The bodyguards in black suits guarding the hall had a black tattoo of the pearly gates on their necks. They glanced at Philip before talking into their headset. Then, they made an inviting gesture and said, “Mr. Clarke, please come with me.” Philip nodded and followed. Fennel followed closely but was immediately stopped by the other party. The guard said, “Sir, I’m sorry, but Lord Ludo only invited Mr. Clarke.” Hearing that, Fennel frowned and looked at Philip. Philip thought about it and said, “Let me go in alone.” Fennel nodded and said, “Okay, be careful. I’ll wait for you downstairs.” With that said, Fennel sat in the lobby. Philip followed the bodyguard to an exclusive elevator and reached the top floor directly. Along the corridor, Philip found that the guards on this floor were on high alert. After a body search, Philip finally stood in front of the largest and most luxurious suite. The bodyguard said, “Mr. Clarke, please come in. Lord Ludo will be here soo
The woman angrily punched Philip again. Philip grabbed her punch with his left hand and said with a smile, “Fighting is boring. I can apologize to you, but I didn't know there’d be someone in here.” The woman with a beautiful face said coldly with angry eyes, “Let go!” Philip let go, shrugged, and took two steps back. The woman put her leg down, took two steps to the side, and suddenly attacked Philip with a violent kick. Philip did not dodge but accepted it. That was because he knew that if this woman did not hit him to vent her anger, she would not give up. Besides, he wanted to look for Lord Ludo. Rubbing his chest, Philip said, “Are you done?” The woman snorted coldly and walked to the bar. She poured herself a glass of red wine, looked at Philip seriously, and asked, “Why are you looking for Lord Ludo?” Philip said with a smile, “I have some questions for him. I hope you can tell me where he is.” The woman's charming eyes darted around. She walked up to Philip
Ludo frowned and looked at the piece of paper handed over by Philip. He stretched out his fair hand and took it. Philip frowned at the sight. Ludo had delicate skin, just like a woman’s. Ludo was not bothered about Philip’s gaze as his attention was fully attracted by the drawing of the golden gate given by Philip. In an instant, his expression became extremely nervous and excited. He stared at Philip and asked, “Where did you see this?” Hearing that, Philip knew he was on to something. He asked, “Do you recognize this?” Ludo realized that he had lost his composure and quickly came back to his senses. He sat upright on the sofa and said, “You may be shocked by what I’m going to say next.” Hearing that, Philip said gravely, “What do you mean?” Ludo said darkly and profoundly, “If I told you that the symbol of this golden gate represents the real Heavenly Court while we’re just a small part of that supreme organization, what would you think?” Hiss! Hearing this, Phili
However, it was consistent with what Philip had seen in the space tunnel. “Lord Ludo, you don't have to scare me. Right now, what I want to know is useful information about the real Heavenly Court and you,” Philip said. Ludo raised his eyebrows and said, “Why should I tell you?” Philip had expected that the other party would say this and said, “Don't you want to contact the real Heavenly Court?” Hearing this, Ludo looked at Philip seriously before he said, “It seems that you’ve had contact with them.” Philip thought for a moment and smiled meaningfully. If what he saw in the space tunnel was considered making contact, so be it. After a moment of silence, Ludo turned around, stood in front of the large French windows, and said, “In fact, I’ve never seen the real Heavenly Court. I only know about it from some materials and elders. Our world has been abandoned by the Heavenly Court. Back then, we were nothing more than a group of people left by the Heavenly Court to guard th
Philip was startled and looked at Ludo nervously. Ludo looked down at Philip’s hand, and his face flushed red immediately! Smack! A crisp slap resounded throughout the suite! A few minutes later, the drone got shot down, and Ludo crossed his arms angrily. He glared at Philip who had a few slap prints on his cheeks and warned, “If you dare to reveal my identity, I’ll tear you apart!” Philip felt aggrieved. He rubbed his burning cheek and said, “Wait a minute, you’re a woman, so why do you dress up as a man?” “It has nothing to do with you!” Ludo shouted angrily. Philip grumbled under his breath and suddenly thought of something. He said with surprise, “Oh, I remember. Were you in the pool…” “Shut up!” Ludo glared at Philip and picked up the fruit knife as if he was going all out! Philip quickly backed away and said, “Okay, geez. A gentleman doesn’t fight with a lady. I’ll help you keep it a secret.” Ludo glared at Philip and said, “Remember what you said. If I find
Philip said gravely, “This is quite unexpected. There’s no record of such a civilization system in world history.” Philip chuckled and said, “History only allows us to see what we should see. The real history may already have been destroyed long ago.” Everyone nodded. Suddenly, Fennel thought of something. He took out his phone, opened the internal communication with the Hall of the Sun, and said, “I just received this news, which is only being circulated in the big countries. It’s top secret. Take a look.” Philip glanced at the messages on Fennel’s phone. It was the first-hand data obtained by the spacecraft that the country launched to Mars some time ago. These data and images were not made public. They were all level 5S confidential documents! “What are these?” Suddenly, Philip was stunned! Among this information, several photos of the surface of Mars caught his attention. There seemed to be a huge crater on the surface of Mars! In the crater, there seemed to b
