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Chapter 165: 'He's Probably Playing Around'

"You bastard! How are you here?!" Norris realized who the attacker was. He would never forget the humiliation he felt due to Ed toying with him in the tournament. Yet, he calmed himself down and sneered at Ed. "Let me guess, you came here to save the useless princess. Oh my mistake, she's no longer a princess, only a traitor of the kingdom!" He laughed at Emilia, knowing fully how hurtful his words were.

"No, we're here to look for the Body of the Ice Empress, any idea where it is?" Ed didn't fall to his provocations and asked a question. Norris' facial expressions turned gloomy, seeing that his attempt to rile up Ed failed.

"Who would give that body back?! An Immortal Establishment genius. Do you know how much money I would get selling it in an auction?!" Emilia's blood boiled and her QI blew up once she heard him. She wanted to fly up and kill him, but Ed stopped her.

"That's a bit troublesome you see. Give the body back." Ed stopped fooling around as he started making his way towards Norris. He was flying through the holes his attack made earlier.

"Didn't you hear me? There is no way!" Norris sent a lightning bolt towards them. But, before it could hit them, Ed teleported them both to where Norris was with a short teleport.

"I wasn't asking you to give them back, I was telling you," Ed spoke once he finished his teleportation. Norris looked back and sneered at him once again. He knew that they wouldn't get hurt by such an attack even if they were to get hit. It was simply him showcasing his abilities.

"And this is me telling you, I'm not giving it back." Norris would not give in to Ed's demands, and Ed didn't want him to either. Both of them got ready to fight, and when Emilia tried to help Ed, he stopped her.

"Leave him to me." Ed smiled as if to reassure her.

"But he's-" Before Emilia could speak, Ed spoke first.

"I know. You've worked hard haven't you Norris?" Ed didn't need to scan Norris to tell his cultivation. He had a higher cultivation than Ed last time, and now he had nine months of preparation ahead of him. Not to mention all the resources he had now that Blood sect was so strong. Norris had managed to become an Immortal Establishment level 1 since the last time they both met.

"What now you're getting scared?" Norris asked while mocking Ed. Both of them started clashing with each other. They swords sent shockwaves, each one destroying some part of the walls. Norris had indeed gotten stronger. His sword strikes were heavy and fast. He didn't seem to have the same clumsy way of fighting that he exhibited in the tournament. He also didn't show off, but Ed felt that rather than him not showing off, he was waiting for the perfect chance.

Outside of the castle, the people were getting restless. People managed to find out about the death of the five stars. They display from Ed earlier further increased their anxiety even more. The whole population was freaking out near the gates of the castle, but no one responded. This further fueled their anger and frustration as they started banging on the door. They didn't know that Ed managed to knock out those inside the castle without an exception. As they were trying to break down the gate, the shockwaves from the top of the castle scared them into running away. They didn't know if the king was angry, or if an enemy had managed to kill the king. Instead of finding out, they all scattered in fear. But, when they heard the tremors outside of the capital walls they stopped. They were now stuck between a rock and a hard place.

"Hmm, the guards aren't coming anymore," Hayato spoke while putting his sword over his shoulder. Both he and Garu were making as much noise as possible, but they didn't have any visitors in a while.

"Maybe it's because they found out about you killing those two?" Hayato pointed at the two decapitated bodies lying on the ground.

"Perhaps," Garu answered him as he destroyed another part of the wall.

"WarGreymon, maybe we should change the area?" Goburou managed to reach the same conclusion as Hayato. He suggested they head over to another area.

"Maybe near the port?" He suggested as both he and WarGreymon flew there.

"No No, not like that. You should concentrate it, not simply decrease the size." Merry was teaching Alicia some tricks while guards were lying unconscious near them.

"Like this?" Alicia was doing her best to learn something new.

"That's better," Merry spoke while another one guards who tried to regain his consciousness fell down again. It was the same senses disturbance technique, but at a stronger output.

While everyone was chatting, the castle blew up and three figures emerged out of there. It was Ed, Emilia, and Norris. During the battle, they managed to knock out every single wall in the throne room where they were fighting. Now that both of them were in the air, everyone could feel Norris' cultivation level. They also noticed a wound on Ed's cheek. Norris' clothes had a cut on his chest, but no wounds were there. Meanwhile, the wound on Ed's cheek was bleeding heavily.

"Quite the powerful technique isn't it?" Norris smiled while looking at the wound he caused Ed.

"Very." Ed's answer was calm and collected, not the one Norris was looking forward to hearing.

"I got it by killing an old man who bought it in an auction. Blood sect helps those that help them you know?" Ed remembered that a technique similar to this one appeared in the auction two years ago. It was called the Thunder Formation technique.

"Well don't say 'you' killed him. You probably begged someone from Blood sect to get it for you. Like you did with this country." Ed teased him speaking.

Down on the ground, Merry had stopped Alicia who tried to rush to help Ed after figuring out Norris' cultivation level.

"Why are you stopping me? There is no way he can win, look he already got injured!" Alicia was desperately trying to leave, but Merry wouldn't let her.

"Edward can beat him. He already defeated the Dragon from the tower. Plus, he's stronger than he was at that time." Merry explained to Alicia. Ed and his companions had killed many Heavenly Establishment opponents. Thanks to that, he managed to level up to Heavenly Establishment level 7.

"If It's about the wound, he's probably playing around."


