From Secret Clan to the Divine Dynasty

"Lord Aldrich!"

When the battle ended, Byrne and Chris had hurried over from a distance. As soon as they arrived, they heard "Mr. Brandy" speak and knew this man definitely had no good intentions.

They couldn't let him continue speaking. Although there was no evidence, it would inevitably make Aldrich and Zayne overthink.

The situation was dire, Byrne's mind raced, trying to speak up and urge Aldrich to quickly kill that man.

"You've arrived,"

Aldrich gave Byrne and Chris a glance, then he heard the man in the white tailcoat continue to speak.

"The Songster will eventually descend upon this world, and all other false gods will utterly perish."

"All beings will obtain eternal peace in Tranquility."

"Lord Aldrich, actually, the Fischer family they..."

Byrne's expression changed!

This was bad!

Suddenly, Aldrich's body manifested Obsidian-like scales, and in an instant, he unleashed immense power of Bloodline, managing to blow up "Mr. Brandy's" body!

"Mr. Brandy" used spiritual power to restore his body quickly, but Aldrich blew him up again and again without stopping, even as his opponent was on the brink of death.

In the end, the Monarch powerful expert of the Words of Tranquility Order, "Mr. Brandy," was completely killed in front of them.

Not even an intact corpse was left behind.

Everyone was stunned.

Whether it was Byrne or Zayne, even Chris, none of them had expected Aldrich to act so decisively, abruptly killing a Monarch powerful expert right there.

The two surviving members of the Words of Tranquility Order were dumbfounded.

"Since what you were about to say is unfavorable to the Fischer family, better not say it... Remember, never say anything superfluous, because I absolutely do not want to listen," Aldrich said calmly. Since the families had formed an alliance through The Oath, he did not want to know too much, as it would greatly affect the various relationships within the alliance.

Those secrets might not bring any future benefits, but they were highly likely to damage existing beneficial relationships.

After all, every major family has its dirty secrets. It's not certain that the allies do not spy on one another, but actually knowing those secrets face to face would definitely be extremely awkward.

Byrne heaved a huge sigh of relief, the numerous lies and misleading stories he had been concocting in his head went unused.

He was truly grateful to Aldrich.

Aldrich's thoughts were clear and simple; he wanted to avoid any rifts between the allied families, no matter what dark secrets the Fischer family held, he had no need to know them.

The Romann family only needed Byrne Fischer's special abilities and the future support of the Fischer family's influence.

Nor could he ever guess just how terrifying and exaggerated the true secret of the Fischer family was; at most, he only thought it involved dealings with the heretical cult, just like the Romann family.

To this day, the Fischer family was still transporting Forbidden rare artifacts for the Romann family.

Aldrich raised his hand, casually executed the two remaining members of the Words of Tranquility Order without turning his head to look at Byrne and Chris, and said calmly:

"You don't need to explain anything, Byrne, I won't be curious about your secrets. After all, each of us has secrets... As long as we can confirm they are from the Words of Tranquility, there's no need to keep them alive."

"Thank you, Lord Aldrich," Byrne took a deep breath.

"Hmm."

Zayne also nodded his head, since Aldrich said so, let it be.

But he couldn't help questioning, "But you killed them all, what if they had some special arrangements? And you didn't find out the exact purpose of this group, right?"

"No worries, Zayne, one of my Mysterious rare artifacts can manipulate the bodies of those who have just passed away, and then I can ask three questions."

"Its only drawback is that it can only work on bodies killed by my own hands."

Aldrich slowly extended his right hand, as a gray-white ring lit up with a faint glow.

Such a convenient thing, Byrne thought deeply. Aldrich's reserves of Mysterious rare artifacts were truly vast, almost like one person could match the entire Fischer family.

He sincerely didn't know what the Stars Mortal, Ariel, was thinking, to actually compete with such a character for the position of heir.

With a dark and spooky light igniting, one after another, the corpses of the members of the Words of Tranquility Order slowly stood up. They had hoped to find peace after death, but now they were disturbed and suffered immensely, wailing in agony.

Afterward, they were forced to answer Aldrich's targeted questions one by one.

"Across the city, we've drawn special patterns to activate Arrays for a great ritual..."

As they received the most crucial answer, everyone's expression slightly changed, the ultimate effect of a city-wide heretical ritual was certainly terrifying.

After pondering for a moment, Aldrich spoke:

"According to the oath made in the valley, the Romann family is to help the Fischer family. Your Excellency Bain, I found some Mysterious rare artifacts on these heretics, you can pick first."

