"Diane, when did you and Sheila become so strong? I want to train to become as strong as you two too!" said Megan with shock."Megan, are you sure about that? The training we went through is really tough… I mean, you are used to playing more than training. Besides, Sheila and I can only achieve up to level nine grandmaster if we don't have the treasure that allows us to change our talent," said Diane."Level nine grandmaster is good enough for me since that puts me above every regular folk out there. I'll have a chance at winning as long as I avoid getting into fights with a profound master," argued Megan.Diane did not say anything. Instead, she looked at Severin with a pair of questioning eyes. It was obvious she was asking for his opinion.Severin frowned before breaking out with a smile. He pointed to the herd of sheep who were still blocking the road and said, "Megan, why don't you chase those sheep off the road? If you do that, I'm sure your sister and Sheila will bring you
The old town they found themselves in was in a very remote area with valleys all around it. There was a wide bluestone path in the middle that was lined with houses on both sides. The group could not but feel a sense of peace and calm after they had entered the town.They parked their cars in the open field near the town entrance and all nine of them got out of the car after that."Oh my god, this town is so quiet that it's unnerving!" said Diane.There was not a sound coming from the town nor there was any light coming from inside the houses. In fact, the only light source seemed to be coming from the dimly lit street lights."This town will be the perfect backdrop for a horror movie!" said Megan with a grin."Shut up, you brat," said Felicia. She was so scared that something would jump out and scare her then she immediately ran over to where Lillie and the other bodyguards were standing."There's definitely something going on in this town. I mean, yes the town is not that big b
Severin smiled faintly. "My guess is it's a spirit beast since mythical creatures are not too bright on account of their low attainment.""Dude, what the heck are you all talking about? How come we don't understand anything you say?" asked the middle-aged man in a confused tone."What I'm saying is, that thing you call a monster should be a spirit beast. They're beasts who had attained human-like intelligence by absorbing the essence of heaven and earth and would only grow to become even stronger after cultivation," explained Severin."Spirit beast? Does that mean there are immortal cultivators in this world too?" asked the middle-aged man. Even though he had not seen an immortal cultivator in all the time he had been staying in that town, he found Severin's explanation convincing enough for him to believe him.After thinking about it, the middle-aged man decided to tell Severin what had been going on in the town."It started a year ago. A young girl would be found missing every m
"Hooray! Oh, thank you! Thank you so much. You must be one of the immortal cultivators from the legends, right? Heavens, I never thought I'll ever get to meet one in my life," said the middle-aged man excitedly.Severin smiled. "You're most welcome. Now, would you be so kind as to ask the supervision team to come here? I'd like to talk to them first."Felicia pulled Severin to the side and asked softly, "Severin, are you sure about this? You heard what they said right? About the spirit beast's eyes being bigger than a car's headlights. Helping others is a good thing but not if you're the one being sacrificed instead. Besides, this really has nothing to do with us. What if you make the spirit beast even angrier? All of us here will be dead for sure!""But Mom, you're the one who insisted on coming with me," said Severin with a puzzled expression. "And what I told you to stay at home you said everybody will eventually die someday and how you're not afraid of death… Are you having regr
As soon as Derrick heard the news, he went weak in the knees and pale in the face. He staggered back in shock. "No… how could this be? Oh, what have I done to deserve this? My poor girl. My darling poor girl!"Even though Severin promised to kill the spirit beast, Derrick still could not help but feel distraught at the news because what if Severin failed in his quest? What then? It was better not to hold out too much hope.Derrick's wife had heard everything through the crack of the door too."No, this can't be! Oh, my poor Lily! Why! Why you of all people?!" wailed Derrick's wife.Lily immediately went pale in the face as the shock coursed through her body."Derrick, you and I go way back, right? If you beg me, I might perhaps be able to come up with something. I am the leader of the supervision team after all," said Charles with a sinister smile.A flicker of hope started burning in Derrick's heart again. "Do you mean…""It's simple. Let your daughter spend a night with me and
Derrick then introduced, "They're just passing by our town. This young man here is Severin. He said he could help kill that spirit beast!""Spirit beast? What's a spirit beast?" Charles frowned. He thought for a moment and had a sudden realization. "Are you talking about that monster?"Derrick nodded. "Yes. That monster. Severin here said that he can help to kill that monster, and we no longer have to offer any sacrifices to it anymore.""Nonsense!" Charles immediately shot back angrily. "You're joking, right? Do you genuinely think that we were capable of killing it? If we fail, our entire town will be destroyed. The monster has already been magnanimous enough to request an offering of only one young woman every month, but it might not be so kind anymore if we anger it."Another man agreed. "Exactly! This guy looks supple and fleshy though, plus his body isn't as muscular as mine. Why don't we just let him fight the monster then? If you ask me, I think he's just trying to scam us!
"I don't think that's necessary. Sacrificing a scumbag like you would be more appropriate!" Severin had been holding his anger from the very beginning. When he saw how arrogant Charles was, his body left an afterimage as he moved forward at lightning speed and showed up right in front of Charles. Severin then slapped Charles on the forehead.The impact sent Charles's body flying, and he had already been decapitated by the time his corpse crashed to the ground. His last expression of that of shock."Ah!" The dozen or so remaining individuals were all dumbfounded. It took them several seconds to react, and they eventually uttered out in shock."Goodness! How is that even possible? Did my eyesight fail me?""I didn't even see how he attacked!"More than a dozen people began discussing what happened. They felt that everything was so surreal and could not fathom how easily their team had been killed.Severin said calmly, "Derrick was telling the truth. Charles is a vile person, and he
"Thank you, Mister Severin!" Although Derrick was still not that confident of Severin's success, he still had high hopes for Severin.Hundreds of people soon gathered at the town entrance's archway. The braver ones came nearer, while the faint of heart stayed kept a safe distance while ensuring that they were still able to watch everything from afar."Which one of you is Mister Severin?" An old man came over and asked excitedly.Derrick immediately introduced. "Mister Oliver! This young man right here is Mister Severin. He said he is a practitioner—the kind we heard only in legends. That monster is what they call a spirit beast, and said he could help us kill it."Oliver's eyes were red as he stepped forward and held Severin's hand. "Mister Severin, that beast has killed many of our townspeople. We can give you anything if you help us kill it. Just say the word, and we'll do our best to repay you as long as it's within our town's power.""Yes, Mister Severin! You may ask us for an
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