After the hug we said our goodbyes.
Although I just met Xiao ru a week ago, we already started to like each other.
And the separation wasn't easy.
In the case of Alice, it was even harder.
But that's life.
I leave and go to the red doom.
I go to a random cave, use ice manipulation to cover it with ice and make it look more like a place for a young Lord.
Though I doubt they are gonna search for my previous living place and evidence of my origin.
Caution is required.
....
Morning.
I have been going around making false evidence for my activities and origin for the whole night.
Still, I won't feel tired. the energy constantly circulating in my body keeps my body in its full state at all times.
Now, it's the meeting time.
I go to the same place as yesterday and enter my full monster transformation form.
As I think, it might be a tradition of meeting to be in your full form in those races.
Otherwise why would the white tiger leader reveal his 900 meters tall full transformation risking attracting unnecessary attention from the humans?
I am sure he wasn't trying to be a mountain.
I wait using my size control skill (ability)
To be 900 meters in size.
And soon the white tiger Lord, along with 8 others arrived all in full form.
The white tiger Lord was 900 metres , a 6th rank middle stage.
Six 700 meters, 5th rank peak stage.
And the other two, one was 500 meters, a middle forth rank.
And the other a female, 200 meters tall, peak 3rd rank like me.
In terms of realm, we are on par.
But in terms of compat power, I can crush a middle fourth rank and fight a peak 4th rank go draw.
That's why....
'Shit, he is the same realm yet his aura is suffocating and how is he that huge? Did he master shapeshifting to that extent?!'
The beautiful female tiger though.
"Hmm?"
"Who are those?"
I ask.
"Sorry, this lord didn't inform the young lord about the others."
"No problem, just introduce them"
I say casually.
Ir-ka introduces the elders one after one and then he reaches his disciple the 500 meters white tiger.
"This is my disciple, Jake, he is a middle forth rank"
Ir-ka introduces.
"And this is my beautiful daughter"
He points his paw at the beautiful little tiger.
Well little isn't the right word but compared to everyone else, she looks like a child.
"Her name is Anna"
I look at her then shrink my size to that of hers.
'He did it so fast?!'
Everyone thought.
"Hello"
I greet.
"U-uh .. Hello young lord!"
Coming out of her stupor because of my beauty, she greets.
"Just call me... Uhh.."
I pause for a moment.
Should I reveal my real name?
No, they must know the new students and talents, let's fabricate a new one.
How about... Shadow?
Yeah that's perfect.
"My name is shadow"
I says with a warm smile.
The elders look at the white tiger Lord with shit-eating smiles as if saying : see? He is perfect! As expected of the young lord.
In response he shows a slight irritated smile as if replying : it's just the beginning! I am not selling my daughter so hastily!
Anna relaxes a but when she sees my smile.
'He isn't a proud and arrogant brat like those young masters of those families... '
She thinks to herself.
"Nice to meet you, shadow"
I nod and return to my humanoid form showing even more handsomeness.
I might as well call myself Adonis and get two goddesses.
Anna turns bright red and looks away.
Soon everyone returns to their humanoid forms including Anna and we start running like flashes in the forest towards the white tiger clan.
Half a day later of running we arrive.
In front of the gate.
We stop running.
The white tiger Lord puts his hand on the gate and inserts a bit of energy.
The gate lights up and opens.
White tigers, humanoid tigers l, strong figures and more were behind the gate.
"Greetings, young lord"
"Greetings young lord"
"Greetings young lord"
Everyone bows and greets the young lord.
And the young lord?
Simply...
Stunned.
Am I a celebrity?
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System notifications block my path and suddenly....
My widened eyes become cold and calculating, with a hint of authority.
I walk. Calmly between the crowd not taking a second glance at anyone.
Like a true king.
The white tiger Lord, the six elders, his disciple and finally his daughter.
All were astonished.
This isn't the person they just met.
Where did that easy going friendly demeanor go?
Such control over oneself....
At a grand Hall I was standing , drinking wine in my same cold demeanor.
But on the inside...
'Good system, helping me in the last moments '
What happened was simple.
A new ability was acquired.
Dual personality.
It allows personality splitting.
In simple words I can change my personality to whatever type I want in any moment and my mind will operate depending on it.
Anna walks over to me.
With her white hair and black eyes making a beautiful contradiction. Her wine red dress with a cut in the side looked very beautiful and elegant.
She stands beside me.
"Um.. Is young lord okay?"
She asks looking at her glass of wine.
"Hmm?"
I look at her.
"Why wouldn't i?"
I ask.
"Well... You were more... Light.. Now you are more icy"
I deactivate my ability.
"Did I make you uncomfortable?"
I return to my warm gentle tone.
"You... You are too unbelievable"
She exclaims.
Changing your personality in a second, how hard is that? Even the atmosphere around has changed!
Even her father needed a moment of thinking to adjust.
And he was a 100,000 year old.
A fucking tens of thousands of years old.
Seeing that Shadow returned normal she relaxed.
"How old are you young lord Shadow?"
Average cultivators reach rank 3 after hundreds of years old.
Geniuses might take decades.
She herself is at the peak 3rd rank at 60 years old.
Yes sixty and she looks young.
Why?
Because 3rd rank martial artist (ability users) can live to hundreds of years old.
Mere sixty years is just a nap.
And she is already considered a genius.