"He's my friend!" Madison said quickly.'Friend?' the bald man thought as he shot Nox an icy look. "Mr. Soundra is waiting for you, Ms. Cloud. Please join him this instant. Don't make this hard for us."Madison heard the underlying threat. "Fine, I get it." She took out a gleaming business card and handed it to Nox. "Take this and tell my bodyguards I gave you permission to come in. I'll see you later."Nox took the card. "Thanks."The bald man took Madison away. Nox narrowed his eyes, but he remained silent.The eatery's entrance was still packed with Madison's fans, but the bodyguards stood tall, guarding the entrance so no one could get in.Queenie was at the outer ring waiting for Nox when he appeared behind her out of nowhere. "Queenie.""Where did you go, Nono?" Queenie asked."Had a look around the place. You said you wanted to have lunch here and meet up with Madison?" Nox asked."Yeah.""Then come with me." Nox held Queenie's hand and made his way to the eatery's ent
It was like a dream come true for Queenie.Nox took his seat. "Make your orders, Queenie."Queenie was jubilant. She nodded quickly and snapped up the menu to make her orders. Once she was done, she asked Nox curiously, "Why is she doing this for us, Nono? And how did you get us in?""Because I know Madison?" Nox said."What? No way that's true. You lost your memories. How do you even know her?" Queenie obviously didn't believe him."Forget I said anything, then," Nox said.Queenie didn't believe him one bit. He had lost his memories, and besides being a mechanic and a good fighter, he didn't seem to have any more skills. And now, he said he knew Madison. That was a tall story.Nox didn't explain himself. A moment later, the waiter came back in with a table of exquisite food. They also brought the couple two bottles of Lafite worth five figures each."Enjoy, miss," the waiter said."Um, I don't remember ordering this." Queenie stared at the expensive wine."Ms. Cloud did," th
The tipsy Madison came into the parlor and looked at Nox. "How's the food, my savior?"Hearing how Madison addressed Nox, Queenie froze in shock.Nox smiled. "Not bad.""Good.""Tell me if you need anything, sir. Can I raise a toast to you? For saving my life?" The flushed Madison raised a glass to Nox.Nox didn't refuse. He picked up his glass and raised a toast as well.Queenie couldn't believe this. 'The legendary Madison is raising a toast to Nox? And she called him her savior? What's going on?' she pondered.After they were done, Nox said, "This is my girlfriend, Queenie. She's your biggest fan, Ms. Cloud. She wants to chat with you and get an autograph."Madison smiled. "Sure." She turned to Queenie.This was Queenie's first time meeting a big star up close. She almost squealed with glee when Madison looked at her. "H-Hi, Ms. Cloud. I'm Queenie Sanders, your biggest fan. I've been following you since your debut." Queenie was stammering in the face of her idol."It's a p
"Touch her, and I'll slice off your hand," Nox said.The bald man froze for a moment before looking at Nox coldly. "Are you threatening me, punk?""So what if I am?" Nox looked at him coolly."No one messes with me! Die!" The bald man flew into a rage and threw a punch at Nox, but he didn't even hit Nox.Nox swung his finger, and a blast of energy sliced through the bald man's arm. The arm fell to the ground with a squelch. "My arm!" The bald man looked at his sliced arm and let out a scream.Madison was so stunned by this scene that she sobered up immediately, and she stared at Nox with widened eyes. Unfazed even after what he did, Nox asked, "Told you."The bald man held his bleeding stump, shrieking, "Kill the bastard! Kill him!"The lackeys charged at Nox, but Nox didn't give them even so much as a look. He waved his right arm, and a surge of energy crashed onto the incoming lackeys. The lackeys barreled through the air and fell with sickening thuds. None moved.Madison c
Samuel looked at the unconscious lackeys, then at the one-armed man."I'm sorry, Mr. Soundra. It's the bastard. He stopped me from taking Madison and sliced off my arm!" the bald man complained while clutching his bleeding arm and breathing heavily.A dark glint flickered in Samuel's eyes. "Useless piece of trash!" He turned to Madison, Nox, and Queenie. Queenie's exquisite beauty surprised him pleasantly."No one messes with my men, punk. Not even you."The portly assistant demanded, "Maddie, get over here and apologize! Mr. Soundra came all the way here for you!"Madison knew how powerful Samuel and his company were. She heaved a sigh and was about to go with them, but then Nox said, "Madison, you don't have to go if you don't want to. No one can do anything about it. Just relax and sit down."Madison stopped in her tracks unwittingly and looked at Nox. The regal air around him filled her with a sense of security, almost like he was her guardian angel.Seeing Madison sit back
