"No, I want to know what they talk about, and who is a hag? You know I hate being called that."
"Then let's have another fight. If you win, I will stop calling you that."
"Nope, you are just too obnoxious. The only way you will accept losing is if I kill you, stupid brute."
"Hahahaha…" Stel laughed out loud. He didn't feel insulted since he knew that it was right.
"It's rare, you know, for you to be interested in someone. Have you moved on or something?" Stel asked in a more solemn tone.
"I told you never to mention that again, or I will really kill you," Clara replied with killing intent spreading from her eyes.
"Sorry." Stel backed off. He knew the topic was sensitive for her. He then looked at the door. "Do you think he has some relation to Edward?"
"One hundred percent, can't you see their similarity? I have my guess, but it's not my problem. Better act like we don't know anything."
Stel nodded, agreeing with her. They thought Alex and Edward were having a family reunion now.
If only they knew what was happening, they would intervene; unfortunately, they didn't.
Right now, the father and son duo were busy exchanging punches and kicks.
The Dragari king threw a punch that Alex barely dodged, then blocked Alex's counter. "Why are you even fighting? Do you think you can win?
You may have that weird method to hijack the formation outside, but don't think this one is that easy."
"Putting a stronger formation on your own office rather than the whole estate, what a poor king you are. Or maybe you're just a scaredy cat."
"Stop trying to bait me into anger; do you think that will—" Edward's voice trailed off as he suddenly felt something weird in his body.
"An immortal body is something made from qi and elements; that doesn't mean you don't have flesh and organs. You overestimate yourself, Dragari king."
The possessed Edward dropped to his knees while holding his head. "Just what did you do?"
"Looking for the source of your existence, but it seems you really exist only as a soul," Alex said expressionlessly.
His hand began painting runes in the air like a professional conductor. This rune was similar to the one he used to seal Clara, with some mix of other runes.
Alex wanted to press his immortal power while attacking his inner world, giving him an advantage in the process.
Edward's face grimaced with pain, but his lips curled into a deranged grin, "You think this is enough to beat an immortal? So what if you have blood inside of me?"
What happened may have seemed simple, but in reality, Alex was now using his ability to its maximum capacity, moving it to both give pain and disrupt Edward's qi to make sure he couldn't fight back.
Right now, he was sure the Dragari king couldn't use Edward's innate ability. Otherwise, there was no way he would have been tricked .
'I wonder, is this because Dad did something? Or does this mean even if someone possesses my body, they cannot use my ability? But I am sure the Awakener ability comes from evolved organs.'
While Alex thought this, the Dragari king made his move. In one swift motion, he punched his own head, making it explode like a watermelon.
"So you want to go this way? Don't you think I expected this?" Alex sent a few runes forward.
They activated their effect, making the regeneration of his head turn slower.
But this was not enough to stop the Dragari king. He dashed forward and sent a punch to Alex's stomach.
A loud bam exploded as his fist pierced Alex's. Unfortunately, this still didn't stop Alex's finger movement. This time, he stabbed his finger into the open wound and then started pouring his own blood inside, effectively invading all his veins.
In response to this, Edward's body suddenly started transforming; from solid, it turned back into energy. "I never planned to fight you seriously, but you're asking for this!"
Edward turned into an energy form, his body becoming a dark flame. It burned Alex, melting his skin.
Thankfully, his own element was also fire, so he had higher resistance against it. Otherwise, he would probably have already turned to ashes.
The flame then started regrowing its head back; it also grew a pair of draconic horns, with two wings on its back.
"So this is the ability of an immortal when they're serious."
"First time seeing it?" the Dragari king asked.
His voice now changed, becoming more otherworldly and beast-like. The horns, wings, and even the small crown on the forehead all spoke of features of the Dragari king and not his father.
"Is this your ability as an immortal or from the Dragari?"
"Why would I answer that? You can think of it yourself." He replied with a laugh, then suddenly appeared in front of Alex.
'Uppercut punches, followed by a straight, then an attack on the knee. Each attack will utilize its dark energy, creating a blast that raises its range.
It's impossible for me to completely dodge it, but if I use my life force to regenerate everything, then I won't have enough left to guarantee my success in the inner world battle.'
With that calculation, Alex's body moved, following his prediction. His speed was completely outpaced, so he had to choose. Alex decided to throw away his left hand and right leg while only regenerating the leg.
These body parts were gone because he used them to block the Dragari king's attacks. His punch was on a whole different level compared to Clara's.
Alex thought this was because of the state Edward was in.
As he calculated, the Dragari king burned them to ashes. He then raised his claw high, preparing to slash off Alex's neck.
But Alex dodged it; he had already moved before the Dragari king made his move.
The searing hot wind flew an inch away from his nose.