The Heavenly Road: God Hunters

Chapter 025 Options (revision)

Helio seemed quite curious as to what Kenshin wanted to tell him, until his son looked hurried. Helio rubbed his back, trying to calm himself down before listening to what was about to be revealed.

"We still have a lot of time right now. So there is no need to rush like this" Helio said wisely.

Kenshin gulped back a glass of tea in his hand, and just then, his eyes accidentally caught a scroll that opened on his father's desk.

"Studying the Arrangement of the 5 Heavenly Fire Foundations, again..?" asked Kenshin by raising his eyebrows.

"The array of 5 Heavenly Fire Foundations is an extremely powerful technique, the legacy of the sect founder. If only anyone could regain control of the technique, even if only part of its full potential, the 5 Pentagrams of Sacred Fire would reappear" Helio said with enthusiasm.

Kenshin just smiled a little, listening to his father's great ambition.

"Dad, there's something I want to show you. Maybe you know about this" Kenshin said.

Helio frowned, asking, "Something..?"

Kenshin nodded while taking out an intangible scroll of swordsmanship. Instantly, Helio was startled and immediately stood up when he saw the scroll. His face turned serious.

"Kenshin! Where'd you get it?!" Helio asked in a firm tone.

Seeing his father's expression, Kenshin is afraid to tell it, but he knows that he has already shown it, and finally, he has to tell the truth.

"Dad, I'm sorry I hid this from you. This scroll was actually given by someone. At first, that person had intended to exchange it for my mask, but I refused. But then, he threw it at me and said that this was a gift of initiative from her. Before leaving, he said he wanted to make me his disciple.."

"Someone?! Is he a man or a woman?! Can you describe the physical form?" helio asked in a still serious tone.

Kenshin gulped, terrified by his choice of receiving the scroll.

"His voice was clearly a man, probably the same age as senior Taki. I couldn't see his face because he was wearing a hooded robe and a face mask. However, he had large black wings on his back and a dark aura that could not be described as an aura of hostility or an aura of peace.."

Helio held his breath for a while and then exhaled him furiously. From his son's testimony, he already knew who had met him. Helio pulled and exhaled his frenzied breath several times thinking about it.

"Then do you know what this is?"

"The Heavenly Art of the Unmanifested Sword Science, although its radiance looked like the rank of a white legend, but it was actually even higher in rank if its full part, was,"

Helio patted his eel, if his son had known to that extent, he had learned it. His head hurt thinking about the next thing Kenshin had to do.

"You know, the Celestial Book of the ancestral relics of the sect founder who is currently said to be lost somewhere, do you know?!"

"I know, Father, it is the Dark God ranked Heavenly Fire God Black Book. One of the heavenly scriptures that the founding ancestor had created, the strongest fire-control element art that had once electrified the Heavenly Realm Continent for the second time in the past,"

"It's good that you know. In our Arkhan Empire, there are 3 Celestial Books and 15 Unparalleled Artifacts scattered across several groups and people, one of those heavenly books is owned by our sect. If we only have such powerful heirlooms, do you not think any other nation has the same thing to compensate us...?" He gave a question.

Kenshin nodded in understanding, only that he still did not understand why his father had suddenly discussed the 18 Strongest Heirlooms of the Arkhan Empire.

"Good, if you can guess. Of course, nations other than humans also have an equally powerful heritage. So even with the Dark Elves, do you know what they have..?"

"That's. I don't know. The Dark Elves were very close to themselves, even information about them was very closed and lacking, let alone about the inheritance of their ancestors,"

Helio chuckled, although it was true what his son said, but that did not mean that something like the Strongest Heirloom would go unnoticed. Although as powerful as the Dark Elves, the information signal regarding the Strongest Heirloom was still too fast to be scuttered.

Helio chuckled as he massaged his forehead, "Can you learn something straight away without knowing what you're learning, you're really careless. If any outsider finds out about this, you'll end up being the target,"

Kenshin frowned confusedly, he still did not understand why he would end up being the target. Kenshin was also curious as to why his father mentioned the Dark Elves before.

