(Floating Cloud City: Xia Manor)
(3rd Person Pov)
Acnologia was walking on top of a river, surrounding him were tens of thousands of orbs of various shapes, sizes, and speed rotating all around him, clockwise, and counter clockwise.
Like a star who's gravity is so strong it causes planets to orbit unstably, sweat trickled down Acnologia's face as his face held and extremely focused expression. He opened his eyes and immediately the tens of thousands of orbs vanished as Acnologia wiped the sweat off his face a mad grin stretching across his face.
"Hahahahaha! The level of energy efficiency I've mastered has reached a level I find acceptable. It's not anywhere near the level like Gojo Satoru's efficiency that he can perform with the six eyes, but I still have time to improve!"
For the duration of a whole year, Acnologia had spent every single moment practicing his energy efficiency and output on top of his studies. And now, not only did Acnologia not need his translator rock, he could speak, read and write in Chinese.
However, one thing that Acnologia has experienced now is boredom. Sure he got to eat good food, sleep in a nice room, and do lots of ignoring annoying brats who think they can beat him into submission.
However there is no one willing to fight him. Xia Qing Yue is a kid and weak, fighting against her is like a grown ass professional fighter going against a kid, but the other Seven Fairies who he's met across this past year don't even fight him when he challenges them.
Acnologia headed back to the city as he thought to himself.
'You know what? What's a little chaos once in a while? I'm pretty sure this world also has dragons right? All Xianxia worlds have them. So let's bring the Dragon King's Featival to this world.'
As Acnologia walked through the city he was largely ignored by the everyday people already used to his presence. Acnologia headed to the Xia manor where he encountered the ice cold gaze of Xia Qing Yue.
"Ah, excellent. Just the girl I was looking for."
Xia Qingyue just stared at Acnologia suspiciously. Him? Seeking her out? She felt a bad omen but remained detached and indifferent as she calmly questioned.
"What is it that would have you of all people coming to look for me?"
Acnologia's face stretched into a large grin as he spoke.
"I need you to do me one itty bitty favour."
Xia Qingyue felt a shiver spreading through her spine at Acnologia's words. This is ominous. Way to sketchy and ominous. And she didn't like that. She swallowed her nervousness and questioned
"I'm afraid to ask but what is this favour of yours?"
Acnologia chuckled which disturbed Xia Qingyue even more as Acnologia answered.
"I need you to tell your master to show up in three days time with the other Seven Fairies."
Xia Qingyue frowned.
"Why is that? And what do I get out of it?"
Acnologia raised an amused eyebrow but he still decided to indulge her question.
"Alright, I'll humour you. In three days time I am going to start a festival. And I want to invite them all to bear witness to this festivals opening. As for what you get out of this? Fine, I'll owe you a favour. One favour at a time of your choosing, in return you help pass on this message of mine."
Xia Qingyue's frown deepened.
"Why don't you just tell her that on your own?"
Acnologia shrugged.
"The one year time limit has ended. I'm going back into the forest. And besides, isn't it a good thing? You get one favour from me you can ask for anything. So long as it's not something as idiotic as crippling my own cultivation I see no reason to not indulge in a little fun by giving an I. O. U."
Xia Qingyue's eyes knitted together before she sighed.
"Alright. I'll keep you to your word Acnologia."
Acnologia laughed as he disappeared. Leaving behind a deeply disturbed Xia Qingyue. She was already thirteen, but living in the same house as Acnologia has constantly put her on edge especially after what he told her of her cultivation technique. So she continued her journey to go to her room.
—(Break!)—
Acnologia left the city heading back to the forest. After all, he still had three days left before he would start the Dragon King's festival. He could spend some time continuing his practice in his energy efficiency and output. After all, it would be such a shame for him to get tired after just a few attacks because he can't control the output of his attacks so he found the nearest river began casually walking on it's surface before once more creating tens of thousands of orbs of his profound energy twisting them into various shapes, structures, and travelling around at various speeds.
