Evening, Mercenary City, Storm Mercenary Group Leader's lounge.
An old man with white hair and a dignified face stood in front of the window, looking out at the Purple Moon with a trace of nostalgia in his eyes. He was Marlow Sydney, the leader of the Storm Mercenary Group, one of the largest mercenary groups in the Purple Moon Kingdom.
In the room, lights flickered and shadows flickered. Suddenly, from the shadows, a black-clothed figure slowly appeared behind Marlow Sydney.
Marlow Sydney turned around without any surprise and looked at the black-clothed figure.
"What's the order from the organization?"
He looked at the black-clothed figure and asked. The information revealed in his words was shocking. The leader of the Storm Mercenary Group, one of the largest mercenary groups in the Purple Moon Kingdom, was actually a subordinate of a certain faction.
"It's still the same order. Kill Gray Fergus!"
The black-clothed man said with a hoarse voice.
"That's forcing us. With Gray Fergus's current strength, even if we work together, we won't be able to kill him."
Marlow Sydney frowned.
As the leader of the Storm Mercenary Group, he announced his strength as a Barbarian, but in reality, it was just a facade.
His true strength was at the third level of the Desolate Level, and he was the person in charge of a stronghold of the Flaming Fang in the Purple Moon Kingdom. The Storm Mercenary Group was naturally one of the strongholds.
"The organization is naturally aware of this. That's why they asked me to bring this over."
A long spear appeared in the black-clothed man's hand. It was a red spear, and the color was dark as if it was soaked in blood.
The handle of the spear was spiral-shaped. It was made up of two blood-colored metals twisted together, just like two snakes twisted together.
The tip of the spear was like the head of a snake with poisonous fangs. The sharpest tip of the spear was the poisonous fangs of the snake.
With the appearance of this gun, a cold killing intent that made one's hair stand on end emitted from this gun. Marlow Sydney couldn't help but tense up.
"Could this be … a Silver Magic Weapon?"
Feeling the murderous intent from the spear, Marlow Sydney was shocked.
"Yes, this is a Silver-grade magic weapon.
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The black-clothed man nodded with a hoarse voice.
"You're actually willing to use a Silver-ranked Mana Weapon for him? Is it worth it to take such a huge risk?"
Marlow Sydney said hesitantly.
"His potential is far beyond your imagination. The organization's attitude is to kill him at all costs …"
The man in black said with certainty.
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It had been several days since Gray returned to Fergus Castle after hunting the fox-type blood fiends.
Compared to the past, Fergus Castle was extremely lively today. Many nobles had gathered because a wedding was being held in the castle. It was Elise's wedding, and the bride was the daughter of a viscount in Sidney.
Gray didn't have much of a good impression of this elder brother in name. Of course, he didn't hate him either. It was more of a kind of indifference.
Since it was the other party's wedding, Gray still had to show some appreciation. He gifted the other party a Bronze ranked Mana Sword. Of course, it was only the most ordinary kind.
Even so, it was still extremely valuable. It was the most expensive gift Elise had ever received.
Gray didn't stay in the banquet hall for long. After showing his face for a short while, he left. Through a secret passage in the castle, he appeared in a forest near the castle.
There was an exquisite wooden house in the forest. Gray had built it for the convenience of training.
Because it had become Gray's training ground, this forest had become a restricted area in Fergus Territory. There were people from the Fergus family patrolling the perimeter. Apart from members of the Fergus family, no one else was allowed to enter.
Barbara would come here every few days to clean this place. Sometimes, Gray and Barbara would also stay in this wooden house.
Standing in the empty space in the forest, Gray took out a bottle of Blaze Potion. It had been more than a month since he'd last used it. It was time to use it again.
Currently, he had five bottles of Blaze Potion and nine bottles of Purple Moon Potion for training.
These nine bottles of Purple Moon Potion had been sent by the royal family of the Purple Moon Kingdom not long ago. The original agreement was ten bottles, but one bottle was missing. Naturally, it had been swallowed by a certain "profiteer".
After drinking the potion that was like a golden blaze, an intense numbing feeling spread throughout Gray's body. It was like a tide, surging through Gray's body in wave after wave.
Originally, Gray had been stuck at the bottleneck between the first level and the second level. But with the help of this bottle of medicinal liquid, Gray could clearly feel that this bottleneck had been broken. His body's quality was increasing at a terrifying rate.
Every part of his flesh, every piece of bone, every drop of blood, and even every strand of hair was transforming and becoming stronger.
Traces of a black substance were expelled from the pores of his body. These were the impurities produced by the rapid transformation of his cells.
At his heart, the whirlpool formed by the Blood Force became even larger, as if it was a real whirlpool. At the center of the whirlpool, the Blood Force slowly turned from mist to liquid.
When the Blood Force completely turned into liquid, Gray would reach the King Stage.