"Indeed, what does it have to do, intangible swordsmanship with what all fathers say. Moreover, father emphasized the Dark Elves nation, as if this was related to them,"

"So you still don't understand.." Helio raised his head, his head currently feeling dizzy.

"Dad thought, with dad mentioning it plainly you would be able to understand it quickly. At its core, our True Fire God Sect has the Dark Fire God Book, one of the 3 Heavenly Books in the Arkhan Empire. While the High Cliff Country, which was indeed the land of the dark elves, also had 2 inheritance in the form of heavenly scriptures and incomparable artifacts. And that thing is, the Unmanifest Sword Science and the Moon-Splitting Black Sword.."

Kenshin was silent listening.

"If you meet someone who is eager to learn intangible swordsmanship, or who has a grudge against the dark elves, they will definitely come after you. Because, just so you know, even though the dark elves are a neutral nation, the average of them is a demon cultivator" Helio explained.

"So, that means me..."

"No, there's no way he's setting you up. Did he say he wanted to call someone or something before..?" cut Helio and ask.

Kenshin lowered his head trying to recall his encounter with the young man. Slowly his memory reappeared, and Kenshin nodded in agreement.

"Then you don't have to worry. Your only option right now is to leave the sect and go see him. Just by becoming his disciple, your safety is more assured. Not only that, you can definitely increase your cultivation faster with him," he said sighing heavily.

"So, you know who that guy is..?" ask Kenshin curiously.

Helio nodded slowly, "It's not wrong, he must be your uncle who came to pick you up. You don't have to worry about anything, the heavenly law is unfathomable. You who are my son, even get the spirit of the shadow god of light. You can stay here, but in exchange, you will have to pay with the restraint of your cultivation in the expert realm. Your uncle gave it as a gift from a teacher to a student. There are heavenly laws embedded in this scroll," Helio explained.

Kenshin's feeling was instantly troubled, he had already studied the intangible swordsmanship. But most of what made his heart broken, he could not leave the sect just like that.

"Dad, if he's my uncle, that means he..."

"Yes, she's your mother's real sister. Forgive me for closing this whole thing down for so long. I have an appointment with your mother not to tell anyone about this, not to mention you. Your mother is a beautiful woman, you will definitely feel proud to be her son," Helio rubbed his tears that seeped out.

"Dad, there's a lot of stuff that's entered my head and I can't absorb it all right now. Let me be alone first" Kenshin said, moving from his seat to his room.

Helio had no intention of stopping him, he allowed his son to rest and understand everything.

"It's about time you met your mother. I'm sorry, Kenshin, for holding you back all this time" Helio said.

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Elsewhere, or precisely in the Valley of Hell, Asta was isolated and accompanied by Flares, his Master. Asta took a deep breath, repeatedly trying to stabilize the hunting breath. His eyes were looking for the whereabouts of his teacher who had gone nowhere.

Over the past week, his body has been forcibly processed. Asta was given only a short time to rest and eat, while Flares provided a very intense training. However, the results were satisfactory, Asta's blood had reached stage 4 purification, only bones and muscles needed to be completed.

"Brukk!" Asta's stomach made a hungry voice.

Asta held onto his empty stomach while hoping Flares was cooking something outside the cave.

The twilight light crept into the cave, causing Asta to have to narrow his eyes. He took out a piece of meat and roasted it in a burning furnace for the pot of medicine that was being used.

After eating and resting for a while, Asta went under the river to clean himself up.

"To be alone here without an Ace is boring. Teacher, where are you..?" he muttered, missing Ace and Flares who suddenly disappeared.

Asta lit several torches in the corner of the cave as lighting to deal with the dark night.

Night came, bringing a biting cold wind. Outside the cave, a bright full moon shone in the sky, shining down on the Valley of Hell.

Tired of waiting for his teacher who had not returned, Asta continued the forging of his body that had been delayed. He entered the medicinal pot again and began forging while soaking inside the thawed forging medicine.

