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Chapter 110
Kane didn't go to his room but headed straight to the training hall. There was no time to rest.
Much was at stake with the second wave of the mutated monsters.
He had refined his mana through jewel crafting to the highest quality.
Now, the time had come.
It was time to consume the Fire Star that he had taken from the Red Spear Knights.
As he opened the box, a wave of intense heat surged out. It was a heat that would burn most people alive. Blata stuck out his tongue and stared intently at the Fire Star.
“Tasty. I want to eat it too.”
When Kane picked up the Fire Star, Blata’s eyes followed it closely. If it were anyone else, they would have been so taken in by Blata’s appearance that they would have handed over the Fire Star.
That’s how simultaneously insignificant and cute Blata seemed. However, Kane ignored Blata's temptation and consumed the fire star.
[Warning! You have swallowed ???.]
[Warning! [Blood Oath] is reacting.]
[Warning! ??? and ‘Blood Oath’ are clashing inside you.]
This was different from when he had consumed the Blood Star. The powerful external force clashed with the internal power, but the internal power easily subdued it.
[Five Elements Blood Extreme Physique has identified the ‘Fire Star’.]
['Blood Oath' is absorbing the 'Fire Star'.]
[Progress: 1...5...10...]
There was no pain. The blood mana protected his body from the shock. The fourth form of Blood Rune, the Blood Oath, possessed overwhelming destructive power compared to the fourth form of Fire Rune: ‘Fire Oath’ that he had as Ray Hatzfeld.
The Blood Rune wasn’t called a demonic power for nothing.
Having already consumed the Blood Star, absorbing the Fire Star was a piece of cake.
[Progress: ...100%]
['Blood Oath' has fully absorbed the 'Fire Star'.]
[The characteristics of 'Five Elements blood extreme physique' and 'Pure-Blooded' have been activated.]
The training hall was filled with heat that could evaporate even the very reality itself.
It was a heat that dried up all the moisture from the earth and trees. It felt like the flames of hell.
That heat was slowly absorbed into Kane's body.
[Blood Tiger’s breath has increased to SR.]
[Blood Phoenix’s Breath has increased to SR.]
[Two of the Five Elements (Fire) have been completed.]
[The rank of the trait: Endurance has increased to S+.]
[The rank of the trait: Focus has increased to S+.]
[Re-calculating false stats.]
Kane’s closed eyes suddenly shot open. A deep red glow flickered and then vanished.
“Huh? What’s going on? Kane clearly became aware of his power.”
Blata was able to peek at the message.
"Re-calculating false stats."
Despite seeing the message, Kane's stats were still low. This was what had Blata so flustered.
"Is there a power that even I, the great guardian spirit of demons, don't know about?"
Blata was in disbelief, vehemently denying the possibility.
There was only one thing Blata didn't know: the true intentions of the 'Great Demon.'
Apart from that, he believed he knew everything. But something unexpected had occurred. He couldn't comprehend the power of a mere human, who was not even one of the twelve star lords. His pride was deeply wounded.
Whether Kane understood Blata's frustration or not, he continued to check his status window.
[Kane Rehinar (Lv.78)]
- Rank: ★★★★☆
- Age: 22
- Class: Blood Knight.
- Mana Affinity: Blood Oath (SSR) [4 Runes]
- Basic Abilities -
- Health: A-
- Mana: A-
- Body: SSR
- Strength: A-
- Agility: A-
Unique Traits: Pure-Blooded (UR), Mana Plunder (SSR), Five Elements blood extreme physique (SSR+) [Two Elements Completed].
General Traits: Endurance (S+), Focus (S+)
Skills: Breath of the Blood Tiger (SR), Breath of the Blood Phoenix (SR), Blood Dance (SSR+), Phoenix Spear Technique (SSR)
"Maybe it's because the year changed, but I look like I’ve aged by an year," Kane thought. However, this detail wasn't important.
A priest wearing a wolf mask responded.
- "The Empire is flooded with rumors."
- "I've heard all sorts of stories."
- "The rumor that Kane Rehinar received it as a gift from the Emperor when he went to the capital, and another that he already had it in Rehinar?"
- "Those are the two most common stories."
- "What have the information network found out?"
Everyone’s gaze turned to the wolf-masked priest.
He had been the quickest to act as soon as the rumors began to spread.
After all, the Blood Star was an incredibly important artifact to them.
- "The source of the rumor is indeed Rehinar."
The fox-masked priest asked again.
- "Could it be just a baseless rumor?"
- "We interrogated the Black Crow members, and their testimony was consistent."
- "What?"
- "Even if the Black Crow dominates the underworld, could their information really be better than ours?"
The wolf-masked priest replied to the skeptical tone.
- "They said that Kane Rehinar carries the Blood Star with him."
- "Is he insane? If it were me, I would’ve consumed it immediately."
- "That guy must be lacking something."
- "Wait! Everyone, be quiet."
The fox-masked priest silenced the others.
After some thought, he spoke again.
- "What if Kane Rehinar has already consumed the Blood Star? From what we’ve found, Kane was definitely a dullard, wasn’t he?"
- "I agree with that."
- "It never made sense how they could have raised him under our noses without us noticing."
- "Well, the Blood Star can turn even a fool into a genius..."
The fox-masked priest continued.
- But, Thinking that Kane consumed the Blood Star, his weapon now feels unsettling."
- "The red twin blades?"
- "Now that I think about it, something feels off. Unlike other stars, the Blood Star can be forcibly extracted from the body even after consumption."
The wolf-masked priest responded.
- "You’re saying that the weapon was made from the Blood Star, aren’t you?"
The fox-masked priest nodded heavily. There were too many things to be suspicious about.
- "We need to investigate Rehinar..."
- "I’m far from Rehinar."
- "I’m in the same situation as the Sixth Seat. Count me out."
- "Isn’t the Third Seat the closest to Rehinar? You were the first to discover this, so why not handle it yourself?"
They subtly passed the responsibility onto the wolf-masked priest.
- "Do you think I don’t know you’re trying to dump this on me because of the Guardian Lord?"
- "Ahem."
- "As I’ve said before, even though he’s been poisoned by the formlessness poison, the Guardian Lord is terrifying."
- "That guy isn’t human. If we accidentally cross paths with him, we won’t even be able to recover our bones."
- "The Patriarch would be thrilled to see how brave you all are."
They all avoided the topic, looking a bit embarrassed.
At that moment, the fox-masked priest murmured quietly.
- "This situation is risky, but it’s not extremely dangerous. If we fail, we can hide. But if we succeed, the Patriarch will reward us generously."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Among them, a few had eyes gleaming with ambition. Though they were comrades, they were also rivals.
As the fox-masked priest said, recovering the Blood Star would drastically change their standing.
The priest wearing the tiger mask subtly stepped forward.
- "I’ll help the Third Seat."
- "Second Seat, if you go, the chances of success will be higher. Are you sure you want to?"
- "It’s been a while since I’ve been back home. I’ll also see my dear brother."
[PR/N: Is it Hayden Tegelo?]
[Tl/N: Find out in the next episode of Dragon Ball Z.]
[PR/N: Fuck you.]
The eyes behind the tger mask gleamed with murderous intent.
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