"How dare a mere absolute martial monarch dare offend me?" Chase burst out with a laugh. He slapped the young man, and he fell rolling to the ground.After that, Chase punched him and destroyed his core."No!" the young man screamed."Chase Collins!" "How dare you?!"The remaining people exclaimed, and three of them immediately lunged forward to attack Chase. They were all late-stage martial monarchs.Powerhouses of such cultivation levels were not considered very powerful in the martial domain, but in the common world, they were considered superpowers. Normal martial arts organizations were not their match.The three men joined forces and surrounded Chase. If it were any other martial artist, this was a dangerous situation, but Chase was not afraid."Get lost!" Chase roared. He channeled true energy within him, which shot out in the form of a huge airwave. It shot out with great power.Deafening explosions followed, and the three martial monarchs' attacks were vanquished ins
Chase slammed his palm down on the shoulder of the old man in the gray robe. The man's bone broke instantly. His arm exploded, and his flesh flew everywhere. His blood rained down.The old man screamed in pain with a look of fear on his face."My arm… Damn it! My arm!" the old man screamed."What are you waiting for? Get him! I want him dead!"Two remaining martial monarchs snapped out of it and went attacking Chase at the same time."Nothing but party tricks." Chase shook his head and kicked out at them.Both men did not manage to dodge in time. They flew backward from Chase's kick. Cracking sounds could be heard coming from them as their bones broke inch by inch. They bled from all orifices and fell limp to the ground, howling in pain."Yikes…"The surrounding spectators were shocked to see that.It took one meeting, and three martial monarchs were slaughtered without hesitation."Who is he?!""That man is too powerful!""Even martial monarchs can't take his attack. Could
"What's the problem with that?" Chase replied coldly."You…" The old man in gray clenched his teeth. He wanted to lunge forward at Chase for a fight to the death but realized both his legs had lost all feeling. He looked down.Chase had crushed his shoulder blade with one punch. It impacted all of his veins and caused his core to be destroyed. All his veins and bones were broken. He had become a maimed man."You're dead, you little bastard!" the man said viciously."Who are you?" Chase's eyes were cold."Hoho! I don't mind telling you. I'm the Enshrined of the Lacroix family, Skrull Lacroix!" Skrull was a mid-stage martial monarch and one of the martial monarchs belonging to the martial domain."The Lacroix family?" Chase frowned."They won't let you get away with this!" Skrull roared viciously. "The patriarch is a martial deity. His wrath will darken the skies and boil the seas! Give yourself up if you know what's good for you and we'll consider sparing your life. Otherwise, a
"I… I choose the latter!" Skrull's face turned pale. "You won't live to walk out of here if you kill me!"Chase shook his head. "You're not worth spending my time on. You should find someone better to tell all your secrets to."He flicked his fingers after that.A purple flame shot out and flew through Skrull's head. He was burned right on the spot. No traces of his body were left behind.This was a fight where the victor was apparent.Everyone was shocked into silence at the sight, and no one dared to make a sound. After all, anyone who could kill Skrull so easily was extremely powerful. Chase was too intimidating."You! Come here!" Chase suddenly grabbed someone.There was a rustle, and a martial artist hiding among the crowd was grabbed by the neck and dragged over."W-What do you want? I… I was wrong… Please have mercy!" The martial artist howled.Chase glanced at him. "I'm going to ask a few questions. Cooperate and I'll consider letting you live.""What do you want to k
"Hmph! How dare third-rate garbage like you challenge the Martial Arts Alliance? You're asking for it!""To be honest, Quinn Norris is really pretty. She's as pretty as those socialites in Martial City!"A high-ranking group of the Martial Arts Alliance began discussing her openly."You're right. These women's flesh contains vast vitality. We'll be able to enhance the purity of our martial pathways if we get our hands on them.""Haha! Stop wasting time with them and let's get this done right now!" An old man in a black robe sniggered. He waved his arms around and suddenly swung dozens of punches in the air. These punches gathered into one strong gale of wind that gushed right at Quinn.Quinn was covered in blood. Her clothes were torn, and numerous wounds could be seen on her skin.Lyana's pretty face was pale. Blood dripped from her lips, but she clenched her teeth in determination as she refused to back down.Olivia was in slightly better condition than them. She had a thin sw
Quinn looked at him worriedly with reddened eyes. There was a gentle look in them as she stared pleadingly at Chase."Don't worry, Quinn. I'll be fine." Chase patted Quinn's shoulder with a smile. He comforted her, "When my family was obliterated, I swore to destroy the Martial Arts Alliance. Now that I've managed to track them down, they'll have to pay the price and pay with their blood!""Are you back for real, Chase?" Lyana's face brightened up.Chase nodded. He glanced at Olivia, who was seriously injured. Her face was pale, and she looked like she was about to fall.After all, it had not been long since she became a martial arts overload. Her foundation was not solid yet, and she was not strong enough to face a martial supreme."Both of you should go help out," Chase said calmly."Huh?" Olivia was slightly taken aback but quickly understood what Chase was trying to say. She quickly nodded and flew forward to stop the powerhouses from the Martial Arts Alliance.All of the ma
