The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Even after the old man spoke, the Maximus family remained on guard. This was Corpse Town, not the outside world, after all. He could be a powerful wraith.

"Stay calm!"

Dean, who was already at the mastery of Transcendent Realm, studied the old man carefully before launching an attack through the air.

The old man slammed into the courtyard wall with a bang, coughing blood before dropping to his knees in terror. He pleaded repeatedly, "Please don't kill me! I beg you!"

Finally, the others relaxed as Dean's expression softened. "You're just worthless Aetherial Realm trash. How dare you try to act mysterious before me?"

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Atlas realized something. "Elder Dean, it seems the blue crystal can't change Corpse Town's rules. He must have just arrived. Let me question him."

With Dean's nod, Atlas approached. "How did you get in here?"

The old man was terrified beyond reason and only wanted to survive. To him,

these people couldn't be human. How could living people exist in Corpse Town, let alone so many?

"People from Harmony Clinic left me here."

Harmony Clinic?

Atlas frowned, then waved his hand, splitting open the two large bags the old man carried to reveal their contents.

"Is that... Solaris Root?"

Everyone froze. The black bags contained precious herbs, and each would be worth a fortune outside of this place.

"How could someone at Aetherial Realm carry such valuable herbs? Is he connected to Harmony Clinic? But even they wouldn't be so wasteful."

As Atlas pondered, Dean suddenly remembered something. "Wait! Remember months ago when I encountered Felix?"

Atlas was one of the Top Ten Menaces of Martial City, so he was smart enough to immediately grasp the key point. "Elder Dean, are you saying Felix wasn't targeting you but planning to enter Corpse Town?" swnovel

Dean's face darkened. "Absolutely! Think about it. Those four masters were bloodthirsty but kept their distance. If it was truly an ambush, why did Felix let me escape back here?

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"Besides, Harmony Clinic sending someone with such precious herbs proves it."

He turned to an elder. "Are there ingredients for the Ascension Pill?"

As the family's alchemist, the elder had been eyeing the herbs intently. "Yes, Elder

Dean! Most are for the Ascension Pill, with some for the Dawn Pill."

The Dawn Pill had similar effects to the Ascension Pill. But it was used by those at the middle stage of Transcendent Realm attempting to reach the late stage. swnovel

"Damn him! I can't believe Felix has been living under our noses for over two months. But how?"

The Maximus family had their inherited blue crystal to protect them while they were here, which made Felix's survival even more shocking.

"Elder Dean, please kill him!"

Atlas could not swallow this insult. Now that they knew Felix was here, his survival methods did not matter. Dean could kill him easily anyway.

Dean shared the same thought.