New system functions: Paths!
Jay, Tora, Miku and Sven were currently heading towards the far south.
It has been three months since their intervention on the battlefield of both Astral and Aurora City.
His fame as he predicted had already spread far and wide. But while they were also gaining public recognition two other figures had risen in the past three months.
It all started one week after news about Jay's merits spread throughout the Three Domains. Let's take a journey back in time.
[Flashback]
[In an unknown piece of land]
"Hehe! Demon Of Destruction aye? Haha!"
"Haha! Yeah bro and there's also the Son Of Light! Damn! We've been left behind!"
"Ethan! Relax, we just need to do stuff so the public will recognize us!"
"Oh? Alex, you think it's easy? I told you on multiple occasions that we should join the army just like Jay and Josie!"
"Never! We need to be original!"
"Okay! Fine! We'll just destroy some Common and Noble Cities!"
"D-destroy? But aren't there civilians there?? And the City Lords!"
"Oh? Scared? You said you wanna be original so here's the chance!"
"Tch! I ain't scared! Let's go! But we're challenging them not 'destroying' them! The civilians stay alive okay? We just target the Monster Corps!"
"Of course dumbass! You think mom would like it if we kill the innocent?"
"Yeah yeah! Let's go!"
Swoosh
Like that their figures turned into glowing blurs. They both took different paths, speeding towards some Common Cities.
Within a few hours both Alex and Ethan appeared at their designated location.
They immediately shut off their emotions of pity as coldness invaded their hearts.
[On Alex's side]
"OI! MONSTER CORPS! I CHALLENGE YOU ALL TO A LIFE AND DEATH BATTLE!"
"Huh? Who the hell is this bastard?"
"I don't even know! The dude randomly came and challenged us!"
"Pfft!! You said he challenged us?! That's the funniest shit I've heard today! Oi! Brat! Why don't you go back to yo-"
[Divine Soltitution]
Swoosh
BOOOM
Alex didn't even let the man finish as a monstrous light ripped out of his body and warped around the surrounding monsters.
The light tightened and increased its pressure eventually resulting in a massive explosion.
The explosion alerted both the civilians and the monster army.
The civilians retreated into their houses while the monster corps' monsters ran out with concern for their citizens.
"W-who are you, bastard?!"
"Me? Oh yeah! Listen close bitches! My name is Omar Kaos! They call me Ghost and I'm here to challenge you bastards!"
"Challenge? Damn you! You think our Monster Corps is so petty as to bully a single monster brat!? Get lost before we kill you!"
"Kill me? KILL ME?! hahahaHAHAHA!!! DIE!"
[Solitary Combustion]
A massive ball of pressured mana condensed in Alex's mouth. His eyes narrowed as he released several beams of condensed mana.
BOOM
BOOM
BOOM
Blood splattered as his 'Solitary Combustion' ripped apart multiple monsters.
Alex had a maniacal smile on his bloodied face. However his smile suddenly froze as a massive aura tore and exploded out from the distance, threatening to crush his entire living being.
Dread coiled within his heart but he soon shook it off. A smile that said 'I've expected this' appeared on the savage beast's face.
He didn't pause in his killings as the aura grew stronger.
"And who do you think you are? Bursting into my city and killing my men?"
Though the sudden voice sounded calm there was a tyrannical pressure slowly rising from within it.
Only through gritted teeth did Alex perceive and manage to answer.
"Me? I'm Omar Kaos also known as the Ghost! I'm here to challenge this city's Monster Corps!"
"The Ghost huh? But you haven't even used anything that relatively corresponds with your name."
The sudden figure revealed himself to be a demi human with scales and snake-like eyes. He was a reptilian mix that made one feel disgusted just by looking into his filthy eyes.
(AN: Orochimaru..)
"Oh, my dearest apologies sir! Allow me to show you, heheh!!"
[Overshadowed Steps]
Swish
Whoosh
"What?!"
"Hahah!! Catch me if you can mister City Lord!!"
"How the hell are you so fast?? That speed isn't something a Sky Realm expert is capable of! Bastard! You've been hiding your strength!"
