The Annihilator: Killer Of Gods

"So, Fairy Mei Lin, what is your current affinity for the lightning element?" After five days of ensuring everything was well with Lady Yi Ran, Karsha finally turned to Mei Lin, June's friend. Of course, in Karsha's head, he kept wondering why they added "Fairy" to her name, but he decided to address her that way to avoid sounding stupid or disrespectful.

"You can just call me Mei Lin," Fairy Mei Lin said with a small smile. "Anyway, my current affinity is only at the Medium stage," she answered.

"Not bad. I guess that's why you wanted the Lightning Fruit. But are you sure you can withstand the energy when absorbing it?" Karsha, who had suffered while absorbing a 10,000-year-old Lightning Fruit, knew that even a 5,000-year-old one wouldn't be easy to handle.

"Honestly, I don't know. But even if I can't withstand it now, I can always try again later once my affinity reaches the High level," Fairy Mei Lin said with determination. Karsha smiled inwardly. But before he could respond, June spoke up.

"Don't look down on her, Karsha. She's just being modest. Mei Lin is a Dual Elementalist of Ice and Lightning. Her ice abilities are the strongest in the sect; only a few people can compete with her." Fairy Mei Lin cast a glance at her friend, pretending to scold her, but everyone could see she was grateful. It appeared she was shy in front of Karsha for some unknown reason.

"Oh, it seems we have a genius here," Karsha said, smiling as he noticed Mei Lin's cheeks turning red, almost as if they were about to pop.

"Attack me with your lightning," Karsha declared.

"I can't do that. What if you get hurt?" Fairy Mei Lin asked.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine," Karsha said boldly. He had a yin and yang lightning running through his body, making it difficult for other forms of lightning to hurt him. It was one of the main reasons he had survived at Thunder Peak when others couldn't.

If a white light attacked him, the dark lightning would cancel it out, and vice versa. The only way he could be hurt was if the attack was stronger than his current capabilities, or if the attack was simply too powerful.

"Condense the lightning into any form and attack me. Don't worry about me— I've had worse," Karsha said with a smile, remembering his time with Thundercoil. That bastard had been too confident, and Karsha had used only one attack to kill him.

But Karsha thanked the gods that his one attack had worked because if he had lost that bet, the lightning baptism he would have endured would have been worse than a Tribulation.

He was extremely grateful, and thanks to the might behind his Dark Prince Hell Art, he had killed Thundercoil with a single strike. Even just being in that part of the island was enough to kill a Grandmaster who does not have an affinity for the lightning element.

Karsha stood up and positioned himself 10 meters away from Fairy Mei Lin. "Whenever you're ready," he said. Fairy Mei Lin hesitated for a moment, but after June encouraged her, she formed white lightning in her palm and sent it flying.

Xian, who was sitting a few meters away from Karsha, felt the hair on his body stand up as the lightning swept past him. Karsha, on the other hand, just stood there, letting the lightning strike his body.

"Are you alright?" Fairy Mei Lin asked, startled to see Karsha make no move to block the attack.

Even the Elders and Lady Yi Ran were surprised. The strength of the lightning Mei Lin had unleashed, though not enough to kill a Grandmaster, was enough to paralyze them for a while.

"I'm fine. Attack again, but this time add more power to it," Karsha said, leaving everyone dumbfounded.

"Are you sure?" Fairy Mei Lin asked.

"I am. Don't hold back," Karsha said, making sure she understood. She had held back with her first attack. While they all saw it as terrifying, Karsha barely felt anything. It was as though something had lightly brushed his clothes, and that was it.

BOOM

This time, the attack that landed on him packed the full might of Fairy Mei Lin's lightning affinity. Karsha only felt a strand of electricity touch his body, and that was all. His physical body had grown even stronger thanks to the resources he absorbed through danger and chaos.

"Not bad," Karsha said, walking back to his seat as if nothing had happened.

"You... You... How are you alright?" Fairy Mei Lin was dumbfounded. That attack could kill a non-Lightning Grandmaster, even burning their body in the process, yet Karsha had taken it without any defense and looked completely unharmed.

"No need to be shocked. My physical body is just stronger than most," Karsha replied, making the whole thing seem ridiculous.

"Also, my clothes have defensive runes, so I wasn't actually taking the full attack without any protection." Seeing that they were about to ask more questions, Karsha lied. Although the system had taken 400,000 Killer Points for the clothes he was wearing, they didn't actually have any defensive runes.

