“You!” Dace stood and glared at Lyle angrily, at a loss for what to do. How could he fight when he did not have a weapon? At this time, Lyle began to wonder if he really was a practitioner. “Is the saber your true form?” Lyle scorned. Dace did not even know how to attack without his weapon, simply standing on the spot blankly like a fool. Philip laughed at Lyle’s disdain. As expected, the little guy he valued was arrogant, indeed. “That’s enough, the evil spirits are coming.” Philip patted Lyle on the shoulder, not wanting to waste time here. Hearing that, Lyle tossed the weapon back to Dace. Although that guy was annoying, Lyle did not want to see him killed so easily. Dace grabbed his weapon from the air and held it in his arms tightly. He stroked his saber nervously and checked it carefully for any damage. Although he was a practitioner, he was always cooped up at home, popping pills and meditating. He hardly had any combat experience. As a kid from a
A woman rushed to Lyle in a panic and begged him to help her. “Young man, please save me. The monsters are scary!” Although their weapons could deal with evil spirits, it took a lot of time and energy. No one could kill an evil spirit with one slash like Philip. Lyle was annoyed by this woman seeking help. “Get lost!” Lyle roared and continued fighting. There were too many evil spirits around. They had to keep fighting. Dace saw the actions of Philip and others and felt envious. He wondered why his sword was so lousy. Although others were envious and jealous of Philip, they did not give up or ask for help. Philip was quite happy with this atmosphere. He randomly selected a few stronger people with good attitudes and gave them some weapons. The weapons were made by his students. Although not as good as his weapon, they could still play a role. At this time, Philip noticed someone who did not stop fighting. This person's weapon seemed to contain some sacred powe
Some people chose to buy weapons from Philip. Philip was not a philanthropist. He only sold weapons to people with better hopes of survival and ignored those who stood no chance. Dace nervously approached Philip. Although he was still headstrong, his gaze and tone were milder. “Um, can you sell me one?” Dace said nervously. He had conflicts with Philip’s subordinate, and Philip had reason to refuse. He glanced at Dace with interest. He did not expect that Dace would survive until now. Seeing his tenacity, Philip took out a big saber without hesitation. “Although you’re arrogant, I think you have hope to survive. If you can make it alive, stop following Dustin, and don’t fall into his trap.” Philip did not take his money but gave him a piece of advice. Lyle smiled. He was quick to make enemies but held no grudges. This guy had not really messed with him, so there was no grudge between them. Since Dace's desire to survive was so strong, Lyle did not object either. “
At this time, the woman who asked for help earlier approached Aslan. “Hey there, can you share some of your food with me?” Aslan felt disgusted with her feigned daintiness. This woman was far from his monster beast beauties. “What are you doing?” Aslan moved away in disgust. He did not want any physical contact with this woman. “I can do anything as long as you give me a bite!” Maybe she saw a change in Aslan’s attitude, but the woman increased her advances. “If you give me some protection, I’ll be yours!” In fact, she wanted more than a bite. It would be nothing if Philip and the others were eating normal meat, but it was beast meat. Judging from the aroma and the abundant energy in the meat, it had to be premium meat. One could restore a lot of energy with one meal, and that would be a lifesaver in such a dangerous place. More and more people abandoned their dignity to beg for a piece of meat at the expense of their chastity, but unfortunately, none of the thr
As Dustin looked around, a hand reached out and pulled him inside. Before Dustin could react, he was pulled into the barrier. Kemp panicked and rushed forward to rescue his teacher. However, only Dustin knew how to open the barrier. Kemp was helpless and nervous like a cat on a hot tin roof. He could not enter at all. “What the hell is going on?” Kemp was puzzled and looked at the entrance curiously. He felt both excited and worried when Dustin was captured. However, Kemp finally decided to ask for help. He could not afford the consequences if something happened to Dustin. More importantly, he had not learned everything from Dustin yet. He would lose the opportunity if Dustin died inside. Kemp’s cries for help quickly took effect. A team of guards ran over and frantically tried to break the barrier but to no avail. “Hurry up and think of a way to rescue my teacher. You’ll be in trouble if something happens inside!” Kemp ranted furiously, putting all the blame on
Dustin could leave with this stone. The second round of evil spirits would appear in a few minutes. He had no time to lose. Philip smiled at Dustin’s reaction. “Other than this stone, the other way out is to survive five rounds of evil spirits, right?” Philip said with a smile and put the stone into his pocket. He had tested it earlier. They could not leave with this stone at all. The formation had been activated, and the barrier had sealed them in by now. Unless Dustin could destroy the barrier or find the key to the barrier, it was impossible to get out. Aslan and Lyle stood in front of Philip to stop Dustin from grabbing the stone. Of course, they knew Dustin's nasty plan. On top of that, they wanted to avenge Poppy, so they only wanted to give Dustin a good beating. “What are you doing? Let go of Mr. Dustin!” “If you kill him, how can we leave? Can you save us with that worthless stone?” “We have the chance of becoming his apprentice. How could you do this to
