1376-1389

Chapter 1376: The Door

Naturally, that demon beast also felt the Divine Blood in Kentucky. "Oh! So you can tell? Sorry, but I'm not going to talk about it as my race's abilities might be found. However, you can know my name at least. I'm called Tutilin. I can tell that your Demon Bird also has Divine Blood. However, since it hasn't gained sentience yet, it can't make full use of this Divine Demon Tree. It's not intelligent enough."

It was then that Kentucky snorted in response. "Hmph! Are you calling me dumb or something?"

Rean and Roan agreed with the guy, though. "Brother, you sure have good eyes. That's indeed a nonintelligent Demon Bird."

Kentucky felt like crying after that. "Fuck you!"

However, Tutilin was shocked to hear Kentucky's voice. "I-i-i-it has sentience?! How?! It's only a Peak Stage Seven Divine Demon Bird!"

Seeing that the Minokawa had already spilled the beans, Celis took the chance to talk as well. "Alright, there's no need to continue this conversation. Kentucky and I have already formed our connection. Even if I were to go with you, I wouldn't be able to do the same thing again. You better look for another Divine Demon Tree."

Tutilin was losing his mind after that. "How... even the Demon Tree can talk..."

Rean shrugged his shoulders as he said, "Well, leaving aside that they shouldn't be talking that freely, the fact is that demon beasts and plants can talk in the continent we came from." Rean then used the same excuse he has used countless times already.

"A continent where all demon beasts can use Divine Sense since Stage Five to send messages and literally talk at Stage Six? Well, that's a first. I've never heard about this Turin Region either." Tutilin didn't know how to proceed anymore. However, he still wished to have Celis. "Well, it'll be faster if I can directly talk to the World Swallowing Cedar."

Tutilin continued, "Celis, right? I can offer you all the resources they're giving you and so much more. How about you cut your connection off with that other guy?"

Kentucky felt like he was invisible. "You know I can hear you, right?"

Tutilin didn't seem to care, though. "So what? Do you have any idea how rare Divine Demon Trees are? They're definitely many times rarer than Divine Demon Birds like us. If not because everyone is protected by this annoying barrier, I would have killed you already just so that I could have Celis for myself. Well, at least that was the plan until I found out that you and Celis already had intelligence."

Hurio then looked at the twins before asking in a low voice, "Aren't you going to do anything?"

Roan didn't even bother answering as Rean replied with a smile, "What's fun about that? Let them decide whatever they want. Don't forget that we aren't really their masters or anything. If they so wish to, we will let them go at any time."

Kentucky wouldn't give up that easily, though. "Is that so? Too bad I do have sentience, and so does Celis. Now that we have our connection, our lives are also connected. You're too late. Go away and try to find another Divine Demon Tree for yourself."

Celis was surprised about another thing, though. 'So in the Realm of Gods, Divine Demon Trees are rarer than Divine Demon Birds, huh? Hmm... perhaps, this is only a regional thing.'

Nevertheless, he put those thoughts aside for now. He was supposed to be cultivating, after all. "Alright, that's enough. I already have Kentucky, and he and these brothers have done a lot of things for me. I'll be following them even if you can give me a better cultivation environment." Celis didn't really believe that, though. Rean and Roan's potential to earn even more high-level Divine Stones in the future was higher than any of the people he had seen so far. Especially Rean with his Circuitry Formations and forging methods.

Tutilin obviously didn't like that answer, saying in response, "You're wasting a great opportunity here."

Celis didn't care. "Even if I am, I am me. I have my own thoughts and am free to do whatever I want. At the moment, I have no interest in switching Kentucky for another Divine Demon Beast. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to cultivate."

Rean then patted Tutilin's shoulder after that. "Well, I let him decide what he wanted and didn't intervene. Good luck finding another Divine Demon Tree in the future, brother." 

Tutilin wanted to do nothing else but give Rean a beating. Didn't he hear about the rarity of Divine Demon Trees? Chances are he might never see another one again. "Hmph! I won't give up that easily. You'll eventually see that I'm definitely a better choice." Soon after, he left the twins' group alone.

"Alright, let's cultivate. Just ignore everyone else for the moment," Roan said.

Celis agreed. "You guys can fully focus on cultivation as well. I have all my roots spread a kilometer away from us around our position. If anyone enters its range, I'll be able to tell immediately."

Rean, Roan, Kentucky, and Hurio were obviously satisfied to hear that and immediately sat down to cultivate. Then again, the real difference there was Celis. The moment he began to absorb Divine Origin Energy, it looked like a whirlwind of energy formed around him. He could truly absorb a ridiculous amount of Divine Origin Energy at once.

Seeing that reminded Hurio of the first Divine Origin Energy area they found. Back then, a similar phenomenon happened. 'Oh... so it wasn't the twins who were absorbing Divine Origin Energy that time, but this Divine Demon Tree. It's just that the concentration of Divine Origin Energy in this place is much higher, so the phenomenon is even larger. Well, that makes sense,' Hurio thought.

Naturally, the others also noticed the huge whirlpool of Divine Origin Energy around Celis, but they couldn't do anything about it. Fortunately, Divine Origin Energy seemed to be unlimited in this place, so it didn't affect their cultivation either.

And just like that, half a day went by, and Celis' power brought the twins and Kentucky, as well as himself, to the door of the Elemental Transformation Realm and Stage Eight.

Chapter 1377: Breakthrough

Rean immediately took all his Fallen Light Star Fragments out after that. At the same time, Roan also brought out the enormous door made of Life's Nemesis Rock. Each of the two had way more Light and Dark Element material than they needed, but at the very least, they wouldn't risk running out of them during the breakthrough.

Kentucky and Celis were a demon beast and a plant, respectively, so they didn't follow the same cultivation mechanics as the humanoid races. They didn't need catalysts at all. As long as the energy was enough, they could break through.

[Alright, now follow the steps. Unlike body cultivation techniques, you won't refine the materials in your body. Instead, you'll be using them as catalysts for the Elemental Transformation. You need the Light and Dark Elements in the materials you have to strengthen the Light and Dark Elements you'll use. That's why they're called catalysts. They can increase a certain type of reaction without changing it themselves, at least not permanently. In this case, they will make it easier for the Elements to be fused with your bodies.]

[Channel the Divine Origin Energy through the Fallen Light Star Fragments and the Life's Nemesis Rock. Then, absorb it and spread it through your meridians. In your cases, you always need both Dark and Light Element to progress, so you'll need to exchange these elements again. Obviously, you will have to use the catalyzed Elements this time around.]

Rean and Roan nodded in response and followed Sister Orb's instruction. Then again, they already had the entire process memorized. In any case, it was always better to have her telling the steps.

With that, Divine Origin Energy was poured on the Elemental Materials before Rean and Roan gathered the surrounding Light and Dark Elements into them. Thanks to the number of materials they had in their hands, it worked just fine, making it possible to catalyze as much Dark and Light Elements as they needed. That's why they had to have at least a certain amount of those materials. If there wasn't enough, the Elemental Transformation would be too slow, ending in failure before even starting. They needed a constant influx of catalyzed Dark and Light Elements for it to work.

[Good. Once the catalyzed Light and Dark Elements fill all your meridians, let them meld before spreading it through the rest of your bodies. Your dantians are already Light and Dark Element, so they have no need for this transformation. All that will happen to them is that they'll be able to hold much more Divine Energy once the breakthrough is made. The real change will be in your ability to control the Elements because of the change in your bodies. It's not wrong to say that your own bodies would turn into Light and Dark Element materials themselves.]

Kentucky and Celis just looked as the twins worked on their breakthrough. They were already at the door of Stage Eight and only needed Rean and Roan to finish their side. Once that was done, they would immediately break through. 'The cultivation process of humanoid races is so annoying sometimes...'

The Dark and Light Elements then spread through the twins' bodies, ultimately reaching every single corner. 

Sister Orb was satisfied to see that. [Very good! Sure enough, the Yin Yang Cultivation Manual is just perfect. No side effects have been found so far. Now then, this is the important part. At the moment, the catalyzed elements are only present in your entire body. You need to use it to transform the body by absorbing those elements into your own cells.]

Hearing that, the twins began to absorb the catalyzed elements, which were present in huge quantities due to the catalysts, into their cells. In the Realm of Gods, they didn't call it cells, though. Instead, the Elemental Transformation Manuals said to absorb the Element into their life essence. However, the end result was the same. It was just that even the Realm of Gods didn't know the concept of what a cell was. It could also be said that it was one of the advantages Rean and Roan had while being on Earth in their previous life. Other cultivation manuals simply couldn't beat the Yin Yang Cultivation Manual.

Eventually, the transformation began to happen. More and more Light and Dark Elements passed through the Fallen Light Star Fragments and Life's Nemesis Rock, entering the twins' bodies. Those two materials were also quickly losing their own elemental properties due to the process. The composition was still the same, though. It's just that Rean and Roan probably wouldn't be able to use them anymore if they failed.

