"There, Bard." Bear leaped again and was on the living room's roof a moment later. Bard followed.Back in the living room, Melissa sat in the center haughtily. She had the look of a C-suite executive, as if her experience overseas made her better than anyone in the room. Hogs and Jezebiah stood with her.George and his family could only sit like they were Melissa's employees.Bear muttered, "Where's the lady?""What are you, stupid? Look for the prettiest one." Bard pointed at Queenie.When Bear saw Queenie, his eyes shone. "Whoa, that's the lady? She's gorgeous."Bard smiled. "Of course. The lord is handsome and accomplished. His lady must be of caliber as well.""Uh-huh. She's pretty. I thought kind souls usually have a… plainer appearance, but she proved me wrong. She's a lot better than that witch," gushed Bear.Queenie was beautiful. Though she was only wearing a blouse, it didn't hide her looks. She had skin as fair as snow and the looks of an angel. Bear was captivated.
Melissa chided, "You've gone too far, George. Hogs is your brother. He's family. You can't exile him."George sneered. "Don't try to convince me, Melissa. He tried to destroy my family, and you want me to just let it go? Not in a million years."Melissa harrumphed. "You're defying me?""Obviously," shot George."How dare you?" Melissa slammed the table. George was supposed to be a timid coward. 'So, what's with the confidence?' she mused. 'He won't even listen to me.'"Your daughter might run a company now, but that doesn't mean anything. I make more money overseas in a year than everything this family has combined." Melissa took another hit of her cigarette.Hogs said, "That's right. You think you're a hotshot? Melissa's way more impressive than you think. And I can't believe you're letting Queenie marry that trash. Greenshade is nothing. He has no job, no money, and no memories. He might be a felon for all we know!""Can't believe you're marrying Queenie to him. Our ancestors
"If it's so embarrassing, why are you back? Do you really think you're no longer a Faeastian just because you spent a few years abroad? You make me laugh!" George was now absolutely hostile.He did not care anymore.Anyone who had the nerve to be disrespectful to Nox would be thoroughly insulted and criticized.Melissa was instantly beside herself with fury. "How dare you criticize me, George!"George confidently shot back, saying, "What about it? Do you really think you're all that just because you pretend to be from abroad with your luxury brands and cigarettes? As if! Who do you think you are? From now on, you, Hogs, and Jezebiah are kicked out of the Sanders family! We do not welcome trash like you here."George had gone berserk and began to chase them off."H-How dare you kick me out!" Melissa nearly stomped her foot in anger."What if I am? Let me remind you that my daughter is now in charge of the family." After saying that, George continued, "Men, take the trash out of t
As Hogs drove along the road, two shadowy figures flashed across the land and appeared so suddenly in front of the car that it was as if they were ghosts."Dad, look out!" Jezebiah, who was sitting in the passenger seat, cried out as soon as he saw the figures that had appeared out of thin air.Hogs had also spotted the figures and hurriedly slammed on the brakes while spinning the steering wheel to avoid them. However, the car still crashed into the nearby guardrail as it had been traveling at high speed.White smoke drifted from the crumpled section of the car.Still, Hogs, Jezebiah, and Melissa were safe and sound inside.After Hogs crashed his BMW into the guardrail, the two figures standing on the road began to speak."Bard, these are the three nobodies who insulted our lord at Sanders Residence just now, right?"The one who spoke was Bear, one of the Three Commanders of Shadow Division in Faeast.The reserved-looking Bard let out a grunt."I'll teach them a life lesson.
Bear held up his bloodstained triangular knife and pointed it at Hogs. "Why'd you insult my lord, you cur?"Hogs almost wet his pants, his eyes wide. "W-What do you mean?""You insulted Lord Nox. Back at the Sanderses' place," Bear repeated.Something slammed Hogs' mind, and he was reminded of Nox. "You're talking about Greenshade?" He was in disbelief."Ah, so you know his name. Time for you to die." Bear thrust his weapon ahead, and the triangular knife plunged into Hogs' heart.Bard tried to stop him, but he was too late. Bear attacked too fast. The knife pierced Hogs' heart, and he died on the spot. His eyes bulged, and his body convulsed. He fell into a pool of his own blood, dead as a doornail."Fatso!" Bard couldn't believe his friend had killed another guy. He snatched the knife out of Bear's hand. "Are you mad? You can't just kill people like that."Bear snickered. "Just taking out the trash. You're overreacting. The hag's all yours." He backed off.The sight of Hogs a
Draco, Tristan, and Alexander stood nervously outside a room at Dragoncourt, of which the door was tightly shut.Tristan asked, "Commander Fort, did Commander Colton get in trouble again?"A sigh escaped Draco's lips. "Yeah. We told him to lay low, but he wouldn't listen. First day in town, he slaughtered two of the lady's relatives. Unbelievable!"Tristan was speechless. Alexander piped up, "What now, Commander Fort? Should we plead for him?"Draco looked at the shut door. "Give it a minute. No one can stop the lord if he's on a rampage.""Fine."Bear was in the room, hanging his head low like a child who'd been caught doing mischief. Bard stood beside him. Nox, looking stormy, loomed over them.True to his promise, Bard told Nox of Bear's actions. When Nox found out Bear killed Hogs and Jezebiah, he was dark and gloomy, and he said nothing.A long while later, Bear blurted, "Calm down, milord. They're already dead anyway, and they deserved it. Couldn't have them insult you. I
In the eerie Phoenix Chamber, a deadly, gorgeous silhouette in red was staring at the calendar before her. A red X was blotched over the eighth of the month—the day of Nox's wedding.There were three days until that date. The silhouette's eyes were filled with violence and murder. "Three more days, and you'll be marrying that mediocre, unremarkable…"Mutters of dismay escaped her lips. And then she slammed her fist on the obsidian table before her. The table was smashed into pieces."Lonewolf! Where are the Curseland Demons?" she roared.A gaunt, icy man with a saber appeared from behind. "Milord, they should be in Riverton now.""Good." A dark laugh appeared on Aphrodite's face. "Tell them to keep her alive, but make sure she's tortured out of her mind. I want to crush Nox's heart!" hissed Aphrodite mercilessly."Yes, milord." Michael backed out of the chamber.Aphrodite stared into the distance, venom dripping from her gaze. "You'll regret marrying her, Nox! I'll see to that."
