Strings Of Domination

"Leave him. He is attempting to break his bottleneck. Your help will only harm him."

The voice was calm but at the same time stern, forcing both Amy and Miles to stop whatever they wished to do next and look around with raised guards. However, no matter where they looked, they were able to see not even a shadow much less the individual that talked.

"Even if you would carry God's eyes you would still fail to find me so there is no point in trying to see where I am. Just stay still and do nothing... He will succeed soon without question..." the masculine voice appeared once again, but this time with a much calmer tone almost as if the one that talked was about to fall asleep.

"Who are you? Are you Aruer?" Miles suddenly asked his suspicion out loud, looking toward a specific direction even though there was nothing there.

On the island, Aruer who was about to fall asleep opened his eyes wide for a split second before his calm complexion reappeared on his face and mumbled, "Interesting. Even though he can't see a thing, his instincts are on a whole other level."

Miles after getting no response even after waiting for several seconds frowned, but as he was almost 100% sure the individual was Aruer he knew they were safe and what they just heard was more of an aid than a threat.

Thus, without worrying if any harm will befall them, he sat down, and like a hawk, he glued his gaze on Nash's figure, watching what he was doing. And surprisingly, soon enough he closed his eyes too before his skin turned crimson while sweat began to appear on his forehead in small drops.

"This guy... Haha! To think he was such a cultivation genius!" Aruer turned to his side with his left arm supporting his head and gazed into the distance, his previous sleepy complexion now completely gone.

Meanwhile, back where Nash and the other two were, the temperature began to increase rapidly, forcing Amy back another few steps while watching Miles with widened eyes as he still continued to sit where he was, ignoring the skin scorching heat around him!

"Don't tell me... Is he attempting a breakthrough too?" Amy mumbled quietly as her pretty eyes were fixed on Miles' figure with a complicated complexion.

As for Nash, he was breathing heavily with a deep frown while slowly a crimson aura that was visible to the naked eye began to emerge around his figure, covering him in his entirety!

From the side, currently, he was looking like someone who was set on fire with the sole exception that his skin was not burning and he was not screaming from pain!

'Its... Working... Just a little more...' with teeth that were clenched together with such force that it threatened them to break, Nash endured the blazing heat inside and outside his body that made him feel as if lava was flowing through his veins!

'Just a little more and I succeed... I feel it!' Nash thought in his heart as he watched how his previously golden essence slowly but surely began to turn crimson, allowing him to get better endurance against the heat in his body.

And exactly 5 minutes later...

BAM!

The sound akin to a bomb detonating, the crimson aura that surrounded Nash exploded sending out a gentle ripple everywhere, blowing the hair on Miles' and Amy's head scarcely.

"I... I did it!" opening his eyes slowly while letting out a turbid sigh, Nash raised both his hand and looked at them as if he wished to find something on them despite both of them being almost flawless

[Successful Breakthrough!]

[You have successfully unsealed your first Primordial Vein and gained mastery over Crimson Essence!]

[Ascender Rank Legacy has reached Level 2!]

As the words flooded into his mind one after another Nash stood up and instinctively activated the ability which previously he didn't possess.

Whoosh!

The sound of something getting set ablaze sounded in the air as Nash watched with a stupefied complexion as his right palm was instantly covered in a half-transparent crimson glare while the temperature around him increased dramatically!

[New 'Special Character Attribute: Crimson Essence' obtained!]

Whoosh!

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[Special Character Attribute: Crimson Essence]

• Description: An ability part of an ancient Legacy.

• Attribute Class: Primordial

{Ability}

° Crimson Essence: An ancient destructive power granting you the ability to cause destruction with your attacks alone!

° Flame Essence: A power that grants you the ability to control fire as if it was an extension of your body!

{Passive Abilities}

° Crimson Strength: Upon using Crimson Essence, Strength gets enhanced passively without any side effects or requirements!

° Flame Immunity: Upon using Flame Essence your physical resistance against the fire element gets reduced by 50%!

<Your Crimson Essence will grow alongside your Legacy!>

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The word in his line of sight stupefied Nash deeply to the point where he was unable to say a word. Though, he was quickly brought back from his daze as suddenly an explosion appeared from his side while the temperature around him increased greatly!

"Huh?" Nash shifted his gaze to the side and watched with shock as a crimson aura began to envelop Miles' sitting figure in the very same manner as him a few moments ago.

"But how? Was he able to figure out how to break the bottleneck just by seeing me do it?" Nash mumbled quietly but as he saw how Amy was struggling against the heat in the air he dashed to his side and waved his hand.

Whoosh!

"Better?" once he was next to Amy and covered both her and him in a crimson ambiance Nash asked, watching as Amy's complexion began to relax bit by bit.

"Y-Yeah... Thank you." Amy nodded as she felt the scorching heat around her decreasing several levels, allowing her to at least breath normally without handling the burning sensation in her lungs whenever she took a breath.

Though, soon as though she has suddenly gotten motivation, sat down too into a lotus position and began to cultivate, surprising Nash greatly.

"Haha! She has what it takes too! Although her talents are not as good as those two's, with such determination she sure will be able to become an extremely strong existence in the future!" Aruer laughed gently once he saw how Amy began to cultivate instantly after seeing how Nash and Miles were breaking their bottlenecks one after another.

It seemed she was the typical individual that didn't allow herself to be left behind and when she saw how others worked hard she would work hard too, maybe even harder than the rest!

"These three... Maybe what he said was indeed not a foolish declaration.." Aruer mumbled with a subtle smile as he continued to observe both Miles and Amy cultivating while Nash used his Crimson Essence to protect the latter.