"So…today is the day?" Alex said to himself as he looked at the blue sky.
In the last few days, he had sold souls to the devil for a very cheap price. He had accumulated souls worth less than 100,000 SP from killing cultivators from 2nd-5th heaven.
He really thought that the heavenly mother or someone strong would have noticed Evangeline's death, but it seems he had his hopes high too much.
There have been people after his head, mostly because he is now wanted for killing hundreds of dragon cultivators.
The only 'fun' opponents to appear were at the heavenly dragon realm, but they were too weak for him, but the Lu sisters had some experience fighting those opponents. The dragons had no chance to win.
As for Steven, he woke up, but all he does is fly around like an annoying little fly. What was terrifying was his strength, he somehow is as strong as an eternal demon king, just what the hell is he?
These days, Alex just scrolled down in his system shop, but could find nothing that could help him. Battle axe Rhitta might help him, but it's too expensive right now.
He is pondering whether or not he should 'snatch' the axe from Escanor. After all, he could save a lot of SP from that.
Infinity was a good power, but he shouldn't buy it. If he were to buy every single power he can afford, then how is he suppose to practice his other techniques. Sometimes quality beats quantity.
However, what interested Alex a bit was that Xie Yujia somehow found out the true identity of 'little older brother'
When Hao Ren and Xie Yujia somehow found out about this, they started to hang out a lot like in the light novel.
This worried Alex, because the hatred that Hao Ren harboured for him is fading gradually.
If his hatred dissipates, then that will affect his future progress.
The devil was right, a harem can take away precious time!
"Told ya!" The devil mumbled as he stuffed his mouth with souls.
Alex didn't do anything to stop Hao Ren from progressing with Xie Yujia, as he had a better idea to get him stronger faster. If you're smart enough, then you know where this is going.
This went one for some time now, and Hao Ren and Xie Yujia looked like a couple now. Since they are both cultivators, they can both do things like they did in the novel. Xie Yujia also became a master at concocting pills.
Hao Ren even met little white when he has to gather herbs for Zhao Kuo when he failed his heavenly tribulation. He mostly wanted to ascend because Su Han did it before him, and the title of the 'strongest' was taken from him, and he wanted it back.
Su Han was there when Zhao Kuo activates his tribulation, which is why he is still alive.
Hao Ren did not practice the 'light splitting sword shadow scroll' because Alex cockblocked his progress.
He learned a water and fire technique, because it would be able to 'stable' his meridians to give make sure that Zhao Yanzi isn't affected when they 'consummate' their marriage.
This was like a yin yang cultivation technique, but it was a terrible technique for Hao Ren to practice since the dragon core he ate leaned more on the water elemental side.
He had no trouble practicing the water element, but the fire element was tricky for him, since those two were polar opposites.
But without the Lu sisters to aid him, he could only rely on Su Han to help him.
And that was it. As for the annoying Qin Shaoyang, he did not even bother Su Han when he heard the news of her ascension. Unless if he had a death wish, he would not bother Su Han anytime soon.
During Zi's birthday party, west ocean and east ocean had a bit of a conflict fighting over Zi, and who she is gonna marry. Just like in the light novel.
Everything went almost exactly as the plot of the original light novel.
But Alex was bored of this, if he were to stay here any longer, then this story would just progress like in the light novel. He is gonna make some more drastic changes right now. Or course, today was the day he is gonna scar Hao Ren and every other dragon cultivator for life.
This is why.
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Yesterday.
"Screw the heavenly mother! I wanna get out of this boring world pronto." Alex jumped down from fifth heaven while summoning his chastiefol to ride on it. He thought that this world would be fun and interesting, but it was, for the first week. He just wants to travel to other worlds as soon as possible.
While flying at an incredible rate towards Su Han's place, he smiled at his plan to finally get that Hao Ren to Gen level.
Landing on a nice little apartment, he sensed Su Han cross legged in the middle of her room.
She sensed the arrival of her master. Su Han got up and hurriedly opened the door for her master.
"Master." Su Han bowed before him, but not out of respect. Alex threatened to take away her cultivation again if she didn't treat him with respect.
Nothing is more important to her than her cultivation, which is why she took this threat very serious.
"Stand up. I have another mission for you." Alex entered her room and sat on a nice wooden chair without her permission.
Su Han didn't care. She walked slowly towards her kitchen to fetch him some tea.
"What is my mission now?" Asked Su Han.
"I am sure you are acquainted with Hao Ren's close friends, like Xie Yujia, Zhao Yanzi, his grandma and parents." Said Alex.
"I am." She responded. She did not bother asking about the killing in the school, as she had an idea why he did it.
