Chapter 743: He has finally shown up
The phoenix and the lynx hurriedly flew away from the battleground, avoiding the enemies, and soon entered a nearby resting camp, surrounded by a protective array.
Nox immediately reduced his size upon entering the busy area to avoid disturbing anyone, especially the injured and tired individuals returning to rest.
He could only shake his head at Bia, who didn't seem to care and soared above the area, catching everyone's attention, before she turned to the left side.
A while later, a few familiar figures finally came into the duo's view. There they stood, surrounded by many tents reserved for transcendent rank individuals, receiving shocked glances from everyone.
Kyle raised his gaze to glance at the two beasts. He lifted his hand and rubbed Nox's head as the lynx landed on his shoulder.
-"The heck..."
Bia cursed and rolled her eyes at the lynx, who had settled comfortably in her spot, before finally reducing her size.
She circled around Yue, and the elven woman gently caressed her head before hurrying over to Mia, who embraced her small figure with a smile. Lara and Sinon also gathered around her, a bit taken aback by the powerful aura radiating from her.
Alec and Carcel just focused their eyes at Bia, then exchanged a knowing glance.
All of them could sense the phoenix's strength as she made no effort to conceal her aura. In
just a little over than a month, Bia had progressed from the initial stage of transcendent rank to the late stage.
In that moment, Elder Sophia's calm voice echoed through the air, capturing everyone's attention as she approached the group.
"You all... Let's head back to the islands. Hal will handle things here."
Everyone agreed and waited for her to create a space rift for their departure.
Kyle glanced toward the battlefield; his scent perception skill spread outward, and he sensed that another supreme rank had joined the fight against Jane, who was already battling two supreme ranks. To assist her, Hal had entered the battle.
His eyes narrowed as he contemplated everything he knew about the war.
"Aren't there seven elders, excluding James? Why aren't the others here?"
Hearing his words, Sophia glanced at him. She wanted to respond, but since they were moving to a somewhat safer location, she opted to save her response for later.
She quietly manipulated the space and opened a rift. At her signal, Alec and the others began to step through.
Yue glanced back at Kyle when he didn't move, seemingly lost in thought. He caught her gaze and smiled faintly in return.
Her face instantly flushed, and she quickly looked away. But then she noticed how his smile seemed to attract the attention of the crowd around them, especially from a few women. Frustration simmered in her heart as she stepped into the rift after the others, muttering angrily under her breath.
"Why are you suddenly smiling so much? It's so unlike you..."
Kyle raised a brow as his ear twitched at her faint aggrieved words. What happened? He was sure Yue had already vented all her anger toward him with that punch.
He followed behind, his mind filled with many questions now that he had seen the battlefield with his own eyes. He wondered where the last remaining seals of the realm of the dead, which the elders and James are protecting, were located.
A while ago, on the battleground, he had surveyed the area with his scent perception skill, but the only thing he could detect was the core emanating the force field.
The leader of the dark side, Azazeal had also vanished after their last encounter, as if the man had never existed at all.
Kyle stepped into the rift with a sigh.
'I have fought too many life-and-death battles recently, so I'm not in the mood to face another life-threatening conflict with the dark side.'
The myriad thoughts in his mind faded as he attempted to grasp the space warping around his body, but it only tried to tear him apart, so he stopped.
'Too weak... my understanding of the the natural law of space is too weak. Last time, the space willingly obeyed me due to my bloodline. I need to break through to the supreme rank and focus on enhancing my understanding of the natural laws.'
He had only learned two natural laws: time and space. However, even regarding these two laws, his understanding was still at the very beginning. He was certain he had only grasped a tiny fraction of their essence.
There are countless natural laws in the universe; he wondered silently if he could grasp them all one day? With that thought, Azazeal's face flashed in his mind.
'I wonder, just how many natural laws that man can control?'
Before he knew it, he emerged from the other side of the rift.
A pair of familiar warm amber eyes, with a hint of coral within them, stared at him as he took a step forward.
Kyle's eyes softened as he met Yue's gaze, only for her to look away toward Bia.
He hummed and surveyed his surroundings. Numerous floating islands surrounded the one he stood on, and atop each island, he could see buildings.
Everyone in the vicinity shifted their attention to the group that had suddenly emerged from the crack, but their senses were fixated solely on Kyle.
Kyle had to release his transcendent rank aura to deter the many people attempting to gauge his strength, so they would quitely withdraw before he harmed their senses. A cold flicker
crossed his eyes.
"What a nuisance."
Nox shifted uncomfortably on his shoulder due to the sudden chill he felt from him.
Sinon shook his head at Kyle, chuckling.
"Don't worry. We all went through this as well. They are all on our side. Come, I will give you a tour of this place."
Kyle didn't nod. He simply decided in his mind to eliminate the senses that dared to probe his strength without his permission next time. It didn't matter who it was; he disliked the feeling of being scrutinized. Even James hadn't checked his body, so who gave these people the audacity to assess his strength so blatantly?
At the same time, in many of the buildings atop the floating islands, numerous eyes snapped open, and everyone who had just attempted to gauge Kyle's strength felt a chill run down
their spines.
The most surprised among them was Odiak, who was crafting a weapon and had just sensed a new presence on the islands. He wanted to investigate the presence, only to be overcome by a
sense of dread.
"So, it really is Kyle. He has finally shown up to join the battlefield."
He chuckled and shook his head. At last, another person who could scare him off like James had emerged. It seemed Kyle would give them a lot of headaches.