The next moment, a ferocious-looking middle-aged man in a suit came rushing into the suite with dozens of muscular men.It was the owner of Dynasty Club, Waylon. He was one of the most powerful men in Rochester!Everyone held their breaths.Jordan looked like he had just seen his savior. He pointed at Chase and said, “Dad, he’s the one who hit me…”Waylon’s eyes narrowed as he turned to look at Chase. Even though Chase was young, there was something different about him. Waylon asked, “Who are you? Why did you hit my son?”“Because he deserved it,” Chase replied nonchalantly. He did not move from his seat at all.Waylon got angered when he heard Chase’s reply, and he laughed.“Alright. You’re an arrogant one. Let me teach you a lesson in front of everyone today!”After that, he continued coldly, “Tarzan, break his arm and throw it out!” A huge, muscular man more than six feet five walked out from behind him. He looked like a metal tower, and his appearance shocked everyone pre
However, everyone was shocked to see the change on the ground under his feet.Every step Warren took left a deep footprint in the ground.Gosh!That was solid marble!When Warren walked in, Waylon said respectfully, “Thank you for the trouble, Master Shoal.” Warren was an ancient martial artist. Someone came after his life years ago, and Waylon saved him by coincidence. After he was healed, he stayed by Waylon’s side to protect him out of gratitude.Waylon had never revealed Warren’s true powers to anyone all these years. However, he was forced to show his hand because of Chase.Warren nodded before slowly looking up at Chase.Everyone looked at Chase like he was a dead man.A true fighter was here.Chase was as good as dead!Warren was able to create such deep footsteps on the ground. If he stepped on someone with those feet, it would make a bloody hole in that person.Jordan almost screamed with excitement.Waylon began sneering.Everyone thought Warren was about to at
“M-Master Collins, this… This is all just a misunderstanding…”Waylon knelt on the ground as he broke out in a cold sweat. He was scared out of his wits.He had heard the rumors about Chase and remembered how he was glad that he did not offend such a powerful person.However, he never dreamed that the Master Collins he had heard about would come to his territory and his son would end up offending Master Collins.Everyone was stunned to see Waylon’s action.Jordan was about to say something when he received a fierce glare from Waylon. It stopped him from making a squeak.“Misunderstanding?”A mocking smile appeared on Chase’s lips. “Weren’t you just talking about breaking off my arm? How is it a misunderstanding now?”Waylon knew that he had to smooth things over. Otherwise, this would end up a disaster for him.He clenched his teeth and said, “My son was stupid enough to insult you, Master Collins. This is all my fault for not teaching him better manners. I’ll accept any punis
Chase said, “I need you to help me find two items. They're the Centennial Blood Root and the Sky Spirit Flower.”Even though Scarlet said that the Centennial Blood Root and the Sky Spirit Flower were last seen in Rochester, there were no other details about them.Rochester was Waylon’s territory, and Chase would be able to find out more about them.Waylon immediately exclaimed, “You’re here for the Centennial Blood Root too?”“Do you know where it is?” Chase’s eyes lit up.Waylon looked at Warren and nodded. He said, “The Centennial Blood Root will be up for auction tomorrow in Rochester. The auction is at ten in the morning at the Ancient Medicine Hall.”“The Ancient Medicine Hall?” Chase frowned.“That’s right.”Waylon said, “The Ancient Medicine Hall is the leading source of Rochester’s medical herbs market. Its owner is called Brad Gunther. He’s known as Rochester’s Medicine King. More than a thousand people are working under him as specialized medicine gatherers. "They'r
The look on Warren’s face changed as he said bitterly, “That’s true. As the ancient martial arts family in Rochester, the Gilligans look down on everyone as if they're divine power. I heard that their Supreme Elder is a true master of martial arts. If they have their eyes on the root, Master Collins will return empty-handed."“Regardless, it’s still an opportunity. Let’s hope that Master Collins is as formidable as the rumors say he is," Waylon shook his head and said.…At Imperial Dragon Bay Villa No. 1, Bianca led Quinn out of the car.“This is where Mr. Collins stays, Quinn,” Bianca smiled as she said.Quinn looked up and she stared at the best villa in South River City with a complicated look on her face.Memories began to flood her mind.She remembered the first time she met Chase. Chase had come knocking at her door with a marriage proposal.Quinn had felt repugnant at the mention of this engagement and openly looked down on Chase.When she wanted to help cure her grand
