Hearing the chatter, Nancy and Raven both wore wry looks.
Seeing Evelynna's blank face, they tried to comfort her.
But Evelynna didn't accept the reality they wanted her to:"Hmph, the Temple Knights' new recruits just keep getting worse."
"They really believe a few high schoolers could beat hundreds of Twin-Headed Wolf beasts—and even cut down enemies two ranks above them?"
Behind her, Diana also looked scornful, sweeping her gaze over the crowd that had been talking.
She deliberately flashed a blinding light so people couldn't open their eyes or keep arguing.
Only when Captain Raven had enough and stopped Diana did the Temple knights finally recover.
"Angel, as the Temple's familiar, you need to read your Master and act accordingly!" As the Temple Knights' captain, Raven was clearly unhappy with what Diana had just done.
But Diana ignored her and mocked even harder:"Commoners are ignorant and unworthy of the Holy Light's favor. I'm just helping them open their eyes so they don't get fooled."
At that, the Temple knights on the field exploded in anger and drew their swords.
Raven's adjutant pushed through the crowd, voice cold as she looked at Diana:"Angel, you call us ignorant, but do you know this Blood Cultivation Realm was almost destroyed by a Three-Headed Hell Wolf just now?"
Hearing the words"Three-Headed Hell Wolf," Diana narrowed her eyes."No wonder there are hundreds of Twin-Headed Wolf monsters here—the one leading them is the gatekeeper beast of the Dark Hell."
She turned to Evelynna, lightly patted her shoulder, and said:"At its peak, the Three-Headed Hell Wolf is only a bit weaker than me. It's no shame for us to stay out of its way for now."
"Diana, as long as you keep raising your stage, once you reach the Legend realm, I'll personally cut off the Three-Headed Hell Wolf's head to vent your anger!"
Diana's voice was firm, not joking at all.
But to the Temple knights around them, it sounded very different.
Pfft...
Someone couldn't hold it in and laughed first.
Then, one after another, the Temple knights all started laughing.
"Hahaha... I'm dying. What did that angel just say? She'll wait until she reaches the Legend realm to settle things with the Three-Headed Hell Wolf?"
"Heh, no need to wait that long. Logan already took down the Three-Headed Hell Wolf. The City Lord's Office just announced it."
"She's clearly useless, but keeps pretending she's so capable. Isn't that angel tired of the act?"
"Shh... look, the angel's angry. Careful, or she'll come after you!"
"Doesn't that just prove she's useless? She's just sulking here and taking it out on us."
The crowd's chatter rose and fell, and Evelynna and Diana looked grim.
They glared at Captain Raven, hoping she would step in and stop the talk.
But Diana had just offended her, so of course she didn't want to help.
Only when Nancy Priest let out a sigh did the crowd stop mocking them.
"Everyone, stop talking. We'll know the truth once we're back in Twilight City." After saying that, Nancy Priest took Evelynna by the hand and headed for the exit of the Blood Cultivation Realm.
On the way, Evelynna and Diana kept their heads down, saying nothing, their faces dark.
Nancy Priest knew Evelynna needed to cool off, so she didn't try to comfort her.
Only when they walked into the forest at the entrance to the Blood Cultivation Realm did Evelynna lift her head and ask softly:"Teacher, is Logan really that strong?"
"Right now, all info on Logan is locked down by the City Lord's Office and the army. Even I don't know the details of his strength." Nancy Priest said. She gave a wry smile, looking tired. "But it's true he saved the geniuses from Storm Wind City and Edo Castle on his own, and almost single-handedly wiped out over a hundred Twin-Headed Wolf fiends."
She paused, turned to Diana, and her look grew complicated. "And the source of this Twin-Headed Wolf crisis was the Black Church's guardian Sacred Beast—the A-level familiar, the Three-Headed Hell Wolf."
"As for whether Logan dealt with it, or even formed a contract with it, I'm not sure."
