Inside a tremendously vast beautiful courtyard several thousands of kilometers away from Necrotic City, one tall, extraordinary man was overseeing ten magnificent youths.

His eyes peer down in apparent pride over these youths.

Including himself, there wasn't a single one in the courtyard that didn't naturally exude an unfathomable aura.

The man's majestic aura also matched with his refined appearance. He was exceedingly handsome, spouting clear sharp like features in his face, giving the man a dangerous outlook.

Long neatly tied up orange hair draped the man dazzling light blue robes in a perfected mix combination.

This man was the third Heavenly King Elder of the Brass Spirit Sect Leweyn Andres!

And Leweyn's eyes mainly focused on one specific disciple out of the ten.

While the other nine disciples busy themselves with conversing and practicing with each other. The boy Leweyn paid attention to was the only one still silently cultivating.

Not only was he the only one silently cultivating, but the boy was also the strongest of his peers. He was a sixth rank Innate Core realm genius!

And to boot, the boy carried a handsome appearance much like nearly if not all other geniuses his age. He held short brown hair, attractive facial features, and wore a beautiful regular blue uniform robe.

Obviously enough, Leweyn found this boy to hold a higher value than the other disciples there.

As per usual, everyone was going on the day with minimal changes.

"....Hm?"

That is until Leweyn suddenly felt his spatial ring lit up in bright blue, glowing radiance.

Immediately, Leweyn's eyes snapped off the boy and focused on the glowing spatial ring.

"Erin! Come over. We have some private matters to discuss." Leweyn abruptly called out to the short brown hair boy.

Erin promptly reacted and stood up while the other disciples shifted their eyes on them.

While walking up, Leweyn, Erin, and the other disciples did have some thoughts on why their Master called for this abrupt meeting.

And as Erin approached closer to Leweyn and saw his spatial ring glowing, his suspicions were confirmed to be true.

Leweyn only waited for Erin to get close, and the two had then shuffled to a lone space in the vast courtyard.

The other nine disciples quickly returned back to their conversations. However, they were guessing what their Master was planning on doing.

"Master….is it her again?"

Erin asked Leweyn once they were out of hearing distance from the other disciples. And when Erin didn't receive an answer-back, he expected it and patiently waited for his Master to speak to him.

Leweyn, all the while, was listening in on the Mage tool that allowed for long distances messages.

A blunt, direct voice flowed into his ears, and it was like a melody for Leweyn.

"Get ready, Erin. We're going to Necrotic City to help out Vice-Principal Zelle." Leweyn told after several seconds of silence. And these words caused Erin to droop a bit.

A slight exasperated feeling hit him as this wasn't the first time he's been called to this position.

"Master, no disrespect but….everytime she calls you for a considerable ordeal, you always come to her beck and call and with no reward ask in return. Just….what is so special about her?"

Leweyn, however, held zero change in expression or reaction towards his disciple accusing words. "Get your ring ready. We're going to leave now after I speak with the Sect Master." Was all Erin got for an answer.

"Haah….yes, Master." Erin sighed but didn't hold any disagreement.

And as Erin watched his Master vanish from sight, one thought continually plagued his mind.

Just what is so special about some ordinary-looking prideful woman?

….

Deep into the black Necropolis Woods, three forces were splitting and shifting the very air around them.

This group of three were unfathomably powerful, having a combined aura that would frighten any ordinary sect in Necrotic City.

The three consisted of three terrifying men, all wearing the bright orange robes of the Quicksilver Roc sect!

It was Elder Fere and two other eighth rank Innate Core Elders.

Like many others, they found what Jamas spoke out to be accurate as their best sensory trackers were able to pick up on that vile red creature now.

Moreover, they also sensed the great monstrous riches lurking with that creature.

And after some small debates, it was decided that for one hundred percent assurance. Elder Fere, Elder Lian, and Elder Cian would be the ones to find and kill that creature if it's still even alive by now.

Furthermore, they would also take any riches, they can no matter who may get in their way.

"Really, Elder Fere, you seem a tad too excited for this outing. Really want to wash that horrifying taste of defeat that much, huh?" Elder Lian suddenly spoke up and chided Elder Fere.

Elder Fere, however, didn't have a significant change of reaction.

All he merely told him was, "Heh, if you would've experienced what I experienced when fighting that horrid creature, you wouldn't be so quick to joke about it."

Elder Lian lightly snorted at him, though he couldn't forget the spine-chilling state Elder Fere was in when he came back to the sect.

Out of the hundreds of years he knew him for, never before had Elder Fere been that terribly injured.

Truthfully both Elder Lian and Elder Cian carried some small worries about facing that kind of creature that caused such terrifying injuries to Elder Fere.

But, the act of greed was too tempting for most to ignore.

Right then, in an abrupt whiplash moment, all three of the Elders rigidly stopped their rush.

A bright silver light violently pierced into their eyes, almost like they suddenly came upon a blazing silver sunray.

All three of the Elders' heads immediately snap towards their right to see where that silver light was coming from. And it didn't take long at all before Elder Fere's eyes erupted in savage killing intent.

His Spirit Senses honed into a terrifying aura sensation that still haunted his mind to this day.

That vile red creature was over there!

"Let's go!" And without waiting for a response, Elder Fere swiftly rushed towards that silver light.