Julia froze and quickly reached out to pull up the sleeve on Quinn’s left hand. She immediately saw a small birthmark on her wrist the size of a bean.She pulled Quinn into her arms the next moment and sobbed. “It’s really you, Quinn, it’s really you…”It was her!Julia would never make a mistake!She was the one who found Quinn in a wooden basin by the lake back then and saw the red birthmark on her hand.“I’m so sorry, Miss Julia. I’ve been so useless. I wasn’t able to find you all these years…”“Don’t cry, my child. I’m fine. I’m happy enough that I get to see you now…"They hugged each other and cried. Even Bianca's and Rebecca’s eyes were red from witnessing their reunion.Scarlet, who was in charge of Myra’s safety, came downstairs when she heard the commotion and asked, “What’s going on?”Julia snapped out of it and pulled Quinn up to stand. She sobbed and said, “Come on, Quinn. Come… Come with me to see Myra. She… She might not make it.”Quinn quickly hurried upstairs
“Yes, I am.”“Little Rocky has taken up too much burden over this. I… I’d like to help him.“Besides, I need to take responsibility for Myra’s condition too. I’m her sister, after all," Quinn said with determination.Bianca frowned and said, “I heard that Rochester is huge and quite a complicated place. How are you going to find Mr. Collins when you have no idea of his exact location?“Moreover, you’re a woman who will be there on her own. What if you get into danger?”Quinn nodded. “I know. That’s… That’s why I’d like to borrow that bracelet on your wrist. Don’t worry, I’ll give it back to you in one piece when I return," she pleaded.Bianca lowered her head to glance at the bracelet on her wrist. There were only three beads left on it. She hesitated.This was her birthday gift from Chase, and it was very precious to her. It had even saved her life.She was not willing to give it to anyone else.Quinn smiled helplessly when she noticed this. “It’s fine if you aren’t willing.”
The lecherous man took out his phone and made a call. He said a bunch of things to the person on the other side of the call.It was not long before a sexy-looking middle-aged woman came over with a cigarette in her mouth.The lecherous man whispered something in her ear and pointed at Quinn, who was some distance from them.They discussed a price, and Gail Fansworth accepted a thousand from him before crushing her cigarette and heading toward Quinn.Quinn was munching on her bun when someone suddenly patted her on the shoulder.She turned and saw Gail smiling widely at her. “Are you Fifi’s little girl, Sasha?”“I think you must be mistaken,” Quinn replied with a frown.“That’s impossible. I’ve met you before. Aren’t you Sasha Frink?” Gail asked in a whisper.“I’m really sorry. You really are mistaken. My surname isn’t Frink,” Quinn replied coldly.“Are you sure? I’ll only believe it if you let me see your identification,” Gail refused to relent.Quinn held her temper as she s
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
Inside the halved corpse, faint outlines of Rania and the coachman's bodies could be seen. They were twisted and contorted.Foul-smelling digestive fluid bubbled and hissed, corroding their bodies.Rania appeared to retain a shred of consciousness. "Cli... Clive... Clive... Help me... Save..."Her voice was faint, tremulous, and laced with sorrow. It stirred pity in the heart.In truth, even before she had spoken, Clive had already detected her presence through his spiritual consciousness. He raised his sword. His face was tormented as if he wanted to put a swift end to things. Yet in the end, he let out a long sigh and released a surge of true essence, pulling both the coachman and Rania from River's corpse.The coachman's cultivation was far too low, and his clothes were made of ordinary fabric. They offered no resistance to the corrosive and toxic digestive acid inside River's body.Half of his body was already unrecognizable, with the bones and internal organs exposed. His b
"Pathetic."The Nine-Sea Giant Squid that River had transformed into spoke with a human voice, then opened its gaping maw and swallowed her whole.The coachman, who had leaped off the horse the moment River transformed, scrambled and sprinted away. He was already dozens of feet out.Just then, a dark blur flashed past, and one of River's tentacles shot forward at incredible speed, snatching him back and devouring him in a single gulp as well."Disgusting. That woman tasted better," he muttered while slithering toward the carriage on his tentacles.Suddenly, an explosion echoed from within his belly, and faint glimmers of light shone through the surface of his body."That woman's protective artifact is so weak. Looks like she wasn't treated well in the Norths, after all."River examined himself carefully and found that it was indeed Rania's protective talisman that had just detonated. Yet his body remained largely unharmed. With some minor healing over ten days to half a month, he
