250 Chapter 250: Leaving the empire 2

Derik's actions left everyone puzzled but Cyrus' words pierced Elsa's heart like a table knife cutting deep into butter. She fell into deep thoughts as she considered Cyrus words, realizing it is true after a while. Derik and Cyrus use to be different, more compassionate, and thoughtful in the past. Even though Derik has always been ruthless and a bit wild due to the nature of his magic, they weren't necessarily bad people. But now these two people were like total strangers to her, their emotions, actions, and line of thoughts seemed strange to her, it looked like she was gazing at total strangers. They have become completely different people.

Could this be because of their magic or their power?

Does it mean the stronger one becomes, the less human they are?

They have lost their humanity and won't flinch when killing those they see as threats, even if those people were once their allies…

"If this is what it means to be strong then I will rather be weak" Elsa muttered before leaving the scene with Diana.

Ahika and Francis remained rooted to their positions for a while, they found the outcome of this event strange and feared that Derik harbored ill thoughts for them. This same fear was what forced them to act against Derik and Cyrus in the first place, but this time, they dared not make such a costly mistake again. Without speaking to each other, they vanished instantly, returning to the various 'hideouts' to focus on their cultivation, hoping to break through their current realm as soon as possible.

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Wooosh!

Derik's figure appeared above the palace of the dead, descending like a god while staring at his sect members with mixed emotions boldly spelled out on his facial expression. In his own opinion right now, be it the elves, or the lizardmen, or the humans, none of these people are worth fighting for. If these people were the only people he is obliged to fight for, he would have created a mutant soul and just ignored the war entirely. The conspiracy was arranged and supported by the lizardmen with their leader Ahika, a great portion of the humans, with Francis leading them and then there are the elves with Elsa and Diana. All these people are wary of Derik's power and the more powerful he becomes the more anxious they are!

"These people are too short-sighted, shouldn't having a powerful ally be a good thing? Only when you bear ill intentions towards an ally will you fear his or her power…" Derik muttered thoughtfully.

Fortunately for these people, he had people like Cyrus, Kaido, Gerald, Kuen, Kira, Kin and the other members of the palace of the dead and life to protect, if it were just these people, it would have been easier but things became a bit more complicated because every single one of these people he wants to protect is somehow related to those ungrateful citizens. If not for these people, he probably won't bother fighting in the upcoming war.

"It is true that too many ties is a burden…" Derik muttered ruefully.

Setting foot on the land which harbors his sect, the strongest members of his group were already waiting while the weaker members rallied behind them respectfully. With just a glance he could tell that his absence has seriously reduced the cultivation speed of these people since his death magic was not there to empower them. His aura which has played a major role in the growth rate of these people was slowly fading, so much that even people outside within the city can see the constructions atop the mountain.

This was not as it should be….

In the past the entire mountain was shrouded in darkness, covered by Derik's aura and none dared move to close to it, If not Cyrus life aura, steadily suppressing his own, Derik's aura would have completely covered the mountain range easily, engulfing the location of the palace of life as well. Spending close to seven days away has greatly affected the cultivation of these people. At this point, Derik realized how magical death magic is.

"Truly this world has is meant to create gods and as a god, these people are my first creations…" Derik was lost in thought, ignoring all those that gathered to meet him but none voiced their discontent. They only stood there and patiently waited for them.

Considering a few things, Derik's eyes dilated as some thoughts flowed into his head like a flowing stream, he felt more enlightened, yet a bit more threatened. The fact that each host is destined to be one of the new gods greatly troubled him.

"Death, Life, Fire, water, lightning, wind, and nature… each representing a guardian spirit… This means there are meant to be seven gods… seven" Derik frowned as he remembered the very day he killed the lightning guardian spirit host by Zaylee. Considering a situation where people as short-sighted as Ahika and Francis becoming gods also made his mouth taste bitter.

When such people become independent beings and true gods, it will be harder to deal with them. Derik frowned slightly when thinking about this but he mustered the strength to push the thought away. Derik quickly concluded on the matter, deciding to leave the matter for another day, from the little he understands, the old gods are trying to prevent the rise of the new gods, the creator included. Instead of letting new gods rise, they have decided to utilize the resources of the god vein to strengthen their own power and push themselves to a higher realm, if any still exists.

"I will take my time to consider these important issues later… as for now, let me deal with my sect's problems…" Derik muttered to himself.

His eyes which were completely black suddenly released a red flash and his aura exploded. Using hand gestures and beautiful body movements, Derik guided his aura around the mountain, slowly shrouding the mountain in darkness once again. His followers were instantly thrilled by his actions and their blood lust flowed out violently. Even Kira had glowing red eyes with visible dagger-shaped teeth as he smiled viciously. Any outsider seeing this would this was a cult filled with deadly serial killers and psychopaths.