219 Chapter 219: The One Path 4

"Hmph! A human at the doors of death dares utters such words? I will give you a gruesome death! Boy!!!" The sea dragon bellowed.

Even after hearing this, Kaido was not fazed, his eyes glowed so brightly at this point that his eyes looked like two bright suns.

"Hahahaha! Even death is by my side… Little magic beast, you cannot kill me!" Kaido laughed as terrifying heat energy exploded from his body and quickly spread around like a surging sea. He raised his hands towards the sky and a vicious smile appeared on his face.

"To me!" He bellowed and the clouds above completely vanish and a warm ray of light descended from the heavens and fell upon the ice domain. Upon contact, the ice blizzard scattered revealing Kaido who was joyfully bathing in the sunray. His eyes were shut tight as his body abruptly shot out of the ice domain.

"No!!!" The ice dragon roared furiously as it abruptly shot out of the ice domain, chasing after Kaido but it didn't dare approach the ray of light.

Wooosh!

Wooosh!!

Wooosh!!!

The ice spears twirling around its massive snake-like body instantly shot forward, swarming Kaido from all sides.

Kaido's eyes remained shut as he kept absorbing the sunlight, not bothering with the ice spears. Derik who was within the purple vortex gazed at Kaido with a confused expression on his face but he dared not make a move. With the presence of the wind dragon, he couldn't act as he wished, he could only believe in Kaido and hope the kid does not die easily.

"Should we step in…" Aldora's voice rocked Derik's head.

"No… don't… things are about to get interesting… we are never meant to show these lizardmen our weak side… only with a display of our strength can we truly gain the trust of these people… we must win in a fair battle…" Derik spoke softly within the darkish purple vortex but his eyes never left the black dragon shrouded in black lightning with a pair of dazzling blue eyes and sky blue claws.

The wind dragon seemed to be observing him too. Both of them silently agreed to stop their battle and observe those who they both came to rescue.

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Psst!

Pssst!!

Psssst!!!

As soon as the ice spears reached the ray of light, they all turned into vapor. Within the ray of light was Kaido whose skin was golden right now, up to the extent he looked like a divine golden being dressed in a matching golden armor with pair od fiery orange eyes and a long blazing orange hair.

Metal clanking sounds surrounded him and the size of the ray of the sun kept depleting at a visible rate while Kaido's aura rose rapidly.

Feeling threatened by Kaido's actions, the sea dragon decisively launched all forms of attacks ranged from water techniques, back to ice.

"This is the path I chose to walk… the path of the one!!?" Kaido finally yanked his eyes open and spoke.

Woooosh!

A massive ice spear shot towards him and with a flick of his fingers, coupled with a gentle smile, the ice spear vanished in an instant.

"Such futile attacks will not save you…" Kaido chuckled lightly as he absorbed the final piece of energy in the hit ray.

Bang!!!

His golden armor instantly exploded revealing his unusual macho body. His muscles were bulging and trembling greatly with each part covered with a layer of gold.

"The sun…" Derik remained rooted to his spot as he stared at the almost dark skies in disbelief. He could easily tell what happened but this was just too unbelievable.

The so-called One path is a path which allows one to directly harness the power of their elements to improve themselves. Kaido forcefully pulled the rays of the sun towards himself and absorbed it, thereby enhancing himself.

Kaido's actions turned the Bright, hot afternoon to a normal, cool evening. No one could tell how much power he absorbed, all they knew is that it was enough to make it look like it was evening time. This is definitely not a preexisting path! This is something Kaido invented on his own!

Roar!

The ice dragon was terrified of Kaido's new form and began setting layers of ice defense on itself while it waited for him to act. Kaido on his own part wasn't necessarily in a hurry to kill this magic beast. He looked at the darkish purple vortex not too far away and a pair of blood-red eyes looking at him.

"When did you get here?" A childish smile bloomed on Kaido's face as he spoke. It was the kind of expression which a kid has when he achieves something new and wants to show it off to his elders in a bid to earn their praise and recognition.

Ever since he arrived at Gyro and started listening to Cyrus' teachings, he understood his foundations were flawed. He finally understood why he could never beat Derik and Cyrus even though his realm was higher. Under Cyrus' guidance, he improved at an impressive rate and this deepened his respect and admiration for these two. When one commends him, considering all they have been through since they met each other, it actually means that it is something worth commendations.

"I've been here for a while… observing… You have surpassed my expectations Kaido… I apologize for looking down on you… You and Cyrus can definitely handle the situation." A pair of white shark-like teeth's appeared below the pair of glowing red eyes, in the darkness.

"Your commendations are acknowledged… Did you say Master Cyrus is a similar situation?" Kaido's smile broadened as he spoke with a raised eyebrow.

"Yea… The fire and earth dragon ambushed him… We don't have to worry… He's strong… at worse it will end in a stalemate..." Derik didn't feel concerned at all.

Just like him who possessed the undying body, Cyrus possessed abundant life force, so much that he can give it out to a dying person. He was practically an Immortal! The gap between the life and death element, when compared to the other elements, became more glaring as they entered the gold realm. These two will live on forever as long as they are not killed!

"Any plans for these two?" Kaido finally spoke up.

