They all burst into laughter.
Who would have thought that someone as
broad, buffed, and terrifying as Eldred,
a man who looked like he could crush
mountains barehanded,
was secretly teary-eyed, awkwardly turning his face away to hide it?
Eldred scratched his head, embarrassed.
But then.
The laughter died instantly.
Nanny Tiajna Blade's eyes suddenly turned
white.
Her body swayed.
And she collapsed.
"Grandma! Grandma!!"
Glacier screamed, rushing forward—
her voice breaking, her face filled with panic
and terror.
"Move—let me check her pulse."
El-Mond knelt beside Tiajna Blade,
his expression darkening with every passing second.
Silence fell.
Then, in a grave tone, he spoke.
"To block the poison all those years ago…
she used a portion of her soul energy."
Glacier froze.
"As time passed, the damage accumulated.
Her soul has been slowly eroding."
El-Mond clenched his fist.
"Now… her soul is disintegrating."
Glacier's breath hitched.
"She needs a Heavenly Rank Soul Nourishing Herb."
Hope flickered—only to be crushed.
"I know where we can obtain one,"
El-Mond continued, voice heavy.
"But even at our fastest, it would take five to
six days to reach it."
He paused.
"I'm afraid Miss Tiajna Blade has less than
forty-eight hours to live."
The world shattered.
Glacier staggered backward, disbelief and grief crashing into her like waves.
"No…"
She turned and ran outside,
tears streaming freely down her face.
"NO!"
Her scream tore through the air.
"SHE CANNOT DIE!"
Her fists clenched until blood seeped from her palms.
"I REFUSE THIS!"
Her head lowered.
Tears fell onto the ground—and the ground cracked.
Her aura surged violently, rising higher and
higher, crushing the surroundings beneath its pressure.
Stone fractured.
The earth trembled.
Then, in a low voice—
one soaked in bloodlust—
"Heavenly Soul Nourishing Flower… right?"
Her lips curled into a dangerous smile.
"I know where to get one."
Her gaze lifted from the shattered ground
to the vast sky above.
And in the next instant—
SHE ROCKETED OFF THE GROUND.
A sonic boom echoed through the air.
"Master!"
Eldred appeared beside El-Mond,
urgency clear in his voice.
"Miss Glacier just left—enraged.
She said she knew where to find the Heavenly Rank Soul Nourishing Flower."
El-Mond's eyes narrowed.
"Damn it…"
He exhaled sharply.
"I think I know where she's headed."
He turned instantly.
"Change of plans."
"Eldred—let's go."
Then he looked toward Nina.
"Stay here. Guard Tiajna Blade until we return."
Without another word—
El-Mond and Eldred shot into the sky, chasing Glacier's trail.
Their destination—THE STORM BLADE SECT.
Elsewhere… Far Beyond the Stars
Light-years away—
An armada of massive space vessels drifted silently through the void.
Cold metal glinted beneath distant starlight.
Inside one of the command ships—
"Sister," a calm voice spoke.
"We should reach the coordinated planet in
17,520 hours."
Anna stood before the viewport,
eyes unreadable as she stared into the endless cosmos.
TO BE CONTINUED