After issuing the order, Nox was going to retire for the night. Bear, however, stopped him. "Milord, a moment. I almost forgot about this, but something happened.""What is it?" Nox stopped in his tracks."An hour ago, a monk showed up and wanted to see you. He said he had a score to settle. I have no idea where that punk came from. Called himself Awesome. Keith said the monk's stronger than him. I don't buy it."Nox smiled. "Yeah, I know about it already.""Wait, you know the baldie, milord?" Bear quickly asked. He wasn't stupid."Know him? I used to whoop his ass.""What?" Bear was surprised that Nox used to punish the monk in the past."Just ignore him. I'll talk to him when I get the chance." Nox went into his room. The image of the monk appeared in his head."The brat actually snuck out of Mystia?" Nox smirked. A long time ago, the boy would follow him around like a little pet. The memories filled Nox with a surge of warmth."If he's already out of Mystia, I think I shoul
The monk kept walking and eventually arrived at the hottest street in Imperia, where bars and pubs stood. This district was famous for its bustling nightlife. There were nightclubs and dance halls here.Where nightclubs stood, there would be hotties also. Dolled-up and scantily-clad ladies prowled the streets, frequenting the premises standing in the district.The monk was buzzing with excitement. "There are tons of hotties here! I've been holding back in the temple all these years. Tonight is the night I go wild."The young monk walked into the biggest nightclub—Night Zero. As beautiful ladies entered in droves, the monk felt excitement rush through his veins.'I don't care!' he thought. 'Tonight, I will sleep with someone! It's not every day I get to sneak out. I won't waste this chance!'The monk swaggered into the club, the entrance of which stood four security guards in suits. They were curious when they saw the monk.One of them eventually asked, "Who are you?""A customer
'I want to drink!'The monk was having the time of his life with the ladies.A waiter was watching this through the window on the door. He was holding the bill and talking to the manager who just swung by. "The monk's hitting 33 grand, sir. Should we tell him?"The manager was a portly, fierce-looking man. Right after he took the bill and had a look, his eyes flickered with fury. "That's a lot.""Yeah. I think we should warn him, or he might not even have enough to pay," the waiter said.The manager sneered. "No one would dare to eat for free here. Don't you worry.""Of course, sir."The monk ordered more food and alcohol. It was not until late at night that he had his fill. His face and neck were full of kiss marks.The crystal table was covered in expensive wine bottles. He had had enough alcohol and felt good. The monk was drunk, and he kept asking for more alcohol.Then, a waiter came in. "Sir, we're closing soon. You'll have to pay." The waiter handed the bill to the mo
The monk handed the pill to the waiter, whose face turned stormy as he looked at it. "You think you can get out without paying, monk?""What? But I am paying," the monk argued."I knew you had no money. No one owes Night Zero. Sir, come in! The monk's not paying!" the waiter shouted, and someone flung the door open.A group of burly men armed with metal bars came in. The one in the lead was the portly manager with triangular-shaped eyes."Sir, the monk has no money. He wants to use this bullshit pill as collateral!" The waiter shouted while pointing at the monk.The manager looked at the pill coldly and sneered. "You're trying to leech off of us, punk? Do you want to die?"The monk waved his hands quickly. "I did not leech off of you. I want to pay!""With what money?""This!" The monk showed the petite pill again."You fucker! You think that pill is worth 250 thousand? What do you think I am, stupid?" the manager said sharply."Man, you guys have no taste. This pill is worth
The manager took the machete and looked at the monk venomously. "Last chance. Are you paying or not?"The monk said innocently, "I'm already paying. It's not my fault if you don't want to take it.""Fine. If that's how you want to play, then you're leaving with one arm less." The manager swung his machete at the monk's arm.Everyone thought the monk's arm would be sliced off, but something odd happened. The machete hit the arm with a thud, and an invisible barrier appeared on the monk's skin.The golden barrier clung to his skin like armor. When the machete hit it, a part of it was chipped off. The monk was unscathed. There wasn't even a mark on his skin."Holy shit, what's going on?" The manager looked like he had seen a ghost. After all, that was a machete, and yet the monk was not hurt at all. His lackeys were rubbing their eyes as if they could not believe what they were seeing.The manager did swing his machete, after all."Told you there's no way you could slice off my arm
"D-Did we just see a ghost?" the manager muttered.The monk was already a few hundred yards away. With his bag saddled on his back, the monk touched his face, where the kiss marks were. "Not a bad night. The outside world is a lot of fun. Time to experience more."The happy monk skipped toward Brightnyx, another club. Meanwhile, two SUVs came roaring down the street. A dark voice within asked, "Are you sure the celeb is what they want?"A balding Rank Nine Grandmaster was looking at an unconscious figure behind him."Yes, Master Wolfgang. This woman possesses a cultivation physique. A very rare thing, indeed. We've been watching her for a while now. They will pay handsomely for her.""Good. I don't need money. I just want their aid in my breakthrough. If I can ascend to Legend Realm, I shall give this woman to them for free." The balding Grandmaster grinned, revealing rows of blackened teeth."Don't you worry. They can help you, and you might even become a Top Legend Realm if you
