Chapter 96: Chapter 96: The Crimson See
Regarding the alliance between the Council and the Holy See...
The people of Draconia reacted quickly.
The strong join forces to eliminate the weak first!
Such a situation has long been commonplace in annual sanctum trials.
"Close ranks!"
Someone shouted low, and several Beast Tamers from Draconia gathered back-to-back tacitly.
During the movement, they all unknowingly placed Aster Grant at the center.
"Brother," said a burly man with piercing tiger eyes in a low voice, "everyone is following your command now!"
"Even though the hope of advancing this time is slim, we can’t let them succeed easily!"
The others entering the sanctum with him were all acquaintances, and everyone knew each other’s strength.
Only Aster Grant...
So young yet possessing the qualification to enter the sanctum!
His identity was not hard to guess...
He must be a genius from Aegis Academy!
And in this sanctum, the command naturally belongs to the strongest person.
Therefore, the responsibility naturally fell on Aster Grant!
With the burly man’s reminder, Aster Grant finally slowly regained his senses.
When he first entered the second layer, information about the "Mystic Realm of Ascension" suddenly surged into his mind.
This sanctum was originally a gift from this world to the Human Race!
It could help extraordinary-level Beast Tamers to step into the Commander Level with even greater strength!
Only...
Hundreds of years ago, the Demon Clan invaded here, deliberately leaving behind the corpse of a Demon God, causing the probability of the first layer being passable by humans to be extremely low.
Thus, unless one was a top genius, it was impossible to pass the first layer of this sanctum and enhance their attributes.
This directly led to...
The Human Race’s Commander Level Beast Tamers becoming significantly weaker for no reason.
But now it’s different...
The Demon God’s corpse disappeared, and the sanctum returned to normal!
As long as humans enter the sanctum, they can pass the first layer directly!
Receiving the rewards of this sanctum and enhancing their attributes!
At this moment.
The remaining nine people from Draconia all focused their gaze on him, waiting for his instructions.
And opposite them, the Council and the Holy See surrounded several people!
However, Aster Grant was not worried about the scene in front of him.
Watching the tense fellow countrymen, Aster Grant spoke to reassure them:
"It’s okay! Numbers have never been the key to determining victory or defeat."
The people from Draconia behind him had not yet understood what Aster Grant meant when he stepped forward, standing in front of everyone.
Even though only five people could advance this time, among the Council and the Holy See...
Besides Veronica and Cecilia, he wasn’t planning to let anyone else enter the third layer.
And Cecilia, seeing Aster Grant standing alone in front of the people from Draconia, had an ominous premonition rise in her eyes.
Veronica’s previous attitude of removing herself from the situation now seemed particularly intriguing.
She had actually chosen to back down, ignoring the fact that the others were also members of the Council!
She did this, Cecilia speculated, for two reasons.
One, because Veronica was acquainted with Aster Grant, she didn’t intend to make a move.
But considering Veronica’s nature, this probability was extremely low.
Therefore, the other possibility was the greatest.
That is, the man named Aster Grant possessed a strength she was wary of!
Thinking of this, Cecilia’s eyes grew solemn.
As the Saintess of the Holy See, she couldn’t be as willful as Veronica.
If she ignored the Holy See members, it would definitely shake her authority in the Holy See.
"Saintess, take action!"
"Yes, this time Draconia only participated with ten people, as long as the Saintess makes a slight move, then..."
Under the urging of the Holy See members, Cecilia had no choice but to summon her own beasts.
As two pillars of bloody light descended, her two beasts slowly appeared—
One was a unicorn, shimmering like a blood jade throughout.
The other was a handsome young man with an exotic appearance, stretching out a pair of pitch-black bat wings behind him.
Seeing these two beasts, Aster Grant frowned slightly.
Despite the Holy See having such a sacred name, the beasts...
[Crimson Unicorn]
[Status: Blood Transformation]
[Level: Extraordinary Tier Nine]
[Talent: Legendary Nine Stars]
[Power: 2200]
[Constitution: 2300]
[Spiritual: 2500]
[Speed: 2700]
[Skills: Crimson Trample...]
...
[Vampire Prince]
[Level: Extraordinary Tier Nine]
[Talent: Half-Step Myth]
[Power: 2900]
[Constitution: 2900]
[Spiritual: 2900]
[Speed: 2900]
[Skills: Blood Shadow Clone, Blood Fury...]
Blood Clan?
Aster Grant searched for related information in his memory.
This was a high-ranking race on par with the Ghost Race, feeding on blood and possessing nearly eternal life.
Also one of the top races in the Alternate Space!
He looked around, discovering that besides Cecilia’s Blood Clan beasts, the other Holy See members’ beasts all exhibited varying degrees of blood transformation characteristics.
Crimson eyes, sharp fangs, and faint blood-colored lines visible under the skin...
"Now you understand why I hate interacting with these people?"
Veronica had somehow sidled up next to him, her red lips slightly parted:
"They call themselves the Holy See, but their full name is — The Crimson See."
She deliberately emphasized the words "Crimson."
Aster Grant was filled with confusion as he looked at Veronica, unaware of this knowledge.
The Crimson See?
Veronica shrugged.
"Their land borders the Demon Domain. To resist the Demon Clan invasion, that Queen...
"Actually chose to rely on the Blood Clan, letting all the citizens willingly become food for the Blood Clan!"
Sacrificing the citizens as food?!
Upon hearing this, Aster Grant’s mouth twitched.
He finally understood why Veronica scolded the Holy See as hypocrites!
"I suggest you eliminate Cecilia as well! She’s not a good person!"
Seeing the eager Veronica, Aster Grant automatically ignored this remark.
If he really didn’t let Cecilia advance.
It would indeed be a harsh slap in the face for the Holy See.
Seeing Aster Grant’s expression, Veronica knew there was no chance.
She spread her hands and moved to the side.
But...
Her gaze on Aster Grant became more serious!
She knew Cecilia’s strength well, it was not much different from hers.
But Aster Grant...
Veronica was not confident.
Although she had seen Aster Grant in action in the Elven Sanctum...
She had a premonition that it was definitely not Aster Grant’s limit.
And this time...
She could finally observe properly!
The White Monarch and Nether Spirit Leopard, observing the situation, also became serious.
They, too, were very curious about what level Aster Grant’s strength had reached!
Capable of killing Commander Level across levels at an extraordinary level!
At this moment, a mechanical female voice resounded again in the void.
[Second layer test begins!]
[Advancement slots: 5]
[Successful advancers receive rewards!]
Hearing this voice, Aster Grant also summoned his own beasts.
Dazzling blue light illuminated!
The Divine Angel and Nature Elf appeared simultaneously, and a terrifying aura swept across the field instantly!
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