An elegant middle-aged woman from the group sighed at the sight before them. “Winnie, Xainte, Jacopo, and Noel, are you all alright?” Beside her, four young men and women, who had the Spiritual Providence Light Shield hovering above their heads, looked at each other briefly and shook their heads. Those four were none other than Jamesʼ children who were now full-fledged adults. The middle-aged woman took in their surroundings. “It didnʼt happen just in the Tai Chi World and other realms. Even the Wohrdaemon Tower and the Great Historial Land are filled with the Waltraud Power.” Winnie had a grim expression. “If this carried on, the Spiritual Providence that my father left behind would be completely depleted. “All realms will no longer be bound by my father’s teachings and disciplines as well.” “What is this? How is it so powerful?” A deep frown drew Jacopoʼs brows together. “Could it be that Dad had wreaked havoc in Zymurgy and incurred the supreme beingsʼ wrath?” “I c
The Zenithal Roc Matron heaved a deep breath. “I am the progenitor of all beings. That puts me at a level above the living beings. Also, I didnʼt believe that James would devour the living beings to make his comeback. Naturally, I was protected by the Spiritual Providence. That was how I got here.” “Me too. I donʼt think that my father will choose to sacrifice so many living beings in order to return here,” Winnie continued, “Thatʼs how I have the Spiritual Providenceʼs protection.” Jacopo, Xainte, and Noel gave similar answers as well. Truett had a pensive look on his face after listening to them. “That means as long as one believes in James and his promise to help all living beings thrive, they will naturally receive the Spiritual Providenceʼs protection when the Waltraud Power comes upon them.” Suddenly, Truett lifted his head. “Itʼs the power of faith. The power of believers.” “Thatʼs right. That should be it.” Zenithal Roc Matron nodded. “However, I was quite surpris
Back at the Forty-Ninth Heaven, the Goyoan Temple had been reduced to rubble. Jamesʼ hair swayed lightly as nine beautiful swords circled him. He was also surrounded by a dense layer of Anonymous Gas. Then, James flipped his palms over. In a flash, the nine swords around him shot up and merged above him. Eventually, a gigantic sword of black and white patterns glowing with a purplish-gold light was formed. The sword hovered above James and rotated slowly. It emanated a subtle glow that gave off an indomitable aura. James adjusted the flow of the Anonymous Gas in his body and opened his mouth. “Why hide yourself when youʼve gone through the trouble of coming here?” After James said that, a ball of purplish-gold light came flying from afar and stopped somewhere in the distance. It transformed into a man looking exactly like James but had purplish-gold eyes and red hair. Unlike the real James, this man had an unsettling, evil aura. He radiated a terrifying amount of Waltraud
“Well, back to what we were saying!” James grinned. “If you came here just to show off and bicker, it would make you seem too easy and me too dumb.” The demonic James let out a chuckle and nodded. “Iʼll be direct. I need your help since Iʼm running out of patience.” James smiled slightly. “You can tell me your conditions.” The demonic James gestured to him. “I will try and fulfill them to the best of my abilities.” “Do you honestly have that much confidence?” James gave him a sideways glance. “Youʼre acting as though youʼve successfully returned and regained control over the Haleth Realm.” The demonic James curled his lips. “It wonʼt be too hard to achieve those things if youʼre willing to cooperate with me.” “What about Xanthakos?” James asked, “You also have the unpredictable Taiyi. Whatʼs more, there are the Nine Caeloros Gods of Nothingness.” The demonic James laughed contemptuously. “Xanthakos is no threat to us. He canʼt compare to you at all when it comes to wit
The Gate of Anonymous had expanded and stretched until its ends were completely out of sight. Suddenly, the Anonymous Light emitted from the gate grew brighter. The Waitara Pathʼs soul spirit widened his eyes upon noticing the change. At the same time, he was devoured by the light. When he blinked, the Waitara Pathʼs soul spirit found himself transported to an entirely different space. The beautiful, green landscape stretched before his eyes. He could also see various creatures roaming freely in that serene and peaceful space. The Waitara Pathʼs soul spiritʼs face darkened. “Are you going to confine me here, James?” “Itʼs dangerous out there. I canʼt let a soul spirit wander outside recklessly.” James produced a bottle of Chaos Absinthe. “Besides, I canʼt let you go around in that appearance. Iʼm the one who will lose face if you do anything rash out there.” The Waitara Pathʼs soul spirit was momentarily stunned upon hearing his words. Meanwhile, James lifted his hand
“Sheʼs warning you! It seems she doesnʼt trust you that much,” said the Waitara Path’s soul spirit.James remained silent. With a mental command from him, the light orb with the image disappeared. “James, donʼt you see it?” The Waitara Pathʼs soul spirit fixed his gaze on James. “She may have been your second body and helped you a lot. “The two of you may have been through countless life and death moments. Yet, it doesnʼt change how you two are fundamentally different. “Sheʼs the Soremsia of a Caeloros God of Nothingness, whereas you are a Historial being. “You were born from the Historial Daoism which was a violation against the Forty-Nine Daoisms created by the Caeloros Gods. “Sheʼs not trying to exterminate me. Instead, sheʼs trying to get rid of the Historial Daoism, which is your root and origin! “You two would never be able to coexist! So, how could you let her stay on your team?” Despite the Waitara Pathʼs soul spiritʼs long speech, James appeared unruffled as he
James stared at the Waitara Path’s soul spirit and said, “Your Historial Daoism has a fundamental principle. It insists that everything must be respected in human form. Only when creatures evolve from their original forms into human forms do they qualify to seek Daoism.“And even Alcide beings must transform into human form to be recognized and deified."The Waitara Path’s soul spirit retorted, “What’s wrong with that? They’re just masses of energy or some kind of beast. That’s not the Haleth Realm I envisioned as it would be no different from the Xanadu Realm.”James asked, “What exactly is your vision?”The Waitara Path’s soul spirit said hesitantly, “Well…”James scoffed, “You haven’t thought about it, huh? From the beginning, you never really considered what kind of world you want to create with the Historial Daoism.“You created the Historial Daoism to escape the Forty-Nine Daoisms’ control. It’s just a strategy for you to have complete dominance over the Haleth Realm.“Tha
The Waitara Path’s soul spirit fell silent.James condemned, “You’re well aware that once you succeed, even if the Nine Caeloros Gods of Nothingness discovered your scheme, it would be too late. They wouldn’t be able to hold you accountable because they can no longer modify or reclaim the Haleth Realm.“However, the Nine Caeloros Gods of Nothingness still took action.“They first had Emperor Yarden separate Great Historial Land from the Greater Realms you control, and then used Emperor Harlan’s Hokuwn to break away from the Haleth Realm.“From then on, the Haleth Realm was divided into three forces, each operating independently."The Waitara Path’s soul spirit slowly clenched his fists, and his anger showed on his face.Clearly, James had struck a nerve.James deduced, “I’m guessing it was a warning from the Nine Caeloros Gods of Nothingness. Instead of reflecting on your mistakes and correcting them, you destroyed Hokuwn.“That’s why Morgott later attacked the Forty-Ninth Heav