The silent and beautiful night covered the Foro Kingdom's Capital.
It was a magical night, full of stars and no clouds.
However, the eery silence made even chickens and dogs feel the killing intent rising.
Foro Kingdoms Capital City was named Birta.
It had a beautiful large entrance wall outside for defensive purposes.
Sadly, now behind this wall, a vast army was gathering.
All sides surrounded the city. In the air, aircraft with initials WG covered the sky. Around the city, rows of soldiers, cultivators, and beasts around the walls in formations.
Some commoners could even feel the earth trembling as weird growls sounded beneath the city.
The first sun's light shone, and a tremendous voice covered heaven and earth.
"I am General Feng, Commander of the Westgate Clan's Military! Our Westgate Clan is here to retrieve the Green Python's Cult, as they targeted our disciples, regardless of our warnings! They refused to make amends, and now it is time to pay the price! War Council has decreed a death sentence to this evil cult! ERADICATE IN THE NAME OF LORD WESTGATE!"
This battle cry had raging killing intent and covered the whole Ohomo Star.
The army just demolished the walls where the huge roads began and marched forward without any care.
No mortal, commoner, or noble dared to bar their entry. The bloodlust was too terrifying for these second-rate powers to handle.
"We have already confirmed where Saro Lent is. Captains Greenfield, Zephyria, and Arfin will support Tenth Combat Battalion and rescue him from the Sacred Light Church!"
General Feng's familiar voice reached Felix's ears.
"The First, Second, Third, and Fourth Battalions demolish the Green Python's Cult and retrieve their leaders!"
Order after order called to the Westgate Clans army.
"The Remaining Battalions, cover the perimeter! Nobody is allowed to escape without permission!" General Feng breathed in and continued.
"Experts Cover the radius, as nobody is allowed to enter!"
Felix was shocked by this overbearing action. "It seems that the Clan is quite pissed, huh?"
He quickly flew with the Mage Squads and watched how the battalion just walked over anything as they covered the distance towards the church.
Soon, they reached a grand and archaic church entrance, where Saro Lent and three other survivors were waiting with a priestess.
"We welcome the Westgate Clans army and hope you take time to stop here!"
Felix felt an unmistakable God-King aura coming from this priestess and wondered if his senses were not confused.
"Lady Priestess, you need not worry. I was already ordered to wait here until the cult leaders are retrieved, and we will all leave the city together." The battalion commander said with a light smile as he entered the church.
Captain Goldfield just followed orders, so Felix came in as well.
The first four battalions were already at the Green Python's Cult gate.
All four generals were peak God-King experts, and they just overpowered the defensive and killing formations covering the Green Python's Cult.
"Well, well, well! Is this how the ancient noble clans act nowadays?"
Everyone on the Ohomo Star heard an extremely disdainful voice.
Felix observed as he was very interested in the happenings.
Everyone saw two older people descend near the Green Puthon's Cult.
"Retreat, they are God emperors!" The clan's first battalion general commanded.
"Why don't you stay here forever?" The creepy old man said with an eery smile.
"Old turd, it is not your time to order the Westgate Clan's disciples!" Felix heard Sieg's voice as he appeared together with Empress Xi.
"Hoho? So there are some old fellows still alive in this so-called ancient clan?" The creepy old guy said as he dismissed the four God-Kings as unnecessary.
"Little kid, we are untalented ancient relics! However, you better start talking, or your cultivation journey will end now." Empress Xi sighed and hit her staff in the air, and everyone heard a rippling sound.
The eery old man frowned, as he felt that Empress Xi was a peak God-Empress.
"Well, let's see if you still have the power!" The companion of the eery man said, and quickly several more fluctuations gathered around the two enemies.
"Thirteen God Emperors!" Felix counted the enemy powerhouses.
"So this is why you began your conquests over first-rate powers? Mad League's Mad Emperor and Witch Cult, Supreme Witch in cahoots! You sure brought most of your God Emperors here." Empress Xi sighed as she watched some middle-aged emperors look at her with evil eyes.
"So, do you not surrender?" The companion of the eery man asked.
"Little child, do you even have a brain? If the Westgate Clan claimed to be the number one intelligence agency, there would be no one who dares to claim first! Do you truly think we are unaware of our opponents and just decided to come out to suicide after seven thousand years of seclusion?"
Felix watched how Empress Xi sighed and shook her head in disappointment. "Wow, this is a crazy way to goad opponent!" Felix smiled as she watched the show.
Considerable fluctuations in space surrounded the Mad League's and Witch Cult's God Emperors, and they all vanished together with Sieg and Empress Xi.
"General Feng, I want to see the full merit list by tomorrow morning in the War Hall!" Sieg's voice traveled through the city.
