The gate crumbled away, unable to defend itself any longer. Atlas was stunned. 'That's Nox for you. He can defeat anything in his path.'He clicked his tongue. "I'm honestly impressed with the Mousses. They almost managed to kill a guy like him." That meant the Mousses truly had the power to back up their bark.With the gate gone, a passage to a new, undiscovered land stood before them. Cold, biting winds came howling out of the passage. It was as if hell stood at the other end of this path.The winds were chilly, and there were screams of phantoms hiding within. Even Atlas shivered uncontrollably.The soldiers couldn't help but think that this path looked like a highway to hell. Nox laughed. "And now I go to the other side, where my old comrades are! I shall slay everything in my path, even if they are the lords of hell!"Nox went into the path, and the soldiers followed without missing a beat. Once the last one stepped into the path, darkness swallowed them whole. The sealed war
Atlas took the reins and led the soldiers down the path to destroy the phantom cultivator remnants. Nox saw them off and went down the other path. It was a meandering tunnel, and a while later, Nox smelled blood. 'This can't be good,' he thought solemnly.Nox ran at full speed, and the path eventually broadened into a spacious hall. The air was thick with blood. He cast Divine Sense and saw more than thirty corpses lying around, all clad in armor. "Heaven's Cage's guards. Who did this? Dammit. Warden, come out here!"Nox slapped the obelisk and unsealed the warden. The warden showed himself again, looking bitter. "Sir, I told you not to come in, but you wouldn't listen.""Shut it. I knew you were hiding something because the Mystia bastards were around. No one's here now, so tell me what happened," Nox said darkly.The confrontation between Nox and the warden back then was partly an act. The warden's multiple warnings told Nox he had something to say."Yes, something did happen he
"Quentin's an arrogant toerag who doesn't look before he leaps, but he's not this stupid. Well, I have more information for you. Not too long ago, after you 'died' in the Ocean of Death, the Limerents' patriarch defied divine rule and secretly left Mystia."The warden said, "He brought someone back from the Mortal World and chucked him into Heaven's Cage. The Path of the Sword's guy led the way. I couldn't get on anyone's bad side, and those guys threatened me.""You know how it is here. No one cares about a few extra or missing inmates unless it's a serious emergency, so I kept my silence."Nox looked at the mistreated warden and sneered. "What's so good about godhood? You have no freedom, and you slave yourself away to keep your neck. Keep talking. More people showed up, didn't they?"The warden pouted and almost cried. "Yeah. Everyone looks down on me! Even the Sect Alliance's elders talked down to me!" He sobbed."Ever since your 'death,' you've never been in contact with Myst
Nox and his group stepped into the prison.Heaven's Cage was divided into two sections.The outer section was for the ordinary exiles who could move about freely.The serious criminals of Mystia were locked up in the inner section. These were cultivators who violated the divine laws.A cultivator's guilt was entirely decided by Mystia, so the locked-up criminals might not all be the worst people around.Nox was at Heaven's Cage to set the criminals inside free for his own use.However, when he stepped into the prison built inside a mountain, he found it devoid of life.Heaven's Cage was spacious and located in the mountains thousands of miles above sea level. Cages were embedded in the cliff faces with an open top for the only light in the entire prison.Any prison that could lock up powerful cultivators was no ordinary prison. These cells were mystical artifacts refined by cultivators.They were now all destroyed, with their inmates rendered to a horrifying blend of blood and
"Greetings, Your Majesty, from Lord Nox of Faeast... No, the Defender Lord of Faeast.""Huh? Why are you being so formal, Nox? Rise. This is too much." The old man summoned a gust of Yin energy to bring Nox back to his feet, but Nox did not move."Sir!" Nox barked out a response with a stern look on his face as though he would never get up unless the old man accepted the formal greeting."Why are you being so serious? You're just too much!" The old man shook his head, feeling speechless.Nox was not happy to hear that. "Sir, how disrespectful to say that I'm too much."The old man smiled and glanced at the hole in the wall before turning back to Nox. "How interesting. You are on your knees before me yet allowing you to rise is disrespecting you. Why don't you elaborate on why that is?"The old man was smiling before his face suddenly twisted into a stern and solemn look.In a blink, he was once more a majestic being with a great presence.Nox finally smiled upon seeing that."
