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Chapter 169 - Acquiring Two More Titan Core Flames: Ocean and Earth

It was much easier to obtain the authorities of Hyacine and Cipher by having them by his side. However, Hyacine and Cipher could also participate in battles. Without their Titan authorities, their combat effectiveness would be somewhat affected.

Especially Cipher. Derick clearly sensed that she intended to use her authority to hide something, something more important than her own life. She would rather die than give up her authority.

Derick couldn't possibly force her to hand it over.

Since it was difficult to take their authorities, he could only go and devour the authorities of other Titans first.

Sister Tribbie still had many things to do on Amphoreus. The Titan of Reason, Cerces, and the Titan of Time, Oronyx, were probably with Aglaea, so their authorities were equally difficult to obtain.

Excluding these, the only ones left were to be found in the Vortex of Genesis.

At other times, with Aglaea's Golden Threads present, Derick certainly wouldn't have had his first clone enter. But now, with the Council of Elders inside…

Derick wasn't worried at all.

There was no time to lose.

After Mydei and Tribbie left, he immediately had his first clone advance towards the city of Okhema.

Derick's first clone moved with great speed and soon arrived at the location of Okhema and Castrum Kremnos. Looking at the space between the two cities, he felt a little uncomfortable.

He had gone to great trouble to move Castrum Kremnos over here precisely so that Okhema, the Castrum Kremnos clan, and the other tribes of Amphoreus could live well, with smooth transportation. But now, in the middle of Okhema and Castrum Kremnos, there were fences and barricades on both sides. There were also many soldiers guarding here, preventing free communication between the two sides.

Just you wait. When I come back, I will definitely make this so-called Council of Elders a thing of the past, Derick thought to himself.

Aglaea and Caenis would not have done such a thing. The only ones who could were Caenis and her group from the Council.

I have to get rid of them!

Then, without further delay, Derick had his first clone immediately walk into the city of Okhema. He didn't dare to linger, fearing he would be discovered by Aglaea.

Derick quietly entered the city.

Although his first clone was huge, with its agile movements and the combined first-person and third-person perspectives, Derick could still sneak in, making it impossible for those Purifiers under Caenis to find him.

Arriving at the Marmoreal Market, this was the place where Derick had spent the most time in Okhema. He took a quiet look. Although the market was still open, most of the people selling things were new faces. Derick thought that the aunties and big sisters he was familiar with had probably all gone to Castrum Kremnos with Aglaea and the others.

The market was noticeably deserted, and there were many Purifiers wearing face coverings patrolling back and forth. Ostensibly maintaining order, they were actually monitoring the entire market.

The Council of Elders, hmph.

Derick made another note against the Council.

Then he headed towards the Marmoreal Palace.

Along the way, his movements were discreet, and he was not discovered by the Purifiers. It was relatively uneventful. It wasn't until he was inside the Marmoreal Palace, in front of the instrument that led to the Vortex of Genesis, that his first clone, in the small room, really couldn't hide its form.

But since he couldn't hide, then let them discover him.

Derick appeared in the room.

The Purifiers, seeing a dark monster suddenly rush into the room, were instantly panicked.

"What monster are you!?"

After shouting this, they realized that this was the monster that had killed the previous Caenis, and they were instantly terrified.

They panicked, but Derick's actions would not be weakened in the slightest. Extending his hands, he began to slaughter these Purifiers.

Anyway, they hadn't done anything good. Just killing them would be fine.

The Purifiers wanted to fight back, but facing Derick's first clone, they couldn't even break through his defense. With a light swing of his arm, he slapped them against the wall, killing them instantly.

After killing these Purifiers, Derick came before the ritual instrument that led directly to the Vortex of Genesis.

Aglaea had once taught him how to enter the Vortex, and this time, he followed the method she had taught him to enter.

As for whether it would arouse suspicion, Derick wasn't very worried. Putting aside the fact that his main body was already far away in the heavens, for them to suspect him was a bit baseless. What's more, the method to enter the Vortex of Genesis that Aglaea used was not a highly secret technique; many people in the thousand-year history of Amphoreus had mastered it.

After entering the Vortex of Genesis, Derick discovered that there were actually Purifiers here as well.

Seeing his first clone arrive, they couldn't help but be stunned.

"It's that monster!"

"How did it get here?!"

"Could it be that it has also mastered the technique to enter the Vortex of Genesis?"

"Isn't it just a monster that only knows how to devour?"

