Eye System

Chapter 256: Hunted Becomes The Hunter

Lex was a peak Golden Mortal both internally and externally and hadn't found the right opportunity to break through.

His body had enough energy within it to break through and he felt himself on the verge of becoming a Mortal King, however, he needed the nudge that would push him over the edge.

Lex felt as though the nudge he needed was a tough battle and the cultivators that were searching for him, weren't enough to give him the battle that he was looking for.

However, if he slaughtered them all, maybe he would draw out someone that was capable enough to give him a challenging battle and help him break through.

Returning to the surface, as soon as he did, a small group of pirates had been alerted by his presence and he was impressed by their sharp senses and alertness.

They were much stronger, more skilled and more experienced than the bandits that he had previously come across, while most of them appeared to have some sort of ability or elemental affinity. 

However, they were still no match for Lex and they shouldn't have messed with him and his companions, while they shouldn't steal and harass anyone, so it was only right for Lex to take them all down. 

Lex sensed that each of them held a rune that would allow them to contact and alert the other pirates in the area, and he wanted to take them all down quickly, otherwise, his location would be revealed.

With a sword in hand, Lex swiftly sliced the necks of 3 of them instantly, before they were even able to react and alert the others, but one of them had managed to do so and was surprisingly quick.

However, Lex didn't allow it to get to him and although a message was sent to all the pirates that were looking for him within the area, he quickly finished off that small group before dashing off into the distance.

Forming another sword in his left hand, Lex blitzed through the forest he was in and was quickly met by another small group of pirates.

Using his Perceptive Eye and Scouting Eye to survey his surroundings and be able to quickly and swiftly take down the pirates, Lex was like a blur as he bolted past the pirates.

They were unsure what exactly has occurred, but a second later, they felt blood pour out of their body, and he killed them and many others without remorse.

It was no different than killing beasts to Lex and the speeds he was moving at were unbelievable, managing to take down a few dozen Golden Mortal Pirates within a minute.

Interchangeably using his Spacial Eye that allowed him to teleport and move through space instantaneously, the pirates that were looking for him in the area began dropping like flies.

Despite how long they had cultivated and how powerful they were, they were taken down using single attacks by Lex and each and every time he did, the pirates would receive another alert.

Everything was happening too quickly and signals were coming from all over the forest, along with their numbers quickly dropping.

With no other choice, the two pirate captains quickly called for the remaining pirates to group up together with them so that they had a better chance against Lex and couldn't be picked off so quickly.

They had previously believed that small groups of them would be enough to take down or capture Lex, and also felt as though they were the hunters that were trying to snuff out their prey.

However, the roles had been reversed and Lex was not holding back and was planning on eliminating them all.

Lex noticed that they all began moving towards the same location and it became clear to him exactly what they were doing, but it merely made it easier for him to take them all down.

With all of them grouped up in one place, using a powerful attack would eliminate them all in one fell swoop.

Following the pirates to the location they were heading to, Lex activated his Fire Manipulation Eye and was about to use the Hell Blaze Flame for the first time in a battle ever since he fought against the Blood Moon Sect Elder.

In the past year, it had been something that he had trained in and mastered the most and was one of his most powerful trump cards that allowed him to unleash unbelievable power.

The flames of the Hell Blaze Flame could burn everything, including water and other fire, which was hard to understand, but was almost undefeatable.

Sealing or warding off its flames were possible, but doing so would require unbelievable skill and power, while as Lex grew stronger and increased his control over the flames, their power also increased.

Making sure not to alert them of his presence and keeping his distance, Lex observed and counted around 100 Golden Mortal Cultivators.

They were all pirates and armed with all sorts of weaponry, while they were also all skilled and would be difficult to take down all at once.

While the two leaders in the centre were high level Golden Mortals that he would need to be wary of, as they seemed to be the most perceptive and likely to sense his presence if he got any closer.

Each of the Golden Mortals spent dozens of years training and cultivating, and all the effort, resources that they had invested in themselves were about to be for nothing.

In the eyes of the Master Of The Blood Sword group, they were all merely pawns, but they were also difficult to replace and Lex was rapidly eliminating them and lowering their numbers.

Each time one would die, since they were bound to the Blood Sword Group's Master, he could sense their connection breaking and grew angrier by the second.

Whoever the person was that was killing them, even if they were a young Eye Master, they would have to pay for the losses that he suffered?

Or so he thought to himself, but Lex had something entirely different in mind.