysterious man in ck robes said.


    "Hahahaha¡­ Good-good! It''s not going to be long before our God descends to this world and takes full control of it.


    You''ve done a good job... If you take care of this job properly, I will reward you with a little bit of our God''s blood so that you can soar higher and contribute more for our God, the Dark Demonic Dragon God." The pope patted the mysterious man''s shoulder and walked away.


    >>>>>


    [A/N]


    Please read the Author''s thought below guys, really appreciate it if you do, because you''ll know my situation and won''t be surprised that for only this "week", I "might" only upload once a day


    But I think if I push myself, I will be able to upload 2 a day. Anyway, I''ll try my best :))

 Chapter 27 An Unknown Catastrophe

    "Captain, where are we heading now?" One of the men in ck robes asked the captain, who was sitting in front of the group that were riding on a massive eagle, flying towards the east.


    "This time, we''re going to a Low-level World." The captain answered.


    "What!? We''re going to a mere Low-level World? Are you being serious right now?" The one who asked before eximed in surprise, as he didn''t believe what he had just heard.


    "Yes. However, don''t take it lightly as this mission is directly given by the pope himself and could be said to be the most important mission in recent years." The man nced at the man and spoke seriously.


    "Wait-what? The pope himself has given the order? Then why doesn''t the pope just send one of the strongest teams to do this mission instead of us?"


    One of the other members was shocked and asked the captain, as he didn''t understand why the pope sent a small team like them.


    "Are you dumb? Because this mission is really important, and considering the ce we''re heading to, it''s indeed the best choice to send us.


    Because we are just a small team and the other forces, who always monitored each other''s movements, wouldn''t care about us as we are not strong enough to make any difference with everything we do."


    One of the other members sneered and exined to the dumbest person in the team.


    "Yes. This is the reason why this mission is really important because our lives are on the line here. Right now, our fate is either to soar into the sky bypleting this mission or die in a horrible death by failing this mission."


    The captain nced at all of his subordinates and reminded them about the importance of this mission.


    "Hahaha! Don''t worry captain, isn''t it just a Low-level World? There''s no need to be worried about it since the strongest person there was only at Conqueror rank at most."


    The dumbest person in the groupughed as he thought that there wouldn''t be a problem at all since the Conqueror rank was nothing noteworthy in front of them.


    "Gosh¡­ No wonder you''re the dumbest person here. Of course, we''re not going there directly because it would definitely look suspicious if strong people like us are going to enter a Low-level World, resulting in our mission being discovered by the other forces." Said by the person who mocked the dumbest person in the team.


    "What did you just say? Do you want to go at it again? Come let''s fight, I will beat your ass again as always." The dumbest person on the team didn''t ept it, as he was always being mocked by that guy, and immediately started a fight.


    "Stop it, both of you! Didn''t I just say to take this mission seriously?" The captain reprimanded both of them as he had enough with both of them arguing with each other every day.


    When the captain became serious, both of them instantly shut their mouths and became silent as they were afraid of their captain.


    "By the way, which Low-level Worlds that we''re going to this time? And how long is it for us to reach there?" One of the members who had been silent this whole time asked the captain.


    "Well, to be honest I don''t know the name of that world, but we should be able to reach there in a while." The captain replied as he only knew the location, and Low-level Worlds are not worth being noted down or remembered, that''s why he didn''t know it yet.


    ¡­


    Looking at Dante, who was pressed down to the ground, Cain immediately waved his hand and removed his suppression power on everyone except the Fire Lion, the Fire Foxes, and the Fire MadDog.


    Subsequently, he approached Dante and helped him stand up.@@novelbin@@


    "Dante, are you okay?" Cain asked with a worried expression as he saw that Dante had lost his left hand.


    "Don''t worry my Lord, I''m fine. Though I''m really sorry that I couldn''t handle them and instead became a burden to you." Dante lowered his head, feeling ashamed that he couldn''t do his job properly.


    "No, I''m the one who should say that, Dante. I''m really sorry that because of my carelessness, you became like this. But, don''t worry because I will do my best to help you recover your arm and injury." Cain said with a smile.


    "T-Thank you, my Lord. However, you don''t need to go that far because I will still be able to help you even though I have lost my left hand." Dante felt extremely grateful when he heard that Cain would help him to recover his arm and injury.


    "Okay, I will send you to a ce where you can take a rest there faster with peace of mind. Don''t resist!" Cain informed Dante before he put him into his beast space, where he would be able to recover faster.


    Cain then looked at the Fire Lion and approached it slowly.


    While approaching the Fire Lion, Cain exerted more pressure towards it, resulting in its body being pressed down to the ground like the foxes.


    Afterwards, Cain snapped his fingers as he used one of his bloodline''s abilities [Soulfire me].


    A small white, transparent fire around 15 cm big appeared above his palm, and he immediately flicked the fire, sending it towards the lion whose body was pressed on the ground.


    The lion sensed the extreme danger when Cain used his [Soulfire me] ability and instantly shuddered.


    The feeling it felt this time was different than any of the feelings it had experienced because this time, it sensed the danger from deep inside its soul.


    When the small, transparent white fire touched the lion''s head, the lion immediately screamed and roared loudly in agony.


    Subsequently, Cain ignored the lion''s screams and roars as he approached slowly towards the foxes.

 Chapter 28 Turmoil in the Mansion

    "My lord!" Lyra approached Cain as she flew down andnded in front of him and bowed deeply.


    "I-I''m sorry. Because of my carelessness, Dante lost his left hand. Please punish me, My Lord!"


    Lyra apologized in a trembling voice, as she didn''t know Cain''s personality and that she might even lose her life or at least get punished severely because of it.


    "Don''t worry about it, just take it as a lesson this time. However, I don''t want to see something like this happen again in the future. Do you understand?" Cain waved his hand and only took a nce at Lyra.


    "I understand, My Lord!"


    Cain then looked in Nix''s direction as he remembered something and immediately called Nix toe over and bring ra as he noticed that Nix had killed the MadDog, who had been surprised by him.


    "Oh right, remove your prison away." Cain ordered Lyra as he snapped his fingers again, creating two small white transparent mes that were the same size as the previous one.


    However, when he was about to torture the Fire Foxes, he immediately stopped and looked in the direction of his clone that he left on his home.


    "These people finally make a move, huh?" Cain mumbled to himself with a sneer.


    "It seems that I need to wrap things up quickly." Cain sighed.


    He then took back the two small white mes before raising his right hand as if using it as a sword and covering it with ferocious crimson red mes.


    Cain felt the temperature of the surroundings rising significantly as his hand was covered with the mes.@@novelbin@@


    Subsequently, he swung his hand down and up in a row as if using it as the sword and released two 10-meter big mes with a crescent moon shape, aiming each of them at the foxes.


    Whoosh!


    Whoosh!


    When Cain released the mes, the foxes instantly felt the extreme danger from them.


    Unfortunately for them, as they were still overwhelmed by the fear and couldn''t move even if they wanted to, the mes immediately prated the fox''s body into two swiftly and continued to move forward and shed everything that blocked their parth until its energy ran out.


    The foxes bodies were split into two, and the blood evaporated as the mes burned the body and even the blood that was spilled over from it.


    Not only that, as the mes were too strong, they even burned one-fifth of the body, starting from the part that was split into two.


    Subsequently, Cain took the corpse and immediately made another move to kill the lion, as he was in a rush at the moment.


    "Roar!"


    Nixnded in front of him, with ra riding on its back.


    "Nix, I''m sorry that I''ve made you suffer like this." Cain petted Nix''s head as he looked at the small wounds across his body, particrly at the front body part.


    The thing that made him sorry was not entirely about his visible wounds, but rather because he used [Dragonheart Ignition] and his bloodline that already had defects just became worse, resulting in Nix bing harder to advance in the future.


    However, that''s the case with most people since they don''t have Cain''s talent and system.


    "Yo, system¡­ How could I help Nix and Dante to recover? And also regarding Dante''s left hand, surely there will be a medicine that could help him regrow his left hand or something simr, right?" Cain asked the system, as he knew that the system would know about it.


    The little fluffy creature appeared in front of him, hovering in the air as it looked at Cain with aplicated expression and sighed.


    "The first thing that you need to do is to help them recover the blood essence they had lost. As for Dante''s situation, it was rather simple.


    You just need to extract your blood essence in a small amount and dilute it a few times and¡­ You know what? Nevermind that, I will help youter with this.


    However, with Nix''s situation, you need Ice Dragon''s blood essence and let Nix refine it. As for the amount of the blood, it depends on the strength of the dragon itself.


    Andstly, regarding Dante''s left hand, there are a lot of medicine pills out there that could help him regrow his left hand without leaving any hidden injuries." The little fluffy creature exined to him slowly.


    "Thanks for exining it clearly. Btw, I noticed that I didn''t receive any rewards after I and Nix killed the beasts, can you give it to me now?" Cain asked with a high expectation, as he wanted to see what kind of rewards he would receive after killing these beasts.


    "Cough!"


    "Cough!"


    The little fluffy creature coughed when it heard it and immediately exined to him in detail, "Uhumm¡­ Unfortunately you wouldn''t get any rewards this time around except with Dante''s early kill because you got a cooldown penalty, which resulted in you not being able to receive any rewards for the next 24 hours.


    And the reason you got that penalty was because I broke the rule in helping you to use the summoning chances since if I didn''t do that, all of you would definitely be dead by now."


    The little creature exined proudly as it crossed its hand with a smug expression.


    "Well, thank you... I didn''t know about that." Cain nodded and asked again as he suddenly had a question in his mind.


    "Btw, why didn''t you remind me that something like this might happen since we''re not in a safe ce? Shouldn''t you also be at fault here?"


    "Cough!"


    "Cough!"


    "Hmmph! It''s your stupid fault because you can''t judge the situation you''re in and even made me break a rule for you!" The little creature coughed again and looked at the side as it wasn''t happy with Cain questioning it.


    "Anyway, I already answered your questions. So, I am going to go now¡­


    By the way, I have a very important suggestion and information for you. Be stronger as fast as you can because there will be an unknown disastering for you sooner orter. Remember this!"


    The little creature said hastily and immediately vanished into thin air.

 Chapter 29 An Unwelcome Guest

    When Cain heard what the little creature said just now, he immediately frowned and thought for a second before he decided to ignore it in the meantime, as he had another urgent matter at the moment.


    "Nix, ra. I will send you to a ce where you can wait there for the time being, okay? Don''t resist." Cain petted Nix''s head softly before looking at ra with a smile and putting them inside his beast space.


    Cain then flew away by standing on Lyra''s magic staff, heading towards Anya.


    A few minutester, Cain finally saw Anya, who was approaching them at a high speed, and immediately told Lyra to stop.


    When Anya arrived in front of Cain, her facial expression wasplicated, as she was worried, curious, and confused at the same time.


    "My Lord, what happened? Where is that guy who was with you before? And who is this person?"


    When Anya saw that Cain was fine and didn''t seem to be hurt, she immediately deactivated her bloodline power and transformed back to her human form, as using her full power and heading to Cain as fast as she could had tired her a little bit.


    "I don''t have that much time to exin it to you one by one right now, Anya. And because I''m in a hurry, I''m going to send both of you to a ce, and you can ask the others for the details there. Don''t resist, both of you." Cain said in a hurry and instantly put Lyra and Anya into the beast space.


    Cain then made a projection inside his beast space and reminded both Lyra and Anya, telling them to prepare for a battle whenever he summons them after this.


    Dante, who heard it, immediately asked to summon him too, as he insisted that he could still fight even though he had lost his left hand.


    Nix also joined in the fun as he roared loudly, expressing his intention as he also wanted to help.


    ra could only bite her bottom lips at the other side since she couldn''t help anything rted to battle.


    Watching them, Cain could only smile helplessly before telling them that they had done enough and needed to rest to recover from their injury.


    Cain then looked at ra and reprimanded her, "ra. Why are you standing there doing nothing!?"


    When ra heard the first sentence, she could only bite her lip harder and clenched her fists tightly.


    "Go and help Dante bandage his wounds! Do you really think he can manage it on his own?" Cain added with a smile.


    When ra heard the next sentence, she immediately cried in silence and wiped her tears in joy while running towards Dante, as she finally felt that she could be of help.


    Cain only shook his head and smiled helplessly, watching it as he knew how she felt at the moment.


    It was not that he couldn''t help her to be stronger, as there were a few ways for him to help her be stronger.


    However, he was still busy, so he would probably help her when the time was right.


    He then took his projection inside the beast space.


    Looking in the direction of his mansion, Cain smiled viciously and immediately swapped ces with his clone there.


    ¡­


    Inside one of the buildings in Cain''s mansion, Cain sat on the main seat and looked at the pitiful Darius Frostbane on his right side, who was tied up and had a broken hand and leg while screaming unclearly since his mouth was gagged with a cloth as he didn''t want to hear any of his bullshit.@@novelbin@@


    "Let him enter now." Cain nced at Kael and waved his hand.


    At the same time, when he waved his hand, he took back his clone, who was left in the middle of nowhere after he swapped the ces.


    While waiting for the unwee guest, Cain immediately ordered the system to only check the stats, as he didn''t care about the other information.


    [Strength]: 136,500


    [Agility]: 154,350


    [Health]: 130,750


    [Sense]: 125,100


    [Energy]: 132,450


    After he checked that person''s stats and found that it was nothing more than a Low-level Lord Rank Awakener, he then came up with a better n.


    A minuteter...


    Someone entered the building with an unhappy expression¡ªa middle-aged man in histe 50s, wearing a simple white robe with a sword in his waist.


    When the middle-aged man saw the fifth prince''s miserable state, he immediately became enraged.


    "You! What are you doing? Do you know the consequences of doing this?"


    "Of course I know, Uncle Valrik." Cain replied with a sneer.


    "Release my nephew, and I promise I''ll let you go, Cain." Valrik said in a serious tone, as he stepped forward.


    However, he immediately froze when Kael tightened his grip on Darius''s neck and threatened,


    "If you take even one step forward, I''ll snap his neck without hesitation. Let''s see who''s going to be faster between you and my hand." Kael tightened his grip as he prepared to snap Darius''s neck anytime Valrik made a move.


    "How dare you!" Valrik got triggered and unleashed his power but took it back instantly when he saw that Kael was tightening his grip further.


    "Cain, he could be said as your brother... Can you just let him go for my sake? I have also known your mom for a long time." Valrik then tried to persuade Cain, as he didn''t have any other choice.


    However, his persuasion instead brought him a disaster, as he had mentioned Cain''s reverse scale, which was his mom.


    "Hahahaha!" Cainughed as he found it funny and immediately activated his bloodline power until the third tail, quadrupling his stats before he vanished into thin air and appeared in front of Valrik in an instant.


    Subsequently, Cain grabbed Valric''s head and banged it on the floor so hard that it cracked his skull a little bit, creating a big crater inside the building.


    Boom!


    "Don''t you dare mention my mother with your fucking shitty mouth once again if you don''t want me to tear your mouth apart! Do you understand?"


    Cain shouted, tightening his grip as he became enraged when someone like Valric, who wasn''t worthy, suddenly mentioned his mom as if they were close in the first ce.


    He didn''t even understand why, but he guessed that he might be influenced by Cain''s original soul or memory.


    Valric was shocked that he was stunned for a few seconds, as he didn''t expect this to happen.


    The one that shocked him the most was Cain''s strength, which frightened him more than anyone else in this kingdom.


    "Hey, are you fcking dumb or what? Answer me!" Cain strengthened his grip further.


    Feeling the hand''s grip that tightened in his face, Valric immediately came back to his senses and nodded softly.


    "Good! Now go and carry out this task. I want every single member of the royal family and all high-ranking officials gathered in the Royal Council Hall within three hours.


    Literally everyone must attend this meeting. If I find even one person missing, I swear to God, I''ll crush your head on the spot. Do you understand?"


    Cain spoke slowly with a serious expression as he looked into Valric''s eyes directly.


    Valric shivered when he heard it before nodding obediently a few times.


    Cain then threw him outside the building before walking back to the main seat.


    "Now, it''s time for me to take the throne andplete my mission." Cain murmured to himself with a vicious smile.

 Chapter 30 The Velmara Kingdoms Envoy

    Darius, who had been watching the scene unfold before his eyes, was left in shock as his expression had frozen in disbelief.


    He hadn''t expected Cain to be stronger than his uncle¡ªlet alone capable of subduing him, a Lord Rank Awakener.


    He had been thinking this whole time about how Cain suddenly had a really strong subordinate with him.


    Because he knew that before Cain was stabbed by his ex-fiancee, it was confirmed that he couldn''t resist anything and got stabbed before being thrown into a small river.


    They had even confirmed that Cain was dead before throwing his ''corpse''.


    He suddenly regretted his decision toe here and med the person who gave him the information that Cain had died.


    He even wondered if Cain was being saved and epted into a really strong force, soaring into heaven in one step.


    Because he heard that there was a case like that, where a person was being saved and suddenly became a holy son at one of the strongest forces, as the force was rted directly to a God.


    However, it was just a legend that was being passed down from generations, and he didn''t know the details.


    ''Why?''


    ''Why not me?''


    ''Why is it him?''


    Darius had gone insane from the jealousy and screamed unclearly as he looked recently at Cain, as if he had taken away his wife or his most precious treasure.


    Feeling annoyed by it, Cain waved his hand and ordered Kael to bring Darius out of this ce as he wanted to have a rest for a little bit.


    He then summoned Anya, as he wanted her to continue her mission that he had given before.


    "Where is the enemy? I''ll snap their necks one by one."


    The moment Anya came out, she stretched out her body and looked at her surroundings.


    Cain shook his head helplessly, as he forgot to remind her before summoning that he would summon her for another reason.


    "Anya, I forgot to tell you, but I didn''t summon you to fight. Instead, I want you to continue your mission andplete it in two hours, whatever it takes." Cain exined with a smile.


    "Hmpph! Why didn''t you remind me before taking me out of there? You just made me look silly." Anya pouted and looked to the side, feeling embarrassed.


    "I''m sorry, okay? There''s been a lot in my mind that I forgot about it."


    "It seems that you need someone to help you in relieving your mind, My Lord. How about I help you out right now?" Anya looked at his crotch while approaching him seductively.


    "Not at the moment, Anya. Because in three hours, there might be a battle, and I need you toplete the task I gave you before in two hours at most." Cain stood up and patted her head.


    "Hmpph! My Lord, you always procrastinate. When we were on the way to the city, you said that we could do it here.


    However, after I left you alone for a little bit, you already have another beauty with you. Go ask that magician to do it then."


    Anya pouted again and looked to the side while crossing her hands, showing off her massive and beautiful mountains as she tried to seduce him by showing off her big breasts, which were covered in her white gown.


    "Anya, look at me... After I be the King of this Kingdom, don''t you also want to be the Queen?" Cain ced his hands on her cheeks and kissed her lips softly.


    When Cain made a sudden move by kissing her softly, her face immediately became as red as a tomato, and she immediately covered her face with her hands, feeling embarrassed and happy while not knowing what to do.


    "Uh-Huh.. Hmm, I-Oh¡­" Anya immediately stuttered cutely for a moment before screaming and running outside. "Ahhhh! Wait here, I''ll be right back."


    Cainughed and shook his head before checking his personal information again, as he wanted to know how much he had gained from receiving the blessing and Dante''s kill.


    [Personal Information]@@novelbin@@


    [Gacha Points: 33,800]


    [Evolution Points: 12,173,890]


    [Name: Cain Frostbane]


    [Age: 18]


    [Race: Human]


    [Bloodline: 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox]


    [Attribute: Peak-level Dark Element, High-level Ice Element.]


    [Beast Master Level: Diamond Rank Beast (Rank 6)]


    [Contracted Beast: Ice Dragon (Diamond Rank Beast)]


    [Talent: Wind Maniption (SS Rank)]


    [Skills: Dark sh, Ice w, Ice Spike, Ice Breath, Frost Armor]


    [Strength]: 137,502


    [Agility]: 125,002


    [Health]: 150,002


    [Sense]: 125,002


    [Energy]: 472,506


    [Summoning Pools: 1x High-level Special Summon Pool, 2x Random-level]


    [Lottery Pool: 1x High-level Lottery Pool]


    Looking at his stats that had be doubled, Cain felt satisfied and continued to check his system points and pool inventory.


    After remembering it for a sec, he realized that from Dante''s kill, he received 3k Gacha Points, 10 million Evolution Points, and 1x Random-level Summoning Pool.


    Cain then sighed as he couldn''t upgrade Nix''s rank at the moment even though he already had enough Evolution Points because the system said that Nix still needed to recover fully before upgrading his rank further.


    "System, use 1x High-level Lottery Pool." Cain ordered the system as he wanted to see what he got this time around.


    He hoped that he would get a good sword because he still didn''t have a good weapon for himself, and it would be really embarrassing for him to borrow his subordinate''s sword every time he fought.


    It was not that he needed to use a sword for a fight, but after watching Dante''s first kill above the city gate before, Cain felt hooked more towards fighting using a sword as he thought that Dante at that time looked pretty cool.


    [Ding! Opening the High-level Lottery Pool¡­]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 1x Lifebloom Elixir, a Dominator Rank Medicine Elixir.]


    Cain was disappointed when he saw that he didn''t get what he wanted.


    However, when he checked the description of the Lifebloom Elixir, his thought about being disappointed immediately vanished as he got what he really needed at the moment.


    [Name: Lifebloom Elixir]


    [Rank: Dominator Rank]


    [Description: A pill crafted from the rare Lifebloom flower, which blooms once every century in enchanted forests. Its potent healing properties can regenerate limbs, leaving no scars behind, and enhance physical vitality.]


    Subsequently, Cain made a projection in front of Dante and said with an excited voice.


    "Dante, drink this elixir."


    Cain threw a vial, filled with emerald green with veins of gold swirling within it.


    When Dante opened the vials, a faint and soothing fragrance spread out, recalling the freshness of spring blossoms mixed with morning dew.


    "The process is going to take quite a bit. Do you want to watch it the entire time?" The little fluffy creature immediately appeared above him and reminded him.


    "Ohh¡­ I thought that the process would be over in an instant." Cain was disappointed and took back his projection after he saw that Dante had drunk it.


    Afterwards, Cain decided to take a bath as he wanted to freshen his body and mind before taking a rest in his bedroom while waiting for Anya and Dante in the meantime.


    ¡­


    Inside a massive grand hall, a middle-aged man in his mid-40s sat on the king''s seat. He wore a navy blue robe with a wolf and moon emblem in the chest.


    Beside him was a white wolf that had a moon mark on its forehead, sitting quietly while closing its eyes.


    The hall buzzed with lighthearted conversation as a few individuals stood near the throne, speaking cheerfully with the man who sat on the throne.


    However, the lively atmosphere quickly faded as the group noticed someone approaching with an anxious expression.


    "Your Majesty, I have an urgent matter to discuss." The man said to one of the people who were standing at the side, instead of the one who sat on the throne.

 Chapter 31 Depart

    "Can''t you see that we have an important guess from the Velmara Kingdom in here?" The King scolded the man and apologized to the envoy.


    "I''m sorry, I will definitely punish him for disturbing us after this."


    "It''s okay, there''s no need to do that. It might be something urgent that you need to take care of." The envoy waved his hand and said with a smile.


    "Thanks for your understanding." The king bowed slightly before looking back to the man who reported and asking in an annoyed tone.


    "What is it all about that you have to intervene at this time?"


    "Uhmm¡­" The man looked at the king and the envoy back to back as he hesitated that there was an outsider.


    "Just tell us directly, the envoy wouldn''t even care about it anyway." The king scolded the man, as he might even have offended the envoy with his behavior.


    "This¡­ The youngest prince had an order to gather every single member of the royal family, and all high-ranking officials gathered there within two hours. However¡­"


    Before the man could continue speaking, he was cut off by the king. "How dare he!"


    "And you too! You disturbed us just for something like this?" The king shouted loudly and pointed his finger at him.


    "Wait, Your Majesty¡­ The most important thing is not that, but that the youngest prince had suppressed Valric one-sidedly with his own strength."


    The man immediately exined quickly before things got out of control, and he would be punished for a misunderstanding.


    "Huh? What are you talking about?" The king became confused when he heard it, as he would rather believe that a pig can fly than his youngest son suppressing Valric with his own strength.


    The man then exined everything slowly to everyone, which even piqued the interest of the envoy, since he also didn''t expect an interesting event to happen when he was here for another matter.


    "Are you sure?" The king frowned when he heard it and asked once again if this news was true.


    "I also didn''t believe it at first, but when I saw Valric''s terrified expression, I decided to listen to it first and finally reported it to you."


    "Bring him here immediately!" The king ordered as he realized that this case was strange and he wanted to confirm it by himself with Valric.


    Valric then came and exined everything in detail, he also showed the wounds he had received from Cain banging his head, which surprised everyone.


    After listening to the story carefully, the king became confused because he believed the story, but there was also the envoy at the moment, and he couldn''t just chase him away since the ce Cain wanted everyone to gather was in here.


    The envoy became extremely interested when he listened to the story because he was curious about the truth of the story as well as the youngest prince who caused all of this.


    "You can do as his demand since I am also curious about what his motive is in doing this." The envoy said with a smile as he noticed the king''s concern that this incident might disturb him.


    "Ohh, thank you, and I''m really sorry that something like this happened in your presence." The king apologized again and cursed Cain in his heart.


    ¡­


    While Cainy on his bed leisurely after taking a refreshing bath, every single member of the royal family and all high-ranking officials were making a fuss and started to prepare to go to the Royal Council Hall because this was the king''s direct order.


    Not long after that, Cain was informed by the little fluffy creature that Dante had been fully healed.


    Cain then made a projection inside and summoned everyone out to the outside world after he confirmed that Dante''s left hand had fully regrown and he didn''t have any hidden injury except the loss of his blood essence.


    At first Cain wanted to give him a little bit of his blood essence, but after informing Dante that this process was going to take a longer time and he wouldn''t be able to join in the fun, Dante immediately refused and insistently said that he would refine the blood essenceter after Cain had be the king.


    After consulting with the fluffy creature, Cain let Dante do what he wanted because it said that as long as Dante didn''t use his [Blood Ignition] again, he would be fine.


    Around 15 minutester, Anya finally came back with an unconscious, beautifuldy on her shoulder.


    "Here she is, My Lord." Anya said as she threw her on the ground.


    "Take her away, I''m not in the mood to see her face right now. Let''s reveal the truth togetherter."


    Cain waved his hand as he felt somewhat angry at the bitch that had stabbed him in the back.


    That''s why he might as well learn the truthter, because he had another n for them, that''s why he made the gathering and captured both Darius and his ex-fiancee.


    Cain then ordered Kael to prepare the carriage before heading towards the Royal Council Pce.


    After feeling that the time had almost arrived, Cain immediately gathered everyone he deemed worthy.


    Anya, Dante, ra, Lyra, Kael, and Nix were in front of Cain, waiting for him to speak as he nced at everyone present with a smile.


    "Okay¡­ Since everyone has gathered here, I will decide who''s going to stay and who''s going toe with me.@@novelbin@@


    ra, Nix, and Lyra will stay here while the others will follow me to go there." Cain spoke with a smile.


    "But, My Lord... Why is it me that stays here? I''m not the weakest here, and I could definitely protect you better if I am with you." Lyra was dissatisfied andined.


    "It''s because you''re strong that I want you to stay and protect the others. Don''t worry about my safety, as this trip isn''t going to be dangerous. Even if there''s a battle that will happen, I have Dante and Anya with me. I''m also not to be underestimated if I go all out."


    Dante waved his hand, reassuring Lyra as he thought that someone needed to stay and protect the others because he couldn''t bring everyone there.


    Nix growled softly as he was also dissatisfied that he was also being excluded by his master.


    "Nix, you need to stay here because if there''s ever going to be trouble, how could my personal guards escape? They can''t fly like you, so you will have to stay here, and your job is as important as Lyra."


    Cain approached Nix and petted his head, exining it to him with whatever excuses he could find since Nix was still like a baby and only needed some sweet words to fool him.


    Fortunately, Nix agreed and nodded with a serious face while pping his wings a few times as if saying, "Leave it to me, master."


    "Good! As expected of you, I will feel reassured that you''re here to protect everyone, Nix." Cain said with a smile.


    ra could only smile bitterly as she thought that she was here only for formality and didn''t really have any use.


    Cain noticed that ra was at it again, and he immediately walked towards her, patting her head softly.


    "ra, do you want to be stronger?" Cain asked with a smile.

 Chapter 32 A Mid-level Dominator Rank Beast!

    "I-I want to be stronger too, but¡­ I haven''t even awakened my talent, and even if I can be as strong as you, it would take too long for me, and by then, you would''ve already be much stronger too."


    ra said as she looked down, feeling that she couldn''t help the man she loves when everyone was helping him.


    "Don''t worry about it, don''t you know me? I was also weak and hadn''t awakened my talent yet¡­ Look at me now. I am strong, right? Do you want to be stronger in a short time? I can help you if you want."


    Cain caressed her hair and exined to her that he could help her be stronger in a short time.


    "Really? Can I really be stronger in a short time?" ra''s eyes immediately lit up when she heard that she could be stronger in a short time.


    "Of course, but I could only do itter after I am done with everything, okay?"


    "Okay! No problem." ra said excitedly as she nodded a few times.


    After settling everything down, Cain and the others rode two carriages and headed towards the Royal Council Hall.


    Cain, Anya, and Dante sat on the same carriage while Kael sat on the other carriage with Darius and Cain''s ex-fiancee.


    When they were halfway through there, Cain immediately remembered to use his scan system and detect how many strong people there are in the high-ranking officials and royal families in the kingdom.


    The reason he forgot about it was because he had been thinking about his n when he arrived there and preparing for any possibilities that might happen.


    "System, scan everything starting from Lord Rank." Cain ordered the system to filter it again, as he didn''t have any interest in anything below Lord Rank.


    Continuous notifications rang in his mind as he watched streams of translucent data panels appearing in front of him one after another.


    Cain then checked them one by one as he wanted to calcte everything and didn''t want to have an ident like before happen again because of his carelessness.


    Fortunately, the system intervened and helped him by breaking the rules, resulting in his reward penalty.


    Otherwise, he didn''t know if he would even be able to survive, since he didn''t know what happened in his surroundings when he was still busy focusing on absorbing the energy.


    When he checked the notifications, he was surprised since he hadn''t expected that apparently there were a lot of strong people who had reached Lord Rank, and they had already gathered in the Royal Council Hall.


    However, when he was about to ignore thest two notifications, he was shocked when he saw them.


    Cain opened his eyes widely in disbelief because these existences were not supposed to be in here.


    [Ding! Detected a Silver Moon Wolf, a Mid-level Dominator Rank Beast 2.9 km northeast ahead.]


    [Ding! Detected a Mid-level Dominator Rank Beast Master 2.9 km northeast ahead.]


    He then checked the wolf''s personal information, as he wanted to see how strong it was.


    [Race: Silver Moon Wolf]


    [Attributes: Peak-level Lunar Element, Peak-level Light Element.]


    [Rank: Mid-level Dominator Rank Beast]


    [Qualification: King (Rank 10)]


    [Skills: Moonlight Empowerment, Lunar Connection, Lunar sh, Light Barrier, Lunar Regeneration, Silver Fang]


    [Strength]: 5,900,000


    [Agility]: 6,500,000


    [Health]: 5,650,000


    [Sense]: 5,800,000


    [Energy]: 6,250,000


    [Moonlight Empowerment - Increasing power, speed, and healing abilities when under moonlight.]


    [Lunar Connection - Can absorb energy from the moon, restoring its strength and enhancing its skills during the night.]


    [Lunar sh - sh a crescent-shaped sh of light energy toward enemies.]


    [Silver Fang - Bites infused with lunar energy, capable of bypassing defenses and dealing more damage.]


    [Light Barrier - Creates a shimmering barrier of moonlight to shield itself or allies from harm.]


    [Lunar Regeneration - Heals wounds over time, faster under the moonlight.]


    Looking at the wolf''s description, Cain was surprised that the wolf''s abilities and stats were high.


    Cain then remembered something and immediately asked the system, as he wanted to confirm his spection.


    After the system confirmed that his spection was correct, Cain felt relieved as he didn''t see any big problem even if the worst scenario that he had in mind would happen.


    Subsequently, Cain ordered the system to purchase 20 Random-level Summoning Pools andbine them into 4 High-level Summoning Pools.


    [Ding! 1,000 Gacha Points have been deducted.]


    [Ding! Obtained 1x Random-level Summoning Pool.]


    [Ding! 1,000 Gacha Points have been deducted.]


    [Ding! Obtained 1x Random-level Summoning Pool.]


    [Ding! 1,000 Gacha Points have been deducted.]


    [Ding! Obtained 1x Random-level Summoning Pool.]


    ¡­


    [Ding! Combining 20 Random-level Summoning Pools into 4 High-level Summoning Pools.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 4 High-level Summoning Pools.]


    Looking at the numerous notifications in front of him, Cain felt satisfied and ordered the system again tobine his 1x High-level Special Summoning Pool with 4x High-level Summoning Pools.@@novelbin@@


    [Ding! Combining 1x High-level Special Summoning Pool with 4x High-level Summoning Pools.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 1x Peak-level Special Summoning Pools.]


    "Finally¡­ I wonder how strong the summoned character will be if I use this." Cain wondered and immediately diminished his idea, as he didn''t want to waste it on something like this.


    Because a Special Summoning / Lottery Pool was extremely valuable since it would give him rewards that were better than the average.


    For example, Anya was the result when he used the 1x High-level Special Summoning Pool back then.


    Even though Anya''s stats were lower than Dante''s average, if she ever went all out and used all of her abilities, Dante had no chance in front of Anya, as Anya could easily transform into 3-Tailed and quadruple her strength.


    That''s why the Special-level was extremely valuable, and Cain didn''t want to waste it now since he could save it and use itter for a better summon.


    The reason why Cain might get a better summon if he used itter on was because the stronger his strength, the higher the possibility he might get something better.


    Of course, this was just a chance, and everything was still randomly chosen.


    However, looking at the past result, Cain felt that it was worth the wait as he summoned a stronger person every time he used the summoning pool.

 Chapter 33 Creating a Ruckus in Front of the Hall

    The first time he summoned Anya was when he hadn''t upgraded into Gold Rank Beast Master, and by the time he became Gold Rank Beast Master and used the summon, he summoned Dante, who had better statspared to Anya.


    The same also happened when the system used his 2 summon pools, he summoned Lyra Ashenwave, who had reached Dominator Rank.


    Of course, the fact that 2 summon pools were used had helped with summoning Lyra, but the system said the stronger he was, the higher the chance he would summon a stronger summoned character.


    "If you didn''t want to use it now, why did you do this?" The little creature asked as it appeared at the top right corner inside the carriage and looked at him with interest.


    "Ohhh, it''s just for an emergency in the future, and in case something unexpected happens, I can immediately use it at that time. Better be safe than sorry, you know." Cain responded as he nced at the little creature.


    "Oh right, I want to buy 5x Random-level Lottery Pools andbine them into 1x High-level Lottery Pool, and use it instantly."


    Cain felt bored and thought that he might as well spend more because, in his past life, he also liked to gamble because it was fun.


    [Ding! 1,000 Gacha Points have been deducted.]


    [Ding! Obtained 1x Random-level Lottery Pool.]


    [Ding! 1,000 Gacha Points have been deducted.]


    [Ding! Obtained 1x Random-level Lottery Pool.]


    [Ding! 1,000 Gacha Points have been deducted.]


    [Ding! Obtained 1x Random-level Lottery Pool.]


    ¡­


    [Ding! Combining 5 Random-level Lottery Pools into 1 High-level Lottery Pool.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 1 High-level Lottery Pool.]


    [Ding! Opening the High-level Lottery Pool¡­]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining the Emberfang Sword, a Dominator Rank Sword.]


    When he looked at the notifications, he instantly became happy as he finally got what he wanted, and from the name of the sword, it seemed that it would look cool.


    Cain then took the sword from his inventory immediately because he wanted to look at his first sword and see what it looked like.


    The sword''s scabbard was glossy ck with fiery orange and red veins pulse faintly across the surface of the scabbard, like magma coursing through the cracks.


    The patterns glowed dimly and grew brighter when Cain unsheathed the sword slowly.


    The de was made out of volcanic obsidian, with glowing veins flowing through it.


    Looking at the gorgeous sword in his hand, Cain felt that he really didn''t spend his gacha points in vain.


    "Wow, what a beautiful sword." Anyamented.


    "isn''t it? What do you think about my sword, Dante?" Cain responded with a smile and asked Dante, as he was curious about his opinion.


    "Can I touch it so that I could see it in detail?" Dante asked as he was also eager to see the sword carefully but didn''t dare to do it rashly since it was his lord''s sword.


    "Sure!" Cain handed his sword to Dante.


    When Dante checked the sword carefully, he was surprised, as the craftsmanship was wless, and it could be said that this sword was one of the best swords at the same rank.


    "My Lord, this sword''s craftsmanship was indeed impressive. I''ve never seen a sword with the same quality as this sword.


    This sword could be considered one of the best swords, and if it were auctioned, the price would definitely be higher than some king-rank swords."


    Dante exined to Cain while checking the scabbard thoroughly.


    "Oh, really? That''s good to hear." Cain didn''t expect that the sword''s quality was this impressive.


    "Hmpph! Such a country bumpkin." The little creature snorted when he saw Cain''s ignorance.


    "Where do you get this sword from, if I may know, My Lord?" Dante gathered his courage to ask the question that he had wanted to ask the moment he checked the sword.


    "Hmm? Do you want a sword like this?" Cain asked Dante as he saw Dante''s passion in the swords.


    "Yes, My Lord." Dante nodded and replied eagerly when he heard Cain''s question.


    "Okay, just do your job properly, and I''ll give you a better sword than this in the future." Cain said with a smile.


    "Thank you, My Lord."


    ¡­.


    When they had arrived in front of the royal council hall, Cain and the others got out of their carriage leisurely.


    "Woahh, it''s been a long time since thest time I visited here. I didn''t expect that a lot of people would greet me this grandly."


    Cain said while stretching out his body and looking at the massive and grand building in front of him.


    He noticed that the moment they arrived, the situations inside the halls immediately became tense as he sensed that their conversation quieted down in an instant.


    Cain then led the others as he walked at the front while Dante and Anya were at his right and left, followed by Kael with Darius and Cain''s ex-fiancee, who had been trapped by Anya''s illusion and followed them obediently.


    When they arrived in front of the huge doors, they were stopped by two royal guards, who had reached Peak-level Diamond Rank Awakeners.


    "Stop! Hand over your weapons. No weapons are allowed inside the royal council hall." One of the guards said as he pointed his spear at them.


    "Dante, smash his head." Cain said while waving his hand casually and continued walking further.


    "Yes, My Lord." Dante''s voice was left behind as he instantly disappeared and appeared behind one of the guards.


    Dante then grabbed his head and banged it on the floor and smashed his head at once, killing him in an instant.


    Blood and everything inside his head were sttered everywhere.


    "Wait¡­ Anya, burns his corpse and these little things. It looks disgusting." Cain stopped and looked at the side, as he felt disgusted looking at it.


    Anya then burned the corpse and these little things that were scattered around it.


    "Thank you." Cain patted her head with a smile.


    "Hehe, no problem." Anya smiled as she felt happy that she was praised by Cain.


    "What? Do you want to confiscate our weapons too?" Cain asked the other guard, whose legs were shaking, as he felt terrified that someone as strong as him got killed easily.@@novelbin@@


    "N-No, Youngest Prince. You can go inside." One of the guards said.


    "Dante, open the door."


    When Dante wanted to open the door, he felt that the door couldn''t be opened and informed Cain, "My Lord, it''s locked."


    "Just st it through, why are you asking me such an obvious question?" Cain waved his hand as if he were a chill guy that didn''t care about anything.


    Dante then sted the doors as he kicked them, opening them openly and surprising most of the people inside.


    "Haiyyaaa, I''m sorry for creating such a mess just now. How do I know that he would literally smash his head and kill the guard in an instant? I even felt disgusted by it, you know?"


    Cain spoke in a loud voice when he stepped inside with Anya and Dante, before shrugging his shoulders while opening his palms as if he hadn''t really expected that to happen.


    "Dante, when I said smash it, don''t literally smash it, okay? Just smash their heads hard enough without killing them next time."


    Cain reprimanded Dante as he pointed his finger at him yfully, making the entire people in the hall dumbfounded by the scene in front of them.


    Dante nodded in response with a serious expression.


    "..."


    "..."


    "..."


    Everyone was speechless with how Cain behaved in this hall when the situation inside was intense.

 Chapter 34 The Culprit

    When Cain, Anya, and Dante walked inside the hall, the envoy was surprised when he looked at them, as he detected that both Anya and Dante were GrandLord Rank Awakeners.


    He was surprised that the youngest prince had the ability to bring 2 GrandLord Rank Awakeners, where the strongest person in this kingdom was only at the Peak-level Lord Rank Awakener.


    However, his expression immediately turned into shock when he looked at Cain, as he couldn''t detect his rank.


    ''Huh? Did he use a high-level treasure to hide his rank?'' The envoy knitted his eyebrows as he thought to himself.


    He hadn''t expected that he couldn''t detect Cain''s rank, as he thought that Cain was probably at GrandLord Rank Awakener or at least had reached Peak-level Lord Rank Awakener since he suppressed a Low-level Lord Rank Awakener with his own strength.


    But the fact that he had a high-level treasure that could hide one''s strength surprised him because this treasure should be of at least a King Rank treasure.


    The Envoy didn''t think the possibility that Cain''s rank had surpassed him was because he thought that it would be impossible for Cain to reach it at 18 years old.


    Let alone the fact that he had thought of Cain reaching at least Peak-level Lord Rank Awakener in itself had already reached his limit of exaggerating Cain.


    However, if he thought from the other people''s POV, it didn''t make sense as the people in here knew that Cain hadn''t even awakened his talent, which meant that he was just an ordinary person a while ago.


    Unbeknownst to the envoy, the reason why he couldn''t detect Cain''s strength was rather simple.


    Cain ordered the system to hide his rank and make him look like an ordinary person, as this was one of the system''s functions that the system had informed him.


    ¡­


    "Kael, let''s bring our hostages¡ªI meant our friends here." Cain said as he snapped his fingers.


    Cain then walked with Darius and his ex-fiancee while both of their expressions were looking like someone who has no will to live anymore, or it''s more appropriately to call it soulless.


    "Alright everyone¡­ The reason why I gathered all of you in here was because I have a few things to say." Cain pped his hands to gather everyone''s attention, as their attentions had focused on both of the hostages.


    "First of all, I just want to take revenge upon everyone who''s involved with the n of killing me, no matter who they are." Cain said in a loud voice as he looked at everyone present.


    When his gaze reached the king, who was standing beside the envoy, Cain smiled and continued. "Not even the king will be spared!"


    When Cain said thest sentences, the situation had be tense immediately, and one of the high-ranking officials shouted. "How dare you!"@@novelbin@@


    That person shouted as he also released his aura of Mid-level Lord Rank Awakeners.


    Looking at someone raising his voice at him, Cain simply waved his hand and ordered Dante. "Dante, smash his head."


    Hearing his lord''s order, Dante immediately disappeared and appeared behind the man who raised his voice before smashing his head on the floor.


    Boom!


    A small crater was made as Dante smashed his head on the floor.


    Dante then put his foot on his and said. "If you dare to resist, I will crush your head immediately."


    He then unsheathed his sword while looking at his surroundings, as the distances between people who gathered here weren''t far from each other.


    Everyone was surprised that Dante had immediately suppressed someone who had reached Mid-level Lord Rank Awakener this easily.


    "You''re all alone now, hahahaha." One of the nearest people to Cain immediately charged at Cain, as he thought that Cain was now alone since the strong person beside Cain had gone to suppress another person.


    As a matter of fact, everyone here thought that Valric was suppressed by Dante since Dante had shown his strength the moment he suppressed the Mid-level Lord Rank Awakener easily.


    Everyone also thought that Valric was just making nonsense excuses for an unknown reason.


    That''s why some groups had already made their own n, and the person who was charging at Cain was also one of Darius'' uncles who wanted to capture Cain and exchange his life with his nephew who was being held by Cain.


    Dante only smirked when he saw that someone wanted to take Dante''s absence as an advantage and immediately took the leader down, which was a really good n.


    However, even if Dante wasn''t beside him, he still has Anya to rely on, let alone the fact that he wasn''t scared as he could just activate his bloodline again.


    Nheless, Cain actually didn''t want to make a move and activated his bloodline again as he was reminded by the system to not activate it unless he had to.


    But when Cain asked the reason why, the system didn''t exin it to him and only said. "It''s up to you if you want to take my advice seriously or not."


    When Darius'' uncle had reached near Cain, Anya immediately moved in front of Cain and threw her punch.


    "Back off." Anya said as he punched Darius'' palm.


    Anya''s punch hit his palm as he had stretched out his hand and was ready to grab Cain.


    However, he didn''t expect that the young woman beside Cain was also a strong person, enough to send him flying more than 25 meters before being caught by a few people.


    "This is thest warning. After this, I won''t show any mercy." Cain said with a serious expression as he nced at everyone present.


    Everyone was surprised when they saw that Cain brought two strong people with him, as they knew that Cain was the weakest and poorest of all the princes and princesses in this kingdom.


    "Now, let''s get back to my first point. One of my purposes here is just to exact my revenge. If you are not involved in any of it, then I strongly advise you to stay out of this matter."


    Cain then signaled Dante to go back before tilting his head, looking at Kael, and saying. "Bring that bitch over here."


    "As you can see, this bitch over here is still under the influence of an illusion, as I want to let her confess her sins in front of everyone so that I won''t implicate the innocent." Cain exined as he looked at everyone.


    "To be honest, I haven''t interrogated her before since I also want to know the truth together with you guys here."


    "Anya, interrogate her in front of everyone here." Cain ordered.


    Anya then walked in front of Cain''s ex-fiancee with a sinister smile on her face.


    However, when Anya was about to interrogate her, one of the princes shouted in a loud voice.


    "Wait!"

 Chapter 35 The Real Culprit

    Everyone''s attention immediately gathered towards one person.


    The oldest prince who shouted immediately felt awkward as he did that on a whim.


    "Oh, are you the one who''s behind all of this?" Cain asked as he thought that Valen Frostbane was the one who was behind his assassination, and he interrupted halfway because he didn''t want to get exposed.


    "Uhh, No?" Valen answered with a confused expression and continued. "I just want to talk with these two strong people that came with you."


    "Huh? Go on then." Cain was confused and decided to let him do what he wanted to do, as he was also curious about it.


    As for the matter about Valen being one of the people who was behind it or not, it was another matter, and he didn''t mind waiting for a bit since the truth wille to light sooner orter anyway.


    "Uhmm, both of you. Do you want to be my subordinates? I can give you triple-no, quadruple the amount that the youngest promised you."


    When Cain heard it, he immediately burst outughing, as he found it really funny.


    ''Did Valen think that Anya and Dante were serving me because of benefits? Well, from other people''s POV, this possibility is the highest since there''s no way they would know about the existence of the system.'' Cain thought so as he wasughing to his heart''s content.


    Cain even thought that Valen must have felt threatened as his possibility of being the next king was the highest between the princes and princesses, and with him having two GrandLord Rank Awakeners as his subordinates, it was basically almost the same as a guarantee for him to be the next king since there''s no other stronger people in the kingdom that could oppose him.


    "Do you think that these two people are working with me because of benefits? What do you think about it, Anya, Dante?" Cain stoppedughing and asked Valen as he had enough fun.


    "No, we are not working for you because of benefits, My Lord."


    Anya and Dante immediately kneeled on one knee and surprised everyone present.


    "See? Let me tell you the reason why they served me."


    When Cain said it, everyone instantly prepared their ears carefully as they were curious about it.


    "The reason why they served me was actually simple. It''s because of my handsomeness and charisma, as I am the most handsome and charismatic person in the entire Milky Way Gxy¡ªOh wait, I meant in this world."


    Cain exined as he shrugged shamelessly and looked at everyone with a mocking, sullen expression.


    The moment Cain spilled the reason why, everyone became speechless right away about his shamelessness.


    "You!" Valen felt that he was being mocked and pointed his finger at Cain.


    "Oldest prince, stop it right now and think carefully about it." A middle-aged man in a ck robe whispered to Valen as he lowered Valen''s hand before apologizing to Cain.


    "Youngest prince, I apologize for the Oldest prince''s interruption. You can continue your investigation now."


    The middle-aged man bowed and cupped his fist, apologizing to Cain as he was scared that Cain might even attack the oldest prince because of the interruption.@@novelbin@@


    "Whatever, that was fun anyway." Cain waved his hand and ordered Anya to continue her interrogation.


    "Tell me, who''s the one who ordered you to kill the youngest prince?"


    Anya asked with a chill voice as she had been holding her killing intention since she really wanted to tear apart the bitch in front of her and all of the people who''s involved in it.


    "It''s him." Cain''s ex-fiancee pointed her finger at one of the princes, who instantly shuddered when he was being pointed at.


    "What is that freaking nonsense? Can''t she also ask her to frame me if she''s under her illusion?"


    The third prince immediately became furious and pointed his finger while looking at the others, as he wanted to gather everyone''s opinion since his remarks did make sense.


    "Yeah, that''s true.."


    "True!"


    "Such a nder."


    ¡­


    One by one started to express their opinion, and there were around a dozen people who agreed with the third prince.


    "You! What''s your job, and what did you contribute to this kingdom?"


    Cain pointed to one of the people who agreed with the third prince as he noticed that this man''s belly was big, which meant that this guy was loaded.


    "M-Me? I''m one of the people who manage our kingdom''s financial management. Why?" The fat man shivered when he didn''t expect that Cain asked him a weird question.


    "Oh, so you''re one of the people who manage our kingdom''s finances¡­ No wonder your belly is big. Have you evermitted corruption?" Cain then asked him with a yful smile.


    "N-No. Of course not, I''ve never done any corruption in my entire life." The fat man answered with a slight trembling voice.


    "Dante, capture him." Cain waved his hand, ordering Dante to capture the fat man.


    Dante immediately executed the order perfectly as he vanished into thin air before appearing behind the fat man and grabbing his neck. "If you dare to resist, I will snap your neck immediately."


    Dante then brought the man in front of Anya and let her hypnotize the fat man, as he knew the reason why Cain ordered him to do so.


    "Look at me." Anya said as she looked at the fat man''s eyes directly and used her talent [Illusion Maniption].


    Her eyes immediately shimmered with a faint, red light, and even if the fat man resisted it, he still immediately fell under Anya''s illusion since the difference between their strength was huge in the first ce.


    The fat man''s expression became the same as the other two right away, resulting in Dante releasing his grip after he confirmed that the fat man had already been hypnotized.


    "Have you evermitted corruption?" Anya asked with a yful smile.


    "Yes." The fat man nodded his head at Anya''s question.


    "When was thest time you did it? And tell me the details." Anya asked once again.


    "Thest time was just a few days ago, and¡­"


    Before the fat man exined further, Cain cut him off.


    "Stop!." Cain ordered Anya to stop him from exining further since he didn''t want to hear the details either.


    "Hmmph! Can you guys hear that? Now, who agrees with the third prince?" Dante snorted and looked at everyone present inside the hall.


    Looking that there''s no one who agreed with the third prince anymore, Cain immediately ordered Dante.


    "Dante, kill him at the outside hall because our rules stated that people whomitted corruption were to be executed at once."


    Subsequently, Dante threw the fat man outside the door and used his [Dark sh] skill, and instantly killed the fat man by splitting his body into half cleanly.


    When everyone saw the youngest prince''s action, the situation immediately became tense once again as they realized that the youngest prince was really serious about this because Cain hadn''t killed anyone inside the hall and only injured them before.


    Especially the king, who felt that the situation had gone out of control and he couldn''t do anything since Cain had two people who were stronger than anyone else in this kingdom.


    The king then had the thought of asking for help from the Velmara Kingdom''s envoy, who''s obviously stronger than the two people Cain had brought with, as he knew that the envoy of all first-rate forces had basically reached a Dominator Rank.

 Chapter 36 Face-Slapping

    "Sir, can you please help me to solve this situation before my youngest esctes it further and does something unexpected?"


    The king asked with an awkward smile since he felt awkward that he had shown something like this to the esteemed envoy from Velmara Kingdom.


    "Hmmm?" The envoy frowned and looked at the king when he heard it, as he was still enjoying the show but was interrupted by the king''s question.


    "No! This is your own problem, and Velmara Kingdom won''t interfere in any of your internal problems."


    The envoy only shook his head, as his purpose here was not to help solve this kingdom''s internal problem but for something else that was more important.


    "Okay, but can I request something important from you?" The king asked once again.


    "Huh? What is it? Just say it directly, there''s no need to beat around the bush." The envoy was irritated at this time when he guessed that the king might still hadn''t yet given up on including him in this mess.


    "I apologize, but this is really important because you know Elder Zyran from the meforge sect, right? My eldest son was just epted as his disciple a while ago.


    Therefore, if an unexpected ident happens to him, Elder Zyran might be really angry. You can even do Elder Zyran a favor now that you''re here."


    The king exined slowly, thinking that this should be enough reason for the envoy to step in.


    Because Elder Zyran was a strong practitioner who had reached the Peak-level Dominator Rank Martial Artist and was about to step into the King Rank.


    Let alone the fact that the meforge sect was also a first-rate sect and on par with the Velmara Kingdom.


    "Ohhh, he''s that old man''s disciple?"


    The envoy murmured to himself and looked at Valen, looking for any special that made him get epted by Elder Zyran''s disciple in a few seconds before answering the king with a wave of his hand.


    "I will only interfere when it''s necessary, but that''s all I can do."


    "Thank you, sir." The king bowed slightly and walked back to his previous position.


    ¡­


    "Dante, bring him to me and kill whoever gets in the way this time." Cain gave the order.


    Dante then smiled viciously as he walked slowly, approaching the third prince with an unsheathed sword in his hand.


    Roderick''s entire body instantly shuddered before he stepped back staggeredly.


    "Do you want toe over obediently or want me to y rough on you?" Dante asked with a smile while cracking his neck''s bones as he held the back of his neck.


    "H-Help me¡­"


    Roderick looked to his left and right and begged for help as his mind was filled with fearfulness because he just watched Dante killing people as if cutting vegetables and ughtering chickens.


    One of Roderick''s subordinates, who had reached Low-level Lord Rank Awakener, immediately bowed to Cain and said, "Youngest Prince, it''s not the third prince''s fault. It''s my fault because I want to help the third prince by getting rid of any possible threat for him."


    "Y-Yes, it''s his fault, not my fault. He told me and insisted on me with that stupid n when I told him that it''s scummy behavior for me to get rid of you in this manner." Roderick didn''t care with any dignity anymore and shifted the me to his loyal subordinate.


    He thought that it was worth it if he could pay for his precious life with his subordinate''s life.


    Dante then vanished into thin air before appearing behind Roderick''s subordinate and cutting his head off easily, since he also didn''t put up any resistance at all.


    Subsequently, Dante tilted his head and looked at Roderick, who fell down on the floor and started to back off slowly using his hands and legs as he realized that it''s not over yet.


    Looking at the third prince who was frightened, Dante swung his sword lightly, wanting to clean the blood on the de before continuing his step towards the third prince.


    "W-Why are you stilling at me? You''ve killed the culprit! Youngest!! Why don''t we stop here and let''s discuss it with a clear mind?" Roderick stuttered before shouting loudly at Cain.


    When Dante was about to grab Roderick, Valen shouted once again.


    "Stop!! Youngest, that''s enough right now. Stop it at once before things get out of control."@@novelbin@@


    When he heard it, Cain immediately became pissed, as this was the second time Valen interrupted him.


    "Ohhh, do you really want to stop me? With your punny strength?" Cain sneered and made a mocking face as if Valen was worth nothing in his eyes.


    "You!" Valen pointed his finger again as he was so speechless that he was mocked twice before speaking with a proud face.


    "You might not know this, but I''ve been epted as a personal disciple by Elder Zyran from the meforge Sect. My master is also in his seclusion to break through to King Rank Martial Artist. If you know what''s good for you, just drop this matter, and I''ll pretend as if nothing had happened today."


    Everyone was taken aback when they heard it, as this information was only known to a few people in this kingdom since they were in the middle of war, and Valen might be their first target if this was leaked to the outside world.


    Because with the Eldest prince''s master as their backer, this was their moment for their kingdom to finally soar into the sky.


    "Really? I didn''t know about this. So, I''m really sorry for not recognizing Mt.Tai¡­" Cain said as he bowed while cupping his fist before tilting his head up and looking at Valen with a mocking face.


    "Is this the scenario of my response that you thought in your head after you told me your wholesome story?"


    Cain thenughed loudly while putting his palm on his face, "Hahahaha!"


    "Do you think I''d give a fuck about who your master is? Even if your master is here, I don''t even care about his lousy opinion. Let alone you!


    Do you understand your situation now? If you dare to interrupt me once again, I will rip your fucking mouth immediately."


    Cain said with a serious expression as he thought to himself.


    ''Is this the so-called face-pping someone? If yes, then it feels really great. No wonder the main characters are always face-pping people left and right.''

 Chapter 37 The Envoy Intervenes

    Cain''s attitude had everyone in shock because the eldest prince''s master was a strong martial artist at the Peak-level Dominator Rank.


    Even the envoy was surprised that Cain didn''t fear a Peak-level Dominator Rank.


    The envoy then thought of another possibility, which was Cain having a backer of at least on the same level or even stronger than Elder Zyran and the meforge Sect.


    Subsequently, Dante continued his slow step towards Roderick, and when he was about to grab Roderick, Valen shouted once again.


    "Youngest! Are you really going to do this?"


    When Cain heard it this time, his patience, which was originally as thin as a tissue, immediately broke up.


    "This MF is really pissing me off." Cain mumbled as he grinned and looked at Vallen.


    "Dante, smash his head properly! I''ve had enough."


    Dante then disappeared and appeared behind Valen in an instant.


    As Dante grabbed Valen''s head and was about to bang it on the floor, a voice filled with a strong oppressive aura immediately filled the entire hall.


    "That''s enough!" The envoy tapped his fingers at the throne as he said it while filling it with his power.


    Dante then stopped his movements as he nced at the envoy before looking at Cain to see his reaction since he would do everything Cain ordered even though he knew that the one who sat on the throne was a genuine Mid-level Dominator Rank Beast Master since Cain had informed them about this person on the way here before.


    Looking at the envoy who was looking at him with a smile, Cain smiled back and replied calmly.


    "Don''t worry, I won''t kill him for your sake, but this guy really needs to be taught a lesson."


    Cain waved his hand before looking at the silver moon wolf, who was staring at him as if he were its prey, and immediately used his bloodline''s power [Aura of Fear], aiming at the wolf.


    [Aura of Fear] was an innate skill that was possessed by someone who had awakened the 4th Tail of the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox Bloodline.


    Although it''s mostly used to instill fear in weaker opponents and reduce theirbat effectiveness, it could also be used for those who were in the same race or simr race.


    And even if they had different races, Cain could still use it to instill fear and reduce theirbat power to a certain extent depending on his enemy''s strength, bloodline, etc.


    Since his bloodline was one of the strongest bloodlines that he knew of, and the silver moon wolf was still considered a canine who had a simr race to his bloodline, the effect of his skill could be shown as when Cain used [Aura of Fear] on the silver moon wolf, the wolf immediately became extremely terrified and closed its eyes before bowing its head down, not daring to stare at Cain again.


    When his contracted beast was terrified and shivering beside him, the envoy noticed it instantly and was shocked.


    He then thought seriously for a split second before waving his hand and saying.


    "As long as you don''t kill him, whatever." The envoy smiled awkwardly and petted his beast, trying to calm him down.


    Cain only sneered in response, as he didn''t want to embarrass the envoy and make an enemy out of him since it didn''t benefit him at all.


    Subsequently, Dante then banged Valen''s head down with a smile across his face.


    "No! Stop it!"


    Bang!


    Valen''s head was bleeding as Dante banged his head hard enough to let Cain feel satisfied without killing him.


    When Dante raised Valen''s head, blood started to spill out of his forehead, and an angry and helpless expression could be seen on Valen''s face.


    "Youngest! I won''t interfere again. So, stop this!" Valen tried to resist as he held Dante''s firm grip on his head.


    Boom!


    Unfortunately for Valen, Cain didn''t care at all and moved his head upward slightly, signaling Dante to bang his head again.


    This time, Valen''s face was smeared with blood, as his forehead even had a slight crack since Dante banged on the same spot twice in a row.


    "I-I''m sorry, youngest!" Valen showed a pity expression as his thoughts were filled with embarrassment and pain at the moment.


    Boom!


    This time, Cain waved his hand as he ordered Dante to leave him be and let him back to the main order.


    ",,,"


    Everyone was taken aback when they watched the scenes before their eyes.


    Subsequently, Dante immediately disappeared and reappeared behind Roderick before picking him up and taking him in front of Cain.


    With a simple nce, Cain signaled Anya as he was curious about the others that were involved in it. He also had the intention of killing anyone connected to it.


    Anya began her interrogation, forcing Roderick to reveal everyone who had yed a part.


    After Roderick listed the people who were involved in it, a few people immediately panicked and tried to escape from the hall as they tried to rush out of the hall as fast as they could.


    Unfortunately for them, it was impossible for them to escape from here in the first ce, resulting in them being killed by Dante the moment they tried to escape.


    Because there were still a few people outside the hall, Cain only noted them down first as he still had other things to do at the moment.@@novelbin@@


    Subsequently, Cain snapped his fingers as he used [Soulfire me], and a white, transparent fire around 30 cm big appeared above his palm.


    He then ordered Anya and Dante to step back as he wanted to use it on Roderick, as he flicked the fire and sent it towards Roderick before instructing Anya to lift the illusion.


    When Cain used his [Soulfire me] ability, everyone who was in the hall instantly shivered thoroughly as they were terrified with the white me above Cain''s palm.


    Not even the envoy and the silver moon wolf were spared as they felt the terrifying power in the me, especially the feeling they sensed was from their soul, which was the first time they had felt this sensation.


    The moment the transparent white fire touched Roderick''s body, he immediately screamed loudly in agony as the me attacked his body and soul at the same time.


    "AHHH!"


    "PLEASE!"


    "KILL ME!"


    Not even a few secondster, his body was immediately engulfed in white mes, burning its entire body into ashes on the spot.

 Chapter 38 Dealing with the Fifth Prince

    Everyone became horrified as they watched the body that instantly turned into ashes with Roderick''s scream in agony, as if he had been tortured so badly that he begged to be killed.


    "Where''s the prime minister?" Cain shouted as he asked out of curiosity, and looked at everyone present.


    Even though he knew where the prime minister was as he had scanned the entire hall before, he just asked it to break the silence and tense atmosphere.


    However, his action had made the situation be more intense, as everyone thought that the prime minister might even be his next target and immediately looked at the old man in white robes, who was standing near the king.


    The prime minister immediately trembled in fear as he thought that he would be done since Cain was looking for him.


    "I-I''m here, Youngest Prince. Is there anything I can do to help you?" The prime minister bowed and cupped his fists, politely greeting and asking Cain, fearing that he might anger Cain if he didn''t behave properly.


    "Ohhh, there''s no need for you to be scared of me. I just have a question for you, what''s the punishment for rapists?" Cain asked with a kind smile across his face.


    "Huh?" The prime minister knitted his eyebrows as he was confused with his weird question and asked him.


    "The punishment is to be executed on the spot. Is there something wrong with it?"


    "Ohhh, good-good¡­" Cain nodded his head and continued.


    "The reason I brought Darius here is simple," Cain exined as he looked at everyone in the hall. "A few hours ago, he tried to rape my woman while I was away."


    Cain''s voice grew colder as he continued, "Fortunately, I returned in time. Otherwise..." He trailed off, and red at Darius as if ready to rip him apart on the spot.


    Everyone became terrified when they heard that the fifth prince just attempted to rape the youngest prince''s woman.


    Because they knew that the moment the youngest prince mentioned about the fifth prince''s well-known behavior, the fifth prince was already dead, regardless if there was a rule mentioning the execution of the rapist or not.


    Cain then waved his hand, signaling Anya to let go of Darius''s illusion as he wanted to see his reaction before his death.


    "Ahhh! My limbs!" Darius fell on the floor as he felt the pain of his leg that was already broken but was forcefully used to walk normally.


    However, since he was under Anya''s illusion, he didn''t feel any pain, resulting in the body''s condition bing worsening, and the sudden extreme pain rushed to Darius''s mind.


    After a few seconds of screaming in agony, Darius looked around and realized that he was in the Royal Council Hall and surrounded by a lot of people.


    "Help!! Cain has gone insane! He abducted me and tortured me!" Darius immediately shouted loudly as he wanted to ask for help and frame Cain.


    However, when he shouted and found that she was only looking at him without doing anything, he was taken aback by this situation and wondered what had happened here and why he immediately arrived here without him knowing anything before this.


    "Uncle Valric, help me capture him!" Darius asked Valric for help when he noticed that Valric was present among the many crowds.


    Valric instantly shivered when Darius mentioned him, as he was already terrified at Cain even before this meeting happened.


    Let alone after all of the incidents that happened in this Royal Council Hall, he already regarded Cain as the god of death, and he didn''t even want to meet him since he was already traumatized.


    "Shut up! You''re such a disgrace to the royal family. How could you rape the youngest prince''s woman and even attempt to frame him?" Valric scolded Darius as he pointed his finger at Darius, who was lying on the floor.


    Darius was surprised and confused at the same time as to why his uncle didn''t support him and even scolded him tantly in front of everyone here when he usually had always been defending him no matter what he did in the past.


    "Huh? Uncle, I''m your nephew, Darius." Darius asked with a confused expression.


    "So what! If you''ve done something wrong, then take the responsibility for it." Valric scolded in a loud voice as he nced at Cain once in a while to see if his action was enough to satisfy him.


    "Hey, I''ve told you that you''ve crossed the line you shouldn''t have crossed, right?" Cain walked towards Darius and stepped on the broken leg.


    "Ahhhh! Uncle, help!! This bastard is torturing me right now." Darius screamed while stretching his hand, as if trying to reach his uncle from afar as he begged for help.


    "Do you want to confess your sins or should I break your other leg?" Cain asked with a vicious smile as he looked at Darius.@@novelbin@@


    "What sins have Imitted? I''ve done nothing wrong, I''m innocent!" Darius replied with a face full of resentment.


    When Cain heard it, he only smiled in response and immediately stepped on his other leg and crushed its bones, resulting in another loud scream from Darius.


    "Cain! What did I do wrong? It''s just your maid, nothing more. How much do you want? I will give you anything, I can even buy more maids for you if you want." Darius said and looked at Cain after he screamed for a few seconds.


    "Hahahaha!" Cain onlyughed and put his palm on his face, as he didn''t expect that Darius''s response was like this.


    Afterughing for a few seconds, Cain looked at Darius with a smile before ncing at Valric and shouting.


    "What''s that?" Cain asked in a surprised tone as he pointed towards Valric.


    Everyone immediately changed their attention towards Valric, whom Cain was pointing at, and became confused at the same time as they wondered what had happened with the things that Cain was pointing at.


    However, as they wondered and were confused, a scream that was louder than before from Darius could be heard, attracting everyone''s attention back to Cain and Darius.


    "AAHHH!"


    Darius rolled his body left and right while holding his balls, feeling the extreme pain as Cain kicked his balls when everyone wasn''t paying attention.


    "..."


    "..."


    "..."


    Everyone was speechless with the youngest prince''s behavior that was very unpredictable, which left them uneasy.


    "Still refusing to confess your sins?" Cain asked with a vicious smile as he looked at Darius, who rolled his body while screaming in agony.


    "Your Majesty, are you still going to ignore this? I''m the fifth prince of this kingdom!"


    Darius immediately thought of asking for help from the king in desperation, since he didn''t care about his image anymore and just wanted to get out of this suffering.


    "Youngest, are you still going to continue with this? You have already dealt with your third brother." The king finally spoke with a soft voice, trying to persuade Cain.


    "Don''t pretend like we''re close! I''m merely following the very rules the prime minister just spoke about." Cain spoke as he only nced at once to the king before looking back at Darius.


    The king only sighed in response and didn''t continue further.


    Subsequently, Cain looked at Darius and snapped his fingers while using his [Soulfire me] ability, making everyone present be terrified once again.


    A white, transparent fire around 30 cm big appeared above his palm, and Cain immediately flicked the fire, sending it towards Darius, who was horrified when he felt the terrifying power of the me from a close distance.

 Chapter 39 Cains Vengeance on His Ex-Fiancée

    When the transparent white fire touched Darius''s body, he immediately screamed loudly in agony as the me attacked his body and soul at the same time.


    "AAHHH!"


    "PLEASE STOP!!"


    "I AM BEGGING YOU!"


    ¡­


    After a few seconds that was just a little bit longer than Roderick before he died, his body was instantly engulfed in white mes, burning its entire body into ashes once again.


    Once again¡­


    Everyone became horrified as they watched the horrifying scene, where even they thought that they would rather get tortured than being killed this way.


    ''Now, let''s get to the main culprit.'' Cain thought as he waved his hand, signaling Kael to bring his ex-fiancee to him.


    Cain then unsheathed his sword and nced at Anya, as he wanted her to release the illusion on his ex-fiancee when Cain had brought her in front of him.


    When Cain''s ex-fiancee was released from the illusion, she immediately became confused as she looked around and found that she was inside the Royal Council Hall, which she had been here once before.


    However, the situation she was in at the moment just made her wonder why she was suddenly here when she was supposed to be in her bedroom, taking a nap in her free time.


    "Hey, bitch!"


    Upon hearing a voice she knew all too well, her body trembled involuntarily.


    She turned her head, only to freeze in shock as she saw Cain standing behind her, smiling at her.


    Before she could react, a sharp pain pierced her chest, and she realized that Cain had stabbed her directly in the heart while looking at her with a vicious smile.


    "Huh? How is it possible? You''re supposed to be dead!"


    "No, this must be a dream."


    "Yeah! This is just a dream."


    As she thought that she was having a bad dream, she immediately closed her eyes and opened them again, trying to wake up from her dream.


    When Cain heard what she just said, he became enraged and unconsciously used his full strength as he channeled his Foxfire me power to his sword, resulting in burning his ex-fiancee at once since the difference of strength between them was massive.


    Sigh!


    "I should''ve tortured her first before killing her."


    Cain sighed as he was triggered by his inner emotion that he immediately killed her.


    ''What''s done is done. There''s no point in regretting something as pointless as this. At least I''ve fulfilled the original Cain''s vengeance.'' Cain thought to himself.


    Turning his attention to the room, he raised his voice to address everyone. "Now, let''s move on to the main reason I''ve gathered you all here."


    "However¡­ Before I finish speaking, no one shall interrupt me¨Cnot even once! If anyone dares to interrupt me, I won''t hesitate to deal with you. Consider this your only warning."


    Cain looked at everyone with a serious expression, as he wasn''t joking that he would kill whoever dared to interrupt him this time since he was in a bad mood at the moment.


    The atmosphere inside the hall immediately became tense, and everyone immediately shut their mouths, waiting for Cain to speak the main reason why he gathered them all here.


    Cain took a deep breath and spoke. "The reason I''ve gathered you all here is simple," He then looked at everyone present with a smile before dering confidently.


    "I want to be the king."


    Everyone was shocked when they heard that Cain was tantly dering that he wanted to be the king.


    However, before they could react and make a fuss, Cain continued his speech.


    "Not only that, the entire royal family must leave the Capital City. While I won''t exile you from the kingdom, I will not allow you to remain here. Each of you knows why I don''t want to be involved with the likes of you."


    His gaze then shifted towards the high-ranking officials on the right side.


    "As for those of you in positions of power, you may stay and keep your roles. I don''t care about the misdeeds of your past¡ªwhat''s done is done.


    But under my reign, such actions will no longer be tolerated. If you choose to stay, mark my words: any repeat of your past behavior will be met with consequences you''ll deeply regret."


    Cain paused, letting the weight of his words settle in their mind before continuing again,


    "However, before you decide if you want to stay or leave, let me share with you a glimpse of my ambition. My main goal is to make this kingdom the strongest kingdom... In the entire world."


    Cain actually wanted to say beyond this low-level world, but he thought that it would be too much for him to say to these people, who probably didn''t even know that they were in one of the Low-level Worlds.


    When everyone heard what Cain said that he wanted to make this kingdom the strongest kingdom, they were already surprised by them since they thought that Cain had a high ambition to make this kingdom be the strongest in this region.


    However, when they heard the next word, they immediately became shocked, including the envoy who thought Cain was too arrogant to even dream about making this kingdom the strongest in this entire world.


    Because from the envoy''s POV, he was sure that the king in his kingdom didn''t even dare to have the thought of it, let alone a mere kingdom that was not even included in the third-rate forces yet to dare even im such remarks.@@novelbin@@


    That''s why he thought that Cain was too arrogant, but strangely enough, when the envoy looked at Cain''s face, he didn''t even see any hesitation in his expression.


    As if making this kingdom to be the strongest in this world would surely happen sooner orter, and he didn''t even take it seriously.


    This confidence intrigued the envoy, who began to see Cain less as arrogant as he thought about him when he heard it at first.


    "If you don''t believe me, you''re free to leave. Stay with the royal family or go where you wish¡ªit doesn''t matter to me. But I''ll make one thing clear:


    If within the first year, I fail to steer this kingdom in a better direction, you may leave then. However, if you choose to abandon this kingdom now, don''t expect to return. Mark my words."


    Cain looked at the crowds where the high-ranking officials were located with a warm smile, as he really wanted them to stay so that he wouldn''t find such a hassle recing the vacant positions they had left.


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    Read the next Chapter''s Author thoughts regarding the bonus chapter and privilege chapters.

 Chapter 40 The Choice

    "For thest time before I give you ten minutes to decide your future. I only want to remind all of the Royal families that this is non-negotiable, and I don''t want to hear anyints or attempts to argue with me because I''ve had enough for today.


    You have ten minutes to leave this hall. If you''re still here after that, you''ll be killed immediately. Furthermore, you have one day to vacate the city"


    With that, Cain pulled a chair from his inventory, sat down, and closed his eyes, signaling that the discussion was over.


    The hall erupted in murmurs and hushed conversations. Groups formed as people debated their options¡ªwhether to stay or leave.


    "Sir, can you help us resolve this?" The king approached the envoy as he wanted to ask for help.


    However, the envoy only waved his hand as he said it inly. "No. This is your internal matter. As I said, the Velmara Kingdom will not interfere in the governance of your kingdom.


    And don''t bother trying to persuade me personally. I have no intention of helping either. The old man''s favor isn''t worth this much trouble"


    The envoy then ignored the king and looked at Cain while tapping his fingers on the chair as he thought about something else.


    Even though Cain seemed like he didn''t care about anything, he actually listened to every chatter as he was curious about the estimated percentage of people staying because if most of the high-ranking officials left, he would also be in trouble.


    After listening to the conversation for more than a minute, Cain knew that he was fucked up.


    Because only about 10% of the officials were willing to remain, and even they weren''t staying out of trust but for personal reasons.


    Cain then thought of an idea that might be able to make them stay.


    "Oh, I almost forgot to mention something. I recently acquired a few things that might interest you. Since I have no use for them, I''ll award them to those who contribute the most."


    Cain paused as he wanted them to be curious before continuing.


    "These include a Fire Chicken''s beast egg at the Grandlord rank and two at the Lord rank. Additionally, I have a Fire Blood Tree at the Grandlord rank, which will bear eight fruits by tomorrow.


    These fruits can help those with fire attributes break through to the Grandlord rank. I''ll reward these treasures to those who prove their loyalty and contribute the most within the first month. And rest assured, there will be more rewards in the future¡ªbetter treasures as time goes on."


    Cain spoke as he tapped the chair with fingers before taking out the three beast eggs out of his inventory.


    "These are the beast eggs, as for the Fire Blood Fruits, tomorrow will be the day when it ripens, so I can''t take it out right now."


    Cain looked at the high-ranking officials with a warm smile as he thought that they would definitely be able to attract them since greed was a human nature and the value of these things were really big for them.


    Subsequently, Cain took back the beast eggs into his inventory and closed his eyes again, letting the people inside the hall discuss among themselves.


    ¡­


    When the 10 minutes were almost up,


    Not a single Royal Family could be seen within the hall, as they immediately left after talking to some high-ranking officials.


    However, things had changed with the number of people in the high-ranking officials that stayed.


    The reason was because Cain mentioned how he wanted to reward those who contributed the most in the first month and will continue to do so.


    If Cain hadn''t mentioned it, around 90% of the high-ranking officials would''ve left because in contrast, they would''ve gained nothing and might even have lost their lives since Cain had offended the eldest prince and even insulted his master in front of everyone.


    Because of that, everyone thought that Elder Zyran would almost 100%e to Cain sooner orter, and they might even get implicated as they chose to stay here and support him.


    However, it''s a different story if huge benefits were being involved, because around two-thirds of the high-ranking officials chose to support him and stay in the kingdom.


    Naturally, the huge benefits were not the only reason they chose to stay.


    They discussed it and finally came up with the conclusion that he should also be backed by a strong force, at least at the same level as the meforge Sect, because Cain didn''t even take Elder Zyran seriously, since he had insulted before.


    Because of these, most of them decided to stay instead of leaving with the Royal Family or going anywhere else.


    That''s why, coupled with the fact that Cain was generous towards his subordinates, they might as well choose a better leader that cared about the well-being of his subordinates.


    Looking at the high-ranking officials that chose to stay, Cain felt relieved that around two-thirds of the high-ranking officials chose to stay and support him.


    "Let me remind you once more that I will not tolerate disloyalty or treachery during my reign. If you harbor even a shred of malicious intent, leave now. This is yourst chance." Cain spoke in a serious expression as he nced at them.


    "If you choose to stay and betray meter, don''t me me for what happens because I will show no mercy."


    Cain smiled viciously and waved his hand, signaling to Dante and Anya to prepare themselves because he wanted to check thoroughly before deciding to trust thempletely.


    Anya then unleashed her full power and used her [illusion Domain], aiming it at the high-ranking officials.


    "Don''t resist so that it will be easier for me." Anya ordered as this wasn''t a real battle and they shouldn''t resist too in the first ce if they really didn''t have any malicious intentions towards Cain.


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    Read the Author''s note Because it''s rted to the privilege and bonus chapter@@novelbin@@

 Chapter 41 The Starlight Auction House

    The air around them shimmered, as an invisible domain had enveloped them gently.


    Fortunately, there''s no one who resisted Anya''s skill.


    Otherwise, it would''ve been a little bit troublesome, as it was already quite tiring using it on such arge number of people.


    After they had fallen to Anya''s illusion, Cain ordered Anya to interrogate them because he wanted to have a talk with the Mid-level Dominator Rank Beast Master since he didn''t know this person''s origin as well as the reason why he was here.


    Looking at Cain approaching him calmly, the envoy smiled warmly because he had been waiting for this moment since a while ago.


    "Greetings, senior. I don''t know where you are from and what''s your reason foring here since there''s nothing to see here for someone as strong as you." Cain greeted politely while cupping his fist.


    "Ohhh, you don''t need to be so polite." The envoy waved his hand and introduced himself.


    "My name is Thane Silverfang, and I''m from the Royal Family of the Velmara Kingdom. The reason I''m here is because the disturbance that had just happened at the Ragew Mountain had affected even the surrounding kingdoms." The envoy exined with a smile and continued.


    "You must have felt it too, right? What do you think?"@@novelbin@@


    Cain frowned as he thought that there was no way his or Lyra''s aftermath fight would affect the nearby kingdoms.


    He then quickly thought of every possible thing that had just happened and finally realized why the system had reminded him to not activate his bloodline abilities to the fullest unless it''s necessary.


    Because something like this might happen again and it would just attract unnecessary attention, which could only lead to endless trouble.


    Cain then thought that it made sense because his bloodline was just too powerful because if he remembered it correctly, even the leader of the Heavenly Demon Fox tribe, who was considered as one of the strongest gods, only had awakened until 7th or 8th tail at most after he recalled the content in the novel vividly.


    That''s why he was in disbelief when he got the bloodline that had fully awakened until the 9th tail.


    Because he was pretty sure at the moment that the novel still had a long way to go since at the start, he already got this bloodline power that even the leader from one of the strongest tribes from the era of gods hadn''t reached his level yet in terms of the level and purity.


    "Hmmm?"


    The humming sound from Thane had taken Cain back from his thoughts.


    "Ohhh, I''m sorry. I was lost in thoughts because there was something important to remember about." Cain apologized as he bowed slightly before answering the question.


    "About the disturbance that had just happened at the Ragew Mountain, you don''t need to worry about it because I already dealt with the problem."


    Cain waved his hand, trying to reassure the envoy that the source of the disturbance that affected the surroundings had been dealt with by him.


    Though it''s theoretically correct since the problem was Cain himself.


    When Thane heard it, he immediately frowned and looked at Cain with an intense gaze, as this problem was not trivial since the scale was big as it affected the surrounding kingdoms.


    Let alone the source, which was yet to be known.


    That''s why the Velmara Kingdom immediately dispatched a few envoys to the surrounding kingdoms that were affected to assess the situation before making further decisions.


    "What do you mean by that? Can you borate on it because this matter is not something that can be taken too lightly?" Thane asked Cain with a serious expression, as he wasn''t joking that this matter was not to be taken as something trivial.


