The Monarch-Chapter 550: Demigod

"Who is her demigod?" Kayden did not want to engage in a lost battle nor face a mage who would leave him completely destroyed after a victory, at least not while his strength was still in the process of stabilizing.

"This demigod is a true prodigy of fire," continued Thoth, his tone heavy with respect and caution. "He controls the element as if it were an extension of his will. His flames do not just consume matter; they burn even concepts, disintegrating illusions, magical barriers, and even traces of mana. In battle, he can manipulate the heat to create zones of instant death or summon firestorms that move like living creatures, hunting their targets. His resistance is equally terrifying, making him nearly immune to elemental and common physical attacks. Facing someone like this requires more than just brute force."

Kayden understood perfectly; he knew who this demigod was. He was one of those who ranked between the middle and lower tiers of the demigod power scale. His strength was primarily in his fire form, capable of burning anything in this universe. This form was insanely resistant and could withstand any pure physical attack, which was one of the reasons he had easily secured a zone.

"I understand. I want the promise from the heavens of all the mages, and then we can proceed with this negotiation," Kayden replied after considering it for a moment. This would be an excellent battle for him to test his newfound strength.

A few minutes later, Kayden received dozens and dozens of oaths—dozens of favors gained in just a few seconds. It was a great investment, where he came out ahead in all aspects, from having favors from powerful mages to entering a battle that would truly test how far his new strength could go.

"Where is it?" Kayden asked, eager to settle this matter so he could return to cultivating.

"We’re on the edge of it. Just enter the zone and tell the heavens your intention," Thoth pointed in a specific direction for Kayden to understand. The boy simply nodded and began teleporting at high speed. In the blink of an eye, none of the mages could sense his presence.

As soon as Kayden entered the zone, he felt the environment shift slightly. The laws of balance here were slightly different from those he had seen in the previous zone. It was something ridiculously small and meaningless, but after so much time training, he was able to perceive it almost irrationally.

"I want to challenge the leader of this zone," Kayden threw his words into the void of space and received his response by being teleported to a place very familiar to him. Kayden found himself floating inside a vast golden planet.

On the other side of the planet stood the fire demigod, a terrifying and majestic sight. His body appeared to be in constant combustion, with golden and scarlet flames dancing around his silhouette like a living crown. His eyes glowed like burning embers, radiating almost unbearable heat, while every step he took left charred marks on the space around him. He wore black armor with reddish hues, seemingly forged from solidified magma, pulsing faintly as if alive. His hair was pure fire, waving as if challenging gravity, and in his hands rested an incandescent scepter that emitted a bright glow, promising absolute destruction to anyone who dared to challenge him.

Kayden had finally found a true opponent. The last demigods he had faced were mostly pathetic and lacked any peculiarities; they were just common mages with a bit more power. But this one was truly a unique warrior in his area of combat. There were no words of respect or anything like that. The demigod simply exploded into a sea of flames that grew for billions of kilometers, burning all existence in this area.

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Space itself was being burned with no resistance, creating massive holes and cracks at different points. The grass and air of the planet offered no resistance to the intensity of the fire. Everything was burning at an absurd rate, and the planet literally turned into a star. The temperature soared into the tens of millions of degrees Celsius, several times hotter than the core of the Sun. It was insane—Kayden felt as if he were inside a star.

The fire demigod launched his attack with an intensity that caused the very air around Kayden to ignite. His flames took shape and life, transforming into creatures of pure fire—flame serpents slithering through space with terrifying speed, incandescent birds diving from the sky like meteors, and blazing wolves charging forward, each step leaving a trail of destruction on the golden ground. The creatures seemed to possess an instinctive intelligence, hunting Kayden from all directions, and coordinating their attacks with lethal precision. Each strike they landed was followed by explosions, while the extreme heat disintegrated any common defense before it could even be touched. It was like fighting an entire living army made entirely of fire, with the demigod himself at the center, orchestrating the chaos with a simple wave of his hand.

Fortunately, Kayden was no rookie. In seconds, he converted a large area into mana and generated several high-density shields. The density was so high that there was no space within the zone he created, a spell only a true monarch of ten rays could perform. The fire couldn’t propagate—at least not the common fire the demigod was using. Seeing this situation, he finally decided to take things seriously.

The flames shrank at high speed and reduced to only a few hundred million kilometers, their temperature rising to a level of tens of billions of degrees. Then it decreased even further, reaching only a few tens of millions of kilometers. At that moment, the temperature surpassed tens of trillions of degrees Celsius, and the very fabric of space-time was being melted. Thousands of small black holes began appearing at various points. The fire lost its color and began to exude a dark aura.