Of the dozens of mystic swordsmen that came, only 8 survived.
After the great struggle to get all the benefits of the inheritance ground to themselves, human blood soaked the river of gold as mystic warriors died everyday for the past 5 days which finally ended.
A clash of Advanced mystic warriors was always bound to involve a lot of energy and area of effect damage, and this one was no different.
Apart from Rex and Ben, all 6 of the remaining mystic warriors who fought as contenders of the Sword Saint's inheritance left the desert quaking in fear.
Thinking back to the incredible strength that was displayed by the mystic warrior duos, they felt goosebumps, some even left with long-life traumas.
Meeting mystic warriors like Rex pre going to Planet Tioron was already horrifying enough, getting to meet him post going to Planet Tioron was a disaster that they would never forget all their lives.
Without a doubt, Rex was the strongest Advanced mystic warrior that they had met. This was how out of this world Rex's strength became after returning from Planet Tioron.
Rex was now like a god among men when against other mystic warriors who were Advanced mystic warriors like him.
Of these 6 mystic warriors, 5 escaped leaving the bravest of them all.
This brave mystic warrior stalked Rex and Ben as they returned back to the location of the Sword Saint's inheritance ground and tomb.
When Rex dripped his blood on the sand, causing the buried tomb to rise back up, this warrior felt his heat leaping out of his throat.
"Monsters! Freaking monsters!"
This warrior freaked out and finally ran for his life.
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This time, entering the Sword Saint's inheritance ground was much more convenient and straightforward since a lot of things were no longer hidden.
After getting the Sword Saint's full inheritance, Rex already got a lot of authority over the tomb. According to Lord Asuka, it would be the future headquarters of the Blood Spartan Tribe after their return to earth.
This time, they went through the winding staircase that led downwards without any surprises and appeared at the large hall where the pagoda was.
This time, the 12-floored pagoda was not as resplendent as before, its energy seemed to have been exhausted as the pagoda glowed very dimly.
Rex guessed that it already started gathering natural mystic energy already to open up again after the next 4 years.
The pagoda was not Rex's focus this time, it was just but one part of the massive tomb. This time, he decided to have a tour of the whole tomb and an awed Ben followed him throughout without asking any questions.
Sword Saint Minato Musashi was like the idol of all new generation mystic warriors, Ben was no different. Previously he only got to see the 12-floored pagoda, now he was hyped to see this legend's tomb in its full entirety.
Of course, Ben had a lot of questions but knowing Rex and his shenanigan for getting involved with mysterious elements, he remained patient.
When Rex was ready to tell him, he would not need to ask for it first.
The tomb comprised of the extremely large hall where the 12-floored pagoda was located, another location that was built like a strategy hall, the tomb itself, and the small room where the planetary teleportation portal was located.
On getting to this small room again, Rex heaved a sigh of relief to see the Blood Shackle and the Circle of Fate still intact.
The glow of the planetary teleportation portal seemed to have dimmed a lot but it still glowed which was encouraging. Also, Rex noticed that it was drawing energy from somewhere to keep itself active.
Perhaps, like the 12-floored pagoda, the planetary teleportation portal also drew supplements from the natural mystic energy in the atmosphere.
After observing that everything was intact, Rex started looking for clues, any clues that would point him in the right direction and thing to do to be able to bring the whole Blood Spartan Tribe back to earth.
Though Ben still did not understand what was going on, he stuck with his friend and started searching for the elusive clue.
Despite spending over an hour doing this, Rex was unsuccessful and frustrated already, he gave up with a sigh.
"Umm…, what exactly is this all about?" Seeing Rex so deflated and silent, Ben finally got the opportunity that he wanted to voice his doubts.
"Did you get the main inheritance or?"
By now, after all that happened, Ben already had an idea or 2 about what was happening but he was still not sure and was why he asked.
Rex finally turned to look at his friend with a smile. "You remember that I became a vampire, right?"
"Yeah…"
"So, you also remember my talent with the sword, right?"
"Right…" Ben rolled his eyes at Rex's blatant attempt at a flex but he was subjective enough to read behind the lines as he finally started getting the clue, Rex's next clue was what pushed him over the edge to finally get it.
"The Sword Saint was a powerful vampire before his death".
Ben's eyes widened even more. "So, you became the perfect candidate?"
"Yeah, kinda, I got the main inheritance and also got a mission from him".
Both friends sat down inside the small room where the planetary teleportation portal was as Rex finally started giving his account.
