"Exchanging a few blows with a low-level Nexus State as a Martial Emperor..."
Robin muttered under his breath, then slowly raised an eyebrow in mild boredom.
"Is that supposed to be an achievent?"
He shook his head lightly.
"Holak can do the sa thing. His physical strength experienced an explosive surge after he used the weaponization baths, and the rged Quake Law suits his body perfectly"
"I wasn't born with an limited talent like his!"
Richard raised his voice slightly, frustration slipping into his tone.
"And he doesn't possess the massive amount of life force flowing through your body," Robin snapped back, raising his voice over Richard's.
"Technically, you're cheating"
Then he lowered his tone again, becoming calr but no less sharp.
"Second-your brother Caesar could do it as well if he used the Scythe of Dimming. He might not exchange blows with his opponent directly, but I seriously doubt any low-level Nexus State could even get close to him after he advanced in the Major Law of Death to a mastery level near 20%."
He then looked upward thoughtfully.
"Hm... I also think your brother Peon could manage it after activating the gift of the planet Poison Rock. It suits him perfectly-unlike your own trash gift from planet Jura."
He paused, narrowing his eyes slightly.
"But we'd have to find a way to protect the manifested sun from damage after it appears... hmm That part would be troubleso."
He tilted his head a little.
"And Aro, maybe. The rged Storm Law, ford from three major essential heavenly laws, can undoubtedly injure a low-level Nexus State-especially if he uses what makes him unique and releases 70% or more of his energy in a single, concentrated strike. Aro would ultimately be defeated like the rest of you, but he would certainly be able to escape if he were placed in a life-or-death situation against a low-level Nexus State."
Then a faint smile appeared on his face.
"As for your brother Theo-"
"Alright!"
Richard raised both hands in surrender.
"Alright, I get it. I understand. There are a lot of exceptional people in the empire. I'm nothing... I'm not special at all..."
"........?!"
Althera's eyes moved back and forth between Robin and his son in disbelief and confusion.
Who were all these people?
Aside from the famous Aro, she didn't know any of them-Holak, Caesar, Peon, Theo.
Do geniuses of this scale grow on trees these days?!
Are monsters like this just being produced endlessly now?!
"I didn't say you are nothing," Robin said with a tired sigh.
"All I ant is-don't let arrogance take hold of you."
He looked at Richard seriously.
"What you and your brothers managed to do-what would stop the children of the Behemoths from doing the sa? Isn't that the very battlefield you're competing in right now, for the sake of your beloved?"
Althera's lips twisted slightly.
She had certainly never heard of Behemoth offspring who were this monstrously powerful while still Martial Emperors!!
Then she shot a aningful sideways glance at Robin...
He was definitely the cause behind all of them-without a doubt.
No one else could produce monsters like this.
Kkkr
Robin finally began pulling his hand out, drawing it back slowly, as if it were stuck in thick tar or black resin.
Then he continued with a long sigh, looking directly at Richard.
"Heh~ Listen, Richard. Your power truly isn't special among the elite of the
empire."
He paused, then added firmly,
"But you are special."
"You're the only one who managed to form several foundations without taking
a technique from . And now, you're the only one who created an extrely powerful martial art like Anti-Life on your own."
He lifted his nose slightly with a proud, self-satisfied smile.
"I suppose you inherited that from . What can I do about blood that
naturally strives for excellence?"
Then his expression shifted, becoming more serious and sincere.
"This is your true power, my son. Your strength isn't the stolen life energy you
feed your body with. It isn't your techniques, your resources, or your
advantages."
"It's the fact that you can find your own path-
even in darkness,
even in uncertainty,
even when no one guides you."
"...I know our goals are different," he continued calmly.
"You don't pursue evolution for the sake of evolution itself. You push yourself
to evolve in order to gain power."
"And I'm fine with that-as long as you use it correctly"
He paused, then added with quiet certainty,
"And you have."
He smiled with deep satisfaction.
"This ti, you've found yourself a true gem. Sothing rare. Sothing real."
Richard frowned, his brows knitting together in confusion, "What are you
talking about?"
"Of course I'm talking about the Anti-Life martial art," Robin said, nodding toward the sky. His voice carried both authority and a hint of admiration. "Your very first attempt at using it was recorded, and the Shadow Swords delivered it to personally. I watched it carefully. It showed noticeable, deliberate, and well-calculated progress. You chose to continue with your usual combat style, but at the sa ti, you developed a completely different thod of gathering energy. Instead of killing millions of creatures with your own hands, you began drawing from the land itself... Tell , how did you do
it?"
"Thanks for the praise," Richard said, smiling faintly, "but what exactly do you an by 'how did I do it? I simply used the properties of Life Fire to their
maximum degree."
"Tsk-" Robin shook his head again.
"Life Fire alone cannot accomplish what your martial art is doing. There is no life in soil resources for you to extract in that manner and convert into primal energy. Are you testing , or are you underestimating the difficulty of this?"
He then nodded toward him knowingly.
"Tell ... what laws did you employ to create this martial art?"
Poof
At that exact mont, Robin's hand finally erged from the black rift. The dark energy that had warped the space around him dissipated instantly, and the surrounding area returned to normal, serene as if nothing had happened.
In his hand, six wooden tablets appeared, hovering lightly as if suspended by
invisible strings of energy.
"Hm?!"
Althera furrowed her brows deeply, eyes narrowing as she tried to inspect the
tablets imdiately.
What could be so special about them that even soone like Robin had
suffered and struggled so intensely just to extract them?
"...The laws I used?"
Richard lowered his gaze, then slowly shook his head, his tone heavy with
reflection.
"I don't know what you're talking about," he admitted.
After a brief pause, he continued, his voice softening slightly. "One day, I felt envy toward the Black Plague-how they could achieve such incredible power simply by consuming soil, while I had to kill enemies who possessed souls and hearts. I had to act as if they were nothing more than moving energy containers just so I could gather enough strength to match them." "...So I experinted with different thods, trying to use Life Fire to do what
the Black Plague does. I drew energy from the earth in the sa way I extract it from veins of life. After years of experinting with various approaches- imagining thods I sensed would help-I reached the final form of ability... the one you call a martial art."
Althera's brows tightened in disbelief.
"Imitating the Black Plague?" she said sharply.
"You must be far more careful with your words, young man!"
"Hmmm."
Robin's expression darkened, his eyebrows lowering in concentration. He
remained silent for several monts, as if drawing all his attention into the vast
horizon before him. Then he slowly turned toward the endless sea, his figure commanding attention, and raised both hands with asured precision.
The six tablets began to float, forming a perfect circular arrangent in front
of him.
Then-swoosh-they began spinning in a tight circular motion, their rotation accelerating rapidly, slicing through the air like blades.
Crack Craaaack
"The thods you sensed would help you-" Robin's voice remained calm,
unwavering, as a storm of energy began to swirl around him, caused entirely by the rotation of the six tablets.
"You most likely used laws without even realizing it. You didn't know them,
didn't know their nas, and yet they obeyed you for so reason."
He continued, his gaze locking onto Richard.
"Show that ability now. Let see it firsthand. I will na them for you."
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