’We can’t take too long and let these young ones die for nothing,’ Bruno sighed ntally.
’Ruri, we need to reveal a bit,’ he said through the array, and she nodded slightly.
The whale snorted, and its eyes glowed with an earthy brown light as its bloodline was activated, then it shot forward like a missile towards the Feys.
All the cultivators attacking them were thrown back, coughing up blood. Alm and Bruno could have done this using just their physical cultivation, but it would have been much more shocking. At least by using their bloodline, they could claim they just had a powerful bloodline.
They reached the two clans in seconds. Idris and the two girls looked at the whale, their eyes lighting up.
Kisala spoke with slight excitent, "Sir, we’re going to..."
"Stupid brats, get lost," the whale cut her off dryly, and in the sa second, its power exploded like an avalanche towards the two clans.
BOOM!
A powerful sound echoed, and a wave of energy violently pushed the pursuing cultivators back. The Feys in the epicenter shot off like red stars in all directions, coughing up blood.
It looked powerful and brutal, but the power was perfectly controlled. The wild energy hit those around, wounding the Feys just enough to prevent them from chasing the whale. But they would recover naturally in two or three days; it wouldn’t compromise their test.
As soon as everything happened, Ruri, Corin, and Calirer appeared beside the whale. Ruri waved, and the spatial laws stirred. All the distant spectators saw the spatial laws around Ruri, and their jaws dropped in realization. A spatial cultivator! That was very rare, and this human must be a genius among geniuses.
The four disappeared quickly, crossing to the next area. At the sa ti, Ambry and Kisala got up, coughing a bit of blood and looking at the empty spot where the whale had been.
"Those are his followers... a spatial cultivator," Kisala murmured with serious eyes.
Almost beside her, Ambry’s small figure moved, cracking her bones painfully, then murmured thoughtfully, "He didn’t want to implicate us and pushed us away... he saved us first, now he didn’t want to harm us. I have to recruit him."
"Pff, he’s half-human, half-beast, what are you going to offer him? So brainless Barbarians that look like kids?" A sarcastic response sounded.
"Shut up, slut! Are you going to seduce him, huh? Do you think every man only cares about that? Our honor and goodwill will win him over." The small Fey roared fervently, then spat blood.
The two continued arguing, while Idris stood up in the distance, listening in shock. He had wanted to recruit him initially... but now the competition between clans was unfair and impossible. These two seed totally obsessed with having him, especially now that they had seen the power of soone close to him.
Far away, the quartet easily reached the next region. This place was smaller than the previous one, and the entire environnt seed covered in flas, like a red hell. The fire laws here were so intense that those from the previous region would die just by breathing too long here.
No one from a higher level could return to the previous one; it was a chanism to prevent the stronger ones from cheating in the test and mining in a safe place. If those from behind advanced, they wouldn’t go back and would be buried there, even without fighting. It was the sa for the central area, and there was no risk of them being so foolish.
"ATTACK!"
Suddenly, a thunderous shout echoed. It was a demon participating in the test, roaring loud enough for everyone to hear. Thousands of shadowy cultivators started erging from all directions, restarting the chase.
BOOOM!
In the middle of them, at a distant point, a powerful explosion sounded, splitting them apart. From that place, Thea attacked, then Rehvka beside her, and they ran towards the whale’s group. Rehvka was already inford of everything through the array. Now, they joined up and ran together towards the central area.
The level of the cultivators increased drastically; they were all in the divine realm. It was impossible to act casually, but it wasn’t necessary either. Now that Ruri had revealed herself as a spatial cultivator, everything beca easier.
Runes of spatial laws covered them, and space curved around the group. Spatial blades were created around them; even divine cultivators would be cut in half if they touched them. This pushed them away, and at an extre speed, the whale’s group advanced, piercing through space.
In a few minutes, they reached the edge of the area and crossed into the central area, leaving all the cultivators there wide-eyed. Were they crazy? Everyone thought in shock.
Reaching the final level, known as the central area, they found themselves in a world surrounded by fire and lava shooting up to the sky. Just being touched by it ant certain death; this place was definitely a mortal danger. It reminded them of a fire world they visited in the abyss long ago, but the laws here were incomparable. Even Alm and Bruno felt a threat if they were hit by the lava pillars.
There were only about a hundred cultivators in that place. But imdiately, almost half of them flew up and rushed towards them.
"Just running and escaping must have been tiring. Call them for so fun," the whale said emotionlessly, and Ruri nodded softly.
"Go!" She nodded, and the beast rune on her forehead lit up.
