Minato knelt quickly, "I am the Guardian of the Shrine now. My past is behind me."

Carter placed his hand on Minato’s head. For some reason, Minato felt like Mikoto was patting him. Other than that, there was a certain divine power that soothed him.

"Mikoto cleansed you. But the spirit of those monsters are still within you. You will need to train them and conquer them. Or one day, you will be controlled by them."

"I understand, Lord Divine!"

"There is a disciple in the same sect as Mikoto. His name is Ginro Musashi. He has an Art called Primal Art. This Mental Art will help you conquer those beasts and maybe even reach greater heights than you could ever imagine."

Minato trembled from happiness. "Thank you for your guidance, Lord Divine!"

Carter nodded. The two raven wings spread out. "I need to leave now. I heard someone out there that needs my help. Guard the Shrine well, Minato, Seija. You will soon be rewarded."

Carter bolted to the sky and disappeared.

"Holy..." Chiaki wipes her sweaty forehead. "That really is a god. He feels much different than regular Champion."

Minato nodded. His eyes were still following the Raven in the sky. "Same level doesn’t mean same strength. And we don’t even know if this is his true form."

"You mean?!" Seija blurted out.

"Minato is right. Gods usually have countless faces to use. He might just be a Champion because it’s the power ceiling of this world." Kazou the Land Spirit stroked his long beard and said. "Who knows. Maybe he is even a Rank-4. Maybe even 5 or 6."

[Zeneros Blackburn]

[Rank]: Champion

[Star Level]: 4

[Ability]

- Sacred Soul of Fire and Steel (Champion): Immune to mind control, illusions, and harmful mental effects. You can tell who is lying. You can use Holy Fire at will. (Mutated Soul of Steel)

- Dominating (Champion): Your power rivals two Star levels above you.

- Divine Property (Rank: Unknown): You have the power and authority of a demigod. You may receive faith, use it, and spread it. Faith counts as Divine Energy.

- Eldritch God of Terror (Unique): You may transform into an Eldritch God of Terror. (Mutated Terror Corruption)

- Eldritch Arms (Champion): Enslaved evil may be turn into an Eldritch Arms, weapon or armor your choice, if you have the suitable equipment.

- Golden Resurrection: Whenever you are killed, you shall be resurrected back to the location of your Golden Skeleton. The Golden Skeleton must have enough faith to complete this process.

- Eldritch Divine Force (Champion): You are well-versed in the arts of imprisoning, purifying, and destroying evil. You can enslave or absorb evil and turned it into Eldritch or Divine Energy. Your strength grow indefinitely the more Eldritch and Divine Energy you have. (Unchanged)

[Skill]:

- Unknown: Level 10 Divinity

- Champion: Level 9 Swordsmanship; Level 7 Eldritch Force Manipulation, Strength, Agility, Stamina, Durability, Dexterity, Perception, Self-Recovery, Rin; Level 5 Terror Force Manipulation; Level 3 Hand-to-hand Combat, Demonology, Multi-Weapon Training, Adaptive Resistance; Level 1 Magic Resistance, Terror Force Resistance, Physical Fortitude, Mental Fortitude, Negative Force Resistance, Corrupted Force Resistance, Aether Resistance. (All Upgraded)

[Item]:

- Iganu: A sword once called the Prisoner. Contains the First Terror Iganu. You may use the power of Iganu and summon the Raven Armor. Raven Armor has no time limit. (Upgraded)

- Mouko: A bracer made from the previous Holy Fire Bracer and a Yokai named Dairei Mouko. It can repel Demonic Force and create Holy Fire. It can also release Forest Roar. (Unchanged)

- Raven Suit: A suit that channels the power of Iganu. You may summon Raven Wings and use a portion of Iganu’s power without the need to summon the Raven Armor.

’I actually become a Demigod... Holy shit!’

The two force of Transcension and Primal Spiritualization stopped fighting. Eldritch Force forced them into one while Carter was wearing Zeneros Blackburn skin. Now, he had two circling energy inside him, one from the Dark Side, Eldritch Force, and one from the Light Side, Divine Force.

’I wonder if it’s alright to change skin.’

Carter found a secluded place to switch back to Ginro Musashi.

[SPIRITUAL INVOKER EQUIPPED]

Nothing happened for a first few seconds. He waited for a few more minutes.

Carter let out a long sigh.

’It seems that Eldritch Knight has stabilized me. Transcension and Primal Spiritualization no longer conflicts with each other.’

Carter wasn’t scared at all. Instead, he felt even more daring. He wouldn’t stop collecting more powerful abilities and skills. He would still continue.

’The path to greatness always has risk. I won’t stop just because I almost died.’

Carter let out a long laugh before returning to the Eldritch Knight and flew away.

[ELDRITCH KNIGHT EQUIPPED]

His storyline in Kyoma was still unfinished. Ginro Musashi needed to be there.

From what he had heard, Ryuja would show up the next day. He couldn’t miss seeing the current King of Jado Kingdom, the Grandmaster of Toad Poison Sect.

With Eldritch Knight, Carter returned to the pagoda in no time. He snuck back to his room and waited for sunrise.

The Chuuchi Tournament continued.

This time, no battle was conducted yet. Instead, the remaining Awaken and Elite Fighters stood tall, waiting for the King’s arrival.

Finally, Ryuja appeared.

A man with gray hair and a ridiculous hairstyle. His hair stood up like a nail and the hair around his ear spread out like uncut weed field.

He wore a purple suit and was carried by many disciples on a large wooden chair. The disciples carried him on the shoulder to make him appear higher than everyone else.

Ryuja jumped down from the litter. He was surprisingly short, no more than 1.5 meters. It must also be the reason why he liked to be carried high.

The organizer of the Tournament approached the king and hunched down to be lower than Ryuja.

"Here are all the Fighters, Your Majesty."

Ryuja nodded. He walked slowly and observed the Fighters one by one. The short man noticed Carter too but didn’t stop by too quickly.

Carter noticed on his finger a glimmering green gem.

’Seija’s Dragon Gem...’

The person that stole Seija’s Gem from many years ago and caused her to stay in Awaken for many years was no other than Ryuja. The Dragon Gem was a powerful relic, it could control the weather to a certain extent and help prevent deadly poison.

For a man being famous because of his poison, Hachi was sure to afraid of being poisoned.