King Of Hell's Reincarnation

Sovereign Of Flames (2)

A crowd had gathered near Bennett's villa, the commotion there was way too loud and obvious to ignore, the courtyard was wrecked, torn to bits under the intense force released by both parties, the infernal zone unleashed by Yan Ming using elemental possession had burnt away a quarter of the courtyard.

The two clashed with each other repeatedly, creating shockwaves spreading through the guards quarters, the duel had turned into a prolonged battle after Bennett used his soul manifestation, neither of the two could gain an edge over the other, Yan Ming could create and manipulate the flames into any form or skill he wanted it to be.

As his main element and the element his very existence represented, even though he couldn't utilize it's full power his title as the sovereign of flames enabled him to meld flames into whatever he wished for it to be. In his prime, he could even create life from flames.

The longer the fight dragged on the more perturbed Bennett felt, it didn't feel like he was fighting an inexperienced kid who hadn't even killed before or wasn't trained in battle, it felt more like he was fighting a general who had bathed in the battlefield for hundreds of years.

He couldn't find any opening while he was beaten back despite his realm and Qi density, elemental possession did make him strong but it was nowhere strong enough to clash with a genius like Bennett, Yan Ming could even predict his Qi flow and interrupt it beforehand ensuring he remained on the passive side!

'I really didn't want to use it, using my realm core during a duel with a kid at the spiritual awakening realm... Wait, maybe that's my biggest issue, I need to change how I view him, I keep seeing him as a kid.' Bennett thought then pushed Yan Ming backwards once again, preparing to unleash his core and end the duel.

Yan Ming who was pushed backwards a few meters away raised his head. He already knew what Bennett was going to do once he was pushed to the brink, every realm had a major difference from the previous one, a distinction that made them unique.

Spiritual awakening realm cultivators gained the ability to wield Qi and fly once they attained that realm.

Soul Manifestation Realm cultivators would awaken their innate soul and gain the ability to summon it, aiding them in battle.

Ember core realm cultivators would grow a realm seed in their meridian, the seed had the ability to increase a cultivators Qi pool and enhance their cultivation methods by over five times, a cultivator's realm seed was the key to unlocking the true power of their cultivation techniques.

He rushed towards Bennett instantly without giving him any chance to unleash his realm core, sending tiny threads towards his meridians, with the intention to seal them up.

Bennett was forced to shift his attention back from his meridians to the duel, blocking and dodging Yan Ming's relentless attacks, he couldn't figure out a way to unseal his realm core while facing his attacks.

"Isn't he supposed to be in the spiritual awakening realm?" Herlous, the emperor of Alumera asked.

"He is in the spiritual awakening realm, but he's using some sort of strange technique to fight on par with Bennett." A member of the court replied, his face filled with astonishment.

"Isn't he supposed to be a crippled kid with no training at all? What is going on here? How is he able to match up with Bennett?"

Herlous remained silent for a few minutes then closed his eyes "Call Heber, I need to have a few words with him."

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Bennett leaped backwards, his hands trembling slightly, he had been shocked several times over by this supposed student of his.

'To think I actually intended to accept him as a student, what am I supposed to teach him?'

Yan Ming who was thrown backwards a few meters rushed forward again, his eyes filled with madness and a strange delight, it didn't feel like he was exhausted at all, he looked like he could go on for days on end.

Bennett steeled his heart and pulled out a scroll, then tore it right from the middle, creating a barrier round him.

Yan Ming swung his broadsword towards it, creating a slash mark on it's edge but it managed to stall Damion.

Bennett closed his eyes, sinking into his meridians towards the realm core, unleashing it with a single strike.

The barrier erected around Bennett was already broken by the second swing while Yan Ming was lunging towards him with extreme hostility, his sword already posed for a wide slash.

Bennett opened his eyes, swung his sword in a wide arc, trails of thunder extending from it's edge swiping across the villa destroying what rubble was left, enveloping him in the process.

Everyone fell silent, waiting for the result of the attack, Bennett had gone all out, displaying the true strength of an ember core realm cultivator, giving Yan Ming no chance to retaliate.

"Don't tell me he's dead?"

"Who knows, that was a full force attack from lord Bennett, powerful enough to kill even ember core realm cultivators, it would be a miracle if he's still alive."

Bennett stood with sword stretched out in a slashing motion, his chest heaving from the strike, he drew back his sword then glanced towards the pile of rubble.

"You're still not giving up?"

"Did you really think you're enough to defeat me?" Yan Ming's voice came from the pile along with a surge of Qi gathering at the spot, creating a mini hurricane made from Qi.

'He's breaking through??!' Bennett nearly screamed out in frustration.

'No, even if he broke through, it doesn't mean he would be able to defeat me, it's just a soul manifestation realm cultivator.'

He climbed out of the rubble, staring at the transparent screen that appeared in his sight.

{Ding! Level up: HP +5, Qi +10, Strength +5, Agility +3, Endurance +3, Bonus points +20}

{Ding! Congratulations on attaining the Soul Manifestation Realm!}

{Ding! Congratulations On Awakening the primordial soul}

{HP +300, Qi +500, Strength +200, Agility +100, Endurance +100}