Wilda heard the Saint Master's booming voice before she could finish her sentence. His tone was totally different than before. It was as cold as ice now."All of you are the pillars of Monington. How could you fight over a mere disciple like this?" he said. "How embarrassing it'd be if others were to hear of this."He continued, "Some of you said that his crime isn't punishable by death, while some of you want him to pay by blood."Fine! I'll give you all a chance. From now on, those who want him to ascend the platform will stand on the right side of the hall, while those who oppose them shall stand on the left side of the hall."He warned, "You only have one chance to decide."No one dared to argue or quarrel anymore after that. Wilda, Elena, Sir Hudson, and two other Masters hurriedly went to the left side of the hall. Meanwhile, Grandmaster Aurelius, Grandmaster Sylvanus, Master Eythor, and Master Erjon all moved to the right side of the hall. One would know who sided w
Thump! Both halves of Kennard's body fell onto the platform with a resounding thud the moment Remus was done speaking. Kennard wasn't that heavy, so no damage was done to the platform. However, the crowd below was significantly affected. The people felt as if the skies were going to fall and crash down to the ground. They were overwhelmed with rage and anxiety. Then, to some, the world started to spin. Their legs turned to jelly, and they passed out and fell. They didn't even make any noise as they fell to the ground. It was as if something had taken their voices away, and they could only watch the scene unfold with their mouths agape. Their hearts skipped a beat, and their faces fell, making them look like their souls had been sucked out of their bodies. It was as if the world had fallen apart. All the saintly disciples, Monington disciples, and the Grandmasters were flabbergasted. Wilda and the Saint Master were no exception. They couldn't believe their eyes. What h
Kennard was reluctant to admit defeat, but all he could do was stare as Remus walked down the platform with everybody's eyes on him. It was the last sight he ever saw. "Senior Davidson!" "Kennard!" "My friend!" The crowd burst into tears as Remus started walking down the platform. Some wept their eyes out and cried their lungs out. It wasn't only because Kennard died. Their hope dwindled out of existence along with his death.Just then, a voice sounded from inside the hall. "Did you create this technique yourself?" When the crowd heard the voice, they shut up, and silence returned to the hall. As the people's eyes fell on Remus once again, it occurred to them that they still had no idea when or how he attacked and killed Kennard. Did he use some sort of technique? Did he create the technique himself? Remus stopped walking. He didn't even turn to look at them when he answered the question. "Yes. I created the technique myself!"The people were astounded once agai
It was only until Remus' retreating figure disappeared completely did the crowd tear their eyes away from him. Cries erupted from the crowd once they looked away from the direction in which he left. There were sobs and wails as some of the disciples lost their composure and started lying and rolling on the ground as if they were kids throwing tantrums. Remus' victory shut them up for good. They'd always seen themselves as the best among the best of people. If Remus had died, it'd mean that they didn't suck that badly. But that wasn't the case now. Not only did he leave unscathed, but he even used a technique he created by himself to kill Kennard!It suddenly occurred to them that they might not be able to achieve such heights even if they get to live for hundreds of years more. They were all thrown into colossal despair. Seeing the state of their disciples, the Grandmasters couldn't help but sigh. They felt equally defeated as well. Remus, who was only at the golden s
Spiritual energy surged forth from Grandmaster Aurelius' hand. He merely used half of the spiritual power he had. If he had used all of it, he feared that he would accidentally shatter the trial stone. He reached out one hand and directed his spiritual energy onto the stone. As he did so, the stone shook briefly. Golden light spewed forth and converged into two words. "Worthless!" it wrote. However, nobody was looking at the stone at that moment. They were all looking in the direction of the forest. A loud noise had sounded from the depths of the forest just as the words in gold appeared on the stone just now. Right after that, the ground in front of them exploded, forming a huge crater that was about twenty feet wide and about five feet deep. It resembled a small pond. The spiritual energy emitted was so strong that it tore the trees within a hundred feet off the ground. "Huh?" "What's happening?""Why was there an explosion? Seems like it was caused by a clash of
