After gaining experience points from the gift box, Kieran felt stronger and lighter, but he knew he was still weak because he had not learnt how to fight to protect himself.
"My strength has increased, but without fighting skills, I'll just lose the competition and end up running away," Kieran said to himself.
"System, do I have to learn these two techniques manually?" Kieran opened his storage space and took out the two technique scrolls bought in the system shop. Kieran stared at the two objects in front of him.
[Simply unroll the scroll, then empty your mind as if you were meditating, and the technique will merge into you. After that, you will be able to master it."]
"Wow, it wasn't as hard as I thought," Kieran muttered softly.
The man did not realise how easy it was to learn the two scrolls. Kieran opened the scroll of the "Four Levels of Shadow Technique" technique he got from the system shop and read it after clearing his mind. He automatically mastered it instantly.
There are four levels of shadow techniques. Illusionary shadows are the first level; step shadows are the second level; binding shadows are the third level; and body shadows are the fourth.
No sooner had Kieran unrolled the scroll on it than the writing on it suddenly disappeared and turned into a mist that entered his body.
Swoosh!
A wisp of mist now enveloped Kieran. As the mist dissipated, all knowledge entered Kieran's body. The incident only lasted for a matter of seconds.
Kieran could only use the Illusory Shadows and Shadow Steps techniques because his cultivation realm was still low. The Shadow Binding and Shadow Body techniques could only be used once he was in the Ultimate Power realm. "The Illusory Shadow technique can dispel my aura of power as well as my aura of existence, and by using the Shadow Step technique, I can move faster than a shadow," Kieran said.
Kieran's body suddenly moved from its place, leaving the Black Panther still.
Very quickly, Kieran was shocked and said, "If I had this kind of power on Earth, then I could easily win all the world championship events."
Kieran returned to his place. He wanted to unroll the second scroll, but the system warned him not to unroll it until he levelled up to Ultimate Power.
After Kieran returned his engineering scroll to the storage room, the Black Panther near Kieran opened his eyes.
The animal thought, "Now my Lord is in front of me, but why can't I feel his presence?"
Black Panther did not sense Kieran's presence, even though his person was right before him; that creature wondered even more inwardly, "What has happened to my Lord during the time I stabilised my power foundation?"
Kieran told Black Panther, "I'm using a technique that can dispel my existence aura, but this technique can't hide my power aura from you because your cultivation realm far surpasses mine."
Black Panther is in awe of His Lord because he has great technique.
"Don't you have a name?" Keren asked Black Panther while looking at him. "This is the first time I've had a Lord, so I don't have a name yet, and you get to choose mine," Black Panther replied.
"Name, huh? How about Mason Lau? I think that's a good name for a Black Panther like you. We'll have the same last name," Kieran says.
"Thank you for the meaningful name. From now onwards I will refer to myself as Mason, lord of the Death Forest, and part of the Lau family," Mason said proudly.
Kieran was happy with the attitude Mason showed. Soon, their happy feelings had to be replaced because the sound of fighting became clearer in the distance. The battle made a loud noise, and the ground shook.
Kieran looked towards the source of the fighting sounds and asked, "Mason, do you know who is fighting?"
Mason thought momentarily before answering, "It's probably a war between the Wijaya Empire and the Kusuma Empire, who are fighting over this forest territory."
The two empires have fought over a hundred wars and have yet to contest the territory successfully.
The Wijaya and Kusuma Empires could increase their strength in the Death Forest, which had many resources and millions of beasts to hunt. It was natural that the two empires competed for the territory of the Death Forest.
"My Lord, I hope you don't interfere in their war; as long as the war takes place outside the territory of the Death Forest, we don't have to get involved," Mason said.
"I just wanted to come and see, with no intention of interfering in their affairs. Think of it as me analysing the potential." Kieran nodded, "You can relax; I just wanted to come and see."
Suddenly, Kieran sat on Mason's back. That creature doesn't get angry when Kieran sits on his back. Instead, Mason was happy to be Kieran's mount. At a moderate speed, they sped towards the battlefield of the two Mali ruling Empires.
