Death… And Me

Chapter 4425: Surprise!

A few months later, the Wangamiglia Sect Master officially announced that he would enter seclusion to attempt his breakthrough into the Law God Realm. The news immediately spread through the Besgol Region, drawing enormous attention from cultivators everywhere.

He wasn’t the only one.

Two other Peak Stage Zone Gods from different organizations followed shortly afterward, each retreating into seclusion with the same goal in mind. All three of them had obtained one of the Godly Apex Crystals from the competitions, and no one doubted that they would use those precious treasures for their breakthroughs.

In truth, every winner wanted to disappear and cultivate in peace.

Of the ten Zone Gods who received Godly Apex Crystals, only two were at the Late Stage of the Zone God Realm. The remaining eight were all Peak Stage experts, people who had already been standing at the doorstep of the Law God Realm for many years.

Unfortunately, allowing all eight Peak Stage Zone Gods to vanish into seclusion at the same time would have been a terrible decision for Besgol’s security. No one could predict when another Godly Creature Horde would appear, nor how large it might be when it did.

Because of that, only three of them were allowed to enter long-term seclusion immediately. The other five were requested to remain available in case the Region faced another emergency.

As it turned out, that precaution wasn’t unnecessary.

Several months later, another Godly Creature Horde emerged from the western territories. Fortunately, it was only a common horde and nowhere near the scale of the disaster that had previously threatened Besgol. The Region handled it without much difficulty, and life gradually returned to normal.

—

Then, another few months passed, and another major piece of news arrived.

The decision regarding the Ocalfin Region had finally been made.

After receiving repeated inquiries from the Regions Alliance, Ocalfin chose to remain silent and continue standing behind Xigazou. Because of that, the Region was officially expelled from the alliance.

Most cultivators weren’t surprised by the outcome.

Many even believed Ocalfin was doomed to decline and eventually disappear because of Xigazou’s actions. The more experienced experts, however, understood that the situation was more complicated than that.

Ocalfin would most likely rejoin the alliance one day.

That future depended entirely on time.

The various Regions weren’t looking forward to Ocalfin’s return because they intended to reject it forever. Quite the opposite. They knew that when Ocalfin eventually came back seeking reconciliation, it would have to pay an enormous price in resources and concessions.

As for why the alliance would even allow such a return, the answer was simple: most Law Gods understood Ocalfin’s predicament.

It wasn’t that the entire Region wanted to betray anyone.

They simply couldn’t afford to lose Xigazou, who acted on his own according to the spies of the various regions in Ocalfin.

Eventually, Xigazou would die, disappear, or move on. Once the Ocalfin Region no longer depended on him, the political landscape would change completely.

Until then, the Region would remain isolated.

—

The following year passed in relative peace.

Then, another major announcement shook Besgol.

Kavile, the Sect Master of the Wangamiglia Sect, had successfully broken through into the Law God Realm.

For the first time in a very, very long time, the Besgol Region now possessed three Law Gods.

The celebration that followed was enormous. Public events were organized throughout the Region, and countless cultivators cheered at the news. Kavile himself even appeared publicly to address the population, something that became one of the most discussed topics across the Besgol Network for weeks.

Naturally, the Wangamiglia Sect’s status skyrocketed.

It had already been considered the third strongest force in Besgol, but now it officially stood on the same level as Tobao’s Monastery and Arcis’ Demon Beast Organization. More importantly, the burden carried by Tobao and Arcis would finally become much lighter.

Both Law Gods personally visited Kavile to congratulate him. The visit wasn’t merely ceremonial, either. They also discussed Kavile’s new responsibilities within Besgol, because a Law God’s role extended far beyond personal cultivation.

The Region would become much busier for him from now on.

Kavile, however, wasn’t the only one celebrating a breakthrough.

—

Back at the twins’ residence, Sister Orb suddenly announced some long-awaited news.

[Alright! I used 125 Orb Points, but I finally completed the next level of the cultivation technique.]

Her voice was filled with obvious satisfaction.

