Soon, folowing Mu Feng, the master of Xin Xao, the entire group of the people present in the hall previously, along with Rex, had reached a rather large field with multiple training grounds- an area clearly used for practice matches or exhibitions. Mu Feng quickly entered one of the arenas, drawing his spear from his storage ring and taking a stance, ready to attack at any given moment. Rex did not wait for any special invitation and entered the same arena as Mu Feng.
"You will pay for my succesors life with your own." he said to Rex, anger clearly apparent in his voice "And I will put a stop to those foolish rumors of a SSS class monster on the loose in our country!"
With those words he lunged forward, trying to catch Rex off guard, but missing him by a slight margin. It seemed as though Rex had managed to dodge by a hairs width. Then, following the first, thrust after thrust followed the first one, each charged with mana and desire to end its targets life, yet, just like the first one, every one of the thrust was dodged by a tiny margin, making the onlookers gasp in shock. As the barrage of thrusts kept going, they could start to notice beads of sweat starting to pur down Mu Fengs face, the man clearly giving his all in the endless barrage of his trusts.
"WHY DONT YOU JUST DIE!" Screamed Mu Feng as he slightly slowed down in the intensity of his thrusts, the high pace and countless strikes leaving him wisibly drained. Then, suddenly, the barrage of thrusts ended, revealing a sight that sent chills down the spines of the surrounding spectators. Rex had grabbed the spear the moment its forward thrust was finished and Mu Feng had started to pull it back for another thrust, leaving them in a situation where the spear was stuck in a vice like grip, effectively making it unussable.
"And here I thought that low level SS class would have more to offer in terms of strenght, I am utterly dissapointed." Rex spoke with a sigh. His words clearly flying past Mu Fengs ears, as the man was still in shock due to the caught spear. The action was incomprehensible to him. He, who was at the top of his continents powerhouses, a man who could travel the world with little to no worries, unless of course he decided to delve in raid tier floors, was just stopped by a youngster not even twenty years old? Just what kind of a sick joke was that? Did they encounter some sort of a demigod, sent down to their plane to perform some goldy task? Or was he here just to have fun at the expense of the mortals. Whatever the case, he was flabergasted and could not accept the reality before him. So, the hand that pierced his body and tore out his heart registered only when he felt his body grow cold, and then, in the last few moments of his life saw the heart in the bloodied hand being squished like a ripe tomato. And with that sight as his last, he dropped to the ground, his body still, his lifes clock having ticked its last time.
"I do expect there will be no further annoyances after this. I hate to repeat my self." Rex spoke as he turned his attention to his spectators, after retrieving the space ring of the fallen elder. And noticing their gazes towards the ring he added "Spoils of war." with a light smile that chilled the small crowd once again.
"Right. Elder Wu, mind showing me that wine collection you mentioned during our walk here. I am quite interested in aquiring a few bottles for the ladies waiting back home. I believe your expertise in the matter could prove invaluable." Rex just switched gears from warlord to a ladies man in seconds, remembering Rashuun mentioning that the cultivators had quite the vine industry, and with elder Wu previously mentioning his collection randomly, he decided to capitalize on that.
"Why of course. It would be my pleasure sir. Are there any specific types you are looking for? Is it for a ladie? Owww, might I inquire about her temper, to find the best possible choices? Multiple ones? Ow my, ow my. We have quite the task ahead of us, dont we?" Elder Wu barraged Rex with questions, percieving quick head and hand gestures from him to further his barrage, the man fully immersing himself in his preffered hobby, finding a man ready to be innitiated into the glorious club of the vine connosours.
Rex innitially did not believe his hostilities with the Sword sect would end with just this duel, seeing as how he just took out one of their two strongest members present, yet to his suprise, that was it. Elder Wu happily brought him away to his personal collection, trying to figure out from which section their search should begin, leaving the remaining elders and the sect master there. Once Rex was out of the near vicinity, a few servants were called forth to clean up the arena, and move the body of now deceased peak master to a burial chamber.
"I can barely believe it. Elder Wu was indeed right." One of the elders said.
"Yes. That man is a monster of unreasonable power. Luckaly he is not as bloodthirsty as their kind tends to be, else our sect would have faced bloody end." Spoke another.
"We have to thank White Lotus and Tyrant Dragon sects for it as well, since their losses saved us too." third one spoke.
"So, the question now remains. How are we supposed to interract with him? Its not like we have a godess of our own to send his way to establish connection. What else is there he might be interested in that he himself cannot attain?" Asked the sect master.
