Their eyes were shining with excitement, and they looked at the dark god with worship. The Pearsons were on their knees, but Nox remained standing. He was scoffing at the dark god."I have summoned Cursegod, boy. You are done for!" The Pearsons' clan head cackled. He swiveled around and bowed at the dark god. "O great one, smite this accursed outsider and avenge your fallen people!"Cursegod raised its head, its eyes flaring with flames. It possessed the eyes of hell, and one look was enough to steal anyone's strength away. However, when it looked at Nox, Nox turned around and locked eyes with it.Gold against black. Powerful minds clashed. Though none moved, the air rippled and thundered."You dare meet a god's eyes, mortal? You shall die!" Cursegod said, its voice ancient and filled with evil. It couldn't believe Nox would face a god so easily.Nox snickered. "You call yourself a god? You're nothing but an evil spirit.""You fool!" Angered by the mockery, Cursegod roared and st
"What kind of monster is he?""How powerful can a guy be?"The Pearsons' clan head stared at Nox with bulging eyes. Then he turned to Bayon. Now, he believed that Legend Realms were nothing to Nox.Bayon was in despair, too. He had no idea who Nox really was. All he did was attack a Riverton woman as per Aphrodite's orders. He never thought that would invite disaster. If he could turn back time, he would do it in a heartbeat.He didn't want to experience this nightmare again, but alas, it was too late for regrets. He still had no idea the depths of Lord Nox's rage.A thunderous explosion rattled the center of the battlefield. A wave of air created from the clash between Nox and Cursegod blasted a crater a few dozen yards wide.Black energy billowed in the air, while golden energy shot tall and mighty. Nox and Cursegod stood face to face. One was showered in golden light, the Great Lord of Faeast. The other was covered in darkness, the Cursegod of the Curse clan.It was a battle
Nox put his hands together, and a golden pillar of light shot out of his body. Slivers of golden light swirled around Nox, and then the roar of a dragon came from deep within his soul.The ground shook, and beasts ran away. An avatar, mighty and towering, slowly slithered up from Nox's back. It was a dragon. The avatar of a golden dragon."I-Is that a… a dragon?" The sight of the dragon sapped all strength from the Pearsons' clan head. He slumped. His staff fell out of his hand, but he didn't take it back.The Pearson clansmen and Bayon were dumbstruck.Nox turned his gaze to the gigantic Cursegod. "If it's a fight you want, a fight is what you'll get. Ultimate Sun Dragon Manual! Dragon's Flight!" A roar rumbled the air.Nox leaped into the sky, and so did the dragon's avatar. They slammed into the trident, and an explosion swept across the battlefield. The golden light engulfed the black energy and crushed the trident, but the dragon kept charging at Cursegod.Fear finally struc
Nox didn't even take that much time to wipe out the Pearsons. Now, only Bayon was left. He was green with fear. Staring at the corpses and scorched earth, he understood why Michael said he would die. He laughed sadly."You're the last one, bastard." Nox slowly turned his attention to Bayon. He would tear the bastard's soul into shreds if he could. "Why'd you attack Queenie? Who sent you?" He looked at Bayon sharply.Selina and Copperpeak stood behind Nox. Bayon smiled bitterly and tossed his weapon away. In despair, he looked at Nox. "I'm going to die, aren't I?""Obviously," said Nox shrilly.A sad smile twisted Bayon's lips. "Too late for words. I can't tell you who sent me. All I can say is they're too powerful for you. You cannot cross them."Nox laughed. He had a guess who the mastermind was. "Is that all? Time to die.""I know, but before I die, there's something I want to say. The thousand-corpse worm is…"Bayon's smile turned into a sneer, and he closed in on Nox. He cac
Above Nox's head was the saber, and he held it with one hand."What? You're still alive?" Bayon was shocked.On the other hand, Selina buzzed with excitement seeing Nox still alive."You think mere Heartrender can kill me? Not even Eternal Executioner, the strongest technique the Lonewolfs' leader had, managed to harm me. You think too highly of this technique." Nox looked into the distance.It was as if Nox was saying that to someone else, not Bayon. He clenched his fingers together, and the saber cracked. A moment later, it was crushed. He then looked at Bayon."Time to pay the piper, you scum." Nox grabbed the air, and Bayon felt something holding him tightly. It was as if a truck was crushing down on him, and his bones started to crack. His body was starting to bend at unnatural angles while blood seeped from his pores.His face was covered in rivulets of blood, and a moment later, he was dyed crimson all over. One final scream cut the air, and Bayon was nothing but a pile of
After Bayon was dead, Selina walked up to Nox's side. "Now that you've avenged her, it's time to go home.""No. There's something I have to do," said Nox."What is it?" Selina was surprised.Nox didn't answer right away. He scanned his surroundings for a moment. "I need to collect the curse energy.""What? Are you sure?" The revelation stunned Selina."Yes. The thousand-corpse worm is the most dastardly cursebug in Curseland. I can't cure it for now, but I can absorb the curse energy with Revival and stop the spread of Queenie's poison."That answered Selina's question. 'So, he's doing this to stop the spread of the poison.'Nox then cast one of his Eight Techniques, Revival. He made hand seals, and green beams of light appeared in his palms. "I call upon the souls of this land. Curse energy, gather in my hand!"Black tendrils of energy slithered out of the cracks in the ground. These were all the souls of the killed, including Cursegod.Nox sucked the energy with his palm, an
