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Divine Origin Realm
🕑 Added 2022-09-23 23:22:21 +0000 UTC--- Chapter 103 ---
Unknown Manor.
"Is she alright?" Yun Canghai asked with a worried expression.
Hayate sighed and replied, "You've been asking that for sixty-nine times today, Senior. Little Demon Empress is fine because she was only exhausted, and using Golden Crow's flame excessively burned her stamina a lot."
"Especially when the one she fought was me."
Yun Canghai put on a wry expression because he couldn't refute Hayate's replies. This young man clearly was angered by Duke Huai an hour ago, but his temperament looks very calm now.
Hayate noticed Yun Canghai's expression and added, "If you're wondering why I'm not angry anymore. My control over emotions is better than others."
"After all, Anger does not have to be fiery."
'Quiet anger is more frightening indeed.' Yun Canghai grasped the gist of Hayate's way of thinking. Yet, He was still confused about how this young man had such control over himself.
To answer Yun Canghai's confusion, Hayate always had to remain calm and collected to control his Kaiju Cores. He knew the potential danger of Kaiju Creation, so having no complete control over it was just a disastrous event bound to happen.
Just imagining thousands of dangerous Kaiju rages around is not a good thing. Well, maybe that would happen soon after Hayate finishes his business in Illusory Demon Realm. Everything has been set in place to take over Profound Sky Continent.
'Soon. I'll completely take Blue Polar Star under my hands and ascend to the Divine Realm.' Hayate thought while looking down on Little Demon Empress, who was currently lying on his lap.
Luna arrived with Cheon Ma and grinned at Hayate because everything was according to plan. She glanced at the Little Demon Empress and rated her 7.5 because lacking some "Important." assets, but she still looked cute nonetheless.
"Anyway, I'm cuter~." She proudly declared while puffing her chest up.
Cheon Ma sighed inside when looking at this girl because her existence was like an enigma to him. He never judges someone from their appearance, but Luna is a monster in a young girl's shape. His martial instinct told him that she was beyond his reach.
"Cheon Ma, I'll take over Heavenly Demon's Cult. Do you have a say about that?" Hayate suddenly stated, to which the Heavenly Demon responded with a shake of his head.
"I don't have a problem with that. You've defeated me fairly and have enough qualifications to take over the cult. Though I have a shameless request for you." Cheon Ma replied with a weak smile.
Yun Canghai frowned inside because Cheon Ma was still on his bad list. This guy named himself Heavenly Demon out of nowhere while the Demon Emperor was away.
Cheon Me stared at Hayate calmly and continued, "Only you can fulfill my selfish and shameless request. After living here for one hundred years, I realized the martial way here was poor. No, you already know, don't you?"
"As simple as it sounds, I want you to become the Third Heavenly Demon and bring the cult to a greater height."
Silence filled the manor as Yun Canghai released his purple lightning.
"What did you say..?? Our martial way is poor? Say that again motherfucker, and I'll blow your head apart!" Yun Canghai was furious with Cheon Ma's statement. He didn't deny it because he knew deep inside his heart everything was indeed poor. Cultivators focused too much on their cultivation progress without considering their martial arts mastery. And that's all that matters.
Since your cultivation realm is higher than your enemy, you should win. This mindset is planted deep inside every cultivator, which was wrong.
Yun Canghai literally was trapped inside Demon Sealing Arrays for one hundred years. He thought about many things and invented unique martial techniques based on his Yun Family's profound art. He hoped to pass it away, but the chance of that happening was far-fetched from reality.
It's sad thinking Yun Canghai could have died without seeing anyone related to him. Thank God Luna appeared and saved him from the hell hole.
"Ah..." Yun Canghai realized he used bad words in front of his cute granddaughter. "Luna, did you hear what grandpa was saying before?"
Luna tilted her head cluelessly and replied, "No? What are you talking about, Grandpa~?"
Yun Canghai sighed in relief and sat on the rocking chair near the manor. He watched Cheon Ma with a meticulous gaze and sneered inside.
"Becoming the 3rd Heavenly Demon. That's an interesting proposition." Hayate commented while thinking about something. "Well, let's reintroduce ourselves, shall we? It will also give us a rough explanation of our origin and position."
"My name is Kurogami Hayate from Wakoku, Fuma Clan. I'm also the 42nd leader of the Fuma Kotaro."
Cheon Ma's eyes widened in surprise for a moment. He stared at this young man before him and realized something again. First, Wakoku and Fuma Clan are not unfamiliar terms for him.
'They sure raised a monster.' He thought solemnly.
'Fuma Clan... Hmm, Where did I hear that name before? Ah, the Wind Devil God's clan. Since he was from Wakoku, is he related to that vicious woman?'
Cheon Ma shook his head and said, "Whatever, I'm sure the time will reveal this mystery sooner or later. I'm the second Heavenly Demon of the Demon Cult. Cheon Ma. Nice to meet you, young leader."
