Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

"Damn you! How were you able to withstand my blow? What kind of trick did you pull?" Louis was so furious that Zachary was still standing firmly in front of him. His eyes widened while shouting angrily. Even though Zachary was saying that he was protected by a Divine Level treasure, Louis was proud enough to think that with his overwhelming strength, a Sage Level warrior like him should've at least inflicted a serious injury to his opponent. Since he couldn't stand the humiliation, he immediately rushed towards Zachary and attacked him again.

"Crap. This guy has gone crazy. Mimi, activate the Sage Level Mode," Zachary ordered as he focused his eyes on Louis. He didn't plan to use it until the Imperial Level Warrior Contest, but it seemed that he had no other choice but to do so now. Otherwise, he might not stand a chance against Louis.

"The Sage Level Mode is now activated, but it will still take some time to infuse power into it," Mimi informed.

"How long will it take before I can fully use it?" Zachary asked with a serious look on his face.

"About a minute," Mimi estimated.

"Fine. Let's just hope that I can make it until then. Let's get started!" Zachary declared without hesitation.

Then, the Treasure-hunting Compass in Zachary's chest released a dazzling golden light that spread throughout his body. Immediately, he felt a powerful force surging from within his body, filling every corner of his meridians. Soon enough, his breathing became rapid.

At the same time, Louis, who was still rushing towards Zachary, was flabbergasted upon seeing that Zachary's aura was inexplicably and quickly increasing. Because of this, he instantly sped up, thinking that he should take him down before completing whatever he was doing. Thus, he immediately launched an attack. Countless Sage Level aura was released from the snake-shaped stick that instantly surrounded Zachary.

Since the energy was still to be completely infused into his body, Zachary could only stare as Louis dashed towards him. He needed to buy some time before he could finally engage in battle.

Then, a purple shadow suddenly fell from the sky and blocked Louis from approaching Zachary further.

"Purple-winged Beast!" Zachary called out loudly. It was the beast that he had just subdued. It should provide him some support to stall his opponent while he was still rendered motionless.

The Purple-winged Beast showed off its strength and tried to stop Louis with all its might. As a spiritual beast, it wouldn't be easily overpowered even in t

plish golden while his Ice Armor was enveloped in bright golden light. His aura had just broken through the Sage Level from the premium stage of Imperial Level. Right now, the aura he was emanating was extremely savage as if he had become a devil king.

"Sa… Sage Level?" Louis was almost rendered speechless. When he sensed Zachary's aura, fear started creeping beneath his skin. If he didn't know that it was Zachary, he wouldn't even recognize that it was him. Previously, he was already surprised when Zachary summoned a Sage Level treasure beast at the premium stage. But never did he expect that Zachary would be able to use the Sage Level power.

All the Imperial Level warriors that witnessed this were bewildered. They almost knelt to the ground as if they saw a monster that would vanquish the world.

"You think that just the fact that you can use the Sage Level power means that you already have the upper hand? I can still kill you with my bare hands!" Louis roared in exasperation. Just the thought of possibly losing to Zachary made his blood boil.

All he wanted was to end Zachary's life. He couldn't let him live because he knew that if he survived, his life would be a living nightmare.

"Ha! Quit yapping and do it! Be sure to kill me, or else, you're the one who's going to end up dead on my feet!" Zachary, who had just obtained the Sage Level power, looked very composed. He walked steadily towards Louis, unconcerned about anything that might be thrown at him.

Although he just had a limited time to use the Sage Level power, he deemed it more than enough to exact his revenge. His resolve was overflowing and the only thing in his mind was to completely crush Louis.