Holt led dozens of council members, burning the blood vines one by one.

With Holt, a Legend-level familiar tamer, leading the attack, the main body of blood vines was completely trapped. They couldn't stop the other familiar tamers from attacking them with everything they had.

Before long, all of Alex's blood vines were burned to ashes by Holt and the council.

Just a moment ago,

Alex's blood vines had just killed a veteran Legend-stage familiar tamer with ease.

Holt watched it all and started to doubt the [Divine Fruit] he had received.

Now, Holt stood on the ashes of the burned blood vines, breathing heavily.

He looked angrily at Alex, his forehead covered in sweat: "Sir, it seems you never took us old council members seriously. The [Divine Fruits] you gave us were probably fake, weren't they?"

When Alex heard the word "fake," he roared, "Guard the Blood Cultivation Realm!"

At his command, the Lost World Giant Machine released hot steam from all over its body. A red energy shield appeared, separating Alex and Natalia from the others.

Natalia, seeing Alex switch to defense, spat blood from her mouth and glared at him: "Your dream should end now. You held me back from reaching Saint stage before. Today, you won't break through either."

As soon as she finished speaking, Sophia and Lucia stood on either side of Alex, forming a trap with Natalia.

"Alex, you're finished. Tell us who's behind you, and we'll let you go to the Tribunal in peace," Sophia said, her eyes full of hatred.

"Why talk so much? Just take him down and make him kneel at the teacher's grave!" Lucia sneered and ordered her familiar to attack.

Dozens of laser beams, infernos, explosions, and flying objects hit the red energy shield. It flickered and weakened.

Alex stood on the shoulder of the Lost World Giant Machine, his eyes sharp like poisoned knives, staring at the people behind Holt: "You gave me the [Divine Fruits]—did you actually use them?"

Holt heard the word "Divine Fruit" again and spat in anger: "Pfft! Thank god you gave me fake ones. Otherwise, I'd be drained dry by your blood vines by now!"

Alex looked at Holt, his teeth clenched. He asked again: "So you used it on your familiar?"

Holt sneered: "Not just my familiar. I even took a bite. Tasted like industrial sugar. Disgusting."

Hearing that, Alex was stunned. "You ate it yourself?"

Without another word, Alex opened his familiar space again and summoned another blood vine. It flew straight at Holt and his group.

At the last moment, the dragon behind Holt opened its mouth wide and shot a huge Inferno breath at the blood vine.

At the same time, the other council members behind Holt attacked. Dozens of familiar tamers and hundreds of familiars attacked together. The part of the blood vine that had broken through the Blood Cultivation Realm shield turned to ash—nothing left.

"Damn it!" Alex yelled, furious. "You must have used it wrong!"

Then, Alex pulled out a clear crystal from his pocket and stabbed it into his chest.

In an instant, blood stained the crystal, and it gave off a strange, eerie energy.

Everyone watched in shock. They didn't know what he was doing.

But Alex looked proud, smiling at the familiar tamers around him. "Even without the blood vine to control you, I can still take your power!"

As he said that, the blood-colored crystal in his hand began to glow brighter.

Evelynna's side, the Temple Knight Commander Eugenia saw the red light and gasped in fear. "That's the curse power of the other world demons! How could the acting chairman have that power!"

Before Eugenia could finish speaking, one of the familiar tamers at the edge of the square suddenly grabbed his own throat and looked in pain.

People around him stepped back, but they saw dark, strange smoke pouring out of the tamer's eyes and throat, heading straight for Alex.

The black smoke passed through the [Guard the Blood Cultivation Realm] shield and rushed into Alex's body.

Soon, the wound on Alex's chest from the crystal started to heal.

The power coming from Alex was rising fast.

Even though the shield was between them, Natalia and the others could still feel the sharp increase in Alex's energy.

Seeing this, Holt and the others got nervous right away.

"Damn it, if he keeps absorbing that black smoke, he'll really break through to Saint stage."

"Attack the Blood Cultivation Realm! Kill him before it's too late! Remember, our familiars all used the Divine Fruits!"

"Fuck, Alex is a sneaky bastard. He not only hid a blood vine in the Divine Fruit, but he also secretly cast a [Life Sacrifice] curse!"

