Author’s note: I think I’ve improved in terms of writing impressive scenes, this chapter is much better than the climax when he takes the academy test, but I leave that for you to decide
The world seemed to stop for a second when a huge lightning strike Golden came out of the skies and fell at high speed towards Kayden. This time, mana from dozens of meters converged above the boy, acting as a shield.
The impact was lessened considerably, but the lightning still passed through Kayden’s leg and completely charred it. Similar to a sword cut, Kayden lost one of his legs. The pain was irrelevant to him, his eyes were fixed on the heavens.
BOOOM!
The lightning hit the ground and the pulsation increased considerably. There were four rays and Kayden established himself as a genius. But the boy didn’t look like he was going to give up now. His body was already almost dead. If it weren’t for his extreme willpower, he would have already forcibly lost consciousness.
"not even our father had the courage to face five lightning bolts when he had a high-level path. This boy is crazy", the king commented to himself and Leonardo agreed. The ascension process had a direct relationship with your path.
The stronger the path, the stronger the ascension process. Normal people who reached the fourth ray would not be able to face the third ray of a strong path. It was simply an unparalleled difference.
Meanwhile, Kayden, who looked like an undead, was floating in the air staring at the skies. The greatest powers of humanity had a shudder when they looked at the boy. He looked like an ant facing a colossus and still triumphing.
Unshakable.
Invincible.
A king among kings.
Kayden forced his way in further. He used every concept he had. At the end of it all, he made an unimaginable discovery: his path was already to sovereignty. The concept he learned was not necessary.
He was the monarch. His path was absolute domination. The rope tying the five concepts was undone and Kayden’s path regressed several meters. Then the boy forced his way as the main concept of his existence to tie down all others.
Sovereignty was nothing more than something in his way. She was not a separate concept, she was just part of it. The once strong rope now did not exist. His path didn’t need to tie others to him, he just... subjected them to kneel.
An even greater pulse began when Kayden made this discovery in the life-or-death situation. He knew that the fifth ray would come down with or without his permission. Probably no one could save him at that moment. The ascension challenge did not allow for external intervention. Even someone in higher realms would be cruelly killed as a consequence.
"Come!", Kayden threw the challenge to the skies, surprising everyone.
"Is that five rays?"
"Is he crazy?"
"Look at his condition, he doesn’t even have an arm and a leg!"
The skies began to thunder as if carrying the strongest attack to ever fall on this planet. Meanwhile, Kayden’s control over mana intensified several folds.
Practically for a hundred meters around him, all mana ceased to exist as it converged towards him and formed a spiral tower around him. Not even a peak mage could match that control.
The boy began to levitate upwards unshakably.
"Come!", with his cry and challenge, the heavens finally released the fifth golden ray. The force even frightened the elderly people around. This attack power was easily in the first realm.
All the mana Kayden gathered was put into his body and his katana. Practically the mana of a hundred meters was gathered in just one spot. The lightning began to fall and seemed slow in everyone’s view.
One man against the heavens.
An ant against the gods.
BOOOM!
Kayden broke the sound barrier by swinging his katana in a feat impossible for most first-realm mages. The lightning, falling furiously and imposingly, was cut in two. Some of it even hit Kayden.
It passed through the left side of his body. The katana had completely disintegrated and his right arm was completely gone. A part of his lung was also destroyed in the process.
BOOOOOOOOM!
The lightning hit the ground and opened a crater several meters wide. The strength was something that no mage had ever witnessed in first-realm strength tests, something completely unimaginable.
"Monster!" At that moment, some finally understood Kayden’s nickname. He was above geniuses. Among the greatest, he was a monster. Among geniuses, he was a monster.
Kayden was left floating in the air as he stared up at the heavens. He could feel that there was a sixth ray, but at this moment he was sure that he was not able to face it. That should be left for the next kingdom.
The second Kayden gave up, the mana of the world embraced him and began to change his body. First, your bone structure received a huge boost. Afterwards, his muscles were completely remodeled.
His blood was improved and became thicker. His vital organs were improved by several folds. Even his eyes burned as they were entirely remade. Kayden watched each change.
His limbs weren’t regenerated, but Kayden could feel that his body had evolved to a point that he wouldn’t die even with these injuries, at least as long as he controlled the blood loss and other things.
Finally, the mana arrived in his brain. At that moment, Kayden lost consciousness for the first time in a year. The mana removed useless parts and connected others. It received practically twice as many neurons and its size was greatly reduced to accommodate the new quantity.
Your brain capacity has increased considerably, whether to relive memories or perform quick thoughts. His IQ practically reached the same level as an ordinary human genius.
Kayden woke up afterward and was left alone in the air. The fifth ray elevated him to a level far superior to any other human being in the first realm. His stats were practically double that of any newly advanced.
Another thing went his way. Now he was able to feel the latent strength in his body. Even without any arms, his body seemed much stronger than before. The boy should have been unconscious, but he forced his lucidity.
Using his path in its entirety, without needing to restrain himself, Kayden pulled the mana from 200 meters around him towards him. Within seconds, the mana converged entirely at his will.
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The sight made the human powers tremble with fear. Kayden’s strength at this moment was a joke, but in a few years, he would rise to the top.
BOOOOM!
A beam of ridiculous strength fell to the ground. Even a level 6 mage would be severely injured by this attack. That was practically a jump of six ranks. When everyone thought it was over, several lightning bolts started to fall, almost like a storm.
The King of Lightning.
The Reincarnation of Indra.
When Kayden looked up, he saw the transition mages standing in the air. He who met his gaze only saw absolute emptiness. It felt like staring into the abyss. Even with the difference in power, it seemed like Kayden was the predator and they were the prey.