Having such protective treasures would allow them to not be so wary of members of the younger generation and would also stop those with more powerful Presences to so easily beat those who hadn't fostered it properly yet.
It wasn't that Devil Path cultivators didn't have Presence, because they did. The problem was that they didn't have a targeted training method for it like the Epistemic Tower trials. In addition, they were very young. There was a reason why Conventional Path young geniuses were much older than them, it was because it took time to cultivate things like Presence and Perception. Even the eldest among them, Sokzac, had only turned 20 just recently, almost a decade younger than Dyon!
The room fell into silence. Maybe they really had been too cocky. They had all been so excited to show the young geniuses of the conventional path their prowess, but now they had suffered to a no name youngster from a mere 98th quadrant? Many of them began to feel their dao hearts being eaten at. They were too young to suffer such a mental blow…
If the 98th quadrant dealt with them so easily, what about the 90th? The 50th? The 10th? The 1st?!
Seeing that this was happening, RolRol's eyes flashed with a bit of panic. She didn't mean to cause such a thing. If the confidence of a cultivator was destroyed at such a young age, they might never recover.
It was at this point that Lilith's delicate and pale pink lips twitched. "If you want to regain your confidence, listen to me and enter Soul Rending Peak like we were meant to from the beginning."
RolRol was surprised that Lilith woke up, but she was even more surprised by her words. This didn't seem like her normal response to such a situation. In her experience, Lilith would have definitely called them all cowards. But… This sounded like… Encouragement? She couldn't believe what she was hearing.
Which young genius didn't want to be encouraged by such a beauty? Maybe if they could be the one to defeat this Dyon, they would gain Lilith's favor! Although Sokzac was her fiancé, the Devil Path Cultivators decided things based on strength, and with Lilith's personality, they had never seen her show any affection toward him at all.
Suddenly, the young men swelled with fighting spirit. The young women that came with them could only roll their eyes. Most women didn't find their pride in their battle prowess anyway, so they were the least effected to begin with. However, that didn't mean Lilith's words didn't fuel them as well. They were eager to test themselves in this new world.
Seeing this change, Sokzac was maybe the only one who was dissatisfied. This was the first time he had seen Lilith take a step back, but it actually wasn't for him! They had been betrothed for more than a decade already, yet the words he exchanged with her weren't any more than she exchanged with anyone else. It was no wonder why he was so dissatisfied.
In Sokzac's mind, Lilith was a woman that everyone wanted, therefore it was only natural that she should be his. At the end of the day, even if she inherited Nightmare Palace, it would be him who was truly in charge as her husband. Who would dare disrespect the only man Lilith allowed to touch her? Of course his status would be high.
He had already begun to dream about the day he would rule over two of the five super powers. When that time came, he would be the most powerful man in their Devil quadrants. Then, he would begin to slowly conquer their worlds, before going on to those of the conventional path.
Of course, he knew that Nightmare Palace saw him as a chess piece to control the Fulgur clan, he wasn't stupid. But, since he knew that, how could he be manipulated so easily? Nightmare Palace didn't have any suitable male heirs, and even if they did, none would surpass Lilith. In this case, he was the most suitable candidate.
After all of those old fogies died, it would be his turn to rule. He had full confidence that he would have Lilith begging and groveling at his feet like a woman should as long as he had enough time.
All of this would be even easier if he could find the appropriate treasures to supplement his Black Lightning in these conventional quadrants. At that point, he would be matchless in the world!
Seeing all of this happening around him was like watching his dreams crumble apart. He sometimes hated Lilith almost as much as RolRol and Asyna did.
"You still haven't told us the name of this person." Sokzac was still a controlled individual. After living in the Nightmare Palace environment for so long, he had learned to be shrewd.
"Dyon Jafari." Lilith said slowly. However, she still felt the need to remind them about something. "Remember you can't act outrageously. He has become a core disciple of Soul Rending Peak. Not only is killing him not so easily, he took away the Imperium Dome treasure so you can't even use your full power without risk of exposing yourselves. Don't repeat my mistakes."
Lilith was forced to keep her words vague because many of those who came with them didn't know the truth about Soul Market. If those like RolRol knew about it, they would likely break down in tears before throwing a fit. However, he words were more so pointed at Sokzac, so the warning was clear.
"What?!" Those around were incomparably shocked. They had been wondering how Lilith got injured, but now they suddenly understood… This Dyon had shattered her connection with the Imperium Dome!
It was at this moment that they no longer doubted Asyna about this Dyon having his attainments in soul cultivation. It was either that, or he had a treasure capable of doing it for him. However, such a treasure, capable of breaking the connection between a person with a soul as powerful Lilith and a Supreme treasure… Simply didn't exist!
This also explained the extent of Lilith's injuries. If it had been a lesser treasure, this level of damage would have never happened.
The binding requirements of a Supreme level treasure far out ranked that of any lesser treasure. Maybe if the treasure was lower ranked, Lilith would have only felt a small bit of pain before recovering. However, this was completely different.
Hearing that their supreme treasure had been taken, those of Nightmare Palace felt like going out to fight it out with this Dyon right now. But… Could any one of them say they were capable of defeating someone who put Lilith in such a bind? At this point, they could only rely on Sokzac.
Aside from Lilith, the Nightmare Palace had only sent two others, both of whom were little boys aged only about 12 or 13. They were actually both Lilith's half-blood brothers. In any case, they weren't in any position to fight for their sister right now because they had only just stepped into the saint realm.
"You can all do whatever you want to do…" Lilith said weakly. "However, leave this Dyon to me. If you want to compete with him, I'll allow it. But, if any one of you kills him, you'll be my enemy!"
Lilith's weak voice suddenly gained a strength that made them all shiver. Suddenly, all their dreams of gaining her favor vanished into thin air.
"You can all go now. RolRol, I can only say that I'm sorry about Asyna. Use the Holy Arc piece on her…"
At this point, Lilith had already said many things that were completely out of character. But, this was maybe the most shocking of all… No one had expected that Lilith would take out such an item. According to her normal actions, she wouldn't even use it on herself!
RolRol's large brown eyes widened before glistening in thanks. Her adorable bob cut hair bounced as she accepted the holy item before taking Asyna's unconscious body away. "Thank you!"
With that, Lilith closed her eyes as everyone dispersed, sighing lightly.
Suddenly sensing something, her brows furrowed. "Why are you still here?"
Sokzac was clearly unsatisfied with Lilith's response. He was her fiancé, was it a crime to spend time with her? To be in her room? Even if he wanted to bed her right now there shouldn't be any resistance from her. What was the point in delaying?
