She watched the elders carefully as she spoke, studying their expressions and measuring their reactions. There was a subtle edge to her gaze, as though she were deliberately testing just how far she could push her newfound authority."Five percent?" one of the sect elders immediately objected. He frowned deeply. "That's far too low. If you're doing them such a great favor, you should have demanded at least twenty percent.""I've thought about it carefully," Lena replied, her tone calm and unwavering. "The business specializes in selling extremely rare pills designed to cure poisons caused by named beasts—poisons that are currently considered incurable."Several elders exchanged startled glances."Named beasts?" one of them repeated. "So they can't cure poisons from every beast?""No," Lena said. "For beasts that have no records, or whose records are too limited, the poison has to be studied before a cure can be created."One of the elders leaned forward, curiosity replacing his earlie

Samuel crossed his sword in front of him.Aether qi surged from his body and poured into the blade, forming a dense barrier around him.Boom!The four streams of axe qi struck simultaneously. The impact shook the entire mansion. The ground beneath Samuel's feet cracked, and the walls around him trembled violently as the destructive force spread through the room.Samuel's body was pushed backward several meters. His eyes narrowed. Garki's strength was greater than he had expected. He wasn't just a second-level Spirit Sovereign. His control over his qi was also extremely refined.Samuel twisted his wrist. The sword in his hand trembled as he redirected the remaining force before he suddenly stepped forward.His figure disappeared.Garki's pupils contracted.Samuel appeared directly in front of him.Clang!The sword collided with the enormous axe. Garki's arms shook from the impact, but Samuel immediately followed with another slash, then another, and another.The two figures moved rapid

"It's just that Urgaba's pattern, I have witnessed it before. Right now, they don't have access to my dimension, so they can't harvest souls there anymore. If my guess is right, Urgaba desperately needs souls now, so what he's doing now is probably just a small snippet of what will happen soon," he explained.Lena's brows furrowed as she thought carefully about his words. She remained silent for a moment."I think you are right. Actually, I have heard one or two things about Urgaba.""What are the things you have heard about him?" he asked curiously, leaning slightly toward her."Not really much, but I heard he's a famous terror when he was younger. Once a genius of a righteous sect. But his evil tendencies set him apart from his other sect members, and he was eventually sent away even though he was extremely talented."He was among the first ten people to visit Eden. No one aside from those ten knew about Eden opening then, and he was one of the three who came out alive. The other tw

"It's going to be a very peaceful journey with these creatures acting like buffoons." He snorted.Suddenly, a horn sounded, and the winged creatures began flying upward."What's happening?" he asked, confusion flashing across his face.Shrieks filled the sky, and he was genuinely starting to get worried. The chaotic cries echoed from every direction, making it difficult to tell what was happening or where the danger was coming from.Suddenly, a six-winged woman with short dark hair appeared. But a few things stood out. One thing in particular caught his attention. Unlike the other females, whose eyes had dark-colored outer edges, her eyes looked completely human, with blue irises.She was very beautiful and wore a tube-like top made of animal skin and a very short skirt also made of animal skin.The strange creatures gathered behind her, and now they were looking at him differently. They were no longer timid or terrified of him. Instead, rage twisted their faces as they glared at him,

For the first time, fear entered her eyes.Real fear.Samuel tightened his grip around her throat, and the surrounding fighters immediately stopped. Their bodies stiffened as they stared at him, then at their leader.Samuel smiled."Yes. Come any closer, and I'll kill her."Nobody moved."The knife against her neck contains a poison that will kill her in seven days. The poison has only one cure, and only I possess that cure. Even if you rescue her, she'll still die."He pressed the blade a little harder against her skin."And before you think about forcing me to give you the cure..."His smile widened."I'd rather die than give it to you."The six-winged woman's heart sank.She finally understood how badly the situation had turned against her.Samuel had taken her own confidence and turned it against her.The others slowly backed away. They didn't attack. Instead, they gathered several meters away and stared at him, their wings trembling as they kept their distance.Then they began sh