The martial arts core continued expanding at such a great speed that Chase's physique was finding it a little difficult to assimilate to the rapid change."This can't continue. I'll end up bursting!"The look on Chase's face changed."Forget about it. I'll risk it!"Chase clenched his teeth and channeled whatever remained of his true energy toward his martial arts core. The expanding core instantly decreased its expanding speed.A few thin cracks appeared on the martial arts core. It was about to break because it could not withstand such huge pressure."Oh no!" Chase was shocked.There was no time for him to think at such a crucial moment. He forced his martial arts core to continue expanding.His martial arts core broke and turned into flashes of bright lights that were seen everywhere.Meanwhile, Chase's martial arts core had turned back into the size of a fist. It was glowing with silver light."I've finally become a martial monarch!"Chase was excited.However, he frown
This was quite incredulous."Who are you? Why are you trespassing on my home?" Chase asked with a frown. However, both guards did not reply. Instead, they raised their hands simultaneously to swing their swords down at Chase. A sharp sword aura instantly shot out and tore through the air."Huh?"Chase focused. He reached out his right hand and flicked with his index finger. True energy struck the sword aura.The sword aura exploded and fell to the ground in pieces.Chase's expression changed. "That's really powerful true energy."Even though he had just achieved a breakthrough, Chase did manage to cultivate the very powerful Seven Swords of Sosa. It should be no surprise that he was able to break the guards' move."Hmph!" Chase sneered. If these people dared to give him trouble, he would not hold himself back.It happened in an instant. Chase stepped forward and appeared in front of them almost immediately. His feet hit the air with great gusto, causing whistling in the air.
Both men knelt before Chase to express their gratitude.However, Chase suddenly turned to them and raised his hand. Wind suddenly galed around them.There were muffled grunts, and a bloody mark appeared on the guards' necks. The next moment, their heads rolled to the ground. They were dead."What a joke. Did you really think I'd spare your lives? Hoda Welch! How dare you send people to take my life when I haven't even approached you?" Chase sneered.He was not a bloodthirsty man. After all, he had witnessed too many killings and slaughters.In all that he had experienced, most of those doing the killing abused their power when in big groups and bullied those who were weaker. They were despicable garbage who forced the weak into submission. They were not good enough to be his enemies."Do you think I'd let you get away scot-free to enjoy the luxurious life given by the Welches?" There was coldness in Chase's eyes. He stepped into the garden and said quietly to himself, "The Welc
However, just as he reached out, Chase suddenly lifted his finger and flicked toward the man's hand.The sound of bone cracking was heard. His arms fell limp to the side as his wrist became dislocated. This sight scared the man in the robe tremendously.Even though he did not attack with full strength, he did exert 70% of his powers. Even so, he could not defend himself against one flick from Chase."Who is that man?"The man in the robe felt a chill down his spine and chose to retreat without hesitation.Chase's arm formed into a whip as he hit the man viciously on the shoulder. The crisp sound of bone cracking filled the night sky. His right shoulder bone cracked and exploded. Flesh and blood splattered everywhere.The man screamed. He held his wound and tried to escape while holding back the pain. He ran ten yards in an instant."Huh?" Chase was slightly taken aback. He did not expect the man to be this decisive."It's no wonder he could become a death soldier of an influent
The long spear was forged out of bronze, and it glinted with a chilling light. The spear was covered with mysterious marks and seemed to be of ancient origin."The Slayer's Spear?"Chase glanced at the spear and sneered, "Do you think you can hurt me with your spear technique? Dream on!""How insolent!"Chase sniggered."Go back to where you came from!"He moved forward and grabbed the Slayer's Spear with an iron grip. Chase gripped it with great force.The assassin howled in pain and began struggling like a snake in pain."How is this possible?" There was a look of shock on the assassin's face as his eyes widened.Chase's palm was like steel. It was extremely strong and destroyed all hopes of escape. The assassin's spiritual weapon was stopped purely by Chase's strong physique."You… Damn it!" The assassin roared shrilly. "I'll take you down with me!"There was a hoarse roar. True energy filled the assassin, and he suddenly exploded like a volcano. Everything happened so fa
Chase stomped the ground right after announcing that.The foundation of the house immediately began trembling violently. Numerous stones and sand began falling.Chase stepped into the house with quick agility and appeared instantly in front of the assassin. He used his palm like a knife and hit the assassin right on the head. The assassin was sliced into two.There was a flash of sword light, and another person suffered a horrible death. It took only a short while for Chase to kill two other peak martial arts overlords.Every move Chase made was unpredictable, and all of them were extremely exquisite. Each of them possessed a unique rhythm that displayed a hidden special technique that caught his opponents by surprise.Chase was in a good mood.Even though his enemies were at the same cultivation level as he was and had their unique fighting styles, there were still minor gaps between them. This was also considering that his opponents were proficient in certain combat methods.T
