The Rise of the Black Plain

In another part of The Enchanted Realm's home galaxy, The Blossom World, a world on the same level as the one Kendrick and the group were on, was at one end of the galaxy.

This place is similar in size to The Enchanted Realm, but it has a much larger and more technologically advanced population. This civilization is the actual cause of the chaos in the galaxy in recent times.

Until a few decades ago, The Enchanted Realm was the most powerful planet in its galaxy. The Blossom World was in the shadow of the galaxy's most powerful sovereign, acting in no-man's-land on worlds that were not liked by the major forces of the galactic community.

This civilization wasn't particularly powerful, like the civilization of The Adamant Land had been in the past. But its technologies put it in a powerful position in the galaxy, giving it a good foothold.

Everything changed when a brilliant generation of natives from The Blossom World emerged millennia ago. This was the start of the journey that would bring the civilization up to date and finally get it Sovereigns at level 114.

As a result, the most developed planet in the entire galaxy currently had three level 114 Sovereigns, which made it the planet with the highest number of such cultivators in the entire galaxy!

At this very moment, six natives of the Spiritual World were facing one of the level 114 Sovereigns behind The Blossom World.

Abby, Ruth, Gloria, and the three Sovereigns who had gone to and from Zocarro with Minos were on their knees in a grand hall, their wrists and heels bound by chains, while they were surrounded by several armed guards in strange armor.

In front of them, in the metallic hall full of gold and silver items, stood a creature about three meters tall with a partially humanoid body, two legs and four arms, three eyes, and no hair on its body. He was dressed differently from the guards in the area, without armor, in cloth suits that fit his large body well.

He was sitting on one of the three thrones in the hall, smiling as he rested one cheek on one fist.

He was keeping an eye on the three level 106 Sovereigns, two level 103 Sovereigns, and the black-haired human woman, who was currently at level 105. "Welcome to The Blossom World, relatives of Kendrick Stuart!" He adjusted his position, opening his arms as he spoke loudly. "Please don't look at me like that. I have the best intentions for you!

My guys kidnapped you, right? I'm guessing they attacked and injured you. But I hope you understand that this was necessary to get you out of The Enchanted Realm. But in my world, there's nothing to worry about. I'll let you recover from your injuries and then seal your cultivation again.

If you follow my lead, we can make this work better for you and I can let you cultivate again. All you have to do is help me get Kendrick Stuart on our side." Abby's group listened to the local native's words. They already knew that The Blossom World had found out from Kendrick just how dangerous this young man could become in the future.

With the power to open portals to almost anywhere within the same galaxy, Kendrick could lead a massive attack by forces from The Enchanted Realm against this planet in the future. If something like that happened, even though The Blossom World has powerful and technologically advanced forces, they would still be in danger!

Since Kendrick became a target of this civilization, there have been attempts to limit his life or even threaten him not only in The Enchanted Realm but throughout the galaxy.

Abby and the others knew exactly what this civilization wanted: Kendrick's head!

'For now, we have no choice but to accept our situation,' Ruth told her colleagues. They couldn't do anything or they'd hurt themselves or their group in The Enchanted Realm.

'Minos has been missing for decades. It's possible he'll be back soon to help us out. Even if he doesn't, there's not much we can do. We're already in the hands of our enemies, so the best thing for everyone is to cooperate. I'm sure Kendrick and the others will see through the enemy's ploy. And we can't make the situation worse by putting our lives at risk.' Abby agreed they had to accept their current situation.

Minos was always going to be these women's hope. If he didn't make it in time to help them, the best thing they could do was to cooperate. It would be pointless for them to die there or to subject themselves to torture by refusing to cooperate, so their leader looked at the level 114 being and said.

"We're at your service, Your Excellency. Our group isn't originally from The Enchanted Realm, and we don't have any fixed commitments to the forces of that world. We're just passing through the galaxy. Hence, we don't care which side of the war we might end up in." Ruth said in the local language of the area.

The level 114 being smiled when he heard that. He wasn't planning to keep any of the group members alive for long, but until he got Kendrick Stuart's head, they could be useful.

"How can we help you, Your Excellency?" One of the level 106 guys in the group asked.

"Right now, nothing. You'll be taken to your new place and given a chance to recover from your injuries. When I need you, you'll know." He said this as he signaled for one of his men to take the six alien creatures.

As the group was leaving, an advisor stopped beside his leader and asked. "What should we do with them?"

"Just monitor them for now. Keep an eye out for any attempts to escape or communicate with their enemies. Just don't stop them unless they're being really careless. Let's give them a chance to lead the enemy into our trap while we wait for the right moment to send our demands."

"What do you think? Will this work?" The level 112 Sovereign inquired.

"I don't think the forces of The Enchanted Realm will let the kid Kendrick give himself up to me easily. But maybe this group will impede our enemies." The being's three eyes narrowed maliciously.

'Once I've secured the safety of my world, I'll be ready to take a more direct approach to dealing with The Enchanted Realm!'