It was insufficient to rely on the royal family alone. Philip could get a good position with Declan’s help. Dustin’s priority was to find someone to deal with Philip before he had time to build connections. “Since I can't use the power of the royal family, I can go to those guilds. Many guilds have settled in Imperial City anyway.” Dustin made his decision quickly. In his mind, Philip was already a dead man. It was all thanks to the guilds’ help during the beast crisis or the military could never have handled the situation all alone. It proved that the guilds occupied a very important position in Imperial City. Philip had no idea that Dustin was going to look for someone to deal with him. However, he knew that the short man would tell his brother in the Spada Guild about his plight. Philip was not worried about his situation at all. He would take one step at a time. Philip did not care what would happen. He simply wanted to watch the excitement, so the bigger, the bet
Just like Lance, his men were friendly and kind-hearted people. They were generally much older than Lance, but they were outspoken and lacked the arrogance of most officials. The man who was stopped was Jax Lore. “Hey, don’t just stand there. Come over here.” The people from the Spada Guild beckoned to Jax and asked them to go through the check. Jax was not happy about it, but he knew they could not mess with the Spada Guild. “I see, it’s the Spada Guild. How may I help you?” Although Jax was angry, he had no choice but to greet them with a smile. They seemed like internal members, so Jax had to be courteous. Although he was an official, he was not highly valued, so he was inferior to the other party. “Cut the crap and just come over as I ordered,” the member of the Spada Guild snapped. Jax scowled. They went too far. The man in front of him was weaker than him. Showing him courtesy was respectful enough. However, the other party still acted so arrogantly, which humilia
Unexpectedly, someone in Imperial City was bold enough to mess with the Spada Guild. Once, someone from another guild messed with them. The small guild was annihilated overnight, and the members who were lucky enough to escape were hunted down endlessly. It was a common occurrence for a guild to be annihilated because of one member’s private dispute. Soon, several burly practitioners were stopped and brought to the gazebo. Philip happened to be one of them. The Spada Guild did not specifically aim at guild members but all male practitioners. After observing for some time at the gazebo and confirming that there was no problem, they would be released. Philip stood among the crowd and looked at the people of the Spada Guild indifferently. He had figured out by now what these people were doing. The people of the Spada Guild must be looking for him because he messed with that shorty. All this trouble was just for him. “I made an analysis and found that this batch of people
Harris’ interest was piqued. He smiled at Jax expectantly, waiting to hear more about Philip. Jax scowled at his expression. He knew that this person was not easy to deal with. Although Harris had a smile on his face, it did not carry the good intentions of a smile at all. “I don't have much contact with Philip. I only know that he’s pretty strong and has a good character,” Jax said tremblingly. He felt uneasy and wished he could run away. “Pretty strong? And you think he’s a good person too?” Harris said sinisterly, exuding bad vibes. Jax looked at him without a word. He sighed and waited. “It’s not up to a loser like you to decide if he has offended one of us. You can shut up now. It's not your turn to teach me what to do,” Harris snapped, and Jax trembled with fear. Jax wanted to say something else, but he was already petrified, at a loss for what to do. He was full of grievances but could not vent his frustration. The Spada Guild always did whatever they wanted,
Harris stood up and glared at Philip with hostility. Although not obvious, there was a faint murderous intent. He glanced at Jax thoughtfully as if doubting him. Jax felt very upset that Philip had offended someone from the Spada Guild. “Buddy, why did you mess with them? Even I can't protect you now,” Jax lamented. “What do you mean I messed with someone from the Spada Guild? I just stepped on a cockroach by accident. It's not a big deal,” Philip said with a smile. Harris had his agenda for doing this. In his opinion, Philip was simply a loser and not worth his time. He glanced at Jax so that Jax could take Philip in hand.He wanted Philip to experience the feeling of being betrayed by others. If Jax suffered any repercussions because of this, he would blame Philip for everything. Harris was very good at invoking conflicts between two people or two forces. Although Jax knew that Philip was powerful, it would do him no good to mess with the legendary Spada Guild. “
The people who criticized Philip fell silent. As residents of Imperial City, they had an inkling of the truth. Nearly everyone had bumped into that shorty during their missions before. He was best at stealing their beasts and missions. Almost everyone had experienced losing the beast that they had gone through pains to hunt. They had thoughts of taking revenge but could only wallow in anger after learning his identity. “If they stole your beast, why didn’t you report them? You can tell the mission counter about it. Although the beast isn't within the scope of the mission, the mission counter can still make a decision on it once a dispute occurs. “But you didn't do that. Instead, you're accusing someone of stealing your beast. As far as I know, this team of eight made a report.” Harris always talked about reason. He spoke to Philip normally as if he had all the right to capture Philip. The onlookers gasped at the other party’s thoughtful planning. They were the unreaso
Jax looked at Philip anxiously, at a loss for what to do. “Since you can’t wait to die, let me grant your wish.” Harris sneered, surprised that someone would seek death at his doorstep. At this moment, a member of the Spada Guild stepped forward and glared at Philip fiercely. “Senior Harris, you don’t have to do such a thing in person. Killing him will only dirty your hands. Let me do it. Dealing with this insignificant insect is a piece of cake.” The person who spoke was a burly man over two meters tall, looking very strong with muscles all over his body. Everyone glanced at Philip, horrified by the difference in stature between Philip and that man. Although Philip had a stout figure too, it was far from that man who was over two meters tall. Everyone thought Philip was dead for sure. They turned away silently, unwilling to see Philip being killed. Only people from the Spada Guild were bold enough to kill someone in the downtown area of Imperial City. Jax looked at
“That stupid guy dares to use his bare hands to stop Lark’s fatal move? Doesn't he know that Lark is using his best attack?” Some people mocked Philip when they realized he was just a brainless fool. Philip overheard their comments and laughed at their naivety. “Let me show you absolute power today.” Philip did not dodge but blocked the attack with his hands. He easily stole the rod and swung it in his hands. Everyone was dumbfounded by his actions. Who would have thought that Philip could easily snatch the rod from Lark? Moreover, Philip easily resisted Lark’s powerful and deadly attack. It was simply surreal! “Wait a minute, what's going on?” “Where did this guy come from? He actually withstood Lark’s attack!” The people of the Spada Guild were dumbfounded at Philip’s strength. The onlookers were horrified. They had turned away from the tragic scene because no one thought Philip could withstand Lark’s attacks. Jax stared at Philip in shock. He knew that Philip w
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