The light in Queenie's bedroom was still on. Nox approached her room. The door creaked open, and Nox saw a lonely figure seated on the windowsill."Queenie," Nox said.Queenie knew that voice. She shivered and turned around in disbelief. "Nono?" She saw Nox, and Nox saw her.Nox also saw how swollen her face was and saw the red mark on her cheek. Queenie couldn't hold it back anymore. She ran into Nox's embrace, crying.Nox held her tightly. "Sorry, Queenie. It's because I wasn't here that you ran into that mess."Queenie shook her head, still crying. "It's not your fault." She held him tightly for as long as she cried.Nox slowly raised her head. "Does it hurt?" He gently touched Queenie's cheek.Queenie shook her head. "No.""How can it not hurt?" Nox said, feeling for her."Nono, where have you been lately? Have you found a place to stay? And have you been eating well? Do you have enough money to live?"Nox was touched. "You have more pressing matters to care about than me
In the biggest, most luxurious private room in Cansea Club, a dozen people wearing swimsuits and bikinis were drinking and having a party in the pool.On the crystal table were bottles of XO and Louis XIII. A lad with red hair held up a glass of wine and said loudly, "Alright, cool it, people. Let's raise a toast to Casey from Goldcity! Thank you for teaching us about the nightlife, Casey!"He held his glass with both hands and raised a toast to the man, who had a couple of women in bikinis around him on the couch. Everyone else started raising toasts, too. "To you, Casey!"Casey was the same person who hit Queenie. He was all smiles at being toasted, and he took his glass before downing his alcohol. "Do whatever you want! It's on me!" Casey whipped out wads of cash from his expensive bag and tossed it into the air.The bar girls buzzed with excitement.One of them asked the rich guy beside him, "Zacky, who's that guy? Why do you respect him so much?"The redhead said, "He's the
"You have one chance to answer. Who hit my woman and smashed her car?" Nox's menacing voice traveled into everyone's ears.Casey and everyone else froze in shock. They were reminded of the episode on the bridge today, and everyone turned their eyes to Casey.The moment they did, Nox turned his attention to Casey as well. When Casey met Nox's murderous gaze, he shivered. A chill he never felt before spread through his veins."You're the bastard, aren't you?" Nox asked coldly.Casey was getting afraid, but he was the eldest son of the head of Blackdragon. He took a deep breath and snapped, "So what if I am? That bitch smashed into my car, so it's just right I hit her!"Nox smiled. "You're brave to admit that. If anyone doesn't want to die, leave this room now!"The terrified bar girls quickly ran out of the room, leaving Casey and his five friends around. After the screaming bar girls were gone, Nox swung his arm, and the door swung shut.Seeing their escape route being cut off, t
Casey tossed his threat at Nox as he staggered backward, but Nox didn't care who Casey was."I said that no one can stop me from killing you."Hearing this, Casey whipped out a black gun and pointed it at Nox. It was an M9, and Casey's father, Logan Royal, gave it to him on his eighteenth birthday. Its bullets were made from parabellum alloy, and one was already enough to kill an elephant.Confident again, Casey said shrilly, "Take one more step, you bastard! I'll shoot you dead!"Nox looked at the fool and took another step. "Well? Shoot me."Casey gritted his teeth and pulled the trigger, but at the same time, Nox moved. He swung his hand, and a ribbon of white inner energy was turned into a blade.The air blade hurtled through the air, and an arm fell with a thud. It was Casey's arm. The hand was still holding the gun, but it couldn't do anything anymore.Casey let out a scream of agony. He held his wound and fell into a pool of his own blood. Nox strode ahead and stomped on
"Alexander Weeks? Riverton's richest man?" Landon blanched at the sight. His lackeys retreated as well.Landon was nothing compared to Alexander.Alexander quickly approached Nox and said respectfully, "I apologize for coming late, milord."Nox didn't mind. He raised his head and looked at Landon. "He wants me dead. You know what to do."Alexander shot Landon with a furious glare. "How dare you, Landon? You'd get in the way of my lord? Do you want your club to be closed down?"Landon went down on his knees at once. "This is a misunderstanding, Mr. Weeks. I had no idea he was your VIP. I'd never have stopped him if I knew."Alexander screeched, "Don't give me that crap! You made this mess, so you apologize to my lord! If he doesn't forgive you, I'll wipe you and your club off this city's map!"Landon was so scared that he almost peed his pants. He quickly knelt before Nox and slapped himself. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I was blind! I shouldn't have done this! Please, have mercy on me
A long silence later, Alexander said, "Too late for regrets. A storm is coming. Mr. Laws, tell everyone that's out there to come back to Riverton and keep a close eye on Blackdragon's movements. If anything happens, report to me right away."Ferguson nodded. "Yes, sir. Mr. Weeks, if Blackdragon comes to Riverton for war, will our guest be scared?""Scared?" Alexander burst out in laughter. "If Logan does bring his army of 3,000 with him, they're the ones who should be scared!"Ferguson's heart skipped a beat.Alexander added, "Because he has no idea who he's dealing with."…Nox came back to the Sanders Residence. Queenie was waiting for him in her room. "I'm back."An excited Queenie quickly went up to Nox and hugged him. "You didn't lie to me, Nono!""Why would I, silly? I said I'd come back, and I wouldn't break my word," Nox said gently.Queenie happily said, "Yeah," and let go of Nox. She stared at him. "Where did you go, Nono?"Of course Nox wouldn't tell her he kille