Felix frowned as he understood that the emperor's fight would kill him from afar.
"It seems that we are not at a disadvantage for now. I should see how we move out of the city. " Felix thought carefully.
Simultaneously, God-Kings destroyed the cult's defenses, and the first four battalions entered the colossal temple.
A huge battle took place, and soon Felix was sure that this havoc would destroy the whole capital.
"Our side has only several God-Kings. So I think we will need time until this ends."
After a few incense sticks of time, the cult leaders were taken alive, and Felix escorted Saro Lent towards the city exit.
"Captain Goldfield, please lead Saro Lent here." Felix saw General Feng wave his hand and order around.
"I only fully entered this formation, and we didn't even use it." Felix heaved a sigh of relief that everything went so smoothly.
Sadly, nobody had the chance to react as over twenty God-Kings appeared in ambush from the giant Green Python's Statue.
They struck with lightning speed and engaged every God-King in the Westgate Army. Even General Feng was fighting.
Unfortunately, several enemy God-Kings still had no enemies, and they turned to look around for prey.
"Let's take the important ones!" Evil God-Kings looked at each other and decided.
They quickly kidnapped a few commanders close to the God-King stage. Sadly, one of them targeted Felix, as he was an in highlight as the only child in the army.
"I jinxed it so easily." However, Felix had a poker face and didn't even fight much after the unsuccessful escape.
"Kid, you seem so calm, so be a good boy, and stay so for a while more! Hahahaha!" The God-King was exhilarated by Felix's reaction, as only genuinely talented kids could have such composure.
Felix just observed how they traveled behind the Green Python's Statue and noticed something like a portal waiting there.
"It looks like Westgate Portals, but also much lower quality and stability." Felix almost felt disdain seeing such poor construct.
Dizzyness filled his eyes as the God-King threw him into the portal.
Soon, Felix regained his senses and observed everything.
He was inside a small room, with nothing inside, not even a door.
"Well, this is great! Torture time!" Felix smiled bitterly as he already imagined the worst.
After a few minutes, he heard the rumbling inside the walls, and a small passage opened, where an evil-looking Titled god entered.
"Kid, they said you are the only fifth stage, so I have a chance to train my skills on you now!"
Felix looked at the young Titled God and still showed no expression.
"Kid, be honest and answer my questions, okay?" The evil man looked at Felix with a creepy smile.
"Should I try to kill this fellow? But if I do, then God-King will probably know. Let's think more. It's not so simple." Felix still showed no expressions and stayed silent as he analyzed his situation.
"Kid, tell me your name and status!"
Felix just looked at the man without any reaction.
"Kid, I'm telling you, you will become a mutilated donkey if you don't cooperate." Titled God emitted some killing intent as he stared at Felix.
"I'll revolve my power inside and pretend to be tortured." Felix decided as he still tried to find a possible escape plan.
The evil guy took out several white bone needles and stared at Felix.
"It's fine not to tell me your name, but you better not keep your clans hidden strength from me! Harumph!"
Felix watched how the man controlled the needles with weird mental energy, and one arrow pierced his left hand's middle finger.
Felix already numbed his body with his crazy mental energy and magic power control. "The Primordial Star chart has complete control over the body, now let's use the acting skills!"
Felix showed a stern face, but it quickly reddened as some tears appeared on his childish face.
"Little child, please be good and talk! Hahaha!" Titled God was having the time of his life.
"Tell me how many God-Kings and God-Emperors are there in your clan!"
The second needle pierced Felix in the gut and precisely hit his liver.
"Space Law Rune is crazy. This needle seems like a treasure, but it was redirected to void space so easily," Felix observed his innards as he shrieked with oscar worthy act.
Titled God laughed maniacally and continued his so-called torture.
"Okay, this guy is a fool. I can blast him to the netherworld quickly. And now that I think about it, God-King and other God-Kings should have left this place to assist in battle. If I would guess their power, only a few Principle Gods should be here."
Felix continued to try to feel behind the walls, to no avail, while he thoroughly thought about his situation.
"Well, I can try sending a message to the clan through the token." Felix thought and used his mental energy to connect to Core Disciple Token.
"Wow, it works! So let's send a few messages! First, I have to inform General Feng as it is my duty. Otherwise, those old bats will be dissatisfied. Next, Grandpa Abbadon, as he should have some shame and rescue me! I am a cute grandson, after all! Haha.." Felix was having fun inside his mind as he acted out the best torture movie ever.
"KID! Don't be so stubborn! You will die if you keep your mouth shut!" The Titled God was exasperated after his methods gave no results, and the child was in the blood.
"Well, these messages should have reached the clan by now. I see no malfunctioning of this token. I should try talking to this man. After all, he can die for all I care."
