A few days later, everyone in the dark ocean surrounded the floating mountain. The entire mountain field was littered with lightning bolts. The lightning bolts targeted the top of the waterfall. Thousands of lightning streaks were in the sky. It was a beautiful yet terrifying sight. The lightning made the night look like a day with its continuous bright flashes. Other than the visible changes, the energy around the mountain violently fluctuated. Everyone in the area felt difficult to breathe. They felt weak for some reason. On top of the sword-hilt mountain, a cloud of darkness surrounded Michael. Runes and arrays around him lit like Christmas decorations. He sat in a meditative position with his eyes closed. Gaya and Adelia stood a few meters away from Michael in case someone tried to attack him. Fortunately, they faced no enemies for the last nine days.
The rogue cultivators didn't even dare to watch the heavenly tribulations. The last time Michael had his heavenly tribulations, countless cultivators came from all over the world to watch him. But now, the floating mountain had only the dark army. At that moment, the dark ocean became one of the most protected places in the world. Gaya looked around, the lightning storm getting worse by the second. The howling wind warned them about the upcoming storm.
Gaya knew if he hadn't revealed himself as the Dark Lord, someone might have tried to interrupt the tribulations. Now, no one had the guts to do so. What happened to Itholan was a perfect example to show them what would be the result of messing with the Dark Lord. The dark army was ordered to patrol the mountain vigilantly. They patrolled every corner of the mountain. In addition to the army, all of Michael's subordinates except Sadie had arrived at the castle. They didn't come outside to show their faces but remained in the castle. Gaya ordered them to come outside only if powerful armies attacked them.
As they were watching the tribulation, the sky directly above Michael darkened. Granted that the storm clouds were already dark, but they became pitch black. Gaya could barely see Michael through the dark cloud of smoke around him. This darkness was not midnight dark. Instead, the darkness around him seemed otherworldly. The darkness made everyone weaker. Suddenly, a dark lightning bolt struck Michael from above. Gaya's heart skipped in shock. But she remained still instead of rushing forward. She had total trust in Michael. Nightmare and Vedora looked slightly worried. Another lightning bolt struck him, and countless bolts rained down upon him. The ground around him was lit with dark flames. Gaya could feel the scorching heat from the darkness.
Soon, seconds became minutes, and minutes turned hours. Gaya noticed Michael's power slowly and steadily growing. The energy fluctuations around him skyrocketed.
[Congratulations to Host for reaching the Immortal stage level 1]
[Congratulations to host 'Michael' for leveling up. The current stage is Immortal stage level 2]
[Congratulations to host 'Michael' for leveling up. The current stage is Immortal stage level 3]
[Congratulations to host 'Michael' for leveling up. The current stage is Immortal stage level 4]
"He's reaching the Immortal stage," said Adelia. This was the first time Gaya had seen a cultivator reaching the Immortal stage. She and the army stared at Michael in shock. He reached the Immortal stage level 2 in a few minutes after reaching level 1. He didn't stop at level 2 but reached level 3 and 4 in a few minutes. Finally, it stopped at level 4.
Gaya and Adelia thought no one outside was watching the mountain. But they were dead wrong. At that time, two outsiders stayed far away, watching everything that had been happening in the dark ocean. These two were none other than Ethan and Diana.
"He is getting stronger faster and faster," said Ethan. His voice contained a cocktail of emotions. He was proud, worried, shocked, and terrified.
"The stronger he becomes, the bigger the target on his back," said Diana. Ethan slowly wiped off the blood from her face. The reason Michael had a peaceful tribulation was because of Diana. Some of the great eight clans had sent assassins to interrupt the tribulations to kill the Dark Lord. However, they were all slaughtered by Diana before they could reach the dark ocean. Even the patrolling dark army had no idea a slaughter had taken place around the mountain.
"What do we do?" asked Ethan. Naturally, he was worried about his son. It had been more than a year since he saw him. Before he went full Dark Lord mode, Ethan was able to see and talk to him due to alchemy deals. Now they completely lost connection with him.
"We can't do anything," Diana sighed. She was at the Fusion stage. Soon, her son's enemies would be stronger than her. At that, no matter how fast she could cultivate, she wouldn't be able to defeat them. Moreover, soon, she would trigger her heavenly tribulation. She couldn't even imagine what Skyhall would do when they realized she had broken the seal put on her soul.
If she wanted, she could have reached the Half Immortal stage a month ago. Instead, she was waiting for the right time and right place. Her heavenly tribulations could destroy her entire family. She was even planning on asking the Dark Lord's help. If someone could help her, it might be her son. She didn't want to add more trouble to Noah's plate than he already had. On the other hand, Rowena had been staying in her palace for the last year. They were about to meet Rowena almost after a year at Andrews and Katherine's baby shower. Diana and Ethan wished to spend the day as a family, but there was no way to invite Ghost. Diana yearned for a family reunion they deserved, although she knew the odds of that happening was near impossible.
