After Karsha accepted the five shadow guards as his personal protectors, they returned to the cave where he had awakened a few days ago after leaping into the waterfall to escape the Scalecrusher Titan snake. Now that he had five Tier 7 beasts as his guards, he no longer wanted to hold back. With one day left before their tasks began, he decided to bestow so skills upon the five snakes.
At the start of their campaign, Karsha had instructed them to keep their skill books. Initially, when they told him they couldn't learn skills like humans, he understood it was because they relied solely on their instincts and did not embrace new thods. They could only learn skills they acquired themselves, aning they could only learn from skill books dropped by monsters they had killed.
Although this was disadvantageous in so situations, Karsha saw it as an opportunity for them to at least gain sothing from their kills instead of letting it go to waste. They would have to slay higher-tier monsters to obtain higher-tier skills. However, since they couldn't directly attack the Overlords unless provoked, they had only managed to acquire skills ranging from Tier 4 to Tier 6.
Now that Karsha could transfer skills to them despite their beastly nature, he saw an opportunity to synthesize their nurous skill books and bestow the newly ford, powerful skills upon them.
Ayarr brought 34 skill books, Dhaka brought 36, Tifa the mage brought 24, Alida the Archeress brought 42, and Kilian the Shieldbearer brought 37. Karsha wasn't reckless, but he planned to synthesize all of these books to form a single, powerful skill and bestow it upon his guards. Taking the skill books, he went inside the cave, leaving the five snakes to guard him as he began his magic.
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Back in Sunlight City, on the mountain peak where the portal to Snake Island had been constructed, many people started to gather. It wasn't normal for such a crowd to assemble, but this situation was peculiar.
People noticed that the Sect Master of Sunlight Sword Sect and his elders had been camped at the mountain peak for the past 40 days. Initially, this seed ordinary, but when the only Saint Alchemist in all of Sunlight City joined them, it drew significant attention. This piqued the interest of other sects, great families, and prestigious families across Sunlight City and neighboring towns.
At first, people ca and left after a few hours, learning about the young man sent to Snake Island by the Varon family through rumors circulating from the chanisms Karsha had put in place before heading into the forest. Karsha's plan to gain popularity and divert suspicion from his midnight activities was beginning to bear fruit.
However, the sa chanisms started drawing too much attention. While this could seem problematic, Karsha had Saint Alchemist Altemis as his backer and the entire Sunlight Sword Sect behind him. He would be just fine.
But what truly began to cause chaos was a decision made by June two days ago, a decision that would change everything for Karsha as he prepared to face the Overlords.
Two days earlier, June had approached her father, the Sect Master, and the elders to discuss sothing important. She had been pondering it for weeks and had finally made up her mind.
"June, I know you want your mother back, but how can you be sure the young man will survive the island? Making this decision will not only affect you but also the boy you're trying to protect. And if, sohow, he manages to return from the island, don't you think he will beco the center of attention, especially when seen with you?" Sect Master Xu said to June, who was in disguise.
She wanted to remove the disguise and welco Karsha with her true face. However, doing so would invite all forms of danger to Karsha. It was well known throughout the Drono Kingdom and the neighboring kingdoms that the daughter of Sect Master Xu was a rare beauty. Even the Third Prince of Drono Kingdom had pursued her once and never stopped.
When Sect Master Xu's wife fell into a coma after being bitten by the Blue Venom Viper, June vanished, and Elder June appeared in her place. Many had tried to find her, but after a few years of unsuccessful attempts, they stopped searching, though their eyes remained fixed on the sect, waiting for the day she would return.
Now, she wanted to reappear for Karsha. Her reasoning was simple: she wanted to ensure that the General, who was currently risking his life for her mother, was recognized with a higher status, even if he was just a nobody. By showing that she was with Karsha, she hoped to protect him from the Varon family. They wouldn't dare attack him while she was by his side.
In doing so, the Varon family would think twice before taking any actions once Karsha escaped the island.
"I know he is alive, Dad. I made sure of that," June spoke, her voice carrying the weight of certainty.
