The Invincible Full-Moon System

Once he was done with the first task which was strengthening his soul, Rex instantly went to the next one. He has no time to breathe or idle around, he needs to constantly move in order to succeed in his plans.

It wasn't a matter of him alone anymore, those close to him were also involved.

Rex was always reminded of what he was dealing with whenever he tried sensing his mana.

A massive portion of his mana was inactive—this reminded him of Devo in the Spirit Realm as well as Nivellen who was writhing alone in her realm. Because of those constant reminders, it was close to impossible for him to relax even for a minute.

Both Rex and Iris exited the capital city upon bidding their farewell to King Jorik.

Provided with rations and a few vials, the two began their journey.

Under the influence of both, the Primordial Speed Peach—and the Dust of Gliding Wind, the mutated black panther covered great distances—with each gallop. Both items aided it to be even faster.

One enhanced its muscles while the other used nature to provide more boost.

Despite being in the early ninth-rank realm, it could fare with those of higher realms.

Along the way, Rex thought of something.

"Is the map accurate? I'm sure the terrain changed," Rex asked questioningly.

Iris—who was sitting behind him nodded, easing his worry, "It's accurate. I already sent many sentries to find a fixed path to Zahara Consortium while waiting for you, this is the latest map that they used to get there"

Her initiative was appreciated.

Rex promised to visit her and learn about the Tabaxis but he has no time to visit.

He was too busy dealing with other things and made Iris wait for a long time.

So knowing that she made the initiative to find the smooth route to reach the Tabaxis was a relief—they would not need to go into—trouble searching the route, and could focus, on the more important parts such as actually learning the Tabaxis' customs.

It took less than an hour for the duo to exit the Dark Elves' territory.

Iris waved at the sentries, who were making sure the road was safe.

All of them also bowed at Rex out of respect.

Now they were in the wild and would need to keep their vigilance at the maximum.

"Here, stick it onto your skin," Rex twisted his torso and handed Iris a sticker.

A circle-shaped sticker he bought from the System called the High-grade Beast Repellent.

Looking at the sticker, Iris raised an eyebrow, "What is this thing?"

"It'll make our scent horrendous for Order Beasts, none of them would want to be close, with us with this on," Rex explained, he was in a race with time—so he couldn't afford to have any mishaps happening along the way. "Just stick it anywhere, it doesn't feel like anything"

Upon hearing this, Iris nodded and placed the ticker on her cheek.

Strapped in light armor and leather, it was hard to reach her skin.

Sticking it on her cheek was convenient but she looked a little bit funny because of it.

Of course, Rex didn't forget to give the mutated black panther a nose cover so that the scent from these stickers would not get to it. Because of Rex's preparation, the initial phase of their journey went smoothly.

Nothing happened along the way.

Rex and Iris went through the vast land and headed straight to the edge of the continent.

Making the mutated black panther—as their mount was also not a wrong choice, it doesn't care about the terrain. Be it rocky, flat, filled with vegetation, or even littered with swamps, the mutated black panther could easily course through all.

It wasn't a royal mount without a reason, the mutated black panther was effective.

Once night came, the Dust of Gliding Wind became better.

A whistling gust of wind could be seen around the mutated black panther's body, allowing it to make use of the cold night wind to increase its speed. Only when it was midnight did Rex and Iris come to a stop to camp.

As opposed to resting, they stopped because Rex's senses picked up something ahead.

"How many?" Iris asked from behind.

Rex's eyes narrowed, he focused on the lingering energy in the air, "Four of them,"

Just several miles ahead, Rex sensed a gathering of four Order Beasts which was quite weird considering that the Order Beasts near their territories—were hostile towards each other. But Rex and Iris weren't going to try and find out.

Going around them wasn't an option, the terrain made it impossible.

Currently, they were behind the cover of a massive cliff, and ahead of them was a flatland.

Continuing on would only be reckless of them, they would be found by the Order Beasts, and that would result in a fight that Rex—and Iris couldn't afford. Due to that, Rex decided to wait for the Order Beasts to move while he learned about the Tabaxis.

Iris went to the side for a moment, bringing the mutated black panther with her.

She was going to leash the black panther somewhere near a nearby water source.

As she did that, Rex sat against the cliff and closed his eyes.

Devo... Can you hear me?

Answer me, anything.

Knowing that Devo was somehow captured, in the Spirit Realm, Rex has been trying to make contact with him for days now. Even though the connection between them—had gotten a lot weaker, it hadn't been severed yet.

Because of that, Rex had been calling for Devo but there hasn't been any answer.

[It's no use. If he's imprisoned, there's no way for you to reach him] Amanir chimed.

Rex could only massage his forehead, he was furious as to who would imprison Devo.

I sent Devo there to find out about the Spirit Realm's situation. I'm sure Devo is smart enough to not pull any unnecessary attention while he was there so how come he was captured? Did he have enemies there?

[If you live for thousands of years like us, we were bound to have enemies even if we did not want to] Amanir commented, and since he said that, he must also have enemies, too. [It was unavoidable]

Aren't you a thief in the Spirit Realm? I'm not surprised if you're the one captured. Not Devo.