Everyone exchanged a glance. Who would look for Philip here? He had just reached Mystic City and knew no one. Could it be… Philip got up, walked out of the room, and came to the lobby. A group of people stood in the lobby, and six bodyguards surrounded a man in elegant clothes. The man looked very handsome and stood with his hands behind his back as if he was looking at something. Seeing Philip walking downstairs, the man hurriedly smiled and said, “Young Patriarch Clarke, it's been a while. I didn't expect you to be in this hotel.” Philip looked at the man and said with a smile, “Moses Dunley, why are you here?” Moses chuckled and invited Philip to take a seat. The two sat at the table, and the guards stood around with their backs to them, guarding them closely. Moses ordered tea and said with a smile, “Young Patriarch Clarke, since you’re here, of course, I can come here too. It’s no secret that the treasure of the ancient sage has appeared in Mystic City. Not o
Hearing that, Philip sneered. However, he was unconcerned. He took the tablet and said, “Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll go upstairs.” Moses quickly stopped Philip from leaving and said, “Young Patriarch Clarke, I have another piece of confidential information here that I’m sure you’ll be interested in.” Philip looked at Moses and asked, “What is it?” Moses looked around before he approached Philip and said, “It’s about your sister, Hannah Clarke.” Philip frowned and said, “What do you know?” Moses smiled mysteriously and said, “I don't know anything, but I know someone who does.” Hearing this, Philip's face became very dark. After Moses left, Philip stood in the lobby with Moses’ last words echoing in his mind. Cleo Lovelace! Cleo was actually in Mystic City too! Philip’s eyes dimmed before a biting cold light suddenly erupted. Then, he turned around to go upstairs when suddenly, a group of people in strange clothes with their faces covered barged in from t
After getting rid of the crocodile, Philip jumped up and returned to the shore with Rabbit. Although he had been fighting in the water for a while, Philip was not wet at all—a stark contrast with Rabbit. “Philip, are your clothes waterproof? Maybe I should see if I can make my fur waterproof?” After he was back to safety, Rabbit started shooting his mouth off excitedly again. He never thought he could survive. Philip was expectant when he felt the sudden increase in his power. He dragged the crocodile ashore. He thought this creature was weird. It was not a monster beast and did not have a monster core. However, it was very powerful and could fight Philip with its body alone. The monster beasts he had seen in the past could spray fire or water, fly in the air, or burrow underground. In short, they had some abilities to a certain extent. However, the crocodile in front of him did not display any abilities. It was just like an ordinary crocodile in the zoo. Despite that, ev
When they arrived at the oasis, Philip found that it covered a large area. This place could be considered a large island that looked quite luxurious and extraordinary. “We can finally have a good rest.” Rabbit leaned against a big tree comfortably. He felt relaxed as soon as he entered the oasis, which was not so hot and had abundant water resources. “The environment is quite good, but I wonder if there’s any danger.” Philip looked around with satisfaction. Suddenly, an ugly monster rushed toward them, so fast that Rabbit could not react. Rabbit was very close to the water and was taken by the monster before he could react. Philip immediately gave chase. The monster bit Rabbit and plunged into the water. Philip reached out and grabbed the monster. He knew that Rabbit was useless in such cases. Rabbit would probably be dead if the weird monster took him away. “Philip, save me!” Rabbit spluttered in the water, bobbing up and down, feeling very scared. He regretted staying
“This may look very cruel, but it wouldn’t have happened if they hadn’t attacked us,” Rabbit said with a sigh. He knew that Philip would not have done this if the ants had not treated them as food. He knew Philip too well. He would avoid trouble as much as possible. Philip would not attack for no reason even if he had to take a detour. However, the ants’ killing intent was too strong. It was bad enough if Rabbit felt scared. He just wanted to cheer for Philip. “Philip, did you notice that this place is not a secret realm but more like a world?” Rabbit said doubtfully. At first, Rabbit thought that the stone man had teleported them to a terrible secret realm, but after some time, he felt a difference between this place and a secret realm. “Although we can find various natural environments in a secret realm, they're generally false and can't appear in front of us, but everything around us is real!” The monsters they usually encountered in a secret realm would attack their s