Hearing the shock in Nancy Priest's tone, Evelynna's face eased a little.
Diana, however, caught the hint and thought of Lilith.
"Priest, are you saying that that loser got these results with the help of a lowly succubus?" Diana spoke very bluntly, almost cursing.
Normally, even if Logan has elite 1 star strength, how could he beat so many vicious Twin-Headed Wolf fiends with just a low-level succubus?
Hearing Diana's doubt, Nancy Priest let out a small sigh. "Your Highness, what's done is done. Questioning it won't change anything. The truth behind your doubt is probably that the succubus Logan summoned is also an A-level familiar."
At that, Diana snorted, as if she'd heard a joke. "When we get back, I'll challenge him myself. I want to see what a lowly human and a low-level succubus can really do together."
Seeing the tension rise between Diana and Nancy, Evelynna stepped in. "Diana, it's not worth getting worked up over a nobody."
A sharp glint flashed in Evelynna's eyes again. "Even if what they say is true, so what."
"If you count the elf Siel, I, Evelynna, am also a familiar tamer with two A-level familiars. I'm Diamond Rank too!"
Seeing that Evelynna was no longer hung up on Logan, Nancy Priest felt relieved.
Right now, what she cares about most is who City Lord Natalia will choose to represent Twilight City in this year's Genius Training Camp tryouts.
If possible, Nancy Priest hopes that person will be her student, Evelynna.
Thinking of this, her eyes soften.
She gave Diana a nod to make peace, then walked toward the exit of the Blood Cultivation Realm.
...
Meanwhile, in an underground chamber of the Blood Cultivation Realm.
Logan sat cross-legged on the spot, his body fully wrapped in dark-gold spatial energy.
Through the thin spatial barrier around him, he could clearly feel the airflow hitting his body.
It didn't disperse, instead, it seeped inside.
He focused on his body and soon noticed a dark golden vortex spinning deep in his lower belly.
As Logan's mind drew near the vortex, he felt dazed for a moment.
When he came to, he found his mind in a strange place.
The sky was round, the ground square, with the sea on every side.
In the sky, you could see the paths of the sun, moon, and stars.
As Logan's mind drew near the vortex, he felt dazed for a moment.
When he came to, he found his mind in a strange place.
The sky was round, the ground square, with the sea on every side.
Out across the water, there were mountains and bits of land at distances he couldn't judge.
Right now, Logan was standing on the central peak of a huge island.
He looked around and roughly estimated the island's size—close to nine square kilometers.
Seeing that number, Logan almost blacked out."Nine square kilometers?"
"Did I just put someone else's Demigod-stage familiar space inside myself?"
Still puzzled, Logan muttered to himself as he studied this ocean familiar space.
With Principal Mark's notes and Kerparos's knowledge, Logan knew very well:
Even though familiar spaces each have their own traits and come in different colors.
But the core factor that decides how strong a familiar space is comes down to one thing: its size.
Only if the familiar space is big enough can a familiar tamer contract enough familiars, because each familiar needs its own territory inside it.
Only if the familiar space is big enough will the familiars feel comfortable staying there, without having their strength held back by a poor, cramped space.
Only if the familiar space is big enough can it provide more energy, letting the familiars grow stronger with the space's boost.
Besides these three points, Kerparos once told Logan something else: as long as the familiar space is large enough, a familiar tamer can build plenty of formations, altars, and all kinds of buildings in it.
In the end, the tamer can use those formations and altars to turn their familiar space into a true familiar divine kingdom.
Familiars in the divine kingdom can grow and learn...
They can gain skill talents through the divine kingdom's blessing...
Most importantly, when they die, they can be revived inside the divine kingdom...
And the foundation of all this is that the familiar space must be big enough.
Thinking of this, Logan looked around again.
To his surprise, in just a short moment, the island under his feet had pushed its shoreline out by about 3 centimeters...
"This space...can slowly get bigger?"
...