Chase slapped hard, unleashing a gale of ferocious wind that hit the martial monarch in black right on the back. The man coughed up blood right away.The martial monarch in black screamed with pain.This sight chilled the other six men to the core.They did not expect two of their men to be seriously injured during that short exchange. One of them was even rendered useless."What an eerie technique!""How did he move so fast? I didn't manage to see anything and my defenses were blown apart. He even managed to hurt our people.""We can't allow him to survive. He must be hiding his true abilities."They looked at each other and saw the grim look in everyone's eyes."Die!" a man in a blue robe growled.He suddenly took out a talisman and burned it to a crisp. It formed into a sharp blade that slashed the air as he aimed it right toward Chase."That's… A Weapon Mantra!" Olivia exclaimed. Her pretty face was covered with panic and fear.This level of Weapon Mantra attack had exce
The martial monarch in black laughed madly. There was a taunting look in his eye.All of the other martial monarchs worked well together. There were two attackers from each side, and a sword managed to pierce into Chase's shoulder. It stabbed him all the way to the neck.Meanwhile, a martial monarch took the opportunity to kick Chase right in the abdomen to crush his core.Painful screams filled the air.Chase fell forward to the ground. There was blood on his lips.His rib bones were broken, and he could feel his internal organs wounded. His blood and energy began flowing in reverse."Martial monarchs are powerful, indeed. Even an ordinary attack like this is so powerful," Chase mumbled.His physique was very strong and greatly surpassed martial artists on the same cultivation level. However, it was nothing to these powerful old martial monarchs."Chase!" Olivia's pretty eyes turned red, and her tears blurred her vision.She had suffered many hardships and gone through a lot
Tania once attended celebratory events held by other sects, only to encounter top-tier demonic beasts on the road. A brutal battle left her covered in wounds, and she missed the celebration entirely, offending the host.At that time, her master's resentment had already reached its peak.That thousand-year-old wolf demon became the last straw that broke the camel's back.Her master unleashed Emerald Lake Holy Land's most powerful technique—Radiance of Emerald, Eternal Slumber.Heaven and earth changed color the moment it was unleashed. The thousand-year wolf demon gathered all of its cultivation but still could not withstand the strike. It was reduced to ashes in an instant.Tania once thought that the gap between her and her master was not too wide and that she would rightfully inherit the mantle of leadership over Emerald Lake Holy Land within a century.Yet after witnessing that attack, she realized how wrong she had been. From then on, she started training harder and more dilig
Chase, who was standing directly in front of that sword strike, was equally stunned.Zacharias had been right!From that sword, he sensed the same divine intent as the one he had felt earlier in the clouds from that figure that resembled the Nine-Sea Giant Squid. It was evil, filled with pain and oppression, spreading boundlessly.Clive was indeed a projection—or a fragment—of Klondike!Chase's rage simmered down, replaced by a cold gleam in his eyes. This was the one who wanted to kill him?He was ready to strike back with full force. He summoned Greedy Wolf from the void, and his killing intent surged across the arena. The moment the blade appeared, it once again drew gasps from the audience.The overwhelming sword intent Clive had released earlier was instantly compressed and forced back by half as if it were afraid of Chase's blade. Then came the killing aura of Greedy Wolf. It was nearly tangible, sweeping across the hearts of every spectator.Earlier, Clive's sword aura had
Clive finally seemed to snap out of his daze."You brat, did you drug me?" he barked angrily, vaguely aware that something felt off. It was as if he had just taken a nap in the arena. His first thought was that Chase must have slipped him some kind of drug."If I had drugged you, would you still be standing there?" Chase scoffed at such a ridiculous accusation.That was true. If Chase truly had drugged him, Clive would probably already be lying unconscious in the rest area.Clive reluctantly accepted Chase's explanation for now."Let's settle this once and for all!" he shouted, raising his Heaven and Earth Sword as a boundless sword aura swept across the arena.Huh? His strength felt even greater than before. Clive grew smug with pride.Chase appeared completely unaware of his incoming strike.Rookie move, he thought. Chase must have been stunned by his sword intent and was now completely frozen.Clive was imagining it all in his head.Then, he shouted, "Boundless Heaven and E
