The moment that aura appeared, everyone felt their blood energy getting suppressed, including Ethan. When he felt the aura of Ascended Immortal, he shouted with fear, "Falco, look out!"Yet, it was too late. The moment Nox cast Eight Techniques and took this form, he had become a god. Nox moved. He moved at an incredibly high speed—even faster than a comet. There were only flashes of white in the air, and the next moment, Nox was already standing before Falco.Falco might be strong, but he did not expect Nox to move this fast. It was beyond his imagination. Before he could even raise his hands to defend himself, Nox pointed at his forehead."Die!" he said.A sliver of Ascended Immortal's energy flew into Falco's forehead. His body shuddered, and white light broke through his forehead. He couldn't even scream. His body exploded, and viscera rained.Like a god, Nox destroyed Falco with a single blow."Falco!" Ethan shouted as he witnessed Falco's sudden death.The other elders and
Awesome quickly retreated and cast Vajra Barrier. "That pearl's bad news, boss! The old git has some tricks up his sleeve!"Of course, Nox felt the energy emanating from that pearl, but he only gave it a cold glance.After Ethan summoned the black pearl, he raised his hand, and the pearl hovered before him. "This is a family heirloom, boy. The Pearl of Bloodlust. My family has survived more than two thousand years since the Warring States era."He continued proudly, "Let's see how a Mystian boy is going to deal with this pearl." He made hand seals and chanted an ancient incantation. The pearl before him strobed.Slivers of crimson light slithered out of the pearl, then they covered the space around Nox, turning Nox's vicinity into a crimson barrier. "Seal this land, Pearl of Bloodthirst! Ensnare my enemy!"Brilliant beams of crimson light shimmered and morphed into an elliptical barrier. The barrier formation was about two hundred feet wide. It not only enveloped Nox and Awesome b
"We will take Greenshade down with us even if it's the last thing we do!" Hrimnir said.The elders finally made their decision, and it was one of sacrifice. They thought that their deaths would be worth it if Nox could be killed.The Pearl of Bloodthirst kept on absorbing the flesh and spirit of its victims. Screams filled the air, and the elders were nothing but skeletons a few moments later. Even Hrimnir's flesh and spirit were sucked away.Before he died, Hrimnir looked at Nox with hatred in his eyes. "You killed my son and destroyed my family! I'll be waiting for you in hell, Greenshade!" He cackled, and then he too was nothing but a skeleton."Your turn." After all his family members died, Ethan turned to Nox and Awesome darkly. Even Awesome was getting paler as the pearl grew in power. His blood energy was starting to bubble, as if it was going to be sucked away.Then, Nox stood in front of him and patted Awesome's shoulder. A wave of energy flowed into Awesome's body. "Are
When Ethan felt the aura coming off Nox, his pupils contracted. "What kind of technique is that? How can he be so powerful?"While Ethan was immersed in his shock, the Pearl of Bloodthirst felt a wave of great pressure coming for it, and it started to shiver, as if it was scared. Noticing that, Ethan's face fell. He quickly made hand seals and infused his blood energy into the pearl.Yet, it was too late. Nothing could work once Nox cast Ascended Immortal. He grabbed the air, and the natural energy in a few-thousand-feet radius around him swam over to him like waves. Once the energy had gathered, Nox ordered, "Converge!"A gigantic hand about fifty feet tall appeared. It was made of natural energy, and the hand covered the skies above and land below. "Destroy it!" Nox shouted.The hand fell from the skies and crashed onto the crimson barrier. Indescribable energy crashed down like a meteor. The crimson barrier could not take this blow, and then an explosion rattled the air.The ba
The web could not stop the aura, of course. The immortal aura tore through the web and slammed into Ethan's chest. The old man gasped in agony and spewed out more blood as he was sent flying away.At the same time, Nox grabbed the air, and the hovering pearl fell into his palm."My heirloom!" Ethan roared when he saw this and dashed toward Nox, trying to wrest the pearl away from Nox's hand.Nox raised his hand, and a wave of immortal energy sent Ethan flying away again. Ethan crashed into one of the still-standing houses, but the impact smashed it apart and he fell among the rubble.Nox held the pearl in his hand."Give me my pearl back!" Ethan roared, as if he was possessed.Nox ignored him. He looked at the pearl coldly and tossed it to Awesome. "It's yours now, Awesome."An excited Awesome caught the pearl. "Thanks, boss!" he said happily."My heirloom… My heirloom…" Feeling stunned, Ethan could only watch as his heirloom was taken away by Nox and given to Awesome.Awesome
Nox said nothing to that. Awesome, on the other hand, was observing the pearl he got curiously. Happily, he said, "Honestly, this is a good item. I can feel powerful blood energy inside it.""This is a spiritual artifact. It's a lot more valuable than regular mystical artifacts," Nox said coolly."I wasn't expecting these bastards to have so much stuff. I mean, since they're all gone now, why don't we loot their stuff? We used to do this a lot back in Mystia." Awesome grinned.It was true. Nox had done a lot of looting back in Mystia. It was a big place, and there were many territories. Every territory's people would fight other territories all the time. Back then, Nox was a troublemaker. He often led his gang of buddies across territories, looting and killing their way out.Now, Awesome was going to spread that habit to the outside world."Honestly, what should I do with you?" Nox felt resigned.Awesome chuckled. "I mean, I learned from you." Nox smacked his head, but Awesome on
