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
Ever since Nox left, George and Yvette were overjoyed. Queenie, however, looked out of it. Ever since the incident on the bridge, Queenie missed him more and more.She couldn't do anything about it. Her parents wouldn't let her see Nox, and she had too much work to do. It had been a while since Queenie saw Nox. She had no idea where he was staying either.Queenie came back home, but she was still thinking about Nox. After a simple dinner, she went back to her room.George didn't care even if his daughter looked troubled. He wanted his daughter to date Alexander, not Nox. If Queenie got together with Alexander, his family would rise to prominence.Yvette looked at her daughter. Worried, she said, "She won't talk to us. What should we do?"George said dismissively, "Don't worry. She'll be fine once she forgets that punk.""But she's not getting any younger. She should be getting a boyfriend now," said Yvette."Are you stupid? Alexander is courting her. If they get together, our fa
Alexander knew full well George was just a greedy bastard. He coolly said, "I'm here for Ms. Sanders.""Queenie? Oh, she's at home. Please, come inside."Alexander followed George into the courtyard.George ordered his servant, "Get the best tea from my study and make a brew for Mr. Weeks."Alexander waved him down. "No. I just want to see Ms. Sanders as soon as possible."George quickly said, "I'll talk to her right now." He went to Queenie's room.Yvette was talking to Queenie, but she refused to see Alexander. George came in and approached his family. "What are you doing, Queenie? Get out there and see Mr. Weeks.""I won't!" said Queenie."Why? He came all the way here. You can't just not see him," said George angrily."Why should I see him? He has nothing to do with me!" said Queenie."You silly girl! He's helped our family out so many times, and he did so much for you! You can't just cut ties with him. And he bought a ton of flowers for you. Don't you get it?" George was
"What? You're picking me and my family up?" Queenie was confused, and so were her parents."Pick us up and go where?"Alexander answered, "To my villa. You and your family will be staying there for a while."Queenie was even more confused. She then chuckled. "Is that a joke, Mr. Weeks? Why would I stay at your place?""Because you're not safe here," said Alexander."Not safe? What do you mean, Mr. Weeks?" Queenie asked.Honestly, Alexander answered, "Do you remember how a rich kid slapped you on the highway, Ms. Sanders?"Queenie was stunned. A moment later, she said, "Yes.""That rich kid is more than you think he is. He's the eldest son of Blackdragon's leader."Queenie's heart skipped a beat, and her parents were dumbfounded.Speechless, George asked, "But that's not right. Even if he is the son of Blackdragon's head, he did slap my daughter. They're coming after us even when we haven't asked them for an explanation?"The Sanders Family had no idea Nox had avenged Queenie
Queenie didn't ask that out loud, however. In the end, she listened to Alexander and decided to move to Watercloud Villa.After packing up, they were escorted to the villa. On the way there, Queenie felt uneasy. She was worried about Nox. She was worried he crossed Blackdragon for her.George, however, was terrified and wouldn't stop talking. "Mr. Weeks, which bastard killed the heir and shifted the blame to our family? We're upright citizens. We're not related to any murderer."He asked, "Mr. Weeks, you're a powerful man. Can you tell Blackdragon that we're innocent?"Alexander was black as thunder. He thought, 'How shameless can this man get? He dares accuse the lord?' If it weren't for Queenie, Alexander would've kicked George out of the car."Mr. Weeks?"George was about to ask more, but Queenie said coldly, "Dad, enough. Can you stop talking?""Did you just yell at me?"George was going to argue with Queenie, but Yvette tugged on George's sleeve. She hinted at him to look
Queenie's parents followed Ferguson to their room, leaving Queenie and Alexander alone in the great hall.Once her parents were gone, Queenie turned around. "Mr. Weeks, I have a question.""Ask away, Ms. Sanders," said Alexander politely.Queenie paused, then she took a deep breath. "Mr. Weeks, you know Nono, don't you?""Nono?" Alexander was stunned."Yes. My boyfriend, Nox Greenshade."Alexander's heart skipped a beat. He didn't see this question coming, and he had no idea how to answer. After all, he promised Nox that his identity would be kept a secret.A moment of musing later, he asked, "Why do you ask, Ms. Sanders?""Because I have a feeling you know him." Queenie observed the changes in Alexander's expression.Alexander smiled. "Yes. As you've guessed, I do know him.""What? You really know Nono?" It was just a guess, and Queenie didn't expect Alexander to confess.Alexander grunted, but he said nothing more.Queenie continued, "I have another question. Did… Did Non
"I don't know, but it's worth a shot," said Aphrodite. She then tried to solve the thing like it was a Rubix cube. Every surface had three hundred squares. Solving it was a huge project. Patience alone wasn't enough. They need brains. No one in the team but Aphrodite could do this.Nox used to play standard Rubix cube when he was a kid. That thing had a formula to it. Master the technique, and it could be solved easily, but unless someone took the time to learn it, solving it without any help would be hard. If Nox had to do it, they could never solve the puzzle.He didn't even memorize the runes' arrangements. He could spend his whole life solving the cube, and he would still fail. Everyone knew how difficult this thing was, so no one pushed Aphrodite."Good thing you saved her, milord. No one could have solved this cube otherwise," Kirin said telepathically.Nox answered, "Perhaps, but if she wasn't around, I'd brute force my way through. Anything man-made can be destroyed through
Something inside the cube rang out. The explosion didn't even make it do anything, but Nineve's kick got a response out of it. Everyone wondered why, but then the sounds of gears turning came from the cube.Kirin gasped. "Maybe the empress is hiding inside. Or maybe the cultivators locked her in there." No one knew the real reason. Not even Nox's divine sense could see what was inside the cube."No idea, but the cube's big enough to hold one person," said Nox."A prison. That's the best you can come up with. She did not lose the battle, you know. To an extent, her spell worked. If she spreads it across the world, she'll be its one and only ruler, but I don't believe a spell that perfect exists. An unimaginable price must be paid for it, and it's a price we cannot afford," said Aphrodite.Kirin was about to bristle, but Aphrodite approached the cube and touched it. Blinding light reflected from its surface. The light rippled outward, and crisscrossing lines split the cube's surface
"Even if you're the Nine-State Lord's woman, your treason is still punishable by death!" Voltaic glared at Aphrodite. If it weren't for the founder's order and her connection to Nox, Voltaic would've killed her.Aphrodite did not look happy either. Power meant everything. Voltaic was a powerful man, and he had nothing to worry about. Even during her family's zenith, she wouldn't dare cross him."Just go, Voltaic. I have my reasons. If you want to stay, then you and Mufasa get out of Celestial Domain and wait for me outside. When I get through this, the path of the ancient divine's coming after me. You can help me when that happens," said Nox.Voltaic gnashed his teeth but eventually decided to do as Nox told him to. "Fine, if you say so. But be careful. We don't get a Sovereign every day. Your life is not just yours. Faeast's people depend on you." He then hollered a Mufasa and left.Mufasa bowed to Kirin. "I shall take my leave now, sir." And he left with Voltaic. No one stopped t
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