Capítulo 85: Chapter 85: Anger, Humiliation, and Escape!

While sitting down on my throne, thinking of what to do with Comet, I came up with many different punishments for lying to me, such as; death, torture, crippling his cultivation, sealing himself inside his own mind for eternity, killing everyone he loves or cares for, etc.

Yet, I didn't necessarily like anyone one of those; death seemed to light of a punishment for lying to me, I wasn't a fan of torture, nor did I know how to properly torture someone, though I imagine it isn't too hard to do. If Comet truly has a so-called 'System', then crippling his cultivation won't do anything; it'll merely be a setback, a significant setback, but only a setback. Sealing himself inside his own mind for eternity was quite good, but I don't know how to create formations, let alone formations that don't have a physical form. Killing everyone, he loves wasn't my cup of tea; I found no reason to harm them as they weren't the ones who lied to me, nor did I have any negative feelings about them.

'So many options, what to choose? Hmm, let's have Idonea bring Comet here first; hopefully, his presence will help my decision.' Thought Elif while resting his head on his hand that was being propped up by the armrest.

"Idonea, bring Comet here." Ordered Elif, no evident emotion present on his face.

"Yes, your highness." Replied Idonea with a slight bow as she vanished from her spot before appearing in the room shortly later with an irked Comet.

"Ugh, what now? Isn't our deal over? You're not going back on our deal now, are you!?" Asked Comet, sounding greatly annoyed.

"No, I would never do such a thing like that; but of course, that's only if the other side kept their end of the deal as well." Answered Elif in a weird tone as a smile adorned his face.

"Then everything is good. So can I leave?" Said Comet, sounding much calmer than before.

"Nope, I've summoned you here for an important reason. Now that I've calmed down somewhat, I'll give you an opportunity; if you admit your wrongs this instant, I'll consider slightly lowering your punishment. You have five seconds." Said Elif, the smile on his face vanishing and replacing it was an indifferent expression.

Seeing the confusion on his face, knowing he lied to me, only intensified my anger; however, I wasn't one to lash out in anger, so I allowed him to speak.

"What do you mean wrongs? I haven't done anything wrong, and certainly, nothing that requires me to admit my so-called wrongs." Protested Comet righteously, though the words that came out of Elif's mouth completely shocked him and Gel.

"Well, I gave you a chance, so everything past this point is your fault; your system won't be able to help you anymore, Comet, or whatever your name was before you took over that body." Said Elif casually, though he smiled when he saw Comet's reaction.

"I-I don't know what you're talking about." Retorted Comet after having regained his bearings, though the cat was already out of the bag.

"Ohh, you don't know what a system is? Allow me to explain it to you; a system is a unique and powerful artifact that can fuse with a soul and grant powerful abilities at the price of points gained through killings or completing missions. They can apparently also have an ego, a companion, so to speak, and said ego was probably the person who fabricated such a lie since someone dumb like you could never do such a thing." Explained Elif with a face full of smiles as if he was conversing with a family member.

"Tch, I lied, so what!? What are you going to do about it!? If you know what a system is, then you should know its terrifying power; making an enemy out of me will only result in your death!" Yelled Comet angrily as he pointed at Elif, though the reaction he got was a little weird.

"Hahaha, you're quite the comedian, Comet. If only you knew what type of person you've angered; ignorance is bliss, I suppose." Said Elif as he wiped a tear from his eye from how much he laughed.

Once I finished laughing, the smile on my face instantly vanished with an indifferent expression replacing it as my eyes radiated pure coldness while the atmosphere became incredibly tense.

"How about you say that again, Comet? Tell me, who will be the one to die!?" Said Elif calmly with anger as he pressured Comet onto his knees.

"Do you think I could ever be killed by such a pathetic, insignificant, and untalented existence like you!? It's laughable how stupid you and that system are! Did you really think you could fool me and get away with it!? I should kill you right now for your transgressions against me!" Declared Elif as he constantly increased the pressure on Comet, causing him to bleed from his orifices.

"But no, I won't kill you right now; that's too easy for my liking. Instead, I'll crush your Dao Heart first." Said Elif menacingly as he released the pressure on Comet before tossing a pill right before him.

"Eat it; it's a pill that'll increase your cultivation base to the peak of the Half-step Divine for some time. I want you to know that you're nothing before me, even at your best." Said Elif with a slight grin before vanishing from his throne.

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While lying on the ground in pain and bleeding, I reached for the five-star pill and had Gel analyze it first before swallowing it.

