Reaper of the Martial World

Book 7: Chapter 156: Mathilde (2)

If one believes that this was the worst this the Mathilde Clan did, you’d be sorely mistaken.

This dream of the Florence Family meeting their ancestors never happened because the Mathilde Clan purposely descended the universe into Chaos! Many believed that it was the battle of the Phoenix Clans that turned Chaos Universe into what it was today, but this wasn’t true at all!

Using Poison Master skills, the Mathilde Family corrupted the core of their home universe, thus severing it from the will of the universe. This resulted in the blotches of uncontrolled time that Dyon experienced… But, this wasn’t the worst of it.

By cutting off Chaos Universe from the outside world, the Florence Family couldn’t find their way to their ancestral holy land! As a result, the Acacia family never found out what the Mathilde Clan did because they couldn’t speak to the dead of the Clan!

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Back then, Bialaer had yet to even be born. Yet, his family had chosen a path of treachery that would forever stain them.

After escaping what was now Chaos Universe, the Mathilde family made use of the various treasures they had taken to make their way into the outer quadrants. As expected, the entity never bothered to follow them nor did he care to. This seemed to reaffirm the Mathilde family’s beliefs… They had survived! So they had the correct interpretation of the prophecy!

Now, with so many heavenly treasures in their hands and a new path before them, they would rise again and bring the martial world back to the Golden Era! Their only regret was the fact they couldn’t find the Jafari Clan treasure before they left.

What they didn’t know was that the ancestors of the Acacia Clan had been suspicious of the movements of the Mathilde family. No matter how broad hearted an individual was, wasn’t sentencing their own family to death a bit too far?

Feeling that something was off, they personally hid the Jafari Clan treasure. Having been known as the most powerful of the three ancient clans, it was no surprise that they had control of their best treasure. It was due to this that half of the treasure came to land in the hands of the Mino Clan while the other half came to reside in the Demon Sage’s Mystical Realm… The Demon Sage was lucky enough to explore Chaos Universe in his youth and stumble upon this hidden half…

After centuries of travel, the Mathilde family finally landed in the Devil Quadrants. Back then, Eldaernth had only just broken into the realm of Higher Existences and was still steadily building his empire to greater heights.

To the excitement of the Mathilde family, they found that their Asura’s Eye responded very well to Devil Qi, to the point where its capabilities were enhanced by at least ten times!

This realization caused the elders of the Clan to grow ecstatic. Wasn’t this exactly what they were looking for? An avenue to grow their clan’s strength to new, greater heights?

At the same time, while the Mathilde Clan needed things from Nightmare Palace, Nightmare Palace needed things from the elves as well.

Everyone was aware that while devil qi provided great power, it had great drawbacks as well. These drawbacks included a weakening of one’s connection to the heavens, making it more difficult to comprehend wills. In fact, this was a large part of the reason devil cultivators were looked down upon.

The only way to fix this problem was to have a soul strength that overwhelmed this heavenly block – which is why Dyon doesn’t have this issue – but one can see just how difficult such a task would be, especially without the proper techniques.

As such, a trade was made. The Nightmare Palace gave the Mathilde Clan their treasures devil qi cultivation techniques and in return, the Mathilde Clan gave them the soul cultivation techniques of the Elvin Kingdom!

This union was akin to giving wings to a tiger. The Devil Quadrants soared in power, as did the Palace Master. This was why the bond between the Dark Elves and the Nightmare Palace was so much stronger than the bond between others. It was for this reason the other leaders didn’t even blink an eye when the old patriarch was called over…

Now, with this alliance, the Devil Quadrants no longer had to duck and hide wherever they went. In the outer quadrants, at least, they commanded respect.

As long as they remained within certain limits, their freedoms weren’t in jeopardy. Of course, attempting to influence the tower quadrants was outside these limits which was why they had to do so in stealth.

After a long sigh of reminiscence, the Palace Master turned away from Bialaer. “This weight… The one you feel has fallen from your shoulders… It will likely lead to the end of our alliance… No?…”

Bialaer sighed. “The Palace Master’s intuition is very sharp. The truth is that I do not know the answer to your question. What I do know is that our Elvin Queen has been born to another Clan and it’s my duty to repent for the actions of my ancestors.”

“Do you… believe that what your ancestors did was shameful?…”

“I do.” The old patriarch nodded. “They were fully aware that the Acacia Family’s journey would be rife with turmoil. How could it not be? If they had only taken elites like we had, it would have been no issue. But, they took the young, the weak and the old. My ancestors were fully aware that this would heavily cripple them in the end.

“Then there was the Florence Family. Our actions against them were even more disgusting and unforgivable. It’s a sin that I can never atone for because it’s unlikely that any of their descendants have even survived to this day.”

“I see…” The Palace Master looked off into the distance. “But… I disagree…”

Bialaer’s brow furrowed, but he remained silent to listen to the rest.

“… What would have happened to your Mathilde family had you not done what you did?… Were the other Clans not fully prepared to sacrifice the other two for the sake of their own survival?… This is the martial world… Because your family was more skilled, they survived and thrived… It’s as simple as this… There’s nothing shameful about it…”

Bialaer sighed. How could he not understand this? But, it was a simple difference of perspective.

Could the Acacia family really be on a high horse? Hadn’t they “graciously” accepted the Mathilde family “good will”. If they were truly all good, shouldn’t they have all stayed back to fight and leave who survived up to fate?

“Palace Master, I hope that we can be allies for as long as this world allows. However, I know that with your disposition, you will never accept a second ruler under your purview… And, I also do not know if my Queen will be accepting of those of the Devil Path. I can only say that these matters are for the future.”