Since Nox sounded genuine, Queenie raised her head. "You're not lying?""I swear!" Nox held up his right hand."Queenie asked, "Why haven't you come to see me, then?""I've been busy, Queenie. I'm sorry." That was the truth."Don't lie to me again. Ever since I knew you, I've only had eyes for you. I'd die if you lied to me." Queenie started shedding tears again.Nox quickly hugged her and cooed. Now he realized Queenie wasn't sick. She was just heartbroken, but he still felt for Queenie. "I'm sorry I did this to you, Queenie. Look at you, all gaunt."Queenie said, "It's all your fault. My heart died the moment I saw that photo."Nox heaved a sigh and held Queenie tighter. There was love in his eyes. He decided to see Annie as soon as possible and clear things up with her so that Queenie wouldn't get the wrong idea."Nono, I'm hungry," said Queenie weakly. Of course, she was hungry. Days of starvation tended to have that effect on people. If Nox hadn't come in time, she'd have
Keith did not look happy after that call. He hung up and looked around, but Nox hadn't come out. Then he turned to Jebediah. "I have to go, Master White. Urgent matters. Tell the lord if he asks.""Of course.""Thank you. Derek, we're moving out." Keith then left the Sanders Residence.Derek wouldn't disobey his commander's orders. He looked at George and Yvette sadly before leaving the house. There were already Shadow Division members waiting outside. They approached Keith. "Commander.""What's the sitch?" Keith got into his car."Commander, this is news from the customs. A group of Black Flag's Rank A members have infiltrated Riverton under the guise of another identity. If the information's right, they're here for the Redmoon Auction House's case."Ice-cold murder swirled around Keith. "They dispatched Rank A members?"The member answered, "Affirmative."Keith sneered. "Guess they're desperate then. I want you to find the bastards' hiding place ASAP. This is an order! I don'
Queenie felt much better after Nox cleared things up with her. "Nono, how'd you know I was sick? You don't even have my number now.""It's all thanks to your cousin.""My cousin?""Yes. He gave me a call and told me about you." Nox told everything that happened to Queenie.Queenie was excited to hear Derek was around. "Derek? Gods, it's been years since I saw him. Where is he?" she asked quickly."Probably outside. Let's meet up with him.""Sure. Derek's the best. We've been close since we were kids. However, after graduating from college, some kind of national security agency recruited him. He never told us about the deets, and now he's in Riverton." Queenie walked out with Nox.Nox knew why Derek kept it a secret. The Shadow Division members must keep their jobs private. Fundamental rules, of course.They were tied to the nation's security, but more importantly, if their identities were known, the enemies could hold their friends and family hostage to threaten them.Jebediah
Nox scratched his nose and smiled wryly. "I'll tell you later."Queenie eyed him with suspicion. "Fine." She was disappointed that she missed Derek but then looked at the skies. The air felt warm. "Nono, I wanna go shopping. You gotta come with me.""Sure. We can go anywhere you want," Nox said gently."That's more like it." Queenie happily turned to her parents. "I'm heading out, you guys."Yvette didn't dare object, so she forced a smile. "Don't stay out too late. You're still weak.""Okay." Queenie and Nox left.Once they were gone, George couldn't hold it in anymore. His legs buckled, and he fell to the ground. "Dear gods. What did we do wrong to deserve Greenshade?" George bawled and whined like a big baby.Yvette quickly helped George up. "Calm down, George. As long as Queenie's fine, it's all okay.""My foot! That bastard's friend almost killed me! This is unacceptable!" Rage bubbled in George's soul."What do you want, then?""What do I want? I will never let that bas
After Jebediah was gone, a Stretch Lincoln Limousine appeared at the end of the road. Though it was a few hundred yards away, Nox felt it the moment it showed up, but he kept quiet.The couple kept walking straight. Queenie wanted to grab some coffee, so they went into a coffee shop. They placed their orders, and Nox said, "Give me a second. I need to use the restroom.""Sure," Queenie replied.Nox went through the backdoor and disappeared into thin air.The limousine was still tailing Nox and Queenie. It was parked by the road. Faye, Mr. Inkheart, Larry, and the bald guy silently waited in the car.No one noticed a silhouette suddenly appearing on the top of the limousine. He appeared out of thin air, and then, everyone heard a chilly voice ask, "How dare you tail me, you curs?"Everyone in the car shivered. They knew where that voice came from. It was above the car. Everyone looked up, and Larry gasped in shock. A moment ago, no one was up there, and now, Nox was standing right
"Is that so?" Nox took a seat."Yeah. Take a sip and give me a review." Queenie pushed a cup of steaming hot coffee over to Nox.Nox took it from her and had a taste. The coffee was bitter at first, but there was something fresh in it. 'Good coffee,' he thought."It's not bad," said Nox."Glad you liked it." Queenie beamed.The couple chatted away happily, and a while later, they were done with their coffee. Queenie suggested they go shopping at the mall. Nox nodded.They came out of the coffee shop, and Nox tasted danger in the air. The moment it came close, Nox darted ahead and defended Queenie. "Queenie, look out!"The explosion of a rifle shot tore through the street. A tanned Voxlian man was lying on the windowsill of a building across the street. He was holding the Destroyer, a Voxlian anti-tank rifle.The Destroyer was Voxlia's most powerful sniper rifle. It was over six feet six inches long, and its bullets were 20 millimetres wide.The rifle could easily destroy a tan