"What do you an by that?" Sect Master Xu asked. However, before June could answer, Master Altemis interjected. "I believe June here gave part of her life force to the little brat."
The faces of the Sect Master and the elders turned pale upon hearing Master Altemis's words.
"Is it true?" Elder Chen was the one who spoke now. June just nodded her head, not daring to open her mouth. It was well known that if a person divided their life force, they lost part of themselves, aning they lost half of their strength and everything that ca with it.
They also wouldn't be able to cultivate again. They lose half of everything, so things like cultivation would cease. They were essentially dood never to recover again.
"Why would you do sothing so foolish, June? Do you have any idea what you've done? What this will cost you?" Sect Master Xu shouted, his anger palpable.
"I did what I could to save Mom, and I don't regret it," June replied, her tone defiant and childlike. It took every ounce of self-restraint for Sect Master Xu not to slap her.
"And what would your mother say when she finds out what you've done? Do you even know how long you have to live now?"
Since she had cut her life force in half, her chance of living for 5000 years as a saint had been drastically reduced. And because she couldn't cultivate anymore, even a minor illness could beco fatal for her. She was essentially dood, and that was why Sect Master Xu was so angry.
However, now that part of her life force was inside Karsha, she could tell whether he was alive or not. Because of that, she knew he was still alive. Or perhaps, Karsha was dead, and the necklace she had given him was just lying sowhere on the island.
"Master Altemis, tell there is a cure for this," Sect Master Xu pleaded, his voice almost breaking. If there was one thing his wife cherished, it was their daughter June. The prospect of her finally waking up only to find out their daughter was dying was unbearable.
"There is a cure, but it's almost impossible to obtain. From what I know, such pills cannot be bought easily. The last ti I heard of it was at the Shilox Auction, which will be happening again in four months.
The only thing that can save her is a Tier 8 Earth-grade pill called the Constitution Awakening Pill. It was last sold for billions of High-Grade Spirit Stones at the Shilox Auction." The faces of the elders and Master Xu fell when they heard the old Alchemist's words.
"However, if you go to the other empires, I am sure you will be able to secure so by spending a couple of million High-Grade Spirit Stones," he added, trying to lighten the mood. However, the ntion of high-grade spirit stones left the elders feeling defeated.
While 100 gold coins are equivalent to 1 spirit stone, other forms of spirit stones have different values. A spirit stone has two forms: low grade and high grade. One hundred low-grade spirit stones are equivalent to 1 high-grade spirit stone.
So suggesting the sect spend millions on a single pill was like telling them to challenge a demon to a duel. It was just too expensive. Even June, hearing this, couldn't help but lower her head in defeat. They are all at a loss for words. June's decision has caused all of them to beco angry and sad at the sa ti.
"However, now that I think about it, the boy she did all this for is a very brilliant alchemist. I'm sure if he finds out, he will be able to co up with the recipe and even know how to concoct it.
I think we should relax and wait for him to co back first. That youngster terrifies even when it cos to alchemy. I am sure he will be able to cure her in no ti."
The faces of the elders regained so color. June, hearing this, smiled silently. She knew what the old man said was true, so she decided to put her trust in Karsha.
"Do whatever you want, June. After all, you can die anyti for making such a terrible decision without telling ," Sect Master Xu said, ensuring June knew she had ssed up.
June was quick to shed her disguise, revealing her goddess-like appearance. Her beauty imdiately overwheld the elders. Without lingering, she went outside the tent and sat beside Xian, who had been staring at the gate every passing second.
The mont she erged from the tent, words began to spread about the reappearance of Fairy June, the most beautiful lady in all of the Central Continent.
Karsha, who at that very mont was preparing for his battle with the Overlords, had no idea about the kind of youth currently gathering at the mountain peak to catch a glimpse of Fairy June, his woman. He would return from the island only to be greeted by angry young n, all vying for June's attention. But alas, the angel had already fallen for the demon general, Gen. Karsha Damon.
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