All Chapters of Unrivaled In The World: Rise of Kaiden Blackwood: Chapter 411
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411: What the Elder Entrusts
Once the Grand Elder finally came to a stop, Kai halted as well, his steps quiet against the stone path that wound through the mountains.The Grand Elder turned around slowly.For a moment, he didn’t speak. He simply looked at Kai, his aged eyes sharp but warm, filled with a depth that came from watching generations rise and fall.Then, unexpectedly, a smile spread across his face. Not the polite kind or the distant kind. But the genuine smile of an elder who had seen something confirmed what he had believed all along.He lifted his hand and tapped Kai’s shoulder lightly, once… then again.“You’ve done well,” the Grand Elder said, his voice steady and firm. “Better than I expected, and that is saying something. I am proud of you.”The words landed heavily.Kai felt something tighten in his chest, a quiet warmth spreading through him. He smiled, not arrogantly or triumphantly, but with sincere respect. He dipped his head slightly, accepting the praise without exaggeration.“I only did
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Getting to the forge, Kai picked up the special buckets used to fetch Lavare from the lava region and headed there.Stepping into the Lava region, Kai felt as though he had entered his bedroom. The heat meant nothing to him and he didn't even sweat. Even as he walked deeper and deeper into the lava region, nothing happened to his body."Seemed like the Larvae of the secret realm is far more powerful than that of the sect," Kai grinned as he continued to walk, the smile on his face got wider with each second.In no time, he got to the point where he was previously stuck. But even at that, he couldn't feel a thing.With that, the smile on his face became wider and he continued to walk deeper and deeper into the Lavare region.After walking for about five minutes, Kai felt a wave of heat wash over him and in an instant, his clothes became drenched."It seems like I'm near the last part of the region," Kai grinned as he continued to walk down even though he was sweating and the clothes on
413: The Stupidest Way to Become Stronger
With a low grunt that sounded more annoyed than heroic, Kai finally moved.He had already stood there for a long time, staring at his own reflection on the surface of the molten pool, watching the faint outline of the third eye resting between his brows as if it were mocking him. His fists clenched, then loosened, then clenched again.This was it. No more delaying, excuses or dramatic speeches about destiny.Still… hesitation crept in.He wasn’t a psychopath.And more importantly, he wasn’t someone who loved pain.If anything, Kai thought he deserved some kind of reward system for the sheer amount of suffering he’d already endured in his life.Lava baths, bones exposed, flesh incinerated, regeneration loops that would make sane people beg for death and now this? Digging out his own eye like it was a rotten tooth?Whoever wrote this cultivation method must’ve been dumped, betrayed, burned alive, and then decided the world deserved revenge, Kai thought grimly.There’s no other explanat
414: Forging.
Getting to the forge, Kai rolled his shoulders once and let out a slow breath, the kind a man released when he knew he was about to lose several hours of his life to heat, noise, and extreme concentration.The forge was quiet at this hour, the air heavy with the lingering scent of metal and fire, the ancient runes etched into the walls faintly glowing as if they already sensed what was about to happen.This wasn’t a place for hesitation or second thoughts. Once forging began, stopping halfway was how weapons failed and cultivators died.He didn’t rush.First came preparation.Kai adjusted the temperature of the furnace, feeding it controlled streams of Lavare until the flames deepened into a violent crimson glow.The heat rolled outward in thick waves, but it barely registered to him anymore. If anything, it felt… familiar. Comfortable, even. Which probably said something very unhealthy about his life choices.“Alright,” he muttered to himself, “Armor first. No excuses.”He had alrea
415: Done
After the halberd finally melted down completely, its familiar shape dissolving into a pool of seething crimson metal, Kai didn’t rush the next step.He stood there for a moment, watching the molten remains swirl slowly inside the forge, listening to the deep, angry hum it produced as if protesting its own destruction.The Helrberd had been with him for a long time. It had tasted blood, shattered bones, and survived battles. Melting it felt a little like betrayal but growth always demanded cruelty.“Don’t look at me like that,” Kai muttered, staring into the furnace. “You’re not dying. You’re evolving.”With that settled, he brought out the new material he had acquired from the secret realm. The moment it appeared, the forge reacted violently.The air pressure shifted, runes flared brighter along the walls, and the molten pool trembled as if something far more dominant had just entered its territory. Kai narrowed his eyes, adjusted the flow of Lavare, and carefully introduced the new
Chapter 417:
Walking out of the forge, Kai rolled his shoulders slightly, the residual heat still clinging to his skin even though his body barely acknowledged it anymore.The weight of many straight days of forging finally settled in, not as exhaustion, but as that dull, satisfying heaviness that came after doing something right.He was already mentally planning to head back and look for Abigail when footsteps and voices drifted into his path.He looked up.Abigail was walking toward him, flanked by the girls, all of them moving with far too much energy for people who had supposedly been waiting patiently. The moment their eyes landed on him, their expressions lit up like children spotting sweets.“Kai!”“Finally!”“Did you finish it?”“Where’s our armor?”The questions hit him all at once, overlapping so badly he almost laughed. He didn’t even get a chance to greet them properly before they were already circling him, eyes sharp and curious, clearly scanning him for signs of success or failure.A
418: Settled.