'Don't worry, from the scan, the pill's effects does everything he said it'll do, along with healing you to perfect condition. So quickly ingest it; at least then, you'll have a fighting chance.' Said Gel in his mind, though she didn't sound too optimistic as she knew how terrifyingly powerful descendants of an Immortal hegemony are.

With a grunt, I swallowed the pill, and the moment I did so, I felt my body quickly repairing itself along with my power skyrocketing until my cultivation base was that of a peak Half-step Divine. Standing in shock, I scanned my body before looking up at the ceiling in anger as I vanished from my spot and appeared standing before the boy, both of us floating high in the sky.

"You've made a mistake giving me that pill, Elif. Now I'll repay you for all the humiliation you've given me!" Exclaimed Comet angrily before attacking Elif.

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Watching Comet attack me, I couldn't help but internally chuckle from how weak the attack was; with a flick of my hand, I launched a royal elf's palm and instantly destroyed his attack while it continued heading toward Comet. Seeing his expression become unsightly after our little exchange of attacks hardly eased my anger, though I did find it slightly amusing.

"Come on, don't tell me this is the best you can do, Comet?" Mocked Elif as he sent out another attack after Comet managed to evade the first one.

"You can't trick me! With the strength of these attacks, you'll exhaust your Qi quickly!" Yelled Comet as he evaded Elif's second purple palm and attacked again.

Once again, I couldn't help but find his statement laughable as he couldn't be further from the truth; these attacks don't even put a dent in my Qi reserves.

This little game of cat and mouse went on for quite some time, and the longer it went on, the more unsightly Comet became until, eventually, his expression was filled with despair as he felt the effects of the pill begin wearing off.

"I guess you're not as weak as I thought; you managed to amuse me slightly; congratulations." Said Elif as he casually swatted away Comet's attacks before appearing above him and slamming his foot down onto his face.

With my foot planted atop his face, I began pulling us back down to the ground until we saw the silhouette of the colossal sect, and once we drew near, Comet's body smashed into an ethereal dome. However, the more pressure I added to Comet's body, the more strain was placed on the dome until cracks started emerging with Comet's body at the center. Soon enough, nearly the entire dome was covered in cracks, and when I added just slightly more pressure, the dome broke apart, causing me and Comet to swiftly crash into the sect; if it weren't for Idonea reinforcing the surrounding area with her Qi, then the entirety of the sect would've been erased off the face of the realm.

"UGH!! GET YOUR FOOT OFF MY FACE!" Yelled Comet as he tried attacking Elif while coughing out blood.

"No, I'm currently deciding on what type of punishment I shall give you, so until then, I think I'll be staying in this position." Said Elif casually as he forced Comet's head deeper into the ground.

"COMET! DEAR! BELOVED!" Yelled several women who came running towards Comet, but Idonea intercepted them.

"His Highness is currently dealing with important matters, so there will be no interruptions." Said Idonea before pressuring all the women and surrounding spectators to the ground.

"YOU! DON'T TOUCH MY WOMEN!" Yelled Comet angrily as he used his remaining system points to buy a pill with similar effects as the one Elif gave him.

"So you finally decided to use that system? Oh well, not like it'll change your situation. Also, don't worry; I won't harm your 'women'. Besides, I've finally figured out what type of punishment I shall give you; since this so-called system is fused with your soul, all I must do is sever it from your soul. Sadly with my strength, I can't do that, but it shouldn't be a problem to bring you back home and have Illumia do it for me." Said Elif as he prepared to kill Comet and capture his soul.

Right when I was about to kill him and capture his soul, I saw Comet's facial expression suddenly shift to indifference while also sensing something slightly off about him.

"You? You must be the system's ego. Don't worry; you'll also receive the same level of punishment as Comet." Declared Elif as he observed the system.

"I'm assuming there is nothing we can do to survive this predicament, Prince Elif?" Asked Gel calmly.

"Nope, so stop trying to resist; you can't escape." Said Elif as he once again went to kill Comet and capture his soul.

"Haa, then I supposed I'll be forced to use this. I wish I didn't have to, but desperate times call for desperate measures." Said Gel as a black portal suddenly appeared beneath Comet's body and sucked him before disappearing.

Seeing Comet escape, I quickly reached down and grabbed the edges of the portal, forcing it to stay open with my Qi before lunging inside and pursuing Comet. Once inside the portal, I swiftly covered my body in a protective coating of Qi as I'm currently inside the void; however, with how destructive and corroding the void is, I won't last more than a minute in here.

Doing a quick scan with my divine sense, only to pick up nothing, I stayed in this spot for roughly thirty seconds before turning around and entering through the portal, arriving back in the protection of the spirit realm.