Death... and me

The twins understood that she could feel their presence, so they turned off the Light and Divine Sense bending skill.

Rean, Roan, and the unconscious Liana still had their modified appearances, so Rean had to ask. "Why did you attack us?" After all, she shouldn't have a reason to do so.

Rimari snorted as she pointed at Roan's scythe. "Your weapon. You hit Granto's Blood Shield, right? It's quite unlucky for you that that specific life-saving treasure leaves behind a tracker on whatever forced it to activate. Once you entered my range, I immediately felt it. Though, where is Granto?"

Rean and Roan were surprised to hear that. Soon after, Roan immersed his Divine Sense and Soul Power Scan into his scythe. Sure enough, there was a tiny bit of blood power hidden there. 'I was careless.' Obviously, he used his Dark Element to get rid of the marker.

Rean then looked at Rimari before saying, "Granto is dead. Are you sure you want to stop us here, knowing that we killed him?"

Rimari was taken aback for a moment. However, she burst out in laugher after that. "Hahahahahaha! He died?! From two Initial Stage Saint Realm cultivators? Hahahahaha! Great! That means I'm the new top disciple of the Blood Path Sect of our generation. All the resources allocated to him back then will now be mine! Hahahaha!"

She was part of an Evil Path sect and one of the strongest ones at that. There, the competition for resources was far fiercer and brutal. If she had the chance, she would kill Granto herself, just so that she could take his resources. The Blood Path Sect didn't care about that either. For them, those who come out on top were the ones who mattered. As for the process, that didn't matter to them.

Jax, the Elemental Transformation Realm beside her, then noticed one thing. "I recognize that scythe of yours. You're that so-called Dark Element user, right? Sect Master Gille told us that you used a scythe. I have to admit, that's a very funny weapon."

Rimari was delighted to hear that. After all, she knew there was a reward waiting for her if she brought Roan back to Gille. With that said, she gave up killing Roan and gave him an offer. "Surrender yourself willingly, and I'll spare your unconscious friends there." Rimari obviously noticed Liana and Tiffany sleeping behind their backs.

Roan narrowed his eyes as the situation wasn't very good for them. Even if he used the Glittering Crystal, he would only be able to fight Rimari. There's still one more Elemental Transformation Realm cultivator, Jax. The guy was just too much for Rean to fight alone due to the difference in cultivation level. Rean would at most be able to fight the guy at the Peak Stage of the Saint Realm.

However, Rean smiled in response to that. 'Use the Glittering Crystal. Don't worry. You just need to focus on Rimari. The other two guys are of no concern.'

Roan was surprised to hear that when he suddenly noticed Rean's back shining amidst the gap between him and Tiffany on his back. Rean could have used his Light Element to heal the two girls so that they would wake up faster. It's just that they preferred to bring them outside first before focusing on it since they didn't want to be found close to the place where the skeleton appeared.

Now, however, the moment Rean saw the problem, he immediately worked on Tiffany behind his back without Rimari noticing. Not to mention that it had been more than two hours since they left the skeleton's mausoleum, which helped Tiffany recover quite a bit by herself.

Roan then looked at Rimari and snorted in response. "Surrender? Why should I surrender to a dead person?" Immediately, Roan took out the Glittering Crystal from his spatial ring and threw it in his mouth.

*Boom!*

A powerful wave of Divine Energy soon came out of his body as his strength soared. Rimari, obviously, noticed that and didn't wait anymore. "Jax, Trifas, capture the others. He might stop if we capture them." She then launched herself at Roan, hoping to stop the process that was increasing his strength.

Divine Energy and Soul Power accumulated as Yin Energy and Dark Element gathered around her. Suddenly, hundreds of needles covered in Dark Element came out of her back. Not only that, but they also carried the same blood power as Granto's attack did.

'Blood Path!'

'Myriad Blood Needles, immobilize!'

As she attacked, she didn't aim at Roan's dantian or head. She had to capture him alive, so she held back a little.

Roan snorted in response after seeing that. His hair then changed into a mix of white and black as his scythe moved at a much higher speed than he had ever used it.

'Death Style, First Defensive From, Reversive Arcs.'

Roan's Reversive Arcs were many times more powerful and numerous, showing the difference the Glittering Crystal brought to his power. 'Impressive. No wonder this is such a rare item, according to Tulipa. I don't feel any rejection or overbearing power. Sure enough, it makes sense why Tulipa said this thing was wanted so much.' It was the first time Roan experienced the power of being at the Initial Stage of the Elemental Transformation Realm.

*Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang...*

All of Rimari's needles hit Roan's defense. When they touched, Roan's Dark Element, which was far purer, destroyed the power behind Rimari's needles while Rean's Light Element fueled his own attacks.

Naturally, Rimari was surprised to see that. After all, she could tell that Roan's cultivation only went up to the Initial Stage. He was still two stages below her. Nevertheless, he defended against her weapon so easily. 'Is this what a real Dark Element Affinity Cultivator looks like?'

Of course, she quickly recovered and gave up on her idea of capturing Roan for now. She had enough experience to tell that this wouldn't be an easy battle.

Her needles then retreated before taking on another form soon after. Right now, they looked like several spears of Dark Element and blood.

'Myriad Blood Needles, Demon Spears!'

Naturally, Roan wasn't any slower. He only defended at first because he was still in the process of processing the Glittering Crystal. Now he went on the offensive.

'Death World!'

'Life Style, Enhancement!'

'Death Style, Shadow Steps!'

'Death Style, Three Claws of the Dragon!'

With that said, Roan went all out!