The Wish Of The Dragon 107 Chapter 106

As expected, Issei thought to himself... There's no way a little girl like herself knows about that kind of place but he still needs to try nevertheless.

"Ling'er! Ling'er… Where are you? Ling'er…"

Suddenly, anxious shouts sounded in the distance. And what was being shouted, was surprisingly Su Ling'er's name.

Issei heard it before Su Ling'er. His gaze swept over and saw a middle-aged man hastily run over.

He was in a panic, his hair was disheveled, and the clothes on his body were rather worn out. However, there was a type of calm and mighty upper-cla.s.s feeling that could be captured on his bearing.

The middle-aged man's footsteps were lightning-fast, and he traveled over in a short time. Having heard his voice, Su Ling'er's eyes shined as she spoke excitedly: "Father, it's Father's voice!"

She stood up suddenly and ran over in the middle-aged man's direction. However, after running a few steps, she turned around and looked at Issei, and stopped again. Standing at her former place, she beckoned at the middle-aged man: "Father! I'm here, I'm here!"

"Ling'er!" The middle-aged man became overjoyed and rushed over with his fastest speed. He grasped Su Ling'er's shoulders at once, and spoke with an extremely anxious tone: "Thank G.o.d, thank G.o.d… Ling'er, why did you run to such a faraway place? Are you injured anywhere? Did anyone try to kidnap you?"

"Father relax, even though there were bad guys, but… Big Brother Ise saved me. Big Brother Ise is really amazing. Not only did he smack those bad guys running all at once, but he also made the place I fell and hurt myself not hurt at all. He even cleaned my clothes and shoes."

The middle-aged man's entire heart was full concern about Su Ling'er's safety, and when he saw her, all his attention was even more so focused on her. He had only now noticed Issei's existence. He took a step forward, and said with immense grat.i.tude: "This little brother, thank you for rescuing my daughter, this Su really is eternally grateful."

Then he becomes taken aback seeing Issei's face... How could someone can be this stunning and attractive... If it weren't for his will is strong enough then even he himself as a fellow man might go to the wrong path...

Ling'er calling Issei with the word "Beautiful" is not wrong since Issei could be mistaken as a girl if he were to put on a little bit of make-up and dress up... Of course, Issei would never do that kind of thing... Never.

Issei calmly greeted back: "Senior Su is too polite. Ling'er is kind and cute, anyone would come to her rescue if they saw her. This junior only does what normal people would do."

From the middle-aged man's complexion, what Issei saw was the deep care and concern for Su Ling'er. At least, his fatherly love toward Su Ling'er wasn't the least bit impure.

Issei's modesty gave the middle-aged man a very good impression. He smiled and said: "To receive such praise from little brother here, my little girl here must be thrilled."

This young man before him age looks only to be twenty or twenty-one, yet he can't sense a tiny bit of his profound energy or cultivation realm. He ought to be some disciple or even an heir of some top-level sect...

As he thought till here, the middle-aged man spoke: "Little brother, you ought to have come from a foreign place, right? Do you currently have any place to stay? If you aren't unwilling, how about staying for a few days at our Grandwake Clan? It'll also allow this Su to express his grat.i.tude."

He never saw nor heard of Issei before this so it's understandable that he thought that Issei must be someone not from here.

"I'm grateful for senior's invitation but I have some business I need to take care of so I can't stay for long." Issei declined his invitation politely.

"Oh... That's too bad then... Oh right, this one's surname is Su, with the name Hengshan." Su Hengshan smiled warmly at Issei but also feel a little bit of pity seeing that Issei can't come with them.

"Ah? Big brother Ise will leave soon?" Su Ling'er said with a saddened voice.

Issei who saw that smiled gently at her and pat her head once again: "Don't worry, Ling'er... Big brother will visit you again later."

"Ah, really?" Her downcast face went bright right away after hearing Issei's words.

"Um, really... Here, go and keep this charm with you. When you're in danger just channel your profound energy into the charm and it will protect you from any harm." Issei gives one of his defensive charms to her.

"Big Brother Ise will visit me again! That's great that's great that's great!" Su Ling'er was excited to the point of jumping. That exceptionally happy appearance made Su Hengshan feel somewhat inexplicable.

"Thank you once again, little brother. And Ling'er, you'll have to learn some manners, shouting and yelling like this doesn't make you a good girl, okay?" Su Hengshan cupped his fist with immense grat.i.tude then said towards Su Ling'er with a spoiling voice.

Not only that Issei saved his daughter, but he also gave her a protective charm.

Just from looking at it, he could tell that this charm must be something extraordinary.

"Heee! Father really is naggy. Big Brother Ise is the bestest person, he wouldn't complain about me." As she spoke, Su Ling'er ran over and grabbed Issei's hand and said while grinning: "Right, big brother Ise?"

"Um." Issei chuckled lightly and rubbed her head once again. Su Ling'er giggled even more after having her head being rubbed by Issei.

"Lolicon!" Jasmine's voice laced with a bit of envy can be heard after seeing their interaction but Issei completely ignores her...

Su Hengshan felt somewhat puzzled for a moment. Calculating from the time, Ling'er and Little Brother Ise at most have met for half an hour at most, how did they become so close already? Moreover, looking at Ling'er's manner, she, who usually didn't like to meet with strangers, was exceptionally fond of this Little Brother Ise… How curious.

Maybe she's smitten by his otherworldly face? No, it shouldn't be... Ling'er is not at that age yet. She still couldn't differentiate a love between familial love and love between man and woman after all.

Perhaps she just adores him like her real elder brother figure? Yeah, that's certainly more plausible rather than a girl fall in love at first sight especially when the girl is barely reached 12 years old in age...

"Senior, could you tell me a place that's considered the most dangerous place in this continent? You see, I'm not from around here so I'm kinda clueless about some things." Issei asked Su Hengshan the true purpose of why he arrived here.

"Ah? The most dangerous place? Hmm..." Su Hengshan who heard Issei's question went into deep thoughts for a few moments before he remembered about that place.

As he expected, Issei is not from here or he would've heard about him a long time ago with this otherworldly countenance and strength that he couldn't sense at all.

"...Then if you're looking for the most dangerous place in this continent it should be the ." Su Hengshan said in a dire voice.

"Oh? Can you tell me more about this place?" Issei inquired further.

