Bab 8: VIII
"This… your memories…" The Phoenix suddenly stuttered, blinking multiple times in what seemed shock. "Knowledge… is a powerful gift."
'Did the Phoenix… see?'
[System: Did she see how much of a loser Yun Che turned out to be? Yes, she most certainly did.]
'... I wonder what's on her mind.'
"You understand the responsibilities that come with your power… and the path you must take?" The Phoenix questioned him, regaining her composure.
"Yes." Rokas took a deep breath, nodding slightly.
"Then…"
[System (The World) Confidant Rank: 3 → 4, new perk unlocked.]
[System: Calculating compatibility with the Phoenix…]
[System: Result; high.]
[System: Taking full inheritance.]
'Say what???'
"What is… happening to me?" The Phoenix suddenly spoke in disbelief as its entire being dissolved into Rokas.
"..."
Within several seconds, the Phoenix was gone.
~
Rokas left the trial grounds not long after, his now golden eyes scanning the village. Noticing the cursed mark on their foreheads, he stepped forward. Given that the villagers were all restrained to the Elementary Profound Realm, they naturally feared him… but then they noticed something different.
"Lord Phoenix… God?"
Rokas took a deep breath as he observed the gathering villagers. Then, just as he was about to say something, Jasmine spoke.
"The barrier that the Phoenix had maintained… vanished with its existence. You know what that entails, don't you?"
'The profound beasts…'
Rokas ascended into the skies, observing a horde of beasts thundering towards the village. A flash of killing intent crossed his eyes as he opened his palm. Phoenix flames burst forth, scorching the distant horde en masse. Sensing his insurmountable power, half of the beasts retreated. It seemed as if the other half was half-mad…
'Still… not enough?'
Rokas frowned, transforming into his true form.
"ROAAAAAAAAAAR!!!"
Nine consecutive thunderous roars resounded across the entire Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range, shaking the very souls of every beast within. No less, each head let out a massive fireball which scorched the nearest beasts in all directions.
After that display of sheer power… every beast retreated. The very sight of the nine-headed flood dragon terrified them to no end. Now, without going Berserk, its scales were naturally golden-scarlet and there was the sight of quite the number of feathers. The complete inheritance of the Phoenix had changed its appearance into a more majestic one, clearly.
After observing that the beasts had all retreated, Rokas turned back into his human form and instinctively got on a new set of clothes.
'I really do need that Clothes Beam…'
As he slowly descended from the skies, he saw the villagers look upon him in both fear and reverence. Given that he saved them, now was an even better time to convey what he wished to say than before.
"The Phoenix spirit had decided to grant me its complete inheritance." Rokas simply stated, allowing that information to sink in. "Given that, the barrier protecting this village has vanished. I, for one, do not intend to stay around here… as pleasant as it may seem. So, I have a proposition."
Rokas saw that no one was disrupting his speech. That… was a first.
"You will all travel with me to a place where you all can peacefully settle and grow your strength. I am aware that your bloodlines are cursed… but, so long as you all follow my instructions, I am willing to remove it."
Rokas raised an eyebrow as he watched every one of the villagers bend their knees and place their heads against the ground.
'They're… kowtowing?'
"Lord Phoenix God… we dedicate ourselves to you!"
'This… is a bit much, no?'
[System: You are both their saviour and god. With a flick of your fingers, their bloodlines can either be cursed or blessed. This kind of respect… is natural.]
'Okay…' Rokas, in the end, accepted it. 'I'll take it.'
Afterwards, he extended his hand and let them all into his Inner World. Jasmine gave him a furious look but Rokas ensured that the Phoenix clansmen kept their distance. After all, his Inner World was quite vast. Using the System, he provided food for all of them while he travelled to the Wasteland of Death.
…
"Regarding what the divine spirit said…" Jasmine eventually spoke to him with a curious look in her eyes. "What knowledge have you been hiding away?"
"I don't recall having to tell you everything." Rokas shrugged his shoulders.
"... Is that so? Hmph, you can't hide the truth forever."
'Seems that I'll have to waffle a bit in the future… something about dreams of the future and past? An explanation like that should do it.'
~
Rokas had spent two weeks leisurely travelling to the Floating Cloud City, spending well over half of the days meditating and sleeping. Within that time, he made the breakthrough into the second level of the Sky Profound Realm. He didn't know exactly how he'd scale to Ling Tianni without his true form (as using it would expose his demonhood) and Phoenix flames (which would bring the Divine Phoenix Empire onto his dick).
