Madison followed the couple back to Blathanna Sect. The ladies caught wind of it and quickly came out for the welcoming party. Even Selina was there. Though Blathanna Sect was famous in the region, they'd never seen a celeb on Madison's level.When Nox and the ladies came out of the car, the Blathanna Sect girls started gushing with excitement."Oh my gosh, it's her! Madison!""The one who starred in A Beautiful Romance?""Yep.""Oh, she's more beautiful than she is onscreen!"Though the Blathanna Sect girls were gorgeous in their own right, Madison was on another level. Even Selina couldn't stop stealing glances."Madison, can I have your autograph?""Can we have a wefie?""Madison, we're all your fans!"Her girls were all getting crazy over Madison. Selina smiled. "Please, girls, behave yourselves. She just got here. At least let her rest.""Oh, yes, Ms. Selina's right."Nox and the ladies were approaching the entrance. He pointed at Selina. "Madison, this is Selina Hendr
Over the next two days, Madison stayed in the sect. Selina and Queenie loved her company, and they stayed with her all the time, ignoring even Nox.Nox was in the middle of making some pills when Bear came running in. "Milord, I found what you wanted me to."Nox slowly turned around. "Talk to me.""Man, I thought it was a small fry company, but it's the leader of its industry in Faeast."Nox said, "Continue.""Soundra's boss is one Titus Soundra. He's worth billions, or so they say. The guy's the leader of the industry. He has a lot of entertainment companies under his belt and invests in some of the biggest movies and productions in the nation."Bear continued, "To quote the entertainment guys, he's the emperor. He decides the fate of many celebs and directors. One order, and they'll be gone in the blink of an eye. The bastard's a big one, too. He has close relations with the bigwigs in Gungsten and the island. And he has ties to some foreign organizations.""He's rich, powerfu
When Nox was told of the matter, he flew into a rage and charged into Eastsun. There, he destroyed the patrolling ships and killed thousands of Eastsun's soldiers. At the end of the battle, he pointed his sword at Eastsun and declared, "Faeast's ships can go wherever they want. If anyone objects, I'll slay them all!"Since then, the people along the south coast worshipped him like he was a god, especially the fishermen. They loved him.The mention of that incident five years ago piqued Nox's curiosity. He asked, "Why are you bringing that up?"Bear chuckled. "Because the south coast is Madison's hometown.""Is that so?" Nox didn't know she hailed from the south coast."I did my investigation. It's true, and she was still a student back then.""Even so, why do you say she worships me?""Because it's the truth. I've looked into it. Her father is one of the fishermen the Eastsun bastards oppressed. Back then, you helped the people of the south coast and earned their respect. Since
"Can I have your autograph, Madison?""Can we take a wefie, Madison? I wanna show it to my family. It's not every day you run into a superstar.""Can I have your album, Madison?"When Madison came out of her room the next morning, the Blathanna Sect girls surrounded her, asking for autographs and photos. Since she had nothing to do, Madison only smiled and agreed to their requests.Some of the ladies started gossiping."My gosh, she's so down to earth. I thought all celebs are divas.""Yeah, she doesn't have that pompous air like so many others.""Ooh, Madison, do you have a lot of celeb suitors? You're so famous and pretty, after all. Spill some tea."Madison chuckled. "Not many, really.""You're being modest. Bet you have enough suitors to form a line by now." The girls giggled. Madison only smiled.They were right. It wasn't easy to stay away from the darkness of the entertainment industry. Lots of temptations awaited aspiring entertainers to fall prey to. Madison was diff
Madison had spent a small fortune acquiring this photo, and she took it with her everywhere she went. As she stared at the photo, her eyes twinkled with admiration. A long while later, she let out a sigh and hugged the photo tightly.No one knew that the love of her life was Lord Nox himself. She kept herself untouched all these years for the sake of him, but alas, Lord Nox had fallen.Madison's phone started beeping. She checked the notifications and saw dozens of messages from various agencies. All of them were notifying her to stop her business activities. A bitter smile curled Madison's lips."Guess Soundra Entertainment found out about the murder, but then, so what if my activities are stopped? So what if I'm no longer a star?"She glanced at the notifications one last time and put her phone aside, tossing them out of her mind. Just then, someone knocked on her door."Who's there?" Thinking it was another Blathanna Sect girl trying to get her autograph, she opened the door, b
"But then a war happened." Madison suddenly looked at Nox. "Why are you bringing that up all of a sudden, though?"A smile curled Nox's lips. "Just trying to get confirmation about something.""About what?" Madison was curious.Of course, Nox wasn't going to tell her the truth. He calmly answered, "You don't have to know. Just tell me, do you know of Lord Nox, the erstwhile Great Lord of Faeast?"The mention of that name made Madison shiver, and she looked at Nox in surprise. "Why do you want to know?"Nox looked at her, still smiling. "Nothing. Just asking. You don't have to answer if you don't want to."A moment of silence later, Madison raised her head. "I don't know him, to tell you the truth, but he's the man I worship the most.""But you have never seen him, so why do you worship him?" Nox was curious."Because he saved my folks. He saved all the people on the south coast. The people back in my hometown have a saying that goes along the lines of 'If you have sons, send th
