Chapter 114 - Void's Special Ability
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Grey stared at the familiar figure bathing in flames. What the figure was doing was different from what Grey did previously. Although it seemed he was bathing in flames since he was covered entirely in flames, the flame isn't doing him any harm.
'You know him?', Void asked when he heard what Grey said.
"Yeah, his name's Jonas, he's from the same city as I am", said Grey while looking at the figure.
The only reason Grey still knew his name till this day was because, in the entire Red City, Jonas was the only one who he could still remember since they took the test together, and he was even present when he retook the test.
"If I'm correct, this should be the legacy of the expert", Grey said through narrowed eyes.
'So, are you friends?', asked Void.
"We're not even acquaintances, I only know his name, nothing else", explained Grey.
'Okay, then why are you still standing? Stop him before he gets everything. This would give you another boost in strength', advised Void.
He didn't know why Grey was still staring at Jonas. If he were to be in his place, he would have already attacked, so he could acquire the rest of the legacy.
While he and Grey were descending the stairway previously, Grey told him about where this place was. So he knew they all came here to search for treasures that would increase their strengths. This was a golden opportunity for Grey to get another major boost, so why delay when you're not even friends with who was currently inheriting the legacy.
Grey squinted his eyes and stared at Jonas's figure before shaking his head.
"It's not worth the hassle. He's already here and had acquired most of the essence here. Although what is left could still probably allow me to make another breakthrough, I have no thoughts of taking this from him. Had we come at the same time as he did, or came before I acquired that blue flame, then I might have taken a fancy of it,"
"But now, let him just have it", he said before turning away decisively.
He was not a saint, but it didn't mean he was a demon either. If it were to be someone else, he might have still made this same decision, well, unless the person was an enemy, then he'll kill the person straight away without any quibbles.
Having acquired the blue flame, and even boosting the strength of his body to new heights, being too greedy might cause more harm than good. But if he really wanted to kill Jonas, he had no problems with that because from Jonas's aura he could tell he was only in the Second stage of the Origin Plane.
'You're too soft', Void complained while following behind him.
From Void's point of view, Grey letting Jonas grow stronger when he had the opportunity to grow stronger himself was being softhearted. Compared to humans, magical beasts are more brutal, most wouldn't even mind killing their entire families to acquire strength. But there are a few humans who wouldn't mind killing not just their entire family, but their entire city just to acquire what they want.
Some minutes after Grey and Void left, Jonas who was cultivating previously opened his eyes. He was able to sense the presence of Grey previously but because he was at a critical point in his cultivation, he didn't dare to be distracted.
When the old man heard the word 'chaos', his fading body jolted, and he looked at the figure in shock.
"It can't b..."
Before he could complete his statement, his soul faded away completely.
After seeing the old man fade completely, the figure turned around and looked at the back of Grey who was about to start ascending the stairway before disappearing.
If Grey was able to see this figure, he would be astounded, because, this was the Senior he saw in the Chaos space.
'Where are we headed?', Void asked after they stepped out of the castle.
"We only have one path to take", Grey walked towards the path ahead of them.
Thirty minutes later...
Grey and Void were currently standing at a three-way intersection, they were contemplating on which path to take.
'Follow the one on the left', Void suddenly pointed at the path on the left in an excited manner.
"What? Can you sense anything from there?", Grey asked puzzled.
'Yes, I can sense something giving off a good amount of energy from there. We aren't far from it', said Void.
Grey looked at him speechless.
"How can you sense there's something like that from here?", he asked with a doubtful expression.
When Void noticed the doubt in Grey's voice, he quickly explained.
'Remember I told you that since I was just born I need a lot of energy to sustain myself. Well, it just so happens that I have an ability to sense energy from a long distance away', he announced proudly.
"There's such an ability?", the amazed Grey asked.
'Of course, do you think I'm one of those ordinary beasts?', asked Void who wore an arrogant expression.
Grey was taken aback when he heard this, but he couldn't refute it. Yes, there is no way he should compare Void with other magical beasts. Even if he doesn't know Void's abilities yet, just the fact that he hatched out of an egg had already made him special.
After thinking up to this point, Grey didn't doubt him anymore and dashed towards the path on the left.