"Well, I shut myself from the outside world for five years… I really didn't bother myself with anything during that time… I just focused on my cultivation and injuries" Derik answered honestly while wiping off the blood on his face with his palm.

"I see…" Kaido said. For some reason he sounded disappointed, they are the most powerful people in the world currently, they should also be the most popular.

Today he wanted to boost his fame by beating the infamous death mage who murdered over a thousand warriors and mages in one day! That way, he will definitely be more famous than his peers! The other two heroes of legend.

"Where are the other two hero's of legend?" Derik asked, "Shouldn't you guys be together?" Derik added.

"Naaa… I can't stay with an arrogant elf and the hot chick with the angel wings chose to stay with the wingmen… she feels more at home there, according to her though… I'm the only human amongst the hosts… I love this human kingdom the most so I chose to stay here" Kaido said casually.

"I see…" Derik said.

His body rose from the ground and a frown appeared on his face. This is a foe who he may not be able to defeat easily. He didn't know what the three hero's of legend really stood for, he wasn't sure where they came from, he didn't really know what their main purpose is and he didn't really care. All he knew could think of now is his life and reputation, to thrive he really needed a powerful reputation which will make his life journey easier. For that reason alone, he was not willing to run without a fight!

"I apologize but I can't lose either, my reputation is on the line… I know you understand" Derik's said coldly.

"Well, yea… I do" Kaido still had the same smile on his face as he stared at Derik who was drifting away. He could tell that the death mage was simply trying to increase the distance between them and he wasn't realm going to try and stop him.

By the way, he's only at the silver realm… right?

"Burst!" Derik roared instantly taking off his limiters. His power rose at an alarming speed and death aura burst out of his body, completely hiding him within the pillar of death aura.

"Not yet!" Derik's voice resonated from the pillar of death aura and his already enormous aura spike once more!

By the time the aura cleared, Derik's eyes were pitch black and strange letter and ancient symbols moved around his body while letting out shrieks and mourns. While utilizing his ability to draw power from the negatives emotions of all those around, Derik chose to draw power from thousands of souls in his incomplete domain, increasing his strength to a whole new level.

"Alright" Derik said with a devilish grin.

Even though his power-ups could not help him break into the gold realm, he was confident he would not be toyed with so easily this time.

"Just peak grade of the silver realm, after all that flashy stuff? Disappointing" Kaido said with a smile on his face. He grabbed on to the broadsword which was levitating behind him and shot forward towards Derik.

"Don't worry I won't disappoint!" Derik sneered while grabbing on to the death scythe before storming forward.

Boom!

Boooom!!

Boooom!!!

With each strike was a shockwave that shook the earth and destroyed the building around. As the civilians in this area have been evacuated some time ago.

"Let's go!" Kaido screamed

Silver level combat technique: Twofold slas.h.!.+

Kaido roared and brandished his broadsword at Derik. Instantly, two arcs of transparent energy shot out of his sword, dancing towards Derik while splitting everything in its way as it moved.

"Not enough!" Derik roared

Death magic: Purgatory slas.h.!.+

Boooom!!!

Derik was forced to retreat by close to a hundred meters before he could regain his balance. His eyes shone dangerous lights as his aura began building.

"Death magic: Black las.h.!.+" Derik roared as dead black strings of energy flew out of his fingers, dancing towards Kaido.

Seeing this, Kaido didn't withdraw, instead, he laughed out loud and shot forward with his broadsword raised high. The smile on his face suddenly faded, replaced by a murderous gaze and scorching aura.

Sun magic: Blazing slas.h.!.+

Kaido hacked down and from his ma.s.sive broadsword was a beam of scorching orange aura which split the black strings in two as it made its way to Derik at a terrifying speed.

Seeing this Derik's expression crumbled and he quickly withdrew his power and quickly spun to the left to evade the slas.h.!.+ Even though this was carried out smoothly and he was able to escape the slash, the right side of his body had numerous burns injuries and he could feel his blood literarily boiling.

"So hot! Even Ahika's blazing fire magic cannot be compared to this man's firepower… could it be a cosmic spirit?" Derik stuttered

"I advise you to flee from here as soon as possible… This man's sun magic is not something you can defeat at your current level!" Demos advised in a rather calm manner.

"Sun magic? What the heck…. Why didn't you tell me about the three heroes of legend stuff… why have you been keeping me in the dark?" Derik said with a frown on his face.

"Don't linger on that for too long… we will deal with this issue later on… for now, focus on the battle… try to escape this man, he is not t your opponent" Derik said

"Very well then" Derik pushed the matter aside and shot into the air like a spear.

He reached for out to the sky and his darkish purple aura burst out of his body and shot into the sky

"Death magic: Death meteor!" Derik roared.

Dark clouds slowly gathered and a ma.s.sive magic array that was over cour hundred meters long and wide slowly formed in the sky.

"I won't let you! Sun magic: blazing slas.h.!.+" Kaido laughed and swung his sword at the ma.s.sive magic array in the skies, releasing blazing orange energy that shot into the sky, splitting the magic array in two before it was completely formed!

Boom!

The explosion that took place above, forced Derik to retreat. He finally understood why he felt like death was lingering around him the first time this man appeared. He realized that this person is not as simple as he thought and if he should let this battle continue, there is a hundred percent chance that he will not be the one to come out on top. Chances are he will die a terrible death.

A grim expression appeared on his face as he kept staring at Kaido who wore a casual smile on his face. Derik had to confess, this magic guardian knight right in front of him, looked pretty cool!