The car soon arrived at a relatively remote and dilapidated building outside the city."You'll eventually get the chance to help yourself to her, Donny. After our second-in-command gets bored of her, he'll let you enjoy her too. Knowing him, he'll kill her after he gets tired of her. There won't be any evidence left behind if she's dead."The driver smiled wickedly at the baldie after parking the car.After hearing this, the baldie grinned. "I'll ask him then. Hopefully, he'll give me that chance."He then placed a finger just above Chelsea's upper lip and exerted a bit of force. Chelsea regained consciousness right after."Let go of me, you goons! I'm Chelsea Maddock! My parents will come after all of you if you don't let me go!" Chelsea yelled in fear as she was carried upstairs by two of the men.However, Donny smiled coldly. "Do you think your parents will ever find out about this? After our second-in-command uses you tonight, he'll drag you to the woods outside the city and
Chelsea looked at Severin pleadingly, with her voice becoming slightly gentler than before. "Save me, Severin! Please!"Severin thought to himself, 'Damn, she changes her tune faster than a chameleon changes its colors.' He still folded his arms and said to Chelsea, "Don't worry. They're all going to be dead now that I'm here.""Didn't you make a run for it earlier? How dare you sneak up on us right now?" Donny clenched his fist when he saw that the intruder was Severin. "You're just going to get yourself killed."Severin smiled and said, "If I hadn't made a run for it, I would never have known the true identity of those who wanted to kidnap Miss Chelsea. Now I do. It's the Mount Blade Gang's second-in-command.""Knowing that information isn't going to do you any good. Do you think you'll be able to go against me?" the gang's second-in-command did not think too highly of Severin.However, Severin did not bother to make small talk. He dashed forward to deliver several quick blows t
After Severin killed them, he picked up their spatial rings and transferred the more valuable items—such as spiritual herbs or spirit stones—into his spatial ring.Once that was done, he went up to the still-shocked Chelsea and smiled at her. "I had to do that to find out who was behind all this. You don't blame me for what happened, do you?"Chelsea was at a loss for words. She eventually had a blank look as she said, "I have no issues with your plan, but the least you should do is tell me in advance! I wasn't mentally prepared at all for what was going to happen! You have no idea how scared I was!"Severin shrugged. "Well, what if you screwed up after I told you in advance? It'd look much more realistic if I didn't tell you anything!"Chelsea was speechless for a moment. Though she understood the logic behind it, she still found it a little hard to accept.In the end, all she could do was say to Severin. "Anyway, thanks for helping out. At least we were able to locate the perpet
Richard tried to hint at Chelsea. She could not help but smile wryly when she heard that. "He's amazing, but I'm not good enough for him at all. Do you know his true identity? Are you aware of who he truly is?"Richard frowned and immediately asked, "What about his identity? Do you know something that I don't?"Chelsea nodded and said, "Dad, he's South County's governor. I just only found out when I went to dinner with him earlier. You won't believe what happened tonight..."Chelsea took quite a while to explain everything that happened that night to Richard.Richard was shell-shocked to hear that. "Whoa! You met a war god? And the war god even treated him with respect? I never expected that at all!" He then shook his head in disbelief before continuing, "I didn't expect him to kill the Mount Blade Gang's second-in-command too! And it's even more surprising that his attainment is that of a level nine warrior king! If those words hadn't come out of your mouth, I would've either thou
Severin had a good night's sleep, thinking that it would take about two or three days for him to locate Canis Hall after the mayor, the Maddocks, and the Millers sent their men to find out more information.The next morning, he planned to do a bit of alchemy after breakfast but was caught by surprise when Chelsea came looking for him."Handso— I mean, Mister Severin!" Chelsea came up to him. She was more cautious when speaking to him after knowing his true identity.Severin smiled and said, "Just call me Severin. I'd feel awkward if you address me in such a formal manner."Chelsea nodded, and then said, "The mayor and his son are both here, and my father just welcomed them in. I was told to inform you about their arrival.""Is that so?" Severin's eyes lit up as soon as he heard that. "I didn't think they'd have good news for me so soon." Severin immediately followed Chelsea down.At this time, Richard was quite surprised that the mayor's family would be so polite to him. He was f
Everyone on the mayor's side was startled. "The Mount Blade Gang is a strong force," Hamish reminded.Richard immediately said, "Do you need our help?""We can help too!" Hamish echoed to show his loyalty.Severin refused with a smile. "Don't bother. I can go alone. There's no need to kill too many people. The gang will crumble if their gang leader and a few of their strongest elders are dead.""But they will have a lot of property and assets left behind if their gang crumbles! They are involved in plenty of different industries!" Richard seemed to have thought of something, and he wanted to see if he could reap some benefits.Severin looked at Richard, and then at Hamish.Credit was due to Hamish for finding out about Canis Hall, so he thought for a moment before saying, "Well, you might not be able to handle everything if you take over all the assets, and you might even be in danger by the time I leave. You and the Wymount City Mansion can split whatever assets left behind equa
"What?! But why?!" The great elder looked at Vinn with a confused expression.After all, they suffered numerous casualties, and it was unlike Vinn to just back down.Vinn then said, "You, of all people, should know how strong our deceased comrades are. And yet here they are, dead as a dodo. I don't think there are a lot of people in Wymount City who would be strong enough to kill him. If there are, then they would either be from a first-tier family or Wymount City Mansion. Even if we know who did it, what can we hope to do about it? We can't afford to mess with them, can we?"All of a sudden, the elders who had been so eager to kill the culprit became silent in an instant. They shut their mouths right away, knowing that they were unable to provoke the opponents. At that moment, however, they heard a quick succession of blows. Several of the guards flew back and crashed lifelessly to the ground.Severin walked in leisurely and said calmly, "I am the culprit that you're looking for.
