Episode 11: Is This You, Father?

Episode 11: Is This You, Father?

In the previous episode, we saw Yorian struggling to protect Ariana during the absorption stage of Heicain Ma oy oesu from Draven and Yoezi, fighting to the death. After this life-and-death battle, Yorian achieved peace for 10 years.

In this episode, we witness Draven trying to hide his identity as a mixed-blood descendant, which almost got him killed by Ying Haosheng in the Fuva Star 5 Realm. Additionally, there’s a meeting between Yorian and a Banyan tree, which Yorian considers his father due to a dark tragedy in his past when he was only 4 years old. How will Yorian's encounter with his father unfold?

Main Story:

After the Contra Empire imprisoned itself for 10 years, cutting off all CAPAPASTAF Alliance members, the shield that blocked communication between the Alliance and Contra finally opened for the first time in a decade, late at night.

Many council members immediately headed to the Contra Empire, curious about what the great empire had been doing to isolate itself for this long. As they entered the sea territory, they were surprised to see many lights on Contra’s mainland, shocking them because Contra had been technologically backward, but now it appeared like a developed country.

They continued northward into the Contra Empire, noticing many using technology that resembled what they had seen in the RNL (Rirco National Library), previously called from another world.

Arriving in Ranxara City (Contra's capital), they saw that Ranxara was even more advanced than the regions of Aevin or Aexa, closely resembling the depictions in the RNL of a Metropolis Capital and a Developed Nation.

They noticed the tallest building in the center, which they assumed was the palace, as described in the RNL as the "mega metropolitan city of 2045," featuring a building designed to be the administrative center with a height of 5,000 meters.

And yes, they encountered Ran Yoezi and Ran Draven, whose levels had increased by 10 stars, meaning Ran Yoezi had officially entered Kilyasyiq Fuva star 1, and Draven was half a step away from Kilyasyiq Fuva (Fuva = level 110).

"How did you manage to enter the Kilyasyi realm of the Va tribe?" asked Ying Haosheng.

"Simply put, I absorbed a bit of the Emperor's blood, allowing me to enter the legendary Va tribe's realm," answered Ran Yoezi.

"Emperor, are you Ran Draven with both Ran and Va bloodlines?" Ying Haosheng asked suspiciously.

"How could you think I am the child of that criminal? We are ten years apart in age, and how could we reach the Va realm? This technique was created by ourselves over the last 10 years by combining Ran Clan and Va Tribe techniques," replied Ran Draven calmly.

"Then how did you acquire the legendary Va Tribe technique, guarded by DS.CAP Tava and Demon King Sova?" Ying Haosheng questioned.

"Oh, because this empire is a great political union covering vast geographic areas, ruling over many countries, tribes, and nations. In the empire, there are Va tribe members who gave me the technique to support their families," answered Ran Draven calmly.

"How can you use the Va tribe's techniques without the Va bloodline?" asked Ying Haosheng, still suspicious.

"No one’s hard work fails to bring results. Oh, by the way, how did you enter the Fuva star 5 realm (level 150)? Do you have mixed blood?" Ran Draven asked in return.

"It’s thanks to a pill auctioned by a child who should now be 14 years old," Ying Haosheng replied.

"You’re lying! How could a 4-year-old make you break into the Va realm?" Ran Draven retorted, glaring back.

"Do you want me to prove that it was indeed due to an 11th-level pill?" Ying Haosheng asked.

"An 11th-level pill? Are you kidding? That legendary pill created by a kid? How is that possible? Hahaha," mocked Ran Draven.

"You insolent fool! How dare you mock me?" Ying Haosheng said angrily.

"Emperor! How dare you be so disrespectful to the first elder Ying Haosheng?" Que Ling Tao scolded.

"You scoundrel, this alliance is not something you can insult as you please," added Huan Tang Feng.

"What? You don't like it? Fine, let me prove that the 11th-level pill is a fake," Ran Draven said confidently.

Immediately, the enraged Ying Haosheng attacked Draven with a powerful blow, but Draven easily countered and threw Ying Haosheng back.

Everyone was shocked, unable to believe that a half Fuva Realm could defeat a Fuva star 5 with a single exchange. Meanwhile, Ying Haosheng couldn't believe he had been defeated so easily.

"Wait a minute, don't tell me you have psychic powers?" Ying Haosheng asked.

