Kalahatra Border!
It was the name given to the wall spanning the border of the Kalahatra Desert. Spanning a height of two kilometres and a breadth of 10 kilometres was this behemoth. With the Transcendent Eater's roots stabilised and turned into natural vegetation, and covered by ivory resembling an Empyrean Tusk's exoskeleton, it was a wall capable of recovering from all sorts of damage.
The Wood Vipers and Bone Vipers living within it in large numbers sought to maintain the Kalahatra Border, for it was their home. They had the territorial nature of Mud Vipers and hence were extremely protective of the wall.
Of course, that was only for its interior. They didn't care if someone were to cross it from the surface, which worked in the favour of the large groups of cultivators gathering up it, gearing up for war. They had various reasons for arriving here, depending on what they had been informed with and promised.
Seated on one of the emptier sections was Pet, having been observing the storm of aurorae all along. Next to him was Boul Brimgan in his Human Avatar form, the only survivors of the Third Major Disaster.
Grunt!
His ears perked up at the sound as Pet got up and observed deeper into the Kalahatra Desert, noticing a 120-metre-tall bipedal charge towards the wall. Seeing it brought a tear to his eyes as Pet crumbled to the floor and bawled, "It's done...it's done..."
"We've won!" He roared in both happiness and sadness. Happy at the fact their enemy, the Celestial Boar was no more, but sad at the fact that his first and last friend on Sumatra was dead, "We've won...we've won...we've...won!"
"Yes," A relieved expression appeared on Boul Brimgan as he slumped on the floor and gazed at the sky blankly, "Finally...it's over."
"Go," He uttered as the ten Minor Treasures of Kinesis Felines appeared next to him and disappeared, rushing into the Kalahatra Desert. Latched onto the backs of each was a Biome Bomb of the 10-Life Stage Royal Zinger stitched sixteen times. They were the biggest possible versions of their kind and formed the batch left to Boul Brimgan by Inala.
"Already?" Grehha wiped his tears and eyed Boul Brimgan, "You're not resting for even a moment?"
"I don't have the freedom of time on my hands," Boul Brimgan muttered as he pointed at the orb attached to his back. It had a Bolt of Transcendence created using the Celestial Boar's lifeforce, "Once this is used up, I'll be dead. It'll all I can do to prolong my life against Unlimited Predator."
"Didn't Inala give you plenty more?" Grehha frowned, "There should be a horde of them in the Brimgan Palace."
"Yes, there are many there, but they're not meant for me." Boul Brimgan smiled wryly, "Without the Celestial Boar's lifeforce, forget attaining a State of Harmony, a Brimgan Royal cannot even reach the peak of Deity Fusion. The sheer training time exceeds our lifespan at the Gold Grade."
"So, I need to make arrangements for a successor before I'm dead." Boul Brimgan sighed, 'Thankfully, Yahard Tusk based his powers on me. That's great!'
The Infinite Divine Soldier was made out of Rirenal. Its sheer volume was enough for Boul Brimgan to complete upgrading the rest of the Minor Treasure of Kinesis Beyblade from Rutham to Rirenal and still have some excess.
The cooperation between the two sides ended the moment their common threat, the Celestial Boar was dead. And now, for Boul Brimgan, the Infinite Divine Soldier was a valuable resource that could permanently upgrade the strength of the Brimgan Empire.
After all, with Rirenal, they could have Mystic Grade cultivators among the Brimgan Royalty, which meant each of them had a lifespan of 10,000 years. As long as they had enough talent and worked extremely hard, one of them would reach the level necessary to unleash the State of Harmony of Brimgan Deity.
Whether the Rirenal was obtained through force or diplomacy depended on how Yahard Tusk responded to Boul Brimgan's message.
"Are you disappointed?" Boul Brimgan asked as he stared at Pet, "I am taking action for my personal benefit right after overcoming our crisis."
"You're not a Mystic Path or a Mammoth Clansman. Technically, you have hatred towards Brangara but he doesn't have towards you." Pet made eye contact with Boul Brimgan and expressed seriously, "Even though Inala made a trade deal with you, there was nothing that bound you to the promise. Even if you had fled during the battle, we had nothing to hold you accountable."
"After all, it's a must for us to face Brangara." Saying so, Pet let out a short exhale and stared at the sky, "With your abilities, unless it was either Resha or Inala coming after you, your life would never be in danger. Your Spirit Weapon range ensures you can casually remain beyond our reach and target us."
"Despite everything, you stayed with us until the end." Pet got up and bowed towards Boul Brimgan, "You sacrificed your life for your Empire's future and for the promise you've made with us. So, no!"
