A mighty sword energy with scorching flames overturned the ground and slashed the man. The man looked as if he had seen a ghost, and his face was full of disbelief. “Impossible. How could this kid break my illusion?” The man could not help yelling, but Philip could not hear him. “Great, Philip didn’t disappoint me!” Although Laurie was a little surprised, she was even more delighted. After all, if Philip could move freely, the pressure on her would be much less. “Oh, I think I lost something. Right, it’s that token. What the hell did Sophie give me? Why do so many people want it? It was the female thief before and the man this time.” Philip muttered before his eyes lit up. Were the female thief and the man in the same gang? However, why were they after this token? Was it related to Sophie? The identities of these people… Philip pondered, and all his thoughts suddenly connected. Was it possible that these people were related to that man-made woman covered in runes?
However, Laurie's attention was attracted by the giant, and she did not notice Philip’s action at all. Philip felt helpless and had no choice but to rush up with Caelum Sword, planning to strike first. “Damn you! You forced me to use my real body. No one can stop me today!” the giant roared angrily. In the next second, he slapped Philip. In his eyes, Philip was nothing more than an ant without any threat at all. The female thief who was watching the show frowned when she saw this. Of course, she knew what this real body represented. In their organization, everyone had two bodies—one with a normal human appearance, and the other was their real body. However, the real body was unstable. It could have any appearance and anything could happen. Some people even had a limit to the number of times they could use their real body, and they could die if they exceeded that. However, they would be stronger when using their real body. Danger coexisted with benefit, which was a fair trad
Seeing Philip rush over again, the giant was startled and panicked. Damn, this guy cut his arm with a sword just now. Although it was not severed, it nearly was, and he wanted to do it again. Seeing this, the giant retreated a few steps instinctively before he stomped on Philip. He was confident that he could crush the ant-like Philip to death with one stomp. However, reality turned out differently. A cold light flashed, and Philip reversed the situation with a sword! A stream of sword energy pierced through the other party’s body, and black liquid sprayed all over the sky like raindrops. Where it landed, the vegetation was corroded by the black liquid in an instant, showing the toxicity of the liquid. Philip retreated instinctively, dodging the black liquid. “Argh!” The giant fell to the ground, and his screams were mind-numbing, but he could only scream. With a few moves, Philip almost killed this guy. Although he screamed fiercely, his deterrence had disappeared with
Philip was seriously injured. Although the explosion just now did not kill him, it nearly did. It was impossible to survive such an explosion without injuries. “That son of a b*tch almost killed me!” Philip muttered and looked at the golden token that fell aside. He was peeved. Everything happened because of this token, damn it. However, Philip kept it instead of throwing it away. Then, he got up and looked around. He finally saw Laurie collapsed in the ashes. He was startled and quickly ran over. After checking, he found that Laurie was just injured and unconscious, but it was nothing serious. He breathed a sigh of relief. The female thief was also fine. “Fortunately, nothing happened. There’s a silver lining in every cloud.” As Philip spoke, he moved the two to the side. He sat cross-legged in one spot and started to recover from his physical injuries. Fortunately, he had reached the second level of his Three Phase God-Demon Technique, and it was not that difficult for
“Um, thanks for just now.” Philip broke the awkward silence and said to Laurie, who nodded upon hearing this. “It's nothing. What’s important is that you’re fine. We're friends, after all.” Laurie smiled, and the atmosphere became awkward again. Philip was exasperated but did not know what to say. After all, things were quite embarrassing earlier. Fortunately, Dion returned soon, and everyone ate before returning to their rooms. Lying on the bed, Philip looked at the ceiling and was lost in thought. After today's incident, Philip realized that he still had many shortcomings. An illusion almost killed him, which was not a good sign. “If this happens again, what should I do? I don’t even know when I entered the illusion.” Philip pondered. After thinking about it, it should be the moment when he attacked the man. However, he did not notice anything at all. Was it because the illusion was too special or that he was too careless? Philip had a long list of questions with no
Philip muttered as if savoring the meaning of Laurie's words. “Let’s put this aside. I’ll take you to the harshest place. That may be our destination soon.” Laurie said at this time, and Philip nodded. “Uh, why don’t you let go of me first? It’s been a while now.” Philip could not help mumbling at this time. Laurie was startled before she realized that she had been holding Philip's arm. Hearing Philip's words, Laurie's face turned red instantly, and she quickly let go of Philip's hand. Philip was taken aback and wanted to slap himself. Damn it, why did he allow his mouth to run wild? Was it not good to hold hands with a beautiful woman? “Ahem, um, you can grab it now. I simply felt an itch just now.” Philip chuckled, and Laurie was briefly speechless. “Creep.” Laurie muttered and walked away, ignoring Philip, and Philip quickly chased after her. Soon, they arrived at a rather strange place. It was a large courtyard full of magic circles. Many people crowded around w
