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Entering the War
🕑 Added 2023-04-21 12:44:28 +0000 UTC--- Chapter 65 ---
In a beautiful garden, a white-haired young man sat on the carved wooden bench while enjoying his first lunch after a week.
[Ding! You have chosen "Azure Sky Flash." as Core Technique]
[Ding! You have chosen "Sky Sword." and "Sword Drawing Technique." as Subsidiary Techniques]
[Synthesizing...]
[Ding! You have obtained the "Azure Sword Flash."]
[Name: Azure Sword Flash]
[Type: Offensive Dou Technique]
[Grade: A]
[Description: Draw a sword and produce a powerful gust of wind(infused with Dou Qi) with extreme sharpness. It's an exceptionally quick Low-Di Dou Technique involving pulling a sword from any angle, catching the opponent off guard, or attacking them before they could even realize]
[1st Move: Azure Flash, Straight Slash]
[2nd Move: Sky Sword, Wide-Area Slash]
[3rd Move: Unsheathing Life, Concentrated Slash]
"Uh... Okay, better than nothing." Baek Ain was conflicted by the new Dou Technique he synthesized. It has a simple name that reflected its moves but was too cringe in his opinion.
Well, Baek Ain learned nothing wrong with it. Sometimes his adult and modern way of thinking are over-complicating things.
Baek Ain stood from the bench and grabbed the Severed Light in his inventory. Since he learned Sky Sword and Azure Sky Slash three months ago when getting them from Nalan Clan's Sign-In, he can execute them without any problem.
However, both Techniques are lacking compared to the rest of his Skill Set.
Baek Ain casually pulled the Severed Light's handle, creating an arc of sharp Dou Qi. A gust of winds followed shortly after, cutting everything before Baek Ain.
That was Azure Flash.
"Hmm." Baek Ain barely put Dou Qi into Severed Light, but the result is surprisingly suitable to scatter the weak enemy.
He placed the Severed Light back into the sheath and executed the second move this time. A whirlwind covered Baek Ain, expanding to twenty meters before exploding into sharp slashes.
"What about the last one?"
Baek Ain closed his eyes and used the third move, gently pulling and swinging his Severed Light down. He saw a blue light pierce and cut through anything before him, leaving nothing but a ruined garden.
Then he realized a grave mistake.
"Fuck, I destroyed another garden. Yafei is going to be mad-!" Baek Ain cursed while hiding Severed Light quickly.
He looked around with Cinder's Eyes and Sixth Sense, sighing in relief because there was no presence of people. Unfortunately, Baek Ain didn't realize that the only person who did something like this in Miteer Mansion was just him.
Sooner or later, Yafei will find out.
...
...
Baek Ain sneaked into Yafei's office and saw an official letter with the Imperial Family's logo on her table.
After some thought, Baek Ain opened and skimmed through the paper quickly, finding the reason behind Yafei's worries.
"Even in the cultivation world, there is still something like this, huh?" A wry smile appeared on Baek Ain's face.
The letter was "passively." written for the Miteer Family to share or compel subsidy for an army on the frontline, which is needed for the Jia Ma Empire to survive.
The problem lies with the subsidy transportation because the land route was "skillfully." blocked by the Chu Yuan Empire's army. And there was no Dou King left in the Jia Ma Imperial City or nearby areas as they clashed with the other nation at the frontline.
When the backup resources are late, even for a day, it will affect the entire army because not everyone is a Dou Emperor like Hai Bodong.
They are still human.
After an exhausting battle, the soldiers needed to eat, drink, and rest.
You can't fight on an empty stomach.
Well, The key to this problem is the Sky Route.
Yafei is currently sleeping in her room to recover some vigor. She has been staying late to observe the frontline's condition while managing resources in the backline.
Qing Lin is in the same situation as she ordered her subordinated snake-type magical beast to transport resources all over the hard-to-reach area, consuming her mental energy rapidly.
"Ripper." Baek Ain called one of his parasites out.