As soon as Zacharias spoke of Klondike, Chase's sea of consciousness suddenly darkened.Chase was startled. He sensed a presence—some sort of power—watching him. He released his spiritual consciousness and swept the area but found nothing."That's Klondike's power. Just mentioning him will make you a target and draw his gaze," Zacharias warned. "I no longer have anything to lose, but you must be careful. If his true body takes notice, there's only one outcome—death.""It's too late. My master already has his eyes on you. Kid, did you not see what happened to Zacharias? I suggest you learn from it and—"Before Gideon could finish his sentence, an invisible chain shot out, binding his soul and sealing his mouth, leaving him completely unable to speak."You'd better behave. This is my sea of consciousness," Chase said coldly.The last time he struck Gideon with a bolt of lightning, it obliterated his soul, but Gideon had reformed using a portion of Zacharias' spirit. If Chase destroy
Chase had been wondering why it took Zacharias so long to wake up. Now that he was finally awake, why was he still so weak? More importantly, why did he immediately turn against his old acquaintance?What exactly had happened in between?"He's a fraud. The Nine-Sea Giant Squid and the Nine Sea Holy Sword are all projections or incarnations of that evil deity. All that nonsense about being fated with me was a setup—just a ploy to steal my divine foresight," Zacharias said as his spiritual form twisted like wisps of smoke, looking unstable and on the verge of dispersing completely."Evil deity? Projection? Are you talking about Klondike?" Chase asked, recalling the Nine-Sea Giant Squid he encountered on the fourth level among the Worthingtons as well as the so-called expert they summoned. He remembered they had mentioned someone named Klondike.Upon hearing Chase speak that name, Gideon visibly flinched in shock."So, you actually know?" he asked with a dark expression."My soul has
Fallon was a little speechless when he heard Ford's words.He had made up the whole "spiritual consciousness duel" thing on a whim, yet this kid delivered his commentary with such confidence and flair. It looked like he was a seasoned show-off too!Truly, the younger generation was not to be underestimated. Fallon could not help but let out a snort of laughter.Carla, standing beside him, transmitted a quiet message via spiritual consciousness, "Ford… isn't wrong.""What?" Fallon was stunned.In terms of soul and spiritual consciousness, Carla was undoubtedly one of the top experts in the nether realm. As someone who focused on physical cultivation, Fallon had always respected her spiritual skills.However, this so-called "spiritual consciousness duel" had just been something he made up.Even Carla had believed it was a lie earlier. Yet now, she was suddenly vouching for Ford, saying he was telling the truth?It really gave Fallon a scare."I made this up on the spot. Are you s
"Could they be rigging the match?""The reward for the Holy Path is at the martial god level. Would they fake a match for that?""It's exactly because it's a martial god-level reward that they'd rig the match, got it?""No way. I object. City Lord, these two are definitely up to something!"As Clive and Chase remained motionless for longer and longer, Fallon and Carla also noticed something was wrong.However, after scanning the arena with their spiritual consciousness, they did detect a clashing of energy between the two.After a brief moment of thought, Fallon spoke up. "Everyone, please calm down. These two prodigies are currently engaged in a rather novel type of battle—a spiritual consciousness duel. The fight between them is currently in a deadlock. A single misstep could mean complete annihilation of their souls."Only those whose spiritual consciousness is highly refined can perceive what's going on. So please, be patient and wait for the match to conclude."The crowd im
"Kid, if I hadn't deliberately transmitted my voice to you, do you think you could hear me?"Chase flinched. That voice had clearly echoed within his sea of consciousness. Could it be that Zacharias Crane had awakened?He quickly recalled the Seer of Whitepeak—the former elder of the Shadowless Sect whom he had subdued—and hurriedly searched within his sea of consciousness.Zacharias' soul still lay dormant."Heh, just as I thought. That old fellow is suffering too, hiding out inside you." The voice sounded pleased.Chase was completely stunned."Let me be honest with you. I'm the Nine Sea Holy Sword, Gideon. That Zacharias kid always bragged about being a peerless divine seer. But it turns out that even he couldn't escape his fate."As he spoke, a translucent figure materialized within Chase's sea of consciousness. He wore a gray robe and carried nine long swords on his back."Sir, and you are…"Chase was shocked. This man had entered his sea of consciousness silently. If he m
"That's no surprise. They're human too and have emotions. It's normal.""Aren't cultivators supposed to develop noble hearts as part of their cultivation? How can they allow such raw emotions to control them?""Well, not everything looks like it seems. The way they vent their emotions is different from us common folk."Chase looked exasperated while listening to the discussion below. He did not want to listen in on them. However, there was something about Clive.When Chase tried to sense Clive with his consciousness, he could sense an ordinary cultivator and an unfathomable cultivator who was as mysterious as a deep, black hole. It got him curious. Could this man have a split personality? Or was he possessed?Chase released his consciousness completely to be safe. This way, he could watch over every move Clive made.This move had also caused him to hear every unnecessary voice below the ring.Clive had no idea what Chase had done. All he knew was that a pair of mysterious eyes s