With the declaration, everyone saw that Jay was getting ready to kill them.
BOOM!!
BOOM!!
BOOM!!
BOOM!!
BOOM!!
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9 men seeing that their life was in danger.
They released their aura fully sending shock waves everywhere.
"all of you are rank 6," Jay said with shock
but instantly reclaimed his composure
"It doesn't change anything you are all going to die today "
Jay dashed at them with his sword.
8 of 9 men take out different shapes of weapons
including Li.
the one who did not take any weapon out started flying to a safe location and start casting spells
Jay fought against them with his sword and simultaneously dodged the attacks from above.
as the sword clashed the more blood Jay coughed out.
[I Need to think about a way out of this if this continues I will be in a bad position as the poison is spreading as I use more Astral aura for the fight I need to initiate the fight]Jay thought as he seemed to struggle against 9 men.
"let's pick the weak one out," Jay said as he dash to the man with the bow and arrow
see the Jay dash to the Archer mage used a binding spell on Jay to stop him from advance in forward
7 spell circles formed around him with a chain-like construct shot toward Jay to bind him.
but Jay twisted his body in mid-air pulling a dagger out of thin air and throwing it at the mage at the sound of speed who was sitting duck as he was casting his spell.
BOOM!!
POP!!
with a pop sound, the mage's head burst into a bloody mess.
seeing it a man with a giant sword yelled at Jay
"You bastard you killed my brother"
he swings his giant sword horizontally looking to cut Jay's torso into two with great force.
Jay used his sword slightly to block the giant sword and used the momentum to spin over the giant sword.
which stopped halfway as it was stuck to the Archer's torso halfway which got caught in the crossfire.
"why" Archer look at that man with a giant sword.
before they could do anything
Jay using the opportunity used the giant sword as a footing and behead both the giant sword user and Archer in a full three sixty degrees swing and disappeared from there.
The other six seeing it was shocked as the fight did not even last five minutes already 3 of them were dead.
"FUCK!! Li you bastard did you betray us ? "the man with the dagger spoke in shock and questioned Li
"No, I did not "l Li replied
"why the fuck is he not slowing down even after the poison entered his body, "the man said as was readying to escape from there.
but unfortunately for him, Jay reappears behind him and beheads him
but this time before disappearing he stared at Li and whispered "You're last"
one by one Jay takes down the remaining ones
as there were only three left they understood that they fucked up.
Li and the others readied their weapons as the next time Jay reappear that will be his last
this time Jay reappear in front of a man with a sword as Jay swing his sword it was blocked by a blade
seeing it Jay was irritated and said
"Just wait for your turn...." but before he could finish a lightning-fast spear shot toward his head
Jay let go of his sword and bend his waist backward
nearly dodging the spear.
before he could regain his posture he was kicked sideways by the swordsman
and falls to the ground after hitting many of the trees in the way.
Jay stood up in shock and looked at the three men.
he was again getting ready to attack but the moment he took a step he lost all control over his body and falls to his knees
"I knew it bastard you were just putting up an act," Li said as he and the other two moved toward Jay.
"I just use them just push you to your limit and it worked successfully "
hearing what Li just said the other two were enraged but they could not do anything else as that was the only way to kill the monster that was now kneeling in front of them.
"Jay... Jay after we kill you we will rule over your Empire that you loved so much and make it even greater..."
"you will not .."
"What did you say Jay" Li asked whose words were cut short by Jay
"You will not rule my Empire until they are there"
"Who?" I asked
"The Royal Immortal Guardian," Jay said with a tint of dominance and confidence.
"Oo the Royal Immortal Guardian hmm what about them they are just guarding dogs of the Empire"
"they will guard the Empire until the rightful owner come and claim it," Jay said who was slowly losing consciousness
"ha ha ha ha ha ha"
but suddenly his consciousness jump-started as he heard menacing laughter.
and seeing the person Jay felt shivers down his spine.