Eventually, every single cell in the twins' body seemed to gain a new component. From one perspective, it looked like some new chromosome or something similar. Fortunately, all the cells accepted that new part as if it was supposed to always be there from the very start. It was exactly that thing that marked the success of their breakthrough into the Elemental Transformation Realm. As soon as the last cell in their bodies gained that new elemental component, the twins' cultivation skyrocketed.

Divine Origin Energy entered their bodies like torrents while the Light and Dark Element materials lost their purpose. They were not needed anymore. At the same time, Celis and Kentucky's cultivation also rose together with the twins.

Finally, a huge burst of Divine Origin Energy came from the four guys at once while their cultivation stabilized at the Initial Stage of the Elemental Transformation Realm, or the Initial Stage Eight.

Rean and Roan then opened their eyes and sighed in relief. Everything went smoothly in the end. Sure enough, they felt no barrier or anything like that.

"You..." Well, they forgot about the guy who saw all of that, though. "All four of you broke through at the same time! How's that even possible?!" Hurio was obviously shocked by what he had just seen.

Rean smiled in response. "Does it matter? The important thing is that we succeeded.. By the way, how's your cultivation? You're also in the Peak Stage of the Saint Realm, after all."

Chapter 1378: Three quarters Of A Day Should Be Enough

Of course, Hurio had an idea that these four guys had something special to them. Their cultivations were simply too fast! "I don't know how, but your cultivations must be connected in some way." Eventually, he sighed, seeing the smile on Rean's face while no words were coming out. "Sigh... whatever. I don't have this advantage of yours, so I'm obviously not there yet. I'll need at least another half a day to attempt my breakthrough."

Rean and Roan nodded in response and tried to gather Light and Dark Elements with their Divine Soul Power. Sure enough, their ability to do that was at least twice as good in every aspect compared to the previous realm, not to mention that they had just entered the Elemental Transformation Realm. In any case, each breakthrough from this point onward would increase their control ability over the two elements even more. As a bonus, their ability to control Yin and Yang Energy would grow just as fast.

Hurio wasn't the only one who noticed the twins' breakthrough. After all, every time a burst of Divine Origin Energy appeared, it was because someone had done the same thing. In fact, the twins' group wasn't even the first one to do that. Another three cultivators, who were much closer to their breakthrough, had already done so. That's how good Divine Origin Energy was for the cultivators. It's just that it came as a surprise that Rean, Roan, Kentucky, and that Demon Tree that appeared out of nowhere broke through at the same time. That obviously caught more attention than the others.

Nevertheless, they knew what cultivation the twins had before. Now that the twins' group had reached the Elemental Transformation Realm, nothing changed in their eyes. Everyone here was at the late stages of the Elemental Transformation Realm or already in the Transition Realm. Now that the twins' group didn't have the ancient beast on their side anymore, they simply had no need to fear them at all. It's just that everyone was protected by that thin light barrier. Otherwise, some of them might have tried to kill the twins' group already.

Roan didn't care about what the others were thinking. Instead, he looked at Celis and Kentucky. He could see that those two had become a lot bigger after the breakthrough. Well, that's how the cultivation of demon beasts and plants worked anyway. "We still have six and a half days ahead of us. Not to mention that the amount of Divine Origin Energy is not waning down at all. Compared to that area where we found some Divine Origin Energy, the same one where those two ancient beasts battled, this one is several times better."

Rean agreed with him, saying, "With this much Divine Origin Energy and Celis's help, I truly believe we can achieve at least two or three more breakthroughs. We might be speeding up our cultivation way too quickly with this, but we shouldn't let the opportunity pass up."

Celis and Kentucky obviously agreed with that, especially Celis. "Hmph! You're underestimating me. Did you forget what race I'm from? I'm a World Swallowing Cedar! Every time I enter a new realm, my ability to absorb the world's energy increases several folds. If you think I was cultivating fast before my breakthrough, then you'll surely lose your minds right now."

Suddenly, the one-kilometer area filled with roots that Celis spread quickly increased to encompass a two-kilometer radius! Obviously, that wasn't the same as just double. When talking about radius, it meant the area around Celis. Suppose you take the area formed by the second kilometer and remove the area of the first kilometer from the second. The area formed by the second kilometer would look like a donut. Obviously, the area covered by that donut compared to the area from the first kilometer would be much, much bigger. That's because for it to go full circle and form the donut, the distance doubled.

Now that Celis spread his roots over two kilometers, and with his own ability to absorb energy being improved due to the breakthrough to Stage Eight, he could absorb a lot more than just double the Divine Origin Energy than before. 

Of course, Rean, Roan, and Kentucky also experienced improvements in their Divine Origin Energy absorption speed. It's just that the amount of energy they needed for the breakthrough was much higher, so it would take longer for a breakthrough than before. Well, it's the same for all cultivators. But then again... they had Celis and Divine Origin Energy!

Suddenly, the hair of a few cultivators, those who were closer to the twins' group, began to move in a certain direction. That immediately caught those cultivators' attention. "Wind? This place wasn't supposed to have wind..."

It didn't take long for them to see that it wasn't the wind at all. Instead, it was Divine Origin Energy! The Divine Origin Energy was moving so fast in the air that it felt like wind. When they looked in the twins' group direction, they could not help but widen their eyes and open their mouths!

Before, one of them would have to pay attention to see the whirlwind of energy coming in the direction of the twins' group. This time, however, the thing looked more like a black hole... it's just that there was no black color. In any case, the amount of Divine Origin Energy rushing towards that spot was ridiculously high. Was it even possible to absorb that amount of Divine Origin Energy without exploding? 

For normal cultivators, that sure would be impossible. However, that wasn't the case for the World Swallowing Cedar, especially one which had its own Divine Demon Bird nest. Let's not forget that Celis was already a Peak Stage Nine Demon Tree before. His body was ready to accept all of that and still have space to go further.

Kentucky, Rean, and Roan had to cultivate together just to make up for the difference Celis proportioned. That meant that Celis absorbed Divine Origin Energy as fast as those three combined! Of course, even though Celis did that, the Divine Origin Energy was equally distributed between the four of them.

Seeing that, Hurio couldn't help but ask, "Just... how long would you take to reach the Middle Stage of the Elemental Transformation Realm?"

Roan pondered a bit as he looked inside his dantian before responding, "I guess one day should be enough."

Chapter 1379: What Does That Mean?

Hurio's mouth twitched after hearing that. Doesn't that mean they would already be at the Middle Stage for quite a while after he entered the Elemental Transformation Realm? Up to that point, he thought that with his Energy Elemental Affinity, his cultivation speed was already very fast. But compared to these four guys and their simultaneous cultivation, he truly fell short, let alone the others.

The other cultivators noticed something else as well. If they sat closer to Celis' roots, they would be able to absorb more Divine Origin Energy. Hurio himself was in the best place, as all that Divine Origin Energy was converging on his side. Naturally, he was happy with that, even if he couldn't match the speed of the twins' group.

It was then that a peculiar sight was seen. During every Lost Star Selection, the cultivators would all try to stay as far as possible from each other while cultivating. This time, however, they all moved closer to Celis. Some even pondered whether they could take Celis for themselves or not. Unfortunately, the light barrier made it impossible.

Of course, Celis and the twins noticed that. But then again, as long as those people didn't try to bother them, they wouldn't say anything. In fact, the amount of time Hurio needed to reach his breakthrough was decreased. In the end, thanks to being at the center of Celis's absorption range, his dantian was filled up three hours earlier, much to his delight. "Hahaha! It's time for my breakthrough!"

Rean smiled in response, saying, "Nice, go ahead and charge into the Elemental Transformation Realm." But it was then that a question appeared in his mind. "Now that I think about it, what kind of catalyst would an Energy Elemental Affinity cultivator use?"

Hurio also smiled with a playful expression as he replied, "Hehe! You will definitely find it to be very unfair. My catalyst... is Divine Energy itself! Or, to be more specific, any kind of cultivation energy. In this case, I even have Divine Origin Energy to choose from. Hahaha! Just stay there and watch!"

Indeed, Hurio initiated his breakthrough into the Elemental Transformation Realm. Considering he had Divine Origin Energy for that, his breakthrough was far smoother than before. He simply didn't feel like he had a bottleneck at all. His breakthrough was so easy and fast that it didn't lose to the twins' speed with their Yin and Yang Cultivation Manual. "What great energy!"

Hurio then used his affinity to try to gather Divine Origin Energy, and sure enough, it increased even more. "Nice! I've never thought I would have the chance to use Divine Origin Energy as a catalyst. That surely increased my overall strength a lot more than if I had used Divine Energy instead. I can feel the Divine Origin Energy in my life essence, running through my entire body." Just as mentioned before, cultivators didn't understand the concept of cells, so Hurio also called it life essence.