"Great Elder!" Some of the stronger members of the gang shouted in fright after seeing what had happened. They all had a sour look on their faces."His attainment must be high. We need to attack him all at once!" Vinn immediately stood up and said to everyone."Yes, we'll attack him simultaneously!" The second elder said without hesitation. He did not even stop to think of how shameful it would be for them to go up against Severin despite outnumbering him so greatly."Hehe, that's the way to go!" Severin smiled subtly and produced the first-grade spiritual sword that he had just obtained not long ago."Did you think you could win against the six of us with just one weapon?" the second elder laughed.The great elder reminded the others. "Be on your toes, everyone. That sword isn't just an ordinary mystical weapon. It's a spiritual weapon.""He has such treasures?" Vinn's eyes lit up slightly when he heard that."Now!" They immediately launched an attack on Severin."Hehe, Rose-P
At that instant, Infernatur and Damnatur felt a sudden chill, as if an impending doom loomed on the horizon.Severin then said softly to them, "I'm gonna need you as a helping hand!"Infernatur and Damnatur recoiled as a horrifying realization dawned upon them."Have you taken that leap?" Infernatur's voice trembled with uncertainty.Severin remained silent and simply waved his hand gently. The 129,600 cosmic laws surged with boundless power, reducing the huge figures of Infernatur and Damnatur to dust.Within moments, two essences of pure primordial power flowed into Severin's inner world, while the desolate chaos sea crumbled and was consumed by his voracious appetite.Severin's form eventually began to fade until it became a flicker of light that vanished completely. His consciousness had been devoured entirely.Everything before him was empty and devoid of substance.An indefinite amount of time passed before Severin's voice echoed through the emptiness, "Chaos springs from
With a deft stroke of the bronze halberd, the path hovering above Severin shattered."This is a peculiar weapon," Severin recoiled in alarm, raising the Oculus Blade to defend himself "It has the ability to dismantle the great path!"Simultaneously, he utilized his space-time path to shield against potential assaults, especially any sneak attacks.Explosions reverberated, unleashing torrents of elemental energy and spatial turbulence throughout the chaotic sea. Time passed indeterminately amidst the chaos.For centuries, the trio engaged in combat, their auras undiminished by time's passage.Meanwhile, the four Dominus Nosters in the Celestial Realm waged war against the extraterrestrial intruders, reclaiming territories with unparalleled ferocity.Under the leadership of figures like Callide, the extraterrestrials were simply no match for them.The Southern, Western, and Devil Regions were reclaimed quickly, yet everyone from the Celestial Realm remained vigilant, for war conti
Outside the Heaven Palace, the few who had been appointed Dominus Noster along with a cohort of quasi-royal celestials were faced with the grim reality at hand.Clad in resplendent hues, Callide—who was their leader and carried the title Dominus Noster Arcanum—donned celestial attire woven from stars and the galaxy. With a regal bearing, she commanded from atop a cloud, "Follow me, my brethren! We shall vanquish the extraterrestrials in the Devil Realm!""At your command, Dominus Noster Arcanum!""Yes, Dominus Noster Arcanum!"With their resounding battle cries, streams of light surged across the Nine Heavens Ten Lands, converging upon the territories occupied by the extraterrestrials—they were the Devil Region, Southern Region, and the Western Region.Amidst the vibrant rainbow, a towering figure emerged, blotting out the sky and earth. Everyone recognized that figure as Severin, and knew that the battle against the quasi-celestial regents would soon begin.Adrian, who was alrea
Armin then spoke with a calm authority, "You cannot remain in this time and space, for you are from the future. It is time you return."As he uttered these words, Severin sensed an invisible force pushing against him and urging him to depart.Standing upon the river of time, he overlooked the tumult of the quasi-celestial regent conflict looming below. He mumbled Armin's counsel, "By receiving nourishment, shattering constraints, tearing open chaos, and reaching the other side…" As Severin pondered over those revelations for an indefinite amount of time, clarity dawned upon him like the sudden rising sun. "So that's the way!"By the time he snapped to his senses, he discovered that his primal spirit had traversed countless epochs in the river of time. "Did I spend that long in the river of time?" he asked himself. Fortunately, the duration he spent in the river of time was but a fleeting moment in the real world.Severin's resolve solidified. Though his brief discourse with Armin,
