Cole smile dryly but chose to remain silent. He didn't think that way when he he creates the soul contract between them the infant Treasure Hunter Rat. In fact, what he remember that time is the excitement brought by the thought of having the ability to save those three beast with sealed souls.

However, he didn't to try to clear his name. If he's the one on their position, he'll also come with that conclusion.

Afterwards, the aura and pressure Caine releases got more powerful that even Grand Elder Caira are having a hard time.

This time, a frown was very apparent to the Grand Elder's face. With her status of high ranking alchemist, it was already a long time since she felt the hostility of others. Normally, most of the creatures that approach her, human or beast alike, talk to her with very amiable and flattering expression. This was also the reason why she present herself to guide the disciples here. The aboriginal of these place could hardly be a threat to her and her was already enough to defend their talented seeds. But if the hostile party comes from the Eastern Continent too, there's no doubt that she'll lost.

In her mindset, when she accept this task, her status as an Alchemist are enough to ensure her life as well as the others.

Unfortunately, as an Alchemist herself, she's very prideful. It was beneath her bottomline to sacrifice a junior for her life! Not to say that Cole was a very talented disciple which could greatly increase the overall power of Five Element Sect in the future! He must be protected!

However, while she's trying of ways to alleviate the situation, a way weaker but more prestigious aura suddenly appear!

Both Grand Elder Caira and Caine got shocked from the sudden pressure that appear. This particular aura are not the same as them, a pressure brought by their cultivation, but a pressure brought by life rating!

Life rating are also called the bloodline. Humans, in particular, usually don't measure themselves through bloodline but through potential and natural talent. Life rating was very simple for them, only those whose heaven gifted individual have much higher life rating. Heaven gifted individuals are those who's born with natural talent like special physique or constitution, martial spirits, etc.

As for beast, no need to elaborate anymore. Their life rating depends on their bloodline.

Just like right now, Caine might have more powerful cultivation than others but his bloodline are boiling and screaming for him to kneel down just with the other party's prestige!

What's more scariest is this particular racial pressure are really powerful. And as a beast who have some prestige among the Holy Beast Mountain, he clearly knew what's this feeling are; the other party actually have a Divine-Rank Bloodline.

No matter if it was the Holy Beast Mountain or the others from Central Continent, Divine Beast are those who stand on top and he can only look up to!

Caine look at Celia with great fear. Although, with her current strength, he have the ability to eliminate her, he can't make himself to do it... He don't want to to be the sinner of Beast Race! Or why else the Holy Beast Mountain commanded him to be death guard of Lady Scarlet? It was because she have the potential of reaching even True-Rank Beast!

Divine Beast have a very pitiful amount these days. According to the Beast Race census, the beast with Divine-Rank Bloodline living in the Nexus Plane could only be counted using one hands. Even if they include those whose in hiding or seclusion, it was still below two digits. With beast who have millions, billions, or even trillions, number, this two digits amount are very too little.

As for True's... It was believed that there's no more of them living in the Nexus Plane now.

A very strong killing intent was released by Pristine King Crane, and it was directed fully to Cole. It was such a disgrace for beast to have a prestigious Divine blood to be enslaved by humans! He must be killed!

Needless to say, Caine have lost all his reason and was adamant of eliminating Cole, not even minding about the little beast they were just talking about! In the name of beast with higher bloodline, everything below can be sacrificed anytime!

Grand Elder Caira didn't have an ounce of idea that Celia have a Divine-Rank Beast. What she thought was that she's the same as Lady Scarlet, a Holy-Rank Beast. As for why she have more powerful pressure than any Holy-Rank Bloodline Beast she encounter before, she thought that Celia have much more powerful blood among Holy's.

Still, feeling that Caine, Pristine King Crane, have the plan of eliminating Cole, she took out some things from her spatial ring.

Alchemist are known to have very weak martial powers but they have many items or treasures that could protect their life. This kinds of items might be very costly for normal cultivators, but Alchemist are known for their ability to create wealth. Other than buying ingredients for Alchemy, Alchemist like herself gather many items that could protect her life. Not to say that she's also a Grand Elder of Five Element Sect.

It was not even an exaggeration that she could preserve her life as long as the others are not on Saint Rank.

This time, she took out a very high-ranking defensive item. Upon activation, it will create a barrier around user. The barrier could block any attack on and under Tier-9. As long as the damage didn't exceed the sturdiness of the barrier, and the energy supplied to the defensive item are not stopped, the attacker should forgot killing them.

When Grand Elder Caira activates her defensive equipment, which looks like a crystalline figure of tortoise, the shell of the equipment release a bright light and a barrier cover them three, including Cole and Celia.

Seeing this, Cole, who's about to summon his Summoning Grimoire, didn't do it. Instead, he chanted inside his head, "[Soul Mimicry Arts, Shell Withdraw]!"

