One bodyguard shouted, "Look out, Mr. Weeks! Something's wrong with the fog!"Alexander felt his hair stand on end. The fog blocked everyone's sight, including the way out. If they didn't watch their steps, they could fall down a cliff.Nox was meditating in the mansion, and he felt something barging into his formation. His eyes twinkled, and he harrumphed. "Someone barged into my formation? Could it be Alex?"Nox tossed a couple of hand seals. They flew out, and the fog started to disappear. The mansion was finally revealed to Alexander and his bodyguards. They could even see the path out now.Alexander and his bodyguards fell to the ground, breathing heavily. The bodyguards looked around, their eyes wide."What's going on? Where'd the fog go?""It must be my lord!" Alexander stood up in excitement. "All of you, stay put. Do not go any further without my orders." And Alexander quickly ran up to the mansion.Nox was still seated in the great hall. A huffing and puffing Alexander
Alexander's heart sank, and he was reminded of Cashmere. He knew this was that git's trick. "I apologize, milord. It is my carelessness that led the bastards to you," Alexander quickly said.Nox waved him down. He said in an offhand manner, "They're nothing but insects. Pay no heed to them. If they want revenge, they're welcome here."Alexander paused. "I'll get my men here, milord.""There is no need for that," Nox stopped."Milord, do you plan to face the whole of Blackdragon alone?" asked Alexander, still perplexed.Nox stood up. "Alone? I can take them down single-handedly. Now go home."Alexander wanted to say more, but Nox was too lackadaisical about it, and he wasn't listening. In the end, Alexander bowed and retreated.…It was about ten in the morning, and a dozen cars had arrived at Dragoncourt. A group of men in black leaped out of the car. These were Blackdragon members, of course.After all of them had gotten out, Cashmere and Geronimo appeared."This is the plac
As more members fell down the cliff, screams echoed through the air. It didn't take long before eight members met their demise.Geronimo was looking more solemn, each scream piercing the fog. "What now, Cashmere? Why can't we get out of the fog?"Beads of sweat were forming on Cashmere's forehead. He stared at the fog coldly. "Shit. This might be a formation," he blurted."A formation?" Geronimo was shocked."Yes. Everyone, stay put! I'll break the formation!" Cashmere roared, and he pulled out a couple of talismans. He chanted, "Three paths hidden in the clouds of fate, open the path, the flames of the mystical.""Go!" A stream of fire the size of an arm burst forth from Cashmere's palm, and it roared into the fog, but before it could go far, the flames disappeared.Cashmere turned three shades whiter. He quickly made more hand seals and took out a bronze geomancy compass. The item had an ancient air around it. Cashmere bit his finger and infused a drop of blood into the compass
"Who are you, punk?" Geronimo demanded.Nox laughed. "You came to me for vengeance, and you don't even know my name?""What? You're the one who killed Casey?" Geronimo growled.Nox put his hands behind his back. "That is correct," he said arrogantly.Geronimo was about to take down the killer, but Cashmere stopped him. Cashmere looked at Nox. "Who are you? I don't believe Blackdragon has had any squabbles with you. Why did you kill Casey?"Nox said coolly, "Because the animal deserved it."Geronimo said, "He confessed, Enlightened. Let's kill him!"Cashmere said nothing. He could feel the aura coming from Nox, and it was strong enough to strike fear into a sorcerer like him. Cashmere said, "One last chance. Are you sure you want to make us into your enemy?"Nox laughed. "Don't even try to use your organization to threaten me. Blackdragon is nothing to me!"Cashmere finally got furious. No one ever dared take that attitude with him before. "Very well. If death is what you seek,
"Otherwise, I'll break your limbs and make you regret you were ever born!"Nox didn't even care. He laughed. "Three blows. If you can even touch me, I lose. What say you?"The disdain infuriated Geronimo. "Arrogance!" He spread his arms, and a burst of air sprang forth. The burst of air stirred up a powerful air current, charging toward Nox.Even the air around Geronimo was howling. The air current exploded the moment it touched Nox, and a crater was left on the ground.But weirdly enough, Nox wasn't there in the crater, almost as if he'd disappeared.Then Geronimo heard a voice from behind."First blow."Geronimo's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly retreated. He curled up his fists and spun back like a cannon. The air around him swirled and turned into ripples. Once again, explosions roared through the air.When the dust had settled, Nox stood ten feet away, unfazed and unhurt. Geronimo had struck twice, but none touched Nox. He was shocked, and Cashmere did not look happy
Geronimo's arms were a bloody mess, and he fell to the ground, ashen. No one expected Nox to heavily injure Geronimo in one blow."Mr. Burns!""Geronimo!"Cashmere and the men in black gasped.Nox said coldly, "You took the blow head-on and survived. But now you die." Nox waved his arm again, and a powerful, inexplicable aura crashed down on Geronimo.When Geronimo felt the murderous intent coming at him, he activated all his inner energy to block the attack, but it was too late. Nox curled his fingers and held Geronimo in the air without touching him.Everyone was stunned, especially Cashmere. He shouted, "Geronimo!"Cashmere quickly made hand seals, and three streams of flames darted at Nox.Nox harrumphed and swung his arm. The streams of flames shattered. "If I want him dead, no one can stop me, especially not you."Nox tightened his grip, and something cracked. Geronimo was turned into a pile of mincemeat, trapped in something invisible.Nox tossed the mangled mess back