A red glob jumped out from Baek Ain's shoulder, growing into a female-like form. Even though Ripper looks like Carnage Symbiote, her inborn personality is gentle and tame, like a mother.
Ripper is the parasite Baek Ain created with his flesh and some of Little Medusa, producing a parasite with snake people's characteristics and power.
It's one of many A+ Grade parasites in Baek Ain's arsenal, having mastery in assassination and crowd control. Since Ripper was "actually." made from Little Medusa and his flesh, her strength is around 6-Star Dou King.
When connected to a host(of the same level), Ripper could raise that host's strength by five levels and become a temporary Dou Emperor powerhouse.
"What's your command, my lord?" Ripper asked while staring at Baek Ain with her white eyes.
"Protect this place. And You can use one of my avatars." Baek Ain casually snapped his finger and created Fire Avatar, shaping it into a bland female mannequin. "The energy I left behind should be enough to last for five days."
"Within those five days, delete any hostile presence from existence."
Ripper hopped onto the Fire Avatar and started a parasitic connection with it. "Your wish is our command, my lord." She said with a smile.
For parasites, following Baek Ain's order is their greatest joy.
And given the privilege of becoming one with him indirectly like this brings even more joy.
He's their creator, after all.
Baek Ain climbed the window frame and commented, "Also, Ripper..."
"Don't make too much noise when killing rats."
"Let Yafei and Qing Lin sleep peacefully."
"Mm." The red parasite nodded in understanding.
Baek Ain used the 100 Mimicry Technique and changed his appearance slightly so people couldn't recognize his identity. He jumped off and disappeared with a golden flash of lightning.
A mile away, Baek Ain reappeared with two pairs of fluorescent golden wings. He kicked the air and accelerated beyond the speed of sounds, leaving behind a sonic boom.
As he traveled through the Jia Ma Empire's territory, Baek Ain became curious about his current status and said, "Open my status, Alicia."
[Opening Status...]
[Name: Baek Ain]
[Race: Enhanced Hybrid]
[Age: 14(Irrelevant)]
[Blessings: The Golden Crow & White Tiger]
[Physique: Pure Sun-Swallowing Serpent Physique, Two-Colored Lightning Beast Physique]
[Soul Connection: Gnome(S+), Mighty Rajang(A)]
[Blood Connection: Cross Tail(Replica), Parasites(69+)]
[Innate Skills: Breathing(S), Synthesize(A+), Soul Protection(Unknown)]
[Active Skills: Super Jump(S), Jade-like Enhancement(C), Energy Blast(A), Stealth(A), Nirvana Touch(A+), Pyrokinesis(S), Life Drain(S), Revolver(B), Parry(A), Howl of Sovereign White Tiger(S), Fire Avatar(S), Fire Devouring(A), King of Parasite(SS)]
[Passive Skills: Energy Mastery(S), CQC(A+), Pain Resistance(S), Poison Immunity(S), Blade Mastery(S), Blade Intent(F), Hidden Weapon Mastery(B), Healing Factor(S), Sixth Sense(S), Lightning Impulse(S), Parallel Thinking(BA, Alchemist Instinct(S), Herbology(S), Eastern Alchemy Mastery(A+), Last Man Standing(C), Cinder's Eyes(A)]
[Cultivation: 1-Star Dou Emperor]
[Martial Techniques: Four Extreme Arts, Shadow Tiger Steps, Seven Kills Dance, 100 Mimicry Technique, Wings of Freedom, White Poison Art, Wicked Sun's Ripple, Azure Sword Flash]
[Body Technique: Ancestor Blood Mark, Unrecorded Body Tempering Technique]
[Cultivation Technique: The Record of the Burning World(Incomplete)]
"Nice. At this rate, finishing the Goddess of Opportunity's quest shouldn't have taken too long." Baek Ain commented while passing through the sky.
"Aih, I only have six months left before she can make my life miserable again..."
Baek Ain looked at the gloomy horizon and added, "Anyway, Let's finish the war quickly and make my wives happy."
