Above The Sky
Chapter 1161: 171: As Long as You're Prepared, Death Won't Catch Up to You (6200)_4

Chapter 1161: Chapter 171: As Long as You’re Prepared, Death Won’t Catch Up to You (6200)_4

“As long as you’re prepared, death won’t come for you… Even I can fall for the Art of Deception?”

“Ian.”

Carlos lifted his head and looked at Ian, his eyes bright: “Do you have the strength to look one more time?”

“Of course.”

Ian rubbed his eyes and solemnly reactivated the Foresight View, looking at the Crown Prince.

But to everyone’s astonishment.

The pitch-black fog was rapidly dissipating.

The blackness faded, like the night being illuminated by light; the blood-red receded like shadows shrinking under the noonday sun.

When Carlos sat solemnly before Ian, like a dignified statue, there was no black fog entwining him… only a faint red glow lingered.

“There’s still danger.”

Ian sincerely exclaimed: “But it’s like a miracle—death has retreated!”

“Scars, destruction, maybe bleeding or defeat… at most, it’s just like this. In just a moment, Your Highness, you’ve passed from a place of certain death to one of life!”

Carlos didn’t reply. He stood up and came in front of Ian, giving the white-haired youth a heavy hug.

“You’ve saved my life, young Prophet.”

He sincerely said, not doubting for a moment that Ian had exaggerated before to feign danger: “If I were Little Sister Allegra, I’d surely hug you tightly and give you a hard kiss—but I won’t.”

Releasing his hold, he laughed heartily, patted Ian on the shoulder, and then headed toward the door of the parlor, speaking thoughtfully: “It’s truly interesting, indeed, staying in the Imperial Capital for too long can make one rusty. Even I can unexpectedly die—Terra is that kind of world!”

—Does that mean that the Great Princess Alegria would take advantage of me? And further probing!

Ian felt a bit of pain in his shoulder where he was patted. Fortunately, he had consciously withdrawn most of the defensive Origin Quality from his shoulder; otherwise, the power of the Pioneer of Iron might have been discovered!

You really can’t afford to be careless when dealing with these High Energy Level individuals!

“Ian, remember!”

Before opening the door, Carlos left one last message: “As long as you’re prepared, death won’t come for you… As a Prophet, you must remember this!”

“And, since everyone’s arriving soon, we’ll set off the day after tomorrow.”

“Yisen Gard will likely be preparing to advance to the Second Energy Level tomorrow, so be sure to give him proper guidance—there aren’t many nephews I hold in high regard.”

With that, Crown Prince Carlos left. He wasn’t in a hurry, but clearly, knowing the dangers of the exploration, he needed to make some preparations immediately.

He didn’t ask about Ian’s dreams, perhaps because he had already seen clearly, or maybe all Prophets hold aspirations that need no spoken words but are understood by all.

Ian remained seated, lying back on the sofa, not leaving immediately.

“Interesting… The Crown Prince is indeed an interesting person. Everything he said felt both real and fake, indistinct between truth and falsehood… I understand now why Marquis Barton can’t see eye to eye with him; it’s clearly a case of like repelling like! I’d love to see them sit at the same table for a chat—it must be quite the sight.”

The young man murmured to himself, as if intentionally speaking for others to hear, or maybe just talking to himself: “Art of Deception… demons, and dragons. Countless mists lurk behind history, I’ve learned quite a few things this time—it’s truly tantalizing.”

“Even as a Prophet, you can’t see through this mist.”

“But that’s a good thing—if you knew everything, understood everything, there’d be no joy in exploration.”

At this moment, Ian felt a heartfelt sentiment.

No wonder it’s the Exotic Species Research Institute of the previous era, the birthplace of the Sublimation Path—everything seems to converge here.

Danger, death, a crisis so severe that even the Fourth Energy Level could hardly avoid.

Even the most foolish of fools would know that such places contain mysteries no one can uncover, traps that could ensnare everyone in the Labyrinth.

But precisely because of that…

…it’s utterly tantalizing.

Standing up, Ian stretched and shook his head: “I should head back and prepare a bit more.”

He left the Empire Embassy, returning to the Ashlight Family mansion on the fourth layer, amidst the awe-filled and curious gazes of the staff and Exploration Team members.

Just as Crown Prince Carlos had mentioned, his dear friend Yisen Gard was about to advance to the Second Energy Level today.