Divine Emperor of Death

Davis maintained his act of being friendly with them, but he also saw no reason to act like he had enmity with them because his mother's revenge was already over and had been settled with the other party, also made to accept the punishment that was required of them.

Moreover, these people had no part in ousting Edgar Alstreim from the Young Master's position, and neither did they even have a chance to do anything against his mother because they were trapped here, so he saw no need to dislike them either. 

If anything, they looked like friendly people to get along with from his instincts of acquiring Heart Intent, but their friendliness might also be because of the duration they had been trapped here that they came to learn to enjoy the small things in life instead of secluding and acting pompous all day long when they come out of their palaces.

In any case, he did not know much about these people or their past, so he saw no need to actively turn hostile or ostracize them.

"So, whose child or grandchild are you, Davis Alstreim?" Keira Alstreim suppressed her laugh as she asked, smiling as if she was really glad to experience this moment.

Davis's smile had almost gone stiff before he noticed that this woman seemed casual but was sly. He thought for a moment before answering, "I'm Edgar Alstreim's grandson."

"..."

"Who is that supposed to be?" Ezekiel Alstreim, the ninth stage powerhouse, possessed a confused expression on his face while seeing that the other two people's expression had changed.

"I see... so you are Edgar Alstreim's grandchild..." Keira Alstreim wryly smiled before she shook her head.

"Sigh, grandpa..." Nero Alstreim explained, "Edgar Alstreim was the Young Master of our Alstreim Family around sixty years ago, at least until Weiss Alstreim decided to take advantage of your wife's kindness and affection to illegally oust him using schemes and killed his wife through manipulation of other people." 

"What!?" Ezekiel Alstreim brows squinted as anger became apparent in his eyes before he blinked, "Wait... Who's Weiss Alstreim?"

Nero Alstreim looked flabbergasted before he also shook his head ruefully, thinking that it made sense that Ezekiel Alstreim didn't know since he was stuck here longer than them.

He patiently explained what he saw in that Brat Weiss Alstreim, making Davis inwardly astonished that this husband and wife were rather sharp regarding Weiss Alstreim's character. However, it seemed like they didn't confront Grand Elder Elise Alstreim as they did not seem to be close with each other. 

However, it made sense to him. After all, even though they were related, a wide generation gap separated them, so they were least bothered until they got truly separated in this form. It was the separation that brought them together, but Grand Elder Elise Alstreim could have said to be gotten the short end of the stick with her somehow starting to treat the wretched Weiss Alstreim with love and care in the past.

In the same way, they didn't bother helping Edgar Alstreim either, as they had their own lives to take care of, so it could be said that they remained neutral. However, after they 'died', Nora Alstreim came under Grand Elder Valdrey Alstreim's wing and then joined Grand Elder Elise Alstreim, Patriarch Eldric Alstreim, and Weiss Alstreim as one single group.

'Yup, these two appear to have taken no part in that mess... That's good to know...' Davis inwardly mused as he gave them a free pass to still exist alive in his mind like an overlord.

"I see, so such a thing happened..." Ezekiel Alstreim's voice was quite somber. He looked at Davis as he harrumphed, "Brat, do you hold animosity against my wife!?"

"I did..." Davis didn't avoid Ezekiel Alstreim's overbearing gaze.

Ezekiel Alstreim kept staring at him before he threw his head up and began to laugh, "Hahahaha!"

"Brat! No one would believe you if you said no, but you've changed your tone to past sense so that I won't hurt you!? Hahaha! Smart! But let me tell you that our petty squabbles don't need to exist in this wretched place. We are already as lost as we are in this place, so it doesn't matter if you hate my Elise. It's not like you can do anything against her anymore, so don't worry."

Ezekiel Alstreim profoundly smiled as he raised his brows, "I won't hurt you."

'Isn't it the opposite...?' Davis's lips twitched, but it seemed as if he became scared and nervous enough to be unable to retort for the others.

While the other two people eyed their grandpa to stop bullying a kid, a voice suddenly echoed.

"Rather than that, I still can't believe that our Alstreim Family has another Ninth Stage Powerhouse." Davis tried to awkwardly change the topic as he kept up his act, "This is a matter that the entire family must come together to celebrate!"

Suddenly, the atmosphere became a bit dull as their expressions faded.

"Did I say something wrong...?" Davis hesitantly asked.

"Sigh, kid, didn't you realize from grandpa's words?"

Davis looked as if he was completely ignorant about the situation.

Nero Alstreim sighed before he nodded his head, "Alright, our entire Alstreim Family thinks we are dead, and we can't get out from this space, so even though we may be alive, we are still dead to them. Even you... your life tablet would've already been shattered a while ago when you entered this damned space. In a day, your funeral will take place, and they will honor you for your bravery in coming to the Hundred Devil Thunder Archipelago, just like how it happened to everyone gathered here." 

"Wha-?" Davis echoed a sound of disbelief.

