When Wilda heard the response, her eyes widened in disbelief beneath her veil.She had harbored a glimmer of hope, believing that Elena might have falsely claimed it was the Saint Master's order.After all, there was no reason for the Saint Master to let disciples who had already entered the sacred lands fight each other to the death, as it would result in losses for Monington.But Morris and others' words confirmed it was indeed the Saint Master's command.Why would the Saint Master have such a demand?Elena's shock was palpable, her disbelief mirrored in her wide eyes. She had entirely made it up, yet it turned out to be true.In a mix of confusion and curiosity, she pressed, "Did the Saint Master truly decree this?"Morris and the others nodded in confirmation.Seeing them nod, Wilda's heart sank.If they were left to fight each other, the one standing last would undoubtedly be Emerson, whose cultivation far exceeded everyone else's.As for Remus, the one she had placed gr
"Wilda!" Elena shouted again.With the situation having escalated to such a critical point, how could she allow Remus to leave alive?She declared furiously, "Having become a disciple of our sacred land, he doesn't get to leave just because he wants to. He must face this assessment, whether he wants to or not!"With that, she released her spirit energy, attempting to break the void constraints. However, unlike her previous successes, she failed.Wilda intensified her release of spirit energy, immobilizing Elena in place as well.She stated calmly, "As long as you choose to opt out, no one can take your life. I guarantee it!"If others from the sacred lands saw that, they would be astounded.How could the preeminent female cultivator of the sacred lands, soon to achieve immortality, show such favoritism toward a mere Golden Stage cultivator?She was Wilda Hewitt, after all.Remus coughed twice, revealing a bitter smile.He questioned, "If I exit the assessment and leave today,
Remus was already on the ground, using the last remnants of his spirit energy to withstand the all-encompassing assault.Although their power did not match Emerson's terrifying ability to inflict internal injuries with a single blow, the sheer number of attackers and the density of their attacks were continuously draining his spirit energy.He wanted to counterattack but found himself too weak to even dare to make any sudden moves, fearing any slight movement would expose a vulnerability that could lead to his death."I just need one chance, just a gap of an opportunity, I must wait," Remus continuously reminded himself internally.His resolve to fight wasn't baseless bravado.He still had dozens of Energy Replenishing Pills, dozens of Beast Inner Cores, and two Spirit Vessels on him. All of which could rapidly replenish his spirit energy, but he just hadn't had the chance to use them yet.At that moment, a furious shout erupted from the back of the crowd, "A bunch of useless foo
Would Remus' death spawn the innermost devil in Wilda?Remus sensed her gaze and turned his head.A slight smile played across his lips as he thought, "This is the moment."He quickly took out the inner beast core and placed it entirely in his mouth.Wilda was stunned by what she saw.What was he doing?Consuming inner beast cores to replenish spirit energy was a widespread practice, yet swallowing them whole was generally reserved for the smaller ones, which the body could safely assimilate. Swallowing such a large inner beast core was akin to courting death, as the body would struggle to contain the resulting surge of power, leading to catastrophic consequences.The size and color of that core he just swallowed indicated it was not something he could withstand. And he had consumed it whole.Did he want to die?After a tense ten seconds, the two Masters and three disciples' eyes were fixed on him, waiting for the inevitable explosion.Yet, Remus' body showed no signs of ca
Everyone then saw how Remus was recovering.He was actually swallowing inner beast cores in whole!Was he a monster?It was known that even the beasts in the mountains couldn't consume them like that, and that they would place the inner core somewhere and slowly lick it.On the other hand, cultivators could only assimilate fragments at a time or refine them through intricate processes. And yet, Remus simply ingested them?"Could he be... Remus Clayton?" Bartholomew and Alfie voiced their disbelief.While others might be oblivious, they knew all too well that the cores Remus was devouring belonged to their own kind."Argh..." Emerson finally let out a strange sound, his energy surging even more than before. Standing in the air, he leaped high, grabbed his long staff, and smashed it down from the air."No!" Wilda couldn't help but shout, but her voice was very small.Sandra and the rest watched in terror. Even as cultivators in the late Divine Separation Stage, they understo
Emerson kept striking Remus with his staff.The speed was extremely fast, nearly 100 strikes in the blink of an eye, and even the spirit energy-solidified staff had bent.Remus continued undeterred, consuming core after core as if he were a bystander watching someone else being bombarded.Despite his body sinking further into the earth and riddled with cracks as if on the verge of shattering, he miraculously endured each successive attack by replenishing his spirit energy."How many inner beast cores does he have!" an astonished voice echoed among the crowd, witnessing Remus' relentless consumption, tallying up to an astounding 30 cores."48!" Bartholomew counted, then swiftly amended, "No, he has 49 in total!""Even if you had 49,000 inner beast cores, today I will scatter you into dust!" Emerson roared, his voice betraying a hint of madness.His mental state was continuously being affected as he bombarded Remus with his staff. Soon, the speed of his attacks slowed, and the sta
