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
The divine Black Turtle carefully sensed around it before speaking up once more."Mr. Black Turtle, do you think the emperor is really in there?""Who cares? You'll find out when you get inside. I'll show myself if he's in there. What's there to be afraid of?"The divine Black Turtle spoke up condescendingly.Chase had the same idea. It was either the emperor stayed hidden or he showed up. If he did show up, so would the divine Black Turtle. What was there to be afraid of? He could even summon Shale if he needed to.He no longer hesitated.Chase channeled his true energy, and a change happened to him. His body became liquid-like, and he slowly melded into the light screen."Be careful, master," The Sands brothers burst out saying when they saw this.Even Hamish was frowning at this. He wondered if he should enter the palace with Chase.Chase noticed this. Half of his head was left when he gave the order, "Wait out here for me."After that, he vanished into the light screen co
Quinn stood before him, her appearance slightly disheveled but thankfully uninjured. Chase could not be sure whether it was due to the emperor's intentions or Quinn's own methods of protecting herself.His eyes filled with concern as he looked at Quinn. Nevertheless, she smiled softly at him as her expression bloomed like a flower."Chase, don't worry. I'm fine. This old man may be powerful, but I'm not so easy to deal with either.""That's good to hear. By the way, Quinn, how did you end up here?" Chase asked, finally feeling at ease after closely inspecting her and finding no injuries."I saw the message you sent back to Bactria from Silent Creek and rushed to Eastern Ocean to find you. I followed your trail and learned from Yorels Organization that Bianca was captured by someone claiming to be the emperor and taken to the palace."So, I hurried to the palace to rescue her. When I broke in and searched the place, I found Bianca here. But just as I was about to take her away, thi
Who would have thought that the divine turtle, which seemed so ordinary back then, would be this powerful?If only the emperor had known, he would have nurtured it sooner."So what if I have?" Chase did not deny it."Could you ask the divine turtle to help with something?" the emperor asked."And what would that be?" Chase replied, skeptical."You saw it that day on High Heaven Plains—a beast saved Trevor. To be honest, that beast is the Great Octa Serpent that has been a legend in Eastern Ocean for ages. I need you to ask the divine turtle to take action and kill that beast.""What?" Chase exclaimed in surprise at the emperor's words. Was he talking about Shale, the Great Octa Serpent of Eastern Ocean?"If it's your nation's guardian spirit, why would you, as the emperor, want it dead?" Chase questioned, clearly puzzled."Hmph, that's just a tale spread among the common folk," the emperor scoffed. "The truth is that the beast often manipulates the people of Eastern Ocean, trea
After the emperor spoke calmly, Chase immediately felt as if he were going up against the entire blessed spot. An unimaginable, terrifying pressure bore down on him, causing his bones to crack and creak.It seemed that only by prostrating himself on the ground, just as the emperor had suggested, could Chase relieve this immense pressure.Despite his bones beginning to fracture, Chase stood firm, his gaze growing more determined. It was filled with the intent to kill. Despite his profound strength, the emperor could not help but feel uneasy under Chase's unwavering stare. With a mere thought, the emperor made the pressure vanish.As soon as the pressure lifted, Chase felt a sense of relief, followed by overwhelming weakness.He began to stumble backward, nearly collapsing from exhaustion."Chase!" Quinn, who stood behind him, quickly caught Chase's faltering body. Her eyes were filled with concern."Basalt's Collins, I'm giving you one more chance. Think carefully before you ans
Trapped and unable to escape, the emperor unleashed the full extent of his lifetime's power. In an instant, his strength surged beyond the limits of a martial lord. It was reaching the level of a martial sovereign, with his power still on the rise."Hmph, I let you escape once in my presence. Do you think I'll let you escape a second time?" The divine Black Turtle paid no heed to the overwhelming surge of power. It lifted a claw and struck toward the emperor's body."No!" A tragic cry echoed throughout the blessed spot as the emperor's body disintegrated before Chase's eyes.As the divine Black Turtle's massive claw passed through, it did not leave an earth-shattering explosion. The emperor was simply reduced to ashes.Chase realized this was because the divine Black Turtle's power far exceeded his own, making it difficult for him to grasp the true nature of what had happened.After obliterating the emperor with a single swipe, the divine Black Turtle reverted to his human for