Severin could sense the mental connection between himself and the weapon, almost as if it was an extension of himself. Severin then raised his gaze to the celestial expanse beyond."I'm almost on Armin's level now that I've made a breakthrough to the rank of quasi-celestial sovereign. However, facing the extraterrestrials' quasi-celestial regents isn't going to be easy meat for me," he mused aloud.Armin was once the sovereign architect of the Imperial Court and the ruler of the Celestial Realm, yet even he found himself at the mercy of the attack of Heaven's Will. Even a mighty quasi-celestial sovereign was reduced to naught but dust.Severin felt the weight of the responsibility settle upon him. Confronting the two quasi-celestial regents would require him to transcend to the realm of celestial sovereign—a realm of which he had scant knowledge of.He understood the concept of the celestial sovereign only in the context of attaining liberation through enlightenment via the 3,000 p
In the vast expanse of the chaotic sea, occasional gusts of strong wind whipped up the formidable chaotic energy. A single whirlpool could claim the life of even a true immortal.Amidst that tumult, two colossal figures lay prone within the abyss. They emanated an aura of unparalleled power, commanding even the paths to heed their authority. The turbid breath exhaled in their slumber had the capacity to tear the fabric of the chaotic void, unveiling dreamlike cosmic chiliocosms.They were the progenitors of the extraterrestrial race, the alpha and omega of the enigmatic beings. Their names were Infernatur and Damnatur. To the uninitiated, and sometimes even to their own kind, it was widely believed that Infernatur and Damnatur were distinct entities. However, they were but facets of the same being.Infernatur could be deemed the primordial offspring of chaos itself, having borne witness to the most primitive and barbaric epochs of the Bleu Celestial Realm. Being born of chaos, he po
Heaven Palace could now boast four royal celestials, along with nearly 20 quasi-royal celestials and 5,000 true immortals. Those esteemed individuals once served the Longevity Alliance, Clear Wind Sect, Tri Celestial Island, and Ingeni Paradise. While their numbers paled in comparison to the 120,000 true immortals during the ancient Imperial Court's heyday, Severin was confident that he could revive that with time. After all, the new Imperial Court had only just been re-established, and there was still more work to do.Severin then addressed the assembly, "As you continue raising your attainment, you shall have to anticipate the looming threat of conflict with the extraterrestrials. Now that you have are bestowed with titles as the custodians of heaven and earth, it is our solemn duty to reciprocate the blessings bestowed upon us.""Yes, we shall!" echoed the resolute affirmation from the gathered immortals.Having concluded his address, Severin went to speak briefly with Diane and
In the Heaven Palace, Callide sensed that the aura emanating from Severin was simultaneously as vast the sky and ocean but as indiscernible as that of a mortal. Tremors of terror gripped her, as she knew that he had far surpassed the realm of a cultivator who had attained the perfect-stage royal celestial. It was no exaggeration to say that Severin could obliterate a royal celestial with a mere thought.Balke, Libra, and Creatia shared Callide's apprehension. To them, Severin embodied the very essence of the path—intangible, silent, abstruse, incomprehensible, and undetectable.As the imperial robe adorned Severin, Balke and the others bowed in reverence. "Long live the Celestial Sovereign!" they chanted in unison.A subtle wave of fortune floated toward the heavenly heart imprint as Severin acknowledged their worship with a satisfied smile. He raised his hand and lifted them effortlessly with an unseen force.With a thunderous voice that resonated in their ears, Severin proclaimed
The true immortals, quasi-royal celestials, and even the eminent royal celestials held their breath. Everyone observed in silence as Severin wielded the heavenly heart imprint.With each strand of luck infused into the heavenly heart imprint, Severin sensed his dominion over the Bleu Celestial Realm becoming stronger. He had the feeling that he could reshape the world with only a single thought.Once the destinies of tens of thousands of races were bound with the heavenly heart imprint, the golden tourmaline quivered violently and radiated an aura that could be felt across the Nine Heavens Ten Lands. Acknowledging the momentous occasion, Severin tapped his forehead and directed a fragment of his soul to command the heavenly heart imprint. The 3,000 great paths within him erupted from his being and materialized."Today shall be the day that I, Severin, rebuild the Imperial Court in the Nine Heavens! As wielder of the great path, the world shall be inscribed in me, and I shall embody