Steve was horrified by this scene. He staggered back and fell to the floor, rolling out of the range of Heavenly Path’s Carrefour. Since he was out of range, he was fortunate not to be implicated, and Samael could do nothing about it. “What’s going on? Why are they not moving?” Steve was baffled and could not figure out what was going on, but he was frightened. Ted was excited to see this. He knew his plan had succeeded. It was just a matter of practice. He knew what he should do next. Steve quickly returned to his senses. He scrambled up and ran outside. He could not wait to find Philip. Samael devoured these people frantically and ignored Steve, who was too weak for his attention. It would do nothing for him even if he absorbed Steve. Ted was in a state of excitement and did not notice what was going on. Steve stumbled out. He was very scared and wanted to solve this problem quickly. “What’s going on? This is petrifying!” Steve was miserable and felt sorry for himse
Steve yearned to interact more with Philip, but given his status and position, he knew it was good enough to befriend Philip. It was wishful thinking to go beyond that. “Your injuries have recovered. Tell me what happened.” Philip made a pot of tea and sat in front of Steve. Philip savored his tea carefully but had no intention of asking Steve to drink some no matter how much he craved it. Steve looked at Philip helplessly but quickly told him what he knew.“That’s what happened. I might have died if I hadn’t been lucky enough to escape in time. That guy is a force to be reckoned with.” Steve trembled, obviously still scared. Philip knew what happened, but he was surprised to hear that Samael was strong enough to attack others even though he had been restrained. “You’re quite capable of finding your way to Heavenly Path’s Carrefour on your own,” Philip said with a half-hearted smile as if mocking Steve. Steve knelt in front of Philip nervously, at a loss for what to do.
Steve wanted to take this opportunity to join Philip, but Philip seemed reluctant to take him in. “Bring Ted to me and I’ll take care of him for you, but you need to do something for me.” Philip knew he could not rebuild Heavenly Path's Carrefour single-handedly. He needed help. Steve nodded. He knew what he should do. “Don’t worry, I’ll do my best to get it done. This was my mistake. I should make amends.” Philip smiled at Steve’s awareness. “I want to look at your treasure vault. Is that okay? Don’t worry, I’ll just take a look without doing anything. I’m not interested in your treasures anyway.” Steve was a little worried, but he quickly calmed down. There was nothing to worry about. “You have a point. I don’t think we have anything worth your attention.” Steve quickly agreed to Philip's request and sneaked into the treasure vault with Philip. Philip brought Aloysius with him too. He needed Aloysius to identify if there was anything they needed. Steve often vis
Aloysius took the things nervously and felt that they should not be doing this. Philip rolled his eyes upon hearing that. He did not think there was anything wrong in doing this. On the contrary, he thought he was too kind. “What’s wrong with this? I gave him a pill.” Aloysius nodded. Philip had a point. They had used a pill in exchange for this. The pill that Steve had taken was indeed worth the treasures here. “This guild has been taken over by the demonic path. Since they’ll suffer from now on, we might as well take these things rather than leave them for others.” Philip searched as he walked around. In the meantime, Ted returned to the guild. He did not forget that Steve had escaped, and he wanted to lure the other guild members into becoming Samael’s nourishment. He was afraid that Steve would return to the guild before him and expose this incident, making it difficult for Ted to take action by then.… “Look, the first elder is back. We can hear from him all about
Steve had sneaked back from Heavenly Path’s Carrefour, so no one knew about it. He was waiting anxiously for Philip at the entrance to the treasure vault. Coincidentally, Ted wanted to take all the treasures from the vault too. Since this place would be abandoned, he might as well keep all the treasures for himself. In his opinion, it was easy to take these treasures. He had convinced all the members. He simply had to take the treasures and send these people to Samael’s doorstep. He believed Samael would reward him handsomely after that. Ted looked forward to that outcome and wished he could gain Samael's appreciation immediately. At this time, Ted saw Steve lingering at the door. They exchanged a glance, shocked to see each other. “Why are you here? What’s going on?” Ted asked warily, wondering what was going on. At the same time, he was nervous, afraid that Steve would expose his secrets. Steve stared at Ted with fear and caution, at a loss for what to do. “Stay away fr
“This guy has fallen into the demonic path. I’m dead if you refuse to save me. I can only survive if you save me. Otherwise, I’m dead for sure!” Ted sneered when he saw Philip and overheard their conversation. “I’m surprised to hear that this guy is one of yours now. I thought you were nothing worth mentioning, but it seems that I’m mistaken.” After falling into the demonic path, Ted could feel the increase in his strength, so he thought dealing with Philip was a piece of cake. While Ted was confident about dealing with Philip, the latter made a move. Philip lunged forward at an incredible speed and grabbed Ted in his hand. Ted was trampled under Philip’s feet before he knew what was going on. Philip looked down at him condescendingly. Ted was simply dreaming if he thought he could compete with Philip. “What are you thinking? Do you really think you can deal with me with your strength?” Philip laughed at Ted mockingly, his disdain obvious. Ted frowned and struggled a bit,
Ted was furious to hear Aloysius’ castigation. More importantly, this had nothing to do with him. He did not choose to become a demonic practitioner. “You’re an interesting person. Instead of correcting your mistake, you’d rather bicker about it.” Philip felt unhappy with Ted. In fact, Philip had a way to free Ted from the demonic path’s restraints and help him purify his energy so that he could become a normal practitioner again, but Ted was still finding excuses for himself. “Forget it, you've done nothing good in your life. Falling into the demonic path is your final destination anyway. Even though you weren't a demonic practitioner before this, you've done enough harm to your fellow guild members anyway!” Steve said angrily. As fellow elders of the guild, Steve knew Ted very well. “Back then, you harmed many fellow guild members, leaving them homeless and even exiled! Do you really think your actions were justified?” Steve had kept these thoughts to himself for a long t
Aloysius' mouth twitched after hearing Steve’s words, amazed by his shamelessness. “I don’t think you’re good enough.” Aloysius did not know Philip very well before this, so he thought it was beneath him to follow Philip. After getting to know Philip in depth during this time, however, he realized he should count his lucky stars that he got to follow Philip. If Philip were just an ordinary person, Aloysius only had to fulfill his promise. However, Philip was stronger than he thought. Aloysius had been thinking about how he could stay with Philip forever. His opportunities would be endless if he stayed with Philip. The pill that Philip had taken out casually was enough to shock him, and his every move was simply out of this world. Aloysius was not that powerful even in his heyday. Therefore, Aloysius decided to follow Philip no matter what it took. Of course, Philip did not know what Aloysius was thinking. He was looking at Ted’s body. Philip sensed an obscure aura in him.