Alexander was already waiting for Nox outside. When Alexander saw Nox, he got out of the car and opened the door. Nox got in and looked at the residence with reluctance.In the end, he said, "Let's go."Alexander told the driver to drive. A Rolls-Royce zipped through the streets of Riverton in the night, heading for Dragoncourt."I have a question, milord. May I voice it?""Go ahead," Nox said."Why wouldn't you tell Ms. Sanders who you really are? If you do, even the most powerful person in this country will show you respect, let alone her family," Alexander said."No. I cannot tell her just yet. She and her family are just civilians." Nox added, "If they know who I am, then the news of my survival will be made known. Faeast will once again be thrown into chaos."Alexander nodded. It was true. The ten nations would even start planning another invasion if they knew Nox was alive. Silence fell over them.They arrived at Dragoncourt soon after. Nox got out and was going to retire
The next day, Alexander told his men to get Nox the herbs he needed. These were all expensive herbs, and some Alexander had never heard of before.Alexander knew Nox had his reasons for this. Besides battle power, he was also a great healer. They called him the National Healer. Just when he was about to take the herbs to Nox, Annie came back.Annie had been dealing with Empire Corp's work for days. Alexander even skipped out on the BOD meeting, which perplexed Annie.Annie came to her father's room. Alexander was holding the herbs his men bought, about to bring them to Nox. He smiled when he saw his daughter. "You came back early, Annie.""I'm here to see you, Dad. And why are you holding that? Are you sick?" Annie was concerned, seeing her father holding so many herbs.Alexander shook his head with a smile. "This isn't for me; it's for Nox.""What? Him again?" Annie flew into a rage. "Who is that man, and why are you so nice to him? And Mr. Laws told me you bought Dragoncourt fo
"Doesn't matter. I'm going to see their boss anyway, so might as well get the lackeys out of the way." Nox stretched and summoned lightning from the skies to cover himself in Quintuple Lightning. He dashed ahead.He crashed into the formation, and waves of spiritual energy surged. Explosions rattled the air. Nox lashed out with his lightning and cut through the metal puppets. The puppets shattered, leaving only shards and chunks of their bodies behind.Aphrodite sighed. "Shame. If Faeast takes these puppets, we will have nothing to fear." She thought it was a waste to destroy all these puppets."You wish. Only the Ironhands know how to maintain this stuff. None of us are good at contraptions. Well, technically, one family was good at it, but they chose the wrong path and got wiped out. Even if we take all these puppets back, I give it months before they give out. Tops."Also, an army of puppets this big needs a lot of spiritual energy to maintain. We don't have that much in our res
'They say that brilliant minds can predict their future. Whenever death comes near, people will panic, and that's why they act out. Even when death comes for her, she's still complaing about the lord. She must love him a lot,' Kirin thought quietly, but he said nothing.The founder told her to come for a reason. Even if she had to die, she had to be useful.Nox ordered, "Let's go." Just when everyone was going to make their way toward the empress, Hellensky suddenly went mad. He lost his mind and lunged at Nineve. Nox narrowed his eyes, and spiritual energy danced in his hand.Kirin was faster. He froze Hellensky in place, and the guy couldn't move a muscle. Aphrodite said, "It has begun, just like I expected. The empress has these cultivators' souls under control. She keeps them alive so their descendants could come to her domain. Now that the one she wants is here, she has no use for them anymore."Nox used his optical power to look into Hellensky's body. His soul was devoured, a
"As you've said, the empress knew I would come sooner or later. She took Grandpa to lure me into her city. I have no choice but to walk into her trap," said Nox. His plan was to take Cassian and go, but then he found out the empress' plan would harm Faeast, so he needed to kill her too.At the same time, the Ironhands offered their help in the fight against the Three-Eyed Clan. Nox declined, "No. They're too powerful, and you can't be of help. One question, though. If I kill the empress and destroy this domain, can you survive?" he asked the leader.The leader didn't answer. He pointed at his metallic body and looked at his people. "Look at us. Do we look alive to you?"Aphrodite snorted. "You know the answer to your question. You know these people are just soulless husks. Even you can't help them. You try your best not to be heartless, but you're the one who's ditching them in the end."Nox noticed the hidden complaint in that retort. "Are you acting up again?" Nox looked at her a
