“I’m afraid you won't dare to work with me once you know my identity,” Philip said with a chuckle. He really wanted to get connected with the Trove Guild. Philip thought the woman would give up upon hearing his remarks, but she became more excited instead. “My name is Noelle, an external agent of the Trove Guild. I’m responsible for all external affairs, so I have the right to decide whether to work with you or not. "I'm not curious about your identity. If you’re very mysterious, I don’t mind hearing about it, but I just want your protection in the secret realm for now.” Noelle’s intention was very straightforward, and it sounded like a pretty good deal. Montel furtively poked Philip, thinking that they should agree. Clementine frowned unhappily. Although Clementine wanted Philip to refuse the other party’s request, she was just a subordinate and could not make decisions for Philip. Philip pondered briefly and agreed to Noelle's request. “I agree. I have no demands fo
Noelle approached curiously and stared at Montel's tablet carefully. As a member of the Trove Guild, she was interested in all sorts of weird things. She had never seen anything like this before. “What are you looking at? Don’t you know how to listen with your ears?” Clementine frowned in displeasure, wanting to push Noelle away. Philip waved his hand calmly. Before he could speak, Noelle said, “What’s the big deal? The Trove Guild has something to detoxify poisons too, but it’s just useless against the lake water. However, I believe we can more or less neutralize the poison in the secret realm.” Noelle took out a few pills and handed them to the other party. “Look, these are the pills prepared by the Trove Guild. They look quite good, huh?” Clementine laughed disdainfully at Noelle’s smug look. “Excuse me, but we don’t need such things!” Clementine was not an impulsive person, but her jealousy got the better of her. “Our pills are much better than yours!” Cleme
Philip chuckled at the name, which sounded exactly like a place for taking a bath. “Someone like the Water Dragon King needs to take a bath too? With so much water in the lake outside, he could simply transform into a dragon and take a dip there.” Montel laughed as he walked as if he was amused at the thought of the dragon king taking a bath. Philip had to give Montel a thumbs-up for his fearlessness. Suddenly, Montel tripped and fell to the ground. Everyone smothered their laughs at this quick retribution. “You need to pay attention to your words here. You deserve this for bad-mouthing others!” Clementine covered her mouth and laughed at Montel’s funny antics. Everyone laughed and joked as they moved forward. Noelle quickly integrated into the small team. Although Clementine still had opinions about her, they were no longer at each other’s throats. Philip walked in front and soon saw a pile of bones. “This skull doesn’t look human, probably some humanoid creature nat
Fortunately, Philip’s earlier action did not attract the attention of these ants, which were busy chewing on the bison. They paid no heed to Philip, who was watching the excitement. The others approached cautiously and held their breaths in shock when they saw the scene. These red ants looked terrifying, each with powerful mandibles that could easily tear a human in half. “Good grief, that bison must be at least seven or eight meters in length.” Montel transmitted the message to everyone, surprised at this scene. Others followed his cue and started communicating via voice transmission, fearful of this army of ants. “Young Patriarch, why don't we leave?” Montel said to Philip nervously. Montel felt an extremely powerful energy in these ants and was very scared. Noelle's eyes lit up upon hearing Montel’s address toward Philip. Although she learned everyone's names just now, Noelle could not guarantee if those were their real names or their true appearances. The strength
“Marching Red Ants are good at fighting. They're born fearless and will never back away. Although the strength of one ant is limited, they always fight in swarms. "When dozens of red ants appear together, even a practitioner a half-step to the other shore can only choose to back off!” Noelle explained the details to the rest and reminded them of the ants’ prowess. Montel and Clementine seemed apprehensive. Montel finally understood why he was so scared just now. It was due to the oppressive vibes wafting from the Marching Red Ants. “From your looks of excitement, you must be after the ants, right?” Noelle smiled as if she knew everything. She admired Philip's courage very much, but courage was different from recklessness. He could have the idea of fighting these ants, but his strength was far from a half-step to the other shore. Even if Philip reached here by concealing his strength, he could not possibly be at that level. Moreover, Noelle made it clear that even a ha
Montel looked at Philip nervously, at a loss for how to express his anxiety. Philip patted Montel on the shoulder and said, “From now on, call me Philip in public.” Philip did not want to expose his identity too soon, so it was better to avoid that address as much as possible. Montel nodded and decided to carry out Philip’s instructions after a brief pause. “Since that’s your plan, I won’t have any objections, but you must be careful,” Montel reminded him. After all, the Marching Red Ants were extremely terrifying, and Montel did not want Noelle to compete with Philip over the Robust Soil. Clementine felt anxious as the two discussed without her. “What are you talking about?” Philip waved his hand and asked Montel to return to his original position. “I’ve made arrangements for you to go to Water Dragon Pond with Montel. I’ll look for you guys later.” Philip asked Montel to give him a map. He turned around and walked to the right. He sensed the ants dragging their pr
Philip easily picked a lot of Anticide Weed. He took some for processing and left the rest in his space for cultivation. Several ants patrolled the surroundings, which was part of their nature. The ants were very united and would do anything to protect the queen. Although it was cumbersome to deal with a large number of Marching Red Ants, a few were just a piece of cake! Philip sprinkled the poison on the ants, and they turned into a puddle of water before they could even react. Philip applauded the poison he prepared. He did not want Noelle to follow him because he did not want to expose this method. After all, Noelle only had a temporary working relationship with him, so there was no need to let her know his trump card. Moreover, she would probably pester him if she knew he got his hands on the Robust Soil. He did not want to get involved with this beautiful woman. Even if Wynn did not mind, Philip would feel annoyed. After dealing with the ants, Philip took a Prowl
