Cheat Cultivator's Ascension

"There's a peculiar old prophet who told my mother decades ago."

Of anything in the world that Su Xiaotian could've heard coming out of the beastkin beauty's mouth, it was the least he expected that he got, the word peculiar just making the image of a specific elder on his head.

"An old prophet? Don't tell me he—" it isn't only the immortal-like young man that was surprised by the words from Orvus, as even Alfia, Lilith, and even Liliana's interest was piqued, the young vampire earl even getting curious enough that she starts asking questions, only for her words to be interrupted with Orvus' own.

"Mn, whoever you're thinking of right now is probably right, there's only one renown prophet in the public after all" the beastkin beauty clarifies as she continues staring at the mysterious vampire, the transcendent air around him brought about by the way he carries himself making her recall the words that said old seer told to her mother, same words that her mother repeated to her countless times since she was young.

"Heaven knows if it's a boon or a bane, but time will come when your own pack will encounter someone that will provide you with the change that you are longing for, as for the signs of whether it is finally that person, there's only one thing I can say, he's unique, far different and removed from the geniuses of the same generation"

She repeats word for word, her curious eyes on the immortal-like figure as she gets more and more certain, the way he handles the situation just subtle enough to make sure that it is Liliana that shines the brightest, something that she finds even more impressive than said vampire earl's achievement, although she still finds said achievement extremely impressive as well.

"I see, so that's the reason why you didn't even hesitate to oppose that guy, you think he's the person the old prophet is talking about, am I right?" piecing it together before she returns her gaze to the beastkin beauty again, the dream demons' princess spoke with an enlightened tone to her voice, her gaze drifting towards that immortal-like figure, her mind thinking that he's really a great candidate to make that prophecy come true.

"Mhm, besides, I've already had enough of being pushed around by Noveus' whims just because of his family… He said he can go against the Dragon Emperor, right? I want to bet on the chance of that being the truth."

Orvus explains as she locks sight with the smiling Su Xiaotian, her sharp, fierce eyes scrutinizing his gaze, trying to find even the smallest trace of deception there is, something that she believes she finds exceptionally well.

Expecting even just a trace of doubt, hesitation, within Su Xiaotian's gaze, the beastkin lady couldn't help but feel surprised as she neither saw nor felt such emotions from the young man's being, her head realizing that the expression of confidence in his face is as genuine as it can get, causing her mind to pull out two conclusions, both just as unbelievable as the other.

The first one and more reasonable one is the fact that he might be, or rather, he truly is overestimating his own combat prowess to the point that he even thinks that he is capable of fighting against someone who is possibly the current strongest cultivator of the Western Continent, a foolishness that is rather common for young people like them.

The second one is the more absurd thought of the two, yet oddly, also the idea that Orvus believes in more, the fact that he truly has the strength to back his claims up, and the prowess that they had previously seen when he's helping the vampire earl deal with them, is just the surface level of his true strength, just the tip of the iceberg waiting to be completely revealed.

"Pity the old seer disappeared decades ago, if not, he might even confirm his revelations back then by appearing now or some other times close to this… Sir, the old seer is quite fond of people with great fates after all…" Gradually finding Orvus' reason acceptable, even the elven priestess, Alfia, nods as she says those words, earning nods from the three other ladies as they are all well aware of the stories revolving around the eccentric seer that once threw their entire continent into chaos.

"A prophet huh…" muttering as he listens to the ladies' conversation, Su Xiaotian starts believing more and more that it is exactly that peculiar old man that he is familiar with that Liliana and the three are talking about right now, the ability, as well as confidence to claim the title of a prophet, the demeanor, the eccentricity, as well as the disappearance up until now.

'The disappearance particularly makes so much sense since Old Lucius is either staying on the Eastern Continent or outside of the Sky Soul Star' the thought pops into his mind before he stares at the group now looking at him not with the curiosity of someone who just saw things for the first time, but whether of someone wondering whether they finally found someone they are searching for a long time.

"How can you be so sure the person that seer is talking about is me?" still, giving them the benefit of the doubt as he thought that the fact that Old Lucius divined for them a long time ago about someone appearing to bring this "change" and at the same time this very same old man being one of the people who suggested the idea of exploring the Western Continent to him.

"Why should I be sure of it? That's why I said it was a bet, I was gambling" hearing the question of the immortal-like young man, the beastkin beauty merely flashes a smile, her fangs making themselves all the more apparent with the big smile, her word causing said young man to feel a bit baffled as he come to realize that this girl, or rather, lady, truly has quite the guts.

'Xian'er and Astaria will like her,' he thought in his mind as he felt like those two shared the most similarity to this lady, and recalling their faces, despite seeing them inside the Infinite Qi Dimension just previously, he couldn't help but feel like he wanted to see them again.

"That's quite the way of mind to have" pushing those thoughts to the back of his mind though, he replies with an amused smile on his face before he shakes his head, the trace of helplessness in his voice, albeit being miniscule, was picked up by the beastkin beauty causing her to crack a smile, trying her best to hold back but failing as she explodes into a fit of laughter as she replies.

"That's true, but there's nothing I can do about it, it's what my family taught me" she said while audaciously standing right in front of the immortal-like young man, tapping his shoulders repeatedly, causing both the elf and the demon to panic as they don't know just what sort of action might trigger this mysterious vampire backing the vampire earl standing just right next to them.