Why must the devil be Defeated?
Chapter 473 - 459 develop well for a while

Chapter 473: 459 develop well for a while

The night deepened gradually.

It was only when the full moon hung high in the sky that the Mitra Kingdom began to quiet down.

The engagement party, celebrated throughout the Pu Country, thus came to an end under these circumstances.

However, along with the news brought by many dignitaries, the details of the engagement party began to spread throughout the night.

By tomorrow, people from the Kingdom and other countries of the Human Race would know just how spectacular tonight’s engagement party was, wouldn’t they?

Anyway, the rumors about Shane were bound to be plentiful.

Not to mention that from now on, Shane was officially a "Prince Consort" in waiting. His status and identity would once again undergo a change, making him an object of admiration.

In such circumstances, Shane returned to the Beituz’s home, bringing Ai Yi and Lillith with him on the back of You Lin.

The members of Vivian’s Team had already returned earlier and seemed to have gone back to their rooms to rest.

Laischa and Lasha seemed already back as well. According to the maids, they appeared somewhat sneaky and rushed, hiding in their rooms immediately after arriving and hadn’t come out since.

"To think that she could be scared, it’s not easy."

Shane somewhat reveled in schadenfreude.

He knew Laischa must have been frightened by the appearances of Lidas, Anima, and Sera.

After all, not long ago, the once imperious Lady was caught by Anima and trapped in the Divine World, nearly unable to return. As a former member of the Old Demon Clan Faction, she wouldn’t dare appear boldly before Sera, Supreme of the Demon Clan, and Lidas, the strongest of the Divine Race. It was normal for her to be frightened by the arrival of these three people.

These three might not necessarily be as laissez-faire as Ai Yi, who might ignore her. Therefore, Laischa dared not rashly appear before these three behemoths, right?

"Let’s see if you dare be so arrogant again, thinking you’re a Space Mage and can run around causing trouble anywhere?"

Shane was quite pleased with this thought.

As for Ai Yi and Lillith, the two girls seemed to be tired earlier. As soon as they returned home, one rubbed her eyes as she went back to her room, and the other fell asleep directly in Shane’s arms.

"Let me do it."

Lasha appeared out of nowhere, took the sleeping Lillith from Shane’s arms.

Shane barely managed to speak when Lasha, expressionless, left with Lillith, leaving him in a stunned daze, almost failing to react.

"Forget it."

Considering all the events of the day, Shane didn’t want to struggle with or delve into some meaningless matters. He simply let Lillith be taken away by Lasha.

Speaking of which, Lasha seemed to have a very special perception towards Lillith, taking good care of her almost as if she had experience with many children before. The proficiency with which she managed made Shane begin to suspect whether this formidable maid might secretly be running an orphanage or shelter outside.

Well, it’s also possible that she just would.

Why?

She would definitely say so herself.

"This is a pointless question. As a qualified maid, naturally, I must serve others perfectly."

Damn realistic.

Hence, Shane stopped caring about other matters and headed straight for the bathhouse, stripping off the restrictive formal attire in no time, and soaked in the hot water.

"Huh... I have come back to life..."

Leaning against the warm bath’s stone walls, Shane let out a comfortable sigh.

It was at that moment, Shane realized he was actually quite tired.

"Getting up early to prepare for the engagement party, interacting and coordinating with people from the Royal Palace, choosing the clothes to wear tonight, how could I not be exhausted?"

Especially when there were hundreds of outfits to try on, it was an unbearably painful experience.

Luckily, with a formidable maid at home, possessing a Unique Skill that could help someone dress and undress in a second, and sort out their appearance, the painful experience was reduced significantly. Otherwise, Shane felt he might have fainted, unable to attend the evening’s engagement party.

"But the engagement party was indeed spectacular..."

First, he had to muster up smiles to greet others, then continuously face bombardment from the bigwigs, and even got a scare in the middle, experiencing what could be called ’Divine Like Prison,’ witnessing the strongest beings of this era.

Well, although the strongest among them collapsed in the end, no matter what, their overwhelming presence and oppressive aura were undeniably real.

Recalling the feeling of "unmatched" that sprang up when he first saw Lidas, Shane suddenly thought that he might not be as strong as he imagined.

Of course, compared to most people in this world, Shane was undoubtedly very strong.

At least, Shane didn’t think he would lose to any beings outside the level of the Three Great Goddesses and the Six Great Demons.

He even had confidence that he could defeat Aridia, currently acclaimed as the strongest existence of the Human Race.

