If Chase was right about this, there had to be a complete Crystal Lotus inside this great manor of the Hawkins family. There might even be seedlings that had yet to mature."Don't blame me for helping myself if I see one."There was a burning glint in Chase's eye. This spiritual medicine was rare and very valuable to martial arts saints.Chase reached into the air, and the Crystal Lotus floated onto his hand. It shone brilliantly."Is this all there is to the Hawkins family?"Chase glanced coldly and turned into a flash of light as he vanished into a direction far away.…Night fell.In the backyard of Hawkins Residence, Hoss Hawkins was seated cross-legged on the bed. He looked sullen. There was a cold and calculating look in his eye.Four martial artists were kneeling in front of him. All of them were seriously wounded and on the brink of death."Good-for-nothings! You're all useless!" Hoss roared furiously. He had sword wounds all over him, and most of his flesh looked min
Three heads were instantly stabbed with a hole through them. Blood splattered everywhere, and the wall turned red from it.Chase swung his spear again, and bright sparks shot out from it. Painful screams were heard next. Six or seven guards died in the next moment."H-How is that possible?"The guard in charge looked on with fear as he trembled. He fell limp to the ground.Seven guards were killed in one move. Such power was nearly impossible."I don't believe this. He's just a martial lord. Argh!"Before he was done speaking, Chase had stepped forward to hit the guard on the head. There were two loud cracks, and the skull of the guard, who was a martial arts master, shattered right away. Blood splattered from it, and Chase's shirt was splashed red."This…""Ouch! He's really fast!""He's so powerful!"Dozens of guards were watching this from a hidden spot. They were scared to death by what they saw and quickly ran away in all directions."Don't even think about escaping now
"Who are you?" Tanner was cautious as he looked at Chase. There was an air of danger about him."My name is Chase Collins." Chase reached out his right hand slowly and beckoned at Tanner with his finger. "Didn't you want to catch me? Come and get me!"Tanner was infuriated.This was an open challenge! He punched forward in attack.A series of muffled bangs were heard, but Tanner was unable to get anywhere near Chase. He could not even manage to touch Chase and was slapped to the ground instead."How is this possible?! You're just a martial lord. How can you be so powerful in battle?!"Chase frowned as he looked at the howling Tanner on the ground who was coughing up blood. "You're the current patriarch of the Hawkins family, aren't you? Cody Hawkins must be your son. Tsk, tsk, tsk. The Hawkinses are really disappointing."Chase had planned to kill every Hawkins family member. He wanted to destroy all of the highest-ranking members once and for all.However, he decided to give u
The lethal poison was cleared in an instant, and Tanner's mind cleared up. He looked up in fear and stared at Chase, who was standing next to him. He was looking at Chase in disbelief. "T-That was the antidote! How could you have such a pill?!"Chase ignored him and looked at the other high-ranking members of the Hawkins family. He said calmly, "How about all of you? Whoever wants to suffer in his place can step forward. I'll give you some time to think about it.""We admit defeat. Get lost right away!""That's right. The Hawkins family might not be guarded by powerhouses, but we won't allow anyone to bully us!""Get lost! Stop hindering our business!"Due to their fear, all of the high-ranking Hawkins family members began choosing to give in to Chase's demands. At the same time, they wanted to keep their dignity and began to evict him from the residence."Why didn't you just let me know earlier that you've already given in to me? Why must you make me dirty my hands?"Chase sho
Chase first took out two medicinal herbs, which were the Fiery Fruit and the White Spirit Herb.The Fiery Fruit and White Spirit Herb were grade-one spiritual herbs, but their medical properties were very different. Fiery Gin Root was a medicinal herb with fire attributes and possessed intense burning flames that could injure someone. White Spirit Herb had water attributes and could refresh a martial artist's body.A muffled sound suddenly came from within Chase. It felt like a seal had been broken.His body felt like it was on fire. Flames appeared out of thin air and enveloped his entire body.Wisps of green smoke began wafting out of him. The smoke fused with the flames, forming a misty cloud.Meanwhile, a strange epiphany flashed in Chase's mind. A mysterious flame seemed to exist deep inside his mind. It would take just a gentle touch for it to burst into a bigger flame."I heard that martial artists who consume a Fiery Fruit would go through a transformation. I wonder if th
The red veins gathered about his chest and abdomen and began to squiggle. It felt like a seed had been planted in his navel region.Chase could see a dim-looking seed there. It had a weak glow about it."Is that a cyclone growing?" Chase was delighted.He could clearly feel his organs expanding and growing in strength. The growth of the cyclone was contributed by his flesh, blood, veins, and bones, which formed into its current form. He would need to wait for the seed to grow and birth new life.However, birthing the cyclone was not easy. Only a martial arts saint could achieve that.A crack was heard coming from inside of Chase. Something seemed to have broken.The next moment, a wisp of true energy moved through his veins toward the navel region, and another smaller cyclone appeared on the original cyclone that was forming. This cyclone kept growing and eventually gathered enough energy to form a cyclone the size of a bean."Is this the cyclone that's birthed from the bodies
