Shura Temple's lord gloated, "Never thought this would happen, did you, Greenshade? You were too cocky in Faeast, and you forgot you weren't there anymore! You will die here!"Sirius was excited as well. A monk from the religion of Enlightenment, killing someone that spooked the whole of Mystia. Perhaps history would be rewritten. The world would be in his palm.He got a little smug and said arrogantly, "You cannot stop the gods of Enlightenment, Greenshade. Surrender, and I might spare you!"The gods of Enlightenment shot their bloodlust toward Nox, trying to make him surrender, but Nox didn't even look at them. "Gods? Enlightenment? Nothing but ignorant ants. Just because you're wearing the facade of enlightenment doesn't mean you can make me surrender. You flatter yourself." He sneered."All talk. Why don't you show me what you can do, then!" Sirius cursed. He couldn't believe Nox was still so arrogant at this point."Very well. Watch closely. I'll break this phantom spell of y
Nox sent his will-of-the-sword forth and pierced Sirius' Yin spirit. Shura Temple's lord was flabbergasted. His ally had all the advantage on his side, and yet Nox destroyed him like it was nothing. He realized Nox hadn't even used a fraction of his power during their fight. There was no way to win this.He turned back and ran as fast as his legs could take him. If he could get out of the mountain, he would survive this. The temple lord cursed, "Fuck you, Mousse family! There's no way we can fight a monster like that! You set us up! I'll kill you, I swear!"He had half the mind to think that the Mousse family and Nox had this planned all along to destroy the fates of the southwest nations. That would pave the way to supremacy for Faeast and lead them to rulership in the southwest.Shura Temple's lord wanted revenge on Faeast and the Mousses, but he didn't have the courage to attack Nox. Then, the man he feared most appeared right in front of him."G-G-G-Ghost! This cannot be! You c
That was a terrifying threat. Half of Faeast's people gone? They wondered if this dragon could really do it.Before Black Dragon could speak further, Nox slapped him out of existence. Stunned, Vermilion Bird asked, "That's it?"'The dragon's gone?' she wondered."Of course not. That was just an avatar. Any demonic beast that gains a human form is a demon. He's not just any demon. He's also a true dragon," said Jonah darkly. Though he was a flood dragon, he was still a true dragon.Black Tortoise had woken up. Even though he wasn't sure of the details while he was out of commission, his consciousness felt the rumble of spiritual energy happening around him. A fierce battle must've taken place."Milord!" Black Tortoise was ashamed of himself. He couldn't even be of help when he was needed."Don't beat yourself up. Aphrodite found herself some powerful helpers. Any single one of them could destroy a nation if they wanted to. Even the old me could only manage to stay alive. Defeating
The energy in the skies couldn't come down, and they couldn't absorb the energy in the dragon's vein. They were weakened here."I told you this place is a Dragon's Vein. Even a true Sacred Beast would find it hard to cultivate here. Only those who are powerful enough can, but at that point, they'd have ascended to the High Heavens. They have no need to waste their time here."Nox narrowed his eyes. "Only a mediocre guy like Black Flood would have to use this place."A large pool of magma shattered, and a black flood dragon flew into the air. It looked a little like Nox's golden dragon, but it was less majestic and only had three talons on his claws."That's Black Flood. Looks just like the ones in the books. Three talons and antlers on its head. Looks like a mix between a dragon and a snake," Nox said.Jonah said curiously, "So you've never seen a true dragon before?""Have you?" Nox looked at him.Jonah paused for a moment and shook his head. Of course, he hadn't."Mystia has
'Me? Livestock? A meal for the gods?' That was an insult Black Flood had never heard before."How dare you, Greenshade! I am the strongest being on Earth. I am the true dragon! You are but a Sovereign! You are nothing!" Then he roared, and his aura spilled. Jonah, Black Tortoise, and Vermilion Bird were wobbling.The power of a true dragon was more than they could imagine. "Feel my authority, Greenshade! You cannot stop me!" Black Flood was hovering in the air, stirring up layers of black flames. He was threatening to rip the world apart."Your authority is nothing! You are but a flood dragon! Even if you are a divine dragon, anything that is an enemy of Faeast will die! Ultimate Sun Dragon Manual! Dragonmaster! Appear before me, true dragon!"Nox activated his spell and summoned nine golden dragons into existence. Every golden dragon was bigger than the flood dragon, and all had golden scales and five talons. There were the true dragons of Faeast.Legends claimed that any Sovere
"That's right! This is dragon tattoo, and the power of dragons can kill even immortals. Gods are nothing to me! Let's see how you deal with this, Greenshade!"The dragon tattoo was gathered, and a black ball about a thousand feet big appeared. Like a black hole, it started devouring everything around it. Jonah couldn't imagine how powerful it would be if its full power was unleashed. No one in the Mortal World could stop this."Interesting. You are just a flood dragon. In ancient times, you could only rule a single well." Nox sneered."Shut it! You talk big, but I'm enough to handle you!" Black Flood wanted Nox to bow, but since that didn't work, he lost his patience and decided to blast his spell off. "Let's see how you like this!"Black Flood shoved the black ball in Nox's direction. The mountain above was starting to tremble, and debris was falling as if the world was crumbling. The black ball was threatening to tear the space around it apart. It left gashes in the air wherever
