Nox wasn't fazed at all. He easily dodged, and the saber cut through air. John swung his saber again, this time horizontally. Another gust of wind was stirred.But before the saber could hit Nox, Nox dodged again. Once again, John missed his target. His face fell. He clawed his way to fame with the Tiger Saber Technique, but he missed his enemy two times in a row.John yelled, "You punk! Dodging's no way to fight! Face me head-on!"Nox sneered. "Very well.""You're dead!" John held his saber with both hands and infused all of his inner energy into the weapon. The saber started to buzz.John swung his weapon down on Nox's head, and the edge carried the power of lightning.Nox didn't move. When the weapon was a few inches away, Nox held up his right hand and grabbed the edge with his fingers.Everyone was petrified, but none was more shocked than John. His weapon was more than a hundred pounds heavy, and he infused it with all his inner energy, only for Nox to stop it with two fin
He had already made a promise to Logan, so he had to step up."He's right. If we take him four on one, we can kill him!"Finally, everyone was working together to take Nox down.Nox smirked. "Good, at least you know your place. Killing you one by one will be boring.""Shut your mouth, cur!""We'll show you what we can do!"Mr. Zard shot ahead, barreling his fists at Nox. Mr. Goats and Louis attacked as well. A combined attack from three powerful martial artists proved to be different. Fists and palms rained down on Nox.But Nox sneered. "That's more like it, but you're still weak." He waved his hand, and a palm struck Mr. Goats and Mr. Zard.The two of them staggered backward before Nox leaped and lashed his right leg at Louis' palm. The attacks crashed, and a thud thundered in the air. Louis staggered backward as well."He's strong." Louis was shocked, and he quickly ran his inner energy around his body. Nox was like a god. Even though the men were not weak, they were nothing
The moment Nox killed two of his comrades, Louis finally felt terrified. Jebediah was ashen as well."Mr. West, he's too strong. What should we do?" Jebediah kept making hand seals and cast his phantom spells.Louis was in a rut, too. He thought this would be an easy job and easy bounty, but Nox was a far more terrifying opponent than he could imagine.'Dammit, Logan! You're going to get me killed!' Louis cursed in his mind, but he kept on attacking.Being the leader of the River Tri-State Martial Alliance, Louis was a decent fighter. Air currents swirled around him, and his shirt billowed in the air.His palm techniques were both gentle and tough, and they rained on Nox. However, Nox easily dodged them all."Out of all the maggots, you're the best of them, but still, you aided evil, so you have to die."Nox turned into a blur, and he reappeared before Louis like a phantom.Shocked, Louis quickly unleashed all his inner energy. "Firepalm!"Flames appeared on his palms. This wa
"Please, have mercy on me! Spare me! I'll do anything! Anything!" Jebediah groveled and begged for mercy. Everyone feared death, including Jebediah.Nox looked at the sorcerer. "Too late for apologies now.""Please, I'm sorry! The Blackdragon bastards lied to me! They tricked me, I swear! I'm a student of the Regal Path in Dragon-Tiger Peak! I only came out to travel! Please, have mercy on me!" Jebediah kept groveling.Nox arched his eyebrow. "You're a student of the Regal Path?"Jebediah paused for a moment, then he said, "Yes, I am! I'm one of the 14th-generation students of the Regal Path!"Nox mused in silence. He asked, "Do you know Cypher Sparrow, then?"Jebediah's heart skipped a beat. "You know of our patriarch?"Nox sneered. "The old git owes me ten jars of Dragonwine. Course I know him!"Ten years ago, when Nox was still training with his master in Mystia, he came to know the patriarch of the Regal Path.The old man came to Mystia to find the higher realm, but young
Cashmere and his warriors were still waiting for Louis and his team at the mountain base. One hour had gone by, but none came back with news. Cashmere was getting worried.A man in black asked, "Enlightened, they've been in there for an hour."Cashmere looked at the estate and said nothing for a moment. "You guys stay here. I'll go check things out.""Yes, Enlightened."Cashmere ran up the mountains. Nothing was stopping him, but the air felt eerily silent. Cashmere became increasingly worried.Right before he came to the estate, he saw a pile of bloody corpses lying before him, and his eyes went wide.The first corpse was Louis, but the body was sliced in two. Even in death, Louis' eyes were bulging. He was dismayed. Piled with Louis' corpse were the bodies of his comrades."They're all dead." Cashmere's legs buckled, and he almost fell, but he composed himself and galloped down the mountain, running for his life.…After Jebediah piled up the corpses, he took out a talisman.
As the underground ruler of the River Tri-State area, Logan had absolute power, and the bluebloods were proud they could see him."Mr. Royal, I'm Xavier Coulson. It's an honor to meet you. I have something to give you, as a token of respect for you and your chamber of commerce."Xavier was one of the top ten richest men in Riverton, and he started his empire with the hotel business. In Riverton alone, Xavier owned six high-class hotels.Xavier gave Logan a pair of jade scepters, and they were expensive."Mr. Royal, I'm from Supply Corp.""Mr. Royal, I'm from Path Estate."The bluebloods were all trying to suck up to Logan, presenting him with expensive gifts.Blackdragon was too famous, and Logan was an ambitious man. Of course they had to pay him some respect.Logan laughed. "Thank you, but I'm here to take care of some pests. You should be on your way back home now."The bluebloods took their leave, but before they could, a panicked voice echoed in the air."Chamberlord!"
Logan was looking grim. He was the chamberlord, but if he ran away with his tail between his legs, his chamber of commerce would turn into a laughingstock.If he didn't run, however, he would have to face an alleged Greater Grandmaster who killed all the people he sent in. Logan clenched his fists, musing over his options."We can't afford any hesitation, chamberlord. We have to leave now," said Cashmere again.The Blackdragon warriors were looking at Logan, and even the bluebloods were watching.Some hesitation later, Logan announced, "Fine, we'll go with Cashmere's idea. Everyone, we're leaving this city for now!"The men in black answered, "Yes, chamberlord!"But then screams pierced the air. The screams were horrifying and bloodcurdling.Logan was aghast. "What's going on out there?"Cashmere shivered. He had an ominous feeling about this. And then, a bloodied man in black came trundling in. "Chamberlord… he's here! He's here!"Logan and the men in black were solemn. Logan
"Who are you? Why are you fighting us?"Nox sneered. "Me? I'm Nox Greenshade.""Nox Greenshade?" The mention of that name made Logan shiver again for some reason."Yes. This is your first time hearing my name, and it'll be the last. Tell me, how do you want to die?" Nox asked.Logan roared in laughter, but there was fury in his voice. "You ignorant punk! Just because you know how to fight, you think you can go against me? I've been in this line of work for decades, and I created Blackdragon."Logan shouted, "I have three thousand students, and you think you can kill me alone?"The hundred or so men in black whipped out their weapons. Metal glinted, and the air was filled with murder."And my students are all on their way here." Logan sneered venomously.It was the truth. Since he sniffed danger, Logan's men had called his students to come quickly.Nox didn't care. He stood with both hands behind his back, calm and collected.Jebediah, however, frowned at the news. He quickly
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