That answered Nox's questions. 'So, she spent a small fortune to buy this photo from the photographer all because she worships me.'Madison looked at the photo. "Since then, I made sure I brought this photo with me wherever I went."Nox shook his head with a smile. 'You silly girl. The Great Lord of Faeast is right in front of you, but you have no idea, and you're overjoyed over a single photo.'He wouldn't say that out loud, of course. He looked at her, and for some reason, he felt a hint of sympathy for her.Madison blinked and asked, "Do you worship him too, sir?"Nox laughed. "I guess you could say that.""I knew it. People like you must worship Lord Nox, too. After all, you're a hero just like him."Nox burst into laughter."Sir…"Madison wanted to say something, but Nox interjected, "I'm Greenshade. Call me Greenie if you want. Spare the sir.""I see. I'll call you Greenie, then," Madison said happily."Sure."Someone's phone rang. It was Madison's, and she went to se
After making that declaration proudly, Nox stood up. "I should be going now. You get some rest." He left the room.As Madison saw him off, she felt her heart skipping a beat for some reason. "He looks… familiar. Wait, he looks just like Lord Nox from the photo!" Madison whipped out the old photo and compared it with Nox.To her surprise, it looked just like him. "It's too much of a coincidence. Could it be…" A thought struck her, but Madison shook her head. "No, it can't be. It's been nearly a year since Lord Nox died. Greenie can't be him! What am I thinking?"Taking a deep breath, Madison told herself not to think too much about it. "But still, Greenie's a hero, too," she muttered.…There was a private mansion located somewhere in the nation. It was resplendent beyond imagination. The mansion took up ten thousand square meters and had a private airstrip. Stony bodyguards in suits stood sentry around the estate.Within the gleaming great hall of the building in the center, scre
The energy erupted with a force that broke through the clouds. Zeller swiftly realized something was wrong. The staff inside the formation was trembling. Cassian was about to break through his trap. Nox's eyes lit up. "Oh? Grandpa broke through to the fifth-ring Minor Saint realm."As soon as he said that, the energy set the air ablaze, causing the demonic phantoms to melt away. When Cassian appeared in view, he was covered in blood while tightly holding on to the staff. With all his might, he pulled the staff out of the ground. The instant the staff left the dirt, the formation dispersed. Cassian collapsed onto the ground, having depleted his life essence. "Shoot!" Zeller instantly tried to get the staff back. However, Nox acted at the same time at a speed far greater than Zeller's. He first rushed over to Cassian and took the staff from him. Then, he struck out with a palm that sent Zeller's life essence dispersing from the immediate area. Zeller was sent flying away
"Watch as I break through your technique!"With a low roar, Cassian used his essence to draw out a talisman. The moment the talisman was complete, the stench of blood flooded the air.Blood energy was unable to dispel the demonic phantoms, but it was able to reveal Zeller from where he was hiding within the phantoms."Found you!"Cassian sent another punch swinging. The tables were turned.A series of loud bangs echoed from within the cloud of demonic phantoms. The Golden Fire Saint power surged. With one last dull thud, Zeller was sent flying out of the formation."Mousse, you're mistaken. I told you so. Cassian would win!" Nineve said with a scoff. It was so great to witness Aphrodite humiliated.Aphrodite shook her head with a soft laugh. "Princess, do you really think what you see is the truth?"Nineve was stunned. "What do you mean? Speak clearly!""You saw Zeller sent flying out of the formation, but that doesn't put his life in danger at all. If you were Cassian, you wo
"Ashura's Seal, Demonic Phantom Fury!"Zeller waved his staff. When he struck it against the ground, countless demonic phantoms appeared, surrounding him and Cassian and blocking them from view. Amid the demonic cloud of phantoms, golden fire could be seen flickering within. Cassian was trapped by the phantoms, and the Greenshade family's ancient martial style did no damage. He could not disperse the demonic phantoms. Under Zeller's control, demonic energy seeped into Cassian's body, slowly scrambling his mind. "This is bad. It looks like the trap has turned into a personal demon for Grandpa." Nox frowned. "Act if you must. Faeast needs a strong fighter of the previous generation like Cassian right now," Aphrodite said. Nox nodded. Still, now was not the best opportunity for interference. If Cassian could not get rid of his personal demon, his cultivation would suffer in the future. There were many cultivators at Saint Realm who practiced the soul techniques of the pat
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