In an instant, an immense secret realm enveloped the two elders.Unaware of the change around them, they continued their conversation, smiling and chatting."Who would've thought that a young lad could give you such trouble, forcing you to call me for help?" Harley remarked lightly."Indeed. The last time we joined forces was during the Collins family incident. After all these years, it's still someone from the Collins family," Ripley added casually."Seems like the rumors about a rift between the Cooper and Hawkins families are false," Chase interjected. Seeing them conversing like old friends, he could not help but comment."A rift? That's just a squabble among the younger generation," Harley said with a smile, clearly thinking that Chase was no threat with the two of them joining forces.Ripley also spoke up, "If we didn't create some discord, Bactria wouldn't let us stay in Capital City. But you wouldn't understand even if I explained.""Young man, you're trapped in my domai
"Is that so?" Chase moved his mind again. Harley looked on in disbelief as his body started disappearing from his feet upward, bit by bit."This... is impossible!" he exclaimed upon seeing such casual obliteration. "T-This isn't your domain. Is this your world?"Those were Harley's final words before dying.Though Chase did not fully grasp what a 'world' meant, he understood it was a level above a domain.This was his world? Even so, it was not the time to ponder. Chase's cold eyes focused on Ripley instead."Spare me, Basalt's Collins! I lied about everything before. It was all a bluff. Spare my life, and I'll give you anything you want!" Having witnessed Harley vanishing into thin air, Ripley now faced Chase's gaze with immense fear as he pleaded desperately."It's too late to beg for mercy now. If you had only targeted me, there might've been room for negotiation. But you shouldn't have involved the entire Green Hills Orphanage. "Don't worry, I said I'd bury the entire Coope
Where had Ripley gone? A dreadful thought then arose in Lennox's mind.Chase's strength was terrifying. Could it be...?No, it was impossible. Ripley was a stage-six martial lord!He must have been delayed by something and had not shown up yet. Realizing he could not match Chase's strength, Lennox knew he had to escape and wait for Ripley to return."Basalt's Collins, are you crazy? I'm the patriarch of the Coopers. Attacking me means war with the entire Cooper family. Do you really want that?" Lennox tried to use his family's power to stop Chase from attacking.Nonetheless, Chase wanted nothing less than the death of the whole Cooper family. Through the dust, Chase quickly closed in, making it easier to strike.To deal with a martial lord of the same stage, Chase did not need to use his domain. He drew his Dragon Abyss Sword and became a streak of light, catching up with Lennox."He's so fast!" Many present martial lords were astounded by Chase's speed. It was far beyond what a
Clearly, Gareth knew he could not dissuade Chase anymore."Chase, do you truly refuse to relent? Once you kill me, you'll be in a death feud with the Hawkins family. You have no idea how deep our family's roots go!" Carson desperately tried one last time."Relent? That's laughable. From the start, I never provoked you. It was your family that relentlessly pursued me, always sending assassins to kill me. Now, you talk about letting go? Don't you find that ridiculous?" Chase said with a cold smile."Carson, you're truly benevolent. Both of your sons died by my hand, and you remain so calm. It seems they mean little to you."Carson's expression tightened. It was clear that Chase had no intention of letting him go.Realizing this, Carson stopped thinking about escape."Chase, you're truly courting death. Do you really think a stage-three martial lord like you can shake the entire Hawkins family? How ridiculous." Carson abandoned any thoughts about escaping. He simply unleashed his
Inside the Cooper residence, within the secret realm, an elder suddenly woke up and pushed open the door of his seclusion chamber"What happened?"The elder was none other than Taggart Cooper, the previous patriarch of the Coopers and Lennox's father. He had been in seclusion, attempting to break past the martial lord realm and reach the legendary martial sovereign realm.He emerged from his seclusion upon sensing a major disturbance.After Taggart's question, several people hurried in from the side."Supreme Elder, something terrible has happened!""What is it? Why are you in such a panic? Compose yourselves!"Seeing the family members trembling, Taggart scolded them. "Supreme Elder, the patriarch is dead!""What did you say?"Taggart was shocked."Not only the patriarch, but Mr. Everett and Mr. Emmett are also dead."The messenger spoke fearfully.Even Taggart could not help but tremble slightly. His son was gone, and his grandsons too."Who did this? Tell me, was it one
"What's wrong, Chase? Are you really mad? You're leaving when this just started."Scott tried to convince him to stay."Stop with the jokes, Scott. We've been in the secret realm for so many days, and I have an issue at home that I need to deal with. Come by my house when you have the chance. We'll drink till kingdom come."Chase said to him with a smile."Oh, you've already gotten a house in Capital City. It looks like you're prepared to stay here for the long term. It's a deal, then. Don't throw me out of your house when I come knocking."Scott smiled when he saw that Chase was not really mad."Of course, I won't."After saying their goodbyes, Chase left the headquarters with Quinn as they flew high in the air.It was only then that they had some private time together.Up in the air, Chase suddenly stopped flying forward.Quinn did not notice this and crashed in the Chase's back."What's wrong, Chase?" Quinn asked gently."I found the orphanage's enemy, Quinn."She was s
