The Black Market Chapter 111 - An amalgamation of Elemental Energies

Three days later, Earth Alliance Academy. It was the graduation day of the academy's first batch of students. Everyone was in a celebratory mood, especially the students.

They finally graduated after one year of rigorous training. Throughout the whole year, all they did was practice their marksmanship, martial arts, and survival abilities. They also experienced bloody wars during their missions in the Virtual World.

Their innocence was gone and was replaced by sharp looks of battle-hardened soldiers. They emitted bloodthirsty auras that engulfed the entire graduation venue. The professors had smiles on their faces after seeing their students' growth.

All of them still looked fairly young, but don't be fooled by their outer facade. The weakest among these young graduates were at the very least B-Class level fighters.

During their one year of training, they were also told that once they graduated, they would be part of Wolf King's Phantom Wolf Department. The task of the said department was to aid their comrades in times of war and also to do reconnaissance and counter reconnaissance.

At first, some of them opposed this arrangement, but after seeing those videos about the demi-humans, they thought that it was the best option. The academy also promised the safety of their families. They finally knew why the Tyrannical Tower built the Earth Alliance Academy. Its main purpose was to train young elites to become super soldiers. 

They also realized the true strength of the academy and the tower. But even with that strength, they were still wary of the demi-humans.

Their missions in the Virtual World included several fights against those demi-humans, so they were not unaware of their strength. 

"Ladies and gentlemen, I stand here before you to welcome..." Demetrio began his speech. The students and the professors glanced in his direction and listened attentively. They admired this headmaster so much because of his strength and leadership. 

"And to end this speech, let me tell you a quote spoken by a wise person. 

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.

Good day everyone!"

His ending quote made the students and professors ponder deeply before their faces brightened in realization. They clapped their hands loudly as they watched the aggressive-looking middle-aged Demetrio walk down the stage.

The graduation ceremony began. It's just like any other graduation ceremony, but instead of receiving a congratulations card, the students received Energy Rifles and bionic armors. 

Cale spent more than a billion Black Coins just for these graduation gifts, but he did not regret it. These batch of elites will be the future of humankind, so arming them with the best weapons was only natural.

Cale went inside the graduation venue in his Wolf King persona. Beside him was Sima Ying, who was holding his arm tightly. They sat on the seat prepared for them and watched the graduation ceremony with nostalgic gazes. 

Although Cale was a dropout, he still reminisced about his younger days where there was only peace. He had lived a tough life in his later years battling with the demi-humans without end. And it was the first time he felt a sense of peace.

Cale's expression softened as his heart calmed down. The tensions of shouldering the entire world vanished at that moment. He did not realize it but all the pores within his body opened and greedily sucked the origin essence around him.

The professors and several stronger students felt the change in the atmosphere. They glanced at Wolf King who was sitting calmly on his seat. His eyes were tranquil and devoid of any ripple.

Time seemed to have stopped in his point of view as he felt the change in his body. He saw the amalgamation of energies around him and the strange thing was that those energies were sucked by the pores of his body. 

He felt a sense of serenity as he absorbed the elemental energies around him. Sima Ying who was now at the peak of King-Class level was surprised at the changes happening on Cale. 

Vishnu and Atlas who were stuck at the peak of the Divine-Class level glanced at each other with excited expressions. The rest of the people inside the graduation venue felt what was happening on him and was pleasantly surprised.

The students heard that Wolf King was already at the peak of the Divine-Class level. So that means after his breakthrough, he will be promoted to the Saint-Class level!

Everyone focused their gazes on the masked man sitting on his chair with his eyes closed tight. 

Cale, who was the epicenter of the event seemed unaware of everyone's stares. He continued to enjoy the changes happening inside his body. He felt every fiber of skin glisten with power. His origin essence also mixed together with the elemental energies his body had greedily sucked. 

He heard from Zarinvienne that an average Saint was supposed to have at least one element. Having two elements means potential, and three elements mean being a prodigy with a higher chance of ascending to the Immortal-Class level. She also said that having four elements meant that it was easier to breakthrough towards the Immortal-Class level, but she only knew one person who had achieved that, his father, the Incubus Sovereign.

Cale felt that there were multiple elements inside his body. He felt the element of wind, fire, earth, water, wood, lightning, darkness and light. He also felt two other elements within him, but he didn't know which element they represent. All he knew was that those two alone produced a much more profound feeling than the other elements combined.

"Time and Space elements, how rare!" Cale suddenly heard a familiar and surprised voice beside his ears. A small woman with glittering golden wings on her back can be seen floating around his head. Her expression was that of surprise as she watched Cale. 

No one seemed to have seen the small fairy-like woman flying gracefully around Cale. It was as if her entire being was masked by an unknown energy. Even her voice was not heard by anyone, including Sima Ying who was merely inches away from her. 

"Asteria?" Cale spoke within his mind after feeling a sense of connection with Asteria. 

"Cale, you have gained the acknowledgment of both Time and Space elements. As expected of a fragment holder, only a peerless genius like you is worthy of acquiring a Universal Law fragment." Asteria's aloof voice echoed beside his ears, but Cale felt a hint of admiration within that aloofness.

Chapter end