He wryly chuckled, "Of course, it doesn't include the ones who were born here, like my adorable Niera."

Davis's expression went from disbelief to becoming pale as he began to look around. His expression was obviously fake, but he was astonished to see so many Alstreim Family elites and Elders be present here, whose life tablets had all probably broken back in the Grand Alstreim City as mentioned. Moreover, he understood that the Lightning Sea that surrounded them while forming an impenetrable zone that would probably never let them go out!

They did cast a curious glance at him, but that's all. Most of them seemed to be dull while a few youths were playing around, seemingly having no idea on what kind of situation they were in while it made him curious if they were actually born here, just like Niera Alstreim.

Niera was undoubtedly Nora Alstreim's little sister, and he had no doubt about that since her facial features were extremely similar, making him stare at her for a longer time in shock.

For a moment, he had mistakenly thought that he had seen Nora Alstreim was present here instead of being a maid for his parents. That almost made him think if he had entered an illusionary space or something similar.

For so many people to be here but have had their life tablets shattered, it made him think if the Lightning Sea was special or was it something else in this place that severed their connection with the outside. If this were the case, it would explain that someone didn't purposefully target him, but it was an effect that affected all people here without a single exception.

'To completely sever connection with the outside that even life tablets end up shattering, it must be work of some absurd and powerful formation... but as for whether it is natural or a man-made formation, I can't figure it out unless I can gather more clues...'

'However, the only clear matter is the only person who can exit this place safe and sound is none other than me! I possess an advantage that not even a Peak-Level Ninth Stage Powerhouse could possess!'

'Escaping from this place as a mortal cultivator remains impossible unless people had a treasure like Fallen Heaven that can emit the life-like energy to attract the luminescent viridian lightning bolts that can safely protect them from the Lightning Sea....'

However, Davis didn't know if something else would block his return. If it did...

'I'm stuck here for an eternity...' 

Davis didn't want to think about this route as he remained optimistic. If he could enter using that unique method, which only he could try, he should be able to leave using the same method. That was his logic, but who knows if it was going to work unless he tried?

Now, he was going to find a way to sneak out to test his speculation, but it seemed like...

"Why were those Infernal Lightning Palace cultivator's attacking us?" Davis sounded confused, "Weren't they supposed to not attack us according to the... Well, status quo?"

Nero Alstreim deeply smiled, "Kid, something like that doesn't exist here because we are completely sealed off. You are free to act as you please as there is no one to overlook, and it isn't just those people who are attacking us."

"What?" Davis's eyes went wide in shock, "The other powers that had come to the Hundred Devil Thunder Archipelago to gather resources but got unfortunately stuck like us in here dares to strike us too? This is outrageous!"

Nero Alstreim couldn't help but laugh, "If you put it that way, you do indeed make us sound like we're all in this together, but it's a pity that some people always like to strut off their status and might even if they are at their wit's end, wait, maybe I should say that precisely because they are at their wit's end of not being able to return have they become crazy for power."

"Is it the Infernal Lightning Palace that made things this way?" Davis narrowed his eyes.

Nero Alstreim nodded his head, "Yes, all the other powers were either forced to obey or have had joined them by their own will, but as for us, since we have this safe haven that lets us be protected by natural formations, no one can harm us, and we have survived because we don't let other people who aren't Alstreims in!"

His tone sounded absolute!

"Is this the only place with natural formations?" Davis didn't seem to mind the warning in Nero Alstreim's tone as he looked around, wanting to see what kind of formations those were before he saw the dome and became aware that it formed a circle from the moonlight.

The alignment was such that it looked like a strange magic circle to him if he narrowed his eyes and focused properly.

"Follow me..."

Nero Alstreim suddenly began to walk while the others stayed. Davis wondered where he was going to be taken, musing that it might his place before they arrived before a narrow pathway connecting to another area.

They entered it, and the atmosphere gradually began to tremble with a blazing increase in temperature as they walked down the swirling path.

"Where are we going?" Davis cautiously asked.

Nero Alstreim turned to look at him with a grin on his lips, "Don't worry. I'm not going to kill you or something. Heck, if I did, my daughter, who seems to have taken a rare liking to you, would not talk to me anymore for a few days or so. I just want to show you something..."

Davis rolled his eyes. Was that Nero Alstreim's way of making him relax or something?

After what seemed to be a few minutes of them flying down the pathway, they finally appeared in front of an underground space where lava seemed to boil everything down here.

Davis instantly began to wonder if this was the place Ezekiel Alstreim became a Law Rune Stage Powerhouse because he felt that his comprehension of fire laws was showing signs of rapidly improving here. This was a special fire-attributed space indeed. However, his eyes abruptly wide as he saw a few words floating in space but were extremely dull as they were already fading out.

[Blazing Thunderlight Kirin]

"Yes, this space carried an Immortal Inheritance that seemed to have already been inherited and emptied out long ago." Nero Alstreim wryly uttered, "There's nothing but lava and fire-attributed resources here..."