815  It sounds horrible

    Beads of sweat trickled down Ceano''s forehead as he lowered his head and began to recount everything currently happening in the universe—how their forces were attacking all the planets and conquering them in a relentless search for the Celestial spirits. Their master had never shown much concern for the universe''s affairs; his sole focus had always been on finding the Celestial spirits. But now that he had asked, they could only tell him everything truthfully.

    When he finished, Azazeal remained silent for a moment before shaking his head.

    "Instead of engaging in futile actions, why don''t you all simply search for the Celestial spirits? I am sure it would save a great deal of time. In the end..."

    He paused, the corners of his lips curling upward into a dark, empty smile.

    "Everyone is going to die anyway."

    These few words sent chills down the spines of the shadow generals. Noticing their pale faces, Azazeal chuckled, the sound so devoid of emotion that it felt arid.

    "Why are you all trembling? Just ascend to the Celestial realm when I open it."

    The trio nodded their heads hastily upon hearing his words.

    Among the three, Enthrall didn''t have much information about the Celestial realm, so he could only glance at Ceano and Damien.

    He knew they were tasked with finding the Celestial spirits and opening the Realm of the Dead when Azazeal had vanished in the past after sealing the second realm, and that the Celestial spirits could be used to open the Celestial realm. After all, he also desired to ascend to that realm, as it was said that the air in the Celestial realm was infused with the true power of nature and could help one become stronger.

    Azazeal stood before them, watching everything silently, but suddenly his eyes glowed, and he snapped his gaze behind him as if looking to a distant place. A rare sarcastic laugh erupted from his lips.

    "I knew you wouldn''t disappoint me. What I cannot find, you can for me, right? Isn''t that the reason I didn''t kill you, even though I can now since your essence has merged with you and it can no longer interfere to save you?"

    The space before him tore open under his gaze, and he stepped in. The rift he created shattered into particles behind him.

    The three shadow generals were too consumed by the formidable power they were gaining to be concerned about his disappearance.

    Enthrall let out a laugh as the dark flower on his body glowed, and another petal lit up among the previous five. His sapphire eyes sparkled with a deep dark hue.

    "Finally! I am at the peak of supreme rank, standing at that renowned boundary; I just need to cross! Then I will be a Celestial!"

    Damien scoffed disdainfully at him as he gently caressed the dark flower on his body, which now had six dark petals.

    "It''s not that simple. Ceano and I reached that boundary, but what happened then? We weren''t able to cross. We failed."

    He stood up and straightened his clothes, ready to shed blood to test his strength.

    "Attaining true Celestial rank isn''t a game. We need something more, something powerful to surpass that boundary."

    In the dark, eerie space, only Ceano remained silent with his head bowed.