Dante readied his Frost Dagger while carefully observing his opponent.

As his concentration reached a peak a change happened to his eyes.

His previously brown eyes gradually turned blue, while a freezing coldness began to spread from him.

At that moment Dante saw everything.

He could see the blood-flow in Basil's veins, the path his spiritual power followed and even his Golden Core.

Dante's mind felt like it had been immersed in ice-cold water as he became calmer and calmer.

The world seemed to become slower as Dante's reaction speed changed.

Basil felt a freezing presence coming from Dante but he didn't pay it too much attention as he raised his sword and dashed in his opponent's direction.

"Magnificent... Is this another bloodline ability? Nothing makes sense anymore..."

Dante could predict Basil's next move by looking at the flow of his spiritual energy, it was a chop at his left arm.

Without even bothering to dodge it, Dante punched Basil's right arm catching him off guard.

"What the fuck!?"

Basil tried to strike again with his numbed arm, but before he could react he was sent flying by a punch in his stomach.

Pain coursed through his body as he screamed.

Complete suppression!

When he managed to get up his gaze was met by Dante's cold eyes.

Basil felt a cold shudder run through his spine, he felt that all his secret had been exposed under those cold eyes!

His fighting will had disappeared as his body shrunk to its normal size.

"What happened to your eyes?

I only get this feeling when I see those powerful elders from the Clan..."

Dante's eyes turned to a light shade of azure as the pressure disappeared.

However, that cold presence remained.

"Do you want to follow me or not?"

Dante asked with a bit of impatience, he had lost too much time and had to return to the city.

He had already given up on understanding his bloodline abilities anytime soon, only time would reveal them.

Basil seemed to remember the reason he had come here as he quickly nodded and reverted to his Beast form.

He had golden skin with a crimson crown on his head which gave him an aura of dominance.

Near his tail, there was a strange black mark which looked like a hydra

As a python, Basil was nine meters long, a size which made Dante frown.

Seeing Dante's expression, Basil said.

"I can shrink myself, look."

In the blink of an eye, he had turned into a meter long python.

Basil had returned to his Beast form because it was still his most comfortable one, which could display all of his power.

He didn't go all out in this battle as he was just testing Dante, had it been a life and death battle it would have been far different.

With a nod, Dante looked in Winterlake city's direction as he said.

"I'm going to Winterlake city now. Tomorrow I will go to the Assassin's Guild to register, you won't live a peaceful life by my side.

Do you still want to follow me?"

The python gave an angry hiss before slithering at a fast speed towards Winterlake city.

Dante gave a light smile as he caught up with Basil.

...

"Stop."

They were about to leave the jungle when Dante felt a powerful presence ahead of them.

As his gaze locked on the horizon, Dante's eyes turned a deep blue as his horizon expanded.

He could see three figures floating in the air radiating auras of extreme power.

Dante didn't dare look at them for more than a second as he feared catching their attention.

"Dante, why have we stopped?"

Basil could feel Dante's uneasiness so he sent him a mental message.

At the Commander level, one could convey his thoughts through spiritual energy.

They had chatted with each other along the way and could be said to be friends now.

"I feel three extremely powerful auras ten km from here. They should be here due to the commotion brought by that pillar of light."

Dante didn't say that he was able to see them as it was too abnormal for someone at the early stage of the Commander level to see that far.

Even Pan, the mercenary leader he had travelled with, could only see up to 6 km with his cultivation of half a step General level.

Basil hissed as he remembered something.

After a while he sent another mental message.

"The reason why it took me so long to arrive was exactly because of those three, I had to take a detour only known by those of my clan to avoid them...

After seeing that the other werebeasts weren't killed by them as they entered the jungle, I decided to follow them and enter the jungle.

Dante, you can enter my inner-world as I'm already at the late stage Commander level, if you enter it they won't sense your presence."

Dante felt all his worries disappear as he heard Basil's proposal, it was a simple and easy way to fool those King levels!

Without wasting any time Basil let Dante enter his inner-world, as he kept slithering towards Winterlake city.

