Chapter 145: The Azure Sovereign Kingdom’s Lost Opportunity

The Azure Sovereign Kingdom’s Lost Opportunity

He only saw that sleeping youth.

That body.

That ancient inheritance.

That unimaginable power.

With a sharp movement, Eugene shot toward the enormous mass of Cloud Spiritual Elixir at full speed.

"HAHAHAHA!!! An ancient sealed being!! If we can awaken him, the Azure Sovereign Kingdom will ascend above the heavens!!"

Through the shimmering light screen, the towering ancient tombstones stood like dead mountains beneath an inverted sky.

Watching them, Elder Alaric could barely contain himself.

His fingers trembled.

His breathing quickened.

For someone who had spent countless years fighting for the interests of the Azure Sovereign Kingdom, this sight was almost too magnificent to bear.

An ancient sealed being.

A survivor from an age so distant that even the oldest records had become legends.

Someone who might possess ancient inheritances, terrifying bloodlines, supreme techniques, and secrets that had vanished from the world long ago.

Such an existence could change the fate of an entire empire.

Alaric’s heart pounded violently inside his chest.

He never imagined such fortune would appear within this Heavenly Secret Realm.

"DAWN! HAHAHAHA! I thank you so much!"

His laughter echoed through the hall.

"Young ruler Derek!! Truly, I thank you from the bottom of my heart!!"

His eyes narrowed with vicious delight.

"I never expected you to deliver such a monumental opportunity to us..."

His smile widened.

"Very well. After the Empire title war, the Azure Sovereign Kingdom will grant you a dignified..."

He paused.

For one brief moment, his expression became almost gentle.

Then that gentleness twisted into something ugly.

"Death!"

Alaric laughed wildly, his voice shaking the surrounding hall.

He completely ignored Derek’s murderous glare.

Derek’s fists were clenched so tightly that his knuckles had turned white.

Every word from Alaric was another insult.

Another reminder that the Azure Sovereign Kingdom had never intended to honor any agreement.

They wanted victory.

They wanted territory.

And if possible, they wanted Dawn’s ruler dead.

But the next moment—

Alaric’s expression froze.

"This... this is impossible!!"

His laughter died instantly.

The light screen before everyone suddenly erupted with countless brilliant patterns.

Array after array materialized from the void.

One.

Ten.

A hundred.

Then hundreds of formations appeared simultaneously, overlapping one another until the entire space around Eugene Bluestone was sealed beneath a terrifying web of killing intent.

The atmosphere seemed to become solid.

Even those watching from outside felt their hearts tighten.

"This..."

Eugene’s throat went dry.

For the first time since entering the Heavenly Secret Realm, his confidence cracked.

He had never witnessed such a display.

His double pupils spun rapidly.

Divine light surged through them.

They attempted to pierce through the formations.

To find their source.

To see the hidden danger.

But then—

Two enormous black hands suddenly emerged from the darkness.

They moved without warning.

No sound.

No fluctuation.

No visible source.

They simply appeared.

Before Eugene could react, the black hands seized his face.

"WHAT—?!"

His double pupils flashed.

The hands tightened.

Then—

Rip!!

A pair of black hands reached into the darkness and tore his double pupils clean from their sockets!

Blood splashed through the air.

Eugene’s body staggered backward.

His face twisted in disbelief.

He had been born with double pupils.

They were his greatest gift.

His innate divine ability.

Yet someone had simply ripped them from him before he could even understand what was happening.

Then countless killing formations erupted simultaneously.

BOOM—BOOM—BOOM—BOOM!!

The entire space exploded.

Sword Intent.

Flames.

Thunder.

Spatial blades.

Destructive chains.

Countless killing forces descended together.

Eugene’s body was swallowed by the storm.

In an instant—

He was annihilated.

No corpse remained.

No soul escaped.

Even his aura was erased beneath the countless formations.

Until his dying breath, he never knew who had struck.

He never knew who had laid the trap.

He never even knew that the one who killed him was from the very Salvatore Family he had sworn to tear apart.

Now, he was nothing but dust beneath those countless formations.

"Impossible!"

Alaric’s face had become pale.

His eyes were wide.

He could hardly believe what he had just witnessed.

The double-pupiled prodigy, Eugene Bluestone—

His final trump card.

A Half-Step Stellar Sovereign expert.

Had fallen just like that?

Not after a legendary battle.

Not after exchanging hundreds of techniques.

Not after facing an equally powerful opponent.

He had simply stepped into a trap.

And died.

Alaric’s chest heaved violently.

He had watched this unimaginable fortune slip through his nation’s fingers.

The ancient sealed being.

The opportunity that could have transformed the Azure Sovereign Kingdom.

Gone.

Just like that.

"NO!!!"

A surge of blood rose violently from Alaric’s heart.

BLOOD—!!

The Stellar Sovereign Great Perfection expert’s face twisted with rage as he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

The blood splattered across the floor.

His body trembled.

His eyes became almost bloodshot.

Derek witnessed this.

For the first time since the Empire title war had begun, he felt the suffocating pressure around his heart loosen slightly.

A faint smile almost escaped his lips.

He quickly suppressed it.

But the satisfaction in his eyes was impossible to hide.

Then Derek’s gaze shifted back toward the light screen.

Who had laid those formations?

Who had killed Eugene?

Even he wanted to know.

He tried to see through the darkness.

But the light screen suddenly flickered.

Then—

Everything went completely black.

Someone had used overwhelming means to obscure everything within the Heavenly Secret Realm.

Derek’s expression changed.

The answer had been hidden.

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