Before their attacks could land, a woman roared, "Who dares attack Mr. Greenshade?"A quartet of silhouettes charged into the battlefields. They were Faye and her men. A moment ago, she and her men were going to leave, given what Nox did to them.Before they could go far, however, they heard a gunshot. Curious, they quickly came to the spot and were met with the Voxlian killers attacking Nox. As a token of sincerity, Faye decided to deal with the killers for Nox.Mr. Inkheart, Larry, and the bald guy quickly battled the killers. Nox frowned. He was about to kill these bastards himself, but the Sovereign's Society's meddling stopped him. He was surprised they would help, given he almost killed them a while ago.The killers were caught by surprise as well. Screams dotted the air as Larry, and Mr. Inkheart took out five killers.The killers weren't weak, but they were no match for a Zen realm sorcerer and two Greater Combatants. Larry and the bald guy tore through the ranks of the ki
Faye pulled more masks down. The killers were all the warriors guarding the auction. "Voxlians. Dammit all! They tried to scam our money, and now they're assassinating you? Unbelievable! They should die for this!" Faye snarled.Nox said nothing. They could send in twenty Grandmasters, and he'd still be unfazed. Twenty killers were nothing. He'd killed more than a hundred Grandmasters before."Who are these guys, Nono? They just killed all those people. And who are those masked men?" A pale Queenie tugged on Nox's hem nervously. She was just a civilian who'd never seen any murders.Before Nox could say anything, Faye smiled at Queenie. "We're Mr. Greenshade's friend, lady. Don't take this the wrong way. These masked killers are our enemies.""You're his friend?" Queenie stared at the gorgeous Faye."Yes. It's the Sovereign's Society's honor to befriend someone like Mr. Greenshade. We'd love to know if he'd be our friend," Faye flattered.Nox wouldn't take that bait. He ignored Fay
"You're going nowhere! Die!" The Sovereigns chased after the spirit, and a hundred rulers followed. They trapped the Titan's spirit and ripped him to shreds."Holy shit! That's the ancient Faeastian Sovereigns for you!" White Tiger roared with pride. He was on the roof of a tower somewhere.Emperor Elijah narrowed his eyes and exchanged a look with the other Sovereigns. He hurled the remaining essence of the Titan's spirit to White Tiger and stuffed him with it. The energy filled White Tiger up, and he ballooned. Black, rancid energy came out of his body, and he fell into madness.Nox cast Heaven's Demise and sealed White Tiger's consciousness. The Ice Temple Lord, realizing what the Sovereigns were trying to do, encased White Tiger in a coffin of magic ice."This is an impressive underling you have, Nine-State Lord. Devouring spirits gives him power. Anyone else would've lost their minds and become a killing machine, but White Tiger's already mad to begin with. There's no further
"The third kind of Emperor uses natural energy, the power of Yin and Yang, and the elements to become one. Since they use all kinds of elements and energy to become an Emperor, they are practically invincible."The Ice Temple Lord was excited. "So, you're saying I'm the strongest kind of Emperor?"Nox was speechless. "No, what I was trying to say was you took the wrong path. You could've absorbed the energy in the heavens, but you absorbed the Yin energy in the ground. You're stronger than Frostmir, but his level was higher, so you'd still be no match for him." Nox pursed his lips."Eh?" The Ice Temple Lord was disappointed. He thought he could be on par with Nox once he became an Emperor. The Ice Temple Lord wasn't the only one who gained power. The Ice Temple cultivators did as well. Black Tortoise, White Tiger, and Vermilion Bird gained a lot of power, too.Vermilion Bird was now a Flawless Supreme, Black Tortoise was an Advanced Supreme, while White Tiger was an Intermediate Pi
The fact that Nox could cast Sovereign Seal showed the Ice Temple Lord a new level of power. The Sovereign was more terrifying than the gods. 'No wonder they could rule the world in ancient times.'The ancient Sovereigns and rulers of Faeast attacked their enemies. The fate of Faeast gathered over their heads, piercing the clouds that hung over them. The weaker monsters were all slain, and Emperor Hans pierced the pharaoh with his spear, returning him to dust.Emperor Blade killed the god of another ancient civilization. The evil energy possessing them was purified. Moments later, the only gods left were the Titans. Unlike the possessed gods, the Titans were ancient cultivators.Even if they didn't master any spells or techniques, they'd trained their bodies to their absolute best. The Sovereigns and rulers didn't have much advantage against these enemies.These spirits were only summoned through the relics and the remnants of energy left within. Their bodies were gone, and their s
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