A group of men barged into the room. They were all dressed in black and had weapons in their hands. This was a planned attack."Hand over the treasure from the Hawkins family, young man, and I'll spare your life," the man in black, who was their leader, said with a savage smile."Hmph!" Chase's face fell. He did not expect someone to rob him of the treasure.There were seven or eight martial lords among the men in black. The rest were normal martial artists. The man in charge was a muscular person wearing bronze armor. He was a stage-four martial arts legend."You're not good enough to know who I am. If you're planning on robbing me, I won't hold back on you." Chase roared coldly and suddenly raced forward with a burst as he aimed an attack at the man in black.Both men collided in an instant, and there were loud clangs of their weapons exchanging attacks. It was defeaning. A strong gale swept through the courtyard."Run!"The men screamed in the courtyard as they began running
There was a loud crack. Chase's punch had gone through the man in black's chest. His hand appeared at the back of the man.Blood splattered instantly, and the man in black's eyes widened. He stared at this chest in disbelief, saying in a low, hoarse voice, "You…"There was a sarcastic look on Chase's face. He reached his palm out and suddenly gave a wave.The man in black's head immediately exploded. Red and white brain matter splattered all over the ground.Chase swung out another punch at the man, and his chest exploded into pieces. His corpse collapsed, and he turned into a heap of minced meat.He had been fighting with his bare hands from the start without using any martial arts techniques."Y-You killed members of the Hawkins family. You're dead!"The two remaining men in black were fearful as they kept backing off and shouting, "Don't you know what this place is? You killed them. The Hawkins family will send men to capture you to torture and interrogate you.""Quiet!"Ch
Jade gritted her teeth as she gathered all her vital energy, preparing to unleash her ultimate move. It was the very origin of her title—Thousand Eyes and Flowers.Behind her, a vital energy screen spread open like a peacock fanning its tail.The surface was covered with intricate patterns, resembling the eye-like spots on a peacock's feathers.These patterns were not mere decorations. Each one was an ancient rune, capable of releasing a devastating vital energy attack.When Jade unleashed this move, everyone below gasped in shock."No way, this is just a friendly tournament match. Does Jade really need to go this far?""Should we reinforce the arena's defensive array? I'm afraid someone might get caught in the crossfire.""Tsk, tsk, it's been so long since we last saw Jade lose her temper. She's even more stunning when she is angry!""You're such a pervert. If you get hit by that move, there will not even be a corpse left of you!""You don't understand. There are worse ways t
Inside Universal Holy Land, Clive and his master were facing off against the woman suspected to be the Dark Divine Pearl. Meanwhile, at Light Divine City, Chase's fourth round at the tournament's semifinals had already begun.His opponent was Jade, the Saintess of Modest Lady Holy Land, also known as Thousand Eyes and Flowers.It was already extremely rare for two contestants with such a rare same surname to appear in the same tournament. They belonged to different factions yet both were advancing to the final few rounds. Not to mention, if Yara had revealed his phoenix bloodline and inheritance, he might have very well made it to the finals too.The people with the surname Fries were terrifying beyond words!These were the thoughts running through Chase's head for no particular reason. On the other hand, after Jade saluted, she launched her attack without hesitation.Chase, still a bit distracted, was startled by the ferocity of her strike. Such a name and demeanor, paired with
Skyler spoke proudly.Clive kept having the feeling that something did not seem right when he heard Skyler's words."The Holy Path will only open after winning the tournament championship. Only those selected by the champion can enter. I was already eliminated in the second round…" Clive stammered."Won't you become the champion after killing the current champion? Isn't killing Chase Collins what you want to do?" Skyler was frustrated with Clive.Clive finally realized what felt wrong about all of this."You're not Skyler," he said coldly.The Universal Element Priest had also locked down on Skyler with his vital energy at this point. "Reveal yourself. Who are you? What did you do to Skyler?""Oh? How did you know?" Skyler was taken aback but quickly calmed down and asked the question. "What's wrong with my charisma and appearance?"He looked at his body and clothes while asking the questions with curiosity and calmness. This person had admitted to pretending to be Skyler."Fir
