Sheila's mind went blank for a moment, but she soon became even more excited. Rather than refusing her outright on that occasion, he replied to her in a somewhat ambiguous sentence. 'Does that mean I have a slightly higher chance of success now?'She looked at Diane, walked up to her, and held Diane's hand. "Diane! I didn't expect to run into you and Severin as soon as we arrived here. It has to be fate!""Perhaps there are some threads of fate that link you and Severin together. Otherwise, such a coincidence wouldn't have happened at all, wouldn't you agree?" Diane smiled.Severin seemed embarrassed, and it was then that Zachariah walked over and gestured respectfully to Severin. "Thank you very much for helping us earlier, Mister Severin. We were originally planning to decide on a hotel to stay for two nights, but we didn't expect to run into a group of rascals!"Severin then smiled. "No thanks necessary, Mister Zachariah. We're all friends, aren't we? Anyway, we bought a lot of
Before long, they all arrived back at Severin's home."I can already imagine a plaque bearing the words 'South County Mansion' being installed on this gate in another two days!" Zachariah was overwhelmed with some emotion as he stared at the huge gate.Though he disliked Severin, looked down on Severin, and wanted to stop Sheila from pursuing Severin when she was just getting to know him, his view of Severin had since changed, and he felt that he would be the lucky one if his daughter could end up becoming Severin's wife."Severin!" Felicia walked over and called out to him as soon as she saw him return. "Hall Masters Gracie, Larry, and Mick are all here. They're waiting for you inside!"After informing Severin that he had guests, she saw that Zachariah was there too and said with a smile, "Oh, Mister Zachariah! It's been a while! I didn't expect you to be here too! Dinner will be very lively tonight, that's for sure!""We met Severin and Diane outside along with their newly-recru
Severin, Diane, and everyone else left the hotel together after having their fill of food and wine. Once they left the hotel, Severin gathered the four hall masters together.When Larry saw that no outsiders were present there except for them, he asked Severin, "Is there a reason you called us all over?"Severin smiled. "As I've told you before, I have something good for you!" He then produced three small porcelain bottles and handed them to Larry, Mick, and Gracie. "There are four first-grade high-rank pills in each of these bottles. Train hard after eating them, and do your best to break through to level one warrior king as soon as possible. There are four pills for each person, so feel free to work out a schedule that suits your needs best!"Severin then turned to Rachel and said, "Those pills aren't effective for you since you're already a level four warrior king, so there's no point giving them to you. I'll only give you some once I succeed in refining second-grade pills!""A
"Tsk, tsk. The number of level one warrior kings will increase in a flash during the next couple of days, and their overall strength will become a force to be reckoned with!" Rachel was also filled with awe after hearing that. "Honestly, I've heard alchemists before, but I've never seen one. I've known long ago that there were very few people who master such a profession, but the possibilities and prospects of those who succeed will be truly endless. It's even more formidable when an alchemist is as talented as our supreme leader.""That's right, only a first-grade high-rank alchemist can produce some strong warrior kings!" Gracie also said with emotion.Once Severin heard that, he smiled lightly and said, "This is just a warrior king we're talking about here. Your goal is to break through to level nine warrior king in eleven months, but it'll be even better if you can break through to level one warrior emperor!""Warrior emperor." The four of them had convoluted expressions when th
Larry exchanged glances with Mick and laughed.Mick smiled. "Do you think we're the type of people who love being sycophants? We're just telling being honest here. This is the first time I've seen a genius like you!""That's right! You said that we'd have eleven months to break through to level nine warrior king, but it all feels so dreamlike even now. I can't imagine reaching such a high level of attainment!" Larry seemed to feel a little unconfident in his abilities."Let's all work our hardest. As for the remaining eight halls, you need to send more people out to locate them, and don't forget to reward those who have managed to find the other halls. Understood?" Severin then reminded everyone once again."Don't worry. We'll reward them for sure!" Gracie said boldly."All right then! This meeting is hereby dismissed. Try to get a breakthrough when you have time to spare!" Severin waved his hand and bid farewell to them.He, along with the Shanahans, drove back home in no time.
As soon as Eustace saw Severin, he immediately stepped forward and knelt in front of the man. "Thank you for saving me, Mister Severin. I would be dead if it weren't for you. I promise to work hard under you to repay your kindness!"Severin smiled and helped him up. "No thanks necessary. All you need to do is train hard from now on and improve yourself!"Having said that, he asked Lillie to arrange a place for the two of them to stay. Once they had settled down, he gathered all the bodyguards he hired and have them wait for him in the yard. Severin looked at all the bodyguards in front of him and nodded with satisfaction. "There are thirty-one of you, and if we add the bodyguards that I brought over from Brookbourn, then the total would be a somewhat small team of only fifty people. I've already helped some of my longer-serving bodyguards improve their attainment, so now I'm going to do the same for all thirty-one of you. Every one of you here can break through to level one warrior
Diane rolled her eyes at Sheila. "What are you talking about? You're very good-looking, and you're also kind at heart. How could you say such a thing?""Even though he saved me yesterday, I still feel like a useless person. His attainment must be very high, while I have nothing! My attainment is terrible, and I'd probably only be a burden if I stay by his side!" Sheila then said.Diane felt the same way before too. "We can train up until the level of a grandmaster, and once we reach level nine, we'll be able to protect ourselves a little. At the very least, we don't need to be afraid of normal thugs anymore."Sheila smiled wryly. "I don't have the talent for attainment. I've trained before, and now I'm a level five grandmaster, but I later heard the elders saying that those without attainment talent will never be able to have a breakthrough to profound master because they can't sense the spiritual energy surrounding them. That's the reason we can't have any more breakthroughs, and w
"Babe! That's the guy! That's the one who bullied me!" Namvail's people had arrived too, and the person who made that remark was Surina, who had gone up to her husband Regan and complained to him after seeing Severin in the distance.Regan looked over immediately. "Why is he here? Hmph, he's too powerful for us, babe. We're no match for him right now, but once I become the governor, I'll hire a strong person in the future to help you end his life!""Thank you, hubby! You can do it! I believe you!" Surina said and immediately kissed Regan on the face.Regan pretended to be modest as he said, "You can't be so confident, you know. Even if my relationship with Mister Calum is pretty good and I had dinner with him before, there's no telling who will be appointed as the new south county governor."Regan then led his men to where Severin was and glanced at Severin with disdain. "I heard you're from Brookbourn. Are you here to witness the ceremony?"Severin could not help himself from smi
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