“It’s done! My Ultimate Force is finally complete!” exclaimed Jared giddily. As he stared at the Divine Bow in his hand, he didn’t hesitate to pull the string back again. In an instant, three enormous arrows manifested. on the bow.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! The arrows, once launched, descended from the sky like artillery. The fiery explosion they caused upon making contact with the ground instantly destroyed countless phantoms.
Boom! Boom! Boom…
Following the thunderous blasts, many phantoms perished. Jared guffawed. “That feels so good! This Divine Bow is motherf*cking awesome!” Unbeknownst to him, the environment started to change after he shot those arrows.
The sky, which was initially gray, grew darker and more intimidating, as though a storm was about to arrive. When the sky turned completely dark, the phantoms stopped fleeing and kneeled on the ground.
Only then did Jared notice something odd was occurring. “What’s going on?” He surveyed his surrounding, confused about what was transpiring. Suddenly, a bolt of light zipped toward him from the horizon.
Seeing that, he immediately lifted the Divine Bow and got ready to defend himself. That bolt of light stopped right before Jared. Then, a humanoid figure appeared.
Jared was overjoyed, thinking he could finally ask the person what kind of place this was. However, the moment he recognized who it was, he was stunned. The newcomer had a similar reaction.
“Why is it you?” both uttered in unison. The figure before Jared was none other than Hadad, whom Jared had rescued. Astounded, Hadad questioned, “How did your come here? Upon spotting the Divine Bow in Jared’s hand, he asked, “Were you the one who used the Divine Bow?”
“Yes, I did.” Jared nodded and briefly recounted his journey there. “I thought you’ve returned to Ethereal Realm, Hadad. Also, I can tell you’re no longer a soul remnant. Have you reconstructed your body?” He didn’t understand why Hadad was there. Instead of answering the question, Hadad. muttered to himself, “D’mmit, I didn’t expect there’s a portal beneath the altar.. .”
“You haven’t answered my question. What is this place? Didn’t you go to the Ethereal. Realm?” inquired Jared. “This is the Ethereal Realm.”
“What? This place is the Ethereal Realm? Why does the Ethereal Realm look like this?” Stunned, Jared scanned his environment in disbelief. It’s nothing like how I imagined it to be at all!
“All right, you need to leave right now. I don’t have time to explain everything to you. If you don’t hurry, you won’t be able to depart from this place,” urged Hadad panickily.
“I can’t leave, though. The black hole I came through has disappeared,” said Jared. “Didn’t you obtain a crystalline arrow here?” Hadad asked.
“Oh yeah! You’re right!” Without delay, Jared withdrew that crystalline arrow from his Storage Ring. “If you shoot this arrow with the Divine Bow at the sky, a portal will open. You’ll be able to return if you pass through it,” explained Hadad.
“I want to know what kind of place this is. Since I’m already here, can’t you show me hospitality and give me a tour of this realm? Why are you so eager to send me back home? What’s actually going on here?” Jared was confounded. Why is he desperately urging me to return?
Furiously, Hadad shouted at Jared, “I seriously do not have the time to explain everything to you. Hurry and use the Divine Bow to shoot that arrow and open the portal! Otherwise, it’ll be too late!”
