"Annoying fly," Chase muttered, uninterested in Tyler's chatter.With a swift strike, his palm landed.Tyler was sent flying once more, blood spurting from his nose and mouth."Y-You actually dare kill me? Are you insane?" Tyler's eyes were wide with terror. He could not believe Chase truly intended to end him."If you live, what use would you be?" Chase replied calmly, raising his hand once more.Desperation filled Tyler's face as he shouted frantically, "Stop! Stop! If you dare kill me, the pavilion master will find out and send even stronger assassins to hunt you down!"Chase paused. There was a flash of coldness in his gaze. He had little fear of the Night Pavilion but was wary of its ancient patriarch, who was rumored to have reached the martial arts overlord level."I'll spare your life, but you'll have to do something for me," Chase said, watching Tyler closely.Tyler was stunned, unable to believe that Chase was willing to compromise. He opened his mouth to sneer, but C
"I don't need you to tell me that. Just follow my instructions," Chase said coolly."I understand!" Tyler nodded earnestly. "Please rest assured, Mr. Collins. I'll risk my life if necessary and will never disappoint you!"After a moment's hesitation, he asked, "Mr. Collins, what exactly do you want me to do?"Chase responded thoughtfully, "Go and bring Hero to me.""Hero Weber?" Tyler was taken aback and then looked slightly puzzled. "Mr. Collins, are you planning to kill Hero for revenge?""I'm not doing it for revenge," Chase replied, shaking his head. "Just do as I say.""Yes, sir," Tyler agreed.He was not worried that Chase would deceive him. After all, he was already entirely under Chase's control, with little to lose."Try to stay alive," Chase said lightly, then left the room.Instead of returning to his hotel, Chase chose a different location to lie low for added safety. This time, he traveled on foot to avoid drawing any unnecessary attention.Half an hour later, Ch
Under Chase's relentless assault, the black-clad assassin grew increasingly desperate. That was until he was hurled backward with a loud crash, slamming into a towering tree. He coughed up blood."W-Who are you? How can you possess such an indestructible body?" the assassin gritted out, his voice trembling with fear.Chase sneered and raised his hand, delivering a resounding slap that sent the assassin flying again. The sound of bones shattering echoed in the air."You…" The assassin shuddered in pain. He had never imagined Chase's strength would be this overwhelming. His own body strength, something he had prided himself on, now seemed fragile in front of Chase.It was utterly unbelievable."Did you awaken some kind of martial body technique? Is that why you're so strong?" he asked, his voice shaky."Martial body?" Chase chuckled. "Someone like you dares even mention the word 'martial'?"The martial body was a special power accessible only at the innate level, and its secrets w
"Hero Weber?" Chase murmured thoughtfully, then pulled out pen and paper, writing a quick note. As he handed it to the assassin in black, he instructed, "Deliver this message to Hero immediately. Tell him to come kill me himself. Otherwise, the next ones he sends had better be worth my time!"With that, Chase tapped his finger, sending a drop of pure true energy into the assassin's body. Instantly, the assassin felt his wounds healing at a visible pace.In mere moments, he was fully recovered."Thank you, sir! Thank you! I pledge my loyalty and will never betray you!" The assassin in black was overjoyed and filled with gratitude."Ants like you don't need to pledge eternal loyalty," Chase said coldly. "Should you dare to betray me, I'll crush you to dust." Then, he turned and left."You're simply brilliant and powerful, sir!" the assassin murmured in awe, watching Chase disappear before hurriedly heading off to complete his task.…In the depths of Capital City, within a seclu
"Hmph! Do you take me for a fool?" Sevyn scoffed, his face twisting in disdain."Oh? Think you're clever? Then explain why the Night Pavilion just happens to be here," Chase asked, his tone laced with interest."Because…" Sevyn hesitated."Yes?" Chase raised an eyebrow, his gaze flickering with a hint of menace.Sevyn shuddered, his heart pounding wildly. He quickly replied, "The Night Pavilion was hired to kill you. It's not just because of the chaos you caused in Capital City. It's likely because you possess a valuable treasure. I suspect that item is of immense worth to the Night Pavilion."Hearing this, Chase nodded thoughtfully. "So, that's it. No wonder the Night Pavilion would spare no expense."The Night Pavilion was a notorious organization that dealt with assassination contracts, collecting fees for each kill. Chase had heard of them before."Well then, that gives you even less reason to leave," Chase said with a faint smile. "Allow me to show you what this 'treasure'
Chase raised his cup of tea and took a sip.He suddenly looked taken aback and directed his sight toward a direction. "Interesting. Martial artists have infiltrated the place!"Chase could tell instantly that two unusual auras had quietly entered the residence.Not long after, he saw two figures appear from the dark. They headed straight toward the gazebo.Their auras were chilling to the bone!It was especially so for one of them. He had an aura that was as sharp as a blade. Chase could not help frowning from it."They're shadow assassins from the Night Pavilion!"Chase's eyes narrowed.Assassins from the Night Pavilion were divided into two categories—overt assassins and obscure assassins. Overt assassins were those who attacked targets face-to-face in a fight. They aimed to defeat or kill their targets.Obscure assassins handled situations more complicated than overt assassins. Every time they were on an assassin's mission, they were quick to execute their mission and would
