1432 I feel like I am the bad person here.
"You are back."
Aeliana spoke as Nux walked into her room.
"I had decided to come to Waranal if you hadn't returned in a day."
"I can't make my 'dear' master move for something so minor, now can I?" Nux replied with a playful smile on his face.
"It is good that you know that." Aeliana seemed to be in a playful mood as well.
Something that Nux noticed very quickly,
"Did something good happen, Master? You look quite different from your usual self."
"Nothing."
Aeliana smiled mysteriously.
Then, as if to change the topic, she moved on,
"I thought you would return as a Sage, after all, someone who became Emperor at 22 wouldn't need much time to break through and become a Sage, no?"
"As I said, I only made a breakthrough because of the Mana Rush in the continent, I wouldn't have been able to do it without it."
Nux replied.
"Is that so..."
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64ce79d606107d003c23ea27", id: "pf-5140-1"})Aeliana nodded, she continued to stare at her disciple as if she was trying to sense any changes in him. A 22-year-old monster trained for 25 more years, there has to be something different about him, shouldn't it?
Then why...
Why does it feel like he is exactly the same as before?
'Was he slacking off?'
She wondered in her head. There were countless reasons in her head as to why Nux would do it. Back in the Forgotten Continent, she knew that her disciple didn't have a 'shield' he could rely on, in this dangerous way, he could only rely on himself, he must have been desperate for power from a young age and it wouldn't be surprising for that desperation to calm down now that he finally has a shield he could rely on.
Thinking this far, Aeliana felt conflicted, on one side, she was glad that Nux was seeing her as a 'shield' and was relying on her, she was worried that he would always keep his distance from her and that she would slowly need to reduce that distance to gain his trust. It was a good thing that she didn't have to go through that process and Nux seemed to trust her quite a lot.
But at the same time, she was also worried that this would make Nux lazy, desperation may be seen as a negative emotion, however, once channelled into the right paths, desperation was a strong emotion that took one to places never no one could imagine and Nux himself was a clear example of that.
A 22-year-old Complete Emperor, she had never heard of such absurdity in her long life.
But...
With that desperation now gone... Aeliana was worried that Nux might bury his own potential.
"Is the tournament about to begin?" Oblivious to Aeliana's thoughts, Nux questioned with a slight smile on his face.
"It has been going on for a month now."
Aeliana, who was brought out of her reverie, answered without thinking too much about it.
"A month?" Nux raised his eyebrow.
"Almost all the Emperor Stage Cultivators participated in the tournament, they all wish to defeat you and become my disciple. The Low Order is currently in chaos. It is not just the Emperors, even the stronger cultivators are trying their best to find a talented Emperor, take him under their wings and train them in order to defeat you.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64cc9e79c7059f003e4ad4b0", id: "pf-5109-1"})It reached a point where I was forced to restrict the entry of cultivators from High Order to Lowe Order since even they were trying to take in prospective disciples."
"You are quite popular huh..."
Let alone the Emperors, even other cultivators were trying to somehow form a connection with her. After all, who wouldn't want the title of previous Master of Lady Aeliana's disciple?
The members of Ancestral Order sure did.
"Of course, were you underestimating your Master's influence?" Aeliana chuckled.
Nux had a smile on his face, "Not at all, I have read and learned enough about the world to understand just how amazing my dear Master is. I just..."
"Just?" Aeliana tilted her head, not knowing why Nux suddenly stopped speaking.
Then suddenly, a wide grin appeared on Nux's face,
"I just feel sad thinking about how all their efforts will be crushed at the end.
I feel like I am the bad person here.
The final villain the entire world has united against, the only difference between me and the general villain would be that unlike the fairytale villain, I will win."
"You are as arrogant as you were before," Aeliana commented.
"I was born with this arrogance."
Nux chuckled, then, he suddenly called out,
"Master."
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "663633fa8ebf7442f0652b33", id: "pf-8817-1"})"What is it?"
"How about we go visit the Low Order and observe the tournament?"
"There are countless places where this tournament is being held, Nux. You can't manage millions of participants in a single Arena.
The Low Order is almost half the size of Yrniel, and almost all arenas in that large place are holding the tournament. The winners of the tournament in their respective regions are then fighting at a higher stage.
The filter process is continuous and even though it has been going on the a month, there are still 1000s of participants left.
The only tournament you can actually observe is the final one, where the finalists will face each other."
"How many Emperors will be fighting in the final tournament?" Nux questioned.
"8," Aeliana replied, she had already received the complete report on how the tournament will proceed.
"That's good." A big smile appeared on Nux's face.
"I will wait for the final tournament then."
"It will be held in 3 days, and you are supposed to fight in a week."
Hearing those words, Nux just smiled mysteriously, not saying anything.
Aeliana narrowed her eyes when she saw that, however, she decided to ignore it and questioned, "What are you going to do till then?"
"Hmm? Nothing much, I'll just continue my training."
He won't return to Waranal since it wouldn't make sense, so he would just train here.
After that, Nux soon excused himself and returned to the room that Aeliana prepared in the building.
3 days passed by in an instant, Aeliana came to get Nux, soon, the two appeared in front of a Grand Arena that was filled with viewers up to the brim.
