The Lone SF Transmigrator in the Otherworld Forum-Chapter 165: The Guardians (2)

On a high cliff where clouds lay like a floor, in a precariously built hut at the edge, an old man sitting with his eyes closed furrowed his brow slightly.

“A guest has arrived.”

The old man stood up, opened the door, and slowly went outside, waiting with his hands behind his back.

Sure enough….

Vooom- Tssst-

A dizzyingly complex magic circle appeared in mid-air, and light burst forth from within it.

Flash-

“What’s the matter? I told you not to come often because it’s a bother—“

“…”

“…”

Three figures appeared. Two of them were familiar faces. He had met them before.

However, the old man was puzzled by the unfamiliar person between them.

“Who are you?”

“Haha. They say you’re the strongest in the Guardians?”

“…Where are your manners?”

The old man’s brow twitched. Those who knew him could never show such an attitude.

So the old man ignored him. There was nothing more foolish than wasting time on a hot-blooded youngster.

“You two answer me. Why did you bring this fellow to me? I haven’t heard anything about this.”

Instead, he asked DimensionalMercenary and RulerofDawn for the reason.

Occasionally, they would bring someone for teachings, but they had never brought someone so rude without at least some basic education(?).

But DimensionalMercenary and RulerofDawn hesitated to speak. Or would it be more accurate to say they could not find the words?

“Hm…”

The old man’s mood began to sink rapidly. Seeing how things were unfolding, he realized that they had not brought the stranger here because they wanted to.

“The Guardians especially need to be accompanied by caution. I misjudged you. I thought you were fellows with manners ingrained in your heads.”

“About that…!”

“…”

Seeing that the old man was not giving him the time of day, Karlstein spoke up bluntly.

“Old man. Why so many words? I came here to have a fight, so stop taking out your anger on others and let’s play.”

“…”

The old man heaved a deep sigh.

“It seems education is needed.” freewebnσvel.cѳm

“Haha. Education…”

As the old man spoke, he stretched out his hand and curled his fingers as if grasping the air.

Cricck-

“Young ones these days…”

Crick-

As the old man clenched his fist, a vicious sound came from the air and space crumpled.

DimensionalMercenary and RulerofDawn, standing beside Karlstein, were shocked and leaped away. They hastily distanced themselves from the old man as well. They could feel his power just from the energy wave emanating from him.

However…

“…?”

“Ahh, education… How nice.”

The surrounding space itself had turned pitch black from being warped, yet Karlstein appeared unfazed.

The moment Karlstein took a straight punch stance…

“—!”

The world flipped as astonishment burst from the old man’s mouth.

BOOOM-

Starting from the cliff where the old man was standing, the scenery behind him was literally erased.

“Cough!”

Blood flowed from the old man’s mouth. For a moment, he failed to understand what had happened. But after a brief flash of light, his body returned to normal as if time had reversed.

Seconds later, a seething scowl distorted the old man’s face. Carelessness had led to him being blasted into a large rock mountain.

“…”

The old man got up, dusted off his clothes, and looked straight ahead before speaking calmly.

“Do not think of walking away alive before learning some manners.”

Soon, the old man’s form blurred, and he reappeared right in front of Karlstein, who was dusting off his fists.

“I’ll see how long you can endure.”

Karlstein looked up at the old man and pulled up the corners of his mouth in satisfaction.

“You keep saying what I want to say, old man!”

A close-quarters battle between the old man and Karlstein began.

It was not long before the earth was splitting and the sky was burning.

***

“Phew…”

Karlstein gazed at his injured left arm with interest. It was not healing easily even with Kameira’s power.

He checked his condition, disregarding the underground scenery where hot lava was swirling. His opponent had long since lost consciousness, after all.

Karlstein picked up the old man lying at his feet. The latter looked an utter mess, from his face to his clothes.

“Mm. Was I too harsh?”

He wondered if he had gotten too excited due to the unexpectedly strong old man’s struggle. Even so, he wondered if it was too easy a victory, but…

“No. This should be considered exceeding my expectations.”

He was experiencing the limits of Kameira’s power, which had seemed infinite.

“Anyway, old man. As promised earlier, now you’ll listen well to what I say.”

In truth, there was no such promise. It was just something Karlstein had decided in his mind—but that was not important. The winner got to decide everything, no?

“And old man, I’m not that young either.”

Karlstein slung the old man over his shoulder and shot up towards the surface. They had ended up piercing through the planet’s crust during their fight.

***

The Celestial Palace had undoubtedly risen to the top among the Immortal Realm forces of Three Thousand.

They, who had reigned at the peak of the Immortal Realm since ancient times, were holding continuous meetings of their leaders due to the recent incident.

“What do you think?”

“Hasn’t the matter been resolved, regardless of how it happened?”

No particular tension was felt from those seated around the round table, regardless of their apparent age or gender.

