Chapter 598 Immunity!

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Alex’s current situation appeared to be hopeless, yet the man himself seem to be not troubled by it.

Alex did not frown, complain, or even beg to the Grandmaster even when his body was suppressed by 5 powerful seals at this point.

He just stood still on his place, as if he was just casually waiting for someone.

"Traveler Alex, you seem to not realize the trouble that you are in. Well then, if you are this stubborn, then let my hands make you know the pain of living!" The Grandmaster must have thought that Alex was frozen in shock, hence why he was not making any sound.

This did not make the Grandmaster disappointed at all, as it instead made him even more excited on torturing Alex!

"Hehehe Traveler Alex, as long as I don’t make you suffer, I won’t be able to calm down and regain my cool. So please, endure all the pain that I will give you! Because if you don’t, well-"

"Oh please, Grandmaster. Do you really think that I will be suppressed by these seals alone? Come on! I know better than that!"

"W-what?" The Grandmaster’s enthusiasm was quickly cut-off when Alex suddenly spoke to him. "What did you say, Traveler Alex?"

"I said, these seals cannot suppress me. Just like your first seal, these seals are nothing more but tickles to me!" Alex seem to be possessed when he said this, as his eyes began to glow menacingly from within the seals. "So don’t expect your torture to come true, for it will be just for naught!"

"No!" As if he had realized what Alex was saying, the Grandmaster’s face contorted in anger. He took some harrowed steps backward, with the sheer frown on his face displaying his anger. "Traveler Alex, there’s no way that you can-"

"Oh of course I can do it. If I can be free form you first seal, then I can be free from these seals too!" Alex shouted. "You look like you don’t believe it... Well, since your ’intelligent’ mind can’t believe me, I might as well show it to you!"

"No!"

At this moment, the only Dao Soul present behind Alex was his Space-Time Dao Soul. This soul, which was formerly unaffected by the first seal, was currently suppressed by the other 5 seals.

This made the Space-Time Dao Soul appear insignificant, but Alex’s newest move quickly changed this!

"Hong~"

4 new Dao Souls, all which emanated the same level of power as the Space-Time Dao Soul, appeared simultaneously behind Alex. The way that they appeared was just as fast as the Space-Time Dao Soul, which caught the Grandmaster off-guard.

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Each of these Dao Souls represent a different essence compared to each other, and their presences seem to have a tangible effect on the reality itself.

Creation-Destruction Dao Soul.

Light-Dark Dao Soul.

Sin-Virtue Dao Soul.

Fate-Will Dao Soul.

These 4 Dao Souls exuded their might upon they appeared, and it certainly made the Grandmaster extremely nervous.

"Hong~"

Once these 4 Dao Souls has appeared, all the seals unleashed by the Grandmaster started to shake, as the presence of the Dao Souls has seemingly affected them.

"Argh!" The Grandmaster naturally had noticed this, with his face now turning slightly pale as he realized what was about to happen next.

"Young man, I tell you this right now! Cease what you are doing, and I will grant you a lesser punishment!" Like a rabid dog who had seen its victim, the Grandmaster jumped towards Alex desperately, as he appeared to be stopping Alex from what he was about to do. "I said, cease it this instant!"

"Sorry, but I am not stopping now. I already revealed some of my Dao Souls, so why will I not use them?" Alex snarkily replied as he only stared fearlessly at the pouncing Grandmaster. "Instead of blaming me, you should blame yourself for making these seals. Who the hell told you to have seals that has the same Essence as my Dao Souls? Hah, these moves of yours are just asking me to invalidate you!"

"No!"

Without any further regards to the seemingly crazed Grandmaster, Alex let out a low laugh as he began saying the words that the Grandmaster was dreading to hear.

"Now, my cute and lovely Dao Souls, it’s time for you to make your move!"

Once Alex has given this command, all the 5 Dao Souls behind him started to make their moves.

"Shulala~"

All 5 Dao Souls released their Essences at once, filling the whole area with large portions of it.

The Space-Time Dao Soul spat out loads of Time Essence from its mouth, which began to induce weird temporal effects on its surroundings.

The Creation-Destruction Dao Soul released large amounts of Destruction Essence from its eyes, something that began to wreak havoc on the nearby objects.

The Light-Dark Dao Soul on the other hand produced Dark Essence form its body, which did nothing but hover sinisterly above Alex.

The Sin-Virtue Dao Soul, as expected, unleashed all the Holy Essence that it can.

As for the Fate-Will Dao Soul, what came out of it was large amounts of Fate Essence, which surprisingly, emanated the same aura as the Astral Energy used by the Grandmaster earlier!

All these 5 essences appeared to want to spread out of the area, but in the presence of Alex, none of them were able to move that much.

"Woosh~"

Alex sucked all of them like a black hole, leaving not a single speck of essence floating around. This action caused a whirlpool-like phenomena in the area, although all of it was focused on the essences alone.

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In no time at all, all the released Essences were absorbed by Alex, whose pale look had already disappeared.

Alex appeared to be extremely rejuvenated by his actions, and that much was obvious from the current state of his body.