"That monster must've taken them away! Officers, you have to save the kids," said the street vendor, a little drunk. The cops were searching in the east of town.They ignored the drunken codger. Vampires? A likely story. It was all bullshit.Old Zimmers cursed the cops' mistrust and said that he would find the children himself. He downed a couple more glasses of wine and went off on his own, armed with nothing but an axe.The old man went down the road, searching the outer ring of town. It was a deserted place. This was a shantytown. All the villages around had been leveled, and only grass and ruin remained, with the exception of a small shrine that many still visited.Whenever festivities swung by, the townsfolk would come and pray. That stopped after the disappearances started happening.A drunk silhouette—old Zimmers—was approaching the shrine. He murmured, "Why won't they believe me?"A moment later, Zimmers reached the shrine. Once proud, the shrine now had a dark air. If
The demonic eye covered everything. Its intensity even suppressed Faeast's fate a little. Dominic knew better, though. The empress might look like she had the upper hand, but Faeast's fate was still cleansing her formation. This was her final moment, and the empress was risking her life to fight Nox."If I can't get you, no one can! Die, Greenshade! You will perish today, and I will destroy your nation's fate! Faeast will never see a Sovereign!" The empress had succumbed to madness. Anything she couldn't get, she would destroy.Her eye power attacked again, and the crimson vessels turned black. The black strings weaved a huge web, and every string could destroy any cultivator who was not a Saint. Nox activated his Saintly manual, and the saintly dragons breathed fire. Though it was powerful, it couldn't break the web, and even the dragons were trapped."Saintly dragons, so what? I'll kill them all the same!" The third eye unleashed its power again, but it was the empress' limit. Bla
"Dammit, how'd that bastard take my place? I'm the Sovereign! You're blind, Faeast's fate!" Flame Emperor roared, but the more he complained, the more the nation's fate turned its back on him.The empress' mind was blank. 'What is going on here? He's just a cultivator who's barely trained for twenty years, and he can summon his nation's fate all the way here?' she thought."This can't be. How did this happen? It's impossible!" She was questioning her own power. Her confidence was wavering. She might lose this battle, and Nox would kill her."So what do you think now, empress? Are these dragons enough to pin you down?" Nox walked through the air and passed the barrier easily. Slowly, he approached the empress and looked at the ancient cultivator proudly."You're looking down on me again? You bastard! So what if you have nine saintly dragons? You think Faeast's fate is enough to kill me? You do not have the power!" The empress hated that look. She was the god who controlled this land
If Nox met his end here, it would be very unceremonious compared to his life."Ultimate Sun, Nine Dragons." Nine dragons appeared. These dragons were the avatar of Nox's power. They were not just any avatar; they were sacred beasts."Dragons? You think they can take down an ultimate ruler like me? This is why you're so confident? How childish, Greenshade. I'll shatter your hope, then! Die, dragons!" The empress' third eye unleashed bloody energy, and it formed a sharp web.The web crushed the dragons immediately, and golden rain fell. Though he was bathing in his dragons' blood, Nox wasn't panicking."The dragons alone aren't enough. They can't pin a monster like her!" Dominic looked grim. In ancient times, dragons were nothing but a delicacy for powerful entities. Their power was not enough to scare a monster like the empress."If true dragons aren't enough, what about saintly dragons?" Nox's eyebrow arched, and the empress' pupils contracted."Saintly dragons? You? You think yo
"Say the word, and I shall help you push Faeast to power. All I want is for you to submit to me, not make me your master. Is a woman like me not enough for you? My beauty, power, and brains far outstrip whatever your women have. Survival of the fittest is how this world works. Cultivators like you should know that."Submit to me, and I shall become Heavenly Dao, while you shall rule the Mortal World. I shall rule the heavens, and you shall rule the earth. Together, we are the world!" The empress was making an offer again, and she presented a whole agreement.Unlike the deception she threw to Flame Emperor, she genuinely wanted to work with Nox this time. "You are a master of talisman. You know I'm not lying to you. I admire you, so do not let me down again. Push me into a corner, and no one comes out happy." The empress stared at Nox.She hoped Nox would understand where she was coming from and change his mind. Nox was in her trap, but all he did was laugh. "Let you down? You amuse
