The formation glowed brighter.
Inside it—
Screams echoed.
One after another… cultivators began dying.
Bodies collapsed across the arena.
Energy erupted from their corpses, turning into streams of light.
Kairo and his four pillars simply stood there.
Watching.
Laughing.
To them…
This massacre was nothing unusual.
Soon—
The last cultivator fell.
Silence returned to the underground hall.
Only one thing remained.
Energy.
A massive ocean of spiritual energy floated in the air.
Kairo looked down at the small dragon girl.
Go ahead.
It's yours.
Her eyes sparkled.
In the next moment—
The dragon girl opened her mouth slightly.
The energy streams rushed toward her like a storm.
She absorbed everything.
Faster.
And faster.
The amount of power entering her body was terrifying.
Even the pillars watched silently.
Then suddenly—
A strange aura appeared around her.
Ancient.
Majestic.
Kairo's eyes narrowed.
…Ancient Bloodline.
For the first time—
Even he looked surprised.
The dragon girl slowly landed on the ground.
Her aura gradually calmed down.
She blinked innocently.
Just like a normal child again.
At that moment—
Vorthic walked toward her.
He crouched down and started pinching her cheeks.
Hehehehe… cutie pie.
You're pretty strong, huh?
The dragon girl stared at him.
Then suddenly—
CRUNCH.
She bit his finger.
Aaaaaaa!!!
Vorthic jumped back, screaming in pain.
The other pillars burst into laughter.
Even Kairo smirked slightly.
Vorthic looked embarrassed.
Oh… so everyone's laughing at me now?
Fine.
I'll take revenge later.
The dragon girl simply tilted her head, confused.
Soon after—
The group began leaving the underground arena.
They were heading back toward the academy.
While walking, Vorthic suddenly asked,
Boss… what are we going to name her?
Kairo thought for a moment.
Then he spoke calmly.
…Mayra.
The dragon girl's eyes immediately lit up.
Mayra!
She looked very happy hearing her name.
The pillars nodded approvingly.
Then Axion suddenly asked,
Boss… where will you keep Mayra?
Kairo raised his hand.
A ring shimmered on his finger.
A Space Ring.
But not a normal one.
The pillars' eyes widened.
…You can store living beings in it?
Even Axion looked surprised.
Kairo didn't answer.
He simply opened the ring's space.
A gentle light appeared.
Mayra waved happily before disappearing inside.
The ring closed.
Let's go, Kairo said calmly.
The group continued toward the academy.
Meanwhile…
Inside the Royal Palace.
A quiet room.
Princess Elena sat across from her father.
The King.
Both of them were silent for a moment.
Then the king spoke.
How is your relationship with Ketlos going?
Elena answered calmly.
It's fine.
But after a moment—
She spoke again.
…Cancel my engagement with him.
The king frowned.
Give me a reason.
If your reason is valid, I will cancel it.
Elena hesitated.
For a brief moment she stayed silent.
Then she spoke directly.
I love Kairo.
The king stared at her.
For a full second.
Then he frowned deeply.
Kairo?
That trash from the Kelric family?
Why would you marry someone like him?
Elena's expression hardened.
I want to marry him.
That's final.
The king's anger exploded.
Am I your father… or are you?
Elena flinched slightly.
But she quickly spoke again.
Father, listen.
There's something you don't know.
She took a deep breath.
Kairo and I… both possess the same body.
The World Defying Divine Body.
The king froze.
His eyes widened in shock.
What did you say?
For a moment—
The king couldn't even speak.
Then anger slowly appeared in his eyes.
Kelric family…
They hid something like this from me?
In his mind—
He immediately blamed the Kelric family head.
But the truth was different.
It was all a misunderstanding.
Elena continued speaking.
Ketlos only has the Supreme God Bone body.
"It's rare…
But nothing compared to this.
She lowered her head slightly.
But that's not the reason.
Her voice became softer.
…I already fell in love with Kairo.
The king stared at her silently.
The storm inside the royal palace…
Was only beginning.
To Be Continued.