The Invincible Full-Moon System-Chapter 1502: Forge of Determination

Several days have passed since killing the two special Voidal Knights in Rocky Puzzle.

It was Rex's introduction to the heirs.

Despite the arrogance and reluctance from the heirs—Rex was able to break their defenses with his show of power and made them listen to his every instruction. A conditioning, which was a must to keep them alive.

No matter the personality and status of the person, people revolved around the strong.

It was one of the only things the Mortal Realm and Spirit Realm had in common.

Rex has shown he was leaps and bounds stronger, and due to that, he gained their respect.

As planned, the group went through multiple locations to hunt special Voidal Knights.

Unlike the battle against the Terra the Seismic Serpent—the ones after that were a lot easier now that the heirs were a lot better at fighting. Rex gave them a few tips that they could use as their lifeline in battle, which helped increase their battle prowess considerably.

Now, the heirs were starting to be coordinated, better chemistry in a group fight.

So good that they were now ahead of schedule.

Slash!

Roar!!

In a cleaving motion, Riko and April sliced the massive wings of a pristine white Wyvern from the sky, causing it to fall down to the ground with a loud, hard crash. Landing on the ground gracefully, April sheathed her nodachi.

Rex watched as the Wyvern squirmed, unable to stood again with its gnarly wounds.

All of them have the talent. A push is all they need to be strong, and I gave them that push.

Looking at the pitiful Wyvern, Rex nodded in acknowledgment.

Surprisingly enough, without realizing it, this wyvern turned out to be the last special Voidal Knight— before the group moved onto the last spot, the Forsaken Tower. On top of that, the heirs managed to defeat this Wyvern without Rex or the others' help.

It was all the heirs' doing.

Even Crimoria, who has been watching the heirs grow in these last couple of days, was surprised.

Under Rex's guidance, the heirs had changed into strong spirits.

April looked at the wyvern before glancing over her shoulder, "It's yours to kill, Lord Rex."

Of course, in exchange of helping them train and give pointers here and there, Rex asked them to allow him to deal the final blow. He needed the exp and also the Nightfall Stars he could obtained from being the one to kill this wyvern.

Rex approached the helpless wyvern.

He stepped on its neck with his right foot and grabbed its horn with both hands.

Firming his grip, he yanked its head hard, breaking its neck and killing it on the spot.

<Killed a special Voidal Knight, obtained 35,000 gold!>

<Gained experience will be cut in half since the user is not the primary hunter.>

<10 Yellow Nightfall Stars have been extracted and stored!>

Upon seeing the notifications, Rex wasn't surprised.

He only watched the battle from the sideline and gave out some pointers, there was no way the System would reward him with the full exp from killing the wyvern. Perhaps—if he didn't give out any pointers throughout the battle, he'd gained even less or no exp.

Despite that, he wasn't that bitter about it.

I need to make them stronger so that they could defend themselves better.

Glancing over to the side, he watched as Hannah approached Linthia and teased her.

"How about now? I'm a lot more helpful now, right? I saved most of them from lethal damages."

"Not good enough, you still didn't contribute to weakening the Wyvern."

"Really? Are you really that reluctant to give me a single compliment?"

Over the past few days, the two had grown significantly closer, largely because Linthia was the harshest toward Hannah. In fact, they had all become tighter—as a group. Fighting side by side in brutal battles and facing life-and-death situations had a way of forging unbreakable bonds.

But that wasn't important for Rex.

His eyes narrowed—this wasn't enough.

The heirs weren't at the level where he'd like them to be.

I don't know if this was enough for them to protect themselves from the Singing Lady.

Yes, Rex has been training them not only to gain a good assessment from Crimoria but also because he could not afford to have any of them dying on him. He could feel it in his bones, the Singing Lady would be the toughest opponent he'd face in the Spirit Realm.

Call it his gut feeling, a companion that has always warned him whenever things might go awry.

"Lord Rex…"

April approached him, there was hesitance in her steps.

Once Rex turned to look at her, she tried to keep her expression calm—and composed, even though Rex would not be able to see it under her steel helmet. "If I may, is there a reason for your grim face? Did we do something wrong?"

"No," Rex shook his head. "You did good, April."

Despite the compliment, it felt hollow, as if Rex's mind wasn't entirely present at this moment.

If he really found their progression good, he would certainly react more than this.

"Even for your standards?" April asked again, her voice tighter than before.

Rex paused for a second, then he put on an electric smile as he chuckled, "My standards are quite high. Even Priestess Viora, as talented as she was, is still not at my standard. You don't need my approval. It is nothing but a broken man's fantasy. For most, you certainly did great."

Upon hearing this, April was disheartened.

She couldn't help but wonder how far her performance was from Rex's standards.

For him to be consoling like this, it seemed the gap was heartbreaking to know.

Regardless, she could only swallow her emotions and nodded.

"Go on," Rex instructed as he bent down to harvest the Life Gem. "Ask Priestess Viora to heal you."

"Yes, Lord Rex." April replied and walked away.

Once April walked away, Rex's eyes glistened as a holographic panel appeared in his vision.

