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!"

newcomer was covered in a gray robe, their face obscured, and their voice was unnervingly raspy, like metal

Yates gasped, ignoring his injuries as his face

deserve to know my name," the gray-robed figure snapped. "I'll kill this kid as repayment for a favor I

Their arm, terrifyingly thin and bony, seemed more like a weapon of death than a

and howls filled the air as crimson-eyed skulls began materializing in the attack's wake. Then, the skulls swarmed toward Felix, their glowing eyes locking onto

exclaimed, their faces drained

this single move, they could tell that the gray-robed individual-

within Polaris? If he had shown himself earlier, Polaris

his expressions and the terrifying display of power, Thaddeus realized

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him grew colder and darker. Saylor's power was at least two major realms above Felix's, making resistance almost impossible. Yet despite the hopeless situation, Felix's expression was oddly calm-there

for Felix to appear so composed in the face of certain death.