Even Rean and Roan, with their system's Energy Absorption Upgrade at Level 4, couldn't gather Divine Origin Energy as fast as Hurio. The only one who was obviously better than Hurio at that was Celis. Rean then looked at Celis before saying, "Could it be that Celis is an Energy Affinity Demon Tree?"

Celis heard that and replied, "You're not wrong when you think like that. My race does indeed have a huge affinity with energy. It's just that, as a Demon Tree, I don't need such thing as catalysts."

Roan didn't care about that, though. "Alright. Now that you've broken through, go back and cultivate. At your current speed, I wouldn't be surprised if you reached the Peak Stage of the Elemental Transformation Realm before the week is over. The same goes for us since we have Celis's help."

Hurio then tried to calm down his excitement. "Alright, alright. I'll go back and cultivate."

Roan then looked at the faint light barrier around himself and narrowed his eyes. That was the barrier that protected everyone from attacking each other. 'As I thought. It has waned a little bit since we entered this place. At this rate, it should be gone in five days or so. This Divine Plane is supposed to be open for an entire week, which means that the last day will be open for anyone to do whatever they want.'

Rean, of course, heard what Roan was thinking through their Soul Connection. He then looked at the roof of that realm and could see that the portal was still there. 'I guess that's what they meant with leaving the Divine Plane after entering the Void Transformation Realm. The portal never closes, and once you enter it again, you'll be teleported somewhere randomly in the Lanqueas Continent. If we decide to leave just before the barrier disappears, we won't encounter any trouble. Of course, we would lose an entire day of Divine Origin Energy cultivation in exchange.'

Rean was right. The portal they used to enter this place from the third level of the Lost Star Realm's depths had already closed. But the one inside the Divine Plane wouldn't close at all. In fact, if there was still anyone present in this Divine Plane after one week, those guys would be dragged to the portal whether they wanted to or not.

It was then that Rean thought about a possibility. 'Roan... why do you think this place exists?'

Roan narrowed his eyes again as he asked in response, 'What do you mean by that?'

Rean then looked at all the Divine Origin Energy available in this place for cultivation. 'I might be wrong... but I believe this Divine Plane wasn't made as a reward for those who gathered the marks. Instead, we're here to help whoever created this place.'

Roan's eyes lit up as he could tell from where Rean was coming from. 'Excess Divine Origin Energy!'

Rean was happy that Roan understood. 'Exactly. Perhaps we're here to prevent this place from accumulating way too much Divine Origin Energy. That would also explain why there are patches of Divine Origin Energy appearing in random locations outside. Those patches are basically Divine Origin Energy that burst out of this place due to the pressure.'

The problem was, what did that mean?

Chapter 1380: A Lot Of Cultivation

Roan had to admit Rean's words made sense. 'If that's the case, then we don't need to worry about running out of Divine Origin Energy. Although I don't know how it's generated.'

Rean pondered in silence for a bit before saying, 'In fact, it might run out of Divine Origin Energy. That's why you can only stay a week in this place and have a limited number of participants who can enter. We have to help release some of the pressure of this place as whatever's controlling it can't do it by itself. Perhaps it's also a bad idea to not have enough Divine Origin Energy running.'

Roan then looked at Celis before looking back at Rean. 'Whatever. We would never make this place run out of Divine Origin Energy, even with Celis's absorption power. As fast as Celis can be compared to cultivators at his level, he could only absorb as much as two or three Transition Realm cultivators. We have way more Transition Realm cultivators here than that. Also, a few of them have already broken through into the Middle Stage after they reached this place.'

Of course, Roan was talking about the top ten powers' disciples who came to the Divine Plane when they were at the door of the Middle Stage of the Transition Realm. With almost one day gone, all of them had already performed their breakthroughs into the Middle Stage. Roan could count at least ten or so in that situation, not to mention the others with lower cultivations who had also achieved their breakthrough. It's just that the others were still behind Celis in terms of absorption power.

'Not to mention that in the past, this place probably had situations where more Transition Realm cultivators than normal arrived here after the selections. There's no way we can make it run out of Divine Origin Energy if it had never happened in the past,' Roan concluded.

Rean could only agree with Roan's assessment. 'I was just thinking that perhaps this had something to do with what that little girl said. In any case, let's continue cultivating.'

And just like that, Rean's group continued to cultivate. Surprisingly, Roan was right in the end. Three-quarters of a day was enough for the twins to reach the limit of the Initial Stage of the Elemental Transformation Realm. With the help of the Yin and Yang Cultivation Manual, they had a perfect and easy breakthrough into the Middle Stage.

By now, the other cultivators were already looking at them with jealousy. Anyone could tell that it was thanks to that Demon Tree that the twins' group was cultivating this fast. Only one day and a quarter had passed, but they had already advanced to the next realm and jumped one more stage. Little did they know that if Celis was alone, he probably would be at the Late Stage Eight level by now. However, he had to share his acquired Divine Origin Energy with Rean and Roan.

He wasn't sad because of that, though. If not because of the twins, chances are that he would still be locked in that underground facility on the Zasfins' planet. Not to mention that he got his own Divine Demon Bird, which had been nothing but a dream in the past. 

The twins then continued to absorb Divine Origin Energy with Celis and Kentucky as they quickly calculated that they would need a day and a few hours to reach the bottleneck between the Middle and Late Stages. One must not think that it's that easy, though. Divine Origin Energy was supposed to be only present in Rank Seven Divine Stones or above. Then again, the current situation was as if the twins' group had been cultivating with those kinds of Divine Stones nonstop. 

They weren't the only ones, of course. More and more breakthroughs happened all around them. They might not be as fast as Celis, but many of those cultivators arrived here ready to have their first breakthroughs. Two days and a half had passed already, so it was to be expected that they also got another breakthrough. If the twins' group had been at the door of the Elemental Transformation Realm when they arrived, they probably would be at the Late Stage of the Elemental Transformation Realm by now.

It wasn't a problem, though. As Celis mentioned, each consecutive stage increased the amount of Divine Origin Energy he could absorb at once. It wasn't as drastic as ascending to another realm, but it increased nevertheless. Close to the end of the third day, almost one day and a half after their breakthrough to the Middle Stage, the twins broke through once again, reaching the Late Stage of the Elemental Transformation Realm. If they get just one more breakthrough, they would have accomplished an entire realm upgrade.

At this point, Roan paid close attention to the faint light that protected their bodies. Seeing how much it had disappeared already, he warned his group. "Pay attention. The protection of the light barrier will last for another two days or so. From the looks of it, this protection energy was made so it would really last exactly six days, leaving only one extra day to try anything against the others."

Hurio nodded in response. "Indeed. I also noticed this point." Hurio had just reached the Middle Stage of the Elemental Transformation Realm. Sure enough, even with his Energy Elemental Affinity, he was already an entire stage behind the twins' group. One must remember that he was ahead of the twins when they first met. "Two days... that should be enough for me to reach the Late Stage. I was still in the Late Stage of the Saint Realm when I arrived. I've never thought I would break through an entire realm during this adventure."

From what Rean could see, two days was more than enough for his group to reach the Peak Stage of the Elemental Transformation Realm. "The question is, do we want to give up our last day in this place or risk staying? Look at the other cultivators from the top ten powers. I believe you all noticed that they look anything but happy with our presence here."

As soon as Rean said that, a burst of Divine Origin Energy came from one of those very same cultivators.. The first guy to reach the Peak Stage of the Transition Realm had appeared, and he still had a little over three days to try and break through into the Void Tempering Realm.

Chapter 1381: Time To Leave

The other people weren't much slower than Rean's group when it came to cultivating, though. Then again, it's not because Rean and the others were not fast, but because they needed a lot less Divine Origin Energy to achieve their breakthroughs. If one also counted the amount of Divine Origin Energy that the twins absorbed, then they were definitely much faster. That's why quite a few had broken through a similar number of stages as the twins.

Of course, that also made a few of them perplexed as they could see that Rean's group was absorbing more Divine Energy than them. Even with all that energy, they were still at the same pace. Some thought that it was possibly because of a bad cultivation technique, while others simply thought they were holding back on purpose.

In any case, the twins' group didn't care. They continued with their ridiculous absorption of Divine Origin Energy. In fact, Rean was right in the end.

After five and a half days had passed, the twins had finally arrived at the door of the Peak Stage of the Elemental Transformation Realm. Celis and Kentucky, obviously, were there as well. They immediately pushed forth and achieved their breakthroughs without any issues. One entire cultivation realm. That's what the twins' group was able to do with the Divine Origin Energy from this Divine Plane.

