"I see." Musashi asked no more questions."A billion is tempting, but Lord Kitagawa wants you to flex on Faeast. Ever since the Battle of the Ten Nations, Faeast has been trampling on us. Even our coast's fleet has to follow their every order."The old man continued, "The bounty is one thing. The other is Lord Kitagawa wants you to show the people of Faeast that Eastsun is no pushover."Musashi answered, "I see his point. This job is on me." Musashi got up and bowed to the old men. His silhouette turned vague before it eventually disappeared.The old men saw him off. One of them said, "I've heard the news. Lots of top international killers have taken the job.""That is true."Another old man said, "It's a billion, after all.""Do you think the other killers will get in Musashi's way?" an old man asked, worried."So what if they will? Have faith in Musashi. He is Lord Kitagawa's closest disciple, after all, and he inherited the power of Kitagawa Iaijutsu. But more than that, he'
"The bastard's asking for it. He insulted you! I won't take it lying down!" Bear growled.Nox smiled. "You're going to chin up and take it. Mobilize even one Shadow Division member, and I will come after you.""Milord, I—"Nox shot Bear an icy look. "Do I make myself clear?"Noticing his anger, Bear quickly said, "Yes, milord."Now that Bear wasn't being stupid, Nox raised his head. "With the bounty posted, all the international killers must've seen it, I presume?""That is correct, milord. From what the division found, there are 48 wanted killers trying to infiltrate Faeast as we speak. Half of the top ten killers have moved out as well. It's a rumor for now, but the top killer, Musashi, has arrived, too."Nox laughed. "Good! Bear, heed my order. The Shadow Division will retreat from all entry points. Tell them to take down all defenses and let the killers in."Bear thought he was hearing things. "You're going to lower all the defenses and let them in? Shouldn't we take them a
Jebediah kept provoking Copperpeak. A zombie-like Copperpeak shouldn't be riled up at all, but for some reason, as Jebediah's provocation went on, something in Copperpeak's eyes glinted, and it let out a beastly, guttural roar.The corpse titan moved. After a sickening thud, the chains binding the creature broke off, and it charged at Jebediah like a tiger.That scared the old sorcerer. He quickly retreated as he cast his phantom spells. Ghosts and specters rained on Copperpeak, but they had no effect on a body made of copper.Copperpeak was about to hit Jebediah, and he was terrified for his life. However, a white silhouette suddenly swung his hand. A blast of sword energy rammed into Copperpeak.Copperpeak was sent flying yards away before it fell with a thud. It roared in consternation and got back up, staring at the lad in white coldly.Roaring once more, Copperpeak charged at the lad like a beast.Just then, someone shouted, "Copperpeak, halt!"Copperpeak ground to a halt.
While Nox was training Augustus, Bear had nothing to do. Besides flirting with the Blathanna Sect ladies, he didn't seem to have any other hobbies.Right after lunch, Bear hit up Felicia. In his words, she was the woman of his dreams. She had curves and was big where it counted. Her clothes almost couldn't keep her chest in check.Bear had a thing for married women, especially those with big bosoms. At the entrance, he found Felicia and said, "I like you, Felicia. What should I do?"Felicia was wearing a tight, short skirt. She chuckled. "Sorry, but I prefer young, handsome guys, so…"Bear argued, "Felicia, I know you aren't that superficial. Looks are useless. Capability is where it's at. Look at me. I'm more capable than most people.""And what kind of capability are we talking about?" Felicia giggled."Bed exercises, as they say. You can give it a go right now and see for yourself. I'll show you how good I can be," said Bear shamelessly.Just then, someone remarked, "Trying t
"Where's the superstar, Selina?" asked Bear."She's with Queenie," said Selina."Huh. I guess she's getting along with the lady, then.""Yes, because Queenie is her fan. Two, they're both about the same age, so they have a lot to talk about," answered Selina.Bear laughed. "Good. At this rate, Madison's going to be part of the lord's harem.""What harem?" Selina frowned."Well, what else? The lord's harem. Look. He's handsome and powerful. It's not right for the lady to have him all to herself. I think he should take more hotties to be his concubines. Like Madison, for example."Bear added, "Tell you what. Madison's been admiring the lord for a while now, but she has no idea he's right in front of her." He chuckled.Selina cursed, "What in nine hells are you talking about?""The truth? Madison really loves the lord, all the way back when she was in college."Selina growled, "Even if she does, Mr. Greenshade is no playboy. He will take no concubines."Bear shot Selina a loo
"Yes." Quinton led his men into the sect.The ladies at the entrance stopped them. "Hi, the sect's not open for business during the day. Please come later." They had no idea these men were part of the Southkings, thinking they were just ordinary customers."Hmph! Out of my way, you whores!" The towering elder swung his arm. A burst of air blasted forth, and the ladies were sent flying away.Subsequently, the intruders strode into the sect haughtily.Selina and Bear were still messing around, but then a Blathanna Sect lady came running in, looking pale. "Ms. Selina!" she shouted.Pausing for a moment, Selina then turned around. "You're in a hurry. What happened?"The lady panted as she answered, "Ms. Selina, someone… someone barged into the premises. They've already injured a dozen of us!""What?" Selina's face fell. This was Blathanna Sect's headquarters. 'Who dares intrude and hurt my girls?' she wondered.Bear flew into a rage and followed Selina out. "Who's the fucker? How d
"Damn you!" Selina would not stand for the insults.However, Bear stepped forth. "Leave this doddering old fool to me, Selina. I'll slice his head off." He then turned to Queens, narrowing his eyes. "You old fucker. You should never have caused a mess here. Now, you got yourself a ticket to hell. I'll beat the shit out of you, or my name isn't Bear Colton!"Bear was eager to fight. Queens had a short temper, too. He tensed up, the air around him filling up with energy, but then, an ancient voice said, "Queens, stand down!"Queens froze, and then he turned to Quinton. "Lord Quinton, he…""I said, stand down! No questions!"Though dismayed, Queens stepped down. Quinton stepped forth instead. "Commander Colton, it is good to see you. I'm Quinton Southking. How have you been?"Bear was surprised this guy knew him, and when he heard the name, his heart skipped a beat. He took a closer look and asked, "Quinton? One of the Southkings' patriarchs?"Quinton smiled and clasped his fist. "
Enraged, Bear wanted to smite the doddering old fool. However, Quinton continued, "I understand the friendship you share with Augustus, Commander Colton, but he is still the pride of our family. Please, for our sake, summon him. We need to bring him home."Bear replied, "He's not here.""Hm? Then where is he?" Quinton asked."Practicing swordplay with my bro," said Bear."What? Someone is training Augustus in the way of the sword? Commander Colton, surely you jest." Queens burst into laughter.The Southkings had looks of disdain on their faces."Our family's swordplay has been passed down for a thousand years. Who even is qualified to teach Master Augustus?" asked Queens arrogantly.Bear blurted, "You really want to know?""Of course. There is no one who's competent enough to teach him swordplay. They're just going to humiliate themselves," declared Queens.Bear laughed. "Well, if you really must know, I'll take you there. But don't regret it."Queens retorted, "Regret it? Ba
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