“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
“Philip, look, I solved half the problem for you. The rest is up to you.” After saying this, Yule laughed triumphantly, blatantly disregarding Mason’s cold glare. Mason frowned and looked at Philip with apprehension. He could not verify Philip’s story, but if Philip was telling the truth, he would have lost the bet again. “Get out of our sight. We've wasted a lot of time because of you. Don't blame us for attacking you if you stay here any longer!” Aslan had a hot temper and kicked Mason when he noticed Mason's hesitance. Mason fell to the ground miserably and looked at Philip with murderous intent. “Let’s go and stop wasting our time here!” After saying this, Mason took the lead and ran away, unwilling to stay here a second longer. Philip’s strong power deterred him greatly, and Philip was not afraid of Sienna at all, which crushed Mason’s final confidence. Mason was best at using other people’s influence, but it was on the premise that others were willing to bow down to
Mason frowned at Aslan but did not respond. Philip said, “This guy has become Sienna’s underling. He’s here to find the Binary Herb for Sienna, which coincides with our purpose. Now, he wants me to hand it over or he’ll ask Sienna to kill me. I’m very scared,” Philip said sarcastically and could hardly contain his laughter. Hearing that, everyone was startled before bursting into laughter. They had been with Philip through thick and thin, so they knew who Sienna was. “No way, this guy is using Sienna to threaten Philip. Is he kidding?” “I’m sure he’ll be scared out of his wits if he finds out what really happened. This is ridiculous.” Philip’s men scoffed at Mason’s arrogance. Yule’s men were puzzled, wondering what was going on. “Before this, Philip almost killed a snake monster named Sienna. Unexpectedly, the snake monster escaped and found herself a human servant. On top of that, this human servant thinks so highly of himself as if he's very proud of his identity.” L
“Go and grab that thing for me. We have to get hold of it! Don’t let that guy steal our treasure. And remember to find the thing I want!” Mason ordered his men in a panic. Mason was startled by Philip’s speed of collecting things. Everyone quickly sprang into action. They were not fools. They would be penalized if they did not get things done. They raced against time to grab the treasures from Philip, but Philip was unfazed. He knew that all the treasures would fall into his hands in the end. Besides, the piles of treasures simply contained some pills and other stuff, nothing much. “Sir, we didn’t find the Binary Herb.” At this time, someone stepped forward to report their findings. Everyone was anxious when they realized they could not find the most important Binary Herb. Mason scowled at the bad news. “Impossible. The Binary Herb must be around somewhere.” The location of the Binary Herb was marked on his map. It had to be nearby. Mason looked around with the map
“Of course, an ignorant guy like you wouldn’t know what’s going on. This place is full of danger and had a powerful monster as a guardian. You don’t know anything because you’re unworthy.” Mason jerked his chin smugly, clearly proud that he knew some inside information. “If you beg me, I’ll consider going with you to deal with this monster.” In Mason’s opinion, Philip was no match for this monster. The bloodstains had to be from some weak monsters killed by Philip. According to his understanding, the legendary guardian snake monster was very powerful, not something ordinary people could deal with. “Don't you know why you’re here?” Philip said smugly. He knew that Mason was nothing but a pawn. Philip had seen through everything and was full of scorn for Mason’s nature. Mason was horrified that Philip knew him so well. “How did you know? I've been keeping this secret very well. No one should know about it. Did that snake woman tell you? That's impossible. She hates you very
Seeing this scene, Rabbit applauded excitedly. “You must be dreaming if you think you can fight Philip!” Rabbit said excitedly. Philip quickly killed the snake. He was surprised to find that the snake only had half of its body. He thought half of the snake was trapped in the stone, but it only had half a body left. “Did it grow from the stone?” Rabbit was shocked, wondering what was going on. “Something is wrong with this monster beast. It’s actually growing from the stone. How strange!” Philip was surprised by the strange discovery. “Indeed. It looks very strange, not like a good guy at all.” Rabbit was horrified and felt that the snake was more than met the eye. “Philip, look at this. Is it a description of this monster beast?” Rabbit looked at a huge stone tablet on the side in puzzlement. “Philip, look, I think this snake has something to do with that snake woman!” Rabbit was surprised to see what was written on the stone tablet and pulled Philip over for a look. The