Jebediah was overjoyed.Nox asked, "Where's Queenie?""She's in Blathanna Sect, milord. Everything's fine."Seeing Nox and Selina, the Blathanna Sect girls happily came running out. In a hurry to see Queenie, Nox followed Jebediah into her room. Queenie was on the bed, unconscious. She had been this way since the thousand-corpse worm infected her. And she barely had any color."I'm back, Queenie," said Nox gently. He sat beside Queenie and held her icy hand."What happened to the bastards, milord?" Jebediah blurted."Slaughtered," answered Nox."That's great. Ms. Queenie's avenged." Jebediah clenched his fists."Leave me, Jeb. I need to heal Queenie," ordered Nox."Yes, milord." Jebediah quickly left the room.Nox started healing Queenie again. He cast Revival, and green beams of life energy came swarming out of his palm. Next, he tapped a dozen meridians on Queenie's back. After he completed this step, he took a deep breath and opened his right palm. Tendrils of black energy
Copperpeak didn't react to Jebediah's actions, as if nothing could perturb him.Jebediah was still surprised, and Selina came closer. "Master White, where's Mr. Greenshade?""Ms. Hendrickson, he's inside healing Ms. Queenie," reported Jebediah.Selina looked at the shut door.Jebediah pointed at Copperpeak. Curiously, he asked, "Who is this guy, Ms. Hendrickson? Why's it standing here? And it wouldn't talk. It's like a boulder."Selina smiled. "Of course, it doesn't talk. It's a corpse.""What? It's a corpse?" Jebediah shivered and quickly backed off, staring at Copperpeak."Yes. It's a corpse titan, a creation of the Vines. Mr. Greenshade gave it sentience, and now it is his loyal servant," explained Selina.Jebediah became dumbfounded. He stared at Copperpeak again, eyeing it with curiosity. Back when he was still in training, he'd heard of things like this, but he never saw it with his own eyes. Until now."Can't believe it's a corpse titan." Jebediah carefully approached C
"That's right! We must severely punish these traitors once Master Zeller kills this group of Faeastians!" a group of elites cursed in unison. As they spoke, a near-rabid desire surfaced in their scarlet eyes.Up to this very moment, they were still thinking of eliminating the insiders. After all, only after getting rid of the insiders could they easily conduct restructuring and divide their shares of power again.Presently, politicians from the neighboring nations also informed everyone that their country's fleet was on their way and would arrive shortly to provide assistance."Damn these Faeastians! We can't spare them like this! Let's kill them and refine violent energy using their spirits!""Agree! These guys are so powerful, so refining violent energy with their souls definitely will be a great supplement for us!"Once again, one by one, the eyes of these elites turned rapacious as they gazed at the gradually approaching group of people like a group of hungry hyenas staring at
The group crossed the battlefield and arrived at a resort built on the island. Everywhere they looked, luxury cars filled the place, and grand mansions lined the area.At the center of these private residences stood their target. The air was thick with violent energy, and dark clouds loomed ominously above. The moment Cassian arrived, he could sense the presence of vengeful spirits."There were many innocent lives that died here," Cassian said to Nox. "That's strange. Why didn't that cultivator cleanse this place when he had such huge power?"Nox thought for a moment before replying, "Perhaps leaving these vengeful spirits here is part of their plan too."Cassian took in a sharp breath as he realized what Nox was implying."If my guess is correct, this person is deliberately feeding the spirits to sustain the elites. While it may grant them eternal youth and extend their lifespans, the cost is that they will become inhumane. What a cruel method. He enslaved the elites, allowing hi
As Nox and Cassian exchanged glances, they both got the same idea."It looks like that mastermind is an evil cultivator.""There are many sinister cultivation techniques that can grant ordinary people eternal youth, immortality, or even cultivation. However, such things are not obtained out of thin air. They are stolen from the others. During the internal turmoil in Faeast, evil cultivators were everywhere. It took me, Sariel, and Magic Mountain a huge effort to get rid of most of them. When they were unable to find a foothold in Faeast, they fled to Southsea."Nox added, "Even so, they continued to target Faeast, wreaking havoc along the coastal regions. The situation grew so dire that His Majesty had to personally deal with them. After I took over, I utilized Vermilion Bird's intelligence network to eliminate almost all of the evil cultivators. It seems that the surviving ones have fled even further to cause trouble."Faeast was a righteous country, so there was no room for evil
