Abyssal Chronicles

At the center of the Felder Family estate, in the grand venue hosting the engagement banquet, Lola, a reporter from the Holy Spirit race, was just one of many ordinary invitees among the numerous guests.

Although she had been assigned to cover this engagement banquet as overtime work by her boss, Lola, being the professional worker she was, felt no displeasure. Instead, she experienced a hint of excitement.

After all, Level 9 masters were exceedingly rare beings, with only a handful in the entire Source Star Alliance.

And now, in this small estate, she could actually see ten of these rarely-seen Level 9 existences at once?! This was truly a once-in-a-millennium opportunity!

So while carrying equipment resembling a video camera to broadcast the engagement banquet live across the entire Alliance, she excitedly observed these top-tier existences.

Faced with these legendary beings, Lola's heart leaped with joy.

"Wow, is that Lady Velin? She's so much prettier than on video, though her aura is terrifying..."

"Are those the Xuan Sheng and Xuan Wu brothers? Those two martial fanatics actually came?"

"Oh, is that Holy Lord Yaohua? The strongest of the Sword Spirit Clan? Hasn't it been several hundred years since he appeared in public?"

"And there's Heinotim?! Damn, even the Dark Demon Clan's leader is here? God... Wait, wasn't he hunting that missing Abyssal Lord? Why is he here?"

"The mayor is also here? This Felder Family is really something, huh?"

"There must be over three thousand distinguished guests invited, right? All are prominent figures in the Source Star Universe!"

As her gaze swept over the top experts present in this solemn and dignified venue, Lola's internal monologue was incredibly rich, with emotions of excitement and shock clearly evident. Not just Lola, but many invited reporters and Alliance members watching the broadcast were all utterly astonished.

After all, this scale was truly the grandest banquet in several hundred years.

While marveling, Lola couldn't help but cast a curious glance toward the gray-haired elder at the front of the ceremonial platform, the family head named Taro Felder.

Like most people, Lola was very curious about how he had managed to establish such a good relationship with the Sword Spirit Clan's Holy Lord. How had he managed to secure such a prestigious connection?

Had the Felder Family developed some new technology? Did they have a debt of gratitude from Yaohua? Or did they possess some advantage that Level 9 experts valued?

Regardless, after today's ceremonial banquet, the Felder Family would undoubtedly leverage the influence of the Sword Spirit Clan and the many powerful figures present to become a flourishing major family. At that point, they would no longer be merely one of the major families of Sky Nation, but a renowned presence throughout the entire Alliance.

Lola had no doubt about this.

All families or forces strongly supported by Level 9 experts ended up this way.

Level 9 experts were such overpowered existences in the countless worlds of Source Star.

Moreover, the powerful figures supporting the Felder Family seemed to include more than just Holy Lord.

How enviable, Lola sighed.

Whatever the reason—whether it was seeing potential in the Felder Family's future development or fearing the formidable power of the Level 9 experts—Lola and many of the distinguished guests couldn't help but look at Taro with respect.

Meanwhile, at the front of the ceremonial platform, Taro, seated among the powerful experts and top leaders, clearly enjoyed these respectful and envious gazes from all directions.

This man, who appeared to be in his fifties, couldn't help but curve his lips slightly upward.

It should be noted that in the past, as the head of the Felder Family, Taro had often represented Sky Nation in various major Alliance activities. However, at those events, almost everyone had treated him as a nobody. No one had paid attention to him, and those top-tier racial powers had even cast contemptuous glances his way... considering his Felder Family as mere insects growing under the protection of the Holy Maiden.

But now?

Those who had once been aloof and dismissive were now casting admiring and envious glances his way. People who wouldn't have spared him a glance before were now eager to curry favor with him because of his relationship with Yaohua.

Heh, heh heh, heh heh heh!

This feeling was just... too wonderful!

After a moment of self-indulgence, Taro took a deep breath and brought his consciousness back to reality. Then, Felder Family head turned his gaze toward the host on the ceremonial platform, his eldest son Angel.

"It's about time, let's begin."

Through his gaze, Taro conveyed this message to his eldest son Angel. Receiving this instruction, Angel nodded slightly, then walked to the center of the ceremonial platform.

