Death... and me

Chapter 2982: Up

'We also would like to know that,' Gofel didn't hide the truth. 'Other than rare moments like this, where a Divine Werdlem Stone appears on our planet for some reason, there is only one way to acquire a Divine Werdlem Stone. You have to win it in the Millennial Werdlem Challenge. The next one is still seven hundred years away, though.'

Gofel continued. 'Can you imagine? One chance to acquire the stone every one thousand years. Do you have any idea how many Transition Realm experts appear on our planet every thousand years? I can assure you, it is way more than a thousand.'

Rean could see the difficulty. 'Transition Realm experts have five thousand years of lifespan, so there are always around five thousand Transition Realm experts trying to get it every time the challenge happens. Am I right?'

'Yes,' Gofel confirmed. 'Sometimes there are a few more, sometimes there are a little less, but the difference isn't that big.'

'That doesn't answer my question,' Roan insisted, 'why is it so hard to get more Divine Werdlem Stones. Why does the Werldlem Empire make only one available every one thousand years?'

'And I answered that already,' Gofel scoffed, 'we don't know. At the very least, the reason is not available in the Werldme Empire Network. But then again, Transition Realm Experts only have so much access to it. We can't see what's inside the higher levels of the network. Only those who ascend to the Divine Realm can do it. Perhaps they know the reason, but no one has told us so far.'

Gofel didn't stop there. 'Of course, there are a few theories. For example, perhaps they are trying to prevent the Divine Realm from becoming overpopulated. Or perhaps the Divine Werdlem Stones are indeed hard to make. After all, even the Unidentified Werdlem Stones only exist for the mortal world. No one has ever heard about Unidentified Divine Werdlem Stones, showing that it might indeed me too difficult to make. Those and many other theories exist, but who can prove it? I certainly can't.'

Rean shrugged. 'It feels like we are on a tight leash, don't you think?'

'I don't think there is a single Transition Realm expert on our planet that doesn't feel it,' Gofel answered with a sigh. 'Anyway, when a different Divine Werdlem Stone appears, it attracts many experts. That's why we are all here. It is another chance to ascend.'

Klifon couldn't help but ask. 'That's good and all... but what about the guy fighting over there? Are we doing something about it?'

'Why would we?' Roan snorted. 'That guy could have fled already if he wanted to. It seems like he wants to defeat these beasts for some reason. Regardless, it is none of our concern, so let's go.'

The twins' group passed far away from Saenio, not attracting their attention. However, just as they were about to leave for good, another two figures appeared, flying in their direction at full speed.

Rean narrowed his eyes and changed his direction. The two figures then passed by their group in a flash.

'They are also from the Trandis Organization,' Gofel explained. 'What are they trying to do?' This time, Rean and Roan didn't continue to fly away. Instead, they watched from afar as the three Transition Realm experts joined forces to fight the two Sunlight Beasts.

'They seem to be in quite a hurry,' Klifon couldn't even see their movements very well, but he noticed their anxiety.

Roan glanced in the direction from where the two experts came from and immediately understood. 'Those guys in the distance must be the reason.'

Rean, Klifon, and Gofel looked in the same direction. Far away, a giant mob of sunlight Beasts came flying in their direction as fast as they could.

'Oh!' Gofel also understood. 'Those two acted as bait to attract the Sunlight Beasts away from the two battling their friend. It would be suicide to fight that many on their own, after all. This is a method I couldn't use since I was the only Transition Realm expert in my group.' The three Transition Realm experts from the Trandis Organization went all out. Their higher numbers gave them an absolute advantage, especially since the two Sunlight Beasts didn't have intelligence. Finally, they finished one of them and focused on the other. The second Sunlight Beast was killed even faster, just in time to avoid the mob of Sunlight Beasts coming to this place.

Rean brought their group away from the mob, using his Light and Divine Bending Skills to continue undetected. From not too far away, they saw Saenio and the other two Transition Realm experts pull out an item from the two Sunlight Beasts they just killed.

'Isn't that the Sunlight Beast's Core?' Klifon quickly pointed out. He could feel the rich Sunlight Energy inside, far above the Sunlight Energy Concentration inside the plants they had found so far.

'So High-Level Sunlight Beasts' Cores will not dissipate once killed... that's good to know,' Roan commented.

'What do they need the core for, Gofel?' Rean asked, curious.

Gofel shook his head in response. 'I wish I knew. However, it won't be long before we find out. From what my Flower Frame is showing, I don't think we are too far from the Hidden palace... or whatever the place the flower is pointing at.' The reactions of the flower had been increasing the further the twins' group moved. Even without Gofel mentioning it, they understood it.

'Let's get out of here before the mob of Sunlight Beasts decides to come in our direction. My concealing methods are not perfect if we get too close,' Rean warned.

They weren't the only ones. The Saenio's group also saw the mob coming and immediately flew away. They had no intention to fight it.

Rean went around the mob and followed the flower's direction, which was still the same one as Klifon's. After a few more hours, the Flower Frame began to pulse in Gofel's hand. Suddenly, the direction it was pointing at changed, telling them to go straight up. This Sunlight Realm seemed to have its own Sun, and that's exactly where the Flower wanted to

go.