Three figures appeared, charging forward. Her two black pets were extrely frustrated for a long ti; Ruri always faced very easy battles where they weren’t needed, or desperate battles where using them would be like condemning them to death. Runula and Deryu felt useless, and it only got worse when they learned that Ruri died in battle against the hero while they were with the families, unaware and distant from her.
Before coming to the divine world, Coltia had a conversation about this with Ruri. The Wyvern couple was becoming very ntally unstable, feeling useless, which could hinder their progress. Ruri had to promise to use them, even if she didn’t need to; they wanted to at least do small things for her. They wanted to fight by her side, even if it could lead to their death. Ruri protected them, but they wanted to protect her equally.
ROAR!
The two Wyverns roared, and their powerful Draconic bloodline made everyone feel their Qis freeze. Then they used the dragon breath together, and a black wave advanced towards the cultivators ahead.
The enemies smiled and just turned to run... or tried to... too late, they felt sothing white sticking to them.
It was divine silk, one of Coltia’s race’s natural abilities. With the draconic roar, the enemies lost their senses for a second, and the mont was perfect for her to use the trap. Everyone felt their bodies stuck, and their QI didn’t circulate in ti.
Shooosh!
A black wave hit them... everyone ahead turned to ashes imdiately. In two seconds, half of the enemies died.
"They have good synergy. In group fights, your pets are really useful. Their power is more explosive and focused; Coltia is training them to cover what you lack," the whale said lightly, and Ruri nodded in admiration.
A beast tar who didn’t utilize her creatures, Ruri felt foolish realizing this. Runula and Deryu had always been powerful and could’ve helped her, but she hadn’t known how to use them properly until now. Ruri clenched her fists tightly, aware that she needed to focus on aspects she had never paid attention to; she wanted, with all her will, to seize this opportunity in the divine sect and beco stronger at any cost.
It was exactly as Alm and Bruno had planned. After marrying and experiencing unprecedented happiness, all of Ruri’s thoughts turned to protecting it at all costs. She didn’t want to have to sacrifice herself and lose everything. And if she wished to have children, she needed to be strong enough to help protect them; otherwise, her master would be burdened, and she would beco a weight he’d have to carry.
As the power of the Breath dispersed, Ruri imagined that Runula and Deryu would run out of energy and retreat. To her surprise, the two Wyverns fiercely advanced.
They had learned to control their power after living among the Yangtas in the family. They used just enough to attack without being put out of action; attacking once and retreating? That could an Ruri’s death.
Deryu roared and attacked the enemies in the front line. His body was extrely large and dense; his Dragon bloodline gave him a terrifying physique. Even after using his bloodline, he could still use his body as a shield.
Nearly thirty cultivators saw that black beast advancing and felt pressured. They joined forces and attacked with everything they had at the sa ti, creating intense multicolored phenona.
BOOM! BOOM!! BOOM!!!
Everyone widened their eyes; that Wyvern took everything head-on and only backed up a few ters in the sky. Suddenly, a pulsating black shadow appeared above their heads and spread its wings.
A demonic bloodline erged in the world. Runula was half demon, half Wyvern, but since joining Ruri, she had only cultivated her Dragon side.
Coltia saw this and found it ridiculous. Her Dragon bloodline was obviously more powerful, but why the hell wasn’t she using her demonic side? It was like having a sword and a dagger; Runula used the sword until it broke, then refused to use the dagger. A demon’s power wasn’t disposable.
The cultivators were startled, feeling a powerful Yin power coming from Runula. They turned to flee, but a divine light surrounded them, cutting off their escape routes.
Deryu forced them closer so they could attack together and block him. Then, in the sky, Runula descended with her demonic power at its peak. Stealthily, Coltia used the power of the Holy Light Law, creating infinite beams of light completely beyond the enemies’ senses, surrounding them in all directions.
It was a perfect and impossible-to-escape siege.
BOOM!!!
A pure white light and a black, demonic wave mingled in the sky. This power swept all the cultivators away as if they were dust.
A little away, Ruri stood with her hand over her mouth, impressed. Her pets had grown a lot... they had a capability that even she would have serious trouble handling.
The sound of flapping wings approaching was heard, and three tiny figures approached Ruri. They were in their smaller form to conserve energy; the human form would be simpler, but Deryu refused to use it, so the three just acted as a group and shrunk in size.
"Good job... sorry, I’ll use you better from now on," Ruri said with a guilty look. They waved and returned to the beastly world to recover.
"Let’s go," the whale moved, directing everyone.
While they fought, Alm and Bruno got in touch with Kaiyka through the missionaries’ system. She was far away, exactly in the center of the entire formation. Kaiyka had been clever and spent her ti searching for the place, now saving their ti from searching for her.
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