At that moment, Stephen finally realized he had provoked someone he could not afford to offend."Honorable sir, I've realized my mistake. If you wish to leave now, we won't stop you. We only want to prevent the Trevors from rising again. Since you're the one who destroyed the Trevors, surely you wouldn't want Olaf to report back to Holy Mountain."If you're willing to stay out of this, we're prepared to offer compensation. Whatever you desire, as long as it's within our power, we'll do our best to fulfill your request. How about it?"Stephen spoke earnestly, trying to tempt Chase with promises of benefits, hoping to persuade him to stay out of the conflict."Is that so?" Chase's voice came from within the red mist, though his figure was still unseen.Hearing Chase's response, Stephen felt a glimmer of hope, thinking there might be a way out.He quickly added, "Honorable sir, whatever you want, just name it. If it's within our power, we will make it happen."“Then…”Chase emerge
At this point, Chase was alone, so he patiently offered an explanation as he needed to be cautious."Don't worry, I'm not from Eastern Ocean. I only need to borrow your strength. You don't want to see the Trevors rise from the ashes, right? In that case, swallow the marks and join me in storming the blessed spot."Once this is over, you'll regain your freedom. As for my identity, it's better that you don't know."With Chase's assurance, the three men hesitated no longer and swallowed the marks. Initially, they thought they could try to secretly neutralize the marks after taking them, but they were caught off guard when the marks exploded with power the moment they entered their bodies.A force that filled them with dread surged through their veins. The Mystic Sun marks traveled along their meridians, heading straight for their hearts.By the time they realized what was happening, the marks had firmly embedded themselves in their hearts.From that moment, their lives were entirely
Chase and his group finally arrived at the summit of Forage Mountain.The peak was desolate, with nothing in sight except a massive, bottomless pit in the center. The surrounding area was completely barren, with no signs of the so-called blessed spot that had been mentioned.Chase surveyed the area but found no trace of the blessed spot. "Is this what you call Holy Mountain?" His displeasure was evident."Honorable sir, there's more to it. Look up!" Olaf quickly explained.Chase tilted his head back and noticed a faint glimmer above the large pit. It was so subtle that without someone pointing it out, it would have gone unnoticed.Chase had not seen it before, but now that he was focused, he realized it was not just a glimmer—it was a tiny spatial rift.It suddenly dawned on Chase. The so-called blessed spot was hidden within this rift. However, with the entire Forage Mountain covered by an anti-flight barrier and the rift situated at such a height, entering it seemed impossible.
"Stay here, you three. You, come with me," Chase instructed before descending into the volcanic crater with Olaf using the ethereal staircase.As they made their way down, the temperature rose dramatically. Before long, they reached the depths where molten lava bubbled beneath them, radiating intense heat.While Chase remained unaffected, Olaf was visibly struggling. He was drenched in sweat that evaporated almost instantly."Honorable sir, do we really need to go further?" Olaf asked. His voice was strained as he neared his limit. It was like his entire body was drenched and steaming.Chase glanced at Olaf's sorry state and decided it was unnecessary for him to continue. "You wait here. I'll go down alone."As he continued downward, Chase moved deeper into the crater. Perhaps due to his mastery of the Nine Heavens Mystic Sun Technique, Chase could endure the heat far beyond what was normal. While Olaf was barely holding on, Chase felt only a mild warmth with no significant discom
"You don't believe me, do you, kid? Do you have any idea how long my true form has been submerged in this magma without any harm? It's all thanks to this cultivation technique. And don't forget, among the four Divine Beasts, the Black Turtle is renowned for its defense."Even if you only master the first stage of this technique, you'll be able to withstand the heat of the magma," the Divine Black Turtle proudly declared upon sensing Chase's skepticism.Even though Chase could not see the Black Turtle at the moment, he could easily imagine the beast's prideful expression. The Black Turtle was indeed known for its formidable defense among the four Divine Beasts.Realizing there was some truth in the Black Turtle's words, Chase no longer hesitated. He found a spot on a rock near the edge of the magma, where the molten rock could not splash on him, and sat down cross-legged."Kid, even though you're just starting to cultivate, with me as your master guiding you, you should be able to g
Chase began to cultivate, absorbing the heat seen wafting from the lava.His power kept escalating until a breakthrough point.Then, it sounded like a balloon had burst.Chase had achieved another breakthrough. He had become a stage-five martial lord.There was another change in the realm inside of Chase. Another fiery red bubble appeared below the Slayer's Realm.It's the birth of another new realm!As the bubble appeared, a black hole also appeared on Chase's body in the real world.Lava began flowing inside the black hole without stopping straight into the fiery red bubble.Even though Chase was physically cultivating, his consciousness was not affected by it and it even appeared next to the divine Black Turtle's spiritual body.He asked with slight embarrassment, "Mr. Black Turtle, am I cultivating the Black Turtle Hardshell Technique correctly?"Chase had noticed the fifth realm, the Magma Realm, suddenly appear. He was bewildered about it too.The divine Black Turt
Olaf snapped out of it only after Chase spoke up. He held back his astonishment and quickly informed Chase about the situation, "Honorable sir, quick! We should leave this place now. The volcano is about to erupt!""Huh?"Chase was taken aback and took a while to react. Olaf must have mistaken the situation as Chase had been filling up the realm in his body with the lava.He decided not to bring it up to Olaf."It's fine. It's all under control. Head up. I'll join you in a while."For some reason, Olaf believed Chase and went up the steps as instructed.Chase waited until Olaf could no longer see him.That was when he dived back into the lava.Now that the Magma Realm had been shaped, there was no point in continuing to absorb the lava.He had dove about 20 meters into the lava before this, and he had absorbed a lot of it into his inner realm. He would be able to find the divine Black Turtle's body if he dove another 30 meters. Chase began to feel curious.What would the divi
It looked like the divine Black Turtle was wrong.Not only could this secret realm contain spiritual bodies, but it could even take in physical bodies.When could a top-level secret realm like this be taken around by a person anywhere he went?Had the divine Black Turtle been asleep too long? Had the world changed drastically?He had experienced astonishment too often the entire day, which was quite a higher frequency than usual."Um… Sir, do you want to try returning to your body to see how it feels? It feels awkward to be stared at like this by you. I feel like there are two divine Black Turtles here."Chase appeared in the Dragon Vein Secret Realm and spoke up.The divine Black Turtle snapped out of it.His spiritual body formed into smoke and entered the physical body via the head.The head's eyes slowly opened.Those eyes stared at Chase.Chase felt like those eyes could see right through him as if they could see through all of his secrets.He had never felt that way b