After darting through the dense trees, Mason climbed up the cliff. From the top of the cliff, the two could see the battle between the two great powers that controlled the Mali region.
With Kieran on top of Mason's huge body, he watched the battle of the cultivators from both Empires in horror. Nobody was found intact. Many corpses had their bodies crushed and left only partial limbs, most of which were headless.
Kieran suddenly became angry when he saw a soldier who had already surrendered still being violently killed. Instantly, the colour of Kieran's eyes changed drastically, and the energy around him suddenly felt tense.
Mason felt Kieran's powerful aura coming out of his Lord's body and asked, "What is this aura? My lord, what do you want to do?"
That powerful aura was not only felt by Mason but also began to be felt by others who were there. The two fighting emperors suddenly felt an air that made their bodies tremble.
"Where did this powerful aura come from? Damn, just by its aura, my body can't be moved," said the Emperor of the Kusuma Empire while looking for the owner of the aura he felt.
The emperor of the Wijaya Empire also did the same. Simultaneously, both emperors found a three-metre-tall Black Panther with a young man sitting on his back. However, they did not know who the young man sitting on his back was. No matter who the youth were, they withdrew their troops because they didn't want to anger the Black Panther, the lord of the Death Forest,
"Pull all troops back immediately!"
"Move slowly and leave this area!"
Mason could feel the involuntary power coming out of Kieran's aura. He muttered, "This aura turns out to be so powerful. More powerful than I thought. With this power everything can be leveled in an instant." "What did I just do?" Kieran said after he managed to control his emotions. Just as he was unable to control his emotions, Kieran felt a huge power overflow from his body. Mason knew after hearing his Lord's words. He concluded that this aura comes out by itself and can be triggered by strong emotions. Mason politely said, "It's not that I want to be patronizing, but it would be better if you didn't quickly get emotional before you managed to control the strong aura you just released." "Yes, I should do that," Kieran responded and then they returned to the forest. [Sir, you clearly have great strength. I suggest immediately training your angry aura.] Of course Kieran wanted to learn about it, but currently he didn't know of a place that could be used to practice. "Mason, w
Two days passed quickly. The dragon's voice and Phoenix's screech that had been heard for those two days suddenly disappeared, along with the thunderclouds that disappeared above the cave where Kieran was cultivating."Isn't that the form of a Pro-Max level lightning dragon?" Mason was confused and continued to ask, "Why did that form suddenly disappear?"Peter explained, "A Pro-Max level lightning dragon with nine heads alone wouldn't dare to meet Our Lord, let alone one that was just an ordinary lightning dragon. That dragon would choose to leave rather than deal with Our Lord."That made Mason nod. Seeing that the black clouds in the sky had completely disappeared, Peter decided to go inside the cave to see how Kieran was doing.He had forgotten that his Lord possessed the body of a Dragon Emperor. The man entered the room where Kieran was staying, filled with the powerful aura of a cultivator who had just entered the Ultimate Power realm. Although Kieran was still at the first lev
Kieran had checked the contents of the ten cultivators' storage rings; he found many resources that could be used to increase strength."Mason, how are you? How's your wound?" asked Kieran as he saw the Black Panther walking towards him.Mason walked back and forth in front of his Lord, showing that all his wounds had healed; even his scars were gone, making him look like he had never been injured. The pill Kieran gave him made Mason stronger, so it healed the wounds. He could ascend to the third level of the Emperor realm with a little push.Mason's situation made Kieran smile happily as he returned to the cave to finish training before leaving the Wild Animal Park."Peter, do you know where the hundred masked figures who killed ten cultivators, who were my opponents, came from?" Mason said to Peter once they reached the mouth of the cave.Peter just shook his head. Peter didn't know where the figure Mason was referring to came from, but he believed that the hundred masked men were H
