The coldness of the desert night covered the entire environment made up of black and scorched earth. The entire formation was shattered into pieces, and only a few black pillars could be seen around. But at that moment, Alm and Bruno stared coldly at a human who had a palpable aura of death around him.
Their gazes silently met; then, that patriarch made a move, bringing something to his mouth. In that second, the whale’s eyes trembled slightly, and the patriarch swallowed a pill.
’That... was a six-ring pill?’ Bruno mentally murmured, incredulous.
Detue, who made the five-ring Yang pill, was certainly one of the best alchemists on this planet, and yet, he himself didn’t believe he could make a five-ring one. A six-ring? If that could be done by some miracle, it should have been a few times in the history of this planet.
In the next second, the air seemed to become heavy. Quickly, they saw a large stream of QI flowing slightly from inside that man. All the QI from his meridians was being drained and returned to the world.
’That pill completely sealed off his core and spiritual root. And now he’s draining the QI from his meridians.’ Alm commented, and quickly, the two understood the situation.
Bruno said seriously, ’He used that pill, which probably has no value... and got rid of his entire cultivation and QI... all just to kill us without creating fluctuations.’
The whale snorted seriously. That patriarch was at the first level of the fifth realm of mortal cultivation, the Elemental Condensation Realm. In this realm, with just his physical body, he could easily kill someone in the Core Formation Realm. But Alm and Bruno would have some confidence in resisting a few blows due to their physical cultivation.
But clearly, the current situation was much worse. This man was an evil cultivator, and naturally, his physical power surpassed that of ordinary cultivators; just by looking at his muscular appearance, it was evident that he was an expert in fighting with his body. The whale would be lucky to survive just a single blow from him.
Everything lasted a few short seconds; it was then, looking at the whale’s lack of expression, that the patriarch spoke. "I thought it was an exaggeration to have received so much from him, but you really can’t be underestimated. Great, it will be even more satisfying this way." He finished, with his lips curving sinisterly.
"Why the hell do you want to kill me so badly? Just for my weapon? It doesn’t belong to me anymore." Bruno spoke, as their minds worked to find a way out.
"Hehehehehe... young man, the cultivation world is about stepping on the bones of others, especially the more talented ones. You’ve made enemies on all sides, and among evil cultivators, there are no competitions for long. Either you submit and obey, or you simply die."
He spoke dryly, and the whale turned its gaze to the north, sensing several fluctuations in the laws of the winds approaching. They were reinforcements, but it was already too late, and the formation was destroyed; now, only the patriarch, after using the pill, could resolve the situation without leaving evidence.
Alm and Bruno then sensed a different aura approaching. It was so weak that it didn’t care to hide.
’A common elder, so weak that Almin, before breaking through, could defeat him.’ Alm analyzed, and Bruno, forcing his mind to the limit, remembered a recent event, commenting with a sigh.
’This must be the rich elder that Ruri beat and robbed to save the women of her people.’
In a few seconds, they felt they were being surrounded, and in front of them was already an enemy impossible to deal with. When the elder arrived, he laughed sinisterly and took something from a spatial ring, confirming his identity.
A fierce aura erupted, and the bone club appeared with its weight falling to the ground. The whole earth shook, and cracks appeared around. That elder was very weak and could only use this weapon in a brute way, probably able to attack only once or twice, unleashing power far beyond what he could naturally possess. But at this moment, it became clear that no one was holding back in any way; they were determined not to let them escape.
The whale took a deep breath, feeling a squeeze in its hand. Ruri trembled slightly but maintained unwavering confidence in the whale. ’Loeus, take Langrum and Almin away.’ The mental message was sent by them.
’What do we have to use?’ Bruno thought. Just using the abyss crystals wasn’t enough to get them out of this situation.
"Kid, I didn’t mind letting you go before because it would benefit evil cultivators. But you insisted on crossing the line. Only one god should exist!" The patriarch raged, and the hatred in his eyes seemed to intensify.
"Hm? What the hell are you talking about?" Alm retorted with the whale.
"Hehehe, don’t pretend not to know. Others may not be able to sense it, but you and I cultivate a celestial technique. Just by looking at you, I can feel the Celestial Laws around you." He spat, taking steps forward. "But that’s good. Now, I’ll absorb everything from you and enhance my divinity!"
’Celestial Laws... the Sect of the Infernal God cultivates a strange worship technique. This didn’t exist in our universe, but from what we know, the patriarch was like a matrix, and all the cultivators of the sect, and even mortals living under its domain, contributed to the technique in some way. What does this have to do with us?’ Bruno murmured, thinking quickly.
Every muscle of the patriarch contorted with each step, making the space around him tremble. Looking at the whale, he spoke a little excitedly.
"I won’t kill you so quickly. First, I have to find all your followers. After refining their souls, your Celestial Laws will become even more succulent. It takes decades to gain just a bit of this law; thanks to you, I will be the first after the founder to fully complete the Canon of Infernal God. That elf bastard will finally submit!"
’Wait... don’t tell me that these Celestial Laws... we have this unknowingly because of...’ Alm thought with trembling words, then asked Ruri. ’Brat... in our city in the desert, did you and the people hide something from me?’ The squeeze of Ruri’s hands transmitted to them answered the question.
’Uh... everyone who lives there is very grateful to you, Master. Also, those hybrid beasts seemed to have very little confidence, so... we agreed to build a temple... and a statue for you...’ She spoke a bit tremulously, then clenched her fist with confidence.
’Now they all can see your powerful, gigantic, round image in the eyes at any time, especially those with marine bloodline. They said it looked like a true sacred entity! And at the same time, it resembled a half-breed like them.’ Ruri was intelligent, and amid her words, she sensed anger rising in her Master. ’I... I thought it was a joke, but in the end, everyone, even the people from my land, seemed to want to worship at the statue’s feet every day.’
’Since when?’ Alm spoke with an unrecognizable coldness.
’...right after we saved them from that village by the ocean.’ She replied immediately.
’Damn, we’re gods! Who would have thought that this universe has such a strange law? We received them without even knowing of their existence or feeling them.’ Bruno spoke, mentally excited.
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’We gained a desperate enemy because of this joke... if we get out of this, she’ll pay for it...’ Alm muttered harshly. In the end, the patriarch in front of them thought Alm and Bruno... or Goku, for the matter... were following the same path as him. Because Goku was an Evil God talent, the patriarch believed Goku would eventually surpass him in that kind of worship power. How could he allow that? So... he threw caution to the wind and decided to kill Goku before he could grow too strong. That’s why he was desperate.
The patriarch got within five meters of them, and the entire environment was submerged in a palpable pressure.