The prisoners simply thought they had been released for no reason. Their doors were opened one after another and in order. Some people were excited while others had mixed emotions at the thought that someone was here to save them. They liked this carefree life very much. If they could live a good life just by suffering from humiliation every day, it would be best. Hence, most people were unwilling to leave with Philip. Only a few people could not stand this life. They were young and should have a bright future, but their hopes were dashed because of their imprisonment. Although they knew that they were seriously ill, they still wanted to escape. Philip lifted his invisibility effect and caught someone who was about to escape. “Hey, buddy. Where are you going in such a hurry?” Philip asked curiously. The other party looked at Philip in contempt for his ignorance. “Don’t you know? The mine in front of us has collapsed. Everything will be over if we don’t run now!” “Wh
Philip tried to use his energy in this place but found a strange barrier blocking everyone's energy fluctuations, preventing them from using it. “This place is weird. This barrier is definitely left by an ancient mighty being.” Philip looked at his surroundings cautiously, surprised to encounter so many amazing things as soon as he arrived. He was not familiar with this place, but he could not help the strange feeling that he had come to a place more powerful than he imagined. “Rabbit, tell me more about the Precept Continent,” Philip said. He was not sure what was going on. Rabbit laughed and said smugly, “Hehe, so, you need my help too.” Before it could say anything more, Philip smacked it on its head. “Ouch!” Rabbit exclaimed and clutched its head in pain. Everyone was leaving quietly but looked around in horror at this sudden sound. “Who’s talking there?” someone whispered in horror. No one expected that someone would be stupid enough to make a sound, which at
The prisoners had been cooped up for so long that they had lost it and simply wanted to vent. They ran out as quickly as possible, unwilling to stay a second longer. Philip was unfazed. These people’s escape had nothing to do with him. He simply destroyed this place because it was convenient. “Let’s go. You’ll find out more about this place once we go out. This place is very strange as if it’s divided into various continents!” Philip was surprised to hear that. From this angle, this place seemed different from the place he went to back then. The people here were much stronger and exuded a different vibe. They finally made their way out after a while. Philip was surprised to see the prosperous world full of energy outside. The energy was far richer than that of other worlds. The prison was in a very remote place. They went through a forest and soon arrived at a city. Philip sighed at the surrounding facilities and buildings. “This place is very grand, indeed.” This pla
The signboard surged with energy fluctuation as if it were written by a mighty being. Although Philip could produce something similar, he felt this person was not that simple. “Everyone, I think we need to improve ourselves. The people here are quite strong. I feel as if we're Alice having an adventure in Wonderland,” Philip said with a smile. Philip was quite confident, but he did not want to make a splash. The guards at the city gates did not stop Philip and the others. They were used to seeing people dressed in strange clothes. There was nothing special about their weird attire. Besides, they paid the entry fee without a fuss, so the guards could not stop them for no reason. The order in Solstice City was very strict. No one was allowed to pick on civilians. Philip entered the city and admired the surrounding scenery. The people were simple with nothing strange about them. “We've been walking for so long and haven't seen anything weird. It’s pretty chill here,” Aslan
A glimmer of hope welled up in the old man's eyes. He looked at Philip excitedly as if he had seen a savior. “This store is very cheap, only 500,000 energy stones. This location is in the center of Solstice City, the busiest street!” the old man introduced diligently to retain Philip, a big customer. Someone passed by at this time. The man scoffed at the old man’s enthusiastic introduction. He seemed to look down on this old man, so he watched in dissatisfaction. “Sir, other stores in this area cost at least several million energy stones, but this store is only selling for 500,000 energy stones. You can already imagine what’s going on!” the man could not hold back any longer and interrupted. Aslan looked at him curiously, wondering what was going on. “Indeed, it felt spooky the moment I came close. Is it haunted?” Aslan laughed. As a monster beast, he could sense certain things but not powerful spirits. If a spiritual entity was messing around, he could not deal with it
Under normal circumstances, practitioners could somewhat predict their fortune. Although not necessarily accurate, they could predict something. Why would anyone engage a fortune teller? “Outsiders like you may not be aware of my ability. I can see the future and predict many things that ordinary practitioners like you can't! For example, you can't deal with the creatures here, but I have a powerful ability to suppress them!” Oracle was saying that every profession had a specialization. There was a reason why he was so special. Hearing that, Philip took note of this guy. He felt that Oracle was more than met the eye. “What do you think, old man? As I mentioned, I can exorcize the spirit for free if you give me half the ownership of this store.” Oracle looked at the old man triumphantly, stating his request clearly. The old man frowned at Oracle, reluctant to give in. “No matter how worthless this store is, I won't give you half of it!” Since it was getting dark, Philip be
