Chapter 2664


    The emperor jumped when he realized Alex could control a Chaos Tree. He thought what would


    happen if he were to receive recognition from the Chaos Tree. He then imagined this scenario but


    shook his head right after.


    ‘Even if I did get the tree, it wouldn’t be of any use to me. It’s not aligned with my strong beliefs, so it


    would just lead me down another path.’


    ‘As the Ptial, the Emperor of the Underworld was just a shell that I lent.’


    Everything he did was to bring the Siddhartha realm back up. It’s just that his journey was different from


    the old Buddhist ways. Hence, he calmed down but felt rather disappointed upon realization. He still


    insisted that Rachel chose wrongly.


    Alex possessed the Ten-Point Forbidden Spells and the ability to control the Chaos Tree. Even then,


    these powers would not be able to further his path in Buddhism.


    On the contrary, these powers would only distract him from his main path, which would turn into


    obstacles in the long term.


    ‘Rachel, you should have chosen me!’


    Just then, the broken spear disappeared into thin air, reced by the corroded sword that once


    belonged to the Corpse King… Within seconds, the Chaos Tree was able to take the sword as its own,


    even wiping the Corpse King’s mental mark off.


    “Looks like he’s one of his kind. He received the Chaos Tree’s recognition after all,” the emperor said


    softly to himself.


    He noticed Shelly looking at him as she stood on Persephone’s Folly Bridge.


    He grinned. “Rachel, this guy you found is pretty lucky. But that’s all he is. It’s impossible for him to be


    the leader of the Buddhists, turning us into the strongest n in the universe. Buddhists need someone


    who truly understands Buddhism. However, he has learned such random skills, which just makes him


    impure.”


    “So, Rachel, why don’t you join me instead?”


    “Do what with you? Be a traitor, a viin against Buddhism? Or worse, a demon king?”


    Shelly’s words were as sharp as needles, piercing right through his heart. In an instant, he was


    aggravated, screaming hysterically. He wanted to make Shelly regret saying such things to him.


    At the same time, Shelly was observing the Soul Collection Coffin closely.


    The gravitational force was digesting the trialists and bone demons on top of the Underworld Tomb. At


    the same time, the ones possessed by the weird energy starteding back to their senses.


    Upon waking up, everyone was horrified to the point it made them sweat cold bullets. Their own two


    feet were standing inside of a coffin, next to a grave dug out just for them.


    Many started shrieking in fear as if this situation was a nightmare to them… Some were actually


    sleeping at the time, yet summoned by the emperor while being asleep.


    One couldn’t possibly stay calm after waking up to this.


    “Where is this?”


    “Where am I?”


    “Who am I?”


    Every person started asking themselves such questions after being awakened.


    “Ahhh!!!”


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    “Why am I here? This is a graveyard! Have I died?”


    Just then, a loud, clear female voice rang through the crowd. “Chase, aren’t we going to the foreign


    divine mountain to look for Lunafreya? We’re not even at the shore yet, so why are we here?”


    This woman wasn’t just anyone. She was Lh’s best friend, Cecilia.


    ‘Huh, I didn’t expect them to be summoned here either. And they were saved by Alex’s Soul Collection


    Coffin by coincidence.’


    Shelly’s calm voice echoed within the tomb. “You all have been held captive by the Emperor of the


    Underworld. His goal was to borrow your lives to gain power. But the catch is… He’s not returning what


    he borrowed. Just look around…”


    Her voice sounded mysterious, chiming in all the trialists‘ ears, and hearing this right after waking up


    only confused and frightened them more.


    ‘Using our lives… Without returning them too. Isn’t that equivalent to killing us?’


    Moreover, the emperor was personally participating in this battle.


    ‘F*ck. Is anyone going to tell us what we’re supposed to do now?’


    Shelly continued. “Do you guys see that sea of tombstones? Yeah, that’s what would happen to you all.


    If you die here, you will turn into a tombstone, with nothing of you left in this ne.”


    “Impossible!”


    “I refuse to believe this. Why would something like that happen?”