“There’s no way you can continue staying here if you refuse to pay up. Not only can we not guarantee your safety, but we’ll also take you away for questioning according to the rules. We know time is of the essence for practitioners like you.” The threat in the other party’s words was clear. This incident would not be over until Philip gave them something. At this time, Lyle came to Philip's side and whispered in his ear, “Philip, this sneaky guy is clearly out for money. We can’t give in to him.” Aslan was annoyed. He hated such bullies the most. He would have kicked the imperial guards out if Philip had not stopped him. “Since there are so many of you, just pay a fee per head. I believe it shouldn't be a problem for you. After all, your guild looks quite large.” The captain signaled a number with his hand, clearly asking Philip to hand over the money quickly. Philip nodded and smiled brightly. “Of course, that's no problem. Aslan, it's your turn to take the stage. You sh
“Since you want to mess with us, don’t blame us for taking action. Guys, take them away. Let’s show them how powerful the imperial guards can be.” With that command, everyone sprang into action. They were excited and knew exactly what to do. Before anyone could attack Philip, Aslan made his move. Aslan hit the guards on the head with the brick and quickly knocked them unconscious. Aslan smiled brightly at this scene. He knew that no one could resist his brick attack. “What’s so great about your low-end energy weapons? You think too highly of yourselves.” Philip and the rest looked down on low-end energy weapons and could not bring themselves to use one. In the blink of an eye, the guards suffered a good beating until only the captain was left standing. “You guys are so bold. Do you know who we are? We're the imperial guards, not people losers like you can mess with. If you dare to lay a finger on us, you’ll know how difficult your life will be from now on.” After saying
The imperial guards finally had some free time and knew it was time to mess with Philip. “Philip has been taking it easy for a while. It's time for us to deal with him.” The captain of the imperial guards scowled, wishing he could rip Philip into pieces. He learned about Philip after some investigation. It turned out that this guy was very wealthy, his members were all outstanding, and the pills they made were simply out of this world. The Razer Guild could be considered the best in all aspects. After confirming Philip's financials and assets, the captain was more upset. Philip could totally give them some crumbs, if not the whole pie, but he simply refused. “I think Rick is more pleasing to the eye, unlike this oblivious guy in front of us. We need to make things difficult for him and stop him from entering our territory at all costs!” Everyone was planning how to deal with Philip. After all, Glaze Tower was now under the imperial guards' charge, so it would be easy to contr
At first, Rick could rely on small tricks to crush the illusions so that he could wake up from them and pass the level. Rick reached the fourth level smoothly but encountered a problem on this level. Among everyone, Rick passed the levels the fastest. Other people were not as strong as Rick. As everyone’s strength had been suppressed to the lowest level, they could only do it one level at a time if they had no better way to pass the level. Rick reached the fourth level when everyone was still on the first level, so this speed was simply astounding. The guards in charge of guarding the door and the onlookers watching the fun were shocked. No one expected someone to be so fast. “Hey, who is this Rick guy? Is he really that strong?” “Why have I never heard of him before? Moreover, he’s a casual practitioner. He must be a dark horse that suddenly emerged in the last thousand years!” “I think he’s the most promising talent to reach the top this year. We need to keep a close ey
The guards stepped forward to stop the members of the Razer Guild from signing up. “Don't even think about participating in this competition. You've been blacklisted. You can forget about this.” “Maybe you can consider taking part again after a thousand years to stand a chance.” The guards smiled at them mockingly, clearly looking down on Philip. Philip sneered. It turned out these people had been waiting for him right here. “Glaze Tower doesn’t belong to the royal family nor you as private property. Why bring this upon yourselves?” Philip winked at his men. They marched forward in a group, pushed the guards aside, and entered the Glaze Tower without further ado. Since the guards were determined not to let them in, they would use some tough measures. Everyone was surprised at this scene and looked at Philip in horror. The members of this guild were so insolent, and it had everything to do with the domineering arrogance of the guild leader. Philip nodded in satisfactio
Everyone was horrified and could not wait to figure out the outrageous strength of these people. Members of other guilds were aghast to see their strength too. “Oh no, they're so powerful. What should we do? There’s no way we can defeat them; they're all so strong. We can't handle them at all!” Other guild leaders gathered together to discuss this problem. They knew that they had met a tough opponent this time. Donald, the guild leader of the Pill Guild, was the most frustrated. He was horrified and at a loss for what to do. “Damn it, why is Philip so powerful? Is he really the chosen one? Impossible. He can’t be that strong!” Donald could not believe it and thought he was dreaming. There was no way such a dark horse could appear in the world. Where did the Razer Guild get their practice resources from? How could they keep such a low profile? As the mysterious man mentioned, was it possible that they came from another mysterious place and were not from this world at all
Many people noticed Rick because he was the first person to quit after passing the fourth level, so they could get some information from him. Soon, Rick walked out dejectedly. He looked at the rewards given by Glaze Tower and felt that he had made a loss. “I’m the first person to pass the fourth level. Why did I get such a small reward? What a ripoff!” he grumbled as he walked, seemingly very unhappy. As soon as he went out, he found himself surrounded by curious people. “Hey dude, tell us what happened.” “That's right, what did you experience inside? Tell us quickly.” Everyone looked at him expectantly, waiting for him to speak. “Hehe, there's nothing inside, but it’s terrifying. The place is full of dangers everywhere!” Rick was full of disdain when he noticed these people trying to pry information from him. Everyone scowled upon hearing that. Although they did not know whether Rick was telling the truth, they had a feeling that there was more than met the eye. “W
The captain of the imperial guards reported this incident to the emperor before he arrived, so he was waiting for the emperor to decide how to deal with Philip. Although Philip had a powerful guild, they could not tolerate anyone humiliating the royal family. The captain knew that he could not deal with Philip himself, so he decided to use the power of the royal family instead. “Captain, you’re finally here. You have no idea how cunning that guy is. I told him not to enter, but he ignored me!” Upon seeing the captain’s fury, Rick smiled brightly and approached him fawningly. The onlookers looked at Rick with contempt upon hearing that but refrained from speaking. After all, no one knew Rick or his background, so they would rather not say anything offensive. The captain became angrier after hearing that. “He’s too much. We need to deal with him at once!” He ordered his people to surround Glaze Tower. “The emperor has issued an order. If anyone is willing to join us in ta
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