Divine Emperor of Death

Raeburn Zlatan's expression became ugly as he grimaced. The pain in his severed arm and along with the humiliation he had received today, made the shame he felt multiply manifolds that his eyes began to sweat. If those Imagery Stones got to the outside world, he really wouldn't have any face left to live in this world.

He turned back and left towards the north without leaving behind a word, his face seething with hatred.

"Looks like you crave life... That's more to my liking..." Davis muttered as he narrowed his eyes.

Killing him would be foolish at this point where he didn't know where the danger is coming from, but he was prepared to do so if needed. There were a few matters where he couldn't bend even if it meant death, and one of those was his lovely women.

Fortunately, Raeburn Zlatan didn't go too far in his badmouthing or, Davis would've been left with no choice but to kill him as he didn't like someone disrespecting his women.

Raeburn Zlatan ending up retreating was the best conclusion he could've hoped for, and in reality, his quick attacks and the impact of fear that he implanted in Raeburn Zlatan's heart with Misdirection was more than enough for Raeburn Zlatan to feel like not trifling with him. As for Raeburn Zlatan's arm that was severed by him, that could be regenerated.

Undoubtedly, the Zlatan Family possessed many methods to regenerate an arm that was at the Peak-Level of Martial Master Stage. It would be way easier for them since even the Towering Cloud Hall can afford to do it if they wanted to as they possessed the necessary rare resources.

'My abilities to manipulate someone using Misdirection has increased as I can feel like I can amplify their emotions to a further extent than before...' Davis smiled as he saw Raeburn Zlatan's retreating silhouette.

'This should be helpful for me for a while...'

He knew that he wouldn't be using this to his advantage in a scant few years when he reaches the Emperor Soul Stage!

Ancestor Dian Alstreim suddenly appeared beside him, having a solemn expression on his face.

"Are you sure about your actions? I'm sure you know that Raeburn Zlatan is the second-youngest male child of the Zlatan Family's Patriarch. I'm sure that at least-"

Davis blinked as he interrupted at Ancestor Dian Alstreim, "Zlatan Family Patriarch's second youngest son...?"

Ancestor Dian Alstreim became taken aback, "You didn't know...?"

He gulped, feeling that perhaps Davis made a mistake in severing Raeburn Zlatan's arm and humiliating him with two resounding slaps. It had been gotten in Imagery Stone, and he had just confiscated every single piece of Imagery Stone from the elders to make sure none accidentally leaked out but still...

Did Davis actually make a big mistake this time?

However, Davis smiled even more contrary to his imagination.

"Youngest-second child, huh? Then they would not dare to take revenge as they couldn't afford to lose face. Nevertheless, don't worry. I have him followed to see if he moved on his own or from the order of his family's bigshots."

"However, it is possible that they might send younger generation experts to retrieve their loss of face. However, I'm not sure if they would target Isabella or me this time..."

Ancestor Dian Alstreim blinked as he didn't think that Davis thought this ahead. So severing the arm and slapping twice was intentional, a form of provocation but also a form of dominance that sent them a message that they are not easily provoked.

"So, why do they want to know if the Dragon Queen is real or not? Does she truly have a background?" He prepared himself and asked, and as soon as he said that, he could see Davis's eyes imperceptibly narrow.

Davis and Isabella shared such an intimate relationship as far as he could see, so there was no reason for Davis not to know as he claimed in the past.

Davis's eyes were indeed narrowed. He could see that his built-up stories were now starting to fall apart one by one, but this was expected. He only needed these stories till he became a powerful expert who can defend against and kill Ninth Stage Powerhouses without having to sacrifice his soul essence like now.

He had become a Soul King, so he was now tired of playing games. That's why he also didn't bother if he killed Raeburn Zlatan or not, as he could just deal with whatever came his way and run back to the Grand Sea Continent if it was required of him to protect his own skin as well as his people.

Retreating was not something Davis frowned upon as he recognized it as something strategic, required for him to survive this world. He didn't want to become blindly arrogant just because he had Fallen Heaven.

Nevertheless, since he had reached King Soul Stage, he was no longer aversed to making Ancestor Dian Alstreim know about the truth, except he didn't want him to have strange thoughts on the Forsaken Phoenix Realm, so he didn't speak about it. 

