“Brat, you have guts! You really dared to join the game. It seems I underestimated you.”Suddenly, Mordecai in a white robe appeared on the other side of the massive chessboard. With a wave of his hand, countless spinning stars and planets behind him rushed towards James.In a series of crisp sounds, numerous stars and planets slashed through James, leaving his body covered in dense bloody wounds. James was furious at the underhanded tactics. Spreading his arms, he unleashed a terrifying and dazzling energy of black, white, purple, and gold, forming a massive vortex that immobilized the spinning stars around him.“Open!” Mordecai suddenly shouted.The stars, which James had restrained, transformed into silvery-white chess pieces, falling onto the huge chessboard and forming three enormous, lifelike white dragons. Their aura was terrifying, accompanied by dragon roars, as if they could leap off the board at any moment, bringing immense destruction.“Hahaha!” Mordecai laughed at Jam
Boom! Boom! Boom! A series of endless explosions erupted as the star cluster engulfed the handsome figure, shaking the entire starry sky.After the explosions ceased, the figure emerged once again and pressed toward Mordecai.“This can’t be!” Mordecai was utterly terrified. He unleashed countless palm strikes as he rapidly retreated, but they had no effect on the approaching figure.“James Caden, are you a Path or a demon?” He pointed at the relentless figure and shouted in panic, “This is my Xurraeus Chessboard. How can you...”With a swish, James’ afterimage instantly appeared in front of Mordecai. As he tried to turn and flee, James grabbed him by the hair and yanked him back.“Sir Mordecai, you’ve lost.”Mordecai stumbled and fell into the void, lying there and looking up at the towering James. He was scared out of his wits. This young man’s presence shattered his understanding of Daoism, delivering a soul-crushing blow.With a scream, Mordecai scrambled to his feet. “How di
“The Xurraeus Chessboard is impressive. From now on, it’s mine, including you.”As he spoke, he waved his hand. The vast starry sky rippled, and the scene shifted. He and Mordecai appeared in the main hall. With a flash of light, the dazzling chessboard in the void instantly fell into his hands.“No, it can’t be.” Mordecai panicked. “That’s mine. How can you...”“Yours?” James handed the chessboard to Mordecai. “Call it and see if it responds to you.”Mordecai’s face twitched. He hurriedly performed a spell, emitting an eerie light that struck the chessboard, but there was no reaction.“This is impossible. This isn’t real!” Mordecai shouted desperately. “My Xurraeus Chessboard can’t be controlled by you. This must be an illusion.”Watching the nearly hysterical Mordecai, Taiyi, Emperor Tapia, and Dillon exchanged glances and revealed strange expressions.“Sir Mordecai, you only knew that the Xurraeus Chessboard was under your control,” James said slowly. “However, you never cons
“Master, who else is coming aside from Waitara Path’s soul spirit?” Lesia asked James through voice transmission.James slowly opened his eyes and replied calmly, “Your old friends, but I can’t determine if they are friends or foes.”Lesia was taken aback and immediately emerged from James’ space.Staring at James, she pondered for a long time but still could not figure it out.Suddenly, James waved his hand, and three Soul Energy Balls, glowing with purple-gold light, emerged from his body and floated before Lesia.“These are the souls of Wesley, Taichu, and Xabat,” James sighed. “They risked their lives to save me when I fell into darkness. They are truly reliable and trustworthy friends.”Lesia was stunned. “Master, you...”“I’m entrusting them to you for now,” James said slowly. “They’ve sacrificed too much and mustn’t suffer any more harm.“You will take them, along with Yukha, and leave Wuia Palace. Return to the Great Historial Land and don’t linger in Zymurgy.”As he s
‘That… That’s impossible! Master has achieved the Three Treasures Integration, the Five Spirits Integration, the Limitless Body, and the Ultimate Serenity. He can even fuse the Wuia Palace’s Four Treasures of Nothingness and wield all eighty halls’ powers.Moreover, Master possesses the Caeloros Supreme’s Cultivation Heart. With all that combined, his power would be equivalent to that of a Caeloros God. He would be completely unbeatable in the Haleth Realm,’ Lesia pondered.“You should hurry and go now. There’s not much time left,” James urged. “I’ve set up a teleportation formation outside the hall to transfer you out of here.”“Wait.” Lesia fixed her gaze on James.James’ brows arched. “Is there something else you’re unsure about?”“What about the others?” Lesia asked. “If Yukha and I leave, what about Taiyi, Yasmina, Harper, and the others?”“They are staying,” James replied.“Why, though?” Lesia said in a raised voice. “All of them are staying, so why do I have to…”“You ar
A bright light flashed outside the hall a brief moment later.James took a deep breath.With Lesia and Yukha away, James no longer had to worry about their safety.He could now focus on fusing the Four Treasures of Nothingness and improving his powers.James assumed a seated position while levitating in mid-air. He closed his eyes and recited the chants silently.Gradually, three treasures of Nothingness emerged from James’s body, one after the other.The Wuia Demon-Slayer Sword, the Nothingness Neon Pen, and the Zirconia Path Scroll rotated slowly, influenced by the black, white, and purplish-gold energies radiating from James’s body.Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!The Waltraud Power contained in each treasure of Nothingness flowed continuously toward James in great quantities.Eventually, James was enveloped in a dense layer of gas. At the same time, a gigantic formation composed of immense amounts of vital energy formed around the hall.James conjured three Primordial Spirits nex
James’s Primordial Spirit looked at the lady with widened eyes.“Frona, why didn’t you tell me this earlier?”“I just figured it out now,” Frona replied with a slightly awkward expression. “I can only share information with you if I know it ahead of time.”James’s Primordial Spirit smiled wryly, not expecting that answer. He asked, “If I don’t kill it…”“Then you can’t fully control the Nothingness Neon Pen,” Frona replied immediately. “Naturally, you won’t be able to harness all of its powers either.”James’s Primordial Spirit snorted. “Waitara must have planned this. He’s really sly and calculative!”“Just kill it,” Frona sighed. “Letting it live may bring us more trouble in the future. You’ll also be wasting a precious tool.”James’s Primordial Spirit transformed into a light sword and shot toward the Waitara Path’s spirit.With a loud boom, the light sword pierced and shattered the spirit, which quickly transformed into a mass of Waltraud Power.The mass of Waltraud Power
“What’s happening in the area where the eighty halls are? I can sense tremors coming from there.”“Something feels off. Could it be that someone managed to seize Wuia Palace’s eighty halls in such a short period of time?”A huge palace floated in the air somewhere high above the eighty halls.With bulging eyes, Quintinus and Amos watched what was happening below from the palace in the air. Their jaws hung open.Yefrenes did not say anything, but she was visibly shocked as well.“It’s James Caden! It must be him!” Quintus shouted frantically. “He’s the only person in all of the Haleth Realm who can do this!”Slap!Quintus was hurled onto the floor as Quintinus forcefully slapped him across the face.“Shut up, you lowly scum! Do you think a mere being from the Haleth Realm can do something like this? This must be a sign that Waitara’s Soremsia is back!”Quintus covered his swollen cheek and kept silent, not daring to talk back.“If it is Waitara’s Soremsia, things will be trick