A white shadow streaked into the cave. The white smoke infiltrated the pendulum of the necklace ring that Asta was wearing.

A moment later, the figure appeared again and slowly formed its own body. Apparently, it was Flares.

Suddenly, Asta felt that something was touching his skin. He opened his eyes and was shocked when he saw the figure of Flares right in front of his face. He reflexively hit, but his hand only passed through the shadow of Flares.

"Ciii! The devil..!!!" Jerit Asta was frightened unaware that it was his teacher.

Shocked, Asta surged out from within the pot, causing splashes of medicinal water to scatter in all directions. Flares who was upset at being called "ghosts" instantly displayed a flat face mixed with annoyance.

"Relax!"

"Based on a brash student! Just a minute your teacher left, you're brave now!" Guram.

The punch on his head immediately opened his eyes. Asta realizes that the figure of his teacher is a spirit, similar to a ghost. He felt ashamed of his actions and only grimaced as an apology.

"Come on, Master, you're making me very surprised. You always disappear and appear suddenly, I'm always surprised every time I see you. Please, don't act like a ghost anymore" Asta protested.

"In addition, even though Master had a handsome face and high achievements while still alive, it was when Master still had a body. Now Master is just a wisp of spirit, so I ask Master to behave normally. Please, don't be a ghost,"

Flares clenched her hands furiously, feeling displeased at being called "ghost". Without saying another word, Flares pulled one of Asta's legs up. Asta was shocked and could not escape.

"Basic is unethical! I'll discipline you, you brash student!" Angry talk.

Suddenly, Asta's heart stopped beating, his instincts sensing danger from Flares' hands.

"Based on a naughty student! Feel this love blow from your teacher!" Flares swung her hand and hit Asta's butt very hard.

"Plaaac! Plaakkkp! Plaakkkp! Plaakkkp! Plaakkkp! Plaakkkp! Plaaq!...."

"Akkhhhhh...!!! Teacher, I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm really sorry and I won't repeat it..." Shouts Asta hysterical.

"Too late! There is no mercy for you right now, you brash student!!" Timpal Flares, still continues to blow.

All of the supernatural beasts around the Valley of Hell woke up hearing his loud cry. Those who were distracted only let out a heavy sigh.

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For an entire hour, Flares punished Asta on the spot. Asta touched his butt that was probably bruised from his teacher's powerful punch.

"Now, Master, forgive you. But if you repeat it again, then there will be a heavier punishment for you later" he explained with a happy smile.

Asta just shuddered in horror. His mind was over who else would beat him in the ass for the umpteenth time. Flares looked happy after beating him.

"When you recover your condition, maybe this is a good time to know about the teacher's past.." Unasked, Flares begins to tell her about who she was in the past.

In the past, Flares was known as the Fire God of Darkness. His achievement in creating the Heavenly Book of Dark Fire God was what earned him that title. His cultivation journey was so long and was faced with many enemies that confronted him.

Flares became the second person who dared to intersect with the 11 Ancient Unseen Beast Race, after a long time there was a Heavenly Realm Emperor uniting the Heavenly Realm Continent. During the trip, Flares also founded a group consisting of his peers and family, now known as the True Fire Flame Sect.

Although Asta was still too layman about the unifying history of the Heavenly Realm Continent, he still listened to his teacher tell him the story to the finish. Even so, there are some parts and stories that Asta understands and knows. One of them was that his teacher was the founder of the True Fire Flame Sect.

Hearing the achievements of his teacher who reached the peak of the Heavenly Emperor realm, made him very enthusiastic. There was a pride in his heart of being a disciple of someone who had an extraordinary background like his teacher.

However, he was curious about the reason behind his teacher's death. However, Asta did not dare to ask that for fear of offending his teacher. The only thing he could do to answer his curiosity was to wait for his teacher to tell him himself.

"But, Master, I..." Asta stopped his words for fear of offending his teacher.

"What..?" Ask Flares.

"I want to continue my training" he said with a smile.

"Then, you continue your training and the teacher will cook something for dinner tonight" he said, then pulled out the body cream.