So… he decided to be safe rather than sorry, turning to all of the Purple Veined Divine Crystals close to the city. It took him a little while to find where the crystals were located but, using Jasmine's sensing capabilities, he eventually find the spot. The thing was… that the crystals were entirely underground. So, he had to dig in!
Using the power of a throne, in the middle of the night, he continuously smashed into the ground until he saw a clear vein of crystals. Then he transformed into his true form, aiming to consume everything down there.
"This amount of Purple Veined Divine Crystal… leave some for this princess, you fool."
"I'll get you your amount later…" Rokas replied, shaking his nine heads. "For now, I need this more than you do."
And so… over a few days, he managed to consume all 50 kg of those crystals. Consecutively, his profound strength skyrocketed from his consumption skill. If the Four Great Sacred Grounds had known that 50kg of the most valuable crystal in the world had been consumed so swiftly, they'd be crying into an early grave!
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Name: Rokas / Long Ke
Alias: Perverted fiend, Lord Phoenix God
Race: Demon
Identity: Supreme Genius From Another Nation
Age: 16
Timeline: 11 months, five days
Profound Strength: Sky Profound Realm I → Sky Profound Realm VII
(Due to taking in the Phoenix's complete inheritance, cultivation speed is greatly increased until the Divine Origin Realm.)
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[Stats]
Comprehension: D → C-
Strength: C+ → C++
Endurance: C+
Agility: D+ → C+
Profound Energy Quantity: B+ → A-
Profound Energy Control: D → D+
Luck: F-
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[Confidants]
The System (World): 3 → 4
Jasmine (Fortune X): 3
Cang Yue (Lovers VI): 2
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[Abilities]
Secret Ability: Consume
(The ability to consume and assimilate.)
Special Ability: Inner World B++
(A vast world everflowing with profound energy from all beasts and resources consumed. Capable of storing all types of matter including living people, can serve as a highly effective training spot for others and provides the purifying abilities of the Sky Poison Pearl.)
Sigma Male Grindset B
Profound Handle B- (Orange)
A myriad of F-ranked profound skills.
Star Mortal's Broken Shadow D+
Heaven Burning Secret Arts D
'EVERYTHING!!!' F++++
Bloodline: Majestic Berserk Nine-Headed Flood Dragon A- → A
(Due to the complete Phoenix legacy, the dragon's flames grow ever so fierce.)
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'Only through diligence may the heavenly procrastinator grow'
Meditation/Comprehension Goal V: Dedicate three thousand hours towards cultivation (2030/3000).
(Reward: Talent boost + divine blood)
Dual-Cultivation Goal II: Kiss a girl
(Reward: Clothes Beam)
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'I'm ready for all of the smoke.'
Rokas swiftly flew to the Burning Heaven Clan and descended upon its entrance. He half-expected a grand entourage of fuming elders… but that was not the case. Not yet, at the very least. Scratching his hair, he looked around.
'Do I have to announce myself?'
Rokas took out Fen Moyu's head and dropped it to the ground.
"Such a young Sky Profound Realm expert… wait… that's… the foreigner!! It has to be!"
"And that head… it looks like… elder Fen Moyu!?"
'The foreigner has a nice sound to it, not going to lie.'
Rokas blinked, watching as the Burning Heaven Clan's guards ran inside. The lads were pretty young and extremely weak… hardly worth even batting an eye at. Within minutes, the pillars of the Burning Heaven Clan gathered around. At the head of the entourage was the Clan Master himself, Fen Duanhun.
"Long Ke… is it you standing before the Burning Heaven Clan!?"
"Mhm." Rokas nodded, seemingly in a nonchalant manner.
"You… where is my son!?"
Rokas dug inside of his Inner World, taking out an ash urn of Fen Juecheng's remains. He presented it before Fen Duanhun, finding it rather difficult not to smirk, as he 'gifted' it to him.
"Here is your son."
"... It can't be… you… you dare!?"
"What's wrong?" Rokas tilted his head slightly. "You wanted your son… so I'm giving him back to you."
[System: You are a Menace to Society… sheesh.]
"YOU… BASTARD!"
'Here we go.'
Rokas softly placed the urn on the ground as his eyes glowed scarlet. Using the Star Mortal's Broken Shadow, he completely blitzed Fen Duanhun and appeared behind him. With one simple yet restrained bitch-slap, he sent the Clan Master flying into the skies. Then, he appeared before him once more and kicked him right back down.