He paused briefly and continued:

"If you choose the Forbidden rare artifact, then all the other items are ours."

"Alright."

Byrne nodded lightly and without hesitation took the "Prisoner of Purification," not bothering with the slightest bit of courtesy.

After being treated by Aldrich, the amputated Abel Leone slowly awoke, his bewildered gaze gradually sharpening.

The first sight that met his eyes was Byrne, bending over and gazing at him. He was taken aback at first, and then, with a trembling hand, he incredulously said, "Byrne? You've returned? Where's Bast?"

"Where's Bast! Where is he, did he achieve Monarch status? Where is he!"

The more Abel spoke, the more frantic he became, staring at Byrne, he even wanted to roar!

Byrne's expression gradually turned from calm to sorrow, struggling to keep his tears from spilling out of his eyes, his fingers trembling as he said:

"I'm sorry, Abel. Bast didn't make it, and we were trapped in that place for several years, not making it out until now."

"I see..."

"Such a person... he actually didn't succeed..."

Abel's gaze became vacant as he fell into deep thought, staring at the sky for a long while.

Although he had been mentally prepared for years, it was not until now that the dream completely shattered. He did not even want to think about how Bast died, or whether he was killed by someone from the Fischer family; all these things seemed irrelevant now.

The dead are dead.

No matter what, Bast's death meant that the absolute lead the Lion clan held on the East Coast was no more.

He could absolutely not reach the Monarch status.

The aspiration to be among the great families of the east was also no longer mentionable; the decades of hard work by him and his brothers, all their plans, came to an end.

The dream of the Lion clan had shattered.

It was only after a long while that he asked, very calmly:

"What about Renzo?"

Byrne replied with a grave look, speaking slowly:

"He was killed by the people of the Stars Embrace Order. Bast did not achieve his breakthrough in the end, and in fact, it was also because of the Stars Embrace Order. We will take our revenge for them..."

Chris was silent, sensing that Byrne had truly changed.

Every lie he uttered now was flawless in expression and eye contact. Unless someone already knew the truth, there was no way to guess they were falsehoods.

Aldrich also nodded and calmly stated:

"Yes, we can all corroborate that Viscount Bast and Renzo were killed by the people of the Stars Embrace Order, and I have already slain the person who directly plotted against them."

Zayne didn't want to speak, because the reason he had been trapped for years was Viscount Bast, and deep down, he had no fondness for the Lion clan.

Aldrich continued, "The Romann family promises to seek vengeance upon the heretics of the Stars Embrace Order for them!"

The reputation of the Romann family was extremely high, as was "Dragon Taming Lord" Aldrich himself. Abel was still willing to believe in Aldrich and, taking a deep breath, nodded and said, "I understand."

"Your Excellency Bain, thank you very much for saving me. The Lion clan will be forever grateful to you," Abel said.

Before they knew it, Abel Leone's tone towards Byrne was filled with courtesy and politeness, completely different from the arrogance of the past.

Byrne did not show any inward smile, but with a serious expression, he directly grasped Abel's hand.

He said earnestly:

"Rest assured, the Fischer family will certainly avenge Viscount Bast!"

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After communicating with the arriving Night Watchers and the church's people, the group first headed to many hidden parts of the buildings in Fein City, where they discovered several special cursed inscriptions made with alchemically processed chalk.

Combined, these marks formed an array capable of affecting the entire city.

Aldrich was the most knowledgeable in mystical lore and soon frowned, his eyes filled with worry.

For the first time in years, the others saw him so deeply concerned; even during their entrapment in White Bones Canyon, Aldrich never panicked, but now he truly seemed nervous.

He spoke bit by bit:

"These patterns form the foundation of an array, which is itself part of a super-sized array. Looking at the symbols representing numbers, I can deduce that there are likely at least thirty arrays of similar scope..."

After a moment of silence and pacing back and forth with a heavy tone, Aldrich said, "That means the true scope of the complete array might cover most of the cities in Cyart..."

At this revelation, everyone's hearts were filled with tumultuous shock!

Zayne couldn't help but shout, "A national-scale massive array?"

"The Words of Tranquility Order, what on earth are those heretics trying to do?"

"Mad! That's right, they're all lunatics!"

The silent Byrne suddenly spoke, murmuring to himself:

"They might really be trying to summon an Evil God into this world."

Tranquility Songster.