"Well..." Then Su Hengshan hesitated a little before he proceeded to inform Issei of this place information...

is located in the Mythical Abode Mountain Range north-east of the Azure Cloud Continent. The is located at the border between the Country of Supwake and the Southern Sky Nation. Supwake is to the north and Southern Sky is to the south.

is the most dangerous of the Four Deadly Regions. Once you fell into it, your death was a.s.sured. Everyone who had attempted to explore Cloud's End Cliff did not live to tell the tale, no matter how strong the individual was. So, Cloud's End Cliff was also known as the . Its notoriety was known by everyone who lived in the Azure Cloud Continent and very few people would even go near that area.

He ended his explanation by pointing at the direction of the is located.

"That is also to say that no one has ever seen what the bottom of Cloud's End Cliff looks like?" Issei's interest is greatly piqued from hearing Su Hengshan's story.

"n.o.body ever has." Su Hengshan said as he nodded his head in affirmation, "This is also why Cloud's End Cliff is known as the . According to common logic, once someone reaches the Emperor or Tyrant Profound Realm, even if it was a fathomless abyss, they should still be able to scale it by traveling down the side of the cliff's wall until they reach the bottom. Furthermore, once you reach the level of a , you can simply jump down and there isn't a chance that you will fall to your death.

But in the history of the , many strong individuals have attempted to find out what is at the bottom of and there was no lack of or among these partic.i.p.ants. But the moment they embarked on their expedition, not a single one returned alive. After that, there were even three Monarchs who attempted to scale the walls of the cliff and reach the bottom, but they were never heard from again... From that time onward, no one dared to try to search the depths of Cloud's End Cliff." He said with a solemn tone.

Su Ling'er is also feeling afraid after hearing her father's tale of the .

"I see..." Issei nodded and he's mostly rea.s.sured that this place they're talking about is the place that he is looking for...

"Why do you ask this, little brother Ise? If you wanted to try your luck as well then I suggest that you forget the thought right now because it is not worth it to risk your life." Su Hengshan warned with a good intention.

He doesn't want Issei to lose his life like others before him since he is the benefactor of his daughter and he also has a very good impression of this man before him.

"Ah!? Don't go there, big brother Ise!" Su Ling'er hastily prevented Issei from going there by holding his hand tightly. Her face seemed to be saying 'I won't let you go there no matter what!'

Issei smiled gently at her and rea.s.sured both of them that he won't go there... Only after hearing his words that they both sigh in relief...

"Then, until we meet again, Ling'er, Senior Su." Issei bid them farewell shortly after.

"Um... See you later, big brother Ise... Remember to visit Ling'er soon, okay?" Little Ling'er said in a sad tone.

"I promise... And remember to use the charm I gave you if you're being bullied by big baddies like before, understand Ling'er?" Issei said towards Ling'er but he's also reminding Su Hengshan of the protective charm he gave and use it in place of Su Ling'er in case she forgot about it...

Su Hengshan of course realizes this so he nodded firmly at Issei's words.

Then Issei left them both... But Su Ling'er keep gazing at the direction of Issei disappeared with a gaze full of reluctance while clutching onto the charm Issei gave her...

Su Hengshan who saw this think if his previous guess was mistaken after all...

...

Issei flew at an extremely fast pace that it only took him a few minutes before arriving at the cliff he's been told about...

The mountain range was huge but there were very few profound beasts and there was very little life in the area. Issei could not see a single human figure even though he looked into the distance.

Issei's eyes swept across his surroundings before he looked down.

The tallest two mountains in the were found in the . These two mountains were so tall that their summits peeked into the clouds and they soared high into the sky. They were approximately the same height and both of them stood adjacent to each other in the middle of the Mythical Abode Mountain Range. But the strangest thing was that one side of these mountains were both precipitously steep while the other side of these mountains...

Were practically a straight line, it was as if a blade had cut these mountain walls!

From afar, it looked as if one mountain had been split right down the middle by a heavenly blade, into two strangely shaped mountains.

The abyss between these two mountains was precisely the that struck fear into the hearts of countless experts of the Azure Cloud Continent the moment they heard its name. Once a person fell inside, they were as good as dead and even Monarchs were unable to return from this abyss.

The peaks of the two mountains approached the crack of the abyss and it was publicly recognized as the most dangerous in the entire Azure Cloud Continent, !

The s.p.a.ce between these two marvelously-shaped mountains was far narrower than one would have expected, it was merely than three hundred or so meters across from head to toe. At the position Issei was currently standing, which was directly above the cliff itself, one could see that the light only penetrated about six hundred or so meters into that boundless abyss. It was as if something was devouring the light, and it was strangely dark.

"...There is an extremely dense devil energy at the bottom of this cliff..." Jasmine who just came out from the pearl has her eyes focused on the abyss below her.

"...Why are you searching for this kind of place?" She asked Issei but she saw Issei is currently frowning a little bit.

The reason for that is because he could clearly sense that this place is indeed the place he is searching for but there's something else... Something else other than the extremely dense darkness energy under this abyss... And that is... itself...

He can sense faint energy of Chaos other than the dark energy itself... How can it be? It's a given that this place has some sort of seal preventing whatever down there from leaving the abyss below but still... The fact that he can sense energy here is extremely weird in and of itself...

"...I need to see it for myself." Issei muttered calmly which made Jasmine eye's went wide open.

"Are you crazy?! Even I could tell that this place is extremely dangerous! Even if I'm in my top condition I still wouldn't dare to just go down there without proper preparation. Don't do something stupid... Remember that our lives are currently tied with you. If you were to die then we will also die!" Jasmine shouted at Issei but he pays no heed of her words.

"Enter the pearl now, Jasmine." Issei said towards Jasmine and when Jasmine wanted to refute, she saw something that made her eyes went wide open... There's a black flame-shaped Dragon wing made out of pure energy behind Issei.

And this he's currently emitting is even surpa.s.sing the below them... She shuddered intensely because of how strong this energy is...

Issei's once wine-red eyes changed into jet-black color just like the bottomless abyss below them... It's as if she will get sucked into it if she gazes upon it a second longer but thankfully Issei snapped her out of her daze with the same head pat he always does.

"Go back inside now... No need to worry. The below this abyss won't be able to harm me in the slightest." He said comfortingly.

Even though his eyes color seems different but the warmness from his eyes never fades which calm Jasmine's heart almost instantly.

She gritted her teeth before entering the pearl once again: "...You better not die." She said in a low voice.

