SHK CH 565: Domination (1) (Patreon)

Lately, the sentence, “When Lustburg moves, the world moves as well” was becoming something akin to a common sentence.

After all, with everything the kingdom had been doing lately, it was hard to not notice all the things that were going on.

From being expected to lose, to nearly completely dominating the whole war, one could say that Lustburg was truly riding the tide.

Even so, there were still many people who did think this would go far.

They all knew that once Lustburg reached the capital, that would be it. After all, only a demigod could hope to break the barrier created by the supreme daughter.

In the end, Wratharis would most likely make one last show of force then retreat and start negotiating later.

Beyond the results of the war, the things people were the most interested in were none other than the situation of Lilith Luxuria.

There were many theories. Some alluded to Lilith being gravely wounded after facing the demigod who broke in Lustburg.

With how the Prince rose to power around the same time, many considered that Lilith and the Prince had always been in a strained relationship and that Lilith had been keeping the power for so long because she was controlling him.

Now though, Lustburg was without a King ranked and the prince seemed to be only moderately talented.

The tales about the black phoenix showing its might made it clear that the Phoenix was not a King level either.

Sol Luxuria was weak or at the very least, he was weak right now!

This was a common opinion, the idea that was spreading, and a fact that Sol did nothing to and instead helped push forward.

This was why, when a large screen suddenly covered the sky, the residents of Lustburg, Wratharis, and the few borders did not understand what was going on or what was about to happen.

All they could see was a lone man floating high in a desert battlefield, wearing regal clothes and showing a calm smile.

While many might not recognize him by name, his features made it easy to understand who it was as the camera seemed to focus on his eyes.

The Blessed of Lustburg — Sol Dragona Luxuria.

This was not the first time such a thing had happened. In fact, this had happened a few many times but each time the prince made a broadcast, the information shared was incredible or very shocking.

This was why, everyone raised their head in the sky, from the most mundane to the high-ranked, they looked up and wondered, what kind of crazy stunt would the prince pull again.

They were not ready for what followed.

***

Back to Lustburg, the three sages were flying using clouds, a technique Sun Wukong had taught them, a very useful one that allowed them to reach incredible speed in the sky and fight as they wished.

“Bull, do you feel it?”

The bull King frowned and his form slowly changed, his muscles twitched and his height grew, reaching an impressive nearly 3 meters tall, with long pointed horns on both sides of his head, and finally a long sturdy tail.

The Macaque King and the Lion King immediately transformed as well. This was not their full form but this form was the most advantageous one when it came to fighting in their opinion.

“I will take the front, you guys stay a little further. If the prince immediately attacks, I will count on you guys to support me.”

The Lion King mocked, “I didn’t expect you will be so scared.” Though he said this, he was also showing a very serious expression.

He could feel the pressure. They had underestimated the prince even more than they initially thought.

This guy was —

“Hello.”

Whoosh!

The three sages, who were in a triangular formation, immediately reacted. Fists covered in Fire, wind, and Metal all created a roar as they tore the air to ruthlessly punch their target but sadly for them—.

“Well… This is not the kindest greeting I received, I must say.”

The lion King, holding a magical sword he had created with his affinity, widened his eyes s he watched what was happening. All of them were standing still, unable to touch the one intruder in their midst.

Their attacks weren’t blocked, not truly so. But he felt like there was a layer between them and the young man in front of them. As if he was standing in a completely different space from him.

Now that they were close, they were able to see the intruder more clearly and immediately recognized him. Though he was very different from the image of him they had.

The prince they knew of had his appearance mostly human. But the one in front of them was taller and his horns and draconic eyes were clear for all to see. He was tall, his eyes were anything but human and a few scales could be seen on his white skin.

Though he was shorter than the Bull King, he gave the distinct impression that he was towering over all other them.

“To be honest. I have so many different ways to make you guys completely helpless in one go that this fight is entirely meaningless. Ideally, I would put you down instantly like my beloved did but this does not align with my goal.”

They became angry at the way he was belittling them but showed once again surprise when the feeling of infinite distance between them seemed to vanish and their fists or weapons finally made contact with his skin.

Boom!

It had to be said that though they appeared to have stopped earlier, they had never ceased building momentum and tried to break through whatever means of protection the prince was using.

The shockwave of the attacks finally making contact with his body was akin to a bomb detonating. The three sages were no pushovers and the power they held was enough to bring down mountains.

Pure white light flashed and the shockwave spread, forcing people who were watching in the vicinity to crouch down and cover their ears or protect themselves.

For those watching the broadcast, the impression of awe and power was all too easy to feel as they could see the spreading damage even though the four were fighting in the air. They had no doubts that if they were in the place of the prince they would have been destroyed.

Then, what about the prince himself?

A few showed surprise. Many started to show glee or mockery at the situation. In lustburg, the nobles who had been pressed down because of the reforms Sol was establishing were already about to jump for joy.

But —

Sigh~!

A sigh full of tiredness and disappointment sounded, reaching the ears of all those watching.

The light slowly dissipated, all this to show the three Sages standing further apart, all of them with the same incredulous face.

“All that…For a drop of blood. How pitiful.”

Meanwhile, Sol, still nonchalantly standing where he was, gently tapped the closing wound on his forehead and liquid the drop of blood that fell.

“Or should I say, as expected of the Bull King? You honor your name as a powerful Duke. Only a very select few can even dream of making me bleed.”

He smiled, “Be proud. You will be the one to have the honor of fighting me.”

Neither the Macaque King nor the Lion King were able to answer before being swiftly swallowed in Sol's dimension.

“Brothers!”

“Do not worry. They will be fine. No harm will come unto them. I cannot say the same about you though.”

He stretched a little before taking off his upper shorts and throwing it away, revealing his muscular frame.

“Relax. This will be short.”

This would not be a fight. This was going to be nothing more than a demonstration.