Life After Prison

Chapter 2104
As news of the events in the Artic Heights spread, a wave of sadness and shock rippled through the major forces. It was within
the Deifirm Sect, however, that the atmosphere was its most tense. A suffocating aura of murderous intent emanated from the
sect’s main hall, and the disciples who were present there had difficulty breathing.
Inside the hall, their sect leader, Jason, sat grimly at the main seat with the deputy sect leader Gianluca flanking him. Two rows
of elders filled the remaining seats on either side of the table.
Gwono had an ashen look of frustration and anger as he stood before Jason and recounted what happened to the Deifirm Sect
at the Artic Heights. Though he embellished his tale somewhat, he nonetheless conveyed the essence of their humiliation.
Jason had convened the meeting after learning of his prized disciple’s demise. Once almost all of elders had assembled, he said
to them, “Let’s hear your thoughts.”
Gianluca cleared his throat. “The Grandiuno Sect is the top sect in all of Southsky, and Oskar’s strength far surpasses ours. I feel
that it would be best for us to be prudent and keep a low profile until the opportunity to exact revenge presents itself in the Starry
Sky Battlespace.”
He had earlier attempted to recruit Severin at the sacred lake but failed in his endeavor to do so. Witnessing Severin’s swift rise
elicited feelings of regret, as well as shock. His personal admiration of Severin aside, Gianluca understood where his loyalties lie
as a member of the Deifirm Sect, so avenging Uzair was high on the agenda. Seeing as the Starry Sky Battlespace was only two
or three months away, it would be untenable for any sect to wage war against another, hence his proposal to retain the status
quo, at least for the ume worry.
His words, however, were met with immediate opposition, as one of the elders boomed, “I do not accept this proposal!” The
elder’s expression turned red in anger. “Uzair was our pillar. His talent might not be as good as our sect leader, but he has the
ability to reach such heights in the future and might even be poised to become a royal paragon in the future! We must exact
revenge on the Grandiuno Sect, or else we would not be able to hold our head high in Southsky!”
Gianluca sneered in response. “And who amongst us, pray tell, could possibly be a match for a level eight royal paragon like
Oskar?”
His question silenced the agitated hall.

Oskar, was the strongest royal paragon in the entire Southsky at that moment. Even their current sect leader, Jason, was
languishing at level six while his deputy, Gianluca was level five. It would be foolish to challenge Oskar at that level.
Even with that warning, several elders remained stubbornly fixated on getting vengeance. The hall erupted in arguments, with
each side trying adamantly to convince the other that their chosen course of action was the best way forward.
“Enough,” Jason roared, silencing the noise at long last. “We shall bide our time as proposed by my deputy. Once it’s time to
enter the Starry Sky Battlespace, I’ll have Simeon avenge Uzair’s death.”