"Are they all here?" A glint flashed across Nox's eyes as he looked toward the city gate of Sunfall City. "Good! They are finally here!" So, Nox shot up from the hot spring and soared into the air. As he made a gesture, the clothes on the ground flew into his hand. Nox only darted toward the city gate once he was fully dressed. It turned out that Nox had remained in Sunfall City all this time for a reason, and that was to wait for Senas and his army! Senas was the warlord of Snowground since he had won dozens of battles for his country. He was considered a hero in the eyes of his soldiers. The only time he had ever lost in a battle was when he fought with Nox six years ago. In that battle, Nox even managed to blind his right eye. Even though Senas had lost an eye, his position in the Snowground remained unshakable. He was the warlord, the most revered figure among Snowground. That was why Nox had to kill him to defeat the whole Snowground army. This was one of the reasons w
The figure running towards them was indeed Senami. As soon as she was a close distance away from Senas, she threw herself into his arms and sobbed, "Father!" Senas stood there, frozen in disbelief. Then, he hugged his daughter tightly and exclaimed, "Senami, am I dreaming? Is it really you?" "It's me, Father!" Senami's eyes were red and puffy. "But... I thought you were captured by that Faeastian? Why are you here? Tell me. Are you hurt?" Senas asked anxiously. Senami smiled and reassured him, "Father, I'm fine. I'm not hurt at all." "They said you were kidnapped by a Faeastian. How are you unharmed and here now?" Senas asked in confusion. At the same time, the others also looked puzzled, unsure of what was going on. In that split second, Senami didn't know how to explain everything and could only say, "Father, I don't have time to explain now. You need to listen to me. You must leave this place. Hurry! Also, don't look for me!" Senas and the others were at a loss for
Senas felt bolstered by his men's confidence and reassured Senami, "It's okay, Senami. It's as I've told you. No one will ever harm you again as long as I'm here. All you have to do now is rest. Once I capture that Faeastian, I'll execute him myself." Senami grew even more anxious when she saw that none of the men were heeding her warnings. "Father, why won't you listen to me? Remember Grandpa Goode? That monster killed him! Do you guys really want to die?" Senas frowned in the face of the sheer distress in Senami's voice. After all, Senami had always been a brave and composed woman. Yet, she was now terrified. After some thought, he asked, "Tell me. Is the Faeastian who kidnapped you powerful?" "Yes. After all, he is..." Senami hesitated, seeming unsure of how to continue. "Who is he?" Senas looked at her with a puzzled expression. After a long pause, Senami raised her head and said, "He is your lifelong enemy, Father. The only one who has ever defeated you." Senas was
Senas froze in place upon hearing her anxiety-ridden words. After all, she was right. Who would have the ability to kill thousands of soldiers, annihilating over a dozen military camps in the Darkbog Mountains, and killing a Top Legend expert with just a single spear other than the Great Lord of Faeast himself? As Senas thought about it, his face twisted in anguish. "That's why I'm begging you to retreat now, Father. If you don't leave now, it'll be far too late!" Senami urged. "What about you?" Senas asked. "Me?" Senami's face grew bitter. After all, she had no chance of escape since she was under the control of Nox's Death Seal. Nox could still kill her with just a flick of his finger, even if she fled to the ends of the earth. Thus, she was well and truly trapped. However, Senami didn't want to worry Senas further. So, she forced a smile on her face and said, "Don't worry about me. I'll find a way to escape from that monster. Just listen to me and retreat immediately!"
