From Secret Clan to the Divine Dynasty

Chapter 244: Chapter 234: Sealing the Valley

"It was the followers of the Stars Embrace Order; when we arrived, a melee had already erupted..."

Byrne's tears couldn't stop flowing down as he went on to accuse the Stars Embrace Order amidst sobs and trembling, as if he held a deep, grinding grudge against those people!

Marzo looked at Byrne beside her without changing her expression, clearly feeling that something much deeper had changed within the human male.

It was an interesting change.

In some ways, although he was quite capable before, he had never been a truly frightening person, but now there's a very dangerous air in the deepest depths of his gaze.

Lord Aldrich stood with his hands behind his back, listening casually to the whole story, and then he nodded slightly.

"Take me to have a look."

"Um, of course."

Byrne's expression was one of pain; he took a deep breath and then said, "Please come with me, Lord Aldrich."

It didn't take long for them to return to where the bodies of Renzo and Viscount Bast lay. Lord Aldrich squatted down twice to check the bodies thoroughly before nodding lightly, not raising any doubts.

Byrne remained in an agitated state. Lord Aldrich, unaware of their intricate conflicts of gratitude and resentment, naturally didn't suspect anything, even with all his intelligence.

And as for Bast's death, Lord Aldrich's mood didn't change much, as if the relationship between the two wasn't that good either.

There was only one thing he wondered about.

"Why is he here, as far as I know, this one should be a genius of your family, Chris Fischer, right?"

Chris didn't answer; Byrne slowly nodded, calmly responding, "In fact, it was Bast's arrangement. He wanted Chris to follow behind us, not to act together with us immediately."

"The point was just in case, to avoid anyone secretly tracking us. Unfortunately, we still let people from the Stars Embrace Order sneak in, and in the end, an oversight led to a grave mistake!"

He took a deep breath, then sighed deeply again.

The sorrowful emotions were not fake but seven parts true, leaving no clues for anyone to notice.

"I see."

Lord Aldrich nodded and said nothing more; instead of burying the bodies right away, they continued to look for the last person and eventually found Zayne Frosac, who was still alive.

The Acting Bishop of the Tempest Church, Zayne, looked ghastly pale, severely wounded, and close to death, hiding in a concealed corner of the canyon.

"You've finally come, save me..."

"Don't worry, you won't be harmed."

Lord Aldrich quickly used the healing power from a green ring to stabilize his injuries; though it was a top-notch rare treasure, it couldn't heal Zayne completely, but it at least enabled him to recover.

"Thank you."

Zayne breathed a sigh of relief, slowly transforming spiritual power into life force to heal himself, and said,

"You finally came; I thought I was going to die here. Damn, I carelessly took two slaps from a Monarch powerful expert. If I hadn't been transported suddenly to another part of the valley, I might have really died!"

So that's how it was.

Byrne and the others learned that Zayne indeed was an unlucky person, having encountered a Monarch powerful expert of the Stars Embrace Order right away and nearly dying from just two hits.

If it weren't for reaching the Metamorphosis Phase and having a trump card, Zayne might have been killed on the spot.

But in a sense, he was also lucky; when he was about to be killed, he was suddenly transported elsewhere and managed to hide.

Just then, Lord Aldrich, who had been constantly looking around and up into the sky, slowly rose into the air, stepping gradually upwards until he stood aloft for a long time, seemingly observing something.

Finally, he looked increasingly grave as he descended back in front of everyone and said, "There's some very bad news; I've realized something... We probably won't be able to leave here for quite some time."

Lord Aldrich paused for a moment, then continued,

"Because this valley has no exit, and the dome is covered by some kind of barrier. Although birds fly over, those birds are also creatures of the valley, not animals from outside."

"This valley is now completely cut off from the outside world!"

"So, we probably won't be able to leave here for a while, at least until we find a way out."

Byrne and the others were stunned, finding it hard to believe.

Zayne immediately asked anxiously, "Wait a minute, when we entered this valley, it wasn't enclosed. Why can't we leave now? Could the entrance have disappeared?"

Lord Aldrich frowned and replied, "You're right, the entrance has vanished. There are walls all around, and I can't fly out."

Everyone looked at each other, not expecting Viscount Bast to have left such a contingency.

Especially Byrne and Zayne, who were very emotionally volatile; both of them had heavy burdens to carry, and not leaving for a long time would definitely cause problems.

Zayne paced back and forth, frowning deeply until he finally couldn't hold back and burst out cursing, "Bast! You despicable old thing! If you failed your breakthrough, did you intend for all of us to be buried with you?"

Everyone's expressions were grim; facing a predicament with no clear resolution in sight, no one was sure when it would be solved, considering the valley was a place created by a Heavenly Enlightenment powerful expert.

