"No wonder she was willing to trade fifty treasures for your life. I can tell she’s very afraid of you," Fynn explained.Adrian chuckled. It seemed that he had left quite an impression on that pest."Do you know what kind of person she is?" Fynn asked."Of course, I do. That parasite is leeching onto a slave of mine from the outside world. I came in here to get my slave back.""A parasite? That's an interesting term. I don’t think anyone in history has ever dared to describe that person in such a way." Fynn chuckled."As long as you have enough strength, you can call anyone anything, no matter if they’re a dragon or a parasite." Adrian chuckled as well.Although that was what he said, Adrian knew that Fynn didn’t have the qualification to call Thalia a pest. No matter how hard Fynn tried, his final stage would probably be limited to that of a Warlord. As an old man—and possibly one of the oldest people in this world—his potential had been squeezed dry."You truly are extraordina

What was even more crucial was that none of those who entered the secret realm were below the seventh level. They ranged from the intermediate seventh level, like Sion, to the advanced seventh level. On top of that, each of them possessed various treasures. Despite this, the mortality rate was still incredibly high.Adrian felt that even if he recovered to his peak state, entering that place would still be extremely dangerous. But it was his only option. Although Fynn had spared him, it wasn't out of kindness. He simply saw Adrian as a valuable exploit. If Adrian lost his usefulness, everyone knew what Fynn would do. Thus, time became a precious commodity for Adrian.In the following days, Adrian trained non-stop, even forsaking eating and sleeping. He entered an extreme state of training, pushed to this extent by the pressure from Fynn. After all, the chief was at the Warlord stage, possibly an immortal who had lived for over two hundred years. He was one of the strongest opponents

The Blade's Reach villagers smirked and nodded. "Fine, as long as you lead us to Adrian.""Follow me," Duo said coldly, then led the people of Blade's Reach to the cave."Adrian, wasn’t that bat a warning for us not to come here?" Lyra gripped Adrian's hand tightly as they walked through the pitch-black cave, feeling scared and nervous.He chuckled and said, "Don't worry. Things are different now."According to Adrian's estimation, that giant bat was at most an intermediate seventh-level monster, which was the same level as himself. So, there was no need to fear that bat. Last time, he didn't want to cause trouble. Adrian felt that he could finally further explore the cave now. He was curious about what was at the end of it.Lyra trembled, completely different from her cheerful disposition the last time they were here."Chit chit!"The warning from the bat monster resounded as a powerful gust of wind rushed toward Adrian and Lyra."Ah!" Lyra screamed in fear of the foul-smellin

A few seconds passed, but Adrian did not reappear.Duo asked in bewilderment, "Did he run away?""Watch out, Haris!"Haris Bay was the leader of their group and also the only advanced seventh-level among them. Adrian had appeared behind Haris at some point, pressing the Hellblade into the latter’s neck.Haris was startled and lunged forward. The Hellblade left a deep wound on his shoulder."Impossible..."Adrian's strength exceeded their expectations, and he hadn't escaped. From what he just did, it was clear that he was prepared to kill them."Hehe!" Adrian chuckled coldly.He figured that the advanced seventh-level was not easy to deal with. If it had been an intermediate seventh-level, he would have likely split him in half with a single strike. But this guy was resilient enough to block the Divine Frost Slayer Blade. Thus, Adrian changed his tactics and turned to attack the weaker individuals.Duo and the others looked horrified, thinking that Adrian had gone mad. But he w

"Watch out!" Lyra shouted.Adrian stopped and shielded Lyra. He put up the Divine Frost Slayer Blade and Hellblade in front of him."Here, let me show you my newest move.” Adrian smirked.After obtaining Hellblade and discovering its uniqueness, Adrian developed some new techniques using the two blades’ special features."Inferno Purgatory!"A bright yellow sword ray mixed with dim blade light surged forward, colliding with Haris' attack. Under the fierce collision, the passage collapsed.Seeing the way before him blocked off, Adrian shook his head and smiled. Haris was truly unlucky. He had launched his strongest attack, but had failed to cause any harm to Adrian and also blocked their own path.But there was also a problem; how were Adrian and Lyra supposed to get out later?"Adrian! Are you okay?" Lyra carefully inspected Adrian for wounds."I'm fine, but we might not be able to get out,” saying this to deliberately frighten Lyra.Haris was attacking the rubble. It wouldn'