Return

Bruce looked at the angels' leader in shock after he had heard the offer from him. Other people in the area were shocked as well. The angel race is well known to be prideful and never allowed outsiders to marry into its race. Inviting Bruce over to the continent and protecting him from the Dragon Worldly Supreme is the same as accepting him into their race.

Bruce looked at the angel's leader's face and found no fluctuation in his soul. Which means that he was completely serious about the offer.

"Thank you for the offer, really" Bruce smiled.

"However, I will defend my family on my continent"

"If I die then I will at least die while fighting for my home rather than running away"

"I'm sure someone like you would feel the same way as well"

The angel leader got disappointed after he rejected his offer. Truth be told, he didn't know if his father would even agree to accept Bruce into the clan.

However, after seeing Bruce's prowess against the prodigies of the other races, he concluded that Bruce is a once-in-a-million-year talent. Nurturing such talent under the umbrella of the angel race would help them rise to the very top of this world.

"I see. The offer still stands if you manage to reach my continent" The angel leader walked back to his group and headed toward the exit.

He was absolutely certain that Bruce will reach Worldly Supreme one day without any mishaps happening. Once that day arrives, he will be the ruler of this world. Having a good relationship with such an entity is still beneficial to the angel race.

The young woman who led the other human group looked at Bruce one last time before leaving for her respective exit. After muttering something, she told her group to head back.

"Buddy, can you walk now?" Bruce stood next to Deion, who was still laying on the ground.

"Nope, going to need you to carry me" Deion lazily replied.

"Fart, I saw you standing up to stare at that woman before she left earlier!" Bruce kicked Deion on the side.

"You insensitive bastard! It's a crime to not appreciate beauty" Deion cried out but stopped when he saw Chelsey looking at him coldly.

"Chelsey, obviously I mean you." Deion tried to save himself.

"Hmph, all men are the same" Chelsey began to help Deion stand up. She planned to give him a piece of her mind once he becomes healthy again. She felt more in love with Deion than ever after seeing how he heroically fought against the demon and the dragon.

"Chelsey, you help that playboy while I carry Meredith" Bruce put Meredith on his back. Meredith's facial expression was much better than before. Though, she still remained unconscious the entire time.

Sophia managed to heal Edward back from a half-dead state but exhausted herself. Bruce looked at her with concern.

"Sophia, are you okay?" Bruce asked the pale beauty.

"I should be fine after a week of recovery" Sophia smiled under her veil. She was glad that everything was over, and they all get to go home without anyone dying.

"I'll take you out for a date once you're better" Bruce smiled.

"I can't wait" Sophia happily accepted Bruce's invitation.

"Chelsey, did you see that?" Deion whispered.

"That guy is such a playboy now that his face returned to its original appearance"

"Yeah… you right…" Chelsey replied grumpily.

"You know me, Chelsey, I'm all about equality in the world"

"Since Bruce has two girlfriends now, can I get another…"

Chelsey pinched Deion so hard on the side that he was unable to mutter the last word.

"OWWWW" Deion cried out.

"Stop utter nonsense." Chelsey coldly looked at Deion.

"Yes ma'am" Deion depressingly replied.

"Alright everyone, you all have done splendidly in this trial"

"Let's go home!" Bruce led the group back to the original tower and exited the City of Rebirth.

The group got teleported back to the trial entrance only to find a bunch of old men staring at them. Everyone felt out of place because they had spent days with beautiful young people in the trial. When they returned, all they got were a group of old men looking at them intensely.

"Meredith!"

"Edward!"

Ancestor Lockwood and Solomon both yelled out when they saw their descendant unconscious. They quickly moved to their descendant to check their pulses.

"Grandpa-in-law, it's okay. Meredith will recover after a few weeks" Bruce was surprised to see the old man show such a reaction compared to his dignified demeanor the other day.

"What happened to Edward?" Ancestor Solomon asked Bruce with great hostility because Bruce was dragging Edward across the floor while holding Meredith on his back.

Bruce couldn't let Sophia carry Edward on her back, so he volunteered to do the job. Except that he had his hands full with Meredith so he could only drag the popular prince Edward Solomon across the ground like a beggar.

"We had a life and death battle in the trial. Luckily, we all came out alive" Bruce calmly explained.

He handed Edward to his ancestor Solomon while still holding onto Meredith. However, ancestor Lockwood gave him a wicked stare, so he reluctantly handed Meredith to him.

'Don't even think about taking advantage of my granddaughter in front of me, kid'

Despite his outer appearances, Ancestor Lockwood loved Meredith the most out of his descendant. Seeing that she came out alive from the trial, he breathed out a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, Chef John looked at Bruce weirdly because his appearance changed. However, he was able to recognize his devil apprentice from his voice. Bruce's aura was much more powerful than before. The same applied to Deion as well. Both grew tremendously in the trial which made Chef John very happy.

"What the fuck is the meaning of this?"

"Where's my grandson?" Cormac Monet yelled.

The Great Emperors from the Dark Forces didn't have any good expressions on their faces because they could not see any prodigy from their side coming out of the trial.

Naturally, that meant that their prodigies all died in the trial.

Bruce and the others pretended to ignore the Great Emperor screaming at them and walked away.

"Hold it right there you brats" Cormac Monet created a barrier in front of their paths to prevent them from moving forward.

Sophia looked at Cormac with contempt and annoyance. She looked to the sky instead.

"Father, can you please remove this pesky old man?" Sophia said.

A powerful voice replied to Sophia immediately.

"Not a problem my dear daughter"

Suddenly, a powerful aura wrapped around Cormac Monet causing him to retract the barrier.

A handsome middle-aged man appeared out of nowhere with 4 other people behind him. Impressively, everyone in that group was at the Great Emperor stage.

"James, what brings you here?" Great Emperor Stinson asked.

"I'm here to pick up my daughter just to find someone making things difficult for her" James Bennet, the leader of the Church of Light, replied.

"It's all a misunderstanding, your daughter can leave with you" Great Emperor Stinson thinly smiled.

"Father, I want everyone in my group to return safely to the Imperial Academy" Sophia raised her request.

'This bitch, there's no way we can fight against the Church of Light and the Alliance Kingdom all at once' Cormac Monet thought to himself.

"That's fine by me" James smiled at his daughter and looked at Great Emperor Fargo.

"Looks like we're on the same side this time Carmen"

"Indeed." Great Emperor Fargo was glad to have the Church of Light as an ally in this battle.

The Great Emperors from Dark Forces had frustrated expressions on their faces because they could do nothing to prevent the prodigies from the Alliance Kingdom from leaving.

"I can tell you where your prodigies currently are" Bruce suddenly spoke up.

"However, it will come at a very hefty price" He smiled evilly at the Great Emperors.