Book 9: Chapter 141: Pawn (1)
“Hey there buddy.”Dyon had a light smile on his face as he rubbed a seemingly endlessly tall void of blackness.Finally having put on something to cover his decency, he looked like more a ruler now. It seemed that sky blue wasn’t the only color that looked good on him, or else Madeleine and Ri wouldn’t have been so speechless after he put on these dark violet robes.Thinking of such beautiful outer wear, Dyon couldn’t help but sigh. The first battle he truly used the Celestial Deer Sect’s heirloom, it was destroyed in his hands. What a terrible heir he was.As for the vast darkness he was currently petting? It was none other than the Battle Cauldron.Years ago, Dyon had gained this magnificent behemoth of a cauldron from Orcus’ inheritance. Back then, he had no choice but to allow this great battle treasure to sit here and pump out pills all day long. If it wasn’t for it, the Mortal Alliance wouldn’t have been able to sustain itself.One of the heaven defying abilities of the cauldron was its ability to concoct pills its master had concocted before. Essentially, it was able to replay every action its master took to perfection and concoct pills without its owner having to lift a finger. This was an ability Dyon had relied on for more than a decade already.But, Dyon had also made a promise to this cauldron all those years ago… When he was ready, he would allow it to see the battlefield once more, something it had been craving for so long.Seeing Dyon come to it, the Battle Cauldron trembled with excitement. It spun into the air, shrinking in the blink of an eye to land on Dyon’s palm.Dyon was happy as well. There were two reasons he was able to do this now, both of which were the reasons for his good mood.First, he was far more powerful. Though his comprehension had shot up, creating clones was still a burden for him precisely because of how much more strength he had gained. However, there was good news as well.With his control over the Florence Clan technique increasing, the paths open to him were wider. Now, he could create specialized clones that focused on a single path. Essentially, by sacrificing their qi and body strength, Dyon could form thousands of Moon Lords and dozens of Planet Lord clones of himself.Though this number was still less than the amount of such experts Clans like the Sapientia would have, what was the size of their territory versus Dyon’s? And also… Could their skill ever match up to Dyon’s?[Author’s Note: It should be noted, in case of confusion, that it was stated that no experts above Moon Lord existed within the scope of the tower quadrant, *not* the outer quadrants].Secondly, the Array Alchemy Association was brimming with talents. Under the guidance of Dyon’s clones all these years, the innate aurora geniuses of Soul Universe were finally coming into their own. A few were even on the verge of breaking out of the Grandmaster Realm and becoming Comet Lords. By the time the Ancient Battlefield descended, the foundation of the Mortal Alliance would be untouchable.Because of this, Dyon was at ease bringing the cauldron along with him to fulfill his promise.The Battle Cauldron was already so close to forming its own spirit. Once that happened, it too would become a Pseudo Treasure of the 33 Heavens. Dyon suspected battle might be its key to breaking through.Interestingly enough, though, the battle cauldron wasn’t the only one of Orcus’ inheritances that Dyon could finally use. There were many techniques he was brimming with excitement to touch upon.[Nine Suns of Armageddon]. [Sun God Body] and its branch techniques [Sun God Halo]. [Sun God Domain]. Dyon couldn’t wait to display their power.In truth, [Nine Suns of Armageddon] couldn’t be used unless one had comprehended a 3rd grade Fire Dao. However, hadn’t Dyon’s reached the 4th grade after his soul comprehended Star Qi?The technique’s overbearing name spoke for itself. As a Peak Divine Grade technique that had fallen from the Mystical Grade, Dyon didn’t know if a more potent attack technique existed on the mortal plane.As for [Sun God Body]? It directly used the strength of [Nine Suns of Armageddon] to explosively increase one’s strength. The original purpose of the latter technique was to rip Star Power from true stars, making the Golden Crow Clan invincible when near one.However, [Sun God Halo] and [Sun God Domain] were intriguing as well. Orcus created them using [Sun God Body] as a base because his death body didn’t allow him to infuse such powerful fire into himself because fire breathed life.The former was able to instantly infuse Star Power into any technique to explosively increase its strength. The latter infused this Star Power into one’s Domain, strengthening it as well.There was only one shame in all of this. Though he often broke the rule, when he wasn’t in dangerous situations, Dyon promised his master to first reach the One with Self Realm in the techniques she chose for him up to the Heaven Grade.He had already master 100 common grade fist, palm, movement, and energy manipulation techniques, not to mention 900 weapons techniques.After his comprehension skyrocketed, he cruised through comprehending 100 and 900 of the same earth grade category techniques even though his master only expected him to do 20 of each.Then, he used the Soul Tome to comprehend 100 and 900 of the same category heaven grade techniques to their peak levels…. This experience made him realize just how deep the legacy of the Celestial Deer Sect was.‘Ah, forget it, Master will forgive me if I have a little fun, right?’ Dyon grinned.