James smiled awkwardly at her question and did not explain further.Harold walked over and asked, “How did it go? What’s the situation in Bane City?”At that moment, many prodigies from the Three Thousand Worlds walked over and looked at James, eagerly awaiting an answer.James said, “When I went to Bane City, I met prodigies from other races that came from all over the universe. I accepted a challenge against Yorick from the Athuran Clan. Our fight will take place in a month’s time. I’ll have dominion over Mount Bane if I can defeat him. If I lose, then I’ll have to submit and obey Yorick.”Quintina immediately exclaimed, “What?! I heard that all the foreign prodigies that came to Earth are very powerful, James.”James replied calmly, “I still have a month before the battle. I’ll make sure to prepare well in that time. It’s not like the battle’s already been decided.”James did not say much and patiently waited outside Mount Bane for Qusai.Meanwhile, Qusai had already entered
Yorick turned to see Marcello and Jace following him. He said, “I’ve got a friend over. Let’s talk another day. Someone, see off my guests.” After speaking, Yorick walked back into the mansion.Marcello stood at the mansion gate and asked warily, “Who’s that person? They seem like someone outstanding.”Jace shook his head in uncertainty.Although he was well-informed and knowledgeable, his knowledge was only limited to the Demon Realm. He did not know much about the creatures outside the Demon Realm. Thus, he could not recognize Qusai.“Forget it. Let’s just leave for now,” said Jace.“But…”Reluctance was evident in Marcello’s tone. “I promised to help James ascertain Yorick’s current strength.”Jace said, “There’s no rush. We can come back another day. Besides, there’s still a month until the battle.”“Alright.” Marcello nodded.The two left.Meanwhile, Yorick sat opposite Qusai in the mansion’s hall. He said with a bright smile, “I didn’t expect the Fiend Realm’s young m
After waiting outside Mount Bane for a while, eventually Qusai returned to James’ party.James immediately approached Qusai and asked, “How did it go? Did you manage to acquire any information from Yorick?”Qusai nodded and said, “Yes. He told me his cultivation rank but it isn’t very high. Yorick said he was at the Sage Rank’s Tenth Stage.”Hearing this, James sighed in relief.The power difference between him and Yorick was not that wide afterall. They were only ten stages apart. James could use his treasures to bridge the gap.“However…!”Qusai continued to speak, “Although he is only at the Sage Rank’s Tenth Stage. You’re incomparable to him. From my understanding, the Athurans have a Secret Art which allows them to transform themselves. It’s called the Athuran Combat Form and there are nine stages in the form. Their combat strength increases tremendously every time they reach a higher stage.“Yorick refused to tell me which stage of the form he had reached, so I don’t know
As soon as Winnie entered the main hall’s entrance, she saw a beautiful woman surrounded by many people.“Mom…”Some of the Callahans were gathered around Thea.Hearing a voice call out to her, Thea turned around and saw a young woman standing at the main hall’s entrance.The young woman wore a white dress and looked similar to Thea.“Winnie?”Thea was stunned by Winnie’s appearance.Winnie was still a little girl when she left. Now, she was all grown up after all these years.“Mom!”Winnie rushed over and wrapped her arms tightly around Thea.Happy tears rolled down Thea’s face.“You’ve grown so much, Winnie. I haven’t seen you in so many years. I almost couldn’t recognize you.”Winnie let go of Thea and said with teary eyes, “I missed you so much, Mom!”“Don’t cry, Winnie.”Thea reached out and wiped the tears that rolled down Winnie’s eyes.Thea looked at the people in the hall and said, “Dad, Mom, Grandpa. I’d like to spend some time with Winnie first.”With that sa
The difference between their cultivation ranks meant that there was a massive disparity between their respective strengths.James could attempt to make up for it by utilizing Secret Art, such as the Sacrilegious Ascension. He could also use other treasures like Imperial Weapons which were weapons at the Emperor Rank, to significantly improve his strength.However, it would be hard to compensate for the gap in their cultivation bases.The custodian knew Yorick’s background. He was the Athurans’ young master who possessed a Secret Art to improve his strength. Moreover, Yorick also had an Emperor-ranked weapon. This man was a formidable foe with his cultivation rank along with the addition of these two aspects.It was almost impossible for James to win.The custodian looked at James and cautioned him, “This isn’t the time for you to act rashly, James. The most urgent thing for you now is to endure this critical period and work hard on improving your cultivation. The true disaster i
James could not understand the words on the jade seal. To learn Curse Magic, he had to rely on the custodian to decipher them and guide him.After some time, the custodian sensed someone calling her from the outside world. She returned the jade seal to James. “Wait for a bit. I’ll be back.”Then, the custodian disappeared from James’ sight.James was unaware that Thea had brought Winnie to the Chamber of Scriptures to ask the custodian to send Winnie to another planet so she could train.After spending some time waiting, the custodian returned to James.“Ms. Custodian,” James called out to her.The custodian glanced at him and said, “Thea brought Winnie to me and asked me to send her away from Earth.”“I see.”James nodded.He already knew about Winnie’s desire to venture the universe.James sighed lightly.It was uncertain when he would meet Winnie again after she left.James hoped that Winnie would be safe until the next time they met.The custodian did not say much about
The days passed and soon an entire month had elapsed.In the blink of an eye, one month had passed in the outside world. The battle between James and Yorick was imminent.Everyone was anticipating the battle.This battle’s outcome would determine whether humans could enter Mount Bane again.James practiced Curse Magic on the ancient battlefield inside a Time Formation.Since James was within a Time Formation, the time he spent training inside was far longer than the time that had passed in the outside world. While he was there, he focused on mastering Confinement and Passage of Time. Passage of Time was a name given to the technique by the custodian.However, based on the Supernatural Power’s characteristics, it was not an exaggeration to say that the technique was almost like reincarnation.“It’s almost time, James.”James was absorbed in his meditation when a voice suddenly rang in his ears.The voice interrupted his train of thought, and he stopped cultivating.James mur
Many humans from the Three Thousand Worlds were also present.“What’s going on?”“It’s already noon. Why isn’t James here yet? Is he too scared to fight Yorick?”The human cultivators discussed James’ absence in hushed tones.They were all counting on James and hoped he would defeat Yorick who was a Foreigner. James’ victory would mean they could return to Mount Bane once more.Thea frowned slightly and murmured, “It’s already noon, James. Why aren’t you here yet?”Seeing that James had not shown up, Thea was tempted to take up the challenge herself.This was a dispute between humans and Foreigners from the universe. At a time like this, humans could not stand to show any weakness.In this conflict, humans would have to show their dominance.“I’ll fight him in James’ stead.”The Prince of Orchid Mountain, Langston, frowned and asked, “You? Are you sure, Thea? Let’s wait a little longer. Perhaps James is already on his way.”“I can fight him,” Thea replied to Langston confide