Mixed Blessing System

Given Lothur's speed of movement, he had reached this place before the news of the Demon Emperor appeared on the continent. 

He had moved from the city between Rablus and the Petha Empire and then from that place to Norid in a matter of minutes. Lothur had moved so quickly that the demons led by the Demon Emperor were still operating in the city at that very moment.

Meanwhile, although some of the continental alliance posts were aware of the confrontation there, most of the continent had no idea that the Demon Emperor had appeared and fought against Lothur.

Such was the case with this major outpost of the Seraphim Church, where the people didn't even know about the attack in their city.

They knew that at least five cities across the continent were under attack. But it would be some time before they had detailed information about each city.

When they heard Lothur's information, those who had stayed behind at the Church's headquarters were stunned, not believing that the most powerful enemy had finally moved.

"This... Is this really serious?" One of the men asked.

"Hmm, the damned Demon Emperor is powerful. Unfortunately, I couldn't fight him directly, so I ran away with the Soul Bones of the elder. As for the others, I'm afraid they're lost." Lothur sighed.

"So that's it." 

"I didn't expect the Demon Emperor to act so soon. The war has barely begun!"

"That's terrible! He killed a 4th Catastrophe elder!"

Some of these Sages commented in a negative mood, while the women of Lothur were worried about everything.

"Even you can't fight him?" Elke asked in amazement.

Lothur was already so strong. How could there be anyone more challenging than him? This was absurd! Such a monster shouldn't exist!

But that was the reality. "This is how it is. But it won't always be like this. With you by my side, I'll be able to strengthen myself by going to Demon Island and destroying the enemy base."

Hearing the serious tone but also seeing the determined look on Lothur's face, his women saw that this was the decisive moment for them to act against their enemies!

Viktoria tightened her fingers around the Diamond-grade Soul Bone that was only compatible with her and said. "Let's raise our level immediately. After we reach 90% of our Spirit Bodies, we'll be able to act against the Demon Emperor!"

Hearing this, the three women also picked up their new bones, determined to take advantage of the opportunity Lothur had given them to increase their strength a little more.

Seeing his women determined to absorb their bones in this large cultivation area, Lothur clenched his fists and felt he could leave for Demon Island before the Demon Emperor returned from his passage through Concordia.

But given the action in the previous city, Lothur imagined that the Demon Emperor intended to spend some time on the mainland. 

'He probably thinks of causing a great massacre to strengthen his group before I become stronger.' Lothur understood the Demon Emperor's plans perfectly.

While he thought about it and his women began to absorb their new bones, the Church Sages had conflicting feelings in their beings.

On the one hand, it was a shame that one of their strongest elders had fallen, but it was great to know that his Soul Bones had been collected and would help their human allies become stronger. But they also felt strange about relying on a hybrid while the Demon Emperor was beginning to raise the bar for his actions.

'That really is the end of times...' The strongest man there closed his eyes as he sat down on the ground.

"Elder..."

"Let's wait for the end of the absorption of the ladies' soul bones. Depending on how strong they get and Lothur Ritter's plans, we might try something against the demons.

But we won't act until we know their plans. For now, we must concentrate our forces on plans that won't hinder the actions of our allies." He said as he thought of Lothur in this way, knowing that nothing more could be done with the young Ritter and that this person was needed.

In this generation, the continent's strongest were not as united as they had been in the last great war when the Demon Emperor had fallen. At the same time, the current level 25 Sages were not as strong as those of the past.

Back then, each of the level 25 Sages who had faced the Demon Emperor had either weapons with magnificent gems or bodies with Immortal Crystals.

Currently, only three level 25 Sages in the coalition had such resources, while the others had neither weapons nor Immortal Crystals.

Knowing this, the man wanted to wait and see how strong these women would be and what Lothur had in mind before taking action against the demons.

He wanted to leave and take his revenge, but he wasn't foolish enough to think that he could do it alone or better than alongside these women.

Hearing the words of the strongest remaining elder, the other elders of the Church also sat down to wait and watched as Elke, Annaliese, Rebecca, and Viktoria absorbed their new bones.

Given the quality of their bodies and their current strength, as well as the status of their Spirit Bodies, it wouldn't take Rebecca, Elke, and Annaliese much longer than 5 minutes to go through the entire absorption process.

A Platinum-grade Soul Bone wouldn't take them any longer than that at this point.

However, a Diamond-grade Soul Bone was completely different. Viktoria was only at the beginning of her absorption when her three harem sisters had already increased their soul and body cultivation levels.

When the three of them finished, Lothur saw their new status while the elders of the Church looked on with astonishment and hope.

[Name: Annaliese Frost] 

[Soul Cultivation: level 26]

[Body Cultivation: level 26] 

[STR: 74,078] [CON: 103,224] 

[DEX: 84,932] [AGI: 85,675] 

[INT: 13,662] [PER: 17,677] 

[WIL: 48,513] [SOU: 106,016]

...

[Name: Rebecca Böttger] 

[Soul Cultivation: level 26]

[Body Cultivation: level 26] 

[STR: 64,400] [CON: 79,120] 

[DEX: 64,860] [AGI: 65,320]

[INT: 18,528] [PER: 14,986] 

[WIL: 44,408] [SOU: 60,715]

...

[Name: Elke Becker] 

[Soul Cultivation: 26]

[Body Cultivation: 26] 

[STR: 74,930] [CON: 90,449] 

[DEX: 74,529] [AGI: 74,096]

[INT: 7,207] [PER: 13,849] 

[WIL: 46,200] [SOU: 71,141]

They all reached the 5th Catastrophe of the Sage stage, reaching the legendary level 26 reached 'only' by the Demon Emperor in the known history of Concordia!

That was shocking but also hopeful!

However, those people looking at the three of them with wide eyes would soon be more shocked when they sensed Viktoria's progress to the peak of the 5th stage!