Chapter 704: Sworn Brother (2/2)

Krune sighed after hearing that. As always, Iem's super competitive personality showed itself.

”Alright, alright. The reason I'm calling you is not to report it. My Space Heavenly Fragment is still full of energy. Yet, my cultivation can't improve anymore because I reached the peak of the Semi Divinity Realm. I'm going out to make a breakthrough into the Divinity Realm. Would you mind to come with me to loo-”

Suddenly, a message appeared on the communicator.

-Signal Lost-

Krune's mouth twitched after reading that.

He then tried to call Iem back several times, but the call simply didn't connect.

Luvile, who was observing everything, immediately understood what was happening.

”He's trying to escape your calamity laws! Go, go, go! To the Formations Guild! We can't let them disappear! Like hell would I take this calamity alone!”

Krune felt like crying. Still, he really wanted to have Iem helping him during the breakthrough. After all, Harold was there in his foundation.

”Can't you guys be a little more mindful of my feelings?”

”Feelings your head! No feelings can make up for this frightening perk you have. Stop wasting time, and let's catch him.”

Krune returned to his human form and immediately dashed out of the restaurant. At his speed, it only took him a few minutes to arrive at the Formations Guild. However, the guys there said that Iem suddenly left in a hurry without telling anyone where he was going.

”Oh, you think you can run away from me? Hmph! I still have Zule's special mark that he used on you as well. Even if you go to the other side of the planet, I can still find you!”

It's not that Iem forgot. It's just that now that Zule was gone, he thought that Krune wouldn't be able to find him anymore through that.

Turns out that Iem went back to Immai City, where he still had his previous residence. However, he had never told Krune about this one, so he felt that he would be fine there.

There, Iem activated the protection formation of the house and sighed in relief.

”Alright. I'll look for Krune again in a year or two. By then, he would have finished his breakthrough and dealt with whatever happened during that time. Well, that's considering he isn't dead by that point.”

Suddenly, he heard a voice entering his mind.

”Oh, don't worry. If I die because of this, I'll be sure to bring you with me as well.”

”Ah!”

Iem immediately spread his Divine Sense and found the wisp right in front of his house with a dark expression.

”You! You can use that mark, can't you?!”

Knowing that there was no point in hiding anymore, Iem turned off his house's protection formation and came out.

”Regardless, I'm not going! Who knows what could happen once you enter the Divinity Realm. I wouldn't be surprised even if a primordial Demon Beast appeared to destroy the Four Realms. Your calamity magnetic field is too strong!

Krune's mouth twitched once more.

”Fuck you! Who the hell has a calamity magnetic field? I was just going to ask for you to keep a lookout for any changes.”

Iem snorted in response.

”The last time I did that, we ended up inside an underground world, found a Primordial Demon Beast's Fragmented Soul, and summoned the great Kun-Peng. Do you still think I'm being paranoid?”

Luvile and Harold couldn't help but mentally nod. In the end, all the previous events were linked to Krune's breakthrough. As far as they could see, Krune's breakthrough's calamities were increasing in power as time passed.

Krune then remembered one thing and smiled.

”Oh, so you don't want to come, uh? That's so bad~~... Just when I was thinking about giving you something as good as the Soul Cultivation Technique. Oh well... I guess that can't be helped. Such a pity, such a pity...”

Iem's complexion immediately changed into a completely different one.

Krune turned around and was just about to leave when suddenly, a hand appeared on his shoulder.

”Come on, Krune. We are already as close as sworn brothers, aren't we? It was all a joke, you see? How could the Great Iem leave my sworn brother to deal with something this dangerous alone? Don't worry, your brother here will keep a lookout for you.”

Shameless! Can this guy be any more shameless than that? Krune finds it hard to believe.

”Alright. HOWEVER! You will have to help me not only with this breakthrough but the future ones as well.”

Iem was taken aback.

”This... but I might really die...”

Krune narrowed his eyes before asking.

”So it is okay if you leave your sworn brother to die alone?”

Iem nodded without even thinking.

”Yes!”

Krune was really tearing up now.

”Sworn brother, your ass!”