"Are all the Morgan family members this sneaky? This is so unfair!"

...

Alex stood on the shoulder of the Lost World Giant Machine, enjoying the black smoke as it flowed into him.

At that moment, he could clearly feel his power rising fast. A flood of talents and skills suddenly appeared in his mind, like a burst of inspiration. They became soul marks inside him.

Gradually, Alex felt like he was about to touch the threshold of Saint stage.

"This is power! This is what it feels like!" Alex spread his arms wide, smiling as he welcomed the black smoke from all sides. "More! More! I gave out over two hundred [Divine Fruits]. If I get even half of them back, I'll break through to Saint stage!"

At that, Alex's lips curled into a grin as he looked at Natalia and Sophia with confidence. "When I do, I'll rip the three of you apart with my own hands!"

Being threatened directly, Natalia and the others looked at each other and quickly used their sealing skills to try to stop the black smoke.

But no matter how hard they tried, the smoke seemed to be in a completely empty, invisible space. It moved freely, ignoring them completely and rushing toward Alex.

"Damn it! We can't let him keep taking it!" Sophia gritted her teeth, her eyes already turning red.

"Yeah, if he keeps going, we'll be no match for him!" Lucia shouted and immediately used her battle technique. "Combine!"

All the familiars nearby responded to her call, moving toward her body.

In the shocked eyes of the familiar tamers, the十几 heads of familiars suddenly merged into Lucia's body.

In the blink of an eye, she had become a humanoid familiar. Her power was so strong, even Logan had never seen anything like it.

[Name: Lucia]

[Race: Demon-Magic Hybrid]

[Stats: Darkness, Light, Toxin, Sea, Inferno, Lightning, Ice, Storm, Stone]

[Ranking: S-level 3 stars (Sealed)]

[Stage: Legend 5 stars (Sealed)]

[Talent: ???]

[Skill: ???]

[Stats: ???]

...

Looking at the new stat information in front of him, Logan was stunned.

He had never seen such a report on a human before. This was the first time for Lucia.

"Demon-Magic Hybrid?" Logan muttered, shocked by the name of Lucia's race.

Before he could fully understand, Lucia—now merged with her familiar—had already shot forward to the front of the [Guard the Blood Cultivation Realm] shield.

That speed even surprised Alex, who was still growing stronger.

Then, Lucia's hands began to gather huge balls of energy. With a shout, she slammed them straight into the shield.

Boom! A huge explosion lit up the night sky. Everyone instinctively covered their eyes.

Logan used his soul power to quickly sense what was happening in front of him.

Lucia shattered the [Guard the Blood Cultivation Realm], forcing Alex to stop absorbing the black smoke.

With the battle getting stuck, Sophia called out all her familiars, stopping the Giant Machine in its tracks.

Now Alex was caught between two Legend 5 stars fighters, and he was both angry and frustrated.

In a fit of rage, he shouted: "Stop them!"

At his words, hundreds of familiars flew out from the Morgan mansion and rushed toward Lucia and Sophia.

Each of these familiars had a Master 5-star stage, and they moved with perfect teamwork.

With just a couple of strong attacks and charges, they saved Alex.

At the same time, the Morgan guards came out. They released their familiars, like a wave, rushing toward the council in the square.

Holt saw the huge number of guards and familiars and swallowed hard. "Does the Morgan family want to rebel? These people could make up a whole strengthened army!"

At that moment, old Tattalia and his family warriors came closer. He looked at Holt and sneered, "You stupid rich guy. You've never seen a real old family before. We all have thousands of loyal soldiers."

Holt was taken aback by the old man's words at first, but then he was shocked by what he saw.

A large number of familiar tamers had climbed up the walls of the Morgan mansion under the cover of night and appeared on the square.

Counting them, there were over two thousand people. They surrounded the Morgan guards.

Holt swallowed hard and looked in disbelief. "I've been fighting with you all this time, but I never saw this kind of power before."

Old Tattalia sneered. "Alex wanted to use you as a tool to test me. I had to play along, or he might have sent someone smarter and made things worse for me."

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