Naturally, they didn't simply stop there. Although the faint light barrier around their bodies was almost gone, it was still there. According to what they've hypothesized before, it should last another half a day. Of course, this wouldn't be enough to reach the door of the Transition Realm. In fact, even if they stayed the last one day and a half cultivating in this place, it still wouldn't be enough. As always, the higher one went, the more energy one would need. From what Rean and Roan can see, they would need more than two days to do that. With that said, the Divine Plane won't stay open that long.

In the meantime, in a separated place, a group of cultivators had reached what seemed to be a white chamber. It was completely sealed by many inscriptions. That chamber floated in the air and had many chains attached to it from the ground. If one paid attention to the surroundings, it would be pretty obvious that no one stepped in this place for a very, very long time.

If Hurio was here, he would immediately recognize the group of cultivators that had arrived. They were else other than Hurio's sister and her group, including Elder Lamanto. However, they seemed to be in pretty bad shape. When they separated from Hurio and Lilia, they still had ten members in total. Now only four people remained.

Mira couldn't see very well as she had lost one of her eyes. Lamanto, the only Void Tempering Realm cultivator in their group, fared worse. He missed a leg and had a very deep cut on his shoulder and waist. If he was a normal person, he would be dead already. The other two had also received severe injuries and were missing some parts of their bodies. As for the rest that wasn't here, they had already moved on to the path of reincarnation.

Mira's group looked around with caution in their eyes. If not for the circumstance, they would have sat down to heal themselves. In any case, the place was full of Divine Origin Energy. If it was any other time, it would be a perfect place to cultivate. However, Mira and the others didn't care about any of that.

Mira then looked at Lamanto before asking, "Elder Lamanto, we're finally here. What should we do now?

Lamanto nodded and began to walk ahead. "It depends on the ancestor's decision." At some point, Lamanto stopped in front of the front chamber. "Ancestor, we're here. Just as mentioned in the old records, the traps lost most of their powers after all these years. We lost a few members from our Hiken Race, but the fact that four of us reached this place alive is proof that the time is ripe."

Suddenly, the chamber shone with white light before that light converged in front of Lamanto. A few moments later, the light took on the form of a body. In fact, Rean and Roan would definitely recognize the body. It was other than the guy who demanded Rean to put the Fallen Light Star Sphere back in its place. "Well done. There's no need to worry about those who died when you tried to reach this place. I'll make sure to guide their souls so that they can reincarnate in our clan once again. They should recover their memories from this life after they reach the Nascent Soul Realm."

Lamanto was happy to hear that, replying with gratitude, "Thank you, ancestor."

Mira and the other two also got close and paid their respects to the little boy made of light. It's just that the boy didn't seem to care much about such things. "That's enough courtesy. Did you bring what I asked you?"

Lamanto immediately nodded before he took an arrow tip from his spatial ring. Well, at least it resembled something like it. "We have kept it hidden under the Trigram Energy Concealing Formation, just as mentioned in the records. However, now that we brought it outside, they might have noticed its presence."

The little boy shook his head, telling him, "Don't worry. Even if they did, they would never reach this place in time. I've been recovering during all these years, so if they try to cause trouble for me, they'll need to pay a very heavy price."

The little boy then extended his hand after that. Soon, the arrow tip on Lamanto's hand was brought to the boy. Then, the boy made a closing gesture with his fist, and as a result, the arrow tip shattered. Naturally, that obviously surprised Lamanto and the others. They had protected that item for so long, but the little boy didn't seem to care.

It was then that they saw something that looked like a very, very small bead appear. Well, to be more precise, it looked like an eye. But even then, they didn't say anything.

The little boy faintly smiled after seeing that.. "Hehe! I guess it's finally time to leave this place."

Chapter 1382: Time Is Over

The little boy then used his Divine Energy to guide the small eye in the chamber's direction. However, all the inscriptions on the chains and the chamber itself shone with a dark light, trying to force the eye back. Seeing that, the little boy snorted in response. "Hmph! If it was back when I was captured, these inscriptions might have had the power to hold the Law-breaking Eye's power. However, after all these years holding me here in place, these inscriptions have lost more than 90% of their power. Let's see how long they can resist."

The eye's power immediately fought the inscriptions back after that. No, to be more precise, it was capable of easily destroying them as it slowly advanced. Lamanto and Mira looked at that with excitement, knowing that it was working.

Unfortunately, not everything went as planned. Just as the last inscriptions were about to break apart, a formation concealed under the chamber's room suddenly activated. Following that, a powerful Divine Sense came out of it, saying, "You've underestimated me too much, Wekil."

Right after, that Divine Sense interacted with the inscriptions on the chamber. As if time went backward, the previously destroyed inscriptions and runes began to appear once again. The little boy called Wekil couldn't help but grit his teeth once he saw that.

"Braga, it's not over yet. Don't think I didn't expect this much. You had always been extremely careful, so I was sure some extra measures were in place." As soon as Wekil said that, the chamber shone with greater light, which entered the Law-breaking Eye in torrents. Sometime later, the eye seemed to gain even more power, destroying the dark runes and inscriptions faster than they recovered. It's just that the difference wasn't that big. At that speed, it would take days for Wekil to break through the inscriptions and runes. His power simply wouldn't last that long.

The Divine Sense coming from the formation noticed that as well, saying, "Hmph, just wasting your time. I know very well how much energy you can spend fighting me. Not only that, all the energy you're using right now to force the Law-breaking Eye forward will take tens of thousands of years to be recovered. I'm quite happy that I won't need to care about you for a while."

Wekil knew that Braga was right... or so he should. "Do you think so? Although your Divine Sense is here, it's not like you can send your Divine Origin Energy through the formation. You have to rely on the Divine Origin Energy you left accumulating in this place. Hehehe! At this very moment, there are quite a few people taking it for themselves. Let's see who'll run out of energy first."

Wekil then looked at Lamanto and the others, telling them, "You guys, immediately start cultivating. That will deplete this guy's Divine Origin Energy even faster. Don't worry. He can't do anything to you directly."

"Yes, ancestor!" Hearing that, Mira and the others didn't waste time and started to cultivate. Not only were they happy to help their ancestor, but being able to cultivate with Divine Origin Energy was also a boon to them.

At first, that Divine Sense didn't understand what Wekil was talking about. However, it didn't take long to notice that the concentration of Divine Origin Energy was smaller than usual. Soon after, that Divine Sense spread out of the chamber's room, reaching the entire Lost Star Realm, and eventually, the Divine Plane where the twins were located.

It was at that moment that the twins' eyes opened as they felt a chill on their backs. Even though Divine Sense only showed blurred images in one's mind, it could still be spread normally. That's how the twins were able to judge the cultivations of the others around them. After all, they used the Divine Sense's strength to tell how strong they were.

Once again, the stronger the Divine Sense, the more it shone when it struck the Divine Sense bending skill. However, because of the cultivation difference, no one else noticed it. In any case, that thing was terrifying in the twins' eyes. 'Wh-what kind of level is that?!'

Roan shook his head, saying, 'I don't know, but even the small white dragon that tried to kill Sally can't possibly hold a candle to this guy. That's just too strong.'

'What do we do? Should we leave immediately? I have a bad feeling about this.'

Roan narrowed his eyes in response. He obviously didn't want to waste even a second in this environment with infinite Divine Origin Energy. But then again, he also thought something wasn't right.

Back in the chamber's room, Braga immediately understood what the issue was. "What's happening here? No one was supposed to gain access to this area. How did you do that?"

Wekil laughed out loud in response while he poured even more energy into the Law-breaking Eye. "Hahahaha! Did you forget I'm also well versed in formations? It took a very long time to prepare everything due to my limitations. However, I found a way to send the cultivators of this forgotten piece of shit land to enter the area where the Divine Origin Energy generator is located. The only problem was that I couldn't allow too many of them in there. Otherwise, you would notice it. Give up, Braga. I'll definitely leave this chamber, and there's nothing you can do about it."

Braga didn't give up, though. "Is that so? Then, why do they all have a protection light around them? Do you think I'm an idiot? You did that so the cultivators in that plane wouldn't fight each other. Instead, they would focus on cultivation."

As soon as Braga said that, his Divine Sense acted on the light barrier protecting everyone in the Divine Plane. Obviously, everyone noticed that their barriers were gone, and the area had returned to its lawless state once again.

"What's happening here?"

"But time's not up yet."

"The barrier suddenly disappeared out of nowhere."

Seeing the barriers disappear, Rean and Roan immediately got up while Celis retracted his roots back to himself.. "It seems like cultivation time is over."

Chapter 1383: Fight Or Cultivate?

However, the cultivators there didn't start battling straight away or anything like that. After all, the fact that the light barrier had disappeared this early was quite unexpected. It's just that they weren't cultivating either. They were standing in their spots, ready for anything to happen.

Naturally, Rean and Roan didn't know what was happening, but they had no access to the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm at the moment. That obviously meant the situation was deemed dangerous, and they couldn't escape into the Dimensional Realm because of that.