He revealed everything to his friend ranging from Lord Asuka, to the Sword Saint, to the Blood Spartan Tribe, to Sword Saint Miyamoto Musashi, to the great mission that he took on by becoming Sword Saint Minato's disciple.
He did not exclude his adventures in Planet Tioron which left Ben's mouth gaped open, Rex felt a burst of pride as he narrated his achievements.
At the end of his story, Ben exclaimed. "What a story!"
It was hard to believe but being a close friend of Rex, he never knew him for being a liar and was why he believed everything that he heard.
"Your story is pretty unbelievable, but I think mine is even more unbelievable. Are you not curious about how I became an Advanced mystic warrior in such a short time after you left?"
Rex raised his eyebrows. "Now that I think about it, something feels fishy".
"Hehe". Ben rubbed his nose. "Just like you, I am actually the descendant of an Ancient Mystic Family, the Ancient Carter Family".
"I left not too long after you left Obedin City".
"After the event of the assassins that came to kill you which eventually culminated to you being a vampire, I also revealed some secrets that I have been hiding before which was actually a connection to the Ancient Carter family".
"Through this connection, the Ancient Mystic family was able to send some special envoys to come take me home". Ben winked as he said this, causing Rex to roll his eyes even as he continued the story.
"In the Myriad Metal Great Shelter, I was able to unlock my full potential through the Big-bone bloodline. Since then, my growth has been at a speed of a rocket under the guidance and protection of my master".
"After a tournament among the descendants of the Ancient Carter Family, I was able to prove all my doubters wrong and get a decent ranking, surprising even the monarch of our family himself".
"That was when the monarch rewarded me with an inheritance token".
"I got here with a lot of expectations but well, I was humbled by more talented swordsmen that I met here until you came, haha".
"To be sincere, I'm still marveled by the incredible display that you showed".
Rex only laughed at that as they started discussing more familiar terms. They discovered their personal life, their love life, their adventures, and of course, they discussed Cassandra before they finally stood up to leave.
Before leaving though, Rex had one last thing to do.
He turned and looked into the distance. "Let's go to the forge".
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A few minutes later, Rex arrived before the forge and hovering before him was a familiar armor which no longer seemed as familiar.
Rex was surprised, him calling Berserker was purely through his instinct as a swordsman. Though he expected changes for the armor also, he never expected to see glaring changes like it being capable of flight too.
What happened next shocked him more.
"Master!" The Vampiric Armor imitated the bow of a subject to its king.
Rex's jaw dropped open. "System, freaking show me the stuff!"
[Affirmative!]
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[Vampiric Armor- Will of the Blood Sage!]
[Bonded Warrior: Rex Vector!]
[Current Grade: Myth Grade!]
Rarity: Extremely Rare
- Defense: 100,000
- Durability: 250,000/250,000
[Mystic Effect: Blood Sea Genjutsu!]
[When activated and supplied with enough blood power, the user can draw the enemy into a world of the mind set in a Blood Sea that is inside the armor. Inside there, mental attacks are dealt to opponent for 50 minutes.]
[NOTE: 5 seconds in the world of the mind is 5 minutes in reality.]
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[Mystic Effect: Gathering of the Ancient Ones!]
[When activated and supplied with enough blood power and mystic energy, the user can draw enemy into the world of the mind in the Blood Sea where the 30 Ancient Ones will appear to suppress enemy with their mental prowess.]
[There's an 80% chance of enemy's head exploding!]
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[Mystic Effect: Blood Defense!]
[When activated and supplied with enough blood power and mystic energy, a red defense shield is formed that can defend against all attacks of the Super Grade for 10 minutes.]
[NOTE: When supplied with Myth Grade mystic energy, all attacks of the Super Grade are defended and those of the myth grade can be defended for 2 minutes.]
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[Mystic Effect: Mystic Siege- Ultimate Defense!]
[When activated and supplied with enough blood power and mystic energy, an ultimate red shield is formed that can defend against all attacks of the Super Grade for 30 minutes.]
[NOTE: This Mystic Armor can only be used by Vampires!]
[NOTE: The Vampiric Armor has a partially awakened mystic treasure consciousness!]
[Remark: This is an armor for the big boys…, you wanna chill with the big boys?!]
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The defense of the armor literally increased to ridiculous levels, and though a new active ability was not added, all of them were upgraded.
Rex's jaw dropped. "Show me Berserker's new status".
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