From Secret Clan to the Divine Dynasty

Just like those red and purple stones of the past, only when people experienced an extreme emotional outburst could the perfect Philosopher's Stone of Alchemy unleash the great power that it inherently possessed.

In the boundless worlds, the power of miracles was the most twisted, the most incredible, and the most uncontrollable force.

Byrne's first and foremost wish was to awaken the great Lord of the Lost!

However, the Philosopher's Stone did not respond to him.

At that moment, another thought, a more insane one, deep within Byrne's heart, was responded to by the mad power contained within the Philosopher's Stone!

That was to protect the people he loved...

Kill all those enemies!

"So that's how it is."

His body radiating red light, he took a deep breath.

The deepest, most primitive desires and malice, full of emotion, triggered a terrifying miracle.

"Under extreme emotion, the omnipotent and twisted wishing machine, undoubtedly, is the true face of the Philosopher's Stone."

"In theory, as long as there is enough of the Philosopher's Stone, anything is possible, but it might not really go as one wishes."

At that moment, Byrne gently extended a finger, feeling distinctly different from before.

It wasn't just a comprehensive and significant improvement in spiritual power and physical attributes, but more so, his "feeling" and "understanding" of the world and extraordinary powers had undergone a qualitative change.

The world, as he saw it, was different from how ordinary people saw it. In the eyes of the extraordinary, the world contained many stray energies, and using extraordinary power, they could manipulate these energies to do various things according to their will.

But now, compared to ordinary extraordinary individuals, Byrne was able to perceive and understand "things" much more.

"Unprecedented...the world has become clearer, more transparent."

Thousands of lines stretched across the world, and almost all things were connected by at least several threads.

And so were the extraordinary individuals, all trapped within threads, everything interconnected with other things, and different connections existed between everything.

Byrne could even clearly sense that most people present were deeply afraid of him, even Prince Conrad, who was originally called the "Dragon of Despair," now his massive body instinctively taking flight and retreating, cautiously wanting to keep his distance.

"Let's continue!"

The many powerful monarchs of the Stars Embrace Order, led by Isabel, also kept activating the Array's power, hoping to gather a powerful attack to completely destroy them.

Byrne knew that it wasn't just those enemies, including Zayne hidden kilometers away, and Ariel from the Romann family, at this moment, they all feared him, continuously emitting red light.

"What is going on with him?"

Prince Conrad asked, continuously flying backward, his massive black dragon body appearing very cowardly, Byrne's terrifying aura drawing much of his attention!

The purple-clothed woman skilled in Mental Magic immediately followed him in retreat, unwilling to be the first one to suffer an attack.

Prince Conrad murmured.

"What was that surge of red light just now? Is a Heavenly Enlightenment Level powerful expert intervening nearby? No...but I always feel that the momentum he now possesses isn't something a 'Monarch' level should have!"

Byrne remained silent, certain that he now possessed pure power that could match some legends of the Heavenly Enlightenment level.

But he was also very aware, firmly knowing that he could not defeat any of the legends of the Heavenly Enlightenment level.

For if the true legends of the Heavenly Enlightenment level were "trained warriors wielding weapons," then compared to them, he was like a "young man who suddenly obtained a sharp sword."

Even if theoretically there was a possibility of harming a legend of the Heavenly Enlightenment, he absolutely could not exert its true power, unless he unexpectedly intervened in a battle between two legends of the Apocalypse, which might change the outcome. Otherwise, dueling any of the weakest legends of the Apocalypse was almost certainly an assured defeat.

However, he was not facing legends of the Apocalypse at the moment, but merely using "a sharp blade" to defeat other "young men" was entirely possible!

Byrne calmly reached out, and with a swipe on the annoying Prince Conrad's body.

"Snap."

An invisible thread was severed.

The next instant, a silent yet omnipresent powerful force discreetly descended, tearing the sky apart as an incredibly dazzling light instantly sliced through the darkness, shooting straight at the arrogant black dragon.

The massive body of the Dragon of Despair, under the illumination of the light, appeared especially small and helpless. It let out an ear-splitting roar, trying to resist this unknown threat with its own power.

"Aooo!"

But all struggles were futile, as the intangible force, like a sharp blade, pierced through the giant dragon's scales and disregarded its formidable flesh. In a deafening roar, the body of the black dragon was forcefully torn into two halves, its blood mingling with dark breath, transforming into a rain of blood that fell across the vast land.