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Chapter 166: Not Really

"Even if you try to provoke me, I won't fall for it!" Norris pointed his sword at Ed, lightning crackled all over his body.

"This time, even if it's one on one, the one who will win is g-" "Kaido!" Ed interrupted Norris, causing him to stop mid-sentence. He was both angry and confused. "What are you-" Once again, Ed interrupted Norris.

"If it's one on one, Kaido will win. Or so they say!" Kaido was a character from the manga One Piece. He was considered indestructible, and was dubbed 'The strongest creature alive'. Ed was messing around with Norris at this point. Even though the latter said he wouldn't fall for his provocations, he looked pretty close to snapping.

"Will you take this seriously you ba-" And another time, Ed interrupted Norris.

"I'll show you a magic trick. In ten seconds, this wound will disappear." Ed pointed at the wound on his cheek. "Ten…Nine…" He started counting down, one number per second. Norris wasn't going to let him move at his pace, so he attacked Ed. Emilia tried to help him out, but there was no need. More than ten knives emerged out of nowhere and started assaulting Norris. The number of knives was too great for Norris to keep avoiding. "Three…" Ed looked unbothered as he continued his count. Never once did Norris even get close to him.

"Aaand Zero!" Once Ed finished, he teleported in front of Norris and sent him flying away by a sword slash. The wound on his cheek was gone without a trace. Ed used his Hatsu 'Final Countdown' on his healing factor. Ten seconds was an overkill when dealing with a wound that small, but it was the lowest he could set. As for the knives, he couldn't move while using his Hatsu, but that didn't apply for Telekinesis. Norris finally snapped as he shouted at Ed, "You bastard!!"

"Is that the only thing you can say? Try to be more creative!" Ed activated his Ren, Mangekyo Sharingan, Spectral Shadow Steps, and Observation Haki.

As a Heavenly Establishment, Ed wouldn't be able to keep up with Norris using cultivation alone. He would need to use his skills in order to overcome the difference. Thankfully, the difference wasn't that big as Norris was only an Immortal Establishment level 1. The two of them clashed again, in a much stronger way compared to inside the castle. Shockwaves were sent flying throughout the kingdom, causing people to scream. The people didn't which was safer, to remain inside the kingdom, or to escape outside. They all gave up and entered their homes, hoping for the nightmares to end.

"You bastard!" Again, Norris used the same words when cursing Ed. He activated a technique affiliated with the Thunder Formation technique. His whole body turned into lightning.

"Now you won't be able to touch me, like earlier!" Norris used this technique to injure Ed earlier. It was like Raikou's lightning clad. But it seemed to be more focused on evasion and speed rather than overall performance.

Norris rushed at Ed, looking to kill him this time. Ed closed his eyes and withdrew Shusui. It was his most favorite, as well as the most powerful blade. He gripped it hard, all without unsheathing it.

"One Sword Style: Secret Technique!" Ed opened his eyes and looked focused. As if he was going to challenge the strongest fighter in the world. Norris was surprised but managed to keep going towards Ed. Right before impact, Ed moved.

"Home Run!" Ed disappeared from his spot and appeared beside Norris. He used Shusui like a baseball bat and lodged it deep within the stomach of Norris. The latter spewed blood and the impact sent him flying down, crashing into the already wrecked castle.

However, he quickly recovered and flew up. "What did you do to me?!" With blood dripping from mouth, Norris looked like an angry demon.

"Emm, even if you ask me, I only hit you. Was I not supposed to do that? Aren't we in a battle to the death?" Ed wouldn't answer Norris no matter how he long he kept asking. He used Armament Haki, which was most useful against such technique. Armament Haki has the ability to force Untouchable things into a solid state. Ed had intended for the attack to be a joke and a test, yet still managed to break a couple of Norris' ribs. But, they already looked like they were healed somehow.

'He probably cultivated a regeneration technique." Ed thought while looking at his chest which was healed. Both of them resumed fighting. This time, Norris was being careful not to fall for another attack like earlier. Both of them got some injuries, but Norris' regeneration was healing them all.

"Looks like you're running out of QI faster than I thought!" Norris spoke in a triumphant manner.

"Not really." Ed didn't care and only released another hidden part of his KI. "I guess you're the one running out of QI." Ed smiled while looking at him. Although Norris had a higher cultivation, he was using two high-level techniques that ate a large portion of his QI every time. On top of that, he was using magic left and right in order to injure Ed. Ed, however, was used to using many techniques at once. In fact, his daily training in the pocket dimension focused on that.

"Your injuries are still worse than mine!" Norris didn't want to be on the losing side of the argument, so he wanted to boast about his regeneration.

"Not really." Ed withdrew a potion and drunk it. His wounds kept healing at a visible rate, shocking Norris.

"Now I'm both healed and have more KI than you. What will you use again?" Ed provoked him while rushing at him. After a while, the victor was decided.

"You know. Your thunder cultivation technique, it's not useful. It eats a large portion of your QI without giving you many benefits. It could also be countered, making it rather worthless as a technique. Did you really think Blood sect would give it to you if it was all powerful?" Ed was holding Norris by the neck while speaking to him.

"Also, for your regeneration. It's just rapid cell division. High heat would take care of it." Norris didn't understand what Ed was talking about, as he did now know about science.

"Luckily for you, I have just the right thing." A black flame emerged out of Ed's eyes and started consuming Norris. He could do nothing but scream.

"You chose the wrong person to mess with." Ed left him with these words.


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