Yet somehow, this guy endured the attack!"Could he be carrying some kind of treasure?" The man in black's eyes lit up at the thought. He burst into laughter and declared, "Hand over the treasure, and I'll spare your life!"Chase shook his head coldly. "You think you're worthy of owning my possessions?""You arrogant fool! Die!"As soon as the words left his mouth, the man in black leaped into the air, swinging his long blade with ferocious precision. A faint purple hue emanated from the blade. It was clearly a profound-grade martial technique.The blade's light wreaked havoc.Chase stood motionless as he raised his right hand. His fingernails extended, transforming into fierce, razor-sharp claws. A series of deafening clashes echoed through the air.Chase's fingertips deflected 18 consecutive strikes without sustaining a scratch."How is this possible?" The man in black's pupils shrank, and a deep sense of fear filled his heart. The guy's claws were as unyielding as magical ar
At that moment, Chase's speed surged dramatically. He grabbed one of the Secret Sect's disciples by the head and twisted forcefully. A sickening crack echoed as the skull shattered, spraying blood everywhere.The other man in black was stunned. He had never imagined that this seemingly frail young man possessed such terrifying physical strength.Chase turned and slapped the man across the face. The strike twisted his entire face, causing blood to gush from his nose as teeth mixed with blood spilled from his mouth.Chase's expression remained cold.These two were nothing more than insignificant pests to him. In the past, he would not have needed to exert the slightest effort to crush them easily.Still, these Secret Sect disciples were at stage nine of martial monarch, so Chase stayed cautious."It's time to end this," he declared.As he spoke, an overwhelming pressure descended like a mountain, suffocating the man in black and reddening his face."W-Who are you?" the man stamme
It turned out that the man in black was none other than Chase in disguise.At this moment, his face was pale, and his forehead was drenched in cold sweat. His heart pounded wildly as he gasped for air. His expression was one of shock and disbelief."How did you know it was a fake?" Chase demanded as he stared intently at the other man.He was not lying. The man in black had indeed been a guise he created. With spiritual power far exceeding that of a stage-one martial monarch, mimicking such a disguise was effortless for him.One might wonder why he did not use his real identity token. Chase smiled faintly at this. Revealing his true identity was simply out of the question."My name is Huckle Weber, an outer sect enforcer of the Secret Sect," the man replied coldly. "You committed a grave sin by killing your sect brothers tonight. You won't escape this. Come with me now.""An outer sect enforcer of the Secret Sect?" Chase's eyes flickered as his mind raced. Suddenly, he asked,
At stage seven of martial monarch, Chase's strength was immense. His body was incredibly resilient and impervious to blades and spears."Huh? Why is someone here?"Suddenly, the sound of voices came from the distance.Chase turned toward the commotion and saw three young martial artists emerging from the forest."It's them!""They look like Secret Sect members!""Damn it! I heard screams earlier and thought something serious had happened."The three youths spotted four black-clad men tied up tightly and lying in a pit beneath a tree. Their eyes widened in shock."Who are they? Why did they tie up our brothers?" one of them whispered."Who cares?! Anyone bold enough to kidnap Secret Sect disciples must be tired of living!""Haha, exactly! Let's deal with him first and ask questions later!""Killing someone means paying with your life, and debts must be repaid. If he dares to commit a crime, he should face the consequences!"The youths exchanged words with themselves, and the
Chase's physique was at his optimal strength. He combined his strength with the use of his Sword Technique's true energy. He could defeat any stage-one or stage-two martial monarchs even if he were not a martial monarch, much less these martial artists who were not his match.He slaughtered most of them almost right away."T-That's just too powerful!""He's a stage-seven martial monarch. Something isn't right. This must be a trap. We should run!"Most of the martial artists were scared to death as they quickly escaped.Chase shook his head. "Stop wasting your time. I've set up an Enchantment Formation. You won't be able to escape unless you're a martial deity."All of the martial artists turned pale when they heard him.A smile appeared on Chase's face as he slowly went over to them.He held a spiritual herb in his hand.Chase plucked another spiritual herb and gave it to Myra. "Keep this, Myra."Chase smiled gently at her. "Take it. It'll help you become a martial monarch an
Myra's cultivation was lower than the man's. Even though she was able to achieve a breakthrough to stage one martial monarch because of the martial monarch pill, she was still not his match and was about to be defeated."Haha! Your cultivation level is garbage, Myra Kollins! How dare you fight me with such lousy abilities? Die!"The muscular young man punched Myra in the chest. She screamed in pain and flew off from the impact."Myra!"The others were shocked by the sight.Before anyone could save her, a long, black spear whistled through the air. It appeared out of thin air and was aimed right at them. The sharp head of the spear ran through the abdomen of a martial artist.His eyes widened with disbelief. After that, his body fell hard onto the ground."Damn it!"The few left behind became fearful and they turned to run. However, they could not escape. The spear came after them and stabbed all of them. They were all dead.Chase put the black spear away and sensed around with
