“Percival, I still think we should not underestimate the Celestial King Palace. While Ms. Dusko is not much of a threat, the Celestial King Palace itself is not simple,” Enaricus insisted.
“How is it not simple?” Percival asked. Enaricus explained, “While Ms. Dusko is in charge of the Celestial King Palace, the truly difficult opponents are the Quartet Celestial Guards of the Celestial King Palace. Even we overlords have never witnessed the true strength of the Quartet Celestial Guards.”
He continued, “In fact, we have never even met the Quartet Celestial Guards. We only heard from the Celestial King that the four of them were guards of the first Celestial King.”
After a pause, he added, “As the celestial authority was passed down, the four guards of the first Celestial King became guardians of the Celestial King Palace. No one has seen them since. However, should the Celestial King Palace face great peril, the Quartet Celestial Guards will surely appear.”
“So, none of you have actually seen the Quartet Celestial Guards?” Percival laughed.
“No, we have not,” Enaricus confirmed. Percival suddenly burst out laughing. “How can you be so certain that the Celestial King Palace truly has Quartet Celestial Guards? Couldn’t it be a boast, something fabricated by the Celestial King just to scare you and prevent rebellion?”
Enaricus was speechless, and he wanted to curse.
While people of the celestials were arrogant and looked down on everyone else, they didn’t have a habit of lying for no reason. As such, they wouldn’t fabricate the existence of the Quartet Celestial Guards just to protect the Celestial King Palace.
“Enaricus, you are too cautious and have not seen enough of the world…” Esorin slowly glanced at the void and said, “Forget about the Quartet Celestial Guards. Even if the Celestial Palace’s first Celestial King were here, I could crush him with a single slap…”
Hmm… What a boaster…
Enaricus opened his mouth but did not utter the words, cursing in his mind instead.
***
Achoo!
In the boundless void, the man suddenly sneezed. He glanced at Jared and frowned slightly. “Could someone still be thinking of me after all these years?”
Jared was currently holding the Dragonslayer Sword, relentlessly fighting against the countless flame meteors. Now, he could forcefully carve a path through the massive swarm of flame meteors. After an unknown amount of time, the countless flame meteors vanished.
Jared stood in the void, his body now engulfed in roaring flames, the energy absorbed from the flame meteors. He closed his eyes, letting the flames burn his body, but the flames gradually disappeared. Not only did the flames fail to destroy Jared’s body, but their energy was absorbed by him.
During this time, Jared had been fighting the flame meteors and absorbing their energy, strengthening his physical body to a new peak. Even his power had also soared. Although there were no resources or celestial energy here, the flame meteors had become his cultivation resources.
Suddenly, the flame meteors that had vanished now reappeared, but this time, it was from the distant, unfathomable depths of the Null-Extinction Realm.
Jared’s eyes were filled with fervent anticipation as he looked at the countless flame meteors. He no longer felt fear or terror.
The flame meteors terrified him no more; instead, he saw them as supreme resources. Gripping the Dragonslayer Sword, Jared instantly lunged toward the flame meteors. Streaks of sword light tore the countless flame meteors to shreds.
The man silently watched Jared, neither speaking nor intervening. He noticed Jared had exceptional talent. With just a few simple pointers, Jared was able to grasp many unique insights. Jared’s sword intent, especially, grew purer with every swing of his sword.
“Flame meteors from the Null-Extinction Realm, huh? Let’s see how long you can last,” the man murmured as he observed the increasingly excited Jared.