"I still think we should tell them everything," said Ethan as Diana shook her head.
"If we did, they would go to war with the Skyhall itself. Our kids are strong but not strong enough to face the great eight clans or the skyhall. I lost count of how many times I told you this," Diana smiled tiredly.
To be honest, Diana couldn't find a way to get her family out of this mess. But telling her children about Ghost and the skyhall was out of the question. She knew about Rowena, Noah, and Sabrina. Rowena would break the palace and wage war against the Skyhall the moment she learned the truth about her little brother. On the other hand, Noah would be broken to the core since he believed in the Guardian Guild and Andreas. The truth would break everything he believed in.
As for Ghost, Diana had no idea what he would do when he learned the truth. One day, she just wanted him to forgive her. She would gladly give her life for him to do that. Meanwhile, the lightning bolts continued to strike Ghost, tempering his physical body. Eventually, the lightning storm stopped as the storm slowly lost its force. The dark clouds faded away, leaving a little bit of light to peek through.
Michael slowly opened his eyes. They glimmered with vigor and newfound powers. He looked around the endless ocean surrounding the floating mountain. He moved his head left and right. His neck cracked as he stood up. When he clenched his fist, dark golden lightning bolts crackled around his fist. Soon, they turned black. These black lightning bolts were several times more powerful than the golden bolts.
He felt many changes in his body. But this was neither the right place nor the time. He smiled at Gaya before disappearing from her sight. He left an afterimage that lasted a second before fading away. Surprisingly, he didn't teleport but cast the Lightning dash. His speed reached the point it looked like he had teleported away. Michael reached his room in a few blinks of an eye. He felt dizzy as his mind and body were still adjusting to his new speed level. He jumped straight onto his bed and opened his status window.
Host: Michael
Cultivation Level: Immortal level 4
Experience Points: 0/8,000,000
Badass Points: 1,600,000
Skills & Spells:
Wind Blast - LVL 6 Ultimate form level 1
Eyes of Doom - LVL 5 Ultimate form level 1
Responsive Shield - LVL 8
Environment Scanning - LVL 8
Ignitia - LVL 8 Ultimate form level 1
Silenes - LVL 1
Lightning Dash - LVL 6 Ultimate form level 1
Energy Devouver - LVL 5
Soul Eater - LVL 5
Death Range - LVL 3
Eyes of Darkness (normal) - Can sense the cultivation level of others
Eyes of Darkness (Lucifer) - Can sense the cultivation level of others, Can see through illusions
Cloud of Darkness (Lucifer) - Weak-willed enemies will lose their courage completely and surrender, Death Range will be 50% more powerful, and if activated in darkness, the host's cultivation level will be boosted 4 levels up regardless of the stage barrier.
Wordless Spell Caster(Lucifer) - In full Lucifer form, the host just has to think of the spell to cast it.
Techniques: Swords of Destiny - 98% Mastery
Ring of Fire - 96% Mastery
Serpent-Maga - 98% Mastery
Occupation: Core Disciple of Sunrise Sect
The Guardian of Sunrise Sect
Lord Lucifer of the Abyssal
The Dark Lord
King of Bradford
Status: Healthy
Goals: Control the world
Grow the Order of Death
Utility Function:
Banker - LVL 5 (Ratio - 1000 gold coins: 40 badass point(s))
Runic Teleportation
X-Ray Vision (Also integrated with Eyes of Darkness)
Wealth: 15,000,000 Gold
Special Trait: 6-Star Alchemist
5-Star Blacksmith
5-Star Inventor
Subordinates: Gaya - Warrior (loyalty level 100%)
Raylene - 5-star Chef (loyalty level 99%)
Aria - Assassin (loyalty level 86%)
Dead Heinberg - Warrior (loyalty level 45%)
Maxine - Warrior (loyalty level 98%)
Tiberius - Warrior (loyalty level 85%)
Sadie (loyalty level 70%)
Ricky (loyalty level 95%)
Titus(loyalty level 80%)
Optimus (loyalty level 80%)
The Silent Reaper Crew - Pirates (loyalty level 93%)
Base of Operation: The Abyssal
The Crypt
Kingdom of Bradford
Familiars: Nightmare (Royal Dragon)
Vedora (Three Headed Hydra)
Elemental Manipulation: Wind (40% Mastery) Fire (40% Mastery) (Lightning 50% Mastery) (Darkness 45%)
Finally, Michael had reached the Immortal stage. When he came to this world, he aimed to reach Immortality. After two years, he achieved his dream. But he wasn't as surprised as he expected it to be. He knew his enemies were stronger than himself. Luckily, he had his own army. Nonetheless, his status window put a smile on his face. Now that he had reached Immortality and had enough points, he planned to upgrade his spells and buy a few blueprints to utilize his Blacksmith specialization. It was time to forge weapons suitable for the Dark Lord.