"Hahaha, you’re absolutely right, and you know that uncontrolled killing intent and emotions are easily dealt with by someone with psychic attributes," Ran Draven replied.

"You scoundrel, I’ve been tricked. No wonder you were so calm and tried to provoke me," Ying Haosheng said angrily.

"Old man, you should leave now," Ran Draven said.

Ying Haosheng quickly used his best technique, Sky Heaven Hand, which created a dark hand capable of leveling everything within a 100 KM radius.

"Old man, give it up, you have a weak mentality to fight me," Ran Draven said.

Draven easily destroyed Ying Haosheng's Sky Heaven Hand, astonishing all the council members with the Contra Emperor’s overwhelming power.

"It’s no wonder Yoezi chose you as emperor," said Huan Tang Feng.

"First elder, why don't we just make him a faction member? He could strengthen our faction and help us," Ying Yunsheng Huo suggested to Ying Haosheng.

"Second elder, how can someone who has trampled on the alliance become part of us? Besides, we don't know him yet," Ying Haosheng objected.

"Sorry, first elder, for the emperor's behavior. He’s someone who likes to test people's strengths, both mentally and magically," Ran Yoezi apologized.

Before Ying Haosheng could respond to Ran Yoezi’s apology, strange fluctuations appeared again, leaving Ying Haosheng confused about what was happening.

"First elder, it seems there’s a faint aura from a Life Emperor," Ying Yunsheng said.

"No, Xiaohan is just a legend, even now it’s said to be extinct from the universe. If that really is a Xiaohan aura, it will be a threat because it must be in a realm equivalent to Oyova," Ying Haosheng replied uncertainly.

"First elder, don't you see a jade gate in the sky?" Ying Yunsheng asked.

As the other council members looked up at the sky, they were also shocked to see a large jade-lit gate visible in the sky. The council decided to investigate the jade gate.

They began to move into the sky at the speed of light and arrived within 2 seconds. They saw a 1000-foot gate with green light on a veil with a very complex formation.

"First elder, should we destroy the veil with the formation?" Ying Moesheng asked.

"No, this formation is very valuable, even we can’t make it. It seems that kid has created something crazy at the Nolkei Pavilion (Technology and Science)," Ying Haosheng answered.

Suddenly, the calm atmosphere turned tense as the formations began detecting their presence, activating millions of runes that launched millions of nuclear missiles toward them, causing a massive explosion equivalent to 100 Teratons of TNT.

"What’s inside that veil that requires protection with such power?" exclaimed the fifth elder, Huan Tang.

The relentless attacks continued for hours, exhausting the council members. But suddenly, the millions of runes forming the nuclear missiles stopped.

"What’s going on? Why did the formation stop?" the council members asked in confusion.

At that moment, they saw one of the runes emerge from the veil, creating a podium. When a girl shed her blood and placed her hand on the podium, a gap opened in the veil, and she entered.

"Ariana? What is that girl doing?" asked the fifth elder, Huan Tang.

They approached the podium, astonished by the sophisticated fusion of technology and magical formation. They noticed that all the inscriptions were in English, leaving them perplexed.

"Fifth elder, did you leak information about RNL’s technology to the public?" Ying Haosheng asked.

"First elder, I swear, I never disclosed any information about that extraordinary technology to the public. Besides, no one can understand the English language used in all those books," the fifth elder, Huan Tang, replied.

"Could it be Yorian? He’s the only one who’s ever demonstrated such capabilities," said the sixth elder, Que Ling.

Before they could finish their conversation, another large fluctuation occurred, astonishing them once again with the continuous events.

Meanwhile, in a different region, at the outermost area of the galaxy’s central zone, the massive Paxtorovutra structure emitted pure quts energy from the galaxy’s center towards the life tree’s core and the brain within a banyan tree, which was the brain of Yorian's parents.

"Father, Mother, the last time I saw you was when I was 4 years old. I hope to meet you again after that massacre. And now, after 110 years, we will reunite," I said in my heart, crying.

"Brother? Are you okay? This is the first time I’ve seen you cry," Ariana asked, puzzled.

"Huh? Since when did you get here? Are you skipping your Quqi Pavilion (Magic) classes again? About me crying, it’s because of the extreme pain," I replied, wiping away my tears.

