“Do you even understand the consequences of refusing the Flame Sect?”Daze Calder. Kael Draven had never heard the name before.Still… the aura radiating off the young man was impossible to ignore. Deep, commanding, unmistakably the mark of an Earth Emperor-level warrior.So Daze Calder wasn’t just strong. He was the real deal.Could he… be on the Wind Cloud Ranking too?“Since Kael Draven refuses to join the Flame Sect, there’s no need to force him.” A cold, sneering voice sliced through the air. Another young man stepped forward. Jack Holden, the Thunder Empire’s Young Sect Master.The Six Great Sects were legendary: Ghost King, Blood Sea, Wind and Thunder, Golden Sun, Flame, and Thunder.Everyone knew the Flame Sect and the Thunder Sect were untouchable—dominant forces that controlled Celestia, founding the Flame Empire and Thunder Empire in their wake.For decades, they had clashed. Open battles. Hidden schemes. Every trick in the book. And yet… neither had ever fully defeated the

“Brother Draven, with how fast you’ve shot up in strength… it won’t just be the Six Great Sects keeping an eye on you. Liam Swift will come knocking too.”Kael Draven raised an eyebrow. “Him? Why?”Honestly, by logic, he should be the one challenging Liam Swift—not the other way around.Garth Caiden leaned in a little, lowering his voice as if sharing a secret. “Brother Draven, you might not know his reputation, but Liam Swift is… well, a lunatic for battle. The man lives for it. Even though he knows Raven Mordred completely outclasses him, he still refuses to back down. Three years straight—one challenge every single month. He hasn't missed once.”A battle maniac. Kael Draven had heard plenty of strange things, but this was something else. And the gap between the Human King realm and the Transformation Realm was nothing small—it was like staring across a bottomless abyss.Garth Caiden waved the matter off. “Anyway, that’s something for later. What matters now is this: even though you

Arnold Vance had always been afraid of Kael Draven—far more than he ever dared admit. The fear sat deep, a quiet shadow he could never shake.Because the truth was simple: with Kael Draven’s monstrous talent, three years was more than enough for the kid to surpass him completely. And when that day comes? It wouldn’t just be him who fell. The entire Starcloud royal family would be dragged down with him.“The Thunder royal family has washed their hands of this,” Arnold Vance said, voice low and heavy. “So we have to kill Kael Draven as fast as possible. If we don’t, we’re done.”“Ancestor,” Christian Vance cut in, looking like he’d swallowed a stone, “our intel says Kael Draven showed up in Flame City… and he kicked John Barnes to death. Literally one kick.”“John Barnes?”For a second, Arnold Vance didn’t even react. Then the meaning hit him, and his face twisted, eyes going wide.“That’s impossible! Completely impossible! Forget Kael Draven—even I can’t beat John Barnes!”Christian Va

The Starcloud Royal Family had gone through yet another upheaval. The old Vance dynasty was gone, replaced by the newly crowned Stormveil family. People were still getting used to it, though most only grumbled in private.Starcloud City now had five major families standing side by side: the fifth‑level Draven family, the Sterling family, the Hawthorne family, the Duskbane family, and—ironically—the Vance family, who had just lost the throne.Out of the five, only the Dravens and the Vances seemed fine with the change. The other three? Sterling, Hawthorne, and Duskbane were furious, but they swallowed every complaint the moment Kael Draven’s name came up. No one wanted to poke that hornet’s nest.Inside the royal palace’s main hall, tension hung thick in the air. Halvor Stormveil stood there, stiff as a board.Even though the Stormveil family had clawed their way into the royal court, Halvor Stormveil hadn’t taken the throne. That honor went to Jameson Stormveil—Aria Stormveil’s father

“Supreme Golden Pill?”The moment Gavin Frost said it, the entire gathering ground froze. Faces changed. Whispers stilled. Even the wind seemed to pause.A month ago, all six great sects had discovered a single Supreme Golden Pill. They had banded together, slain a super spirit beast, and claimed it—but in the end, it had fallen into the hands of the Golden Sun Sect.Robert Anderson had declared that the Supreme Golden Pill would stay with the Golden Sun Sect for now, to be retrieved when the time was right.If this had been any ordinary treasure, Gavin Frost would have kept quiet. But this… this was no ordinary object. Its value, its power—everyone present understood exactly what was at stake.George Holden of the Thunder Sect gave a light, almost amused smile. “Brother Anderson, Brother Frost is right. The Supreme Golden Pill belongs to all six great sects. Keeping it only in the Golden Sun Sect… seems improper. Why not hand it over, so we can all safeguard it together?”Arden Thane