Everyone stayed up really late drinking, eating, singing, dancing and chatting as if some Heavenly King’s son was born. The whole sect was quite the next day, everyone was resting.
= The Next Day =
Orphius : “Eldest Brother! Wake up! Something happened!”
Luo Kai was too lazy to stand up and just casually asked.
Luo Kai : “What seemed to be of importance for you to disturb me so early?”
Orphius : “Something happened to Junior Brother Zordick!”
Luo Kai’s heart trembled after hearing Orphius’ words, as if his long lost soul who was lost to the banquet hall came back in just one beat of his heart.
Luo Kai : “WHAT HAPPENED?!”
Orphius : “He send a message on the token 2 days ago, it was during we were on the banquet. His message says “Eldest Brother! Help” we’ve been messaging but there was no response from him. Balrock was rushing here as fast as he could, he said he’ll arrive in an hour or two.”
Luo Kai : “Shit! I hope he’s okay. Orphius prepare we’ll set out after Barlock arrive.”
Orphius : “Yes brother, I am ready to set out anytime. Barlock was crying he said he was trying to contact us but none of us three was responding.”
Luo Kai : “I’m sorry, it was my mistake. I got too complacent. I forgot that Zordick was in the middle of something dangerous. He must have done something that lead to him asking for help. I hope he’s okay, or else I won’t be able to forgive myself.”
= An Hour Later =
Servant : “Dear guests, an Orc named Barlock is looking for you two and the young miss.”
Xingye : “Let him in fast.”
Servant : “Understood!”
Barlock entered the garden owned by Xingye, he was crying saying that he was trying to contact them for the past two days and he was also trying to contact Zordick at the same time but no one is responding. He don’t know what to do and decided to seek the Eldest Brother first to plan things out going forward. He was also worried that if he take too much time it will put Zordick in more danger. He rushed to Blue Gale Sect for 2 days without resting. He was covered in mud, scratches and wounds.
“Despite being the one with the biggest physique among us 5, he was the most honest, caring and crybaby of all. What a cute little big guy.”
Luo Kai : “Brothers we’ll set out now. Zordick’s last message was on a forest 2 week’s travel by foot away north of Blue Gale City. Orphius has a flying artifact that will lessen our travel time. He said earlier that it’s pretty fast and can reach our destination by 2-3 days.”
Xingye : “Eldest Brother, how about me? You keep talking to yourselves, you’ve been ignoring me since earlier.”
Orphius and Barlock didn’t say anything but they noticed Luo Kai ignoring Xingye. They know that it would be the best to leave Xinigye behind because the forest was dangerous and they might have to face the Cosmos Phase level beast that was Zordick’s target item. They don’t want to be mean to their youngest sister but it was the best course of action.
Luo Kai continued to discuss the plan with the Barlock and Orphius and keep ignoring Xingye. It pains their heart to see Xingye almost fall to tears but she keep holding it. But they have no choice if they want Xingye to back off and not come with them.
Luo Kai : “Orphius prepare your flying artifact we’ll head out.”
Orphius : “Yes brother!”
Luo Kai and the others took glance at the Garden and noticed that Xingye was not there anymore.
Luo Kai : “It seems like she gave up. It was for the best anyway, we’re going somewhere dangerous, I don’t want to endanger her.”
Orphius : “I understand you too Eldest Brother, but still, we could have just told her straight that she’s not going with us. Ignoring her all the way is just too mean.”
Luo Kai : “Yeah, we tell her not to come and you believe that she’ll agree peacefully and not throw a tantrum?”
Orhpius : “……………………….”
Barlock : “…………………………….”
Xingye : “Eldest Brother that’s too mean! I’m not a kid! I won’t throw a tantrum!”
Luo Kai : “Yes, you’re a kid and you’ll surely throw a tan----------”
“.……………………………………………………………”
There was a moment of silence. Too silent, even chirping of birds can’t be heard.
Luo Kai, Orphius, Barlock : “WAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!”
Luo Kai : “WHAT?! HOW?!”
Xingye : “I know you won’t take me with you! I understood the moment you keep on ignoring me. So I go to my room and get this artifact! It was from a gift from my mother on my Coming of Age Ceremony!”
“Alpha, you knew that she was here all this time right? Why did you not tell me?”
Alpha : “………………………… Alpha didn’t know.”