A hand suddenly pressed down on Daley's shoulder, stopping him from biting the spiritual fruit."Huh? Who are you?" Daley's eyes narrowed as he stared at Chase."Chase Collins," Chase spouted the words.Daley's expression changed when he heard Chase's name."You're Chase Collins!" he burst out shouting. There was fear and shock in his eyes."That's right. It's me." Chase nodded."Oh no!" Daley began to lament silently. He had no idea that the ferocious, domineering man was here.He quietly called Myra a jinx.If he had known Chase was here, he would never set his eyes on the Red Cloud Fruit. Now, he had ended up in the hands of this monster.Daley trembled, his forehead covered in sweat."Well, um… Chase, it was wrong of me to offend you. Please show mercy this time. You can have these spiritual herbs as compensation." He quickly stuffed several spiritual herbs into Chase's hands.Chase shook his head to reject them. "I don't lack spiritual herbs.""But…" Daley was almost c
Daley's body sunk to the bottom of the lake not long after, and he disappeared. The lake had taken him, and no trace of his body was found."Is he dead?" Myra asked worriedly."He's dead," Chase replied coolly."Dead…" Myra was relieved to hear that. "Thank you for saving me, Chase.""It's nothing." Chase nodded at her.While they were speaking, she suddenly noticed the red, translucent spiritual fruit in Chase's hand. She could not help glancing at it several times."What's that fruit in your hand? It's really pretty." Myra blinked.Chase smiled and replied, "This is the Red Cloud Fruit.""Red Cloud Fruit?!" Myra's eyes widened. She was surprised.Red Cloud Fruits were renowned for their valuable healing properties."No wonder you were able to defeat him so easily. You have something so valuable with you. I'm so envious," Myra said with astonishment.Chase shook his head nonchalantly. He said, "Anyone could've defeated him if they worked hard enough."Myra took a few dee
The three of them gave Chase a grateful look."Self-defense? Who defends themselves like that?"The middle-aged man, whom Lisa had referred to as a Lightning Dragon, seemed extremely displeased with how Chase had dispersed his oppressive aura.At the same time, he was clearly surprised. After all, the dragons were a legendary superior race. They naturally suppressed the bloodlines of most other beings.Yet the young man standing before him, who appeared quite ordinary, had actually withstood his draconic pressure. He was not from just any dragon clan either.In terms of pure power, the Lightning Dragons were unquestionably the strongest branch. On top of that, he was the Dragon King of this world, the ruler of the realm. He was supported by the fortune and energy of the entire world.Years of dominance had cultivated not only overwhelming dragon might but also the imposing presence and authority of a king. Ordinary cultivators could not hope to contend with him.Who was this you
Walter also carried dragon blood, so when he saw all that glimmering gold, he became a little reluctant to move forward."Could this be a trap?" Willow asked with suspicion.As a woman, she liked shiny things too, but she still kept her rationality at the moment."We'll just deal with the problems as they come. What's there to be afraid of?" Walter said carelessly.Lisa had been silent ever since entering. After all, this was her enemy's stronghold. Her grudges and reasoning were still very much alive."They're coming," Chase suddenly said.Walter, Willow, and Lisa all looked forward.It was a grand hall designed to resemble a noble's reception chamber. A well-dressed middle-aged couple descended the stairs slowly from the center.Did Lisa not say the Poison Dragon family only had three members? The father and son had been killed by them, so only the female Poison Dragon should remain.Who was this middle-aged man?Chase and the others turned to Lisa with puzzled looks. Lisa
"So if our comprehension is weak, we won't be able to learn it?" Walter frowned as he asked.He had always possessed a strong talent in water techniques and genuinely liked this technique. Hearing Lisa say it required exceptional comprehension discouraged him a little."Not necessarily. If I guide you through it step by step and you keep practicing, you'll be able to learn it. But your mastery level, teleportation distance, and stealth will vary."Lisa was very patient in explaining. She also kept glancing at Chase from time to time."I see. That's a relief." Willow and Walter both let out a breath of relief.This was a powerful life-saving technique, and they did not want to miss the opportunity to learn it. Plus, both of them practiced water-type techniques, so it was a good choice for focused training.They immediately followed Lisa's instructions and began learning.Meanwhile, Chase kept watch nearby in case that female Poison Dragon came looking for them.…Three days l
Chase followed through on his end of the bargain and handed Lisa the entire lotus pod of the Water and Fire Emerald Lotus. If this had happened earlier, Willow and Walter definitely would have called Chase a reckless spender.However, after seeing Chase's massive fields of Water and Fire Emerald Lotus and Dark and Light Emerald Lotus, they let it go.Lisa held the lotus pod, peeled off one of the seeds, held it up, and asked, "Do I just eat it like this?""Mhm."All three of them nodded in unison.Lisa gathered her courage and swallowed it. A surge of incomparably pure water and fire energies rushed through her meridians.Yes—vital energy, not spiritual energy. It saved her a lot of time refining it.Her energy steadily began to rise.As a Water Dragon, she had always been best suited to water-type techniques. However, because of the need for dark-light balance and her inability to find matching light spiritual energy, she had been stuck at stage-nine martial monarch for years.