He wanted to get as close as he could to replicating the six eyes control and precision over the efficiency and output of Gojo's Cursed energy without those biological hax. And so over the next two days he spent all his time training, hunting, sleeping and recovering until the third day. He sensed about ten different people and his grin couldn't be anymore excited. The first eight were in hiding and he could obviously tell it was the seven fairies and someone else from their sect due to how similar their energies felt to his senses.
Chu Yueli
Chu Yuechan
Murong Qianxue
Jun Lianqie
Mu Lanyi
Feng Hanyue
Feng Hanxue
And, another person who he did not know. He turned his gaze behind him and saw Xia Qingyue, her father Xia Hongyi, and the leader of the Floating Cloud City Xiao Lie. Acnologia spread his arms out as he welcomed them full of excitement.
"Welcome all of you, and thank you for attending my Dragon King's Festival!"
Acnologia's words sent a chill through everyone present as Xia Hongyi questioned carefully.
"Lord Acnologia. You said the Dragon's King Festival? What is it if I may ask?"
Acnologia let out a burst of laughter as he answered full of excitement
"What it is you ask!? Why it's a war! A WAR BETWEEN DRAGONS AND DRAGON SLAYERS! It is my ultimate goal, to hunt down and reap every last dragon that exists on this planet. And when I'm done? I'll go and attack the four sacred grounds to have myself a little fun."
Acnologia proclaimed maniacally, sending chills down everyone's spine. Xiao Lie gulped hard as he questioned.
"If your plan was for war then why call us here You don't honestly expect us to get involved with this war of yours do you?"
Acnologia shook his head his face now devoid of emotion as he answered.
"No…. I didn't invite you. I only invited the seven fairies, but Xia Qingyue invited you both and herself. But don't worry it's alright, I just wanted to show off a little."
Everyone looked confused at his words. Show off? The seven fairies looked between each other than to their mistress Gong Yuxian who also frowned deeply. Then they heard his voice booming as the energy in the air became heavier and denser.
(CRACKLE) (CRACKLE)
(BOOM!)
Thunder boomed in the skies above, the wind began blowing stronger maniacle laugh escaped Acnologia's throat as everyone watched him both fascinated and horrified.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! LISTEN TO MY DECREE!"
(BOOM!)
Thunder struck the earth around Acnologia in reverence. The world itself trembled in fear as Acnologia continued his decree.
"MY NAME IS ACNOLOGIA! HEAR ME OH DRAGONS OF THIS WOLRD! YOUR DEATH HAS BEEN DECREED! YOUR BLOOD SHALL STAIN MY JAWS! YOUR SOULS SHALL BE DEVOURED! AND MAY FEAR DRIP DOWN YOUR BLOOD AS YOU BEAR WITNESS TO YOUR DEATHS! I DECLARE THE START OF THE DRAGON KING'S FESTIVAL! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
The world pulsed in terror. It didn't matter who it was. Be it the common folks with no senses, be it the average cultivators, the hidden villages, or even the most powerful cultivators. All eyes instinctively travelled to where this ominous presence had manifested itself.
Everyone within the forest before Acnologia felt a chill like no other. His body began to morph. His biology changed as he grew bigger, a tail grew out from the back, obsidian coloured scales covered this monsters whole body covered in spiralling blue markings before a pair of wings burst out his back and with a single roar that exposed rows of razor sharp teeth, Acnologia has officially exposed himself to the whole world. And with a single flap of his wings, he took to the skies in and instant travelling at incomprehensible speeds that no one could follow.
—(Break!)—
(Blue Wind Imperial City: Black Moon Merchant Guild)
Jue Lie sat at her desk managing the Black Moon Merchant Guilds Finances when an unspeakable terror flooded her body. Not just hers, but everyone in the entire Guild felt it. This ominous presence that drowned the world in malice. But yet somehow, this presence also brought into her mind the image of a single person. A young man with dark skin and blue tribal markings all over his body.
Goosebumps traveled through every nook and cranny in her body as she thought to herself clutching her chest finding it hard to breathe.
'What overwhelming bloodlust. I'm a nascent profound realm cultivator and I'm already struggling to breathe.'
