Chapter 1682: Chapter 1682
The Shadow King pondered for a long time, nodded slightly, and said, "I will give you a satisfactory explanation. Meanwhile, I will restrain my subordinates, and they will certainly avoid your forces by a large margin. Let this matter end here."
Du You’s potential is immense. After sensing it up close this time, the Shadow King is certain Du You can continue to improve. However, to what extent he can improve, he does not know.
But Du You is not alone; there are three of them, all eighth-tier. If they all can continue to elevate, by then it would be beyond his ability to counter. Offending this guy would make future days unpleasant.
Thus, it’s better to stop here concerning the matter of revenge, without needing to personally take action.
"Alright, let’s end this matter here. But of course, your explanation must satisfy me."
Saying this, Du You turned and left. The Shadow King found himself at a loss and then turned to leave as well. With eighth-tier speed, returning to one’s domain doesn’t take long. Their power poses no risk on Earth.
The alien beasts on Earth max out at seventh-tier in strength. Once they exceed certain limits, someone will step in to clear them or join the human camp; these monsters certainly won’t be left to survive.
Earth has remained stable for so many years, with even seventh-tier rarely known to the public due to this practice.
However, Du You’s breakthrough to eighth-tier probably won’t stay hidden for long. It’s because Du You’s previous breakthrough made such a commotion that it directly enveloped the entire Earth.
With such a significant change, many people have already started investigating, both openly and covertly.
If they aren’t given an explanation, who knows how long this will drag on? Moreover, the existence of eighth-tier individuals on Earth isn’t unknown; some even know who the eighth-tier are, so making it public won’t be an issue.
Many believe that establishing Du You as a benchmark is better. This could motivate others to cultivate diligently and improve themselves; Earth still lacks strong figures.
Du You, from ordinary roots, was able to rely on himself to gradually ascend to eighth-tier at such a swift pace—can others not achieve this? Besides, Du You has long become a legend.
Not long afterward, the Shadow Council’s approach to handling the matter emerged. Those who previously opposed Du You were pulled out directly for public execution. Du You originally thought they would secretly kill them and then inform him.
Unexpectedly, the Shadow King was so ruthless, making it public. Furthermore, during the execution, their crimes were disclosed. At the top was their previous plan to kill Du You, which blatantly violated the rules, ensuring a dire consequence upon discovery.
In reality, everyone knows that the reason they were pulled out and executed was for offending Du You.
Among them, there is one with extraordinary talent, quite likely to reach seventh-tier, but hasn’t yet.
This incident caused an immense stir in the European Alliance, quickly igniting countless discussions.
"How could this be? Just because they offended Du You, why were they killed? And that one, his talent was excellent; given time, surely he could break through to the seventh-tier, right?"
They dare not mention the names of the deceased, fearing being associated might cause trouble.
"Who wouldn’t say so? But Du You is too domineering, isn’t he? Didn’t he end up unscathed? What’s wrong with the council, yielding so easily? Weren’t there eighth-tier experts in the council?"
"You might not be aware, but Du You himself is likely to have reached that level; otherwise, how would the council concede?" Content orıginally comes from 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝※𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖※𝕟𝕖𝕥
Their voices are very low, not daring to discuss it loudly. The Shadow Council is an indigenous power in the European Alliance, and to let them know about gossip might spell disaster.
"Humph, though not yet announced, I’m sure they’ve reached it. You didn’t know, did you? Those two up top, yes, exactly those two, sealed themselves and were sent to Purgatory. It’s said they’ll be there for twenty years."
"What? Purgatory? Even seventh-tier get punished? Then this matter surely blew up."
For people in the European Alliance, Purgatory is a legendary place. In actuality, Purgatory is a special prison, known to be constructed in a half-plane.
The so-called half-plane is an incomplete plane, yet it is real, not part of Derived World. It merely relies on other real worlds.
Some half-planes are pulled close to Earth, converted into various environments for use.
This Purgatory is one such instance but serves as a prison. In the European Alliance, those guilty of heinous crimes are sent to Purgatory to suffer. However, the specific punishments remain unknown outside.
It’s rumored that anyone who survives emerges unwilling to revisit the experience.
Typically, one in a hundred in Purgatory might withstand it. Most either go mad within or die, an indicator of the terrifying punishments inside.
Seventh-tier experts might survive under normal circumstances, but being stripped of powers becomes grave.
This punishment is hardly better than outright killing. Uncertain about their condition upon release. The severity of this punishment was beyond Du You’s expectations.
"Their punishment indeed feels satisfying, yet the intensity is excessive and not handled discreetly."
Lin Yucha expressed concern, "If this continues, our reputation in the European Alliance might decline significantly, affecting future development of the company and how the upper class perceives us."
"Hehe, perhaps that’s the Shadow King’s intent. Though he has conceded and given us dignity, he still undermines us. Well, I’ve stated this matter ends here; as long as they don’t trouble us, it’s over. Our power continues to grow, who can harm us then?"
Du You and the sisters’ advancement is perfect, their foundation solid. As long as they proceed correctly, reaching tier-nine is possible. Now, Du You’s pursuits differ entirely from those of the Shadow King.