Rean then looked at Kentucky, Celis, and Hurio after that. 'Celis, shrink yourself so that you can get on Kentucky's back. Hurio, you should come as well. We're leaving this place.'

Rean's group obviously felt unwilling to go already. After all, so much Divine Origin Energy was still available. However, Roan also said the same thing as Rean, telling the others, 'He's right. The longer we stay, the worse it'll be. Let's go already.'

The group's hesitation only lasted for a moment. With that, they quickly followed the twins' orders before Kentucky opened his wings and took flight. After cultivating for over five and a half days, Kentucky was now a Peak Stage Eight Demon Bird, a Divine Demon Bird at that. Thanks to that, he was now able to match the speed of any of the Transition Realm cultivators in the Divine Plane without problems. 

It only took a few seconds for Kentucky to arrive at the portal on the ceiling. Though, he wasn't the only one. Some of the cultivators also thought that something was fishy and decided to escape straight away. Unfortunately, at the very moment they were about to enter the portal, it closed in front of their eyes.

"What?!"

"How can that be?!"

"The portal had never closed before!"

The twins' group obviously had to stop right there. Without a portal, there was no way out.

At the same time, everyone received a Divine Sense message sent by Braga. 'Only the last ten standing shall be allowed to leave this place. Also, there will be a reward for those who remain. Those who refuse to fight will die.'

Everyone was shocked to hear that. After all, Divine Sense wasn't working well, so sending messages was very difficult to do unless one was very close to the person. It was obvious that everyone in the Divine Plane spanning several kilometers in size received the message, though. Whoever did this was probably some kind of monster compared to them. Little did they know that Braga couldn't really touch them from where he was at the moment, so he was trying to make these people fight to the death by themselves.

However, that wasn't the only Divine Sense message that reached everyone's ears. As soon as Braga finished his words, Wekil's message resounded soon after. 'Everyone, I'm Wekil, the one responsible for the Lost Star Selection. Due to a certain conflict of interests, I'm now engaged in a fight with the person who just talked to you. However, you can ignore his presence. He has no power to directly interact with the cultivators of this Lost Star Realm. What I need from you is to go back and cultivate. As long as you absorb more Divine Origin Energy, the weaker the guy will become. If you don't do that, this will be the last time the Lost Star Selection happens. I believe of you want to tell your elders that the next batch of disciples can't come here anymore, right?'

At this point, everyone was confused. However, Rean's group immediately descended before Celis hopped off of Kentucky's back. Soon after, Celis's body went back to its normal size as he spread his roots everywhere again. With that, Celis and the others in their group began to cultivate again.

That obviously caught the attention of the top ten powers' disciples, as well as Tutilin, the Divine Demon Bird in humanoid form. The thing that surprised them the most was that Celis left a big opening in his spread roots. That was obviously an invitation for everyone who wanted to cultivate closer to him to obtain more energy for their cultivation.

Eventually, someone couldn't hold back anymore and asked. It was a Transition Realm cultivator of the Lanqueas Sect called Sipla. "Why did you decide to follow the second voice's command? Are you related to this situation? You better talk right now before I force the answer out of your mouths."

Roan nodded before explaining, "The answer should be obvious, though. One of them is telling us to kill each other until only ten remain alive. On the other hand, the other one is simply asking us to cultivate. I don't know about you, but I definitely don't want to follow the orders of the first guy."

Well, there was also the fact that the twins' recognized the little boy's voice. He was the one who let them go because Rean had Light Element Affinity, so he did seem a little bit more trustworthy in their eyes since he could have killed them before. Of course, the twins' group was still cautious around him. It was just that they didn't have much of a better option at the moment.

The top ten powers' disciples felt a bit conflicted, though. Quite a few of them wanted to get rid of the twins' group since the secret of the Lost Star Selection shouldn't be spread. Now that the light barrier was gone, that would be a good chance for them to gang up on the twins and take their lives. However, the situation made everything much worse. What if they lacked the number of people cultivating for their escape? But then again, what if the guy who asked them to fight themselves was the victor in the end? Wouldn't he kill everyone instead? In that case, it would be better to fight straight away and decide who would be the last ten people alive.

But amidst them pondering what to do next, Tutilin suddenly entered the area where Celis' roots were spread. Of course, Celis didn't leave a straight path to where Rean, Roan, Kentucky, and Hurio were staying. It was just close, but not enough that their group couldn't react in time if they were attacked.. Not to mention that Tutilin really wanted to kill everyone in Rean's group except Celis so that he could get his own Divine Demon Tree. 

Chapter 1384: Celis's Strength

Fortunately, Tutilin didn't attack and sat down instead. "Hmph! Even if I want to capture this Demon Tree for myself, I also don't want to follow the rule of having ten survivors remain. Besides, the second guy just asked us to continue cultivating to rob the power his opponent was using. In the worst-case scenario, we'll at least be somewhat stronger if things go south."

A moment later, more people joined Tutilin. In the end, not only could they cultivate, but they had been given passage to stay close to the center of Celis's roots. Of course, there were still those who found it difficult to come to a decision.

Braga and Wekil noticed what was happening before Wekil began to laugh out loud soon after. "Hahaha! In the end, cultivators don't want to let the opportunity of getting stronger move past them." 

Braga didn't seem to care much, though. "Hmph! Only a few of them joined the group who are cultivating. The rest might not be attacking anyone, but they aren't cultivating either. With just that amount, you'll still run out of energy before me."

Wekil wasn't worried, though. He immediately contacted the cultivators in the Divine Plane once again after hearing that with a smile on his face. "Everyone, would you like to receive some pointers from an immortal cultivator? If you're able to absorb all of the Divine Origin Energy in this place, I'll personally pass some of my teachings to each one of you."

Sure enough, those words shocked the cultivators. Everyone knew the rumors about the Lost Star Realm being a dimensional realm created by immortal cultivators. It's just that no one had ever found proof. But then again, the voice who talked to them might be just lying to force everyone to follow his orders.

Nevertheless, whether it was a lie or not, many of the remaining neutral cultivators decided to gamble. Teachings of an immortal cultivator, maybe even their cultivation techniques. As low as the chances might be, they thought it was worth a try... or so Wekil thought it would happen.

However, one of the top ten powers' cultivators immediately attacked Celis's roots out of nowhere. He wasn't the only one, though. More cultivators did the same thing one after another. Not only did they attack Celis, but they also attacked anyone who seemed weak enough for them to get rid of. 

"What?!" Wekil was alarmed to see that.

This time, it was Braga who laughed out loud. "Hahaha! You're not the only immortal here, idiot. All I had to do was transmit a small part of a few of our cultivation techniques, and they already understood how much better they are than their current ones. The rule I gave them was very simple. For each cultivator they killed in that plane, they would receive one-third of the complete cultivation technique. As for that Divine Demon Tree, I offered a complete version of the cultivation technique to the one who removed it first."

Wekil was taken aback after hearing that. Indeed, Divine Sense was more than enough to transmit a cultivation technique over. Besides, although the techniques Braga was sending to the cultivators were indeed at the immortal level, they were trash in Braga and Wekil's eyes. It's just that they were much better than the techniques the disciples of the ten powers could ever dream of having in their hands.

Celis, of course, didn't stay still while those guys chopped off his roots. He was a Divine Demon Tree, one at the Peak of Stage Eight on top of that. He could totally fight cultivators at the Transition Realm with his experience and strength.

With that, Celis's roots burst with Wood and Water Elements. Then, the roots that were chopped off were regrown a few seconds later as if they had never been cut at all. At the same time, other roots darted towards the Transition and Elemental Transformation Realm cultivators who attacked him.

"A bunch of brats! Do you think you can overwhelm me that easily?! Die for your senior!" Celis's trunk then trembled before tens of thousands of leaves were shot from his branches. After that, the leaves formed a storm of leaves that spread several kilometers around him.

'Leaf Slaughter!'

'Vine Assault!'

Each leaf wasn't that powerful on its own, having the power of an Initial or at most a Middle Stage Eight Demon Beast's attack. However, when thousands of them attacked one person from all sides, then things became a lot more complicated. The problem was that while the cultivators tried to defend against the leaves, they were impaled by the vines, who were definitely at the Transition Realm level of power. Celis hadn't reached the Transition Realm yet, but he had done so in the past. He was very good at predicting the enemies' actions.

*Arrrrgghhhh!*

*Nooooo!*

*Get away! Get away from me!*

Of course, there were also those who could defend against Celis' attacks and were able to retreat far away from him. Nevertheless, Celis had already killed eight cultivators in this small exchange, with most of them at the Elemental Transformation Realm or at the Initial Stage of the Transition Realm.

Wekil could only watch it unfold with a dark expression. 

As for Braga, his confidence increased even more as he laughed yet again. "Hehe! It turns out that the Divine Demon Tree is quite strong. He did a great service to me. Now I'm even more confident that you'll run out of energy before me."