"You're loyal. I like that."Chase smiled. He flicked his fingers, and two silver needles shot out into the air. Those needles pierced into the brains of the assassins instantly.It happened so fast.Both men trembled, their eyes glazing over.Next, wisps of black smoke wafted out, and both men passed out."This is the punishment I've prepared for you. I hope you'll like it."Chase licked his dry lips.He had started reading at a young age and knew the importance of etiquette, honor, and dignity. However, anyone who crossed his line would need to pay a price.Moreover, these assassins had an ulterior motive. They had hidden themselves since their arrival just to sneak an attack on him."Who are you? What are you doing here?!"That was when a resonant voice was heard within the courtyard. There was a thick negative energy that came with it.Chase looked in the direction of the voice. It was a middle-aged man dressed in black. He stood at the door of the courtyard while starin
Chase was far more powerful than Quincy expected.However, Quincy had cultivated to absolute martial arts legend. It was equivalent to half a martial arts saint, so he was quite powerful."Why are you so powerful?!" Quincy clenched his teeth. There was a violent and savage look on his face."What do you think?"Chase sneered, "I'll be honest with you. I'm not in a hurry to seek vengeance from you because I wanted you to watch the Hawkins family get destroyed. Unfortunately for you, that's no longer necessary."He raised his hand to grab something in the air.Dense innate true energy gathered into a golden palm that covered the ground below Quincy."No!" he began shouting crazily as he tried his best to defend himself.The golden palm exploded with Quincy on it, and his flesh was blasted off. His ribs were broken too.This was a purely physical attack that did not utilize any vital energy. It was an attack using pure strength.Such a powerful physical attack was equivalent to
The blade contained powerful sword intent, and it sliced open a horrible wound on the Black Iron Demon Crocodile's belly. Blood gushed out from it.The crocodile roared furiously as it struggled. However, it could not escape as the blade had cut its veins, which immobilized it.Chase exhaled. He went forward and kicked the crocodile's head.A series of crisp cracks were heard before the crocodile ended up in a pool of blood. It was a horrifying sight.It was a martial nirvana beast, and even though it had been seriously hurt, it could still move. Chase did not dare waste any time. He took out some rope he had prepared earlier and wrung it around the crocodile's neck. He dragged it out of the underground palace."This Black Iron Demon Crocodile's body is massive. It must've consumed the blood essence of many human martial artists. I wonder what other surprises it has for me."Chase chuckled as he prepared to leave.However, that was when Chase paused in his footsteps and suddenly
The sinister and moist aura became stronger. Chase could even detect the rotting stench of dead bodies in the aura."Could there be more than one dead body buried in this place?" Chase contemplated this, but it did not bother him too much as victory was the only thing crucial to him.He leaped into the dark. Chase would come to some crossroads along the way, but he chose to keep going straight. The path led him underground.He had stepped into the tunnel for less than 15 minutes when he caught the sound of fighting. It did not come from outside but from below.He was puzzled and quietly snuck over.There was a loud bang, which was followed by the clanging of weapons.A massive dark shadow was on all fours in the middle of the underground palace covered in rubble. It had four limbs and a huge head. It had terrifying teeth and sharp claws while its back was covered with dark scales.It was crouching, and its red eyes looked vicious and violent. It could lunge forward and eat some
"Damn it!"Chase was enraged. He growled while madly absorbing the pure vitality and heaven and earth's spiritual energy from all around him.He sat down with great pain. He put his hands together to guide the vitality to condense it into lightning form.Purple lightning struck suddenly, tearing through the air and wrapping around the golden light.Chase's forehead was covered in sweat, and his entire body stiffened."This thing is tough to deal with. Why is it so hard to absorb it?" Chase clenched his teeth. The golden light contained incredibly powerful energy."I don't believe that you can take this."There was a cold look in Chase's eye. Thick veins throbbed all over him while limitless energy poured from within his body and into his hands. The energy gathered in his arms.The Might of Thunder and Lightning was an extremely powerful attack technique that was unbeatable.Chase was relieved to see the lightning and light vanish. Even though this was a powerful move, it exhau
