Chapter 813: How did I miss this?

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    To everyone''s surprise, Jian just tilted his head with a calm expression.

    "That''s it?"

    He murmured, causing Roanna to laugh.

    "No, no! This is not something trivial! You don''t understand! I am now a puppet of the dark

    side! They can manipulate my mind at any moment! At any moment! They can force me to do anything they desire!"

    Jian glanced back at Kyle.

    "I''m going to try that thing you were teaching us. If I make a mistake, intervene and save him, okay?"

    Kyle gave him an okay sign and extended his spiritual energy to keep watch. Taking a deep breath, the red-haired man turned to Ronan once more with an evil smirk.

    "Well, you were going to kill yourself anyway. I believe it wouldn''t be a problem if I use you as my first test subject? Consider this your punishment for your wrongdoings under the influence of the dark contract."

    He closed his eyes and poured his spiritual energy into Ronan''s body. His senses were stretched taut as he searched for the man''s soul, and when he found it and got closer, Ronan let out a loud, agonizing scream.

    Jian immediately used one of his skills to restrain the convulsing elven man.

    With sweat dripping down his forehead, he concentrated on destroying the dark chains that were tightly wrapped around the bright soul he could sense with his closed eyes, employing the same method that Kyle had instructed and demonstrated earlier.

    Wesley and the elves grew restless. Instantly, faint murmurs about what Jian was doing and why Ronan was screaming in agony echoed through the air.

    Unlike the tense crowd, Alec and Asher were gawking at the red-haired man. Beside the duo, James murmured with a solemn expression to mask his astonishment.

    "He learned it?"

    The human and half-dragon with him, who were feeling sour about this development, glared at him, and he shut his mouth. After all, he was feeling sour as well.

    Kyle watched Jian throughout every step and guided him with his spiritual energy. The process of destroying the dark chains, which should have taken only seconds, stretched into many long minutes.

    Queen Ariana left his side and floated before the Tree of Fate. With a loud voice, she addressed the gathered elves.

    "This is a good day for us. Finally, a good day after so much suffering. I know many of us have lost loved ones, but let''s start anew and rebuild our destroyed homes to make this place suitable for the younger generation. We need to prepare and grow stronger. The dark side will attack again, but this time we need to be ready!"

    The elves responded with enthusiastic agreement, their eyes ablaze with a fierce desire for vengeance. Yet, to accomplish this, they knew they needed to become stronger. Soon enough, they dispersed to begin the arduous task of rebuilding their planet and their homes.

    At that moment, Ronan, who had been recovering silently in the distance, finally gathered the courage to face the Queen.

    "I..."

    Ariana shook her head.

    "Don''t apologize. Maybe if someone else were in your place, they would have done the same. You are the strongest in our race. Just give it your all now that you are free from the dark

    contract."

    She reached out to pat his shoulder.

    "I am relieved... that you are alive."

    Kyle observed everything. He was seated cross-legged on the highest branche of the Tree of Fate, replenishing the spiritual and divine energy he had lost. James and the rest were assisting the elves and waiting for him so they could leave together.

    It was a peaceful moment.

    But when had peace lasted for so long in his life? Trouble was bound to arise.

    The elves, who were building their homes with faint smiles, all froze when a powerful

    spiritual aura suddenly surged from deep within the planet. Immediately, the entire planet

    trembled, causing them all to panic.

    Kyle''s eyes widened as he stood up.

    "How the hell did I miss this? There''s a celestial spirit hiding within the roots of the Tree of Fate! It''s coming out!"