“My name is Zevon Swanson. Pleased to meet you, Mr. Chance…” The scholar knelt on one knee, signifying his complete submission to Jared.
“Get up!” Jared waved his hand.
After getting up, Zevon turned to Jared and asked, “Mr. Chance, are you planning on going to the next level?”
“Of course!” Jared nodded in agreement.
“Mr. Chance, the guard of the fourth level is not to be taken lightly. Moreover, the fourth level is filled with formidable opponents. If you plan to venture there, it would be wise to proceed with caution,” Zevon advised Jared.
“If I help remove his prisoner imprint, would still attack me?” Jared gave a slight smile.
Zevon shook his head and said, “The guard of the fourth floor wasn’t imprisoned here by someone else. He chose to confine himself here, devoting himself to his cultivation. So, I’m afraid your idea of freeing by breaking the prisoner imprint won’t work.”
“Confine himself for cultivation? Has lost his mind?”
Upon hearing this, Jared instantly found it peculiar. Who in their right mind would confine themselves?
“So, I urge you to be cautious, Mr. Chance,” Zevon advised, “People like these are generally not quite right in the head. They’re incredibly unpredictable.”
After a moment of silence, Jared asked, “Is there a way to bypass the fourth level and go directly to the fifth?”
Zevon shook his head. “There’s no way around it. Climbing this Celestial Stairway requires one step at a time.”
“Whatever. Different situations call for different actions. Let’s just focus on getting to the fifth level first. However, with your abilities, how could you be so heavily suppressed? You’d better figure out a way to recover. Otherwise, even in the Ethereal Realm, you could easily be taken advantage of and killed.”
After Jared finished speaking, pulled out an item pouch and tossed it to Zevon, which was filled with celestial crystals.
After a fierce battle with Stefan, Jared’s side suffered significant losses. However, they also reaped substantial rewards. The individuals from Three Unified Sects, the Haverford family, and Four Hell Palace were indeed carrying a wealth of resources.
After accumulating all the resources, Jared managed to obtain a million celestial crystals.
“Mr. Chance, I’m not as weak as you perceive me to be. For some unknown reason, my strength was suddenly suppressed. If we were to fight now, I doubt you’d be a match for me,” Zevon said.
“How could that be possible? I sent you flying with a single punch!” Jared couldn’t believe it.
Suddenly, Zevon threw a punch, landing it squarely on Jared. The force sent Jared flying backward.
Caught off guard, Jared was abruptly flung out from the grand hall’s entrance, his body harshly crashing onto the ground. A wave of discomfort surged through as if his insides were being tossed and turned tumultuously.
“D*mn! Why didn’t you say anything before launching a surprise attack?” Jared said with furrowed brows.
“This is what they call, ‘strike first to gain the upper hand.‘ You can only blame yourself for not being cautious enough,” Zevon responded with a subtle smile.
“All right. Again!” Once Jared finished speaking, transformed into a streak of golden light and vanished in an instant. In the blink of an eye, reappeared in front of Zevon.
Jared’s Dragonslayer Sword was unleashed, and the terrifying sword intent of the blade enveloped Zevon from all sides.
Under those previous circumstances, Zevon would have undoubtedly been sent flying by such an attack.
However, this time, Zevon suddenly held a book in his hand. As continuously flipped through the pages, beams of light shot out from between them, akin to sharp blades being thrust forward.
Jared’s sword intent was instantly shattered, while countless radiant blades were hurled toward him. His body rapidly retreated, while simultaneously, his invincible Golem Body emitted a series of thudding sounds.
When Jared stepped out of the grand hall, only then noticed that his Golem Body had already begun to show cracks.
Clearly, Zevon had become significantly stronger than before.
Zevon followed Ararat out of the grand hall.
“Mr. Chance, are you okay?” Zevon asked.
“Mr. Swanson, did you go easy on me when I was attempting the challenge just now?” Jared could hardly believe it. In such a short amount of time, the magnitude of Zevon’s capabilities had changed so drastically.
“You almost killed me, left me bruised and battered. Do you really think I would go easy on you?” Zevon wore a helpless expression on his face.
He hadn’t intentionally eased up, it just happened all of a sudden. It wasn’t like was going easy.
At that moment, Jared had no idea that the owner of the Celestial Stairway was actually the one going easy on him.
