In a matter of seconds, the Nothingness Shields formed by the Caeloros Gods were shattered and destroyed.The Caeloros Gods took Quintus and swiftly shot up into the air, moving away from the air current and Waltraud Lights.“Retreat to the Tapia Mountains!”After shouting the command, Yefrenes took Quintus and transformed into a beam of light, traveling toward a mountain located far behind the Historial Palace.“Damn it!” Quintinus cursed, “If it weren’t for my powers being suppressed, I could easily crush these stupid halls and even the entire Haleth Realm!”“Let’s go!” Amos grabbed him by the arm.The two of them transformed into beams of Nothingness Light and went after Yefrenes.At that moment, another massive explosion erupted amid the collisions of the air current and the Waltraud Light, shaking the grounds of the Wuia Palace.Boom! Boom! Boom!The Waltraud Light radiating from the Historial Palace gradually overpowered the air current generated by the eighty halls.Ev
James looked in the voice’s direction and spotted a human-like form standing on the roof of the Historial Palace.Gradually, the person’s appearance became clear. It was a middle-aged man with red hair, wearing a black and white robe.The man exuded the aura of a peerless, extraordinary cultivator, emanating a tremendous amount of Waltraud Power.Strangely, he just stood there, not attempting to attack James.“Were you talking to me?” James asked.The middle-aged man snorted, “Is there anyone else here except you?”James shrugged. “Who are you?”“I am Zbynek Xaccheus, the Left Protector who serves the Supreme Path!” the man bellowed.“You can use any skills or means you have to get in if you intend to acquire the treasures inside the Historial Palace. We won’t stop you from entering if you succeed. On the contrary, you should give up and leave if you fail to find a way in. It’s disgraceful to use a cheap trick like this to steal the Historial Palace’s powers!”James scoffed, “
Each of the runes James completed radiated with bright Waltraud Lights.Eventually, a dense network of lights formed from these overlapping and intersecting with the lights from the Xwem Chessboard.Zbynek and Lilibeth had stopped yelling at some point. Instead, they watched James with wide eyes.“What... What is he drawing?” Zbynek stuttered.“Those seem to be the Skender Runes.” Lilibeth’s eyes were glued to the runes.“That fellow is no ordinary cultivator. He possesses the Wuia Palace’s Four Treasures of Nothingness and wields them skillfully.“He must be receiving guidance from a divine being with great powers and extensive knowledge.”Zbynek’s brows twitched. “A divine being? Even so, could that divine being hold a higher position than the three Caeloros Gods, who dared not enter the Historial Palace just now?”Lilibeth took a deep breath. “There are nine Caeloros Gods of Nothingness. Among them, their Caeloros Supreme, Frona Dhimer, is the most powerful.“I can somehow
“I’ll take a break first since I’m feeling a bit tired.”James sat on the Xwem Chessboard and took out a bottle of Chaos Absinthe, sipping the liquor slowly.Zbynek and Lilibeth were left flabbergasted.Meanwhile, James let out a sigh of satisfaction, clearly enjoying the drink.“Enough with the mockery!” Lilibeth snapped. “We protectors of the Path won’t abandon our disciplines for some liquor!”“That’s right!” Zbynek tried to sound as firm as he could. “We wouldn’t have been so friendly if it weren’t for your status as a Chosen One and the trouble you were in.”James smiled mischievously.He lifted his hand and tossed two bottles of Chaos Absinthe toward the pair.Zbynek and Lilibeth were momentarily stunned, not expecting this gesture.However, they quickly caught the bottles and each took big gulps of the Chaos Absinthe.Despite their earlier refusals, they obviously enjoyed the liquor. James couldn’t help but think this was probably the true nature of the gods.“It’s de
James slowly opened his eyes.Standing on the Xwem Chessboard, he saw three men and one woman flying toward him. Their overwhelming aura shook the space and even the Historial Palace below.With the information he received from Frona, James recognized them instantly as the rumored three Caeloros Gods and Quintus.Unlike what James expected, the three Caeloros Gods' entrance was rather dull. There was no thunder rumbling in the sky, no beautiful halos surrounding them, and no primordial beasts escorting them. Even Yehria’s entrances were less boring.Yefrenes, who led the group, looked at James with scorn. “James Caden, did you build this formation specifically to trap us?”Behind her, Quintinus and Amos laughed contemptuously as if they had just heard the funniest joke ever. On the other hand, Quintus tried to force a smile despite his anxiety, making him look awkward in the group.Zbynek and Lilibeth, watching from the roof of the Historial Palace, were visibly nervous.“This d
Then, James produced another bottle of Chaos Absinthe and slowly sipped it.Quintinus exploded once more, “That ruthless bastard! He’s clearly mocking us!”He turned his gaze toward Yefrenes. “If you guys won’t do it, I’ll take care of this bastard myself…”Yefrenes caught his arm just as Quintinus strode past her to pounce on James.“Can you just calm down?” Yefrenes bellowed. “It’s not like we hold any grudges against each other. Why do we have to make things hard for an innocent young man from the Haleth Realm?”Quintinus, Amos, and Quintus were all flabbergasted by Yefrenes’ reaction.When she turned to face James again, Yefrenes had a look of approval in her eyes.“As expected of the Chosen One who has the Nine Caeloros Gods’ recognition, you have quite the personality.“We can be at ease knowing that the Haleth Realm is under your governance.”There were three underlying messages in those words.Firstly, Yefrenes praised James while displaying her generosity as a Caelor
Yefrenes took a deep breath, turned around slowly to face James, and said, “Since the cat’s already out of the bag, there’s no need to hide it anymore. Do you have Frona with you, James?”James took a sip of his wine and asked with a smile, “So what if I do?”Yefrenes said firmly, “Please hand her over. She’s the Caeloros Supreme, the backbone of the Destiny Sect. Without her, the Xanadu and Haleth Realms will face catastrophes.“The Haleth Realm’s divine beings don’t know a lot of things. In fact, it’s best they don’t ever discover the truth. Otherwise, the Haleth Realm will never be at peace.”‘This again? Since you want to be ambiguous and play tricks with me, I might as well teach you a lesson.’James pondered for a moment, then asked, “I heard that devouring the Caeloros Supreme would increase my strength significantly and allow me to become invincible in the Haleth Realm.”Amos exclaimed, “You devoured her?! You…”Yefrenes glared at him, silencing him. Then, she turned to
James laughed, “That would be too much to ask of you three. I wouldn’t count on it. I mentioned there were four forces within the Wuia Palace—mine, yours, and the other two…”Quintus quickly caught on. He turned to Yefrenes and said, “He wants our help to deal with Xanthakos and the Waitara Path’s soul spirit…”“How about you shut up?” Yefrenes interrupted him with a cold glare, then turned to James. “Your request isn’t an easy one.”James shrugged. “Then there’s no deal. Well, coincidentally, I’ve just successfully built this formation and need a few powerful opponents to test it out. How about helping me with that?“However, I’m only giving one chance. You’ll win big time if you succeed, but if you fail, don’t even think about ever returning to the Xanadu Realm as Caeloros Gods of Nothingness. You three will have to stay here.”James’ words were a blatant threat to them.Yefrenes’ anger boiled over as she saw James’ smug expression. He cunningly schemed to use them to deal with