    "I''m sorry, but I can''t tell you the details." Cain shook his head and immediately continued,


    "However, I can tell you that I am there when it happens. So, you''re free to check by yourself after this if you don''t believe me." Cain exined as he shrugged.


    "Okay then, I''ll immediately call the others and check together with them right now." Thane immediately got up from the throne and thanked him as he cupped his fist.


    "Thank you for this information. I hope you''re right that there won''t be any trouble like this happening again in the future."


    "Wait!" Cain shouted when Thane had almost walked out of the hall and immediately approached him with a quick step.


    "Do you know where to buy an Ice Dragon''s blood essence or find the Ice Dragon itself?"


    Cain asked as he wanted to help Nix recover because he didn''t even know the details about this world, as this world was only one of the Low-level Worlds and was only mentioned once in the novel.


    "Since you have given me the information before, I might as well tell you this and give you a reminder. In two days, in the capital city of my kingdom, the Starlight Auction House, one of thergest merchants in the entire world, will hold a major auction.


    Since the auction will take ce in my kingdom, I''ve obtained insider information revealing that a high-quality Ice Dragon''s blood essence will be among the items up for bidding. Moreover, the king himself ns to auction a wolf cub from his Silver Moon Wolf.


    I also want to remind you that nowadays, there are cases where a group of people are hunting beasts or humans that have a high level of bloodline. I can''t tell you much because I also don''t know the details of it."


    Cain immediately felt relieved when he heard it because he hadn''t had much expectation to help Nix recover in a short time, as finding an Ice Dragon''s blood essence was hard since a genuine dragon''s rank was beyond this Low-level World.


    He asked Thane just because he didn''t know where to begin his search.


    He thought that since there was a person that''s more knowledgeable about this world, he might as well try his luck and ask him.


    Fortunately,dy luck was on his side at this time.


    Otherwise, he would''ve been forced to wander aimlessly, seeking the news from ce to ce.

 Chapter 42 The Heist in Motion

    "Thanks for the information." Cain bowed as he really felt thankful towards Thane because he just saved a lot of time and didn''t need such a hassle to look for it by himself.


    "No worries. Take this so that you wouldn''t need an invitation or show proof of your wealth to be able to participate in the auction." Thane tossed a silver token with each wolf and moon emblem on the side.


    Cain caught the token as he watched Thane leave with his wolf and thought that since he would go to the auction, he might as well aim to buy the cub of the king''s Silver Moon Wolf.


    Despite aiming to buy them, Cain was helpless with his current situation, as he was basically penniless at the moment.


    However, since there were still two days away, he quickly had an idea of bing rich overnight.


    That was to rob the others.


    Naturally, Cain didn''t want to tantly rob people left and right, but he wanted to do it while doing good deeds to society, which meant that he would only rob forces that did dirty things, as Cain wouldn''t feel guilty in doing so.


    So, he decided to use his Special Summonter since the summoned characters that he had currently might only be able to rob those second-rate forces.


    Because the auction this time was being held in a first-rate force, his aim was to rob the force of at least a first-rate force just to be safe financially.


    Nevertheless, he set aside to use his summons right away as he had other things to do at the moment.


    He then walked towards Anya and asked about the things he had ordered her.


    "There''s nothing wrong with them. You can trust them fully for now." Anya informed Cain with a smile.


    "Good!" Cain nodded, and when he was about to say something, he tilted his head, looking in his home''s direction.


    "Hmmm?" Cain burrowed his eyebrows as he sensed that his clone was asking for his help.


    After checking out the situation there by receiving his clone''s memory, Cain immediatelyughed and shook his head.


    Apparently his assumption was right, ra was Sylvia''s older sister that had left the little girl 4 years ago.


    Back then, ra was saved by Cain''s mom when she had an unfortunate ident and was finally given the job as Cain''s personal maid.


    These few years, ra had been saving money and saving it at one of the most trusted merchant forces in the entire kingdom because, in case something unfortunate happens to her in the future, her money would be saved and will be given to Sylvia when the timees.


    The reason she did this and never once visited her was because she knew the potential danger of her bing Cain''s personal maid.


    The ruthless struggle for the throne among the princes and princesses often extended to their subordinates, putting them in constant peril.


    Even though the chance of her being targeted was slim, she didn''t want to take the risk ofing back to the vige and even implicate her little sister in this mess.


    This was why she chose to save the money for her little sister''s future.


    She had never imagined that Cain would grow so powerful, let alone ascend to the throne and be king.


    At the time, Cain was just an ordinary man who hadn''t even awakened his talent.


    She believed her fate was sealed and that she would be doomed eventually.


    This led her to the decision to save all her money for a better purpose.


    At the moment, when Cain''s clone and ra were having a chat, he suddenly thought of one of the reasons why he wanted to look for ra after he got the system.


    He wanted to confirm if ra was truly Sylvia''s older sister.


    The timing of Sylvia''s older sister''s disappearance aligned with his mother rescuing ra, and from Cain''s memories, he recalled that ra was also from the same vige where he had awakened for the first time in this world.


    ¡­


    "Let''s go¡­ Come on, I''ve waited years to see my little sister!" ra urged Cain as she pulled his arm, urging him to visit the vige right away.


    "We''ll go once my main body arrives, okay?" Cain shook his head helplessly as ra had been urging him for nearly a minute, resulting in the clone asking for help from the main body as he had no choice.


    "But-but¡­ Why don''t we just go there by ourselves? I can''t wait to see my little sister now that there will be no danger in the future." ra still hadn''t given up urging Cain, as she pulled his arm with a cute begging expression.


    "Silly girl, if we head there now, how do you n on getting there? Running? Taking a carriage? Wouldn''t it be much faster to ride on Nix''s back?" Cain flicked ra''s forehead softly.


    "Hmpph! Why don''t you just say so from earlier?!" ra pouted as she crossed her arms in her chest, unintentionally showing off her big, beautiful-shaped mountains.


    ¡­


    "Sir, a message has arrived from the main branch. They''ve informed us that a team will being here on a highly important and confidential mission." A man in a ck robe reported, bowing respectfully before a middle-aged man dressed in white who was sitting on a throne.


    "Ohhh? Is that so? Let me see!" The middle-aged man found it hard to believe that the main branch would bother contacting such a small and insignificant outpost, which was barely worth their attention.


    The man in ck then gave a small ck scale dragon towards the middle-aged man carefully with both hands.


    "Good job! You can return to your duties now, but mind your words and make sure no one hears about this happy news." The middle-aged man instructed the man to go back to his duty.


    The man nodded and turned to leave the building. However, just as he reached the door, the middle-aged man casually waved his hand.@@novelbin@@


    In an instant, a shadowy figure appeared behind the man, and immediately shed his sword, instantly severing his head in one swift motion.


    "It''s safer this way. Now there''s no chance of the news leaking." The middle-aged man said with a vicious smile.


    "Don''t forget to collect his blood," the middle-aged man added with a cold smirk. "It may not be much, but it''s better than nothing."

 Chapter 43 Dantes Choice

    "Anya, remove the illusion on them." Cain ordered after he calmed ra down.


    Subsequently, Cain instructed them to settle with the management of the kingdom because one-third of the high-ranking officials just decided to leave the kingdom.


    This required immediate adjustments, such as filling the vacant positions and other administrative tasks.@@novelbin@@


    Cain didn''t know that the amount of trouble to the kingdom was massive, considering not only one-third of the high-ranking officials who left but also their loyal subordinates, resulting in them needing a longer time to adjust to the new changes.


    That''s why they said to Cain that this could only be done in a few days at the fastest.


    Cain then ordered them to finish those things as fast as possible because he wanted to do the coronation within this week so that he couldplete his mission faster.


    Afterwards, Cain summoned Nix and instructed him, heading back to the home.


    "There they are." ra eximed as she waved her hands when she saw Nix from afar.


    Cain only shook his head, looking at ra being this happy because he had never seen her being this cheerful.


    When Nix had justnded on the ground, ra immediately ran towards Nix and said eagerly, "Let''s go right away."


    "Okay, but you need to calm down first. Being that excited doesn''t make our journey faster, you know?"


    Cain said with a smile before patting Nix''s body, ordering him to lower down his wing so that ra could go up to his back.


    "Hmmm-hmmm." ra hummed and hastily went up to Nix''s back before instructing Nix excitedly as she patted his body.


    "Let''s go, Nix. Let''s meet Sylvia."


    ra had known the story between Nix and Sylvia as Cain told ra about his story of how he met her little sister too.


    "Roar!"


    Nix roared in response as he also liked Sylvia as much as he did with Cain because she was basically his savior too.


    They then depart towards the elf vige, leaving Lyra behind as Cain needed someone to stay at his home in case something unexpected happened because he already used his swapping clones skill and needed to wait for its cooldown before he could use it again.


    "System, can you help with extracting my bloodline essence now? Because I want to help Dante recover faster." Cain called out the system as it had already made a promise to help him with the extraction of his blood essence.


    The little fluffy creature then appeared in front of him as it hovered in the air.


    "Okay, but we need to do it inside your beast space for safety purposes." The fluffy guy said with a serious expression that Cain found it cute.


    "How could I enter my own beast spa¨C"


    Before Cain finished speaking, a gorgeous white portal immediately appeared in front of him, startling not only him but the others too.


    "Don''t be surprised, it''s just a portal leading to my beast space." Cain exined with a smile.


    "Dante, let''s go inside while both of you stay here first. It wouldn''t take long."


    Both of them then went inside his beast space and arrived in the middle of a massive forest.


    "What should I do now?" Cain asked the fluffy creature.


    "Make a small pit around 1 cubic meter and fill it with the nearby water." The fluffy creature exined before sending information about how to manage his own beast space, including making a portal by himself.


    Cain then used his absolute power to make a pit instantly and almost fully fill it with water from the nearby river.


    "Seal this cepletely." The fluffy creature instructed after it saw that the first step had been done.


    Cain immediately sealed this small ce, creating an indestructible transparent wall that couldn''t be broken unless this beast space was destroyed.


    "Now, stay rxed and just do what I say." The fluffy creature reminded him.


    After he rxed for a few seconds, he then felt a stream of power leave him, heading towards the tip of his right index finger.


    Cain then made a small hole, letting out a small drop of his blood.


    The moment the small drop of his blood left him, Cain immediately felt tired as he breathed haggardly.


    "Now, drop the blood into the small pond and let it be diluted with it." The little creature instructed.


    Hearing it, Cain dropped the blood right away and let it be diluted with it as the system had instructed him to.


    A minuteter,


    The fresh water had be as red as his blood before, making him surprised because he hadn''t expected that with just a drop of it, the small pond had be an entirely different thing.


    "Now let him refine only one drop of this diluted blood. REMEMBER, no more than just a drop!"


    The fluffy creature reminded him as it pointed its finger towards him when it mentioned that Dante shouldn''t take more than just a drop.


    "Dante, are you sure you want to do this?" Cain asked with a serious expression.


    Cain asked him once more since this method was basically a double-edged sword because either Dante would die or he would be apletely different being as he would receive tremendous benefits from it.


    Cain had discussed this with Dante before as he asked him to choose what kind of route he would take to recover.


    The first route and the fastest method was to refine his diluted blood essence with either a huge chance of failure that would lead to his death or tremendous benefits if he seeds with this method.


    The second route was to get the blood essence of a higher-ranking demon race or a stronger demon race.


    This method was the safest because there was no chance of failure in doing so.


    However, the important part was to get the blood essence, which even Cain didn''t know how to find in this Low-level World.


    After Cain exined it to Dante before, Dante didn''t even hesitate to directly say that he wanted to take the first route because his desire to be strong was massive.


    "Yes, My Lord." Dante answered immediately with a firm attitude, as he also had been waiting for this moment.

 Chapter 45 Using the Peak-level Special Summoning Pool

    "Silly girl! Who''s going to leave you again? We''ll always be together from now on."


    ra said as her tears continuously came out since this moment might be the best moment in her entire life, except for the moment when her mom gave birth to her precious little princess.


    "Thank you!" Sylvia cried louder, tightening her hug around ra.


    Because her greatest fear at that moment was being separated from her sister.


    "Sylvia promises she will listen to everything Big Sis says."


    "Sylvia can also find her own food and won''t be a burden to Big Sis anymore."


    "If that''s not enough, Sylvia will fish more so Big Sis won''t have to go. Sylvia is confident she can catch a lot of fish."


    Sylvia exined that she wouldn''t be her sister''s burden because she thought that her sister had left her because she was a burden to her.


    For these entire 4 years, Sylvia had been thinking about why her sister left him and hadn''te back.


    Even though people in the vige had always reminded her that her sister woulde back in the future and she left because of her own future too, the four years were still too long for her, resulting in her thoughts being a mess.


    That''s why she let her thoughts out and said everything she could think of so that her sister wouldn''t leave him.


    When everyone heard it, they immediately cried in tears as they thought that Sylvia must have been through a lot these years that she even said that.


    Cain tilted his head since he couldn''t contain his emotion, and tears started flowing out of his eyes as he immediately thought of his deceased little brother in his past life.


    He then wiped out his tears that started to get out of control while trying his best to control his emotion.


    Anya also instantly cried in silence when she watched the touching scenes because she didn''t want to ruin this moment.


    While Nix tilted its head toward the sky, its crystal blue eyes shimmering with joy as it let out glimmering tears that began to flow down its scaled cheeks.


    His tears sparkled like tiny frozen gems, and when the tears touched the ground, the tears immediately solidified, forming beautiful frost flowers spreading outwards.


    "I''m sorry, Sylvia." ra apologized and tightened the hug on her little sister.


    "It''s okay, but you suffocated me, sis¡­"


    "I can''t breathe."@@novelbin@@


    Sylvia tapped out her sister''s back a few times.


    "Oh, I''m sorry¡­"


    ra immediately loosened the hug and looked at her cute little sister, who released the hug and breathed profusely.


    The atmosphere instantly changed, and everyoneughed when they watched it.


    ¡­


    Subsequently, ra and Sylvia had their own moments while Cain, Anya, and Nix had gone to the river to fish.


    Around 10 minutester,


    "Big brother Cain!" Sylvia ran cutely towards him as she opened her arms.


    Cain tilted his head when he heard her voice and immediately smiled the moment he saw the cute little girl running excitedly at him.


    He then weed Sylvia warmly because he also felt happy for her that she finally found her older sister.


    "Thank you, Brother Cain!" Sylvia cried a little bit as she hugged Cain, feeling extremely grateful towards him because his mom had saved her sister, and now he had made them be together again.


    "Hey! Don''t cry again¡­ You''ve also helped save my life before. So, we could say we''re helping each other, right?"


    Cain patted her back, trying to console her so that she wouldn''t need to think about these unnecessary thoughts anymore and just let her be happy as she was supposed to be as a child.


    "Okay!" Sylvia cheered up and released her hug before running towards Nix, who hadpressed his body size to be smaller, around 3 meters big.


    "Nix!"


    Sylvia hugged Nix''s head and petted it as she hugged him affectionately.


    "I miss you, Nix." Sylvia asked with a smile.


    Nix growled softly in response as if he replied that he missed her too and was happy to see her again while stroking his head on Sylvia.


    "Little girl, don''t you miss me too?" Anya asked while approaching Sylvia and Nix after they had their moment for a little bit.


    "Of course I miss you too, Sis Anya." Sylvia then jumped into Anya''s embrace as she hugged her happily.


    Sigh!


    ''It''s only been a few hours. How could they already miss each other?'' Cain sighed.


    Subsequently, Cain went to look for firewood because he wanted to make a BBQ since, from the past few hours, his clone and Sylvia had caught a few fish.


    He also had been eager to try the beasts'' meat that he had stored in his inventory because this would be his first time trying the delicacy of meat from strong beasts.


    When Cain had set up a simple firece and started the fire, everyone started to gather around him while helping him with other things.


    While looking at the others who were busy with their own things, Cain decided to use his 1x Peak-level Special Summoning Pool since he had nothing to do as well as going to look at what summoned character that he would summon this time.


    Because depending on what summoned character he would summon this time around, the n will also act ordingly since the summoned character this time was of at least King Rank.


    "System, use my 1x Peak-level Special Summoning Pool." Cain ordered the system.


    He hoped that he would at least summon a strong person at the Peak-level King Rank because since he used the special summoning pool, he was confident that he would summon a character that has a special ability that could fight a higher rank.


    [Ding! Congrattions! You have summoned Conqueror Rank Awakener (Rank 11), Fenix Valthorne, The Pyrode Alchemist.]


    Cain was surprised when he saw the notifications because he didn''t expect that he would summon a strong person at the Conqueror Rank Awakener, as he was only hoping that he would summon a Peak-level King Rank summoned character.

 Chapter 46 Fenix Valthorne, The Pyroblade Alchemist

    ''With him, I don''t think I need to worry about my safety within this Low-level World.''


    Cain thought to himself as he finally felt relieved that at least he wouldn''t be in any danger because the strongest within this world was only at Conqueror Rank.


    Which meant that Cain didn''t need to be scared of the strongest person in this world since the new summoned character was of the same rank as them, and he was confident with him as he was summoned by the system.


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    Let alone the fact that the new summoned character was summoned by using the Special Summoning Pool.


    Naturally, Cain still needed to be careful because he would only be doomed sooner if he was arrogantly roaming around and offending everyone just because he had a very strong subordinate.


    Because even though this world was a Low-level World, there might be someone or forces that have a connection to the Higher-ranking World or even the Main World.


    That''s why even though he felt relieved that he would at least be safe when he was in this Low-level World, he needed to think in the long term, as he didn''t want to be stuck in this world forever.


    "Woahh, someone wille out the portal again." Sylvia stopped what she was doing as she noticed that there was a void portal as big as 3 meters formed 5 meters in front of Cain.


    Everyone''s attention immediately turned to the void portal, and a few secondster, a middle-aged man in his early 50s, about 2 meters tall, emerged before the portal vanished into thin air.


    He wore a simple white and red robe and carried twin red curved swords on his back.


    When Cain looked at him, he was extremely satisfied, as he expected the summoned character this time to be extremely powerful if he were to judge based on the appearance.


    "My Lord!" Fenix immediately kneeled on his knee the moment he saw Cain, who was looking him up and down with a smile while nodding as if he was feeling satisfied.


    "Good, no need to be so formal with me from now on."


    Cain nodded with an approving look before taking out the carcass of the Fire Chicken of Peak-level Lord Rank beast and the Fire Lizard that Nix had killed before.


    "Now, your first job is to cut and clean up a small part of their bodies for our meal since the fire is ready." Cain ordered Fenix as he waved his hand.


    "..."


    Fenix looked at Cain with a confused expression as he stood there and didn''t move before hearing Cain''s next sentence.


    "What? Do you want me to do it by myself?" Cain frowned when he looked that he just stood there looking like an idiot while looking at him instead of doing his job right away.


    "No, My Lord. I''m sorry." Fenix bowed and immediately took the dead bodies before starting to chop them up skillfully.


    Cain then asked the system to check Fenix''s personal information, as he was also curious about how strong he was.


    [Name: Fenix Valthorne]


    [Age: 53]


    [Race: Half-Human, Half-Phoenix]


    [Awakener Rank: Mid-level Conqueror Rank]


    [Attribute: Perfect-level Fire Element]


    [Talent: Infernal Rebirth (SS+), Immortal Ember (SS), Infernal Ascendance (SS-)]


    [Skills: rede Technique, Burning sh, Ashstorm Surge, Ember Veins]


    [Strength]: 300 million


    [Agility]: 310 million@@novelbin@@


    [Health]: 385 million


    [Sense]: 275 million


    [Energy]: 330 million


    When Cain checked the information, he was shocked to see his stats because he had 3 whole talents in the SS ranks, and his stats should''ve been at least two times morepared to ordinary humans of the same rank.


    His stats were even stronger than ordinary Low-level Heroic Rank (Rank 12).


    Because ordinary Low-level Heroic Rank''s average stats were at 250 million points.


    However, after checking Fenix''s stats properly, he found out the reason.


    The main reason was probably that Fenix was Half-Human and Half-Phoenix, which boosted his overall stats to be more than normal humans have.


    Cain then checked Fenix''s talents and skills to see which one he wanted to copy because these talents and skills were definitely stronger than the things he copied from Dante and Kael.


    Because even though the system let him copy any talents, skills, etc., the system gave him the restriction to only be able to copy three things.


    That''s why he decided to erase the things that he had copied previously and change them with Fenix''s talents and skills.


    Although Kael''s talent [Wind Maniption] was an SS Rank talent, the thing that he copied also included the experience of the person that had it.


    Which was why he decided to also delete Kael''s talent, because not only was the experience that Fenix had over his talents and skills higher, it was also morepatible to him since he also has a really high level of mastery over fire because of his bloodline.


    After looking at Fenix''s talents and skills for a while, Cain decided to copy all of Fenix''s talents because these talents were so awesome that if someone had them, they could be considered as unkible cockroaches.


    [Infernal Rebirth (SS+ Rank) - If the host is killed in battle, the host can rise from his ashes once in a while in peak condition for a while before temporarily being weakened.]


    [Immortal Ember (SS Rank) - When being critically injured, mes immediately engulf the body and heal itpletely while releasing a fiery shockwave. This skill can only be used sparingly because it drains stamina.]


    [Infernal Ascendance (SS- Rank) - The host transforms, creating massive ming wings and radiant fire surrounding his body. In this state:


    > All fire attacks deal double damage.


    > He gains the ability to heal allies with his mes.


    > His presence alone scorches enemies within a certain radius.


    This formsts for a limited time, so it''s advised to use this only when in dire circumstances.]


    Looking at the talents that he had copied, he was extremely satisfied because at least he got another life insurance with them.


    Cain then had a thought that since Fenix was this strong, why don''t they set the bar higher in his n to rob the other?


    "Hehehe." Cain smiled viciously, looking at Fenix, who was still busy chopping the chicken''s body.


    Fenix immediately shivered out of nowhere, which surprised him as he immediately scanned the surroundings before continuing with his job after he found that there was nothing wrong within his surroundings.

 Chapter 47 Triple SS Rank Talents

    "System, integrate all of the Fenix''s talents that I just copied." Cain instructed the system as he had prepared himself to ept the information.


    Cain then suddenly felt a surge of information rush into his mind, and he suddenly understood how to utilize the talents that he just got.


    At the same time, he also felt the familiar unknown energy entering his body, running through his entire body as if changing something inside his body.


    Subsequently, Cain checked his personal information, as it had already be his habit to check his stats whenever something got updated.


    [Personal Information]


    [Gacha Points: 8,800] [Evolution Points: 12,173,890]


    [Name: Cain Frostbane]


    [Age: 18]


    [Race: Human]


    [Bloodline: 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox]


    [Attribute: High-level Ice Element]


    [Beast Master Level: Diamond Rank Beast Master (Rank 6)]@@novelbin@@


    [Contracted Beast: Ice Dragon (Diamond Rank Beast)]


    [Talent: Infernal Rebirth (SS+), Immortal Ember (SS), Infernal Ascendance (SS-)]


    [Skills: Ice w, Ice Spike, Ice Breath, Frost Armor]


    [Strength]: 137,502


    [Agility]: 125,002


    [Health]: 150,002


    [Sense]: 125,002


    [Energy]: 472,506


    [Summoning Pools: 2x Random-Level]


    Looking at his personal information, Cain felt content as he finally found new talents that basically could make him an unkible cockroach depending on the enemy''s strength.


    Because as long as his enemies didn''tpletely overpower him, leaving him helpless, Cain was confident in his ability to survive even the toughest situations.


    A few minutester,


    After Fenix had finished cutting the beasts'' meat to smaller portions, everyone gathered in front of the fire and started to grill the meat.


    While waiting for the meat to be cooked, they chatted to each other casually.


    Sylvia, in particr, was full of curiosity, asking numerous questions about life beyond the vige as she was really curious and couldn''t wait to experience it.


    After chatting for a while, the meat was finally cooked and ready to be served.


    Looking at a piece of the chicken''s leg in his hand, Cain unknowingly drooled his saliva because this was going to be his first time eating beast''s meat.


    When Cain took the first bite, his eyes lit up with amazement because he felt an energy that surprisingly increased his physical strength.


    Even though it barely made him even just a little bit stronger and had almost no influence on his strength, he was rather pleased when he experienced this in person.


    Despite the fact that he knew that eating the beast''s meat would increase the overall strength depending on the beast''s strength, he hadn''t thought that the feeling was thisfortable.


    Cain then immediately ate the entire piece of meat quickly before taking another portion as he thought that he hadn''t had enough.


    "Big Brother Cain, can I also have a portion, please?"


    Sylvia asked Cain with a cute begging expression as she unknowingly drooled over when she saw that he was really enjoying eating the chicken''s meat.


    "No, Sylvia. You''re too weak to eat this beast''s meat because your body will explode if you try to eat it. Do you still want to try it?" Cain exined with a smile before teasing her as he stuck out the meat in her direction.


    "Hmphh! Such a meanie!" Sylvia pouted and continued eating her fish.


    ¡­


    After they finished their meal, Sylvia immediately went to the river with ra and Anya as she wanted to continue fishing.


    While thinking about his next n, Cain remembered something and directly asked Fenix.


    "Fenix, why is your title the Pyrode Alchemist title? Are you an Alchemist?"


    Cain asked as he wondered why Fenix''s title had Alchemist in it since when he checked Fenix''s talents and skills, he didn''t find anything Alchemist-rted.


    "Yeah, but my skill as an Alchemist is only decent at most." Fenix replied with a smile.


    "Ohh, can you make this medicinal liquid?" Cain threw a white token that contained the information about the Mystic Cloud Medicine Liquid Refining Technique.


    Fenix then took the token and scanned the content inside them and immediately answered as if it was nothing. "If it''s just making these medicinal liquids, it wouldn''t be a problem for me to make them."


    When Cain heard it, he was rather pleased that he wouldn''t need to trouble himself to search for an Alchemist andmissioned them to make these.


    If so, he would also need to leak the refining technique to the Alchemist who didn''t have any ties to him, and it would be a problem if the refining technique was leaked to the outside world.


    Even though this refining technique wasn''t that precious, Cain wanted to have his kingdom as the only one that could produce it, which would help him in building a reputation for his kingdom in the future.


    "Good, how confident are you in making these medicinal liquids?" Cain asked as Fenix said that his Alchemist skill was only decent, making him think that there might be a possibility of failure in refining it.


    "100% sess rate." Fenix replied while waving his hand as if it was nothing for him because if it was just at this level of Alchemist, he could even do it with his eyes closed.


    Cain nodded at the confidence Fenix showed to him and decided to ask further, because he was curious about the limit in his Alchemist''s skill since this was going to be crucial for the development of his kingdom in the future.


    "It seems you''re quite skilled as an Alchemist. What''s the extent of your abilities? For instance, what ranks are the pills, medicinal liquids, and other things you typically produce?" Cain asked with a smile.


    "Oh, my skill is decent at most because I can only refine up to Heroic Rank (Rank 12), and the sess rate also depends on theplexity of the process. With that said, my sess rate for anything below Heroic Rank is quite high." Fenix exined with a smile.


    "..."


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    ''This guy¡­.''


    Cain grinned with resentment as he looked at Fenix with a vicious smile because this entire time Fenix was just being modest.


    He thought that his skill as an Alchemist was really at a decent level and nothing much, but it seemed that he was quite skilled as an Alchemist.

 Chapter 50 Teach Them a Lesson

    Looking at the situation where Cain and Fenix, who seemed to be serious about his apology, the head butler was confused and immediately acted cautiously as he thought about the worst-case scenario that might happen if he handled it poorly. Discover stories at empire


    "Your Excellency, there''s no need to apologize. It was all just a misunderstanding."


    The butler said, bowing slightly before approaching Cain to help him stand. From his earlier interaction with Fenix, he surmised that Cain was the one in charge.


    "d we cleared that up," Cain replied, scratching the back of his head with an awkward smile.


    "Hahaha, let''s put this misunderstanding behind us and move forward as friends." The head butlerughed and looked at the young master of the rehart family.


    "Alen, you''re about the same age as this young master. It would be good for you two to get to know each other better."


    "But, they¡­" Alen wanted to find an excuse as he wanted to teach them a lesson but immediately shut his mouth when he saw the head butler''s serious gaze directed at him.


    He was also confused why the head butler was acting like that towards them.


    "Please forgive Alen. He maye off as rude sometimes, but deep down, he''s just a little spoiled." The head butler said with a kind smile.


    "It''s okay, you don''t need to be so polite since we''re friends now." Cain waved his hand.


    "Alen,e and apologize. This young master muste from at least a first-rate force, just like you." The head butler hinted at Alen so that he wouldn''t be too arrogant as Cain also had the background of at least the first-rate force.


    The head butler thought so because after looking at the traces that happened here, the butler noticed deep w marks on the ground where the lion had been, he deduced that the lion was thrown away.


    Considering that the lion had reached Low-level Dominator Rank and Fenix wore a treasure of King Rank to hide his rank, he was certain that Fenix was a strong awakener who had reached Peak-level Dominator Rank or even might have reached Low-level King Rank like him.


    Therefore he was 100% sure that Cain and Fenix were at least from the first-rate force or even from one of the top forces.


    That''s why the head butler immediately acted polite before, because if Cain and Fenix were from the top force as he thought of the worst-case scenario, then it would really bring a lot of trouble not only to Alen but the entire family.


    When Alen heard it, he immediately came back to his senses since he had just been consumed by his ego and hadn''t thought of that possibility before.


    He thought that even though Fenix was a strong awakener and even stronger than his servant, this ce was his territory since his family was the strongest family after the Royal Family.


    Previously, he was consumed by his own ego because there were two unknown people who didn''t take his words seriously, his only thought at that time was he wanted to at least teach them a lesson, as this was the first time that strangers looked down on him.


    Subsequently, Alen ordered the middle-aged man to hurry there as he wanted to make things right since he was the one who started this.


    Alen stepped forward, forcing a smile as he extended his hand. "My friend, I''m truly sorry for my earlier behavior. It was a misunderstanding."


    "It''s okay, I don''t mind it." Cain waved his hand as if he really didn''t mind about the incident that just happened.


    When Cain shook hands with Alen, he introduced himself with a smile, "I''m Cain, and I''m from a faraway ce. This is my guardian, Fenix."


    "Nice to meet you, Cain. I''m Alen rehart from the rehart Family in the Velmara Kingdom." Alen introduced himself proudly as he mentioned the details, even though Cain had already known it.


    Cain''s smile widened as he patted Alen''s shoulder, "Oh, are you really from the rehart Family?"


    Alen was taken aback when he heard the strange question that Cain asked, even though it was obvious that Cain knew it.


    Though he still answered Cain''s question, he was also confused about what Cain had up his sleeve by asking such an obvious question.


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    Boom!


    Before Alen could answer it properly, Cain''s left hand immediately grabbed his neck, and his head was immediately on the ground before he even knew it.


    "So what if you''re from the rehart family!?" Cain shouted after he smashed Alen''s head on the ground because he had endured enough.


    He even activated his bloodline power to the second tail to triple his stats as he wanted to overwhelm Alenpletely and teach him a lesson.


    "Does that give you the right to act so arrogantly, expecting everyone to clear the way for you? Even if this is your territory, does that justify your actions earlier?"


    Boom!


    Cain smashed his head again after he let out his thoughts that pissed him off and ordered Fenix.


    "Fenix, if these two dare to make a move, smash their heads into the ground too."


    "Yes, My Lord." Fenix replied gleefully, cracking his knuckles since he couldn''t wait to experience smashing someone''s head on the ground too.


    Fenix even thought that his lord was such a coward because he knew that everyone here was nothing to him and he didn''t need to be afraid, but still acting like a coward, which honestly disappointed him.


    However, his opinion about Cain being a coward was immediately shattered by this incident.


    "..."


    "..."


    "..."


    Everyone was stunned with the sudden, unexpected move that Cain suddenly did out of nowhere.


    Even Alen, who had his head smashed on the ground twice, could only remain silent as he was really confused with the situation he was in.


    The head butler was the first person to realize what had just happened and immediately became angry.


    "You! Who are you and why are you doing this? Do you intend to go against the entire rehart Family?" The butler shouted as he pointed his trembling finger at Cain.


    When Fenix saw that the butler had pointed his finger at Cain, he immediately made a move as he appeared beside the butler and smashed his head on the ground like Cain did with Alen.


    This scene had left everyone dumbfounded, especially for Alen''s servant and the guards who were watching it from afar.


    Because they knew that the butler of the rehart Family was a genuine Low-level King Rank Awakener.


    Even the butler himself was extremely shocked that he didn''t expect the big guy to be much stronger than him, to the point that he couldn''t even react, even though he was a well-known assassin who specialized in speed.


    "What are you doing?! I didn''t make a move. I only pointed my finger!"


    The butler immediatelyined as he remembered that Cain ordered Fenix to smash his head if he ever made a move, but he just pointed his finger out of anger!


    Cain raised an eyebrow at Fenix. "He ims he didn''t make a move. Is that true?"


    "Hehe." Fenix chuckled mischievously and made an excuse. "But My Lord, pointing a finger is still making a move, isn''t it?"


    "Fair enough." Cain nodded his head innocently.


    "..."


    "..."


    "..."


    The absurdity of the situation left everyone speechless.

 Chapter 51 Blackmailing the Flarehart Family

    Cain cast a nce at Alen, who had been utterly silent, his vacant gaze resembling that of someone trapped in one of Anya''s illusions. Irritated by theck of response, Cain lightly smashed Alen''s head against the ground once more.


    Boom!


    "Hey! Answer me! Are you deaf?!" Cain''s voice was sharp, his patience wearing thin.


    Despite the blow, Alen remained unresponsive, his empty eyes staring into nothingness. Frustrated, Cain struck again, this time with more force.


    Boom!


    This time, the impact cracked Alen''s forehead, causing blood to stream down his face and jolting him back to his senses.


    "Huh?" Alen became confused because when he came back to his senses, his vision was blurry and had a red color effect as blood was all over his face.


    "Answer me!" Cain pped his right cheek as he was irritated that Alen acted like nothing had happened before.@@novelbin@@


    Alen became more confused when he saw that Cain pped his face tantly when they had just be friends.


    He then looked at the head butler and found out that he was also in a simr situation as him.


    "What just happened? Why are you doing this to us? We did nothing wrong!" Alen asked Cain with an angry expression.


    ''Did this guy get an extreme shock that he forgot what happened from the moment I smashed his head?'' Cain thought Alen was so shocked that his mind was nk for a moment.


    "I asked you, So what if you''re from the rehart family!? Does that give you the right to act so arrogantly, expecting everyone to clear the way for you?


    Even if this is your territory, does that justify stepping on others just because they''re in your path?" Cain asked with a serious expression and nced directly into his eyes.


    "I-It was just a misunderstanding, we cleared it up before-" Alen answered without an ounce of guilt in his face.


    "Do you think I''m as dumb as you?! It was a ''misunderstanding'' because we''re strong enough to defend ourselves!


    If we weren''t, we might have even lost our lives! Do you think your power gives you the right to trample on people whenever you feel like it?" Cain interrupted with a sharp gaze.


    "I-It was really¡­"


    Before Alen finished his sentence, he was cut off by Cain.


    "Shut up! I don''t want to hear any words from you anymore. I''ll forgive you this time, but mark my words¨Cif I find out you''ve pulled a stunt like this again


    I swear to God I''ll find you, and you wouldn''t even be able to hide even if you go to the corner of this world! Do you understand?" Cain said as he pped Alen''s cheek once more to make him remember his words clearly.


    Alen nodded his head in response, as he wasn''t stupid enough to go against Cain and Fenix, who could even overwhelm the head butler, who had reached Low-level King Rank Awakenerpletely.


    Boom!


    "Answer me properly!"


    "I-I understand." Alen answered hesitantly with a low voice as he was embarrassed.


    Boom!


    "I can''t hear you, what did you just say?"


    "I understand, Young Master Cain!" Alen immediately shouted loudly with a firm voice as he was already embarrassed at this point.


    "Good!" Cain nodded satisfiedly before he let go of Alen and waved his hand, indicating to Fenix to let the butler go.


    Boom!


    Fenix smashed the butler''s head so hard that it made a big crater and cracked its skull.


    "Y-You!" The head butler was taken aback because Fenix smashed his head out of nowhere as he didn''t even make a sound, let alone a move.


    "What? You got a problem with that?" Fenix smiled yfully at the butler.


    "N-No problem," The butler stammered, "But why?" Read new adventures at empire


    Boom!


    "Why? Because you''re his butler. Shouldn''t you take responsibility for his actions too?" Fenix smashed his head once more with a kind smile as he couldn''t wait to smash his head again.


    Realizing he couldn''t win this argument, the butler gave a forced smile, raised his thumb, and said, "Fair enough."


    "..."


    "..."


    "..."


    The bystanders were left stunned, their jaws hanging open. None could believe their eyes.


    The young master and head butler of the mighty rehart family had been thoroughly humiliated by two strangers in front of an audience.


    "So, do you want to do it by yourself or should I do it for you?" Fenix nced at Alen''s servant, who was still sitting on the lion''s back after he let the butler go.


    "Let me do it by myself, sir!" Alen''s servant immediately jumped on the ground and banged his head on the ground by himself three times.


    Boom!


    Boom!


    Boom!


    After his head was smeared in blood like Alen and butler Hu, he stopped and looked at Fenix in relief as he saw Fenix seem to ignore him as he walked towards Cain.


    Looking at Fenix, who was walking towards him with a smile on his face, Cain instructed, "Scratch your palm so that we can ckmail¡ªuh, requestpensation from the rehart family."


    "Oh, what a fun n!" Fenix immediately smiled widely as he hadn''t thought that this trip would be this fun.


    He then made a light scratch on his palm, enough that it would be noticeable without making it bleed, before he used his strength to suppress his regeneration on his palm so that it wouldn''t be healed.


    "Lead us to your ce," Cain demanded, ncing at the butler, who was feeding Alen a healing pill.


    "We''ll need properpensation for the physical and emotional damage you''ve caused."


    "What do we do now? Should we really take them to the pce?" Alen asked with a worried face after he wiped all of the blood from his face.


    "What''s done is done. We have no choice but to inform the family head and let him prepare."


    The butler then took out a red token from his storage space, infusing it with energy to send a detailed message to the rehart family head about the unfolding situation.

 Chapter 52 The Flarehart Familys Strength

    "Why are you all staring at us with those ridiculous expressions?" Cain''s sharp gaze swept over the crowd.


    The onlookers'' faces reflected a mix of fear, awe, and confusion as they observed him and Fenix.


    When everyone heard Cain''sint, they immediately diverted their attention as they were terrified by Cain''s way of handling things. Explore hidden tales at empire


    Meanwhile, the captain of the city guards noticed Cain heading toward the city gates. Reacting swiftly, he stepped forward with urgency, his subordinates following suit.


    Looking at a few city guards approaching him in a hurry, Cain thought that he was in another trouble and immediately made a quick n in case they wanted to trouble him.


    His n was simple: just me them for letting this kind of thing happen in their presence as they didn''t even help him.


    However, things were not as Cain had expected because as soon as the city guards were in front of him, they immediately bowed while cupping their fists.


    "Wee to Lunovale City, young master," the captain said loudly, his tone filled with regret.


    "I deeply apologize for allowing such an incident to ur before you even entered the city. This was my failure, and I ept full responsibility.


    Please, if there must be punishment, let it fall on me alone, because this is entirely my own fault and has nothing to do with the other guards or even the kingdom."


    "Captain, we¡­"


    When the other guards heard it, they tried to take the me too but immediately shut their mouths when they heard their captain''s voice.


    "Quiet!" The captain tilted his head for a moment as he looked at his subordinates before continuing,@@novelbin@@


    "Sir, as I said before, this is entirely my fault. Please don''t implicate the innocents."


    When Fenix heard it, he instantly took a heavy step forward and said, "My lord, shall we deal with this worthless man here and now? It would save us the trouble of wasting timeter."


    Fenix released a little bit of his killing intent that instantly made the captain guard''s entire body shiver.


    Cain waved his hand in response and said, "Stop fooling around, Fenix. We have more important matters to attend to."


    "But, my lord, I wasn''t joking," Fenix replied with a serious and displeased voice.


    "..."


    Cain was speechless with the response and thought that he really needed to teach him carefully because Fenix''s brain seemed to be a little bit screwed.


    When Fenix saw that Cain was serious about letting the captain guard go, he quickly caught on, letting out a heartyugh.


    "Hahaha! Of course, I was just joking, my lord."


    When the captain guard heard it, he immediately kneeled on his knees and thanked Cain, "Thank you for your mercy, young master Cain."


    Cain then helped the captain guard to get up. "It''s not your fault anyway, so don''t think too much about it."


    The other guards felt relieved that Cain wasn''t an unreasonable person who took advantage of situations as they had thought since they saw that Cain wanted to ckmail the rehart Family because of this situation.


    "Young master, this is your identity token. It will help you avoid any unnecessary trouble within the city. Such tokens are essential for most transactions and services."


    One of the guards handed a silver token simr to the one that Thane gave him before.


    The difference between them was that the quality in the token itself was different, with the token that was in his hand being worse in quality, and it had his name on it.


    ¡­


    As Cain walked through the city, he noticed hundreds of people walking everywhere on the street, which was approximately 50 meters wide.


    A few notifications rang in his mind as there were many people and treasures of Dominator Rank and above the further Cain went inside the city.


    After walking for more than ten minutes, they had finally arrived in front of a huge mansion with two majestic fire lion statues in front of the door.


    In front of the door, there were already two guards who seemed to have been waiting upon their arrival.


    "Young Master Alen, Butler Hu," they greeted, acknowledging the pair before turning to Cain and Fenix. "Sirs, please follow us. The family head is awaiting your arrival in the main hall."


    Alen''s body instantly shivered when the guards mentioned the family head because he knew his father really well and what kind of person he became when he was angry.


    The guards immediately led the way into the main hall, followed by only Alen and butler Hu behind them with a fearful expression, as Alen''s servant wasn''t allowed to go inside with them.


    Cain and Fenix, however, followed leisurely, exuding an air of indifference as if the mansion were their backyard in the first ce.


    After they arrived in front of a huge ornate hall adorned with intricate carvings of lions. They heard a majestic man''s voice from behind the massive doors ahead.


    "Come in."


    Before stepping in, Cain discreetly reactivated his system''s scan function and scanned the hall.


    Because he had deactivated the scan function the moment he scanned a lot of treasures as he was afraid to be consumed by his greedy emotion and might even n some crazy shit after scanning these treasures.


    When he scanned the entire hall, he was surprised because he scanned a lot of people who had reached King Rank Beast Masters and Awakeners.


    The hall was filled with individuals of remarkable strength.


    Among them, three Peak-level King Rank Beast Masters stood out, alongside 11 High-level King Ranks, 25 Mid-level King Ranks, and 62 Low-level King Ranks.


    Except for the three people who had reached the Peak-level King Rank as Beast Masters, the High, Mid, and Low-level were mixed with Beast Masters and Awakeners.


    Though most of them were Beast Masters since the rehart Family was known for its Fire Lion as their contracted beast.


    ''No wonder the rehart Family is second only to the royal family.''


    Cain thought to himself that with this strength, the rehart Family was even stronger than some weak first-rate kingdom, and he wouldn''t be surprised if he heard of a new kingdom with the rehart Family as the royal family if they ever wanted to make a new kingdom.

 Chapter 53 Three choices

    As Cain stepped into the hall, a familiar scene greeted him. It reminded him of the royal council chambers back in his own kingdom, where people stood in rows on either side of the hall, while the leader presided from a high throne elevated on a tform essible by a short flight of stairs.


    However, unlike when he was at the royal council before, where there was only one throne, this time Cain saw three thrones where three people sitting on them, each having their own fire lion beside them.


    On the left, Cain saw an old man in a white and red robe with long white hair sitting on the throne, looking at him with a curious expression.


    On the right, another old man, this one with fiery red hair and dressed in a crimson robe, red at Cain with barely concealed anger.


    Seated on the central throne was a middle-aged man with red hair, wearing a white and red robe.


    Unlike the others, his demeanor was calm, though his fingers tapped rhythmically on the armrest, a subtle gesture that seemed to control the atmosphere in the room.


    Low murmurs filled the hall as the crowd whispered among themselves, their eyes fixed on Cain as he advanced toward the center of the room.


    The moment Cain reached the midway, the room abruptly fell silent when the family head, seated at the center of the throne, halted his tapping finger.


    Cain raised an eyebrow and nced at Fenix, asking about his thoughts. "What do you think?"


    Fenix swept his gaze across the crowd with a quick look before answering Cain,


    "Meh, that''s all there is to it." Fenix grimaced with a casual shrug..


    "Good," Cain said with a nod of approval, lifting his gaze toward the thrones.


    Naturally, their conversation was easily overheard by those inside the hall, as their heightened senses, a result of being powerful Beast Masters and Awakeners, made it impossible to miss.


    Their reactions were varied¡ªsome were angry, others surprised or confused, while a few even showed fear.


    However, Cain didn''t care about the other''s reactions as he was curious about the reactions from the three people who sat on the thrones.


    To his surprise, the family head''s reaction was still calm while the old man on the left also still had the same reaction.


    However, the old man on the right was a different story.


    His expression twisted with rage, as though he was moments away from lunging at Cain and Fenix.


    "This young friend, what is your purpose ining here so abruptly?" The family head asked without any expression as he started to tap his fingers again.


    "Let''s cut to the chase since I don''t have much time, and I''m sure most of us here were busy too. I''m here because I want to ask forpensation for the physical and emotional damage caused by your son."


    Cain replied with a smile before ncing at Fenix, "Show him your wound."


    Fenix raised his hand and opened his palm, showing the ''scratch'' that was barely visible, and people wouldn''t even notice it if they didn''t look at it carefully.


    "How audacious!" The old man on the right bellowed, mming his fist into the armrest of his throne, shattering it instantly.


    "Do you really think you can leave this hall alive after making such an audacious demand?"


    "Ohh, are you the one in charge here?" Cain shifted his gaze to the old man calmly.


    The old man hesitated, ncing nervously between the family head and the other elder before coughing and replying, "No. Why do you ask?"


    "Then shut your mouth, old man. I only talk to the one in charge." Cain said sharply before shifting his gaze back to the family head.


    Everyone was shocked when Cain scolded the old man because the one that he just scolded was the first elder, one of the strongest in the family who had reached the Peak-level King Rank Beast Masters.


    The old man was immediately enraged and stood up, but before he did something out of line, the family head raised his left hand, signaling the old man to sit and calm down.


    "Whatpensation do you seek?" the family head asked, his voice calm. "And what if we refuse to grant it?"@@novelbin@@


    "Well, before our discussion bes any pointlessly longer, I''ll give you three choices." Cain paused as he raised three fingers in the air.


    Cain raised his index finger. "The first choice, I''ll take some of your treasures that I want or deemed interesting in my eyes, and I''ll forget about what happened today."


    "The second choice." Cain raised his second finger before pointing at Alen and the old man on the right while saying, "I''ll kill your son, and that old man must take one move from my subordinate. Afterward, we settle things and walk away with no further grievances."


    Before Cain could borate, the old man on the right stood abruptly. "I''ll take one move! Let''s end it here!"


    Cain only nced at the old man and noticed that the family head didn''t seem to bother with it as if he also wanted to test Fenix''s strength.


    Cain was pretty sure that if Fenix''s strength was not strong enough to the point that the family head thought it was impossible to win against him with the entire rehart Family''s strength, the family head would immediately order everyone to attack him.


    Otherwise, there was no reason why the entire family''s strong people would have gathered in here if it wasn''t for it.


    "Remember, you only have one move to crush himpletely." Cain waved his hand unbotheredly as he noticed Fenix''s gaze, who was impatient to crush the old man.


    Fenix immediately smiled viciously as he unsheathed one of his swords and took a heavy step forward.


    As Fenix took the first step, he immediately released two-thirds of his strength as he enveloped his sword with zing crimson red mes, intending to use his [Burning sh] skill with enough energy to kill both the old man and his contracted beast.


    Everyone instantly felt the horror when Fenix released his strength, especially the old man whose body was shivering in fear as he regretted that he had just made the stupidest choice in his entire life.


    Even though they had a guess that Fenix was a strong awakener who had reached the Conqueror Rank Awakener, they only thought that he would at most reach the Low-level Conqueror Rank.


    Because having a Conqueror Rank Awakener as a guardian was already extremely rare enough, and only one of the strongest forces in this world could afford that.


    Let alone someone on Fenix''s caliber, who was definitely stronger than those Low-level Conqueror ranks, even by releasing his strength casually.


    The family head himself was shocked and immediately used his brain to the fullest in a split second as he didn''t want the worst-case scenario to happen to his family.


    At first, he thought that Fenix was a really strong man who had reached around the Peak-level King Rank as hepletely overwhelmed butler Hu.


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    If so, he would''ve attacked them, as Cain and Fenix were daring enough to ckmail them in broad daylight and had ruined their family''s reputation.


    Even if Fenix had reached the Low-level Conqueror Rank, the family head was confident enough to have a battle with him using the entire family''s strength since Beast Masters were usually stronger than awakeners as their contracted beast was stronger than most awakeners in the first ce.


    Naturally, the family head wouldn''t go overboard because he knew that Cain must have a really strong background that he couldn''t offend.


    However, he was sure that if he asked forpensation from the force behind Cain, they would definitely give him something since it was reasonable to do so because Cain was the one who started this.


    "Please stop!" The family head immediately shouted and stood up with a worried face when he saw Fenix was about to swing down his sword.


    Looking at the family head, who was anxiously trying to stop Fenix, Cain raised his hand in response and ordered. "Wait."


    "Do you have anyst words for him?" Cain asked with a smile as he teased him for letting this happen in the first ce.


    "No! We''ll not choose the second option. Tell me the third."


    The family head replied with an awkward smile before sitting down and wiped the sweat on his forehead when he saw Fenix had cancelled his skill.


    "A wise choice." Cain nodded his head and continued to exin the third option.


    "The third option is simple. All of you against the two of us in a battle. Simple, isn''t it?" Cain said, casually pointing to the crowd before gesturing toward himself and Fenix.


    "Oh, don''t worry too much because I wouldn''t implicate the innocent in your family after killing¨Cahem, beating all of y¡­"


    Before Cain could finish, the family head raised a hand in surrender.


    "I''ll choose the first option."


    Sigh!


    "How boring. I was hoping for some action."


    Fenix sighed andined as he thought that he could have fun like he did previously by smashing someone''s head on the ground.


    "Well, if you''re bored, you can smash that old man''s head as long as you don''t kill him. That old man''s face is ugly anyway, so bashing it on the floor will help him improve it." Cain said as he waved his hand casually.


    "What if someone sneak attacks you?" Fenix asked worriedly as he thought about Cain''s safety first before anything else.


    "Don''t worry, they can''t kill me." Cain shrugged his shoulders.

 Chapter 54 Flarehart Familys Treasure room

    Everyone was left speechless when Cain shamelessly allowed his subordinate to smash the first elder''s face, iming it would somehow improve the elder''s handsomeness.


    "Y-You!" The first elder stammered, pointing an usatory finger at Cain.


    Fenix smirked when he heard that Cain allowed him to entertain himself by banging the old man''s face on the floor at the very least.


    Boom!


    Before anyone could react, Fenix vanished, reappearing in an instant to m the elder''s head into the floor, creating a small crater.


    ¡­


    When he returned to Cain''s side, his expression was one of satisfaction. He had smashed the elder''s head several times until it was fully covered in blood.


    He stopped when a twinge of pity struck him, watching the old man beg desperately, his humiliationid bare before the gathered crowd.


    Subsequently, the family head led Cain and Fenix towards the treasury room as they walked out of the building and headed into the further mansion, leaving everyone in the hall to stay silent for a while before chattering filled the entire hall.


    When they had almost arrived at a huge building not far away from the building they had been to, the family head took out a red token and removed one by one the formations around the building as it was covered with a lot of formations for safety measures.


    ''So this is the kind of formation I''ve read about in novels.'' Cain thought as he watched the transparent barriers dissipate before his eyes. Stay updated through empire


    ''I should implement something like this in the Royal Treasury Hallter.''


    Cain became interested in giving formations in the important ces in the kingdomter on.


    Though he realized he would need to recruit an expert to handle such tasks, as he didn''t have any subordinate who was capable of doing so.


    After the head family removed all of the formations as they walked towards the building, they then finally arrived in front of huge doors with intricate carvings of lions in the door.


    Before the family head opened the door, Cain fully activated his scan function, as he had only activated it again specifically for scanning living beings when he was about to enter the hall previously.


    [Ding! Detected 100,000,000 Low Rank Dominator Crystals]


    [Ding! Detected 26.436 Low Rank Dominator Beast Cores]


    [Ding! Detected thousands of medicine materials in the Dominator Rank]


    [Ding! Detected¡­]


    ¡­


    Countless notifications rang in his mind, and Cain immediately instructed the system to stop giving him the notifications any further as it annoyed the living out of him.


    When the family head opened the door, Cain immediately saw numerous things in front of him as the massive building was filled with treasures.


    A few towering piles of white crystals, each emanating energy of varying intensities.


    He also saw a few huge piles of beast cores with different colors and ranks.


    While rows of shelves filled with treasures were lined up as if weing him to take them up.


    Cain''s inner greed surged as he took in the sheer wealth before him since he was basically penniless at the moment.


    Because in his memory, he didn''t even have a lot of money or treasures as he was oppressed by the other princes and princesses.


    That''s why, when he saw the enormous wealth in front of him, his inner emotion started to sway him up to take all of the treasures for himself.


    Cain immediately took a deep breath as he tried to control his emotion before opening his eyes slowly and starting to look around.


    Meanwhile, Fenix only stood there expressionless, as this amount of wealth was nothing to him since he was a quite well-known alchemist and had umted a lot of wealth in his entire life.


    After looking around for a little bit, Cain nodded and looked at the family head,


    "It seems that you''ve umted quite a bit of wealth." Said by the once-penniless prince of an unranked kingdom.


    "Hehe. It''s nothingpared to your wealth, Young Master Cain." The family head replied, scratching the back of his head with a smile.


    "Good! Now, I''ll take half of your wealth aspensation for my losses."


    Cain nodded before ordering the system to take exactly half of the things inside the treasury room.


    A secondter, half of the things inside the room instantly disappeared as the system moved them into his inventory.


    Looking at the huge loss that his family had just suffered, the family headined hesitantly.


    "This¡­ Isn''t this too much forpensation?"


    Cain''s expression darkened. "It''s too much for you, but not for me. Consider yourself lucky I''m letting this matter slide. Otherwise..."


    His chilling tone silenced any furtherints. After a pause, Cain added,


    "Since I''m in a good mood, I''ll allow you to ask for my help once as long as your request isn''t excessive." Cain waved his hand before walking out of the building with Fenix.


    "T-Thank you." The family head felt relieved as he at least got something in return.


    "Wait!"


    The family head ran and approached the duo as he forgot about something.


    "How can I contact you if I need help in the future?"


    The family head asked with an awkward smile since he only knew about their names and didn''t even know where Cain and Fenix were from.


    Cain nced at Fenix and nudged him with an elbow. "Give him a token so he can reach you."


    "Hand me a jade token." Fenix said as he opened his palm.


    The family head then took out their family token and handed it to Fenix politely with both hands.


    Fenix immediately used his phoenix me as it enveloped the jade token and erased the rehart symbol before recing it with a phoenix symbol.


    Subsequently, he bit his thumb and dropped his blood on the jade before tossing it to the family head.


    "You can use this to contact me for once. Make sure you don''t waste the opportunity at that time."


    Fenix reminded the family head before looking at Cain as if informing him that he had done his job.@@novelbin@@

 Chapter 55 Testing the Best Wine

    "Oh, by the way, if you can even afford the price, I can help your Fire Lion evolve further into a Conqueror Rank Beast."


    Cain smiled as he gave him another bonus for a chance to be stronger if he could afford the price.


    "Thank you, Young Master Cain!" The family head immediately bowed when he heard Cain''s words as he finally saw a glimmer of hope in him bing a Conqueror Rank Beast Master.


    Because he knew that the Fire Lion''s aptitude had only reached King Rank Beast no matter how many times his family had done countless experiences in evolving their Fire Lion''s aptitude beyond King Rank Beast.


    Now that Cain had spoken about how he could help him in evolving further his Fire Lion, his inner desire that had been buried for a long time as he had reached the end of the route immediately burned up.


    He then thought of how to make a huge fortune, as he was pretty sure that Cain''s price would be exorbitant, likely surpassing even the rehart family''s original wealth before Cain imed half of it.


    Even though it sounds extremely expensive that you couldn''t even pay with your entire wealth to even let your contracted beast evolve further, if someone could pay with their entire wealth to be able to go further like him, he was sure that many people would do it.


    After all, investing everything into power would eventually yield returns far greater than the loss.


    ¡­


    Cain and Fenix strolled leisurely through the city, stopping at various shops.


    Cain purchased daily necessities and furniture, intending to build a house within his beast space for a haven for him to take a rest if he ever tired and needed to have a rest.


    Eventually, Cain found a big restaurant and stepped inside to gather information, knowing the ce was buzzing with conversations about big events, rumors, etc.


    However, his objective wasn''t only to gather information, as he had been eager to experience the taste of the wine from this fantasy world for a while.


    He hadn''t had the time to do so after he woke up because he had always been busy and hadn''t even rested yet, as this might have been the busiest day in his entire life.


    After sitting at a table by a window on the second floor while overlooking the bustling city, Cain then gged down a waiter and ordered all of the best food and the finest wine this restaurant offered.


    Shortly after, a waitress in her early twenties, dressed in a graceful red robe, brought over the food and the wine that Cain and Fenix had ordered.


    After the waitress put down the food and the wine, Cain seized the opportunity and asked,


    "Could you tell me how to get to the Starlight Auction House?"


    Cain asked because he was new in the city and wanted to go there after taking a rest, as he was exhausted mentally after experiencing a lot of things in a day.


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    "Oh, is this your first time in the city?" The waitress asked with a graceful smile.


    Cain nodded. "Yes, I''m new here. I''d appreciate your help."


    Sliding a low-rank tinum Crystal toward her, he added, "Take this for your trouble."


    Since he had just acquired a lot of wealth by taking half of the rehart Family''s treasures of Lord Rank and above, he didn''t mind spending a little bit of money on something like this.


    Fortunately he had bought the daily necessities and the furniture for the house, so he had a lot of energy crystals below Lord Rank.


    Otherwise, he wouldn''t have any energy crystals below Lord Rank as there were no treasures below Lord Rank inside the rehart family''s treasure room.


    When the waitress saw that Cain wanted to give her something in exchange for mere information that everyone in the city knew about, she immediately shook her head and said.


    "There''s no need for something like this, sir. Everyone in the city knows about it, and you can even ask them too. So, you don''t need to give something in return."


    Even though she said something like that, she still looked at the energy crystal with glittering eyes before exining,


    "As for the Starlight Auction House''s location, you''ll be able to find it if you head towards the city center since its building is thergest there."


    Cain noted her restraint, a rare quality in this harsh world.


    Despite her evident need, she refused to take advantage of the situation.


    He smiled warmly. "Take it anyway. It''s nothing to me, but it could mean something to you."@@novelbin@@


    "This¡­" The waitress hesitated for a little bit before ncing between Cain and the crystal before finally epting it with a bow.


    "Thank you, sir. If you need anything else, please don''t hesitate to ask."


    "You may go now," Cain said with a dismissive wave of his hand. Then, with a polite nod, he added,


    "And thanks for the directions, by the way."


    "Oh, okay then. I''ll go now since there are more customers these days." The waitress said before hurrying off.


    Cain nodded in response and instantly uncorked the wine, savoring a sip of it.


    ''The taste is really different. I can even feel an extremely small amount of energy in the wine.''


    Cain thought to himself, as he thought that the fine wine he had been paying for thousands of dors on Earth was pale inparison to this wine.


    Fenix, however, grimaced after his first sip. "Trash. How dare they call this the best wine?"


    "..."


    "..."


    "..."


    Cain''s good mood instantly ruined after hearing Fenix''s remark.


    "Fenix, go inside my beast space and build a simple house for me," Cain said with a yful smile.


    "Because I want to have some rest after this."


    "Can''t we just stay at an inn? It would be much morefortable," Fenix grumbled, his expression sour after enduring the disappointment of the so-called ''best wine.''


    "Just build it seriously. I''ll wait here while you get it done." Cain said as he waved his hand and put Fenix into the beast space.


    He then instructed the system to move the necessary equipment and furniture from his inventory into the beast space, ensuring everything was ready for the construction.

 Chapter 56 The Promise

    ''Now, I can finally enjoy my time tasting different cuisines of this world.''


    Cain thought after he chased away Fenix, as this guy would only ruin his mood with his harshment about things he hadn''t even experienced yet.


    To be fair though, Fenix should honestly feel like that since the stronger the things, the tastier it tastes, ording to most of the novels that he had read.


    Because Fenix was a strong person who had reached Conqueror Rank Awakener, he should''ve tasted dishes that were made from beasts and treasures of at least the same rank as him.


    An hourter, Cain had finished eating all of the dishes as well as collected a lot of information by ''eavesdropping'' on every conversation within the restaurant.


    The most interesting news he had gathered this whole time was that people talked about the origin of the Starlight Auction House.


    Some people guessed that its headquarters was located in the Main World, and some people guessed that it was from either the Mid-level World or at most the High-level World.


    These people guessed that was because this time, the timing for the auction that the Starlight Auction House held monthly just happened to be in this kingdom.


    As one of the strongest merchants in this world, they only held auctions every once in a while, more precisely every month, and the ce was randomly chosen from the first-rate forces.@@novelbin@@


    They also held a big auction that they only held once a year, and the ce they chose for this auction was also randomly chosen but only to be held in one of the top force''s locations.


    As Cain was still lost in thoughts while ''eavesdropping'' on the conversation within the restaurant, he came back to his senses when he noticed that Fenix had been calling him out for a bit after he finished his job.


    Cain then made a projection in the beast space and looked at the simple house Fenix had built in more than 30 hours.


    The house was built really simply from the outside, as it was just built from wood that Fenix took from the beast space.


    The building itself was spacious, around 600 square meters, featuring a luxurious bedroom with an attached bathroom and a cozy living room equipped with high-end furniture.


    Even though the looks from the outside were just like a simple wooden house, the interior was different, as Cain had bought a lot of furniture that was the most expensive within the stores he had visited.


    Subsequently, Cain summoned Fenix out before calling the previous waitress, because he wanted to ask for the bills as well as booking the best room since this restaurant also has an inn.


    "..."


    Fenix was speechless when Cain wanted to book a room, because he had already tirelessly built the house by himself for more than a day.


    "Why are you booking a room after making me build a house for more than a day?" Fenix asked as they walked towards the room through the backyard of the restaurant.


    Cain only nced at Fenix and asked coldly. "What? Do you have a problem with that?"


    "Of course not, My Lord! I''m really honored instead since I can build the house for you by myself." Fenix immediately shivered and quickly ttered Cain whileughing awkwardly. Experience more on empire


    "Good. From now on, all hardbor will be your responsibility." Cain only nodded in response, as he thought that Fenix was stupid enough to ask about something like that when there was an outsider.


    Naturally he wouldn''t exin it to him as the reason he wanted to take a rest on the beast space was because of the difference in time.


    Since it would be disastrous if the news was leaked that he had a beast space that was 30x faster than the outside world and he could let not only his contracted beasts but every living being go inside it.


    Because with only that function, a lot of strong forces would definitely target him, as they could make good use of it with a lot of things.


    When they arrived in front of the room, the waitress handed the key and said, "This is the key, sir. The room is soundproof, with formations to ensure privacy."


    "How much is the total?" Cain asked.


    "The total for the meals and the room is two Low Rank Diamond Crystals, sir!" The waitress answered with a smile.


    Cain then tossed three low-rank diamond crystals before immediately entering the room so that the waitress wouldn''t refuse it.


    "Thank you so much." The waitress bowed as she unknowingly let out a few tears slipped from her eyes, feeling that she might finally have gathered enough money for her little sister''s treatment now since Cain gave her a big tip twice.


    Even though Cain was still inside, he sensed and even knew about what happened outside his room and felt that at least he had done a good deed in this new life.


    He then opened a portal towards the beast space and instructed Fenix to guard the outside for a while since he wanted to have a rest properly inside the beast space.


    ¡­


    "What is your ''main body'' doing right now? Why did you leave in a hurry earlier?" Anya pinched Cain''s arm as he closed his eyes, resting under a tree.


    Cain''s clone opened his eyes slowly and looked at Anya before answering, "There is something that I need to take care of so that I can help Nix recover from his injuries."


    "Oh, okay. What about your promise after you be the king?" Anya asked as she pouted unhappily.


    "How about this? Tomorrow, you and the others will go to the Velmara Kingdom, and we''ll do it there." Cain suggested because he was also helpless as he had always been busy.


    Otherwise, how could he resist the temptation when a beautiful girl like Anya was the one who wanted to do it with him.


    "Really?" Anya asked with an excited expression.


    "Of course. But first, let''s convince ra and Sylvia," Cain added with a smile.

 Chapter 57 Stepping into the Starlight Auction House

    "Sylvia, ra, how about visiting the Velmara Kingdom tomorrow and attending an auction?" Cain asked as he petted their head affectionately.


    Sylvia tilted her head curiously. "Big Brother Cain, what''s an auction?"


    "Well, an auction is an event where rare, valuable, and extraordinary items are sold to the highest bidder. It''s basically where rich peoplepete to buy what they desire by offering higher prices." Cain exined as he looked at Sylvia with a smile.


    Sylvia''s eyes widened, but her expression turned downcast as she bit her lower lip. "B-But, Sylvia still doesn''t have any money because Sylvia hasn''t worked yet."


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    "Silly girl, don''t worry¡­ Your big brother is rich. I''ll buy anything you want in the Velmara Kingdomter." Cain pinched her cheek as he fist-bumped his chest proudly.


    "Really? But sister ra said that you don''t have a lot of money because you were oppressed by those bad princes and princesses." Sylvia looked at Cain with an innocent face.


    Cough!


    Cain coughed as he nced for a bit at ra before exining to Sylvia with a smile.


    "It''s true that I didn''t have much back then, but now I''m the king! Besides, someone in Velmara recently gave me a lot of money."


    Cain said smugly as he was embarrassed that Sylvia just said he was poor when he tried to show that he was rich.


    Sylvia smashed her fist into her palm. "Oh, right! Big Brother Cain is the king now, so you must be rich!"


    "That''s right. So, don''t worry about money because I have a lot of money and can buy you anything you want." Cain smiled at her while patting her head softly.


    "Pinky promise?" Sylvia''s eyes lit up when she heard it, as this was going to be her first time shopping.


    Cain smiled, responding to her pinky promise, and pinched her cheek softly.


    "Yeayy! Big Brother Cain is the best!" Sylvia immediately jumped and hugged Cain as she couldn''t contain her happiness.


    ¡­


    Half an hourter,


    After a restful sleep, Cain awoke 15 hourster, feeling refreshed.


    After taking a quick shower under a nearby waterfall, he reentered the outside world, ready to visit the Starlight Auction House.


    Cain and Fenix then left the restaurant and headed towards the center of the city.


    As Cain felt that it would be too long if they walked there, he immediately summoned Nix and hopped into his back before giving him the direction and reminding him to fly there slowly.


    On the way there, Cain finally realized how backwater his kingdom waspared to the Velmara Kingdom because, from the liveliness alone, the difference was really significant as he saw a lot of people going in and out of the variety shops.


    Out of curiosity, Cain reactivated his scanning ability. Notifications flooded his mind instantly.


    [Ding! Detected a Peak-level Dominator Rank Beast Master 200 meters west ahead.]


    [Ding! Detected a Peak-level Dominator Rank Beast 200 meters west ahead.]


    [Ding! Detected a Low-level King Rank Awakener 250 northeast ahead.]


    [Ding! Detected a Peak-level Dominator Rank Radiant Moonstone 150 meters southeast ahead.]


    ¡­


    Cain was surprised as he didn''t expect to receive this many notifications.


    He then ordered the system to change the function again, as he only wanted to scan things of at least King Rank since he didn''t want to be bombarded with numerous notifications.


    After a while, Cain finally saw a massive building from afar and guessed that this should be the Starlight Auction House''s building since there were no other buildings as big as this building.


    When Cain''s distance was only 4 km away from the massive building, he immediately heard a notification that caught his attention.


    [Ding! Detected a Peak-level Conqueror Rank Awakener 4 km ahead.]


    Cain wondered why the person that could be considered as the strongest in this world hade to this ce when the strongest person in this ce was only at the Peak-level King Rank.


    However, after pondering for a moment, Cain formed a usible guess about the identity and purpose of such a powerful individual.


    The Peak-level Conqueror Rank Awakener''s location aligned perfectly with the massive building he had spotted earlier¡ªthe Starlight Auction House.


    It seemed likely that someone of this caliber would be drawn here for a significant reason, perhaps to acquire or protect an extraordinary item being auctioned.


    When they were about to arrive, Cain instructed Nix tond at a distance from the massive building as he wanted to go there by foot.@@novelbin@@


    Standing in front of the towering building, Cain realized how prestigious this ce was!


    The Starlight Auction House''s building was really massive when he looked at it directly by standing in front of the building.


    People were constantlying and going in an endless flow, but it was impossible to take your attention away from the huge que emzoned with the silver words ''Starlight Auction House'' hanging above the huge doors.


    Because Cain wanted to have the real experience of bidding at the auction tomorrow, he deactivated the system''s function specifically in scanning treasures since it would be no fun if he knew the things that would be auctioned from the start.


    Walking into the buildings, Cain and Fenix quickly walked to one of the many empty counters and were greeted by a man in his early 30s with white hair who wore a white robe.


    "Wee to the Starlight Auction House. How can I help you?" The receptionist asked with a smile.


    "I''d like to auction some treasures and purchase high-level medicinal materials." Cain replied back with a smile.


    The man''s eyes brightened, thinking that he might make a fortune if Cain bought and auctioned high-level treasures, as he could also earn a smallmission from the transaction that happened through him.


    He immediately regained hisposure and asked, "Could you specify the rank of the items you wish to auction and buy? Because I''ll arrange for you to meet with the person in charge of that rank for you to discuss further."


    "The treasures that I wish to auction and buy are only in the Dominator Rank." Cain replied as he waved his hand calmly.


    The receptionist nodded quickly, his excitement barely contained. "Understood. I''ll make the arrangements immediately."

 Chapter 58 Liang Feng, Peak-level Conqueror Rank Awakener

    Meanwhile, in a room somewhere on the second floor, a beautiful girl and an old man sat together, chatting happily while ying chess.


    Suddenly, the old man took a white jade token from his waist and eximed, "Youngdy, it''s time for you to learn."


    "Follow me to meet the person in charge, sir."


    The receptionist said, walking ahead while Cain and Fenix followed behind.


    While on the way, Cain looked around curiously, as this was his first time experiencing visiting a big shop that sells everything.


    Contrary to the Starlight Auction House''s name that looks like a force that only focused on auctions, it was actually just the same as every other merchant who dealt in everything profitable.


    Cain had heard that The Starlight Auction House''s name originated from the first time they got into the business as an auction house.


    As the time went by, the auction became bigger, and they branched out towards what they were now.


    After the receptionist led Cain and Fenix into a room on the second floor, and before the receptionist could knock on the door, there was an old man''s voice from the inside,


    "Come in."


    Cain and Fenix then walked inside as the receptionist opened the door and gestured for them to enter on their own.


    As Cain walked inside, he saw an old man in a white robe with long white hair sitting in a chair, stroking his long white beard as he looked towards him and Fenix curiously, and a gorgeous young maid stood near the table.@@novelbin@@


    The old man immediately halted his stroke on the beard as he was shocked when he examined Fenix since he detected that Fenix had reached Mid-level Conqueror Rank Awakener.


    However, the one that shocked him the most was that he sensed an unknown danger from Fenix even though he had reached the Peak-level Conqueror Rank.


    The old man instantly continued stroking his beard while keeping an eye on Fenix and was ready to make a move whenever he felt something was wrong.


    He then looked at Cain and became surprised again as he couldn''t detect his rank.


    After a quick thought, the old man guessed that it would only be normal for Cain to wear a high-level treasure that could hide his rank from him since Cain was even apanied by Fenix, who had reached Mid-level Conqueror Rank.


    After Cain and Fenix stepped inside, Cain immediately sat in front of the old man while Fenix remained standing beside him, exuding a protective presence.


    The maid immediately prepared a ss of tea and poured it in front of Cain before pouring tea for the old man.


    The maid was gorgeous, with a graceful body that was already mature for her young age and long silver hair. She was dressed in a ck and white maid''s dress.


    "Since this is our first meeting, allow me to introduce myself. I am Liang Feng, but you may call me Old Feng. I belong to a branch family of the Liang n, the founders of the Starlight Auction House. For now, I''m overseeing this branch." Continue reading stories on empire


    Liang Feng smiled kindly while introducing himself and exined a little bit since his situation was kind of weird, as someone that could be said to be one of the strongest in this world was sitting in a ce like this.


    Cain nodded respectfully. "Pleasure to meet you, Old Feng. My name is Cain Frostbane. I''m here for three reasons." He raised three fingers.


    "First," Cain began, "I want to purchase alchemy refining materials, specifically those of Dominator and King Ranks." Cain exined before waving his hand, signaling Fenix to give the list of the medicine materials.


    While they were on the way here, Cain had ordered Fenix to list the materials needed for refining the Mystic Cloud Medicine Liquid of Dominator Rank.


    Cain also gave him a spatial ring filled with all of the alchemy refining materials that he got from the rehart Family and asked Fenix to tell him what pills and medicine liquids of at least Dominator Rank that he could make from all of the materials he just gave him.


    Even though Cain had ransacked half of the rehart treasury''s room and got a lot of alchemy refining materials, Fenix said that he still needed quite a few materials for him to make the pills and medicine liquids Cain had requested after Fenix told him the list of the pills and medicine liquids that he could make from the materials Cain had given him.


    "Here''s the list of the materials that we want to buy." Fenix tossed a scroll of paper filled with the list of the materials.


    Old Feng caught it and read for a few seconds before nodding, "Let me confirm if we have these in stock."


    Old Feng then took the white jade token from his waist and asked someone to check if this branch had the materials that Cain and Fenix wanted to buy.


    After waiting for a few seconds, Old Feng got the reply and smiled at Cain. "We have everything you''re looking for. Is there anything else?"


    Cain nodded as he was satisfied and thought that if The Starlight Auction House didn''t even have them, he might even have to go to another ce or let them transfer the materials from another branch.


    "That''s good. Second, I''d like to auction some medicinal liquids and pills. Though, I''ll deliver the itemster today or by tomorrow at thetest."


    "Oh, What kind of items will you be auctioning?" Old Feng asked curiously because he expected to see something interesting, as the one who will auction it was apanied by a strong man that he deemed dangerous.


    "You''ll see soon enough, but I can tell you one of them might catch your interest. It is a medicinal liquid that enhances the ability to boost the stats by 3x in absorbing energy from energy stones, training, killing beasts, etc. Though, the highest medicinal liquid that we can produce at the moment is only at Dominator Rank." Cain exined with a smirk.

 Chapter 59 Liang Feng vs Fenix

    Old Feng was surprised when he heard it because the best medicine liquid on the market had the effect of only doubling the boost at most. Even the gorgeous maid couldn''t hide her shock, though she quicklyposed herself within seconds.


    Unfortunately for The Starlight Auction House, the highest medicinal liquid that Cain could produce was only at Dominator Rank.


    Otherwise, it would''ve be a revolutionary product, elevating their reputation to unparalleled heights if they could officially cooperate with Cain.


    Nevertheless, even at its current level, it would be highly sought after by cultivators of Dominator Rank and below.


    "These medicinal pills and liquids would undoubtedly be priorities for the first-rate and second-rate forces¡ªif their quality is as extraordinary as you im." Old Feng smiled and expressed his doubts.


    Because he wanted to confirm about the goods before spreading the information, since if the quality wasn''t the same as Cain said before, their reputation would be ruined for spreading misinformation to increase the masses for the auction.


    Old Feng''s thoughts about his doubts made sense since even the best medicinal liquid that was sold in the Main World only had doubling the effects at most.


    "You don''t need to worry about quality. The one who can refine these medicines is right in front of you." Cain waved his hand, reassuring Old Feng before looking at Fenix.


    "Oh, are you also an alchemist, sir¡­?" Old Feng asked with a tone of asking Fenix''s name. Enjoy exclusive content from empire


    Fenix smirked in response. "I''m Fenix, and my alchemy skill is just so-so. However, you don''t need to worry about the quality because I''ll guarantee you with my neck on the line."


    "You''re too humble, Sir Fenix," Old Feng replied with a respectful nod, his demeanor softening after he knew that Fenix was an esteemed alchemist master. "If you say so, I''ll trust your word."


    Alchemist was one of the most prestigious professions in this novel since only talented and genius people could be one.


    Their ability to create pills and medicinal liquids that supported cultivation paths made them indispensable.


    Even powerful factions avoided offending them unless absolutely necessary.


    "Hmmph!" Fenix only snorted Fenix snorted dismissively, clearly uninterested in ttery.


    "Myst objectiveing here is to acquire the Ice Dragon blood essence, and I''d like to buy it directly from you." Cain said it calmly, looking directly into the Old Feng''s eyes.


    When Old Feng heard it, he immediately frowned, thinking that Cain must be joking since the Starlight Auction House had already spread the information to the top forces in this Low-level World.


    So, if at that time they cancelled the Ice Dragon blood essence to be sold, their reputation would be ruined in an instant.


    "Young Master Cain, you must be joking. The Starlight Auction House has already advertised the Ice Dragon blood essence to the top forces in this world. Canceling its sale now would ruin our reputation."


    Old Feng exined as he shook his head while looking at Cain with a solemn expression.


    Cain only smiled in response and said. "It''s not that your auction house can''t sell it to me¡ªit''s that the current deal doesn''t make it worth the risk for you. But..." Cain leaned forward, his voice calm yet cutting.@@novelbin@@


    "You''ll have no choice but to make the deal at the end of the day, considering the safety of your young princess." His gaze shifted to the maid standing nearby.


    Cain guessed that the maid was almost certain to be the daughter from the main family and should be the family head''s daughter, as she could be considered as a rare genius even in the Main World.


    Because she had reached the Peak-level Dominator Rank at such a young age, and Cain knew that it was definitely impossible if she wasn''t from the main family in the main world.


    When the beautiful maid heard it, she immediately became shocked for a split second beforeing back to her senses and jumping towards Old Feng, seeking his protection.


    Old Feng''s expression immediately became ckened as his hand moved towards the sword at his waist, preparing to make a move while locking his eyes on Fenix''s movement.


    "You dare threaten me? You''re underestimating me too much, young man." Old Feng said with an angry expression as he nced at Cain while still monitoring Fenix''s movements.


    "How confident are you?" Cain asked casually while looking at Fenix, who smiled yfully as if he didn''t take the old man seriously.


    "My Lord, aren''t you looking down on me too much? if ites to a fight, you already know how it''ll end, don''t you? Even though the old man is really strong, he wouldn''t be a problem for me." Fenix chuckled at Cain''s question.


    Old Feng deepened his frown when he heard that Fenix didn''t take him seriously when he was only at Mid-level Conqueror Rank while he had reached the Peak-level Conqueror Rank.


    Let alone the fact that he was one of the strongest people in this entire Low-level World and the strongest person in the Starlight Auction House, who was ordered to act secretly to be the young miss'' bodyguard, he was confident in his strength that at least nobody in this world could win against him without paying a heavy price.


    Let alone underestimating him like Fenix did, which made the old man''s pride take a huge hit because he thought that Fenix might have looked down on him just because he was an Alchemist who was known for their reputation for being arrogant.


    If he hadn''t been on his important duty of protecting the young princess of The Starlight Auction House, he would''ve directly attacked Fenix for his empty words and disrespecting him even though he was an alchemist since Fenix was the one who started it.


    "Are you confident in those words?" Old Feng grinned his teeth and looked at Fenix as he was pissed by his words.


    "Hahaha." Fenix onlyughed in response before replying with a chuckle.


    Fenix''s grin widened. "How about this?" His tone suddenly grew serious, his yful demeanor vanishing.


    "If you can survive even one move from me, I''ll offer you my loyalty. I''ll be your ve, refine pills for you for the rest of my life, or even be your dog if that''s what you want. So? Do you dare?"


    The room grew tense as Fenix''s words hung in the air. His gaze locked with Old Feng''s, daring him to take the challenge.

 Chapter 60 Pill with Pill Veins and Pill Clouds

    "Hey, hey, calm down, everyone." Cain pped his hand to attract the attention and lighten the situation before exining to Old Feng further.


    "As I said, it''s not that your auction house can''t sell it to me¡ªit''s that the current deal doesn''t make it worth the risk for you. That''s why I''m giving you the opportunity to propose a deal that would allow us to cooperate while letting me buy it directly."


    Fenix immediately went back to his usual self as the old man immediately lost in his thoughts, thinking about how he could make the most out of this deal.


    After thinking thoroughly for more than a minute about any possibility and deal that would happen with every choice that he made, the old man asked with a hesitant expression.


    "We might be able to work something out, but I''ll need to report this to the higher-ups first. Would you mind waiting for a moment?"


    Cain only nodded his head in response before sipping his tea again and thought that although the tea was definitely better than every tea he had tested on Earth, it was still pale worse inparison with the wine he had tasted previously since he preferred wine more than tea.


    "By the way, do you have any good wine? I''d rather have that over tea." Cain requested it when he saw Old Feng just about to use the white jade token tomunicate with his higher-ups.


