60 Entering the Eas (1/2)

In a far off land, a white-topped mountain pierced through the clouds as it overshadowed a grassy plain. Within this cast shadow, empowered beasts roamed about looking for their next prey.

At the edge of the shadowy plains, a black-speckled jaguar emerged from a cave. Speckled tigers are a demonic beast with enhanced sight and stealth abilities. Its hazel eyes glinted with white light as it scanned the plains and happened upon a strange sight.

Near the white-topped mountain, a group of people levitated slightly above the ground in meditation. The speckled tiger growled excitedly as it prowled across the plains.

Blending in with the darkness it quickly approached the group. This was a special ability that the Jaguars developed after years of cultivation, Shadow stealth. It allows them to blend in with shadows within a certain range and approach targets easily.

The Jaguar scanned the group examining their strengths one by one. The group was comprised of four members, one was an older man, the other middle-aged, and the last was a vibrant young man in a blue toga.

Standing in front of the three meditating men was a beautiful young maiden in a white dress embroidered on the seams of the dress were nine different colored swords.

”Father, we have less than a day until the Phoenix trial opens. Why are we still here?” The maiden complained and crossed her hands in exasperation.

Her attention was focused on the young man in the vibrant blue toga, he levitated slightly over the ground with electrical streams lingering across his form. His eyes flashed open suddenly and thunder dragons danced in his pupils propagating an endless world of thunder.

This young man was none other than the Verulyim King, Mercer! The woman accompanying him was Emily, Su Yan, and the Ghost Hands doctor. After they healed the Cardinals, the king came to get her and her associates to bring to the Eastern Lands.

”Your Highness, we wait on the commands of Noble Qian.” Su Yan opened his eyes and responded to the increasingly annoyed Emily.

It had already been a month since Ye Yuyan had rampaged through Heaven's Realm. With the opening of Heaven's Realm, Noble Qian the head of the Song clan and one of the key heads of the Noble path convened the world's powers to the Phoenix capital.

With the cooperation of the Firelord, Noble Qian opened up the Phoenix Trials for the younger generation but this was only on the surface. The real purpose of opening the Phoenix Trials was to divide up Heaven's Realm.

”Hmph!” The king snorted and suddenly a thunder dragon jumped off his body into the shadows of the valley.

”Rawrr!” The Jaguar growled as it shot out of the shadows jumping towards Mercer. The thunder dragon bolted through the air and instantly crashed into the Jaguar.

BOOM!

”Arrr!” The beast roared its death throes as the lightning's indomitable force crushed it and the intense electrical forces burst into its organs.

The lightning attacked the bonds of the Jaguar on a molecular level, decomposing it in an instant. The jaguar's flesh and blood turned into nothingness as the lightning vaporized into molecular structures.

The king shut his palm and the thunder dragon shrunk down and flew back into his body. Emily stood frozen as she stared with wide eyes full of shock. She glanced at her father then at the place the Jaguar emerged from.

There was absolutely nothing left of it, even her high-level perception could feel any bit of the beast left. The Jaguar with its stealth and power could rival a Rank 3 expert, yet it was absolutely nothing before her father's might.

With the beast dead, the king turned his perception back to the mountain. When space near the mountain peak distorted and rippled like a curtain.

Three dark nodes appeared across the mountain releasing powerful energy from beyond this world. Celestial power dispersed from the nodes and three figures emerged from each node. Behind them were the void of the world and a glittering and glistening sea of stars.

”He's here...” Ghost Hands opened his eyes and said to the king in a soft voice.

The king's eyebrows furrowed as he squinted and saw the three figures flash across the mountain down into the shadow plains. A blue, white, and black light shot across the plain in front of the group as motes of light.

The blue motes of light formed together turning into a white-haired young man wielding a moonlight sword. The second set of lights formed into a dark-haired woman in a black dress. The last set of lights appeared last and was formed from dark motes.

The energies coalesced according to a heavenly principle turning into a dark-haired dark-eyed man in black robes. He emanated a wispy shadowy aura as the darkness of the plains lingered on his body.

”My oh my, I wasn't expecting to be welcomed upon arrival.” The dark-haired young man sneered as he spoke, his gaze fixed onto the Verulyim King as he scanned him over.