Chapter 474: “My Opponent Has Appeared.”
“This magic power is…?”
At this moment, powerful individuals in the royal capital raised their heads one after another, looking towards the Buztout mansion.
These were individuals either above level eighty, possessing potent Unique Skills, or with sharp battle instincts. They all sensed this astonishing magic power.
However, although astonishing, this magic power was also incredibly restrained and subtle, undetectable without considerable strength.
Under such circumstances, these experts understood.
“This is a provocation!”
Indeed.
This was a provocation.
The owner of the magic power was provoking the strong in the capital, flaunting their power and battle intent.
Especially Shien’s acquaintances, who easily discerned the source of this magic power.
“What is he up to again?”
Lucy stood up with a look of exasperation.
“Really…”
Anima smiled wryly, at a loss for words.
“How arrogant!”
Lildas snorted coldly, seemingly disdainful.
But several individuals, after narrowing their eyes, set off without hesitation towards the Buztout mansion.
In the bustling royal capital, an unseen storm was brewing.
…
Noble District.
After half a month, the western district of the capital, previously razed by [Auroras Meteoric], had been rebuilt with magnificent buildings.
Thanks to magic and magical tools, constructing luxurious mansions didn’t take long in this world.
There were even court builders in the palace, some with earth magic, others with construction skills, and even some with Unique Skills in this area, drastically increasing building efficiency. If they took action, the noble district could be completely rebuilt in less than ten days.
Perhaps this was one reason why the Kingdom hadn’t reprimanded Shien after he leveled the noble district.
Not only did Shien have powerful backing, but also, without casualties, the destruction of some buildings wasn’t a serious crime.
After the noble district was destroyed, the royal palace took on the reconstruction, dispatching the court builders.
Therefore, half a month later, the noble district had been rebuilt, not only showing no trace of the previous devastation but even appearing more luxurious.
However, whether intentionally or not, the area around the Buztout mansion at the center of the noble district seemed much more spacious.
As if showing their respect and perhaps fear of the Buztout family, the nobles who previously lived nearby had all rebuilt their mansions further away, creating a large plaza around the Buztout mansion.
This plaza was eventually designated as part of the Buztout territory.
In other words, Shien’s property had expanded.
At this moment, Shien emerged from his mansion and walked onto the plaza.
“Quite a few people have come.”
Glancing around, Shien easily detected several subtle auras.
With [Outer Awareness of Heaven’s Decree], Shien not only possessed enhanced senses of danger, hostility, magic, traps, curses, evil, and negative energy, but his five senses—sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch—and even his sixth sense, had become unprecedentedly sharp. He could also see through obstructions, concealment, and illusions. Unless it was a power beyond the level limit, nothing could escape Shien’s perception.
Shien could clearly sense that quite a few powerful individuals had gathered around the plaza.
But they hadn’t revealed themselves, seemingly unsure of Shien’s intentions, and were observing in secret.
“A bunch of cowards.”
Shien scoffed inwardly.
Little did he know that the experts around him were shocked.
Although Shien didn’t look different from before, his astonishing yet subtle magic power was continuously rising, like a volcano before eruption.
They couldn’t imagine how terrifying it would be if Shien unleashed his magic power.
Shien’s magic power was already very strong, rivaling Lucy’s, whose birth had startled the Divine Realm.
Now, Shien’s magic power had undoubtedly become even more terrifying and powerful, on a completely different level.
“What’s going on?”
“Why has he suddenly become so terrifying?”
“Was he this strong before?”
“Was he holding back last time? Or did he make a breakthrough during this half month?”
These renowned experts were shocked.
Shien’s magic power had increased by at least a hundredfold.
Having fused all his magic power amplification skills into [Inner Perception of Heaven’s Decree], a top-tier amplification skill, Shien’s magic power not only received a massive boost, but with his level increasing to seventy-seven, his magic power had also grown considerably.
The creation of the seven Heaven’s Decree skills had pushed Shien’s power to new heights.
Therefore, Shien urgently wanted an opponent to test his current strength.
Thinking of this, Shien’s fighting spirit surged, making his magic power even more terrifying, yet also more concealed.
This made many experts feel suffocated, while others suddenly couldn’t sense anything, making them tremble with fear.
“He can actually make such surging magic power become even more concealed?”
“Just how strong is his magic control?”
Many experts were shocked.
Not being able to sense it didn’t mean he was weaker, but that his level had risen beyond their reach.
This was a blow to the pride of many experts, making some want to flee.
And those who felt this way naturally weren’t qualified to be Shien’s opponents.
As a result, although more and more experts appeared, none dared to reveal themselves, only holding their breath and staring at Shien with apprehension.
Gradually, figures appeared on the rooftops of the buildings surrounding the plaza, looking at Shien, their thoughts unknown.
“What is he planning to do?”
Harvis, appearing on a rooftop at some point, murmured nervously.
Beside him, Rockto stared intently at Shien, a look of excitement in his eyes, his fighting spirit burning.
The same scene was happening on other rooftops.
“Good heavens, his strength increased so quickly?”
Jacinta narrowed his eyes, a glint of bloodlust and battle lust flashing within.