After he smiled thinly at her words, Issei descended down in a straight line as he entered the abyss below him. The that no one in the history of the Azure Cloud Continent had ever returned from alive!

Issei's descending speed was extremely fast and in the blink of an eye, he had already descended more than three kilometers. His surroundings turned pitch black and the blue sky that had shone brightly above him had completely disappeared from his view.

Below him was incomparably empty darkness and it seemed to have no end. But if someone could see in this darkness, they will see that Issei's jet-black wing behind his back seems to be absorbing that very same darkness at a rapid pace... Issei felt really comfortable being bathed in this dense element that he wanted to sigh loudly.

It's as if his whole body is being baptized by this surrounding him. His whole body is spewing out a dark purplish aura...

As he rapidly descended, Issei gradually realized that the stone wall was getting more and more grey as he traveled downwards.

Six thousand meters...

Ten thousand meters...

Sixteen thousand meters...

Twenty-three thousand meters...

The depth of this abyss was extremely startling. But this depth was not much to any profound pract.i.tioner above the , much less someone like Issei.

Issei was descending deeper and deeper but the surroundings and the aura of this place did not go through any noticeable changes, it's just a plain rocky cliff and the like.

If it was any other profound pract.i.tioner that was attempting to scale down this abyss, they would not be able to detect any differences between this place and another abyss but Issei's eyesight is unperturbed in the slightest and he can see clearly as a day down here.

But Jasmine's brows began to knit together tightly from within the along with Xun'er. Because they were growing closer and closer to the source of that strange aura she doesn't recognize... While Issei is feeling more and more curious just how can this place contain a element...

Normally, this energy should've been spread out from this place and it will corrupt this whole world and before long it will descend into pure chaos... Little by little the inhabitants of this world will be affected by the energy and finally... The world will self-destruct from inside out... But this energy seems so... Docile. As if it's currently hibernating...

Twenty-six thousand meters...

Thirty-three thousand meters...

Thirty-nine thousand meters...

Issei's speed suddenly slowed down before he came to a complete stop since he finally reached the bottom of the abyss. He has reached the bottom of the abyss that no one had ever managed to reach alive!

There was a barrier just like Issei has suspected because if not then all of this and even that faint energy would've gone to the surface and it will corrode the whole realm...

Jasmine and Xun'er don't realize this hidden barrier since this barrier is not simple... It is mixed with other laws such as , , etc... If it wasn't for Issei's high attainment on them then even he won't realize this.

If it were any other person then they would be disoriented because of the different set of laws that are currently occupying this Abyss.

The world that was more than thirty-nine thousand meters into the abyss was a completely dark and silent one.

"...The Devil Energy in this place is extremely powerful... But he... He doesn't seem bothered in the slightest..." Jasmine's heart was seized by shock. She had already ascertained that there was an extremely unusual devil energy radiating from this place. She had also felt that it was exceptionally dense.

At this moment, she realized that this devil energy was far more intense than what she had previously thought... But to her utter shock, Issei seems completely unaffected by it and he even seems quite comfortable instead...

"..." The more she stays with him the more she felt like he's obscured by mysteries more and more... She couldn't even begin to guess just what is his real ident.i.ty is...

The Devil energy she's talking about is the profound energy. It is called Devil energy by her since from the records, only the Devils could use this particular element... Only the Heretic G.o.d is an exception to this law.

Darkness profound energy is basically the energy of the devil's way. Not only is it in opposition to the divine way, but it will also twist one's personality. Rumor has it that the stronger a devil is, the more evil deeds they have done, and the more lives they have taken, causing them to become extraordinary fearsome devils.

But Issei doesn't seem to be having that kind of symptoms... He seems perfectly normal if they're putting his unknown power aside...

"...What was going on? Why did such dreadful devil energy exist in a world with such a low level of power and laws..." Jasmine nervously muttered to herself: "...Could it be that an ancient true devil was hidden at the bottom of this abyss!?"

At this moment, Jasmine finally understood why none of the profound pract.i.tioners who fell or attempted to delve into the depths of this abyss had returned alive. Dark devil energy which was able to affect the likes of Jasmine was not something that the profound pract.i.tioners of this world could resist.

She didn't know that there's another terrifying law in this abyss since she's inside the pearl and she's also under Issei's divine protection hence she's not exposed to it. When a normal person went down here, all of their profound energy would instantly be suppressed to the point where they could barely release any of it. Furthermore, it was impossible for them to resist the huge rending force that came from below.

This meant that once anyone came into contact with this dark world at the bottom of the abyss, they would instantly be sucked inside without a chance to struggle, much less escape. After that, they would be reduced to dust in the darkness by this dreadful devil energy...

But this kind of terrifying place is basically the best place Issei could hope for currently... Even as they speak, his recovery rate has been increased by a fair amount... But there's something else that's confusing him...

According to his calculation, his recovery should be faster than this but why is it seems like it's being slowed down by at least half of the actual result? It's as if something else is absorbing the energy that he's currently absorbing... Is it because he used his blood essence just recently? Or is it because of the and the ? Or was it because this world law is interfering with him? But that shouldn't be... He doesn't sense any interference as far as he could tell...

"...What a pure darkness environment" Jasmine muttered to herself as she surveyed her surroundings. She sent out a red light made out of profound energy to the outside world from inside the pearl to illuminate the dark world...

Such a pure darkness environment was not something that could be formed within even with tens of thousands of years. So this strange world that was hidden at the bottom of the abyss must have existed for the longest of times.

The s.p.a.ce in front of them was vast and empty, the ground flat and even. She could not see where it extended to. The mountain wall that they had used to guide their descent was not more than sixty meters to their right. Furthermore, once they had reached this place, she saw that this mountain wall had turned pitch-black. The ground and the occasional rock that jutted out of the ground were also pitch-black and there was not even the slightest variance in color.

As far as she could see, the scenery remained the same… there were only gloom, emptiness, darkness and deathly stillness.

This seemed to be a world of death. Besides the darkness and the abnormally dense and rich devil energy, there was nothing else...

"...Ise, do you know anything about this-" Xun'er finally couldn't keep her curiosity anymore and was about to ask Issei but then suddenly... When Issei is still in his thoughts, a m.u.f.fled cry suddenly rang out in the distance.

"Aooou…"

This howl seemed to come from extremely far away. As if it was five hundred kilometers distant. But it was so heavy that it caused Xun'er and Jasmine's ears to buzz faintly even though they're still inside the pearl.