While the clothes had resistance to fire and other damaging elements, they had no special defensive runes.

"Although you can't currently absorb the 5,000-year-old Lightning Fruit, you will be able to once you attain a High Affinity. Fortunately for you, since you're June's friend, I'll give you a technique to train with. Depending on your comprehension speed, you should be able to attain a High Affinity within two weeks."

"WHAT?!" At this point, Karsha was used to their shocked exclamations. The technique he was referring to was the Divine Scroll he had won after completing the quest for obtaining the Lightning Fruit.

Initially, he had planned to use it to train his own lightning element, but that was before he gained direct access to the Lightning Element itself. Now, he could just use the skills in it since his affinity had reached the Excellent stage.

He didn't need to follow the scroll's instructions to the letter. As long as he kept advancing his understanding, the skills within the scroll could be learned. While he knew giving something so powerful and expensive to a stranger seemed rash, Karsha didn't care. The system had made modifications to it so that she wouldn't be able to pass it on to anyone else.

Karsha walked up to Mei Lin. "You'll feel a slight headache, but try to endure it," he said as he placed his index finger on her forehead and transmitted the technique to her.

As expected, Mei Lin felt a slight headache, but when the pain subsided, her jaw dropped as if it were hanging on a loose hinge.

"What is it, Mei?" June asked, seeing her friend frozen in shock.

"Did... Did... Did you just give me a Divine-Grade Technique?" Mei Lin asked, her voice shaking with disbelief.

Hearing this, the elders were equally stunned.

"You must be mistaken, Mei," Elder Chen said, trying to process the situation.

"I'm not mistaken; it's a Divine Lightning Technique," Mei Lin replied. Elder Chen shifted his gaze toward Karsha. He tried to speak, but no words came out. Karsha just smiled and decided to act all bossy.

"Hehe, the market is closed for the day. However, if you can get me 100 Tier 5 skills, I'll give you a Tier 20 skill. How does that sound? Interested?"

"Stop joking, brat. Tier 20 skills are something only the king can pull out from his treasury. Even our sect has only two Tier 20 skills, and they are all locked away in a secure place," Elder Chen said. He would be lying if he said he wasn't interested in the Divine Technique. He had a high affinity for the lightning element, and obtaining such a skill would surely increase his combat power manyfold.

"Hehe, not that I want to brag, but I just gave my dear sister a Divine Technique. Who's to say I can't deliver on my promise?" Mei Lin blushed slightly, hearing Karsha refer to her as a sister. June smiled slyly, glancing at her out of the corner of her eye.

"I know you want the Divine Technique, so how about this—get me 100 Tier 5 lightning-type skills, and I'll give you the Divine-Grade Technique," Karsha proposed.

"Deal!" It didn't take even a second for Elder Chen to accept.

"That was fast," Karsha said with a smile, then turned to the other elders with the same grin. "Although I don't have any Divine Skills suited to your elemental affinity, I'll give you the same deal—bring me 100 Tier 5 skills, and I'll give you a Tier 20 skill.

Hehe, wouldn't it be great for the sect to suddenly have Tier 20 skills pop up from nowhere? I mean, 1,000 Tier 5 skills means 10 Tier 20 skills." Karsha smiled mischievously, then stood up and made the floating boat expand just large enough to fit through the door.

"Xian, hop on. We'll be back in two weeks. Here, June," Karsha said, tossing her something. "When this core is almost depleted, put this on. Lady Yi Ran, use this time to regain control over your body. Once we return, this poison will be a thing of the past." Karsha jumped into the boat.

"Fairy Mei Lin, use this time to raise your affinity to the High level. I'll help you absorb the fruit when we return. See you all in two weeks," he said as the boat floated away, speeding off.

"This kid is not ordinary," Sect Master Xu said, shaking his head.

"Well, my June wouldn't have chosen him if he were just ordinary," Lady Yi Ran smiled. "But he did give you all a great offer. If he was able to give away a Divine-Grade Technique, who's to say he can't produce a Tier 20 skill?"

"You four better start looking for Tier 5 skills because this is an offer you can't afford to ignore. With more Tier 20 skills entering our treasury, the sect will regain its former glory," she added, making everyone understand the significance of what was about to happen.

After a while, the elders left to start gathering the skills. If they could acquire even one Tier 20 skill, their chances of breaking through to the Great Sage stage would increase greatly. After all, Tier 20 skills were so rare that even Great Sages struggled to obtain just one.