    When the old man heard it, he immediately took out the best wine he had, cing it on the table.


    He then nced at the young princess who wore the maid dress in disguise, instructing her to pour it for Cain.


    The maid quickly prepared a ss and poured the wine for Cain.


    As she was curious about something, she couldn''t hold herself back and asked Cain.


    "Hey, which force are you from? And why are you in this low-level world?" She asked Cain casually since she thought that she didn''t need to be polite to him.


    "Tell me your name first, and the reason why you''reing to this world. After that, I''ll answer your question."


    Cain didn''t immediately answer and instead asked her back, as he was also curious why the little princess of the Starlight Auction House came to this Low-level World.


    "You!" She pouted cutely since this was the first time that someone was acting towards her like this.


    Because usually someone would even tter and try to get close to her since she was the precious little princess from the Starlight Auction House, but this time Cain didn''t even seem attracted to her and had even wanted to do bad things towards her for a mere Ice Dragon blood essence.


    "My name is Liang Yuchen, but you may call me Yuchen. The reason I''m here is because I want to go inside a secret realm near this kingdom that will open in a week or so as my first experience going outside to the real world."


    When Cain heard it, he immediately became interested since he also wanted to experience this fantasy world more, as this was just his first daying to this world.


    Cain''s interest piqued. "Oh? Tell me more about this secret realm and why it''s your chosen training ground."


    Yuchen crossed her arms, attempting to turn the tables. "Answer my question first! Aren''t you curious? I''ll share the details once you answer."


    However, to her surprise, Cain immediately became uninterested as he said, "Never mind, then. I can find out about the secret realm from someone else."


    "You¡ªyou!" Yuchen pointed her finger at Cain as she was speechless that she couldn''t win against him no matter what.


    Yuchen snorted unhappily before exining it to him in detail. Stay connected through empire


    The reason why she chose the secret realm was because the elder from her family chose this secret realm for her to practice in.


    Because the secret realm only allowed people below King Rank to enter, meaning the strongest person that could enter was at the same level as her, the Peak-level Dominator Rank.


    Additionally, it contained an extremely rare Dominator Rank herb that can only be found in this secret realm.


    Even though it was only at Dominator Rank, which couldn''t really enter the eyes of big forces like the Starlight Auction House, the effect of that herb was the one that caught their interest.


    The herbs had the effect of enhancing the breakthrough pill of Peak Dominator Rank by a whole 10-20% if added to the ingredients for refining the pill with the correct method.@@novelbin@@


    However, the one that caught their interest wasn''t because of this effect, as the herb had another effect that was sought for by the big forces.


    The effect was to increase the chance of forming the pill veins and pill clouds on the pills.


    If the breakthrough pill had the pill veins on it, it could increase the 80% chance of sessfully breaking through the barrier and stepping into the King Rank.


    No matter what their profession, as long as they were not Beast Masters, the pill could help them break through to the Low-level of King Rank.


    Not only that, it could also help the person in stabilizing their rank after the breakthrough.


    Which meant that they would be able to save from months to years of time depending on the individuals.


    Unlike him, who had the system and didn''t need to stabilize his rank each time he became stronger, other people needed to stabilize their rank for a long time.


    That''s why the pill that had the pill veins on it was sought after.


    Naturally, the effect of the herbs was limited since it could only help them depending on their ability as an alchemist.


    After using these herbs, some alchemists might have a chance of 0.1% in refining pills with the pill veins, some might have 0.5%, and some might even have 1%.


    Their chances were entirely based on luck and their own ability.


    Even though their chances seemed to be too little, refining pills with the pill veins was almost impossible for them in the first ce, and with using quantity, quite a few breakthrough pills with pill veins had been refined every time the secret realm was opened.

 Chapter 62 Accept the Bet

    "I ept the bet," Yuchen dered confidently, a smug smile tugging at her lips. "Now, tell me the details, and we''ll inspect everything thoroughly. Don''t forget to prepare the refining technique you promised to wager."


    Cain''s smile widened as she agreed. The favor and full-day date he''d requested were now in the bag, seemingly without much effort.


    Even Though the favor from Yuchen might not appear significant on the surface, if he utilized it properly, he would be able to gain something, as she was basically everyone''s sweetheart in her family or even the entire Starlight Auction House.


    As for the date, well, he just came up on the spot, and he didn''t mind at all, considering Yuchen was a stunning beauty on par with ra, Anya, and Lyra.


    "Since you''ve agreed, don''t regret itter," Cain smirked before exining his background to them.


    After listening to Cain''s nonsense about his background, Old Feng and Yuchen became overjoyed.


    In their minds, the refining technique was as good as theirs. Wasting no time, they summoned someone to verify the technique''s authenticity.


    "While we wait for the inspection results, let''s move on to the main business," Old Feng said as he stroked his beard softly.@@novelbin@@


    "To rify, since the bet involves the refining technique and the oue is still uncertain, we''ll proceed with negotiations as if the bet doesn''t exist.


    If you win, we''ll finalize the deals immediately. Naturally, if we win, there won''t be any deal at all." Old Feng exined and paused for a second before continuing,


    "However, you need to know that it would be natural for us to not make a deal if we won the bet, right?"


    Cain chuckled lightly "Naturally, but let''s cut to the chase since you wouldn''t win this bet anyway."


    After a quite long negotiation, Cain and Old Feng finally made the final deals in case Cain won the bet.


    They agreed that the distribution rights outside the Low-level World were held by the auction house.


    This meant Cain couldn''t sell the technique freely; all sales outside his world would go through the auction house.


    Even though it looked like Cain was at a huge loss here, Cain didn''t care about it too much since he thought that if he got the refining technique of Dominator Rank from the lottery, he believed the system''s lottery would eventually reward him with superior techniques in the future sooner orter.


    Moreover, limiting the distribution rights minimized risks. Cain wasn''t yet powerful enough to fend off the myriad dangers that would arise if his technique gained too much attention.


    Because even if he could sell it and gain huge reputations for his kingdom, he would''ve also faced the countless unknown troubles that would surelye at him since his force wasn''t strong enough to deter any other big forces from getting the refining techniques for themselves.


    Let alone the fact that the Main World was crueler than this Low-level World, with forces being destroyed everyday and new forces striving to survive and grow stronger.


    Even if Cain summoned a powerful character in the future, he wouldn''t take a high risk unless he had the confidence that he could at least defend his kingdom safely.


    Even so, Cain had demanded more in return. Seizing the opportunity that Old Feng and Yuchen were still ecstatic as they thought that the deal wouldn''t happen in the first ce, resulting in them agreeing with his demand.


    Needless to say, his demand was also within their eptable scope since if it was too much, they wouldn''t ept it too.


    His demand was for the auction house to provide alchemists to him as he thought it would be too much for him to overwork Fenix since Fenix was his only subordinate who was an alchemist.


    Of course, Cain wasn''t stupid enough to just let the alchemists know about the refining techniques.


    That''s why he demanded that the alchemists work for him for an indefinite amount of time without going back to work for them, as he wanted to ''imprison'' them for an amount of time and tame them before giving them the freedom they deserve.


    Because if he didn''t tame them properly, they might even leak the refining techniques, so Cain needed to be extra careful in doing things, even if it meant using an unorthodox method.


    "Now that the negotiations are done, where are the alchemy materials I asked for?" Cain inquired with a smile.


    "Give me a moment," Old Feng said as he took out the white jade token and contacted someone.


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    After waiting for a minute or so, a middle-aged man in histe 50s who had reached the Peak-level King Rank Awakener walked inside the room and handed a spatial ring respectfully to Old Feng before going out of the room.


    Old Feng tossed the ring to Cain with a smile. "Here are the materials you requested."


    Cain caught the ring and handed it to Fenix, instructing him to check the materials to see if there was something missing or wrong with them.


    "There are no problems with the materials." Fenix informed after he checked them thoroughly for a few seconds.


    Cain nodded at Fenix before ncing back at Old Feng and asking. "How much for these materials?"


    Old Feng chuckled while smiling widely as if he was in a really good mood. "There''s no need to pay for these materials, it''s all on the house."


    Old Feng thought that since he would get the refining technique from Cain for free, he might as well give something in return.


    Cain onlyughed in response before remembering his main objectiveing in here and asked the old man.


    "Old Feng, about the Ice Dragon blood essence¡ªcan you hand it over now? Also, can I pay for itter, perhaps by tomorrow before the auction begins?"


    "This¡­ It''s not that I doubt you or something, but even the higher-ups said that you need to pay in advance, and the amount should be twice the amount of the usual auction price.


    However, you don''t need to worry because if the final price in the auction is lower than the amount you give, we''ll refund the difference after the auction." Old Feng exined with an awkward smile.

 Chapter 63 The Dragon Races True Intentions

    Cain raised an eyebrow and asked, "Oh? How much exactly is twice the usual auction price for the Ice Dragon blood essence? And, by the way, what rank of dragon does this blood essencee from?"


    Old Feng stroked his beard thoughtfully before answering. "The blood essencees from a Conqueror Rank Ice Dragon (Rank 11). As for the price, it''s typically around 50 million Low Rank King Crystals. So, to pay in advance, you''ll need 100 million Low Rank King Crystals."


    When Cain heard it, he immediately frowned as he hadn''t expected that the price would be this high.


    He thought that it would probablye from a King Rank Ice Dragon since they chose this ce to auction it, and he would have enough money after obtaining half of the rehart Family''s wealth, but he was wrong,pletely wrong.


    ''Should I use Fenix''s twin swords as coteral?''


    Cain thought and nced at Fenix but quickly dismissed his thoughts since Cain needed Fenix to be at his peak in case something unexpected happened when they raided a top forceter.


    When Fenix felt the gaze, he instantly shuddered as he thought that Cain must have thought something bad about him.


    Cain''s eyes narrowed thoughtfully as he suddenly recalled something and asked Old Feng, "Old Feng, is the reason you''re auctioning this blood essence to recruit fresh blood for the dragons?"


    When the old man and Yuchen heard it, they were surprised at first but immediately overjoyed since they thought that must be from the Main World, as he knew the reason behind them auctioning the Ice Dragon blood essence.


    This meant they would definitely 100% win the bet against Cain.


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    Old Feng smiled widely and answered. "You''re absolutely right. That''s indeed one of the reasons why we auction it."


    Cain nodded in response and thought that his guess was correct.


    The dragon race often used such methods to expand their forces by spreading their blood essence.


    Those who refined had the chance to be half-dragons, but this tactic was more about creating expendable soldiers for their battlefields.


    In fact, the dragon race actually despised the half-dragon race since it was such a disgrace to them.


    If not for the fact that they needed cannon fodder in the war, they didn''t even want to be connected by these lowly half-dragon races.


    That said, exceptional individuals among the half-dragons who demonstrated remarkable talent or contributions would even be given the real chance to be the dragon race.


    This slim chance was what enticed people to seek dragon blood essence since at least they had a chance to be the real dragon and part of the dragon race.


    Even if they only became a half-dragon race and were looked down upon by the real dragon race, they still had quite a bit of social status and were respected in the Main World.


    Though, it depends on the ces since not everyone in the Main World had lower status than even the dragon race, which meant the half-dragon race in their eyes was nothing for them.


    Cain then just remembered that he had something that was definitely worth more than Ice Dragon''s blood essence.


    It was his own blood essence, more urately the diluted blood that Cain had in his beast space.


    "Old Feng," Cain said, tapping his fingers on the armrest, "I have something that''s worth more than your Ice Dragon blood essence. However, I''ll only show it to you once. I won''t leave it as coteral because it''s too precious."


    Old Feng''s interest piqued since he thought that he would see an extremely rare treasure. "It depends on what it is. If it''s truly as valuable as you im, I''ll trust you and hand over the Ice Dragon blood essence first."


    Cain nodded. "Can you iste this roompletely with your full strength?"


    Old Feng instantly stopped his stroke on his beard and became serious as he thought that Cain wasn''t joking at all since he was even required topletely iste this room with his full strength.


    He then nodded before taking the token and informed his subordinate to not panic with the disturbance that he was about to make.


    Old Feng then used his full strength as he enveloped the entire room, making it impossible for someone to spy or detect any movement inside the room unless they were much stronger than the old man.


    When Old Feng used his full strength, not only the Starlight Auction House but the entire Capital City was immediately in chaos since everyone sensed the overwhelming powering from the center of the city.


    Everyone thought that someone had angered a powerful person and immediately cursed whoever that was.


    Even inside the Royal Pce, the King, who was the strongest person in the kingdom, was immediately shocked since he knew that this power should belong to the person who had reached the Peak-level Conqueror Rank.


    ''Could this be rted to those troublemakers earlier?'' The king thought about the reports that he received from his subordinates more than an hour ago.


    He even felt the strong powering from the rehart Family when Fenix was about to kill the first elder with one move and thought that the rehart Family was done for because they offended the wrong person this time.


    He then ordered everyone to evacuate and stay away from the Starlight Auction House since if the battle would happen, even he was helpless to help in evacuating and might even get injured or worse, killed.


    Now, he could only pray and hope that a miracle would happen because if the battle between strong people who had that kind of power happened inside the capital city, he could only cry inside since this city would be destroyed from the battle.


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    As the king was lost in thoughts, he was surprised to receive a message from the Starlight Auction House.


    After checking the message, he instantly felt relieved that apparently he didn''t need to worry about this disturbance.


    He then ordered his subordinates to calm the situation inside the capital city as everyone was in a state of fear.


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 Chapter 64 The Worth of Cains Blood

    Cain surveyed the room, his gaze lingering on the silver, transparent energy that enveloped it. After a moment of thought, he shook his head and muttered, "Not enough."


    He then nced at Fenix and ordered. "Fenix, you do it too."


    Fenix frowned for a bit since he was confused as to why Cain made such a big deal about it.


    However, he still did it since this was Cain''s order.


    Channeling his power, Fenix added ayer of red, transparent energy over the silver aura. The red energy radiated a terrifying intensity, surpassing even that of Old Feng.


    When Old Feng sensed it, he was stunned by Fenix''s strength.


    Despite Fenix being only at the Mid-level Conqueror Rank, his strength clearly outmatched Old Feng''s


    No wonder he was really confident in himself.


    Let alone the fact that he knew Fenix hadn''t even gone all out was also bothering him.


    Fortunately, he didn''t take Fenix''s bet a while ago. Otherwise, he might have really died at that time.


    The reason Cain did this was because he spected from a few things that had happened to him before.


    Where the system told him to not activate his bloodline abilities unless it''s necessary, to the point where the system had reminded him to be stronger as fast as he could because there will be an unknown disastering for him sooner orter.


    At first, when the system reminded him and he checked that there was an unknown Mid-level Dominator Beast Master, he thought that this was the one the system mentioned about the disaster.


    But after thinking carefully, it shouldn''t be the one, and it might only be rted to his bloodline since he deduced that the system reminded him after he fully activated his bloodline from the previous ident where he received the blessing.


    As well as when Thane Silverfang, who was the envoy of the Velmara Kingdom, told him to be careful because there were cases where a group of people were hunting beasts or humans that have a high level of bloodlines.


    Also, the fact that the system instructed him to seal the cepletely before it took a drop of his blood while he was inside the beast space bothered him.


    That''s why he guessed that he should be careful from now on when handling things rted to his blood essence or activating his bloodline abilities.


    After feeling that this was the best he could do since he couldn''t bring Old Feng and Yuchen to his beast space, he immediately made a projection inside the beast space and took out a drop from the small pit he had built when the system told him to do so.


    He also saw that Dante seemed to be still refining the blood and didn''t seem like he would be finished in a short time.


    Subsequently, Cain put the drop of blood into a vial and took it out to the outside world.


    Cain then tossed the vial at Old Feng and reminded him with a serious expression. "Don''t open it! I''m already taking a risk by letting you have a chance to look at it."


    When Old Feng caught the vial and heard Cain''s reminder, he became nervous since without opening it alone, he could already feel the terrifying aura the blood had emanated.


    The old man then looked at the vial from different angles as he moved around the vial since he was curious about what kind of blood that emanated this terrifying aura even when it was sealed.


    Yuchen was also curious and acted like Old Feng, who looked at it with intense curiosity that could be seen in her beautiful eyes.


    After letting them look at it for a few seconds, Cain immediately opened his palm and said seriously, "Time''s up. Hand it back." Stay tuned for updates on empire


    Reluctantly, Old Feng returned the vial.


    "What do you think? Did I lie to you?" Cain asked with a smile after he caught the vial and put it into his inventory.


    Old Feng nodded in response and said, "The quality is undeniably way above the Ice Dragon''s blood essence. But¡­ What kind of blood essence is this?


    Because I really need to know the details to determine the quality since I''m also already taking the risk by giving it to you first without any coteral if it is really that precious."@@novelbin@@


    Cain frowned at the question and asked with a serious expression. "Do you really need to know?"


    Old Feng nodded as he stroked his beard softly. "Yeah, I need to confirm it before making this decision."


    Cain then thought for a bit while closing his eyes as he tapped his fingers in rhythm.


    After half a minute passed, Cain opened his eyes and took a deep breath before saying. "This is the blood essence of the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox. Refining it grants a chance to awaken the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox bloodline and even immediately awakening the 1st tail."


    "However," Cain added gravely, "if you failed in awakening the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox bloodline, you will undoubtedly be dead. Naturally, if you are from the fox race or even the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox race itself, your chance to seed in awakening the bloodline is higher."


    When the old man heard it, he was extremely shocked since he knew the meaning of awakening the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox bloodline and even awakening the 1st tail.


    This meant that whoever refined it and awakened the bloodline, they could be said to soar into the heavens in a single step.


    Because the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox race was the strongest within the fox race and even the entire canine types of beast races.


    It was different with people when they refined a dragon''s blood essence and step by step became a dragon race by bing a half-dragon race, since if they seeded in refining this blood, their status would be immediately the same as that of those dragon races.


    However, the consequences of failing to refine this blood appeared to be a little harsh, as even when people refine the dragon''s blood essences that were being sold, the consequences are not as severe.


    They could even still benefit from it, as their stats will be increased if they were to fail to be half-dragon race.


    If they were unlucky, they might get a bacsh depending on the type of the dragon''s blood essence they refined.


    With the worst-case scenario leading to their death. However, this case was extremely rare to happen.


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 Chapter 65 A Fortunate Misunderstanding (1)

    Let alone the fact that it had the chance of awakening the first tail, which meant that they would immediately be the royal family of the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox race, which had already been considered as the royal family itself in the fox races as they were the strongest race in the canine type beasts.


    In the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox race, an individual''s status and strength were determined by the number of tails they had awakened and the purity of their bloodline.


    However, the number of tails mattered most. The more tails one awakened, the greater their power, granting them the ability to dominate and even suppress those with fewer tails or a less pure bloodline.@@novelbin@@


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    For instance, if someone who had awakened to the 3-Tails met someone from the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon race who hadn''t awakened any tail, they would''ve been able to suppress them easily even if they were stronger than them.


    Though, it would also depend on the disparity between their strength too.


    Because if the difference in strength was too huge, even if they had awakened to the third tails, they couldn''t suppress the one who hadn''t awakened any tails because the effect of the suppression would be much less.


    The reason why Old Feng knew about this information was because he was from the branch family of the Liang n from the Main World, and he had been in the industries for a long time.


    Yuchen was surprised too, but her reaction wasn''t as shocked as Old Feng''s since she didn''t know the details of it.


    Because even though she was from the Main Family of the Liang n, most of her time in her entire life was just practicing and ying in her home, and she had just started to experience the outside world by attending the Celestial Summit Academy not long ago.


    That''s why she didn''t know the meaning of having the chance of awakening the 1st tail and didn''t seem as shocked as Old Feng did.


    "This¡­ You''re not joking, are you?" Old Feng was in disbelief since the effect was too good to be true.


    He thought that if there was really blood that had the effect like this, the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox race would definitely make a move to get their hands on this blood and even trace its source.


    Because if they could get their hands on more blood like this, their force would immediately grow at a rapid pace since they could help their younger generations more in awakening their tails.


    They could even expand their race by letting those of the fox race who had more chance in refining this refine it so that they could be one of them.


    Cain smirked. "Why would I joke about something like this? Do you doubt me?"


    "To be honest with you, I don''t. However, I will believe you because even if the effect isn''t as you imed, I believe that blood would definitely be better than the Ice Dragon''s blood essence." Old Feng shook his head and exined as he waved his hand.


    "Well, I can prove it," Cain said with a sly grin, "but know that curiosity killed the cat. Are you willing to take that risk?"


    Old Feng immediately became serious and thought for a second before waving his hand at Yuchen and saying, "Young Miss, could you step outside for a moment?"


    Old Feng was extremely curious about it and decided he wanted to hear it.


    However, he didn''t want to implicate Yuchen since this information seemed to be dangerous as he felt that things didn''t seem right.


    That''s why he wanted Yuchen to go out so that she wouldn''t be implicated in this if things went wrong.


    "No! I want to know too." Yuchen pouted cutely as she crossed her hands on her chest.


    Old Feng could only shake his head helplessly and look at Cain, waiting for him to prove it.


    Cain then activated his bloodline until the third tail and transformed partially as three tails emerged from his lower back, destroying the back of the chair and shocking everyone, including Fenix.


    However, Fenix wasn''t as shocked as Old Feng and Yuchen since he thought that it would be only normal if his lord had some capabilities.


    After leaving Old Feng''s jaw opened for a few seconds and Yuchen, who stared at him with wide eyes opened, Cain immediately took his tails back.


    Because even though he already felt safe by the double protection from Fenix and Old Feng, he still had a hunch that it would only lead to troubles if he continued activating his bloodline ability.


    Cain then waved his hand, instructing Fenix to take back the barrier since he didn''t need it anymore as he had shown enough.


    When Fenix retracted his barrier, Old Feng instantly came back to his senses and also retracted his barrier before he stood up right away, bowing deeply at Cain.


    "Your Excellency, please forgive our earlier disrespect. We failed to recognize your greatness," Old Feng immediately shivered as he begged for a pardon and used his power to make Yuchen bow too.


    He then red at Yuchen with a serious and nervous expression, signaling her to follow what he did.


    Realizing the gravity of the situation she was in, she immediately apologized with a scared voice.


    "Y-Your Excellency, I deeply apologize for my rudeness earlier. Please forgive me!"


    Yuchen started crying a little bit as she sobbed because she was scared that she had just offended one of the strongest forces in the entire world and brought trouble to the Starlight Auction House and her family.


    Cain chuckled as he waved his hand. "Rx. If I were truly offended, neither of you would be standing here now."


    His words were a clear warning, implying that their lives had been spared only because he had chosen to be lenient.


    Both Old Feng and Yuchen understood the weight of this and remained silent, their hearts racing with lingering fear.

 Chapter 66 A Fortunate Misunderstanding (2)

    Old Feng and Yuchen were extremely terrified right now because they thought that the person who was in front of him was from the royal family of one of the strongest races in the world.


    Although their force was considered strong enough in the Main World, they were still pale inparison with one of the strongest races in the Main World.


    Because their faction was only a subsidiary faction of the Pce of Celestial Light, that was also considered one of the strongest factions in the Main World.


    Old Feng, understanding the significance of someone awakening a third tail, felt even more dread than Yuchen.


    Even though he didn''t know the details, he once heard that even some of the higher-ups in the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox had only awakened until the third tail.


    He also heard a rumor that even the current n head of the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox race had only awakened to four or five tails.


    Let alone the one who was in front of him was only in his early twenties at most, and he even had awakened until the third tail.


    Even if he hadn''t awakened any tails yet, both of them still couldn''t afford to offend him in the slightest since Cain was from one of the strongest forces, who was technically on par with the Pce of Celestial Light.


    Not to mention that Cain was even from the royal family within the race, and his status should''ve been really high, as he even had awakened until the third tail in his young age.


    Most likely, Cain should''ve been at least the young master or even the future head of the n.


    That''s why Old Feng made an instant decision to force the young miss that even he didn''t dare to treat any slight disrespect with apologizing to Cain immediately because their fate was basically in Cain''s hand.


    Because even if Cain killed them unjustly, the Starlight Auction House wouldn''t be able to do anything and could only remember it to their heart since even the Pce of Celestial Light wouldn''t make a fuss with another faction in their level over something like this.


    Fortunately, Cain wasn''t like those so-called entitled young masters who saw everyone who had lower status than them as nothing but just an ant.


    At this rate, Old Feng wouldn''t even dare to take the bet even if they won and could only curse himself to believe that someone would bet something that precious for a silly bet.


    Seeing their nervousness, Cain said in a displeased tone, "Didn''t I tell you to rx? Don''t make this awkward. As long as you keep your lips sealed, there''s nothing to worry about."


    When they heard it, they stood straight while smiling awkwardly.


    Old Feng then remembered something and immediately walked politely towards Cain and took out a vial before handing it to Cain with both hands as he bowed.


    "Sir, this is the Ice Dragon''s blood essence that you requested. You don''t need to pay for it too, this is nothing anyway. If you ever need anything else, simply say the word, and we''ll deliver it immediately. There''s no need for you toe in person."


    Old Feng informed Cain as he bowed before standing and scratching the back of his head while smiling kindly.


    "That won''t be necessary. I''ve already said I''ll pay, but it may take until tomorrow." Cain waved his hand and smiled.


    "Of course, sir." Old Feng replied as he thought that this was just a polite gesture of robbing someone because tomorrow, Cain might forget to bring money or would extend the time until an indefinite amount of time.


    However, it didn''t matter to him since he had the intention to give it in the first ce.


    Old Feng continued, "Is there anything else you wish to purchase?"


    Cain shook his head and asked, "Can you list the nearby top forces that are particrly wealthy? Especially those whose wealthes from less-than-honorable means."


    Cain was still considering robbing the other forces since he was a man of his word, and since he had already stated that he would pay for the blood essence, he would most certainly pay for it.


    That''s why he asked Old Feng about the information rted to wealthy forces since he didn''t know anything at all, and the old man would definitely know more about that information.


    When the old man heard it, he immediately became confused as to why Cain wanted to know about it.


    However, he didn''t think too much as he was afraid to delve into something that he shouldn''t know and could only not drag him but the Starlight Auction House into the muddy water they couldn''t afford to interfere with.


    Subsequently, Old Feng exined in detail the information he asked for before.


    "Thanks for the information." Cain nodded satisfiedly and continued.


    "By the way, if your higher-ups ask about the Ice Dragon''s blood essence, feel free to exin the situation. However, I must remind you not to let this incident leak beyond trusted individuals. Otherwise, it won''t just be you but your entire faction that faces dire consequences."


    Cain reminded them with a misleading word that could be interpreted with them being able to report about this incident but only to the trustworthy person.


    He was certain they would definitely report it to the highest rank within the faction since this matter was really important and could decide their faction''s fate if they took a wrong step in handling it.


    Cain''s purpose was to let them report it to the n head, who was Yuchen''s father, as this would only bring him endless benefits since they would think that he was someone of a really high status from the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox race.


    That''s why before he exined it to both Old Feng and Yuchen, he had thought about it for a while regarding a lot of possibilities that would happen if he revealed it to them.


    "I understand." Old Feng nodded seriously.


    "Good, I''ll take my leave now. No need to see me off." Cain immediately stood up and drank the wine that Yuchen had poured for him and said,


    "What a great wine!" Cain was surprised when he drank it because the taste of this wine was indeed way better than he had just tasted in the restaurant before.@@novelbin@@


    Cain immediately took the jar and put it in his inventory while walking towards the door.


    "Thanks for the wine." Cain said as he raised and waved his hand before his figure couldn''t be seen by Old Feng and Yuchen.


    A minuteter, after Cain and Fenix''s figures couldn''t be seen anymore by Old Feng and Yuchen, Yuchen opened her mouth as she wanted to ask about something but immediately shut her mouth when she saw the old man raise his hand, signaling her to not speak at the moment.


    After waiting for a little bit more, Old Feng tilted his head and looked at Yuchen. "Inform the n head immediately and exin the situation."


    ¡­


    Walking down the bustling street, Fenix asked Cain in a low voice as he was curious about something. "My lord, do you still intend to rob a top force? May I ask why?"


    "Money, of course. What else?" Cain only nced at Fenix in response.


    "My Lord, I think you don''t have to rob anyone because¡ª"


    Before Fenix could finish his sentence, he was cut off by Cain as he was still thinking about a lot of things.


    "Shut up. I''m thinking about something important. If you have free time, use it to refine the medicinal liquids and pills with the materials you already have." Cain immediately put Fenix into the beast space as he waved his hand casually.


    Inside the beast space, Fenix was displeased because he was just about to say that if Cain was short on money, he could help him since he had a lot of treasures in his spatial bracelet that would definitely be worth more than the Ice Dragon''s blood essence. Explore hidden tales at empire


    However, now that Cain cut him off without letting him exin, he didn''t think about it anymore since Cain might have a weird hobby and used poverty as an excuse.


    Fenix then started to build a simple house far away from Cain''s residence since he wanted to find a quiet ce so that he could focus on refining.


    Meanwhile, in the outside world, after Cain had walked for quite a bit, he finally arrived in front of a tall and grand pagoda.


    The ce in front of him was named Nightshade Pagoda, and it''s known for its specialty in high-quality dishes and wine.


    However, not a lot of people knew that this faction had a ck market business they had been doing for a long time that only influential people or strong people would be able to participate in.


    Cain then walked inside the building and immediately headed towards the stairs as he wanted to go to the highest floor since only the best dishes and wines would be served on that floor.


    However, when he was about to go further into the fifth floor, he was stopped by a fat man who had reached Peak-level Grandlord Awakener and was asked to give an identification for him to be able to go forward into the fifth floor.


    "Identification, please," the man demanded, his voice firm.


    When he was asked about an identification for him to prove that he was worth proceeding forward to the next floor, he immediately thought of the token that Thane gave him to participate in the auction since he thought that it might also be useful in this kind of scenario.

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    Cain thought that even if the token wasn''t useful, he had already thought of bribing the gatekeeper rather than resorting to force.


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    Fortunately, when he took out the silver token, the fat man immediately stepped aside, allowing him through without hesitation.


    As Cain ascended the stairs, he heard people shouting prices one by one as if they were bidding on something.


    When Cain stepped onto the fifth floor, the scene before him came into full view. Round tables were scattered across the room, each upied by groups of people.


    Their attention was fixed on a tform at the front. On the tform stood a beautiful woman, likely in her early twenties, alongside a cage about two meters big.


    What surprised him was that when he saw the cage, he immediately heard system notifications that he hadn''t expected at all.


    [Ding! You have received a Side Mission]


    [Side Mission: Rescue the unfortunate little foxes]


    [Time Limit: 1 Day]


    [Failure: - ]


    [Reward: Two random rewards!]


    Cain''s gaze sharpened as he saw the contents inside the cage.


    Inside the cage were a young boy and a little girl, their fox-like features immediately catching his eye¡ªtwo fox ears atop their heads and a single red tail each. They were clearly of the Fire Fox race.


    The boy appeared to be around eleven years old, while the girl looked no older than seven. Their clothes were tattered, and their expressions betrayed fear and exhaustion.


    Looking at these two unfortunate little foxes, Cain felt touched as he was somehow always reminded of his little brother from his past life whenever he saw children.


    Cain then decided to help them out since this was happening right in front of his eyes.


    Even if he didn''t get the side mission, he would''ve still helped them, as helping them was nothing for the current him too.


    While people were still bidding with a low price, Cain immediately shouted. "1,000 Low Rank Dominator Crystals."


    People were surprised that someone was willing to pay that much for these two lowly creatures in their opinion.


    Their attention immediately shifted to Cain, who was walking leisurely towards the stage.


    After a few seconds of silence, the beautiful woman immediately counted to three before announcing Cain won the bidding this time around.


    Cain then threw a spatial ring filled with 1,000 Low Rank Dominator Crystals at the auctioneer before approaching the cage with a kind smile.


    After the cage was opened by the auctioneer, Cain made a beckoning gesture towards the boy and little girl to get out of the cage.


    The boy then slowly led the little girl towards Cain as he looked at Cain with a wary expression while in a protective stance with the little girl following behind him while holding his clothes tightly.


    When Cain spotted that there were bruises all over the boy''s body and even there were some on the little girl''s body, he immediately grinned and frowned, making the boy step back as he was afraid when Cain saw him with an angry look.


    As Cain noticed that the boy was seemingly wary of him, he smiled and said, "Don''t worry, I wouldn''t hurt either of you."


    Cain immediately tilted his head to the audience and shouted, "Who here has the best healing pills for these two? Name your price, and I''ll pay it immediately."


    One of the people who sat near the tform stood right away and said in a loud voice. "I have top-tier healing pills for those below Lord Rank, it''s not even a problem for normal people to consume this."


    "How much?." Cain asked in an impatient voice.


    "Just one¡ªI mean 10. 10 Low Rank Dominator Crystals will do." The man hesitated before gathering his courage and naming an absurd amount of price as he only tested his luck.


    "Take it." Cain threw a small bag containing 10 Low Rank Dominator Crystals as he didn''t want to waste any more of his time haggling over this little money.


    The man caught the bag and was surprised when he checked the content inside the bag, which was the same amount as he had stated before.


    He started to regret that he didn''t name a higher price since this was basically an easy money-making opportunity that wouldn''te twice.


    He then threw two pills at Cain reluctantly, as he already got his money.


    When Cain caught the pills, he ordered the system to check the pills to see if there was something wrong with it.


    After confirming that the pills'' effects were indeed the same as the man had imed them to be, Cain immediately tilted his head and looked at the boy and little girl with a warm smile.


    "These will heal your injuries. Trust me, they''re safe." Cain opened his palm and extended his hand at the boy.


    The boy hesitated for a few seconds before he took out the pills.


    However, he didn''t give one to the little girl yet as he wanted to try it for himself first in case it was poisoned or had a bad effect.


    After eating the pill, the boy was stunned as he felt a stream of energy running through his body, healing the bruises on his body immediately.


    The boy then turned his body and opened his palm, ordering the little girl to take the pill too. "Eat it."


    The little girl stared at the pill for a few seconds before making up her mind and shook her head cutely. "No, brother Eli saves it first."


    The little girl continued. "A is still going to be fine without eating it."


    "A, eat it!" The boy insisted as he said with a firm attitude.


    "B-but, brother Eli needs it more than me. What if brother Eli is getting hurt again in the future?" The little girl sobbed weakly as her thoughts instantly shed with her memory of his brother, who was always protecting him and got hurt badly every time he did so.


    "Don''t worry, I just became stronger after eating this pill. There''s even some energy left so that whenever I get hurt, I will be immediately healed." The boy reassured the little girl as he made up some lies on the spot.


    Cain shook his head helplessly as he could feel that they should''ve been through a lot even though they were still a little.


    "Little girl, take the pill. You don''t need to worry about anything anymore. As long as I''m here, no one will hurt you."


    Cain stepped forward and squatted down, smiling at them.


    The boy was surprised and immediately stuffed the pill into the little girl''s hand before turning around and bowing deeply. "Master, thank you for the pills, and I''m really sorry for my rudeness to you before. Please, don''t implicate my sister in this."


    The boy forgot to express his gratitude, as his first thoughts were immediately filled with healing his little sister too when he realized that the pill had healed his entire body in an instant.


    "Master, thank you for the pills, and please forgive us since this is our first offense." The little girl immediately bowed deeply too and shivered as she was scared that they would get beaten after this incident.


    "Hahaha, both of you don''t need to be like that from now on." Cain helped both of them to stand up and continued.


    "From now on, call me big brother Cain, okay?" Cain said as he moved his hands, wanting to pat their heads softly.


    However, when he was about to pat their heads, they immediately closed their eyes tightly while clenching their fists and gritted their teeth as they unconsciously thought that Cain wanted to beat them.


    Cain''s hands stopped as he was surprised when he noticed it.


    He then patted their heads before caressing their heads softly and said, "Little girl, eat the pill and don''t worry too much about anything else."


    The little girl was startled and came back to her senses as she was enjoying the feeling of a big hand caressing her head because thest time someone did that to her was her dead mom a few years ago.


    "Mhmm-Mhmm." The little girl nodded, showing a happy expression on her face.


    After she ate the pills, the bruises on her body immediately disappeared in an instant.


    "Let''s go, we''re going to eat first before going somewhere elseter." Cain said as he picked up the little girl and walked out of the tform, letting the boy follow him silently behind him while looking at Cain with a mixed expression.


    The boy was confused at the moment as he didn''t believe what just happened, he prayed silently inside his heart as he hoped that this wasn''t just a dream.


    As they walked towards the stairs that were heading towards the sixth floor, people were staring at them with a weird expression as they were shocked and didn''t believe the scene they had just finished.


    Cain ignored the gaze of the people as he didn''t care about what other people thought while petting the little girl on his arm since he felt happy when he saw that the little girl also seemed to really enjoy it.


    However, when he was about to go into the stairs, he was stopped again by a jacked man who had reached Low-level Dominator Rank Awakener.


    "Stop!"


    "You need to pay one Low Rank King Crystal per person if you want to proceed further." The jacked dude said as he looked at Cain with a weird expression since Cain was bringing two poor little foxes with him.


    However, he thought that these two were his ves so he didn''t care that much as his job was only taking fees from everyone who wanted to proceed towards the sixth floor.


    Cain immediately tossed three Low Rank King Crystals before continuing to walk up towards the sixth floor.


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 Chapter 68 An Arrogant Young Master

    As they stepped on the sixth floor, Cain saw a lot of tables that were almost full, as there were a lot of people enjoying their meals and wine on their own.


    He guessed that these people might have arrived early as they wanted to participate in the big auction that will be held by the Starlight Auction House tomorrow night.


    Each table was filled with someone that had reached at least King Rank. Some people had even reached the Conqueror Rank.


    Cain then looked for an empty table and found a perfect ce, as he saw that there was an empty table by the window.


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    However, when he was halfway to the table, Cain was stopped by a young man in his early twenties who had reached Mid-level Lord Rank Awakener since this person was standing in front of him with his hands crossed on his chest while looking at the little girl and the boy with a disgusted expression.


    "Stop!"


    Why are you bringing such filthy ves here? Get out! Just looking at them ruins my appetite."


    The young man asked with an arrogant expression as if he also looked down on Cain, who only brought dirty-looking ves with him and didn''t seem to have any guardian with him.


    Cain didn''t look at the young man as his attention was focusing on the little girl who grasped his clothes tightly and looked at the young man in front of him with a scared expression.


    The boy also immediately tagged down Cain''s clothes and said softly, "Let''s go to another ce, we can eat anywhere else."


    Cain only smiled and patted the boy''s head and reassured him. "Don''t worry, trust me."


    He then petted the little girl''s head. "Little girl, close your eyes and ears for a little bit until I tell you to open them again, okay?"


    The little girl instantly closed her eyes tightly while pressing her small hands against her ears so that she couldn''t hear anything.


    "Move!" Cain said with a calm expression as he continued walking forward.


    When the young man saw Cain seemed to not care about his warning at all, he became annoyed and shouted. "Hey, did you not hear what I just said? I asked you to stop and get out of this ce with your filthy ¡­"


    Before he could finish his sentence, Cain had already arrived in front of him and pped him, sending him flying to the side.


    A middle-aged man in histe 50s with red hair and wearing a red robe immediately caught the young man and asked with a worried expression.


    "Young Master, are you okay?"


    The young man became angry when he was being embarrassed in front of many people because Cain pped him out of nowhere.


    "What are you doing right now? Capture him for me!" The young man ordered as he pointed his finger at Cain, who looked at him with a mocking smile.


    When Cain heard it, he summoned Fenix abruptly without informing him at all since the situation was urgent as he couldn''t defend himself against the middle-aged man.


    When Fenix was being summoned in the outside world, his position was sitting cross-legged while his hands were extending forward as if there was a cauldron in front of him and his hands were touching the cauldron like an alchemist when they were still in the middle of refining something.


    Fenix then opened his eyes since he felt something was wrong and realized that he was summoned by Cain without even informing him at all.


    His emotions were immediately piled up with anger, but he didn''t dare to vent it at Cain, so he asked Cain with an angry voice, "Who is this dumb fuck that I need to deal with, My Lord?"


    "Both of them." Cain pointed his finger at the young man and the middle-aged man, who was about to charge at him but stopped when he saw Fenix appear in front of Cain out of nowhere with a weird posture.


    "These two motherfuckers¡ª" Fenix stood up and stretched his neck and palms before walking towards them with a wicked smile.


    "Don''t kill them." Cain reminded Fenix as he walked towards the table by the window, followed by the boy who was curiously ncing at Fenix from time to time.


    As Cain and the boy sat by the tables next to a window, Cain immediately used his power to make a small barrier around him and the little girl since he didn''t want the little girl disrupted by the disturbance that Fenix was about to make as he noticed that Fenix was already face to face with the middle-aged man who stood in front of the young man.


    "Do you know what you have done?" Fenix asked with a harmless smile.


    The middle-aged man was nervous because the moment Fenix walked towards him, he checked Fenix''s rank, but he couldn''t detect anything.


    He then thought of two possibilities: either Fenix used a king rank treasure to hide his rank or his rank was higher than his in the first ce.


    However, thinking of how confident Fenix was and from the danger he sensed the moment Fenix approached him, he was sure that Fenix had reached at least Conqueror Rank Awakener.


    "Sir, please forgive my young master''s faults, as he is still young and sometimes acts rashly." The middle-aged man apologized as he cupped his fist and bowed slightly at Fenix.


    "No, No, No." Fenix only shook his head slightly as he responded.


    "You''re apologizing to the wrong person. Even if my lord forgives you, I won''t. You disturbed me during a refinement, wasting my precious alchemy materials." His tone turned icy.


    Subsequently, Fenix used his power to envelope his hands with red mes before he moved at a fast speed and immediately appeared in front of the middle-aged man.@@novelbin@@


    Before the middle-aged man could react, Fenix''s hand had already grabbed his face and smashed his head on the floor, creating a big crater.


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 Chapter 69 Smacking the Arrogant Young Masters Head

    Afterwards, Fenix let go of the middle-aged man and approached the young man, who had been retreating further, using his hands and feet on the ground as he was terrified when he saw that his guardian was suppressed so easily by Fenix.


    Fenix then approached the young man slowly with a wicked smile and looked at the young man as if he was going to kill him using his cold re.


    Fenix was pissed off because he was being disturbed while in the middle of refining the medicinal liquids Cain had ordered him to do so.


    Even if the materials were nothing in Fenix''s eyes, as an alchemist, Fenix naturally had some respect to utilize every material and not waste them as best as he could.


    But with this ident, his refining process immediately failed, and the materials had just be a waste.


    When Fenix arrived in front of the young man, he smiled and reminded him, "In the future, don''t be an arrogant stupid motherfucker who''s always looking at everyone as if they were beneath you."


    Fenix then grabbed his face and smashed it on the floor less hard than the middle-aged man since he was weaker, and Fenix couldn''t kill anyone as Cain ordered him to do so.


    Boom!


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    When the middle-aged man saw Fenix ignoring them, he immediately went towards the young man and fed him a pill. "Young master, are you okay?"


    "W-who are you?" The young man asked, as he was still in a shocked state and saw that the one who appeared in front of him had a big hand-burned mark across his face.


    "Let''s get out of here first, young master." The middle-aged man said before he immediately helped the young man to get up and walked towards the stairs with a quick step.


    After their figures couldn''t be seen anymore from the sixth floor for a few seconds, everyone heard the young man''s scream.


    "Ahhh¡­ My Face!"


    Everyone shuddered when they heard it before shifting their attention towards Fenix, who was walking leisurely towards the young man who pped the arrogant young man just now.


    However, they quickly continued their own things when Fenix tilted his head and swept his gaze towards everyone.


    The boy was stunned when he watched everything with his own eyes.


    Instead of feeling scared or something, the boy was rather impressed by the strength Fenix disyed.


    Because he thought that if he was as strong as Fenix, he wouldn''t need to fear everyone and would be able to protect his little sister more confidently since strength was what mattered the most in this cruel world.


    "My lord, can you please warn me before summoning me next time?" Fenix asked as he scratched the back of his head and smiled.


    "Okay, from now on, I''ll remind you first." Cain nodded before waving his hand and putting Fenix back in the beast space.


    Cain then removed the barrier and patted the little girl''s head. "Little girl, you can open your eyes and ears now."


    The little girl opened her eyes and removed her hands from his ears before looking around and finding out that they were already sitting at a table by the window.


    "Huh? Are you okay, mast¨CI, I mean Big Brother Cain?" The little girl stuttered a little bit, as she was shy, and this was the first time that she acted casually with another person other than her brother. Read exclusive content at empire


    "Of course." Cain said it proudly as he hit his chest lightly with his fist.


    The little girl felt relieved when she heard it, as she was afraid that Cain would abandon both her and her brother because they could only bring troubles to him rather than being of any help.


    "Don''t worry. None of this was your fault. That ugly guy was just jealous I had a cute little girl with me." Cain reassured her as he pinched her cheek with a smile.


    "Hehehe, thank you, Big Brother Cain." The little girl giggled and hugged Cain tightly as she really felt grateful to him.


    Cain hugged the little girl in response and stroked her back softly.


    "By the way," Cain said, settling her beside him, "we haven''t been properly introduced. What are your names?"


    "My name is A." A introduced herself excitedly before she pointed at the boy. "And this is my big brother, Elion."


    "Hello, Big Brother Cain." Elion greeted Cain with an expression that was full of admiration.


    Cain only nodded in response before ncing at the little girl and smiling. "My name is Cain Frostbane, but you can just call me Big Brother Cain from now on."


    "Okay, Big Brother Cain." A nodded cutely.


    Cain smiled and ruffled her hair before gging down a waiter as he wanted them to eat to their heart''s content.


    A beautiful woman in her early 20s immediately walked towards Cain with a little bit of a fearful expression as she watched the previous scene with her own eyes.


    However, before she arrived, someone passed her and arrived in front of Cain in an instant.


    "Hello, sir. I''m the manager of this ce. I''m sorry for the previous inconvenience." A thin man in histe 30s dressed in a ck suit with a long mustache bowed at Cain.


    "Why are you here? I didn''t call for you. Send the waitress back¡ªI don''t need you as my server." Cain waved his hand and said in a displeased tone, as he was dissatisfied that his beautiful waiter was changed into a man.


    "I''m sorry for disturbing you." The manager bowed again and cursed in his heart.


    ''Wtf is wrong with this young man? How can he not follow the usual temte reaction?''


    The manager then tilted his head and gave the beautiful waitress a look as if she would be in trouble if she made Cain unsatisfied.


    Because he noticed that the strong man was just this young man''s subordinate and it would be a terrible idea to offend this kind of person.

 Chapter 70 Elions Future Plan

    "Aww, Big Brother Cain, you''re so mean!" A giggled, covering her mouth with her tiny hands in a yful gesture.


    Cain chuckled and patted her head. "Oh, am I? Well, I suppose I should give that manager something to do so he doesn''t get too bored."


    He turned to the manager and gave a simple order. "Go buy clothes for both of them."


    The manager nodded quickly. "Yes, sir," he replied, hurrying off toplete the task.


    Subsequently, Cain ordered a lot of dishes and the finest wine, as he was curious about this ce''s famed wine.


    Shortly after, the waitress brought over the food and the wine that Cain ordered.


    After the waitress put down the food and the wine, she exined which food could be eaten by A and Elion since they were just normal people.


    Because the food that was made from high-rank beasts contained an energy that would enter the person who ate it, it would be dangerous for normal people to eat the high-level dishes, as it could literally burst them to death since their body couldn''t handle it.


    Looking at the expensive dishes in front of them, A and Elion were drooling, as this was going to be their first time eating such expensive foods.


    "What are you waiting for? Dig in. Eat as much as you want, and if it''s not enough, feel free to order more." Cain said as he smiled at both of them.


    A and Elion immediately swept their saliva before taking as much food as they could grab with both hands and eating it greedily as if they hadn''t eaten for days.


    While looking at them eating happily, Cain raised his empty ss as he signaled the waitress to pour the wine for him.


    After savoring a sip of the wine, Cain thought that even though he fancied this wine, he would still choose the wine that Old Feng ''gave'' him as he fancied it better than this wine.


    However, he wasn''t going toin about anything sincepared to the wine on earth, this wine was hundreds of times better.


    Suddenly, Cain remembered something and looked at A, who was still eating foods left and right as her hands were full of food.


    Cain then silently made a thin, translucent barrier around him and Elion as he wanted to have a chat with the boy about something.


    "Elion, what is your n after this?" Cain asked him with a serious expression.


    Elion was startled when he heard Cain''s voice.


    After looking at Cain, who seemed to be serious, he immediately set aside his food and looked at his little sister, who was still enjoying her food happily.


    Cain waved his hand. "Don''t worry. She won''t hear this."


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    "This¡­" Elion was hesitating for a few seconds as he looked at Cain and his table from time to time.


    After he gathered his courage for a while, Elion asked Cain with a serious expression while clenching his fists tightly. Though Elion''s fists were trembling a little bit as he was nervous and scared at the same time.


    "Big Brother Cain, can you teach me how to be stronger? I want to protect my sister."


    Elion asked Cain as he thought of the worst-case scenario that they wouldn''t be able to rely on Cain anymore or even Cain would abandon them.


    That''s why he asked to teach him how to be stronger instead of to help him to be stronger, as the meaning of the two was different.


    If Cain was to teach him, he would still be able to be stronger by himself in the future even though Cain wouldn''t be there with him.


    As for helping him to be stronger, even though this way was easier and faster since Cain would help him, in case Cain wouldn''t be there to help him, his progress would be stuck, and it would be hard for him to be able to go further.


    Ever since he experienced a tough life with his little sister for a long time, his thoughts had be mature since he needed to use his brain so that at least his little sister and he would be able to survive.


    This was the main reason he chose to rely on himself because he needed to think of the worst-case scenario and should anticipate it by moving a few steps ahead.


    When he saw Cain p the arrogant man previously, Elion really admired Cain, as he didn''t seem to be afraid of any trouble that woulde to him because of his deed.


    Naturally, there were only two reasons why Cain did so.


    The first reason was absolute strength, meaning that Cain had the strength to not fear anyone as he was confident with his strength.


    The second reason was background, this meant that Cain should''ve had a terrifying background to not fear anyone as he was backed by a faction strong enough to do whatever he wanted to do here.


    "Do you want to be stronger?" Cain asked, looking at Elion with interest.


    Elion nodded firmly. "Yes!"


    "Good. I can help you to be stronger at a fast speed. Are you interested? Don''t worry about your sister or anything since I wouldn''t abandon any of you and will at least protect both of you to the best of my ability." Cain tapped his fingers on the table.


    He then continued with a smile. "there''s a significant risk involved. It could cost you your life."


    "This¡­ Can you give me some time?" Elion asked hesitantly, as he wanted to at least confirm their well-being after Cain bought them since, until now, he still didn''tpletely believe Cain.@@novelbin@@


    Even though it seemed silly for him to not believe Cain until now, because even if Cain had any hidden intention, he couldn''t do anything as he was as weak as an ant in Cain''s perspective.


    Cain shrugged nonchntly. "Take all the time you need. It''s your decision, after all."


    After Cain and Elion chatted for a little bit more, Cain removed the barrier before joining in eating his own dishes.


    While eating his own dishes, he made a projection in front of Nix, who was lying down near his house inside the beast space.

 Chapter 71 Nix Becomes Lord Rank Beast!

    Cain tossed a vial at Nix, his expression calm but firm.


    "Nix, refine this blood. It will help you recover your blood essence. I''ll see you outside soon."


    Subsequently, Cain took back his projection and waited patiently. Fenix and Nix both needed time to finish their respective tasks before Cain could proceed with his next n.


    His next n was simple: after Nix refined the blood essence, Cain would immediately upgrade Nix''s rank to the Lord Rank before departing to rob one or two top forces for today.


    ¡­


    After waiting for almost an hour, Cain finally noticed that Nix had finished with refining the blood essence and roaring loudly, disturbing Fenix, who was sleeping soundly after being exhausted because he spent too much time in refining.


    Cain then immediately made a projection in front of Nix and patted his head softly.


    "Nix, are you ready to be stronger again?" Cain smiled.


    "Roar!"


    Nix roared as if to respond, "I''m ready to be stronger again, master."


    Cain nodded satisfiedly and ordered the system before backing off as he wanted to make space for Nix to grow bigger.


    "System, upgrade Nix''s rank to Lord Rank."@@novelbin@@


    [Ding! 10 million Evolution Points have been sessfully deducted.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host! Nix has sessfully broken through to Lord Rank Beast (Rank 7)]


    Along with the two notifications continuously ringing in his mind, Cain watched Nix''s body grow bigger at a fast speed.


    At the same time as Nix had be bigger, he felt the unknown energy start to pour into his body once again as usual.


    "Roar!"


    "Roar!"


    "Roar!"


    Nix roared excitedly as he had just be stronger.


    After a little while, Nix''s body stopped growing when it became approximately 15 meters tall and 45 meters long.


    Nix''s body just became two-thirds bigger than when he was still at Diamond Rank Beast.


    "Roar!"


    Nix roared once again as he spread his wings while pping them vigorously, creating a big gust of wind in the surroundings.


    Fortunately, Cain immediately made a shield surrounding Nix so that he wouldn''t destroy the house he had just built.


    More precisely, the house Fenix had been painstakingly built by himself.


    This time, Nix''s wings had grown as wide as 75 meters long when they were fully spread.


    Cain then checked Nix''s personal information since at this point it had already be his routine every time someone''s information changed drastically.


    [Race: Ice Dragon]


    [Attributes: high-level Ice Element]


    [Rank: Lord Rank Beast]


    [Qualification: Lord]


    [Skills: Ice w, Ice Spike, Ice Breath, Frost Armor, Ice Storm]


    [Strength]: 550,000


    [Agility]: 500,000


    [Health]: 600,000


    [Sense]: 500,000


    [Energy]: 630,000


    [Ice Storm - Summons a massive storm of freezing winds and shards of ice. Razor-sharp icicles and chunks of frozen hail rain down on enemies, dealing continuous area damage and inflicting frostbite. The storm reduces visibility and slows enemy movement, creating chaos on the battlefield.] Stay tuned for updates on empire


    Cain nodded satisfiedly when he saw Nix''s stats that had been increased by 4 times and the new skill Nix just obtained when he upgraded his rank.


    "System, copy the Ice Storm skill." Cain ordered.


    Not even a secondter, Cain suddenly felt a surge of information rush into his mind, and he suddenly understood how to utilize the skill that he just integrated.


    Afterwards, Cain checked his own personal information as he was curious about his improvement in stats coupled with the boost he got from the blessing.


    [Personal Information]


    [Gacha Points: 8,800] [Evolution Points: 2,173,890]


    [Name: Cain Frostbane]


    [Age: 18]


    [Race: Human]


    [Bloodline: 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox]


    [Attribute: High-level Ice Element]


    [Beast Master Level: Lord Rank Beast Master]


    [Contracted Beast: Ice Dragon (Lord Rank Beast)]


    [Talent: Infernal Rebirth (SS+), Immortal Ember (SS), Infernal Ascendance (SS-)]


    [Skills: Ice w, Ice Spike, Ice Breath, Frost Armor, Ice Storm]


    [Strength]: 550k


    [Agility]: 500k


    [Health]: 600k


    [Sense]: 500k


    [Energy]: 1.890 million


    When Cain checked his stats, he was satisfied that his stats were even higher than Nix''s.


    The main reason was his stats were doubled because of the blessing he got, and then his energy stat was tripled because of the bloodline ability.


    So, because Cain got half of Nix''s stats before being doubled by the blessing effect, his stats were basically the same as those Nix had, except that his energy stat got tripled after that.


    Feeling satisfied with his current achievement, Cain then asked the system what the next step for him was to be able to continue upgrading Nix''s rank.


    The little fluffy creature then showed up and exined to Cain slowly so that he would understand what he needed to do in the future.


    After listening carefully to everything rted to upgrading beasts from the system, Cain immediately had an idea of what he needed to do before he could upgrade Nix''s qualification and continue upgrading his rank.


    For normal beast masters, if their contracted beasts had reached their potential, the beasts wouldn''t be able to go further unless they could upgrade their beasts'' qualifications.


    Naturally this method also applied even to Cain.


    However, since Cain had the Primordial Beast Master talent that was integrated into the system, his way of upgrading his contracted beasts was different.


    There were two main ways of how Cain''s contracted beasts were able to go further after their qualification had reached their potential.


    First, Cain needed his contracted beasts to reach the peak level of the rank that they were stuck onto before he would be able to feed his contracted beasts with the Evolution Pill.


    As for how Cain could get his hands on the Evolution Pill, it was simple: Cain would be given the instruction of how to make one by the system since this ability to know every beast''s evolution route originated from his talent that had been integrated with the system.


    This was also the reason why Cain could help the rehart family head''s lion to go further in its journey to be stronger if he was able to afford Cain''s price.


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 Chapter 72 MCs Companion

    Even if this method sounded so simple, it was actually time-consuming since the time of beasts to be able to grow and be stronger was longer than normal people being awakeners or magicians.


    Let alone the fact that every time Cain''s contracted beasts were upgraded to the next rank, their ranks had the same start with the other beasts as they reached the low level of that rank.


    That''s why the first method was ignored by Cain, as this was just taking him too much time since he needed to be stronger as fast as possible too.


    Cain actually had the idea of using the first method because he had a solution for it.


    The solution was actually quite simple: finding one of the important characters that was originally the Main Character''spanion since his talent was really overpowered.


    This person''s talent was making him able to upgrade 10x the speed of anything he wanted.


    For example, if Cain had this talent, he could literally apply this talent to one of his contracted beasts.


    After Cain applied this effect, his beast would grow 10x faster.


    If this effect was applied to his contracted beasts and the beasts stayed inside the beast space, their effect would be a whopping 300x faster.


    That''s why, from the first time he was transmigrated here, one of his first objectives was to find this person and copy his talent.@@novelbin@@


    However, Cain was busy the whole day that he actually forgot about this person.


    Since he wouldn''t do the first option at the moment, Cain decided to use the second option.


    The second option was to let his contracted beasts gain experience in realbat.


    This meant the system would give a percentage that could be filled when his contracted beasts killed a strong living being.


    Naturally, there were restrictions in doing so.


    First, their contracted beasts couldn''t be helped by external intervention. For example, Fenix hunted a really strong beast and heavily injured it since his intention was to let Nix kill it in itsst breath.


    Needless to say, Cain''s contracted beasts could cooperate with each other to hunt together.


    Of course, their experience would be split between those who contributed to the killing.


    While Cain was lost in thought as he was thinking about various things, he immediately came back to his senses when the manager came to the table.


    "Sir, I''ve bought the clothes that you requested before." The manager handed a spatial ring with both hands as he bowed politely.


    "Good. How much is the total, including the clothes?" Cain nodded and asked as he took the ring and put it casually in his inventory.


    "There''s no need to pay for these, they''re on the house as this is your first timeing here." The manager waved his hand and smiled.


    "Alright then." Cain replied before picking up A, who already leaned against the chair as she held her big belly that was full of food.


    "Let''s go." Cain said at Elion.


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    Meanwhile, somewhere in the Main World, a few men in ck robes riding on a massive eagle were chattering.


    "Captain, don''t you think it''s weird that we just received the signal again with a really short interval between them before it vanished immediately?" One of them asked.


    The captain, who sat at the front, nodded in response. "Yeah, this mission might be a little bit tricky, and I''m sure that it wouldn''t be easy to aplish this.


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    That''s why after we arrive there, we would see the situation first while sending people to go inside the Low-level World to have a look and gather information for us."


    "Has the nearest branch force from that Low-level World been informed?" One of the men who had a jacked body asked.


    "Yes, they have been notified. So, don''t worry and rest while we still need a little bit more time before we arrive at that branch force."


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    "Big Brother Cain, where are we going?" A asked curiously with a sleepy voice.


    "We''re heading to an inn where you can wash up and rest." Cain said as he pinched her cheek softly.


    "Mhhmm-Mhhmm." A nodded while stroking her head on Cain''s body.


    After they had arrived inside the inn room that Cain had booked previously, Cain said to both of them with a smile, "Both of you, don''t resist. I will move both of you to somewhere safe."


    When they appeared inside the beast space, they were immediately terrified when they saw a huge white dragon standing in front of them.


    Elion immediately came in front of A and shouted as he spread his hands. "A, run!"


    ''Is this the reason why he bought us?'' Elion frowned as he thought that everything Cain did before was just a fake act of kindness.


    "Hey, hey¡­ Don''t be scared, I forgot to remind you that this is my contracted beast, Nix." Cain made a projection inside the beast space and appeared beside Nix.


    "Both of you are inside my beast space. So, don''t worry about your safety since there are no dangers here." Cain exined as he hugged Nix''s head and petted him.


    A popped her small head behind Elion and saw that Big Brother Cain was enjoying himself with the big dragon.


    However, when she saw that the dragon didn''t seem to be scary as it was acting rather cutely with Big Brother Cain, she immediately became curious and asked.


    "Big Brother Cain, can I pet it too?" A asked with a cute begging face.


    "Hahaha, of course you can. Come here, A." Cainughed before reminding Nix.


    "Nix, be kind with them, okay?"


    Nix growled in response as he nodded lightly.


    "Hello. Don''t eat me, okay? I''m a good girl." A waved at him as she approached slowly.


    Nix thenpressed his size until he was about five meters big, as the current size was too big, and he might identally hurt A because he was still not ustomed to his current size of body.


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 Chapter 73 Robbing a Top Faction

    "Wow! The dragon has be smaller, Big Brother Cain!" A eximed excitedly before running towards Nix.


    Sigh!


    ''I guess I think too much.'' Elion sighed as he was relieved and even felt a little guilty towards Cain as he had thought badly about him for a moment.


    "Hahaha¡­ Come here, Elion. Keep an eye on your sister so that she won''t y too much." Cainughed as he watched A trying to get up on Nix''s back as she climbed from Nix''s head, moving slowly towards his body through Nix''s neck.


    "By the way, I left some clothes for you both on the table inside that house. Treat it like your own while you''re here. I have something important to take care of, but if you need me, just shout my name loudly."


    Cain exined before he disappeared and appeared in front of a small house that Fenix had built for his own.@@novelbin@@


    "Fenix!" Cain shouted as he busted the door with a kick, sending the door flying away.


    Fenix was startled and opened his eyes abruptly before realizing that it was Cain this time who disturbed him from his sleeping.


    "What is it, My Lord?" Fenix rubbed his eyes as he sat on the bed and looked at Cain with sleepy eyes.


    "Do you need help waking up, or will you handle it yourself?" Cain asked as he snapped his fingers, creating small white mes that made Fenix shudder.


    Smack!


    Fenix pped himself and immediately stood straight like a soldier. "I''m not sleepy at all, My Lord."


    "Good. Let''s get to work now. Go wash yourself up first if you want to take a bath first." Cain retracted the white mes and waved his hand before disappearing from Fenix''s sight.


    "I will take a bath first then." Fenix saluted as he fist bumped and bowed slightly, as he knew that even if Cain wasn''t there, he must know everything that happened in here.


    After waiting for a few minutes in the outside world, Cain immediately summoned Fenix and reminded A and Elion to stay there for a while since the difference in time was 30x faster inside the beast space.


    Subsequently, Cain and Fenix set off as Cain summoned Nix and instructed him to head to the west.


    Cain''s first target was the force behind the arrogant man who tried to stop him in the Nightshade Pagoda and even insulted A and Elion right in front of him.


    After he asked the waitress about the arrogant young man, he knew that the young man before was from the Huo family, one of the top families in this Low-level World.


    He was even informed that Huo Family''s patriarch was a strong awakener who had reached Mid-level Conqueror Rank.


    Moreover, the Huo Family itself was already a strong top family even if you don''t count the patriarch, as they had another strong awakener who had also reached Mid-level Conqueror Rank and a few in the Low-level Conqueror Ranks.


    That''s why the arrogant young man was full of himself, as he was the young master of the Huo Family.


    After flying for almost half an hour at Nix''s top speed, Cain instructed Nix to slow down as he felt that they should''ve been close enough to the Huo Family''s ce.


    Huo Family'' ce wasn''t inside the city or somewhere crowded, as rumor said that Huo Family''s location was once a vige, and Huo Family originated from there.


    After a few minutes, Cain finally heard the notifications he had been waiting for.


    [Ding! Detected a Peak-level Dominator Rank Awakener 10km ahead.]


    [Ding! Detected a High-level Dominator Rank Awakener 10 km ahead.]


    [Ding! Detected a High-level Dominator Rank Awakener 10 km ahead.]


    [Ding! Detected a High-level Dominator Rank Awakener 10 km ahead.]


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    Numerous notifications from the system flooded in his mind as he went closer to the Huo Family''s residence.


    His detected range had be wider after his beast master''s rank upgraded to the Lord Rank.


    From 4 km range when he was still at Diamond Rank Beast Master to 10 km range at the moment.


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    After Nix flew 3 more kilometers, Cain suddenly instructed Nix to stop andnded at a nearby open field as they were in the middle of the jungle.


    Cain then made a clone as he waved his hand and said while casually leaning against a massive tree, "Fenix, go with my clone. I''ll wait here for your sess."


    Looking at his surroundings, Cain found a really nice big tree around there and immediately sat below the tree as he would be waiting for them in here.


    In case there would be a big battle, Cain already prepared his clone to be sacrificed, as it actually didn''t matter that much for his clone to be dead except that there would be a cooldown with that specific clone.


    Having clone ability was due to him possessing the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox and having awakened till the ninth tail.


    The amount of clones and strength between clones depended on how many tails were awakened.


    The strength of the clone was rted to how many tails someone had awakened because if they had only awakened the fourth tail, they could only make a clone who had 40% of their strength.


    The amount of clones that they could make was also the same as the amount of tails they had awakened.


    So, in his case, Cain could actually summon 9 clones with the strength varying between 10% to 90% of his strength.


    Subsequently, Fenix and his clone set off towards the Huo family''s residence by running as Cain put Nix back inside the beast space to let him y with A and Elion.


    "Look, someone ising." One of the guards eximed, reminding the others to not neglect their duties.


    When Cain and Fenix were about to arrive at the residence, they saw five guards standing in front of the big gates that had an intricate que with the red words ''Huo Family'' hanging above the doors.


    "Stop!"

 Chapter 74 A Cheap Trick

    "State your business! If you have no valid reason to be here, you''ll be treated as intruders and barred from entering the Huo Family estate." One of the guards stepped forward and said with a firm expression.


    "Fenix, take it easy on them. They''re just doing their job." Cain waved his hand.


    Hearing the order, Fenix stepped forward with a grin across his face.


    "Didn''t you hear me? I said stop, or we''ll be forced to use violence!" One of the other guards stepped forward and ced his hand on the sword in his waist.


    "Move!" Fenix said as he kept walking leisurely while stretching his hands.


    All of the guards, including the captain, who had reached Peak-level Dominator Rank, immediately drew their swords and stood there firmly looking at Fenix.


    In response, Fenix enveloped his palms with fire while still walking towards the guards.


    "Go!" The captain ordered one of the guards on his left to attack Fenix when he saw that Fenix was already only 20 meters away from them.


    A man who was in his early 30s immediately charged forwards at Fenix and shed his sword down, aiming to sh Fenix in half.


    Fenix only raised his hand as he caught the sword with his bare hand that was enveloped with fire and pped the man on his cheek, flying him away to the side.


    "I told you to move." Fenix said with a smile.


    "You! How dare you make a fuss in the Huo family? Do you not fear the wrath of the Huo family? The captain stepped forward and looked at Fenix with a frown.


    The captain realized that Fenix was really strong to the point of him being helpless as he couldn''t do anything about it.


    That''s why he used the Huo Family as a threat to threaten Fenix since it would be pointless with them stopping him if Fenix was adamant in going inside the Huo Family.


    "I had an appointment with your patriarch." Fenix said it casually as he continued his walk.


    The captain waited for a few seconds before bowing, "Oh, why don''t you say that from earlier if you have an appointment with the patriarch? I''m sorry for our rudeness that we just showed. It''s just a misunderstanding."


    "But Cap¡ª"


    Before one of the guards could finish his sentence, he immediately shut his mouth when he saw the cold re the captain gave to him.


    "Open the door." The captain ordered as he waved his hand and stepped aside, opening the way to Fenix.


    Two of the guards immediately opened the doors before joining their captain in weing Fenix.


    Looking at the early problem that was solved, Cain started walking towards the gate.


    "You can head further, and someone will naturally guide you to meet the patriarch." The captain informed as he made a gesture with a slight bow.


    Fenix only nodded in response and decided to head inside first to see the situation as he noticed that Cain had already followed him behind.


    However, what Fenix and Cain didn''t expect was that when Cain passed in front of the guards, the captain immediately charged at him as if he wanted to capture him.


    The reason why the captain did this was because he knew that Fenix was lying, because everyone who wanted to visit the Huo Family needed to hand the invitation letter to the guard before they let them in.


    That''s why the captain waited for a few seconds before he decided to y along as he gave Fenix a few seconds to hand over the invitation letter, but Fenix didn''t seem to even know about this.


    He also chose to capture Cain to hold him as a hostage since he knew that Cain must be important to Fenix.


    He guessed that because he heard the previous conversation from Cain and Fenix since they didn''t even bother to hide it too.


    Unfortunately for the captain guard, the moment he charged at Cain, Fenix immediately noticed it and disappeared from his position, leaving behind an afterimage because of the fast speed he moved.


    When the captain guard felt that everything was within his grasp, he instantly felt something was wrong as he looked at Cain, who tilted his head and looked at him with a mocking smile.


    Before he could react, the captain guard found that his head was on the ground in an instant as he felt that the back of his head was scorching.


    "What a cheap trick." Fenix chuckled as he mmed the captain guard''s head on the ground.


    Cain snapped his fingers as he used his bloodline''s ability [Soulfire me].


    A small white, transparent fire around 5 cm big appeared above his finger, and he immediately flicked the fire, sending it towards the captain guard whose head was pressed on the ground by Fenix.


    Everyone shivered when the fire appeared as their soul felt the lethal power from it.


    Fenix immediately moved his hand when the fire was 15 cm away from his hand since he didn''t want to identally get hit and feel the excruciating pain.


    When the small, transparent white fire touched the captain guard''s head, he immediately screamed loudly in agony as he rolled around while holding his head with both hands.


    The other guards were terrified when they watched their captain scream and roll around while begging for forgiveness.


    Even Fenix shivered a little as he had experienced it once before.


    That''s why when he saw the white me and felt that his soul was screaming for him to stay away from the me, he instantly knew that this me also attacked the soul.


    After a few seconds, Cain snapped his fingers before walking away with Fenix, heading deeper into the Hou Family''s massive mansion. Enjoy exclusive content from empire


    When the captain guard felt the pain was gone, he immediately looked around and noticed that Cain and Fenix were walking away, heading towards the center.


    He then knelt on his knees and shouted. "Thanks for your forgiveness, sir."@@novelbin@@

 Chapter 75 The Huo Familys Strength

    "My Lord, a group is heading our way. How should we handle this?" Fenix asked Cain as he noticed that a few people were heading here.


    "Just show them a little bit of your power so that there wouldn''t be countless peopleing one after another after this." Cain answered.


    A few secondster, Cain and Fenix saw that there were a few people blocking their way.


    All of them had reached King Ranks, as there was someone between them who had even reached the Peak-level King Rank. Explore new worlds at empire


    The middle-aged man with red hair and a beard in his early 50s who had reached the Peak-level King Rank stepped forward and asked with a wary expression. "What''s your purpose ining here, and which force are you from?"


    The reason why he was wary of Fenix was because he couldn''t detect Fenix''s rank and even felt an extreme dangering from Fenix.


    "Take me to see your patriarch!" Fenix ignored his question and ordered him instead as he released his aura, showing a little bit of his strength.


    When the middle-aged man sensed it, he was surprised as he felt the terrifying strength from Fenix, and he knew that it was just a part of his strength since Fenix didn''t even bother much when he released his aura and ordered them to take him to see the patriarch.


    "This¡­ The patriarch was still in the middle of meeting with the other elders, sir. Can you want to wait for a little bit? Because I need inform the patriarch first." The middle-aged man smiled and scratched his head as he exined it to Fenix.


    Fenix shook his head lightly before looking at the man with a serious expression.


    "No! Just take me there. This is not a request! Do you understand?"


    The middle-aged man hesitated a little bit before nodding at Fenix. "Okay then, follow me."


    Subsequently, Fenix waited for Cain to catch up with him as he wanted to be close with Cain so that he could protect him better in case something like before were to happen once again.


    When they arrived in front of the huge doors, and before the middle-aged man could knock on the door, Fenix immediately busted the doors as he kicked them.


    Everyone inside the hall was shocked that someone dared to barge into the tiger''s den as all of the higher-ups from the family were gathered here.


    Coincidentally, the young man and the middle-aged man that Cain met in the Nightshade Pagoda were present.@@novelbin@@


    When they saw that Fenix stepped inside the hall, they shivered as they remembered where their heads were smashed on the floor.


    Especially the young man who had a trauma as he was being embarrassed in front of other influential people, especially one of them was his childhood crush.


    "It''s him, he''s the one who''s done this to us." The young man pointed his finger at Fenix.


    The patriarch who sat on the throne looked at Fenix with a frown and was surprised to find that Fenix had also reached Mid-level Conqueror Rank like him.


    However, there was something that bothered him, it was the fact that he sensed the dangering from Fenix even though they were on the same rank.


    As Cain and Fenix stepped inside the hall, they saw a lot of people with simr situations they had been in when they visited the rehart Family.


    The difference between them was the difference in the strength of the people inside the hall.


    Cain was scanning from a distance using his main body, as the distance between him and the hall was around 9 km.


    This was the reason why Cain ordered Nix to go further because he wanted his main body to be within the scan range of the hall where Fenix and his clone were heading to.


    The hall was filled with individuals that have remarkable strength.


    Among them, two Mid-level Conqueror Rank Awakeners were the strongest among them, alongside four Low-level Conqueror Rank Awakeners.


    There were also a lot of people who had reached King Rank Awakeners.


    13 Peak-level King Rank Awakeners stood out, alongside 29 High-level King Ranks, 67 Mid-level King Ranks, and almost 150 people who had reached Low-level King Ranks.


    Except for the 6 people who had reached the Conqueror Rank as Awakeners, the other people were mixed with Awakeners and Magicians.


    Though most of them were Awakeners, reaching almost 90% of the people present.


    ''No wonder that young man was so arrogant before.'' Cain thought to himself as the strength of the Huo Family was indeed impressive.


    "So, you''re the one who did this to my son?" The patriarch looked at Fenix with a cold stare.


    Fenix smirked in response. "Well, I am. What are you going to do about it?"


    The patriarch''s eyes lit up when he saw that Fenix didn''t seem to be scared at all. "Oh, you''re really confident with your strength, aren''t you?"


    "Hahaha." Fenixughed and waved his hand. "Although my strength isn''t much, it''s definitely enough for the likes of you."


    "Interesting." The patriarch nodded before asking Fenix. "So, what''s your reason foring here even after you''ve taught my son a lesson?"


    "It''s simple. I''m here because I want to ask forpensation for the emotional and alchemy materials damage caused by your son." Fenix exined.


    The patriarch immediately frowned when he heard it, as he was enraged yet confused because there was no corrtion between alchemy materials and what had happened inside the Nightshade Pagoda.


    "What kind ofpensation do you want? And what do you mean by alchemy materials damage that my son caused?" The patriarch asked.


    "I just want some of your treasures, that''s it. As for the alchemy materials loss that was caused by your son, I can''t exin it to you, but just know that your son''s deed caused me the loss of some alchemy materials."


    When Fenix exined it, some people were immediately enraged, as Fenix''s exnation didn''t make sense, let alone the fact that what he had done was too much, yet he dared toe here and ask forpensation, which was simply taunting them in their territory.

 Chapter 77 Nixs Third Battle

    Fenix decided to give his treasures to Cain because he was bored with robbing other forces for something he literally regarded as pennies.


    When Cain heard it, his smile immediately disappeared and changed into a t expression as he looked at Fenix while asking the system.


    ''System, can I refund a summoned character? Even if you changed it into someone less powerful or unique, I don''t mind it.''


    "No!" The system replied with a simple answer.


    "..."


    "..."


    "..."


    "Nix, please hold my body tightly." Cain instructed Nix as he looked at Fenix, who seemed to be waiting for his answer.


    Nix was confused why his master instructed him to hold his body tightly, but he still did it since it was his master''s order.


    The moment Nix''s w held his body tightly, Cain immediately crashed out as he swung his arms, tried to charge at Fenix, etc while shouting at Fenix as he was extremely pissed off because Fenix just told him about it now.


    "You motherfucker, why didn''t you tell me before we did all this shit?" Cain shouted loudly like a madman as he tried to charge at Fenix but was being held on by Nix.


    "You fucking twat! Is your brain only for decoration or something? Why did you just tell me now instead of a while ago, or at least before we robbed the Huo Family?!?" Cain swung his hands in a random direction like a kid''s fight.


    "Come here, you piece of shit!"


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    Cain crashed out for a few minutes as he vented everything out at Fenix while Fenix was awkwardly standing there looking at Cain as he didn''t know what to do.


    His defense was that he tried to tell Cain before, but he was immediately being sent to the beast space and ordered to make the medicinal liquids and pills.


    Huft!


    Huft!


    Huft!


    Cain breathed haggardly as his mouth tired after cursing Fenix for a few minutes without stopping at all.


    After taking a rest for a minute, Cain extended his hand to Fenix. "Where are your treasures?"


    "They''re all here, My Lord." Fenix took off his bracelet from his wrist and handed it to Cain with both hands while bowing deeply. "I apologize, My Lord. It was never my intention to hide anything from you."


    ''Oh, so his treasures are in his bracelet.'' Cain thought as he took the red bracelet and looked at it with interest.


    He only knew that spatial treasure was always in the shape of a ring.


    That''s why he thought that Fenix was a poor bastard since he didn''t see any ring on Fenix''s fingers.


    Subsequently, Cain put Fenix into his beast space and said, "As your punishment, refine all of the medicinal liquids or pills that you can from the treasures that we got from the Huo Family. Don''t forget to give a list of alchemy materials that you need in case some materials are missing."@@novelbin@@


    Cain then added, "You''ll remain in the beast space until you either contribute enough to redeem yourself or I need you again."


    ''Fck, I shouldn''t have told him about this.'' Fenix cursed and regretted his choice to tell Cain about his doubts.


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    "Let''s go, Nix. I will find a suitable beast for you to fight." Cain jumped on Nix''s back and patted lightly.


    "Fenix is such a dumbfck, isn''t he? Why didn''t he tell me about it earlier? If he''d told me earlier, we wouldn''t have wasted so much time!" Cain tried looking for validation with Nix being on his side.


    "Roar!"


    Nix nodded in response and roared before flying away in the direction Cain instructed him.


    In Nix''s POV, everything his master said was the truth since he had a blind faith in his master.


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    After flying for almost an hour, they arrived in a mountain range where Cain checked in the map that this ce was filled with beasts of the Lord until Dominator Rank, a really perfect ce for Nix to fill up his experience.


    As for where Cain got the map, it was given to him by Old Feng when he exined about the top forces and their ces.


    Cain then instructed Nix to slow down as he activated his scan and ordered the system to modify the setting again since he needed to scan beasts in the Lord Ranks too, as they were the main target.


    Unfortunately, he was still in the 24h punishment, so any Nix''s kill would be a waste since he wouldn''t get any rewards from the system.


    He even wondered if his reward for his side mission was dyed because of the punishment or if he wouldn''t get his rewards since he was still in the 24h punishment period.


    After flying for a few minutes, Cain finally heard a notification that he had been waiting for.


    [Ding! Detected a Moose, High-level Lord Rank Beast 10 km Northwest ahead]


    [Race: Moose]


    [Attributes: High-level Wood Element]


    [Rank: High-level Lord Rank Beast]


    [Qualification: Lord]


    [Skills: Elemental Wood, Heavy Stomp, Mid-level Regeneration]


    [Strength]: 475,000


    [Agility]: 435,000


    [Health]: 550,000


    [Sense]: 420,000


    [Energy]: 450,000


    After Cain checked that the moose didn''t have anything dangerous that would endanger Nix''s life when they fought, he immediately instructed Nix to head towards the moose.


    When they almost arrived, Cain was shocked when he saw the moose, as its body was huge, around 20 meters tall, even bigger than Nix.


    Other than its enormous size, it appeared simr to typical moose.


    Cain then ordered Nix tond at a distance as he wanted to watch the battle and stand guard while scanning the surroundings in case the nearby beasts would be attracted by the fight.


    The moment Cain jumped on the ground, Nix immediately roared as if challenging the moose.


    "Roar!"


    However, the moose ignored Nix as it wasn''t a beast that would be aggressive every time someone entered their territory.


    Noticing that he was being ignored once again like he experienced with the lizard, Nix became annoyed and directly used his [Ice Storm] skill.

 Chapter 78 Killing The Moose

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    I''m making an early note because this is important. So, I''m experimenting with my chapter being paraphrased with AI, and this is the result of it. What do you think of this? I need your opinion on it.


    If you like this one rather than my own description in the fight, or you don''t like it, look at this chapter''sment and like myment because I will make twoments, and you will know which one to choose. It''s always wee to even give your opinion and make ament yourself.


    Don''t worry about me giving author notes is to fill the WC because I guarantee you that I wouldn''t do this kind of thing.


