Alm focused all his attention on the oppressive feeling. ’The danger is intense and potentially deadly, but it’s not a sure thing yet. We have at most five minutes, and it’s likely that if we don’t handle this right, the situation will become irreversible.’
Bruno nodded. That meant they couldn’t confront it directly and that the danger still didn’t know exactly who they were. It was likely that a thorough investigation would kick off on this planet, and they’d eventually get discovered, but not right away.
They turned to Sesel and Ervly, who were watching them closely, already sensing that something was off.
"We’ve been discovered. We don’t have time; head back to the sect and join Leafar," Bruno said quickly, turning towards the massive mountain behind the Sovereign Blade Sect. "I have to get to the tops of the other two mountains... or everyone here will be lost."
Ervly spoke seriously. "Leafar is capable. If the two of us use everything we have and he leads the charge, we can buy some time. Please, save everyone, sir."
Bruno sighed; there were no options besides relying on his allies’ sacrifice. No matter how they’d been discovered, they had few alternatives, and hiding wouldn’t last long. Besides the empires and this planet, there was only the secret place above. That was the only other option. But going there without knowing what was waiting was a huge risk.
"Leafar mentioned that only the Divine Inquisitors at the higher level can enter that secret place. That’s our final goal. To avoid drawing attention, we’d planned to go after reaching the peak of cultivation, but now, to hell with it," Alm said seriously to the two of them.
"I’ll hit both spots quickly and then head up there. If you can just buy some time, the enemies will be alerted about me and will come after me fast. Just keep them busy for a while, don’t get caught."
The two nodded, fists clenched tightly. Alm and Bruno huffed, then opened their inventory and activated all their laws to the max. It didn’t make sense to hold back anymore.
The leader of the Sacred Jewel Sect was nearby and heard everything, confused. Suddenly, he fell to the ground, startled, as the unknown man was surrounded by an aura of hundreds of laws.
Without wasting a second, he jumped and shot like lightning towards the colossal mountain of the sect. The leader barely had time to be stunned, and at the same moment, Sesel and Ervly huffed in sync, releasing an extreme power that enveloped everything around them.
Sesel created almost thirty laws after her memories were restored, while Ervly absorbed nearly a hundred of them from the fire laws kept in the sect. The leader’s eyes widened, feeling the world distort around the two.
He already knew the unknown man was terrifying, but now he realized those two alone had unimaginable power. Maybe those four powerful ancestors were never really a match... not even for them.
"Let’s go back," Sesel said quickly, grabbing the sect leader. Then, various runes of laws related to winds and lightning surrounded her. Ervly held onto her too, and the trio shot through the skies back to the sect.
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It took a minute for Alm and Bruno to reach the peak of the sect’s colossal mountain. Without any delay, they started looking for something until they found a cave and entered immediately.
Luckily, there was no one inside. At the back of the cave, they saw a massive rune containing the Law of Origin and soul energy. They quickly invaded the rune and left the cave, crossing the sky towards the south of the planet.
Unfortunately, the planet Three Perks was enormous; even using all their speed, it would take them over three minutes to reach the next mountain.
As they flew, the two planned their next steps. They needed to get to the secret place where the nine globes of laws were. If they used the Wuji to the max, they could absorb the laws directly and hit the peak of Anima cultivation in just a few minutes.
This, of course, would cause a massive disturbance in the laws and would be felt by everyone in that micro-universe. That’s why they were counting on their allies to draw the enemies’ attention away; by the time they figured out where they were, it would already be too late.
’Even if everything goes right and we complete the mission, there’s still the problem of the Queen’s universe... we can’t just go back with everyone and wake up,’ Bruno thought, tense.
Before, they pretended to be attacked by the Heaven-Defier inside that sect, with everyone entering some kind of coma. All their souls were taken for this mission, and along with the pill they consumed, they made the heroes believe their souls were sealed, making it really hard for them to read their memories.
With the Heaven-Defier’s appearance, the heroes wouldn’t waste time with kids who had been attacked. But if everyone suddenly woke up, the heroes would investigate.
’We won’t use the system to go back,’ Alm huffed. ’Let’s create chaos and attract the big fish to catch us.’
Bruno heard that bold idea. ’Wait... you want to alert the heroes that we’re here?’
Alm sighed. It was the only option. They needed to shift the heroes’ focus to this place, then away from the Queen’s universe. Probably not many years had passed in the outside world, so the heroes should still be investigating, thinking they were close.
The problem was that if all the heroes surrounded them, they wouldn’t be able to kill them due to their heroic power. Alm and Bruno knew that power well; back when they destroyed the universe, they had to convert Yin into raw power to fight.
The laws created here might be unique, but they still relied on common laws. A hero was invincible against any kind of conventional law, so they couldn’t do much about that.
Another option was to convert the entire Law of Origin, the power of the soul, and the laws of this place into raw power. But without Qi and the power of conventional cultivation, there was a limit to how much power they could manipulate before they blew up. If that happened, it would be even more impossible with just their divine souls.
’Running away isn’t an option. The mission is to free the Tree of Nine Stars. He’s an immortal cultivator, so we can only count on him to turn the tide.’
Alm spoke dryly, and at that moment, they reached the top of the last colossal mountain in the south of the planet. The third sect that looked after this place had its leader and main cultivators killed not long ago; everything was chaos there, so no one stopped them.
At the same time, they both felt a presence entering the planet. The mere arrival of this figure distorted the laws of the entire planet.
’So it’s just one... he’s on the same level as those three old guys we defeated a long time ago. This must be the peak of cultivation.’ Bruno murmured as they entered the cave.
That Alv arrived on the planet and immediately maxed out his power. At his core, he held nine unique and complete laws. With a simple thought, he made all the laws of the planet move, as if he wanted to use them to probe everything... but he was suddenly interrupted.
*Shooooowh!*
The Alv was surprised when everything around him was replaced by blue flames, as if the sky had collapsed to engulf him. He waved, stunned, and the flames froze in mid-air.
"Is this made with Yin? How..."
He stopped speaking when he felt the space crack behind him. The Alv quickly turned and saw an old Aberrant, wielding a black saber, approaching with a cutting momentum.
"Ridiculous." The Alv muttered disdainfully as Leafar was already inches from his head. But calmly, he just extended his fingers and held the blade like it was a dry, harmless twig.
*Slash*
In the next moment, the Alv felt blood rising in his throat. In shock, he looked down and saw a short blade piercing through his body. A multicolored power radiated from the blade; nothing in that place could hurt him...
"How?" He spat blood, dazed, and roared in fury.
The nine laws of the entire planet trembled with his rage, pushing the two attackers away.
The Alv healed immediately, staring at the three surrounding him. Above, a small emerald-green tree floated, surrounded by Yin flames. In front of him, he saw a slim, petite Chromaraic woman holding two short blades in each hand. On the opposite side was the old Aberrant holding his saber.
The Aberrant was an intermediate Divine Inquisitor, so the Alv understood his level of power. But the other two... had a shallow cultivation, and yet, facing them gave him a subtle sense of pressure. The Chromaraic could hurt him; those Yggdrasil flames gave him a strange feeling.
"How the hell... yeah, they must be related to the invader. Great, I’ll figure everything out soon." The Alv said, flashing a slight smile.
Sesel and Ervly huffed at the same time, their eyes pulsing with power like glowing flames. Leafar and the Alv widened their eyes: that was soul burning in exchange for power. They didn’t intend to fight and were burning any chance of retreat.