"Huh! Pain? Brother, take a break. Let me continue what you were doing. Why don’t you take better care of yourself?" Ariana said, worried.

"Haha, relax, Ariana. This is about formation techniques. Although it’s from the Quqi Pavilion, this formation is different from what you’ve learned. I’m afraid of failing because this is something extraordinary for me," I said with a smile.

"Brother, where did you get this banyan tree?" Ariana asked curiously.

"Oh, this? I got it during one of my experiments," I replied, my gaze softening as memories resurfaced. "I went back to the old world... the place that started falling apart after the death of an emperor. I saw this banyan tree there... it was the only thing that accompanied me when I was alone."

"Who was that emperor? And what is that old world? Why were you alone, daydreaming under this tree?" Ariana's curiosity was relentless.

I paused, realizing the weight of her questions. "Hm... Ariana, let's talk about it later. I need to focus on this right now. I have to be meticulous to notice even the smallest changes in the formation."

"Alright, Brother," Ariana agreed, sensing the seriousness in my tone.

After talking with Ariana, I continued stabilizing the increasingly intense formation, facing incredible resistance beyond what I could have imagined. My body felt like it was being crushed by the aura of a powerful Life God.

Ariana grew increasingly worried as she saw my condition worsening. She began to assist in the awakening of the powerful Xiaohan, and eventually realized why I seemed to be in more pain than usual.

"Brother, let me handle this. It's too dangerous for you at level 42. I'm already at level 60. Please, just rest, I beg you," Ariana pleaded.

Suddenly, the massive banyan tree started to move slightly.

"Father! Mother!" I called out, barely conscious.

"Brother, wake up! You can't see them if you die. I don't know who they are or how important they are to you, but please, let me finish this," Ariana urged.

"Die? I've lived for 110 years without them, without love, under constant pressure. Even if it's just for one minute, I'm willing to sacrifice my life," I said, tears streaming down my face.

"Brother, wake up! Come back! They don't want to see you die. Let me handle it!" Ariana insisted.

"Stupid wench! Just shut up!" I shouted angrily.

Unable to bear seeing me die, Ariana knocked me unconscious just as the final stage was nearly complete.

Meanwhile, the council members were still struggling to survive the onslaught of the formations created by Yorian, despite their best efforts. Just then, Ran Draven appeared and effortlessly destroyed the powerful barrier that even Ying Haosheng couldn't break.

"Seriously? Is this all you've got, Yorian?" Ran Draven said arrogantly.

When the barrier was destroyed, I immediately regained consciousness and began controlling the formation, which had been temporarily shattered. I started gathering millions of runes into one powerful attack aimed at Ran Draven.

"Whoever you are, you've interfered with my attempt to reclaim my humanity. I'll kill you if it truly fails," I declared.

The millions of runes formed into a massive sword with six high-level creation attributes, thousands of feet long, and shot toward Draven at high speed, charged with destructive energy.

"Yorian, what are you doing that you have to go this far?" Draven asked.

Suddenly, the six-attribute sword shattered in an instant.

"Yorian, uncontrolled emotions are food for psychic attributes," Draven said.

"You fool, you just revealed your own weakness," I replied, laughing.

"Damn it, I just remembered you're different from the others," Draven said, panicked.

"Uncontrolled emotions are food for psychic attributes, huh? That attribute will consume you relentlessly, hahaha," I said calmly.

"You bastard, how dare you play with me!" Draven shouted angrily.

"The more I say it, the more it escalates, and the more your attribute will devour its own master. Let's end this, hahaha," I said, laughing.

The six creation attributes began to gather, forming a small spiral galaxy with immense energy.

"I guess this is too easy for you, to fight at the Nova level, but this is all I can create," I said.

The small spiral galaxy moved towards Draven, who was still suffering as his attribute consumed him. Draven didn't notice that the galaxy was already in front of him before it exploded.

"Fortunately, your small spiral galaxy carried dark energy and matter," Draven said, smiling as he healed himself.

"You fool, you're so arrogant that you always reveal your weaknesses as if there's no gap at all," I replied.

"Old man! Stop acting tough!" Draven shouted.

"Are you trying to use the same tactic on me with a 900-year difference in mental age from Haosheng? Who do you think I am?" I retorted, mocking him.

"Don't be arrogant, old man!" Draven shouted back.

