"Before I start, let me take that mask off."


    The Stein n Patriarch reached out his hand, cing it around Gabriel''s face, grabbing onto the facial mask that the young man was using.


    Since he was already going to use the Soul Search, he didn''t want to have the mask interfere with contact between his hand and Gabriel''s face.


    Grabbing the corner of Gabriel''s mask, the man slowly took it off, before tossing it aside.


    He ced his hand under Gabriel''s chin, raising his face slightly so he could watch it carefully.


    However, as soon as he raised Gabriel''s head and saw his face, his eyes opened wide. Subconsciously, he took a few steps back.


    That face wasn''t something that the Patriarch could forget! This was the face that almost everyone in the Upper Realm was looking for!


    Portraits with this face were avable everywhere, since this was the face of the person who was most wanted in the Upper Realm.


    If anything, the Stein n Patriarch always wanted to work with Karyk to take down the King of the Upper Realm. That''s why he was looking for Karyk, not to capture him.


    However, the situation waspletely opposite to his expectations. Not only was Karyk right next to him all the time, but he had also offended Karyk in this way!


    The person that even kept the four Generals wary... He tried to Search his soul?


    His eyes went nk.


    In the back, even Ulesis''s lips were parted in surprise. She still remembered when she talked about Karyk being her idol, only to now find out that Gabriel was him?! She couldn''t understand how Karyk was able to hide his death aura though.


    The Elders also appeared as if they had swallowed poison. Their faces were pale as a thin sheet of paper. There was a trace of fear in their eyes. That all remembered the stories they had heard, about Karyk''s past!


    Not a single n who stood in his path ever had a good ending.


    The Stein n Patriarch only frowned in the end. "To think that you would be the Death Star..."


    "I wanted to work with you so bad. But now that I''ve already offended you, I have no other choice but to kill you here! But before that, let me search your soul! I''m sure it''ll have many secrets that can help my n rise to the peak."


    The Stein n Patriarch reached out his hand, to ce them on Gabriel''s forehead. However, just as his hand was about to touch Gabriel, he froze.


    A bright light shed before his eyes. The next moment, he roared in pain as if he was a dying pig.


    A thin line of blood spread across his arms, as the lower half of his right arm dropped on the ground.


    "Arghhh!" The Patriarch of the Stein n roared in pain, holding his bleeding arm. He jumped back, gazing at a Death General who was standing right next to Gabriel.<novelsnext></novelsnext>


    The formation in the hall could stop the summoning of Shadows of a Shadow Mage. However, what Gabriel summoned wasn''t the shadows but real beings... The Death Generals, created by Karyk himself.


    The Elders were also taken aback. However, before they could respond, they saw a deep blue fire burning around Gabriel.


    All the shackles that were holding Gabriel into ce broke apart in an instant. However, the fire didn''t harm Gabriel in the least.


    Gabriel rubbed his wrists, which had a mark left on it, because of the shackles. It was as if he was a different person entirely.


    He nced at Raphael, who he was meeting after a long time. Raphael appeared much stronger, as if his training had worked. Moreover, now his mes also appeared to have some traces of space. It was as if his mes could also break apart space now.


    "W-wait! We can still talk about it!" The Stein n Patriarch eximed, frowning.


    He had a bad feeling. Now that he had offended Karyk, he didn''t want to suffer more. He was confident in taking out the ruling shadow mage, but when it came to Karyk who was free, he didn''t have confidence!


    Last time Karyk came to the Upper Realm, he was all alone and yet he caused so much damage. On the other hand, this time he came with his Death Generals which made the Upper Realm even more wary.


    The Stein n Patriarch knew that the situation was dire. He had toe up with a n to solve this conflict peacefully. He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.


    "We should talk about it! If there''s a conflict, we both will suffer! Even though you have your strength, we also have the Ancient Golems which can kill you! So instead of fighting amongst ourselves, we should join our strength to fight the King of the Upper Realm."


    "That''s what I also wanted...," Gabrielmented.


    His response made the Stein n Patriarch sigh in relief. However, his calmness soon disappeared as he heard the other half of Gabriel''s sentence.


    "... In the past. However, now there is no need for this cooperation..." Gabriel tightened his fist, ncing in a particr direction.


    At the same time, his Divine Consciousness spread around.


    Within a few seconds, the entire ground started trembling, as if there was an earthquake.


    The Stein n Patriarch had his face turn pale, as he realized what was happening! The earthquake wasn''t natural! Instead, it was because their guardian Golems were moving on their own,ing toward the n Mansion.


    "H-how did you?" The Stein n Patriarch asked, stunned. However, his eyes soon revealed a look of understanding.


    He fiercely eximed, "The Inheritance! You received it!"


    "You''re wrong." Gabriel said, without any expressions on his face. "I didn''t receive the inheritance of your Founder... I received something else... Something that you won''t be alive to see..."


    As soon as he finished speaking, a deep blue me filled the entire hall. Only Ulesis remained unharmed in the mes.