"I surrender!"

Desire shouted out loud as he looked at Lionel with calm eyes.

It seems that he was really decisive about this. It was clear as hell that Desire had no hesitations at all.

His movements were smooth like water, and that was why...it caught Lionel's attention.

After all, Lionel could tell that the other person...Desire was pretty serious about this.

That was why...Lionel canceled channeling his power as he just looked at Desire in the eye.

Of course, the atmosphere was still heavy as fuck and the heavens were still dark.

The air was still bending around Lionel right now. After all, it's not like he would let his power go now.

He just stopped channeling it, but that doesn't mean he wasn't ready to duke it out against Desire.

That was why...the pressure that Desire was feeling right now was so heavy that Desire could literally feel it crush against his bones.

Well, it was his fault that he let down his guard and all, but Desire didn't really regret it.

He just looked at Lionel and waited for him to finally see through the situation.

After all, it would be Lionel who decides in this situation. He was the stronger one, and he was also the one who just attacked Desire out of nowhere.

It was his initiative, and it would also be him who would decide if they would still fight.

However, Lionel still couldn't see through the truth as he just narrowed his eyes.

"What are you doing?" Lionel said with a heavy voice.

His voice was laden with his thick killing intent, and now that Desire wasn't doing anything to protect himself, he...he could feel the severity of that thick killing intent.

He could feel it invade his senses, and he could feel it enter his body.

Although Desire didn't understand how it could be possible for something like this to happen with just killing intent, he didn't dare ignore it.

After all, it was so strong that Desire...was feeling fear for the second time.

Right, he was feeling fear for Lionel, who was his master.

The first fear that he felt stems from the daughter, Jarina, and now...the father.

Of course, the fear that he was feeling now was stronger than his fear towards Jarina.

That was why...Desire tried to endure it with his Heavenly Demon Trait.

After all, it's not like he could do something about it literally when Lionel could take that as a threat again.

If that happens, Desire would be back to square one with lesser chances of convincing Lionel.

Of course, Lionel could see that very well, which is why he was...getting confused right now.

He saw Desire as someone who intruded this place. He saw Desire...as someone who invaded the Lion's Forest.

Right, this place was the Lion's Forest, and that was why Lionel was extremely alarmed about invaders that he didn't even think twice when he saw Desire's new body.

After all, there would be no one who would know about this place's location.

What's more, he saw...Desire's new body at the same place where he placed his disciple.

It was only natural that Lionel would get hot-headed about this situation without even thinking about things.

After all, not even Lionel would have expected that Desire would have gone through a sudden body growth spurt.

And that was why it was weird for Lionel to see that an invader was willing to surrender so easily and without putting much of a fight.

After all, invaders were invaders because they intended to invade this place.

They didn't invade this place just to surrender, and Lionel knew that very well, which is why he was...he didn't know what was going on.

'What is he trying to pull...' Lionel thought, but he really couldn't figure it out.

Of course, Desire could see that Lionel was trying to make sense of this situation, which is why...Desire saw this as the best outcome.

Right, he saw this as the best outcome as Desire...now had the chance to explain himself.

That was why Desire spoke with a clear and loud voice.

"Desire." Desire said as he mentioned his name to his master.

Of course, he was not done speaking as he continued.

"I am Desire, master."

That was all Desire said, and his voice resounded out in this place as all things became quiet.

It was as if the surroundings were waiting for Desire to speak up as even the wind has stopped blowing.

Of course, it was because of that...that Desire's voice echoed in and out of Lionel's ears.

And when Lionel realized what Desire just said, he tilted his head as confusion set in his mind once more.

"Huh?" Lionel said as he blurted out what he thought of this situation.

His glowing brown eyes started to grow dim until it completely went out as Lionel's black eyes were finally seen.

Of course, Lionel's eyes were wide open right now as he just looked at Desire.

He looked at Desire from head to toe, and he repeated it again.

"Huh? Desire? You're Desire, you say?"

Lionel said, and Desire just nodded his head as an answer to that question.

Of course, Desire didn't feel the pressure that Lionel was letting out before.

After all, without any one of them noticing it, the skies returned back to normal, and the air was flowing fine around Lionel now.

Things were back to normal now as Lionel completely let go of his powers.

He wasn't churning them up anymore as he just looked at Desire with confusion.

Well, it was only natural that Lionel would feel this confused now that...he knows that the man right in front of him was Desire.

After all, Desire...completely changed. From an innocent-looking boy to a...dangerously looking young man, Desire definitely looked like a sharp man.

With his black hair that used to be gray hair, Desire completely looked like a different man.

He was also tall as fuck that he was probably as tall as Lionel right now.

That was not all as the features of his face changed. Desire's face was what one would call a handsome young man.

However, there was something about him that one...would just find scary.

Right, Desire's face was just naturally scary looking right now.

With that natural scary face, his red eyes that used to be blue were just the perfect combination for it.

What's more, there were also cracks in his right chest and arm to consider.

Desire...completely went through such a huge change that even Lionel wouldn't be able to recognize him.

That was not all as even the aura that Desire used to have completely changed.

It was as if Lionel was looking at a different person altogether as he tried to compare the young boy to this young man.

"Hahahaha....are you kidding me or something?" Lionel said with a cracking voice.

He really couldn't believe that this man was his disciple. The difference was just that huge.

However, it doesn't matter even if Lionel couldn't believe it. After all, it was the truth that this young man in front of him was Desire.

That was why Desire spoke once more with a dignified voice as he looked at his master.

Well, he could understand his master's confusion. After all, even Desire was confused with himself.

There were so many changes in him that even Desire didn't even feel like himself.

Anyway, this is what Desire said to his master.

"No, master. I am Desire. You haven't forgotten about the fact that I...can grow fast in a single night, right?"

"I'm sure that Jarina or some other Suckus have already informed you about that fact."

"And this...is just like that."

Desire said as he tried to explain things to his master, who was still obviously confused.

Of course, when Lionel heard what Desire said, it...finally made sense to him.

After all, there was indeed a time when Desire suddenly grew fast in just a single night.

However, although it made sense now for Lionel, he still couldn't wrap his mind around this situation.

"If you're Desire, then...hmmmm..." Lionel said as he tried to think up a question that only Desire would know.

Although Lionel was still denying it with his mind, he already knows that it was Desire.

After all, the explanation made sense, and the circumstantial evidence, which is the place where he saw this man, also made sense.

However, Lionel was just denying it because it was just that crazy.

It isn't easy to accept that someone could grow that fast. Well, it would be a different matter if Desire was a monster or something like that.

But because Lionel knew that Desire was a human that it was hard for him to accept it.

It was then that Lionel was finally able to think up a question that only Desire should know.

And that question was...

"If you're Desire, then...what's the name of my daughter?!"

Right, that was Lionel's question for Desire to identify him.

It was a stupid question, but it actually makes sense.

After all, not many know of his daughter's existence.