—( Profound Sky Continent: Four Great Sacred Grounds)—
Within the halls of these four major sects were pure chaos. Many of them at the highest level had felt it. This pressure came from a "monarch". And not just any "monarch" a 10th Step "Monarch". All four leaders of the Four Sacred Grounds had gathered ominous expressions on their faces.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!? HOW DID A PEAK REALM "MONARCH" escape our gazes!? Something is not right here!"
The highest elder of the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region Xuanyuan Guxing questioned furiously. The other three present had expressions just as ugly as Guxing as Ye Meixie an 8th Step Sovereign Profound Realm elder of the Sun and Moon Divine Hall spoke.
"We don't know either. All we know is whoever it is has very bad intentions just off the sheer scale of bloodlust permeating the world at this moment."
Qu Fengyi, the Ruler of the second most powerful sect the Supreme Ocean Palace. She stood at the Seventh Rank of the Sovereign Profound Realm as she spoke ominously.
"Bad intentions? Bah, old Ye, you must be growing senile, this overwhelming malice is obviously because of a profound beast. Think about it? How could anyone get away with reaching the pinnacle of "Monarch" without being noticed? It's obviously a profound beast as all they need is just to devour profound cores to grow stronger. You think so to don't you Huangji Wuyu?"
All eyes fell onto the strongest sect leader of the Absolute Monarch Sanctuary. Being at the peak of Sovereign Profound Realm and having a sect with over a hundred monarchs he was one of the few capable of remaining unfazed at the malice that permeated the air.
"I must agree with you Fengyi. No doubt this is the work of a profound beast. I plan to assemble a small hunting group of at least sixty of our monarchs to go hunt this beast down and kill it. And we would like to ask the other three sacred grounds stay out of our way for this hunt."
The room turned cold as Qu Fengyi questioned.
"Sixty Monarchs? Isn't that a little overkill? At least twenty should be more than enough thirty if your that paranoid. Sure Prodound beasts are superior to us mortals, but surely you don't believe this beast is dangerous enough to warrant sixty monarchs attacking it?"
Huangji Huyu sighed.
"This is a beast at the peak of the Sovereign Profound Realm. I alone am the only one on it's level. This is just a precaution."
He then stood up as he spoke.
"If you need me, I'll excuse myself now to go prepare for our hunt."
The other three leaders watched in silence as he disappeared. With sixty monarchs joining this hunt, they couldn't really do anything but stand back.
—(Break)—
Acnologia flew through the skies at speeds incomprehensible. Storms appeared wherever he went as he sensed the presence of a dragon. And with a single flap of his wings, Acnologia vanished as he appeared above the skies of the Scarlet Dragon Mountain Range. What waited for him there was a being with a height that reached a hundred feet and an entire body scarlet-red, like red-hot steel, its enormous wings and tail lit with a blazing fire. Its two scarlet-red eyes were full of prestige, and it spoke in human speech full of mockery and arrogance.
" For a second there I was excited. A powerful dragon was approaching me. I could fight to my hearts content. But you…. You are no Dragon. A mere mortal parading as one? You bring shame to us as a species! I'm not sure how you achieved such a transformation but do not think I will bow my head roll over and let you kill me! I AM IGNIOUS! THE MASTER OF THIS MOUNTAIN! PREPARE TO PERISH SOVEREIGN SCUM!"
Acnologia's only answer to the Dragons Provocation was a loud roar as memories of another Scarlet Red Dragon who had once taken his arm flooded his mind and his instincts to hunt and kill Igneel all over again had reared itself before this Scarlet Dragon.
"IGNEEL!!!"
Profound energy condensed in both these monsters jaws one was a blast with the heat of the very stars themselves, and one was a condensation of profound energy from a dragon who ate all elements that stood before him.
'FIRE DRAGON EMPERORS/ARCANE DRAGON KINGS'
'ROAR!/ROAR!'
Two elements collided with each other, and it resulted in an explosion of profound energy that all but disintegrated all life within several kilometres of these two titans clash
"BOOM!"
—(End)—