"Youngster, you're too arrogant. When I respond to your arrogance, you can't take it? Don't you realize that there are others stronger than you? Mental age doesn't affect strength, but why are you so poor at controlling your own mind?" I replied.

"Contra Emperor, why do you call him an old man?" the council members asked, confused.

"His mental age is very old, that's why I call him an old man," Draven replied.

"Your arrogance will be your enemy, Contra Emperor. Fighting someone with a stronger mind is like seeking death," I said, threatening him.

Suddenly, the formation began to manifest a mysterious power, representing the Spiritual Sword of the Six Creation Attributes.

The giant sword moved swiftly toward Draven and nearly shattered his mind if Yoezi hadn't sacrificed himself for Draven.

"You... Yorian, you bastard, what have you done to my clan member!" Draven shouted angrily.

"Sorry, I didn't intend to target her, but she chose to become food for my Spiritual Sword," I replied.

Unwilling to accept it, Draven challenged Yorian to a direct fight without the formation, but I refused.

"Are you stupid? You have reverse magic abilities, so why don't you use them? Think about your stupidity; realize that it's your own mistake," I replied.

Frustrated at being toyed with, Draven launched a wild attack on the formation using all his psychic techniques, nearly destroying the formation. At that moment, I fired millions of nuclear missiles at Draven and the council members once again.

"Do you think I can't reverse your attacks?" Draven asked arrogantly.

"You don't know 100% about the formation I created," I responded.

Suddenly, the formation shifted, revealing a new layer that blocked all attacks not bound to the formation.

"How many layers does your formation actually have?" Draven asked, bewildered.

Before he could get an answer, the entire council and Draven were hit by another relentless missile barrage. The council members, exhausted from using up so much Quts, collapsed in fatigue, while the others continued to struggle to survive.

At that moment, Draven attempted to use his fourth reverse technique, but it couldn't withstand the overwhelmingly powerful formation, leaving him frustrated and forcing him to return to Aelonisova to protect Yoezi.

"Finally, that bastard is gone. Ariana, take a break; I'll handle this," I said.

"Brother, you're so stubborn. What if you get exhausted again?" Ariana objected.

"Then let's work together. We'll manage this Xiaohan formation together, okay?" I suggested.

"That makes sense, brother, but you're still exhausted. I don't want to, but alright, I understand how important this is to you," Ariana agreed.

I then began assisting with the Xiaohan formation. The Quts pillar was still flowing in small amounts, making me shake my head as I realized why the process was taking so long.

I started channeling more Quts energy until billions of Quts entered the Life Core, causing another fluctuation, signaling that the Life Core had entered the Xuhan realm, the eighth realm in the plant world.

The process of reaching the ninth and tenth realms required trillions of Quts, and as the Quts supply from the surrounding environment dwindled, I had to release thousands of Quts energy pills that I had obtained from the Va realm five years ago.

Millions of pills began circling the ancient banyan tree and started dissolving, creating an appearance like a black hole devouring thousands of pills ravenously.

But even with so many pills, it was still not enough to break through to the Xiaohan realm. I had to think of another way to do it, and I remembered the Qulec reactor (Quts and electricity), but I realized that if it was used for the portal and Quts transfer, there was a risk of overheating and explosion.

"Ariana, fetch the Quts Capsule from Paxtorovutra," I ordered.

Ariana, a bit worried, accepted the order and quickly returned to my side, carrying the Quts Capsule that emitted immense power.

I then activated the Creation Attribute function, creating trillions of Quts energy with heat radiating in all directions before being absorbed by the banyan tree like a starving old black hole.

The banyan tree began showing signs of breakthrough as more rich Quts energy flowed in, and little by little, spirits started to emerge, while the formation became increasingly unstable and chaotic.

Ariana and I began to experience excruciating pain that nearly caused us to faint as the Quts capsule suddenly exploded due to exceeding its maximum usage limit.

At the moment I was about to give up, thinking the process would completely fail, the spirit that had formed in the banyan tree spoke.

"I don't know why the gods have awakened me after being killed by a rogue. I don't know if this is a dream or reality, but if it's real, I thank you both," said the spirit from the banyan tree.

"Father... Mother..." I muttered before fainting.

"Brother! Brother! Wake up!" Ariana called out in a panic.