After that, he called gently, "Four billion!"He estimated Stephanie was almost reaching her limit so he only increased two million from Stephanie's previous offering.At that moment, Stephanie's smile froze and her mouth was twitching."Four billion! Mister Severin just called four billion. Miss, are you planning to increase the bid?" Caroline shouted out excitedly.As of this moment, only two people were bidding against each other. Thus, she just asked Stephanie directly.Stephanie's face looked terrible because everyone was watching her and waiting for her to increase the bid, especially after what she said just now. Yet, the price had already reached her limit.With an embarrassing smile, she said, "You win. I didn't bring enough spiritual stones to continue. I can see how much you like this cauldron and you also mentioned that you are an alchemist so I'll just give up on it."The situation was too embarrassing for Stephanie to continue staying in the auction center. After f
Musa looked at his waist and smiled embarrassingly, "Hehe. Me too. Still, this is the first time to attempt something like this and I'm feeling guilty about it. I'm really scared we will accidentally get the sect involved."Stephanie thought about it and said nonchalantly, "Nonsense! We just need to be careful about letting him know who we are. If he found out, we just have to kill him and that's the end of the story.""Are you serious?" Musa smiled bitterly and thought it was a bad idea.The look on Stephanie's face showed that she was quite shocked by Musa's reaction. "Musa, you're not you. Isn't this what you have been teaching us? Didn't you tell us it's normal for people like us to have blood on our hands? Didn't you tell us to be cruel? Didn't you tell us those are essential for our survival and avoid being killed by the others?"Musa smiled bitterly. "That's necessary when we are in a secret realm. We shouldn't feel sorry for those monsters or people when we are on a treasur
As the auction ended, Severin stretched his back and went back into the room."Today is so awesome! We were the center of attention!" Megan giggled."I need to drink some before we go. After all those biddings, I'm so thirsty."Severin quickly poured himself a glass of red wine and drank it before leaving."We have obtained some fourth-grade spiritual herbs from this auction which is terrific! Do you think we can come here again when they have the next auction?" Sheila asked with a smile.Seveirn smiled bitterly and responded, "We have already wasted a lot of time coming here this time. I don't think we should come soon. If I really need those spiritual herbs, I can ask Beryl or the others to help me. They can come over to get the alchemical pills from me and help me to auction them. Once the auction is done, all they need to do is send me those spiritual stones. I don't need to come over myself."Diane laughed and said, "I think you're the only one who dared to ask Beryl and the
"This is it! He's staying there!" Stephanie smiled and exclaimed.Musa looked around and saw a hotel across from the street. "Let's go take a rest at the hotel first and have our dinner later. We shall make the move during midnight."Stephanie nodded. "I suggest we change our clothes and buy two masks to cover our faces. Then he won't know it's us."Musa nodded approvingly and left the villa."Mister Severin, when are you planning to go back? Our flight is tomorrow morning. Why don't we grab a few drinks tonight? We have no idea when will the next time we can meet." Zeke asked when he saw Severin return.Severin smiled and answered, "We just booked our flight ticket and we're flying off tomorrow afternoon."He thought for a while and said, "If we're drinking, why don't I get more people to join? I can ask my disciples, the Four Great War Gods to join too.""Hahah! Of course. I mean why not." Zeke laughed out loud.Not a lot of people knew that the Four Great War Gods were Sever
"Alright, everyone! Dinner is ready. We can start to eat now!" Zeke said to everyone.All of them went into the dining room and found themselves a place to sit to enjoy the dinner."Gosh. I never knew I could have the chance to drink and chat with the Four Great War Gods and the Province Governor. I feel like I'm dreaming! I probably have no regrets in my life now," Felicia shared her feelings after drinking a little."Missus Felicia, don't say that. It's destiny that brings us here together." Beryl smiled and continued, "We owe it to our master for teaching us so many, especially with our attainment. Without him, we won't be where we are today."At that time, Horace stood up and looked at Calum and Warren. "Come, we must raise our glass in a toast to our master!"The Four Great War Gods stood up and raised their glasses with much respect toward their master.However, Severin asked them to sit down. "Sit back down, you're making me very embarrassed. I can only help so much. You g
As it turned out, the one who yelled was Musa.Earlier today, Stephanie had participated in the auction so she did not dare to say anything because she was afraid Severin could recognize her voice.At that moment, Severin frowned and thought about it. Then he said, "I'll go too. If I guess it correctly, I don't think you guys are able to handle them."By then, Severin had guessed it was the two people who tried to outbid him this morning. They must have come with the intention to take the cauldron away from him by force. Both of them had high attainment and should be members of some hidden sect. Without a doubt, Beryl and the others would not be able to handle them."What? No way! How could that be? We're already level two warrior emperor!"Berly was shocked and wondered if she heard it wrongly."Master, are you saying it's not going to work even if all of us fight them together? Are you serious? Do you know that we are not afraid even if we have to fight the two commanders?" War
Even though Musa and Stephanie changed their clothes and had a mask covering their faces, it was still easy to tell they were an old man and a young woman. Besides, Severin could easily tell their attainment through Mind's Eye. That was what made him confirm those two people were Musa and Stephanie.Diane looked angry. "Miss, how shameless can you be? This is just outrageous. Just because you lost the bid this morning, do you think it was necessary to come here and take it from us?"Sheila continued, "Ain't that right? I can't believe you guys would do such a thing when you guys have such high attainment."Stephanie's mouth twitched violently. This was not part of her plan to have Severin guess their identities before she even got the chance to speak.On the other hand, Musa continued to act like they were not who Severin thought they were. "Miss, I have no idea what you two are talking about. It just happened we were passing by Oolong City this morning and overheard this man here
Severin smiled. He balled up his hand and threw a punch at Stephanie too.When he was dashing out, he realized Stephanie's speed was quite slow. That had him thought that Stephanie was not really going to kill him. He was relieved to figure that out because that meant Stephanie was not a bad person. All she wanted was the cauldron and not Severin's life.A rather dull sound appeared. Stephanie got blasted away. After stumbling for a few steps, she managed to stabilize her body and stood steadily. She gave Severin a surprise look because Severin's ability had exceeded her expectations."What do you think now? It's not that easy trying to take things from my brother-in-law," Megan said proudly when she saw Severin had the upper hand.Musa's expression did not look good. "Miss, you have to be cautious. If I'm not mistaken, those four people over there are the Four Great War Gods of Dracodom. It's very rare to have them seen together in one place. It seems like this guy is not as simpl
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