Philip reminded everyone to stay calm. He had no idea what to expect, but it was better to be careful. They soon arrived at the door of the store. It was very quiet with no people on the street. They heard something as they approached. It was as if someone was breathing into their ears and laughing hysterically. They could not even tell whether the voice was male or female. Aslan shuddered, thinking it was terrifying. “Philip, what’s going on? Did the thing inside escape?” Lyle asked in puzzlement. Although he was not very scared, he felt chills all over. “Something inside is doing this. I noticed it during the day. The thing inside carries the same vibe as the fortune teller.” Ordinary people could not detect it, but Philip's five senses were more acute than others, so he could detect things that others could not. Lyle and Aslan looked at each other and realized something. “Philip, are you saying that the fortune teller is behind this? Did he bring this thing on purp
“You’re here. Are you interested in my store? You’re welcome to take a closer look. The yard at the back is very big. You can move right in! There are even small houses at the back!” The old man greeted Philip very warmly. He was probably very interested in this store to return. “Indeed, I'm quite interested in your store,” Philip said with a smile. Oracle turned up, surprised to see Philip and the others again. “Didn’t you take a look last night?” Although Oracle spoke to Philip smugly, Philip saw the fatigue in his eyes. Oracle’s booth was a wreck last night. Oracle had to replace the flag this morning and buy new stools for the booth. “I did take a look last night. I saw people knocking your booth over,” Philip said with a smile, waiting for Oracle’s explanation. “Hehe, only the street punks would do that. My booth has nothing to do with them!” Oracle cursed unhappily. Philip disagreed. “It won’t be a problem if you set up a booth in a designated area, but this p
When Sienna was still a young and innocent girl back then, she was very excited to share an amazing pill she found with her husband, but he tricked her and stole it from her. When Sienna realized that her husband had eaten the pill, she sealed the pill’s medicinal properties with powerful means so it was useless even though he had taken the pill. Therefore, when Sienna saw the snake’s body earlier, she knew that the pill’s medicinal properties were still intact without being consumed yet. It was a blessing in disguise, and her hard work paid off. “Hehe, Philip actually thought I was a devoted lover. He has no idea how important this corpse is to me. Speaking of which, I have to thank that fool.” Sienna’s initial plan was to recover her strength with the Binary Herb, but getting this corpse produced the same effect, so Sienna was very excited. Sienna laughed wildly as she felt her strength recovering rapidly. Mason huddled in the corner quietly for fear that Sienna would e
Seeing the snake carcass, Sienna was dumbfounded. She could not believe that she would see her husband's corpse here. “What's going on? How did things turn out this way?” Sienna was very agitated and grabbed Philip in disbelief. “Where did you see him? Why was he cut in half? What's going on? Tell me!” Philip was surprised by Sienna’s emotional outburst. “I thought you were looking for the Binary Herb to save your husband,” Philip said with a smile. He did not sympathize with Sienna. Both snakes were up to no good. Even if they had a good relationship, they lived in vain. “I knew that someone locked him up but I didn’t know it was in that mysterious sea. I’d have saved him in person if I’d known about it!” Sienna said mournfully. Philip looked at Sienna doubtfully. He felt that her behavior was not normal. She must be up to no good. “So, what do you want to do now? Aren't you here to find the Binary Herb?” Aslan suddenly appeared and scoffed. He did not have a good im
Yule knew he was not worthy to get involved in this matter but he wanted a share of the pie. He was uncomfortable with this uneasiness. “You need to improve your strength and stop being so cowardly. Although I don't know what it takes to enter that world, your current level is obviously not going to cut it. Improving yourself is a means of protecting yourself.” Philip did not put it so explicitly because he had a good impression of Yule. If Yule could improve himself, Philip did not mind taking him along. Lyle and the others had no worries. As Philip's subordinates, they had the right to follow him. Philip was surprised by this unexpected gain and could not wait to deal with the snake monster now. Since Sienna tried every means to find the Binary Herb, she must have a way to recover her strength. Otherwise, she could not use the herb even if she got it. At this time, Mason returned in a miserable state. He never dreamed that Philip could defeat him so easily. Philip was
