Bab 1807: Earth Temple [4]

Damien was too great of a card from the start. If he didn't express full disclosure on their first meeting, he didn't think it would be possible to get the other side's help.

"As you have likely seen, our island functions on a system of peace. In order for the greatest number of practitioners to achieve success and to keep our common population safe, we treat the island's trial as a challenge rather than a death game," he said.

"However, as you also know, there are far easier ways to grow. Especially when making use of the Emptiness, the fastest method is always murder."

It was a story as old as time.

A society achieved peace, but there were always people who didn't desire peace. Through a million years of stability, the ire of those people rose and rose until they decided to revolt against the established system and plunge the world back into chaos.