"Teacher, it seems you want me to quickly catch up with you, yes.." Asta walked a step back.

"There's no more time. If you want to reach the same height as the teacher, then this is all you have to do" he said.

Flares immediately pull and apply the cream on Asta's back. Asta again shouted hysterically to endure the pain.

The unseen beasts who initially thought they could rest because the previous screams had subsided, instantly woke up again to hear another scream.

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As the day grew darker, Flares called Asta to take a break and dinner first. After that, he resumed his training.

"Teacher, where did the teacher go this afternoon? Very rarely do teachers travel long. There were about 3 days that the teacher left me here" Asta said.

"Teacher only went to learn what was happening right now in Arkhan Empire. It just so happened that the teacher heard something interesting, so therefore the teacher went long enough to find out more about it," he explained as he devoured the boiled meat.

"Something interesting..? A beautiful woman..?" Ask Asta to make sure.

Flares' hand hit her on the head, "You're 10 years old, too soon for you to talk about women. Besides you've got someone waiting at home, don't let down his loyalty, young man,"

Asta blurted his lips, knowing exactly that his teacher was talking about Asila Moegi, who else. "Enough, teacher. You're right, I'm 10 years old. Cultivation and practice are the most important things for me right now. There's a teacher waiting for me to come back to life, so I might be wasting my time on that,"

"It is not in vain that the teacher chooses you as a student. But, son, if you want to marry young at 14, then the teacher will bless your relationship. As long as you don't forget your promise to the teacher,"

"Enough, teacher, enough. You're talking more and more recklessly. Maybe I got married at that young age. I can be laughed at by Kenshin and others later," said Asta began to be upset with the discussion of his teacher.

"Ohh, so you're not afraid of your Asila Moegi being taken by someone else..? Teacher often, you know, listens to you calling his name every time you fall asleep" he said with a teasing smile.

"Teacher! Enough of the nonsense! Let's practice!" cut Asta fast. Flares giggled with satisfaction at the bashful attitude of her cat.

After finishing eating, Asta is already in a soaking position on top of the pot. Before starting, Flares re-applied a body forging cream to his body.

"Hold a minute, it hasn't started yet" he said.

After finishing applying the body-forging cream all over Asta's back, Flares let out a light-eating flame in both of his hands.

"This method can only be done by two people who have the same spirit essence, or someone who does double cultivation. The side effect of this method is the soul as if burned and the body torn apart. But if you can stay afloat, not only will your body rapidly increase by 2 levels, but your basic control will reach a high level. Are you ready..?" Ask Flares to make sure.

Asta nodded, "When the teacher starts, I'm ready!" The answer is full of confidence.

"Then endure, my disciple,"

Flares poured fire from his hands on Asta's body through his shoulders. The light-eating flame spread through his body, burning all forms of impurities present on his body.

At first Asta did not feel any pain, until then the side effects that his teacher said began to feel.

Flares let go of both hands, "Teacher can only help you get here. For the rest, it depends on your efforts. However, just so you know, you have to stay awake to succeed. Because if you're unconscious, you're gonna die burning by your own spirit essence,"

Asta took a deep breath, trying to stay focused and endure the growing craze of pain within his body. He knew that this was a golden opportunity to increase his cultivation by leaps and bounds. His gaze concentrated on the burning light-eating flames within him, recalling every detail and sensation he felt. Every second felt like an eternity, and Asta swore to himself that he would not waste this opportunity.

Time passed slowly, but to Asta, it seemed to last forever. He felt his body burning, yet he also felt a new power flowing through each of his fibers. Increasingly, the light-eating flames subsided even more, and as Flares retracted her hand, Asta felt an energy fuse with her body. He managed to pass this strenuous test and achieved tremendous progress in his training.

Flares smiled with satisfaction at Asta's passion and perseverance. "What a good thing, my student! You have successfully passed this test brilliantly. Your cultivation will definitely soar greatly after this. But remember, the progress you make is only proportional to the effort you put in. Never forget your sincere intentions and your determination to become stronger" Flares said excitedly.