Once again, Queenie's father misunderstood the whole thing, so Queenie could only try to explain herself. "No, Dad, listen to me. I didn't do—""You're still trying to explain yourself? Do you know no shame? Tell me, then. Who is this man? Why was he at the beach with you, and why is he at your home now?" George pointed at Nox angrily.Queenie had no idea how to explain this."Listen here, girl. Your mother got so mad last night she fainted twice! And because of you, Centersea has cut off all partnerships with us!"If you still want to be part of the family, you're coming home with me. If you stay with this bastard, you'll never be allowed back in the family again!"George stormed off after screaming at Queenie, who was now at a loss. She turned around and looked at Nox, but in the end, she tearfully got ready to leave.Nox finally spoke. "Hold on."The mere voice of Nox fueled the Sanderses' fury, and they swiveled around, their faces contorted with rage.George felt enraged at the si
Everyone in Riverton knew Empire Corp. The owner was the richest man in the city, and he had connections with Zone: Draco. Most of its business was done with the military.A skyscraper with 88 stories stood right in the middle of Riverton, where the hustle and bustle happened. This was Empire Corp's headquarters. Just then, a taxi stopped by the entrance.Someone opened the door, and out came the muscular, majestic Nox. He looked at the building before him and strode ahead. A group of suited guards stood around the outer ring of the building. Due to its business dealings with the military, unauthorized personnel could not enter this place.The moment Nox reached the front door, a guard came up to him. "Hi, unauthorized personnel are not allowed entry. Please leave."Nox looked at the guard. "I'm looking for someone.""You're looking for someone? Sorry, but you can't enter without any appointments," the guard said again.Nox frowned, but he didn't yell at the guard. Of course comp
The man smiled at Annie. "Hello, Miss Annie."Annie approached him. "Where's my father, Mr. Laws?"Ferguson Laws was the head steward for the Weeks family. He smiled. "He's inside, holding a memorial service.""For whom, Mr. Laws? Why did he leave his company unattended for days just to do this?"Ferguson smiled. "Do you really not know, Miss Annie?"Annie shook her head."Do you remember the news a few days ago? About how Lord Nox died in the Ocean of Death?"Annie paused for a moment. She said, "Of course. He alone destroyed the ambition of the invaders from the ten nations and made them sign a ceasefire. Everyone in Faeast knows of him.""Then, you should know that he has fallen in battle, despite his victory against the invaders," Ferguson continued.After a short pause, Annie realized who the memorial service was for. "So, you're saying the memorial service is for Lord Nox?""That is correct." Ferguson nodded with a smile. "You know it was all thanks to Lord Nox that our family ma
Annie had never seen her father look so flustered before. She said, "This belongs to a young man waiting at our company.""Young man? What young man?" Alexander asked again, wasting no time."I don't know. The guard told me he wanted to see you. He said you'd understand everything once you saw this junk."Alexander felt his whole being tremble. Another minute later, he blurted, "Tell me where he is right now.""He's at the company's entrance.""Quick, take me to him!" Alexander charged out of his study like a madman, leaving Annie flabbergasted."What's wrong with Dad? It's just some junk. Why does he look so excited?"…Nox was speechless. He was going to show the token to Alexander himself, but a woman took it away after a bout of misunderstanding. The guard told him that the woman was none other than Alexander's daughter, Annie.Since his token had been taken away and he heard from the guards that Alexander hadn't been coming to the company for days, Nox had no choice but t
Annie wanted to go with them as well, but Alexander said, "Annie, you and everyone else stay here. I need to talk to our guest alone."Disgruntled, Annie grunted, but she glared at Nox. She thought, 'What's so special about him? Why is Dad giving him the VIP treatment?'Nox followed Alexander into his private study. The first thing Nox saw was the memorial tablet in the center of the study. 'In memory of Lord Nox.'Nox approached the tablet and stared at it for what felt like an eternity."Milord, I humbly greet you." Just like that, the richest man in Riverton knelt with a thud behind Nox.Nox did not turn around. Coolly, he asked, "You know who I am?""Of course. I have never seen you in the flesh, but I know that token. That is your symbol, milord. No one can possess that item but you," Alexander said carefully.A long silence later, Nox slowly turned around. "Stand.""Yes, milord." Alexander got back up on his feet. He couldn't hide his ecstasy, however, and he was tremblin
Alexander racked his head, but he had no idea what that family was. A while later, he shook his head. "Apologies, milord. I have never heard of that family.""It doesn't matter. They are but a small family in this city, and this little favor stemmed from what they did." Nox told Alexander about the Sanders family, though he made it brief.Alexander got the gist of it right after that. He wasn't the richest man for nothing, after all. "I see. What would you wish for me to do, milord?" Alexander asked.Nox smiled. "The puny Sanders family would sacrifice their daughter's happiness and subject her to a marriage of convenience for mere pennies. Send your men to liberate her from her prison. Do not let the Sanderses torment her. If anyone does, you don't need to spare their lives.""Understood, milord. I shall be issuing orders right away."Nox nodded."Milord, do you need my services in any other matter?" Alexander asked respectfully.Nox waved his hand. "Nothing at the moment, but to keep
Ever since Queenie was taken back to the Sanders Residence, she had been locked up in her room. A woman's voice came from that room. "You're going to give me a heart attack someday, Queenie. Why did you do that? Why did you go on a vacation with a total stranger? And why did you take him to your place?"The voice belonged to Queenie's mother—Yvette Crystals."And who is that man? When did you two start to date?"Queenie couldn't take the barrage of questions anymore. "Mom, I've told you. I don't know him. We're not dating. He's just a stranger I fished out of the sea.""You're still lying to me even now?" Yvette was furious. With a heavy heart, she said, "Queenie, I raised you. You are not the kind of girl who'd lie to me. What happened to you?"Queenie smiled bitterly and shook her head in resignation."You just crossed the whole family, and your lover beat Silas up. What should we do now?""That was not my fault, Mom. Silas went too far," Queenie protested."He went too far?