That was the howl… of a beast!?

There were living creatures in this place!?

What kind of creatures could live in this kind of dark world!?

Issei who was closing his eyes opened them ever so slightly to look at the source of the roar.

After a few moments, under the red light that was radiating from Jasmine's red light made of profound energy, they could see a blurry black silhouette lurking in the darkness in front of them.

This silhouette was at least tens of meters tall and it was clearly a living creature as Jasmine could see it move! But what caused Jasmine to be alarmed was not its enormous size, it was the unmistakable aura of danger that it was radiating.

"This thing is at the

!" She shouted in shock.

AWOOOOO!!!

An explosive roar caused the entire dark world to tremble as the huge black silhouette rushed towards Issei as it snarled. They could also finally see the true appearance of this gigantic shadow.

It was one hundred and sixty-five meters tall, its head was extremely wide and it looked like a cross between a wolf and a bear. Its four limbs were thick and stout, and its head and body bristled with white fangs. The sharp tips of those fangs shone with a h.e.l.lish light that would send fear coursing through anyone's soul. A huge and long jet-black tail was arched overhead, and the end of the tail gleamed with the same cold light that a blade would.

Jasmine: "!!!"

There was no one in the Profound Sky Continent or the Azure Cloud Continent who had ever seen or heard about the gigantic beast in front of them. There were no records of it to be found in any of the three continents either. It was an existence that was completely unknown, an existence that surpa.s.sed all common knowledge.

But this dreadful giant silhouette had fiercely stirred up an image that Jasmine had inherited from her Star G.o.d memories. A name escaped her lips amidst her bewilderment and shock.

"Nine Desolate Devil Fang!"

This was a creature that had coexisted with the devils in the northern part of this universe during the Ancient Era, a primordial devil beast!

But everyone knew that not long after the era of the devil and G.o.ds had ended due to each of their annihilation, the energy of the north of this universe was gradually a.s.similated by the energies of the southern part. The element had slowly grown thinner and thinner and this led the dark devil beasts to their extinction roughly fifty to sixty thousand years later. These devil beasts had not appeared since then.

The red light that shone from Jasmine, which she had used for illumination, was far too glaring in this world. So it was too great a stimulus for the devil beast who was used to the darkness. Its body was enormous but its speed was as fast as lightning... It then sprung into action and pounced at Issei.

It was by far the fastest speed this inhabitant of this world showcased that Issei has seen so far.

This huge dark might and pressure were enough to cause even the strongest individuals in the to go limp with fear. They would find it incomparably difficult to even move under this pressure, much less put up any resistance.

"Primordial devil beast… Why would a creature like this exist in this place!?"

Issei who saw the approaching beast becomes astonished... Not because of its strength or anything but because of this beast is possessing a element within its body... You could say that its basically just like Trihexa before. A mindless beast that descent into madness because of the element within its body!

But probably because the in its body is so insignificant, it can't sense the pure element within Issei's body or it would've felt terrified and even submitted itself towards him... Even Trihexa felt fear when it saw Issei before. So for a weakling such as this thing to not feel anything when it saw Issei can only mean that it truly doesn't have a shred of sanity left...

"Ise, run!" Jasmine who saw the beast launched itself hastily urged Issei while she started acc.u.mulating all the energy she can muster to help him run away. She exited the pearl and stands in front of Issei immediately.

'No! I won't make it!' She gritted her teeth despairingly since she won't be able to make it... She was taken by surprise and doesn't have the time to properly gather her energy.

But Xun'er who just exited the pearl calmly extended her arm to hold Jasmine's on the shoulder: "...Stay calm, dear."

Jasmine's body jerked slightly and then she astonishingly gazes at Issei. Even though he seems slightly astonished, he doesn't seem to be afraid or anything like that... He's very calm just like he used to...

Issei then pats her head gently and only then that Jasmine calmed herself down... She almost forgot that the biggest mystery of them all in this place is the person before them... Not the terrifying abyss nor this devil beast. But it's Issei himself...

*SLASH!*

All they heard is a slashing sound and the beast that was rushing at their direction has been bisected in two right from the middle of its head to the end of its body... It is unknown when but Issei is currently holding a normal looking white sword that couldn't be more ordinary in their vision... But their intuition tells them that this sword is anything but ordinary...

His casual slash just now seems like it bisected the darkness itself...

A spray of b.l.o.o.d.y mist exploded from the Nine Desolate Devil Fang's bisected body...

"...wuuaoo…" The Nine Desolate Devil Fang's body shook as its strong life force allowed it to survive Issei's attack for a couple of seconds even though its body has been separated in two. It let out a final deep and low wail of despair before it went silent forever...

"AOOOOOO!!!"

"AOOUUU…"

"SCREEE!!!"

"SAAAAAA…"

At this moment, several roars which all carried extremely oppressive power rang out in the distant darkness… The last howl of the Nine Desolate Devil Fang seemed to be a plea for help or a shout to alert the others. Because in the blink of an eye, deep and heavy roars, cries and howls filled the air, causing the dark s.p.a.ce to shake violently.

The expression in Jasmine's eyes changed completely… In the span of less than ten breaths, she had heard at least tens of different howls and cries.

Furthermore, these were definitely not the howls and cries of any normal beast as all of them carried with them a peerlessly dreadful might… And the majority of these auras were not inferior to the aura of the Nine Desolate Devil Fang in the least!

Furthermore, the sounds were growing nearer and nearer as it was clear that these beasts were approaching this place at the fastest speed possible.

Jasmine had already been immeasurably shocked to find one primordial devil beast existing in this bizarre world of darkness. However, the howls that were ringing out in the distant darkness clearly and shocking told her… that the Nine Desolate Devil Fang was not the only primordial devil beast in this place!

The primordial devil beasts, which should have gone completely extinct, actually existed in this place in droves!

"Just what exactly… Is going on?!" The shock in Jasmine's heart was profound and ineffable. Compared to why this place contained the long-extinct primordial devil beasts, what she really could not understand was, why such a place would actually exist on this planet!?

"Ise! This time we better ru-" She immediately turned her head to face Issei but what greeted her was a glowing golden pair of eyes.

Issei's eye color changed once again and this time it's colored golden... Both her and Xun'er went into a daze because of beautiful and enchanting it is... They felt like their soul has been sucked into an endless golden abyss... Their faces turned feverish and their body temperature rose up.