''Why dont we just create a base in Long-Shu and offer our assistance to the governor of the place to maintain order? Surely he would apreciate it, and while not much, the gesture would indicate our remorse and desire for mutual benefits?" The first one asked. "And besides, we can always keep an eye out for the ultimate beauties during our forays in dungeons the wild islands."
They continiued back and fort as they moved to the meeting hall, working out the very best solution to their current situation. It was true, the cataclysmic danger was over for now, but the cause could be turned into a blessing, so they had to decide on ways to do exactly that. Rex meanwhile was touring a ginourmous basement filled to the brim with different bottles and barrels of wine, learning about its nuances and specifics. he spent an entire day picking the best vine for his girls, coming to an agreement with elder Wu that he would be contacted by Rex when another batch of vine would be needed.
The next day Rex left as soon as his business with elder Wu was finished, and once free said elder joined the rest of the upper leadership he was praised for his insight, since there was no chance to do so up untill now, and ones achievements should be honored.
As elder Wu thanked for the compliments he was recieving, he spoke as he looked in the dirrection Rex had left "I have to admit though. No matter how greatly I evaluated Neo, I never though he would be so much above my estimates. That youngster will create even more waves than he already has. Just wait and see my fellow elders."
Rex's return to the closest city with gate was just as fast as his path to Sword sect, and just like before, before the city he opened gate to Elysion and called back his traveling companions who, while having fun with the rest of the girls present in Elysion at the time, were eagerly awaiting his summons. Vivian Diana Mary and Roulan were not only happy, but quite excited to continiue their little adventure together. And it made Rex more than pleased to see his newest companion to have shed most of her worries and pain she had on showing on her face when they were sent into his shard world. And in this group they returned to Long-Shu, where they would spend another few days relaxing, and then depart back home to Blythe, where they would wait untill they had any news regarding the Mountains Rage tribes decision regarding their submission. Techically it would be akin to an aliance, but in thruth they would be serving Rex, like it or not.
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Their return to Long-Shu was rather calm, with no exciting or interesting developments, if one ignores all the mischief Vivian was up to, teasing and fooling around with Roulan and Mary. Something both younger ladies were more than happy about. Roulan in particular was happy beyond belief at the change her friend had undergone. Something that Vivian herself attributed to Rex freeing her from the enourmous expectations and duties weighing her down when she was at her sect. Now she could be the mischievous girl she was deep down, and have all the fun she had missed during her previous stage in life.
They had quite a bit of fun in the city for the few days they were there. Walking through the city, visiting its shops and stalls, though not trying any of the local foods. It was just so hard to enjoy anything made from ordinary ingridients. That one of the few drawabcks of their high quality meals and luxury Rex provided for them. Anything made with lower than earth grade ingridients felt bland, thus local cuisine was for the most part not something to enjoy.
Rex also offloaded a bit of the higher quality goods he had ammased in the Svergi dungeon in the local auction houses and shops, making said shopkeepers and the governor of the place happy beyond reason with his presence in the city. They also encounter the very first few members of the Flying Sword sect sent over to assist the governor in enforcing the rules of the place. An act to earn Rex favour, or at least to ensure he did not view their sect as a potential enemy. No matter the actual reason, Rex did not mind such an action. He had not asked for their assistence, but nor did he have an issue with their presence here. All he did was to advice them to ensure their members here did not get drunk on their power, something the younger ones often tended to forget. His words were light enough and construed in a manner that ensured that said words were an advice and a reminder of what can always happen, and not a threat of the local overlord.
Luckaly for Rex though recieved a meesage from Kara before they departed back to Blythe. And so, due to Vivians insistance, they once again descended into the dungeon manually, providing ample opportunities for both her and Roulan to have quite the solid training session on their way towards Karas village. The two eastern ladies were working on their teamwork, something they would do often in the future, since both had expressed their desire to join the dungeon delving teams of Rex women back in Blythe, and Rex, being the man he is, had absolutely no issue with it. On the contrary, he encouraged them to have fun and do whatever they found to be entertaining,as long as it did not include other men, that is. He was too damn jelous and possesive for that, and he had made his only flaw, not flaw, quite obvious to every one of his girls.