Outside Light Divine City, Rania sat inside a carriage with Clive."Clive, say something, will you? You staying silent like this is really worrying me," she said while wiping the sweat from Clive's forehead and letting out a sigh.As a collateral descendant of the Norths, Rania's life had never been particularly easy. She had thought she had finally snagged a golden opportunity with Clive, only for him to fall into a daze after just one match.What was she supposed to do now?Everyone had witnessed their behavior during the tournament. Though some might look down on them, they would undoubtedly see the two of them as a pair by now.If she abandoned Clive at this point, she would surely be labeled a heartless woman.Just then, the carriage came to a halt. They had only left the city less than an hour ago and were still far from Universal Holy Land. Was someone blocking the road? Rania frowned and lifted the curtain.Sure enough, there was someone standing in the way.She looked c
Even though the match had ended, Lisa still could not fully escape the lingering terror.The slimy, wriggling tentacles covered in suction cups and jagged teeth, stretching out toward her… Such images were seared into her mind. The impact had been too great.Though she was a direct descendant of the dragon clan—an authentic ancient lineage and one of the top races in the entire world—she had been completely overpowered then.Normally, her bloodline would exert natural suppression over most others. However, at the time, she was almost crushed by another.She could not even begin to imagine what kind of race could do that."It tried to eat you?" Walter exclaimed in shock.As a great beast himself, he understood just how powerful the dragon clan's pure bloodline was.Even though the incident with the Lightning Dragon kneeling to Chase had dulled some of the mystique around dragons, it remained undeniable that they were a superior bloodline."For a creature to make a dragon feel lik
"Pfft, what Saints or Saintesses? They're just titles. They don't have any real skills to speak of!""Exactly. These so-called Saints who suddenly emerged probably got their status through shady means. The moment they enter a duel, their real strength shows."Amid the chorus of cheers and congratulations, a few jarring voices remained, and one of them was Rania's. Although she was a social climber herself, hearing the crowd ridicule Clive after his defeat made her deeply uncomfortable."That's not true. Clive is not like that," she repeated again and again. Those were the only words she could manage.Several in the crowd recognized her as the one who accepted a gift from Clive earlier and began to mock her."She's the perfect example of a shallow woman. The moment she accepts a gift, she loses her sense of judgment. It's pathetic.""Right? The truth is right in front of her—Clive is just a big show-off with no real skills. And yet she keeps lying to herself.""Hmph. They really a
Later, a certain senior of the sect discovered a secret technique of the Nefarious Spirits.It was to meditate on the image of a divine beast or an overwhelmingly powerful immortal being the embodiment of one's soul. As the level of visualization deepened, one's spiritual soul strength would grow accordingly.This method of cultivating Nefarious Spirits was a hybrid of corpse refining and body cultivation.However, while corpse and body cultivation focused on physical bodies, Nefarious Spirits cultivation trained the intangible—the spiritual consciousness and the mind and soul.After this discovery, they even improved the methods of refining corpses and bodies using it.When refining the body, practitioners would visualize fierce beasts like bears or wolves or celestial warriors, generals, and even gods. The subjects of their visualizations would match with their nature and temperament, making them their own Nefarious Spirits.Fallon's Nefarious Spirit was an ancient giant ape. It
As for Fallon and Carla on the high platform, they clearly sensed that the ominous gaze from above had lessened significantly.Clive, who was facing Chase directly, also felt that his seemingly unstoppable sword strike had suddenly stalled in front of Chase. It could not push forward any further. This shocked him greatly.After all, even when sparring with his own master, he had never encountered this sensation. His master had even praised him for his good fortune after obtaining a peerless sword and for mastering a sword technique unparalleled in this generation. If not for the looming limit of his life span and the need to break through to gain more years, his master would have wanted to cultivate that technique himself.This sword strike, which Clive considered to be the culmination of all his understanding of the sword path, was the most perfect attack he had ever executed since beginning his cultivation journey.Even so, this nameless opponent had forced it back with a single
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