Mystia had done all it could to stop Faeast from being united. Afterward, Mystia did not even keep their word and gave the Phantom Tribe a chance to recover. The sect alliances, families, clans, and even the military, were intrinsically involved with Mystia. "Mystia refused to allow Faeast to return to peace because they were afraid we would rise back to glory."You know that before The Investiture, the entire land belonged to Faeast. Even the so-called gods had to pay their respects to us and accept their inferiority.Having Sariel give up his physical body and be cooped up in Mystia was the equivalent of holding him hostage. Unless he had no choice, Sariel would never have agreed to that condition. Back then, Faeast desperately needed peace. They could not afford to let the chaos go on any longer, or the entire nation might be exterminated. "Nox, I feel guilty for that. Still, you have made all of Faeast proud, Lord Nox! You exterminated the revived Phantom Tribe, elimina
With all the information, Sariel could tell at a glance what was going on.He had always known there would be a battle in Imperia. Quilo was not a man who could protect the providence, while Nox was just a man who could not do everything by himself. Hence, he decided to sneak the providence away."Nox, I'll keep it short. The one after the providence of the Limerents is the War God of Eastsun, Ronan Northstar."He used to be no match for me, but then he absorbed the Yin energy of the Phantom Tribe, greatly increasing his strength."The only thing I could do was burn my spirit away and seal him in a Supreme cultivator's corpse."Before Sariel could finish speaking, Nox was using Revival of the Eight Techniques to try to save him."Nox, don't waste any more time on me. You're a miracle doctor, but you can't revive the dead."My spirit is already scattered. The remaining parts of my soul are barely held together by the providence."I leave the providence to you. Don't even think a
Ronan had just been unsealed, and he already wanted to attack Nox's subordinate."Ronan, you refuse to kneel before me. Now, you dare to attack my man right under my nose. Who do you think I am?"Technique of Arts! Talisman!Nox swiftly struck back twice, and the cave Black Tortoise was in became enveloped by an even stronger barrier reinforced by talismans.The violent energy was dissipated by Talisman before it could crash into the barrier."Nox!" A ghastly howl filled the air.Ronan crash-landed onto the ground, shattering the wooden boards and shaking the whole prison."Call me Lord Nox."Nox's disdainful and disgusted glance infuriated Ronan."You Faeastian scum! How can you call yourself a lord? You should be the one on your knees!"Ronan's Yin energy spread throughout the prison as he tried to overwhelm Nox with the bloodthirsty nature of his violent energy."What a joke. Faeast is a vast land with a deep history. Who cares if I call myself a lord? There have been hun
Nox felt choked by the sheer emotion he was feeling. Sometimes, even a thousand promises couldn't compare to the simple vow of staying together in life and death."Don't worry. There's no one in this world capable of killing me," he reassured her with a smile. All the talk about ruling the Nine States and Five Domains or becoming the emperor of the world paled in comparison to having the one he loved by his side.The destroyer ship made its way back to Faeast's inner harbor. Nineve eagerly led the group to the largest shopping mall in the area as soon as they disembarked.The marines quickly found themselves acting as her personal attendants, lugging bags upon bags of purchases. The spree lasted the entire day, only stopping when the mall finally closed for the night.Later that evening, Nox was watching a live news broadcast in the hotel.The screen showed an official spokesperson from Faeast addressing the issue of piracy on the high seas. The statement carefully emphasized the
As the Temple Lord of the Beast Temple, Kirin was none other than the auspicious beast Kirin itself.On the other hand, Mufasa, while known as the temple's guardian, was, in cruder terms, little more than a servant to the golden lion. His master, the golden lion, paled in comparison to the Kirin in both cultivation level and bloodline.Simply put, if the golden lion were present, it would have to kneel before Kirin."What now? Why'd you drag me out? Couldn't you deal with it yourself? You're so annoying! I was just having a great chat with my students," Kirin grumbled, clearly irritated.However, he immediately shut his gob after receiving a hard whack on the head from Nox."I called you out to ask if you could gather the beasts of the Beast Temple. Tell them to withdraw from Mystia and return to Faeast for the time being. I foresee a war with the path of the martial brewing soon, and I'll need a fully armed force of sacred beasts," Nox said, his piercing gaze fixed on Kirin."Ca
Faeast's rise was inevitable. This belief was absolute and unshakable!At that moment, Aphrodite came to a realization that so long as she and Nox had no romantic ties, their hearts could truly be in sync.Love brought complications such as resentment and division. But without personal emotions clouding their judgment, everything they did would be for the nation alone. Take this moment, for example. The intricate trap she had laid was no longer just a scheme. Rather, it had become a necessary move to safeguard Faeast. By nightfall, the destroyer arrived at the island where Voltaic resided. Before the ship even came to a stop, Voltaic stepped onto the water, striding across the waves with Mufasa by his side. With effortless grace, he leaped onto the bow, landing before Nox on the deck. "You old bastard, what's your deal? When I tried reaching out before, you acted like you were deaf. Now that I've shown up, you're all smiles and warm welcomes? What's that supposed to mean?" No
