Another restrictive mechanism! Even someone like Assassin Nine could not talk about the past without being silenced by that mysterious force. It was clear that there was more to the story than it seemed. Chase thought to himself that no matter who was involved or what powers they had, they were going to pay. Even if it were a god, he would bring them down to earth. The faces of everyone from Green Hills Orphanage who did not make it filled his mind, and he was more determined than ever.Chase kicked the body of a fallen enemy, and it landed right at Powell Residence's front steps. He then glided over to where Olivia and the rest were waiting."Master Collins, what do we do with these people?" Lola asked, gesturing to the scared Powell family members."Get rid of them!" Chase ordered. Without another word, Lola dove into the crowd. Olivia was eager to get revenge for her master."Master Collins, please let me go. It was the head of the family who was against you. I was just follow
However, Chase barely batted an eyelid.Seeing no particular response from Chase, Ira went on, "We've pretty much picked out all the filming locations. Only the first scene is in Chitara, and the rest will be shot in various places across Bactria. You'll be on the move with the crew, Mr. Collins!"Chase frowned slightly at the news.It turned out that he would not just be filming in Chitara. He thought that it was no big deal, so he agreed."Great. Here's the script. Go over it well. Tomorrow's the first day of shooting. I'll see you there. I've got to run now. I have other things to handle," Ira said briskly, leaving the script behind as he headed out.The moment he stepped outside, he was swarmed by reporters."Mr. Perkins, a word, please?"The reporters were all eager for a comment.Ira said with a smile, "Thanks for all the buzz about my new movie. I'm thrilled to announce that our star actor is on board. Stay tuned for more updates!" With that, he hopped into his car and z
On the outskirts of Chitara, Ira's whole film crew was out there shooting, and he had an eye for the unique. Out of all the famous spots in Chitara, he did not pick a single one of them. Instead, he set his sights on this particular place.All of a sudden, a line of cars zoomed up the street outside. A crowd of people in sharp suits and shiny shoes poured out, crowding around the film set so that no one could squeeze through.Ira was important enough to have his own security team."What's going on here? This is Mr. Perkins' filming spot, and you can't mess with it."The security guards were on their toes, ready to protect, even though there were way fewer of them than the other group. They bravely tried to block them."We're here for you. Take them down!"Right after the leader spoke, his group rushed in. The few security guards were no match for the intruders. They were knocked down like they were just kids."Leave now if you don't want trouble," the leader barked. Then, he and
Just then, Chase swiftly darted forward and landed his attack right on the mark. Enzo was sent flying back in shock.Even when surrounded by so many guns, Chase still dared to slap him."Mr. Bateman, I want him gone!" Enzo stood up while holding his cheek, saying furiously."Whether he goes or stays and when that happens, that's up to me!" Jaxon did not pay much attention to Enzo. He walked over to Chase, looked him in the eye, and asked slowly, "Did you kill my son, Eric?""What if I did?" Chase said calmly."Why did you kill him? Just for this woman? He was my only son!" Jaxon demanded a reason."Because he had it coming!" Chase's words left everyone speechless.Chase mocked that Eric had his death coming in front of his father!"Chase, you're done for. Do you even know who you're talking to? That's Jaxon, the head of the biggest financial group in Chitara, Bateman Group. You dare to say that to his face? Not even a miracle can save you now."Enzo had seemingly forgotten the
The moment Chase's words hung in the air, all the bullets whizzed back the way they came, only faster. In an instant, everyone who had shot at Chase was on the ground, not moving.Jaxon's last thought was pure shock. The master of the Martial Arts Alliance was gone too?That explained why he had not been able to reach him for days.At this moment, only Zara and Enzo were left standing in the chaos. They were frozen with fear at the sight of the carnage."Chase, please let me go! It was all his idea!" Enzo whimpered, pointing at Jaxon's still form. He was begging for mercy. Seeing that Chase did not budge, Enzo scrambled over to Enola. "Enola, my sister, help me! Don't let me die!"Enola just shook off the hand on her leg and turned her back. She had lost all hope in him. Zara, too, finally begged. She ignored the mess on herself as she crawled from among the fallen."Enola, help me out. I'll give you everything I have. I'll even work for you and do anything you say.""Chase, you
Chase did not seem too bothered as he said flatly, "I won't leave. Ask them to step aside and I'll talk to you privately."Jules immediately lost his temper when he heard Chase's answer."How dare you? Chase, what do you think human life is? Talk? Even if the king himself were to come today, you'd have to come with us.""How troublesome." Chase sighed as he took out a purple token and tossed it to Jules.Jules caught it and took a look. Though the intricately carved nine dragons were lifelike, he had no idea what it was. Jules was still puzzled after examining it for a while."What's this?" Jules asked in confusion."You don't recognize it? That just means your rank is too low. How about this?" Chase replied, pulling out a golden item and tossing it over. It was the King Defeating Golden Mace.Chase casually tossed the King Defeating Golden Mace, which was capable of taking down corrupt officials and generals, to Jules. Jules looked equally confused. Chase realized Jules did not