“You’re lying. Anyway what was that artifact?”
[ Breath Concealing Pearl ] [ A+ ]
Alpha : “It’s purpose is self explanatory, so I won’t need to explain.”
“To think that this girl have such a treasure.”
“!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“Hey Alpha, do you think this artifact can hide it’s breath from the Cosmos Phase Level Beast that Zordick mentioned before?”
“It is possible. Only if the Beast was not looking directly at you, or you are within it’s line of sight. It would be possible if you are on its blind spot, like at the back.”
“That much info is good enough. Thanks Alpha!”
Alpha : “……………………………..”
Luo Kai : “Since you are here, so be it. Anyway I will have to burrow your artifact later.”
Barlock : “Eldest Brother! Zordick send a message!”
Luo Kai : “!!!!!!!!”, “What did he say!!”
Orphius : “ He send 4 messages. Help. Cave. Tree. Crimson.”
Luo Kai : “Is it a clue? Does he mean he’s in a cave under a crimson tree? Anyway, whatever it is, at least we have a clue. Just hang in there brother.”
Xingye : “It seems he sustained some mental injury. Since the only way to use the token is divine sense, and seeing as he only send little information every time it’s more likely that it’s a serious mental injury and he is most likely conserving his mental strength.”
Luo Kai : “Yeah, that’s more likely what happened. He might not send another message for period of time, we must arrive at the forest first then look for the crimson tree. Orphius, full speed, we need to hurry.”
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Orphius : “Alright brother!”
= 1 and Half Day Later =
Barlock : “We’re here brother. This place looks like a normal forest but it actually houses a Cosmos Phase level beast. That beast must be on it’s way to achieving human form and become a Monster King.”
“Alpha, can you scan the location of the Cosmos Phase Beast?”
[ Scanning for a Cosmos Phase Level Beast ]
[ Found 13 Locations ]
“!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“What the hell is up with this forest? 13 Cosmos Phase Level Beast? Which one is the one Zordick is talking about? Does he know that this forest have so many strong beast?”
Luo Kai : “Brothers I have good news and bad news? Which one do you want to hear first?”
Barlock : “The good one first!”
Luo Kai : “Well the good news is, I found the locations of the Cosmos Level Beasts!”
Orphius : “Beasts? Not Beast?”
Luo Kai : “Yes and that’s the bad news. There are 13 Cosmos Level Beast in this forest.”
After hearing that there are 13 Cosmos Phase Level Beast inside the forest, all 3 of them got shivers down their spine, every inch of their soul got electrocuted. 1 Cosmos Level Beast can already kill all 4 of them a thousand times not to mention 13. They begun sweating and questioning themselves if they are up for the challenge.
Xingye : “But brother how did you know that there are 13 beasts here?”
Luo Kai : “I have my ways.”
Barlock : “Is it one of those amazing artifacts like the Imperial Token ?”
Luo Kai : “Well, sort of!”
“I can’t say that I have the ultimate artifact, Alpha.”
Orphius : “Woooo! Eldest Brother really is the best!”
Everyone clapped and praise the majesty of Luo Kai.
Luo Kai : “Behave yourselves, this ain’t the time for that.”
Xingye : “Brother, who among the 13 are we looking?”
Luo Kai : “That’s another problem, I have no idea who among those 13 are we looking.”
Barlock : “Can’t your artifact tell, brother?”
Luo Kai : “My artifact aren’t omnipotent don’t you think?”
Orphius : “Then why don’t we get closer on each of them? Just enough so that we can see if there is something like a crimson colored three within the vicinity?”
Luo Kai : “Alright, let’s do that.”
Luo Kai and the gang tried to get as close as they can and with the help of Alpha, Luo Kai can visually see the general outline of the Beasts perception, but even if they enter the outline as long as they don’t do anything that would provoke the Beasts they came out safely. High Level Beast have much higher intelligence and spend most of their time hibernating and cultivating. They won’t attack first unless provoked or cross their marked territory with ulterior motive.
Luo Kai already visited 8 Beast but still not seen a sight of a crimson colored tree. They are on their way to the ninth beast when Barlock noticed something unusual. It was a crimson colored tree but it’s much smaller compared to other tree. Luo Kai also noticed that the Cosmos Level Beast of this area is moving constantly and seemed to be looking for something. They landed on the spot where the crimson tree is located. They keep searching the vicinity but no cave can be seen.
