Chapter 263 - Monster!

Caelum only internally frowns knowing that the young woman before him had been manipulated and controlled by someone and the preparator is most likely her father. 

He did not know if it was the same as the original timeline despite being capable of seeing parallel timelines had not meant he was able to confirm that one of them is the original timelines. 

The only thing he's confident about is killing her father while taking the woman before him. It would be a waste to let a beautiful woman rot in this place.

"Answer me! Who are you!?"

The young woman demanded growing infuriated that Caelum seemed to disregard her presence. He still retains the face of indifference despite the danger around him.

She is certain that the person's rank would be below her as the energy around him was thin, fooling her into thinking that the intruder had no chance of escaping.

Caelum always places a minimum energy output around him to ensure that it is enough to fool anyone into thinking their chances of victory are high.

He enjoyed seeing the despair of his enemy after learning they had no chance in the first place becoming the prey rather than the predator. 

"How about you introduce yourself first?"

Teasing the young woman who only gripped her sword pointing at him. Caelum was impressed that she was able to slightly release sword intent despite not knowing how to control it.

The intent is not merely thinking rather giving yourself into that thought. It is needed to unify the heart and soul as well as the mind to perfectly produce the intent.

If you don't have the desire and thought to specific intent then it is impossible to release an intent. This is why killing intent is the easiest intent to learn as the desire and thought to kill becomes one removing the doubt in one heart.

"You….fine my name is Sikong Hongyue, now tell me who you are!?"

"Hahaha, feisty one aren't you? Call me Tian and I am only here for this young man but who would have thought I'll be a beauty such yourself."

In a blink of an eye, Sikong Hongyue appeared before him then swung her sword into his neck perfectly executing a horizontal cut.

She was confident it would slice his head clean off yet her eyes widened when her sword was stopped mid-air.

"That was not very nice, I was only complimenting your beauty but thank you for getting closer. Now, I can see your face much closer."

The sword shatters while Caelum moves his hand to touch his chin, alluring Sikong Hongyue mesmerized by his eyes that seem to be an abyss drawing her near.

While she was smitten, Caelum moved his hand slowly removing an object from her body then held something within his grasp freeing Sikong Hongyue who finally regained her true self.

"What!? What did you do to me!?"

"I only took out a flesh bug demon beast that influenced the person infected, letting the one plant it to control that person."

He opens his palm showing a worm-like creature wiggling trying to escape his grasp. Caelum consumed it into his body, stealing its ability.

Her heart sank realizing everything she had done causing the guilt to flow into her heart. Sikong Hongyue was a kind woman who was twisted by her father's ambition.

Sikong Hongyue was not lost, unable to decide what to do but then a hand touched her shoulder seeing the person who helped free her.

"No need to drown yourself in guilt, the best action is to move forward and continue living. "

She felt close to the young man despite only meeting her. Sikong Hongyue felt gratitude for being freed and allowing her to change. 

"Yes, you're right! I'll make sure to change my Silverwing clan for the better but first I need to kill that bastard!!"

'Oh, she managed to break through to the 2nd layer of sword intent.'

Caelum nodded before turning his back to Duan Jian, sending him to a subspace to rest. 

"Now do you want to kill him personally or I do it for you?"

Sikong Hongyue contemplated knowing her strength was insufficient to fight a Legend rank but did not want someone to fight for her. She wanted to personally kill her father for making her into a puppet.

"I'll want to do it personally but I'm too weak…"

"No need to sulk yourself, here swallow this. It's a pill that allows you to become a Legend rank in mere seconds while also assimilating your bloodline into your body."

She was surprised by his claim after being handed a bottle of pills that was wiped of its aroma already affecting her soul. 

The pill defied all logic but it was caught for someone swallowing it and was specifically in a person who had a specific bloodline. Caelum's luck allowed him to gain it beforehand.

"Are there any side effects? To make someone straight into a Legend rank is extremely ridiculous. Also, why are you willing to self myself despite trying to kill you and we are strangers."

"Of course they are but as long as I'm here it won't be a problem while the reason for helping you is no particular purpose but I won't deny it is partially due to your beauty."

"Huh, so you would help anyone so long as they are beautiful?"

"Hahaha perhaps, but enough chit chat why don't you start swallowing the pill?"

Sikong Hongyue is still suspicious but considers him a benefactor for freeing him and vows to return the debt in the future. 

Upon taking the pill into her mouth quickly erupted vast energy into the surroundings as she tried to circulate the energy through her body refining and tempering her soul.

The behinds began to shed sprouting more beautiful wings then gritted her teeth from the pain as another part of wings sprouted from her body giving her six wings that released a powerful lightning

Around her was a vortex that devoured the excess energy to help her not explode from the energy. 

In a flash bursting in Soul force broke through reaching the peak of legend rank straight to Demigod rank. She opens her eyes that change the temperament, letting an elegant beauty.

"Is this how a Legend Rank feels!? Amazing!"

"No, you went straight to Demigod Rank which is the peak of Legend rank. Make sure to let that power get to your head and be the one to control it, not the other way."

Sikong Hongyue was perplexed by learning she reached the peak of Legend rank then nodding knowing that there was someone stronger than her seeing that she still can't discern his power.

"Now let's head to where your father is."

Remove the dimensional lock around them and quickly went their way into a large plaza where an enormous fat middle man surrounded by women sat on a throne.

His eyes shot open when a powerful pressure weighed itself into him prompting him to stand up and take a stance but then felt his face hit by a boulder sending him flying into the air breaking the thick wall behind him.

The person was Sikong Yi that had his head spinning from the attack but quickly recovered trying to find the one responsible but to his shock saw his daughter glaring at him with intent to kill.

"My daughter!? Why are you attacking your father!? Have you gone mad!?"

"No, I am perfectly fine after that flesh bug was removed from me! I am no longer your puppet, bastard!"

Sikong Yi's eyes widened realizing that his daughter's aura grew thicker a hundred times stronger than her then he noticed the wings behind her.

"Six wings!? How did you gain six Wing's that meant for someone who has pure thunderbird bloodline!? Don't tell me someone has helped you!?"

He shouted in disbelief knowing that only by perfectly assimilating with their wings does they gain the six wings of the true Thunderbird.

"You don't need to know who helped me but now I promised to change this clan for the better! This is for what you did to my mother!"

Sikong Yi was now in a desperate situation causing him to use a technique that increased his strength but burned his lifespan.

His prowess flared before clashing with his daughter who remained indifferent clenching her first as her sword had been broken colliding with her father.

"Gaaaah!!!"

Despite increasing his prowess, Sikong Yi was not much for someone who was at the Demigod rank to shatter his brittle bones. He could only drown in despair knowing his survival was no more.

"Wait, don't kill me! I'm still your father and brought into this world!!" 

"A man like you doesn't deserve to be anything!"

She gave a barrage of punches crashing his bones into dust and beating the shit out of him. After a few minutes, Sikong Yi, barely conscious from the beating, only stopped when Caelum arrived and took her hand.

"That's enough, I think killing him is mercy."

"Y-Your right….I almost lost myself from anger."

"Well anger is a good thing but only when you control it. The best punishment for him is to cripple him then let the people pass judgement."

Sikong Yi took a glimpse of the man who helped her daughter only fear was present in his eyes as Caelum went closer only his eyes could be seen and the demon smiled.

'M-Monster!'