Alex ignored the Spirit Realm expert's reaction and continued to disappear within the atmosphere.
Yep that's right. Alex merged with the atmosphere the moment he activated his movement skill.
He wasn't even seen in between moments and could only be seen when disappearing every now and then hence the reason he's called Ghost.
The City Lord quickly regained his composure and sent out a flurry of attacks, attempting to predict and pinpoint Alex's exact location.
Alex became resolute seeing the City Lord's dangerous attacks. His speed suddenly increased, shocking the City Lord immensely.
Before he could even exclaim in shock a massive beam of energy boomed out of Alex's mouth and ripped apart the entire Monster Corps headquarters.
BOOOOM
Monsters and Demi-Humans died one after another causing the City Lord to burst out into a fit of rage.
His eyes stretched open madly as he glared daggers at Alex.
Alex chuckled before exclaiming aloud, "Make me famous ya bootleg fishman! The name's Omar Kaos AKA The Ghost! Hahahaha!!"
Swoosh
The City Lord ran towards him with his full speed but couldn't even reach him in time as he disappeared and left the City unharmed.
News quickly spread throughout the other cities as the City Lord went on with his continuous rants in both rage and frustration.
[On Ethan's side]
"Run!!"
"These Kaos brothers! Fuck!"
"Don't retreat yet! We need to secure and protect the civilians!"
"Hahahaha!! Perish!"
[Decimating Icicles!]
Crack
Fwoosh Fwoosh Fwoosh
Puchi Puchi Puchi
BOOOOM
Several cold and sharp icicles shot out of the ground, piercing the bodies of the Monster Corps' men.
Ethan was laughing gleefully while continuously claiming the life of every monster.
His frantic killing spree went on for a few minutes before a humongous amount of pressure leaked out from the distance catching Ethan's attention.
"Are you Elijah Kaos, Prince Of Ice?!"
"Heh! Who's asking? Couldn't be you, right old man? Sorry but I don't swing like that."
"Huh? …. Y-you FUCKING BASTARD! I'LL KILL YOU!!!"
[Wind Scythe: 32 slashes!!]
Swoosh Swoosh Swoosh
"Damn! This old man must be the CityLord!"
[Ice Domain: Frozen Zero!!]
Wong~
Clank Clank Clank
Fwoosh
Ice shot up in a circular motion surrounding everyone within the area of the Monster Corps.
The temperature dropped to a frighteningly low degree as frost started appearing upon the skins of the monsters.
Within several seconds the lower realm monsters all turned into ice statues and were left as decorations for an art museum.
The City Lord looked at his men and looked back at Ethan with a venomous glare. His teeth grinded so hard that they cracked and blooded seeped through his gums.
His eyes had red lines as veins appeared all over his neck. Glaring at Ethan he said, "You bastard..!!! I'm going to skin you alive and chip your bones into tiny pieces of fine dust!!"
"H-heh..! T-try me bitch! The moment you move I'll kill them all!"
The City Lord grew shocked hearing that. Does that mean that they were still alive? He was hesitant.
His gaze now held confliction as he pondered on what choice to make. Ethan, seeing this as the perfect chance to make a move and retreat, flipped his giant paw before the ice statues exploded into frozen chunks of blood and flesh.
The City Lord snapped back to reality immediately and was about to rush Ethan when suddenly his figure disappeared into the atmosphere.
[Overshadowed Steps!]
Swoosh!
"ELIJAH KAOS!! I'LL MAKE SURE YOUR ENTIRE FUCKING BLOODLINE PERISHES ALONG WITH YOU!!!!"
BOOOM
[End of flashback]
Jay signed and smiled. He was happy to see that his brothers were just as overpowered as him.
[1 year later]
The group of monsters was seen venturing to over 50 cities, bringing havoc wherever they appeared.
Some warring cities even made truces between themselves in order to protect their men and step up against Jay.
As they did that Jay had already gained another title.
[Abaddon, The Bringer Of Chaos and Destruction.]
This title struck fear into the hearts of almost anyone who heard it. Jay was prideful about that title though.