Orphius : “Brother, this seemed to not be the crimson that brother Zordick was talking about there was no cave here.”
Luo Kai : “It seems so, we’ve been searching here for half an hour but still not seen any sort of cave.”
Barlock : “Eldest Brother! Here I see something. Come quick!”
Luo Kai and Orphius walked to the direction of where Barlock and Xingye was waiting for them.
Barlock : “Brother look here, there was a patch of blood yet no trace of battle can be seen. It must be brother Zordick who was here. And look below that three just a few meter here, if you stand here and look to the north direction, you’ll be able to see the crimson tree. This must be it.”
Luo Kai stand on the tree and noticed that if you stand on that position you’ll be able to see the tip of the crimson tree and if you lower your position a bit then you’ll be able to see the tree a bit clearer. He then stomped the ground as hard as he could and all 4 of them have fallen on the ground. It was actually a hole that was covered by a bunch of branches, dirt and leaves.
*Cough
Luo Kai : “It seems like we’ve come to the right place. Zordick must have covered that hole as to not be seen. Everyone quickly redo the patch in the hole, the Cosmos Level Beast might come, make it as clean and natural as possible.
“Yes Brother!”
Everyone came back after 10 mins.
Luo Kai : “Everyone you’re back, I was scanning the surrounding and gotten a general lay out of the few hundred meters. I think there is no strong beasts here, we can handle everything here. There’s only straight hole so far, but we might have to go separate ways later as to be more efficient. Let’s go rescue brother Zordick!”
“Understood brother!”
[ Metal Claw Mole ]
Level : Human Phase - 3rd Stage - 2nd Level
[ Level 32 ]
Strength : 20 [ B- ]
Speed : 13 [ D ]
Agility : 10 [ D- ]
Defence : 27 [ A- ]
Intelligence : 10 [ D ]
Potential : 7 [ D- ]
Attribute : Earth, Metal [ B- ]
Bloodline : 57.1% Ironhead Mole [ A- ]
Discription : A mole who loves to live underground.
[ Metal Claw Mole ]
A mole who live underground due to their fear for strong predators above ground.
Barlock : “Most of the beast here are weak, elder brother let me take care of them, conserve your strength, we might encounter strong beast deep inside.
“Even if you don’t say it I plan on making you kiddos do the clean up, because up ahead is the one that I need to kill!”
Luo Kai and the gang continued to slay everything that come across their path, but contrary to what Luo Kai believed that there may forks across the deeper parts, what greeted then isn’t fork road but a massive space where most of the [ Metal Claw Mole ] are resting. They fought through a massive wave of beast for 3 hours. And not long after the king of moles made his appearance.
[ Metal Claw Mole King ]
Level : Human Phase - 5th Stage - 7th Level
[ Level 57 ]
Strength : 65 [ A+ ]
Speed : 47 [ B ]
Agility : 50 [ B ]
Defence : 90 [ S+ ]
Intelligence : 55 [ B+ ]
Potential : 32 [ A+ ]
Attribute : Earth, Metal, Poison, Wood [ S ]
Bloodline : 68.9% Toxic Metal Hard Mole [ S ]
Description : On the verge of awakening his bloodline.
[ Metal Claw Mole King ]
King of Metal Mole King. Selected through a contest of strength and through purity and rarity of bloodline.
Luo Kai : “You guys back of now, I’ll handle this.”
Xingye : “What? But brother! This one looks so strong! This should be the leader of those moles! It’s at least in the Higher Level of the Fifth Stage! You’re no match for it alone!”
Orphius : “Youngest Sister is right! Eldest Brother don’t do something rush, the 4 of us can take it down together!”
Luo Kai : “Don’t worry I haven’t been playing for the past month I was travelling alone!”
Luo Kai released his qi that made his brothers a bit overwhelmed and even made the [ Metal Claw Mole King ] noticed his presence that made it wary of him.
