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"You Mie and Lan Yue…" Azmodeus mumurmed, feeling a headache already on the way.
Two gorgeous women, one with long braided black hair that reached her butt, and the other with her hair pulled into an extravagantly decorated bun that sat atop her head. She also had a pen that put the whole style together.
It was the daughter of the Grand Elder and the daughter of the Sect Leader that frolicked over to the intimidating 5'11 boy who stood a little taller than them even while being multiple years younger.
After so many cultivation breakthroughs and due to the plethora of side effects that came with many different Traits, a number of alterations have been made to his physical form. This allowed for his appearance to improve far beyond what it should be.
Even so, You Mie and Lan Yue approached the general of the Yellowcreek Monster Defense Force with elated looks on their flawless faces.
"Hey, Azmodeus. Do you need something to drink? Or are you hungry? Or perhaps you would like… me..-?"
"No thank you," Azmodeus interrupted You Mie with a dry tone, his sight never leaving the trees falling down in the distance.
"Yeah, you should know when to back away, You Mie! Azmodeus clearly prefers someone older, such as myself! Isn't that right, my dear~?" Lan Yue spoke in a flirtatious voice while inching ever closer to the general. Her alluring body made suspicious sounds as she moved.
"No thank you," Azmodeus replied from the corner of his eye.
His divine sense seemed to have picked up on something of unbelievable proportions originating from the depths of the Great Seperado Forest.
Peak Middle Foundation Establishment Stage…
Late Foundation Establishment Stage…
Peak Stages of the Late Foundation Establishment Stage…
Peak Foundation Establishment Stage…
The aura he sensed was already approaching the peak of the Peak Foundation Establishment Stage, and it only seemed to be growing exponentially…
Furthermore, there wasn't merely one of these auras, as he could feel the presence of ten or so monsters infinitely approaching the Core Formation Realm.
It looks like I will be fighting an uphill battle in the upcoming days…
I would likely die up against these monsters if not for the new Traits that I've acquired over the last period of time…
He pondered his chances for a second before being taken out of his thoughts by the soft punches of two young women with aggrieved looks on their faces.
"That's not what you're supposed to say in response to the advances of a pretty girl, Azmodeus!" You Mie and Lan Yue grumbled in unison while pressing their slender arms against their breasts, turning their voluptuous figures away from him.
"...Sure, sure, tell me all about what I'm supposed to say later, but for now, could you two please-"
*Wsssst~!*
"-Move out of the way." Azmodeus finished his sentence while throwing both of them over his shoulders, their bodies narrowly dodging a large spike that came flying out of the Great Seperado Forest.
"!!!" "!!!"
You Mie and Lan Yue weren't even able to see what had happened until they found themselves on top of a pair of broad shoulders. As this occurred, a fifty meter-long black spike shot past their heads, originating from the Great Seperado Forest.
BOOOOOM!
A loud, ear-deafening explosion reverberated not long after as the black spike penetrated straight through the various protective barriers surrounding the city. They did so like they weren't even there!
After which, its path remained unimpeded as it eventually blew an entire watch tower to smithereens!
"It looks like the big guys are getting rather impatient…" Azmodeus muttered after landing on top of an eighty-meter-tall watchtower just like the one that was destroyed.
"Sir, Azmodeus! That mountain over there is beginning to move!"
A soldier's shout echoed out as everyone's attention was brought to a five hundred-meter wide hill in the distance.
RUMBLE!
The 'hill' started to shake and quake as two building-sized eyes appeared from the front side of the 'hill'.
"It looks like an Earth Giant was awakened from all the chaos…" Azmodeus analyzed the situation while gently setting down the two jade beauties.
From the Frontier Booklets, an Earth Giant is a giant turtle-like beast that lays underneath the ground with extended lifespans. And with those naturally elongated lifespans, they're able to sit around underneath the ground for substantial periods of time. This allowed for their bodies to have forest growth mature on top of them.
From the aura this one is emitting, it should be in the Late Foundation Establishment Realm…
"..." "..." "..."
The various soldiers saw their general's hardened gaze as they worried that he wouldn't win against such a powerful beast.
At least that was the case until Azmodeus turned his head up from deep thought and uttered, "This should allow for a good warmup before I fight those ten big guys in the back."
After getting out these utterly ludicrous words, all twelve of his Qi cyclones swirled around. This was followed by a murky gray spherical object at the center of his existence emitting some form of overly condensed Qi.
WAAA!
An overwhelming aura was unleashed from the general's frame as he levitated off the ground and used a variation of wind Qi to propel him forward!
His figure quickly disappeared without a trace. In his place, all of the guards were left stunned at their General's ability to control himself with Air Qi in such a way, giving the illusion that he was capable of flying.
However, there were two gorgeous women looking at the receding body of the crimson-black General with completely entranced looks on their faces.
"Sister Lan Yue…"
"Yes, Sister, You Mie?"
"Why won't he love us like we love him…?"
The aura around the top of the wall became a little melancholic before the slightly older Lan Yue sighed a sigh that contained many unknown emotions. After which, she said, "People like him are meant for great things, and oftentimes, they just don't know how to quantify anything other than the yearning for greater power…"
"Is that so…? Then what must we do for him to notice us as women and not as friends…?" You Mie inquired with a tone of longing.
"We just need to become stronger... Strong enough that we can confidently stand by his side without being seen as burdens," Lan Yue replied with a sense of determination bubbling up inside her.
"But… Isn't that kind of impossible…?" You Mie asked with a perplexed voice.
Lan Yue's resolve was hit by multiple strikes after the release of You Mie's words. She mumbled, "That may be the case, but what else can we do but try? Just look at youngest sister, Yang Hua. She's already found herself a path in the Rank 4 Crystalom Sect. And I hear she's even reached the Qi Condensation Realm, making a record in the Crystalom Sect!"
"If we don't work harder, then we will soon be surpassed by our youngest junior sister," she added, with that fire burning even brighter in her serene blue eyes.
"I understand, Senior Sister! I will work even more on my cultivation from now on!"
The same fire seemed to appear in You Mie's dazzling purple eyes. She clenched her fists while looking at the bright red and black light dance around the Earth Giant like an immortal in human form.
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