The Man’s Decree

“What’s going on? How did I end up back here?” Jared’s face was filled with disbelief.

He had been on a journey for what felt like ages, only to find himself back where he started. Jared couldn’t comprehend how he ended up back there, especially when he didn’t recall changing his course.

“Mickey, did you change locations just to wait for me here on purpose?” Jared felt that Mickey knew his direction and purposefully waited here for him, just to give him the sensation of being back where he started.

Mickey pointed at the hut and asked, “Do you think I could be faster than you? Even if I was faster than you, do you really think I could have brought the hut along with me?”

Jared stared at the hut, completely taken aback. He had truly gone a full circle. “It can’t be. How could this happen?”

After Jared finished speaking, he paused momentarily, and then he launched himself forward once again with the speed of a bullet.

Jared purposely altered his course, yet after a while, he astonishingly found himself facing Mickey once again.

Left with no other option, Jared activated his Nethersky Eye. He needed to determine if he was in an illusionary realm. Could I have fallen into an illusionary realm?

After observing for quite some time, Jared found nothing out of the ordinary. He couldn’t even discern any arcane arrays. Yet, for some reason, he could not leave.

He would just return to the original position.

“I can’t believe it…”

Suddenly, Jared unsheathed his Dragonslayer Sword. Flames ascended from the sword, and with all his might, he swung it forward.

Boom!

The immense surge of sword energy, carrying with it a raging inferno, began to relentlessly propel forward.

Mountain peaks were leveled by the force of this sword energy, with Jared trailing right behind it.

If there truly was an illusion array or any other arcane array, then this single sword would forcefully break through it and charge out.

This time, Jared was brimming with confidence. As long as he followed the path of the sword energy, he wouldn’t end up going in circles again.

However, no sooner had Jared taken flight than he felt a chill run down his spine, followed immediately by a sense of impending danger.

“Who dares to ambush me?”

Jared was startled. He quickly turned around and swung his palm out in panic.

Boom!

With a single strike, Jared landed his palm directly on the sword energy, which then resulted in a massive explosion.

Jared was stunned by the scene before him. It turned out that the sword energy he was witnessing was the very same one he had just released from his Dragonslayer Sword.

Somehow, without knowing how it happened, it ended up right behind Jared, nearly causing harm to himself.

“W-What on earth is going on?” Jared was at a loss for words. He then asked, “Mr. Vermilion, d-do you know what’s going on?”

“Don’t ask me. I have no clue about these array crafts. Only a fool would bother learning such complex stuff.” Vermilion Demon Lord shook his head.

Jared was at a loss, and he could only resign himself to land back on the ground. Jared’s embarrassment intensified when he saw Mickey’s teasing smile.

After all, Jared had wasted so much time for nothing.

“Mickey, isn’t this like forcing me to cultivate divine markings?” Jared asked helplessly.

“You could say that!” Mickey nodded in agreement.

“How long do I need to train before I can leave? Do I have to master all the divine markings?”

Jared continued to inquire.

“Well, I wouldn’t know. After all, I’m still not fully trained, and I’ve never left this place before,” Mickey answered.

“What?” Jared was immediately taken aback. “Could it be that you’ve never left this place before, Mickey?”

“I’ve never left, but I’m content with what I have. Having encountered an expert like Master, it’s enough for me to diligently cultivate under his guidance. There’s no need for me to run around aimlessly. Isn’t our goal to cultivate ourselves into immortals? Being free from worldly troubles, we can focus better on our cultivation!”

Mickey was persuading Jared.

Jared was momentarily at a loss for words. Mickey was a lone wolf, with no one seeking him out if he didn’t leave this place. There was no issue at all.

However, that wasn’t the case for Jared. He was surrounded by so many people and even more women. No one could leave him.

Hence, Jared absolutely had to leave this place.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.