Was it really him?


    It was a question that Branch Leader Julius felt like he had to ask as too many unbelievable things had urred.


    Logic and every other sense he had stated that this young man before him was his son!


    And yet until he saw it for himself…


    Alexander turned towards his father as the green garbs covering his head unfurled, his gaze tinged with many emotions as he called out in a low tone.


    "Father."


    He called out to father just like he always did.


    Their distant rtionship. The same pain they shared but didn’t talk about.


    The father looked at the son with a heavy heart and a mixture of emotions as he went forward and grabbed his shoulders, looking at him up and down as he spoke out earnestly.


    "Your Mother…she would have been very proud. Prouder than you can even imagine."


    He said these words while looking deeply at Alexander, thetter trembling slightly as he nodded!


    Beside them, Branch Leader Axel looked at Alexander up and down as he held the worried ire, his voice echoing out what everyone wanted to ask.


    "How is this possible? It should have been a Variant Life Socket that you Awakened. Is it something we’ve nevere across before? Are you a…Six-Link Gem Master? Or…even higher?"


    His questions were rapid.


    But before they could be registered fully, Branch Leader Julius waved his hands dismissively as he looked around them.


    "That cer whenever he chooses to talk about it. For now…just what is the status of things?" As he spoke, he turned the spotlight to his son as he asked directly.


    "What is the status of the Den of Corruption? The Gnis Bloodline? The Beasts of Corruption that besieged us…can we expect anything deadlier than what just came?"


    The questions were many, but they were important ones.


    Alexander looked towards the miniaturized Cdrius Aerial Beast and spoke lightly.


    "Speak. The most important details."


    His words were like an inviblew to his Minions as the beak of this green white bird pped open right away!


    "For the safety of Ascendant Master and his home, I will say that within the Den of Corruption, a Low Tier Spatial Gem Relic of the Royal Albatross Beast n was utilized to connect this Tier 3 Breach to a Tier 4 Breach hundreds of miles away from here near the Mortal Branch of the Gnis Bloodline."


    …!


    Her words caused the gazes of many nearby to change, Branch Leader Julius looking around and waving his hands to clear the Hangar as Gem Master Azazel and other Three-Link Gem Masters quickly moved to make space.


    And the Cdrius continued.


    "Most of the Tier 4 Beasts stemmed from there…as we had been ced under themand of aiding the two Branch Leaders of that Mortal Branch of the Gnis Bloodline. We only followed theirmands for everything that has happened so far."


    The information only became more terrifying.


    Branch Leader Julius raised his hand for the Cdrius to stop as he asked the most critical question.


    "What is the rtionship between Beasts of Corruption and the Gnis Bloodline?"


    "..."


    A critical question!


    After a brief silence, the Cdrius gazed at Alexander and continued.


    "Many months ago, A few Royal Beast ns came to an agreement with the Human Lineage of Gnis. For ess into morends of Ephesus, we would share our knowledge and power. No humans within their Lineage would be hurt. Since then…there have been many changes urring silently. Freely opened Breaches inside City Fortress and Strongholds.


    Communication between Human Lineage and the Royal Beast ns-"


    "Why?"


    Alexander stopped the words of the Cdrius that dropped a shocking bombshell as he asked.


    "Why do all this? Why do these Royal Beast ns want thends of Ephesus? Where do you all evene from?"


    Questions that made many Gem Masters lose sleep over the years.


    On this day, a Tier 4 Beast blinked as she spoke about it all simply.


    "Oh, Ie from the World of Ornis- a world where 5 Royal Beast ns ruled. A World drained of its resources and on the brink of copse as for survival, we formed gateways into thergest, most stable, and bountiful World that could ensure the survival of our many species."


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    "The Breaches act as an intermediary between worlds, and they allowed us to reach thesends that we now seek to im for ourselves before the process of Energeia Star Ascension starts."


    Their World of Ephesus.


    It was actually deemed as thergest, most stable, and bountiful world.


    Ephesus? Truly?


    Alexander looked at his father and ire with eyes of disbelief as he spoke to his Minion right after.


    "Energeia Star Ascension? What is this?"


    The eyes of the white green bird were bright as she replied.


    "It is the reason why we have begun to be more active recently as we believe it is fast approaching. When a world sheds its former shell and attains its true state as an Ascended Star. Whoever controls the mostnd before and after this process…will be able to umte tremendous power and resources."


    …!


    The words caused Branch Leader Julius to stumble backwards with an ashen expression, while Branch Leader Axel was frozen in ce!


    Inside his chest, Alexander felt his Enneagram spinning rapidly as he absorbed all of this information.


    Their barren World of Ephesus was actually some kind of treasure trove.


    Akin to a caterpir that had yet to be a butterfly.


    And the transformation to do so was called the Energeia Star Ascension as it would be happening in the near future, and the reason for the Breaches across the World was different monstrosities seeking thends of this world for themselves!


    It was shocking to hear as Alexander had a heavy expression while probing even more.


    "In your…World of Ornis, who is considered the most powerful? How high does their power reach?"


    A question that he knew may fill them with dread, but he had to ask regardless just to understand.


    And the Cdrius blinked as it replied.


    "There are powerful Tier 7 Beast Lords and even Tier 8 Beast Kings. Since the Breaches cannot handle the transfer of their power yet, they haven’t begun to cross over until just recently…with the cooperation of the Gnis Bloodline, they had some sess."


    WAA!


    Words that caused a sense of defeat in the hearts of any humans echoed out.


    And yet the Cdrius wasn’t done.


    "The most dreadful of all for Ascendant Master to be careful of are the leaders of the Royal Beast ns over multiple nearby Worlds. The Dragon Lords and the Dragon Kings. They are the ones seen as leaders of Gem Masters with their naturally high life force that far exceeds any others. As far as I know, they have yet to begin crossing over…"


    …!