(8)

---flash(x_)---

All the people from the divine alkander clan engaged offence on me. With no choice but to retaliate, I too charged against them.

---boom---flash---___and so on---

...

Few moments later, all the members of the divine alkander clan were lying fatigued on the ground.

[Now that the small fries have been taken care of, I should carry on with my inquiry.]

...

{A few moments ago}

---tap---

I made a soft landing on the ground infront of the zidiyon's face. My mind was occupied by thoughts.

[This snake mutt was containing particles of the system. I saw origin letters floating in the mist a moment ago. I should confirm her relation with those mutant asymmetrons who are acting like gods in the homeland of the second dark reigner.

Moreover, I must unfold the truth behind this world's power level decrement. It was a world in the higher sub-realms. But, now it became a world in a medium sub-realm.]

---flash---

The clan leader of the divine alkander clan charged towards me with his sword chains.

[Sigh... I was about interrogate this damn snake puppet. Why must these suckers butt-in at the right moment?

Earlier, I sensed 1217 infinitos rushing towards this location whilst staying inside the black and violet mist.

!!!!

Huh? When did I get so accurate?]

They were gossiping and later I provoked them by stepping on the fallen zidiyon.

"How dare you step on our Divine Lord? Everyone... Let's cut this intruder into a thousand pieces!!!!", said the clan leader out of anger.

[Good, they fell for my provocation. Now I just need to dodge and assess the prowess of these cultivators.

Earlier, Konan, Sweyley and Arun talked about these divine alkander clan members. Thanks to them I figured it all with ease.

The person who claims to be the clan leader and six elders who are behind him are on the demigod level, that is the highest level of martial artists. Let's see what they've got on top of their sleeves.]

---flash(x_)---

The clan leader attacked from the top and the six elders from below. The rest of the clan members just stood near the vicinity of the battle.

---dash---dash---dash---dash---dash---

I just dodged their attacks five times using my swiftness. They were attacking without a pattern. They weren't using any techniques but going berserk due to witnessing their lord's broken state. What's more is that it was caused by an intruder of the lowest darkened flames stage. I gave off a smirk and cried out, "I can understand your anger. Your divine lord was 'graced' by me, a nobody from the lowest dimension. But, her power isn't absolute at all. Even the power you people consist of is just a facade!"

"How dare you call that 'gracing'? You almost crippled her, you fiend!!!", said one of the elder whilst bursting out of anger.

Another elder yelled, "What do you mean by saying our powers are facade. Are you ridiculing our centuries of efforts?!!"

[How annoying... ?

Sigh...

Authority to 'understand'.]

---tnnng---

I was hearing different kinds of noises. Time seemed to slow down a bit. That's when I understood.

[Hahaha... My proficiency over 'understand' authority evolved into a new stage. Now I can even hear and feel the motion of particles around a hundred square kilometres.]

---beep---beep(x6)---beep(x_)---

The system windows of every infinito came into visibility. Over the clan leaders head, the system window was displayed.

| Status Bar

Name: Zid Leoman

Age: 1,098

Martial prowess: demigod

Innate trait: chained martial deity

Weapon: eviyon's sword-chain(x2)

Level: legendary

Stats: Strength_198

Speed_206

Intelligence_123

Confidence_456 |

[His tab is showing martial prowess additionally compared to Konan, Sweyley and Arun. His weapon must be made with the scales of an eviyon.

Pfft, what the heck? His weapons are legendary? Then my hands that stopped it, would be mythical.

His 'confidence' stat indicates his confidence to be way above the leagues. But in my eyes, he is just an overconfident mutt. Despite his age, he still looks like a middle aged man.]

I continued to dodge the attacks whilst scanning the background. I took a glance at the other six elder people. Their system panels displayed their details. I didn't bother to read their stats.

__________

The first person's appearance was aged in his eighties. He was short-haired and long-bearded.

| Status Bar

Name: Wreil Ardemon

Age: 249

Martial prowess: demigod

Innate trait: dual-wielding sword emperor

Weapons: viviyon's long sword(x2)

Level: high-tier

Stats: ... |

[This person was the one who asked me regarding his efforts.]

