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Black Phoenix Heir

Chapter 160 — Goodbye · Oct 23, 2026

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151 Chapter 151 — The Curse 2026-10-23
152 Chapter 152 — Return To The Library 2026-10-23
153 Chapter 153 — The Guest 2026-10-23
154 Chapter 154 — The Spirit Accumulation Pill 2026-10-23
155 Chapter 155 — A First Success 2026-10-23
156 Chapter 156 — The Tribulation 2026-10-23
157 Chapter 157 — Defying The World Law 2026-10-23
158 Chapter 158 — New Found Strength 2026-10-23
159 Chapter 159 — Limitation 2026-10-23
160 Chapter 160 — Goodbye 2026-10-23
161 Chapter 161 — Jacob’s Grave 2026-10-23
162 Chapter 162 — The Warning 2026-10-23
163 Chapter 163 — Return 2026-10-23
164 Chapter 164 — The Interrogation 2026-10-23
165 Chapter 165 — Elder Benton 2026-10-23
166 Chapter 166 — The Watcher 2026-10-23
167 Chapter 167 — Freedom 2026-10-23
168 Chapter 168 — A Place to Call Home 2026-10-23
169 Chapter 169 — The Disguise 2026-10-23
170 Chapter 170 — Missing 2026-10-23
171 Chapter 171 — The Scent 2026-10-23
172 Chapter 172 — The Cellar 2026-10-23
173 Chapter 173 — Evil God Worshipper 2026-10-23
174 Chapter 174 — A Grateful Mother 2026-10-23
175 Chapter 175 — The Chancellor 2026-10-23
176 Chapter 176 — A Normal Day 2026-10-23
177 Chapter 177 — First Day 2026-10-23
178 Chapter 178 — The Elite Alchemy Class 2026-10-23
179 Chapter 179 — The Three Processes 2026-10-23
180 Chapter 180 — The Body Armor Potion 2026-10-23
181 Chapter 181 — Into Basement Level Five 2026-10-23
182 Chapter 182 — The Turtle Manticore 2026-10-23
183 Chapter 183 — The Manticore Boss 2026-10-23
184 Chapter 184 — Region F 2026-10-23
185 Chapter 185 — The Black Heart Fungus 2026-10-23
186 Chapter 186 — Lucky Break 2026-10-23
187 Chapter 187 — The Wolf Mask 2026-10-23
188 Chapter 188 — The Children 2026-10-23
189 Chapter 189 — From the Beginning 2026-10-23
190 Chapter 190 - 258 — The Tournament 2026-10-23
191 Chapter 191 - 190 — The Truth About Alchemy 2026-10-23
192 Chapter 192 — The First Lead 2026-10-23
193 Chapter 193 — Mortal Enemies 2026-10-23
194 Chapter 194 — The Shop Plaza 2026-10-23
195 Chapter 195 — Breaking In 2026-10-23
196 Chapter 196 — Snake Mask 2026-10-23
197 Chapter 197 — Space Witch 2026-10-23
198 Chapter 198 — Space Dragon 2026-10-23
199 Chapter 199 — Healing Pulse 2026-10-23
200 Chapter 200 — The Order 2026-10-23

Victor and Lyra eventually returned to the Lava Rock Monkey clan.

They crossed the familiar bridge and made their way toward the Lava Pool cultivation chamber. Victor’s pace was steady, but his thoughts remained elsewhere.

The slave bracelet was still wrapped around his wrist.

He could still remember the cold warning.

Thirty seconds.

That was all it had given him.

The moment he stepped too far into the deeper forest, it would have destroyed his soul.

The realization had left a weight behind that Victor hadn’t quite managed to shake.

As they entered the cultivation chamber, Monkalusa noticed them almost immediately.

The ancient monkey was partially submerged in the lava pool, the molten rock rolling quietly around his massive body. His eyes opened, and his gaze settled on Victor.

For several seconds, he said nothing.

Something was wrong.

Victor had left intending to continue deeper into the forest. Yet he was already back.

Monkalusa rose from the lava.

With a single leap, his enormous body shot upward. In midair, his form began to change. His bones shifted, his fur receded, and his massive frame contracted until he landed in his human form.

He looked directly at Victor.

”Why are you back already?”

Victor let out a quiet breath.

”We made it about halfway into the deeper forest.”

He raised his arm.

The bracelet caught the light.

”We were planning to continue toward the location I told you about, but right when we made it halfway…”

Victor tapped the bracelet with his other hand.

”This thing went off.”

Monkalusa’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Victor continued.

”It alerted me that if I went any farther, my soul would implode.”

Silence settled between them.

Monkalusa looked at the bracelet for a long moment before shaking his head.