[Hmph!] Amanir snorted. [If you were me, you'd also think stealing is unavoidable]

And how exactly is it unavoidable?

[Rex—there are a lot of things in there that could make anyone mad. I heard them calling out to me, begging me to steal them instead of being trapped inside that stupid place. It was me who was meant to have those things, not the Spirit Emperor]

Your insanity for stealing baffles me.

Shaking his head, Rex looked down to his chest and tried touching his arcane lightning mana.

He tried to manifest it onto his hand but hissed in the next second.

Gritting his teeth, he tried to channel his other element instead—mainly the lunar element, to see whether this issue persisted to the other elements, or was exclusive only to the lightning element.

As he tried, he realized that the worst had happened.

"My spirit core... it's becoming painful to even use my mana" Rex uttered, biting down his lip.

He could use spells normally before this without much precautions.

However, it seemed that wasn't the case now.

<Notice: the user's spirit core is swollen!>

<Making any attempt to use spells, lightning, or other elements would cause pain>

Upon reading the notifications, Rex's suspicion was confirmed.

Earlier, once he channeled his mana, he felt a sharp sting coming from inside his chest.

Now he knew that it was because his spirit core was swollen.

From the very start even before he reached the sixth-rank realm and assimilated with a spirit—Rex was aware that an Awakened is very close to their spirit. If anything were to happen to the spirit would also affect the Awakened.

A mutually beneficial combination that also shares the burdens.

But in this dynamic, the spirit has the upper hand.

If the spirit dies or is somehow got extracted, the Awakened would be crippled and hurt.

On the contrary, if the Awakened somehow dies or is forcefully extracted, the spirit would be completely fine—spirits, would only go back to the Spirit Realm, "So the fact that Devo—was currently being extracted from me, is not a threat to Devo himself. But it is to me..."

Upon coming to this realization, Rex's expression darkened.

"Someone inside the Spirit Realm wanted me or rather, my help..." Rex gritted his teeth.

Rex hadn't really thought about it, but now that he did, resentment builds inside of him.

No matter what, he would find out who the one behind this was and make them pay.

Just then, Iris came back with a contemplating expression.

Seeing her approaching, Rex gestured for her to sit beside him—tapping on the empty spot.

Iris didn't refuse the offer and sat beside him.

"So, should we start? I think the Order Beasts would be cleared in an hour or so" He said.

Pausing for a second, Iris hesitated but eventually nodded her head, "Yes, we can start. I will start by explaining the basics of the Tabaxis—and then we will touch—on the more practical subject you would really need once we arrive"

Rex nodded in response before Iris began.

As she said, she started from the very basics as to what Tabaxis really is.

Even though Rex already knew about this—having purchased the information about them not too long ago from the System—he still listened attentively. Unlike the System that provided a more robotic view, Iris would definitely have more insights into her explanations.

Based on her, the Tabaxis has never wanted to become thieves.

It was nature that dictated that behavior on them.

Similar to the Vampires who were attracted to blood, the Tabaxis were attracted to the act of stealing as well as shiny things. It was in their blood, their bloodline pushed them to steal. No matter how much they resisted, the desire would always prevail.

Just from that alone, Rex had obtained new information.

In the System's information, it was only said that the Tabaxis was a race of thieves.

Rex wouldn't know that it was a biological need for the Tabaxis to steal from that alone.

But from Iris, he learned more deeply about this race of cat people.

On top of that, she also explained to Rex that back in the day, the Tabaxis were actually not Tabaxis. Back in the ancient era, or at least, until the later part of the ancient era, they were known as Werecats.

Tabaxis were classified as what Ancient Humans called humanoid beast monsters.

Inside that category were also the Tigerman and Werewolves.

However—near the end of the ancient era before the Supernaturals were sealed their Origin had gotten a breakthrough and took a drastic path. Instead of keeping true to what they are—the Origin decided to direct their evolution towards human-like.

Because of that, they became the Tabaxis—mixing their bloodlines with the Humans.

As a low-rank Supernatural race, they had to do whatever it took to survive.

And at the time, their Origin thought that this was the best way for them to survive.

In essence—the Werecat Origin thought that by making themselves look more Human, the Ancient Humans would have more empathy for them, and thus, would not, genocide them. And as it turns out, that was the right choice.

Some Ancient Humans took a liking to them, a human and cat hybrid.

So much so that at some point, they became a trend in Ancient Human society.

Most of the Tabaxis became sex slaves or slaves in general.

It was horrible but that allowed them to survive.

And now, because of their Origin's quick-thinking, they were climbing the ranks of the world.

"Because of that, I insist you in going to meet with them," Iris explained with a firm tone.

Upon hearing this, Rex nodded his head in understanding.

Even though the System mentioned them once being Werecats and explained how they did that in order to survive, the way Iris explained it made him understand more about what the Tabaxis were really feeling.

Had Rex used force against them, it would be a battle to the very end.

Angels would grasp them instantly and they would band together.

Iris helped him avoid that outcome.

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