Illegitimate Son
The king looked at the Ancestor with a fearful gaze. The person in front of him was his grandfather. Incomparably ruthless and the second strongest in their family, having reached the Ancestor Realm for a long time.
More importantly, he gave birth to a more terrifying son. The only Indra expert in the world who held back an Asura expert with the help of the QI movement.
The king stared at the Snake Star Beyonder Tattoo on the ancestor's neck in awe. This Beyonder Tattoo ranks in the Top 1000 in the world and once one step at the Ancestor Realm, they will awaken the Snake Star Pupil.
The bottleneck for Beyonders to become Ancestor was to refine monsters compatible with them and condense Beyonder Tattoo. On the other hand, for Ancestors to become Supreme, they need to fully master the tattoo and derive the special pupils from the tattoo, and merge it into their blood, successfully awakening the special pupil.
The type of pupils directly depends on the Beyonder Tattoo. For instance, the Snake Star Tattoo awakens Snake Star Pupils.
It could be said that the Ancestor in front of him had broken the bottleneck and only needed to accumulate a little experience aura to step into the Supreme Realm. This is undoubtedly good news for them!
In this world, there are only twelve known supremes. Now, if his grandfather becomes one, it'll be thirteen
It could be said that the twelve supremes were the backbone of Major Factions.
The Zhao Kingdom was at the forefront of the forces thanks to the former king, an Indra expert. Even the strongest sect had to bow down to him.
However, the king's father, an Indra expert, couldn't really just move as he pleased because he was in seclusion. One can only be disturbed if the royal family faces unprecedented calamity.
It was he and the really available Ancestor.
The Zhao Kingdom is absolute in its territory due to the Ancestor at the helm. But, it has a weakness. Compared to the other twelve major factions, it didn't have a Supreme. It has an Indra expert that acts as deterrence but doesn't have Supreme to leverage. It's a painful point for the Royal Family of the Zhao Kingdom.
But now...
The king couldn't help but smile. He clasped his hand and bowed at the figure covered with starry night: "Congratulations on your breakthrough to the Supreme Realm in advance."
The Ancestor gazed upon the king. A slight smile appeared on his face. After many years of seclusion, he finally awakened the Snake Star's eyes. His gaze softened as he thought of this. "You're not bad at all... You managed to condense half of you're Beyonder Tattoo in advance. Now, you only need another hundred years to fully condense it, and our family will have another Ancestor."
"You will be Supreme at that time." The king corrected with a smile.
The King thought of his half-formed 5-clover tattoo. It can awaken the Five Clover pupil, a special eyes also ranked at the top 1000. 'I hope to become an Ancestor soon. It's now calm before the storm.'
"Ha ha!" The Ancestor chuckled. "Well, what issue have you encountered this time to wake me up?"
The king's expression revealed a touch of complication as he opened his mouth:
"A calamity... The demon invasion is nearing. A Beyonder would command the surface but surely, there would be Demon Ancestors behind the scenes..."
"The sect masters, like me, and even the Pavilion Master of Main Branch of Warrior Alliance are just mere Beyonders. Even if we unite, we would be helpless against Demon Ancestors." The king plopped to the ground and looked at the figure covered with a starry sky with a pleading look. "I ask you to join this war... Also, ask the Holy Father to watch if possible."
At the mention of the Holy Father, his son, the only Indra. The Ancestor's face became complicated. "I don't know if he managed to take the last step... It's not worth it to disturb but let me see what I can do." A helpless expression appeared on his face. 'I hope my son succeeded this time and reached the Asura Realm. We won't need to fear Azazel at that point.'
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Dylan didn't know that the undercurrents were brewing beneath the peaceful surface.
A few steps later, he arrived at the mansion arranged for him by his Grand Duke sub-body. "Good enough..."
He strolled around the mansion with the guidance of a maid. Golden package, as they told him, they are capable of medicine, have superb cleaning and organizing skills, experienced in logistics, and each maid was even at the peak of Awakened Realm!
Dylan could only call Grand Duke Arceo, his arrogant Sub-body, to be a true master spendrift.
As for the butler hired, Dylan looked at the middle-aged man beside him, a Saint expert like him. He was actually one of Grand Duke Arceo's personal guards, with an annual hundred thousand gold salary.
He learned through his sub-body that the four Grand Dukes, although weak in strength. They use their influence and wealth to hire formidable personal guards. Each Dukes has a team of Saints that ensures their security.
Grand Duke Arceo has eight Saints for his protection, and he sends one of them to Dylan to act as a butler.
Faced with such a fact, Dylan was a bit humbled. Saints as bodyguards? He was quite speechless. Though, it's not that unreasonable. After all, the Grand Dukes with their weak strength... How could they possibly defend their wealth? They need a muscle to deter covetous eyes. They were Saints that each Duke painstakingly won over at the cost of cutting some of their flesh.
These are the conditions required to make Saints willing to become part of one's force. Coupled with the privileges and identity of being affiliated with a Grand Duke.
However, going against the Grand Dukes was equivalent to a slap on the royal family of Zhao's face. The status of aristocrats isn't something people could move against.
Dylan sighed. Fortunately, he wasn't a normal Saint. He was confident in his ability. He could even beat the combined saint bodyguards of the Grand Duke if he really performs seriously.
If he couldn't even do such a thing with stacks of his innate talents. Then that would be truly abnormal. It would be too shameful.
"Alfred, as my butler from now, you'll be accompanied by your side. But remember, I am not Bruce Wayne."
"Yes sir!" Although Alfred was confused. He still responded. He knew that he only needed to protect the person in front of him as per the Grand Duke's orders.
However, who really needed protection was still a question. Of course, for Alfred, his new master, Dylan was weak. If not, why would the Duke assign him?
He didn't know what was the relationship between the Grand Duke and his new master, but he knew that his new master might possibly be the Grand Duke's illegitimate son.
'I shall keep this a secret'.
Thus, a misunderstanding was created.