"Outside forces will invade this world… when that time comes we will need all the help we can get… these ancient dragons included… We can't afford to kill them here so let's just send them off with a light warning" Derik chuckled as he spoke.

"Does Master Cyrus feel the same way?" Kaido asked. His expression showed he understood what Derik said, he just wanted to know if Cyrus was on the same boat with them.

"We never spoke of this, so we will have to make a quick trip to his side as soon as this is over..." Derik spoke after thinking for a while.

"I'll be throwing the first punch then…" Kaido nodded with a satisfied smile.

His body exploded as he shot towards the sea dragon with a gentle smile on his face. The sea dragon retreated hastily, spitting out a massive torrent of water from its mouth.

Not hesitating, Kaido dove straight into the water torrent and shot out of the other side, unscathed. He quickly threw a fist at the dragon mercilessly!

Bang!!!

The sea dragon cried out in pain as it was sent flying over six hundred meters away before it crashed into the ocean below. With a light step forward, Kaido appeared above the area where the sea dragon fell into.

"Come on now… fight back" He said with a charming smile on his face as he slowly clenched his fists.

Clank!

Clank!!

Sounds of metal bending could be heard as Kaido slowly clenched his fists before punching down!

Bang!

Bang!!

Bang!!!

"I'll risk my life against you!!!" The sea dragon bellowed after the three compressed air shots from Kaido's Punch's punctured its body.

Wooosh!!

Numerous water tendrils shot out of the ocean, racing towards Kaido.

"I am the chosen one of the sun… a being you will never be able to reach… Even if you risk your life against me, you still won't be able to harm a hair on my body" Kaido explained softly as he waved his hand and a terrifying heatwave spread forth, turning all the water tendrils to vapor.

With his hands wrapped around his chest, Kaido descended into the ocean to battle the beast underwater since it was not willing to come out. The moment his golden body entered the ocean, it began boiling!

Meanwhile, Derik smiled since he was totally satisfied with Kaido's power. He and Cyrus possessed three paths now after they have entered the gold realm, yet Kaido who just mastered a single path showcased a level of strength which could rival theirs now. The shocking power of these cosmic spirit hosts was really disturbing, the difference between guardian spirits and cosmic spirits became more understandable.

"Well then… Let's continue…" Derik laughed lightly as he shot towards the wind dragon.

The massive darkish purple vortex surged towards the dragon crazily. In response, the dragon retreated while spitting not countless bolts of black lightning but no matter how much lightning it shot out, it still couldn't find Derik's main body within the massive vortex.

As the distance between the dragon and the darkish purple vortex decreased significantly, the beast became restless and flustered by the situation. The strong corrosive power of Derik's death aura could be felt, and its instincts informed it of the gruesome death it will experience if it is caught by this death storm.

Roar!!!

It kept retreating frantically while firing more bolts of black lighting but this didn't even slow the vortex.

"Don't force my hands human! Lightning Tyrant!!!!" The beast bellowed in rage as its body exploded, being replaced by a dragon-like being and charged towards the death Strom fearlessly.

"Hmph… you remind me of Zaylee and her lover Sternroff who could literarily become their element… It's a shame… Your situation won't be different in anyway…" Derik spoke softly but everyone could hear him clearly.

The death storm completely engulfed the black lightning dragon.

Roar!!!

Within the death storm, the lightning dragon roared out and countless bolts of lightning surged out of its body, reaching every part of the vortex in a matter of seconds. As long as Derik was within this death storm, he will definitely get hit!

Bam!!

A rough hand slammed into the lightning dragon, grabbing it by the throat. Visions of Derik's encounter with the former lightning guardian spirit host, Zaylee was mysteriously transmitted into the dragon's mind and it saw visions of how Zaylee died. The same thing was about to happen again!

The beast was terrified.

No matter how much it struggled just like Zaylee it could not break free from Derik's grip. It finally looked forward and saw a pair of blood-red eyes within a massive werewolf-like avatar, constructed with purely his aura.

"I call this Shriek of the dead… Let show you why…" Derik spoke softly as the wolf's grip on the dragon's neck tightened.

Screech!!!

The wolf opened it's massive mouth and the cries of the souls of thousands of people that have all died by Derik's hands echoed in its ears and visions of Derik's previous battles, right from the beginning to now flooded its mind. It witnessed who Derik massacred thousands of people without blinking, squashing all of them with his diabolic magic as if they were ants. Behind Derik in those visions was a hooded figure with blazing darkish purple eyes, a pair of black angel wings, and a death scythe in its hands, laughing hysterically.

This was a figure it recognized back in ancient times. One of the generals that led countless angels into battle against the magic beasts of this world, the original inhabitants!

The guardian spirits, the Angel of death! Demos!!

A vague image of Demos appeared behind Derik now and its perfect set of sharp razor-like teeth was revealed when it smiled. The final vision the beast saw was the way Derik would gruesomely murder it, steal it soul, and make it one of his undead.

"Even in death… you will never be allowed to rest again" Derik spoke softly with a loving smile.

The beast cried out in fear and hastily mustered all of its power to break free from the wolf's grip. Its body turned into a beam of black light as it fled! Vanishing without leaving even a trace behind!!