it was Li laughing like a maniac
"ha ha ha... you think they safeguard the Empire, yes they would but what about there being no next owner or rightful owner to inherit your throne"
hearing it Jay looked at Li with bloodshot eyes
"What did you do to my children bastard say it"
he asked with another surge of aura but instantly started to cough blood
"Jay you should use your aura like that you will die before you know what happened to your children"
as Li bends down to the same height level as Jay
"First let's talk about your one-of-a-kind genius daughter of yours, I think you would not have heard it but your daughter messed up messed up, big-time she offend the Young Master Asura Empire"
"what, "Jay asked in disbelief
"Now the moment she steps out of the royal academy she will be killed as the academy become her safe place and also her prison until she puts a contract with the academy she will never step out of it in her lifetime" Li smile after seeing the look of Jay's face
"Now let's take about your son do you remember the day your son was born and your wife died in an explosion "
Jay hearing it remembered his memories
FLASHBACK
"daughter why are you not coming home it's the day your brother is born"
"Father I am at the last stage of advancing if I skip it master will beat me into a pulp...ok father bye I need to go somewhere," she said as voice stone stopped glowing in Jay's hand
"This brat," Jay said
"What happened honey is Emma not coming home"
asked a woman who was sitting on the bed where a newborn infant was lying near her
she had blue eyes and white hair with pale skin
she looked to have given birth to the child who was lying next to her.
"yes she said that she is at the last stage sigh "Jay sigh helplessly
he looked at the child laying on the bed and smiled
" he went on you my dear," Jay said looking at the child the face.
"I think he went on both of us," the woman said as he looked at the child
"you should pick him up, Jay "
"what no I can't I am scared Emily" Jay replied
"what the great Jay that fought an entire army alone is scared of picking his son that's laughable "
"no I am just scared that if I don't control my power he will get hurt," Jay said as he hesitated to pick the child up.
he extended his arms to Bady but his hand were caught by Emily's hand she looked into his eye when their eye interlocked to each Emily said
"promise me that you will always protect him from any danger "with a determined voice which shocked Jay but he replied with confidence
"yes I will protect him with my life"
hearing the reply Emily let go of his arm
Jay slowly pick up the baby into his embrace and looked at Emily with a smile
"Then you should keep this promise now, "Emily said
hearing it Jay was confused visually confused he felt like Emily was talking like she will be not there to look after him when the baby grows up
"My dear what are y...." before he could finish Emily said
"RUN!"
hearing it which suddenly alerted his scenes.
realizing something as he looks at Emily for the last time.
for she replied with a nod.
see it Jay turned around and ran off to the door
BOOM!!
but before he could reach the door he was blasted by the explosion
Jay twisted his body sideways in mid-air so that he could take all the impact.
he was blasted out of two stories palace into the courtyard.
BACK TO PRESENT
Jay could not forget that as it was the day that he lost his loved wife.
Seeing Jay's ashen face Li continued with a smile
" the thing that exploded on that day was not some explosion or explosive artifact but.."
with a pause, Li closed up to Jay's face and said
"A Soul Devouring Artifact"
Jay was petrified after hearing it.
Jay was regaining his calm after remembering that he took the blast, not his son.
what Li said next put cold water on his hope
"he was affected by it"
"what no..no... I took the full force of the explosion and how is he affected "Jay's ashen face getting paler and paler
"Jay you are forgetting something that is you are a Rank 7 being whose body can rival Godbeast, not your son."
Jay was at a loss for words.
Li continued
" you see I have read his important book that said that when a new child is born it will take a month for its soul to adapt to its body"
hearing it Jay regained some color in his face
"but he will die eventually because the Soul Devouring artifact is a parasitic one that stays in their body until it Devours the soul of the owner. after devouring his soul it will die without leaving any evidence."
Jay that regained some hope now was broken to his core and know that he can keep his promise to his wife and that his son is going to die.
"Now if my calculations are correct" Li pulls his blade and readies himself to thrust his blade through Jay's heart
"he should be dead by now" and thrusts his blade through his heart.
Jay did not even reacts to pain because of how broken he was
Li pulls back jay head by the hair and looked into his eye which lost all color from it.
"Who is going get the throne, Jay? you children who are now basically dead or us who are alive"
hearing it Jay tried to hold Li's blade but before he could his stomach was pierced by a spear and a sword cut down by his shoulder blades
looking at the other two Li said "I think it's time to go"
Li said as they all tried to remove the weapons from Jay's body but the weapons did not budge as if was was stuck in his body
"Yes it's time to go"
hearing what Jay just petrified them all
but before they could do anything Jay reverse his flow of true astral making him a bomb that will explode at will.
"FUCK YOU, BASTARDS"
BOOM!!
vaporizing everything in two kilometers radius.