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Act's Afterward
🕑 Added 2022-08-19 18:57:31 +0000 UTC--- Chapter 81 ---
A week later.
The emergence of the Martial Hero, Kurogami Hayate, has spread to the whole Profound Sky Continent.
In just one week, no one doesn't know his name and feats against the Devil Beast.
However, this also led to a few controversies.
The obvious one is about the Devil Beast's existence, which doesn't make sense because higher-ranking cultivators said they successfully sealed the "Devil." in the past.
And the same group of people even boasted that they had completely wiped the "Devil." from this continent.
The following controversy is about the new hero of the continent himself. So many people don't believe his achievement, despite people with functioning eyes clearly seeing him fighting the Devil Beast.
However, The ninth elder of the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region even proves Hayate's achievement by being in the location. His attack can't even injure the devil beast.
...
Inside a room with a roundtable, a group of elders was gathering with weird expressions plastered on their faces.
"Jue, we want an honest story from you."
"There is no way a brat could defeat a Devil Beast."
Xuanyuan Jue frowned and replied, "Then what do you think my eyes were? Decoration?"
"I saw that brat defeat the devil beast."
"Then what about the Secret Realm?" An elder with a finesse mustache asked. "We can't let such a dangerous place remain connected to the Profound Sky Continent."
He stared at the elder and answered, "As time works differently there."
"They were trapped inside the Heaven Basin Secret Realm for an unknown period."
"Four of them found Devil's Liar and survived for I don't know how long, finding out their weakness days after days of terror."
"After supposedly more than one year, they found a way to seal the realm."
"So it's Closed, the portal sealed from the other side."
"However, we have to consider-." When Xuanyuan Jue wants to continue, an elder disturbs him.
Another elder who doesn't care about the Heaven Basin Secret Realm lifted his hand immediately.
"Don't be foolish and go straight to the main objective of this meeting." He sighed with an annoyed look.
"What technique did he use to fight the devil beast?"
"Is it some kind of Profound God's inheritance we didn't know?"
"And lastly, do you think he can share it with us?"
Xuanyuan Jue gave off a weary look because these people are nothing but greedy old fools. At least there is one of two elders who care about the continent.
"The technique was called "Ssamsu Taekkyeon: White Flame Dance." We can't learn it unless you want to die." He said calmly.
"It's simply burning away your life force like a fire devouring a candle. According to the boy's relative, he used this technique excessively and burned a third of his life."
He stared at the greedy elder and added, "He sacrificed himself to kill the devil beast."
Xuanyuan Jue gave them a "He's better than all of you." look at all the elders in the room. They shrugged his gaze off, except for one person.
"Are you disappointed, Jue?" A middle-aged man who sat in the highest position asked.
His name is Xuanyuan Wentian, also known as the Sword Master Xuanyuan Sovereign. The leader of the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region.
He wore a green robe, covering his somewhat deceiving skinny body. His long grayish hair was tied into a simple ponytail and reached his muscular waist.
Xuanyuan Wentian's features were ordinary, but sometimes someone's appearance is very deceiving.
Don't judge a book by its cover, they say. This person is the epitome of that.
"In this world, only those who hold absolute power hold absolute authority. A ruler can easily decide the fate of other people. And our lives are held at their whim and fancy..."
Xuanyuan Wentian spouted those words calmly, causing the room to fall into awkward silence.
They can't deny his statement.
"Send someone to monitor that kid," The Sword Master casually commanded. "We can't let such a good seedling die without accomplishing the greater good."
Everyone in this place is strong, but they can't even sense a pair of childish eyes staring at them the whole time. Well, the irony, considering Xuanyuan Wentian's quote.
"Oh, the irony~," Luna hummed while licking her lollipop.
"Hmph, bad oldies must be punished!"
"Just wait for my master to kick your old asses~!"
...
Silver lake city was very crowded in the last few days.
Tourism and several other businesses literally exploded in popularity because of Hayate's achievement.
Not only that, but many people also wanted to meet him, thanking him for saving the Profound Sky Continent.
