Divine Emperor of Death

"What- What do you mean?"

Davis demanded with panic visible in his eyes, causing Founder Alstreim Windstorm to gesture for him to calm down, "Don't worry."

"You killed them all. Don't you remember?"

"I think so, but what kind of instinct is for them to rest?"

Didn't the Vacuous Beasts just have pure killing instincts, attacking whatever they see moving and consuming them? He thought he had already established that fact, but it turned out to be false!?

"Well, you killed them all before they could get tired." Founder Alstreim Windstorm wryly smiled, "If not, there would've been sightings of Vacuous Beasts after the incident but didn't a lot of time pass and no Vacuous Beast showed up? That lad who survived told me that the Vacuous Beasts only rest for a day or two before they start rampaging again, so I presume that there's no need to worry."

'You should've said that first...'

Davis hit his forehead, almost regretting ascending to the First Haven World. After all, if Vacuous Beasts could rest, it would mean that not all could have been killed.

Even if a single Vacuous Beast survived, it would mean destruction for half of the Grand Beginnings Continent, at the very least!

Looking at Founder Alstreim's wry smile, Davis unamusingly asked.

"Then why did you make a complicated expression on your face?"

"Because I hear some powers had captured those Vacuous Beasts in the name of training purposes."

Davis's brows shot wide, "You think these powers are releasing them one by one?"

"I don't know," Founder Alstreim Windstorm shook his head, "But it might purely be because the First Haven World is too big to cover, and millions of Vacuous Beasts had invaded it, making it impossible to kill them all in a short amount of time."

"That lad said that those Vacuous Beasts rampage outside for a while and burrow into the ground for rest, completely stopping any signs of life as their undulations disappear, making it harder for them to be found. Moreover, because the range is too much to cover for the immortal powers, it seems that some Vacuous Beasts do get lucky to be missed during the hunt."

"Therefore, we can see that Vacuous Beast Rabbit could simply be a case of the latter."

Founder Alstreim Windstorm concluded, causing Davis to slowly nod his head, and just when he was having doubts over it, immortal undulations appeared in the distance, causing him to command Yotan to continue forward. They then saw the immortals appear and interact with that lad Founder Alstreim Windstorm had saved, but before the immortals could turn around and search for Founder Alstreim Windstorm, they had already left the area.

"Seems like the case of failing to finish during the hunt."

"Right."

Davis and Founder Alstreim Windstorm nodded to each other, relaxing about the situation in the Grand Beginnings Continent. Those immortals seemed to be the sentry posted in this region as they were silver-armored, making it known that they were protecting this region, and since they responded rather quickly but came late, both of them concluded that what the lad said was true.

Davis had also wondered how the Vacuous Beasts gained their energy to attack without a stop. After all, they have no souls, their blood is contaminated, and their point-core is pretty much useless as it would disappear upon death. Now his question got answered as it seemed like they did spend up their energy from their point-core but began to hibernate for a few days before waking up and continuing their rampage.

It seemed like an endless cycle to them, or do they actually evolve into something else?

Davis couldn't help but feel the chills when he thought of it like that.

After some time, they gradually started seeing cities that hadn't been destroyed much. Further on, there was a completely unscathed city.

However, they stopped before they could enter because they would have to enter through the gates and not above the city walls like they usually did in the Grand Beginnings Continent.

"Indeed, even immortals are not allowed to fly above the city."

"Does that mean that the lord of this city is an Immortal King?" Davis asked.

"Yes." Founder Alstreim Windstorm nodded, "This is a Tier Two City belonging to the Fire Phoenix Clan. The City Lord doesn't stay at all times, but they sure do mark the person violating this rule and put a hefty fine on their head. If they don't pay up, then they'll have to live up to the consequences."

"Then that means Tier Three Cities have Level Nine Immortals as their City Lords."

"Yes, the Ascendance Cities and the cities following it are all Tier Three Cities."

"Wait… we had seen at least fifteen cities in this region alone before ending up here. That means…"

"Yes, there are millions of immortals, and more than ninety percent of them are stuck in the Immortal Stage, unable to get past due to their weak foundation. It is the accumulation of millions of years of immortals."

"…"

Davis didn't know what to say to this mind-boggling number. However, even when there were so many immortals, the fact that he didn't see them much as he saw the mortals remained a testament to how vast the First Haven World was.

"Alright, let's alight and enter this..."

Davis gestured, causing Founder Alstreim Windstorm to smile brightly, "Thirty-Fourth Fire Phoenix City."

"Great, nice name..."

Looking at Davis offer a thumbs up, Founder Alstreim Windstorm couldn't help but chuckle, "There are just too many cities. Unless there is something special about it, that city should forget about receiving a normal name. Having it numbered apparently helps the power overseeing it organize better."

"That's true."

Davis then had Yotan hide the flying boat in an inconspicuous location, but she just rendered it back to its runic form and drew a concealment formation over it, causing him to be full of praise for her. He absorbed Yotan, Threelotus, and Evelynn back into his palace and was just about to set on foot when Founder Alstreim Windstorm wryly smiled.

"What now?"

"We should enter separately."

"Why?" Davis blinked.

"You'll know when you enter past the gates."

Founder Alstreim Windstorm secretively smiled before he flew off, leaving a dumbfounded Davis.

'He looks so excited...'

Davis shook his head before he followed him after some time, finally arriving at the gates.

Here, the fee to enter was a hundred Peak-Level Vein Stone Fragments, which he easily afforded. However, he was suddenly stopped by a bronze-armored guard who was actually a Level One Immortal, and the few words he said struck a chord in Davis's heart.

"You have a thick mortal world aura on you. You're not of our immortal world, are you?"

It instantly caused him to be on alert, causing him to raise his face and gaze at a square-faced guard.

At this point, he was wearing a black robe and had his hair done black while even slicing his cheek to the side from his lips to create a scar, appearing remarkably battle-hardened like every other vagabond cultivator yet suave.

"Hehe, judging by your reaction, I knew I was right. You're busted."

The square-faced guard laughed, causing Davis to heave a sigh of annoyance. Just as he raised his hand slowly, the square-faced guard opened his mouth again.

"Now tell me which one of the ascenders you came with. Perhaps, I might be able to put in some good work for you if you're obedient enough to give me fifty percent of your income. Immortals Crystals aren't easy to earn, you know?"

Davis's hand froze mid-air ever so lightly before he took that hand and scratched his head.

What's going on today? First, it was Founder Alstreim Windstorm who delayed his words to make him panic, and now, it was a random guard?

'Alright, calm down. I must be on my toes, wary of everything since I'm in a new world...'

Davis spoke to himself. Then, he practically ignored the guard and walked into the city.

"Hey! Didn't you hear me? Is fifty percent too much? Even forty, no… thirty percent will do! You'll also gain connections for your master!"

However, Davis didn't respond as he kept walking into the city with his head down.

The square-faced guard simply shrugged and returned to his job of watching the gate once he saw that he was being ignored. It seemed that he had his fair share of encounters to not issue a threat upon being ignored like that.

Inside the city, Davis stood in the middle of the entrance plaza and looked at his hand.

'This thick mortal world aura… will it change after I become an immortal, or if I still remain a mortal, would it decrease depending upon how much time I spent here absorbing the natural heaven and earth energy?'

He thought of wanting to get rid of this mortal world aura as soon as possible, or it would pose a significant threat.