Philip slowly appeared in the underground abyss and saw a frail person, who did not expect to see someone else. “A human? After thousands of years, is this secret realm finally open again?” the man wondered aloud, sounding as if he knew the secret realm very well. After Philip walked in, he saw that the other person was not a human but more like a demi-human. If Philip guessed correctly, the other party should be a monster beast. This guy was at least five meters tall with animal ears, which Philip thought seemed like lion ears in the dim light. Philip was shocked by the other party’s appearance. He did not expect to see monster beasts in the secret realm! At first glance, this monster beast seemed to have an extraordinary status. Philip sized the monster beast up skeptically. The other party seemed quite strong, so why was he trapped in this place? The lion monster beast looked at Philip curiously too, not expecting to see a human in the ant nest. “Are the Marching R
“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
“I won’t be joining your guild, but I don’t mind being a spectator. At least I can watch the fun. I know that you’re quite strong, so you don’t need me. As long as nothing unexpected happens, I don’t think you’ll face a problem.” Philip smiled indifferently, quite confident that nothing much would happen. The overall strength of the Celestial Palace had improved significantly, so they really had nothing to worry about. Jamie was relieved to hear that. In that case, he could rest assured.… The guild competition officially kicked off, and everyone was ready to battle it out. The battles were not something that simply required strength to resolve. Occasionally, the competitors required tactics too. As Alain was feeling anxious, his reinforcement finally arrived at the scene. The hooded man turned up with some potions, ready to carry out his task. “Hey, you’re finally here. I thought I wouldn’t see you again.” Alain was worried. He knew that he was in a precarious situati
“Father, what happened to you? Don’t scare me!” Hogster sat by Alain’s bedside and asked in a panic. Hogster would not have been worried about Alain in the past, but things were different now. They were facing various crises. Without his father to take care of things, they would be doomed. Alain coughed violently and fumbled around for some healing pills before stuffing them into his mouth. The pills were not useful for his injuries but could at least relieve his pain. After Alain took the pills, Hogster hugged him excitedly. “This is great! I thought you were about to drop dead.” Alain almost died in anger over his son’s remark. “Hogster, you have to take part in the competition on behalf of the guild. This is the best chance for you to become stronger. You’ll make a name for yourself if you do this.” Alain held Hogster's hand and placed all his hopes on him. Hearing that, Hogster said awkwardly, “Father, although I’m quite strong, you can’t do this to me! How am I suppose
The rabbit had a very expressive face as if it was watching Alain make a fool of himself. “You’re quite the smooth talker. If you have more words of encouragement, let’s hear them.” Hay dangled from Rabbit's mouth, and he seemed disdainful. Alain seemed conflicted at the sight of Rabbit and felt like he was looking at Philip instead. “Why are you here?” This rabbit was weird, and no one could control it. As far as Alain knew, the rabbit was famous in major cities and good at picking fights. “Of course, I’m here to teach you a lesson. Do you think I traveled this far to buy you a meal?” After saying this, Rabbit jumped up and kicked Alain, who started spitting mouthfuls of blood. Alain was strong in his own right, so there was no way he would be helpless against an attack. However, he simply could not resist Rabbit and could only suffer a beating. The guild members in the surroundings closed their eyes, feeling sorry for their guild leader. No one thought they could win th
It seemed that Alain had overestimated his importance. “Hey, wait a minute. Don't be so hasty. I just want to think about how to make things better. You should know that things are not as simple as you think. If I agree so easily, others might target me.” The hooded man sneered inwardly at Alain’s flattering appearance. He knew that Alain was probably trying to bargain with him. “I thought you wouldn’t consider it, but you seem quite willing to work with us.” The hooded man smiled calmly as if mocking Alain from the bottom of his heart. Although Alain was being ridiculed, he could not say a word. The hooded man held the reins, so Alain had no choice but to obey. “I don’t mind this cooperation, but we need to plan this thoroughly. If you can help my guild to make a comeback in this competition, I can agree to your condition. Since you found me, you should know the trouble my guild is facing right now. Philip and his people are messing with us, and the Celestial Palace is keepi
Alain was a smart man and quickly grasped the key point. It seemed that this man was here to help him. “Tell me what you want. Stop wasting my time. If you’re here to help me, let’s have an open discussion.” Alain was no longer nervous and stared at the other party calmly. Hearing that, the hooded man smiled smugly. “I know that your guild is facing a crisis. I can help you with that. I can get rid of all your problems and also ensure that your guild scores victory. Although I can't guarantee that you’ll win the championship, taking one of the top spots won’t be a problem.” The hooded man spoke calmly as if he was confident that Alain would agree. Sure enough, Alain was expectant to hear this man’s offer to help him. At a moment of crisis, it was every man for himself. Right now, no one was willing to help him or lend a helping hand. Alain thought that this was too much of a coincidence. “There’s no such thing as a free lunch. What do you want in return?” Alain knew that