Whoosh!The crystal scepter cut through the air like a bolt of divine lightning, shooting straight toward Kaelen Viremont.Kaelen didn’t blink.His eyes locked onto it the second it moved.No panic. No hesitation. Just cold, sharp focus.But at the same time, the High Priest’s lips curled slightly.A small, almost amused smile.“You’ve already stepped into my trap.”Her voice was soft. Almost kind, like she was talking to someone, making a cute mistake.But there was zero warmth in it.Only certainty.Buzz!Right before the scepter reached Kaelen’s hand, everything changed.A violent surge exploded from inside it.Faith power.Dense. Ancient. Overwhelming.It burst out like something that had been locked away for thousands of years and finally found a crack.The space twisted instantly.And then—Something formed inside that storm.A figure.But not a real body.It was light. Pure light. Condensed from belief itself.It floated there like a god born from worship, releasing pressure so

The wind was howling across the northern sky again. Not the gentle kind either—this one felt wild, almost alive, like some unseen beast dragging its breath over the world.Snow started falling over the Velarion Continent.At first, it was light. A few scattered flakes are drifting down lazily. But that didn’t last. Soon it turned heavier… and heavier still, until everything below felt like it was being buried under endless white.Streets disappeared. Rooftops vanished. Forests turned into soft, quiet mounds. Even distant mountain lines were swallowed whole. It was as if the world itself had decided to go silent under winter’s weight.Inside a quiet pavilion, Ye Feng just stood there.Still. Calm.He was looking out through the open railing, watching the snow fall without end. His expression didn’t really change, but his eyes… they weren’t just watching snow. It felt like he was staring at time itself.After a long while, he finally spoke, almost under his breath.“Another year of wint

That night, Sunspire City felt unusually quiet.The sky was stretched out endlessly above it—dark, heavy, and still, like the whole world had decided to fall asleep at once.Snow kept drifting down without stopping. Soft at first glance, almost harmless, like feathers floating from nowhere. But it didn’t take long before everything was buried under it—streets, rooftops, even the tall towers in the distance. The entire city slowly turned into a pale, silver-white silence.At the entrance of the Seventh Prince’s Mansion, three figures stood together.Kaelen Viremont. Chu Huanxue. And Scarface Uncle.They were seeing him off.Scarface Uncle stretched his arms lazily, like he had all the time in the world. That familiar grin never really left his face.Kaelen Viremont glanced at him and asked with a light smile, “Leaving already?”Scarface Uncle chuckled. “I’ve been here almost half a month, you know.”He looked up at the falling snow for a second, then added casually, “The green mountain

The carriage cut through Sunspire City like a blade through snow.Fast. Smooth. No hesitation.In less than half an hour, it had already reached the outer gates of the Eldravan Empire’s imperial palace.And the place really did feel like something alive.Huge golden walls stretched across the horizon, partly buried under layers of snow. The structure looked less like a building and more like a sleeping giant that had been frozen in time. Guards stood in neat rows at the entrance, armor faintly reflecting the cold winter light.Kaelen Viremont stepped down first.Then Chu Huanxue followed.This wasn’t his first time here.But last time… it had been completely different.Back then, he had entered quietly with Scarface Uncle, hidden away like a shadow slipping through cracks. No attention. No open path. Just movement through unseen routes, as if the palace itself wasn’t meant to be looked at directly.He hadn’t really had time to see anything properly.No scenery. No grandeur.Just passi

The moment Liu Ruyi’s voice fell, everything changed.A massive martial aura exploded out of her body—wild and unrestrained, like a sea breaking through a dam.It rushed forward in a crushing wave straight toward Chu Huanxue.The air actually trembled under that pressure. You could feel it in your chest, like the space itself was being squeezed.Not far away, Chu Ling’er’s eyes flashed cold.That familiar, ugly satisfaction returned to her face.“Liu Ruyi,” she said sharply, almost spitting the words, “cripple her here. Make sure she can’t take part in the royal winter hunt.”No hesitation.No mercy.Just pure malice.But right at that moment—Kaelen Viremont stepped forward.No rush. No drama.Just one step.He moved in front of Chu Huanxue and stopped.Black clothes. Calm face. Hands behind his back.Simple.Still.Like a mountain that had been standing there forever.The terrifying aura slammed into him head-on.And… stopped.Completely.Boom.A dull sound echoed through the space,