Roan immediately accessed the System with his mind and began analyzing the new technique. Rean, Celis, and Kentucky followed suit, and the entire group fell silent for several hours as they carefully examined every detail. They eventually exchanged a few messages, but that was about it.

In the end, even Roan gave a rare approving nod.

”My draft was already quite good,” he admitted, ”but you truly eliminated every flaw. I can’t identify a single remaining problem.”

[Hehe! Of course I did!] Sister Orb sounded extremely pleased. [Still, I have to admit that your earlier version saved us a ridiculous amount of Orb Points. If I had needed to create everything from scratch, the 153 points we had before wouldn’t have been nearly enough.]

Rean smiled.

”Well, all of us helped with it, especially Celis. Creating a single cultivation technique that works perfectly for the four of us at the same time is absurdly difficult.”

”I’m doing it for my own cultivation, nothing else,” Celis replied immediately.

No one believed him.

”What are you all looking at?” he complained. ”If you’re done talking, let’s start already.”

The four of them gathered together and took out large piles of Godly Crystals. During their time in the Anchor God Realm, they had advanced almost entirely using Godly Spawn and Godly Beast Crystals, while the much rarer Godly Predator Crystals remained untouched.

Just before they began, Sister Orb added one more piece of information.

[Oh, right. There’s also a little surprise waiting for you after the breakthrough.]

No one asked what it was. The answer would be known shortly anyway.

They immediately focused on cultivation.

The Godly Energy Extraction Array activated at full power, drawing enormous amounts of energy from the surrounding crystals. Dense streams of Godly Energy poured into their bodies as their cultivations rapidly climbed toward the limit of the Peak Stage Anchor God Realm.

*Puf! Puf! Puf! Puf! Puf!*

One Godly Crystal after another shattered from exhaustion.

New crystals instantly replaced the old ones, causing the entire residence to become saturated with Godly Energy. Even cultivators passing nearby within the Godly Subjugation Guild could clearly feel that something unusual was happening inside.

The pressure of four simultaneous breakthroughs was anything but ordinary.

Finally, they pushed toward the bottleneck.

The barrier separating the Anchor God Realm from the Aura God Realm shattered with almost laughable ease, like an egg thrown against a stone wall. None of them even felt real resistance.

Sure enough, the System’s cultivation technique still contained no bottlenecks whatsoever.

At this point, they were starting to wonder whether it would ever have any.

Their cultivations surged upward, rapidly reaching the Initial Stage of the Aura God Realm. At the same time, Godly Energy began flowing not only inside their bodies, but outside them as well.

The restrictions inside their bodies were gone at the Peak Stage of the Anchor God, and now, in the Aura God Realm, it was all about getting rid of the restrictions on using energy outside their bodies.

*BOOM!*

A wave of Godly Energy burst outward from their residence, spreading hundreds of meters in every direction and instantly attracting the attention of nearby cultivators.

For a brief moment, everyone within range felt the unmistakable aura of four newly advanced Aura Gods.

Many people smiled at the sensation.

It was always a good thing to witness successful breakthroughs in the Godly Subjugation Guild. In this specific residential area, only elite experts lived, after all.

Soon afterward, the energy fluctuations gradually calmed, and the four cultivations stabilized completely.

Rean immediately took out several array-crafting tools and began working on a new rune, one that required controlling energy outside the body.

”Hell yes!” he laughed. ”Now that’s what I’m talking about!”

Roan was no different. White and black flames danced above his palm as he manipulated them freely for concoction.

”Much better,” he said.

Celis and Kentucky quickly discovered that they could also project their energies outside their bodies, which meant many previously restricted skills were finally usable again.

Then Celis suddenly froze.

He circulated Godly Energy around himself, realizing something as his body slowly rose above the ground.

”This...”

Everyone turned toward him in surprise.

Celis was floating. No, not floating. He was flying!

How could that be?! Such a thing was only supposed to be unlocked at the Zone God Realm! They are an entire realm below!

At that moment, Sister Orb burst into laughter.

[Hahahaha! Surprise!]