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
That made the killing intent die down."Suffer? You're the one who should suffer!"He's in isolation? Very well! I will torture you to my heart's content so that his mindset is disturbed, making him deviate!"Black Tortoise, watch carefully as I torment your lord!"Ronan's entire body was blazing with an icy flame. It was a fire that burned yet released ice energy.The energy condensed into hundreds of ice spikes that darted toward Nox under Ronan's control."Eight Techniques, Technique of Arts."With the binding spell, Nox sent flames dancing in the air, melting the ice spikes."Hmph! You're quite skilled, but that's not enough! Nox, I'll admit that I only have a 30% chance of winning against you at Supreme."However, I am now at the Royal Path. Have you ever experienced its Celestial techniques? I will open your eyes today! Divine Frost!The Yin energy condensed once more into ice, forming bone after bone until icy skeletons stood before them.There were hundreds of icy sk
It was a pyre of Gilded Flame.Ronan's entire body was burned by Gilded Flame until black smoke wafted from his body. It carried a foul stench with it while the giant Yin-filled body shrank."Haha! Yin powers are weak against the Gilded Flame, and Ronan is even a cultivator of evil energies!" the prison guard cackled.The greatest strength of the Pinnacle Legend Realm was that a cultivator could continue cultivating even when their body was destroyed. As long as the soul could continue to absorb the energies around them, they could maintain their form. To a certain extent, it was immortality.However, there was a great flaw as well. Those who cultivate without their physical body would find it harder to improve. They could train for centuries and still have improved less than a year's training for someone with their body.If they wanted to maintain their forms, they needed to absorb the natural energies around them. However, those energies were split into negative and positive ene
"If you get a breakthrough using Phantom energy, you will be considered weaker than the more powerful Supreme cultivators in Mystia."What's worse is that you abandoned your physical body before you even broke through to the next Realm. If you lived during The Investiture, you would be the weakest Earthly deity at most."The prison guard kept mocking Ronan.The commentary shattered Ronan's mind."You scoundrel! You're just a prison guard. What right do you have to criticize me?"Ronan dashed over to kill the rambling guard."Shoot! Nox, save me!"The prison guard adored mocking and criticizing others, but he always faltered in a fight. Thus, he instantly started begging Nox for help.However, Nox did not care and just watched the guard get torn to shreds.Just as Ronan was raging at the guard, the torn figure of the guard transformed into bubbles and disappeared."It was a clone?" Ronan was stunned."Not at all. How could he be that strong? That's just a projection made with
"Nox, how dare a Faeastian scum like you demand a war god surrender to you? You fool!"I'll show you the might of Eastsun's martial arts! Eastsun's martial arts is invincible!"Ronan let out a shrill shriek before forcefully splitting this body into half.Using half of his soul as a blade, he charged at Nox."Northstar Phantom Slash!"A wave of icy sword energy was sent hurling toward Nox. It gleamed with a terrifying light.Nox continued to fight with the will-of-the-sword. With a wave of his fingers, shimmering sword energies appeared before him.As the blades clashed, one could actually hear the sounds of metal striking metal.The clash of the blades sent sparks flying in the air.The sword energies whirled around them in a chaotic manner. Nox had to admit that Ronan was quite skilled with the blade. In fact, he could be considered one of the best swordsmen in Faeast.The two men's fight continued from the ground up into the air. Nox's sword energies swirled around him lik
"Even Sariel fell within two slashes! You're only at the Supreme Realm. How can you survive it? Even if you want to use another technique now, it's too late!"There was a sinister glint in Ronan's eyes as he guffawed at the sight of victory."Don't worry. I told you that I would only use my blade."Swordmaster, Chiliad Blades. All for One!"Suddenly, Nox's body was trembling hard while the space around him seemed to be twisted and turned by some mysterious force.As Nox's body began to blur and fade from view, thousands of blades formed with sword energies emerged from his body.Ronan sharply inhaled upon seeing that. "What? You're turning your body into your blade? Is your will-of-the-sword at Attuned Realm?""Oh? You know of that, too? That's right. This is what Faeastian swordsmen mean when we say to be one with the blade," Nox replied.Meanwhile, deep in the mountains in the heart of the Divine Prison Formation, the prison guard was covered in sweat."This is terrifying. E
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
