The night would be a bloody one. The southwest was plunged into chaos, and the Flames were wiped out.The people sent to attack Blathanna Sect had no idea that Nox had killed the Flame clan's elder and wiped out their clan. They were still focused on their mission.However, when Nox killed Darius and the guards, the rest of the attackers felt their hearts throb as if reminding them that something terrible had happened back home.The Flames were attacking one of Blathanna Sect's clubs, but the commander, an old man and an elder, swung his arm. "Everyone, stop!"The Flame clan stopped attacking. "What's wrong, Mr. Moran?" A blood-covered man came over.Mr. Moran looked in the direction of the Flame clan manor darkly. "I have a feeling something's not right.""What are your orders?" the man asked.Mr. Moran looked at the almost-leveled club coldly. "We're falling back. This is it for tonight.""Yes, Mr. Moran."The Flame clan members retreated and tonight's battle came to an end.
Even now, the Flame clan members sent to attack Blathanna Sect had no idea their base had been destroyed. Until they came back, that is. What they saw shocked them."What happened here, Mr. Moran? The entrance is ruined!" one of the members exclaimed, seeing the gash left in the center of the broken entrance.Everyone else was staring at the ruined door with wide eyes. The manor felt dead and quiet, far from what it used to be. There were only corpses and blood left for the returnees."Damn it!" Mr. Moran roared, "Get inside, quickly!" He led his team into the manor, but along the way there, all they saw were corpses. Or parts of them, to be exact. All were mangled and broken.In the plaza was even a mountain of charred corpses. Everyone was petrified to see this."Oh my God…""What happened here?""Who did this? The clan… it's destroyed!"The returnees' voices were hoarse, and their hearts were broken. Everyone was dumbfounded. No one knew what really happened or how their cla
Everyone around Quincy couldn't believe what they were hearing."Nonsense! We've been part of Curseland's rulers for centuries! W-We can't be wiped out!" roared Mr. Moran, and he kicked Quincy.Quincy fell to the ground, still crying. "But it's true!" He told Mr. Moran everything that had happened.Quincy was part of the team that handled the clan's treasury, and he escaped death because he was out on an errand, though he came back to a dead clan. Scared, he ran inside only to come face to face with the devil who wiped his clan out."That devil killed us all alone. He even took out the clan head."In disbelief, Mr. Moran denied, "That's nonsense! No one can wipe us out alone!""He did! He killed them all with lightning!" Quincy answered."Lightning, you say?""Yes. It's like he's the god of lightning. The bolts fell like rain, and then… and then when I realized it, everyone was charred." Quincy pointed at the blackened bodies. "See these? The devil's lightning did it. And it wa
Though Nox had destroyed the Flame clan, Blathanna Sect sustained heavy losses, too. Back in the club, the ladies were calling everyone to return. They had no idea when the Flames would attack again, so they had to prepare.It didn't take long for the other ladies to return. At the same time, a familiar figure showed up. She was lithe, and her dress was stained with blood. It was Sofia, and she had come back alone.One of the ladies at the entrance quickly came up to Sofia. "Sofia? You're alive!"Sofia smiled bitterly. "Where's Ms. Felicia, Jade?""In the great hall. She's been trying to call you, but you've come back now," Jade answered."I need to see her. Something bad happened.""Sure." Jade led Sofia to the great hall.Dozens of Blathanna Sect elites stood in the great hall, with Felicia in the centermost spot. Jade ran up to Felicia. "Sofia's back, Ms. Felicia."Seeing Sofia in one piece, Felicia darted to her side. "Sofia, you're alive! I thought you were dead!" Felicia
Felicia gasped, her mouth becoming a comical 'O,' while her eyes were the size of saucepans. The image of Nox popped into her mind. "That hunk did that?""Yes." Sofia then told Felicia how Nox easily wiped out the Flame clan and how he saved her back at the hotel. She told Felicia how Nox told her to lead the way to the manor.She recounted how Nox barged into the manor alone, broke the entrance, killed Darius, and destroyed everyone else with lightning.When Sofia was done, the girls, including Felicia, were stunned."Dear god. He… he wiped out a whole clan by himself!" Felicia gushed, her voice trembling. She was reminded of Nox's actions at the negotiation and the promise he made at the hotel.Felicia smacked her head. "So, he wasn't lying. He is here to wipe out the Curseland Five."The other ladies went wild with ecstasy."He wiped out the Flame clan alone!""That can't be human! He's some sort of supernatural being!""Touche.""I heard he's really handsome too.""Reall
"But a shame he's already taken," Felicia murmured. She was reminded of Queenie, of course. Though she had no idea who that woman was, her instinct told her that she was Nox's lady."But I can be his mistress. He's handsome, carries himself like a king, and he's powerful."While Felicia was immersed in her thoughts, a lady asked, "Now that the Flames are wiped out, what should we do?"Felicia fell silent. She said, "Not the time to let our guard down, that's for sure. The five clans are very united. Though he has wiped one clan out, he still has four left to deal with. Most importantly, they're powerful. If I'm right, they're going to hunt him down soon.""What should we do? Should we help the guy?" a lady quickly asked. Obviously, everyone saw Nox as their ally."We're going to help, of course, but we'll need to tell Ms. Selina. Getting into war with the Curseland Five is a big deal after all.""So, you're going to pull her out of isolation, Ms. Felicia?" the ladies asked.Feli
