"Maurice! I have bad news. Very bad news!" Judith rushed into the front yard in a panic while Maurice was resting there."What's going on?" Maurice was taken aback. He had no idea what was happening, but he could sense from Judith's flustered expression that something was gravely wrong.Judith panted heavily. "I went out to buy some groceries earlier and heard some people talking about some guy who caused trouble at Lucy and Easton's wedding today. There are rumors that the person known as Blade even showed up there with hundreds of men!""Do you mean to say that our son went there to cause trouble?" Maurice was quite frightened by what he heard. If that was the case, then there was a possibility that his son might be killed. After all, many people vanished without a trace after offending the Loughs.Meanwhile, Blade was the kind of name that sounded like bad news, and it was more likely than not that he was a person that should not be offended!"Severin was nowhere to be seen whe
Furthermore, the dress that she was wearing did not look cheap at all. Maurice and Judith's first thought was, 'Did my son get together with a rich woman in just one day?'Severin smiled and said, "Yes. She's the one who gave you money every month...""Diane! Please have a seat." Maurice smiled awkwardly and did not know what to say next. He was still stunned to know that his son had left the home as a single man earlier than morning and suddenly came back with a wife and daughter later in the day.Judith pulled Severin to one side and Maurice immediately followed them too."What on earth is going on here? You need to give us an explanation! She's quite a pretty young woman, but isn't it a little too sudden to have a wife and a daughter? Is she a divorcee?"After thinking for a while, Judith could not help but say, "Will she even like us when we're so poor?"That was when Severin explained everything to the two of them."I see! So that's how it is. This is the Shanahans' eldest
"Yes, that sounds good. From today on, we're a family!" When Judith heard Diane calling her 'mom', she felt overwhelmed with excitement in an instant. "Agh, I didn't know that my daughter-in-law and my granddaughter were coming today, so I didn't buy much groceries today. I'll head out right away and get some more!""Oh, sure!" Maurice could not have been happier too. Diane was a very beautiful woman, and she was also born as the eldest young miss to a well-known family in the Shanahans. It was truly a blessing that Severin had the chance to marry someone like her."You don't need to go out again, Mom. We'll be moving elsewhere anyway, so let's eat out for dinner tonight!" Severin stopped her as soon as he saw Judith heading for the door.That was when Judith finally reacted. "Yeah. We should eat out tonight! Wait…did you say we're moving? Where are we moving to? And where did you get the money for this car?"Severin went to the rear of the car, took out the woven bag, and opened i
"Okay, okay. Let's not talk about that anymore. We'll just take half this money then. You two can take the other half!" Judith finally said after giving it some more thought."That'll work too. We still owe Aunt Marie's family money, don't we? I'll just use our half to pay back the debt!" Severin nodded.He then said to his parents, "It's getting late now, so why don't we just move to our new place right away? It's not like there's a lot of stuff to pack up.""What do you mean there's not a lot of stuff to pack up? I'd still like to bring a few more clothes!" Judith hurried in."Is the place you're renting far from here? If it's not, you guys can drive and I'll go there on my bike!" Maurice seemed to think that Severin had rented a better place because he did not want his family to live in an old and dilapidated house.Severin was speechless for a moment. "Just leave the bike here, Dad. I have money, so you don't need to feel like you have to be frugal in the future. You're both a
"Haha, this isn't an issue of whether we look down on Chevys. Did you even stop to have a good look at where you're at right now? We recognize almost all the homeowners here, and the cars that they drive are either Porsches, Maseratis, or Ferraris! The value of the cars they own could reach millions!"Another security guard sneered and chided in agreement with his colleague. "Oh, and there are those who drive a Rolls-Royce too! Honestly, this is the first time we've seen someone drive a Chevy and claim to be a homeowner here!""What's the matter? Isn't he going to leave? Hey, pal, it's obvious that you drove to the wrong place!" Another security guard came over and began to urge Severin to leave too."He says he owns one of the houses here. Don't you think that's hilarious?" The fat security guard from earlier said with a hearty laugh."Severin, did you go the wrong way? The houses here are very expensive!" Judith looked at the villas in front of her. They were all huge, detached u
Meanwhile, Easton was just as infuriated and clenched his fists very tightly when he knew that Severin was the driver. Having bumped into him less than a few hours after the ruined wedding, he felt as if the world was too small a place.When Severin saw that Easton was there too, he got out of the car and asked, "What's the matter? Are you going to try and beat me up again?""I…You…" Easton was so overwhelmed with anger that he felt like strangling Severin to death right then and there. Having witnessed Severin's fighting abilities that day, however, he knew that he would never be a match for Severin. In the end, he could only keep his composure even though he was already teetering on the edge of exploding with rage."Don't be impulsive again, Severin!" Judith was worried that her son would offend Easton again and immediately got out of the car to stop him."Is this the hothead you guys were talking about earlier?" The stylishly-dressed woman frowned at Severin and asked the group.
"Haha, bravo, Severin! I can't believe you took advantage of Mister Henry's lunch treat and stole the keys to his villa! You probably know that they don't live here, so you swiped the keys off him and planned to live here yourself!" Easton laughed even more after hearing this. "I've seen many shameless people before, but none as shameless as you!"Lucy taunted him too. "Being poor drove you nuts! I don't think it's too far-fetched that you went and stole a key. I mean, you did ask my family to return the dowry." She then turned to the three security guards in front of her, "I think you should know that he extorted a hundred and ninety thousand dollars from me today. I bet you would've been tricked into letting him in if he came here in a better car, like an Audi or maybe a BMW. Luckily for you guys, he couldn't bring himself to spend any money and bought such a low-end car!"Jada agreed too. "She's right. If you let someone like him in and he ends up stealing stuff from the villas, I
The head of security turned around and said to Easton, "The management has already called the Longhorns, and we've confirmed that Mister Severin was given the villa to stay in!""Given…"Easton unconsciously took a few steps back. He started to doubt his existence when he heard that Henry had given such a valuable residential property to Severin."That…that can't be. This expensive villa was given away?" Lucy's mouth was wide open and she could not bring herself to believe what she heard. The villa was worth more than ten million, and it was a status symbol for anyone who lived there."Mister Severin, please forgive us for not knowing that you were keeping a low profile. It was also our fault that we didn't know the villa was given to you!" One of the three security guards was terrified and hurried over to apologize."Hehe, it's no biggie. You can't be expected to know everything, right?" Severin chuckled, and said, "Remember to enter my license plate number into your system later
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