__________

Second was a dark-skinned, sharp-toothed and vertical-pupil-eyed infinito.

| Status Bar

Name: Mikail Hichilder

Age: 476

Martial prowess: demigod

Innate trait: dual-wielding speargod

Weapon: albiyon's swordstaff(x2)

Level: high-tier

Stats: ... |

[His eyes..., there is no doubt. He is a demon infinito. But too bad for him. Once a soul enters into the absolute abyss, everyone would wield the same source of darkness. Unlike the power of light that is divided into divine and demonic with further sub-divisions. Here, there is no racism even for the infinito's appearances.]

__________

I looked at the third one. It was a female elf in her older appearance.

| Status Bar

Name: Rowlin Leyman

Age: 275

Martial prowess: demigod

Innate trait: godly knitter

Weapon: none

Stats: ... |

[She is omitting threads made up of darkened yellow flames out of her fingernails. I like her innate trait.]

__________

Fourth elder was a women who was in her fifties.

| Status Bar

Name: Jainey Hushun

Age: 56

Martial prowess: demigod

Innate trait: heaven's prisoner

Weapon: synthiyon's rope dart(x2)

Level: high-tier

Stats: ... |

[This woman's innate trait is the most powerful out one of all the demigods present here. No wonder she became a demigod within fifty years.]

__________

Fifth elder - Oldman appearance, ponytailed and long-bearded.

| Status Bar

Name: Sher Sha Zeher

Age: 321

Martial prowess: demigod

Innate trait: hand of god

Weapon: deeviyon's gauntlet(x2)

Level: high-tier

Stats: ... |

__________

Sixth elder - Oldman appearance, curly-haired and clean shaved.

| Status Bar

Name: Gahele ridian

Age: 307

Martial prowess: demigod

Innate trait: godly tyrant

Weapon: inchiyon's black whip(x1)

Level: high-tier

Stats: ... |

[This oldman is using a ten meter black whip. It is made up of the flexible and hard skin of an inchiyon. He's not bad.]

__________

But as the drill continued, the seven of them made patterned strikes. They began to implement the term teamwork. After five minutes, the seven of them jumped back. I asked, "What? Are you people out of energy already? I want to see more of what you can do!!"

Zid Leoman exclaimed, "I acknowledge that you are powerful than all of us. But it would be better if you reveal the tricks you used against our lord!"

---whoosh(x7)---

All the seven demigods unleashed their powers simultaneously. The surrounding air got driven away by their energy's outburst. Something felt off.

[The energy they are emitting is internal energy for sure. But..., why are their internal energies the same? In terms of cultivation, each individual develops their own unique internal force. That's what differentiates each and every person in the world of cultivation.]

"Sigh, as I thought. You people are just receiving powers from an unknown source and thinking of yourselves as geniuses who ascended to higher levels. Brainless fools!", I said in my tranquil state.

Sher Sha yelled out, "How dare you slander us?!!!"

---flash(x7)---

The demigods charged towards me. They began to use their martial arts. I dodged them and continued to observe what they achieved so far.

---boom---boom---boom---boom---boom---___and so on---

The battle so far led to several explosions. However, as the battle progressed, I started to realise everything. The seven demigods were executing martial arts that were not suitable for their bodies. Even the usage of their weapons was a facade. What angered me even more was for every move of those demigods, the system panels were popping out.

| Innate trait: chained martial deity

Executing: sword chain deity

Record 2: sword gain verse 2

Technique 4: whirltwist |

__________

| Innate trait: hand of god

Executing: dark martial series

Technique 2: gauntlet's destruction |

__________

| Innate trait: dual-wielding speargod

Executing: reigning swordstaff

Record 2: reigning verse 2

Technique 7: bloodshed whirlpool |

__________

| Innate trait: heaven's prisoner

Executing: heaven reaching rope dart

Technique 9: destiny to the afterlife |

__________

| Innate trait: godly knitter

Executing: threads of life and death

Record 1: thread of life

Technique 7: reversal knitting needles |

__________

| Innate trait: dual-wielding sword emperor

Executing: chronicle sword arts

Technique 11: piercing duality |

__________

| Innate trait: godly tyrant

Executing: divine judgement

Technique 4: black whip's white flare |

__________

[What the heck is going on? Why are system tabs displaying their moves? It's as if someone is typing a computer program for them and they are getting his/her output.]

| Innate trait: chained martial deity

Executing: sword chain deity

Record 4: sword pain verse 2

Technique 2: whipped bloom |

__________

| Innate trait: godly knitter

Executing: threads of life and death

Record 2: thread of death

Technique 6: clothing depths of hell |

__________

| Innate trait: heaven's prisoner

Executing: hell slaying death dart

Technique 8: clutches of devil |

...

