A strange figure suddenly appeared, accompanied by a red blade that struck the back of the head at lightning speed, without making a sound.
However, the dagger passed through Rehvka’s body without encountering resistance; she was nothing but an empty shadow. Without even a groan, the attacker’s head was severed by her dagger and thrown into the air.
The woman covered in a cloak of Yin laws erged with the Yin tattoo on her fist shining intensely, as if devouring all the laws of the world.
It all happened in a single second. An ascending cultivator, at the elentary level of the Spirit Fusion Realm, eliminated a divine cultivator at the peak of the sa realm. Most surprisingly, at the mont of the attack on Rehvka, not even Bruno could discern how she moved so quickly. Her movent technique was incomprehensible to him. There was no warning sign.
Gasping for breath, the woman retrieved the demon’s tablets. It cost her a considerable amount of Qi, but it was definitely worth it. Alm was the only one to realize what had happened.
’Her movents are precise and fast,’ Alm comnted. ’For a mont, she used the tattoos to convert space into Yin. Since her body is purely Yin of death, she managed to move montarily at a speed comparable to spatial distortions; she was like a fish diving into the sea.’
Bruno was stunned. She had no one to teach her; it was all self-taught. Alm continued: ’It’s a combination of talent, unique physical condition, and a technique beyond the divine level. Using the tattoos for this is easy, but we gain nothing for not having a body like hers. Only she could develop this... it’s definitely her own Dao.’
The two fell silent, impressed. Rehvka had created sothing unprecedented and superior, and she could certainly further refine it at higher levels. One day, she could complete this Dao and be recognized as a deity by the laws.
’We’ve given her very little, and she’s already exceeded expectations. That’s great, I was worried about her talents. But it looks like she’s going to positively influence Ruri and Corin,’ Bruno said excitedly.
They continued advancing, becoming more and more familiar with the terrain. The whale could easily sense his disciples through the array, even when they were distant. As they gained confidence, Alm and Bruno instructed them to spread out a bit more and began the real test.
It was important to understand that the demons here didn’t fight in groups. Even though they had the sa goal, they fought only for themselves. The number one rule for these demons in this test was: they could only trust themselves. Allies nearby could be even more dangerous than enemies.
The three were skilled at moving like assassins, but due to the short ti to collect the tablets, they didn’t hide; instead, they were attracting everyone they could around them. They ran randomly through the area, displaying their Qi and cultivation for all to see. Ascendants? They were fat and attractive fish to be caught.
The whale didn’t worry about them. All the true experts were concentrated in the center of the test region, confident in their power. They were determined to hunt down their enemies as quickly as possible, as there were only a total of three hundred spots available for those who could advance to the two final trials. If they arrived too late, they would lose this privilege. No one wanted to compromise their later performance by doing the second test.
As for the region where the three were, it was the periphery. Those who ca here were comparatively weaker. They returned here after realizing they had no chance, and now their goal was only to gather nine tablets and survive. They planned to try again in a thousand years.
The group of three continued toward the center of the location. It was a real lottery. The whale had already gathered more than three hundred tablets after defeating eighty demons. Rehvka defeated only seventy, but already had almost eight hundred tablets. anwhile, Ruri was extrely frustrated. She killed over a hundred demons but only managed to gather a little over a hundred tablets.
With few Yin laws in her body, Ruri seed very weak. The most powerful ones ignored her, knowing she didn’t have many tablets to offer. Those who attacked her were the weakest, with few tablets, or perhaps she just had very bad luck. anwhile, Rehvka was dealing with demons who always had at least ten tablets, so even had almost a hundred; her case was the opposite extre.
When the three entered the central region, a figure suddenly descended from the sky and attempted to attack Ruri stealthily. It was a surprising frontal attack.
Ruri simply turned and stared directly into the demon’s eyes, shocking him. A violet glow pulsed in her eyes through the two holes in the mask. The attacker’s consciousness imdiately faded, and in the next second, his head rolled through the skies.
’Found the jackpot!’ Ruri exclaid excitedly through the array.
Ruri was delighted to find eight hundred and ninety tablets on the demon. When she added them to her own, they glowed intensely, and her figure suddenly disappeared.
’That’s not good. She’s been transported away,’ Bruno said tensely.
The situation unfolded very quickly. They weren’t sure if Ruri was about to be exposed or not. They felt her very far away, beyond the reach of any help.
Then, a panting black shadow appeared beside the whale. Rehvka used all her reserves of Qi to get there and quickly handed him six hundred tablets. With that, he completed the nine hundred, just like Ruri.
Alm and Bruno looked at her and nodded, there was only concern in Rehvka’s eyes behind the mask. They now fully trusted in her power. Although she was almost out of Qi, she could handle the situation due to her cold-blooded assassin mindset. However, leaving Ruri alone like this was dangerous, despite their confidence in her.
