Death... and me

Chapter 3977: Visitor

[Okay, the formations that will be used in the selection are on another part of this same facility, although we don’t have access to it yet. Still, using the normal formations around, I was able to connect to them and eventually sneak my way in. As long as no new formation is added before the selection, I should be able to control them and make it look like you guys are all Space-Bending Realm Experts.]

"Good!" Rean and the others were delighted to hear that. "Then let’s go out and keep making money."

Roan thought about it. "Are those formations being worked on? Or are they being left alone?"

[Why?]

"Because if they were left alone until now, there is a good chance we might not be using those ones. After all, the selection is almost here, and you would expect the Formations Masters from Riquicious Empire to be working on them for maintenance, tests, and such."

[I see... Then we are in the green. For the past three months, there have been Formations Masters constantly working on them, doing exactly what you just said. Some formations were even modified, but to a lesser degree, nothing that would impact my hacking.]

Roan was satisfied. "Then there shouldn’t be any reason to worry. Everyone, just focus on what you need. Let’s go back to the gathering."

Coming out of the Celestial Soul Dimensional Realm, the twins’ group moved to the exit of the estate where they were staying. However, Krue’Suan Divine Sense’s message reached them before that. ’Rean, Roan, Kentucky, and Celis, come to see me in my room.’

They looked at each other, nodding and telling Foliana and Tanxan to wait for them for a moment.

’Those two also know about your real identities, don’t they? They can come too,’ said Krue’Suan.

Since that was the case, the entire group went to see Krue’Suan in his room. "Is something wrong?"

Krue’Suan nodded. "I will lift the estate’s Anti-Divine Sense Formation. You said that you have a way to detect higher-level Divine Senses, right? Then give it a try."

Over the various years they had been in the academy, they made Ximao and Krue’Suan privy to a few smaller secrets, like the fact that they could detect such Divine Senses.

Krue’Suan accessed the formation’s configuration, and soon, the entire estate had its formation deactivated. He gave an excuse to the rest of the Runia Continent’s entourage that he just wanted to see how many experts were watching them after the twins’ group’s months of activities.

Everyone looked at Rean, who was obviously the best at using his own Divine Sense Bending Skill. Immediately, he found out what Krue’Suan was talking about, opening his eyes and bitterly smiling. "So we got one in the end, uh...?"

"What are you talking about?" Foliana and Tanxan couldn’t use that skill, so they were oblivious.

Kentucky and Roan also did the same, and they found the same thing. Finally, they spoke to the rest. "There is a Celestial Realm Expert in the Riquicious Imperial Family Palace."

"What?!" Foliana and even Tony were taken aback. "That’s not good. Our suppression of cultivation definitely can’t hide from that kind of Divine Sense."

"It’s fine while we are here in the estate. We aren’t being watched directly. But once we get to the facility where everyone is gathering, we will definitely be checked. A Divine Sense of that level will likely notice something wrong with us," Rean added.

"Can you tell which stage it is?" Krue’Suan asked.

Rean focused a little more, nodding. Fortunately, he had felt other Celestial Realm Divine Senses before with his Bending Skill. "Initial Stage."

Krue’Suan heard that and activated the Anti-Divine Sense Formation of the estate once again. "So, that’s basically it. What do you intend to do?"

Roan looked at him, curious. "How did you know this guy arrived? You can’t feel his Divine Sense with your cultivation."

"It was Ximao," Krue’Suan explained. "He still has some contacts up there, and since you are deeply involved with him, he kept an eye open. He just contacted me earlier, saying that a representative of the Werdlem Empire would come to oversee the Future Realm Selection."

"You mean, this guy came from the Werdlem Universe?" Rean asked now.

"No," to which Krue’Suan corrected. "He is part of the Tombassin Sect."

The twins’ group knew about this sect. Back in the Universe F956, the Camazotz Bats were the ones who answered directly to the Werdlem Empire. To control a Universe, first you have to be under the Werdlem Empire’s Command.

Here in A1, the Tombassin Sect is the one taking that role. They have the Universe Owner and answer directly to the Werdlem Empire.

"Tombassin Sect... to think we would see someone from there coming to such an isolated place in the Divine Realm of A1..." Roan narrowed his eyes.

"We knew there was a possibility of that happening," Rean commented. "Ximao warned us that due to the characteristics of the Future Realm, it had to follow the Werdlem Empire’s rules of selection, and that a Celestial Realm Expert might come to check it. He also said it is rare to happen, but it could happen."

Everyone went silent. As long as that guy was there, they obviously couldn’t return to the facility. Once the selection started, they wouldn’t be able to take part in it if that Celestial Realm Expert was watching either.

’Would you be able to upgrade the System Armor to hide us somehow?’ Roan asked Rean on the side through Divine Sense, now excluding Krue’Suan from the conversation.

However, Rean shook his head. ’It was already a pain in the ass to make it capable of scrumbling the Spatial Distortion caused by our cultivations. To work on something that could fool a Celestial Realm Expert would take a very long time, and it might not even work. Even if Zangeshu were here and he worked with Tanxan and me, we would definitely not finish it in time. No doubt it would take many years, if it worked at all.’

’At the end of the day, we lack examples,’ Tanxan added. ’We would have to work with Celestial Realm Experts to really have a good chance at creating such a feature for the system armor. Divinity Realm wouldn’t be a problem since you were at that level before, but that isn’t enough.’

Krue’Suan knew they were probably discussing something. "Regardless of what you decide, you shouldn’t leave the estate for now. I will have Ximao check to see if that guy will leave or not. If not, then we are calling off your participation in this selection and bringing another six Space-Bending Realm guys to take your place."

However, it was at that moment that Krue’Suan received a message from Ximao on his CD. Checking the contents, he couldn’t help but be surprised. "Or... you can get someone else."