Philip muttered as if savoring the meaning of Laurie's words. “Let’s put this aside. I’ll take you to the harshest place. That may be our destination soon.” Laurie said at this time, and Philip nodded. “Uh, why don’t you let go of me first? It’s been a while now.” Philip could not help mumbling at this time. Laurie was startled before she realized that she had been holding Philip's arm. Hearing Philip's words, Laurie's face turned red instantly, and she quickly let go of Philip's hand. Philip was taken aback and wanted to slap himself. Damn it, why did he allow his mouth to run wild? Was it not good to hold hands with a beautiful woman? “Ahem, um, you can grab it now. I simply felt an itch just now.” Philip chuckled, and Laurie was briefly speechless. “Creep.” Laurie muttered and walked away, ignoring Philip, and Philip quickly chased after her. Soon, they arrived at a rather strange place. It was a large courtyard full of magic circles. Many people crowded around w
“Who cares? When they get frightened out of their wits later and run out in a hurry, that’ll be fun to watch!” Many onlookers discussed among themselves, obviously horrified by the situation at the Devil's Courtyard. They were also unimpressed by Philip and Laurie. Laurie and Philip paid no heed to these people. A white light flashed before them. When they opened their eyes again, they had arrived in another place. The sky, ground, and scenery around them were blood-red at a glance. A strong smell of blood lingered in the air, and many aimless skeletons drifted around like clouds. “It’s rumored that these skeletons are transformed by the souls of people who died here, and they can take away one’s soul, so we need to be careful. Although we’re here to observe, we may be affected too.” Laurie reminded him, and Philip nodded. “Let’s be careful then. By the way, what are we observing? Is it the surrounding environment or something else?” Philip could not help asking, and Laur
Philip was taken aback. Why should they make way for the other party? There was no one else here. Would those people fight them on the spot and make them a laughingstock? “Don’t think too much. This training isn’t as simple as you think. This place will restore the image of those who participated in the previous competitions, as well as the battle scenes, for our reference.” Laurie explained, and Philip was taken aback upon hearing that. They could restore it? This made it a lot easier. It was similar to a video recording, and Philip watched it with Laurie. The sandstorm had died down by now. Not far away, a stone platform appeared at some point. It looked very large with a radius of hundreds of meters. Three people made of sand stood on the platform. They had no faces and held weapons made of sand in their hands, giving off a strange feeling. Several people appeared out of thin air opposite those three sandmen. They looked vague as if they were previous participants of t
Obviously, Philip guessed it right. The three sandmen could see them, so Philip ran away with Laurie without delay. Who knew if the sandmen would do anything to them? After all, anything could happen here, so it was better to practice caution! However, things still went south. Before Philip and Laurie ran far, three figures blocked their path. They were none other than the three sandmen, who formed a triangle surrounding them and slowly approached. At the same time, Philip also felt many other things around him, but they did not feel very real. It was like they were an illusion. “No wonder those figures were looking around when they first appeared. They seemed to have noticed something, but they thought it was an illusion, so they ignored it.” Philip muttered and pulled Laurie behind him. He looked at the three sandmen and struck out so quickly that the sandman he aimed at had no time to react at all. It was blown away by Philip's strike and turned into flying sand. Roa
Philip’s mind went blank at this sight. Was the sandman actually crying? How was this possible? It was something made of sand. How could it have feelings? “This is weird. Why do I have the feeling that I’ve killed the wrong person?” Philip muttered before he shook his head and stopped thinking about it. When Philip was about to ask another question, he suddenly found some changes coming over the sandman. The sand on the sandman’s body started falling off, exposing some clothes, followed by his body. Very soon, the sandman taken down by Philip had turned into a living person. “Run quickly!” The man said to Philip before looking at the ground at his feet. Philip followed the other party's gaze and found that the two sandmen he blasted apart just now had turned into two corpses. They were two females, one older and one younger, seemingly mother and daughter. The girl looked very similar to the man in Philip’s hands, and Philip’s heart jolted. Were they a family of three?
This sword energy separated the two apart. Philip narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction of the sword energy. Although he could not see what was there, the other party must have regarded him as the enemy. As he pondered, Laurie had made a move. Although her methods were not direct and forthcoming, the power of her movements was not lacking, and she actually blocked the attack of the sword energy. Philip was more curious about Laurie's identity now because not only did she know a little about everything, but she was also very skilled. An idea popped into Philip’s mind. He wanted to see how powerful Laurie actually was. “Let's act separately and see if we can catch this thing.” As soon as he finished speaking, Philip jumped high into the air. He looked like a big eagle with its wings spread wide open, and his purpose was to have an overview of the entire Devil's Courtyard. Although the Devil's Courtyard was surrounded by gloomy vibes, he could vaguely see a tower-l
Seeing him stop, Laurie halted too. She pursed her lips and said, “Of course, I am. Why else would I be here?” Although Laurie’s tone was not very polite, the swordsman did not take it to heart and swung his sword into the sheath. “I can’t be bothered to argue with a young girl like you. Forget it. It’s your luck for us to bump into each other. Hand over your token.” Laurie was startled by the swordsman’s remarks. Laurie asked in puzzlement, “What token? The Heroes Conference hasn’t started yet, has it?” It was the swordsman's turn to be dumbfounded. His mind exploded as his body shook violently. He seemed to have thought of something and asked hoarsely, “Are you saying that the Heroes Conference hasn't started yet? Are you a new batch of participants?” Laurie nodded. Of course, she was in the new batch of participants. “Impossible. This can’t be real. Have I been living in an illusion for so many years?” The swordsman dropped his sword to the ground and put his head
Before the two of them got too far, Philip suddenly heard a man's voice. “Stop!” Philip turned back and found a man standing behind him. The man's face was fleshy and ferocious looking with no trace of friendliness at all. He stared at Philip and said, “Everyone is asking you about the situation in the Devil’s Courtyard, but you’re acting all high and mighty. We’re asking you because we think highly of you. Do you have to be so pretentious?” He was not polite at all, and Philip narrowed his eyes as a chill flashed across his face. The Heroes Conference had not even started yet, and this place was already packed with a mix of people. However, the more this happened, the more confused Philip felt. He wondered why the people who held the Heroes Conference gathered all these people here. At this moment, a voice suddenly rang out. “Everyone, please calm down and listen to me.” It was an old man with a kind face who looked at everyone with a smile. “I’m the manager of the