Death... and me



As the Bat mentioned, it wasn't hard to find a Demon Beast at the Transition Realm in this mountain range. It was close to the city, after all, so the demon beasts often came and went everywhere. Kentucky's Divine Sense picked up a demon beast that seemed like a squirrel, quite small. Yet, it was at the Late Stage of the Transition Realm. Not all Demon Beasts get bigger as their cultivation improves. Some stay the same as it is more advantageous for them.

*Fuaaa...*

Kentucky then landed in a flash in front of the squirrel, blasting the dust around with his wings. The squirrel was scared of its wits, not having detected Kentucky's presence at all until he appeared in front of him. Just as he was about to flee for his life, Kentucky's voice reached his ears.

"Sorry to bother you, friend. Would you perhaps know where I can find la Mataia City?" Asked Kentucky with a friendly tone.

The squirrel was surprised to hear that and momentarily stopped. Seeing that Kentucky wasn't trying to do anything, he decided to talk. "I-It's in that direction," he said while pointing his finger. "It shouldn't take more than two or three hours from here..."

Kentucky pondered a bit and understood that it probably wouldn't take more than a few minutes with his speed instead. "Oh, is that so? Alright. Thanks for the help, friend." Kentucky then opened his wings and was just about to fly.

Yey, the squirrel couldn't help but ask, seeing that this was probably something he wouldn't see again. "S-Sir, j-just what cultivation level are you at the moment? Your aura is s-so much stronger than the Poison Mantis in the city."

"Hum?" Kentucky looked back at the squirrel. "Oh, I'm at the Elemental Space Realm."

"Elemental Space Realm?" The squirrel had never heard about that one. "How far is it from the Transition Realm?"

"After the Transition Realm, you have Void Tempering Realm, then Space Bending Realm, and finally, Elemental Space Realm. That's where I am at the moment," said Kentucky.

"Three entire realms above!" The squirrel didn't even know it was possible to go that far. "H-How did you get there?"

Kentucky then looked at Rean, who was just hearing everything. Rean understood what he meant and simply nodded. 'Go ahead. He seems interested.'

Kentucky then reverted to his human form and smiled at the squirrel. "If you are interested, you might want to make a decision now. I can give you an opportunity to cultivate and at least reach the Void Tempering Realm in the future. You will even have the chance to improve your bloodline. In exchange, you will have to live in a Dimensional Realm for the foreseeable future. What do you think? I need your decision now as I can't waste much time here. Also, don't think I'm tricking you. At my cultivation level, I wouldn't need your permission to take you away if I wished so. You have one minute, and then I'm leaving."

The squirrel was taken aback. He didn't have much hope of reaching the Void Tempering Realm to start with, let alone improve his bloodline. Still, that also meant he would be trapped for a while. Demon Beasts don't like to stay confined, so it wasn't easy to simply decide it there.

Seeing that squirrel was silent during the entire minute, Kentucky just shook his head and went back to his Demon Bird form. "Oh well, I guess that's that." 

Yet, just as he was about to fly again, the squirrel gritted his teeth and shouted. "I accept!"

Kentucky then looked back and nodded. What's your name and race?"

"Sir can call me Hoshi," the squirrel answered. "I'm kind of a hybrid between Canopy Squirrels and Frost Squirrels, so I don't think my race has a name, to be honest."

Kentucky and Rean didn't know that. "Oh! A hybrid. Such mixes often end up with some genetic defects. It is nice that you made your way to the Transition Realm. Anyway, nice to meet you, Hishi. I'm sending you into the Dimensional Realm, then. Don't resist."

In the next moment, the Hoshi disappeared. Rean and Kentucky wouldn't waste time going there to explain how things worked, though. That was Sister Orb's job. The two of them just flew in the direction the squirrel pointed out. Sure enough, Kentucky was right. It only took him a few minutes to start to see a lot more Transition Realm Demon Beasts. As for the city itself, it appeared in their Divine Sense Range another few minutes later.

"This one is quite small..." Rean couldn't help but comment. As far as his Divine Sense could see, the city truly wasn't more than a few tens of kilometers in size. In the Realm of Gods, such cities might even be considered villages instead. 

When Kentucky flew above the city, he immediately released the aura of his bloodline, which he had been hiding until now. As one can imagine, it caught the attention of all Demon Beasts in the city, as Kentucky was the only Divine Demon Beast they had ever seen. The suppression of his bloodline was quite effective.

Kentucky only kept it like that until he landed in the center of the city. There was no need to keep using his bloodline to intimidate the Demon Beasts there. Besides, he has already achieved his objective.

Suddenly, a purple-colored mantis of about three meters in size came from the main building in the city, quickly reaching Kentucky and Rean. It was indeed in the Void Tempering Realm, although it was only the Initial Stage, and he was only one of the three Kentucky and Rean could feel in the entire city. In any case, that was the fastest way to catch the attention of the most important Demon Beast in the city. "Sir, what could this little one do for you?" The Mantis obviously understood that Kentucky's display was an invitation to itself. 

Kentucky nodded before asking. "Do you have any Long-Distance Teleport Formations? Price is not a problem."

Unfortunately, the Mantis shook his head. "We don't have simple teleport formations, let alone Long-Distance ones. Sorry, sir."

Neither Kentucky nor Rean was surprised by that. "In that case, please tell us where we can find bigger cities, especially ones with the formations."