“Since the contents of the Primordial Undying Realm change every time it opens, I can’t brief you on what you can expect to encounter. All I can say is, never lower your guard.”
The duo nodded. Even without his warning, there was no way they’d take it lightly. Just the 70% death rate was enough to bring them to a state of utmost solemnity.
“Alright. I’ve given you an overview of the event, and I’ve also gotten your oaths. From my White Dragon Grotto, only the two of you are participating, so remember, don’t lose face! I know you don’t have any connection here and perhaps don’t care about such things, but since this is an endeavor that benefits both of us, I’ll naturally reward you for your help.
“As for what the rewards will be, that depends on whether or not you can make it out of the Primordial Undying Realm alone, for now, I can at most give you Chaos rank armor or weapons to help you.
The White Dragon King then took out a book that he handed to Damien. “And finally, there’s this. This is the 3000 Beast Record. It is a record of all the top geniuses within the mountain range, as well as their backgrounds and general information. It is ranked based on power and achievements, so make sure to focus more on those at the top of the list.
“Now that I’ve given you this, there is truly nothing more I can do for you. We leave for the World Tree in 10 days, so prepare as best as you can before then.”
With his final words said, the White Dragon King waved his hand, causing Damien’s medallion to once again emit spatial light. Realizing what was happening, Damien quickly grabbed Ruyue before once again finding himself back within their residence.
‘Damn! What an interesting turn of events!’
Now that they were out of the White Dragon King’s vicinity, Damien felt his body relax. He didn’t even realize he was tense until this moment.
‘What an opportunity...’
Wasn’t it perfect? Almost all of the problems that were troubling him were directly solved.
‘Well, they’ll only be solved if I can properly get my hands on that purple fruit.’
But there was no way he’d allow someone else to get it. Peak genius? He had seen plenty of those before. He had beat even more. There was no way he would let one of them claim what’s his.
‘And it doesn’t just solve my problems, it also deals with the so-called World Tree.’
‘Wait wait wait, I can’t go comparing like that. As the saying goes, all titties matter.’ Damien thought seriously. If Rose ever found out he was comparing her breasts to another woman’s...
He shuddered just thinking about it.
Meanwhile, Ruyue was also in a state of shock. She already knew her feelings, and frankly, if he wanted to touch her like that, she wouldn’t necessarily mind, but it was simply too sudden...
‘I wouldn’t mind? What am I thinking?!’
She was startled by her own thoughts. Her embarrassment from the previous contact had made her thoughts run wild. Right, that was the reason.
She shot a glance at Damien, only to see him with a ‘savoring the aftertaste’ look on his face, which only made her blush more pronounced.
In this kind of atmosphere, it took the two a long time before they could rein in their individual thoughts and focus on the task at hand.
Damien sighed lightly. ‘Should I just...?’
He had known how he felt about her from even before they left the sect, but at that time, he wasn’t sure if she reciprocated his feelings.
Seeing how she was acting now, it was most likely the case. If such a situation happened back then, she probably would’ve reverted to being ice cold.
But now? Well, it was clear to see. With her pronounced blush and the way she kept stealing glances, he would be an idiot if he didn’t notice her feelings. Even Rose showed fewer signs before he noticed.
But the problem was, he still wasn’t sure how Rose felt about him having multiple women. And more than that, he still hadn’t apologized to her for running away like that.
Before he thought about starting a second relationship, he needed to get his first one in order. Only after that would he even consider it.
But being honest, he couldn’t bring himself to throw Ruyue away even if Rose refused. He was already trying to think of ways to appease her anger.
But now wasn’t the time for such thoughts. He knew that, merely, the situation forced his thoughts to divert in such a direction.
Once again heaving a light sigh, Damien took out the 3000 Beast Record that the White Dragon King had given him.
‘Now, let me see for myself the quality of geniuses here in this mountain range.’