Just then, several pirate ships appeared on the horizon. They were from Capwave Island. Now, Nox had every reason to suspect that these pirates were nothing more than pawns, a smokescreen used by the elites of the island nations to cover their tracks. "Milord, those guys have their eyes on us. What's the call?" the captain asked. "My rule is simple. If they make a move, fire. Wipe them out. But you're the captain, so I'll leave the decision to you," Nox said. The university students onboard were all fired up, ready to take action without a second thought. The captain, mindful of the number of civilians on board, decided to attempt communication first. He picked up the radio to send a warning to the pirates.The deafening roar of jet engines ripped through the sky. A sudden transmission cut into their frequency. The voice on the radio was firm and unmistakable. "This is the Faeast Air Force. We have orders to escort your vessel. Stand by." Above them, fighter jets h
Nox first checked on Cassian. After realizing he was fine and had only collapsed out of exhaustion and loss of life essence, Nox turned to lead a group of men toward the port. The mystical artifact sealing off the island had been retrieved. The isolated island would finally see the light of day once more! Nox had just arrived at the port when he was surrounded by a pack of students. Somehow, they found out their savior was Lord Nox of Faeast. They were all insistent on meeting him. "We just knew Faeast would save us!""Our savior is actually Lord Nox! We will surely study hard to repay Faeast!"They were young and impulsive. In their eyes, Nox was sent to rescue them as Faeast knew they were in danger. Hence, they were overwhelmed with emotions. Nox stared at them with a guilty look in his eyes. He had not even known they were kidnapped. Due to that guilt, he agreed to take a group photo with the students even though he disliked appearing before the public eye. The enti
"Zeller, you'll be brought to justice!"With a twist of his fingers, thousands of swords appeared out of thin air and swung at Zeller.Without any techniques he could use, Zeller had to risk his life to block and dodge every blow sent his way. However, his body gave up after a few hundred strikes, and his body was torn apart.Shaken to his very core, Zeller tried to make a retreat."Where are you going? Quintuple Lightning, awaken the divine tempest!"As deafening thunder roared through the sky, countless bolts of lightning struck down at Zeller's dark spirit, killing him.One of the best evil cultivators died just like that.His death also sounded the death knell for the Celestial Ordinance's Abode that had been causing chaos in Faeast for centuries.The Marine Corps gazed at Nox with passionate excitement in their eyes.This was their lord, someone who was stronger than Cassian!Nox turned around to find the remaining elites crying in despair. Some of them had already lost
The energy erupted with a force that broke through the clouds. Zeller swiftly realized something was wrong. The staff inside the formation was trembling. Cassian was about to break through his trap. Nox's eyes lit up. "Oh? Grandpa broke through to the fifth-ring Minor Saint realm."As soon as he said that, the energy set the air ablaze, causing the demonic phantoms to melt away. When Cassian appeared in view, he was covered in blood while tightly holding on to the staff. With all his might, he pulled the staff out of the ground. The instant the staff left the dirt, the formation dispersed. Cassian collapsed onto the ground, having depleted his life essence. "Shoot!" Zeller instantly tried to get the staff back. However, Nox acted at the same time at a speed far greater than Zeller's. He first rushed over to Cassian and took the staff from him. Then, he struck out with a palm that sent Zeller's life essence dispersing from the immediate area. Zeller was sent flying away
"Watch as I break through your technique!"With a low roar, Cassian used his essence to draw out a talisman. The moment the talisman was complete, the stench of blood flooded the air.Blood energy was unable to dispel the demonic phantoms, but it was able to reveal Zeller from where he was hiding within the phantoms."Found you!"Cassian sent another punch swinging. The tables were turned.A series of loud bangs echoed from within the cloud of demonic phantoms. The Golden Fire Saint power surged. With one last dull thud, Zeller was sent flying out of the formation."Mousse, you're mistaken. I told you so. Cassian would win!" Nineve said with a scoff. It was so great to witness Aphrodite humiliated.Aphrodite shook her head with a soft laugh. "Princess, do you really think what you see is the truth?"Nineve was stunned. "What do you mean? Speak clearly!""You saw Zeller sent flying out of the formation, but that doesn't put his life in danger at all. If you were Cassian, you wo
"Ashura's Seal, Demonic Phantom Fury!"Zeller waved his staff. When he struck it against the ground, countless demonic phantoms appeared, surrounding him and Cassian and blocking them from view. Amid the demonic cloud of phantoms, golden fire could be seen flickering within. Cassian was trapped by the phantoms, and the Greenshade family's ancient martial style did no damage. He could not disperse the demonic phantoms. Under Zeller's control, demonic energy seeped into Cassian's body, slowly scrambling his mind. "This is bad. It looks like the trap has turned into a personal demon for Grandpa." Nox frowned. "Act if you must. Faeast needs a strong fighter of the previous generation like Cassian right now," Aphrodite said. Nox nodded. Still, now was not the best opportunity for interference. If Cassian could not get rid of his personal demon, his cultivation would suffer in the future. There were many cultivators at Saint Realm who practiced the soul techniques of the pat