While Ace was shocked by the Primordial Beast Space's information provided by the system, he didn't know that the moment he opened the Primordial Beast Space and acquired the Beast Ruler Divine Talent, the sky above the entire AIG (Artifact Inferno Guardian) Sect suddenly turned black, and dense lightning clouds gathered.
However, a few moments later, the lightning clouds vanished, revealing a clear blue sky again. This sudden phenomenon didn't go unnoticed by the Sect members and some higher- ups.
Ace didn't know the Dismantle Spirit Qi barrier had saved him from being struck by Heavenly Punishment because he opened the Primordial Beast Space.
"Is someone going under the Early Law Tribulation?" Vincent, who was back at his dwelling, muttered. His eyes peer through everything and deeply look at the clear sky.
"No, it wasn't tribulation clouds, or they wouldn't have lasted for a few seconds. Besides, no one is currently using the tribulation platform, nor is anyone foolish enough to undergo the Heavenly Tribulation without it, so it wasn't caused by a breakthrough from an Early Law State to an Intermediate Law State.
"However, in those few seconds, I sense something even more terrifying from those clouds. Those clouds had nothing but the intent to destroy and were filled with death. There was no life in them..." The Spirit Guardian's voice was solemn.
Vincent's eyes widened with shock as he instantly blurted out, "You're saying that was the legendary Heavenly Punishment? But how is this possible?! Who would dare incur the wrath of heaven in our sect?"
"Heh, don't let your imagination run wild. I'm only saying there was an aura of destruction and death; it's still too soon to consider those clouds Heavenly Punishment.
"Besides, you should know if that was Heavenly Punishment, why would it have vanished without punisher the Defier? It was most likely someone practicing some power spell and achieved a breakthrough in it." The Spirit Guardian assured.
Vincent's expression was visibly relieved before he became serious again. "There shouldn't be this kind of spell present in our sect, and even if someone had it, they wouldn't be foolish enough to practice it in such a high-profile manner."
At this moment, Vincent's expression changed again as he couldn't help but say in exasperation, "Don't tell me it's that brat causing trouble again. Tsk, I've warned him not long ago to keep his head low for a while..."
"Hahahaha... I also agree with your conjecture. I had to admit that little brat is full of tricks. Nonetheless, it's good if he had that kind of spell under his sleeve; he would be able to protect himself. Now, you should be more grateful and glad about my suggestion to tell him everything and pull him on your side." The Spirit Guardian sounded proud of itself.
Vincent couldn't help but smile wryly, "No, I still think we were too hasty, but what's done is done. Now, I need to make sure those guys won't connect this phenomenon with him, or it will be even more troublesome. The Norberg clan seemed to have already finished preparing, and they would make their move soon. I hope he can obstruct them in time."
"Hmph, there are only two ways to become the Junior Sect Master, the first is to have Dual Runic Talent and then pass my test, but I don't think they will go for it since they know how I feel about them. So, they will go for the next option, passing the entire Forger Abyss's nominal legacy disciple trial.
"I still don't know why that old man set this rule. Nonetheless, as long as George exists and can pass the first two trials, the Forger Abyss's Spirit Guardian will force them to give the most challenging trial to Nathaniel since there is more than one competitor and would naturally choose the best one among them.
"At that time, even my trial would look easy compared to the Forger Abyss. After all, didn't those old fellows use the same method to ensure you failed to pass and lost your qualification? Now it's about time that annoying guy's son will have a taste of their own medicine, hehehehe..." Spirit Guardian gloated as it was clearly holding a grudge.
"But George still had to pass two more trials first, and the time is too short, and he's wasting time learning some spell instead of learning from the Jade Scroll I gave him..." Vincent sighed as he looked in the direction of Georg's courtyard.
At this moment, within the Norberg clan's territory of the Chief Hall Court, a tall, handsome young man with long black hair and blue eyes filled with sharpness was sitting in the pavilion in the middle of a beautiful garden filled with dense spirit Qi.
Sitting in front of him was a middle-aged man with outstanding bearing. The young man greatly resembled this middle-aged man, a testament to their blood relationship.
This middle-aged man was none other than Bert Norberg, and the young man who resembled him was his son, Nathaniel Norberg, the top genius of the AIG Sect.
Nathaniel picked up the cup of tea before him and elegantly took a sip as he asked, "So, they failed?"
Bert's expression darkened slightly, and his attention from the dark clouds a moment ago instantly shifted. Since he didn't have the Spirit Guardian's wisdom on his side, he didn't think much about this phenomenon and thought it was caused by the environment of the Spirit Inferno Domain. Not to mention, the topic brought up by Nathaniel was more important than wasting time investigating someone's unknown phenomenon.
He nodded while he gritted his teeth and said, "We all underestimated that nobody. He's far more cunning and mysterious than we anticipated. Although we didn't know how he did it, now it is confirmed that he was behind it, and it won't be wrong to suspect that he might've deliberately caused it or that the Sect Master instructed him so they could stop our Norberg clan momentum!"
Nathaniel's eyes narrowed slightly as he spoke about his own doubts, "This still doesn't explain those strange owl marks. I inspected it personally, and I can't see through it at all. In fact, it appeared just like a normal mark, but it's clearly extraordinary!"
When he mentioned the thief symbol, Nathaniel seemed greedy. Like everyone else, he was fascinated and shocked by George's actions and mystical abilities.
At first, Nathaniel didn't think much about him. Even if he managed to claim the Nominal Legacy Disciple position from the Forger Abyss and become the Sect Master's disciple, there was a huge gap of power between them, not to mention their forging skills were worlds apart. So, he wanted to put George in his place by 'inviting' him for a chat, but Floyd beat him to it. Then, the thievery incident happened, which revealed George's true capabilities.
Still, Nathaniel didn't worry. In fact, he became extremely interested in George's secret, and they had planned to detain him using the Law Enforcement Hall. That plan backfired, and the most shocking thing was that George did it all by himself without any intervention.
Now, everyone had become wary of the 'nobody' and didn't dare underestimate him anymore, especially the Norberg clan. Yet Nathaniel was still not taking George seriously. He was more interested in getting George's secret and was very confident in getting it.
Bert also agreed with Nathaniel's statement since he had also probed the owl symbol and had gotten nothing out of it.
"He's nothing but lucky to get someone unknown inheritance. But we can't do anything to him without any solid evidence, and I even suspect that the Sect Master is helping him hide
"Furthermore, we can't take action against him now, especially after what happened today. The only way is for you to become Vice Sect Master first, and then we won't have to worry about him, and we'll even get his secret," Bert said with a malicious smile.
Nathaniel agreed with Bert, nodding, "Don't worry; I won't disappoint you. Just a little more, and I will be able to complete the Forger Abyss trial. Still, we should teach him a lesson for
"Isn't the Decade Meeting between the Artifact Inferno Guardian Sect and the Yin-Yang Formation Guardian Sect coming in eight months? That will be our chance to curb his arrogance. If he fails in front of the Yin-Yang Formation Guardian Sect, not only will he lose face, but because he also represents the Sect Master, it will also sully the Sect Master's prestige since those Yin-Yang Formation Guardian Sect's fellows won't let such an opportunity slid by. At that time..." Nathaniel didn't say anything further and only smiled meaningfully toward his father.
Bert instantly understood what Nathaniel was implying, and his eyes lit up as he also pulled a shrewd smile, "You're indeed the hope of our Norberg clan. Don't worry; your father will make sure everything is set perfectly. We'll allow that nobody to be arrogant for a while