"I want you to invite them all to a picnic sometime tomorrow."
Su Han had a very confused look on her face again. Why a picnic?
"Invite Hao Ren and his friends to a nice place you can think of. You don't need to know why, just do it."
Su Han didn't question him. She just poured him a hot cup of tea, which he drank happily. He left after drinking that tea.
Su Han had learned not to question that man's methods, as he was too mysterious and too strong.
She felt like she owed him, but remembering that her freedom was taken by this man, she felt nothing but hatred against him.
"Oh. One more thing." Alex stopped in his tracks as he remembered something.
"If you manage to complete this mission, then you won't be my slave anymore. You will be free once again." Alex said this but left that building quickly.
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Su Han had her eyes widened in shock. She is just gonna have her freedom back just like that?
This whole time it didn't even feel like she was enslaved, she even reaped more rewards just by being his 'slave'
She suffered literally nothing. If she had to even suffer for reaching the heavenly dragon realm, then she will take it.
All she did was train a noob in cultivating, cover up a crime scene in her school, and lie to the dragon god shrine, that was it.
She honestly didn't know what to think anymore.
As for Alex, he felt Su Han wasn't useful to him anymore. He didn't plan on recruiting her as a commandment, because she still tried to kill him, and he needed people on his team that are ruthless and/or loyal to him.
Keeping Su Han as a slave is just a waste of his time.
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Present day.
Su Han asked Hao Ren to bring everybody he knew to a small picnic, to celebrate him reaching Li level in such a short amount of time.
Hao Ren trusted Su Han a lot, considering that she was the one who taught him about cultivation.
She was familiar with some of these people, like Zhao Yanzi, Xie Yujia and little white.
Hao Ren's grandma had the support of Xie Yujia, as she found it hard work to walk around so long.
His parents couldn't make it due to their work.
They all got along very easily. It looked like a very happy family.
Hao Ren did not invite the Lu sisters or Zhen Congming, as he never met them before in this life.
Xie Yujia just took care of grandma by inserting some of her life notes inside her to heal her condition.
Zhao Yanzi pouted because Xie Yujia was taking care of grandma, and that will without a doubt make Hao Ren notice her even more.
(This is why I hate this little girl.)
Hao Ren kept cultivating silently, because of the rage he felt for Alex. Even if his rage dissipated a little bit, he will never forget the look of his face.
Little white just trotted around the area, and pooped wherever he needed to. You know what happens when he poops on top of grass.
Su Han also cultivated silently, but was awaiting for Alex's arrival. Just what is he planning now?
She knew that nothing good was about to happen, but she couldn't defy him or she will turn to stone.
"Aw. What a wonderful scene." Said a voice behind her.
Su Han was surprised by the voice behind her, but relaxed when she knew who it was.
"Great job, Su Han. You are now free from my commandment." Alex gently touched her shoulder then proceeded to walk towards the crowd.
"What are you gonna do?" Su Han asked very worried for them.
"I won't kill them, not now or ever. You have my word." Alex turned to face her direction with a smile.
Although he is now immune to his own commandment, what he said right now is the truth.
Su Han felt relieved.
Hao Ren sensed another person coming his way, but he still had his eyes closed from cultivating.
He opened his eyes to see Alex walking slowly towards them.
Upon seeing him, he stood up due to fear of this man.
"Zi! Yujia! Take grandma far away from here now!" Hao Ren yelled at them. He remembered his last words, and he knew that Alex was gonna not gonna kill him, it was gonna be one of the three girls behind him.
Neither Zi, Yujia or grandma heard his shout as they have been knocked out unconscious. Alex shot his [Invasion] ability at them, and now they're asleep.
This was a very useful ability for Alex.
"Su Han! Help!" He was smart enough to know that he isn't at the same level as Alex, which is why he pleaded for the help of a heavenly dragon, Su Han.
But, Su Han didn't even bother moving from her spot. As long as Alex doesn't kill them, then she has no reason to go against Alex, who is much stronger than her.
Their odds of winning against Alex was 0.00%
Alex didn't even bother with Hao Ren, he only flicked his forehead which sent his body crashing into a thick tree.
Hao Ren was still alive, but a trickle of blood dripped from his forehead.
"If you want to see them again, go to fifth heaven and I shall be there. But if you want to challenge me, reach Gen level as soon as possible." Alex said loudly at Hao Ren.
He created an invisible energy underneath the girls, which lifted them up gently and straight towards fifth heaven.
Little white might be an insignificant beast in front of Alex, but it still chose to fight against Alex to protect the girls.
"Useless." Alex kicked little white away. He didn't bother killing him as Hao Ren needed him for lifts to the other heavens.