Hogs had always been the dominant one in the family, and now, the chance for George to make a turnaround had arrived. If his daughter could marry Silas, he could finally have the upper hand, but his daughter brought humiliation to him instead."I'm sorry, Hogs. I'll make sure you and the family are happy with the outcome of this matter."Hogs sneered, "And how will you do that? Centersea has canceled all partnerships with us, and our company's going to be in a standstill. How will you make it up to us?"George sighed. "Don't worry, Hogs. I'll apologize to Silas.""And what good will that do? He already saw your daughter's lover, and the bastard even beat him up. I heard that he's still in the hospital," Hogs said sternly.Jezebiah sneered, "I never pegged Queenie as someone that wild, uncle."Despite the insults, George could only hang his head low."If we lose this marriage, I will have to take drastic measures on you, brother. You know I've been the lynchpin of this family for
"Fiery Ignis nearly lost his life in the City of Contraptions. He did not see the Three-Eyed Empress back then, but it also meant my master was not strong enough to enter the Imperial Three-Eyed City," Nox solemnly stated. The group walked through the shattered city and arrived at an ancient battlefield. Broken mystical artifacts and corpses lay across the space. It was clear that when the Three-Eyed Empress activated her technique, the ancient cultivators had been engaged in a fierce battle with the army of the Three-Eyed Kingdom. Curious, Queenie reached out and grabbed a shard of a mystical artifact. Using her cultivation, she forced the shard free from its seal. However, as soon as it was released from the spiritual energy's grip, the shard crumbled into dust. "How did Old Mr. Fiery manage to bring the shard of the mystical artifact out of the Celestial Domain? With how strong he was, he naturally would not care for the shards of the artifacts here..." Queenie mused. "Haha!
Beneath the city wall were over a dozen cultivators trapped by spiritual energy. Kirin instantly recognized them as the Olympian cultivators. "Ooh! Even the fake gods, the Olympians, made it here," Kirin mockingly said. "Yes, I've looked into it before. A thousand years ago, the Olympians sent a group of cultivators to the Celestial Domain. It was quite a large group, yet none of them made it out."Back then, the decline of the Olympian civilization caused the Temples to weaken. With no other options, they sought a new path to revive their strength. In the end, they sent an entire generation of cultivators to their deaths in the Celestial Domain," Nox said, nodding. "What a bunch of fools. They wanted to save their civilization yet sent the younger generation straight into danger. It would be a miracle if they ever regained their original strength," Kirin spat out. This was the root cause of the Olympians' downfall. Unable to win against Mystia's Temples, they plotted to car
"Good question. Only the cultivators who survive a trip into the Celestial Domain would know that."The Celestial Domain still has living cultivators. Aphrodite is right. The ancient cultivators are still alive, but they have become one with the Celestial Domain and can only exist within this limited dimension."Naturally, these surviving cultivators built the City of Contraptions."Let me say one more thing. For us, we can't take any of these treasures with us because we don't belong in the Celestial Domain. That's why it's difficult for us to obtain anything here. However, the cultivators of the Celestial Domain can harvest the plants around us."In my opinion, after the Three-Eyed Empress activated the technique, the Celestial Domain wasn't as empty as it appears now. However, due to the relentless war between the sieging cultivators and the Celestial Eye Kingdom, the weak were quickly eliminated. The remaining cultivators are undoubtedly those with extraordinary power!"Queeni
It had not been long since Nineve finished the bag of snacks, yet the empty bag was already trapped by the spiritual energy. More importantly, it was an inanimate object! "As I just said, in the Celestial Domain, we don't have full control over whether we live or die."With no separation of Yin and Yang and no clear Truth, the Three-Eyed Empress is, in reality, the master of this world. Here, she is the god."To some extent, the arcane arts she used to create the Super Sacred artifact were successful. However, for some reason, the mutual destruction recorded in history may not be true regarding her battle against the siege of cultivators back then."The cultivators of the world surely used some kind of arcane arts or even a Sacred artifact to interrupt her during casting," Nox explained. Everyone listened with increasing confusion. Even Kirin was puzzled by Nox's explanation. "Milord, what are you talking about? The Celestial Domain is a dead land. There may be many treasure
