After Jason flew out of the Metallic Airship, he looked around and realized that he was now on the edge of the controlled area of Hanging City.
With his divine sense covering Delisha and Freya, he quickly understood the situation from what he heard: these Fiend were actually flirting with two Six-Star Fiend!
Upon seeing Jason fly over, Freya said with a wronged expression, "Lord Jason, they're bullying us~~"
Delisha, who was standing next to Freya, looked crestfallen when she heard Freya's complaints.
Delisha had already negotiated the price beforehand. Since she'd already been ripped off once before, a little more compromise wouldn't matter. As for being harassed, that was actually Freya's own doing.
Succubus, that's normal operation.
Delisha didn't want to waste time, Freya was mischievous and loved trouble, and a group of bandits, relying on their powerful backers, failed to grasp the situation, and then—
This attracted Jason's knife.
Delisha and Freya stared blankly at Jason, who was wielding the Blood Blade "Weeping Blood," and then at the bandit who had transformed into Divine Spark and Divine Artifact artifact.
"Let's go back, everyone's waiting." Jason smiled warmly.
Delisha swallowed hard, gathered up the bandits' belongings, and said, "You brat, with each breakthrough you become a level more reckless! Was that cowardly Lowgod who refused to go to the Netherworld really you?"
Jason chuckled, "Hehe, people always grow up."
Delisha covered her face in exasperation; Freya's gaze darted between the direction of the Hanging City and Jason.
"Let's hurry, or the pursuers might come soon!" Freya's attitude changed very quickly.
Delisha gave the other person a disdainful look. "You were the one who caused trouble just now, otherwise we would have left already!"
"Oh dear, I stirred things up because I knew it wouldn't cause any trouble; who would have thought that our Lord Jason, who was quite pragmatic when we entered the tunnel, would turn on us the moment we broke through! I just like stirring things up, not starting trouble." Although Freya said this, she didn't seem that nervous.
The three boarded the airship and set off again with the group.
Those around Jason were somewhat incredulous at his sudden outburst, as many of them were Jason acquaintances and friends, and they all knew what kind of person Jason was.
Given Jason's strength, the others were only suspicious and dared not question him easily. However, Monica was not afraid of such things. "Dad, you didn't swap souls with anyone, did you? You seem to be acting strangely since you broke through."
Monica's words sent a chill down Jason's spine.
"How could that be? I just happened to break through to a high mood, and then a group of bandits blocked my way and ruined my good mood. Also, I felt that with my current strength, I no longer needed to tolerate those guys." Jason said, nodding emphatically to indicate that he was fine.
Delisha looked at the crowd and used the excuse of dispersing them, saying, "Alright, alright, everyone back to your positions. This area isn't safe right now, so please don't let your guard down."
Once only a few trusted followers remained around, Delisha asked, "You have the strength of Seven Star Fiend?"
"Hmm." Jason nodded. "Probably at the level of an ordinary Seven Star Fiend."
Upon hearing this, Veronica and Monica exchanged a glance, their surprise and shock barely concealed; among the elders and council members, some were astonished, some envious, but most expressed skepticism.
Bessalie, currently an important ally of the Rhine Clan, remained behind. Upon hearing the news, she merely glanced up at Jason before looking away, showing no surprise at Jason's strength. Delisha simply nodded to indicate that she understood, without doubting Jason's words.
Finally, Delisha cleared her throat, waking everyone. "Alright, now that the family has Seven Star Fiend, we can proceed more easily. But before that, you need to deal with the pursuers behind us."
Jason also noticed the figures in the distance. Because they were too far away for his divine sense to reach, he could roughly guess that they were the backers of the bandits from before.
Jason flew out of the Metallic Airship and waited in place for the other party to arrive.
The opponent was faster Jason; even among the Seven Star Fiend, he was considered one of the fastest. In the blink of an eye, a powerful being with a humanoid form, wings on its back, and a bird's beak on its face—clearly a bird in its true form—flew to Jason.
"I heard you killed my servant." The other party's tone was polite.
"They're so ungrateful," Jason replied briefly, awaiting the other party's response.
Jason guessed that this person was probably one of the Lord of Hanging City's subordinates, responsible for dealing with "unruly" passersby.
The birdman drew two short spears. "If you can defeat me, this matter will be settled. Otherwise, you will have to pay 100 million Inkstone in compensation."
Before Jason could respond, the short spear had already thrust forward.
Jason also wanted to test his strength. He flicked his left glove through the air, causing the short spear wreathed in Wind Divine Power to deflect slightly. Then Jason slashed his longsword with Weeping Blood -red energy, attempting to attack the opponent's face.