"Hm?" As Nox continued sweeping his divine sense across the place, something in the back of the left row caught his attention. He raised his head and noticed a gigantic furnace standing there. It was more than five feet tall and radiated an eerie air.The furnace had engravings of nature and beasts upon it. The sight of that furnace made Nox's eyes shine. "An elixir furnace!" Back in Mystia, Nox had seen something like that before, but he did not have one of his own. Now, he had found one in the Blackstones' vault.Nox flew toward the furnace and touched it gently. The moment he did, thuds came from within the furnace, and waves of mysterious energy emanated outward."This is a nice furnace." Nox's eyes shone. Ever since he left Mystia, he seldom made elixirs. With this furnace, he could make some for himself and his friends for protection. He could also make some to improve their power.The vault indeed had a lot of treasures. Besides the furnace, Nox also found a lot of rare and
Awesome looked at the black furnace and said, "The ones Mad Monk fed me with?" Back in Mystia, everyone knew of Mad Monk who resided in Lawlington Temple. No one knew how powerful he was, but barely anyone dared to cross him.Awesome was the only disciple the monk had. Way back then, Awesome was lazy and refused to cultivate. Mad Monk smacked him around and made him chug down elixir after elixir to build a solid foundation.Hearing that this furnace was used to make elixirs, Awesome felt his hair rise as he was reminded of the time his master made him take elixirs. "Yeah, I don't like this one. My master almost killed me with all those elixirs," Awesome mutteredKnowing what Awesome was thinking, Nox smiled. "He did it for your own good.""Bullshit! That baldy's evil, evil! He told me to be the best of the best and wouldn't stop nagging me about it! Yeah, right! There's no way I can be the best of the best! I know my limits!" Awesome pouted.He quickly continued, "We got all the l
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
The talismans were Magic Mountain's Forbidden Art, and Nox had fused them with Ultimate Sun Dragon Manual. Nox's mentors back in Mystia had taught him the Sovereign Seal earlier than expected.Their goal was simple. If Nox became the Sovereign, he could use the seal to command all the natural energy around him. If he didn't become the Sovereign, he would teach the Sovereign how to use the seal.The Sovereign Seal was a Saintly technique and the most ancient technique around. It was stronger than a Celestial technique.A golden seal brighter than the sun slowly rose into the air. It was the Sovereign Seal.As it appeared, natural energy gathered around it. The energy flew into the relics Brundela took from Faeast. Within a museum not open to the public, a bronze sword started to tremble as natural energy flowed into it. That got the attention of a professor."That sword belonged to Faeast's Emperor Elijah! What is going on?"A silhouette came out of the sword, and his aura was maj
Back in the navy command center, Fergus got the drone footage of Brundela's latest development. There were a few generals from the Nox Army with him. They could see that the monsters in the capital were far stronger than the ones they took out."It's a pity the capital is too densely populated. We have the weapons, but we can't use them." Fergus slammed the table in frustration. Even if the capital were to fall into enemy hands and the people torn apart by the monsters, Fergus could not order his men to fire at the capital, or things would be bad for them.Fergus could only open fire if the monsters were in a no man's land."Commander Parrish, the lord has orders. We are to keep the waters guarded. Once the capital's crisis is over, we are to make our way to the port and give humanitarian aid," a Nox Army general said telepathically. He just got Nox's orders."Is that so? Then Nox can stop this crisis." Fergus' eyes shone. He had no idea what Nox was planning, but he was the Sovere
Demons were walking the lands of Brundela. Legendary creatures were roaming the streets as if the end of days were here. The resurrected monsters were causing chaos everywhere. When the Titans showed themselves, despair washed over Brundela.There were too many monsters running around. Even after the Twilight Order and Ice Temple cultivators sent out everyone they had, it still wasn't enough to stop these creatures. The monsters went straight to the council hall, and so did the Titans.The Ice Temple Lord created a Magic Ice Formation and kept using Forbidden Arts and mystical artifacts to fend off the enemies. He had already done his best."You have to do something, Nine-State Lord. I can't hold on much longer!" the Ice Temple Lord said telepathically.Though monsters were about, they were not a threat to the Ice Temple Lord. he could leave anytime he wanted, but he had a deal with Nox. If he were to desert the battlefield, he would face a hell far worse than he could imagine late