A few minutes later, in the kitchen.
Degis was sitting cross-legged, cultivating.
He did not notice that Tony was sitting across from him.
………
A few monts later, when he opened his eyes, he almost jumped when he saw Tony sitting in front of him.
— That’s not very friendly, Degis. We et again after more than a hundred years, and you never ca to see .
Tony whispered.
Regaining his composure, Degis said:
— Well… the timing wasn’t right.
— But it’s been two weeks since we fled. You could have co to see , but you didn’t.
Tony retorted.
— Sorry, but my mories remind that you were soone who used to pull other people’s consciousness into yours to train, and above all that you have a very dark sense of humor.
Degis muttered.
— That’s true, that’s true. But since certain things happened to my soul, inviting people into my consciousness no longer interests .
And above all, it’s dangerous.
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Tony shared.
— I have a question. How is it that you still look seventeen?
Degis remarked.
— Hmm… who knows. And it doesn’t really interest .
I just gained seven hundred additional years of life, so I don’t really care.
Tony declared.
— So you reached rank eight.
Degis noted.
— Yeah. But you—how did you end up in prison?
Tony asked.
— I have no reason to lie to you.
During all those years, I just played the role of an instructor in the Payo Clan.
I invented a serious injury that prevented from fighting.
Their only response was to tell to resolve my problem within a hundred years.
I managed to gain a few extra years, but eventually they simply threw in here.
And honestly, that’s being generous.
All the lunatics they kept on that island are just a reflection of their entire clan.
Personally, I always managed to avoid their twisted delusions.
Degis explained.
Listening carefully to Degis’s words, Tony noticed that he still hadn’t explained how he had been separated from the others.
But he chose to remain silent.
— So we’re heading to one of the resistance’s bases, right?
Degis asked.
— That’s the planned destination.
I wonder what kind of face Canou will make when he sees that not only did we succeed in that suicidal mission, but we also survived.
Tony said excitedly.
— Oh? He’s still alive after all this ti?
Degis said, surprised.
— He had already reached rank six before all this chaos, so it’s not surprising that he’s still alive.
He even reached rank seven.
Tony shared.
— Why didn’t you kill him?
That’s surprising. I would’ve thought you’d tear his head off the mont you saw him.
Degis questioned.
— When I woke up, I was still at rank four—normally dead—but my body hadn’t aged a single day.
So I cultivated nonstop for two months and reached rank six.
Fighting soone at rank seven, on top of that the so-called supre leader…
You’re telling I should’ve launched myself alone against people stronger than , maybe a thousand or two thousand of them?
Sorry, but my recklessness has limits.
Even now that I’ve reached rank eight, I wouldn’t risk it.
With brute force alone, I think I could pierce a human body, but that’s weak.
Against a mountain, a reinforced wall, or even the ground, I’d probably leave only a tiny crater—if that.
And the result would be simple: the bones in my hand destroyed, my skin pierced, and unbearable pain.
I may seem crazy, but I’m not suicidal… even if sotis I wonder.
Tony explained.
— Oh, I almost forgot. Kamo and Arlen are at the base too.
But we still haven’t talked again.
Maybe they think I’m a ghost.
Tony chuckled.
— Honestly, I don’t really care.
Degis said.
— I know. Sa here.
Tony replied.
The two exchanged a look, then burst out laughing.
Even Degis has changed…
Not very surprising.
Either you adapt, or you get swallowed.
That’s cultivation.
Tony thought to himself.
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