Death... and me

Chapter 3108  Second Stratum

Dancio and Kuslau looked at Rean, wondering if it had something to do with him. "Do you know why they are here?"

Rean shrugged. "If I knew that, I would have told you already. I can't see a reason for the queen to come after me, though."

Dancio took a deep breath, nodding his head. "Alright, let's go out and take a look."

"Should I follow you?" Rean asked as well. He could escape any moment he wanted, so he wasn't afraid of the outcome.

Dancio just nodded and moved to the exit. Kuslau and Rean obviously followed him. Rean made sure to use his different appearance as well since no one would expect him to be a Soul Transformation Realm expert now.

They passed through the corridors of Dancio's residence, finally coming out and taking to the skies above it. Well, Dancio did. Kuslau and Rean stayed on the ground. The skies were filled with Transition Realm experts, and only Dancio qualified to be there.

Rean looked at everyone above. He recognized several of the Rusbav Royal Family elders since they were there during the festival contest. Other than them, there were several others wearing the clothes of the Gondel Clan, including Dancio's opponent for the Clan Master Seat, Willot.

'Are those the Transition Realm experts from the Gondel Clan?' Rean asked Kuslau on his side. He had never seen them before.

Kuslau confirmed. 'That they are. The one by the Queen's side is our oldest ancestor and the previous Gondel Clan Master, Guiliaz. The others are also elders who actively participate in the clan's matters or who have retired from the scene and only focus on cultivation. You could say the second group is those who focus most of their time training for the Millennial Divine Werdlem Stone Competition.'

Rean nodded. That competition was pretty much the only way a Transition Realm expert could ascend to the Divine Realm, so it made sense for those who reached the Transition Realm to forgo everything else. They only focus on that one contest during the rest of their lives. Unless the Gondel Clan is in ultimate Danger or something extraordinary happened, they would not come out like this.

Dancio stopped in front of the queen and bowed respectfully. "My queen, is there something this Dancio can do for you?"

Amelia smiled, although she didn't really look happy. "Dancio, it came into my ears that my right hand, Karev, had been hiding something from me. After investigating the matter, I found out that two of the winners of the last festival were, actually, kids not from this planet."

"This..." Dancio didn't expect the queen to speak such words. He imagined that the twins were not from this world, especially since Rean showed the room where Hex brought them. "And why exactly is the entourage here in front of my residence? Could my Queen explain?"

Amelia continued to smile. "Of course! Turn out those two winners were none other than Asterix and Obelix. And, as you are very aware, those two names are fake. They are actually Rean and Roan from the Gondel Clan."

Down bellow, Rean narrowed his eyes as he spoke to Roan through their connection. 'Karev did mention that he had to go to great lengths to get the time off necessary to look for our Solome Roots.'

Roan was watching the show through Rean. 'He did. Karev even said something about trying to avoid suspicion since he intend to leave this planet. It's just that he refused to tell why he wanted to leave this planet at all costs. He is still with me here, though. Once you come back, we can question him.' Let's not forget Karev stayed back to receive some training from Roan. Even after all the time Rean spent with Dancio and Kuslau, Karev hasn't left Roan's side yet.

They continued to watch as Amelia talked. "So, Dancio, could you please tell me where they are? Also, what were you planning to keep them hidden?"

"I..." Dancio glanced at Rean down below for a moment before returning his attention to Amelia. "I don't see the meaning behind all of this. First of all, I believe the Queen has also received a report that Rean's brother, Roan, was actually seen in the World Splitting Sect, no? Rean had even accepted to become Diliy's disciple back then at the ceremony. Is not being someone from this planet a bad thing?"

Guiliaz narrowed his eyes. "Dancio, enough with your bullshit. As the ancestor of the clan, I demand you tell us everything you know about those two. I also want to know where they are right now!"

Dancio sighed. He was still a member of the Gondel Clan, so he couldn't go against Guiliaz's words. "Very well..."

Dancio then spoke about Rean and Roan and what he knew about them. Of course, he did not mention that Rean was right there with him. He also kept it a secret he had seen the Fifth Level of Sword Intent from Rean. However, he did mention the cave and the pods where Rean and Roan woke up and even volunteered to show them to Amelia and the others.

Those words gave Amelia and the others something to think about. Amelia, especially, truly wanted to see those pods or whatever. It was then that another cultivator flew to the front and stopped in front of Amelia and Guiliaz. It was one of the Inquisitors of the Werdlem Empire on this planet, a man called Jufere. "Okay. I will have you sign a Soul Biding Contract of the Second Stratum and repeat everything you said. Do you agree?"

Dancio felt like he heard wrong. "The... The Second Stratum?"

Rean was completely puzzled down by Kuslau's side. 'Master, what is a Soul Binding Contract of Second Stratum?'

Kuslau's face was terrible. 'Rean, you do know that Soul Binding Contracts lose their power after a certain level, right?'

Rean nodded. It depended a lot on the place. For example, the Soul Binding Contracts back in Sunkan Planet didn't work on those at the Soul Transformation Realm and above. The Soul Binding Contracts here in the Werdlem Empire are even better. They work on everyone up to the Saint Realm. After that, the soul is too strong to force the contracts' rules. This Second Stratum obviously seemed to be different.