Chapter 822: I need to get stronger

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    A few days later, Kyle''s eyes fluttered open. He was surprised to find himself encased in ice. With a sigh, he shifted, causing the ice to shatter into countless particles.

    Floating in mid-air, he stretched his arms behind his back and shrugged his legs.

    All his injuries were healed, as if he had never been hurt in the first place. However, his torn clothes, stained with dried blood, told a different story.

    He glanced around and noticed he was in the midst of the dark expanse, surrounded by distant stars and planets.

    The teardrop symbol on the back of his neck glowed, and his appearance shifted to that of a bronze-skinned man once more.

    "I need to get stronger..."

    He whispered, staring into the darkness for a long time, silently gathering his thoughts.

    Getting beaten by Azazeal every time they fought, without even a chance to retaliate, was profoundly painful. It was agonizing to endure such humiliation, with not even an opportunity to defend himself.

    It seems he has been too carefree lately, concentrating too much on the affairs of the universe and saving others when he should be focusing on how to become stronger in order to take down Azazeal.

    His eyes turned calm as he changed into clean clothes-a dark hoodie and trousers. Then, he tore through space and vanished.

    Having already attained the Celestial rank, he now needed something more powerful to grow stronger-something extraordinary. Azazeal had shown him his strength, and the gap between them was too vast.

    To bridge that divide, he had to distance himself from everything else. Just like the time he spent in the No Mana Land.

    Yet, the man who caused all this remained indifferent. He only killed those of supreme rank- the strongest of their kind-to instill fear in them and ensure they understood what they had signed up for.

    Floating above a dark pond, Kyle''s eyes flickered with irritation as he realized he could not advance in the natural laws beyond a certain point.

    Previously, he could control the natural laws of space and time, and now he had also learned to manipulate the natural laws of wind and gravity. However, beyond that, he was unable to grasp another natural law, nor could he advance in the ones he had learned to manipulate, as if he were stuck.

    With a flick of his wrist, he destroyed the fifth pond he had discovered since starting his hunt. It was quite vast, stretching far and wide to occupy a large area.

    "Tsk... how did they even create these? They all eagerly bathe in these dark ponds just to become another puppet. Why would they want to be a slave just for power?"

    Then he spread his scent perception skill. The air on the dark side of the planet was murky and thick with unpleasant scents, but he carefully located all the treasures on the planet and, within a short time, took every useful item that the dark side had stored in their safes or massive structures.

    When he was done, he decided to head to the Sea of Consciousness. It was about time he visited that place.

    However, for some reason, he had a nagging feeling that he was forgetting something very important.

    He only remembered what it was when his communication crystal buzzed in his mind space. He had already spoken with Alec to inform the man that he was fine and would be moving alone from now on.

    Therefore, he was surprised to see a familiar person trying to reach him.

    It was fine when he talked with Yue and informed her that he was fine, but then Bia asked him

    in an eerie calm voice when he was coming to pick her up; it had been a long time since he had

    asked her that.