Name : Luo Kai
Race : Divine Demon
Title : Reincarnator blessed with Alpha
Level : Human Phase - 6th Stage - 1st Level
[ Level 61 ]
Strength : 90 -> 107 [ S+ ]
Speed : 85 -> 95 [ S ]
Agility : 84 -> 93 [ S ]
Defence : 109 -> 138 [ SS ]
Intelligence : 70 -> 81 [ AA ]
Spiritual Root : Mid - Apex Grade [ AA+ ]
Potential : MAX [ Perk ]
Constitution : Divine Demon Body [ S ]
Charm : MAX [ Perk ]
Arts : Chaos Breathing Volume 6 [ A+ ]
Attribute : Sword, Light
Luck : MAX [ Perk ]
Flexibility : 14 -> 18 [ C- -> C ]
Remaining Points
Stat Points : 72
Perk Points : 6
System Points : 31,545
Roulette Points : 4
After witnessing Luo Kai’s strength, Orphius got excited and worried at the same time.
“Eldest Brother got stronger again, he’s already at the 6th Stage. As his Second Brother I need to get stronger fast if I want to be able to travel with him. He might meet some strong companions along the journey, I might get replaced. I can’t allow that! I will be his right hand man! I need to stop slacking. Brother might be carefree and slacking but he’s actually very diligent with his cultivation.”
Barlock : “Eldest Brother is actually so strong! That mole leader will be a piece of cake for him! I need to practice more if I want to catch up to Eldest Brother!”
While everyone got inspired by Luo Kai’s amazing feat, Xingye was of the opposite side.
“Everyone is so amazing, Eldest Brother already reached the 6th Stage while the other older brothers aren’t that far off, meanwhile I was still on the mid level of the 3rd Stage. Do I still have the qualification to be sworn siblings with this amazing people? I was just lucky to be with them because I was friendly and because of the amazing power of the [ Ascension Mountain ] have it been a normal location they might have not spare a glance with a normal person like me.”
Orphius noticed that Xingye was not looking good and there seemed to be things bothering her.
Orphius : “Youngest sister don’t thing of anything unnecessary, what’s important right now is to save Junior Brother Zordick, we still don’t know where he is. Eldest Brother will handle the Mole King, we as his Junior Brothers have to do what we can to help. Let’s survey the surroundings and look for traces of Brother Zordick.”
Xingye : “You’re right brother, I was thinking something unnecessary, let’s go find Senior Brother Zordick while Eldest Brother fight the Mole King.”
Orphius : “That’s more like it.”
Orphius, Balrock and Xingye head to three different direction to search for Zordick, there was no more [ Metal Claw Mole ] in the area except for the [ Metal Claw Mole King ] who’s attention was focused on Luo Kai who it felt threatened the most. It was glaring and observing Luo Kai’s every inch of movement. It knew that one small wrong step and his life would be over. It instinctively felt that he was weaker than Luo Kai thus making him extra cautious.
Luo Kai continuously releasing his aura as he was slowly walking towards the [ Metal Claw Mole King ] as if an emperor walking the red carpet with thousands of soldiers bowing their heads. Luo Kai draws his sword and slowly unsheathed it. The [ Metal Claw Mole King ] felt that his life is now in the end of it’s line but there was no way for him to escape. There was only walls of his either side and back, the only way out is the way where Luo Kai’s gang came from. But to escape he needs to at least exchange some blows with Luo Kai and find a chance to slip by. The problem is that he knew that within 10 blows he might die. He don’t want to risk dying but he also needs to risk it if he at least want a chance to escape. He knew that there is no way Luo Kai would just let him go, Luo Kai was releasing a tremendous amount of aura filled with murderous and killing intent. If only his bloodline would awaken only then he will have a chance of fighting against Luo Kai.
Luo Kai stood just a meter away from the [ Metal Claw Mole King ]. He’s taking an offensive stance and the Mole King instinctively hold a defensive stance.
Luo Kai raised his sword…….. and did a belly dance.
[ 12 Moons of the Moonless Night Sword Dance ] [ Level 4 ]
Everyone was astonished of what Luo Kai did. He’s got an aura of a King but dances like a Queen. Their jaws dropped, they don’t know if they should be amazed of his dancing skill or be embarrassed of what he’s doing in front of his enemy.
The [ Metal Claw Mole King ] got confused for a bit but it immediately turned into anger, he thinks that Luo Kai was insulting and mocking him. He let out a roar and rushed to Luo Kai with his metal sharp claws. He repeatedly stabbed Luo Kai who was just doing nothing but dancing with his belly. He kept on stabbing but he can’t hit him, not even once, it looks like it would hit but at the last moment Luo Kai will be able to dodge it.