Just like that, an entire army was completely wiped out by two people! Moreover, the duo didn't seem to be using any effort either.This was a massacre.Nox toyed with the artifact in his hand. The palm-sized, black object caused the temperature of the island to drop, yet Nox didn't seem to be affected at all.However, the commander was almost frozen to death.Cassian walked over and took the artifact from Nox's hand. After examining it closely, he frowned and said, "This is the legendary Black Ice Stone, a thing that had long been thought to be extinct.""Indeed. This is remarkable. Without the use of any technique, it can disrupt one's senses just by placing it on the ground. Once it comes into contact with positive energy, it'll release Yin energy. What a fascinating item," said Nox."True. It's a pity that it can't be combined with other materials though. Otherwise, it could have been a sacred artifact." Cassian nodded.Nox shook his head in exasperation. "Even if it could b
The enemy commander waved his hand to give an order.In that split second, dozens of men raised their swords and charged toward Nox.Cassian was too intimidating to them, and he would wipe out the entire army by himself. Thus, they decided to capture Nox in order to threaten Cassian."Raise your hands and surrender immediately!" the enemy commander said in broken Faeastian.However, what unsettled the enemy commander was that neither Cassian nor the group of spectators in the distance seemed to care about Nox's current situation.Seeing that Nox didn't respond, one of the enemy leaders shouted, "Why are you not moving? Are you scared? I told you to raise your hands and surrender now!"Nox tilted his head and glanced at him with disdain. Then, he slowly raised one of his hands."Are you deaf? I said two hands!" the enemy leader roared.`Buzz!At that moment, an invisible force swept through everyone, causing hundreds of people to be lifted into the air over three thousand fee
Nineve was shocked, but Aphrodite was used to it. "He rose to fame during the latest crisis of Faeast. You have to be crueler than everyone else if you want to live during that era," she said.It was a dog-eat-dog world back then, and every cultivator was a beast. The team eventually arrived at the spot, and the Marines were already interrogating the captives."Milord, these are units from the coastal nations nearby. They're not to be underestimated," a soldier reported to Nox. Even if these people were not remnants of the Three-Eyed Clan, this was still a national issue.The soldiers tried to ask the captives about the Three-Eyed Clan, but they knew nothing about it. Nox said, "Don't waste your time. They're not big enough to know that kind of intel.""What should we do with these people?" The Marines wondered if they should take the captives back to the ship. Cassian used his soul technique to check the captives' memories and killed them all."Yeah, they might be official units,
Anything that caught Nox's eye was no ordinary item. Cassian and his team of soldiers had gotten a few sacks of herbs themselves. "Hey, these are expensive herbs, and they're everywhere. Wonder if the real treasure's at the center of the violent energy, just like in Celestial Domain," said Cassian curiously."I told you the formation is just a fraction of the real deal, Grandpa. If this place does have rare herbs everywhere, they'd be harvested a long time ago. The mystery guy isn't using them because he doesn't have to. At some point, elixirs do nothing for a cultivator, let alone herbs," said Nox.Cassian got the message. "I see. Everyone says the guy's hiding in this place, but he's actually trapped. He's waiting for the day he gets a breakthrough." Cassian narrowed his eyes. Anything that had ties to the Three-Eyed Clan must be culled.The soldiers found signs of people living here a while later, and the Marines were on high alert. They went down a path, and the light bouncing o
All the enemy attacks were stopped by the destroyer's defense system. Meanwhile, the missiles crashed into the enemy ships, and none of them missed. Though the battleships were big, they were ripped in two nonetheless. The smaller ones were blasted into smithereens.All the enemy ships were sunk. Winds howled, and the fires roared. One Faeastian destroyer took down the enemy ships. The explosion of the enemy ships sent off fireworks into the air."Huh, magnificent show. Nice welcome party for me, I'd say." Cassian was watching the burning flames and shattered ships with glee.Queenie and Nineve were stunned. They didn't know Faeast's ships were already this powerful. Aphrodite watched the husks of the enemy ships sink."We are no longer a nation where foreigners can attack whenever they want. We are one of the top countries in the world. We used to think things were hard for Faeast and took a step back every time we had to because the whole world was our enemy."No, the whole worl
"Who would keep so many ships here? And where'd they come from?" The captain cursed, "Shit. The radar's been acting wonky since we came into these waters."The group had no idea there were so many ships here, but the other team had noticed them a while ago. Their cannons were aimed at the destroyer. Then, the enemy captain spoke through the radio."I command you to surrender immediately, or else!""Surrender?" The Faeast Southern Sea navy would never surrender.Nox asked the captain, "They outnumber and outclass us. What will you do? Maybe surrender?"The captain was furious. "What are you saying, milord? Faeast soldiers never surrender! We either take down the enemy, or we die trying! Surrendering without a fight is humiliating!"Nox laughed. "I knew you would say that. Just leave this to me." He was just cracking a joke. Though the enemy had a lot of ships and firepower, it was useless against him. Just when he was about to attack, the captain came to the deck."Size doesn't m