"My current cultivation enables me to absorb all techniques and skills. These unorthodox skills can't hurt me at all." Chase grunted coldly and put everything into the bag the young man in black armor left behind before continuing his journey.…"Run!""Help!""Somebody, please help us kill those two demons!"Horrifying screams echoed throughout the mountains.This was an ancient wild forest.It had many venomous bugs and ants and was filled with lethal mist. Any martial artist who entered the forest could not live long.However, there was a group of men hunting venomous bees, spiders, centipedes, and scorpions in this godforsaken land. They were collecting spiritual herbs.A giant silver-white python was in the middle of the group. Its huge body slithered in the thick forest. Its red eyes shone bright like lanterns and its fierce fangs were seven inches thick. They were terrifying.It was a silver-striped giant python, a monster!Compared to ordinary venomous bees and bug
The silver-striped giant python smiled sinisterly before lunging for the kill once more. It bared its fangs like it was about to tear her apart with one bite."I'll fight you to the death!"There was determination in the young woman's eyes. She suddenly channeled whatever remained of the true energy in her body and condensed it in a blade flash which was several feet long. She swung it down hard.That was when it happened.Her blade flash broke apart, and the young woman flew off while coughing up a vast amount of blood.The python opened its mouth. Its bright red tongue kept flicking. It looked excited. "You're too weak. You're nothing but a lowly ant.""You're right. I am an ant."The python was taken aback to hear a cold voice echoing in its ears. It turned to look in that direction and saw a man in a black robe."Huh?" Chase raised an eyebrow. "Looks like you've recovered."He did not expect the python to be a late-stage martial deity."Who are you?!" the python growled.
"My name is Cora Lacroix," she replied."Cora Lacroix? That's a nice name." Chase nodded and added, "You're seriously wounded right now. You should stay here for a while and rest."He turned to leave after that."Wait!" Cora quickly called out to him. "If you don't mind, please stay here and cultivate with me. I'm willing to serve you."Chase paused in his footsteps when he heard her. He shook his head. "That's not necessary. You should focus on getting better."Even though Cora was extremely beautiful, Chase was not interested in her nor did he want to incur further trouble. He rejected her offer and went off."Jerk…"She bit her lips as she watched Chase leave. The look in her eyes turned dim."Cora Lacroix…"Chase felt slightly conflicted. "The rules are cruel in this world. The weak are meant to be stepped on by the strong. This applies to everyone regardless of gender."…Night came, and a bonfire burned furiously deep in the mountains.Chase was lying on a heap of gra
"Don't worry. I know what I'm doing." Chase smiled and reached his hand out to press on Cora's legs.Cora exclaimed softly as her entire body stiffened. She could feel Chase pressing on her calf, and a warm flow of true energy went into it. She felt shy as her heart thumped. She was secretly overjoyed.Not long after, the true energy dissipated.Cora was relieved. Her pretty face was blushing as she quickly lowered her head. She did not dare look at Chase.Chase did not notice this. He continued closing his eyes and speaking in a low voice, "Your injury is quite serious. If I'm right about this, you were stung with snake venom. I need some time for my cultivation to recover. Once I'm done cultivating, I'll take you home."Cora felt disappointed to hear that.However, Chase's next words perked her up."You have to come with me for now." Chase opened his eyes to glance at Cora. "Your physical attributes have been affected by the venom, which has caused your blood and energy to dep
"Thank you! We should leave now," Cora quickly reminded him.Chase nodded. "Now that you're fine, we should go."They prepared to head off as they left the barren mountains.However, that was when Cora suddenly stopped. She pointed to a distance away, "There seems to be a light coming from the top of that mountain."Chase turned to look. There was a pearl the size of a fist on the peak that was shining with the glow of the moonlight."That's strange. Why is that pearl glowing? Chase mumbled as he stared at it for a while. He could not figure out the reason."Forget about it. Since we've found something interesting, we should go take a look. But even if there's an opportunity, it might not be meant for us.""You're right. But that pearl is filled with thick spiritual energy and doesn't look ordinary. It must be something quite mystical." Cora looked quite excited. "If there's an opportunity, I'll achieve a breakthrough in my cultivation.""Let's have a look."They continued the
This material was for refining weapons and was known as the Silver Soul Silk. It was something that was rarely seen anywhere. Even the various guides and books Chase had on pills did not have much information on them.The Silver Soul Silk was a precious material that could only be created under special circumstances.Chase did not expect to accidentally stumble upon such a rare item by accident."Is the Silver Soul Silk valuable? What do you plan to exchange it for?" Cora asked carefully.Chase was taken aback to hear that and he had no idea how to react. He replied, "Are you planning to rip me off right after I saved your life, Cora?"Cora paused for a moment. "What do you mean?""I just saved your life, which means I'm actually a good person. But you can't bear to give me even one thread of the Silver Soul Silk right after I saved you?"Chase's lips twitched. He was speechless for a while before finally commenting, "You really love money, don't you?"He flicked his finger gen