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    A lot of Ice spikes formed around the moose, surprising the moose that it immediately became wary of Nix as it used [Elemental Wood] skill, and built a thin barrier made out of wood since it sensed that the spikes weren''t lethal.


    The moose''s wooden barrier creaked under the pressure as frost began to creep across its surface. Cracks splintered outward, fine fissures spreading as the overwhelming cold weakened its structure.


    The moose, sensing the threat escting, stomped its colossal hooves into the ground with its [Heavy Stomp] skill.


    The earth rumbled like a drumbeat, shockwaves rippling outward. Nix''s Ice Storm faltered momentarily as cracks tore through the ground, disrupting the dragon''s footing.


    Nix let out an angry roar, frost swirling around its shimmering silver-blue scales. With a beat of his wings, he soared into the air, avoiding further tremors.


    From above, Nix''s icy eyes locked onto the moose. Frost gathered in his jaws as the dragon prepared his next attack.


    The moose raised its head, its enormous antlers gleaming with a faint green glow as it unleashed [Elemental Wood] again.


    Massive wooden roots burst forth from the earth, twisting upward to ensnare the dragon. Like titanic serpents, the rootsshed toward Nix, trying to bind his wings and drag him back to the ground.


    Looking at the iing attack, Nix responded by spreading his wings wide, releasing dozens of jagged ice spears as he used [Ice Spike] dozens of times.


    The frozen projectiles shot downward, piercing the roots and shattering them mid-air. Some of the shards struck the moose''s nk, leaving frostbitten wounds across its thick hide.


    The moose bellowed in pain, shaking its massive body. Its eyes glowed faintly as its [Mid-Level Regeneration] began to activate, the frostbitten wounds knitting together slowly.


    However, Nix noted something crucial¡ªthe healing process wasn''t instant.


    Nix responded with a guttural growl as his Frost Armor shimmered, ice ting encasing his body to boost his defenses. He dove toward the moose like a cial meteor, ws extended.


    Nix''s ws gleamed with sharpyers of frozen energy as he struck the moose''s side.


    The impact was thunderous¡ªicy talons ripping through fur and flesh, leaving a massive gash that sprayed frozen mist into the air.


    The moose staggered but countered immediately as it stomped again with [Heavy Stomp], this time channeling its full strength.


    The earth erupted violently beneath Nix, a shockwave smashing into his armored body and sending him skidding backward, his ws gouging trenches into the ground but Nix quickly regained his footing.


    The moose, though wounded, wasn''t finished. Its antlers pulsed with emerald energy, channeling its remaining strength into a final desperate [Elemental Wood] attack.@@novelbin@@


    Giant roots thicker than trees shot out of the ground, wrapping around Nix''s legs and wings. The moose''s muscles tensed as it pulled, trying to drag the dragon into a crushing embrace of wood and earth.


    Nix roared in frustration, struggling against the constriction. Frost crackled where his scales touched the roots, but the moose was relentless.


    Looking at Nix, who seemed to struggle to break free, Cain clenched his fists and shouted. "Nix, use Ice Breath and break free!" Continue your adventure with empire


    With Cain''s shout, Nix''s chest expanded as his lungs filled with freezing energy. His jaws opened wide, releasing an avnche of icy mist.


    The frost hit the roots directly, spreading across them like liquid ice, freezing them solid in moments.


    Nix''s wings flexed powerfully, and with a surge of strength, he shattered the frozen roots, sending shards flying in all directions.


    Nixunched into the air once more, his breath heavy but his determination unwavering.


    From above, he red down at the moose, whose chest rose and fellboriously. Its regeneration was slowing, unable to keep up with the relentless assault.


    Nix who saw this immediately determined to end the battle as he pped his wings and soared higher. Frost gathered around him, the air turning bitterly cold.


    Noticing the dragon''s movement, the moose tried to use onest root attack as its antlers crackled with energy. The ground trembled violently as wooden tendrils erupted toward the sky.


    Nix roared as he used [Ice Storm] attack, and a blizzard of ice and snow exploded from Nix''s body, swirling violently around the moose. The wind howled, frost covering the battlefield in an unrelenting cascade.


    The moose, already weakened, struggled to move as the temperature plummeted. Its wooden armor splintered and cracked, unable to withstand the force of the icy onught.


    The moose''s body began to stiffen. Its movements slowed to a crawl as ice crept up its legs, across its massive frame, and finally over its antlers.


    It let out a deep, echoing bellow, the sound of defiance and defeat¡ªbefore falling silent.


    The Ice Storm subsided, leaving behind a battlefield nketed in snow and frost. In the center stood the moose, frozen solid, a towering monument of glimmering ice.


    Its once-proud antlers were now encased in a crystalline sheen, a testament to Nix''s overwhelming power.


    Nix descended slowly,nding beside his fallen foe. His breath came in heavy clouds of frost, and his wings folded at his sides.


    Despite his exhaustion, he let out a triumphant roar that echoed across the frozenndscape.


    Cain approached cautiously, his boots crunching on the ice-covered ground. He then came to Nix and petted him, a proud smile on his face. "That was a good show you''ve shown me, Nix."


    Nix rumbled softly in response, his white-blue scales shimmering in the pale light. Cain scanned the area one final time, ensuring no other beasts had been drawn by the epic battle.


    After ensuring that no beasts were attracted by themotion, Cain put the moose''s frozen carcass into his beast space and jumped onto Nix''s back.


    "Let''s go back first, Nix." Cain patted Nix''s body.


    The moment Nix flew to the sky, Cain heard the system notifications that he had been waiting for.


    [Ding! Nix has killed the High-level Lord Rank Beast.]


    [Ding! Nix''s experience at Lord Rank has increased to 50%.]


    After Cain heard the system notification, he thought to himself, "It seems Nix only needs to kill one more beast and I would be able to make the experience into 100%."

 Chapter 81 The Clan Head of the Liang Family (1)

    The difficulty itself was also being randomized from the easy, normal, hard, and hell levels.


    Naturally, Cain had thought of a loophole by knowing the materials first and just buying them before refining them, but this n was quickly dismissed by him since the system was smarter than him.


    Because even if Cain knew the materials, he wouldn''t be able to refine them, as the most important part was the refining technique and how to process them precisely since even the slightest mistake would fail the refining process of the evolution pill and ruin the pill.


    Cain was also being informed that his difficulty in filling the experience would be randomized from the easy, normal, hard, and hell levels.


    His difficulty in filling the experience would be rted to how many experiences he would get every time he killed a beast.


    For example, if the difficulty in easy level was to kill two beasts of the same or slightly higher rank, the normal level would definitely be harder than the easy level.


    Be it in the sheer number or stronger beast, or even both.


    Not only that, it could even be given a mission that he needed to do if he wanted to upgrade himself to the next level.


    After digesting the new information really well, Cain decided to go back to the inn and rest for a while before going to the Starlight Auction House to buy the alchemy materials for Nix''s evolution pill and the remaining alchemy materials Fenix had listed before.


    ¡­


    Inside a grand and majestic hall, a middle-aged man with silver hair in histe 40s sat on the throne.


    The middle-aged man was having a meeting as there were a lot of people gathered in the hall, seemingly discussing something important.


    After a while, the middle-aged man waved his hand and announced with a stern expression, "Okay, the meeting is over, everyone is dismissed."


    The moment everyone got out of the hall, the middle-aged man''s expression became cheerful as he picked up the silver token in his waist andmunicated with someone.


    "Little Chen''er, why did you contact me a few times before? Didn''t I tell you that I''m in the middle of an important meeting?"


    Old Feng and Yuchen, who were still chatting while ying chess inside the room, were immediately overjoyed when they saw the silver token glow.


    Yuchen instantly grabbed the token and shouted. "DAD!! I told you that this is really important, why did you not answer it immediately?!?"


    "Hahaha, what is this so-called important chen''er? Do you already miss me and want to go back home?" The middle-aged manughed and teased Yuchen.Yuchen pouted and snorted.


    "Hmpph! Dad, can you be serious? This is really important because this matter is rted to one of the strongest factions in the Main Word!"


    When the middle-aged man heard it, he was stunned as he didn''t believe what his lovely princess just said.


    He then asked with a serious note, "Little Chen''er, you do know that if you''re joking, it''s not funny, right? Because this matter is rted to one of the strongest factions in the world. And we will be in big trouble if we don''t handle it well."


    "Of course I know, that''s why I said to stop joking around and be more serious because I''m really serious right now." Yuchen replied.


    "Okay, wait for a sec." The middle-aged man immediately became serious as he took out a token and activated the full formation in this hall.


    "Now, tell me what kind of massive trouble you just made when you were just away for a few days, Liang Yuchen?!" The middle-aged man asked with a frown.


    Yuchen instantly shivered when she heard that her dad was being serious at the moment.


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    "I''ll let Old Feng tell you in person." She said as she handed the token to Old Feng without even waiting for a reply.


    The middle-aged man only shook his head helplessly when he heard it.


    Subsequently, Old Feng exined in detail to the n head, such as Cain and Fenix''s reactions, the shape of Cain''s tail, etc.


    After Old Feng exined the story for almost half an hour, the n head immediately used all of his brain cells to think about it for a while, as this matter could lead to their downfall if this wasn''t handled properly.


    The n head then spoke with a solemn voice. "First of all, I could guarantee you that he is a legit one because back in the day when I was young, I was lucky enough to meet one of the geniuses from the royal family of the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox race.


    The reason why I said that this young master Cain is legit was because back then, he also disyed the same as that young master Cain did.


    However, what I saw back then was just someone who had only awakened the first tail.


    That genius was even being regarded as one of the geniuses in the royal family itself, as his guardian alone was even stronger than my father at that time since he apanied me back then.


    If it wasn''t because he revealed that he was from the Royal Family of the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox race and proved it by showing his tail, almost nobody in this world could detect them if they were adamant about disguising themselves."


    The n head exined it in detail about his experience, as he also had witnessed it with his own eyes.


    When Old Feng heard it, he immediately shivered, because he had dared enough to almost have the guts to take one move from Fenix before.


    Old Feng thought that if it wasn''t because Cain calmed the situation before, there was definitely a little bit of a chance that he would take the bet and lose his life in the process.


    No wonder he sensed an unknown dangering from Fenix the first time he saw him.


    Old Feng guessed that Fenix must have sealed most of his strength, as the Low-level World wouldn''t allow anyone above Conqueror Rank to enter it.@@novelbin@@

 Chapter 82 The Clan Head of the Liang Family (2)

    "What should we do now?" Old Feng asked with a worried expression.


    "Rx. Since Young Master Cain has revealed his true identity to you, he must have his reasons. First, recall your men who were investigating his origins. Second, be ready to provide any assistance he might need.


    I suspect that one of the reasons he showed you was because of this, since he showed you his true identity, it might have meant that he needed our faction to help him for some reasons.


    So, this might be our chance to soar to the skies if our faction cane under the future patriarch of the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox race and support him when he needs it right now.


    Moreover, if he truly has an interest in little Chen''er, we should tread carefully. Do you understand?" The n head exined.


    Old Feng''s eyes lit up as he understood the assignment. "I understand, sir."


    "Good. Now, let me speak to Yuchen." The n head said.


    Old Feng then handed the token to Yuchen with a kind smile, "Your old man wants to have a word with you."


    When Yuchen saw that Old Feng''s expression seemed a little bit weird, she frowned for a second before taking the token since she thought that there wouldn''t be a problem since he was smiling at her.


    "What were you and Old Feng talking about, Dad?" Yuchen asked curiously.


    The n headughed, "Hahaha, ask Old Feng yourselfter."


    He then added, "By the way, little Chen''er, what do you think of Young Master Cain?"


    "Huh? What do you mean by that?" Yuchen was confused with the sudden weird question.


    "I mean exactly what I asked. What''s your opinion of him after meeting him?" The n head asked with a wicked smile across his face.


    "Oh, hmmm¡­" Yuchen said as she thought about it carefully for a few seconds while cing her fingers on his chin.


    "Hmmph! That guy is just shameless and irritating. But¡­ he''s also unpredictable. I can''t quite figure him out." Yuchen described Cain with her honest opinion to her dad.


    The n headughed and teased, "Hahaha, it seems that my lovely little princess has finally taken interest in someone."


    When Yuchen heard it, she screamed, "Dad! Don''t start with this again! I''m not interested in marriage. Go find someone else¡ªmaybe Second Sister or Big Brother! I''m still young!"


    "Alright, alright. I wouldn''t tease you anymore. But remember, our n''s future may depend on this. Don''t you want your grandfather, who has always doted on you, to live longer?


    His lifespan has neared his limit, and you know it yourself that he can''t break through to the next rank since he was injured¡­ Okay, let''s not bring that up again." The n head stopped talking further for a second before continuing.@@novelbin@@


    "Anyway, at least don''t create problems and be careful to not offend him."


    Yuchen clenched her fists tightly when she heard it. "I know, Dad."


    She remembered the reason why her grandpa was injured; it was because she created a small problem that led to almost an all-out battle between two big factions, which then caused her grandpa to be heavily injured at that time.


    When she was still reminiscing about the sad memory for a few seconds, Old Feng''s voice immediately made here back to her senses.


    "Young miss, young master Cain is here!" Old Feng eximed as he held the token in his hand.


    She was surprised when she heard it since it was just a few hours ago that Cain came here.


    She then informed her dad, "Dad, he''s here. I''ll contact youter."


    The n head frowned when he heard it, wondering what Cain was up to bying there a few hourster after he was there.


    "Be cautious and remember what I said." The n head reminded.


    He then removed the formation inside the hall before calling someone over.


    Half a minuteter, an old man stepped inside with an annoyed expression. He wore a white robe with long white hair flowing down his back, as well as a white beard and mustache.


    Even though he was old, his body was perfectly in shape as he walked over with a firm step.


    "Xiao Tian, why did you summon me so urgently?" he grumbled. "I was spending time with my grandson. He just started walking today!"


    The old man frowned, looking at the n head as if he would teach him a lesson for disturbing his precious time.


    When the n head heard it, he waved his hand andughed, "Hahaha¡­ Old Kong, your temper seems to have be worse since your youngest grandson was born."


    "Cut the crap, let''s get to the point. Why did you call me here?" Uncle Kong asked impatiently, as he was already annoyed that the n head summoned him when he was still ying with his grandson.


    The n head immediately activated the formations in the hall, making the old man turn serious as he realized the seriousness of the situation.


    Because the formations were only engaged when a major conversation involving the family or the Starlight Auction House urred.


    The n head''s expression immediately turned serious after he activated the formations. "Old Kong, this matter concerns one of the strongest factions in the world. Can you do me a favor with this one?"


    Old Kong''s face became solemn when he heard it, as this matter turned out to be rted to one of the strongest factions, no wonder the n head activated the formations before talking about it.


    After the old man pondered for a few seconds, he sighed.


    Sigh!


    "Can you guys at least let me watch my adorable grandson grow up first?"


    The old man then continued, "Tell me what''s this all about."


    Old Kong thought that this mission was going to be extremely dangerous and he might even lose his life in the process.


    However, the thing that concerned him was not his life but wanting to watch his grandson grow up stronger with his own eyes.

 Chapter 83 The Unseen Disaster Draws Near

    One of the main reasons the n head chose Old Kong for the task was his unwavering loyalty to the family. Despite his wild and brash personality, Old Kong was always willing to sacrifice everything to protect them.


    "Old Kong, the situation isn''t as dire as you think," The n head smiled, reassuring the old man.


    He then added, "In fact, this might even be an opportunity for our family to free ourselves from reliance on the Pce of Celestial Light."


    Old Kong''s eyes lit up when he heard it as he was surprised that instead of troubleing in their way, an opportunity came to them.


    The old man then impatiently urged the n head to exin about it.


    After listening carefully to the exnation, the old man nodded and asked with a smile, "What''s your n now?"


    The old man asked, knowing that the n head must have thought about this ande up with a n.


    Otherwise, he wouldn''t have summoned him since he wasn''t that smart and cunning to be involved in making ns for something this important.


    "We''re hosting a major auction in a few months, correct? Let''s use it as a pretext for you to personally oversee things. We''ll expand the list of items and move the event to Emberport City. That way, you can monitor Yuchen and Cain closely." The n head suggested as he looked at Old Kong with a smile.


    The n head thought that by doing so, there would be Old Kong, who could monitor Yuchen and Cain''s movement and provide support in case Cain needed their help.


    He thought that since Cain decided to hide his identity, he would need someone to help him do things as he didn''t want to be exposed by using their own power.


    The n head and Old Kong then talked about it further, as this matter might change their future to be independent and not relying on the Pce of Celestial Light anymore.


    Because even though their faction was the subordinate of one of the strongest factions, their rtionship was actually more of like someone who provided a huge sum of money to be able to operate and be ''protected'' by them.


    ¡­


    Inside a hall, a middle-aged man dressed in white sat on a throne and looked at the young man in front of him and an old man in a white robe with gray hair and beard.


    "Draven, remember that this mission is really important not only for our family but for yourself too. So, don''t mess around and do things carefully." The middle-aged man reminded the young man with a serious expression.


    "I understand. My mission is to observe and report everything we find in that Low-Level World. I also have to enter the secret realm, so no one will suspect our presence there."


    The young man repeated his mission, indicating that he remembered his mission very well.


    The middle-aged man nodded when he saw that his son seemed to remember his mission and wouldn''t mess around.


    He then looked at the old man beside the young man and said, "Old Yan, please look after him and remind him strictly in case he would mess around."


    The old man cupped his hands and bowed, reassuring the middle-aged man as he said, "Don''t worry, patriarch. I''ve been watching him grow up since he was a newborn baby, so it''s natural for me to remind the young master if he was about to do something that would ruin the mission."


    "Good, I''m counting on you both to give valuable information before the team arrives. It''s crucial that the main branch sees us in a favorable light." The middle-aged man said.


    After chatting a little bit more, the young man and the old man immediately set off, and only after they had gone for a while did the middle-aged man wave his hand.


    A man in a ck robe appeared instantly and kneeled before the middle-aged man. "What are your orders, sir?"


    The middle-aged man said inly, "Send your strongest man in the Peak-level Conqueror Rank to follow the two of them and report to me every once in a while."


    The man in ck only nodded before disappearing into thin air.


    ¡­


    "Long time no see." Cain greeted with a smile as he stepped inside.


    Old Fengughed and greeted with a bow, "Sir, there''s no need for you toe in person. A word from you, and we would have delivered the items.@@novelbin@@


    "Old Feng, do you dislike me that much since you don''t want to see me?" Cain chuckled, teasing Old Feng.


    Old Feng immediately shuddered and bowed deeply, "No, I don''t mean it that way, Sir¨C"


    Before Old Feng continued further, Cainughed and waved his hand, "Hahaha, I was just joking, Old Feng. I know what you meant."


    Cain then continued, "I''m here to buy alchemy materials again and a few treasures that might be a little bit hard to find. Here''s the list of the materials and the treasures that I want to buy."


    Cain tossed a scroll of paper filled with the list of the materials at Old Feng.


    When the old man reviewed the list of the treasures that Cain wanted to buy, he was surprised to find that the highest rank of the treasures that Cain was looking for was only at the Grandlord Rank.


    He thought that it would be an extremely rare treasure in the Main World or something.


    Old Feng then exined, "Coincidentally, we have the Snowveil Essence in stock since it was supposed to be auctioned tomorrow. As for the other three treasures, I will confirm it with someone in charge right away."


    The old man then took the token and contacted the branch manager of this ce and found that only Frigid Star Bead was avable.


    However, the branch manager told them that he had information about the Frozen Spirit Leaf; it was said that one of the big families in the Velmara Kingdom had it.


    Old Feng then ordered the branch manager to get the item with everything possible, even if it would resort to violence, and do it as soon as possible.


    Subsequently, Old Feng contacted the other branch managers and asked around to see if someone had Frozen Dewberry, a Lord Rank treasure, or at least knew the whereabouts of it.


    After asking around for a while, Old Feng finally sighed in relief as he was contacted by a branch manager from a ce in the north, and he said that he had the Frozen Dewberry and would immediately send the treasure by himself.


    While waiting around, Cain was bored and asked, "Old Feng, do you have more of that wine? Where did you get it?"


    When Old Feng heard it, he took out a few jars of the same wine as before. "These are yours, Sir. I bought them from the Verdant Blossom Hall."


    "Thanks for the wine and the information." Cain put the wines into his inventory, leaving only one jar of wine, and opened it himself.


    However, before he poured the wine for himself, Yuchen immediately came to him and helped him by pouring it for him.

 Chapter 84 Normal-level Difficulty

    "Why are you looking at me with that weird look? Is there something on my face?" Cain asked teasingly as he touched his face, pretending to inspect himself.


    Yuchen''s eyebrows lit up as she didn''t realize that she stared at him too much. "Uh, N-no, there''s nothing on your face, young master Cain."


    She said and immediately looked down, feeling embarrassed.


    Cain only nodded in response before sipping the wine and waited for the items to be delivered since Old Feng said that it wouldn''t take long.


    Around five minutester, a middle-aged man in histe 50s came and brought the Frozen Spirit Leaf.


    Afterwards, not even half an hourter, an old man with gray hair, wearing a white robe, also came in a hurry and handed the Frozen Dewberry to Old Feng before immediately leaving right away.


    "All the requested items are here, sir." Old Feng handed a space ring with both hands as he bowed politely.


    Cain took the space ring and asked, "How much do I owe for these materials and treasures?"


    "They are on the house, sir. You don''t need to pay anything for them." Old Feng smiled in response.


    "Alright then, I''ll take my leave." Cain walked, and before his figure disappeared from Old Feng and Yuchen''s sight, he added, "Thanks for these things."


    ¡­


    Subsequently, Cain went back to the inn and took the two little siblings out of the beast space, as they had been there for a few days.


    The moment A was taken out of the beast space, she looked around and found that she was in the room before she was moved to the beast space.


    When she saw that Cain was looking at her and her big brother with a smile, she immediately ran and jumped on him.


    "Big Brother Cain, you finally let us out. It''s boring there because there is only me, my brother, and Nix."


    Cain caught A and patted her back. "I''m sorry, A."


    A shook her head and looked at Cain with a cute smile on her face. "It''s okay. Even if it was boring, at least we were free and safe. So, I''m really thankful to you instead, Big Brother Cain."


    Touched by her words, Cain gently stroked her hair. "You don''t need to thank me. You''re like a little sister to me now. So, think of me as your big brother too, alright?"


    A nodded vigorously, feeling overjoyed that someone treated her like this. "Thank you, Big Brother Cain!"


    A sobbed as she cried from happiness.


    Cain could only hug her and pet her back tofort her.


    Elion only stood there, watching them silently since he didn''t want to ruin the moment while clenching his fists tightly.


    He thought that if he was strong like Cain, his sister wouldn''t suffer for a long time and could live happily like any other little kid.


    A minuteter, Cain put A down and reminded, "Both of you will stay in this inn with my clone. Don''t go outside until tomorrow, okay?"


    Cain waved his hand and made a clone, surprising A and Elion.


    "Wow! There are two Big Brother Cains now!" A jumped excitedly before circling around his clone curiously as she examined his clone''s entire body thoroughly.


    "This is my clone, you can assume that he is the same as myself. Because I still have something to do, I''ll let him apany both of you here." Cain exined.


    He then added, "Stay here patiently first, okay? Tomorrow I will introduce you to your new friends."


    "Really? Will we have friends?" A came in front of him and held his hand with shimmering eyes.


    "Of course, we will also go shopping and do a lot of things. So, take a lot of rest and prepare yourself for tomorrow." Cain patted her head softly.


    "Yeay! A can''t wait to buy candies and snacks." A unknowingly drooled her saliva as her thoughts were filled with things she had always wanted to eat.


    After chatting for a little bit more, Cain left the inn and immediately headed towards the previous mountain range.


    On the way there, Cain gave the alchemy materials and the treasures to Fenix and ordered him to refine Nix''s evolution pill first, as he also gave Fenix a small white dragon scale that was given by the system.


    The white dragon scale was filled with the information of how to refine Nix''s GrandLord Rank evolution pill.


    "System, what is the difficulty of filling my experience now?" Cain inquired.


    Not even a secondter, Cain heard notifications from the system and immediately checked them.


    [Ding! Calcting the difficulty¡­]


    [Ding! You have received the difficulty of normal-level.]


    [Normal-level: Kill other living beings, including humans, beasts, etc., until the experience reaches 100%.]


    [Restriction: The host can''t increase his stats by activating the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox bloodline. However, the host is allowed to use his bloodline''s abilities.]


    [Progression: 0%]


    Cain was surprised when he checked notifications, as he didn''t expect there would be restrictions.


    He also didn''t expect that the system included humans in it, as he thought that it would be other races.


    He then asked the system, "System, how strong are these targets, and how many do I need to defeat?"


    "Figure it out by yourself." The system repliedzily, not bothering to even appear.


    However, a secondter, when Cain was about to curse the system, it then added, "It''s simr to Nix''s way of filling his experience. However, your percentage will sometimes be high and low as it will also be randomized."


    "I see. Thanks for the information."


    Cain then thought about what kind of method and skill he would use to kill his enemies after this.


    After Cain was lost in his thoughts for a while, he came back to his senses when he heard numerous notifications from the system, indicating that he had entered the mountain ranges.


    Subsequently, Cain instructed Nix to fly around while he was going to scan beasts that he wanted to choose as his first target.@@novelbin@@

 Chapter 85 Lightning Cow

    After Nix had been circling the mountain ranges for around 5 minutes, Cain immediately detected a beast that he decided to be his first target.


    [Ding! Detected a Lightning Cow, Peak-level Lord Rank Beast 10 km West ahead]


    [Race: Lightning Cow]


    [Attribute: High-level Lightning Element]


    [Rank: Peak-level Lord Rank Beast]


    [Qualification: GrandLord]


    [Skills: Lightning Strike, Lightning Stomp, Lightning Ram]


    [Strength]: 700,000


    [Agility]: 600,000


    [Health]: 650,000


    [Sense]: 600,000


    [Energy]: 680,000


    Looking at the cow''s stats, Cain was pretty confident that it was pretty easy for him to kill it.


    However, since he didn''t want to take too much risk as he couldn''t disturb Fenix or want to activate his bloodline power to boost his stats.


    He decided that this would be a perfect time to test hisbat power as well as fill his experience in the meantime.


    Because he thought that he also needed to rely on himself more, as he didn''t want to be someone who fought behind his contracted beasts in the future.


    Let alone that, technically speaking, Cain was way stronger than Nix if he ever fought seriously, it was just that he hadn''t thought too much of it since he had summoned characters who were stronger than him, and he didn''t need to take action himself.


    Nevertheless, after he was informed by the system why it also wanted him to fill his experience, he thought about it thoroughly and decided that he wanted to master his own strength more.


    The most important thing that made him do this was because he was sure that at one point in the future, he could only rely on his own strength and no one.


    Unknowingly to Cain, the little fluffy creature had been watching him from above him but decided to not show himself, and it finally nodded satisfiedly at Cain when he had 100% made up his mind to learn more about his own strength and didn''t want to rely on others too much.


    However, Cain''s next thoughts shocked the little creature, making its body almost fall over as if something stumbled its leg when it walked.


    ''For now, I''ll just finish this quickly and worry about mastering my strengthter. I''ve got Fenix as backup, so no need to overthink it.'' Cain thought to himself.


    ''This guy is not locked in at all.'' The fluffy creature almost stumbled mid-air, ring at Cain in disbelief before vanishing into thin air.


    Cain then instructed Nix to head towards the cow''s location in the west.


    The area he was in at the moment was indeed filled with lightning, as this area was known as the Lightning Veil Ridge.


    Even though the name was called Ridge, it was actually almost t as the mountain was massive, and he didn''t know why it was called Lightning Veil Ridge on the map.


    As Cain didn''t want to bother himself with something pointless, he immediately focused himself on scanning his surroundings.


    He was being cautious because when he checked the cow''s information, he found that it had GrandLord qualification.


    Cain then thought the worst-case scenario with the cow was being a descendant of a strong GrandLord Rank Beast.


    It was not that he was scared of it, but since he was being cautious, he needed to think about a lot of possibilities that might happen.


    When they were about 200 meters away, Cain saw a vast grasnd ahead and noticed that in the distance, there was a big white cow around 10 meters big.


    The only difference about this cowpared to a normal cow was that its horns were white-purplish, and there were lightning marks on the horns.


    After scanning that it seemed there was no lightning Cow that had reached the GrandLord Rank beast nearby, Cain immediately made a n and instructed Nix tond at a distance.


    He then put Nix into the beast space before approaching the cow tantly without hiding since the cow had noticed them too but did nothing as its attention was locked on them while eating the purple grasses on the ground.


    However, when it noticed that Nix was gone and Cain was heading towards him, it immediately became wary and looked at Cain as if measuring its strength.@@novelbin@@


    Sensing that Cain had only reached Low-level Lord Rank, the cow''s wariness subsided, though it kept a watchful eye on him.


    The reason the cow could sense Cain''s rank was because he had ordered the system to remove the concealment on his rank so that the others would be able to tell his rank as long as their rank was higher than his.


    When his distance was about 50 meters away from the cow, Cain directly unsheathed his sword on his waist and enveloped it with his foxfire while using only a little bit of his energy, around 1/20th or 50,000 energy stats.


    Cain then pretended as if he used a lot of strength when he swung his sword before breathing haggardly, looking at the crescent moon-shaped sword energy that was engulfed in mes heading towards the cow.


    Swoosh!


    Looking at the iing attack, the cow snorted before mooing and using its skill [Lightning Strike].


    The lightning marks on the horns were shimmering with purplish color before they shot out a 30 cm big lightning bolt and collided with Cain''s skill.


    Cain immediately ran away in panic when he saw the iing lightning that was still heading towards him after piercing through his attack.


    Naturally, Cain didn''t run at full speed while looking with a fearful expression at the cow for a few times as he ran away as if he was scared that the cow would go after him.


    The cow was naturally irritated by the interruption and instantly chased Cain confidently when it saw that Cain was running for his life.


    Cain was adapting faster and faster so that the cow couldn''t catch up to him while attacking it with a little bit of his strength, as his goal was only to annoy the cow.

 Chapter 86 Killing the Lightning Cow

    Cain, who had already run a few kilometers, immediately stopped and turned around as he smiled, looking at the cow as if it were his prey instead of the fearful expression that he had just shown a moment ago.


    Cain then directly enveloped his sword again with mes while using half of his energy, as he wanted to try how strong this attack was when he used it with half of his energy.


    When the cow watched the terrifying power in Cain''s sword, it realized that something was wrong right away.


    However, before it could do anything, Cain already swung his sword down, releasing a huge 5-meter crescent moon-shaped sword energy that was engulfed in mes heading towards the cow at a fast speed.


    Swoosh!


    The cow immediately reacted by using all of its strength on its skill [Lightning Strike] since it felt that it was toote to dodge.


    The lightning marks on the horns were shimmering with dark purplish color and shot out a two-meter purple lightning bolt, intending to stop the iing attack.


    Unfortunately for the cow, the quality of its attack power was already worsepared to Cain''s foxfire, let alone the fact that Cain''s attack also contained more energy than its attack, resulting in the lightning bolt being sted away by the mes.


    Not only that, the crescent moon-shaped me was still going forward, heading towards the cow.


    As the cow was desperate and had left with no more choice, it quickly burned its blood essence away, boosting its stats.


    It then used the [Lightning Stomp] skill while raising its right hoof and gathered lightning around it and stomped it on the iing attack.


    Although with a desperate attack, the cow was able to stop Cain''s attack, it was not without any price, as its hoof was almost being split into two by the mes and was burned in the big gash.


    Feeling that it couldn''t stand a chance and it even almost lost its life, the cow immediately ran back towards where it came from while mooing in a loud voice.


    Moo!!


    As Cain had already anticipated this, the moment it turned back and started to run away, Cain directly enveloped his sword again with thest remaining of his energy and swung his sword down, aiming at the cow.


    An attack that was just a little bit worse than the previous one instantly came at the cow at a fast speed.


    Because the cow was focusing on its escape while mooing a few times desperately, it didn''t even realize when its body was split into halves while burning the shed parts.


    The cow''s body split into two, and the blood evaporated as the mes burned the body and even the blood that was spilled over from it, creating a lot of steam.


    [Ding! 1,000,000 Evolution Points have been deducted for the cost of filling the energy.]


    When he checked the notification from the system, he started to regret it as the cost of filling his energy was 1/10th of the cost when he upgraded Nix to Lord Rank Beast.


    Cain had ordered the system to fill his energy whenever he used itpletely, as he didn''t want to feel the exhaustion since it felt ufortable.


    However, after thinking in the positive light, he was happy that at least he had this overpowered function, as this coulde in handy in case of emergency.


    Cain then dismissed his thoughts since he didn''t want to think about something like this too much and walked towards the corpse.@@novelbin@@


    Looking at the corpse in front of him, Cain actually felt satisfied, unhappy, and helpless at the same time.


    He was satisfied because his strength was much stronger than he had anticipated.


    However, he was unhappy since more than 10% of the cow''s body was burned to a crisp as the result of his attack.


    He also felt helpless that he must have a lot of Evolution Points to fill his energy in case he needed to fill his energy a few times in the future.


    At this rate, he really needs to change his strategy in filling his experience, as his Evolution Points were only able to charge his energy for one more time.


    Cain then put the corpse into his beast space and summoned Nix since he wanted to find his next target right away.


    [Ding! You have killed the Peak-level Lord Rank Beast.]


    [Ding! The progress at Lord Rank has increased to 15%.]


    The moment he jumped on Nix''s back, he heard two notifications that he had been waiting for since he was curious about how much percentage he would get in killing the Peak-level Lord Rank Beast as Low-level Lord Rank.


    When Cain checked the notifications, he was surprised to find that his experience had only increased to 15%.


    He thought that it would be at least one-third, considering the difference in rank and the possibility of lowering the percentage from the randomization the system had mentioned.


    He also thought that it might also be rted to the difficulty, as his difficulty was normal-level.


    Cain then asked the system since he wanted to confirm which factor caused the experience to only increase 15%.


    Despite waiting for almost a minute, the system was still silent and seemed like it didn''t want to answer his question.


    "Tch, stingy bastard." Cain cursed, clicking his tongue in dissatisfaction.


    Feeling unhappy that the system ignored him, Cain patted Nix''s body and instructed him to fly around the mountain ranges again.


    However, when Nix just took off from the ground, Cain heard a notification that made him frown, as the worst-case scenario that he had thought of wasing true.


    [Ding! Detected a Lightning Cow, Peak-level GrandLord Rank Beast 10 km West ahead]


    The moment he saw the notification and saw that the one who came was probably the cow''s parent since it had reached Peak-level GrandLord Rank Beast, Cain immediately instructed Nix to stay still.


    The reason why he didn''t flee right away was because he was still thinking about a lot of possibilities as he thought of a crazy n.


    But, since Cain didn''t want to make a mistake because of his poor judgment, he decided to think about it carefully first, as it wouldn''t be toote for him and Nix to run away, considering that the cow couldn''t fly like Nix did.

 Chapter 87 Cain vs Peak GrandLord Rank Lightning Cow

    After thinking about it for a while, Cain decided that he would try to kill it with one of the strongest attacks he coulde up with at the moment.


    He thought that even if he couldn''t kill it with the attack, he would try to kill it with the second move since he still had enough Evolution Points to charge his energy onest time.


    Even if he still couldn''t kill the cow by then, he had hisst backup n, which was to immediately activate his bloodline power to boost his stats and kill it by himself even if it meant he wouldn''t get the experience for killing it.


    Cain was confident that no matter how strong a GrandLord Rank Beast was, when he decided to go all out and activated his bloodline power, he would be able to kill it.


    He then checked the cow''s information since he hadn''t had time before, as he immediately thought about what he would do the moment he detected the cow.


    [Race: Lightning Cow]


    [Attribute: High-level Lightning Element]


    [Rank: Peak-level GrandLord Rank Beast]


    [Qualification: GrandLord]


    [Skills: Lightning Strike, Lightning Stomp, Lightning Armor, Lightning Ram]


    [Strength]: 3,500,000


    [Agility]: 3,100,000


    [Health]: 3,250,000


    [Sense]: 3,100,000


    [Energy]: 3,400,000


    After looking at the cow''s information, he immediately instructed Nix tond on the ground since he had a n in mind.


    He then put Nix back into the beast space as he waved his hand while looking in the cow''s direction, waiting for its arrival.


    A few secondster, Cain finally saw the cow when it was 200 meters away from him.


    Cain noticed that it resembled the previous cow but was only slightlyrgerpared to the cow he had just killed, around 10% bigger.


    He thought that it might be because it was a female cow, so even if its rank was a whole rank higher than the previous cow, their sizes weren''t much different from each other.


    When the cow was 100 meters away from Cain, it immediately became enraged.


    Because when it saw Cain, it noticed its descendant''s dead body that was split and burned apart beside the human in front of him.


    It then directly charged forward to Cain as it wanted to vent its anger by killing the human who should''ve been the one who killed its descendant.


    Looking at the huge cow charging at him while mooing loudly in anger, Cain unsheathed his sword before using his talent [Infernal Ascendance] for the first time.


    Two gorgeous wings made out of fire were spread out of his back, spanning around five meters wide.


    The temperature in the surroundings instantly rose sky high, the grasses and even the leaves on the nearby trees were immediately scorched into ashes.


    Cain then put the cow''s dead body back into the inventory as he noticed that it was slowly burned away since it was right next to him.


    Not even a secondter, Cain enveloped his sword with white mes as he used [Soulfire me] with almost all of his energy, leaving only a little bit.


    Because he didn''t want the system to auto charge his energy using hisst one million Evolution Points since he also wanted to test his guess.


    Theoretically, he should be able to kill the cow in front of him because when he used his talent [Infernal Ascendance (SS- Rank)], his attack rted to fire would deal double damage.


    Considering the fact that double of his energy was more than all of the cow''s energy, he guessed that his attack should overwhelm its attack even if the cow went all out.


    Because the skill that he used at the moment was only avable when someone awakened the fifth tail, which meant that the quality and strength of the power itself were beyond higherpared to the cow''s skill.


    However, this was just Cain''s calction, and he couldn''t confirm it since the system didn''t answer his question and told him to find it out by himself.


    The moment Cain used his talent, the cow became wary as it sensed the danger when it saw the wings spread out of Cain''s back.


    Yet, it still charged forward, since it was blinded by anger as its only descendant was killed by the human in front of it.


    However, when it saw the white mes enveloping the sword and sensed the extreme danger from the terrifying power contained within the mes, the cow immediately regretted its choice to charge forward at Cain.


    Because the cow thought that Cain was only at the Low-level Lord Rank, and even if he had something up his sleeves, it was confident that it could kill Cain as the gap between their ranks was huge.


    But the cow immediately came back to its senses when it felt the dangering from its soul the moment Cain enveloped his sword with the white mes, as this was the first time it felt this feeling of extreme terror.


    Unfortunately for the cow, its distance was already very close, and it was impossible to dodge the attack when it saw that Cain had already raised his hand and shed it forward.


    Swoosh!


    A huge 8-meter crescent moon-shaped sword energy that was engulfed in white mes was heading towards the cow at a quick speed.


    The moment Cain raised its hand, the cow had already reacted unconsciously by using all of its strength as it used [Lightning Strike] and [Lightning Armor] skills.


    The lightning marks on the horns were lit up with a dark purplish color while its entire body was instantly enveloped by a visible purple armor.


    The moment the marks on the horns were fully lit up, a three-meter purple lightning bolt flew out of them, intending to at least reduce the power of the iing attack as the cow felt that Cain''s attack was so terrifying that it was unsure if its lightning bolt would even be able to stop it.


    Unfortunately for the cow, the moment the lightning bolt shed with the white mes, it was instantly devouredpletely by the mes as the crescent moon-shaped energy was still charging forward at itself.


    When the white mes touched the cow, Cain was surprised that the mes didn''t cause wounds or damage and started to envelop the cow instead.


    MOO!!


    The cow was mooing in pain, falling to the ground the moment the mes started to envelop its body.


    After a few seconds, the mes fully enveloped the cow''s body and immediately turned its massive body into ashes in less than a second.


    When Cain looked at the cow''s body that had gone into nothingness, his first reaction was dissatisfaction since now he couldn''t try the cow''s meat, which had reached the Peak-level GrandLord Rank.


    At this rate, if he used the [Soulfire me] skill to kill all of the beasts, all of them would be reduced to ashes, leaving him with nothing.


    Not even the beast core was spared.


    However, he was also satisfied that his guess was on point as he was able to kill the cow with one move.


    As Cain was lost in thought thinking about a few things, he immediately summoned Fenix after he heard two notifications from the system and checked them.


    [Ding! You have killed the Peak-level GrandLord Rank Beast]


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 Chapter 88 Cains Past

    Feeling satisfied that his experience had reached 100%, Cain immediately hopped onto Nix''s back and instructed him to go back to the inn as he wanted to end the day.


    On the way there, Cain checked on Fenix and found that he had already refined Nix''s evolution pill as he was sleeping soundly while there was a space ring and note that said ''Evolution Pill''.


    Cain then moved the space ring into the inventory and let Fenix sleep however much he wanted.


    He also checked on Dante and found that he was still struggling with refining his blood, so he just ignored Dante since he couldn''t do anything about it.


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    "Big Brother Cain, over here!" A waved his hand and made a gesture for him to sit beside her as she tapped the seat on her left.


    Cain smiled and waved back as he walked towards the table by the window.


    "Little girl, aren''t you eating too much?" Cain asked as he pinched A''s cheek.


    "Hehe." A giggled in response.


    Cain then gged down a waiter and ordered all the best food that A and Elion had eaten, as there were dozens of empty tes on the table.


    Shortly after, the waitress that served Cain the first time he was here with Fenix came while bringing the food that Cain had ordered.


    "Sir, it''s a pleasure to see you again." The waitress bowed as she couldn''t express her gratitude before because Cain immediately went inside his room after he gave her a huge tip.


    "Likewise." Cain responded with a smile.


    "Go ahead, eat as much as you like. I know you''re still hungry." Cain said to A and Elion.


    A immediately ate the food on the table as if she was afraid that she wouldn''t be left with any food if she didn''t act quickly.


    While Cain, A, and Elion were eating while chatting happily, Cain''s body shivered when he watched what A did.


    A picked up a shrimp and waved it at Elion, speaking excitedly as she moved her body left and right. "Brother, look! My shrimp is bigger than yours!"


    This scene was what made his body shiver because this was exactly what his dead little brother did to him a week before an ident that took not only his little brother but his entire family''s life.


    He really remembered this scene since that dinner was thest dinner he had with his family.


    A week after that dinner, when he was on a business trip, he suddenly got a call from a hospital in the city where he lived that their family got into a car crash.


    Unfortunately, they couldn''t save any of his family.


    His dad, mom, and little brother died because of the ident.


    While his dad and mom were instantly pronounced dead on the scene, his little brother miraculously survived and was brought to the hospital before he died because he lost too much blood and couldn''t get the treatment immediately after the ident.


    However, when he was informed of his little brother''sst words from the doctor, he felt that the world immediately crumbled before him.


    The doctor informed him that the moment his little brother woke up after he was unconscious from the crash ident, he immediately looked after him.


    "Brother Jake, where are you? Jack is scared."


    These were his little brother''sst words before he was unconscious again and was announced dead.


    The reason his little brother immediately looked after him was probably because he was the closest to his little brother, as he doted on his little brother too much.


    Not only that, he was also probably the closest person to his little brother since the person who spent the most time with him was him.


    Because he spent most of his free time with him and his parents were mostly working, even his mom started to work again after his little brother was more than two years old.


    He then asked the witness why the car ident happened in the first ce and found out that apparently a car crashed into his family''s car.


    After investigating the ident further, he found that the one who caused all of this was a man in his early 20s who was on drugs.


    The thing that enraged him the most was that the young man who crashed into his family survived and didn''t suffer much.


    He then went to a court to sue the man, using the evidence from the hospital that the man was on drugs and was the one who caused the ident that took his entire family''s lives.@@novelbin@@


    However, strangely enough, the judge decided that the evidence was invalid and not strong enough before dismissing the case.


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    This made him be enraged as he guessed that the judge should''ve been bribed.


    After that, he investigated further and found that the man was the son of one of the higher-ups in the government.


    He then went to the hospital and found that even the doctor that gave him the statement that the man was on drugs had also been bribed, as he turned his back on him and said that the man wasn''t on drugs.


    Frustrated but undeterred, Jake sought the help of a hacker friend to retrieve CCTV footage of the ident as concrete evidence.


    Yet, even with this, his case was dismissed again.


    This harsh reality hit him hard at that time.


    Realizing that legal means would lead nowhere, Jake made a desperate decision.


    He asked his hacker friend to find a hitman, determined to take justice into his own hands.


    When his friend heard it, he was surprised and thought that Jake (Cain) had gone insane.


    "Jake, you might regret this for the rest of your life," he warned.


    But Jake''s resolve was unshakable. His clenched fists and steely gaze left no room for doubt.


    With his friend''s reluctant help, Jake began to n, ensuring he had an airtight alibi and would be seen publicly when the assassination took ce.

 Chapter 89 Revenge from a Past Life

    After the assassination, police knocked on Jake''s door in the middle of the night and arrested him under suspicion of murder.


    Thankfully, Jake had proof of being at a five-star hotel lobby during the time of the incident, having a meeting with a client. With this alibi, the case was dismissed.


    His final act of revenge was a smug, satisfied look directed at the victim''s parents as he walked out of the courtroom.


    When he was still reminiscing about his brother, he came back to his senses because he sensed that someone was tugging on his robe.


    It was A who was looking at her with a cute, sad face as she was about to cry.


    "Big Brother Cain, are you okay?"


    "Huh, of course I''m oka¨C" Before Cain could finish his sentence, he found that tears were streaming down across his face unknowingly.


    He then wiped his tears quickly before patting A''s head. "I''m okay, I was just remembering something sad. You don''t need to worry about it."


    Cain added as he petted her head softly, "Thank you, A."


    "Hmmm-hmmm." A closed her eyes and enjoyed her head being petted by Cain.


    Subsequently, Cain and the others continued eating their meals before going back and taking a rest in the room.


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    Cain slowly opened his eyes, sat up on the bed, yawned, and looked left and right at his bedroom. His eyes were just barely open because he was still sleepy.


    After dozing off for a minute, Cain got up and took a hot shower to refresh himself in the morning.


    When he came out of his bedroom, he found that A and Elion were already in the living room, and dressed up as if they were ready to go.


    "Big Brother Cain, you''re finally up! Let''s go!" A came in front of him and jumped a few times as if she couldn''t wait to meet her new friends.


    "Alright, alright, we''ll leave now." Cain shook his head helplessly before walking towards the door.


    "Yeay! Let''s go, brother Eli!" A looked at his brother, who was still sitting on the couch, watching his little sister excitedly with a happy expression.


    The three of them then walked out of the inn and hopped into Nix''s back before Nix flew away, heading towards the rion Kingdom''s direction.


    "Wow! This is so much better than riding Nix inside the beast space!"


    A eximed as she stood up and opened her arms widely even though there was no air as Nix shielded his body with his power so that A and Elion would be able to ride on him since if he didn''t shield it, both of them would definitely be blown away and fall off.


    "A, be careful not to fall off." Elion knocked her head lightly before forcing her to sit down again.


    "Hahaha, don''t worry. As long as you''re not intentionally jumping down, you won''t fall." Cainughed, looking at the quarrel between A and Elion in front of him.


    When she heard it, A pouted cutely and looked at her brother in dissatisfaction, "See? Even Big Brother Cain says to not worry about it."


    She then stood up and put her palm above her eyes while looking around as if she was able to see clearly, but the reality hit her hard.


    "Big Brother Cain, I can''t see much from up here. Can we go lower?"


    "No, you wouldn''t be able to see it clearly too and might even get sick motion. That''s why I told Nix to fly high so that at least you can still enjoy the view without any problems." Cain smiled and shook his head as he exined it.


    "Oh... okay," A nodded her head before epting the reality and looked around to search for something interesting.


    A few hourster, Cain finally detected Sylvia and the others, which meant that the distance between them was only 10 km away.


    Before Nixnded on the ground, hepressed his body size to be smaller, around 5 meters big.


    When Nixnded on the ground, Sylvia immediately ran up to him excitedly. "Nix! Big Brother Cain!"


    Sylvia then jumped at Cain, hanging on his body like a ko. "Let''s head to Velmara Kingdom right away!"


    Sylvia said excitedly, as this was going to be her first time experiencing the outside world since she never even went far away from the vige before.


    "Hold on, Sylvia. Let me introduce you to some new friends first." Cain said as she petted her hair.


    "New friends? Where?" Sylvia''s eyes lit up as she thought that she had new friends that she could y with.


    "Wait a second." Cain put her down and waved his hand, taking out A and Elion, as he had put both of them inside the beast space before they arrived here.


    After Cain took A and Elion, they looked left and right before they finally found that Cain was behind them.


    Cain then introduced Sylvia, pointing at her, "This is Sylvia."


    He added, "And these are A and Elion. They''re siblings."


    "Hello, Big Sister Sylvia." A was the first one to speak as she waved her hand while hiding behind his brother, seemingly a little bit shy.


    Sylvia was surprised when she heard that someone called her big sister, as this was her first time to be called that.


    Even though she wasn''t the youngest in the vige, the reason why someone had never called her that was because she also didn''t interact much with the people in the vige except a few people near her house.


    "Hello, Little Sister A. Don''t be shy! Come here. I caught a lot of fish today, we can eat together!"@@novelbin@@


    Sylvia smiled kindly as she was extremely happy that someone called her Big Sister.


    "Really? How did you catch so many fish?" A''s attitude changed 180 degrees while unknowingly drooling over the fact that she couldn''t wait to eat a lot of fish.


    Sylvia puffed out her chest proudly. "Of course! I''ll show you! Come on, let''s go to the river." Explore more stories with empire


    "Let''s go!" A immediately walked towards Sylvia before following her towards the river excitedly.


    Everyone shook their heads watching the little girls interact as they thought that both of them seemed to be gluttons.

 Chapter 90 Dantes New Strength

    While everyone was chatting and eating happily, A told the story of how she and her big brother were rescued by Big Brother Cain.


    When everyone heard it, they immediately felt sad and thought that they should treat both of them better, especially A.


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    "Nix, fly slowly first, okay?" Sylvia hugged Nix''s head as she petted it softly.


    A followed Sylvia, hanging on Nix''s neck like a ko while Elion was below her in panic trying to catch her in case she lost her grip.


    "Let''s pick up Lyra before heading to the Velmara Kingdom," Cain smiled, watching the kids ying around with Nix happily.


    Cain needed to pick up Lyra too because she nodded eagerly when he asked her if she was interested ining to the Velmara Kingdom to join in the fun of participating in the auction.


    He thought Lyra didn''t need to secure his mansion or the capital city because there shouldn''t be an issue in a short period of time, and the cooldown of swapping with his clone was almost over too.


    "Wow! We can see everything below from up here! It''s so beautiful." Sylvia eximed, watching the scenery clearly as Nix was flying at a slow speed and quite a low altitude.


    "Finally! I couldn''t see anythingst time because Nix flew so high and fast." A nodded in agreement while whining because she couldn''t see much before.


    Cain only smiled as he was enjoying the liveliness and thought that it would be great to live in peace like this forever.


    While on the way to his mansion, Cain was surprised that he sensed a movement inside his beast space and found that apparently Dante had sessfully refined the blood.


    One of the reasons that Dante could refine the blood faster was because he was helped with the system as it informed him about it.


    Naturally, the reason the system helped Dante was because he was his summoned character and rted to the system.


    However, the system had also told him that it only helped Dante in fastening the process of refining, and that''s it.


    Which means that given Dante wasn''t able to refine the blood, the system wouldn''t even bat an eye and save him, resulting in Dante''s death.


    Cain then made a projection inside the beast space, appearing in front of Dante, who had opened his eyes and felt his new strength as he opened and closed his palms many times.


    When Dante noticed that Cain had appeared in front of him, he immediately knelt on his knee and thanked him. "Thank you for the opportunity that you''ve given to me, My Lord!"


    Cain waved his hand and smiled, "It''s nothing, you''ve also helped me a lot. Consider it a reward for your efforts.


    He then added as he helped Dante get up, "I''m d that you''ve sessfully absorbed it without any issue."


    Cain patted Dante''s shoulder with an approving nod.


    "It''s just a fluke, My Lord." Dante scratched his head in response.


    Cain shook his head and replied, "No! If you were notpetent enough, you would''ve died. So, you can feel proud of yourself that you''ve achieved an incredible feat."


    "By the way, you smell bad right now because it seems like a lot of impurities have escaped from your body. Go wash up."


    Cain waved his hand, sending Dante into his bathroom so that he could wash himself before he let him out of the beast space.


    He then burned the ck liquids that were scattered on the ground around as they were the impurities from Dante''s body.


    Before Cain took back his projection, he remembered something and immediately checked Dante''s information as he was curious about his stats after his strength had increased to a new level.


    [Name: Dante]


    [Age: 30] Discover more content at empire


    [Race: Half-Demon, Half-Elf]


    [Blooline: 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox (1-Tailed)]


    [Awakener Rank: Peak-level Dominator Rank]


    [Attribute: Peak-level Dark Element, Peak-level Fire Element]


    [Talent: Essence of Darkness (S), Abyssal Resilience (S), Abyssal Harvest (S+), Master of Shadows (S-)]


    [Skills: Dark sh, Silence Reaper, Unseen Hunter, Shadowmeld, Shadow Bind, Shadow Step, Umbra Cloak]


    [Strength]: 24,000,000


    [Agility]: 26,500,000


    [Health]: 18,000,000


    [Sense]: 22,000,000


    [Energy]: 20,000,000


    When Cain checked Dante''s information, he was surprised that Dante''s rank immediately jumped into the Peak-level Dominator Rank.


    Cain thought that Dante''s stats had also increased drastically that he should''ve been stronger than most Low-level King Rank Awakeners.


    Cain even had the thoughts of using his blood in the pool to form a powerful army, estimating that there should be at least tens of thousands in the small pond he had created, given the density and mass of his blood were heavier than regr blood.


    However, this method was cruel as the sess rate wasn''t that high to begin with.


    Even if the person who absorbed it belonged to the Fox race, the sess rate was only about 10% at most.


    Naturally, it also depended on many factors, such as the strength of the person who refined it, the quality of the bloodline, etc.


    But this method was also dangerous since if this information leaked, arge number of forces would pursue him.


    Cain then quickly dismissed his crazy n, as he had just been transmigrated into this world less than one day.


    It would be hrious if he died the next day because of his stupidity.


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    When Cain picked Lyra up, there was another person who followed them, it was Kael who could be said to be one of the closest people to the original Cain.


    He said that he also wanted to experience the outside world too, as he had always been training hard with limited resources to protect ''Cain'' as his personal bodyguard before this.


    So, after he thought that Cain didn''t really need his protection anymore since Cain himself was even stronger than him, he might as well want to join in the fun when he saw that a lot of people were riding on Nix''s back.


    Naturally, Cain allowed him to join them since he knew from the memories that he got from the body that Kael had really tried his best in bing stronger and protecting him with his life on the line.


    When they had almost arrived at the city gate, Cain instructed Nix tond near the city gate as he wanted the others to experience it starting from the gate like he did before.


    As Nixnded near the gate, everyone on the gate immediately shifted their attention towards Nix since they had never seen a gorgeous Ice Dragon in their entire lives.


    "Big Brother Cain, after looking at the Lunovale City''s gate and walls, doesn''t Eldoria''s capital feel more like a townpared to this?"


    Sylvia put her hand on her chin, looking up at the massive city gate, and tilted her head to A beside her as they held each other''s hand happily.


    "You''re right, Big Sis Sylvia. I think Big Brother Cain needs to rebuilt the Capital City''s gate and walls." A nodded in agreement cutely.


    ra and Elion immediately knocked their little sister''s head as they had gone too far in roasting Cain tantly like that.


    "Ouch!" Sylvia and A put their hands on their heads in unison.


    Feeling the stare of ra and Elion, they instantly ran towards Cain and hugged him.


    "Hehe, of course we were just joking because the rion Kingdom is the best in the world." Sylvia said as she looked at Cain with a guilty smile.


    "hmmm-hmmm, because what matters the most is strength, and since Big Brother Cain is the strongest, his kingdom is obviously the best." A nodded.


    Cain only shook his head helplessly, as he hadn''t expected that he would be roasted by two little girls.


    "What both of you said wasn''t wrong, I indeed need to rebuild the city gate since they look shabby." Cain patted their heads softly.


    When they heard it, both Sylvia and A tilted their heads and looked at ra and Elion, sticking out their tongues cutely as if mocking them that Cain wasn''t mad at them.


    "Alright, let''s head inside and explore. Feel free to pick out anything you like, I''ll cover it."


    Cain tossed a few space rings filled with a lot of crystals to Dante, Kael, Anya, and Lyra in case they were separated.


    Cain had reminded them that each group must have a strong person with them just in case something unexpected happened.


    As they were walking towards the gate, they were surprised when they noticed that a few guards approached them with quick steps.


    Dante immediately appeared in front of everyone in case they ever wanted to make trouble with them.


    However, everyone including people who were queuing in front of the gate except Cain and Fenix, were surprised when they saw that the guards bowed deeply as they shouted in unison.


    "Wee back, Young Master Cain. I''m sorry for not weing you earlier."


    "There''s no need to be polite, I''m only here to apany my little sisters visiting Lunovale City" Cain smiled and patted Sylvia and A who were hiding behind him as they were afraid when they saw the iing guards.


    The guards immediately smiled kindly, "Wee to Lunovale City, Little Misses."


    Sylvia and A immediately became eased when they saw that they weren''t bad people.


    "Greet me with my name! I''m Sylvia!" Sylvia said excitedly as she wanted to feel the feeling people greeted her like they did with Cain.


    "Me too, me too! My name is A!" A raised her hand as she didn''t want to be left out.

 Chapter 91 A Challenge for Nix: A Clash of Beasts

    When everyone heard it, they shook their heads helplessly watching the two little girls'' behavior.@@novelbin@@


    Naturally, the guards could only obey the little girls'' request, as Cain said that they were his little sisters.


    "Wee to Lunovale City, Little Miss Sylvia, Little Miss A." They bowed at Sylvia and A consecutively.


    Both of the little girls were giggling away when they saw it.


    "Okay, let''s queue in line and wait¨C"


    Before Cain finished his sentence, the captain guard immediately interrupted, "Young Master Cain, there''s no need for any formalities. You may proceed directly into the city."


    The guards stepped aside, creating a clear path for them. The captain then added, "Would you like an escort, considering you have such arge group with you?"


    Cain shook his head, waving a hand dismissively as he took the lead. "That won''t be necessary," he said, guiding the others into the city.


    The bustling streets of Velmara City stretched before them, a mix of color and music.


    Towering pagodas, floatingnterns, and vivid booths selling everything from rare beast eggs to enchanted trinkets adorned the cobblestone streets.


    The air buzzed with the chatter of merchants, the growls of exotic beasts, and the faint hum of magical auras.


    Everyone had scattered into a few groups.


    The first group was Cain, Sylvia, A, Nix, and Fenix.


    The second group was the trio of youngdies: Anya, ra, and Lyra.


    The third group was Dante, Kael, and Elion.


    As Cain wanted Nix to enjoy this rare asion, he instructed Nix topress his body to be really small, around 45 cm.


    Naturally, since Nix''s body waspressed, most of his strength was also being suppressed.


    Cain followed alongside Fenix, his hands caressing Nix in his arms, exuding a calm and protective aura as Sylvia and A walked in front of him.


    "Big Brother Cain! Look at that!" A eximed, pointing at a street performer juggling fireballs with one hand while spinning a glowing crystal with the other.


    "Can we watch, please?" Sylvia begged with a cute face as she was also curious.


    Cain chuckled, stopping to let the little girls enjoy the show. "Alright, but don''t wander too far."


    The performer grinned, noticing two cute little girls being captivated by his performance.


    He then added a style by tossing the crystal high into the air, where it burst into a shower of multicolored sparks.


    A pped enthusiastically as she really enjoyed the show.


    "Big Brother Cain, can we give him something? That was amazing!" A giggled, tugging on Cain''s sleeve.


    Cain handed a Low Rank tinum Crystal with a smile. "Go ahead."


    A took the crystal without knowing its value and ran towards the performer, who tipped his hat and thanked her deeply when he saw that the tip was really generous.


    As they continued down the street, the sweet scent of caramelized sugar floated through the air, catching A''s attention. "Candy! I smell candy!"


    "Really? Where is it?" Sylvia asked excitedly, looking at the ce where A pointed.


    Both of them directly ran towards a stall overflowing with colorful candies.


    An elderly man with a long white beard greeted both the little girls warmly.


    "Wee, little ones. What would you like to try? We have honey drops, dragon fruit chews, and even the best seller, frost-mint shards!"


    A''s eyes sparkled as she pointed to a jar of glittering blue candies. "Those! They look like tiny stars!"


    "Uhmm, I also want the frost-mint shards, please!" Sylvia said while putting her hand on her chin, seemingly thinking for a while before deciding to choose the same as A chose.


    Cain stepped forward and asked. "We''ll take a bag for each of those, please!"


    He then added, "By the way, what''s your rmendation for someone who loves sour vors?" He asked as he also wanted to try some.


    The old man chuckled and handed Cain a pouch of ruby-red candies. "These are phoenix fruit bites, sour enough to make your toes curl!"


    A peeked over Sylvia''s shoulder while already nibbling on a frost-mint shard. "Oh, can I try one too?"


    Cain handed her a piece, watching with amusement as her face scrunched up cutely before handing it in to Fenix.


    "Big uncle, try this." A extended her hand high towards Fenix as she was curious if the big uncle would feel the same way as she did.


    "No, I don''t like sour things." Fenix shook his head decisively before immediately nodding his head and took the candy as he noticed the cold re from Cain.


    When his face scrunched up worse than A''s did, everyoneughed as they enjoyed the lively moment between them.


    Subsequently, after Cain paid for the candies, they moved on and passed a shop where animated paper kites danced in the wind.


    Sylvia was interested in a kite shaped like a dragon with a beautiful white color.


    "Big Brother Cain, can we get that one? It looks just like Nix!" A pleaded with a cute face as she tugged on his sleeve.


    Cain nodded with a smile, patting her head softly. "Alright, alright. Do you want to buy it too, Sylvia?"


    Cain looked at Sylvia, who seemed to be interested in a kite shaped like a nine-tailed fox with its tails shimmering with rainbow colors.


    Sylvia nodded eagerly as she pointed at the kite in the shape of a nine-tailed fox.


    Cain then tossed another Low Rank tinum crystal to the shopkeeper. "Keep the change."


    The shopkeeper was surprised when he saw the crystal and thanked Cain a few times before bringing down the kites with a flick of her wand and handing them to Sylvia and A.


    "Thank you, Big Brother Cain! We''ll take good care of them!" Both of them jumped excitedly as they hugged their kites.


    As Cain led the two girls through the bustling streets, their attention was suddenly drawn to amotioning from arge open area.


    They followed the sounds of shing weapons and shouts to a sprawling training ground situated in the heart of the city.


    The sight was mesmerizing. Martial artists sparred with one another in designated rings, their swift movements blurring as they exchanged strikes.


    Nearby, awakeners practiced their skills, unleashing bursts of elemental power into targets that shimmered with protective runes.


    Beast tamers directed their partners, majestic creatures ranging from huge bears to ferocious foxes¡ªthrough intricate drills, disying the seamless bond between master and beast.


    "Wow!" A gasped, her eyes sparkling with amazement. "Big Brother Cain, can we watch for a bit? Please?"


    Sylvia pped her hands in excitement. "I''ve never seen so many martial artists and beasts all in one ce! It''s incredible!"


    Cain chuckled as he looked at the little girls'' excitement. "All right, but just for a little while. Don''t wander off too far."


    He then nced at Fenix, ordering him to stay vignt in case there''s an incident where the aftermath of the battle would harm the little girls.


    "Don''t worry, My Lord. Even if someone intentionally attacks them with full power, it wouldn''t be faster than my reaction." Fenix waved his hand, reassuring Cain to not worry as the people here weren''t worth much in his eyes.


    All of them then made their way to the sidelines, where a crowd of spectators cheered on the ongoing duels.


    One particrly intense match caught A''s attention, it was a young martial artist wielding a ming spear who faced off against a magician who conjured icy barriers and frost shards to counter his relentless attacks.


    The sh of fire and ice was captivating and drew cheers from the spectators when the match was over, won by the young martial artist who wielded the ming spear.


    "I also want to be as strong as him someday!" A dered as she clenched her fists with a serious expression, looking at Cain. "I''ll be the strongest martial artist in the future."


    Sylvia giggled, teasing A. "You? Strongest martial artist? I thought you''d rather spend your time eating sweets."


    A pouted, puffing out her cheeks cutely. "I can do that! Just watch me!"


    Cain ruffled her hair with a kind smile, "You''ve still got plenty of time to train. But first, let''s see what else this city has to offer."


    "Hehe, Big Brother Cain is the best!" A hugged him and looked at Sylvia, sticking out her tongue, "Wle!"


    "Alright, let''s go!" Cain said as he got up and looked around to see where he should explore this ce.


    As they continued exploring the training ground, a beastmaster noticed Nix in Cain''s embrace.


    A middle-aged man apanied by a sleek silver-furred panther approached with a respectful bow. "Pardon me, sir. Is that an Ice Dragon? Because I''ve never seen a Dragon in my entire life."


    Cain smiled politely as he petted Nix, "Yes, Nix is an Ice Dragon. He''s my onlypanion at the moment."


    The middle-aged man nodded, clearly impressed. "He seems really remarkable. I bet that he''d win against any beast within the same rank here. Would you be interested in a friendly match?"


    The middle-aged man thought that even if his contracted beast would stand a chance since it had reached Mid-level Lord Rank Beast.


    Before Cain could decline, A''s eyes lit up, and she immediately jumped around excitedly as he looked at the middle-aged man. "Yes, let''s do it! Nix is the best, and he''ll win for sure!"


    Sylvia was also excited since this was going to be her first time watching Nix fight.


    She then looked at Cain with a cute look as if she would cry if Cain declined her. "Big Brother Cain, I also want to see Nix''s battle. Please?"


    >>>


    [A/N] For all of you who are here for the smut chaps, 4 smut chaps are finally out in the newest chapters (103-106) :))

 Chapter 92 Nix vs Panther

    Nix originally didn''t want to bother to fight a weakling, but as soon as he saw Sylvia wanting to see him fight, he immediately stroked her head at Cain softly as if begging him to let him fight for Sylvia.


    Sigh!


    ''When is it going to be my time in fulfilling Anya''s promise-I meant to take a rest before tonight''s auction.''


    Cain sighed and thought to himself.


    He then nced at Nix, who had already jumped down and snorted as he shook his wings, as if eager to show off his strength in front of Sylvia.


    "Alright, just a quick match." Cain replied.


    A vast ring was immediately cleared, and the silver panther stepped into the ring first, its fur shimmering under the sunlight.


    Nix slowly dpressed his size until he reached around five meters, as he strode forward confidently, his scales were shining like polished obsidian.


    Subsequently, the protective barrier was activated, enveloping the arena as they didn''t want to be affected by the fight since most of them weren''t even strong to begin with.


    The crowd gathered, buzzing with excitement at the sight of the two majestic beasts facing off against each other.


    When the match began, the panther charged forward, leaving a blur of speed as its speed was considered top notch within the same rank.


    Nix countered effortlessly as he dodged and parried the panther''s attack.


    He then pped his wings once, sending a gust of wind that forced the panther to retreat.


    The panther didn''t back down as it zigzagged with incredible agility, finding an opening before attacking Nix. Its movements left afterimages that astonished the spectators.


    Nix stood firm, his eyes glowing with a calm as he watched the panther''s movement closely.


    When the panther charged again, Nix raised his w and met it mid-air, sending a shockwave through the arena when they collided.


    ng!


    The panther twisted midair, using the recoil to flip andnd elegantly.


    It then opened its mouth, unleashing a piercing howl that sent glimmering sound waves toward Nix.


    Nix reacted instantly as he spread his wings and created a translucent barrier of wind that shattered the sound waves before they could reach him.


    Nix counterattacked as he roared and created a few ice spikes before sending them to the panther, aiming to trap it.


    Looking at the iing attack, the panther leapt and twisted through the air, evading the spikes with incredible speed.


    As itnded, its ws shimmered, and a crescent-shaped de of silver energy shot from its ws, slicing through the air and heading straight towards Nix.


    Nix countered by using his [Ice Breath] skill, exhaling a beam of frosty breath and instantly freezing the energy de mid-air before it shattered into harmless fragments.


    Noticing that his attack was being countered effortlessly, the panther growled and used its skill, creating a silvery fog that began to fill the ring.


    "Big Brother Cain, I can''t see the fight. Is Nix going to be okay?" Sylvia seemed to be worried with Nix as she tugged Cain''s clothes nervously.


    Meanwhile, A pouted unhappily since she couldn''t see the fight and enjoy it.


    Cain chuckled and patted Sylvia''s head. "Don''t worry."


    Nix narrowed his eyes as he felt that his vision was restricted and immediately pped his wings, creating a chilly gust that dissipated the fog.


    The moment when the fog dissipated, the panther leapt high into the air, its ws glowing with a silvery aura as it descended a spiraling dive, aiming to strike Nix''s head.@@novelbin@@


    Reacting swiftly, Nix roared back and used his [Ice Storm] skill, unleashing a storm of ice spikes swirling around him in a protective vortex.


    The panther''s ws met the icy whirlwind, and sparks flew as silver shed with frost. Forced to retreat, the panthernded a few feet away, growling as its silver aura intensified.


    It then used its own elemental attack as a barrage of shimmering silver orbs that streaked towards Nix like missiles.


    Looking at the iing attack, Nix flew into the sky before using his [Ice Breath] skill once again, freezing the orbs mid-air.


    Nix immediately dove sharply, intending to attack the panther as he felt that he was always the one who was being attacked. His ws were enveloped in ayer of ice as he used the [Ice w] skill and aimed them at the panther.


    The panther responded by enveloping its body with a reflective silver shield, bracing itself for the impact.


    Nix''s icy ws shed against the shield, and the collision created a burst of cold and silver energy that sent shockwaves through the ring.


    The crowd gasped as both beasts were momentarily pushed back, but the panther was definitely pushed further than Nix.


    Nix growled, his breath visible in the chilly air, and he immediately became a little bit serious as he formed a big ice spike above him.


    The panther, who sensed the danger instantly, crouched low and channeled its energy into its legs before charging forwards in a burst of speed. At thest second, Nix sent the ice spike towards the panther.


    With incredible agility, the panther twisted midair, avoiding a direct hit but not escaping it entirely as the ice spike grazed its nk, leaving a trail of frost in its body.


    Landing awkwardly, the panther growled and prepared to use the remaining of its energy to make thest attack.


    When he noticed that the panther was about to make a strong move, Cain raised a hand and said, "That''s enough. There''s no need to push further."


    The middle-aged man nodded in agreement and showed an expression of admiration. "Nix is truly a strong dragon. It''s been an honor."


    Nix let out a satisfied growl as he walked back to Cain proudly.


    A and Sylvia immediately ran up to him as they were both excited after watching Nix''s fight.


    "I knew that you would win, Nix!" A eximed as she jumped and hung on Nix''s leg like a ko.


    Sylvia nodded enthusiastically as she petted Nix''s head. "That was amazing, Nix! I''m d that you''re fine."


    After letting the two little girls y with Nix for a while, Cain instructed Nix to be small again as he wanted to head towards the next destination.


    They then strolled into the bustling marketce, where stalls overflowed with goods from across regions.


    Exotic silks shimmered in the sunlight, enchanted trinkets hummed withtent energy, and weapons gleamed with intricate runes.


    Sylvia paused at a jewelry stall, her gaze fixated on a simple bracelet adorned with a small, glowing gemstone.


    "Do you like it?" Cain asked.


    Sylvia hesitated as he bit her lower lip before nodding shyly, thinking that it must be expensive since the price tag was 100 Peak Rank Lord crystals.


    Cain immediately tossed a space ring filled with exactly 100 Peak Rank Lord crystals at the shopkeeper.


    After checking the contents inside the space ring, the shopkeeper then handed the bracelet to Cain with a smile.


    Cain then ced the bracelet around Sylvia''s wrist before patting her head. "If you want to buy anything, just say so. Don''t worry about the money because I have enough to let you buy this entire market if you want."


    "Thank you, Big Brother Cain!" Sylvia thanked him as she hugged him tightly.


    A, who was interested in something, instantly dragged Cain toward a stall selling dolls shaped like beasts. "I want that Ice bear!"


    She pointed to a fluffy white bear with crystal-like ents.


    Cain bought it without hesitation as he watched A hug it with pure happiness.


    Their journey continued, and they eventually found themselves outside a bustling restaurant, its wooden facade adorned withnterns glowing softly with runic inscriptions.


    The tantalizing aroma of roasted meats, spiced broths, and freshly baked bread wafted through the air.


    A''s stomach growled audibly, and she held it with a grin.


    "I guess it''s time to eat," Cain said with a chuckle. "Let''s go in."


    The interior of the restaurant was warm and inviting, filled with the chatter of the customers and the clinking of dishes.


    A young man in traditional robes guided them to a cozy corner table near a window overlooking the lively street.


    As they sat, Sylvia and A marveled at the enchanted crystal chandeliers that bathed the room in a soft, golden glow.


    After a while, a beautiful waitress in herte 20s arrived, presenting them with a menu etched onto a glowing te.


    A''s eyes widened at the sight of the options. "Look! They have Beast Tamer tters! What''s that?"


    Cain nced at the description. "It''s a mix of dishes inspired by the beasts tamed in the region. Phoenix Fire Skewers, Thunder Wolf Noodles, and Ice Fang Soup."


    "I want that!" A eximed, bouncing in her seat as she couldn''t wait to try it.


    "Me too, me too!" Sylvia raised her hand as she was also curious because this was going to be her first time eating outside.


    She then added, pointing at a dish called the Starlight Feast. "This one sounds pretty, I also want this!"


    "Let''s order three of these and other dishes then." Cain ced the order.


    Shortly after, the beautiful waitress brought over some of the food that Cain had ordered, transforming the table into a feast.


    The Phoenix Fire glowed faintly, releasing a pleasant heat with each bite. The Thunder Wolf Noodles crackled with lightning-like sparks, and the Ice Fang Soup radiated refreshing chill.


    Sylvia''s starlight feast consisted of a glowing sd and a sweet, sparkling drink that tastes like stardust.


    Naturally, what Cain had ordered wasn''t dishes that were made from high rank beasts as he ordered these mainly for both little girls.

 Chapter 93 Visiting a Beast Shop

    "It''s so pretty!" A''s eyes lit up as she eximed and tried to reach out for the glowing sd in Sylvia''s Starlight feast before Sylvia yfully pushed her hand away.


    "No touching my food!" Sylvia puffed out her cheeks. "It''s mine!"


    Cain chuckled at their quarrel. "A, wait for a bit, okay? They haven''t given us all the food that we ordered. So, just eat what''s in front of you first."


    A''s expression that had saddened instantly became happy before she looked at the dish in front of her first. "Okay!"


    A then looked at the dish in front of her and immediately dug into the Phoenix Fire Skewers, her face lighting up with delight as the perfect spicy vors danced on her tongue.


    "This is so good!" She smiled, her cheeks flushed from the mild heat.


    Sylvia took a mouthful bite of her sparkling sd, and her face glowed almost as much as the dish itself. "It''s sweet!"


    She then sipped the stardust-like drink and savored the fizzy sensation. "This drink tasted like magic!"


    Not to be outdone, Cain ate the Thunder Wolf Noodles, feeling the electrifying thing that left a slight tingle on his tongue.


    The food wasn''t extravagantpared to the dish he had before, but the unique vors and, most importantly, the joy on the little girls'' faces made the meal unforgettable.


    As they ate, the bustling city outside the restaurant came alive with the sound of street performers and merchants selling their goods.


    Sylvia''s elven ears perked up at the sound of a lute ying a lively tune. "Big Brother Cain, can we go see the music after this?" She asked with a begging, cute face as if she would cry if Cain declined her request.


    A nodded enthusiastically while her mouth was still full of skewer meat. "Weah! En Waybe hi ken wain samhing fan hu hu!"


    Cain shook his head and looked at A. "A, what are you trying to say? In the future, don''t talk while you''re still chewing food because it''s a rude thing to do. Do you understand?"


    He reminded A with a kind smile as he thought that he needed to teach her a simple manner.


    A swallowed them and responded to Cain while nodding seriously. "I understand, Big Brother Cain."


    She then added, "Oh, I said: Yeah! And maybe we can find something fun to do!"


    Cain smiled and wiped A''s face with a napkin. "Alright, alright. I guess we''ll do thatter after we''re done here. But remember, don''t wander too far, okay?"


    Both girls nodded obediently, though Cain noticed the mischievous glint in A''s eyes and immediately nced at Fenix to keep an eye on her, as he didn''t want to bother much with keeping a close eye on them every second.


    After finishing their meal, they then stepped out into the bustling streets and headed towards the source of the music sound that Sylvia wanted to visit before.


    Sylvia clung to Cain''s arm as they made their way towards the music, her eyes widened as they watched the sights of jugglers, fire-breathers, and vendors selling a lot of things.


    A went ahead, stopping asionally to adore shiny things or a lively performer.


    Cain let out a soft sigh but didn''t reprimand her as he just realized that her curiosity seemed to be boundless.


    "Don''t wander too far, A." He called out as they reached a small square where a bard was ying his lute.


    The crowd was pping along, and A immediately joined in, her small hands pping out of sync but with full enthusiasm.


    After they enjoyed the bard''s performance, Cain tossed a Low Rank tinum crystal at the bucket before starting to wander around once again.


    A tugged on Cain''s sleeve and asked while making a cute face. "Big Brother Cain! Can we go to a beast shop? Please, please?? I want to see all the cute beasts!"


    Sylvia followed along as she petted Nix on Cain''s arms. "I want to see them too! Maybe they have cute beasts like Nix!"


    Cain wanted to reject them, but seeing their enthusiasm was hard for him to resist. "Alright, let''s go there and look around. But remember that we''re there just to look around."


    A and Sylvia cheered, grabbing each other''s hands and jumping around. "Yeay!"


    Cain then ordered the system to scan a ce filled with beasts and proceed to lead the little girls there.


    After walking for a few minutes, they arrived in front of arge building with a colorful sign of "Wild Wonders Emporium."


    The shop was filled with the soft chirps, growls, and hisses of various beasts spilling out into the street.


    Cain stepped inside first and saw the sight of rows of cages, each filled with a different type of beast. The interior was warm and well-lit, and the faint smell of hay and herbs lingered in the air.


    A young man in his early 20s approached with an apron dusted with feathers. "Wee to Wild Wonders Emporium! Looking for apanion beast, or just here to look around?"


    "Just looking around, apanying my little sisters as they wanted to see around." Cain replied with a polite smile.


    "Well, you''vee to the right ce." The young man said with augh. "Feel free to look around, but be careful not to startle the little ones."


    The little girls nodded earnestly, their eyes already darting from cage to cage as if looking for a beast that caught their interest.


    A immediately ran to a ss tank where tiny lizard-like creatures with shining scales were perched on rocks. "Big Brother Cain, look! They sparkle like jewels!" She eximed as she pointed at the lizard.


    "Those are Crystal Geckos," the young man exined as he walked over. "They''re popr for their bright scales and gentle temperament. Perfect for young beast tamers."


    Meanwhile, Sylvia had wandered to a cage where fluffy, rabbit-like creatures with long ears and a single horn on their foreheads were hopping around.


    "What are these?" She asked as she crouched down, hoping to get a better look.


    "Those are Lunar Hoppers," the young man exined. "They''re nocturnal and have a special ability to glow softly in the dark. They''re also quite loyal."


    Sylvia reached out carefully, and one of the Lunar Hoppers sniffed her hand before nuzzling it.


    She giggled. "It''s so soft!"


    Cain nced around, his gaze drawn to a corner of the shop where more secure cages held beasts that were clearly stronger and exotic.


    A small crowd had gathered there, admiring creatures within.


    Cain nced at Fenix, reminding him to watch over the little girls before walking over towards the crowd, as he was also curious.


    He saw a young Storm Griffin pping its small, lightning-charged wings.


    "That one''s a handful," The young man said with an annoyed expression as he appeared beside him.


    He then exined, "It''s rare for our shop to have something so high-energy, but the owner just couldn''t resist taking it in."


    "Looks like it''d be such a hassle taming it." Cain chuckled as he watched the young griffin zap a perch with a small bolt of electricity.


    "Oh, it definitely is. But with the suitable and strong master, it could grow into a powerfulpanion beast."@@novelbin@@


    "Big Brother Cain! Come here!" A called out, interrupting his thoughts.


    He then turned to see both girls huddled near a cage filled with eggs of various sizes and colors.


    "They have beast eggs!" Sylvia said excitedly, as she once had a beast egg too.


    "Look at this one! It''s blue and shiny!" A pointed to an egg.


    "That''s a Frostscale Serpent egg," the young man said. "Its mother was a strong tinum Rank Beast."


    A then pointed to a smaller, golden egg. "What about this one?"


    "That''s a Sun Ember Sparrow egg. They''re tiny but fiery little beasts." The young man exined with a smile.


    A looked up at Cain with wide eyes. "Big Brother Cain, can I get one? Please??"


    "You''re still too young, A. What are you going to do with it?" Cain chuckled as he ruffled her hair.