Orphius : “What kind of technique Eldest Brother was using? It kinda looks embarrassing but it’s actually good. He’s evading every attack by just an inch. It was as if every movement is in rhythm, it was as if the Mole Kin’s attack got swallowed by Eldest Brother’s dance rhythm making it not be able to hit him because his rhythm is timed to be able to dodge the attack by just a hair’s breath. What a unique sword dance.”
Luo Kai : “The 12 moons have aligned. It’s time to end it.”
[ 12 Moons of the Moonless Night Sword Dance ]
With Luo Kai’s final move, 12 phantoms of Moons appeared and a bright moonlight shine upon the Mole King and all 12 Moon Phantoms striked the Mole King and made 12 holes on the Mole King’s body killing it in one move.
Barlock : “I thought it was just an awkward technique used for dancing, all those dances are actually just a preparation for the final attack, it’s even strong enough to punch 12 holes on the Mole King’s body who have high defense. Eldest Brother do have a lot of weird things on him. I didn’t even know he looks so elegant when dancing. I should make him dance when there is gathering.”
[ Killed 1 Metal Claw Mole King ]
[ 12 Moons of the Moonless Night Sword Dance ] Leveled up.
Strength+
Agility+
Flexibility+
[ Gained x3 Metal Claw Mole King’s Claw ]
[ Metal Claw Mole King’s Beast Core ]
[ Exp+ ]
“I realized something. Although [ 12 Moons of the Moonless Night Sword Dance ] is good at dealing with beast it is definitely and I mean definitely not suited for using with your companions around. I was so embarrassed that I want to just die! I really need to get some other offensive skill now.”
Xingye : “Brothers! Here! I found Senior Brother Zordick! Come quick!”
Luo Kai and the others heard Xingye shouting about Zordick being found and rushed to her location only to find Zordick in a worse situation than they initially thought.
Xingye : “Eldest Brother! Senior Brother Zordick, fortunately he’s still alive but he’s unconscious and he seemed to be hugging something.”
Luo Kai : “Alright, let me see him first!”
Luo Kai noticed that there furs on Zordick’s clothes there are some purple and black furs and even tiny white feathers on him but the moles have brown furs. It seems to not come from the moles, he might have fought something even before he came here, that might be the reason he is injured this much.
Luo Kai gave some healing pills to Zordick that he brought from Alpha. Since Zordick is too weak to swallow the pills in whole, he crushed it to powder and slowly let Zordick intake it little by little. Not long after, Zordick’s complexion brighten, he would have slowly stopped bleeding. Xingye patched Zordick wounds that can’t be immediately closed by the pills. And about an hour Zordick finally opened his eyes.
Zordick slowly opened his eyes and see that his Brother are there with him, he though that he was dead and just imagining to be together all of them.
Zordick : “It seems like I am dying, even in my last moment I’m still seeing them. I really want to see them again.”
Zordick closed his eyes again with regrets not seeing them again.
Luo Kai : “Who told you to curse us? Do you think we’re dead people?”
Zordick hurriedly open his eyes upon hearing his Eldest Brother’s cold and emotionless voice.
Zordick : “Eldest Brother is that really you?!”
Luo Kai : “If not, then who do you think I am?!”
Zordick felt very happy upon seeing his brothers’ and Balrock was crying all emotional like a baby. Zordick tried to stand up and forgot that he was heavily injured.
*Crack
Luo Kai : “Oi! Do you think you body as some action figure?! Do you want me to kill you instead?”
Zordick : “I’m sorry Eldest Brother, I was just so happy I forgot. But what do you mean by action figure?”
Luo Kai : “Shut your mouth if you don’t want me to remove your jaw!”
Zordick : “………………………………..”
Everyone was laughing from being reunited. Their Eldest Brother was strict to them but they knew that he was the most worried if something happened, though he does not show it he was also happy seeing Zordick being well.
Luo Kai : “By the way Zordick, I noticed earlier that you have some purple and black furs on your clothes, there are even tiny white feathers, did you fought some flying beast?”
Zordick was so focused on his brother’s appearance that he forgot how he ended up in such situation. He told them what happened after the last time they communicated and how he ended up in the Mole’s hideout.