Both Sheila and Diane believed that sparks of love would only develop if Severin was alone with Sofia."Let's all have dinner together later. You're already here anyway, and we ought to celebrate the good news that you've successfully located Capra Hall!" Severin said to Larry and the other hall masters."Don't mind if we do, then," Larry said with a smile.Megan then offered, "How about we go to my restaurant? We got interrupted by Franko the last time I brought you all there, so I think it's about time I make it up to you."When Severin heard that, he smiled and said, "Sure! I take it you're treating us, then?"Megan shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly and said, "Of course! It's no biggie. It's an honor that you're willing to have dinner at my restaurant. After all, you're all big shots here in South Link City."Larry, Mick, and the rest of the hall masters could only smile. Their attainment was very high, and there were a lot more strong individuals within their halls. In the
When Severin was saying goodbye to Diane, Sheila pulled Sofia to one side. "I understand you, Sofia. We're both women, after all. Diane and I can tell that you genuinely like Severin." Sheila then paused for a moment before continuing, "Going out with him on his mission is a great opportunity that you should seize firmly."Sofia felt a little embarrassed. "Are you sure you don't mind?""Of course. We wouldn't have encouraged you if we didn't." Sheila reassured with a smile. "The two of you will be spending a lot of time together, so try your best to get closer to him. Better yet, you can go ahead and boldly make a move. Severin is a numbskull who won't take the initiative to get closer to you, but that doesn't mean he doesn't feel any attraction. I only succeeded in winning his heart because I was bold enough to take the initiative."Sofia's eyes lit up and she became more confident. "Really? It's a shame that I have to leave with him soon. When I come back, I want to hear all about
"Yes. I don't want anyone to be shocked by what they see." Severin smiled and continued to walk. He hardly noticed that everything he said was already making Sofia think wildly.Sofia was completely speechless. Severin used to carry himself in such a proper and dignified manner. She did not expect him to be so perverted! She could not help but remember what Sheila said to her before about how Severin was surely attracted to her despite never making a move. Sofia took it to mean that Severin was a very lust-driven man.Even so, the speed at which everything was progressing was a little too fast for Sofia. She was caught completely off guard. He never said anything to express his love for her, yet he was already about to bring her into the woods to do that with her.Sofia felt conflicted. She longed to take her relationship with Severin to the next level, but everything was going too quickly for her. She continued to follow Severin, but her pace slowed more and more. She felt that her
"Umm… nothing!" Sofia's had an embarrassed look on her face. She never expected that Severin was talking about a flying sword. The misunderstanding was ridiculous.Fearing that Severin would find out about her wretched thoughts, Sofia immediately jumped onto the flying sword and changed the subject. "This flying sword is so charismatic, and it looks very beautiful too. How fast does it go, though?"Severin smiled and said, "Well, it's not that fast, but it's not like we really need to fly that fast anyway. We're not in that big of a rush, after all."Severin channeled his spiritual energy and a bit of mental power into the flying sword. It began to rise slowly and fly forward in the blink of an eye."This is still pretty fast!" Sofia was awestruck as she stood on the flying sword and looked at the clouds below. The flying sword could fly fast enough without consuming much spiritual energy—demonstrating just how valuable it was.Severin smiled and said, "This speed is probably less
Severin was a little surprised. "You must have a rather high position in the sect then.""That's because I'm the sect leader's daughter," Sofia said with a grin. "No one will object if I go out on my personal account!"Severin was taken aback. "You're the daughter of the Stormy Moon Sect's leader! I must say, I'm quite surprised! You've never told me that before!"Sofia sat down on the flying sword and said to him, "You didn't ask, so I didn't tell. If I took the initiative to tell you that I'm the sect leader's daughter, you might think that I'm trying to show off. And being the sect leader's daughter doesn't matter much anyway."Severin nodded. "You're right. It won't affect our friendship."The two of them chatted for some time, but Sofia could not find a topic to converse about. It was a little awkward for her to be so close to him on the flying sword. After some more thought, Sofia decided to ask Severin, "By the way, do you mind sharing with me how you, Diane, and Sheila me
Severin's eyes lit up when he heard that. "I didn't expect such a place to exist! This is new to me! I'm guessing there are probably a lot of strong individuals here, then?"Sofia laughed and said, "For other people, yes. Your attainment is already high enough that even your mother-in-law calls you a saint. For you at least, none of these people can be considered strong." She thought for a moment and added, "But there are a lot of warrior emperors here. This is something we don't often see in normal society. Warrior kings, on the other hand, are practically everywhere. By contrast, profound masters are the minority here."Severin nodded. "So, you've been here, then?""No." Sofia shook her head. "I've never set foot here, but I've heard the great elder talk about this place before. If memory serves me right, then this is the place that was mentioned. Now that we're here, I think you're just as interested in this place as I am. How about we go in and have a look around? It'd be good t
After the two of them ended their conversation, they flew up and flew straight toward a valley. Ferrol went back to his family—the Marcloids—and requested to meet several elders as well as the family head."I was told that you wish to meet with all of us. What is so important that you insisted on meeting us at this late hour instead of waiting until tomorrow?" Eulon Marcloid—the Marcloids' head—asked Ferrol with a smile.Ferrol immediately said, "When Betty and I were playing outside the city today, we saw a man and a woman arriving just outside Reputab on a flying sword. They descended from the sword and the man stored it in his spatial ring before they entered the city."Eulon frowned and asked with some displeasure, "Isn't that normal? What's so strange about it?"Their great elder then pressed for more information. "Give specifics, Ferrol. What's so special about this sword?"Ferrol then said, "It's probably at least a fifth-grade or sixth-grade spiritual weapon. We can feel t
The great elder was getting excited too, and with good reason considering that the weapon was at least fifth- or sixth-grade. Such an item would have all the secluded families coveting it.Upon seeing Eulon's interest, the great elder said, "There are several secluded families in this area, and our strength is average at most. We have only a total of five warrior emperors including yourself, which makes us lag quite far behind the more powerful secluded families."The great elder paused and continued, "You'll be much quicker than the others if you have this flying sword, and it'll also be very useful in combat. Your combat strength will increase significantly, and you can escape easily if your opponent proves to be too strong. Even a level seven or level eight warrior emperor might not be able to stop you because of how quick your flying sword is."Eulon had an excited look in his eyes when he heard that.The second elder pondered over the situation and nodded. "We ought to give it
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