The rays of light that entered their bodies were not poison or a curse but slivers of its own aura. The octopus could track down their locations anywhere in the world through this aura. It then disappeared into the ocean. As calmness resumed on the water's surface, Rich sat down on the ground and gasped for breath. He did not expect to encounter this scene. Fortunately, he managed to convince the octopus to leave them in peace, or the three of them would be dead by now. He looked at Philip and Buck triumphantly. “See, you still have to rely on me at the critical moment. You two didn't play any role at all. I was the one who forced the octopus back!” He glanced at Buck and Philip with disdain and provocation. Rich sneered and went to a cabin nearby to retrieve his girlfriend's backpack. Her mobile phone was inside. He took out the mobile phone and found that the signal was back to normal. Rich called for a plane to pick him up. He did not want to stay in this pla
The monster beast's aura trembled as if it had encountered a tough opponent. Seeing this scene, Philip knew that his energy could devour the aura. Before he could do that, Verge Tower sent a signal to Philip. Verge Tower seemed very interested in this thing. After thinking about it, Philip wrapped the aura in his energy and took it away. Since Verge Tower wanted this aura so much, he would oblige. Very soon, the other sliver of aura appeared in Verge Tower. The two auras quickly merged into one powerful aura. The aura circled Verge Tower as if playing with it. Philip glanced at Rich but had no intention of helping him. He did not want to help an arrogant and undeserving guy like him. Rich was not bothered. He could not even sense the monster beast's aura. Rich was very weak, unlike a practitioner at all. The monster beast's aura was very strong and could conceal its presence in his energy core very well, so it was normal that Rich could not detect it. He tho
The octopus would be fully prepared to deal with them next time. If the octopus was really the so-called guardian of the treasure, it would not be long before it went after Rich. With no one to protect him, Rich would be dead in the face of such a powerful monster beast. Rich scowled at Philip. He had said so much, but Philip acted like a mute and deaf person. He ignored Rich's sarcasm and was unwilling to reply. “Hey, I'm talking to you!” Rich was furious. He wanted to infuriate Philip so that Philip would reveal his identity, but he did not take the bait. In desperation, he had no choice but to focus on Buck. This guy seemed pretty chill, but he was human, not a saint. He could hardly hide his emotions and desires. If Rich stooped low enough, he should be able to make Buck angry. “Hey, Fatty, what are you doing here? Since you turned down my offer to join me, what gives you the right to board the same plane as me?” Rich was clearly trying to make a mountain out of
Rich told them everything he knew while Buck nodded along. He knew about it too and was here for the excitement because of this legend. However, there was no excitement, and he even suspected that it was a scam. “So? Did anyone find the treasure?” Philip joked. Of course, he knew the treasure mentioned had to be the one he found. Now that it was in his hands, no one else could ever find it. The other two shook their heads ruefully. “It’d be great if I found it. I feel like we've fallen for a scam. How could there be such an amazing treasure? And that rumor about opening another time and space? Simply ridiculous.” Rich sneered, not believing a word of it. He was skeptical at first and even more annoyed now. He vowed to catch the person who spread the rumor and teach him a good lesson so that he would not dare to say another word from now on. Philip looked at Buck. Rich was unreliable, and he wanted to hear from Buck. Buck shook his head helplessly. He found nothi
It was nothing but an abandoned security door! Philip was speechless. After going through all that trouble, the treasure he found was nothing but a piece of junk that was not worth a second look. However, he treated it as a treasure and put it in Verge Tower because he found it on West Ocean Island. Philip felt insulted by this result, but he was not an impulsive person. There had to be a reason why this ugly security door was there. Without thinking twice, Philip simply shut the door and withdrew his consciousness from Verge Tower.The door stood resolutely in a corner of Verge Tower. The monster beast's aura, which had been purified by Verge Tower, circled the door curiously. After the purification, the aura no longer contained any aggression or awareness of the monster beast. Although Philip could still feel the presence of the monster beast in this aura, it was completely separate from the octopus. In other words, Philip could use this aura to conceal his presence.
After many years, Buck still failed to find a suitable comrade. It was a great coincidence to bump into Philip this time, so Buck decided that he had to follow Philip no matter what. Rich overheard the conversation just as he was about to leave, and he grinned brightly. What an effortless task. He was just planning to find out more about Philip’s background when Philip volunteered the information outright. “Highford Practitioner Academy, huh? Haha, I thought you belonged to some large force, but it’s just an ordinary place.” Rich looked down on Philip. Rich was from a family of practitioners with years of influence, so he took no notice of an uprising academy. Many families and guilds looked down upon such establishments too. Only an idiot would teach others how to practice by contributing their skills and techniques. Rich returned home with plans to deal with Philip. He had to discuss this with his parents. Buck found a motel and planned to visit Philip in a few days
Suddenly, Philip felt someone breaking into the formation. Philip waved to Fennel and led them to the entrance. To his surprise, the person barging through the formation was someone unexpected. It was none other than Delia. Philip was curious to find out why the young leader of Smith Guild was here. He looked at Aslan, who used his token to deactivate the formation. Delia, who was trapped in the formation, felt her vision brighten. Aslan appeared in front of her. Delia became more cautious instead of relaxing. “A-Are you real or fake?” Delia asked solemnly. She was trapped in an illusory formation, and the fantasies tricked her into going around in circles. Fortunately, the formation was not offensive but simply pranked the victim. Delia felt helpless by Aslan's sudden appearance. “What are you talking about? I'm just standing here. How can I be fake?” Aslan rolled his eyes and pointed to the door. “Follow me or you’ll still be trapped in the formation,” Aslan
Besides, Philip was always busy and had no time to entertain visitors. He would always help his friends when they encountered problems regardless of whether they often contacted him or not. Delia blushed at Philip’s candidness. “Please excuse me.” Delia cleared her throat and finally told them everything. Everyone scowled upon hearing her story. It seemed that the reclusive factions had integrated with the secular world. They took the initiative to go after the larger guilds that played a certain role in this world, such as the Smith Guild, and proposed to take over the guilds. Of course, no respectable guild would ever agree to that, but once they refused, they were doomed. The reclusive factions were very powerful. Conquering the secular world by force posed no problems to them. “The Pill Guild of the reclusive world has not only taken over the Pill Guild of the secular world, but they also want to attack us,” Delia said resentfully. These people simply relied o