The reason why his eye changed their color is because he just absorbed the that was inside the Nine Desolate Devil Fang body.

This is the side effect of his energy affecting them indirectly. If it was Nyarlathotep that was in his place then Jasmine and Xun'er will descend into endless madness or fear... Remember what's the second element that he fused with his ? That's why they're in this condition right now... They're akin to a lovestruck maiden because of it...

But thankfully this effect is not permanent... And they manage to snap out of it when Issei called out to them: "Jasmine, Xun'er. Go back inside the for now."

They followed his words the moment they are snapped out of their dazes.

But both of them are still red-faced when they're inside the pearl and don't dare to look at each other...

While Issei is outside with his sword ready at hand to do some slaughtering...

*GROARRRRR!!!* *SLASH!* *SLASH!*

*AWOOOO!!!* *BAM!!!* *PFFT!*

" *CRACK!*"

" *STAB!* *Drip* *Drip* *Plop*"

The onslaught has begun... Thankfully this place is pitch black or those who are here would be terrified because it's a scenery of literal sea of blood...

...

Jasmine and Xun'er who was observing from within the finally manage to catch a glimpse of Issei's true strength...

Some of that Devil Beasts are at the

and even reaching as high as the

but all of them are slaughtered just like a chicken on a chopping block... It seems that they're still underestimating his capabilities, Jasmine and Xun'er thought themselves feeling awestruck seeing him dominating the battlefield just now... No, that can't be called a battlefield, rather it's a slaughterhouse!

Come one, kill one. Come ten, kill ten... No matter how many of them swarmed towards him, they all died in the same manner in his hands... They can't even stand one hit from him! And he doesn't even seem the little least tired at all! Just how boundless is his strength?!

Not only he could control the around him as natural as breathing, he also could masterfully control every element the Devil Beasts throw at him... Whether it be fire, ice, wind, thunder, etc... He can easily deflect and even absorb them...

Xun'er started thinking if Issei is the true Heretic G.o.d while the one who just spoke to them a while ago is a fake... She meant, look at him! He can perfectly control all elements right before their very eyes!

If the Heretic G.o.d could hear her thoughts, he might just flip over on his grave feeling indignant for being compared to such a freak like Issei.

"Impudent! Unfilial successor! Ignorant!" He will keep screaming the same word over and over again to curse at Xun'er...

There were hundreds upon hundreds of Devil Beasts but all of them combined couldn't even land one solid hit on his body... Finally, after they saw their kin was slaughtered one-sidedly, the rest of the Devil Beasts retreated into the darkness beyond...

It looks like the stronger ones can still rely on their instincts to a certain extent and choose to retreat... Issei doesn't chase after them since they're taking advantage of the law in this place and could hide themselves in a hidden dimensional rift.

It's too much of a ch.o.r.e for him to look for them 1 by 1 and their is quite negligible anyway... He rather continues to absorb the on his surroundings.

They have been living in this place for who knows how long so they should know of this place structure like the back of their hand so it would take Issei quite a while to properly investigate it.

Although, even though the energy in this place is starting to deplete at a rapid pace because of him... As he suspected, something is messing with his recovery rate and it is slowing it down...

He should've been able to decrease his recovery rate to at least 9,5 years but it only reaches 11 years... Even the energy he received from the Azure Dragon only reduce his recovery rate from 13,5 years to 12 years.

He inspected his body but he doesn't find any abnormality... Weird... He thought to himself. Could there's something more to Nyarlathotep's final attack?

But his train of thoughts is stopped by Jasmine who came out from the pearl.

"...Just who are you? How come you can use so many elements as natural as breathing? How can you absorb this dark energy that used by those devil beasts and not affected in the slightest by it?" She muttered in curiosity.

"..." Issei stays silent for a while. He's still focusing to absorb whatever and energy left on his surroundings.

"Does it matter that much to you just who I am?" Issei suddenly asked her.

Jasmine was taken aback by his question. Does it really matter for her? She doesn't really know... But she needs to know just where he really stands... Is he against them? Is he on that b.a.s.t.a.r.d of a father's side?

Issei who saw her expression knows just what worries her so much so he stroked her head gently: "...Know this, Jasmine... Whoever you feel hatred for, I can a.s.sure you that I'm not on their side. I don't really care about your ident.i.ty or Xun'er... To me, both of you are just a pair of mother and daughter that depend on each other... No more no less."

Issei is telling the truth obviously... He just got in this universe not long ago so how can he interact with someone in the upper realm... Right?

Her expression froze up after hearing his words... Yes... That's all that matters... As long as he's not standing on that b.a.s.t.a.r.ds side then everything else doesn't matter...

He can be the devil himself for all she cares since she's not a saint herself... Her hands have been stained with so much blood that she couldn't wash it clean in this lifetime... The death bodies she has acc.u.mulated so far are innumerable. Even though their number is not in the billions, it's at least in the millions already...

There's another nickname for her in the upper realm... ... That's the t.i.tle that has been given to her since she has murdered numerous people, innocent or not, male or female...

Xun'er watched their interaction calmly from the side...

Jasmine looked down for a few seconds before she started speaking: "...I and my mother are from the , one of the strongest star in the ... My real name is Xing Tong..."

Jasmine started telling Issei about her and Xun'er's ident.i.ty while Issei calmly listened to her.

Jasmine is from the Star G.o.d Realm, a place in the Realm of the G.o.ds and she's the crown princess of that realm.

Later on, in her life, something deep happened with her father, which involved her. This caused her to have a very deep-seated hatred and killing intent for him.

Somewhere along the way, she received the inheritance from the , one of the . Whether it was to get out of becoming a sacrifice for whoever is going to inherit the Heavenly Slaughter Star G.o.d's power or to get revenge on her father, she in order to become even more powerful used her full power in order to get the Immortal Blood of the Evil G.o.d...

Xun'er's full name is Mo Xun'er.

She told him everything... From her real ident.i.ty to her hatred towards her own father and that woman who tricked her elder brother which ultimately lead to his death...

"...That's why I swore to myself that I will use this very hand of mine to kill them both!" She gritted her teeth in bone-chilling hatred.

Xun'er also can only grit her teeth since there's nothing she can do to change Jasmine's mind since she herself is feeling the same hatred towards their enemies... If she's telling her daughter to let her hatred go then she would be a hypocrite.

