Chapter 5474

Danger on level seven outstripped anything level six could offer, but choice had already turned to necessity.

Friendship, he decided, was worth wagering his life.

“Mr. Vermilion, do you think I should follow him to level seven?” he asked the Vermilion Demon Lord, voice low but steady.

“The decision is yours,” the Vermilion Demon Lord answered, words drifting like distant thunder. “Remember-level seven’s perils dwarf level six. Still, with your current cultivation, you should be able to carve out a place-so long as you don’t stumble into a true monster.”

Jared dipped his head. “Understood.”

He stood at Earthly Immortal Realm Level Five; untested in battle, yet confident he could handle a Human Immortal Realm Level Three opponent.