    "Hmmph! I also want to ride on my own beast, you know." A snorted and looked at the golden egg as she imagined being carried by her own beast.


    Cainughed and pinched her cheek. "Do you want to torture the small sparrow to carry you? Look at your belly, it''s almost giving up because you ate too much."


    "You''re such a meanie!" A pouted unhappily as she puffed her cheeks and pushed his hand away.


    Sigh!


    Cain sighed. "Originally I wanted to buy one for you and Sylvia each, but now that you''re unhappy, I guess I will only buy Sylvia. Which one do you want, Sylvia?" He looked at Sylvia and ignored A.


    A immediately jumped on Cain and hung like a ko while biting his body a few times softly. "Big Brother Cain! I also want one too!"


    "Alright, alright. I will buy one for you too." Cain ruffled her hair as he shook his head.


    "Yeay! Thank you, Big Brother Cain!" A looked up at Cain with an overjoyed expression, thinking that she was finally going to have her own beast.


    Cain even had the thought of buying the entire shop as he thought that giving some of the beasts to reward the high officials of his kingdom since he promised that he would give better rewards in the future.


    He thought that the rest of the beast would be used to fill his beast space to make it lively.


    Naturally he had thought of the safety measures since once in a while people such as Sylvia and the others were going to the beast space.

 Chapter 94 Buying Every Beast in the Shop

    He had ordered the system to scan the beast shop as he wanted to estimate how many beasts there were in the shop, but he found that even though this shop might have a lot of beasts, the quality of these beasts wasn''t high in his eyes.


    Because the best quality in the shop had only reached King Rank qualification, and they also only had one beast, that was the griffin that he had seen previously.


    Though there were some beasts that had Dominator Rank qualifications, these beasts couldn''t enter his eyes anymore unless they had a special ability that caught his interest.


    That''s why he thought that he would give these to his subordinates as rewards to motivate them to work harder for him so that it would be easier for him to do his own things without the need to interfere in the kingdom''s affairs too much.@@novelbin@@


    Because eventually, he would also need stronger subordinates, and it would be hard for them to grow by themselves without being supported, as their kingdom''s resources were also limited in the first ce.


    This was one of the reasons that he wanted to help his subordinates to be stronger, as his original n was also to develop his kingdom.


    After thinking about it carefully, Cain made a decision that he wanted to buy them all.


    He then looked at the young man and asked with a smile. "What''s your name?"


    The young man was stunned as he was confused that Cain asked his name out of nowhere but immediately answered while scratching the back of his head. "I''m Li Fenghai. Do you need something, sir?"


    "I do," Cain replied with a nod. "Can you call your manager? I have something important to discuss with you manager."


    "Of course, sir. Please wait a moment." Li Fenghai bowed before running towards the back of the shop, as he was just a normal person and couldn''t use a transmission token.


    Half a minuteter, a fat man in histe 30s came with Li Fenghai and greeted him as he cupped his fists politely. "I''m the manager of this ce. I heard that you have something important to discuss with me. May I know what it is?"


    Cain waved his hand with a smile. "It''s actually nothing much. I want to buy all of the beasts in this store, how much do I owe you?"


    The fat man was taken aback when he heard it, as he didn''t believe that someone would buy all of the beasts in the entire store, as there was no case where someone bought all of the beasts in any beast shop since it didn''t make sense.


    "Are you joking, sir?" The fat man frowned as he thought that Cain was ying a prank on him or something.


    Cain replied casually with a smile. "Do I look like someone who''s joking at the moment? Just count the price roughly and give me the estimate. You''ll see if I''m joking or not at that time."


    "Okay." The fat man nodded his head and ordered Li Fenghai, "Bring me the inventory list."


    "Big Brother Cain, are you really going to buy all of the beasts in this shop?" A tugged Cain''s sleeve with an excited look as if she already pictured herself that she would be able to y with a lot of beasts in the future.


    "Of course." Cain patted her head softly with a smile.


    "Then can I pick another beast in the future?" A asked eagerly, as she wanted to be a strong Beast Master like Cain ever since she watched Nix''s fight.


    "No." Cain shook his head, making A pout unhappily as she puffed her cheek and looked to the side.


    He then crouched down and ruffled her hair, "Listen to me. It''s not that I don''t want to give you another beast, but your path to bing stronger isn''t as a Beast Master. If you truly want to be powerful, we need to find a path that aligns with your potential."


    When she heard it, A''s eyes lit up, and she immediately tilted her head, looking at him with a curious face. "How can I be stronger like you, Big Brother Cain?"


    Cainughed and pinched her cheek. "There are many ways to grow stronger. Since you''re from the fire fox race, one of your best options is to follow a path simr to Uncle Fenix''s." Enjoy exclusive content from empire


    "Uncle Fenix?" A tilted her head, intrigued. "Is he really that strong?"


    "Go ask him, and don''t underestimate him because he''s much stronger than me." Cain smiled before looking at Fenix as he wanted to shift the responsibility in exining it to him.


    "Wow! Uncle Fenix, is it true that you''re stronger than Big Brother Cain? I thought he picked you up, just like he did with me.." A asked with an innocent face as she immediately came in front of Fenix.


    Cain shook his head helplessly as he thought that this might be the first time Fenix was being underestimated by a little girl that she thought he was being picked up by her big brother like Cain did to her.


    "Of course I''m stronger than him. Let alone your big brother, If I im to be the second strongest in this world, no one would dare to im first." Fenix dered smugly as he looked at A with a proud expression.


    When A heard it, she immediately felt dejected and came back to Cain.


    Sigh!


    "Big Brother Cain, did you pick him up because he was being bullied for lying too much?" A sighed and asked Cain with a gloomy expression.


    Cain instantlyughed loudly when he heard it, as he didn''t expect this kind of reaction from A.


    "Hahahaha! Fenix, is this the first time you''ve been looked down on like this? By a little girl, no less?" Cain put his palm on his face before looking at Fenix with a tear in his eyes as heughed too much.

 Chapter 95 The Storm Came Sooner Than Expected?

    Fenix gritted his teeth while stretching his palms, as he was pissed and his hands were itchy to beat someone up, but he could only swallow this humiliation since the one who pissed him off was a little girl and even Cain''s little sister now.


    A few secondster, after having enoughughter, Cain said with a chuckle as he patted A softly. "A, he''s not lying when he says that. Uncle Fenix is really a strong awakener."


    "Really?" A asked with a doubtful expression since he thought that Uncle Fenix at most only had a huge body and that''s about it.


    "Of course. Do you want me to prove it to you? I''ll show you how strong I am."


    Fenix responded immediately before Cain even had the time to reply, as he was eager to prove it to the little girl that he was really strong since his pride was hurt when he was being looked down on by a little girl.


    A looked at Fenix seriously as she knitted her eyebrows, intending to see if Uncle Fenix was telling the truth or not.


    However, since Cain said so, she decided to trust him for now. "Okay then, show me how strong you are. But before that, can you tell me how I can be stronger?"


    A asked with a wide smile as she walked at Fenix while scratching the back of her head shyly.


    "Hmpph! Didn''t you just call me a swindler?" Fenix snorted as he crossed his arms. Your next journey awaits at empire


    "Hehe¡­ I was just joking, Uncle Fenix." A replied yfully while climbing Fenix''s huge body before hanging like a ko as if she didn''t want to get down before she could get her answer.


    "Come on, tell me how I can be as strong as you."


    Sigh!


    "Fine, you win!" Fenix sighed and started to exin it to her slowly as he picked her up in his arms so that she wouldn''t tire herself by hanging onto him.


    However, deep inside his heart, he still wanted to show her how strong he was since he knew that this little girl didn''t believe him, and it hurt his pride that he couldn''t wait to prove it to her.


    Sylvia was only watching on the sideline as she didn''t have much interest in bing stronger like A since her only wish hade true, which was meeting with her older sister.


    Naturally, A''s wish to be stronger was mainly because she had suffered enough to realize she wouldn''t have suffered as much in the past if only she and her brother had been as strong as Cain.


    That''s why she wanted to be strong so that at least she wouldn''t burden her brother and even protect her brother because watching Elion being beaten badly to protect her was the least thing she wanted to happen again.


    ¡­


    Meanwhile, in a faraway ce from the Velmara Kingdom, two people appeared above a huge tform that was being guarded by a lot of people.@@novelbin@@


    When they appeared, a guard approached them and handed them a map with both hands as he bowed. "Wee to Elyndor World. This is a rough map of this Low-level World. Both of you are now in Celestara city. Enjoy your time while you''re here."


    "Thank you." The old man took the map and thanked the guard before leading the young man beside him to a nearby restaurant and booking a private room.


    After they arrived inside the room and ordered some food and wine, the old man activated the soundproof formation and took out apass.


    "Young Master, let''s scan the target first before gathering more information." The old man said as he bit his thumb and dropped a blood on thepass.


    The young man only nodded as he looked at thepass with a curious expression.


    After a few seconds, thepass pointed towards the east while there were three dots that could be seen on it.


    When they saw the dots, they were shocked, and their faces immediately became solemn as they hadn''t expected this.


    Because the three dots were bigger than the others, even the smallest dots on thepass were still big and rare for them to find it whenever they used thepass.


    Let alone the fact that the second biggest dots were much bigger than the smallest, and the biggest dot was much bigger than the smallest dot, which horrified them.


    "This¡­" The old man hesitated and asked the young man. "What do you think of this, young master?"


    The young man closed his eyes and tapped his fingers on the table as he thought about a lot of possibilities for a while before opening his eyes and looking at the old man.


    The young man then exined to the old man about his n slowly and expressed his opinion, as he thought that this matter was as serious as one could be since he hadn''t expected that their target was out of their caliber and there were even more than one.


    He exined that this was a huge opportunity for them to rise in a single step if they could finish their task on their own.


    Naturally, they needed to be extremely cautious in handling this matter since if they were to make a wrong step, not only would their lives be on the line, but they would also startle the snake and ruin the main branch''s secret n, which could result in the annihtion of their family.


    The young man informed the old man that they needed more reinforcements since their target this time should be extremely hard to deal with.


    When the old man heard it, he immediately rejected this idea because their objective here was to gather information rted to the target, not execute the n by themselves since this was the order from the patriarch.


    However, after the old man heard the detailed exnation about the n, he agreed to the young man''s request as he couldn''t resist the temptation.

 Chapter 96 The Plan

    The young man reminded the old man of a key thing in his opinion: that since the main branch took this seriously and sent a small team here, then this mission was going to be an extremely important mission but with the difficulty of not being that high.


    Because they only sent a small team, which meant that even though this was probably mainly due to the secrecy of the mission, the team would definitely be able toplete this mission on their own.


    However, if they couldplete this mission even before the team arrived, the main branch would definitely notice them and even give a huge reward to them.@@novelbin@@


    The young man said that he could even be sent to the main branch as the reward since he was basically the one whopleted the mission, and he told the old man that he wouldn''t forget his efforts in helping himplete the mission.


    The old man was swayed by the temptation since his contribution this time should be huge, but he still remained calm and was only going to decide it after he listened to the n, as this matter wasn''t to be trifled with.


    Naturally, he had a solid n since he wanted toplete the mission with 100% chances of sess. But his n was actually rather simple and would even depend on the situation at that time.


    First of all, he would ask for reinforcements from his father and say that it would be doable for them to do this on their own and didn''t need to wait for the team to arrive first.


    The part that would be hard was also in convincing his father to jump in the n since if he disagreed with the n, both of them wouldn''t definitely be able toplete the mission, as the old man alone wouldn''t be enough to handle the target.


    That''s why the old man''s position in this n would be crucial for this n to convince his father, as he was the one that was trusted by his father to go with him.


    If his father agreed to execute this n and send some reinforcements, both of them would then approach the target''s location to gather the detailed information since they needed to confirm their strength first before taking the action.


    This moment was going to be the most crucial since they really needed to confirm thoroughly, as a single mistake in the judgment would lead to their death.


    Because depending on the strength of the targets, they would decide their next action, since if they even had the thought that with the reinforcements their percentage wasn''t 100%, they would immediately request more reinforcements to secure the chance of their sess.


    After listening to the young man''s suggestion, the old man agreed, as he thought that it was worth the shot since this n was going to be executed after they confirmed their chances were high.


    Otherwise, they wouldn''t even make a move and go back to their original mission, which was to gather information.


    Subsequently, the young man contacted his father about his n.


    At first, he was scolded by his father badly when he mentioned that he wouldplete the mission on his own, but after his father listened to his son''s n carefully, he thought for a while before asking the old man to confirm the things that his son had told him.


    After a while, his father finally agreed, but only after he confirmed it with his own way first, resulting in them being told by the patriarch to wait for a while.


    Around five minutester, a man in his early 30s came to the duo. This man was the one that was being sent secretly by the patriarch after the duo set off.


    The young man and the old man were surprised that someone came to them in the span of minutes and immediately thought that they were being trailed by the patriarch''s man in the first ce.


    The young man then persuaded the man with huge benefits since this n didn''t have any risk in the first ce, as they wouldn''t make a move unless they were certain that they would be able toplete the mission.


    After being persuaded for a while, the man finally gave in and informed the patriarch that the situation was still under control and to not worry about the young master''s misbehavior as he had verified it himself.


    The patriarch then finally fully agreed as he immediately sent the reinforcements that his son had requested. Your next read is at empire


    ¡­


    "Sir, I have roughly counted them all, and the total would be 60,000 Low Rank King Rank crystals or 6 million Low Rank Dominator crystals." The fat man reported to Cain after he counted them all roughly.


    He then continued. "If you want, we can give discoun¨C"


    Before the fat man could finish his sentence, he was cut off by Cain as he threw a spatial ring filled with the exact 60,000 Low Rank King Rank crystals. "Count them first to see if there''s even a single piece missing."


    After the fat man caught the ring, he immediately looked inside to check the content and was surprised that Cain was really serious when he said he wanted to buy the entire beasts here."


    "I apologize for my rudeness before, sir." The fat man bowed deeply as he had doubted Cain previously.


    "Here''spensation for you. Please ept it." The fat man wanted to return 10,000 Low Rank King Rank crystals for not onlypensation but also as goodwill and formed a connection with Cain so that he could even be a regr customer in the future.


    However, Cain declined it since he didn''t really care that much and didn''t even think that he woulde back here in the future too.


    "There''s no need to do that." Cain waved his hand with a smile.


    "Thank you, sir. If you need something else regarding beasts, you cane back here in the future, and I''ll help with your needs to the best of my ability." The fat man bowed and cupped his fists politely.


    >>>


    [A/N] For all of you who are here for the smut chaps, 4 smut chaps are finally out in the newest chapters (103-106) :))

 Chapter 97 Hell-level Mission

    "I do need something else here but with Li Fenghai instead." Cain said as he looked at Li Fenghai.


    He then continued. "Do you want to work with me? Coincidentally, I don''t have a subordinate who could tend these beasts. Don''t worry about the pay because I will pay you handsomely and even help you be a strong beast master. What do you think about it?"


    Li Fenghai seemed to hesitate when he heard it since he thought that he would probably leave this city, and this was the thing that made him hesitate.


    When the fat man noticed that Li Fenghai seemed to hesitate, he immediately said loudly, "Little Feng¡­ From today onwards, you don''t need toe here again, and this is your sry for the entire year as well as a little bonus for you."


    The fat man indirectly helped Cain as he fired Li Fenghai so that he wouldn''t hesitate about Cain''s offer as he had no choice.


    ¡­


    "Sir, can I go back to my home to give the money to my sister first? Because this matter is urgent since it''s also rted to my little sister, who''s seriously ill at the moment." Li Fenghai asked for Cain''s permission with an awkward smile as they walked down the street.


    "Oh? Let''s go there right away then. By the way, Fenix is also a pretty skilled alchemist. So, he should be able to heal your little sister, right?" Cain''s eyes lit up before looking at Fenix teasingly.


    Fenix paused mid-exnation to A, who had beenfortably nestled in his arms, listening intently. With a confident grin, he thumped his chest with a fist and dered proudly, "Don''t worry. If it''s just healing your little sister, I could even do it with my eyes closed!"


    Fenix did that as he wanted to show off in front of A since A was doubting his strength previously.


    "Thank you, sir!" Li Fenghai bowed deeply towards Cain and Fenix, as he would be extremely grateful to them if they could really cure his little sister.


    Both he and his older sister had been under immense stress due to their little sister''s serious illness. With no one else to rely on, they had spent everything they could afford on treatments, traveling to every ce within their means, yet still failing to find a cure.


    That''s why after he received a lot of money from the manager that just fired him, he immediately thought ofbining his money with his older sister''s to bring their little sister to a better ce in case they would be able to cure her.


    Fortunately, fate brought them to Cain and Fenix¡ªskilled alchemists who not only imed they could cure his little sister''s illness but even offered to treat her without hesitation. This act of generosity left him astonished, as alchemists were typically known for their conceited and profit-driven nature, cing their gain above all else.


    "Don''t worry about it, it''s nothing anyway." Cain waved his hand with a smile.


    Subsequently, Li Fenghai led them with a quick step, heading towards his residence in the west of the city.


    "By the way¡­ What''s an alchemist, Uncle Fenix?" A asked Fenix in the middle of his exnation as they walked, following Li Fenghai, who seemed to be quite anxious.


    ''Why does this little girl''s curiosity seem to be limitless?'' Fenix started to regret his decision and felt that he was trapped by Cain as A asked him about everything, literally everything that she was curious about.


    However, at the end of the day, he still exined them all to her as he didn''t want to be looked down upon by this little girl since she might think that he didn''t have the knowledge about the things she asked him.


    ¡­


    When they arrived in front of a small house in a slum, Li Fenghai immediately went inside for a few seconds before going out with a confused expression.


    He then asked his neighbor about his little sister''s whereabouts and found that she was taken away by his older sister to see an alchemist.


    He was surprised for a second before dismissing his thoughts and quickly led Cain and the others away, heading towards the alchemist''s ce informed by his neighbor.


    However, when they were about to arrive at the alchemist''s ce, they heard someone shout,


    "Get the fuck out of here. I told you that I can''t cure her illness. Go ask another alchemist!"


    At the same time when someone said that, Cain saw the beautiful waitress that he had given her tips twice previously being kicked out of the manor and falling onto the street.


    She held a thick nket in her arms tightly as she fell, and Cain was stunned by the scene that he momentarily froze and was unable to react in time to catch her.


    He came back to his senses when he noticed Li Fenghai rush at the waitress and exim. "Sis Mei, little Yue."


    "What happened? Why did he kick you out?" Li Fenghai asked with a worried expression as he helped Li Meiling stand up.


    "Fenghai. What are you doing here? Aren''t you supposed to be still working at this hour?" Li Meilin frowned when she saw her brother, as she thought that something bad might happen.


    "I quit my job. Now, I''m working for Young Master Cain." Li Fenghai pointed at Cain, who was smiling kindly at Li Meilin.@@novelbin@@


    When Li Meilin saw that the one her brother talked about was Cain, she was shocked as she didn''t expect to see him here instead of in the restaurant or the inn.


    "Oh, it''s you, sir!" Li Meilin bowed slightly before walking slowly towards Cain.


    "Sis Mei, do you know him?" Li Fenghai was confused when he saw that his older sister seemed to know Young Master Cain.


    "Well, you could say that he is a regr customer at the ce where I work." Li Meilin answered as she nced at her brother.


    "Yeah, it''s me. I didn''t expect that we would meet here." Cain responded with a smile.


    However, his expression immediately froze when he saw a translucent data panel in front of him as the notification rang in his mind.


    [Ding! You have received a Hell-level Mission]


    [Objective: ¡­]


    [Time Limit: ¡­]


    [Failure: ...]


    [Reward: Upgrade the system''s level]


    >>> The detail of the mission will be revealed in the next chapter hehe :))

 Chapter 98 Frostheart Immortal Body

    [Ding! You have received a Hell-level Mission]


    [Objective: Cure Yuexian]


    [Time Limit: -+ One Week]


    [Failure: - ]


    [Reward: Upgrading System''s Level]


    When Cain saw the mission he received, he was stunned, as he hadn''t expected a Hell-level mission right off the bat when he was here to only apany Li Fenghai and cure her little sister''s illness.


    ''Don''t tell me¡­'' Cain thought as he looked at the thick nket in Li Meilin''s arms.


    When he scanned the little girl''s name in Li Meilin''s arms, Cain frowned because the mission given by the system was apparently to cure Li Fenghai''s little sister.


    [Name: Li Yuexian]


    [Age: 5]


    [Race: Human]


    [Physique: Frostheart Immortal Body]


    [Rank: - ]


    [Attribute: - ]


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    [Description: On her fifth birthday, Li Yuexian''s dormant Frostheart Immortal Body unexpectedly awakened. This caused an uncontrolled surge of frost qi to spread through her small body, freezing her blood, internal organs, and meridians.


    The awakening of such a rare and powerful constitution overwhelmed her immature body, threatening to encase her entirely in ice and ending her life within a week.]


    Cain was shocked once again when he checked Li Yuexian''s information as he found that she had the Frostheart Immortal Body that he didn''t even recall existed in his memory within the novel.


    Though, he was confident that the level of the Frostheart Immortal Body should be pretty high considering that the mission was of hell-level difficulty and the reward was the upgradation of the system itself.


    Cain then made a projection inside the beast space before asking the system how he could cure Li Yuexian since he had no idea of how to cure her illness.


    He was also pretty sure that at least the system would tell him the method to cure it.


    The little fluffy creature appeared in front of his projection and exined to him that he needed the Crimson Sun Ice Lotus Pill and the Ice Phoenix Feather.


    Not only that, these two treasures'' ranks were of the Emperor Rank, which could be considered as almost the highest ranks before the Era of the God descended.


    When Cain heard it, he immediately became speechless because his progress was still at the Low-level World that could be considered a secret realm in itself by the people in the Main Continent.


    Even the ce where this Low-level World located was on a different continent than the Main Continent, that''s why he was speechless when he needed treasures at the level where the one who possessed them could be considered as one of the strongest beings in the world.


    Cain thenined to the system that it didn''t make sense for him to be given the mission of this level at the moment.


    However, the system simply responded by saying that if the system gave him a mission, then it would definitely be possible for him toplete it because the system wouldn''t give an impossible mission to the host.


    The system then exined to him that he could only tell him about the materials of the Crimson Sun Ice Lotus Pill and the method of refining it.


    The Crimson Sun Ice Lotus Pill was a pill designed to bnce ice and fire energies within the body as it neutralized excess frost Qi while reinforcing the body.


    There were four main materials that he needed to refine the pill.


    _Crimson Sun me Essence: A fiery essence harvested from the core of a dormant volcano.


    _Nine-Petal Ice Lotus: A rare flower that contained pure ice Qi that harmonized with a physique rted to ice attributes.


    _Heavenly Frost Dew: Dew collected from the leaves of an ancient Frostwillow tree, famous for its soothing properties.


    _Silver Snow Ginseng: A mystical herb that replenishes life force and strengthens meridians.


    When Cain heard these materials, his expression became more solemn as he had heard the two of them, and they were even considered as extremely precious treasures even for those strongest forces in the world.


    After the little fluffy creature exined the materials to him and gave him a token containing the refining method, it immediately disappeared and left him an advice.


    "Use your brain. Bravery will lead you to sess. This mission is not impossible¡ªif you''re bold enough."


    Cain immediately put aside his thoughts at the moment as he noticed that he had made the others in the outside world wait for him since he had spent a few minutes inside the beast space listening to the little creature''s exnation.


    Meanwhile in the outside world, Cain''s expression had been changing from time to time in a few seconds, but when someone wanted to disturb him, Fenix raised his hand and reminded him in a low voice to not disturb him.


    Because Fenix had noticed that sometimes Cain was lost in his own thoughts for a while, seemingly thinking about something.


    That''s why he wanted to let Cain finish his thoughts and let hime back to his senses naturally.


    "Uh? Sorry guys, I was thinking about something important just now." Cain smiled apologetically.


    Li Meilin waved her hand dismissively. "No need to apologize. But, Sir, may I ask why you came all the way here with my brother?"


    "Your brother told me his little sister is seriously ill. I decided to apany him because Fenix is an alchemist, and I thought he might be able to help. After all, your brother works for me now, so I wanted to lend a hand."


    Cain exined to Li Meilin before looking at the nket in her arms and spoke with a serious expression as he shook his head. "But... I didn''t expect that not even Fenix could cure your little sister with his ability."


    When Fenix heard it, his face immediately became solemn as he didn''t expect that Cain would say so.


    At first, Fenix thought that Cain was joking, but after he looked at Cain''s serious expression, he instantly scanned the little girl''s body with his power.


    Fenix was shocked when he discovered that he didn''t even know about the little girl''s illness.


    He then asked Cain with a solemn expression. "My Lord, do you know what''s wrong with her?"

 Chapter 99 Kick the Alchemist

    Cain nced at Fenix and nodded. "I understand her condition and even know how to cure it. But as of now, curing her is beyond our capabilities."


    When Li Fenghai heard it, he immediately felt as if the world was crumbling before his eyes, thinking that not even Cain and Fenix could cure her little sister''s illness.


    He then knelt on his knees at Cain''s feet and begged. "Young Master Cain, please save my little sister! I would do anything for you in return."


    Sigh!


    "Li Fenghai, stand up. There''s no need for this. I promise I''ll do my best to help her."


    Cain responded as he helped him to stand up and thought that he was also going to try his best toplete the mission anyway since he definitely wouldn''t miss the chance of upgrading his system''s level.@@novelbin@@


    Cain then walked towards Li Meilin and asked her, "Can I see her?"


    Li Meilin was confused why his brother was begging Cain, as she didn''t know, like her brother, who listened to A and Fenix''s conversation and believed that Fenix was the strongest awakener in this world as well as a skilled alchemist on top of that.


    However, she didn''t think much and nodded to Cain''s request before unfolding the nket.


    In the nket, Cain saw a little girl who had frost patterns spreading across her body as her skin turned pale. He also noticed that her breath became faint as ice crystals formed with each exhtion.


    "What''s her name?" Cain asked Li Meilin out of courtesy even though he already knew her name.


    "M-my name is Li Yuexian." The little girl whispered weakly as she opened her eyes.


    Cain smiled and ruffled Li Yuexian''s hair. "What a beautiful name. Can I also call you Little Yue?"


    "Hmmm-hmmm." Li Yuexian nodded her head slowly.


    "Don''t worry, Little Yue. I''ll do my best to make you better so you can run around and y with A and Sylvia."


    Li Yuexian responded with a smile. "Thank you."


    "Uncle Fenix, why can''t you cure her illness? Didn''t you say that you could cure her even with your eyes closed?" A asked Fenix innocently.


    "Be quiet!" Fenix nced at A for a second before continuing to assess Li Yuexian''s body thoroughly.


    A immediately shut her mouth before looking down sadly and started to cry as she was sobbing softly.


    Cain noticed it when he heard A''s sob and tilted his head only to see that A was crying while wiping her tears with her left hand.


    He then came to Fenix and took A from his arms before hugging her as he petted her back. "Why are you crying, A?"


    "Wahhh¡­ U-Uncle Fenix yelled at me! I only wanted to know why he can''t help Little Yue!" A immediately cried loudly as she exined the reason she cried while hugging him tightly.


    Cain frowned and stared at Fenix, who was smiling at him awkwardly as he stretched his head.


    However, before Fenix could exin it to Cain, he was kicked in his belly by Cain, stepping back a few steps as he didn''t dare to use his strength to withstand the kick.


    "See? I kicked him for you. Stop crying, okay?" Cain patted A''s head,forting her to not cry any further.


    A''s cry immediately subsided, tilting her head to look at Fenix and sticking out her tongue as if mocking him that he was kicked by Cain.


    Cain shook his head helplessly when he saw it before he asked Li Meilin, "By the way, why did you get kicked out earlier?''


    "Oh, it was because The alchemist refused to return my money after iming he couldn''t cure Little Yue." Li Meilin exined it with an annoyed expression as her wealth was basically robbed by the alchemist.


    Cain frowned when he heard it, thinking that how could someone take advantage of someone''s misfortune and do something like this?


    He then nced at Fenix before putting A down and patted her head. "Stay here for a moment."


    "Let''s go get your money back." Cain said as he looked at Li Meilin and started walking towards the manor.


    Li Meilin and Li Fenghai immediately followed Cain along, leaving behind A and Sylvia, who were looking at each other confusedly.


    "Wait for me!" A shouted, running with Sylvia as they wanted to follow along.


    "What is it, A?" Cain tilted his head and looked at the little girls running towards him.


    A jumped into Cain''s arms and said, "I want toe with Big Brother Cain!"


    "Me too, me too." Sylvia raised her hand, looking at Cain with a cheerful expression.


    Cain sighed but nodded. He handed A to Li Fenghai. "Alright, but you stay with him, okay?"


    "Okay." A nodded her head obediently.


    Cain let them follow along as he thought that he might as well show them the reality of this world where strength matters the most if you don''t want to be stepped on by the other.


    He then continued to go inside the manor directly as the door was opened and saw that a lot of people had gathered in front of the building as if waiting for their turn to go inside.


    Coincidentally, when Cain had almost arrived in front of the building, he saw the door being opened slowly, revealing a middle-aged man in his early 50s and a man in his early 30s.


    "Don''t forget to take one pill a day from now on, and the poison will be gone in a week or so." The middle-aged man said with a smile as he looked at the man in his early 30s.


    However, when the middle-aged man noticed that there was a group heading towards him, he was shocked to see the woman he had just kicked not too long ago being one of them.


    "You bitch! it''s you again?" he barked, pointing a finger at her. "Didn''t I tell you to leave? What, you think bringing friends will scare me? Do you even know who I am?"


    Before Li Meilin could reply, Cain gged down the middle-aged man with a smile, "Hello sir, I''m not with her. I''m here because I would like to request your services. Would this be enough to skip the line?"


    Cain took out a Peak Rank Lord crystal from his inventory and showed it to him as he approached him with a harmless smile.


    When the middle-aged man saw the crystal on Cain''s hand, his eyes immediately lit up greedily, ignoring Li Meilin as he cupped his fists at Cain.


    "Of course, sir."


    However, when Cain arrived in front of him, Cain suddenly kicked him in the stomach, sending him flying into the building and breaking the ss that was filled with medicines as he hit the counter.


    "Sike." Cain said as he kicked the middle-aged man while controlling his strength as he didn''t want to kill him identally, resulting in breaking a few of his bones.


    As the middle-aged man was sent flying into the building, the other customer who was at the outside building looked at Cain with a horrified expression before they immediately ran outside the manor as they feared being implicated in this ident.

 Chapter 100 Cains Plan to Take Over the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox Race (1)

    "I just gave him a taste of his own medicine. Now, it''s time to get your money back." Cain said as he looked at Li Meilin, who was shocked when she saw the scene as she thought that he was daring enough to mess with Alchemist.


    Subsequently, Cain strode over to the middle-aged man, grabbed his spatial ring, and casually snapped the man''s ring finger.


    "Ahhh!" The middle-aged man held his left ring finger as he shouted in pain.


    "Do you not know who I am? I''m¨C"


    Boom!


    Before the alchemist could finish his sentence, Cain stepped on his head and banged it on the floor.


    "I don''t give a fuck about who you are, and you''re wee if you want to call your backer or anyone you think can save you, feel free to call them right now." Cain said as his feet pressed down on his head, enabling him to lift it.


    "Here''s yourmunication token. I''ll wait here patiently since I''m a man of my word." Cain took out a red token from the middle-aged man''s space ring and gave it to him before throwing the space ring to Li Meilin.


    "Take it as yourpensation." Cain said with a smile, looking at Li Meilin, who caught the ring with her jawhead opened widely.


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    "You think you can get away with this? Do you have any idea who you''re messing with?" The middle-aged man gritted his teeth in embarrassment.


    "You''ve got a few minutes to call whoever you want. But don''t take too long because I don''t have time for your childish games." Cain lifted his feet and immediately took out a chair from his house inside the beast.


    When the middle-aged man felt that Cain had lifted his foot, he instantly lifted his head slowly.


    However, before the middle-aged man could lift his head up, his head was immediately smashed on the floor by Cain again.


    Boom!


    "Who told you that you could lift your head?" Cain sneered as he stepped on the man once again.


    "..."


    "..."


    "..."


    Everyone was speechless when they saw that Cain didn''t even take this situation seriously, as if he was just enjoying himself by doing this.


    Sylvia was a little bit scared when she saw Cain''s action, as she never expected that the kind Big Brother Cain in her imagination was this cruel.


    However, A felt amazed instead. Feeling that Big Brother Cain was really strong since he didn''t seem to fear alchemists.


    Because she knew from Fenix that almost everyone didn''t want to mess with them since they generally also relied on the products that were produced by them, and alchemists were pretty solid towards each other.


    Meaning that if you basically offended one of them, it could even lead to most of the alchemists also feeling offended, resulting in them not taking yourmissions from you in the future.


    This was the reason why most people wouldn''t offend any alchemist, as they couldn''t afford to do so.


    However, Cain was different, as he already had Fenix, and the guy in front of him was merely a Gold Rank Alchemist, which actually wasn''t even worth much in this kingdom.


    "Serves you right, you bad guy!" A giggled, thinking that someone bullied Li Fenghai''s older sister and little sister.@@novelbin@@


    Everyoneughed when they heard A mock the middle-aged man. But her next sentence made them speechless since they never expected the words that came out of the little girl''s mouth.


    "Big Brother Cain, can I step on his head too?" A asked with an expression full of excitement as she wondered how it felt stepping on the other''s head and acting like a proper bad guy.


    Cain only shook his head in response. "A, that''s not a nice thing to do. Don''t imitate me, alright?"


    A pouted, puffing out her cheek as her request was rejected.


    However, Cain''s next sentence made A''s eyes lit up, feeling motivated to be a strong awakener.


    "f course, if you be strong enough, you can do whatever you want to your enemies, provided that you can control your strength wisely and with restraint."


    "..."


    Everyone was lost for words when they heard it, as they originally thought that Cain was being a proper Big Brother who educated his little sister properly.


    Subsequently, Cain made a projection and thought about his next n inside his beast as he wanted to think his n carefully regarding his Hell-level mission.


    Because the system said that he would be able toplete the mission if he used his brain and became brave enough.


    From these two hints, Cain used all of his brain cells to think about a lot of things as well as the possibility of doing so for more than an hour.


    After thinking about it carefully, Cain finally found a way to have the best chance toplete the mission after linking everything that he could think of with his situation at the moment.


    His n was to lure the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox Race toe to him and make them help him with his mission.


    Because this was probably the most feasible thing to do toplete the Hell-level mission.


    Cain remembered that in this world, the rank and level of the bloodline and physique was really important since they had their own advantages.


    The advantage of having a high-level bloodline was obviously to suppress those who had low-level bloodlines within the same race, or even those from sub-races, such as the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox, being the royalty in the entire fox race.


    The effect not only stopped in that as it could even be used to suppress those of the same type of beast, like with him on suppressing canine-type beasts or even beasts in general, depending on the level of the bloodline and strength.


    That''s why when Cain activated his 9-Tailed before, the first that got suppressed the most was the duo Foxes.


    However, provided that Cain sessfully lured someone from the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox race, he wasn''t confident he could suppress them as he was really weak, and he was certain that the one who was sent at that time should be strong enough to handle the situation in case it went south.

 Chapter 101 Cains Plan to Take Over the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox Race (2)

    Naturally, Cain had an idea to save his life at that time if his n to suppress them failed and they wanted to attack him because of it.


    It was as simple as he would immediately flee by swapping with his clone that he would''ve already been sent to a faraway ce at that time.


    Even if he was able to suppress them, Cain still had a long way to go toplete his mission since his next step was to at least get full support from the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox race, since Cain recalled that two of the materials needed for refining the pill were in the hands of the forcesparable to their race.


    Needless to say, Cain even had a wild thought of suppressing the strongest individual in the entire 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox race and controlling him so that he basically wouldn''t need to fear any strongest force as long as he didn''t offend multiple of them.


    But Cain wasn''t confident since there were multiple factors, such as the strength and, most importantly, the bloodline level of the strongest individual.


    Though, he guessed that at most they would''ve awakened until the 6th tail or even the 5th tail in his opinion.


    However, despite these hard conditions that he had to achieve first, he still had the most important part, which was to find someone capable of refining the pill.


    Because he was certain that not many people in the entire world would be able to refine the pill with a high percentage sess rate.


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    Not to mention, he also needed to collect the materials, which were already hard in the first ce.


    In a nutshell, Cain knew that he was fucked when he received the Hell-level mission that had almost countless possibilities in every step that he took, leading to the ever-changing scenarios and ns that he needed to adapt to since everything shouldn''t go ording to his n.


    Fortunately, Cain had the beast space because if he didn''t have it, this mission would''ve been impossible in the first ce since he only had around one week to cure Little Yue.


    As one of the beast space''s functions actually was to not only speed up 30x the flow of time but also to slow down the flow of timepared to the outside world.


    Which meant that if Cain wished the flow of time in his beast space to be slowed down 30x, he would be able to do so, leading to the 30 days worth of time in the outside world being the same as 1 day inside his beast space.


    That''s why Cain felt relieved that at least he still had roughly around 7 months to do the mission, which could be considered as quite a plenty of time if everything was going ording to his n.


    Originally, when Cain was informed by the system about this function, he was speechless since he thought that who would be in their right mind to slow down the flow of time when it could be used much better if the flow of time was faster.


    At the same time when Cain was still thinking and trying to find a better n while refining his n, a few people had arrived in front of the alchemist''s manor and walked inside it.


    The moment they stepped inside, Fenix instructed A to inform Cain that the alchemist''s reinforcement had arrived.


    A immediately stopped her activity before running towards Cain as she was busy looting the medicines in the room left and right since she was informed by Fenix that she was free to pick whatever she fancied.


    "Big Brother Cain, some people just came in," she said, nudging him with her head since her hands were full.


    When Cain felt that someone shook his body, he instantly came back to his senses as he opened his eyes slowly.


    "Thanks for the reminder, A." Cain patted her head and shook his head when he saw a bunch of items in her arms.


    "Hmmm-hmmm." A nodded her head and asked him eagerly. "Big Brother Cain, do you have something to store these? There are still a lot of things in here, but my hands are already full."


    Cain took out a spatial bag from his inventory and gave it to her with a smile. "This is a spatial bag, you can fill it up with everything as long as it''s not a living being. Though the space is definitely a lot smallerpared to the space ring, it''s pretty handy for you to use since normal people are able to use this freely."


    "Thanks, Big Brother Cain!" A chirped, quickly transferring items into the bag.


    He then added, "By the way, why are you taking all of that? If you need money, I can give you some. Robbing people isn''t right, you know."


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    A, who had already been busy putting the items away one by one, tilted her head and looked at Cain with an innocent expression. "Huh? But Uncle Fenix said I could take whatever I wanted because the alchemist is a bad guy."


    Cain rolled his eyes when he heard it and decided to let her do what she wanted as he perceived that the people he was waiting for were already in front of the building.


    "Let them in." Cain ordered Fenix to step aside as he blocked the entrance with his huge body while looking at the people in front of him with a wicked smile.


    When the people stepped inside the building, they were shocked to see the situation as they hadn''t expected it to be this bad.


    Almost all of the items disyed on the shelves and ss tables were looted as they saw two little girls and one young man working together in synchrony on taking the items.


    However, their shock wasn''t stopped with that as they noticed the middle-aged man, who was on his knees while his head was touching the floor.

 Chapter 102 Keeping Anyas Promises

    "You! Do you realize the consequences of your actions? An old man wearing a gray robe, who was in the front of the three people who hade here, asked Cain while staring at him with a solemn expression.


    "Hahaha¡­ Don''t think too highly of yourself. You''re worth nothing in my eyes." Cainughed as he looked at the three of them, two of whom had reached Diamond Rank Alchemists while the old man had reached Lord Rank Alchemist.


    Cain immediately waved his hand, signaling Fenix to take action as he didn''t want to waste his time bickering with them over this.


    The reason why he was wasting his time here was so that he would have had a little bit of time to think about the Hell-level mission, as by the time he gathered together with the others after this, he wouldn''t have too much time considering the fact that it would be lively at that time.


    Let alone the fact that he also needed to fulfill his promise with Anya after this.


    When Fenix saw the signal, he showed a wicked smile before instantly disappearing and appearing in front of the old man.


    The old man was surprised as Fenix appeared in front of him out of nowhere.


    However, before he could even realize it, his head was already on the ground as Fenix grabbed it and banged it on the floor.


    Boom!


    "If any of you ever move, I will smash his head again." Fenix smiled, looking at the other two men who opened their jaws as they were dumbstruck with the scene that unfolded before them.


    "Y-you¨C"


    Before one of the men could continue speaking any further, Fenix already smashed the old man''s head again.


    Boom!


    "Wait! I didn''t even move, I only spoke just now¡ª"


    Boom!


    Once again, the old man''s head was smashed on the floor by Fenix as he shrugged his shoulders innocently.


    "Didn''t I tell you not to move? Why are you moving your lips?"


    "..."


    "..."


    "..."


    Everyone except Cain was speechless when they heard it, as they hadn''t expected such a shameless excuse.


    "You! If you want to beat me up, just admit it. Why hide behind such a ridiculous excuse?" The old man gritted his teeth as he was pissed that this was his first time being humiliated this badly.


    "Oh? It seems that you''re an understanding person. Yes, I do want to beat you silly." Fenix kicked the old man out of the building before holding each of the other two''s heads with his massive hands and dragging them out of the building.


    Fenix dragged them because he didn''t want to show excessively to the little girls as he had been lenient enough when he banged the old man''s head, as he only smashed it in moderation since he didn''t want to show blood smeared on the old man''s face to the little girls.


    After loud sounds couldn''t be heard from the outside, Cain looked at the middle-aged man and reminded him with a heavy tone. "Remember! This is only a reminder for you to not take any advantages from the others. If I ever find something simr like this in the future, you''ll definitely regret it at that time."


    "Let''s meet with the others." Cain stood up, looking at the trio of looters, and shook his head before walking towards the exit.


    When he stepped outside, he saw three people with his head full of bandages as they stood straight in front of Fenix obediently.


    Subsequently, they walked out of the manor and headed towards the restaurant as it''s time to meet with the others.


    On the way to the restaurant, Cain nced at Li Meilin and asked with a smile. "Do you trust me to take care of your sister? Because I''ll need to bring her somewhere so that at least I''ll have more time to focus on curing her. You''re wee toe along, of course."


    Li Meilin hesitated for a few seconds before she agreed when she saw his brother nod firmly at her as he thought that this might be their only chance if they wanted her sister to be cured from her illness.


    "Good." Cain nodded at her before picking up Li Meilin and smiled as he stroked her hair softly. "Little Yue, hold on just a bit longer. I promise I''ll do everything I can to heal you."


    Little Yue nodded weakly and thanked him from the deepest of her heart as she whispered faintly. "Thank you, Big Brother Cain."


    Cain smiled in response before he used his power to make a huge barrier surrounding his house inside the beast space and slowed the flow of time inside the barrier.


    He then put Little Yue in his bedroom and reassured Li Meilin and Li Fenghai, who were in panic when they saw the disappearance of their little sister.


    After reassuring both of them by putting them inside the beast space too, Cain and the others proceeded towards the restaurant to meet with the others.


    When they arrived inside the restaurant, Cain saw that the others had already sat down and enjoyed their meals.


    The two little girls immediately ran to the table and joined in the feast, making him shake his head as he didn''t believe that the little girls'' appetites were boundless.


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    As Cain felt the stare from Anya from time to time, he only smiled in response and opened his mouth first.


    "Anya, are you ready to be stronger?" Cain asked, looking at Anya, who seemed anxious when she heard it.


    "Uh... Okay!" Anya nodded her head softly.


    When ra heard it, she immediately felt sad as she thought that Cain might even forget that he promised he wanted to help her be stronger.@@novelbin@@


    Naturally, Cain noticed it and said reassuringly as he licked his lips mischievously, "Don''t worry, ra. You''re next."


    Her face lit up in delight. "Really? Okay!" she eximed, her sadness vanishing instantly.

 Chapter 104 Titjobs [R18]

    "Mmmnh~" Anya bit her bottom lip as Cain sucked while ying with her huge mountains, her body stretched forward as she felt pleasure from it.


    ''Holy fuck, these breasts are huge, yet they''re so plump and fluffy.'' Cain thought to himself as he still couldn''t believe what had happened to him right now.


    He was still in shock that he even had doubts this was only a dream.


    After a few moments of Cain enjoying Anya''s big mountains as he pleased, his other hand then started sliding down towards her pussy.


    His hand then ignored her underpants as it immediately made contact with her pussy, and he used his middle finger to enter it and y with it while he was still in his own world with the huge breasts in front of him.


    "Nnngh~" Anya moaned as she felt extreme pleasure she had never felt before, her body trembling and her waist dancing a little uncontrobly.


    "Ahhh~"


    "Mmnh~"


    "Ngnn~"


    Anya''s lewd moaning from time to time sounded like an art piece of music that aroused him and his dick more and more.


    A minuteter,


    "I feel something is going toe out," Anya said as she unknowingly grabbed his head and pulled his hair.


    "AAAhhhhh~"


    Liquid started to gush out like a flowing waterfall near them as she arched her back before falling to the ground, positioning her face right in front of the bulging monster that was being held down by his pants.


    "Did you feel good, Anya?" Cain asked as he looked at the half-naked, beautiful half-human and half-kitsune kneeling before him.


    "Mhmm," Anya responded while covering her face with her hands before nodding her head as she felt embarrassed.


    When Cain looked at Anya, he thought that it was weird seeing her embarrassed like this, as she had even been bold enough to seduce him a few times before.


    However, he didn''t want to think too much since he wanted to fully enjoy this moment.


    "Good, now that you have felt good. It''s time for you to make me feel good too, right?" Cain said as he undressed himself, and a huge 8.5-inch dragon popped out of the nest.


    *Gulp*


    Anya gulped nervously, surprised by the size of it, as she had never seen a man''s dick before.


    "Wh-what should I do?" Anya asked stutteringly as she watched the huge dragon as if it were ready to go into battle at any time.


    "What do you think you should do in this situation?" Cain answered with a cheeky smile.


    "C-can I use my hand first?" Anya asked as she gulped again and continued, "Because I don''t think it would fit in my mouth¡­"


    "Okay then," Cain nodded, thinking that it was her first time and she might still be nervous.


    Anya then grabbed his shaft with her soft hand gently, and as soon as she touched his little brother, Cain felt electric bolts flowing through his body, starting from his butt and ending just above his neck.


    His body was trembling in pleasure as Anya used her other hand to grab his rod and started to stroke it slowly and gently.


    ''God damn it! I didn''t expect it would be this good. I can''t hold on for much longer,'' Cain thought, and immediately grabbed the back of Anya''s head and shoved his massive dick into her mouth.


    "Use your mouth, Anya," Cain said as he only put the tip of his dick into her mouth and let her clumsily move her head back and forth slowly with a cute expression.


    ''Fck, I still can''t believe a beautiful half-kitsune is sucking my dick right now,'' Cain thought as jolts of pleasure attacked him from time to time.


    "Anya, transform your ears. Let me see your beauty fully with them." Cain ordered as wanted to fully experience it since it was almost the same as having sex with a beautiful woman.


    Anya then half-transformed her body as her ears transformed into white fox ears but without showing her three fluffy white tails.


    When Cain saw that, he immediately felt that he was about to cum, as this scene aroused him on another level.


    Cain opened his eyes fully, as he had before only opened them halfway, and immediately grabbed the back of Anya''s head, pulling her head as he forcefully shoved his dick deeper before cumming inside her mouth.


    "AAhhh~"


    Cain moaned in satisfaction as he looked at Anya and saw that his jizz was spilling from her mouth before pulling out his little brother, who had calmed down a little bit.


    *Cough*


    *Cough*


    *Cough*


    Anya coughed as she spilled his thick jizz on the ground before wiping her mouth with her hand and looking at Cain as if asking for instructions.


    "Clean it up, Anya," Cain ordered as he held his dick and pped it against her cheeks left and right a few times while the leftovers of his jizz started to smear her cheeks.


    Anya nodded as she understood the assignment and started to grab his half-erect dick before putting it into her mouth and stroking it gently.


    "Good girl," Cain said as he ruffled her hair while his little brother started to be passionate again.


    His dick then immediately stood strong again as he thought of something that he had been holding on to this whole time.


    "Anya, can you use your gorgeous breasts this time?" Cain asked as he ced his hand on her chin.


    "Mhmm-hmm~~" Anya nodded cutely as she pulled his dick out of her mouth.


    "Wuahhh~"


    This time, Anya didn''t spit his jizz out and swallowed it instead, which made him extremely aroused when he saw it.


    Cain theny on the ground without caring about any dirt, as his focus was fully on the huge breasts that were being held by Anya''s hands as she started to position herself, approaching his crotch.


    As soon as the twin peaks engulfed his dick, countless electric bolts of pleasure started to run throughout his entire body as his body arched up while trembling in pleasure with his eyes half-opened.


    "Ahhh~" Cain unknowingly let out a moan when Anya started munching his dick with her beautiful flesh mountains while moving them slowly.


    Cain''s whole body was twitching uncontrobly as he couldn''t believe that a beautiful half-kitsune was giving him a breast job because he could only watch it through hentai when he was on Earth before, beating his meat as he watched it.


    However, here he was, having a breast job service, which was a million times better than the blowjob he had just received.


    Looking at Cain''s reaction, which meant he was really enjoying it, Anya started to increase her speed and licked Cain''s big dick that popped out from between her huge breasts.


    ''Holy fuck, I can''t hold it any longer,'' Cain thought as he was stimted by this unbelievable scene.


    Cain''s jizz burst out, spreading all over her face as he reminded her that he wanted to cum all over her face.


    Cain''s jizz started to drip on her huge breasts as Anya also started licking the jizz around her mouth.


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    After licking the jizz around her mouth, Anya started to put his dick into her mouth as she stroked it slowly, letting out the leftover jizz and sucking them out cleanly.@@novelbin@@

 Chapter 107 The Bet Against the System and the Rewards!

    After waiting for almost a day, Cain finally saw the change with Anya as her aura had calmed down when she slowly opened her eyes.


    The moment she opened her eyes, Cain finally heard the notifications that he had been waiting for.


    [Ding! Calcting the rewards!]


    [Ding! Asking the host to choose between under or over. If the correct is made, the host will receive the better rewards, which was getting the % stats of Anya''s stats after she became stronger.]


    When Cain saw the notifications, he was surprised to see that he needed to choose between under or over for something like this.


    "System, can I decide this another way? I don''t trust you since I don''t know what string you might pull behind my back." Cain called out the system as he thought of a better method in his opinion.@@novelbin@@


    "Tch. What is it? If your suggestion is eptable, I''ll allow it." The creature clicked its tongue as he nced at Cain.


    "Let''s do a coin flip. You toss it, and I''ll call it in the air. Seems fair, right?" Cain chuckled, looking at the creature hanging in the air with a smug expression.


    When the little creature heard it, it became interested since it was basically the same with the 50% chance Cain would win or not.


    "Fine, but don''t cry if you lose." The little creature sneered and took out a silver coin with head and tail on each side.


    "Wait!" Cain shouted before the little creature could toss it in the air.


    "Don''t toss it from high above,e in front of me and toss it face to face." Cain said as the little creature was quite above in the air and he wanted to see the coin before it was being tossed first too.


    "Hmpph!" The little creature snorted before epting Cain''s request and came in front of him.


    When it was hovering in front of him, it then ced the coins above its index finger and thumb that were ready to flick it.


    When Cain saw the side on top was a tail, he immediately knew the side he would choose even before the coin was thrown in the air.


    Because in his previous life, he had gambled a lot of times for fun with his friends by flipping coins, and he even did research about it and found something interesting.


    He found in an article, stating that researchers have found that airborne coins tend to wobble off-center, which could cause them to spend more time with their initial "up" side on top. This meant that the coin was more likely tond on the same side it started on.


    Not only that, he had also tested the theory and was surprised to find that although it wasn''t 100% correct, the possibility of it was definitely way higher than the initial chance, which should''ve been 50%.


    That''s why he noticed that some people concealed the coin''s starting position before flipping it to prevent the bias from influencing the oue of a coin flip.


    The little creature then flicked the coin and tossed it in the air. As it spun through the air, Cain shouted confidently, "Tails never fails."


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    When the coin was flipping in the air, the time seemed to be slowed down as Cain and the creature were tensed by the bet, thinking which side the coin wouldnd on.


    However, unfortunately for Cain, the moment the coin hit the ground and bounced back softly, the coin started to spin around instead of showing the result immediately.


    ''Fck¡­ When ites to this, I don''t know the result and the chance anymore since it''s rarely happened in the past.''


    Cain thought, watching the slow movement of the coins as they moved really slowly in his point of view since Cain was a strong beast master, and from his POV, the coin''s movement speed was basically as slow as a snail move when he was an ordinary human.


    After seemingly a long time between the two of them, an unexpected ident happened as both of them watched the coin being stepped on by a slender leg, and their heartbeat immediately stopped as they hadn''t expected this.


    Cain and the creature instantly looked at each other before their attention shifted to Anya, who looked at Cain with an overjoyed expression.


    "Anya, can you step back for a moment?" Cain asked with a tense expression.


    Anya was confused with Cain''s request but immediately agreed since it was Cain''s request.


    The moment Anya lifted her right foot, the time immediately slowed down in Cain and the little creature''s perspective as they were curious about which side the coinnded on.


    When both of them noticed clearly the tail was the side that was facing up, Cain immediately overjoyed as he jumped around while raising both of his hands, acting like a kid.


    "Wuahahahahahaha! I won! I fucking won!" Cain jumped around for a few times before jumping onto Anya, surprising her so that she fell on the ground while Cain was on top of her.


    "Thank you, Anya! I love you so much!" Cain kissed her on the cheek, making Anya blush before nodding her head and replying. "I love you too, Cain."


    The little creature clicked its tongue as it felt dejected with its loss on the bet because it thought that Cain won just because an ident happened. It then snapped its small fingers before disappearing into thin air.


    The moment the little creature snapped its fingers, Cain heard the notifications that he had been waiting for since the rewards would be counted after Anya had be stronger.


    [Ding! You have shared an intimate moment with Anya.]


    [Ding! Maxing the benefits as this is the host''s first time.]


    [Ding! You have received 50% of Anya''s stats.]


    [Ding! Anya''s stats have been increased by 100%]


    [Ding! The cooldown of this function is being randomized¡­]


    [Ding! The cooldown is set to three days. In the meantime, you are not allowed to have any intimate moments with Anya. Otherwise, this function will be deactivated permanently, and both of you won''t receive any corresponding rewards in the future.]

 Chapter 108 Anyas New Strength

    When Cain checked the notifications, he was surprised that he had received the maximum benefits since this was his first time.


    Cain then stood up and helped Anya to her feet before brushing the dirt off his clothes.


    A few secondster, Cain felt the familiar yet unknown energy rush into his body once again.


    However, the moment Cain received the energy poured into his body, he was surprised as the energy was much more than he had expected.


    Though he quickly dismissed his idea since this was a good thing for him, and he guessed that Anya should have be much stronger after her bloodline was being upgraded, as he hadn''t even checked Anya''s stats yet because of the bet he had made with the system.


    Subsequently, Cain immediately checked his personal information the moment the energy stopped pouring into his body.


    [Personal Information]


    [Gacha Points: 8,800] [Evolution Points: 2,173,890]


    [Name: Cain Frostbane]


    [Age: 18]


    [Race: Human]


    [Bloodline: 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox]


    [Attribute: High-level Ice Element]


    [Beast Master Level: Lord Rank] Stay updated through empire


    [Contracted Beast: Ice Dragon (Lord Rank)]


    [Talent: Infernal Rebirth (SS+), Immortal Ember (SS), Infernal Ascendance (SS-)]


    [Skills: Ice w, Ice Spike, Ice Breath, Frost Armor, Ice Storm]


    [Strength]: 550k + 7.5 million = 8.050 million


    [Agility]: 500k + 10 million = 10.5 million


    [Health]: 600k + 6 million = 6.6 million


    [Sense]: 500k + 7 million = 7.5 million


    [Energy]: 1,890k + 18 million = 19.890 million


    When Cain checked his personal information, he was overjoyed since his stats had increased by at least 10 times on average!


    But then he realized that the increase was basically from 50% of Anya''s stats. So, Anya should''ve be much stronger at this moment.


    He then immediately checked Anya''s personal information as he noticed that Anya had also absorbed the energy that was given by the system.


    [Name: Anya Akane]


    [Age: 22]


    [Race: Half-Human, Half-Kitsune]


    [Bloodline: 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox (4-Tailed)]


    [Awakener Rank: Peak-level Dominator Rank]


    [Attribute: Ascendant-level Fire Element (1 rank above Perfect-level)]


    [Talent: Transformation (S Rank), Illusion Maniption (S+ Rank)]


    [Skills: 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox skills (4-Tailed)]


    [Strength]: 15 million x 2 = 30 million


    [Agility]: 20 million x 2 = 40 million


    [Health]: 12 million x 2 = 24 million


    [Sense]: 14 million x 2 = 28 million


    [Energy]: 36 million x 2 = 72 million


    When Cain checked Anya''s personal information, he was taken aback when he found that Anya had immediately be a Peak-level Dominator Rank since she was at the Low-level Grandlord Rank before.


    "System," Cain asked curiously, "how did Anya be so much stronger just by awakening her bloodline to the fourth tail?"


    "Hmmph! You''re underestimating your bloodline too much. Just to let you know, Anya still has some blessing left from her bloodline''s upgrade that hasn''t been given yet since there''s a major wall that she needs to cross from the Dominator to the King Rank."


    The little creature snorted before exining to Cain without showing itself up.


    When Cain heard it, he thought that it made sense since the ones who awakened 4-Tailed, even in the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox race, should''ve been the old monsters that could be considered as one of those who have reached the peak before the Era of Gods descended.


    However, this was basically just his guess since, as far as he remembered about the novel, the MC hadn''t had much interaction with the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox race. So, he actually didn''t have much information about this race except for a few things.


    Cain then continued to ask the system, "Then, when will Anya receive the rest of her blessing?"


    The system then exined to Cain slowly as her situation was quite different.


    While Cain was listening to the exnation carefully, Anya noticed that Cain seemed to be lost in his thoughts and decided to not disturb him as she waited below a nearby tree, enjoying the scenery.


    After Cain listened to the system''s exnation, he basically knew the reason why it hadn''t given the rest of Anya''s blessing.


    It was mainly because of the simr situation that he and his contracted beast needed to go through, either Anya had to refine the blessing slowly in the future by herself, or she needed to gain her own experience like him and Nix had gone through.@@novelbin@@


    Because of the abundant amount that was unbefitting with her low rank at this time, the system decided to stop it when she had reached a big hurdle, which was the moment when people needed to reach from the Peak Dominator Rank to the Low King Rank.


    Even though each of the ranks was considered as a wall that awakeners needed to break through, the difference between rank when it reached the next fourth rank was much bigger than from the major rank in essence and difficulty.


    For example, every time living beings break through from the third rank (Silver) to the fourth rank (Gold), the sixth rank (Diamond) to the seventh rank (Lord), and so on.


    As for the amount of the blessing that was being held by the system, it didn''t exin it to him and only told him to find it out by himself in the future.


    Since Cain couldn''t decide this matter, he decided to ask Anya, as he thought that he wasn''t the one that would do it, whether to gather the experience like he and Nix did or refine the blessing slowly by herself.


    He then came back to his senses and noticed that Anya was leaning against a nearby tree while enjoying the scenery by herself.


    "Anya, I need to discuss something with you." Cain said with a smile as he walked towards her slowly.


    "Oh? What is it?" Anya got up and patted her white gown gracefully, cleaning it from the dirt.


    Cain then exined to her simply which method she would choose between killing beasts or refining the remaining blessing of herself, which basically would take a long time, from months to even years, depending on Anya herself.

 Chapter 110 Anya vs Root Golem [Peak King Rank Beast]

    When the dust settled, Anya stood proudly. The fire leopardy motionless, its mes extinguished.


    She exhaled deeply, her tails swaying behind her as she nced at the others above.


    "Not bad for a warm-up," She said with a faint grin, turning back toward the group as Sylvia cheered her name.


    "Big Sis Anya!" Sylvia cheered as she jumped around excitedly, "You''re so strong! That big cat didn''t stand a chance against you!"


    "Wow! Now, I want to be like Big Sis Anya, and don''t want to be like Uncle scammer anymore." A also cheered excitedly, following Sylvia jumping around on Nix''s back.


    Cain only shook his head as he watched the two little girls happily while Fenix could only gritted his teeth and wait for his turn to show the little girls about his strength.


    After Anya jumped onto Nix''s back and was weed by the two little girls as they hugged her on each side, Cain nodded in approval and tossed a vial at her. "Well done. Drink this and recover your energy in the beast space while I will prepare for your next opponent for you after this."


    Cain waved his hand and put Anya with the little girls inside the beast space before instructing Nix to just fly around in the surroundings while he would scan and look for a suitable and stronger beast.


    Naturally, Cain had ordered Nix to take the burned corpses of the fire leopard and the moment he put the corpse to his inventory, he finally heard the notifications that he had been waiting for.


    [Ding! Anya has killed the Mid-level King Rank Beast.]


    [Ding! Anya''s experience at Dominator Rank Awakener has increased to 25%]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 250 million Evolution Points]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 2x Random-level Summon Pools.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining a 1x Random-level Lottery Pool.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host forpleting the side mission.]


    [Ding! Calcting the rewards¡­]


    [Ding! You have received one each Random and High levels of your choice between Summon Pool or Lottery Pool.]


    When Cain checked the notifications from the system, he was surprised to see the rewards that werete but immediately dismissed his dissatisfaction since the rewards were more than decent.


    Let alone the fact that the rewards he received from Anya''s kill could upgrade Nix''s rank was already bountiful enough. But he set aside his desire to upgrade Nix''s rank as he wasn''t in a hurry at the moment.


    Cain then ordered the system that he wanted to choose both for the Summon Pool as he wanted to gather them to make one Peak-level Special Summoning Pool again.


    However, the hardest thing was to not gather a lot of Summoning Pool chances but rather obtaining the Special Summon Pool chance.


    [Ding! Congrattion to the host for obtaining 1x High-level Summon Pool]


    [Ding! Congrattion to the host for obtaining 1x Random-level Summon Pool]


    Cain nodded in satisfaction before he noticed that ra had been ncing at him from time to time like Anya did with him previously.


    "Don''t worry, ra. I''ll definitely help youter, just wait a bit more, okay?" Cain smiled, reassuring her as he thought that it was because he actually was exhausted mentally for some reason after he let out his pleasure four times.


    Otherwise, he could''ve helped ra ''be stronger'' right away when they were resting for a few hours before this.


    "I know." ra smiled in response.


    Not long after, Cain finally detected a strong but perfect beast for Anya to hunt since the beast had a wood attribute, which was an advantage for Anya.


    [Race: Root Golem]


    [Attributes: Peak-level Wood Element]


    [Rank: Peak-level King Rank Beast]


    [Qualification: Conqueror]


    [Skills: Wrath of the Forest, Forest Rebirth, Nature''s Surge, Verdant Maelstorm, Root Bind, Thorn Barrage.]


    [Strength]: 68 million


    [Agility]: 60 million


    [Health]: 84 million@@novelbin@@


    [Sense]: 63 million


    [Energy]: 70 million


    After checking the golem''s information in detail and thinking about it for a while, Cain instructed Nix to directly head west.


    When their distances were about one kilometer away, Cain ordered Nix to slow down as he reminded Anya that her opponent this time was much stronger than the leopard and she needed to activate her bloodline''s power to at least double her stats or even more to kill it.


    The moment Cain had reached 300 meters, he felt that the forest was strangely silent, even though he sensed a lot of beasts in the surroundings.


    When Nix was 100 meters away, he spotted tall trees on all sides, their roots stretching across the ground like the tentacles of a great beast.


    At the center of a wide field stood the Root Golem, a colossal entity of knotted roots, moss, and ancient bark. It has glowing emerald eyes pulsed with energy that casted an otherworldly light across the field.


    The ground trembled with every step it took as it looked above, locking its eyes at Cain''s party.


    Anya immediately jumped onto the field with determination eyes as she prepared herself with a slight nervousness since her enemy this time looked domineering physically.


    Her fox ears twitch, and her tails swayed behind her because she could feel the oppressive energy radiating from the golem.


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    "Anya, don''t forget about your own abilities!" Cain chuckled as he reminded her through the telepathic bond.


    When Anya heard it, her eyes lit up as she realized that what Cain had said was true since she didn''t need to fear the golem that much because the only domineering with the golem was just its look.


    "Thanks for the reminder." Anya replied as she nced at Nix''s direction before immediately activating the first tail''s power, doubling her stats.


    She then charged forward while conjuring a 3-meter me orb above her palm as she raised her hand and threw it towards the Golem''s chest. The orb glowed of mystical mes pulsed with fire energy, creating a burst of fiery light.


    The Golem groaned, its body smoldering but it barely seemed to be affected. Instead, it retaliated by mming its massive arms into the ground.


    A shockwave rippled outward, and thick roots erupted from beneath Anya''s feet. With a quick response, Anya flipped backward, narrowly avoiding the grasping roots.

 Chapter 112 Nix Becomes GrandLord Rank Beast!

    When Cain checked the notifications, he let out a long sigh as he thought that Anya''s experience finally reached 100%.


    "System, what''s next?" Cain asked the system since he didn''t know what to do next after filling Anya''s experience.


    Not even a secondter, a notification rang in his mind, and Cain immediately checked it.


    [Ding! Do you want to upgrade Anya''s rank by letting her receive the remaining blessing?]


    Before Cain answered, he remembered something and replied, "Wait a moment."


    "Anya,e here!" Cain waved at Anya, signaling her toe to him as he decided to put her into the beast space first before letting the system give the blessing.


    Because he didn''t want to make a mistake like he did before with attracting the nearby beasts since it didn''t bring him any benefits in doing so.


    Let alone the fact that the process might take a while, which could lead to him waiting for her for nothing and might even miss the auction too.


    That''s why putting her inside the beast space was the best choice.


    "Little girls, stop bothering her for now!" Cain hits the little girls'' heads lightly as they hang on Anya''s body, bothering her by continuously praising and asking her questions.


    Both of them unhappily jumped on the ground before ring at Cain angrily as they puffed their cheeks cutely.


    "Your Big Sis Anya is about to get even stronger. Why don''t we watch Nix grow stronger in the meantime?" Cain ruffled their hair as he changed the topic so that they wouldn''t be mad at him.@@novelbin@@


    "Really!?" Both of them eximed in unison, instantly overjoyed since they found a new interesting thing.


    "Of course!" Cain replied with a smile before immediately putting Anya into the beast space and sealing her surroundings.


    He then made a projection in front of Anya and ordered the system, "Upgrade Anya''s rank now!"


    Subsequently, Cain took back his projection and looked at Nix, who had already stood at the previous battleground as if waiting for Cain to let him be stronger once again.


    "System, upgrade Nix''s rank to GrandLord!" Cain ordered.


    [Ding! 100 million Evolution Points have been sessfully deducted.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host! Nix has sessfully broken through to GrandLord Rank Beast (Rank 8)]


    Along with the two notifications continuously ringing in his mind, Cain watched Nix''s body grow bigger at a fast speed.


    The moment Nix''s body started to be bigger, he felt the unknown yet familiar energy start to pour into his body once again as usual.


    "Roar!"


    "Roar!"


    "Roar!"


    Nix roared excitedly since he could be this strong in the span of less than two days after he hatched from the egg.


    After a few moments, Nix''s body stopped growing when it became approximately 20 meters tall and 60 meters long.


    Nix''s body just became one-third bigger than when he was at Lord Rank Beast.


    Nix then spread his wings vigorously, creating a big gust of wind that felt refreshing as it was a little bit chilly.


    Cain noticed that Nix''s wing had grown as wide as 100 meters!


    Without further ado, Cain immediately checked Nix''s personal information as he was curious to see Nix''s new stats.


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    [Race: Ice Dragon]


    [Attribute: High-level Ice Element]


    [Rank: GrandLord Rank Beast]


    [Qualification: GrandLord]


    [Skills: Ice w, Ice Spike, Ice Breath, Frost Armor, Ice Storm]


    [Strength]: 2,750,000


    [Agility]: 2,500,000


    [Health]: 3,000,000


    [Sense]: 2,500,000


    [Energy]: 3,150,000


    Cain smiled satisfiedly as he checked Nix''s information since he had be so strong in a very short time that he pitied the original novel''s MC because he appeared out of nowhere with his cheat system.


    Subsequently, Cain checked his own personal information as he wanted to check his progress too.


    [Name: Cain Frostbane]


    [Age: 18]


    [Race: Human]


    [Bloodline: 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox]


    [Attribute: High-level Ice Element]


    [Beast Master Level: GrandLord Rank]


    [Contracted Beast: Ice Dragon (GrandLord Rank)]


    [Talent: Infernal Rebirth (SS+), Immortal Ember (SS), Infernal Ascendance (SS-)]


    [Skills: Ice w, Ice Spike, Ice Breath, Frost Armor, Ice Storm]


    [Strength]: 2.75 mil + 7.5 mil = 10.25 million


    [Agility]: 2.5 mil + 10 mil = 12.5 million


    [Health]: 3 mil + 6 mil = 9 million


    [Sense]: 2.5 mil + 7 mil = 9.5 million


    [Energy]: 9.45 mil + 18 mil = 27.45 million


    When he checked his stats, he felt such a pity that Anya''s half stats he received from the system weren''t included with increased effect from the bloodline.


    However, he didn''t think too much about it as he noticed that Fenix had been staring at him since he couldn''t wait to show off his strength to A and at least get back the respect he deserves.


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    "Big Brother Cain, is Uncle Fenix really that strong?" A bit her thumb, looking at Cain curiously.


    "Hahaha. You''ll see soon enough. Just wait a little longer." Cain patted A''s head while scanning the surroundings as they had set off to look for a strong beast.


    However, as he patted A''s head for a second, Cain finally detected a really strong beast that could definitely satisfy Fenix since his purpose was only to show off.


    [Ding! Detected a Water Rhinoceros, Mid-level Conqueror Rank Beast 20 km East ahead]


    Cain''s detection range had be 20 km now that he had be GrandLord Rank Beast Master, which actually helped him a lot since his detection range was basically doubled.


    When he detected the rhinoceros, he immediately instructed Nix to head East.


    Cain eventually saw the massive water rhinoceros after their distance was around 500 meters away.


    The rhinoceros was eating treasure grasses in an open field leisurely as if it didn''t care about the arrival of Cain''s group.


    "Watch closely, little girl!" Fenix chuckled as he tilted his head and looked at A before jumping down on the ground.


    Afternding on the ground, Fenix immediately unsheathed a sword and swung his sword lightly as he used Burning sh with a low amount of energy since his intention was to draw the rhino''s attention.


    Swoosh!


    A 3-meter crescent moon-shaped sword energy made out that was engulfed in mes was heading towards the rhino.


    Sensing the iing attack, the rhino tilted its head and red at Fenix because it was pissed that someone disturbed its mealtime.


    It then made a simple water armor to envelope its body since it sensed that the attack wasn''t worth its serious attention.


    After the mes hit its body, it immediately gulped the remaining grasses in its mouth and red at Fenix as it thought about what this human was doing in its territory.


    The reason why the rhino ignored Cain''s group before was because it had sensed Fenix, who had reached the same rank as itself, the Mid-level Conqueror Rank.


    It thought that there was no way a human of the same rank would dare to challenge him, as it knew that a human of the same rank wasn''t its opponent since it had dealt with humans numerous times.


    However, since Fenix had basically disturbed its meal and even taunted it with a weak attack, its pride as the ruler in the surrounding area couldn''t ept it, and it immediately charged at Fenix at full speed.


    Looking at the rhino, who seemed to be pissed off, Fenix only stood there motionless as he waited for the rhino to be close enough to him before making a move.


    When the rhino was already 100 meters away from him, Fenix immediately charged forward at it while raising his hand, preparing to use his skill when the time was right.


    In response to Fenix charging forward at itself, the rhino used its [Horn of the Deep] skill, channeling half of its power into a singr, earth-shattering strike thatbines water and physical force.


    The moment Fenix arrived in front of the rhino, he swung down his sword as he used two-thirds of his energy.


    The Rhino was shocked as it didn''t expect the terrifying energying from the human who had the same rank as itself.


    It then immediately used its ultimate skill, [Torrential Spire Shot], as water started to form in front of its horn.


    Unfortunately for the rhino, it was toote for it to counterattack since Fenix had already released the massive crescent moon-shaped sword fire energy, and the sword energy had already prated its body, swiftly cutting itself into two.


    The rhino''s body was split into two, and the blood evaporated as the mes burned the body and even the blood that was spilled over from it.


    Fenix was satisfied when he looked at the corpse in front of him before he tilted his head and looked at Nix''s direction smugly as if this was just nothing.


    Cain shook his head when he looked at Fenix since he knew that A wouldn''t be able to see his expression clearly and there was no point in him showing such expression.


    Subsequently, Cain instructed Nix to go there as he wanted to pick up the corpse as well as letting Fenix brag about this to A because at least Fenix had done a great job so far, and with Fenix hunting beasts like this, he was also happy since he could reap the rewards from the system.


    That''s why he agreed to Fenix''s request since this was the same as killing two birds with one stone for him.


    The moment Nix flew towards Fenix, Cain heard a few notifications from the system and was surprised as he hadn''t expected that he would receive notifications this fast.


    [Ding! Fenix has killed the Mid-level Conqueror Rank Beast.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 3,5 billion Evolution Points]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 3,700 Gacha Points]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 1x Random-level Summon Pools.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining a 2x Random-level Lottery Pool.]

 Chapter 113 Fenix vs Vine Serpent [High-level Conqueror Rank Beast]

    Checking the notifications, Cain was pleased and helpless at the same time because despite having enough Evolution Points, Nix''s rank couldn''t be upgraded due to a qualification restriction.


    When Cain noticed Nix had almost arrived near Fenix, he instructed Nix to stop as he jumped on Nix''s head and immediately used his skill [Ice Storm] with two-thirds of his energy, intending to cool down the battlefield so that ra and the others wouldn''t be torched to death.


    Fenix conjured a thin barrier of mes around him as he realized Cain''s intention. The thin barrier shimmered faintly, keeping him from the storm outside the barrier since the storm was wildly ravaging the surroundings.


    Once the storm had subsided, Cain looked around and nodded in satisfaction with the breezy atmosphere. He then signaled Nix to descend.


    After Nixnded near Anya. Cain waved his hand as he took the corpse into the inventory.


    On the contrary, Fenix, who was walking towards Nix while expecting countless praise from A, almost fell over when he heard A''s words.


    "Big Sis Sylvia, don''t you think Uncle Fenix''s fight was boring? He defeated that big rhino with just one sh," A said, tapping her chin thoughtfully. "Big Sis Anya''s fight was way more exciting."


    Sylvia nodded in agreement. "Yeah, Big Sis Anya''s fight is more epic because she actually exchanged blows with her opponents."


    ''These little girls.'' Fenix gritted his teeth when he heard their conversation.


    "My Lord, Can I hunt another beast? My hands are itchy because It''s been ages since I''ve had a proper challenge." Fenix looked at Cain as he begged to give him another chance since Anya was still unconvinced with his strength.


    "Fine! Let''s hunt another one then."


    Cain shook his head helplessly and thought that he might as well let Fenix hunt another beast, hoping that he would get many more Evolution Points so that he wouldn''t go out again in the near future.


    "Yeay! Another fight!" A was overjoyed when she heard it, as she thought that she could watch another match.


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    Subsequently, Cain tossed a medicinal liquid at Fenix so that he could recover his lost energy while he searched for the next beast.@@novelbin@@


    15 minutester¡­


    Cain finally detected a beast that fit perfectly with his criteria to be Fenix''s next target.


    [Ding! Detected a Vine Serpent, High-level Conqueror Rank Beast 20 km West ahead]


    [Race: Vine Serpent]


    [Attributes: Peak-level Wood Element]


    [Rank: High-level Conqueror Rank Beast]


    [Qualification: Conqueror]


    [Skills: Flourish Renewal, Venomous Tempest, Thornbind Coil, Serpentine Speed, Tail p, Snaring Vines, Camouge Cloak, Venomous Lash]


    [Strength]: 235 million


    [Agility]: 245 million


    [Health]: 260 million


    [Sense]: 250 million


    [Energy]: 230 million


    Checking the serpent''s information, Cain was quite surprised that it had many skills, as he hadn''t expected it to be this troublesome.


    However, since its enemy was Fenix, he didn''t care about it much and immediately instructed Nix to head west.


    After their distance was about 800 meters away, Can was finally able to see the serpent clearly.


    The serpent''s body resembled a massive snake, but instead of scales, its body was covered in thick, intertwined vines and leaves, giving it a nt-like appearance. The serpent''s tail narrowed into a root-like addition that could burrow into the ground, allowing it to merge seamlessly with the environment.


    "It''s been a while since I''ve dealt with snakes." Fenix nodded in satisfaction and jumped onto the ground while thinking that he needed to make an interesting battle rather than killing it quickly.


    That''s why Fenix decided to not use his talent, as he also wanted to give a little bit of a challenge to himself.


    Sensing a human had entered its territory, the serpent hisses loudly as if telling Fenix that he had entered into someone''s territory. It revealed fangs dripping with a corrosive liquid.


    The reason the serpent warned Fenix first was because, at its level, it rarely fought with the others since it had almost reached its pinnacle even in the entire world.


    However, it wasn''t a pushover either, as when it noticed that Fenix didn''t care about its warning, the serpent immediately lunged at Fenix without hesitation.


    Fenix already anticipated it and reacted by dodging to the side as his agility allowed him to evade the attack by a hair''s breadth.


    While dodging the attack, he swung his sword and used his skill [Burning sh].


    The serpent directly responded by creating vines extended outward to form a protective barrier, intending to block the iing crescent-shaped sword fire energy.


    Boom!


    The mes shed with the vines but could only scorch a part of them as it failed to break through entirely.


    With a flick of its tail, the serpent retaliated by releasing a barrage of thorny vines infused with its [Venomous Lash] skill.


    In response, Fenix shed through the projectiles midair, but one thorn grazed his left arm, leaving a shallow cut. A burning sensation spread quickly as the venom worked its way into his body.


    Fenix then used his [Ember Veins] skill, igniting his bloodstream with fiery energy to burn away the poison.


    "Interesting." Fenix mumbled, his lips curling into a smirk. "But your poison isn''t enough to take me down."


    Before Fenix could notice it, the serpent coiled around a massive tree and used its [Camouge Cloak] skill to blend into the surroundings.


    For a moment, Fenix felt that the forest seemed to hold its breath as the serpent''s presence was almost undetectable.


    "It seems that it does have some interesting abilities." Fenix chuckled, as he hadn''t expected that it was quite hard to detect the serpent''s presence.


    Though, he found it quite reasonable since this was itsir, and the surroundings had basically be its yground. He then closed his eyes and relied on his heightened senses to locate the serpent.


    A faint rustle above alerted him just in time. The serpent struck from above, its jaws wide open to deliver a devastating bite.


    Fenix leaped back, narrowly avoiding the strike. mes erupted from his body as he used his skill [Ashstorm Surge], creating a swirling vortex of fire around him.


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 Chapter 114 Killing the Vine Serpent

    The serpent hissed in fury as the vortex burned its scales and vines. It then countered by using its skill [Thorbind Coil], sending an array of thorny vines as it intended to ensnare Fenix.


    Fenix used his [Firede Technique], engulfing his sword in zing fire, and with a single swing, he severed the vines and sent waves of fire cascading towards the serpent.


    The serpent flinched, its damaged scales steaming from the heat. It slithered rapidly across the battlefield, using its skill [Serpentine Speed] to outmaneuver Fenix.


    Closing the distance, itshed out with its tail, empowered by its [Tail p] skill. The ground cracked under the force of the attack, sending Fenix flying into a nearby tree.


    Boom!


    Fenix groaned as he pushed himself up. "Not bad," he admitted while brushing ash off his shoulder.


    "But it seems that I need to get a little bit serious." Fenix grinned before charging forward.


    Their shes became faster and more furious, with Fenix''s sword striking against the serpent''s reinforced vines. The serpent tried to entangle him again with its [Snaring Vines] skill as vines burst from the ground to trap him.


    Fenix countered with a powerful attack as he used his [Burning sh] skill, cutting through the bindings and leaping toward the serpent. The battle raged on, bothbatants trading blows, their energy reserves dwindling with each exchange.


    Realizing brute force wasn''t enough, the serpent began channeling its [Venomous Tempest] skill, conjuring a swirling storm of toxic spores and razor-sharp thorns. Continue reading stories on My Virtual Library Empire


    The air grew heavy with the deadly mist, forcing Fenix to step back and shield himself with his mes.


    "Running out of tricks, are we?" Fenix taunted, though his breathing had be haggard. He used his [Ashstorm Surge] again, the fiery vortex pushing back the venomous storm.


    As the serpent lunged for a final attack, Fenix saw his opportunity. Channeling his remaining energy, he used his [Ember Veins] skill to its maximum, boosting his strength and speed beyond their limits. His body burned with fiery veins, and his rede glowed red-hot.


    He dodged the serpent''s strike and closed the distance in a sh. With a thunderous roar, he unleashed [Ashstorm Surge] and [rede Technique] skills simultaneously, creating a devastating inferno around the serpent.