Philip nodded. Dace was quite sensible. Although he was rude earlier, he seemed okay now. “That's right. He just wants to use your blood essence to complete a sacrifice. Without weapons to restrain evil energy, no one can escape, and your blood essence will eventually summon a legendary being,” Philip explained. He had a rough understanding of the whole situation now. He received a lot of information when he found the stone, so he knew some of Dustin's plans. Dustin scowled when he heard Philip exposing his secret. He knew someone would discover his secret when the stone went missing. However, he did not expect that this person would make this secret public. “What? Is that so? Are you saying that Dustin wants to kill us?” Dace cursed. He could hardly wait to kill Dustin. Others were ready to take action. Although some of them doubted Philip, it was easy for them to die in this evil place. “Mr. Dustin, we’ll believe you if you let us out!” someone yelled. As long as
These people dared not make a fuss and simply obeyed. Their lives were in Philip's hands, so they had to listen to him. “I can guarantee other people’s safety, but I can’t say the same for you,” Philip said to Dustin with a smile and handed the stone in his hand to Lyle. “Do you want this stone to open the barrier? Let me show you if this stone is useful!” Philip motioned Lyle to go to the entrance. Without hesitation, Lyle went to the barrier with the stone in hand. Everyone eagerly looked at Lyle as he approached the barrier, wondering if they could leave after this. Dustin looked at Lyle silently, trying to find a chance to sneak out. However, he did not get this opportunity. Lyle approached the entrance, but the barrier was motionless. He waved the stone at the entrance of the barrier, but there was no reaction at all. Obviously, using the stone to open the passage was not the correct method. “How is this possible?” Dustin was dumbfounded He never imagined tha
A young man about the same age as him was so talented. Could anyone not be jealous? However, Louis was truly not jealous. He just wanted to learn from Philip. If Philip was really that strong, he would obey. Although Louis had a high status in the guild, he was not highly valued. That useless loser was given priority when it came to most of the resources, which made Louis upset. By right, resources should be allocated to talented people, but things were different because Hogster had a guild leader for a father. Thinking of this, Louis smiled at Philip expectantly. If Philip was worth following, he would leave the Hexa Guild without hesitation. “I want to apologize for offending you earlier. I also want to follow you, but I don’t know if I’m good enough. If you won’t consider me, I hope you can give my son a chance. He’s pretty talented.” Dennis was very polite as he apologized to Philip. Philip was surprised and thought that Dennis was quite nice. Philip invited them insi
Dennis and Louis quickly arrived at the door and knocked nervously. Rabbit opened the door this time. He did not expect to see Dennis again. He thought Dennis was here to cause trouble, so he scowled. “Why are you here again, old man? Do you want to cause more trouble for us? You’d better think twice or I’m going to get angry!” Rabbit said fiercely. Rabbit easily crushed them earlier, so they would not forget about their miserable defeat so quickly. Louis was embarrassed to hear that this rabbit had defeated his father. He had always thought that Dennis was very powerful and would not lose to a younger person no matter what. Unexpectedly, Dennis was not only defeated but lost miserably too. Louis keenly perceived that this talking rabbit was Philip’s pet and became excited. If Philip's pet was so powerful, Philip should be better. Thinking of this, he was excited and wanted to see Philip immediately. Rabbit stared at Dennis and Louis, wondering what they were up to. Denni
Celeste was surprised to see that Esther had restored her appearance. She had just seen Esther wearing a veil to cover her ugly face when they first met earlier. “Amazing! You look beautiful all of a sudden,” Celeste praised Esther from the bottom of her heart. Celeste did not know how it happened, but there had to be a reason for it. Esther smiled at Celeste. “Now that I’m beautiful, I can fully focus on taking care of Philip. Don’t worry, I won’t be worse than you.” Hearing that, Celeste was puzzled by Esther’s aggression. While everyone was lost in their own thoughts, an uninvited guest turned up at the door. It was none other than Dennis of the Hexa Guild. Dennis was not alone as he had brought his son along with him. His son was quite talented and always listened to his father's opinions. After all, he knew that he would not be where he was without his father’s guidance, and most of his father’s decisions were correct. “Father, are you sure we should leave the guild
