8 The uses of Friends

"10"

The Tiger King Supreme had already started counting. He believed that within ten seconds, the 'intruder' would definitely come out.

From the power he had demonstrated, even the Monarch of The Eighth Heaven would have cold sweat running down his back, what being could possibly pose a threat?

"9"

"8"

The Tiger King Supreme was getting angrier by the second. He was originally going to make the 'intruder' lose all hope of survival and killing him instantly. The pride that seeped through the his marrow was humongous. He was now going to tear his organs and then kill him.

"7"

"6"

"5"

Mu Lu had begun to create am illusion already. He looked as if he was an old man who was as virtuous and proud as an Ox. He had height that didn't make him seem too tall or too short. He was wearing a celestial looking robe surrounding himself, coloured white.

My Lu was, in his earlier years, known for being a proud 'Illusion God' even before becoming a Demigod! This had already attracted attention of many. He could even choose to accept the name Loki!

"4"

"3"

The Tiger King Supreme had begun walking towards the tree that Mu Lu was behind. He had an even angrier expression than before. If looks could kill, then the tree would've turned to dust countless times.

"2..."

"You think an insignificant #8 Tiger King Supreme has the right to battle with me?"

Before The Tiger King Supreme could count down to one, a loud voice interrupted. The voice was calm and melodically perfect. the voice was so perfect that you could neither tell if it was a male or a female.

The Tiger King Supreme wanted to be angry for him being call #8, but he felt this voice was similar to one in his memories, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

It took a few seconds of silence before he remembered something frightening:

-Soul perfection!

This was what happened when a God Realm being talked down to the Lower Realm.

There were three Benchmarks for Cultivation. The first was when you reached Profound Realm, the Second was reaching Heaven's Passage and the last was reaching Demigod! The three benchmarks are used to demonstrate the power rise for each benchmark. Reaching Demigod meant you were on a totally different level in combat prowess than those who are below you.

The benchmarks show a sharp rise in power, even if there were around a thousand Peak Heaven's Entrance, they wouldn't even be able to put a scratch on a Demigod level powerhouse.

Demigod realm was included in the group of 'God Realms'.

Soul perfection was usable against all those below Demigod.

The Tiger King Supreme was originally from the 5th Heaven. He had knowledge that was a step ahead of other. Remembering how his father used to talk to him, The Tiger King Supreme got the chills.

A figure walked out from behind the tree.

The figure was an old man. He had short white hair, a sharp chin and dominant features. He looked quite like an average old man, but the celestial white robe that he wore looked heavenly.

The Tiger King Supreme had already started to take in a cold breath. He was afraid he had offended someone he couldn't offend.

The man looked at him and spoke with Soul perfection:

"Do you not know how high the sky goes? You dare to speak such audacious words like 'Main dish' in front of this majesty?"

The voice seemed as if it had no emotion, unlike the words spoken themselves. This only made The Tiger King Supreme more frightened.

"Attack me."

The man suddenly said.

"What?"

The Tiger King Supreme was ready to put down his pride and straight up bow down to him, but surprisingly, the first thing he told him to do was attack him. Was he setting him up for a death trap?

"What are you lazing around for? Attack me!"

The voice was louder but still shows no signs of agitation.

Mu Lu knew that The Tiger King Supreme still had doubts about him. After all, if he really was something like Demigod or above, how could he, a mere Heavenly Gate, have been able to detect a Demigod? Wasn't that going against the heavens?

Mu Lu was using an illusion, right now he was putting Ji Chen, who was on his shoulders, in front of him like a shield. Mu Lu had a grin, he had been wanting to get payback for Ji Chen wasting all of Qi. Though he himself wasted it, if Ji Chen attacked earlier, his defeat process would have been faster.

In addition to that, Ji Chen was saying things like:

"It's cold..."

"I need the heat..."

"Warm me up..."

Mu Lu knew exactly what Ji Chen was experiencing, he got chills when he thought about 'that time'.

He looked at Tiger King Supreme, seeing him frozen, Mu Lu put up a facade of agitation:

"Use some fire, I'm feeling quite cold today! It always feels better when others heat me up."

This was to avoid suspicions from the Tiger King Supreme and to show that he was strong enough to resist any attack thrown by him. It was like killing two birds with one stone. Ji Chen knew that Ji Chen would require flames many times hotter than a mere Heaven's Gate, otherwise killing three birds would've been possible.

The Tiger King Supreme complied and used Qi to manifest flames that shot towards the old man.

The Old man showed no signs of movement. He had his hands behind his back facing towards the sky. It seemed as if the Heat was simply disappearing when it touched him, once again making the Tiger King Supreme take in a cold breath.

"Weak! Weak! These flames are weak! You dare call yourself a supreme with you measly strength?"

Behind the illusion, Ji Chen was soaking up flames like a sponge. Less like soaking and more stopping the flames.

Mu Lu who was behind Ji Chen looked as he had reached enlightenment:

"So this is the true use of friends?"