Remus' simple declaration sent a wave of buzz rippling through the crowd.Did he mean he was going to strike back?Without waiting for the crowd to ponder further, Remus' spirit energy leaked out, and he instantly rose from the deep pit, standing mid-air with drops of blood dripping from his feet. It was his own blood, seeping from cracks all over his body.Everyone looked up, gazing at him as if witnessing a demon descending upon the world.Remus raised his hand, and a long sword appeared. Looking down at Emerson, he slashed the sword down without uttering a single word.Emerson quickly exerted the last bit of his spirit energy to form a shield.After all, he was at the mid-stage of the Divine Separation Stage, and his spirit energy was denser than that of True Life cultivators, so the slash didn't break through his spirit energy.It was also because Remus didn't intend to take his life just yet. Emerson was shocked to spit out a mouthful of blood, his face pale, his expres
Since she was going to face punishment either way, Elena thought she might as well take a gamble."Die!" Elena's spirit energy erupted without warning.Suddenly, millions of ice spikes appeared around Remus, all aimed directly at him.All the ice spikes shot toward Remus.Those were no ordinary ice spikes, each one of them had enough power to annihilate any cultivator below the Nascent Soul Stage.She struck with no mercy.Her action even caught Wilda off guard, never expecting an esteemed Master of the sacred land to attack a Golden Stage cultivator."You're seeking death!" She moved to confront Elena."Stop it!" A voice suddenly came from the sky, invisible to the eye, it felt as if it came from the horizon, carrying an ancient and solemn tone.With that, the millions of ice spikes rushing toward Remus turned into water, falling to the ground.Morris and the others immediately knelt at the source of the voice."Greetings, Saint Master!"Wilda frowned, also bending slightl
Roman did not respond immediately and instead thought deeply about it with a serious expression.At this point, what happened to Remus no longer mattered. In fact, it might be better to say Roman would love to see Remus hurry off to fight the Upper Realms.But the issue was that people in the Upper Realms didn't know that Remus was still alive. What would they do if they saw him appear again? Would it affect Roman?It was like what the ghost kings initially thought—within the Three Realms, the only ones who could save Remus were Roman and Francis.Once Remus was exposed, Francis would naturally deny being the one who saved him, leaving Roman as the only one who could have done so. By then, he would become the target of everyone's criticism.So, before figuring out how to handle the aftermath, there was no way he could let Francis find out about this."Your Majesty?" Noticing Roman was hesitant to speak, the ghost kings couldn't help but urge him for a response.Roman took a deep
Remus didn't want to admit it, but he had to—here, he felt like he was immobile while the world around him was in constant motion.In other words, he had no control over what was happening and could only passively accept everything the world presented to him, without any right to refuse. The simplest metaphor was being forced to watch a movie while you were tied to a chair.Remus was feeling frantic again. It seemed he was truly trapped with no way out."Is Limbo really like this?" He felt powerless over the current situation. In his current state, he couldn't affect the Mortal Realm or the Underworld and was simply stuck here. If this wasn't Limbo, then what was?It was like how when a person died, it was not necessarily a complete disappearance. It could also be understood as being separated from friends and family, no longer able to meet, forever existing in different realms. Wasn't it the same case right now?Remus slowly descended into the forest, coming to a stop without any
Remus was shocked, staring blankly at the scene.Under normal circumstances, after reliving his life once, he should have just faded away. That was how it usually was for ordinary people. So, why hadn't he disappeared, and why were the scenes starting to repeat?As expected, after Remus snapped out of it, he heard voices coming from the mountaintop. It was once again the scene of Tyson holding a ruler, disciplining a sobbing Remus."Why... Why is this happening?" Remus muttered to himself, growing more and more shocked. "Is this what the so-called Limbo looks like, or did something go wrong?"For a moment, he didn't know whether to feel happy or worried. Naturally, he was happy because he still existed, but he was also worried because the current situation felt too unfamiliar.Remus remained calm and continued to look ahead. The scene shifted to the front of the prison, then to Kylie calling off their engagement, and then to various moments shared with the other women from his pas
