Suddenly, the foliage covering the entrance of the cave was swept over, which immediately alarmed Liriu. Just as he was about to move, a Spiritual Energy Pressure locked him in place. With his 8th Stage of the Core Formation Realm, almost everyone in the Holy Lands could do it to him.

A few moments later, three figures appeared in front of Liriu. One of them was a cultivator, while the other two were demon beasts in their human forms. The demon beast in the front then came forward and took the Godly Stone from Liriu's wings.

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"Hahaha! Kid, just how did you get this thing? It shouldn't be an item for someone like you to use, you know?"

Liriu used his Divine Sense to answer the question.

"I got it in the previous Light Pillar."

The Spiritual Pressure increased even more.

"Haha! So you are a genius, uh? Well, that is obvious. After all, you can already resist the third level Godly Energy with your meager Core Formation Realm cultivation."

The cultivator behind snorted before saying.

"Hey, brother. Check his necklace, it seems like a Spatial one."

"Oh! That's right."

The guy took Liriu's Spatial Necklace and tried to pry inside. However, it was blocked by Liriu's Divine Sense.

"Release it."

The Spiritual Pressure increased even more, and Liriu grunted in pain. Without any other choice, he could only do as they said and make his Spatial Necklace ownerless.

"Hahahaha! There are another two Godly Stones inside! There is a lot of Spiritual Stones too, you seem to have quite a background, no? Still, what a weird Demon Beast. You look like a Quetzalcoatl, but somewhat different."

The guys then shared the three Godly Stone between themselves. Surprisingly, they are all from the same background. It is not that the random realms didn't separate them, but that their initial group had many members to start with. After passing through two Dimensional Realms, only those three arrived at this specific third level Dimensional Realm together. The rest was sent to other realms of a similar level.

"Now then, what should we do with you?"

One of them suggested.

"We should get rid of him. With such high talent, he might have a troublesome background. Leaving him alive will only bring trouble."

"Indeed, that would be the best option."

"Hahaha! In that case, let me play with him a little."

"There you go again, you are really a sadist."

Liriu was frightened to hear that they would kill him, but nothing could done about it. He simply lacked too much cultivation to resist.

The other two then sat down to consume those godly stones while the last one started to torture Liriu. The more Liriu screamed in pain, the more delighted he felt. As for the other two, they just shook their heads.

Suddenly several seals appeared on Liriu's body, which caught their attention.

"Hey, look at this, do any of you know what are those symbols?"

But then they started to fade. The guy noticed that it was because he had stopped torturing Liriu, so the lack of pain made them slowly disappear.

"Oh! That is not good, you need to properly show them to me."

Without losing time, he increased the Spiritual Pressure on Liriu's body even more. Liru felt like he was almost going mad. The seals appeared once more while the three guys checked it.

"Hey, I have seen it before, it is a bloodline seal."

"Bloodline Seal?"

"Yeap. Someone wanted to suppress his bloodline for some reason."

"Hahaha! Now that is funny, it seems like I'm not the only one who played with him in the past."

The guy shrugged his shoulders.

"Who knows? I only recognized it by coincidence. I didn't waste time learning more about it."

"Anyway, let's continue the play."

The other two sighed and returned to their positions to continue absorbing the Godly Stones' energy.

As the pain increased, Liriu was starting to feel his body breaking apart.

But it was then that something inside his bloodline began to awake, the power of the Dracophoenix bloodline! The more pain he felt, the stronger that power seemed to want to burst out. The seal on Liriu's body then got brighter and brighter.

Seeing that, the demon beast torturing him felt even more delighted. In his eyes, it was very entertaining. Those seals were white at first but started to change to red. The red color got brighter until it went utterly fiery red! Finally, the bloodline seals on his body couldn't resist the power of the Dracophoenix anymore and burst apart one by one.

Flames burst out of his body, and the Dracophoenix bloodline power spread out. The demon beast in front of Liriu was surprised with the power of that flames.

