Only the black ground was visible to everyone, meanwhile a ridiculous amount of divine mana appeared to Kayden. It was more mana than existed in all the zones he had already passed through. The boy maintained ridiculous control, but he couldn’t hold it all together.
Most of it disappeared into the environment naturally, but Kayden held on to enough to form one of the most frightening attacks a fifth realm wizard has ever wielded.
Everything was going perfectly. Kayden had never attempted to use this ability. It only worked once and required a mental overload that would make it impossible for him to fight for months. Not only that, but his spiritual sense would cease to exist for a few weeks.
This technique made him truly believe that he was on a higher level than everyone else. The eight beams he faced in the last test were not very difficult; he didn’t even need to use this technique.
A loud sound appeared throughout the room as Kayden’s aura slash was released. The entire space was destroyed wherever he passed. A starry space became visible to everyone.
Some force prevented the void monsters from entering this environment or the void mana from infiltrating the entire environment. Meanwhile, Kayden’s attack arrived in front of the Lich who had stood up.
"That was pretty cool." The Lich laughed as he clapped his hands and black mist came out of his body. Kayden’s attack... disappeared into thin air as if it had never been launched. A silence appeared in the room.
For the first time in millennia, Kayden was surprised and unresponsive. He froze in the air as if he were a mere ordinary wizard found on any corner. His shock was so great that he only uttered one word.
"As?" The Lich looked at him and seemed to be amused by the situation.
"Child, you are quite old for the fifth realm, but I have been in that realm for at least 100 times your lifetime." Kayden finally understood what Eros had told him.
"Do you have nine lightning bolts, Lich lord?" Kayden already knew the answer to that.
"Yeah, kid, don’t beat yourself up too much, it’s a different level." Kayden finally paid attention to his surroundings. All the people were dead and just floating in the air as if they were still alive.
"It had been a long time since a living being could handle my aura. What have you been through in just a few millennia that made you capable of this?" The Lich’s eyes seemed to shine with curiosity and Kayden couldn’t find an answer for him.
"One question after another," Kayden responded with a sass that the Lich hadn’t expected. The undead chuckled at Kayden’s bold action.
"I’ll give you a bonus question for your boldness, child."
"What made you able to overcome eight lightning bolts? What is the path you sought?" The Lich didn’t even blink to respond.
"I was a wizard who controlled dark elements and death indirectly. I just had to kill myself." Kayden knew it wasn’t that simple, but it revealed something he already thought was correct.
Regardless of what you are looking for, you must be willing to go all the way with the same thing. Don’t change your strategy or look for something else. Only a true master was capable of making that leap.
"What is your strength limit?" Kayden wanted to understand more about the famous nine rays.
"I should probably be able to kill someone at the eighth realm with a bit of luck, but if an opponent at the eighth or ninth realm falters in the slightest, I should probably be able to kill them. But in a straight fight, I can only slaughter those in the seventh realm."
The answers were far beyond Kayden’s wildest dreams. The creature in front of him simply admitted to having the ability to jump and bypass any realm. This was a completely unreasonable level of strength.
"You are a baptized monarch, aren’t you?" Kayden didn’t quite understand the question and saw the Lich laugh at the situation. "A lost monarch, that’s going to be incredible. Furthermore, you are not part of the false gods." The Lich laughed to himself for a few seconds. "When you are stronger, look for the end disciples. We will have an offer for you."
Kayden felt like he had made giant leaps with just one conversation, even more so when he saw Lich’s offer.
"What is a monarch?" Kayden didn’t get the answer to that question, as he didn’t even have time to blink before he found himself outside the event in the same city where he spent the last millennia.
"Holy crap." He swore under his breath. He couldn’t even realize that he would be killed, nor did he even feel the mana being manipulated. One moment he was alive, and the next, only on this side.
This degree of strength was frightening, completely surreal. He didn’t even remember the last time he was destroyed by someone in the same realm of strength. This wasn’t even a fight. Kayden stood there trying to find the answer.
Anything. Absolutely nothing. All the alternatives in his mind required him to have minimal information about the situation to try to learn from it, but in this case, he didn’t even understand how he lost.
"Kayden?" Julian’s voice brought the boy out of his reverie. "You’ve been standing there for a few hours." Kayden hadn’t noticed the passage of time. This has become a habit over these millennia.
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"I found a nine-ray mage, Julian," Kayden commented, and the city leader’s eyes showed understanding.
"My older brother also had nine rays, they are..."
"Monsters?" Kayden expected this response from Julian.
"Titable, there’s no way to give titles or comparisons." Kayden agreed with his friend, this was the most memorable experience of his entire cultivation life.
"What’s your score?" Kayden didn’t even remember that factor. It wasn’t difficult to find the strange piece of mana in his body. As soon as he focused on it, a number came to his mind.
"61.5." Julian froze for a moment as he watched Kayden. He knew his friend was special, but not to this extent.
"How many rays do you have, Kayden?" Kayden raised an eyebrow, he had already answered that to Julian.
"6 spokes only." Julian sighed, he knew the answer, but he couldn’t believe the result Kayden got.
"I only got 36. Your result is good enough to place you in any organization in the universe right now. The number being in decimal means that you are weaker than the vast majority at that level, but you have the potential for something great."
Kayden had probably received this amount because of his low lightning count and what he was able to achieve with it. Beating eight-ray mages was not simple, especially considering that he was weaker in terms of the amount of lightning.
"I should advance to the sixth realm in a few years, what do you recommend me to do?" Kayden was in the last years of his life and yet he would continue to hone his skills.
"Advance and go to the next zone. There are probably already mages in higher realms and intergalactic organizations there. Join one and continue cultivating." Julian didn’t have anything very defined, in a way his knowledge was limited.
Kayden thanked his friend and headed in another direction. He still needed to think about his actions a little more, it didn’t take long for him to just put it aside and continue improving himself.
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"Are you Uncle Kayden? Kamila spoke highly of you, she still calls you her first love at family dinners." Before Kayden were three teenagers who were only fifty years old and in the fifth realm.
Each of them had red eyes and fox ears. These were very striking characteristics of the girls who brought Kayden to this city. They were very similar and cost around 1.50 each.
Kayden didn’t know what to say and just smiled. The three girls arrived in the morning calling for him and were surprised to find him there. After a few words, he understood that his name had become a fairy tale in this family.
"What can I do for you?" Kayden had no real regard for these people.
"We lost our big sister and we need someone to help us with the passing." Kayden was just a few years away from advancing to the sixth realm, this was a great opportunity.
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"What do I gain from helping you?" At Kayden’s words, the three foxes turned red in the face and a seductive voice appeared from the woman in the middle as the three approached him.
"Us." A naughty laugh came out of the woman and...
Author’s note: I have released a second book, it has a lighter theme and a simpler character than Kayden, the book will be a plot of jokes with a big psychological game behind it, if you are curious