Behind Jacinta, Jace and Liece looked at Shien, their expressions changing continuously as if they could sense that terrifying magic power, with a hint of fear and unwillingness in their eyes.
“This Earl Buztout, coming out to scare people every now and then, what is he planning?”
Ancil had also arrived, standing on a rooftop, a worried look on his face.
Aldia stood beside Ancil, his expression as impassive as ever, his gaze fixed on Shien, never relaxing.
Naturally, Lia and Charl had also come.
“Is there really such terrifying magic power emanating from Shien?”
Lia, seemingly sensing nothing, turned to Charl beside her with a puzzled expression.
“Yes, Princess Lia.” Charl nodded heavily, looking at Shien with unprecedented fear in her eyes, making her tremble. “That magic power is truly terrifying. I’m afraid even Princess Lucy is no match for him.”
Charl’s level wasn’t high, but her talent wasn’t bad either. Therefore, she could barely sense Shien’s increasingly concealed yet terrifying magic power, making her heart pound.
Finally, even Yuler, the Pope, appeared with some of the temple’s experts.
“Could this be his harvest from the inner sanctum?”
A sharp glint appeared in Yuler’s kind eyes, and this usually benevolent, grandfatherly figure now emanated an aura comparable to Aldia, Rockto, and Jacinta.
Clearly, this Pope of the temple was also a terrifying expert, at least at the legendary level above ninety.
Many experts of the capital had arrived like this, but none chose to reveal themselves.
Even though many of them were filled with fighting spirit, before understanding Shien’s intentions, they suppressed their impulses.
“Roar!”
Yulin appeared in mid-air, circling and roaring continuously, as if complaining about something.
“You still want to fight me?” Shien looked up at Yulin in the sky and said with an amused yet exasperated tone, “Give it up, you violent dragon. I’m afraid you’ll burn down the entire capital.”
After all, this dragon clearly wouldn’t hold back.
“Roar!”
Yulin continued to roar, seemingly unwilling and refusing to accept defeat.
“Behave yourself, girl.”
Shien had no choice but to beckon Yulin down, placing a hand on her head and channeling his magic power into her.
“Roar!”
Yulin let out a sound of excitement and pleasure.
The magic power flowing into her body was not only far more potent and dense than before, but it was also transformed by Shien into a form more suitable for Yulin to absorb, increasing her absorption efficiency by many times.
Shien was also satisfied with this.
His original [Taming] skill had been fused into [Inner Perception of Heaven’s Decree], along with skills like [Magic Manipulation], forming one of its effects—”Greatly increases magic control.”
This so-called magic control not only allowed him to perfectly manipulate magic power, but also freely change its nature, achieving the same effect as the [Taming] skill.
The [Taming] skill allowed Shien to use magic power in a specific way to tame monsters. The higher the level, the higher the level of monsters he could tame, and the rarer and more powerful the monsters he could tame.
It could automatically adjust his magic power based on the type of monster, making it easier for them to absorb.
After fusing [Taming] into [Inner Perception of Heaven’s Decree], Shien could now do this himself, using his astonishing magic control to change the nature of his magic power, not only adjusting it based on the type of monster, but also based on the individual differences of each monster.
If the previous [Taming] was a racial magic power modification, then the current [Inner Perception of Heaven’s Decree] was an individual magic power modification.
The former didn’t consider individual differences, only race, while the latter was more targeted, like the difference between mass-produced and customized products, undoubtedly more powerful.
Shien had been pondering this ability for the past half month, finally finding the most suitable type for Yulin to absorb, making it easier for her to absorb his magic power.
This gave Shien a feeling.
That was, if this continued, it wouldn’t be long before Yulin could take the final step, breaking through from level ninety-nine to level one hundred, reaching the true level cap and becoming a truly invincible King of Monsters.
At that time, if Yulin transformed into a human, from a monster to a demon, she would probably become the strongest being below the level of the Three Goddesses and the Six Demon Lords, right?
“You’re amazing, my dragon.”
Shien couldn’t help but praise her.
“Roar!”
Yulin roared enthusiastically, her aura rising, showing signs of a breakthrough.
“This is…!?”
Seeing this, Jacinta’s eyes lit up with excitement, his gaze towards Yulin burning with passion.
“Is this ill-tempered girl about to break through to the level cap?”
Even Airi, who was watching from the window of her room in the Buztout mansion, was slightly surprised and happy.
Yulin ignored them, lowering her head and looking at Shien, who was smiling at her, her eyes filled with excitement and gratitude.
She knew that she could reach this point, have what she had today, all because of Shien.
This master she had unexpectedly acknowledged possessed the ability to completely subdue her.
Perhaps he wasn’t as strong as her Dragon King sister, nor as terrifying as her evil god sister.
But in Yulin’s heart, her master was an almost invincible existence.
“Roar!”
Yulin roared again.
Within her body, magic power circulated in a peculiar way, causing the monstrous aura around Yulin to gradually fade, replaced by a hint of humanity.
Shien didn’t notice this.
Because he had already turned his gaze in another direction, a smile appearing on his lips.
“It seems my opponent has appeared.”
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