When Lance turned up at his doorstep, Tory was confused and wondered why he was there. Although he knew that Lance was not very popular in front of the emperor recently, his name still carried some weight. Tory felt uncomfortable to see him at the door. “May I help you, junior commander? Has the emperor taken some new measures?” Tory asked solemnly. The emperor changed his mind so frequently recently that it was totally unlike him. Lance smiled at his solemn expression and took out a token from his pocket. Tory was shocked to see that token. “Oh, it’s that!” Tory took the token and infused some energy into it. Philip’s silhouette appeared. After confirming the authenticity of the token, Tory was very excited. He did not expect Philip to arrange for someone to get in touch with him so quickly. “Hello, my name is Tory Jobb. I’m very happy to work with you to execute our upcoming big plan,” Tory introduced himself with a smile. He knew that they would be the closest
Dustin was not in a good mood right now. He thought he was dead for sure, but Philip and the others spared his life. Although he felt a lingering fear, he was not at all grateful. In Dustin’s opinion, Philip and the others were just worried that killing him would bring repercussions, so they decided at the last minute to let him recover in peace. He was a highly valued existence on this continent, after all. Philip and the others could not afford the consequences if anything were to happen to him. Dustin was already tortured to the brink of death. As he lay on the floor, he felt cold all over. After catching his breath, he used all his strength to engrave a spell on his body. Dustin’s skill was not as simple as giving someone strength. With his ability, it was easy to engrave a spell to heal himself. However, he could not do it smoothly due to a lack of energy. After an hour of careful ministration, Dustin's body glowed with a faint light. Next, he simply had to wait un
“By the way, how is Lyle doing nowadays? Is it true that he’s learning how to forge weapons or formations and the like?” Declan was quite concerned about Lyle. They had made a bet, after all. It would be embarrassing if he lost to Lyle. More importantly, they had the same teacher. It would be a disgrace if he learned less than half of what Lyle did! “Lyle mentioned that he has learned quite a bit, and…” At this point, Poppy glanced at her teacher sheepishly, wondering if she should continue her unspoken words. Declan was curious and said, “Just speak your mind. There's no need to hesitate. I'm not a petty person.” Declan was quite gracious about such things. Although he wanted to win, he would only do it indisputably. Hearing that, Poppy forgot her worries and said, “Grand-teacher said that Lyle is making great progress and can learn many things easily. Learning formations and forging weapons at the same time is nothing to him.” Declan almost freaked out at Poppy’s no
The owner of the voice soon appeared in front of Philip. It was a group of eight that looked pretty imposing. They glared at Philip coldly as if peeved that Philip had stolen their prey. “Everything has to be done in turns. We saw this leopard first. When did it become your turn?” Philip sneered. The man standing in front of him was only a little over 1.5 meters tall. He looked very ugly with his seedy features, and his yellow teeth made Philip sick to the stomach. A sliver of grass dangled in the corner of the man’s mouth as if he was pretending to be suave. Maybe he thought he was quite dashing, but Philip felt disgusted. The others glared at Philip fiercely as if waiting for him to leave. “We finally found such a land of opportunities, but this guy wants to compete with us. What a joke!” “That’s right. It’s simply ridiculous to think that two little brats dare to compete with us for territory!” Everyone mocked Philip with disdain. In their opinion, Philip thought t
“Do you think the two of you can take us on?” The seedy short man wanted to deal with Philip. The others spread out, some dealing with Aslan while others targeted the leopard. If Philip was no match for them, he would be beaten severely and might even end up being at their disposal. “If you just want the beast, I can give it up to you.” Philip suddenly changed his tone as if he was backing off. Everyone was puzzled and wondered why Philip chose to compromise. Was he backing off because he thought they were too powerful? Although the short man could not figure out what was going on, he smiled brightly. “Hehe, why bother if you had expected this outcome? If you had been so sensible earlier, we wouldn’t have surrounded you.” He thought Philip was afraid of him, so he smiled brightly. Philip smiled and winked at Aslan. The two of them stepped aside. Aslan looked at Philip without a word. Aslan knew what Philip was thinking, so he simply watched the fun. Since Philip
Everyone turned their attention to Philip. They were so angry just now that they did not notice anything. The guy in front of them actually had a storage device, high-end stuff! “Hehe, kid, didn't anyone warn you not to flaunt your wealth? Since you chose not to hide it, don’t blame me for being merciless.” The short man wished he could strip Philip of everything. He was surprised to meet such a rich kid. “Wow, you guys are so smart to discover the key point right away,” Philip said with a smile. These people were not that stupid to realize the most important things so quickly. Philip did it on purpose. He wanted them to know he was rich so that they would take advantage of him. Philip could not maximize his interests without forcing them to reveal their trump cards. “How dare you be so arrogant?” The short man was very angry and charged at Philip. He raised his hand and slapped Philip on the face, trying to humiliate Philip most crudely. Philip smiled calmly at his
