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
Someone then saw the Kingpin of South River City, Sam, waiting in the front row."Gosh, isn't that the Kingpin of South River City? Why is he here? For someone like him to be waiting here, just who is the person he's waiting for?"...Chase, Olivia, and Enola followed Ira out of the airport, immediately attracting a swarm of reporters who eagerly took photos of them."Look, Mr. Perkins did bring the entire crew to South River City for filming! I thought it was fake news when I saw it online. I just came to the airport to try my luck. I didn't expect it to be true!""If Mr. Perkins is here, then Enola must be too. Enola! Enola!""Chase must be here as well. Chase! Chase!" When there were reporters, there were fans. The place was instantly chaotic with Enola's male fans and Chase's female fans cheering loudly. Due to Chase's role in Asher's drama last time, Chase's popularity was now on par with top-tier celebrities."Mr. Perkins, you... I told you we should come secretly. You d
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