A glimmer of hope welled up in the old man's eyes. He looked at Philip excitedly as if he had seen a savior. “This store is very cheap, only 500,000 energy stones. This location is in the center of Solstice City, the busiest street!” the old man introduced diligently to retain Philip, a big customer. Someone passed by at this time. The man scoffed at the old man’s enthusiastic introduction. He seemed to look down on this old man, so he watched in dissatisfaction. “Sir, other stores in this area cost at least several million energy stones, but this store is only selling for 500,000 energy stones. You can already imagine what’s going on!” the man could not hold back any longer and interrupted. Aslan looked at him curiously, wondering what was going on. “Indeed, it felt spooky the moment I came close. Is it haunted?” Aslan laughed. As a monster beast, he could sense certain things but not powerful spirits. If a spiritual entity was messing around, he could not deal with it
Under normal circumstances, practitioners could somewhat predict their fortune. Although not necessarily accurate, they could predict something. Why would anyone engage a fortune teller? “Outsiders like you may not be aware of my ability. I can see the future and predict many things that ordinary practitioners like you can't! For example, you can't deal with the creatures here, but I have a powerful ability to suppress them!” Oracle was saying that every profession had a specialization. There was a reason why he was so special. Hearing that, Philip took note of this guy. He felt that Oracle was more than met the eye. “What do you think, old man? As I mentioned, I can exorcize the spirit for free if you give me half the ownership of this store.” Oracle looked at the old man triumphantly, stating his request clearly. The old man frowned at Oracle, reluctant to give in. “No matter how worthless this store is, I won't give you half of it!” Since it was getting dark, Philip be
Philip reminded everyone to stay calm. He had no idea what to expect, but it was better to be careful. They soon arrived at the door of the store. It was very quiet with no people on the street. They heard something as they approached. It was as if someone was breathing into their ears and laughing hysterically. They could not even tell whether the voice was male or female. Aslan shuddered, thinking it was terrifying. “Philip, what’s going on? Did the thing inside escape?” Lyle asked in puzzlement. Although he was not very scared, he felt chills all over. “Something inside is doing this. I noticed it during the day. The thing inside carries the same vibe as the fortune teller.” Ordinary people could not detect it, but Philip's five senses were more acute than others, so he could detect things that others could not. Lyle and Aslan looked at each other and realized something. “Philip, are you saying that the fortune teller is behind this? Did he bring this thing on purp
“You’re here. Are you interested in my store? You’re welcome to take a closer look. The yard at the back is very big. You can move right in! There are even small houses at the back!” The old man greeted Philip very warmly. He was probably very interested in this store to return. “Indeed, I'm quite interested in your store,” Philip said with a smile. Oracle turned up, surprised to see Philip and the others again. “Didn’t you take a look last night?” Although Oracle spoke to Philip smugly, Philip saw the fatigue in his eyes. Oracle’s booth was a wreck last night. Oracle had to replace the flag this morning and buy new stools for the booth. “I did take a look last night. I saw people knocking your booth over,” Philip said with a smile, waiting for Oracle’s explanation. “Hehe, only the street punks would do that. My booth has nothing to do with them!” Oracle cursed unhappily. Philip disagreed. “It won’t be a problem if you set up a booth in a designated area, but this p
Philip smiled as a plan formed in his mind. Seeing that Philip was serious about this store, Oracle felt nervous. He did not expect that Philip would intervene. His plan was just about to succeed as the old man was ready to give in, but Philip decided to buy the store instead. “What? If you were here last night, don’t you realize what’s going on? Are you not afraid?” Oracle threatened Philip fiercely. In his opinion, Philip was seeking death. Philip signaled Aslan. Aslan rushed forward, grabbed Oracle, and threw him into the store. “Do you have the cheek to say that? If not for you, this store might have been sold for millions of energy stones!” They had inspected the store. Both its renovation and location were quite good. More importantly, the store looked very grand, a good fit for Philip’s tastes. The small houses in the backyard were well-built, more than enough to accommodate a dozen people. Hence, Philip felt that the price was too low. Philip thought it was
Oracle grimaced, shocked that Philip exposed his secret in public. With Philip’s explanation and Oracle’s reaction, the old man finally realized what happened. He was shocked by the truth. Oracle did not hesitate to kill most of his family members just for the store. His family was everything to him. Oracle was simply appalling for harming others just for a store. The old man could hardly control himself. He took a magic weapon and attacked Oracle. The weapon was all the old man had left. He planned to sell the magic weapon to treat his son's illness. “I can cure your son's condition and also pay you 800,000 energy stones for the store,” Philip said solemnly without any intention of taking advantage of the old man. The old man nodded. Although he was devastated to learn the truth, the dead could not return to life, but the living had to continue to survive. “Can you really cure my son? He has lost his mind.” The old man called his son over and looked at his foolish son he
The old man burst into tears at his son’s recovery. He hugged his son and shook his head helplessly. Philip asked Lyle to give the old man the money before leaving with the house deed. They had to buy some daily necessities, so they left the space to the father and son instead of wasting time.Before they left, Philip sealed Oracle’s energy core. No matter how powerful Oracle was, he could not break Philip's constraints by force. “This guy is no different from an ordinary person now. You can do whatever you want,” Philip said. The old man was excited to hear Philip’s casual remark. He had suffered enough of Oracle’s torture. He would not miss the opportunity to teach Oracle a good lesson. “That’s great. You’re such a good person, young man. Not only did you solve such a big problem for me, but you also helped me deal with this mean guy!” The old man dragged Oracle away excitedly. A trace of resentment flashed in his eyes. He wanted revenge. This so-called fortune teller
