Darius raised an eyebrow. "You've already spent a lot of time dealing with me, so just satisfy my curiosity. I can accept being locked up in this hospital for the next two days; it just comes with a condition. I believe it's a fair trade."Suddenly, Hansley had an ominous feeling. He turned pale and looked at Darius nervously. "What happened? What have you done to my office?"Darius smiled mockingly. "I discovered a tiny secret, that's all. You say the office is yours, but you don't seem to be able to enter and exit it as and when you like. Rather than saying you're the person in charge of this hospital, perhaps it'd be more accurate to say you've been forced to take charge of this place. So, tell me—did I guess correctly?" He crossed his arms. "That's why I told you to cut the crap and just give me what I wanted. Of course, you have the right to object or refuse to go along with me; it's just not gonna put me in a good mood. And I'm sure you know what'll happen when I'm in a bad moo

Darius looked into Teivel's eyes upon saying that. "I knew I wasn't as capable, but I never thought I'd be this much weaker than you. You don't even have a body, and you've been bodiless for a while now."He snorted, and his gaze hardened with unprecedented seriousness and determination. "So, what must I do to detect those invisible streams that you can sense—the ones that I can't?"Teivel hadn't seen this side of Darius in a long time. Now that he did, his heart rate regulated, and he smiled. He then explained calmly, "Shut your eyes. Allow the life force flowing from your body to soften. Life forces tend to have minds of their own. However, I'm sure you've realized it long ago since Edward gained the power to read energies upon achieving enlightenment."Darius lifted his head, his eyes gleaming as though he were deep in thought. That ruminating look remained on his face as he shut his eyes. At that moment, it was like he had realized something he never noticed before.He then heard

The energy was intensely cold, but it wasn't like being on the receiving end of others' frosty energy or the sensation of getting frostbite. Instead, the cold plunged past the fibers of Darius' body and stabbed his bones like thousands of sharp needles. He trembled fervently from the chill. Nevertheless, he soon regained consciousness and knitted his brows into a deep V. Then, his attention returned to the ball of energy in his hand as if nothing had happened. Now that he could sense the frost radiating from the ball of energy in his hand, his features gradually darkened. Even his voice came out harsher and lost all its warmth. "Is there anything I can do about our environment now?"Sighing deeply, Teivel scanned the room once before meeting the former's eyes. His lips parted, but he ultimately refrained from speaking. Darius soon made his choice. He lifted his chin, his steely gaze flickering toward Teivel. "Since the dangers remain regardless of what I do, I shall start with red!

Instead, Darius willed them to gather in his chest, surrounding his heart in thick layers.Sure enough, the sight before him became disillusioned with time. He sucked a sharp breath in when he realized the room was actually red. However, it differed from the orange paint earlier; this entire space was blood red. There were even globs of red that climbed up the walls, then formed distorted words. Not only that, but Darius could sense the fresh human blood getting infused into this room, giving more power to the room's dried, darkened blood. "This place isn't a hospital; it's more like a massive slaughterhouse!" Darius mused while sighing deeply and shutting his eyes, concealing the fiery rage in his pupils. He spun around to voice his shock and discomfort to Teivel. However, Teivel's hands were behind his back, and he smiled as if unbothered by the grotesque scene.A frown marred Darius' face at once. At the same time, distrust and fear crept into his voice as he asked, "You're my m

While the cultivator had sensed Darius was about to attack, he couldn't dodge in time. Even so, attacking the former didn't soothe Darius' anger. Darius lowered his head, his attention shooting toward his hands. His countenance darkened like the onset of a storm. It was because his blade made of life force had vanished. It was like it never existed. As for the cultivator with spider legs, he had screamed out of fear.Darius refused to believe what was happening, so he willed his life force to form another blade in the air. Again, it disappeared before touching the cultivator's spider legs. That was unlike anything Darius had ever seen. Darius' features wrinkled in confusion. As he pondered why that happened, he heard Teivel's voice in his mind. "Don't worry," Teivel said, "That's a visual disruption by the magic seal. It won't have an effect on you if you're powerful enough. It can't interfere with your resolve or your abilities."Darius calmed down upon hearing that. Sighing, he