The Monarch

Chapter 314: The top is still mediocre

The unique situation and his unique path made it possible for him to take a leap in power that his path would only have in the distant future. His path was the monarch of mana, and mana was what governed all existence.

His flesh was something that was connected to him; Kayden built it himself. He knew every inch of his body, feeling his body with his mind and his path together caused him to enter a state where he could recognize the threads of mana in the matter itself.

If he hadn’t started seeing his body as mana, he wouldn’t be able to see the rest of things the same way. At that moment, everywhere he looked, there was only mana, be it the rivers or the air itself.

Everything was mana.

I was just waiting for your call.

The world was yours and it was at your feet.

It took Kayden about a year to digest everything that happened in that small space of time of one day. For a year he just sat in the backyard, the environment was air-conditioned and, for some periods, he found himself covered from head to toe in leaves.

In others, it was snow, but that was not felt by him. He was in much greater focus. Kayden tried to express every little detail he could of the situation. Even the way you breathe was analyzed.

Unfortunately, this only brought little results for him, but a new path was opened before him. His plans for the next few years were to max out the fourth realm levels at high speed and subsequently study his way like crazy.

Kayden decided to make a bet. He would swim against the current, he would go against the norm. The concepts and truths... would no longer have meaning for him. Your focus would only be your path; he would try hard enough for his path to overcome any barrier.

In all the books he read and in the lectures, this method was never put to the test. Many believed that the path was the final answer to everything, but it was not the path to that answer. In a way, the concepts and truths should solidify his path and this would allow him to advance in the kingdom.

But Kayden got a small glimpse into his ascension process. This glimpse showed something greater, showed his path as something greater than any concept or truth he would use as a crutch.

But this decision had a small problem. Kayden has based his entire existence on learning concepts. They were like various crutches and support for him. For your path to be the majority, it would need to be predominant in its structure. This meant that he would have to unlink all his concepts.

His strength would drop to ridiculously low levels, probably even someone with four rays would be able to match his strength, but if his bet was successful... he would have a chance to face eight rays and enter a different level.

Before starting this adventure, Kayden would need to talk to some people and organize so that he wouldn’t be caught by surprise in any situation. Furthermore, I would need to ask some questions. Kayden got up and began flying towards Triz’s tower.

His journey was unhindered and he could easily enter the floating garden. Triz was sitting as she seemed about to discover something. Kayden didn’t want to interrupt her and just sat down next to her.

Triz’s butler showed up just to greet Kayden and ask if he needed anything. With Kayden’s refusal, the butler disappeared. The boy just started cultivating while waiting for Triz to wake up.

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Note: as I said before, I’m not going to add several filler chapters just for you to pay, so sorry for rushing at some points.

"Kayden?" Triz woke up from her little reflection and saw Kayden next to her, an image very similar to one of their first encounters. The girl looked at the sand clock in the garden. "Five years?!"

Triz couldn’t understand how so much time had passed in the blink of an eye. Her sense of time was completely wrong after spending time in the time room, the years lost their meaning in her eyes, and millennia were like nothing to her.

The royal family had a special hibernation technique, but even so, she still lived inside for a long time, but not alone. Triz had learned some techniques for creating artificial companionship. She pretty much lived a normal life to a point. That was the minimum to not go crazy in there.

"Hey Kayden, wake up." Triz placed her mana around Kayden and saw like magic the boy waking up with those cold, dead eyes, an expression that was quickly replaced by his usual smirk.

"Hello, Triz. How long has it been?" Kayden lost track of time. This garden had a high density of mana, very similar to a 1000 times density, so he didn’t have any problems staying here.

"Five years." The boy’s reaction was the same as Triz’s. He was surprised, he didn’t think it would take long for Triz to wake up and then wake him up.

"A meal and a talk about everything we’ve been through?" Kayden offered with a smile which Triz readily accepted. Love was something beautiful and even after thousands of years, women still remember these moments fondly.

A few minutes later, the butler came in with a huge fish for both of them. It was the same dish they always ate and Triz’s favorite. Kayden marked this dish as a fond memory and always made a point of ordering it at meals with Triz. Creating memory points was a key to manipulation.

"How was your time there?" Kayden was the first to ask and Kayden was surprised by the answer.

"Pleasant. At first, I created some little elves using my DNA, and after a few years, they created a small town. It was enough for me to have company and entertainment for millennia. Also, I hibernated at various times to keep from going crazy, but in the end, it was normal and healthy." Kayden almost grimaced in disgust.

That was the difference between effort and talent. Triz could easily waste thousands of years and still maintain seven lightning bolts, while he couldn’t miss even a day of training.

The woman’s stay in the time room was... easy. It almost felt like a camp trip. She didn’t have any problems and didn’t even face any pressure. But that wasn’t what Kayden found bad, it was the fact that the woman didn’t want to go any further. She did not try to enjoy every second, her talent was able to suppress her lack of greed.

"What about you, Kayden? How much time you were there?" Triz was interested in knowing these deeper details about Kayden.

"I stayed 200 years. I didn’t sleep, I didn’t eat, I didn’t interact with anything, I just sat there for 200 years looking for answers." Kayden’s dark speech didn’t match his calm tone.

Triz didn’t know what to answer. She didn’t expect something so unusual. Kayden always seemed calm and normal to her, not someone who would do crazy things for power. This was perhaps the biggest mistake of his life.

"Did you find the answers you were looking for?"

"Yes, that was one of the things I came to talk to you about. Do you have any knowledge of someone who passed the kingdom without using concepts and truths? Just supporting yourself along the way?" Kayden’s question caught Triz by surprise.

"No, I’ve never heard anything like that before. Theoretically, it could work, but in my opinion, it’s not worth it. You would have to break a completely new path and, in addition, you would lose a lot of strength in the concepts."

Kayden’s hope that this adventure would be easy was dashed.

"I understand. I’m going to try something new in the fourth realm and I won’t be able to do great strength performances for a few centuries. I apologize, but I will be a useless suitor during this period." Triz didn’t quite understand Kayden’s motives.

" Why? Even if it works, you will suffer a lot for it." It didn’t seem like a trade that would be worth it, especially considering the level of strength Kayden had at the moment.

"It could end up going wrong and I end up wasting my life for an imaginary goal, but I want to get to the top and…" Kayden was interrupted by Triz.

"Aren’t we already at the top? We are unique geniuses in our solar system, we have a high chance of becoming gods in the future." Kayden didn’t even need to think before answering.

"The top we are at is imaginary, Triz. I want eight spokes, nine spokes, maybe ten? Becoming a god is just one step to power." Kayden’s words sounded like a crazy person’s fairy tale to Triz and Kayden realized it.

In the end, Triz was someone normal. She sought power for the benefits that power could offer her. Deep down, the two were different. The woman saw no reason to make a bet just to increase a radius; seven rays were enough for her.