Under the watchful eyes of countless distinguished guests and reporters, he solemnly began:

"Welcome everyone..."

As Angel began his pleasantries, Taro directed a respectful gaze toward the Sword Spirit Clan's Holy Lord Yaohua, who was seated beside him.

"Lord Yaohua, the engagement ceremony has officially begun."

However, faced with this important ceremony involving his disciple, Yaohua merely responded simply:

"Mm, I know."

His gaze wasn't particularly focused on the ceremonial platform; instead, his eyes were constantly moving, scanning the surroundings, as if searching for something.

Clearly, this Sword Spirit Clan Holy Lord wasn't as invested in his new disciple as most of the Felder Family members and various powers had imagined.

Seeing this, a barely perceptible flash of displeasure crossed Taro's eyes.

But this emotion was quickly swallowed by Taro.

He had long understood that Yaohua's purpose in taking a disciple wasn't to nurture his grandson, but likely had other objectives.

As for what these objectives were?

Taro didn't know.

All he knew was that this purpose might only be realized after the engagement banquet concluded.

Their Felder Family was merely a pawn in some plan of the Holy Lord.

But even so, Taro had no regrets.

Ordinary people would give anything for a chance to be used by a Level 9 expert!

Not to mention, after this ceremony, the benefits Yaohua had promised were too immense to refuse. Being used was fine if it meant the Felder Family could rise to prominence!

With this thought, a reconciled Taro focused his attention on the ceremonial platform, hoping the ceremony would proceed smoothly.

The engagement ceremony between Larkett and Mina followed Alliance tradition.

In this tradition, the first step was for the engaged couple to come hand in hand to the center of the ceremonial platform, witnessed by relatives and guests from both sides, to prepare for the first wave of holy light's baptism.

So, as Angel announced the entrance of the couple, the venue, which had been filled with conversation, suddenly fell silent. Nearly everyone's gaze focused on the teleportation formation on the ceremonial platform.

Regardless, everyone was quite curious about the protagonists of this banquet. They wanted to know what kind of human could attract Yaohua to organize such a grand ceremony.

Additionally, what qualities did that girl from Blue Star possess to be accepted by the Holy Lord as his disciple's wife?

Thus, as the teleportation formation began to operate and azure light started to ripple, people's gazes grew increasingly expectant.

Meanwhile, Taro unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth.

It should be known that for this ceremony, Taro had spent a fortune, using Yaohua's connections to invite the Alliance's most famous designer to create attire for his grandson.

He was confident his grandson would stun everyone!

However, just as Taro was preparing to enjoy everyone's admiration, the next scene stopped him in his tracks.

What?!

"Hmm?! What's going on here?!"

As the light from the teleportation formation dispersed, the couple about to receive blessings didn't appear in the center of the formation... or rather, only Mina appeared in the center of the formation.

His grandson Larkett had vanished!

Faced with this sight, not only was Taro shocked, but Angel, as the host, and many distinguished guests watching also displayed puzzled expressions.

"Huh? Isn't this following tradition? Where did the Felder Family's young master go?"

However, faced with everyone's confused gazes, Mina, as one of the protagonists, showed no burden at all. With her hands behind her back, she walked forward with a smile, appearing completely at ease.

"Mina?! Where is my son Larkett?" Angel hurriedly approached and asked quietly, "Such an important event, how could that boy disappear?!"

"Him~" Tilting her head, Mina revealed a mischievous smile. Though it was just a smile, it gave Angel an eerie feeling.

"He has already arrived~"

"Already arrived?"

"But only part of him came~"

"What do you mean?"

Angel frowned, seemingly unable to understand Mina's words.

In response, Mina smiled with great pleasure and slowly raised her hand.

The next moment, the spatial ring on Mina's hand radiated a mesmerizing azure light. When the blue light dissipated, under everyone's stupefied gaze...

A bloody head appeared in Mina's hand.

It was none other than one of the protagonists of this engagement banquet, Larkett Felder.

"That's just how it is~" Playing with the head in her hand, Mina playfully stuck out her tongue.