Even without using the Holy Sword and facing Aridia head-on, Shane had a chance of victory.

The problem was...

"Not good enough to be superior, but too good to be inferior."

That was exactly the case.

Currently, Shane’s situation was not good enough to be superior, yet too good to be inferior.

Facing anyone other than the Three Great Goddesses and the Six Great Demons, Shane was almost invincible.

However, when facing beings like the Three Great Goddesses and the Six Great Demons, Shane felt that he was no match for any of them.

Such were the standards of this world.

According to Shane’s view, all people in this world could basically be divided into three tiers.

The first tier had only two people—the Supreme God and the Demon King.

These two were beyond standard existence, the origin and beginning of everything, truly invincible beings no human effort could reach. If not for their mutually restraining relationship and the significant variable of the Hero, it would be impossible to handle these two beings, even if the enemies were all the living beings in the world.

Fortunately, the Demon King had been defeated by the combined efforts of the Hero and the Supreme God, and the Supreme God had permanently entered a deep sleep. This tier was thus temporarily negligible without considering their issue.

The second tier consisted of a group of people—the Three Great Goddesses, the Six Great Demons, and those touching this level of existence.

These beings had already broken through the limits of life. In Shane’s view, that meant they no longer conceived levels, had escaped the confines of "Reason," and existed independently of worldly constraints.

In other words, they had surpassed the limit of Level 100 and reached another realm, not comparable to other living beings still confined within the limit of Level 100.

The evidence was that even now, Shane could not use his "Identification" Skill to gauge the levels and abilities of beings in this tier.

Whether it was Ai Yi or Sera, even Lilith and Anima, Shane could not discern their levels and skills. They all possessed power far beyond ordinary people. In front of them, someone like Aridia, who was nearing the legendary level’s limit, probably appeared no more than "a slightly stronger ant."

Even when Shane utilized the Holy Sword, he was completely no match for a berserk Evil God Lilith, who could only mindlessly squander power. This showed just how powerful beings of this tier were.

The third tier consisted of all other people—all the living beings in this world.

They were still growing within the confines of "Reason," possessed of limits and unable to transcend or break through. Their limit was Level 100.

In the final war a thousand years ago, the Human Race needed to gather thirteen heroes of at least Level 95 just to barely contend with a Beast Demon. This showed that within this tier, no matter how strong, it was just that.

Shane had reason to believe that each of these thirteen heroes was a significant figure in the Human Race, none weaker than Aridia.

That is to say, it would take the combined power of thirteen individuals stronger than Aridia for beings of the third tier to hold a candle to those in the second tier.

But at most, it would just be contending.

It was said that in the end, more than half of the thirteen heroes were slain by the Beast Demon. The remaining ones survived only because the Demon King was successfully defeated and the war declared over.

Otherwise, by the end, there might not have been anyone left.

From this, one could see just how vast the gap was between those who had not transcended and those who had.

Shane felt that his current strength was somewhere in between.

"Without using the Holy Sword, I’m probably at the peak of the third tier, roughly on the same level as Aridia."

"Using the Holy Sword, I can surpass the third tier but still not reach the second tier. I can only pose some threat with the power of the Holy Sword, but the actual strength isn’t enough."

"This is because my Level is still too low, the Skills I’ve learned are few, and my Unique Skill is not combat-oriented. Although my growth rate is fast, it still lacks accumulation."

For instance, the Holy Sword, though it could grant Shane an increase of a hundred levels of power, that power hadn’t reached its maximum growth potential and only enhanced Shane’s strength, speed, defense, and so on.

But the Holy Sword also had an effect of increasing all Skill Levels by ten, which depended on the number of Skills and their strength.

The more Skills Shane knew, the greater the enhancement from this effect.

Otherwise, it was still far from the limit.

Besides, the Holy Sword also possessed the ability to suppress the Demon Clan and evil powers, along with immunity to negative effects and the ability to mitigate a large amount of damage.

The latter provided Shane with the ability to endure and targeted power, enabling him to survive encounters with beings of the second tier, but it did not contribute to his actual combat strength.

With that being the case...

"I need to find a way to train myself further."

Last time, Shane had made considerable effort to learn Celestial Magic and Grant Magic.

This time, Shane was determined to fully utilize his Unique Skill with its rule-breaking growth potential to significantly develop.

"Good."

Shane clapped his hands decisively.

"Let’s find some time to visit the Temple."