Chase smiled as he comforted Willow.'Is blood essence really that easy to obtain? Could these people at least show some respect for us dragons?' Lisa was on the verge of breaking down as she watched Chase casually mention borrowing the dragons' blood essence as if it were no big deal.Blood essence only formed naturally in the smallest amounts each year.If used for cultivation, even just a little bit would represent decades—maybe even a hundred years—of a dragon's effort.That meant all those years of training would be wasted.Personally, Lisa did not mind as much.Chase and his group had essentially saved her life. Giving up a little blood essence was no big deal. However, the other dragons would not be so easy to convince.Also, what was that thing Chase mentioned, the 'Dark and Light Emerald Lotus'? It sounded powerful."Um, what's that Dark and Light Emerald Lotus? Is it something amazing?" She leaned over and asked Willow in a hushed voice.Only then did Willow remember
"You're looking for something? Could it be dragon cores?"Lisa saw Walter swallowing the Poison Dragon's core and guessed that other than the dragons, there was not much else worth desiring in this world from an outsider's perspective.The three of them exchanged a knowing smile."No," Willow replied with a grin."Have you ever heard of anyone ascending in this world?" Chase asked.He had assumed that Poison Dragon was the boss of this level, but after killing it, no teleportation door appeared. Now was the perfect time to ask Lisa for clarification."Ascension? Of course," Lisa replied. "We dragons typically don't like to meddle in worldly matters. We divide up territories to better acquire resources and advance ourselves for ascension. That's exactly why the Poison Dragons murdered my father—out of greed."Two out of the three in their family are now dead. But there's still one left—the female. You'd better be careful. She's the backbone of the Poison Dragon branch."Lisa's e
So, which one was she?Walter, having just gained a massive benefit, naturally wanted to show off a little.He carefully examined the woman and replied in a sharp tone, "Yeah, we killed it. What, you looking to avenge it?"The woman in white looked a little surprised. She paused and then said, "Of course not. I'm actually quite happy about it."That made the three of them even more confused, but her expression of joy did not look fake.She referred to the giant dragon as 'Poison Dragon', and during the fight, the creature had shown no mercy to the surrounding lifeforms.Toxic gas and venom were released in torrents, with no regard for who lived or died. It was likely that this dragon was a ruthless menace even in this world.With that assumption in mind, Chase asked, "Miss, from what you're saying, you seem to have a grudge against this Poison Dragon?"The woman said, "I won't lie. I'm also one of the dragons, specifically from the Water Dragon branch."The moment she said tha
Chase released a surge of white vital energy, sweeping away the remaining foul, poisonous mist in the area.The sky returned to a clear, serene blue, and the air became noticeably fresher. However, the plants, birds, and beasts that had been poisoned by the dragon earlier would not recover anytime soon.The ground remained a scene of devastation.Then, Chase extended his vital energy into the dragon's corpse and extracted a green pearl."What is that? A core?" Walter asked curiously.Generally, high-level beasts would form inner cores, but a green one like this was quite rare."This pearl is beautiful!"As expected, glittering, gem-like objects were always eye-catching to women. Willow's eyes could not leave the bead once she spotted it."It should be the dragon's core, no doubt. And its attributes match yours quite well. Take it."Chase said as he tossed the glowing green core to Willow.She quickly caught it."This pearl is even bigger than your head. How do you even use it
The giant dragon opened its mouth and unleashed wave after wave of green toxic mist. Each of the vital energy dragons was instantly stained.Although they dealt considerable damage to the dragon in return, the deeper the green seeped into them, the faster they deteriorated.The water, fire, and lightning dragons were gradually corroded and eventually vanished into the air. Only the white vital spirit dragon remained—and it grew stronger with every exchange.The dragon was stunned.It discovered that every poisonous wave it spewed was being neutralized by that white dragon. Although each instance of purification dimmed the dragon slightly, it was clear—even if it exhausted every last drop of stored venom, the white dragon would still remain standing.However, that was not the worst part.Down below, that human man kept mimicking the motion of throwing a javelin—again and again. And yet, it never saw the actual javelin fly.At first, the dragon thought it was a joke. Then came the