The pet ran behind her, but the figure was still not visible. The blue guy said, "You, who are you? Your aura is almost matching the Lord's wife!"
She laughed coldly. The Lord's wife came from behind her and said, "She is our daughter!"
The blue guy went speechless. He asked, "Daughter? Such information is not presented anywhere!"
The Lord's wife replied, "She was kept a secret only between the Lord and myself for some reasons. Now, come to the topic."
The blue guy explained everything, sweat dripping all over. The other aliens were all bowing low. The Lord's wife said, "What? You mean that mountain? Impossible. Even the Lord cannot break it. I have to do something about this; he simply cannot force people into impossible tasks."
The blue guy said, "No, Lord's wife, Lucan himself agreed to the condition. The Lord has perfectly trapped him."
She replied, "What? Lucan accepted it? Why did he do that? Is he simply courting death?"
The blue guy said, "He would have been already killed, but since your pet was there, he didn't take action. He said no one can interfere in this matter—even yourself."
The Lord's wife stood still as a statue. Her daughter came forward and placed her hand on her mother's shoulder. She used cosmic energy to teleport her, and they both vanished instantly. It was as fast as a blink of an eye.
The blue guy slowly lifted his head and confirmed no one was there. All of them stood up and quickly walked away. They now just wanted to leave this place as fast as they could.
The pink girl asked, "We lost our subordinate, and now even that creature is going to die. The Lord is too cruel and cunning. Hereafter, no one could save him, but we have to save ourselves too. Also, from now onwards, we mustn't accept any quests or missions from the Lord. Our greed for rewards showed the dangers."
The blue guy nodded, and they all left the place.
Inside, the Lord turned his size to be similar to Lucan's. He used cosmic energy to create an agreement and said, "Let us make this agreement so we 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 outwardly, but internally he felt happy; this meant Lucan could not gather even a bit of cosmic energy.
The Lord had already confirmed his win. However, one thing was underestimated: humans have a great ability to adapt and evolve. This ability has no limits, which was underestimated by the Lord and the other aliens.
The Lord said, "First, I will teach you cosmic energy, then you can sign and your challenge begins."
Lucan nodded. Lucan's armor was fading away as light fades into darkness, and he was slowly becoming unable to breathe. The Lord noticed it and immediately made another set of armor.
He said, "So you need 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 the words you spoke and take revenge for every bit of it. His bottomless malice was concealed inside.
After three hours, he completely taught Lucan how to use cosmic energy and left. Lucan was now supposed to learn it. The Lord even created an environment of his own choice: a breezy, cool, and warm mountain with a 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.
Lucan was inside working 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 was 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, and 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, and deducing. 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 six 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 lifespan or heal himself.
He checked his cosmic energy; it was completely full. The Lord had also given him another artefact that could rank his cosmic energy. He checked; he was Rank 5, middle-level. The ranks were from Rank 1 to Rank 12. There was low, middle and high sub-levels in each rank, This was a pretty decent start for Lucan!