This wasn't the first time Adrian had encountered such a situation. This guy's situation was, in fact, similar to Thalia’s. Back then, Thalia too was manipulated by the Dark Dragon, and Adrian had used various methods to suppress the Dark Dragon. The mountain falcon within the bearded man’s body was nowhere near as powerful as a dragon, and under the terrifying pressure of the Abyssal Bloodstorm, its soul collapsed and left the man's body. When the bearded man woke up, he let out a miserable cry, clutching his injured arm. Adrian picked up the man’s arm from the ground and aligned it with the man’s sliced arm. He pressed the tip of his sword to the man’s wound, infusing energy into it to repair the arm."You can't even heal your wounds. No wonder only a few of you can leave this place alive every year," Adrian said coldly. The bearded man, seeing his arm restored, looked ashamed. The others were still shaken. When unexpected situations occurred, they panicked and lost all abilit
Before they entered the second palace, Adrian sensed the presence of others inside it. But upon careful observation, he confirmed that the other teams were rushing toward this palace and had not entered yet.Sion had told Adrian that while in the secret realm, the three teams would avoid running into each other if they could. This place was too dangerous, and no one wanted to risk a confrontation that could lead to disaster. "There are people on their way here. Can you sense them?" Adrian asked softly as he stepped into the palace.Sion nodded. "Don't worry, we got here first. They’ll probably leave and go elsewhere." He then led everyone in to start the search.Adrian was a little lacking in enthusiasm. He had hoped to find some useful items here, but the first palace had left him disappointed. Most of the things in this secret realm were useless to him. Some things, like swords, might be useful to him, but he already had the Divine Frost Slayer Blade and Hellblade. Other items w
The blood-red figure in front still stood in place, but the thousands of threads spewing from his mouth turned into the most terrifying tentacles in the world. The Mudstone team was now enveloped in them. It seemed they were about to be stripped of their flesh and meet the same fate as their companion.Adrian smirked, his gaze sweeping indifferently. This was dangerous, but that was for everyone else. He could easily cut through all the filth in the world with a single sword stroke. He was never in any danger."Blade Tempest!" he shouted.The Divine Frost Slayer Blade unleashed a golden sword essence that surged through the air.Although the silver threads the monster spewed were unparalleled in sharpness, they weren’t very strong. The sword essence from the Divine Frost Slayer Blade instantly cut them to shreds. "Aaagh!" the blood-soaked monster let out a roar.It was unknown how these threads had come to be inside its body. However, it was clear the extreme pain it was in afte
The number of treasures the Mudstone team had abandoned because they possibly carried strange souls numbered more than twenty. If not for Adrian, the death toll among the thirty people would already be more than half their group by now. Now that Adrian was around, he could help them distinguish which treasures had souls attached to them and which ones didn't, hence the big difference.Suddenly, a shout came from the outskirts of the palace. "How dare you kill one of ours!”Adrian and the others turned to see a group of more than twenty people standing at the entrance, glaring at them menacingly. At the forefront was an elegant young man dressed in dazzling white clothes. Beside him was a beautiful woman, Emma, and behind them was the Emberfallen team."It’s not what you think." Sion frowned.Normally, the other teams would not enter a palace that was already occupied. But the Emberfallen team had broken the rules and even accused them of killing one of their own. The reality was
Emma walked up to Adrian. "Name your price. Everyone’s lives are at risk in the secret realm. Since he's dead, we won't make things difficult for you. I'm also willing to exchange it with other treasures,” she said coldly.Sion and the others didn’t know what she was talking about, but Adrian knew.He smiled wryly and said, "You’ve got it all wrong. We don’t have your treasure.”"There is another palace ruins nearby. After finding that treasure there, this guy took it and fled. He wouldn’t have bothered to hide it, so the only possibility is that it's inside the palace. But as you can see, there are no traces of the treasure anywhere," Emma said coldly. Adrian nodded, acknowledging the validity of her words, but he truly hadn't taken any treasure. "We can show you what we've found so far," Adrian offered nonchalantly.His patience was wearing thin. If they continued to pester him, he would kill these people even at the risk of losing some of their numbers. Because of the nature o
They even knew why Emma wanted that particular treasure so much. The Crescent Divine Silk was not just an ordinary item, but a manifestation of her sentiments. Many years ago, her parents had ventured into the secret realm together and found the Crescent Divine Silk in one of the palaces. Unfortunately, they were possessed by monster souls, resulting in their death here.The situation had been critical then, and everyone was thinking about how to escape. So although the monster soul in the Crescent Divine Silk was cut down, they had to leave the secret realm under the pressure of other more dangerous elements.Emma had been a little girl at the time. When she heard the tragic news, she decided to enter the secret realm and find the Crescent Divine Silk. Therefore, it wasn’t just a treasure, it was a connection to her parents."It’s gone. There's no need to look for it," Emma said, suppressing her grief.Josef grew angry and shouted, "They must've killed our member and taken the ite
Sion and the others shook their heads. Someone who had been here more than once said, "This place is an endless land of darkness. Except for the light in the palaces, we've never seen any other light.""Should we go take a look?" Sion asked.As Adrian observed Sion, he surmised that this light was likely related to the Emberfallen team. Sion had seemed a bit fidgety when the Emberfallen team had left earlier. It was clear that his goal was in that direction as well. Sion had said he wanted to end everything, so was the opportunity to end the long-standing traditions of the three villages tied to the light?With that thought in mind, Adrian said, "Let's go."The Mudstone team headed toward the light. They passed several palaces along the way, but they did not explore them. What surprised them was that although the pillar of light looked like it was close by, it seemed to take forever to reach it."It's been nine hours already. According to our elders, twelve hours make one cycle, s
"Drop the thought? The ones who should drop the thought are you! This Dragon Dial belongs to us!" Josef shouted as he stepped forward. The others on the Emberfallen team followed suit, staring at Sion while also approaching the Dragon Dial. The Mudstone team did not know what the Dragon Dial was for, but they could sense its significance from the attitudes of the Emberfallen team and Sion that it was undoubtedly a valuable treasure.Adrian looked at the Dragon Dial and felt the name was quite apt. The light pillars' two ends were linked to separate worlds, and the point where they converged resembled a dial. He drew the Divine Frost Slayer Blade. He did not know when Sion had found this dial, but it seemed to be the key to what he called "ending all this."However, this dial was equally important for Adrian. He needed the Dragon Token if he wanted to leave this world. However, the Dragon Token was in Fynn's possession, and Adrian did not have the confidence he could steal it away f