"I didn't want to do this, girl. You only have yourself to blame. You have a rare physique, after all." Horatious cackled.Then, a voice came from beside him. "I can't believe you would sell a gorgeous lady like her, old man. You're a bad person!"The voice alone made Horatious' heart race, and he roared, "Who said that?" He turned around only to see that there was another person in the car.To be precise, it was a monk. Horatious almost wet his pants. He was a Rank Nine Grandmaster, and yet a monk showed up beside him without him noticing. Of course, he was scared."W-Who are you?" Horatious asked, his voice trembling. "When did you come in?""Just now." The monk grinned.'Just now?' Horatious thought. He had no time to think more. He raised his right hand and swung his palm at the monk's chest.The monk did not dodge. The moment Horatious' palm was about to land, golden light surfaced on the monk's skin, and Horatious' power backfired on him.A crack rang in the air—it was th
After killing the two people, the monk returned to the SUV. The front was totaled, but the rear was fine. He went around to the back and pulled the heavy door open like it was nothing. A beautiful silhouette lay within.Silvery moonlight shone on her face, and the monk could not tear his eyes away from her. "She's a beautiful angel." The monk swore this woman was better looking than all the girls he spent the night with at Night Zero combined.She had a prettier face and a better body. 'This is a goddess. A true angel!' he thought. However, his angel was unconscious.The monk glanced at her before going up to her and checking her pulse. "She's unconscious but not dead," he muttered. The monk then reached out his right hand and injected slivers of white energy into her back.A while later, the unconscious woman stirred and woke up. The concerned monk quickly said, "You're awake, angel!"When the woman saw the monk, she shouted immediately out of fear, "Who are you?" She obviously t
Harley sneered, having nothing but disdain for Atlas. "I can't believe the master would employ a shithead like you."Atlas laughed. "You think you're so high and mighty, but you're also Lord Nox's lapdog now. I am his subordinate, and we have a close relationship. I'm also the uncle of the emperor. That makes me Lord Nox's great-uncle," bragged Atlas."Dumbass. Just do your fucking job. Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise told me the Mousses might try something," Harley cursed.The mention of the Mousses made Atlas panic, but he calmed himself down and snored. "The Mousses? They won't dare do anything when I'm here. If they show up, I'll kick their ass! I command thirty thousand units. If they come to Imperia, it'll be the last thing they see!" Atlas was confident.Harley was speechless. 'My word, how can he be such a braggart?'With thirty thousand Nox Army units in Imperia, combined with the Forbidden Army, the regular guards, and 200 thousand elites protecting Imperia, nothing co
Vermilion Bird said, "Azure Dragon used to be an Advanced Eight Gates. After the Mousses had him under their control, he became a Supreme. Judging by these photos, he's gotten more powerful since then."'More powerful?' Nineve knew how the cultivators were ranked. Top Legend Realms were another kind of life form entirely. In Faeast, a Supreme could be made a lord. An undefeatable Supreme would be made a ruler. A Sovereign was made every five hundred years, while a ruler was made every century.Supremes appeared once every decade or so. "I don't get it. You three obviously found some power source, and with Nox's help, you leveled up. Azure Dragon only has the Mousses. How'd he level up so fast?"If the Mousses were so powerful, they wouldn't have to resort to assassinations or betrayals."Not the Mousses. It's all Azure Dragon. He's our captain. He's a very talented and cunning man. Emphasis on talent. He's so strong that not even three of us can compare to him, combined. The only g
Elizabeth said nothing but went red and hung her head low, causing Black Tortoise to panic."Uh oh. If you want him, you'll have to fight for him. That's all I can say, but the lord does think highly of you." He laughed."Shut it, Black Tortoise. You're talking nonsense here!" Vermilion Bird snapped. "See you, Your Majesty." She then took Black Tortoise and left the room quickly. They had work to do.The duo led most of the Shadow Division members back to Faeast. After the incident of Brundela, Faeast's fate was going strong, and the people were excited. However, beneath that excitement was unseen danger.Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise came back to Northstate's governor-general's place and met up with Nineve. Black Tortoise said solemnly, "What happened, Your Highness? We need the details."Nineve looked exhausted, and there were dark circles under her eyes. She had been working hard in Nox's absence. "Honestly, Atlas… I mean, the Defender of the Lord hasn't been pulling his we