Chase was momentarily stunned by this but grunted coldly, "I see you're a martial god.""It's no wonder that your physical strength is equivalent to the power of a spiritual treasure."Chase took a deep breath. His heart rate heightened as his blood boiled. His physical strength had achieved greater heights than before after his experience in the mountains."You're quite powerful yourself, but I don't want to waste any more time. Let's get this over with quickly." Chase immediately used his mythical technique to attack.His body began to glow with blinding gold light as golden electrical currents covered his body. It looked like he was wearing armor made out of gold."What a powerful Might of Thunder and Lightning!"Cora's pretty eyes widened. She had heard her father, Tate Lacroix, talk about it before. This was the legendary spiritual protective energy."A martial god? I can't believe you're a martial god." The man in black looked shocked, but he quickly resumed his calm."Ho
However, it was different for Cora. She was just an ordinary person. Any slight contact with the lethal poison would kill her.Chase did not have time for further consideration. He quickly used a divine technique to crazily absorb heaven and earth's spiritual energy to make up for the true energy he had exhausted.The man in black held his hand to his chest with a wary look as he asked Chase coldly, "Who are you?" "Why do you care who I am?" Chase smiled coldly. "You should be prepared to pay the price if you're trying to kill me.""Hmph! Are you trying to kill me?"A sarcastic look appeared on the man's face as he continued, "You're too arrogant for your own good. Even though you're a martial god, you should listen to my advice and kneel to beg for mercy. Otherwise, you'll only end up regretting coming here."The man took out a black bead slowly while he spoke.A cold wind galed while he spoke, and a pitiful wail was heard echoing through the mountains."What's that?" Chase n
"Who did this?!" Doug looked around angrily.Chase stood up and glanced at Doug. He saw that Doug was only a stage-one martial god."Did you do this?!" Doug glared ferociously at Chase.Chase shook his head. He did not really want to talk to Doug.A lowlife like him was not good enough to talk to Chase."Hmph! You have no idea what's good for you. I'll kill you today!" Doug roared coldly.He pulled his sword out from the sheath."Is death what you're looking for?"Chase narrowed his eyes."Haha! My big brother is almost here. Kneel and beg if you know what's good for you. I might consider sparing your life.""You talk too much!"The look in Chase's eyes was cold, and he gave Doug a nonchalant glance. Such a character would not affect him much. Chase was not interested in this man at all."You…"Chip watched all of this with fear in his wide eyes. "How dare you hit me?! My big brother won't let you get away with this.""Shut up!"Chase gave him a backhanded slap that land
A smile broke out on Chase's face. Such a quality pill made a huge difference in the attack skills of early-stage martial gods. It could even help a mid-stage martial god temporarily recover peak form.There might be some spiritual herbs in the vault of the Nefarious Deity Sect that were extraordinary, and Chase could not afford any of them with his current wealth. Besides that, he had to buy a set of suitable guides to further solidify his martial arts skills.Chase mumbled to himself, "I have to get a pill that can overhaul my bones and veins to improve my physique and make it go through a rebirth before I can continue enhancing my level."He thought about this."Die, you thief!"A roar was suddenly heard behind him.Someone in a green shirt came running toward Chase.It was a young man who did not expect Chase to move so fast. Chase lost him in the blink of an eye, and this angered the young man in the green shirt. "You won't escape me!"There was a sound of something flying
"Listen up! I won't destroy my skills because lowlives like you aren't good enough to be my enemies!""What arrogance!"A powerful negative energy exploded from the young man in black."Don't you know anyone who said that died in the end?"The young man in black waved his hand, and a black saber appeared out of thin air. It glinted with a chilling flash."A precious weapon!"Chase's eyes brightened. He had heard someone talk about the treasure vault of the Nefarious Deity Sect. This weapon seemed to have been taken from there."Die!" the young man roared, and the black saber slashed down the air.A vast sword flash shone with brilliance and came down at Chase like a raging storm that wanted to crush Chase to pieces."You're a mere martial god ant. How dare you act so arrogantly in front of me?"Chase grunted coldly. He swept the red battle spear in his hand across at his opponent.There was a series of explosions that caused tremors everywhere. The sword flash vanished and f
