A Man Like None Other

Teegan glanced at Ezio and gave a firm nod.

“All right, but don’t let your emotions cloud your judgment. When it comes to personal gain, family ties mean nothing. If I find out you’ve let them go, I’ll tear you to pieces.”

“Rest assured, Mr. Teegan,” Ezio replied, his tone resolute. “Since I’ve chosen to pledge my loyalty to you, I won’t have second thoughts.”

Satisfied, Teegan waved dismissively, allowing Gordon, Elena, and Mia, led by Ezio, to leave.

Meanwhile, inside the gourd, Jared found himself surrounded by a dimension of absolute darkness. Despite the strange environment, he showed no fear. Instead, his Nethersky Eye activated, scanning his surroundings.

“This is supposed to be some great treasure?” Jared remarked, his voice laced with a touch of amusement.

“What nonsense!” came the disdainful voice of Vermilion Demon Lord. “It’s just an ordinary gourd modified with an arcane array. There’s nothing precious about it, let alone spiritual. That fool had the nerve to call it a Devouring Sky Gourd? Ha! If that’s a Devouring Sky Gourd, then what’s my Celestial Devourer supposed to be?”

take kindly to anyone else

know this gourd was created using an arcane array, combined with space and time nascence. Otherwise, there’s no way it could’ve drawn me

gourd into an actual realm, I might’ve been impressed. But this? A

could create entire realms-complete with grass, trees, mountains, and rivers. The scale of their creations depended on their strength and understanding. But this void? It was a

been effective. But Jared, a cultivator who had mastered

intricate runes on the tiny gourd might’ve looked impressive, but Jared could see that they amounted to nothing more than a hundred insignificant scribbles. He could destroy them with a simple wave of his

Swish, swish, swish!

every direction, wind blades

a wind formation here,” Jared murmured,

light enveloping him as