Ludwit City was under strict surveillance. Aaron's murder had put all the families on alert. Who knew if the killer was still inside the city and would choose their family as his next target?Still, Luke managed to slip away with his vast experience. Although there were many people on guard, it was impossible for them to cover every corner of Ludwit City. Even the forces under the command of The Circle couldn't monitor such a large area perfectly, so it was even less likely in such a remote place without great experts. Besides, the great families only cooperated on the surface. Any suggestion to coordinate their forces would be rejected by the Elders of each family. They were unwilling to give any information to their rivals, even if it was for a good cause. The only time the families of Ludwit City were willing to seriously cooperate was when there was an attack by magical beasts. The rest of the time they were enemies trying to get any kind of advantage over each other.Where mos
Luke smiled at Adam's reaction. He knew exactly what he was thinking, but he couldn't have been more wrong about his intentions. Luckily he couldn't see his face thanks to the mask, otherwise he would have thought he was crazy."Relax kid, I didn't come here to hurt you, why would I come to take away something I decided to give you myself? I'm not old enough to forget my own actions." Seeing the look of confusion on Adam's face, he continued. "Did you really think I would drop a spell book out of carelessness? You're still innocent, boy."Hearing these words, Adam backed away even further, his back, covered in cold sweat, colliding with the end of the alley. He was more afraid than he had been a while ago. He didn't understand why someone so mysterious was interested in him. "Why are you doing this? I'm just an illegitimate son at the bottom of the Rockwell Family pyramid, I'm worth nothing. If you're planning on using me in some demonic ceremony, don't even think about it, I'd rathe
This was the answer Luke wanted. A firm and unhesitating answer. Even though he was using him to accomplish his plans, the benefits he would give him would be immeasurable. Therefore, he felt no guilt. He would use the Rockwell Family under Adam's command to go to Duke Valkrys' inheritance grounds and in return he would give him things that even the best geniuses would be envious of. At the moment he was poor in money, but in knowledge he was one of the richest people on the entire Aurora Continent. The stereotype of assassins was that they were brutish people without much brains, but Luke was no different from a walking library.As long as he didn't make any mistakes, it wouldn't be long before he became the richest man in the Doira Kingdom. That's right, Ludwit City was such a small place that he didn't even consider it a goal. He was just using it as a temporary base of operations while he recovered some of his strength."Stand up. Since you made your decision, you don't need to
Adam's issue was settled and now it was time to deal with the seal on his body that was about to disappear. Would something good or bad happen when it did? He had no idea, but he couldn't wait for it to disappear. He had to use a lot of World Energy to test Adam because he wasn't in the First Rank, but now that wasn't going to be a problem anymore as the first seal was about to disappear. He would finally make a breakthrough.He told Adam that they would meet in two days, not only for Adam to practice Thunder Rupture more, but also to consolidate his cultivation at the First Rank. Now that he was playing the role of an expert, he couldn't leave in the middle of training to recover his World Energy.Besides, something inside of him told him that when he reached the First Rank, there would be a quantitative change compared to the past. He would go crazy if that didn't happen after years of trying to reach it again. Luke decided not to sleep that night. While he waited for Adam in the
Luke didn't understand what was happening. Why was the seal floating in front of his eyes instead of disappearing?For some strange reason, he knew that he was unconscious and that what he was seeing was not the real world. His surroundings were shrouded in darkness, and there were only nine altars engulfed in flames.These altars were stone structures with an arched design and a fire pit in the center of each that fed the flames that embraced them. The stones were uneven and white, with inscriptions on them that he could not understand. Luke tried to approach the altars to examine them more closely, but he couldn't move. He felt as if he were being held in place by some strange force. He had seldom felt so uncomfortable as he did now, having no way to control his actions.Suddenly, the first altar on the left began to tremble. It was hard for him to tell exactly what was happening, but he could see cracks beginning to spread all over it. The stones that made it up looked like they
Luke watched carefully as the three experts used the Chain of Destiny to subjugate the Dark One. There was no record of such a thing, so this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He saw a piece of history that had been lost to time. Any cultivator who wanted to reach the top of the Aurora Continent would have killed to see this scene. Crash! Crash!Luke waited for the moment when the experts would make their next move to utterly defeat the Dark One. Would they use seals or some other secret technique? But his dreams were shattered. The scene before his eyes began to crumble, and he couldn't see what happened next. It was like a mirror shattering into a thousand pieces.The scene disappeared completely and he returned to the previous darkness with the woman dressed in white. Why did it have to stop at the best part? There was no need to tease him like this."What do you have against me? I wanted to see what happened next." Luke was outraged by the situation. He was no different tha
Luke wiped the fresh blood from his mouth. Although he had been in the space with the woman in white for almost an hour, only a few minutes had passed in the real world.The mastery over the time element of the person who created this place was extremely high. Luke tried several ways to return to that place, but to no avail.Apparently, he could only enter if one of the seals was broken to obtain the legacy of the Great Amethyst Empire. There was also the possibility that the woman in white could let him in, but she didn't seem to want to because of how weak Luke was. Either way, the conclusion was the same in both cases. He had to become stronger to get more treasures like the Chain of Destiny. Now he was more motivated than ever. With the treasures of the Great Amethyst Empire, even a monkey could crush The Circle with enough time. He could almost see their faces of fear and surprise when he completely destroyed them.Luke stroked the tattoo he now had on his right wrist. It still
Both managed to get out of Ludwit City undetected by any of the guards. Luke was getting faster and faster, taking advantage of the fact that he now had a constant supply of World Energy, which forced Adam to push Thunder Rupture to the limit in order not to be left behind. Thanks to this, he could feel his understanding of Thunder Rupture improving bit by bit. The best way to improve one's understanding of spells was to study them and then put that knowledge into practice in extreme situations. That was Luke's training plan for him. Since they didn't have much time, he had to use unconventional methods to train him and prepare him to fight for the position of Patriarch of the Rockwell Family. That's why he pushed him to the limit from the beginning. He could see Adam struggling to keep up with him, but he kept accelerating. Compared to what was to come, this was child's play. There was no way he wanted to be near the lake where the Dark One was sealed, so he headed in the opposit