Soon they were in the Chiefs hall alongside Kara, looking at a group of five Svergi men and one woman. All men were muscle mountains, about two point six meters tall, with one being extra big, reaching three meters in height. High tier SS class entity. The man should be the leader of Mountains Rage tribe, but to Rex he might just be yet another weakling in his path, should the man decide to challenge him. And while the man looked quite the savage, what with his tattered style of clothing and those two huge axes on his back, there was quite a bit of intelegence in his eyes. Not to mention the fact he had yet to act either arrogantly or disrespectfull towards kara, who was the chief of this small village. He had been quite the honorable guest as he was waiting for Rex to arrive, something he was told to wait for, when Kara used her ring of comunication to inform Rex of the visiting chiefs presence.
The man now looked towards Rex as the man sat in his seat, flamked by three Svergi women, two of whom exuded quite charming and enticing aura. He, being one of the pinnacle entities of their race, could easily feel just how pure and powerfull their bloodline was, and should they belong to any other man, he have never hesitated to challenge them to a fight, end their lives and claim the women for himself. But the Warcaller of their tribe, now that was an entityin whose presence even his knees buckled. The sheer might said entity exuded, the absence of any residual aura or mana escaping from his body. Before him sat an existance akin to a god, if he had ever seen one. And if not a god yet, then one in the making for sure. One thing was clear- to never, ever do anything to provoke said entity again.
"I am Jorg, the chief of the Mountains Rage tribe." The three meter high man introduced himself then pointed towards the only woman among his followers "And she is Mara, our wise woman and my wife. And those are our most skilled young men. Tallents to be nurtured."
Rex nodded, and signaled for his women and Kara to explain the gist of things. How they would construct a gate in Mountains Rage village that would be used to send their raiding parties, or armies on certain ocasions to specific places outside of the dungeon, allowing them to raid and plunder cities of certain human or other species nations, providing both wealth, recourses and slaves, should they align themselves under Rex's banner. There would be no other type of controll from Rex's side. The only reason he is offering them such anm opportunity is the fact that as a single entity it is quite the annoying task to raid, pillage, cull and round up the slaves as a single entity. Thats where manpower is needed, and so, the current situation they are in. All in all, the offer was only benefitial for everyone, since the gate would allow Rex to arrive in their village whenever he so chose, ensuring that even in the case where all other grand tribes united against them, they would still come out on top. Since when it came to pure destruction and culling of lives, he had no equal.
Jorg, hearing all the details one by one couold not help but grin wider and wider, and by the end of Karas and Dianas explanation the mans face looked like a madman who was high on drugs in his own world, shooting loads non stop. His own wife had to enplty her cup of mead on his head to bring him back to reality, an action she profusely apologized to Rex and the women by his side. She had dirtied their floor after all.
"And all that you need in return is part of the haul, their high ranking clergy women, unsullied, and help in defending this little village of yours, that too will be connected to ours through another gate, giving us instant access here in case of emergencies. Hahahahhahahahha. Only a brain dead fool would not accept such terms. You sure you dont want a daughter of mine or two as well? I would wrap them in a few furs and deliver them to your bedrrom myself, should you ask for it."
"No offence to you chief, but you see the caliber of women that are by my side. is any of your daughters on the same level?" Rex asked a question in return.
"It stings to say it, but no." he replied with a sigh. "Though I wish there were. Nothing better than an aliance secured through bonding blood, though I understand the high standarts of yours. As they should be."
His slight dejection caused his wife to comfort him and apologize for not being pure blooded enough to ensure she could gift him with such daughters. It was highly dependant on the woman just how pure the blood of descendants were, explaining why Dianas daughter was almost as pure blooded as she was even if the father was only A class entity, with not so strong and pure bloodline.
"First, the five of you" Diana spoke as she pointed to the five men accompanying their chief and wife "Out you go for now." and the five, understanding the importance of the coming conversation, left as ordered.
"Regarding your little issue, we might have a solution" Diana spoke with a light smirk, causing the pair to whip their heads towards her in lightning like speed. Rex just shrugged at her antics, and gave his blessing to her to do as she wishes. She would have to work her willfullness off in the bedroom, he would make sure of it. So, with his blessing Diana just asked if Mara remembers tales of the Apexus. The woman, slightly furrowed her brow, quickly recounting said tales in her mind, and finding what Diana was reffering to.
"The flesh of the beast was a blessing in of itself, for those who feasted on it would grow stronger, their blood purified and strenghtened, bringing the conquerors of the beast ever so closer to our true ancestors." She recounted "But how does that help us? Slaying an Apexus is a feat of legends that has not been achieved for centuries now."
Diana smiled and with a small motion of her hand she lifted necklace to come into the focus of their guests.
"I dont know, my husband here has no problems slaying them."