Dragon Monarch System

Chapter 1186: Chapter 1186:- Extreme Heat

Now that Aditya had spoken with the girls and managed to reach a peaceful compromise without hurting their feelings, he finally felt at ease. One of the biggest worries weighing on his mind had been resolved, allowing him to focus completely on the next important matter.

It was finally time to cultivate.

Aditya found an empty room located next to the garden where no one would disturb him during his cultivation. After entering the room and making sure everything was prepared, he sat down on the bed in a meditative position. He folded his legs beneath him and rested both of his hands on his knees before slowly closing his eyes.

Taking a deep breath, Aditya cleared his mind of every unnecessary thought. The upcoming war, his family, Ren, and everything else were temporarily pushed to the back of his mind. Right now, there was only one thing that deserved his complete attention.

His cultivation.

Once his mind had completely settled, Aditya began circulating his cultivation technique. Almost immediately, he started absorbing the enormous amount of fire-element mana from the orb. The energy slowly drew from the orb into his body as he officially began his cultivation.

However, Aditya quickly realised that things were not going to be as easy as he had initially expected.

With his current cultivation talent, it would take him far more than just a few hours to absorb all the fire-element mana contained within the『Crimson Sun Annihilation Orb』 and push his cultivation to the Peak Fifth Order or even reach the boundary of Beginner Sixth Order.

The problem was Aditya’s natural cultivation talent.

Compared to many other talented cultivators around him, Aditya had never possessed particularly impressive cultivation talent. The main reason he had managed to reach his current cultivation level in such a short period of time was that the System had continuously helped him level up. Without the System, relying purely on his own cultivation talent would have made his journey significantly slower.

‘At this rate, it will take me days to absorb everything.’

Aditya frowned slightly as he continued absorbing the fire-element mana from the『Crimson Sun Annihilation Orb』. Considering how close they were to the beginning of the war, spending several days cultivating was simply not an option for him.

Just as Aditya began thinking about alternative ways to speed up the absorption process, the familiar voice of the System suddenly rang inside his mind.

『Ding! The System has detected that the Host is attempting to cultivate using the 『Crimson Sun Annihilation Orb』.』

Aditya immediately opened his eyes in surprise. Before he could react, another notification appeared before him.

『Ding! Do you wish to absorb all the fire-element mana contained within the 『Crimson Sun Annihilation Orb』?』

『Yes』

『No』

Seeing the two options before him, Aditya’s eyes immediately lit up with excitement. He had been wondering how he could possibly absorb all the energy contained within the『Crimson Sun Annihilation Orb』before the war began, and the System had provided him with the perfect solution almost immediately.

Without the slightest hesitation, Aditya selected 『Yes』.

The instant he made his choice, an enormous amount of fire-element mana began flooding into his body from the 『Crimson Sun Annihilation Orb』 with the assistance of the System.

The speed was incomparable to what Aditya had been achieving on his own.

『Ding! 『Crimson Sun Annihilation Orb』 absorption — 2.9%』

『Ding! 『Crimson Sun Annihilation Orb』 absorption — 3.2%』

『Ding! 『Crimson Sun Annihilation Orb』 absorption — 3.8%』

『Ding! 『Crimson Sun Annihilation Orb』 absorption — 4.1%』

『Ding! 『Crimson Sun Annihilation Orb』 absorption — 4.7%』

The percentage continued rising before Aditya’s eyes as more and more concentrated fire-element mana was pulled from the『Crimson Sun Annihilation Orb』and absorbed into his body.

While Aditya continued absorbing the enormous amount of fire-element mana from the Crimson Sun Annihilation Orb, the temperature of his body began rapidly increasing at the same time. With every tiny increase in the absorption percentage, more concentrated fire-element mana entered his body, causing his body temperature to rise little by little without showing any signs of stopping.

After the first ten minutes, the changes became clearly visible. Aditya’s hair gradually changed from its original color to a bright crimson red as the enormous amount of fire-element mana continued flowing through his body.

Soon afterwards, his clothes began burning from the intense heat radiating from his skin. Even the bed beneath him eventually caught fire as the temperature inside the room continued rising.

