Ascension of the immortal Asura

"Who the fuck are you?" John asked, his tone containing no respect at all.

The man before him turned red in the face with anger, seemingly unable to contain his emotions from John's lack of respect.

"You little bastard. Not only do you gravely injure my daughter, but you also dare to address me, the Vice-Clan Leader of the Starforge Clan in such a manner? Men have died for less," the man roared while revealing his true identity.

"Vice-Clan Leader?" John chimed in surprise while raising an eyebrow. He had no idea that Vivian's father had such an elevated position in the Starforge Clan, and only assumed her father to be a high status elder.

The man's enraged expression was quickly replaced with a smug and haughty one, as if John's expression was what he was expecting from the start.

"Yes, and now that you know my status, as well as the status of my daughter, I'm sure you realize the situation you're in. Let her go, and I'll forget this whole ordeal, as I'm sure it was a misunderstanding. But if you dare to harm her further…" the man's voice trailed off, leaving the silent threat more than apparent.

John laughed lightly as he heard the man's promise.' He knew the nature of the Starforge Clan, and knew he would never be forgiven for this. The promise was only made so that Vivian could live, and once she escaped, the Vice-Clan Leader would no doubt hunt John to the end of the earth.

"Unfortunately, I cannot accept that offer. You see, your precious daughter here just tried to have me killed, and quite brutally I might add, so I cannot just let that slide," John replied with an exasperated tone, as if his hands were tied and he had no choice in the matter.

The man's smug expression faded away as a frown appeared on his face, and his eyes lit up shortly afterwards.

"Now I remember where I saw your face," the Vice-Clan Leader exclaimed. "You're the Prime Disciple of the Honorable Alliance!"

"So, what of it?" John replied, not surprised that he would be recognized. His bounty, which contained a very detailed image of his face, was most likely posted over the entire continent by now.

"Young man, your Honorable Alliance and my Starforge Clan have a very close relationship. One that would be gravely harmed should you take any bold action here. You better think twice about your next move, or you could irreparably harm that relationship," the man warned gravely.

"Why should I care about that? From the rumors I've recently heard, your clan has allied yourself with the Forbidden Alliance, so the relationship is already worth shit," John rebuked the man.

The man's expression changed for a brief instant, as if he were not expecting to hear that. John smiled slightly as he spotted this, which was silent confirmation of what Kadin had told him in the Jade Dragon Empire Realm.

"That's not true at all. Our clan has always been a neutral power," the man denied the accusation, to which John shrugged his shoulders in an uncaring manner, as if he didn't care one way or another for the truth.

The man's expression darkened again, but he did his best to calm his rage as he spoke out once more.

"What do you want for my daughter's safety? Even if she tried to target you, I'm sure there was a misunderstanding in that as well. I'm sure we can come to some sort of agreement?" the man asked John, as if he were truly sincere with the offer.

A thoughtful expression appeared on John's face as he fell silent for a moment, but he shook his head sideways after a short pause.

"No thanks. I'm sure this formation on your daughter has some sort of tracking mechanism, and you're just stalling for time. You've probably already sent people my way, who should be arriving before long," John replied, to which the man's expression darkened greatly.

"Seems like I hit the nail on the head," John smiled as he saw the man's expression.

"Young man, if you dare harm my daughter further, I will destroy you, your friends, your family, and every single thing that's even remotely linked to you. By the time I'm done, the world won't even remember your existence!" the man roared, finally giving up his facade as he could tell it was useless.

"Good luck with that," John scoffed mockingly as he pointed towards Vivian's chest with his finger, and sent out a thin yet powerful beam of lightning.

"Father!" Vivian exclaimed in fear as the beam slammed into her chest.

"You brat! You are dead!" the man roared, but was silenced as his hologram disappeared, as the lightning beam had struck the formation disk on Vivian's chest beneath her robe, destroying it.

After the figure of her father faded away, Vivian's face turned completely white, as she finally realized the gravity of the situation she was in.

"Please…spare me. I'll do anything!" Vivian cried out in panicked fear, while tears streamed down her face.

A thoughtful expression appeared on John's face as if he was considering the request, and he nodded his head after a short pause.

"Fine. I'll let you go if you answer one question!" John said, to which Vivian nodded her head vigorously.

"Anything!" she exclaimed.

"That guard of yours mentioned your clan is working on something…Something that disgusted him to his core. What was he talking about?" John asked, trying to uncover the truth.

Hesitation appeared on Vivian's fearful face as she heard this, as if she couldn't reveal the secrets of what John was asking about.

"Tch, then die!" John said exasperation as he pointed at her once again.

"Wait, wait, wait! I'll tell you. I'll tell you everything I know!" Vivian cried out in deathly fear.

"Speak. I'm in a rush," John said with a cold expression on his face.

"I…I don't know much, but I know my clan is working on some sort of formation. A formation that requires blood," the exclaimed.

"A demon summoning formation?" John asked with a frown on his face as he thought back to the Bloodfiend Sect, and how they had summoned that frightful demon.

"No no no. Its something different. I'm not sure exactly what it does, but it's not a summoning formation!" Vivian exclaimed quickly. "Please…that's truly all I know. Now let me go, as you promised!"

A frown lingered on John's face as he gauged the truth of her words, and figured she was most likely telling the truth. With time being of the essence, he didn't have time to carefully interrogate her. As for taking her with them, he was sure the Starforge Clan could track her location somehow, so that was out of the question as well.

"Fine, I believe you," John said as he removed his foot from her chest, and turned around.

A deep sigh of relief escaped Vivian's lips as she felt the embrace of death leave her, but her eyes widened with absolute fear as she spotted Kirii, now in his human form, pointing towards her head, lightning crackling on his finger tip.

"Wait! You said you would let me go!" Vivian cried out.

"I did, and I'm letting you go. As for what my friend does, that's none of my concern!" John said as he glanced over his shoulder at her, his eyes cold and emotionless, as if her death meant nothing to him.

"Ahhhh!' a fearful wail boomed out from Vivian as she tried to get up to flee.

Boom!

Lightning blasted out for a short moment, illuminating the area briefly before silence returned to the land. John stared at Vivian's location, which was now nothing but charred ash, her body completely gone. He waved his hand, scattering her ashes in all directions, leaving no trace of her demise.