As Nox stepped away from the water and walked among the clouds, every plant he brushed against would turn to ashes."Your Highness, do you know why cultivators with weak cultivation can't enter here now?"Those with weak cultivation will only be trapped here by the spiritual energy. The moment you're trapped, you're as good as dead. Of course, in this place, you are not in control of whether you live or die," Kirin explained.Aphrodite and Queenie were fine. With their cultivation being the equivalent of the Emperor Realm, there was no chance of them being trapped by the spiritual energy in the outermost regions. Nineve, however, was a normal human. Without the protection of Kirin's Saint power, it would be nearly impossible for her to take even a single step here."Shoot! Why did you bring me in here then? I'll be completely useless!" Nineve was very upset upon learning this. Could they not have just told her to stay in Imperia?"Nineve, don't be bothered by it. Since the founder
The feeling of being reborn was amazing! However, when Queenie looked around this brand-new world, she went still in shock. The mountains did not act like normal mountains, and the rivers were far from ordinary. The water flowed through the sky and across the land, while the mountains hung upside down. The plants grew in midair. "Shoot! Is this an illusion technique? Why are trees growing in the sky?" Nineve vigorously shook her head, trying to snap herself out of the illusion. Queenie noticed the tree in question. Growing right before them in mid-air was a tree over a dozen feet tall. Its roots were completely exposed to the air. "Is this the Celestial Domain?" Queenie asked in shock. This place was way too strange! It was then that Nox appeared from the sky. As he landed on the surface of the water, he surveyed the area around him. "This place is rich in spiritual energy, yet the Yin and Yang energies are not separated at all. Logically speaking, the spiritual energy he
"Still, these things pose no threat to Pinnacle Legend Realm cultivators. I just forgot about you, an amateur with zero cultivation. Haha!" Kirin chuckled awkwardly, scratching his head.Nineve was absolutely livid. No wonder those vengeful spirits hadn't touched Aphrodite or Queenie. It turned out even ghosts knew how to pick on the weakest!"Eight Techniques: Swordmaster—Heaven-Cleaving Blade!"A melodic sound, like celestial bells, echoed from above. A wave of the will-of-the-sword erupted, slicing through the oppressive darkness. The slash followed the path blazed by the Blazing Holy Eyes earlier, carving down in a single, decisive strike.The surface of the ocean split cleanly in two, forming a massive chasm, and the dazzling sword energy obliterated countless ghostly figures in its wake."As expected of Lord Nox! He found a flaw in the ancient Three-Eyed Clan Formation so quickly. That's even more impressive than brute-forcing his way through!" Kirin exclaimed, his eyes glea
The massive demonic figure devoured Nox in an instant.Above, the sky grew heavy with ominous clouds, their inky darkness swallowing the entire expanse of ocean.Night had fallen.Kirin and the three women were engulfed in the oppressive shadow, a darkness that reached beyond sight, creeping into their very minds.The three women weren't spared its effects, each gripped by hallucinations to varying degrees. For Nineve, who lacked any cultivation, the hallucinations struck with unrelenting cruelty, driving her to sob and scream in despair."Hey! Get a grip, will you? Royal blood runs in your veins! You're a bona fide princess of Faeast, yet you're letting some lousy hallucinations reduce you to this?" Kirin's voice snapped through the haze just as Nineve teetered on the edge of a complete breakdown.The next instant, a shimmering golden beast materialized over the ocean. It drove away the encroaching shadows, forming a protective barrier. Within the small sanctuary, the three wome
"Alright, everyone, take a moment to rest while you can. I've figured it out—Lord Nox had me leave seclusion just to play bodyguard," Kirin muttered through telepathy.To his dismay, Nox admitted it outright."That's exactly it. Someone's going to take the lead in dangerous situations. Between the two of us, you're better suited for that, but you've yet to reach the necessary realm. The risks in the Celestial Domain are relatively low for you. Plus, with your current cultivation level, it makes sense for you to protect them," he explained."Damn it! My cultivation level's lacking? Whose fault do you think that is? Give me another 100 years, and you'll see!" Kirin retorted irritably.A hundred years…Nox's face twitched.If this guy really cultivated for centuries, he would be unstoppable by then. But who knew what would become of Faeast by then?If 100 years passed, either all chaos and threats would have long been eradicated—making Kirin's strength unnecessary—or Nox himself wo