Now that Diane and her family actually owe three cars that were better than Stanley! It meant they were better than him now!"Rich kid from which family? Is it Edward? He had said it. If Diane was willing to marry him, he would give Felicia a million dollars of dowry. I didn't know he actually was willing to fork out more money to buy cars for them!" George said after giving it a thought.Maryam shook her head. "No. I don't know him either. Maybe he's not from an upper-class family. Maybe he's just the son of a businessman. But it is still a lot of money!""You don't know? If you don't know him, it means he is not one of the rich kids that like her in the past. Geez, I'm shocked. Diane insisted on being together with Severine just a few days ago. She changed so fast!" Stanley sneered."Haha, she's such a good actress. Remember how she pretended to be pure and loyal? I guess she has succumbed herself to the power of money!""I agreed. She's so phony!" Maryam said.On the contrary,
After Diane and Severin entered the house, she quickly let go of Severin's wrist. No one knew when rosy red color appeared on her cheek.Severin felt happy and sweet like he had just eaten honey when he heard Diane calling him honey. It kinda surprised him Diane would blush after holding his hand for just a while. By all means, they had already had a daughter.Nonetheless, Diane was pregnant because they accidentally slept together. Other than that, she had never had a relationship before. It was natural for her to feel shy like a teenager.Moreover, she had been keeping her integrity other than the night she slept with Severin. That was why she still feel so shy."Diane, what did you call me just now? Can you call me again?" Severin walked over with a smile and asked.Diane rolled her eyes at him. "Nothing. What did I call you? Did you hallucinate?"Surprisingly, Selene ran over and looked at Diane. "Dad. Mom is lying. She called you honey just now. She lied! Mom, didn't you say
Maurice stood up immediately too."Oh, you two. Please sit back down!" Felicia immediately stopped the two of them. "What do you mean you didn't buy anything? Didn't you buy a car for me and Megan? A luxury car worth two hundred and sixty dollars! Even Stanley the general manager doesn't drive such an expensive car! Isn't this good enough."Judith and Maurice could only smile and sit back down. 'She's right, this should be considered a gift, but we just happened to have forgotten all about it earlier!'They felt relieved that they did not come empty-handed at least.Megan then stood up proudly and said loudly, "Hahahah! Stanley will probably be so jealous if he sees me driving such a luxurious car!" After ending her sentence, she discovered that Felicia was winking at her non-stop, so she frowned and asked, "What's the matter, Mom? Did you get sand in your eyes?"However, she soon discovered that everyone had an uneasy look on their faces. When she turned around, she was startled
"He's Severin? I thought he just came out of prison. Is he that rich already?" Maryam frowned. She wondered if it was a dream because everything was simply so surreal to her.On one side, Stanley said, "That's him alright. He's the one who made a big fuss at the hotel during Easton's wedding that day!"After hearing what Stanley said, there was nothing Maryam could say despite her unwillingness.Catherine remembered that she needed Severin's help with Liberty City and could not help but say to Diane, "Diane, you're back! Shouldn't you be introducing your man to us?"Many years have passed since Diane was kicked out of the house, and although she did feel that her grandmother had crossed the line back then, she could not say that she hated the old lady either. After all, the only reason she got wasted and slept with Severin in a drunken encounter was because she did not want to marry Edward and ran away as a result. Therefore, she always felt that she was responsible for everything
"Those three cars outside…did you buy them?" Catherine asked again.Severin nodded. "That's right!"The old lady then smiled and said, "But you were just released, weren't you? Where did you get so much money?"Severin was speechless. 'This old woman is asking too many questions.'However, he felt that it would not be inappropriate to ignore her, so he smiled slightly and said, "To tell you the truth, I met a savant in prison and we developed a very good relationship. He eventually gave me a lot of money, so these cars are like spare change to me!"The old lady was stunned for a moment. She clearly did not believe Severin's explanation one bit, because in her opinion, whatever money Severin had must have been given to him by Henry Longhorn. After all, Severin had saved Henry, and it was logical to expect Henry to give Severin some money in addition to a villa."Well, we'll be family from now on! At the very least, you'll become the Shanahans' son-in-law. If Diane marries you, the
"What's the meaning of this, Severin? Grandma has shown her magnanimity to accept you, but rather than being grateful and making some contributions to the Shanahans, you treat it as some sort of a deal!" Stanley was only stunned for only a brief moment before glaring at Severin.To his surprise, Severin smiled faintly and said, "It's not that easy, you know. I'm a very realistic person, and I don't like doing things without getting anything in return!" He paused and then said, "Besides, haven't you always been very realistic too? If it weren't for my relationship with Mister Henry, I don't think the old lady would be so courteous toward me right now!""Severin, what are you talking about?" Felicia was taken aback and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him.However, Severin looked straight at the old lady and said, "It's up to you to consider it.""Haha, how very bold of you!" Nobody expected the old lady to laugh so loudly at that moment. "Okay then, let's do away with the chara
After all, Stanley was their common enemy because of how often he bullied her family. She was well aware of that fact.At this time, the old lady also looked at Stanley. "Do you think I've been oblivious to what you've been doing in the past few years? Everything's been going downhill in the past three years, and you've even learned how to falsify accounts! What do you take me for? A senile old woman? Our family has lost a lot of money in the past two years, and if this continues, we might not even be able to keep our spot as a third-tier upper-class family!"Stanley lowered his head in an instant and he no longer had the confidence he had before. Clearly, his silence spoke volumes. Furthermore, he did not expect that the old lady had been secretly investigating the company's accounts, to the extent of knowing about his fraudulent practices."Grandma's the wisest! Our family company thrived when Diane was the general manager!" When Megan heard the old lady making such a remark, she
When Severin heard that, he could not help but frown. "Rufus does seem a little overly enthusiastic about getting revenge. I didn't expect him to come looking for us after I taught him a little lesson earlier!"Stanley was overjoyed when he heard that and immediately said, "You've screwed up big time, Severin. The Chavezes are a second-tier family, and Rufus is the eldest son of their patriarch. Who are you to teach him a lesson? Are you trying to get yourself killed?""Seriously, Severin? Of all the people you could've provoked, did you have to choose him? Our family won't be able to help you anymore!" William added.Felicia was also shocked to see Rufus's appearance, but she remembered that Severin only beat Rufus because Diane allowed him to. Besides, Felicia was earlier irked by him too. After thinking about it for a bit, she stood up for Severin. "Mom, you have to protect Severin. It was Rufus who crossed the line when he picked on us while we were buying cars. Severin only bea
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