Seated atop the chakram and proudly listening to the entire conversation was Boul Brimgan, 'After my death, Ruvva can lead the Brimgan Empire to greater heights. It would have been amazing had she been able to use Rirenal. I'm sure she could create something even better than my build.'
Along the journey to the Kalahatra Desert after Ruvva sorted out the situation at the Dralh Sea, Boul Brimgan explained everything to Ruvva.
"I see," Ruvva nodded, "It makes sense that Yahard Tusk wishes to use the Brimgan Empire to deal with the Quip Clan and the Wean Clan."
"Even though Inala gave tacit approval to hunt the Quip Clan, I don't wish to unnecessarily strain our relationship." Boul Brimgan said, "We're benefiting tremendously through the Quip Clan, way beyond what they're gaining from us."
"That's why I'm here, huh?" Ruvva thought as she fiddled with the Minor Treasure of Mystic Human Stamp. She then retracted it into her body, "Currently, the Infinite Divine Soldier can only create Rirenal in a range of 1.8 kilometres, right?"
"Yes," Boul Brimgan nodded, "It cannot step out of its range. And if it deactivates its ability, it'll die due to the effects of Unlimited Predator and Four Steps To Nullity."
"Then, things will change once we teach Yahard Tusk our Mystic Kinesis Art, right?" Ruvva smiled upon seeing Boul Brimgan nod, "Then that's plenty enough."
"He'll rather die than use a cultivation technique other than Mystic Bone Art." Boul Brimgan cautioned her, "Their pride as a Mammoth Clansman is similar to ours."
"Which is exactly what I'll weaponize against him," Ruvva winked, "Anything else Grehha told you?"
"I've shared everything he told me." Boul Brimgan shook his head.
"Leave the rest to me." Ruvva smiled as the chakram stopped a kilometre before the Infinite Divine Soldier's attack range. She whispered and then jumped out, "Sit here and watch the fun."
"I will," Boul Brimgan nodded and witnessed the sequence with pride, watching Ruvva casually steal all the Rirenal first before actually bothering to converse with Yahard Tusk, 'She's good!'
And now, with a face brimming in contentment, Boul Brimgan watched Ruvva flip the table against Yahard Tusk.
Whether I let things rest here or rebuild the Mammoth Clan depends entirely on your sincerity." Ruvva extended her hand towards the Infinite Divine Soldier, "What do you say?"
"Is this a threat?" Yahard Tusk glared at her, but there was no strength behind his glare. He was helpless, desperate even. Stuck in the Kalahatra Desert, surrounded by the Forest Boars, he didn't know what was happening out there.
He neither had the means nor the capacity to verify any claims. The glare was merely his final effort to appear strong before Ruvva.
"Threat?" Ruvva burst out laughing and began to slowly retract her hand, "It's your only chance to save your Clan from extinction. Well, if you're not up for it, I can't help then."
"You won't get any Rirenal otherwise!" Yahard Tusk bellowed.
"What Rirenal?" Ruvva tilted her head and pointed at the pile of severed heads, "I've already claimed the amount in response to the heads I delivered."
"Eh?" Only now did he expand his senses and notice that all the Rirenal he had produced in his range had vanished. His expression turned into fury, intending to attack Ruvva when he controlled himself, frustrated, feeling absolutely helpless.
He had already lost the initiative. The amount of Rirenal in the hands of the Brimgan Empire was enough for as many Mystic Grade 10-Life Stage Brimgan Royals as they wanted to create.
Now, the only reason the Brimgan Empire would want to trade with him would be to construct large Rirenal fortresses for future warfare, either against the Varahan Empire or against the invaders from other Continents.
The Brimgan Empire no longer needed to be desperate to acquire Rirenal anymore. 'Dammit! DAMMIT!'
"Since you're not interested, I'll take my leave then." Ruvva got up and swiftly turned around, about to jump out of the Infinite Divine Soldier's range but stopped upon hearing Yahard Tusk's shout, 'It's a success!'
"Stop! I'll accept!" Yahard Tusk's voice was laden with helplessness as the Infinite Divine Soldier kneeled, "I'll give you as much Rirenal as you require. Please, help me rebuild the Mammoth Clan."
"Now you're talking," Ruvva laughed as she began to speak, "You can only transform substance within your range into Rirenal."
'Either I pour earth into this region so that he can turn it into Rirenal or teach him Mystic Kinesis Art to increase his range, that way he could turn the rest of the region in his range into Rirenal.' Ruvva analysed the situation as she stared at the totem, 'But let's go at it step by step. He'll be expending most of his lifespan soon enough. It'll be impossible for him to create Rirenal beyond a few more batches like the current one. I need to take it slow and use the chance to observe that totem better.'
"Take this," At her word, her hands detached themselves from her body and moved away as Spirit Weapons. They used Prana Shock to send large waves of ivory sand into the Infinite Divine Soldier's range.
"Okay..." Yahard Tusk nodded sullenly and began to turn the ivory sand into Rirenal. In the meantime, the chakram in the sky vanished, returning a few months later with a large batch of Free Humans.
"It will take a few generations before Mammoth Clansmen will emerge among them," Ruvva said and showed the Free Humans to Yahard Tusk before placing them in a palace nearby. Spirit Puppets of Ruvva defended the palace against the swarming Forest Boars.