Cyril approached Garth, who was lying on a stretcher on the floor. The crowd opened up a path for him. When he spoke, there was some sort of authority in his tone.Chase smiled and shook his head when he saw this. It looked like Cyril was the key to getting past this level. If things went according to plan, Cyril would soon cross paths with a notorious party. That would be the boss they had to defeat to get past the third level.Cyril opened his yellow bag while the crowd watched curiously. He took out a set of silver needles."That's quite a decent quality!" Willow could not help exclaiming.Medical and poison skills were similar. As a poison expert, Willow had pretty good medical skills. She could tell if a set of silver needles was good quality. Moreover, Cyril's technique was excellent. Willow could not help clapping.The passengers around her jumped at the noise."Why are you clapping when he hasn't even saved the patient?"A sleazy-looking man complained. His breath smelle
"Ms. Worthington, your grandfather has been suffering from this illness for years…"Lourde was not comforted at all by her comfort. He took off his glasses and wiped away his sweat. He began to tremble as he spoke."Don't worry. Everything will be fine. I hired Dr. Clef specially to treat my grandfather. Nothing will happen."The tall Tia Worthington was confident with the doctor's medical skills.Chase started to wonder about this. "If she has gotten a doctor to help her grandfather, why would the staff broadcast for help?"Willow and Walter realized the same thing when they heard Tia. However, they held back their thoughts when Chase said nothing.A young man of about 20 suddenly appeared. He was dressed simply and had a yellow bag on his back."Where's the patient? Let me have a look!" he yelled out.If he had taken time to dress up, he would have looked as handsome as Chase. As for his current situation, anyone who saw him thought that he was ordinary."Where did this bump
"Lastly, if I'm right about this, Carla should be here, but she's stuck on a random level. We'll definitely see her then.""Huh? Really?"Barnabas found this incredulous at first but later thought it made sense. Most importantly, he would not be able to convince the Supreme Elder otherwise even if he did not believe it. All Barnabas could do was agree.Sykes had an even more blunt personality. He would follow whatever the Supreme Elder said.The only thing Sykes cared about was finding a breakthrough to peak martial god.That was when he spoke up, "Should we go in now, Elder Ricky?""Go ahead."Ricky gave an exasperated reply and stepped into the teleportation door.Barnabas and Sykes looked at each other and followed suit.…On the third level of the Dark and Light Mineral Ore, Chase and the others appeared in a plane cabin. He was relieved at first. Chase channeled his vital energy and realized there was also a seal here, but it was a higher quality seal than before. It was
Both sects had always been at loggerheads over resources and power in the past. It was difficult to sort out the feud they had.However, things changed in this generation when Carla led her sect to the top to be on the same level as the Nefarious Deity Sect. She did it all with her own capabilities.The other sects in the nether realm were also hungering for an opportunity to move up their rankings, so both sects came to a temporary compromise.It was because of Carla's feelings for Fallon that the relationship of both sects improved slightly.Dominic and Ricky were elders from the older generation who had handed over their power to the next generation, which was why their fight was not as intense as before. However, they would still taunt and insult each other in every other form possible.When Dominic heard this rumor, he assumed that Fallon had Carla wrapped around his finger.In other words, the Nefarious Deity Sect would soon own the Evil Shadow Sect. He was particularly del
