He Became A Monstrous Genius After Obtaining A Time Dilation Artifact-Chapter 620. The Fourfold Silence
The Fourfold Silence.
This was the name people had given to the event that had occurred.
A young man at the rank 5 beginner stage universe level had performed something everyone in the universe was currently talking about.
First of all, he manipulated two powerful intermediate stage universe level emperors, Xi Qi and Karabi, to go to war with each other without even revealing himself. In the end, the two emperors ended up annihilating themselves and their forces, leaving only a few regions of their territories surviving.
No one would have even known a young man had set the stage for this occurrence, had he not revealed it himself.
As for what led to this revelation... well, it is another preternatural feat. The Ruth and Xernovia Empires, having amassed the surviving regions of Xi Qi and Karabi, were very powerful now.
Naturally, they wanted more power. They wanted to expand their regions. And Kailen Darkhaven, a beginner stage universe level lifeform, the backbone behind the Astral and Arman Empires—the former arbiter without the backing of the Supremes—was an easy target, the same mindset about him that led to the end of Xi Qi and Karabi at his hands.
The outcome was unprecedented.
Some said some rank 8 runesmiths were behind Darkhaven. Others said a mysterious rank 9 runesmith from a far away place, backing the rank 8 runesmiths behind Darkhaven, had given the rank 8 runesmiths rune concealment artifacts that allowed them to slip into Xernovia and Ruth’s armies to steal the rank 8 spiritual power repelling artifacts of their armies, making them vulnerable to spiritual attacks... after which their armies were slaughtered with spiritual power.
But which rank 8 runesmith was so profound that they had the ability to erase energy signatures on a runic artifact?
That was when news started circulating from the social media account of one MrAllkowing, a popular netizen with a mysterious identity who documented some feats concerning Kailen Darkhaven.
The blogger revealed that Darkhaven himself had directed the rank 8 runesmiths that were backing him on how to erase the energy signatures.
This news further caused an uproar. Yes, he had rune skill proficiency of 99 percent. But was this level of understanding of runesmithery not too terrifying?
To be able to direct those of a higher rank to erase the energy signatures of a rank 8 runic artifact, even if he himself did not have the spiritual power of a rank 8 runesmith to pull something like that off?
He posted this alongside the video of how Kailen was stealing the energy orbs of other sect disciples in the secret realm without their knowledge. He even mentioned that if Kailen had been able to steal the egg of a rank 7 intermediate stage universe level dragon in the secret realm, stealing the spiritual power repelling artifacts of those weaklings without getting noticed was not a problem for him.
Many discussed in realization... so, it turned out no rank 9 runesmith had given any rank 8 runesmith some concealment rune artifact for them to use to steal the spiritual power repelling artifacts.
Kailen Darkhaven used his deep understanding of runemsithery to direct the rank 8 runesmiths on how to erase the energy signatures of the enemy soldiers from the rank 8 spiritual power repelling artifacts, since he was not a rank 8 runesmith to do it himself.
After that, he used the mysterious method he used in the secret realm to steal the egg of a dragon in the secret realm to steal the spiritual power repelling artifacts covertly. This made the enemy troupe susceptible to spiritual attacks.
The rank 8 runesmiths, who had not made obvious appearances in the streams they had watched but had been revealed through intelligence to be elders of the Seasoned Prime Sect, then used their spiritual power to slaughter the enemy armies, even Ruth and Xernovia included.
How had Kailen Darkhaven thought of such a mad thing?
And the execution of it was timely and flawless.
He eliminated the military might of the Xernovia and Ruth Empires through pure psychological and tactical acumen, just like he destroyed the Karabi and Xi Qi empires.
A rank 5 beginner stage universe level lifeform had done something not even the former arbiters who were now supremes had been able to achieve when they were at his level.
What a mad man... a terrifying mad man...
Videos of his feats in the secret realm also spread like wildfire. All the tactical and manipulative feats he used to erase enemies were watched in fervor.
No wonder they called him the Mad Tactician.
This young man was terrifying.
Several factions started thinking twice about going after him.
He was an unpredictably dangerous young man.
What if he had even made calculations concerning their targeting him, and he had developed countermeasures to eliminate them?
Some withdrew their plans to go after him and force him to rope him into their factions or eliminate him if he didn’t agree entirely. They just let him be. They were not fools. They didn’t want their empires to be wiped out overnight.
Others, however, decided to still take their chances. To them, Darkhaven would only grow more dangerous if not drawn to their side as a "loyal" ally, and had to be eliminated before he went after them. The fact that he had destroyed four empires overnight without lifting a finger reinforced this thought. This was not stupidity. It was a matter of survival.
However, they didn’t plan on targeting his loved ones. Why would they waste their time on other people when they could just go ahead and eliminate him if he refused to "ally" with them?
Some factions, however, sent invitations of different kinds to invite him to special ceremonies. Some were politely requesting him to be betrothed to some high standing young ladies in their factions and all that. Other factions also sent certain ridiculous offers with high end benefits, but at the cost of his freedom. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
They also made it clear that the price for rejection was elimination.
Naturally, Kailen did not report to both the latter and the former requests.
What he did, however, was leave things in the hands of his grandfather to manage the Astral and Arman Empires.
At this moment, the regions of the Ruth and Xernovia Empires, which already contained the regions of the Karabi and Xi Qi empires, had already been added to the Astral and Arman Empire regions.
Two of the rank 8 runesmith elders of the Seasoned Prime Sect had decided to stay behind and guard the Astral and Arman Empires.
Kailen was told the Sect Leader and the Vice Sect Leader had made this special exception for him.
He told Lu Chinping to send his thanks to the sect leader and the vice sect leader when they were out of seclusion.
As for Lu Chinping and the other elders, Kailen was already aware that they had to return to the sect for their duties.
Covertly, Lu Chinping and the other elders left the Astral and Arman Empire territory.
Kailen sighed in relief. With the two rank 8 runesmiths, who were all rank 4 intermediate stage universe level powerhouses, openly guarding the two empires, the two empires were safe now—at least in their region.
However, he personally wasn’t safe.
Kailen was not stupid. His fame and accomplishment had deterred some from targeting him.
But he knew it had reinforced the mindset of others to get rid of him if they couldn’t have him on their side.
These two facts were reinforced by the offers he had received.
"It all boils down to strength. Even influence and accomplishments can be a double-edged sword. But absolute power is definite," Kailen sighed.
As he had already planned, he did not want any of those powerhouses targeting him to hunt him like a prey. It was better to hide his identity and build strength quietly than place targets on his back when he was not prepared to handle them.
It was time to go to the RiverBlood Empire with Legoland, using different identities.
He had to help Legoland with his revenge according to their deal. Only then would Legoland help him enroll in the RiverBlood Empire Academy, where he could improve his strength further.
