Over a hundred people suddenly arrived in the air above the team of Sages. As soon as these people arrived, the equilibrium of Energy around them was broken. The Energy started to move chaotically and with a lot more force.
The higher-ups of Humanity had arrived.
"As requested by Lieutenant General Fierce Breaker's wish, Black Sin Hammer 37 will receive an opportunity to demonstrate his power in front of Humanity," Senior Protector Blooddrought announced. "Lieutenant General Fierce Breaker, has the gathered power of the audience fulfilled the requirements stated by your wish?"
Fierce Breaker looked at all of the people around him. All of them wore red, and every single one of them was vastly more powerful than any of them.
"Yes, my wish has been granted," Fierce Breaker spoke politely as he performed a respectful salute.
"Then, the event may begin," Senior Protector Blooddrought announced. "Lieutenant General Fierce Breaker, Lieutenant General Psychosis Manifestation, Lieutenant General Swamp Dragon, move to your superior. The other two onlookers may join you."
"Yes, Senior Protector," the three of them said before following the order. Manny went to General Regalia and stopped behind her, while Swamp Dragon and Fierce Breaker went to one of the other Generals. Star Genesis and Sebastian followed Manny.
Now, only Kyle was left in the center. He was surrounded by extremely powerful Seekers, who looked at him with evaluating and judging expressions.
To the vast majority of them, this entire event was just a waste of time. They were only here to fulfill Fierce Breaker's wish. The sooner this show was over, the better. They knew that Black Sin Hammer 37 could hide his aura, but most of them could still see his true aura, and what they saw wasn't that impressive. Sure, his aura seemed a bit stronger than the aura of an average Lieutenant General, but that wasn't nearly enough.
"You seem impatient," Overlord Stygian transmitted to Overlord Cloudhorn.
"Is it that obvious?" Overlord Cloudhorn asked with a transmitted laugh. Since both of them were Overlords, they were familiar with each other.
"Others might not notice it, but I can," Overlord Stygian answered. "Do you think there's a better use of your time?"
"Naturally," Overlord Cloudhorn answered. "I've seen through his hidden aura, and I don't believe that anything surprising will happen today."
"Then, you haven't seen through his aura," Overlord Stygian transmitted.
Overlord Cloudhorn looked at Kyle, inspecting his aura. His aura was intense, but if one knew a lot about the Laws of Karmic Luck, one could see that an even stronger one was hidden beneath the first one, but that was it. Overlord Cloudhorn couldn't sense anything else.
"Are you certain?" Overlord Cloudhorn asked. "I can't sense anything too impressive."
"In that case, let this event be a surprise for you," Overlord Stygian transmitted.
"As requested," Senior Protector Blooddrought announced, "this event will consist of increasingly difficult challenges. Due to the time constraints and the great claims, we will start with a moderate challenge. Are you prepared to show your power, Black Sin Hammer 37?"
Kyle smiled. "I am ready, Senior Protector Blooddrought."
Senior Protector Blooddrought nodded, and a moment later, something appeared below Kyle. It was a Peak Sage Demon with a humanoid body, covered in scales. It had several arms, and each arm carried a metallic spear.
Kyle had seen these kinds of Demons before. There were many different kinds of Demons, and they all had different purposes. Some were good at infiltration. Some were good at defending others. Some were good at breaking through fortifications.
The kind of Demon in front of Kyle was one of the rarer types. In general, Peak Sage Demons were mindless killing machines that only used their bodies and Elements to attack. However, there were also some Demons that could use weapons. Usually, these Demons were stronger than the normal ones. The Demon in front of Kyle was such a Demon.
Yet, there was an even stronger kind of Demon, but Kyle had never seen one. The strongest Demons were as intelligent as humans. They could create their own weaponry, learn Formation Arrays, and even learn Laws. However, these Demons never appeared as Sages. They only started appearing as Spirit Lords, and they only became common as Ascendants.
