96 The Extremes of Life and Death (2/2)
”Take me to this brat who doesn't know what fear is!”
”This bastard! Where is he?!”
”This little kid has been making a commotion ever since he became famous. Come, let us go and watch the show together.”
The voices of various people came from all over the battlefield. Some found the situation laughable, others were angered, while a few even saw this as an interesting event to spectate.
Soon, people began to rush towards where Arnin was. A large fight was about to commence far before the final stages of the battlefield exam.
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Back where Fae and the elders were watching, some of them couldn't help but laugh at the scene.
”Haha! That's my disciple for you! He isn't scared of anyone, not even the shitty top ten! Everyone will drown under his blood, simply becoming a source of cultivation for him. Haha!” Elder Kocyte was one of the few who kept praising Arnin's courage. Although he didn't really think that Arnin would be able to slaughter all of his opponents, he was happy to see his future disciple now being a wimp.
Plus, there were a few hidden dragons in the top hundred who also held fearsome power. They didn't lack any talent, only a stage to shine. Now that they were given a stage by Arnin, a bloodbath was inevitable.
Fae also saw this and couldn't help but shake her head. ”He may be strong, but he isn't able to handle the top ten just yet. Maybe he could fight the few in the last positions of the top ten, but the ones in the forefront are just too strong for him right now.”
She felt that although Arnin's courage was commendable, he was being too rash. Indeed, his strength was monstrously high and he could fight people much stronger than him, but couldn't the people in the top ten also do this?
Just like Arnin, they could fight a few small realms higher than them and a couple could even fight cultivators from a large realm above themselves. It was unwise to underestimate them because their skills weren't completely displayed yet. Underestimating them was a deadly mistake because it could lead to one's imminent death.
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If Arnin knew about the different occurrences around the battlefield, he wouldn't find it too worrying, rather it would be pleasing.
His goal was to find some people who could make him fight to his highest potential, not people who could easily be slaughtered like lambs. If he couldn't get a good fight, then how could he sharpen his skills? How would he be able to test his limits after breaking through into Essence Manifest - Earth.
Currently, he was sitting on top of a large rock with his eyes closed. After breaking through, he had yet to properly consolidate his realm. Plus, he wanted to see if the Seed of Rebirth had any other property other then healing his body.
If he could use the Seed of Rebirth in combat, then his strength would increase by multiple folds.
'I was able to make myself go through Samsara, but life and death are much more than just that.' He began to ponder more about his elemental seed and their uses. 'Where life exists, there will also be death. Right when something is born, it is already filled with the essence of death, slowly accumulating more death essence and moving further away from life. But, where there is no life, death also ceases to exist.'
Arnin pondered deeply about the idea of life and death. These two elements were polar opposites, yet could not exist without the other. If there was death, there had to be life, and the opposite was true as well. It was similar to light and darkness, where one could not be without the other.
'That's it, just like how darkness is just another form of light, light is another form of darkness. The concepts of life and death are similar. Life is death, while death is life. It's the reason why the curse I afflicted on that witch in the past was so effective. She used to grant others life, however after being cursed, she could only steal life, granting others death.'
Soon, his whole body was shrouded by a black and white light. Wherever the black light went, things began to decay and lose vitality, however where the white light passed, things were rejuvenated with life and energy. While there were areas of life and areas of death, there were also areas where life and death met at an equilibrium. In this place, the plants and even the rocks shifted between maturation and rejuvenation until they eventually fell apart, not being able to bear the pressure of both extremities.
Seeing this small event, Arnin's face was filled with an evil smile. ”Seems like the Seed of Rebirth can also be called the Seed of Extremities. It causes everything it touches to face the extremities of life and death, forcing it to succumb under its power and disappear from sight.” With a nod of approval, Arnin got up from the rock and began to practice his Seed of Rebirth/Extremities.
He began to release life and death energy everywhere around him, causing a change in the elemental distribution. The life essence could either give or steal life, increasing Arnin's life essence and rejuvenating his body while the death essence would either extract death energy from the surroundings or insert itself wherever it passed, causing the surroundings to slowly die. The two worked in sync, with life essence being able to cause death and vice versa.
The more he used these powers, the more excited Arnin got. Although he had used the essence of death as a Demon Lord, he used it more forcefully, ridding anything of life instantly, but currently, he was using it in a more creative and deadly manner.
Not only could he control the amount of life essence something had, but he could also manipulate the amount of death essence it contained. He could sap something of its life instantly.
An hour passed, and Arnin couldn't help but vomit a mouthful of blood. His face was extremely pale, almost sickly. Dense death energy surrounded him, but at the same time, dense life energy enveloped him for protection. This double layer was, however, causing more damage to his body. He was yet to completely adapt to the changes of life and death with his current body. It was just too strenuous for him.
He quickly sat down and began to circulate is essence using the Demon Cultivation Manual, slowly ridding himself of the extreme death and life essences harming him. After a period of recuperation, he opened his eyes, revealing his cold purple eyes.
*SWISSHH*
The sound of the wind appeared from all around. A smirk appeared on his face as he quietly spoke under his breath. 'Seems like they're finally here.'