The looks on their faces shifted drastically when Remus' name appeared in their minds. They'd seen Remus sitting there back then but didn't give it much thought. They simply assumed that he sat there to isolate himself and wallow in his misery after knowing that he was going to meet his end. But now, a huge problem had arisen. Remus had sat at that very spot for three days. The very end of the trial stone was linked to him somehow. And today, he came up with his uncanny technique which enabled him to kill Kennard with a single move. All these points must be connected! Grandmaster Aurelius turned to look at Master Elena. The look on his face was ten times graver than before.In a cold voice, he told her, "Master Elena, it's time you explain yourself. What exactly is going on? Why is your formation connected to Remus Clayton? Why did you do that? Did you secretly help him three days ago?" He couldn't help himself but be mad at her for this. According to the rules here in
The air became taut like a full-drawn arrow. Master sensed that the others were all silent. With much difficulty, she said, "I, Elena Caldwell, am a person of honor and integrity."She continued, "If you all think that I was in the wrong, then I have nothing to say anymore. I'll accept whatever punishment that befalls me!""However," she added. "I still have some matters to attend to. So, come to my house if you want to settle things with me." With that said, she turned and left. She couldn't stay there any longer. Only by leaving could she let things cool down a bit and gradually become forgotten. The disciples didn't dare to stop her from leaving. They made way for her to leave. Still, they felt as if someone had stabbed them in their hearts. How could they not be jealous when Remus Clayton could make Master Elena help him willingly just because he was talented in wizardry? "Why would a person cultivate if they were born in peaceful times?" said Emerson with his head lo
But if Master Elena didn't restore the formation, they wouldn't let things slide so easily. Maybe the only way to solve this was to find Remus Calsberg himself. That was right! She had to find him! Slowly, she said, "I can do that, but I need Remus Clayton to cooperate with me. The spiritual energy can only be contained if he's here in person!"She could ask Remus Calsberg to set up the formation again when he arrived. "There's no need for him to come here!" Grandmaster Aurelius said. "We're here. We also have thousands of disciples here with us. Anyone can volunteer to take up that role. Just hurry up and set up the formation!" It wasn't that he didn't believe Master Elena. He simply didn't feel like seeing Remus Clayton. The latter killed the former's disciple not too long ago. How could the Grandmaster face Remus Clayton without making his blood boil again? He wasn't the only person who wasn't fond of the idea of seeing Remus again. "That's right! We don't need hi
Kaiser couldn't help but sigh when he saw them.This was his first time seeing them since Remus died. Judging by the state they were in, it seemed they hadn't finished mourning Remus.It makes sense. After all, he was their fiancé, as well as the greatest hero from ancient times to now. How could they easily move on from that?The ten women took their seats and turned to look at Kaiser.Gabriela said slowly, "Mr. President, you should consider dyeing your hair."At this point, his hair was completely white.Kaiser waved his hand and managed a smile. "In the past, I had to maintain Darsia's image, so I couldn't have any gray hair. Now that things are like this, there's no point in worrying about it. It's good to just let things be."Even with a head full of black hair, it could not change the impact caused by Remus' death, so there was no point in making a fuss about it.Kaiser paused and said, "I invited you all here today to discuss an important matter. Just this morning, the
The energy in the Underworld was currently in high demand, and the supply couldn't keep up. It was essential to reclaim the Pathic Energies to ensure the energy would continue to be released, and no one could stand in their way.Roman simply said, "I'm not asking what you would do if it was taken from you. I'm asking if there's a possibility it could be taken."The ghost kings couldn't help but look at him. If it were possible...Roman didn't give them much time to think and continued, "Let me put it another way. Even if Remus shows up, would anyone believe it was the Celestial Sovereign who saved him? Would the Celestial Sovereign admit that he was the one who rescued him?"Everyone, have you ever considered that the Celestial Sovereign has never publicly acknowledged that Remus carries his bloodline? If he suddenly denies it and claims that it was the Underworld that saved him, how should we respond?"The other fice sucked in a sharp breath.Paul was frustrated again. "Does he
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