“Who cares? When they get frightened out of their wits later and run out in a hurry, that’ll be fun to watch!” Many onlookers discussed among themselves, obviously horrified by the situation at the Devil's Courtyard. They were also unimpressed by Philip and Laurie. Laurie and Philip paid no heed to these people. A white light flashed before them. When they opened their eyes again, they had arrived in another place. The sky, ground, and scenery around them were blood-red at a glance. A strong smell of blood lingered in the air, and many aimless skeletons drifted around like clouds. “It’s rumored that these skeletons are transformed by the souls of people who died here, and they can take away one’s soul, so we need to be careful. Although we’re here to observe, we may be affected too.” Laurie reminded him, and Philip nodded. “Let’s be careful then. By the way, what are we observing? Is it the surrounding environment or something else?” Philip could not help asking, and Laur
Philip was taken aback. Why should they make way for the other party? There was no one else here. Would those people fight them on the spot and make them a laughingstock? “Don’t think too much. This training isn’t as simple as you think. This place will restore the image of those who participated in the previous competitions, as well as the battle scenes, for our reference.” Laurie explained, and Philip was taken aback upon hearing that. They could restore it? This made it a lot easier. It was similar to a video recording, and Philip watched it with Laurie. The sandstorm had died down by now. Not far away, a stone platform appeared at some point. It looked very large with a radius of hundreds of meters. Three people made of sand stood on the platform. They had no faces and held weapons made of sand in their hands, giving off a strange feeling. Several people appeared out of thin air opposite those three sandmen. They looked vague as if they were previous participants of t
“You must be referring to the lark people. What do you want with them? They're not to be trifled with. You’ll be in trouble if you mess with them.” Everyone was delighted to hear about the lark people. It was great that someone knew something. Adam was very excited to find a clue as soon as they arrived. He had thought it would take a lot of effort to find something, but reality proved otherwise. “The lark people can be regarded as the overlords here. You can find out about them easily. I'm just an ordinary old woman, so I can't tell you too much. You should approach other people if you want to find out more. Maybe you can find a storyteller. I’m sure they can tell you some very important information.” The old lady was clearly unwilling to disclose anything, so everyone was disappointed. In that case, they could not force her. “Thank you very much. At least you gave us an inkling about what to do. We wouldn’t know so many things if it weren't for you.” Adam thanked the old
“I heard that her family is quite complicated. They seem quite troublesome.” Hearing that, everyone wondered what Adam meant. It seemed that he would face problems in pursuing a relationship with this woman. Carlos looked at Adam awkwardly and sighed. “It doesn't matter. We don’t have to worry about that. Let's just take things one step at a time.” Rabbit calmly drifted around with Philip, feeling quite good. “What's there to worry about? I say the old monk has nothing better to do than worry about trivial matters. It’d be embarrassing if so many of us couldn’t bring a woman back.” Until now, Rabbit felt that the other party was just an ordinary woman, so he did not think that there was anything to worry about. They quickly joined the line to enter the city. To Philip's surprise, there was no entrance fee at all. Moreover, their appearance and attire looked no different from the others. Philip and his friends calmly entered the place, and Philip stood on guard. He had a
Philip felt helpless at the sight of this vast starry sky and suddenly felt that maybe coming here was not the right choice. They arrived without knowing anything about this place, so they might encounter various dangers. “I’m curious about the woman you've been looking for. She must be quite extraordinary,” Philip said curiously, baffled about this matter. Hearing that, Adam shook his head helplessly. He was really clueless about everything. “I only know that I can come here and find her with the key. I don’t even know where she is. We can only search aimlessly in this starry sky.” Philip was dumbfounded by Adam’s incompetence. “I thought we’d be teleported to her home or a fixed location, so I don’t know what’s the deal with this. I have a feeling that I’ve been tricked.” Adam sighed helplessly. “Let's just wander around. I’m sure we can find something somehow,” Carlos comforted Adam, but he was not optimistic about it either. He knew that they probably could not find the
Adam had to reevaluate Philip’s strength. He used to think that Philip was simply the best of his generation. Although powerful, he was not invincible. However, the ability to change certain orders and rules was not something that just anyone had. It would not be far-fetched to call Philip the chosen one favored by the heavens. Philip told Carlos to bury Bryce before forgetting about him. Carlos quickly handled his affairs, packed his bags, and got ready to set off with Philip. Adam also waited for Philip without much luggage on hand. Philip stuffed Rabbit into the Verge Tower space. He had to bring Rabbit along with him or the latter would be up to no good. “Rabbit, stay in Verge Tower and stop bothering me.” Rabbit was upset to hear that he had to stay in Verge Tower but still felt happy that Philip was willing to take him along. “Next, the two of you need to relax. I’ll wrap you with my energy. Don't try to resist or you’ll only end up hurting yourself,” Philip said.