White Tiger came as fast as he could after killing the monks, but he was one step too late. His lord was already devoured, and all he could see was Black Tortoise. "Dammit! You bastards!" He went berserk and activated his sacred beast essence. Though his enemy was a flood dragon, he still pounced at it."Hm?" Black Flood looked at him, and White Tiger was already slamming his fist into the dragon energy. Though it didn't hurt Black Flood or his dragon energy, he was still surprised. Black Flood tied White Tiger up with his energy and asked, "So you're White Tiger? You work for Greenshade?""That's me, you little bastard! I'll kill you! You killed my lord!" White Tiger struggled and almost broke free a few times.He said, "Interesting. I don't know how you did it, but you managed to summon your sacred beast essence even under my authority's influence. Guess I'll have to take a closer look. I have a sparring partner for you. Why don't you play with him for a while?" Black Flood smiled
However, he could easily overpower that technique, so it would be useless against him. The only thing left was Nox's Eight Techniques. They were good enough to make any regular cultivator an Emperor if they could have full mastery over any single technique.However, he was a dragon. Even Emperors were insects in his eyes. Only Flawless Pinnacle Legend Realms could fight him, but not even they had a chance of defeating him. Dragons were no ordinary beings. They were divine beings from the High Heavens.Black Flood had cultivated for a thousand years, and thanks to his great fortune, he became a flood dragon. Though he was also a Flawless Pinnacle Legend Realm, there was a big gap of power between gods and humans.Black Flood was unafraid of any mortal cultivators. Not even a hundred Flawless Pinnacle Legend Realms could take him down. To his shock, however, the Eight Techniques were Saintly Techniques now."Shit, the Mousses didn't tell me everything? If he does know Saintly Techniq
'What? Griffin was a sworn brother to Magic Mountain's founder?!'"That's right," confirmed the formation master. "He only told us recently."As the first to learn of this connection, he had shared it with the Saints of the Five Elements, ensuring they wouldn't betray their alliance. Using the promise of ascension as leverage, he managed to secure their cooperation. After all, the Great Saint of Fire had already reached the threshold for ascension.The risks were minimal, and upon ascending to the Transcendent Firmament, the Magic Mountain's founder would surely offer his guidance. For that reason alone, the five mentors had rallied to aid Nox.With such mighty forces gathered, morale on Nox's side soared. Meanwhile, the Whitefield family's spirits plummeted, crashing from the heights of hope to the depths of despair in mere moments. The mental strain caused several of their weaker-willed members to break completely.With dread settling over them, the Whitefields could only place
The Whitefields were getting cocky, but then they realized the powerhouses that came weren't responding. The aura was powerful, but there was no life in it. On closer inspection, they noticed that the leader of the group only had half a body left. His soul was missing. The quartet behind him was nothing but a pile of mincemeat.The portal buzzed again, and seven silhouettes came out. Five of them felt domineering, and they looked prideful. It almost felt like they were peerless. These people were none other than the Saints of the Five Elements.Four of them were Pinnacle Minor Saints. While one had an aura so strong, this place couldn't handle it."A Great Saint! Great Saint of Fire!" Fiery Ignis, Dominic, and Achille couldn't believe their eyes.It had been too long since Mystia saw a Great Saint, and he was Nox's mentor."So, he's the one who broke through first. But now he's already hit his bottleneck. The other four's power isn't enough. If the Sacred Beast Seal isn't upgraded
The Montgomerys and the Byrds decided to see Nox together, but they were refused. They were cursing Nox and calling him disrespectful, but then they saw Nox and his team taking a portal to the path of the ancient divine."What? He went right to them? Why? He's going to fight the Celestial Lord now?" The representatives were shocked.'How dare they!' they thought.Nox and his team went through the portal quickly and appeared right over the Whitefields' place. The Whitefield family was the newest member of the divine four and the real mastermind behind the Inkdarks' demise."Kirin, I told you I'd take you back here someday. I told you that when we come back, the Whitefields will be no more. If you can't do it, I can wipe them out for you." Nox looked at Kirin."Don't look down on me, milord. You don't need to dirty your hands for them. I'll do it!" Kirin summoned his avatar, and with Saint power infused, the avatar turned into a real beast. The sacred beast itself descended upon the