"I am not disappointed, Sir Boul Brimgan." Pet expressed honestly, "You only have my admiration."
"Thank you," Boul Brimgan smiled in relief, "I was afraid this would sour my relationship with the Mammoth Clan."
"I'm merely a single Mammoth Clansman. My opinion won't..." Pet stopped speaking upon staring at the knowing smile of Boul Brimgan, "I'm honoured you think of me in such a high
regard."
"If it's not you, I don't think there exists anyone else on Sumatra worth the title," Boul Brimgan got up and made a respectful bow, "Mammoth Clan Chief, Grehha!"
At the same time, the Kinesis Felines split into two groups. Nine of them rushed towards the Infinite Divine Soldier while the remaining Kinesis Feline entered a forest, its movement a
blur.
Some of the Forest Boars in the forest barely managed to glimpse at a golden flash before nothing was in their field of vision anymore.
Soon, the Kinesis Feline stopped at a spot a few hundred metres away from the cocoon and observed Forest Boars being spawned endlessly by the root-like structure extending into the sky from the cocoon.
It observed for a while and then vanished, heading towards the Infinite Divine Solider.
Nine Kinesis Felines had arrived at the location by now, watching the Infinite Divine Soldier hacking through the bodies of the swarming Forest Boars one after another. Its sword whirred as it punctured through the chest of a Forest Boar and cut it in half.
Noticing the arrival of the Kinesis Felines, the Infinite Divine Soldier paused for a moment before muttering in realisation, "So, it has ended."
He alone knew the conversation that had transpired between Inala and Brangara. However, even if he wanted to do something about it, there was nothing he could do. The reason was simple: Unlimited Predator, Four Steps To Nullity!
Brangara and Inala hadn't held back during their fight. As a result, a large number of their attacks fell upon the Infinite Divine Soldier, killing Yahard Tusk many times.
Four Steps To Nullity was mineral-based and hence, the Infinite Divine Soldier could resist their effects better. As spots of grey sand began to appear on its body, its power turned them into Rirenal.
But that was in the Infinite Divine Soldier form. The moment Yahard Tusk reverts to human form, both States of Unity would destroy him. His only option was to keep activating his State of Harmony every single day until he couldn't anymore.
The moment the activation duration of a day-for the Infinite Divine Soldier ends, Yahard Tusk had to activate it spontaneously after. Otherwise, he'll begin dying. It was unfortunate, for staying alive meant he was stuck at the spot until the end of his lifespan, forced to face the Forest boars endlessly.
Currently, the ground within the activity range of the Infinite Divine Soldier was Rirenal in its powdered form. The arrival of the Kinesis Felines allowed Yahard Tusk to figure out Boul Brimgan's intention, "You want this Rirenal?"
[Yes!]
One of the Kinesis Felines stepped forward to answer.
"I see," Yahard Tusk sighed and stared at the Rirenal before the Infinite Divine Soldier's expression hardened, stating coldly, "One gram of Rirenal for every severed head of a Quip Clansman. One gram of Rirenal for every severed head of a Wean Clansman."
Staring at the tenth Kinesis Feline that had just arrived, the Infinite Divine Soldier addressed coldly, "That's the price. Forget about it otherwise."
At the words, the edges of the ground full of Rirenal spontaneously reverted into ivory sand,
"If you dare enter my range, I will change the Rirenal into ivory sand. Break my trust once, and you've lost your deal."
Besides, the Infinite Divine Soldier was formed by Rirenal. So, its speed was almost on par with the Kinesis Felines. So, they couldn't steal much Rirenal before Yahard Tusk converted them all into some other material.
The ones making the loss would be none other than Boul Brimgan, since his side needed this
Rirenal. Rirenal was only created through the fusion between Rutham and Sumatra Gold. The limit was determined by the ratio of Sumatra Gold and Rutham necessary to create Rirenal.
So, not much could actually be created externally. Boul Brimgan fused the Rirenal into his Human Avatar and then used Mystic Kinesis Art to fully encompass the Sumatra Gold's effect through the Human Avatar, taking advantage of the properties of Sumatra Gold.
That was how he had ten whole bodies worth of Sumatra Gold in terms of volume by using ten pieces of Sumatra Gold. Theoretically, since he had already integrated the Minor Treasure of Kinesis Beyblade into his Secondary Nature, as long as he used Mystic Kinesis Art, the Rutham forming the remaining eight Kinesis Beyblades would gradually turn into Rirenal too, as the Sumatra Gold was fused in his Human Avatar.
