Death… And Me

Chapter 998 - Iʼll Stay Out

However, there was one person interested in Rean. Obviously, it was Zil, the leader of the Cosec City Formation Master Guild Branch. ”Kayla, right? I hope you donʼt mind if I have a small talk with that disciple of yours after the assembly.” As the Formation Master Guildʼs leader, he obviously noticed something different with Reanʼs runes during the competition. He wanted to know more about it.

Kayla shrugged her shoulders in response, telling him, ”Well, thatʼs up to him.”

Zil was more than satisfied by that. Such a huge Formation Master talent obviously had to be part of his guild. ”Very well.”

As for the Qianbel Sect Leader, he couldnʼt help but sigh in relief as he inwardly thought, ʼFortunately, I didnʼt send a Formation Master from my sect to participate in this test.ʼ

Back in the testing area, Rean made his way out of the spatial room...or so he tried. ”Wait. Arenʼt you forgetting something?” Just as he was about to pass through the spatial door, Vintan called his attention.

”Forgetting something?” Rean didnʼt expect to hear that. ”Was there something else?”

Vintan then threw a spatial ring to Rean. In the Realm of Gods, spatial equipment was much more common, after all. ”Take it. Itʼs your reward.” Vintan then made his way out as well, bringing Rean together.

Rean then checked the contents of the spatial ring and was taken aback. ”This...” There were 500 Divine Stones there! ”So many!”

Vintan looked at Rean for a moment before saying, ”Compared to the Divine Vein, this is nothing. Itʼs just 500 Rank One Divine Stones, after all. Still, considering the sect youʼre part of, this should be of some help to your development in the future. This is the reward for the second place holder.”

Rean didnʼt know that there were rewards for those below 1st place, so he was obviously delighted. With that, he thanked Vintan. ”Thank you, senior.”

Rean then returned to his Lukimira Sectʼs group.

”Rean, that was amazing!”

”Didnʼt you say you were just a Silver Middle-level Formation Master?”

”What? And he got that far? Unbelievable!”

Roan was the only one who didnʼt seem surprised at all, asking Rean, ”You only focused on the test from the second half onwards. Shouldnʼt you have done that earlier? The victory could have been yours.”

Rean shook his head as he replied, ”That was my limit. I had to use the first half to understand how the Formation Masters built those formations. To be honest, I wanted a few more hours to give them a proper look, but there wasnʼt enough time. I was at a disadvantage from the very start since the formations here are different.”

Roan nodded after hearing that. ”I see...so be it.”

Wamilʼs group was shocked by their words, though. ”You did all of that without knowing anything?”

Rean smiled in response but didnʼt give an answer.

Suddenly, Iulia raised her hand while trying to look away. ”Ahem...Rean. Arenʼt you forgetting something?” In fact, she didnʼt understand how they could have ignored that until now.

”Forgetting something?” Rean was puzzled. Iulia then pointed her finger at him, and finally, he understood the issue. The explosion destroyed his clothes...including certain private parts. ”Oh, this!” Rean then took a set of new clothes from the Spatial Ring and changed them right there and then, much to Iulia and the other female cultivatorsʼ surprise.

”Donʼt you have any shame?” Even Wamil had to admit Rean was too straightforward.

However, Rean looked at them with a confused expression, saying, ”Divine Sense already let us see through everyoneʼs clothes unless thereʼs some protection there. You basically see everyone nude all the time. Why would clothes make any difference?”

Roan didnʼt say anything, but he also agreed with Rean on that topic. That part, at least, had never changed for them.

Iulia and the others wanted to say something else, but they didnʼt have time to. Thatʼs because Fabio came back into the room to call for the next test. ”This spatial door will now send you to the Alchemy competition. If you donʼt want to take part in it, stay behind.”

Roan, obviously, began to make his way inside.

However, the expectations everyone had on him were many times higher now. After all, both the candidates and the elders observing it could tell that Rean and Roan were twins. The Alchemist Guild Branch Leader then looked at Kayla from afar, thinking to himself, ʼTwins? Could it be that the black-haired one is good with alchemy while the white-haired one is good with formations?ʼ

He wasnʼt the only one thinking about it. Ranmgues was pondering about the same issue. ʼIf he performs as well as his brother, I have no chance of winning this point. Should I stay out of this one as well? If that happens, Iʼll only be able to do it once more.ʼ

However, Ranmgues remembered he had no way of warning his disciples inside the assembly. ʼFuck! Thatʼs right! Thoughts Transmission Talismans donʼt work!ʼ

Before, he was lucky that his sect had already decided to give up formations before arriving at the assembly. Thatʼs why his disciples didnʼt take part in it. But now, he couldnʼt tell the alchemist in his sectʼs group to not enter the alchemy test. ʼPlease, think a little! If the twin brother is as good as the other, you have no chance. Fugo, donʼt go there!ʼ

Fugo, obviously, was his sect member who specialized in alchemy. Naturally, he saw Reanʼs performance and knew that he was from the Lukimira Sect. He did see him outside before, after all. ʼThe Sect Leader isnʼt contacting me. Should I take part in this competition, then?ʼ

However, it was then that Tuly put a hand on his shoulder, telling him, ”Donʼt go. Something isnʼt right.”

”What do you mean?” Fugo asked back.

Tuly then explained, ”I tried to send a Thoughts Transmission Talisman to Sect Leader, but the talisman isnʼt working at all.”

”What?!” Let alone Fugo, everyone in the Qianbel Sect took their talismans out and tried to use them. However, Tuly was right. They simply didnʼt work. ”We are isolated!”

Tuly nodded after hearing that, telling them, ”I wonʼt stop you if you think youʼre confident enough to win against that twin. However, I wouldnʼt go if I were you.”

Tuly was their strongest participant, being at the Peak Stage of the Nascent Soul Realm. Everyone respected him even though he rarely ever appeared in the sect. With that being said, Fugo decided to accept Tulyʼs idea.. ”Alright, Iʼll stay out.”