Esther never thought that her curse could be lifted so quickly. More importantly, Esther found that all the negative energy in her body had disappeared. She took off her veil and looked at them with her true appearance. Esther was beautiful by nature, but the nasty technique had impacted her self-esteem. Now that she had regained her appearance, Esther’s confidence returned as well. “Wonderful! This technique is the perfect improved version! With this technique, our members can practice like any normal person without worrying about their appearance. Other guilds can’t kick a fuss over it or try to mess with us again!” Jamie was ecstatic and abruptly remembered a very important question. “By the way, what’s the deal with this technique? Did someone give it to you?” Jamie had to get to the bottom of it. It was very important. He would be uneasy if he did not figure out the situation. “Philip gave it to me. I don't know how he got our technique, but he’s quite good at studying
Philip nodded. That was his intention too. It would be best if Carlos did all the work for him. After getting Philip's consent, Carlos rushed out excitedly. He took the booklet to Jamie. Esther and Jamie were discussing the plan of operation. “You have to catch hold of Philip. I finally got you here. Don't let us down. It’s best if you can trick Philip into joining our guild!” Jamie persuaded Esther, hoping she could trick Philip into joining the guild. Esther sighed helplessly. She knew what she should do, but Philip was clearly not buying it. She was not as pretty as Celeste, and she had this curse on her, so she could not hold her head high at all. At this time, Carlos rushed over in a panic. “Why are you in such a hurry? You’re already a father, but you’re still so impulsive—just like a child who never grows up!” Jamie sighed helplessly at Carlos’ behavior. Carlos was like a brother who grew up with him, and the two of them had always had a good relationship. Carlos w
Carlos thought Philip would do something to him, but Philip simply handed him something he took out of his pocket. “Try practicing this technique.” After Philip handed him the item, he stared at Carlos, waiting for the result. Carlos was relieved to hear it. He had thought Philip was going to do something to him, but it turned out that Philip simply wanted Carlos to try a technique out. Carlos smiled and shook his head. “We can’t practice other techniques different from our own unless someone can make improvements to our existing technique. Only then do we have the chance to learn something new. But do you know how difficult it is to improve a technique?” Carlos smiled helplessly. Their people had been trying to improve their technique forever. After all, the side effects of the technique were simply annoying, but it was easier said than done. Their predecessors had been studying it for years but to no avail. They had no choice but to give up. Now, only one elder was resp
“Since she’s one of your people, she can stay, but don’t try to do anything,” Philip said. Philip glanced at the holy maiden. Before he could say anything else, something appeared in his mind. It was the technique she practiced. Philip had no idea what happened. He had merely glanced at her when her technique appeared in his mind. Although it was weird, Philip did not think it was a bad thing. Instead, he was happy. He knew that it was a special ability. Thinking of this, Philip was in a good mood. He went back to his room after excusing himself. He wanted to study the technique carefully. It would be best if he could discover something. The holy maiden watched indignantly as Philip left. Jamie knew that Celeste’s biggest advantage was her looks. She was so beautiful that the holy maiden felt the pressure. “Stay here with peace of mind and treat it as your own home. No need for formalities,” Celeste said to them with a smile as if she were the mistress of the house. Jam
Philip waved his hand. That was not what he meant. At this time, Celeste walked out of her room. She had fallen in love with cooking and always immersed herself in the kitchen, figuring out different recipes. In the past, Celeste lived alone in the gloomy forest without freedom or friends. After meeting Philip, she became more vibrant. Celeste would feel a sense of achievement whenever Philip ate the food she cooked. Seeing her, Philip greeted Celeste and introduced the visitors to her. “I don’t need a maid. I already have someone to take care of the household chores. Thank you for your kindness,” Philip said with a smile. Celeste had been doing a good job, so Philip did not think he needed another woman to take care of him. The more women around, the more trouble there would be. The holy maiden froze in surprise at the sight of such a beautiful woman around Philip. Although she was not ugly, she had to live with this ugly appearance until her marriage because of that nas
“That’s enough. Stop talking about me. You might as well think about how to deal with Hogster and the others. The Hexa Guild will definitely come after you.” Philip greeted Jamie calmly without taking the incident seriously at all. Seeing his reaction, Jamie thought that Philip was more and more unfathomable. The Hexa Guild was making a big fuss over this case. Many guilds had accepted the Hexa Guild’s gifts and now stood in opposition to the Celestial Palace. Although this matter had nothing to do with those guilds at all, they accepted the Hexa Guild's gifts in exchange for hyping the news up. It would be best if the two guilds fought. Maybe they could take advantage of the situation in the process! The other major guilds were waiting to watch the excitement too. They hoped that the Celestial Palace would be affected by this incident and it would maybe result in them losing the guild competition. Philip was also quite interested in the guild competition but was more curious