Thanks to his [Heavenly Eyes], he knew the mechanism of the defensive equipment Grand Elder Caira use. Fortunately, every barrier use while him is inside, can be considered as his turtle shell. Due to this, Shelly's [Shell Withdraw] can be used to any barrier to strengthen it and absorb energy. With this certain skill, they will be alright as long as the energy from the Earth itself wasn't depleted or the assault on the barrier didn't exceed its defense and shatter it.

However, just like the name said, they will be no different from turtle hiding inside the shell. But it's all right. They only have to wait for the other powerhouse included in the upcoming ruins exploration and Pristine King Crane will stop. He have to or the ruins exploration will have to stop due to unrest between two parties.

The reason there's many powerhouse included in the ruins exploration is to help each other with the dangers inside. But if there's a civil war, then the dangers inside will increase instead, specially if the two party attack each other inside.

After some time, Grand Elder Caira, Cole and Celia remain inside the barrier while Pristine King Crane attack with all his might. In addition to being Tier-9 Demonic Beast, Pristine King Crane also mastered the element of Wind, which greatly devastate the surrounding area. Many tree's were uplifted while the grounds are full of hole.

Lady Scarlet, along with the other nine beast from Holy Beast Mountain, have gone into hiding after Pristine King Crane gave the sign to Vermillion Phoenix.

Since Pristine King Crane have the intention of killing Cole, Celia have already marked Caine as an enemy. And seeing the other party attacking the barrier with all of his might, killing intent have also started to radiate from her, her beast pressure increased further more and her Dragon's Aura, her prestige, have also fully unleashed.

After this, Pristine King Crane fully stop his attack. No kidding! His whole body was full of terror due to Divine-Rank Bloodline pressure and from Dragon at that! The difference between their bloodline are very big, him as Monarch while the other was Divine. In fact, if he didn't have the cultivation level of Tier-9, he'll be prostating on the ground by now. The prestige of the other side was not something he could endure!

Suddenly, Celia's voice rang inside Cole's head through their soul contract, "Master, request Grand Elder Caira to leave us."

"Are we not going to retreat first?" He ask worriedly.

"No." She answered with firm tone. Along with her fully unleashed aura and dragon prestige, Celia looks like commanding Cole, who should be the master between their relationship.

However, Cole didn't mind that. The way he see things flow was that Celia is in the bad mood due to Pristine King Crane having the intention of eliminating him. Instead of feeling offended, Cole felt touched with hee stance.

He face Grand Elder Caira, "Grand Elder Caira, can we talk to Lord Caine alone?"

A frown immediately appear at the elder's face. She wanted to deny the request in fear of their lives, but Pristine King Crane, a Monarch-Rank Beast who reached Tier-9 and have a great reputation at the Eastern Continent, was currently suppress by Cole's companion. She sigh internally before she resign.

"Alright, I agree to your request. But I'll only leave if you temporarily hold this defensive item." She said but motion Cole to accept her defensive item before agreeing.

Cole smile and didn't deny it and immediately accepted.

"Thank you Grand Elder Caira." He said very sincerely. All of the favor the Grand Elder did to him, he'll return it to the near future, he vowed inside his head.

Grand Elder Caira just nodded to him and took out a piece of paper, a teleportation talisman that could send the user away instantly. It was a low level consumable item that could send her out of the forest and near the imperial city.

Fortunately, Grand Elder Caira's defensive item allowed the use of teleportation items when inside the barrier but the others can't use the other way around.

The moment Grand Elder Caira disappear, a purple mist envelope Celia's body. It almost covered her body. But it immediately gather towards her palm until a twelve inches purple mist snake appear in his hand.

It was one of Celia's [Concept] ability, [Parasite Form].

Normally, she use a parasite in worm shape. However, it was only effective to those creatures three stages above Celia's level. She currently have the strength of Peak of Tier-4, which is not enough to threaten a Tier-9 Demonic Beast Pristine King Crane. Only this snake form have the capacity to parasite a Tier-9 creature.

The instant it appeared, Caine felt very threatened. If he was on his beast form, perhaps all of his feathers are erected. What more, the threat he felt actually comes from his soul, which currently on full defensive mode.

"Paratism skills!" Pristine King Crane exclaimed loudly and look at Celia with horror. This was because he could felt how powerful those skills are! What is Celia's current level? Peak Tier-4! Despite the big difference, he could felt a great threat! Then what more if she achieve greater level, perhaps the same as him, he'll be powerless then?

It's no wonder those robbers didn't pose a threat to them at all!

Creatures that excell with paratism are very powerful and scary. If discovered, they'll be eliminated almost instantly by opposing races, even with the same race. This was because the threat they bring are very catastrophic.

Fortunately, mostly of creatures that excell in parasites are mostly low level. There were only a small number of them even at ancient times.

But the one in front of him are a Divine-Rank Bloodline Beast and a Dragon at that!

Wait, a dragon..?