“He owns such powerful magical treasures on top of a storage device. This is wonderful!” The eight people chattered incessantly, not taking Philip seriously at all. Although Philip was powerful, he meant nothing to them. He was alone while they had eight people on their side. “Do you think the two of you can go against the eight of us?” The short man seemed confident of his victory. He looked at Philip with such longing that his eyes turned red. In his opinion, Philip was so strong because of his weapons. He would be nothing without those weapons. After all, Philip did not display a powerful practice level. Everyone thought he was just a rich kid. Maybe Philip spent a lot of money to buy treasures just to gain experience. Although Philip had destroyed their weapons, that did not mean they were out of weapons. Everyone had many spare weapons. After taking out their weapons, they rushed toward Philip excitedly. Philip found their unrelenting spirit unbelievable. “Yo
Philip was surprised to hear the short man’s background. “Oh, you’re quite influential. I couldn’t tell at all,” Aslan sneered. This guy was simply too noisy. More importantly, this guy ignored Aslan. Did he think Aslan was dispensable? However, Philip finally figured out why they dared to act so arrogantly. It turned out that they had strong backers. Despite that, Philip did not know anything about the Spada Guild. He was new to this world, after all. Looking at the other party’s reaction, however, the Spada Guild should be a pretty good establishment or he would not have revealed it so smugly. Nonetheless, it was a fool’s errand to intimidate Philip with a few words. Philip signaled Aslan. He could not be bothered to deal with these losers. Aslan nodded and sprang into action, appearing behind these losers in an instant. “How could you move so quickly?” The short man felt someone kicking him from behind before he could react. The next second, he saw his men flyi
They could also see some toddlers, which proved that the predecessors were living quite a good life. “We thought you had ascended to another place. Is this the place you ended up? It doesn’t look like the paradise described in the books!” Selma blinked innocently, wondering why this place looked like this. This place was not rich in energy, and there was nothing special about it, so it was not attractive at all. “We didn’t ascend but have been trapped in this place over the years with no way to leave.” Fitz did not want to deceive them and simply told them the facts. Now that they had entered, the newcomers had no way of leaving either. “Didn’t you notice? The passage that led you in has been sealed. There’s no way to leave now.” Selma turned her head curiously and looked at the exit. Philip followed suit and found that it was indeed the case. The exit was blocked by a huge stone. No one knew when the stone appeared. It felt like it appeared out of thin air. Philip's ex
When Philip’s eyes adjusted to the light, he saw a gurgling stream in front of him. There was a small village beside the stream and many more villages along the stream. Philip counted four in total. The villagers who lived along the stream observed Philip as he looked at them. “Outsiders?” A man standing in the front stared at Philip in surprised disbelief. Philip noticed that he had a snake tail. Hearing the man's words, everyone ran out. Without exception, they all had a snake tail. It was clear that they belonged to the same race as Selma. Selma covered her mouth in shock at this scene. It was true. Their predecessors were staying there. The man mellowed down after seeing Selma. He felt a familiar vibe on her. It seemed that they shared the same bloodline. Philip nudged Selma, who quickly understood his meaning and showed her true form. Cavin followed her cue. Seeing this scene, the man laughed and applauded. The spider people arrived at this time. They were surpri
Philip finally realized that Ariadna was not wealthy enough to do business with him. “This emerald pendant is very valuable! Don’t look down on it just because you’re strong!” Ariadna grumbled under her breath but had no choice but to accept it. After all, Philip had the final say about its value. Maybe her treasure was worthless to Philip because he was too strong for it. After taking the emerald pendant, Philip told Ariadna what he knew per their agreement, which was the secret about people living in the ancestral land. As expected, Ariadna was shocked by the news too. “Are you serious? This is too far-fetched. Are you saying that our predecessors have been trapped here and haven't left for another place?” Her outburst gave Philip a different idea. When he spoke to Selma earlier, he subconsciously believed that these so-called predecessors had ascended. It was strange that they reached a very odd place of ascension. After hearing Ariadna’s remark, however, it seemed mor