The Purifiers panicked, but they still adhered to their code of conduct, picking up their weapons and charging at Derick's first clone.

The result was predictable.

The attacks of these Purifiers, in the eyes of Derick's first clone which had devoured the Titan of Discord, were as laughable as children's attacks.

Derick killed all the Purifiers here.

After finishing this, he had his first clone look up at the sky, at the Titan Core Flames that remained there.

Of the twelve Titans, the authorities of Diffusion, Passage, and Time had gone to Castrum Kremnos; Derick himself had the authorities of Reason, Discord, Death, and the Worldbearing. The authority of the Sky Titan was with Hyacine, and the authority of the Titan of Deceit was with Cipher. Now, in the Vortex of Genesis, the only ones he could take were the authorities of Law, Ocean, and Earth.

Taking three at once… Derick felt that his first clone might not be able to handle it.

Combining the situations of my main body and my clone, it's more appropriate to devour two Titan Core Flames this time, Derick thought to himself.

Choosing two out of three, he thought for a moment and decided to temporarily leave the authority of the Titan of Law here. The Titan of Law was the one who defended the order and boundaries of Amphoreus, designated logic and law for all things, and maintained the balance of the world. If he took this Titan's authority away, the chaos in Amphoreus would probably deepen.

No way! The civil war will start before I get back.

So it was more appropriate to take the authorities of Earth and Ocean.

Anyway, the reduction of these two authorities wouldn't have much impact on Amphoreus. Even without the Titan of Earth, they still had to grow their food. As for the Ocean, it would just be a little more troublesome to take a bath.

But Aglaea and the others have all run off to Castrum Kremnos. Why should I, Derick, care about Caenis taking a bath!

Thinking this, Derick had his first clone quickly go up and pluck the Core Flames of the Titan of the Ocean, Physis, and the Titan of the Earth, Gaia.

Holding them hastily in his hands, Derick didn't rush to devour them immediately. The strength of this first clone was not yet great. He estimated that after devouring these two Core Flames, it would still need a period of digestion to master their power.

Just as Derick had his clone take down the Core Flames of Ocean and Earth, another group of people came into the Vortex of Genesis.

The leader was a young woman.

Her appearance was quite beautiful, but her eyes were upturned, and her lips were thin, showing the same cruel ruthlessness as the previous Caenis.

This must be the new Caenis, right? Derick thought to himself.

And across from him, the new Caenis saw Derick's first clone. The scene of being brutally killed from her memories immediately flooded her mind.

Looking at Derick's first clone, she was both terrified and agitated.

"Quick, get rid of this monster!" the new Caenis commanded loudly.

Looking at the two Titan Core Flames in the clone's hands, she was filled with endless anger. After driving out Aglaea and the others, she had regarded the Vortex of Genesis and the Titan Core Flames as her private property. Now, seeing her precious treasures in the hands of another, especially the monster that had once killed "her," it was impossible for Caenis not to be furious.

Her subordinates, hearing the command, no longer hesitated. They gripped the weapons in their hands and charged straight for Derick's first clone.

Seeing them rush over, Derick immediately had his clone attack.

These Purifiers were about the same as the previous ones, maybe a little more elite, but they were still no match for his first clone. They managed to inflict some wounds on him, but with the clone's immortality, it was of no use.

The new Caenis, seeing this situation, didn't hesitate and immediately turned to flee. She had only inherited Caenis's memories not long ago and didn't want to die so soon.

Seeing the new Caenis trying to escape, Derick had his clone casually pick up a dagger used by one of the Purifiers he had dealt with and threw it at her.

"Ah!" Caenis let out a blood-curdling scream.

Derick's flying dagger pierced straight through her back and appeared at her chest. However, it wasn't in a fatal spot. Feeling this, Caenis didn't linger and quickly fled.

After knowing Aglaea's and Sister Tribbie's thoughts, Derick knew that a temporary standoff was better for the current Amphoreus, so this blow was not intended to take Caenis's life.

Let her recuperate first, lest she have the energy to cause trouble in Okhema and start a civil war before he could return.

Happily watching the heavily injured Caenis leave, Derick had his first clone swagger out of the Vortex of Genesis with the two Titan Core Flames.

Caenis had come in a hurry. After she fled, she didn't arrange for anyone to stand guard. It was also possible that she knew that leaving people to guard would be useless against him, so she could only let Derick's first clone leave Okhema.

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