Chapter 85: Chapter 85 - Friend From The Other Side (1/2)

CHAPTER 85

FRIEND FROM THE OTHER SIDE

As Lino was wreaking havoc across the Demonic army, the trio in the sky all observed the action with different expressions; Ava's was one of the shock and complete confusion. If someone told her Lino was one of the most talented blacksmiths in the world, she would still be inclined to believe them as she witnessed his potential firsthand. From that, she also derived that he must have spent every day since his early youth studying and practicing the craft to achieve the knowledge he currently possessed. At the same time, if someone told her that his cultivation was at the very least of Purity Realm and that he was a fighter cruel beyond reason, she'd have smacked that person immediately.

It was universally known that, despite the nigh limitless lifespan of cultivators, it was just the same nigh impossible to follow two paths at the same time. Road of cultivation was endless; in actuality, since the dawn of time, not a single cultivator had approached the realm of Primes and Fiends from the Ancient Eras.

While Ava couldn't claim she had met the most powerful cultivators in the world, she had peered toward the top, and it was still marred with more potential. Even today, those old monsters in seclusion were doing their hardest to break further.

They simply had no time to pay attention to anything else. A person would choose their path as early as the Core Realm, as that's when their innate talents were revealed to the world. Those who were talented in cultivation would pursue that path, perhaps only occasionally dabbling in the auxiliary fields as a reference.

Those who were not would pursue some of the other myriad paths: blacksmithing, alchemy, talismans, formations, arrays, runes, etc.. Even if there were a minuscule amount of people who followed two paths due to their immense talents, sooner or later they'd leave one rotting in the dust.

What startled her, though, was that Lino displayed talent in both crafting and cultivation that shouldn't be possible within a single person, especially due to his young age. It meant that he had to divide his attention between crafting and cultivating, yet still managed to progress to the point where he could easily be considered a top genius in both fields even when compared to First-tier Sects from the Upper Strata of cultivation.

While he still lacked quite a bit to be compared to those inhuman kids from Holy Grounds, one can easily attribute it to the fact that he came from nowhere and n.o.body. Perhaps others may not know, but she knew that Lino came from the other end of the gorge, from the place that n.o.body really paid any attention to.

She was simply unable to process what she was witnessing properly, feeling as though every bit of her worldly understanding was being crushed under the feet of this berserk-looking youth.

Hovering next to her, Sevan had other thoughts; he didn't know that Lino was a blacksmith who crafted the sword he was currently holding. Had he, he'd have probably already knelt before the youth.

He only saw the immense strength Lino possessed which inspired his fighting spirit to yearn to spar with the unknown youth. It was even more so because he realized that Lino was a Body Cultivator, a branch of cultivation that had nearly gone extinct in the world. In the end, who would willingly throw their bodies into flames and frost of h.e.l.l over being able to summon those two to do their bidding?

Even Temar and Seya, and perhaps even their Elders, who can be considered quasi-Body Cultivators would never dare do what Lino did - jump straight into the fray without any consideration. At best, they'd act as vanguard force as their bodies were considerably more durable than those of ordinary cultivators. His grip on the sword tightened as he wondered how can he get the youth to spar with him, at least once.

However, of the three, Skydevil's expression was the oddest; there was a trace of surprise, a bit of joy, and even some glee mixed in there. If one didn't know any better, they'd think he was looking at his pupil destroying his enemies, and not a random kid ravis.h.i.+ng his own army. However, if one was to peer into his mind, they'd perhaps even be more shocked of what they'd find in there.