    The serpent writhed in agony, its body engulfed in mes. Desperate, it used its [Flourish Renewal], ast-ditch effort to heal itself by absorbing the energy from the surrounding vegetation. Trees and vines withered as the serpent''s wounds began to close.


    But Fenix wasn''t about to let it recover. He raised his sword high, creating the full power of his [Burning sh] skill. The de emitted a blinding light as mes surged around it.


    "Let''s end this now!" Fenix roared, bringing the sword down with all his might. The fiery crescent-moon-shaped sword energy cleaved through the serpent''s body, severing it in two. The mes consumed the remains, leaving nothing but charred earth and ash.


    Fenix stood amidst the scorched battlefield, his breathing bing a little bit unstable as he had almost gone all out just now.


    "That was fun. It''s been a while since I''ve finally used my strength properly." He muttered, wiping blood from his cheek.


    A''s eyes lit up brightly as she thought that Fenix''s battle with the snake was really amazing and thought that it would be great if she could be as strong as him.


    "Tch,e here!" Cain clicked his tongue as he watched the serpent''s body that had be ashes and found it such a hassle to cool down the surroundings as he also didn''t need to go there.


    The moment Fenix jumped onto Nix''s back, Cain heard the notifications from the system and immediately checked it as he was curious about the rewards this time.


    [Ding! Fenix has killed the High-level Conqueror Rank Beast.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 8 billion Evolution Points]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 6,400 Gacha Points]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 3x Random-level Summon Pools.]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining a 1x Random-level Lottery Pool.]


    ''Hehehe.'' Cain grinned widely as he thought that he didn''t need to hunt anymore because he already had enough Evolution Points for him to upgrade Nix''s rank until King Rank.


    However, despite the fact that he had enough Evolution Points, he still needed to upgrade Nix''s qualifications first.


    He even considered contracting a new beast, so after this, he made up his mind to buy the wolf cub at the auction or another beast if one piqued his attention.@@novelbin@@


    But before that, he decided to stop by at a ce that was famous for its wine in this world, even the wine that he ''received'' from Old Feng before was from this ce, and that wine was only one of the many finest wines in that ce.


    "Uncle Fenix, please teach me how to be as strong as you!" A immediately jumped onto Fenix and started to pester Fenix since her desire to be stronger was still as strong as before.


    "Didn''t you call me a scammer before? Now you''re begging me for help?" Fenix chuckled and ignored A as his image had finally been restored to its ce.


    "How about you, Sylvia? Want me to teach you how to grow stronger?" Fenix nced and teased A by offering Sylvia instead of her.


    However, Fenix hadn''t expected that Sylvia rejected him tantly, as she didn''t have the thoughts of bing stronger yet because being reunited with her older sister was already more than enough for the current her.


    "No, I''m happy just being with Big Sis ra. That''s enough for me." Sylvia rejected as she hugged ra beside her and shook her head.


    "AHHH¡­ Why her? Teach me instead!" A bit Fenix''s body a few times cutely as she was pissed that Fenix offered Sylvia instead of her, who begged him for it.


    Cain only shook his head helplessly watching A''s behavior before he instructed Nix to head south since, coincidentally, the ce where he wanted to go wasn''t far from the mountain range.

 Chapter 115 Dozens of Peak-level Conqueror Ranks

    "Young master, they''ve moved again." An old man informed the young man, who wore white robes beside him.


    "Oh? Good thing we brought several detectionpasses," the young man replied, a sly smile curling his lips. "Otherwise, we wouldn''t be able to detect their movements after their strongest member activated their bloodline power and shattered the initialpass."


    "What shall we do next?" The old man asked.


    The young man thought for a while before giving the answer. "It''s time to act. Notify the others to join us. They should''ve brought at least one or two more people."


    "Understood." The old man nodded before taking out a small ck dragon scale from his space ring andmunicating with the others to gather at the designated ce.


    ¡­


    After more than an hour on their way to the ce he was heading to, Cain finally had a response in his beast space as Anya had done with absorbing her blessing.


    [Name: Anya Akane]


    [Age: 22]


    [Race: Half-Human, Half-Kitsune]


    [Bloodline: 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox (4-Tailed)]


    [Awakener Rank: Peak-level King Rank]


    [Attribute: Ascendant-level Fire Element (1 rank above Perfect-level)]


    [Talent: Transformation (S Rank), Illusion Maniption (S+ Rank)]


    [Skills: 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox skills (4-Tailed)]


    [Strength]: 75 million + 15 mil = 90 million


    [Agility]: 100 mil + 20 mil = 120 million


    [Health]: 60 mil + 12 mil = 72 million


    [Sense]: 70 mil + 14 mil = 84 million


    [Energy]: 180 mil + 12 mil = 192 million


    When Cain checked Anya''s stats, he raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Peak-level King Awakener already? I didn''t expect the remaining energy to push her this far in one go."


    ''It seems that I still underestimate my own bloodline and the effect that it could bring to others.'' Cain shook his head as he was happy and helpless at the same time.


    He was happy that it had much better benefits than he had expected, but he was also helpless since he still didn''t know much about it as the system wouldn''t tell him even after pestering it for a long time.


    When Anya started to call him out, he made a projection in front of her and asked with a smile. "How do you feel, Anya?"


    "I feel incredible!" Anya said, flexing her hands as though testing her newfound strength.


    Cain smiled as he knew the feeling Anya felt and was about to say something but stopped when he heard Anya''s next words that made him surprised.


    "But¡­ I also feel like something stopped me from fully refining the energy. It''s strange¡ªI can sense more energy left, but I can''t absorb it yet." Anya exined while looking at Cain curiously as if waiting for an answer.


    "System, is that true? Does it mean that Anya still needs to gain her experience again to be able to receive more blessings that haven''t been absorbed?"


    Cain asked the system immediately when he heard it, as he was surprised himself since he hadn''t expected that there was still more that needed to be absorbed.


    "It''s true¡­ However, since it''s just from King to Conqueror Rank, the difficulty to obtain experience will be lower and shouldn''t take much time." The little creature''s voice rang in his mind as it didn''t show itself this time.


    After getting the answer, Cain looked at Anya and ruffled her hair softly. "The situation is the same as before. Which one will you choose this time?"


    When she heard it, Anya immediately answered without hesitation. "Of course, I will choose the same as before." Your journey continues with My Virtual Library Empire


    "Good! However, we will do it after going to a ce since I want to buy some wines there." Cain said with a smile.


    "It''s okay, I''m not in a hurry anyway." Anya responded as she waved her hand.


    "Let''s go out and greet the others then. The little girls have been asking me for a while regarding where you will go out of the beast space."


    Cain chuckled as he sometimes couldn''t hold himself back with the pestering from the little girls, but after thinking about their pitiful fate, he held himself as much as he could.


    The moment Anya came out of the beast space and appeared on Nix''s back, Sylvia noticed her presence and immediately came to her side. "Big Sis Anya, you''re finally out. Have you be stronger again?"


    When Sylvia eximed with a loud voice, it directly attracted A, who was in Fenix''s back while listening to his exnation since she was eager to be stronger and had asked him countless questions that came to her mind.


    "Huh?" A''s attention immediately shifted to Anya as she hadn''t noticed that Anya had appeared 2 meters in front of her since she was still focused on listening to Fenix''s exnation.


    She then climbed onto Fenix''s head and jumped at Anya while stepping on his head, using it as a stepping stone. "Big Sis Anya!"@@novelbin@@


    "This little girl is such a menace." Fenix could only grit his teeth as he looked at the little girl who was already in Anya''s arms and bombard her with questions.


    "Well¡­ At least I wouldn''t be bothered by that little girl anymore."


    ¡­


    When they were about to arrive in one of the strongest kingdoms in this world, Cain was surprised as he detected probably around more than a dozen people that had reached the Peak-level Conqueror Ranks, which was strange in his opinion.


    Because even when they checked their information for a nce, he knew that they were from different forces and their stats were definitely better than normal Peak-level Conqueror Ranks.


    However, considering their locations, they looked like they were being gathered in the same ce. Cain thought that there must be something there, and he would know it too when he got there.


    That''s why he didn''t worry too much about it and continued their journey swiftly to Xrion City, the Capital City of the Thalvaris Kingdom.


    After they went inside the city and headed towards the ce where the strong people gathered, Cain finally realized who and why these people gathered here as he arrived in front of a huge, towering pavilion.

 Chapter 116 Being Targeted by 9 Peak-level Conqueror Awakeners!

    The building in front of him was his destination in the first ce, which was known as Rose Blossom Pavilion.


    Renowned for its exclusivity, the pavilion was a ce where only individuals from first-rate forces or those who had achieved at least King Rank were permitted entry.


    The restrictions tightened even further for the topmost floor, where Cain sensed the presence of over a dozen Peak-level Conqueror Ranks. ess to that floor required not only a Conqueror Rank but also proof of association with one of the top-tier powers.


    This was the main reason why Cain chose this ce at first, because he thought that with the exclusiveness of this ce, he would be able to enjoy their rest time peacefully for a while as well as buy some wine since this ce was famous for its wine.


    However, he hadn''t thought that those people from the Main World that had the same purpose as Yuchen would gather in this ce early.


    ''Well¡­ Considering this is the best and nearest ce from the secret realm, it''s not surprising they''de here,'' Cain thought to himself.


    "Cain, why are you zoning out? Everyone has gone inside." ra reminded him as she tugged his clothes softly.


    "Right. Let''s go!" Cain smiled and started to catch up with the others with ra.


    ''I hope there won''t be any problem like what happened in the nightshade pagoda previously.'' Cain thought and immediately dismissed his thoughts since there shouldn''t be any problem because the previous problem was caused by A and Elion''s dirty-looking dress.


    Cain''s party that consisted of a lot of people (Anya, ra, Lyra, Li Meilin, Sylvia, A, Elion, Li Fenghai, Fenix, Kael, and Dante) naturally attracted a lot of attention.


    Thedies were dressed elegantly, exuding natural beauty, while Fenix and Dante, with their sharp and confident aura, were radiating enough presence to deter people from the lower floors from taking a longer look.


    While the group ascended through the pavilion, they marveled at the intricate architecture and luxurious decor.


    Each floor seemed more extravagant than thest, as they were adorned with rare wood carvings, silk drapes, and delicate blossoms that filled the air with a sweet aroma, making the people who visited this ce feelfortable.


    While Cain''s group made their way into the top floor, they heard a lot of chattering that seemed to be quieting down.


    Naturally, because the people on the floor heard a lot of footsteps from the stairs, it meant that a new group of people just came, and their number was a lot from the footsteps'' sounds.


    As they stepped on the fifth floor, which was the highest floor, Cain saw a lot of tables filled with strong people. Each table was at least apanied by someone who had reached the Conqueror Rank.


    Looking around for empty tables, Cain was disappointed as he couldn''t find any empty tables by the window and only found that there were some scattered tables left.


    "Let''s go there!" Cain pointed at a few tables in the middle before raising his hand, calling for a waitress.


    "Can webine these tables? We''ve got arge group." Cain asked with a smile, scratching his head awkwardly.


    "Of course, sir." A beautiful waitress in her mid-20s dressed in gorgeous red robes replied as she nodded a little bit.


    "Thank you!" Cain thanked her before ordering Dante and Kael to prepare the tables.


    Since he couldn''t enjoy the bustling city through the window, Cain decided to only spend half an hour at most, as he could guess that these little girls were about to have a feast on their own.


    "Little girls, don''t eat too many foods because we wouldn''t stay for a long time." Cain reminded A and Sylvia, who were already drooling their saliva unknowingly as they scrolled through the menu. Your next read awaits at My Virtual Library Empire


    When they heard it, they pouted unhappily as they puffed their cheeks and looked at Cain with a cute, hateful expression.


    Cain shook his head helplessly before looking at them with a smile. "Of course you can order a lot of food, but we will take them away, and you can only eat a few dishes here."


    "Yeay!" Both of them directly ordered all of the food to take away and discussed seriously between themselves which dishes they would eat here.


    A few minutester¡­


    The waitress walked to the table before putting down the food and the wine on the table gracefully.


    As Cain enjoyed the wine while thinking about his next n, since even if he seemed to be enjoying his life, he actually just needed time to think about everything.


    Because his mind had been filled with a lot of things, such as what he would do with his missions, helping Anya to gather her experience, the situation in his kingdoms, as well as remembering everything about the novel since this information would be extremely precious for him after he stepped onto the Main World.


    While Cain was still lost in his thoughts, he noticed that the chattering was quieted down once again, and he realized that there were neers as he heard footstepsing from the stairs.@@novelbin@@


    He thought that it had be such a habit to watch the neers since it had be like small entertainment for them too.


    However, when Cain saw the people who stepped onto the fifth floor, he felt something was weird as he noticed that the young man wearing white robes was definitely looking at his group''s direction with a weird expression.


    ''It''s probably because we have literally a dozen people here. That''s why he showed such a face.''


    Cain thought to himself before continuing with his thoughts since he didn''t even care with the people looking at his group with these kinds of weird looks when they arrived here for the first time.


    The young man who just came with another person then searched for an empty table before walking to a table that was quite far from Cain and sat there.


    The young man took out a small ck dragon scale and looked at the old man in front of him. "What do you think?"


    The old man also took out another small ck dragon scale while looking at the young man in front of him as if they were talking through themunication token. "It''s weird, I''ve only detected that in that group, there''s only one strong person that I even felt a danger from. As for the others, they were nothing as they even have some ordinary people with them."


    The old man then continued, "However, there''s one thing that was interesting to them. The young man with white hair is definitely using a high-level treasure to hide his rank because I couldn''t detect his rank."


    When the young man heard it through themunication token, he frowned as he thought about a lot of things such as any possibilities that could happen with this weird scenario that they hadn''t anticipated.


    Although their targets appeared like nothing much, the unusual scenario like this was the one that should be worried about.


    "How many people do we have so far?" The young man asked.


    "So far, we have gathered 9 people who have reached the Peak of Conqueror Ranks including our men." The old man answered with a wicked smile.

 Chapter 117 The Pyrrath Family, a Force on Par with Starlight Auction House

    "That''s good. With three more people joining us, this mission is sure to bepleted wlessly," the young man said, nodding with satisfaction. He was confident that the mission would be a sess, now that their numbers were increased.


    He assumed that two of the three individuals he detected must be extremely strong, as they were likely the protectors of the important person he had detected from thepass.


    That''s why he requested reinforcements, and despite all of their family efforts, they could only sneak 4 people, and it had already reached a limit to the point that it would only bring suspicion if they sent even one more person.


    Not only that, he even asked them to recruit more people from this world as he needed to prepare for the worst-case scenario and managed to get three more people from that.


    However, now that the situation was much better than he had thought of, naturally he was pretty confident that they could evenplete this mission with his men alone.


    Of course, he wouldn''t becent and decided to drive away the three people that had been recruited in this mission, as he still had a sliver of hesitation caused by the weird situation that he couldn''tprehend.


    ¡­


    While thinking about a lot of things in his mind, Cain was surprised when he detected eight people who had reached the Peak-level Conqueror Rank Awakeners had entered his 20 km radius within a minute''s time.


    He then checked those and found it weird that these people hadn''t brought anyone with them, as most strong people that came here were supposedly to be someone''s protector.


    Subsequently, he ordered the system to mark them since he wanted to know what they were up to.


    However, after marking them and waiting as they entered the city, he guessed that there was going to be some trouble here. Because they ended up in a single ce as if they were in one group.


    ''Looks like trouble is brewing.'' Cain thought as he assumed that these people were targeting someone here since it was definitely a perfect opportunity to ambush their enemy in this Low-level World.


    ''Tch-tch-tch. Which unlucky bastard was pissing off someone that they sent 7 people to kill them?'' Cain shook his head before calling the waitress and asking her for the bill.


    He decided to get out of this ce because he thought that it was unnecessary and would be unwise to meddle in someone''s affair as he found it troublesome since he was already extremely busy at the moment.


    Otherwise, he might have stayed here and gone to watch it since he wanted to see a dispute between characters happening within his own eyes rather than imagining it like he always did when he read novels.


    However, as Cain''s group was about to go down the stairs, they stopped when they heard someone shout.


    "Wait!"


    A young man wearing red robes approached Cain''s group with a smile. "I''m Lucan Pyrrath from the Pyrrath Family in the southern region."


    When Cain heard it, he frowned, thinking to himself as he sighed.


    Sigh!


    ''I hope there won''t be any trouble since I''m already busy enough at the moment.''


    He then tilted his head and smiled in response before shaking Lucan''s hand with a nod. "I''m Cain Frostbane, from the Frostbane Family."


    "Frostbane? I''ve never heard of it. Are you from one of those hidden families?" Lucan knitted his eyebrows as he sized Cain upside down because he had never heard of the Frostbane Family before.


    "No, nothing like that. Just a humble family, that''s all." Cain waved his hand.


    "Ah, surely you jest." Lucan smiled in response because from Cain''s answer, he guessed that Cain was most definitely from one of the hidden families, as they were from a hidden family for a reason after all.


    "Is there something you need?" he asked, trying to get to the point.


    Lucan waved his hand dismissively. "Oh, it''s nothing too serious. I just had a question."


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    "I was wondering¡­ would you be willing to part with one of thedies apanying you? I''m willing to pay quite handsomely."


    Lucan smiled awkwardly as he nced at ra and Li Meilin because two of them were just ordinary people, and he guessed that Cain must have bought them to be his servants.


    Cain grinned in response, "Oh? Which luckydy has caught your eye?"


    When Lucan heard it, his eyes lit up since he thought that Cain would be willing to part with one of them.


    He then licked his lips as he looked at ra and Li Meilin consecutively. "Either that beautiful elf or the girl in the red gown. Both are stunning."


    Lucan only mentioned ra or Li Meilin because he didn''t dare to have the thoughts about Anya or Lyra since they were not ordinary people, and he assumed that they must be rted to Cain in one way or another.


    When everyone heard it, they were amused by the situation and even regretted it a little because they thought that Cain was willing to part with one of hisdies.


    "Big Sis!" Sylvia grabbed her sister''s hand tightly as she was afraid that she wouldn''t be able to be together with her sister again.@@novelbin@@


    Cain, on the other hand, couldn''t help butugh. "Hahaha¡­ Brother Lucan, you really do have great taste." He patted Lucan on the shoulder three times.


    Lucan was overjoyed inside as he confirmed that Cain would be willing to part with one of hisdies.


    He then scratched his head awkwardly and responded. "Well, you''re the one who has a great¡ª"


    p!


    Before Lucan could finish his sentence, he found himself flying away as he felt a burning sensation on his cheek.


    When everyone saw the sudden turn in the situation, the atmosphere suddenly became intense as they were aware of the Pyrrath Family since they could be considered as one of the strongest families, like the Liang Family, who owns the Starlight Auction House.

 Chapter 118 Fenix vs a Peak-level Conqueror Rank?

    So, Cain''s action as he pped the young master of the Pyrrath Family was definitely going to anger them, and it was a situation where they had never thought about it.


    Because the worst-case scenario that would happen in a situation like this was usually at most rejecting the offer with some kind of silly excuse.


    Even Lucan''s protector was shocked when he watched it, as he didn''t believe that someone would go so far to offend the Pyrrath Family over ordinary women.


    He then smashed the table as he mmed his fist on it, standing up and ring at Cain for a second beforeing to Lucan''s side and helping him to stand up.


    "Young master Lucan. Are you okay?"


    Lucan pped his hand and answered with an angry voice, ncing at the middle-aged man in his mid-50s with red hair. "Okay, my ass¡­ Are you blind?"


    He turned his hateful re toward Cain. "Do you have any idea what you''ve done? You''ve pped me and humiliated the Pyrrath Family. You''ll regret this."


    Before Cain could respond, Lucan pointed his finger at Cain before moving it down to the floor as he said it with a wicked smile. "Because I''m not an unreasonable person, if you get on your knees and apologize, I''ll forgive you. After all, you''re from a hidden family, so I understand. But if you refuse¡­"


    Lucan thought that it would be enough to relieve his anger and shift the humiliation if Cain were to kneel and apologize to him since he thought that Cain might have pped him out of his anger and even thought about a way out as his family was no pushover either.


    Cain only chuckled and shook his head in response before looking at him with a mocking smile. "You really think too highly of yourself. I don''t give a fuck about who you are, or your so-called family background."


    He paused for a sec before continuing. "Let me make this clear: you''re the one in the wrong here, and if anyone should be apologizing, it''s you. But since I''m not someone who craves attention, nor do I have an inted ego, I''ll let it slide¡ªthis time. I''ve got more important things to deal with than ying games with you."


    After saying that, he turned around and smiled at his group. "Let''s go. I don''t have time to waste on a random dog."


    "Woof! Woof!" A suddenly mocked, mimicking a barking dog and darting behind Fenix.


    "..."


    "..."


    "..."


    Everyone was speechless that a little ordinary girl dared to mock the young master of the Pyrrath Family this tantly.@@novelbin@@


    Even Cain almost stumbled upon himself when he heard it since he hadn''t expected that this little girl''s simple action definitely dealt more damage than his long words.


    "Pfftt!"


    "HAHAHAHAHAHA!"


    A young man with purple hair, dressed in fine purple robes and sitting near the window, burst outughing. He couldn''t contain himself as he watched Lucan''s humiliation unfold.


    "Lucan, How does it feel? I couldn''t wait to bring this news and see how people in the academy would react." The young manughed as he put his palm on his face.


    "Garran, you dare!" Lucan gritted his teeth, ring at Garran with full hostility.


    "Let''s see if I dare when we get back to the academy," Garran chuckled, his smug expression only adding to Lucan''s frustration.


    Lucan could only swallow this humiliation since he couldn''t do anything to Garran and immediately thought for a split second beforeing up with an idea.


    "Capture that little girl. I will let her feel the consequence of humiliating me, the young master of the Pyrrath Family." Lucan ordered the middle-aged man.


    "Help me, Uncle Fenix! I don''t want to be taken away again!" A immediately hugged Fenix''s leg tightly as her body was trembling in fear since she unknowingly remembered her past life.


    Noticing A''s trembled body, Fenix gritted his teeth as he unknowingly had grown fond of her and somehow became angry when he noticed Anya became really scared because of her trauma.


    The middle-aged man then nodded before disappearing into thin air as he moved with an extremely fast speed and appeared beside Fenix.


    When the middle-aged man''s hand was about to catch A, Fenix suddenly grabbed his wrist and asked with an angry look. "What the fuck do you think you''re doing? Do you really want to catch a little girl?"


    "Do you truly want to defy the Pyrrath Family over an ordinary girl like her?" The middle-aged man asked Fenix, feeling a danger the moment Fenix grabbed his wrist.


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    "So what if I do?" Fenix spat, his voice dripping with disdain. "Pyrrath Family this¡ªPyrrath Family that. Screw your family. If you want to fight, let''s take it outside."


    Fenix even unconsciously acted out of ce before getting Cain''s permission about offending their family for real because he guessed that Cain might even bluff them as he acted to be from the hidden family and would definitely be a problem if they found out the truth.


    What Fenix didn''t realize was that Cain, who had been observing the entire exchange with calm detachment, didn''t care much about the Pyrrath Family either. Cain even already had a solution if they would ever sh with the Pyrrath Family.


    The middle-aged man then moved his hand, releasing it from Cain''s grasp before looking in Lucan''s direction with a serious expression as if telling him that this matter wasn''t a light matter that could be handled however they wanted it to be.


    Realizing the seriousness of the matter, Lucan could only swallow the humiliation before looking at everyone present. "What the fuck are you all staring at? You want me to gouge your eyes out one by one?"


    Almost everyone immediately turned their attention away since they knew the strength of the Pyrrath Family and couldn''t afford to offend them.


    However, some of them still watched it with interest as their backgrounds weren''t to be taken lightly either.


    Garran was one of them.


    After looking at Lucan, who had already taken a step back, Cain felt relieved that at least for now he wouldn''t be bothered with another problem.


    However, as his group took a step toward the stairs, they froze when they heard another voice.


    "Wait!"

 Chapter 120 Persuasion

    Fenix, who had been sitting calmly as he closed his eyes, immediately frowned and looked at Cain since he heard Cain''s muttering.


    "My Lord, is what you just said true?" Fenix asked telepathically.


    Cain only nodded his head as he was still using his brain to its fullest potential to think about something important.


    "It''s going to be troublesome then. Let me stall them so you can run from here andy low for a while. If I''m using my life on the line, I should be able to kill some of them and stall for enough time." Fenix''s face turned solemn as he stood up, intending to jump off Nix''s back and face them by himself.@@novelbin@@


    When Cain realized this, heughed and waved his hand. "No, no, you misunderstood me. I''m not worried about them; I''m just worried about the consequences afterward."


    He then added, "Let me tell you about the n first."


    ¡­


    10 minutes ago in the Rose Blossom Pavilion¡­


    Draven and Old Yan approached Lucan, who seemed to be in a bad mood as his face was still filled with anger.


    This scene naturally attracted the others'' attention as they thought that they would have another interesting spectacle to watch.


    However, they became disappointed when they saw that Draven and Old Yan bowed as they greeted Lucan, indicating that they came with no ill intention and showing their inferior position. Readtest stories on My Virtual Library Empire


    At first, Lucan frowned as he was already in a bad mood and didn''t want to deal with another matter until his mood settled down. However, looking at someone who showed respect immediately lifted his mood as he thought that at least he had recovered some face from this scene.


    He then asked the duo, nodding as he was pleased with their attitude. "Who are you, and what''s your intention ining to me at this time?"


    "We''re just from a humble first-rate family from the east region, it''s not worth mentioning in front of Your Excellency. I''m Draven, and he''s my protector, Old Yan." Draven introduced them with a polite nod before continuing with a serious expression.


    "Actually, I have a proposal that might really interest you. However, since this is an important matter, we need to talk privately. Do you agree with it?"


    Lucan knitted his eyebrows for a second before answering with a light nod.


    After getting the answer, Old Yan enveloped the table with his power, creating a me barrier so that the others wouldn''t be able to spy on the conversation.


    Naturally, if someone of the same strength really wanted to spy on their conversation, they would be able to do so, but it would definitely be detected by Old Yan, thus angering the two parties.


    Looking into Lucan''s eyes directly, Draven asked with a smile, "What do you think about dealing with Cain and his group? However, before you decide whether you are going to join hands or not, please listen to my exnation first."


    "First, let me tell you that I''m already on my secret mission to deal with them to begin with. The reason why I''m inviting you to join us even though we''re confident enough to deal with them is to extend a gesture of building a rtionship."


    However, before Lucan could ask a question, he was interrupted by his protector, who asked Draven with a sneer as he nced at Old Yan, "Do you really think you can handle that big guy with your strength?"


    Because he thought that when Draven said "we," it was implying just the two of them, he concluded they were too full of themselves. He roughly knew how strong Fenix was, and Fenix was definitely not weaker than him.


    But with Old Yan, whose strength that was weaker than his, confident to deal with Fenix, naturally he looked down on them since they didn''t know who they were dealing with.


    Draven had anticipated that they would ask this question, as he was sure that Lucan''s protector had realized Fenix''s strength was terrifying from their simple exchange despite Fenix''s rank being only at the Middle Conqueror Rank.


    "When I mentioned ''we,'' I didn''t mean that it was just me and Old Yan." Draven shook his head casually before smiling wickedly. "I meant ten people, with nine of them at the Peak Conqueror Rank."


    When both of them heard this, they were taken aback since it was overkill to hunt a group that only had one strong awakener, with nine high-level people dispatched at once.


    However, Lucan''s protector immediately became wary because the situation seemed so strange that they needed to send nine people just to deal with Cain''s group. He suspected there must be something else behind this, and he would only know it after they exined the reason and situation in detail.


    He then enveloped himself and Lucan in another barrier to warn him about how odd the situation was and that these people might even target them instead of Cain''s group.


    After discussing for a bit, Lucan''s protector dismissed the barrier and asked Draven about his situation first, wanting to know more before deciding whether to get involved.


    Draven then exined everything to them about the circumstances he had already discussed with Old Yan.


    He exined that their mission was actually to capture Anya, thedy who had reached the Peak King Rank, because their client requested to capture her and to kill Cain, Anya''s lover.


    Not only that, his mission required him to bring Cain''s dead body and the bodies of the others as proof.


    However, since he knew about the grudge between Lucan and Cain, he was willing to take a step back and let Lucan deal with Cain himself on the condition of three people.


    The three people Draven requested were Anya, Fenix, and Dante, as they were the real targets all along.


    Draven also specified that he wanted Anya alive. As for Fenix and Dante, their mission didn''t specify their exact state, so he would settle for their bodies, dead or alive.

 Chapter 121 The Confrontation

    Naturally, to avoid raising their suspicion, Draven exined that he had already "given up" Cain as a gesture of sincerity. Not only that, Lucan could have the threedies, since he knew Lucan''s desire for them was high.


    Of course, he also exined why they needed to gather nine people, as it would be too suspicious not to have a valid reason for doing so.


    The reason why he gathered nine people was because he had been warned to be extra cautious when dealing with Cain''s group, having heard that they possessed an extremely powerful weapon as their trump card.


    That was also why they invited Lucan and his protector since they knew that the protector was exceptionally strong.


    This was why the arrangement was actually win-win for both sides, as each would get what they wanted.


    After hearing the exnation clearly, Lucan''s protector nodded lightly at Lucan since he didn''t find anything strange with Draven''s exnation.


    "Alright, I''ll join in, since I also can''t wait to rip his head off for humiliating me before," Lucan finally agreed after thinking for a moment, tapping his fingers on the table.


    He then asked Draven impatiently, "When will we take action?"


    "We will take action immediately, since they are still not far from here," Draven said with a smile.


    "Great! That''s even better¡ªlet''s go!" Lucan eximed, standing up from his seat excitedly.


    Subsequently, four of them then walked towards the stairs as they intended to leave the building.


    Their abrupt departure naturally attracted everyone''s attention, as people were curious why they were leaving so suddenly after their conversation.


    "Butler Zen, let''s see what they are up to." Garran nced at his protector as he got up from his seat and directly followed them behind.


    "Young Master Garran, what if they''re up to no good?" Butler Zen asked, raising an eyebrow.


    "Tch, at worst, we''ll just run away then. Aren''t you confident in yourself?" Garran chuckled as he nced at Butler Zen, teasing him for being overly cautious.


    "If it''s just about running away from any situation, I''m naturally confident in my strength," Butler Zen replied with a smile.


    "As expected of you, Butler Zen." Garran nudged him lightly.


    The moment Garran and Butler Zen stepped out of the building, they were confronted by Lucan and hispanions, who stood not far from therge doors.


    Lucan shouted angrily at Garran, "Garran, what the fuck are you doing!"


    Garran frowned at Lucan''s question. "Lucan, you''ve gone too far! Do you think I can''t go wherever I want? Who do you think you are, my dad?"


    "Then why the fuck did you say you were going to follow someone just now?" Lucan pressed, not backing down, as he had been watching Garran''s movements, suspecting he might act on his personality.


    "Tch, tch, tch. You''re overthinking! I''m not going to follow you anyway." Garran clicked his tongue, shaking his head.


    Lucan gritted his teeth upon hearing that, pointing a finger at Garran. "You''ve acted like this a few times already, Garran! This isn''t your first time¡ªare you dumb or what?!"


    "Oh, really?" Garran scratched his head in embarrassment, then shamelessly pointed at Draven. "Well, let''s say I''m following them this time."


    He then looked at Draven with a smug expression and asked, "Do you have any problem with that?"


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    Lucan and the others were speechless with Garran''s shamelessness that even Butler Zen was also speechless as he put his palm on his face, feeling embarrassed.


    Draven could only stay silent and nce at Lucan helplessly as he didn''t want to offend any of them. Read exclusive content at My Virtual Library Empire


    However, before Lucan could argue any further, his protector immediately spoke. "Young Master Lucan, let them follow us however they want."


    The reason why he let Garran and Butler Zen follow them was because he actually hadn''tpletely trusted Draven, as he thought that it would definitely be safer in case things went south and it was actually a trap.@@novelbin@@


    When Lucan heard it, he clicked his tongue and nced at Draven. "Tch, let''s go! Don''t mind them and act as if they aren''t here."


    Luca followed his protector''s advice because he thought that his protector must have his own reason why he advised it, and he didn''t want to bother knowing it since they were also in a hurry.


    When they got out of the city, Garran and Butler Zen were surprised as they noticed that there were eight people standing below a huge tree as if they had been waiting for them in the first ce.


    "Young Master Garran, they''ve all reached the peak of the Conqueror Rank. Are you sure you still want to follow them?" Butler Zen asked lightly, watching Garran''s reaction upon hearing that they were all on his level.


    However, he was disappointed when he saw Garran''s expression that was of excitement instead of fear.


    "Isn''t it interesting? They''re probably nning to ambush Cain''s group anyway. Let''s see how this ys out first," Garran responded with a smile.


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    After telling Fenix his simple n, Cain then patted Nix, instructing him to stop as he wanted to wee them warmly.


    Less than a minuteter, Cain finally noticed 14 people approach them at a fast speed before stopping when their distance was about 500 meters away from each other.


    "What are you all doing following us with so many people?" Cain asked nonchntly, sweeping his gaze over the group before pausing on Garran briefly.


    Garran frowned slightly when he saw Cain''s unwaveringposure; it surprised him that Cain didn''t look at all panicked or frightened in such a dire situation.


    He thought that it was either he was bluffing or just the confidence that they would be okay even with this dire situation they were in.


    Hearing Cain''s calm question, Lucan frowned momentarily before bursting intoughter. "I admire your courage for staying so calm, but that alone won''t improve your predicament."


    "I''ll take that as apliment, thanks." Cain only nodded in response.


    Seeing Cain remainposed, Lucan goaded him further as he nced at Draven''s group, "Did you know you have so many enemies that someone sent nine people at once to deal with you?"


    "I honestly don''t recall having so many enemies that they''d send this many people after me," Cain chuckled, eyeing Draven''s group with a furrowed brow. "Who are you, and who sent you?"


    Cain was genuinely puzzled to see so many people after him because, as far as he knew, he hadn''t offended any force capable of amassing such a powerful group.


    Let alone the fact that Lucan stated he wasn''t with these people, this fact just made him be more confused as he thought that these people were with Lucan since the only force that he had offended and was able to gather that many strong people in this world was only the Pyrrath Family.


    "You don''t need to know who sent us," Draven said, shaking his head, before pointing at Anya. "But if you want us to step back, hand over that beautifuldy in the white gown behind you."


    When Cain heard it, he suddenly had an inkling of their identity. He quietly asked the system to perform a thorough scan of them, including any treasures they carried.


    As Cain found a fewpasses and checked their descriptions, he immediately understood their purposes because Cain also remembered that the little creature reminded him to not use his bloodline frequently unless it''s necessary.


    This might be the reason why the system had reminded him to get stronger quickly, as there will be an unknown disastering for him sooner orter.


    Cain guessed that this might be the unknown disaster that the system had mentioned earlier. However, after thinking for a little bit more, he didn''t want to think that this was the one the system mentioned.


    Because he needed to think about the worst-case scenario, such as strong people were waiting for him in the Main World or other possibilities.


    Cain then set aside his thoughts as there was an important matter in front of him.


    "Do you have a mental problem, buddy? Why don''t you hand over your mom first, and then I''ll consider your request?" Cain chuckled, shing a mocking grin at Draven.


    When Draven heard it, he immediately became pissed since Cain could still make such a statement despite his dire situation.


    Before Draven could order an attack on Cain at once, he was stopped by Old Yan as he was tapped on his shoulder.


    "Calm down your anger, Young Master Draven." Old Yan reminded him.


    Cain shook his head lightly before shifting his gaze towards Garran.


    "Are you with them too?" Cain asked while showing a wicked smile since he wanted to confirm Garran''s intention first before thinking of how to deal with them further.


    Garran had been paying attention to Cain''s expression all this time before he decided which stance he would take in this situation.


    That''s why the moment Cain asked him about his stance, he finally made a choice that no one had expected, not even Butler Zen.


    "No, no, no. I''m not with them." Garran waved his hand dismissively before exining it further to avoid any misunderstanding.


    "I told you that we''re friends, right? That''s why I''m here." Garran said with a smile before shrugging his shoulders. "Even though I can''t help you much, I can at least interfere with Lucan and his protector so that they wouldn''t be able to do anything funny. I''m sorry, but that''s the most I can help you with."

 Chapter 124 Fenix Takes on Two Peak Conquerors at Once (2)

    Falmon responded by creating a vortex of wind around himself, and the spinning barrier deflected Fenix''s strikes with each one shing against the force of a storm.


    The wind was unpredictable, and Fenix had to adjust his movements constantly as he moved his body like a dancer in the midst of the storm. Hended a few blows, but they weren''t enough to pierce the whirlwind.


    Meanwhile, Terragor was closing in, his earth-based attacks relentless. He raised his hands to the sky, summoning a huge boulder from the ground, and threw it at Fenix. The boulder was huge, farrger than any regr stone, and it flew with incredible force.


    Fenix''s focus was split between the wind and earth awakeners, and he had to make a quick decision since he couldn''t afford being distracted at this moment.


    After thinking about it for a split second, Fenix used his [Ember Veins] skill as he sent a surge through his body that amplified his strength and speed.


    With a roar, he jumped and narrowly avoided the boulder by inches. As he soared through the air, he twisted his body and struck down with both des, creating a shockwave of fire and force that sted towards Falmon.


    Falmon was caught off guard for a moment, resulting in the fiery wave crashing into him. Unfortunately for him, the wind barrier he had created was not enough to stop the force of Fenix''s attack.


    The st sent the wind awakener flying backwards, his body sliding across the ground in a cloud of dust.


    Fenixnded lightly on the ground, the mes crackling around him as he turned his focus to Terragor, who was now charging towards him with a ground-shaking charge.


    The earth awakener mmed his fist into the ground, creating a massive fissure that shot towards Fenix, sending a tidal wave of rock and debris at him.


    Fenix''s eyes narrowed, before immediately making a move as he used his [Burning sh] skill to slice through the advancing wave of earth, creating a path of fire and destruction through the debris. The crescent-moon shaped fire energy shed through the rocks like butter, and sent sparks flying as the two forces shed.


    The battle raged on for what felt like an eternity as each side pressed against each other while trying to outsmart their enemy.


    However, despite theirbined effort, Fenix still held his ground with quite a little bit of his effort.


    At that moment, the dust began to settle. Falmon and Terragor were exhausted, both stopped as they surveyed the scene. Fenix, although his body bore minor cuts and bruises, he was still standing firmly.@@novelbin@@


    The battlefield was scarred as the earth shattered. The air was heavy with the aftermath of their battle.


    For a moment, all of them looked at each other as they realized that the oue of the battle was far from decided at this point.


    "That was a decent warm up." Fenix smiled as he really enjoyed the entire fight.


    Looking at the provocation, Falmon bared his teeth as he summoned the winds around again. Despite his injuries, Terragor mmed his fists into the ground, drawing upon the earth''s energy.


    Falmon charged first once more, this time his speed amplified by his [Tempest surge] skill, creating a blur motion as he circled Fenix.


    While he was at it, he unleashed his [Gale Strike] skill, and dozens of slicing gusts aimed at Fenix from every angle.


    Fenix spun his des, their fiery edges cutting through the air as each strike deflected the iing gusts, sending sparks and mes in all directions.


    His movements were precise as his rede Technique turned Falmon''s relentless attacks into an intricate dance of counterattacks.


    Terragor roared from the side as he raised both hands, and activated his [Earthen Maw] skill. The ground beneath Fenix erupted, spiky stones bursting towards him.


    Fenix reacted instantly by leaping into the air with a burst of energy from [Ember Veins]. In mid-air, he twisted his body and unleashed a crescent-moon shaped fire energy downward as he used his [Burning sh] skill.


    Boom!


    The mes collided with the spiky stones, shattering them into molten fragments that rained across the battlefield.


    But the attack left him exposed for a moment, and Falmon seized the opportunity. Appearing behind Fenix in a gust of wind, and immediately shed at his back with the de that was enveloped by wind energy.


    As the attacknded, Fenix grunted in pain with his bloodied back. He then spun mid-air, shing with both des in a fiery cross.


    The attack forced Falmon back, but he smirked instead as he finallynded a decent attack on Fenix.


    Falmon let out a ragged chuckle, his breathing in harsh gasps.


    "Is my de tasty?" Falmon said with a mocking tone as the wind around him rippled with renewed intensity, ready for another strike.


    Fenixnded on the ground with a grimace, blood trickling down his back where Falmon''s wind de had sliced through his me armor.


    Gritting his teeth against the pain, he steadied himself. Even if Falmon''s attack had connected, it wasn''t enough to stop him since he had been through far worse.


    Off to the side, Terragor drew upon the earth once more, veins of power pulsating through the ground. His hulking figure stood like a fortress, each step sending tremors coursing through the shattered battlefield.


    Falmon disappeared in a blur of wind again, circling around Fenix''s blind spots. But by now, Fenix had grown ustomed to the wind awakener''s hit-and-run tactics. Instead of waiting passively, he took the initiative.


    In a sh of movement, Fenix dashed to his right, forcing Falmon to adjust. As expected, Falmon instantly shifted to intercept.


    However, this time Fenix feinted as he abruptly dropped low and slid across the ground. Sparks red beneath his boots as he propelled himself forward with [Ember Veins], twisting at thest moment to sh upward at Falmon''s torso.


    Falmon barely managed to twist his body away, the fiery de carving a burning line across his chest.


    He stumbled back, the wind barrier around him flickering as he hissed in pain. Yet before Fenix could press the advantage, the ground rumbled beneath his feet.


    Terragor''s massive hand burst from underneath him as an earth-forged gauntlet formed by his [Earthen Maw] skill.


    In response, Fenix leaped out of the grasping rocks, pivoting mid-air to slice through the stony fist with both swords. mes scorched the rocky mass, splintering it into crumbling debris.


    Terragor roared as he emerged from the dust, throwing chunks of earth with frightening velocity. Fenix weaved through the hail of boulders, deflecting some with his des, allowing others to shatter on impact with the ground behind him. Every collision shook the battlefield, but Fenix''s focus remained razor-sharp.


    From the corner of his vision, he sensed a swirling gust, meaning that Falmon''s wind attacks had converged again, slicing toward him from multiple angles.


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    Clicking his tongue in annoyance, Fenix crossed his des in a defensive stance. mes coursed along the steel edges, forming a glowing barrier of mes that met Falmon''s wind des head-on. Sparks and embers scattered like miniature fireworks where the opposing elements collided.


    "Terragor, now!" Falmon shouted.


    Seizing the opening, Terragor mmed his fists into the earth. The ground groaned in reaction as massive chunks of rock sprung up, intending to trap Fenix.


    The makeshift stone walls towered over him, forging a cornered battleground. Immediately, Falmon bombarded him with slicing gusts from above, preventing an easy escape.


    "Stay put," Terragor rumbled, stepping closer. He pounded his fists together, each knuckle cracking like the shifting of tectonic tes. "I''ll bury you beneath the earth for good."


    Fenix''s lips curled into a grin. He had seen a trick like this before; they werebining their powers to restrict his movements, hoping to trap him in a deadly cage.


    nting one sword into the ground, Fenix summoned more of his zing aura. mes wreathed his body, intensifying until the stony prison walls grew unbearably hot.


    Clenching his free hand into a fist, he unleashed a condensed fiery projectile. It erupted against one section of the wall, sting rocks into molten shards and clearing a path.


    Before Falmon or Terragor could react, Fenix sprinted through the opening. Fire trailed behind him like aet''s tail. He set his sights on Falmon first as his speed threatened Fenix the most, especially whenbined with Terragor''s raw power.


    Falmon realized the danger toote. Still midair, still focusing on conjuring more slicing gales, he found himself face-to-face with a grinning Fenix. mes danced along Fenix''s swords, reflecting ominously in the wind awakener''s eyes.


    Falmon panicked and reacted as a swirl of wind formed around him. Heshed out,unching a frantic wave of gusts. But Fenix roared as he shed through the wind, each de leaving behind a trail of zing energy.


    Within the blink of an eye, Fenix mmed one sword into Falmon''s swirling barrier.


    Unfortunately for Falmon, the barrier cracked like a ss dome under immense pressure as the wind parted. Fenix followed with a cross sh of his second de, each strike enhanced by his [rede Technique] skill, resulting in Falmon''s defenses shatteredpletely.


    A desperate gust red from Falmon as he tried to evade, but Fenix was ready. He drove his right-hand sword straight through Falmon''s chest, mes erupting along the de.


    Falmon''s eyes went wide, a strangled gasp escaping him. The howling wind around him sputtered, dying instantly like a candle me snuffed out by the night air.


    Time seemed to slow as Falmon''s body sagged against Fenix''s sword. Blood dripped from his lips as he stared at Fenix with a mixture of shock and disbelief.


    Afterwards, in a final gust, Falmon''s lifeless body slid off the de and fell to the burnt soil below.


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 Chapter 125 Fenix Unleashed Infernal Ascendance!

    "Falmon!" Terragor bellowed, voice reverberating through the battlefield. An earthquake roiled beneath his feet. The ground buckled, and jagged pirs of stone erupted,shing out in anger at Fenix.


    Enraged by the loss of hisrade, Terragor stomped forward, the earth trembling in response. "You''ll definitely pay for this."


    Terragor swore that he would take revenge for Falmon because Falmon was his sworn brother and he was the one who invited him into this mess as he thought that this was an easy mission.


    "Come, then." Fenix grinned as he was ready for another sh. Though blood oozed from his wounded back, he was still standing firmly on his feet.


    "Let''s finish this." Fenix rasped.


    Terragor inhaled deeply before letting out a guttural roar that rumbled like an ancient beast. Cracks spiderwebbed across the ground, releasing trickles of world energy.


    His eyes'' lit up as veins on his arms bulged unnaturally. A stronger aura pulsed around him, growing more intense with each heartbeat and step he took.


    Fenix naturally recognized the sudden surge of power. ''He''s burning his blood essence.''


    It was ast resort technique as it sacrificed part of one''s life force for a burst of raw strength. Terragor''s determined expression deepened as he thought about his sworn brother''s death. He thought that if he hadn''t invited him, Falmon wouldn''t be dead here.


    Bellowing again, Terragor flung his head back as earth wrapped around his arms, hardening into stone gauntlets streaked with that ominous red glow.


    Shards of rock quivered at the edges of the clearing, maized by his fury. Terragor shifted his gaze at Fenix as his eyes were filled with vengeance.


    "This is where it ends!" He dered as he wanted to kill Fenix even with the cost of his own life.


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    Noticing how exhausted Fenix appeared, Draven turned to Lucan''s protector. "Sir, should we send additional help?"


    Lucan''s protector shook his head. "No need. Our current priority isn''t to kill him. If Terragor hadn''t burned his blood essence and had actually asked for reinforcements, I would have sent one or two more people. But since he chose that desperate route and doesn''t seem interested in outside help, let him continue as he sees fit."@@novelbin@@


    Meanwhile, A tugged at Cain''s sleeve, her voice trembling with worry. "Big Brother Cain, Uncle Fenix looks like he''s reached his limit. If he can''t fight anymore, who''s going to protect us?"


    She bit her thumb anxiously, realizing even Fenix''s formidable strength might not hold up against so many adversaries.


    Cain gave her a reassuring smile, gently flicking her forehead. "Don''t worry. He''ll be fine¡ªtrust me."


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    Terragor then approached Fenix, each footstep sting a crater into the ground. Fenix stood firm, crossing his swords in an X. Terragor''s stone-covered fist crashed down like a meteor, sparks and molten debris spraying in every direction.


    Despite blocking, Fenix was thrown backward, skidding over broken earth before he came to a halt.


    Gritting his teeth and ignoring the throbbing in his arms, Fenix prepared to unleash one of his strongest abilities.


    He then focused on the zing heat coiled at his core, forcing his breathing to steady and pushing aside the pain in his back. Enjoy more content from My Virtual Library Empire


    "Infernal Ascendance," Fenix muttered, feeling nostalgia since it''s been a while he had used this talent as he only unleashed this talent when he wanted to fight using all of his strength.


    Suddenly, heat spiraled around him, igniting the air with glowing embers. mes shot through his body, and bright streaks of molten light zigzagged beneath his feet.


    In one explosive moment, two colossal wings of fire erupted from his back, each feather shimmering with intense me.


    The ground beneath Fenix fractured under the sheer intensity of his heat, and waves of scorching air fanned out around him. At the same time, his wounds began stitching themselves closed as hot trails of healing me knitting flesh back together.


    "You''re right, let''s settle this," Fenix said with a grin.


    His swords glowed white-hot, mes curling along their lengths with renewed aggression. The temperature in the clearing spiked, and the shattered stones at his feet sizzled under the heat. Empowered by his ascension, Fenix felt ecstatic since someone had finally forced him to use his talent.


    Terragor''s heart mmed in his chest. Even with the boost from burning his blood essence, he realized just how formidable Fenix had be.


    However, he hade too far to turn back. Letting out another roar, Terragor threw himself at Fenix with the desperation of a man who had nothing left to lose.


    In a fiery blur, Fenix swept across the battlefield, his zing wings propelling him forward. He shed with Terragor in a thunderous impact as twin swords against stone gauntlets.


    A shockwave of sparks and flying debris burst outward from their collision. Locked in a brutal struggle, they strained to overpower one another.


    For a brief moment, Terragor''s earth-charged strength appeared to match the power of Fenix''s inferno. But slowly, the advantage of Infernal Ascendance began to show.


    With every passing second, Fenix''s aura grew brighter, and shallow cuts across his arms closed just as quickly as they formed, keeping him at full strength.


    Snarling, Terragor switched tactics. He mmed one foot to the ground, summoning a towering spire of rock beneath Fenix. The pir nearly toppled Fenix, but his zing wings propelled him upward at thest second.


    Suspended in midair, he retaliated by hurling fireballs charged with ascended energy. Each sphere exploded against Terragor''s gauntlets, scorching offyers of stone.


    Feeling outraged, Terragor mmed both fists into the ground, ripping the earth apart. Jagged fissures shot outward, revealing veins of molten magma that spewed upward like fountains.


    He hoped the unleashedva might extinguish Fenix''s mes. Instead, it seemed to intensify them. With little effort, Fenix soared over the rising columns of magma, eyes glinting in the infernal glow.


    High above, he crossed his des, forging a pulsating orb of me. Each pulse made it grow in size and radiance, bathing the ruined field in hot light.

 Chapter 126 Butler Zens Odds Against Fenix

    Terragor quickly fueled more blood essence into his defenses. Stone walls grew inyered rings around him, rattling under the strain of his will. He coughed, lips flecked with blood as the cost of pushing his body to its limits.


    Fenix then unleashed the fiery sphere. The onrushing torrent shattered Terragor''s barricade, melting away stone in a storm of blistering heat. For a breathless instant, Fenix thought it was finished.


    A secondter, Terragor''s roar tore through the chaos. He stumbled out of the mes, gauntlets disintegrating, his skin raw and burned.


    Yet the anger in his eyes had not dimmed. Summoning another quake, he split the ground in a jagged line, propelling shards of rock like miniature spears aimed at Fenix.


    One of Fenix''s ming wings swept down, creating a makeshift shield that vaporized most of the shards.


    A handful still grazed him, slicing shallow lines that sizzled on contact with his aura. They healed almost instantly, thanks to the ongoing regeneration of [Infernal Ascendance.]


    Terragor coughed, his crimson aura flickering like a fading ember. Each breath was morebored than thest, yet fury and grief kept him upright. He refused to surrender until he had nothing left to give.


    "Not... done... yet," he rasped, scraping together everyst ounce of earth energy. The ground convulsed, forming a massive rock golem that towered above him. Its vacant eyes flickered dully, and it lumbered toward Fenix, each step shaking the battlefield.


    Fenix''s wings red brighter at this new challenge. The golem raised a colossal arm, swatting aside nearby debris. In response, Fenix summoned another surge of mes, his entire form glowing like molten metal. Then he dove straight toward the behemoth.


    The collision of fire and earth was deafening. The golem swung a massive fist, but Fenix deftly weaved around the blow, carving glowing slices across its stony frame.


    Each sh left zing rifts etched in the rock. Terragor''s depleted stamina made the golem''s movements clumsy, giving Fenix more openings than the creation could defend.


    Noticing a vulnerable crack in the golem''s chest, Fenix poured every bit of his fiery might into his swords. With a savage thrust, he drove them into the creature''s core, unleashing a focused inferno at point-nk range.


    Boom!


    The resulting explosion tore the golem apart, hot rubble raining across the battlefield.


    Without its heart, the golem copsed into a heap of stone and dust. Terragor dropped to one knee, wheezing for air. His stone gauntlets had disintegrated, and the once-violent tremors beneath him subsided.


    Fenix descended, folding his wings. Terragor looked up, eyes exhausted yet still brimming with defiance. With thest shred of his power, Terragor conjured a thin stone spear. Trembling, he threw it at Fenix.


    A single swipe of Fenix''s sword reduced it to useless shards. Terragor''s vision blurred. He gasped one final time before copsing, knees meeting the broken earth. Still, he directed a re at Fenix and spat his final words "I hope you''ll die in a horrible death" in a voice barely above a whisper.


    Fenix''s expression stayed expressionless as he thought that there was no room for mercy here, only the cold necessity of survival.


    mes danced along his sword as he raised it high. Terragor shut his eyes, too weak to resist, and Fenix brought the de down in a swift, final stroke. Steam rose where blood met scorching soil.


    The battlefield fell silent. Whatever energy had ripped it was gone. Fenix wrenched his de free, his ming wings dimming from a fierce ze into a faint glow before fading awaypletely.


    He scanned the battlefield and saw Falmon''s bodyy on one side, Terragor''s on the other. The heat shimmered above the ground, though the roars ofbat had dissipated.


    Soreness gnawed at Fenix''s limbs¡ªInfernal Ascendance had healed him, but it also exhausted him. The muscles of his back ached, reminding him of the scorching wings he had just manifested.


    "That was a decent fight." Fenix chuckled as he nced at Cain, who nodded in approval with his performance so far.


    Cain then stared at Draven''s party as if waiting for their next move.


    However, as his gaze just met Draven''s solemn expression, Cain raised his eyebrows as he was surprised to hear the notifications that he had been anticipating ever since Fenix killed his first opponent.


    [Ding! Fenix has killed three Peak-level Conqueror Rank Awakeners]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 34 billion Evolution Points]


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    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 3 High-level Summon Pools]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 8 Random-level Summon Pools]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 4 High-level Lottery Pools]


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    When Cain checked the rewards, he was overjoyed since he thought of what kind of reward he would get after killing them all.


    Cain licked his lips unknowingly as he couldn''t wait to receive all the rewardster.


    Naturally, Cain''s expression was seen by Lucan and the others as they suddenly had a bad hunch when he saw it.


    Meanwhile, Garran studied Fenix, who still stood strong after his victory. Turning to Butler Zen, Garran lifted an eyebrow and asked, "So, what do you think of his strength?"


    "Hmm?" Butler Zen replied, ncing over. He had been observing Fenix''s fight while also keeping an eye on Lucan''s protector.


    With a calm smile, he said, "I never expected to see someone possessing the Phoenix''s bloodline. His power is truly impressive¡ªworthy of a hidden family''s protector."


    "As I thought." Garran nodded his head as he also guessed about this after Fenix used his [Infernal Ascendance] talent.@@novelbin@@


    He paused, then asked, "By the way, how does his strengthpare to yours?"


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    Butler Zen was surprised when Garran suddenly asked this question out of nowhere.


    Caught off guard by the sudden question, Butler Zen hesitated before returning his focus to Fenix with a slight frown. "It''s hard to say. If we were to fight to the death, I''d probably only have a fifty-percent chance of winning¡ªassuming he''s already shown us his full power," he exined.


    Deepening his frown, he added, "And if he''s hiding more trump cards, my odds would be even lower."

 Chapter 127 Anyas Turn

    When Garran heard it, he was taken aback. He hadn''t expected Fenix to be so powerful, especially since Butler Zen was known as the strongest Conqueror Rank in their entire family.


    Not only that, Butler Zen was so formidable that even Lucan''s protector would likely lose against him if they fought seriously. Garran knew this because Butler Zen himself had once estimated a 60¨C70% chance of defeating Lucan''s protector.


    That was precisely why Butler Zen apanied Garran when they went to confront Lucan. Even if they ended up cornered by Lucan''s protector and Draven''s men, Butler Zen was confident he could at least help Garran escape even if it came at a price.


    Furthermore, Garran himself was also stronger than Lucan and was regarded as one of the top fighters in the academy among those at his rank.


    The source for that strength was from the physique that the Stormborne family had inherited for generations. The Stormborne Family''s physique was actually not to be underestimated because even though their family couldn''t be considered one of the top forces in the entire world, their family was used to being one.


    Their family''s unique physique, the Thunderd Vessel physique, could even be said to be in the top 1,000 physique ranks in the entire Main World. However, because of their ancestor in the past, their physique was cursed by a powerful sorcerer, resulting in the decline of their family''s strength.


    From the once second only to those of the strongest forces on the Main Continent, they were forced to relocate to another continent, where they managed to remain a dominant regional force.


    To make matters worse, their bloodline was forbidden from setting foot in the Main Continent at all since they would be detected and killed directly if they were to step even an inch into the Main Continent.


    ¡­


    "Are you sure?" Garran asked with a frown just to confirm, as he still couldn''t believe it.


    Butler Zen nced at Garran and nodded seriously. "Yeah. That''s why I honestly felt relieved that you chose to side with their group because after I gave it some thought, I felt that there''s something more than meets the eye with their group."


    "Hmpph! Do not underestimate my instincts." Garran snorted with a smug expression since Butler Zen protested and even attempted to persuade him once when Fenix''s firstbat had just begun, but he ignored him and told him that this was an order because he was adamant about his decision.


    As Garran and Butler Zen were having their own little conversation, the situation on Lucan''s side was not good, as they had sent three people, and all of them were dead.


    Not only that, even if Fenix''s body condition wasn''t at its peak, they realized that Fenix didn''t seem to care as if he had been through a simr situation like this many times before.


    "Sir, what should we do now?" Draven asked with a worried expression because after this was his men''s turn to fight, and he was just a little bit worried in case he failed the mission, as he noticed that even Lucan''s protector showed such a solemn expression.


    "Now, let''s end this with all of you going at once." Lucan''s protector ordered as his gaze swept Cain''s group, intending to see their response.


    When everyone heard it, the atmosphere immediately became tense as they thought that Fenix was going to face six people at once when his condition wasn''t that good in the first ce.


    "Big brother Cain, they are going to send six people directly. Please, save Uncle Fenix!" A urged, nagging at Cain as she tugged Cain''s sleeves with a worried expression.


    The reason why she knew the situation was because she eavesdropped on Dante''s conversation that they were going to send six people at once.


    A had also be closer to Fenix as she had taken refuge in him when she mocked Lucan and was almost caught because of it. So, after she knew that she was being protected by Fenix, she naturally felt grateful to him and became closer afterwards.


    That''s why after Fenix''s first fight, she just realized that Fenix had been protecting them this whole time with his life on the line, and when she heard that they were going to send six people at once, she immediately became genuinely worried.


    "Alright, alright, it''s time to help him since he would really die at this rate if they were ganging up on him six at once." Cain chuckled and patted A''s head softly, reassuring her to not worry anymore since he had decided to help Fenix now.


    He then nced at Anya and smiled. "Anya, it''s finally your turn."


    When Anya heard it, she grinned as she got up and stretched her body gracefully. "Finally, my time to test my new strength."


    "Anya, remember the mission and stay in human form." Cain reminded her because he didn''t want to show Anya''s half-transformation to others since he didn''t intend to kill Garran and his protector.


    "I know, don''t worry." Anya replied with a smile before jumping on the ground and approaching Fenix slowly.


    One of the reasons why Cain had always been acting as if he didn''t take this seriously was because there was Anya, who would be much stronger than Fenix if she were to fight with full strength seriously.


    Because she had awakened her tails up to the 4th tail, if she were to fight while using her power until the 4th tail, her strength would be quintupled.


    With her strength that was quintupled, she would definitely be able to even contend with them by herself if she was willing to pay some price.


    That''s why Cain literally had never taken them seriously and instead thought about the consequence because he knew that even if their group were to fight with Lucan''s protector and Butler Zen, he was confident that they would be able to kill them all if he was willing to pay some price.


    However, the others didn''t know about this, resulting in them bing worried naturally and fooling Lucan''s group, as he had heard a phrase saying, ''To fool the enemies, you must first fool your allies,'' or something that even Cain wasn''t sure about, but at least he knew what the phrase meant.


    Naturally, that''s not the only reason why he never took them seriously, because he had the strongest trump card up his sleeve that he wouldn''t use unless he was forced to do so.@@novelbin@@


    Because this trump card might not only save them from the current crisis but could lead to a future problem since he was strongly advised by the little creature to not use it.


    As he was thinking about it while waiting for the showdown, he immediately came back to his senses when he felt someone tug his sleeve.


    "Big Brother Cain, why are you sending Big Sis Anya? Isn''t her rank lower than Fenix''s?" Sylvia asked with a worried expression since Anya was her first female friend that was there and acted as her older sister when she hadn''t met her older sister before.


    "Don''t worry. Even though her rank is lower than Fenix''s, her strength is far stronger than Fenix''s if she were to fight seriously." Cain reassured her, patting her head and letting her sit beside her.


    "Really? Didn''t Uncle Fenix say that he was the strongest in this world and there wouldn''t be anyone who dared to be the first if he were the second?" A asked curiously, as she thought that Fenix was the strongest.


    "He indeed could be said to be the strongest, but Anya now had be stronger than him after her strength had reached a new level." Cain ruffled her hair softly while exining it to her.


    "After this, I will ask Big Sis Anya instead of Uncle Fenix since she was stronger, and Uncle Fenix sometimes scolded A if she asked too many questions."


    A nodded seriously, thinking that she wouldn''t ask Fenix anymore, as she was also forced to ask Fenix because she only wanted to learn from the strongest.


    Naturally, this conversation was being heard by the others, resulting in Draven''s group thinking that Cain was bluffing as he was being cornered.


    However, their expression instantly became solemn when they noticed that Fenix suddenly released a huge fire energy as Fenix used his [Immortal Ember SS Rank talent].


    Suddenly, a surge of energy exploded from him like a zing tidal wave of heat as an immense pir of fire shooting high into the sky. The very ground beneath his feet cracked from the sudden spike in temperature.


    Whoosh!


    mes enveloped Fenix''s entire form, wreathing him in a roaring inferno. Burning embers whirled around him in chaotic eddies, illuminating the battlefield in a radiant red glow that caused shadows to writhe and dance on the surrounding. A suffocating heat licked at the air, forcing onlookers to step back involuntarily, their eyes widening in sudden realization.


    "...H-His energy just skyrocketed!" someone from Draven''s group gasped.


    Draven''s mocking grin was wiped clean off his face. The rest of his crew wore expressions that danced between shock and fear. It was clear that they''d grossly underestimated Fenix as they thought that Fenix was on his near end.


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    Fenix''s gaze swept over his enemies, emboldened by his renewed vigor. Yet in the back of his mind, he was all too aware that the Immortal Ember was a double-edged sword since if he couldn''t end this fight soon, his stamina would vanish just as quickly as it had surged.

 Chapter 129 Fenix & Anya vs Five People (1)

    The robed fighter with Shadow Chains attempted to bind Fenix again, but Anya quickly deflected by creating a translucent Foxfire Shield that cut the chain midair.


    The purplish robed guy cursed, falling back from her intimidating atmosphere. A glint of panic shed in his eyes; the so-called "weak link" they had meant to dismiss had just in one of their own and was now defending Fenix with deadly skill.


    Amid swirling ash and flickering foxfire, the battlefield transformed into a chaotic dance of darkness and me. Old Yan shouted as he ordered, his toneced with impatience.


    "Re-form ranks! Dark Wind, get behind them. Dark Earth, disrupt from below. Fire users, suppress them from the nks. I''ll handle the finishing blow." Old Yan called them out ording to their power since he didn''t even want to leak a tiny bit of information about them.


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    He then swept his arm in a broad arc, releasing Poison Mist that spread across the ground in sickly green wisps.


    In response, Fenix quickly ignited a wall of me along the edge of his swords to burn away the toxins before they could enter his lungs, but the effort cost him valuable time and left him vulnerable on his left side.


    One of the Fire attribute men noticed the gap and pounced, his de wrapped in ck-and-red mes, striking Fenix''s thigh.


    Shing!


    Sparks scattered as Fenix just barely managed to spin, but the strike still cut a line across his leg. The pain rushed through his leg, threatening to buckle it. Gasping, he forcibly steadied himself with Ember Veins, forcing more heat-fueled power into his limbs.


    He pressed back, shing the attacker''s weapon with a ferocious overhead strike. Metal shrieked as the attacker''s de snapped beneath the persistent pressure of Fenix''s meced strike, and the guy stumbled aside, his eyes widening in surprise.


    Meanwhile, Anya engaged the robed chain-wielder, who danced through the whirling shadows. He attempted to ensnare her in illusions created by mixing darkness with faint images of flickering ck shapes.


    Because of her heightened senses, she saw through the illusions. Even without it, she would still be able to see through the illusions since she had a talent rted to illusion.


    She then dashed forward and unleashed a Foxfire Explosion at his feet. The resulting detonation sent him upward, his chains pping aimlessly.


    Before he couldnd, Anya soared high with a quick burst of speed, summoning a Foxfire de in her hand. She cut him across the back, resulting in him falling with a hoarse scream as he was severely injured.


    Combat continued at a relentless pace. Old Yan, Fenix''s most formidable opponent, advanced once more. Green poison swirled around his knuckles, and his eyes shed with deadly power. "Time to put an end to this," he sneered.


    He feinted left, then suddenly smashed Fenix''s ribs with a zing, poison-soaked fist. Fenix grunted, feeling something crack in his side. The pain was immense. Blood spattered his lips, but he refused to drop his swords. With a rush of energy, he rammed his shoulder into Old Yan''s chest, forcing him backward.


    That small push provided Fenix the space he needed. He swung both swords in a cross pattern, igniting them with a powerful Burning sh.


    The arcs of me zed outward, slicing through the air toward Old Yan. He managed to sidestep, though the edges of the mes scorched his clothes, and the ground at his feet erupted in molten g.


    Panting, Fenix dropped to a knee for half a heartbeat, the agony in his ribs making it hard to breathe. ''What should I do?,'' he thought.


    Despite several wounds on the enemy side, they remained five strong, and Fenix''s damaged status worried him more with each passing second.


    Anya stood nearby, battered but still fighting with her triple stats. She eyed Fenix''s injuries, a flicker of concern shading her gaze. She could sense that he wouldn''tst long at this rate.


    To the left, two men were regrouping, obviously the Fire and Earth duo. The Earth user mmed his palms to the ground,unching another set of spiked pirs that erupted in a wide radius around Fenix.


    Meanwhile, the Fire user summoned ck embers, forming a swirling firewall that trapped Fenix in a ring of scorching darkness.


    Anya attempted to intervene, but the chain-wielder had recovered enough to intercept her,unching a hail of shadowy links her way. She shed them apart with foxfire, but it slowed her approach.


    Meanwhile, with half of his robe burned away, Old Yan cracked his knuckles, preparing to unleash a final blow.


    Poison flowed about his hands, like live vipers. If Fenix was caught in another direct attack from him, the damage may be fatal even with his huge health stats.


    Breathing raggedly, Fenix realized he had no choice but to gamble. He roared, summoning all of his Ember Veins and unleashing a wave of burning energy that caused the whirling firewall to withdraw for a brief while.


    He then exploded into motion, dashing out of the ring of dark mes. At the same time, the Earth user''s spikes rose beneath him, grazing his calf and causing a minor cut. Blood sttered across the sharp stone, but he continued on, ignoring the scorching agony.


    mes radiated from both his swords in blinding arcs as he unleashed rede Technique.


    The Fire attribute foe lunged again, hoping to meet him head-on. Their weapons shed in a fierce, explosive collision of ck and red me.


    Fenix used the force of impact to spin around, shing horizontally at the man''s midsection.


    The de shed through armor, leaving a burning trail of burnt flesh. A howl of pain tore from the man''s throat, but before Fenix could finish him off, Old Yan appeared behind him.@@novelbin@@


    Old Yan pped his hands together, creating a dome of Dark Poison energy that closed in on Fenix from all sides.


    The air thickened with an acidic odor. Fenix coughed violently, and his vision blurred. Every breath was like swallowing pieces of ss.


    Old Yan advanced with augh. "You put up a good fight," he confessed, his tone tinged with cruel pleasure. "But, as I already stated, numbers and synergy always ovee. This is your end."

 Chapter 132 Fenixs Death

    "This should''ve ended long ago," he muttered as his eyes locked on Fenix and Anya. "I underestimated you both."


    Anya gulped down air, her heart still pounding from prolongedbat. She cast a sideways nce at Fenix, sensing how close he was to copsing.


    She saw his knuckles whiten as he leaned harder on his remaining sword. She put a reassuring hand on his shoulder and squeezed it lightly.


    "Stay behind me for a moment," Anya said in a low voice. "You''re in no condition¡ª"


    Fenix gritted his teeth and shook his head. "I can still fight."


    Yet behind that bravado, she saw the flicker of doubt in his eyes.


    Before either could speak again, Old Yan flicked his wrist. "What are you waiting for? Attack!"


    At Old Yan''smand, the Dark Earth user sprinted in, mming his foot into the ground. A new row of stone spikes burst from the soil, each tip glowing with a faint ckish aura.


    Meanwhile, the Dark Fire user nked wide, creating a column of swirling mes that shot forward in a broad arc.


    Anya moved first in response. She gathered what little foxfire she had and shaped it around Fenix to form a Foxfire Shield. But she had to divide her focus due to the intense assaulting from two sides.


    She could only shield him from the dark stream of molten mes to a certain extent. The extreme strain caused her shield''s edges to flicker, indicating that it almost copsed.


    "Fenix, watch your¡ª"


    A stone spike shot up behind her words, nearly impaling Fenix''s calf. The tip cut a minor gash as he dodged. He limped backwards as pain erupted in his leg.


    Fenix gritted his teeth and summoned Ember Veins, pouring burning energy into his muscles to keep going.


    Anyaunched a counterattack, creating a little Foxfire Explosion with her free hand in a tight circle that crashed into the Earth user.


    Looking at the iing attack, he raised his arms to shield his face, causing him to stumble back and molten rock fragments flew in all directions.


    Suddenly, Old Yan charged through the haze of debris. His hands were encircled by poisonous mist that was ready to strike.


    Noticing the attack from the old man, Anya turned as she intended to face him.


    However, the old man''s reflexes were quicker than she had expected; after making a low feint, he struck her shoulder with a vicious palm punch. A poisonous residue stuck to her armor, corroding the metal every second, and a sizzling hiss rose.


    Anya let out a cry and had to take a few steps back. The Dark Fire user took advantage of the situation to attack Fenix.


    Fenix noticed the de encased in mesing at thest second. His battered body struggled to move. Nevertheless, he lifted his de and used the attacker''s zing weapon to cut through steel.


    It rained embers and sparks. For an instant, They were in a desperate situation for a moment. Fenix''s knees began to give way under the constant pressure.


    "Hnnngh!"


    Summoning a final burst of rede Technique, Fenix shoved the Dark Fire user off bnce, reversing momentum.


    Fenix cut at the man''s torso as he stumbled. A deep cut opened, causing ckened blood oozing forth.


    But just then, Old Yan appeared at Fenix''s unguarded nk as his hand glowed with an eerie greenish-ck aura.


    "Got you," Old Yan sneered, plunging his hand into Fenix''s side.


    Fenix''s eyes widened. Time seemed to slow as a sickening wave of agonizing heat and cold flooded his body.


    Old Yan twisted his hand like a dagger, ripping flesh and spreading venom in a concentrated burst. A strangled gasp tore from Fenix''s throat as he dropped his sword.


    "No¡ª!" Anya screamed. She propelled herself forward, but the Earth user intercepted, crossing her path with a spire of rocky shards. By the time she shattered them with foxfire, she was toote.


    Fenix crumpled to the ground, blood pooling beneath him. He tried to speak, All that came out of his mouth was a wheezing hiss. As the poisonous corruption slithered through his veins, his vision grew hazy and twirled with stars. An open wound gushed scarlet as Old Yan wrenched his hand free.


    Anya''s heart was hammered. She sent a savage sh of foxfire at Old Yan, forcing him to dodge away. Ignoring the tears that threatened to cloud her vision, she dropped to her knees next to Fenix and raised his shoulders.


    "Fenix, hold on¡­" she whispered, panic twisting her voice. She pressed trembling hands over the hole in his side, her foxfire sputtering uselessly against the lethal poison that now ravaged him. "Fenix¡­!"


    "I can''t," Fenix''s lids twitched.


    Fenix let out a rattling sigh and went limp, closing his eyes.


    Anya froze as fear gripped her. No pulse. No heartbeat. Fenix''s chest was still, silent, and covered with blood. With tears in her eyes, Anya gritted her teeth. "Dead. He is¡­"


    Old Yan''s mockingugh cut through her horror. "You made it difficult. But in the end, you''re outmatched." He turned to the Dark Fire user, nodding. "Finish the fox. Earth user, nk her."


    Meanwhile on Cain''s group side, chaos erupted as they saw Fenix''s lifeless body of Fenix, who had been fighting to protect them.


    "Wahhhh! Big Brother Cain¡­ Uncle Fenix, he is¡ªhe." A cried out the loudest as she thought that this happened because she mocked Garran before.


    She then looked up at Cain with a pleading look, "Is it possible for you to bring Uncle Fenix back to life? Because Uncle Fenix said that you can do things that seem impossible, despite you''re not as strong as him."


    "Will you be a good girl who wouldn''t cause any trouble if I can bring him back to life?" Cain asked with a smile while ruffling her hair as he thought that he might as well take this chance to discipline A so that she would behave more in the future.


    "Yes! A will be a good girl." A nodded her small head eagerly as she wiped her tears and snob.


    Everyone in Cain''s group was surprised when they heard it as they hadn''t expected that Cain could bring someone back to life.


    Naturally, this conversation could be heard by everyone, causing different reactions.


    Lucan and his protector sneered as they thought that it was impossible for Cain to bring someone''s life back unless he had an extremely broken talent or an extremely precious treasure from the phoenix tribe that the current phoenix tribe themselves might not even have.


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    Which either side was impossible as they watched Cain''s action as if he was a clown.


    Draven''s reaction was one of overjoyed since he believed that he would finally be able to aplish this extremely important mission.


    Garran knitted his eyebrows as he was confused with Cain''s words because even though he didn''t doubt Cain''s words for some reason, the reality was indeed almost impossible to bring someone''s life back.


    However, everyone was shocked when they saw what happened to Fenix''s body after Cain made a gesture with his palm that resembled a gun and moved as if he was firing a bullet at him.


    "Dor!" Cain said with a smile as he timed it perfectly.


    When a suffocating hopelessness descended on Anya as she hadn''t heard everything around her because her focus was solely on Fenix, she sensed something stirring in Fenix''s body¡ªlike a spark catching tinder.


    Faint wisps of warmth curled around Fenix''s motionless form. A primal hum whispered at the edges of her senses, reminiscent of a heartbeat made of me.


    She stared down, her tears catching in her throat. "Fenix¡­?"


    A faint rumble travelled across the air. The temperature surrounding them rose sharply. Trails of mes-like energy red over Fenix''s wounds, whirling with a brilliance like molten gold. Before Old Yan or his men could react, a zing crimson me erupted from Fenix''s breast.


    Anya reflexively shielded her face as waves of heat rolled over her. A radiant glow flooded the battlefield, making it seem like dawn had arrived on the burnt battlefield.


    Fenix''s body levitated an inch off the ground as his limbs ck down. The wounds on his flesh closed one by one, the ck venomous lines melting under the ferocity of this phoenix-like inferno. Charred pieces of his clothing ked away, reced by an aura of living fire.


    "Impossible¡­!" Old Yan blurted, shielding his eyes against the light.


    Slowly, Fenix''s eyelids fluttered open, revealing irises that glowed like molten suns. In that instant, [Infernal Rebirth (SS+ Rank Talent)] announced its presence in full grandeur. A pair of fiery wings manifested in a zing fan behind him, reminiscent of a phoenix in flight. His torso seemed wreathed in living me, the gaping wound now gone.@@novelbin@@


    Standing straight, Fenix lowered his head, his gaze fixed on the remaining enemies. His presence radiated raw power¡ªan intensity that outweighed his usual ferocity. For a moment, he seemed unstoppable.


    The Dark Fire user, still recovering from his injuries, stared in terror. "He was dead!" he gasped. "How¡ªhow is he¡­?"


    Nobody responded to his question. Fenix took one, resounding step. The heat fused the dirt beneath his feet, transforming it into crystalline g.


    Anya could sense an almost maic pressure pouring off him, indicating a brief but towering increase in his stats. Despite her own triple increase, she''d never felt Fenix like this.


    Old Yan sneered and refused to cower. "Kill him again," he barked at his men, his voice trembling. "Whatever this trick is, it won''t save him."


    The Earth user and Fire user exchanged unsure nces but obeyed. The Earth user mmed his palm into the earth, causing a spiraling bombardment of stone spikes.


    The Fire user then drew arcs of ck me between the spikes, forming a fatal synergy of earth and fire that converged on Fenix.

 Chapter 133 Old Yans Last Struggle

    At the same time, the Dark Fire user scrambled away as he showed a panic expression. Nheless, he noticed Anya by his side with her foxfire aura still glowing but showing signs of exhaustion in her stance.


    He stabbed with his ckened sword, aiming for her abdomen. She parried with a hastily made Foxfire de, but the blow wrenched her arms. Burning sparks scattered all over her, causing little holes in her garments.


    "Die!" the man shouted, charging in for a second hit. But Anya twisted, letting the de slice the air next to her ribs.


    She responded by smashing a Foxfire Explosion orb into his chest. The resulting explosion threw him backward.


    He was able to keep his footing, but a substantial section of his armor had been blown away, exposing charred flesh.


    "Fuck you," he rasped. "Just go down!"


    He tried to summon more dark mes, but Anya flicked her wrist, creating a Foxfire Whip in midair. With a fierce yell, she snapped the whip around his neck.@@novelbin@@


    He gagged, eyes bulging as the mes choked his throat. Struggling, he attempted to sever it with his sword, but the de fell from his fingers, the searing pain too intense.


    Anya''s eyes hardened. "You should have run when you had the chance," she said.


    She then tugged the whip, forcing him forward, before delivering a final Foxfire Explosion squarely into his chest. The zing me engulfed him in a devastating st.


    When the light faded, all that remained was a burned body copsing onto the ground. Anya panted, sinking to a knee, exhausted from the effort.


    Not far away, the final sh loomed.


    Old Yan watched in disbelief as both the Earth and Fire users fell, one to Fenix''s relentless de and the other to Anya''s foxfire.


    Now it was just him versus the reborn Phoenix and a nearly tired Fox. The poison spinning around his hands hissed, echoing his boiling desperation.


    ''Tch, it''s toote to burn the blood essence as it''s already useless, and it would only expose our real identity.'' Old Yan clicked his tongue as he thought about the consequence of burning the blood essence since there were two top forces in the sidelines.


    Fenix advanced, steps leaving molten footprints. The zing wings behind him moved with regal power. His molten-gold eyes radiated anger. "You killed me just now," he said, voice echoing withyered resonance. "Now let me give you a chance to taste what it''s like being dead."


    Old Yan bared his teeth,unching a final surge of Dark Poison shaped like spiked tendrils. Fenix responded by raising his de, transforming the pinnacle of his Infernal Rebirth state into a ferocious wave of fire.


    A zing sh met the vile tendrils, incinerating them on contact. The old man lunged through the resulting haze, stabbing a poisonced dagger at Fenix''s heart.


    For a brief moment, it appeared that Old Yan was about to deliver the blow. However, Fenix''s reflexes were heightened beyond reason, allowing him to spin sideways.


    The dagger grazed his ribcage, leaving a thin line of searing pain. Fenix clenched his jaw as he ignored it, and drove a ming knee into Old Yan''s stomach. The old man toppled over, spitting blood and poison.


    Fenix elevated both swords, preparing to make a final cross sh. But then, suddenly, his wings stuttered. The bright glow in his eyes faded as his Infernal Rebirth abilities faltered.


    A wave of dizziness hit him like a sledgehammer, almost knocking him off bnce. He recognized with horror that the tiny window of overwhelming strength was about to close.


    Sensing the sudden drop in Fenix''s aura, Old Yan coughed and hurried backward. Despite being seriously wounded, the elderly man scowled stubbornly, poison still swirling about his left hand.


    Watching from a short distance, Anya knew exactly what was happening. [Infernal Rebirth] gave Fenix a temporary, phoenix-like resurgence, but it did notst long.


    The bacsh would quickly leave him weakened. If Old Yan was given a final chance to strike, Fenix might not survive a second time.


    Anya then rushed forward. Her Foxfire red once more, though she was dangerously close to her own limits with her 2-tailed power. The old man, focusing on Fenix''s sudden weakness, didn''t notice her until she was nearly upon him.


    Anyaunched a diagonal sh of bluish me at Old Yan''s shoulder. He snarled, raising a dark aura to parry. The collision of foxfire and poisonced darkness threw sparks into the air.


    The old man reeled, fresh blood dripping from a gash in his sleeve.


