Book 3: Chapter 3 (6/7)

Kain couldn’t understand how Noe could have figured all of that out after a short duel between them. Kain thought to himself, "Noe Clerico is clever. But being clever alone won't be enough to stop me."

Kain asked, "You have figured me out huh. So, what do you say? Will you join me? Or will you choose to be against me?"

Noe acted hesitantly, then laughed out loud and said, "I will gladly serve you if you are stronger than me. Too bad, a cockroach will always be a cockroach. You, Kain Bersk, are nothing but a cockroach in my eyes. Even when you transformed into a Devil, all it did was only helped you become the king of the cockroaches."

"I am stronger than you, that is a fact."

"Oh really? Am I dead yet? I don't think so. Can you please kill me now to prove that you are stronger than me?" Noe mockingly asked.

Kain then shook his head and said, “[Unlimited Life] huh? You are still powerless against me. You may be immortal, but I hold the power of destruction. I am powerful enough to destroy this entire planet and all you can do is watch.”

“Ah… glad to hear that. Do you know why I didn’t fight back, Kain Bersk?”

“Why?” Kain smirked as he asked that question.

“Because I wanted to see you happy. That smirk on your face right now shows how confident you are. But that confidence will one day disappear. I have seen through your power but you knew nothing about me. Well, besides my name and my title as the Lord of the Gray."

"Amusing. Why don't you tell me more about you? About how strong you are? Hint, I can easily see through your bluffs."

"Speaking of hints. Kain, here is a hint for you. I have traveled through the Hell Realm and Heaven Realm without facing anyone to match my power. Devils? Archangels? Don't make me laugh. You aren’t even a real Devil while I have defeated and killed some Devils and Archangels throughout my lifetime. And my Soul-Bound Creature, I haven’t conjured her for too long since the day I step into level 100. That was even before I created the [Unlimited Life] spell. As a bonus, let me give you another hint. Even when a Devil teamed up with an Archangel, they aren’t strong enough to defeat my Soul-Bound Creature. Do a little forethought in your simple head and conclude your Evolved Thunder Eagle can compete against her.”

Noe didn't know Kain had a Devil Warrior bound to his Conjurer Soul. Noe thought Kain still has Finwe as his Soul-Bound Creature.

Kain said, “You are just trying to deceive me. There is no such powerful creature that existed in the lower realms.”

“She isn’t from any planets in the lower realms, you fool. There is a special realm that is placed between higher realms and lower realms. You know what. I have said enough. Kain, I hope to see you terrorize Toria Continents much more. Perhaps enslaves all of the human race while you at it. On the day that humanity loses hope and prays for a hero to save them, in the name of the Mages Council, I will appear to savior the human. Who knows? Maybe the Demi-Humans will beg me to kill you as well. After that, the respect and loyalty from the human and Demi-Human races toward the Mages Council will vastly increase. But be very careful in your decision. If you try to massacre people for no reason like Vierna Pharm had done in the past, I will kill you sooner than I am obliged to. The reason Vierna Pharm could do something as evil as that was because I wasn’t born at that time. Despite having advanced into a God-tier now, I can guarantee you that bitch won’t even have a chance to escape if she faces me in a one versus one battle!” Noe loudly stated.

Kain asked Tykan telepathically, “Watcher Tykan, is he bluffing about such a powerful creature that is much stronger compared to a Devil or an Archangel?”

Tykan said, “I knew for sure Noe didn’t bind his Conjurer Soul to any Devil or Archangel. He could be bluffing.”

"What about God-tier creatures?"

"Similar to God Mages and God Warriors, God-tier creatures won’t be able to travel to the lower realms, so there is no possible way he can bound his Conjurer Soul to a God-tier creature."

"Noe mentioned a special realm between higher realms and lower realms. Do you know what realm it is?"

"Hmm... There is such a special realm. It is called Demiplane, a vast planet in a unique realm reserved for children of God-tiers who couldn't advance into God-tier after ten thousand years of training. Demiplane is also known as the realm of the Demigods. Wait, Demiplane has Demigods who decided to stay instead of travel back to the higher realms after advancing into God-tiers. Could it be that Noe Clerico somehow bound a God-tier Demigod to his Conjurer Soul?"

"Watcher Tykan, would you please check the Demiplane to see if any Demigod was bound to Noe Clerico?"

"I can't. No Watcher can get access into the realm of the Demigods. You shouldn't worry much. First of all, you can't travel to the Demiplane using [Astral Projection]. That meant Noe Clerico couldn’t travel to the Demiplane and defeat a God-tier Demigod in his astral form, then forced it to be bound to his Conjurer Soul. Remember, a Conjurer Mage's magical power is greatly reduced after traveling to other realms using [Astral Projection]. Unless he can somehow conjure that God-tier Demigod to Toria Continents then ask her to be bound to his Conjurer Soul. That is not possible either. Why would a God-tier Demigod agree to be bound to a Saint Conjurer Mage?"

Kain thought about it and remembered Finwe agreed to bound to his Conjurer Soul when he was still just a Master Conjurer Mage. But Watcher Tykan could be right, no God-tier Demigod would agree to be bound to a Conjurer Mage.

Watcher Tykan continued, "Not to mention a God-tier Demigod can't be summoned or conjured."

"What about the [Demiplane] spell of Earth Magic?"

"[Demiplane] spell is reserved for Earth Mages and it can only bind a Demigod for two minutes. It's much different compared to summoning or conjuring spells."

A flash of thought appeared in Kain's mind and he asked, "Watcher Tykan, what about if Noe bound a Demigod to his Conjurer Soul then that Demigod advanced into God-tier and refused to travel to the higher realms? That is how he could still have a God-tier Demigod as his Soul-Bound Creature."

Watcher Tykan said, "Not likely. After a Soul-Bound Creature advances into God-tier, the permanent abyss link chained between a Conjurer Mage and that God-tier Creature will be broken. This is to avoid unbalance in the lower realms."