At that mont, the whale’s tablets lit up, and a powerful spatial energy sucked him away. He then appeared in front of a gate on a mountain.
Alm and Bruno quickly looked around until their eyes t with Ruri, far away. They felt relieved, and she silently approached them. Soon, the two surveyed the surroundings. There were 250 demons scattered around the area, all at a great distance from each other.
As expected, most of them were in the early stages of the Elental Condensation Realm. There were a few dozen in the Body Destruction Realm, just like Ruri. However, they all clearly emitted an aura of divine cultivators. So, they were the odd ones out here.
Ruri’s appearance imdiately made everyone look at her, but when the whale erged with the lowest possible cultivation, everyone was stunned. An ascending cultivator in this realm made it here? They began to attract a lot of attention, but there was nothing they could do about it.
Soon, the space began to tremble slightly as more people appeared. Every hour, more figures showed up. They were all those who had managed to gather a sufficient number of tablets to be brought here.
Ti passed. With an hour left, there were already 295. The whale imdiately began to worry. There were only three hundred spots. As ti passed, gathering a large number of tablets at once would beco easier. However, they were confident that Rehvka would manage.
Minutes later, the whale’s eyes narrowed. A familiar figure erged... it was precisely the abyss demon. He was completely covered in his own blood and full of wounds, but by so miracle, he had managed to gather enough tablets.
As he arrived, his eyes seed to gleam with excitent. He must have tried to enter the sect countless tis, and finally, his day had co... or maybe not. He didn’t even notice the whale, who despite being disguised, if he focused fully on him, could feel sothing familiar. Alm chuckled internally, thinking about how to fuck with this bastard in the worst possible way.
’296...’ Ruri counted, clenching her fists, anxious.
But fortunately, soon after, Rehvka appeared. She was panting but perfectly healthy and fine. Rehvka could not be underestimated in any way; she was definitely as reliable and talented as Ruri. Now Alm and Bruno had a good sense of her talents and abilities.
When the three hundred spots were filled, the gate of the mountain ahead of them trembled and slowly opened.
A demon with eight wings appeared. This one had a cultivation at the elentary level of the Divine Origin Realm; the realm above Rehvka’s Spirit Fusion Realm. He must have been just a regular disciple of the sect working in recruitnt.
"Congratulations. You will be taken directly to the penultimate test. However, you will have to wait half a day until the second test of the disciples is over. This ti will be precious for you to recover and increase your gains. The next test is just surviving in the sea of infernal lightning; if you manage to stay alive, you can absorb everything and increase the level of your internal infernal runes. As for those who ca from the second test... they will have to go through a bloody battle, they will be very injured and will barely be able to survive."
After speaking, the demon just flapped his wings and sat atop a rock, closing his eyes and waiting for the ti.
’I see, this is where the abyss demon learned to create that Tablet of the Evil God. That created an internal infernal rune in the evil cultivators with enough talent. Probably the demon intended to find talents on the planet, to try to make them pass this test of the sect,’ Alm comnted lightly.
The Tablet of the Evil God was the one that existed in the Abyss Prison, in the world of evil cultivators. Everyone who was recruited received a trial, and those talented received the mark of the evil god, which later turned into an internal infernal rune. Everything ca from that place.
Hours passed, the whale was sitting, holding Rehvka’s hand while filling her with Qi again through his tattoos. Everyone around was recovering and ntally preparing.
Half a day passed, and then a distortion appeared near everyone; a little over a hundred demons appeared, all completely exhausted and many with serious wounds exposed all over their bodies.
"The ti for the next test has co," the eight-winged demon spoke loudly with a cold voice. "The test is simple: survive inside the sea of infernal lightning. Based on past experience, at least half of you will die in there."
He looked at everyone with apprehensive eyes then sighed, trying to cheer them up he said, "Be prepared, but don’t be scared. If you pass, the last test is the dream of any demon, and that’s what made our sect number one among divine demons. The Heaven-Defier’s Mirrored Fla awaits you."
Everyone around clenched their fists in ecstasy. Even the wounded demons, who clearly had a one-in-a-million chance of making it there, were exhilarated. It was a chance worth their lives in one attempt.
"There, you will be able to fight against a mirrored fragnt of the soul of a Heaven-Defier. If you win, you can absorb that fragnt of its divine soul. I don’t even need to ntion the benefits to your soul with that. But, the Mirrored Fla guarantees you a chance to gain so mory of that malignant being. The clan leader himself obtained a technique beyond divine level among the mories. It all depends on your destinies!" The demon fervently concluded, then waved for everyone to move forward.
There was a path beyond the mountain gate. As they saw and felt the path, they began to hear the sound of thunder. Everyone took excited steps forward, but the whale stood still, looking into the void, even more excited than them.
[Golden Optional Quest Available 01]
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