488 Kyle (1/2)

After the training finished, Alex was born anew. He had mastered a few rank 6 pills and arrays. His strength also increased by 170 dragon strength. 20 dragon strength from two stars breakthrough, 100 dragon strength from Strength Spirit Pill, and another 50 dragon strength from Dragon Strengthening Technique. Although the technique could give him more, Alex felt it would take too long, so he halted the progress for the time being. Besides, it was more than enough to defeat that prince.

Coming out of his room, Alex's eyes swept the room but found no one, making him wonder where everyone was.

His answer came in the form of a little boy. He had fiery red hair, running through his shoulder. He wore formal clothes from the Phoenix Race, creating elegance and majestic aura despite his appearance. His phoenix wings had a nostalgic feeling.

”Master!”

Upon hearing the voice, Alex dropped his jaw, not believing what he just heard. He clearly recognized this voice. ”Kyle?”

”Yes!” He nodded furiously. ”I am glad Master recognized me in an instant.”

He blinked a few times, trying to confirm whether the little boy in front of him was real or not. Eventually, seeing the box who just broke through to 1-Star Martial Emperor, Alex sighed, convinced. ”I see. You are really Kyle…”

”Are you doubting me, Master? I am really Kyle. I just broke through yesterday and acquired my Human Form. You can look at my wing.” He flapped the little wing on his back, creating a weird noise. ”I can even change back to my usual form if you want.”

”Well, I certainly took around four and a half months just to get into this step… So, I know that you will soon reach the Martial Emperor since, unlike me, you don't need to consolidate your cultivation.” Alex sighed.

”Well, Stina taught me many things.”

”Taught you many things…” Narrowing his eyes, Alex did not know which expression he should make. Imagining Stina and Kyle' practicing…'

Facepalmed, Alex wished that the majestic Phoenix Queen would not fall to the path of sho- Ahem, fall to the forbidden path.

”Why did I feel you just thought something rude, Master?” Kyle tilted his head, confused.

”Nothing.” He merely smiled, covering his weird thoughts. ”Anyway, where are the others?”

”Because of my transformation, Elder Sister Sherry wants to have cute clothes first, so they are buying any clothes she wants. We don't know her size when she transforms, so they plan to buy all sizes of clothes… so it will take a while.” Kyle reported.

”I see. We will wait for them here and go tonight or tomorrow. I hope I can leave this world in less than two years… which is seven months from now…”

”I think you can Master. With your speed, you only need less than four months to become a Martial Emperor.” Kyle nodded.

”Yeah. I need to use the Rank 6 Energy Pill though if I want to become Martial Emperor within that time.” Alex nodded, thinking about the time. ”Anyway, we can talk about anything while waiting for them, such as your progress…”

”Well, because I was taught many things concerning the Phoenix, I could advance by leaps and bounds, even surpassing Elder Sister Sherry. However, I am afraid my cultivation could not advance as fast as this again, considering there is nothing left to help me increase my strength.

”In the near future, Elder Sister Sherry will overtake me again and might even leave me in the dust.” He looked down, a bit sad, thinking about the time where he was not any use to Alex again and was forced to leave him.

Alex simply smiled and patted his head, feeling his sadness. ”Don't worry. You are my contracted beast. If you don't have enough speed, I will just pour more resources to you. Anyway, I just want you to be safe like the others.”

”Master!” Star replaced his eyes, looking at him with a teary face. ”No matter what, I will always follow you.”

They continued to chat until Sherry and the others came back. After considering a few things, Alex decided to go tomorrow morning with Stina and Kyle.

Sherry also had reached the 10-Star Martial King stage and only needed around two months before evolving to 1-Star Martial Emperor. However, because she needed to experience deep sleep, she might need longer. Even so, Alex only told her to take all the time she needed because he prioritized her safety.

As for Anya, she supported Sherry with all her might since her wish had been achieved. There was this weird relationship between Alex's girls. They were rivals for Alex's affection but also the greatest friends that would support each other if one of them did not get the attention they deserved.

Of course, unlike them, Sherry was like a child, judging purely by age. The same applied to Alicia and Firia.

Alex never cared about it since he was only one year older than Alicia and Firia. As for Sherry, her age was still unknown.

After dealing with a few things, Alex decided to call it a day and prepared for tomorrow's journey.

The next day, the queen waited for him like previously. Alex was a bit surprised to see Kyle with her, wondering if the queen wanted to bring Kyle or not. After hearing she wanted to bring Kyle, Alex just accepted it right away, because he could hide inside his Pure Fire. They then started flying to the sky.

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It took them only a week to arrive at Dragon Continent by riding a Phoenix. Because of the distance, the queen deemed it unnecessary to use a ship like when he traveled to Phoenix Continent.

Just like the Phoenix Continent, the Dragon Continent was filled with Dragons soaring in the sky.