The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 1024

"Stop overthinking. Are you hungry? Let me cook for you," said Ophelia.

Felix nodded. He was more than just hungry. After months of surviving on fasting pills, he hadn't had a real meal in ages. His craving for food had only intensified.

Half an hour later, Felix was devouring the meal ravenously while Ophelia watched him with a beaming smile.

"By the way, Ophelia, why are you in a place like Ghosttown?" he asked between bites.

He wasn't worried about her safety. After all, her strength was indisputable. To be honest, even though he had reached the Transcendent Realm, he still couldn't gauge the true level of his fellow apprentices' abilities. Each had mastered different skills, making it even harder to deduce.

"I like it here," Ophelia replied with a grin. "I've killed plenty of scum, and now my reputation keeps most trouble away. Life here is peaceful and free, unlike the city. It's too complicated there."

Fair enough. The city was full of tangled power struggles where "killing to stop killing" wasn't an option.

"So, why did you come to Ghosttown?" she asked.

Felix saw no need to hide the truth from her. "Because of the Dragonspine. I discovered the final piece here in Martial City. It's with someone called the Skeletal Demon, who shows up in Ghosttown every full moon."

Ophelia's smile widened. "Tomorrow's the full moon, isn't it? Don't worry. Leave it to me. I'll handle it for you."

his meal, Felix fell into a

gazing at his face with a

Even though we know it's unfair, we dare not defy him. For

His body and mind were brimming

"You're awake?"

Ophelia's voice, Felix turned his head, ready to respond.

just Ophelia in the room. Another man was kneeling on the

Felix recognized him instantly.

"The Skeletal Demon?"

the man kneeling before him was the Skeletal Demon

sir! I wouldn't have dared to fight

only just stepped

Ghosttown when Ophelia had

reputation

over

hername carried unparalleled

had sealed her status. She had taken on two peak Transcendent Realm warriors alone and emerged unscathed after killing them both. She was practically the queen of Ghosttown, and no one dared provoke her. Never had he imagined that Felix had

someone like her.

said, her tone calm but serious, "I have some bad news.