The Shining Star Above The Heaven

Chapter 1191 - 1191: Cleared One by One

The elves could only watch as Aldrian and his wives left. Only after making sure they were gone did one of the male elves let out a sigh."What a tense and suffocating feeling. Why did they exude such pressure, as if we were in front of His Majesty? No, even more than that. I just felt nervous for no reason," he said.

Another male elf also sighed. "I agree. And that elf, Sylphia… she gave me a strange sense of reverence that I cannot describe. It's as if we were standing before a world tree."

"That's truly absurd, but that is what I felt as well. How could she exude a presence like we were before a world tree?" a female elf beside him commented in astonishment.

"Your Highness, what should we do next? It looks like they do not care about us," another female elf asked.

Princess Sera remained silent, her gaze still fixed on the door where Aldrian and his wives had left.

She could not form a single response when Sylphia rebuked her. Her thoughts felt blank, unable to refute any of Sylphia's words. She had already prepared what she wanted to say, ready to argue against anyone who doubted the elves' way of life.

But in front of Aldrian and his wives, she felt pressured. Especially when Sylphia looked so pissed and spoke firmly about her own life. She simply could not refute anything and could only listen.

There was no trace of pride left in her at that moment.

"Just let them be. It could be dangerous to keep bothering them with this matter. But at least we know they are married, and they genuinely care for each other. It is not one-sided from the human," she said.

The others could only sigh and stare at the door.

"I wonder where they came from," one of the male elves asked.

Silence lingered for a moment before the princess spoke again. "We will know in the future, just like he said."

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Near the gate, Aldrian had already reached Sylphia, who still looked pissed. Andre, who walked not far from them, saw Sylphia's expression and immediately knew something had happened inside the private room. A bead of sweat falling from his forehead.

What happened inside that made Sylphia look so pissed?

'As I thought, those elves full of pride would likely bring trouble.' He sighed.

'I just hope it did not bring trouble to Earth.'

Aldrian, who walked beside Sylphia, smiled at her.

"Don't be too angry, my love. It will lessen your beauty," he said.

Sylphia pouted as she quickened her steps.

"I'm really pissed. How dare they even thinking questioned us about our marriage? Just because it doesn't fit their way of life, they think their race's image or reputation is damaged? Who are they to come and confront us about what we should or should not do? They are even more extreme than the conservative faction of the Ivory Kingdom," she said angrily.

"At least the conservative faction does not go as far as meeting elves outside their faction who chose other races as their partners, then berating them about our race's image, values, and all that nonsense."

Aldrian found Sylphia's anger really cute. This was the first time he had seen his wife so angry at someone. And his heart felt warm knowing it was about their marriage.

"Don't you feel angry, dear? They were questioning our marriage, our life." Sylphia turned to look at him.

Aldrian smiled at her. "Of course I'm angry. I could already sense their thoughts when they found out you were my wife. Didn't you notice I didn't answer where we came from? I was just playing with them."

"I actually wanted to give them a piece of my mind if they started talking about our marriage, and they did. But you beat me to it with your cute fury. What you said already represented what I had in mind."

Sylphia stomped her feet. "What cute fury? I'm serious, Aldrian."

Aldrian smiled while Baek Jimin and Angelica giggled.

"I know, my dear, I know. It's just that it's so refreshing seeing you angry," Aldrian said as he placed his hand around her shoulder.

"Yes, sister Sylphia, you already said what I had in mind. How dare they try to push their way of life onto you? They are too proud of themselves," Baek Jimin commented.

"Sister Sylphia did a great job putting them in their place. I also don't like it if they try to impose their values on you. They were too arrogant to even think of doing that," Angelica added.

She rarely showed her displeasure toward anyone, but this time it was clear.

Sylphia smiled, then turned to look at both of her sisters.

"Don't think I'll give you the winner's spot this round just because you said your support. I won't let Sister Angelica keep winning."

Baek Jimin and Angelica smiled.

"Well, I would like to see Sister Sylphia's expression when I win again," Angelica said.

Aldrian smiled at Sylphia. "I think you can take advantage of this gate. From the name alone, it might be an environment that gives you an advantage. You should make the most of it to close the gap with Angelica's higher cultivation."

Sylphia nodded. "I know."

Not long after, they entered the gate, while the group of elves chose to stay.

Just like the previous gates, their clearing time was quick. This time, it took no more than five hours, which left the group of elves astonished. They had already experienced the Forest of Chaos, and that place was something even elves would find dangerous.

The forest was filled with powerful spiritual beasts and carnivorous plants corrupted by what they called malignant energy. They were truly vicious and would not hesitate to attack anyone in front of them.

They knew that even four SSSS-rank hunters, by this world's standard, would not be enough to clear this gate.

They wondered just how strong Aldrian and his wives were to clear it at such a terrifying speed. They also wondered what had happened inside, as they saw Sylphia in a good mood while the other two of Aldrian's wives seemed dispirited.

But they did not approach them. After clearing the gate and saying goodbye to Andre, Aldrian and his wives simply flew away.

After they left, the princess asked for permission to enter the gate with her group to inspect the situation inside. Under Andre's observation, they were permitted, and all of them entered the gate. The moment they stepped inside, they were shocked by the destruction before them.

The scenery of the forest, which should have greeted them, was gone. Instead, they were met with a vast land of ice. The cold aura made even their souls tremble.

In the distance, they could see many strange, giant flowers, which made them shudder. Instinctively, they knew those flowers were extremely dangerous!

Just what level had they reached to unleash such techniques?

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After Aldrian and his wives cleared the gate in Brazil, they moved on to other gates in different locations with the same rank.

They kept taking on the challenge and only stopped when Sylphia, Baek Jimin, and Angelica needed to replenish their energy.

Because the Earth's heaven and earth energy was not sufficient for their recovery, Aldrian gave them energy replenishment pills capable of restoring emperor stage cultivators. He had countless of them stored in his treasure vaults, and he spent them as if they were nothing.

Over the next three days, the world was flooded with news of Aldrian and his wives clearing every hostile SSSS-rank gate outside of China. It caused an uproar everywhere, and the belief that they were beings far stronger than SSSS-rank became even more solid.

There was no other explanation, as they cleared all those gates with ease and incredible speed.

Moreover, some insiders who worked as part of the cleaning teams also spoke out, saying they had never seen anything like what they encountered inside those gates while cleaning up the aftermath.

Some of them described the power left behind by those four otherworlders as something incomprehensible to them. It was a force capable of changing the landscape across thousands of kilometers, a power that could easily destroy an entire continent.

People were truly shocked. Even those who had reached SSSS-rank, did not possess such destructive power.

Many began to wonder if there would be an update to the peak rank, and whether Earth's hunters could ever reach that level.

With the appearance of Aldrian and his wives, along with the changes occurring across the gates worldwide, many wondered if this was a sign that Earth was about to undergo another transformation.

A change that would elevate Earth's hunters to a higher level.

Having cleared all the hostile SSSS-rank gates outside China, Aldrian and his wives finally returned to China.

Within China, only one SSSS-rank gate had appeared, located in the Gobi Desert. With many people anticipating the clearing of the last hostile SSSS-rank gate, countless individuals had already made their way to the desert to wait for Aldrian and his wives' arrival.

However, despite the excitement and enthusiasm of the masses, there were some who did not share their joy, such as a man who at this moment sat inside his secret meditation room.