5 boys and 1 girl against only 1 hunter. Normally, it would have been a very interesting duel, but now no one was curious about it. They hid inside the buildings in fear. Many of them had trembling hands and tried to convince themselves that it was a dream, but there was no way out. They covered their heads with their hands and trembled, waiting for death inside the buildings.

  At that moment, Raiya suddenly jumped up and attacked Kaido. He swung his fist with all his might and if he couldn't kill Kaido, he would try to injure him.

  But Kaido just looked at him with disdain and stepped back, allowing Raiya to get out of the way. Raiya was able to turn his head and look at Kaido in surprise as he passed him. He had thought he could slow him down with that attack, but in fact, he hadn't even touched him.

  "Inexperienced!"

  Kaido said as he spat in Raiya's face, then lifted his leg and swung it nonchalantly. The kick to the stomach sent Raiya flying through several buildings. Some buildings collapsed and people ran screaming inside. They punched their way out of the rubble and started to run.

  Kaido paid no attention to them. At that moment, he felt an arrow coming towards him and when he waved his hand, an energy shield appeared and blocked Sarah's arrows. Kaido was an energy master.

  At the same moment, a cold sensation filled Kaido's body. And that wasn't all. The cold energy almost pressed down on him.

  "I will show you the power of a king!!! Kevin!"

  "Okay!"

  At the same moment, Kaido turned around and felt the cold sword and killing intent coming from behind him. Two sharp swords came at him from behind and in front of him. The sword in John's hand emitted such an aura that Kaido even thought for a moment that he was beginning to understand the Laws of Ice. Then a glacial drop appeared at the tip of the crimson sword. Behind this glacial drop, there was an icy trail.

  "Ice Drop Sutra!!!"

  John could now use this move after his long practice with Kai. He had risen faster than the others and was now at the peak of the Purple Lightning intermediate stage!

  Kaido suddenly stretched his legs as he saw the Ice Drop Sword coming towards him. And he jumped into the air. With just one glance, Kaido knew that John did not have enough control over this technique. John could not stop himself and would have attacked Kevin behind him.

  But at that moment, Kevin also disappeared into the shadows and reappeared above Kaido. Kevin's muscles bulged as he gritted his teeth and stared at Kaido, a black ball in his hands. Shadow beams floated from the black ball and did their best to stay out of Kevin's reach.

  But Kaido was unfazed and with a smile on his face, he quickly reached out and grabbed Kevin's arm. Kevin broke into a cold sweat as he felt the weight on his arm.

  "Against someone faster than you..."

  "Never use a technique you cannot control!"

  Kaido suddenly pulled Kevin into the air. Kevin struggled to control the black ball, unable to resist. Kaido kicked Kevin and pushed him away. Kevin landed directly on John, and John swung his sword at Kevin without any control.

  The two attacks collided.

  Kaido used the attack to propel himself through the air and dove directly at Sarah, injuring both of them.

  "Even if he is a Forbidden King Technique user, he is too weak. You are too weak!"

  Sarah sent countless arrows from the sky and quickly tried to hit Kaido, but Kaido was able to control himself even in the air. He caught one of the arrows in the air and stabbed it into Sarah's shoulder before she could react.

  As Sarah clutched her shoulder in pain, Kaido spun in the air and went behind Sarah, hugging her. At the moment of his embrace, however, the knife in his hand was at Sarah's throat.

  "Even among the kings, 10 kings are special. These 10 kings have not only kingly skills, but also forbidden techniques. This makes them different from other Kings."

  Kaido pointed to Kevin who was lying on the shattered ground. There was no movement in Kevin except for the slightest stirring.

  "He is a Forbidden King. Maybe he knows the technique, but to use it, you definitely have to have Half Step 2 first. " Sarah gritted her teeth and said nothing. Despite the blood running down her shoulder, there was nothing she could do now. For the moment, this man's words only emphasized her ignorance.

  "D?E!!!"

  Boyd suddenly swung his sword. Kaido could have killed Sarah at that moment, but he didn't care, so he quickly drew his knife and clashed with Boyd's weapon. Without looking at Sarah, he kicked her and threw her off the building. Her eyes looked directly into Boyd's.

  "You know why you are so weak? Because you fools have always focused on development! You've never thought of any other way to get stronger, and the things you work for can only make you a little stronger."

  "Shut up!"

  Suddenly, Boyd thrust his sword. With his current power, he could open the first dimension completely, and yet Kaido hadn't taken a step. It was as if he had been holding himself back a moment ago and now he wasn't.

  "You don't even know what the Laws are! Or why your friends still can't get here! I must have seen a few more of you in a city like this and you still don't even know why they haven't arrived!"

