64 Devour, and Meeting (2/2)
As he kept moving through Star Realms, devouring every dead and uninhabited planets, several forces and sects then noticed about those disappearing planets as they sent their representatives to investigate that matter. Although, they couldn't find the culprit as Rafi hid himself carefully inside his dimensions, while staying away from those patrolling forces. Even so, those patrolling forces were also not that concerned about those dead and uninhabited planets, as that lax attitude from them allowed Rafi to keep devouring more planets, and later on escalating to devour even the stars.
Time passed quietly, as it had been a year after the cases of disappering planets, when thunderous rumbles of heavenly tribulation fiercely sounded from a particularly deserted Low-rank Star Realm. When the surrounding forces sent their representatives to check on the sudden event, they found only charred rubbles and other destroyed remains of what were once planets, which clearly the destruction left behind by heavenly thunders's might.
Thinking that it was only the result of Divine Tribulation Realm's tribulations from disciple of a hidden senior, they left it at that, as they didn't want to disturb that hidden senior. Though, later on, several coldest stars started disappearing one after another, which quickly escalated to several hottest burning stars also began to disappear. It was an event that quickly caused alarm among the forces of Low-rank Star Realm. While it also then attracted the attention of those in Middle-rank Star Realm, as those forces attentively kept watching to every suspicious movements. Although, despite their careful-planned traps, the culprit was always able to elusively evade their grabs, and still got away from their traps.
It was then approximately three years later that another thunderous rumbles sounded again in a deserted Star Realm, which was mostly empty beside the planets with living beings. At that time, they could quickly react to sudden appearance of heavenly tribulation, when they were already suspicious that that tribulation actually connected to the culprit. Because, ever since that strange first heavenly tribulation occured, the disappearance kept escalating until that case caught the attention of those in higher ranked Star Realm, as they suspected that it was all caused by someone practicing their cultivation technique. A cultivation technique that could caused disappearance of even several hottest burning stars, surely piqued their interest as they wanted that technique for themselves.
Even so, unfortunately for those greedy people, they could only watch the culprit bathed inside a strange heavenly tribulation, when he was rained by fierce thunders which snaked around as they formed thunder dragons.
Those spectators had a mixed feeling as they watched Rafi facing his Third Tribulation. In one side, he hoped him to pass his tribulation so that they could get his cultivation technique, while they also dreaded him if he could actually passed his tribulation. Because, those thunders he faced were stronger than most of them, as they were only at low-level and mid-level Divine Spirit Realm. Though, an old woman only looked at Rafi with interest, as she saw Rafi faced those thunder dragons fearlessly.
In the end of heavenly tribulation, the spectators found that that man was still standing alive, looking weak and battered, after enduring that previous barrage of thunder dragons. After sensing his weak aura at that moment, the greed inside them couldn't be held as they quickly rushed to subdue him while he was weak. Unfortunately for them, when they charged over to him, that man suddenly smiled coldly at the incoming group as a strange domain started to spread with that man as the center. That strange domain unexpectedly destabilized their cultivation base, and made their body heavier as though an entire realm was pushing down on their bodies. Among the rushing people, that old woman stood conspicuously behind, outside that domain's range as she still stood in her original place, looking at Rafi with brighter eyes.
”Duh, why do people like these are everywhere?? Don't they know that they stand no chance to me??” Rafi smiled evilly as he looked at the immobilized group in front of him.
”Who are you?! Why are you going around destroying our Star Realm?! You better surrender yourself, before my superior from Middle-rank Star Realm arrives!!!”
”Hey, are you that retarded? You can't even deal with me, so you shouldn't talk that much nonsense. Even if those from High-rank Star Realm arrive here, I can still escape, HaHaHa!”
”You bastard, evil creature!!! You must give us an explanation after destroying those planets and stars. They are my sect's properties!!”
”Hey, I have a name okay. You all can call me Ancient God Rafi. As for your claim of those planets and stars, you can't even catch me, what explanation do you expect huh? ...Oh, you are,... so that's how it is...” Rafi said lightly, ridiculing the furious group in front of him as he restored himself steadily. Though, when he saw that old woman in the distance, his expression changed to a brighter one as he then laughed at their unexpected meeting.
”You must be the man that my sister told me about.” Her divine sense reached out to him as she decided to speak, after seeing Rafi who looked like recognizing her identity already.
”Oh, so, those people already joined your sect then I suppose?” Rafi said slightly surprised, as he replied back via his own divine sense.
”Their talents are excellent.”
”Che, you get a good bargain don't you.”
”I don't deny that claim. Also then, why don't you follow their footsteps, and join my sect?”
”Forgive me for refusing, but I am more accustomed to move alone. Although, if you take care of them well, then we may meet again in the future, Mu Xuanyin.” Rafi said via his divine sense, as he then smiled, while his body and aura started to disappear under surprised gaze of everyone.
”...hmm, he is indeed an interesting man. Although, even if you don't say it, I will still take care of those kids.” Mu Xuanyin muttered to herself as she also disappeared from that place, leaving alone that group of weakened Divine Spirit Realm cultivators behind.
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Awhile later, in the outer space of a Low-rank Star Realm, a young man who appeared in his early twenties was moving through space. Each of his steps looked slow, although he actually crossed several layer of space with each steps, crossing a large distance simultaneously.
”Fuuh, this time cultivation session is a bit intense... Let's have a relaxing time later...”
”Do you know about that old woman, Rafi?” Jasmine's voice sounded curiously inside his mind, as Rafi connected his mind with Avalon, thus allowing him to communicate with the girls when they were in Avalon.
”That old woman is Mu Xuanyin in disguise.”
”Divine Ice Phoenix Sect's Sect Master, Realm King of Snow Song Realm, that Mu Xuanyin?!”
”Yeah. Although she is in disguise, I can still know that it is her.” He smiled a bit lewdly as he replied to Jasmine.
”What are you, a perverted dog that can recognize someone from only their smell?!” After she followed him in these times, she already knew about his flirty nature as he spent loving times with the girls. Even sometimes, she caught them in the act as she walked around the mansion, which caused her to resent Rafi for his perverted habits.
”Ugh, well, it is...” Rafi laughed awkwardly at Jasmine's words.
”...say, Rafi, can we go to Star God Realm first after this?” Jasmine said suddenly as her voice trembled slightly.
”...although your body is already constructed, but your cultivation is still not restored to your peak. Besides, my current cultivation is still insufficient to face those Star Gods.”
”Is it...not possible?” Jasmine asked weakly.
”Who says that it is impossible? I am only reminding you that our cultivation is still insufficient, if we want to face them in a frontal assault. So, we need to do it stealthily. If we use Evil's Infant Wheel of Myriad Tribulations, while attacking them in surprise, then...” Rafi said calmly before his words were interrupted by Jasmine.
”Wait, we are only taking the remains of my mother and brother. You need them right, for the resurrection. Also, I only want to talk with my little sister, Xīng Wǔ. She must be anxious all these times, as she doesn't know about my current situation.” Jasmine quickly explained as she heard that Rafi spiritedly planned to attack Star God Realm.
”Hoho, if it is just that, then we can already infiltrate Star God Realm, and retreat from there safely.”
”Then, is it an ok?!” Jasmine asked with a brighter tone, as she also couldn't wait to meet her little sister.
”Yup. For our next stop, let's go to Star God Realm, Jasmine!”
”En.”
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