The [Nightmare Mask] was a key. It would give him a chance to become a folk of this realm. The mask resonated with the core and he only had one chance.
A chance to prove himself.
Souta had to conquer one of the territories in this land. Once he achieved it, the mask would grant him the ability to enter and exit the Nightmare Realm once a week.
This realm had tons of resources and it would enhance his growth.
Souta stretched his arms. He walked forward as he silently circulated his energy.
Vorr Zone. It was a zone far larger than Hull Zone. It consisted of seven regions and each region had a sovereign that stood at the top.
Among the seven regions of the Vorr Zone, Souta arrived at the Ming Region. From his point of view, it was the easiest region to conquer. The sovereign of this zone was Rank 60 in the Sovereign Ranking of the Vanko Land. There were sixty eight regions so each sovereign was ranked from weakest to the strongest.
The sovereign of Ming Region was ranked pretty low.
Not every sovereign was ruling a region. It just means that they were at the top of the food chain in the entire Vanko Land.
They were the sixty eight strongest beings.
Some of the sovereigns were hiding in their region, not minding about worldly affairs. Some were treating the entire region as their plate and all the living beings there were their food.
As for the Rank 60 Sovereign, that monster was ruling the Ming Region like a king.
Souta glanced at the largest floating land in the Ming Region. This was where the sovereign was situated and his force was concentrated in this area.
"Well, they already knew that someone will challenge them."
Souta smiled as he placed the [Nightmare Mask] on his face.
The moment the core resonated with his mask, all of the sovereigns felt a new challenger had arrived.
Souta bent his knees and launched himself towards the floating land. His aura soared and hundreds of dream beasts living here felt it. They turned their heads and saw a flash of light before a huge explosion occurred.
Boom!!
Several floating lands were disturbed. Smoke and dust rose covering a huge part of the land of the sovereign.
Bang!!
Souta stood up and patted his clothes. He looked at his surroundings and noticed that dozens of dream beasts were already around him. They were the subordinates of the sovereign.
"My energy isn't full as I just battled Nightmare King so I should finish this as soon as possible."
He said before he activated his Second Mode. Dark mist seeped out of his pores and several black spheres floated behind him. The ground turned black and countless black tentacles emerged within the shadows.
Ohm!!
His newest skills were included in his Second Mode. [Investiture of the Dark] and [Negative Land] added a strong boost to his Second Mode.
The dream beasts around him attacked at the same time.
Whoosh!!
Their attacks didn't even reach Souta at all. They couldn't even pierce the gravitational field around his skin.
"Die!"
Souta waved his hand. The gravitational field around him expanded, turning into a powerful force that crushed the dream beasts on the ground. They wanted to escape but the black tentacles were holding their feet.
Bang!!
In an instant, Souta cleared a group of dream beasts.
"A mere group of third stage is trying to attack me. It's not enough."
He said as he stared at the huge palace in front of him. This is where the Sovereign of the Ming Region lives.
He could feel that there were thousands of monsters eyeing him. All of them were releasing powerful auras and at any second now they would launch another attack.
Souta ignored the gazes around him as he focused his attention on the palace.
He slowly opened his mouth and said, "Bow down..."
An unknown pressure surged within his body and all the monsters in the vicinity felt their strength leaving their bodies.
[Serpent Dominance]!!
"Only beings that are above my level are worthy to stand in front of me."
His words reverberated throughout the whole area. The monsters were forced onto their knees. Only a handful of beings could ignore the effect of his ability.
"Let me clean up this place."
Souta raised his hand. A thousand drops of blood rose into the air, turning into swift and fast bullets that kill almost every creatures in sight. Even those who were on the other floating lands couldn't escape such fate.I think you should take a look at
They were brutally massacred.
There was nothing that they could do. The effect of [Serpent Dominance] basically turned down into lower level creatures. Their speed, strength, resistance, energy, defense... Everything was decreased by seventy percent.
Souta continued to walk until he felt several bursts of aura. He raised his head and saw four monsters walk out of the palace.
All of them had the power of a high stage fourth stage. That's why they weren't affected by his ability.
Before Souta could say anything, a figure appeared behind the four monsters. It was a giant humanoid monster with long arms. Its body was covered in dark green fur and its energy level was clearly stronger than the four.
It was the Sovereign of the Ming Region also known as Dreaming Venomous Primate.
"A challenger that arrived on my doorstep. To think that you would choose me, instead of the other sovereigns below me. Your head is too high." Dreaming Venomous Primate said in a cold tone.
"You're the best choice. I could definitely defeat you after seeing you today." Souta said with a smile.
"Audacious!!" The four monsters roared and they quickly launched themselves at Souta.
Whoosh!!
"Come!" Souta grinned widely as he tightly clenched both of his fists.
He stepped forward and threw a punch. One of the four monsters blocked his fist while the remaining three landed on the ground. They hurriedly charged forward and threw several energy spheres.
Whoosh!!
Souta stepped back as he moved his body from side to side. He couldn't avoid everything but the gravitational field protected him from the attacks of his enemies.
Bang!!
He waved his hand and he divided the power of gravity. Ninety percent of the gravity went to the four monsters. It pressured them, greatly decreasing their mobility.
"Don't think I'm gonna hold back against the likes of you."
Souta said as he floated in the air.
Hundreds of black tentacles emerged from the ground but the four monsters simply destroyed everything. In return, all of them fired [Bestrou] at the same time.
Whoosh!
Souta waved his hand before a river of blood appeared before him, blocking the four [Bestrou]. Then, the blood turned into sharp spears and flew toward his opponents.
The four monsters spread out but they felt a powerful suction force behind them. When they turned their head, they saw a black hole appear out of nowhere.
Ohm!!
Souta activated [Element Drive] without hesitation to increase the power of his skills and stats.
ROAR!!!
A powerful energy surged in all directions. The four monsters have finally used their released form. Their choice was good. If they didn't use their release forms then the black hole would suck them and would cause injuries on their bodies.
Souta knew that he couldn't end this battle just like how he killed the kraken. The kraken was weaker than any of these four so it would take him a while before he could win this fight.
"Well, five minutes are enough for me. Even if that sovereign joined, it would only take fifteen minutes."
Souta pushed his hand forward. All the blood of the monsters that he killed a few minutes ago surged toward the four monsters.
The surging river of blood looked like ordinary blood but Souta already changed its shape. This river was formed by countless tiny sharp blood needles.
Boom!!
The floating land of the Sovereign of Ming Region was shaking heavily along with the dozens of floating land near it. The battle between Souta and the four strongest subordinates of the sovereign was tremendous.
Thousands of dream beasts were watching the battle from afar. Those with low intelligence already run away when they felt the strong aura. They wanted to avoid the battlefield. The dream beasts that possessed intelligence were watching as this battle could change the entire Ming Region.
No one expected that a challenger would appear at this time. A lot of monsters were tempted but they held themselves. Those who couldn't control their instinct and greed to obtain more power have already perished.
This was the battle for the title of Sovereign.
Only creatures that could resonate with the "core" have the right to fight for the title.
There were only sixty eight seats for this title and they were the strongest beings in the land of Vanko.
Boom!!
Souta laughed as he charged at his enemies. Seven shadows appeared beside him to attack his target.
In an instant, blood covered his body and turned into a white armor.
[Blood Armor: Jade Spider]!
"I'll kill everyone of you!!"