"...Are you feeling repulsed of us now that you know our true ident.i.ty?" Jasmine still puts her gaze downwards and doesn't dare to look at Issei straight in the face fearing that he would feel disgusted by her.

"..." Issei doesn't say anything which made her who's already tense become even tenser.

But instead of an answer, what she got is another flick to the forehead which made her went into a daze once more.

When she looks up, she saw the same smirk Issei has whenever he flicks her forehead.

"This little brat is thinking too much... Even if your ident.i.ty is ten times more important-sounding, to me you're still the same spoilt little brat that still can't leave her mother's side." He said in a little bit of a teasing voice copying how she always addressed herself. She usually calls herself with "This Princess" but here Issei copy and change it a little bit making it "This little brat".

Jasmine notices this mocking of his of course.

"Y-You!" She gritted her teeth while there's a little bit of tear that could be found at the corner of her eyes.

"Who's a spoilt little brat! You dare to call this princess a little brat!? See if this princess won't go all out with you!" She started fuming at Issei but one could see that there's a hidden relief that could be found deep inside her moistening eyes.

Xun'er smile grew warmer and gentler seeing their interaction still hasn't changed... It looks like she was right... He won't care about their real ident.i.ty and will still treat them as a normal mother and daughter. And for that, she couldn't be more thankful at Issei...

They're tired of being seen as a tool or commodity by others... So having someone like Issei who is willing to treat them like a normal person is something they wanted the most right now.

Issei doesn't say anything like he will help them in their revenge because only when they alone who personally exact their revenge will they feel content... He won't tell them to let go of their hatred either because if he's the one in their place then he won't stop no matter what...

He will make sure whoever dares to harm his loved ones will feel regret for the rest of their entire lives... He will show them what it means to anger him...

...

"Alright, let's continue our talk on a later date... I still need to go check something." After frolicking with each other for a few moments, Issei said softly towards them.

"Hm? Is there something else in this place that's worth investigating? I mean, I know that this place in and of itself is an anomaly but is there really a bigger secret rather than those devil beasts and the weird laws of this place?" Jasmine said with a little bit of confusion.

"Well... You'll see." Issei thought about telling them about the element but decided not to for now.

Nothing will change whether they know about it or not anyway...

"Humph... If you don't want to tell us then just say so... No need to act all mysterious." Jasmine pouted to the side.

Issei smiled thinly at her pouting and then they walked deeper into the abyss...

After walking for who knows how long... They have finally seen something other than the endless darkness...

"...Light?" Jasmine muttered.

As they moved forward, the purple light grew increasingly closer and increasingly brighter in their vision.

Issei narrowed his eyes seeing this purple light since it is extremely similar to Nyarlathotep's aura...

After they turned around the corner, they stood in a complete daze for a while.

What appeared in front of his eyes was a world that was filled by a bewitching purple light.

There were countless stalks of fantastical flowers swaying amidst this purple light. Scores of bewitching flowers bloomed proudly upon deep purple stalks. Every single petal of these flowers seemed to be like gleaming purple jade, they released a bright purple light and a faint and indistinct dull purple fog that seemed to come from the depths of the netherworld floated around them.

The purple light that filled this s.p.a.ce had all come from these bewitching purple flowers.

Jasmine and Xun'er dumbly stood in place and it seemed as if their entire body had been petrified.

These bewitching purple flowers were clearly the !

A while ago, she already told Issei about this flower and told him how rare it is but now... Tens of thousands of swayed before them in full bloom, forming a gigantic sea of .

It was as if they had been thrust from a dark world of death into a purple-colored underworld dimension.

However, the was not only incomparably bewitching, but its most unique trait, which was also its most dreadful trait was also its ability to steal one's soul!

She hastily covered herself with her divine energy and was about to warn Issei to do the same but she saw that there's no change whatsoever that could be found on his body... And not only that, even her mother is in the same condition as Issei.

They both seem unaffected by the sea of purple flower...

When she's still in a daze, she found out that she's also not affected by the flower... She can't feel the typical suction force that comes from the Udambara flower that it usually does...

At this moment, she suddenly saw a silver-colored figure slowly drift out of the sea of purple flowers through her dazed eyes.

She widens her eyes and looks towards that silver-colored figure...

It seemed to be the figure of a human and it was very tiny and delicate, like that of a 10 years old child...

The silver that's reflected in her eyes came from the light that gleamed on her long hair and her body was covered by a layer of l.u.s.trous white light.

She slowly floated over, her feet not touching the ground but her silver-colored hair was long enough to reach the ground.

The ma.s.sive sea of flowers filled her eyes and she could not see the end of it. However, at this time, all the petals of the purple devilish flowers were closed and it turned into its budding state. Although the purple light was still bright, the power of the soul-stealing had been weakened by several dozen times.

And before she realizes it, the tiny figure has already stood before Issei... Both of them are silently gazing at each other.

White meets white... The similar contrast of their hair color made them look like they are siblings or perhaps father and daughter that it created an artistic picture that manages to steal both Xun'er and Jasmine's breath away...

Her galactic bright silver-white hair clung to her delicate body and hung all the way down. A long section of it dragged on the ice-cold floor. The hair in front of her forehead danced even though there was no wind, complementing her white jade-like tender looks.

Her body was covered with a white glow and beneath the glow, it seemed as though she was not wearing any garments. Her delicate white legs, however, were not covered by the white glow and were completely exposed. Her tender feet that resembled ice lotuses hung in the air and each snow-white toe of hers glistened as though she were carved from jade.

Other than her long silver hair, her entire person seemed like a jade doll, flawlessly carved from white jade. This, coupled with the l.u.s.trous silverish-white hair Issei has made them look very similar to each other...

But the strangest thing was her eyes… Those were a pair of enchanting eyes that Jasmine had never seen before.

The top half of her right eye was pale yellow in color while the bottom half gradually turned a faint green.

As for her left eye, the top half was a pale blue color while the bottom half gradually became deep purple.

A pair of eyes, giving off the glows of four different colors.

In medical terms, abnormal colored eyes were being labeled as "iris heterochromia." However, this little girl possessed four different eye colors... But what alarm Jasmine and Xun'er even further is that Issei's eyes started glowing as well and his eyes started giving a rainbow hue on its own!

This is Issei activating on its own... Semiramis also possesses a . But they rarely change their color as Issei did right now unless they willed it to.