These assassins appeared with furious and vicious looks on their faces. They were deeply cautious at the same time. It was because they could sense that Chase's cultivation was only at martial arts monarch.How did a mere martial arts monarch manage to discover them? This was an incredulous situation.However, the assassins quickly let it go. They made a direct attack as they lunged toward Chase for the kill. All of their eyes glinted with bloodshot glee in anticipation of the violence."Nothing but a bunch of ants."Chase smiled tauntingly and lifted his hand as a mark appeared in the air. He opened his hand and made a grabbing gesture at the group of assassins in black. There was a sudden violent tremor in the air.This was followed by several explosions, and the assassins in black flew off as they screamed. They coughed up blood, and their faces were pale. Their auras weakened considerably.The next second, Chase glared at them with a sharp look akin to a powerful divine sword
The assassin got even madder at Chase's words. He kept spitting blood while dancing about with his short blade and dark dagger. He rushed toward Chase, launching an attack. He made three attacks at Chase, but they were all blocked.With every move he made at Chase, the assassin could feel his palm hurt as if it had just been hit by iron. It was intensely painful, and he was shocked by the experience. "Who exactly is this man? He's no less powerful than I am. His agility and strength are also more powerful than mine! I need to get away from here no matter what."The assassin was determined as he made his next move. He flew forward in the direction of escape.Chase narrowed his eyes and leaped as he went after the assassin. This man had to die for what he did, regardless of whether it was because he had been spying on Chase in the dark and looking for a chance to ambush Chase or his attempts at assassinating Chase."There's no escape!" Chase roared and channeled his true energy.
Walter's entire body instantly shriveled up. Willow only noticed something was wrong when she swept her spiritual consciousness across the area.She was shocked. She could only deduce that it was damage caused by a fire-type spell.A curse? Fire-based?"Lisa, help him—quick!"That was the first thing that came to her mind since Lisa was a Water Dragon. Her water-based spells would definitely be stronger than Willow's own.She quickly called her over for help, and Lisa rushed over immediately.When she saw that Walter had almost turned into a dried corpse, she, too, was stunned."Hurry up and cast something!" Willow shouted, panic-stricken."Oh!" Lisa fumbled as she moved.This was the first time she had ever seen something so gruesome. A giant serpent dozens of feet long had shriveled into a dried-up husk only a few feet across. Could something like that still be alive? Was this even the same Walter she knew?Her thoughts raced uncontrollably.With trembling hands, she cast
It actually suited the Light Divine Pearl's temperament quite well.That was Chase's assessment. It was because of that that he trusted the figure's identity a little more.More importantly, his spiritual consciousness still had not detected any hostility from the figure.He also understood that if a real fight broke out inside the world created by the Light Divine Pearl, his chances of winning were close to zero."Since that's the case, let me see your strength first."The moment the words were spoken, the surrounding scenery changed completely. Chase suddenly found himself engulfed in a sea of flames.He turned around, and there was no island anymore. This was a different dimension, a realm of fire.Flames filled the sky, and black smoke rolled across the horizon. The temperature was scorching. It was unbearable even for a physical cultivator like him.Not to mention, he began to question whether his earlier conclusion about the lack of hostility was incorrect for the first t
Willow and the others still had no idea what was going on. They thought this was only the sixth level."This place is way too different from the previous ones. There's not a single person here."Walter looked around and realized that aside from plants and rocks, he had not seen any living creatures on this island."This is the ninth level, where the Light Divine Pearl resides.""What? THe Light Divine Pearl?"After all, it was Willow who had told Chase about the Light Divine Pearl. Walter and Lisa still did not understand what was going on."The ninth level?"Lisa's confusion was understandable. As a native of the fifth level, she only knew about the fifth and sixth layers as the transitional realms between the lower and upper worlds. She knew nothing beyond that."Willow, explain things to those two. I'll go check the surroundings," Chase instructed, then turned to explore the area.Willow began explaining the Dark and Light Dark and Light Mineral Ore and the existence of the
