Grey stared at the familiar figure bathing in flames. What the figure was doing was different from what Grey did previously. Although it seemed he was bathing in flames since he was covered entirely in flames, the flame isn't doing him any harm.
'You know him?', Void asked when he heard what Grey said.
"Yeah, his name's Jonas, he's from the same city as I am", said Grey while looking at the figure.
The only reason Grey still knew his name till this day was because, in the entire Red City, Jonas was the only one who he could still remember since they took the test together, and he was even present when he retook the test.
"If I'm correct, this should be the legacy of the expert", Grey said through narrowed eyes.
'So, are you friends?', asked Void.
"We're not even acquaintances, I only know his name, nothing else", explained Grey.
'Okay, then why are you still standing? Stop him before he gets everything. This would give you another boost in strength', advised Void.
He didn't know why Grey was still staring at Jonas. If he were to be in his place, he would have already attacked, so he could acquire the rest of the legacy.
While he and Grey were descending the stairway previously, Grey told him about where this place was. So he knew they all came here to search for treasures that would increase their strengths. This was a golden opportunity for Grey to get another major boost, so why delay when you're not even friends with who was currently inheriting the legacy.
Grey squinted his eyes and stared at Jonas's figure before shaking his head.
"It's not worth the hassle. He's already here and had acquired most of the essence here. Although what is left could still probably allow me to make another breakthrough, I have no thoughts of taking this from him. Had we come at the same time as he did, or came before I acquired that blue flame, then I might have taken a fancy of it,"
"But now, let him just have it", he said before turning away decisively.
He was not a saint, but it didn't mean he was a demon either. If it were to be someone else, he might have still made this same decision, well, unless the person was an enemy, then he'll kill the person straight away without any quibbles.
Having acquired the blue flame, and even boosting the strength of his body to new heights, being too greedy might cause more harm than good. But if he really wanted to kill Jonas, he had no problems with that because from Jonas's aura he could tell he was only in the Second stage of the Origin Plane.
'You're too soft', Void complained while following behind him.
From Void's point of view, Grey letting Jonas grow stronger when he had the opportunity to grow stronger himself was being softhearted. Compared to humans, magical beasts are more brutal, most wouldn't even mind killing their entire families to acquire strength. But there are a few humans who wouldn't mind killing not just their entire family, but their entire city just to acquire what they want.
Some minutes after Grey and Void left, Jonas who was cultivating previously opened his eyes. He was able to sense the presence of Grey previously but because he was at a critical point in his cultivation, he didn't dare to be distracted.
Although he couldn't open his eyes, his heart pounded furiously when Grey guessed this was the legacy of the expert, he almost made a wrong circulation during his cultivation because of the fear. He only calmed down after Grey said he didn't have any plans of attacking.
He recognized Grey the moment he said they were from the same city because other than himself and Grey, no one else would be able to cultivate to this stage before the age of twenty given their grades in their elements.
'I'm grateful for this, but, who was he talking to, and what is this blue flame he spoke about that made him not put even this legacy in his eyes?', Jonas asked himself baffled by Grey's decision.
Even though he was curious about all this, he quickly threw them out of his mind. He already counted himself lucky that Grey was the one who came here, had it been someone else, then he would be dead for sure, so why would he bother with what Grey obtained? Even if it's better than this legacy, so what?
........
Unknown to Grey, Void, and Jonas, the old man was quietly observing everything that happened. He couldn't help but nod in approval to Grey's disposition. He was able to tell Grey just refined the blue flame not too long ago. Even if Grey had decided to attack, there was nothing he could do since he was dead anyway, but he approved of how Grey didn't let greed get the better of him.
There were only a few people who would have such self-control when an opportunity is presented before them, even after they just acquired a better one. Besides, he knew all too well that no one would want to pass the chance to grow stronger.
"Umm, why do I sense a second soul in the boy", the old man muttered.
When he was still alive, he trained his spiritual energy to a terrifying rate, this was the reason he was able to use a technique to keep this fragment of his soul here till someone inherited his legacy. Even though before someone was finally able to come here most of the legacy's essence was gone, given how low the person's cultivation was, it was still a major boost for him.
And being a soul himself, he was very sensitive towards other souls. What puzzled him was that he didn't sense the soul quickly, and it was only after Grey was leaving did he sense it.
He peered straight into the departing Grey's body, and just as he was about to confirm his conjecture, he shut his eyes and his body trembled, seemingly on the verge of fading.
"Hmph! It's surprising a mere soul fragment of a Demi-God would be able to sense me. But, even if your body was still here, I would still be able to kill you even though I'm just a soul", A voice said haughtily before a figure appeared in front of the old man's fading soul.
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