Little white landed safely on Hao Ren's chest, but was still wounded by the kick.
Alex just took the unconscious girls back to fifth heaven, leaving the weak Hao Ren behind.
"ZI! YUJIA! GRANDMA!!!" Hao Ren could only shout as they flew further away from him. Little white couldn't even transform to couldn't chase after them.
"Su Han, please help them!" Hao Ren pleaded Su Han with tears, he even got on his knees to beg for her help.
This was the first time she has seen the unsightly side of Hao Ren. She closed her eyes for a second before saying.
"I'm afraid I cannot do that." She said softly but it was loud enough for Hao Ren to hear her.
"Why?!?!" Hao Ren almost cried when he heard er words. It was as if she didn't even care if something were to happen to Zi and the others.
"That man is Alexander Anderson, a commandment. His power is unlike anything I've ever seen. As I am now, I cannot even lay a finger on him, he might even kill me if I were to get close to him."
Hao Ren couldn't believe this. Su Han is the strongest person he has ever met, and yet she claims that she cannot even lay a finger on him.
"There is no need to worry, he won't kill them." Su Han said to comfort Hao Ren.
"How can you be so sure about that?" Asked the crying Hao Ren.
"I will tell you about what I know about him, starting with his power…" Since she isn't under his commandment anymore, she can now tell Hao Ren what he needed to hear.
This didn't matter to Alex, as there wasn't any reason to keep his abilities a secret from Hao Ren.
Hao Ren listened attentively. There is no doubt that after today, he will train harder than ever and fight against the man who kidnapped Zi, Yujia and grandma, and also the one who killed his roommates.
He clenched his fists due to his anger, and vowed to bring back the girls safely.
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Back with Alex.
He made it back safely with the three girls behind him. He dumped their bodies on the ground as if they were a sack of potatoes. Grandma groaned in pain, even the smallest of things can damage her fragile body.
Alex was not a good man or a bad man by heart, but he won't let the old granny die, not yet at least.
"{Droplet of life}" His chastiefol once again took the appearance of a huge pollen flower, and it dropped a golden tear on top of grandma.
When that golden tear hit her, she never felt so alive. As if her body became whole once again. The droplet of life can cure anything, it could even regrow limbs, not to mention it can cure some diseases.
Xie Yujia, Zhao Yanzi opened their eyes gently. The first thing they saw was Alex, who was smiling at them both. He didn't look evil, but there was something unsettling about him.
"Who are you?" Yujia said out loud. The last thing they remembered was that they were with Hao Ren on a nice picnic, but now they're in this place filled with an abundance of energy. It was to be expected of fifth heaven, the natural energy here is 10x times better than first heaven.
"My name is Alexander Anderson." He said in a slow manner.
"Where are we? Where is Hao Ren?" Xie Yujia demanded to know.
Zhao Yanzi was not a tough girl from the start, so she started to tear up for some reason. Her instincts told her that this man is even stronger than her uncle and Su Han. This made her feel very afraid of him.
"Sleep" Alex made a gun gesture with his hand, his thumb pointing at the sky while his pointer finger pointed straight at the trio.
He shot his {Invasion} ability at them, which made them feel asleep again, only this time they won't wake up any time soon.
"Why don't you just kill them now?" The devil asked from the side.
"You said that the more the soul suffers, the tastier it would be, right?" Alex responded to his question with another question.
"Yes. Those who know the meaning of suffering and hard work have very tasty souls."
"Then if my plan goes well, this should make Hao Ren's soul even tastier, and I would be awarded with an abundance of SP." Alex smiled at the plan he has in mind.
"Whatever."
Closing his eyes, he communicated with the Lu sisters who are in first heaven.
'Lili, Linlin, how are you guys doing?' said Alex through telepathy.
Lu Linlin and Lu Lili were both relatively far away. They were both standing near very identical castles that are underneath in the bottom of the ocean.
"I am here at the East Ocean Palace. I am just waiting for Saviour's approval" Lu Linlin said with a smile.
"Same here, only I am at the West Ocean Palace. It is a wonderful place indeed." Lu Lili said cutely.
In this world, they have developed grudges on dragons, because they lost very precious time because of them for 200 years. In the light novel, they never developed hatred towards the dragon ocean clans, because Hao Ren was the Fuma of East ocean clan.
If it weren't for Hao Ren in the light novel, then there would have been a huge chance that the Lu sisters would become enemies of the east ocean clan.
'Good, now your orders are to SLAUGHTER THEM ALL, and collect their souls and bring them to me.' Ordered Alex in a menacing tone.
"Yes Saviour!" They both said in unison.