Their targets were the relics around the altars. The moment the whirlpool showed up, the black energy conjured black walls and kept Brundela on lockdown, cutting off all communications.Possessed by evil spirits, gods from ancient civilizations came back to life. In the underground graveyard, the dead came bursting out of their coffins, and skeletons with phantom flames flickering around them charged at the holy knights and James' secret agents.Nothing more needed to be said. The holy knights' leader led the charge. The other knights resolved to fight to the death as they battled the skeleton gods.James and his secret agents fired off at the enemies, but the bullets did nothing to the skeletons. All they managed was to light a big spark. Only grenades and howitzers could deal damage to them, and even then, the damage was light.The battle was fierce. Though the knights did not fear death, they were still weaker than the prehistoric gods. These skeletons were nigh invincible, and
Nox was hovering higher than the Ice Temple Lord, and he got everyone's attention."Who's that?""It's a Faeastian!""My God, it's the Nine-State Lord!" Nox was known throughout Faeast and the world. Brundela's council members had recognized him the moment he showed up. They had nothing but fear for gods, yet Nox was the strongest man in the Mortal World, so they respected him.The clouds in Brundela's skies were hanging heavily over the ground, and the icy aura they radiated was making everyone shiver. Winter seemed to have come early for Brundela. The temperature was dipping fast.Back in the control center, intelligence agents were watching the surveillance footage closely, and they noticed the altar. The Twilight Order and Ice Temple cultivators were there, strengthening the altars' seal the best they could. There were soldiers guarding the altar as well.For some reason, the secret agents had a feeling something bad was going to happen. Murphy's Law, as they said.Suddenly,
A sliver of energy flew out of the puppet and gathered natural energy around it. Then, the temperature rose at a blistering rate. Fortunately, Bard's reminder came just in time, and Vermilion Bird was prepared for this. She led her team away from the spot.A pillar of fire engulfed the building, and heat waves shot off in every direction, lethal and deadly. The light eventually faded, and all buildings in a few hundred yards were razed to the ground.If Vermilion Bird had killed the puppet without thinking just now, she would have lost all her men and suffered serious injuries. "That bitch! I'm going to make her into a human swine one day! I'll give her hell!" she cursed.Bard gasped. 'Yeah, women can be really terrifying.' Not one General was a normal person.This incident didn't escape Nox, of course. He saw it through his divine sense. "Heh, you can't fight the flow of history? You say that, Aphrodite, but you've done the same thing more than once. Schemes and plots when your ey
Aphrodite was a master manipulator. She knew the weaknesses of Nox's underlings, and she praised Bard, "At least you know where you stand, Bard. You never overreach. Though we failed to make you one of us, I still thought it'd be a shame to kill you."Bard smiled. "Oh, you're such an actor, Ms. Mousse. You know why we don't like you? Queenie is a genuine lady, just like our lord. You're far inferior to her. And don't flatter yourself. Of course, I know where I stand. I can't even reach the pinnacle of martial arts, let alone cultivation."No matter how smart I am, my lack of talents holds me back. I can never be made an important leader." He was only spared because he couldn't become a threat to the Mousses.Nox didn't use schemes because he didn't need them. Absolute power could trump any plot.Vermilion Bird clenched her teeth. "What is the meaning of this? The lord knows that the bitch is here?"Bard shook his head. Vermilion Bird was a smart woman, but Aphrodite made her lose
Aphrodite felt nothing but sorrow, and Vermilion Bird burst into laughter. "I expected nothing less from these people. Your men are just like their employers. Hey, knights, you guys want to find out more about Faeast martial arts? See those Mousse guys? They're masters. Deal with them."Vermilion Bird gave her orders. She knew these people would escape the moment she showed up. The knights flew off, going after the escaped Mousses. The Mousses were a family of warriors, while these knights were cultivators, to an extent. They wore mystical artifacts, and the Mousses' guys didn't have something like that.The battle was fierce but short. The Mousses' powerhouses were taken out, and the rest were dealt with by the Shadow Division."And now only you're left. Interesting, isn't it? Karma always bites you in the ass. You betrayed my lord, and now your men betray you. You deserve this," Vermilion Bird cursed."Yes, I deserve this, but as long as he wants to be the Nine-State Lord, then w
'The beating heart of this land?' The woman's underlings looked grim. They were supposed to be the master tacticians here. Yet, Nox played them like a cheap kazoo. 'He's a far better tactician than we expected!'Nox began his counterattack not long after the Ocean of Death incident. This woman was none other than Aphrodite, Nox's old flame. When she saw Brundela's fate stabilizing, she knew right then that things had gotten out of her hands."Tell the Mousses in Eropa to retreat right away. There is no need to stay here any longer. He's not attacking us because he's waiting for us to do the same. The moment our men try to start anything, he'll swoop in and take them all out. "No one can beat him if he decides to go all the way. Not even me," said Aphrodite.Suddenly, the Mousses' powerhouse noticed something. "I sense bloodlust. Who goes there? Show yourself!" The powerhouses unsheathed their weapons and stood around Aphrodite, protecting her.A group of black silhouettes appeare