After all, the Forsaken Phoenix Realm didn't have one or two Immortal Inheritances but three Immortal Inheritances! The Dragon Families would go crazy if they learn that the Earth Dragon Immortal's Inheritance was in the Forsaken Phoenix Realm, so what reason does Ancestor Dian Alstreim have to not feel crazy about the Fire and Ice Phoenix Immortal Inheritance?

The Alstreim Family trained in fire-attribute, so if they were to transform and obtain the Fire Phoenix's flames as well as its blood essence, then they would come to match the Dragon Families or would even become greater than them.

It was just that Ancestor Dian Alstreim said that he prioritized Davis's growth instead of hoping to obtain the Immortal Inheritance, but that didn't mean that it would change in the future.

As far as he was concerned, he wanted Isabella to inherit the Earth Dragon Immortal, his little sister Clara to inherit the Ice Phoenix Immortal, and Shirley to inherit the Fire Phoenix Immortal, even if she didn't become his woman, although he hoped that she would agree to forgive his ego and willfulness.

"Isabella's background is something you'll know about as soon as she comes out of seclusion..."

Still, Davis just left a line that was once again invoked many questions in Ancestor Dian Alstreim, but it also made him calm down. He would have just had to wait till the Dragon Queen exits seclusion. Since the Dragon Families have entered the scene, he knew that her background would be revealed sooner or later.

However, he just didn't know that Isabella had already gone back to the Forsaken Phoenix Realm long ago.

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Raeburn Zlatan wore a black robe as she crossed the seas and made it to the northeast Territory Gate, entering the Poison Lord Villa Territory before heading east. On his way, he encountered devious and ruthless bandits who used poison arts, but he killed them all in one single move and didn't even cast them a second glance or take their spatial rings as he kept moving, all the while a solemn yet hateful expression hung on his face.

Just a few kilometers away, Davis, accurately the Solitary Soul Avatar, followed him to see where he was heading towards. This continued on for a few hours before he saw him enter the Thousand Pill Palace Territory.

Davis did not become surprised or confused as he knew this was also a way to return to the Golden Dragon Valley. There were many paths to the destination, so he did not bother much with where Raeburn Zlatan was going.

However, a few hours later, he actually arrived at the Thousand Pill Palace City, causing him to blink in wonder as he saw the towering structures that were of different forms and shapes. It was as if it truly held its own culture. People flew to and fro in the skies, with most of them wearing alchemist robes.

Davis recalled that Tina Roxley should be here if she followed her master to this place, but he was on a mission right now that he couldn't afford to take his eyes of Raeburn Zlatan. He decided a second later that he would come to see what's the matter with Tina Roxley after he finished tailing and saw what this Raeburn Zlatan was up to.

Sure enough, he saw him meet someone, but then his expression became wry as it was just an alchemist. It seems like Raeburn Zlatan ordered a rather expensive pill that almost garnered the attention of the higher authorities, but he still managed to leave after getting that pill, anonymously as possible as if he was a young master who had secretly come out but got injured and needed medicine to heal without his family coming to know about it.

Davis found this similarity awfully familiar before he really saw Raeburn Zlatan stop by a remarkable forest mountain before casually killing a Peak-Level Lord Beast Stage Magical Beast and claiming the region, scaring all the magical beasts in the vicinity before sitting down. 

And just as Davis expected, Raeburn Zlatan began to heal his severed arm after swallowing the pill.

Davis felt unamused, thinking why he had to wait for this person to heal before he saw a person seamlessly walk through the air as if the pressure created between each step was non-existent. Even the air resistance seemed to be non-existent in front of this person.

'What a marvelous movement technique...' 

Davis couldn't help but admire these footsteps before he noticed that this particular person possessed the same golden-hair, golden eyes as Raeburn Zlatan.

'A person from the Zlatan Family, and judging by the aura that seems non-existent from a normal point of view, I think it's safe to think that he has extreme mastery over his martial energy. Is he perhaps a Martial Overlord Stage Powerhouse...?'

Davis did not move a single step or even give a jerk as he didn't want to be found out by this Martial Overlord Stage Powerhouse! After all, the Solitary Soul Avatar didn't have Fallen Heaven's concealment but just his own death-like energy that was akin to an impure and unrefined version of it!

The chances of him getting caught were well over fifty percent or more if the other party was at Mid-Level Martial Overlord Stage or higher!!!