I Don't Agree to the Terms-Chapter 1075 - 565: Powerful, at the Cost of Intelligence

Ruben opened his blood-red eyes, and the intense pain in his body gradually subsided, allowing the features on his face to gradually relax.

"It's done, the power of the King of Kings is truly formidable." Ruben stood up; he, who was originally of ordinary build, had now become extremely robust, at least two and a half meters tall, like a small giant.

Besides this, numerous patterns appeared on him; if you looked closely, these patterns could form various animals and plants, clearly indicating the terrifying power contained within them.

The Bloodline Awakening Ceremony was not easy; for a month, he endured continuous torment day and night.

No one could understand that kind of pain, not only physically but also mentally and spiritually. With each stage of awakening, he suffered inhuman agony.

"At least, this month was worth it."

Ruben's voice was somewhat hoarse as he looked at the array in the secret chamber, now rendered ineffective, which he found quite unfortunate.

Currently, the concentration of Magic Power tides could only sustain the Bloodline Awakening Ceremony once, and it would take at least a hundred years to restore it.

However, it's not a problem; with his current strength, a mere hundred years is nothing.

His current power is just a starting point; by constantly absorbing Magic Power to fill his bloodline strength, he can continuously grow stronger.

"It's just that after completing the awakening, my mind seems to be less agile." Ruben couldn't help but sigh, things that were previously easy to figure out now seemed different, as if separated by an invisible barrier.

"Temporarily activating the power of the King of Kings results in a loss of sanity, and after completing the Bloodline Awakening, even more sanity is lost."

"The price is acceptable; as long as there is enough power, sanity is not important."

Ruben didn't dwell on it too much; without enough power, there would be nowhere to gain it, and if his mind wasn't sharp enough, it didn't matter; he had means to compensate.

At least he could use his family to assist, like his stepmother, who could rely on the territory's advantages and navigate with the many wolf-like nobles, expanding interests, and thereby supporting him in managing the entire territory.

He also didn't need to worry about betrayal; for him now, many issues could be resolved with brute force.

After leaving the secret chamber, before he even sat down, he found his stepmother had come to see him.

"May the Lord bless, you've finally come out, Ruben, disappeared for a month, I thought something happened to you." Philas also heaved a sigh of relief.

"But you've changed greatly; what happened?"

Seeing Ruben's now two and a half meters tall and robust physique, if it wasn't for that unchanged face that Philas recognized at a glance, she would have thought there was an assassin. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Of course, that face didn't match the physique at all, looking quite strange.

"Just a minor change after arduous cultivation."

"Mother, you came at the right time, I have something I want to discuss with you."

Then, Ruben shared his thoughts with Philas.

"You mean you want me to exercise the lord's rights on your behalf, while you continue with your arduous cultivation?" Philas's expression was somewhat strange.

"Yes, but unlike last time, this time the arduous cultivation has no determined interruption time, and unlike last time, it can be interrupted if a problem arises that you can't solve, I can help deal with the one causing the problem." Ruben showed a fierce smile.

At that moment, Philas seemed to see some terrifying beast ready to devour her.

Fortunately, Ruben had no ill will or murderous intent towards Philas, otherwise, she would have faced mental suppression rather than just this pressure.

"Okay, no problem." Philas said somewhat dazedly, seemingly unable to bear it.

At this moment, Ruben also noticed something was off and hurriedly retracted the pressure he had unintentionally released, allowing Philas to gradually recover.

After about five minutes, Philas finally spoke: "It's truly terrifying, no wonder you are so confident."

She felt at ease too, previously she served as a backing for Ruben, and now Ruben would serve as her backing and give her enough authority and trust, which was a kind of reciprocation.

"Indeed, times have changed, mother." Ruben said solemnly.

"Alright, but there is something I must tell you." Philas's expression also turned serious: "The church's Expeditionary Army was completely wiped out while advancing to annihilate the Thorny Lion territory, not a single person survived."

"Later, someone saw from a distance that a tree crafted from emerald had grown in Thorny Lion territory."

"The church is in chaos now, and has declared the Thorny Lion territory as Devil's Land, urging all nobles to join in purifying the devil."

"However, no nobles responded for some reason, and each seems to have their own agenda; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to sustain it for this past month."

Listening to Philas, Ruben naturally knew the reason.

Based on his speculation, perhaps the church was coveting some wizard-related matters in Thorny Lion territory, but instead of succeeding, they were defeated.

"Don't worry about it, the church is a thing of the past." Ruben sneered; now, he wasn't afraid of the church even at its peak, let alone a church on the verge of collapse.