"Oh no, It's Chase Collins!"Many of them recognized him as they exclaimed."Is he crazy? How could he barge in here in broad daylight?"Some of them even found this incredulous."Since he showed up of his own accord, let's just work together to kill him and get revenge for Master Lennox!"A few people appeared and attacked Chase.Chase and Quinn looked at each other. They immediately knew what the other was thinking.Both of their cultivations surged in an eruption, and they turned into two flashes of light as they began killing everyone.The Cooper residence instantly became a battlefield. Unlike Chase and Quinn who did not hold back, the Coopers fought with slight trepidation.Every move was lethal. Chase and Quinn did not hold back. Every burst of true energy from them would either kill someone or destroy a few of the pillars in the house.It was not long before the Cooper residence was in ruins as every place was destroyed.Corpses covered the ground.Chase did what
Quinn laughed at Bianca teasingly.Since having a heart-to-heart, they had become more comfortable with each other."Stop it, Quinn." Bianca reached out to grab Quinn's arm, and they left together, leaving Chase alone."She only has less than two years left, Chase."Chase had been in a daze. That was when a voice rang in his mind.It was Lucas. He was the previous sect master of the Esoteric Medical Sect, after all. It took only one look from Lucas to know what was wrong with Bianca."What do you mean, sir?" Chase asked in bewilderment."If you guessed it's because of her Dragon Song Physique, you're right. Even though she looks fine on the surface, the dragon energy within her is starting to awaken. It would be the perfect time to cultivate if she were a man. "However, a woman has light energy, which complicates the situation. She'll lose the ability to walk within a year and die within two years.""Is there anything we can do to help her now that you've pinpointed the probl
Although there was no physical damage, the soul damage was very real. It was exactly that soul damage that allowed Chase to subdue Walter."Master, has the soul damage on your Greedy Wolf increased again?" Walter asked.Soul damage? How could a blade cause soul damage?Willow and Cyril were both stunned.With their current strength, neither of them had experienced it directly and had no idea that Greedy Wolf had already awakened a spirit—specifically, a star spirit aligned with slaughter.Hearing Walter's question, Chase suddenly recalled that the spirit within Greedy Wolf—Silly Husky—possessed astonishingly strong soul power.When they first met, it had disguised itself as a deadly blade spirit, radiating a terrifying killing intent that had completely fooled Chase.Fortunately, his own soul was resilient enough not to be tricked. He had eventually seen through Silly Husky's bluffing and recognized it as more bark than bite.Now, Chase wondered if Dominic could have been affec
Being the only one who had previously faced Chase's Greedy Wolf, Stone stood frozen in disbelief.He had always believed that as a stage-nine martial god, the gap between himself and Dominic, a peak martial god and an elder of the Nefarious Deity Sect, was merely half a step. Yet now, he had witnessed something that shattered his assumptions.His most powerful dark beast, the Crimson-Scaled Nether Serpent, was electrocuted to death in an instant. Then, even when he gave it everything he had and struck with Greedy Wolf, he still ended up at a disadvantage.Meanwhile, Dominic had taken on Chase's full three-pronged assault—including a direct strike from Greedy Wolf—with nothing but his bare skull and stood his ground.It was at that moment that Stone finally understood. The gap between him and Dominic was far larger than he had ever imagined.There was simply no comparison.He and Cherry had once considered challenging for the Supreme Elder title at the sect's year-end assembly, ho
This should be easy enough!"You brat! Dying at my hands is your greatest honor. Save your breath!" Dominic shouted as he launched the Nine Nefarious Holy Fist.His body swelled in size, his shirt bursting open to reveal muscles that were as hard as stone. They gleamed under the morning sun. The sight left Willow and Walter utterly stunned.An opponent who exploded out of his shirt right at the start? That was rare enough. However, to see a Supreme Elder doing it against a junior… Was this not a bit overkill?Facing him directly, Chase wore a serious expression. His consciousness detected an overwhelming vitality radiating from Dominic, so dense it even suppressed the aura of killing intent.After easily defeating Stone earlier, Chase's impression of the Nefarious Deity Sect had dropped a notch. He had thought that after so many rounds of body refinement and reinforcement by the Dark and Light Emerald Lotus, his physical strength should be at the top tier.Yet this Dominic, the s