Senami regretted bringing Nox to Snowground and even staying in Sunfall City. If Nox had truly intended to start a massacre, no one could stop him. "You've been using me all along." Senami looked at Nox as her body trembled. "So what? You are just a mere slave," Nox sneered. She teared up as she heard his cold response. "You monster! I'll fight you!" She charged at Nox, unable to bear such humiliation any longer. Alas, her efforts were in vain. Nox unleashed a terrifying force that sent Senami flying with a simple flick of his wrist. Sure enough, Senami crashed into the snow a dozen meters away the very next second. "Senami!" Senas wanted to rush toward her when he saw that Senami had gotten hurt. However, Nox's voice cut through the air, making him freeze in place. "Senas, let's settle our score once and for all." Senas roared angrily in the face of his arrogance, "What do you want?" "What do I want? Don't you have any clue?" Senas stiffened as he replied, "I
Now, Senas was truly terrified as he thought about what Nox was going to do. "The International Court of Arbitration? Good! I'll make sure to prepare my best china when I wait for them!" Then, Nox tossed aside all pleasantries and focused on the battle ahead. As he had said before, his primary aim of coming to Snowground was to destroy them! Suddenly, Nox made a gesture in the air. He was charging up the fifth technique of the Eight Techniques, the Heaven's Demise! As the sword technique appeared, the grayish void suddenly turned purple. Then, Nox used his finger as a guide to draw on the purple cyclone. Soon, nine hundred and ninety-nine swords floated around him. "Merge!" Nox coldly commanded. In that split second, the swords merged into one, transforming into a Divine Extermination Sword. "Strike!" Nox slashed his right hand into the air, causing the giant sword to fall from the sky! As this earth-shattering sword came crashing down, the soldiers and generals of Snowgr
Time stopped before screams and wails echoed throughout the air. Senas' face twisted in anger and horror when he noticed none of his generals were able to withstand even a single round of Nox's attack. In the meantime, the remaining Snowground soldiers were also struck with fear. After all, this was no longer a battle. It was a massacre! Nox had slaughtered an entire army on his own! After Nox unleashed the Technique of Arts from the Eight Techniques, a white light surrounded him, making him look ethereal. Yet, the divine-looking man was surrounded by death. The army before him was Senas' famous elite force. Even the six generals just now were Senas' most trusted soldiers. Yet, they were all defeated by Nox within seconds. At this moment, signs of collapse began to appear within the Snowground army as their morale crumbled like paper. Suddenly, a massive shadow appeared in the sky, looming over Nox. "You are too arrogant, Faeastian! Do you think there's no one left in the
The white-haired old man named Vermilion Spark bowed to Senas as he said, "I am here to aid Lord Senas by order of the Great Priest.""That's wonderful!""With High Priest Vermilion's help, Snowground is saved!"Senas then said to Senami, who was cowering behind him. "Senami, come greet High Priest Vermilion."As the close disciple of a great priest, Senami quickly approached Vermilion and bowed before him. "Ms. Senami, there's no need to be so formal. The Great Priest has instructed you to return to the temple as soon as possible.""But..."Senami abruptly cut herself off as she turned to look at Nox. She had long since plunged into the depths of despair from the moment she was controlled by Nox's Death Seal. That was because she knew it would only take one thought for Nox to kill her. Thus, she was filled with fear. When Vermilion saw fear shining in Senami's eyes, he seemed to catch on to what was happening. He soothed Senami, saying gently, "Don't worry, Ms. Senam
Nox checked her forehead, and his finger was burned. Not even Nox could explain what was going on with Queenie. He looked at Dominic, but the guy was confused as well.Flame Emperor laughed. "Phoenixes are nothing but legends to you, new one. Though they were rare in my time, they were no legends. They are my clan's emblems. Now that the phoenix's heart has returned, she is subjected to a reincarnation. Should she succeed in her rebirth, she will inherit the blood of the phoenix and become stronger."Fail, and she dies. Even worlds come to an end, let alone the things that live on them. Someday, even the immortal phoenix will fall. I will give you one chance, Queenie. Swear your servitude to me, and I shall help with your rebirth. You are my clan's emblem. Only I can help you gain more power," said Flame Emperor.He still wanted to convince Queenie to join his side. The phoenix was more important than the new Sovereign. Before Nox could say anything, Queenie refused, "Shut it. I kno
He spared the empress so she could watch how he would kill Flame Emperor. That would be torture for her. "How dare you, Greenshade! I only managed to trap him because I had a scheme. Now that he is released, not even I am a match for him. He now has all my power, and you think you can kill him? Dream on!"Youre dead!" she screeched, her face contorted with rage.Golden Saint power spilled out of the mountain. Unlike Nox's burning energy, this Saint power felt cold underneath. The Saint power swept through the desolate land and turned it colder than ever."You've finally come to your senses, empress. I told you your talent's not enough to fulfill your ambition. Taking a shortcut would only hurt yourself in the end. Worry not. Since you've given me your power, I will kill Nox for you. He's not the only one. The first thing I will do after I return to Faeast is to kill the Greenshades," said the voice.The mountain exploded, turned into debris. Queenie was sent flying away, and she s
Now flew up and hovered in the air. He summoned Yin and Yang energy, and his fingers danced as he made a talisman. The moment the talisman showed up, the empress was shaken. "Sovereign Talisman? He's going to summon a Sovereign's source artefact!" she shouted.A flash of holy light rained down from Faeast's fate, and a golden umbrella appeared. It dispeled most of the demonic energy, and ancient hymns played in the air. The empress felt pressure mounting on her.Dominic's eyes shone. "The Sovereign Banner!"Nineve clicked her tongue. "He used it once back in Imperia, old man." Interestingly enough, she could sense the banner, but she couldn't control it."You're a descendant of Flame Emperor, and your bloodline has awakened. Though it's nigh impossible for you to be a Sovereign, you possess some of their abilities. You can't control the Sovereign Banner, but you can have a connection with it. I, however, can't even detect it with my divine sense," said Dominic.Nineve was miffed.