“Whatever happened, it wasn’t on the level of Hunshi, so I wonder if we need to gather like this.”

“Hmm…”

However, there was one middle-aged man with a gloomy expression.

“This is someone who broke through my Celestial Seal Sound Technique and even blew away the 2nd Palace. This isn’t something we can simply overlook.”

“Haha. Isn’t it just lack of training?”

“Hah. Do you really think so?”

The Celestial Palace was the highest-ranking force with branches scattered throughout the Upper Realm.

The Upper Realm of 《Three Thousand》 was divided into numerous Immortal Realms, and the 2nd of the twelve palaces of the Celestial Palace, which ruled the Guangming Immortal Realm said to be the strongest, was destroyed.

Yet, except for the middle-aged man who directly created the scene, no Immortal seemed to feel any particular tension.

“That insignificant 2nd Palace can be rebuilt by ordering the underlings.”

“Moreover, you said you definitely dealt with the man, so what’s the problem?”

“…”

The Immortals gathered here had the power and status to consider even fellow cultivators as insignificant beings.

The middle-aged man was a Grand Immortal who had fought Karlstein using the Immortal technique called Celestial Seal Sound Technique.

Each and every one of them ruled several Lower and Middle Realms, so this level of damage was not even worth blinking an eye over.

But from the middle-aged man’s perspective, their composure was not to his liking.

“Didn’t I say he resembled that Hunshi?”

“Haha. Aren’t you just too scared of that name?”

“What did you say?”

“To think you’re trembling in fear of a ghost from the past. How disappointing.”

“Our Celestial Palace is different from the past too.”

“That’s right. Isn’t it an insult to us to compare it to those peaceful times?”

Considering the status of the Celestial Palace, it was no exaggeration to say they ruled over the entirety of 《Three Thousand》. So each and every one of them possessed an extraordinary level of pride, if nothing else.

“What did you just say?”

As such, even for the middle-aged man who had lost the 2nd Palace, such disregard was hard to bear.

However…

“Now, now. Calm down, everyone. If the matter is not as simple as you worried, would he not come back again? I think it would be too late to prepare for it then.”

“Hoo…”

The middle-aged man secretly felt that the matter of the intruder would not end easily—the enemy was surely no ordinary individual—but it was difficult to say more. He could not insist on preparing measures alone when all the others claimed everything was fine. That would be destroying his own standing.

“Hmph. If you say so.”

So the middle-aged man did not insist further. In the first place, no matter how great the enemy was, he did not think that man was capable of endangering the Celestial Palace’s existence.

“By the way, what of the Chaos Spawn? Thanks to being wary of them, we were able to quickly deal with that stray cur that crept into the Immortal Realm. But that’s not the important thing, is it?”

“Ahem. They have been quiet lately. It’s a shame. They’re perfect as materials for treasures…”

“I heard they caught a big fish recently.”

“Ah…”

It had seemed as if these individuals would be relaxed even if the world were to end, yet the atmosphere suddenly grew heavy.

“You mean the one they named Six Paths?”

“Yes…”

There was a reason for their heavy atmosphere.

In truth, the Chaos Spawn occasionally invaded the Three Thousand, so it was not a big problem.

Six Paths. That monstrous individual with a purple mane was the problem. Six Paths invaded the 6th Palace of the Celestial Palace in the past and stole the Ancient Celestial Seal, a heaven-defying treasure, and recently reappeared and destroyed all the lower palaces.

“Mm…”

Of course, more than half of the Immortals gathered here had deployed to subjugate Six Paths, however…

“Complete defeat…”

“Ahem!”

“It’s hard to say it was exactly like that.”

“Wasn’t Six Paths much stronger than Hunshi, who is just a ghost of the past?”

“Mm…”

The one named Six Paths eventually destroyed the Illusion Soul Immortal Realm, which was said to be second only to the Guangming Immortal Realm.

At present, it was said that Daoist Great Mother directly intervened, capturing and sealing Six Paths.

“Sealing…”

Depending on perspective, it could be called a success or a failure. Daoist Great Mother was counted as one of the three strongest in the Celestial Palace. Despite her direct intervention, she had barely managed to seal Six Paths.

“In any case, the seal will be broken soon.”

“That would be after Six Paths fully recovers strength.”

“But isn’t that the same for Daoist Great Mother?”

“Next time Daoist Soul Breaker will also act, so it’s not something for us to worry about.”

Despite ignoring the concerns raised by the middle-aged man earlier, they too were vaguely feeling it—a great storm was approaching Three Thousand.

***

Bang-

“Seriously? You crazy old man!”

“Krgh- I’d rather… you kill me—“

Bang!

Of course, for all the old man’s resolve, Karlstein’s fists did not grow gentle.

However…

“What the heck, old man! Where’s all that aloofness gone? Now you’re just a bundle of sheer stubbornness!”

“Cough!”

Karlstein was dumbfounded by the old man’s unexpected obstinacy.

***

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