<Gold: 5,310,500>

System, I have enough gold to purchase the information about Voidal Monsters, right?

<Notice: Yes, the user is correct.>

In that case, purchase the information.

Make sure to structure the information to make it easier for me to understand.

<Affirmative.>

<Processing…>

Rex harvested the Life Gem and put it away in his inventory before sighing deeply. With this, he now has obtained six out of the seven Life Gems—inside his inventory. One of them he already absorbed fully, propelling the Aegis of Moon Sentinel Soul Artifact to the Immortal Spirit rank.

Just like Viora said, mapping the Spirit Genesis was a great help.

It didn't only help focus his mind but also made the absorption of life energy more efficient.

Based from the System, he'd need two Life Gems from a special Voidal Knight at the Immortal Spirit rank to bolster an SSS-grade Soul Artifact to the Immortal Spirit rank. But with the mapping, Rex only needed one Life Gem.

A fifty percent efficiency.

Once he stored the Wyvern's carcass in his inventory, he stood up and went back to the carriage.

Moments later, the carriage moved again—heading to the Forsaken Tower.

Rex was looking out the window in deep contemplation.

He groaned slightly, feeling his Soul Artifact mark on his back throbbing.

System, can you answer me? Tell me the price, I need to know. Don't force me to take a risk.

<…>

Despite asking for the second time, the System gave no answer.

Out of the three Soul Artifacts he possessed, the Mask of the Banished Eclipse was the strongest—and also the only one that was still at the Ascendant Spirit rank. Rex has enough Life Gems or even Nightfall Stars to make it reach the Immortal Spirit rank, but he didn't.

It was because of one question that he asked the System.

Are the Lunirich Gods in this realm the same as the ones in the Mortal Realm?

As expected, the System answered that the Lunirich Gods were the same.

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And that simple fact made Rex hesitant.

He couldn't afford to be reckless or else one of his reasons for being in this realm would cease to exist.

If that ever happened, then there was no saying whether Rex would have the mentality to succeed.

Since his Soul Artifacts were forged from his King Marks, and the Lunirich Gods in this realm were the exact same as those in the Mortal Realm, wouldn't using the Mask of the Banished Eclipse be the same as wielding Nivellen's power?

Exactly the same as when Rex used his Banished Dark Moon King Mark?

Drawing power from Nivellen, who was on the brink of death?

Rex wanted to make sure that his wasn't the case, wanted to make sure that using an making the Mask of the Banished Eclipse stronger wouldn't impact Nivellen in any way, before making his decision. The risk would be returning to the Banished Realm only to find a celestial corpse.

But the System's silence made him undecided.

He didn't know what to do, and time was running out.

Against the Singing Lady, a special Voidal Knight at the Master Immortal Spirit rank, Rex would need to use everything in his arsenal. He needed to make his decision right now—the Forsaken Tower is only a couple of hours away, so he needed to decide fast.

'Take it now while you still can, while I'm still… alive…'

'So that you can keep protecting them.'

Rex rubbed his eyes and then covered his face as Nivellen's voice rang inside his mind.

Her small and weak voice made his chest tighten.

"I will get the cure in time…" Rex mumbled silently, holding back his emotions. "She will be okay."

Knowing that this was his problem since he already promised Nivellen that he would be the one—who would make the necessary sacrifices, the one who would save her, Rex decided that there was no need for him to use the Mask of the Banished Eclipse.

He could simply use it as is, no need to make it stronger and risk hurting Nivellen in the process.

If things went wrong, he would rely more on the System.

If things went wrong, he would rely on his own body to struggle and fight.

If things went wrong, he would rely on his willpower to see the path to win.

Rex would use anything… absolutely anything other than using Nivellen's power and risk hurting her.

And anything that stood in his way, he'll kill them all.

"Your Majesty…" Linthia noticed Rex's inner turmoil and held his shoulder gently.

Even though she didn't know exactly what was inside Rex's mind, she was sure that he was worrying about someone other than himself. It was the kind of person Rex was, but she did not want him to feel alone, "I believe in you. Nothing can deter the Royal Black Prince, from achieving what he wants, nothing. And no matter what happens, I will stand by you—to my dying breath."

Rex cracks a small smile, but he doesn't answer with words.

He only gazed outside the window as the carriage neared a bubble in the distance.

Linthia pulled back her hand and looked down.

'I'm not strong enough to give any assurance—for His Majesty…' Linthia thought, clutching her hands into fists hard. She could see that her words meant little to nothing. Not that Rex didn't respect her or anything, but she was simply not strong enough to change the course of a battle. 'I need to be stronger, a lot stronger…'

As she thought that, she finally recognized the whisperers that had been disturbing her for days.

Glancing outside the window, she could feel a dark pull coming from a direction.

It was as if there was an invisible force that was tugging on her, beckoning her to come closer.

One that she tried to ignore.

However, without even needing to contemplate hard, she knew where this dark pull came from.

For a second there, her eyes flickered from their normal color to completely black.

But as she blinked, her eyes returned to normal.

'The Well of the Untold…' Linthia thought with an uneasy heart. 'I should go there on my own.'