Two days later.

Heavenly Beast Kingdom.

Leon, Velmira, Zeyrix, and the four generals were currently cultivating in the inner garden.

Ever since they experienced the power of the Mark of Divinity, they were always happy whenever he invited them to cultivate together.

Normally, consuming magical herbs was the fastest way to grow stronger, but that was no longer the case.

With the help of the Mark of Divinity, they could absorb spiritual energy or mana much faster and easier than before.

They even felt like they would never experience a bottleneck because its power was beyond imagination.

While Zeyrix and the others cultivated in silence, a burst of energy exploded from Leon's body, sending a shockwave that made their hair dance wildly for a moment.

'Great! My Mage class is at 6-star now.'

A satisfied smile spread across his face as he felt the surge of strength flowing through his body.

At this moment, Velmira and the others opened their eyes one by one.

Zeyrix and the four generals congratulated him immediately, while Velmira gave him a playful smile and teased him as usual.

"My King, you are one of the strongest beings in this continent now." Fyre's tone was filled with awe because there was no being above a six-star other than Zeyrix.

"Now that you have broken through to the next rank, how about we speed up our plan to conquer this continent, My King?" Halvrik was also thrilled because Leon's strength directly reflected the power of their kingdom.

"I agree!" Hyzi added.

Even though life in the kingdom was enjoyable, he preferred conquering new lands because it gave him excitement and a deep sense of satisfaction, especially after they successfully seized them.

"Alright. We will head to the Flugux region tomorrow." Leon agreed instantly because he also wanted to test his new strength.

"Great!" Fyre and the others said happily.

"Alright. Let's continue cultivating." Leon uttered.

Fyre and the others nodded in unison.

While they cultivated together in the palace, far away on a different continent, Ren, Diana, and Scarlett were struggling to find a way out of the forest.

They had accidentally activated a hidden teleportation formation while exploring the ruins of an ancient temple.

That was why they were on a different continent.

Of course, they still hadn't realized it.

They thought they were still on the Vlizica continent, because they hadn't yet encountered anything that felt distinctly foreign.

"Just where are we?" Ren stopped his footsteps and skimmed their surroundings.

"Are we still in the Flugux region? Why do I feel like we got teleported to a faraway place?" Diana's eyes swept across the area as she took in her surroundings.

At that moment, an old man with blue hair suddenly appeared and ran toward them.

Anyone who saw him would know right away that he had just been in a fierce fight because his blue clothes were stained with blood, and he was in a bad state.

The name of the old man was Lucas Blackwood, the leader of the Crimson Sun Organization.

When Lucas caught sight of Ren, he activated his skill without hesitation.

'Purple light?'

Lucas was currently using Light of Judgment, a skill that revealed a person's moral alignment through the color of light they emitted.

Black light meant the person was evil, and white light indicated a good-hearted individual.

People with a purple light were neutral.

That meant they judged others based on personal experience.

If someone treated them with kindness, they would return that kindness, regardless of the person's reputation.

Even if they were the most wanted criminals in the world, as long as they treated them well, those with purple light would remain loyal.

They would not betray them.

They would not reveal their location.

They might even risk their lives to protect them.

When Lucas saw Ren's body emitting purple light, he was both happy and anxious because one mistake could make his organization disappear forever.

'I have no other choice now. At least, he is much better than that traitor.'

He retrieved a token of authority from his space ring and approached Ren.

"Why is that person coming toward us?" Diana asked curiously.

Once Lucas was close to Ren, he handed him the token and said, "From this moment onward, you are the leader of the Crimson Sun Organization."

"What?!" Scarlett and Diana said in surprise.

Like his women, Ren was also stunned.

He didn't know who Lucas was, but the moment they met, Lucas entrusted him with his entire organization.

It was absurd.

It was crazy.

Normally, a leader would not pass their position to a random person, because their decision would determine the future of the entire organization.

Yet here, Lucas handed over his organization to him right after they met, someone whom he had never met before.

Ren was stunned at this moment.

He only wanted to find a way to leave the forest, but someone suddenly appeared and passed his position to him.

"I know this is too sudden, but you are my only hope now. Please treat my organization as if it were your family." Lucas knew what Ren had in mind because he also realized his decision was crazy.

Maybe he was the only leader who had ever passed his position to a complete stranger.

However, it was better to entrust the organization to Ren than to a traitor because in Ren's hands, it had a better future.

"Lucas, hand over the token of authority now. Obey me, and I will leave your corpse in one piece," A red-haired old man named Julian appeared and approached them.

Julian was not alone.

Three masked figures in black stood silently behind him.

Of course, they were not his subordinates because they were from another organization.

They were willing to help Julian seize leadership of the Crimson Sun Organization because he had promised to give them control of the gold mine.

In other words, he paid them to help him kill Lucas!

"You traitor bastard!" Lucas roared angrily. "I treated you like my brother, yet you stabbed me in the back. I was blind thinking you were a good person!"

"Blame yourself for this!" Julian stated.

"Die!" Lucas rushed toward Julian with hatred in his eyes.

"What a fool!" Julian raised his right hand, and in the next second, blue lightning burst from his palm.

"Aaaggghhh…" Lucas cried out in pain as the lightning hit his body.

He was poisoned and heavily injured, so he could no longer stand up after falling to the ground.

"Haha." Julian laughed at Lucas' pitiful state.

"Ren, should we help him?" Scarlett asked.

Ren remained silent and paid attention to them.

'Traitor? Token of authority?'

After connecting the dots, he finally understood what was going on.

'I see. No wonder he passed his position to me out of the blue.'

Everything made sense now.

Lucas chose him not because he was powerful or reliable.

He simply had no other choice!

'What should I do now?'

He already had an organization, so he could not have more.

As Ren was in deep thought, Julian noticed the token of authority in his hand.

'The token is in his hand?!'

He was shocked because he previously thought Ren and his women were only passersby.

'But who is he? Why haven't I seen him before?'

He gritted his teeth in anger.

"Young man, hand over the token of authority to me now!" Julian commanded.

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