Sami had a content smile after ending the call. The way she saw it, there was no way Severin could escape if she followed her father's instructions to a T.Severin and Sheila had already returned to the hotel by that time."Ugh, our luck is pretty bad today. We were supposed to enjoy a stroll and a meal. Who would've thought that we'd end up offending the province governor and a commander's daughter just because of a bracelet?" Sheila said lamentably. She lay on the bed as soon as she entered the room.Severin smiled. "Hehe, I guess it's just fate. Sami is a very stubborn girl though. She has this tendency to take whatever she likes. Her attitude is downright terrible. If she hadn't met us today, she'll suffer in someone else's hands sooner or later. There are bound to be low-profile powerhouses who aren't afraid of her family. People like that will kill her in a heartbeat. She'd be as good as dead if she met a disciple from a sect like the Stormy Moon Sect, for example."Sheila no
Sheila smiled unconsciously when she saw his excitement. She quite enjoyed admiring Severin while he was busy doing alchemy. Handsome men tended to exude a certain charm when they concentrated their attention on the task at hand."Who would've known that you've made such a quick breakthrough to become a third-grade low-rank alchemist! Those three commanders will probably try to suck up to you if they ever find out about this," Sheila remarked. She did a stretch and stood up from the bed. She then went to the bathroom to wash up.Severin smiled and looked carefully at the pill that he had just refined. He subsequently stored the pill in a porcelain bottle and put away the alchemy furnace.After Sheila got dressed, Severin brought her downstairs to have breakfast."Hey, Severin… can I… umm… can I call you 'dear' in the future?" Sheila asked shyly after they walked out of the hotel.Severin looked at her bashful appearance and said with a smile, "Of course! You're my woman after all.
The man drove back to the province governor's mansion. He came up to Owen and Sami, and told them, "I've managed to find out that he's staying in room eight-o-eight at the Skycean Hotel. He's booked for a week. As it stands, he probably hasn't left yet."Owen and Sami exchanged glances and had gleeful expressions on their faces."Wonderful. You'll receive the money transfer soon," Owen said contently. "Bring a few men with you and keep watch from the surveillance room. You don't need to follow him everywhere though. Just watch the surveillance footage and confirm whether or not he returned to the hotel in the past few days. We don't want to spook him!"Sami smiled and said, "That guy is pretty though, I'll give him that. I'm surprised he's still in town even after knowing that he pissed me off yesterday.""He booked a week's stay at the hotel, so it seems to me that they have some purpose other than travel. I don't think they'll leave unless they finish whatever it is they're here
The man's defensive expression prompted Severin to smile and say, "Relax, fellas. I'm just curious. Since you're from a gang, I'm pretty sure you've got the details on other gangs in Skycean City. I simply wish to know which are the more famous factions around these parts, and if you might know any organization called Taurus Hall.""Taurus Hall?" the man frowned pensively after hearing that.After thinking about it for some time, he shook his head and said, "There are too many forces in Skycean City. I can't remember all of them. The more famous ones are the Truedragon Gang, the Free Rebel Gang, and the Loggerwood Gang. There are other smaller halls like the Vainwave Gang and the Snowfly Gang. That's as far as I know. Taurus Hall doesn't ring a bell to me."The disappointment was about to hit Severin hard, but a man next to him thought for some time and voiced out, "If I remember correctly, there is a Taurus Hall east of the city. I don't know where exactly, though." Severin was o
Severin soon obtained more information about Taurus Hall."Hehe, Taurus Hall? I know them. They're not a big organization, though. They have about seven or eight thousand members in total, and their hall master's attainment is a rather low level three warrior king..." the man told Severin what he knew after taking the money that Severin offered to him.Severin nodded contentedly when he heard that. A level three warrior king might be considered low for one of Skycean City's gang leaders, but it was quite a decent attainment. One of Severin's pills would allow the hall master to break through to the level nine warrior king with relative ease. Judging from the time that Severin had remaining, he most definitely would be able to accomplish that feat."What's their hall master like, by the way?" Severin asked the man again."Their leader is a smoking hot woman who is probably in her thirties," the man began. "Her figure is slightly curvy, but she has a unique charm. She's also super fi
"The Free Rebel Gang's great guardian?" Severin frowned confusedly.The man that Severin spoke to enjoyed talking about other people, so he happily told them, "Yeah. Rumors are going around that Yuka is having an affair with the Free Rebel Gang's great guardian. I mean, why else would he help her out all the time, right? The guy's name is Gabriel. He has plenty of wives and side chicks, so it makes sense that he's a creep, right? How else can you explain their relationship if a creep helps her out whenever she's in a tricky situation?"Severin was slightly taken aback by that reasoning. His expression was slightly unnatural as he said, "Perhaps you shouldn't make such claims without any evidence. What if Yuka finds out and kills you?"He looked at his surroundings and said with a smile, "Hehe, she's not around, is she? Besides, plenty of people are saying that she's sleeping with her sworn brother in addition to Gabriel. I'm not the only one talking about them behind their backs."
Severin chatted with Sheila and arrived at Taurus Hall's location. The liveliness inside the villa could be heard from outside, and an endless stream of people entered the compound."The Skyriver Gang's leader had presented a birthday gift of three hundred thousand dollars to Madam Yuka!"Severin heard the announcement from the person in charge of registration. A man with low attainment walked in with some of his subordinates.The Skyriver Gang was probably on good terms with Taurus Hall, hence their invitation to Yuka's birthday."What a coincidence! It's Yuka's birthday today!" Sheila chuckled when she heard that.Severin thought for a moment and said, "Perfect. Since plenty of people come bearing gifts, we'll be able to enter as long as we have a gift too. Let's head in and then work our way from there.""Hehe, that'll be fun!" Sheila exclaimed excitedly as her eyes lit up."Yuka is going into her thirties as a single woman. Doesn't she feel embarrassed to throw a birthday pa
"Gabriel is probably having an affair with Yuka. There's no other explanation as to why he would give her so much money!" someone from the group of men pointed out."I believe so too. He called her his goddaughter, but I think there's more to their relationship than meets the eye," said another. "Why else would he give her so much money?"Everyone felt that it was a lot to give seven million to a hall master who wielded little influence.Severin heard from the announcements that several wealthy businessmen gave around ten thousand to fifteen thousand dollars. Those who wanted to keep up their appearances would give about three hundred thousand dollars to six hundred thousand dollars.Several people who were on better terms with Yuka would give a million or just slightly over a million dollars.As a result, Gabriel's gift of seven million was a huge surprise to everyone there.Sheila looked at Severin and asked, "How much should we give then?"Severin's brows furrowed a little be
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