856  We don''t have time!

    A while ago, when Alec vanished into the portal beneath him, he found himself on a desolate planet devoid of any life forms.

    Enthrall''s figure emerged from the portal after him, and then the portal vanished.

    Under his gaze, the fourth shadow general descended heavily onto the ground below, still wailing in agony from the pain he felt when Kyle tore a fragment of his soul.

    Alec closed his eyes for a moment. His severe injuries had healed thanks to Kyle''s powerful spiritual energy, so he knew he would easily be able to eliminate Enthrall.

    How ironic, he scoffed.

    These were the same powerful shadow generals that the entire universe feared.

    Yet now, look at how they were dying.

    So easily and effortlessly.

    All because of one single person.

    He knew Kyle would take care of Damien and Ceano, as well as the dark army, so he didn''t have to worry about that.

    He was just grateful to Kyle for giving him the chance to eliminate Enthrall.

    Alec seized his sword and opened his eyes to gaze at Enthrall, who had finally begun to levitate, panting heavily as the dark flower pulsated in the middle of his forehead.

    "A big scar... that is what you left on me. The day you forced me to sign that cursed dark contract was the first time I ever felt so utterly powerless. It was the same day you toyed with the life of my beloved, and I vowed to hunt you down. Only when you lie dead at my feet can I finally heal that wound that festers in my soul."

    Alec muttered, and his eyes blazed.

    "Let''s end this quickly. I have a lot to do."

    Enthrall was consumed by an urge to flee. He had already endured more than enough! In his state, he knew that he would easily be defeated without even putting up a fight.

    He didn''t want to die! Not yet!

    "Soul... was I always this brutal?"

    He muttered, his gaze fixed on Enthrall''s convulsing figure, sprawled in a pool of his own blood, a grotesque testament to the violence unleashed. Soul stayed silent, and Alec inhaled deeply, feeling the weight of his actions pressing down on him.

    "No, I know I wasn''t. The circumstances made me this way. Maybe I am wrong for being so brutal, but this was for the many innocents who were killed by the shadow generals—all to please Azazeal."

    He bent down to end Enthrall''s suffering.

    "The shadow generals were powerful and could choose a path devoid of bloodshed where no innocent lives would be lost. Yet, they chose this dark path instead."

    Under his power, Enthrall''s remaining soul was destroyed, vanishing into nothingness. A torrent of spiritual energy surged from his body, engulfing the dead body and causing it to disintegrate into energy as well. It was as if Enthrall had never existed in their lives, erased from existence without a trace.

    That''s how Enthrall died.

    Alec straightened his clothes and, without hesitation, stepped through the space.

    In the blink of an eye, he was above a familiar land he had visited before. Avalon. It was once shrouded in darkness, but now the land was ablaze with countless ancient symbols that pulsed with vibrant light.

    A large array floated, surrounded by the symbols, where a massive celestial spirit was trapped, emitting loud cries.

    James, four of the supreme elders, Jian, Carcel, and those who were part of the plan surrounded the array that blocked the voice and power of the spirit, holding the symbols with all the strength of their natural laws to keep the struggling spirit in place.

    The old man—Will of the Universe—floated above the spirit, sweating profusely despite his strength, attempting to do something.

    Alec quickly joined James and the others. He used his natural laws to assist them.

    It seemed he was a bit late; the others had already activated the array left by Kyle and had compelled the spirit that Kyle had seen in the Second Realm but scared it away so it would hide in Avalon to reappear.

    Seeing Alec, many were relieved. Even though Kyle''s array was holding the spirit, their bodies were giving out from exerting too much power of natural laws. Jian shouted at the Will of the Universe.

    "Hurry up, old geezer! We don''t have time! Kyle won''t be able to hold back Azazeal for long! That bastard has the power to kill us all if he comes before we can complete our job! How much more time do you need to contact those damn Celestials?!"

    The Will of the Universe growled back.

    "Shut up! Do you think this is something I do every day??! I need time! I am unable to connect with the spirit because it''s fighting back! So, I am forcing my consciousness in the spirit, even though it will shatter my body, to contact the Celestial realm!"