Chapter 12

Leaving the cave, the Slayer met the stern gaze of a fiery dragon.

- The impudence of people has no boundaries! You dared to steal my treasure while on the elementary level! Who are you holding this king for!

Immediately, a huge stream of spiritual fire burst out of the dragon's mouth. Falling on the Slayer, the flame enveloped everything around. The temperature of the fire was high enough to melt the rock.

- His real strength is at the level of the emperor. Let's see how you handle it. - Jasmine said carelessly.

Although the dragon was able to hide its strength in front of others, Jasmine's perception is much stronger. Her spiritual energy is on a completely different level.

Gripping the hilt of the sword with both hands, demonic energy burst from it, forming a dense red blade. The executioner jerked off, his speed completely out of step with the elementary stage.

- Roooar! - The dragon growled. - So you fucking bastard are deliberately hiding your power!

The dragon concentrated its energy and directed its huge claw at the enemy. He still could not determine the spiritual strength of the Slayer. The only thing left was to find out his level in a direct encounter.

The crucible easily cut the Dragon's paw in two. Spiritual energy seemed to evaporate from the place where the blade passed, the Slayer did not stop and his sword cut the dragon's head in two.

Having finished with the Dragon, the Slayer went to the edge of the cliff to look around. The mountain was several kilometers high, it was enough to see a large city in the distance. The path from here was separated only by a dense green forest several tens of kilometers long.

Vega: The fire element in this area has begun to weaken. I assume that you need to look for similar places where the other element will be superior.

Focusing his attention on the large city ahead for a few seconds, the Slayer made a fairly obvious decision.

- And what are you going to look for there? Obviously, you will not find anyone except people. - Jasmine asked curiously, but again did not receive her answer.

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The path through the forest took about a day. Perhaps the practitioners of the heavenly step would need much less time to overcome such a distance. However, this speed was fast enough.

City of the Rising Moon had an area at least ten times the size of Floating Cloud City. Nevertheless, the territory of the city was clearly divided by the wall into two parts.

The area beyond the wall stood out for its poverty, it was mostly inhabited by ordinary people. They were directly dependent on the practitioners of spiritual power, doing the work of construction workers and doing agriculture. Such people could not object to such exploitation, because they could not kill spiritual beasts as the owners of spiritual energy do.

As long as the ordinary class of people voluntarily provides their labor, in return the practices will not be particularly limited in their actions. Nevertheless, some still managed to make their way to the top and join the Black Moon Traders guild, without having internal energy. Most of these people were engaged in design.

Passing through the eastern gate, the Slayer immediately found himself in another area. The environment here was markedly different from the previous one. The first thing that caught the eye was the architecture of the buildings, which had a sufficient variety.

Crowds of people moved through the streets filling them with life and noise. Most of the bystanders here were practitioners and had varying levels of spiritual strength.

If you look around, you can see various offshoots of other mainstream sects that were independent of the Empire. But the Slayer was not at all interested in them. From the very beginning, he was heading towards the tallest building in the center of the area.

As the Slayer approached the main entrance of the Rising Moon Academy, he was stopped by a guard.

- Stop! Further the territory of the Academy of the Rising Moon. If you are not a student of the academy, you are not allowed to enter.

The executioner ignored his words and pushed him away with the force that he fell.

- Ahuel! - exclaimed the guard and began to take out his weapon.

But then suddenly the voice of a young student of the academy sounded:

- Elder brother Zhan, you'd better leave him. This is the one who killed the son of the sect master Xiao. - Xia Yuan Ba ​​spoke in a low voice.

- Open your eyes! He's only level 10 elemental!

After the events in the City of Floating Clouds, almost everyone knew that the Slayer had killed the son of the head of the sect master Xiao and his brother Wu Qing. Although the latter was not done by him...

The disciple who was guarding the main entrance could not believe that an elementary level practitioner could do such outrageous things.

The guard pounced on his abuser from behind and wanted to stick a dagger in the back. Suddenly, at the moment of the blow, the Slayer grabbed him by the arm and hit him on the elbow.

Crunch!

As a result, the ulna and radius fractured and an open fracture was formed.

AAA!

The loud scream did not go unnoticed, and several other students of the academy fled to the scene, but the Slayer had already gone further.

... ... ...

The heart of the Moon Rising Academy was a huge building that gave off an atmosphere of grandeur. The building bore the proud name - "The Main Palace". All important issues were resolved here and at the moment a banquet was being prepared here in honor of the new head of the academy.

As soon as the Slayer entered the main Palace, Mujun Ye barred his way. He indignantly said to him:

- What are you doing here? Do you even know who this banquet is after? This is not the place for elementary students. Leave immediately!

Next to Mujun Ye stood a young girl of about 18 years old, with beautiful sparkling eyes and cherry-colored lips. Her graceful eyebrows were crescent-shaped. She was beautiful enough to outshine the other girls in attendance, as if they weren't there. Everyone knows her as a talented student number 1 in the academy. But in reality, she possessed a different personality that no one in the City of the Rising Moon knew. Except for one person...

- Mujun Ye let me talk to him. You can go for the time being to take the empty seats. - Lang Xue Zhe said with a warm smile to which he agreed.

Lang Xue Zhe had carefully examined the man before. She vaguely guessed from her appearance who this person might be. She was not at all embarrassed by the elementary level of inner strength, because she knew that high-level practices could hide their real spiritual energy.

- If Sister Xue Zhe asks, then I dare not refuse. - Mujun Ye tried his best to please this girl. But still, he was not at all worried that his beloved wanted to have a conversation with a stranger, because he, judging by his face, did not have a beautiful appearance, not to mention his inner strength. There was absolutely no reason to worry.

As soon as Mujun Ye left, Lang Xue Zhe immediately continued:

- Why did you come to this place? If you want something, you can ask me. I will try to help.

-I need a boss here. I'll ask a couple of questions. - The man in front of her said in an aloof voice.

- Qin Wu Yu is very busy right now, you can wait outside. Please do not need unnecessary unnecessary problems. I promise you that this conversation will take place. - Seeing that the man went to the exit, Lang Xue Zhe sighed with relief and went to the banquet. She was almost certain it was the same person.

The Slayer stopped at the entrance and began to expect a meeting, but suddenly an indignant girlish cry sounded in his head:

- I don't understand ?! Why did you suddenly decide to talk to this busty bitch! Despite everything this princess has done for you ... You didn't even thank me!

- It didn't matter to me then. - The executioner answered calmly.

- Oh you! Well then, I will also be silent if you ask me about anything! - Jasmine pouted her little girlish cheeks and did not continue.