Aslan kindly gave Lyle a soft mattress too. Lyle was hooked and wished he could stay in bed every day. At this time, Philip brought out some pills, weapons, and charms, all byproducts from the kids’ practice. Although most of them were considered semi-finished products, Philip felt they were good enough. Philip had done a market survey. Although the products on the market looked good, the actual results were not as good as expected. Philip knew that he had to open a store to gain popularity. The opening of Philip’s store attracted the attention of many people. Everyone wondered if anything was wrong with the store. Many people watched cautiously, but no one dared to enter. Some bolder people took a closer look and found that the spooky feeling was no longer there. “You’re really bold to buy this store. Are you not afraid of death?” “Haven’t you heard the rumors about this place? You should have asked around before buying this store!” Everyone advised Philip to get a
“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
On the other hand, Lincoln was shocked to find that Hogster was dead. Lincoln had been watching the situation and knew that Philip was a powerful person. Everything was most likely related to Philip. However, he never thought that Philip could make people stronger. He had heard of some special circumstances that could improve someone’s strength. He had roughly guessed the implications but never paid much attention to the matter. In his opinion, the Hexa Guild was already ruined. If he wanted to save the guild, he had to get rid of Alain and his people. Lincoln had lost trust in the guild. If he had not left his seclusion by chance, he would not have bothered about anything. “Forget it. Stop throwing your weight around. Since your son died a tragic death, I won’t make things difficult for you,” Carlos said in disdain.He knew what Alain had done, so he did not have a good impression of him. Although his remark sounded a little hurtful, it felt good to say it. The other guil
“What do we do with him?” Carlos asked. He wanted to skin the hooded man alive. Rabbit bared his teeth. “Kill him! Take off his clothes and hang him outside for everyone to see!” At this time, Alain finally noticed the commotion on this side. They were very noisy, so everyone kept looking over, trying to see what happened. Alain saw a familiar man lying on the ground. “What’s going on?” He walked over for a closer look and saw the hooded man! “What’s this? How could this happen?” Alain was dumbfounded. The onlookers had been watching, so they knew the situation. “What happened?” Alain asked in agony, wondering what happened. A kind onlooker explained, “Oh, don’t you know? That rabbit knocked the hooded man out!” Alain was taken aback by that remark. “How is that possible?” Alain was full of disbelief and thought someone had done something behind the scenes. Although he knew that the rabbit was powerful, he did not think it was strong enough to deal with the hooded
“You went too far! I’m well-respected wherever I go. How dare you treat me as a pet?” Although Rabbit had lost his memories after turning into an inanimate puppet, he could still deduce what had happened from Philip’s remarks. The hooded man was embarrassed to hear a rabbit reprimanding him. “If I can take you as my pet, that’s just a testament to my ability. If Philip couldn’t control you, what’s the big deal if I took you for my own?” The hooded man had always seen Rabbit as a pet, never a friend. Rabbit’s only purpose was to entertain him and fight for him. “Philip, leave this guy to me.” Rabbit was eager to take care of this guy. Carlos glared at the hooded man, certain that he had never seen him before. The hooded man also turned his attention to Carlos. From the match earlier, he knew that Carlos was from the Celestial Palace. In that case, he would have no reservations. He wanted to get to know someone from the Celestial Palace anyway. He ignored Philip and Rabbit
“What?” Carlos suddenly felt that maybe that rabbit in the hooded man's arms was Philip’s pet. “Stay here. I’ll take a closer look. I have a feeling that the guy is more than meets the eye. I think he was the one sneaking around my house.” After saying this, Philip walked over briskly. He had never seen such an arrogant thief. The guy was bold enough to appear in public after stealing someone’s rabbit. “Did you steal that rabbit from me?” Philip approached that man and asked solemnly without beating about the bush. The hooded man was taken aback by Philip's direct approach. “When did you appear behind me?” The hooded man was horrified to know that someone had snuck up behind him without his knowledge. It was as if Philip was immaterial. Feeling Philip's strength, the hooded man dared not say another word. He thought he was undefeatable, which was why he decided to watch the fun in person, but he got careless. “Are you saying that this rabbit belongs to you? Why don’t you
Jeff sneered at this scene and knew that it was time for payback. He did not plan to kill Hogster at first. After all, he was the young heir of a guild and represented the Hexa Guild. However, Hogster had pissed him off thoroughly. He had to kill Hogster at all costs. Thinking of this, Jeff raised the sword in his hand and stabbed Hogster. With that, everything was over. Alain closed his eyes at this scene. He shook his head in helpless agony. Due to the technique that he practiced, he could not have another child. Although he had been working hard to groom Hogster over the years, he had not stopped trying to get another child either. However, none of the women could get pregnant! Hogster was his only child so far. Unfortunately, his only son was dead. Under Jeff’s attack, he turned into dust and vanished without a trace! “How did things turn out this way?” Alain aged drastically all of a sudden and looked very haggard. The hooded man watched the scene warily, shocked