"You just want to advance quickly under pressure from your society. They want to be on the same level as all the other geniuses. You are in an invisible competition against other people," said Kayden, not knowing that this phrase would be the pillar of a new organization outside the universe. "But that’s idiotic. In a tournament with a billion people, you only have one opponent. Against the entire universe, you have only one opponent. In the end, it’s just you against you. If you have ten thousand years of longevity, take advantage of each day to reach your best."
Kayden’s sentence brought a deep silence to the group. Of the four girls, only Minerva understood what he said, as she was one of the only ones who tried to do what Kayden said.
"It’s a beautiful thought, but life isn’t that beautiful," Maria commented, and the others agreed. Kayden just stayed quiet. Some things in life cannot be taught, only learned through experience.
A few minutes later, they continued their journey, and time passed again. Kayden thought it was incredible how big this planet was, as they were able to travel for years and still not reach any type of barrier.
"How big are the zones?" Kayden asked Minerva during one of their breaks.
"Small planets," Minerva replied, without providing further details. Kayden didn’t ask any more questions, as he had no idea how big a small planet was.
The trip took a total of two full years to complete. Kayden learned a lot during this time and tried new things. It was one of the most tumultuous and peaceful periods of his life. It was chaos to live fighting, but it was also an overwhelming peace to always be improving and hunting for treasures, even more so while surrounded by beautifully created natural scenes.
"Golden bears are not difficult to find, but they travel in large groups. I will deal with those in the sixth realm using an artifact. You have to survive and kill as many as you can in 10 minutes", explained Minerva. In just a few minutes, they encountered a group with three bears in the sixth realm and two dozen in the fifth realm. Each beast was about four or five meters long.
They emanated a wild and primitive aura. Its claws were black and contrasted with its golden fur. It was a beautiful thing to see. His hair was smooth and well-groomed, appearing to have been woven by hand, one by one.
"Get ready," said Minerva, taking a round metal ball without any accessories from her space ring and throwing it at the bears. Instantly, she and the other three sixth realm bears disappeared into thin air.
Kayden immediately activated his domain and began pulling all the mana he could into it. At the moment, I hadn’t used the conversion yet, as this was a final trick for times of need.
The three women went towards the bears like crazy. They were strong and their egos were high. Kayden kept his distance and chose how he would fight. After seeing each of them being pushed away as if they were nothing by the strength of the bears, he decided to throw some specific cuts.
Kayden condensed his attacks and increased divine mana in them. His speed and strength reached an absolute peak. The spell was thrown directly into the animals’ eyes. Most managed to defend or dodge at a speed that didn’t match their size.
The remaining ones had their vision completely obstructed, and the snow desert kings felt one of the greatest pains of their lives. They were beings who were used to ruling and didn’t have much contact with pain.
The beasts’ fur began to glow, and Kayden felt a foreboding, which only increased when he saw the bears’ speed increase several folds. Fortunately, the girls in their group could keep up with this speed.
Kayden had never really noticed how strong they were. His daggers were all a black shade. The bears weren’t able to put them back, at least in the first few minutes. But for every minute that passed, Kayden saw the signs of fatigue.
It was very similar to the spells he used in the past to bring his body to a greater level of strength. They were great, but they came at a cost over time. These bears were far superior to mages in the fifth realm. Kayden could feel a very high concentration of divine mana in his fur.
Kayden began simulating hundreds of mana points identical to his and pitting them against the bears. This resulted in none of them being able to directly recognize where their opponents were. Only those with their vision intact were capable, and those were few after so many minutes of being bombarded.
The problem with this fight is that it was obvious to Kayden that they had no chance of winning. Each bear was a unique powerhouse. It would take a long time for them to isolate one of the bears and kill them.
The minutes began to pass. One of the first injuries appeared on Maria when one of her arms was completely crushed by a simple stomp from the bears. The other two women saved her from dying, but the damage was already done.
"Stand back, I’ll buy you some time," Kayden said, starting to convert everything around him into mana and using as much divine mana as he could. Instantly, the amount of mana around him reached an absurd value.
When the three women retreated, he released dozens of aura attacks at a completely ridiculous level. Each attack was heavy enough to send the bears flying a few meters away.
Along with his slashes, he released a sort of smoke made of pure mana. It was a simple trick, but it would confuse the senses of all animals as it destroyed any spiritual sense for a time.
"It’s time for you guys to pull your best techniques out of your hat," muttered Kayden as he saw that his efforts only bought a minute and a few seconds. The women nodded.
The three had an increase in aggressiveness in their auras, and their body techniques were further expanded. Kayden could feel the surrounding divine mana being drawn into their bodies to a ridiculously high degree.
This time, they managed to inflict several deep wounds on the bears and they didn’t even seem to be trying very hard. Kayden only recovered during this period; He didn’t have much to do.
The scenery around them was destroyed. The snow and small trees were turned into mana by Kayden. At this moment, there was only black earth on the ground and no other signs of matter; not even air was available in the room.
"You have done enough", Minerva’s voice appeared in the room, and all the bears of the fifth kingdom fell to the ground lifeless, their bodies untouched. The woman appeared at a very anticlimactic moment, as the four were not yet at a point of despair.
"Finally," Maria mumbled, sitting down on the floor to rest. The other two went to poke the bears to see if they were dead. Minerva was a very unique mage; It would be difficult for irrational beings to escape their spells.
"Kayden, you can have two bears. Use one with us and save the other for the future." Kayden accepted as he had no direct role in the slaughter. Over the next few minutes, they organized a huge bonfire.
"How are we going to eat it whole?" Kamila asked Minerva, unable to understand. Over the next few minutes, the meat was ready, and Minerva began to explain a little more about the bears.
"The divine mana in your bodies is ridiculously abundant, enough for you to easily eat a few kilos of meat. It should only take a day for each bear." The smell of the meat was wonderful.
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Kayden remembered eating good things like this in the past but without divine mana. Together with his ex-wife, he tried the best delicacies that an entire solar system could offer.
"You can start." At Minerva’s words, Kayden was the only one who started cutting parts of the bear and eating it without any hesitation. Divine mana invaded his body instantly.
She was a violent and active mana. In seconds, he changed dozens of things about Kayden’s base and began to improve his body structure. Even his heart was improved. It had been so many years since Kayden had paid attention to the mana heart.
Some changes Kayden didn’t like and just removed them from his body. The divine mana was only there to assist him. This was a good time for him to correct the difference between his physical and ranged attacks.
The divine mana lasted a few minutes in his body and he soon had to eat more meat, the girls ate at a much slower speed, they had much greater knowledge about divine mana than Kayden, but in terms of control, they were very far away.