"M-my name is F-Fe-Eli-x..." Felix stuttered the best mouthful of terrible soap acting. "Damn, I am ashamed." Felix thought it would be like full-proof embarrassment footage if anyone saw this.
"Oh, so you can talk?!" The evil guy was happy inside but showed a ferocious look.
"Tell me the hidden strength of your clan! NOW!" Another needle hit Felix's knee cap.
"Ple-eaasse, S-sir... I am just a kid, ho-how can I know such information?" Felix kept his act together.
"Fine, kid, so what can you tell me?" Titled, God regained his focus and looked at Felix as he turned the needle around in his left palm's middle finger.
"What a piece of shit." Felix thought inside his mind as he saw tiny barbs appear on the needle, full of venom.
"S-sir! I only k-know, my clan fight this cult, as they killed inner d-disciples!!! AAAAH!" Felix screamed in the best horror movie scream he could muster.
"This evil cunt is asking to die! How much of my body parts does he intend to mutilate? Also, where is his donkey-ass brain? I have bled several human's worths of blood, but he still farts around..."
Felix felt this place was too low quality. If the God-Kings were not here, it should be manageable to escape.
"PLEASE, S-SIR!! I know that my clan will fight ferociously. They will never surrender!" Felix appeared grim but righteous.
"Boast more, kid, the God-Kings from here already went to assist the battle, your twelve-some God-Kings will soon be dead, and you will be an orphan! HAHAHA!"
"This idiot is dumber than a pig! Well, now I know God-King is not here. What about the Principle Gods?"
"YOU ARE LYING!! AAA.." Felix kept his tirade of screams and curses. He even called for his mommy in the heat of action.
"Okay, so I should try to escape, as no responses came back. If the clan is fallen, the best course of action is to run. Otherwise, they will kill everyone to take care of future trouble."
Felix decided as he calculated the time.
He breathed in and exhaled, and this abrupt change surprised the evil guy.
"Sir torturer, could you tell me if Principle Gods are guarding this place? Pretty please?!" Felix turned his cute voice towards the evil guy.
Unfortunately, this bloodied and the mutilated kid gave the chills to the Titled God, and he was preparing another round of torture.
"What Principle God, you trach kid!!!" The Titled God took the needles and prepared to pierce Felix's eyes.
"Fine, you can go meet your ancestors now," Felix said in a calm voice as his eyes lit up with mental energy.
"Void Pulse Blast!" Felix made an almost instant cast, and the evil guy's head exploded like a balloon.
"How can there be such a foolish Titled god?" Felix sighed and used his earth law rune to pass through the walls.
"Wow, there are so many mechanisms." Felix tried to avoid every trap.
Soon he passed the fat wall and entered a small corridor.
"How can there be so little light? Are they all ignoring stealth, like it's nothing?" Felix was cursing inside his mind as he covered his body in shadows and slowly traveled towards World Energy.
"I think my Nature Law Rune feels outside worlds harmony. So let's follow it."
Felix had no direction anyway, so he just followed his instincts.
Soon, he reached the intersection, and his travel through a maze-like prison began.
"I can hear some rumbling!" Felix sensed some energy blasts in front.
He carefully traveled towards the fighting sounds and soon saw several people abducted with him were fighting with the enemies.
"Fine, this is a weird way to use prisoners. Did they even think before the kidnapping, or was it just a brain fart?" Felix decided to avoid those people and continue towards the exit.
"Fine, I can feel the outside world here. Let's stay careful." Felix even stopped breathing as he walked through shadows.
Soon he reached a dark hall, where only a few torches lit the corners.
"Now, where are you going, young mage?" A deep voice traveled eerily from the shadows.
Felix tried to look around or feel where the speaker was, but he just couldn't see anyone.
"Wait here, little boy! Soon, others will come."
Felix stopped thinking about casting the light spell to look around and patiently hid in the shadow.
After a few moments, he saw several pseudo-God-Kings from the Westgate Army.
The enemy abducted them together with Felix, so he knew their faces.
"Now, now, what a bunch of useless prisoners, can't even stay in your cells!"
The voice said, and soon Felix could faintly see a black throne in the back of the hall.
"If you little kids act impolitely, I see no reason to keep you!"
Felix observed an old man sitting on the black throne with a dark tunic.
"What now? He is a God-King. I can't escape his grasp." Felix thought with a sigh.
"Everyone, take a seat! I have some questions for you."
The moment the voice fell, the hall lit up with other torches.
Felix now could see the man, who was in his late fifties, with several silver hair strands.
The prisoners complied and sat in the lotus positions. After all, they had no way to fight this man.
