“Jacopo, you came so quickly!”Jaime was slightly stunned. Then, he immediately rushed forward excitedly, hugging the handsome young being. He jumped up and down, thrilled like a happy child. With a yelp, Jaime was pulled by the ear by the handsome young being, his face contorting in pain.“Jacopo, it hurts!”“You little rascal,” the handsome being said sternly. “All the contestants for the Wyrth Selection have already entered the arena. Why are you still here messing around? What trouble are you up to now?”With his ear still being pulled, Jaime quickly waved his hand in surrender. “I-I participated, I really did!”As he spoke, he hurriedly handed over a shimmering token to the handsome being.Seeing this, the handsome being looked shocked. “The Marciais Token?”He snatched it, releasing Jaime, and began to inspect the token meticulously.“It’s real,” Jaime said nervously. “Jacopo, I truly earned the Marciais Token and secured a spot in the finals. I don’t need to enter the ar
James made sure no one saw him as he lightly snapped his fingers. In an instant, the formation surrounding them was reinforced with a thin layer of path source.On the other hand, intense light beams shot out of Youcef’s and Jacopo’s eyes and collided in the air.The impact of the collision generated a powerful air current that swept Jaime and his men away. The group of men slammed into the barrier of the formation behind them.Thea swiftly lifted her hand and cast a layer of Hongrome Aura over those men.“Won’t it be bad if those two young men start a fight here?” Thea looked at James.“Don’t worry.” James smiled faintly. “They won’t go all out here. Battles between top-level cultivators can simply be conducted in a mental dimension.”As he was saying that, Jacopo and Youcef had both gotten into a seated position. They rose in the air and moved close enough to have their palms placed against the other person’s palms.Then, both of them started spinning over one spot.Simultane
“Are you wondering why I’m doing this?” James asked expressionlessly.Yianni paused briefly before giving a slight nod.“If it were the old you, you would have focused on finding Waitara’s reincarnated Soremsia first after settling things in Zymurgy. You’d also deal with any remaining resistance all at once. Yet, you’re...”“Master, do you know what the Haleth Realm truly signifies?” James interrupted. “Do you know the differences between the Xanadu Realm and the Haleth Realm?”Yianni fell silent.“The Haleth Realm emerged from the Forty-Nine Daoisms created by the Nine Caeloros Gods of Nothingness,” James explained. “It’s a world inhabited by living beings and many other entities. The Haleth Realm differs from the Xanadu Realm in that it isn’t one-dimensional. Instead, it’s a colorful, multi-dimensional, extraordinary place.”James took a deep breath.“Whether beasts or plants, as long as they cultivate, they can learn the ways of the Path, assume human form, and amass more cul
A female voice rang out in the air.Simultaneously, a beam of Bohnwer Light shone down from the sky. A beautiful lady in a purple robe stepped out of the light.“Greetings to the Jorvath War King!”Inside the gigantic, transparent formation, the participants chanted in unison and knelt on the floor with their heads bowed.Following that, the guests and spectators in the audience formations stood up, placed one hand over their chests, and bowed slightly.They called aloud, “Greetings to the Jorvath War King!”“Wow! Adair sure has grown a lot,” James grinned. “She used to be a timid crybaby. Now, she’s become the greatly respected Jorvath War King!”Yianni smirked as he glanced at James. “She was one of your closest aides, after all. This also shows how highly regarded you are as the lord of the Haleth Realm.”James merely smiled at the remarks, which sounded a bit sarcastic to his ears.While everyone greeted her respectfully, Adair kept her gaze fixed on Zared.“Hahaha!” Zare
As soon as the man appeared, the crowd either knelt or bowed in unison once again.“Greetings to the Dravon War King!”The man was none other than Wyot Dalibor, the Dravon War King who ranked sixth among the Jademora Empire’s Thirteen Warriors.Wyot raised his hand in response to their greetings, casting Zared a sideways glance.Adair hurriedly said, “Dravon War King…”Wyot waved his hand dismissively.“The Mortal Emperor once said that all beings in our realm are equal. The people of the Jademora Empire have always treated the Mortal Emperor’s Daoisms and teachings as our lifelong mission. We don’t instigate fights. At the same time, we don’t avoid them either.”Wyot gestured to Zared.“We welcome everyone to our arena for battles.”Zared slapped his thigh and pointed to Wyot. “Mhm! That’s what a real hero from the Jademora Empire should be like. You’re generous and flexible, unlike some who betray their previous master after gaining power and influence for themselves.”Zare
Just then, Youcef coughed up a mouthful of blood and awoke from the mental battle.“The amount of murderous energy and his skills… How did you do that?”Thea and Yaretzi, who had been staring at the space where the young men were, widened their eyes.During mental battles, the person who was injured and regained consciousness first was the loser.It appeared Youcef, whose cultivation rank was higher than Jacopo’s by almost an entire rank, had lost. Moreover, it sounded like a clear-cut loss.Opposite Youcef, Jacopo slowly lifted his head. His hair swayed gently even though there was no wind.Blood oozed from the corner of Jacopo’s mouth. He had obviously sustained injuries as well during the mental battle, but he was in much better condition than Youcef.He said calmly, “The Marciais Path’s focus is on being quick to overwhelm your opponent. The murderous energy comes naturally when one learns to differentiate between good and evil.”Youcef was momentarily stunned as he had a d
“How can you not celebrate this without some liquor?”Yianni raised his hand and sent two bottles of Chaos Absinthe in Jacopo and Youcef’s direction.The two of them each took a bottle, toasted to each other, and then tilted their heads back to down the liquor.“It’s interesting watching those two.” Yianni chuckled. “If the two of us were born in the same era or if we had met earlier, would we be like them too?”James grinned. “If that were the case, I would have finished all of the Chaos Absinthe you stashed up in the Ying World.”Yianni laughed heartily at that.Meanwhile, chaos reigned where Zared and his disciples were.After entering the battleground, these men did not hold back, overpowering almost all of their opponents.What they did after defeating their opponents infuriated the spectators.Zared and his disciples mercilessly beat and mutilated their opponents even after they had admitted defeat. Male cultivators were subjected to insufferable humiliation before being
Yianni’s brows twitched. “Youcef and Jacopo will do, right?”“They’re not the right people either.” James shook his head. “Their men are mostly at the Seventh Xaeclon Rank. The Jademora Empire’s reputation might be tarnished if we send men of the Daeclon Rank to fight them.”Yianni shot to his feet. “What do we do then? Are we going to stand by and let them kill...”“We can’t let them do that, of course.” Jacopo materialized near them and said calmly, “There’s no way we’ll let a man like him stain the Jademora Empire’s reputation.”He raised his hand and sent a ball of murderous energy into the mass of Hongrome Aura released by Thea earlier. A few seconds later, Jaime was pulled out from the mass of Hongrome Aura.“Jacopo, I almost suffocated in there...”“Stop. Let me do the talking first.” Jacopo narrowed his eyes. “I have a mission for you. Exterminate those bad guys on stage and bring me Zared’s head.”Jaime lifted his head. “Who’s Zared?”“Just kill the guy who babbles the