Summoned Celestial Divine Beast Chapter 236: When the Scales Refuse to Tip Back Several days before the decisive clash, long before blades met flesh and Dioki tore through the air like screaming light, a quiet conversation unfolded behind closed doors, one that would decide not only the flow of battle but the moral fracture between those who believed victory justified everything and those who still clung to the delusion that strength alone should be enough. Inside a dimly lit preparation chamber, Author stood with his arms crossed, his posture relaxed in a way that suggested absolute confidence, the kind that came from believing the world would always bend in his favor if pushed hard enough. Across from him stood Tina Perez, her brow creased with visible tension, her fingers flexing unconsciously as if already gripping an invisible weapon. “Tina,” Author said calmly, his tone measured yet sharp, “if we’re going to clash with Cha

Chapter 238: The Mummified Dragon’s Final Strike Ryan’s lips curled into a smug grin as he spoke, his voice carrying the kind of confidence that makes people want to punch him just to prove they still have free will. “Anubis,” he said loud enough for everyone to hear, “swap places with me. I’m ending this fight in five minutes.” The moment he said those words, Anubis froze. A signal flashed across the familiar’s face—silent, sharp, and unmistakable. Ryan’s “five minutes” wasn’t just a random time limit. It was a trigger. A countdown. A declaration that he was about to take the battle to a level no one expected. And it was obvious what Ryan intended. He was about to use Anubis’ mummification to amplify his strength, and he was going to do it fast. The gnome tried to stop him, obviously panicking, summoning spikes and walls from the earth like a desperate architect trying to build a prison out of sand. The grou

Chapter 240: The Black Pearl’s Shadow “Congratulations,” Sera said with a smile that was too bright to be sincere. “You’ve won the Black Pearl. That means you’re officially first rank in this event.” Ryan nodded politely, accepting the praise with the calm confidence of someone who had already decided the outcome was inevitable. He could feel the icy stare from the side, like a blade sliding across his skin, but he didn’t turn to look. His eyes were already scanning the surroundings, searching for the people who mattered most to him, the ones who always seemed to disappear right when things got serious. He didn’t even need to say it out loud. “No need to look for them,” Dan said, stepping closer with the kind of forced calm that only existed when someone was trying not to panic. “They’ve already left. With me and the other teachers as witnesses, the results are final. You are the champion, and no one

242: The Whispered Thread of the LibraryThe moment the trio arrived at the student council chamber, Flora could not hold back her applause, because the sight of what had just happened still felt like a dream she could not shake, and the fact that Ryan had somehow managed to crush the Author in such a brutal, decisive way had shattered her expectations so thoroughly that her hands moved on their own, clapping as if to force reality into admitting that it had indeed occurred.“Congratulations,” she said, her voice carrying a mix of admiration and a sharp, begrudging respect, as if she hated how much she had to admit the truth, “I never expected you to defeat the Author like that, not in the way you did, and certainly not with such certainty and control, as if you had already seen the outcome before the battle even began, which makes me wonder what kind of foresight you possess and how many more surprises you are hiding behind that calm expression.”Ryan sim

Summoned Celestial Divine Beast – Chapter 244: The Garden’s Whispered Door The previous day had been wrapped in silence that felt too heavy for its own weight, like a room where everyone pretended the air wasn’t thick with secrets. Vivian had called Ryan to congratulate him, her voice smooth but her mind already on edge, expecting the usual calm response from her most extraordinary student. Instead, Ryan dropped his demand like a stone into still water, and the ripples turned into a storm. Vivian’s eyes widened as if she had seen a ghost. “What did you just say?” she demanded, her tone sharp enough to cut through the tense air. She had summoned him to praise him, not to be forced into an impossible conversation. “You want to join the Sleeping Garden?” The words came out like a question, but the disbelief behind them was unmistakable. She had never expected Ryan to make such a reckless choice. Ryan’s face remained composed, his eyes steady