That was how the industry worked. She heaved a sigh and looked at Nox. For some reason, every time she looked at him, she thought he was a god and not a man. She had a feeling she had nothing to fear as long as she was by his side.Her hesitation frustrated the portly assistant. "Don't just stand there, Maddie. If you listen to that bastard, you'll offend Mr. Soundra."Madison looked up. "And so what? I told him I didn't want to drink anymore. I don't want to go back up there, so leave."Madison adamantly denied Samuel's request. The portly assistant shrieked, "Are you mad? Mr. Soundra made you. His company is investing in your upcoming movies! Without his company, you're nothing!""Shut it! You don't get to threaten me, you weasel! I might just be a little celeb, but I have dignity, too. Listen up, Samuel. If you're going to make me into another plaything of yours, you'll be sorely disappointed. You can cancel my contract. Sideline me if you want. I don't care."She continued, "I
Yet, Nox didn't even move in the face of the attacks. He swung his right arm, and a silhouette flew ahead. Thuds echoed in the air, and the two warriors flew across the room. One crashed into a pillar, while the other slammed into a coffee table. Blood sprayed from their mouths, and they blacked out.It was so fast that no one saw how Nox moved. Even Samuel was stunned by his lackeys' instant defeat."So, you're a warrior as well? But you're still going to die! Mr. Manor, kill him!" Samuel roared.A dwarfish old man walked out of the crowd. He was obviously a sorcerer, and his face was covered in black marks. There seemed to be venom in his eyes, and he stared at Nox. "You're a Grandmaster, I reckon, but do you really think you can save the day?" The old man had a Gungsten accent.Nox had noticed the sorcerer a while ago. He was just a top Zen Realm sorcerer, but the power he had was different from the people in Faeast's sects. He had the air of formations around him.Nox didn't
The eatery was enveloped by an air of bloodcurdling chill. As Yin energy swam around the parlor, Madison and Queenie felt like they were plunged into a cave made of ice. They were starting to shiver. Even the bonsai on the table was starting to wilt."Darkchill Curse, go!" The sorcerer laughed smugly as he made a bizarre seal, and then he pointed at Nox.Five slivers of chilly, violent energy flew at Nox."You played yourself, fool! You should never have given me time!"The Darkchill Curse was the sorcerer's signature move, but the only drawback was how much time he needed to cast it. Nox, however, gave him enough time to cast it, so of course, he was smug about it.Just as Nox expected, this old man was a Gungsten sorcerer. Gungsten was the capital of spellcasters, and the spells there were different from Faeast's. The sorcerers from the northern part of Gungsten specialized in curses and formations.What the old man cast was a curse. As mentioned before, five slivers of chilly,
Nox patiently watched the fight. His analysis was about the same as Aphrodite's. It would be difficult for Cassian to defeat Zeller.Still, Nox thought that Cassian would likely end the fight with a minor defeat as the power gap would never be too great.As Nox thought that, Cassian struck once more in a move aimed to kill. If Zeller were struck, he would be dead."You're quite strong, Cassian. Still, it's useless. I am certainly no match for you, but even if I can't defeat you, it doesn't mean it can't!"At the very last moment, Zeller pulled out an item that emanated enough energy within a few minutes to rival a cultivator at Saint Realm."That is a sacred artifact. Amazing. He does have great treasures," Nox remarked with narrowed eyes.Zeller was just an average cultivator. That was why he was still stuck at the cusp of Saint Realm. It was still a question if he could be a saint in the future. However, things were different with the aid of a sacred artifact.With the help of