"Chamberlord, he's too powerful for us to take on. And if I'm right, he's both a martial artist and a sorcerer. He's on par with a Greater Grandmaster."Everyone looked terrified. They knew how powerful a Greater Grandmaster could be. Faeast was a nation of warriors, but even then, not many could become a Greater Grandmaster. A Grandmaster had enough power to take on a powerful family.A Greater Grandmaster could be the ruler of a fiefdom, and now one was right here in Riverton."And so what if he is? He killed my son and my chamber's members. If I don't avenge them, how am I supposed to run this show?" Logan roared.Everyone fell silent, including Cashmere."Cashmere, heed my order! Declare the Blackdragon Decree! If the bastard wants to play, I'll play with him! Let's see if a Greater Grandmaster can fend off 3000 men!"Shocked, Cashmere asked, "Chamberlord, must we really use that decree?"Blackdragon Decree was the Blackdragon Chamber of Commerce's highest order to kill. The
Alexander sighed. "Long story, Annie. Just stay at home for now.""But at least tell me the reason, Dad," insisted Annie.Backed into a corner, Alexander had to tell the truth. "Ever heard of Goldcity's Blackdragon?"A moment of stunned silence later, Annie asked, "The local underground ruler of River Tri-State?""Yes.""You're saying we crossed the Blackdragon Chamber of Commerce?" Annie asked quickly. Any blueblood in River Tri-State worth their salt would know of Blackdragon, including Annie.Alexander sighed. "Technically, yes.""But how? They're in Goldcity. Why did they come to Riverton? And why do they want to fight us?" Annie had more questions."Empire Corp isn't the one at odds with them. It's…" Alexander wanted to say it was Nox, but he swallowed his words.Ferguson came in a hurry. "Mr. Weeks, bad news!"Alexander quickly asked, "What happened?""According to my investigations, Blackdragon has announced the Blackdragon Decree, and Logan's students are all in Rive
Kirin grabbed the ladies and regrouped with Nox. Not too long after that, Voltaic and Mufasa arrived. Voltaic wasn't in his best condition. Fending off the aftershock of that Saintly technique took too much of his life essence. Mufasa was in so deep a shock, his pupils dilated."I thought you'd leave Mystia's bastards to me, lad! But you took them all out!" Voltaic complained.Mufasa bristled. "Will you shut up? If he hadn't used that Saintly technique, I would've died!" Mystia's cultivators were handing his ass to him. He almost died.Nox said, "That wasn't me, but it doesn't matter now. The true test begins now. You can't do anything beyond this point. You can leave now," said Nox."What? But I haven't had fun!" Voltaic swung his swords. He was far from his limits. Since he was here, might as well see the empress. Better yet, he wanted to fight her."Leave. No one knows what's going to happen. Besides, the founder only told us to come. He didn't ask anyone else to. You can't han
The power of a technique created by the sacrifice of a dozen Saints had terrifying strength. The rampaging sacred energy swept through Celestial Domain. Not even a single blade of grass could escape it. Nineve thought it felt like a whole warehouse of forbidden items were launched.Everything around them shook, and waves three hundred feet tall raged on the seas outside. The ships sent by the surrounding nations sank into the waters beneath. The waves swept White Tiger, and seawater filled up his mouth.Fortunately, Southern Sea's fleet came in time and fished him out of the waters. Fergus watched as shards of foreign nations' ships surfaced, and he was shocked. The distant waters were enveloped in storm clouds. "What happened here? Someone's testing a new weapon they developed?"That was Fergus' guess. He couldn't understand what was going on."That isn't a weapon! Someone's fighting in there! Cultivators!" White Tiger struggled to get up, foam circling his lips."Cultivators are
With unyielding will, Nox marched toward the final bottleneck. At the same time, his aura became unstable, yet it started to rise. Once it reached a certain point, even Pinnacle Legend Realms could challenge Saints. His aura was far stronger than any Pinnacle Legend Realm. With his near-infinite energy, he shoved the Saintly techniques away.The Saintly techniques shattered, and a rampaging shockwave came crashing back to the Saints. They used their last resort and cast ancient spells, sacrificing themselves to conjure a gigantic wave of sacred energy.Like a falling star, the sacred energy suppressed Nox's aura, and it kept falling like a meteor. If Nox couldn't stop this, he would die. Kirin could smell the scent of death coming from Nox. His lord was in danger."No. I can't leave this to fate. I have sworn my loyalty to him, and I will not watch him die." Kirin would not leave this to chance, not even if their chances of winning were close to a hundred percent.Luck would eventu