"A Fighter Peak Sage Demon," Senior Protector Blooddrought announced. "Killing it will be your first challenge. Are you ready?"
"Go ahead," Kyle answered.
The onlookers gazed at Kyle with neutrality. Peak Sage Demons were usually as powerful as Unique Sages. As Legendary Sages, every Lieutenant General could defeat them with confidence. However, Fighter Peak Sage Demons offered some challenge. Most Lieutenant Generals would consider fighting one a True Battle, albeit one on the easier side.
"The battle commences," Senior Protector Blooddrought announced. A Formation Array appeared around Kyle and the Demon, and the suppression on the Demon was lifted.
The Demon glanced at Kyle, and its instincts told it that it could only escape if it killed that powerful Sage.
The Demon readied its spears and charged right towards Kyle. It did not show any openings. Its speed was tremendously high. Its scales offered significant protection. Its muscles and weapons could unleash devastating attacks.
A Fighter Demon's purpose was to kill powerful and talented Seekers.
Star Genesis and Sebastian felt that they wouldn't be able to fight that Fighter Demon. If Sebastian had access to Major Lightning, he could create an Elemental that would rival the power of Fulfilled and maybe even Unique Spirit Lords. Sadly, he didn't have access to Major Lightning, which meant he was stuck with his current Elemental. In Battle-Strength, he was only higher than Star Genesis.
In terms of aura, it seemed like Manny would need to use all of his power to win against the Fighter Demon. From the outside, it seemed like Manny was number four in Battle-Strength, but nobody truly believed that. Manny was too mysterious, and nobody would be surprised if he could somehow hide his Battle-Strength, similar to Kyle.
Swamp Dragon was number three, and he believed that he could win against the Demon. It would still count as a True Battle, but a very small and easy one.
Surprisingly, Fierce Breaker had managed to climb all the way up to the second spot. During his years on the frontlines, his power had risen dramatically. Defeating this Fighter Demon wouldn't even count as a True Battle.
Everyone watched as the Fighter Demon reached Kyle, who wasn't moving.
The Fighter Demon pulled its spears back and thrust them forward. Gravity Lightning covered the spears as they reached Kyle's chest.
CRK!
The spears hit Kyle's chest, and a little bit of blood splattered on them as their tips dug into Kyle's chest. Sadly, they only managed to reach a depth of about eight millimeters. The damage Kyle received was similar to what a Mortal would experience if they fell onto a couple of tacks. Sure, it hurt, but it wasn't dangerous.
When the Demon saw that, it launched a flurry of attacks.
CRK! CRK! CRK!
Countless little holes appeared all over Kyle's body, but they recovered just as quickly.
After some time, Kyle moved his right hand forward.
CRKSH!
Kyle's arm punched into the Demon's chest and pulled out its Beast Core with ease.
The onlookers had expected Kyle to be quite powerful, but the way he had defeated that Fighter Demon still shocked them.
The onlookers discussed amongst each other, and they came to a clear conclusion.
Black Sin Hammer 37's body had the physical power that a Peak Physical Rite would grant when trained to perfection.
The onlookers stopped taking this event lightly as they realized what this meant.
Overlord Cloudhorn looked at Kyle in shock. He knew that, if he could reduce his Realm to the Legendary Wisdom Fire Realm while retaining all of his Rites and Laws...
His physical power would not be superior to Kyle's physical power.
In short, the quality of Kyle's physical strength was on the level of a New Ascendant's physical strength.
As a Sage, Black Sin Hammer 37 had managed to elevate one of his Aspects to the level of quality one could only reasonably expect from an Ascendant.
How did he manage to achieve this?
Well, creating a new Infused Body Law was actually the easiest and most straightforward part of Kyle's seclusion.
He simply infused his Major Law of Body with the Law of Spacetime Metal, creating an Infused Level 5.5 Body Law.
Just this Law alone made him stronger than 95% of all Lieutenant Generals.
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