The Blood Force of a King Stage powerhouse was in liquid form. Compared to normal Blood Force, this type of Blood Force was much more powerful and had a larger capacity per unit volume.
After a long time, the intense numbing feeling weakened. Gray began to cultivate his Blood Technique.
The first round of Blood Technique.
The second round of Blood Technique's first training method.
The second round of Blood Technique's second training method.
The second round of Blood Technique's third training method.
The second round of Blood Technique's fourth training method.
In one breath, Gray completed two rounds of Blood Technique's cultivation. This proved that he had indeed entered the third round of Blood Technique's cultivation. He had also reached the second level of the Desolate Level.
After washing off the dirt on his body, Gray extended his greenish-black wings and flew into the sky. He left the forest and landed in a stone forest far away from Fergus Castle.
Whoosh!
His gaze landed on a boulder that weighed more than a hundred tons a few dozen meters away. In the next instant, Gray appeared beside the boulder.
He covered dozens of meters in the blink of an eye. One could imagine how terrifying his current speed was.
He raised his fist and smashed down on the boulder.
Crack!
Under Gray's punch, huge cracks spread out from the spot where Gray's fist had struck. They were like several thick tree roots tangled together. In the end, this huge boulder, which weighed over a hundred tons, turned into countless pieces of gravel.
Gray smashed a hundred-ton boulder with one punch. This was an extremely terrifying level of power. If a Barbarian Blood Warrior had been hit by Gray's punch, he would have definitely been smashed into meat paste.
"My speed and power should be comparable to the third level of the Desolate Level!"
Gray nodded with satisfaction. The King Kong King Beast's Blood Meridian was indeed extremely powerful. Although it was still at the second level of the Desolate Level, its power and speed were comparable to the third level of the Desolate Level.
With such power and speed, even if he did not take into account the abilities of the other Blood Beasts, he could compete with the second level of the Desolate Level. He might even surpass it.
"Next is defense!"
With his body metalized, Stanley Grinton appeared in front of Gray. He unsheathed the broken saber at his waist and slashed at Gray's body.
Bang!
Under Stanley Grinton's attack, Gray's clothes were torn and his body flew backward. Rocks were smashed into pieces one after another. He finally stopped after flying for more than a hundred meters.
Standing up and patting the dust off his body, Gray looked at the place where Stanley Grinton's saber had hit him.
On the metalized bronze skin, there was not a trace of a wound, not even a scratch.
His opponent's attack, which was at the third level of the Desolate Level, did not leave a single wound. One could imagine how terrifying his defense had become after reaching the second level of the Desolate Level.
"Next is the ability of the Blood Beasts!"
With a thought, a large amount of black fog gathered in front of Gray and turned into a huge whirlpool, attacking forward.
Rocks were smashed into pieces by the black fog whirlpool. A deep gully, which was dozens of meters wide, appeared on the ground. It extended forward for hundreds of meters before it finally stopped.
The attack left a gully that was hundreds of meters long. This was a terrifying attack that was enough to make a third level of the Desolate Level Blood Warrior's hair stand on end. However, Gray could not help but show a trace of disappointment.
"It did not reach the King Level!"
Although this attack was powerful enough to make a third level Desolate Level Blood Warrior unable to resist, it had not reached the King Level.
Having seen a King Level battle and even commanded Stanley Grinton to fight a King Level Blood Beast from afar, Gray knew how powerful a King Level Blood Beast's ability was. Although the black fog's power had skyrocketed, it was definitely not at the King Level.
"As expected, it's because of the ice and fire abilities!"
Originally, with the enhancement of the three mixed abilities, Gray, who had reached the second level of the King Level, was comparable to a King Level Blood Beast.
However, among the three mixed bloodlines, the ice and fire bloodlines were only at the Desolate Level. The ice and fire bloodlines at the Desolate Level slowed down the overall enhancement of the three mixed abilities, resulting in the power of the three mixed abilities not reaching the King Level.
Obviously, if he wanted the three mixed powers to reach the King level, he would have to increase the levels of his Fire Bloodline and Ice Bloodline to the King level.
"The blood of a Fire-type King Level Blood Beast is easy to get, but the blood of an Ice-type King Level Blood Beast is difficult!"
Gray's "Affinity Constitution" referred to the Purple Moon Kingdom's Royal Family as the Fire-type Bloodline was the Purple Flame Beast's Bloodline, while the Ice-type Bloodline was the Ice Soul Beast's Bloodline.
The Purple Moon Kingdom had the Purple Flame Beast's Bloodline Method, so they definitely had the blood of a King Level Blood Beast. However, it was hard to say if they had the blood of an Ice Soul Beast's Bloodline.
Although other Ice-type King Level Blood Beasts' blood would work, he obviously could not ask the Royal Family to buy it. After all, his "Affinity Constitution" was compatible with the Ice Soul Beast's Bloodline.
"I can only think of other ways, or hunt it myself?"