Tora received recognition but it wasn't to the point of gaining a title as of yet. Another interesting thing was that Josie hadn't been appearing that much on the field anymore.
People were saying that he was in seclusion preparing for either the tournament or a great enemy.
Also, during the one year that flew by Jay was a few exp points away from reaching level 100.
Yep, Jay had already reached a sufficient amount of exp and was now on the verge of reaching level 100.
Since he needed a little exp they stopped by a nearby forest and settled down while Jay began his slaughter.
It didn't take too long to garner enough exp needed and very soon, his level broke through the threshold.
[Ding! Congratulations sir you've leveled up to level 100! You have reached the max level for a host without a PATH! Paths are now being unlocked!]
[Ding! Paths unlocked! Do you wish to see the current paths?]
"Yes!"
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[Understood sir! Showing Paths!]
[Job-like Paths]
[Path of a Swordsman]
[Path of a Spearmaster]
[Path of a Staffmaster]
[Path of an Archer]
[Path of an Elementalist!]
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[Race change and merge Paths]
[Path of a Demon God]
[Path of a God Of Destruction]
[Path of a True Angel]
[Path of a Devil God]
[Path of a...]
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"Holy shit!!! Gods?! Angels?! DEMONS?? T-this is to OP!! Helix! If I choose the path of a God Of Destruction, will my race change or merge with it?!!"
[Sir, it would merge, but not right now!]
"Holy fuck!!! I could become a Zeriphe God Of Destruction!! But what do you mean by not right now? Are there requirements? If so, please inform me about them!"
[Affirmative sir! If you select the God Of Destruction Path you will have to fulfil the assigned requirements before they merge.]
[The first one is to successfully comprehend the God Of Destruction bloodline that will be bestowed upon you after choosing the pathway.]
[The system will give you the God Of Destruction bloodline and store it within your body but it depends on how much you comprehend it!]
"Damn! What about the second requirement?"
[Sir forgive me but you aren't yet qualified to know. Just know that if you choose this path you're in for hell!]
"D-damn it! That's so exciting!! The harder you work the better the benefits!! But wait, does the store get an upgrade after I become a God Of Destruction or does it get an update after I choose the path alone?"
[After you become a God Of Destruction, which is far into the future the store will update and gain saint bloodlines which are lower than god bloodlines.]
[If you're wondering why there are no god bloodlines, well it's because you would already have one.]
[The other functions and items that may come after the update are: God Of Destruction skills, Skill Tree, Godly classed eyes, God energies, World traversing techniques and more!]
"Such good stuff! I won't be needing the saint bloodlines but does that mean I can change my family's race to that of saints'?"
[Affirmative sir but you will need a special artifact in order to destroy and rebuild their entire body and soul since they don't have me, Helix the greatest and most handsomest system there is!]
"First of all, enough of the exaggeration, princess and second of all you said what? Bro... that shit sounds painful, does that mean you'll be doing me that exact same thing?"
[Yes sir! Though it would be extremely painful to bear. If you successfully do bear it you'll be able to become a God Of Destruction!]
[If you unlock your true potential as a Zeriph you'll have the power of a second God Of Destruction!]
"Damn! Are Zerophites really that good??"
[Heh! Sir, it's quite an easy answer. Definitely! They are one of the few beastly races that could have gone toe to toe with gods!]
"So cool!"
[Mhm! Sir, your race at it's prime was the closest clan of mortals to godhood! If you unlock your race's true potential you'll be a monster amongst gods!!]
"Hell yeah! I'm for that! Hmm.. I wonder how my people would react if they knew that I was planning to merge races.. bahaha!!"
[They would have no right to judge you sir since they were the ones that abandoned you and your family!]
"Y-yeah! You're right!! But would my Eyes Of Chaos level up?"
[Of course sir! Your Eyes Of Chaos will have a massive improvement in it's area!]
"Damn, marry me system!! Select it! I choose the path of a God Of Destruction!"
[Understood sir! Selecting path! Path has been selected! Opening the path for the host! Bestowing God Of Destruction bloodline to the host!]