“Wait a minute. Do you think that the black energy is approaching us?” Moray stepped back in a panic and looked around in disbelief. Hearing that, everyone looked at their surroundings. Sure enough, the black energy was getting closer. Aslan estimated that it would take six hours for the black energy to trap everyone. Aslan was calm. All the people under Philip’s command did not find the black energy dangerous. Only the losers would find it dangerous. Now that Philip was trapped, it was useless for them to worry. Aslan took out some recliners from his space ring and asked everyone to wait quietly. “Now that we’re free, let’s prepare some food and drinks. Let's not get into trouble.” At Aslan’s order, everyone took action. They had nothing to worry about. The others stared at them in surprise and amazement. Now that danger was upon them, how could these people laugh and eat without worries? They did not take the stone man seriously at all. However, they could not do
“What the hell did you do? Give Philip back. Stop messing around!” Aslan threatened the stone man. Aslan knew that the stone man must have taken Philip to a dangerous place. Philip must have been taken into a barrier or an unknown and terrifying place. Anyway, the stone man must be up to no good! The stone man calmly ignored them. “I’m your only opponent. I don't know how many stone people there are in the outside world, but as far as I know, I’m the only stone man in this world. “Since Philip is that powerful, I’ll give him six hours. If he can leave my secret realm, I’ll let you go. If not, be prepared to die.” After saying that, the stone man laughed wickedly and vanished from the spot, leaving everyone looking at each other in bewilderment. No one knew where he had gone, and no one knew what was going on. The people of the major races summoned their people in a panic. No matter what, they had to find the way out. “Hurry up and find an exit. We can't put all our hope
“Let’s walk ahead. I believe this is an illusion created by the stone man to confuse us. As long as we stay calm, he can’t do anything to us,” Philip said calmly as if he knew what was going on. He and Rabbit walked forward and soon saw a huge oasis in front of them. Rabbit was delighted to see the oasis because that meant there was still hope for them. Although the desert environment was harsh, they should be able to bump into some indigenous people and figure out what was going on. “Philip, are my eyes playing tricks on me? I see an oasis ahead of us. This is great. In that case, we can find a way out!” Rabbit knew that Philip had been looking for a way out but to no avail. Something had to be preventing him from doing it. They might have to pass a test before they could leave. In that case, they had to figure out the secret. Philip glanced at the oasis in front of him and relaxed a little. At least, he could tell that it was not a mirage. They excitedly ran to the oasi
The black shadow was not bothered about revealing its identity because it liked being a stone man. “The stone people have strong minds and a firm resolve. They're never as disgusting and selfish as humans. It's a pity that we didn't have a chance to develop. I found a fragmented scroll that recorded some techniques for development. Among them is a technique most suitable for the stone people to become stronger through a sacrificial ritual.” The stone man seemed very earnest as he explained the details, but he was, in fact, using this time to solidify his body until he was finally complete. “Haha, everything is over once I get rid of you!” the stone man laughed. His figure shook, and clouds of black energy formed again. However, the black energy was only aimed at Philip. In his opinion, the others would die once he got rid of Philip. Philip was surrounded by black energy before he could react. In a split second, he could not see anything around him. Seeing this, Rabbit rushe
Before this, these people kept insulting Philip and wished they could tear him into pieces. They even thought it was unlucky to see him here. Surprisingly, events took a sudden turn, and Philip became their savior instead. “Enough with the crap.” Philip did not want to respond to their gratitude. He just wished they could get the fight over and done with so that they could leave. “By the way, I'm curious about something.” As the fight reached the boiling point, Philip turned to the black shadow curiously. The black shadow was taken aback by Philip’s sudden remark. “What are you curious about?” The black shadow wanted to buy some time. It was just a step away from forming a solid entity, which could improve its strength significantly. Philip would have to think twice about dealing with it by then. Thus, the black shadow was excited that Philip wanted to chat with it. “How did you make that mysterious old man convey the news?” According to most people, they found out about
The black shadow gained strength by devouring other people’s flesh and blood. Philip knew that he might be no match for the black shadow once it devoured everyone present. After going through all the trouble, it would not let all its efforts go to waste. Philip's appearance had ruined its plan. It would probably go crazy if it could not devour these people. “No one can stop me today. So what if you’re strong? I don't believe you can save everyone!” After saying this, the black energy rushed to the merfolk. The merfolk ran to Philip in a panic, hoping that Philip could protect them. “Lyle,” Philip said. Philip was exasperated by these stupid merfolk. Lyle rushed forward and attacked the black energy. Back then, Philip had given them sachets to ward off evil energy. Lyle had a sudden idea and hurled a sachet at the black shadow. It was just an experiment, but it worked. After sensing the powder in Philip's sachet, the black energy shrank back and stopped moving as if it h