When everything had been settled, Pearl prepared to leave with Stuart and the others. And a few hours
later, they were on their way to the Celestial Sect.
As they went on their way, none of them noticed the figure that was standing from the peak of the
mountain they had come from. It was Ricky, who came out of the Spirit Sect's territory to watch them
leave, and on his face was an expression of melancholia and excitement. He whispered to himself,
"Pearl has left. It's time for me to return to the Eastern Land next."
"Yes! It's time to go back. Norris, who is still in the Nether Manor, should have recuperated by now!" A
voice suddenly sounded from behind Ricky. It came from Tina.
"I will give Autelan and Soar a few days to rest and recuperate. After that, we'll start our journey back.
This time, we must fix all the problems with the Nether Manor, or else, I can't go to the Middle Land
with peace of mind!" Ricky said in a serious tone.
"I just hope that Norris won't get stronger..." Tina replied, sounding a little worried.
"Don't worry so much! With the help of Mason and Evil Mandragora, I think we will be strong enough to
take care of him this time," Ricky replied confidently.
Just as they planned, Ricky and others went on their way to return to the Eastern Land a few days
later.
Mason led the way, and they reached the destination in just half a month.
Upon entering the Eastern Land, they realized that something bad had happened, because they could
feel the oppressive atmosphere lingering on the land. It couldn't be seen, but it felt so thick that they
could almost see it.
The aura of death and violence pervaded everywhere, and it was a sharp contrast with the brightness
of the void.
"There is an immense air of death in this space. It seems that a fierce battle is about to take place,"
Mason uttered in a deep voice.
"Has Norris already recovered?" Ricky murmured solemnly.
With these thoughts, they moved faster without conscious thought, as they headed quickly towards the
Oriental College.
But suddenly, a middle-aged man stopped them in their tracks. He was leading a group of people, and
all of them were wearing some kind of blue robe as their uniform.
Their robes were decorated by a pattern that was vaguely familiar to Ricky.
He was not overly familiar with these robes, but he knew that they were unique to the Southern Array
Sect.
'The members of the Southern Array Sect should be under the sea. Why did they appear here, on the
continent?' Ricky was puzzled. Judging from their facial expression, he could feel that they were all in a
good mood.
"Ricky, when did the territory of the Southern Array Sect also include the continents?" Soar mocked
telepathically.
"It seems that things are not that simple!" Ricky remarked lightly. "Well, let's get some information from
them."
"Hey, you guys from the Southern Array Sect. What are you doing here on the Eastern Land?" Soar
asked frankly.
"Ha-ha, he said we were from the Southern Array Sect! Don't you know that there is not 'Southern' but
only the Array Sect now?" one of them sneered at Soar's question with a mocking smile.
"Humph! How dare this guy yell in front of our master? Shouldn't he be on his knees begging for our
mercy?"
At that moment, these strangers looked at Ricky and his companions like they were mere ants that they
could crush at any time they wished.
"Well, if they don't want to kneel, then let's help them do so!" With these words, some warriors slowly
walked towards Soar, who was the first to speak.
"Wait! How can you act so savagely in front of these alluring beauties?" At this time, the middle-aged
man who led the group inserted himself between Ricky and his warriors, as he urged them to move
away from each other.
Then the man turned to Amelia, Amanda, Olivia, and other young women with a hungry look on his
face and said, "Nice to meet you, kittens. May I have your names? It will be a great honor for me to
invite you for a drink.
I am Marvin Li, a demi-spiritual emperor, and my father is a supreme new spiritual emperor!"
It was obvious that Marvin Li was proud of his father because as soon as he mentioned the latter, he
preened like a proud peacock, and his tone sounded cocky and threatening.
"Why can't you just answer my question kindly? Is my tone not kind enough?" Soar sighed with
profound resignation.
In the next moment, the ruling power surged, as Soar condensed a big flaming hand that swung around
and grabbed Marvin Li swiftly.
The hand slapped down, and his whole body burnt in an instant. Immediately, he turned into a pile of
ashes, and both his body and soul were destroyed.
It happened so fast that none of them could move because of fear, and afterward, their fear was like a
shackle that stopped them from moving altogether.
They felt the real ruling power from the young man who looked a lot younger than them.
Almost all of them were demi-spiritual emperors, so they were very familiar with the real ruling power.
At that moment, they realized that the young man in front of them was a real spiritual emperor.
It took a long time before these warriors dared to move, as their bodies kept on trembling like newborn
colts.
"Now, you can give me a good answer!" Soar clapped his hands. "Tell me what has happened in the
Eastern Land, and why the members of your Southern Array Sect dared to ride roughshod on this
continent!
If my memory serves me right, this area should be the territory of the White King Tiger tribe."
These warriors were so terrified that they immediately told them everything they could.
Ricky and his companions then got to know everything that happened during the past few years here.
Norris had recuperated a year ago, and his strength had been improved. Because of this, he started to
kill those who rebelled against him in the Eastern Land.
The Southern Array Sect followed the Nether Manor, thus obtaining the territory of the White King Tiger
tribe.
Some high-level leaders of the Northern Array Sect were imprisoned in the Nether Manor, and the
remaining disciples were dismissed. Therefore, the Northern Array Sect ceased to exist.
And the other four top forces -- the Oriental College, the White King Tiger tribe, the Endless Shadow,
and the Casting Guild-- also suffered the same fate.
Some of their top leaders were imprisoned in the Nether Manor. As for the remaining disciples, as long
as they surrendered and turned their backs on their forces, they would not be killed.
Finally, the remaining powerful warriors of these forces banded together and stole away to the core
secret land of the Endless Shadow.
The Endless Shadow held a powerful array, which could burst out a strong power with the joint forces
of several spiritual emperors. This made Norris tremble in fear.
And so, the Oriental College, the Casting Guild, and some other righteous forces had all been staying
in the core secret land of the Endless Shadow for the last entire year.
However, they were just sitting still and waiting for death, for it was said that Norris was rapidly
improving, and his power was becoming greater each day. He recently united with the spiritual
emperors of the Nether Manor, and their joint force was powerful enough to destroy the said array.
"Damn it! He recuperated a long time ago!" Soar shouted impatiently after figuring out everything.
"The Old Oriental Emperor and his fellows are safe for the time being. Fortunately, it's not too late for
us to fix the problem," Ricky also said in a serious tone.
"We'd better not lose any more time. Let's go to the secret land of the Endless Shadow now," Mason
added. "We need to unite with your imprisoned seniors and fight back!"
With this piece of news, they were desperate to hit the road.
"Do you think you can just get off so easily after killing my son? All of you will go to hell with my son
today!" a voice suddenly shouted out of the blue, screaming bloody murder at the top of his lungs.
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