From Secret Clan to the Divine Dynasty

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The nightfall arrived like a stealthy painter, spreading a deep black canvas across the sky, swallowing the daytime's clamor and brightness entirely.

The sky seemed to be covered with a thick qhei velvet, stars hidden, and the moonlight sneaking into the crevices of the clouds, occasionally revealing a mysterious and distant silver hui.

In the boundless darkness, all things appeared to have sunk into slumber, yet undercurrents rippled; trees gently swayed under the caress of the night breeze, rustling softly as if whispering.

In the pitch-black sky, a Monarch powerful expert of the Valer Army patrolled the surrounding area of the Valer forces.

"Half an hour more and it'll be someone else's turn, good, it looks like I won't be encountering anyone from the Fischer family." He had been worried about the notorious "Death God," but as his patrol time was nearing its end, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Though the perception ability of Bloodline Knights was far inferior to those specialized in perception among Consecution Extraordinary Exponents, the perception power of a Monarch Level Extraordinary was still much stronger than that of the Transmutation Level.

Add to that their formidable agility, so they were at least more suitable for patrolling the surroundings than anyone else in the Valer Army.

Indeed, when on the offensive against an enemy nation, the issue of intelligence becomes very unfavorable, because within the National Defense Barrier of the adversary, your position is completely exposed, but the aggressor simply cannot detect the enemy's location through simple means.

"Only ten minutes left, might as well head back now…"

Since his power of Bloodline was of an avian nature, with wings grown on his back that could harness the storm, his speed through the air was swift, so even though he possessed only the strength at the low-level Monarch, his mobility was even more rapid than some mid-level Monarch Extraordinary Exponents.

As he flew back, he saw the contours of distant mountains blurred in the night, occasionally a few nocturnal birds crossing the sky, leaving behind a trail of crisp chirps that broke the stillness of the night, yet soon merged into the endless darkness.

"Good, it's almost over."

Suddenly, the Monarch Transcendent sensed a strong impending crisis!

Wait!

Something had set its sights on him!

The experienced man didn't waste time trying to identify the source of danger but immediately started flipping through the air currents, ascending speedily to evade the impending threat.

However, the next moment, a barely distinguishable presence appeared precisely above him.

"Damn, why would something suddenly appear above me?"

The winged Monarch Transcendent was shocked, completely unprepared for the close approach of the other, who he couldn't detect at all in his movement trajectory.

Luckily, the Forbidden rare artifact he possessed could be passively deployed, so he directly spent three years of his Life to activate a transparent shield with impressive defensive power, managing to evade the assailant's attack in the nick of time!

A fierce strike stabbed down, but it failed to break through the defense provided by the Forbidden rare artifact.

"Who are you?"

Actually, the moment he asked, he had already realized who it must be -- among the Cyart people, only one person could appear so noiselessly and mysteriously!

And because of the attack, the effect of "Night Concealment" gradually began to fade.

A young and handsome man, resembling a white Angel, emerged from the darkness, his face devoid of any human emotion, as if sculpted by God into a perfect creation.

That was the Cyart's "Death God," Chris Fischer!

"Damn it, it's you!"

Chris was reputed to be a mid-level Monarch absolute strong man, instantly making him perspire profusely and fill with dread, immediately attempting to whip up the surrounding wind into a frenzy to disrupt the "Death God" and flee from there.

However, the next moment, a special light shone in Chris's eyes.

That light was like glistening gold at dusk, concealing endless Destruction power, dazzling and instantly causing the defense built by the Forbidden rare artifact to vanish without a trace.

Why would light ... what on earth was that?

He stared in bewilderment at Chris's eyes, those strange luminescence bringing an incredibly terrifying illusion to Life.

Soon enough, the Monarch powerful expert turned into ashes within the special light, gradually dissipating into nothingness in the sky, completely ceasing to exist.

Even some of the alchemical tools on him were destroyed along with it, leaving only the Forbidden rare artifact undamaged.

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Although it remains a mystery how the Forbidden rare artifacts came to be and who exactly created them, so far the circle of mysticism has no thoroughly compelling explanation.
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Yet, their almost universally shared trait of indestructibility is quite obvious.

Chris, expressionless, floated in the sky, with the breeze flowing by, acutely felt the substantial depletion of Spiritual Power—even though he only used the "illusion" for a brief few seconds, it still consumed a lot of Spiritual Power.

"Chris Fischer, you really showed up!"

Just then, a mechanical, icy voice rose from the ground.

It was him.

Chris instantly looked toward the ground, and his powerful Perception Ability immediately detected who the comer was.

It was the towering figure whose face had been replaced with an Iron Mask, and whose arms both in front of his shoulders and behind his back, were all mechanically constructed—the Destroyer!

The Cardinal of the Reforging Church had suddenly arrived personally at this location.

Chris frowned, having not noticed him until now, despite having a vast range of perception, which meant the Destroyer had some kind of anti-surveillance capability or mysterious item.

Behold, the Destroyer's body swiftly ascended, and a mechanical tone emerged beneath his Iron Mask.

"Don't be surprised why I arrived so swiftly, Chris Fischer. I've implanted 'special machinery' inside each of those individuals, which can sense their condition, so I knew the moment you engaged in battle. It's just unfortunate that I'm still a step too late... But you must have expended a lot, haven't you?"

Chris, silent and unseen within the darkness, calmly waited for his Spiritual Power to regenerate, while the Destroyer continued to speak his mind.

"I've always felt that something was amiss. Why does the Fischer family possess such... comprehensive Extraordinary powers? Although you've found excuses, which may deceive ordinary people, I have done my investigations..."

"It interests me greatly that some of the Cyart people who aren't from the Fischer family, can also use the abilities specific to your family members. Ha ha ha ha!"

"Speak, Lord Chris, please tell me..."

The tone of the Destroyer was exceptionally polite, but his body quivered along, containing a hint of madness.

"Could it be that you have mastered a method to pass on Extraordinary powers?"

"Also, have you worshipped some extremely evil mystical entity to gain such power? Otherwise, I can't comprehend its origin..."

The Destroyer's near-mad ravings almost stirred up a tempest; he was simply too smart. After combining a vast amount of information for research, he had guessed part of the truth about the Fischer family!

Chris frowned, having never heard of this matter from Felix.

It is very likely that this surmise was just the personal research of the Destroyer, not yet validated, so he had not informed the rest of the Church.

Good news.

The Destroyer continued speaking.

"My instruments have sensed it! Lord Chris Fischer, the 'Killing Intent' emanating from you is gradually rising, which means I must have said something right. You plan to silence me, don't you?"

His excitement was unchecked as he raised all four hands, for this discovery was madness itself, enough to change the future of the entire world!

"Excellent, absolutely splendid! Lord Chris, I'm so excited I can hardly contain myself! The whole Fischer family, I hope you will all become subjects of my research—aside from that fellow Felix, the rest should let me study them thoroughly from start to finish, alright?"

The tone of the Destroyer had reached the edge of frenzy, it was evident that the contents of that speculation were incredible to him, and everyone knew it was of extreme importance!

"Extraordinary powers that can be stably passed down without depending on bloodlines, it's nothing short of a miracle! Not even the legendary Philosopher's Stone can compare! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

Meanwhile, Chris no longer hid his Killing Intent, which, in an instant, seemed to make the pitch-black sky grow colder.

With an expressionless face, he was resolutely determined to kill the highly esteemed Cardinal before him!

Yet, within the Destroyer's heart, there was not the slightest trace of fear.

"Heh, Lord Chris Fischer, although your Killing Intent is very strong, let me clarify one thing... you have surely killed far fewer people than I have."