The palace was constructed within the Infinite Divine Soldier's range, so if necessary, Yahard Tusk could protect them when the situation turned dire. As for turning the Free Humans into Mammoth Clansmen? It was just an act.
Even though Ruvva could emulate the characteristics of Mystic Bone Art through her Empyrean Tusk body, she wasn't at a level of knowledge or accumulation necessary to create Mammoth Clansmen. Moreover, she didn't wish to create Mammoth Clansmen in the first
place.
Grehha was alive and he'd do that anyway. Ruvva only had three objectives here-Rirenal, Totem, and Yahard Tusk's memories.
Yahard Tusk had witnessed the full fight between the Royal Zinger and Celestial Boar in their
respective State of Unity forms. Everyone else merely saw a sea of swirling aurorae. 'That must be why Inala didn't try to deal with Yahard Tusk despite the latter harbouring hatred towards the Quip Clan now.'
Ruvva began to analyse Inala's thought process based on the information at hand and her understanding of the individual, 'It's an opportunity for whoever is competent enough to
gain it.'
The sheer value of the fight witnessed by Yahard Tusk was worth even more than Sumatra Gold. It was the sole fight between cultivators with a State of Unity in Sumatra. 'Considering his mental state, I can easily target him with my Mystic Human Stamp, but the moment I extract his memories, his mind would fall out of sync with his body and soul.'
That would deactivate Yahard Tusk's State of Harmony. Therefore, Ruvva planned to do that only after extracting everything of value first.
"Say, can you tell me more about your State of Harmony?" Ruvva asked after a month of cooperation between the two, "I'm curious about the knowledge accumulated by the Mystic
Tentacles."
"It won't be for free," Yahard Tusk said with a sullen, almost lifeless expression.
"Obviously," Ruvva rolled her eyes, "I'll add a second Empyrean Tusk to the deal. Now, you
can rest assured that I'll help the Mammoth Clan until they have two Empyrean Tusks leading
them."
"Alright," Yahard Tusk accepted the deal, as he didn't have much of an option in the first place. "Mystic Tentacles have three States of Harmony. Since my Primary Nature is Prana Solidification, the core of my State of Harmony is the Silver Empyrean Tentacle's power."
"The result is the Infinite Divine Soldier," Yahard Tusk began to explain all the characteristics of the Infinite Divine Soldier as Ruvva listened with rapt attention.
"So, if I were to condense the information into points," Ruvva tapped her chin and muttered,
"Each Infinite Divine Soldier could only be created using one mineral. Upon activation, it lasts for a day. So, since you activated it and chose Rirenal, that's all you can create your Human Avatar with now. There's no restriction in terms of the terrain within the range, since you're only using Thought Condensation to make it."
'The Gold Empyrean Tentacle's power can become a strategic asset for Free Humans. It can
endlessly spawn the mineral we need. Of course, it cannot create Rirenal, since it's a Mystic Grade mineral. Only after becoming the Mystic Tentacle is its Thought Condensation powerful enough to do so.' She analysed the picture fully and continued to express her thoughts, "After a day passes, you can deactivate your State of Harmony. And the next time you use it, you can create the Infinite Divine Soldier out of another mineral."
"Yes," Yahard Tusk nodded, "The only issue now is that the moment I deactivate my State of Harmony, I'll die before I manage to activate it once again. So, I'm stuck like this until I expend my lifespan."
"Makes sense," Ruvva continued her thoughts after a pause, "The Infinite Divine Soldier is a Human Avatar. In this state, you can use a cultivation technique suitable for the mineral form you have taken. Mystic Tentacles with this power typically make lots of preparation, from
cultivation techniques to Skills and even Core Skills. Only after that do they unleash their Infinite Divine Soldier."
"I'm sorry," Yahard Tusk's expression trembled as he kneeled on the ground, seeing that Ruvva had figured out the core concept of the Infinite Divine Soldier right after learning about it. Brangara too had figured it out, and the only one to have failed at that was Yahard Tusk.
"I'm too inferior to wield this power."
"That's alright, not everyone is born with talent." Ruvva didn't seem to mind Yahard Tusk's lament as she patted the Infinite Divine Soldier on the shoulder, "Instead, you should be proud, for you were one of the individuals who had been a part of the Celestial Boar's
demise."
"Take pride, Yahard." Ruvva stated upon assuming her Empyrean Tusk form, looking down upon the Infinite Divine Soldier that was akin to an ant before her form to state aloud, "The Mammoth Clan has won the war. You no longer have a predator targeting you anymore."
"And you were instrumental towards that victory."
"Yes...I was...I indeed fought for that," His eyelids trembled as a stream of tears trickled down
his face. Yahard Tusk cried, venting out years' worth of stress suppressed deep within him,
"Chief...we did it. We killed our enemy."
"We killed Brangara!"
"The Celestial Boar is dead."
Staring at the crying figure of the Infinite Divine Soldier, Ruvva calmly eyed the chakram
hovering above that turned into a golden flash and vanished. It returned a few minutes later and moved closer to Ruvva's ear in her Empyrean tusk form, whispering, "Yes, it is a success."
"Brangara won't be appearing anymore. Inala made damn sure of it."