The answer soon revealed itself.A sizzling noise rang out as the Crimson-Scaled Nether Serpent lunged at Chase with its jaws wide open, clearly intending to end his life in one bite.It thought to itself smugly, 'This fool is too slow. He's dead for sure.'However, to everyone's surprise, the serpent suddenly spasmed mid-air. Electric arcs danced across its scales as smoke began to rise from its body. Twitching uncontrollably, it looked like it had been struck by lightning. It fell straight to the ground like a thick rope within seconds, utterly limp.Stone stood there, dumbfounded.He had not expected his Crimson-Scaled Nether Serpent to be defeated so quickly. Sensing that the serpent was now truly and completely dead, his eyes flared with rage.Chase actually dared to kill his dark beast?!His expression turned grim. Black energy spirit surged from his body, and the demon-headed broadsword on his back gleamed with a menacing red light, eager to be unleashed. Even those nearb
Over the years, after being backstabbed by Ricky more times than he could count, Dominic had come to understand that when facing an unknown enemy, it was best to bide one's time and act cautiously."Stone, go test his strength," he ordered."Yes, sir," Stone replied.Dressed in a black robe, Stone rarely spoke, but his towering frame—nearly six foot five inches tall—and the massive demon-headed broadsword strapped to his back made it clear to anyone that he was not someone to mess with.Of course, there was no record of this person in Cyril's sect's registry either. The moment Cyril laid eyes on him, he knew this newcomer was a powerful force.He even considered warning Chase and the others to flee. However, seeing Chase step forward without the slightest hint of fear, he immediately understood that these people who were not listed must have come from a higher realm. He then silently shifted closer to Willow and Walter."Go ahead," Chase said calmly.Though his voice was not l
"I was originally at the martial god level, but after arriving in this world, my strength was suppressed down to martial monarch," Chase explained calmly."So... you came from a world where there's a higher realm?" Cyril was utterly shocked. The events of today had truly broadened his horizons.First, he was betrayed by a fellow outer disciple, then rescued by a stranger, who turned out to be a martial god!"You could say that," Chase replied, not willing to elaborate. After all, this world was only the third level of the Dark and Light Mineral Ore.Whether it was an illusion or a real world created by the Light Divine Pearl, no one could be sure. Everything would have to wait until they reached the ninth level of the defensive formation.Just then, a roaring sound came from the sky. They looked up to see three armed helicopters circling overhead."This is the ground unit. You're surrounded. Raise your hands and surrender immediately, or else—"Before the voice could finish, Cha
After carefully studying the appearances of the three, Cyril sifted through his memory.Before descending the mountain, his nine mentors had compiled a list of the strongest individuals in the current world. It included rankings in combat ability, strategy, physical strength, medical skill, and other crucial categories—listing the top 300 names.Yet he could not find any entry that matched these three people standing before him.That puzzled him greatly. Based on the data his mentors gave him, they had basically covered every top-tier power in the world. For these three to be so powerful and yet completely unrecorded… was hard to believe.After a moment of hesitation, he spoke solemnly. "I'm Cyril Stent, a disciple of the Miracle Doctor Sect. I came down the mountain on my mentors' orders."I didn't expect to run into this mess and drag you all into danger. I truly apologize. As the saying goes, each kind deed should be repaid. If you ever run into any trouble in the future, just
"Alright, go ahead," Chase said, noticing Willow's eagerness.After all, throughout their journey, she had spent most of her time being a burden. She probably felt bad about it.Now that she finally had a chance to contribute, of course, she wanted to prove herself—not just to them but to herself. What she did not know was that Chase was also highly skilled in medicine.Willow activated her cultivation technique, her eyes glowing violet. This was the Purple Shadow Divine Eyes, a secret technique from the Evil Shadow Sect's Great Impermanence Mystical Shadow Technique.It allowed her to perceive the flow of various extraordinary energies—vital energy, spiritual energy, sick energy, vitality, ghost energy, and more.At this moment, within her field of vision, Cyril's meridians appeared as clearly as if under an X-ray.She suddenly cried out, shutting her eyes tightly as if they were being scorched."What's wrong?" Walter and Chase asked at the same time.Chase quickly focused h
This thing… Was it not the Nine-Sea Giant Squid?Had it reincarnated?What mattered more was that Chase was currently only at the martial monarch level. Now that they were inside a plane, if things escalated even a little, the aircraft would definitely explode. Yet on the other hand, their flying abilities were restricted at the moment, so they were essentially just waiting to die.Chase immediately found himself in a dilemma.While he hesitated, Klondike—also known as the Nine-Sea Giant Squid—extended three or four more tentacles, wrapping them tightly around Cyril. It looked like it was about to stuff him into its mouth. There was no choice. Chase had to go all in.Chase activated the Passive Concentration Technique. On one hand, it hid his spiritual presence from detection, and on the other, it launched a direct soul attack against Mia's group and the Nine-Sea Giant Squid.Then, Greedy Wolf struck.Now that he had reached the martial monarch realm, Chase could control it wi