This only happens because Issei is currently injured so he can't use the eyes without having this tiny side effect of having his eye color changed. He wanted to see the depths of her soul essence, that's why he activated it.

is invisible to normal people. In perceiving death, it can be said they see the "Root" of the soul itself hence granting Issei and Semiramis the ability to destroy souls or granting "True Death".

There exist the weaker version of these eyes but they can't grant "True Death" like Issei and Semiramis did. But they're still extremely rare since it gave them a pseudo ability to perceive .

They show the "death" of things, the weak points where everything is most easily broken and the imperfection in everything that will break down one day. They can be said to see the fate of all things, seeing the future, allowing them to see death. While there is a difference as to when a person or object will "end," it is certain that they will all arrive at that point because death is not something that "arrives," but rather is something already contained within an object at its creation and certainly bound to happen as part of the principle of causality.

Anything with an origin must have an end, a "time of death" determined at the beginning, and as it already exists, it is not impossible to comprehend such a concept with the appropriate circuit in the eyes and brain, allowing them to be viewed as though a microscope. It is normal that cutting a living being's neck would kill them, their life stopping because it was cut, and conversely not being able to cut a being's neck would mean that they will not die.

The eyes can ignore the cause, instead of allowing them to kill even that which is immune to all external effects. That which is cut falls apart and that which is "killed" becomes "dead," but rather than "tracing the lines causing the object to fall apart" and the object becoming dead because it was cut, it is "ending the lifespan and killing the object." It is the erasure of existence rather than physical destruction, so the object is "stopped" and the cut is the end result.

Both the small girl and Issei look at each other, she gazes at Issei and Issei gazes back at her. Their entire person was quiet, she made no sound and had no expression while Issei has his typical calm expressionless face. There wasn't even any aura coming off from both of them. If Jasmine and Xun'er closed their eyes now, they would not be able to detect their presence at all.

It's as if they're having a silent communication with each other...

It's quite a weird scene but also quite a beautiful sight at the same time...

Finally, Issei is the first to break the silence.

"...I see..." He muttered lowly.

Issei bends one of his knees to the ground to match the girl's height.

His eyes become gentle and it changed back to his previous golden color.

"Come closer..." He called out softly.

The girl went silent for a second before she took a step closer to Issei and now she's within his arms reach.

"...What's your name?" He asked the girl.

"..." The girl stays silent but soon she shook her head.

"You don't remember your name?" Issei somehow understands what she wanted to convey.

The girl nodded at his words.

"Hmm..." Issei tapped his chin: "Then... How about I give you a name, is that alright?"

"..." The young girl was briefly stunned by his suggestion, but after that, she obediently nodded her head.

"Then how about Baise?" Issei said after thinking for a while: "The combination of 'Bai' as in the color white(in Chinese), just like your hair color and a part of my name, 'Ise', hence 'Baise'. I can just call you Bai'er if you want, so what do you think?" Issei smilingly asked her.

"..." The young girl's hand, a hand that flowed with pure and l.u.s.trous light, stretched towards Issei.

She nodded her head, her long silver hair dancing in the air nimbly. Issei could sense that she was very happy and he did not know whether it was because she really liked this name or she liked the fact that he had given her a name.

"Alright, Baise it is then... Then Bai'er, nice to meet you." Issei grasped her extended hand gently and at the same time, he absorbed the element within her body.

That's right... This girl possesses element within her body and it's not a small amount either. At least it's multiple times bigger than those Devil Beasts he just killed.

To think that this girl still retained her sanity with that amount of energy inside her body is a miracle in and of itself...

Calling her a small girl is not right either since her actual age is far older than him but her mental age is not... Probably because of the energy affecting her soul, her mental age is very young just like her physical appearance.

The girl was taken aback seeing Issei could touch her physically... But soon a brief but happy thin smile bloomed on her face and in an instant, all of the bloomed once again at the same time, forming a sea of purple flowers that were more wondrous and fantastical than any dream.

Issei gently smiles at her and put his hand on top of her head.

"...It must have been really hard on you... To stay in this place alone for who knows how long... Don't worry... Elder brother will bring you out of here, okay?" Issei lightly caresses her ethereal hair while he coaxingly said.

"..." The girl flashed a brief smile and nodded firmly.

Xun'er and Jasmine who saw this scene unintentionally smiled as well. It's always made them feel warm inside seeing how gentle Issei treated the children he came across.

'This is how a father should be... Not like that b.a.s.t.a.r.d', Jasmine thought to herself and the same goes for Xun'er but it is slightly different from Xun'er.

'This is how a husband should've treated their children...' This is what on Xun'er's mind.

This might not sound so different but in fact, it's quite different at the same time... One side looking at a father figure while the other one looking at a husband figure.

Jasmine knows that this small girl is very mysterious but that doesn't really matter right now...

...

While Issei is still interacting with the small girl who now goes by the name Baise.

The and the sent a mental message towards Issei that they wanted to come out of the to absorb the energy in this place.

He sees no reason to refuse so he gives them permission to do as they wish.

When both the and the comes out from the they bowed deeply at Issei before going to the middle of the sea of the Udambara flower field.
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If it wasn't for Issei's presence, they wouldn't dare to cultivate in this place... The flower and the darkness in this place would've killed them instantly.

When both of them get into position, they instantly let out a growling sound and they greedily absorb the energies that exist in this place... The is a creature born of darkness so this place is extremely suitable for it while the is not having it easy.

But if it manages to absorb this energy and also the energy coming from the Udambara flower it would be extremely beneficial for it. They will surely evolve to the next stage and won't just be called a anymore, rather they can be called a .

"...Let me help you a little bit." Issei channeled a little bit of his Dragon aura towards them both and they feel eternally grateful of him because of it... It seems like they don't choose the wrong Master/King to serve...

This place is br.i.m.m.i.n.g with energy that the acc.u.mulated energy seems like they encasing the 2 beasts in a dark and red coc.o.o.n.

Baise and Jasmine look at the whole scene curiously while Xun'er somehow felt a bit jealous... She doesn't know why she would feel jealous though...

It is her Draconic side that's feeling envious of its brethren being able to undergo the process of evolution... Now they won't just be a rather a full-fledged True Dragon(In this world standard).

Now in terms of bloodline, they are higher in rank compared to the Red Lesser Dragon Issei met in the mountain range.

They are also higher ranked than Xun'er too hence the reason why her draconic side felt envious...

Let's say Xun'er bloodline rank is at Half-Dragon while the 2 beasts are a True Dragon.

