The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 617

Chapter 617

"I have a bad feeling about this!" Uzziah, the strongest among them, immediately sensed the ominous presence spreading through the air.

Thaddeus tried to stay composed. He glanced around nervously as the tremors beneath their feet grew stronger. "Uzziah, could it just be an ordinary earthquake?"

As he asked, the intensity of the quake increased.

Titus narrowed his eyes, scanning their surroundings for any potential threats. "Could Polaris still have some hidden powerhouse alive?" he wondered, his muscles tensing as he prepared for a fight.

Suddenly, the training grounds split apart with an earth-shattering boom, sending debris flying. A massive hole appeared in the ground, and from within, a figure leaped out, landing near the barely standing Yates. "Well, well," the figure sneered. "After all these years, Polaris has really hit rock bottom. One kid almost wiped out your entire leadership. What a way to honor my brother's legacy!"

their face obscured, and their voice was unnervingly raspy, like

gasped, ignoring his injuries as

to know my name," the gray-robed figure snapped. "I'll kill

arm, terrifyingly thin and bony, seemed more like a weapon

the air as crimson-eyed skulls began materializing in the attack's wake. Then, the skulls swarmed toward Felix, their glowing eyes locking onto him like predators closing in

is this possible?" Uzziah and Titus both exclaimed, their faces drained of

the gray-robed individual- Saylor Larkin was

of his caliber be hidden within Polaris? If he had shown

display of power, Thaddeus realized

Chapter 617

skulls. Whether they were illusions or real, their existence paralyzed him. He felt the icy grip of death closing in, his body unable to move as the air around him grew colder and darker. Saylor's power was at least two major realms above Felix's, making resistance almost impossible. Yet despite the

for Felix to appear so composed in the face of certain death. Could he still have a