The King Of Warriors novel (Jared Chance) novel Chapter 5535

Only then did he notice the heap of once-luminous celestial gems at his feet. Their surfaces had dulled to dead gray, spent entirely by the ferocious appetite of their training.

Flaxseed's eyelids fluttered open. A faint sigh slipped out as he brushed sandstone dust from his robe. "Looks as though we drank every last drop of power those stones could give."

Jared nodded, the grin already curling on his mouth. "True, but what we gained is worth ten piles of gems. We're worlds stronger than when we walked in."

Flaxseed's laugh was quiet and full. "No doubt. Without these stones—and Pentacarna Tower—we would have needed years of sweat to reach this height."

Jared rose, bones cracking like sparklers in the night. He rolled his shoulders, feeling energy roar beneath his skin like a contained storm.

A smile tugged at his lips, subtle yet irrepressible. Power, living and eager, thrummed inside him.

"Enough basking," he said, voice firm yet light. "Time to head outside. I'd like to know what's been happening while we were buried in cultivation."

Flaxseed stood as well, stretching until his spine popped. "Right. I'm wondering how the little fire unicorn and Celestial Devourer have fared without us."

With no further hesitation, the two men strode toward the stone archway, their footfalls crisp in the hush of Pentacarna Tower.

Sunlight greeted them. On the grass beyond the doorway, the young fire unicorn and the Celestial Devourer lay curled together, fast asleep, scales and fur rising with each slow breath.

Jared and Flaxseed exchanged a soft laugh at the innocent scene, tension easing from their shoulders.

"Seems peaceful enough out here," Flaxseed murmured.

Jared did not answer. A faint crease formed between his brows as he swept his gaze across the clearing.

Lingering in the air was a metallic taste—spent fury and disrupted earth—the unmistakable after-scent of recent combat.

Flaxseed tilted his head. "Something bother you?"

"Someone came while we were cultivating," Jared replied, voice low but certain. "They didn't leave of their own accord."

At that moment, the two beasts stirred awake. The fire unicorn whinnied, bounding to Jared's side, while Celestial Devourer yawned and waddled after.

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