Way of the Knights

Chapter 768: Absurd Baptism

Two months had passed. 

Many people already woke up from their state of immersion. Every single one of them changed in more ways that one. They paid respects to Raven and were transported back to the land. The moment they returned, they immediately put the results of their enlightenment into practice, some even entered an extended period of seclusion. 

Despite this however, there are still many people who were still immersed in the state of enlightenment. They were still in the skies, comprehending their chosen paths and are still not showing any signs of waking up. 

Majority of the Imperial Court Officials woke up though, this allowed the Empire to resume it’s activities in terms of exploring the world outside and securing resources. In fact, many people were raring to go outside to see some action all for the sake to testing out the ideas they have in mind. 

Multiple expeditions occurred. All the missions from the Imperial Capital were swept by those who wanted to explore. The atmosphere of the Empire was active and progressive, it isn’t as populated as before but it was hardly noticeable. 

Raven remained on the Sky Palace and watched as these happened. 

He can see droves of people exiting the walls of the Empire. They went off in different directions, exploring areas of the world that hasn’t been visited before. In fact, he even saw some people heading to the secret realms. 

He figured that it won’t be too far until the Empire reached another breakthrough when it comes to technological means. The resources they can secure from this expeditions will be important for the progress of the Empire itself as well for individual use. 

At this point, it is very likely that the reproduction of the natural resources will be faster compared to the rate at which they are harvested. Which is fine since it means that the Empire won’t consume them at a swift rate but it’d be for the best to at least increase the rate of harvest in order to maximize the use and profit.

That being said, this ultimately depends on the Knights. The resources are important yes, but it’s not more valuable than one’s life. 

In truth, Raven shouldn’t be so concerned about this matters. Whether they managed to secure the resources or not, isn’t something that he should be paying attention to. After all, it’s not like he’s in-charge or anything. For what it’s worth though, he just really can’t help it. He’s a workaholic, it’s natural for him to react this way. 

Raven was currently paying attention to those who are left at the skies though. 

Most of the people who remained are people he knew very well. His Father, sisters, in-laws, the family of his friends, his old professors and acquaintances, even the Emperor himself was still here. There are also some people here who he didn’t know personally but he can recognize their talent. 

It’ll be quite some time until these people wake up. For now he just had to monitor them and make sure he sends him down safely and in time. Once they all wake up, the Empire will make great strides towards its true Golden Age. 

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A couple more months passed until every single one of the participant woke up from state of immersion. 

The last person who woke up was Kyle, he was in that state of enlightenment for the whole six months. This was because he was comprehending the Star Laws. He managed to grasp fundamental knowledge about it. He’s very far from mastering it but it’s fine, he also didn’t mind the difficulty of mastering it either. He welcomed the challenge. 

Wielding the Star Laws will allow Kyle to become a powerhouse. Just by grasping the fundamental knowledge about it, Kyle’s energy reserves shot to the peak. If he mastered the first Concept of the Star Law, he’s basically have access to nigh-limitless energy reserves. This is the absurd power of the Star Laws.

Nina and Tori woke up a month earlier than him. To Raven’s surprise though, they were blessed individuals, comprehending two fundamental Laws in one Baptism. 

Venina comprehended the basic knowledge of the Sword Laws – which Raven guessed already. What’s surprising for him though, is that she grasped the essence of Elusive Yin Laws, which was completely absurd!

‘How was that even possible?’ Is what Raven thought when he discovered this. 

It had to be known that Chaos was split into two, Extreme Yang Illumination and Elusive Yin Silhouette! The chances of Nine grasping the Elusive Yin was close to none yet she hit the jackpot. 

It wasn’t just Raven who was shocked, Luna and the rest were flabbergasted as well. 

And if that wasn’t enough, there’s also Tori.

The Laws Victoria got baptism of were surprising for Raven. First and foremost, as she was Venina’s twin, a resonance occurred with Nina grasping the Elusive Yin, it caused Tori to grasp Extreme Yang – which is again, mind-blowing. 

The second Law she got was Forging Laws. Although Forging Laws doesn’t sound impressive, it’d be unwise to completely underestimate it since Forging Laws are directly connected to the Creation Laws. Once Tori managed to increase her affinity and master over this Law, it is very possible that she will comprehend Creation Laws. That alone will cause her popularity to sky rocket even in the Divine Realm itself. 

This discovery really blew Raven away. It’s simply absurd. He can swear an oath that he didn’t tip the balance in favor of his twin sisters. This was the product of their hard work and luck. Again, it was absurd really. 

Vendrick, the first born of the Valorhearts. A person who experienced Soul Rebirth and the current master of the Scepter of Wisdom, wielding the power of Runes and Constellations at the tip of his fingers. 

Venina, the older twin sister. Comprehended the Sword Path which automatically makes her a Realm Surpassing Genius, on top of comprehending the Elusive Yin Laws –  a Law which directly connects her to origin of all things. 

And finally, Victoria, the younger twin. She comprehended the Extreme Yang Laws due to the resonance from her twin sister and also grasp the fundamental knowledge about Forging Laws, which already qualifies her as a top-notch blacksmith but with enough diligence on her part, it’s totally possible for her to grasp Creation Laws as well. 

If they were to say that they were born from a couple who never stepped into the Divine Realm their entire lives, nobody would probably believe them. 

The Valorhearts are thriving under Raven’s lead. Hopefully, the trend doesn’t end here. 

After this discovery, all possibilities of preventing the twins from ascending to the Divine Realm vanished. Neither Raven nor his parents can possibly keep these two here. Whether they like it or not, they will find themselves in the Divine Realm simply because they have to be there. 

From the moment they were baptized by the Laws, their destinies were already set. Not Raven can stop that. 

However, it doesn’t mean that he’s powerless against it. Thankfully, he was already forging their foundations even before the Law Baptism occurred. Raven doesn’t have any reasons to stop now so why should he? In fact, continuing it would be more beneficial for the twins. 

He made a decision that he will personally make sure that the two of them won’t leave this world unless he’s convinced that they’re up to his standards. 

Right after the twins woke up, the training resumed. It became harder compared before and it was obvious that Raven got stricter to them as well. He was keen on sharpening their survival skills, he was even personally mentoring them now. 

Raven threw them at the most dangerous pocket dimension present in this world – the Silent Realm. It’s a place where sound doesn’t exist, it even suppressed their other senses to a large degree. That place is crawling with dangerous beasts and there were many times that twins suffered from grievous wounds. 

This place made the twins feel absolute despair but they grit their teeth and continued to persist. They pushed themselves to their limits again and again, forging their will and polishing their survival skills. 

It wasn’t just them. Raven also threw Kyle in there once he woke up. And since Kyle was more experienced than the twins, this difficulty barely fazed him, but it doesn’t mean that he got it easier. In fact, he pushed himself harder compared to the twins. 

It was because Kyle continued walking forward that the twins pushed-on as well. They were inspired by his determination and they went all out. 

As time passed, things got more easier to them. They could feel themselves improving at an alarming rate that even them were surprised. That just fueled their desire to be even stronger though, which in turn impressed Raven. 

Once he saw that they’re performing well. Raven was already making arrangements for their next challenge. But of course, he also reminded them that resting is just as important in order to preserve their mental state and prevent them from falling into madness. 

They still far from Raven’s standards but eventually, they’ll get there. Raven would be watching their backs along the way.