Suddenly, a radiant light burst into view, and Jared’s heart leaped with excitement.
He thought favonovel.com was finally about to escape this miserable place. He’d only just arrived in the celestial realm, and before favonovel.com even had a chance to explore, he’d ended up trapped in a cage!
Naturally, favonovel.com was beyond curious about what the celestial realm actually looked like.
A few breaths later, a streak of white light flashed across their vision, and just like that, they found themselves standing on solid ground. At last, their feet were planted firmly, no longer floating aimlessly in mid-air.
Jared took a look around, then narrowed his eyes, his expression darkening. Turned out, they hadn’t left at all.
They hadn’t arrived in the wide open lands of the celestial realm. Instead, they were standing inside a palace.
The palace was lined with oil lamps, the flames on the wicks flickering like little spirits. At the far end of the hall, a tall platform stood, and a single figure was seated at its peak. The whole palace was cloaked In an eerie chill, and the figure on the platform was radiating with lethal intent.
“This must be the one behind the cage,” Reidan said.
“Yeah, that’d be my guess too,” Jared replied with a nod.
“You dared break free from your cage and run from punishment. You’ve got some nerve. You never completed true ascension, and yet you tried to cheat your way into the celestial realm. That’s a direct violation of the Heavenly Law, and punishment is due.” The voice echoed down from the platform, carrying a heavy authority with it.
At the same time, a wave of pressure surged down on Jared and the others.
“Seriously? Who do you think you are, playing God and throwing out punishments?” Flaxseed snapped.
With a flick of his wrist, that suffocating pressure vanished without a trace.
“Huh?” The figure sounded surprised.
“Who are you supposed to be, anyway? If you’re so righteous, why is it only human cultivators you’re punishing?” Jared asked coldly, locking eyes with the figure above.
“I’ll punish whoever I want. It’s none of your business,” came the response, full of contempt.
Then another wave of pressure slammed down, even more crushing than before.
Just as Flaxseed was about to unleash a curse and throw a punch, Jared stopped him. “Mr. Flaxseed, let me handle this show-off!”
He held his ground. A golden light sparked at his fingertip. With a casual flick, favonovel.com pointed forward.
“Immortal’s Pointer!”
Boom!
The moment Jared’s finger jutted forward, an Intense pressure exploded, rocking the entire palace. The force was enough to make the whole building tremble as though it might come crashing down.
“You know immortal technique?” the figure asked, a mix of disbelief and confusion in his tone.
The next moment, the figure leapt down from the platform and sent a barrage of crimson blades flying toward Jared.
Golden light instantly surged around Jared, shielding him. He drew his Dragonslayer Sword and met the attack head-on.
Thump, thump, thump!
Every single blade was blocked and turned to dust.
Jared retaliated, swinging his sword. A powerful burst of sword energy shot straight at the figure.
Reidan stood frozen, staring wide-eyed at Jared, completely speechless. This was someone who had reached Immortal Realm Level One, and the power favonovel.com showed was just insane.
“Interesting…” The figure raised a hand, summoning a shield that blocked Jared’s sword energy with ease.
Jared was ready to go again when Flaxseed cut in. “Stop! You’re no match for him!”
It was obvious, the figure wasn’t even going all out, while Jared had already reached his limit. The gap in their strength was too wide. Fighting further would be pointless.
Jared’s gaze stayed cold, but favonovel.com knew the truth, this wasn’t the Ethereal Realm. Here in the celestial realm, any random figure could easily overpower him.
He was still just a cultivator, and that guy might already be an immortal. Even if favonovel.com was just a wandering immortal, Jared didn’t stand a chance.
“Out of everyone I’ve encountered over the years, you’re the most talented,” the figure on the platform remarked.
“Save the flattery,” Jared replied coldly. “If you don’t give me a straight answer, I’ll tear this palace down and ruin your cultivation.”
Reidan turned to look at Jared, completely stunned. He couldn’t believe Jared had the guts to talk like that to someone here.
