"So which batch of Cultivators do you prefer I kill? Are there any troublesome ones that deserve to die?" William asked the old man in front of him.
"Kill the Trial takers? Oh, no. Since you've become so powerful, I hope you don't mind helping me retrieve something." Riyald replied with a smile.
What could Master Riyald possibly need me to get? He just went out...
"Does it involve anything forbidden? I'd rather not paint myself as a criminal even if I can get away with it."
In reality, William didn't want to risk losing more Humanity than he already had. His emotions were already running rampant, making him want to give in to his selfish desires and let go. A certain part of him even said this was fine, that killing any annoying fly that dared to get in his way was alright.
If they deserve it, sure, but not to any random person I meet on the street, not like when I killed a guard by mistake in Blue Moon City.
"Forbidden? Not this time. An old friend of mine once betrayed me in an Ancient Ruin and ran off with a much more efficient Soul Cultivation Technique that we had earned together. I just need your help to take the Technique back." Riyald replied as if it was just a simple task.
"No problem. Where can I find this person? And how can I identify him?"
"He's in the Velos Continent. You can find it if you go directly East past a small island chain in the Far East Mistlands. You'll know it when you see it, because the water is murky green and the Continent is contaminated with dangerous toxins." He pulled out a small holographic map that showed Efretta as a globe, pointing out the Velos Continent amongst the group.
He continued, "If you want to find him, his name is Marcus Rednel. I've been keeping tabs on him, but he's too powerful to confront myself. He wears a bright orange cloak, and uses both the Darkness and Sound Elements, which make him very tricky to detect."
"Too powerful for you? But didn't you defeat the dragons of the Dragon Continent? How can you be weak?" William asked.
"Hahaha, that was a long time ago, and I had some special treasures that helped me during the battle. Not to mention..." he leaned in close to whisper to William, "I kinda cheated."
"Cheated?" William asked. How could someone cheat in a battle against dragons? First of all, it was shameless, but second of all, how could they not notice?
"Shh, not so loud! The dragon that was supposed to battle with me was restricted by a series of Arrays I had hidden underground beforehand. Dragons always allow the challenged to pick the battlefield, so I tricked one of the strongest dragons around into challenging me so I could pick the location."
William agreed. Another thing to add to the list of things to do. "So I need to take back the Soul Cultivation Technique from Marcus Rednel and meet with Rudeus Velos for help with suppressing my body further..."
System, why haven't you issued a Quest for these things yet?
-Must I always issue you a Quest? You're going to do it anyway.
Well, it would help.
-Now that you said something, I think I won't. Remember, you still need to earn your worth.
Oh, come on System. I'm still not worthy after everything I've done so far?
-I'll think about it when you've survived your Ascension.
How can an Ascension Tribulation stop me? You should know my Talents better than I do.
-I'm not talking about the Tribulation. Where do you think people go when they Ascend?
They just randomly appear in the next Realm, right?
-How can randomness truly exist?
William fell silent, deep in thought about the System's words. If he even had to watch his back after Ascending, there was quite a bit of preparation he still needed to do.
But if I can meet with this Alchemist, perhaps I can suppress myself enough to Ascend with both my body and Cultivation? And with the Soul Cultivation Technique, could I go for all three?
William became excited just thinking about it. His loot goblin tendencies were temporarily shelved by the intense desire to reach the absolute peak of existence. To become an unstoppable being that wouldn't have to worry about being taken advantage of.
A triple Ascension, all in one!