Chapter 362 - Beyond the Dunes(Part-2) (2/2)

Zywia watched while she was flying near Frozen Ocean because of her cool aura, Ryuu fiddling with the board that was used to carry, he was putting some sort of array on it, and then he took another similar board that was used to carry him a few days ago, with the help of what seemed to be a staff he joined the two, with one slightly incline, he then had what seemed to be a beach chair placed on the one at the base as he sat on with a sigh as his creation started to carry him, while many people had their jaw dropped upon seeing it.

Su-Min's brow twitched as she watched Ryuu lying on a chair in a relaxed motion with what seemed to be a glass of wine in one hand and from the looks of the bottle and the glass it was chilled, she twitched and she wasn't the only one, but she was the only one to dash towards him as she entered she was suddenly assaulted by cool air, from burning hot desert to seemingly cool indoors of some mountain area.

”How could you?”, was the exclamation from Su-Min as she spoke with disbelief, ”We are all burning from heat and you are lazing about in shade which is as cool as a mountain top have you no shame.”

Ryuu looked at him tiredly as he spoke with a deep sigh, ”Sister Su-Min the day I began walking in the path of a cultivator I shed any useless things namely shame, not to mention this old bones needs some rest sometime.”

”Shut up you shameless idiot who is older, even if all the cultivators are combined you are definitely the youngest.”, came a screech courtesy of Zywia.

Ryuu looked thunderstruck at that, then his face morphed into horror then into one of enlightenment as he cusped his hand without even lifting his head from his seat as he spoke, ”I am so sorry Senior I forgot that you were travelling with us Ancestor try not to break your hip from moving too much at your age.”

The world was silent at his retort then a scream erupted courtesy of Zywia that seemed to shake the heavens themselves followed by a chuckle as the contraption created by Ryuu sped forward followed by a loud laughter as Su-Min was left blinking owlishly as she looked at the speeding Ryuu, she wanted to give him a chase but the heat dissuaded her as it did for Zywia.

Ryuu chuckled at that what Zywia said was true that he was the youngest but he did need others to know his true age lower the number of people knew the better after all he was not in the mood for some interrogation or dissection for his secrets, but most importantly he was able to create enough distraction to move forward and be alone for some time.

Ryuu hunched forward as suddenly he had a coughing fit, a few minutes later he was able to control himself as he wheezed trying hard to breath, he looked down on his hand it was full of black blood, he growled as he balled his hands as fire erupted burning it.

Ryuu knew that despite all his efforts and bravado he was dying slowly the poison was killing him and he could do nothing, he could not show weakness lest others would kill him, he doubted he would live long enogh for his teachers to help him, he suddenly felt a pain in his chest as he pulled his legs together as he clasped his chest as he took deep breath, 'Focus Ryuu focus you cannot give up like this, I will survive and I will return home alive, I will conquer the 15th floor I will not GIVE UP!! I AM THE SOVEREIGN I WILL NEVER BOW TO ANYONE”, as he swore to himself his KI boiled as another coughing fit overcame him as the floor of his creation was splashed with blood.

The small flying board created by him lost control as it spun and crashed on the sand, Ryuu was flung from his place inside it as he landed on the sand, he looked forward with a mouth full of sand, his eyes widen at the sight in front of him.