"Haha! Do you think I'm powerless because you took away control of the ghosts?"Cassian Greenshade, your family has protected Faeast for millennia. You have stood in our way for the same amount of time! If not for your family, the Celestial Ordinance's Abode would already be ruling its own country!"Protecting Faeast? What hypocrites!"Nox is now the Human Sovereign, the future ruler of Faeast! He might even be crowned a Monarch! Your family is the new royal family!"How is that any different from what we want? You just want a country that belongs to your family."We are essentially the same. Stop criticizing us. It's like the pot calling the kettle black!" Zeller mockingly spat out. In their eyes, Nox could not be crowned the emperor of Faeast. Nox did not refute that claim as there was no way to talk sense into these people. With different motives and perspectives, nothing he said would get through to them. Cassian flew into a fit of rage. "You scoundrel! You refuse to fee
"Hahaha! I was wondering who this great cultivator was. You were someone I once defeated!"You can't win against me, so you ran all the way here to be a lord?" Cassian smirked. It was clear the two knew each other. He then turned to Nox. "This old priest is the founder of Celestial Ordinance's Abode in Faeast, Nox. I chased him off not long ago, and when I found out he was a powerful figure in Manesia, I journeyed there to defeat him once more. Unfortunately, he's a very slippery man. I've gone after him several times, yet I could never get rid of him. Later on, there was no more news, so I thought he died of old age. I didn't expect him to be hiding here." Meanwhile, Cassian used his Divine Sense to get a feel for the other's cultivation level. "Old git, you've grown stronger by quite a lot. Still, you're just on the cusp of Saint Realm. You aren't even at half Saint, yet you dare to confront us?"With Cassian's four-ring Minor Saint strength, it would only take seconds for Cas
They waited and waited, but there was no movement. "Nox, it looks like Master Zeller doesn't plan to come out. Since he's so rude, I'll force him out!"Cassian began to set Saint power ablaze. With the energy precisely aimed at the hidden talisman hiding in the fortress, he burned the talisman. The ghosts imprisoned within the fortress came pouring out. Millions of ghosts appeared. It was an exceedingly rare sight. The number of ghosts was enough to instantly overwhelm a cultivator at Pinnacle Realm. If it were just Aphrodite, Queenie, and Nineve, they would not have been able to control that many souls. Cassian wanted to help out, but he was too powerful. He would kill the ghosts, and that was not the effect he wanted. "Leave it to me, Grandpa."Nox stepped forward. In an instant, the aura of a Human Sovereign surged from him, welcoming a righteous and natural energy. The agitated ghosts swiftly calmed down. "Everyone, I am Lord Nox of Faeast. Today, I will ensure ju
In some ways, Cassian's fame far surpassed Nox's. Nox was tasked with stabilizing the nation. While even distant countries beyond Faeast’s borders had heard of him, their knowledge was limited to a few of his victories. Cassian, on the other hand, gained his fame through bloodshed. He roamed the world, leaving chaos in his wake across numerous nations. Even now, the mere mention of his name struck fear into many. For example, Cassian was the one to depose Spiajan's king, along with the entire royal family. Once the king was killed, Spiajan no longer had a monarchy. When the middle-aged man learned that the old git who had split his body into half was none other than Cassian, the man who had slaughtered through his country, he fell silent, gripped by fear. "Speak! Keep boasting. Why are you all silent now? What happened to the threats?" Cassian loftily stared at the group of elites. In his eyes, they were just trash. "Whether you're Cassian Greenshade or Lord Nox, you can't ju
The elites were all panic-stricken, and they immediately ordered their bodyguards to come forward to protect them.Accepting their fates, hundreds of bodyguards rushed forward, took out their submachine guns, aimed them at Nox and his group, and pulled the triggers.Gunshots were being fired wildly. However, Cassian blocked all the bullets off with his bronze-red fiery momentum.Presently, Cassian's hair had turned bronze-red, and the muscles all over his body were pumped.Upon witnessing this sight before their very eyes, the elites all thought that Cassian resembled a real Super Saiyan who emerged straight out of an animated series."Die!"As Cassian pressed his palm down, an unparalleled force descended from the sky. Instantly, hundreds of bodyguards were all crushed into a pulp. As a matter of fact, the momentum flattened their bodies even more than it did if a car ran over them.The elites gasped in shock. In their mind, they couldn't help but wonder if Cassian was actually
"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