Voltaic was speechless. "You're getting senile. Did you forget that the Beast Temple also has a leader?"'The leader!' Mufasa froze. He looked at the golden kirin and realized something. The golden lion appeared not because it wanted to fight kirin. On the contrary, it submitted to the golden kirin. Mufasa couldn't believe this. 'What's going on?' he thought."I am the leader of the Beast Temple. How dare a servant like you challenge his master's master? This is a serious transgression!" Kirin's voice echoed across Celestial Domain. For a moment, it felt like Kirin was the true god of the world.Mufasa's mind stopped working, and he went on his knees. He couldn't control his body. "The Beast Temple's leader? Shit, I can't believe I tried to defy him!" His face contorted in rage for himself.The Beast Temple had been nothing but kind to him. Without their protection, the false gods would've killed him. And then, something that shook him to the core happened. Nox ran out of patience,
Kirin, however, felt insulted that the punch's power was this weak. "You did this to yourself, old man." He headbutted the punch and crushed it without any problem at all."What? Who are you?" Mufasa couldn't believe this. Voltaic seemed to be on edge as well.Kirin flew into the air, and golden Saint power flowed from his body. The energy conjured bones and vessels. It was about a thousand feet tall, dwarfing the golden lion. Then, flesh appeared, and a ball of fire covered it up.A golden kirin was born. Even Nox looked surprised, let alone everyone else. "He created a sacred beast. I can control one, but he did devour one. He is kirin itself," Nox said."Kirin?" Aphrodite did not look happy at all. Now she knew she stood no chance since the beginning. If Nox had summoned Kirin earlier, she and her family would be gone by now. He never called upon Kirin because he never thought she was a worthy enemy."Whoa, what kind of sacred beast is that? Feels stronger than the Generals." Q
That powerful energy shocked Voltaic, Mufasa, and Kirin. Mufasa gasped. "So that's the Three-Eyed Empress." Even without facing her, her optical power was creeping him out. If they got into a fight, he'd be no match for her.Kirin glared at him. "Dumbass. We've been trying to keep his identity a secret, but you blabbed it all out. We could've done without that!"Mufasa was confused. Faeast's Sovereigns only came once in a long while, perhaps longer than a millennium. It was something that should be spoken of all the time.Nox said solemnly, "She'd find out anyway, but given her reaction, she must be trying to get something out of me."Mufasa didn't care about the matter at hand. Nox's subordinate insulted him, so he wanted to fight Kirin. He wanted to find out why the guy had the scent of sacred beast inside him. "Less talking, more fighting. If you can beat me, you can say whatever you want. If you can't, you don't get to lecture me anymore, no matter what I say!"Mufasa activate
Voltaic summoned his will-of-the-sword. If his friend were to lose, he would keep Kirin pinned down. Voltaic might be friends with Nox, but that didn't mean he would let Nox's friend do whatever he wanted.Aphrodite shook her head. This was a headache for her. "Cultivators. Arrogant toerags who think they're the heavens' gift to the world. Only power matters. You can be smart, but you'll still have to serve the powerful in the end." She sighed.She refused to serve Nox and tried to control him. Look what that got her into. He saved her life, and now she couldn't even have a say in what she could do with it. Aphrodite knew Mufasa was in for a beating.And she was right. Kirin would not hold back against Mufasa. "What makes you think I should answer you? If you'd become a real sacred beast or control sacred beast essence, I might deign to talk to you, but you're just a servant. You do not get to give me that attitude." Kirin sneered.Mufasa was stunned. 'What? I gave him no attitude
There was a possibility of Mystians working with the Three-Eyed Clan, but how many was anyone's guess. Nox mused for a moment and said telepathically, "I have a job for you, Voltaic. Find out how many dogs have worked with these people. Kill all of them.""Right now? This is the empress' place. She can't stop me if I want to leave, but I can't do much here either." Though Voltaic was arrogant, he was no fool. He knew the empress couldn't keep him here, but he couldn't do much on her turf either."Don't worry about it. I'll make an opening," said Nox."Fine, but be careful. Don't get yourself killed. There are more important things out there. Don't push yourself if you can't take her down. This is her last chance, and she's waited far too long for you. You, however, have more opportunities out there. I bet she's creating something evil. Dark. Don't walk right into her trap," said Voltaic."I know. I'll keep an eye out." Nox nodded.Mufasa said telepathically, "I sensed the aura of
Nox scanned the Ironhands with his divine sense, but he felt no aura and couldn't discern their strength, but he could figure out who their leader was. There was a gigantic model within the Ironhands. He was about thirty feet tall and looked like a titan. He was chief among the Ironhands.The gigantic puppet noticed Nox, and he approached him. The titanic puppet bowed. "I am the leader of the Ironhands. Greetings, Nine-State Lord." He spoke Faeastian. Though it was stiff, everyone got what he meant."He speaks our language?" Nineve was stunned. Aphrodite knew about this a long time ago, but now she was sure the Ironhands' leader knew Cassian.Nox cut to the chase, "Where's Cassian? He's my grandfather.""The Three-Eyed Clan took him a few days ago. We're what's left of the Ironhands. I suspect the empress shepherded us here on purpose. She has her eyes on you," said the leader of the Ironhands."Did she, now? Very well. Tell me something I don't know," said Nox.The leader paused