Chapter 32 The Price of Power (1/2)
After Jiang Fei left the roo re each other Arran found that even though he had only just met the es he had htforward, with little taste for secrets and deception
”Are you the leader of the Jiang Clan?” Arran finally asked
Lord Jiang laughed ”I haven't held that title in a thousand years These days,any ideas” He sighed in disgust ”They really have been getting too bold for their own good these past few centuries”
”Are we safe from them here?” Arran asked He understood that after the deaths of three powerful Acade for those responsible
”For now, you have nothing to fear fro said ”They likely believe I killed their men, and with them this close to hts to do so” He shook his head ”What you should be worried about is the aftermath of your spectacle”
”What is the afterhtly worried
”Take areplied
Arran did as thehis attention on the Essence inside of him To his surprise, he found that his body was flooded with Shadow Essence, ht possible
In the sea of Shadow Essence, he had so his other Realh the Shadow seal covering his forbidden Realm was still intact, new seals covered his Fire and Wind Realms Unlike the previous ones, these seals were made from a type of Essence that was unfamiliar to Arran
”You sealedsaid ”The Real Pills you took forced your Realms open so far that your body nos more Essence than it can handle”
”That's possible?” Until now, Arran had believed that his own Essence posed no threat to hi replied ”This is the first time I've seen it, but then, this is the first ti Pills”
Arran nodded thoughtfully Iteffects
”Nore opens his Realthen, or even centuries You, on the other hand, still have the body of a mortal Had it not been for that forbidden Realm of yours, I doubt you would still be alive”
Arran nearly choked ”You know about the forbidden Real said ”The seal covering it is well-ns were hard to miss”
”You can sense Shadow Essence?” Arran was astonished Until now, he had believed Master Zhao, who had told hies were unable to sense others' Shadow Essence
”Of course not,” Lord Jiang answered ”But I can sense the disturbance it causes in the Essence around it” Seeing Arran's face fill orry, he added, ”No need to be concerned Very few es would be able to discover it, and of those, I doubt any would be interested in a h he still felt so that not even Shadow Essence could hide his forbidden Realm completely