Back in the Divine Plane, the attacks against Celis had finally stopped. Those who were still alive were too far for Celis to kill, with movement speed obviously far from being Celis's strength.

Celis then looked at the cultivators who didn't attack him, especially the ones who were in the middle of his roots and vines to cultivate. "What about you guys? Wanna try your luck as well?"

Hearing that, the remaining cultivators immediately shook their heads. Like hell would they do such a thing. That wasn't a tree. That was a devil! He even sucked the corpses of the cultivators he impaled dry.

Rean, Roan, Kentucky, and Hurio were surprised by Celis's display. Of course, they knew he was strong, but not to this extent.

Rean then patted Celis's trunk before telling him, "Remind me to not anger you in the future."

Chapter 1385: Taking Sides

"Hmph!" Celis didn't fall for Rean's words as he replied, "I only killed the weaker ones. Those who reached the Late and Peak Stage of the Transition Realm were still able to escape from me with relative comfort. If it was you or Roan doing what I just did, I don't think they would have escaped so easily."

Rean shrugged his shoulders in response. "Well yeah, but they also didn't dare to stay and battle you at close range, even though they have the advantage of numbers. That alone speaks a lot about your strength and experience. Roan and I could probably defeat you, but it would definitely result in a pyrrhic victory."

Celis didn't deny that point. "So, what now? The ones who are still in the range of my vines are the ones who prefer to continue cultivating. As for the ones who escaped, they obviously want to kill other cultivators or me to get the other pieces of the immortal cultivation techniques." Sure enough, Rean and the others had also received the same offer, so Celis knew about it.

Hurio noticed the problem almost instantly, though. "The cultivation method might be fated to fail. After all, we did lose quite a few cultivators who won't be able to use Divine Origin Energy in this place anymore. Can we still deplete the Divine Origin Energy here?"

It was then that Wekil contacted everyone once again. "Whatever the other guy offers you, I can do better. First of all, I'm in the Lost Star Realm at the moment, while he isn't. You should know that it would be better to accept my offer."

Immediately, a cultivator of the Lanqueas Sect asked in response, "And how do we know it isn't you instead? As far as I know, neither of you two might be present in the Lost Star Realm to begin with."

Wekil pondered in silence for a bit when he remembered something. "One of my descendants is within your group. Also, a few others are present in the chamber where I'm being held. I'll show you, and you'll be able to recognize them."

Suddenly, the ground, which was just a huge patch of white, instantly turned transparent. Right below everyone, the chamber where Wekil, Mira, Lamanto, and the other members of Hurio's group were, had appeared in front of them. 

"Sister!"

"Mira!"

Naturally, Hurio recognized Mira's group there. At the same time, Mira noticed them as well.

"Hurio! What are you doing here?!"

Hurio felt like crying after that. "That's what we also want to ask you!"

Sure enough, a few of the top ten powers' disciples recognized Mira's group. After all, they were part of the cultivators that stayed put outside the barrier between the outskirts and the depths for several months. Even if they didn't want to, they would still remember some of the faces present there.

"I do remember those people."

"I do as well."

"Who cares? Did any of you know that there was such a thing below the Divine Plane?"

"I've never heard of it."

"Me neither."

"Hmm... I do remember one of my elders saying something about a strong presence in the Lost Star Realm, but he had never had the chance to find out what it was."

"Oh, I heard a similar story as well."

Of course, that conversation didn't last long as they could see that some kind of clash was happening between the chamber's inscriptions and the Law-breaking Eye. They didn't know what was happening very clearly, but they could tell that things were at a kind of stalemate.

It was then that Hurio asked Mira. "Sister, what does he mean by descendant? How come I don't know anything about it?"

Mira shook her head as she told him, "This is not the right time to talk about it. We need to set our ancestor, who is locked in this chamber, free. Just focus on cultivating for now."

At the same time that Wekil tried to convince the cultivator to start to cultivate, the Divine Sense from Braga tried the opposite. Unfortunately for Braga, he couldn't prove that he was present, so the benefits he could provide were limited to what Wekil could if he came out.

"Alright, if I escape this chamber, I'll take one of you as my personal disciple, and I'll bring you with me home. Do any of you know the difference between this trash continent and the place where I came from? Let me give you an idea. There, a five-year-old would already be in the Transition Realm. Even the problem with finding one's path can be easily overcome with our methods. One of you will have the chance to look down over the entire Realm of Gods in the future." 

Braga, of course, tried the same method, telling everyone, "Don't listen to him. What could an imprisoned guy do? First of all, do you feel alright in setting someone you had never heard of before free from his prison? Do you even know what he did in the past to deserve this?"

Everyone fell in deep thought when they heard Braga's words. However, there was an exception. Roan! "Hmph! Nicely done. This is the cultivation world. As far as I know, the guy locked in the chamber might have been put there unjustly. Of course, I can't tell whether that may be the case or not. But then again, one thing's for sure. He didn't ask everyone to kill each other, while the one speaking from the formation did. Since that's the case, I'll bet my coins on the imprisoned guy. Something tells me that I definitely won't escape this place if he succeeds in keeping his enemy in that chamber."

Without looking at anyone, Roan immediately began to cultivate again. By now, the fact that the twins know about the Divine Plane simply didn't matter anymore. The situation had spiraled way further from that. At the moment, survival and possible benefits were more important. With that said, everyone who was still within Celis's roots and vines began to cultivate as well.

In fact, even those far away decided to do the same after hearing everything up to this point.

Wekil couldn't help but feel some gratitude towards Roan. "Great! Do your best as Divine Origin Energy is plenty in here."

Braga obviously didn't like it. Then again, he didn't seem to care that much that everyone decided to take Wekil's side. "So what? Quite a few of them had died already thanks to the Demon Tree and mutual killing. Some even got a few more parts of the immortal cultivation techniques.. Let me see if you can deplete the Divine Origin Energy in this place first or if I deplete your energy first."

Chapter 1386: Heirloom

Unfortunately, Braga was right. The number of people cultivating had decreased a lot. Plus, that wasn't all. Except for the Dragon Tail Brotherhood and Rean's group, the rest had their guards up against their own allies, let alone the others. Because of that, of them were able to fully focus on absorbing Divine Origin Energy. There were definitely some who were just pretending to help Wekil but were aiming for a chance to kill someone and get other parts of the immortal cultivation techniques.

Wekil looked at that and pondered over his own energy reserves. 'I used the Light Star Spheres to help me gather energy during all these years. However, the process was too slow, not to mention that I had to do it without Braga noticing anything weird. With that said, I wasn't able to accumulate as much as I desired since he would detect something wrong if I surpassed a certain limit.'

Then again, Wekil couldn't give up at this point. If he did, when would the next opportunity come? Would it be another tens of thousands of years? He wasn't in the mood to wait that long again. "All of you. This isn't enough. You need to find a way to use more Divine Origin Energy. I can only keep this going for a day at most before my energy runs out. Once that happens, I won't be able to stop Braga at all."

"Ha!" Braga snorted in response. "Stop what? I can promise that I won't do anything to all of you if you simply stay put. There's no need to kill each other anymore."

This time, however, no one listened to Braga anymore. Well, to be more specific, they weren't paying much attention to Wekil either. The only reason they were following Wekil right now was the fact that they would improve their cultivations, at least. That was the only guarantee they had at the moment. After all, it seemed like neither Braga nor Wekil wanted them to leave this place before everything was over. The portal was gone, which was another proof of that.

However, Hurio could see that his sister and Lamanto were very worried. He was unaware of this ancestor thing but believed in his family at least. "Is there any way we can use much more Divine Origin Energy?"

Celis was the first one to respond, telling him, "Even if they didn't ask, I would still cultivate with all my might. However, this is already the limit of what I can absorb at once."

Roan and Kentucky nodded soon after. "We aren't as good as Celis, and we're also doing what we can."

Rean, on the other hand, pondered in silence for a bit. "All we need is to use as much Divine Origin Energy as possible, huh?" He then looked at Celis and told him, "Open a hundred-meter wide clearing for me. I know just the perfect formation to sap this place dry of Divine Origin Energy."

Celis nodded in response and did as Rean told him. Celis' roots and vines had retreated much closer to his body after that, just in case someone decided to attack again. They were not even half of the two-kilometer radius from before. Nevertheless, it was spread further than just a few hundred meters. With that, he could still open a patch in the middle and keep Rean within his defensive range.

After that, Rean landed on the open space and accessed his spatial rings. 'Good thing I keep all the materials I need in emergencies inside my spatial rings. If it was in the Dimensional Realm, I wouldn't be able to access it at this moment.'

In an instant, hundreds of materials fell on the ground before Rean began to work. Of course, Braga and Wekil noticed Rean's movements. After all, Rean's group was just above themselves. 'What is he doing?'