White Tiger was crying. A guy who didn't fear death was kneeling on the deck and crying his heart out. The Southern Sea navy gathered around. This man was a Great General, and they wondered what might have happened to him. Everyone knew it must be serious.Fergus was stunned. "Is Nox in trouble?" Nox used to work with Fergus for a while, and the man saw Nox as his own son. He was the future of Faeast. If a man like him were to die, he couldn't imagine what would happen to Faeast.All the Southern Sea navy units thought highly of Nox. He was their boss and comrade. A blanket of despair spread through the fleet. When that emotion reached its peak, it would turn into fury. Anger filled up the Southern Sea navy."Men, heed my order. Open fire at Celestial Domain and do not hold back!" Fergus ordered recklessly. He wanted to fire the forbidden item at Celestial Domain.When the news got back to Imperia, Douglas almost leaped out of his seat. "Are you mad, Fergus? Do you have any idea wh
The empress laughed. "That was a powerful attack, Greenshade. If we'd fought seventy thousand years ago, you'd have killed me, but I'm far stronger than I was. You have no idea how much I've suffered over the years. My eye power is beyond what you can imagine! I've gone through enough pain, and that's why I can stand at the top!"This is the final hurdle! Now I'll show you the suffering I've endured!" The empress' third eye opened, and the eye power it unleashed was twisting space itself. The whole world was shuddering.Heavy pressure weighed down on Nox, and his astral form trembled. Much to Nineve's shock, the third eye flew out of the empress and hovered high up in the skies, replacing the sun and moon. The eye turned crimson, but it reflected different colors and inversed the world's colors.Living beings were black and white in this world."Shit, that's her ultimate Soulcatcher and the level of power every eye technique user dreams of! The moment the kaleidoscope opens, you ar
Queenie didn't care about the big picture. She would do whatever Nox told her to. Flames burned her again, and the fires of a phoenix covered the mountain, suppressing Flame Emperor once more, stopping his release."You are my clan's emblem, phoenix! Why are you doing Greenshade's bidding?" Flame Emperor was furious. At his core, he was as short-tempered as the empress.The empress saw what was going on, and she mocked, "Seventy thousand years, and you are at the mercy of the new Sovereign! Not even your phoenix listens to you now!"Nox's astral form descended and stood before the empress. The bloodlust he radiated made her shake. "You're killing me? Can you really do that? My life is tied to Celestial Domain. Even if it is destroyed, I will not be harmed, but if I die, Celestial Domain will fall. Kirin and Aphrodite will die as well."One is the smartest mortal I've seen all my life. The other is the only cultivator who managed to merge with a sacred beast completely. My life for
For Nox, she could give up everything, even her life. This pain was nothing. "The man I love is a hero. Someone who can stand tall and proud. But even if he's no lord or Sovereign, I love him all the same. Not even death can douse the fires of my love."The pain heightened to its peak, and the flames were now a tribulation. They flew into Queenie's soul. At the same time, a blinding crimson light shone from Queenie's body. The light came from her chest."What?" The empress was trying to kill Dominic, but she sensed something terrible going on, and she froze. "She's my lost heart? Why? Seventy thousand years, and this is what I get?" She was losing it. Her determination was crumbling.Dominic laughed. "You know why? Because you're trying to take over as Heavenly Dao, and it will fight back, hard. Nothing good will come for you! To cultivate means to do good and stay just. Evil will never triumph, and you will die!" His laughter turned into a cackle.No one saw this coming. Who'd hav
"Worry not, Queenie. As long as the phoenix's heart is not destroyed, she will be reborn in flames. Every time a phoenix is reborn, they will gain greater heights." said Flame Emperor.'Yes, that's the legend of the phoenix.' Queenie was once again in awe of nature's magic. 'So Faeast's legends are true. Phoenixes are immortal!'"So where's the heart?" Queenie quickly asked. If she could find it and help Flame Emperor get out of his prison, he and Nox could kill the empress."Silly girl. It's right here. You are the missing heart."Queenie's mind buzzed, and she froze. 'I am the phoenix's heart? Wait, so who or what am I, really?'"That witch enslaved the phoenix's body, but she could never control her heart. No one can. The legends of a phoenix's immortality are not entirely true. Every time they are reborn, they will have died once. The new phoenix will inherit their predecessor's power, but they cannot represent their predecessor."Just like reincarnation, once someone goes in