Chapter 2038

Her tone was icy. It lacked emotion, like a robot.

After being briefly stunned, James asked, “Draw my sword? Why?”

With an emotionless face, the woman said indifferently, “If you’ve made it this far, you must be extremely competent, talented, and excellent in all areas. If you defeat me now, you’ll receive the Celestial Spirit. Once you’ve refined the Celestial Spirit, you’ll be able to control this Celestial Abode.”

A white light emitted from the woman’s eyes while she spoke. This ray of light fell on James.

“Your rank is not high, yet your physical body is quite strong. This is a bit of a tough call.”

The woman furrowed her brow. She was the defender of the last checkpoint.

She was neither a human nor a living being but was created by humans, much like the Spirit Tool’s shadow.

Simply put, she was an artificial intelligence. In a more basic sense, she was a robot.

Her master programmed her strength to match the rank of the person trying to pass through the checkpoint. If they