The leader of the Theos District was deemed the second most powerful cultivator in all of Endlos’ Nine Districts.
By using the chessboard, the man could make predictions about the future. He could even use it to control or influence a
person’s actions. For instance, even the battle between Waleria and Yvan was the work of the old man.
However, something unexpected happened for the very first time.
‘When I placed the piece representing James Caden on the board, it shattered and destroyed the board almost instantly. I have
no control over the incidents happening at the moment, and I can’t tell what Waleria’s final fate will be.
‘I couldn’t even look into the future of the Theos District or the Endlos’ Nine Districts. All of this happened because of James
Caden’s appearance,’ the old man thought.
Partholon had an inkling of what the old man’s words meant since he was aware of the chessboard’s extraordinary functions.
He had a worried expression on his face. “What should we do now, Master?”
The old man thought pensively for a brief while. Then, he said, “We’ve managed to maintain order across the Endlos’ Nine
Districts all this time. However, things have changed now. I wasn’t able to tell that man’s abilities and full potential. That doesn’t
happen very often. I can only tell that the mysterious, young man has only achieved a rather mediocre cultivation rank. Chances
are he’s either the reincarnation of a supreme powerhouse or he’s actually not from the Endlos’ Nine Districts.”
“He’s not from the Endlos’ Nine Districts?” Partholon was slightly caught off-guard. “Could he be someone from the hidden
Chaos District?”
The old man slowly nodded. “It’s possible. Perhaps those from the Chaos District have begun to plan their retaliation. Ha! How
interesting! We didn’t manage to battle the Chaos District’s leader whose powers were at their peak back then. I wonder how
strong the new generation of cultivators from the Chaos District is. I am starting to look forward to the day we meet.”
He continued, “Partholon, tell all our members to stay put and reign in their actions. We’ll observe the situation first.”
“Understood.”
Partholon went back to the main hall upon his master’s orders and informed the others that they would not take any actions
regarding the Daemonium Sect’s decision to open the Yhala Realm.
The members of the Theos Sect could not understand the sect leader’s verdict on the matter. However, none of them dared to
disobey his orders.
On the other hand, James was rather surprised to hear the news.
‘I thought those from the Daemonium Sect would just secretly access the Yhala Realm and steal the treasures inside. I never
expected them to announce it all and cause such a huge commotion. They even invited anyone interested to enter the Yhala
Realm as well.’ James pondered.
“What are they up to, really?” He muttered.
Nevertheless, James decided to stay and wait somewhere in the Theos District’s vicinity.
As time went on, more and more cultivators started gathering in the outer areas of the Theos District. These powerhouses were
not in a rush to travel to the central universe since teleportation formations could be found in almost all the major universes. The
central universes of all nine districts even had teleportation formations specialized for teleportation from one district to another.
Soon enough, the promised date of the Yhala Realm’s opening was around the corner.
One day, a gigantic, black palace materialized on one of the planets located in the Theos District’s outer periphery. The palace
was so big it could host trillions of beings inside.
“It’s the Daemonium Palace!”
‘The leader of the Daemonium Sect must be here!”
Numerous cultivators sensed the presence of the black palace, and they quickly traveled toward it. James followed suit as he
teleported to a spot some distance away from the palace almost immediately.