Under the scorching sun, a group of gorgeous women was trekking up a meandering path leading toward Lady's Peak. Lady's Peak was the tallest mountain in a thirty-mile radius from Southwest City. It was towering and had a lovely view.The ladies were members of Blathanna Sect, and in the lead was Felicia Waters. She wore a green dress that clung tightly to her skin, her legs revealed in full splendor.Though it was a rocky path, for a Rank Three Greater Grandmaster, it was nothing. She and her team came on this journey to summon their sect leader.Six months ago, their sect leader changed into funeral attire out of nowhere and went into isolation. No one knew the reason nor who she was mourning, but there were rumors that she was mourning the man she loved the most.The ladies of Blathanna Sect had no idea who that man was. Until one day, Felicia told them that the man their leader loved the most was Lord Nox, the Great Lord of Faeast.That answered all their questions. If anyone w
The top of Lady's Peak was a beautiful place, with a blanket of clouds covering it. Water rushed down the thousand-feet waterfall that stood at the top of the mountain.The moment Felicia got here, a growl came from deep within the woods, "Who dares intrude Blathanna Sect's forbidden area?"The air seemed to freeze, and two murderous aura came charging out of the woods. Then, two silhouettes, one green and one red, blitzed toward Felicia like lightning.Quickly, Felicia said, "Scarlet, Olive, it's me!"The would-be attackers were a pair of crones. One was in a green robe, while the other was in a red one. They were in their fifties, and the air around them was thick with power. These crones were Greater Grandmasters."Ah, Felicia," the crone in a red robe said. Her face was caked with powder. She put on a smile and landed before Felicia.Noticing Felicia, the murderous air around Olive disappeared. These crones were part of Blathanna Sect's famous trio. The last member was Libert
Nox checked her forehead, and his finger was burned. Not even Nox could explain what was going on with Queenie. He looked at Dominic, but the guy was confused as well.Flame Emperor laughed. "Phoenixes are nothing but legends to you, new one. Though they were rare in my time, they were no legends. They are my clan's emblems. Now that the phoenix's heart has returned, she is subjected to a reincarnation. Should she succeed in her rebirth, she will inherit the blood of the phoenix and become stronger."Fail, and she dies. Even worlds come to an end, let alone the things that live on them. Someday, even the immortal phoenix will fall. I will give you one chance, Queenie. Swear your servitude to me, and I shall help with your rebirth. You are my clan's emblem. Only I can help you gain more power," said Flame Emperor.He still wanted to convince Queenie to join his side. The phoenix was more important than the new Sovereign. Before Nox could say anything, Queenie refused, "Shut it. I kno
He spared the empress so she could watch how he would kill Flame Emperor. That would be torture for her. "How dare you, Greenshade! I only managed to trap him because I had a scheme. Now that he is released, not even I am a match for him. He now has all my power, and you think you can kill him? Dream on!"Youre dead!" she screeched, her face contorted with rage.Golden Saint power spilled out of the mountain. Unlike Nox's burning energy, this Saint power felt cold underneath. The Saint power swept through the desolate land and turned it colder than ever."You've finally come to your senses, empress. I told you your talent's not enough to fulfill your ambition. Taking a shortcut would only hurt yourself in the end. Worry not. Since you've given me your power, I will kill Nox for you. He's not the only one. The first thing I will do after I return to Faeast is to kill the Greenshades," said the voice.The mountain exploded, turned into debris. Queenie was sent flying away, and she s
Now flew up and hovered in the air. He summoned Yin and Yang energy, and his fingers danced as he made a talisman. The moment the talisman showed up, the empress was shaken. "Sovereign Talisman? He's going to summon a Sovereign's source artefact!" she shouted.A flash of holy light rained down from Faeast's fate, and a golden umbrella appeared. It dispeled most of the demonic energy, and ancient hymns played in the air. The empress felt pressure mounting on her.Dominic's eyes shone. "The Sovereign Banner!"Nineve clicked her tongue. "He used it once back in Imperia, old man." Interestingly enough, she could sense the banner, but she couldn't control it."You're a descendant of Flame Emperor, and your bloodline has awakened. Though it's nigh impossible for you to be a Sovereign, you possess some of their abilities. You can't control the Sovereign Banner, but you can have a connection with it. I, however, can't even detect it with my divine sense," said Dominic.Nineve was miffed.
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