Heaven Breaker: SSS Rank Tiger Evolution-Chapter 66: Calamity, Undead and Masters

"Brother..." Gravis began to cry. "Why are you dead?"

Sigh

"Damn cultivators and their gossiping eyes," I said, taking a sip of coffee. "I would have preferred to tell this on my own terms."

I turned toward them. Euphy was sobbing uncontrollably. Apparently, she also had her own ways of uncovering the truth.

"Sit down," I motioned to them. "We’re going to have a serious talk."

Gulp

Everyone in the room sat down with unusual tension.

"First of all," Laxus said while Raiden looked grim, "know that this puts our home at risk. The king will be furious if you suddenly die right under our noses. So take responsibility for whatever shit you’ve done and tell us the truth."

Sigh

I rolled my eyes and leaned back on the couch.

"Don’t be an asshole, Laxus," I said, taking another sip. "I already died, but I’m not dying anytime soon, hahaha."

"So..." I asked curiously, "what exactly do you see with those gossiping eyes of yours?"

They all exchanged glances, sweat running down their foreheads.

"Something contradictory," Raiden said in a tense voice. "You’ve already died—not in earthly terms. But in terms of fate, your name has been erased. Your lifespan is zero."

I nodded repeatedly.

"In earthly terms, it’s not that different," I said, looking at Euphy. "Euphy once told me that Primordial Force is the direct equivalent of lifespan."

"Yes. If your Primordial Force runs out, you die," she said tensely. "But for some reason... your Primordial Force is filling your entire body to the absolute extreme limit."

I nodded again, circulating my energy through my body as usual.

"Simply put, my destiny ended because my Primordial Force, in a way, also came to an end," I said, making them frown.

"How is that possible?" Raiden looked me up and down. "You have the maximum and nothing at the same time?"

"Well..." I took a deep breath and looked at Euphy. "Correct me if I’m wrong."

She nodded.

"Primordial Force, like heartbeats, is limited. Just as the heart beats a specific number of times and then ceases to function, Primordial Force also stops being produced, leading to organ failure."

"That’s a theoretical limit," Euphy said. "No one ever sees the end of Primordial Force—other things fail first."

"Not in my case," I said, looking at the sun in the sky. "I used my powers to obtain energy equivalent to decades of my life."

The four of them stared at me, mouths agape.

"Eventually, the source dried up, and now I only have a vast pool of energy, but zero energy being produced—no matter what ability I use."

"..."

"But then your organs should fail. Energy has a natural flow, and if that’s broken—" Euphy said, but I shook my head.

"No," I said, taking another sip. "I changed my biology to adapt to this change."

I laughed lightly.

"I had to manually beat my heart and wind up my other organs, but it worked."

Sigh

"At least the most immediate danger has been eliminated," Raiden said, staring at me. "But how much energy do you have? How many years of life does your body have stored?"

"..."

Sigh

"One year, maybe less," I said with regret. "Normally, it wouldn’t even be possible to store that much energy."

Raiden nodded.

"Unless it was the noble transformation," he said. "In that case, your body could withstand decades or even centuries of energy." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"And can we make him undergo that transformation?" Laxus asked tensely. "Could this be the solution?"

"No," Raiden replied, wiping sweat from his forehead. "It requires going beyond a demon—not in power level, but in evolution."

He looked straight at me.

"Kai is strong, but he doesn’t have time to accumulate the aura, knowledge, and energy needed to reach that stage," he sighed deeply. "And we shouldn’t rush his evolution either, or we’d be wasting his potential."

"What other option do we have?" Gravis asked beside me.

"We could try to find fruits capable of extending lifespan," Raiden said thoughtfully. "They’re rare, but they might be a solution."

"How rare?" Euphy asked, and Raiden sighed again.

"The problem isn’t rarity. Axel stole many of them from various places, but no one will admit they have one, much less hand it over. All the elders and guardians keep them for themselves."

"But there’s still a chance," Laxus said as he stood up from the couch. "I’ll try talking to some nobles to reach an agreement."

He immediately dashed out the door, while Raiden merely nodded.

"He’ll fail, but it’s better than nothing." Raiden then focused on me once more. "There is a third way I’ve always hesitated to consider... and it might work."

Gulp

I leaned toward the table, just like everyone else in the room. Thick sweat ran down his forehead.

"Cultivation," Raiden said tensely. "Abandon the earthly path and cultivate." He glanced around like a bandit, checking if no one was listening.

"Cultivation..." I pondered.

"Cultivation will fix this mess," he said, crossing his arms. "Your lifespan will increase considerably—believe me. We tigers usually live less than twenty years; those like you, thirty at most. Cultivating will give you a lifespan beyond that of humans—two hundred years is normal."

Gulp

"But... and who?" I said. "Who would teach me?" I asked, staring at Raiden.

"Sun Eater wants to see you, doesn’t he?" he said, sending a chill down my spine. "He probably wants you as a disciple. Bow to him and call him master. I doubt he’ll reject you, and your powers are compatible."

Sigh

"I’ve been avoiding that meeting for a while," I said bluntly. "I don’t like his vibe. Sun Eater is dark and cunning—just a few interactions were enough to show that."

"In that case..." Raiden pondered for a few moments. "There are still hundreds of human cultivators who would eagerly teach a tiger, and other ancient ones hiding away who might want you as a disciple."

He then looked around again, as if about to share a great secret.

"There are also..." he said slowly, whispering, "those sects and clans..."

"Okay... why are we whispering?" Raiden began to sweat profusely.

"Because, in truth..." Raiden looked at me wide-eyed, "the kings, the kingdoms, are generally subordinate to those sects and clans."

I frowned deeply.

Cough, cough

"It wouldn’t be easy, but we could get a recommendation," Raiden returned to his usual posture. "There are several big shots with ties to those sects and clans who could help us."

"But then..." Raiden continued, "you’d be just another one among them. You’d have to bow your head to countless veterans, teachers, sect leaders, and who knows who else."

I frowned, looking at Raiden.

"I can’t see myself as just another one, Raiden," I said honestly.

"What I mean is, they don’t care about your status. Everything is earned through merit. Often, the sons and grandsons of the leaders will pick on you."

Sigh

"Anyway—"

BOOOM

The ceiling exploded as a figure burst in.

Mad King.

My eyes widened.

"Kai, long time no see," he said with a smile, despite the gaping hole in the roof. "We need to talk."