Cheat Cultivator's Ascension - Chapter 532 - 532: An Outright Provocation

“Blue Core, no, Indigo Core Stage? That’s quite surprising…”

The color of the rainbow, or rather, of visible light as its wavelength gets smaller and smaller, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.

Of course, there are several other colors that one can see through the prism, yet these seven are the ones that stand out the most, and these seven, along with the Silver Core and Golden Core Stages, comprise the progression of the Western Continent’s mana cultivation system.

Going at it by the order of steps, one can say that what Liliana is seeing, the Indigo Core Stage, is something that anyone in the continent will find impressive, impressive even more if the one with such high level of cultivation are people just of the same generation, of the same age as her, branding them as geniuses who will define the next era of the continent.

By convention, this Indigo Core Stage is the sixth step of the mana cultivation system, meaning that level for level, this stage is at the same status, same power, and influence as the Eastern Continent’s Soul Formation Realm, and yet completely despite that…

‘They’re weak, pitifully weak…’ Su Xiaotian thought to himself as he came to realize that it wasn’t only the lower stages of the mana cultivation system that were weak, but also the higher realms as well, this realization making him conclude something.

‘So that’s the reason why they aren’t even making a move against the east, even if they have a lot more celestials than us… they might not be able to handle the three old men from the tower, not to mention Elder Xingtian. ‘ those thoughts appear in his mind, and yet another question takes the place of the solved one.

‘Then why not make a move here? Forget about invading, even just expanding here should be something good…’ he mutters to himself, the only assumption her can make is the fact that perhaps, those old men don’t find this place worth the sacrifice of crossing through the great barrier of storm between the continents, or some other reason he doesn’t know at all.

Shoving those thoughts to the back of his mind as he focused on what was in front of him, Su Xiaotian’s vision allowed him to take a good look at the strength of the people whose faces were already visible even without the augmentation of his Transcendent Qi and soul power on his sight.

There are a lot of them, the group numbering several dozen young men and women with features different from each other, some possessing long, pointy ears blending well with their blonde hair and emerald eyes, some with horns growing on their heads, tails on their behinds, and bat wings growing from their backs.

Some of them shares quite the similar feature to Su Xiaotian and Liliana, bearing white, silver or ashen hair, a wide wingspan that casts darkness underneath, and a crimson pupil that seems to peer through the soul itself, some others, clearly of a smaller population than these main races, sporting beastly ears or features, some canine, some feline, some reptilian.

Speaking of reptilian, of all the main races, the one who stands out the most is none other than the one leading this charge in the name of ‘teaching someone a lesson’, the scaled wing an obvious sign of his origin, an origin confirmed all the more with the vertically slit pupil seemingly seeing through the truths of the world.

Among these people, there are only five who piqued Su Xiaotian’s interest, all of them not for their strength, but rather for the people standing behind their backs.

[Name: Strauss Noveus von Dragnonia]

[Age: 27]

[Affiliation: Dragonia Clan (Crown Prince)]

[Connection: Dragonia Clan (Dragon Royal Family)]

[Greatest Backing: Strauss Nava von Dragonia (Dragon Emperor)]

[Name: Lyria Anna Bloodstar]

[Age: 31]

[Affiliation: Bloodstar Clan (Heir)]

[Connection: Bloodstar Clan (Vampire Ducal Family)]

[Greatest Backing: Lorelei Bloodstar (Vampire Duchess)]

[Name: Alfia Evergreen]

[Age: 35]

[Affiliation: Great Forest High Table (Priestess-in-Training)]

[Connection: Falling Leaf Faction (Elven Royal Faction)]

[Greatest Backing: Olfreya Evergreen (Elven High Priestess)]

[Name: Lilith Lucifera]

[Age: 28]

[Affiliation: Great Desire Worldly Domain (Heir)]

[Connection: Lucifera Clan (Dream Demon Royal Family)]

[Greatest Backing: Leila Lucifera (Dream Demon Queen)]

[Name: Orvus Bonebreaker]

[Age: 33]

[Affiliation: Bonebreaker Horde (Heir)]

[Connection: Bonebreaker Horde (Werewolf Great Pack)]

[Greatest Backing: Vereas Bonebreaker (Bonebreaker Alpha)]

“Quite the lineup of people raring to ‘visit’ you, Miss Liliana,” closing the semi-transparent, floating golden screen after inspecting each and every single one of these ‘visitors’, Su Xiaotian mentioned with a teasing smile on his face, prompting the lady to pout her mouth before she recovers herself a moment later as she replies.

“Well, fame has its costs” she said in a helpless tone as she lifts the rapier stuck on the earth she’s standing on, intending to start this ‘punishment’ with a bang as she wills the spirit qi to surge around her, rushing specks of light turning crimson as it swirls and dances within the range of her figure, a sight that even the immortal-like young man had to admit is quite mesmerizing.

“Don’t go easy on them,” he reminded as he noticed her feet gradually lifting up from the ground, the wings on her back expanding their reach, casting a dark shadow beneath her as it unfurls, a smile on her face as she turns her gaze to him before she replies.

“I have no intention to hold back, Xiaotian,” she said before her wings flapped, casting a gust around her as she shot through the skies, stabilizing her ascent as she reached the same level as the ‘Great Ones’ approaching her, the gazes directed towards her sharp, spiteful, and detesting as they watched her make her next move.

Seemingly intent on provoking them to no end, the lady flaps her wings once more, pushing herself to a higher altitude, just enough so that she can still see the Great Ones, just enough so that they can also see her and the mocking expression on her face.

“You’re flying quite high, Miss Liliana.” finally standing face to face with her, the leader of this group, a young man bearing a sharp, domineering air seemingly intent on suppressing everything and everyone around him, spoke, a tinge of mockery and annoyance in his otherwise calm voice.

“Nah, must be just you and your group flying too low, oh, maybe you’re tired from the long trip, Prince Noveus” remaining on her spot as she ignores the domineering pressure bearing down on her entire being, Liliana replies with a provoking smile on her beautiful face, nonchalantly playing around with the rapier in her hand as if that overwhelming pressure is nothing to her at all.

“Hoh… interesting… really interesting indeed,” seeing how she resists the pressure coming out of him, the young prince of the dragon decides to pull back instead of pressing forth, intending to go with the original plan as he turns to his side, staring at the vampire beside her.

“I’ll deal with this insolent girl, Prince Noveus,” picking up the young dragon’s intent, the vampire lady standing beside him, the heir to a vampire duchy, Lyria, said with an excited smile on her face, a snap of her finger prompting six other powerful individuals to encircle Liliana with her.