After waiting for a few more moments, they've finally succeeded in their evolution...

Their cultivation realm also officially stepped into the 10th level from the get-go.

The successfully evolved into its much stronger variant, named or better known as .

It has metallic, azure scales, patches of white fur, and a golden-colored chest. Now it can turn itself invisible to the naked eye and doesn't need to depend on the darkness any longer... It can also inflict a strong poisonous attack that can't be cured by normal means.

The also evolved into its stronger counterpart, named and also better known as . It sport color schemes of grey, white and red and are typically larger than their old form.

It is able to imbue its attacks with Element due to Issei's Draconic aura. It's previously blue-colored lightning is now colored crimson-black and the same goes for its ice attacks.

Jasmine never thought that she will be able to witness the birth of 2 extremely rare and even thought of already extinct species right before her eyes... The last time these 2 species were seen was more than million years ago according to the book records...

But that's not the only change they undergo... Now they can also freely take on their humanoid form as well.

And that is the first thing that came into their view when they finished showcasing their new Draconic form. A burst of black and crimson energy burst out from the 2 giant dragon bodies and when the energy that was enveloping them disappears, 2 beautiful mature women appeared in their place.

""We greet our King!"" Both of them said while in a kneeling position.

Jasmine and Xun'er become slackjawed seeing 2 "person" suddenly appeared in place of the previous giant beasts.

"Impossible... Wait... What did you call him just now? King?" Jasmine said feeling dumbfounded.

Naru who's now in her humanoid form answered first: "Yes, Master is our King... A True Dragon King." Her voice contained an unyielding loyalty towards Issei.

"...Are you the Dragon Monarch from the , Ise?" Jasmine asked Issei while feeling a bit incredulous.

If he is indeed the Dragon Monarch from the upper realm then a lot of things will make sense...

"...Master is not someone of this world, so to answer your question, no, he is not that 'Dragon Monarch' you spoke of..." An ethereal voice comes out from behind Issei and the one who spoke just now was Xiaotao.

"Who are you!? Wait... This aura... Are you the Primordial Phoenix from back then?" Jasmine was alarmed by this newcomer but then she suddenly felt a familiar aura from back then during her first meeting with the Phoenix at its trial ground.

"I am the Phoenix you've met before, but at the same time, I am not..." Xiaotao answered calmly.

"...What do you mean by that...? And why are you calling Ise 'Master'...?" Jasmine becomes further confused hearing Xiaotao words.

"Master has given me a new life so I dedicated my newfound life for him, simple as that..."

"..." Jasmine is speechless... The more she asked the more confused she becomes...

She can only look at Issei demanding for answers. Her look is as if it's saying, 'I already told you about my ident.i.ty now it's your turn!'

Issei who realizes her gazes smiled wryly.

"I am not from this world... Or should I say, not of this universe? And no, I am not from the upper realm you called or anything like that, but a literal 'Not of this world' meaning." Issei said.

"...Are you saying that you came from outside of this universe? That's impossible! The records said that there's no life outside of this universe... There is only destruction and death out there!" Jasmine instantly denied Issei's words.

"Hmm... It's up to you whether you believe me or not but that's the truth. I came from a world called the ." Issei said that without care whether she believes him or not.

Jasmine now felt unsure but there has never been a record stating otherwise in the book records she has read so far...

"I can a.s.sure you that Master is telling the truth. If he exists since the first creation of this universe then there's no way that we, the Divine Beasts or the other G.o.ds won't know of him... Didn't your mother here possess the Heretic G.o.d legacy? I'm sure that he mentioned something about Master, did he not?" Xiaotao said towards Jasmine at first but then she shifted her attention towards Xun'er.

"...Yes... He said to never make Ise as our enemy and if possible, I should serve him as my Master..." Xun'er speechlessly said.

"There you have it... If even someone like the Heretic G.o.d refers to him that much, Master ident.i.ty is surely anything but simple, don't you think? And don't you realize that your body also contains Master 'Legacy' to a certain extent? There's a Dragon bloodline inside of your body and it's not weaker than the legacy of the Azure Primordial Dragon that girl named Chu Yuechan has..."

Both of them went silent after that...

Indeed... Someone like Issei should have some records somewhere but they never found anything remotely close to him...

And this is also the first time that Xun'er knows that she possesses Dragon bloodline inside of her body... But now that she thought about it... It now makes sense why she often felt the urge to submit to Issei and felt jealous or even coveted the Dragon crystal he gifted to the flood Dragons from before.

"...Are you really telling the truth, Ise?"

"What do you think?" Issei asked her back with a smirk.

"Hmph... Let's say you're telling the truth but what is this Dragon bloodline inside of my mother's body the Phoenix talking about?"

"Master Dragon bloodline is the best of the best in this entire universe... It is your mother's blessing being able to possess it. You can tell by these 2 over here" Xiaotao pointed at the 2 Dragon that just evolved.

"These 2 doesn't inherit his full legacy and only possessing a bit of his Dragon energy but the result is as such... Now imagine what if Master truly make them inherit his full legacy? Reaching the won't be a pipe dream anymore and you're guaranteed to succeed. You can ask them both if you don't believe me."

Both Naru and Zin nodded affirmingly at Xiaotao words.

"Indeed, if we could inherit Master's full legacy then we could become a just like the original Phoenix and the Azure Primordial Dragon. But... The requirement for that is that he must grant us his... 'Essence'." Zin is the one that spoke this time.

Her voice sounds firm and strict but it sounded bashful at the end of her speech...

"What? What 'Essence' are you talking about? Blood essence?" Jasmine curiously asked while Xun'er who's more experienced in this kind of stuff already catch on a little bit...

"That's not a little brat allowed to know." Issei decided to intervene in their conversation.

He can't let Baise who keeps watching their interaction knows of "That"... She's still a "child" after all...

"Who are you calling a little brat!?" She snarled at him.

"...Who are you in your original world, Ise? Someone as powerful as you shouldn't be a n.o.body, right?" Xun'er is the one who asked him this time.

"Well... You could say that I am the true ruler of my original world. The of the ... My full name is Issei Savant Hyoudou, the True Crimson Dragon G.o.dking of Domination." Issei formally introduced himself with his eyes glowing brightly.

He also let his Dragon wings and Conqueror Haki out in the open instilling awe in Zin, Naru, and Xiaotao's heart...

Jasmine and Xun'er who saw this finally accepted Issei's ident.i.ty...