406 A Change of Plan (1/2)

For the next few seconds, Nilo and the others did not pay attention as the other spatial booths slowly filled with the cultivators to which they had been assigned to. Even Aeron, Ivan, Sigg, and the father and son couple failed to be acknowledged, almost as if they hadn't been there to begin with.

To stop Nilo and the others from rejoicing about Daniel's appearance, was the shadow of a doubt that he was, in fact, the same person who did not want anything to do with them, and had ultimately sent them away from his own planet.

The only one who spent enough time with Daniel to recognize him, was Zack, who before everyone else could, walked in his direction, smiled widely, and gave him a short and friendly hug.

Before being separated from Jerigh, the group had learned from him that Daniel's family had not been kicked out by Sewah just like they had been, but that they were sent away by a recovered Daniel for reasons which he had refused to explain, as well as convinced them that it was much safer for them to stay as far away from him as possible.

This news had been a source of doubt for a very long time, as the more time went by without Daniel finding them, the less they would believe what Jerigh had said to be accurate. Only now that they had seen Zack's reaction, and the comfortable faces on their two teachers, had they realized that this was in fact the person they had known in the past.

”About time you showed up! Haha!” Shouted Finn with elation before patting Daniel's shoulder. Fyro, on the other hand, simply walked closer, and as their eyes met, he gave him a simple nod.

The only two people who stood back, were Nilo and Cynna, who for two different reasons, were buried in their thoughts.

Cynna had never been particularly close to Daniel. The two had been students in the same academy for one of the factions that Daniel had destroyed, but aside from that, they had little to no interaction with each other. However, she knew that Daniel was the star around which Jerigh gravitated, so while she had heard the words he had spoken only moments earlier, she still wanted to talk about him.

Nilo, on the other hand, was simply feeling uncomfortable about the fact that, after Daniel's body had been possessed by Sewah, he and Reila had started a family, and even had a child together. Ideally, he would have preferred to talk to Daniel about it before any of that happened, but no one knew if he would ever go back to being himself, or if he was gone forever.

Daniel could not only see the embarrassment on their faces, but hear it in their thoughts. So before the situation could become awkward, he turned to look at Cynna, and with a wisp of sound essence, he said, ”I can't tell you how I know this, but I can assure you that he is fine. If there is someone I can be assured would survive anything that is thrown at them, that is Jerigh.”

At the same time, he sent another wisp of sound essence towards Nilo, which contained the words, ”It is not my place to make a decision about my sister's relationships, and even if it was, I would not argue about the choices she has made. I just hope you won't mind introducing me to my niece, later.”

These few words were enough to reassure the two of them.

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For the following couple of hours, the remaining participants desperately tried to recover their powers, while the other observers minded their own business.

Meanwhile, outside of this massive spatial formation, the seven organizers of the event were having their own conversation, and the topic, was none other than Daniel and his group. Of these seven people, six of them were discussing calmly, while the seventh, was making an adamant opposition towards any of what the others were saying.

”This is ridiculous! I don't care how capable they appeared to junior explorers like you! Are you doubting the powers of my men?!” Asked the army general with clear anger.

”Sir, with all due respect, there is no way that a group of soldiers of the same cultivation base would ever compare to any of the participants of today's event. Not unless they are in great numbers! I am telling you, they are individually superior cultivators, even without gifts.” Responded the old man in light blue clothes.

The One Above All was born out of necessity. Specifically, to find talented young cultivators who could compete in the many individual fights of the competition between civilizations. The most promising participants would be aided in their ascension, as well as trained in their individual survivability.

The use of this event was similar to the Patriot Academy, but aimed at recruiting the most talented individuals within the many factions, instead of the second class students that had been handed over when requested.

However, while focused on finding powerful cultivators who could hold their own against unknown challenges, the two explorers who had stopped the battle between the participants, had found something different.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

They had not only found powerful cultivators amongst the participants, but two groups which were able to cooperate, and fight efficiently against bigger, and stronger groups. These two groups were the students, and Daniel's followers.

Without wasting a single moment, the two cultivators had reported what they had discovered to the organizers of the event, who during the fight, had been busy interacting with the observers of the event.

The team fights of the competition between civilizations had, ever since the competition had been established, reserved for the army, who prided itself with their historical successes whenever a war was fought against new, or rebellious factions. This was the reason why, after the two junior explorers had suggested to recruit the students of the Teacher, and the followers of the Outcast to participate as teams instead of individuals, the conversation had turned into a vivid debate.

As the grey-robed and the light blue-robed cultivator discussed with the army representative, the man in royal clothes, the old explorer, and the grand judge remained quiet. On their faces, were pensive expressions.

”Did you see what happened?” Asked the man in royal clothes to the seventh individual with a respectful tone. A person whose body was completely covered by a black hooded coat which made it impossible for any part of his body to be seen. This person was the cultivator who had been in charge to create a venue for the entire event, starting from the islands, the tunnels, the towers, the illusory formations, and even the area where the participants, observers, and organizers were in now. He was also the only other person who had seen the battle between the participants, instead of participating to the banquet.