    This gave Fenix the moment he needed to regroup. He controlled his wavering frame and forged one final burst of me along his des. Despite feeling his limbs be heavier by the second, he refused to falter in thest stretch.


    Old Yan gazed at them both, madness in his eyes. "I''ll drag you down with me!" he eximed. He mmed his palm to the ground, unleashing a [Poison Maelstrom] skill that spread in a circr radius, corroding rocks and spreading greenish smoke in choking clouds.


    "Cover your mouth!" Fenix shouted as he staggered away. Even he could feel the draining effect as the toxins scraped against his senses.


    Anya coughed, and the mes around her flickered. Her eyes hurt from the noxious mist.


    Nheless, the old man had ced his hopes on the final wave of poison. If it failed, he''d be left with nothing. Enjoy exclusive chapters from My Virtual Library Empire


    Anya coughed furiously and conjured a rapidly diminishing orb of Foxfire Explosion in her right palm. Fenix summoned his battered will, using thest bits of Infernal Rebirth to reinforce his sword arm. They charged Old Yan from opposite sides.


    The old man''s gaze darted between the two, poison swirling about him in a dangerous yet confused mix.


    He attempted to strike out with a tendril at Anya, but Fenix shed through the venomous darkness with a brutal cut. Pain sprang up in every nerve, yet he persisted.


    Simultaneously, Anya dove in, pressing her palm to Old Yan''s chest. A muffled boom rang out as the foxfire detonated at close range, causing Old Yan to recoil. His robe split open, exposing scorched skin underneath.

 Chapter 134 Cain finally steps in to handle Lucans protector

    Roaring in pain, Old Yan attempted to attack, but Fenix lunged from behind. With onest furious swing, he thrust both knives into Old Yan''s back.


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    mes erupted from the steel edges, searing flesh in an unholy heat. Old Yan became rigid, his mouth contorting in a mute scream. Poison and shadow shed around him before dissipating.


    Fenix drew a strained breath and ripped his des free. Old Yan''s body crumpled in a heap, with smoke curling from his deep wounds. For a minute, just the crackle of dispersing mes shattered the silence.


    Fenix remained standing, but his eyes rolled back, and he dropped to one knee, swords ttering against the rocky ground.


    The fiery wings of his rebirth faded out, like a snuffed candle. A ripping fatigue engulfed him, every muscle throbbing with exhaustion. He felt more vulnerable than ever, a direct result of Infernal Rebirth.@@novelbin@@


    Anya approached quickly, stumbling over Old Yan''s body. She threw an arm around his shoulders, gently bringing him to the ground to catch his breath. "Fenix!" she eximed, voiceced with concern. "Are you all right?"


    He attempted to speak, but the words remained in his throat. Instead, he managed a slight nod. The depleting effect of resurrection had thrown him into an exhaustion.


    Anya, on the verge of copse, closed her eyes and let the triple-tailed power fade. The ground was littered with the remains of those who had sought their demise, and while Fenix had died once during the conflict, his [SS+ Rank talent] had saved him from certain death.


    The battlefield fell silent, interrupted only by the odd crackle of fading embers.


    Both survivors breathed raggedly, hearts pounding with the aftermath of mortal peril. Nearby, the remains of their foesy motionless, a final testament to the fierce confrontation.


    While looking at Fenix and Anya, Cain had been paying attention to Garran and Lucan''s protector, as he never had anyplete trust in them, even since he always thought of the worst-case possibility all along.


    After confirming that they still hadn''t made any move, Cain finally let out a long sigh since the worst-case scenario didn''t happen.


    As he was thinking about something else, Cain was instantly overjoyed since the system notifications that he had been waiting for a while finally came.


    However, he was surprised when he saw thest few notifications, as he hadn''t expected such things to happen.


    [Ding! Fenix and Anya have killed six Peak-level Conqueror Rank Awakeners]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 69 billion Evolution Points]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 34,700 Gacha Points]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 7 High-level Summon Pools]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 19 Random-level Summon Pools]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 9 High-level Lottery Pools]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 24 Random-level Lottery Pools]


    [Ding! Anya''s experience at Dominator Rank Awakener has increased to 100%]


    [Ding! Because Anya''s experience had been fully filled for a while, Anya is now prohibited from taking any further action and advised to start the procedure in absorbing the remaining blessing as soon as possible.]


    When Cain looked at thest notifications, he knitted his eyebrows as he thought about something for a second before looking at Fenix and Anya with a smile.


    "Alright, there''s only one enemy left. Quit the act ande here, both of you." Cain chuckled as he shook his head, thinking that the reason why both of them had been ''acting'' weakly the entire fight was because of his order.


    He had told them to fight the six enemies at just enough strength to make those opponents think they still had a chance.


    If Anya had shown her true power from the start, the enemies might have burned their blood essence and revealed themselves as wielders of the Dark Demonic Dragon God''s bloodline.


    Because being the wielder of the Dark Demonic Dragon God''s bloodline meant that they were part of the group that attacked people for their bloodline, and revealing this fact was a bad move for Old Yan''s group, as this showed that they were one of them.


    The reason for that was because they didn''t know if Garran or Lucan''s forces had a feud with their forces, and he couldn''t take the risk of it since it could lead to a disaster for not only them but also the family behind them.


    However, in some cases they wouldn''t care about the consequence if the benefit was enough to outweigh the risk. Which was why Cain wanted to y it safe and ordered both Fenix and Anya to y it along so that it wouldn''t oveplicate things.


    Fortunately, they hadn''t shown their true identity and power since it would be quite troublesome for Anya and Fenix, as their strength would be boosted to another level, making the fight bigger and might even force both of them to burn their blood essence too, which Cain didn''t want to see.


    Especially with Fenix''s situation, as his bloodline was of the phoenix''s bloodline, and he didn''t want to hassle himself looking for a phoenix''s blood since he was already extremely busy himself.


    ¡­


    When everyone heard Cain''s words, they were confused since they didn''t know what his words meant.


    However, when they noticed that Fenix and Anya immediately stood up straight and walked towards Cain casually, they immediately realized what was happening.


    "Fenix, can you handle that man?" Cain asked as he nced at Lucan''s protector with a smile.


    "Unfortunately, I can''t at the moment because the bacsh I received from the [Infernal Rebirth] is real. I can still fight a bit, but I''m not in any shape to kill him." Fenix answered while scratching the back of his head since he was ashamed that he couldn''t handle someone when he proudly said that he was the strongest.


    Sigh!


    Cain let out a long sigh as he thought to himself. ''It seems that I still need to handle it by myself.''

 Chapter 135 A Choice

    Cain thought so, as he didn''t want to let Lucan and his protector get out of here alive since they were the ones who came at him.


    He also noticed their vengeful nature, which he thought that if he didn''t take care of them at this moment, he might unknowingly sow the seeds of future trouble.


    However, Anya was no longer able to fight because the system had advised Cain not to let her take any more action. Meanwhile, Fenix was not in good enough condition to kill Lucan''s protector.


    Hence, the only remaining option was for Cain to handle them himself.


    Even if Cain didn''t want to use this method as he was warned by the system to not use his bloodline''s power unless he was forced to do so, he just had a hunch that he had to kill both of them.


    He also felt that it would even bring him a benefit that he didn''t know what that is if he were to kill them with his own hands.


    This was also the reason why Cain had never taken them seriously, because at most, even if 11 people attacked his group at once, he would at most reveal Anya''s true strength while he would also take action by using his own bloodline''s power and burning a little bit of his blood essence.


    Because he was even sure that he could overwhelm them by himself if he wished to do so and was willing to pay a little bit more price.@@novelbin@@


    Looking at Cain''s expression that seemed to think about something because of his ipetence, Fenix said with a serious expression. "Actually, My Lord. If I were to put my life on the line, I''m confident that I would be able to kill him."


    Cain came back to his senses when he heard Fenix''s words as he was lost in his thoughts, thinking about something else.


    "There''s no need to go that far." Cain waved his hand as he didn''t want to add problems with searching for Phoenix''s blood essence if Fenix were to burn his blood essence.


    "I can take care of him if you want," Anya butted in since she thought that it wouldn''t be a problem for her to kill Lucan''s protector if she were to use all of her bloodline''s strength.


    "No, you''ve done more than enough, and you have something else to do," Cain shook his head in response, as forcing Anya to take any action was out of the option because he didn''t want to bear an unknown consequence if he went against the system''s advice.


    Anya was puzzled when she heard it because she knew that Cain understood her strength the best, as he had the same bloodline as her.


    But since he said so, she could only nod her head since Cain must have his own reason to do so. Stay connected through My Virtual Library Empire


    Lucan and his protector''s faces became solemn when they realized that Cain even intended to deal with them too.


    "Are you truly willing to go that far? We haven''t actually taken any action. Why don''t we step back and forget this grudge altogether?" Lucan''s protector asked as he knitted his eyebrows.


    "Tch, tch, tch¡­ Are you really that naive?" Cain shook his hand before continuing with a grin.


    He then continued. "Well, I will consider it if you apologize sincerely and kill him," Cain said as he pointed his finger at Draven, whose expression immediately became solemn when Cain pointed at him.


    However, before Draven could do anything, he felt a cold on his neck, and his view was weirdly spinning around, and he immediately realized what happened when he saw his own body before losing his consciousness afterwards.


    After Cain said that, Lucan''s protector didn''t hesitate to kill Draven as he instantly came behind him and swiftly cut his head off since this was the only chance that Cain might change his mind and let them go.


    Because at this point, he didn''t think that Cain was bluffing after he watched the entire thing with his own eyes.


    Lucan''s protector then came back to Lucan''s side before bowing and forcing Lucan to bow. "We apologize for our previous actions."


    Looking at both of them bowing slightly, Cain only smiled before putting A aside and jumping down as Fenix and Anya were right below them.


    He then waved his hand, putting Anya into his beast space, and patted Fenix''s shoulder. "Get some rest."


    Subsequently, he walked leisurely towards the battlefield and looked at Lucan and his protector, who had been waiting for Cain''s reply for a while.


    "Not sincere enough." Cain shook his head as he smiled.


    When Lucan''s protector heard it, he immediately gritted his teeth and finally gave in as he kneeled on the ground together with Lucan.


    "We sincerely apologize from the bottom of our hearts, Young Master Cain. Please spare our lives," they pleaded in unison, which even surprised Garran and Butler Zen since they hadn''t expected to witness such a scene here.


    "Good boys." Cain chuckled as he grinned while looking at Lucan and his protector as if they were idiots.


    When Lucan''s protector realized that Cain was just ying around with them, he immediately stood up and pointed his finger at Cain with an extremely angry expression. "You! Do you know the consequences if¡ª


    However, before Lucan''s protector could even finish his sentence, Cain interrupted him as he waved his hand and chuckled. "Heh, just shut the fuck up if you want to threaten me with your background, because I''ve told you many times that I don''t fucking care about your background."


    He then added, "But since I''m a man of my word, I''ll still give you a fair chance."


    Subsequently, Cain tilted his head and looked at Dante. "Dante,e here."


    When Dante heard it, he roughly knew Cain''s intention since he had been by Cain''s side for a while, resulting in knowing a little bit of his character.


    He then stood up and stretched his body for a little bit before jumping down anding to Cain''s side.

 Chapter 136 Dante vs Lucan

    "This is Dante. As you can see, his rank is the same as Lucan''s." Cain smiled as he patted Dante''s shoulder.


    "Now, I will give you two choices that you have to choose." Cain raised two fingers before putting down one of his fingers as he continued. "First, if Lucan could win a fight or even kill Dante in a 1 vs 1 fight, I will let both of you go and forget about everything."


    He raised his second finger again. "Second choice is almost the same, except you''ll fight me. Quite reasonable, don''t you think?" he asked, still smiling.


    When everyone heard it, they were shocked with Cain''s offer since they hadn''t expected that he would even offer himself in a bet against someone that Fenix couldn''t handle with his current condition.@@novelbin@@


    Especially on Lucan and Garran''s side, as they were taken aback the moment they heard it.


    "Hahahaha. This guy is totally nuts¡ªI can''t figure him out at all," Garran said, pressing a palm to his face. It was the first time he had been so consistently surprised in such a short span.


    "I''m just as clueless. At this point, I can''t tell if he''s bluffing or if he really has something up his sleeve." Butler Zen said as he knitted his eyebrows, focusing his attention on Cain''s expression since he intended to see him through.


    "What''s most terrifying is that he''s about my age, yet he dares to challenge someone at Peak Conqueror Rank. I''m genuinely eager to see if he can back it up or if he''s just bluffing." Garranmented as he nced at Lucan and his protector''s direction as if waiting for their choice.


    After Lucan and his protector discussed it for quite a while as they made a barrier surrounding themselves, they decided to have their faith lie in Lucan''s hand.


    Because they assumed that Cain shouldn''t be bluffing with his remark since they thought that Cain must have something up his sleeve.


    Even though it didn''t make sense with the possibility of Cain having strength that was enough to fight with Lucan''s protector, they couldn''t use normal logic anymore after witnessing absurd things that they wouldn''t believe if they hadn''t seen it with their own eyes.


    Such as Fenix, who came back to his life.


    Anya, who had an absurd strength with her rank that had reached only Peak King Rank, and her disappearance after the fight as Cain waved his hand.


    With these facts alone,mon sense regarding Cain''s group has disappeared, as this was the first time they were shocked with such things.


    That''s why the safest bet was to let Lucan fight with Dante since they thought that in this way, they should have some chances to save their life, as Lucan himself was also not to be underestimated because he could also be said to be one of the strongest within the same rank, even though he still fell shortpared to Garran in terms of strength.


    "We choose the first option." Lucan''s protector said with a solemn expression after he removed the barrier.


    "Tch, alright." Cain clicked his tongue before taking out a sofa from Fenix''s house inside the beast space and lounged on it as if he was ready to watch the fight leisurely.


    "..."


    "..."


    "..."


    Everyone was speechless when they watched Cain act as if this was just entertainment for him, even when someone put their life on it.


    "Big Brother Cain, let me watch it by your side too." A jumped excitedly as she thought that she would be able to watch the epic fight at a close distance if she were to sit beside Cain.


    "Little girl, stop ying around and don''t create more troubles." Elion smacked her head lightly, thinking that this wasn''t the time to y around.


    "Ouch!" A touched her head before giving his big brother a sinister nce.


    She then snorted and sat beside Sylvia with an unhappy expression as her n was going down the hill because of his brother''s intervention.


    Cain only shook his head, thinking that this little girl really liked to y around even after promising that she would behave when she begged him to save Fenix before.


    ¡­


    Dante and Lucan faced each other on the damaged battlefield left over from the previous battle. Cain lounged on his conjured sofa, observing the two with an amused smile.


    Garran and Butler Zen watched intently, uncertain what to expect from this match after all the surprises they had witnessed that day.


    Lucan took a deep breath, gripping the hilt of his longsword. mes flickered along its edge, radiating scorching heat. With a cold glint in his eyes, he summoned every ounce of power he could muster.


    After what had happened to Draven''s group, he knew this was a fight to the death, and he intended to give it his all.


    Fire burst to life around Lucan''s form, wreathing his body in dancing crimson wisps. He raised his sword, channeling his energy into its de. A fierce glow spread out across the steel, and the heat intensified, the air around him shimmering with waves of distortion.


    With a swift motion, Lucan dashed in and used his [zing edge] skill, enhancing the sword with intense mes and increased the cutting power before making a decisive sh aimed at Dante''s abdomen.


    But Dante merely sidestepped, leaving shadowy afterimages behind him. The difference in their speed was massive.


    Despite Lucan''s all-out effort, Dante moved effortlessly, almostzily, as though testing his own reflexes rather than struggling to avoid the attack.


    Dante''s face showed neither urgency nor fear. If anything, there was a faint, almost yful smile tugging at his lips.


    "Come on," Dante sneered, beckoning Lucan with a flick of his wrist. "Show me what you can really do."


    Angered by Dante''s taunt, Lucan pressed forward. He lifted his sword overhead, gathering a swirl of mes around the de.


    "Eruption Thrust!" he roared. The zing sword stabbed forward, a conical burst of fire exploding on contact.

 Chapter 137 Playing Around with Lucan

    Yet Dante barely budged, slipping sideways at thest moment. The scorching heat rolled past, slicing the edges of his ck cloak but failing to make direct contact.@@novelbin@@


    Dante traced a small arc with his free hand, creating intangible shadows around his fingers. His calm, unhurried manner only fueled Lucan''s growing frustration.


    Lucan then spun around in a circr sh,unching his [Molten Cyclone] skill. A vortex of mes spiraled outward, promising to slice and burn anything caught within its radius.


    But once more, Dante''s form faded into the gloom like a living shadow. When the mes dispersed, Lucan found himself alone at the center, panting slightly. It was as if he had been striking at empty air.


    Quiet footsteps behind Lucan alerted him an instant before Dante unleashed his [Dark sh] skill and a broad crescent of dark energy flung forward with surprising power. Lucan managed to twist aside, raising his fiery de to parry.


    Sparks and ck tendrils of energy crackled where their weapons met. Though Lucan seeded in deflecting the brunt of the blow, the force still pushed him back a few steps, leaving dark scorch marks on his armor.


    Dante chuckled under his breath, shadows flickering around him in response to his power. "Not bad," he murmured, "but I can see you''re still holding something back."


    Lucan clenched his teeth. The truth was, he wasn''t holding back at all as this was already his highest output.


    His arms trembled slightly from the impact of Dante''s Dark sh, a reminder that they were onpletely different levels. Still, Lucan had no intention of surrendering. He couldn''t because he had to survive since this battle would determine his and his protector''s fate.


    Lucan lunged again as he used his [Inferno Leap] skill. Fire erupted at his feet, propelling him straight at Dante at a speed that tore scorched furrows into the earth. Midair, he swung down with a ming overhead sh.


    Dante raised his right arm in a casual block, but at thest second, he vanished into a swirl of midnight vapor while utilizing the [Shadowmeld] skill, causing Lucan''s de to m into the ground instead. Arge spray of dirt and embers exploded outward.


    Reappearing a few paces away, Dante greeted Lucan with an amused tilt of his head. "You''re quick with that sword," hemented. "But you''ll have to do better than that."


    A growl escaped Lucan''s throat. He mustered all the fire energy he could,unching into a rapid series of shes that left streaks of me in the air.


    Each sword arc gleamed hot enough to melt steel. Yet each time, Dante''s figure flickered away in a haze of darkness or angled itself to avoid a direct hit with disconcerting ease.


    Seizing an opening between Lucan''s swings, Dante darted forward with [Shadow Step] skill, his body melding briefly into the gloom before materializing almost nose-to-nose with Lucan. Read new chapters at My Virtual Library Empire


    With a slight grin, he brushed a palm to Lucan''s chest. A thin wisp of ckness wrapped around Lucan''s body as he used his [Shadow Bind] skill.


    Lucan struggled as tendrils of shadowtched onto him, threatening to immobilize his arms and legs. The mes around his sword red wildly in response.


    "Agh¡ª!" With a burst of sheer willpower, Lucan''s fiery aura expanded, incinerating the shadowy restraints before they could fully tighten.


    He staggered back, breathing heavily. Smoke rose from his skin, and sweat beaded on his forehead. The difference in power was undeniable, yet he refused to concede.


    Dante raised an eyebrow, showing an impressed expression. "Oh? You managed to break free."


    He took a step back, allowing his own vitality to drain for a moment, as if giving Lucan another chance to attack. "Good, I''d hate for this to end too soon."


    Lucan scowled as he observed Dante''s rxed posture. He had never met an opponent within the same rank who dismissed his attacks as child''s y.


    He was depleting his energy at an rming rate just attempting to keep up. Meanwhile, Dante appeared almost bored, with no signs of fatigue or sweat.


    Drawing in a shaky breath, Lucan nted his sword in front of him, channeling energy into its core once again. The mes darkened in color, moving from zing orange to something closer to molten gold.


    He leapt forward with renewed determination, unleashing another [Eruption Thrust] at Dante''s chest.


    In response, Dante parried with a swirl of shadow around his own forearm, deflecting the brunt of the de. A shower of sparks and embers lit up the battlefield.


    Lucan shifted instantly, twisting his hips to unleash a horizontal sh entuated by his fiery aura.


    Dante sidestepped elegantly, letting the strike cut harmlessly through empty space. He retaliated with a lightning-fast backhand sh of dark energy as he used another Dark sh, aiming at Lucan''s left shoulder.


    Lucan instinctively raised his sword to block, but the force still threw him off bnce. Sliding back several meters, he dug his heels into the dirt, struggling to remain upright. His breaths now came in ragged gasps.


    All around, the watchers could see that Lucan was giving everything he had, yet he couldn''tnd a meaningful blow on Dante.


    Meanwhile, Dante continued to toy with him, effortlessly avoiding lethal exchanges. It was clear to anyone with a discerning eye that Dante was stronger, faster, and moreposed.


    Lucan wiped sweat from his brow, eyes zing with equal parts rage and desperation. His sword''s mes guttered momentarily, a sign that he was nearing his limit.


    "Stop mocking me!" he shouted, voice hoarse. "Fight me seriously or are you too arrogant to think I can push you that far?"


    Dante paused, letting the tension thicken. Then he smirked, raising one hand in a cating gesture.


    "All right. If you insist." His stance shifted slightly, shadows gathering more thickly around him.


    Yet at that exact moment, Lucan''s eyes narrowed, heart thundering as he gripped the hilt of his sword more tightly than ever.


    As he was running out after trying everything he could without using his strongest skill, he then decided to burn his blood essence since this was already the original n since he had anticipated that Dante should''ve been extremely strong in the first ce.

 Chapter 138 Lucans Ultimate Skill - [Flame Tyrants Wrath]

    For a moment, Lucan merely stood there as mes flickering weakly around his de.


    Then, to everyone''s surprise, the mes around his body intensified¡ªsuddenly taking on a deep crimson red, as if his very lifeblood were being thrown into the fire.


    A faint crackling echoed in the air around Lucan. Straining against his own limits, he spat a mouthful of blood onto the ground, the droplets igniting in wisps of scarlet me.


    As the essence of his life force merged with his sword aura, Lucan''s presence expanded ominously, and his gaze became wild, almost feral.


    After Lucan''s stats doubled as he burned his blood essence, bringing them close to Dante''s overall stats.


    Across from Lucan, Dante raised an eyebrow as he felt the potent wave of energy surging from Lucan. A chilly smile spread across his face. "You really want to push yourself that far, huh?" he muttered, half to himself. "Fine by me."


    With his blood essence aze, Lucan charged forward in a blur of searing light. Despite Dante''s earlier dominance, Lucan''s sudden burst of speed and strength forced him to block in earnest. Their des shed in a dazzling spray of sparks as dark energy met a scorching me.


    Dante slid backward as his boots carved shallow grooves in the ground. He''d barely steadied his stance before Lucan continued his assault.


    "Molten Cyclone!" Lucan roared, spinning on his heel. A vortex of infernal mes swirled around him, expanding outwards in a spiral of crimson fire.


    Dante sprang away, letting a thin smile curl at his lips. Yet unlike before, where he effortlessly evaded, this time the heat grazed him.


    The edge of his cloak caught alight, forcing him to snuff out the embers with a quick snap of dark energy.


    Lucan pressed on. He charged at Dante with a rapid flurry of overhead shes, every strike trailing tongues of livid me that left scorch marks on the ground.


    For a brief moment, Dante''s features were set in concentration. He used [Shadowmeld] and [Shadow Step] skills to slip around Lucan''s onught, but each feint demanded precise timing. The difference in Lucan''s power was in as he was no longer a mere annoyance.


    Lucan then ignited a swirling corona of mes around the length of his de as he used his [Firestorm de] skill.


    Whipping his sword in a diagonal arc, he unleashed a tide of zing energy that rippled outward, forcing Dante to counter with a [Dark sh] skill.


    me and shadow collided head-on, bursting into a shower of sparks and ck embers that fell on both fighters.


    Lucan seized this opportunity to dart through the dying sparks. His sword shed forward in a ruthless thrust aimed at Dante''s body.


    The tip nearly connected with Dante''s side, but Dante twisted at thest instant, turning a fatal blow into a ncing sh across his ribs. A stray line of blood traced Dante''s ck tunic as he retreated.


    Surprise flickered across Lucan''s face. He had actually drawn blood from this wraith-like foe. For a heartbeat, hope red within him as he thought to himself¨Cmaybe he could win.


    Dante touched the cut on his ribs, inspecting the blood on his fingertips. "Impressive," he remarked quietly.


    His smirk widened, and the air around him darkened as though in response to his mood. "That''s not bad at all."


    Lucan sucked in a terrified breath, realizing he needed to take advantage of the situation before his blood essence ran out. The searing agony in his chest and the lightheadedness at the fringe of his vision alerted him that time was running out.


    Lucan suddenly flung his de above. The crimson glow that surrounded it grew stronger, transitioning from a flickering aura to a solid column of me rising far into the sky.


    A deafening roar reverberated through the battlefield, and a looming pressure descended, as though the air were on the verge ofbustion.


    "FLAME TYRANT''S WRATH!" Lucan shouted.


    This was the pinnacle of his sword-arts, a technique he had never mastered without consequence to himself. But now, with his blood essence fueling him, he was prepared to pay the cost.


    Up above, the mes shaped themselves into what looked like the maw of a colossal fire dragon. Its jaws parted, ready to spew an inferno that could reduce entire toons to ashes.@@novelbin@@


    Every observer felt the horrifying magnitude of Lucan''s power; even Garran appeared nervous because he had experienced the might of this move and knew that it wasn''t an attack that could be taken lightly as he had to be serious when he confronted it previously.


    Cain, sitting on his sofa, observed calmly, his lips curving slightly in amusement. "That''s quite thest stand," he murmured.


    Lucan swung his sword down, and the fire dragon descended from the sky, unleashing all the destructive force of his ultimate skill toward Dante.


    Just as the ming dragon''s jaws were about to engulf him, Dante exhaled as he let the dormant power within him surge forward.


    A dark, demonic aura burst into being around him. Flickers of crimson fire danced across his body as he finally used his first tailed Heavenly Demonic Fox bloodline for the first time, doubling his stats.


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    High above, Lucan''s fiery dragon that was formed by his ultimate skill, me Tyrant''s Wrath¡ªdescended with a thunderous roar. Its massive jaws parted, promising to swallow Dante in a cataclysm of me


    Yet Dante, eyes glowing with an eerie light, leaped straight into the dragon''s open maw. Cloaked in dark energy, he rammed forward with an explosive burst of Dark sh, colliding head-on with the swirling mass of fire.


    mes and shadows collided violently, causing a shock wave that shook the ground. Debris and embers spewed out in all directions, as trees on the outskirts twisted under the wind.


    For a tense heartbeat, it seemed Lucan''s dragon might overpower Dante. The swirling inferno engulfed him, and his silhouette vanished behind a curtain of me.


    But suddenly, the dragon''s fiery form began to crack, as if a mighty force from within was tearing it apart.


    Pockets of ck, demonic energy ruptured its fiery surface. With a furious push, Dante shattered the dragon''s head, dispersing its body into countless embers that rained down across the battlefield.

 Chapter 140 Cain & 2 Clones vs Lucans Protector (1)

    A ripple of foxfire flickered across his body before separating into two distinct silhouettes as he made two clones with a style since he always made them in his signature style of nonchntly waving his hand.


    The two clones carried 80% and 90% of his power repeatedly, as he took his opponent more seriously this time around.


    Bastion''s eyes widened. "Such a cheap trick," he spat, but he couldn''t hide the tension rising in his voice since he now had three enemies instead of one.


    _Clone A charged forward, mimicking Cain''s partial transformation with menacingly long nails. It shed downward, unleashing a torrent of foxfire that scorched the ground underfoot.


    _Clone B circled to Bastion''s left, seeking a blind spot andunching orbs of Foxfire Explosion that burst on impact, hitting Bastion repeatedly with sts of heat.


    Meanwhile, the real Cain hung back slightly as he gathered tiny crystals around his ws before he thrust them outward.


    Sharp shards of frost shot through the air like javelins aimed at Bastion''s nk, testing how his opponent handled the sudden shift from fire to ice.


    Bastion responded with admirable skill, spinning in ce and creating a ming Spiral that melted the iing spikes midair. Molten water dripped onto the scorched terrain.


    He then deflected Clone A''s sh, turned, and shed apart one of Clone B''s foxfire orbs with an explosive hiss.


    Nheless, thebined attack forced him to go on defense.


    Three sets of attacks¡ªtwo highly aggressive clones and the real Cain, whounched both fire and ice¡ªkept him in continual motion. Despite his higher stats, the relentless pace began to wear on hisposure.


    The ng of Bastion''s sword rang out again and again as he parried nails, foxfire whips, and scything ice shards.


    Embers and shards of ice littered the battlefield, and glowing footprints trailed in arcs where Bastion dodged as his boots ignited the ground with each step.


    Seizing an opening, Cain dashed to Bastion''s side, unleashing a Foxfire Explosion at close range. The st caught Bastion off-guard, scattering flickers of red me across his shoulder guard.


    Bastion hissed, swinging around for a backhand sh, but Clone A leaped between them, crossing its arms and absorbing the hit with its Demonic Barrier.


    The clone''s barrier shattered under Bastion''s superior strength, but it blunted the lethal edge. A fraction of a secondter, Clone B jumped in from behind, raking its scorching nails across Bastion''s exposed side. mes sparked along Bastion''s armor as it left molten streaks.


    Bastion spinned fluidly with his teeth clenched, firing a Cinder Wave in a full 360-degree arc. A massive wave of me erupted outward, forcing both the clones and Cain himself to back away. The air shimmered with intense heat, turning the dust on the ground into ss-like fragments.


    Cain exhaled a slow breath before showing a wicked smile unknowingly as he thought. ''So he''s truly strong¡ªlike Lucan, but more refined.''


    He then decided to experiment further with his ice abilities.


    Raising his hand, Cain summoned Frost Armor, encasing himself in a thinyer of crystalline ice. The translucent barrier glistened in the firelight.


    Bastion immediately locked his eyes on him, understanding Cain''s unexpected shift in approach.


    He then charged, swinging his sword low and channeling his [Scorching Edge] skill, a technique that ignited a wide swath of mes along the sword''s steel. Sparks danced against the ground as Bastion''s attack aimed to cleave Cain from waist to shoulder.


    Cain''s Frost Armor shattered on impact, but he swiftly created a strong barrier as he used his [Demonic barrier] skill on his skin. However, Cain was still pushed backward beforeing to a halt as he scraped his nails on the earth.


    Even though the protective ice scattered into shards, it served its purpose well enough since he only used it as he wanted to experiment things. He also assumed that skill level would be important, as he learned his ice skills from Nix, who had recently reached GrandLord Rank Beast.


    Subsequently, the clones descended on Bastion again in coordinated fashion.


    _Clone A leaped overhead, creating a Foxfire de in the shape of a curved sword.


    _Clone B went low, using Ice Spike to disrupt Bastion''s bnce with a sudden protrusion of frozen spikes beneath his feet.


    Bastion half-turned to intercept Clone A''s overhead sh, meeting foxfire with his own meced de. Sparks flew in every direction. Meanwhile, his foot stomped down, crushing the forming ice spikes before they could fully emerge.


    He attempted to break away, but Cain dashed in from the side, spitting out an Ice Breath that clouded Bastion''s vision and slowed his movements. The searing air around them crackled as ice and fire shed in a steamy burst.


    For a few moments, Bastion was cornered in by the clones and Cain, forced to alternate between offense and defense at breakneck speed.


    _Clone A made a shallow cut across Bastion''s leg; in response, Bastionshed out, forcing the clone to avoid a devastating upward slice. Read new chapters at My Virtual Library Empire


    _Clone Bnded another foxfire explosion on his back, but Bastion''s own searing mes wearied the st before it could take full effect.


    Yet little by little, the toll became gradually apparent on Bastion. Though his raw power exceeded Cain''s, the synergy among the real Cain and his two formidable clones was undeniable.


    One would bait him out, another would nk, and the third would attack from behind.


    Bastion let out a loud roar as he unleashed a zing shockwave that pushed the three opponents back. His breathing became heavier as superficial burns scorched his armor where foxfire hadtched on. Small ice fragments clung to the edges of his clothing.


    He could still fight, but it was clear that Cain''s tactics and teamwork with his clones were starting to wear Bastion down.@@novelbin@@


    With every heartbeat, the temperature rose, and the battlefield was battered by craters of me and jagged pirs of ice. Bastion''s sword crackled with renewed intensity, the mes around its edge leaping to life once again.


    Across from him, Cain and his two clones formed a triangle, each bursting with powerful foxfire and ice.

 Chapter 141 Bastion Burn His Blood Essence

    A ragged breath escaped Bastion''s lips as he stood in the scorched battlefield, sweat dripping from his brow as he caught a jarring sight on his peripheral vision where he saw Lucan''s lifeless body, lying far behind Cain.


    His once-proud young master had been reduced to a silent, motionless form as he had met his end at Dante''s hands. The realization struck Bastion like a physical blow, draining the heat from his face before an even fiercer wave of wrath filled the air in the surroundings.


    What hurt even more was his failure as he had promised to protect Lucan above everything else. For years, he had served the young master''s family, honing his sword skills and me techniques to ensure he could guard him from any danger. And now, Lucan was dead. Dante had imed that life before Bastion could save him.


    Cain noticed the subtle shift in Bastion''s posture, including the trembling hands, the tension in his legs, the swirling of fire that intensified around his body. The air became denser, infused with the stifling smell of sulphur.


    His blue eyes narrowed, and both clones appeared to share his wariness. They had already forced Bastion on the back foot. They had cornered him with excellent teamwork, chipped away at his defense, and inflicted multiple wounds. Now, something was different as it had infinitely became more dangerous.


    Bastion''s voice was raw with hatred. "You blocked me while Dante murdered my master." He tightened his grip on the sword hilt. His knuckles had turned pale. "I swear to god I''ll tear you apart."


    Before Cain could respond, Bastion closed his eyes briefly. A silent ripple passed through his body, creating an unsettling silence before a startling explosion of strength.


    His aura changed from a bright orange me to a deeper, blood-like crimson. The ground beneath him shattered, causing stones to tremble and lift as they floated above it.


    ''Oh, now it has be interesting.'' Cain grinned as he watched Bastion burn his blood essence.


    Because the scene was too familiar. Lucan had made a simrst stand against Dante, only to be defeated. However, Bastion, who possessed higher expertise and deeper reserves, had a far more devastating effect when he tapped into this forbidden power.


    The fire aura about him expanded, doubling¡ªno, nearly tripling in size and illuminating the surrounding in a furious red glow. A swirling tornado of cinders and sparks whirled around him, bearing the acidic odor of charred blood.


    Cain and his two clones tensed at once. They could all see the signs: Bastion''s strength was about to surge, but at a high cost.@@novelbin@@


    Cain wondered if the man''s mental rity might also waver under the strain. And yet, from the madness burning in Bastion''s eyes, it was clear that reason had been pushed aside. Only vengeance mattered now.


    A savage grin curled Bastion''s lips, revealing his teeth. "I couldn''t protect him," he spat. "But at least I can avenge him."


    The transformation was not only physical, but also spiritual. Beneath the crimson aura, Bastion''s muscles expanded subtly, veins pulsing a ferocious red.


    His de, engulfed in mes, began to emit an unholy radiance as scorching waves of heat that distorted the air around it. When Bastion looked up again, his gaze fixed on Cain as there was no hesitation, no fear, only a single-minded resolve to kill.


    Without warning, Bastion charged forward. The speed caught Cain off guard.


    ''He''s almost twice as fast¡­maybe more.'' Cain thought to himself.


    Cain barely managed to raise his Demonic Barrier on time. A tremendous ng shattered the dome of foxfire. Cracks appeared on its surface, and the protective shield exploded into dying mes beforepletely copsing.


    Bastion pressed the attack. He rotated into a diagonal sh aimed directly at Cain''s corbone. Cain''s right clone¡ªClone B, which possessed 90% of his stats immediately intercepted with a foxfire de created from Advanced Foxfire.


    Boom!


    The des collided in a fiery explosion of crimson sparks and orange mes. Yet now, Bastion''s raw force was so immense that the clone was forced off bnce. The foxfire de flickered, struggling to hold against the wave of scorching heat.


    "Die!" Bastion roared, swinging a backhand sh toward the clone''s neck.


    Reacting in the nick of time, Cain charged forward, taking advantage as he intended to throw Bastion off. Heunched a precision Ice Spike at Bastion''s side.


    However, Bastion barely spared the sudden spike a nce. He stomped the ground, summoning a surge of me from below as he used his [Cinder Thrust] skill that reduced the ice to steaming water droplets before it could pierce him.


    Just then, Clone A attacked from above, creating a swirling disc of foxfire in midair and tossing it downward like a ming chakra. It caught Bastion''s cape, scorching it and forced him to move aside.


    But even that was only a minor inconvenience to him. Bastion then responded with a powerful upward sh, unleashing a wave of pressurized me that soared skyward, forcing the airborne clone to duck.


    The abrupt onught of movessted mere seconds, yet in that short span, Bastion had shattered one of Cain''s barriers, nearly dismantled a clone''s defense, and destroyed an ice spike with minimal effort. The doubling of his stats was breathtaking and terrifying.


    Subsequently, Bastion clenched his fist as he channeled his energy into his gauntlet, creating a swirling spiral of mes ignited around his left arm.


    Looking at Bastion that had already wanted to make another move, Clone B immediately attempted to circle around behind him, but Bastion flicked his gaze that way.


    With a one-handed sh, he released a wave of condensed me, a technique simr to Lucan''s own sword arts but sharper.


    The clone instinctively created another Demonic Barrier, but the increased mes tore through it, sending the clone falling back, wisps of foxfire trailing like torn cloth.


    Cain gritted his teeth. He realized that while Bastion''s defense wasn''t imprable, his increased offense was powerful enough to ovee Cain''s normal methods. Read exclusive content at My Virtual Library Empire


    Thebination of three of them had briefly put Bastion on the defense, but now the situation felt reversed¡ªBastion was the unstoppable force, while Cain struggled to keep up.

 Chapter 142 Cains Infernal Ascendance (1)

    Cain exchanged a swift series of hand signals with his clones. They responded in unison, spreading out to form a pincer formation.


    However, with his greatly enhanced stats, Bastion anticipated the maneuver. He flexed his wrist, unleashing a powerful me Pulse that radiated outward in all directions, forcing Cain and the clones to avoid or block.


    Despite their best efforts, the brunt of the pulse mmed into Clone A, sting it backward into a jagged, half-melted ice spire.


    The impact cracked the spire, sending shards flying, and while the clone survived, the blow took a toll on its stability as its form flickered for a moment, indicating at the strain of maintaining such a high-stat duplication.


    Cain decided to try switching tactics to wear Bastion down with well-timed bursts of ice-based skills. If Bastion was mostly fire-aligned, ice could do more than simply inconvenience him.


    He then inhaled sharply, gathering energy in his lungs, and unleashed a Frost Breath that crystallized the air in front of him. Sharp snow crystals spiraled forward, attempting to engulf Bastion in a vortex of subzero wind.


    Snarling, Bastion swung his me-wreathed sword in a broad arc, creating a Firestorm sh. The wave of superheated air crashed with the frost, resulting in a dense cloud of steam that obscured their vision.


    From within the dense cloud, Cain heard Bastion''s voice. "You think you can smother my mes with your pathetic ice?"


    Cain only shook his head in response with a smile, thinking that this guy had be full of himself only after doing this much.


    A bright sh of red signaled Bastion''s appearance from the swirling cloud, sword set for a lethal stab into Cain''s abdomen. Cain hastily manifested another barrier, enveloping it with foxfire for further heat protection, but Bastion smashed through it, sending Cain back several steps. Sparks rained down in all directions.


    Clone B charged in from the left, nking with a barrage of Foxfire Explosions. Each orb of foxfire struck Bastion''s side, erupting in bursts of scorching me. Under normal circumstances, they would have burned flesh or at least forced Bastion to defend.


    However, Bastion''s enhanced stats allowed him to endure the scorching strikes. Although Bastion grunted in pain, he ignored the partial burns, his eyes still locked on Cain.


    Meanwhile, Clone A, battered but still functional, resumed its attacks from behind. Itunched a swift flurry of w strikes augmented by small arcs of ice, hoping to freeze Bastion''s movements.


    Bastion swiftly spun, blocking the attack with his ming sword. The nails crackled on impact, but every attempt to bite into Bastion''s armor was crushed by the intense heat radiating from his aura. Steam hissed and evaporated upon contact, the ice reduced to water droplets that evaporated in an instant.


    The more Bastion fought, the more savage his energy became. He was no longer concerned with feints or cautious footwork. Each step mmed into the earth, leaving a trail of molten footprints behind him.


    His breath came in ragged gasps, yet the power surging within him showed no sign of diminishing¡ªat least not yet. The cost of burning blood essence may be high, but for the time being, Bastion was fueled by pure wrath.


    A powerful sh from Bastion carved the ground, forcing Cain to dodge to the side. He felt the heat burn the tips of his ears.@@novelbin@@


    Another sh whipped out, and while he managed to avoid the lethal edge, the residual fire scorched the hem of his coat, leaving a smoky hole. Bastion pressed forward, refusing to let Cain regain his rhythm or position.


    _Clone A soared overhead, using an Ice Storm technique that showered the battlefield with hail-like shards of ice. The ice spikes rattled against the molten terrain, exploding into mist the moment they collided with Bastion''s swirling mes. Stay connected through My Virtual Library Empire


    A few shards managed to slice into Bastion''s arms, drawing a thin stream of blood, yet the madness in his eyes only deepened.


    Bastion shouted as he lunged toward the source of the hail, channeling a concentrated pir of fire that shot skyward as he used his [Infernal Lance] skill.


    _Clone A attempted to evade but was clipped by the edge of the me, sending it rolling. mes clung to its form, forcing the clone to extinguish them with a wave of crackling and sparking foxfire.


    Cain grimaced, realizing that continuing this drawn-out exchange would y into Bastion''s hands since anger and adrenaline fueled him, making him fight even harder.


    For a moment, Cain considered using his Ice w or Ice Breath to keep Bastion at bay. However, each instance so far had only seeded in partially slowing him. Bastion''s doubled stats meant that even if the ice impacted him directly, it would take an enormous volume of frost to truly hinder him.


    He needed another approach. ''He''s overshadowing me physically,'' Cain thought, taking a step back as Bastion swung again, leaving a vicious horizontal cut in the ground.


    ''It seems that I need to take this fight more seriously.'' Cain considered using [Infernal Ascendance] talent that he copied from Fenix.


    As Bastion closed in, heunched a furiousbination of shes with each one stronger than thest.


    Cain immediately dismissed his thoughts as he tried to block with his nails and a thin sheath of foxfire, but the force behind Bastion''s blows caused him to stumble.


    Cain coughed a mouthful of blood. Pain radiated from the site of impact where Bastion''s de had deflected off his barrier, leaving a shallow cut across his forearm.


    Bastion saw the blood and sneered. "So much for your fancy illusions," he spat, licking his lips with sadistic glee. "I''ll cut you down next."


    Cain then responded with a swift knee strike, forcing Bastion to step back.


    Meanwhile, Clone B took advantage of the opening tounch multiple Foxfire Explosions at Bastion''s side once more. This time, they detonated more forcefully, exposing minor ws in Bastion''s armor. A howl tore from Bastion as mes burnt his skin. Nheless, he countered with a ming backhand sh that forced the clone to retreat.


    In that split second, Cain immediately thought of finally using his [Infernal Ascendance] talent. However, before activating it, he had to create an opportunity. Cain then whistled sharply, a prearranged signal to the clones.

 Chapter 144 The Sacrifice of Clone A

    Bastion rotated just in time to see the zingnce streak toward him. He then dropped into a low stance, sword held horizontally, channeling every ounce of his me aura into a defensive shield.


    The collision was deafening as the mes collided, sending a shockwave ripping across the battlefield. Loose stones, shards of ice, and motes of foxfire were sted in every direction.


    The whirling dust dissipated, revealing Bastion, who was still standing despite appearing to be on the verge of copse. Smoke drifted from his sword, and the de shone an intense red, as if it were about to melt. His face distorted with pain and fury.@@novelbin@@


    Cain breathed heavily, channeling the residual power from Infernal Ascendance back into his body. This war of attrition was pushing both sides to their limits. But this was actually what Cain had wanted all along, as one of his reasons to fight Bastion was to also train hisbat experience.


    Cain felt the strain on his limbs despite his increased strength. Maintaining Infernal Ascendance required a substantial energy draw, and even with his high energy stat, the constant high-level attacks were exhausting him. He could feel beads of sweat rolling down his temples, and every breath seemed like he was breathing fire.


    Despite the obvious damage, Bastion moved with terrifying speed. In a burst of movement, Bastion charged again,unching a savage uppercut with his sword that nearly severed Cain''s head off.


    Cain ducked, whirling foxfire forming a protective barrier around him, but Bastion mmed down on it with his elbow, shattering it like ss. A sharp ache radiated through Cain''s arms as the force of Bastion''s blow transferred through the barrier.


    Bastion then followed up with a diagonal sh, which Cain barely parried with a foxfire-encased arm. Sparks flew forth, and the friction dug into Cain''s forearm.


    Despite Infernal Ascendance increasing his fire damage, Cain found himself on the defense once more. Bastion''s tremendous strength and unstoppable will carried him through every strike.


    The clones attempted to help, but Bastion''s fury punished any blunder or effort to nk. It was all Cain could do to stand his ground.


    Clone A dove in, sacrificing itself to draw Bastion''s attack. The sword shed the clone''s chest wide open with a ze of foxfire energy. While Clone A vanished in a cloud of orange me, Clone B hit Bastion from behind with an explosive foxfire orb aimed at his exposed back.


    However, Bastion anticipated the maneuver, spinning at thest second to block with the remnants of his ming cape. The orb exploded safely behind him, searing the ground.


    The battle spiraled into a breakneck dance of parries, thrusts, dodges, and sts of me and ice. Each time Bastion swung, molten lines appeared on the ground, reflecting the ferocity of his power.


    Each time Cain retaliated, the air filled with swirling foxfire or icy shards that mmed fruitlessly against Bastion''s armor.


    They were locked in a dire stalemate as Bastion was on the verge of copse from overexerting his blood-burn, yet too enraged to surrender. While Cain struggled to maintain his increased fire damage and keep pace with Lucan''s raw power.


    Both bled from various wounds, and their bodies were damaged and burnt. The oncerge battlefield has be a firestorm of swirling embers and dancing mes.


    ¡­


    "Uncle Fenix, is big brother Cain going to be alright?" Sylvia shook Fenix''s hand and asked with a worried expression. Explore more adventures at My Virtual Library Empire


    When everyone in Cain''s group heard it, their attention suddenly shifted to Fenix, as some of them had also been worried about Cain''s safety since they knew that Cain''s rank was way lower and the reason he could contend with Bastion was just from the temporary power.


    Even A, who had been enjoying the fight with her entire focus on the fight, just realized that Cain seemed to be in trouble and immediately looked at Fenix as she also worried about Cain''s safety.


    "Don''t worry too much since he didn''t even ask for my help." Fenix chuckled as he patted Sylvia''s head, reassuring her.


    Fenix was honestly surprised and impressed with Cain''s strength since he hadn''t expected that Cain really had the ability to deal with Bastion quite easily.


    Because when Cain exined to him previously, Cain mentioned that if the situation was really dire, he would unleash his full strength and help him. This was the reason why he didn''t worry too much, as he thought that Cain didn''t even use his full strength.


    "Butler Zen, can you guess his rank and what kind of bloodline he has?" Garran raised an eyebrow as he nced at Butler Zen.


    "I can''t say for sure, but I think his rank hasn''t even reached the Conqueror Rank yet for sure. As for his bloodline, I have some guesses, but it''s still vague as of now." Butler Zen replied with a confused expression since he really can''t see through Cain.


    "Tch, you''re not helping at all. You can''t even stand your ground against that big guy, what can you do?" Garran shook his head, teasing Butler Zen.


    Hearing that, Butler Zen wasn''t going to take it without putting up a fight as he answered with a sneer. "If you say so, can you even stand a chance fighting him? He is of your age, but you might even get killed without him lifting his finger if you were fighting against him."


    "..."


    Garran was speechless as Butler Zen just put salt on his wound by stating the fact that Cain could even fight toe to toe with Lucan''s protector by himself.


    ¡­


    Clone B leaped to Cain''s side, its body shimmering from repeated damage. Together, they faced down Bastion, whose chest heaved from ragged breathing. Bastion''s eyes, however, were filled with the same lethal determination.


    For a heartbeat, no one moved. A hot wind swept around them, carrying the stench of ash, blood, and burned dirt. The sky overhead was hazy from dust and smoke.


    They met eyes. Bastion''s red-rimmed look was filled with hatred and despair, a furious re that indicated he had taken his final, desperate measure. Every strained breath sliced through the silence like a dagger.


    Then he spoke with a bitter yet resolute expression. "I¡­will not die without avenging him."

 Chapter 145 Cains Dragon Against Bastions Dragon

    Cain braced himself as he thought that Bastion might use his ultimate skill like Lucan had used in a desperate attempt against Dante. If Bastion''s skill was indeed simr to Lucan''s, then that ultimate move would be even deadlier in his hands, especially when he was still burning his blood essence while using it.


    Subsequently, Bastion lifted his sword in both hands, the metal bending beneath the pressure of his surging aura. Veins pulsed an ominous crimson as he focused all of his strength and thest remnants of his blood essence power into a single, overwhelming attack.


    Bastion unleashed a storm of superheated wind, and his mes darkened from burning orange to nearly ck-red. The ground beneath him cracked further, forming a spiderweb pattern of molten rock.


    Above, the swirling mes formed into an eastern draconic shaperge, hissing, and churning with terrifying strength. Its half-formed maw snapped at the air, roaring with an ethereal cry that sent tremors through the battlefield.


    Cain felt the temperature spike dramatically. The swirling mes Bastion generated were so powerful that his own Infernal Ascendance aura faltered for a moment, battered by waves of astonishing heat.


    ''This is the same ultimate Lucan used, as expected.'' Cain recalled the monstrous, fiery dragon Lucan had summoned against Dante.


    ''But Bastion''s version¡­ It''s bigger, stronger, and more refined. He''s poured everything into it.''@@novelbin@@


    A massive Crimson Dragon began to form overhead. Its eyes burned with destructive intent. Then, with Bastion''s shout, the dragon rose higher.


    Still forced to maintain a defensive stance, Cain knitted his eyebrows against the scorching torrent. Even at a distance, the swirling mes burned his arms. His own foxfire, while powerful and strengthened by Infernal Ascendance, seemed overshadowed by the sheer mass of Bastion''s ultimate attack.


    "This is the pinnacle of our art, the skill Lucan never perfected," Bastion said. His voice seemed to reverberate with the dragon''s own in a hollow echo. "It devours everything in me."


    Cain''s blue eyes narrowed. He sensed that if he faced this draconic assault as he was, he would be overwhelmed. Even with Infernal Ascendance doubling his fire damage, Bastion was about to unleash something monstrous¡ªpowered not only by skill but also by the final power from his life force.


    A heartbeatter, Cain felt his own body nearing its limit since sustaining Infernal Ascendance already strained his vast energy. Find more chapters on My Virtual Library Empire


    ''It seems that I still need to burn a bit of my blood essence too at the end of the day.'' Cain thought to himself.


    He then immediately acted. Amid the swirling chaos, a surge of pain rippled through him as he let the barest fraction of his own blood essence ignite¡ªa forbidden technique he typically reserved for only the direst situations.


    Cain''s aura spiked as red-hot agony raced through his veins all at once. It was different from Bastion''s unrestrained fury; Cain burned only a sliver of his essence, but the effect was massive, as his bloodline''s rank was like a heavenpared to Bastion''s.


    All of his stats tripled. The foxfire around him roared to life in a blinding me, turning from deep red to near-white with goldish at its core. Even his other clone, who was battered, instantly recovered itself as it absorbed some of the ascending strength.


    "Do you think your dragon is that scary?" Cain''s voice was distorted by the surge of energies swirling within him. "Then let me show you mine."


    He spread his arms wide, channeling monstrous amounts of fire energy into the air. A vortex of foxfire spiraled upward, crackling with arcs of scorching lightning.


    Within seconds, a massive dragon shape took form. Its scales were outlined by swirling mes. The dazzling eyes locked onto Bastion''s draconic fire as if it were looking at its prey.


    The temperature rose at an rming speed. The collision of magical powers howled through the entire atmosphere. Cain''s dragon zed with red, orange, and gold colors, eachyered with white-hot edges.


    Sensing its master''s lethal intent, the dragon let out a thunderous roar that shook and sent a shockwave across the battlefield. Fenix and Butler Zen reacted swiftly, creating a strong barrier around them since they needed to protect theirpanions.


    Fortunately, Dante had retreated and sat on Nix''s back since he was reminded by Fenix the moment the dragon took form. Otherwise, he might have been hurt from the shockwave.


    Looking at Cain''s dragon, which was even bigger and fiercer than his own, Bastion was taken aback as he couldn''t believe that Cain still had that much strength without even appearing to be struggling to create that terrifying dragon.


    ''No, that must be an illusion. Yes, it should be an illusion.'' Bastion thought to himself while he was denying himself at his end''s rope.


    He then directed his dragon forward. The dragon reared back, jaws gaping wide as it dove at Cain''s foxfire monstrosity.


    The two monstrous summons surged toward each other. Bastion''s Crimson Dragon charged forward with jaws wide and ming ws outstretched. For a brief moment, its roar thundered across the battlefield in a challenge meant to tear Cain''s dragon apart.


    But the Foxfire Dragon moved with astonishing speed. It opened its own zing maw, and before the crimson beast could even react, Cain''s dragon swallowed Bastion''s in one massive gulp.


    In a ze of devouring me, the crimson dragon vanished into the Foxfire Dragon''s throat, as though it were no more than a tiny spark.


    The Crimson Dragon barely had a moment to resist. One howl of outrage rang across the air before disappearingpletely as it was consumed by the overwhelming Cain''s dragon.


    "Impossible!" Bastion''s voice crackled. He poured everyst remnant of his life force into this attack, yet it was obliterated in an instant as it was devoured wholly.


    The resulting shockwave swept outward in a circle of scorching wind, crushing any remaining ice spikes and sending up plumes of dust. Cain''s dragon soared triumphantly before dissolving into a hail of embers as its mission wasplete.

 Chapter 146 Killing Bastion

    Bastion''s trump card had been quickly eliminated, leaving him exposed. A stunned silence enveloped him as he stared at the spot where his ultimate skill had once towered.


    Just moments before, it had seemed unstoppable. Now it was gone as it was devoured and annihted without putting up a resistance.


    The psychic bacsh tore through Bastion''s mind. His chest was tight as if an invisible de had pierced him. The continuous blood-burning had already ravaged his organs, and the final blow to his skill drained thest ounce of his willpower.


    His sword ttered from his limp fingers, the once-gleaming metal ckened by the intensity of Cain''s foxfire.


    "No," he rasped with a voice barely above a whisper.


    Cain took a single step forward, white-gold mes trailing around him. With his final surge of increased power, he unleashed a concentrated wave of searing me on Bastion, who could only fall to his knees. The st hit with devastating force, searing through his damaged armor.


    Bastion screamed hoarsely. His body slumped forward. Steam emerged from the burned metal that formerly protected his chest. After a few heartbeats, hey still on the battlefield, with no breath or traces of life.


    After confirming Bastion''s death, Cain finally let go of the suppression of his healing properties, as he had been suppressing it all this time because he didn''t want Bastion to be desperate early, resulting in a short fight.


    His body then immediately fully healed in an instant, refreshing not only his physical body but also his mental condition, as he was actually quite exhausted after quite a long fight.


    Subsequently, Cain took back his clone as he waved his hand before using his [Ice Storm] skill, intending to cool down the surrounding temperature.


    Looking at the massive icy storm, Cain took out new clothes before putting them on as he burned the worn-out clothes that had been scorched because of his fight with Bastion.


    The moment Cain put his clothes on his body, he stopped for a second before focusing his attention on the translucent panels of data in front of him as he heard numerous notifications from the system.


    [Ding! Dante has killed Lucan, Peak-level Dominator Rank Awakeners]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 100 million Evolution Points]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 1 Random-level Summon Pools]


    [Ding! You have killed Bastion, Peak-level Conqueror Rank Awakeners]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 20 billion Evolution Points]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 5,400 Gacha Points]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 2 High-level Summon Pools]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host for obtaining 1 High-level Lottery Pools]


    [Ding! Your experience at GrandLord Rank has increased to 100%]


    [Ding! Because you have gained a lot ofbat experience by fighting Bastion, your experience at Dominator Rank has also been increased to 100%]


    When Cain checked the notifications, he was pleased when he read the part where he gained 100% experience at Dominator Rank.


    This was also the reason why he prolonged the fact with Bastion, as he had asked the system if gaining the experience could be by real fighting experience too, not pure killing the enemy.


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    The system replied that he could, but the extent of gaining the experience will be decided by the system since it would definitely assess the fight by itself, determining if he gained ''realbat experience'' or just another typical fight.


    Cain then checked the situation inside his beast space. After cing Anya there, he had ordered the system to let her absorb the remainder of his blessing and hadn''t checked on her since.


    Inside the beast space, Anya was sitting cross-legged, leisurely absorbing the rest of the blessing. The system informed him that her process would take a bit longer this time.


    Having confirmed that Li Yuexian was also fine, Cain refocused on his surroundings and dispelled IceStormIce StormIceStorm once he noticed the air had grown ufortably cold.


    "Big Brother Cain!" Sylvia and A shouted in unison as they ran towards Cain immediately after Nixnded on the ground.


    Their bodies were covered in a red barrier since Fenix made them so that they wouldn''t be affected by the cold.


    Even though Cain felt only a mild breeze, the cold was still dangerous for ordinary people like Sylvia and the others.


    Upon reaching Cain, both girls leaped into his arms, though for different reasons. Sylvia clung to him out of genuine worry, having seen how battered he was earlier


    Unlike Sylvia, A came to Cain because in her eyes, Cain had be the strongest since he had killed someone who even Fenix couldn''t kill. Not only that, she was captivated by Cain''s previous dragon attack and had been thinking of begging Cain to teach her how to do that ever since.


    "Are you alright?" Sylvia asked with a worried expression.


    "Yeah, are you okay?" A chimed in, showing an excited expression instead of a worried one.@@novelbin@@


    Cain chuckled as he replied with a smile while holding the little girls in his arms. "I''m fine, don''t worry."


    "Are you really fine?" ra walked towards him, looking at Cain''s whole body thoroughly as she was worried that Cain might still have some open wounds and the little girls'' action just worsened them.


    "Of course!" Cain looked at ra before putting down the little girls on the ground and patted their heads softly.


    However, when Cain turned his body as he intended to talk with Garran, he felt that someone had climbed on his body. He immediately shuddered at the thought of getting countless questions from this little one.


    Subsequently, he used his brain to think of the solution for a split second before tilting his head aside. "A, what do you want?"


    A giggled at the question as she put her arms around Cain''s neck. "Hehe, Big Brother Cain knows me best."


    She then added, "Can you teach me how to use that amazing dragon skill, please?" Her eyes sparkled at the idea of summoning a fierce dragon just like Cain had done.

 Chapter 147 Garran join the group

    "Of course I can teach you," Cain replied with an smile, "but have you learned the basics yet?"


    "I haven''t. Why does that matter?" A asked, raising an eyebrow in confusion.


    Cain shook his head slowly and chuckled. "You haven''t even learned the basics yet. How could you possibly jump straight into mastering the strongest skill?"


    He paused for a moment before adding, "Go ask the others to teach you the basics first. Once you''ve built a solid foundation and gotten strong enough, I''ll teach you how to use my skill at that time."


    "Hmmm, why not just learn directly from you?" A mused, putting a finger on her chin as she thought that it would be better to learn from the strongest.


    "Well," Cain answered, "I could teach you, but it''d be exactly the same as if you learned from everyone else. Also, I''m busy right now and if I don''t keep working, I won''t earn enough money. We wouldn''t be able to keep up with your appetite," he teased with a smirk as he gently pinched A''s cheek.


    He then continued with a yful glint in his eye, "But if you really want me to teach you the basics personally, that means I''ll have no time to make money. So we could do that, but you''d only get to eat once a day. What do you think?"


    At the mention of having only one meal daily, A let out a short gasp. "I''ll ask the others, then!" she eximed as she immediately jumped on the ground before heading straight toward Fenix.


    Everyone shook their heads when they watched the conversation between the two, but Fenix immediately shivered when he noticed the lively "little demon" was approaching him as she spread her arms widely and called his name.


    "Ouch, it still hurts," Fenix groaned, clutching his chest as though the pain from his previous battle had suddenly red up again.


    A abruptly halted; she had been ready tounch herself at Fenix in an enthusiastic hug. Now, she looked genuinely worried instead. "Uncle Fenix, are you alright?" she asked, tilting her head in concern.


    Fenix slowly shook his head, keeping up the pained expression. "No, not yet. I haven''t recovered. Sorry, but I can''t teach you right now." He nodded toward Dante. "Why don''t you go ask Dante first? I''ll help you out after I''ve healed up."


    While speaking, Fenix shot a quick side re at Dante as he gave an unspokenmand for him to deal with the "little demon" at the moment. Clearly, Fenix wasn''t in the mood to be pestered by the little demon just yet.


    "Okay¡­ Get well soon, Uncle Fenix," A replied with a sympathetic smile, then dashed off toward her next target.


    Cain shook his head before giving Fenix a look since he needed him by his side to meet Garran and his protector.


    Because in case something unexpected that would be unlikely happening, such as Garran''s protector going to attack him out of nowhere, he had Fenix to react in time before he would use his bloodline power since he was sure that he wouldn''t be able to react fast enough if Garran''s protector would attack him in a close distance.


    Naturally, Cain was just ying it safe. Better to have an extrayer of security, since there was no real downside. After all, as the saying goes, it''s better to be safe than sorry.


    Before long, Cain and Fenix arrived in front of Garran and his protector. Cain greeted Garran with a bright smile. "Long time no see, my friend. Sorry for making you wait for a while."


    "Hahaha, don''t worry about it," Garran responded, waving his hand dismissively.


    Cain raised an eyebrow. "I''ve been wanting to ask¡ªwhy did you follow Lucan earlier?"


    "Oh, that," Garran replied with a chuckle. "I was simply curious. They all left so suddenly after a private discussion, so I decided to tag along and see what was happening."


    He paused, then shrugged. "I had a hunch that they were probably after you. Honestly, if I''d seen you as unworthy of my help, I would have backed off right away and definitely wouldn''t have lent them a hand."


    Leaning forward slightly, Garran added, "You know how cruel this world can be. One false step, and you end up like Lucan and his group. That''s why I make sure to be careful with everything I do."


    Cain couldn''t help butugh. Garran''s frank manner was surprising as he thought that Garran shouldn''t be the type to sugarcoat his words or hide his intentions.


    Hisughter subsiding, Cain''s expression turned serious. "Aren''t you worried that speaking so openly could make me angry?" he asked, looking Garran with a direct look.


    Sensing potential danger, Butler Zen, who stood near Garran, immediately tensed up. He gathered his strength, fully prepared to whisk Garran away at the slightest sign of hostility from either Cain or Fenix.


    "If telling you the truth would infuriate you," Garran answered with a wry smile, "then I guess I''ve just misjudged your character." He patted Butler Zen''s shoulder to reassure him, confident that neither Cain nor Fenix intended to attack.


    "Hahahaha, I like your style, my friend" Cain said, erupting into heartyughter again. He walked up to Garran and gave his shoulder a good-natured pat. "If anyone from Lucan''s family asks about what happened, just tell them I''m the one who killed him. Let theme find me directly."


    Cain told him that was because if Lucan''s family was looking for someone who killed Lucan, they would definitely go to Garran since people inside the Rose Blossom Pavilion knew that Garran was following Lucan along.


    And since Garran had the intention to help him and even be sincere to him, he should take the initiative in doing what he should do as this mess was made by him in the first ce.


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    "Alright, if that''s what you want. Thanks," Garran said, nodding as he returned Cain''s shoulder pat.


    "d we got that sorted out." Cain smiled, then continued, "I''ll take my leave again since I have something to do, as I''ve told you before."


    "Fine by me¡ªlet''s get moving," Garran replied without hesitation. He strode toward Cain''s group as if he had always been part of it.


    "¡­"


    Cain was momentarily speechless, observing how smoothly Garran integrated himself into the group.


    With a slightly apologetic look, Butler Zen turned to Cain as he scratched his head. "My apologies, Young Master Cain. He''s always like this as he never asks whether he''s bothering anyone. If you find it problematic, I can haul him away, even if it means using force."


    Cain waved a hand dismissively. "Don''t worry about it. The more, the merrier, right?" After all Garran had done, there was no way Cain would reject him.


    As they traveled, Garran nced around and then turned his attention to the Ice dragon beneath them. "What''s his name? This is my first time riding a real dragon," he remarked excitedly, patting Nix''s scales.


    "That''s Nix," Cain replied with a fond smile. "He''s my contracted beast."


    Garran''s eyes widened at the revtion. He hadn''t realized the majestic dragon was officially under Cain''s contract.


    A few momentster, as they were flying toward Lunovale City, Garran remembered he had no clue about Cain''s intentions. "I just realized I don''t even know where we''re going or why. Care to exin it to me?"


    Cain chuckled. "We''re heading to Lunovale City for the auction at the Starlight Auction House."


    "Oh, one of their smaller auctions, right? What''s attracting you there?" Garran asked with a curious arch of his brow, suspecting something at the auction might be quite valuable.


    Cain shrugged. "Honestly, it''s mostly just for fun. That''s all there is to it."


    Garran lightly elbowed Cain''s side, as though he didn''t buy the exnation. "Come on, you must have a real reason. Is there something you''re aiming to buy? Share a little with a friend, will you?"


    Cain let out a resigned sigh. "If you insist. There is something that caught my eye, although you''d probably consider it unimportant."


    "Oh? And what is it? Don''t be secretive now!" Garran pressed, his eyes lighting up. He recalled how Cain had been in a bit of a hurry earlier, so he assumed it must be some extraordinary treasure.


    Cain chuckled. "It''s just a wolf cub. Nothing much, really."


    "Tch," Garran clicked his tongue, clearly thinking Cain was either messing with him or withholding vital information. "If you don''t want to tell me, just say so."


    "I''m not joking." Cain shook his head. "I told you, I''m mostly going to this auction for fun. I even gave them a few items to auction off. It''s not some grand scheme."


    Before Garran could retort, A suddenly chimed in. She jumped onto Cain''s back, clinging like an excited child. "Big Brother Cain, you''ve already bought so many little beasts in the past. Why do you want another one now?"


    Cain smiled, bncing her weight effortlessly. "I just felt like it, that''s all."


    "Is the little wolf cute?" she asked, eyes sparkling at the prospect of having another new friend.@@novelbin@@


    Although Cain had purchased several beasts before, most were still untamed and not safe for her to y with. Hearing about a wolf cub made her think it might be a tamepanion she could safely be around.


    "Hold on¡ªyou''re telling me the thing you''re so eager to get is just a wolf cub?" Garran asked as he was still skeptical when he watched the exchange.


    "Yup," Cain said with a nod. "Told you from the start."

 Chapter 148 Huge Commotion in the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demonic Fox Race

    At the same time when Cain used his bloodline power up to the 9-Tailed form for the second time, on the Main Continent there stood a vast mountain range enveloped by fog that drifted into misty valleys brimming with ancient forests.


    Within this rugged expanse rose a colossal, majestic building that dominated thendscape.


    The steps leading to the building were carved from obsidian, each riser etched with curling fox motifs and arcane runes. Faint wisps of demonic energy swirl between crevices, shimmering like trapped moonlight in the darkness.


    Tall,cquered pirs of ckwood frame the massive double doors, each door carved with an intricate nine-tailed fox design. The fox''s tails appear to shift when viewed from different angles, a subtle enchantment that hints at the illusions this race was known for.


    Upon entering, one was greeted by a hushed reverence. Flickering braziers line the perimeter, their silver-blue mes giving off a gentle glow that casted dancing shadows on the floor. The air was thick with the scent of foxfire incense, a rare blend said to open the mind''s eye to ancestral voices.


    Sweeping across the hall''s walls are murals depicting the race''s glorious history where a sea of demonic foxes brandishing illusions, shing with ancient foes, forging pacts with celestial forces. Between these grand murals hang scrolls inscribed with genealogies, each tail of the illustrious bloodlines carefully recorded in calligraphy.


    At the far end stands a towering statue carved from a single block of moonlit jade, illuminated from below by hidden array formations.


    The statue depicts the original 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox as a majestic figure with nine sweeping tails that fan out gracefully behind them. The statue''s eyes, set with spirit-crystal iys, seemingly alive, quietly watching over the hall.


    Standing before this imposing monument was the Patriarch, wearing d in flowing white and gold robes embroidered with stylized fox tails.


    His presence resonates with power; faint illusions flicker around him, as if the air itself bends in deference. The flicker of the braziers highlights fine, vulpine features as the faint suggestions of ears or a tail if one looks closely enough.


    Behind the Patriarch, numerous individuals had assembled, awaiting hismand. With a measured step, he tapped his foot on the floor twice.


    "Twice," he repeated, his voice echoing throughout the Ancestral Hall. "The statue has trembled twice in the span of just two days."


    Pausing briefly, he turned to address the crowd gathered in the hall. "Legends tell us that if this statue even shifts by a single inch, it signals the moment our race will ascend and dominate the world. But now, the statue has moved twice, and the second vibration was even stronger than the first."


    His gaze swept over the onlookers, lingering for a moment on each, before his foot once again tapped in a thoughtful rhythm against the polished floor. "Now, share what you have discovered. Any clue, no matter how small it is since it may lead us to the cause of this phenomenon."


    A middle aged man in histe 50s stepped forward and bowed slightly. "Reporting to the patriarch, I sent some people to observe the Abyssal Dragon Cult''s activities. So far, it seems they''ve made no significant moves."


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    "Tch," the Patriarch clicked his tongue in mild annoyance. "That man is as cunning as the old men of our n who were already nearing their lifespan. Hu Huang, you will go to them personally. Ask if they''ve detected anyrge-scale movement in the past two days. Before you leave, remind them that if they dare to touch anything rted to us, I will immediately go there in person and they will regret it."


    Before Hu Huang could respond, an old man''s voice filled with the vicissitude of life reverberated through the hall. "Little Tian, you still haven''t changed at all even after all these years. Do you forget how often you''de running to me whenever you make a mistake when you''re still a child?"@@novelbin@@


    "Old Lao, please preserve your strength and don''t trouble yourself too much with n affairs. If we manage to locate the source behind these two tremors, we may gain an unexpected advantage. You might even find a breakthrough that will extend your life." The Patriarch tilted his head as his gaze seemingly looked beyond the Ancestral Hall into the depths of the mountain range.


    Old Lao replied with a heartyugh. "Hahahaha, don''t worry about me, Patriarch. If such a grand discovery exists, you should either use it yourself to prepare for the looming new era or give it to the family''s most promising talents. Let them grow stronger and faster."


    Because the things that could prolong his life or help him in breaking through with his strength wasn''t something that could be obtained easily, his thought about living longer had been long gone as his lifespan was already nearing his end.


    That''s why even if there was something good, his only thought was naturally to let the younger generation use it instead of himself. Especially to the current Patriarch as he was the strongest in the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demonic Fox Race.


    Old Lao then added, "Little Huang, remind the Abyssal Dragon Cult that if ites down to it, I will show up personally rather than sending Little Tian. Let me do at least one more thing for our family before I leave this world."


    Sigh!


    The patriarch let out a long sigh before waving his hand, signalling Hu Huang to go. "Very well, Hu Huang. You know what you must do."


    "I''ll leave at once." With a quick nod, Hu Huang bowed first to the Patriarch and then offered a deeper bow in Old Lao''s direction, acknowledging the old man''s words before departing with measured haste.


    Immediately afterward, an older man with flowing white hair and a long beard stepped forward. "Patriarch, we have no reports of newly uncovered secret realms or ruins in these past days. We even revisited certain known areas to check for anomalies but found nothing unusual."

 Chapter 149 The Golden Lion Race

    The patriarch''s expression darkened into a frown. He had guessed that if some remarkably valuable treasure had surfaced, it might well havee from a newly discovered or hidden location, possibly one of those perilous ruins still shrouded in mystery¡ªeven to one of the strongest factions such as theirs.


    Many of these sites were so hazardous that even the Patriarch himself would hesitate to enter, aware that the risk of losing his life was all too real.


    "Continue your investigations. Search them again if necessary, but don''t neglect the safety." The patriarch ordered with a serious expression.


    After the old man left the building, another person stepped forward. He was a tall, lean man with silvered hair bound in a high tail. His long sleeves bore delicate embroidery of fox tails outlined in gold thread.


    Bowing respectfully, he cleared his throat as he spoke. "Uncle Ti¨C uhumm. Patriarch. We have been following your orders, gathering intel from every corner of the Main Continent. Our n''swork of informants and hidden spies continues to scour for signs of any anomaly that might exin the statue''s tremors."


    He paused, adjusting the folds of his robe. "Through our countless sources, we havepiled the following information: First, there are rumors circting about a young prodigy rumored to possess an exceedingly rare demonic bloodline. Although the specifics are unclear, whispers suggest histent power may involve an aspect of fox lineage or some other bestial heritage that is capable of creating extraordinary resonance."


    Another wave of murmurs spread through those assembled, and the Patriarch raised a hand to silence them. "Go on," hemanded quietly, his gaze unwavering.


    The silver-haired subordinate inclined his head and continued, "Next, several distant sects in the western reaches have reported hearing strange howls echoing through the mountains at night. Some experts in thosends im the howls carry an ''old magic,'' reminiscent of ancient fox incantations that have not been heard for centuries. We cannot yet confirm these stories, but they coincide with the time frame of the statue''s first tremor."


    He paused again, letting his words sink in. "Lastly, there have been faint sightings but it was no more than shadows of a robed figure with foxlike features traveling between major cities. Our informants describe sightings that are difficult to pin down, as though illusions cloak this individual''s true form. While we cannot be certain of any direct corrtion, it is peculiar that these rumors arose around the same time as the statue''s second tremor."


    The patriarch''s eyes narrowed, and an almost imperceptible ripple of power emanated from him, stirring the incenseden air. "A robed figure howls in the night, and a young prodigy with a unique bloodline," he summarized in a measured tone. "None of these threads alone seems conclusive. But taken together¡­"


    He let the sentence trail off, and behind him, the monumental jade statue seemed to glimmer ever so slightly, as if responding to his thoughts. After a contemtive moment, he spoke again.


    "Compile all of this information into a detailed report. Corrte the times, ces, and any potential witnesses. If our statue trembled not once but twice, there may be multiple triggers or a single source of power strong enough to pulse across vast distances."


    The silver-haired man bowed again. "Yes, Patriarch. My team will redouble our efforts to connect the dots. If there is indeed a single source behind these tremors, we will find it."


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    From the back of the hall, Old Lao''s voice resonated once more, filled with a curious blend of weariness and excitement, "Little Tian, if that robed figure truly wields illusions strong enough to evade detection, we might be dealing with someone who has already awakened a portion of the ancestral fox power or something akin to it."@@novelbin@@


    The patriarch inclined his head, acknowledging Old Lao''s insight. Turning his attention back to the silver-haired subordinate, he gave a curt nod. "You know your orders. Go. And remember to spare no effort, but do not ce our people in needless danger. Report to me the moment you find any solid lead."


    Just as the silver-haired subordinate turned to depart, another figure entered the Ancestral Hall with hurried steps.


    A middle-aged man dressed in a dark robe adorned with subtle fox-tail motifs at the hem. Bowing low, he cast a brief nce at the jade statue before addressing the Patriarch in a steady voice.


    "Patriarch," he began, "ourwork has gathered new information on the Golden Lion Race. Over the past two days, they have shown an unprecedented spike in activity as they mobilized scouting parties and fortifying their borders. They appear to be searching for something¡­or someone."


    The patriarch''s eyes narrowed, his gaze sharp with anticipation. "borate," hemanded.


    The neer inclined his head. "Yes, Patriarch. Their patrols have doubled, particrly in regions near where our demonic fox ns sometimes roam. We have also intercepted rumors that the Golden Lion patriarch himself is preparing a small elite squad. From what our sources say, they n to depart soon¡ªpossibly to investigate the same disturbances we''ve been monitoring."


    With a measured calm, the patriarch lifted a hand for silence. "If the Golden Lion Race is truly on the move, it could be connected to the statue''s tremors. Perhaps they sense an opportunity like us or fear that we have already discovered a crucial secret." His voice turned grave. "Tell me, do they seem to have any definite lead?"


    The subordinate shook his head. "Nothing concrete. However, they''ve dispatched envoys to at least three neighboring powers, possibly forging temporary alliances. And we''ve also noticed a significant buildup of supplies such as medicine, High-level treasures, evenrge transport wagons, as though they anticipate a long campaign. All signs suggest they are preparing for something far more extensive than a simple scouting run."


    The patriarch tapped his foot on the marble floor in rhythm. "It''s been decades since they gathered on this scale. If they''re mobilizing resources, they must have caught wind of our statue''s anomaly or perhaps uncovered clues we''ve yet to learn."

 Chapter 150 Marry Liang Yuchen

    He then added, "We cannot let them outmaneuver us. Summon our best scouts and illusion specialists. Send them to monitor every major route the Golden Lions might use. If there''s an artifact, a secret realm, or a prodigy they''re hunting, we must not lose sight of it."


    The silver-haired subordinate bowed deeply. "Yes, Patriarch. I will assemble all relevant reports and cross-reference them immediately. We will leave no stone unturned."


    A heavy silence followed his order. Outside, a gust of wind howled across the obsidian steps, carrying the chill of the mountain mists into the great hall. The jade statue loomed overhead, eyes glinting in the firelight as though silently urging the n onward.


    The patriarch raised his hand. "Go. Prepare for whatever the Golden Lions intend. Whether this is merely a show or the precursor to a grand upheaval, we will be ready."


    ''I hope they won''t do anything funny this time around. Otherwise¡­'' The patriarch''s expression darkened, thinking that if the Golden Lion race would mess around and hinder them in any way, he would show them that there were still differences in strength even between those strongest factions in the world.


    Even though they could be considered as one, the difference between their race could still be considered as huge. That''s why the patriarch didn''t actually worry too much because he also knew that a full-out war in the near future was almost impossible as all of the top factions were preparing themselves for the iing new era.


    However, the things that concerned him more was the reason for the statue''s movement. Therefore, he ordered them to monitor the Golden Lion race''s every movement as he didn''t want to miss even a single clue that could lead towards it.


    Subsequently, the patriarch received the reports and made necessary arrangements for them.


    ¡­


    Meanwhile, while the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demonic Fox Race was in the midst of turmoil, the one responsible for causing it all was simply strolling around Lunovale City, waiting for the uing auction.


    For over an hour, Cain''s group had explored numerous shops. He needed to purchaserge quantities of furniture and other household essentials to furnish the homes inside his beast space.


    During these outings, Cain had also quietly brought Li Fenghai into the beast space whenever Garran and Butler Zen were distracted, so that Li Fenghai could begin maintaining all the beasts that he had bought previously.


    However, for most of the time, Cain spent it using his brain as he needed to think about the countermeasure to deal with Lucan''s death and the unknown enemy that hade for him out of nowhere.


    Fortunately, Cain was able to get himself out of the trouble, as it could lead to a disaster if he wasn''t strong enough to handle them because Anya''s intervention from the system previously was something that he hadn''t thought of.


    That''s why, after transmigrating into this world, he realized that he needed to think about the worst-case scenario for everything that he wanted to do since everything wouldn''t always go ording to his desire.


    In that time, Cain decided that he would speed up his n about auctioning the blood essence and luring someone from the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demonic Fox race because if his n seeded, at least he wouldn''t need to worry about his safety for the time being.


    Meaning that he didn''t need to worry about the threat from Lucan''s family nor the unknown disaster, as he believed that with the strength of the 9-Tailed Heavenly Demonic Fox, most of the problems that he might face in the future would be auto-resolved.


    Moreover, Cain had already instructed his clone back in his own kingdom to organize a grand event offering free talent awakenings under the pretext of finding and recruiting geniuses.


    In truth, his primary goal was to discover the main character''spanion as it was someone whose talent he wanted to copy and then nurture as a loyal subordinate.


    In addition, Cain had received a mission for Nix in filling his experience at the GrandLord Rank Beast. Luckily, the difficulty was just a normal level, and he only needed to find the resources by himself, as he was restricted from buying them like he did previously.


    As Cain was still lost in his thoughts with perfecting his n while apanying the others to buy things, he immediately set aside his thoughts when he noticed that there was a movement inside the beast space.


    He then made a projection inside the beast space and found out that Anya had almost finished her small retreat.


    After waiting for a minute or two, Cain finally noticed the change with Anya as her aura had instantly calmed down the moment she opened her eyes.


    Subsequently, Cain immediately checked Anya''s stats as he was curious about her improvement.


