Rex grimaced, his heart sank to his stomach at the sight of the Invincible Apparition.

    Just days ago, he realized that it was still alive and lingering.

    He wasn''t ready for another confrontation but as always, things didn''t go his way.

    Like a ghost, the Invincible Apparition stood there—looking at him.

    On its face was this eerie look that was capable of piercing through the bones with its coldness.

    Managing to exact his revenge on Ruston, the one who killed his biological parents—he thought the Invincible Apparition that was born from his hatred of the Supernaturals, or specifically, the Werewolves, would make it wane away.

    But it didn''t.

    For some reason, the Invincible Apparition still stubbornly persists.

    And from the looks of it, somehow, it has gotten stronger.

    Panting heavily from the exhaustion, he glared at the Invincible Apparition—the shock and fear that he wore during their previous encounter was nowhere to be seen. Rex was now, way calmer, his previous reaction was no more than the work of being caught off guard.

    Now that he knows the Invincible Apparition still lingers, he''s more composed than before.

    Even then, a bead of cold sweat could be seen dropping on the side of his face.

    I thought he lived inside of me, how could he show up like this? He''s stronger.

    "Tell me," The Invincible Apparition said, snapping Rex out of his daze. "Do you feel content?"

    "..."

    Rex was silent, he didn''t know whether he should entertain the Invincible Apparition or not.

    Just then, however, he was taken aback when the Invincible Apparition blinked in and out of existence in a fraction of a second. Rex blinked his eyes—as his pupils dilated, seeing the Invincible Apparition was inches away from his pace, "I said... do you feel content?"

    "Yes," Rex replied, recovering from his surprise. "If it''s about Ruston, yes, I''m content"

    "I see..." the Invincible Apparition pulled away and turned. "Is it because our parents are avenged?"

    Despite his reluctance to answer, Rex nodded.

    He didn''t know for what reason the Invincible Apparition came to talk to him and he also didn''t know where this conversation was going, but his lips answered on their own, "The Supernaturals are forced to, they attacked because of the hatred the Ancient Humans created. Ruston died regardless of the reason for his actions, he already paid the price. If I want more, I should aim for the Ancient Humans which I am aiming for right now regardless of my reason"

    Amidst his words, Rex realized that even though he had forgiven Ruston, his path still goes there.

    It''s without a doubt that he would clash against the Ancient Humans in the future.

    Now that he has gained access to a lot of information, Rex knows the truth.

    Ruston and all the other Supernaturals were sealed, the last thing they remembered was the war they had against the Ancient Humans—naturally—awaking in the new era with that gear in mind, they went on a rampage out of anger and hate.

    It was wrong, innocents died, but Rex understood them.

    Had he been in their situation, he would probably do the same.

    Judging Ruston for doing what he did was a biased view and Rex had already passed that phase.

    Upon hearing this, the Invincible Apparition gazed away—his head nodding, "I see..."

    A dead pause happened after that before the wind blew weirdly.

    Swoosh!

    Out of nowhere, faster than a blink, Rex''s hand shot to his neck.

    His breath hitched as an unseen force clamped tightly around his throat.

    Before he could react, he was yanked off the ground, his feet dangling helplessly.

    Soon, his instincts kicked in—he thrashed, his muscles straining, but his powers refused to obey as if stripped away, leaving him Human against something far beyond mortal. Gasping, his windpipe was crushed under the grip as Rex''s glare locked onto the Invincible Apparition in front of him.

    It loomed before him, its expression twisted into one full of hate and anger.

    And from the way he talked, Rex could guess what his intention was.

    The Invincible Apparition wanted to take over, to be the one in control like he did back then.

    Something that Rex would never do again.

    And it was clear that once he achieved it, he would kill Agatha or worse.

    Pondering about the situation made Rex rub his throbbing forehead, he had a lot of things he needed to do and now the Invincible Apparition was disturbing him. Not to mention, it did not happen in his mind either since he was really lifted from the ground earlier.

    Rubbing his face, he shook his head—focusing on what lies ahead first.

    Tomorrow, Rex will be going to the Spirit Realm.

    He needs to go there for Nivellen and also the System''s relentless pressure.

    But since his soul-strengthening process was almost a complete failure, he needed to find another way in order to properly enter the Spirit Realm. Tomorrow loomed like a predator on the horizon, but tonight was his plan. System, is there any other way to enter the Spirit Realm—and stay there as long as I want? Or at least a few months?

    Yes, does the user want to purchase the information?

    How much is it?

    100 million gold is the cost to purchase the information!

    100 million?! I didn''t even have half of that, how can it be so expensive?

    Notice: The Spirit Realm is a higher plane than the mortal realm. Anything related to that realm would cost significantly more than any information about the mortal realm. Does the user have other requests? Please be advised that purchasing information would be cheaper if the user knew more or was also more specific about the requests

    Rex knew that already but he was not aware much about the Spirit Realm.

    All he knew was that the Spirit Realm was a realm where Spirits lived.

    Spirits could enter the Mortal Realm more easily than the people here crossing into the Spirit Realm.

    Now Rex knew the reason was because the Spirit Realm is a higher plane than the Mortal Realm.

    "Your Majesty..." Iris suddenly called from the side, snapping him out of his mind.

    Upon hearing this, Rex glanced at her and waved his hand, "If we''re alone, you can drop the formalities"

    Gulping harshly, feeling awkward and uneasy to actually calling Rex by his name, Iris decided to ignore that comment and continued, "If it''s okay for me to ask, earlier... Is it that kid again? The young scary Human kid we save in your mind?"

    "Yes," Rex decided to not hide it. "It''s him. Somehow, he could touch reality"

    Nodding her head, Iris continued, "And are you strengthening your soul to enter the Spirit Realm?"

    "Yes, what about it?"

    "The thing is... If that thing could touch reality, his soul must be very strong. You could use him"

    "He and I are one. He''s me when I''m young"

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    Iris wasn''t shocked, she knew about this already since Elder Tilrith said that he was Rex''s Inner Fang.

    An Inner Fang could take the form of anything and is a part of the Werewolf.

    "Well, the thing is..." Iris continued hesitantly, she didn''t know how Rex would react to this. "If you, and that thing is one, he shouldn''t be able to touch reality. Since he could, he must have a soul of his own or something along that nature. If you want to, you could use him..."

    "You mean I should let him take over me?" Rex asked, looking back at her again.

    Upon hearing this, Iris nodded hesitantly.

    But Rex quickly shut that idea down, "No, that''s not going to happen. Not in a million years"

    Iris nodded understandably, she expected this answer from him but it didn''t hurt to ask.

    "Well, there''s still one more way I could suggest," She added.

    As soon as she said that, Rex''s eyes lit up, "What is it? If you know something, tell it to me!"

    "Yes," Iris nodded. "You could also let the Spirit Realm morph you, turning you into a spirit..."