*ZOOM* Various streams of lights travel through the sky, at least 20 of them are chasing a single red stream
" Bastards! Just give it up already! " Callion snarled as he glanced over his shoulder without slowing down. He looked terrible. Cuts crisscrossed his body, blood soaked through his torn vest and pants, and his breathing came in ragged bursts. Still, he flew on, forcing his battered body forward.
"You little brat! You won't escape!" roared an Elder dressed in dark blue, his voice thick with rage. He wasn't unscathed either; burn marks covered his robes, and blood ran down his temple. In fact, nearly all of Callion's pursuers looked injured. All except one, Elder Qiu
' The kid has gotten stronger in such a short amount of time, it's really impressive, just like the legends of the Golden Tyrant ' Elder Qiu thought as his speed was getting slower until he was the last one
' Damn it ' Callion thought as he felt his muscles ache from pain and exustion after all he has been using his Kaio-ken at his maximum that is times 15 for a while now, he knew that right now he could multiply it by 20 yet his body will suffer a serious repercussion for it, he could kill most of these persuers with it but the problem was Elder Qiu who was the strongest one chasing him, because no matter what he had tried before he couldn't even scratch the old man
Callion clenches his fists and grits his teeth in anger. Suddenly, a white-robed Elder surged forward, sword blazing with pale light. He leaned close, voice dripping with hatred " Die "
Callion's eyes widened, then fury exploded across his face " ENOUGH! " *BOOM* His aura detonated outward in a violent shockwave, cracking the air itself. Red energy roared around him as his power skyrocketed. The white-robed Elder narrowed his eyes " Kaio-ken… times twenty! "
*ZOOM* Callion vanished, leaving the Elders behind, only to reappear in an instant directly in front of the white-robed man " If I'm going to die " Callion growled " It'll be on my terms! " *BANG* His fist slammed into the Elder's stomach, piercing straight through with devastating force. The old man's eyes bulged as blood poured from his mouth
" What the...!!?? " A red clothed old man yelled in shock while suddenly Callion appeared in front of him, still having the white clothed old attached to his right arm, and *GRAB* He grabs the old man's face with his right hand, then his hand shone with an intense blue light and *BOOM* A huge explosion engulfed the three of them
The rest of the old men were in shock until Callion comes out of the cloud of fire and smoke leaving a trail of red light behind him, he dashes to another old man and *BANG* He hits the old man's head with his left fist blowing it in pieces before the old man could react next he created a energy ball on his right hand and throws it to another one *BOOM* The explosion engulfed the old man turning him into ashes. In the next couple of seconds, Callion attacked fast and merciless leaving only two elders and Elder Qiu remaining
The dark blue clothed old man grits his teeth and flies towards Callion, with a green clothed old man beside him. Feeling their strength, Callion knew that these two were the strongest
Callion didn't think twice and flew towards those two, and in the next second, he threw a powerful punch aimed at the dark blue clothed old man, who responded with a punch, and *BOOM* The clash created a shockwave that resounded for a mile long
' This little bastard strength has reached the pinnacle of the Spiritual Lord Superior State! We are in equal terms ' The dark blue clothed old man thought with surprise and frustration, but then he noticed the pained expression on Callion's face and couldn't help but smile coldly
Then *BANG* " Ugh " The green-clothed old man punches Callion's left cheek, sending him back a few meters
" I don't know what kind of cheap trick you're using, but it's playing against you; it's just a matter of time until you die! " The dark blue clothed old man said with scorn, and just when he was about to charge against Callion with the green clothed old man *ZOOM* *ZOOM* a flash of light illuminated the sky, then both old men looked below, and both had a huge hole on their chests
Callion was shocked and confused, and just like the dark blue clothed old man, he looked at the culprit in disbelief
" Elder... Qiu? " The dark blue clothed old man asked, while Elder Qiu just raised his right hand and swung it slightly, creating multiple orbs the size of a pebble
The orbs flew towards the rest of the survivors and the two elders, and *BOOM* They exploded at contact
Callion raises his arms to cover his face, and when he puts them down, only he and Elder Qiu remain
Elder Qiu looks at Callion with a calm demeanor and hands behind his back, while Callion grits his teeth with frustration ' This old bastard, he has been holding back all this time '
Callion was shocked by Elder Qiu's strength. He knew that he didn't have a chance to win, even if he increased his Kaio-ken even more, it would be useless. Elder Qiu's strength was above the Emperor of the Xuixin Empire ' Why does he serve that bastard? Even more, Shallot didn't know this old man's strength? No... he must knew ' Callion wondered
" There are things that need discretion, kid " Elder Qiu said, like he just read Callion's thoughts, then he says with a serious expression " Now show me what you can do "
Callion frowned as he felt his muscles ache, but still *ZOOM* He dashed towards Elder Qiu, leaving a trail of red light behind him
Elder Qiu keeps his calm demeanor as Callion charges towards him
*SWOOSH* Callion attacks with a powerful kick, but Elder Qiu evades it effortlessly by moving back. Callion grits his teeth and swings his fist again, but Elder Qiu evades him again easily, just bending his head backward
*SWOOSH* *SWOOSH* Callion keeps attacking like crazy with his fist and legs, yet he didn't even touch Elder Qiu ' Dammit! ' Callion grits his teeth in frustration, and as seconds passed, his body began to scream in pain from the Kaio-ken overwhelming pressure
*SWOOSH* Callion attacks Elder Qiu with a spinning kick, but he vanished before his attack could land. Callion looks left and right in quick successions then *THUMP* " Ack " Callion closes his left eye in pain, and both of his arms fell trembling in pain as the red aura disappears. Then he heard behind him " What is wrong, kid? This is all you can do? "
Callion turns around, gritting his teeth in anger and pain " Bastard... I'm not done yet! " he said, and his red aura burst again violently, shaking the whole area around him. In a swift movement, he claps his hands together, aiming then towards Elder Qiu, who raised an eyebrow but kept a calm expression
