Age of Adepts

This place was an empty and desolate area in the depths of space.

The stars flickered in the distant darkness, each bright star representing a healthy and intact planar world. The tremendous distance made them look like tiny little spots of light in the endless night.

For someone who had only just stepped out of their homeworld for the first time, these flickering stars might seem within their reach. It was almost as if all they had to do was reach forward, and the stars would be in their grasp. It was no more than an illusion.

Even the closest star was hundreds of billions of kilometers away. If anyone attempted to approach these stars, charmed by their beauty, they would soon realize to their horror that they would never contact these stars, even if they were to fly for several decades without stopping.

So close yet so far…the vastness and greatness of space were not easily comprehended!

Space wasn’t empty.

While most of space appeared utterly devoid of anything, that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Only people who had experienced space for themselves would understand why space wasn’t ’empty.’ Space wasn’t an empty void. Rather, all of that space was filled with rising and falling energy tides. These tides of energy gathered at times and scattered at others, forming a tumultuous and majestic sea of energy all over the universe.

Ordinary plane creatures were not qualified to witness or appreciate the scenery of these energy tides!

His height would have made him a giant amidst humans, but here in this strange gathering of creatures, he was the smallest of them all.

Even Lich Kanganas stood at three meters tall. The rest of the Fourth Grades were also hulking individuals with tremendous size.

The human adept held a red staff in his hand, an ordinary magical jewel embedded at the top of the staff. A thick tome was bound to his waist with silver chains. Judging from its sharp mithril spine, it could easily double as a blunt weapon.

The newcomer looked unusually young and handsome. However, everyone present here was a veteran that had lived for hundreds of years. No one would assume that this human was a rookie just because of his appearance.

Lich Kanganas performed a quick sweep of the human adept with his crimson soulfire when he saw him arrive. When his ‘gaze’ landed on the thick tome, his soulfire shrank abruptly as his Spirit trembled.

Was that the Libram of Wisdom?

But the aura didn’t match! Could this fire adept have a second powerful magical tome equipment in his possession?

The abilities and equipment of any individual were part of their power. They would not allow another individual to scry and peer into their secrets freely. That was why Kanganas did not make any further inquiries, as curious as he was. He simply walked forward to welcome the adept, as if he couldn’t be bothered by what he saw.

“You’ve finally arrived!”

Naturally, the young human adept was Greem, who had hurried here after receiving the message. Among all these powerhouses, he was only acquainted with Lich Kanganas. Thus, he smiled at the lich as he said, “My plane is slightly further away from this place. It took me some time to get here.”

“All that matters is that you’re here. That’s all that matters. Time? Hah! What does that count for in the eyes of individuals like ourselves?!”

Kanganas secretly started to examine the energy aura that Greem radiated, even as he continued to make small talk.

Unbelievable! It had barely been a hundred years, and this fire adept he had barely paid any attention to back then had advanced to intermediate Fourth Grade!

Such a terrifying speed of improvement! Even Kanganas, with all his knowledge and experience, couldn’t help but be shocked seeing this.

Upon seeing the lich’s passionate greeting, the other three individuals couldn’t help but exchange looks. They then shifted their gaze onto the newcomer.

“Late guy, I am Sand King; what’s your name?” Sand King, who had always been known for his fiery temper, couldn’t help but be the first to speak up.

Sand King was only his title. No one really knew or cared about the scorpion’s actual name.

After all, everyone was only here for a mission. They barely trusted each other. There was no way they would share secrets about themselves.