A golden eagle, who had become the new ruler of the Death Forest, flew over Kieran, Peter, and Mason while they were outside the Death Forest. Several other beasts had deliberately come outside the Death Forest to escort Mason. They saw Mason as a very responsible ruler who could protect the forest territory he owned.Suddenly, the golden eagle swooped down and arrived near Kieran."I hope you'll occasionally come to visit this forest, sir," said the golden eagle, who, with the help of the two high-level immortal cultivation pills Kieran had given it, managed to reach the Emperor's territory.Kieran nodded slowly, then responded, "I'll come to see you guys after I get what I want to get."Upon hearing that, the golden eagle bowed its head, followed by all the beasts in the Death Forest. All the beasts respected Kieran because they could sense his bloodline.Receiving their salute, Kieran then rode Mason and Peter out of the Death Forest.Beyond the territory was an ordinary forest, wh
As Peter and Mason progressed quickly, Kieran was thrilled to see the progress. In a short period, each of them managed to double their scores.Mason ate all the demonic beasts' bodies. Meanwhile, Peter used two high-level immortal cultivation pills to increase his strength rapidly.Due to the many experience points gained after killing the demonic Beast, Kieran managed to break through four times.As Kieran's cultivation realm expanded, he needed more experience points to increase his strength.However, Kieran did not have to worry about the many experiences once he arrived in Lunaria. Millions of demonic beasts were there, and their strength was definitely greater than he had experienced before.One thing Kieran was facing right now. He could not cross the sea separating Lunaria from Mali with his current strength. Without an artefact that could protect him, even cultivators in the Emperor's territory would think twice about crossing that sea.Keiran had considered using the Celesti
After travelling for four days to one of the cities in the Kusuma Empire, Kieran could feel the presence of a group of people coming closer. He was less than forty kilometres from Babylon, the largest city after the Kusuma Empire's Capital. Kieran continued to ride Mason but suddenly stopped and jumped off the Black Panther's back three metres high.Kieran felt some people approaching him and asked, "Mason, can you reduce your body size?"Mason responded, "My Lord, I can reduce my body size to the size of a normal cat. No one can sense my power if I change form."Mason dispelled his power aura and turned himself into a cat. Kieran immediately hugged Mason's small body and left with Peter. Five cultivators appeared from behind and passed them quickly.Before long, more and more cultivators were chasing after them with the same goal: Babylon. The Kusuma Empire's annual competition was held there, and this year, representatives from the Skeleton Graveyard Group attended.When they arrive
Kieran descended to the inn's first floor, with Peter trailing behind him and Mason in his arms. He sat at one of the seats in the ballroom area, which used to be a public restaurant.The waiter who had served Kieran yesterday suddenly came over to him. The sailor asked politely, "Sorry to interrupt your time, what would you like to enjoy in this place?"Not long after, Kieran nodded, "Serve the best food for the three of us."When Kieran glanced at Mason, the waiter understood and would immediately prepare three meals for three people, even though Mason was not a human. The waiter bowed his head and quickly headed to the kitchen."My Lord, what are we going to do after this? Are we going to go straight to the competition registration?" asked Peter."I want to explore the city to get to know the area better. Then we'll go to the competition arena," Kieran replied as he stroked Mason's soft fur.Peter could only nod in agreement at what Kieran wanted and would continue to follow what t
After travelling around Babylon, Kieran and Peter went to the competition registration area in the town square. They registered as participants while Mason comfortably slept in his Lord's carrier, making him look like a lazy, spoilt animal.It took some time to register as a participant and get a number. All cultivators under 50 could enter the competition, regardless of their strength domain.After getting the participants' numbers, Kieran returned to the inn. He wanted to boost his strength a little before the start of the Empire competition the next day.***Morning, Rosegold Residency.Kieran opened his eyes after spending most of the time increasing his strength."Spending ten high-level immortal cultivation pills only makes me go up one level," he said disappointedly."My Lord, it's about time we went to the competition," Peter's voice came from outside his room.Kieran asked Peter to wait while he first wanted to clean h