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.
“The first elder has been controlled by the demonic path, so his earlier words were simply meant to trick all of you into a trap. The first elder has been killed by another respectable practitioner. You can check his soul lamp if you don’t believe me! “I need to report this incident to the guild leader so that he can decide the next steps. You should stay here instead of taking risks.” Steve left after saying that. This matter was of great importance. He had to report it even if it meant disrupting the guild leader’s seclusion. The members looked at each other in bewilderment, wondering what happened. It sounded ridiculous. “What’s going on? Have we been deceived? Everything the first elder said was to deceive us?” “I can’t believe that the first elder had joined the demonic path. Was he going to turn us into feed for the demons?” All the members were scared and grateful to Steve for saving them. Some guild members could not accept it. They found Ted’s soul lamp and confi
“I had a narrow escape and made it back alive because I was on guard the whole time. The holy maiden is still alive too,” Steve said hesitantly. He noticed that Carol’s soul lamp was still on when he checked earlier. He had no idea what was going on, but he had to report his findings. “Take me to that place now. I want to see what’s happening.” The guild leader, Donald Hen, was quite strong. He was sure he could figure out the situation if he led the team. They quickly arrived at the Heavenly Path’s Carrefour, but Donald hesitated at the entrance. “Don’t go in. Just stand here and talk to that guy. You’ll be entering his attack range once you enter that place,” Steve reminded him cautiously without daring to take a step forward. Donald nodded upon hearing that. He had always been wary of demonic practitioners. He had informed several guilds that had a good relationship with him about the situation here. He would have been at a loss for what to do without their help. Mea
After doing so many bad things, however, the tree monster could hardly enter the cycle of reincarnation now, so it felt depressed. Thinking of this, it burst into tears, no longer the mighty tree monster everyone knew. After all, it was a monster that had lived for thousands of years—a force to be reckoned with. It had just been about to reap the rewards of its labor when things turned out this way. The grandmaster hopped around and looked at the tree monster in disdain. He had no desire to enter the cycle of reincarnation, so he did not care about the tree monster's feelings. “It's easy for you to get the soul water, isn’t it? Just beg the elves for it. Who knows if they’ll help you, though?” the grandmaster said flippantly, his tone provocative. Philip glanced at Rabbit. He was certain they were from the same family now. They always spoke as if they were asking for a beating. The tree monster rustled its leaves to express its helplessness. “That suggestion is no different
“A true god simply represents a force. Some true gods are kind and willing to protect the people while other true gods are not interested in fighting and killing but prefer to run their own business! “Of course, some desire power and will find ways to improve their strength, even at the cost of sacrificing meaningless existences.” Philip was shocked to hear that human lives were considered meaningless existences to them. “You can find the chance to see the true gods who protect their people and do business, but you won’t see the bad guys because they usually hide in the mountains and avoid contact with people. “Every true god has a way to improve their strength, but this true god created such an evil thing to harm people. He can quickly improve his strength even if he remains in hiding.” Philip scowled after hearing the story. This true god had abandoned everything in pursuit of strength. However, Philip was also surprised that the true god could come up with such a smart
Philip believed that the tree monster was not lying. It had lost its memory and only remembered its so-called duty. Next, the grandmaster suffered the most nerve-wracking interrogation. “That tree has lost its memory, but you can’t say the same, can you? Tell us what’s going on or you’ll get it!” Philip grabbed the grandmaster by his long ears, causing him to scream in pain. Philip was too much to resort to violence at the drop of a hat. “I never said I won’t tell you. Stop manhandling me!” Although the grandmaster wanted to play dumb, he was more afraid of Philip. What if Philip got angry and wanted to kill him? He was no different from an ordinary rabbit now that his strength had been sealed. Without the strength to deal with Philip, he could only end up as his pet. “A long time ago, a mighty being created this land, which used to belong to the practitioners from the outside world. This place contained many opportunities, and many challenge levels had been set up for