"His will is a blur." Clive sounded helpless when he added, "But it's a will that is extremely frightening and evil."He had the right to this opinion as someone who had faced Klondike directly.When Klondike's will was directed at him, Clive could feel unlimited fear and helplessness. Any second more of facing Klondike might make him lose his mind.He could barely take the energy pumped into him. He only managed to get through it because of his guilt for Rania and his desire to live.The thought of begging Klondike was equivalent to seeing death.There was one reason why he was brave enough to talk about Klondike with the Universal Element Priest and Skyler. It was because Klondike was in a stage of being half awake and half asleep. Clive only dared to discuss Klondike when he was asleep.However, speaking of anything that crossed the line would attract his attention, and Clive was not willing to see that happen.The Universal Element Priest and Skyler glanced at each other. The
Both of those disciples thought they could see Skyler lose his temper, but he reacted calmly. The attempts to fan the situation seemed to have failed. Had they lost credibility with Skyler for their misguided actions?They broke into a cold sweat from fear.Those disciples had offended the previous and current Saints. It looked like they had just made life tougher for themselves.They glanced at each other and gave a long sigh.…Inside Universal Element Palace, Clive had placed Rania down on a training mat while he knelt in front of his master, the Universal Element Priest. "Master, please save Rania North. I'm willing to pay any price without regrets!"He spoke with great determination, and there was a grim look on his face."Silly boy." The Universal Element Priest glanced at Clive and sighed."Rania North seems to have been poisoned by a vicious curse and an extraterritorial poison. I can temporarily save her life, but her face…" He shook his head."I'm grateful enough that
The man had just commented to his junior when a sharp sword aura came swishing toward him. It sliced off half of his fringe, and his knees buckled from fear. If the sword had moved an inch further, his skull would have been sliced off."Shut your trap!" Clive's cold voice was heard. It was filled with murder. He had ignored all the criticisms directed at him. However, he pulled his sword out when the man insulted Rania."This is my woman. Insult her again, and I promise you will not see the sun rise tomorrow." Clive turned and continued walking forward without looking back.When he finally vanished from sight, a tall, dashing man came forward with a sword behind his back."Is Clive around?"He asked the two Universal Holy Land disciples who had just seen Clive."Clive just went inside to see the master, Skyler," one of them replied respectfully."Oh. What a coincidence. Um… What happened to your hair?" Skyler suddenly noticed the fringe of the disciple answering him had been slic
"If everything goes as planned, I'll be heading to the Holy Path with Chase Collins." Yara put the small, white bottle into his storage pouch as he spoke in a low voice."There's no hurry for this. I need to make proper arrangements at the Evil Shadow Sect first. Carla secretly set up the Severance Formation at the locations where Norm Weber and I were cultivating in isolation. She wanted to trap us inside and see us dead! I must have my revenge for that."The Holy Path won't happen immediately. You'll make it there eventually. Don't worry too much about it."Tack's eyes turned sharp at the mention of Carla. He and Norm had taken pains to nurture and groom Carla to become the sect master of the Evil Shadow Sect.Yet she showed ingratitude to their efforts by trying to kill them just to be with that rascal, Fallon Locke.Carla was a heartless woman who had no loyalty or filial piety. Such a vicious woman should find it lucky if all they did for revenge was to kill her.Tack saved N
Yara returned to his room at the inn after exiting the tournament venue. He checked the room carefully for any signs of intruders entering his room. He then took out a talisman from his storage pouch and blew gently on it.The talisman started to burn, and gentle smoke slowly billowed in the air. A formation formed instantly, and the entire room was cut off from the outside world.After that, Yara took out a messaging talisman. He touched the image of an old man on it. The next moment, the old man's image projected in front of him. He looked to be about 50 or 60. The old man had a head of white hair and a white beard. He was also wearing a big, red robe as he held a chowrie in his hand."Chase Collins took the bait, master," Yara said respectfully to the old man."Good job. You'll be rewarded well once this is done." The old man whisked his chowrie and laughed. He added, "Get his primordial essence, understand?"He lowered his voice when giving the instruction. When he bent his hea
After all, Chase had to bring Yara along if they were really going to the Holy Path.Chase would not be able to hide it from them then. It was better to be honest with them from the start."What? He needed something from you? Will he come over to see you tonight?" Willow's question had Lisa and Walter exchanging a glance.Chase had no idea how to respond. "What are you thinking, Willow? Sweep those dirty thoughts out of your mind."He berated Willow.Willow realized what she had just said and quickly apologized. "Oh, that's not what I meant. I just wanted to ask what you meant by him needing your help."Chase sighed. "To put it in a nutshell, Yara has phoenix bloodline and requires the Light Divine Pearl's help to receive the Rising powers of the Phoenix Deity. He knows that I have hope of getting the Light Divine Pearl, which is why he came to me."Willow and Walter were stunned."The Phoenix Deity? Isn't that one of the Five Major Demon Saints who holds the same standing as th