Grand Ancestral Bloodlines

Chapter 2162 Own Crime

Chapter 2162  Own Crime

The scene before everyone's eyes was completely unlike anything they had ever experienced before. Watching Ryu go around was like watching an incarnated God of Ruin Master.
Every time he came across another Ruin Master, he challenged them to a game of life and death. The task was simple... clear a Ruin before he could. 
None succeeded. 
Elites that they had heard about for countless years, some of the names even reverberated through Elevated Worlds beyond, reaching the ears of long-held experts powerful beyond compare…
Were like children.
Step by step, and death by death, the world was reminded of the might of the Mysteries of Heaven and Earth Pupils.
When it came to comprehension, insight, intelligence… there was simply no comparing to a user at all.
The Mysteries Lineage was in a league of its own, and somehow, within this Lineage, Ryu seemed to be even further beyond.
Even past Mysteries Lineage powerhouses still relied on Matrices from time to time. But as they observed Ryu, they realized that he didn't actually need to at all.
What they had no way of knowing was that Ryu had created his own Mental Realm Cultivation Method. The Soul Matrix he had created back in the Complete Heavenly Path had long since evolved to untold and untouchable levels.
However, even if they knew that Ryu was actually using a Matrix, whether they would be less shocked or not was unknown.
To create a Matrix that was capable of not only replacing all others, but elevating one's Dao and comprehension, off-loading the burden of Focus Qi a great deal, was something that had never been done before.
Honestly speaking, Ryu had only gone so far because he had little choice in the matter. Before he learned of the secret of his Embryonic Silk Meridians, he had needed this method because it was the only way that he could keep up with the expenditure of his Dao and other comprehension methods.
Now, that was no longer as necessary. But…
It made the level of Dao that he had displayed until now just the very tip of the iceberg.
Ever since Ryu had grasped the secrets of the Spark of Life Flame, his Dao had touched a realm rarely seen.
What would happen to that Realm once he set his evolved Matrix on it, supported by his new cultivation method and Control…
Well, the death of the Sentinel within ten moves could be considered just the faintest edge of what he was capable of.
He wasn't able to display that might just yet, not without his Embryonic Silk Meridians. But now that he could replenish his Focus Qi at will…
He was just looking for an opponent worthy of making him go so far.
…
Ryu's fingers dripped with blood. His skill and nails were as slick as slick, the blood drizzling down and leaving him fair and unblemished moments later.
The eyes of an unwilling genius dimmed, the last look in his eye one of sheer, unbridled hatred.
He went by Young Master Stareye. He didn't have a pair of Heavenly Pupils, but it was said that his Clan had once had the Stareye of the past before it was taken off of the list.
One could imagine how powerful a Clan of this caliber would be. Heavenly Pupils weren't meant to be hereditary, let alone appear so many times in a single world. This was clearly breaking several rules.
But this was precisely why they had fallen out of the rankings. How could the Heavens allow such a thing to continue for so long?
But anyone who knew anything about Fate would be able to tell one very important thing…
The fact such a family was still surviving and even somewhat thriving was a testament to their strength. For their acts against the heavens, they should have been wiped out from existence long ago.
And then there was Young Master Stareye…
He was their hope of revival, a young genius who was well on his way to accomplishing the impossible and maybe bringing the Stareye back to the ranks of Heavenly Pupils.
He had made quite a name for himself and he was actually part of a list that Ryu had never heard of before, likely because he had never been a part of a world that interacted with so many other powerful worlds.
The Ruin Master Elite List.
There were just two of them, an overall list and the Heavens list that only acknowledged those beneath one million years old.
On that list of a thousand talents, Young Master Stareye was ranked exactly 1000th, and he was the first of even the slightest bit of interest to Ryu.
And yet, he lost so handily that it was hardly worth mentioning his background at all… if it wasn't for the fact that Sylas was somewhat interested in it.
This was the first of the Ruin Masters he actually cared enough to make a Corpse Puppet.
Ryu tossed him into his Inner World and then continued forward.
…
"Husband, why is he targeting Ruin Masters?" A much more docile matriarch clung to her man, slightly panting. It seemed in that moment that she had completely forgotten about the capture of her daughter and only cared about the man before her.
What was a daughter? She could have another, right? This man's seed was strong, they would definitely have several more talented children of Nightly's caliber before they were past their primes.
Of course… that Ryu Tatsuya would still need to die in compensation. But everything else could be negotiated.
"Have you not noticed yet?" he replied lightly.
"Is it really so simple?"
"The child takes the Title Stele World as his own backyard, and maybe he has the right and capital to do so. However, whether he can continue to take things so lightly once he reaches near the end is… still unknown."
The matriarch blinked, seemingly sensing that there was another depth of mystery to her husband's words.
Her gaze flashed and the images shifted and changed until she finally landed on a candidate that caught her interest, not because he was the only other one strong enough to do so, but because he was one of the few that managed to obscure himself somewhat from detection.
Ryu could have easily done the same, but it was clear that he was here to show off.
As for this person… they were wrapped in an incredibly sinister aura, riding upon what looked like a steed.
They had proceeded forward quite far, having already crossed five regions to what was Ryu's three, nearly four.
However, this was also because Ryu was meandering, moving horizontally often when he knew that he should be headed forward straight.
The image swapped again, shifting between several figures that had obscured themselves. Amongst them, there were none of the expected characters.
All of the best geniuses, the Dragon Prince and Princess, Young Master Bright, etc… they were all displaying their might for the world to see.
And yet, these few had the strength to obscure themselves and chose to maintain a low profile.
Something about her husband's words made her feel like these people… were all coming for Ryu.
"Their numbers are increasing." The patriarch said softly.
"What?!"
The disadvantage of entering the Title Stele World late was great. The requirements were much higher, and the death toll was as such much heavier.
To make it worse, you would be matched up against those that had already gathered a great amount of Fate on their own already, putting you at a severe disadvantage.
Just… why would they do this?
Worse than that, why obscure themselves in the first place? In a way, this made them stand out even more than before.
If they had just entered like normal people and became dark horses who hid their powers, this would fly under the radar for a long while.
So… just who were they that they needed to go as far as to hide their identities?
And how did that relate to why Ryu was targeting Ruin Masters in the first place?
There was only one answer.
The Ruin Master Guild.
"This child… truly knows how to overestimate himself," the matriarch said coldly.
This time, her husband didn't reply, clearly in a sort of silent acceptance of the words spoken.
And yet, as though on cue, Ryu killed yet another Ruin Master—Rank 981st, Young Master Tidebloom.
Ryu looked up as though peering toward all those observing him right now, a wide grin spreading across his face.
"These Ruin Masters… are quite trash. I wonder who made such a ridiculous list. Why bother if there's no one worthy on it?"
Ryu's palm gripped Tidebloom's face, squeezing down and shattering his skull until it was nothing more than a compressed ball of flesh and blood.
…
In the depths of the Ruin Master Guild headquarters, there were quite a number watching the proceedings. Even for them, it was impossible to miss out on such an event.
And yet… Ryu's blatant provocations were all they could seem to focus on.
He was hunting them down, ignoring the Title Stele World competition as though it was nothing more than a leisurely stroll.
And soon, his target had shifted once again. He directly skipped over 773rd, and his intentions landed on rank 931st, Elena Reverend.
"Sharing the same name as my wife is its own crime." Ryu said lightly.
Several coughed up blood in rage.