"Time to finish this. My lord's going to the path of the ancient divine next. You should decide who's going to take over after the Celestial Lord is taken down. That's all. Now let's talk about our personal business. Listen up, anyone who had a part in attacking my family, tell your clans that I'm coming for them. I'm killing all of you!"Bloodlust filled the air, and the representatives were shocked. "You killed your own family. Yes, we made them attack you, but we never wanted to wipe it out!" the Whitefields' representative said.Kirin flew into a rage. "How low can you go? You forced them to kill me, or you would wipe us out instead! You think I'm stupid? You'd have killed my family either way! I know how you guys function. You're crueler than any beast out there. Listen up, there's still time to plan for your funeral. You'd better make a good plan."Kirin chased everyone away. The families were going back to prepare for battle, but two remained behind. One was the Byrds' repres
Nox's Magick Sword crushed the enemy leader's soul. "I said I would cut you down, and I did. Now do you see who's the ignorant one?"The enemy leader realized that Nox was the man at the pinnacle. Perhaps the moment Nox became a faux Saint, he was already no match for him. "So what if you can kill me? You are Faeast's Sovereign, and you have a duty to push Faeast to power. But the Celestial Lord still exists. As long as he is around, your wish will never be fulfilled." He sneered."Is that so? Well, he's next on the list to be culled. If anyone tries to make an enemy out of me, I will destroy them and their families, even if they are from the path of the ancient divine!"Nox shattered the remains of the soul, and the path of the martial's leader was no more. The problem harassing Faeast for millennia could be solved at long last. Achille was stunned. It hadn't been that long, but Nox had surpassed him.Nox was better than him in every way. He was an even better swordsman than Achil
The enemy leader was waiting. One technique broken wasn't enough to take Nox out. He wanted to wait until Nox had cast all he knew and find an opening to take him down, but Nox wanted to take him down with the power of the sword."You're stubborn. Very well, this makes things easier for me. I'll kill you, or at the very least, wound you!" He'd be stupid not to take advantage of this. The enemy leader's avatar morphed into a gigantic fist and slammed into Nox's chest.The impact shot through his body and reached his soul. Nox spat blood, and his soul was injured.Achille couldn't stand by anymore. Nox just told him not to push himself, but he wasn't taking his own advice. Then, Nox's weak will-of-the-sword shone blindingly, and then Unto the Origin appeared once more."Even under my pressure, you can use this technique? You're strong, but you're as stubborn as your mentor. You've lost your chance! Die! You'll never get here in time, Achille! Shadowkill!"The enemy leader's avatar t
"He couldn't even kill Nameless, and he only became an Ascendant through the Heavenly Dao's blessing. However, I can already summon the High Heavens' spiritual energy! How will you cut me down now?" With the spiritual energy he summoned, the enemy leader stirred the clouds, and Nox's will-of-the-sword was getting haywire.Nox scoffed. "The Heavenly Dao's blessing? You think he managed that because of a blessing? And you call yourself the leader of the path of the martial. You know nothing.""And why do you say so?" the enemy leader asked solemnly.Nox took a deep breath and stared at the enemy leader. "The heavens gave me glory, and not even I would say I am blessed by the Heavenly Dao. The founder ascended to save Faeast's people. He wanted someone from the High Heavens to kill Nameless. Answer me this: if you don't have enough power, would you challenge the Heavenly Dao for your faction?"Nox challenged, "If you fail an ascension, you will be destroyed, and that includes your sou
"So, your student's here. If he was one moment later, you'd be dead," the black-robed man said, sneering.Achille did not look happy at all. He looked at Nox with chastise in his eyes. Nox was worried about him. If he didn't show up, Achille would die."This is no sparring session, master. This is about the people of the world. If you want to spar with someone, Dominic and Voltaic are your real rivals. If you want to fight them after this, I won't stop you," said Nox.That managed to calm Achille down. He felt ashamed. "Heavens, my mindset was a mess just now. I thought I could face death calmly, but…""Every living being will try their best to survive, you told me that. We only sacrifice ourselves if the outcome is worth it. Now that I'm here, sacrificing yourself is just being stupid," said Nox.Achille sighed, but he was glad that his student could be so understanding about so many things. It was his honor. "Very well, then we shall kill this leader. You're right. This is no sp
Black Tortoise was stunned. 'So, they're serious?'He stared at the enemies and asked coldly, "Is this offer serious? You'd better not be lying to me.""You think we'd lie? We could trample you easily if we wanted to, but your damn lord is on his way back here!" The captains wanted to surrender immediately, or they might actually die.Black Tortoise was a little hesitant. If Nox was on his way back, he'd never give these people a chance to surrender. That could only mean one thing. The battle was inconclusive, but Aphrodite's plan worked. At least the powerhouses were taken down.The ten powerhouses were the path of the martial's true pillars. The enemies were surrendering without any one of them here, however. That could only mean that something had happened to them."Very well, I accept your terms and offer to surrender. But you'll have to tear down your defenses while the sacred beasts set up a formation," said Black Tortoise.The captains hesitated, but the powerhouses urged