Eye System

The demonic cultivation master hovered there amused by everything that was happening as he burst out into laughter. Lex had interesting abilities and the fox beasts were also quite powerful, and they might be able to defeat the army of Heaven Mortal demonic cultivators, but they couldn't do anything to him.

[System what cultivation level is he at] asked Lex, wanting to gauge the power of his opponent while they were yet to attack.

{Ding, the demonic cultivator currently has the power of an Early Mortal King, which is the rank above the host, however, his skills and abilities would surpass that. It seems as though his power had been massively weakened after being injured, which was why he must need so much blood and vitality to recover through his demonic methods} answered the system.

His opponent was an entire rank higher than him and had the power, skill and experience of a cultivator that surpassed that cultivation level, so how was he supposed to defeat him.

[Was all the training I did all for nothing] thought Lex to himself as he felt helpless against his opponent.

However, that thought was quickly removed from his mind as he steeled his will and determination.

[I will defeat you and protect those that I care about] declared Lex.

Flying towards the demonic cultivation master as he streamed large amounts of energy into Kano, Lex launched a powerful fist with all his power behind it towards the demonic cultivator's face.

All those that were watching were shocked by his speed and power that Lex displayed despite floating in the air, but to the demonic cultivation master, the punch was weak and not much of a threat to him.

After each increase in cultivation rank, the gaps in strength between them continued to increase as it also continued to require more and more time and energy to cultivate to the next level.

Catching the fist in his palm, the demonic cultivation master had a mocking smile as he grabbed Lex's wrist and flung him flying away towards the ground in the distance.

"Deal with them, and if you can't defeat them, fend them off until I have finished having fun with that kid" ordered the demonic cultivation master to the army of Heaven Mortal demonic cultivators.

With their orders, the army of Heaven Mortal demonic cultivators dashed towards the army of fox beasts and cultivators from the Gamma Fortress.

However, they had massively underestimated the strength of the fox beasts, that with the support of the other cultivators might be powerful enough to take down the army of demonic cultivators.

The fox beasts as per their master's orders made sure that they didn't suffer casualties as they used the lowly cultivators of the Gamma fortress as meatshields that allowed them to deal damage to the enemy from a safe distance.

However, the nature of a demonic cultivator was monstrous and if they were able to feed off the blood of fallen enemies, they were able to recover and increase their strength slightly as they continued to battle with all their power against their enemy using all their powerful demonic skills.

Angela was using all her power and her incredible ice abilities were effective against the demonic cultivators and was a natural counter to their abilities, but her mind was elsewhere as she was worried about Lex who was clearly weaker than the demonic cultivation master even after his strength had increased massively.

Weirdly, Ella seemed calm and wasn't worried for Lex as she dodged any attacks aimed towards her and used simple attacks to defend herself, but didn't use her full power and was still only observing what was occuring.

She believed in Lex's capability and with the limitless potential and powerful fate that was destined for him, she knew he would be able to overcome this small stepping stone on his path to the peak in one way or another.

Meanwhile, Lex had managed to regain balance mid-air as he streamed more energy into Kano to stop his fall and fly back up to the height that he had previously faced his opponent on.

[Our gap in power is too high and he has the advantage over me when it comes to fighting in the air. I have to use my Third Eye and somehow get him to fight me on the ground] thought Lex to himself.

The Armadillo Beast Armour that was around his wrist was crushed by the grip of the demonic cultivation master, which went to show the demonic cultivation master's body's strength, but Lex was also confident in the power of his body and the power that he was capable of unleashing with his Third Eye.

Keeping calm, Lex didn't lose hope despite the disparity in power between him and his opponent.

"Who are you? and where did you come from?" enquired the demonic cultivation master, who unlike Mason, didn't seem to be mentally or emotionally affected by the demonic methods that he was cultivating.

"I am Lex and am from this continent" answered Lex, who didn't mind some small talk where he could gather some information, before their battle.

"And who are you? and where do you come from?" asked Lex, repeating the demonic cultivation master's question back to him.

"Hahahahaha, kid. How about this, you become my disciple and I will teach you my demonic methods" offered the demonic cultivation amster that could see the talent and potential that Lex had, seeing that he had such great power and abilities at such a young age.

"What do I stand to gain from that?" asked Lex, who wasn't going to accept anyway, but wanted to find out more about the demonic cultivation master.

"I am an Elder of the Blood Moon Demonic Sect and it is only a matter of time before we take over the Lower Plains, and soon all the realms will be under our sect's control" stated the demonic cultivation master proudly, with a glint of anger and hatred in his eyes, as he remembered the previous power that he had before he was heavily injured by a powerful righteous sect.