Only the Lightning Dragon King and his woman stayed behind, embracing each other and soaking in the cheers from the crowd.However, strangely enough, neither Carla nor Sierra detected any sign of ascension from Chase and his group.Carla dismissed the equally puzzled Sierra, then activated her messaging talisman and began chatting with Fallon."Fallon, did you see that? That Chase guy...""Yeah. He's strong, no doubt. The kind of ruthless man who could kill six elders with a single blow.""No, not that. Didn't they ascend? Did you notice any ascension phenomenon?""I was cultivating at the time, so I didn't pay attention. Why?"Carla felt a twinge of doubt in her heart.This world was inherently flawed. It was easy to find loopholes in the laws of heaven. They just lacked the power to exploit them. However, detecting them was still possible.Spiritual consciousness could easily cover most areas. A phenomenon as massive as ascension should have triggered some kind of reaction—e
What just happened?Willow and the others were completely confused."Let's go. It's all taken care of," Chase called out. With a wave of his hand, a portal appeared beside him.The Lightning Dragon King stood nearby with a forced smile, even making a welcoming gesture."Master, what's going on?" Walter, as the contracted beast, decided it was best for him to ask."I've negotiated terms with the Lightning Dragon King. We can go straight to see Lord Light Divine Pearl," Chase replied with a grin."What?!""Stop that. Move it. If you don't go in now, I'm closing the portal.""Alright, alright! We're going!"They then entered the portal one after another.Just before going in, Lisa curiously glanced at the Lightning Dragon King. This so-called world master, once so high and mighty, now stood like a doorman, ushering them into the gate.For the first time, Lisa realized what it meant when people said that the world was a fickle place. It was almost absurd.Once Chase and his gro
It was just a bit strange. Why would someone like the Light Divine Pearl himself stay tucked away in a corner of the nether realm, never stepping out? There had to be more to the story. Maybe there was some hidden reason?Chase knew he did not have enough information to figure it out right now, so he decided to let it go for the moment. It was better to deal with what was in front of him first."If you kneel before me, won't that grandfather of yours punish you?" Chase asked. His tone was a mix of curiosity, sarcasm, and something else even he could not quite place."He forbade me from addressing him with any honorifics. He just said if I lose, I should hand this thing over to the victor," the Lightning Dragon King replied. He looked genuinely sheepish for once.Chase took in a sharp breath.Forbade?That word carried a lot of weight. It sounded like these descendants of the Light Divine Pearl might not have the most glorious origins, after all. Maybe there was some dark, shamefu
Now, the Lightning Dragon King openly called the Light Divine Pearl by name. It seemed clear that the artifact's existence was known within a specific inner circle judging by how casually he spoke about it."Of course. In fact, I reincarnated from the upper realm. Starting from the seventh level, any creature with intelligence basically knows about the Light Divine Pearl," the Lightning Dragon King explained to Chase."Then why are you so sure that this pearl is useful for me?" Chase asked."Your strength is far beyond mine. That alone is something no native of this realm can possibly achieve. And from how indifferent you've been toward the Dark and Light Emeralds yet so determined to push upward, it's not hard to guess that you must be an outsider."Actually, there were already several groups who came before you," the Lightning Dragon King said with a sigh."Several groups?" Chase raised his eyebrows in surprise.Yet almost immediately, the realization hit him. In the nether rea
The viewing stands of the arena fell into complete silence.Not only the dragons but also the other spectators from different races—many of whom had already moved far away and were ready to bolt at any moment—froze mid-motion.The dragons had ruled this world for thousands of years. Yet now, the world master, ruler of both the realm and the dragon race itself, was kneeling before a human boy barely past his novice years.Was this something anyone expected to see in their lifetime? Not even in their wildest dreams had they imagined such a scene.The shock this brought was no less than taking a full-force hit from the Lightning Dragon King himself.In the main grandstand, the female Poison Dragon stood with her mouth agape. When she finally tried to close it, she realized her jaw had become dislocated. It took her quite a bit of effort, even requiring her vital energy, just to snap it back into place.Holding her cheek, she still could not speak. Was this really the Lightning Drago
The female Poison Dragon stood on the main viewing platform, utterly stunned.Although she had already felt a bad premonition the moment Chase seized the momentum from the Lightning Dragon King, she still could not accept it when that premonition became reality.The Lightning Dragon King—once the embodiment of invincibility in her mind—could not even land a single hit on this unknown human. It shattered everything she thought she knew about the strongest combatants.Could this nobody actually be a visitor from the upper realm? However, did they not say he was from Earth, a place completely barren of spiritual energy?Her heart was filled with doubt and unease. What if this guy actually ended up taking the world master's title?If that happened, it would be a catastrophe for the dragons.She knew, deep down, just how much wrong they had done over the years. Calling it 'corruption' and 'tyranny' would have been putting it mildly.If a reckoning truly came, most of them would not b