"Let's go!"The bearded man stood up with difficulty while glaring fiercely at Chase. "Mark my words! This grudge between us isn't settled. I won't let you off!"With those words, the group of seven quickly retreated while supporting the bearded man. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared from view.…"Did something happen here?" A while later, the sound of footsteps echoed nearby.Two young men in green robes approached, and as they took in the scene before them, their expressions froze in shock."What's going on here? I can see signs of battle. Could it be that powerful warriors were fighting here?" one of the youths asked, feeling perplexed."Wait, I smell blood! Could it be that someone was killed in a fight here?" the other exclaimed in alarm.Following the scent of blood, the two came across the bodies of several fallen guards lying on the ground. Among them, the bearded man was now barely clinging to life."It's him!"The two youths recognized the bearded man instant
"That's right! Kill him!"The remaining warriors gritted their teeth, their faces twisting with rage as they spread out and surrounded Chase.Although they were wary of Chase's strength, there was not a trace of fear in their expressions."I don't enjoy killing unnecessarily," Chase said calmly as his gaze swept across the group. "If you leave now, I promise not to harm any of you.""Stop wasting your breath!" the bearded man roared. Brandishing a long blade, he charged at Chase. "Kill him! Kill this beast!"In an instant, icy flashes of blade light sliced toward Chase.These attackers, all at the mid-stage of martial god, unleashed their sharpest attacks without hesitation. Each move was deadly and decisive, aiming to give Chase no chance to retaliate.However, Chase simply raised his palm and struck. With each punch, he unleashed an overwhelming force that shattered all the incoming blades of light.The last attacker was blasted into the air, coughing up a mouthful of blood b
'This place must have more monsters. I'll return later to collect them. If other warriors grab the spoils, it'll be a huge loss,' Chase thought to himself.He stood up, his gaze sweeping across the distant warriors. "Scram," he said coldly.At that moment, the sound of rushing wind echoed in the distance. Eight warriors dashed forward at incredible speed, landing near Chase in the blink of an eye.These eight individuals were all martial gods, and among them were two particularly powerful elders who had already reached the mid-stage of martial god.The two leading figures radiated the most imposing aura. One wore a purple crown while the other had a thick beard and piercing, sinister eyes."Where's Lysander? What happened to him?" the bearded man demanded."He's dead," Chase replied indifferently."What?! Who dares to kill him?!" The bearded man erupted in rage, his eyes burning with fury as he glared at Chase.The other warriors were equally shocked. Lysander, an early-stage m
Lysander's body trembled as he gathered all the martial god energy within him, channeling it into his legs. He unleashed a flurry of kicks, each imbued with the force of his energy.At that moment, Lysander appeared like a masterful fighter. His movements were sharp and relentless.Each kick was faster than the last, and every punch carried a force that could shatter mountains as it slammed into the wild tiger's abdomen.The tiger howled in pain as its massive body slid several feet to the side. Its stomach was dented and bleeding profusely.However, Lysander's situation deteriorated rapidly. His body was drenched in blood, and his injuries became critical.The tiger lunged again, its jaws clamping down on Lysander's shoulder with a sickening crunch. Bones shattered, and blood sprayed in all directions, soaking his clothes."Help me!" Lysander cried out desperately."Run! Just run!" shouted the remaining martial artists who had not gotten far.The scene resembled a nightmare, l
The next day, Chase continued his journey.Suddenly, the ground began to tremble violently. In Chase's line of sight, a massive tiger-leopard hybrid came barreling toward him, its enormous paws smashing trees into splinters as it charged forward.This beast was akin to a martial god-level wild tiger, with a hulking frame, fur as tough as iron, and an aura radiating intense negative energy.The wild tiger let out a deafening roar. Its soundwaves reverberated in all directions, shaking the earth and instilling sheer terror in anyone who heard it."Damn it! That beast is back again!" a young martial artist cursed through gritted teeth.His left arm hung limp, shattered, and his chest bore a gruesome gash. He had nearly died from the tiger's earlier attack."Run! If we don't run now, we're dead!"The remaining five or six young martial artists turned and fled in panic.This wild tiger's strength was overwhelmingly powerful. Even elite martial god-level warriors would avoid a direct
The giant ape's massive club swept through the air, creating a terrifying gust that caused the crowns of nearby ancient trees to tremble violently.Meanwhile, Chase executed the techniques of his secret codex with agile movements. His figure flashed like lightning as he dodged the attack with precision.He surged forward without hesitation and delivered a fierce punch directly to the ape's abdomen.This strike was even more powerful than before, twisting the ape's intestines into a mess and splattering blood across the ground.The giant ape howled in anguish, thrashing wildly in an attempt to shake off its pain.Out of the corner of his eye, Chase noticed a crimson serpent coiled nearby. It slithered sinuously, measuring around ten feet long, with a body that released a pungent stench.The snake's cold, piercing gaze was fixed on Chase. It emanated a chilling sense of oppression. Its forked tongue flicked out menacingly as it launched itself at him.Chase's expression hardened.