"Well, well, well, your frightening seals appear to have no effect on me now, Grandmaster. This must be disappointing to you." Alex said with a laugh. "Well, it’s disappointing to me too, so I guess that makes us two."

"You!"

Unlike his state earlier, the current Alex was nothing like the one suppressed by the 5 seals.

Instead of hunching over like an aged man, Alex could be seen standing on his place nonchalantly once more. There are no signs of stress present on his face, and he did not even look like he was making an effort to stay stable.

Alex just looked like... he was having a comfortable day, something which is not right given the current situation!

"Grandmaster, you know, when you first unleashed that 5 seals to me, I really thought that you have something powerful to use on me. But once I saw what those seals are, I realized that my fears were unfounded." Alex began to say while shaking his head.

"That Entropic Pathway Seal of yours? That is a good seal to use, especially for beings that rely too much on regeneration or their powerful bodies. That can be a good seal against me, but it’s too bad for you that I had comprehended the Essence of Destruction."

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historical

"It might not look like it, but the principle of Entropy is just a distilled version of Destruction. After all, the goal of Entropy is to spread out energy and particles as much as it can over a long period of time. In order for that to be achieved, Destruction must of course happen. So in a sense, Entropy is linked to Destruction."

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"That link was what allowed me to use the Destruction Essence to be free from your Entropic Pathway."

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Ever since Alex had begun explaining himself, the Grandmaster did not move away from his spot. He did not move a single muscle, much less make an attempt to attack Alex.

The Grandmaster still appeared to be wanting to attack Alex right now, but when Alex began talking about how he became unaffected by the Grandmaster’s seals, the Grandmaster stopped to listen.

It was as if the Grandmaster was more interested on listening to Alex, compared to tearing him to pieces.

Alex seem to not care about this change from the Grandmaster, as he just continued to talk.

"Now, as for your Ancestral Summons Seal, this one is good. However, it uses the power of Time, something that my Time Essence is synergized with."

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"You Nether Prison is a novel idea too. The use of Nether Slavery Runes is a good tactic against anyone, but for me, that won’t work too. The power of the Nether Realm is closely linked to Darkness, something that my Dark Essence is attuned. So, sorry for your Nether Prison. With the Dark Essence flowing in my body, I will be unaffected by it."

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"Out of all the seals that you used, the Celestial Edict is the one that hurt me the most. I mean, even now I can still feel the pain stinging on my skin. Luckily for me, I was able to create a Dao Soul that has the comprehension of Holy Essence. Because of that, I am temporarily unaffected by the Celestial Edict. It’s just temporary however, so I might feel the pain and its effects later."

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"Now, for your final seal, it is also powerful. However, I won’t explain how I became free of the Cosmic Descent. I have secrets related to that, which you are not allowed to know..."

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And with that, Alex has finished his explanation about what he did.

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At this point, Alex had expected the Grandmaster to leap up and try to swipe at him, since the former had just made some of the Grandmaster’s strongest attacks become invalid.

But even when seconds passed by, the Grandmaster stood still on his spot, with no indication of him making any move at all.

He was just silent, as if he was not interested on even moving.

He was just thinking...

"F**king hell, did I break the Grandmaster too much, that he had even lost the will to move?" Alex thought slyly to himself as he began holding Professor Frances and Queen Mother, both who were still suppressed by the spells.

"Shua!"

Alex’s touch allowed him to share his immunity to them, making the two women get free from the seals too.

"No, the Grandmaster cannot be broken just this easily. After all, I did not break his seals. I just... found a way to be immune from them." Alex further thought while ignoring the stares given to him by his companions. "If I broke his seals, then the Grandmaster should really panic. But I didn’t, so he should not be this overreacting."

"Besides, even when I am immune from the Grandmaster’s seals now, that does not make me powerful enough to hurt him. My powers are still not enough to create an attack that can damage the Grandmaster. In my estimations, all my powers must reach Sixth Stage first before I can even think of damaging the Grandmaster..."

"...Right now, the best that my powers can do for me is to make me immune from the Grandmaster’s spells. That, combined with my inability to hurt the Grandmaster, should make this whole battle a tie."

"Since that’s the case, then the Grandmaster should not be upset. After all, his compatibility to me is just bad, but not bad enough to jeopardize him."

"So why would the Grandmaster act like he had seen the end of the world now? Is there something about what I did that rattled him?"

Alex badly wanted to discover the reason for the Grandmaster’s sudden change in behavior, as he had the feeling that it could be helpful to him.

With that, Alex took a deep breath as he decided to wait for the Grandmaster to regain his wits.

Alex has no more problem being hurt by the Grandmaster now, so he has no qualms about waiting. He just wished that he will not wait that long, as Alex does not like waiting.

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With the current state of Alex’s mood, he reckons that he can wait for one more hour.

This time is already sufficiently long for Alex, and he knew that the Grandmaster will surely regain his wits during this time.

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It was at this point however, that the other Returners had arrived, essentially throwing off the waiting game that Alex plans to do.