Ulesis continued, "The current King of the Upper Realm. His strength was nothing like anyone had ever seen before, and so was his strange magic. However, without a few years, he gained control over the entire Upper Realm, killing everyone who stood in his path."

"Our Founding Ancestor was amongst those people who were killed by him. Throughout the coming years, the other clans also got involved and we lost most of our legacy that was supposed to be passed to us."

"Many people died in the war of control. Many great clans fell, and new clans rose, who were loyal dogs of the new King. The Four Generals also rose in that war, still serving the King loyally."

"Isn't it ironic?" She glanced back at Gabriel, his eyes revealing sadness. "The person who killed our great ancestor and caused the fall of our family... Now we were fighting to become a disciple of that person's loyal dog..."

She sighed, as if she even found something funny.

"You mean you intentionally lost the Stairway to Heaven Trial then?" Gabriel asked. He had noticed that strange sight, after all. As he was observing the other youngsters on the stairs as well, he did feel that the girl had the potential to at least climb halfway. However, she was eliminated in the first thirty steps.

"I would have lost anyway, so I decided to conserve my energy," Ulesis replied calmly and truthfully. Even though she hated the Generals and the King, she knew that she needed their strength to have revenge. If possible, she would've liked to win the trial, even though it was insulting.

"So you're looking for revenge?" Gabriel asked, revealing an intrigued smile. Not many people in the world openly talked about how much they hated the King as it was considered blasphemy. "How does the Shadow Garden help you achieve that?"

"I'm looking for strength. Revenge... I don't think it's possible for me. At least that's what I thought when I lost all hope. However, now things are different. I know someone who can help me... I just want to become strong enough to help that person from the side!"

"And that person is?" Gabriel grew quite curious. There were other people who were strong and wanted the King dead? If he could work with them, then it wasn't half bad.

"The Death Star, who has appeared recently." The woman answered, lowering her head. "The Shadow Garden contains the true Legacy of our founding Ancestor. However, after his death, no one has been able to find the legacy, even the other clans tried their best."

"However, if I can find that legacy, I should be able to make more powerful Golems that can help Lord Karyk. With his help, the dream doesn't look as distant anymore."

Even though she tried to hide her emotions, she was still a young girl. Her uneasiness was quite visible. She didn't even know why she was telling all this to Gabriel in the first place.

On the other hand, Gabriel had quite a stunned look in his eyes. This girl was taking Karyk as her savior? Though she wasn't wrong since Karyk did want to kill the King of the Upper Realm, along with everyone else who hunted him in the past.

"I'll help you." In the end, Gabriel agreed. Even though the girl didn't know Karyk or his connection with Karyk, she was still willing to tell him everything.

Moreover, even though he didn't know what the Legacy of the Founding Ancestor of the Stein Clan was, if it was something that helped him before the strongest in the upper realm once upon a time, then it was definitely going to be a great help.

Gabriel knew he could not let this opportunity slip away. He promised the girl that he would get his hands on the Legacy. Moreover, this was also a perfect opportunity for him to make a connection in the Upper World that he could use against the Goddess of Light.

"Thank you. As long as you help me, you'll be considered the Saviour of our Clan. When I work with Lord Karyk, I'll make sure to introduce you to him. Together, we will save the upper realm!" Ulesis lowered her head respectfully, not showing an ounce of arrogance.

"Introduce me to him?" Gabriel could only scratch the back of his head.

"Don't worry about the rumors. You don't have to be scared of Lord Karyk. He only punishes evil! He won't hurt you. I'm sure of it!" The girl insisted, not realizing why Gabriel was looking at her like that. She thought that it was because he was as scared of Karyk since the man did have a bad reputation.

"Don't forget to put in a few good words for me, in that case." In the end, he didn't explain anything.

After discussing a few more things, he disappeared into the shadows. Even though he had a deal with Ulesis, he still had to hide until they reached the Northern Realm after all. It was only after they reached there could he reveal himself.

Ulesis watched Gabriel disappear. No matter how many times she saw it, this skill was always fascinating to her.

It was said that the Founding Ancestor of their clan was also someone who used the Element of Darkness! Moreover, he was the best when it came to that. Even for the King of the Upper Realm, it wasn't easy to kill her ancestor after all.

Looking at Gabriel's skill, compared to his age, she felt that he had lots of potential, maybe even reaching the level of her Ancestor in the future.

After a while, she also went back, finally going to sleep. She looked forward to destroying the four generals and the King, paying them back for everything they had done!

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Back in the Central Realm, the Ruler of the Upper Realm was sitting on his throne, appearing to be sleeping. However, there was a mirror before him, which showed the four generals who were talking to him, telling him that they had finished the job and selected the person with strong enough willpower.