"Oh! Impressive, a low-level Divine Soul Realm would definitely be burnt to a crisp by this flame. Too bad, though. I'm a lot stronger than that. Hahaha!"

But he noticed that Liriu wasn't answering.

"What? Fainted already? So boring..."

However, it was at this moment that he heard Liriu whispering.

"Kill them..."

The guy was taken aback for a second, but then laughed once more.

"Hey, you are awake, after all. Very well, let's continue the p-"

*Puft*

Suddenly, a spear passed through his heart. Immediately after, it exploded with energy and obliterated his heart completely!

The guy looked behind him with his eyes wide open. The one who attacked him was none other than the second demon beast in their group.

"Yo-you..."

His body then fell on the ground. His face still showed incredulity. Why did his companion attack him? That made no sense. Unfortunately for him, he would never get the answer.

The other companion, who was a cultivator, immediately got up in alarm.

"Mian, what's the meaning of this?"

Mian was the name of that Demon Beast. However, Mian didn't answer his question and immediately attacked. A fight broke out while the two took it outside. The cultivator was alarmed at how mad Mian's attacks were, it looked like Mian was planning to die with him if necessary.

However, he wouldn't stay still and wait for his death. He immediately turned around and fled without even looking back. He can't get seriously wounded here, after all. But he soon noticed that Mian didn't follow, which gave him an idea.

"Mian, did you do all of this just for the Godly Stones?"

He got angrier the more he thought about it. That could be the only answer possible. As for Liriu's strange behavior, he didn't think to have anything to do with it. After all, Liriu was still a Core Formation Realm Demon Beast. An ant in his eyes.

"You just wait! Once we get out, there will be no place for you in the Sankis Universe. I hope you think it is worth it."

Without stopping, the cultivator flew away.

Mian then returned to that cave and helped Liriu over. He used his Spiritual Energy to heal his injuries as well. The little Dracophoenix was completely exhausted, and the pain inflicted by that guy who died still scared him to his bones.

But he was also confused. At that time, when he was almost losing control, he felt like his bloodline connected to this guy. For some reason, he knew that he had authority over him.

However, it didn't take long for him to remember.

Back then, when he turned into a Dracophoenix, Laex had explained everything to him. That was also the reason why Krune put a bloodline seal on him. The key for his seal was left with Ruik, so he couldn't take it out himself. Of course, once a year went by, the seal would disappear, whether he wanted or not. After all, there was no one to reinforce the seals with Chaos Energy.

Liriu also didn't talk about it with Zulin, so he didn't know.

In the end, that was the reason why he was saved. If Zulin had reinforced his bloodline seal, Liriu would not have been able to break it this time.

After organizing his thoughts, Liriu looked at Mian and started to ask questions.

"Who are you?"

"My name is Mian, Master."

Master? It was the first time Liriu heard someone calling him like that.

'It should be because of my Dracophoenix Bloodline Power.'

"What kind of Dragon are you?"

Liriu could feel that the blood that he gained control over was the Dragon-type. That's why he didn't ask if Mian was a phoenix or a descendant of one.

"I'm not a Dragon, Master. I'm a Jade Turtle."

Liriu was surprised by a moment, but then he understood. Laex had commented that all reptiles are descendants of Dragons. So the reason he was able to control Mian was the thin Dragon Bloodline in his body. But what surprised him is that it seems like Mian's Dragon Bloodline hasn't been awakened. So it was shocking that he could still control Mian in the end.

"What's your cultivation level?"

"I'm at the 2nd Stage of the Void Breaking Realm, Master."

Liriu's eyes lit up. With a bodyguard this strong, he should be able to protect himself for the time being. The problem will be once he decides to change levels. After all, they probably will end in different places.

'I guess I will think about it later. If Dad, mom, or uncle Laex were here, they would know what to do.'

"Cough, cough. You should protect me from now on."

"Yes, Master."

Liriu couldn't help but feel a little scared of his own power.

'No wonder Uncle Laex said that the Dragon Race and Phoenix Race wanted to kill me. This power is too dangerous. I should use it as little as possible.'