“Philip, what do you mean by that? Why would an old dude want to attack us?” Foxy was a simple and kind monster beast. She did not understand the crude jokes they made. “Hehe, it’s jealous because we’re handsome and strong, of course. It's nothing but a loser. Especially after seeing how powerful we are, that old tree finally couldn't stand it anymore and exposed itself!” Foxy blushed at Aslan’s crude explanation and shyly hid behind Philip, cursing under her breath. Aslan had never cared about his image in front of his friends. There was nothing wrong with telling the truth. He did not have to maintain his image in front of other women anyway. He only had eyes for the lionesses in the valley. Without further ado, Philip grabbed the tree by its trunk. “Let’s see what’s up with you!” Philip grabbed the tree and pulled it up in front of him. He did it effortlessly and looked very cool. The tree monster was dumbfounded to find itself being dragged over in such a shameful
Philip scowled when he felt the other party’s fear and its attempt to retreat. “It can sense our threat but refuses to communicate with us. In that case, let’s show it what we can do.” Philip waved his hand, and everyone nodded excitedly. The burning flames spread like wildfire. The others did not have exotic fire, so the effect was not as strong as Philip's. With their strength, however, there was no way they would allow others to bully them at will. The vines felt the threat and quickly retreated from their legs. Philip quickly grabbed the vines, trying to catch hold of them, but they slipped away as fast as lightning. He was clearly annoyed as the vines disappeared from his eyes. “Stop dwelling on it. That tree must be the culprit behind all this or we wouldn't be in such a dangerous situation. Damn it, let’s rip it apart and show it how powerful we are!” Rabbit cursed at that awful creature. After failing to attack Philip, the tree sneaked back to its own territory, p
One of the trees was very big and had clearly lived for more than a thousand years. As Philip approached the exit, a tree whipped out a branch several yards long and slapped Philip. He noticed that the branch came from the biggest tree. “Sure enough, there’s more to it than meets the eye.” Philip backed away and dodged the tree’s attack. A deep pit was left where Philip stood. He frowned at the sight. The branch must have attacked with great force or it would not have smashed the ground to this state. Philip would most likely have been seriously injured if the attack had landed. Aslan and the others rushed over. “What’s going on? Is something up with that tree?” Everyone was nervous and stared at the tree solemnly. They felt that something was wrong with this place and had been keeping a close eye on Philip. Indeed, they noticed a problem with this tree. Rabbit pointed at the tree and yelled, “Philip, this big tree attacked you. Is it a monster?” Rabbit hopped around exci
Seeing Philip's confidence, the water monster became motivated and nodded with anticipation. It pointed out a direction to Philip. “Walk in this direction and you’ll see a large pool of water. You just need to enter it,” it told Philip how to go out. Philip nodded and took it into the Verge Tower. The water monster was stunned by Philip’s strength. It never thought that someone could control it so easily. As a powerful being, no one else could take it into such a space so easily. Obviously, it was no match for Philip. Philip had grabbed it so easily and locked it up in a space. “What is this place? Something doesn’t feel right.” The water monster examined the place, which did not pose any threat to it but gave it a very comfortable feeling instead. “Hey, the energy in this place is quite rich, suitable for practice. My strength would probably have soared to greater heights if that rabbit had locked me up in here.” The water monster quickly accepted its situation, already ac
“Do you mind if I keep a pet? I’ve developed some feelings for this guy and can't bear to kill him for the time being.” Philip was taken aback by the water monster’s weird mischief, but he had to admit that it was a good way of getting back at the grandmaster. Rabbit shrugged. He had no objection. Although the subject in question was the grandmaster, he had joined the wraiths. The rabbits always drew a clear line between love and hate. Joining the wraiths meant being an enemy of the rabbit family. The water monster smiled at Rabbit and gave him a thumbs-up. Everyone knew about the wraiths. “I always hear that the rabbits value friendship and loyalty, and I have to agree. This guy must be stupid to turn against you.” The grandmaster was shocked by the water monster’s strength. He had always thought that the other party surrendered obediently because it could not beat him, but it was just because it could not leave this place. “You concealed yourself really well. In that ca
Philip nodded after hearing the water monster’s remarks. “In that case, get rid of that rabbit. Show me what you can do.” Although Philip felt that this rabbit was difficult to deal with, he could still handle it with his strength. The grandmaster had only grown so big at the cost of reducing his strength. The water monster rubbed its hands excitedly at Philip’s agreement and pushed him aside. “Let me show you what I can do. That guy has been annoying me for a long time. I’ll let him have a taste of my fists!” It was simply goofing around with Philip when they fought earlier. Although it was scared of Philip’s exotic fire, it had been old rivals with the grandmaster for many years and had nothing to fear. “Old furball, get ready to die. After so many years, I think you've lived long enough!” After saying this, the water monster rushed to the grandmaster excitedly. Philip simply watched from the sidelines without getting involved. He could gauge their strength and see how