The pet ran behind her, but the figure was still invisible. The blue guy asked, "You, who are you? Your aura is almost similar to that of the Lord's wife!"
She laughed coldly as the Lord's wife came from behind her, "She is our daughter!"
The blue guy went speechless. He asked, "Daughter? But we haven't known about that..."
The Lord's wife replied, "She was kept a secret only between the Lord and myself for some reasons. Now, answer me!"
The blue guy explained everything with sweat dripping all over. The others were all bowing low. The Lord's wife frowned, "What? You mean that mountain? Impossible. Even the Lord cannot break it. I have to do something about this; he simply cannot do this!"
The blue guy said, "But I am afraid you can't, because Lucan himself had agreed to this condition..."
She asked, "What? Lucan accepted it? Why did he do that? Is he simply courting death?"
The blue guy replied, "I sincerely apologize as I know nothing regarding that matter, but here's your pet."
The Lord's wife stood still in a daze. Her daughter came forward and placed a hand over her mother's shoulder. She used cosmic energy to teleport her, and they both vanished in the blink of an eye.
The blue guy slowly lifted his head to see no one. All of them stood up and quickly walked away. They now just wanted to leave this place safely.
The pink girl asked, "We lost our subordinate, and now even that human is going to die. The Lord is too cruel and cunning. Hereafter, we mustn't accept any quests or missions from the Lord. Our greed for rewards blinded us to the dangers."
The blue guy nodded, as they all left the place.
Inside, the Lord turned his size to be similar to that of Lucan's. He used cosmic energy to create an agreement, "Let us make this agreement so you cannot override the challenge," with a cold smile.
Lucan read it and agreed to sign. The Lord used cosmic energy and tapped the agreement to sign it. It was Lucan's turn. He tried, but no cosmic energy clustered. The Lord sighed; internally, he found it boring. This meant Lucan couldn't even gather a bit of cosmic energy.
The Lord had already confirmed his win. This meant this human was a waste of time. However, one thing was underestimated by the Lord: humans have the greatest ability to adapt and evolve. This ability has no limits.
The Lord said, "First, I will teach you cosmic energy, then you can sign the contract, and then your challenge begins."
Lucan nodded. Lucan's armor was fading away as light fades into darkness, and he slowly was unable to breathe. The Lord noticed it and immediately made another set of armor.
He smirked, "So you need a gas just to stay alive? Don't worry, I will help you. Let this be a fair challenge."
His real intentions were: Damn, what fragile creatures. I won't let you die so easily. You are my entertainment. I will avenge every single one of the words you spoke and take revenge in every possible way. His bottomless malice was concealed inside.
After three hours, he completely taught Lucan about the usage of cosmic energy and left. Lucan was now supposed to learn it. The Lord even created an environment of his own choice: a breezy, warm mountain with a cold, refreshing river.
After the Lord left, Lucan was granted as much time as he wanted. Lucan felt the Lord was actually kind because he had not seen the wolf beneath the sheep's clothing.
The Lord thought, He will learn cosmic energy in a certain time. I will gather his hope just to shatter it later. This is going to be interesting and fun. No wonder my wife wanted him as a guest. I must give more orders to take down humans. After years of boredom, my life has gained some entertainment. And I can't disgrace my pride by killing weaker beings.
Lucan, who was inside, worked hard to gain control over the cosmic energy. He closed his eyes and focused on his surroundings. His full concentration was consumed.
Inside, he saw himself floating in the vast space covered by stars and planets. Specks of small dots gathered around him from all directions; they were like fireflies glowing in the night. Surrounding him, they gathered to form a circle.
It pierced through his body, his heart, and his mind. His body sucked it in, and it mixed with his blood, resembling sparkling gold and shining silver.
For a moment, his consciousness froze as if time were frozen. Intense pain surged throughout his body. He gritted his teeth.
In front of him, a small sphere appeared. He touched it with gentle force, and it wrapped him within itself. The layer of armor formed by the Lord shattered, and a new armor replaced it. It was like an egg hatching with cracks.
He opened his eyes and realized he had unveiled the cosmic truth—the true embodiment of cosmic power. This energy is vastly present throughout space.
He took a small orb containing information regarding this cosmic energy given to him by the Lord. He used cosmic energy to crush the orb, as knowledge poured into his mind in a few breaths of time.
He understood many things. Cosmic energy can be used to do anything: healing, attacking, defending, creating, deducing, etc. A person can accumulate a certain amount of cosmic energy. This limit can be changed through training and gaining experience.
Once he used every bit of energy, it would recharge after a certain time. For him, it would take a few hours to replenish once fully used.
Of course, one can use another's cosmic energy if they wholeheartedly agree and convert it from their body to the other. This was how the Lord and the blue guy had created armor for him earlier.
Moreover, his life was also a form of life energy. He could use others' life energy to convert into cosmic energy, or take it as life energy to increase his own lifespan or simply heal himself.
He checked his cosmic energy; it was completely full. The Lord had also given him another artifact that could measure his scale; he was below even the weakest point, the basic power level. Lucan grinned, "With this great power, I can definitely reach the end of space! Hehe, this cosmic energy is pretty interesting!"