Clark had hidden in a cave to conceal his presence. He tore off part of his sleeve and began wrapping it around his wound. Clark knew something completely bad was coming with unforgivable consequences. But he was extremely angry: • "Where did I go wrong? All this time I’ve been fighting and training. I still remember my harsh training sessions. I defeated the most powerful members of the sect." • "I believed I was the strongest, stronger than everyone. I didn’t care, my vision of myself became distorted. I saw myself as just a martial artist." • "The pleasure of battles and numerous opponents made me forget myself. But tell me, what is my true goal? I know I had a goal." Clark said this, but he saw a shadow of himself. He didn’t know if this was reality or if he had gone mad. But that shadow spoke: • "You haven’t forgotten anything! Your goal was power. You’ve become strong, Clark. You’re like a beast waiting for its chance to crush everyone." • "Don’t blame yourself, we’ve forgotten everything, even our name. We only remember striking with fists and brandishing swords." • "Focus well, Clark! There’s no real dilemma. There’s the sane and there’s the mad. How do you classify yourself??" • "Of course I’m mad, since I’m talking to myself!" But that shadow responded to Clark: • "You answered wrong, Clark! You’re not mad, but a peerless genius that appears only once every ten million years! You’re smart but you don’t know it and don’t want to know. That’s your problem!" • "I am you, but you forgot me! I’ve been feeding on your anger when you used the Heavenly Demon Blade." • "I felt emotions of excitement, sadness, desire, loss in your darkest moments. I am you!" Clark stood responding: • "And it doesn’t matter if you are! I’ll quickly cut everything! In the end, isn’t that useless? I haven’t even come close to my goal, not even a little, and that angers me!" • "No no! You haven’t forgotten! You’re at the beginning of your journey, Clark. At the first breeze you feared what’s coming, but you forgot that you’re a man destined for greatness." • "Kings try to destroy you but don’t know it’s impossible for them a thousand times over! Even if they try for a thousand years, you are ultimately the strongest!" [Your morale has risen! Your special trait has regained its effectiveness!] Clark picked up his sword and decided this time the battle would be massive on all fronts. He would lure him to a den of eighth-level monsters. Clark and Long Tianba were currently at a mountain called "Throne of the Monster King," extremely massive. There, a Hellfire Salamander monster would burn that demon completely and annihilate him utterly. Clark watched from afar and felt the disturbances in the demonic aura caused by Long Tianba. But he launched himself, leaping powerful jumps and springing onto trees. He was delving deeper and seeing the monsters. Soon he charged attacking him: Storm Tiger - a fourth-level monster, known for its solid golden skin. But with a single punch, Clark pierced through it! I wonder what happened with Long Tianba!!! In truth, Long Tianba was gathering vessel fragments to withstand the enormous power of the demonic pill. His form was deformed and terrifying. But the most terrifying was his mad appearance! He had finally finished and would begin his pursuit. He surged through the trees, hovering stealthily. His instincts became more animalistic than demonic or even human. He stalked and searched for Clark. He was filled with one idea: he wanted to kill and drink Clark’s blood, who had begun delving deeper into the forest. But Clark turned to see around him. Long Tianba had surpassed six levels and was now at the seventh, meaning he was now before Clark with no escape from fighting him! Clark’s heart filled with terror. He no longer knew what to do. Long Tianba was above the sky like a soaring dragon searching for his prey. But Clark used his special steps with shadow properties and began moving without Long Tianba sensing him. • "You’ve approached me!!!!" Long Tianba was before him. Long Tianba spoke: • "You thought you could escape me? Hahahahahaha! Now your end has come! Do you have any last wishes?" But Clark assumed a combat stance, gripping his sword with his left hand. Demonic aura blazed from Clark’s sword and eyes. He charged attacking. Clark charged attacking the disgusting flesh layers that resembled Long Tianba’s hand, which split into numerous hands. But the monk’s domain was very effective. Clark dodged the strikes easily. But soon he saw Long Tianba above! His fist swelled with demonic