Alm and Bruno gathered all the hundreds of black elves present. Then, they talked to their elder. They learned that everyone lived together, using the weaker demonic trees as their homes, offering something to nourish them in return. It was a mutual exchange, and the elves could live relatively safely. So, they offered a better alternative, and everyone promptly accepted.
They erected a dozen earth buildings in minutes. Soon, underground tunnels were made, connecting all the buildings to a distant place. This way, everyone could live there. The earth’s defenses were like divine steel, thanks to the Behemoth lineage. Even if something happened, they could escape through the tunnels.
The whale then built an extra house and left a Jade Slip with the techniques and legacies of the black elves from the queen’s universe. In fact, now they knew that those black elves were hybrids to some extent, but, as the technique came from the queen’s universe, and Yanson’s results were extreme, they knew it was a treasure for them.
Thus, others like Yanson could emerge more frequently. So, before leaving, Bruno sent a message to the elder. He spoke heterogeneous things about being connected with the black elves by fate and that, if they had faith in them, they could indirectly help them. And faith should be demonstrated directly.
The seed was ’subtly’ planted. Then they left with Yanson and Lirelia towards the central city. On the way, Lirelia mentioned that her older sister and other members of her clan also came to take the test. Anyone who wanted to go to the world had to leave the city in time and take the first test. But everyone in her clan spread across the planet in different directions, and she chose the direction near the black elves.
It took five days to spot the central city. There was only one entrance in front of its scarlet walls radiating power. A sea of cultivators was waiting for their entry, but the line moved quickly. Attending to them were thousands of strange beings, with three heads, six arms, and golden wings on their backs; they were of the Golden Asura race.
They just recorded the name and race, then gave an identification, and the cultivators entered. Shortly after the trio joined the line, a sharp cry of a bird was heard. Soon, Lirelia turned around, squinting her eyes.
"It’s the bastard Dexo," she muttered dryly.
The dark-scaled falcon was accompanied by twelve smaller ones; they approached, trying to attract as much attention as possible. Then they changed their form to something humanoid, just like everyone there. They were all very large, so, to navigate the city more easily, everyone stayed in human form to be smaller and save energy.
"Your Black Phoenix race is just..."
CRACK!
The whale snorted and didn’t turn to him, just waved, and a one-meter pillar sprouted from the ground, exploding in the middle of Dexo. He immediately flew across the horizon with no chance of defense and disappeared, spitting blood.
"No patience for the young master," the whale said dryly, while all the falcons screamed in shock, chasing Dexo.
Lirelia next to Yanson just laughed like a child, while everyone in line turned to the whale with strange expressions. In a few hours, the trio’s turn came up; the two in front registered, and then the whale approached and received a plate to put his name on.
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’Hmmm...’ Bruno reflected for a second and then wrote. Name: Supreme Boss Goku, Race: Human/Earth Whale.
He handed it to the Golden Asura, who just received it, putting a rune without even reading what was written. Bruno was disappointed, then received the plate and moved on.
In the entire city, every small piece of black stone that was paved radiated a dense IQ. Bruno felt that every half-inch of it had energy equivalent to a spirit crystal. The walls and buildings were gigantic, and the whole city was large, three times bigger than the Three Extremes Sect.
Everything was crowded with cultivators. So, they walked quickly to the city center, where a gathering of cultivators calmly awaited their turn to register. This time, the registration was slow, there was only a single elder for everyone. Each cultivator went through a test in front of a white crystal that assessed something. The fee they would have to pay to enter the Elemental Condensation World would be announced based on the result.
They walked toward the line, which started several meters ahead. As they approached, Lirelia’s eyes caught some members heading toward the line. They were members of the Infernal Mammoth and Abyssal Bakunawa clans, the two that lived in the city along with the Black Phoenix clan.
Alm smiled internally. He let Yanson and Lirelia go ahead, side by side, and he stayed behind a few inches. His intentions were clear. ’She’s tall and slender, a great lure. See her next to her boyfriend and feel envy.’ Alm mentally murmured excitedly.
Suddenly, a muscular young man smiled. "Look at that? The young princess of the Black Phoenix decided to surrender to a demon whale? Hahahaha."
’WHAT?!’
Alm was stunned. Then he looked at the couple in front, they were holding hands and everything; why the hell did they end up in this?
"If you wanted someone big and heavy to crush you, we, Infernal Mammoths, can satisfy you better. That way, our friendly families will be happy! Hahaha," the young man spoke, and all his companions, along with several from other lackey races, laughed.
Bruno explosively laughed internally. ’Look at the difference between them; Yanson looks like her son. Not to mention, his cultivation is so pathetic and fragile, and we, being close, are a highlight equal to Lirelia for the wrong reasons. No matter where, our presence puts us as her pair, not him, hahahaha.’
Lirelia twisted her face almost exploding, then an Abyssal Bakunawa spoke. "Is that a human with a demon whale? A trash bloodline mixed with another..."
"You’re the trash, you bastard!!"
Yanson exploded before Lirelia. He couldn’t bear someone cursing the whale. He had become such an important figure to him and his people that he didn’t even know what he felt yet; maybe he had already marked him internally as something sacred.
So, Yanson threatened to draw his weapon, and Lirelia held him back, frightened. She had never seen him so aggressive. There couldn’t be fights inside the city at all, or the Golden Asuras would intervene and kill whoever it was. So, she tried to threaten them back using her family and status. Thus, she hurriedly ran forward toward the distant line to avoid the worst.
