The Rise of the Black Plain

"So this is where the terrorist dogs are hiding?" Minos opened his mouth and asked out loud for everyone on the island to hear.

The moment he said those words, every being on the island felt a chill run through their bodies as they turned their eyes upward.

Flying over the small island were three men, two level 95 Demigods and a level 90 man who was famous throughout the Spiritual World.

"Minos Stuart!" The first Sages to see the emperor's figure exclaimed in surprise, not expecting to find one of their group's greatest enemies in this area.

The enemy Demigods behind the group of terrorists were not slow. Soon, they were all watching Minos. This was especially true for the leader of the group, the strongest in the area.

This elderly-looking man, level 97, looked at Minos and the two Demigods. "You shouldn't have come here. This place isn't for you."

"Oh?" Minos asked as he looked into the clear eyes of the old man. "You have been behind many of my state's losses lately. How is this place not for me? After I rip your head off, this island will be mine."

"Tsk! Always arrogant, as the rumors say!" The sister of the leader of this terrorist group exclaimed as she stood next to her brother, along with all the other Demigods present.

Meanwhile, the Sages in the surrounding area didn't know whether to flee or stay, but they were certain that a battle would break out in their headquarters.

The level 95 man who had recently met Minos in Veora turned pale when he saw that he had brought such a person to them.

'Damn it! This bastard really came after me!' He thought to himself before saying loudly and clearly. "Do not underestimate Minos Stuart. He recently killed King Veora, who was just one step away from reaching level 97."

"Oh? Is he that strong?"

"Good to know, but that doesn't mean he can fight us! We're nothing like that man and his subordinates!"

The members of this group of terrorists commented to each other. At the same time, the two level 95 Demigods next to Minos wore ugly expressions, not liking that these dirty people talked about them and their former sovereign in such a way.

As much as they were loyal to Minos now, it didn't change the reverence they had for the old King Veora.

Their former ruler might have been many things, but he wasn't weak, let alone as simple as these people made him out to be.

"You like to talk, you damn terrorists!" One of them said as he took a step forward.

But then Minos stopped him from starting this confrontation and asked them loudly. "Were you all trying to take refuge like that guy?" He pointed in the direction of the man who had just passed Veora. "Let me tell you, none of you will get what you want. Even if some of your cronies get away from me, I'll make the whole world cancel deals like the one this guy was looking for."

"Tsk! You bastard! You ruined everything!" The group leader's sister said as she looked at the level 95 man.

But one of the others commented in Minos' direction. "Let's not make trouble between us. Now that we've been discovered, we have to kill this little bastard. It's our only chance to keep everything we've achieved!"

"Yes, I'll kill him." The level 97 Demigod agreed as he stepped forward and glared at Emperor Stuart. "Take care of these two. I'll take care of Minos Stuart alone."

"Just you?" Minos laughed as he teased and stepped forward as well.

But he would not follow the plans of his enemies. As soon as he moved, he moved his energies through his body and started the battle for himself by moving toward one of the level 93 Demigods in the area.

"How fast!" The sister of the strongest of that group exclaimed as she saw Minos appear behind the weakest of their group, while his cultivation rose to level 92 and the level 93 man lost some of his cultivation.

Minos was swift, not only in his flying speed but also in his ability to take over his opponents' cultivation.

When his cultivation stabilized at level 92, he immediately took action against two level 94 opponents, stealing their cultivation to lend to his two level 95 allies temporarily!

Before the level 97 Demigod could even approach Minos and attack him, the two Veora natives felt their strength increase until it stabilized at level 96!

"That energy..." One of the two level 96 Demigods thought to himself as he felt an incredible strength in his body as if he had truly ceased to be a level 95 cultivator.

As long as the effects of Minos' ability lasted, no one could say that he or these two men weren't cultivators of the level they were at!

The enemies quickly realized this when they saw the differences between these three, and all of them became more serious about the battle that was about to begin!

"Be careful. They are really annoying!" The level 97 Demigod said to his group as he flew towards Minos and used his sword to attack his opponent.

Swooish!

As Minos felt the enemy's first blade pass by him, for the first time since his breakthrough, he felt the adrenaline rush of fighting someone who could seriously injure him.

The difference between King Veora and the man in front of him was only one level. But that one-level difference was enough to make this fight much more difficult than the one Minos had had with Veora.

To get a real sense of this difference, while the previous fight had been easy for Minos, the kind he could win with one move, this upcoming confrontation would require all of his skills, and he still had a chance of getting hurt or even losing!

Thus, from the first moment of the fight, Minos used everything he had, mixing his defensive, movement, and physical and mental attack techniques to counter the strongest opponent he had ever faced!

As he did this, showing his opponent that he wasn't so easy to deal with despite the huge level difference between them, the Demigods in the area began to suffer at the hands of these two level 96 men for a moment!