us stood up and began walking closer to the Assassin, who had emerged from the shadows and was now rolling on the ground. As us approached, he radiated an intense killing aura, so powerful that without even drawing his sword, the Assassin felt himself being pulled into the grip of death.


    "us, you have to calm down," the Senior''s voice echoed from his soul sea, causing us to halt. He was just a few steps away from the Assassin, who knew without a doubt that he wouldn''t live past the day.


    "Leave," us said in a cold tone, halting his steps. The Assassin, feeling a surge of relief, thanked his lucky stars and quickly ran off, forgetting how he had even arrived.


    us sighed and then left the area. A whileter, he found himself sitting in a coffee shop somewhere in Ross City.


    "Senior, what just happened?" us asked, using their connection to speak directly to the Senior.


    "You''re awakening an aura known as the ughter Aura, or more urately, the Asura Aura. It''s an aura born from ughter and is also the strongest aura in all of existence," the Senior replied, making us nod in acknowledgment.


    He already knew that, so the Senior''s confirmation showed that he was even more knowledgeable than us had realized.


    us hadn''t yet visited his soul sea, so he didn''t know what changes had urred there. But if he had, he would have seen the Seal of ughter beginning to leak an aura of bloodlust.


    It was the kind of aura that someone like Fruity shouldn''t have the willpower to endure. However, thanks to his past memories, the aura had begun to temper his will, turning him into the kind of warrior capable of wielding such power.


    "Is this bad?" us asked.


    "In a way, yes. The current you can be easily triggered, so for the next few weeks, don''t pick up your sword or even think about going on any hunts. Just rest and spend time with people who bring you peace," the Senior advised. "Once this settles, the ughter Aura will awaken naturally."


    "Okay, Senior." us didn''t need to be told what to do—his memories had already shown him the effect the awakening of the ughter Aura had on Fruity. Back then, Fruity had toy down his sword for five whole months to get his affairs in order.


    "Brat, you need to know this: awakening this aura means your path forward will be one of ughter," the Senior suddenly said.


    "It''s as if you''ve taken the first step toward walking the path of ughter and, eventually,prehending the Law of ughter.


    "I just hope you understand that walking this path will make you a renegade to thews. The Law of ughter hasn''t been practiced since the Asura Race was eradicated, so you must be cautious."


    "Renegade, huh," Fruity muttered with a small smile.


    "Senior, what can you tell me about the Law of ughter, or more importantly, the Asura People?" us asked. The idea of a people born with a singr purpose—ughter—intrigued him.


    "In the universe, there are manyws. You might have already heard ofws like Fire, Space, Time, and others. Those are just names given to the various rules governing the flow of the universe.


    "Just like how, after you be a Saint, you can start exerting some resistance to gravity, allowing you to fly and walk in the air. Your next chapter awaits on empire


    "The otherws are the same. The Law of Space allows you to traverse space by using it to your advantage. You can travel long distances by opening rifts in space. The Law of Time can allow you to stop or slow time. The Fire Law can help youprehend the true essence of the me.


    "All of these are just basic concepts of thews. There are many things you can do when you understand thews and how they are applied.


    "However, when the Law of ughteres into question, all I can say is that it is the oldestw in the universe. And when I say it''s the oldest, the Laws of Creation, Life, and Death aren''t even close inparison.


    "It is said that during the Primordial Era, the Law of ughter was widely practiced, but after that era, it was boycotted for unknown reasons.


    "I don''t want to jinx it, but someone who practices the Law of ughter can be called an Absolute," the Senior said, a slightly amused tone in his voice.


    "An Absolute? So the Asura People are this Absolutes" us asked.


    "Yes, an Absolute. It''s someone who trumps everything else. The Law of ughter trumps all otherws. Of course, that will depend on your level ofprehension, but someone practicing the Law of ughter is essentially learning all the various ways to kill.


    "If the killing requires them to stop time, they can; if it means traveling through space, they can do that too. It''s called the Absolute for a reason. However, it''s difficult to walk this path, which is why I told you that choosing to walk it is a decision you can''t easily reverse," the Senior answered.


    "Well, I don''t n on walking down a path I''m not certain of. So difficult or not, I will traverse it to the best of my abilities." us already knew that, somewhere, somehow, he had walked down this path before. Deep down in his bones, he understood that it was the path he needed right now.


    For some unknown reason, he felt he was running out of time for something he didn''t yet understand. He knew he was weak—very weak—so he had to hurry up and grow.


    "For the Asura people, don''t look too deeply into it. They were eradicated because of something I can''t disclose. So for now, focus on calming yourself down and awakening the ughter Aura. If you are meant to walk down the path of ughter, you will one day uncover all the buried secrets."


    "Thank you, Senior," us said before standing up and leaving the coffee shop. He went straight to the bank and requested the purchase of a new house—a much bigger one.


    He was very rich now, so he didn''t hesitate to go for the most expensive option. With his family growing, he needed a muchrger space. Of course, that didn''t mean he would go for the biggest house; however, as he had expected, he received a 70% discount on histest purchase.


    The reason this time was that he had won a loyalty point that, after redeeming, was worth 7 billion gold coins. He smirked and added the remaining 3 billion to buy one of the most expensive houses they had.


    It had ten rooms (excluding one for the maid and guards), four training rooms, arge enough pool, a small waterfall, a space to park ten cars, and even anding pad for a jet. Of course, this reminded us that he needed to get a jet.


    When he left the bank, he went to visit Madam Fei, who had been very busy selling all the monster bodies us had been bringing her. He spent many hours there before heading back home.


    The next day, they moved to their new home. Following the Senior''s advice, us decided to rx for a while. This, of course, meant more time to spend with family.


    Six dayster, he received an invitation to attend theunching of Oracle, which would be held at Stone Valley. Four dayster, he, Hanna, his mom, and Miriam left for Stone Valley for the event.