The techniques they were executing was being displayed on top of their foreheads. I got puzzled for a moment. Then I realised.

[Their techniques are proceeding in the same manner. They are not making any moves. The system particles are making their bodies move as per the system's mechanism. These people are rejoicing without even realising it.

I can see it. What these people are doing is just choose a move from their system via mind telecommunication and the system is doing the rest of the chores. Just like the light novels I read in my homeland.]

"You worthless facades!!!!", I yelled out in anger after realising these people's true nature. It wasn't even their own effort, yet they have the guts to call themselves as martial artists.

---slash(x2)---pierce(x6)---

"That's what you get for ridiculing our divine lord!", said the clan leader who slashed me on the chest with his sword chains. The other demigods pierced their weapons into my torso. I remained calm and downed my head. All seven of them smirked.

"What are you rejoicing for? You people didn't even put a scratch on me!", I said while standing on the left horn of alkander who was still on the ground. They remained dumbfounded and looked at the person whom they injured.

---whoosh---

The injured figure turned into darkened crimson flames and vanished into thin air. I exclaimed, "Until now, you people were just playing with a clown that was created by me using my darkened crimson flames and elemental attributes!"

The elder with the name Gahele spoke, "No way... Until now, we were just playing with a clown?!"

I sat on the forehead of the zidiyon. I then spoke using my sovereignty, ""DO YOU THINK YOU LOT CAN STAND A CHANCE AGAINST ME?""

---thud(x_)---

All the thousand members of the divine alkander clan who were in the vicinity fell on their knees. Their knees crashing on the ground and making them to collapse, made me happy. I let out a slight smile. The clan leader, Zid Leoman began to talk, "H-how can this be? A person of the d-darkened crimson flames stage could e-emit this much pressure? And that too with mere w-words?!!"

Mikail responded, "E-earlier, the system mentioned about an evil god d-descending upon our world. It also mentioned something about the evil god being in his weakest state. I am getting a feelings that it's him!"

[;;;;... Again with the evil god's bullshit. I am already pissed by those dark crevasses, but these people are beginning to gossip the same bullshit and are pissing me even more.]

""SHUT YOUR MOUTH IF YOU WANT TO LIVE!"", I said out of anger while using my sovereignty. Everyone became silent.

...

{Back to present}

[Now that the small fries have been taken care of, I should carry on with my inquiry.]

But even in the midst of me pressuring them, the seven demigods joined their hands and cried out together,

"Harmonization of innate traits!!!!"

---thuud---

Right after they spouted those phrases, a lightning struck the ground out of nowhere. There was a huge explosion on the spot where the seven of them were lying on the ground. There were no clouds in the sky.

[Huh? Harmonization of what?]

---beep---

"Huh?!!", I made a gesture after noticing a system panel pop-up on that location.

---whoosh---

The wind cleared out and the demigods were nowhere to be found. Instead, there was a young man with a scar on his face. I flinched after looking at him.

"!!!!"

[Wait... This guy was one of the gods who fought with the zidiyons. I clearly saw this person in that war. He was using two 100-metered whip swords.

This man is a previous god of zooviya. I can get all the intel from him that is yet to be uncovered.]

I spoke, "So, those fake bastards are now using some kind of summoning technique? Not only are they faking martial arts but, now they have the audacity to use a late deity as their ace?!"

The late zooviyan deity stood silent for a few seconds. What shook me was he too contained a system panel on top of his forehead. His eyes were black and violet.

| Status Bar

Name: Raymen Admiron

Age: 50,000,000,001,098

Martial prowess: god

Innate trait: whip sword deity

telekinetic god of weapons

multiple wielding wargod

Weapon: hailiyon's sword whip(x2)

Level: mythical

Stats: strength_1,000,074

speed_1,000,567

intelligence_990,987

confidence_889,721 |

...

[How can a person of the darkened violet flames stage still be under the wings of those mutant asymmetrons?]