However, the Dark and Light Emeralds' quality was clearly better on the second level than on the first level.If the rumor about this place having nine levels were true, how much more powerful would the Dark and Light Emeralds on the ninth level be?As for Willow and her little gigolo, were they in a hurry to get to the next level because they knew a secret about the ninth level?Ricky's question made him think about this thoroughly.He was impressed.No wonder Ricky was a Supreme Elder. He had such acute observation."Do you mean to say that Willow is in a hurry to get to the ninth level?" he asked the question carefully."Haven't any of you explored the Dark and Light Mineral Ore?" Ricky frowned when he asked this."It's because the Dark and Light Emeralds we found here are only suitable for low-level cultivators, which is why…" Barnabas was embarrassed when he answered."All of you ignored the facts in front of you—the Dark and Light Emeralds, the teleportation doors, and t
Ricky had another thought. It seemed that Willow and the others were in a hurry to get through the teleportation doors. The locations they were sent to were different as well. There was no guarantee that they would arrive at the same place as Willow and the others. Besides that, every level seemed to become increasingly difficult.On the other hand, they had no idea how many levels there were after this. They did not know how many teleportation doors they had to go through.Ricky was hesitant as he looked at the teleportation door that was glowing mysteriously."Why aren't you going inside?" Dominic hurried his old nemesis when Ricky refused to budge."What do Willow and the others want by coming to this place?"Ricky was thoughtful and looked at Dominic to ask the question."What? How would I know? Let's just get this done with. Aren't we here to take the Dark and Light Emerald Lotus? Even if we can't get it, it's also worth it to take his skills and techniques. I'm estimating
"Kill them? No, no, no. I'd never dare do such a thing." The dark sorcerer quickly denied it. He thought that Barnabas and the others were Chase's family and friends when he saw the shocked looks on their faces.No one knew what might happen to him if they mistook him for their murderer."They aren't dead?"Ricky used his consciousness to sense the area. He used his vital energy to pick up the bones and rotting flesh from the ground for closer inspection.The remains looked like they had been there for years. There were also no signs of cultivation on them. Most of the bones and rotting flesh were from the corpses of common men.Dominic inspected them as well and came up with the same conclusion."Tsk… See how much you scared him, Ricky. You shouldn't be so sharp with your questions. Come here, my friend. Tell me where they went."Dominic said to Ricky sarcastically before putting on a friendly face to ask the dark sorcerer.The dark sorcerer looked at the big, plump man and fo
The dark sorcerer began to squirm like a long snake. He had thought the blade would be powerless against him. The dark sorcerer would counter-attack after that and summon the legendary Flame of Destruction to burn those three strange infiltrators to death.Unfortunately, things did not work out the way he planned.Greedy Wolf slashed him at the waist. The dark sorcerer was like a deflated balloon as his black robe fell to the ground. The black silk covering him fell as well, and black smoke wafted from it. His eyes were the only two bright spots left."How is this possible?"The black smoke's form was like the undead they had met before except it was not translucent and had a dark color. It was almost solid.The dark sorcerer's voice was not a sound that was heard in the air. Instead, it reverberated in the minds of Chase and the others.What kind of existence was he?Despite their astonishment, they were not too surprised. Besides the rotting zombie, the undead, the old hag, an
Willow could not let that happen. She forced herself to calm down while pushing it out of her sea of consciousness with great force. She became dizzy and felt like throwing up. It was a similar feeling to getting car sick.She bled from the nose. Her attempt at attacking the tower had caused some damage to her mind and soul."I can't do it. This tower can defend itself against consciousness trying to inspect it," Willow said breathlessly. "Give it up. I'm invincible here!" The dark shadow spoke up once more. Unlike before, his voice seemed to connect directly to everyone's minds.Chase felt a headache. This was only the second level and things had become complicated.He was suddenly impressed by the two people who got to level seven."Stop playing tricks, Dark Sorcerer, or I'll blow up your sorcerer's tower," Chase said grimly. He used the Passive Concentration Technique and the Light Deity Technique to broadcast his words.This dark sorcerer was inclined to use unorthodox te