The demonic eye covered everything. Its intensity even suppressed Faeast's fate a little. Dominic knew better, though. The empress might look like she had the upper hand, but Faeast's fate was still cleansing her formation. This was her final moment, and the empress was risking her life to fight Nox."If I can't get you, no one can! Die, Greenshade! You will perish today, and I will destroy your nation's fate! Faeast will never see a Sovereign!" The empress had succumbed to madness. Anything she couldn't get, she would destroy.Her eye power attacked again, and the crimson vessels turned black. The black strings weaved a huge web, and every string could destroy any cultivator who was not a Saint. Nox activated his Saintly manual, and the saintly dragons breathed fire. Though it was powerful, it couldn't break the web, and even the dragons were trapped."Saintly dragons, so what? I'll kill them all the same!" The third eye unleashed its power again, but it was the empress' limit. Bla
"Dammit, how'd that bastard take my place? I'm the Sovereign! You're blind, Faeast's fate!" Flame Emperor roared, but the more he complained, the more the nation's fate turned its back on him.The empress' mind was blank. 'What is going on here? He's just a cultivator who's barely trained for twenty years, and he can summon his nation's fate all the way here?' she thought."This can't be. How did this happen? It's impossible!" She was questioning her own power. Her confidence was wavering. She might lose this battle, and Nox would kill her."So what do you think now, empress? Are these dragons enough to pin you down?" Nox walked through the air and passed the barrier easily. Slowly, he approached the empress and looked at the ancient cultivator proudly."You're looking down on me again? You bastard! So what if you have nine saintly dragons? You think Faeast's fate is enough to kill me? You do not have the power!" The empress hated that look. She was the god who controlled this land
If Nox met his end here, it would be very unceremonious compared to his life."Ultimate Sun, Nine Dragons." Nine dragons appeared. These dragons were the avatar of Nox's power. They were not just any avatar; they were sacred beasts."Dragons? You think they can take down an ultimate ruler like me? This is why you're so confident? How childish, Greenshade. I'll shatter your hope, then! Die, dragons!" The empress' third eye unleashed bloody energy, and it formed a sharp web.The web crushed the dragons immediately, and golden rain fell. Though he was bathing in his dragons' blood, Nox wasn't panicking."The dragons alone aren't enough. They can't pin a monster like her!" Dominic looked grim. In ancient times, dragons were nothing but a delicacy for powerful entities. Their power was not enough to scare a monster like the empress."If true dragons aren't enough, what about saintly dragons?" Nox's eyebrow arched, and the empress' pupils contracted."Saintly dragons? You? You think yo
"Say the word, and I shall help you push Faeast to power. All I want is for you to submit to me, not make me your master. Is a woman like me not enough for you? My beauty, power, and brains far outstrip whatever your women have. Survival of the fittest is how this world works. Cultivators like you should know that."Submit to me, and I shall become Heavenly Dao, while you shall rule the Mortal World. I shall rule the heavens, and you shall rule the earth. Together, we are the world!" The empress was making an offer again, and she presented a whole agreement.Unlike the deception she threw to Flame Emperor, she genuinely wanted to work with Nox this time. "You are a master of talisman. You know I'm not lying to you. I admire you, so do not let me down again. Push me into a corner, and no one comes out happy." The empress stared at Nox.She hoped Nox would understand where she was coming from and change his mind. Nox was in her trap, but all he did was laugh. "Let you down? You amuse
White Tiger was crying. A guy who didn't fear death was kneeling on the deck and crying his heart out. The Southern Sea navy gathered around. This man was a Great General, and they wondered what might have happened to him. Everyone knew it must be serious.Fergus was stunned. "Is Nox in trouble?" Nox used to work with Fergus for a while, and the man saw Nox as his own son. He was the future of Faeast. If a man like him were to die, he couldn't imagine what would happen to Faeast.All the Southern Sea navy units thought highly of Nox. He was their boss and comrade. A blanket of despair spread through the fleet. When that emotion reached its peak, it would turn into fury. Anger filled up the Southern Sea navy."Men, heed my order. Open fire at Celestial Domain and do not hold back!" Fergus ordered recklessly. He wanted to fire the forbidden item at Celestial Domain.When the news got back to Imperia, Douglas almost leaped out of his seat. "Are you mad, Fergus? Do you have any idea wh
The empress laughed. "That was a powerful attack, Greenshade. If we'd fought seventy thousand years ago, you'd have killed me, but I'm far stronger than I was. You have no idea how much I've suffered over the years. My eye power is beyond what you can imagine! I've gone through enough pain, and that's why I can stand at the top!"This is the final hurdle! Now I'll show you the suffering I've endured!" The empress' third eye opened, and the eye power it unleashed was twisting space itself. The whole world was shuddering.Heavy pressure weighed down on Nox, and his astral form trembled. Much to Nineve's shock, the third eye flew out of the empress and hovered high up in the skies, replacing the sun and moon. The eye turned crimson, but it reflected different colors and inversed the world's colors.Living beings were black and white in this world."Shit, that's her ultimate Soulcatcher and the level of power every eye technique user dreams of! The moment the kaleidoscope opens, you ar