DEATH… AND ME

”You must be kidding! ”

*Pah!*

Roan then slapped the back of Frandin ’s head.

”Stop wasting our time.
If we say we ’re here, then we ’re here.
We brought you out as well because we have no Soul Power whatsoever.
We will probably need you to pass this thing. ”

Frandin rubbed the back of his head and nodded.
Still, he couldn ’t help but feel somewhat excited.

’Rank Five Bloodline Trial! If I pass it… ’

Rean then asked Frandin.

”Try to use your Soul Power.
My Spiritual Sense doesn ’t go further than five meters in this place.
It obviously has some formation or power blocking it. ”

Frandin took a deep breath and nodded before spreading his Soul Power.
Sure enough, it could go much further than Spiritual Sense. 

”I can see up to 15 meters.
Nothing is blocking it.
Unfortunately, my cultivation is just too low, so I can ’t see further than this by default. ”

Rean shook his head.

”Don ’t worry.
It ’s already much better than mine or Roan ’s.
Let ’s go.
The only exit of this room is on the left side.
Let us know if you see anything. ”

Frandin nodded while Rean and Roan took the lead.
They finally exited the place where Rean first appeared.
Still, everything was dark as always.

”Could it be that because we entered this trial without permission, it ’s not activated? ”

Roan and Frandin nodded in response.

”We don ’t know how things work inside this place, so there ’s that possibility. ”

However, that situation didn ’t last long.
Suddenly, all the walls around them lit up with a yellow light, illuminating the entire thing.
Only then did they notice that they entered a big underground hall.
Rean had both his Light and Spiritual Sense Bending skills active.
Still, they didn ’t drop their guard as they looked at their surroundings.

’Did they find us out? ’

They stayed stationary, not moving a muscle for a few moments.
Suddenly, the door to the hall opened.
From outside came a man who looked to be in his thirties.
Frandin immediately recognized his clothes, so he warned Rean and Roan.

’Can you see his attire? This guy is definitely part of a very influential clan. ’

Rean and Roan understood.

’He just so happened to be here for the trial, just like us. ’

They could confirm it because the guy didn ’t seem to be looking in their direction at all.
Besides, he was alone.
As mentioned before, one could only enter the Trial Grounds alone, which was exactly the case for him.
Rean and Roan didn ’t think that the Zasfins would send just a single person to capture them if they knew they were here.

Rean ’s group looked at the guy made his way forward.
Now that everything was lit up, they could see an altar at the other end of the underground hall.
Right behind it, there were a few other doors that they didn ’t know anything about.

Sure enough, the guy didn ’t know that Rean ’s group was there.
In a certain way, Rean ’s group was really lucky.

They didn ’t know it, but they were right.
The fact was that you really needed to activate the trial ground.
Otherwise, keeping it working would constantly spend Spirit Stones, which wasn ’t that abundant on this planet to start with.

’Forget it.
Just pay attention to what he ’s doing. ’

Frandin and Rean nodded as they refrained from moving.

Finally, the man put his hands on the altar as he murmured.

”This time, I will definitely succeed.
Bloodline Marks received because of your family aren ’t as good as one earned by yourself.
I ’m not that kind of trash.
I was so close last time.
Once I get a real one, my position in the clan will definitely skyrocket! ”

Rean and Roan subconsciously looked at Frandin.
He was a Zasfin Trash who didn ’t mind getting his Bloodline Mark because of his family instead of a Bloodline Trial.

Frandin wanted to cry already.

’Can you stop looking at me like that? You ’re making me want to kill myself already. ’

Rean then asked something else.

’How come you didn ’t tell us Received Bloodline Marks are worse than Earned Bloodline Marks? ’

Frandin suddenly dropped his head even more as he responded.

’I…
didn ’t know that. ’

Rean and Roan then shook their heads after that.
The disappointment on their faces was so obvious that it hurt already.
It was as if they had lost any hope in him already.

Poor Frandin ’s pride was nowhere to be seen anymore.
All he wanted was a hole to throw himself into.
He was probably the first Zasfin to feel so embarrassed in front of humans in a very, very long time.