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"That's not necessary," Arc answered.

SHING!

A token appeared in front of Gravis. "As soon as you reach an isolated place in the eastern continent, crush this token. Exar will quickly arrive and talk about the specifics."

Gravis nodded. "Thanks, Arc."

Arc smiled. "Wish you luck."

"Is that a joke?" Gravis asked.

"Yes," Arc said with a slight chuckle.

Gravis rolled his eyes.

Then, Gravis and Stella waited for Liam's return. They wanted to give him enough time to think about his current situation.

In the meantime, Gravis and Stella talked to some beings in the clearing.

Gravis and Stella had to deal with a lot of insinuating comments and jokes made at their expense. After all, making someone embarrassed was always fun.

A couple hours later, Liam returned.

This time, he didn't have a cold expression but a relatively neutral one. However, he still shot Gravis a couple of complex looks.

To Liam, the situation between him and Gravis still felt a bit awkward.

Luckily, Gravis was good in conversations and could reduce the awkwardness to a minimum.

After talking for a bit more, the three of them set off.

SHING!

All three of them broke their emblems as they returned to the hot and uncomfortable underground room that Gravis had dug out.

Gravis quickly put the two of them into his Life Ring and transformed into his beast form.

After that, he passed through Narcissus' barrier and entered the beast territory. Traveling across the river in the human territory would be risky. After all, the Purist Sect controlled that river, and Gravis didn't know how their defenses were set up. It was far easier and safer to go through the beast territory.

After a couple of hours, Gravis reached the barrier to the eastern continent. Gravis dug into the ground again and officially entered the eastern continent.

the ground. He had no map of this part of

CRACK!

a mortal woman that had just dropped a vase in shock when she saw the head coming

and noticed that he had appeared in a

the focus in her eyes as she looked around in

memories of a

the ground. He was already back in his human form and manipulated perceived reality in such a way that he appeared like a proud

for some isolated forest

SHING!

arrived around half a

"You're ready?" Exar asked.

nodded. "So, why did

want to show you the location of your shop directly. I don't like to

up in surprise. "Oh, you already found

underground cave for you with two long tunnels. One of them leads into a big city while the other one goes directly into the beast territory. However, you should build something that makes it impossible to see the other tunnel. After all,

of times. "Sure,

gestured to a direction with his

an hour, Exar and Gravis arrived at their

directly at the frontlines, near the coast of

about this location. It was very different

most obvious difference was the

no humans and no beasts in this location, even though it

other difference was the gigantic wall of

inspected the wall of roots for a

come you're showing yourself above

plant," Narcissus answered. "I won't let beasts pass through, and I won't let humans

had a complex expression on his face.

I am?" Exar asked. "I said I investigated this random but powerful plant myself and noticed that its intentions of neutrality were pure. I came into an agreement with it. It would not let any beasts pass through this territory, but in exchange, we have

was already far better than anything he

the most

teleported again, and

meters wide and a

to the beast territory was millions of kilometers long, while the tunnel leading to the human territory was very short. In

confused as the tunnel to the human territory ended

of my Underworld Elders to you later," Exar explained. "We don't want the location of the trading firm to become public knowledge, or people might find out

also place Spirit Isolating Formation Arrays so that people can't just look through your trading firm to see the other side or look into the

guess since the Elder hasn't been here

personally before he creates the Formation Arrays. I don't like to