Lux was looking at Jason in dumbfoundment, not sure how exactly he had been able to figure out his well-guarded secret. Not only was he dead, but he had fused with the same orb that was in his possession for more than ten years.
Seeing Lux's reaction that was the first change in his expression, Jason felt that he had hit the bullseye with both of his statements.
He didn't really remember what kind of orb Lux owned to revive the beings he had killed moments after they died.
But what Jason recalled was the fact that Lux could turn living beings into undead by simply killing them.
The orb would do the remaining work of turning their soul and mana core into some sort of Undead core. This core harbored the mana that was required to empower the remains of their body.
That was also the reason why Lux, the Lord of Death, was mostly in possession of Skeletal soulbonds.
Jason assumed that by fusing with this orb, Lux was killed, and revived.
This increased his strength, the control over his soulbonds, and it was probably also the origin of the death energy.
This was quite intriguing, and oddly enough, Jason had momentarily forgotten about his anger at Lux for nearly killing him.
It was almost as if his anger had never existed, which made him wonder why he was even standing in front of Lux, to begin with.
However, even if Jason was suddenly feeling like this, he was certainly not wasting his time inside the Shiman camp.
There were so many things he had yet to figure out that it felt weird to him to be facing Lux.
Now that he was looking at Lux, he seemed less terrifying than years ago, which was most likely owing to the fact that he fought thousands of opponents.
Through the decade, Jason had fought opponents whose looks were more hideous, while their strength had been much higher in comparison to Jason's at the time of their battle.
There might also be a trace of inexperience in his first deadly encounter with Lux, but right now Lux was no match for Jason.
After retracting the Celestia aura, deactivating his stigma, and no mana circulating through his body, only Jason's mana fluctuations which he didn't conceal were a clear indicator for his strength.
But that was not enough to scare Lux, which was not what Jason had planned to do, either way.
"I'm quite disappointed in you. Didn't you have a few years of advantage over me? How come you left Argos, and you're still not at the Ascendion stage?... And here I hoped to encounter someone I might fear to fight a life-and-death battle with.
But given your current strength, I'll simply have to execute you without any real fight.
That's quite boring, isn't it?"
Shaking his head, Jason continued to look at Lux, while exposing his true feelings.
In the end, Lux was one of the few humans he had feared in his childhood.
Even if he had never shown it to anyone, the 'Lord of Death' as he was called now, had been someone Jason had feared owing to his merciless behavior and decisive acts.
The memories of the rift were still crystal clear in his mind.
Yet, right now, Jason knew that he could kill Lux at any moment, which was something everyone inside this room perceived.
Lux was not feeling any threats right now, but his entire being screamed at him to leave. Surprisingly, even his soulbonds were telling this to him, which had never happened before.
With his intention to kill Lux having died down, Jason felt a little bit depressed.
Meanwhile, Jennifer, who was beside him, couldn't help but speak the harsh truth.
"I think you are forgetting that you are different from normal humans. Why are you even trying to compare yourself to someone you might have lost to ten years ago? Wasn't it obvious that you're stronger than him by now?
It's impressive that he reached the Peak of the Prismar stage in only ten years, as a being from a planet in the Infant phase, but your heritage is a 'little bit' stronger, isn't it?"
Jennifer's words felt like a punch in the guts, yet, unfortunately enough, he couldn't come up with a retort.
Her words were the truth, but she had a weird way of stating the facts.
It was truly impressive for Lux to enter the Peak of the Prismar stage after leaving Argos at the peak of the Prismar stage, and only ten years had passed.
His own achievements were even more impressive, but they were mostly owed to his Celestia bloodline, innate talent, and hard work.
Thus, he couldn't help but look at Lux with a little bit of astonishment as he mumbled,
"I guess he could only cultivate that fast after being nurtured by the Shadow walkers, and reviving himself through the orb he merged with. It should have enhanced the speed at which he can cultivate…"
After he said so, Jason and Jennifer began to discuss a few things, completely ignoring Lux.
He couldn't believe that they didn't even spare him another glance and casually talk about other things while he stood stiffly in front of them, expecting to be attacked by a lethal strike at any moment.
Yet, nothing happened for several moments and only by listening to the words of Jason and the woman he had brought along, was Lux able to grasp that their thoughts were already worlds apart.
They weren't paying any attention to him anymore, and he began to wonder why they had barged into his new home if they were just going to debate while he watched in confusion.
But he couldn't ask that to them for the fear of being killed, Lux could only quiet down.
The fear of being killed was something he hadn't felt for almost a decade since he left Argos.
Even after entering Manyr, a new planet that was filled with ferocious beasts that could tear apart the strongest existence on Argos in a blink, he hadn't really been afraid.
Thus, he felt a little bit weird right now, not believing his eyes that it was truly the little Jason who was standing in front of him.
It was a sharp contrast to the terrified Jason he had seen years ago.
Now, he was nonchalantly speaking about cultivation, his speed, the fact that he was not comparable to normal humans of Argos, and so on.
Slowly overcoming the fear of death, Lux recalled that he was dead himself, the Lord of Death, and the harbinger of it.
As such, he didn't think of backing away as he stared at Jason in hatred, loathing the fact that a nobody had been able to reach the strength that was comparable, or even greater than his.
Yet, to Jason's fortune, Lux didn't lose all his reasoning, and instead of blindly attacking Jason, who would receive his partner's support if something were to happen, he cleared his throat before he voiced out a challenge while gritting his teeth.
"YOU!! I challenge you to a life-and-death battle!!"
It was only when Lux had yelled at him that, Jason turned back to Lux.
He blinked his eyes as if he was surprised to see Lux, who was staring at him with hatred.
This caused him to feel a little bit confused, and Lux to be furious.
He only shook his head because Lux should know that he had no chance against him.
"Well, if you are eager to leave to the afterlife, just tell me when and we can fight…"
The glint in Lux's pitch-black eyes told Jason that there was a deeper plan Lux had in mind, and it was exactly as he had thought as the sickly-looking man roared again.
"In three days we will fight, and you will die at my hands!!"
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