'The 1-2 combo looking deadly.'
"I really don't want to fight any of you," Rokas stated as he floated in the skies, his robe fluttering with the wind. "Your son was a complete and utter baboon who dug his nose somewhere he shouldn't have. Besides, you still have two sons. It could be worse."
'I sound so condescending… I mean, I did kill his son and almost a dozen elders. How the hell can I say that I don't want to fight without looking like a complete jackass? I can't… because I haven't lost anything in this conflict. The offer of peace alone is insulting.'
"Summon… the Grand Clan Master and Grand Clan Elders! This foreigner… will not be allowed to leave here alive!!"
Fen Duanhun's roar led to a few of the elders flying off into the skies while the rest formed a battle formation. Observing this, Rokas couldn't help but sigh.
'I'll need to force them to wave the white flag… there's no way out of it.'
BOOM.
BOOM.
BOOM.
Within less than a minute, Rokas half-heartedly smacked around every elder and pavilion master present. It was almost comical how much faster he was with the Star Mortal's Broken Shadow and Berserk attribute. As for the disciples, they were too scared to fight him… and rightfully so! Rokas didn't even raise his hands against them…
"Are you intent on solving this grievance without staining your hands?" Jasmine scoffed at the thought, shaking her head.
"I have the power to do so," Rokas muttered under his breath, so that only she could hear. "I was the one who started the killing. It would only be fitting if I was the one who ended it, too."
"... I see. Is it the Phoenix's spirit rubbing off on you… or is that how you truly view things?"
"Jasmine… what would I accomplish from killing them, exactly? Nothing at all. It's pointless bloodshed."
"With such an ideology, you would despise me if you knew who I was," Jasmine remarked.
"That's what you think."
"..." Jasmine furrowed her brows as she witnessed Rokas smile a little. It was a knowing smile… one that made Jasmine think.
[Jasmine (Fortune X) Confidant Rank: 3 → 4]
Meanwhile, down below.
"What the hell is that foreigner doing up there talking to himself?"
"I, for one, am not trying to find out…!"
By the time the two ancestors arrived, all of the disciples had ran back inside. The ancestors looked around, focusing on the pile of sleeping elders, pavilion masters and the Clan Master. There was also a strange urn to the side. Then, they looked up at Rokas.
"How could a middle stage Sky Profound Realm practitioner accomplish this alone?" Fen Yijue, the Grand Clan Master, frowned as he questioned.
"Like this."
Rokas' body glowed scarlet red as he struck Fen Yijue straight in the gut, thrusting him several hundred metres back into the Heaven Burning Clan. Meanwhile, Fen Ziya, the Grand Elder, brought out his sword and set it afire. Although… his expression was one of sheer shock as he saw his closest friend get one-shotted. He turned back, appearing right next to him.
"Yijue… Yijue…! You bastard… you crippled… Yijue!!!"
"I did?" Rokas' eyes widened in surprise.
'I was using more of my berserk attribute, sure, but enough to cripple a throne? Right… I'm going to have to knock him out too before he starts burning his blood essence, sacrificing his soul to the devil and pulling some bullshit skill out of his ass...'
Rokas, knowing that the ancestor would wish to use some powerful attack, kicked him straight into a wall first and then proceeded to pummel him in the face. He jabbed him several times, knocking him unconscious and intentional crippling him right after.
'No thrones from the Heaven Burning Clan will be running after me now.'
Having easily defeated the strongest dudes around, he looked towards the disciples.
"Yo, can one of you show me around? I need the treasures of this sect… and, well, the lad who helps me will get a small yet decent cut of the pie."
"..."
No one stepped forward, causing Rokas to frown a little as he formed a fireball.
"Or you all die."
His simple act of intimidation worked as dozens of disciples stepped forward. He casually followed their lead, eventually stopping at a massive hall.
"It's… right here… take whatever you need. Just… don't kill anyone!"
"Thanks." Rokas nodded, walking inside.
He was ruthless… a truly greedy young man! Within minutes, he cleared everything. The weapons, storage rings, plants, coins, pellets, manuals, even flowers…
The Burning Heaven Clan was left broke as fuck!
"Pleasure doing business with you all."
Rokas cheerfully smiled, dropped a few of the things he had looted, made a slight bow and left.
"Making my way downtown…"
Rokas sang to himself as he flew away.
Status Power Mingguan
-- Peringkat
Power 
-- Power
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