Suddenly, Yemima grotesquely distorted, writhing in extreme agony as if suffering endless torment. Her earlier laughter turned into hysterical screams.Witnessing this, James extended his hand, channeling a continuous stream of dense and holy path source into the light orb. The orb buzzed sharply, lifted into the air, and began spinning rapidly counterclockwise.Inside, Yemima’s face rapidly shifted between her own, a fox’s, and an unfamiliar woman’s, growing increasingly vicious and cruel.“She’s absorbing your path source,” Thea exclaimed in shock. “What’s happening?”James realized this too and tried to retract his hand, but an unseen force held it in place.Seeing this, Thea immediately sent two streams of sacred Hongrome Aura into the light orb. With a loud explosion, the orb containing Yemima was blasted away. At that moment, James quickly withdrew his hand, only to find a dark swastika symbol marked on his palm.“Are you okay?” Thea asked with concern.James stared at the
James and Thea stared intently at the sealed energy ball hovering in the air.Meanwhile, Xezal and Rebella wore blank expressions as they stared in the same direction, as if petrified.After a moment, James grasped the sealed energy ball and took a deep breath.“You wanted to save her but ended up helping that wench,” Thea said, her dissatisfaction evident.James lowered his head and sighed. “I just wanted to know why.”“Fine. If that’s what you say…” Thea turned and looked him in the eye. “Is the guilt eating away at you, then? Do you feel sorry for her?”James remained silent.Thea fixed her gaze on him. A few seconds later, she extended her hand.“...Huh?” James was confused.“Give it to me,” Thea said coldly. “Let me handle it if you meant every word you said.”James paused briefly. “We need to put this inside the Caeloros Supreme Scepter. We can’t leave it unattended in the Haleth Realm…”“Give me the Caeloros Supreme Scepter too, then.” Thea cut him off. “Power-wise, I
Rebella stared at James, her eyes dazed. “I… I’m so confused!” “It’s alright,” James chuckled. “Just follow my instructions. You’ll have to take some risks, but eventually, you’ll understand why I’ve asked you to do these things.” Rebella blinked. “Um… What about Truett and the other War Kings?” “Keep this from the War Kings for now,” James continued. “As for Truett, he’s not the right person for the Grand Steward’s position if he can’t see through a simple trick like this.” Rebella sighed and lowered her gaze. “I guess I’m the only fool in the group who doesn’t have the slightest clue!” “No.” Xezal turned her eyes to Rebella. “There’s also Wyot and Clayton.” Rebella was struck speechless. James clasped his hands behind his back. “You two will need enough power and skills to complete your upcoming missions.” He lifted one hand and cast two beams of path source, shining with sacred light, into Xezal’s and Rebella’s bodies. The two ladies shuddered slightly before a
“You're missing the point here. Anyway, let me teach you a few tricks first. Otherwise, he'll keep calling me the bad guy.”Xezal grabbed Rebella's arm and pulled her along. The two of them headed toward a corner where the path source’s concentration was the highest.Meanwhile, Lesia stood at the peak of a mountain within the Great Historial Land’s Forbidden Bloodshade. Her long hair swayed slightly in the breeze.Behind her, a man wearing a white robe with white hair waited silently and patiently for her to speak.“Are you done talking?” Lesia finally broke the silence.The white-haired man gave a slight nod. “Yes.”“An impostor.” Lesia snickered. “Of all people, he decided to impersonate my master? Isn't he just asking to be caught?”“Uh…” The man was unsure how to respond.“Why do you think Master has tolerated the impostor’s actions?” Lesia asked.The white-haired man shook his head. “James always has his reasons for doing things a certain way. Sometimes, even I can’t…”“
In the Dark World, a sphere of blood-red, murderous energy soared from a distance, halting near the entrance to the Yin's Void.From this ball of energy emerged a tall, handsome man in a black robe.A tremendous amount of murderous energy radiated from both the man and his sword.It was Jacopo, who had come on a secret mission from James, executing an intricate plan in the Yin's Void.His arrival sparked panic in the area. The creatures guarding the Yin's Void entrance were thrown into chaos."It's him! It's the demon! He's here again!""Is... Is he not finished with us? Does he enjoy killing that much?""Someone inform the Four Symbols that the demon has returned!""Strengthen the formation's bases and increase defense levels! Send reinforcements immediately!""His... His murderous energy seems stronger than before! What kind of demon are we facing?!"Amid the chaos within and around the formation surrounding the Yin's Void, Jacopo pulled out a bottle of liquor and took enor
Those four beasts opened their mouths and unleashed a barrage of attacks. In a flash, assaults of ice, fire, lightning, sound, and curses were directed at Jacopo.Jacopo’s blood-red eyes glinted as he lifted his head.He performed the Dawnblaze Form, conjuring four shadow clones armed with swords. These clones stepped on the beasts’ attacks and sprinted toward the four monstrous creatures.In that instant, a murderous blood-red energy permeated the space around the gigantic palace.Simultaneously, the shadow clones merged with their swords, forming four spheres of blood-red sword light.In the blink of an eye, each sphere pierced through one of the enormous beasts’ bodies.Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!The beasts’ bodies exploded in midair.From the first explosion, a beam of green light emerged from the mist of blood and flesh.The beam landed on the ground and transformed into a middle-aged man with horns, dressed in a green robe. He fell to one knee, coughing up blood.Another b
Jacopo tilted his head slightly and remained silent.From his past experiences, those who kept boasting but refused to confront him had mostly perished by his hand.Just then, the palace door flew open and a beam of purplish-gold light shot out, aiming directly at Jacopo.Swoosh!Jacopo swung his sword and sliced through the purplish-gold beam.However, more purplish-gold beams followed the first one, shooting out from the same spot.Jacopo dodged or deflected the beams, performing the Terrastride Step and Dawnblaze Form, then leaped into the air.“Excellent moves,” the voice echoed from within the gigantic palace. “You might surpass your father if you continued your training.“Yet, you chose to challenge me today… huh…”While the voice was speaking, Jacopo transformed into numerous fiery red light swords, forming a massive sword formation in the air.The light swords then shot at the gigantic palace below one after the other.Loud explosions erupted as the palace’s structur
The mysterious man took a few steps forward. “The Waitara Path once mentioned that even without the Forty-Nine Daoisms, he possessed the past, present, and future forms through the Historial Daoism. I wonder which form this is?”Jacopo then opened his mouth again.“Qyran Goyo, how dare you speak to your master with such disrespect?”Upon hearing that name, the mysterious man flinched and dropped to his knees.“Sir Waitara, I would never!”Gladwin and Lord Goyo’s men, who had just arrived to provide support, were both shocked and flustered to see their lord on his knees.Meanwhile, Jacopo guided the slow-spinning sacred lotus beneath him and landed before Lord Goyo.The aura and pressure emanating from the path source within Jacopo’s body were so overwhelming that Gladwin and the others were compelled to kneel as well.Jacopo furrowed his brows. “Why are you here instead of the Forty-Ninth Heaven?”Lord Goyo raised his head. “Sir Waitara, Xanthakos caused chaos and disorder in