“Even though my cultivation has been destroyed, I still have my body. I’ll self-explode later to buy you time.”Madam Snake said this because she was prepared for the worst.If Quinn could disregard her safety just to travel millions of miles to save her, Madam Snake would not stand by and watch Quinn get devoured by those wolves. Quinn was like a granddaughter to her.“Goodbye. It’s time for me to see my real granddaughter now,” Madam Snake mumbled.Chaotic energy began to emerge from Madam Snake’s withered meridians.“No, Grandma Snake!” Quinn exclaimed. She was now a true master of martial arts. She could sense this aura and immediately understood what it meant.Chase moved fast. He knocked out Madam Snake with a chop to the back of her neck. Madam Snake fell limp and became unconscious.“Why won’t you believe me?” Chase shook his head before saying, “Watch her, Quinn. I’ll handle the rest!”Chase turned and went toward the middle of where the Three Voodoo Sovereigns were st
“Look! That can’t be… God's Palm, could it?!”Every member of the Voodoo cult witnessed this with shock. Their mouths were agape as it looked just like a scene from a movie.Oh no!The Snake Voodoo Sovereign and the Scorpion Voodoo Sovereign saw Chase aiming at the Toad Voodoo Sovereign and immediately realized that he was Chase’s target.They wanted to face the enemy along with the Toad Voodoo Sovereign but were unable to get to his side quickly under the intense pressure from the energy Chase was exerting. An explosion was heard next.There was a deep hole where the Toad Voodoo Sovereign was supposed to be. The Toad Voodoo Sovereign was gone.“Toady!” The Snake Voodoo Sovereign and the Scorpion Voodoo Sovereign exclaimed in unison. They appeared right beside the deep hole and looked down.Chase slowly flew up from the deep hole. A corpse in red followed behind as Chase pulled him up using true energy.It was the Toad Voodoo Sovereign.Chase flung his corpse at the remainin
When the Snake Voodoo Sovereign released her natal voodoo bug, Quinn clearly understood the intricacies involved more than Chase did.Glancing at Chase and seeing him nod, she controlled her own natal voodoo bug, the Golden Voodoo Silkworm, to slowly fly out.As soon as the Golden Voodoo Silkworm left Quinn’s body, the green snake began to struggle violently in midair, clearly aware of its grim fate as a voodoo bug.However, as the Golden Voodoo Silkworm approached, the green snake's struggles became fainter until the Golden Voodoo Silkworm bit into it.The green snake immediately wilted, prompting the Snake Voodoo Sovereign to wince and quickly retrieve the weakened creature.Once the Golden Voodoo Silkworm returned to Quinn, her body suddenly shook, and her aura burst forth uncontrollably."What did you do?!" Seeing this, Chase instantly flashed to the Snake Voodoo Sovereign's side, grabbing his throat in a lightning-fast motion.He demanded an explanation. He was even ready t
On the way over, with the Snake Voodoo Sovereign leading, all the poisonous creatures stayed well away."Kid, I suggest you leave now. The Voodoo Cult was already infamous in my time. The cult leader definitely isn't someone of a simple character. I'm afraid this might be a one-way trip for you!" Caspian advised Chase in his mind."No way. If I don't confront him now, that cult leader won't stop targeting Quinn. There's bound to be a fight eventually, and I can't avoid it forever. So I might as well face it now and eliminate the threat once and for all!" Chase was resolute, preferring to confront the danger now rather than let Quinn live in fear.Seeing that he could not dissuade Chase, Caspian fell silent.Soon, they could see a splendid palace nestled against a giant rock. It was lit by sunlight on the mountaintop, stunning in its brilliance despite its deep forest location."Snake Voodoo Sovereign, you've managed to bring the Saintess back. Where are the other two Voodoo Sovere
"Kid, run quickly! He's a stage-four marquis! You can't beat him!" Caspian warned in Chase's mind."Even if I can't beat him, I still have to fight!"Chase could not believe that the Voodoo Cult leader seemed to have anticipated their arrival. He was waiting right at the entrance of the hall. Their original plan for a surprise attack had completely failed.In this situation, how could he abandon Quinn and run for his life?He realized he had been careless. The cult leader must have sensed something when the Devouring Voodoo consumed the corpse earlier.Chase gathered his courage and asked, "Are you the leader of the Voodoo Cult?"The old man was not in a hurry at all and responded softly to Chase."I'm Ambrose Black. And I'm indeed the holy cult leader. How about this? If you surrender to my cult, I'll grant you the same status as the Three Voodoo Sovereigns. No, to be precise, your title will even surpass them. How about it?" The old man displayed an air of being in complete co
Chase then stood still, searching for Ambrose's figure.Seeing Chase stop his attack, Ambrose revealed himself not far from Quinn."Kid, your punches are barely passable," Ambrose commented nonchalantly. He looked like he still had some strength left."Hmph, barely passable? Say that in front of me again and see what happens! You're all just a bunch of trash!" Caspian grumbled, unable to stay silent when his ultimate skill was criticized."Kid, the reason you can't see through him is because, like that Martial Soul Hall assassin, he's a demonic cultivator! He used the ghostly shadows he absorbed to evade your attack!" Caspian explained in Chase's mind.A demonic cultivator!Upon hearing this, Chase immediately formulated a plan."Thunder!"At Chase's command, dark clouds gathered, and thunder roared."You actually know a thunder technique?!"Seeing this, Ambrose finally showed signs of panic. He unleashed his full stage-four marquis power, along with several ghostly shadows f
In order to protect Quinn, Chase let several ghostly shadows pierce his body one after another. These shadows not only devoured his blood essence but also consumed his true energy. By the time he forced the residual blood out of his body, he was severely injured, and the shadows had taken nearly half of his cultivation."Why are you so foolish?"Ignoring his own injuries, Chase gently channeled true energy into Quinn as he tenderly caressed her beautiful face.The warm true energy slowly entered Quinn’s body, saving her life. She struggled to stand and stopped Chase from transferring more energy to her.Bloodstains dotted their white clothes as they stood hand in hand, looking out of place in the palace.Ambrose saw everything and furiously asked, "Saintess, you actually risked your life for this boy. What's your relationship with him?"Quinn held Chase’s hand tightly, unwilling to let go. Even in the face of Ambrose’s menacing aura, the two of them only had each other in their
"Then let it absorb him.""My cultivation is insufficient! I can't control it!""So cultivation is what you need? I've got it!" Chase declared, channeling all his cultivation power without holding back and transferring it to the Golden Voodoo Silkworm.Immediately, the Golden Voodoo Silkworm rose from Quinn's hand. As it ascended, the golden halo began to expand.The black mist was absorbed by the golden light at a visible speed, and even the ghostly shadows dissolved in the light. As the mist was absorbed, they seemed to hear faint screams."How is this possible? Both are Divine Voodoos, but you're only a true master of martial arts. How can you absorb my Divine Voodoo? This can't be real!" Ambrose's astonished voice echoed from within the black mist.Chase and Quinn ignored him, focusing solely on channeling their cultivation into the Golden Voodoo Silkworm."No! Stop!"At a certain critical point, the speed of the expanding golden light suddenly surged."Stop! Stop now!" Am
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