With most of the enemies gone, Nox just had to focus on the Saints. "Only you guys now. Come, fight me!" Nox controlled the spheres and fought the Saints alone.All the Saints infused their life essence into their power, and their auras rose. Everyone now at least doubled their strength. They pushed through the spheres and slammed Nox into the ground.Nox fell, failing to make any resistance. He crashed into the border of Celestial Domain, and the whole continent shook. The Saints worked together to push through the spheres and cast Saintly techniques.The techniques rose like blazing suns, and Kirin shook from the intensity of the energy within. "He's risking his life here. Even with Saintly techniques, it'll be hard to win this. He can't hold them off with just Pinnacle Legend Realm power." Kirin was grim. Even if Nox could withstand the combined attacks, he'd be badly injured.If he was hurt before he even met the final boss of the place, there was no chance to win this war."T
The dragons' power was tied to Nox's. Since Nox wasn't a Saint, the dragons weren't Saints either. "Faux Saints and half-Saints are technically Saints too. They're trouble." Nox narrowed his eyes, and golden light shone in them."Eight Techniques, Blazing Inferno Eyes." Nox's eye power was activated, and he cast an illusion. The nearest Saints were caught by surprise, and they fell for the spell. They were put in a gigantic maze. Though the illusion was powerful, it had one fatal flaw. Though the victims were in the illusion, they could still sense the auras in the real world.Nox wasn't stupid. He tucked his aura away and quickly fell to the ground. The Emperors who were pinned by the dragons' pressure lunged at him. Controlled, they only fought with nothing but their instincts guiding them. They couldn't discern traps, but their instincts told them this was the perfect chance to strike."Good. I was waiting for this. Ultimate Moon Elephant Manual, go!" Nox slammed his hands again
Kirin was speechless, and he ignored the question. Aphrodite explained, "He's saying that Lord Nox is holding back, and he might be underestimating the enemy."Nineve had no idea about spell levels or cultivation levels. Nox was powerful enough for her. "I know he can win. The… ancient cultivators or whatever. He's undefeatable. No one can take him down," said Nineve. She cheered on for Nox, shouting in the city's direction.Nox couldn't hear it, of course. There was a big distance between them, and the energy was rampaging. The city was no more. What was left in its place was a black cube. Nox had no idea what that thing was made of, but it was indestructible and could block out his divine sense."What is that thing? Is the empress in there? It's about 35 hundred cubic feet, so that's more than enough for her," Nox muttered.While he was distracted, the ancient cultivators attacked. They could combine their forces too. The spellcasters blasted Nox with their spells, while the mele
The commotion did not go unnoticed by the nations around the area, especially the island states. They issued a notice of natural disaster, and as the roaring waves spread, the nations and their people started panicking.Once White Tiger got to a safe zone, he got a message from Imperia. Azure Dragon was the one calling. "What happened over there? The meteorological department says a super storm is gathering in that area. If the storm clouds start to move, it might affect Faeast's waters!"Faeast's government had issued a notice of natural disaster to the coastal cities. The Southern Sea's fleet was evacuating the people as fast as they could."I don't know. I think the lord's fighting the boss of the place," said White Tiger. He didn't know much. He told Azure Dragon that Voltaic and another half-Saint were helping out as well."Shit, someone's after me. Talk later!" White Tiger hung up. The enemy was too powerful for him. He couldn't take the guy head on, but just when he was abou
Nox's talismans were dispeled, and tens of thousands of talismans came flying back. The ancient cultivators didn't give Nox a chance to counter their talismans. The moment the talismans came close, they exploded. The combined force of the explosion razed the ancient city into the ground.When the dust settled, the city was no more. Even Kirin had to use his avatar to stop the explosion's force from hitting the ladies. Even Aphrodite was shocked at how the explosion took out the city. This was unbelievable. "I underestimated them. They're more powerful than I thought," said Aphrodite."Naturally. Spiritual energy was abundant everywhere in their era. Everyone had the same resources, and they had a lot of secret arts back then. On average, ancient cultivators fight better than modern ones," said Kirin.The Mystians weren't much weaker than ancient cultivators, but the modern ones were. A dozen or so of them would be a problem, and Nox had to face more than a hundred of these ancient c
"You guys are useless and toxic for the world. I should kill you where you stand. You'd be good fertilizer." Voltaic unsheathed his swords and pointed them at Hyde. "You shall die for your crimes, Hyde! Now tell me, how do you wish to go out?"Hyde burst into laughter, and he waved his hands. Hundreds of gods appeared all around. These were the Mystians cultivating in Celestial Domain. The Yin energy they summoned covered the island, and a wave of violent energy engulfed Mufasa and Voltaic."Now tell me, how do you wish to go out?" Hyde looked at them coldly.Mufasa gasped. "We're in trouble, Voltaic."Voltaic wasn't expecting a big company hiding here. Mufasa felt his hair rise just from facing so many enemies. They might not get out alive."Quite a lot of maggots here. Good. I just became the world's top swordsman, and your blood is perfect to prove that." Voltaic's eyes filled up with will-of-the-sword. The boundless waves of a river crashed into the Mystians.Kirin rubbed his