“By the way, my name is Marina. You can call me Her Highness Princess Mermaid.” Philip did not take the mermaid’s introduction seriously. He was not a lapdog and would not call her by her title. Calling her by name was good enough for her. “If I help you open the portal to the world of the gods, what can I get out of it? As a businessman, I value profit very much. I don't mind helping you if I can profit from it,” Philip said with a smile. Philip knew that he picked up the key to the world of the gods earlier. In that case, he had to take this negotiation seriously and get as much as he could from Marina. Marina's eyes widened upon hearing this, surprised that Philip found the key to the world of the gods. “Did you find the key after going to the lifeless sea?” Marina's hands trembled with excitement. Philip nodded calmly and took out a blue stone from his pocket to prove his words. Nothing was better proof than the stone. Marina was ecstatic. “That’s great. Since you f
“Ugly woman, don’t forget who saved you. Besides, you’re so seriously injured that I don’t think you have much backing behind you. Do you really want to oppose us? If things come to a fight, we’ll make sure to take you down first!” Aslan was smart and knew that this mermaid was a force to be reckoned with, but he was more aware that he had nothing to fear if she wanted to use force against them. Even if the so-called gods invaded, the worst outcome would be death for all parties. Before they died, they would drag as many people as they could with them, which was everyone's usual way of doing things. “You!” The mermaid was so angry that she wanted to kill someone but she was too weak to do anything. “Stop trying to infuriate us. We don't mean to hurt you. You don't have to be so harsh,” Philip said calmly, wondering why she was so cranky. “Hmph!” The mermaid snorted without another word, unwilling to speak to Philip. Philip smiled helplessly at her snort. “Why don't yo
“You’re right. The mermaid is such a mysterious creature. How can anyone cure its poison?” Stanley smiled wryly, feeling sorry for himself. “Philip, you have to find a way to save my father. I’ll do anything for you if you can save him!” Yule grabbed Philip’s shoulders with agitation. He begged Philip and almost knelt at his feet. In Yule's opinion, Philip was an omnipotent and powerful existence. There was nothing he could not do. Likewise, Aslan and the others shared the same thought. Therefore, they were surprised when Philip said that he could not save Stanley. Philip sighed. In the past, he had been to places of a lower civilization where the natives were not very strong. He could do whatever he wanted and no one could do much to him even if they wanted to. However, Philip was not familiar with places of a higher civilization. Even Rabbit only knew a little and was hesitant to speak. Hence, Philip was not confident he could save Stanley. “Maybe that creature came fro
“Let’s stop making wild guesses and wait for Yule's father to explain. This creature doesn’t belong to this continent, so no one knows what’s going on.” Philip reached out and gently touched the scales in amazement. He felt that something was wrong with this mermaid. With that touch, he found that the mermaid’s scales were better than those of a dragon. Philip once found a dragon scale by chance, but the dragon scale was not as tough as the mermaid's scales. Moreover, the mermaid's scales could change into various shapes, which was amazing. “If the scales are used to make a weapon, it’ll definitely be the best treasure. Not only can it attack and defend, but also…” Before Philip could finish his words, he heard Yule's father coughing violently. He seemed in pretty bad shape. “Rascal, go and look at the fish. She’s not an ordinary fish but a mermaid I found by chance! According to ancient records, there are many similar creatures in the world of the gods, and they're a force
Almost everyone knew about the condition of Yule's father, and most of them were there to watch the fun. When Yule and the others appeared, some people could not wait to start taunting him. “Oh, you’re such a good son. Your father is already in this state, but you’re still in the mood to fool around outside. You should start preparing for your father’s wake!” “The miracle doctor has given a diagnosis, saying that your father has only a few more days to live. Stop wasting time and start preparing for the funeral!” Everyone mocked Yule, who was respected simply because of his father’s position. Now that Yule's father was dying, no one wanted to show him that respect anymore. Some people even planned to steal things from Yule’s house! With no one else to back him up, everyone thought that Yule did not deserve to stay in that luxurious house anymore. Hearing everyone’s taunts, Yule was so angry that he trembled all over, but now was no time to argue. He had to find out his fath
Very soon, everyone left the King’s Ruins. Philip had taken care of the danger, so they just had to collect the treasures. Yule and his team were grateful to Philip and flattered him along the way. After all, they would not have been able to leave the place alive so easily if not for Philip. The King’s Ruins were still dangerous even though they did not face any monsters head-on. They knew they managed to avoid most dangers because of Philip. At this moment, Yule’s communicator vibrated. Only his close family members had his contact, so Yule immediately felt a bad premonition. He walked to the corner with the communicator and spoke anxiously. It seemed that he had encountered some big trouble. Philip waited for Yule to return to the team without a word. Ten minutes later, Yule returned to the team. He looked very depressed as if he had encountered a big problem. Philip noticed his reaction but did not take the initiative to approach him. He knew that Yule would approach h