"Besides, the opportunities you've encountered are things others might not come across in a lifetime. Just my space alone in the Dragon Vein Secret Realm is far superior to Martial Soul Hall's secret realms. Don't ignore your good blessings. And don't forget how you can enter and exit this realm at will. "Do you know how many people will come out of their coffins looking for you if word of this gets out?" Caspian was jealous. The thought of Chase casually carrying around a secret realm he had spent his life pursuing filled him with fury. Caspian fell silent after saying that."Get in here and start cultivating once you're done!" His angry voice made Chase know he was in trouble.Previously, when Chase absorbed the fire crystal to break through, his true energy surged uncontrollably. It was Caspian who had intervened to guide him through the crisis, preventing him from exploding and dying.Several days later, Caspian helped Chase strengthen his cultivation, acting as his sparring p
"South River City? Our film crew is going there in a few days. Let's go together. And Chase's from South River City, so he can lead the way and be our guide." Enola immediately suggested going together when she heard that Olivia planned to go to South River City.Olivia looked at Chase.Chase recalled Ira's arrangement and remembered that the next filming location was indeed in South River City, so he instantly added, "Stay for a couple of days. We can all go to South River City together, and I can show you around."Olivia finally agreed to stay.After dinner, Chase had a sudden thought and vanished. He was in the Dragon Vein Secret Realm when he reappeared."Collins, you're finally here." A voice rang out as a fist came flying toward him. Without a second thought, Chase knew that it could only be Caspian.Chase immediately unleashed all his might to defend himself. He was gravely injured with one punch and defeated with two. His body disappeared into dust."Why are you so angry
"My gosh! How is this happening?!" The skeletal old man panicked. His soul energy sensed that heaven and earth's vitality seemed to be attracted by something when it was around Chase, and it flowed directly into Chase.Meanwhile, the brilliant glow of the sun appeared in the air behind Chase. It burned brightly and blinded those who saw it.A massive Divine Red Phoenix appeared and opened up its wings as it flew in the air. It was ferocious and had an air of danger about it."The Divine Red Phoenix?!"The sight of it put fear in the skeletal old man as his eyes widened. "Who exactly are you?!"Chase ignored him. He had formed into a golden-red phoenix and was emanating a terrifying aura in the air."Burning Sky Technique!"The temperature in the cave suddenly hiked up several hundred degrees due to the burning golden sun. Even the cave walls and ground were melted into lava that started to flow like a river.The skeletal old man screamed in pain as his body turned red instantly
Chase moved extremely fast. He appeared in front of the skeletal old man, who was about ten yards away, in an instant.They were fighting in close combat. Their hands and legs hit and kicked each other as protective energy flew about.Several muffled explosions were heard. It was difficult to determine the victor in this fight."You're at the end of your tethers, little bastard! You're about to die! I'm going to refine you and feed your soul to the Phantom Coffin. You'll be vanquished completely and turned into a part of my body."The skeletal old man held back his head and laughed wildly. His wounds were healing at an incredible speed.Chase's performance in this fight had angered him. He no longer cared about hiding his identity."You want to refine me? You're nothing but a ghost. Are you dreaming?" Chase sneered and suddenly lunged forward."Die!" Chase was quick as lightning as he instantly got close to the skeletal old man. He pressed his palm down on the old man's shoulder
A strange air of authority could be felt coming from him."How did this happen?"The skeletal old man's eyes widened, and his heart beat violently. He was trembling.Chase looked just like a demon king.He took a step forward. The earth and sky tremored as cracks appeared on the ground.Chase's physique suddenly expanded exponentially. His skin was bright red, and his bones seemed to be clanging. A strong dark blood energy flooded out from him.Chase waved his arms about crazily. Explosions went off in the air. Every punch he swung was followed by the terrifying sound of an explosion.The surface of the graveyard collapsed from Chase's savage strength.Chase crushed half the skeletal old man's face with one punch, and the old man's body flew off several yards away.Meanwhile, Chase was suffering from backlash because the true energy reserves within his body had erupted. Bloody arrows began shooting out of him."Only a little of my true energy is left!" Chase said sadly.Even
