Chapter 1181 - Down a Peg (1) (1/2)

Dyon's expression immediately became very serious. Even with his soul, it seemed he wasn't able to see something a dao formation expert wanted to hide. If that wasn't the case, he would have seen Elder Nova's true cultivation long ago.

'He's too close to me.' Dyon's mind went into overdrive. He didn't have the time to confirm whether or not Elder Nova was an enemy. For all he knew, Elder Nova was a man left behind by the Energy Path to ensure that Soul Rending Peak never rose again.

It made perfect sense too. If Elder Nova was meant to be a guardian for Soul Rending Peak, why would he be stationed at Unseen Peak?

It had to be remembered that Slaughter Peak was the Peak controlled by the Caedes family. That was why it so easily fell under the control of The Cathedral.

However, Unseen Peak was the Peak formerly controlled by the Jafari family.

Who was the family most resilient to the new order? Which family was most likely to trigger the rise of Soul Rending Peak? Was it not the Jafari family? The very same family that seemingly had a vague connection to Dyon's grand teacher?

Wouldn't it be smartest to send someone to monitor them?

On top of all of that, even if Dyon was willing to ignore all of that and think of Elder Nova as a friend anyway, why would he have allowed the Jafari family to be destroyed? He was stationed in Jafari clan territory, yet did nothing when The Cathedral and The Caedes family finally decided to get rid of them? Too many things didn't add up.

Dyon knew that if Elder Nova was an enemy, he'd have no chance to survive if he let him have the initiative. He had to take advantage of the moment when he was still over confidently showing off his steady rise in power.

At that moment, Dyon threw out all of his master's rules, pushing everything he had to the utmost limit.

The aura of a dao formation expert was completely unable to lock him down like it could have before. An added ability of his Presence was this very attribute, giving him leeway to stare down arrogantly even against the most vicious opponents.

Dyon's wings burst from his back, radiating outward with a fierce golden light. The eight of them flapped with an unprecedented strength even as Dyon's Demon Emperor's Will climbed to the first stage of the second act.

In an instant, Dyon's power multiplied by sixteen times. His skin reddened and his robes burst apart into a fiery rage of flames.

Just when Elder Nova was just beginning to notice that something might be wrong, a scene that could shock the world occurred.

The skies began to tremble as the earth below shattered.