281 Energy Pill (1/2)
The Southern Kingdom might have gotten information that could make them busy for a while. But it was the same as the Zhou Kingdom.
After getting the news about their loss. The king was angry. They had spent so much on this campaign, but it was a failure. They might be able to make Martial Masters and Martial Grandmasters easily with the blood pills. But they had lost around three hundred Martial Lords in this campaign.
It was a big loss, and he was sure that the Southern Kingdom would try to investigate them with their sudden rise of power. He then tightened the security in the area to buy time as long as possible. After all, their grand plan was in the Continent Grand Tournament.
He would use this time to enhance their power once more and attacked another kingdom. He couldn't attack the Southern Kingdom again since they must have prepared for their high number of Martial Lords.
...
Not only them, in Nilis Continent, the main preparator also received information. But it was not about the Zhou Kingdom.
The king looked at the report and frowned, ”A person that could trigger a golden lightning in his Martial Grandmaster tribulation? The sky then brightened in golden color after he finished his tribulation?”
This was a piece of important information for them. There was no such a case in their history. This would shake the entire mainland if they knew about this. He clenched his fist.
His advisor then replied, ”Yes, Your Majesty. It seems this person is a disciple from Heavenly Sword Sect. What should we do, Your Majesty? Should we recruit him, or should we kill him?”
”...” He contemplated a bit. ”I heard the Zhou Kingdom had started their invasion?”
”Yes, you are right, Your Majesty.”
”Send two Martial Kings as well as fifty high-level Martial Lords to Willow Continent. We will try to invite him first. Should he not accept our good intention, kill him.
”Ask the Zhou Kingdom to have one of their Martial King and Martial Lords to help. We can just kill all of their elders and Sect Master. It should be enough to ruin their sect, and the rest of the disciples would need a long time to become strong enough.
”Even if they managed to get attention from a Martial King or Martial Emperor, they would be shadowed by this person who got a golden lightning in his tribulation.
”At that time, we had conquered the entire continent. We can maintain our status as a hidden backing of the Zhou Kingdom. As long as the Zhou Kingdom didn't give our information, they shouldn't know that we come from another continent.
”It will also help the process of the war since the other kingdoms might get scared as one of the top sects in that continent is ruined by the Zhou Kingdom. Then our progress will go smoothly after that.
”If we incite suspicion from the Northern Continent, we can just blame the Zhou Kingdom for that. Then we can safely retreat. Even the people from the Northern Continent won't come here.
”After all, they might incite anger from the Sacred Continent if it became like that. There will be a continental war. This is what they and we don't want to see.”
”Your Majesty is wise.”
...
A month later,
Alex managed to breakthrough to 7-Star Martial Grandmaster. As soon as he breakthrough, he immediately practiced his Array Mastery.
What he practiced first was, of course, the rank 4 Illusion Array. Even though he wanted his revenge, he wasn't blinded by it as the problem was not enough for him to be blinded.
Alex chose the rank 4 Illusion Array since it was the foundation of his Array Mastery as it was the key to make a rank 4 Illusion Array, called Pollen Illusion Array. He then practiced rank 4 Simulation Room.
But he found something off when he practiced this. After getting Zwaka's inheritance for Space Element's Mastery, Alex seemed to have another foundation in making his Simulation Room.
Previously, he could only replicate medicinal ingredients or some kind of environment. But with the addition of Space Mastery, he could make a little detail like temperature or condition in his environment.
Although it might not be much, it was useful. Surprisingly, his Space Element could affect all of his Arrays. It was good news for him since he was planning for his revenge, to trap the Kasmanan Family inside and let them choke because of the lack of oxygen.
Alex would need to practice a rank 4 barrier type Array. He chose to practice an array called Jadeite Mirror Array. The array had a beautiful barrier like jade. Although it looked beautiful, the defensive ability was ridiculously high, especially when he knew that he could infuse his Space Element inside this array.
The Space Element became a cushion for someone who attacked this array. His Space Element absorbed a portion of the attack before the attack reached the real array.
Surprisingly, when he practiced his array with his Space Element. He finally understood the meaning of the Space Plate. After practicing for a week, he was able to have a good foundation on this Space Plate.
He found another use of Space Plate, which complimented his power as an Array Master. He wanted to immerse himself in that, but he chose not to. He had used around a month to master these four Arrays as the fourth array he practiced was Teleportation Array. It had been bugging his mind after he understood Space Element.
Because of the time, he could only make a one-kilometer teleportation array. He was not comparable to Zwaka, who can build two hundred kilometers teleportation array, and he did it with his soul, not his mortal body.
Alex had a few arrays that he wanted to master. They were rank 4 Gathering Array, and rank 4 binding array called Servant of Silk and Steel... It was a long name.
But he only had another month before going back. So, he stopped his practice on the array and then started practicing his Alchemy Skill. He didn't have a high goal for this. He thought low rank 4 Alchemist was enough for him.
After all, he was only in his early twenties. It was already ridiculous to have such a high rank.
Alex only mastered two pills in these two weeks. The first pill was called Ocean Mind, a low 4th rank pill. He chose to learn it since its effect was to increase one's mental energy.