"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
"If that's what you want, I'll make your wish come true."Chase's eyes glinted with a strong thirst to fight. He shoved his palms forward, and a ball of purple lightning appeared in front of him.Electricity buzzed continuously.The lightning ball expanded continuously, eventually becoming more than ten feet tall."Might of Thunder and Lightning!" Chase shouted and slammed the ground with his hand. He then flew straight into the air.His palm technique had absorbed spiritual power from heaven and earth into the lightning ball. He slammed it hard into the ground.The explosion was heard from every corner.Cracks appeared on the ground, continuing to expand to every corner. Dust and stones flew about in the air."How is this happening?""What's going on?!"There were exclamations and shouts everywhere. The situation had attracted the attention of martial artists passing by."Martial monarchs are fighting. Run!""The closest place from here is World Villa. Run!""We're done f
However, none of their attacks worked on Chase."My physique has surpassed the ordinary standards and is now extraordinary," Chase mumbled. His physique might still be mortal, but he was able to sustain attacks from martial monarchs. A smile appeared on his face.A martial monarch snuck an attack. He slashed down at Chase's right shoulder with a sharp blade. The blade flashed with great brilliance, and sparks flew everywhere.However, Chase's arm only sustained a shallow wound."Oh no! His skin is too tough. He won't get hurt from any weapons.""Damn that greenhorn. He's forcing us into using our ultimate techniques!"The six other martial monarchs clenched their teeth."Supreme Elders, hurry up and kill him. He must be hiding his true powers!" one of the martial monarchs shouted."Kill him!"All martial monarchs instantly burst with great energy. A terrifying aura began lashing at heaven and earth's vitality to form a horrifying storm that covered several square miles."Die!
Those men laughed sinisterly as they got closer to Chase.There was a purple glint in Chase's eyes. He instantly sensed the strong power of energy and blood within those men. He could also sense their extremely pure waves of vitality."All of you deserve death," Chase said coldly.He pushed his palm forward, and his palm hit the face of the man closest to him. That man's head was instantly bent from Chase's attack. This was the second time Chase had attacked since achieving a breakthrough.There was great power in that slap, and a martial artist flew off from the hit. He crashed into several other martial artists. These men coughed up blood instantly. They went flying from Chase's attacks and crashed into several trees.All this happened in an instant.Besides Chase, the ground was strewn with seven incomplete bodies. They were all covered in blood."What?!""How is that possible?"We can't even take a hit from him when all of us joined forces!"The rest of them were shocked,
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
"An old acquaintance?" There was murder in Carla's eyes."It's someone from long ago. I thought she was dead. I didn't expect her to still be alive, or rather, this could be her descendant." Fallon's mind moved quickly as he tried to squeeze any excuse he could from his mind."Why haven't I heard you talk about this old acquaintance before?" Carla was suspicious. However, Fallon had never lied to her before. At least, she had never caught him lying before. She was not entirely sure if he was telling lies right now."You know how the Nefarious Deity Sect would sometimes discover unique and powerful monsters whenever we visualize Nefarious Spirits or tame dark beasts. Yara Fries looks very much like a human-form monster I discovered with phoenix bloodline."She refused to bow down to me. Since I could not have her, I killed her. I was not as powerful then, and I had a hard time trying to kill her. I was relegated to using despicable methods in the fight. That's why I… lost my calm whe
However, the rules did not state that fighters were not allowed to admit defeat, which was why the referee ruled that Chase had won.Most elites in the spectators did not know the Fries family well, but they still came forward to ask about the fight. Some of them went off to watch other fights with a sorry look or a look of disdain on their face.Carla, who was seated at the very top, said, "Interesting.""Why would you say that?"Fallon, who had been looking forward to watching a descendant of the Phoenix Deity in action, was feeling upset about the outcome. He asked the question when he heard Carla's comment."They were putting up an act," Carla said with a smile."Huh? Wouldn't that be rigging a fight? What are you smiling about?" Fallon felt angrier after hearing her explanation. He was the one in charge of the tournament, and they were rigging a fight right under his nose. That was disrespectful to the city lord."Didn't he organize this tournament to find out more about thi
