After struggling for half an hour, Abell finally gave up and sat on the floor miserably. Julie sobbed at this scene. After wandering around for a while, Philip and the others returned to the inn loaded with armfuls of shopping bags. As soon as they entered, they saw Abell passed out on the floor from exhaustion. Abell looked very pitiful as if he had done something earlier and exhausted all his energy. Julie leaned on the side at a loss. Philip smiled and shook his head. “Your son is right outside. Why don’t you go to him?” Philip said mockingly. Julie looked up at Philip upon hearing that. Although the man in front of her looked very young, he could not be underestimated. “Who are you? How did you restrain us?” Julie was baffled. The man in front of her seemed to possess some mysterious magical power that could totally curb their village’s power. Philip ignored Julie but took Abell into the room. Julie realized that the barrier had been lifted then. She had to
They would not be bringing Julie back north if Neon and Nero had not decided to take Julie to their mother’s grave to apologize. Philip and the others spent the night and returned to Imperial City the next day. If they were not interested in exploring the mysterious South City, Philip would not have stayed for so long. After arriving in Imperial City, Neon and the others proceeded with their initial plan. Abell stayed with Philip. When Abell woke up, he seemed more haggard. His mother’s incident was a big blow to him. He knew that they could not get out of it this time. After all, his mother had done something wrong. Abell was not strong enough to help her even if he wanted to. This world was the survival of the fittest. He was simply no match for Philip. “Where did you take my mother?” Abell said weakly. Philip shrugged. It had nothing to do with him. “Whatever. This is a conflict between them. I don’t want to get involved.” Abell sighed, unwilling to say another
“Young man, why are you all alone here?” the other party asked gently. Abell was stunned. “Who are you?” Abell asked curiously. Abell did not know this man, but he approached Abell to strike up a conversation. He had to be up to something. The other guy did not expect that Abell was too smart to be fooled and asked about his identity instead. This person was none other than Manta Jacob. He had been hanging around Philip's residence to keep an eye on him. He saw a man walking out of Philip's residence who did not look like someone from Imperial City, given his strange attire. The man seemed very down as if he had encountered something very depressing. Manta was interested to find out what was going on. Manta was surprised by Abell’s caution but did not hide his identity. “I’m the first apprentice of the Spada Guild, also the most promising member of the guild. It’s a pleasure to meet you.” Abell became wary upon hearing Manta’s introduction. He had lost most of
“I don't have a teacher. I was just kicked out by these people. They kidnapped my mother. I don’t know what will happen to her.” Tears welled up in Abell’s eyes. Although he wanted to seek revenge, he could do nothing but sigh at this point. He was not a practitioner and had no way to resist them. Manta was surprised. He could not help feeling that Abell’s words sounded strange, but this was a good opportunity to deal with Philip. It would be best if he could take this mysterious figure from South City with him. “In that case, everything’s fine. Come with me. I'll take you back to the mountain now.” Manta recently got hold of a mysterious technique that could quickly improve his strength and double it for a short duration. This feature was quite attractive, but Manta did not dare to practice it readily. He had some basic skills, which might bring side effects if he practiced something else. Unlike the person in front of him who had no foundation at all. It might be a good
Abell accepted the pill gratefully and was shocked to learn of its effects. Abell was cooped up in the mountains all year round and had no idea about such valuable pills. He and the other villagers could be seen as primitive people in this world. After much deliberation, Manta finally left. He planned to check up on Abell after some time. If Abell died because of it, Manta would not practice the technique. If Abell was alive and kicking, he would start practicing it. The technique he gave to Abell was a handwritten copy and not important at all. Meanwhile, Abell flipped through the book at home. The content was easy to understand, and he only had to read it several times to memorize it by heart. Although he had never learned such things before, he was quite gifted in this area. He was a young talent, after all. Combined with his mother’s genes, this outcome was to be expected. Abell quickly felt something flowing through his body, which was energy according to the book.
However, Abell was not sure if his mother would still be alive when he achieved success. To save his mother as soon as possible, he had to work hard. Philip and the others packed their things in preparation for the training ground. They did not plan to get involved in Neon’s affairs any further. Even if Neon killed Julie, it had nothing to do with them. Philip had fulfilled Neon’s request, so he would not interfere in what happened next. “Philip, I'm quite interested in their training ground. I don’t think such ordinary little guilds would have a great training ground,” Aslan said curiously. He looked expectant as if he was interested in such an inadequate place. Philip shook his head. He did not know either. The next moment, Philip and Aslan arrived at the Spada Guild again. The guild looked very grand, a large force at a glance, but that did not prevent Aslan from looking down on it. It was just an ordinary guild no matter how grand the building looked. The guil
Philip did not have a good impression of the people of the Spada Guild. He simply wanted to complete the deal with them. Although Ira seemed fundamentally different from Manta and the others, no one knew for sure. Since she was one of the guild members, they had to be the same. Aslan followed Philip into the training ground, unwilling to be left behind. Although Aslan enjoyed bickering with others, Philip was the most important. Ira stomped her foot in anger at the sight of Aslan’s ugly face and followed them. “Bring the other members in!” Ira left some instructions before she followed Philip into the training ground. Initially, Manta planned to invite Ira to team up with him for the training. However, Ira was heartless enough to leave him behind without hesitation. Thinking of Ira's indifference, Manta vented his anger on his fellow members. He could no longer control his temper these days, so the gentle and humble senior apprentice from back then had vanished, rep
Trouble was bound to follow women unless it was one of his own. A woman who was not under his command would be a burden. Philip understood this logic very well, so he would never bring Ira with him to the training ground. Moreover, they might do some shocking things, so he did not want to expose his secrets. “Philip, I’m sure that woman won’t give up so easily. She’ll probably pester you again once she finds the chance!” Aslan complained. As a monster beast, he had no feelings for human women. Philip smiled without comment. He noticed something was wrong up ahead. This place was devoid of all energy like a dead zone. All practitioners would feel very uncomfortable in this place, and Philip was no exception. He frowned at his surroundings. It was hard for him to imagine that any powerful creatures would practice in this place. Any living creature would only remain ordinary without energy. Even humans could not become practitioners without energy. Many practitioners emerg
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