They stood up from the ground when they heard the commotion. They were about to look outside the door to find out what happened.That was when the door got smashed open.A figure crashed through the door and into the wall behind them. Numerous cracks appeared on the wall before the figure slid down the wall.It was a man in Sonar Organization's higher management.The four of them knew him.Casper took a few steps toward the man and asked a question."What happened?""We've been attacked!"The man splurted the words before falling unconscious.Three minutes ago, Chase led the Sands brothers and Hamish to the front door of Sonar Organization's headquarters.They were immediately spotted the moment they appeared. However, Sonar Organization's members ignored them initially and thought of them as ordinary people."Get out of here. This is Sonar Organization. Ordinary people aren't allowed to be near."Their attempts at chasing them away only earned a glance from Chase.Epoch a
For once, Hamish was venting his emotions.The Sands brothers wanted to help out but Chase stopped them. They stood quietly by the door to watch what happened next.These were unimportant characters who were no match for Hamish.Chase was not worried at all that Hamish would be hurt.If anything could happen to a peak stage-nine martial lord like Hamish, the three of them would be of no help in that situation even if they tried to assist him.The members of Sonar Organization were still unaware of how much trouble they were in.They thought that this was just an old man who had gone mad."Are you trying to kill yourself, old man? How dare you barge into Sonar Organization's territory?""You don't have long to live, old man. Get out right now. Don't force my hand or you'll end up bedridden for the rest of the years you have to live."Everyone broke out laughing at this statement.Hamish did not say a word. All he did was approach the man who spoke and raised his hand to attack
Hamish moved in a flash and appeared behind Bing. He placed his palm gently on Bing, and Bing flew forward like a missile being shot out of a cannon.He smashed into a house far off.Hamish looked around and saw that there were still members of Sonar Organization shooting at him stupidly despite seeing what happened to Bing.He finally could not take it."Die!"He roared and exploded with true energy.It did not matter what weapons they had in their hands. All of them with guns, swords, and batons alike flew into the air from the impact of Hamish's true energy.No one survived that attack.Every single person within the boundary of the true energy attack died from it instantly."You criticized me before for wasting my time with ordinary people, but it looks like you're not that different from me, Trevor."Chase walked into the courtyard of the organization and spoke calmly.Hamish did not expect to end up doing the same thing in such a short time."Come on. I can sense four
Chase could tell from the looks the four of them were giving each other that none of them was the leader of Sonar Organization.However, he still held some hope as he said again, "I don't care who all of you are. I'll continue asking my questions and you should answer. Hide anything and pay with your lives!"The Four Overlords looked at each other when they heard Chase's words.They had never met anyone who spoke to them in this way in East Capital.Casper was the first to express his unhappiness."What a joke. Even the successor of the Trevors, who used to be number one in East Capital, would never say such a thing to the four of us. Who are you to speak to us this way? Do you really think the four of us are ordinary men? You—"Casper did not manage to finish his sentence.Chase pointed at him with a finger, and a flash of energy shot out from the tip of it.It flew at a raging speed and shot between Casper's eyes.He fell limply."Casper!" The other three exclaimed and went
It was difficult to imagine just how powerful one sentence from Chase could be.Three of them had spent years together as a team, but it only took one sentence for their bond to fall apart."Vincent, Ron, we can't be doing this. Trust me, we have to work together as a team to survive this. If we attack each other, we'll all die."Brick was the first to speak up.Even though he was the smartest among them, Brick was also the least powerful.If he did not do something about this, he would be the first to die."You're right, Brick. I've decided to stand with you. What do you think, Vincent?"Ron seemed to accept Brick's suggestion and walked toward Brick while speaking.Brick did not think much of this as they were all in the same situation where their lives were threatened. He allowed Ron to come near but did not anticipate what Ron would do next.Ron raised his palm and quickly hit Brick on the head."You…"Brick's mind spun as he turned to look at Ron in disbelief. He grabbe
Ron instantly agreed. It was only then that Ron knew that his life was temporarily spared.If he could live, there would always be a chance for him to fight back. Ron knew very well that nothing was more important than staying alive.It was on the way there that Chase realized something. Eastern Ocean's emperor really did build himself a palace in East Capital.He had always thought that the palace was just something people referred to as the emperor's house. Chase did not expect it to really be a palace.As they got nearer to the majestic palace, Chase sensed something familiar about it.He looked at it thoughtfully for a long time before realizing that it was very similar to the palaces back in Bactria. That was why he found it familiar.There were no buildings built around the front courtyard. In fact, there was no one there at all.It was clear that ordinary people were not allowed to go near the place."The front courtyard is the emperor's palace. The emperor usually lives
"Greetings, Your Majesty. I'm Ron from the Sellers."An old voice spoke up next, "You may rise."Chase knew instantly from the voice that this was not the emperor.It was not just Chase, Hamish and the Sands brothers also knew that this was an imposter. His looks and voice looked like a man who was close to dying. He was not the emperor!They had fought with the emperor just two days ago.Chase looked at the old man in front of him coldly. To the outsiders, it looked like Chase was showing disrespect to him."How dare you refuse to kneel in front of the emperor?" the middle-aged man behind the emperor spoke up angrily.He was about to say more. However, a glance from Chase shut him up.That man was the leader of Sonar Organization, Joel. Joel had felt like a powerful beast was staring down at him when Chase glanced over. He was shocked into shutting up. Joel looked ashamed when he realized what just happened.He had been scared into submission by a glance from a young man righ
Chase had killed right in front of the emperor in a bloody manner. Joel was shocked by this thought despite being covered with blood. He could not figure out who these people in front of him were. Were they crazy?The old man, whom Joel thought was the emperor, was shocked as well. He had been looking calm throughout but was now panicking. His fingers trembled as he pointed at Chase."What do you want?"Chase was not bothered to reply. He moved in a flash and appeared in front of Joel.He formed a picture in the air. It was Bianca's picture."Where did you take this woman to?"Joel looked at Chase's malevolent eyes.He wanted to lie. However, Chase immediately warned him, "If you dare lie to me, you'll end up in a worse fate than him!"Chase pointed at the ground covered in blood and spoke coldly.Joel had no choice but to tell the truth when faced with Chase's threat."After I took this woman from Yorels Organization, I kept moving until I arrived at the palace and handed he
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