Chapter 229: Sudden Change

Mike suspiciously glanced at the man in front of him. He thought for a moment before asking "Are you perhaps the dean of King's Academy?"

"Yep," The dean nods his head making Mike fall in silence. Finally, he nods his head. In response, the dean clasped his hand with surprise and walks towards the left side of the room. There was a door connected to it.

He opens the door and both of them walk inside while Thomas waits outside. Although Mike had already expected this, he was still surprised to make an emperor wait outside. After entering the door, Mike finds a hallway instead of a room.

It seemed long as well. On the way, the dean turned his head at Mike and said "I'm sorry, Mike but I can't give you the King Title."

"Huh! I thought you were going to test me first. Isn't that the reason why we are going to this special chamber?" Mike's footstep halted as his face was overwhelmed with surprise. He didn't expect the dean would bluntly reject him.

"Well, I can't give you that title. You must be the soldier to try. And, considering your current strength, you won't be able to face off against your contender in the same realm. After all, you don't expect me to let you fight a soldier with the same cultivation, do you?" The Dean smiled as he asked.

Mike froze for a moment, then shook his head and said "No!"

"That's why I can't give you that title. Of course, that's not the reason why we are here. Didn't I tell you previously? You can't merge spirits with external help. This place will give you that help." The dean spoke as he strode in the hallway.

"Does that mean my master also merged two spirits here?" Mike turned his head at the dean and asked.

"Yes, not only him some other people as well. I was fortunate enough to encounter this place in my life. I don't know how this thing got here but it seemed to be left by that person." The dean chuckled but when he mentioned his last words, deep seriousness and admiration appeared in his eyes.

"Who is that person? Do you know?" Mike got curious about the identity of the person, so he hurriedly asked.

The dean paused for a moment and replied "Well, it is not so bad to learn more about him. We call him the first ancestor. He is the first human who joined that group. He is the strongest person in our universe. And, he is also known as Spirit King. But, his name is Van D."

"I don't know anything about his last name. But, his first name is quite famous in the entire universe. He is also the person who has invented that external force to help others merge the spirits. It was found that people no matter how much they try can't merge two spirits."

"And, he is the only person known in the universe who has merged the spirits on his own. It could be because of his one-time occurrence physique 'Spirit God Body' that allows him to merge it. Or, it could be simply fate."

"No matter what it might be, the results are clear. Except for him, nobody can merge this on their own.  Only this external force can help you merge your spirits."

"Oh! Look we have arrived!" While explaining, both of them reached in front of a door. This door was quite large and made of gold. The dean walked to the side and pressed the password as well done the retina scanned and heartbeat scanned.

As soon as he was done, the door opened silently. Mike let the dean enter the room first and followed him. As they entered the room, Mike's attention got grabbed by a black stone hovering in the mid-sky. The black stone didn't seem peculiar except for the fact that it could float.

Mike thought for a moment before he walked near the stone. Suddenly, the dean spoke, "Hold that stone in your hand while you try to merge the spirit."

Mike's footsteps halted but soon continued as he reached out the stone. As soon as he held it, he suddenly fell on his knees.

Thud!

"Mike, you got to have the strong willpower otherwise it will devour your spirits." The dean shouted as he slowly walked back to the walls and leaned on them.

"And, you are telling me that now!!!!" Mike screamed as he felt a massive force suppressing him down. The force only gets stronger. Mike understands his willpower is not that high. Suddenly, he grits his teeth and says "If you want spirits, then I will give you some!"

"Ahhhhhhhhh!"

Mike screams as he releases his spirits. Fighting Spirit, Slaughter Spirit, Spear Spirit, Blood Spirit, and Chaos Spirit. When the first four spirits were released in the shape of the gas, they got sucked by the stone but when the chaos spirit appeared, a magical thing happened.

The dark spirit that seems completely different than other spirits stayed above him. It was none other than Chaos Spirit.

He hasn't used Chaos Spirit all this time. Even though he owns one, he doesn't have the strength to use it. But, he knows Chaos Spirit is powerful. And, his thoughts were correct. The moment Chaos Spirit appeared, it released dark energy.

This dark energy collided with the stone. After colliding with it, his spirits suddenly exploded inside the stone. Chaos Spirit took the form of liquid as it coats the stone. The Chaos Spirit doesn't enter the stone but keeps on influencing other spirits.

This scene shocked the dean. He rubbed his eyes to see whether this is really true or not. After few seconds, four blue energies were released out of the stone. As soon as those spirits came out of the stone, they started vibrating with greater force.

"Ugh!"

The force smashed Mike's internal organs, making him cough out blood. He held his body on his knees and forearm while coughing the blood on the floor. Suddenly, the chaos spirit that had surrounded the stone erupted even more.

Boom! Crack! Crack!

An explosive sound rang from the stone. After few seconds, few cracks began to appear at the stone.

"Mike stop! Your spirit is destroying the stone. You need to stop right now!" The dean appeared next to Mike in an instant. He tried to hold the stone but the chaotic spirit suddenly pushed away. He crouched down as he tried to convince Mike.

But, Mike couldn't hear him properly. His eyes were blurring. He was continuously coughing out blood as his condition only got worsen.

'Damn! This is a problem. No, it is a big problem. I must contact the first mistress. Fast! Fast!' Inside his brain, Claire started trembling at her sight. She didn't expect his condition to get worse.

While she tried to call Jenny, Mike had several different thoughts in his mind.

'What is going on? Why is this happening again and again?'

'What should I do? How can I come out alive? I must live. I must live to fulfill my dream.'

'But, I can't feel it. My heart? What is happening? Why is it slowing down?'

'My eyes? Please don't shut down! What---- is going....'

After that, his eyes completely shut down. His heartbeat also starts beating at the slowest rate. Suddenly, the chaos spirit released an intense power. As if it was truly angered. The power was so intense that even the dean was blown away.

Mike's condition was worsened but the chaos spirit was still protecting him. And, at this moment, another explosion occurred.

Boom!

The stone suddenly broke into pieces. But, something accompanied this explosion. A black whirlpool appeared in the same exact place. The moment it appeared, chaos spirit along with other spirits got sucked inside his body.

At the same time, the whirlpool sucked Mike inside it.

"MIKE!!!"

A few seconds later, the whirlpool disappeared while Elizabeth appeared. When she screamed, the entire planet turned silent.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, David appeared in the same cave. He clicked at the microphone attached to his ears and shouted "Activate Defense GD"

"But sir, we only have charged it to twenty-five percent. We need that much for our upcoming task." An anxious voice rang in his ears.

"Damn! Do it now or we won't even have the battleground for our task." David shouted with an anxious expression.

At the same time,

A miracle happened. The earth became completely invisible to the universe with a massive barrier surrounding the earth. The power released by Elizabeth collided against the barrier and got blocked by it.

"Hu!" Seeing the barrier blocking Elizabeth's powers, David released a breath of relief and turned his head at Elizabeth. He inhaled a massive amount of air and shouted "MIKE IS STILL ALIVE. YOU CAN'T SENSE HIM BECAUSE HE HAS GONE TO A COMPLETELY NEW UNIVERSE."

When those words reached her ears, she slowly calmed down and turned her head at David. Only when she calmed down, David sighed and disappeared along with her.

That day, every single being on earth had passed out!