"Do you know how much my Mad League wasted on this small endeavor? We planned for hundreds of years together with the Witch Cult, and now we stumbled into this Westgate Clan!"
Felix could feel the anger and killing intent in the man's words.
"Who would have thought that a who-knows how old clan, that was officially declining, could bring so much power? Now, you, talk! How many hidden powerhouses are there in this so-called Ximen Star Domain."
The man pointed at the first pseudo-God-King and ordered him to reveal the clan's secrets.
"Haha, old fool, do you think the Westgate Clan make such childish mistakes? The oaths bind us all we take. The moment I have a betraying thought, the curse will pop my head like a balloon!"
The first prisoner laughed and just waited for his death.
"Now, now, let me think..." The old man on the throne tapped the armrest of his throne.
The pseudo-God-King thought he would survive, but the man waved the other arm, and his left arm exploded.
"Ah, yes! I remember now! The ancient families used the Titled God stage rituals to bind their members so that the betrayal never happened! However, if my eyes are not lying, I can see a child in the fifth stage here! So why don't you be a good boy and tell me, what do you know!"
Felix had a pale face as sweat drenched his back. The man's killing intent was
"You must be joking, senior! I am in this mess only because my teacher evaluated my fighting as suicidal! How can a kid like me know secrets of a clan..."
Felix showed remorse and used the most aggrieved voice he could muster.
"Damn, these situations keep happening to me! I must waste time and just keep my mouth shut. The moment he gets information, I will become a blood pudding." Felix truly felt aggrieved inside his heart.
He felt his token receive a notification and quickly tried to look at it, inside his mind-space.
"Warning: Felix, this is Abbadon. We can't find you for the time being! Please, hold on!"
"Well, that's some shitty luck!" Felix was cursing inside his mind.
"Child, you better start talking, or I will have to think of a way to encourage your cooperation!" The old man said with a creepy smile.
Felix watched how the man waved his hand again, and the first prisoner who spoke lost another arm.
While Felix was trying to keep calm, outside the Ohomo Star, over twenty figures were in a standoff.
"So, do you want to reconsider? You can see that your little league and tiny cult has no chance against the Westgate Clan!" Empress Xi spoke.
Behind her, there were fourteen God-Emperors, however only she, Sieg, and two more were at the peak of their stages.
The coalition of Witch Cult and Mad League used thirteen God-Emperors.
"Fine, we didn't know you were hidden tigers! Now let's discuss how to resolve this, or do you want a full-out war?" The peak God-Emperor from the Mad-League said.
"Oh dear, it seems you still don't understand the situation! The Westgate Clan wants to use this as an example! We will show some might and become a dangerous clan to offend, once again! Then we can just continue our peaceful living, as we did for thousands of years, undisturbed!"
Empress Xi sighed as she explained the situation to the Mad League and the Witch Cult.
"So, what, will you kill us all? Don't be naive. We can still escape or fight to the death!" The Witch-Cult powerhouse said in a mocking tone.
"Kid, we already said too much! Time for you to understand that mighty organization stays hidden behind the curtain! Now let us refine them. We haven't received new God-Emperor souls for quite a while!"
Sieg said with impatience as their prepared formation lit up and locked onto the enemies' souls.
"Fight! They locked our souls! We have no escape!" The powerhouse of the Mad League screamed as he felt his soul leaving his body.
"Sieg, do we need any more help? I have stationed some reserves, just in case." Empress Xi looked at Sieg with a questioning look.
"No, Empress Xi. We already forced them to fight. It will take a few minutes to absorb them into the Soul Gourd. Help everyone use their energy to empower the formation. It should take a few moments."
The Westgate Clan used a cruel method of refining cultivators of high stages to use as materials later on. The plight in the cultivation world was always dangerous.
"That little reincarnation is in trouble. Send Zakari Mo to save him after observing his actions in a dire situation!" Sieg suddenly said to Empress Xi.
"Fine, little Mo is a space magic expert. So there should be no problem for him to find the kid." Empress Xi nodded after some thinking.
Felix was now still blabbering nonsense and wasting time as he tried to survive. Several prisoners were already entirely dismembered in front of him as he acted out a scared boy who had nothing worthy to say.
This dungeon was still on Ohomo Star, and Professor Zakari Mo found it after some experts deduced the coordinates from the leftover portal.
"This kid is so unlucky! I would just take him away, but those geezers still want to see if he will choose to say what he knows, to save his ass!"
Zakari Mo used his space magic to observe the insides of the hall. But, unfortunately, he was almost half-step into Mage Emperor real, so the man on the black throne didn't feel his spying.
"Now, let's see if this kid is really smart or just average." Professor Mo used a recording crystal to record the happenings inside and calmly observed.