Larry took a step forward and cupped his hands at Severin as a show of reverence. "Thank you for your help, Mister Severin. We would've been dead if it weren't for you."Severin smiled. "It wasn't a big deal. I'm just a little annoyed that my clothes are now covered with blood. It's only been two days since I got them!"Larry chuckled and assured him, "Don't worry, Mister Severin. I'm familiar with this brand, so I'll send someone to get you the exact same set from the store. It'd surely be troublesome for you to explain to your wife if you head home in this condition!"Severin nodded. "Guess that's our only hope then."After Larry asked one of his subordinates to take a photo of Severin's clothes label, he said to the remaining people from the Cedar Gang, "This marks the end of the Cedar Gang. I'll send someone to take over your territory and property very soon. Those who are willing to stay with us and join us are most welcome to do so. Anyone who prefers not to can leave of thei
Larry and Blade exchanged glances and were a little taken aback after hearing what Severin said in the call. To hear Severin asking someone else instead of Draco Hall to protect his family meant that Severin probably did not think too highly of Draco Hall's people.Moreover, the person on the other end of the line seemed to call Severin 'master', which showed that Severin had apprentices. Judging from how powerful Severin was, one might deduce that his apprentice would not lack much in the way of strength either.After Severin ended the call, he smiled faintly at the two of them and said, "Don't jump to conclusions. It's not that I look down on Draco Hall's people. I'm just afraid that Draco Hall's relationship with me might come to light!""We understand, Boss!" Larry nodded, but he knew in his heart that whatever Severin's considerations were for not asking them to send their men, it was just as clear that the people sent by Severin's disciples might all be extraordinary individua
The person venting out his anger was none other than Victor, and his angry roar sounded like that of a raging beast.At that moment, Jada began to doubt her life too. She never once dreamed that she would be slapped thrice in two days! Ironically, however, she was unusually calm as she sat there blankly. Moments later, she said to Victor who was standing there furiously, "I don't think it'll be that easy to kill him now, Dad. Mister Larry kept on calling him 'Mister' Severin, so it shows that their relationship is far from ordinary. If we kill Severin while Larry and his men are away, we'd still offend Draco Hall."As she said that, she paused and continued, "Draco Hall's people aren't idiots, you know. Larry and Blade are sly old foxes, and they know that we aren't on good terms with Severin. If Severin suddenly dies, you can bet that they'll come knocking on our door!""Are you sure there is nothing you can do?" Prunella and Cecil were still a little reluctant to give up when they
When Easton heard that, he panicked and hurriedly explained, "Jada, I swear to you, I've never tricked you or told you a lie before! My wife can bear witness too!"Lucy was just as afraid of offending the Stones, so she raised one hand and swore, "That's right! He's a nobody, and I know him very well. Their family didn't have much money in the past, and I chose to be with Easton because I hated how poor Severin was. And he only got out of prison a few days ago!"When Jada saw that the two of them seemed to be telling the truth, she nodded and said, "Alright. I believe you. If that's the case, then he only knew Henry and Larry within a couple of days. I don't believe their relationship would be Since we have just met for a short time, I'm guessing their friendship doesn't run too deep!"Victor shook his head. "That might not necessarily be the case. Look at how Larry treated him earlier. If we target Severin again, I don't think Draco Hall will just let it slide!"Jada thought for a
Severin had a polite expression as well. "I didn't know how to thank you both for Blade's help last night and your help today too!""Haha, you're more than welcome. I'll treat you like my elder brother from now on. After all, you've treated my mother, and that's more important than anything else!" Larry chuckled heartily."You're too kind, I say. Too kind! Let's continue to help each other in the future!" Severin smiled.Maurice stood there with a look of relief on his face. His son has been shown to be capable and promising, and there was no need for anyone to be worried that Easton might come to cause trouble with them now that Severin got acquainted with someone like Larry."Alright then! We'll be excusing ourselves now!" Larry and Blade bid Severin's family goodbye and drove off."Did you drink?" Diane could not help but ask after walking over and catching a faint whiff of alcohol on Severin's body.Severin smiled. "Yes, Hall Master Larry was too polite, and I told him that i
"You must be the missus, right?" The woman stepped forward and smiled at Diane. "We're the bodyguards Mister Severin hired!""Bodyguards?" Diane had a contorted expression on her face when heard that. Those women all had good figures-some had the girl-next-door look, some had a cold character, and others were very sultry. They were the complete opposite of how bodyguards were supposed to look."Severin!" Diane gritted her teeth and could not resist yelling out loud."What's the matter, honey?" When Severin rushed out, he was stunned to see several sexily-dressed women. "Uhh…who are they?""Oh? Aren't these the bodyguards you hired? Are you seriously telling me you don't know them? Who are you trying to fool?" Severin's bewildered face angered Diane even more. She suspected that he had been searching for lovers instead of bodyguards, and they looked like women who were just waiting to be taken care of rather than women who were capable of taking care of others. In her mind, Severin
The young girl smiled slightly and asked Diane if she was satisfied.Diane's red lips parted open slightly and she covered her mouth. "You're…you're too strong!""Goodness me." Maurice gulped. "Your strength is just…out of this world. Your salary must be very high too!" He previously also felt that they all looked too pampered to be bodyguards, but their show of strength really did scare him."Don't you worry, Dad. They've already been paid. It'll be much safer now that they're here to tag along with you whenever you go out in the future. I can finally rest easy now!" Severin said with a smile.A dull thud was heard as the girl put the stone lion on the ground. It felt as if the ground had shaken slightly.She dusted her hands, walked over, and smiled at Diane before saying, "Ma'am, I'm the weakest among the six. If you don't believe me, you can ask one of them to give you another demonstration!""I'll do it!" Another woman stood up and was about to walk over."No, no, no! I tru
The next morning, Severin was about to head out and see if he could hire some servants when Felicia, William, and Megan showed up unexpectedly."Oh, it's our in-laws! Come and have a seat!" As soon as Judith saw them, she immediately stepped forward and greeted them enthusiastically.Although a quarrel ensued the last time that their in-laws came, they were still technically family. Maurice then immediately greeted him with a smile. "Hello, Felicia. We went out yesterday and bought some good tea. I'll make some for you in a bit!""There's no need to be so polite. We're all family, after all." Felicia felt a little embarrassed when Maurice said that and immediately replied courteously to him.At that moment, six beautiful women came out of the house behind Diane."What's the deal with all these women, Severin?" Megan questioned Severin before Felicia could say anything else. She looked at all those women and saw how good of a figure they all had. Some looked like absolute sweeties,
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