aura. Clark raised his hand to counter, using: • "Heavenly Demon Blade - Sky Cutter!" The two strikes collided creating a tremendous explosion. Both were injured, but that bastard wasn’t much affected! He had gained false immortality! If Clark didn’t reach the Red Salamander, he might not succeed and would die! The two charged again: • "Heavenly King’s Fists - Ninety-Nine Strikes!" Long Tianba received numerous punches, and Clark’s strike had a complete effect on the mountain peak. Long Tianba’s body was either pierced or had many punches violently imprinted on it. Clark looked in horror saying: • "Can I even call this human? That was the strongest strike in the Heavenly King’s Fist art and it only weakened him slightly!" Soon monsters appeared from everywhere: Red Lightning Phoenix - Seventh Level Chaos Lion - Seventh Rank Earth Bear - Seventh Rank They surrounded both! Clark looked in terror. But this was his chance! They all attacked the owner of the ominous energy - yes, Long Tianba - who engaged them all! Clark miraculously escaped. His fist was trembling. Clark was mentally and physically exhausted. He ran with all his strength, until he reached the eighth level: Throne of the Monster King mountain. In this level ruled a monster, and like the other levels, here ruled the Red Salamander! Clark charged, leaping between the mountain and trees, until he reached a cave where he sensed immense power. An ominous and angry aura from the Salamander encouraged Clark to enter. Because he would either die by the Salamander’s hand or die by Long Tianba’s hand, something Clark absolutely didn’t prefer. A terrifying voice spoke: • "You! I’ve learned who you are!!! You’re the one with demonic energy!" Clark wasn’t afraid, his face remained cold. He said: • "I’m just someone no one cares about. No one has ever cared about who I am. I was just accustomed to fighting." • "I fight in a strange instinctive way, as if I’m an animal. Naturally I excel at fighting, but gradually I began forgetting myself." But something strange happened! Dense stars appeared. Clark knew this was someone’s intervention, and he knew exactly who this unwelcome guest was. The cave walls evaporated and transformed into starry space!!! The Star Constellation spoke: • "I can save you, just do what I command you. Come on, Clark! After all, we know each other." • "I don’t know you! I don’t even know myself! I had forgotten it. I no longer remember my name." • "Is this what you all want to say? That I’m a failure? I kept fighting and fighting, struggling like a madman in life’s absence." • "I struggle against everything. I don’t remember myself. That I crave immortality? Yes, I want it truly without limits!" The Star Constellation replied: • "I will grant you eternal life, paradise! All I want is for you to be by my side. Just accept!" Clark laughed and said: • "Paradise for me? Unfortunately, I’ve lost my place among the righteous! I’ve been hypocritical, manipulative, killed, cheated, all that and more!" • "That’s why I crave immortality! I’m different from you, for you have many opportunities in life. But I only have one chance!" • "They think I’m cold and emotionless, but I have emotions for myself! Complex emotions no one will understand!" • "By what right do you think you know my name? All this time I’ve been asking myself: Who are you? And why do you keep pursuing me?" • "And then I realized you’re from one of my past lives!" • "But I have one question for you??? Who am I?!!" The Star Constellation replied: • "You were someone I loved! You were the greatest fighter to pass through those eras! No one has seen your strength or might!" • "But due to certain setbacks, the System prevents me from saying that! So I’ll skip the matter!" • "That’s why you appeared here! You remembered how to fight, but you were born with a deep desire to become immortal!" • "You always said: ’No one understands!’ in that past! You know you were an army commander!" • "They deceived you with palaces, parties, and women for just one thing: to mislead you!" Follow current novels on ɴovelfire.net • "Your heart pumped with justice! Except you once tried to commit suicide, and I stopped you! That day you told me!!!" • "’They’re just deceiving me with all these things - they’re mere desires! I haven’t left the palace for six months! My name has been erased!!!!’" • "And that was an unforgivable crime! There’s nothing worse than erasing someone’s name and imprisoning them in a narrow room!!!" Listen to the truth Your name was Big Boss. You were the best military leader