Douglas worked through the night for the negotiation."One, you must apologize for your invasion of Faeast. Two, you will return all stolen relics to us and pay for damages. Three, you will open trade with Faeast, and it must be complete and total. Those are our demands. We promise not to interfere with your nation's administration. Once the aid is administered, our fleet and army will retreat from Brundela."And one more thing. Faeast recognizes you as Brundela's new ruler." That was interesting. It also meant that Faeast could rescind that recognition at any time. Elizabeth had no choice. Without Faeast, Brundela would be gone. In the end, the nations arrived at an agreement.At midnight, they called a press conference. Faeast helped Eropa settle a war and avert a world disaster. That news took the world by storm. The Eastern dragon was rising, and none could stop it. It wouldn't take long for Faeast to return to the top.Brundela's case was over. After they gave enough aid, Ferg
"They call you Great Generals?" the Ice Temple Lord laughed. "If I do want to betray him, how do you hope to stop me? You three had to take me on together, and it only ended in a draw. Now that I'm an Emperor and White Tiger is in a slumber, I can destroy you in a moment!"The Ice Temple Lord looked at Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise with disdain. Vermilion Bird's eyes were wide. She didn't care. She would fight the Temple Lord to the bitter end if she must.Black Tortoise was the calmer one, and he pulled Vermilion Bird back. "Calm down. Even if he wants to betray the lord, he at least would want to see the lord's body before he tries anything."Even a woman like Aphrodite lost this fight. He wouldn't dare try anything stupid."The Ice Temple Lord was still smug about being an Emperor, and now his celebration was cut short. Betraying Nox required a lot of courage. Nox's power terrified him. Even if he couldn't win the fight, Nox could at least come back safely.Besides, he only
The formation Nox created with the Sovereign Seal was on the brink of destruction. Once the formation was gone, the Sovereigns and the spirits would return to dust. In this final moment, Brundela's Faeastian called their friends and family in their homeland and projected the modern-day Faeast onto the gigantic screen in the plaza.The spirits cried when they saw how developed their nation had become. The Sovereigns and the rulers were meticulous people. They used to rule over a unified nation, so they knew how hard it was to create a dynasty. Every dynasty would have its peak and nadir.Every time a dynasty was on a decline, Faeast would be in danger. They didn't talk about the truth behind that video, of course. They admired the beautiful land of Faeast as they waited for their final moment to arrive."The hardest and darkest moment is behind us, sirs. Faeast has me now. You may rest in peace. I will not let you down. I will destroy the canker that infects Faeast and give it the pe
"You're going nowhere! Die!" The Sovereigns chased after the spirit, and a hundred rulers followed. They trapped the Titan's spirit and ripped him to shreds."Holy shit! That's the ancient Faeastian Sovereigns for you!" White Tiger roared with pride. He was on the roof of a tower somewhere.Emperor Elijah narrowed his eyes and exchanged a look with the other Sovereigns. He hurled the remaining essence of the Titan's spirit to White Tiger and stuffed him with it. The energy filled White Tiger up, and he ballooned. Black, rancid energy came out of his body, and he fell into madness.Nox cast Heaven's Demise and sealed White Tiger's consciousness. The Ice Temple Lord, realizing what the Sovereigns were trying to do, encased White Tiger in a coffin of magic ice."This is an impressive underling you have, Nine-State Lord. Devouring spirits gives him power. Anyone else would've lost their minds and become a killing machine, but White Tiger's already mad to begin with. There's no further
"The third kind of Emperor uses natural energy, the power of Yin and Yang, and the elements to become one. Since they use all kinds of elements and energy to become an Emperor, they are practically invincible."The Ice Temple Lord was excited. "So, you're saying I'm the strongest kind of Emperor?"Nox was speechless. "No, what I was trying to say was you took the wrong path. You could've absorbed the energy in the heavens, but you absorbed the Yin energy in the ground. You're stronger than Frostmir, but his level was higher, so you'd still be no match for him." Nox pursed his lips."Eh?" The Ice Temple Lord was disappointed. He thought he could be on par with Nox once he became an Emperor. The Ice Temple Lord wasn't the only one who gained power. The Ice Temple cultivators did as well. Black Tortoise, White Tiger, and Vermilion Bird gained a lot of power, too.Vermilion Bird was now a Flawless Supreme, Black Tortoise was an Advanced Supreme, while White Tiger was an Intermediate Pi
The fact that Nox could cast Sovereign Seal showed the Ice Temple Lord a new level of power. The Sovereign was more terrifying than the gods. 'No wonder they could rule the world in ancient times.'The ancient Sovereigns and rulers of Faeast attacked their enemies. The fate of Faeast gathered over their heads, piercing the clouds that hung over them. The weaker monsters were all slain, and Emperor Hans pierced the pharaoh with his spear, returning him to dust.Emperor Blade killed the god of another ancient civilization. The evil energy possessing them was purified. Moments later, the only gods left were the Titans. Unlike the possessed gods, the Titans were ancient cultivators.Even if they didn't master any spells or techniques, they'd trained their bodies to their absolute best. The Sovereigns and rulers didn't have much advantage against these enemies.These spirits were only summoned through the relics and the remnants of energy left within. Their bodies were gone, and their s