Callion retreats his hands, creating a brilliant blue sphere between them as he says " Kamehameha! " He attacks Elder Qiu with a fast and powerful energy blast that even blows up the trees below him
Elder Qiu moves his right hand in front of him with a calm expression, then six small white spheres appeared and *BOOM* Callion's Kamehameha clashes with the spheres, diverting his Kamehameha towards the sky, where it vanishes
Elder Qiu watches the Kamehameha disappear and whispers " If he had used that kind of power in the tournament, half of the Empire would have vanished without a trace "
Elder Qiu turns to see Callion agai, he was falling slowly to the ground with a face pale from exhaustion and pain then he say " It seems that whatever technique you are using to increase your strength has passed a big toll to your body " Elder Qiu turns around giving his back to Callion who looks at him with a anger " Your technique is amazing but your foundation is weak, if you really want to challenge your Imperial family, you will need to get stronger because even the Imperial guards could kill you right now " Then *ZOOM* Elder Qiu flew away in an incredible speed
Callion grits his teeth and begins to fall from the sky, then *BANG* He hits the ground, and as his consciousness was fading, he thinks with gritted teeth ' I only have 3 Senzu Beans more, I need to use one again ' Callion looks in the direction where Elder Qiu disappeared and clenches his fists ' Just who is that old man? How does he know so much about the Imperial family? '
Callion remembers Elder Qiu's words, and an incredible sense of hate and frustration invaded him " Goddamit " Then he fells uncouncious in the middle of a dense forest
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Far away from there, Dakon stops after a few miles more of running, looking behind him, he thought ' It seems that they have stopped chasing me for some reason '
Dakon turns around and begins to walk, thinking in his next step ' I have to gather the raw knowledge stones, I'm sure that they should be around the place where I have started, the one that had the Galick Gun was the closest to the Xuexin Empire, so I'm guessing that it should be the last one I should have found '
Dakon clenches his right fist with a trembling hand. Seeing this, Dakon grits his teeth in frustration ' It's just getting worse, it's even painful to close my hand, why? '
Dakon also noticed that the black veins in his arms got thicker and longer, so he grits his teeth in frustration ' What is happening to me? '
Suddenly *BOOM* someone landed a few meters in front of him, raising a great amount of dust that forced Dakon to cover his face with his arms " What the hell?! "
When the dust settled, he heard " You come too far in a very short amount of time, you brat, it seems that you finally acknowledge that we are faster than any transport you have used "
Dakon pulls down his arms as an annoyed expression grows on his face ' Shallot, what is this bastard doing here? '
Shallot walked out of the small crater he created by his landing. His expression was on Dakon, looking at him with a small, amused grin as he did so
Dakon frowns and says " What do you want? " His words were filled with resentment after all, he knew that Shallot revealing himself meant more troubles
Shallot walked towards him until he was just a couple of meters in front of him, then he scanned his arms and neck, which now were covered with black veins, and finally he says " You used that power once again, stupid brat "
Dakon made a confused expression. It seems that he didn't notice that he unleashed his strength against the Elders of the Lan clan. The release was subtle, but it was strong enough to damage his body
Shallot didn't wait for Dakon's reply, and he took out the small metallic serynge from his spatial ring
Dakon looks at him in confusion, and suddenly *SWOOSH* Shallot disappears and " Agh! " He felt a painful sting on the right side of his neck. The pain lasted a second until he jumped forward
When he looked behind him, he saw that Shallot was looking at him with a mocking grin and the serynge filled with blood, so he said in anger " What the hell was that for? "
Shallot stores the serynge in his spatial ring, and he says " As you can guess right now, you are a special existence brat, even between us " Dakon looks at him in confusion as Shallot continues " The power you display, the ki, everything is far different, stronger, but it is killing you "
" What?! " Dakon said in disbelief, Shallot smiled widely as he said " Yes, who would have imagined, your weakness is your previous bloodline, it's so weak that it's collapsing, it's like trying to store a rampant ocean in a glass of water "
Dakon clenches his fists with difficulty' Why! That stupid body is giving me more trouble even now! '
Shallot grinned coldly at Dakon angered expression and he says " Still it seems that not everything it's bad news, there is a way to repair it, that's why I needed some of your blood, still I don't know how many time it will take but if you keep fighting like that your time will come to an end sonner than you expected "
Shallot looks around for a few seconds, then he sees Dakon and says " I recommend you stop fighting until I arrive, but you can do so if you want to die hahaha " *BOOM* And with that, he soars to the sky with a boom, disappearing into the distance
Dakon grits his teeth in frustration ' F*CK! I can't waste any more time, I need to get stronger... but ' he looks at his trembling hand and sits down on the grass to wait there
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A couple of days have passed and Dakon haven't left the place, the forest offer him anything he needed for surviving, food and water, right now he was sitting on a log near a campfire were a strange beast was being cooked, he was waiting looking at the tasty meat with a serious expression ' It has been three days, where is that bastard? '
" Dakon " Suddenly, Dakon heard a very familiar feminine voice coming behind him, which seemed to take him by complete surprise, so he stood quickly and turned around with wide eyes open
" Lang Lin? What are you doing here? " Dakon saw Lang Lin walking calmly towards him, making a charming smile. It's been three days since he saw her, yet he was wondering how she found him while he was hiding his ki completely
Dakon began to look at Lang Lin in suspicion as she kept walking towards him, and suddenly he noticed something that shocked him to the bones ' I can't feel her ki at all! ' Lang Lin's energy was nonexistent, like she wasn't even there; she shouldn't be able to do that