Lu Linlin knocked at the front door with so much force, that the huge metal door broke. Behind her, there were several east ocean guards floating on the ocean, with the current just drifting their dead bodies along.
"If it weren't for the special formation arrays around the palace, then knocking out that door should have flooded this area with tons of water." Lu Linlin said to herself.
"Who are you? Why are you here?!" A random guard appeared in front of her, but he soon died when Linlin made a hole in his chest with her fist.
When she killed him, she took out his precious soul and stored it in her storage bag that Lady Zhen gave Alex. Alex already has a storage from the system, so naturally one of the gifts that Lady Zhen gave him was a very big storage necklace, he gave that one to Linlin.
"Wait! Aren't you?" An elder with a hunchback appeared before the source of the ruckus, and saw someone he thought he would never see again..
"I know you! Premier Xia!" Lu Linlin's eyes flashed killing intent straight at him, as if she was trying to kill him with her gaze alone.
Premier Xia is an elder that appears mostly in the beginning of the light novel, he doesn't appear that much in the later series.
"What are you doing here?" fear enveloped his entire body. He could feel the power and hatred she harboured for him, mostly because he never mailed the dragon palace for her release, when she was supposed to be released last year.
"You knew that I only had 10 years to live, yet you didn't even say anything to release me. After I had died, my younger sister would have died too." She might have been stuck in an ice block, but during the first hundred years since her imprisonment, she could see, hear and sense the people outside the ice block.
Premier Xia was one of the last people in her mind when she was in that ice block.
"I'm sorry. I was only following orders." Premier XIa crouched down and made up excuses to stay alive.
"If it weren't for Saviour, then who knows if I would have been released by then." Lu Linlin's voice contained nothing but hatred for him.
She crouched before him, and gently whispered in his ear.
"I am not angry that you imprisoned me. What I am angry about is that you knew that me and my sister would have died, and yet you did nothing about it." Lu LInlin grabbed him by the neck, and raised him up high as she choked him.
"Please! I was only following orders!" Premier Xia kept pleading for mercy, but it was to no avail.
"What a coincidence, I too am following orders. Do you know what my orders are?" Lu Linlin's face was very close to the man's ears, she did this to make it sound more scary and serious.
"My orders are to kill everyone in the East Ocean Palace."
*SNAP* the sound of a broken bone sounded through the palace. Premier Xia's body went limb when Lu Linlin broke his neck.
She felt really satisfied when she killed Premier Xia. But, her main goal wasn't to just kill an insignificant elder, her goal is to kill everyone affiliated with the east ocean clan.
"Phew! I am so glad that Saviour made me immune to my commandment, or otherwise I would have lost myself in my rage. I really should thank him after this, but how?" Lu Linlin thought about it for a while, then a small blush and a warm smile appeared on her face.
"Hehehe! Me have a good idea." She purposely said 'me' to sound cute or something,
She and Lu Lili went on their killing streak on the east and west ocean palace.
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As for Alex, he himself is gonna take care of north and south ocean clan.
"It's already 11;00 PM. Time to make my move. {Cruel Sun}"
Alex raised his hand slightly and summoned out a sun, just like Escanor.
The Sun got bigger by the second, and the entire area around Alex burned quickly. Xie Yujia, Zhao Yanzi and grandma aren't anywhere near Alex, so they're safe and sound.
While maintaining the sun in place, Alex jumped very high and kicked the sun with both of his feet.
At an amazing speed, the sun was hurling straight towards the north ocean palace. He was able to find their locations easily by using {Invasion} on some dragon cultivators. This was just too easy for him.
"Did you just kick a sun?" The devil asked in bafflement.
"Have you ever seen the movie before?" Asked Alex.
"The seven deadly sins movie? No. I don't really like watching those type of movies."
"Oh well. It is a good movie." Alex shrugged but continued watching as the sun was reaching for its destination.
(The movie is 'prisoners of the sky' It's on netflix.)
The dragon cultivators inside the north ocean clan sensed something powerful heading towards their direction, so they couldn't help but take a look outside. What they saw, was unbelievable. A literal sun was coming their way.
As soon as the sun made contact with their palace, Alex extended his hand towards it.
"Pride flare!" By saying this, the sun he conjured up exploded like a huge bomb. The entire north ocean palace was evaporated in an instant. Nobody inside survived the power of the sun.
{Take over or destroy a dragon clan complete. 25,000 SP awarded.} Current SP 130,000 SP
"Neat! Now onto the south ocean clan. These poor bastards are never gonna see this coming." Alex had a mischievous smile on his face, he clearly enjoys destroying buildings with his powers, unlike those MC's that want to protect people at all costs no matter how good or bad they are, it sickens him.