The ponytailed and short-haired Chieftains at the side felt their heads aching as they disgruntledly mumbled to themselves. Ambitio Shinrin looked over at the two with defeated eyes. Suddenly he threw the vial against the ground, the liquid ki wasted.
Soon the two men arrived and stood next to Ambitio Shinrin with glares on their faces.
The ponytailed man spoke, “I’m not against a severe injury but you need to prove you can do it. No chief should be willing to take a slap on the wrist.”
“I agree with his words.” Spoke the short-haired man as he looked at the Chieftain. “Prove with your strength that you reign supreme.”
The Chieftain looked at them both with serene eyes, “Come.”
As soon as the word was spoken the four Chieftains felt a powerful ki from the forest. The four looked over and for the first time, the Chieftain’s eyes became serious.
A bellow sounded out, “Not only do you waste the ki. You cower before a mere mortal and you’ve disrespected me. Die!”
Everyone present was scared as they retreated even further away. Raja Kint mumbled, “Limbo.” As a man appeared from the forest.
Ambitio Shinrin’s fighting spirit rose as he replies, “You coaxed me into foolishness. If it wasn’t for my old friend today, then I would be an eternal sinner of our bloodline. Wiping out an entire branch.”
“Hmph, you’re a sinner regardless as power was all you could see. I simply helped you reach your goal, but in the end you’re truly too weak to attain power. NOW DIE!”
The man moved forward with a hoodie covering his face. Beneath his clothes everyone could feel the ki surging about his body. The Chieftain immediately sent forth mounds of earth as the earth beneath him levitated and he moved through the air.
The hooded man was shocked, “This truly isn’t amorphous law. You’ve entered into the manifest-king territory!”
He stopped to deflect the earth as he sneered. “Sadly, you’re still a mortal and in the end are limited by your cultivation.”
The other three chiefs moved quickly to launch attacks. In the distance, Raja Kint was watching the five clash with rapt attention. Especially the Chieftain, around him were swords made from earth. Each sword displays a technique causing the hooded man many issues.
“He must be a limbo embryo otherwise he would fare much better.” A thought popped into Raja Kint’s mind and he silently walked into the forest heading toward the back of the hooded man. Clenching his right hand he drew in a slight amount of earth law.
As the Chieftain was fighting he could feel another earth law user. From the direction he realized it must be the kid. What could he be up to, can he injure this man before us?
Raja Kint steadily and silently moved through the forest. Reaching behind the limbo realm unnoticed. Pulling out his spear with his ki hidden. Only possible due to his high ki control and the limbo realm’s attention being pulled toward the Chieftain’s usage of law.
Watching where he stepped he moved closer behind the limbo realm. Taking a deep breath and steadying his mind, preparing to unleash his most devastating strike. All the ki in his body began moving around as he focused on staying hidden.
The battle was intense as the hooded man was continuously shocked by how strong the Chieftain was. The Chieftain was putting considerable pressure on him. And the other three chiefs were powerful in their own rights. He couldn’t help but think that if the Chieftain wasn’t under the curse. He might be a genuine talent worth nurturing. He also thought about how with a curse and a realm weaker the Chieftain was able to comprehend manifest-king earth law and put so much pressure on him. It made him envious as his killing intent was no longer solely placed on Ambitio Shinrin but the Chief as well.
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As the Chieftain arduously battled he noticed Raja Kint drawing nearer to the man. He motioned his fellow chieftains forward intending to keep the hooded figure in one area.
With narrowed eyes Raja Kint took his stance and paused for a brief moment. In this brief moment earth law gathered at the tip of his spear and he burst out in an instant.
The hooded man turned around as he felt a burst of ki randomly appear. By the time he turned, he only saw a shadow at the bottom of his vision. Splitch! A wretched scream escaped the hooded man’s mouth as he flies backward tens of meters. The three chiefs looked at Raja Kint in amazement. He was clearly an early outer ki realm and so young. But was able to give such a gruesome wound to a limbo realm.
In the next moment all four chiefs converged on the limbo realm. Currently, the limbo realm is in a horrible state as his chest, where his heart lay, had a see-through fist-sized hole. He was coughing up mouthfuls of blood with pieces of his internal organs mixed in. His vision was hazy as he felt the embrace of death.
In the forest, the other two men were shocked by the turn of events. It was a young kid but this young kid fatally wounded a limbo realm.
The man operating the array said, “He’s a fool for rushing out there. I told him not to go and now he’s become a bloodied mess on death’s door.”
The green-eyed man stared at the child who was resting. “That boy can’t have normal origins. It seems staying hidden was truly the better way. He might’ve lost a bit of face by wasting the liquid ki. But the plan was still a success.”
The man operating the array eyed Raja Kint as well. He thought for a moment before saying. “Just seeing this boy today is enough. We’ll return and tell them about this.”
The two turned around and disappeared.
Back in the grassy plains, the four chiefs dealt finishing blows to their disoriented enemy. Raja Kint was completely laid out on the ground as he panted. He had exhausted every drop of ki within his body while using every fiber of muscle he could. All in perfect synchronicity. This was what the limbo realm technique took to use at the outer ki realm. Even with his nature ki and usage of law. Not to mention this was a bonafide limbo realm that he was able to catch off guard thanks to the help of four other peak outer ki realms taking his attention away. Not to mention he was able to conceal himself until the killing moment. In the end, this strike was an amalgamation of things coming together perfectly.
The Chieftain quickly arrived at Raja Kint’s side and placed his hand on the boy’s shoulder. He immediately felt how drained of ki Raja Kint was and picked him up. The other three chieftains came over but before they could say anything the Chieftain growled. “Do what you said… or suffer.”
The three felt their hearts tighten and they slammed down on their chests coughing up blood. Their faces paled immensely and they took off to their tribes. The Chieftain roared to his tribe, “Today is victory.”
Cheers rang out everywhere as they dodged a fatal disaster. Looking toward the boy on the Chief’s shoulder with admiration. Suddenly, the Chief turned around and sped off into the forest. He knew that with the declaration of war, the tribe's prepared flank wasn’t needed and would be leaving. Soon, the Chieftain reached a cave and walked into it. Raja Kint couldn’t see anything as it was extremely dark. Plus, he was supremely tired and could barely open his eyes.
After an unknown amount of time, the Chieftain appeared before a foggy area. He walked inside and laid Raja Kint down. The Chieftain said, “Boy, I want you to focus on absorbing ki. I’ll help put some earth ki to start but you need to be conscious.
Raja Kint didn’t respond as the Chieftain put his hands on Raja Kint’s chest and inserted some ki. At first, Raja Kint seemed unresponsive but soon the fog started to go into his body. Seeing this the Chieftain breathed a sigh of relief. Raja Kint was ki deprived after a single attack and if the state persisted his cultivation realm would’ve started dropping as well.
“Such a genius and yet you did something so foolish. Did you think I truly needed your help? We would’ve been fine, like I said before I have my methods.”
A weak voice sounded, “Did you see the look on all their faces? And the state the limbo realm was put in, who else but me could pull that off.”
The Chieftain dryly laughed as he had to admit. That blow was truly astounding. He was even more certain than ever that the boy would grow into a monster in the future. And it would be off the back of his monstrous comprehension.
Suddenly he felt the foggy ki rapidly spiral as he turned to see Raja Kint’s body devouring the ki.