The Story Never Ends

"Gather"

The moment he said this, the aura of heavens and earth in the whole place became turbulent. The dark, the flame, the ice, and the lightning elementary particles in the air were sucked into his spiritual energy.

His spiritual energy changed colors and Joanna could see a vortex of multicolored aura ahead.

"This..."

"I thought that I was special for being able to control two elements. But Master is in a completely next level. He is manipulating four elements. Although I saw this aura previously, I couldn't recognize it when he was fighting in the quarry." Her mouth became wide open..

Before Davion could only release this aura by changing his own spiritual energy into all types of elements. Since these elements are all opposing each other, this aura looks unstable and dangerous. Thus, nobody was able to see straight through it. Even from the aftermaths as this aura didn't leave traces like how one can notice burning effects from flames, chilling effects from ice, and many more.

This aura simply creates explosions and brings destruction. However, one could see through it with their Divine Sense. After all, nothing escapes from it. This was how Elder Liliana had easily perceived him combining two elements in the past. But currently, this method is useless. He is too powerful to be seen through with Divine Sense. Especially after reaching level 40, he was sure that only the Divine Senses of Venerable Stage Experts and above can see past him.

"Nonetheless, I will be easily found out if I try this move." He waved his hand and the vortex disappeared into thin air. Even a fool would be able to see such large movements and easily notice the elements gathering.

If anyone found that he was capable of using these many elements then it would definitely cause chaos. He heard that such talents are quite rare and are only found in the Central Region. Besides, there might not be anyone that can manipulate four elements.

Thus, there was a high probability that the big forces would either try to poach him at all costs or kill him to avoid conflicts between them. Furthermore, he freshly remembered what happened to the genius boy during the Sect Selection Ceremony in Mulberry City long ago.

He possessed a powerful Dragon Bloodline that seemed to be of a higher grade than Ryland's Royal bloodlines. Despite all this, he was captured in the blink of an eye by the Heavenly Demon Sect. Who knows what happened to him?

That's why he made sure to kill every single enemy after using the multicolored aura. He didn't care whether they saw through his aura or not. 

Having these thoughts, Davion returned back to normal and changed into a new set of robes. In addition, he didn't forget to bandage his chest and cover his arm. He would never let anyone discover this secret. Mainly, in the Demon Beast World. After all, the tattoo came from the flame tiger.

"My spiritual energy has evolved along with the Divine Thunder Technique. With the combination of both, I was freely able to control the elements in nature like Domain Realm Experts do." He smiled in satisfaction. Although he could do it previously, it was not so fluent and the range seemed to be small.

"From what I have learned in the library, early-stage Domain Realm experts can control the elements in the radius of about 300-500 meters while the middle-stage can about 1000 meters. And lastly, at the peak stage, it is about 3-5 km radius." He stroked his chin and slowly proceeded towards the castle.

"Once one reaches the limits, he will finally be able to peer into the secrets behind the elements and the way of the world. This is a door to a new realm that not everyone can break. It is surprisingly difficult that no one in the Inner Regions has been able to do so." He recalled studying this in the library. However, there was not much information about it and he could understand why.

"Even though it is called Inner Region where strong middle-grade sects establish themselves, in the end, they are only people with weak talent. Reaching the pinnacle of the Domain Realm can already be considered a great achievement for them," He muttered. 

"The true talents that can break through that door all live in the Central Region. They all possess talents above the third grade and have unique abilities. It's time for me to go there and obtain information about the next stages. The Thunderbolt Sect cannot offer me anything more. After I spend some time here, I will permanently say goodbye to the sect and begin my new journey." He made up his mind.

"Eh! Joanna? Why are you in this state? Did you get injured?" Davion became surprised when he reached the gate as he saw her laying on the ground.

"No! I'm fine. It's just your energy was too strong for me to handle." Joanna shook her head.

"Oh! It looks like I have to be careful in the future." He thought and scanned her with his Mind-Eye. He wanted to see if she suffered from any injuries.

"Damn, is this really my Mind-Eye?" He became shocked by what he saw. Joanna became blurred when he focused on her and he could see her insides. He saw her demon core, internal organs, and especially her soul that was resting inside.

It was a little bird having the same appearance as her but a small red mark could be seen on her forehead. He immediately recognized what it was. 

"The Demon Beast Connection Art." 

"Interesting." He was intrigued. His Mind-Eye has undergone terrifying changes. 

"Master!" She called out when she saw him observing her intently.

"I was only checking your condition. You look fine." He pointed his index finger on her forehead and a small part of his spiritual energy entered her.

"This.." She felt comfortable and found that she was able to stand up.

"You may leave." He ordered.

"Yes, Master. But I forgot to wish you. Congratulations on your breakthrough." She bowed.

"Haha, it's nothing. I have got a long way to go." He laughed out loud.

He then vanished from there and appeared infront of Danny in the blink of an eye.

"Father." Danny ran into his arms and gave a hug.

"I didn't think that you would really teach Ryland a lesson. But you didn't go too far, did you?" Danny seemed worried. He had also heard some strange noises earlier.

Davion's mouth twitched when he heard this. Even though it was a misunderstanding, he didn't deny it.

"How can I do that? He is your good friend, isn't he?" 

"I know," Danny replied with a smile on his face.

"So, how's your training going?" Davion knocked on his head.

"Ouch!"

Danny backed away and gazed at him with tears in his eyes. 

"I…I can't seem to do it." He felt like he would get punished again.

"Is that so?" Davion took out a hammer radiating thunder and gave it to him. Indeed, this was the middle-grade spiritual artifact that he used up to beat up Andreas early today. After reaching this stage, such artifacts were of no use to him. Only higher-grade spiritual artifacts can bring out his true strength.

"Father, do I have to hit the bird with this hammer when I go home?" Danny asked innocently while caressing the surface. It seemed like he really liked the hammer.

"No!" He searched through his spirit ring and found a weird cube that he obtained in the secret realm. He took it out and threw it on the ground.

Black fumes were released and a puppet stood ahead of him. Yes, it was one of the cubes left behind by Nora after her death.

"What is this?" Danny became scared and backed a few steps away.

"I want you to destroy it with this hammer. If you can't then you can forget about eating for a whole month." Without waiting for his response, he disappeared from his spot.

"Father.." Danny cried out but Davion didn't bother him.

Davion returned to his room with a solemn expression.

"I finally found his secret. The aura Elder Liliana referring to." When using his Mind-Eye on Danny, he saw his soul. It was a silvery miniature giant radiating the same majestic aura as him which he had released not long ago.

"The other surprising thing was that his Heavenly Body had already reached grade 3. This means that he is far stronger than Ryland. That's why I gave him the hammer and the puppet to test him. Let's see if he can bring out his powers." He was eager to see the development of Danny.

"Now, it's time for me to refine these artifacts." He took out an old staff and two skulls from his ring. 

"Higher-grade spiritual artifacts." 

*** 

The next day, Davion dressed up as a young master with a fan in his hands left the inn, and went in the direction of the local library. He had obtained its location from the innkeeper. However, he paused all of a sudden as something important caught his attention.

On the walls of the buildings, there were wanted posters stuck with arrows in the uppermost part. On the poster, an image of a person wearing a mask could be seen. Below it was words written with blood along with generous rewards.