Meanwhile, whispers had already started travelling throughout the empire concerning the mysterious bloodbath that had occurred.

The Darkhaven Clan… the Harkers Clan… had been destroyed by a mysterious powerhouse.

Searches to identify this mysterious powerhouse responsible for this had proved futile.

No one knew what strange methods the powerhouse had used to commit such a massacre and remain completely untraceable or anonymous in doing so.

This made the powerhouse all the more mysterious and terrifying.

However, the satellite videos concerning the outcome of the two clans were already starting to spread.

The Harkers Clan had turned on one another, controlled by some sort of mysterious spell—killing one another.

Francisca Harker had died after displaying extremely deranged tendencies, by committing suicide through self-detonation, leaving the clan in ruins.

The Darkhavens had been massacred by a Black Flask due to some mysterious poison.

As the empire was in wild shock concerning what had happened, the Arcane Empowerment Sect experienced the same fate the Darkhavens had experienced.

Mass death by some mysterious poison.

People were able to connect the dots that the mysterious Black Flask who had mass murdered the Darkhavens was behind the mass murder of the Arcane Empowerment Sect.

However, the most puzzling event was the Harkers turning on one another due to some sort of "spell" that made them kill one another.

The sarcastic aspect of the videos involving the destruction of the three powerhouses of the empire was that certain old monsters of the clans and the sect had been captured on satellite cameras—fleeing their respective residences in extremely fast spaceships.

These old monsters were not stupid.

Their cultivation mattered to them more than the fate of some clan, and therefore, survival mattered to them more than anything.

They didn't give a fuck about the matters of the younger generation.

Why should they anger some powerful entity because of a meaningless scuffle?

As long as they were alive, they could focus on their cultivation and live a better life.

As for some cliché revenge, they would have considered it in the future—if they still had some attachment to their roots.

However, they did not. Not after staying out of the matters of the younger generation for centuries and more, focusing solely on their cultivation.

Many citizens of the empire sighed deeply at how things had played out.

However, rumors suddenly started to spread about who was the possible powerhouse behind the deaths of these two unfortunate clans and the sect.

Though it was extremely incredulous and mind-boggling, certain people were sharp enough to think of the possibility—and it started spreading like wildfire.

Kailen Darkhaven was a key suspect in this massacre.

After the revelation about him being a Black Flask had been revealed, and not just that—his terrifying abilities as a Rank 1 Black Flask and his ruthless massacre in the Society Wars had been exposed at the same time—no one doubted his monstrous prowess and ruthless nature to commit such a deed.

But… some laughed it off as unnecessary rumors.

No one doubted the ruthlessness of Kailen Darkhaven. But no matter how powerful Kailen Darkhaven was, a massacre on this scale was too much to be performed by him.

Others too believed in the conjecture of him being the perpetrator, as Kailen Darkhaven had extremely terrifying feuds with the clans and the sect—which gave him a strong motive to do something like this.

"If he was able to remain mysterious and escape academy scrutiny during the time he killed Enna Harker, it's not strange that he would be able to remain anonymous after committing such a massacre," one news anchor—a male human—commented.

"Fair point. But there's no visible proof that Kailen Darkhaven is the one behind this. However, about 80 percent of the empire population is leaning towards this possibility, according to the interviews conducted amongst the general populace," another anchor—a female treant—replied.

The male human posed a contemplative question.

"But the question is… where is the person at the center of this massive storm right now?"

Kailen closed the holographic screen and sighed.

"Fuck. So much for doing this covertly."

The time duration artifact appeared before him, holding her stomach in laughter.

"Tsk! Things will not always go according to your plan, brat.

As for the Crown Prince finding out you were the one behind the massacre of the Darkhaven Clan and the others—and him targeting you—I don't think you should be worried about that.

The moment you displayed terrifying results in the Society Wars, you were bound to draw his attention. Also, from the beginning, you were the son of a man he hates. Do you think he didn't notice you after you started causing an uproar the moment you appeared in the empire?"

"I guess you are right. I didn't consider things from that perspective.

There are most likely two possibilities that account for why he has not acted against me despite the fact that I probably drew his attention from the beginning.

The first possibility is most likely because he thinks there's a mysteriously terrifying force backing me, and he does not want to act recklessly.

The second possibility is that my growth is probably some sort of entertainment for him. The bastard is bored, and he wants me to grow stronger to a point where he feels like I'm strong enough to engage in a final showdown with him."

Kailen's eyes glinted with realization.

"I don't know why, but I lean more towards the second possibility. He doesn't see me as a threat, because he has nothing to lose."

The time dilation artifact observed Kailen as he made astonishing deductions.

This kid was really something else.

"He wants to die while fighting me. And even if he were to end up killing me in the end, the Vimodial he's contracted to would most likely take over his being in the end, so he feels like he has nothing to lose—whether I kill him in the end or he kills me.

In the end, how he dies is what he's concerned about. Going by thrill—and fighting someone that amuses him… me.He thinks that if he eliminated me now , it would cost him that thrill. If in the past he hated my father, the hatred has faded over time, replaced with boredom. This fucker… that's good.

It does not change anything"

A glint of ruthlessness flashed through Kailen's eyes.

" Don't worry, crown prince , I will do well to entertain you"

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