”I’m sorry to hear that, Victor.”

There was no teasing in his voice.

”You must have been pretty excited finally being able to enter the deeper forest.”

He paused.

”And then this thing just hits you with an enormous roadblock.”

Victor lowered his arm.

”Yeah.”

He looked down for a moment.

The frustration was difficult to hide.

He had finally reached Spirit Gathering. He had finally reached a point where the deeper forest was no longer an impossible destination.

Victor lifted his head.

”Honestly, at this point, my only option is to go back to the Alchemy Tower.”

Monkalusa nodded.

”That makes sense.”

”I have to get them to remove this slave bracelet.”

Victor glanced at it again.

”Which shouldn’t be difficult.”

Monkalusa gave another nod.

”When are you planning to leave?”

Victor didn’t answer immediately.

Instead, he looked toward the entrance of the cultivation chamber.

The familiar passage stretched beyond it.

Now, knowing he might not see them again for some time, they seemed strangely different.

”I think very soon.”

Victor turned back toward Monkalusa.

”Could you call Monkaster and Monkasa? I’d like to say goodbye.”

He hesitated.

”I don’t know how long I’m going to be in the Alchemy Tower.”

Monkalusa watched him for a moment.

Then he nodded.

”Yeah. I can do that.”

For a brief moment, his eyes seemed to lose focus.

He stood completely still.

Then he looked back at Victor.

”They’ll be here in a few minutes.”

Victor understood.

Telepathy.

At a certain level of cultivation, communication no longer required words spoken aloud.

His attention shifted toward Lyra.

She had already found somewhere to sit.

Her eyes were closed, and her breathing had settled into the slow rhythm of cultivation.

Victor stared at her.

He already knew where she was.

The Library.

Every time they stopped moving for more than a few moments, Lyra seemed to find her way back there.

Victor shook his head with a quiet laugh.

”She’s becoming somewhat of an addict.”

A few moments later, footsteps approached.

Monkasa and Monkaster entered the cultivation chamber.

Monkasa’s face brightened the instant he saw Victor.

”Victor!”

Victor walked toward him and pulled him into a hug.

Monkasa hugged him back tightly.

When they separated, Victor turned toward Monkaster and bowed.

”Teacher.”

Monkaster looked at him.

Victor was stronger than him now.

Yet the bow remained.

Victor had not forgotten who had taught him when he was weak, when his martial arts were practically nonexistent, and when he hadn’t even understood how much he was lacking.

Monkaster had taught him anyway.

Victor would always respect him for that.

Victor straightened.

For a moment, Monkaster simply looked at him.

Then he smiled.

Victor spent the next several minutes explaining what had happened.

Monkasa listened without interrupting.

His usual grin was nowhere to be seen.

The corners of his mouth remained still as he looked at Victor.

It was clear that the thought of Victor leaving hurt him.

Somewhere along the way, the two had stopped being merely friends.

To Monkasa, Victor was family.

A brother.

And now that brother was leaving.

Monkasa lowered his eyes for a moment.

Then his expression slowly hardened.

He wasn’t going to let Victor leave him behind.

I’ll become stronger.

His hands tightened.

Before you come back, I’ll catch up to you.

No matter how long it took.

No matter how hard he had to train.

He would not allow the distance between them to become permanent.

Victor and Moncasa exchanged a few final words.

Eventually, there was nothing left to say.

Victor looked toward Lyra.

”Lyra.”

Her eyes opened.

She looked at him.

”It’s time to go.”

Lyra nodded and stood.

Victor and Lyra walked toward the entrance.

At the threshold, Victor stopped.

He turned around.

For a moment, he simply looked at them.

”Take care of yourselves.”

Monkasa smiled.

”You too, brother.”

Victor smiled back.

Then he turned away.

He and Lyra disappeared into the cavern.

The three Lava Rock Monkeys remained at the entrance, watching until they could no longer see them.

Monkalusa’s gaze lingered on the empty passage.

He wondered what Victor would look like the next time they met.

A faint smile appeared on Monkalusa’s face.

What kind of monster will you become by then?

For now, Victor was gone.

But the Lava Rock Monkey clan would remain behind him.

Until the day he returned.

Victor and Lyra crossed the bridge.

The familiar sound of rushing water passed beneath them as they moved into the forest.

There were a few things he needed to do before leaving.

The first was Jacob.

Victor wanted to visit his grave.

Before leaving the cavern, he needed to take a moment with the old man who had once treated him like family.

The second was his old waterfall base.

There were still supplies buried there.

Most importantly, Elder Benton’s token.

He and Lyra continued through the forest.

Everything passed around them as they moved south.

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