This scene shocked everyone!

The massive body of the dragon slowly fell, its terrifying impact causing the surrounding land to tremble, while the intangible force, having fulfilled its mission, quietly dissipated into nothingness.

"Ao!"

Prince Conrad couldn't help but cry out in grief, his voice thunderous and earth-shaking, completely unable to comprehend why Fischer's boy was so powerful.

Byrne, however, understood something instantly. So that was it; it was a power related to space, essentially an extension of his own "Instantaneous Transfer" and other spatial abilities.

"Not confined to the original use of power, making changes and extensions on an extremely fine level..."

"I can actually do so many things..."

"But it's only in this state that I can perform these acts; otherwise, merely understanding them is meaningless."

He had just used up most of his Spiritual Power in an instant, but Byrne quickly recovered within a few breaths, also clearly feeling his lifespan diminishing and his soul burning.

Prince Conrad frantically converted his spiritual power into life force. His magic word technique was made from the Power of Despair, which could not be used for restoration.

"I will not die!"

He was truly unable to comprehend what that red stone just now was, why an Extraordinary Exponent of low-level Monarch could suddenly become so powerful! Even more powerful than his brother, the King of Carnia!

Could it be some sort of forbidden rare artifact with a single-digit number?

But if one used that level of forbidden rare artifact, the user would surely die! Perhaps even suffer a fate worse than death, and his relatives and friends might also be afflicted!

And how could the Fischer family possibly possess a forbidden rare artifact with a single-digit number?

Suddenly, the Star Society's Array acted again, and deep, boundless black clouds emerged in the sky. They seemed to rise silently from the Netherworld and were abruptly shoved into existence by an intangible force.

These black clouds were dense and thick, their edges very blurred, like the deepest ink of the night sky magnified infinitely, covering the sun and swallowing the original azure sky in an instant.

With the rapid approach of the black clouds, the light gradually dimmed, and the air was filled with an oppressive and dull atmosphere, making breathing heavy.

Eventually, the black clouds engulfed Byrne and the others, wrapping everyone in a dark, sealed world where the light was completely blocked, barely able to make out vague shapes and contours around them.

Moreover, these black clouds contained powerful evil forces, capable of eroding everything they touched. However, Byrne and the others were all protected by an invisible barrier.

That was an extended use of "Mirror Deflection." Originally, it could only protect one side of extraordinary power, but now it allowed Byrne to successfully create a spherical protective mirror, covering several people nearby.

Although those black clouds had terrible corrosive properties, they lacked strong impact force and destructive power. The "mirror" actually didn't have very strong protective power, but it completely isolated them.

In the darkness, Byrne could still perceive everything clearly, once again pulled the invisible threads, and with an extension of "Deconstructive Perspective" and "Speed Sketching," he drew a flaw on the Array that trapped them out of thin air with his fingertips.

The Wordless Elder continuously watched from a distance, sensing the positions of Aldrich and Zayne. Subsequently, his body vanished like a specter, voluntarily heading to confront those two.

"Byrne Fischer... Is that the Philosopher's Stone...?"

Left alone, Black Starlight spoke in a low tone, having performed a prayer ritual once again, quickly condensing a dense mass of dark energy in his palm, transforming into a terrifying black meteor that rapidly struck Byrne inside the black clouds!

It was an almost certain and deadly strike!

Seeing the Wordless Elder leave, Ariel, planning to again summon starlight for a long-range bombardment, couldn't help but shout when she saw this scene.

"Byrne!"

She recalled Amos, who had just been killed, and her heart was very uneasy, unsure if Byrne would end up with the same fate.

Chris remained expressionless. He almost lacked the ability for long-range combat, trapped in the Array he could only build up and observe, always waiting for an opportunity.

However, a surprising scene occurred!

The struck Byrne's body immediately shattered, but it quickly dissolved into light points and disappeared.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

That was actually a "Byrne" stacked with "Body Double" and "Summoning Ancient Projection," while the real Byrne, having swapped places, left the Array with Chris and Ariel through "Instantaneous Transfer."

"War... Link!"

Arriving in the air outside, Byrne took a deep breath, quickly raised his right hand, and snapped his fingers at the six members of the Stars Embrace Order.

"Shua!"

A visible yet immaterial chain emerged from Isabel of the Stars Embrace Order, and one after another, it linked all six Monarch powerful experts of the Stars Embrace Order together!