The little girl in red was not someone else but the tool spirit of Persephone’s Folly Bridge, Shelly.She came out on her own.Alex looked at her. “What are you sighing for? You’ve ruined such a good atmosphere with that sigh of yours.”Shelly pointed at Alex’s nose. “How long haven’t you been earning divine power?”Alex replied, “Hasn't it been increasing all the time? When we were at the forbidden area of the Miller family, you seemed to have absorbed a lot of energy from the coffin’s chains. Don’t think that I don't know.”“It isn’t enough. It’s too little.”“You’re too greedy.”“You’re too stingy!” Shelly shouted angrily as she pointed at Alex’s nose.Alex promised to supply a portion of divine power that he had acquired to Persephone’s Folly Bridge.Now she seemed to be complaining that it was too little.The little girl seemingly had some kind of special obsession with divine power.Alex then asked, “By the way, what do you need so much divine power for? Are you going

Zendaya was also overwrought. “Has the old geezer regained his sanity?”Pigsy’s limbs even gave out, and its gaze was erratic as if it was going to run away again.The few people turned back to look and found that the voice seemingly came from the direction of the sacred golden mountain.Alex made an immediate decision. “Enter Dairaionji Temple!”However, as soon as he said that, they heard another earth-shattering voice that sounded like rolling thunder. “Old geezer, what do you think this place is? Is this a place where you can throw a fit? Kneel or die!”The crowd immediately froze.“It looks like he hasn’t discovered you yet?” Ynes, the former Holy Maiden who was expelled from Yorkshire Palace due to rebellion, said to Alex. Then, she discontentedly rolled her eyes. “What kind of big shot did you provoke out there again? You stir up trouble all the time.”Alex waved his hand. “Don’t worry. It's fine. He’s just an Immortal Monarch!”Ynes was about to stomp her foot in rage.

Alex froze, instantly sensing the oddities around him.There seemed to be a mysterious force within this land, sucking the life out of him at rapid speed.He could obviously feel his energy depleting by the second. After that, this sensation arose within every single person here—“God, this place is weird. I can feel my life depleting... it’s being sucked away.”“I feel it too. I feel like I’m getting older.”“What is this? Why would something like this happen? Quick, quick, let’s leave this creepy place.”Everyone was panicking at this point, running as fast as they could away from this place. They used every way they could think of, hoping to defend themselves from this mysterious force. However, in mere moments, everyone was met with disappointment. No matter how much they fought, they couldn’t seem to fight back. They were even unable to slow down their aging.Channing lost his cool, clearly freaking out. Since he was the oldest within the group, he didn’t have much life f

Channing, who had just died on Pigsy’s back, stood back up on his feet, visibly shaking. Although his clothes were still on, under them was nothing but a skeleton.Despite this, his soul was still attached to his body. Now, his skeleton was starting to fade, to the point it was now translucent.“Henderson! Channing! What happened?” Zendaya yelled.“Your highness, I… I feel like...”“It feels like… I’m going to another realm…”His voice was becoming softer as if he was slowly getting further and further away from them. His bones were turning more transparent by the second. It didn't matter if he used the divine eye or the saintly eye. Alex still couldn’t see him.His clothes then fell to the ground; the bones were nowhere to be found.“What is this?”“Where did he go?”Alex and Zendaya were horrified, but it seemed a tiny sliver of hope remained in their hearts.Pigsy, who had just fainted, was at its limits as well. Howling with despair, it was dead. Moreover, it had to s

Alex could clearly remember how his life was drained out of his body, how everything was coming to an end. After that, he just... died.After that, he lost consciousness for a split second. ‘But that amount of time should’ve been quite short, right?’‘Short...’‘Could that split second indicate two years had already passed?’‘Wouldn’t this mean that... my father William, who’s currently in the Cleansing Vase... was I too late to save him?’‘Has the Soul Planting succeeded? So did he become a completely different person?’He immediately looked for the Cleansing Vase.“Where’s the Cleansing Vase? Where is it?”“Where did it go?”Unable to find it, Alex instantly panicked.“Don’t worry. It’s not as bad as you think,” Mystic Maiden spoke up.As if able to sense what Alex was thinking, she continued, “The Cleansing Vase and every spiritual storage you brought with you has now been placed in your mind palace! Besides, time doesn’t exactly work the same here. One day outside coul