Seeing that the girls have finally disappeared down the path, their voices fading into excited chatter and exaggerated arguments about who looked best in red armor, the space between Kai and Abigail grew noticeably quieter.The forge behind him still radiated heat, the air faintly humming with residual energy, but compared to the chaos from moments earlier, it felt almost calm.Abigail then decided to speak.“The sects have formed an alliance,” she said, her voice steady, almost casual, as if she were talking about the weather.Kai turned fully toward her, one brow lifting slightly. “An alliance?”She nodded. “Ours and the girls’ sect.”He didn’t interrupt, only waited, arms folding loosely as he listened. Abigail continued walking slowly, and he matched her pace without thinking, the two of them moving side by side as she explained.“On the surface, it’s a simple cooperation agreement,” she said. “Resource sharing. Temporary access to cultivation grounds. Mutual protection clauses. T
418: Zora
Thinking more about what Abigail had said, Kai’s expression slowly changed, the faint smile that had lingered on his face fading until nothing remained.He stood there in silence for a moment, eyes drifting away from her as his thoughts began to wander, deeper than he expected them to.He hadn’t been in the sect for that long. Compared to people who had spent decades, even centuries cultivating within its walls, his time there was barely worth mentioning. And yet… it didn’t feel that way.Faces surfaced in his mind without invitation.Liang, the flashy senior brother who talked too much and laughed even louder, the one who had dragged them into the sect, and he had treated Kai like a junior worth investing in rather than some nameless outsider. Jian, ever steady and straightforward, the kind of man who didn’t say much but always stood where he was supposed to, someone you could trust to have your back without ever needing to ask and there was Darius, that annoying cultivator.Then th
Chapter 419:
Kai scoffed openly, rolling his eyes so hard it almost looked like effort cultivation as Zora finished her sentence, clearly enjoying herself far too much for someone who had just appeared out of thin air and insulted him in the same breath.“You know,” he said flatly, “for someone who trained me, you’re oddly proud of discovering I’m not completely brain-dead.”Zora clicked her tongue and shook her head, looking him up and down in an exaggerated manner. “Careful,” she said lightly, a wicked smile tugging at her lips. “You should be grateful I said you have a little sense. That’s already high praise coming from me. Most people don’t even qualify for basic survival instincts.”Kai opened his mouth to retort, already forming a sharp comeback in his head, but Zora didn’t give him the chance.“Don’t get ahead of yourself,” she continued smoothly. “One good decision doesn’t erase the dozens of times you almost killed yourself out of stubbornness and stupidity. Or because you thought, ‘Eh,
420: Their Goodbye
Kai and Abigail exchanged a brief look after Zora finished speaking, then nodded almost at the same time.There was no dramatic hesitation, no drawn-out debate. Whatever hesitation Kai had felt earlier had already been processed, sorted, and quietly locked away. Some paths didn’t wait for comfort. They only waited for decision.“Then we leave,” Kai said simply.Zora watched them for a second, arms crossed, eyes sharp. “Anyone you want to say goodbye to?”Both of them shook their heads immediately.“That’d be trouble,” Abigail said calmly. “If we start saying goodbye, people will start asking questions. Then they’ll insist on explanations. Then it becomes a whole thing.”Kai nodded along. “Yeah. Emotional farewells are inefficient. Sloppy. Too many variables.”Zora raised an eyebrow. “You sound unusually mature.”Kai straightened. “I’ve grown.”She snorted.“But,” Kai added, holding up a finger, “we should leave a note.”Zora’s eye twitched.“A note?” she repeated slowly.“Yes,” he sai