"You're pretty formidable for a young man. You were actually able to stop the spiritual resentments from going any further. You're a Collins, indeed!"The skeletal old man chuckled. "But that doesn't mean anything. You still won't be able to escape death today!"He crashed the Phantom Coffin viciously toward Chase.Chase grunted coldly and took a step forward. He evaded the Phantom Coffin.He leaped and flew into the air. Chase moved in the formation of an eight trigram and kept shimmering because of his high speed.Chase punched the Phantom Coffin continuously, and it flew off to crash heavily by the feet of the skeletal old man. He jumped at it and evaded the crash in a fluster."My coffin!"He was almost crying.The Phantom Coffin was his most valuable possession. It was built using more than a dozen rare and precious medicinal herbs. He had put a lot of effort into it, but Chase was treating it like a punching bag, denting it all over with his attacks."You're dead!" The s
"Swallow it!"Chase growled. His Sea of True Energy core began to surge and boil. It overwhelmed him like huge waves from the sea, and wisps of silver-white mist steamed from him. The mist gathered to his palm and wrapped the spiritual resentment within it.The silver spiritual spring was the liquid form of the Sky Spirit Energy's essence. It could purify the physique and enhance one's potential. It could strengthen the energy and blood within the body and increase one's cultivation talent."Swallow it!"The silver mist was like a huge vortex which slowly consumed the spiritual resentment.The minuscule purple crystal sword shuddered and tore itself away from Chase's control as it shot into the air above."How is that possible?" Chase's eyes widened. He was stunned.He could sense that the spiritual resentment he had worked hard for days to train had escaped his grip because of the Phantom Sword. It was even rushing toward the outer realm.Chase quickly used his mystical techni
As the runes on the Phantom Coffin began to glow brilliantly, a deafening explosion echoed through the air. A streak of ghostly green fire erupted from the coffin, surging toward Chase."What a dense ghostly aura," Chase muttered.Marais let out a crazed laugh. "That's the Phantom Flame! It burns the soul itself. You're doomed, boy! Your soul will be reduced to ashes!"The Phantom Flame was birthed from the condensed resentment of countless trapped souls and was a force of terrifying destruction.Once it latched onto its target, extinguishing it was impossible. Marais had spent centuries cultivating just a fragment of this flame. Now, using it against Chase was both his ultimate weapon and revenge."Have you finished rambling, you old fart?" Chase's cold voice cut through the air."What?" Marais froze, confused by Chase's tone."I asked if you were done," Chase repeated as his icy eyes locked onto Marais.Golden light radiated from Chase's body like a blazing sun. His hand lash
Chase paused, his expression shifting with curiosity."What's this?" he muttered to himself."Ha! Foolish boy, this is the Phantom Coffin, a weapon I painstakingly refined over decades!" Marais sneered. "This coffin isolates everything, even your spiritual senses. You won't be able to detect my presence!""Phantom Coffin, seal the souls!" Marais intoned while his hands formed seals.A massive black coffin materialized and descended like a storm cloud, enveloping Chase. In an instant, Chase felt his head grow heavy. His vision turned blurry, and his spiritual senses waver."Childish tricks," Chase scoffed as he activated his spiritual force.Yet to his surprise, his senses detected an eerie sight within the coffin—countless trapped souls writhing and roaring in an endless struggle, as if yearning to escape their imprisonment.'Impressive. It seems Secret Sect's elders are even stronger than I anticipated,' Chase thought grimly.He could tell that these souls, even if diminished,
As soon as Chase said this, he launched another strike.The battle between Chase and Marais intensified. Their moves shifted rapidly, and in a matter of moments, they had exchanged over ten blows without a clear winner."Hmm?" Marais' expression shifted to one of surprise."Your physical strength seems to have increased," he remarked. "It appears you've consumed quite a few rare treasures. No matter—it saves me the effort!"Marais' body trembled, his clothes billowing. From his frail form, skeletal branches grew like weathered wood, weaving into black armor. This was a secret technique that enhanced his defense and sped up his recovery."This body is too old," Marais admitted coldly. "Although it holds martial deity-level power, its lifespan is nearly spent. It's no longer fit for my cultivation."Only by devouring your flesh and blood can I replenish my vitality. Perhaps then, I can be reborn!"With that, Marais pushed off the ground with explosive force, hurtling toward Chase.
Chase let out a cold laugh."Do you think such petty tricks can scare me?"Before his words had faded, Chase leaped directly into the swarm of ghostly entities. Though these phantom tactics were far from ordinary, he showed no fear."Hehe…""Delicious…""Hahaha…""Feed us!"The ghostly figures lunged at Chase with terrifying cries and wails that pierced the air. It was chilling to anyone who heard them."Just a mere gathering of dark energy, and you think it can trap me?" Chase sneered dismissively.Golden light burst forth from his body, shining like a radiant star. As he wielded his golden spear, Chase swept it across the ghostly swarm in a move that generated a violent gust, scattering the ghostly entities.His hands moved swiftly, forming intricate seals. Two streams of true energy intertwined and coalesced into a spiraling drill."Break!" Chase roared, channeling his energy into the drill and slamming it into Achilles' forehead.Achilles' skull exploded instantly, his