Elder Lian and Elder Cian stopped for a brief moment. Unlike the maddening revenge dash of Elder Fere, both men couldn't help but feel slightly wearing about exploring that harsh silver light.

Furthermore, they, too, sense a terrifying aura sensation that overtook their minds. This aura sensation immediately stood out to the two Elders since they never felt anything like it before.

Yet, seeing as Elder Fere didn't even bother to wait for their opinions, Elder Lian and Elder Cian had no choice but to follow.

The men shared one slight exasperated look before shrugging their shoulders and then blasting off towards Elder Fere's direction.

Frenzy powerful blue Wind Qi stormed out for miles in the Necropolis Woods.

Any Spirit Monsters, ranging from Nascent Core to True Soul Cores and even the rare Innate Core realm, were all swept up in the three Elders mad dash.

As the three of them were at the late ranks of the Innate Core realm, just this mere small portion of their power caused everything to shift into a powerful Windy storm in the Woods.

In only a few seconds, the three Eldersquickly arrived at where the bright silver light was exuding from.

The three men had then stop as tremendous puzzlement fills their faces.

They have come upon an odd encirclement of glossy black trees. At the center of this encirclement stood one mysterious looking man.

The man wore this long blue robe, and a hoodie covered his identity, but there was something else distinct about this man.

In his hand, he held onto a bright silver round object that nearly resembled a large core in the Elders eyes. Most obviously, that large silver core is what provided that silver radiance from before.

Still, for the mysterious man himself, none of the Elders felt any extraordinary or powerful aura exuding from him.

It was almost as if he really was just a completely ordinary man holding on to an oddly bright silver core.

"You! What is this!" As Elder Fere dauntingly spoke, he blasted out his powerful ninth rank Innate Core aura prowess!

Everything about this meeting was genuinely troubling for Elder Fere. Even now, his Spirit Sense was still telling him that red creature was precisely here!

Yet all that to be seen standing in front is the mysterious blue robe man.

Although all three of Elders spotted a multiple pair of colored eyes peeking out of the black glossy trees bushes of leaves.

Admittedly, this scene was a bit unnerving for even the highly powerful Elders.

And looking at the mysterious man reaction only further the unnerving of the three Elders.

Not many at all could withstand Elder Fere's mighty aura pressure, much less still be able to stand perfectly fine on their feet under his prowess.

And yet, this mysterious man only slightly craned his head up to seemingly stare at the three Elders. It was then the mysterious man utter simple short words that sent chills down the Elders spine.

"Very good fleshy bags this time."

The mysterious man's voice hauntingly slithered into the Elders ears. His voice was like listening to metals violently clash together.

But before anyone of the Elders could press on their questions, they all went utterly rigid!

'Whir!!'

Out of entirely nowhere, that mysterious silver Core had suddenly brightly ignited! A blinding silver flash blasted towards the Darkness sky, painting it in a full silver radiance.

However, what truly made the three Elders go entirely still was a tremendously massive increase of power that crazily stormed out for miles in the surrounding area!

Elder Fere, Elder Lian, and Elder Cian's eyes all bulged.

Their bodies were immensely suppressed under this tremendous crazed explosion of true power!

This power was almost like they were facing the unfathomable might of a titled Heavenly King powerhouse!

Which would mean this man is actually a genuine Heavenly Transformation cultivator?!

The three Elders were thrown into a frantic loop. They desperately tried to surge their powerful Innate Qi, only to find it utterly suppressed in every way!

None of them could move a single joint in their bodies now. And it was then the Elders heard the single most haunting sounds in their entire lives.

"Awuagg!!"

Numerous horrifying voices that sounded frighteningly distorted boomed into Elder's ears. Along with the voices, the three Elders felt their horror increase as multiple ominous-looking Spirit ghosts slithered out of the trees.

Every Spirit ghost supposed eyes chilling bore a hole into the Elder's face.

Elder Fere, Elder Lian, and Elder Cian all felt as if their souls were violently shaking in utter fear just from being watched.

Hopeless despair filled the Elder's minds. They couldn't mobilize their Innate Qi, their bodies were utterly suppressed, and their souls felt tremendously suppressed just by the appearances of these ghosts.

"Take them." The mysterious man simply told the numerous ghosts.

And to Elder's continuing despair, all ghosts frantically rushed towards the Elders and had drilled directly inside their bodies!

"GE-A-"

All three of the Elders instinctively tried to shriek in terrifying pain.

But their throats were violently clutched, allowing for their shouts of agony to simply swirl in their minds.

As the Spirit ghosts ruthlessly drilled into their bodies, all three Elders felt every fiber of their souls and bodies being torn to shreds! There was too much influx of energy, crushing the three from the inside out.

All the while, the mysterious hooded man no longer paid attention to the three Elders.

He lifted his arms a bit, allowing his sleeves to slowly fall down and revealed his bare skin.

"Tch…."

The man clicked his teeth once, seeing the rotten decay of his arms. His skin was quite literally cracking and peeling off, revealing rancid, moldy blood.

"Haah….this body is nearly done for. And overusing the Core is only quickening the Core instability and corruption. Heh, but once everything is done with, that black hair boy and that white hair girl will juice the Core back to perfection!"

The mysterious man's tone was laced with spine chilling killing intent.

From under his hood, the man creepily watched on as the Elders ghost torture still continued for agonizing minutes.