  At Kaido's words, Raiya suddenly swung her fist and tried to blow Kaido's head off.

  BOOOOMM!!!

  Raiya was the Body Path Guardian, and his strength was unbelievable. No cultivator knew how high his physical strength was.

  So, when Raiya used all of his strength in that punch, the surrounding earth was lifted and a huge explosion occurred. At that moment, all the hidden eyes began to secretly look at that area. The power behind that punch should have seriously injured Kaido, if not killed him.

  The dust settled slightly and Raiya's red hair gradually came into view. Raiya was not very well formed, but his body was perfect. Even with a casual glance at that body, one could be mesmerized by the perfection of that body.

  Raiya's hair was very messy. The only difference from before was that it was covered in dust. So Kaido hadn't attacked him at the last moment. Or maybe he had attacked him, but not hurt him!

  But unlike the people hiding in the buildings, Kaido appeared when the dust cleared. There was no obvious expression on his face. There was even a vague pity. His arm was outstretched and he grabbed Raiya's fist as if it were nothing.

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  "If it wasn't for someone or something that helped you, you definitely wouldn't be the Guardian of the Body Path."

  Kaido had worked hard all his life to reach this position. He had fought battles that put his life on the line. There were times when he thought he would not survive. Everything! Everything he'd been through had led him to this moment! But these young people had become so powerful without doing anything all their lives, without using the Laws or anything else. The rewards were always there for them. Legacies were always left for them. Did everyone think he was emotionless? He just wanted to climb to the top of martial arts, of development. He had a big goal like everyone else.

  But those young people were so arrogant, and they didn't deserve those awards.

  Kaido slapped Raiya's stunned face with his other hand. He didn't want to see that stupid expression anymore.

  "People who move to Step 2 can open their domains. Even though I am half Step 2, I have been at this level for a long time, and my foundation is deeper than you can imagine. Even among the 13 leaders, I am one of the few who can open a domain. At the same time, it is my domain that makes it possible for other people not to notice what is happening in that domain.

  Suddenly, Kaido turned around and grabbed the sword that was coming towards him. He didn't want to hold back any longer. He grabbed the sword and looked into Boyd's face.

  "You've only fused with 10% of the sword and you still think you're a genius, you're just a piece of trash!"

  Kaido drew the sword with Boyd and drove it hard into his kneecap and jaw. Boyd vomited blood and shot into the sky. He flew to the edge of Kaido's domain.

  At that moment, Kaido disappeared again. When he reappeared, he grabbed John and Kevin by the neck and lifted them into the air.

  "You don't know the law. Then let me ask you a question."

  "What is a sword?"

  "When you use that sword to cut people down, do you think about the possibility that it might have feelings? Do you think that he might be in pain every time he is covered in blood? You may think of yourselves as heroes who save the world, but remember. It is because of you that this world became like this in the first place! "

  Kaido gritted his teeth as he looked at them and slammed them hard into the ground. The earth rippled in an instant and all the surrounding buildings crumbled to dust. The people trapped under the buildings were too frightened by Kaido's killing intent to look up.

  Kaido disappeared again. All the time, he knew that there must have been another man in the area, but he thought that he had gotten scared and run away.

  When Kaido reappeared, he saw Sarah lying on the ground. Sarah felt deeply tormented by his desire to kill.

  "What about you? Can you imagine the bow and arrow feeling something? Can you put yourself in their place? Can you imagine that every time the arrow leaves the bow, it longs to return to the bow? But at that moment, isn't all you can think about is hitting your enemy, your target?"

  It was then that Sarah thought of Zaheer. Zaheer and Sarah were like bow and arrow. But there was one difference. Zaheer would never come back.

  "It is true that you and the person in your heart are like a bow and arrow. But why now? Why didn't you realize this when he was alive? If you had understood the Law then, maybe he wouldn't have died. But now it's too late. He's already dead."

  Kaido reached into his waistband and pulled out a small, light knife. Sarah couldn't resist the feeling of killing that came with the wound. At the same time, Kaido's words pushed her to surrender. She was an archer who had fallen before his eyes and given up. If only she had understood the law of bow and arrow. Maybe he wouldn't have let Zaheer go that day.

  "There is no sense in living... " Kaido threw the knife slowly and aimed directly at Sarah's neck.

  But in that split second, like a savior, a light blue crystal flew through the air and blocked the small knife.

  But the crystal did not stop there. Suddenly, it shattered into dozens, then hundreds, then thousands of pieces. All the fragments flew away as Kaido watched them and scattered over the surrounding area. Kaido had already noticed that this was a formation pattern.

  Kaido was about to open his mouth to speak when countless needle-like objects were thrown at him. Kaido paid no attention to them. He could dodge thousands of needles with slight movements. They all passed by as if nothing had happened.

