Adrian took a moment to organize his thoughts before saying, “Do you know who the envoy sent out is?”Lexie laughed and replied, “Do you think that can stump me? I heard it’s a half-demon named Ragan or something.”Adrian nodded. “You’re right. His name is Ragan Wurt, and he is a half-beast. But do you know what his other bloodline is?”“Of course, it’s human. How else could the immortals allow him to represent humanity?” Lexie dismissed Adrian’s question with a snort, thinking it was irrelevant.Adrian shook his head. “No, he doesn’t have any human blood. I checked thoroughly, but the immortals of the central lands were tight-lipped about it, especially Heavenly Order. They had no intention of giving a direct answer. After investigating through various means, even bribing some stewards within Heavenly Order, I found out that Ragan is half daemon.”“Absurd! Absolutely absurd!” Lexie laughed angrily. “That’s just impossible! How could the fate of humanity, the fate of billions of l
Ragan first left the mainland immortal region, plundering the maritime immortal region before using the spiritual sense of Daemon Ancestor Forgotten Shore to target the dark beasts. He specifically aimed at the offspring of powerful beast clans.During Adrian's time at the Purple Forest Marsh, chaos descended upon the beasts. Daily reports of beast deaths, especially those from noble clans, inundated the Crystal Palace. The situation deteriorated to the point where even members of the royal beast clans were hunted, causing significant unrest among the beasts.As Adrian made preparations, the beasts launched a full-scale invasion.On the human side, immortals were celebrating their supposed victory. The presence of a half-beast envoy gave them confidence in the success of the negotiations. As Lexie had anticipated, with humans negotiating under the threat of daemon invasion, cooperation between the humans and beasts seemed like the only viable path to survival. However, Ragan was n
Was there truly no hope for Adrian and Lexie?The answer was no.Soulnascent suggested a safer method to reach the Spirit Domain: interdimensional teleportation portals. However, Adrian would need to find one first.In the Spirit Domain, these portals leading to the Human Domain were controlled by large factions. In the Human Domain, there were no factions guarding such portals, and even if there were, they likely couldn't afford the cost of interdimensional teleportation.Adrian was left speechless by Soulnascent's information, and Lexie, frustrated, pinched Soulnascent's ear.In response, Soulnascent mentioned a final method: sacrifice. Any law could be fueled by life force, implying that if every life had value, it could be used in this context. She also pointed out that while an immortal might seem to have only one element, this was just the most prominent attribute of their body. In the Spirit Domain, this notion had long been discarded.An immortal consisted of various attr
Adrian decided to seek insight from his Draco Veinergy. Although the secrets of heaven were obscured, he paid a steep price—an entire thousand years of his lifespan—to glimpse his situation one month into the future. As he had feared, humanity faced a pincer attack from both dark beasts and daemons.At this critical moment, the Immortals Alliance and Heavenly Order continued their grudges. Both sides fortified their positions in the south and north but, by retracting their defense lines, exposed two flanks to the dark beasts, allowing the daemonic invasion to be discovered.Only when all the immortals united could humanity barely withstand the combined assault from both dark beasts and daemons. However, Immortals Alliance and Heavenly Order split their forces, paying a heavy price.Other immortal regions seeking refuge in the central lands had their own reasons. Those who aligned with Heavenly Order trusted in its power, as its status had remained unchanged for nearly a thousand yea
Soulnascent did not disappoint Adrian. She explained, "When a space is sacrificed, its spatial barrier becomes extremely weak, making it easy to open a spatial passage. However, the exact destination is unknown.""What do you mean?" Adrian asked."Space rifts are random to us," Soulnascent replied. "The destination is also random. You might be extraordinarily lucky and end up in the Spirit Domain, or you might be incredibly unlucky and find yourself in the Daemon Domain."Soulnascent's words made Adrian hesitate. If the future was uncertain and everything was unpredictable, it all seemed meaningless. He could spend another thousand years of his lifespan to gain more clarity, but he only had five hundred years left.The being that obscured heavenly secrets was overwhelming. Every time Adrian used the Draco Veinergy, it not only caused errors but also consumed his lifespan significantly. Lately, he had been reluctant to spend it.Although Adrian and Lexie could extend their lifespan
"What do you mean, Maiden Gytha?" Hans asked. "This team isn't led by Heavenly Order. In fact, Heavenly Order had strongly opposed its establishment. So why are you taking command so aggressively? You're practically sending us all to our deaths.""No matter what the daemons or beasts do, our task is to break the portal. If there is no portal to break, we proceed with the original plan," Gytha said, ignoring Hans’ complaints."Let’s do as Maiden Gytha says," Izak Sanford from the South Sea said hesitantly. This was Clyde Sanford’s elder brother, who had failed to seize the throne and was now sent as the vanguard for this mission."Does anyone else have any objections? Feel free to speak up," Gytha said.Apart from Hans from Immortals Alliance, none of the other immortals from various factions spoke up. Seeing this, she nodded and sent a telepathic message to someone.After a while, everyone completed their preparations. Holding their artifacts, they boldly flew toward Spirit Peak t
"Maiden Gytha, what do you think?" Octavius Stoll asked, his voice betraying a hint of panic after a long silence. Gytha had confidently scanned the area and found nothing unusual, yet Hans' treasure mirror revealed a bizarre phenomenon.Gytha remained silent. Osvaldo Dirk and Amell Patel began to grow restless, and Izak hesitantly asked, "Are you playing a joke on us, Hans? Stop messing around and put that away."The attempt at humor did not provoke a response from Hans. The serious expressions on Gytha's and Izak's faces indicated that the situation was more complicated than initially thought. What seemed like a simple dispute between Immortals Alliance and Heavenly Order, with Hans trying to embarrass Gytha, now appeared to be more sinister."Are we in an illusion?" Amell and Octavius voiced the unsettling thought that had crossed everyone's minds simultaneously. If they all agreed on this, it would mean they were already in enemy territory.Gytha remained expressionless, her ey
This remark immediately stirred the people at the top of Spirit Peak."You must be quite weak. Although I can’t discern your level, your sneaky behavior in luring us here shows you're afraid of us joining forces. That's why you’re trying to sow discord among us!" Octavius shouted, though his face was ashen."Little creatures, you're still so full of yourselves even now. Unfortunately, only one among you can survive. As for the others... heh heh…" Daemon Ancestor Forgotten Shore's raspy voice echoed with mockery."What are you planning for the others?" Izak asked, his face pale.Daemon Ancestor Forgotten Shore cracked his neck from side to side and then casually crossed his arms. "Of course, someone will go back to your factions in your place."As soon as he finished speaking, five gray shadows appeared beside him."What are those?" Izak asked, his face growing even paler.Daemon Ancestor Forgotten Shore cackled and answered, "Ask your brother!"With that, he gestured toward the