Invisible Security Guard
Chapter 1475: Top Five

Chapter 1475: Chapter 1475: Top Five

Harry Montoya, the seventh son of the Montoya Clan in the Element World, possessed extraordinary talent and exceptional bone structure. As a result, he was discovered by the Ancient Great God of Flame and brought back to the mountain gate to be trained as a closed-door disciple.

Harry Montoya was not very old—only a few thousand years—but his cultivation level had already reached the Emperor Realm.

The Emperor Realm was an entirely new state of cultivation, embodying the unity of Heaven and Man, using Heaven as its foundation, and symbolizing the notion of being a child of the Heavenly Dao.

Harry Montoya’s greatest skill lay in fire manipulation. Since the Flame God was an ancient fire deity, Harry inherited the Fire God’s legacy, making his ability to control fire superior to others.

Moreover, in Harry’s memory, the Element World was a realm brimming with elemental energy. Elemental energy referred to primordial energy, the kind present between the formation and dissolution of a new world. During cultivation in the Element World, one absorbed and exhaled primordial power.

Though the Element World existed among the Three Realms, parallel to the Heavenly Planar World, it possessed elemental energy and primordial aura because the world was unformed. And primordial aura, being stronger than Divine Power, served as the training source for many ancient gods who had seemingly disappeared.

Parallel to the Element World, two other planes existed: the Netherworld and the Universe World.

Among the Three Realms, the Netherworld was relatively weaker and much more chaotic. Its population included myriad beings—ancient gods, righteous deities, evil gods, demonic beasts, practitioners of demonic paths, and so forth.

In contrast, the Universe World harbored the Universe Power. Many practitioners with unique cultivation existed there, such as the Great God Yi, who trained in the Star Opening Technique within the Universe World.

"Indeed, cultivation knows no bounds." After reviewing Harry Montoya’s memories, Yusuf Zuck suddenly chuckled at himself. The beings of the Three Realms always believed the Heavenly Planar World to be the highest plane governed by the Heavenly Dao.

But amidst the myriad worlds filled with infinite possibilities, there existed a group of people exempt from the Heavenly Dao’s rule. From birth, they coexisted with the Heavenly Dao, making them beings completely beyond the Three Realms and the constraints of the Five Elements.

"Great God Yi, Jeremiah Colon the Heavenly Emperor, the Five Emperors of the Directions, Fairy Merritt, the Ten Holy Maidens, Thirty-Six Celestial Warriors, Seventy-Two Earthen Fiends... these figures are all still alive. The ancient gods never perished. It’s simply the case that the Heavenly Planar World is no longer sufficient to make them stronger, so they sought new worlds and new planes for cultivation."

Nevertheless, the God’s Altar continued to hold immense significance. To move from the Netherworld to the Element World or Universe World, all except Saints and Heavenly Emperors had to pass through the God’s Altar. Also known as the Altar for Heaven Worship, it had existed since the era of the Ancient Great Gods, who used it to worship Heaven and Earth. Even today, the mystery of the God’s Altar remained elusive, inspiring awe even among Heavenly Emperors, who avoided trespassing lightly.

This wasn’t due to any obstruction by the Eight Great Families but rather out of reverence for the ancient gods, ensuring no one dared to provoke the Eight Great Families.

The so-called righteous and evil deities who were said to be returning to the Heavenly Realm were actually minor ancient gods from the Netherworld eager to reach the Element World or Universe World to achieve greater accomplishments.

Furthermore, the so-called controllers were, in essence, those at the Emperor Realm.

Yusuf Zuck meticulously committed Harry Montoya’s memories to heart, especially details of his life, interactions with family, shared secrets, and other specifics, preparing himself thoroughly—better safe than sorry.

After waiting a day on the eighteenth day, Yusuf confirmed that the eighteen days mentioned earlier actually referred to eighteen years.

He would have to remain here for eighteen years.

