"I told you from the beginning that it was dangerous. She could have walked away alive and with absurd strength, but she chose to turn against the hand that fed her," Kayden continued to project soul vibrations toward them.
His master’s words entered their ears like honey, convincing them that this was indeed the truth. In the end, Hanna chose to die of her own will—she could have simply left.
Kayden had already begun having the other two reflect on themselves. He constantly inserted dreams that reminded them of their most painful memories. This gradually helped them overcome their traumas and consolidate their personalities much faster.
Kayden resumed the sessions and saw how they were able to go far beyond what Hanna had achieved. Both reached 20% without any signs of side effects, and the strength they gained was terrifying. At this point, Konan could no longer hold them back easily and was defeated within minutes.
After much study, Kayden finally resumed testing Konan. The boy’s strength grew in leaps and bounds—he had a far greater potential than the others, which wasn’t surprising since he surpassed them in just a few years.
Konan was now absurdly motivated after spending so many years with Kayden. He had fully understood Kayden’s philosophy of life and distanced himself from the other two, focusing only on himself.
Konan’s personality had solidified at a very high level. At this point, he could undergo a session without Kayden needing to add fragments of his memories. This might seem like a small difference, but it was an immense leap.
While the strength of the other two disciples doubled at 20%, Konan’s tripled, and he showed no signs of side effects in his personality. His personality only grew stronger over time.
The next to break down was Ana. In the end, her young age made her mind too weak to fully contain her personality, even though she had consolidated it at a high level.
Her strength grew and quadrupled when she reached 30%, surpassing the others by a large margin. Her mind was completely flooded with other memories and personalities.
This allowed her to achieve something Kayden directly stimulated through soul signals and verbal encouragement: she advanced a realm within just five decades under Kayden’s tutelage.
Her ascension process was utterly surreal. She reached seven rays without much difficulty. At this moment, Kayden began shouting for her to keep going, giving all the encouragement of a master who seemed genuinely concerned.
Unfortunately, she didn’t have the strength to handle that level of power. She found herself dead within seconds of accepting the challenge. This was something Kayden had expected; he just wanted to be sure.
"She failed. I need new disciples now," Kayden sighed and gathered his disciple’s ashes. She had always wanted to be buried by the sea, and he would fulfill that promise for her.
It didn’t mean much, but the other two disciples had witnessed him make that promise. Once again, Kayden had to return to the slave market. It was the easiest place for him to find new apprentices.
The environment was the same, unchanged even after decades. Kayden found Jonas in the same room as before, but the man seemed to have aged centuries in those years.
"Hello," Kayden entered the room in the same manner as the first day, this time not bothering to relax his aura and simply letting it flow freely.
"Kayden!" Jonas was startled but quickly recovered in a manner befitting a mage of his rank.
"I need slaves again. Do you want me to pay the favor?" Kayden wasn’t offering another favor; this was merely a gesture of goodwill.
"Actually, yes. I have a bit of a problem with an organization in the mage world. They’re entrenched in the white faction of the mages and are trying to ban the sale of slaves worldwide." Kayden didn’t show it, but he could already sense the annoyance coming.
"What do you want me to do?" Kayden asked without beating around the bush.
"I need you to wipe out this group. I can’t make a move, or else the White Empire will turn against me," Jonas replied.
Kayden sighed. It would be a real nuisance.
"The strength of the mages?" Kayden wasn’t too worried, but it was good to be prepared.
"A mage with double-digit seven rays. The rest are just sixth-realm mages without much power. Only one descendant from the place has seven rays and monstrous talent as a wind mage."
For the next hour, Kayden gathered as much information as possible about the organization, from their location to the exact number of members. After some thought, he decided to take the simplest approach: he would attack head-on and destroy the organization directly.
"Can you guarantee that no other organization will interfere?" Kayden didn’t want to be caught off guard.
"I can strike all their allied entities on the same day as your plan, which will prevent them from calling for help," Jonas assured him.
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Kayden went even further, requesting measures of silence and isolation for several kilometers around the area.
In the end, Kayden left his disciples in some random city and told them to wait for him while training, making sure they didn’t reveal their identities. After that, he set off toward the organization.
At his maximum speed, he could cross the entire planet in just a few days. It didn’t take him more than two days to reach the enormous jungle that was the center of the organization. Kayden was impressed by the civilization that had grown there.
This magical city was situated in the heart of a vast and ancient jungle, where the power of nature and magic intertwined impressively. The vegetation was lush, with colossal trees reaching the sky, forming a natural canopy that, in some areas, blocked out the sunlight, leaving the surroundings illuminated by magical orbs of light floating among the branches. Amidst the jungle, towers and structures made of stone, wood, and crystal emerged harmoniously, as if they were part of the forest. The architecture blended the organic with the arcane, with roots and vines entwining crystal pillars that emanated magical energy.