"Huh. I didn't expect you to know so much." Yara was surprised."Of course, I know stuff." Chase felt a little proud about it but quickly said, "You should hurry up. There are a lot of people waiting out there.""Alright. I'll make it quick."The Holy Path is a relic of the calamity years ago. As for the ninth level, it was created by the Light Divine Pearl to protect himself by fusing pieces of the world collected from every corner of the universe."Currently, the Holy Path on the sixth level leads directly to the sealed location where the Light Divine Pearl's true form is. The Light Divine Pearl's image projection on the ninth level is where he is able to use most of his powers."Something happened while he was fusing the ninth level. The maximum cultivations on each level are different, and the Light Divine Pearl's image projection is unable to merge with his true form."That's why he used the body refinement of the Divine Order's Flame to leave a mark on you to help you pass t
"What has this got anything to do with me?"Chase could not understand the woman in front of him. Why would she say all these in the arena?"Before that, allow me to share a secret with you. The male and female phoenixes were supposed to be one."Chase was about to say something when Yara interrupted him, "The Rising of the Phoenix is not only about enhancing power after rebirth; it's a process of a male turning into a female and vice versa."But since the Dragon and Phoenix Calamity, the Phoenix Deity is the only Phoenix Demon Saint left, and he lost his power from the Rising to switch genders. He's unable to recover to his original power as well."However, he predicted that someone would be able to break him out of his suffering while wading in the river of fate."Yara looked into Chase's eyes with a smile."Is that person… me?"Anyone could tell the answer at this point.Chase was aware of what Yara was trying to tell him, but he still found it unbelievable when he asked the
Chase was the only person qualified to judge if there was murderous intent as he was the opponent in the arena.When Yara played the flute, it sounded like a beautiful melody from above the Ninth Heaven at first. If one listened closely, one could identify the vague signs of murderous intent.Chase scoffed at this. He thought it to be childish for one to hide murderous intent that way.He did not know music at all, but even he could tell what Yara was doing. Yara was looking down on him by doing this.When Chase was about to make his move, he was suddenly pulled into an illusion by the opponent. Chase was on a floating cloud above the Ninth Heaven in the illusion. It was just as Carla had said.He was initially flustered. How was he going to defend himself against the next killing move with such a powerful technique?While he was gathering all the vital energy within him, a sweet, melodious voice was heard. "Please don't retaliate, Mr. Collins. I bear no ill will."A tall, slen
"History scrolls don't really help with my cultivation. They make me drowsy every time, so I don't read them," Ford continued explaining without holding back. It did not seem wrong to him.However, his words made an impression on those listening.Ford was able to pick up the dragon clan's mystical techniques after reading them once. He even claimed it was not necessary to read them a second time. Was he even human? Oh, wait. He was a dragon. Tiana stared at him, not knowing what to say next.The Saintess of Emerald Lake Holy Land had not only fought with her talents yesterday but also with her hard work.When Tiana first entered Emerald Lake Holy Land, her master told her that her talents were upper-middle at best. She was considered extremely lucky to be accepted to the sect.Emerald Lake Holy Land was one of the top five sects in this world. It was second only to Sky Dragon Holy Land among the Four Holy Lands. Every disciple was the cream of the crop.Tiana grabbed attention t
Yara placed his flute to his lips and warned Chase, "I'll be making my move, Mr. Collins.""Please go ahead." Chase waved his hand casually and indicated for Yara to go ahead.It was the third round, and everyone at this stage was not to be underestimated. A powerhouse with a musical instrument for a weapon was rare. Chase looked forward to exchanging hands with him.The melodious sound of the flute was soon heard. All of the spectators could feel the atmosphere become more relaxed."Why is this Musical Technique non-lethal?""This can't be right. How did Yara Fries get into the third round? There's nothing formidable about this piece of music.""Is there anyone here who can explain?""He used his flute as a weapon in the previous rounds and knocked out his opponents with a couple of moves. He didn't play any music then.""Is he giving leeway to the opponent?""Could he be hinting at the opponent with his music that they're soulmates? They might end up being taken with each oth
As Clive had gained quite a lot, he decided to let it be. He allowed himself to let go of things. However, that being's consciousness began to open up to Clive, and that was when Clive realized how powerful the being was.It was one against the 12 Primal Treasures, and the universe was its target. It had existed for millions of years. The result of allowing it to take over was Clive losing complete control of his body. It was a projected image that vanished after Chase defeated it.However, Clive's body had been modified by it, and Clive's mind and soul were unable to control his own body. This was what had caused Clive to look like he was in a daze right after the match.Rania then used a mystical technique to transmit her cultivation and combine the powers of both parties. It triggered a lost talent within Clive that merged all of the swordsmanship he cultivated to form an unknown sword form that had never been seen before.Clive felt like he had been revived.He looked at the Ni