233 Path to Rank 4 (1/2)

The white warriors formed squads with Neo-Demons and every single one of them was a Rank 2 life form. These squads were formed by Dante so he could use the drones as meat shields in case a Neo-Demon was in danger.

There were several Peak Rank 2 Neo-Demons and thanks to their heritage, Metallic Dragon bloodline, Rank 3 magic equipments, and Rank 3 runic sets, they were all capable of fighting Rank 3 Angels of Supremacy.

Dante was at the lead of the Daybreak Army. His mind was running thousands of different scenarios at the same time, one for each Sun Tadpole and drones he controlled.

He could respond to all the information each of them sent with the reaction speed of a Rank 3 life form, and modify his strategies in real-time. This was thanks to the peculiarities of his brain, the five Brain Golems by his side, and the fact that unlike his father, he focused on the discipline of Telepathy.

His power had already reached Peak Rank 2 and with the help of the Brain Golems, he had no problem fighting a Master Rank 3 Angelic Paragon.

No sound was coming from the army, this was due to the use of magic. This was something very common in an army but there was also the fact that there was complete silence in their surroundings as well.

This was due to all life forms, from the smallest insect to the largest magic creature, being dead. The Soul Forging existences had purged the path the army was going to take. They did it to prevent any form of biological surveillance recording their movements.

Zatiel remained on Ezequiel's shoulder as they advanced, with Kilo and Rax by his side. His wounds were mostly healed thanks to the continued use of his golden flames.

He focused on the army, specifically in the new Magi who were brought here for these next part of the invasion and were not part of the first group who entered this world.

Among them was a Peak Rank 3 Magus who followed the body refinement path. As he flew with the others, the man frowned for a second as he detected a sort of scanning force.

He tracked the origin of that force and turned to look at a man that was sitting on the shoulder of a giant.

Zatiel did not bother to look at the man, but when Ezequiel detected his stare, his eyes that were like moons made of red lightning focused on him.

The Magus trembled when he saw those eyes. He had fought thousands of battles and was one step away from reaching Rank 4, but his instincts were telling him that he would not last more than ten seconds against that man.

He noticed that there was nothing wrong with him, so just focused on moving forward.

”Bip... target scanned. Displaying information.

Name:???

Race: Magus ( Rank 3 body refinement path)

Strength: 326.5

Physique: 287.4

Speed: 189.2

Energy Pool: 430.7

Consciousness Solidification: 91%”

'He is not bad. His Path Technique is decent enough. Modifications were made to his energy pool that allowed him to contain more energy than other people that follow the Magi Path could have.'

Normally the energy pool of a Rank 3 Magus reaches its peak at 400 points, and it is very difficult to make significant advances beyond that point before becoming a Soul Forging existence.

As for Consciousness Solidification, that is a fundamental step in strengthening your consciousness and awakening your True Soul.

It is done by saturating the consciousness with energy and tempering it with life force. Past 90% your soul is powerful enough to interact with the fundamental energy of the universe and start comprehending the laws.

Once you obtain a law comprehension at the 'Potential' level over any law, you can make the final step and become a Rank 4 life form.

Although 'Potential' is the first level of law comprehension, the amount of Rank 3 life forms that never touched it was uncountable.

A Neo-Demon has to go through this process but there is something else they need to as well that is related to their body if they want to reach the peak of Rank 3.

Zatiel analyzed the state of the army and was satisfied. Although they could be better, they could also be much worse.

After that, he ordered the chip to analyze him and Ezequiel.

”Bip... Scanning targets.

Name: Zatiel Daybreak

Race: Neo Demon (Rank 3, Daybreak bloodline)/ Animus (Rank 2)

Strength: 278.3

Physique: 402.9

Speed: 289.1

Abyss Aura: 313.4

Sun Force: 320.6