After having a not-so-peaceful meal, Aiden and his group of three are now walking aimlessly.

    "How about we separate and explore the city, then meet after some time?" Serina suggested after some sightseeing.

    "Hmm, that''s a good idea. This way, we each get some private time," Aiden nodded, and then everyone began to move.

    Both Shelly and Aerian nodded and flew in different directions.

    Serina quickly went to a nearby alchemist shop to explore anything new in the field of alchemy and to check the ideas she came up with while traveling with Aiden.

    Shelly, on the other hand, went bandit hunting, hoping to find a bandit with a decent spirit to add to her arsenal. This became a nightmare for all the bandits around the city; she dismantled more than three bandit hideouts in just a day, capturing not only bandits but also the nobles who were secretly supporting them.

    As for Aiden, he went to his room, sat cross-legged, and began to read the Chronicles of Ivan, hoping to find more opportunities to rob from him.

    After some time, Aiden opened his eyes and sighed as he didn''t find anyone near this city.

    "Hmm, wait, what if I search using this city specifically?" Aiden thought and then began to search again.

    Soon, he opened his eyes and stood up. Stretching, he looked out the window and took in a deep breath.

    "Let''s go for another hunt," Aiden mumbled and then jumped out of the window.

    While all three of them were enjoying themselves, someone was very restless, as if someone was torturing him day and night continuously.

    Ivan didn''t know what was happening to him, but the size of his Luck Dragon had decreased many times over the past few years.

    It had already been reduced four times, and he didn''t know the reason behind it.

    Many times he suspected Aiden, but Aiden was right in front of him all the time.

    As he was cultivating, once again he clutched his chest as the feeling of losing something twisted his heart.

    This time, it seemed significant, although not like last time when he almost fainted due to pain.

    Still, the pain was so intense that he felt like killing himself.

    After some time, the pain vanished and then a determined glint flashed in his eyes as he invoked his spirit. An old and ancient-looking throne materialized behind him, he sat on it and then used one of his skills called Emperor Gaze.

    He looked at his luck and soon found the reason. "Someone is stealing everything that was fated for me."

    He slammed his hand on the armrest of the throne.

    Clenching his hand, he gritted his teeth as he thought of the bastard who was stealing his fate.

    But it was futile as his blades moved after slicing through the wall.

    Aiden frowned, seeing no one on the other side of the wall, ''So, it was only to limit my vision,'' he thought as he dodged by bending his body from the slash attack of the now six-armed Naga King.

    "Keke, good response," he said as he began to move all of his six arms, causing Aiden to summon his Golden Sword to parry and dodge at the same time.

    "Two spirits? You are a worthy opponent," Ryman said, seeing his Golden Sword.

    Sparks and metal clashing sounds echoed in the whole room as Ryman and Aiden clashed in swordsmanship.

    Aiden kept dodging while waiting for an opportunity, which he created by using Dark Dominion. His shadow expanded and then covered both of them in a dome of 100 meters.

    "A domain, huh! Well, you are not the only one with it," Ryman, sensing his powers weakening in the domain, laughed and then used his own Asura Domain too.

    A red dome appeared and began to clash with Aiden''s dark domain. Aiden, seeing this, frowned and then used Abyssal Roar. His Death Dragon released a soul-shaking roar, but the Naga King smirked as he retorted, "My Six Armed Asura protects me from any kind of soul-harming or manipulation-type abilities."

    Aiden cursed under his breath hearing this as he began to think of other ways to defeat him.

    Aiden then used the Soul Reaper ability of his Death Dragon and then he consumed one of the souls he had harvested from killing bandits on his way. After consuming the soul, his power level broke through to Spirit Emperor for 10 minutes. Wasting no time, he also summoned Mikhail. Mikhail, just after being summoned, brandished his Sword of Despair Spirit and attacked the Naga from the back.

    Ryman, caught in time, used his sword to protect himself. "A summoning type ability too, huh! You are becoming more and more entertaining," he said as he bit his lower lip and spat out his blood.

    Aiden watched as the blood began to pool and then melt, spawning until their number reached 100.

    Mikhail looked at the blood-red Naga army and then, leaving the Naga King, he went to them.

    He also summoned his own army, now creating many skeleton knights to help him.

    Ryman looked at the skeleton army and raised his brows, "Army of the dead, interesting ability," he said while he kept attacking Aiden.

    ''Damn it, at this rate I won''t be able to defeat him,'' Aiden sighed as he tossed some crystals in the air. The Naga King, looking at the multi-colored crystal, felt a bad feeling but it was too late as Aiden completed the spell.

    "Sword of Oblivion," a crimson-red energy sword formed and rushed at the Naga King. Ryman used all his six swords to stop the massive crimson sword but his eyes widened as he saw the crimson sword break his magical spirit and then it slashed him from the middle, almost cleaving him into two pieces.

    Ryman looked at Aiden and laughed as he asked, "Why the long face? You defeated me."

    "I wanted to defeat you using only the powers I acquired in this life, not from the powers from my previous life." Hearing this, Ryman''s eyes widened as he nodded, "Though I don''t fully understand what you mean, whether it''s your previous life or this life, the power you used to defeat me belongs to you.

    In simple words, it was you who defeated me, not someone else," Ryman said and then with a smile, he died.

    Aiden went near him and then, taking his heart out, he poured the liquid from his heart into a vial.

    Aiden looked at the creepy-looking vial in his hand and sighed, "Who would have thought this thing can grant you a powerful physique?" He stirred the vial and then exited the secret realm.

    Not before turning the Naga King into his true Servant.