"No!" Remus roared, feeling a bit panicked.According to human processes, after reliving one's memories, the spirits would depart the body as a farewell to the Mortal Realm, and the physical body would begin to decay and turn to dust.If that was the case, wouldn't he fade away into nothingness after revisiting all his memories as a specter?"No, no!" Remus started shouting, trying to stop it, because this was the final act of his specter. Once this moment passed, he would completely vanish into nothingness, and he was doing everything he could to prevent that.Unfortunately, the situation in front of him wouldn't change just because he willed it to. The result would be the same as from the start, continuing to unfold bit by bit."Candace Nightingale!" Remus shouted once again. Seeing Candace nearly being squashed by the Pathic Energies, he couldn't help but wish he could lend a hand in it. If she had been killed then, he wouldn't be filled with such regret now.The scene was sti
When Remus saw this, he suddenly started laughing.This scene was from when he first arrived at the prison. He was indeed nervous and worried outside the gate. After all, it was his first time coming down from the mountains and entering the outside world, especially since Tyson said this was the most dangerous place in the world.Because of that, he was extremely cautious when going in, afraid of getting beaten up. It was also here that he parted ways with Tyson, and he hadn't seen him since then.Remus looked at Tyson, wanting to take a closer look at him, but the scene changed once again.It was three years later, when Kylie came to break off their engagement. Adorned in luxurious designer brands, she arrogantly said, "We belong to different worlds. Give me the marriage contract!"If it weren't for the fact that she was a girl, Remus would have definitely given her a rough time. Why bother putting up an act?The scene shifted again. This time, he was at the Bowen family's luxur
Remus stared straight ahead for a moment, then began frantically looking around. All he saw was a dense forest surrounding him. There was no sign of Tyson anywhere.What terrified him even more was that when he looked down right after that, he discovered he had no body or spectral form.Remus quickly raised his hand, wanting to touch his arm, attempting to see if he was simply concealed. However, he unexpectedly couldn't feel his arm! It was as if he only had a pair of eyes to observe the world, and no one else could even see these eyes."How did this happen? What is this place?" Remus was completely panicked.Why did he see a scene from over 20 years ago? Did he travel back in time? Or was this scene simply playing itself back to him? Where exactly was he?The sound of a slap interrupted his train of thought.Remus sharply turned to look, and to his surprise, he could see the top of the mountain along the path.At the summit was a small thatched house, and in front of it sat a
Unfortunately, the problems kept coming one after another.Grant said, "That's a good idea, but how can Remus return to the Mortal Realm or even reach the Upper Realms? He's currently a specter and isn't able to go there!"The other four ghost kings froze. The favorable outcome made them overlook the necessary process. Remus couldn't reach the Upper Realms, which meant the fight between him and Francis couldn't happen.They all turned to look at Roman.Roman frowned deeply. There was actually a way to help Remus return to the Mortal Realm. Remus would have been able to think of it too, but he just couldn't see what was right under his nose.There was a term called "Soul Return". Remus could find a recently deceased body and enter it, allowing him to return to the Mortal Realm.But Roman's statement about not being able to help Remus return to the Mortal Realm wasn't a lie, because no resurrected body could ever match the strength of Remus' original form.Even if his specter poss
It was easy to tell from Paul's tone that he'd been holding it in for a long time. In fact, it wasn't just him. The other ghost kings also fell silent upon hearing this. The anger hidden within their hearts was stirred.It started with the Order of Nine Mysticisms' appearance.The Monarch of Mortals was humanity's leader, and all warriors and cultivators belonged to this group. Initially, everyone had faith in the Monarch. And, as the Pathic Energies naturally sought a vessel to inhabit, they naturally chose the first Monarch of Mortals.Later, the conflict between warriors and cultivators intensified, with the main issue being the plundering of the beast race.The warriors believed in coexistence between humans and beasts, while the cultivators viewed the beast race as inferior and thought they should be exploited.After several generations of Monarchs, the tension finally erupted, marking the beginning of the Battle of the Three Realms.At that time, even though the Monarch car
Grant realized that saying such things was somewhat self-deceptive, but he didn't know what else to say, so he fell silent. His eyes occasionally drifted toward Roman. At times like this, he felt like Roman needed to step up.Roman could feel his gaze. Despite still harboring some emotions, had no choice but to speak. After all, he was the Underworld's ruler, and they were waiting for him to make a decision. It was something he couldn't avoid.Taking a deep breath, he slowly said, "Grant is right. Remus mentioned we wouldn't interfere with each other, which means he won't trouble us anymore, and things won't be exposed for the time being."Instead of worrying about Remus, we should focus on the most pressing issues—the Pathic Energies!"He raised his head and said, "Currently, only one-third of the Pathic Energies remain in the Underworld. Although it won't affect the barrier, it still has a significant impact on us..."Roman didn't want to mention Remus anymore primarily because