Published at 19th of August 2026 6:37 am

Chapter 1001: Lair

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In a faraway distance, millions of kilometers away from the battlefield where Azaron and Threshold I had just fought the battles of their lives, a hidden cavern could be seen, a white light flashing within the cavern, and the next instant, Threshold I appeared, her body collapsing to the ground with a heavy thud the moment she arrived.

She vomited a huge chunk of blood, her body shaking and convulsing as she vomited even more blood, her complexion paling in real time as a huge hole could be seen in her chest, a wound that Azaron had torn open through Ender.

This cavern was Threshold I’s secret lair that not even the other Tresholds knew about; this was her own personal hideout, carefully hidden from everyone else.

After all, although she was Threshold I and ran a criminal organization, at the end of the day, The Convergence was a group of psychopaths. There wasn’t any true loyalty to each other, but merely loyalty to the cause. So, although she was their leader, if any Threshold caught her in such a state, they would certainly kill her and usurp her position as Threshold I without the slightest hesitation.

Funnily enough, if she had died at Azaron’s hands, The Convergence would seek revenge, but not when it concerned personal gains. The organization valued its cause above everything else, but its members were still individuals driven by their own ambitions, and none of them would hesitate to take advantage of another’s weakness if the opportunity presented itself.

She had only been saved because the Teleportation Scroll she had used during her final moments could ignore unstable spatial fluctuations and restrictions. If it couldn’t, and she had used just a normal Teleportation Scroll, then she would most certainly have died. The unstable space surrounding the battlefield would have interfered with the teleportation, leaving her stranded in the midst of the battlefield with her injuries.

Threshold I panted heavily, her body pale not because of the injury itself, but because she had manipulated Fate and changed her own destined death. She couldn’t help but wear a smile on her face; yes, she had lost and run away, but she didn’t care. The real goal had been to kidnap the Tenth Sun and also Arianna Haellight if they could, with the latter being nothing more than an additional bonus.

Fighting Azaron had merely been something secondary, and she had loved every second of it.

Although she had almost died, she knew that once she healed and went into training for a year or so, she would emerge stronger. After all, there was no better place to improve than in battle. If she had never fought Azaron, she would never have had the thought of manipulating Fate in such a manner.

’Although I lost a bit of my Lifespan because I didn’t have enough Astra energy to manipulate Fate, it’s still good to be alive,’ Threshold I said to herself. If she could become stronger, her Lifespan would increase in tandem as well, so she wasn’t particularly bothered by the loss. Compared to the possibility of death, sacrificing some of her future years was a price she was more than willing to pay.

Besides, due to her lifting the Limitation on Human physiology, she possessed more Lifespan than most Crownstar Life Rankers. Her body had already surpassed what should have been possible for an ordinary Crownstar, and that alone granted her an astonishing degree of longevity.

’I only hope the rest succeed,’ she thought to herself as she wiped the blood from her mouth and weakly rose to her feet.

Although she had a huge hole in her chest, she wasn’t bothered by it, as she wouldn’t die from such an injury. The tenacity of Crownstar Life Rankers was simply too immense. Unless you cut off their heads in one go or tore out their hearts, they were sure to regenerate as long as they possessed the means to do so. Their vitality had reached a level where wounds that would be unquestionably fatal to lesser beings were nothing more than temporary setbacks.

Using the wall as support, she staggered towards another part of the cavern, which contained a room filled with immense Astra energy that would allow her to recover her Astra energy reserves faster. Once her reserves were replenished, she would heal herself completely and return to her peak condition.

Her loss in Lifespan wouldn’t affect her combat abilities.

A smile remained on her face as she staggered forward and remembered the battle with Azaron. She had loved every part of it: the hand-to-hand combat, the weapons, the abilities, and the constant exchange of attacks. She loved it all. She understood why the man named Azaron was so feared. Especially that Supernova skill; if it hadn’t been for her Freedom ability, which she had pushed to its limits with her Astra energy, she would have certainly died.

She couldn’t help but look forward to round two, and by that time, both she and Azaron would be stronger.

As she walked, the next moment she suddenly froze as her body began to twitch, as though something was going terribly wrong within her own body. She convulsed, spasmed, and collapsed to the ground, her limbs trembling uncontrollably.

Her eyes snapped towards her hand. It was as though her hand was beginning to decay. Her eyes immediately snapped towards the other one, and it seemed to be turning green and transforming into some kind of amphibian limb, the fingers beginning to alter in shape as webbing formed between them.

Threshold I’s face immediately twisted into a frown as she wondered what the fuck was happening. She was panicking at the moment, a rare emotion for someone as composed and calm as her.

She immediately shifted into a seated position as she dove into her own body. Her Freedom ability allowed her to freely see her own body on a microscopic level without the need for Astra energy, requiring energy only to make changes. This was precisely how she had been able to upgrade her Physique, as she could observe and manipulate her own body on a fundamental biological level.

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