  But something was different.

  Kaido's eyes lit up for a moment. But before he could do anything, countless needles joined together and wrapped themselves around Kaido's body. Kaido could feel the hard layer of blue crystal. It was something that even he could not break.

  The crystal enveloped everything but Kaido's head, and finally Kaido fell to his knees, unable to move. His expression didn't seem to change much, except for small changes. It was the same as when he first entered this city. Inconceivable...

  At that moment, Zachery appeared between the buildings. He was out of breath and his hands were bleeding. It seemed that he had sacrificed his blood to create this formation, and he had been exhausted while controlling it. He probably only had enough strength to walk.

  At that moment, Zachery arrived and stood in front of Kaido. He had a stern expression on his face and looked as if he was referring to Kaido's previous words. But Kaido was the first to speak.

  "You may think you have talent, but this crystal stone is all you have. Even the laws on it shake my mind. If I just look at it a little bit, I might be able to get to Step 2, but of course, I won't do that here. Sky Island is really dangerous. "

  "Well, I will accept your finding this stone as your talent, but what have you comprehended? You are at the beginning of the Purple Lightning. The fact that you were able to fuse with this Mana Weapon made me accept you. Even if you only fuse with one-sixth of it, I think that's enough for you. So out of respect for you, I will ask you the most important question."

  "What is life? "

  "You may have worked hard all this time, but how long will you go on? How long will you live? All you'll do is watch the people you love slip away. When I look into your eyes, I know how scared you are. You're shaking. "

  Zachery turned white as he looked at him. If it were just his words, it wouldn't have mattered much, but underneath those words, the Laws were really reaching his ears. He understood. But what he understood was not to his advantage.

  "You are a 17-year-old boy who can only use one legendary item. All you can do is wait for death. Let me ask you again...

  What is life?"

  Zachery was completely frozen. At that moment, Kevin and John slowly turned their heads to look at Kaido. Sarah and Boyd and Raiya looked up as well. They all looked at the two young people facing each other. Each of the young men under the collapsed houses gathered their courage and looked at Kaido and Zachery. Zachery was turned around. He could not speak. Kaido's eyes showed disappointment.

  "I guess you can't give me an answer."

  Suddenly the world went black and everyone was blinded. As everyone panicked, those who tried to scream found that they couldn't make a sound. All they could see was smoke slowly drifting through the darkness. It began to enter their bodies and pull them down. It moved slowly, covering everyone's body. Everyone did everything they could to avoid dying in the smoke. But escaping death was no longer that easy. Everyone turned into a chicken when death knocked at their door. Outside the door was the Angel of Death. His calm voice resounded in their ears.

  "What is life?"

  Zachery had completely given up. The force of the law on his body was too much. He had accepted death. If he was going to die someday, what difference did it make if he died today?

  Sarah, Boyd, John, Kevin and Raiya also felt their thoughts change with the smoke.

  Zachery remembered Toma at that moment. Maybe she didn't realize anything right now. It would be good if he was erased from her life. As if he had never existed. He would have benefited from disappearing alone. A chance to grow. A chance for revenge...

  When it all ended with them giving up, a black bolt of lightning fell from the sky and flashed in the eyes of all the developers in the illusion.

  ?AAAATTTT!!!!

  FALL!!!

  "What is life?"

  With his eyes wide open, Kaido could hardly believe what was happening. He turned his eyes to the blue-haired boy who was standing 10 meters away. He hadn't noticed anything either. He was too shocked to believe what he saw with his own eyes. And not just him, but all the developmentalists in this area!

  "I think life is death."

  A hand went through Kaido's body and came out, but when it came out, there was a heart inside that hand.

  "But probably none of us knows the answer."

  As Kaido's body slowly fell to the ground, a young man appeared, standing calmly behind his body. He dropped the heart in his hand onto Kaido and walked past Kaido under this calm gaze.

  It was a great shock when Kai appeared and killed Kaido. But at that moment, the people were in no mood to celebrate. Everyone fell to their knees and tried to calm down. This was how they had survived the biggest death threat of their lives. Gradually, the bloody path of development was etched in their minds. What is life? Was the answer to this question really death?

  But at that moment, a smile appeared on Kaido's face and he spat blood. His life flashed before his eyes as he died. He realized that Ryuga had sent him here on purpose, but he just did it. There was no sense in thinking.

  As Kaido died, his mind struggled with his last thoughts.

  Life is death, huh?

  'It would be convenient for everyone if it was really that simple, wouldn't it, so that someone who died could be resurrected and I wouldn't have to see the people I love die.

  At least we have something in common.

  And that is, none of us knows the answer.'