Hayate chuckled and returned, "Don't be so serious, Cheon Ma. You can call me by name."
However, the elder martial artist denied such a casual way of talking and replied, "You're the young leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult. I'm just keeping the old tradition held within the cult."
"Is that so? I haven't agreed to your request, though." Hayate watched Cheon Ma's expression quickly change into a speechless look. "It's a joke. I'll gladly take over Heavenly Demon's seat because those martial techniques look interesting."
Cheon Ma's mouth twitched in annoyance. This young man still had the nerve to joke at this moment, but he could only laugh weakly, remembering his martial arts couldn't even injure him.
"Then, from now on. I, the second Heavenly Demon, gave my title to Kurogami Hayate." He kneeled on one leg on the ground and cupped his hand.
Hayate nodded and replied, "I'll try my best."
...
A moment later, Hayate stood on the roof calmly and stared at the starry skies. The cloud still parted away because of his fight against Cheon Ma and Duke Ming. They couldn't make him go all out, making it rather dull.
At least Cheon Ma entertained Hayate with his refined martial skills, which was quite refreshing after fighting many cultivators with flashy profound arts in this world.
Hayate picked a few books from Cheon Ma and read the titles with a smile. "Heavenly Demon's Arts. A legendary collection of techniques passed to Heavenly Demon of Demonic Cult. I only heard its legend from Coach Mei in the past." He commented while checking the content.
This version was modified by Cheon Ma, using Profound Veins' pathways to improve one's profound energy/qi within the physical body into enhanced qi filled with elemental qualities. So far, Cheon Ma only showed Dark Qi and Fire Qi with Heavenly Demon's Artillery Arts.
"Interesting." Hayate flipped the pages. "Changing one's energy nature into elemental powered attacks. Artillery Arts truthfully are added to enhance profound energy into absolute defense-breaking moves, bypassing flesh and destroying everything from inside."
Anyone who mastered Heavenly Demon Arts could kill someone with one move instantly. However, some conditions needed to get fulfilled, like having enhanced Qi/Profound Energy that could bypass the enemy's flesh. Or Extremely body's control to change flow inside one's body.
This flow acts like a lightning impulse or trigger to launch Artillery Arts.
Hayate couldn't help but chuckle because Cheon Ma invented a martial art that mimics high-penetration artillery. If he had to dumb it down about how this technique works, The body is the gun while Qi/Profound Energy is the bullet.
Without a doubt, Cheon Ma will become one of the strongest with this technique. It's just unfortunate he fought Hayate, who had a body filled with Primordial Energy.
Cheon Ma couldn't injure Hayate's body because of [Mystic Art of Body Cultivation] and [Primordial Core], making it impossible to penetrate his defense with weaker energy like Profound Energy. Dragon God's inheritance also played a factor as Dragon God's Bone marrow enhanced his physical capability several times.
"I also haven't used Kaiju Cores..." Hayate smiled slightly. It would be overkill and straight-up unfair for Cheon Ma to fight him.
Hayate quickly sat on the roof and experimented with Heavenly Demon Arts, adding his twist. "Sorry, not sorry, Cheon Ma. I'm quite an adventurous guy." He muttered while closing his eyes. White and Dark energy gathered on Hayate's skin and flowed inside his Profound Veins like a steady blood flow.
Cheon Ma and Yun Canghai sat in front of each other, staring at the wine on the table.
"Mine!!" They said at the same time.
Yun Canghai reached over the wine jug, but Cheon Ma's fast hand immediately blocked him.
"Dark Qi!"
"Lightning Armor!"
Darkness and Purple Lightning clashed violently on the rock table, shaking the whole garden into chaos.
Yun Canghai frowned because Cheon Ma's darkness could match this lightning intensity. Meanwhile, Cheon Ma was also surprised by Yun Canghai's Lightning wildness.
"Hmm?" They felt a weird impulse above the manor and saw Hayate meditating on the roof. Cheon Ma, who recognized this familiar Heavenly Demon Arts atmosphere, opened his mouth in disbelief.
"No way... Did he master the technique already? It took me thirty-one years to stabilize my energy." Cheon Ma stared at the young man like he was an unknown living being.
Yun Canghai sneered and commented, "Don't add your logic to his existence. Hayate is beyond this world's standard because I have never seen people his age reach the Sovereign Profound Realm."
Hayate opened his eyes and felt everything around him change abruptly. He blinked a few times and noticed his cultivation wasn't at Sovereign Profound Realm anymore.
"I can feel the spatial movement within the area. I see this is how the Divine Origin Realm felt like." He muttered while scanning the area with his senses, which achieved a new realm too.
Jasmine clapped her hand excitedly from the inner universe and praised him, "Congratulations, Hayate! You've entered the 1st stage of Divine Origin Realm in just five years."