"It's a voodoo bug!"The look on Chase's face changed. He instantly realized what it was and quickly waved his arms to release a raging wave of strength that caused numerous trees around him to fall.A swarm of green bugs, with each the size of a thumb, emerged in hordes. They were like swarms of locusts that filled up every space in the air.Massive sword flashes instantly sliced through them, and the bugs were crushed to dust. However, Chase had disturbed other ferocious beasts laying low in the forest with this move.In an instant, piercing howls were heard.Various beasts and birds came lunging at him.Chase's expression turned dark. He formed into a shadow fragment as he dodged the attack of these animals.He did not choose to escape because he could sense many wild dark beasts in this area.Chase had to get used to being in battle mode.That was the only way he was able to get into the rhythm of fighting the enemy while slowly training himself to uncover a combat techniq
The Sword Manual was extremely difficult to understand. Chase had spent close to two days on it before he could grasp the surface-level information it contained.He figured that it would take at least one month for him to be able to completely cultivate the first stance. As for the second and third stances, as well as the most powerful killing move, he did not dare to have much hope for now."I wonder if there are valuable medicinal herbs in this mountain range," Chase wondered.A sword flash brushed past suddenly, cutting off a huge chunk of a rock.Chase's eyes widened. He stopped and looked toward somewhere not far off.A dark, green venomous snake that was more than 20 feet long was slithering about, emanating a dangerous aura as it stared at Chase."A venomous dragon python?" A grim look appeared in Chase's eyes.The venomous dragon python was a rare snake-type ferocious beast. It was covered in lethal venom, and even a stage-four martial god would die instantly if he cam
However, Chase was not about to let him get away. He went after Thorn while wielding his sword.The sword's blade sliced Thorn's skin, causing blood to splatter everywhere. He was once again seriously wounded, and the slash on his chest looked horrible.That was a vicious swing of the blade. It had destroyed Thorn's core, and his basic martial arts skills were gone."No! This isn't possible…!" Thorn was chilled to the core. He fell to the ground and was close to death. His eyes were wide with disbelief. He had never expected to lose to a human martial god.This was a great humiliation!"The Black Feather Guards will tear you apart and turn you to dust!" Thorn cursed at Chase with clenched teeth."Exotic races like you are pretty dumb." Chase shook his head. "If I'm killed, your people will die with me. There are many factors to consider in this world. You need to be aware of the consequences."Chase spoke unfeelingly. The next moment, he lifted his leg and kicked Thorn in the th
"Scared? Haha!"Thorn threw back his head and laughed with a condescending look in his eye. "Human martial artists are nothing but ants. You only managed to obtain resources and heritage from what was left behind by your ancestors. It's because of mere inheritances that you think you're superior and know no fear. I'll teach you a lesson today about how weak humans are!"Chase grunted coldly, and the Thunder Sword appeared in his hand. Stepping forward, he lunged for the kill and swung his sword down.Weapons clashed, and sparks flew.Thorn's expression changed as he stumbled back a step. His arm was numb."The sword technique of a human is indeed exquisite. But such an unruly technique can only be used on low-level dark beasts. It won't be able to do anything to me." Thorn put his hands together, and a dark battle spear formed. The spear kept flashing with light like a venomous snake flicking its tongue.He moved quickly and lunged at Chase for the kill.The look in Chase's eye
"You shouldn't have left the sect like that, Chloe. What if the elders punish you?""This is all because of me, Kara. If I didn't leave, you would've gotten into trouble too…""Don't be silly. You're my junior. I can't stand by and watch you die."The women's words caught Chase's attention."Huh? It's them…"He raised an eyebrow, not expecting them to be hiding deep inside the valley.However, Chase quickly realized something, and a glint flashed in his eyes. He quietly said to himself, "They're martial artists too! Even though they're only early-stage martial gods, they possess the Energy of Drago Tiger. They must have taken some spiritual herbs and refined them."These were no ordinary women. They had a powerful background, so it was not unusual for them to possess some treasures. After all, a martial god had a long lifespan. Common herbs that were easily found would not be able to fulfill their needs."I don't care how unhappy you are, reveal yourself right now," Chase said
The lion's massive body flew off into the air.Chase lunged forward. His left hand was curved into a claw as he grabbed the lion's head. He pulled hard with his hand despite having a sword in his right.Blood splattered everywhere.Using sheer strength, he separated the lion's head from its body and flung it to the side.This caught the attention of many dark beasts that were martial gods."Huh? This human martial god looks really powerful. If we can get such a young elite to be our servant, we can make use of him for quite a while."Chase's slaughtering had crossed the line of most of these dark beasts.Powerful demon energy immediately burst from every corner of the valley. It gathered within the valley and formed into a dark chain of demon energy that came falling on Chase like a net to kill him.Chase swung the Purple Lightning Blade. The blade's flash exploded to every corner and destroyed the demon energy.There was a sharp look in Chase's eyes as he noticed something st