    [Name: Anya Akane]


    [Age: 22]


    [Race: Half-Human, Half-Kitsune]


    [Bloodline: 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox (4-Tailed)]


    [Awakener Rank: High-level Conqueror Rank]


    [Attribute: Ascendant-level Fire Element (1 rank above Perfect-level)]


    [Talent: Transformation (S Rank), Illusion Maniption (S+ Rank)]


    [Skills: 9-Tailed Heavenly Demon Fox skills (4-Tailed)]


    [Strength]: 285 million + 15 mil = 300 million


    [Agility]: 380 mil + 20 mil = 400 million


    [Health]: 228 mil + 12 mil = 240 million@@novelbin@@


    [Sense]: 266 mil + 14 mil = 280 million


    [Energy]: 684 mil + 12 mil = 696 million


    When Cain checked Anya''s new strength, he was delighted to see that some of her stats had even surpassed Nix to some extent, thinking that he finally had a new insurance when he was still in this low-level world.


    With Anya''s new strength, he instantly felt safer because, coupled with her bloodline power that could quintuple her stats, Cain was certain that even in the entire world at this moment, Anya was definitely the strongest within the same rank.


    That''s why he wouldn''t need to worry about anything for the time being, as the strongest person that could go inside the low-level world was limited to Conqueror Rank.


    "How are you feeling?" Cain asked with a smile, patting her head softly.


    "I feel great. My body''s overflowing with strength. I can''t wait to test it against someone strong!" Anya replied excitedly while savoring the moment of Cain patting her head.


    "We''ll talk about challenging fightster. The auction is about to begin, and we should head there now." Cain chuckled and instantly took her and Li Fenghai out of the beast space, surprising everyone in his group.


    "Big Sis Anya!" A and Sylvia immediatelye and hug her warmly as if they haven''t met for years.


    Anya only shook her head as she put both the little girls in her arms before greeting the others.


    Subsequently, they headed towards the Starlight Auction House together since the little girls couldn''t wait to have their first experience attending an auction.


    When they arrived in front of the building, Garran was surprised to find Liang Yuchen and another person standing at the entrance as if waiting for someone.


    "Hahaha, I didn''t expect that one of the top beauties in the academy was waiting for me and made such an effort." Garranughed out loud when the party had just arrived.


    However, to his surprise, Yuchen only gave him a cold nce before shifting his gaze towards Cain and bowing slightly together with Old Feng.


    "Wee back, Young Master Cain." Yuchen and Old Feng greeted Cain in unison, shocking Garran as he opened his eyes widely since he hadn''t thought that Cain and Yuchen had known each other before.


    "You know her? Why''d you keep that a secret from me?" Garran nudged Cain and asked in a slightly annoyed tone, as he had just embarrassed himself because he thought that Yuchen was waiting for him.


    "You never ask." Cain chuckled as he sneered before replying to Yuchen and Old Feng with a smile.


    "No need for formalities. People might get the wrong idea if you behave this politely." Cain waved his hand dismissively.


    Both of them immediately understood the assignment as they realized that Cain hinted at them to not reveal anything about him because with them being overly polite, it might raise suspicion from Garran and his protector about their rtionship.


    "Big Brother Cain, Who''s that beautiful sister? Why is she watching you weirdly?" A piped up suddenly, tugging on Cain''s sleeve.


    "Now that A mentioned it. It seems the jade cold beauty has finally taken a liking to someone, my good friend at that." Garran chuckled.


    When Yuchen heard it, she immediately gave Garran a cold re as if she couldn''t wait to beat the hell out of him for what he just said.


    Garran instantly giggled as he raised his hands, backing out instantly after he teased her.


    "She is Liang Yuchen," Cain exined gently to A, patting her head. "Her family owns the Starlight Auction House."


    "Wow! She must be super rich then." A eximed, thinking that she must have an infinite amount of money because she heard from Garran''s mouth before about the Starlight Auction House being a force as strong as his family but much richer.


    "I guess you could say that, yes." Cain shook his head helplessly when he heard it. Continue reading at My Virtual Library Empire


    "Big Brother Cain, here!" A made a gesture as if she wanted to whisper something to him.


    Cain then crouched down and moved his head closer to her.


    However, unbeknownst to A, most of the people present here were strong enough to hear someone''s whisper even from quite far away, resulting in all of themughing out loud when they heard A''s whisper.


    "Big Brother Cain, why don''t you marry her? Then you''d be really rich and wouldn''t have to work anymore. You could just focus on teaching me to get stronger!" A whispered with a low voice.

 Chapter 151 Auction

    Cain immediately put his palm on his face when he heard Anya''s whisper, as he thought that maybe A would say something funny like asking her to to cover their food expenses or something, but he certainly hadn''t anticipated her thoughts reaching so far into the future.


    "Little girl, stop ying around and don''t whisper again in the future. People could hear what you''re whispering about." Cain shook his head helplessly as he pinched A''s cheek yfully.


    Feeling embarrassed that nearly everyone had caught her words, A covered her own face with both hands in a cute gesture of chagrin.


    "Alright, alright. Let''s go inside. The auction''s about to start," Cain picked A up into his arms when he noticed that she was too embarrassed to stand there doing nothing when everyone wasughing.


    However, unlike them, who enjoyed their moments, the bystanders in the surroundings were whispering to each other as they hadn''t expected that the cold jade beauty was someone from the Liang Family, who owns the Starlight Auction House.


    Which meant that she was from the higher world, as most of them didn''t know the details about the structure in the entire world.


    However, the thing that attracted their attention the most wasn''t that but rather Cain, who made Liang Yuchen wait in the entrance only to wee him.


    Entering Starlight Auction House, the loud bustle of the crowd immediately washed over them as thousands of people had gathered in groups, discussing various different topics.


    "So this is the auction hall?" A showed such an excited expression as her eyes darted back and forth, filled with curiosity and wonder, since this was the first time she had ever entered this kind of ce.


    Not only her, Sylvia, Elion, and a few people from Cain''s group were also amazed with the sight which greeted them. It was a huge circr half-arc hall with a dome roof lined with the most brilliant of light stones, all of which were emitting a soft glow that made the entire interior of Starlight Auction House feelfortable.


    At the lowest level of the hall, rows of seats were neatly arranged as nearly ny percent of these seats were already filled, while the higher floors still had quite arge number of people walking back and forth.


    At the front center of the main floor was a high tform of at least two meters above the ground. It was clearly the stage where the auctioning items would be presented by the auctioneer.


    This design allowed everyone participating in the auction to clearly see the items being auctioned.


    Cain was also honestly quite excited since this was also his first time attending an auction. However, he didn''t show such emotion as he only looked around as if inspecting the building.


    ''So this is what it feels like to attend an auction.'' Cain thought so, as he had always imagined in his mind whenever he read novels where the MC attended an auction.


    Now that he experienced it himself, he wondered if someone made him an MC of a novel where I attended an auction and the readers were also like me, who could only imagine the situation on their own.


    Just as Cain was lost in his thoughts, a beautiful maid ran over to them and bowed politely to Liang Yuchen. "Young Miss, the private room is ready."


    Liang Yuchen only nodded her head gracefully before looking at Cain with a smile. "Come. I''ll show you to the room we''ve prepared in advance."


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    "Lead the way," Cain responded, thinking that with his status in their imagination, he would probably get at least one of the best rooms here as he nced over at a few huge boxes at the top looming over the entire hall.


    Following Liang Yuchen, they went straight up to the third floor and directly went to the nearest room. Pushing open the door, Liang Yuchen exined it herself as he looked at Cain with a beautiful smile. "Young Master Cain, this is the finest room at this small branch. I hope you''ll pardon its limitations, as it''s the best we can do here."


    Cain and the others entered the room and found that the space was actually big enough for them and another 10 people to use this room. The room was well furnished withfortable sofas to sit on and good-quality spirit fruitsid on a decorative table.


    A pot of hot spirit tea was brewing, and there were already two gorgeous young maidservants standing by, as they had been waiting for them for quite a while.


    These two maids had slender figures, and upon seeing the group, they immediately weed them warmly.


    "You''re too kind. This room is more than sufficient," Cain replied with a quiet chuckle. "Especially since I brought so many people without warning."


    A and Sylvia immediately teamed up and ran towards the massive ss that shows the entire hall from above.


    "Look!" Sylvia whispered, nudging A. "Most of the seats are almost filled."


    "Mhhmm-Mhhmm." A nodded excitedly, thinking that the auction should be starting at any point now, as she heard that when the seats were full, that''s when the auction would usually start.


    "A, Sylvia,e try these fruits. They taste good and can also strengthen your body a little." Cain plucked a fruit simr to a grape and ate it.


    When A heard that there was something tasty and also could help with strengthening someone''s body, she immediately ran over to the table without hesitation before picking out the same fruit that Cain ate and began eating them with a full mouth.


    Cain shook his head when he watched A cutely eat the fruits with her mouth and hands full of them as if she was afraid that someone would snatch them from her.


    "Slow down, A. No one is going to take them from you." Cain chuckled as he patted her head softly.


    Everyone alsoughed when they watched it before finding their own seat as they noticed that themotion was already quieted down a little bit.


    "There''s no need for formality. Just take a seat and rx. We''re not some kind of important people, we''re just here to join in the fun." Cain said to the two maids when he noticed that both of them were acting nervously.


    Both of them immediately waved their hands frantically, responding that they didn''t dare.


    "Just do as Young Master Cain says." Old Feng chuckled as he gave the two maids a nce.


    When they heard it, they quickly bowed at Cain and thanked him before sitting in a corner, distancing themselves.


    "Don''t be nervous, just act normally as if we''re your friends." Cain chuckled as he shook his head.


    A looked at Cain and the two maids back and forth. When she noticed what was going on, she quickly walked over to the maids and handed them the fruits in her hands as she said with a mumbling sound that was unclear since her mouth was still full. "Hwes aa oouu." (These are for you.)


    The two maids nced at each other and epted the fruits with a weird smile, nodding their heads slightly. "Thank you, little miss."


    A shook her head as she grabbed their hands and dragged them over. "Huu hoon hiiid duu heeng hi, deeh ahh hill aa oohh of em." (You don''t need to thank me, there are still a lot of them.)


    "A, finish your food first before talking to someone. That''s rude, you know, if you talk with someone while you still have food in your mouth." Cain patted A''s head, teaching her some manners so that she wouldn''t unknowingly act rude to others in the future.


    She then chewed them properly and gulped them before nodding to Cain. "A understands."


    "Now that I remember, my mom has reminded me about this too. My mom used to remind me about that all the time, but after she wasn''t around, nobody has reminded me ever since." A lowered her head down and felt sad as she remembered her moments with him.


    When Cain saw it, he immediately picked her up and hugged her warmly. "Hey, no need to be sad. You have me and everyone else now, right?"@@novelbin@@


    Pinching her cheek yfully, Cain said with a smile. "If you see anything interesting during the auction, just ce a bid. Big Brother Garran will pay for it."


    Cain said that as he wanted to distract A so that she wouldn''t be sad again.


    When A heard it, she immediately understood the assignment as she thought that Cain wanted her to let Garran pay for the things she bid so that Cain wouldn''t need to spend a single dime and her meals didn''t need to be cut down.


    "Thank you, Big Brother Garran!" A jumped and hugged Garran, acting cute so that Garran would agree to pay for the things she bid.


    Garran sat there, winking his eyes a few times as he didn''t believe what he had seen. ''Why is it me that needs to pay for it?''


    It''s not that he was unable or didn''t want to do so, but he was just taken aback that Cain randomly asked him to pay for A''s bid.


    "Sure, sure. Feel free to bid on anything you like. I''ll pay for them." Garran shook his head helplessly and ruffled A''s hair, thinking that there was something amiss but didn''t care much as it wouldn''t even affect him financially even if A bid everything that was going to be auctioned.


    "Hehe, Big Brother Garran is the best¡­" A paused for a moment before continuing. "Well, right after Big Brother Cain and my own brother, of course."

 Chapter 152 Hug

    Sylvia lowered her head, feeling sad since she also wanted to bid but aware she didn''t have the money.


    "Sylvia, you can also bid on anything you like. Big Brother Garran is feeling generous today; he told me he''d cover everything for today." Cain said it to Sylvia when he noticed her saddened look, assuming she felt left out because Big Brother Garran had only treated A


    At those words, Sylvia''s eyes sparkled with excitement. Clenching her fists, she looked up at Garran with a hopeful grin. "Really?" she asked.


    Garran gave an annoyed nce at Cain for a split second before answering Sylvia with a smile. "Of course! I''ve definitely mentioned it to your big brother Cain."


    He gritted his teeth inwardly, realizing that Cain was taking advantage of his generosity.


    "Yeay! Thank you, Big Brother Garran." Sylvia eximed, wrapping her arms around him as she skipped alongside A.


    "No problem!" Garran smiled happily, feeling happy when he was hugged by two little girls. It was the first time in his life that he had experienced such genuine affection, as he never had any little brother or sister.


    ''Maybe I should also adopt a cute little brother or sister like Cain.'' Garran thought to himself, thinking that his life would be more lively like Cain''s.


    As Garran thought to himself, he immediately dismissed his thought about adopting a cute little brother or sister when he heard A''s whisper to Sylvia.


    "Big Sis Sylvia, should we just bid on everything in the auction? After all, it''s not Big Brother Cain''s money." A whispered in a very low voice, moving closer to Sylvia as her greed made her forget about the fact that people could hear her whisper.


    Sylvia''s eyes lit up when she heard it, thinking that her older sister might fancy one or two items but wouldn''t show and ask Cain to buy it, as she knew her character very well after they spent some time together.


    However, before she could agree with A, she heard Cain''sughing voice and the others''ugh and instantly realized that their n was discovered.


    "A, Sylvia, that''s not how you act when someone wants to treat you," Cain reprimanded, shaking his head in an amused headache at the girls'' behavior.


    Then, with a yful tone, he added, "Just ask him directly to buy everything at the auction and even this entire branch! But ask him cutely as if you would cry if he doesn''t agree with it."


    A''s eyes sparkled once more at Cain''s teasing suggestion. All embarrassment vanished as she turned to Garran with an adorably pleading expression, her small fists resting on her chin and her eyes blinking mischievously. "Can I do just like Big Brother Cain said?"


    Garran burst outughing and put his palm on his face when he saw this little girl''s innocence and Cain''s shamelessness. Everyone also burst intoughter when they watched it before their eyes.


    "I was only joking, A." Cain reminded her as he wasughing his ass off, pping his thigh since he couldn''t contain himself when seeing it.


    A immediately realized that Cain was just joking all along and pouted unhappily, giving a cute angry re at him.


    "I''m sorry, A. Don''t you want to hug your big brother Cain too?" Cain chuckled as he apologized and spread his arms as if waiting for A toe at him.


    "Hmpph!" A pouted unhappily and tilted her head aside as if she didn''t want to talk to him.


    Sigh!


    "I was just about to give you a medicine treasure that could strengthen your body far better than those spirit fruits, but it seems you don''t want it, A." Cain let out a long sigh, showing such a pitiful look towards the vial containing green liquid inside it.


    A instantly looked at Cain, and when she noticed the vial in his hand, she directly came in front of him with a big smile across her face.


    "Hehe¡­ Big Brother Cain is so handsome today. Of course, A wants a hug!" A spread her arms as her attention was back and forth between Cain''s face and the vial in his hand.


    "Alright. This will be yours, but you must be a good little girl for the rest of the day. Can you promise that?" Cain asked with a smile, picking up A and putting her on hisp.


    "Mhhmm¨CMhhmm." A nodded her head eagerly, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the vial while drooling saliva unknowingly since she couldn''t wait to drink them all in one gulp. Continue reading stories on My Virtual Library Empire


    "Be careful with it. Don''t break it because this thing is very expensive, and I spent a lot of money to buy it." Cain gave the liquid medicine to her and patted her head.


    He then added, "Don''t drink it now, though. Because you''ll need some time to absorb it. We''ll do thatter."


    "Okay!" A nodded and held the vial a little bit nervously, as she was afraid to drop it and ended up breaking it.


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    "Do you want one too, Sylvia?" Cain tilted his head and looked at Sylvia, who was watching the scene with a smile as she genuinely felt happy that A could be stronger as she always wanted to.


    Sylvia shook his head lightly. "No, I don''t need it. You can give it to A againter or even sell it in the future."


    "Are you sure you don''t want to get stronger?" Cain asked as he ruffled A''s hair when he noticed that A was inspecting her ''precious'' treasure in detail with extra care.


    "I''m already happy just to be reunited with my sister." Sylvia said whileing towards ra and hugged her tightly.


    "But your sister will be stronger quickly sooner orter. If that happens, in the future you will be old and die faster, while your sister will continue to live on as she will be really strong. Don''t you want to live a long time with your sister?" Cain asked with a smile, thinking that Sylvia was really a simple girl who was already satisfied enough just by reuniting with her older sister.


    However, Cain was thinking in the long term since he wanted everyone in his group to live as long as they could or even live forever like an immortal or gods from the novels that he had read in his previous life.


    That''s why he was trying to convince Sylvia to have the mindset to be stronger like A had.


    Sylvia nced back and forth at Cain and ra with a thoughtful expression for a few seconds before looking at Cain with a determined look.


    "Alright then, I want to be stronger too so that I can live with my sister and everyone else for as long as possible!"


    Cain nodded and threw the liquid medicine lightly at ra, surprising A.


    "Be careful!" A shouted, extending her hand dramatically as if trying to catch the vial because she thought that it would be too risky throwing around such an extremely precious thing.


    ra then caught the vial and gave it to Sylvia, who also became somewhat excited because this was a gift from Cain.


    Everyone enjoyed the chill moment, as it was rare for strong people to have warm moments like this.


    "A, would you like another one? This one has an even stronger effect." Liang Yuchen chimed in as she took out a vial with a simr color but that looked clearerpared to the medicine liquid that Cain gave to A.


    When she heard it, A''s eyes lit up as she tilted her head and looked at Yuchen, who was smiling at her.


    However, she lowered her head when she thought that Cain might not have a lot of money to spare, and it would be too much for her to ask Cain since she had thought of him as a businessman and was trying to sell it to her instead of giving it away.


    "No, I don''t have any money. I''m already happy with this." She answered, clenching the vial in her hands hard as she already felt grateful towards Cain with everything he had done to her and didn''t want to burden him too much.


    "A, you don''t need to pay anything. But only on one condition." Yuchen chuckled in response.


    A''s eyes lit up once again before immediately hugging Cain with her body trembling as she shouted. "No! I don''t want to follow you. I will always be with Big Brother Cain and my brother forever!"


    "Don''t worry. No one''s going to take you away from me." Cain hugged her back and petted her back as he noticed that it might have triggered A''s trauma with her being enved.


    Yuchen and the others who didn''t know A''s backstory were confused with the sudden turn since they noticed that A was being genuinely terrified.


    "It''s probably because she recalled her bad memory." Cain exined it simply.


    He then added, looking at Yuchen with a smile. "I''m asking on A''s behalf, what is the condition?"


    "It''s nothing much, just a hug." Yuchen answered as she waved her hand dismissively.


    "See? It''s just for a hug, A." Cain ruffled her hair, trying to reassure her to not worry.


    "Besides, I''m here, and you know how strong I am. So there''s no need to be scared." Cain pinched her cheek yfully.


    Tilting her head slowly, A asked Yuchen warily. "Really? You will give me that just for a hug?"


    "Of course," Yuchen said warmly, opening her arms in invitation.

 Chapter 153 Tsundere

    "Thank you!" A eximed, hugging Yuchen before adding an apology. "And I''m sorry for reacting that way earlier."


    "It''s alright, A." Yuchen petted her hair softly.


    She then nced at Sylvia, who was still smiling cutely as she looked at the gift from Cain. "Sylvia, would you like another one too?"


    Sylvia covered her mouth with a yful giggle. "If all it costs me is a hug, then I''d dly ept."


    "Of course." Yuchen spread her other arm in invitation.


    Sylvia directly came and hugged her too, making the others smile as they watched the rare warm interaction before their eyes.


    Once the embrace ended, Yuchen handed an additional vial to A. "This is for the two of you. If you ever need more, juste and see me, alright?"


    Both A and Sylvia epted the new medicinal liquid with eager gratitude.


    ''Tch, why am I jealous of someone receiving hugs from two little girls over some cheap liquid medicine?'' Garran clicked his tongue as he thought to himself.


    Garran unknowingly longs for such a genuine feeling that he felt from both the little girls as most of the people or even kids that met him always acted ''kindly'' towards him because of his status and not because of himself.


    Nudging on Butler Zen, Garran asked as he raised an eyebrow. "Do you by any chance keep a few of those vials yourself?"


    Butler Zen nced at him, looking at his body from top to bottom as if to see if there was something weird before answering him with a chuckle. "Why would I bother holding on to such useless things?"


    "Seriously, you''re no help at all." Garran said in annoyance before looking at Cain and gave him a cold stare by opening his eyes wildly.


    Cain, noticing Garran''s sudden scrutiny, frowned in confusion. He had no idea why Garran was ring at him out of the blue.


    Garran responded by raising his eyebrows and shifted his attention at the vials in the little girls'' hand before looking at Cain again and moved his head up slightly as if signalling him if he had more of them.


    Cain knitted his eyebrows, thinking what the hell was this guy implying and after thinking about it for more than a second, he shook his head helplessly.@@novelbin@@


    Since Cain didn''t want to embarrass Garran as he had pitted him to treat two little girls, he responded back by raising an eyebrow as if asking him with "How many do you need?"


    Garran smiled and felt grateful when he looked at Cain, who seemingly knew what he was implying. Raising two of his fingers as if replying to him with "I only need two."


    Cain then ced two of the liquid medicines in a spatial ring before flicking the ring, shooting it at Garran at a fast speed that unless you''re as strong as them, you wouldn''t notice it.


    Naturally most of them noticed it and looked at Garran with a confused expression unlike Butler Zen, who was sitting beside him and shook his head when he watched Garran''s unusual behavior.


    Garran immediately put the ring into his own spatial ring and acted like nothing happened as he shifted his attention, looking at the stage and ignoring the stares from many people in the room.


    After a minute or two when no one was staring at him again, Garran coughed twice as he took out two liquid medicines in his hands yfully. "Hmm, what should I do with these worthless potions? I certainly don''t have any use for them. Maybe I''ll just throw them away?"


    A tilted her head directly when she heard someone mention liquid medicines. When she saw the vials in Garran''s hands were the same as Cain''s, she unconsciously shouted. "Don''t!"


    Hearing the shout, Garran nced at A in Yuchen''s arms and asked her with a chuckle. "Why not?"


    "It''d be such a waste! Why don''t you give them to me and big sis Sylvia?" A gave a suggestion as her eyes were lit up, looking at the vials in Garran''s hands.


    "And what do I get in return?" Garran asked teasingly with a smug expression.


    How about another hug, just like before? Hehe¡­" A asked with a giggle, cute expression as she hoped that Garran would agree.


    "Tch, fine by me since I''m in a good mood today." Garran clicked his tongue, showing quite a bit of displeased expression as if he was at a loss with this.


    "Yeay!" A immediately became happy when Garran epted it as she was just trying her luck.


    "Thank you, Big Brother Garran!" A thanked him while hugging him tightly. Sylvia also followed A along as she came and hugged him.


    Garran smiled widely, petting the two little girls in his arms as he thought that it was a win for him since he could be happy with spending this cheaply.


    "This is definitely going to be major gossip on campus as it looks like we have a ssic ''tsundere'' amongst ourselves." Yuchen chuckled, understanding what happened with the thrown ring previously.


    Garran''s smile immediately disappeared when he heard it, as he gave a cold re at Yuchen and snorted. "Hmmph! Try it if you want your countless admirers to flock to Cain at once." Find exclusive stories on My Virtual Library Empire


    "You dare!" Yuchen pped the table, thinking that it might have pissed Cain off with the potential ''flies''ing to him continuously in the future if Garran really spread the news.


    "Let''s see whether I dare or not," Garran chuckled as he continued petting the little girls, who were happily ying with their three liquid medicines in their hands each.


    "Young Master Garran, you''d be wise not to spread any rumors if you want to avoid cing your family in the gravest crisis it''s ever faced." Old Feng chimed in, ncing at Garran and shook his head calmly.


    Garran frowned, thinking for a second before guessing that it must have something to do with Cain as he was also curious why Yuchen treated him with a great respect that Cain shouldn''t receive in the first ce.

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    "Alright, let''s put that aside," Cain said, waving a dismissive hand to break the tension in the room. "We''re here to have a good time, not to argue over trivial things."


    "You''re right," Yuchen agreed, nodding at Cain with a friendly smile. Then, turning her gaze to A, she added, "A, I''m still curious about why you were so frightened earlier. If you feelfortable telling me, I''ll give you another vial."


    With that, Yuchen took out yet another vial, causing A''s eyes to sparkle with interest as she hurried back over to her side.


    A then told her about her story, including when Cain rescued her, which made everyone who hadn''t heard the story look at Cain in a different light.


    Garran and Butler Zen were even surprised when they heard it because they had seen how cruel Cain was, and hadn''t expected that Cain had such a side within him.


    If it was someone other than A herself telling them about this story, neither of them naturally wouldn''t believe it.


    However, when A told the story herself, they automatically believed it because A was genuinely innocent and would never lie about anything like this.


    "A," Yuchen said softly, hugging her in a show of sympathy. "If there''s ever anything you need, just tell me. All it''ll cost you is a hug, nothing more. How does that sound?"


    "A, you said you want to buy all of the items that were being auctioned, right? Let your big brother Garran pay them for you. And If someone dares to bully you in the future, just tell your big brother¡ªI promise I''ll make sure they regret it." Garran bumped his chest with a fist as if he wanted to look as a dependable big brother for A.


    He nced at Elion with a grin. "Naturally, that goes for you, too, Elion." Then, patting Sylvia on the shoulder, he added, "And of course, you''re included."


    However, before anyone could react, their attention was shifted to A as she looked at Cain with a curious expression. "Big Brother Cain, are there any powerful hidden talents among us that haven''t awakened yet?"


    Cain raised an eyebrow, smiling gently. "What makes you ask that?"


    "Uncle Fenix told me that people with strong talents often get pursued by major factions," A exined. "That''s probably why all these people are being so nice to us because they want to recruit uster, right? But don''t worry, Big Brother Cain. I''ll stay by your side and be your personal guardian when my talent finally awakens. Then I''ll be super strong and protect you, and my brother forever!"


    She spoke with such confidence and such a cute, smug expression that it made the entire group burst outughing. In her mind, she recalled vividly how Cain had freed both her and her brother without asking for anything in return.


    Her desire to get stronger was motivated not only by her determination to protect her brother, but also by a deep wish to repay Cain for his kindness.


    Everyone immediatelyughed when they heard A''s exmation confidently.


    Cain joined in theughter, though he pretended toin. "If you end up being my guardian, I''ll probably go bankrupt trying to feed you, considering how much you eat."


    "Hmmph!" A snorted and pouted unhappily, puffing out her cheeks in disagreement.


    ¡­


    A few minutester¡­


    As they were chatting happily while waiting for the auction to start, they immediately shifted their attention when they heard instruments being yed beautifully. It caused the noisy auction hall to suddenly quieten down. Discover exclusive content at My Virtual Library Empire


    Above the tform, 5 beautiful young girls walked around as they scattered flower petals, brightening further the centre stage and drawing everyone''s attention.@@novelbin@@


    The girls waved their long sleeves in an enchanting dance with each of them disying different yet equally intoxicating expressions that fascinated the hearts of all who were watching before gently moving back into the backstage.


    A beautiful woman with a voluptuous figure then walked up onto the high tform, her skin was as white as snow and her tight-fitting dress entuating her astonishing curves while leaving two jade arms bare.


    The low cut around her neck revealed a deep yet seemingly bottomless valley in the eyes of the audiences.


    Her hair was pulled up into an exquisite bun that exposed the delicate nape of her neck, adding a touch of grace to her appearance.


    When this gorgeous woman appeared, she immediately drew in more attention than the girls who came before her with her mature charm.


    The beautiful woman stood on the high tform and bowed elegantly as her glossy red lips curled into the most attractive smiles before a pleasant voice leaked through them.


    "Honored guests that havee from far away, thank you all for participating in our Starlight Auction House. I would also like to say a special thank you to the young miss of the Liang Family for her appearance in this auction. This auction was only able to proceed without any problem thanks to her support."


    She paused briefly, then added, "As many of you know, among the items we''re offering is a rare piece of Ice Dragon blood essence¡ªacquired personally by the young miss from the outside world."


    The crowd immediately made amotion when she mentioned the blood essence because even though most of them couldn''t afford it, one of their reasons foring here was to watch the fun when people started to bid for it.


    Not only that, they also wanted to know about who would be the fortunate person that would get the blood essence and might even be part of the dragon family in the future if they could refine it.


    Cain observed the beautiful auctioneer with interest. Although he had never participated in such an auction before, that didn''t mean he knew nothing about it.


    Because honestly, one of his most exciting parts about reading a novel was when the MC attended an auction. That''s why he had always been craving to attend one when he knew that he was transmigrated into a novel he had read in his previous life.

 Chapter 155 Bidding War! (1)

    The reason why Cain looked at the auctioneer with interest was because she actually yed an important part in the auction. Continue reading at My Virtual Library Empire


    A good auctioneer could control the atmosphere of the room, heating it up to the point where prices also rose significantly.


    Not only that, with the woman''s beauty alone, she could increase the various bidders'' enthusiasm by a few points as most men naturally have their own desire to attract their crush''s attention by any means.


    ''The Starlight Auction House knows exactly what it''s doing by choosing her.'' Cain thought to himself.


    The auctioneer then introduced herself before apologizing for any shorings the guests may have experienced while waiting for the auction to start as it was dyed for a bit.


    However, as her words were smooth and sincere, no one was expressing any dissatisfaction. She also kept a beautiful smile on her face, causing everyone to feelfortable as if they were rxing in their own home.


    Not only that, her elegant eyes also moved slowly as she nced towards the crowds, making them mistakenly think that she was looking at them, intending to see them disying their valour, and most importantly their wealth.


    After lightening the atmosphere for a while, the beautiful woman said with a graceful smile. "Enough idle talk, Let''s begin the auction! The first item we are auctioning today is a Dominator Grade High-Rank Artifact Armor!"


    As the auctioneer spoke, another beautiful woman in her mid-twenty wearing a white dress slowly walked towards the front stage, holding arge jade te in her hands.


    Above the te was a pink dress Dominator Grade High-Rank Artifact Armor, one that was radiating powerful energy fluctuations and was exquisitely designed, showing that this product was no doubt a high-quality defensive artifact.


    The beautiful woman paused for a moment so that everyone had the chance to admire this high-level treasure before continuing with a smile. "This pink dress artifact armor is a recent work of my Starlight Auction House''s Conqueror Rank cksmith, Grandmaster Bai. I think all of you already know him as his reputation speaks for his works, so I will not borate on his skills."


    She paused for a moment before continuing. "This Artifact Armor not only possesses excellent defense, but it can also change size at will so it can be easily used by literally anyone. The starting price is set at 10 thousand Peak Rank Dominator crystals, each new bid must raise the price no less than 100 crystals. The bid starts now!"


    When the auctioneer stated the starting price, the auction hall was filled withmotion because the starting item was an item that could be considered as an extremely precious treasure even in this kingdom where the strongest had reached the Peak King Rank.


    Furthermore, defensive artifacts were often pricier than offensive ones, since they were essential for preserving one''s life as it was also typically moreplex to forge.


    Let alone the fact that this treasure was made by the infamous Grandmaster Bai that could be said as one of the best in the entire world.


    Moreover, this defensive artifact was being shown first not for any reasons. Because of its function that could change the size depending on the one who wears it, its pink color was also made with a reason.


    That was to lure girls, who tend to spend with things they like and these two reasons were justified enough for them to spend more money for it.


    Naturally, there was another reason why it was specifically made for girls. It was more because to target the young masters from rich families as they must have thought about giving this to their crush.


    That''s why this first item immediately became a hot item that was targeted by many people as they have their own reasons to bid for it.


    Naturally, this artifact armor didn''t escape the two little girls'' eyes, as they could see the beauty of the artifact armor clearly with the help of sses that were given by Cain before so that they could watch it clearly because the sses themselves were also a treasure, albeit they weren''t precious since their purposes were to help normal people to look from afar.


    "Wow! That dress is so beautiful!" A eximed, her eyes sparkling as her attention was locked in the armor.


    "Why not ce a bid, then?" Garran offered casually. "I''ll cover the cost, so don''t worry about it."


    "Can I really bid for it?" A asked with concern because she knew just how much 10 thousand Peak Rank Dominator crystals were worth.


    "Of course! I told you to bid whatever you like, right?" Garran replied as he waved his hand nonchntly as if it was nothing for him.


    "Twenty five thousand!"


    A chimed in, immediately raising the price by ten thousand crystals right off the bat as she thought that with raising a lot of money at once, the other people would give up instantly.


    However, reality hit her hard when she heard that a girl''s voice from one of the VVIP rooms also raised the price.


    "Thirty thousand!"


    Before A could raise the price, Cain reminded her as he shook his head. "A, it''s no fun if you raise the price drastically all at once."


    He then added, "Besides, if you''re rich and confident enough to win the bid, you need to bid at ater time since you also need to give people chances to raise their bid first. Fortunately, you''re considered as one of them who bids at ater time. So, just be patient and enjoy other people''s bid while you would eventually be the one who won the bid, okay?"


    A knitted her eyebrows, thinking about it for a second before nodding her head. "Okay, A understands!"


    "Good." Cain nodded his head with a smile.


    "Thirty one thousand!" came a shout from another VIP room, right after someone else raised the price by a mere five hundred crystals.


    Almost immediately, the same girl who had bid thirty thousand added her new offer in a clear, confident voice.


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 Chapter 156 Bidding War (2)

    The moment Ayla started to bid, everyone who weren''t in the VIP or VVIP rooms stopped their bid as they didn''t want to offend whoever inside them.


    As the price rose, people who were inside the VIP and VVIP rooms scrambled to bid, none of them willing to show weakness since it had directly come to their time to bid because of Ayla''s participation, which made people who were sitting on the auction hall''s became silent when they heard Ayla''s bid.


    Because they thought that since someone from a VVIP room eagerly bid early, they must have set their eyes on it and declared that the item was theirs.


    Let alone the fact that they heard it was a little girl''s voice, making them think that it must have been the youngest princess from a really powerful force.


    Therefore, even if they bid and won, they wouldn''t dare snatch an item from her, as it would even upset the force behind her and might even lead to a disastrous event after the auction was over.


    Inside VVIP Room 5, Ayla''s gaze remained glued to the pink dress, her eyes aglow with excitement at the prospect of wearing it soon. Yet because Cain had advised her to hold off bidding until only a few people remained, she let out a small sigh, restraining herself from raising the price prematurely.


    When the price had passed fifty thousand crystals, Elara asked as she knitted her eyebrows, "How did it go beyond fifty thousand so easily? Shouldn''t that be close to its actual worth? But it seems that the price would only soar higher than ever instead of stopping."


    One of the maids immediately explained with a smile, "One of the reasons they are competing over that artifact was due to Grandmaster Bai''s reputation. If this artifact armor had been refined by an unknown person, it would be impossible for people to bid on it eagerly."


    She then added, "Also, because the armor''s size can be altered at will, wealthy young masters are keen to buy it as a lavish gift for someone they want to impress."


    Cain nodded in understanding because fame had an effect on the item''s price. Grandmaster Bai, they were talking about, was apparently one of the best and most famous artifact refiners, as he was actually from the outside world and had been in this world for only a few years.


    However, because the artifacts he had refined were of the highest quality, he was quickly known as rumors were quickly spread. That''s why people had already scrambled to get over it since people didn''t need to question its quality when they heard that it was refined by Grandmaster Bai himself. Sear?h the ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    As the price of the artifact armor reached more than 190 thousand, the rate of bids slowed down as they thought that it wasn''t worth the price and offended other people over this.


    When the price had reached 250 thousand, there were only five parties that persisted: VVIP-2, VVIP-4, VVIP-8, VIP-3, and VIP-9.


    "Everyone, please do my Thousand Blossoms Pavilion a small favor and let me claim this," a woman''s voice requested from VVIP-8. "I''d like to give it to my younger sister."


    "Since Fairy Mei has asked so politely, my Spirit Beast Mountain will step aside." A man''s voice came out from the room VVIP-4.


    "In that case, my Radiant Sun Palace will also withdraw." Another man''s voice was coming from the room VIP-3.


    "Thank you, I will definitely remember this." Fairy Mei''s elegant voice came out, soothing the atmosphere.


    Fairy Mei paused for a second, waiting for the other two bidders to react. After confirming that they wouldn''t respond to her, she asked politely as she gritted her teeth in annoyance.


    "And how about you, my friends in VVIP-2 and VIP-9? Would you kindly do me this favor as well? I promise I''ll repay your courtesy after the auction."


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    "Why should I need to give you some face? Your so-called ''face'' means nothing to me." Another girl''s voice rang out, coming from the room VVIP-2.


    However, unlike the other three who replied to her with words, someone from the room VIP-9 only snorted in response.


    Before Fairy Mei could retort, Ayla raised a higher price after she looked at Cain with a begging cute expression as if she would be mad at him if he was still preventing her from bidding.


    "260 thousand!"


    Fairy Mei was surprised when she heard the little girl''s voice again because after she counter-bid for the first time, she didn''t continue to bid again, and she thought that she had given up.


    "Little girl, why keep bidding? I thought you were out of crystals since you didn''t follow up after your first offer." Fairy Mei chuckled as she clenched her fist, feeling a little annoyed because another person had joined to bid when she already got rid of the other two.


    "Why? My big brother told me to not bid again until there are a few people left." Ayla answered, tilting her head to the left as she looked in the direction of the VVIP-8 room.


    She then continued as she puffed her cheek, feeling a little bit angry when someone mocked her that she didn''t have any money. "Besides, I don''t have any money of my own, but my other big brother said he''d cover everything I bid on."


    When everyone who attended the auction heard the little girl''s answer, they instantly laughed as they hadn''t expected to see someone as innocent as her in this auction.


    "..."


    Fairy Mei was speechless when she heard Ayla''s answer, as she hadn''t expected Ayla to answer her question literally as it was.


    "Ayla, why don''t you ask your two big brothers to give me some face and withdraw? I''ll be sure to repay the kindness someday." Fairy Mei asked with a soft voice, trying to persuade her to not continue bidding.


    Yet Ayla''s innocent response only fanned the amusement in the hall, causing onlookers to burst into even louder laughter because nobody had anticipated such charming straightforwardness in the midst of a high-stakes bidding war.

 Chapter 157 Give Some Face

    "No! Ayla doesn''t want to give my big brothers'' face to you and ruin theirs! You already got two other people''s faces, why do you need so many?!" Ayla exclaimed as she replied hurriedly.


    "SHUT UP!" Fairy Mei was pissed off and shouted, instantly silencing almost everyone''s laughter except for some people in the VIP and VVIP rooms.


    "Hahahaha!" Cain''s laughter became louder after almost everyone stopped laughing before explaining to Ayla. "Listen, Ayla, when someone says ''give me face,'' it can mean a few things."


    Everyone immediately shifted their attention to hear this new young man''s voice educating the little girl.


    Even Fairy Mei also stopped when she heard it, as she thought that Cain wanted to educate Ayla first before apologizing to her because of Ayla''s behavior.


    Cain then continued with a smile as he raised a finger, "First, they''re asking for a show of respect. Which means that they want you to stop bidding further, allowing them to have the right to purchase the item without further competition."


    Raising his second fingers, Cain added, "Secondly, they expect a courtesy based on status. Implying that they might be someone high-ranking in a powerful faction, or even someone with a strong power themselves."


    Cain quickly followed up after he raised another finger, "The third and the last. They want you to avoid conflict or humiliation because publicly outbidding someone, especially if they''ve asked for consideration, could be seen as a challenge or disrespect, leading to future grudges."


    Everyone nodded in agreement with Cain''s answer, and even Fairy Mei herself became a little bit better when she heard Cain was apparently educating this little girl.


    After thinking about it for a few seconds while putting her fingers on her chin, Ayla nodded her head. "I understand it now."


    "But Big Brother Cain, do we actually have to respect her?" Ayla asked with an innocent, curious expression.


    "No!" Cain shook his head in response.


    "Do we also need to stop bidding because of her status?" Ayla asked again.


    "Nope!" Cain answered with a chuckle.


    "Then, should I stop bidding so that we wouldn''t have any conflict with her?" Ayla asked with a sad expression, as she thought that it was because of the third point, which Cain had explained to her, that she needed to stop bidding.


    "Of course not!" Cain assured, smiling warmly at her. "If you really want that dress, go right ahead."


    Ayla was immediately overjoyed when she heard that Cain allowed her to continue bidding against someone that she honestly quite disliked because she remembered her as someone who had outbid her for the first time before. sea??h th§× nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Everyone who wasn''t afraid of Fairy Mei or her background instantly laughed once again when they heard Cain''s last answer, as they thought that Cain would take a step back after explaining it to Ayla.


    "You!" Fairy Mei gritted her teeth as veins bulged in her head while she clenched her fists so tightly that it made them bleed because she was really pissed this time.


    "Big Sister Auctioneer!" Ayla suddenly called out, eyes still fixed on the pink dress. She seemed to ignore Fairy Mei entirely. "Why aren''t you counting my latest bid? It''s been a while now!"


    The beautiful auctioneer was stunned for a second before immediately responding with a smile, "This little miss from room VVIP-5 has bid for 260 thousand, is there any higher bid?"


    "300 thousand!" Fairy Mei made a higher bid before asking Cain with a resentful voice. "Cain! Do you really not want to give me any face? Let me get this because I want to give it to my little sister."


    "Do you think you''re the only one that has a little sister? Don''t you see that the one who bid is my little sister instead of me?" Cain replied with a chuckle.


    "Do you not have a lot of money that you want someone to give you a face?" Ayla chimed in, asking genuinely, as she didn''t know her motive in asking people to give her face.


    The hall was filled with people''s laughter again when they heard Ayla''s question.


    "Good¡­ Good!" Fairy Mei muttered furiously. "I won''t forget this, either of you!"


    "You''re welcome to remember us!" Cain replied nonchalantly as if he didn''t care at all before glancing at Ayla. "Well, what are you waiting for? Go continue to bid."


    "Oh, I was waiting for someone else to make a bid." Ayla answered, looking around as if waiting for the others to counterbid her.


    "Hahaha¡­ Little girl, you can continue to bid against her. I don''t want to bid against a cute little girl like you." A girl''s voice came out of the room VVIP-2, declaring that she wouldn''t continue bidding this time.


    "I will also take a step back since I don''t want to bid against a little girl." A young man''s voice rang out from the room VIP-9.


    "Thank you," Ayla replied with a giggle. Then, recalling that only one contender remained, she immediately pressed the competition. "300 thousand!"


    "400 thousand!" Fairy Mei immediately countered with a sneer. "Let''s see who has deeper pockets, little girl."


    When Ayla heard it, she panicked a little bit and looked at Garran. "Big Brother Garran, do you have more money than her?"


    "Of course I do! Don''t worry about money and just keep bidding until you win!" Garran replied with a smile, secretly feeling happy, and thought that it was definitely worth it following Cain around instead of boringly waiting like he did before.


    "You fuckers!" Fairy Mei cursed, feeling enraged inside as she had been humiliated by this little girl and his big brothers a few times.


    However, unbeknownst to everyone, when Ayla mentioned Garran''s name, the young man who was inside the VIP-9 room immediately frowned and thought about it for a second before looking at an old man beside him. "Old Wu, can you discreetly confirm if it''s that Garran?"


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    "Huh," the young man murmured, stroking his chin thoughtfully. "Whoever is stuck with him, they sure drew the short straw this time." He couldn''t help but pity the target of Garran''s interest, given his reputation.

 Chapter 158 Winning the Bid!

    "410 thousand!" Ayla raised the bid once again when she heard that she didn''t need to worry about the money and just bid until she won.


    "Half a million!" Fairy Mei instantly made a counter bid.


    The auction hall was filled with commotion because the price had reached 10x the usual price, which rarely happened unless people were bidding with their pride in lines like Fairy Mei did as she had already pitted into the hole where her pride wouldn''t allow her to stop like this.


    It wasn''t merely about gifting the dress to her little sister again, but more of like bidding with the purpose of going against Ayla and her big brothers. Unless she had a reason to stop, it was already too late for her to stop at this point.


    "510 thousand!" Ayla immediately made another bid unconsciously when she heard the raise, as her attention was entirely focused on the pink dress, and she didn''t give a shit about anything else.


    Gritting her teeth, Fairy Mei shouted a new bid that surprised everyone because she immediately doubled the amount.


    "One million!"


    When Anya was about to shout 610 thousand, she knitted her eyebrows as she hadn''t expected that the other bidder would double the bid even after the amount had reached a high level.


    She then looked at Garran and became happy when she saw his smiling face as if he didn''t care about the increasing price.


    "One million and ten thousand." Ayla shouted the price with a happy voice instead of annoyed, making Fairy Mei become more pissed as she thought that she would be able to piss them off.


    Before Fairy Mei could bid further, she was stopped by a middle-aged woman who looked like she was in her fifties.


    "Little Mei, you would eventually lose at the end of the day even if you won the bid later on because you''re bidding against an innocent little girl who really wants that artifact armor. Just be a bigger person and take a step back, we can ask a grandmaster artifact refiner to refine something similar to that after this." The middle-aged woman shook her head lightly.


    Fairy Mei was instantly lost in her thoughts for a few seconds before responding with a nod. "I understand, Aunt Hua. But let me make my final bid to relieve my anger."


    She then raised the bid as she shouted. "5 million."


    "This is my final offer, little girl. If you can bid more than this, that dress will be yours." Fairy Mei chuckled.


    "Really?" Ayla asked, her eyes lit up when she heard that she would win the bid if she could bid more than her final offer.


    "Of course!" Fairy Mei replied with a little bit of an annoyed expression when she heard Ayla''s genuine reaction.


    "Thank you, Big Fairy Mei Mei!" Ayla replied and thanked her happily before tilting her head to look at Garran with an overjoyed expression because she knew that the price was quintupled, and she just wanted to make sure that Garran would allow her to bid on it.


    When Fairy Mei heard Ayla thank her out of nowhere, she suddenly felt guilty,she was against someone who was genuinely innocent and only cared about getting the dress, nothing more.


    Her status had blinded her, making her unable to see this fact as she was consumed by her ego and anger.


    "You finally realized what you had done? At least you are able to realize it on your own, that''s a good thing." Aunt Hua smiled before glancing at room VVIP-5, feeling curious about the cute, innocent little girl.


    "Thanks for your guidance, Aunt Hua." Fairy Mei bowed at her.


    "You realized it on your own. There''s no need to be like that. We''re not strangers to each other." Aunt Hua chuckled as she shook her head. Discover exclusive tales on My Virtual Library Empire


    "Five million and one hundred." Ayla shouted, giggling away because she only raised one hundred since she thought that there was no need to spend any more than that.


    Before the auctioneer could count down, Ayla immediately shouted. "Hurry up, count down the bid, Big Sister Auctioneer!"


    The auctioneer shook her head helplessly before speaking in a loud voice. "This little miss from room VVIP-5 has bid for five million and one hundred crystals, is there any higher bid?"


    "Going once¡­"


    "Going twice¡­"


    "And¡­ Congratulations to the little miss for winning the bid. We will deliver the item to you right away. Don''t forget to prepare the money, little miss." The auctioneer declared and looked at room VVIP-5 with a beautiful smile.


    "Yeay! Ayla won the bid!" Ayla jumped around excitedly, feeling overjoyed because she won her first bid.


    "Thank you, Big Brother Garran!" Ayla jumped into Garran''s arms and hugged him, stroking her head into his body.


    "It''s okay, you can continue to bid whatever you like later on." Garran petted her hair softly, unknowingly showing a genuine smile.


    "By the way, where is the money? The auctioneer said that Ayla needed to prepare for the money." Ayla tilted her head, smiling at Garran, as her final step in getting the dress was after paying the money when receiving the item.


    However, before Garran could give a space ring filled with the money, Yuchen chimed in. "There''s no need for him to pay for it. Let me make it free for you, Ayla."


    Ayla instantly tilted her head when she heard that it would be free, she then struggled a little bit to break free from Garran''s arms before going towards Yuchen with a wide smile.


    "Big Sister Yuchen is the best!" Ayla said excitedly as she hugged her with her hands and legs around her.


    "Of course I''m the best." Yuchen said, hugging her back warmly before sneering as she glanced at Garran. "Unlike some people."


    "Hmpph!" Garran snorted, feeling unhappy for some reason when Yuchen stole Ayla''s hug away.


    Elion smiled happily when he watched her sister had simply become everyone''s most adorable sister. He then made up his mind before looking at Cain. "Big Brother Cain, I''m ready."


    Ayla immediately looked at her brother and asked curiously. "What are you ready for?"


    "It''s just secret training with big brother Cain, nothing more." Elion answered with a smile.


    Ayla became interested when she heard about secret training with Cain because she had begged, but Cain never responded, but now her brother said as if they had made a deal before.


    She then pouted unhappily before jumping directly at Cain as the distance wasn''t far.


    "Big Brother Cain! Why didn''t you want to teach me but want to teach my brother?!" Ayla hugged Cain and bit his body while she complained, making Cain shake his head helplessly before giving Elion a glare for a second. Elion could only scratch his head as he knew that he made a mistake in mentioning it with Ayla around.


    "Alright, stop first before my clothes get wet because of your saliva." Cain chuckled when he saw Ayla was still complaining as she bit his body everywhere with a cute, angry expression.


    "Okay!" Ayla stopped but instead hugged him as if she were a koala since she had no intention of going down before Cain agreed to teach her too.


    "As I said, you need to grow up a little bit before making your body become stronger and learn the basics first, only then will I teach you personally." Cain ruffled her hair with a smile.


    "But my big brother also hasn''t eaten any liquid medicines to strengthen his body like me." Ayla pouted, puffing out her cheeks cutely in complaint.


    However, before Cain could react with an excuse, Yuchen chimed in as she asked with a smile. "Do you want me to teach you instead, Ayla?"


    When Ayla heard it, she tilted her head and asked with a curious expression. "How strong are you?"


    "I''m really strong." Yuchen replied as she thought that Ayla asked her strength in comparison within the same rank.


    Even though she couldn''t be said to be as strong as Garran, she was definitely only just a little bit weaker than him because Garran''s strength was acknowledged by the students to be in the top 3, and her strength was at least in the top 10.


    "How strong? Can you beat Uncle Fenix?" Ayla''s interest piqued when she heard such a claim since she didn''t know her exact details and thought that Yuchen might be as strong as Cain.


    Yuchen immediately laughed when she heard that Ayla was comparing her strength to Fenix, who had reached the Mid-level Conqueror Rank, while she had only reached the Peak Dominator Rank.


    "Of course I can''t."


    "Tch, I don''t want you to teach me then." Ayla clicked her tongue in disappointment before looking back at Cain and begging him while biting his body. "Come on, teach me together with my brother."


    "I will, but do as I told you first." Cain patted her head slowly before trying to pick her up and put her down. "My clothes are already wet from your saliva, Ayla."


    "No, Ayla wouldn''t go down unless you agree to teach me like you did with my brother." Ayla tightened her grip and shook her head adamantly. S~ea??h the n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    However, not even a second later, Ayla immediately went down on her own and ran towards the door when she heard a knock, making everyone laugh because of it.


    "My dress!" Ayla shouted happily while she ran away.


    After she opened the door, her eyes were lit up when she saw the jade plate in one of the woman''s hands.


    She jumped around excitedly as she looked at Yuchen because she said that she wanted to give it to her for free.

 Chapter 159 A Sword from a Dark Dragons Scale

    "Close the door." Yuchen said lightly.


    When the two women looked at the person who spoke, they were taken aback as they hadn''t thought that the young miss of the Liang family was here instead of in her room VVIP-1, which had been prepared for her and Old Feng specially.


    Both of them immediately bowed and greeted her with a slight trembling voice before one of them closed the door. "Greetings, young miss."


    "You don''t need to be so polite," Yuchen said with a dismissive wave and a beautiful smile. "Listen to me. From now on, any item bid on in this room will be free."


    "We understand." Both of them bowed slightly and said in unison.


    "Good. Now give that dress to her." Yuchen ordered as she shook her head when she noticed that Ayla had been looking at the dress intensely that you would feel bad to let the little girl continue to do that.


    Ayla then accepted the pink dress carefully and held it up high because its original size was meant to be for an adult.


    "How can I adjust it to my size?" Ayla asked curiously, her gaze was checking the entire dress as if to look for a button or something that might trigger it to adjust the dress to her size.


    "Just wear it, and it will automatically adjust its size to your body size." Yuchen chuckled lightly.


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    "Ohh!" Ayla exclaimed before she immediately put the dress on the floor and touched her clothes as she intended to undress herself.


    Fortunately, Cain noticed and reacted instantly by encasing her in a box of ice, ensuring that others wouldn''t see her.


    "Ayla, if you''ve dressed yourself, tell us." Cain shook his hand, thinking that he needed to teach her a lot.


    "Okay!" Ayla replied excitedly while undressing herself and trying to put the pink dress on her.


    Half a minute later, when the other two women had gone back since they had done their jobs, everyone heard Ayla''s happy voice.


    "I''m done."


    Cain instantly removed the ice cube, showing Ayla''s cute, little figure wearing a pink dress that made her become more adorable.


    "What do you think?" Ayla spun around, moving her dress gracefully.


    "You look cute, Ayla."


    "That dress looks like it was made just for you."


    "It fits perfectly. Come here and give big bro Garran a hug."


    ¡­


    Everyone gave their opinion and commented on it one by one, making Ayla happier than ever as she started to run around the room.


    While everyone enjoyed their moment, the auction continued with the second item being a sword of Dominator Peak Rank with a fire attribute.


    The sword''s starting price was the same as the pink dress, ten thousand Peak Dominator Rank crystals.


    The sword eventually sold for forty thousand and was purchased by someone who sat in the auction hall, as no one in the VIP or VVIP room bid on the sword since they weren''t interested in it at all.


    Looking at the winner this time, Cain guessed that they must be from one of the big families in this kingdom as the young man who won it was accompanied by a Low-level King Rank Awakener and a lot of people congratulated them as if they were close friends, one of them was from the Flarehart Family that he had ''visited'' the first time he came in this city.


    The next items were a variety of weapons, martial arts skills, and secret arts. There were even some quite rare raw materials with high and low starting prices.


    The atmosphere in the auction house gradually became lively as people were bidding one after another, and a few times someone from VIP or VVIP joined in the fun since some items attracted their attention.


    The most expensive item was sold for seven hundred and fifty thousand crystals, amusing Cain as there was some drama happening between VIP rooms.


    As the auction went by, Cain felt quite bored since he thought that the auction was fun all along, but the reality hit him hard because for most of the time, it was boring as people only bid one after another, and that''s it.


    ''No wonder they skip some parts and don''t show the entire auction scene,'' Cain thought to himself as he understood why the authors only showed the intense moment and interesting part.


    Because if they showed the entire process of auctioning, it would bore the readers with the scenario he had seen so far after the auction had started for more than two hours.


    Fortunately he wasn''t someone who had nothing to do since he spent most of the time thinking about perfecting his plan as he ran a countless scenario in his head.


    However, Cain was also amazed at these so-called auctions because an item that''s worth fifty thousand could be sold for five million, like when Ayla bid on it because of a stupid reason.


    Not only that, there were several items that were sold for several times more than the usual price because of some bickering between the bidders and high inflated egos amongst themselves.


    ''It seems auctioning is definitely one of the best ways to gather money,'' Cain had also thought about making his own auction by auctioning unique things, such as the liquid medicines that he had auctioned before. S~ea??h the Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Cain was being realistic because he knew that if he didn''t even have an item that could attract people, there was no way that his auction place could become big in a short time and start to make a lot of money.


    Even though Cain felt a little bored, it was another case with the little guys, as Ayla and Sylvia were the most active ones.


    They had become completely caught up in the auction''s atmosphere, enjoying people''s bids one after another as they stood by the glass, pointing at the bidders, and cheering them on even to the point of celebrating when the ones they were rooting for won the bid and sighing sadly when they lost.


    Not only that, they also bid once because Sylvia was attracted by a beautiful defensive artifact. It was a white bracelet with a dragon pattern, reminding him of Nix. Talking about Nix, he also enjoyed himself as he had always been sitting on Elara''s lap and sometimes came over to the glass, hyping up together with Ayla and Sylvia.


    The auction was in full swing, and as the time passed by, the value of the items being auctioned was getting higher and higher. For the first two hours or so, the auctioned items were basically for the people sitting in the auction hall or on the ground floor.


    Those in the VIP and VVIP rooms were basically barely participating until now unless, for some occasion, they found some items were interesting and bid on them, but after it neared the three-hour mark, people from the VIP and VVIP rooms began to bid with higher frequency.


    While in this long time, the most impressive thing that could be praised for was the beautiful auctioneer. Because she had been standing on the stage for a long time, her pretty smile on her face never went away, and she didn''t seem to be tired as she controlled the entire auction''s atmosphere.


    She even would raise the enthusiasm of those people who were bidding against each other at the right time so that they would bid higher and make the items'' price sold for a higher price than they should be.


    "The next item was a little bit unique because its attribute was of the dark attribute." The auctioneer spoke with a charming voice, drawing people''s attention. "Not only that, but this item is made from a dark dragon''s scale from a King''s Rank Beast."


    When the auctioneer introduced the item, another beautiful woman in her mid-twenties came from backstage holding a long jade plate in her hands. Dante also became interested when he saw that the item on the long jade plate was a black sword.


    Ever since he had become stronger, his weapon was too fragile to handle his strength because after fighting with Lucan previously, his sword had already become worn out, and it could be said to be unusable.


    "Without further ado, let''s start with a starting price of 100,000 Peak Rank Dominator crystals," The beautiful auctioneer smiled while glancing at everyone.


    The auction hall immediately became silent as they knew that a rare item like this would be snatched by someone in the VIP or VVIP room because the people who sat in the auction hall or the ground hall didn''t dare to offend them.


    However, the question they had in their mind was rather if there was a person who had a dark attribute since it was quite rare to see people who had one. And if so, would that person be brave enough to bid against the others, as they were sure that some people would become adamant in getting their hands on this?


    When Cain noticed that Dante was interested in the sword, he remembered that he had promised to give him one in the future if he made him satisfied, and so far, Dante''s performance had surpassed his expectations.


    "Dante, just bid on it if you really want that sword. I can still afford it, so don''t worry too much about the money," Cain smiled kindly at Dante as he had taken away the space rings from the people that his group had killed previously.


    That''s why he actually hadn''t cared much about money for now since the wealth from these people was now in his hand.


    "Uncle Dante, let me bid for you," Ayla giggled away because she thought that she would help Cain in saving money since the things that she bid on would either get paid by Garran or Yuchen would give it to her for free.

 Chapter 160 A Half-Dragon Race

    The reason she said that was because even though Yuchen said she would let the items that were bid from this room be free, Garran insisted on paying it when Sylvia bid for her bracelet, as he wanted to feel the genuine reaction of gratitude from the little girls.


    It was definitely not because he liked being hugged by them. 100% wasn''t because of it.


    That''s why Cain also implied that he was able to pay for the sword since he didn''t want to make Garran or Yuchen pay for it, as he was actually just playing around when he said that Garran would pay for anything Ayla and Sylvia bid.


    However, he hadn''t expected that things would turn out like this, where Garran and Yuchen would insist on paying for them.


    Cain shook his head helplessly when he saw it, knowing that one of the reasons why she wanted to bid for it was to not let him spend any money, and naturally, she also wanted to have fun with Sylvia.


    After bidding against quite a few people from VIP and VVIP rooms, Ayla and Sylvia finally won at the high price of 14 million.


    If it wasn''t because of the little girls who bid on it, they probably would continue bidding for it as they knew that Ayla and Sylvia were just two innocent little girls.


    As the time went on and neared the peak of the auction, everyone was surprised when they heard an aggressive knock on the door, as no one bid on any item, meaning that whoever the person that knocked on the door was didn''t come to deliver the item.


    Ayla''s interest was piqued as she was also curious and immediately ran over to open the door, holding the liquid medicines on her dress since she deemed them as her treasures. As a result, she almost always had them with her by folding her front dress up, using it as a vessel to contain them. Continue your saga on My Virtual Library Empire


    When Ayla opened the door, she was surprised when she saw a quite angry young man accompanied by two middle-aged men.


    She then asked with a cute smile, wondering why they came here with one of them having a quite angry expression. "Hello, I''m Ayla. Are there any reasons why you came here?"


    She asked that because she knew that only people invited by the guests or someone who delivers the items were able to enter.


    Naturally, there was an exception, such as having an urgent matter with someone in the room itself. Hence, she asked them nicely since she had been in a good mood this whole time.


    The young man only glanced at Ayla and said coldly. "Get out of the way, little girl."


    He then directly stepped forward when he noticed Garran looked at him with a mocking smile.


    However, he hadn''t thought that by stepping forward and not caring about the little girl, he just caused a huge trouble because he nudged the little girl and made her fall down on the floor.


    Not only that, he made one of the liquid medicines that she held on her dress fall and break.


    Ayla was surprised when the person in front of her directly stepped forward. She then instantly reacted by dodging to the side, but unfortunately he nudged her, making her fall down.


    As she fell, she looked to the side and saw that the liquid medicine, which had been given by Cain, fell on the floor and broke, spilling the liquid on the floor.


    Her eyes instantly swell as tears were ready to flow down across her face. She then immediately cried out loud because her precious treasure was wasted like this, and she just wasted a lot of money.


    She was also scared that she would disappoint Cain and he would be mad at her, resulting in him not wanting to give her something precious again in the future since she couldn''t take care of them.


    "Wahhhh!" Ayla cried, wiping her tears with his right hand, and apologized. "I''m sorry, big brother Cain."


    Cain immediately moved in front of Ayla and checked if she was alright and hurt, as he was afraid that she would be hurt since she was just an ordinary little girl.


    "Hey, hey, hey¡­ Ayla, don''t cry. It''s okay." Cain helped her by wiping her tears and petting her head to console her to not cry any further.


    "It''s actually just worthless liquid medicines, so you don''t need to feel sad about them." Cain reassured her as he took the liquid medicines on her lap and broke them one by one, smashing them to the side.


    "Look, I break them to let you know that they''re actually worthless." Cain ruffled her hair softly and hugged her, patting her back.


    "B-but, if you break them all, then what do I drink to make myself become stronger?" Ayla sobbed softly as she pouted and puffed out her cheeks unhappily, looking at Cain with resentment because she knew that these liquid medicines were the real deal.


    "Don''t worry, I will give you a better one later and even double them." Cain chuckled before turning his head, as he was embarrassed that Ayla saw him through.


    He then looked at Fenix and gave him a glare since he had consoled Ayla so that she wouldn''t cry and feel guilty anymore.


    When Cain heard the knock, he actually had scanned them and knew that from their information, the young man and one of the middle-aged men were definitely from the main world, meaning that they were here probably because of Garran or Yuchen.


    That''s why he let Ayla open the door since he didn''t need to worry about it. But he hadn''t expected that the young man was already angry and such a bitch that he didn''t care about Ayla at all.


    The reason why Cain couldn''t react fast enough was because he didn''t consider them as a threat even in the slightest at all.


    Fortunately, Ayla was fine since there were unreasonable people that would slap or hit whoever stood in their way. If the young man who nudged Ayla was one of them, Ayla would''ve at least suffered with a broken bone or even worse. S§×ar?h the Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    When the young man noticed Cain''s movement, he only tilted his head and gave a glance at Cain while continuing his walk towards Garran.


    However, he was confused when he tilted his back because he saw that everyone was looking at him with an angry expression as if he had done something that upset them. His anger instantly rose because even ordinary people were looking at him with an angry expression.


    Even so, he ignored them since he had another important thing that he wanted to handle first.


    But when the young man had almost reached the sofa, he was surprised when suddenly a big man around two meters appeared suddenly in front of him with a wicked smile.


    One of the middle-aged men who came with the young man immediately wanted to make a move when he noticed Fenix, who had reached Mid-level Conqueror rank, appeared in front of his young master.


    Yet, before he could make a move, he was taken aback as he saw a girl who had reached High-level Conqueror Rank suddenly appear in front of him with a fast speed that he couldn''t follow.


    Not only that, he felt an extreme danger from the girl in front of her even though her rank was a minor rank lower than his.


    "You just made a big mistake, young man." Fenix said as he kept his wicked smile, making the young man in front of him shudder involuntarily when he felt something was wrong.


    Before the young man could reply, he heard someone''s voice from behind him.


    "Cut the crap, Fenix." Cain started at Fenix with a serious expression while petting Ayla''s back.


    When the young man felt something was wrong, he wanted to call his protector as he realized that the big man in front of him was much stronger since he couldn''t even detect his movement.


    "Boom!"


    The young man suddenly found his head on the floor after he heard the voice.


    "Old Wei!" The young man shouted in anger because this was the first time someone had done this to him, let alone in front of his crush.


    "Young Master Fei, this¡­" Old Wei was helpless as he was being locked by the girl in front of him and felt that it wouldn''t matter if he even made a move since he guessed that from the situation he was in, he couldn''t do anything.


    Fenix then lifted his head, asking him with a wicked smile. "Don''t worry about him. There''s no one who can help you right now."


    He then continued, "Do you know what you have done?"


    "Do you even¨C"


    Slap!


    Before Fei could finish his sentence, he found his gaze shifting to the side as he also felt pain on his left cheek.


    "That''s strange. You''re not answering me. I wonder if you''ll hear me after I smack you a few more times." Fenix continued showing a wicked smile before slapping his face with the back of his palm when he noticed the young man was about to speak.


    Slap!


    After being slapped twice and noticing the situation he was in, Fei realized what he had done and cursed inwardly as he felt that it was unreasonable for him to get this treatment just because of that simple matter.


    "I-I kn¨C"


    Slap!


    Fenix gave another slap while asking him with a chuckle, "Huhh? I can''t hear you. What did you just say?"


    "I kn¨C"


    Slap!


    Another slap was given by Fenix before he continued his interrogation. "What was that? Speak properly!"


    "I''m so¨C"


    Slap!

 Chapter 161 A New Mission

    After Fenix slapped the shit out of Fei a few more times until his cheeks swelled and 2 of his teeth fell out, Cain waved his hand dismissively as he walked with Ayla in his arms towards his seat.


    "Wle!" Ayla stuck out her tongue at Fei as she thought that he deserved it for breaking her liquid medicine before.


    Fei gritted his teeth and gave a glare at Ayla as if he would remember this in the future.


    "Big brother Cain, look!" Ayla pointed at Fei, giggling away. "He lost his rabbit teeth!"


    Cain only gave a glance while shaking his head helplessly that Ayla still had some energy to mock the others even after crying that much.


    "You!" Fei clenched his fists, feeling humiliated since he had never been this humiliated. Let alone with an ordinary little girl. However, his anger immediately went away because he was slapped by Fenix once again.


    Slap!


    "Any more protests from you and all your teeth will be gone." Fenix smiled wickedly.


    "Do you have any idea what the consequences of this might be?" Old Wei asked, gritting his teeth, as he could only do so because the girl in front of him was preventing him from making a move.


    "Oh? Why don''t you enlighten me, oh mighty duo who can''t even defend yourselves?" Cain chuckled while sitting down and petting Ayla''s head softly.


    As Cain said that, Yuchen glanced at another middle-aged man who came with the other two and moved her head slightly, instructing him to not linger any further as he was someone from the Starlight Auction House that was being forced to show where she was after the duo checked that there was no one inside the room VVIP-1.


    Because the room VVIP-1 was meant to be for her and Old Feng, but because she saw that Garran had already followed him, she decided to ask for permission to join them, and fortunately Cain didn''t mind.


    "You! Do you even know who you''re dealing with?" Old Wei spoke with a confident tone as he shifted his attention towards Cain. sea??h th§× nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Hmmm? Can you please elaborate on it because I have no idea about the forces in the outside world?" Cain showed a curious expression as he wanted to play along a little bit further even though he already knew their origin the moment he checked their information.


    "Hmmph! We''re from the Half-Dragon race!" Old Wei snorted as he declared his origin before continuing with a smug expression. "That means if you dare challenge us, you''re essentially challenging the entire Dragon Race!"


    "What? Really?!" Cain showed a shocked expression before he spoke to Ayla with a worried expression and voice. "Ayla, look what you''ve done! Hurry and apologize, so we can avoid more trouble."


    Ayla immediately panicked and stood on Cain''s lap before bowing in Fei''s direction. "I''m sorry! Please forgive Ayla!"


    After apologizing and standing with a scared expression, she then wanted to slap herself as she thought that Fei was slapped by Fenix because of defending her.


    When Old Wei and Fei saw that, they instantly smiled wickedly, as they would definitely pay this humiliation back, as they thought that Cain feared their background and the things they had done were just purely because of an impulsive act.


    However, before she could slap herself, Cain stopped her with a smile. "Ayla, I was just messing with them for fun. You don''t need to apologize or hurt yourself."


    Ayla instantly pouted angrily, puffing her cheeks cutely, and stomped her foot on Cain''s thigh before going down as she intended to go to Elara.


    "If you don''t want those liquid medicines, it''s okay then." Cain tilted his head as if he wouldn''t give them to her if she walked away.


    Ayla immediately stopped after taking a step and came back to Cain, hugging her unhappily.


    "Alright, I''m sorry," Cain said with a soft chuckle, ruffling her hair. "How about this: I''ll triple your liquid medicines later, but only if you promise not to be upset anymore."


    Ayla''s eyes lit up at his words. "Really?"


    "Absolutely, if you stop being mad and sad."


    "Yeay! Thank you." Ayla cheered, throwing her arms around Cain in a gleeful hug.


    Everyone shook their heads helplessly when they watched the scene before their eyes, while Old Wei and Fei could only swallow their humiliation inwardly.


    Cain tilted his head as he glanced at Fei and Old Wei. "What''s wrong? You think I''m scared of your so-called Half-Dragon Race?"


    Cain then continued with a sneer. "Your half-dragon race was even being despised with the ''real'' dragon race, yet here you are, bragging about your background as if it''s worth any respect."


    Before they could respond, he raised a hand, abruptly cutting them off. "Enough. I don''t want to hear more of your nonsense. Just state your business here and leave. Your presence alone is starting to irritate me."


    Subsequently, Fenix let go of Fei with a chuckle before going back to his seat as Anya also went back to her seat.


    However, Fei only glanced around at everyone present and snorted in anger before walking towards the door as he intended to leave right away.


    "Cain, sorry." Garran scratched his head as he explained. "He is probably here because of me and her. He probably thought that I was hitting on her since he must have heard the news that I''m here. As you know, there are many people after her."


    "I have nothing to do with that jerk!" Yuchen immediately chimed in panic as she waved her hands at Cain as if telling him that she and Fei didn''t have any special relationship.


    Garran chuckled at Yuchen as if he saw her through her intention.


    When Yuchen realized it, she blushed and closed her face with both of her hands, feeling embarrassed that she was too obvious with it.


    "Let''s forget about it and move on because we are here to enjoy ourselves." Cain waved his hand dismissively before glancing at the platform, where coincidentally the auctioneer was about to auction the next item.


    "The next item to be auctioned is a very special one. The reason why this thing is special is that its value might be high or maybe even worthless." The beautiful auctioneer said with a charming voice that seemingly drew everyone''s attention.


    As she said that, an elegantly white-dressed woman stepped forward from the backstage while holding a jade plate in her hands. Everyone''s attention was drawn to that jade plate as they saw a fragment map.


    The auctioneer giggled and continued. "Everyone should have seen it clearly. This ancient map is related to the ruin inside the secret realm that''s about to open around a week later. The person who sold this map said that he coincidentally stumbled upon a secret room where he found this map fragment. As you already know, there''s an infamous ruin that''s extremely dangerous because it has caused a lot of casualties even to the top elites from the outside world."


    She then paused for a moment before explaining further with a smile. "We don''t know the specificity of this fragment map, but we can confirm that it''s related to the ruin as the Starlight Auction House also possessed another fragment map. Thus, I''m talking to honored guests here on the young miss'' behalf that if you possess a similar fragment map, we can cooperate with each other, or we could even buy it for a high price."


    After pausing for another moment, as she wanted to let everyone digest the information, the auctioneer immediately continued. "Not only that, the one who sold this fragment also informed us that when he discovered the secret room, he also found a few bottles and even found that they were filled with pills that had the pill veins. So, if we could cooperate and gather all of the fragment maps, perhaps there are more pills with pill veins or even pill clouds, other extremely precious artifacts, secret arts just waiting to be discovered."


    While explaining about the pill with pill veins, another gorgeous woman stepped forward while holding a transparent bottle that clearly showed the pill inside it had the pill veins. She then opened the bottle for a moment, causing a fragrance of the pills to instantly fill the entire auction hall.


    "Unfortunately, the person who bid on it didn''t have the intention to sell any of his pills." The auctioneer said with a sigh.


    After the auctioneer finished with her explanation, the auction hall immediately filled with chattering as the atmosphere became intense.


    Because everyone couldn''t help but think if they were the one who could get their hands on it, they would be able to at least join the expedition with the top elites from the outside world, and even if they wouldn''t get much, they would be content if they could get the leftovers plus the connection they build along the way.


    Even the situation in all of the VVIP and VIP rooms was the same, as they couldn''t be tempted to either join in the fun or think about the wealth that could be obtained if they were able to gather all of the map fragments.


    However it was different with Cain''s situation, as he had been frowning while staring at the translucent panel data in front of him because the moment he saw the fragment map, he instantly got the notifications from the system.


    [Ding! You have received a mission]


    [Objective: ¡­]


    [Time Limit: ¡­]


    [Failure: ¡­]


    [Reward: ¡­]


    >>> The detail of the mission will be revealed in the next chapter :)) Discover more stories at My Virtual Library Empire

 Chapter 162 Map Fragments

    [Ding! You have received a Chain Mission (1/2)]


    [Objective: Collect the map fragments (0/5)]


    [Time Limit: - ]


    [Failure: - ]


    [Reward: ???]


    Upon seeing the system''s notification, Cain fell momentarily silent. He already had numerous tasks to handle, and now another mission had been added to his load.


    Fortunately, since he also intended to explore the secret realm, Cain thought that he might as well visit the ruin to experience it.


    Cain then scanned his surroundings, ordering the system to scan map fragments in his surroundings.


    However, he was surprised when he scanned that apparently there were three map fragments in the auction hall, as he guessed that there were only two since Yuchen held one of them.


    The other one was in the hands of a young man inside the VIP-9 room. Cain assumed that one of his reasons for participating in this auction was probably to bid for the map fragment since he already had one.


    Naturally, he might only be here to join in the fun instead of waiting boringly like Garran did before. There were a lot of possibilities that he could come up with, but he didn''t bother to do so as he immediately dismissed his thought and enjoyed the auction.


    As the auctioneer saw that the excitement in the room had risen to the peak, she immediately said with a smile as she didn''t want to waste any more time. "The starting price for this map fragment is 100 thousand Peak Rank Dominator crystals."


    She intentionally didn''t mention any restrictions with the minimum amount of increasing the bid since she wanted them to act freely with the bid.


    "100 thousand!" Someone in a front row of the ground floor shouted excitedly as they couldn''t help being tempted with the benefits if they could get the leftovers from the expedition later.


    The fact that it was just a fragment of a map and had only been ''found'' so far, everyone knew that there must be someone who held it and showed up when the time was right.


    For the price of a mere 100 thousand Peak Rank Dominator crystals, they may be able to purchase a priceless opportunity, so when the auctioneer started the bid, almost everyone immediately shouted one after another within the lowest minimum price of the bid.


    "101 thousand!"


    "102 thousand!"


    The bids from the ground floor rose rapidly, and even a few of those from the VIP rooms also started to join early, but each time someone from the VIP room bid, they would at least raise the price by 10 thousand, while the other people from the ground only raised the price by 1 thousand or 2 thousand at most.


    The people from the ground floor even forgot the fact that they might even offend someone from the VIP rooms whenever they counterbid, as the benefits this time outweighed the risk.


    As the time passed by, the price climbed rapidly to 300 thousand, 500 thousand, and 1 million as people continued to bid one after another right away whenever someone bid.


    After reaching ten million, the atmosphere suddenly became tense as there weren''t many people who bid for it since people from the VVIP rooms started to join in the fun and increased the price directly to 100 thousand every time they bid.


    "Cain, aren''t you going to participate as well?" Garran asked with a smile since he was sure that Cain wouldn''t miss the chance to join in the fun in exploring the ruin. S§×ar?h the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Because Garran and Butler Zen were stunned when they heard that Cain would also enter the secret realm later, which meant that Cain''s rank was at most in the same level as Garran''s.


    That''s why they were left stunned, as they couldn''t comprehend the information they received from Cain because there was no way that Cain could kill Lucan''s protector when his rank was at most the same as Garran''s.


    Let alone the fact that after the fight, Cain didn''t seem like he fought seriously since he immediately recovered instantly as if he intentionally didn''t heal his wounds.


    However, after thinking about it for quite a bit, they gave up on knowing how Cain was able to do that because they couldn''t find a reasonable reason for it.


    They believed Cain''s words, as Cain didn''t seem bothered to convince him and just told them they would know it by then when Cain entered the secret realm.


    Not only that, Butler Zen was stunned once again when he noticed Anya''s rank suddenly spiked into High-level Conqueror Rank when he was confident that Anya''s rank before was at Peak-level King Rank.


    He then informed Garran, as he didn''t want to be the only person to have a stressful mind with knowing this unbelievable information, making Garran speechless once again because he couldn''t also comprehend everything about Cain or his group.


    Therefore, Garran decided to ask Cain since he wanted to confirm something from Cain''s answer.


    "Of course I''m interested," Cain replied with a small smile, "but I''ll wait for the right moment." Then he turned to Yuchen. "Speaking of which, do you have any idea who else might hold additional fragments?"


    Yuchen was somehow flustered when Cain suddenly asked her out of nowhere. But she immediately came back to her usual self as she replied with a nod, "There is another person that I''m sure of having one of the map fragments."


    "Can you tell their name?" Cain asked again as he wanted to confirm whether the person Yuchen was referring to was the person in the VIP-9 room.


    Yuchen knitted her eyebrows, wondering why Cain asked such a strange question. "His name is Li Jian, recognized by many as the strongest individual at our academy within his rank level. Why do you ask?"


    When Cain heard it, he was overjoyed inside since it was a different person from the one in the VIP-9 room, which meant that he already knew 4 of the 5 people who held the map fragments. Read new chapters at My Virtual Library Empire


    "I just wanted to confirm something, that''s all." Cain waved his hand dismissively before continuing to ask. "Any idea how many fragments might exist?"


    "My people estimate either five or six," Yuchen answered, shooting him a polite smile. "We only have solid information on two of them, though."


    "Perfect," Cain said, nodding decisively. "After this auction, spread the word that you''ve identified four of the fragment holders, leaving just one unaccounted for. That might draw the last person out."


    Yuchen''s eyes sparkled with sudden excitement. "So you''re saying you already know who has the other fragment?"


    "Naturally¡­ He''s even attending this auction as we speak." Cain replied.


    "Is it you?" Garran chimed in, showing an eager expression as he also wanted to join in the fun if the map could be completed at that time.


    "No." Cain shook his head in response.


    "Then who is it?" Garran asked with an annoyed expression since Cain didn''t explain it immediately.


    "Well, I don''t know who he is, but I can at least confirm that he has a fragment." Cain shrugged his shoulders with a smug expression before continuing. "Anyway, you''ll know the person sooner or later."


    Subsequently, Cain joined in the fun as he noticed that there were a few bidders left.


    "20 million." Cain shouted, immediately raising the price by more than 5 million at once.


    The atmosphere that had calmed down suddenly became hot again with Cain''s offer.


    The auctioneer smiled gracefully towards Cain''s room and declared in a loud voice, as if baiting the others to bid more if they wanted to win the map fragment. "This young master from room VVIP-5 has bid for 20 million, is there any higher bid?"


    After a few seconds of silence, the girl who had beef with Ayla previously suddenly bid out of nowhere when she hadn''t even bid once in this map fragment.


    "25 million."


    The auctioneer instantly shouted again as she thought that she needed to intervene so that the others would bid one after another. "This¡ª"


    However, before she could say any further, Cain simply made another bid. "30 million."


    "35 million," the woman retorted, her voice tinged with spite.


    "40 million," Cain continued, a hint of amusement coloring his tone.


    "45 million!" she snapped, clearly exasperated.


    Sigh!


    "This is my last bid." Cain sighed and made another bid. "100 million."


    The auction hall immediately became lively since Cain directly raised the price by more than 50 million at once.


    The girl showed a wicked smile as she thought that she had successfully made Cain suffer by letting him to bid until reaching his bottom line.


    The auctioneer chimed in instantly, urging the others to follow up the bid. "This young master from room VVIP-5 has bid for 100 million, is there any higher bid?"


    After around 10 seconds of silence, the auctioneer said in a loud voice.


    "Going once¡­"


    "Going twice¡­"


    Pausing for another few seconds, she shouted with a beautiful smile as she congratulated Cain on his win. "Congratulations to the young master for winning the bid. We will deliver the item to you directly, and please prepare for the money at that time."


    "Yeay! Big Brother Cain won the bid!" Ayla and Sylvia were overjoyed and jumped in Cain''s arms as they hugged him happily.


    "By the way, should I ask big bro Garran to pay for it?" Ayla whispered in Cain''s ear as she thought that if Cain spent a huge amount of money to buy that inedible thing, her rations of food would be reduced later.


    Cain shook his head when he heard it before ruffling her hair and letting her sit on his lap. "Don''t worry, Ayla. I acquired plenty of wealth from the people who attacked us earlier, so we won''t go broke anytime soon."