In the end, Byrne figured it out. Having gone through much hardship, he had become much steadier, knowing that the most important thing was to deal with the situation at hand.

"Lilian, Christine, Karno... and Darren, you must hold on," he said.

Chris silently gazed toward Nasir Town.

Marzo furrowed his brows and immediately said, "Then what are we going to eat if we have to stay here for a long time?"

Aldrich raised his hand, the index finger of his right hand adorned with a yellow ring that was slowly starting to glow.

"I do have a way, but it will require the cooperation of your power of Nature,"

——

Six months later.

In the basement of Fischer Manor.

Lilian, dressed in a black robe, looked anxious. First, she glanced at Vanessa, and then she turned to look at the young Karno and Christine, with more anxiety bubbling up inside her.

"Father told me they would be back in a few months at most, but they have yet to return."

Vanessa nodded lightly and said, "Yes, Chris said the same thing. I believe he wouldn't break his promise without good reason."

"Could something have happened?"

Karno finally voiced the thoughts lurking in everyone's hearts.

"..."

All four fell silent, not speaking again for a long while, each feeling the unease writhing deep within their hearts; they all knew too well that the most likely scenario was that something had gone wrong.

Only because old butler Theo possessed the ability of "household management," could they be sure that Byrne and Chris were not dead and were still more or less in a normal state, which prevented them from falling into despair.

But where exactly were they, what had they encountered, and when could they return?

Not a single person had a clear answer.

Lilian sighed and said slowly, "You all leave first; I am going to pray here and hope to receive divine guidance."

Once the others had all left, Lilian took a deep breath, knelt before the sacred object, and silently prayed for a long time.

The Spirit Realm.

"Hmm, it's finally starting to take shape, but it's going to take a long time to fully complete it. My first attempt at creation certainly lacks experience..."

Karl, unaware of the passage of time in the mortal realm, had been in the Spirit Realm for quite a while, only occasionally responding to sacrifices. He was now shaping the rough outline of a young girl, reminiscent of Irene's younger form from when they first met.

Why create the figure of a young girl instead of the adult Irene? Because the larger the body, the greater the energy required to shape it.

He had considered whether to fashion his first Divine Envoy into a fairy the size of a palm, but soon realized that the human form was the most suitable for a human soul, and thus he compromised in the end.

——

In the important city of Ceri within Rhea.

Two armies faced each other, a great battle imminent.

Everyone's emotions were on high alert; the air was charged with the tension of static electricity. Each person was ready to face the onslaught of fierce conflict at any moment. The tense atmosphere burdened both sides with heavy pressure while also awakening deep courage and resolve within them.

Tens of thousands of soldiers from Carnia, Rhea, and Cyart, along with a dozen well-known Monarch powerful experts, gathered here.

The old Rhea king, withered like a dried corpse, sat immobile on his chair.

Having lost the hearts of his people, among the nine Monarch powerful experts in his own camp, five were Cyart Monarchs, and the Rhea People especially despised the Cyart people. As a result, some of his subordinate families had even defected during this period, and ordinary citizens were no less than scornful of the old Rhea king.

Duke Black Iron stood by the Rhea king's side, his presence more imposing, like an impregnable fortress of black iron, commanding respect from any onlooker.

Savoie was also among the troops, standing behind Abel Leone.

"Years of war, and both sides have seen many a Monarch fall, fighting more fiercely than ever. Today, it seems the battle will finally be decided."

The Meyer family, along with numerous other nobles allied with Carnia, had won people's hearts. Their faction had a total of ten Monarch powerful experts, and the two leading Middle Rank Monarchs were Prince Conrad of Carnia and the head of the Meyer family for the past fifty years, the initiator of this war that affected the eastern part of the continent.

The Marquis Blood Flames of the Meyer family! The first knight of the east! The savior of Rhea!

"Skyfire" Flamme Meyer!

The valiant redhead knight was young, handsome, and tall, clad in shining armor and holding a sword with a sharp silver blade. His red hair gleamed in the sunlight, vivid and intense like flames on the battlefield.

"We have finally reached this moment; the ultimate victory of the Rhea People is near. The future of this kingdom will be shaped by all of us together!"

Marquis Blood Flames's powerful voice instantly spread throughout the entire army, uplifting everyone's spirits.

"Gentlemen, the time to judge the wicked king has come! We are the true people of Rhea, and for the sake of our children, we will never surrender to him and the Cyart people!"

"Follow me to a battle to the death!"

His resolute eyes revealed an unyielding courage and firm determination, and his every gesture and the conviction in his words ignited the hearts of the people, inspiring both deep emotion and awe.