No one knew if their predecessors would treat them as their own. Although they had the same bloodline, they had not seen each other for such a long time. Besides, they sneaked into the ancestral land without permission. Maybe they would be killed before they stepped inside. Philip’s information was very useful, indeed. Selma quickly returned to her family members in a panic and discussed with them. With only a few of them, the discussion was very brief before they reached a decision. Cavin grimaced at this unexpected development, and he was more in awe of Philip. He was shocked by Philip’s strength. If Philip could sense that, his observation skill was nothing in front of Philip! Cavin felt helpless about it. It felt a little embarrassing to have shown off his skill in front of Philip now. “Selma, what should we do now? We have to consider the stalkers behind us. They won’t give up that easily. We may be in trouble if we don't find a way to get rid of them.” Cavin glanced at th
“Are you referring to humans like us or unique races like them?” Philip was surprised that Rabbit sensed something that he did not. Philip stroked Rabbit's round head with satisfaction as a compliment to him. Rabbit wiggled his short tail in pride. He really felt something was wrong, so he hoped Philip would pay attention to it. “I don’t think they're one of us. They're more likely one of the unique races.” Rabbit did not kick up a fuss after he noticed something was wrong but simply spoke to Philip on the side. He knew that these people might go crazy if they found out people were living in their ancestral land. Philip looked at Rabbit solemnly. After much deliberation, he finally decided to tell Selma about the discovery. Meanwhile, Selma was still thinking about how to get rid of Ariadna when Philip pulled her aside all of a sudden. Selma looked at Philip shyly with a hint of panic in her eyes. “I need to tell you something. Be mentally prepared for it,” Philip said se
If Philip had not been on guard, he might have been misled by the mist into thinking that it was nothing. Others rushed over, eager to find out what happened. Ronan looked around excitedly. He wanted to judge the situation by the traces left behind, but surprisingly, there was no sign of a battle. He was confused and wondered what had happened. He had been expecting a fierce battle. After all, it was very difficult to subdue such things. However, he saw a scene of peace in front of him. “Philip, what happened? Something feels wrong. There should be something toxic here, but I don’t see anything. Are you too strong or are those things too cunning?” Ronan was very curious and felt that things were more than met the eye. “You’ll find out soon. Anyway, did those guys follow you?” Philip looked back at the restless people mockingly. They were not that strong, but they would never miss any chance to take advantage of others. “Some of them did follow us, but they're not very quick
“On top of that, I can also help to expand your awareness and enhance your mental strength.” Philip persuaded the mist with everything he had, hoping that it would leave with him. He was strong enough to interact with the mist in an equal setting. If the mist refused to give in, Philip would consider beating it into submission. After much deliberation, the mist, who was more like an innocent child, agreed to Philip’s suggestion. Philip felt the excitement expressed by the mist. “I’ll take you into my space now. Don’t resist. You’ll feel that mysterious power in a minute.” He took the mist into his space, and the large expanse of blue mist vanished in an instant. The fierce killing intent in the passage disappeared with it. Philip looked at the disappearing mist in excitement. He found something very good this time. The mist was obviously still in its growing stage, an ignorant little thing at present. The mist would grow under his help into a strong existence. He was glad to
Arachne and the others saw the mist and were frightened. They quickly hid beside the snake people without lurking in the dark anymore. “What’s up with the weird mist?” The spider people brought more people than Selma’s team this time. Everyone was squeezed in this place, making it a little crowded. The snake people looked at them in disdain, shocked that they had the nerve to approach them. “Don’t you see how crowded this place is? Stop squeezing your way inside!” Cavin said with disdain. Although Cavin looked like a timid child who anyone could bully, he was quite manly in a confrontation. Rabbit huffed at them in anger but did not know what to say. Arachne rolled her eyes. “This is obviously the only safe place around. Where should we go if not here? You can leave if you think it’s crowded,” Arachne sneered with disdain. They knew that Philip had entered the danger zone, so they wanted to stay close to keep abreast of his updated situation. However, they overlooked
Whether the fine wine or the delicious beast meat provided by Philip, their strength improved greatly after the meal, which was simply too good to be true. Everyone guessed whether eating such meat on a long-term basis would make their bodies stronger. “Our business will definitely soar if we have such meat on the menu!” Selma marveled solemnly. She knew how attractive the meat was to humans or other races. It was worth looking forward to a meal that could improve one’s strength. Moreover, they could feel their bodies slowly absorbing the meat’s energy without going to waste, and they did not have to go through the effort of absorbing it, which was simply amazing. When Philip and his people left after having their fill, Arachne followed them with her people. Ariadna was so jealous that her thoughts became distorted. If she had not been so stupid back then, she might have gotten the chance to sit with Philip and enjoy the meal too. She lost the chance because she was stupid and