Cultivation Through Artifacts

"Die!" throwing out a punch in the exact same manner as Khal did, King Zell roared angrily, his voice and eyes containing all the rage he was currently feeling.

Since the very first day he knew himself, he strived for greatness and worked harder than anyone in his race, that is how he was capable of becoming the leader of the Night Crawler Race in the Second Realm after a bit more than forty years!

He killed all those that tried to hinder his growth and destroyed everything that attempted to stand before his path. Because of that, no one dared to underestimate him nor had the guts to offend him, yet, a lowly human who was not even on the Limit Breaker Stage not only did challenge him but even punched him right in the face!

And to make things even worse, he succeeded and did the same thing with his daughter too!

What was this if not the biggest humiliation life has given to him?

"If I don't spill your organs and paint this place with your blood today, I am the biggest disgrace my race has ever seen!" King Zell roared loudly and with a greater drive than before, he threw his fist forward.

Khal watched the fist approach his face with a speed greater than he could follow and with a force that more than likely crush his skull and brain if happen to hit him, but still held a nonchalant complexion and even began to smile.

"Unfortunately, you have already lost even before having the chance to compete." Khal sighed gently and just when the fist was about to crash into his face, he waved his hands.

Swish!

"!?"

In that instant, everything came to an abrupt halt, and everyone around watched as King Zell's fist became motionless in the air just about an inch away from Khal's face almost as if it was frozen!

"Y-You! What did you do to me?" King Zell hissed through his clenched teeth as he struggled to move his body, but found it with great fright that he was incapable of doing so.

Despite feeling his body just as perfectly as ever before, for some unknown reasons he failed to control his movements, almost as if a ghost have invaded his body and prevented him from doing so!

"What... is happening? Why is the King hesitating?" many Night Crawlers looked at this sight with complex faces, none of them understanding what was currently happening before their eyes.

The same went for the Elders and Senior Lin too as even they showed great surprise and confusion. Especially Senior Lin as she was perfectly aware that Khal didn't use any Martial Technique or secret skill as she would have easily noticed it.

As for Khal, he just stared at King Zell with a calm expression, completely unfazed that just now he was only a hairbreadth away from getting smashed into mincemeat for good!

However, if one had a keen eyesight or looked closely at his forehead, one would realize he was not even as calm as he was showing it as small drops of sweat were flowing down his face one by one, seemingly the sign that he was at his limit just by sealing off King Zell's movement.

[You were quite reckless, that could have easily cost your life!]

Nova's voice appeared in Khal's head, forcing a small bittersweet smile to appear on Khal's face.

Indeed, he could have easily died just now if it weren't for his ridiculous amount of Body Essence and his trust in his Bloodshed Touch ability!

'Who would have guessed that this Talent of mine would grow so much that not even a Fifth Stage existence could resist it? Haha!' Khal laughed slightly in his heart, feeling both awe and joy after discovering just how great his Bloodshed Touch has become.

He could clearly remember the time back in the First Realm where he used this ability to see creatures through walls from a far distance and hunt them down. He could also remember when he used it to solidify his blood during his fight with Logan, saving him from getting his arm to be cut off.

However, since then, he didn't really use it and didn't notice just how strong it has become until this very moment.

'To think I can now control others' through their blood once I touch them...' Khal couldn't help but feel ecstatic about this new discovery that could literally save him almost anytime in the future.

Of course, although feeling happy, Khal was also secretly disappointed as unfortunately, while he could control anyone he once touched as there were quite a few downsides of this power, such as the amount of Body Essence it required him to use or the duration he could keep it active.

Back in the First Realm, he did not notice this as his Body Essence did not flow through Essence Paths as it did now but surged in his entire body, but all of his Talent's could only function by consuming his Body Essence just like how his Secret Arts and Martial Arts would when used; some would require more while some would need only a small amount.

As for his Bloodshed Touch, it was definitely in the former category as only after a few seconds after he started to use it, more than a thousand units of his Body Essence had been absorbed without any sign of slowing down!

Naturally, compared to his more than 100,000 units of essence thanks to his time on Planet Thov, a single thousand units was nothing, but still, it was scary to think just how much his Bloodshed Touch required to make a single individual keep in place.

'Well, it can be also because he is two whole Stages above me, who knows. I need to test it out once I am done with him.' thought Khal and as he felt the connection between him and King Zell's blood began to weaken, he raised his hand and grabbed the fist in front of him.

"I will give you one final chance to redeem yourself and your men from your demise." by saying those words, Khal waved his other free hand and summoned a scroll into his hand which he opened and showed to King Zell.

"Bring me all the items on this list and you can leave this place alive. If not, even you know what will happen, right?"