The moment us and Ohema emerged from the rift, apletely different world with a whitish-silver with a more hue environment appeared around them.


    Their surroundings had changed, and the air... ah, the air. Kent immediately felt a surge of heate from his back as the Second Paragon Star diagram activated.


    us felt it immediately—the spiritual energy in the air began to flow into his body. But that wasn''t all; he sensed something else.


    < This feeling is just like when I used the Blood Star Moon Transformation technique back in the Demons'' Abode. Senior, what do you think? >


    [It seems your unusual physique is revealing its true nature. First, you awakened a new talent, and now, it has formed a connection to the moon, allowing you to absorb energy several times faster,] the senior said, and us nodded inwardly.


    His attention shifted away from the stares he was receiving and the formidable aura of ten people approaching him.


    < At this rate, my first Star Core will form before I leave here,> us thought with a smile, then began to survey his surroundings.


    Below, he saw women either picking oranges or pulling weeds from the fields. Explore more at empire


    "How medieval," us muttered as he nced around, meeting the curious gazes of those using their senses to inspect him.


    "They''re all powerful warriors, us. Don''t underestimate them," Ohema cautioned, her eyes narrowing as she looked into the distance.


    "Looks like we have visitors," us said, smiling.


    "Looks like it. Just don''t do anything drastic," Ohema said before guiding them down. The moment us touched the ground, he felt powerful auras locking onto him.


    "Your people seem much more aggressive than mine," us remarked.


    "We''re not exactly peaceful, given our living conditions," Ohema replied. "I''ll exin everythingter."


    Anticipating that us would want more details, she made sure he knew she would share the full story in due time. us nodded, and then the ten figures arrived: nine Sovereigns and one Transcendent.


    "Princess, wee back from your journey," the Transcendent said, bowing.@@novelbin@@


    The Transcendent was a woman, and, in fact, eight of the figures who came to greet Ohema were also women, with only two men present. This made us realize why Ohema had said that hers was a matriarchal race.


    "Elder Caelia, it''s nice to see you again," Ohema said, then turned to us. "This is my husband, us, and I brought him to meet my family. By the way, is Mother around?"


    The moment the surrounding women heard Ohema''s words, their jaws dropped in shock. Clearly, they thought they had misheard.


    The Princess of the Lunar Race had just announced that her husband was a human, and if that weren''t unusual enough, he was merely a Grandmaster. Surely, they must have heard wrong.


    "Princess, did I mishear, or did you just say this intruder is your husband?" Elder Caelia asked, narrowing her eyes at us.


    "Intruder..." us muttered, amused by how they chose to address him. He wanted to respond, but perhaps sensing that us''s words would only escte the situation, Ohema interrupted.


    "First of all, he is not an intruder since I brought him here. Second, he is my husband, and I don''t need your validation. Now, if you don''t mind, we will be on our way," Ohema said, taking us''s hand.


    Before they could move, Elder Caelia spoke again, halting them.


    "I''m afraid I cannot allow this intruder to enter our home... I hope you understand, Princess," Elder Caelia said, narrowing her eyes further at us.


    us, who was holding backughter, felt Ohema''s body shudder. He was now witnessing a new side of her—a side that seemed to be angry over something small it seemed.


    Realizing he needed to step in before her temper red, us spoke up.


    "You call me an intruder; why is that? From my point of view, you''re the ones living on my moon, yet you don''t hear me calling you intruders," us said with a smile, stepping forward.


    "Humans are not allowed here. Turn around and leave," Elder Caelia said, pointing at him.


    "Oh... and what if I don''t want to leave?" us asked, still smiling.


    "Then we will make you," one of the Sovereigns said.


    The ten figures were the guardians of the region where us and Ohema had appeared. While Ohema might be their princess, in their domain, they had the authority to act as they saw fit.


    In their eyes, us, as a human, was an intruder, and their duty was to protect theirnd from anyone who was not moon-born.


    us didn''t say anything immediately. He first looked at Ohema and asked, "Do you mind if I scare them a bit? I promise I won''t kill them." His question made Ohema raise an eyebrow.


    "Are you sure?" she asked, worried.


    "They''re the ones you should be worried about." us smiled, then turned to face the ten Moon Guardians.


    "Although I''m not the violent type, I don''t have much time to entertain your antics, so I''m going to put you all to sleep," us paused. "Maybe you''ll be able to resist somehow. It will all depend on your mental strength."


    "us, don''t do anything extreme!" Ohema panicked as she sensed us''s cold aura seeping out.


    "Don''t worry," us replied before a wicked smile appeared on his face.


    Suddenly, his eyes turned red with hints of darkness. He raised his hand, about to activate the third face on the bead—the Face of Starvation—when suddenly, his surroundings flickered, and he found himself standing in a new ce.


    A garden, to be precise. But unlike the white field he had juste from, this ce was filled with lush green nts, much like those on Earth. Their vibrancy and nourishment immediately calmed us.


    Then he sensed it. The rate at which energy was entering his body had increased dramatically this time. A few secondster, he felt something forming in his soul sea, and his consciousness entered it instantly.


    There, he saw his first Qi sea swirling with a reddish-green hue, exuding a much more potent energy that filled his body.


    Suddenly, he heard a voice speak.


    "Congrattions on your breakthrough, intruder." us''s eyes snapped open as he turned to see someone who looked exactly like Ohema. She had the same body shape, height, and facial features.


    However, her dark-silver hair was even longer than Ohema''s. us immediately recognized who she was. The aura around her was more than enough to tell him she was several times stronger than both Ohema and Queeniebined.


    [Brat... this woman is very dangerous. It would be in your best interest to be a respectful human instead of an arrogant Paragon,] the senior warned, making us regard the woman with further caution before a small smile appeared on his face.


    He moved forward, and when he was just a few steps away, he said, "Mother-inw, isn''t it a bit extreme to call your son-inw an intruder?"


    Ohema''s mother narrowed her eyes, and a small smile appeared on her lips. "So, you are us Hanson."


    "The one and only," us replied, his smile widening.