Rean worked as fast as he could, but the formation was at the Golden Middle-level and was quite large. Because of that, half a day went by, and he was still not finished. At some point, Braga simply ignored him while Wekil urged Rean to go back and cultivate instead. Of course, Rean ignored him and continued to work on his formation.

There were only three hours before the day Wekil talked about was over. By now, the Law-breaking Eye wasn't advancing anymore against the chamber's runes. Instead, it was being pushed back by the recovering runes. The light coming out of the chamber had also dimmed quite a lot, showing that Wekil was pretty much spent by now.

As for Braga, he was relieved to see that. The amount of Divine Origin Energy accumulated in the Divine Plane was quite plenty, so he would definitely be able to hold Wekil back. Once he confirmed that Wekil was properly sealed, he would make sure that no breaches were left behind so that Wekil wouldn't have another chance in the future.

"Why don't you give up? Or better yet, if you truly want to leave this place, all you need to do is tell me what I need to know. As long as you do that, I don't mind letting you come back up either," Braga said with quite the confidence in his voice.

Wekil snorted in response, though. "Ha! What a joke! The only reason I'm still alive is that I have kept that a secret. If I truly say something, then I'm dead for sure!"

Naturally, Braga insisted once more. "We could reach an agreement here, don't you think? I'm sure there's a way for both sides to be happy. Or could it be that you want to spend the rest of eternity here?"

Wekil didn't seem to care, though. "It's still better to be here than being dead. At the very least, I can guarantee that my soul will reach the path of reincarnation while keeping memories. You can give up on it. You will never find it. It's my race's heirloom. You have no rights over it."

With that, Braga could easily see that Wekil still wasn't willing to talk. "Hmph! Then let's see if you change your mind after a few more tens of thousands of years."

However, it was at that moment that Rean laughed out loud. "Hahaha! It's finally done.. Now then, let's see what the formation can do."

Chapter 1387: Explosions

After saying that, Rean stomped his feet on the ground, which immediately activated the formation. At first, Divine Origin Energy began to gather somewhat slowly. However, as the runes activated one after another, more and more energy gathered in the formation. 

Each side of the formation was responsible for one thing. The north side generated Yin Energy, while the other generated Yang Energy. At the center of the formation, both energies clashed, ultimately wiping each other away. The impressive thing was that the more those two energies clashed, the more Yin and Yang Energy gathered, with more Divine Origin Energy being used for that to happen.

Rean immediately took distance from the formation as his eyes lit up, saying with great glee, "Behold! The Impractical Yin-Yang Clashing Formation! Hahaha!"

Celis couldn't help but feel a chill after that and immediately took his roots and vines away from the formation. The clash between those two energies was becoming more and more chaotic with every passing second, to the point where it was dangerous.

Rean then looked at everyone after that before saying, "If you guys don't want to die, you better stay as far as possible from it." After saying that, Rean retreated with Celis, Hurio, Kentucky, and Roan. None of them wanted to stay there at all.

Roan couldn't help but ask, though. "If it's so destructive, won't the clashing of those energies destroy the formation itself?"

Rean shook his head as he replied, "Don't worry. I made it so that the effects of the clash would spread up and to the sides. The formation that's below that energy is pretty much a safe area. On top of that, the clashing of the energies is also what's protecting the formation from outside attacks."

*Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom...*

Roan nodded after hearing that, understanding where Rean got the idea from. "You basically copied our Sun and Moon Obliteration, didn't you?"

Death Style, Seventh Form, Sun and Moon Obliteration! That was a skill the twins used only once, which was fully focused on destructive power. Usually, the twins' Light and Dark Element, as well as Yin and Yang Energy, would balance and complement each other. However, during that attack, they would forcefully make both sides reject each other. Rean would obviously hold the Yang Energy and Light Element, while Roan would hold the Yin Energy and Dark Element. After that, they would clash against the enemy from both sides, forming a devastating attack. Rean's formation basically followed the same principle. 

The explosion of Yin and Yang Energy increased more and more as time passed. In just a few minutes, the explosions were consuming more Divine Origin Energy than Celis, Rean, Roan, Kentucky, and Hurio combined. 

Rean couldn't help but become satisfied with the results. "Hahaha! This is just the start. Grow, my baby, grow!"

Braga, obviously, noticed that, telling everyone, "All of you, I'll give the entire immortal cultivation technique as long as you destroy that formation!"

As mentioned before, some of the cultivators were still expecting a chance to get those cultivation techniques from Braga. Wekil offered to take one of them as a disciple, but what were their chances? They didn't know if Braga would uphold his promise, but the same could be said for Wekil.

Of course, it was indeed just a few of them who decided to take Braga's side. The rest saw how Rean's formation was consuming more and more Divine Origin Energy, easily telling that it wouldn't be long before the formation surpassed all of their efforts together. Didn't that mean Wekil would eventually win? With that, it made sense that the majority preferred to stay on Wekil's side.

Rean saw those Transition Realm cultivators launch several long-range attacks, aiming at his formation below the explosions. Unfortunately for them, all those attacks only helped the Yin and Yang Energy become more chaotic, increasing the speed of the explosions. As for the formation, those attacks didn't get even close. 

By the time thirty minutes had passed, everyone was forced to retreat to the edges of the Divine Plane. That's because the center had become a forbidden zone for anyone. Even Kentucky would die if he went there. "Ahem... Rean... aren't the explosions getting way too big?"

Rean's mouth twitched in response. "Errr... you might want to prepare in advance and put up some defensive techniques. Maybe the efficiency of this formation is a bit too good. Then again, to think this place had this much Divine Origin Energy remaining. The formation was supposed to work with Divine Origin Energy only, and it just keeps growing."

Roan then looked at Kentucky after that. "Meat shield, stay in front to protect us."

"Fuck you! Why do I have to be the one?" Kentucky obviously didn't like the order.

"Why else? Your defense is higher than anyone else here! Stop complaining and do it already. Rean and I will use Instant Recovery to heal you every time you get hurt."

Kentucky knew that it was indeed their best plan. If even he couldn't protect their group, then everyone would be dead anyway. It's just that he simply didn't like how he was called a meat shield. "Fine..."

Inside the chamber, Wekil was ecstatic. His Law-breaking Eye began to advance once again, even though he had little energy left. That showed that Braga had even less energy than him to fight against the eye. "Hahaha! Braga, you didn't expect that, did you? Don't worry, it won't be long before I pay you and your friends a visit. We have a lot to... 'talk'... about."

Naturally, Braga was enraged with the current situation. He knew very well how problematic Wekil was. The fact that they succeeded in locking him down was because they succeeded in deceiving him first. Otherwise, they might have never tried in the first place. Eventually, he shouted to the cultivators who were still there, "Kill the guy who created the formation! As long as he dies, I'll take all of you as disciples and bring you to my territory." 

Well, they did hear Braga's offer, and it was indeed enticing to them. However, the formation wouldn't stop because of that. That meant that Wekil would escape regardless. Wouldn't they die for Wekil because of that? In the end, only those who tried to destroy the formation at first followed his order. After all, they knew Wekil wouldn't forgive them for trying to stop his escape... or so they wanted to. Unfortunately, the explosions had already reached the borders of the Divine Plane, and they were having a hard time just protecting themselves. Let alone trying to kill Rean.

Suddenly, the sound of something shattering echoed in the area. Even the explosions couldn't disturb that sound. With that, everyone quickly looked at the sealed chamber.... that was now opening.

Chapter 1388: Are You Part Of My Race?

"Hahaha! Braga, it's your loss." Obviously, the Law-breaking Eye succeeded in destroying the runes as the Divine Origin Energy accumulated simply wasn't enough anymore to reconstruct the runes. Surprisingly, the guy who left the chamber did really look like a young boy that was no more than ten years old or so.

Braga knew that there wasn't anything else he could do anymore. "Hmph! So what if you escaped? I might as well tell you this. This Lost Star Realm wasn't built just to keep you imprisoned. It was also made so that the other powers wouldn't find your presence. Now that you came out, it won't be long before the others find out about it. I want to see how you keep yourself safe, especially that heirloom of your race."

After that, he offered one last time. "Wekil, give us that item. As long as you do that, we can use our influence to keep your race out of harm's way."

Suddenly, Wekil made a waving motion with his hand. That simple wave contorted the fabric of space under the now-opened chamber, shattering the formation Braga was using to connect his Divine Sense with this place. And so, Braga's Divine Sense was gone, just like that. "Hmph! It was you fuckers who spread the news in the first place. Those who died to protect the heirloom will probably come out of their graves if they find out I gave it to you."

"Sorry, brother. I know that you might be feeling ecstatic now that you've come out of your imprisonment," Rean could not help but say on the floor above. "However, would you mind giving us some help here?"

*Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom...*

Kentucky and the other cultivators were in really bad shape already. Although there wasn't much more Divine Origin Energy remaining, that didn't mean it was completely gone. Before the formation used everything up, Rean's group and the rest of the cultivators would probably die.

Wekil narrowed his eyes in response for a moment. Perhaps it was better to simply let everyone above die except Hurio. However, Braga obviously knew that he escaped, so trying to hide it now would be meaningless. "Sigh... whatever. I do owe you for finding a way to use up the Divine Origin Energy, after all."

There was no Divine Energy involved at all. Wekil simply controlled the laws of space to shatter Rean's Impractical Yin-Yang Clashing Formation... which wasn't that impractical judging the current situation. Not only that, the barrier between the transparent floor between Rean's group and Wekil's group also broke apart, making everyone fall down... except for those who could fly. Well, that didn't matter much as they still couldn't leave this place.

Rean sighed in relief. "Thanks, brother."

Wekil nodded before his eyes turned cold as he looked at the people who tried to stop Rean's formation. Those people immediately tried to flee... but where? There was nowhere to go. They didn't have to think a lot about it, though. That's because their existence was wiped out with a single move from Wekil. In fact, it was so simple for Wekil to kill them that it looked like Wekil didn't do anything at all. Transition Realm? They couldn't even be considered ants in Wekil's eyes.

The only ones who survived were the ones who sided with him. Whether it was out of choice or fear, they did help him, so he let them live. "Now then, I'm a man of my word. Since I said I would take one of you as my disciple, I intend to do so. As for the rest, I promised to give you pointers about your cultivation paths, so you can ask me anything you want right now."

Well, Rean, Roan, Kentucky, and Celis didn't have anything to ask him, though. Celis and Kentucky were demonic creatures. They didn't need to care about cultivation techniques. As for Rean and Roan, they had the Soul Gem System. The system's cultivation technique was already perfect. Any change to it would only make it worse.

Then again, the others were not like the twins' group. They all felt excited and immediately began to throw out their doubts through Divine Sense Messages. For Wekil, answering those many questions at once was extremely simple. Because of that, the question and answer portion didn't last more than a few minutes before everyone ran out of questions to ask.

"Here, all of you can take this." To top it all off, Wekil threw a few jade slips at the cultivators of the top ten powers who helped in his escapade. "Those are a few immortal cultivation techniques from where I came. Back there, they're nothing that impressive since anyone could get them. But here, things are different. It should help you all rise above anyone from this continent and the other continents surrounding this one."

With that, everyone thanked Wekil. They didn't think Wekil would really keep his word. As for those who died, that wasn't their problem anymore. 

Wekil simply waved his hand after that. "That's enough. My debt to all of you is paid, so you can leave already." Before the cultivators could say anything, the space laws gathered around them, teleporting them away at the very next instant. They had all been teleported in random locations of the Lanqueas Continent, as they would have if they had taken the portal before.

However, not everyone was gone. Rean's group and Hurio were still there. Hurio, of course, was talking to his sister through Divine Sense Messages, leaving Rean, Roan, Kentucky, and Celis alone with Wekil. "None of you asked anything. Is that really okay?"

Roan nodded in response. "We are fine without those."

Wekil smiled in response. "Well, although we call those cultivation techniques immortal, the fact is that they're just cultivation techniques. The difference is that they're at a level that no one in this place could hope to achieve."

He then looked at Rean after that. "Since I'm now free, I guess I can try to understand a few things. Say.... are you part of my race?"

Chapter 1389: Angel And Devil Races

Rean was taken aback for a moment. However, before he could answer, the walls of that Divine Plane opened as several portals connected to the Lost Star Realm's first, second, and third levels. Following that, many white-colored demon beasts rushed inside. Rean's group immediately recognized a few of them. As to who they recognized, it was the three small white dragons that guarded the Beast Pools they chose. There were also phoenixes, turtles, apes, ravens, and other types of beasts. A total of ten types signifying the ten marks. 

Suddenly, one of those beasts stepped forward and bowed to the little boy, saying, "Master, congratulations on regaining your freedom."

Wekil nodded, satisfied. "All of you have done a great service. If not for your efforts, I wouldn't have been able to conceal my plans to escape my imprisonment. Sorry for making you follow me with this long and tedious work."

None of the beasts seemed to care at all, though. "Master, as long as you're safe, we don't mind any kind of work."

Wekil smiled in response. "Good. Lanza, come forward."

Immediately, one of the beasts came out of the group. It was a snake. "Your subordinate is here, Master."

"Lanza, I want you to make the preparations for our return. We aren't heading straight to Locks Territory anymore, though. There's no doubt that Braga and the others will keep a close eye on that. Instead, set the destination to the Jama Sea. In the first place, the Jama Lord owes me a favor. It's about due time for him to pay it back," Wekil said.

"As you wish, master." Immediately, Lanza turned around and chose quite a great portion of the beasts to come with him. As to what kind of preparations they were going to do, Rean's group had no idea.

Wekil then talked a bit with the remaining beasts and told them to return to their locations and prepare to leave. Only then did Wekil get some alone time with Rean's group once more. "Sorry for the disruption. So, what were we talking about? Oh, right! I don't know your name yet."

Rean looked at Roan, who nodded after hearing that. Hurio already knew the twins' names, so there wasn't much reason to hide it. "I'm Rean Larks, and this is, unfortunately, my brother, Roan Larks."

Roan completely ignored Rean's remarks and simply nodded at Wekil.

Wekil then repeated his question after that. "So, are you part of my race? I don't feel the same connection of bloodline, though."

Rean shook his head as he replied, "I don't even understand why you're asking me that. But in any case, I'm a human, so I believe I'm not."

"A human?" Wekil was surprised to hear that. "Humans are indeed not part of my race. Then again, there wasn't supposed to be any type of humanoid race with Light Element Affinity in the Realm of Gods. That's why I thought you were from my race since it doesn't exist in the Realm of Gods. After all, other than the fact that everyone from my race has Light Element Affinity, we all look just like humans."

Roan immediately asked after hearing that, "Does that mean you're part of the humanoid races or are you some kind of demon beast? Maybe a spirit like the faeries?"

Wekil pondered in silence for a bit before answering, "If I were to be asked, then I guess we're part of the humanoid races."

Celis then asked something else after that. "You said the Realm of Gods shouldn't have any humanoid race with Light Element. However, it's pretty obvious that you do have Light Element Affinity. Does that mean you're not from the Realm of Gods?"

Wekil nodded in response. "Exactly. However, I can't tell you much about the place I came from. Maybe, just maybe, you will find out one day." Wekil then changed the subject after that. "Anyway, the fact is that the four of you helped me escape from my confinement. Is there anything you wish as payment?"

Rean and Roan didn't even need to think twice. At the moment, they wanted nothing more than to get to the demon beasts' territories. "Can you send us straight to the demon beasts' territories in the Realm of Gods? In fact, it would be even better if you could help us find some people."

"This..." Wekil couldn't help but show a complicated expression in response. "Sorry... I can't be anywhere else other than the Lost Star Realm right now. If I go out, I'll be targeted by the Realm of Gods' laws and will be killed by them. That's why I'm making the preparations to leave this place without heading out." 

For some reason, Roan narrowed his eyes after that. Something about this Wekil was strikingly familiar to Roan, although he couldn't wrap his head around it.

Then again, that was the first time Rean's group heard anything like that. However... "That means you can't help us with that, huh?"

Suddenly, Roan thought of a possibility and opened his mouth, asking, "Are you... an angel?"

Immediately, Wekil's expression drastically changed. Not only his but Lamanto and Mira's expressions as well. They simply couldn't believe that such a word came from Roan's mouth. Wekil's friendly approach then changed as he locked Roan down with his spatial powers. "Who are you? How do you know about the angel races?"

Roan didn't seem bothered by that, though. "Races? Weren't you supposed to be just a single race called angels? Oh well, whatever. Since you're an angel... or part of one of the angel races, then you can stop pretending. You can't do anything to me. How about letting me free?"

Wekil's dark expression turned even worse after that. Surprisingly, he did what Roan said and let him down straight away. 

Naturally, Celis and Kentucky were completely at a loss. However, Rean was quite surprised to hear that. "Angels? Do you mean white wings, glowing halo, and all that?"

Roan snorted in response as he replied, "Ha! That's only some bullshit your planet Earth came up with... no, perhaps you're not wrong. He did say something about races, so some of them might have exactly that? Anyway, the angels I know about don't have anything like that. Then again, those same angels didn't have cultivations either. It's just that they had several specific powers, just like the Death Spirits."

Wekil was even more surprised after that. "You also know about the Death Spirits... I saw during the battles that you have Dark Element Affinity. Could it be that you're part of the devil races?"

Those words reminded Rean and Roan of the devil in the Zasfin Planet. However, Roan shook his head in response. "No.. But I do have some relation with Death Spirits."