The problem was that these eight Kinesis Beyblades wouldn't be part of the build of whoever
inherits it in the future, even after their material becomes Rirenal. He was using Sumatra Gold
as a loophole, which was how he could integrate Kinesis Beyblade alongside Kinesis Feline in
his Secondary Nature.
Both Deity Fusion and State of Harmony wouldn't be possible due to the differences. Therefore, unless Boul Brimgan didn't have eight more pieces of Sumatra Gold, his build containing two Minor Treasure variants wouldn't be possible.
His only option would be to remove Kinesis Beyblade from his build, thereby ensuring one of
his descendants could inherit it. Unfortunately, that descendent would be stuck at the peak of the 2-Life Stage, since the power of the two Rirenal Kinesis Beyblades would only seep into two Human Avatars, one per each.
It was impossible to refine Rirenal beyond the volume that could be contained in the Human
Avatar, for it was reliant on the power of Sumatra Gold. This was for those who inherited Boul Brimgan's build or the build using the two Rirenal Kinesis Beyblades.
Solving these issues wasn't easy, even for the Brimgan Empire. Thereby, the easiest solution would be to have Rirenal that wasn't locked in a build.
The respective Brimgan Royal could use this Rirenal and refine it into whatever Minor Treasure they desired, allowing for continued development. And depending on how much Rirenal they had amassed, the number of 10-Life Stage Mystic Grade Brimgan Royals builds would appear in the Brimgan Empire.
Only the Infinite Divine Soldier could produce the Rirenal necessary for that. At the 10-Life
Stage, the Infinite Divine Soldier had a Spirit Weapon range of 1.8 kilometres. Half of this range-a hemisphere-was part of the ground.
Meaning, a hemisphere with a radius of 1.8 kilometres was filled with Rirenal. As long as the
Brimgan Empire gets it all, they'll have more Rirenal than Mystic Grade Brimgan Royals capable of wielding it.
Royal
A human body on average has a volume of 80 litres. At the 10-Life Stage, a Brimgan occupies approximately 800 litres. For convenience's sake, let's assume their bodies are bulkier, making the requirement 1000 litres. A cubic metre contains 1000 litres. And the
hemisphere under the Infinite Divine Soldier occupied a volume of 12.215 cubic kilometres.
Even at a lethargic approximation, that is enough Rirenal for 12 million Brimgan Royals at the 10-Life Stage to have a complete Mystic Grade build.
That meant they could use a good amount of this Rirenal to build extremely powerful Spirit Weapons, which was the speciality of the Brimgan Empire. It needn't be said how valuable this was for the Brimgan Empire, especially to face the threats that would knock on their
doors
next.
As the leader of the Free Humans who might face the brunt of the force from the invaders, it was extremely important for the Brimgan Empire to amass as much Rirenal as possible.
Besides, 12.215 cubic kilometres was the amount of Rirenal that Yahard Tusk could produce daily. Of course, considering that it was a Mystic Grade mineral, it wasn't easy to create even through Thought Condensation.
A ginormous sum of Prana was necessary to form even a small portion of Rirenal. The Infinite
Divine Soldier produced this by dying repeatedly. Every time it revived, it had a full reserve of Prana—which was borrowed from its future self living on another day.
It was unknown how many times Yahard Tusk had to die to turn the ivory sand in his range
into Rirenal. But at the very least, considering he was at the Mystic Grade with a lifespan of 10,000 years, he ought to be capable of creating Rirenal for at least a few months.
The key to this Rirenal mine was in the hands of Yahard Tusk, whose demands would turn the Brimgan Empire into the enemies of both the Quip Clan and the Wean Clan.
Inala could predict that such a situation might happen the moment he used Yahard Tusk in his
plans to convince Brangara. However, he didn't care about it. Some conflict was good for
everyone and will further their growth.
In comparison to the Celestial Boar, the Brimgan Empire hunting the Quip Clan wasn't even a
cause for concern. In Inala's mind, even with everything he had created for them, if the Quip Clan couldn't handle the Brimgan Empire, then they simply weren't fit to survive Sumatra.
In silence, the Infinite Divine Soldier watched as one of the Kinesis Felines turned into a flash and vanished. Soon, it returned, bringing with it Boul Brimgan's response.
"Hahahahahaha!" A raucous roar resounded from the Infinite Divine Soldier, 'Since your Deities killed my Deity, you'll pay the price now.'
"You have a deal." Yahard Tusk expressed coldly as he watched the Kinesis Felines store the
Rirenal in Biome Bombs. With a flash of his hand, all the Biome Bombs were destroyed, "Payment first."
"Also," He turned a small portion into ivory sand and created a batch of storage lanterns, "Only use these for storage. The Biome Bombs will leak details of our deal to the Zingers."