Still, no one has succeeded because Hayate used "Recovery." excuse to refuse any visitors.
Hayate doesn't want to waste his time with these people. He even refused nobles from other empires to visit him.
Yawn~
"This is boring." A tired groan escaped Hayate's mouth.
He has been cultivating [Eternal Eclipse of Universal Void] for a week, reaching the second stage called [Darkness Vision].
This stage enables Hayate to use other laws besides obviously [Light Law] because that's the opposite of darkness.
There is no apparent weakness because he also mastered [Light Law] through [Mystic Art of Body Cultivation], resulting in absolute resistance against any elemental attacks.
"Void." He whispered, summoning a portal made of darkness behind him.
Hayate submerged himself into the darkness and arrived at the Heaven Basin Secret Realm, or what he called "Lost Heaven." now.
The first thing Hayate saw was his lovely fiancee, Cang Yue, with sweat all over her body.
She was standing on a vast field with a sword in her hand.
"It's good to train yourself and push the limit, but you also need to rest," Hayate commented while bringing a towel from his void storage, a pocket dimension.
Cang Yue pouted and replied, "Says the one who trained 24/6 and forgot his fiance."
Hayate wryly chuckled because he couldn't counter Cang Yue's words. After recovering himself with hyper regeneration from the Devil Beast's attack, he immediately went into a researching mode.
Cang Yue sheathed her sword and said, "Give me a kiss, and I'll forgive you."
"How cunning," Hayate responded by kissing her.
Cough!
"Ehem, you two should get a room. There is a child here," Luna commented while coughing a little.
Hayate gave the little Kaiju an annoyed look and replied, "You're older than Cang Yue."
Luna closed her ears and countered, "Don't know, I can't hear you? What are you talking about, master?"
Cang Yue giggled and hugged Luna tightly because she was so adorable. "So cute." She patted her gently.
'Hmm, Sister Cang Yue has big milkers. I approve of her.' Luna thought while caressing her chin wisely.
She also enjoyed Cang Yue's hug and decided to give her master a thumbs up for his taste.
"Good job, master." She spoke proudly.
Hayate sighed and looked around, finding a group of Ghosts moving around to reform the Lost Heaven's area. They are building medicinal herb farms and several other things.
This realm is expansive, they can fit the whole empire, and there are still a lot of lands. He has used low-level Kaijus to terraform several places, so creating fertile land is not a problem.
Anyway, a lot of projects are possible with Lost Heaven now.
Hong Guan has reached the Tyrant Profound Realm and is now refining her cultivation not far from this place. Hayate could see a crimson flame raiding a few kilometers away.
As for the Fairies from the Frozen Cloud Asgard, they have returned to their sects. Hayate did some "Late night Exercise." before they returned.
Fran, the elf, is currently on the Azure Cloud Continent, resolving some issues with Gernis. She doesn't want to meet Luna for some reason.
"Oh, Grandpa~!" Luna suddenly waved her hand at someone.
A middle-aged man in a lousy white robe approached them. He had a gentle smile on his wrinkled face when Luna called him over.
This so-called grandpa by Luna is Yun Canghai, the demon sealed under the Sword Management Terrace by Mighty Heavenly Sword Villa years ago.
He escaped the prison with Luna's help and somehow accepted the little prankster as his precious granddaughter.
"Senior Yun." Hayate gave the elder a nod.
"Have you considered my offer?"
Yun Canghai smiled and answered, "I'll give my answer after we visit The Demon Illusory Realm."
"Is that so?" Hayate chuckled a little.
Luna jumped from Cang Yue's embrace and asked, "Grandpa, how is your recovery?"
"Haha, I'm fine now." Yun Canghai patted his granddaughter on the head. "Grandpa will recover completely in a few weeks."
"Thanks to you."
Luna lifted her hips and said, "Hehe, let me tell you my epic story about saving my grandpa again~!."
"Once upon a time..."
"It's literally last week." Hayate caused the little Kaiju to scowl adorably.
"Ssshhhh!" Luna hissed like a cat.
"Once upon a time~..."
~Flashback~
