Chapter 698 - 642: The Rising MoonStar (2) (1/2)
Before the proposed tournament, Arthur and Lucy started expanding the city and going through all unfamiliar important figures of the MoonStar Sect.
Fortunately, Sonia was quite thorough and careful in her recruitment so, even after using Appraisal, Arthur didn't find anything suspicious with the current elders.
In total, there were 4 elders, all were old men and their cultivation is between the Immortal and Divine Realms. Three originate from Astria and one from Green-Leaf.
The last one was a traveling cultivator who never associated himself with any of the sect but, somehow, the Vice-master of the sect managed to persuade him. Although he wasn't particularly strong, he was good in handling internal affairs and was very respectful to the parasite and his wife.
He looked like a kind grandpa with long white hair and a small beard. His name was Carl Bulong Arkis, he was over 200 years old and had acc.u.mulated a terrifying amount of cultivation books and artifacts, which most were put in the sect's treasury.
Even Arthur, who was in possession of an astonishing amount of books, was dumbfounded once he saw the amount of techniques the old man had. This made him curious about Carl, who remained humble despite his position and never went against Sonia's orders.
Strangely enough, he seemed to care for the young woman and took her side no matter what but it wasn't just the case of 'love at first sight', it seemed to be something more than that.
Anyway, after a quick interview with the four elders, Arthur went to upgrade the city's defense and make it more habitable while Lucy handled the recruitment process and dealt with Isadore to complete the preparation of the tournament in time.
The look that Isadore had on his face when he found out that he'll be dealing with the cold-faced Lucy was truly priceless. Though he brightly smiled, you could see invisible tears running down his stiffening face.
Unlike her husband, Lucy behaved strictly with people she doesn't know, moreover, her Yin power would bring the chills to anyone who stayed close to her. Unless they have a dense amount of Nether Energy, they can't resist the freezing Yin.
”Is this even necessary?”
The bespectacled Robin fixed her glasses and frowned while looking at the parasite, who raised both his hands in the air and caused a slight tremor to assault the city.
”Of course. We have to make sure the city stands even if powerful enemies attack. Better be safe than sorry.”
In response to his words, Robin shrugged her shoulders. As for Rey, who matured a lot and looked more like a youth than a kid, stood closer to her. Though he still pales in comparison to Gutcha, Rey still achieved small mastery in Dark Magic and has enough prowess to contend against Divine Beings.
A sky-high wall made of solidified Dark Magic appeared around the newly built city. It was as tall as the one in Astria but stronger as Arthur didn't have time to reinforce the other one. In addition to the appearance of the wall, which already shocked the travelers and new habitants of the flourishing city, Arthur also put three formations, two of which are defense while the last is an offensive one.
Countless silver swords into the sky and shone brighter than the sun, they danced in a circle before exploding into countless silver particles which formed a dome that later turned invisible. This formation was backed by another one, which looked like three massive golden shields.
Last not but not least was a new skill formation he acquired after Makaze was completed. It's called [Dark Dragon Formation] and it is permanent.
*[Dark Dragon Formation](Active Skill): The user 'Arthur MoonSta' can combine his formation skill mastery and Evil Wind, Makaze, to create an offensive formation which deals damage to any hostile targets detected near it.
If the user is close to the formation, his stats will increase by 0.5%
Attack power +10%
Cost: 1000 Mental Power