Two short spears, one in front and one behind, instantly split into more than a dozen and shot towards the opponent. The opponent had enhanced their weapons with the Profound Mysteries Wind Element "Doppelganger Technique." Compared to directly creating clones, this was much faster and completely uninterrupted, while still maintaining its deceptive effect.
Jason suspected that his opponent had a backup plan, so instead of trying to disperse the clones, he used the "accelerate time" ability of his Fate Clone to quickly retreat out of the opponent's attack range.
The opponent's weapon returned to its place, and he accelerated towards Jason; ten arcs of electricity emanated from Jason's body, and he used the "Arc Flash" move, which he had created in his early years, with even greater skill. He flashed directly to the left side of the opponent.
With a single slash, aided by the "accelerated time" effect of Edicts of Fate, Jason's longsword was significantly faster than his opponent's; just as it was about to strike, the "birdman's" speed suddenly slowed down several times, and Jason's longsword missed its mark.
The "birdman" regained his normal speed, twisted his body, and threw the short spear in his left hand, even faster than before.
This is the Wind Element alternation of "fast" and "slow" in the Profound Mysteries, which causes the speed to decrease briefly and then increase rapidly.
In fact, among the nine Profound Mysteries of the Wind Element, besides "Wind Space" and "Dimension," the three Profound Mysteries of "fast," "slow," and "Doppelganger Technique" also contain a trace of Laws of Space, although they are not as obvious.
The Wind Element contains the "Laws of Space," while fate is intertwined with the "laws of time."
Jason's gold glove on his left hand, "Final Return" accelerated by the time-accelerating effect, forcefully blocking the path of the short spear.
The Divine Artifact collided, and the short spear flew back due to the recoil. Jason's left hand only trembled slightly and was not seriously injured.
"His attack power isn't very strong, or he might be deliberately trying to lull me into a false sense of security," Jason thought to himself.
However, the birdman spoke up, saying, "With such meager strength, you dare to cause trouble in our Hanging City?"
Although the two had exchanged blows, Jason's attacks had all missed, and he didn't have a speed advantage, so overall he was at a disadvantage.
However, Jason was not discouraged, after all, his strongest Death Clone had not yet been unleashed.
Using Arc Flash again, Jason appeared not far from the "Birdman." This time, Jason's Weeping Blood Saber carried an undisguised aura of death, swirling around him. The opponent no longer dodged, but thrust the short spear directly at Jason's Weeping Blood Saber, clearly wanting to test Jason's frontal attack as well.
The two Divine Artifact neither dodged nor evaded, but instead gathered their strength to collide, causing a spatial ripple around them, but no spatial rifts were created.
The "birdman" turned pale and retreated quickly, clearly suffering a mental injury; Jason retreated slightly and was unharmed.
That last attack was Jason's strongest strike Death Clone. The physical attack wasn't particularly strong; it mainly targeted the soul and also Corrosion the opponent's physical defense. However, the opponent's attack was weaker than Jason had anticipated. Not only was it only as strong as a peak Six-Star Fiend in terms of physical attack, but it was also very weak in terms of soul attack. It was dispelled by Jason before it even touched the "Ink Soul's" defense in the sea of consciousness.
"He should be Seven Star Fiend Profound Mysteries specializes in five profound Wind Element: speed, slowness, Doppelganger Technique, Windwalking Technique, and Elemental Laws of the Wind. He's very fast and has strong survivability, but his attack power is quite average."
"Birdman" witnessed Jason's attack power and realized that he had misjudged Jason's strength. If he had been hit by that kind of attack three times in a row, he would have Soul Annihilation.
Seeing this, the other party did not persist, but clasped his hands and said, "I am ' Azure Wing Fiend ' under the command of ' Reverse Wheel Asura '. It was a misunderstanding just now. Here are fifty million Inkstone. I hope you will forgive me."
(The title "Asura" is not mentioned in the original work, and I am not sure whether the title "Asura"Asura is a suffix or a continuation of the title from the Demon era.)
Jason was stunned by the "Azure Wing Fiend's" sudden change in attitude and was momentarily speechless. He had just been provoking him, and now he was backing down.
Clearly, the other party was from Hanging City, responsible for dealing with the bandits who were "too powerful to mess with." Now that they had witnessed Jason's strength and knew that he had the ability to pass through without paying any "tolls," they naturally let Jason go without hesitation.
"Ahem." Jason finally decided not to pursue the matter further. "It was a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."
One shouldn't hit a smiling face, and besides, the "Reverse Wheel Asura" the other party mentioned should be the city lord of Hanging City. Jason knew he absolutely couldn't beat a powerful person who could occupy such a passage, so there was no need to act coy since there was a way out.
Goodbye.
Take care.