The One King

When Gaya heard Azrael mention his name for the first time, she repeated it silently in her mind, as though she feared she might forget it if she did not commit it firmly to memory.

Azrael Netherval.

The name was unfamiliar to her, yet it left an inexplicable impression in her heart.

As for Olivia, she began searching through the depths of her memories, trying to recall any record or information related to the name Azrael Netherval.

In her opinion, a cultivator possessing a soul as terrifyingly powerful as his must have left behind some legendary record bearing his name, or at the very least, there should have been ancient tales associated with him.

Yet no matter how deeply she searched her memories, she found nothing.

Meanwhile, the humans and beasts watched as the enormous golden finger descended toward the old man at an incredible speed.

The old man himself had frozen in midair, as though an invisible force had firmly pinned him in place, preventing him from moving.

He could only watch helplessly as the colossal finger approached him at a terrifying speed.

Faced with such a scene, the old man could do nothing but let out a mocking laugh at his own misfortune.

He knew that his end had arrived.

From the sky, Azrael calmly watched as his technique struck its target.

BOOOOM!

The moment the golden finger collided with the old man, his body and soul were instantly annihilated, leaving not even a trace behind.

Yet the power of the finger did not stop.

The enormous golden finger continued its descent until it slammed into the earth.

A massive explosion erupted!

A violent wave of spiritual energy swept across the ground, sending clouds of dust soaring into the sky.

When the dust gradually settled, a massive, dark crater appeared in the earth, spanning nearly one hundred meters across.

The sight was shocking to everyone who witnessed it.

Azrael descended calmly from the sky and landed beside Gaya and Olivia.

He did not even spare the crater behind him a glance.

In a calm voice, he said,

"I must increase my strength as quickly as possible so I can begin my true plans concerning this world... and that Heavenly Council as well."

When the two women heard his words, they exchanged a brief glance.

Deep within their hearts, they reached the same conclusion.

From this day onward, the world would undergo tremendous changes.

Afterward

At dawn on the second day, Azrael departed from the small kingdom accompanied by Gaya and Olivia.

Their destination was the neighboring kingdom—

The Kingdom of Light.

It was a large and powerful kingdom, one where Immortal beings existed.

Azrael still knew very little about this world. Therefore, he wanted to reach a larger and more prosperous place where he could gather information and resources at the same time.

Their journey proceeded at a leisurely pace and lasted an entire month.

During this period, Gaya finally embarked upon the true path of cultivation.

Thanks to her extraordinary talent—talent so astonishing that it had even caused Olivia, an ancient goddess who had lived for countless years, to consider taking over her body—Gaya's cultivation advanced at an astonishing rate.

In just one month, she reached the second level of the Spiritual Lord Realm.

To most people, such cultivation speed would have been utterly terrifying.

However, Gaya's rapid progress was not solely due to her talent.

She had Olivia's guidance, and Olivia was an ancient goddess possessing an immense amount of cultivation experience.

Furthermore, Gaya had access to cultivation resources provided by Azrael through the System, purchased with the System Coins he had accumulated.

As for Azrael himself, he spent the entire month accumulating System Coins.

Of course, after deducting the coins he had spent on Gaya's cultivation resources, he continued accumulating them without pause.

Throughout their journey, he slaughtered thousands of beasts and converted their beast cores into System Coins.

By the end of the month, his balance had reached:

1,500,000 System Coins.

One night, the three of them stopped in a wilderness.

They lit a fire while Azrael went hunting.

A short while later, he returned carrying a beast resembling a deer.

The three of them sat around the fire and ate its meat until they were satisfied.

Afterward, Azrael sat before the fire and opened the System.

He began considering the best way to spend the fortune he had accumulated over the past month.

His objective was clear.

Increase his strength as quickly as possible.

He first purchased a high-grade spiritual sword from the System and handed it to Gaya.

He then purchased a massive battle axe with a long handle of the same rank for himself.

The two weapons alone cost him approximately:

400,000 System Coins.

He then spent the remaining coins on various cultivation resources.

He knew these resources would not be enough to restore him to his true strength.

But they were a good beginning.

After recovering part of his memories and experiences, Azrael knew better than anyone that the road ahead of him was long.

And his first objective remained crystal clear in his mind:

The Spiritual Emperor Realm.

Only after reaching that level would he be able to activate the Council Domain Card and open the path to the terrifying entities sealed within it.

But before that...

He had to become stronger.

Much, much stronger.

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