He refrained from going out to hunt because now he was Harry Montoya, who only sought survival and to endure the time safely, without aiming to rank among the top five.

Day by day passed as Yusuf patiently secluded himself. During this period, he realized he couldn’t communicate with the Blue Sea and Cloud Sky at all. The True Spirit World was a sealed space with everything isolated, making it impossible to enter the Blue Sea and Cloud Sky or release anyone from it.

In the blink of an eye, eighteen years elapsed.

During those eighteen years, several individuals emerged as dark horses within the True Spirit World.

The top-ranked contestant was naturally the Yin-Yang Man, whose blood energy had increased to twenty-four stripes.

Twenty-four stripes of blood energy far exceeded the nine-stripe spectrum, making him terrifyingly strong—like a Blood Demon. Wherever he went, crowds dispersed quickly, and for the past two years, he hadn’t killed anyone.

Ranked second was a woman named Melody Simon. Her origins were mysterious; she was chosen by the Southern Mountain Goddess, a Heavenly Emperor-tier being comparable to the Five Directional Emperors. She boasted twelve stripes of blood energy.

The third-ranked contestant was also female—a young matron with almond-shaped eyes and peach blossom cheeks, her rosy lips incredibly sensual.

This woman, Lilith Craig, was selected by the Ancient Great God of Infinity and rumored to be his lover. The Great God of Infinity himself was a Heavenly Emperor-tier figure. She carried eleven stripes of blood energy.

Ranked fourth was a man named Creed Burch, son of the Ancient Emperor White Emperor, possessing ten stripes of blood energy.

Ranked fifth was Landyn Torres, a descendant of the Torres Family among the Eight Great Families. Though he was technically unqualified, he had been selected because someone had plans for him to become their disciple, though he had yet to officially be inducted. He currently bore nine stripes of blood energy.

The combined blood energy of the top five contestants totaled sixty-six stripes. Including the contestants themselves, that made seventy-one stripes of blood energy.

The sixth, seventh, and eighth-ranked contestants each had one stripe, bringing the total to seventy-four. Before this calculation, Yusuf had killed two contestants, meaning that of the eighty-one total contestants competing in the True Spirit World, only twelve remained.

However, over the Four Directions Mist Pool, only eleven shadows could be seen. One contestant had disappeared entirely, never surfacing.

...

The Yin-Yang Man was the first to return to the stone platform. Closing his eyes, he began cultivating, waiting for the two hours required for the summoning process.

At this time, he was curious about how many stripes of blood energy Yusuf Zuck might possess.

"I have twenty-four stripes; he definitely won’t surpass me, right? Haha, I’ve got this round in the bag." The Yin-Yang Man was particularly smug, confident that Yusuf could not compete with him.

Soon after, the second-ranked Melody Simon and third-ranked Lilith Craig returned simultaneously. The moment they landed on the stone platform, they instinctively took positions in separate corners, warily watching Tyler Nash.

Over the years, they had experienced countless battles and understood that killing someone would not only transfer their blood energy stripes to you but also all the stripes they had previously acquired.

For instance, Tyler Nash had successfully done this before. He killed someone with five stripes of blood energy and, upon absorbing their power, gained six stripes.

This ability allowed practitioners to strip others of everything, including their blood energy.

Using his lifeless fish-like gaze, Tyler Nash shot Melody Simon and Lilith Craig a glance. Smacking his lips, he uttered nothing—not even a threatening gesture—because there clearly wasn’t enough time left for a fight.

Ranked fourth Creed Burch and fifth Landyn Torres returned from separate directions to the stone platform, both silent and brooding.

Gradually, other contestants filtered back, including Yusuf Zuck, still inhabiting Harry Montoya’s body. However, instead of approaching the stone platform, Yusuf lingered cautiously on its fringes, as though fearful of being killed.

Tyler Nash frowned deeply at this moment because... because... Yusuf Zuck, the damned bastard, didn’t possess even a single stripe of blood energy. He hadn’t killed anyone!