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
“Since that’s your request, I’ll oblige.” Philip flew up the stage and quickly landed next to the old monk. Everyone was jealous to see Philip forging a connection with the old monk. Many people at the scene recognized Philip and knew who he was. “Look, isn't that Philip? I can’t believe that the old monk is so interested in Philip. It seems that we can’t take Philip lightly.” “I always thought Philip was a loser, but maybe I’m mistaken.” “He’s on very good terms with the Celestial Palace. Why would you think he was a loser?” Everyone discussed this topic with great interest. Carlos was quite close to Philip, so he felt proud to hear those comments. He knew that everyone was just jealous of Philip. The old monk stretched out his hand and invited Philip to go to his room. Philip nodded at his indication. “You look like a newcomer. Sure enough, the younger generation is taking over the world. For someone at your age to reach this level, you’re certainly a force to be
No one had ever seen the old monk, so they did not know what he was like. Philip and his party soon arrived at Zenith, which looked very grand just like a palace. The large arena in the middle was crowded with people. Everyone was looking at the stage, waiting to pay homage to this legendary old monk. Some people had seen the old monk and heard his lecture in the past. They felt that they had benefited from it, so they arrived early this time to grab a good spot. Others had never seen the old monk, but they knew they would benefit from his lecture about practice. Philip and Carlos squeezed into the middle of the crowd and found seats. Philip was very curious about the old monk and could not wait to see him. Soon, the old monk appeared in front of everyone. He looked very impressive. Seeing his attire, Philip felt that this old man was definitely not an ordinary person. His clothes were very expensive, not something anyone could afford. It was not only in reference to the pr
Rabbit was attacked by the spell before he could react. He stood on the spot blankly, wondering what was going on. Rabbit tried to move when he felt that something was wrong with him. He seemed to have lost control of his body and could not move. “You have no say in this matter. Since you left with me, it means that you've agreed to follow me.” The hooded man was calm. He did not think that Rabbit could escape his clutches easily. After all, the piece of yellow paper was not an ordinary item. He had gone to great lengths to get it. He could control the rabbit’s mind and body fearlessly with that piece of yellow paper. Over time, the rabbit would eventually become his puppet. The hooded man was very excited to think that he would have a powerful helper. Rabbit lost his senses and had no idea what happened. Subconsciously, Rabbit wanted to resist, but he could not for some reason. He could only stand and wait for orders. “Hey, bring me a glass of water,” the hooded man said
“I sense a familiar vibe from you. Where are you from?” Rabbit asked curiously. He had a feeling that this man did not belong to this world. He felt familiar. The man stared at Rabbit while thinking about how to take it away. “I have many secrets. Do you want to know more? Come with me, then. I can give you a good life and help you quickly level up. You can become the best rabbit in existence and stand at the top of this world!” Rabbit hopped over and nodded excitedly. He knew that this person was mysterious and weird, so he wanted to find out more. The hooded man was shocked that this rabbit was dumb enough to leave with him. However, he did not reveal his smugness and just held the rabbit in his arms devoutly. He never thought that he could have such a powerful pet. Thinking of this, he decided to do something to make this rabbit his own. This rabbit had developed intelligence, so it would not agree to become his pet so easily. Rabbit was just leaving with him, but being
The hooded man was very interested in Rabbit and wanted to make contact with him to find out more about him. He quickly found Philip’s house and was surprised to find that it was surrounded by a barrier that blocked all his perceptions, which made him conflicted. It was not a place he could enter at will. He felt some energy fluctuations from formations too. If he was not mistaken, entering this place would be dangerous for him. After much deliberation, he turned around and left without staying any longer. His visit here was enough to verify his guess. Since Philip could come up with such a powerful formation and barrier, he was certainly a force to be reckoned with. At the very least, Philip was not someone he could deal with so easily. As for Rabbit, the hooded man was not bothered by him at all. He just wanted to know how Philip subdued such a powerful pet. The hooded man had dealt with many monster beasts in the past but failed to subdue any. He had even suffered badly un
“Philip's strength mostly comes from his very powerful pet rabbit. Although it's a monster beast, it's a force to be reckoned with. It isn't something anyone can deal with,” Hogster said with lingering fear. He could not forget how Rabbit had beaten Alain to a pulp. “Yes, the rabbit is a force to be reckoned with. You'd better not mess with it for no reason. I really wonder where such a powerful monster beast came from.” Alain seemed very steadfast, but he was already having a mental meltdown. However, he did not want to embarrass himself in public, so he gritted his teeth and hung on. The hooded man looked at Alain and sneered inwardly. He took out a pill from his pocket and handed it to him. “Take this or I’m afraid you’ll collapse soon.” He could notice Alain’s condition at a glance and knew he would not last long. “Forget it. I won’t hide it from you. In fact, the rabbit inflicted all these injuries on me. I wouldn’t be in this miserable state if the rabbit weren’t that
Although the strength of the test subject had increased, he was not highly valued at all because his talent was not affected and did not meet the guild’s requirements. “Okay, you may leave now. Your strength has improved, so make sure to practice hard and don’t let us down,” Alain said grandly, sending the other party away. He knew that this person was nothing but a loser. The guild member who was the test subject had no idea how pathetic he was. Instead, he looked at Alain with excitement and gratitude. Hogster swallowed the potion without hesitation. He quickly felt the changes in his body as if he had become very powerful in just a few seconds. Hogster looked at the hooded man in surprise. He never thought that he could become so strong. “Wow, this is amazing!” Hogster was shocked by this unexpected outcome. His lack of self-esteem was quickly replaced with brimming confidence, and he even had the urge to mess with Philip. In his opinion, Philip was nothing special. Now
“Don’t worry, I mean no harm. That thing is quite good.” The silly member took the potion nervously and looked at Alain expectantly. “Sir, I think I’m getting stronger!” The silly guy showed off his strength excitedly. Alain stepped forward and examined the guild member curiously. Sure enough, his strength had increased. Alain found the increase in strength quite incredible. Moreover, he did not find any side effects on the other party, which was the most surprising. This potion was amazing beyond anyone’s imagination! Alain was very excited and wished he could take it too. “I believe you should know the value of this potion. Just win the competition and stop worrying about the rest.” Alain and the hooded man stepped aside to discuss offering the boys and girls. Hogster was taken aback to hear them. The two quickly reached an agreement as they knew how unethical this transaction was. “Father, you actually agreed to his request! Aren't you afraid that it’ll be expose
By taking the potion, a person could increase their overall strength, and there would be no side effects. It was a miracle potion, indeed. Alain was stunned to hear that. He felt that the hooded man was bragging. How could there be such an amazing potion? “Are you serious? It can’t be that simple.” Alain took the potion from the other party and sized it up, wondering if he should trust this thing. “If you don't believe it, you can give it a try. I don’t mind. You have many people under your command anyway. You can choose to use them as a test subject.” The hooded man was quite cold and aloof in both his actions and speech. Alain nervously clenched the potion tightly. “In that case, I’ll give it a try. Let me find someone.” Alain did not fully trust the hooded man’s words. In his opinion, it was better to play it safe. Who knew if anything would happen? He was nervous about giving something like this to his precious son. At this time, a guild member who was not highly valu