...

"Marcus are you sure that we should let those Commander level werebeasts do as they please?"

One of the King levels sent on guard voiced his doubt about the matter.

At Commander level one formed a basic inner-world while at the late stage of the Commander level one could put living things in it.

If there really was a heavenly treasure wouldn't it be easy for those werebeasts to take it?

"Calm down Ronald, the Emperor told us that there is no heavenly treasure. And even if there was, do you think that the puny inner-world of a Commander level could hold it?

The Emperor told us that a Senior with top-level status was breaking through here, we only have to stand guard and wait until he reveals his presence to us.

If we can make a connection with him, our chances of survival in the next Doom War will surely increase!"

Ronald had been enlightened by Marcus' words as a look of understanding appeared on his face.

After a long silence, Ronald decided to talk about something else.

"A while ago did you feel as if someone was looking at you from far away?"

Marcus nodded before saying.

"Yes I felt a cold gaze lock on me, but it lasted for only a second. It should be that Giant Python slumbering in the jungle, that pillar of light surely woke him up... That cold gaze meant that we can't cross the line. At the end of the day this is still his territory.

We were only allowed to build Winterlake city because of that..."

Ronald listened carefully to what Marcus was saying, but he couldn't help interrupt him when he saw something incredible.

"Marcus look at that python! He should at least be a Superior Species! If we manage to tame it... No even just by selling it we would make a fortune!"

Hearing his friend's words, Marcus' face fell as he almost cursed Ronald. Just when he was about to yell at him, their companion who had been silent until now spoke with a freezing voice.

"Ronald if you want to end up as an appetizer for the Giant Python you can go ahead and try to capture him.

I won't stop you, I know that you will make the right choice."

Ronald's face grew horrified as he understood the meaning behind those words.

"He's a descendant of that Old Beast... And from the looks of it, he should be one of the most cared geniuses of his generation.

I was really courting death just now..."

Ronald didn't dare say anything anymore as he just looked at the horizon, shuddering as he thought about his previous words.

None of them would have ever thought that the 'Senior with top-level status' was sneaking away under their noses.

...

"Dante I'm going to take you out, we can finally relax."

Basil had already arrived near Winterlake city, after looking at the bustling city for a brief moment he decided to notify Dante of their arrival as he returned to his human form.

With a thought Dante appeared near Basil, a weird look could be seen on his face.

Seeing Dante's face, Basil couldn't help but ask.

"What is it? Do you feel bad or something?"

Dante still had a weirded out face as he said.

"Why is your inner-world filled with holes?"

This time it was Basil who made a weird face as if Dante's question was the lamest he had ever heard.

"Don't you have a need to dig a good lair in the earth sometime?"

"..."

Dante didn't know what to say anymore, the atmosphere got weirder and weirder.

In the end, Dante broke the silence by saying.

"Let's forget about this conversation... Do you have enough money for a long stay in Winterlake city?

I'm not planning to leave the city anytime soon as I have some pretty important things to do.

This city will be our base of operations for the next few years if everything goes by plan.

If you don't have money on you I can lend you some, but you will have to return it in the future."

Basil had been pretty embarrassed about this matter as he didn't have a cent on him, but hearing Dante's proposal he quickly accepted.

After thinking for a moment, Basil remembered something important as he quickly said.

"Dante I actually have formed my own gang in Winterlake city in the last few years, they are a fairly small group but I think that with a little care they will be able to grow to a decent sized faction!"

Dante thought about it and felt like they would really need the help of some henchmen during their stay.

With a nod he said.

"I think they will be of great use for us, in the end, we're just two people... It will be easier for us to obtain information and attain status if we have a big group under us.

With our Commander level strength, it will be easy to gather underlings."

"Hahaha, we will be renown across the whole Five Continents!"

Basil's fighting spirit had been ignited, even Dante's cold eyes warmed at the thought of marking his name in history.

With the fires of ambition in their eyes, the duo headed towards the city.

They didn't know it, but their arrival would cause a storm far greater than anyone would have imagined.