The whale followed them closely without saying anything. Alm was disappointed, but in the end, the result was the same. Yanson didn’t seem to mind; he knew the whale didn’t have that intention. In the same second, just behind, Alm and Bruno felt poor Dexo entering the city covered in blood. Then his gaze met those two from the clans, who approached him looking like they were communicating.
Finally, they reached the line. At that moment, Lirelia sighed, then looked at Yanson a bit more excited. He seemed calm, but had an explosive and wild demeanor, which pleased her.
Her thoughts were interrupted when she saw two figures approaching. "Shuki!" Lirelia spoke to the plain-looking woman next to a slightly taller man with an equally ordinary appearance, but a familiar feeling was sensed by Alm and Bruno.
Lirelia looked at the two and then jumped lightly, stunned. She turned to the whale and slightly bowed her head, saying. "This is the gentle Cerberus I told you about... sorry, I didn’t know she was committed."
The whale narrowed his eyes, and seeing that, Lirelia quickly added. "Uh.. but Shuki must have many powerful sisters to introduce you to. I’m sure they are as good as her, right Shuki?"
The gaze of the two met, and she understood, nodding. Meanwhile, Bruno was laughing mentally while Alm replied dryly. "No need. There’s been a mistake here; I don’t have that... strange interest."
They were at the end of the line, coincidentally, so they joined and started chatting. The line was extremely slow, so they had plenty of free time. Soon, Alm and Bruno learned about the cerberus situation.
They lived on a distant planet where resources were scarce. They were being threatened by other demonic clans from the underworld. Their future was uncertain, but the heavens gifted these two with talent. Shuki and Muphs, her partner, were born in this generation.
They were skillful and considered geniuses seen only once in millennia, but they were born together in this generation and still joined as a couple. Everything was perfect, so the cerberus placed all their hopes on them. Resources for an entire generation were given to them so they could compete with the top young talents from other clans.
"Don’t worry, Shuki. The center of the world accommodates 20 cultivators. You are on the same level as me; you will get a spot for sure." Lirelia spoke gently.
Alm and Bruno already knew. The Elemental Condensation World was several kilometers wide, and cultivators couldn’t fly because the laws there were dense and strange. Right in the center, there was a special place where tribulations were hundreds of times more powerful, and the benefits were unbelievable. The farther from the center, the weaker the tribulation. So there was a barrier that only the first 20 most powerful could occupy in the center.
Time passed, and it took ten days in the gigantic line to reach their turn. Alm and Bruno were calm; they could withdraw the density of the Spiritual Qi and disguise their talent to reduce the entry cost. Not that it was so necessary, Yanson had collected the rings from the beasts over the past few months. And inside, there was half a million black gold.
According to Lirelia, there were five parameters measured, and the score was given from 1 to 10. The highest value in a parameter represented the cost, being a thousand for each point. She didn’t exactly know what the parameters were, that wasn’t disclosed. But the average was around 4 to 7. So, the value ranged from 4 to 7 thousand for each. What they had was enough, and there would still be some left for them to spend in the city while the world didn’t open.
Soon, the cerberi were measured. The result numbers were displayed for everyone in the air above the examined. The two had strangely identical scores: 4/7/4/5/3
They paid the seven thousand, then Yanson was measured: 1/9/1/1/9
The whale narrowed its eyes as Bruno muttered. ’Wait... the only good thing about him is his pure Yin bloodline and body. Those measures... screwed.’
Everyone felt strange; he was pathetic in three laughable measurements. But in two, he was way above average; it was very peculiar. Yanson then paid the 9 thousand without caring.
Lirelia stepped forward, and everyone already knew what to expect, score: 6/8/6/6/8
Her average was very high, and everyone sighed; the phoenix bloodline was no joke. Soon, the whale took a step forward, and then he felt a gaze exchange from his back towards the Golden Asura in front of him. A not-so-friendly intention flowed subtly.
The whale touched the crystal and sighed. Then, he felt a light power invading his body everywhere. ’This assesses physical power, bloodline, core density, spiritual root density, and Yin affinity. We can’t disguise this.’
Suddenly, the crystal trembled; he felt the behemoth rune, and an intense primordial power almost cracked the crystal. Soon, the Asura and everyone in line saw it and were frightened. The score appeared above the whale:
"10/10/10/10/10," Someone in the line murmured, trembling and rubbing their eyes in disbelief.
"Impossible..." The Golden Asura spoke dryly.
Everyone fell silent while he rushed to the crystal and examined it for several minutes. The whale just watched with an impassive expression, while Yanson and Lirelia looked in awe.
Alm and Bruno felt the mental message the Asura exchanged with someone nearby. Then he straightened up and looked at the whale.
"The crystal is perfect." He spoke seriously. "But, this has never happened before... I have to talk to my superiors and ask for instructions on the rules."
Everyone forgot to breathe; there were no records of this. Finally, in the sky, dozens of auras appeared from all directions. They were representatives of the three beast clans that lived in the city.
"We are responsible for the star formation, so that everyone can benefit equally without favoritism. Each powerful cultivator consumes a lot of the formation, so your exuberant figure will consume a lot of it." He spoke loudly and pompously for everyone in the sky to hear. "By the rules, when a score reaches 10, the value is still decided based on it, at the cost of a thousand per point. But when more than one reaches the maximum, the value is increased. So, the next value of 10 costs an extra 1 million, and it continues from there. To enter, your cost will be 4 million and 10 thousand."