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title: "Chapter 1382: Trouble"
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novel: "Dimensional Keeper: All My Skills Are at Level 100"
number: 1389
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createdAt: "2026-04-15"
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"Hello, Lucia," Max said with a wide smile as soon as he saw Lucia Grimes standing before him in the flesh once again. The last time they had met was back in Obsidian Dragon City, and since then many years had quietly passed. Seeing her here in the Divine Realm stirred a faint sense of familiarity, as if a piece of his past had suddenly caught up to him.

"Max Morgan..." Lucia sighed in response, rubbing her temple lightly as she looked at him. "Every time I see you, there is trouble surrounding you from every direction."

"What can I say?" Max shrugged helplessly. "It is not exactly my fault that the sword I liked happened to belong to the Sword Sovereign."

Lucia gave him a long look before taking a slow breath. "Do you even realize what you have gotten yourself into?"

"Enlighten me," Max replied calmly. He knew that many people were coveting his sword, but in his mind, that alone was not something worth worrying about. After all, it was not as if he would hand it over just because others demanded it.

Lucia crossed her arms over her chest, her expression turning serious. "For the past three months, there has been only one name echoing throughout the Divine Realm," she said slowly. "Max Morgan, the one who took away the sword of the Sword Sovereign."

She paused briefly before continuing. "Your actions have dragged our entire Verdant Sky Realm directly into the attention of numerous second rate and even first rate star realms. It is fortunate that the Verdant Sky Realm, despite being a third rate star realm, possesses sufficient strength to stand on its own. Otherwise, countless weaker third rate star realms would have already descended upon us, hoping to seize that sword from you."

Hearing this, Max felt genuine shock ripple through him. He had anticipated that claiming the sword would cause a stir, but he had never imagined that it would draw the attention of the entire Divine Realm, let alone higher ranked star realms.

This was far beyond what he had prepared himself for, and for the first time since obtaining Dragonheart, Max truly grasped the weight of what now rested in his hands.

"This is indeed a bit of trouble," Max said with a sigh as the weight of Lucia’s words settled in his mind.

"A bit of trouble?" Lucia narrowed her eyes at him before shaking her head in disbelief. "You truly have no sense of scale," she said as she turned around. "Follow me."

Without giving him a chance to respond, Lucia began leading Max away from the gathering of disciples. The crowd, which had been buzzing with ambition and resentment moments earlier, instinctively parted before her.

Max did not question where she was taking him. At that moment, his only concern was putting distance between himself and the restless horde that seemed determined to trail him wherever he went.

After a short while, they arrived before a massive teleportation portal. The structure was far larger than any portal Max had seen before, carved with complex runes that pulsed faintly with power. The air around it felt heavy and distorted, as though space itself was being folded and compressed in preparation for travel.

As they approached, Carl spoke up calmly. "Max, this is our teleportation portal. Disciples can use it to travel anywhere within the Verdant Sky Realm. There are a few restricted locations that ordinary disciples cannot access, but aside from those, this portal connects to almost every major region of the realm."

"Oh," Max replied, genuine interest flickering across his face. The sheer convenience of such a device made him keenly aware of how vast and structured the Divine Realm truly was. At the same time, curiosity crept into his thoughts as he wondered where exactly Lucia intended to take him.

"Where are we going?" Max asked, turning his gaze toward her.

"To meet Aunt Virelia," Lucia answered, her eyes fixed on him. "The trouble you caused this time is not something you can simply brush aside. You will have to answer for it."

Max frowned slightly at her words, but he did not press further. Whatever awaited him on the other side of the portal, he knew that avoiding it was no longer an option.

"You were meant to be summoned the moment you took that sword," Lucia said as they stepped through the portal, her tone calm but edged with seriousness. "However, you entered seclusion immediately afterward, and no one dared to disturb you. Now that you have stepped out, there is no delaying it any longer. You must answer directly to the Seven Main Families."

"The Seven Main Families?" Max frowned slightly as the words settled in his mind. He already had a vague idea of what this meant, yet hearing it spoken so plainly carried a weight that could not be ignored. He remained silent, choosing to observe rather than speculate, knowing that whatever awaited him would soon become clear.

The light of the teleportation portal faded behind them, and Max’s vision opened onto a sight that stole his breath. Before him stood a colossal palace, vast beyond imagination, stretching across the horizon like a sovereign entity unto itself.

Endless black stone walls rose skyward, each surface carved with ancient draconic runes that pulsed faintly with dark crimson light. Massive pillars shaped like coiling black dragons supported towering arches, their eyes seemingly alive as they gazed down upon all who approached.

Black flames burned steadily along the edges of the palace structures, not consuming the stone but instead reinforcing it, giving the entire complex an aura of eternal dominance.

The palace grounds were layered and expansive, with countless terraces, elevated bridges and floating platforms suspended in the air by unknown forces. Above everything loomed a central spire so tall that its peak vanished into dark clouds swirling with draconic intent.

From within those clouds, the faint silhouettes of enormous dragons could be seen circling slowly, their roars echoing distantly like thunder rolling across the heavens. The air itself felt heavier here, saturated with an overwhelming pressure that spoke of authority, power and absolute control.

"This," Lucia said slowly, watching Max’s reaction, "is the Black Dragon Palace. The true palace controlled directly by the Seven Main Families."

Max stood in silence, his eyes tracing every detail of the monumental structure before him. In that moment, he understood that everything he had encountered so far had only been a fragment of the Divine Realm’s true might.

This palace was not merely a residence or a headquarters. It was a symbol of dominion, a place where the wills of the most powerful families converged, and now, because of one sword, he had been brought directly to its heart.