The Witch Hunter System

After Vaan booted Valefor back through the spatial portal, General Neyi, the Knights, and the medical soldiers remained in awe, seemingly spellbound by their discoveries within this short while.

The respect in their eyes rose by several grades when they stared at Vaan.

Not only did he possess resources and abilities beyond their imagination, but he even commanded an extremely powerful twin.

Valefor's appearance, aura, and cultivation were truly shocking.

No one knew where he came from, but his existence made them realize how little they knew of the world, especially General Neyi. After all, he was part of the military with access to high-level information due to his rank.

He thought he knew the land very well, but he was wrong—Everyone was wrong. Their information was seriously outdated.

Would the three northern cities dare to attack the land if they knew Vaan had such a terrifying and powerful twin backing him?

Hell no!

Nevertheless, recalling this point, General Neyi's face paled.

"My Lord! There's something you need to know. Blackshell City, Razorfang City, and Tidalsong City were planning to launch a joint attack on the land! It might have already begun!" General Neyi mentioned fearfully.

He didn't dare imagine the impact of Vaan's wrath if he found out his home was destroyed during his absence.

The Celestial Kingdom might truly suffer extinction!

Alas, General Neyi's worries were unfounded. Vaan glanced at his fearful concerns with amusement before shaking his head.

"You don't have to worry about that. Their armies have already been decimated, and the sea monsters are keeping their cities in check."

Although Vaan mentioned it nonchalantly, General Neyi froze in shock.

How did he even know when he wasn't there?

Nevertheless, General Neyi quickly felt relief, knowing the Celestial Kingdom was saved from Vaan's wrath. Although the annihilation of three armies saddened him, the soldiers' deaths were nothing compared to the bigger picture.

The three cities should have never made such a move against the Ocean Master's home.

When the recovered Knights removed their bloodied bandages, they were, once again, amazed by their own recovery. Their recovery had been so flawless that there wasn't a single scar on their skin.

Not only that, their energy channels flowed more smoothly, allowing them to draw more power from their Divine Worlds.

The potent life energy didn't just heal their wounds but also remolded their physique and purified their impure Divine Worlds. It wasn't wrong to say that they had been reborn.

"What are your orders, my Lord?" the Knights inquired as they knelt subserviently.

"First, we need to deal with the Fanghorn Lord and the nobles. They need to answer for all the atrocities they have committed," Vaan stated before turning to General Neyi, "I trust you handle this well."

"Yes, my Lord!" General Neyi answered.

"I want their Divine Worlds preserved and ready for transfer if possible. Once they are stripped of their powerful cultivation bases, we can leave them to the Knights and families of the victims to judge and punish as they see fit," Vaan said.

"Understood, my Lord!" General Neyi acknowledged.
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Shortly after, General Neyi and the Knights departed the field hospital to rejoin General Karso and plan a strategic attack on the Fanghorn Lord and nobles.

Meanwhile, Vaan turned his attention elsewhere—the mountain of proof's source.

While the Fanghorn Lord and the nobles were inhumane scums of Pangea, they shouldn't be so stupid as to leave behind so much evidence of their twisted hobbies.

Even if there were sick bastards among them who would like to record everything, it couldn't be every one of them. As such, Vaan was quite interested in unmasking the mastermind who managed to record all their wicked deeds.

Considering the level of detail and sheer quantity of evidence, it almost seemed like the mastermind was omniscient—knowing everything that happened within the city.

Even a hacker or group of hackers could not be this impressive.

As Vaan studied the high-tech Residential Zone, he found it to be exactly how he would expect a futuristic city to be. The Residential Zone heavily relied on electricity to function.

Moreover, the majority of the civilian population did not need to work. All of the city's important facilities and functions were automated by robots, drones, and artificial intelligence.

As such, ordinary civilians normally engage in recreational activities.

Vaan found out that the virtual space appeared to be the most popular source of entertainment for civilians. Within the virtual space, people could revisit the great home of the Celestial Kingdom, enjoy the land, or explore the virtual universe.

There was also a plethora of virtual games to enjoy.

While Vaan was looking into the virtual world, he discovered that there were also people who only existed within the virtual space but not in reality. At first, he thought they might be artificial intelligence.

However, he shortly realized they were digitalized humans—people who had given up the mortality of their fleshly bodies and copied their consciousness onto the virtual network.

When Vaan discovered such technology existed, he immediately understood that digitalization was one way for Celestials to cheat death and live beyond the limits of their lifespans.

As such, the possibility of the Divine Transformation Realm Ancestors being alive in digitalized forms greatly increased. The same was also true for the previous generations of Ocean Masters and every past leader of the Celestial Kingdom.

Did that mean the highest level of authority was truly within the hands of these people? – Vaan wondered.

Nevertheless, the Celestial Kingdom also had strong controversy regarding digitalization technology.

The conservatives believed that digitalized people were simply clones who had inherited the personalities and memories of the original, while the radicals argued it wasn't the case.

On this front, Vaan leaned towards the conservatives' side of the argument.

After all, even the soul had a lifespan, just much longer than the physical body. Still, unless the soul was directly transferred into the virtual space, the digitalized person was just a set of data—they were just artificial intelligence imitating the real person.

What was the point of such immortality if the person was no longer the same?