Chapter 90: The Awakening Of The Fifth Crest
"Do you think you are qualified to ask my wife any question?"
Eren frowned, turning his gaze to the Villa. Everyone followed his voice, staring at Asher, who stood with his arms folded behind him. The air seemed to temperature-drop instantly, heavy with an oppressive authority that silenced the violent winds of the estate.
"SSS-RANK?!"
Everyone was dumbfounded. The nine in the sky were speechless; they tended to keep track of everyone in Silverspire, knowing their ranks, but here was an unverified SSS-RANK Awakened. Not only that, the Overcoat he was in was a Mythic-Tier Armor, maybe even more dangerous than Juliana’s. The pitch-black fabric swallowed the sunlight, humming with a suppressed power that hinted at destruction.
"Hey! What is this?! When did your Brother advance to SSS-RANK?" The old man asked in shock, staring at Luna.
"I... I don’t know," Luna muttered, equally stunned. Her hands trembled slightly as she tried to reconcile the weak outcast she had known with the majestic figure standing in the shattered courtyard.
’Wasn’t he B-Rank some days ago? Even with Evolution stones... Wait, he couldn’t use Evolution stones; they are unbelievably expensive. Asher doesn’t have the money to get them, right?’ She asked herself, staring at the young man standing below, feeling the ground of her reality shift.
"Hahahaha!"
The next moment, Katherine burst out laughing. Her laughter caused the eight to turn towards her with a slight frown on their faces.
"Why are you laughing?" Margaret asked with a frown.
"Yes, why are you laughing?" The middle-aged woman added, her frown deepening.
Katherine, while still laughing, pointed at Luna: "She said that guy below is her brother, but how come they don’t have the same blood patterns?! Even their blood Aura is different... Luna’s is average, but that young man below is Ancient, like a descendant from the Ancient families!! There is no way he is your brother! Hahaha!" She said.
"....?!!"
Her words froze Luna in place: "Impossible!! I saw his mother give birth to him!! How can his blood be different?!" She asked, her mind screaming with intense denial.
"Well, maybe the mother cheated, and slept with someone else..." Katherine said with an eye roll. "What can you expect from anyone from the Starfire family?"
"If you say another word, I will clear the floor with your face!" Luna looked over her shoulder at Katherine, as her red threads burst out from her body, tearing tiny spatial fissures in the surrounding air.
"Oh, can’t hold it in anymore? Come on then," Katherine said with a frown, as white flames literally flowed out from her body, her purple eyes glowing brightly like twin miniature suns.
"Do you two plan to burn down ten blocks? Calm down," Lord Daniel finally opened his mouth, his voice carrying an absolute weight that instantly smothered the rising elemental flames, and threads.
"At this moment, the equipment isn’t the main target, but this family... Luna, she is right. His blood patterns are different from Starfire; he isn’t related to your family... Second, I suspect he is part of the ancient families. This Aetheldawn family should be the fifth Top family; this must be why the Ancient families are hunting them down," he said, his words silencing the group.
Right now, countless thoughts flowed through everyone’s mind. If the Aetheldawn was truly an Ancient Family, then they were in the wrong; even daring to step close to this villa due to their weapon. If this happened in the other Ancient Families, they would all be killed or punished... In short, if Aetheldawn is truly an Ancient Family, even if they kill everyone present as a warning, no one will dare go against them.
Things just went from easy to hell mode, just because a single guy walked out from the Villa.
’I don’t believe it!! There is nothing in this world that can change a blood pattern!! There is only one way to confirm this!!’ Luna thought furiously. She brought out her phone, and made a call:
"Bring the family token over, now!!" She yelled, disconnecting the call.
The others remained silent. They all knew Asher was a Starfire, but right now, the man below didn’t have any blood ties with the Starfire family. They couldn’t turn a blind eye to that and keep calling him a Starfire; this was because there was nothing in the world that could change anyone’s Blood patterns—even Mythic-Tier couldn’t achieve this.
Another reason; not one of them wanted to believe the useless bastard of the Starfire family could become an SSS-RANK, and have so many Mythic-Tier pieces of equipment in just one month... If he could achieve such a thing, what would those who had fought countless battles call themselves?
"In some minutes, I will prove he is a Starfire." Luna said with gritted teeth.
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[Below.]
"You are the husband, wow, even an SSS-RANK," Eren said with a smile, and turned to Asher:
"Come on!! Tell your wife to drop everything down, get on her knees, and apologize--"
"...?!"
BOOOOM!!
An invisible force smashed right into Eren, sending him flying backward. He landed on his feet, blood on his lips, the sudden concussive pressure rattling his organs.
’This?! His Aura could attack?’ He thought in shock, standing upright.
’We are both SSS-RANK, but there should be differences between those in this rank... I should be stronger because I am older, and stronger, my spirit energy is almost purified to the peak, then how could I not detect his energy?’ He thought, unaware Asher didn’t have Spirit energy at all, but rather something far higher on the cosmic scale.
"Look at you!! All bark, you couldn’t even withstand one energy hit from my husband!! You are a useless fool!! A huge pig!! If I had the strength, I would slap you to the ground, and shit on your face!! You insolent ugly baboon!!" Juliana yelled. Her voice echoed across the open estate, completely devoid of the fear she once held back when she was trapped in her family’s shadow.
"How dare you!!!"
BOOOOM!!!
Eren shot towards her with killing intent, gathering all his energy into his right fist. The air whistled violently as he sent a punch right at her skull, aiming to obliterate her in a single strike.
"This is bad!!"
"He’s going to kill her."
Everyone gasped in shock and horror at the sudden, violent burst of speed, while Asher simply stood unmoving, lifting his right hand and snapping his fingers.
"Soul Defense."
BOOOM!!!!
Eren’s enraged fist smashed heavily into the white transparent barrier which appeared before Juliana. The absolute law of the barrier activated instantaneously; before everyone’s stunned gaze, his attack was multiplied by 500%, which rebounded violently, smashing heavily onto his own chest.
PIFFF!!!
Eren vomited a mouthful of blood into the air, his chest caving inward as he flew backward like a cannonball, smashing heavily on the shattered ground, unconscious.
SILENCE...