Fortunately, Harrington had already predicted that something like this might happen.

Before Aditya began cultivating, Harrington had placed multiple protection talismans throughout the room. These talismans were specifically meant to contain any fire or destructive energy released during Aditya’s cultivation. Even if everything inside the room was completely burned to ashes, the protective measures would prevent the flames from spreading beyond the room and setting the entire mansion on fire.

Around the twenty-minute mark, the situation became even more intense.

By this point, Aditya himself was completely covered in Crimson Flames. His entire figure had disappeared beneath the raging fire surrounding his body, making him look like a massive ball of Crimson Flame sitting in the middle of the burning room.

The temperature of the Crimson Flames continued climbing to an unbelievable level. At their hottest point, the flames surrounding Aditya had reached a temperature almost comparable to the surface of the sun.

Yet despite being completely engulfed by such terrifying flames, Aditya remained seated in the same meditative position. The absorption of the Crimson Sun Annihilation Orb continued without interruption.

Meanwhile, almost everyone in the Harrington Family had gathered in the living room. The Goddesses were there as well, and even the servants working throughout the mansion had been called to gather in the same place while Aditya continued his cultivation.

As time passed, everyone gradually began noticing that the temperature throughout the mansion was rapidly increasing. At first, the difference was only slightly uncomfortable, but within minutes, the heat became impossible to ignore. Some of the servants felt their throats becoming dry, while others were sweating heavily despite remaining completely still.

At one point, a servant noticed a drop of sweat falling from his face. However, before the drop could even reach the floor, it completely evaporated because of the intense temperature surrounding them.

Seeing this, the servant became terrified and hurriedly looked toward his master, Malakor Harrington.

Malakor was silently sitting alongside the former Emperor, Boris. Unlike the frightened servants, neither of the two old men appeared particularly worried about what was happening. Their calm expressions helped prevent everyone else from panicking as well.

Despite the temperature throughout the entire mansion continuing to rise, no one made any unnecessary noise. Everyone knew that Aditya was currently cultivating and absorbing the enormous amount of fire-element mana contained within the Crimson Sun Annihilation Orb. None of them wanted to create any disturbance that might somehow affect his cultivation.

After around thirty minutes had passed, Boris finally opened his eyes.

“At this rate, Aditya should be able to absorb everything within the next twenty to thirty minutes. I have to admit that my grandson possesses extraordinary cultivation talent. Throughout my entire life, I have never seen a prodigy quite like him.”

Malakor Harrington slowly nodded his head in agreement. He completely agreed with Boris’s words and could not hide the pride that he felt toward his grandson.

The others were equally astonished by Aditya’s absorption speed.

None of them had expected him to absorb the energy contained within the Crimson Sun Annihilation Orb this quickly. The fact that the temperature throughout the entire Harrington mansion continued rising with every passing minute was more than enough proof that Aditya was successfully absorbing the enormous amount of fire-element mana contained within the orb.

And judging from the rate at which the temperature was increasing, he was absorbing it at an astonishing speed.

Around the forty-minute mark, it was no longer just the Harrington mansion that was being affected by the terrifying temperature. The heat produced by Aditya’s cultivation had already begun spreading throughout the entire city.

Even ordinary people who could not sense mana immediately realized that something was terribly wrong. The temperature had risen far beyond what was normal, and simply remaining outside for too long was becoming increasingly uncomfortable.

People were sweating heavily, their throats were becoming dry, and the air itself felt painfully hot to breathe. Children and elderly people were quickly taken indoors while others desperately searched for water, yet no one understood what was causing this sudden and unnatural heat.

The cultivators within the city, especially those with powerful sensory abilities, noticed something even more frightening. The heat was not evenly distributed throughout the city. The closer one moved toward a particular location, the more unbearable the temperature became.

And that location was the City Lord’s mansion, the Harrington mansion.

Once they discovered the source, none of the cultivators dared to approach or question what was happening. In fact, some of the weaker cultivators who had initially attempted to move closer were forced to retreat after feeling their bodies rapidly overheating. Since this terrifying phenomenon was coming directly from the residence of the Harrington Family, everyone wisely decided to maintain their distance.

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