Chapter - 3425

"Blaze, is the palace at Poison Forest any different from the one here in the outskirts? Why call upon so many disciples? Is your strength not comparable to some teams?"

"Not at all." Blaze shook his head. My abilities are naturally on par with those of most teams. However, your strength should not be underestimated. If I were to gather three or four powerful teams, it would certainly make things a lot easier. When exploring the palace, it was said that the black temple would unleash some depraved spirits. There will be quite a few late stage depraved spirits. If you all can hold back two or three of them, that will increase our chances of success. It's hard to fight on two fronts at once. I'm taking these factors into account."

I see. We're needed to expedite the elimination of those depraved spirits. Octantis gained clarity.

After a moment of contemplation, Blaze spoke again. "Actually, even though he has made some progress, he's been injured. We don't know where he's recuperating at the moment. His injuries aren't severe, but it seems like he hasn't recovered even after several days."

Upon hearing that, Octantis was taken aback for a moment before nodding. "It's said that after getting injured in Poison Forest, it's already quite fortunate if one doesn't get infected and turn into a depraved spirit."

"That's right. That's also why I didn't choose to target Poison Forest. If one isn't extremely cautious there, they might fall victim to the dangers, which wouldn't be good."

"By the way, Blaze, how did you know his injury hadn't healed for several days?" Octantis asked again.

That was the reason he was taken aback earlier.

Blaze looked a bit embarrassed. He chuckled dryly and said, "Orion and I were both quite curious about the matter, so we decided to team up and investigate. We ended up tailing him, but we might have gone a bit overboard, almost ending up in a fight."

Octantis was momentarily stunned. Then, he also smiled awkwardly.

Although Blaze made it sound like it was no big deal, upon further thought, Octantis reckoned something else had likely happened.

After a moment of silence, Octantis skillfully steered away from the topic, his face revealing his inner turmoil as he began to speak. "Blaze, although I've made significant progress and reached the late stage, I don't have any magical object now. I can only borrow from our fellow disciples, but their magical objects aren't good enough, incomparable to my star compass."

At that point, the smile on Octantis' face seemed somewhat forced. If anyone were to blame, it would be Blaze. He hadn't thought things through back then, and in a fit of anger, he ditched me.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, it was clear that Octantis was still upset about it.

Upon hearing that, Blaze felt even more embarrassed. After a moment of hesitation, he reluctantly said, "Let's not worry about your star compass for now. I have some pretty decent magical objects here that you can use. When we encounter your opponent again, I'll make sure they return your magical object. Don't worry. I'll be here to back you up."

Hearing Blaze's promise, Octantis was beyond thrilled.

"All right, Blaze. I'll come find you right away!"

Subsequently, under Blaze's arrangements, Octantis immediately departed with Michael and the other disciples of Southern Martial House.

At that moment, a storm was brewing within Dark Swamp.

Numerous top prodigies began to summon their fellow disciples.

Of course, there were still quite a few who acted independently.

After all, not every top prodigy was aware of the affairs concerning Dominion Sect's top prodigy. Perhaps only those prodigies on the outskirts of this district, like Orion and Aretta, had access to more information.

Hence, they were swiftly gathering more people and planning to explore the black temple.

They didn't act hastily mainly because the injuries suffered by the Dominion Sect's top prodigy made them somewhat apprehensive.

In other districts, the current situation was unclear, with no additional information available.

Meanwhile, a striking figure in red was surrounded by countless powerful dark cultivators.

"Lord Vesper! The black temple seems to be drawing a lot of attention from the disciples of the reputable sects at the moment. What should we do?"

"That dark aura was initially ours. We can't let them take it away!"

"Let them take it. Let them all be depraved. What's there to worry about?"

"Depraved? That's not necessarily the case. Those top prodigies have the power to dispel dark aura. As long as they don't get too greedy, there's likely no danger. The weaker ones can't even get through the door of the palace!"