83 Uncertainty (2/2)

Strength was very important, but being talented and having high comprehension skills was also extremely important. Allowing cultivators to fight in such a deadly place and seek out opportunities would only make them stronger.

”Alright, lead me to one of these so called 'special places'. I want to see for myself how 'special' they really are.” Arnin wasn't really interested in the opportunity to increase his strength since that would do him little good. He already had his own path figured out, and was skilled enough to go through with it without needing special encounters. Right now, he needed to heal his body before doing anything else.

Going to a place where large amounts of cultivators gathered would allow him to kill more people and absorb their blood. Plus he could possibly run into some stronger cultivators and use their blood to boost his quantity of essence to a higher degree. Of course, these people could not be too strong, or else that would lead him to death.

With no other choice, the bun haired began to lead Arnin. She still held some hope that this place would be her chance to find some way to escape, however she didn't keep her hopes too high. Arnin was extremely strong, and only people around the late stages of Essence Manifest would be able to deal with him, especially those who could fight above their own realm.

Alas, she did not carry any thoughts of asking such geniuses for help. Why would they go out of their way to help her, a weak cultivator, out?

As Arnin was following behind the bun haired girl, he began to thoroughly inspect the inside of his body. He still carried hopes of healing himself, and knew that with enough time he would find a way to accomplish it, but he needed to do it quick. He needed to gain enough power in order to fuse with his Demon Lord power and then enter a new realm. Only then would he be confident entering the other worlds.

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As Arnin continued to build his infamous reputation as the Demonic Joker in the deadly battlefield, the many people he left behind in Lepidoptera Academy were living quite blissfully, especially his two slaves.

No one except the top echelon of the academy knew what happened to Arnin. The principal had commanded that the news of Arnin being attacked and taken away should be kept secret until he was located and killed or imprisoned.

This was to make sure that the academy's reputation would not be tainted, or become known as a place where others can rampantly enter and kidnap students. Plus, students would begin to lose their trust in the academy, thus lowering their loyalty to a place that could not even protect them. This would not be good for the principal as that would not allow him to create any future puppets that would risk everything for the academy.

The biggest reason that Arnin's disappearance was not suspected was because many knew that he visited the tenth floor in order to cultivate. Although it was very rare for people of such low realms to cultivate for an extended period of time, it wasn't impossible. Plus, with the way Arnin was growing in power so quickly, it made more sense that he would spend more time training than others.

Torne and Kurse, although scared that Arnin would return and continue torturing them, still felt that it was heavenly to have such a demon master missing for around two weeks. They were able to finally cultivate a little in peace. Although their strength had not improved greatly, their bodies were much more stable than before, especially Torne's. He didn't make a complete recovery from Arnin's 'experiments' but he was able to walk around without feeling any pain. The only problem that Torne still faced was that he found it exceedingly difficult to speak, and whenever he took a breath from his mouth, he would feel intense pain.

After he was tortured by Arnin, the physicians questioned how he got so injured overnight. He didn't divulge any information, in fear that Arnin would conduct worse experiments on him, plus saying anything would be useless.

Other than the two slaves, Lilise and Elidia were also doing quite well. Although Lilise was curious as to why Arnin was taking so long with his 'cultivation', she couldn't do much about it. Lilise had gained some favour from her fellow students ever since she made a breakthrough into Orb Birth - Earth, plus others witnessed her quick cultivation speed, making her a little more popular. She was around the middle stages of Orb Birth - Earth now, but still had a long way to go before reaching the Sky realm.

Elidia, on the other hand, was even more monstrous. In just two weeks, she had made it to the peak of Orb Birth - Earth and was extremely close to breaking through into the Sky realm. Even the Butterfly teachers were praising her talent, and many were even debating whether they should move her into the Moth group.

Of course, all of this was because of the hint of blackness that had appeared around her Orb after the experience she had with Arnin. Although she was getting more attention from students and teachers alike, Elidia maintained a cold front. She was still somewhat traumatized after Arnin's deeds so she felt that staying away from others would be better for her.

Akig was the only one out of the many people who had done nothing at all. All day, he would sleep, occasionally eating things from the forest. He had been waiting for Arnin, and with him not coming back for a while, Akig was very bored. He didn't have much to do other than stroll around the outer forest and sometimes sneak back into the house.

Even though he was the laziest of them all, he made significant progress in his strength. Since he was constantly in the forest, he was able to slowly overcome some of his fears and even learned to use some of his beastly strength. Even Akig didn't notice his own progression in this area.

Out of the many that were in the academy, the one that had yet to make any appearance was Vilis. He was still in his slumber which should have ended a long time ago. Even Arnin assumed that it would just last for a few days, or maybe a week, but it was the second week and Vilis was still deep asleep. One could only imagine what kind of tiger he ate. Although it seemed quite normal on the surface, it was probably much more mysterious than that since it allowed Vilis to stay in slumber for such a long period of time.

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Far away from the planet of Afloria, back in the black hole where Arnin's mansion was located, a group of mythical beasts gathered. All of them were on their knees, facing a large demon with two horns. This was Arnin's demon servant, Kulgag, who was assigned to watch over his home while he was away.

”Fellow Lords, please listen to some urgent news that I have just received.” Kulgag spoke out loud. The kneeling lords lifted their heads and looked towards this two horned demon servant. ”I have just received word from the Wolf Lord that out great Demon Lord Arnin has already begun his travels and he will not be coming back for a long period of time.” When the Lords heard this, chaos spread throughout the hall.

”So it is true, Great Demon Lord Arnin has truly gone out for his own tasks and it seems like this time, he will be out for much longer the usual. We may be able to have at least a million years of peace now.” Some of the Lords discussed with smiles plastered over their faces. Most stayed in their humanoid forms inside the Great Hole Mansion out of fear and respect for the great Demon Lord.

Kulgag didn't mind the reaction that the many Lords had. It was a given for them to be happy that Demon Lord Arnin was gone. Arnin was a bloodthirsty Demon who would kill when he felt and had even exterminated over a thousand races. Even the Heaven Lord and Hell Lord quaked in his presence, let alone such small Lords.

'Maybe we can truly have peace for a longer period of time now, but why does it feel like the future will be more bleak? Hmmm, Wolf Lord…'