“I have other important things to do. Don't worry. I’ll be back soon, so make sure you work hard during this time. I’ve given you all the pills you need. Whether you can make full use of them depends on you.” In Philip’s opinion, the Hexa Guild could not do anything anymore, so there was no worry about them. After much deliberation, Jamie nodded. Philip did not belong to his guild, so he could hardly stop Philip from leaving. Moreover, Philip’s pill supply was already a great help to them. It would be annoying if Jamie asked for more. “No problem. Where are you going next? Do you need my help? I’ll do my best to help you.” The Celestial Palace was powerful enough for Jamie to say such things. Philip shook his head. He would be traveling with Adam next, and his strength was incredible. It was best for them to leave together. “It’s okay. I have everything prepared. Just do your best in the competition and don’t allow the Hexa Guild to take the upper hand.” Now that the Cele
“He lost his family when their enemies sought revenge while he was very young, so he's quite pitiful in a way.” Philip was not concerned about it. The life story of a loser had nothing to do with him. Moreover, Bryce was clearly up to no good. Getting to know him was a waste of time. “I found all the information he researched. To be honest, I’d think highly of him if he weren't up to no good.” Rabbit waved his paw smugly. He had looked through Bryce’s things and knew exactly what he had researched. Philip looked at a bottle of potion and could tell everything at a glance. “He’s a genius, indeed, but there’s no saving someone with bad intentions.” Philip shook his head helplessly. Bryce could only blame his bad luck for encountering them today. Carlos quickly took care of Bryce. There was no point in keeping such an evil villain. There was no need to be charitable in this situation. Adam looked at the room and sighed helplessly at Bryce’s unfortunate end. Although he had
Philip was curious about this situation. Since he could not get any information from the stubborn hooded man, he would find out indirectly. “That’s enough. Take him away. He has no value to us anyway. It's better to send him away.,” Philip said with disdain and did not take him seriously at all. The hooded man was shocked to hear that Philip was sending him away. He was nervous and afraid that Philip would do something to him. Although he was selfish and unreasonable, he was also a coward and afraid of death. Everyone sighed helplessly at his mournful wails. Adam closed his eyes, unwilling to get involved. Seeing this, Philip believed that Adam was unwilling to pay attention to his nephew, but he was still curious. If they were closely related, why would this guy's family sever all ties with Adam? It was advantageous to be on good terms with Adam. Not only would they receive guidance on practice, but they could also listen to his lectures from time to time. For example,
Philip and the old monk greeted each other happily as if they were old friends. Carlos was surprised to see Philip on such good terms with the high and mighty old monk. This was something he had never even dared to dream about. It was unbelievable that he could sit and drink happily with the old monk one day. “Let me introduce my friends.” Philip calmly introduced everyone around him, ignoring Carlos’ anxiety. Carlos stood up when he saw the old monk. “Hello, my name is Carlos. I admire you very much. I never thought that I'd be able to meet you one day. It’s my honor.” Carlos was happy and excited to get more perks than the guild leader. The old monk was quite friendly. After greeting Carlos with a smile, he looked at Philip curiously, wondering what he was up to. “I want to find out if you know someone.” After saying this, Philip asked Carlos to bring the hooded man out. The guy was tied up tightly and looked pitiful. More importantly, his clothes had been stripped off,
The hooded man woke up very soon, and he could not believe that Philip caught him. “What's going on? How did you catch me? This is impossible.” He was very confident in himself and knew that no one could catch him so easily, but reality had just proven him wrong. He had no choice but to believe it. “What's impossible? You underestimate me too much!” Rabbit snapped furiously. “What’s your name?” Philip stared at the man curiously. He had a feeling that this person was the same as the old monk. “Rabbit, call the old monk over. I want to speak to him. He may not know you, so you need to tell him who you are.” After interrogating this man, Philip wanted to speak to the old monk and find out his opinion about this hooded man. Since the two gave him the same feeling, they had to be connected somehow. Rabbit hopped over to find the old monk. He knew that the old monk was the best referral for this matter because he was very powerful and knowledgeable. The old monk was resting